Calendar
August 21, 2008
Events
Concert in the park. Every Thursday through the summer, go listen to live music at Pine Lake Park. parking is available at Discovery Elementary and via shuttle from the park and ride lot. This week’s show features Shelly and the Curves playing 60s, 70s and 80s dance music. Shows start at 6:30 p.m.
The Vedic Cultural Center will hold its grand opening from noon- 2 a.m. Aug. 23 and noon-8 p.m. Aug. 24. The festivities will include concerts, children’s activities, displays of Indian village life depicting Krishna’s childhood and concerts.
Open House. Come meet the new neighbor, Eastside Catholic. The school is offering an open house to the Sammamish Community from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Eastside Catholic, 232 228th Ave. SE.
The Eastlake High School Community Service Fair is looking for organizations that need high school student volunteers. This is an opportunity for your organization to reach 1100 potential student volunteers. Organizers provide a table, chairs and a sign up sheet for your representative to share information about your group and ways the students can work with your organization to fulfill their required community service commitments. The fair is scheduled for the mornings of Sept. 29 and 30 at Eastlake. For more information contact mkkayser@hotmail.com
Youth
Sammamish Family YMCA is offering summer camps, specialty programs, sports, preschool, tween and teen programs and swim lesson at 4221 228th Ave. S.E. in Issaquah. Call 391-4840 to register.
Eastside Precision Drill Team is seeking new members. The non dance drill team practices weekly on Tuesdays from 6–7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Redmond Junior High. They’re now forming their 2008 team and will be training for 2008 parade performances. School-age girls are invited – no experience needed. Call 647-4831.
Library activities
Read three get one free summer edition. Students in middle school/junior high and high school, read three books, write three thoughtful reviews and get a prize book free. Forms are available at the Sammamish library and when turned in, are eligible for a monthly prize drawing and entered in the drawing for the grand prize, a laptop computer. In addition, this year will feature a video book review contest. Teens may shoot a book-themed video, reviews of books, or even book trailers. They then upload their personal entry into a YouTube account and a panel of five teen services librarians will judge it.
Talk Time is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Sept. 23. Join other adults to improve your English conversation skills. Call Literacy AmeriCorps at 369-3452.
This month, the Sammamish Book Discussion Group will discuss “Mr. Pip” by Lloyd Jones. The novel tells the story of Matilda, a 13-year-old living on a fictitious island shattered by war. A man named Mr. Watts begins teaching the children of the island by reading to them from Dickens’ “Great Expectations.”
The children become interested in the character Pip, an orphan in London, who sparks their imaginations and gives them some escape from their war-torn lives.
The discussion is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Sammamish Library.
The Mother Daughter Book Group is for girls ages 9-12 and their mothers. This month’s book is “The Thief Lord” by Cornelia Funke, 7 p.m. Aug. 27.
Author and career consultant Allan Hay will help people understand how to make an impact at their next job interview. Hay, the author of “Memory Mining, Digging for Gems From Your Past Good Work,” will discuss strategies to help people take a fresh look at job interviews.The discussion is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 10.
Spanish Story times for children 3 and older with an adult. 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 20 and 27.
Pajama Story Times for children ages 2-6 with an adult. Families are welcome. 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 22 and 29.
Toddle On Over – Toddler Story Times for children ages 2-3. Siblings are welcome, but space is limited. 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sept. 17 and 24.
Preschool Story Times for children ages 3-6 with an adult. Siblings are welcome, but space is limited. 10 a.m. Sept 18 and 25 or 1 p.m. Sept. 19 and 26.
Tiny Tales Story Times for children ages 6-12 months with an adult. Space is limited. 11 a.m. Sept. 18 and 25.
Young Toddler Story Times for children 12-24 months with an adult. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 19 and 26.
Volunteers needed
The Sammamish Farmers Market needs volunteers. The market is from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 1 at the Sammamish City Hall Plaza. Volunteers are needed to plan special events, work on the newsletter, help with logistics, organize children’s events and more. Go to www.sammamishfarmersmarket.org for a description of volunteer opportunities.
The King County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs certified long term care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a four-day training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact John Stilz at 206-697-6747 or johns@solid-ground.org.
Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing retiree volunteer organization that strives to provide opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. Eastside Bluebills meet every third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library from 10 a.m.-noon. Call 235-3847.
LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District. Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Just one hour a week can make a difference in a child’s life. Call Clair at 867-1677 or Nanci at 885-9158.
Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Go to www.babycorner.org.
Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have reliable transportation. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235.
Volunteer drivers are needed for the Senior Services Volunteer Transportation Program. Flexible hours, mileage, parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-448-5740.
Guide Dogs for the Blind Eager Eye Guide Pups Club needs volunteers to raise puppies for use as guide dogs for the blind. For information, call Sandy at 644-7421.
Volunteer Chore Services links volunteers with seniors or individuals who are disabled and are living on a limited income. Call 284-2240.
Elite racer Adam Jensen wins Beaver Lake Triathlon
August 21, 2008
Audrey Baldessari, of Redmond, was the first woman to cross the finish line. This is her second consecutive win. Photo by Greg Farrar
Benjamin Bigglestone, 35, shaved nine seconds from his time, but it wasn’t enough to win the Beaver Lake Triathlon again.
The Newcastle resident Read more
Habben helps Huskies
August 21, 2008
Skyline grad Cory Habben now plays for the Huskies.
That last repetition on the bench press seems to be just a tad easier these days. So does that final lap of sprints.
And game planning for opponents? Well, Cody Habben has no problem focusing on his part.
Thus, the difference between hoping to play and being assured of playing time.
Habben, a part of Skyline High School’s 2005 state championship team, has been penciled in as the projected starter at right tackle for the University of Washington for the upcoming season.
It’s a new role for Habben, who had battled upperclassmen for playing Read more
King Salmon fishing season now open on Lake Sammamish
August 21, 2008
By Dallas Cross
The salmon have arrived in Lake Sammamish and are making their way up its tributaries to be captured for their eggs and milt at the state hatchery on Issaquah Creek. The state has determined that the king – or Chinook – salmon run will exceed its need at the Read more
Mircosoft helps local ‘girlz’ get digital
August 21, 2008
Company holds technology camp for girls
Teresa Lin of Sammamish with an instructor at Microsoft’s DigiGirlz High Technology Camp. Photo contributed
Teresa Lin spent part of her summer vacation from Skyline High School making an informational podcast about teen sleep deprivation. The activity taught her about technology as well as teamwork.
She was one of nearly 100 high school girls to attend the eighth annual Microsoft DigiGirlz High Technology Camp, which took place from Aug. 11-15 at the company’s Redmond campus.
Teresa, a 16-year-old Sammamish resident, worked with a team of girls to do Internet research, record sound with headsets and microphones, edit the recording with the computer program Audacity and then convert the finished piece to an MP3 file.
Teresa, a rising junior, said Read more
Triathlete starts career on right foot
August 21, 2008
Ethan Fenick’s first race raised funds for medical research
Ethan Fenick, center in goggles, competed in his first triathlon to help raise money for medical research. Photo contributed
Six-year-old Ethan Fenick has some advice for budding triathletes.
“It’s not as hard as you think,” he said.
Fenick would know, having just competed in a triathlon sponsored by the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center.
“He’s pretty proud of himself,” said Eileen Fenick, Ethan’s mother.
For Ethan, the July 20 race at Seattle’s Seward Park was about more than having fun.
The race was also Read more
Happy birthday
August 21, 2008
City to celebrate August 28
Sammamish will celebrate its ninth birthday on Aug. 28 with a free concert from the Sammamish Symphony.
The annual event on the Sammamish Commons will feature non-profit groups running children’s activities, and popular games like a bean-bag toss, said Lynne Handlos, Read more
Dance teams places seventh at USA hip-hop championship
August 21, 2008
Dance Team Phyzikal Graffi-T, including two Sammamish members, is pictured with Mookie. Photo contributed
A Seattle dance team, with two members from Sammamish, placed seventh at the USA Hip Hop Championships presented by Hip Hop International July 28-30 in Las Vegas.
The team, Phyzikal Graffi-T, made up of eight Seattle-area teens, competed against 26 other teams including Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.
Dancer and choreographer Kolanie Marks, an instructor at Connection Performing Arts Center in Mukilteo, lead the team.
Team members include: Dakota Harwood and Braidon Hobzek of Sammamish, Cortny Bourbonnais and Christie Schmidt of Newcastle, Alex Carlson-Helo of Mill Creek, Anika Haldorsen and Chloe Puff of Woodinville and Dylan Tizon of Edmonds.
Wedding
August 21, 2008
Brent Caley and Anne Coleman
Laurence and Laurie Coleman, of Sammamish, are excited to announce the upcoming wedding celebration of their daughter Anne Michelle Coleman to Brent Stephen Caley, son of Steve and Lynn Caley also of Sammamish.
Anne grew up in Sammamish and graduated from Eastlake High School. After a year of travel in Europe and Asia, she went to Washington State University where she received her B.A. Degree in Communication and graduated Cum Laude. She works for Clearwire at Carillon Point in Kirkland, and is their Senior Sales Recruiter for the East Coast.
Brent grew up in Sammamish, as well, and also graduated from Eastlake High School. An excellent golfer for Eastlake, he then graduated from the Professional Golfers
Career College in Temecula, CA. He is still an avid golfer and loves the game. He now works for Hallmark Realty, in downtown Kirkland, as a Commercial Real Estate Investment Facilitator.
Having been engaged for one full year, the couple is anxiously counting down the days to their wedding on August 29.
The wedding is to be held at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish.
Back to School
August 21, 2008
Back-to-School Q&A
Who should students or parents call if they have any questions?
Issaquah: For district-level questions, call the main number, 837-7000, or try the Web site, www.issaquah.wednet.edu, which has a searchable service directory.
Lake Washington: The schools’ main Read more
