He's been running the roost at Lawton Elementary School for five years, but principal Ed Noh is hanging it up in June and heading to Hawaii.
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.
Students at Catharine Blaine K-8 School last Friday, May 8, were taught that they can change the life of someone else with a simple gift and a lot of hope.
Makawao is off the beaten tourist path in Maui. Most visitors know of Lahaina and Ka'anapali on the west coast but seldom visit Makawao, located some 30 miles away, beyond the isthmus of Central Maui, up the northern slope of Haleakala. Makawao is filled with boutiques one can enjoy at a leisurely pace. Shoppers need not fear the crush of waves of tourists here, as few make it this far from Ka'anapali, Kihei or Wailea.
Two road wins last week clinched it. The Seattle Pacific women's basketball team (21-4) is ranked best in the West and 8th in the nation (NCAA Div. II). The Falcons will host the NCAA West Regional this weekend at its Royal Brougham Pavilion.
Hundreds of parents from across the state assembled for a rally and meetings with legislators on Thursday, Feb. 26, to encourage progress on pro-education legislation and funding. Our community was well-represented on PTA day in Olympia with several parents braving the snow and cold to make the drive down to the capitol building.
Ruth Mae (Hein) Fakler was born July 3, 1912 in Janesville, Minn. and died May 10, 2009 in Edmonds, Wash.
Joseph Lachman and Harrison Linsey placed first in their respective categories at the Washington State Solo and Ensemble Competition in Ellensburg on April 25.
Lake Chelan is 183 miles and another world from Seattle, over Snoqualmie and Blewett passes.
Of the three big towns on the Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend is probably everyone's No. 1 destination. A seaport city of fewer than 10,000 people, Port Townsend boasts some of the best-persevered Victorian architecture on the West Coast.
COMMUNITY EVENTSUniversity Library scavenger hunt, for teens, on Thursday, March 12, 3-5:30 p.m. Free. 5009 Roosevelt Way N.E. 684-4063.Puget Sound Civil War Round Table, with author Kenneth Noe, on Thursday, March 12: Dinner, 6 p.m. $21; Lecture, 7 p.m. $5 without dinner. China Harbor Restaurant, 2040 Westlake Ave. N. Reservations, 283-9469.
Could auctioning off a mere 12 condominiums kick-start the sagging real estate market within a flagging economy?
Ralph is a tennis-ball chaser as well as a 2-year-old Boxer bred out of Tukwila.
Any graduate of Filmmaking 101 knows that the best horror movies are transgressively therapeutic. These excursions to the human psyche's dark side expose radioactive images and issues off limits in mainstream filmmaking. SIFF 2009 showcases two such subversive shockers: "Deadgirl," a stomach-turning parable about the extreme objectification of women by adolescent males; and "Hansel and Gretel," a very grim fairy tale about child abuse.
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).