Inglewood families prepare for shift to middle school
April 26, 2011
Change is coming to Inglewood Junior High and school staff are planning for it.
With a flood of sixth-graders enrolling and as many ninth-graders leaving in fall 2012 as part of the Lake Washington School District’s grade reconfiguration, leaders at Sammamish’s only junior high recently gave parents an idea of how their transition plan is progressing.
The district will move to a grades kindergarten-through-five elementary school, grades six-through-eight middle school and four-year high school system. In the current system elementary school runs through sixth grade, junior high is grades seven through nine and high school starts in 10th grade. Read more
Sammamish National Merit finalists win scholarships
April 26, 2011
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced April 20 that three Sammamish high schoolers received scholarships in the corporate-sponsored round. Benjamin Huang and Praveen Puvvadi, of Skyline High School and Jeffrey McNerney, who attends Redmond High, each received a scholarship, according to a press release. They are among about 1,000 National Merit finalists in the United States who will receive a scholarship, which could range from $500 to $10,000 as a one-time or a four-year recurring award. Read more
Eastlake golfers top Skyline, continue winning streak
April 26, 2011
If the Skyline girls golf team learned anything from playing at Sahalee Country Club, it’s that you have to keep your drives straight and practice a little longer on the putting green before the match.
“It’s like you’re hitting the golf ball down a highway,” said Skylne coach Erik Hansen. “If you don’t keep it straight you find yourself in trouble.”
Not all of the girls learned that the hard way, but the course notorious for frustrating unaccustomed golfers took just enough away from the visiting team to preserve another victory for Eastlake.
Eastlake’s Megan Wotherspoon putts on the fourth-hole green on the East 9 course at Sahalee April 21. She took first place with a 43-stroke performance. Photo by Christopher Huber
Skyline girls tennis bests Bothell 7-0
April 26, 2011
There’s nothing in springtime sports quite like three straight non-rainy days. And for the Skyline girls tennis team, three dry days meant three matches in a row to make up for the plethora of postponements.
Although the Spartans are in a rebuilding year, the squad showed some promise by winning its third match in as many days April 21 in Sammamish.
After beating Redmond April 19 and Eastlake April 20, it beat Bothell 7-0 to improve to 5-2.
Skyline senior Molly Knutson returns the ball with a forehand in the second set of doubles play against Bothell April 21. Photo by Christopher Huber
Scoreboard April 27
April 26, 2011
Baseball
Saturday, April 23
Eastlake 3, Sedro-Woolley 2 Read more
Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District to present water plan
April 25, 2011
New: April 25, 2:44 p.m.
The Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District will present the 2010 Water Comprehensive Plan to the Public at 6 p.m. May 9 at the district offices, 1510 228th Ave. S.E.
The draft plan is available online at www.sammplat.wa.org/2010comprehensivewater.asp or at the Sammamish, Issaquah and Redmond libraries.
Interested residents may comment in writing to Jay Krauss, general manager of the sewer district. The comment period is expected to last through the May 9 meeting. The earliest meeting where the board might consider the plan is May 16.
2011 Spring Home Tour
April 25, 2011
Sammamish Art Fair needs artists
April 24, 2011
New: April 24, 10:18 a.m.
The Sammamish Arts Commission invites artists from Sammamish and the surrounding area to submit their application to participate in the fifth annual Sammamish Art Fair. The event features local fine artists, as well as a variety of family and children’s activities. In addition, it will feature live entertainment.
The art fair has grown to be a standout annual event, due to it being a juried show.
Artists selected to the art fair do not have to pay booth fees or a commission, but will be assigned a committee to help organize the event.
For more information and to download the application form, visit www.sammamishartfair.wordpress.com. The application deadline is May 15. The event runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct 8 and 9 at Sammamish City Hall.
Sammamish City Council approves use of eminent domain
April 23, 2011
New: April 23, 11:16 a.m.
The Sammamish City Council passed an ordinance April 18 that will allow the city to condemn, and eventually obtain, a strip of private property in front of the city’s soon-to-be-opened teen recreation center.
The 7,355 square feet of property in question is needed for the city to install a second driveway for vehicles to access the Boys and Girls Club facility. Currently, the only driveway into the former King County Library building’s parking lot is from 228th Avenue near the intersection with Inglewood Hill Road, making for dangerous left turns into and out of the facility. Read more
Officials release kokanee salmon into Laughing Jacobs Creek
April 22, 2011
New: April 22, 1:19 p.m.
Seventy-five kokanee fry swam in a small camping cooler by Laughing Jacobs Creek, unaware they were surrounded by federal, state, county and city administrators, as well as concerned citizens — all people intent on helping the native salmon survive in the wild.
The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery teamed up with the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group and dignitaries from the city all the way to the federal level for the second annual kokanee fry release at Hans Jensen Park on April 18.
