Calendar May 26
May 25, 2010
Events
- King County community forums will sponsor a series of community discussions revolving around the topic “Public Trust: Customer Service and Public Engagement.” They are designed for area residents to discuss their interactions with the county government. The forums will run through June 13 at locations around the county. To register and find a local forum, visit www.CommunityForums.org.
- The Sammamish Art Fair is putting out a call for submissions for this year’s show. The deadline to submit work to this juried event is May 27. The fair itself is scheduled for Oct. 9 and 10. For more information e-mail SammamishArtFair@gmail.com or visit www.sammamishartfair.wordpress.com.
- Agros International, a group that fights poverty in rural parts of Central America and Mexico, will host a presentation about their work at 7 p.m. June 2 at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. For more information, visit www.agros.org. RSVP to mfcastanon@comcast.net.
- The Muslim Association of Puget Sound will host a forum called “What the West Should Know About Islam” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. June 5 at the Old Redmond School, 16600 N.E. 80th St. in Redmond. Admission is free. E-mail outreach@mapsredmond.org.
- A Nightmare at Beaver Lake volunteer picnic, for people interested in volunteering in the Halloween scare fest, is scheduled for noon-4 p.m. June 5 at Beaver Lake Park, near the pavilion.
Health
- A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831.
Religious/spiritual
- Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. The café features drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom & baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group. There will also be one-off classes, studies and themed days. 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.
- Healing Prayer Service. If you have a physical, emotional or spiritual challenge or if you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, attend the Missio Lux Healing Prayer Service the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.
- The Social Justice Book Group meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. E-mail shlcministries@yahoo.com for information on the current book being discussed and location.
- Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered program offering support and a path to freedom, meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E. For more info, go to www.missiolux.org, or call 392-8636.
- Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.
- Moms In Touch is an inter-denominational, prayer support group for moms to get together and pray for children and schools. For more information, call Jan Domek, Issaquah School District representative, at 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, Lake Washington School District representative, at 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org.
- Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Call 392-8636.
- “Caffeine for the Soul,” a free Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 427-1654.
- Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654.
- Kabalat Shabbat is offered in the Chabad house at the Issaquah Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New members and guests are welcome. Call 427-1654.
- Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. To register, visit vedicculturalcenter.org.
- Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. To register for the current class, or for more information, call Nancy Carr at 868-1630.
- Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians and singers to learn traditional devotional bhajan, and how to make vegetarian pizzas and samosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.
Classes
- Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30-7:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3 p.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required.
- The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church.
Library activities
- How to start a business, a seminar that teaches about steps necessary to start a new business is at 10:15 a.m. June 8.
- Pajama Story Time, for ages 2-6, with adult, will start at 7 p.m. June 28. Come in your pajamas and enjoy stories, signs, puppets, movement and music. Space is limited.
- Musik Nest for ages 2-3, with adult, will start at 10:30 a.m. June 18 and 7 p.m. June 23 Share songs, dance, rhythm and new ways to enjoy music with your toddler.
- Toddler Story Time for children age 2-3 years will meet at 10 and 11 a.m. June 30.
- Talk Time provides conversation practice for adults who want to improve their language skills. Talk time starts at 7 p.m. June 1, 8 and 15.
- Hello English! an ESL class for beginners is at 10 a.m. June 1. Registration is required.
- The Mother-Daughter Book Group will discuss “Room One: A Mystery or Two” by Andrew Clements at 7 p.m. June 30 for girls 10-13 years old and their mothers.
- The Sammamish Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. June 16. This month, the club is doing a free read.
Students look at graduation in a tough economy
May 24, 2010
New: May 24, 3:02 p.m.
The University of Washington was always at the top of Colin Katagiri’s list of colleges to attend. The Eastlake senior figured he would live in the dorms and experience life in Seattle, but still be close to home in Sammamish, he said.
But when he understood the extra expense of living out of the house, Katagiri decided to save his parents a couple of thousand dollars a year by commuting to school. His father had been laid off and Colin felt he could be responsible by making the decision, he said. Read more
Sammamish streetlights might get makeover
May 23, 2010
New: May 23, 4:21 p.m.
The forest green poles have frills that wing out from the middle of their necks. Mounted to the top is a floral-like T with double-mast arms snaking out in soft curves.
For Mark Cross, it just looks wrong.
The city councilman is trying to get the city to change its design standards for streetlights, so developers have the latitude to install light poles that fit with the décor of neighborhood. Read more
Sammamish Review wins awards
May 22, 2010
New: May 22, 10:33 p.m.
Sammamish Review was named the No. 3 non-daily newspaper in the Pacific Northwest by the Society of Professional Journalists at the society’s May 22 awards banquet. Additionally, 100 percent of the Review’s editorial staff took home first place awards. Read more
The skaters come out at night in Sammamish
May 22, 2010
New: May 22, 2:14 p.m.
It was late, hours after the bustle of high schoolers and preteens had died down. No more pick-up games on the basketball court. No moms nudging strollers through the upper mezzanine of the park. The parking lots had emptied around the time the sun went down.
That’s when they shuffled onto the concrete bowl and started gliding along the rails, tipping back onto their boards’ back wheels, traveling in parabolas, blowing off steam.
Andy Hopgood, a 19-year-old Renton resident, drives over to Sammamish a few times a week to skate in the late evening and early morning. Photo by J.B. Wogan
Teens step up for Sammamish Youth Board
May 21, 2010
New: May 21, 2:10 p.m.
A new cadre of teenagers are poised to become youth advocates in Sammamish.
The City Council approved a list of 35 students to sit on the Sammamish Youth Board, a group of young residents who work as civic leaders and make recommendations to the council. Read more
Sammamish Farmer’s Market opens for 2010
May 20, 2010
Sammamish Farmer’s Market opens for the season
May 20, 2010
New: May 20, 11:10 a.m.
The crowd was sparse as Sammamish Farmers Market organizers and city staff prepared to open in the pouring rain May 19. But when the Cascade Ridge Elementary marimba ensemble began to play its jovial tunes under the covered area, parents and Sammamish residents flocked to the Sammamish Commons to help bring in the market’s third season.
Sammamish Mayor Don Gerend swung the cowbell to ring in the start of the 2010 market season.
Deb Sogge, executive director of the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce, holds up the ceremonial cow bell. Photo by Christopher Huber
“I’m impressed with the turnout,” said Kai Ottesen, a vendor with first-year participant Hedlin Farms. Read more
‘You rascals’
May 19, 2010
Issaquah school board got it right
May 18, 2010
