May 2010

Alleged bank fraud

A resident of the 4900 block of South 181st Place, who is in the process of divorcing his wife, claimed that his soon to be ex-wife had forged his name on several bank checks. He also suggested that she was responsible for $3,700 of cash advances on his Discover card.

Washing machine vandalized

Police were advised that a washing machine in the laundry room of an apartment complex located in the 17300 Block of 32nd Avenue S had been vandalized. The washing machine had been damaged with an unknown tool, and the person reporting the crime described the damage as so serious the entire machine will have to be replaced. At the time of the vandalism, the laundry room door was unlocked.

Councilwoman complains of semi-tractors

A city councilwoman advised police of the presence of several semi-tractors parked along the side of Military Rd. S near the 14600 block. She sent photos of the tractors and complained that they were parked in an unsightly and possibly illegal manner.

Unsuccessful beer purchase

Sprinker Tennis Center featured excellent efforts by Federal Way School District high school athletes at the Class 4A West Central District tennis tournament on Wednesday, May 19.

"We're doing very well," Thomas Jefferson head coach and tournament director Andrew Buchan said. "My players are working hard and our district just has tough players all around."

Federal Way athletes showed their greatest congregation in girls singles where defending state champion Meghan Cassens of Decatur easily stroked past Macy Johansen of Emerald Ridge, 6-0, 6-1, in the round of 16 before dynamiting Meesha Sundarum of Bellarmine Prep, 6-0, 6-0, to reach the semifinals and gain a state berth.

"I just focused," she said. "It's just slow (due to the rain forcing long waits between matches in indoor play intermixed with outside court action as the inclement weather would allow)."

Thomas Jefferson senior Averi Kitsch rallied to knock off Alli Bautista of Olympia, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, to gain the quarterfinal round. Sandy Dennett of Auburn later sent Kitsch into the consolation round with a 6-0, 6-0, defeat of the Raider player.

"See you at Safeco."

That was the battle cry that Federal Way players and faithful shared the most as they celebrated a 12-6 win over Kamiak and a 6-5 victory over Redmond to sweep the Kent regional tournament at Kent Memorial Park and advance to the state final four starting Friday.

The Eagles open with a 4 p.m. game against Kentwood at the Seattle Mariners' home field with the retractable roof and they will be gunning for a win and a berth into the championship game for 7 p.m. Saturday.

"We're going to Safeco and that's all I've got to say," said Federal Way head coach Danny Graham after the Saturday, May 22 victories.

"That was awesome. All year long we've been battling back and battling back. Our goal was just to get back into the playoffs."

But oh how things have changed since the Eagles were struggling out of starting gate.

"We were in last place at the beginning of the year and made an amazing run at the end of the year,"
Graham said.

Graham hopes the change over the year in the team's favor continues to pay off, including against South Puget Sound League North Division rival Kentwood.

"See you at Safeco."

That was the battle cry that Federal Way players and faithful shared the most as they celebrated a 12-6 win over Kamiak and a 6-5 victory over Redmond to sweep the Kent regional tournament at Kent Memorial Park and advance to the state final four starting Friday.

The Eagles open with a 4 p.m. game against Kentwood at the Seattle Mariners' home field with the retractable roof and they will be gunning for a win and a berth into the championship game for 7 p.m. Saturday.

"We're going to Safeco and that's all I've got to say," said Federal Way head coach Danny Graham after the Saturday, May 22 victories.

"That was awesome. All year long we've been battling back and battling back. Our goal was just to get back into the playoffs."

But oh how things have changed since the Eagles were struggling out of starting gate.

"We were in last place at the beginning of the year and made an amazing run at the end of the year,"
Graham said.

Graham hopes the change over the year in the team's favor continues to pay off, including against South Puget Sound League North Division rival Kentwood.

Hello. My name is Rachel Krueger, and I will be interning with the Highline Times for the summer, reporting, helping assemble the calendar, proofreading, and working on the website.

At times my presence in the paper may seem subtle, but know that each set of quotation marks might face the proper direction as a result of my efforts.

Although I hail from Federal Way and attend college in Massachusetts at Mount Holyoke, I spent my high school years across the parking lot from the Highline Times' office at Kennedy Catholic.

During my stint there I played in the band and co-captained the knowledge bowl team.

At Mount Holyoke I continue to play the French horn in the orchestra, and I report for the news section of The Mount Holyoke News, one of the nation's finer 12-page college newspapers.

Last year, we broke the controversial "Blue ID Card" story. Over the course of the last semester I came to enjoy discussing campus issues with administrators, professors, and whichever students I could ambush.

I also wrote a book review.

The Federal Way City Council is looking for community members with diverse perspectives and expertise appropriate to the review of ethical matters for vacancies on the Ethics Board.

The Ethics Board issues advisory opinions on the provisions of the City’s Code of Ethics and investigates and reports to the City Council on any alleged violations. The board meets semiannually and as necessary. Members are appointed to three-year terms and serve without
compensation.

Interested residents of good general reputation and character should submit an application to the City Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. on May 31.

Applications are available at City Hall, 33325 8th Ave.S., or may be downloaded at www.cityoffederalway.com.

For additional information, contact the City Clerk’s office, 253.835.2540.

An Evening of Murder, Wine & Art

Location:
WineStyles
35002 Pacific Highway S. Suite A-103, Federal Way
253-874-5595

Date: June 18th, 2010

Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Price: Free

Description: Part of Tigress Publishing's Wine & Words Program, this event features, For the Sake of the Vine (ISBN: 978-1-59404-024-5) The first title in the wildly innovative and edgy illustrated novel series The Merlot Murder Mysteries.

The evening includes a dramatic reading, a wine tasting by Kestrel Vintners, and original art by LA artist Steve Montiglio.

This is NOT another Twilight series. This is Edgar Allen Poe with a dash of Dita Von Teese, enthusiastically stirred by Vincent Price.

The winners for the 10th Annual Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence Gold Star awards were Rick Harwood for Outstanding Administrator, Jacqueline Faundez for Outstanding Classified Employee, Carlyn Roedell for Outstanding Teacher, Braxton and Klara Dunn for Outstanding Volunteers and the Lifetime Achievement award was given to Reba Gilman for her work at the Occupational Skills Center and Aviation High School.

Mt. Rainier Choir performed during the bene3it lunch, their performance causing more than one attendee to wipe tears from their eyes.

Friday afternoon, in North Admiral, officers arrived to investigate reports of suspicious males loitering in an alley. A burglary turned out to be underway, and when a suspect driving a silver truck saw one of the officers he gunned the engine and drove straight toward him. The officer yelled, “Police! Stop!” The truck struck the officer in the leg, but the driver and passenger bailed from the vehicle when the officer drew his weapon and aimed it in their direction. The driver escaped by climbing a fence. Two suspects ran from the house. One, a 17-year-old Rainier Valley resident, was arrested and booked into the Youth Service Center for investigation of burglary. The other disobeyed an officer's order to stop (yelling obscenities all the while), and managed to escape. Numerous items in the home were taken for fingerprint analysis.

“I used to walk by your house,” Jeanette Johnson confessed to her sixth-grade crush and first “boyfriend.“

"I walked by your house last week,” Jim Hunter responded.

As they laughed, it was hard to believe 48 years separated those events, just as it was mind-boggling for people attending the reunion of Webster Elementary’s 1962 sixth-grade class to believe they were all turning 60.

“We’re just boys in old hair,” Knut Harjo said.

The sign above the sink in Shelley Tennant Butchart’s kitchen designated May 16 as hamburger day, with Bart as the “lunch lady."

In the requisite hairnet, reunion organizer Shelley Butchart’s husband was carefully tending small green hamburgers made from the original recipe found by Seattle Public School’s archivist.

For several hours, the Tennant’s house on Northwest 60th Street teemed with Webster’s class of 1962, along with some of the mothers who once led Girl Scout troops and/or participated in PTA.