June 2008

The City of SeaTac will host its International Festival on Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29 at Angle Lake Park, 19408 International Boulevard.

The festival will offer a grand parade, a family fun run, a skateboard competition, a model-hydroplane race, craft and food vendors, a play area for children and more.

A variety of ethnic and cultural bands from around the Pacific Northwest will perform throughout the weekend.

"With more than 83 languages spoken throughout the city, SeaTac is a growing, vibrant and diverse community," said Todd Cutts, assistant ci

Performing Trash Apes, the Battle of the Artists, and indie rock band The Bird Show of North America playing music while simultaneously painting birds on stage are a few of the unique happenings scheduled for this weekend's Burien Strawberry & Arts Festival at Fourth Avenue Southwest and Southwest 146th Street in Burien.

Over 50 separate activities are scheduled for Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 29 from 10 a.m.

Editor Eric Mathison's recollection of Burien past, present and future, in the 06/18/08 edition of the Highline Times, was thought provoking.

He forgot one item missing from the local scene: Burien's Radio Station KQIN.

The studios were housed on SW 153rd St in the mid 70's and early 80's, next to a driving school. It was 500 watts from sunrise to sunset.

Ray Kelly was General Manager. It was a local station doing local news with locally produced programming and Burien area sponsors.

At one time I was an announcer/salesperson for KQIN.

It's hard to get real concerned about the King County Budget "Shortfalls" that are described as " Deep, Searing..." with an 8.6% reduction levied on the County Justice System that amounts to a $33 million dollar cut on a Total Budget of $383,721,000.

You see I came through an era with The Boeing Company where a billboard bearing the statement "Will the Last Person Leaving Seattle Shut off the Lights" and those were really Deep and Searing cuts.

Besides King County Executive Ron "Tax to the Max" Sims has shown through his actions of returning parks, swimming pool

Although we now live at Wesley Homes, we lived for 37 years on SW 104th, and our children attended Highline Schools.

We agree with Janie Lemley about school counselors.

And the library should stay right where it is. Mark Pitzner is 100% right in his views about the library & city hall.

Most people will be very unhappy if the library moves & parking is not so easy.

I also worked in Burien for 17 years, and also did most of our shopping there......still do much of it there.

It seems that the planners for Burien have their own agenda.

I was shocked when I read the June 11th Des Moines News about four "Level Three" sex offenders living about two blocks from me.

I am a single woman living alone so a neighbor had warned me about the one (not four) living at this location.

At the same time I asked her if she knew about the one "Level Three" living next door to her. She had not.

I read with interest your article on Chinook's new principal. I have had a forty-year history with that school and have worked with the five principals who preceded Evie Livingston.

While the article was very complimentary about Ms. Livingston, it did not give credit to former principals who have made a significant impact on the learning environment at Chinook.

At one time Chinook was a solidly middle class school with strong academic and enrichment programs.

Over time the demographics at Chinook have changed dramatically.

You can always tell the English. You can always tell the Dutch. You can always tell Lubahn's class, but you can't tell much.

Meet Fritzi Oxley

You have already met Elsbeth, but when she heard I was having lunch with one of the world's most talented quilters she wanted to meet Fritzi.

They are standing in front of one of Fritz's creations on the wall of her home at Fernwood in Normandy Park.

Having spent a childhood sleeping under patchwork quilts my own mom made for her ten children during the Great Depression years, I was surprised to learn a quilt can be any size and is just three layers of cloth sewn together by needle and thread.

And the top layer doesn't have to be cl

An odd set of bookends: 'Shine a Light' and 'Young at Heart'

Young at Heart

Directed by Stephen Walker

Rated PG

(Rated three and one half stars)

Shine a Light

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Rated PG-13

(Rated three and one half stars)

By Bruce Bulloch