In the 1970s, the Federal Way school district failed to pass ballot measures 22 times in a row before finally convincing patrons to pony up.
One of the things that got taxpayers off dead center was the appearance of the grounds of the schools. The district was strapped for money for everything, including maintenance.
Charles Momah is literally a man with two faces.
Not only did his patients at first encounter a seemingly kind and caring obstetrician-gynecologist who later morphed into an abusive monster, but it is alleged that his identical twin brother Dennis Momah would often pose as Charles and see patients in a horribly creepy echo of the 1988 movie "Dead Ringers."
"Twenty years is not enough, he should have gotten life without parole," said Karen Bartels, one of Momah's victims who joined local attorney Harish Bharti and the 45 women he represented in civil lawsuits against Momah
After an intense court challenge and 18 months of anticipation, proponents of Federal Way's new transit center and state-of-the-art HOV exit welcome its first carpoolers to the city's downtown core.
The new off-ramp, the Washington State Department of Transportation said, will help alleviate traffic backups that have plagued Federal Way drivers and transit buses forced into the long line of commuters using the 320th Street exit off I-5.
HOV vehicles can bypass the bottleneck with a left-hand exit at the new 317th Street interchange and circle through the new roundabout th
Violence victim wanted to walk it off
1. Officers responded to a domestic violence call at the Greystone Apartments on the 31000 block of 18th Avenue South. The incident involved a physical altercation where a woman reported that her boyfriend assaulted her. She then told police that she did not want to provide a statement. The woman also refused photographs and medical aid. Officers could not locate the boyfriend, and the woman decided to leave the area on foot against the officers' advice.
Custody battle turns violent
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Robert Medeen Ellington, 77, died on January 26, 2006, in Burien. A lifelong resident of the Des Moines area, he was born on June 9, 1928, in Seattle.
An Army veteran of the Korean War, Bob went on to work as a graphic designer for The Boeing Company, retiring after more than 30 years of service.
Burman Frederick Schultz passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2006, in his home, Providence Mt. St. Vincent, in West Seattle. He was 78 years old.
Burman was born in Osborne, Kan., on April 11, 1927. After serving in the Navy in World War II, he graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Denver University. He married Carol Schmidt in 1949 and began his aerospace career in White Sands, N.M. In 1950, Burman began his 38-year career at Boeing, retiring in 1988. He was a member and Commander of the Poverty Bay Power Squadron, where he realized his passion for boating.
Margaret's family and friends celebrate the life of this kind, spirit-filled, gracious woman. Born on December 17, 1911, Margaret lived all of her life in Seattle (Mt. Baker and Alki neighborhoods) - and Kirkland/Juanita - until her peaceful passing on February 6, 2006 at the age of 94. She felt blessed to live in such a beautiful area. An only child, Margaret graduated from Kirkland High in 1929 and attended the UW for one year. She was intelligent, loved to laugh, and had a dry sense of wit and humor.
1907 - 2006
Clarence was born March 27, 1907 in Georgetown, Washington (annexed by Seattle in 1910). He was a precision machinist at the Continental Can Company retiring after many years, a past master of South Gate Lodge No. 247, F&AM, and a member of the West Seattle Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris, of 73 years.
Alice Mildred "Millie" Carlock was born on August 19, 1925 in Granite County, Oklahoma. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, cousin, aunt, and friend to many, passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2006 after a short battle with bile duct cancer.
Millie grew up in Oklahoma, Texas, and California. In 1942 she met hr future husband, Donald Carlock, on a cross-county train when she and her mother were moving from Los Vegas to St. Petersburg Florida. Don was in the army and was being transferred from Ojai, California to Fort Benning, Georgia.
Florence Engleson, 93, was born to Adolph "Ed" Wohlrabe and Flora McCallum Wohlrabe on August 28, 1912, in Woodland, Washington, and passed away January 20, 2006, in Seattle, Washington. She was a long time West Seattle resident who also lived in Tacoma for 13 years and spent her last year residing at The Kenney.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Joan Freeman; grandchildren Cheryl Larijani (Fred), Nancy Freeman, Jim Freeman (Janet), Jeffrey Hilton Jr., Jennifer Riffel (Brent), Jeremy Hilton, Jessica Hilton, Jillian Hilton and Jonathan Hilton; and seven great-grandchildren.
