November 2008

SeaTac lawmakers said no to pawn shops and yes to a business park in a residential neighborhood during a lengthy Oct. 28 meeting.

Following comments by several SeaTac residents opposing pawn shops, council members unanimously declined to set regulations that would allowed a pawn shop at South 192nd Street and International Boulevard. The shop would have been in the old Dave's Diner site next to the? Casino.

Lawmakers also heard from residents against the business park at the former Boulevard Park school South 128th Street and 20th Avenue South.

New Highline schools, whose construction funding has already been approved by voters, will be built as planned.

A front-page Oct. 29 Times/News article gave the mistaken impression that no more schools will be built in the near future because district officials have decided not to place a new bond measure on the March ballot.

A new Marvista Elementary in Normandy Park is scheduled to open in September. Students, teachers and staff are scheduled to move into a new Parkside Elementary in Des Moines in the winter of 2009/2010.

The Bean Barry Delights are bringing their hand jiving, good time 1950s Rock and Roll dance party to the Burien Elks Lodge, Sunday Nov. 16.

The event will be a release party for their new CD entitled, "That Is Rock and Roll!"

It will also be a "Homecoming Dance" down memory lane for anyone who attended one of the high schools in the Highline School District (including Kennedy) from the 50s up to today.

Dancegoers are encouraged to dress to the theme of a '50s sock hop!

Admission to the show is $15 per person.

Faced with a $2.771 million deficit in 2009, Des Moines City Council members already have agreed on approximately $1.8 million in spending cuts next year.

At special meetings on Oct. 25 and Oct. 28 and their regular Oct. 30 meeting, council members gave preliminary approval to a series of program reductions that will be incorporated in the final budget-writing process.

State law requires that the new budget be adopted by Dec. 31.

Six local residents recently were honored by the city of Des Moines for their quick response that saved one life and attempted to save another in Puget Sound last summer.

Val Champion, Bruce Johnson, Tim Kinghorn, Steve Kokita, and Truman Skang were presented with Citizen Certificates of Valor. Brian Kinghorn, 14, received a Citizen Certificate of Merit.

All six were at the Des Moines Marina the evening of June 20 when a vehicle plunged into the water below and drifted 40 feet from shore. A 76-year-old man who was driving was pulled to safety by their prompt action.

Tuesday, October 28, was an excruciating learning experience for the homestanding Evergreen Lutheran volleyball team.

Facing a potent Bear Creek of Redmond team, the Eagles alternated power surges in back-and-forth game exchanges of games before powering down in a 3-2 loss to the Grizzlies. Evergreen Lutheran completed a fine regular season with a 10-2 record as the SeaTac 2B League South Division No. 1 seed. In overall competition, EL elevated itself to 11-2 while compiling an 18-3 mark when tournaments are included. The Eagles faced Northern Division No.

Football

Kennedy 56, Hazen 21

The Lancers continued their march through all of their Seamount League opponents by posting another high-scoring win Friday, Oct. 24.

Kennedy garnered 500 yards of total offense, including 385 yards rushing on 43 plays.

Highline played good soccer, not lacking intensity at the beginning and that meant bad news for Foster throughout in a girls soccer game won by the Pirates, 6-0, at Highline Stadium Tuesday.

The Pirates are going into the Seamount League playoffs as the fifth seed and will play the No.5 seed from South Puget Sound League 3A on Nov. 5. Foster’s season is through, sixth place, but only five teams qualify for post-season.

The King County Sheriff's office budget will be cut by over 11 percent next year and that could mean 79 people will have to leave the department said Sheriff Sue Rahr, who is urging people to complain to county government right now.

Rahr spoke to alarmed area residents last week at a town hall meeting called "Public Safety in Peril" at the Steve Cox Memorial Park log cabin in White Center.

Rahr laid out the realities of law enforcement budget cuts to affect unincorporated King County communities, including the potential of increased crime.

For the next three months, Seattle Public Schools will hold a series of public meetings to discuss a new district-wide Student Assignment Plan.

Thursday, Nov. 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, 3rd Floor Commons

2445 3rd Ave. S.

Friday, Nov. 7, 10:00 to noon

John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, Room 2750