Issaquah was named one of the “Best Healthy Places to Retire” by U.S. News & World Report in its most current issue, scheduled to hit newsstands today.
Pool workshops; HighMark office building public hearing
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the nights are getting brisk and the salmon are beginning to spawn, all of which means Salmon Days is right around the corner.
Silver and mercury from fillings, fats and oils, cleaning chemicals. All of these contaminants could end up in the stormwater and potentially in Issaquah rivers and lakes. But not if Dana Zlateff has anything to do with it.
The Cory O’Brien Memorial Fund dinner and auction will be from 5 p.m. until close Saturday, Sept. 20 at Pogacha Restaurant in Issaquah.
Since Sammamish incorporated in 1999, city leaders have forged creative partnerships to build all-weather sports fields at Eastlake and Skyline High Schools, new hiking trails, a popular skateboard park, Ebright Creek Park and more.
The idea for Village Theatre’s new musical “Saint Heaven” was born when Composer Keith Gordon met novelist Steve Lyons about five years ago at a cocktail party in New York. Lyons described the plot of a novel he was working on, and Gordon was immediately hooked.
A flock of geese flew overhead during the a ceremony to officially recognize the completion of a
$96 million project on State Route 202, as if to emphasize the 16-acre wetland included in the package.
I read with interest John Carlson’s Sept. 12 commentary about Mrs. Palin. There are two sides to everything, and I would like to share why I would not vote for her for any reason.
You might think that this is absurd: A guy campaigning for governor on the platform form of “I won’t raise your taxes” on the citizens of Washington state is faced with the potential of having his personal taxes raised, since he is a resident of Sammamish.
The buzz of a weed wacker, a hum of conversations and occasional laughter filled the air at an Issaquah foster home last week.
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery received $2,600 from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation to support their non-profit education and volunteer programs at the hatchery.
It’s pretty obvious that Salmon Days wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the fish. The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is a main attraction for the city year round, but especially during Salmon Days.
The Lake Washington School District Board of Directors will host a conversation with legislators who serve on the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Funding. The Legislature directed the task force to: review the definition of basic education and the funding formulas; develop options for a new funding structure; propose a new definition of basic education that matches the expectations of the state education system.
Baseball, lacrosse; basketball; cheer; swimming
Volleyball, soccer, tennis, swimming
Skyline won its first home game of the season with ease Friday night, crushing non-league Ballard 56-6, and extending the team’s streak of consecutive wins at home to nine.
Sammamish Safety Fair; Metro Transit adds service
Public invited to aquatic meeting; open house at Rachel Carson
Electrical odor; bark fire; medic; aid non-emergency; brush fire
