December 2008

Girls basketball

SCS 57, Kentlake 43

Lexi Peterson led Seattle Christian to victory at Kentlake last Monday, Dec. 22 with 17 points. Kara Kogle contributed 13 points to the Warriors’ cause and Melissa Collier hit 11.

Brewers seek players

The RIPS Brewers are looking for 14U and 16U select baseball players.

Contact Aaron at 206-941-0128 for more information.

LaCrosse trying out

The Highline LaCrosse club is seeking new players, and is open to boys grades 5-12 with no experience required. A new grade 5-6 team is forming.

Call Kathy McCabe at 206-204-0587 for more information.

It's almost a new year.

We will have a new President, and a new sense of possibilities. Hopes should be running very high on this bright and clear morning.

Yet at the same time, we live in a time of uncertainty, of worry about the economy, and we read news articles every day about people losing their jobs and companies asking for bailouts.

It's an uncertain time, and in times like these, many families turn towards what is comforting.

They turn towards the things that really matter.

It was a tough week in Highline and the Puget Sound area with snow, ice, cold, wind, power outages and more. There were numerous fender-benders on the slippery streets. Highline and Tukwila public schools closed for several days as did area private schools. All that... and winter didn't officially start until Sunday.

Councilmember Sally Nelson was appointed to chair the 2009 Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Advocacy Committee of the National League of Cities (NLC). Councilmember Nelson?s appointment was announced today by NLC President Kathleen M. Novak, Mayor, Northglenn, Colo. The committee is one of NLC's seven standing committees that develop policy positions and advocate on behalf of municipal governments.

"The year ahead will be critical for the future of this country ? and for our cities and towns," said Novak.

Update: 7:34 a.m., Friday Dec. 26 Allied Waste/Republic Services is not running residential routes today due to inclement weather in the Seattle area and region. Commercial routes are running to pickup critical services today and Saturday. The department asks businesses to make sure that containers are accessible.

"We appreciate customer understanding and patience as we all experience the emergency scheduling when weather and road conditions prevent safe operations," according to a regional release.

Christmas Events

Northminster Presbyterian Church

7706 25th Ave. N.W,

783-3402

Dec. 24, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve family service with Las Pasadas theme

Dec. 24, 10 p.m. Service of Lessons and Carols along the King's College, Cambridge pattern

Dec. 25, 10 a.m. Christmas morning service

Jan. 4, 4 p.m. Christmas carol and hymn sing

'Capture the unexpected'

Cancer Lifeline

Salmon Bay Fraternal Order of Eagles

5216 20th Ave. N.W.

783-7791

Dec. 26: Kami's Karaoke

Dec. 27: Kami's Karaoke

Jan. 3: Fever - Variety

Jan. 8: Mark Riley - Blues

Jan. 9: Country Dave and The Pickin' Crew - Country

Jan. 10: Satellite 4

Jan. 15: Mary mc Page Band - Blues

Update: 7:34 a.m., Friday Dec. 26

Allied Waste/Republic Services is not running residential routes today due to inclement weather in the Seattle area and region. Commercial routes are running to pickup critical services today and Saturday. The department asks businesses to make sure that containers are accessible.

"We appreciate customer understanding and patience as we all experience the emergency scheduling when weather and road conditions prevent safe operations," according to a regional release.

Update: 11 a.m., Wednesday Residential garbage, recycling, food and yard waste collection has been delayed in today due to dangerous road conditions. Wednesday residential customers will be collected next Wednesday Dec. 31.

The city?s collections contractors have been running limited commercial routes around the clock this week, providing service urgent commercial accounts where containers are accessible.