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Highline Times - News
Jerry's View: Forgive him—he’s a fishing nut
Mon, 05/14/12
A fishing nut since boyhood in Portland I lived a short hike from the Columbia Slough. I caught my first Chub there and came within a half inch of drowning when I slipped off a board in an old shack.
Luckily my brother Russ rescued me. I…MORE
Colorful tapestry to hang at new SeaTac school
Mon, 05/14/12
Artist Cecilia Blomberg is preparing a tapestry to hang in the rebuilt McMicken Heights Elementary in SeaTac.
The full tapestry, to be dedicated in September, will be five feet by eight feet.
MOREUPDATE: Copper cable stolen from light-rail line
Mon, 05/14/12
Update June 17, 2013: King County Sheriff’s Detectives assigned to Sound Transit have concluded a yearlong investigation that resulted in the arrests of two suspects in connection with the theft of 4.3 miles of copper wire stolen from the light…MORE
Mother’s Day fire in Des Moines garage extends to house and cars
Sun, 05/13/12
Press release:
A 9-11 call came in at 7:57 a.m. Sunday reporting heavy smoke and flames from the one-car garage of a one story single family home in the 20800 block of 4th place S in Des Moines.
Fire department units from two South…MORE
Free whooping-cough boosters for uninsured adults in Burien tomorrow, Saturday
Fri, 05/11/12
Free whooping-cough booster shots will be offered tomorrow, Saturday, May 12, for adults without insurance and who cannot afford to pay, between 9: a.m. and 1: p.m. at the Group Health Burien Medical Center.
Group Health and Public Health…MORE
Outside help may be needed to heal Highline board rift
Fri, 05/11/12
The Highline School Board will most likely seek outside help in dealing with a formal complaint by one member against a colleague.
Board president Angelica Alvarez said at a special work study session May 7 that she would look into seeking…MORE
Burien Arts offers "Sing and Sketch" 2nd Thursday night, monthly at Gassho Gallery
Thu, 05/10/12
Burien Arts sponsors "Sing and Sketch" on the second Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. Musicians and visual artists can bring instruments and sketch pads and "perform" together at Gassho Gallery at 827 SW 152nd St. in Olde Burien. The…MORE
Controversy erupts over SeaTac's membership in international sustainability group
Thu, 05/10/12
SeaTac lawmakers will discuss locally the global issues of climate change and sustainability at their May 22 study session.
The local issue is a $600 dues payment for membership in ICLEI, an international organization concerned with…MORE
Aviation High School Student Named National Merit Scholar
Thu, 05/10/12
Press release:
Jenny Gao has been named a National Merit Scholar, one of just 700 high school seniors in the nation to achieve this exclusive academic honor. She is Aviation High School’s first National Merit Scholar. Jenny will attend…MORE