Council won’t fund Eastlake tree art
October 31, 2010
New: Oct. 31, 1:17 p.m.
The cluster of bare tree trunks in front of the Starbucks near Eastlake High School likely won’t become permanent sculptures after the City Council balked at the potential price tag.
The trees, which had begun to die in 2009 following the expansion of 228th Avenue, were chopped down to stumps and left while the city’s arts commission considered turning them into totem pole-like wood sculptures. They’ve sat undisturbed next to the road for the last year. Read more
Sammamish City Council finishes Town Center plan, for now
October 30, 2010
New: Oct. 30, 10:15 a.m.
Waiting 30 seconds or more at a traffic light at one of the major intersections on 228th Avenue is not unheard of for a Sammamish driver on the road during the morning or evening commute.
Throw in 2,000 new residences, 600,000 square feet of stores and offices, a new school and all the assorted pedestrian and car traffic that comes with those developments, and by 2030 a Sammamish driver may be waiting up to 55 seconds at intersections on 228th and 80 or more seconds at intersections immediately west of there, such as 218th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 4th Street. Read more
Evergreen hospital needs advisors
October 29, 2010
Sammamish residents who are part of the Evergreen Hospital Medical Center District —roughly the north half of the city — can become advisors to the hospital.
Community Advisors shape programs, address healthcare issues and advise the hospital’s Board of Commissioners and administration.
Advisors attend seven educational sessions during the year, serve on internal task forces and represent the hospital at regional events.
Advisors serve a three-year term starting in January.
People interested in becoming an advisor should be involved in the community, have professional and or volunteer experience, good written and oral communication skills and an interest in healthcare. Applications are available at www.evergreenhospital.org or 899-2664. The deadline to apply is Nov. 12.
Man shoots deer with bow, again
October 28, 2010
New: Oct. 28, 11:34 a.m.
Sammamish deer apparently have more to worry about than just dodging traffic these days.
For the second time in a little more than a month, police are investigating a report of someone hunting deer in city limits. Read more
A Sammamish based group travels to study reports of a haunting
October 27, 2010
Members of the Sammamish-based Washington State Paranormal Investigations and Research spent a week studying a haunted castle in California. Photo by Renee Totten/Forgotten Places Photography
Skyline homecoming parade
October 26, 2010
Photos from the 2010 homecoming parade Read more
Factory in Town Center?
October 26, 2010
Council rejects idea for electric car plant
Independent streak defines voters on the Eastside
October 26, 2010
Jay Krauss takes reins at water and sewer district
October 26, 2010
Issaquah elementary schools need new science curriculum
October 26, 2010
