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Events calendar 20 • December 8, 2010 SAMMAMISH REVIEW The Sammamish Heritage Society is holding a fundraiser to support the Freed House from 7- 9 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Pine Lake Community Center. The Sammamish Rotary Club will host Chip Kimball, superintendent of the Lake Washington School District speaking about the state of the district during the club’s regular meeting, 7:15 a.m. Dec. 9 at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. The Samantha Smith Elementary PTA is holding a family Christmas shopping event. Families can find creative gifts and children can find affordable gifts. The event is scheduled for 3-7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the school. The Chris Elliott Fund, a Sammamish-based charity to support brain cancer research, is holding their annual online auction. Items up for bid include a Seahawks package, two nights at Whistler, skin care items and more. Visit www.chriselliottfund.org and follow the link to the auction site. The Issaquah Youth Advisory Board will host a poetry slam from 4-5:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Skyline High School black box theater. The Sammamish Symphony Holiday Pops concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 at Eastlake High School. For more information, or to buy advance tickets, visit www.sammamishsymphony.org. Eastside Baby Corner is hosting drop-in tours from 9 a.m.noon Dec. 16 at 1510 N.W. Maple St. in Issaquah. Sammamish is seeking volunteers to help plan a community garden. The committee, which will meet at least once a month, will hold its first meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at City Hall. For more Got an old one? Eastside Catholic High School’s DECA program is holding a car seat recycling day. Gently used car seats that meet current safety standards will be given to needy families. Seats that are not up to standards will be recycled. The event is scheduled for Dec. 11 and 12 at the Merry Go Round store in Bellevue. information, e-mail Dawn Sanders at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us. Northwest Center accepts donations of clothing and household items at “The Big Blue Truck” open at the Pine Lake QFC shopping center from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, visit www.bigbluetruck.org. Health The Hearing Loss Association of Washington will host a meeting about tinnitus, a buzzing or ringing sound in the ear, featuring Dr. Neeru Rohila- Chanda, an audiologist, at 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Lake Sammamish Foursquare Church in Bellevue. A mobile mammography facility will be available for Sammamish residents. The mobile facility features the same equipment used at Evergreen Hospital, but you do not need to be an Evergreen patient to use the facility. It is available from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Evergreen Primary Care Center, 22850 Northeast Eighth Street. For an appointment, call 899-2831. Religious/spiritual A seniors luncheon will be Open Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm Christmas events Uplift! A praise and prayer concert will feature worship songs with an opportunity for all to participate at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Evergreen Christian Fellowship will host its second Light on the Plateau Christmas Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 10 and 11 at the church. A family movie night featuring the PG rated “The Nativity Story” will also feature songs and refreshments, is scheduled for 6:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Mary, Queen of Peace. Messiah sing-in sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at 14536 Main St. in Bellevue. Christmas Pageant 2010 with Spirit of Peace United Church of Christ will be held at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 12 at the Pine Lake Community Center. Christmas Concert. The Three Wise Men perform a combination of Christmas songs and original material at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Admission is free, held including a home-cooked meal and Christmas Carols from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 14 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Call the church at 391- 1178, ext. 129. Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. The café features drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom & baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group. There will also be one-off classes, studies and themed days. 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837- 1948. Healing Prayer Service. If you have a physical, emotional This woman Suffers from one of the most serious dysfunctions in a bedroom…Snoring! Find out how the Pillar ® Procedure can help reduce snoring and bring peace and quiet into your household. Three locations to serve you, one convenient phone number: (425) 454-3938 Bellevue Issaquah 1135 116th Ave NE #500 Proliance Surgeons Building Bellevue, WA 98004 510 8th Ave NE Suite 310 Issaquah, WA 98029 Issaquah Lake Washington Facial Plastic Surgery 510 8th Ave NE Suite 300 Issaquah, WA 98029 425-278-1810 www.lakewashingtonfacial.com A Proliance Care Center www.bellevueent.com but an offering to support the concert will be requested. Christmas Potluck sing-a-long Spirit of Peace United Church of Christ will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 18 at the home of Dick and Michelle Williams. RSVP to 392-5525. Christmas Eve Pine Lake Covenant church will have a 4:30 p.m. family service, and a candlelight and carols service at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Spirit of Peace United Church of Christ will hold a Moravian Love Feast and Special Music at 5 p.m. Dec. 24 at the Pine Lake Community Center. Sammamish Presbyterian Church will hold family services at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m., carols and candlelight services at 7:30 and 9 p.m. and carols and candelight with communion service at 10:30 p.m. Evergreen Christian Fellowship will have a service at 6 and 8 p.m. Want to have your church service included? E-mail samrev@isspress.com. or spiritual challenge or if you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting, attend the Missio Lux Healing Prayer Service the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. Become a healing prayer minister by joining either weekly sessions from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays, or monthly weekend classes in November, January and March. E-mail tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913. The Social Justice Book Group meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. E-mail shlcministries@yahoo.com for information on the current book being discussed and location. Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered program offering support and a path to freedom, meets every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E. For more info, go to www.missiolux.org, or call 392-8636. Griefshare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday nights at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. See CALENDAR, Page 21
SAMMAMISH REVIEW December 8, 2010 • 21 Calendar Continued from Page 20 Moms In Touch is an interdenominational, prayer support group for moms to get together and pray for children and schools. For more information, call Jan Domek, Issaquah School District representative, at 681- 6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, Lake Washington School District representative, at 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org. Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Call 392-8636. “Caffeine for the Soul,” a free Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Contact Chabad of the Central Cascades at 427-1654. Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the Central Cascades. Call 427-1654. Kabalat Shabbat is offered in the Chabad house at the Issaquah Highlands at 7 p.m. Fridays. New members and guests are welcome. Call 427-1654. Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. To register, visit vedicculturalcenter.org. Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. To register for the current class, or for more information, visit www.redmondcbs.org. Bhajan Bliss. Join musicians and singers to learn traditional devotional bhajan, and how to make vegetarian pizzas and samosas from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center. Library events One-on-one computer assistance is available at 7 p.m. Dec. 21. Puppets re-create the story of The Gingerbread Boy in a program for children 3 and older with an adult at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13. A holiday concert featuring traditional Christmas and Hanukkah music is set for 1 p.m. Dec. 18 A Season for Singing holiday concert for children 2-6 with an adult will share holiday traditions of children around the world at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20. Hello English! Learn English in a structured environment at 7 Take a peek... I-90 traffic cameras p.m. Dec. 2 and 9. Talk Time, conversation practice in English, is at 7 p.m. Dec. 14. Waddler Story Time, for children aged 9-24 months with an adult is scheduled for 10 and 11 a.m. Dec. 10. Musik Nest, for toddlers, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 27. Hindi Story Time for children 3 and older with an adult at 4 p.m. Dec. 9. The teen writers’ group is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21. Toddler Story Time for children 2-3 with an adult is scheduled for 10 a.m. Dec. 9 and 11 a.m. Dec. 8. Spanish Story Time, for children 3 and older with an adult is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 11. Preschool Story Time, for ages 3-6 with an adult, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec. 10. The Sammamish Book Group will have a free read month and discuss the books at 7 p.m. Dec. 15. Classes Beyond Baby Blues, a dropin postpartum depression support group, meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at New Parents Services, 11911 N.E. First St., No. 300, in Bellevue. Participants must call to confirm 450-0332, ext. 3. Sammamish Presbyterian Church is hosting a series of different fitness classes, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30- 7:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Billie Donahue at 785-2880. Classes are free and no registration is required. The Issaquah Sammamish Interfaith Coalition is hosting English Language Classes at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Pine Lake Covenant Church. Volunteers needed This is the year of road Catch the the Fun Fun at at Red Red Oak Oak A Home for all Seasons! clean-ups, according to the city of Sammamish. The city is beginning to coordinate litter cleanups on major streets. Sign up with an organization, business, family or group of friends. Pick a date and the city will find a road. To sign up e-mail dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us or call 295-0556. Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County. Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods, provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers. Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. For more information, call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice. The King County Long- Term Care Ombudsman Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a four-day training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents. Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings. Contact John Stilz at 206- 694-6747 or johns@solidground.org. Eastside Bluebills is a Boeing retiree volunteer organization that strives to provide opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. Eastside Bluebills meet every third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library from 10 a.m.-noon. Call 235-3847. LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District. Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy. Just one hour a week can make a difference in a child’s life. For more information, e-mail links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org. Eastside Baby Corner needs Independent & Customized Assisted Living Care Community at the foot of Mt. Si Voted Best in Snoqualmie Valley 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009! 425.888.7108 650 E. North Bend Way & North Bend volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Go to www.babycorner.org. Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have reliable transportation. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235. Sammamish Citizen Corps Council needs volunteers to help support the Community Emergency Response Team and other groups. For more information e-mail info@sammamishcitizencorps.org, visit www.sammamishcitizencorps.org or attend the meeting from 7-8 p.m. first Wednesday of every month at Fire Station 82. Volunteer drivers are needed for the Senior Services Volunteer Transportation Program. Flexible hours, mileage, parking reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. Call 206-448-5740. Guide Dogs for the Blind Eager Eye Guide Pups Club needs volunteers to raise puppies for use as guide dogs for the blind. For information, call Sandy at 644-7421. Volunteer Chore Services links volunteers with seniors or individuals who are disabled and are living on a limited income. Call 284-2240. Clubs, groups Teen late night. The second Friday of each month is teen night at the Redmond/Sammamish Boys and Girls Clubs. The club has a DJ, dancing, games, Xbox and Wii, movies, food and more. An ASB or ID card is required for admittance. The fee is $6. E-mail ahise@positiveplace.org or call 250-4786 for more information. A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s meets in Issaquah. The group is designed to let caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences. The free group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah Pine Lake Road S.E. Call 313-7364. The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org. The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays. For location and more information, call Trish at 206-605-0679 or send an e-mail to whyweight@comcast.net. To submit items for the Community Calendar, contact the editor at 392-6434, ext. 233. Information may be e-mailed to samrev@isspress.com or mailed to the Sammamish Review, P.O. Box 1328, Issaquah, WA 98027. Items must be received by the Wednesday before publication. Do you know a deserving person? Perhaps it’s a teacher, local student, coach, community volunteer or a business owner. Categories: Arts Business Courage Learning Promotion Teen Spirit Youth Advocate Trevor Price Unsung Hero Spirit of Sammamish Environment New! Nominate! At www.sammiawards.org Forms also available at Sammamish Library or MailPost. Hurry! Nominations close December 10, 2010 Save the date: March 18, 2011 at Eastridge Church, 5 pm for the 10th Annual SAMMI Awards Celebration.
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