May 2008

"E-ntertainment" on tap from young singers

KidSounds Northwest, YouthSounds Northwest and TeenSounds Northwest join together to present "That's e-ntertainment" on May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Highline Performing Arts Center, 410 S. 152nd St, in Burien.

In the first act of this two-part concert, the young singers celebrate the history of Broadway and the great heritage of musical theater in a marvelous 55-minute choral revue by Mac Huff.

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Des Moines business park developer selected

Majestic Realty Co. was announced last week as the developer for the Des Moines Creek Business Park project.

The Des Moines Creek Business Park development is located south of Sea-Tac International Airport, bounded by South 208th Street on the north, 24th Avenue South on the east, South 216th Street on the south, and on the west by Des Moines Creek Park. _

"This project will create a dramatic gateway to the City of Des Moines," said Tony Piasecki, Des Moines city manager.

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More news and features found only in the 5.14 print edition

TACKLING THE MOUNTAIN. Photo of Des Moines nursery owner Lyn Robinson who will climb Mt. Rainier this summer to raise money to combat lung disease.

Des Moines food bank will hold benefit dinner.

North Highline council election set for May 15.

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Highline Slams Sumner

There was a whole lot of clock cleaning going on at Highline Memorial Stadium as Highline High School scored a 5-0 West Central District boys soccer playoff win over Sumner Tuesday, May 6.

The Pirates outgunned the Spartans, 23-1, in the first half and 12-1 in the second.

Both teams came in as No.

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Rams edge Tyee for district berth

SPORTS EDITOR

What was a dream come true for one team marked the end of the season for the other.

Mount Rainier earned its way to this coming weekend's West Central District 3A tournament while Tyee was sent home for the year for being on the losing side of a 4-3 score.

"The girls worked hard, but it's a struggle," said Rams head coach Angelique Porter, whose team improved its record to 14-6.

Both teams struggled to rebound from opening round losses in the SPSL/Seamount 3A Fastpitch Tournament at Kent Service Park.

Mount Rainier was coming

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Rams Advance

SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

A couple longtime Seamount League rivals had to go at each other with "death" on the line. That is, one would escape to play another West Central District game in vying for a state berth and one would not, Mount Rainer would, beating Highline, 20-1, in baseball action at Kent Memorial Park Wednesday.

It's almost a rhetorical question but let's ask it: Was it a tough game?

"Was it a tough game," repeated Rams longtime head coach Darren Rawie, having placed the Rams first place in the Seamount six of the last eight years.

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Creative Crossings unlocks secrets of pre-teen years

I remember talking to a friend of mine a decade ago about her pre-teen daughter, and about the difficulty in their relationship. I also remember looking at my toddler daughter, so closely bonded to me, and not saying what was really in my mind at that moment. How did you let your relationship get this way? What happened to you? Why aren't you closer to your daughter?

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Stories And Voices

The first Alki residents

By Lesley Guest

History is handed down like a baton from one relative to the next.

A child asks, before bedtime: "Mama, tell me a story about a time when you were a kid" and as the words spill forth, the fruit begins to grow and ripen on the family tree. The characters who might have just been dead folks in old photographs come alive through story.

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