September 2016

Burien’s annual celebration of healthy living will be held at downtown Burien’s Town Square Park on Saturday, September 17th from 10am-3pm. Healthy activities for your mind, body and spirit will be the prescription of the day at this FREE community event.

You are invited to join leading health care and wellness professionals from our community as they share some of the best information available for how we can all live our healthiest and best lives. This annual event provides a terrific opportunity to learn about the newest best-practices in health care. You can also improve your general well-being with free health screenings, free samples, physical fitness information and much more. The first 250 people who attend the Wellness Fair also receive a free gift!

This year, the fair will team up with CrossFit Burien for a “CrossFit Throwdown” competition where teams will compete for a chance to be named Throwdown Champion. In between Throwdown competition there will be helpful and healthy demonstrations on the stage.

Ruth Eide Nelson went to be with Jesus on August 28, 2016. Born on June 20, 1928, in Anaconda, Montana, to Norwegian immigrant John Eide and Swedish-descended Mary Eastman Eide, Ruth was raised with her 3 younger brothers to love God and people.  With greatest love and honor, she is remembered by her husband of nearly 66 years, Dr. Eldred L. Nelson of Des Moines, WA, as well as her son Paul (Lehann) Nelson of Enumclaw, WA, her daughter Victoria (Charles) Meissner of Federal Way, WA, her daughter Starla (Chris) Poeschl of Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, as well as 11 grandchildren and brothers Charles and David Eide.

Services will be held Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 1:00 PM at Brooklake Church, 629 S. 356th St., Federal Way, WA.

Published in the Highline Times 9.9.16

(Ardy Anderson)
March 31, 1936 - August 1, 2016

A casual, outdoor gathering will be held to celebrate Ardy's joyous spirit. Join us to share stories and to remember such an inspiring, positive person who made the world a more beautiful place!

Sunday, September 18, 2016
1:00 - 4:00 pm
32003 SE Lake Walker Rd
Enumclaw, WA 98022
For additional details, or to RSVP, please call (925) 348-5081

Published in the Highline Times section of the Westside Weekly, September 9, 2016.

More than 75 volunteers, 200 participants and 50 children showed up for the World Mission Society Church of God’s and I Am Natural Beauty Salon’s FREE back to school event called “Braiding, Bible Study, and Barbecue Sunday, Sept. 4

” This event was carried out hoping to help alleviate the financial burden of back to school. There were several children’s activities including face painting, bounce house, arts and crafts.  For many of the children this was their first time in a hair salon and they left feeling happy and confident to begin the 2016-2017 school year. One grandmother had her grandchildren drive all the way from the Tri-Cities," accruing to spokesperson Michael Severance. She said, “The Church of God is helping children have courage to step up and to feel confident for their first day of school.  Without this event my grand daughters would not be able to get their hair done.”  Another participant said, “If you look good, you feel good, and you will do good.”

 Through this event the citizens of Federal Way were able to send off summer and welcome the new school year with a smile.

The Port of Seattle is set to cut down 2,800 identified trees in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. This plan, dubbed the "Flight Corridor Safety Program" is to ensure that planes can take off and land in a way that "safeguards the people at the airport and in the surrounding community", according to the Port. It is also intended to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and state code. The trees will be removed over the course of three years. In phase one, which begins in late 2016, approximately 1,170 trees on Port property will be removed. Alongside the cutting, approximately 4,000 trees will be planted to compensate for the trees lost.

In subsequent phases, trees will be removed on publicly owned, commercial and residential properties. The full plan can be viewed on the Port's website.

"The airport needs to survey the area for obstructions every four years and in 2014 we did just that," said Stephen St.Louis, Port operator. "It's not about clearing places for the pilots to see, it's about the safety of the passengers."

By Amanda Knox
 
I may be the oldest of all my siblings and cousins, but it’s not super often that I get to whip out my big-sister powers. Deanna’s just way better at it. She knows how to do hair and makeup, likes to go shopping at the mall, is good at keeping secrets, and isn’t insufferably analytical about everything, especially when you just want to be heard. Me, well…I’m good at helping out with homework assignments.
 

The morning of September 11, 2001 started out as a typical one on the morning radio show I hosted.

Our show on KOMO 1000 was always a bit schizophrenic---a mix of news, sports and talk---with snatches of goofy music and comedy bits tossed in.

A member of our broadcast team, Lisa Foster, was on vacation trying to claim the last vestiges of some sunny Seattle weather. It was an unremarkable Tuesday morning.

The day’s conversation began with our sports guy Bill Swartz discussing the remarkable run of the Seattle Mariners who were on the verge of winning the American League West.

Next, I offered my praise to the headline writers at The Seattle Times in their story about the city council’s decision to approve self-flushing public toilets:
COUNCIL VOTES TO PLUNGE AHEAD WITH TOILETS

And then, in mid-guffaws, our show’s newsman Gary Hoffman (now a talk show host on KFI in L.A.) came to the microphone.

“Breaking story,” he began. “Apparently a plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York a couple of minutes ago.”

My utterance was not quite brilliant. “What?”

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Sept. 3

Football
Kennedy 52, Lakewood 19
Kennedy's Lancers launched their season by blasting Lakewood by a 52-19 score in a non-league game Saturday.

Friday, Sept. 2

Football
West Seattle 28, Washougal 21
West Seattle went on the road to Washougal for its season opener Friday and came away as a winner in a close game.
Highline 29, Nathan Hale 14
Highline opened its season on a winning note in a non-league game at Highline Memorial on Friday.
Mt. Rainier 23, Decatur 6
Mount Rainier started its season off on the right foot with a win over the Gators in the second game of a Highline Memorial double-header Friday.
Foster 44, Ingraham 24
Foster's Bulldogs began their season by beating the Rams of Ingraham in a home non-league game Friday.
Sultan 42, Evergreen 6
The Wolverines were defeated in a non-league road contest Friday.
Lummi 66, Seattle Lutheran 22
Host Lummi Nation dealt Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle a loss in Friday's opener.

Genesee Hill Elementary at 5013 SW Dakota St held its ribbon cutting on Sept. 6 and welcomed the former students from Schmitz Park Elementary into the fold. The new school will be approximately 91,000 square feet and accommodate up to 650 students. As school begins they are slightly over that number.

In attendance were hundreds of parents and students plus dignitaries including:
Sharon Nelson State Senator 34th District
Zach Hudgins, State Representative, 11th District
Sebrena Burr, President, Seattle PTSA
Melissa Pailthorp, President of Schools First, Seattle
Leslie Harris, Member at Large, Seattle School Board
Dr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools
Gerrit Kischner, Genesee Hill Principal
Betty Patu, President of the Seattle School Board

A special "last flag" to fly over the former Schmitz Park was presented to Vicki Schmitz by Oliver and Maya Smith.

Arbor Heights School, a project that was completed early and under budget held its ribbon cutting on Sept. 6 and introduced the community to an innovative and cleverly designed learning environment meant to serve the community for 50 years or more. The school is located at 3701 SW 104th St.

In attendance were hundreds of parents and students plus dignitaries including:
Sharon Nelson State Senator 34th District
Zach Hudgins, State Representative, 11th District
Sebrena Burr, President, Seattle PTSA
Melissa Pailthorp, President of Schools First, Seattle
Leslie Harris, Member at Large, Seattle School Board
Dr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools
Christy Collins, Arbor Heights Principal
Betty Patu, President of the Seattle School Board

The 91.000 square foot, preK-5 school was designed to hold 660 students, and the $40 million budget came from the BEX IV Levy. The Seattle Public Schools’ (SPS) Environmental Science Technology Engineering Math (E-STEM) program is imbued into nearly every aspect of the school's design.