Ilene Swanson
January 19, 2010
Ilene Swanson
Ilene Swanson, of Issaquah, died at Providence Marianwood, Issaquah, on Jan. 15, 2010. She was 83. Read more
Kiwanis Quilt
January 19, 2010
Quilt maker Marianne Plantinga poses with quilt winners The Lauves on Jan. 7. When Plantinga started her quilt years ago, she didn’t know it’d have such an impact in the community. After donating the 38-by-39-inch quilt to the Kiwanis Club of Providence Point, however, that’s exactly what she did.Mammogram recommendations don’t sit well with doctors, women
January 19, 2010
When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made new recommendations for breast cancer screening in November, Susan Woerdehoff said she was shocked.
“I thought it was ridiculous,” said Woerdehoff, 43, who was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer at age 38. “I didn’t necessarily understand it. But it was concerning. It didn’t seem to benefit the greater good.”
What the Bellevue resident said she didn’t understand was the recommendation to move away from years of standard practice.
The federally appointed task force recommended that women at average risk should wait to get routine screening mammograms until they’re age 50, instead of the current standard of 40.
It also advised that women ages 50 – 74 get them every two years and discourages doctors from advising women to examine their own breasts regularly.
The guidelines seek to reduce overtreatment. Downsides to screening include false-positives, radiation exposure and psychological harm, according to the task force report. Read more
Schools foundation offers homework help
January 19, 2010
Students from Pine Lake Middle School work together on projects utilizing the school’s computer lab. File
The Issaquah Schools Foundation helps fund three after-school programs designed to help students with their homework — Club 7 at Beaver Lake Middle School, Homework Help and Labs after school at the middle and high schools, and the Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education mentor program.
The foundation’s “mission is to help students achieve the promise of their academic potential,” Executive Director Robin Callahan wrote in an e-mail. “We believe that students having access to free tutoring, and even computers after school, is the difference between school success and failure for many. In addition, we have seen the dramatic difference VOICE mentors can make in a student’s life.”
Short-handed gymnasts tumble to second behind Mount Si
January 19, 2010
Olivia Goree, Issaquah junior, sticks a solid dismount somersault from the balance beam Jan. 14 during a meet against host Mount Si, Newport and Olympia, earning 9.8 on the apparatus. By Greg Farrar
The Issaquah High School gymnastics team came up just short against Mount Si on Jan. 14, but beat Newport and Olympia in a four-team meet.
It didn’t help that Issaquah’s best gymnast, Risa Fukuda, was out sick and another top performer, Taryn Chin, was competing with a minor injury.
“It was a little bit of a rough meet,” Issaquah coach Ryan Fleisher said.
Still, the Eagles finished only a few points behind the Wildcats, 164.9-161.75.
Issaquah has a younger team this year, with Chin being the only senior on the varsity squad. Last year, the team had four seniors on the squad it sent to the Class 4A state tournament.
Younger and competing in all road meets while the high school undergoes renovations, the Eagles face a difficult road to get back to state.
“This year, we’re not as deep as we’ve been,” Fleisher said. Read more
Issaquah swimmers dominate Skyline
January 19, 2010
Brian Ruggles, of Issaquah, swims to his 200-yard freestyle victory Jan. 14. By Greg Farrar
Issaquah High School boys swimming coach Laura Halter, playing against her team’s usual strengths, altered her lineup for the Eagles’ Jan. 14 meet with rival Skyline at the Julius Boehm Pool.
The changes didn’t matter as the Eagles swam away with a 106-77 KingCo Conference victory.
Halter wanted to give some of her swimmers a chance to compete in different events. For instance, Skyler Kersten, who usually competes in distance events, competed in the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke.
Kersten did well in both events. He placed second to teammate Jack Taylor in the 100 butterfly and took first place in the 100 backstroke.
Taylor won the 100 butterfly in 1:00.46 and Kersten was second in 1:04.34. Kersten captured the 100 backstroke in 1:01.25.
Halter said having her swimmers compete in other events also gave them a chance at qualifying for district in a variety of events. Read more
Charles Clark Brockman
January 19, 2010
Charles Brockman
Charles (Charlie) Brockman, of Issaquah, died Jan. 9, 2010. He was 94 years old. Read more
PTSA invites parents to seminar on teens
January 19, 2010
The Issaquah School District Parents, Teachers and Students Association is sponsoring an educational seminar for parents of teenagers. Read more
Education institute awards four teachers environmental honor
January 19, 2010
The Pacific Education Institute awarded four Issaquah teachers Project Learning Tree Outstanding Environment and Sustainability Educator Awards at the Dec. 7 school board meeting. Read more
County elections sends ballots to voters
January 19, 2010
Almost 1.1 million King County ballots will be delivered to the U.S. Postal Service on Jan. 20 for mailing. Read more
