It was the result of hard work by a group of Ballard citizens with Dwight S. Hawley leading the way when the Shilshole Bay Marina opened in 1958.
A bronze plaque honoring Hawley's work is now being refurbished by the Port of Seattle and will be installed outside the marina's new administration building later this year.
The Woodmont Elementary School Music Department is in need of piano keyboards to teach a unit of piano to sixth grade students. Any gently used keyboard of good musical quality would be taken in donation, preferably Casio or Yamaha brand, with a range of 60-88 keys.
Sixth grade students enrolled in the school's K-8 program will learn the basics of a general music curriculum.
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.
King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson updated Des Moines City Council members on Sept. 13 about the proposed transportation funding issue on the Nov.
Football
Federal Way 37, Kentlake 14
Federal Way came away with a big win in the South Puget Sound League North Division opener for both teams.
The Falcons took control early with a 7-0 lead, but the Eagles came soaring back with 37 unanswered points.
Andre Barrington started the scoring binge, running for a 6-yard touchdown. Kelyn Rowe then scored his first point after touchdown in four attempts.
Aaron Broussard snagged a 38-yard pass from Justin Southern for the next touchdown, then Barrington scored on a 4-yard run.
Kent-Meridian came, saw, and, oh, did they not conquer as the Federal Way Eagles football team, powered by the Andre Barrington running and catching spectacular plays, destroyed the Royals, 35-12, at Federal Way Memorial Field Friday.
The Eagles improved to 3-1 overall and, more importantly, to 2-0 in the South Puget Sound League North while K-M fell to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the North.
Everyone helped with the win but Barrington helped the most, barreling through the middle time and again for 17 carries totaling 99 yards.
Thomas Jefferson dug down deep on defense and intensified its offense to overcome a 2-0 deficit in games and outlast crosstown rival and home team Decatur 18-25, 14-25, 25-13, 25-19 and 15-12 in two and one half hours of scintillating South Puget Sound League North Division volleyball Thursday.
Rachelle Eckert knocked down the kill that finally ended the five-game struggle that featured both teams exuding energetic effort in a dynamic struggle for supremacy.
Each squad refused to buckle in the deciding fifth game, matching each other point for point until Jefferson led 8-
Todd Beamer High School rolled its girls soccer juggernaut right over the Rogers Rams, 9-0, at Federal Way Memorial Field Thursday.
The Titans improved their South Puget Sound League South Division to 4-0-0 in South Puget Sound League South Division action and ran their overall record to 6-0-0.
"It's a good year to be a Titan," said Beamer head coach Carrie Hentschell (Boers in her playing days at Decatur High School).
According to Achieve, Inc., a group formed by State Governors to tackle educational issues, Washington ranks 39th in High School completion rate.
Furthermore, we rank 50th-that's right, dead last-at the percentage of students who make it into their 3rd year of college.
Data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) shows that High School students in Washington have a 1 in 6 chance of graduating from college.
And as noted recently in the Seattle Times (Sept.
Painful to watch and painful to play, the Titans' Thursday night game against Rogers left Todd Beamer star Josh Waller on the sidelines after a crushing hit before halftime. Photo by Seth Bynum.
