May 2006

Vandals strike Market Street

Flower pots used by business owners on Market Street to decorate their storefronts have been the targeted by vandalism in recent weeks.

On Sunday morning, April 30, vandals found the ornamental flower pots in front of Romanza too tempting and completely destroyed them, leaving a mess of pieces and broken beer bottles on the sidewalk.

There has been a pattern of vandalism on the North side of the 2200 block of Market Street in the past two months, most of the damage has been done to flower pots.

In the ten days prior to the most recent incident, someone had been

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Michael Robert GAIDOSH

Michael was born May 24, 1920 in Tacoma, WA. He passed away peacefully at the Washington State Veterans Home in Retsil, WA on April 28, 2006 at the age of 85. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Harriet, son Clifford and step-son Michael Lee.

He was on PT Boat 459 during the WWII invasion at Normandy. He married and had four sons. Later he joined the Coast Guard. In 1958 he married Harriet, moved to South Seattle and had two daughters. The last few years, while in the Coast Guard he set the buoys for the Seafair Hydroplane races.

Schools get grant to help close gaps

Seattle Public Schools have received a $250,000 grant with the money is earmarked to help the school system close the achievement gaps for minority and low income students.

The grant from the NEA Foundation is renewable annually for an additional four years, depending on demonstrated progress and effective use of the funds. Over five years, Seattle Public Schools could receive $1.25 million.

"We are honored and excited that chose to help fund the high quality work being accomplished in our schools," said Seattle School Superintendent Raj Manhas.

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Jerry's View

Judy made a difference

By Jerry Robinson

How can I put in words how important Judy Duff was to the White Center community?

I have been publishing the White Center News for 55 years and seen it go from a backwater little shopping center to a booming collection of six major supermarkets, four dress shops, three large furniture stores, three drug stores, four banks and yes, five taverns.

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In Transition

How far to desensitizing America?

By Kyra-lin Hom

A couple weeks ago, late one Friday night, some friends and I went to the downtown Seattle Meridian theatre for the opening of "Silent Hill" (Rose, with the intention of finding a cure for her daughter's fatal disease, accidentally drives into a nightmarish alternative reality where she loses her daughter.

The story line consists of Rose trying to find her daughter and a way home.).

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Ideas With Attitude

Yes, we've been married 60 years

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

As early as two years ago we began planning our 60th wedding anniversary.

"Believe me," we said to each other, "if we have to attend in wheel chairs, we are going to celebrate."

Our poster sized wedding picture that we displayed at our 50th party had been hanging on the wall awaiting this big event.

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