February 2009

Captain Morey Skaret, Fauntleroy resident, has been battling for truth and justice in his varied career as Coast Guard captain and Seattle Police captain. Plus that he has been farmer, logger, lifeguard and prizefighter among a myriad of other survival modes.

He is now 95 and still righteous and upright.

He used to dance every Tuesday night with his sweetheart Elsie, 92, till they closed the Corner Inn last year.

The picture is Morey holding a stool. It is not just any stool. It was not always orange.

Boys basketball

Evergreen 66, Tyee 40

Jabri Muhammed finished with a team-high 14 points for the Wolverines in their Friday, Jan. 23 win and Kwame Bates came through with 13 as David Ordenada tallied 12. Danny Dang tossed in 10 and Kari Wells scored eight.

Justin Scipio finished with 15 and Nate Hawthorne 12 for Tyee.

Mt. Rainier 70, Hazen 58

Jarrell Banks buried 24 points for the Rams in their Friday, Jan. 23 victory as Bryce McPhee scored 17 and Benny Bridges 10.

Quick moves in matches for points won this one for one over the other.

Foster found that out as they edged Highline, by a technical criteria guideline, of a 39-39 tie in wrestling action at the Bulldogs’ gym Tuesday.

“We had three first round takedowns and they had four,” said Steve Peterson, the Pirates’ coach.

That’s how close it was between these two schools.

“It went down to the sixth criteria,” said Bulldogs coach Patric Kalalau.

This is the criteria in deciding a tie-breaker match.

Last week was the third anniversary of the death of Nicole Pietz.

Her husband last saw her at her Lynnwood home on Jan. 27, 2006.

Pietz's body was found in Burien on Feb. 6, 2006, near South 144th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive.

Her car, a 2003 Jetta was found in the University District about two weeks later.

The case has not been solved.

The reward for information on the case that leads to an arrest or conviction is at $36,000.

Normandy Park resident Chris DeLaRosa says she ran for her life when a mudslide came pouring down her driveway on Jan. 7.

Her dog started acting strangely around 7 p.m. and DeLaRosa took him outside.

"I heard the ground shake and saw mud coming down my driveway and there were two waterfalls running down the side of my hill," said DeLaRosa. "I turned and ran for my life. When I looked back it had shot down towards my house.

Following what Police Chief James Graddon calls "a horrific dog-biting incident" SeaTac lawmakers have approved a contract for enhanced animal control services.

Under the plan approved by SeaTac lawmakers Jan. 27, SeaTac and Tukwila would share a full-time animal control officer in addition to regular services offered by King County Animal Control. Each city would be guaranteed 20 hours of extra service per week.

The city has budgeted $60,000 yearly for the enhanced service.

ChoralSounds Northwest Cabaret comes to the SeaTac Community Center on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.

Longtime fans will remember the dinner musicals of ChoralSounds' past.

In the November 2008 election, King County voters made it clear that when it comes to county politics, they want a change from business as usual by making the county executive, county council, and assessor nonpartisan offices.

In response to the voters' directive, some council members have formed a nonpartisan caucus to address regional issues impacting suburban areas.

"Most county issues are not partisan but are geographic in nature," Councilwoman Julia Patterson declared.

Burien Arts (formerly the Burien Arts Association) will present an exhibition of graphite on paper works by Seattle artist Steve Roumas at the Burien Art Gallery.

The exhibition opens Feb. 5, and Burien Arts will host an evening reception on Feb. 6 from 7-9 p.m.

In a climate where most people are saving their funds, the Des Moines Rotary Club and Des Moines Legacy Foundation are giving funds back to our community.

For the third consecutive year, the service groups have funded Parks & Recreation's After School Programs at Pacific (ASP@P!) for Pacific Middle School students.

Their philanthropic efforts have funded several free or subsidized recreation opportunities, including: Activity Afternoons, Traveling Teen Tours & Technology Club.

Programs fill the void for teens between the end of the school day and the end of the