April 2008

The North Idaho College board of trustees has selected former Highline Community College president Priscilla Bell as the school's interim president.

Bell will replace Michael Burke at the college in Coeur d'Alene while the trustees search for his permanent replacement. Burke is leaving to become president of San Jose (Calif.) City College.

Highline trustees terminated Bell's contract by exercising its buy-out clause in 2006 over what were described as "philosophical differences."

Bell, who said North Idaho College is her "future ...

The Auburn Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is pleased to offer scholarships in the amount of $2,000.

Applications are available by contacting the Volunteer Coordinator.

Scholarships are available to full-time students pursuing a career in a health care field. The scholarship committee reviews applications for academic achievement and leadership qualities, as well as financial need.

Applicants must be a graduate of an Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Sumner, Enumclaw, or Buckley high school, or have resided in one of the named school districts for five years.

On March 15, a record 1,149 vehicles brought 101 tons of recyclable materials to Federal Way's semiannual recycling event - the highest participation and recycling levels seen to date.

Recycling events are held in Federal Way twice each year, and collect a wide range of materials beyond what's collected curbside, including appliances, scrap wood, batteries, tires, computers, televisions, fluorescent tubes, scrap wire, and light strands.

"Federal Way residents are very enthusiastic about recycling and keeping scrap materials out of the landfill," said Jeanette Brizendine,

In the Middle Ages one of the favorite methods of executions was "drawing and quartering."

This involves attaching the horse to each arm and leg, then the horses all pull in different directions until the victim is dismembered.

I am sure that all of us today would find this unacceptable even if we were in favor of Capital punishment.

I believe that school principals, certainly secondary ones, are daily facing this kind of punishment.

Recently discovered soil erosion under a footing of a bridge over Saltwater State Park has resulted in its emergency closure by the city of Des Moines.

Spotted by consultants on March 26 during a seismic evaluation, a large cavity was created by the sloughing of soil under the spread footing of the west column on the south end and Woodmont side of the bridge.

The affected structure is the north twin bridge on 16th Avenue South at South 250th Street.

City crews have marked a detour route.

Grant Fredricks, director of the Des Moines Planning, Building

House destroyed by fire

as heat melts exterior

April 3 - Burien/Normandy Park firefighters responded to an afternoon blaze that destroyed a house near First Avenue South.

Smoke was pouring from windows and one corner of the house was involved in flames. Vinyl siding had melted from the home's exterior.

No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported.

Tukwila

The North Idaho College board of trustees has selected former Highline Community College president Priscilla Bell as the school's interim president.

Bell will replace Michael Burke at the college in Coeur d'Alene while the trustees search for his permanent replacement. Burke is leaving to become president of San Jose (Calif.) City College.

Highline trustees terminated Bell's contract by exercising its buy-out clause in 2006 over what were described as "philosophical differences."

Bell, who said North Idaho College is her "future ...

The Burien/White Center Rotary Club recently awarded $7,500 to Highline-area, regional and even international non-profit organizations and schools that provide a variety of services to people, animals and the community.

Julie Nelson, chairwoman of the Rotary Club's Allocations Committee, who introduced the award recipients, noted that funds were raised through the club's annual dinner and auction as well as smaller fundraising activities.

Burien/White Center Rotary members, said president Mark Pursley, support a wide range of charitable activities.

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Quickly! What do you think of when you hear the term, "Greek Drama?"

If you're like most of us, you are probably visualizing dreary tomes you were forced to read during high school literature class, filled with toga-clad centenarians, hard-to-understand Greek chorus members and long speeches about war, valor and honor.

Well, the Burien Little Theatre has a wonderful surprise for you.

Not many people get to experience what it is like to live in a third world country first hand.

But Jason Hervin, a Mt.