Concerts on the Green return for summer
May 21, 2013
The city and the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah are bringing back Concerts on the Green for the season, beginning July 9, according to a press release from the city.
The free, family-friendly concerts will take place outside the Issaquah Community Center. Concerts run from 7-8:30 p.m. Crowds often begin gathering as early as 6 p.m. for community picnicking. The series continues every Tuesday evening through Aug. 27.
PSE is replacing old refrigerators for free
May 21, 2013
Puget Sound Energy is visiting homes in King County through June 30 to save residential electric customers from energy guzzling old refrigerators.
For a limited time, PSE will round up customers’ old, inefficient refrigerators and replace them with ENERGY STAR qualified models for free. The new units are up to four times more efficient and can save customers more than $200 a year in energy costs. Customers should call early to book an appointment, as quantities are limited.
Community Center closed for Memorial Day
May 21, 2013
The Community Center will be closed from May 25 through May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Tri-High Physics Symposium mimics physicist presentations
May 19, 2013
NEW — 6 a.m. May 19, 2013
Physics students from Skyline, Liberty and Issaquah high schools have the chance to practice what real physicists do at the Tri-High Physics Symposium.
The event is modeled after what physicists do when they have research and discoveries to share with their contemporaries, according to a press release from the Issaquah School District.
‘Look, Smile, Wave!’ campaign promotes bike safety
May 16, 2013
A new campaign called “Look, Smile, Wave!” is on the streets promoting bus and bike safety as Bike Month continues, according to a press release from King County.
The safety campaign marks the second year King County Metro has teamed up with the Seattle Department of Transportation, Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Cascade Bicycle Club on transit bus ads that remind bus operators and cyclists to be on the lookout for each other.
Students with severe allergies may be treated at school
May 16, 2013
NEW — 6 a.m. May 18, 2013
School districts and private schools will have the ability to have stock epinephrine auto injectors prescribed to their schools for the treatment or avoidance of severe allergic reactions, thanks to a bill which was signed into law May 16.
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, according to a press release from the Washington State Legislature.
War over waterworks
May 14, 2013
Fears of pollution, seizure spark utility outcry
By Peter Clark
Janet Sailer, communications manager for the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, stands at a storm water collection pond in the Lower Reid Infiltration Gallery in the Issaquah Highlands.
A dispute flared into the public eye May 6 as city officials and the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District sparred over storm water pollution and Issaquah’s intentions to take over principal wells owned by the district.
May Madness contest upsets Issaquah High
May 14, 2013
Among some students at Issaquah High School, a dubious contest known as May Madness has popped up in recent years almost as predictably as final exams.
But because the object of the underground competition is to determine the best-looking, or “hottest,” girls in school, administrators, teachers and many students are eager to stamp it out.
Anonymous promoters of May Madness at Issaquah High have once again posted on a Facebook page 64 yearbook-style photos of girls for one-on-one matchups in brackets patterned after sports tournaments. A girl’s name can be entered in or withheld from the contest without her permission.
Youth survey: Drinking rates up among high school seniors
May 14, 2013
More high school seniors binge drink in the Issaquah School District than their peers in the state, according to the results of the 2012 Healthy Youth Survey.
Every two years, students across the state are asked to voluntarily take an anonymous survey of nearly 250 questions about risky behaviors and other items related to their well-being. The survey — a joint effort between the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Family Policy Council and several other state agencies — was administered in October to 295,899 Washington students, in grades six, eight, 10 and 12.
Squak Mountain land saved from logging
May 14, 2013
Trust for Public Land, King County, steps in with purchase
Only four days after the state approved Erikson Logging’s application to clear-cut sections of a Squak Mountain parcel, King County announced concrete plans to purchase it from developers.
Since the announcement of the company’s intention to harvest old-growth trees in the area in January, concerted efforts have been made by King County and local group Save Squak to find a way to protect the land. On May 8, the county announced it had struck a deal with the Trust for Public Land, which agreed to buy the 220-acre parcel and accept payment from the county over time.
