June 2014

By Eric Mathison

That’s a tough reputation to keep up, especially for 40 years. But that is what the congregation of Highline Christian Church in Burien remembers about Nancy Metzenberg. She just retired this month as the church’s pianist/organist.

Metzenberg played through the tenure of five choir directors and multiple senior pastors at Sunday services, weddings, anniversaries, funerals and other special occasions.

Pastor Timothy Knight worked with Metzenberg for 18 of those 40 years.

“She made the pastor’s job easy,” Knight reported. “She always came early with a diet Coke in her hand—that’s kind of her signature. She could play anything--the old classic hymns and the more contemporary music.”

Knight noted the church serves communion every Sunday and it is difficult to know how long the musical interlude needs to be.

“Nancy was a master at timing it just right,” Knight observed.

Knight also recalled Metzenberg’s willingness to take time off from her regular job or rearrange vacation time to play at funerals and other occasions.

At its meeting yesterday, the Highline Community College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change the name of Highline Community College, returning the institution to its original name of Highline College.

The board changed the college’s name to reflect state approval of four Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs, slated to start fall quarter 2014. The B.A.S. degree programs provide the third and fourth years of college work for people who have completed a two-year technical degree. The four programs are Cybersecurity and Forensics, Global Trade and Logistics, Respiratory Therapy, and Youth Development.

Highline College was established in 1961 as a “Community College serving the Highline area.” In 1967, the Washington State Legislature passed the Community College Act of 1967, creating a statewide system for community colleges. With the passage of the act, Highline changed its name to Highline Community College.

In his presentation to the board, President Jack Bermingham said, “Students were at the core of the decision to change the name, as the community college title may disadvantage B.A.S. graduates in the job market.

Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden, will serve as honorary chair for November bond calling for rebuilding and replacing two schools that are nearly 100 years old

BURIEN, WA. – On Tuesday, June 17, at 5:30 p.m. on the front steps of Highline High School, 225 South 152nd Street, Burien, the citizen organization comprised of parents, community members, business owners, neighbors and others who want strong schools in Highline will officially kick off its campaign to support the passage of a school construction bond.

The measure that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot calls for rebuilding Highline High School, replacing Des
Moines Elementary, building two new middle schools and making critical renovations to Tyee and Evergreen High Schools.

“As the CEO of Alaska Airlines, headquartered in the Highline school district, and as a Highline alum, I care deeply about this school district, and my wife Danielle and I are pleased to serve as honorary chairs for this critical bond campaign, said Brad Tilden.

Thursday, June 26th 2014

CITY OF BURIEN
Multi-Purpose Room, 1st floor
400 SW 152nd St. Burien WA 98166

10:00 am to 4:00 pm
(registration closed 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm)

Online sign ups at www.psbc.org
or click on link below to take you directly to the appointment page:
https://schedule.psbc.org/DonorPortal/GroupLanding.aspx?s=1527

To reserve a time to give blood, please contact:
Kathy Wetherbee (206) 439-3158 or e-mail kathyw@burienwa.gov

Walk-in donors welcome around scheduled appointments
Photo ID is now required to donate.

Last week, a 19 year old male at the University of Washington Medical Center received blood during a heart transplant.

58 Puget Sound Blood Center donors, who gave blood in recent weeks, supported this young man. As these generous donors were being drawn, they most likely didn’t think their donation would be given to such a young patient, but they gave blood because they knew someone in the coming days would rely on their life saving gift.

Just read in the paper that Highline School District is considering building a "new middle school" on the Glacier High Schol site in SeaTac. How can they do that when it is my understanding the FAA had already told them the existing building should not be used for a full time school It is noisy enough that they felt the kids would not be able to concentate! Lets get the stories together. Is it a matter of insulation and a thick roof?

Virginia Dana-SeaTac

West Seattle's annual summer celebration Summerfest is back for the 32nd year July 11-13 and you can expect a full lineup of outstanding local music plus the usual array of more than 150 vendors, including food, new this year Pet Junction an area within Summer Fest where people and pets can meet! Designed to provide festival goers with a host of resources to be good companions for our pets, you will find the latest information on how keep pets in good health, opportunities to meet local animal relief organizations, artists that specialize in pets, and of course lots of fun for our furry friends. Pet Junction is sponsored by Next-to-Nature and Greentree Animal Hospital. It will be on California Ave – North of Oregon St.

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American Sewing Guild Monthly Meeting
The Kenney
7125 Fauntleroy Way S.W.

By Tim Clifford

Thwarted robbery in store
On Sunday June 8th a robbery was interrupted while in progress just before 7 p.m. on the 4700 block of 42 Ave. S.W. The victim, an assistant manager to the business that was being robbed called police after he saw the suspect cutting security wires off of electronics in one aisle with a razor blade. The suspect was described as a black male in his mid 30’s with a medium build and wearing a black t-shirt, dirty blue knee length jean shorts and socks.

When the victim approached the suspect and told him to stop and to return the items that he had already stuffed into a bag nearby the suspect refused. The victim managed to get a hold of the bag on the ground at the same time that the suspect latched onto it. The suspect and victim began a “tug of war” over the bag. The bag eventually ripped at which point the victim attempted to detain the suspect in the aisle. A short scuffle began and the suspect managed to get free and run away.

Dear Editor:
I feel that our Police Officers are at an all-time low as far as morale goes.  The general media, the City Council, the Mayor and their own Dept. has taken many opportunities to throw them under the proverbial bus.  Due to Dept. policy, the Officers have no voice.  They have been "directed" not to speak to the media and this puts them at a huge disadvantage when it comes to defending the attacks that the "opposition" piles onto them.
 
I do not know if I am wasting my time or not but I have been encouraged to create a Blog to express what I feel is how the Officers would respond - IF THEY COULD.  I know NOTHING about Blogs.  Even the language in the directions on "how to build one" is confusing and mind-boggling!  I feel like an idiot!
 
The obstacle I have run into, however, that I can't seem to find the answer to, is how to get it "out there" to the people that I wish could read it.  I "run in the circles" of those who support the police and my blog information would just be "preaching to the choir", so to speak, if I only focused on them. 

My blog is www.thethinblueblog.com

Debbie Smith