Spartans, Eagles on collision course for state title
November 17, 2009
There just might be another Issaquah-Skyline state championship showdown coming up. Read more
Rummage sale to benefit Ugandan orphans
November 17, 2009
Bradley Nyhof and his wife, Amy, traveled to Uganda in July 2007 with World Outreach Ministries Foundation to care for children orphaned in Uganda due to the AIDS epidemic. By Bradley Nyhof
Get ready to rummage for a good cause.
As part of their senior culminating project, Tiger Mountain Community High School students are sponsoring a rummage sale and silent auction Dec. 11-13 to benefit Ugandan children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic.
“We want the community to come out and support us, so we can help them,” senior Allie Wilke said.
“A rummage sale and silent auction is a neat thing to do during an afternoon, and you can get something you want at a great price while helping somebody,” said teacher Lane Helgeson, who is supervising the project.
During the sale, students are hoping to raise $1,200, so they can purchase livestock to support the children. The orphanage and its students use livestock, like cows, for milk, as part of the children’s practical education in farming, and then, later, as meat. Read more
Court OKs state’s unequal school funding formula
November 17, 2009
The state Supreme Court unanimously decided Nov. 12 that inequities resulting from state funding formulas don’t violate the state’s constitution. Read more
Spartans crush South Kitsap 63-14
November 17, 2009
Senior quarterback Jake Heaps and junior wide receiver Kasen Williams showed everyone watching Nov. 14 in Mount Tahoma Stadium why they are regarded as the premier passing duo in the state. Read more
Honor Flight program gets World War II vets to D.C. memorial
November 17, 2009
David Waggoner, who is working to get donations to fly World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the national WWII memorial, speaks to a local group on Veterans Day. By Greg Farrar
As the ceremonies of Veterans Day fade, one local man is hoping to keep that spirit alive through the rest of the year by launching the Freedom Fighters Honor Flight program.
The national program flies World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the national World War II memorial. The newly formed Puget Sound area chapter will fly its first veterans there March 22 and 23.
“They served our country and it’s a way for us to say thanks and that we didn’t forget,” said David Waggoner, a retired lieutenant colonel who served with the Army in Vietnam and who is commander for Issaquah’s Veterans of Foreign Wars outpost.
He knows all too well what seeing that memorial means, after being drafted and serving in Vietnam and losing many men and friends. Read more
Health Support Groups
November 17, 2009
Eastside Alcoholics Anonymous hosts the following meetings. For more information, go to www.eastsideintergroup.org or call 454-9192: Read more
Cornett, Myrick
November 17, 2009
David and Kristen Myrick
Kristen Rose Cornett, of Sammamish, married David Leslie Myrick, of Arlington, Wash., on Oct. 18, 2008, at the Blessed Sacrament, in Seattle.
The Rev. David Centner officiated. A reception followed at The Golf Club at Newcastle. Read more
Charlotte Capen Schwenker
November 17, 2009
Charlotte Schwenker
Charlotte Capen Schwenker died Nov. 5, 2009. She was 84. Read more
To The Editor
November 17, 2009
Bicycling
Road improvement projects forgot to factor in safety for two wheelers
When I moved to Issaquah from Virginia in July 2003, one of the main attractions was the bike-friendly roads. I have been a road cyclist (“roadie”) for almost 30 years, and have ridden all kinds of roads in California, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland, Washington (D.C.), Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, British Columbia and Washington state.
Both East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Newport Way were once very bike-friendly roads with wide, smooth shoulders. However, in recent months, “road improvements” have been done that have actually made both roads more hazardous for bikes.
In particular, the east-bound lane of Newport Way between Lakemont and state Route 900 has become very tricky for bikes. The shoulder has been greatly narrowed and grates have been placed in the middle of the shoulder, which bikes must ride over. These are very bumpy and can cause unattentive cyclists to possibly lose control.
In addition, the lanes at the entrance to the Montreaux development have been redesigned and bikes have a very narrow lane to ride. Riders also now have to deal with a concrete traffic island that has been installed at the entrance and are forced to almost ride in the road.
Also, changes are being done just to the east of Cougar Mountain, near the new condo development, the final effects of which have yet to be determined. The last half-mile to state Route 900 has also become a very fast and narrow strip of shoulder for bikes to ride, leaving very little room for maneuvering.
I feel quite competent on my bike, but the “new” Newport Way makes me a bit trepidatious. I work in Seattle and commute home during summer. I used to really enjoy the ride, but now, the last few miles are a real bear.
Bicycles are vehicles under Washington law and are entitled to ride as far right as is safe, which includes riding in a lane of traffic. The newly designed roads may move bikes off the shoulder and into the lane.
I don’t think the city or the Department of Transportation consulted cyclists or gave cyclists much consideration in the new designs.
Let’s keep Issaquah bike friendly for everyone, riders and drivers alike.
Tyler Tabor
Issaquah Read more
Sybil E. Miller
November 17, 2009
Sybil Miller
Sybil E. Miller, a former longtime Issaquah resident, of Shelton, died Nov. 9, 2009. She was 87. Read more
