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.
How good it is to be a part of y (our) community!
COMMUNITY SERVICE is required for students these days in order to graduate from high school. Our Communities are crying out for persons to continue to help promote our communities, to keep our areas clean, to help children, to help our elderly, to be good neighbors.
Did you know that there is a service organization, KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL, which is a GLOBAL ORGANIZATION of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time?
A very serious accident just occurred on our street (SW 130th heading into Shorewood) about 10:15 p.m.
There were seven police cars, two ambulances and one fire truck. One King County officer guessed that the speed must have been in excess of 65 mph and the car rolled about four times.
This was a young driver, perhaps 17, and allegedly under the influence of either alcohol, drugs or both. This is a child of a Shorewood homeowner. His mother came to the accident and provided no explanation for his behavior.
The weather gods better get cracking with summer weather soon because folks in Des Moines are raring to go with outdoor fun events. Coming up is everything from the farmer's market to Three Tree Point Yacht Club races, 4th of July fireworks, a pet festival and younger folk's fundraising to restore a 1938 baseball grandstand.
