County budget cuts scare citizens, officials
October 28, 2008
Most departments face dramatic reductions
At their first community meeting to discuss the $93.4 million shortfall in the 2009 King County budget, members of the King County Council came face to face with citizens’ concerns, worries and outright fear. Read more
Building regulations for Town Center delayed
October 28, 2008
Planning Commission, City Council, meet
Regulations for building Sammamish’s Town Center may be delayed for a few months. While the delay could slow development of Town Center, city officials say there’s no hurry.
Undefeated Skyline trounces Redmond
October 28, 2008
Skyline defenders stack up against Redmond running back Cole Hardwick Friday night at Skyline Stadium. Photo by Christopher Huber
The final game of Skyline High School’s regular season schedule was like most of this season. The Spartans’ impenetrable defense rendered its opponent’s offense mostly ineffective. The Jake Heaps-lead offense did its thing Read more
Plateau runners tops in KingCo
October 28, 2008
Eastlake’s girls team is the KingCo 4A champs. From left are Megan Batty, Erin Blodnick, Chelsea Orr, Captain Tasha Lingenbrink, Morgan O’Connor, Captain Ashley Horton and Emily Dwyer. Contributed
The Skyline boys and the Eastlake girls cross country teams are the 2008 KingCo 4A champions.
Although the Redmond girls team finished in first and second place, the Eastlake girls squad brought home the title of best in KingCo 4A.
Redmond’s Sarah Lord, who finished fifth in state last year, won with a time of 18:34, but Eastlake’s top five finishers earned them the overall victory in 2008.
The Lady Wolves finished with a 34-second spread. Team-leading Chelsea Orr placed third overall for the girls with a time of 19 minutes 06 seconds and teammate Tasha Lingenbrink came in with a time of 19:12. Megan Batty, Erin Blodnick and Morgan O’Connor finished in 19:14, 19:19 and 19:40 respectively, for Eastlake. Read more
Eastlake boys lose to Woodinville 7-2
October 28, 2008
Yuhta Kayama slams a return in the second set Thursday. Kayama went on to win the match. Photo by Christopher Huber
Last Thursday’s boys tennis match against the Woodinville Falcons didn’t quite end the way Eastlake head coach Beth Lehman-Brooks had anticipated.
If Eastlake were to win the match against the well-balanced Falcons, which only had two losses coming into the contest, it would have been with the mid-level singles players, she said.
Eastlake was trying to bounce back after a 5-4 loss to Roosevelt Oct. 21, where the boys relied upon the last two doubles matches to narrow the margin of victory.
But after her No. 3, 4 and 5 singles all lost their matches against Woodinville, Lehman-Brooks looked to No. 1 and 2 singles Rodrigo Bandeira and Yuhta Kayama to battle back for the win. Read more
Lambert hears 3rd District budget pain
October 28, 2008
Kathy Lambert
For King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, whose sprawling 3rd District includes Sammamish, the biggest question about budget cuts concerns police services.
The King County Sheriff’s Office serves all of the rural areas — it provides services to some municipalities under contract, and it has interlocal agreements with others to provide backup response. But King County Executive Ron Sims’ proposed 2009 budget cuts funding for the department.
“My concern in all areas is the response time for sheriffs,” Lambert said. Read more
‘Power of One’ teaches students they can stop harassment
October 28, 2008
Cameron Cho (left to right) participate at Challenger Elementary School in the assembly to teach an end to bullying. Photo By Robin Earl.
Bullies have no place in school, especially at Challenger Elementary School, where the entire student body signed a contract to prevent bullying Oct. 21. Read more
Alcott class project to benefit Make-A-Wish
October 28, 2008
Alcott fourth grader Patrick Lin, right, grabs two bags of popcorn as classmate Siri Mellem hands them over to students and parent Sanjay Kumar, center, takes the money. Jaymie Johnson and Rand Ferch, far left, green shirts, help man the table. Photo by Christopher Huber
Who ever thought selling popcorn at lunch for 75 cents a bag would make for a good class project? Read more
After 34 years, veterinary practice bids farewell
October 28, 2008
Dr. David Hildreth (left) examines Lucky Buddy. Three Rivers Rescue of Snoqualmie founder Kim Howard (right), took him in for adoption when the shelter ran out of space. Photo by Greg Farrar
Horses, cows and goats. Dogs and cats. Even the occasional exotic animal. All are patients of Dr. David Hildreth, of the Lake Sammamish Veterinary Hospital, who’s been managing and practicing at the clinic in Issaquah for 34 years. Read more
Parks progressing
October 28, 2008
The city completed three picnic shelters at Pine Lake Park this summer. Photo by J.B. Wogan
Jessi Richardson told the City Council that four major parks projects would be well underway or even finished by spring of next year.
Richardson, the city’s parks director, discussed the projects on Oct. 21. Read more
