Artist Cecilia Blomberg is preparing a tapestry to hang in the rebuilt McMicken Heights Elementary in SeaTac.
The full tapestry, to be dedicated in September, will be five feet by eight feet.
Update June 17, 2013: King County Sheriff’s Detectives assigned to Sound Transit have concluded a yearlong investigation that resulted in the arrests of two suspects in connection with the theft of 4.3 miles of copper wire stolen from the light rail system.
In May of 2012 Sound Transit officials discovered the copper wire missing from inside the elevated sections of the light rail system. The lengthy investigation resulted in 54 year old Donald Turpin being charged with Second Degree Burglary, First Degree Theft with an aggravating factor associated specifically with copper theft, and First Degree Trafficking in Stolen Property.
Turpin is not in custody and has a $50,000 warrant for his arrest on these charges.
The second suspect Lee Skelly, 44 of Seattle, has been charged with Second Degree Burglary, and First Degree Trafficking in Stolen Property he is expected to make his first court appearance on June 27th.
As a result of the theft, Sound Transit has instituted several changes to ensure the safety and security of the rail system.
Story originally posted May 14, 2012
Dog sniffs out yak skulls at Sea-Tac Airport
A traveler was stopped at the Sea-Tac Airport by a dog that smelled something funny. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists contacted the man and he told them he had four yak skulls in his duffel bag. The traveler told the specialists he found two of the skulls while hiking in Tibet. He also bought two yak skulls at a village store to keep as souvenirs. Two of the skulls had dried flesh on them, which is what alerted a federal Beagle named Woody. An Agriculture program manager said the skulls were destroyed under high-pressure steam to prevent the introduction of animal diseases.
Kent man shot in torso in Tukwila
AUBURN - Stimulating efforts Saturday, May 12, at Auburn-Riverside High School kept Alexis Gregerson in the hunt for a Class 4A state tennis position.
Exerting an excellent effort, Mount Rainier senior Alexis Gregerson came excruciatingly close to victory before dropping a 6-4, 6-4, Class 4A West Central District girls singles tennis opening round of 16 tiff to Maddie Turek of Tahoma.
Gregerson was forced into a loser-out afternoon match against teammate Jelena Stevanovic, who had to default her morning match due to International Baccalaureate testing.
Hitting passing shots and returns deep to the baseline, the Ram athlete played well in opening set action. Her opponent added to her own spin serves with some slicing returns and drop shots to gain control.
Unable to break serve against her multi-dimensional opponent, Gregerson dropped the long rallying set after being broken for serve once. On the other hand, SPSL All-League selection Gregerson was unable to break SPSL All-League Turek's service game.
In the second set, the hard working Mount Rainier tennis player found herself trailing 4-3 with the Bear player on serve.
Moshier Park was the sunny and warm setting as the Highline High School girls fastpitch softball team brightened its day by clinching at least a share of the 2012 Seamount League regular season championship with a four-inning 15-0 shut out against visiting Evergreen on Monday, May 7.
Highline finished with a 13-1 league record (13-3 overall) while Kennedy Catholic stood at 11-1 (12-1 overall) on this date with two games remaining on its schedule. Both title contenders also have non-league matchups pending.
Each team has already qualified for sub-district play on May 19 at the Puyallup Sports Complex and sports a win against each other and could finish as co-champions.
"Our team has good relationships with each other as well as skilled athletes," said third-year Pirate head coach Julie Young. "They are team players who have played a long time together. We look forward to reaching state (after a one-year absence). At district we're capable of playing well enough to get there."
Information from the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network
Are you a Block Watch Captain or Co-Captain in the SW Precinct?
Or, are you acting as one?
West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network Cordially Invites You to the first-ever Block Watch Captains’Appreciation Party
June 22, 2012
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
VFW HALL
3601 SW Alaska St.
Seattle, Washington 98126
RSVP is required – details here
This event is for any captain or co-captain in the SW Precinct and they can bring one guest! We are also soliciting donations to help with food or gifts or gift baskets, gift certificates for prizes.
Donation information
By Jerry Robinson
As a fishing nut since boyhood in Portland I lived a short hike from the Columbia Slough. I caught my first Chub there and came within a half inch of drowning when I slipped off a board in an old shack. Luckily my brother Russ rescued me. I have gathered countless memories that I use to make my children wonder at my longevity and my penchant for making them laugh.
My adventures with rod and reel often included many fishing friends. One of those friends was a neighbor named Cliff who lived across the street from me at McMicken Hts, east of the airport.
Cliff had an idea to try Lake Ki, in Arlington, as he had read about how great it was but I had a better idea. I had a friend who owned a cabin on Lake Cavanaugh, another hour north from Lake Ki. We could use his place anytime.
Opening day of low land lake fishing is always busy. We left Seattle about noon on Saturday. It took his pickup, his boat, his boy and my car to carry three boys. We figured to return home Sunday night with our limits!
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
A breath of fresh air is available right here in West Seattle at a venue that used to be called the Olympic Heights Club. This neighborhood club was rented for parties and celebrations. How well I know that because in 1960 I rented the hall for our extended family to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. My youngest child was not yet two years old and before I could pack up and head out to the hall that day I found myself involved in a serious diaper change.
Luckily our family is a big one and the rest of our family had already arrived at the hall—one managing the kitchen, another laying out place cards. On the wall and on the table nearby were crocheted doilies and lap robes as well as a handmade quilt, pillowslips embroidered with outline stitched flowers and edged with crochet, and handmade stuffed dolls dressed as Dutch boy and girl—all examples of my mother’s handiwork. In those days the big city daily newspaper covered the event and I cherish the
By Kyra-lin Hom
One of my best friends is getting married. (!!!) It's been a long process and a three-year engagement, but it is finally happening. Just a couple of days ago, a few of us bridesmaids and the bride-to-be met up in north Seattle for her final dress fitting. (Again, !!!) Minus the gastro-intestinal disasters, it felt like a scene out of the recent film Bridesmaids (2011). We couldn't have been less of a homogenous bunch if we'd tried. I was in sweats from spending the last 12 hours watching my niece, another girl was in her workshop finest, a third could have been cut from a classy Madmen poster and the bride-to-be was her standard gothed-out self. Needless to say, we're all pretty good friends.
Discovery Shop Memorial Weekend Sale
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206-937-7169
Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27, Closed Monday, May 28: In honor of Memorial Day, anything red, white or blue will be 50% off marked price. Friday, May 23 - Sunday, May 31: all items with yellow tags are $1.00. The all volunteer run, non-profit American Cancer Society shop is open Sundays, 11-3 p.m. & all other days 10-4:30 p.m. Mondays, 10-noon, early bird shoppers get double stamps on customer cards; Tuesdays seniors get 20% off on entire purchase; Saturdays high school students get 20% off by showing their school I.D. Check our new blog & volunteer opportunities: discoveryshopwestseattle.blogspot.com
Free Personal Finance Workshop Presented by Seattle’s Progressive Talk AM1090
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way S.W.
Saturday, June 2, 1-3 p.m: Free Financial Workshop; 3-4 p.m: One-on-One Open House. Free community event, limited to 150 attendees, featuring local experts in Personal Finance. Presented by Umpqua Bank.
Big Lebowski---Pin Ups Against Cancer charity bowling event!
