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Bayview wellness director takes long view on fitness

As far as Pamela Patton is concerned, it's never too late to get in shape. That's especially relevant in her job as the wellness director at Queen Anne's Bayview Manor retirement community.

Stimulus plan: What's in it for you?

President Barack Obama offered up hope on Feb. 18 to millions of Americans who are struggling with mortgage payments and facing foreclosure.

Dolly delivers sparkle and pizzazz

Classic songs and sets make 5th Avenue performance splendid

After 45 years, Jerry Herman's musical "Hello Dolly!" is a still a feel-good confection of fun and nostalgia. Based on Thornton Wilder's play, "The Matchmaker," the 1964 Tony-winning Broadway musical features music and lyrics by Herman and a book by Michael Stewart.

Lawton School draws alums for 100th anniversary

Life was much different and a lot more simple in the days when brothers Jim and Gary Jacobson were students at Lawton School. "You could walk all the way to school when you were 5 years old," remembers Gary (Class of 1947).

A Work in Progress

The Northwest legacy of John Franklin Koenig

Talk about a Wallingford boy who made good.When John Franklin Koenig died in Seattle in January 2008 at age 83, he left behind an artistic legacy better known in France than in the Pacific Northwest.

Fire station No. 20 settles in at 13th Ave.

Response times were key in site selection

The Seattle Fire Department and Fleets and Facilities have gone back to the original plan to replace the aging, cramped Fire Station # 20 with an expanded facility at the old one's current location in the 3200 block of 13th Avenue West.

Briarcliff work recommences atop Magnolia

It's been years since Lexington Fines Homes president John Cochnour first proposed turning the former site of Magnolia's Briarcliff Elementary School into a 39-home luxury-housing project.

Kohl-Welles backs Legislative page

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-36th District, has sponsored Alexander Curtis as a Senate page. Curtis, a 15-year-old from Seattle, is a student at Lakeside School.

Pricilla Dawn (Smith) Gray: Loved her family and friends

Priscilla "Cici" Gray died Feb. 22 in Seattle surrounded by her loving family.

Athletic dentist comes to Magnolia

A Texas native, Dr. Cynthia Wright knows how to live life, and to take pride in it. She also fits right in with her new surroundings as Magnolia's newest dentist.

City Critters March 11

Meet Katie

Katie is a 9-year-old, purebred Airedale that Abbe Stashower picked up over a long weekend in South Yorkshire, England. The prize Airedale has been trained stateside and entered in several dog shows.

Ruth Mae Fakler: Restaurateur, wife and mother

Ruth Mae (Hein) Fakler was born July 3, 1912 in Janesville, Minn. and died May 10, 2009 in Edmonds, Wash.

Magnolia students top soloists in state

Joseph Lachman and Harrison Linsey placed first in their respective categories at the Washington State Solo and Ensemble Competition in Ellensburg on April 25.

Diversions 5/27

A classic returns to SeattleSeattle Children's Theatre hosts Goodnight Moon once again. The hit story based on the classic Margaret Wise Brown tale of a bunny going to bed is brought to life on stage and is sure to entertain children and adults alike. Through June 7. Call 206-441-3322 or visit www.sct.org. Pictured is Sharva Maynard, Matt Wolfe and Jayne Muirhead (operating the mouse puppet).

Parents, kids protest Coe layoffs

Three teachers face termination

The five-minute warning bell was not the first sound to ring out across Coe Elementary School's playground last Thursday morning. Several children gathered around an electric piano and sang songs taught by their music teacher, Krista Carreiro.