Agreement reached for use of Skyline fields
July 27, 2010
Issaquah School Board members voted unanimously to approve a newly negotiated agreement with the city of Sammamish for use of Skyline High School’s turf athletic fields.
The agreement extends district use of the fields for athletic purposes by a half-hour during the school year, or until 5:30 p.m. during fall and spring athletic seasons and until 5 p.m. during the winter athletic season.
The prior agreement, signed in 2004, allowed the fields to be used for district purposes until 5 and 4:30 p.m., respectively. After, city officials scheduled other use of the fields until 9 p.m.
City officials can schedule the fields for community use at 5:45 p.m., in fall and spring, and at 5:15 p.m., in winter. Scheduled use of the field will still end at 9 p.m.
Pick up POPs! tickets soon
July 27, 2010
Catch a free pops concert in downtown Issaquah courtesy of Rowley Properties.
The developer and property management company presents the annual POPs! Goes Issaquah concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N. The free event features the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra and conductor R. Joseph Scott.
Pick up tickets at Rowley Properties, 1595 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite 1, starting July 30. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations will be accepted. Pick up tickets between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
For the 15th anniversary of the event, POPs! Goes Issaquah will have two guest performers: 11-year-old trumpet star Natalie Dungey and tenor Gregory Carroll.
Lakeside returns to state tourney as favorite
July 27, 2010
Marcus Gaan, Lakeside Recovery second baseman (right) attempts the tag, as John Schmedding of the Spokane Cannons squirms around him and is called safe on a steal in the second inning July 24 at Bannerwood Park. By Greg Farrar
Lakeside Recovery coach Rob Reese has his senior American Legion baseball team rolling again and at just the right time.
Despite a dubious beginning, Lakeside Recovery is headed to the AAA state tournament with hope of defending its championship.
Bears capture Koufax title
July 27, 2010
The Bears Baseball Club’s 14-under team didn’t begin the season looking like a state champion.
But the Bears, based out of Field of Champions in Preston, defeated the top-seeded Green Sox Baseball Club 7-3 July 12 to capture the Sandy Koufax 14-under state championship.
The Bears began the season 4-5, but finished 17-7 and qualified for the state tournament as the No. 7 seed.
In the tournament, the Bears opened with a 10-3 victory against the RIPS Brewers, the No. 2 seed. Pitcher Nate Gibson held the Brewers to two earned runs and struck out six.
In their second game, Tommy Medawar hurled six strong innings as the Bears downed O’Brien Autogroup 7-4. Medawar had six strikeouts.
Senior Open has top golfers from Champions Tour
July 27, 2010
Some might go to the U.S. Senior Open hoping to see their golfing heroes from decades past and present, but the tournament is not just a trip down memory lane. The top golfers in the PGA Champions Tour, open to pro golfers over 50, are coming to the Sahalee Country Club.
The tournament begins July 29 and runs through Aug. 1. The first groups to tee off July 29 will be Jerry Johnson, of Ocean Shores, amateur Martin Rifkin, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Kim Dolan, of Las Vegas, on hole 1 at 7:15 a.m. Teeing off on hole 10 at the same time will be amateur Kevin Klier, of Colbert, Wash., Eddie Terasa, of Waukesha, Wis., and Dave Bell, of Canada.
Local favorite Fred Couples, 50, tees off at 7:45 a.m. at hole 10 with Tom Watson and 2008 U.S. Senior Open champion Eduardo Romero.
World record has photographer seeing red
July 27, 2010
Redheads set a world record on Redheads and More Redheads Day at Skyline High School. By Laura Geggel
World record holders often display some type of quirky talent, and the redheads gathering in Sammamish were no exception.
After all, it is an innate talent to carry two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16. These genes cause a change in the MC1R protein, which regulates skin and hair color.
“I love being a redhead,” Jennifer Phillips, of Mukilteo, said. “It’s fun to see everyone together at one time.”
Phillips and 900 other natural redheads convened at Skyline High School’s football field July 17 to set a Guinness World Record of the most redheads photographed in one location. So many redheads participated that they smashed the current record of 250 by more than threefold.
Sammamish photographer Anne Lindsay spearheaded the event. Her daughter, husband and dog have red hair, and she joined the bandwagon with a handy bottle of hair dye.
Brian Yorkey returns to direct ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
July 27, 2010
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Issaquah High School alumnus Brian Yorkey returns to Village Theatre in May to direct the blockbuster “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
The rock musical about the last days of Jesus Christ runs in Issaquah from May 11 to July 3, and then opens for a monthlong run in Everett.
Before he headed to Broadway, Yorkey served as associate artistic director for Village Theatre. He started at the theater as a pioneering force in the popular youth education program, KIDSTAGE.
Issaquah police invite community to celebrate National Night Out
July 27, 2010
Trevor Thompson, 6 (left), draws the name of a raffle prize winner from a basket held by Issaquah police officer Scott Trial on Aug. 5, 2009, during National Night Out at Issaquah City Hall. By Greg Farrar
Ever wonder who wears our city and county police uniforms?
Well, head down to Issaquah City Hall or the Maple Hills Community Center between 5 and 7 p.m. Aug. 3 and you can find out – even better, our men and women in uniform will cook up free hot dogs.
“It is something our officers have come to look forward to, barbecuing and meeting the public,” Sgt. Scott Trial said. “It is a really important partnership between the citizens of Issaquah, the business community and the police department to solve crime and know what to look for in suspicious activities.”
This year marks the 27th annual National Night Out, a night designed to encourage residents in cities and counties throughout the nation to come out and meet each other and local law enforcement officers to find ways to fight crime and keep their communities safe.
Locals hit trails in annual Hike-a-Thon
July 27, 2010
The only thing better than hiking for exercise is hiking for a worthy cause.
Two local women are participating in the seventh annual Hike-a-Thon, a monthlong benefit put on by the Washington Trails Association each year.
Each registered hiker collects donations and sponsorships for the association throughout July and then, beginning Aug. 1, spends the entire month hiking Washington’s beautiful trails.
Every dollar collected goes toward the maintenance of local trails, as well as creating new trails across the state.
About 60 hikers have registered thus far, including Helen Owen, of Issaquah, and Rosie Sgrosso, of Newcastle.
Just Between Friends hosts consignment shopping event
July 27, 2010
What started as a local event by two mothers in Tulsa, Okla., designed to help other mothers in need, has gone national with Issaquah hosting its own event.
Nina Hawley, Issaquah organizer for the past two years, said Just Between Friends is a large children’s consignment event where families sign up as consignors, tag all of their items, setting their own prices and earning up to 70 percent. In return, other families can save a bundle on everything they need for their families.
Hawley said the event has gotten bigger each time they’ve held it in Issaquah.
