Education dollars will pay for hotel rooms
March 2, 2010
Here we go again.
This time, it’s the Lake Washington School Board that plans to take a long weekend – on the taxpayers’ nickel – so they can do public business away from, well, the public.
The plan, as with all retreats of elected officials, is to go away and talk about nagging issues without fear of being held accountable for what they say. Retreats are generally not recorded and any minutes are marginal, as was the case with the Sammamish City Council retreat. Read more
Sammamish Forum March 3
March 2, 2010
Reject Issaquah math curriculum
According to Memorandum No. 028-09M K-12 Education (for information purposes) sent to state math leaders, school principals and school district superintendents on May 4, 2009 from Randy Dorn, state Superintendent of Public Instruction, regarding high school mathematics core/comprehensive instruction materials final recommendations: “Superintendent Dorn’s final high school recommendations are based on both the work of the OSPI and the SBE as directed by statute. The final recommendation for high school is: Holt Mathematics.” Read more
Teens weigh in on rec center
March 2, 2010
Christopher Williamson, 17, doesn’t seem too concerned about whether teens think the future city recreation center is cool – they’ll use it.
“There’s not really an alternative,” he said.
Williamson is chairman of the Youth Leadership Board, a group of six high school students who interact with the City Council. The board is scheduled to make recommendations to the council April 6 about what it wants in the new recreation center. Read more
Residents talk about park needs
March 2, 2010
Getting an indoor aquatic center in Sammamish was either imperative or something not worth bothering with until the economy turns around — it depended on which person you asked.
A group of residents met Feb. 22 to discuss the city of Sammamish’s plans for its parks system for the next six years. It was one of a 10-part series of town hall-like meetings the city is hosting through March. Read more
EFR said 2009 was good year for fire protection
March 2, 2010
When Lee Soptich finally had a chance to reflect on 2009, one he counts as the most stressful of any in his 24 years as a fire chief, he said it was a mixed bag.
“It was the best of years and the worst of years for me,” Soptich said. Read more
5 vie for conservation district seat
March 2, 2010
King Conservation District voters will choose between five candidates for a contested board of supervisors seat in a March 16 election.
The candidates include Seattle residents Kirk Prindle and Mary Embleton, Auburn resident Mara Heiman, Redmond resident Teri Herrera and Renton resident Max Prinsen. Read more
Issaquah officials say annexation key to Klahanie Park
March 2, 2010
Issaquah officials called for decisions about adding Klahanie Park to the municipal parks system to be made alongside long-term growth agreements.
Members of the Issaquah City Council Services & Safety Committee discussed the park Feb. 25. The committee followed a recommendation from the city administration to weigh decisions about the park in conjunction with potential Klahanie annexations in mind. Read more
SAMMI nominees showcase Sammamish’s spirit
March 2, 2010
Students at Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning are busy creating fused-glass faces for nearly 40 awards to be presented at the ninth-annual SAMMI Awards. Read more
Scouts go deep to earn newly-minted merit badge
March 2, 2010
Cold waters greeted Boy Scouts from Troop No. 609 Jan. 26.
Submerging to 60 feet underwater, 20 of the 39 troop members completed their final dive off Alki Beach for their Professional Association of Diver Instructors certification for scuba diving and their Boy Scout merit badge. Read more
Class combines technology with community service
March 2, 2010
Pine Lake Middle School eighth-graders Kyle Feuerberg and Henry Jarvis threw a Super Bowl party for 25 homeless men for their multimedia elective class.
It sounds strange, but the pair teamed up, raised money for food and goodies, found a venue and invited homeless people to hang out Feb. 7 at Saint Luke’s Church in Bellevue. They get a grade for producing videos and multimedia content to promote the cause.
Read more
Read more
