February 2008

School Board Approves Co-Location Plan

Amid overwhelming opposition from Chief Sealth High staff and students, the Seattle School Board voted 5-2 in favor of moving forward with its plan to co-locate Denny Middle School on the high school's campus.

A transfer of $10 million from Building Excellence III funds was approved in order to give Sealth more academic and classroom upgrades than the original $125 million voter-approved capital project.

Board members Mary Bass and Harium Martin-Morris voted against the funding reallocation, while Michael DeBell, Peter Maier, Sherry Carr, Cheryl Chow and Steve Sundquist g

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Herald reporter Tim St. Clair passes away

Tim St. Clair, 57, the long serving West Seattle Herald reporter died Monday night at about 9 p.m. at Virginia Mason's Bailey Bouchay House where he had been moved earlier in the day from Swedish Hospital.

Tim worked for the Herald and Robinson Newspapers for just under 20 years.

"Tim St Clair was the consummate reporter," said Publisher Jerry Robinson. "I called him the Saint or Mr. West Seattle because wherever I went readers often told me, 'We love the Herald at our house and really appreciate your writer Tim St.

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Dorothy Estergren Evans

August 3, 1910 - February 9, 2008

Dorothy Elizabeth Evans was born in 1910 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She went peacefully to be with her Lord on February 9, 2008. Having lived in the Federal Way area for 27 years, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and resided there for 16 years. She then moved back 'home' to be near her family in 1990. She was preceded in death by her husbands Frank Estergren, and Harris Evans, respectively and her daughter, Mary Ann Schmidt.

Patterson plans to organize Highline leaders to fight for services

King County Council Chairwoman Julia Patterson plans to organize Highline community leaders across city boundaries to lobby for more services for the area.

"The time to talk about it is over-it is time to do something," Patterson declared.

Patterson announced her plans at the Feb. 26 SeaTac Council meeting.

She lives in SeaTac and was an original member of the SeaTac council when the city incorporated. Her husband, Pat Patterson, is the city's facilities director.

She noted south King County is broken into small cities.

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Sports roundup

Thursday, Feb. 14

Girls basketball

Ev. Luth. 61, Darrington 50

Ashley Daniels led Evergreen past Darrington with 18 points and Kelsey D'Andrade finished with 14.

Grace Bender and Grace Lorette added eight each and Emily Elhard swished in seven.

Thursday, Feb. 21

Girls basketball

Mt. Rainier 51, Yelm 43

Marisa Blair swished in 17 points to lead the Rams to victory in West

Central District action Thursday as Lyndsay Breed hit 13 and Sarah

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Kennedy teams up for a third-place finish

Kevin Munsch had a team to thank after this one.

Kennedy star swimmer Kevin Munsch and his relay teammates swam so good that even losing one of his two individual races was not worthy of keeping the senior from cumulatively smashing the competition and getting the Swimmer of the Meet honor, again,

And also excellent relays, to note, led to a Lancers' third-place team finish in the state 3A WIAA Dariy Farmers of Washington Swim/Dive Championships held at the King County Aquatics Center Feb.

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Red Cup raffle held for Angelia Paulsen's family

The sentiment was bittersweet at Red Cup Espresso Saturday. Two framed, autographed Pearl Jam concert posters displayed on their wall at 4451 California Avenue SW, were being raffled. Fans of both Eddie Vedder and Angelia Paulsen showed up to pay $10 per ticket for a chance to take home a poster donated by Vedder, a West Seattle resident, and also to help Paulsen's family. Paulsen, 36, the owner of the shop, was killed in a car crash January 7 on I-5. She left behind husband, Sean O'Dea, and their son, Julian. The money raised will help with Julian's education.

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