kills skier from Burien
Stanley Lowell Quande, 54, of Burien, was killed in an avalanche Feb. 24 in an out-of-bounds area at the Crystal Mountain ski resort.
Mount Rainier National Park officials said Quande, an experienced skier, was caught in the avalanche that occurred in a roped-off area.
Pursuit starts in Burien
When Burien police tried to stop a car with a broken taillight on Feb.
Another year of experience showed on Wednesday at the the WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington Class 2B state girls basketball tournament.
In a truly tough opening round game, the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles were as sharp as nails down the stretch in a 50-48 edging out the Toutle Lake Ducks, the same foe they defeated in last year's opener.
The Ducks took an 11-7 first quarter lead before the Eagles bounced back to close within 21-19 at the half.
With a lot of pressure being dealt out by both squads, Evergreen Lutheran edged ahead 31-29 heading into the crucial fourt
PUYALLUP - Taking care of the ball helped the Evergreen Lutheran boys basketball team take care of business in a 47-39 Tri-District Class 2B championship win against Mount Vernon Christian on February 24 at the Chief Leschi Schools.
It was the Eagles' first Tri-District title since 2001.
"We only had 15 turnovers for the game," observed Evergreen Lutheran head coach David Habeck. "We locked down their big scorer, although we shot 36 percent when we typically shoot in the 40s. Our poor shooting kept them in the game.
Girls basketball
Western 1A Bi-District
SCS 55, Vashon 39
Seattle Christian went on its way to state in Yakima with the Saturday, Feb. 14 victory over Vashon Island. egan Collier scored 18 points and Melissa Collier 11 for SCS. Alyssa Abe knocked in nine, Amanda Rablin six, and Tianna Homad, Kirstin Segale and Taryn Standley three apiece. Courtney Polich tossed in two.
West Central 2A
Eatonville 53, Foster 46
A report of dubious distinction recently ranked Washington 42nd nationally in per student spending.
The "independent" report, commissioned by the Washington Education Association, also proposed steps to raise the state to seventh in the nation for funding public schools.
This is so typical of Washington - not under-funding education, but spending more money on a problem rather than first attempting to fix it.
In 2004-05, the report concluded, Washington fell $3.46 billion - $3,613 per student - short of "adequately paying" for public education in grades K-12.
Maritime businesses on Harbor Island, around the southern shore of Elliott Bay and along the Duwamish River will have an easier time grappling with replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct than their business associates in Ballard.
That's because Seattle's railroad yards, where freight trains are assembled, are in the Sodo area south of the viaduct. To reach the rail yards, Ballard's maritime and commercial fishing businesses will have to drive through or around the Alaskan Way construction zone, said Dave Gering, executive director of the Manufacturing Industrial Council.
After a trip back to the architect's drafting table to reduce costs, the expanded Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library re-opens Saturday, March 10.
Six general contractors bid to build the Southwest Library in 2004 but all of the bids were higher than the $3 million budget. Construction costs were on the rise then as now.
So Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects erased the trellis arcade that would have extended from the front door across the entrance to the parking lot.
Mayor Greg Nickels' proposed nightlife ordinance, which could have sweeping effects on Seattle's bars and clubs, is moving its way through the city council.
At a West Seattle Community Safety Partnership meeting, Julien Loh, a policy advisor for the mayor, said the legislation has left council president Nick Licata's desk and is being reviewed by council member Sally Clarks' economic development and neighborhoods committee.
The proposal targets bars and other venues that meet specific crowd capacity standards.
A panel of experts chose from among three different play structures for the upcoming Ercolini Park downhill from the Junction.
"I assume you're all experts, having been children," David Goldberg, a planner for Seattle Parks and Recreation, told about 15 people meeting to discuss the future park at the Senior Center of West Seattle last week.
This was the third and final public meeting about Ercolini park and it was time to pick a play structure.
Coping with the coming years of construction detours due to replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct was the predominant theme of questions directed at Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis during a meeting of the Fauntleroy Community Association.
Will the city widen the Spokane Street Viaduct and build a Fourth Avenue South exit before they tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct downtown? Will service be expanded for the Elliott Bay water taxi? What about light rail coming to West Seattle?
Ceis spoke at the March 1 meeting of the Fauntleroy Community Association at The Hall at Fauntleroy.
