September 2008

Mount Rainier versus Highline had a lot of good swims in it, and two great ones, as the Mount Rainier pool record-beater, Leona Jennings, led as the Rams won, 124-43, against the visiting Pirates Thursday.

Jennings, Jennings, Jennings... That girl is great in the water. No, scratch that. She’s better than that. She’s before this 2008 girls swim season is one of the best to ever pass through.

“She is absolutely amazing,” said Rams head coach Omar Crowder.

Friday, Sept. 20

Football

Kennedy 34, Evergreen 0

Kennedy and Evergreen have had an intense rivalry the past few years as they have battled for the Seamount League title.

But this time the game wasn’t even close, with the Lancers cruising past the Wolverines, 34-0.

Nolan Washington scored the first touchdown for the Lancers with 11:46 left in the first quarter. Washington ran the opening kickoff back 87 yards for the score, which was followed by a Karl Antush kick for the extra point.

The clock is ticking for Washington residents who haven't registered to vote in the Nov. 4 General Election.

Oct.

After a nearly two-decade controversy over construction of the third runway, the first plane touched down on the newly built runway on Sept. 25.

The brand new Alaska Airlines 737 touched down five times before taking off again as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Agency' certification for the new runway at Sea--Tac International Airport. On a sixth approach, the plane landed.

Landing tests of a wide-body jet will occur later this month

The controversial runway opens for commercial flights next month-on Nov.

Puget Sound-based developer Tarragon was selected over Legacy Partners by the Tukwila City Council Sept. 22 as the developer for the Tukwila Village project.

Tukwila Village, a planned mixed-use development, has been in the works for over 12 years, and now the first major step has been completed.

Consultants from Fuller/Sears Architects and Ravenhurst Development, Inc.

The Burien City Council will be considering a resolution regarding Proposition 1, mass transit expansion, on Oct. 20.

All interested parties that are for or against the levy are invited to speak at the council's regular meeting on Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Educational Resource & Administrative Center (ERAC), 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW.

If you're planning to see Burien Little Theatre's rockin', screamin', and outrageous "Rocky Horror Show," here are a few tips for uninitiated audience members:

You might want to re-consider the idea that theatre audiences sit still and remain quiet during the performance.

You may want to re-think the assumption that wearing sexy, black lingerie is just for women.

If you're hard of hearing, you might get away with keeping your hearing aid at home...(just kidding!)

But, what I am NOT kidding about is that BLT's screamingly sexy season opener isn't just

The days of sock hops, soda fountains and roller rinks are only a distant memory of what kids and teens look forward to when the weekend hits.

As iPod, Internet and video games take center stage it's a wonder what will become of the few roller rinks left like the Southgate Skate Center in White Center.

When Pop Brown converted the original boxing ring to White Center's Southgate Skate Center at 9646 17th Ave. S.W.

The Burien Planning Commission meeting room was packed Sept. 23 as residents of Lake Burien came to protest the proposed rezoning of two portions of the Ruth Dykeman Children's Center property.

The children's center, which is currently designated as one of five special planning areas, petitioned the city to rezone approximately two acres of its property for potential residential development.

Nearly an acre of land bordering 10th Avenue South and Saint Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, if approved, would be designated high density.

National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 5-11. The theme of this year's campaign, "Prevent Home Fires," focuses on preventing the leading causes of home fires - cooking, heating and electrical equipment, and smoking materials.

While most people feel safe in their homes, the reality is that home fires are much more common than people might think.

There were nearly 400,000 home fires reported in 2006 in the United States, resulting in more than 2,500 civilian deaths and 12,500 civilian injuries.