Former gubernatorial candidate visits Archbishop Murphy

Former state senator and two-time gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi paid a visit to the Archbishop Murphy High School’s senior Advanced Placement government and politics class Nov. 19. Rossi came at the request of teacher Roger Brodniak and Shawn Hoban, Rossi’s business partner at Coast Equity Partners.

The students were treated to a full period of discussion and questions about politics, campaigns and legislative budget writing. Rossi discussed his role in 2003 balancing the then-$23 million state budget as chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

At the end of class, Rossi presented copies of his book, “Dino Rossi: Lessons in Leadership, Business, Politics and Life,” to all of the students. In return, the class presented Rossi with a new Archbishop Murphy High School sweatshirt.

Special Olympics bowlers score gold

Special Olympics Washington hosted the 12th annual Northwest Regional Bowling Tournament Oct. 25 at Majestic Lanes in Lynnwood. The tournament consisted of seven separate events and 350 Special Olympics athletes. Out of the 350 athletes, 60 from 10 teams scored a gold medal and, with the exception of ramp bowlers, may apply to compete in the Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games.

Gold Medal winners are:

Pinheads: Jordan Ainsley, Kristie Clark and Dale Everett;

Pinbusters: Laura Akers, Erica Anderson, Laura Ashby, Joel Barber, Larry Gray and Amanda Hathaway;

Lake Stevens: Debbie Cantrell, Andrew Carleton, Tony Chandler, Diana Evans, Tessa Hanson, Raymond Jolly, Michelle Knight, Angie Kovacs, Chrystal LeSueur, Karrie Parrish, Rory Parrish, John T. Richardson, Sarah Marie Scriver, and Hunter Thompson;

Mariner Marauders: Keith Carefoot, Alyssa Delfel, Ian Jackson and Aleksandr Martynov;

Edmonds Schools: Patrick Doonan, Russ Ellis Goodwin, Stacee Hardin and Merritt Marthaller;

NPS: Breanna Furlong, Cayenne Gelo, Ricky Gelo, Neal Iron and Christopher Schroeder;

Sky Valley Strikers: Michael Goeneveld, James Meigs, Bobby Swagerty and Melvin Swagerty;

Mukilteo Magic: Casey Hulin and Alexander Handel;

Edmonds Alleycats: Stephanie Davis, Jessica Nash, Aaron Radabaugh and Michael Rogoway;

Everett Pinheads: Kristie Clark, Sharon Colon, Everertt Dare, Michael Edmo, Amy Fuge, Beverly Hebel, Fred Kruithoss, Tony Lee, Angela Luck, Debbie Nelson, Vicken Ouyarian, John Raven, James Sills and Mary Thomas.

Visit www.sowa.org to learn more about future Special Olympics Washington athlete competitions, fundraising events, or volunteer opportunities.

Entire Shoreline CC faculty gets layoff notice

Shoreline Community College has notified union representatives that all faculty jobs at the school could be at risk.

Known as a Reduction in Force (RIF) notice, the college has never before put every faculty member on notice.

“We’ve faced cuts before, but we’ve never faced anything like what appears to be coming,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs John Backes, referring to pending state budget cuts. The notice was sent by Backes to college and faculty union officials Nov. 17.

“This is an extremely serious situation,” Backes said in a press release. “This is going to hurt us in ways we can’t even imagine. We’re going to chop into healthy programs.”

The notices do not necessarily mean staff would lose their jobs but are a legal requirement to alert them to the possibility.

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