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Play Date! Great Family Events and Deals in the Sammamish Area

Here are fun activities and some sweet deals for the whole family this upcoming week.

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES, Oct. 13 – 19

October 14: Toddler Time at the Community Center in Issaquah

  • 8 am to Noon
  • At the Issaquah Community Center at 301 Rainer Blvd. South.
  • For kids age one to three with an adult caregiver.
  • Get out of the rain and run around and play with toys, slides and bikes at this indoor playground.
  • Questions? Call 425-837-3300.
  • Cost: $2

October 17: Pajama Story Time at the

  • 7 pm to 8 pm
  • For ages two to six.
  • Enjoy stories, puppets, music and movement in your pjs.
  • Cost: Free

October 18: Teen Writer’s Group at the

  • 3:30 pm to 5 pm
  • For teens.
  • Talk about writing and share pieces to be critiqued or just observe while enjoying snacks.
  • Cost: Free

October 18: Life After High School: Write to Win at the

  • 7 pm to 8:30 pm
  • For teens.
  • Learn how to write successful college entrance essays and college applications. Find out from a real college administrator who will give you an insider’s view into the process. Learn practical strategies on how to put together a winning application and essay.
  • Cost: Free but registration online by October 13 is required.

October 15: Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival at Remlinger Farms in Carnation

  • 10 am to 6 pm
  • Celebrate fall with a trip to Remlinger Farms. The park’s rides will be open, along with the restaurant, market, u-pick pumpkin field and corn maze. 
  • Cost: $15.25 for adults and kids over 12 months. $13 for seniors and 12 months and younger – free! 

Sweet Deals

Halloween Costume Swap at in Kirkland

  • Deal: Go green this Halloween and save some money. Drop off a clean, gently used Halloween costume at Unique Plus, located in downtown Kirkland across from the , by October 13 and get a ticket. Come back for the store's costume swap event on 10-14 from 2 pm to 4 pm and your child will use the ticket to pick out his or her next costume for free. 
  • Costumes should be for a baby to 12-year-old. Costumes that are not choosen at the event will be donated to .
  • Questions? Call 425-296-1024
  • Good Through: October 14, 2011

at Store Closure Sale

  • Deal: Now up to 60% off everything in the store including toys, craft activity kits, books and their inventory of European shoes for kids.
  • Good Through: While inventory lasts.

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Jerry Gropp Architect AIA October 12, 2011 at 03:19 pm
I wonder if they'll let us "grownups" ride this? It really looks like fun. Jerry
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David V October 12, 2011 at 03:52 pm
This pumpkin catapult video is from a trip to Jubilee Farms, out in Carnation. The kids (and adults!) loved it..
Kathleen F. Miller October 12, 2011 at 06:22 pm
Thanks for sharing David! Keep those great "fun places to take your kids to get a pumpkin" ideas coming!
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Jenny Manning (Editor) June 11, 2013 at 10:32 am
Yikes! I had an encounter on Tiger Mountain with what I think was a cougar on June 9. We weren'tRead More close enough to see it (thank goodness) but could hear it, and what sounded like another animal dying/being eaten. This was about 3:30 p.m. a couple miles up the trail from Issaquah High School.
Bob McCoy June 12, 2013 at 07:39 am
Jenny Manning, this area lies on the WUI, Wildland-Urban Interface, and we have bears, cougars,Read More bobcats, and other of nature's fauna. Your comment indicates that you have not read my Patch blogs trying to dispel myths and fears of our local predators, and that you have little understanding of our biggest cat, the cougar. I would also venture that you have not availed yourself of the many outreach events held in this area regarding our wildlife. To state you had an "encounter" when you did not even have a 'sighting' is a misuse of clearly defined terminology for wildlife interactions. You might avail yourself of Western Wildlife Outreach's excellent materials regarding cougars and other apex carnivores in the Northwest: http://westernwildlife.org/cougar-outreach-project/cougar-safety/ To have heard "something" might well have been an animal being eaten, but to assume a cougar was having dinner, and the cougar was announcing it to the world, is a bit of a stretch. What, exactly, is the sound made by a cougar while killing a meal? As a stalk and pounce predator, mountain lions are silent in their approach. They efficiently kill, and unless taking down larger prey such as an elk, the prey's struggle is usually short, if any at all. Also, to make sounds while eating is to attract attention, and attention is what cougars avoid. Perhaps, though, you heard a cougar caterwauling? That is a call to attract a mate, one of the few times cougars do not want to avoid attention. Welcome to the Pacific Northwest. Your best way to be safe in our outdoors is to be knowledgeable about our wildlife, and to carry Bear Spray, pretty much in that order.
Ben Stieglitz June 18, 2013 at 02:20 pm
Yes, bears, possums, deer, rabbits, coyotes, and raccoons call Issaquah their homes (I have yet toRead More see a Cougar in person). They are a welcome sight and seem to weave in and out of peoples back yards quite quickly and quietly. I wouldn't have even know there were bears in my yard if it wasn't for a IR security camera I had installed a while back. They are quite peaceful. The bears that show up in our yard, in my experience, are quite scared of people and don't want anything to do with them. They just smell the garbage and want an easy snack. If you keep the garbage area clean and secure you will have no issues other than a pass by and on to the next yard. In my opinion they are a special treat to living in this area and I wouldn't want it any other way. Hope that helps.
Jenny Manning (Editor) June 7, 2013 at 01:50 pm
Thanks for sharing this shot, David. How to you get to Duthie bike park? Looks like fun!
David V June 7, 2013 at 02:09 pm
Back side of the Samm Plateau near my Trossachs neighborhood. Folks come from all over to ride here.Read More http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/backcountry/duthiehill.aspx
David V June 7, 2013 at 02:11 pm
It'd be awesome if web links were automatically clickable on the patch. Wish list item:)
David V June 1, 2013 at 11:51 am
Thx Jenny! Definitely check out the Beaver Lake Tri in August on the Sammamish Plateau. A greatRead More tradition and a cool wooded setting for a hot August Tri:)
Kendall Watson (Editor) June 2, 2013 at 04:50 pm
Awesome! Thanks again for generously sharing your sharp photo skills on Sammamish-Issaquah Patch!
David V June 3, 2013 at 10:09 am
Always fun to post on the Patch. Keep up the great work you guys! Great local platform
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Jenny Manning (Editor) June 1, 2013 at 11:38 am
What a great idea for an exhibit. Would you be interested in partnering with us to make sure moreRead More people can see it once you've decided on which submissions you'll show? I think it'd be really neat to upload images of the artwork and the stories via our blogging platform. Please let me know if you're interested!
Anne Randall June 1, 2013 at 11:58 am
Absolutely, yes! I did a blog last year on the stories of the artists of the Sammamish Arts FairRead More (still in your archives, called Makers Among Us, under my name), and this would be a perfect way to refresh and continue the blog. I worked with Jeanne Gustafson to get started and she was most helpful. I will alert the curator of the show, and we'll plan on it. We would love to link to and from the artEAST website as well to get come viewers to share. If you have other suggestions, please let me know! Thanks, Anne Randall