February 2016

Woman missing $7,000 in jewelry

A Ballard woman is missing jewelry after a burglary occurred at her home located on the 1000 block of Eighth Avenue N.W. on Feb. 3. The complainant called police after she came home and noticed lights on in her office. A drawer was slightly opened and she reported jewelry was missing. She checked her room and noticed her closet door was ajar by one inch. She said the always left if completely closed. Also the complainant said her bedside table was rifled through because she leaves it completely closed but it moved slightly to the touch. She said her friend has a spare key to her home and that she would be calling about the key the next day. Police were unable to recover any fingerprints.

Ballard man fights off burglar with garden sheers

Concerned citizens gathered at the City Light (SCL) owned Loyal Heights Substation (7750 NW 28th St.) on Feb. 12 in an attempt to save three large ornamental cherry trees.

However, their scheduled noontime start was too late because SCL crews cut the trees earlier that morning.

But some protesters made it to the location anyway just as crews were about to cut.

According to Peggy Sturdivant of Seattle Green Spaces Coalition (SGSC), she got a call from a neighbor around 8:15 a.m. who said the SCL crews were there.
Sturdivant lives near the site and rushed there to meet others.

The group prevented the crew from cutting the trees for one hour and thirty minutes by standing in front of them. According to Sturdivant and witnesses, Seattle Police were called around the same time and did not arrive to the scene until one hour and thirty minutes after the call. By the time they arrived the protesters had moved to the sidewalk.

Normandy Park, WA — Local Author Georgette Vikingstad Valle will celebrate the launch of her third book, Hi Diddle Diddle, Read a Bird Riddle with a book signing at the February 25th Normandy Park Art Gallery Champagne Reception. Illustrations from the book by Debra Valpey of Burien’s Artists United will be featured in this exhibit, along with works from five other artists. Attendees will be treated to live classical guitar duets, champagne, hors d’oeuvres and a chance to purchase a signed book copy from Georgette.

DES MOINES, Wash. — Ekkarath “Ekk” Sisavatdy has been selected as the Director of the AANAPISI program at Highline College. It is a new position at the college, resulting from a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase enrollment of and provide extra support for Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
 
Highline is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution—or AANAPISI—because it has an undergraduate enrollment of at least 10 percent Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. The enrollment threshold is determined by the U.S. Department of Education. Highline serves the most diverse community in the state, which is mirrored in its student population that includes approximately 70 percent students of color, more than 20 percent of whom are AAPI.
 

Noting lasts forever. Including the arch welcoming all to Burien. The WAS at the intersection of 152nd Street and 1st AVenue South. Last Wednesday, a guy in a big truck with a crane on top knock down the sign as he headed west into town. He said he did not realize the appendage was so high. Witnesses said the collision made a resounding boom on the street as the metalwork was ripped from its concrete bases on either side of the street. Maybe the arch should be a little higher. And across 148th instead, where the actual entrance to Burien is from the outside world

To the editor:

Beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandson, and friend, Cory Repp, 33, went to be with the Lord after a three-year battle with brain cancer. Born and raised in Bellevue, WA, Cory also lived in Guatemala from age 12-14. There he learned to speak Spanish and made lifelong friends. He graduated from B.E.S.T High School (2001) and Bellevue College (2007), with degrees in graphics animation and video production. He enjoyed a career as a graphic designer. In 2004 he met his future wife, Kathryn, while working for a local TV show. They quickly became best friends and enjoyed the remainder of their college years together. They were married in 2008 and blessed with two beautiful daughters,Alessia and Eliana. Being a daddy and husband were Cory's greatest joys. Shortly after his 30th birthday he was diagnosed with cancer. A fighter, he tried everything he could to stay here with us and greatly desired to watch his daughters grow up. Cory loved to live life – to create, design, cook, and enjoy everything around him. He loved music, children, animals, snowboarding, skating, chicken wings, video games, good beer, soccer, and, most importantly, Jesus.