Education, emergency preparedness and economic development in South King County will benefit from an amendment to the 2006 King County budget.
King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson, D-SeaTac, recently said this is the impact the budget revision will have locally.
Frank and Angelina (Babe) Yellam, who recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, have spent their entire lives in the South Seattle area.
Here they have witnessed the many changes that have transformed the area - one of which was the third runway that eventually took their home on Lora Lake in Sunnydale.
"I know they had to have it [the third runway], but I miss the old lake and the beautiful home we built," Frank said. "Then we had to watch them knock it down, brick by brick."
Other changes have been for the better.
Burien City Council members decided on Aug. 14 they will consider a partial annexation of the North Highline unincorporated area.
Their preferred annexation alternative was approved on a 5-2 vote, with council members Rose Clark and Gordon Shaw voting no.
Both Clark and Shaw wanted the council to declare all of North Highline a potential annexation area, making that the city's preferred alternative.
The Burien Planning Commission was scheduled to discuss the city's preferred option at its Aug.
Editor's note: Many objections have been raised in recent months about the potential annexation by the city of Burien of the North Highline unincorporated area. Recently, the Times/News submitted a series of questions to Burien council members and staff for official facts and perspectives from the city on this divisive issue. The first of three installments presenting their answers appears below.
1. Why is the city of Burien spending considerable time and money to study possible annexation of all or part of the North Highline Unincorporated Area?
The Domestic Violence Task Forces of South King County will host the first Steppin' Out to Stop Domestic Violence Walk-A-Thon on Sept. 30.
The Walk-A-Thon-the first of many events planned locally during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October-will be held on Green River and Interurban trails and in the Starfire Sports facility at Fort Dent Park in Tukwila.
Participants will have the option of a 10K (6 mile) or 5K (3 mile) walk.
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
"The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost"
(Editor's note: Publisher Jerry Robinson is out and about-talking to people, snapping pictures and telling their stories.)
Meet Mark Benedum
You can sometimes see him in the hallways at Highline Medical Center locations from Burien to West Seattle. He is Chief Operating Officer and has been for 20 years,
When he is not poring over computer printouts you can find him on weekends relaxing in Westport, riding a surfboard. Cold?
A quiet business renaissance has recently taken place at the corner of First Avenue Southwest and Southwest 160th Street in Burien.
Herr Backyard Garden Center was joined on the property earlier this year by Two French Hens and Caf/ Lip Shtick.
Open for five years, Herr Backyard Garden Center is the brainchild of sisters-in-law Lisa Herr and Diane Herr-Lorella.
August is a good month for nursery visits - whether you are preparing a new garden or renovating an existing one. Nurseries begin to reduce inventory in August as they prepare for the new year.
You'll find lots of sales to move plants that have been around since spring. In addition to the benefit of reduced cost, potted plants are now large and filling their containers - unlike new spring transplants. So get out there and support the industry.
Q: I have a hot south-facing wall where I'd like to put a climber.
Despite almost 2,000 signatures from Burien voters and 175 signatures from small businesses in Burien against North Highline annexation, the Burien City Council is still pushing ahead.
They recently voted to propose annexing a huge area of North Highline, in a manner that will cut neighborhoods apart.
