November 2016

Janet Mae Peterson, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2016 with her two loving daughters by her side.

She was born April 22, 1946 to Esther (Judy) & Otillio Casciato in Portland, Oregon. After Janet's birth Judy and Otillio divorced. Later, Judy would meet and marry Ted Johnson, the man her daughter would grow up knowing as her father.

In 1971 Janet further expanded upon her high school education by attending Seattle Central College and later Griffin Business College.

She started working at Budget Auto Wrecking in July of 1980 and continued to work there until her retirement in April of 2013.

Janet was preceded in death by: both parents, Judy and Ted; one son-in-law, Edward Chrisman-Campbell; Grandchildren Kaydee Mae Campbell & Jeffrey Alan Campbell.

Janet is survived by her two daughters, Ronda Campbell and Sheila Peterson; Grandchildren Tony Campbell & Brianna Campbell; Great-Granddaughter Kaycee Mae Campbell, and many close friends that loved her and will miss her.

The Board of Trustees of the Burien Arts Association is pleased to announce that its fine arts gallery is transitioning from it current presence in Olde Burien to a new and exciting Mobile Gallery.

Burien Arts Association’s free art exhibits will be displayed in different spaces around the city, beginning with our January show featuring the fine detailed drawings of Danny Brobow at the City Municipal Offices, on the third floor of the Burien Library building, 400 S.W. 152nd St.

Look for Mobile Gallery updates on the Burien Arts website.

The Burien Arts Gallery at 826 S.W. 152nd St. will close permanently at its current location on December 24. The final exhibit in December will feature a small works show with affordable art pieces perfect for holiday gift giving. Artists United, which has partnered with Burien Arts in presenting exhibits at the gallery, will also offer a small works show.

Artist’s receptions will be held Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3, 5-8 p.m. at the Gallery.

To the editor:

Signs stating “Not My President”, says it all. A wide spread backlash of echoes across America. The trauma and shock of Donald Trump’s win has caused fear, pain and anger for millions of Americans and undocumented immigrants. That will not go away.

Any future sign of reactions stopping, will only be in remission. The disease of Trumps hate, racism, sexism and dividing America has extremely serious implications yet to come. It’s not just a simple well wishers “respect” coming from Vladamir Putin and the KKK. What more proof do we need by the appointment of Steve Bannon. To the Trump gang.

Make no mistake about it. Trump is what he thinks. Also when Trump says what he means but, doesn't mean what he says. It is insane flip flopping and further proof, Trump is dangerous and he can never be trusted on any level.

However, with the ill help of his advisors Trump has set himself up. Trump has ex halted himself as being the voice for what his follower want to hear. Now they will expect him to deliver!

Dear Robinson family,
 
I really liked the Loki Fish Co. story.  I always wondered how that kind of fishing worked.
 
I think Patrick's pictures are gorgeous.
 
Priggee cartoons are fun.
 
I just wanted you to know I like your Robinson paper.
 
Sincerely,
 
Virginia Olsen,
SeaTac

By Patrick Robinson

Computer programming, just those two words can make many people's eyes glaze over since the automatic assumption is that it's an activity that is too difficult for the average person.
Not only is that not true but as the founder of Code.org, Hadi Partovi said "People think computer programming is such a complex process or like learning to speak French but really there are only about fifty words in most of these languages that you have to learn to code. Then it's just a matter of learning sequences and how they work."

To bring more attention to computer programming Partovi and Code.org brought former Seattle Seahawk and current Denver Broncos football star Rusell Okung to Highline High School to take part in an "Hour of Code" a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in more than 180 countries.

information from Highline School District

The Highline School Board is holding public hearings as part of the process of reunifying Evergreen High School and Tyee High School. To facilitate reunification, the school board must take formal steps to close the existing small schools on the two campuses, including holding public hearings.

Starting next fall, the small schools at Evergreen and Tyee will unify to form a single school on each campus. Design teams are in the process of planning small learning structures on each campus to make sure that students continue to experience strong relationships at school.

The Tyee hearings will be held on November 29 in the library (4424 S. 188th St., SeaTac, WA 98188).
• ACE: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• Global Connections: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The Evergreen hearings will be held on December 1 in the cafeteria (830 SW 116th St., Seattle, WA 98146).
• AAA: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• HS3: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• TEC: 7:00 - 800 p.m.

Burien, WA– The Highline School Board is holding public hearings as part of the process of reunifying Evergreen High School and Tyee High School. To facilitate reunification, the school board must take formal steps to close the existing small schools on the two campuses, including holding public hearings.
 
Starting next fall, the small schools at Evergreen and Tyee will unify to form a single school on each campus. Design teams are in the process of planning small learning structures on each campus to make sure that students continue to experience strong relationships at school.
 
The Tyee hearings will be held on November 29 in the library (4424 S. 188th St., SeaTac, WA 98188).
• ACE: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• Global Connections: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
 
The Evergreen hearings will be held on December 1 in the cafeteria (830 SW 116th St., Seattle, WA 98146).
• AAA: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• HS3: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• TEC: 7:00 - 800 p.m.
 
Comments will be taken on a first come, first served basis, and testimony is limited to three minutes per person. Please call 206-631-3071 to request interpretation services at the hearing.
 

By Amanda Knox
 
Oma’s first Thanksgiving in the United States wasn’t much of a Thanksgiving. She shipped off before the end of Opa’s deployment in Germany, alone except for their first child, my uncle Mickey. She spent the unfamiliar American holiday in Seattle with Opa’s mom, and didn’t think much of it, because she didn’t think much of her mother-in-law, who was in the habit of demanding extra rent from Oma at the end of each month. Also, they served raw oysters, and Oma disliked having to pick the sand out of her teeth.
 
Oma’s next Thanksgiving was much better. Ironically, it was back in Germany. My mom Edda was born by this time, on the military base. Another military couple joined Opa and Oma’s little family for dinner, brought the turkey. Oma contributed what has become her signature dish: red cabbage spiced with clove and apple. Opa told her the story about the Mayflower and the Native Americans, and Oma, a history buff, drank it up. This time, the holiday felt like family, and reminded her of Erntedankfest, the harvest festival, when the first wines of the season were uncorked.
 

Recent polls show that recent polling’s approval numbers are sinking faster than a canoe made of Swiss cheese.

Not only is public confidence in polls getting lower---now comes more bad news: America itself is getting lower too. We are no longer the tallest country in the world.

To be clear, it is not the country itself that is shorter than it used to be; it is the people within it. The tallest country would probably be the one that has all those Himalayan Mountains in it.

But the facts seem irrefutable. In fact, a study that first came out nearly a decade ago has become even more apparent: We simply do not lead in the vertical measurement department. We used to be tallest; we aren’t anymore. We’ve had shrinkage.

In the next United Nations group photo we may no longer get to stand in the back row, unless it is on tiptoe.

The saga of Vera Johnson and the Village Green Perennial Nursery on 26th SW drew a lot of media attention when she faced down Bank of America and other lenders in a dispute over mortgage payments. She won a few rounds but the toll it took was enormous, both emotionally and financially. In the end, Johnson was forced to sell both the nursery and home she owned next door. She began a process of re-invention and getting back to her own roots and in the process moved across the nation to the State of Maine. The West Seattle Herald got a holiday greeting from her and she was asked to fill in a few of the blanks since we last reported on her story in April.

Here's Vera's report:

Happy holidays!
We're settling into our new house in Maine.
I've got a BARN AND GARAGE!

I successfully sold both properties to separate owners. The village green will be operating on some level, I know nothing about it yet...