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    Articles by Celeste Gracey
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    Issaquah Highlands breaks ground on long awaited retail...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 26, 2012 6:49 pm

    Rebuffing economic trends, the Issaquah Highlands has managed to attract a major retail developer and keep it.

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    Cocaine bust at Issaquah taverns
    Cocaine bust at Issaquah taverns
    By Celeste Gracey • June 26, 2012 4:10 pm

    Police arrested two men for selling cocaine from the Rolling Log and H&H taverns in Issaquah June 21, following a sixth-month investigation.

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    Vadim Drozdenko performs as a part of a Russian dance group.
    Festival brings culture, fun to Issaquah Highlands |...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 23, 2012 5:37 pm

    Fore Zuleika Mathieu, Issaquah Highlands Day wasn’t just a chance to share her culture with the neighborhood ­- her daughter performed a traditional Mexican dance with several peers on stage – but a chance to connect with community.

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    Moving skate park and improving Lake Sammamish State Park top Issaquah goals for 2013
    Moving skate park and improving Lake Sammamish State...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 21, 2012 5:03 pm

    Relocating Issaquah’s skate park, deciding what to do with Klahanie and partnering to help Lake Sammamish State Park topped the list of projects city councilmembers hope to tackle next year.

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    Time for community to claim Lake Sammamish State Park | Reporter’s Notebook
    Time for community to claim Lake Sammamish State...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 20, 2012 5:45 pm

    It’s been over a year since I first walked through Lake Sammamish State Park, my shoes thick with mud, trying to understand why people had stopped attending a place Issaquah had declared one of its biggest gems.

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    Rebecca Szper holds DD
    Three dogs going back to Issaquah animal abuser
    By Celeste Gracey • June 20, 2012 5:43 pm

    When Rebecca Szper first began fostering DD, a long-haired Chihuahua, the pup did nothing but curl up in her lap. Aside from not being house broken, she seemed easy.
    Then Szper began to notice that the dog also didn’t play, she didn’t smell things or even bark. DD, who was taken during an animal cruelty investigation, was a shell of a dog.

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    Ceramic works by Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger are now on show at the UpFront Art Gallery by ArtEAST. The organization just added 10 new artists to its gallery this quarter.
    ArtEAST adds 10 more locals to its UpFront...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 15, 2012 7:17 pm

    When Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger first discovered clay, she was enamored by the textures she could create. Unlike paint, which was flat to her, she could feel clay.

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    Two grizzly bears at Woodland Park Zoo have a go at Cleanscape's new bear-proof cans they plan to distribute to several homes in the City of Issaquah.
    Grizzlies test out Issaquah’s new bear-proof cans |...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 15, 2012 6:49 pm

    Two grizzly bears, the biggest beasts in the Pacific Northwest, had a try at Cleanscapes new bear-proof cans, destined for several Issaquah homes this summer.

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    Skyline students took their turns standing up as Principal Lisa Hechtman listed accomplishments of different student groups from athletes that competed at state to those who participated in the drama program.
    Skyline graduates known for caring spirit | Graduation...
    By Celeste Gracey • June 12, 2012 8:14 pm

    The graduating class of 2012 was marked Monday by their kindness and dedication to volunteerism.

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    Chihuahuas in Issaquah cruelty case up for adoption
    Chihuahuas in Issaquah cruelty case up for adoption
    By Celeste Gracey • June 12, 2012 1:00 pm

    Regional Animal Services of King County and the Seattle Animal Shelter are teaming up to help find permanent homes for the Chihuahuas confiscated in Issaquah’s October animal cruelty case.

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    Klahanie annexation gets money for key study
    Klahanie annexation gets money for key study
    By Celeste Gracey • June 8, 2012 5:55 pm

    Plans to annex Klahanie to a city are moving quicker than expected, but Issaquah’s leadership has far from decided whether to add the neighborhood to its boundaries or pass it off to Sammamish.

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    “Independent Republican” not allowed at WA convention
    “Independent Republican” not allowed at WA convention
    By Celeste Gracey • June 7, 2012 7:56 pm

    Washington Republicans decided not to allow Rep. Glenn Anderson to speak at its convention after he filed in the lieutenant governor race as a “Independent Republican.”

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    Tastin' and Racin' begins June 8 this year.
    Don’t miss Tastin’ and Racin’ June 8-10
    By Celeste Gracey • June 7, 2012 2:12 pm

    Tastin and Racin’ begins Friday, June 8 at Lake Sammamish State Park.

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    Barbara de Michele receives the Golden Apple award from the Issaquah Schools Foundation during the city’s community awards. She also won the city’s Hall of Fame award.
    Community awards show true Issaquah neighbors | Photos
    By Celeste Gracey • June 7, 2012 2:11 pm

    Barton was honored last week by Eastside Fire and Rescue for his selfless act of bravery, for being a “true American hero.” He was named among about 20 other people in Issaquah May 31 for being the best kind of neighbor, the kind that gives back.

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    Sen. Pflug drops out, Republicans steamed
    Sen. Pflug drops out, Republicans steamed
    By Celeste Gracey • June 7, 2012 1:58 pm

    Washington state Sen. Cheryl Pflug stirred up contention in the Republican party after she accepted a lucrative appointment from Governor Christine Gregoire the Monday after filings closed for her seat.

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    Plastic bags banned in Issaquah
    Plastic bags banned in Issaquah
    By Celeste Gracey • June 5, 2012 7:48 pm

    In a 5-2 vote Monday, City Council decided to ban plastic shopping bags and impose a 5 cent fee on paper, beginning March 2013.

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    Attorney General Rob McKenna
    AG McKenna visits students at Issaquah High
    By Celeste Gracey • June 1, 2012 2:17 pm

    Gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna swung by Issaquah High School’s AP government and politics class Friday to take questions from the many soon to be voters.

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    Life Enrichment Opportunities opened this caregiver home in the Issaquah Highlands this month for people with disabilities.  From the left
    LEO home provides independence, family for adults with...
    By Celeste Gracey • May 30, 2012 5:24 pm

    For adults with development disabilities, living independent of their parents and having a family of their own often seems an impossibility.
    An Issaquah nonprofit, Life Enrichment Options, is challenging that reality with the opening of its third caregiver home, which not only allows the disabled to live more independent lives but also to develop deep bonds of their own.

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    Officer Brian Horn explains what type of bullet proof vest he put on before engaging the shooter behind Clark Elementary School Sept. 24. Police carry extra heavy-duty gear for when they anticipate facing a lethal threat.
    Police inquest reveals how deep a threat shooter...
    By Celeste Gracey • May 24, 2012 1:33 pm

    This week, testimony from a formal inquest held by King County prosecutors revealed how deep a threat Ficker posed to the public as he roamed downtown Issaquah armed with over 900 bullets. Reports also reveal how deeply Ficker was disturbed in the weeks leading up to his death Sept. 24.

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    Charles Liu didn't consider riding a bike from his Talus home down to Costco for work
    Bike to work day draws out curious and...
    By Celeste Gracey • May 23, 2012 2:39 pm

    A Talus resident, Charles Liu has enjoyed his short work commute to Costco for some time, but it never occurred to him until this May that it was short enough for a bike ride.

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