About 55 teenagers and 30 adult volunteers sat in a huge circle in the gym at Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish last Thursday.
“Take a really good look at everybody in this circle,” said Berenice Meza, one of the two leaders of Sammamish Challenge Day 2008, an all-day event with separate sessions on Aug. 20 and 21.
A trial date has been set for Santos Castillo, who along with Juan Eran-Duque, has been charged in connectino with the May 3 robbery at the El Abuelo convenience store at 147 Front Street N.
After more than two years since breaking ground, Timber Ridge at Talus celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony this week.
Residents have been moving in for the last six months, but Thursday night’s event marked the official opening.
Phung Thien Nhan, now known as the Miracle Baby of Vietnam, defied death after just three days of life.
Andy, a 4-year-old English Foxhound mix, is a mellow dog who loves people. Andy loves to go on walks, especially when he’s leading the pack. He knows some of his basic commands and volunteers are working with him on the rest.
The Puget Sound Energy Foundation has awarded grants totaling almost $130,000 to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout Washington.
Locally, grants went to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue and Overlake Service League, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and the Puget Sound Blood Center and Program.
Vehicle prowl; 911 hangup; Domestic violence; Vehicle theft; Domestic violence
An armed gunman stood at the front of an Eastlake High School classroom last Friday afternoon, while students huddled at their desks with their heads hidden in their arms. A team of police officers bursts through the classroom door and took down the shooter in a flurry of bullets.
Eastside Fire & Rescue got an extra boon this week.
Issaquah School Board members last week got their first official glimpse into next year’s financial plan in the first reading of the 2008-2009 budget.
A proposed development near East Lake Sammamish Parkway, Southeast 56th Street and Black Nugget road in Issaquah may include seven buildings and as much as 118,000 square feet of new commercial space, plans show.
Issaquah city officials last week filed to appeal an immediate action order from the Department of Ecology requiring groundwater monitoring.
Community members are invited to the fifth annual Hometown Issaquah Reunion at the Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 13. In addition to a chance to meet other residents, former residents and descendants of pioneers, this year’s reunion will offer workshops for attendees to preserve their own personal history.
Supplies are very low at the Issaquah Food Bank, and organizers of the Concert on the Green series hope to collect enough donations and goods at next week’s concert to help them serve clients in need.
The final concert in the series — which will also mark the 100th concert since the community started the tradition — will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S.
Several representatives from Port Blakely Communities met with the Council Transportation Committee on Aug. 14 to further discuss the vacation of Federal Drive, while dozens of community members listened in.
Longview Timberlands officials announced that they closed about 344,183 acres of the company’s tree farms to public and recreational access starting Aug. 15 because of high forest fire danger in Washington and Oregon.
The YWCA has selected Walsh Construction to be the builder for the YWCA Family Village in the Issaquah Highlands.
The Family Village will include 150 new apartments and townhomes ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms.
Longview Timberlands officials announced that they closed about 344,183 acres of the company’s tree farms to public and recreational access starting Aug. 15 because of high forest fire danger in Washington and Oregon.
It’s called the top two, and voters need to understand it for next Tuesday’s primary election.
Washington’s method of conducting primaries – challenged on legal grounds by political parties but upheld in a ruling by the nation’s highest court – can be confusing.
