Several representatives from Port Blakely Communities met with the Council Transportation Committee on Aug. 14 to further discuss the vacation of Federal Drive, while dozens of community members listened in.
Longview Timberlands officials announced that they closed about 344,183 acres of the company’s tree farms to public and recreational access starting Aug. 15 because of high forest fire danger in Washington and Oregon.
Racers faced the finish line, eyes squinting east toward the merciless morning sun. The starter waved a black-and-white checkered flag and sent four helmeted heads down the 300-yard course on Southeast 24th Street.
The YWCA has selected Walsh Construction to be the builder for the YWCA Family Village in the Issaquah Highlands.
The Family Village will include 150 new apartments and townhomes ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms.
Longview Timberlands officials announced that they closed about 344,183 acres of the company’s tree farms to public and recreational access starting Aug. 15 because of high forest fire danger in Washington and Oregon.
It’s called the top two, and voters need to understand it for next Tuesday’s primary election.
Washington’s method of conducting primaries – challenged on legal grounds by political parties but upheld in a ruling by the nation’s highest court – can be confusing.
Eastside Fire & Rescue announced an extra boon this week.
The department’s Board of Directors approved the acceptance of a $15,000 grant from the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
In a change of venue from years past, the Cory O’Brien Memorial Fund dinner and auction will be from 5 p.m. until close on Sept. 20 at Pogacha Restaurant in Issaquah.
Eastside Fire and Rescue’s budget procedure is right on track, Finance Chief Dave Gray told the board of directors Tuesday.
We all know that Sammamish is a special place because of the environment that surrounds us, including Lake Sammamish. And, while the lake trail has given more people the opportunity to enjoy view of the lake, access has been limited.
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center needs our help getting a state license for 80 more beds. As a long time Sammamish resident and a volunteer community advisor for Evergreen, I worked to get bonds passed to build and support the hospital. This is my hospital of choice.
Next week’s primary isn’t exactly a barn-burner as many races only have two candidates, at best. Most candidates will move on to the general election. Still there is an issue on the ballot that deserves attention.
Their tips inches apart, the two swords quiver like a jolt of electricity just ran through them. The first contact is a tease, a taunting touch of metal on metal. Tin, tin, tin. Suddenly, a blade lunges, forcing each contender into the heart of the fight, the sporadic clink of the swords increasing rapidly until one fencer plunges off the battle field.
It’s another Thursday night concert, and it seems as if all of Sammamish has gathered to enjoy the jams in Pine Lake Park. Each week, as part of Sammamish’s summer concert series, a different band with a new sound plays in the park and offers up some sweet licks for residents and guests.
Serge and Amy Timacheff, co-owners of the local photography studio Tiger Mountain Photo, didn’t flip on NBC to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing — they were there.
Eight-year-old Grace Camera of Sammamish has had a goal since kindergarten: to help Locks of Love. After three-and-a-half years, she finally had the length of hair needed to make the donation.
Issaquah High School student Erin Kim was accepted recently into the People to People Leadership Summit at Harvard University in Boston next summer.
A mother-daughter duo from Sammamish raised more than $160 in cash and donations for Hopelink last week with a lemonade stand.
Western Washington University students Toni Rocco, Emily Harvey and Bethany Stead of Sammamish were honored at commencement in June as Outstanding Graduates. Faculty from each academic department selected one graduate to honor.
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