February 2006

man wanted for killing

Markus D. Carpenter, 31, was arrested Feb. 1 in Las Vegas, Nev., on a charge of murder in connection with the 2004 shooting death of Brian Porter in Boulevard Park.

According to King County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Urquhart, Porter was at a night club in the 12400 block of Des Moines Memorial Drive on July 17 when Carpenter and Aaron Jack got into a fight with others in the club around 4 p.m.

Carpenter and Jack both pulled out handguns and began shooting. Porter was shot and died at the scene.

In many religions, life and death are considered a circle -- we are born, we die and we are reborn. After her father's death, Seahurst artist Marianne Perkins found herself instinctively drawn to the idea of working with circles.

"I wanted to do a piece about dancing, and then decided to use circles because they are so never-ending," Perkins said.

The resulting series of abstract paintings, "Dancing With The Moon," is on display at the Seahurst Art Gallery through Feb.

The Times/News presents a weekly summary of actions on bills by Highline-area legislators.

For complete information, go to www.WashingtonVotes.org -- a free, non-partisan website with plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes -- which is the source for this report.

Highline is represented by:

District 11 -- Sen. Margarita Prentice; Rep. Zack Hudgins, Rep. Bob Hasagawa.

District 33 -- Sen. Karen Keiser; Rep. Shay Schual-Berke, Rep. Dave Upthegrove.

District 34 -- Sen. Erik Poulsen; Rep.

A spaghetti dinner and raffle fundraiser will be held Feb. 19 to help the Robert Pukitis family with heart transplant and related medical expenses.

Bob Pukitis of Burien suffered a near fatal heart attack Aug. 26 while vacationing near Spokane with his wife, Nan-C-Lee.

Initially, she was informed that he most likely would not survive. However, doctors were able to get him stable enough to implant a mechanical heart in his abdomen.

Unfortunately this was only a temporary solution.

Pukitis received a donor heart Nov.

Those looking to take their relationship to the next level this Valentine’s Day need to travel north on First Avenue to Myers Way in North Highline.

On the left hand side of the road, against the hill, sits a purple wedding chapel -- AA Vagabond’s Enchanted Chapel -- perfect for that next step.

For over 40 years, people have been taking that next step at the Enchanted Chapel, tying the knot in a not-so-old-fashioned way.

Rev. Kris Michael has performed thousands of weddings. Together with his grandmother, Rev.

A brief filed recently with the state Supreme Court challenges a 2005 appellate court ruling that former Des Moines City Councilman Gary Petersen was embroiled in a conflict of interest.

The “friend-of-the-court” brief by the state Auditor’s Office supports a petition for review filed by Citizens for Des Moines Inc.

A Highline garden with a colorful history will reopen in a new spot this summer.

Plans are moving ahead to move the Seike Japanese Garden from its original site along Des Moines Memorial Drive to the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden.

SeaTac City Council members accepted bids Jan.

In the matter of the estate of: DELLA K. MOORE, Deceased. THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate.

We have just received the Dec. 28, 2005, edition of the Times/News and would like to thank you for your ranking of Burien Town Square as the top local news story of the year.

On a broader scale, we cannot overstate how much we are grateful for your insightful analyses, probing questions and occasional skepticism, all signs of a healthy and responsible press.

Your enthusiasm for Burien Town Square is very much appreciated. It inspires all of us on the project team.

Thank you again and Happy New Year.

Daniel A. Rosenfeld

Urban Partners LLC

Now that our Legislature has taken care of one of their top priorities in passing the Gay Civil Rights law that is already covered by existing law, what's next on the Priority List?

Let’s review that Priority List:

1. Helping Portland land a Major League sports franchise.

2. Saving the lives of those irresponsible drivers by making it illegal to use a hand-held cell phone.

3. Enacting enabling legislation to "blow" the reserve gained from over-taxation of the citizenry.

4.