Love in Issaquah throughout the years
February 9, 2010
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Road to recovery ends with beauty school honors
February 2, 2010
Makenna Converse (right) works some hairstyling artistry with a curling iron and hairspray for fellow student Catrina Hull at Evergreen Beauty College in Bellevue. By Greg Farrar
Two years ago, Makenna Converse was 16, living on her own after being asked to leave home because she was expelled from school and addicted to alcohol.
“My parents went through a rough divorce,” the now sober 17-year-old said. “I didn’t know how to handle it, so I started getting myself into trouble. I’d drink and do other things to myself to make it go away.” Read more
Preston resident heads to Haiti
February 2, 2010
The call came a day before the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake — Mark Bowers was going to Haiti Jan. 30 for a medical mission. Read more
Going gaga at the dance
February 2, 2010
Middle school students (clockwise from left) Marissa Arruda, Beaver Lake; Elizabeth Schoeneman, Issaquah; Mina Parsons, Issaquah; and Katlyn Bain, Maywood, dance and sing to the music, rainbow disco balls and strobe lights Jan. 22 during the districtwide middle school dance sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department at the Issaquah Community Center.
Burke Archaelology Collections shares a look at C. M. Sheafe’s flat-top maul
February 2, 2010
In planning the exhibit In This Valley, Issaquah History Museums’ staff members aimed to interpret the history of American Indians in the Issaquah area. Unfortunately, they had very few authentic American Indian artifacts in their collection. Museum Director Erica Maniez contacted the Burke Museum in Seattle to inquire about borrowing artifacts for the exhibit.
In a review of archaeological artifacts found in the Issaquah area, Burke Archaeology Collections Manager Laura Phillips located a hand maul. Hand mauls look like large pestles. They were carved from stone, and used like hammers.
As an archaeological artifact, the maul was not impressive. It had a large chunk chipped from the bottom, and remnants of very old glue on the surface. In one area, there were remnants of inked paper, suggesting that a collector had created a homemade label for the maul. Read more
College News
February 2, 2010
Joel Abrahams named to Hofstra University’s dean’s list Read more
Clubs
February 2, 2010
This week
American Rhododendron Society, Cascade Chapter: 7 p.m. second Tuesday, Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, 391-2366. Read more
Who’s News
February 2, 2010
Kiwanis honors Liberty High School teacher
The Issaquah Kiwanis Club and Liberty High School Key Club presented their Quarterly Service Award to Toni Kraft, president of the LHS Key Club, for her exemplary attitude and service to the community. Read more
Renewing ties with our Nordic neighbors
January 26, 2010
Issaquah visitor Joan Probala returns from Norway with hopes to revive sister-city bond
Longtime Issaquah resident Joan Probala (right) addresses dignitaries during a November trip to Sunndal, Norway, a sister city to Issaquah. Contributed by Joan ProbAla
Longtime Issaquah resident Joan Probala traveled to Sunndal, Norway, in November to discuss the dormant sister-city relationship between Issaquah and the Norwegian town.
Dignitaries from both cities established the relationship in 1991, although the connection has waned in recent years. In the meantime, Issaquah and Chefchaouen, Morocco, started a sister-city relationship in 2005.
Issaquah City Council members hope to revive and strengthen the relationship between the city and Sunndal. Probala, a member of the city Sister Cities Commission, met with Sunndal leaders, sampled reindeer and talked about how to strengthen the bond between Issaquah and the small, quaint city on a fjord.
Wanted: Fun, young professionals who want to get involved
January 26, 2010
Jackk Sercu (left), Sunset Elementary School fourth-grader, and principal Wayne Hamasaki show the rapidly disappearing cupcakes that Jack’s mom, Susan Sercu, made for the Sunset Kids for Haiti bake sale. By Greg Farrar
Beginning Feb. 11, the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah will host a satellite club designed to engage young professionals in the community who want to make a difference.
“Young professionals should participate in this group if they feel they would like to volunteer some of their time to help make Issaquah a better place,” said Craig Tasa, a founding member. “By being part of this club, they will also have the opportunity to meet many other young professionals who share the same passion for our community.
“This may also serve as a great networking opportunity for those professionals who are starting their careers and would like to meet other individuals in the community.”
The mission of Kiwanis is to help community members volunteer their time to change the world, one community and one child at a time.
Kiwanis is kicking off the new club to help young professionals access their club on their terms, according to a press release. Read more
