Learn about disaster risks and ways to prepare March 4
February 23, 2010
King County Flood Control District officials will outline ways to reduce risks for people who live in or near floodplains during a March 4 meeting in Issaquah. Read more
Thai Ginger owner sentenced for immigration scheme
February 23, 2010
A judge sentenced the owner of the Thai Ginger restaurant chain, Issaquah resident Varee Bradford, to six months in prison last week for her role in what authorities described as a long-running immigration scam. Read more
Public meetings
February 23, 2010
Feb. 24
Central Issaquah Plan Advisory Task Force Read more
A party 25 years in the making
February 23, 2010
Quilters celebrate the past and the future
Dorothy Scovell (left), a founding member of Issaquah Quilters Guild, shows her quilt of houses with blocks made by members. Linda Brandon helps hold the quilt and Barbara Magill, current president, looks on Feb. 12 during the anniversary celebration. By Dottie Amidel
In its 25 years, the Issaquah Quilters Guild has helped hundreds of people and etched out a place in the community for itself.
From quilting baby quilts for Eastside Baby Corner to creating a masterpiece that was hung in the Issaquah Community Center, the quilters, past and present, have made their mark and touched hundreds of lives.
From Squak to Gilman to Olney to Issaquah
February 23, 2010
City has had multiple names in its 118-year history
Everybody wonders about the name, the jumble of vowels and consonants joined by Q-U, and almost unpronounceable to outsiders: Issaquah. But the tale behind the name — and the names Issaquah had before city fathers picked Issaquah — brings up almost as many questions.
The first white settlers reached the area now known as Issaquah in the mid-1860s. Because officials incorporated the town a few decades later — and changed the name a few years hence — questions still arise about when, exactly, Issaquah was founded.
How about 1862, when the first settlers arrived? How about 1892, when the town incorporated as Gilman? Or, why not 1895, when the Legislature approved the latest name, Issaquah?
Scoreboard
February 23, 2010
Prep boys basketball
4A KingCo Conference
CREST DIVISION Read more
Bake’s Place pays tribute to radio icon Jim Wilke
February 23, 2010
Bake’s Place at Providence Point pays a special tribute to Seattle radio icon Jim Wilke on Feb. 26 on Northwest vocalist Greta Matassa’s weekly show, “Fridays in the Living Room with Greta.” Read more
Volunteer Call
February 23, 2010
Hopelink: Help is needed sorting food in food banks; providing child care and homework tutoring to children in housing facilities; delivering food to homebound clients; or answering phones and helping with administrative tasks. Many other volunteer tasks are available; bi-lingual language skills are a plus for many of them. Volunteers over age 16 and volunteers between ages 12 and 16 with parent/guardian supervision need to register to attend a mandatory orientation. Register at www.hope-link.org/takeaction/volunteer or call 869-6066. Registration is necessary; space is very limited. Read more
Press Editorial
February 23, 2010
School tax change bears consideration
A proposal in the state Senate that would shift property taxes from local districts to the state in order to fund education has the seed of good public policy, but must be explored further. Read more
Sports Calendar
February 23, 2010
Adult Sports
Issaquah Alps Trail Club
Feb. 26, 10 a.m., Dogs Welcome Hike, 4-5 miles, 600-1,000 gain. Call 206-322-0990 … Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m., Squak Mountain loop, 10 miles, 3,000 gain. Call 281-8465 … Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m, Trail Center to Squak Mountain central peak, 8-9 miles, 2,100 gain. Call 206-545-2829 … March 6, 9:30 a.m., Cougar Mountain loop, 6 miles, 600 gain. Call 823-0747 … March 7, 9:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Ridge loop, 5.5 miles, 850 gain. Call 882–3435.
Cascade Bicycle Club
Feb. 25, 6:45 p.m., Eastside Tours, 20-30 miles, from Marymoor Park’s east parking lot. Call 392-1347 … Feb. 26, 10 a.m., Chilly Hill Warmup, 45-55 miles from Marymoor east parking lot. Call 985-8570 … March 6, 10 a.m., Lake Sammamish loop, 36 miles from Woodinville’s Redhook Brewery. Call 206-356-8134.
Volleyball
Issaquah Parks has open gym for volleyball on Mondays from 6-9 p.m. at the community center.
Tennis
Tennis and friends – Issaquah Parks program for people 50 years and up at Tibbetts Valley Tennis Courts. Daily sessions from 9 a.m.-noon. Call 369-8332.
Rowing
Classes – March 13, 9 a.m. – noon, at Sammamish Rowing Association boathouse at 5022 West Lake Sammamish Parkway. This introductory class is open to ages 13 and up. To register, go to www.sammamishrowing.org. For further information, e-mail director@srarowing.com. Read more
