October 2006

SeaTac City Council members eased on Sept. 26 parking stall regulations for a parking garage under construction at International Boulevard and South 170th Street.

Lawmakers amended a development agreement to allow the MADA company to install 20 "compact" parking stalls next to stairways inside the garage. The smaller stalls will measure 15 feet, two inches long.

The agreement already allowed installation of about 250 17-foot-long "substandard" stalls.

Showcase 2006 happens Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien.

Billed as "A Feast of the Burien Arts Community," this year's free event is one for the entire family.

Produced by the Burien Coalition for the Arts with grants from the Burien Arts Commission and 4Culture, this sneak preview of the local visual and performing arts 2006-07 season begins at 1 p.m. with displays by artists from Seahurst Art Gallery, Artists United and Burien Arts Gallery.

At 2 p.m.

SeaTac voters have refused in a very close contest to raise their property taxes to pay for two new fire stations and hire more firefighters.

Final results, certified by King County Elections Friday, showed 1,526 votes (49.24 percent) favoring Proposition 1 and 1,573 votes (50.76) rejecting it.

Linda Snider, chairwoman of the citizens committee supporting the proposition, said on Sept. 28 that the committee had not discussed whether to request a recount.

Strained relations between former colleagues over the fire levy surfaced at the Sept.

The Des Moines City Council launched a discussion last week about proposed changes to the marina.

Remodeling the harbormaster's house, building a marina hardware store, adding more guest moorage and replacing the bulkhead are options that lawmakers are considering doing in the next few years.

Lawmakers expressed optimism with an updated Marina Master Plan, created by the Municipal Facilities Committee, during a review of the document on Sept. 28.

"I'm seeing it finally come together," said Councilwoman Carmen Scott.

Evergreen's coming up roses for the Wolverines thus far in football.

Everyone they've played and everything they've done has been pitch perfect, and, a 5-0 season record (3-0 in the Seamount League) sings that heavenly sound, including their latest team sent packing, Mount Rainier, 54-6, Friday at Highline Memorial Field.

There's a reason indeed why the Wolverines were less than perfect last year in the Seamount, a lot less than perfect. They had a less than .500 record -- three wins, to be exact.

What is the reason for a super start to the season? Experience?

Football

Evergreen 35, Lindbergh 7

Evergreen took control early against the Eagles, leading, 21-0, by halftime.

Tobias Togi scored the first touchdown on a 16-yard interception return and the kick for the extra point failed.

Hey, Nikki, you're so fine, playing soccer at a high line. Hey, Nikki, hey, Nikki.

It's only her freshman year, but former Mount Rainier high school soccer star, Nikki Murray, has done well enough to earn a starting spot in the center of the back four defense for the University of Washington Huskies women's soccer team.

That's the Division One women's soccer team. You know, the one that's one of the harder-to-get-in better schools around here that gives scholarships for being good so you don't have to pay for stuff much. Food, books, studies.

A charge of first-degree manslaughter was filed last week against the stepbrother of 16-year-old Michael Miller, who was fatally shot on Sept.

(Editor's Note: After fulfilling his breakfast-making duties, Jerry Robinson heads out to meet interesting people around town.)

Meet Shelly Freeman Herman

This vivacious lady is office manager of the Burien Elks and she has an amazing story to tell.

She was standing in a checkout line at a Home Depot behind an attractive guy, so she struck up a conversation. He was Bill Herman, a local contractor.

After checking out they both went their separate ways and when she got to her car she found a note under the windshield wiper.

The night before I visited Suzanne Mayer's seventh-grade math classroom, I had a nightmare.

I dreamt Highline administrators dug up my old "Permanent Record," noted my math scores and revoked my Highline High diploma until I passed the WASL math test.

Fortunately, my visit was just to interview the Chinook Middle School teacher who had written me such a heartfelt letter.