The Washington Department of Labor and Industries have begun mailing dividend checks to 100,000 employers as the final step of a process to return excess funds from the state's workers' compensation system.
Another 28,000 employers will receive credit toward their next workers' compensation premiums.
money to operate
By Dean Wong
Players with Ballard Junior Football are eager to start practicing next month, but organizers are busy raising funds to pay for the costs of running the for the non-profit program.
"We're looking for support for our program, " said Lisa Schwartzenberger, Ballard Junior Football's fundraising chair.
Money is needed to pay for uniforms, scholarships, equipment and field maintenance.
The program averages 150 children, ages 6 to 14 each season. Both boys and girls play football and also
The Ballard High School football program is holding another camp for young people on July 21, 22, 24 and 25 at Loyal Heights field.
Players in fourth to ninth grades are invited to participate.
"What did we do before we had the block party on the 4th of July?" I asked a neighbor in the waning hours of that day.
"Was there a before?" she responded. "I don't remember."
For most of the older children, the years before the first annual Kid's Parade, Block Party, and Talent Show are hazy - actual memories replaced by photographic placeholders. But we can agree, the majority of the original children were four years old that first year.
It is a wrenching conversation few 20 year olds can imagine.
AUBURN - Markus Montelongo masterfully marshaled up a lights out pitching gem, muffling Kent batters on a brilliant, six-inning complete game one-hitter with 13 strike outs to guide the Federal Way National All Stars to a title on Saturday, June 28, at the South King County Ball Fields.
Artistically painting a perfect performance for four innings, the National ace struck out out five consecutive batters in one stretch while guiding unbeaten Federal Way past Kent, 5-0, in a championship round game of the 2008 Washington State District 10 Little League baseball 10-11 age tournament, e
Soundview's pitching was reason enough for them to overcome an early error and propel this Northeast Tacoma/Browns Point area charter to the championship game of the Little League District 10 Junior All Stars, after its 3-2 win over Federal Way American in the winner's bracket final at Brannon Park in Auburn Wednesday, July 2.
Soundview moves to the championship game, being in the driver's seat for going to state.
Boating
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Ongoing
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Des Moines Flotilla No. 32 regularly offers Boating Safety and Seamanship courses in the Federal Way and Des Moines areas.
They cover the full range of boating safety subjects, including federal requirements, basic piloting, marlin spike, seamanship and boat handling.
The instruction is free, although there is a nominal fee for the student text and work books.
Well, I guess the future is not what it used to be.
If you're still waiting for your flying car you'll just have to keep holding your breath.
Where can we find some "great" high schools?
Perhaps this is one of the greatest problems we face in Federal Way.
We seem to have very little knowledge of what is being done in some of the finest high schools in the United States.
This, I believe, leads to some pretty fuzzy "visions" of where Federal Way might want go to arrive at a point where their schools are highly regarded by both college admissions officials and employers.
Locally the University of Washington puts out a rating for each high school in Washington that sends five or more kids to t
