June 2015

By Tim Clifford

In an unfortunate case of “wrong place, wrong time” a cab driver was seriously wounded in Des Moines Monday night after being caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting.

The 50-year-old driver, whose name has not been disclosed at this time, had just dropped off a fare at a home in the 21800 block of 30 Ave. S., a residential area that is close to the SeaTac city line. As the cabbie was driving away he noticed a green Ford Expedition, with its passengers hanging out of the windows and armed with guns, coming in the opposite lane. At the same time the driver also noticed three men standing across the street in front of a small apartment complex.

As the Ford was passing the cab its passengers opened fire in the direction of the three men on the street with an estimated fifteen rounds being fired. One bullet blew out the driver’s side window and hits the cab driver in the upper body, exiting through his lower right abdomen. The cabbie sped away and sought help at the 7-11 on 216 St.

    The Des Moines Beach Park Dining Hall, built in 1934, located in Covenant Beach Bible Camp Historic District  (former home to the City’s Senior Services) has been closed since 2002 due to the Nisqually Earthquake and Des Moines Creek flood damage.  Since that time the City of Des Moines has worked extensively with federal, state, King County and heritage leaders to save, preserve and reopen this iconic building.  The Dining Hall will reopen on July 1, 2015, 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
 
    The Dining Hall was designed by Marvel Johnson, a former camper and one of the first female graduates of the University of Washington School of Architecture.    The Covenant Beach Bible Camp Historic District consists of eight rustic craftsman style camp buildings influenced by Swedish heritage and located within the eighteen acre Des Moines Beach Park at 22030 Cliff Avenue South in Des Moines. The setting includes Des Moines Creek which opens onto the saltwater beach of Puget Sound, archaeological components, natural features and a system of paths and trails connecting to the Des Moines Marina.
    

By Matt Wendland

Home and Business Larceny/Burglary:
12700 Blk 1st Ave. S., 300 Blk S.W. 148th St., 11300 Blk 26th Ave. S., 11800 Blk 26th Ave. S., 600 Blk S. 150th St., 600 Blk S.W. 146th St., 400 Blk S.W. 152nd St., 11200 Blk 16th Ave. S.W., 2000 Blk S.W. 149th St., 100 Blk S.W. 148th St., 1000 Blk S. 115th St., 12600 Blk 22nd Ave. S., 12400 Blk 24th Ave. S., 10200 Blk 26th Ave. S., 700 Blk S.W. 146th St., 2300 Blk S. 120th St., 14800 Blk 1st Ave. S., 12600 Blk 22nd Ave. S., 12200 Blk Occidental Ave., 100 Blk S.W. 148th St., 11600 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr., 12300 Blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 14900 Blk 4th Ave. S.W., 100 Blk S.W. 148th St., 2800 Blk S.W. Roxbury St., 11800 Blk 26th Ave. S., 15000 Blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 900 Blk S.W. 152nd St., 100 Blk S.W. 104th St., 10800 Blk 5th Ln. S.W., 12800 Blk 20th Ave S, 17500 Blk Military Rd. S., 16600 Blk 40th Ave. S., 14400 Blk 6th Ave. S., 17000 Blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 13200 Blk 4th Ave. S.W.

Auto Theft/Break-in:

by Representative Mia Gregerson

A hearty breakfast is a sure way to get your day started off right. A bowl of soup can warm you up when it’s cold outside. Food nourishes our bodies and our souls and it is one of life’s basic necessities.
Far too many kids are hungry, not only at home, but at school. We often think of hunger in third world countries - in parts of the world where there is no running water and people live in community housing. But the problem of hunger is all around us.

The numbers are horrific: 20 percent of our kids live in a household where there isn’t enough to eat. Why would we think our students can learn how to solve a challenging math problem when their immediate REAL LIFE problem is sustaining life? We must break down barriers that keep them from accessing enough healthy nutritious food.

It is unacceptable that in 2015, in Washington state, home to some of the wealthiest people in the world, there are children without enough to eat.

The Delridge Neighborhoods District Council will host a Seattle City Council District 1 candidates forum tonight June 17 at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center at 4408 Delridge Way SW. The event runs from 7 to 9pm.

The free event will take place in the center's theater and will focus on issues important to the Delridge community.

K.E.Becker
Cub Reporter

The inaugural season of Highline School District’s middle-school tackle football season ended  Thursday afternoon, June 11,  on the sunny gridiron of Highline Memorial Stadium when the Pacific Middle School Vikings overran the Sylvester Middle School Tomcats 14 – 0.  Highline middle schools haven’t had tackle football since 1978 when the programs were cancelled due to a levy failure.
 

By Tim Clifford

On Wed., May 10, the Burien Police Department took to Twitter and Facebook to announce the arrest of 29-year-old Marcus Enriquez following an online sting operation to catch child predators. Enriquez had begun corresponding with a male undercover officer posing as a 15-year-old girl on social media and eventually asked to meet for a sexual encounter.

Less than two weeks ago Burien PD opened up an account on social media (the platform was kept undisclosed) posing as a 15-year-old girl living in Burien. Within mere minutes of the account going live Enriquez, along with numerous other adult males who currently have yet to arrange a meeting, began sending messages asking for verification of the sex, age and address of the girl. It was just a matter of hours before he began sending naked pictures of himself to the account along with sexually graphic messages.

To the editor:
The exercise class at Des Moines Field house is cut from 2 classes to one class with anticipation by the instructor that there would be no more than 30 exercisers. So far the average class size has been 42. Her rationale: to save money for the Park Department, even though we exercisers pay $4/class plus our property taxes. I protest this squeeze.

John Corr

information from SDOT

The Seattle Department of Transportation will install new “ADA” compliant curb ramps at two locations on Alki Avenue Southwest. They plan to start today and complete the work by June 26.

The curb ramps are at two crosswalks on Alki where there are viewing areas with benches along the waterfront. The first location is at 1716 Alki Avenue Southwest and the second is at 1564 Alki Avenue Southwest.

The crews will work in the parking lane, and on-street parking will be restricted at those locations.