Thomas Jefferson worked hard to capture a 3-2 Class 4A South Puget Sound League girls tennis team home victory against crosstown rival Decatur last Wednesday.
Sara Lin took No. 1 singles for the Gators in a 6-1, 6-1, win against Averi Kitsch. Jefferson's Raiders countered with their No. 2 doubles tandem of Caroline Min and Kelli Nakamura stroking past Megan Lintelmann and Bianca Tercero, 6-0, 6-2.
The advantage turned in towards the Gators in No.
I had the gas pedal nearly pegged to the floorboards to get the tired old pickup up to speed as I roared and rattled up the Maple Valley highway towards home.
And well before I arrived with my long sought after prize, I had concocted a plan to meld my two favorite trucks into one perfect throwback as a tribute to my youth.
I would take the box bed off of this '76 F250 and put on a new flatbed, so that it would have the neat lines of the tough truck I loved as a kid along with the maximized load capacity of my old '56 Flatbed.
The canvas of freshly varnished woo
Part 11
By Charles Hoff
The Washington State School Directors' Association isn't part of the solution!
All members of every school board in the state are required to "join" the Washington State School Director's Association (WSSDA), and each school district is required to pay their dues.
In the past weeks I have been writing a series of articles for the Federal Way News regarding the state of education in this state using my background of more than 10 years experience with the school boards here, the state boards, and my experiences in classrooms here.
Perhaps a little background beyond that may be helpful.
I have been a classroom teacher in Pennsylvania and New York and a district wide administrator in both states as well.
There have been comments both in writing and by phone to the "News" office that have been less than complimentary by some.
A picture-perfect spring day greeted Federal Way athletes from TJ and Decatur. The two track squads faced off at Memorial Field last Thursday for the final regular season meet of the year. Click here for more photos from the meet.
Photo by Seth Bynum.
It's spring! Time to break out the sponges and buckets for charity fundraising car washes.
But before you send all that oily, soapy water down the storm drain, Federal Way's Surface Water Management Division and the Puget Sound Car Wash Association (PSCWA) want to remind you that not only is this very harmful to wetlands, streams, and lakes, but it is also a violation of state, local, and federal pollution laws.
Unlike the sanitary sewer systems, water that runs into the storm drains goes directly to lakes, streams, and wetlands with little or no treatment.
On May 3, 2008, 11:26 a.m., Federal Way Police Officers responded to the 2000 block of SW 353rd Pl, on a welfare check. The 68 yr old Asian male suspect was seen by officers attempting to injure himself with a knife. Officers made entry to the home, secured the suspect and discovered a 67 yr old white female victim with fatal stab wounds. Medical personnel attempted to revive the victim without success.
At 8:13am today the Asian male suspect was served an anti-harassment order, initiated by the victim on May 1, 2008 at King County Superior Court.
Give that winter-weary garden a makeover with uncommon plants and bargains from the fifth annual Bloomin' Burien Plant Sale.
Sponsored by Grassroots Home and Garden and the Discover Burien Association, the sale on the sidewalks of Olde Burien runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 and May 10.
Expect the unusual at Grassroots, according to owner Tina Larson.
"We're getting in a shipment of rose bushes in blues and purples that are new to the market," Larson said.
In many families, kids rule the roost when it comes to at least some household spending.
A study by the Center for a New American Dream found that a typical school-aged child will nag her parents nine times to get something parents had previously refused to purchase.
What's worse is that 12- and 13-year-olds nag up to 50 times after their parents have said no.
Growing rates of personal debt and bankruptcy show that an increasing number of Americans are unable to successfully manage their personal finances.
Wednesday, March 19: "Which schools next for bond?"
It would appear by this article that all of the Highline schools deteriorated overnight, and that normal maintenance has been carried out over the years.
Is it not true that the Highline School District receives maintenance money every budget?
