Clubs
January 19, 2009
Camp Fire Family Group: 7 p.m. every other Tuesday, Clark Elementary School, 500 Second Ave. S.E., 313-1600 Read more
Mabel Nyberg
January 19, 2009
Mabel Nyberg, 87, a lifelong Issaquah resident, died peacefully Jan. 18, 2009, at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. Read more
Betty ‘Booner’ White
January 19, 2009
Betty White
Betty “Booner” White, a lifelong Issaquah resident, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue. She was 72. Read more
Shirlee Holmes Garratt
January 19, 2009
Shirlee Garratt
Shirlee Holmes Garratt, of Issaquah, died Jan. 13, 2009, at her home. She was 44. Read more
Marjorie Eleanor Palmer Passler
January 19, 2009
Marjorie Eleanor Palmer Passler, of Issaquah, died Jan. 8, 2009. She was 87. Read more
Health Support groups
January 19, 2009
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.eastsideintergroup.org
Al-Anon/Alateen: 10 a.m. Thursdays, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 745 Front St. S., 206-625-0000
ALS Support Group: 656-1650
Issaquah New Start for Al-Anon: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, Issaquah Community Baptist Church, 205 Mountain Park Blvd. S.W., 392-6893 Read more
Ozone friendly inhalers causing new problems
January 19, 2009
Sherry Williams, of Issaquah, holds up her new insurance approved hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhaler she uses for emergency flareups for her asthma.By Greg Farrar
Sherry Williams has lived with her asthma symptoms since her college days 30 years ago. She’s been putting up with her new inhaler since last July.
“I was switched to one of the new ones after I got a thing from my insurance company,” she said. “I had no choice.” Read more
How to recover emotionally after a disaster
January 19, 2009
The American Red Cross continues to provide relief to those affected by recent flooding throughout the state and wants to remind people not to overlook the emotional aspect of recovery.
Arts calendar
January 19, 2009
JANUARY
21st
ArtEAST presents “The Burning Man Collecting Works Benefit,” a showcase of art born of the harsh Black Rock Desert and its inspired inhabitants, through Jan. 31 at Up Front [art] gallery, 48 Front St. N. Call 996-8553. Read more
An Earnest return to stage
January 19, 2009
Issaquah native Jen Taylor (right) stars as Gwendolen Fairfax, seeking love with Paul Morgan Stetler, as John ‘Jack’ Worthing, in Village Theatre’s production of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ By John Pai
Issaquah native Jen Taylor has taken quite the circuitous route in her return to the stage at Village Theatre. In fact, the path to the starring role as Gwendolen Fairfax in the theater’s production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” took Taylor literally around the world and even into the digital realm.
After four years of starring roles at Issaquah High School’s theater program and in Village Theatre’s burgeoning KIDSTAGE program, Taylor set off for college in 1991 to hone her craft. But after graduating from Northwestern University where she studied theater, a funny thing happened. Read more
