November 2006

Andrew G. MacDonald
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Andre G. MacDonald, age 19, was born in Seattle on November 27, 1986, and died November 6, 2006. Andy was on a hunting trip on Mt. Rainier with cousins and uncles when he was swept into the Cowlitz River after the riverbank collapsed beneath his pickup truck.

Andy graduated from Highline High School in 2005. He was Junior Class President, Freshman Prince and Homecoming King. He was involved in Leadership, played soccer, wrestled and managed the girls' soccer team. He was also voted student with the best laugh.

LeRoy Hesner
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Nov. 4, 1916-Nov. 3, 2006

After a courageous battle with cancer, or dad passed away one day before his 90th birthday.

Dad was born and raised in LaCrosse, Wash., and graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1934. After high school, he worked in the Ford garage there as an auto mechanic.

In 1938, he was hired by Northwest Airlines and began his career as an aircraft mechanic in Spokane. During World War II, he was transferred to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he helped support the airline's military flights to the Aleutian Islands.

Wine tastings flow

There's a wine revolution occurring in the Highline communities of Burien and Des Moines.

Wine tastings, wine pairings and wine dinners are becoming the social events of the week.

Led by Burien's own E.B. Foote Winery and CorkyCellars in Des Moines, such Burien players as Osteria da Primo, Vino Bello, Dino's and The Mark are joining the revolution.

"The wine resurgence can be attributed to the Washington Wine Commission who promotes our state's wines very well," said Sherrill Miller of E.B.

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Two arrested, charged with cemetery vase thefts

Two men were arrested last week for the thefts of brass cemetery vases from Washington Memorial Park in SeaTac. Both men were booked into King County Jail for investigation of possession of stolen property.

At least 200 grave vases were stolen in recent weeks from the SeaTac cemetery and Sunset Hills Cemetery in Bellevue. The five-pound vases are worth about $150 each.

One suspect is a 44 year-old Burien man who was arrested after detectives determined he sold at least 89 of the vases at metal recyclers around King County.

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Kennedy crushes Skyline in playoff opener
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For John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, the answers to victory were blowin' in the wind on the rain-soaked turf at Burien's Highline Memorial Stadium on Friday.

Launching long air strikes from its wizard-like Wing-T weaponry, Kennedy rained deadly dosages of destruction in a 61-20 devastation of Skyline in a preliminary round game of the Washington state Class 3A football championship playoffs.

With the win, the No. 4 Lancers (10-0) set up a colossal confrontation with defending champion and third-ranked Ferndale at Highline Stadium this weekend.

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