Steve Clark
Lloyd Hara wants to become a Seattle Port Commissioner. He's running for the open seat, position 3, against Richard Berkowitz. Unlike his opponent, he doesn't have any experience in the maritime industry, but Hara isn't interested in swimming in the blue water of port politics. He's staying close to the shores of Pier 69. To Hara, the simple message is that Port of Seattle leadership has failed, and he'll fix it.
Steve Clark
New parking kiosks and time limit zones will be deployed around downtown Ballard starting on November 14th.
The kiosks will replace existing coin meters. Stickers are affixed to vehicle windows to show proof of payment, which can be made with cash or credit cards. New short term parking zones will be used to create more short term, retail parking in the area.
The parking deployment follows a study the city conducted to gauge local sentiment to a change in area parking restrictions.
Dean Wong
Two Ballard relay teams and three swimmers qualified for state during a 97-89 loss to city rival Roosevelt
at the Queen Anne Pool on Friday. Ballard improved over last year's 54 point loss to the
Roughriders who have only lost one meet in 2005.
The 200 medley relay team of freshman Briana Meyer, sophomore Linnea Scott, junior Heather Stevens and senior Robyn Kaperak will go to state after recording a time of 1:57.96.
Steve Clark
It's spooky what you can find at Goodwill. The Ballard store is crammed with 24,000 square feet of merchandise that has been, by and large, previously owned by people in the Ballard community. Every isle is a reflection of the neighborhood. By the looks of it, the neighborhood has always had a thing for Halloween.
The Ballard store celebrated Halloween Family Fun and Safety Celebration on Saturday, promoting their high season, which starts amid the Jack-O-Lantern candy buckets and the angel wing costume kits.
Dan Catchpole
The beaming faces of expectant children and their parents filled the Microsoft Auditorium at the Seattle Central Library last Saturday and small Norwegian flags dotted the audience. The crowd had come to hear Princess M
I was feeling a little guilty and magnanimous last week. The weather was so inviting, I decided to play some golf and my conscience-driven inner voice urged me take Elsbeth along for the ride.
She was a little reluctant, as she had some laundry to do, and some ironing and some knitting, and some dusting.
Pat Curran, a Federal Way resident since 1989, doesn't send plain old cookies and socks to her son in Afghanistan.
Last month, Cpl. Jamie Curran, 21, of the Marine's 2/3 Echo Company stationed at Camp Blessing in eastern Afghanistan, sent his mom an email describing how the Afghani troops his company were training lacked backpacks.
Pat mobilized. She went to several Army & Navy stores to try to solicit donations, with no luck, and ended up buying 40 camouflaged semi-regulation packs at $29 each.
Former students, colleagues and friends of the Federal Way language arts teacher Jean Hill Chase will gather on Saturday, October 22 at the Sacajawea Junior High Library to share memories, photos and stories of a popular and much-beloved teacher.
Jean Hill Chase died on August 25, 2005 in Fall City, Washington.
A Decatur High School and Sacajawea Middle School faculty member from 1973 until her retirement in 1988, Chase inspired and motivated hundreds of students over the years through her dynamic teaching style and exceptional commitment to learning, several of her forme
Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick wants to send a message to abusers: Federal Way will not tolerate domestic violence.
Insisting that her department will do its part to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Chief Kirkpatrick rallied her team of officers to round up abusers with outstanding warrants and put them in jail.
The 10-hour initiative, referred to as the DV Warrant Apprehension Emphasis, brought together three teams of eight officers and a lieutenant last Wednesday with the goal of serving some of the city's 500 outstanding family violence warrants.
To the editor:
City councilmember Jeanne Burbidge listens, cares and makes effective decisions. She evaluates all aspects of a situation, and then votes for an action which will benefit all residents of Federal Way. This has been her sensible and practical approach throughout her two terms on the City Council, and during her 2002-2003 term as mayor.
Such level-headed thinking is appreciated regionally, especially on the South County Area Transportation board where she served for eight years.
