June 2008

TACOMA--Kennedy boys soccer penned a perfect ending to their game versus Mercer Island's Islanders, winning 1-0 in a 4-1 shootout victory in a semifinal of the WIAA Dairy Farmers Of Washington/Les Schwab 3A state soccer tournament at Harry E. Lang Stadium in Lakewood May 23.

The slash on the exclamation point was Lancers senior keeper Sean Miller. He watched one of his captains, also a senior, Tony Armitage, strike the first kick quick and true, pocketing his penalty kick in the shootout in the left corner to make it 1-0 Lancers.

TACOMA--Kennedy played double your dynasty, and won.

The Lancers captured their second straight Class 3A state fastpitch softball tournament title with a 5-1 victory over Timberline Saturday, May 24.

Timberline came into the game with a 26-0 overall record, finishing at 26-1.

So this year's title was even on the unexpected side for Kennedy.

"We won," a voice doubtfully exclaimed in the crowd of Kennedy players, emphasizing the word we.

Here is the schedule of events for Relay For Life of Highline 2008 to be held this weekend at Highline Memorial Stadium in Burien.

The relay raises funds and awareness of cancer. Organizers say it is also a time to remember those lost to cancer and to celebrate those who survived.

For more information, call 206-674-4103.

Saturday, June 7

3 p.m. - Opening Ceremony with special guest King County Councilmember Dow Constantine and emcee Joe Fain.

3:30 p.m. - Survivor's Lap, followed by complimentary dinner donated by The Olive Garden.

SeaTac will begin looking for an architect to design the new Fire Station 45 that will be built on South 200 Street, across the street from its current location.

Men and women will compete on June 7 in Des Moines to prove they are the strongest in _the state.

The competition will take place at the Des Moines Marina parking lot, 22307 Dock Ave., beginning at 10 a.m.

This North American Strongman, Inc. sanctioned contest will feature events like the Farmer's Walk, Apollon Axle Dead Lift, Tire Flip and Keg Loading.

A long-awaited mural celebrating life in the Waterland community will be dedicated on June 7, during opening-day festivities at the Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market.

The public is invited to the noon event, which is free, for their first view of the 40-foot by 8-foot "Spirit of Des Moines" at South 227th Street and Dock Avenue.

The second annual Waterland Children's Arts Festival also will take place on June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Des Moines lawmakers have endorsed a potential ballot measure that would extend light rail from Sea-Tac International Airport to Tacoma.

This branch of the proposed expansion includes seven stations between the airport and the Tacoma Dome.

With commencement ceremonies for Highline high schools looming on June 16 and 17, a number of twelfth-graders and their parents are breathing a sigh of relief.

The Class of 2008 is the first group of seniors in the state required to pass the reading and writing sections of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in order to graduate.

Results for seniors who needed to retake the WASL tests were released last week.

Superintendent John Welch reported to board members on May 28 that 76 percent of the 86 students who retook the WASL reading test passed.

The Des Moines "Storefront Studio" Project, which is producing a series of "picture postcards" that depict a revitalized downtown and waterfront, concludes with a free open house on Friday, June 6.

These visual concepts will be on display at the public event from 3 to 6 p.m.

The Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market - the only farmers market in the state dedicated to environmental farming practices -- opens on Saturday, June 7, at the South Marina Park.

The Des Moines market is one of three in the Highline area. The Burien market operates Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 10th Avenue Southwest between Southwest 151sr Street and Southwest 152nd Street in Olde Burien.

The SeaTac Farmers Market will open its season on June 15 at Angle Lake Park. The market will be held Sundays from 11 a.m.