http://sammamishreview.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:24:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the kickoff clock winds down to the start of the 4A state championship game between the Issaquah High School Eagles and the Skyline High School Spartans, students, staff and community members are rallying behind their school colors. Skyline students and staff are sending the Spartans off with an all-school pep ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/04/skyline-preps-for-championship New 10:51 a.m. After brief debate, City Council voted 6-1 in favor of increasing the property tax by one percent. State law prohibits the city from increasing property taxes by more than one percent per year. City projections show the new tax rate would be $2.04 per $1,000 in home value. For a ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/04/sammamish-imposes-1-percent-tax-hike [gallery=4] http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/tree-lighting-2008     Skyline’s football team practiced at the new Seattle Seahawks indoor practice facility (Virginia Mason Athletic Center) Dec. 2. Seahawks Coach Mike Holmgren addresses the team as Skyline’s coach, Mat Taylor, looks on. Skyline will face Issaquah at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in an attempt to win their second consecutive ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/skyline-learns-from-a-master   Edmonds police have arrested a Pittsburgh, Penn. man, 19, who they say burglarized a home in Sammamish and elsewhere in the state. Several residents have reported encounters with the man, who identified himself as a door-to-door magazine salesman. In the Edmonds case, he was charged with burglary and robbery.  Detective Bill ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/police-collar-area-burglary-suspect Budget prepares for tough times The city of Sammamish 2009 budget is remarkable — in a good way. City officials have put together a prudent spending plan that takes into account the current recession and looks to future years. For months now, the city has been spreading the bad news: A tax hike ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/review-editorial-23   Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, in conjunction with the Sammamish and Providence Point Kiwanis clubs, are hosing breakfast with Santa with seatings at 8:45 and 10 a.m. Dec. 6 at the church, 1757 244th Ave. NE. For more information, call 392-8905. http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/here-comes-santa-claus Time for SAMMI Spirit I don’t need to say it; we’re all talking about it. The economy is just plain scary. Now, more than ever, we need to keep focused on our families and our community. We will get through this together. Those very same people who have been hit by the ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/sammamish-forum-26 New report could hamper future efforts to add routes    City Council and staff took a step closer to increasing bus service in Sammamish at the Nov. 18 council meeting. But a report issued just before Thanksgiving calls for a new way of allocating bus routes. If its recommendations are adopted, it ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/council-requests-more-bus-service State program helps train communities for emergencies [caption id="attachment_2546" align="alignright" width="177" caption="Margaret Rosenow holds up a map she drafted of her neighborhood and its existing resources in case disaster strikes. Photo by Gary Rosenow"][/caption] Margaret Rosenow has a plan to protect your neighborhood. Actually, it’s not her plan, per se — it’s a ... http://sammamishreview.com/2008/12/03/neighbors-prepare-themselves-for-major-disasters