October 2007

(Editor's note: The following letter was sent to members of the Highline School Board.)

Re: "Highline Schools endorse a DREAM for students who are undocumented," Highline Times, September 26, 2007.

The resolution passed by this school board September 19 was a shameless act, defying 200 years of immigration policy intended to manage the legal transition of immigrants into the U.S., and an insult to relatives before us who came to America by legal means seeking a way out from oppression, not a hand out.

The DREAM Act is a FRAUD, instigated by Senator Dick Durbin

Football

Kennedy 56, Tyee 6

Kennedy marched to a decisive win over the Totems Saturday, Sept. 29.

Tre Watson scored the first touchdown on a 74-yard kick return and Karl Antush kicked his first of five successful conversion kicks in as many attempts. Daniel Martiniello followed Antush by kicking two in as many attempts later in the game.

Everette Thompson caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Nolan Washington and Dominic Shepperd scored on a 13-yard run.

Just another girls swimming meet for the Mount Rainer Rams -- a victory over Renton in every race placing first, second and third. That explains that in action at the Mount Rainier pool Thursday.

The Rams are undefeated in the Seamount League, poised to meet Kennedy Thursday.

But why was Jess Brown, a Rams diver, sobbing after the Renton meet?

Upset, against Renton, she just missed breaking her school's record was she?

Conquering Mount Rainier became a daunting dilemma for Highline on Thursday night.

Eradication of errors and limitation of its opponents' scoring runs enabled the Mount Rainier Rams to scuttle the homestanding Highline Pirates 3-0 in a Seamount League volleyball match at Highline.

This win that avenged a previous 3-0 defeat against the Pirates brought the Rams into a deadlock with the Highline for second place at 7-2 behind unbeaten John F.

Alleged car thief kidnaps

saleswoman at dealership

September 29-Washington State Patrol troopers rescued a Burien car saleswoman after she was kidnapped during a test drive.

Troopers pulled the SUV over on Interstate 5 near Nisqually after the Burien Rainier Auto Group dealership reported that a Nissan Pathfinder had been stolen about 11 a.m.

A dealership employee told the state patrol that one of their sales staff was being held inside the vehicle against her will, according to an affidavit filed by Pierce County prosecutors.

Charged with

Susan Hegeberg, assistant principal of Aviation High School, has been recognized as one of the nation's most innovative educators as part of the ING Unsung Heroes award program.

Representatives of ING presented Hegeberg with a check for $2,000 at a recent school assembly.

Like a Hummer on steroids, the UNICAT All-terrain vehicle can drive comfortably through almost any desert, jungle, snowstorm or flood nature can stir up.

But the 25,000-pound giant decided to plow through the tamer streets of Burien on a recent demonstration.

It picked up four thrilled grade school children from their Normandy Park homes and delivered them in rugged splendor to Marvista Elementary School.

Avi Meyers, CEO of UnicatAmericas Inc., which imports and distributes the $600,000 vehicles, dieseled up to the Seattle area from his Palo Alto, Calif.,

City officials will discuss final plans for a new Burien community recreation center at a public workshop Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.

The workshop will at the Burien Community Center, 425 S.W.

The county-wide Growth Management Planning Council recommended on Oct.

One would think that of all the things the "Waterland City" would be concerned with, water wouldn't be one of them.

But it is.

At a city council study session on Oct.