The ROTC medal is awarded to one student, just once a year, to a young man or woman who has demonstrated a commitment to serving their community, and an understanding of patriotism and American heritage.
Last week’s In This Valley related the early history of firefighting in Issaquah, including two famous fires. In part two we learn about a third fire, and examine our local firefighting agency of today.
In 1977, Led Zepplin, at the height of their powers, stopped in Seattle on a world tour and played the Kingdome. The Seattle Seahawks was just two years old. Fans going to the newly built Kingdome to watch them play would see Steve Largent, Dave Brown and Jim Zorn. Seattle Slew won the triple crown, Dixie Lee Ray was governor, and the Eastside was little more than farmland. It would be many years before Microsoft would reshape development here – in 1977 the fledging company still had its office in Albuquerque.
And it was in 1977 that Leon Kos joined the City of Issaquah as City Administrator, and in the 33 years since then and now, much has changed.
For the Moore family, blood runs deep. So does history – the stories of where people came from, how they lived, where they settled and raised families and built new communities.
The Rotary Club of Redmond Rousers continued its support of area high schools when it announced its Student of the Month award winners for March.
The King County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for a man who allegedly attacked a woman with a Taser or stun gun on the on the popular Tiger Mountain Trail near Issaquah on Saturday, April 24.
Garbage collection in Issaquah and Sammamish should return to normal, following the news yesterday that Waste Management and Teamsters Local 174 have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract.
In the hundreds, residents pitched in, cleaned up their patch and their neighbors patch and helped out wherever they were needed. It was then that the city realized the true value of the enormous resource they had right under their noses – local volunteers.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced it will close the westbound Interstate 90 off-ramp to State Route 900 in Issaquah on Wednesday, April 28.
The City of Issaquah is now accepting applications for the Issaquah Youth Advisory (IYA) Board for the 2010-11 school year.
In Africa, a bike is more than a fun way to get from A to B. With huge distances between regional centers, clean water, health care and schools, and little or no infrastructure, a bike is a critical tool for survival.
A man and a woman were arrested by Issaquah Police early this morning after a brief car chase through the city. The suspects had been observed driving slowly through the Talus neighborhood trying to open the doors of parked cars.
A couple of times a year, the Sammamish Bahá’í roll up their sleeves for a roadside clean-up service project.
This summer, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will begin installing the overhead electronic signs on northbound Interstate 5, State Rout 520 and Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue. The signs are a key component of the WSDOT Smarter Highways program, that uses real-time traffic information to improve safety and reduce congestion.
Skyline High School senior Jason Lu has been studying the traffic management systems in America and overseas. Here he discusses how real-time traffic information can improve highway capacity without expensive road building.
Waste Management has announced that it will collect residential recycling carts on Saturday, and hopes to resume normal collection next week.
The Issaquah History Museums looks back at 100 years of fighting fires in Issaquah
Most people probably don’t realize that Issaquah is a royal monarchy. But, of course, the King and Queen of Issaquah rule the land, waving regally during ceremonies of state (like Salmon Days) and giving their blessing to new businesses which open in the boundaries of their kingdom.
As well as being just the second market of the season, Saturday’s event also brought together local environmental and sustainability groups, ahead of Earth Day on April 22.
Tomorrow a.m. starting about 6:30 or 7, we need a few volunteer drivers with vehicles to haul as many people as possible to the Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland.
The Issaquah girls grabbed a commanding 94-52 victory over Liberty Thursday afternoon, while the boys were edged by one point, 73-72.
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