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Glitch identified in billing system for 520 tolls

Submitted by KOMO Staff
Friday, January 27th, 2012, 5:58pm
Glitch identified in billing system for 520 tolls

WSDOT is looking into a weather related glitch with the SR 520 pass reader. Turns out the glitch may have resulted in some incorrect charges on "Good To Go" pass accounts.

During last week's snowstorm, engineers came across the glitch when the equipment's internal clock was intermittently losing time and re-syncing to the correct time.

It's been fixed now but - "People with a "Good To Go" pass, their pass may not have been read and they may be getting a 25-cent pay by plate charge incorrectly," said Pete Briglia, 520 Operations manager.

Briglia says the glitch occurred between January 17th and January 25th. He says "Good To Go" accounts will either be credited back or not charged that 25-cent fee at all.

If you pay full price by mail, you're not affected.

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Rogue Ales and Spirits to host birthday party for dog lover

Submitted by Rose Egge, KOMO Communities Reporter
Friday, January 27th, 2012, 2:56pm
Rogue Ales and Spirits to host birthday party for dog lover

After we posted Miriam Kelly's birthday wish fundraiser for PUP Dug Rescue on our website, Jake Sweeney with Rogue Ales and Spirits decided he wanted to help out!

So this Monday, January 30, Rogue will host a birthday party for Kelly at 5 p.m. and will collect donations for the local dog rescue at their Issaquah Brewhouse, 35 W. Sunset Way.

"The Issaquah Brewhouse is a dog friendly pub, offering bottomless water bowls and doggy menu and would like to help Miriam reach her goal by collecting donations at the pub," Sweeney said.

When Kelly turned 29 on January 2, she asked her friends and family to make a donation to Issaquah’s PUP Dug Rescue to help find homes for homeless dogs.

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Mountain is home to more coal than cougars

Submitted by Leslee Jaquette, Community Journalist
Friday, January 27th, 2012, 9:15am
Mountain is home to more coal than cougars

Newcastle wasn’t the only place mined in these parts. Coal mining on Cougar Mountain was a major enterprise as well.

During an Eastside Heritage Center presentation, “Coal Mining on Cougar Mountain,” on Sunday at the Lewis Creek Visitors Center (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.), we will learn about the Eastside’s 100 year history of coal mining.

For example, in 1888 there were 20 mules and 200 men employed on Cougar Mountain. Exporting coal to San Francisco turned Seattle into a dominant seaport. Learn what is underneath a mountain that is older than Rainier. 

Presented by Eastside Heritage Center and Bellevue Parks & Community Services.

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Redmond Health Fair encourages wellness

Submitted by Leslee Jaquette, Community Journalist
Friday, January 27th, 2012, 7:00am
Redmond Health Fair encourages wellness

Eastsiders, if you missed last weekend’s Eastside Vitality Health Fair at Overlake Hospital, here is another chance to get free information and screenings to help get on track for health and wellness for 2012.

Take advantage of the Redmond Health Fair at Swedish/Redmond that is scheduled for Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Drop-off debris in Issaquah

Submitted by Leslee Jaquette, Community Journalist
Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 2:43pm
Drop-off debris in Issaquah

Issaquah residents and businesses can drop off storm-related woody debris (such as tree branches and limbs) for free from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 28-29 at Tibbetts Valley Park, 965 12th Avenue Northwest in Issaquah.

Please note:

·        Only storm-related woody debris will be accepted.

·        While representatives will be onsite to monitor the drop-offs, customers must unload their own materials.

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Skyline TOLO dance needs chaperones

Submitted by Leslee Jaquette, Community Journalist
Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 1:52pm
Skyline TOLO dance needs chaperones

Here is a summary of the news from Skyline High’s E-Newsletter:

  • We have ZERO parent chaperones for next weekend’s TOLO dance. Please note that the dance will be cancelled if we don't get at least 15 parent volunteers. Email the dance coordinator Maddie Fielden to sign up!
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Woman makes a birthday wish for Issaquah dog rescue

Submitted by Rose Egge, KOMO Communities Reporter
Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 11:41am
Woman makes a birthday wish for Issaquah dog rescue

What did you ask for on your birthday?

As dog lover Miriam Kelly turned 29 on January 2, she asked her friends and family to make a donation to Issaquah’s PUP Dug Rescue to help find homes for homeless dogs.

“I am going to start off the year with a big bang of goodness,” Kelly writes on her collection website. “PUP Dog Rescue is a great organization that saves dogs from high kill shelters and places them in foster homes until they get adopted into their forever homes

So far, Kelly has raised $845 of her $1,983 goal – in honor of the year she was born.

But time is running out! The deadline for donations is January 31. You can donate online now.

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