Robert J. Dillon, born July 14, 1947, in Merced, Calif., died Aug. 28, 2006, in Seattle.
Bob resided in Boulevard Park for seven years.
He is survived by son Bobbie and granddaughter Nicole, and brother Brian.
Services were at Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, on Sept. 7.
Instead of a monorail station, the Junction could be getting a new eight-story building with commercial space on the ground floor and 110 residential units above.
Harbor Properties presented preliminary plans for the multiuse project to the Southwest Design Review Board (formerly the West Seattle Design Review Board) last week.
Highline's football team should be much improved this 2006 season, and that is positively saying a ton. They've been the worst team in the state the last few years just about, having reached a 29-game losing streak that's actually tied with one other team, believe it or not.
So that's negative to the 'nth' degree.
(Editor's Note: Previous columns have related Jerry Robinson's battles with stinging yellow jackets and the suggestions he has received to combat them. The saga continues in this week's column.)
Letter I got from a Pro I contacted who has an ad in the Robinson Newspapers (category 448):
Sorry to hear that you were stung. It's too bad in a way; they really don't want to do that. I would imagine that you got tangled up with them accidentally.
Most of the time when people have problems (stings) with the social wasps it is by accident.
When I told editorial director Ken Robinson I was doing a story on affordable housing in Highline (see page 1), he suggested it would be fun to check on what my former residences are worth now.
Zillow.com is a Seattle-based web site that allows you to enter a house address and see a free estimate of its value.
My house hopping days happened 20 to 30 years ago around West Seattle.
Nowadays, the West Seattle housing market, fueled by free-spending yuppies, is hot, hot, hot.
But back then my neighbors in interior West Seattle seemed mostly to be young c
If there's anything that draws local folks together, it's a common meeting place with good stuff to eat and good stuff to talk about.
The Waterland Festival and Beer Garden used to offer that. Now, watch for organic doughnut peaches, environmentally friendly fresh vegetables and fragrant flowers at Saturday's Des Moines Farmer's Waterfront Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
I've been a SeaTac Fire Fighter for 14 years, and I want to make sure people in SeaTac are aware of the importance of Proposition 1, which will be on their September Primary Ballot.
I'm asking you to vote Yes on Proposition 1. Proposition 1 will address some important safety and service problems we have been aware of for some time.
An important aspect of our jobs is to get to you in a fast and safe manner when you're in. Logically, this takes equipment and on-duty firefighters.
A long held view of mine has been that if we, that citizens, demand city services we should be willing to tax ourselves to pay for them.
Regarding the $15 million tax increase you are being asked to approve for the city of SeaTac Fire Department, ask yourself these questions.
Have you demanded a 32 percent increase of fire personnel? Have you demanded a 170 percent increase in staffing expenditures? Have you demanded a new ladder truck company?
I have personally toured the three fire stations of SeaTac and I was embarrassed by the conditions I found. But then, what would one expect with stations that are all 45 years old or more?
They are not only unsafe but also woefully inadequate for our firefighters to do their job.
As a resident of SeaTac, I want to know that in case of an emergency, the fire department is equipped with everything they need to perform their job adequately.
Proposition 1 will enable them to do just that.
I am writing to urge the citizens of SeaTac to support their Fire Department and their firefighters by voting in favor of the city's Proposition 1, a levy that will improve public safety for everyone.
SeaTac has a special responsibility to provide lifesaving services to tall buildings, which requires special equipment and expertise.
Just last month, I was impressed with the quick and effective response of the SeaTac Rescue and EMS personnel after I called 911 to help a citizen who had fallen from heat stroke near South 188th Street.
The first responders we depe
