May 12, 2010
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The Issaquah Valley Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, is hosting its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8:30-11:30 a.m. May 15.
Jack Steidl, a 91-year-old retired military and commercial pilot, will bugle hungry supporters into the “Mess Hall” for hot and fluffy pancake stacks. Steidl will also be in uniform to honor Armed Forces Day. Mayor [...]
May 12, 2010
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King County Elections will host free workshops for prospective candidates May 14 and 19. The workshops will offer information about filing to run for office in King County.
Besides filing information, elections staffers will discuss voters’ pamphlet information, campaign sign regulations and basic public disclosure requirements.
The workshops will be from 2-4 p.m. at the elections office, [...]
May 12, 2010
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Leathers Home Furnishings & Accessories, the longtime Northwest Gilman Boulevard furniture store, will soon relocate to the former Linens-N-Things storefront in Pickering Place.
Owner Mitch Setlow said he plans to open the new Leathers by May 15 and, for the next several weeks, run a closeout sale from both the Pickering Place and Gilman Square locations. [...]
May 12, 2010
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King County Solid Waste Division officials seek nominees for the fourth-annual Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste Reduction list.
The award spotlights businesses with strong recycling, reuse and waste-prevention efforts. The list, formed in 2007, recognizes the accomplishments of small and large businesses for conserving natural resources, as well as reducing the amount of recyclable materials [...]
May 12, 2010
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Linda Vanderwall hikes challenging Poo Poo Point Trail on Tiger Mountain several times each week and sometimes she makes the steep trek alone.
Vanderwall became more cautious after the April 24 attack on a Seattle woman working on Tiger Mountain Trail, but she refused to alter her routine. Instead, she started toting a mobile phone during [...]
May 12, 2010
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The state Department of Ecology fined the state Department of Transportation $11,000 last week after environmental officials said the transportation agency failed to take steps to protect Tibbetts Creek salmon habitat.
Officials at both agencies said no habitat damage occurred as a result of the infraction. Crews did not maintain fencing along state Route 900 to [...]
May 12, 2010
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The long process to preserve the Park Pointe property inched forward last week, as the City Council agreed to initiate the complicated steps to preserve the Tiger Mountain land and, in exchange, allow more residences in the Issaquah Highlands.
Mayor Ava Frisinger proposed the transfer of development rights in September 2008. The recent bankruptcy of the [...]
May 12, 2010
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“Million Dollar Quartet” — a musical about the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll and developed at Village Theatre — has been nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
“Million Dollar Quartet” tells the true story of a chance meeting in December 1956 of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The legendary [...]
May 12, 2010
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Construction started last week on the long-planned Interstate 90 Undercrossing, a road link meant to alleviate traffic congestion along Front Street North, Northwest Gilman Boulevard and other well-traveled Issaquah streets.
Crews will build a two-lane roadway from the traffic signal at the post office along Northwest Gilman Boulevard and link the road to the rail corridor [...]
May 12, 2010
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NEW — 7:11 a.m. May 12, 2010
The nonpartisan King County Council cracked along partisan lines Monday, as members praised national health care reform in a narrow decision.
The symbolic measure supports the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in March. The council adopted the legislation in a split decision. [...]
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