Plastic products are spread throughout almost all aspects of our everyday life. Whether it’s the plastic straw you use to sip your morning coffee or the plastic water bottle you buy at lunch, the average American comes in contact with a lot of plastic every day. Much of it is designed to be used once and then discarded. Clearly, reducing your use of some plastic products such as grocery bags, disposable utensils and plastic bottles is the best choice for the environment.
The other day, I noticed that the laptop computer I use for writing this column was behaving differently. The words were repetitive and repetitive; the writing had occasional mizpelings — and many of the paragraphs ended in mid-senten.
Anyone looking for a great new piece of art and also hoping to support a local non-profit arts organization should mark Oct. 25 on their calendars.
Twenty-five local artists will display and sell their work at Sammamish City Hall on the weekend of Oct. 11 and 12, as part of the 2008 Sammamish Art Fair.
Community members are invited to the premiere of 12 oral history video shorts at 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 at the Issaquah Depot. The videos are made up of film footage and audio clips from the Oral History Video Project, along with still images and narration. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.
Issaquah resident Bruce Huskinson will be residential sales manager for D Square Energy Systems Inc., the largest independent distributor of stand-by generator systems in the Pacific Northwest, the company recently announced.
Jessica Pixler, who finished sixth overall and was the first NCAA Division II runner across the finish line in last week’s Stanford Invitational for Seattle Pacific, has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s cross country Athlete of the Week.
DRAGON 12U BASEBALL CLUB TRYOUTS
Swimming, cross country, golf
It only took seconds for Eastside Catholic to send nearly 3,000 fans into a frenzy Saturday during the inaugural game at its new field on the Plateau.
Cardiac arrest; structure fire; commercial fire; vehicle fire
Theft; signs stolen; domestic violence arrest; trespass and domestic violence; auto thefts
Water hike approved; ‘Nourish Minds’ luncheon coming up
Students and parents at Rose Hill Junior High School received some very sad news on Monday.
Twenty-five years ago, Gary Ridgway killed Arleen Williams’ sister, irrevocably changing her family.
Issaquah-Hobart Road will be studied, improved; Salmon Days road closures announced
With a few cut ribbons, the flush of toilets and speeches from members of various agencies, Issaquah’s Zero Energy zHome project broke ground.
Power was of course, provided by the sun.
Author Arleen Williams, whose sister Maureen was a victim of the Green River Killer, will appear at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Issaquah Library.
Williams, who grew up in Issaquah, recently published “The Thirty-Ninth Victim: A memoir.”
Stephen Nasca ended what he called a scoring curse, and Cameron Hunt uncorked a jaw-dropping, highlight-reel touchdown run as Eastlake put its offense on full display Friday night.
