Plateau basketball teams see mixed results
December 28, 2010
Sammamish basketball teams won, and lost, some tough games just before winter break.
Girls basketball
Eastlake
The day after the Eastlake girls basketball team improved to 6-0, head coach Sara Goldie’s mentor called to congratulate her, Goldie said. Her mentor observed a characteristic Goldie has worked to instill in the Lady Wolves from day one — playing fearless. It finally manifested itself in the heat of a game.
Despite a rough start Dec. 21, Eastlake beat the visiting Garfield Bulldogs 51-41 in the final league game of 2010.
Skyline’s Lindsey Nicholson zips past a Woodinville defender. Photo by Loretta Tinker
Former Eastlake coach to be inducted into Hall of Fame
December 28, 2010
Coaching basketball is in Richard Belcher’s blood. The sport has been such a part of his life and career since young adulthood that he even met his wife, Jill, 29 years ago while he was coaching her brother’s team in California.
In his 27 seasons coaching basketball from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. to Newport and Eastlake high schools, Belcher helped develop the skills and work ethic of hundreds of youth, including 17 players who went on to play Division-1 or professional ball, according to his resume.
Rich Belcher
Calendar Dec. 29, 2010
December 28, 2010
Events
Want to learn the basics of starting a business? Learn what is available from the small business administration, the steps in starting a business, how to write a business plan, how to do research and more at 2 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Sammamish Library.
Sammamish Boy Scout troops will hold their 26th annual Christmas tree recycling program. The program is the primary fundraiser for six troops. Trees will be picked up curbside starting at 9 a.m. Jan. 8.
The scouts suggest a donation of $15-$25 per tree. Donations can be attached to the tree in a plastic bag.
For more information, including details about who is eligible for pickup and where people can drop off trees, visit www.ScoutTreeDrive.org. Read more
Census results likely point to re-drawing of Sammamish’s Congressional District
December 28, 2010
Taking attendance at Sammamish City Council
December 27, 2010
New: Dec. 27, 1:03 p.m.
Though most City Council members have full-time day jobs and families at home, they all agree that they owe it to the Sammamish voters who put them there to do that job the best they can — whether it’s staying engaged with community concerns, digesting complicated policy documents or simply attending meetings.
A year-end check of council meeting attendance shows that all-in-all council members attend a vast majority of meetings in which they make formal decisions. The city does not log attendance for study sessions and informal joint meetings that occur every month or so.
No Councilmember had perfect attendance for the 31 special or regular meetings in 2010. Councilman John Curley led the group with six absences (19 percent of the meetings), followed by Councilman John James with four (13 percent) and Councilwoman Michele Petitti with three (10 percent), according to meeting minutes. Read more
Reps. Springer, Goodman get committee assignments
December 26, 2010
New: Dec. 26, 12:16 p.m.
State representatives Larry Springer and Roger Goodman, both Democrats who represent the 45th district, were assigned to their committees for the coming session.
Goodman will sit on Early Learning and Human Services, and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Springer sits on Higher Education, Local Government, and Ways and Means. Ways and Means is the chief budget and tax writing committee in the house.
Both have been assigned to the powerful Rules Committee, which oversees which bills from policy and fiscal committees come to the floor for a full vote of the state house.
Republican member of the House and Senate expect to announce committee assignments within the next few days.
A family’s troubles lead to an early Christmas gift
December 25, 2010
New: Dec. 25, 10:42 a.m.
At about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 15, Angela Gillis and her children abruptly awoke to the cacophony of a tree crashing through their kitchen in north Sammamish.
The windstorm that night caused an immense tree to literally split their single-story rambler in two. The rain poured in, soaking the furniture, insulation and everything else exposed by the hole in the roof, said Angela and her son, Sam Gillis, an Eastlake High School senior.
“It was a mess,” she said.
Longtime Sammamish resident Angela Gillis reacts to receiving a check for $2,700 from the community Dec. 22. The Gillis family lost their home after a tree crashed through it Dec. 15. Photo by Christopher Huber
Sammamish police to teach parents about cyber-predators
December 24, 2010
New: Dec. 24, 1:16 p.m.
Sammamish parents are invited to learn how to keep their children safe in the world of social media.
The Sammamish Police Department is holding its first-ever public forum at City Hall from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Titled “The Internet and Social Media: What Parents Need To Know,” law enforcement officials will offer tips on making sure your children aren’t the target of cyber predators, bullying and harassment online.
Presenters include Sammamish Police Chief Nate Elledge and Administrative Seargent Jessica Sullivan, King County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mike Mellis and Seattle lawyer Charles P.E. Leitch.
The forum is recommended for adults only. To register, visit https://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/departments/lawenforcement/Registration.aspx?ID=2087
Tree stumps become stocking stuffers
December 23, 2010
New: Dec. 23, 10:47 a.m.
If you took the yarn that went into the knit tree art in front of Eastlake High School and stretched it from end to end, you’d be on Snoqualmie Pass.
Approximately 38.6 miles of yarn went into the winter-themed tree sock project, which was spearheaded and funded almost entirely by local residents Beth Newfield and Suzanne Tidwell.
The stumps are covered in colorful yarn that the artists hope to change with the seasons. Contributed
New roundabout coming to 14th
December 22, 2010
New: Dec. 22, 11:23 a.m.
It will soon be a bit safer to walk through the Inglewood Glen neighborhood.
Northeast 14th Drive, which is often sees vehicles speeding to or from 228th Avenue, will get a roundabout, curb extensions and crosswalks as part of the city’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Project.
The Sammamish City Council approved spending $158,000 on the project, which will be done by Construct Company LLC, the company that recently completed a similar project on Northeast 19th Drive. Read more
