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    Articles by Celeste Gracey
    Men call out to girls on Issaquah playground, alert police
    Men call out to girls on Issaquah playground,...
    By Celeste Gracey • September 20, 2011 12:24 pm

    Police are on the alert for child predators, after a man in his 20s called out to some elementary girls on the playground Monday.

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    Woman caught in un ‘safe’ scam | The Issaquah Police Blotter
    Woman caught in un ‘safe’ scam | The...
    By Celeste Gracey • September 8, 2011 1:06 pm

    The following information was compiled from city of Issaquah police reports:

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    Report of gas leak turns out to be clubhouse fire
    Report of gas leak turns out to be...
    By Celeste Gracey • September 2, 2011 3:50 pm

    Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused an Issaquah apartment clubhouse to catch fire Tuesday.

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    Man pulls assault rifle in Issaquah argument | The Issaquah Blotter
    Man pulls assault rifle in Issaquah argument |...
    By Celeste Gracey • September 2, 2011 3:41 pm

    A compilation of incidents in Issaquah according to police.

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    Brian Daniels
    Taking control of their destiny: Issaquah Highlands developer...
    By Celeste Gracey • September 2, 2011 3:39 pm

    Port Blakely, the master developer, announced plans to relinquish its majority control in the Issaquah Highlands Community Association this fall.

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    Roy Peterson
    Man who lived through Issaquah’s history, docents at...
    By Celeste Gracey • September 2, 2011 3:30 pm

    Why does Issaquah have it’s distinctive street names?
    Ask Roy Peterson – he helped name them.

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    Delaney Foreman
    Sleepy-eyed students greeted with pom poms on first...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 30, 2011 6:05 pm

    Students in the Issaquah School District headed back to class for the beginning of the new school year today.

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    Highlands woman flashed three times; it wasn’t a charm | The Issaquah Blotter
    Highlands woman flashed three times; it wasn’t a...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 25, 2011 12:51 pm

    A compilation of incidents according to Issaquah police reports

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    Principal Paula Phelps shows Issaquah High School's new theater.
    First Class: Issaquah’s new high school raises the...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 25, 2011 4:07 pm

    The new Issaquah High School building, which will open fully to students for the first time this year, raises the bar of what some might consider an ideal school.

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    Steve Rasmussen
    Issaquah District superintendent: Focus on instruction for coming...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 25, 2011 3:42 pm

    The Reporter sat down with Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen to discuss his perspective on goals and issues the district is facing in the new school year.

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    Shari Thomas helps stuff 300 backpacks for students going back to school in the Issaquah School District this fall. She represents one of several non-profits that organized the backpack drive this year.
    Issaquah and Sammamish kids need help buying school...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 25, 2011 3:35 pm

    A substitute teacher in the Issaquah School District for 20 years, Shari Thomas knows there are a lot of hurting students in the area.
    So when the Issaquah Woman’s Club partnered with several other groups in the area to stuff 300 backpacks for school supplies, she decided to join the effort.

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    Girls learn mountain biking at Duthie Hill camp | Video
    Girls learn mountain biking at Duthie Hill camp...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 23, 2011 5:16 pm

    Girls mountain bike camp at Duthie Hill gives kids an opportunity to push themselves while having fun. Many in the biking community think there should be more of these parks available in the Puget Sound Area. This video goes with a two-part series on the growth of mountain biking in the Eastside.

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    Katie Sinfield rides down the Luna Line at Duthie Hill Park as a part of girls dirt camp. Some say the region could use more parks like these.
    Trail Mix: Can bikers and hikers coexist? |...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 19, 2011 4:02 pm

    Pink streamers and sparkly paint aren’t too girly for the 17 young ladies, some only 9-years-old, who line up atop a mountain bike trail.

    One girl squeals in excitement as she rolls over the jump, while another grins and gets a foot of air before plunking back onto the dirt. It’s the last day of mountain bike camp at Duthie Hill Park, but the ride is still exciting.

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    Lance Heim
    On The Rise: Cities respond to increasing demand...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 12, 2011 2:52 pm

    Editor’s note: This is the first story of two-part series on the rising popularity of mountain biking in Puget Sound and what it means for the community.

    Kicked out of one of the military’s most elite training programs, Lance Heim was at the lowest point in his life when he discovered mountain biking.

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    Alleged dealer charged with homicide after former football player’s overdose
    Alleged dealer charged with homicide after former football...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 11, 2011 8:55 pm

    A Seattle man accused of selling heroin to a former Issaquah football player who overdosed was charged with homicide.
    Prosecutors say that Adam Pepka, age 20, sold Zachary Lyter the drugs that killed him. His father found the 19-year-old’s body at their Bellevue home May 4.
    The charges, controlled substance homicide, are similar to manslaughter and could come with four to five and a half years in prison.

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    Issaquah Police patch
    Art academy graffitied | The Issaquah Blotter
    By Celeste Gracey • August 11, 2011 3:19 pm

    The following information was compiled from city of Issaquah police report: Police booked a man for having a baggy of marijuana in his pockets, after a judge sentenced him to spend time in the Issaquah jail Aug. 5.

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    Tom Gilchrist helped start the Issaquah Train Show about 5 years ago. The annual show is Aug. 13 this year.
    Model trains roll into town for intimate show...
    By Celeste Gracey • August 11, 2011 2:58 pm

    At first glance, nothing unique stands out about Tom Gilchrist’s garden, but given a few seconds one might hear a “choo-choo” or “chug” rise from behind the potted petunias.
    When the Fairwood man’s model train hobby started as a Christmas gift 20 years ago, little did he know that it would take over his backyard.

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    Paraglider plummets to his death in Issaquah
    Paraglider plummets to his death in Issaquah
    By Celeste Gracey • August 9, 2011 2:55 pm

    A paraglider plummeted to his death after his wing collapsed on the southwest side of Squak Mountain Sunday night.

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    The views from the summit of Bandera Mountain give a glimpse of peaks unseen by cars.
    Hike to Bandera’s top provides many rewards
    By Celeste Gracey • August 9, 2011 2:49 pm

    It’s always been my thought that a difficult day hike can make fair penance for a week’s worth of gluttony. Add a gorgeous destination, let’s say to the highest peak of Bandera Mountain, and the reward doubles.

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    Woman stabbed, robbed in Issaquah Highlands
    Woman stabbed, robbed in Issaquah Highlands
    By Celeste Gracey • August 8, 2011 1:55 pm

    A woman was reportedly stabbed and robbed in the Issaquah Highlands early Monday morning in an unusual crime for such a peaceful community.

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