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Residents of the North Highline Unincorporated Area District 3 may submit an application to fill an open council position up until Nov.12.

The position for District three shall be appointed at the council's regular meeting on Nov. 15th,…MORE

Chief Sealth students and alumni celebrated the high school's long-awaited 50th anniversary with a reunion on Oct. 13. The anniversary concluded Sealth's homecoming week.

"We coordinated it with Sealth's homecoming, so it was all tied in…MORE

State Rep. Joe McDermott became State Sen. Joe McDermott last week when he was appointed by the Metropolitan King County Council to the Senate to replace Erik Poulsen who resigned earlier this month.

"It's an honor and a privilege to serve…MORE

At a time when the Seattle School District is planning major changes to its funding formula, student assignment and curriculum models, all to boost student achievement, two elementary schools in Ballard are being recognized for their steady…MORE

Venus Velazquez stood before two dozen members of the Alki Community Council making the case for neighborhood planning, telling them Alki needs to write its own neighborhood plan to avoid becoming overcrowded with restaurants, bars and hotels.…MORE

The mayor has asked the Seattle City Council to approve a one-time addition to his 2008 proposed budget that would make the money available for a $7 million "Orphaned Parks Wish Fund."

"We are fortunate to have so many beautiful and well-…MORE

The Northwest Film Center in Portland, Ore., has selected two shorts by Ballard High School video production students for Teen Screen, a showcase of outstanding films by youth. "Tile 'M' for M-U-R-D-E-R" by Kyle Seago, Sami Kubo and Michael…MORE

When voters approved the "Bridging the Gap" program to improve transportation in Seattle, a special fund was set up with $4.5 million for neighborhood transportation projects.

A half dozen types of transportation projects are eligible.

Times/News publisher Jerry Robinson has been awarded a first place for humor writing in the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest.

Robinson, 87, writes a regular column that appears in the Times/News…MORE

Bob Bohlin, a member of the Class of 1967 who lives in LaConner, Wash., attended last weekend's celebration of Chief Sealth High Schools 50th anniversary. Photo by Steve Shay.