March 2008

With temperatures hovering just above freezing this week, Burien residents were treated to a series of low pressure systems off the coast, bringing plenty of rain to match the colder air. Downtown Burien saw plenty of the white stuff, some sticking enough to form cool blankets on the windshields at the car lots. Along 148th St, near the intersection with 1st Ave S. some recently planted flowers stood their ground against this unseasonable weather.

Quidnunc, the local computer store in the junction, has been sold to another Seattle based computer company A-1 Best Computers. A-1 Best has two other locations in Ballard and Lake City. Started by Bill Hibler in 1994, Quidnunc began as a software only store and moved twice, settling in its present location next to Windermere Realty in 2000.

BlueStar Management, Inc., of Shoreline, Washington announced today plans for "Gateway Center" a mixed-use project to be developed on a one acre site at the northeast corner of Fauntleroy Way and S.W. Alaska St. (adjacent to 39th Avenue SW).

The site is directly across the street (39th Ave. S.W.) from Fauntleroy Place, another BlueStar Management, Inc. project set to break ground in May, 2008.

Friday, March 14

Boys soccer

Beamer 1, Federal Way 0

Jordan Hale scored the only goal and Troy Peterson earned the assist as Todd Beamer edged out Federal Way Friday, March 14. Ben Draeger earned the shutout on goal.

TJ 2, Mt. Rainier 2

Thomas Jefferson played to a 2-2 tie against Mount Rainier in non-league action.

The debate over animal care at King County shelters will be focused in Burien on Monday, April 14, during a county council town hall meeting in the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S. 152nd St.

A 6 p.m.

Glory be gone.

One star player gone can make a big difference, but then take two stars from the same team and it makes a big difference.

Stand-out SPSL North All-Leaguers Kelyn Rowe, a freshman, and Murphy Campbell, a junior, are not playing high school soccer for the Federal Way Eagles.

And the loss of them showed, as the Thomas Jefferson Raiders, a team they beat soundly twice last season, just now soundly beat them, 18-1, in shots fired on goal and the final score was 2-0 at Federal Way Memorial Friday night.

Last year's league MVP Omar Cruz, the

Talk about a difference.

The game Kennedy's boys soccer team played Tuesday, March 18 versus rival Highline was a 2-0 win, but it wasn't a good win. So their coach had them run and run and run for practice the following day. Then they played Tyee, on the 20th.

solutions for economy

By Ralph Nichols

We do have the same objectives, most of us do. It's how you get there that we argue about, and those arguments are substantive because we all want prosperity.

Rush Limbaugh

March 19, 2008

Eric Mathison's column last week ("Working class GOPers acting like office wives") was riddled with the inconsistent logic of liberalism.

It was an early season battle of two Seamount League baseball behomiths, played under the Friday night lights at Moshier Field in Burien.

Errors proved to be a problem with help from a rough dirt infield along with walks, as visiting Mount Rainier outlasted the Highline Pirates, 6-4.

The Pirate pitchers gave up 11 walks and the Rams had the benefit of two errors, including one in what became a four-run inning for Mount Rainier.

Highline received only two walks, one error and one hit batter.

Pirates reliever Ryan Brett came on in the fifth and struck

March 17th through March 20th

Monday, March 17

Baseball

Hazen 11, Kennedy 1

Lewis hit 2-for-3 with a double for the Lancers in their loss to the Highlanders last Monday.

Mt. Rainier 9, Enumclaw 4

Larson-River hit 2-for-3 with a double and a home run that drove in three Mount Rainier runs in the bottom of the sixth. Gardner-Young hit 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Tuesday, March 18

Mixed tennis

MR 4, Highline 3