December 2015

Born April 17, 1920 in South Dakota, to Clifford Roy and Theresa Augusta Bacon, Robert Bacon passed away peacefully November 19, 2015.

He served as a Merchant Marine under the US Coast Guard during WWII and was a Merchant Seaman for 70 years, retiring at age 87.

He was a life member of Free Masons Maritime Lodge, Moose Lodge #3000, Elks, Sailors Union Pacific and IBEW.
Robert spent his last years in the loving care of Ashley Gardens Memory Care in Bremerton, WA. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Predeceased by his six siblings, Amos, Ethel, Hugh, Joyce, Viola and Helen, Robert is survived by his four children, Theresa, Marilyn, Karen and Rudy; five grandchildren, Darby, Michael, Leona, Amelie and Sloan; and great-grandchildren, Jonathan and Tristan.

Services were held November 28th at the Masonic Lodge, Port Orchard, WA.

Guestbook: www.lewischapel.com/obituary/Robert-Bacon/

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly December 4, 2015

For the first time ever, all seven ensembles of Northwest Associated Arts join together in song for the South Sound’s most fun-filled Christmas Concert, Joy! Music of the season from Spain, South Africa, France, Latvia, and England are presented along with countless familiar holiday tunes. Ensembles combine their talents and include almost 200 singers ages 8 to 88; ChoralSounds, SilverSounds, three Youth Choruses and two smaller ensembles unite for two unforgettable performances. Show times are December 12 at 7 pm and December 13 at 2 pm. These family-friendly concerts feature bright costuming, creative choralography and a renewed focus on excellent choral singing. Prime reserved seating tickets are $25 and festival seating is $20. Youth age 17 and under are admitted FREE with a paid adult attendee.

ighline Medical Center, a part of CHI Franciscan Health, has been recognized by the Battelle Healthcare Colloquium as an Accredited Heart Center. All seven acute-care hospitals in the CHI Franciscan system have achieved this designation.

“We are very pleased that the great work of our providers and staff is being recognized. Our goal is to provide exceptional care here at Highline,” says Mark Benedum, CEO of Highline Medical Center.

Highline Medical Center has focused on areas of improvement including community awareness building, nurse and physician education, palliative care and patient education. This work has enabled patients living with heart failure to participate in their own care. Today, heart failure patients enjoy more independence and experience fewer hospitalizations because of these advances in care.

The City of Burien has issued a proclamation recognizing December 2015 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month. The City Council issued the proclamation to call attention to the deadly consequences of impaired driving which can happen when drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or when drivers are texting or using a cell phone while at the wheel.
 
The proclamation recognized James Nolan, a young Burienite who was killed as a passenger of a vehicle driven by an impaired driver on January 1, 2014. As a lifelong Burien resident, Nolan attended Mount View Elementary School, Cascade Middle School, Evergreen High School, and New Start Alternative School. He was actively involved in the community through the Olympic Boys and Girls Club and the Evergreen Community Pool. Nolan’s family was in attendance at the meeting to accept the proclamation on his behalf.
 
The proclamation reads, in part:  The Burien City Council of the City of Burien, Washington does hereby proclaim December 2015 as Impaired Driving Prevention Month and ask all citizens to make responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent impaired driving.