Eastlake’s Bill Monahan named top science teacher
December 28, 2011
Science teacher Bill Monahan got a pleasant interruption in his fourth period class one day in late November.
In the middle of his biology class, Eastlake assistant principal Chris Bede walked in and announced to the students that Mr. Monahan had just been recognized as the best science teacher in the state. The students cheered for Monahan, who stood humbled and slightly embarrassed.
Bill Monohan
Patricia Dallas
December 28, 2011
Patricia Dallas passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011.
Pat was born Aug. 17, 1951, in Los Angeles. She was a 28-year resident of Redmond and Sammamish, and a retiree from PACCAR, Inc.
Throughout her life Pat loved reading and flowers, and shared homemade cards with many friends and family. She viewed climbing Mount Rainier and raising her son Chris as her greatest achievements.
Survivors include her son Chris, husband Jim, father David Gonzales and sister Gloria Gomez.
A memorial service will be planned in the spring.
The family suggests remembrances to the N.W. Kidney Center — www.nwkidney.org.
Xibin Zeng
December 28, 2011
Xibin Zeng of Sammamish passed away on Dec. 16, 2011. He was 42. Xibin is survived by his wife, his two sons, his parents, and his two sisters. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at 6 p.m. in the Sammamish City Hall. Friends are invited to visit his website at xibin.zeng.muchloved.com.
New drop-off location for Eastside Baby Corner
December 28, 2011
Eastside Baby Corner has partnered with Issaquah Highlands Self Storage to offer a new drop-off location for donations.
The new site opened Dec. 1 and is currently accepting donations 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Eastside Baby Corner will accept gently used or new clothing and shoes for children, sizes newborn to 14; small toys (no bigger than 11 inches by 17 inches), gently used or new; and packaged disposable diapers. Read more
Eastside Catholic upsets O’Dea, Eastlake girls take 3rd at Nike invitational
December 28, 2011
Sammamish basketball teams stayed fresh during the first half of winter break. Some traveled out-of-state and others went to Seattle. The Eastside Catholic boys and Eastlake girls offered up the week’s top highlights. Read more
Eastside Catholic athletes place 3rd in state Scholastic Cup
December 28, 2011
Members of Eastside Catholic’s fall sports teams not only found success on the field, court and course, but also earned high marks in the classroom.
The Crusaders placed third in the Class 3A fall 2011-2012 Scholastic Cup, organized by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and the Washington Army National Guard. The school accumulated 340 points, behind Camas and Seattle Prep, which both tallied 380 points.
The scoring combines points a team earns by its members maintaining high cumulative GPAs or placing high in its respective state tournament. The football team earned 100 academic points for maintaining the highest grades throughout the team, and earned 20 points for making it to the first round of the state playoffs. The volleyball team received 80 for its second-place finish at state and the girls soccer team tied for fourth academically (40 points) and finished third in state on the soccer field (60 points). The boys cross country team earned 40 points for having the sixth-best collective GPA among other cross country teams in the state. Read more
Calendar Dec. 28
December 28, 2011
Professor Payne’s Amazing Flea Circus and Magic Show for ages 5 and up with an adult is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Sammamish Library.
How to start a business, a class that explains resources available through the Small Business Administration is at 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Sammamish Library.
A class, led by Dr. Amir Bastawrous, will discuss the treatment options available for colon cancer at all stages of the disease at 7 p.m. Jan. 18.
A discussion of the history, ethics and literature of Japanese internment during World War II, led by Professor Robert Keller, is at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Sammamish Library.
Get an ebook reader for a present? Learn how to download library books to it during a demonstration at 1 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Sammamish Library.
Scouts will take your old Christmas trees
December 27, 2011
New: Dec. 27, 2:44 p.m.
Sammamish residents whose Christmas trees are getting crispy can leave them curbside for local Boy Scout troops Jan. 7.
For the 27th year in a row, local troops will be recycling old trees to raise funds for Boy Scout events. The suggested donation is $15 to $30 per tree, left inside a plastic sandwich bag attached to the tree.
Trees must be out by 9 a.m. For more information, visit www.ScoutTreeDrive.org.
Councilman Mark Cross looks back on his time on City Council
December 26, 2011
New: Dec. 26, 2:18 p.m.
The Sammamish City Council will go into 2012 missing what has been perhaps its strongest environmental advocate over the last eight years.
Mark Cross cited the increasing demands of his new job in the city of Bellevue’s Planning Department and a desire to spend more time with his soon-to-be-college-aged children as reasons for not seeking reelection to a third term. Former Planning Commission Chairman Tom Vance, who had Cross’s endorsement during the election, will take over Cross’s seat. Read more
New sidewalk on the way
December 25, 2011
New: Dec. 25, 3:26 p.m.
Merry Christmas. A large stretch of Inglewood Hill Road is due to get a sidewalk next summer.
The Sammamish City Council got an update on the S1 million project at their Dec. 13 meeting and instructed staff to look into adding street lights to the project, which covers the roadway between 216th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 6th Court, near the new Sammamish EX3 Teen and Recreation Center.
The project will add a six-foot-wide sidewalk and curb to the south side of the roadway.
Councilman Mark Cross said the city should look into street lights for the stretch as well. Cross and others on the council envisioned the walkway being used by teens coming and going from the teen center.
The city hopes to begin design in the coming months and break ground on the project next summer.
