September 2007

Football

Kennedy 49, Lindbergh 14

Nolan Washington scored first in Kennedy's Saturday, Sept. 15 game, running in for a 20-yard touchdown. Placekicker Karl Antush then started off a perfect day, kicking six conversion points in as many attempts.

Tre Watson then struck on a 4-yard run and Everette Thompson caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Washington.

Washington rumbled for a 65-yard run and Domonic Sheppherd scored on an 18-yard run. Sheppherd also delivered the final touchdown on a 23-yard run in the third quarter.

Highline 19, Mt.

The Highline School Board on Sept. 19 threw its support behind proposed congressional action to grant legal residency to undocumented children educated in the United States.

According to the board's resolution, "...under the American DREAM Act, most students, of good moral character, who came to the U.S.

Residents of northwest Burien neighborhoods packed a Sept. 19 public hearing to voice opposition to the proposed Emerald Pointe on the Sound condominium development.

Westmark Development, which has had this project on the drawing boards since 1990, wants to build up to 200 market-rate condos at 13401 12th Ave.

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson updated Des Moines City Council members on Sept. 13 about the proposed transportation funding issue on the Nov.

Burien is planning a new community center that will be home to a new senior center and feature other programs.

The 55,000 square foot facility, which will be located at Southwest 146th Street and Fourth Avenue South where the existing community center now stands, is only in the preliminary planning stage.

But, if completed, it will house a new pool, gym, jogging track and expanded space for a variety of programs.

"A city of our size should have a facility like this," City Manager Mike Martin told Burien City Council members on Sept. 17.

The 2007-2008 season for the Burien Little Theatre is starting off with a bang-or shall I say a fang? Or perhaps a "bite?"

OK, let's get the rest of the bad puns and snide comments out of the way first. "BLT has a show that you can really sink your teeth into." "This show is so good, you can take it to the bank ... the blood bank, that is." And, "BLT's stage has been turned into the Vampire State Building!"

Enough with the corny humor.

Seattle City Light crews will be trimming trees close to power lines in Burien and SeaTac this fall.

City Light officials are concerned because many trees have grown into power lines.

The trimming to maintain a 10-foot clearance around power lines will increase safety and reduce the likelihood of power outages, the agency noted last week.

Trees near power lines will be trimmed in the area surrounding 24th Avenue South between Interstate 5 and Sea-Tac International Airport, and west of the airport from State Route 518 in a southwestern direction to Sylvester Roa

Man dies in house fire

September 19-A 56-year-old man died in a fire that destroyed his home shortly after midnight.

Burien/Normandy Park firefighters discovered the body after putting out the blaze that destroyed the small house in the 16200 block of Eighth Avenue Southwest.

At last report, the victim had not been identified.

A nice reprieve from a losing week the week before made for a good Highline girls soccer team finish at the end of last week, capping off a three-game win streak by beating Tyee, 8-0, at Highline Stadium Thursday.

The other wins for the week were against Renton and a forfeit victory against Evergreen and now the Pirates are 3-3 this season, which also includes the losses to Kennedy and Mount Rainier to begin the season and a non-league loss to Garfield.

Nothing beats experience, and, the Kennedy Lancers have a lot of it.