June 2008

Sam Green, the state's first poet laureate, has been named Highline Community College's 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.

In December, Gov.

It is a modern day love story with all of the magical elements: old fashioned romance, courting, love, passion and living happily ever after. It is likely a match made in heaven.

The bride is 79 and the groom is 82. He looks at her and grins. She reciprocates. They compliment each other so well; they complete the sentences of one another.

Then there are the playful comments. He modestly describes his school years in football and track. She adds, "He was a football hero and track star." He jokes in return, "She was a little brat!"

On Feb.

Advocates for elementary school counselors, special education social workers, and middle school soccer coaches made their cases June 11 before Highline Public Schools board members facing a $3.5 million budget shortfall.

Teacher Zoe Asprey related a dramatic story of a homeless second-grader who held her classroom hostage by threatening to cut himself with a knife.

Highline Community College awarded local businessman and former college trustee Jerry Robinson an honorary degree at its 2008 commencement ceremony on June 12.

Robinson, 88, who served as a trustee from 1989-99, built the Robinson Newspaper chain - twice - in a distinguished business career that began in 1949 as an advertising salesman.

"His only regret after a career of nearly 60 years is that he never got a college degree," said his son, Ken Robinson, Robinson Newspapers associate publisher.

Robinson is the youngest of 10 children who grew up in Depression-er

On a gray Saturday, June 7, men and women gathered at the Des Monies Marina parking lot to compete, not for money or endorsement money but for pride, glory and the chance to test themselves in the Strongman Nationals in Utah later this year.

The top three from each weight class, ranging from lightweight in the women's to super heavy weight in the men's will qualify to participate in Utah.

The contestants competed in five events throughout the afternoon including the Farmer's Walk, Apollon Axle Dead Lift, Tire Flip and Keg Loading.

There were entrants from all o

The Des Moines City Council rescheduled on June 12 a public hearing about the proposed Highline View Estates development south of Highline Community College.

In response to the public hearing being rescheduled to July 3, Mayor Pro Tem Dan Sherman said, "We'll have fireworks two days in a row."

Des Moines will submit a grant application to the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board for an additional $17,000 toward the Des Moines Creek Trail Project, bringing the project total to $230,000.

tournament championships

By Tim Clinton

There are shutouts and no-hitters, then there are perfect games, really perfect games and really, really perfect games.

Sunny Dorhofer of the South Highline National Little League Juniors flirted with a really, really perfect game, then still had a perfect game before she wound up with "only" the no-hitter and a shutout.

Dorhofer struck out every Renton batter she faced through two outs in the fourth inning before the string of 11 strikeouts to start the game ended on a ground out to second base.

Dor

Quite a game between the Pac West Blue Diamonds and Federal Way American Thunderbats Thursday.

Arson has been determined as the cause of the fire that burned down the old Angle Lake school on the evening of May 31.

By a process of eliminating accidental sources of ignition, "the hypothesis is that somebody set a fire," according to King County Fire Investigator Craig Muller

Transients had occupied the building, which was boarded up.

"People were, I guess you could say, living in another part of the building," Muller said.

Boating

Coast Guard Auxiliary

Ongoing

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Des Moines Flotilla No. 32 regularly offers Boating Safety and Seamanship courses at Mount Rainier High School.

They cover the full range of boating safety subjects, including federal requirements, basic piloting, marlin spike, seamanship and boat handling.

The instruction is free, although there is a nominal fee for the student text and work books.