Odin Merle Witsoe
April 26, 2011
Odin Merle Witsoe, age 79, of Maple Valley, passed away on April 23, 2011, at Valley Medical Center in Renton.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Issaquah.
Survivors include his loving wife Shirley.
Arrangements are by Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory.
Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
Anna May (Engquist) Smith
April 26, 2011
Anna was born May 7, 1919 in Seattle. She woke in heaven on April 6, 2011.
Earl Smith, her husband of 61 years, preceded her in death.
She attended Eastgate Bible Fellowship and Emmanuel bible Church for many years.
She is survived by her three children: Jackie Seymour, of Sammamish, Karen Brown, of Selah, and Bob Smith, of Seattle; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
An open house to celebrate her life will be from 12:30-3 p.m. May 6 at Emmanuel Bible Church, 503 N. 50th St., Seattle.
Vlase William Bakamus
April 26, 2011
Vlase Bakamus
Vlase William Bakamus passed away at his home on April 21, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Renton on July 13, 1921, he later graduated from Issaquah High School with great pride in his Greek heritage. After working on the family farm from a young age, he played semiprofessional baseball for the Spokane Indians.
Vlase married his wonderful wife, Rae Maxine Castagno, and then soon moved to Morton, Wash., where they resided for 35 years. He became a partner of Marenakos Logging Co. and later owned and operated the Morton Crushing Co. After working at Lakeside Industries, he retired a second time at age 85.
Public Meetings
April 26, 2011
April 28
Planning Policy Commission
Agenda: Land Use code amendments public hearing, Issaquah Creek-side parks rezoning public hearing, regional growth center update
6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall South
135 E. Sunset Way
May 2
City Council regular meeting
Agenda: Transportation Improvement Program public hearing
7:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall South
135 E. Sunset Way
May 3
River & Streams Board
7 p.m.
Pickering Room, City Hall Northwest
1775 12th Ave. N.W.
May 4
Development Commission
7-9 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall South
135 E. Sunset Way
Arts Calendar
April 26, 2011
APRIL
27th
Michael Gotz, Thursdays, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella
29th
The Fabulous Roof Shakers, 8:30-11 p.m., Field of Champions Bar & Grill
David Lanz, 7:40-10 p.m. April 29-30, Bake’s Place, $30
James Howard Band, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella
Ventura Highway Revisited, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha
Sports Calendar
April 26, 2011
Adult sports
Issaquah Alps Trail Club
April 29, 10 a.m., Dogs’ Welcome Hike, 3-4 miles, 500-800 elevation gain. Call 206-322-0990 … May 1, 1 p.m., Tiger Mountain’s Tradition Plateau, 5 miles, 600 gain. Call 392-3571.
Cascade Bicycle Club
April 28, 6:45 p.m., Eastside Tour, 20-30 miles from Marymoor Park east parking lot. Call 394-1347 … April 29, 10 am., Issaquah-Carnation loop, 41 miles from Lake Sammamish State Park. Call 206-909-7742 … April 30, 9 a.m., Ramrod training, 65-70 miles from Challenger Elementary School. Call 392-1347.
Shooting
The Issaquah Sportsmen’s Club holds hunter education classes from May to September. Call 206-940-5862 during the day or 557-9668 in the evening.
Softball
Senior softball players are needed for the Issaquah co-ed team. Players 50 years and over are eligible. Games are 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday and Thursday t Tibbetts Field. Call 392-5682.
Rowing
Sammamish Rowing Association holds introductory courses in rowing for ages 13 or older. Register at www.sammamishrowing.org.
Community Calendar
April 26, 2011
Events
Issaquah Chamber of Commerce Spring Meet & Greet, 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 28, Field of Champions Sports Bar & Grill, 385 N.W. Gilman Blvd., register at www.issaquahchamber.com/schedule/event/spring-meet-and-greet
The Issaquah Ham Radio Support Group’s fifth Saturday Communications Exercise is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30 in several locations around the city. Email kf7big@arrl.net.
The Providence Marianwood 11th annual Spring Celebration Luncheon, featuring Madonna Buder, 80-year-old triathlete, Ironman competitor and author of the book “The Grace to Race,” as keynote speaker, is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. May 5, Bellevue Hilton Hotel, 300 112th Ave. S.E.. The event, the premier fundraiser for residents of Providence Marianwood, is $50 per person To make reservations call 391-2895 or email arlene.carter@providence.org.
The Issaquah Community Network hosts an Auction Forum for Youth from 7-9 a.m. May 5 at the Issaquah Holiday Inn, 1801 12th Ave. N.W. Breakfast will be served from 7-7:30 a.m. Join a conversation about facing today’s youth and help the network identify strategies for reducing risky teen behaviors. Sign up by emailing actionforyouth@earthlink.net.
King County redistricting panel seeks public input
April 26, 2011
NEW — 11 a.m. April 26, 2011
The citizen panel responsible for redrawing King County Council districts announced a series of meetings Tuesday to gather public input.
In January, the council appointed members to the King County Districting Committee, the group responsible for redrawing council districts based on 2010 Census data.
Both Issaquah-area districts — 3 and 9 — experienced widespread population increases since 2000 and, as a result, could undergo significant boundary changes. Issaquah proper is inside District 3. District 9 includes the rural area south of the city.
Districts must be drawn as contiguous areas and to be as nearly equal in population as possible. The census data may not be used to favor or disadvantage any racial group or political party.
Talus residents receive rude awakening: smashed car windows
April 26, 2011
NEW — 8 a.m. April 26, 2011
Talus residents awoke to smashed vehicle windows April 23, after a prowler or prowlers wreaked havoc in the neighborhood overnight.
The owners of four vehicles parked along Lingering Pine Drive Northwest and Shangri-la Way Northwest reported broken windows to police between noon and 1 p.m., Issaquah Police Department records show.
The damage included smashed windows on a Chevrolet parked in the 300 block of Shangri-la Way Northwest, a Jeep in the 500 block of Lingering Pine Drive Northwest, as well as the driver’s side rear windows on unspecified vehicles in the 700 and 800 blocks of Lingering Pine Drive Northwest, respectively.
Police estimate the total loss for all of the vehicles at $1,900.
Police Blotter
April 26, 2011
Crisis averted
Police said a house sitter interrupted a burglary at a residence in the 21800 block of Southeast 38th Place on April 1. The homeowners’ son arrived to check the home and noticed a figure run across the back deck. Then, he heard someone crashing through a wooded area behind the home.
Driving under the influence
Police arrested a 40-year-old Sammamish woman for driving under the influence near Southeast 32nd Street and Southeast Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road at about 1:45 a.m. April 10.
Candid camera
A digital camera was stolen from a teacher’s desk at Skyline High School, 1122 228th Ave. S.E., prior to April 11. The estimated loss is unknown.
Scared straight
Police lectured a 16-year-old Sammamish boy after his mother discovered marijuana and pipes in his room April 12. Officers told the boy they would not charge him if he stayed out of trouble for one year. The teen agreed and said he would start seeing a counselor to discuss making better choices. Police seized the drugs and paraphernalia for destruction.
