Issaquah Gliders hold final meet of summer season
July 19, 2011
Young athletes from Auburn, Renton, Snoqualmie and Issaquah who are in the Gliders program, pound Skyline High School's track as they dash towards the finish line of a girls race. By Quinn Eddy
The Issaquah Gliders program held its final track meet of the 2011 summer season July 14. The event at Skyline High School hosted teams from Renton, Auburn and Snoqualmie. Whether the young athlete comes in first or last, every youngster is a winner.
Who’s News
July 19, 2011
Women’s Club installs new officers
The Issaquah Women’s Club recently held its installation of new officers for 2011-2012 at the Embassy Suites.
Cco-presidents eve’ Martinez-Petrut and Linda Baker; Sandy Cobel, first vice president; Yvette Dickerson and Katy Trader, co-secretary; Beth Sanford and Sharon Miller, second vice presidents; Katherine Booher, treasurer; Judy Smith, fundraising chairwoman.
The club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Thursday of each month, from September through June, at Tibbetts Creek Manor.
Learn more at www.issaquahwomensclub.org.
Lacy, Perun
July 5, 2011
Andrea Lacy, of Bellevue, and Justin Perun, of Sammamish, announce their engagement to be married Dec. 3, 2011, at Lordhill Farms, in Snohomish.
Justin Perun and Andrea Lacy
The bride-to-be, the daughter of Alan and Jane Lacy, of Bellevue, is a 2003 graduate of Skyline High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Seattle University, and works at Chase Bank in Issaquah.
The future groom, the son of Dave and Teri Perun, of Sammamish, is a 2004 graduate of Stony Creek High School in Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Miami University of Ohio in 2009. He works as a personal trainer at Thrive Community Fitness.
U.S. attorney, Issaquah native, receives top honor
April 2, 2011
NEW — 2 p.m. April 2, 2011
Seattle University School of Law leaders honored Issaquah native Jenny Durkan, the top federal prosecutor in the region, on Thursday for a strong commitment to women’s issues and acting as a role model for others.
Durkan, the U.S. attorney for Western Washington, received the 2011 Woman of the Year Award from the Seattle University School of Law and the Women’s Law Caucus.
Dean Mark Niles praised Durkan for a lifelong dedication to justice.
“I’ve been told the surest way to get Jenny to do something is to tell her how it will help someone else,” he said in remarks posted on the law school website.
In May 2009, President Barack Obama selected Durkan to serve as U.S. attorney for the district — encompassing 19 counties, about 25,000 square miles and almost 5 million people. In a unanimous decision, senators confirmed the appointment months later.
Skyline High School cheer coach dies
March 29, 2011
Tamara “Tammy” Fox, the assistant cheer coach at Skyline High School, died March 20, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Fox, a 31-year-old Issaquah resident, was found dead in her home. Authorities are still working on a toxicology report to determine the cause of death, according to the medical examiner’s office.
A 1998 graduate of Liberty High School, Fox danced on the drill team her freshman year and cheered for three years as a member of Liberty’s cheerleading squad. Her classmates awarded her the honor of having the most school spirit in her senior year and she was a member of Signet, Liberty’s senior service club.
Tammy Fox
Liberty principal’s secretary Kathy Schroeder knew Fox from the cheer squad and from her work as an office teacher’s assistant.
“She was a great gal,” Schroeder said. “I’m just heartbroken.”
King County redistricting panel taps retired judge as leader
February 15, 2011
The citizen panel responsible for redrawing King County’s electoral map selected a retired Superior Court judge as chairman Feb. 7.
Former King County Superior Court Judge Terrence Carroll is a respected arbitrator and a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the Seattle University School of Law.
The retired judge leads a four-member panel appointed by King County Council members. Under the county charter, the appointed Districting Committee members had to select a fifth person to serve as a chairperson.
Carroll specializes in alternative dispute resolution, and has heard more than 3,000 mediations and 1,000 arbitrations in the past 20 years. He has also served as a deputy prosecutor, a public defender and a private-practice attorney.
The council appointed the initial members last month to the King County Districting Committee, the group responsible for redrawing council districts based on 2010 Census data.
The county charter grants the authority for adopting a final districting map to the citizen Districting Committee, not the County Council.
The county is carved into nine districts, each represented by a single council member. Districts 3 and 9 — the Issaquah-area districts — could be shifted as the citizen committee starts to sift through population data.
King County redistricting panel taps retired judge as leader
February 9, 2011
NEW — 8 a.m. Feb. 9, 2011
The citizen panel responsible for redrawing King County’s electoral map selected a retired Superior Court judge as chairman Monday.
Former King County Superior Court Judge Terrence Carroll is a respected arbitrator and Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the Seattle University School of Law.
The retired judge leads a four-member panel appointed by King County Council members. Under the county charter, the appointed Districting Committee members had to select a fifth person to serve as a chairperson.
Carroll specializes in alternative dispute resolution, and has heard more than 3,000 mediations and 1,000 arbitrations during the past 20 years. The chairman has also served as a deputy prosecutor, a public defender and a private-practice attorney.
Who’s News
February 8, 2011
CrossPath Counseling & Consultation gets new counselor
Wayne Dykstra
CrossPath Counseling & Consultation in Sammamish welcomes Wayne Dykstra MA, LMHC, to its counseling staff.
Dykstra is an experienced psychotherapist and holds a master’s degree in psychology from Seattle University. He has counseled youth and families regarding a wide variety of issues including family conflict, anxiety, depression and substance abuse.
In addition, he is a certified child and adolescent mental health specialist. He will be available by appointment, Monday to Saturday, at the CrossPath offices in Sammamish Commons Park, 550 222nd Place S.E., Sammamish.
College News
February 8, 2011
Local woman receives national teaching fellowship
Emily Lee, of Issaquah, a 2007 graduate of Skyline High School, is one of 25 fellows selected across the country for the 2011 Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers’ Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color.
Lee, the daughter of Tran My Tran and Quy Lee, is a graduating senior at the University of Washington, majoring in English and public health.
She will receive a $30,000 stipend to apply toward the cost of a master in teaching degree. She also receives guidance towards achieving teaching certification, support and mentoring during the first three years of teaching, and a lifelong membership in a national network of Woodrow Wilson Fellows.
Rotary Club honors students of the month
February 1, 2011
The Rotary Club of Issaquah honored the following seniors as its students of the month for January.
Jordan Thompson
Jordan Thompson
School: Liberty High School
Parents: George and Sherri Thompson
Category honored: Leadership
Sponsoring teacher: Michelle Munson
Achievements: varsity golf captain (twice); junior varsity baseball captain; Associated Student Body vice president, homecoming king, junior class president
Activities/interests: ASB Leadership; math, DECA, Link Crew
Hobbies: Baseball, golf, fishing, ASB
Outside school affiliations: hanging with friends, working at Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course
Future goals: go to a four-year university and obtain a degree; continue leadership throughout life; pursue a career in the field of landscaping architecture
