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Get a Scare to Show You Care
When was the last time you were frightened out of your skin, or the last time you got to frighten someone else out of their skin? This fall is your chance to repeat the experience with the Sammamish Rotary Club, Scare Productions, and the City of Sammamish at “Nightmare at ...
Looking for Help in All the Right Places
At some point in the sweep of being a watchful parent comes a moment when you begin to wonder if one of your children is struggling more than normal with schoolwork. Could your child be reading sooner, or with more ease?
Salmon BBQ
Salmon are known as the king of fish, and are found in many places around the world. While there may be disagreements over the merits of Atlantic salmon versus Pacific salmon, and farmed versus wild, there is no contention about the flavor of this great fish, which can be prepared ...
Residential options for aging
Many of us are in the aptly named “sandwich” phase of life, with the challenges of raising children while at the same time trying to be a helpful resource for our aging parents.
Foreign students in our midst
Surveying the stands at a high school football game, it might be hard to differentiate one face from another. But beneath the green and silver, or purple and gold, or blue, white, and green is a diverse mix of students, some not even American.departments
family & community
A little yellow caboose sits on the tracks outside the historic Issaquah depot. You may have noticed it on a visit to the Depot Museum. The caboose was once used by the Weyerhaeuser Company, and it is a visible reminder of Issaquah’s railroading and logging history.
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>> Salmon Days: Spawning a Cycle of Community Resources and Support
health & wellness
The benefits of physical activity for children are well documented: increased fitness, better stamina, sharper mental health, better sleep, and better team-building skills. However, over the past two decades there has been a significant increase in sports-related injuries, and athletes are burning out at escalating rates. If you think these problems are related, you are correct.
food & entertaining
Fall brings new possibilities to the grilling scene. While summer menus may have included hamburgers and hot dogs, the incoming season offers its own mouthwatering options.
home & garden
Sooner or later almost every neighborhood ends up with one home that morphs, through neglect or some quirks of the owners, until finally it qualifies as the “ugly duckling” of the neighborhood.
kids & schools
Surveying the stands at a high school football game, it might be hard to differentiate one face from another. But beneath the green and silver, or purple and gold, or blue, white, and green is a diverse mix of students, some not even American.
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>> Teaching preschoolers to play music
philanthropy & causes
What happens to young people who have a cognitive or physical disability once they complete their school years? This difficult question is answered right here in our community.
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