Skyline football back on ESPN
March 30, 2009
The Skyline Spartans football team has scheduled two top-tier out-of-state opponents to play as part of its 2009 non-conference football schedule, according to a press release from the school’s athletic department.
Silver laxers win
March 30, 2009
Silver team midfielder RJ Lockard races down the sideline in a game against Maple Valley. Photo by Charles Mauzy/IYL
The Issaquah Senior Silver lacrosse team beat the Maple Valley Senior Blue 8-5 March 28. Cannon Gardner led the team with four goals, two assists and three ground balls. Ryan Benz finished the game with three goals, one assist and four ground balls and Nick Mauzy had two goals for the Silver.
Players on the silver team are bound for Skyline High School. For more information on the Issaquah Youth Lacrosse league, visit www.issaquahyouthlacrosse.com.
Indecisive water district cedes appointment to county council
March 30, 2009
New March 29 1:30 p.m.
In five months, the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District has been unable to fill a vacancy on its board of commissioners. After much debate and two failed votes, the commission is likely to miss its chance to make the appointment, passing off the responsibility to the King County Council. Read more
City seeks input Beaver Lake Park plans
March 28, 2009
New March 28, 11:22 a.m.
“What do you envision???” ran atop the last slide of a Beaver Lake Park presentation to City Council March 10.
The question captures the gist of the Parks and Recreation Department’s efforts on Beaver Lake Park: to gather input from the council and the public about how the park could be improved.
The great bus debate
March 27, 2009
New March 27, 3:20 p.m.
A policy war over who gets the bigger chunk of future bus service has broken out in King County.
Sammamish City Councilwoman Kathy Huckabay wants to make sure the Eastside doesn’t get the short end of the stick. As Sammamish’s representative on the Suburban Cities Association, she took part in a February letter to the Municipal League of King County that disputed the league’s report on new bus service from King County Metro Transit.
Smart Car smart investment for local businessman
March 26, 2009
New March 26 3:07 p.m.
Shortly after Roland Fink purchased his Smart Car in early 2008, he attended a realtors’ gathering at a luxury home in Bellevue.
Fink, a Sammamish resident, parked his tiny car among Ferraris and other fancy vehicles. But, when he went to leave, his miniature, futuristic-looking car garnered an ecstatic reaction from some of the children at the event. Read more
Author hopes to inspire to end homelessness
March 25, 2009
New March 25, 12:53 p.m.
Seattle-area author and mental health chaplain Craig Rennebohm has worked with the homeless in the region since 1997. He began working with gangs in Chicago in 1968, and has since cared for people in their darkest moments of isolation and desperation. The former pastor has helped countless families and individuals, primarily those with mental illness, find a path to recovery, healing and employment. He has also worked to train and equip local churches to do the same. Read more
Tribe questions bridge
March 23, 2009
Snoqualmie Tribe wants to ensure area has no cultural relics
The bridge would be built near Allen Lake. Photo by J.B. Wogan
The Snoqualmie Tribe has requested that the city of Sammamish delay construction on a wetland bridge that would connect 244th Avenue between Northeast 3rd Street and Northeast 8th Street. Read more
Slow it down
March 23, 2009
State troopers to monitor school zones for speeders
Drivers in a rush should be wary of school zones in Sammamish. For the next few weeks, they’re receiving extra police attention.
Lee Fellinge won’t run for re-election
March 23, 2009
Lee Fellinge
City Councilman Lee Fellinge has announced that he will not run for re-election in November.
Fellinge said that he and his wife wanted to travel more and have more time to spend together.
“I care greatly about the city,” he said. “I’ve spent an enormous amount of time on it.” Read more
