Hazen soccer advances in state tournament
May 16, 2013
NEW — 2:10 p.m. May 16, 2013
The Hazen High School soccer team did not have their best stuff as state tournament play opened on May 15, but it was just good enough to defeat Mountain View, 3-2.
Senior midfielder Casey Guay put Hazen on the board first, scoring a quick goal, just four minutes into the game.
The lead would be short-lived, because just three minutes later, Mountain View responded with a goal of their own.
The Highlanders took the lead back in the 17th minute, when junior midfielder Luis Puga scored what would be the first of his two goals. Read more
Newcastle business offers free massage for military members
May 16, 2013
NEW — 1:45 p.m. May 16, 2013
Puget Sound-area Massage Envy centers will salute active military members and their spouses with its “Massage for Military” event, beginning May 20.
The weeklong event offers free one-hour therapeutic massage sessions to active-duty military personnel and their spouses to recognize everything that these men and women do for our country, each and every day, according to a release.
The event allows local clinic honors owners to honor each community’s military heroes and their families by providing beneficial stress relief through therapeutic massage. Read more
Liberty, Hazen soccer teams begin state competition
May 14, 2013
NEW — 3:10 p.m. May 14, 2013
The 2013 regular season was nothing but a success for the Liberty and Hazen high school boys soccer teams.
The Highlanders clinched their second straight Seamount League title. Led by the league’s athlete of the year Sam Bunnell, Hazen lost only one game this season.
Hazen was well represented on the all-league team, including Bunnell and coach Ken Matthews, who was named coach of the year.
Liberty matched the Highlanders, clinching the league title in a tough KingCo 3A/2A Conference. The Patriots lost only one game on the season. Coach Darren Tremblay was named the league’s coach of the year. Read more
King County holds hearing about proposed Metro cuts
May 13, 2013
NEW — 3:05 p.m. May 13, 2013
The King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will host a special May 14 meeting to hear public testimony about potential Metro Transit service cuts.
Metro is facing a $75 million budget shortfall due to a drop in sales tax revenue, and unless new funding becomes available, the agency will have to reduce the transit system by about 17 percent, which equates to about 600,000 service hours.
Potential service cuts could affect Newcastle routes. Bus route 114 could be eliminated, while route 240 could experience overcrowding and reliability issues if the cuts go through, according to the King County Metro Transit website.
The hearing takes place May 14 in Seattle at Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St. An open house begins at 3:30 p.m., and then testimony starts at 4 p.m. Read more
Online and in-person candidate filing begins Monday
May 13, 2013
NEW — 11:25 a.m. May 13, 2013
Candidates interested in filing for any of the 331 positions open for election in King County this year may file online or in person for office from May 13-17.
King County Elections encourages candidates to file online, the easiest and most efficient method, according to a press release from the office. Candidates who prefer to file in-person at King County Elections Renton headquarters will be directed to county computers to file online.Staff assistance will be available.
