July 2005

Times/News

Highline public schools will spend $147.9 million during the 2005-06 fiscal year if a general operating budget presented July 13 is approved.

Under the proposed plan outlined for school board members by budget director Melissa Patterson, the district will take in revenue of $147.4 million and use $500,000 from the general fund balance.

The district would still have $7.4 million in reserves.

The $7.4 million is within district guidelines of maintaining an unreserved general fund balance of between 3 and 5 percent, P

Times/News

Most everywhere I go the question is, "Are we having Waterland?"

The answer is yes, we are - and no, we're not.

It's entirely too silent in this city. Folks should be buzzing around rounding up entries for the Grand Parade, dusting off the food vendor tents, building a beer and wine garden, and talking up the long running 45-year festival.

Instead, there is an amazing consensus of confusion hovering over this traditional Waterland month of July.

Okay - lock the doors. Nobody leaves until we get a straight answer.

Hoop camp returns

Applications are now being evaluated for The Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10 - 19 are eligible to apply. Past participants include: Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Grant Hill and Antawn Jamison. Players from 50 states and 17 foreign countries attended the 2004 camp. College basketball scholarships are possible for players selected to the All-American Team.

Vandalism: July 9 - at Lake Burien Presbyterian, two windows in the fellowship hall and one window in the sanctuary were broken. All windows had holes smashed in them the size of a basketball. The holes were not big enough to allow entry.

Stabbing: July 10 - in the 16300 block of International Blvd., after refusing entry to the suspect a bouncer at the Safari Club was stabbed in the throat with a bladed screwdriver. He was later in stable condition at a hospital.

Fight: July 9 - in the 16300 block of International Blvd., at 2:40 a.m. a fight broke out in the parking lot of the Safari Club.

Explosion: July 4 - in the 19800 block of 8th Ave. S, between 12 a.m. and 4 a.m., a portable toilet exploded by unknown suspects at North Hill school. Total loss is $1,000.

SOAP Violation: July 6 - S. 216th St. and Pacific Highway S, at 9 a.m. An 18-year-old female was in the Stay Out of Area of Prostitution (SOAP) on Pacific Highway. She was jaywalking. When officers questioned her, she claimed to be shopping but failed to produce any evidence.

Assault, 2nd degree: July 1 - 16700 block of Southcenter Parkway, 10:45 p.m. The victim's car was rammed multiple times by an unknown subject in an unidentified vehicle.

Assault: July 10 - in the 4600 block of S 160th St., a 19 year old assaulted another person with an iron and a broom. The suspect also threatened to kill others and burn down the house.

Possession of stolen property and felony eluding: July 5 - 14100 block of 37th Ave. S. A stolen vehicle was spotted by an officer. When he tried to stop it, the car sped away as the driver tried to elude the officer.

Redondo-area teenager Tyler Veit recently was honored for doing the right thing.

Tyler was presented with a bicycle helmet from the Des Moines Police Department and had a $1,000 donation in his name made to Johnson & Johnson and Safe Kids.

All this because he was wearing his bicycle helmet on a ride through Des Moines last summer when this safety precaution paid off - big time.

Tyler's mother, Joan, noted after the honor was announced that it has always been a rule in the Veit household to wear a helmet whenever you ride anything with wheels.

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Thank you to the community of Des Moines for buying glow sticks from Kiwanis Club of Des Moines on July 4 at the Fireworks over Des Moines. Our Kiwanis Club and our Mount Rainier High School Key Club appreciate your support.

A couple weeks ago, Earline Byers'

Candidates wanted

In the city of Tukwila, there are four city council positions expiring in December of this year. Council Members Duffie, Haggerton, Linder, and Fenton currently occupy the seats opening for election.

You may contact Tukwila City Hall or King County Elections for more information.

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