Issaquah sports shrink talks a good game
March 29, 2011
Mike Margolies always tells his audience that he was a very good, unsuccessful athlete.
Issaquah radio show host Mike Margolies gets ready for his program, ‘The Athlete Within You’ from his home office on Squak Mountain. By Greg Farrar
“I had the physical tools, but I didn’t understand the mental side of the game,” he said. “I didn’t understand that my thoughts contributed to how I performed on the field. I didn’t understand there were things I could do to help me focus better.”
No matter at what level an athlete is playing — from Little League baseball to the Olympics — the field of sports psychology can help players channel the pressure of their sport into a positive force.
“I’ve worked with athletes who have won world championships, gone on to play professional sports,” Margolies said. “The difference between them and someone who has an equal level of tools is how they deal with adversity, how they deal with the stress of the game, how they plan and prepare for the game.”
Borth, Wood
March 29, 2011
Danielle Borth, of Issaquah, and Robert Wood, of Phoenix. Ariz., were married Sept. 11, 2010, at Pioneer Square, in Seattle.
Danielle Borth and Robert Wood
Josh Powell officiated. A reception followed at Court in the Square, Seattle.
The couple honeymooned at Kona, Hawaii.
The bride, the daughter of Scott and Barbara Borth, of Issaquah, was attended by co-maid of honors Jacklyn Borth and Marit Borth and bridesmaids Amy Crecelius, Brooke Westlund, Lindsay Johnson and Kelly Wood.
A 2003 graduate of Issaquah High School, Danielle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations in 2008 from Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Ariz. She works at Nordstrom in downtown Seattle.
The groom, the son of Tricia Wood, of Phoenix, was attended by best man Billy Carroll and groomsmen Danny Milligan, Dan Mason, Chaz Moody and Preston Borth.
A 2003 graduate of Arcadia High School, Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management in 2007 from Northern Arizona University. He works at Wells Fargo in Seattle.
‘Million Dollar Quartet’ tours to Seattle
March 29, 2011
“Million Dollar Quartet” — the Tony Award-winning musical about a famous jam session — reaches Seattle next spring after originating at Village Theatre in Issaquah and achieving success on Broadway.
The national tour of the musical is scheduled for a run at the Paramount Theatre from May 15-20, 2012. Find ticket information at the Seattle Theatre Group website, www.stgpresents.org.
“Million Dollar Quartet” tells the true story of a chance meeting in December 1956 of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The legendary entertainers jammed together at the Sun Records studio in Memphis.
The rockabilly musical debuted at Village Theatre in September 2007 and then on Broadway in April 2010. Actor Levi Kreis originated the Lewis role in Issaquah and continues to perform in the Broadway production.
“Million Dollar Quartet” garnered multiple Tony nods and a statuette for Kreis.
Gold Star
March 29, 2011
Flutist wins award
Elizabeth Moore
Issaquah Middle School student Elizabeth Moore won the merit-based Frances Walton Youth Music Scholarship from the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Moore received the $100 award March 6. Conductor Sandy Saathoff honored one musician from each division who best exemplified the qualities of the orchestra.
The award is named for Frances Walton, a former music teacher in the Issaquah School District.
Starbucks CEO to sign books at Costco
March 29, 2011
Starbucks chief Howard Schultz is due at Costco early next month to sign copies of a book about navigating the coffee titan through a successful turnaround.
Shultz, Starbucks’ president and CEO, is scheduled to appear at the Issaquah warehouse at 1 p.m. April 8. The book is “Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul” — a frank account of how the Seattle-based company reached out to customers and battened down to weather the recession.
Schultz joined Starbucks as director of marketing in 1982. In 2000, Schultz stepped down from daily oversight of the company, but returned as CEO eight years later as the company foundered.
The experience is the basis for Schultz’s account. Publishers Weekly praised “Onward” as “a must-read for anyone interested in leadership, management or the quest to connect a brand with the consumer.”
Fans can meet young adult author
March 29, 2011
Dori Jones Yang, the author of a novel for young adults about the Mongol Empire, is scheduled to sign books for fans April 2 in Issaquah.
Yang’s debut novel — “Daughter of Xanadu” — introduces readers to 16-year-old Princess Emmajin, the granddaughter of Kublai Khan. The princess is determined to serve as a warrior in the Mongol army — something no woman has done before.
Fans can meet the author at 1 p.m. at Costco, 1801 10th Ave. N.W.
Yang, a former China correspondent for Business Magazine, teamed up with Starbucks chief Howard Schultz to write the bestselling “Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time” in the late 1990s.
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ tickets on sale
March 29, 2011
Village Theatre is preparing a rock opera of biblical proportions to conclude the ongoing season: “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
The downtown Issaquah theater presents the blockbuster show about the last weeks of Jesus’ life from May 11 to July 3.
Purchase tickets at the theater website, www.villagetheatre.org. Or call the box office at 392-2202. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office, 303 Front St. N., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.
Tickets range from $20 to $60. Students and military members can pick up half-price tickets 30 minutes prior to curtain for any available seat. The theater also offers group discounts for parties of 10 people or more.
Issaquah native Brian Yorkey — a Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winner for the musical “Next to Normal” — is set to direct “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
The show opened on Broadway in October 1971 to controversy, because some religious groups considered some elements as blasphemous. The original run ended in June 1973 after 711 performances.
Jo Garner
March 29, 2011
Jo Garner, a longtime Issaquah resident, died March 14, 2011, in Cashmere. She was 85.
Jo Garner
A gathering will be held in her honor at the Issaquah Senior Center at 11 a.m. April 16. Her ashes will be buried at Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah, with her family.
She was born to Italian immigrant parents, Nick and Teresina DeGrosse, on July 24, 1915, in Pilchuck.
Jo was 14 when her mother passed away, and that is when she went to live with a schoolteacher friend in Darrington so she could finish high school. She graduated from Darrington High School in 1933 and attended the 68th reunion in 2001.
Upon coming to Issaquah in 1934, she met Ai Garner at a dance and in 1940 they were married. They lived on Bush Street for many years and that was perfect for her to walk to work at Issaquah Junior High School, where she worked for 25 years. She loved working with the faculty and made friends easily with the students.
She was instrumental in the beginning of the Issaquah Senior Center. She typed the monthly newsletter. She was very good at anything clerical. Whenever the center had a fundraiser, she was there to help.
She was part of a guild for Seattle Children’s.
Mary Elizabeth Neel
March 29, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Neel, of Issaquah, died at home March 24, 2011. She was 69.
Mary Neel
A graveside service will be at 11:15 a.m. April 1 at Tahoma National Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be April 9, 2011 at Calvary Baptist Church, Renton; service time is pending.
Mrs. Neel was born to Louis and Ada Ann Fisher on May 27, 1931, in Brown County, Neb. She grew up in Berwyn, Neb., attending a one-room school in Berwyn from elementary school through high school. She then attended Kearney State Teachers’ College in Kearney, Neb., and earned her teaching certificate. She then moved to Pueblo, Colo., where she taught in the public schools.
She and her husband Clyde Neel drove home from Pueblo to her parent’s house in Broken Bow, Neb., and were married April 16, 1954. For the next 13 years, they lived in several places — Longview; Lexington, Ore.; Walla Walla; and Preston, before finally settling in their home in Issaquah in 1967.
Mrs. Neel always had a passion for teaching young children. Public school, church quizzing, or as she was out and about, you could see her love of children in her eyes. Almost as avid a passion was her garden. She looked forward to her garden every year, and was planning another for this spring. She loved to can her produce, and share her garden’s produce with everyone.
Michael Juhl Martinson
March 29, 2011
Michael Juhl (Mister Mike) Martinson died peacefully in his sleep March 12, 2011. He had been an Issaquah resident since 2003. He was 59.
Michael Martinson
Family and friends celebrated Mike’s life at a private memorial service.
Mike was born July 12, 1951, in Fort Ransom, N.D., and moved to Seattle in 1960 with his mother Eugenia Collette Martinson and his sister Susan.
He had a long and far-ranging career as an electrician, and hydraulics engineer and designer in the marine industry. He retired in 2009, but continued to work part time, as the “go-to” electrical guy in the Ballard shipyards.
