The Grange hosts Chicks 101 seminar
March 12, 2013
It is chick season at The Grange Supply, and that means customers will take home a total of about 5,000 of the little critters in the next few months.
Fear not, though, The Grange Supply staff would not dream of sending the chicks home without first arming its shoppers with an arsenal of information about how to care for a coop full of chickens.
By Christina Corrales-Toy
Michelle Boman, operations manager for The Grange Supply, holds two chicks at the store.
That is why the store is hosting a Chicks 101 seminar at 2 p.m. March 16, complete with the chance to win a prize valued at $695, as part of the 2013 Chick Days celebration.
The Grange hosts next Issaquah Chamber of Commerce cash mob
October 23, 2012
Issaquah Chamber of Commerce’s next cash mob is at noon, Oct. 25 at The Grange, 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd.
In a cash mob, a group of people descends on a business to buy, buy, buy. The destination is revealed through social media services. Then, the mob pops up at the business to browse and shop.
The organizers — Young Issaquah Professionals, or YIPPIES, 20- and 30-something business leaders in the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce — held earlier cash mobs at Sisters Antiques and Fischer Meats.
Learn more about the cash mobs at www.facebook.com/CashMobIssaquah and www.facebook.com/YoungIssaquahProfessionals.
The Grange Supply hosts Community Appreciation Day
March 27, 2012
To help mark the arrival of spring, The Grange Supply is sponsoring a free Community Appreciation Day on March 31 at the Grange Supply Store.
“The thinking is, this is truly an appreciation day. You don’t have to buy ‘X’ dollars of anything,” said Dana Huth, Grange marketing specialist.
Learn to raise poultry at The Grange Supply’s 2012 Chick Days
February 28, 2012
The Grange Supply has announced its 2012 Chick Days, a program advertised as focusing on healthy starts for the many baby animals that often help herald the start of spring.
Snowplow crews toil day and night to clear Issaquah streets
January 24, 2012
Come winter, the nonstop struggle between man and Mother Nature unfolds in a teeth-rattling ride aboard city snowplows.
Kyle Patterson, a city snowplow driver, maneuvers through the Montreux neighborhood to remove snow from streets Tuesday afternoon. By Warren Kagarise
Snow, split into quarters from tire tracks, clung to the streets just before sunset Jan. 17 in Montreux, a tony neighborhood on Cougar Mountain named for a city in the Swiss Alps. In methodical maneuvers, city snowplow driver Kyle Patterson edged back and forth along cul-de-sac after cul-de-sac, pushing snow from the roadway to form dirt-flecked berms along the street.
In the process, snow cascades from the plow and light powder is compacted into something more akin to spackle.
Each large snowplow truck in the city fleet resembles a mustard-yellow box atop gargantuan tires, a Tonka toy for a giant. Empty, a large truck tips the scales at about 30,000 pounds. Loaded, full of sand and de-icing fluid, the total balloons to about 60,000 pounds.
(The city operates seven snowplow trucks, a larger model for main roads and a smaller model for difficult-to-maneuver side streets.)
The drivers, dressed in fluorescent jackets the same color as a highlighter pen, ride in the snowplow cabs beneath a flashing amber light. Most drivers use earplugs to block noise from the rumbling engine and brakes screeching like a pterodactyl.
The job requires a nimble hand on the steering wheel and the levers used to manipulate the plow — not to mention patience, precision and pluck — for the lumbering trucks remain susceptible to the same road hazards as other vehicles, despite the bulk and chains meant to ensure traction.
Few gas stations remain open; motorists should prepare for long lines
January 19, 2012
NEW — 4:35 p.m. Jan. 19, 2012
The search for gasoline to fuel generators and top off gas tanks often ended at closed gas stations or in long lines Thursday afternoon, as gas stations in Issaquah and the surrounding area closed amid a regional power outage and icy conditions.
Few gas stations remained open after a major snowstorm and subsequent ice storm cut power to about 200,000 customers in Western Washington, including more than 18,000 customers in the Issaquah area. (Customers can check Puget Sound Energy’s service map for detailed outage information.)
The Grange Supply, 145 N.E. Gilman Blvd., near downtown Issaquah remained open Thursday afternoon, although customers encountered long lines.
Snowplow crews toil day and night to clear Issaquah streets
January 18, 2012
Kyle Patterson, a city snowplow driver, maneuvers through the Montreux neighborhood to remove snow from streets Tuesday afternoon. By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 8 a.m. Jan. 18, 2012
Come winter, the nonstop struggle between man and Mother Nature unfolds in a teeth-rattling ride aboard city snowplows.
Snow, split into quarters from tire tracks, clung to the streets late Tuesday afternoon in Montreux, a tony neighborhood on Cougar Mountain named for a city in the Swiss Alps. In methodical maneuvers, city snowplow driver Kyle Patterson edged back and forth along cul-de-sac after cul-de-sac, pushing snow from the roadway to form dirt-flecked berms along the street.
Spooky Events
October 26, 2010
Things That Go Bump in the Night, presented by Auburn Paranormal Activities Research Team, for ages 12 and up, 5 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430.
Fall Fun Fest is from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Issaquah Youth Center in the community center. Fee is $2. Wear a costume and come enjoy activity booths, toddler time toys, face painting and prizes.
The Grange Supply’s first Pet Halloween Party is Oct. 30. A pet costume contest, with prizes, is at noon. Guess the weight of the big pumpkin and win a $50 gift card for you and a $50 gift card to your favorite charity. A photographer will be available from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Learn more at www.grangesupply.com. Read more
Frogs can be fun and help your garden
September 7, 2010
This frog was photographed on a peony in Sammamish. Frogs can be helpful in keeping a garden healthy and pest free. By Jeanine Bracco
They can be cute, slimy, freak people out, loud when you’re trying to sleep and children sometimes love to catch them.
Don’t be alarmed if frogs are in your yard — these amphibians mean that you have a healthy environment, free of pesticides and other harmful products.
“They eat insects and a lot of other smaller things that may be harmful to your garden,” said Michael Aguilar, certified professional horticulturalist and lawn and garden specialist at The Grange.
Attracting frogs into your yard can be easy; there are a few things that need to be done in order to do it. Read more
Roll up your sleeves — it’s cleanup time
April 27, 2010
The DownTown Issaquah Association is looking for volunteers to do some spring cleaning and community building in its annual downtown spring cleanup.
The event will be from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 1. And if getting to know your neighbors isn’t incentive enough, lunch from the Flying Pie Pizzeria ought to be.
“We just want to invite everybody to come out, and it’s a great family event,” said Greg Spranger, executive director of the DownTown Issaquah Association, who’s helped organize the event for the last 10 years.
Volunteers should meet at the Hailstone Feed Store at 9 a.m. The plan is to clean a stretch of Front Street from the Grange Mercantile building to The Issaquah Press building, as well as a stretch of Sunset Way from the train depot parking lot to the library parking structure. Cleaning activities will include weeding, sweeping and picking up trash.
