Kimberly Kapustein In Cross-Cultural Committee, General, Highlands Council A Crime Against Any Community is a Crime Against Us All A Message from Kimberly Kapustein, President, Highlands Council Board of Trustees Kimberly Kapustein Since March 2020, over 3,800 racist incidents…Read More
Adriana Stamenova In General, Holidays Celebrating Baba Marta in Issaquah Highlands Celebrating Baba Marta (or “Grandma March”) on March 1 is an important part of Bulgarian culture. The folklore figure, “Baba…Read More
Kimberly Kapustein In Cross-Cultural Committee, General Kimberly’s Cultural Kitchen: African American Traditions (and Modern Twists) for the New Year Go directly to video >> Highlands Council is excited to present a new addition to our media, "Kimberly's Cultural Kitchen,"…Read More
Lindsey Pinkston In Cross-Cultural Committee, General, Holidays Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Traditional Dish Chef Kim Ngo gave a cooking demonstration from her home kitchen in Issaquah Highlands. Last week, Chef Kim Ngo, owner…Read More
Kimberly Kapustein In Community, Connections Dr. King Children’s Book by County Councilmember Donated to Community’s Little Free Libraries King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert represents Issaquah Highlands as part of District 3. She is a former teacher and authored…Read More
Samanyu Tirumale In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Keeping Traditions Alight, Virtually Diwali (or Deepavali) is a Hindu festival celebrated in India and a few other parts of the world. It is…Read More
Magaly Merkel In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Honoring Loved Ones, No Matter What Magaly displays photos of her deceased loved ones as a way to honor them during Día de los Muertos. Día…Read More
Chelsea Musick In City of Issaquah, Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: A Quarantine Halloween Chelsea's daughter, Adara (left) with friend, Anika, trick-or-treating on Halloween in 2019. Halloween is one of my family’s favorite holidays.…Read More
Larissa Kolasinkski In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: German Festival Fun in the Comfort of Home With the holiday season coming up, celebrating during a pandemic will be a unique challenge. In recognition of our Germanic…Read More
Kimberly Kapustein In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Enjoy Your Pie and Your Cake, Too Thanksgiving is a special holiday in the Kapustein household. In previous years, preparing for Thanksgiving was a week-long process of…Read More