Plateau laxers clean up at Battle of Bothell
June 25, 2008
The Battle of Bothell began on Friday with 65 teams, but by the end, three teams comprised of local players reigned victorious.
Local lacrosse players dominated the 2008 Battle of Bothell, a lacrosse tournament which features teams from across the Northwest. Four teams from the plateau area were competing for the championships Read more
Skyline wins UW tournament
June 25, 2008
Spartans continue winning ways
In its second seven-on-seven tournament this summer, Skyline High School has already returned to plowing down statewide competition.
“We’re trying to win. We’re trying to get better and win at the same time,” said Jake Heaps, starting quarterback for the Spartans.
Skyline took the field on Saturday, June 21, the second day of the tournament, which featured 32 teams Read more
Crowder leaving Eastlake
June 25, 2008
Championship coach transfers to Lake Washington
“It’s been a great ride,” said George Crowder, who resigned as Eastlake High School’s softball coach June 16.
Crowder guided this year’s team to the 4A state championship. He has been the KingCo softball coach of the year five times.
“Some things happen in life for a reason,” reflected Crowder, who said he Read more
Grueling 100-mile relay race planned for Sunday
June 25, 2008
About 15 athletes from Sammamish are scheduled to compete Sunday morning in one of the fastest-growing athletic events in Washington.
The Mountains to Sound Relay is a 3-year-old race that combines biking, running and rowing into a 100-mile jaunt. The event is part of the annual Greenway Days festival.
It will begin at Snoqualmie Pass at 8 a.m. and end at Golden Gardens Park in Read more
Obituary
June 25, 2008
Donald Lynas Ossinger
Donald Lynas Ossinger, a longtime resident of Sammamish, died June 11 after a brief stay at Overlake Hospital. He was 70.
Don was born Sep. 11, 1937, to Carl and Florence (Spaulding) Ossinger in Boise, Idaho, and grew up in Burien. After graduating from Highline High School in Burien, Don received a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering from University of Washington while working at Boeing.
Joining the Air Force in 1961, he completed flight training in Enid, Okla., with Class 62F and kept in close touch with his fellow classmates. While in the Air Force, Don received a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Serving two tours in Vietnam, he retired after 22 years in the Air Force with more than 6,000 hours of flight time as a pilot.
During his career, he received the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Air Medal with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters; Air Force Commendation Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Following his retirement from the Air Force in 1983, Don returned to Washington and rejoined Boeing, retiring in 1997 as a commercial flight test analyst. He was also an active member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Don greatly enjoyed camping and fishing with family, gardening, sharing his vegetable crop with neighbors and his cooking prowess. In retirement, Don and Joyce took pleasure in sailing on many cruises throughout the world.
Don is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joyce (Lake) Ossinger; daughter Diane Ettinger and her husband Ken, of Concord, Calif.; son Richard Ossinger and his wife Ann (Ward), of Corvallis, Ore.; and two granddaughters.
The family is thankful for the excellent care he received from the doctors and nurses at Overlake Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Arrangements are by Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory of Issaquah.
A second Fourth
June 25, 2008
City preps for Fourth on the Plateau, residents should be aware of
parking, traffic restrictions
City officials are getting ready to party.
The second annual Fourth on the Plateau celebration at the City Hall Plaza and Sammamish Commons Park is expected to draw 20,000 people this year, and party planners are working to make sure all of them have a good time.
“We’re such a new city. We don’t have a lot of community events like this,” said Dawn Sanders, the Read more
Pacific Cascade’s band blows away competition
June 25, 2008
The Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus band and its directors, Jeff Miller and Philip Dungey, returned from Idaho as big winners June 1.
The band won two prestigious awards from the Music in the Parks festival and competition held at Coeur d’Alene High School May 31.
The students received Read more
A little kindness
June 25, 2008
Ham it up on the radio
June 25, 2008
Amateur radio field day set for this weekend
Sure, it’s a contest, but The Amateur Radio Relay League Field Day also has public safety overtones, said Jon Bromberg, one of the organizers in Sammamish.
“It’s a strategic asset we need,” he said.
Amateur radio, sometimes called ham radio, allows Read more
Sammamish rocker cuts CD
June 25, 2008
When Joie Calio started banging on pots and pans at the age of 5, he tripped on a note and fell into music. After playing for a long line of bands throughout his youth, including the band Dada, Calio is releasing yet another CD June 17, called “Happiness in Hell.”
Calio lives in Sammamish with his wife and children and bikes around Read more
