EFR emphasizes training during safety event
June 14, 2011
Eastside Fire & Rescue is joining other fire service organizations across the United States and Canada in observing the annual stand down for firefighter safety June 19-25.
The event’s theme, Surviving the Fire Ground, focuses on a firefighter’s situational awareness and personal safety during imminent danger. Read more
Lawmakers to discuss legislative session in Issaquah
June 14, 2011
Meet more than a dozen Eastside state lawmakers June 21 as business groups hold a legislative wrap-up in Issaquah.
The event is open to all Sammamish businesses. Join lawmakers at Timber Ridge at Talus, 100 Timber Ridge Way N.W., at 3:30 p.m. RSVP early at the East King County Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition website, www.eastkingchambers.org. The cost to attend is $20 and includes light appetizers. Read more
Sammamish to hire temporary parks planner
June 14, 2011
Sammamish will hire a temporary parks planning technician to assist with the city’s full plate of upcoming parks projects.
The Sammamish City Council unanimously approved the hire at their June 7 meeting as part of their consent agenda, with no discussion by staff or council members. Read more
Calendar June 15
June 14, 2011
Last chance for trail building at Evans Creek Preserve will be from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 18. The city is using volunteer labor to build a network of trails at the city-owned park, just north of City Limits. Volunteers should be at least 16, or have adult supervision. Visit the city website at ci.sammamish.wa.us or email Dawn Sanders at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us to register.
Eastridge Church will host a car and motorcycle show and chili cook off. Proceeds will benefit Royal Family Kids’ Camo, a camp in King County for foster children. Other activities such as a children’s area, entertainment and a barbeque will round out the day. Gates open at 7 a.m. June 18. Admission is free. There is a $20 fee to register for the car and motorcycle show. Breakfast will be available for $5 from 7-10 a.m. Awards will begin at 1 p.m. Read more
2 Sammamish laxers earn All-America honors
June 14, 2011
Katie Mincin
Skyline senior Katie Mincin graduated an All-American, according to U.S. Lacrosse. The national governing body for youth and collegiate lacrosse announced she made the first team All-America for her standout performance in the 2011 lacrosse season.
Mincin finished her high school career — she played attack for the Issaquah girls club lacrosse team — with 206 goals and 72 assists. She will attend Gonzaga University in the fall and plans to play for the school’s club lacrosse team and study international business and marketing. Read more
Nicole Guptil fired strikes, set the pace for Eastlake softball
June 14, 2011
Nicole Guptil dominated batters from the mound, and helped herself on offense, hitting .400 in her final season at Eastlake. Photo by Christopher Huber
Eastlake senior Nicole Guptil was a bit nervous heading into the 2011 softball season.
She had led KingCo batters with a .521 batting average as a junior in 2010 and had stepped up her game as one of the league’s leading pitchers, too.
“It definitely made me more nervous for this year,” she said June 7, reflecting on the team’s run in May.
But Guptil turned those nerves into strikeouts and hits in 2011. Although she didn’t top the league, she still finished with a .400 batting average and had 98 strikeouts against regular-season KingCo batters. In those 16 games, she walked 32 batters and finished with a 12-2 record. She also led the team with 20 RBIs. Read more
Lindsey Nicholson brought high energy, drive
June 14, 2011
Skyline senior Lindsey Nicholson stood out as a leader on the basketball court and the softball field. She plans to play softball at Boise State University. Photo by Christopher Huber
When Skyline girls basketball players would come to pre-game warm-ups, they would find the colorful artwork of senior guard Lindsey Nicholson covering the whiteboard. She often drew pet animals for each player. The silly antics were meant to keep the mood light among the team before game-time, head coach Greg Bruns said, but Nicholson got down to business when necessary.
“She always had the mentality of team before herself, which is hard to find, at least among high school athletes,” said longtime teammate, senior Michelle Bretl. “She was never really about the recognition. Read more
County libraries invite teens to make videos and win prizes
June 14, 2011
Some books make great movies, especially if they have a great director.
For the third consecutive year, the King County Library System is holding the Read.Flip.Win Video Book Review Contest, open to middle and high school students. Read more
Dennis Isherwood
June 14, 2011
Dennis Isherwood
Aug. 28, 1960 – June 11, 2011
Dennis Isherwood lost his brief but courageous battle with stomach cancer on June 11, 2011. He was 50 years young.
Everyone who met Dennis was blessed with his amazing and contagious zest for life. He had a never-ending smile, a great sense of humor and made conversation with nearly everyone he encountered. Read more
Romaina gets a container-full, courtesy of PLCC
June 14, 2011
Harvey Nelson, of Pine Lake Covenant Church, pushes a box to the back of a 40-foot container June 8 while volunteers load 583 boxes of donated goods to send to Romania. Photo by Christopher Huber
As the boxes piled up in the back parking lot at Pine Lake Covenant Church June 8, volunteers played a big game of Tetris in the back of the 40-foot semi-truck trailer. They had to figure out how to best arrange nearly 600 boxes of supplies donated from the Sammamish community over the past month and a half. The church youth group members formed a continuous stream of boxes as they grabbed them from a room in the building and prepped them for loading.
Pine Lake Covenant Church gathered about 11,000 pounds of clothing, school supplies, household goods and other life necessities to send to families in Targu jiu, in the Gorj region of Romania. The youth group and other church volunteers spent the evening June 8 loading the 583 boxes of goods into a 40-foot shipping container. Read more
