February 2017

By Lindsay Peyton
What most people would consider a pile of junk mail, old paperwork and discarded magazines looks totally different in West Seattle resident Linda McClamrock’s eyes.

She sees art supplies in paper of all varieties – from a mail order catalogue and sewing patterns to sheet music or the tissue paper in which a shopkeeper wraps a purchase.

McClamrock carefully cuts out words from articles to create messages in her pieces, builds mosaics from tiny selections of images and replaces brush strokes with strips of torn paper in her desired palette.

" I use whatever paper I can get my hands on," she said.

McClamrock’s most recent collages are currently on display in her first solo show, held in the Burien City Hall, 400 SW 152 St. The space is located on the third floor of the Library building and open during business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through the end of March.

The show is entitled DzEvery Season Has Its Own Beauty.dz She explained that the inspiration came from bare trees in winter, after their leaves have fallen.

Highline high school students explored careers in the skilled trades recently at Sea-Tac Airport. Hosted by the airport’s aviation maintenance department, the Feb. 14 event included behind-the-scenes tours of Sea-Tac’s mechanical and electrical systems. Students were able to see the airport’s boiler shop and where repairs are made to Sea-Tac’s satellite train system.

The high school sophomores learned about careers connected to plumbing, HVAC systems, welding, pipefitting, water systems and all types of electrical and electronic systems. More than 300 people work at the airport in these jobs, as well as in other skilled trades, such as carpentry and auto mechanics.

The airport maintenance staff leading the event spoke about the educational and training pathways they took to their present careers, including military service, trade schools, and apprenticeships. Christian Dube, training coordinator for Local 286 of the operating engineers union, described their apprenticeship program.

Highline high school students explored careers in the skilled trades recently at Sea-Tac Airport. Hosted by the airport’s aviation maintenance department, the Feb. 14 event included behind-the-scenes tours of Sea-Tac’s mechanical and electrical systems. Students were able to see the airport’s boiler shop and where repairs are made to Sea-Tac’s satellite train system.

The high school sophomores learned about careers connected to plumbing, HVAC systems, welding, pipefitting, water systems and all types of electrical and electronic systems. More than 300 people work at the airport in these jobs, as well as in other skilled trades, such as carpentry and auto mechanics.

The airport maintenance staff leading the event spoke about the educational and training pathways they took to their present careers, including military service, trade schools, and apprenticeships. Christian Dube, training coordinator for Local 286 of the operating engineers union, described their apprenticeship program.

Discover Burien offers a monthly “Ask the Professional” Education Event. For the month of February, we are pleased to be partnering with the Washington State Small Business Development Center for a highly informative presentation on helpful Marketing tools. “How to Market to Actually Make Money” provides information about how to make the most of your marketing budget. Presenter Jennifer Dye will be helping us determine our ideal customers, and which platforms are the best ways to reach that customer.
This seminar is free to members of Discover Burien and this month also for the general business owners in Burien. We look forward to seeing you at the Discover Burien Office on February 23rd, at 8:30am for this one-hour seminar.
See you there!

ABOUT DISCOVER BURIEN

    A U.S. District Court jury found a former Des Moines, Washington man guilty of producing and possessing images of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.  Robert. D. Thorson, 58, was arrested May 30, 2016, after his girlfriend called Des Moines police after finding sexually explicit images of minors onThorson’s phone.  Over the three-day trial jurors heard testimony about images on Thorson’s phone, computer, thumb drives and DVDs.  Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez scheduled sentencing in the case for March 12, 2017.
 

Burien, WA– Are you a White Center resident? Are you an Evergreen High School alum or supporter? Here is a chance to make a tangible difference for students at Evergreen High School--for the price of a fresh crab dinner.

White Center community leaders are recharging the Evergreen Wolverine Booster Club. This is a crab feed by the community, for the community, to eat delicious food together, listen to live music by Island Soul, and--don’t miss this part--raise money to benefit the students of Evergreen High School.

The three small schools on the Evergreen campus are unifying as Evergreen High School starting next fall.

The Evergreen Wolverine Booster Club is a partnership of parents, teachers, coaches, and alumni coming together to support students. The club has been dormant for a number of years. “The Evergreen community and school staff are making a valiant attempt to revive a once active and proud booster club,” said Terri McMahan, director of athletics for Highline Public Schools.
 
Two of the organizers behind the effort to rebuild the booster club are longtime White Center residents Pat Thompson and Tyrone Curry.
 

On February 14, 2017, the City of Burien petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review final decisions by the FAA related to flight departures using the “New Route” at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The petition also asks the Court to review FAA’s denial of requests to modify or cease flights using the New Route as well as the FAA’s decision to not reopen consultation or conduct the required environmental review of alternative routes that would cause less harm to the City and its residents.
 
In the summer of 2016, without notice to the City or its residents, the FAA began experimenting with the New Route, resulting in significant noise impacts to parks, schools, residential neighborhoods and other noise-sensitive areas.
 

Fight turns bloody
A verbal argument about discipline of kids turned violent around 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. The suspect stabbed the victim in the forearm with a knife at the apartment complex located on the 10700 block of 14 Ave SW.

Residential burglary on S. 177
A suspect broke into an unlocked window and burglarized a residence located on the 3800 block of S. 177 St. The victim reported the crime around noon on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Detox at Denny’s
A drunk man was found lying in the grass near Denny’s, on the 14821 block of 1 Ave S, around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Police were unable to identify the man, and they sent him to detox.

Belligerent on the bus
Police responded to a call about a disturbance at the Burien Transit Center, 14900 4 Ave SW, around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7. A man was belligerent, yelling at people and urinating on buses.

Robbery at Tom’s
A robbery was reported at Tom’s Finer Foods, 3306 S 170 St, around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5. The suspect was verbally and physically intimidating and threatened the shop employee.

Born Carolina Virginia Rasmussen on October 23, 1923 to Minnie Belle Gregory and Peter Rasmus Rasmussen in Riverton, WA, Nina passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 6, 2017. Nina graduated from Foster H.S. and on December 6, 1941 she married James A. Quealey, Jr. They settled at 14905 18th SW in Seahurst and raised their three children Doreene, Dianne and Steve. Nina is survived by her three children, 7 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and a large and diverse golden circle of extended family and friends. Nina was a firm believer in being straight and fair with folks, standing up for yourself and others, cheerful service, common sense, honor and always doing your best.

The Conner family is sad to announce the passing of Donald Lee Conner on January 31, 2017 in Everett, Washington.

Don will be interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, Washington.

Published in the Highline Time section of the Westside Weekly, February 24, 2017.