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Posts from ‘November, 2008’

61 Years Ago Sunday:Fatal Plane Crash At Sea-Tac

The opening of Sea-Tac’s third runway has inspired a lot of discussion, both good and bad, and our sister site The B-Town Blog is commemorating something that happened on the original runway 61 years ago today (Nov. 30, 1947) – a tragic airplane crash that killed nine and injured 17.
Read the full story here.

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S&P Raises Ratings On Normandy Park Bonds

Normandy Park is one of 15 municipalities in Washington and Oregon that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised the ratings on general obligation bonds.
“These upgrades reflect our continued review of issuers for whom the significance of their small size and more-remote location has lessened in our analysis,” said Standard & Poor’s credit analyst Lisa Schroeer.
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$60K Settlement For Normandy Park Tasering

According to The Seattle Times, a federal jury awarded $60,000 to a 53-year-old accountant who got tasered by our own Normandy Park police after he tried to talk to the police chief about being treated “rudely.”
The victim, an accountant named Kevin Bonner, was tasered by Normandy Park Detective John Lievero, who, according to the decision, [...]

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Santa Claus Is Coming To Normandy Park Towne Center Winterfest Dec. 13-14

[ December 13, 2008; December 14, 2008; ] The folks at the new Normandy Park Towne Center tell us that their Grand Opening will be Saturday and Sunday Dec. 13th and 14th, with a Winterfest theme.

Here’s their press release:
Normandy Park Towne Center is proud to announce the Grand Opening of their new building, built by local developer McKittrick Real Estate Group. Housing [...]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Vision Collision!

We at the at the Normandy Park Blog offer a horn-honking and ding and dent-free welcome to our newest Advertiser: Vision Collision Auto Body Repair!
They are located at 803 SW 154th Street, just west of Ambaum and a little south of Olde Burien.
Vision Collision is quite a family-based business, from longtime area stock, on land [...]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser:Wag The Dog Daycare!

We are more than happy to shout a big and loud Woof Woof! (that’s Doggie Speak for “welcome”) to our latest Advertiser: Wag the Dog Daycare!
You kind of have to look to find Wag the Dog – they’re next to Supercuts on Ambaum in Burien, just south of Martini Cleaners. There’s plenty of parking.
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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Sylvan Learning Center!

The Normandy Park Blog welcomes its latest Advertiser: Sylvan Learning Center in Burien!
Sylvan Learning Center was founded over 27 years ago with the sole purpose of providing tutoring and supplemental education services to students of all ages (from Pre-K through High School) and all levels.
Affordable tutoring instruction is available in “readin’, ritin’ and ‘rithmetic”, as [...]

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