March 2008

A section of the Alaskan Way Viaduct continues to sink, but state crews have almost completed work to stop it.

Bents 93 and 94, the pairs of columns and their cross braces between Columbia and Yesler streets, sank another 3/8 inch, bringing the total misalignment to about 5 1/2 inches. The most recent measurements were taken during the semi-annual inspection of the viaduct March 22 and 23.

At 6 inches, engineers with the Washington State Department of Transportation said repairs would be required.

'Now the pressure is on'

By Dean Wong

In girl's golf, the Ballard Beavers have become a force in KingCo and will be defending their third place finish from last season.

Ballard was 6 and 4 in 2007.

Boy Scout Troop 237 is proud to announce the honoring of three young men who were recently awarded their Eagle rank, the highest rank in Scouting.

James Godwin, James Hendrie, and Adam Baughman received their rank advancement at an Eagle Court of Honor held March 15 at All Saints Lutheran Church.

All of these young men are 18 years old.

James Godwin and Adam Baughman are seniors at Thomas Jefferson High School, and James Hendrie is a senior at Bellarmine Preparatory School.

King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer and Shelley Puariea, Executive Director of the Federal Way & Auburn Boys and Girls Clubs and EX3 Ron Sandwith Teen Center, announced today that former Seattle Seahawks and University of Washington quarterback, Brock Huard, along with NASA astronaut and current President and CEO of the Museum of Flight, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., will be featured as special guest speakers at the Federal Way & Auburn Boys and Girls Club and EX3 Teen Center annual "Breakfast for Kids" fundraiser.

The fundraiser begins at 7:30 a.m.

History repeats itself again.

For the fourth time in Todd Beamer High School's short five-year history, the Titan Dance Team walked away with the coveted title of State Champions.

Competing in the Hip Hop category, the Beamer Dance team bested teams from across the State in the 4A tourney in Yakima March 21.

Beamer also won the hip hop championship in 2007 as well as 2004 and 2005.

Since hip hop became a separate dance category at the WIAA tournament in 2004, the Titan dancers have taken 1st place each year but one.

Losing points for a "po

Snow caused problems for area sports teams last week, most notably forcing the postponement of two soccer games at Federal Way Memorial on Friday. Soccer teams usually go on no matter what the weather.

Kentwood was scheduled to be at Federal Way and Rogers was set to visit Todd Beamer.

Also postponed were baseball and fastpitch games including Thomas Jefferson at Decatur matchups in both sports.

Fastpitch registration

Federal Way Girls Fastpitch Association is accepting registrations for girls ages 6 to 14 for its upcoming season. For more information, visit www.eteamz.com/FWGFA or call (253) 520-6524.

Masters offer workouts

The Federal Way Masters swimming team for ages 19 and over is now offering three workout session times at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center located at 650 SW Campus Drive in Federal Way.

Monday through Friday a 5:30-6:45 a.m. and a 7-8 p.m.

Friday, March 21

Boys soccer

Kentlake 1, Decatur 0

Brandon Shipley shut out the Gators and Roberto Morales scored the only goal the Falcons needed in the 22nd minute.

Beamer 6, Bethel 0

Ben Draeger earned the shutout for Todd Beamer and Ugo Okoli scored the first goal on a Troy Peterson assist. Peterson then scored on an Okoli assist and John Drayer knockd in a Daniel Nam assist. Alan Kim scored next for the Titans on an Erik Lissak assist and Nam scord on a Jordan Hale assist before Kim struck unassisted.

The Port of Seattle opened Sea-Tac International Airport's new northbound Airport Expressway and return-to-terminal loop roadway March 27, significantly reducing congestion for traffic leaving the airport._

_This is a major step in relocating the expressway to accommodate more than a mile of light rail guideway between the northbound and southbound traffic lanes.

The recent construction replaces the old road expressway that was inadequate for increasing traffic levels and contributed to long vehicle queues during peak periods.

Southbound expressway lanes were r

Highline Community College student Steve Simpkins from Des Moines has been named a member of the 2008 All-Washington Academic Team for his scholastic achievement and community service.

The honor comes with a $250 scholarship from KeyBank, a $500 scholarship from the Northwest Education Loan Association and a $250 scholarship from the Highline Foundation, giving him more than one quarter's worth of tuition.

Simpkins was recognized recently during an event at South Puget Sound Community College honoring 55 students representing each of Washington's 34 communi