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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.
“Wag the [...]

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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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League Of Women Voters Forum Is Thurs. Oct. 23rd

[ October 23, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] The League of Women Voters of King County South and the Renton AAUW are co-sponsoring a “Pro and Con Forum” on the three state ballot issues and the seven King County Charter Amendments up for decision on Tues. Nov. 4th.

This is a great chance to ask questions and hear the arguments:
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 23rd, [...]

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Chief Speaks Up About Fire Bond On Ballot

By Chief Mike Marrs
Burien-Normandy Park Fire Department
With all the hoopla over the Presidential candidates, I wanted to gently remind the communities of Burien and Normandy Park that your fire department has a bond on the general election ballot Nov. 4th (download PDF here).
This is the first facilities bond in the 80-year history of your fire [...]

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Miller & Walker Creeks Need Your Help Sept. 24th

[ September 24, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="223" caption="Dennis Clark prepares to cut invasive weeds from Miller Creek. Photo Courtesy King Co. Parks."][/caption]

Both Miller Creek and Walker Creek flow through the area, and both creeks are in need of your help.

An ad-hoc committee aimed at monitoring and studying both creeks is forming, and its inaugural workshop is scheduled for [...]

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Meet Our New Sister Site: WhiteCenterBlog.com!

We’re proud to announce that a new sister website has been born, so please give her a click and say hello to White Center Blog!

White Center Blog will serve as a diverse resource of local news, events, listings, videos, photos and more for the neighboring community of White Center.
To learn more, please check out http://www.whitecenterblog.com [...]

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“Music In The Park” Every Sunday Starting July 20th

[ July 20, 2008; 5:00 pm; July 27, 2008; 5:00 pm; August 3, 2008; 5:00 pm; August 10, 2008; 5:00 pm; August 17, 2008; 5:00 pm; August 24, 2008; 5:00 pm; ] Normandy Park’s Music in the Park series begins Sunday July 20th and continues every Sunday through August.

Enjoy this FREE family entertainment summer concert series every Sunday from 5pm-6:30pm at Marvista Park, 20000 4th Ave SW in Normandy Park (see map below).

Here’s the 2008 schedule:

July 20th: The McKassons; A Contemporary Scottish Fiddle Band
July 27th: WHOZYAMAMA; Cajun, Creole [...]

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How You Can Help Burien Fire Victims

The tragic apartment fire that killed three in Burien early Sunday has been determined as being arson, and a $10,000 reward has been set for information leading to an arrest.
Lots of generous Readers have been asking how they can help the victims, and here’s what we recommend for now since relief efforts are still developing:

Donate [...]

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Normandy Park Boy Suffers Tick Paralysis

NORMANDY PARK – Last Tuesday morning, after his Dad told him to get up for school, 13-year-old Daniel Smith couldn’t move his body to get down from his bunk bed.
He also couldn’t lift his legs or even swallow.
Daniel, who had been shooting hoops near his Normandy Park home a few days earlier, was temporarily paralyzed, [...]

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