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Sammamish’s Cook family has found a new, adventurous hobby that gives additional meaning to their family hikes and helps bring them together.
In the course of our busy days, we interact with and impact the lives of numerous other human beings. We navigate on automatic pilot through the mundane tasks of suburban existence, barely conscious of how our actions or words influence our neighbors or coworkers. Then, one day in a moment of need, we are jolted awake by an unusual act of kindness: A stranger pays for our latte when we’re caught without our wallet, or allows us merge on to the highway when it seems that no one else will. Sometimes the moment is truly extraordinary and that unknown neighbor saves our life.
The hunt is on for a new school board member.
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.
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.”
The Issaquah City Council on Tuesday heard the city’s analysis of a citizen’s petition to designate the Lower Issaquah Valley Aquifer as a sole-source aquifer.
An Issaquah woman has been indicted along with 14 other suspects on federal cocaine trafficking charges after a year-long investigation in the Seattle and Rexburg, Idaho areas, officials announced Thursday.
Community members are invited to attend the kick-off of a series of monthly meetings of the Northwest Biodiesel Network.
The Sammamish Safety and Preparedness Fair took place Saturday at Eastlake High School. Residents got a chance to meet local police, fire and emergency personnel, even getting a surprise visit from Sparky the Fire Dog.
Tour farms this weekend, HighMark office public hearing, Issaquah asks for input on pool
Officials from the city and Port Blakely Communities met on Monday to talk about how to best to move forward with a recent land swap and preservation proposal through all the necessary city, county and state regulations.