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As white as the snow

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‘What a beautiful sight,’ Bob Harris told us when he sent these photos.

‘For the first time since we moved to Pine Lake, a small flock of trumpeter swans flew right next to our bulkhead.

They are such a magnificent bird and so graceful. Nature sure is good to us.’ swans-pinelk-snow-20081200c

Sports

Spartans prevail in plateau nail biter

Skyline holds off Eastlake upset bid with 61-60 win

Eastlake’s Turner Lee (right) fouls Skyline’s Nick Crossan in the second quarter of Saturday’s game at Eastlake High School. By Christopher Huber.

It came down to the wire. One point was all it took.

One less defensive foul would have made the difference for the Eastlake Wolves Jan. 3 against cross-town rival Skyline High School. Two free throw shots sealed the deal for Skyline.

In what began as a possible Eastlake upset, the tense rivalry turned into a point-for-point race to the final buzzer at the Eastlake gym.

The Spartans, now 3-3, beat the Wolves 61-60 in the teams’ first meeting of the season. Read more »

Schools

Many choices offer students free homework help

Pine Lake Middle School seventh-graders (in foreground, from left) Kevin Gorham, Trenton Mathy and Jarrett Oseran, and two other students, work on computers in March to finish homework assignments at the school library, during the after-school homework club. Photo by Chantelle Lusebrink.

If you were left scratching your head when your student came to ask you for homework help, you’re not alone.

Free help isn’t far; just turn to your local library and school for free services.

The Issaquah Library has a range of services for students at its Study Zone.

Students “can get free help with any of our tutors, in group or individual sessions. It is really informal. They bring their homework or the project they are working on, and can bring a snack and a drink,” said Jessica Gomes, the teen services lead librarian. “It’s a really great service.” Read more »