Beavers, turtles, deer and ducks!
July 20, 2010
Mug Fussell is Sammamish’s new citizen
July 20, 2010
Meg Fussell, a 2010 Eastlake graduate, holds her certificate of citizenship after officially becoming a U.S. citizen July 4th at the Seattle Center. Contributed
Skyline grad drafted by Orioles
July 20, 2010
Brad Decater plays third base for the Bluefield Orioles in the Appalachian League. Contributed
District 9 softball finishes up
July 20, 2010
Sammamish youth golfers ready for District 2 tournament
July 20, 2010
Record number of redheads descends upon Skyline High School
July 19, 2010
New: July 19, 2:33 p.m.
World record holders often display some type of quirky talent, and the redheads gathering in Sammamish were no exception. After all, it is an innate talent to carry two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16. These genes cause a change in the MC1R protein, which regulates skin and hair color.
“I love being a redhead,” Jennifer Phillips, of Mukilteo, said. “It’s fun to see everyone together at one time.”
Awash in a sea of red, more than 900 redheads came to the Redheads and More Redheads Day to set a Guinness World Record. Photo by Laura Geggel
Investigators see signs of gang ties in Lake Sammamish State Park shootings
July 18, 2010
New: July 18, 7:02 p.m.
Though investigators continue to comb Lake Sammamish State Park for evidence from the deadly shootings at a picnic area Saturday night, early indicators point to bad blood between rival gangs as a possible cause.
The shooting inside the park at dusk left two men dead and another four men injured. The shootout erupted after a dispute between two men from rival groups picnicking at the park. The cause of the argument remained unknown Sunday, although alcohol could have been a factor in the incident. Read more
Sammamish woman uses fellowship to travel, study
July 18, 2010
New: July 18, 6:42 p.m.
Twenty thousand dollars, eight months, six countries and two world regions all add up to one big trip. These are the stipulations that Autumn Cutter, of Sammamish, was given for the Bonderman Travel Fellowship. Starting in January 2011, recent University of Washington graduate Cutter will spend at least eight months traveling the world.
Autumn Cutter (right) works with a couple kids from India where she spent three months last year. That trip inspired her to continue traveling around the world. Contributed
Shootings reported at Lake Sammamish State Park
July 17, 2010
UPDATED — 1:05 a.m. July 18, 2010
A shooting at a party in Lake Sammamish State Park left at least two men dead and another four men injured after gunshots shattered a summer Saturday evening. Read more
Businesses, city discuss sustainability
July 16, 2010
New: July 16, 4:22 p.m.
Local business owners put in their two cents about ways Sammamish could become more environmentally and economically sustainable at a Sammamish Chamber of Commerce luncheon July 15.
Kamuron Gurol, director of the city’s Community Development department, spoke of the city’s current efforts to reduce resource consumption, including doing online business licensing, installing lighting fixtures that don’t turn on when natural light is available, installing a compost bin outside the lunch room and the recent replacement of the city’s fleet of six Ford Taureses with five hybrid Ford Escapes through a federal grant. The new vehicles get 10 miles more for every gallon of gas, he said. Read more
