Eastside Catholic students turn to community for lessons in service
April 4, 2012
The local community got a boost March 27 when hundreds of high school students stepped out of the classroom to lend a helping hand.
The service projects were the focal point of Eastside Catholic High School’s “Peace and Justice Day.”
“One of our school’s touchstones is servant leadership,” said teacher Julie Jessum. “That really drives the program today to get involved with the community.”
Ninth-grade Eastside Catholic High School student Steven Johnescu works with his teacher Julie Jessum to help clean the windows at Providence Marianwood Skilled Nursing Community March 27. Photo by Lillian Tucker
Sammamish poet invites community to learn about haiku in nature
April 4, 2012
For poets and readers alike, haiku can offer a heightened awareness of natural surroundings.
That’s what Sammamish resident Michael Dylan Welch, vice president of the Haiku Society of America, believes and that’s what he hopes to bring to participants of the upcoming “Haiku in the Woods,” event.
Michael Dylan Welch, a noted poet, will lead a discussion of haiku. Contributed
Global Washington visits Sammamish
March 21, 2012
The SAMMI awards ceremony is not the only place that evidence of Sammamish’s good will can be found. Every day the spirit of giving is illustrated by the numerous nonprofit organizations that are run by local citizens.
It’s the concentration of groups and charities that brought Bookda Gheisher, executive director of Global Washington, to talk to Sammamish residents on March 13 about her organization that acts as a club for the state’s nonprofits. Read more
SAMMIs recognize inspirational people
March 19, 2012
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The Sammamish community came together March 16 night to celebrate the “magnificent moments of inspiration” that local neighbors, parents and students have brought to the area. These moments were the focal point of 11 awards that were handed down to individuals that had been nominated and judged by their community. Capturing the spirit of the evening the 2012 SAMMI Awards Ceremony and the Youth Advocate Award were both dedicated the late Officer Stan Chapin, who won the Youth Advocate Award in 2003.
Kent Kiernan accepted The Spirit of Sammamish award March 16 at the 2012 SAMMI awards for all his volunteer work. Kiernan does a lot for the community including leading the Sammamish Citizen Corps Council in its efforts to secure safe neighborhoods and plan for emergencies. Photo by David Nadalin
SAMMI’s highlight the hard work of the community
March 14, 2012
The time has come again for Sammamish to acknowledge magnificent moments of inspiration. The annual SAMMI awards ceremony takes place with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and the awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, March 16 at the Eastridge Church. Read more
Lake Washington PTA presents awards
March 14, 2012
The Lake Washington PTSA Council celebrated the 115th anniversary of the national PTA with a Founder’s Day luncheon and awards ceremony at the Sahalee Country Club Feb. 10. Read more
Dune Butler: Sammamish’s eclectic musical prodigy
March 6, 2012
Dune Butler doesn’t want his free flowing body of curls or his namesake of a sandy mound to stereotype him as a dirty hippy. He is a clean hippy. But mostly, he is a musician. Read more
‘Come Sit a While’ and take in the art of Hanna Viano
March 6, 2012
‘“Come sit a while” is something a grandmother would say, patting the seat next to her. It’s also the title being used by the Sammamish Arts Commission for its art exhibit of Seattle artist Hanna Viano’s paper cuts that will run from March 9 through June 29 in the Sammamish City Hall. Read more
Sammamish designer Lizzie Parker goes for big time on NBC show
February 29, 2012
Lizzie Parker’s clothing shop is tucked away in Issaquah’s Gilman Village surrounded by wooden sidewalks and flowers sprouting out of weathered barrels. Inside, Angus, an English bulldog, lies on the wood floor looking up at the racks of clothes his owner designed and made herself.
Used to make herself, that is. Demand is far too great for the designer to handle on her own now that Parker’s line of modern knitwear is set to gain national attention when NBC’s reality show “Fashion Star” premieres March 13.
Lizzie Parker reviews some of the clothing in her store in Issaquah. Photo by Lillian Tucker
“A celebration of life” is a mom’s gift to terminally ill son
February 29, 2012
Behind her, a party is in full gear, with lots of noise and conversation, a clown blowing up balloons and younger children racing around a public room in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Duthie Hill Road in Issaquah.
For her part, Joyce Moore is in a clown costume, as is the party’s guest of honor, her son Michael Stallman. Moore tells a visitor the event is a celebration and nothing less. It is a happy occasion, she insists.
Friends and family gathered last week, in the words of his mother, to celebrate the life of Michael Stallman, seated center. His mother Joyce Moore stands behind him, while family friend Mark Disalle is seated next to Michael. Photo by Tom Corrigan
