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Voluntary water reduction to curb high use, drought
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Rockers out of the Kaleidoscope School of Music and its Issaquah Rock School perform a cover of Cage The Elephant’s “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” at the Aug. 7 Art Walk. From left, Colby Bentley, Jordyn Theeuwen, Jacob Juxtaposing and Nick Mardon.
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SanMar issues Heat, dry fuels lead to more fire calls recall on halfmillion onesies ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
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This summer residents across the region have used, by millions of gallons, more water. This spike in usage goes against the regional downward trend for water use over the last several years, according to Elaine Kraft, the intergovernmental and communications director for the Cascade Water Alliance. The Alliance supplies water to Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Tukwila, Issaquah and the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District. “This summer is an anomaly,” Kraft said. Due to the increase in demand during
An Issaquah-based clothing wholesaler has issued a recall on nearly a half-million infant one-pieces due to a choking hazard. In an announcement made Aug. 6, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported the snaps on the onesies, supplied to SanMar by children's clothing manufacturer Precious Cargo, could come undone and present a choking hazard. Approximately 479,000 onesies SEE ONESIES, 2
Dry and hot weather is adding to the number of fires in Sammamish and surrounding areas, fire officials say. Eastside Fire & Rescue crews responded last week to the third fire to pop up within a two-week span in Sammamish. The grass fire caught in the 2000 block of 277th Avenue Southeast, just inside the eastern city border, Aug. 7 around 5 p.m. It was contained to 100 feet by 150 feet after about 40 minutes with no structures burned and no damage, according to Eastside Deputy Chief Greg Tryon. The King County fire in-
vestigator on the case was not available for comment by the Reporter’s Wednesday press deadline, as county investigators are quite busy responding to fires popping up in the area. Given the lack of lightningcaused fires on the west side of the mountain range, Tryon said he’s comfortable in thinking it was human caused. In general, he has seen a “big increase” in call volume for the Eastside Fire & Rescue coverage area this year. There were 120 more fire calls, including bark, brush and wildland, this year than in 2014, according to EF&R data. That is more than 2.5 times as many. The total number of calls this
year was 164 compared to 44 in 2014. The Eastside partnership includes Issaquah, Sammamish, North Bend and fire districts 10 and 38 in unincorporated King County. People can help keep fire danger at a minimum by cleaning up debris around the home, cutting the grass (even if it’s dead) and keeping low tree branches trimmed, Tryon said. Also, residents should be aware of the burn ban in effect throughout the county, which began June 22. Statewide, all 39 counties, as well as state and federal lands, have burn bans in effect. SEE FIRE, 2
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