Dear parents, students, staff and community members,
As the fall rolls in, two familiar faces will be in unfamiliar territory.
The seventh Annual Chris Elliott Golf Tournament, dinner, auction and awareness program has started registration. The event will be hosted by KING 5’s Evening Magazine star John Curley and will take place at the Coal Creek Golf Course at the Golf Club at Newcastle on Friday, Oct. 3.
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Domestic violence; Hondas heisted; vehicle prowls; vehicle theft; theft
Creativity is key in the plan for Issaquah’s two biggest high schools for the coming year.
Administrators in the Issaquah and Lake Washington school districts released districtwide WASL scores Tuesday, with students in both districts making strides over last year’s results.
Puget Sound Energy crews responded to a reported gas leak on Southeast Eighth Street just east of 228th Avenue Southeast on Monday morning.
A contractor performing some excavation accidentally hit a service line to Skyline High School, PSE spokesman Roger Thompson said.
About 55 teenagers and 30 adult volunteers sat in a huge circle in the gym at Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish last Thursday.
“Take a really good look at everybody in this circle,” said Berenice Meza, one of the two leaders of Sammamish Challenge Day 2008, an all-day event with separate sessions on Aug. 20 and 21.
A trial date has been set for Santos Castillo, who along with Juan Eran-Duque, has been charged in connectino with the May 3 robbery at the El Abuelo convenience store at 147 Front Street N.
After more than two years since breaking ground, Timber Ridge at Talus celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony this week.
Residents have been moving in for the last six months, but Thursday night’s event marked the official opening.
Phung Thien Nhan, now known as the Miracle Baby of Vietnam, defied death after just three days of life.
Andy, a 4-year-old English Foxhound mix, is a mellow dog who loves people. Andy loves to go on walks, especially when he’s leading the pack. He knows some of his basic commands and volunteers are working with him on the rest.
The Puget Sound Energy Foundation has awarded grants totaling almost $130,000 to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout Washington.
Locally, grants went to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue and Overlake Service League, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and the Puget Sound Blood Center and Program.
Vehicle prowl; 911 hangup; Domestic violence; Vehicle theft; Domestic violence
An armed gunman stood at the front of an Eastlake High School classroom last Friday afternoon, while students huddled at their desks with their heads hidden in their arms. A team of police officers bursts through the classroom door and took down the shooter in a flurry of bullets.
Eastside Fire & Rescue got an extra boon this week.
Issaquah School Board members last week got their first official glimpse into next year’s financial plan in the first reading of the 2008-2009 budget.
A proposed development near East Lake Sammamish Parkway, Southeast 56th Street and Black Nugget road in Issaquah may include seven buildings and as much as 118,000 square feet of new commercial space, plans show.
