September 2008

Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed $8.6 million to fund the completion of the controversial and long awaited "Missing Link" portion of the Burke Gilman Trail over the next two years.

The last remaining segment of the popular multi-purpose trail would be paid for with 2009-2010 proposed budget funds

"Bicyclists, walkers, runners and skaters will enjoy one complete trail all the way from Puget Sound to the top of Lake Washington and beyond,? the mayor said. "It is time for us to complete the ?missing link?

The function of any advisory council is to give advice. What differentiates advisory councils from boards is that councils do not make final decisions. An advisory council is a representative group of community members who define common goals, make recommendations, and identify community needs. Camp Long?s advisory council is working for you to help provide an Environmental Learning Center that is a resource for the community.

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After a three-day delay due to rain, paving on First Avenue South began at 160th Street on Friday, Aug. 21. The paving-part of a major improvement project of First Avenue South from 160th Street to 146th Street-signals the beginning of the end of construction.

All of the paving was done at night between 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. During the work, traffic slowed to a crawl along First Avenue South, with flaggers and police out directing traffic.

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(Editor's Note: This week Jerry explores the Dust Bowl, model living and soaring prices at the pump.)

Meet Eugene Tabaka

Born a farm boy in North Dakota 81 years ago, Eugene Tabaka grew up helping his dad bust 360 acres of buffalo grass sod to raise corn, wheat, flax and potatoes until prairie wind turned the state into a dust bowl. As early as age 5, Tabaka loved to ride between his dad's knees on a huge John Deere tractor.

It was a hard life living where the winter months were often 30 below.

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t’s a story for everyone, about a little 11-year-old girl, Autumn Fairall, who plays soccer on the Highline Eagles Red ‘96 girls soccer team.

Fairall has played soccer since an early age - four -- her mom said, with the last year making the top-tier Highline Eagles P-1 team.

Used to play.

Fairall was diagnosed with Leukemia on March 2.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES/NEWS

Engaging the foremost theater flying company on the planet, The Hi-Liners are mounting an intense effort to enchant audiences with the Burien-based organization's ambitious production of fantasy adventure "Peter Pan."

A cast of 50 youngsters from Seattle and South King County under the direction of Hi-Liners resident artistic dirctor Kathleen Edwards will perform this timeless tale of the boy who would not grow up , opening Friday, Sept.

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Does anything we do make a difference? Did that smile, kind word, donation at church mean anything? One good answer to such fundamental questions is the Brent Rice Memorial Swim of the Sound, which took swimmers from Des Moines Beach Park to Point Robinson on Maury Island on Saturday, Aug. 23.

The 2.3-mile swim was founded in 2006 by then 17-year-old Justin Moser to honor Brent Rice, a Des Moines man who helped and inspired Moser in his quest to become a swimmer.

Landlords and property owners will now play a greater role in combating crime on properties in North Highline and other unincorporated areas in King County under legislation recently adopted by the King County Council.

The "Safer Neighborhoods Ordinance" brings landlords and tenants together with the King County Sheriff's Office for the first time to combat drugs and violent crimes in the unincorporated areas.

The city of Burien has notified the Boundary Review Board of King County that it is withdrawing its current request to annex the southern portion of the North Highline unincorporated area.

Burien officials plan to re-file an annexation request later this year after completion of a new round of negotiations with King County and the cities of SeaTac and Seattle regarding the proposed annexation boundary, according to Mike Martin, Burien's city manager.

"We're withdrawing for procedural reasons, and we absolutely intend to pursue annexation," said Martin.

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The selection of a developer for the Tukwila Village project is one step closer after discussion by the Tukwila City Council on Aug. 25 of the proposals set forth by Tarragon and Legacy Partners.

Tukwila Village is an idea to liven up the city of Tukwila by giving its citizens and neighbors a place to come together and just hang out. The project will be located on either side of South 144th Street, on the east part of Tukwila International Boulevard.