Groundhog alert!
January 30, 2009
Go to www.issaquahpress.com, look through the photo slideshow of Punxsutawney Phil and figure out where he is in each photo. Then, send an e-mail to editor@isspress.com with your answers.
The first five people to get all of the answers correct, or the most answers correct, will get great prizes, donated by Issaquah merchants.
Mark your calendar now so you don’t forget!
Punxsutawney Phil
Police look for two men in home invasion robbery
January 30, 2009
NEW — 11:30 a.m. Jan. 30, 2008
Issaquah police are looking for two men who forced their way into an apartment in the 900 block of Sunrise Place Southeast at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The two men, armed with handguns, forced their way into the apartment when the owner’s boyfriend answered the door.
No one was hurt in the incident, according to a press release.
The Pine Lake Hoe Down
January 28, 2009
Students, parents and staff put on their best western outfits for a night of line dancing, food and fun at Pine Lake Middle School in Sammamish, Jan. 23.
Come to the Cougar Mountain Academy ‘Sailing Vessels’ art show
January 28, 2009
NEW — 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 2008
Students at the Cougar Mountain Academy are hosting an art show from 1-4 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
The event is open to the public. The school is at 5410 194th Ave. S.E.
More than 80 pieces of nautical art from students in preschool through fifth grade are displayed in the auditorium. Refreshments will be available.
‘Rainbow Sails,’ by first-grader Sanjna Battepati, is one of the 80 artworks on display at the Cougar Mountain Academy art show.
History — From a nearby classroom
January 27, 2009
Bob Nelson (above)places a hand on son Erik’s shoulder through much of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address Jan. 20 during a breakfast party for parents and their students in the fifth-grade classroom of Issaquah Valley Elementary School teacher Susan Adler. More than 50 students and parents filled the classroom for the morning’s pomp and circumstance televised from Washington, D.C. Sam Schaengold (below, left) waves a flag as he sits with his mother Teri. Parents provided decorations, food and refreshments for the class party.
Comment on Tiger Mountain housing project
January 27, 2009
251 homes, 344 homes or none?
A public meeting is set for Jan. 29 to discuss the draft environmental impact statement for a proposed 67-acre housing development site behind the grandstand of Issaquah High School. Read more
Girl admits kidnapping didn’t happen
January 27, 2009
A 10-year-old Endeavour Elementary School girl, who told authorities she was kidnapped from in front of her Klahanie home Jan. 19, admitted to police Jan. 24 that she lied. Read more
Zero-energy housing project is delayed
January 27, 2009
The nation’s financial crisis is hitting close to home, or more precisely zHome. Read more
Building permits are in for district’s 15th elementary school
January 27, 2009
Elementary School No. 15 building from the northeast with the main entrance at left and classrooms at right. By Issaquah School District
District officials have submitted building permits to the city of Sammamish for the new school building, temporarily called Elementary 15.
School officials still hope to break ground and begin work on the site, on Southeast 16th Street in the Crossings neighborhood at Pine Lake, this spring.
Cooking in another language
January 27, 2009
Rachel Lau helps 2-year-old Caitlyn Zier add orange juice to her “good luck” noodle salad at the New Year Nibbles event at Sponge. Local families got together Jan. 18 to celebrate the New Year with language classes and cooking fun. Wenxin Huang Gillis (below) teaches families how to say ‘I’m hungry’ in Mandarin. By Taryn Zier
