Sammamish News

Reverse 911 is now available to Sammamish residents to inform them of emergency events that may affect their lives at home or work.

Using the program, fire officials can quickly target a geographic area and potentially reach thousands of phone numbers each hour. Under extreme circumstances, residents and businesses would potentially receive an alert in the event of:

• Hazardous Materials Spill
• Evacuations
• Wildfires
• Severe Weather Conditions
• Flood
• Crime
• Boil Water Advisories
• Other Critical Notifications
• The program works automatically with telephones using a land line. Internet-based systems and cell phone users need to register by calling (425) 577-5700.

Learn more about the program in this online brochure.

Any doubts that the Skyline Spartans may not be ready for another 4A state football title run were erased quickly on Saturday night in Tacoma.

Jake Heaps threw seven touchdown passes and the Spartans thrashed the South Kitsap Wolves 63-14 at Mount Tahoma High School.  Skyline jumped out to a 35-0 lead and never looked back.

So after taking care of South Kitsap, the champs of the Narrows League, Skyline will be heading south again for their quarterfinal game.  They will be at SPSL South champs Curtis in University Place, with the time and date to be set in the next few days.

If they win, they would get a KingCo rematch in the semifinals, either against Issaquah or Bothell.  But they have to get past the Vikings first.

At the November 9 meeting of the Lake Washington School District Board of Directors, Superintendent Chip Kimball presented his recommendations for funding measures to place on the Feb. 9 ballot. His proposal includes a four-year Educational Programs and Operations Levy, a four-year Capital Projects Levy including both facilities and technology items, and a new bond measure that would modernize Juanita High School, provide space for expected enrollment growth, and prevent the associated overcrowding.

Dr. Kimball says  his proposal reflects public input from the six public meetings that were held and from online.

The Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) Levy would renew the current levy, which provides over 19 percent of the district’s general fund revenues and will expire at the end of 2010. This measure approves a specific amount that the district can collect, which is capped by state law.

Veterans and their spouses can stop by Brown Bear anytime today and get a free “Bear Essential” car wash. 

The offer will operate on an honor system and no verification or documentation is required. Drivers should identify themselves as a current or former member of the military to the wash attendant.

You can find a Brown Bear location at 3050 228th Ave. S.E.