August 2007

Recently, Marge hears plaintive warbling emanating from the bathroom whenever I'm in the tub:

"And now the end is near. So I face the final curtain.... Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.... The record shows, I took the blows, and did it MY WAAAAY!"

Other times, it's a selection from the Jimmy Buffet songbook: "Some of its magic and some of its tragic, but it's been a good life all in all."

Why the histrionics?

I just turned 60.

This wasn't supposed to happen to a baby-boomer.

Friday, Aug. 31

Football: Chief Sealth at Tyee, 5 p.m.; Kennedy at Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.), Evergreen at Nathan Hale, Highline at Vashon Island, Cascade Christian at Foster, 7 p.m.; Clover Park at Mount Rainier, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 1

Football: Evergreen Lutheran vs. Christian Faith at Federal Way Memorial., 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4

Girls soccer: Kentridge at Kennedy, 7:30 p.m.

Local tennis professional Steve Walters again offers area tennis lessons at outdoor locations this summer. Walters, certified 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, California, 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.

United we stand. Divided we fall.

After just a year ago of sun-soaked faces, kids everywhere, people lining the Zenith Park outskirts in lawn chairs -- the music has died. There are two Des Moines Rams Junior Football League divisions without teams even.

What happened with all the action last year at this time, the hot dogs and pop concessions freely given out, an upbeat mood from the president.

"A lot of kids did not pay to play last year," said Rams 89ers division coach Fred Archie, who has eight and nine year olds on the team.

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The choruses of Northwest Associated Arts are inviting new singers to join them for the 2007-08 concert season.

ChoralSounds Northwest is a 70-member mixed adult chorus based in Burien.

Open to singers of all ages from high school to retirement, Choral Sounds is a true community chorus.

Singers who audition will be asked to sing a short excerpt from any song of their choice - with or without accompaniment-in a private session with the conductor, to help him place their voice in the chorus.

Previous choral singing experience and the ability to sight-r

Highline residents are invited to illuminate the night with lanterns they have made during the Community Lantern Procession in Burien on Friday, Sept. 7.

The lantern procession will be part of this year's Art Walk in downtown Burien.

Lantern artist Denise Henrikson said, "Everyone's invited to participate by taking part in a hands-on community lantern-making studio where you can come and make your own lantern to carry in the procession, and keep after the event to bring the magic home." Lantern making will begin at 5 p.m. Sept.

Chinook Middle in SeaTac is the only Puget Sound area school to reach step five in federal sanctions as a result of test scores on the Washington Assessment of Student learning (WASL).

Step Five means the Highline district school has missed No Child Left Behind Act targets for the past six years.

According to the regulations, the school must restructure according to a plan drawn up last year as well as offer students a chance to transfer to a higher-scoring school and offer private tutoring to low-income students.

The plan could also include replacing the princ

The Highline School District has decided to closely study proposed legislation that could determine whether North Highline schools leave the district if Seattle annexes the unincorporated area.

Evergreen High and Cascade Middle as well as White Center Heights, Mount View, Southern Heights, Hilltop and Beverly Park/Glendale elementary schools could be included.

Currently, attendance areas may be switched between school districts if the majority of both school boards agree or a petition is signed by more than half of the registered voters in the affected area.

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Former Burien City Councilman Stephen Lamphear will challenge current Councilman Gordon Shaw in the November general election for Shaw's seat.

Lamphear and Shaw were the top two vote getters for Position 4 in the Aug. 21 primary election.

North Highline annexation foe J. Fulop finished third.

Lamphear outpolled the incumbent with 1,496 votes (39.32 percent) in unofficial returns through Aug. 24.

Shaw received 1,388 votes (36.48 percent), and Fulop 904 votes (23.76 percent).

Updated returns are available by 4:30 p.m.