College News
August 28, 2012
Amy Winter voted UW inspirational graduate
Amy Winter, daughter of Robert and Susan Schlilaty, of Issaquah, graduated with a degree in dentistry from the University of Washington in a ceremony at the Meany Hall Theatre on the University of Washington campus in June 2012.
University of Washington students protest Palermo’s Pizza at Costco headquarters
August 28, 2012
University of Washington student activists rallied at Costco’s Issaquah headquarters Aug. 24 to protest the chain’s affiliation with Palermo’s Pizza.
The members of UW United Students Against Sweatshops, a labor rights group, demanded to meet Costco CEO Craig Jelinek to request the company end a contract with Milwaukee-based Palermo’s Pizza. The pizza maker is under criticism for labor practices at a Wisconsin plant.
Costco is a major purchaser of Palermo’s Pizza products.
“Costco, a company with an admirable record toward its own employees, has an opportunity to take a stand,” Leo Baunach, UW United Students Against Sweatshops member, said in a statement. “Costco should end their business relationship with Palermo’s and do right by the workers who are fighting for fair treatment in their workplace.”
Local dentists tackle football safety, donate mouth guards
August 21, 2012
Katie Wilson (left), a dental assistant with Issaquah Dental Arts, and Issaquah High School incoming freshman Tyrus Tuiasosopo show how the plaster impression of his teeth was made for his mouth guard. By Greg Farrar
No one likes to go to the dentist. But when a few visits to the dental chair might prevent a lifetime of returning to the dentist instead of returning kick-offs to the end zone, Issaquah High School football players might just oblige.
NBA player Nate Robinson brings hoops camp to Issaquah
August 14, 2012
He knows how to play basketball. He knows how to play coy.
Nate Robinson, point guard for the Chicago Bulls, demurred when he was asked to specify where in Issaquah he lives during the offseason.
“Just put around Issaquah, in the city,” he said by phone from the Windy City, his fifth NBA stop in a seven-year career.
Robinson will direct an Elite Youth basketball clinic in his offseason hometown this summer. The camp will occur at the Issaquah Community Center Aug. 18 and 19.
Issaquah filmmaker Taylor Guterson herds ‘Old Goats’ to screen
August 14, 2012
The characters in the aptly-titled “Old Goats” refuse to fade quietly as the years advance.
Taylor Guterson
Instead, the film follows a trio of seniors as the sometimes-cantankerous men adjust to retirement, romance and other opportunities.
The force behind the 91-minute comedy, Issaquah writer-director Taylor Guterson, debuted “Old Goats” at the Seattle International Film Festival last year and is readying to open the film Aug. 17 at Seattle’s SIFF Cinema Uptown.
“You’d expect this film to be for everyone who’s over 50, maybe closer to 60 or 70, but in many ways it’s a film for everyone,” Carl Spence, artistic director of SIFF, said in a recent interview.
“Old Goats” appeared in the SIFF lineup last year.
“It was sort of a surprise, sort of a sleeper hit, and audiences really gravitated toward it,” Spence said.
Guterson, 31, started filming “Old Goats” as a 20-something. Practicality — and a shoestring budget —dictated the film’s retirement-centric plot.
Engagement: Cernak, Yousling
August 14, 2012
George Yousling and Emily Cernak
Keith and Kristin Cernak are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily, to George Yousling, son of Charles and Rachel Yousling.
The couple met at the University of Washington while studying business administration.
Emily graduated in 2010 with concentrations in finance, marketing and international studies. She is a financial analyst at Google.
George graduated in 2010 with a degree in marketing. He works as an account executive for Wildfire, a social media startup in Silicon Valley.
The wedding will be held in Anacortes on Aug. 18, 2012. The couple will honeymoon in Maui and plans to reside in the San Francisco Bay area.
Pastor leaves Alaska for Pine Lake Covenant Church
August 7, 2012
Mark Meredith is the new lead pastor for Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish. By Greg Farrar
If you ask the Rev. Mark Meredith if he is a fan of “churchliness” the answer is “no.”
“I hate churchliness,” he said.
He defines the term as being church-bound and thinking that within the four walls of a church is where God is most active.
“We gather on Sunday so we can have our batteries charged so that we can really be about God all week,” he said.
While he has only been in Sammamish for a few weeks and is still looking for a house to buy, Meredith has already started his new post as lead pastor of Pine Lake Covenant Church.
Keeping the lessons of Christianity present in everyday life has been something that has appealed to Meredith since he first committed to the faith in his mid-20s. That was nearly three decades ago, when he was living on Mercer Island and just getting started as owner of a small variety store.
Engagement: Cowen, Ficken
July 31, 2012
Brian Ficken and KC Cowen
KC Cowen and Brian Ficken recently announced their engagement to be married on Nov. 3, 2012, in Seattle.
Surrounded by the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, Brian popped the question on a snowshoeing trip in February.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bruce and Barb Cowen, of Issaquah. KC is a 2004 graduate of Issaquah High School and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in communications in 2008. She is employed at a local family foundation and resides in Seattle.
The future groom is the son of Dean and Kathy Ficken, of Bellevue. Brian graduated from Newport High School in 2003 and from Seattle Pacific University in 2007 with a degree in business, with a concentration in finance. He is employed with a financial advising firm in Bellevue.
Engagement: Cowen, Ficken
July 24, 2012
KC Cowen and Brian Ficken recently announced their engagement to be married on Nov. 3, 2012, in Seattle.
Surrounded by the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, Brian popped the question on a snowshoeing trip in February.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bruce and Barb Cowen, of Issaquah. KC is a 2004 graduate of Issaquah High School and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in communications in 2008. She is employed at a local family foundation and resides in Seattle.
The future groom is the son of Dean and Kathy Ficken, of Bellevue. Brian graduated from Newport High School in 2003 and from Seattle Pacific University in 2007 with a degree in business, with a concentration in finance. He is employed with a financial advising firm in Bellevue.
College News
July 17, 2012
Students receive scholarships
The following local students received scholarships from the University of Idaho for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Issaquah: Alicia Hensen, Carly Overton, David Erickson, Jeffrey Crocker, Jessica Balbiani, Kelle Agassiz, Kevin Baker, Mary Cooper, Megan Gilchrist, Nathaniel Essex, Nikolaus Landdeck, Sean Erickson, Shoko Nelson, Spencer Johnson, Taylor Lundeen, Trevor Simpkins and Walter Bennett
Renton: Chad Dewan, Charles Herzog, Christopher Ohlinger, Stefan Richardson and Stephen Carras
Sammamish: Camille Gomez, Christopher Martin, Courtney Johnston, Erika Ikstrums, Jacob Hamilton, Jeffrey Discolo, Mike Brewster and Tyler Woods
Western Washington University student Teresa Micheletti, daughter of Joe and Tami Micheletti, of Issaquah, received a $1,250 Margaret Green Siegley scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to incoming theatre arts students.
