Two head fire officials retire
March 23, 2010
A combined 19 years of experience leaves agency
By J.B. Wogan Wes Collins (left), Eastside Fire & Rescue deputy fire chief, congratulates Dave Gray on his retirement. Gray served as the fire protection agency's finance chief for eight years, and with the Issaquah Fire Department before that.
Two central figures in Issaquah’s firefighting organization announced their retirement this month.
Tim Pilling, the fire marshal for Eastside Fire & Rescue, and Dave Gray, head financial officer for EFR, both retire at the end of March.
Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Griffin paid tribute to Pilling at the March 11 EFR meeting, pointing out that Pilling was the agency’s first fire marshal.
“He set the tone for future fire marshals,” Griffin said.
Mike Sauerwein, administrative services director for the city of Sammamish, said Pilling was instrumental in establishing the plateau’s Fourth of July celebrations.
“Tim played a huge role in making that a fun and safe event,” Sauerwein said. Read more
Edith Kay Roller
March 23, 2010
Edith Kay Roller, of Sammamish, loving wife of Michael, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at home. She was 53. Read more
Scoreboard
March 23, 2010
Prep baseball
4A KingCo Conference Read more
Make room in your schedule for Fit for Hounds
March 23, 2010
Ehrik Aldana
Fresh from their victory at Issaquah High School’s “Rock for Haiti” Battle of the Bands, Fit For Hounds is becoming one of the most popular high school bands on the Eastside.
In March alone, the band played shows at local venues, including the Ground Zero Teen Center in Bellevue, K.T.U.B. in Kirkland and the Old Firehouse in Redmond.
The quartet, from Skyline High School, is made up of Bill Doerrfeld (vocals/synthesizers), Scott Sherman (bass guitar), Alicia Doerrfeld (guitar) and Zach Barokas (drums). (The Doerrfelds are siblings.)
Fitted with the ingredients for a traditional rock group, Fit For Hounds manages to uniquely incorporate elements of dance-rock beats, post-punk aesthetics and power-pop hooks into their music to create a definitive style. Read more
Royally funny ‘Gypsy King’ keeps you laughing long after the show
March 23, 2010
Jose J. Gonzales, as Prince Dijon (center), and the ensemble, enact a scene in the Village Theatre world premiere production of ‘The Gypsy King,’ by Emmy Award-winner Randy Rogel. By Jay Koh / Village Theatre
If laughter is the best medicine, get to a performance of “The Gypsy King” at Village Theatre, because the doctor is in.
You won’t experience the occasional chuckle or snicker. You’ll howl with sidesplitting, belly-aching raucous laughter.
This musical starts with a rousing opening. (Who would laugh at a blind joke? You will.) It continues with sumptuous costumes in luscious colors. Then, there’s the amazing set design. (Seriously, is there anything they can’t pull off on this small stage?)
Then, there’s the delightful but pure evil Sergei laying out a plot so outrageous, well, you’ll have to see for yourself. Read more
Issaquah Women’s Club furnishes local charities with funding
March 23, 2010
Representatives of local recipient organizations and Issaquah Women’s Club officers pose March 4 with checks totaling $6,000, raised by club members at their annual Harmony & High Tea fundraiser last November. Contributed
Issaquah Women’s Club members gathered to distribute $6,000 in donations to local organizations March 4.
“This is what we work so hard for all year,” said Club President Mariann Crane. “We are very thoughtful where our monies go, and we feel we have got Read more
Arts Calendar
March 23, 2010
MARCH
25th
Jeff Zuber, 6-10 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Read more
History of Issaquah-Fall City Road documented, now online
March 23, 2010
After more than a year of on-the-road and in-the-archives research, the King County Road Services Division has compiled the history of Issaquah-Fall City Road. Find the information on a Web site packed with maps, photos, facts, and a mile-by-mile guide to the corridor.
The effort marks the completion of the county Historic and Scenic Corridors Project.
“County roads have always been important links to regional and community history, and this project resulted in a wealth of material that helps explain not only our transportation history, but also our human history here in King County,” county Road Services Division Linda Dougherty said in a news release.
The road division partnered with the county cultural services agency, 4Culture, and the King County Historic Preservation Program.
The grant-funded project documented the stories of more than 100 years of transportation development in the region and identified the most significant historic transportation corridors left in unincorporated King County. The county included nine corridors in the study. Read more
To The Editor
March 23, 2010
Speed zones
Flashing signs would contribute to slower speeds, fewer tickets written
I had to comment on the letter written by Claudia Cote in this week’s Issaquah Press. She states, “It makes perfect sense that, for their safety, everyone can take notice of the flashing speed indicator sign (emphasis mine) at the beginning of the zone and slow down to 20 mph for the four-tenths of a mile.” Read more
Sammamish leaders scrutinize public relations push by fire officials
March 23, 2010
Elected officials debated the merits of ramping up public relations efforts for Eastside Fire & Rescue on March 11. Read more
