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All around King County, supporters of Pres. Barack Obama are holding State of the Union Address parties tomorrow night, Tuesday, Jan. 24, as a prelude to election activities, including one in Sammamish.
Now that the kids are back in school and power on/cleanup/garbage out begins, what did you learn about preparedness last week that could help us all in another event like this?
The district announced that it does not, at this point, plan to seek a waiver for the days missed last week for grades K-11, but may ask for a one-day waiver for seniors to keep the graduation date. Meanwhile, the Lake Washington School District is undeci
PSE said it will offer customers with the longest outages a $50 credit on their bill, which could add significantly to the cost of the outage for the utility.
Senator Mary Haugen issued this statement Jan. 23 about her decision to support the passage of Senate Bill 6239 to allow same-sex marriage in Washington state.
This post from the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is a good guide for how to handle the food in your refrigerator and freezer if you lost power this week. When in doubt, throw it out!
The Lake Washington School District has rescheduled some school information nights and board meetings. No word yet on make-up days.
Lake Washington and Issaquah school districts have announced they will hold classes tomorrow; no official word yet from Eastside Catholic.
PSE said it is now working on outages to smaller groups of homes; Issaquah customers expected to be back online by late Monday evening, Jan. 23
PSE has brought in reinforcements to help restore power to Sammamish and Issaquah, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph expected tomorrow could hamper efforts.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.
East Lake Sammamish Parkway is now open, but Snake Hill Road remains closed due to low hanging power lines.
This relaxing, affordable women's only spa in Lynnwood is the perfect remedy to the stresses of a "snow week."
The agency urges caution with alternate heating methods and avoiding the roads if possible until driving conditions improve.
City Hall has remained open every day during the storm and now is serving as a warming shelter for residents without power. Meanwhile, some grocery stores remain open on backup power.
The district's water and sewer facilities are fully functional
Puget Sound Energy has warned customers that fallen tree branches due to the snow and freezing rain could cause scattered outages tonight.
Do your neighbors a favor and recommend routes to take today.
All Wednesday tickets will be automatically transferred to a new show added to the schedule Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m.
Issaquah and Lake Washington school districts have announced that classes are canceled Jan. 20. Eastside Catholic announced it will close tomorrow also.
