Brewhouse beer wins award
August 31, 2010
Ménage À Frog just added more bling to the display case at the Issaquah Brewhouse.
The brew earned a silver medal at the World Beer Championships for the second year in a row, brewhouse operator Rogue Ales announced Aug. 24. Read more
School district reminds drivers to not forget bus safety
August 31, 2010
Jo Porter (left), director of transportation, with supervisors and coordinators Connie McCoy, Lucy Anderson, Gayle Morgan and Laurie Mulvihill, stand beside the high-backed seats in one of the school district's new buses. By Greg Farrar
With school back in session, Issaquah’s drivers are once more sharing the road with buses carrying students to and from school.
Some drivers are more patient than others when driving behind buses. Understanding bus safety rules would help everyone on the road, Issaquah School District Transportation Director Jo Porter said. Read more
Nellie M. Gamble
August 31, 2010
Nellie M. Gamble, of Fall City, died Aug. 25, 2010, at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. She was 89.
Burial was at Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah. Read more
County extends aid to at-risk and homeless veterans
August 31, 2010
King County leaders have taken a step to help veterans scale barriers to housing and employment, and to sustain self-sufficiency.
County Veterans Citizen Levy Oversight Board members allocated $12,000 to a legal fellowship associated with AmeriCorps, the national service program. The fellowship with the Northwest Justice Project — a nonprofit, publicly funded legal-aid firm — aims to provide free legal assistance to veterans. Read more
ArtWalk plans to go out with a bang at finale
August 31, 2010
A pedestrian pauses to look at art displayed at the UP Front Gallery sidewalk on Front Street North during ArtWalk. By Greg Farrar
The start of Labor Day weekend marks the end for ArtWalk.
Before the outdoor happening goes on hiatus until May 2011, head to downtown Issaquah and Gilman Village for a final first Friday of artists and musicians. ArtWalk runs from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 3 along Front Street and in Gilman Village, 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd.
June Johanson
August 31, 2010
June Johanson
June Johanson, of Issaquah, died at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle on Aug. 20, 2010. She was a young 71.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 11 at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home, 540 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah (392-6444). A reception will follow at Vasa Hall in Upper Preston. A family committal will be held at a later date at the Preston Cemetery. Read more
Dorothy Mildred (Morrison) Johnson
August 31, 2010
Dorothy Johnson
Dorothy Mildred (Morrison) Johnson, of Gig Harbor, and Yuma, Ariz., passed away at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma on Aug. 27, 2010, in the presence of her loving family.
She was born July 7, 1929, in Seattle to John Archie (Lugs) and Edna Morrison. She was raised in Issaquah with her four brothers Bill, Kenneth, Norman, Louie and half-sister Jean. She was a granddaughter of Alexander and Annie Paterson, an Issaquah pioneer family. Read more
Band beats challenges before Bumbershoot
August 31, 2010
Shooting for Bumbershoot: Part 2 of 3 — Part 1 and Part 3
Just about the same time Great Waves started recording a third EP in early August, bassist Paul Beeman took a spill and broke his left wrist.
The band, primed for a weeklong recording session in Seattle, persevered. Beeman — a lead songwriter, too — gripped his bass with fingers emerging from a blue cast, although he may have to re-record some material. Read more
‘Kilowatt Ours’ burns bright in film series
August 31, 2010
Filmmaker Jeff Barrie turned a camera on himself and asked, “How can I make a difference?”
The result is “Kilowatt Ours” — the last film to be screened as part of the city-sponsored Sustainability Film Series.
“Kilowatt Ours” explores the source of electricity and the problems caused by energy production, including climate change, mountaintop removal mining and childhood asthma.
In the film, Barrie encounters people, businesses, organizations and communities using energy conservation and “green” power to save money and the environment.
The free event runs from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 16 at the King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way N.W.
Arrive early for snacks, the chance to talk to local energy experts and to sign up for home energy audits.
The city Resource Conservation Office presents the Sustainability Film Series through a grant from the King County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program. Call the Resource Conservation Office at 837-3400 to learn more.
Donald Ray Loeffler
August 31, 2010
Donald Loeffler
A funeral service for Donald Ray Loeffler, 78, of Bothell, will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010, at Kenmore Community Church. Burial will follow at the Lower Hillside Cemetery in Issaquah.
Donald Ray was born in Redondo Beach, Calif., on July 17, 1932, to John Edmund and Ethel Fern (Stollar) Loeffler. The family moved to Fall City when Donald was 14. Read more
