The 45th Salmon Days, themed “Coho Mojo,” will bring a carnival to the festivities.
Issaquah resident and former College Success Foundation leader Deborah Wilds has been elected to the executive committee of the Washington State Board of Education. She was appointed as vice chair of the committee in March 2013 and will continue to serve in that position through the term ending in January 2017.
All persons in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
In the hands of director Eric Ankrim (last seen starring in Village Original “The Tutor”), what we have on our hands is one of the most living, breathing Village productions in recent memory.
Subjects in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
In the first of two public hearings on Issaquah’s potential development agreement with Costco Wholesale on the company’s international headquarters, speakers were primarily concerned with the impact the agreement’s road development projects would have on nearby businesses and public recreation.
By far the larger of the two rollouts is Homeroom, a program from School Data Solutions that tracks students’ performance on state and district assessments. The program has been used in a lesser capacity for the past four years while teaching and learning staff integrated it into district operations and provided optional training to teachers.
At a first public hearing (audio recording linked) for the matter held Sept. 10 in the district administration building — a second hearing was held Wednesday.
Should Costco be allowed to expand its corporate headquarters? That’s the question that will soon be posed to Issaquah’s citizens.
“They’re really being thoughtful about what information the teacher will need without overwhelming them with all of it,” school board Director Anne Moore said following a public briefing on the status of the program. “As valuable as it all is, when you get it all at once it’s like it’s a firehose.”
Voz de la Comunidad — which translates to “Voice of the Community” — will be published on a bimonthly basis and feature news about the Issaquah School District and community organizations, as well as tips for healthful eating and green living.
Margarita Leas and Marisol Visser distributed the first issue of Voz to schools and community hubs by hand Monday morning.
Ross has appeared in dozens of professional productions, both in Washington state at Village and 5th Avenue theatres, and on the East Coast. She was in the 2010 national tour of “Hair,” and the Broadway run a year later.
This Saturday at the Issaquah Farmers Market, Pickering Barn will host beekeeper Mark Johns and the cover bands Quarter Past 8 and The Fabulous Po’ Boys.
The monthly Issaquah Art Walk and wine walk takes place on Front Street 6-9 p.m. tonight,Sept. 5.
Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler will declare city officials’ interest in annexing Lake Sammamish State Park.
Faith Church will host an open house for Klahanie-area residents on Wednesday, regarding potential annexation to Sammamish.
State funding for Issaquah schools will rise for the second academic year in a row under the McCleary decision following the dearth years of the Great Recession.
The Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery opened their gift shop, The FISHop, on Saturday to coincide with the return of salmon to Issaquah Creek.
School board president Marnie Maraldo cut the ribbon on Apollo Tuesday afternoon, surrounded by a crowd of students and families eager to see inside the building.
You probably haven’t heard of Sam Morril. Tell him something he doesn’t know. But the native New Yorker has spent the past four years slowly gaining fame — and infamy — for his raunchy sense of humor.
