Haggen today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Delaware in Wilmington confirmed the sale of 47 stores. Completion of these transactions remains subject to certain conditions. Stores in Burien and Renton are among those to be sold.
SEATTLE — Group Health’s Transportation Assistance Program needs volunteer drivers to transport senior members to and from medical appointments in King County. Volunteers use their personal cars, are reimbursed for mileage, and determine their own schedules—including when, where, and how often they will drive.
Group Health’s Special Transportation Program is funded by the Group Health Foundation, Metro Accessible Services, and Senior Services of Seattle/King County. Volunteers do not need to be Group Health members.
For more information, please contact the Group Health Resource Line at 206-326-2800 or email resource.L@ghc.org.
Shirley Skavlem, 84, of Des Moines, WA, died peacefully, surrounded by those she loved, on November 19, 2015, at Valley Medical Center.
Born November 3, 1931, to Oswald and Nettie (Vanderhoef) Olsen in Sanish, North Dakota, Shirley was the 3rd of four children, Bette (Olsen) Robinson, Glenn Olsen and Van Olsen – all raised on the prairie in North Dakota and later in eastern Montana. Her father was a Norwegian immigrant who worked as a banker.
After graduation from high school in Sidney, MT, Shirley worked as a doctors’ medical assistant for several years. She moved to Seattle in 1956 where she worked at Minor & James Medical Center. It is here she met and married Edward (Ned) Skavlem in 1960. After the birth of their daughter, Terrie Beth, Shirley continued to work in the medical profession until moving to aerospace, first at Bendix Corp. and then at Boeing . . . always stating with a smile: “I loved the patients but I just couldn’t stand working for doctors anymore!”
Born January 7, 1939, Janet Hineman passed away suddenly November 4, 2015.
A SeaTac resident for over 30 years, Janet recently moved to Renton to be closer to family.
Predeceased in 1989 by her husband of 25 years, Robert, Janet is survived by her daughter, Paula (Paul) Pellegrino, and her son, Chris (Tami) Hineman; five grandchildren, Madison & Bobby Pellegrino and Chelsea, Cassidy, & Courtney Hineman; sisters, Donna Gray and Paulette (Gerry) Bowen; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015, 11 a.m., at New Life Church, 15711 152nd Ave. SE, Renton, Washington 98058.
Full Obituary & Guestbook: www.bonneywatson.com
Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly December 4, 2015.
Born April 17, 1920 in South Dakota, to Clifford Roy and Theresa Augusta Bacon, Robert Bacon passed away peacefully November 19, 2015.
He served as a Merchant Marine under the US Coast Guard during WWII and was a Merchant Seaman for 70 years, retiring at age 87.
He was a life member of Free Masons Maritime Lodge, Moose Lodge #3000, Elks, Sailors Union Pacific and IBEW.
Robert spent his last years in the loving care of Ashley Gardens Memory Care in Bremerton, WA. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Predeceased by his six siblings, Amos, Ethel, Hugh, Joyce, Viola and Helen, Robert is survived by his four children, Theresa, Marilyn, Karen and Rudy; five grandchildren, Darby, Michael, Leona, Amelie and Sloan; and great-grandchildren, Jonathan and Tristan.
Services were held November 28th at the Masonic Lodge, Port Orchard, WA.
Guestbook: www.lewischapel.com/obituary/Robert-Bacon/
Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly December 4, 2015
For the first time ever, all seven ensembles of Northwest Associated Arts join together in song for the South Sound’s most fun-filled Christmas Concert, Joy! Music of the season from Spain, South Africa, France, Latvia, and England are presented along with countless familiar holiday tunes. Ensembles combine their talents and include almost 200 singers ages 8 to 88; ChoralSounds, SilverSounds, three Youth Choruses and two smaller ensembles unite for two unforgettable performances. Show times are December 12 at 7 pm and December 13 at 2 pm. These family-friendly concerts feature bright costuming, creative choralography and a renewed focus on excellent choral singing. Prime reserved seating tickets are $25 and festival seating is $20. Youth age 17 and under are admitted FREE with a paid adult attendee.
ighline Medical Center, a part of CHI Franciscan Health, has been recognized by the Battelle Healthcare Colloquium as an Accredited Heart Center. All seven acute-care hospitals in the CHI Franciscan system have achieved this designation.
“We are very pleased that the great work of our providers and staff is being recognized. Our goal is to provide exceptional care here at Highline,” says Mark Benedum, CEO of Highline Medical Center.
Highline Medical Center has focused on areas of improvement including community awareness building, nurse and physician education, palliative care and patient education. This work has enabled patients living with heart failure to participate in their own care. Today, heart failure patients enjoy more independence and experience fewer hospitalizations because of these advances in care.
The City of Burien has issued a proclamation recognizing December 2015 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month. The City Council issued the proclamation to call attention to the deadly consequences of impaired driving which can happen when drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or when drivers are texting or using a cell phone while at the wheel.
The proclamation recognized James Nolan, a young Burienite who was killed as a passenger of a vehicle driven by an impaired driver on January 1, 2014. As a lifelong Burien resident, Nolan attended Mount View Elementary School, Cascade Middle School, Evergreen High School, and New Start Alternative School. He was actively involved in the community through the Olympic Boys and Girls Club and the Evergreen Community Pool. Nolan’s family was in attendance at the meeting to accept the proclamation on his behalf.
The proclamation reads, in part: The Burien City Council of the City of Burien, Washington does hereby proclaim December 2015 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month and ask all citizens to make responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent impaired driving.
