March 2008

Where can an artist go when she has just one day to find a studio big enough to construct a 30-foot, one-ton concrete sculpture for a tony Las Vegas resort?

"Thank god for Craig's List," answers artist Kim Graham.

Through the Internet site, Graham found a building behind a house just off Des Moines Memorial Drive South just a few blocks north of Sunnydale school in Burien.

There the sculptor and her six team members worked frantically to build the "gargantuan" troll in six weeks.

The work was commissioned for the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas.

The Port of Seattle commission last week lifted the moratorium on new project approval instituted in mid-January.

Under the moratorium, the commission refused to authorize new projects not essential for public health, safety or security until port staff demonstrated significant progress in key areas identified by a recent performance audit.

The commission will likely consider several projects in the coming weeks, most notably construction of a new rental car facility at the Sea-Tac International Airport.

Commissioners had identified five areas where progress wa

South King County has a rich, multifaceted heritage developed from the industry and dedication of its early pioneers and immigrants over the past 150 years.

Today we have numerous historical societies, museums, Civil and Revolutionary War interest groups, family history centers, library and research facilities, and ethnic related organizations.

Each has a mission of preserving a unique part of this heritage.

To provide a venue for these groups to share information, South King County Genealogical Society is sponsoring a Heritage Fair, scheduled for Saturday, Apr

The pancakes are not yet flipping at the Charlestown Street Cafe, but owners Larry Mellum and Ron Hanlon, anxious to reopen since the popular spot's February 4 kitchen fire, are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel as insurance companies are indicating they are finally moving forward.

Mellum reported that he just spoke with his landlord, Tom Strickland, who co-owns the property with Frontier Bank.

The first signs of a year-and-a-half long King County sewer improvement project at the 53rd Street pump station on Alki Avenue and 53rd appeared Tuesday. Parking is not permitted between 6am-6pm Mondays through Fridays through October 30, 2009, or two Halloweens from now! The affected area runs from 54th Street to about 50-feet north of 53rd Street on both sides of the street.

Metro bus route 37 and 53 have eliminated stops within several blocks of the sight.

Kennedy could not get on the train as it left on the tracks, so to speak, and, therefore, the Columbia River Chieftains became a runaway train and were gone, quickly, with a 57-44 eventual win, making the Lancers chances a lot tougher of making the state tournament after this important 3A West Central/Southwest Bi-District battle at Clover Park High School Friday.

Maybe some words of encouragement are due from head coach, Jason Prouty, after this one.

Saturday, Feb. 23

Boys basketball

King's 50, SCS 46

Seattle Christian fell to a familiar longtime rival, taking a 15-4 lead

by the end of the first quarter.

Austin Revenig swished in 17 points and Nick Stubberfield scored 12 for

the Warriors.

Girls basketball

Vashon 56, SCS 52

Seattle Christian took a loss to Vashon Island in overtime Saturday,

Every one lost, as a team.

Led by a 1-for-13, first-half, three-point, shooting percentage, the Mount Rainer boys basketball team's hopes of getting to state easy were dashed by the lucky Peninsula Seahawks, who took advantage of that first and second quarter shooting awfulness of the Rams in a 62-53 win in a West Central/Southwest 3A District playoff game Saturday.

Fortunately, the Rams had, as of this writing, one more chance to get on the road to instant recovery and make state, by playing league rival, Kennedy.

TACOMA-Dalesky and Black Gymnasium at Henry Foss High School turned into a graveyard of dreams for Foster High School of Tukwila in a 47-35 loss to Olympic League champion Port Townsend in 2008 West Central District 2A boys championship game action Thursday.

Port Townsend (21-1) earned the No. 1 seed to the state tournament, which begins today at the Tacoma Dome.

Foster (13-10) met Steilacoom for the fourth time this season Saturday (after press time) in a bid for the No.

TACOMA - Disruption of patterns and an inability to control the ball detoured the Foster Bulldogs' journey to state Friday at Henry Foss High School.

Eatonville (16-7) utilized tough inside play and turnovers to destroy Foster of Tukwila 52-34 in the Class 2A West Central District III girls basketball championship game.

The Cruisers grabbed the district No. 1 seed to the state tournament while Foster (16-7) faced Kingston on Friday after press time for the No.