August 2006

Board votes 5-2 Viewlands to close

The Seattle School board voted 5-2 to approve superintendent Raj Manhas' final recommendations on school closures after a tense special legislative session last week. Viewlands Elementary School remains on the list as one of six schools and a district interim site slated for closure in fall 2007.

A motion introduced by board member Sally Soriano to remove Viewlands from the list failed 5-2, but the board scrapped their own proposal to merge the students into Greenwood Elementary.

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Beavers win championship

While some students are taking the summer off, the Ballard Beaver girl's basketball team was busy earning a championship trophy.

They won the Shoreline Parks and Recreation Summer League title on June 29 with a 62-43 win over Seattle Prep.

Ballard finished with a 4 and 2 league record playing against Shorecrest, Shorewood, Bothell, Nathan Hale, King's and Seattle Prep. With two wins in the playoffs, Ballard was 6 and 2 overall.

During the Seattle Prep playoff game, Ballard was led by Assistant Coach Bryan Howisey.

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Astrid H. "Tyne" Haugland

Born March 7, 1911 in Malmo, Sweden and passed away on July 16, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. She immigrated to Washington as an infant and was raised on a chicken ranch in Bellingham. In 1934 Astrid married Norman J. Haugland in Bellingham. They were married over 39 years until his passing in 1973. Astrid was well known for her oil paintings of boats and landscapes and was also a wonderful gardener, well known for her raspberries and flowers. Astrid was active in several organizations such as: St.

New non-fiction books offer variety of subjects

Read about real life! Travel to the North Pole, find out what's actaully in those fast food burgers, meet thirteen year old girls from around the world, or learn about an opera performed in a concentration camp in this month's non-fiction books.

The North Pole Was Here by Andrew Revkin

Revkin is an environmental reporter for the New York Times, and this book is his beautifully photographed account of a recent scientific expedition to the North Pole. The purpose of the expedition was to take temperature measurements that will increase understanding of global warming.

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