March 2008

Jack, 91 and Estelle (Vi), 94, Ryan celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary with a small dinner at their home. Celebrating with them was three of their four daughters (Joan Nelson, Pamela Lybarger and Michelle Glen), two grandchildren (Robert Teman and Rhonda Gonzales) and twp great grandchildren (Qaden and Taylor Gonzlaes).

Jack had decided to keep this anniversary a little low key. He is saving up for a big "blow out celebration" for their 70th!

Salty is a "lab mix", 8 1/2 years old, and loves to swim and chase the Frisbee. "She's still quite the puppy" said, Kelly and Katie Gunch. "We got her from the pound and as soon as she got near water she dove in. That's how she got her name." The family walks in Lincoln Park with Salty often.

'I Am Legend' starts out strong

Director: Francis Lawrence

Rated PG-13

(Two and one half stars)

By Bruce Bulloch

Give him credit; director Francis Lawrence knows how to properly introduce the apocalypse.

The Mountaineers is a club which has engaged in outdoor recreational, conservation, teaching, and social activities since its founding in 1906. In the Puget Sound area, The Mountaineers is the largest provider of low-cost climbing instruction available to the public.

The Mountaineers have been using Camp Long as an instructional/field trip area for decades. Camp Long was, at the time of its construction, unique in the Western United States with regard to its purpose-built facilities for climbing instruction; generations of local climbers have learned to climb here.

Tim St. Clair would have hated this edition of the West Seattle Herald. The only place Tim thought his name should be in the newspaper was in a byline. He would have complained that too much was given to one side and there was no "other side" provided to readers.

No Tim, there is no "other" side because we can find no one in this community, nor in Utah from which you sprang, nor from anywhere Tim St.

What a loss for all of us in this community. As a subscriber to the Herald from the day we moved to West Seattle, I can say Tim will be truly missed. I look forward to seeing the tribute issue. My heart goes out to Tim's family and friends.

LeeAnne Beres

West Seattle

Tim's passing is a great loss.

Tim St. Clair, 57, a legend in West Seattle journalism and 20-year West Seattle Herald reporter died Monday night, Feb. 25, a victim of pancreatic cancer.

The outpouring of grief, comment and concern for his family and friends was overwhelming both in scope and depth.

St. Clair had been moved that day from Swedish Hospital to Virginia Mason's Bailey-Boushay House. Tim worked for the Herald and Robinson Newspapers for what would have been 20 years later this year.

"Tim St Clair was the consummate reporter," said Publisher Jerry Robinson.

Will two schools, whose staffs and student bodies are currently divided over the school district's plan to co-locate them, be able to maintain strong academic communities and increase collaboration among its teaching staffs?

Principal of Denny Middle School, Jeff Clark, believes so.

"The academic opportunities that will be possible will further enhance our ability to provide each student with a rigorous and personalized learning experience, as we prepare them all for college and lifelong learning-they deserve nothing less," said Clark.

Based on surveys, more th

With robotic arms extended, cranes are expanding Alaska Junction upward yielding joint condominium and retail buildings, a mini-explosion of residences and shops that will attract even more traffic to the current congestion on Alaska Street, California Avenue, and the blocks that hug them.

Part of the allure of the traffic mania is due to free street parking.

Tom Mitchell has been named Administrator of Skilled Nursing at Providence Mount St.Vincent.

During his four-year tenure with Providence, Mitchell has served as director of operations at Providence Mount St. Vincent and as regional manager, budgets and decision support, for Providence Health & Services.

Mitchell is a licensed nursing home administrator and a certified public accountant.

His professional affiliations include serving as president, treasurer and board member of Rosehedge, which provides housing and 24-hour care to men and women living with AIDS.