Liberty grad Tim Lincecum repeats Cy Young
November 19, 2009
NEW — 11:55 a.m. Nov. 19, 2009
Liberty High School graduate Tim Lincecum repeated as the National League Cy Young Award winner in voting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The San Francisco Giants right-hander collected 100 points to top Chris Carpenter, of the St. Louis Cardinals. Carpenter had 94 points. Lincecum received 11 first place votes and 12 second-place votes.
Lincecum became the first pitcher to win consecutive Cy Young Awards since Randy Johnson, won four straight for Arizona from 1999-2002.
This season Lincecum had a 15-7 record with a 2.48 earned run average and 261 strikeouts. Opponents hit just .206 off him, compared to .221 in 2008.
NEW — Thursday sports update
November 19, 2009
NEW — 10:45 a.m. Nov. 19, 2009
Notebook: Liberty refocused for quarterfinals
By Mason Kelley
Seattle Times staff reporter
When trying to get his team to refocus after its 38-35 come-from-behind victory against O’Dea last week, Liberty High School coach Steve Valach looked to Steve Sarkisian.
The Huskies’ first-year head coach has a “24-hour rule” for celebrating wins and, even after the Nov. 13 exciting finish, Valach’s goal was to get his Patriots (10-1) looking ahead to their Class 3A quarterfinal game Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. against Lindbergh.
Throughout Liberty’s feverish fourth-quarter rally — the Patriots trailed O’Dea 35-17 with 10:46 left — Valach told his players to play in the moment.
“I think the same thing applies now as we move forward,” he said. “It’s a similar idea.”
Southeast 43rd Way roundabout opens, will be completed next month
November 19, 2009
NEW — 6 a.m. Nov. 19, 2009
The soon-to-be-completed roundabout at Southeast 43rd Way and East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast is now open, but drivers can still expect delays during peak commute times.
Workers completed initial paving on the roundabout project Tuesday and the roundabout opened Wednesday. City officials said the initial paving had to occur before the northbound and westbound directions could be opened to two lanes during peak times.
Until final paving is completed and permanent markings are added during the next several weeks, temporary lane markings and traffic cones will be used.
Drivers should expect lane closures as workers complete the divider islands, and complete landscape, irrigation and illumination work. The project will be completed in December.
Election elevates younger members to City Council
November 17, 2009
The makeup of the City Council will undergo a demographic shift when the next council meets for the first time in early January: Members will be younger, newer to Issaquah and include more parents of school-aged and young children.
Tola Marts
The addition of newcomers Tola Marts and Mark Mullet will lower the average age of council members by about a decade, from 50something to early 40s. For the first time in several years, the council will include two members under 40: Mullet, 37, and incumbent Councilman Joshua Schaer, 31. Marts, 40, will succeed longtime Councilman David Kappler, a man two decades his senior.
Park bond stretched to preserve open space, upgrade parks
November 17, 2009
Crews work to install artificial turf and lights at a Central Park sports field. Courtesy of Issaquah Parks & recreation Department
City parks officials used grants to stretch a $6.25 million park bond into almost $9.6 million — money then used to buy land for new parks, preserve open space and improve sports fields.
Issaquah voters approved the bond in November 2006 with a resounding margin: 76 percent. The dollars were split among open space acquisitions and improvements to existing parks. The park bond came almost 20 years after city officials last asked Issaquah voters for money to add recreation and open space.
Proponents pitched the bond to voters as a way to protect water quality in Issaquah waterways, add and enhance sports fields and open new areas to recreation and wildlife. Officials earmarked the biggest piece of the bond — $3.5 million — to buy creekside and hillside land. Read more
A night to think and dream big
November 17, 2009
Kim Evanger Raney
Family and friends are gathering to remember Kim Evanger Raney, a prominent athlete at Issaquah High School and community member, at the second annual Consider Concert benefit Nov. 22 at The Moore Theatre in Seattle.
Evanger Raney died in a bicycle accident in March 2007 while vacationing with family in Palm Springs, Calif. It was a life cut short at only 26.
Her spirit lives on through the foundation they’ve created and the good work that comes from it, said her brother David Evanger, 27. Read more
Budget crisis slows plans for state park upgrade
November 17, 2009
Ambitious plans for Lake Sammamish State Park include a bathhouse and restroom facility with a green roof and other eco-friendly features. The economic downturn has slowed implementation of the plans. Courtesy: State Parks and Recreation Commission
Ambitious plans to update Lake Sammamish State Park are on hold due to the state budget crisis, although design and permits for the project are almost complete.
Plans call for upgrades to a boardwalk, wetland improvements and construction of a new, eco-friendly bathhouse at the 512-acre state park, nestled against the southern shore of Lake Sammamish. Peter Herzog, a parks planner with the State Parks and Recreation Commission, said the design and permit work were necessary in case state lawmakers steer money to the project Read more
Sen. Fred Jarrett tapped for No. 2 county job
November 17, 2009
The next No. 2 man in King County government will be Fred Jarrett, the Mercer Island Democrat who represents southwest Issaquah in the state Senate. Read more
Brace yourself: Orthodontics has come a long way
November 17, 2009
Dr. Nadine Egger (left) shows a patient her new Invisalign clear braces tray, created from a full, 3-D computer image of her mouth. Contributed
Jennifer Lee, 43, always wished she’d taken corrective action on her teeth as a child.
“I would have loved as a kid to get braces,” said the longtime Issaquah resident now living in Cle Elum. “They weren’t that crooked, but the cost was such that it wasn’t a huge priority. Plus, like most kids, I didn’t want a mouth full of silver.”
But a funny thing happened on the way to her orthodontist in Issaquah with her two sons, Cody, 17, and Cooper, 12. Lee learned that she, too, was a candidate for Invisalign, the newest in clear-braces technology.
According to the American Association of Orthodontists, Lee is one of over a million adults wearing braces, twice the number from just 15 years ago.
Lee’s orthodontist, Dr. Nadine Egger, has been practicing in Issaquah since 1998 and she has been working with her father since she was 14. So, she’s seen technology change a lot over the years. Read more
Planners envision downtown park as ‘crown jewel’
November 17, 2009
Almost 16 acres in downtown Issaquah will be transformed into walking paths and picnic areas, near where Issaquah Creek and the East Fork meet. The area encompasses three contiguous parks: Cybil-Madeline Park, Tollë Anderson Park and Issaquah Creek Park. City officials dubbed the area near the confluence of the creeks as the “crown jewel” of the municipal park system. Read more
