Tree Lighting 2008
December 3, 2008
Skyline learns from a master
December 3, 2008
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Skyline’s football team practiced at the new Seattle Seahawks indoor practice facility (Virginia Mason Athletic Center) Dec. 2. Seahawks Coach Mike Holmgren addresses the team as Skyline’s coach, Mat Taylor, looks on. Skyline will face Issaquah at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in an attempt to win their second consecutive state title.
Photo by Jim Simpkins
Police collar area burglary suspect
December 3, 2008
Edmonds police have arrested a Pittsburgh, Penn. man, 19, who they say burglarized a home in Sammamish and elsewhere in the state. Several residents have reported encounters with the man, who identified himself as a door-to-door magazine salesman. Read more
Review editorial
December 3, 2008
Budget prepares for tough times
The city of Sammamish 2009 budget is remarkable — in a good way. City officials have put together a prudent spending plan that takes into account the current recession and looks to future years.
Here comes Santa Claus
December 3, 2008
Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, in conjunction with the Sammamish and Providence Point Kiwanis clubs, are hosing breakfast with Santa with seatings at 8:45 and 10 a.m. Dec. 6 at the church, 1757 244th Ave. NE.
For more information, call 392-8905.
Sammamish Forum- Letters to editor
December 3, 2008
Time for SAMMI Spirit
I don’t need to say it; we’re all talking about it. The economy is just plain scary. Now, more than ever, we need to keep focused on our families and our community. We will get through this together.
Those very same people who have been hit by the economic downturn are still out there doing their community service and providing fun and fundraising for the community. One shining example that comes to mind is the Sammamish Rotary and the Nightmare at Beaver Lake. Read more
Council requests more bus service
December 3, 2008
New report could hamper future efforts to add routes
City Council and staff took a step closer to increasing bus service in Sammamish at the Nov. 18 council meeting. But a report issued just before Thanksgiving calls for a new way of allocating bus routes. If its recommendations are adopted, it could become harder to add routes to Sammamish in the future. Read more
Neighbors prepare themselves for major disasters
December 3, 2008
State program helps train communities for emergencies
Margaret Rosenow holds up a map she drafted of her neighborhood and its existing resources in case disaster strikes. Photo by Gary Rosenow
Margaret Rosenow has a plan to protect your neighborhood. Actually, it’s not her plan, per se — it’s a state program called Map Your Neighborhood — but ever since she took a class in March, this Sammamish resident has sought ways to help residents prepare for disaster situations.
“This is what you use when you don’t have access to fire and police. When 911 does not work. When you’re on your own, this is what you do,” Rosenow said.
Map Your Neighborhood offers small communities a contingency plan in case an earthquake, or something on a similar scale, rattles the region.
Rosenow held a meeting Nov. 19 at her home on Northeast 4th Street for 12 neighbors. After watching an informational DVD and reading through a set of guidelines for disaster preparedness, the neighbors inventoried resources they have in their local community.
The inventory process included items such as extra bedding, fire extinguishers, a private generator, and skills such as first aid training or plumbing experience. Each resident left with a map of the neighborhood, with names, ages, and the special needs — diabetes, for example — of people living in the community. Read more
Students turn their ‘Eye’ on Renaissance
December 3, 2008
Members of The Raven Eye, the new student-run newspaper at Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, gather around folders of notes and stories. Photo by Christopher Huber
The 90 students at the Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, and their parents, will soon get their first issue of The Raven Eye, the school’s new newspaper.
Eighteen students, three parent advisors and one teacher are hard at work to meet their deadline of Dec. 17 to send out the brand new publication.
What makes this school paper different is that it is not part of the school’s curriculum — it’s essentially an after-school club, said parent advisor Denise Pearl. The group is run like a class but is not graded. Read more
He feeds Washington’s hungry, $1 at a time
December 3, 2008
Eirik Olsen, through his Feed Washington program, is using small donations to make big progress in feeding hungry children. Contributed
Eirik Olsen is the kind of person who takes action. So, when he realized the vast numbers of hungry children in Washington state, he didn’t just make a donation; he started a nonprofit organization to help get money to the right people.
Getting food into the bellies of poor children, he said, is a goal within reach.
“We don’t have to cure anything. We don’t have to do research. We just have to get the money out there,” he said.
Olsen’s charity, Feed Washington, strives to do just that. Those who know Olsen said they are not surprised at what he did.
“Instead of just donating, he came up with an idea,” said Dan Brown, a friend who has known Olsen for 19 years. “He’s the guy that makes it happen.” Read more
