March 8, 2010
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NEW — 2:20 p.m. March 3, 2010
The Issaquah community has an old tradition of logging. The Issaquah High School girls basketball team has been pretty adept at falling tall timber, too. The Eagles ran into an taller opponent, which is nothing new lately, and dropped Lewis & Clark of Spokane, 51-49 in the opening round [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 12:10 p.m. March 4, 2010
Federal Way native and bronze-medal speed skater J.R. Celski met more than 200 fans during a visit to the Issaquah branch of 24 Hour Fitness on Wednesday evening.
For almost two hours, Celski signed autographs, posed for photographs and displayed one of the two bronze medals he won at the [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 2:07 p.m. March 4, 2010
The Skyline High School boys basketball team stayed alive in the 4A state basketball tournament with a 55-44 victory against U.C. Davis, of Yakima, in the consolation round Thursday.
Skyline 21-4, plays Stanwood at 11 a.m. Friday in another consolation contest.
The Spartans outscored Davis 25-15 in the fourth quarter. Kasen [...]
March 8, 2010
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March 8, 2010
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NEW — 5 p.m. March 4, 2010
Local nonprofits will host a fundraiser for victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake Saturday.
Organizers from the Ithna-Asheri Muslim Association, Islamic Education Center of Seattle and the Pakistani Association of Greater Seattle will host the fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. at Embassy Suites Hotel, 3225 158th Ave. S.E., Bellevue.
The event will [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 10 a.m. March 5, 2010
The East Kingco Rock Club’s 45th annual Rock and Gem Show is from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.
This family festival celebrates earth science, rockhounding, lapidary arts, and gem and jewelry artisans and dealers. There [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 11:58 a.m. March 5, 2010
The Issaquah High School girls basketball team hoped it would get a shot at Auburn Riverside in this year’s 4A state tournament.
The Eagles got their wish.
Issaquah, 23-4, tangles with top-ranked Auburn Riverside, 27-0, at 7 p.m. Friday in the semifinals at the Tacoma Dome.
The Eagles reached the semifinals after [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 6 a.m. March 6, 2010
City Council members accepted a pair of King Conservation District grants Monday to improve Pickering Garden and mark storm drains.
The council accepted more than $60,000 in grant dollars during a brief meeting.
The garden grant — $41,358 spread through 2011 — will be at the Pickering Garden to implement education [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 6 a.m. March 7, 2010
The first national tour of “Next to Normal” — the Tony Award-winning musical penned by Issaquah native Brian Yorkey and originated at Village Theatre — will come to Seattle next February.
5th Avenue Theatre and Village Theatre will collaborate to bring “Next to Normal” to the Emerald City from Feb. [...]
March 8, 2010
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NEW — 6 a.m. Feb. 8, 2010
Weeks after Issaquah officials tweaked municipal water rates, the City Council adjusted certain rates again March 1 to correct a minor mistake.
In December, the council cut water rates and enacted a utility tax in what officials meant to be a revenue-neutral move to stave off legal challenges.
City employees realized [...]




