City to count traffic at 38 locations
February 23, 2010
The City Council opted to spend up to $12,000 to figure out just how bad traffic is. At its Feb. 16 meeting, the council hired Trafficount, an Olympia-based contractor, to perform traffic counts at 18 intersections in the morning and afternoon rush hours and to conduct average daily traffic counts at 38 locations.
Among the locations are three intersections on East Lake Sammamish Parkway, three on 228th Avenue and three on 244th Avenue. Read more
Eastlake grad shares in Saints Super Bowl victory
February 23, 2010
When the New Orleans Saints opened the second half of the Super Bowl with an onside kick, Marcus Ungaro knew it was coming. They had practiced it for two weeks and he had captured every play on video.
And when Tracy Porter intercepted Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning’s pass in the fourth quarter, the 2003 Eastlake graduate was shooting from the end zone.
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Alcott youth, parents sort clothes for the needy
February 23, 2010
When they could have been out playing or gardening on a sunny Saturday, dozens of Alcott Elementary fourth- through sixth-graders and their parents chose to help fold and sort clothes.
They weren’t doing laundry, but rather they were volunteering to help Sammamish-based Kids Without Borders, an organization that collects and distributes new clothes to needy children.
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Ben Allen Gay
February 23, 2010
Ben Allen Gay, of Sammamish, died Feb. 15, 2010, after a valiant battle with brain cancer. He was 53.
The cancer may have claimed him, but it could never take away his sweet smile and gentle nature. Read more
Beaver Lake students see the results of bad choices
February 23, 2010
Twisted metal and stained car seats are all that remain of a crash that claimed the lives of two best friends.
Chase Tinsley, 18, and Zackary Oliver, 21, were only going to drive about a mile to sleep at a friend’s house after a party on Lake Tapps that morning. They never made it. Read more
Funny from nothing
February 23, 2010
Eastlake comedy improv troupe is one of the best in the Seattle area
For Eastlake senior Nahani Toda-Peters, the best part of doing improvisational theater is the moment a good joke comes out by accident. The crowd erupts in laughter and she surprises herself with the hilarity of what she just said.
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Skyline beats Woodinville, advances to KingCo final
February 23, 2010
Before the second-round KingCo tournament match against Woodinville, Skyline Spartans head coach J. Jay Davis laid out his game plan: win.
That was all that mattered, he said, and the plan was for his players to do whatever they needed to do to fend off the 10-5 (conference) Falcons to advance to the KingCo 4A Championship against Lake Washington.
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Eastlake tops Ballard, still alive in playoffs
February 23, 2010
The Eastlake boys basketball team likes to mix things up on defense, according to senior forward Michael Russo. Usually it works, but not always the way they’d like.
3 wrestle to top 10
February 23, 2010
The four Skyline and Eastlake grapplers who made it to the state tournament put on respectable matches Feb. 19-20 in Tacoma, and two came close to winning. Skyline placed 25th overall with 18 points. Eastlake placed 56th of 69 teams.
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State Legislature may discuss some levy lid changes
February 23, 2010
The Washington state Legislature is working on two bills that could either raise or lower local levy lids, changing the amount a school district could tax voters.
The first bill, introduced by Sen. Joe Zarelli, R-Ridgefield, and co-sponsored by state Sen. Cheryl Pflug, R-Maple Valley, would revamp the way the state funds public K-12 education. Read more
