March 2008

So it's raining and sleeting pretty hard last month, and I'm driving down 320th.

I see a huge, looming object from over my shoulder, and it roars down on to me and cuts me off, leaving me in a spray of slushy water.

The only thing I could see for a time was the badging on the back of this behemoth auto, "Avalanche."

This is a suitable name, don't you think, for a vehicle that I have come to know as a terrible hodgepodge of unfortunate plastic panels juxtaposed with metal body parts configured as a sort of oversized trucklet.

The whole of it looks as

To the Editor:

I find it funny that Mr.

Decatur track photo gallery

Todd Beamer and Federal Way softball/baseball gallery

An afternoon of high school sports was cut short by a strong spring hailstorm last Thursday, sending Decatur and Kent-Meridian track athletes running for the shelter of the Memorial Field bleachers.

Federal Way Police discovered the body of an elderly woman they believe was the victim of a homicide.

On March 19 at 3:30 p.m., Federal Way Police Officers responded to the 400 block of S 338th Street to a report of a missing elderly female.

The adult son of victim Jane Carol Britt, a 75-year-old female, reported that the family had not seen or heard from their mother since approximately 7 p.m.

Lilah Steece is one of two AmeriCorps serving at Cooper School. AmeriCorps volunteer members are placed with local community based organizations, non-profit organizations, schools, city and county government entities to address unmet local needs of the community in which they serve. Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Northwest Environmental Education Council have positions made possible by the oldest publicly-funded statewide service program in the nation, the Washington Service Corps (WSC).

Brick sales for the Alki Statue of Liberty plaza end Monday, March 31.

"While we don't know when the project will be completed, we do know it will take several months," says Paul Carr, co-chair for the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project on their Web site.

Before a contractor can pave the new plaza with the personalized bricks, two databases of inscriptions must be consolidated, then converted to a standardized format.

Meet the new owners of the old Three Tree Point Store

At one time this historic house (see photo above) was a small grocery store operated by Dick Mansfield's father who was a meat cutter, very popular with residents of Three Tree Point for fancy cuts of beef.

It boasted a small supply of canned goods, bread, milk, fresh veggies and eggs, and was popular with kids for Popsicles, candy and ice cream.

Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a meeting to discuss a new park acquisition for the Ballard community.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, March 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ballard Boys and Girls Club, located at 1767 N.W. 64th St.

Parks will provide information about the proposed acquisition of the 39,000-square-foot property located at 7028 9th Ave. N.E.

Meet the new owners of the old Three Tree Point Store

At one time this historic house (see photo above) was a small grocery store operated by Dick Mansfield's father who was a meat cutter, very popular with residents of Three Tree Point for fancy cuts of beef.

It boasted a small supply of canned goods, bread, milk, fresh veggies and eggs, and was popular with kids for Popsicles, candy and ice cream.

American Idol finalist Chris Richardson paid a visit to West Seattle on Wednesday. He came as part of a promotion by Dreyer's Ice Cream who are introducing a line of American Idol inspired ice cream flavors like Mint Karaoke Cookie and Cheesecake Diva. He arrived just after 3:30, and stayed about 2 hours. His visit to the Safeway store on Roxbury street was met by along line of fans hoping to get an autograph or a photo taken with the singer.