Local anglers ready for opening day April 25
April 21, 2009
The alarm clock rings at 4 a.m., the coffee pot percolates a half-hour later and then most local anglers, after a gulp of coffee and a bite of toast, will trek to Pine Lake in Sammamish or to their favorite lake for the April 25 Opening Day of lowland lake fishing. Read more
Here’s my first-year impression of Issaquah High School
April 21, 2009
Hall Monitor Alex Tucker Issaquah High School
Going to a new school can be overwhelming. You wonder if you will make new friends, get good grades and overall enjoy the school.
I moved to Issaquah last summer from Colorado, and I attend Issaquah High School as a sophomore. I have found out a lot about the way Issaquah High works, and so far I have had a great experience here.
From green to gold: City, school district net awards
April 21, 2009
On Earth Day, city and Issaquah School District officials will accept awards made from recycled glass at the King County Green Globe Awards. Read more
Arbor Day Assist
April 21, 2009
Mayor Ava Frisinger plants a Burr oak sapling during the city’s Arbor Day celebration. City Arborist Alan
Where in the world is Muscle Bob Buff Pants?
April 21, 2009
Sunset Elementary School students learn while tracking him down
Fifth-grader Kayleigh Bangs holds Muscle Bob Buff Pants in front of the Chichén Itzá, an ancient Mayan temple, on a family trip to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Contributed
Wild adventures among ancient ruins in Cancun, Mexico; spring training with the Mariners in Peoria, Ariz.; and rustlin’ up grub in San Antonio, Texas. With all that travel, it’s a wonder this student can keep up with his homework.
Though fifth-grader Muscle Bob Buff Pants — a stuffed replica of the famous cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants — can’t leave the classroom on his own, he has hit the road with several of his classmates to see parts of the world people dream of.
“He’s a class mascot that travels home with the teachers or the students for the weekend,” said Lisa Stix, a fifth-grade teacher at Sunset Elementary School. “He has mostly traveled around town locally, to kids’ games or to the Seattle Center, but he has also traveled with students who are going out of town on vacations.” Read more
To The Editor
April 21, 2009
Crosswalks
It shouldn’t have to come down to pedestrian versus cars to obey the law Read more
Teacher layoff count expected tonight
April 21, 2009
At the April 22 school board meeting, Issaquah School district officials will announce the number of teachers they expect to cut from the payroll. Read more
Skyline hosts sports med conference
April 21, 2009
Students from various high schools follow instructions from Tim McTee, of Marysville, during the Washington Vocational Sports Medicine Association Competition and Symposium. By Christopher Huber
Skyline High School sports medicine students buzzed around the lobby at the Redmond Marriott Hotel on April 17, answering questions and directing students and teachers to various rooms.
They had prepared for months to host the annual high school sports medicine seminar that brought together 600 students from about 40 schools in Washington, Oregon, California and as far away as Kansas.
Going Green in the Medical Scene was the theme of the 2009 Washington Vocational Sports Medicine Association Competition and Symposium. Read more
Teriyaki House takes teriyaki to new level
April 21, 2009
When my wife and lived in Eugene, Ore., I asked a colleague where the best place was for teriyaki. She replied, “Portland.” Read more
Off The Press
April 21, 2009
Veterans deserve honor, respect and your thanks
Kathleen R. Merrill Press Editor
Dave Waggoner is a passionate man. His hands shake and his eyes fill with tears if you sit with him long while he talks about veterans — their past, their present and their future.
He can’t shake the sight of Van, a young man whom he saw die in Vietnam. The young man, “just a kid really,” was carrying grenades when he tripped and fell. Dave said he can’t forget the sight, and his eyes well up.
“He needs to be remembered,” Dave said. “Everyone who has served his or her country should be honored.” Read more
