Times/News Correspondent
The Burien City Council has declared its opposition to Initiative 912, which would repeal Washington's 9.5 gasoline tax increase that the Legislature imposed earlier this year.
Lawmakers voted 5-1 on Oct. 8 to oppose the statewide initiative, which will appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
Councilman Gordon Shaw cast the lone dissenting vote.
The city of Burien will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Oct. 19, to continue a community dialogue on the Town Square development.
The 6:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall is a follow-up to the well-attended session on Sept. 15, during which Town Square developer Urban Partners presented details on housing, retail and other components of Town Square.
Issues raised and questions asked at that meeting will be discussed on Oct.
Burien City Council candidate Sue Blazak took exception last week to a campaign flyer that has been circulated in the community.
Blazak, a community activist, is running against Mayor Noel Gibb for council Position 1.
Pro instruction offered
Local tennis professional Steve Walters again offers area tennis lessons at outdoor locations this summer. Walters, certifed Pro 1 by the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1986, has coached at some of the world's top tennis resorts and academies in Florida, Caifornia, Texas and Canada. Also he traveled on the men's professional tour, including the 1988 U.S. Open, as a traveling coach for world-ranked pros and nationally-ranked juniors.
As a player, Walters has been ranked No.
Football
Kennedy 57, Lindbergh 14
Kennedy scored 36 points in the first quarter on its way to a decisive victory Saturday, Oct. 1.
Bobby Gentry started off with a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown and Trevor Steen kicked the extra point on his way to a total of seven.
Lonzell Hill struck on a 6-yard touchdown run before Jeremy Blandscored on a 70-yard and a 30-yard run.
Langston Copeland completed a 38-yard pass play from Zach Johnson and Gentry ran for a two-point conversion.
As I drive through Burien today, I notice the amount of signs out and about for people running for office, Yes on this issue and No on that issue.
But tomorrow when I go by, some signs are on the ground or missing. Besides these signs costing money there is another reason why they are to be left alone.
These signs are protected by the First Amendment.
Times/News
After years of competing on ice, Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion figure skater Scott Hamilton faced his greatest challenge - a fight with cancer.
Hamilton discussed this battle with humor and words of inspiration at Highline Medical Center's new Cancer Center Oct.
Times/News Correspondent
On Sept. 25, according to charging papers filed in King County Superior Court, Raymond Moultrie - a door-to-door magazine salesman - knocked on a door in the Redondo area.
When the woman who lived there answered the door, Moultrie allegedly entered the residence and raped her.
Reacting to that crime, Des Moines Mayor Bob Sheckler discussed at the city council's Sept.
Highline Medical Services Organization will sponsor two free "Doc Talks" on arthritis this month.
"Total Hip Replacement for the Treatment of Arthritis" is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6:30-8 p.m. in Highline Medical Center's Somers Auditorium - 3rd Floor, Cedar Wing - at 16251 Sylvester Road S.W. in Burien.
Call 206-878-1985, ext.
A 20-year-old pregnant woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-car collision at S.W. 116th St. and 16th Ave. S.W. on Oct. 5 around 8:20 a.m.
According to King County Sheriff's deputies and witnesses, a Ford Explorer traveling east on 116th St. ran a red light.
A car driven by a 17-year-old female who attends Evergreen High School was heading south on 16th Ave.
