December 2007

Girls basketball

Cleveland 64, Evergreen 27

Evergreen took a loss in its non-league season opener last Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Charles paced the Wolverines with seven points as Mack and Tassew scored six each.

Auburn 91, Highline 13

Brea Gardner of Highline scored a team-high four points in the lopsided Wednesday, Nov. 28 loss to the Trojan

Wednesday, Dec. 5

Gymnastics: Tyee, Kennedy at Hazen; Evergreen, Lindbergh, Highline at Mt. Rainier, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 6

Boys swimming: Tyee at Mt. Rainier, Highline at Evergreen, Lindbergh at Kennedy, 3 p.m.

Wrestling: Tyee at Mt. Rainier, Highline at Evergreen, Kennedy at Lindbergh, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 11

Burien

November 27-A natural gas main was broken at a construction project shortly before 10:30 a.m.

A work crew for Southwest Suburban Sewer District severed the main at Marine View Drive Southwest and Southwest 164th Street, which had not been reported earlier following a "line locate" request.

No evacuation was needed, no one was injured, and the line was repaired and reopened.

Des Moines

Home fire claims life

Not much positive to report after the Mount Rainier Rams were lopped off, 72-36, by the Ballard Braves in non-league girls basketball action at new, beautiful, stately, techno-artistic, fine Mount Rainier High School Wednesday.

But there were positives, and most of those were being shouted out by Rams coach, Bob Bolam, as the game began and the Rams were right in it to begin.

Pedestrians get caught in snowfall in downtown Ballard early last Saturday afternoon. The snow seemed to stick on hair and jackets, but melt upon touching the ground.

Senator wants broad look at property tax

By Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Last Thursday, Nov. 29, lawmakers met in Olympia for a one-day special session. With the regular legislative session only six weeks away, many in the public were understandably confused as to why this was necessary.

Our family came to Salmon Bay School seeking an education for our kids that was free from the constraining limits of one-size-fits-all curriculum and annual tests whose prescribed answers can never measure a child's curiosity and imagination, the very qualities which assure children their real place in the world as citizens and stewards.

The Wisdom Council was the first sign we had that we were in the right place and it's been a pleasure to convene this last council alongside my co-convener Cilla Scofield.

Our first series of Wisdom Councils was two years ago and since th

developers

The answer to your Nov. 28 editorial, "Seniors Not Wanted?" is, "yes," if they can afford to buy their apartments when converted to condos. "No," if they can't. And most can't.

Condo-converters and landlords don't care who buys their condos as long as somebody does. If seniors can't afford to buy, then it's "legal" to evict them.

If developers have to evict low-income seniors they'll do it, they are doing it, and Seattle rubber-stamps the evictions.

The Northwest Design Review Board has approved the design of a new six-story, 31-unit condominium for the northwest corner of 24th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 58th Street. Danielle Condominium is the newest addition planned in a two-block radius on busy 24th where several multi-level residential buildings have sprouted in the past few years, with more to come.

Across the street to the southeast, the QFC grocery story will be rebuilt below six levels of apartment units.