Boys basketball
Tumwater 58, Foster 57
The Bulldogs were edged by Tumwater in non-league action, despite 18 points from Refugio Soto-Lopez and eight each for Reuben Donaldson, Cameron Faison, Bradley Jenkins and Darius Page.
Saturday, Dec. 15
Boys basketball
SCS 72, Aub. Adv. 32
Tyee improved considerably win-wise in one short week of wrestling, losing to the Kennedy Lancers but in so doing also putting a lot more fight into things in a 47-23 loss at home Wednesday.
The Totems had five wins in this one, including two pins, against the Lancers of the 14 matches.
Off-duty firefighter, sons
alert woman to house fire
December 12-A woman has an off-duty firefighter and his two sons to thank for her life.
North Highline firefighter Tom Strom spotted smoke coming from her house at 1121 S.W. 162nd Street shortly after 10 p.m.
In 2003, the concept of the "Grow Your Own Teacher" program was born from a desire to reach out and extend the Highline School District's recruiting arms to find dedicated professionals in local communities who want to be educators.
Program parameters reflected support through district initiatives and funding, with a particular interest in connecting with individuals who hope to obtain an endorsement in hard-to-fill assignments such as math, science and special education.
The concept was easily and quickly adopted through a recruiting effort with community based organizat
Lance Kyle Colley, 15, of Boy Scout Troop 392 in Normandy Park, will be honored at a special Eagle Scout ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 3 p.m.
As winter storms again bring frequent strong winds, falling temperatures and the threat of power outages to Western Washington, residents are being urged to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
The state Emergency Operations Center recently issued a reminder for the safe use of electrical generators and to avoid the use of gas or charcoal burning devices indoors.
Five persons in the Highline area died of carbon monoxide poisoning during the power outage in below-freezing weather that followed last December's major windstorm.
They were using charcoal burners insid
SeaTac officials are developing a long-term contract to continue enhanced animal control services in the city.
A short-term enhanced services contract the city of SeaTac negotiated with King County Animal Care and Control last spring is almost up.
The contract exists because city residents brought the issue of dangerous dogs running loose to the city council's attention earlier this year.
City Manager Craig Ward at that time asked the police department to contact animal control about improving services in the community.
"People have been either attac
Burien council members unanimously approved on Dec. 10 a $31.1 million city budget for 2008.
A $19.7 million operating budget accounts for almost two thirds of the new spending plan, while the capital budget is $11.4 million.
Mayor Joan McGilton, Deputy Mayor Rose Clark, and council members Sue Blazak, Lucy Krakowiak and Gordon Shaw voted for the new budget. Council members Jack Block Jr.
and Ralph Nichols
Seattle will lobby the Legislature for tax breaks should it annex the North Highline unincorporated area.
Both Burien and Seattle have designated North Highline as a potential annexation area.
SeaTac recently targeted the Boulevard Park area as well.
The Seattle City Council considered on Dec. 17 scrapping Mayor Greg Nickels' plan to annex North Highline from White Center to Burien.
Their concern is that annexing the area would be a financial drain on the city, something even Nickels has conceded.
King County Councilmember Julia Patterson, D-SeaTac, was unanimously elected last week as chairwoman of the council for 2008.
_Councilman Dow Constantine, D-West Seattle, was named Council Vice-Chairman for Policy and Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
Both represent the Highline area.
"I am honored to have the broad bi-partisan support of my colleagues as council chair," said Patterson.
"In 2008 we will continue to improve the accountability and performance of King County government, while at the same time delivering on our commitments made to
