The Nightmare at Beaver Lake returns today, Friday, after holding its annual ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday evening. For a decade, the Rotary Club of Sammamish has partnered with Scare Productions, the city of Sammamish and other local organizations to scare the tar out of patrons — and the money out of their pockets. One hundred percent of the event’s proceeds go to charities in and outside of Sammamish. One volunteer also receives a scholarship to continue their education.
A city manager recommendation on how Sammamish should proceed with Eastside fire services has been postponed to early November.
The 30-member Eastside Catholic School marching band took first place in judging at the Salmon Days parade Saturday morning. No small feat, considering it’s the first year the school had a marching band in about 25 years.
The parish will host a public meeting Friday at 6:30 p.m. Community reaction has so far been positive, according to church leaders.
Ravi Pai set out last fall to flesh out an ending that had circulated in his head for years. Eight months later, he released “Bold and Vulnerable in Delhi,” his freshman novel.
The council previously passed a motion in June supporting the community’s theoretical annexation into Sammamish. Mayor Tom Odell, Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo and Councilman Don Gerend pitched the merits of a Sammamish annexation at a mid-September county Boundary Review Board meeting (“All sides have been heard,” Sept. 27). The Board must make a final decision by Nov. 7 on whether an Issaquah annexation will go to ballot in February.
Skyline High School’s Homecoming game tailgate will be bigger and better than before, featuring more food, vendors and entertainment.
Motorcycle warning signs have been installed at the intersection of Issaquah Hobart Road and Southeast May Valley Road as part of a private campaign to reduce intersection collisions in King County.
The 58-plot do-it-yourself garden opened in May to winners of a city lottery, but held its grand opening Harvest Party on Sunday.
Construction of a paved public road on a private right-of-way will eventually include bike lanes and traffic management measures. The upgrade was voted in by the Sammamish City Council after hearing concerns from area residents. Building may begin as soon as the end of October.
The “Watch for Motorcycles” warning signs will be installed at the intersection of Issaquah Hobart Road and SE May Valley Road Wednesday by insurance company Allstate, as part of it’s Once is Never Enough campaign.
Sammamish City Hall will be the host of a supply drive this week for toothbrushes and toothpaste. The drive will benefit The Landing, a Redmond-based emergency shelter for young adults aged 18 to 24.
All persons appearing in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Harken is a developer of technology strategies for business and the author of “Life on Nubis.”
The tour will follow the park’s trails while aiming to provide information on the 640-acre county park.
Downtown Issaquah glassworks gallery artbyfire will offer a mini class Thursday to teach students how to make the faux fruit.
With a 2014 election on the horizon for Klahanie voters to annex themselves in — or stay out — of Issaquah, a group of residents of the planned community told a Monday meeting of the Sammamish City Council they would rather be part of the Plateau.
Sammamish Mayor Tom Odell will be part of a community discussion on hunger at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church following a showing of the documentary “A Place at the Table.”
Roger Glerum and John Snyder, both from Redmond, qualified for the annual competition through their PSAT scores.
