Love Continues To Ferment At The Poverty Bay Wine Festival
by Janet Grella Love continues to ferment at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival this year, in at least two separate instances: 1. Three years to the day that Sales Rep Dominic Calandri (pictured, left) met his wife-to-be Debbie at the festival, they're getting married. Dominic's winery, Five Star Cellars, is in Walla Walla. He claims that it was Five Star's extraordinary premium wine that brought Debbie to his table, but also reveals that "it was me who had to close the deal on the romance." 2. If you read The Waterland Blog during our coming out party at last year's wine fest, you ...
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Time Capsule, Masonic Mysteries Abound On Final Day Of Poverty Bay Wine Fest
by Scott Schaefer Sunday (Mar. 7th) was the final day of the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, a fundraiser for the Des Moines Rotary Club at the historic Landmark Event Center in Des Moines. There are dozens of reasons to come down this afternoon, from the 25 local wineries, various food vendors, local beer samplings, live music, MINI Coopers parked out front, great crowds as well as the fantastic causes this event supports for the community. Another huge reason to venture down today is that it is being held in a grand, historic building that once served as the Masonic Retirement Center of Washington. ...
Local Businessman Has Family Ties To Chilean Earthquake Disaster
by Ralph Nichols Sixty-four hundred miles – the distance from Sea-Tac International Airport to Santiago, Chile – is a long way. It’s a lot farther still if you’re here and have immediate family members in earthquake-ravaged Chile. Patricio Mendoza, the owner of EC Computers in downtown Des Moines, knows this all too well. For almost 48 hours after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Chile on Feb. 27, Mendoza could only wonder how his son Victor, his father Humbetor, his sister Cecilia, and his niece Erika Cecilia (who lives in the Seattle area, and whose initials give the computer shop its name) had survived. Communications ...
PHOTOS: Scenes From Poverty Bay Wine Festival’s Opening Night Gala
Friday night (Mar. 5th) was the opening "A Night in the Vineyard" gala party for this weekend's Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which continues all weekend at the Landmark Event Center in Des Moines. Sponsored by the Des Moines Rotary Club, this annual wine festival will run both Saturday (Mar. 6) from Noon – 7pm and Sunday (Mar. 7) from Noon – 5pm at the historic Landmark Event Center (formerly Landmark on the Sound) in Des Moines. Guests will enjoy live jazz and great food while tasting wines from 25 Northwest wineries. Saturday’s music line-up includes Darren Motamedy and 4th Degree. On Sunday, ...
Des Moines Police Blotter: Burglar Leaves Shoe Behind, Gangsta Pleads “Guilty”
Our very Des Moines Police Department's Police Blotter continues, with fresh, local crime news information fed to us directly from our good friends at the DMPD. This week's crimes include an interrupted residential burglary, with the suspect's shoe left behind, and a self-proclaimed gang member pleading guilty to robbery charges. Here's the Blotter for the week ending Mar. 5, 2010: DES MOINES POLICE BLOTTER NEWS (March 5, 2010) Interrupted Residential Burglary: Des Moines PD Requests Help with Identifying Owner of Shoe - On March 4th at about 9:40 AM a 19-year old resident was asleep in the basement area of his residence when he was ...
FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Throwing Rocks At Beehives Makes A Man A Boy Again
by Dave Markwell Feel Good Friday is Buzzing!!!! Last summer, my five year-old daughter, Helena, and I went for a walk with our dogs down to the Beach Park in Des Moines. It was a little misty and cool, a pretty standard late August morning. While walking through the park, we ran into my ten year-old son, Aden and his buddy, Elijah, riding their bikes. For the previous three days, the boys had been scouring the town with the fairly newfound freedom of being able to ride around un-chaperoned. I remember this time in my life very fondly. Upon seeing me in the ...
“Rec ‘N Roll” Launches New Era Of Communication For City Parks Dept.
Des Moines Parks, Recreation and Senior Services entered a new era of communication on March 2nd with the launch of the ‘Rec ‘n Roll’ marketing campaign, which includes a new monthly electronic newsletter, a Facebook page, and new branding. Here's what the good Parksfolk had to say about it: Intended to streamline communication with the public, cut costs of disseminating information and brand up department marketing, ‘Rec ‘n Roll’ is an exciting new look for a department that continues to roll along despite city budget cuts. Campaign goals also include cultivating new captive audiences to boost program participation – come share ...
KidSounds, YouthSounds & TeenSounds Spring Concert Is March 19th
Local singers in KidSounds, YouthSounds and TeenSounds will be taking the stage at the Highline Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 19th at 7pm for "A 20th Century Celebration" concert. These area youth are a part of Northwest Associated Arts’ commitment to providing musical education and performance opportunity for young people from grades 3 through 12 in South King County. The three choruses perform together for two mainstage concerts at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien. The goal of KidSounds, YouthSounds & TeenSounds Northwest is to foster a love of singing by engaging a wide variety of music repertoire. ...
Highline Community College Receives $250K To Boost Job Training
On Thursday (Mar. 4), Highline Community College’s Center of Excellence for International Trade, Transportation and Logistics (ITTL) announced that it had received $250,000 to provide additional job training opportunities for positions in the international trade sector. “As our economy continues to change and adjust so too must our workforce,” said U.S. Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA). “This funding will help do just that by training Washington state workers for a career in a growing sector of our local economy – international trade.” The project — part of the final version of the 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on Dec. 16, ...
After A “Soft Opening,” All Star Sports Bar Is Now Open For Business
We just got off the phone with All-Star Sports Bar Operations Manager Joe Potts, who announced that they held a "soft opening" on Wednesday night (Mar. 3), and are now officially "open for business." How does one successfully launch a "soft opening" you ask? Simple – turn on the "Open" sign. Maybe call or text some friends. And wait. Joe reports that they had a steady stream of 20-30 customers all day, topping out around 80 before they ran out of "training liquor." And all that was without any real publicity. A good sign for a new business in our opinion. And ...
Crawl Before You Run At The “Cove To Clover Pub Crawl” On March 12th
From our sister site The B-Town Blog comes this update on the upcoming "Cove to Clover" Pub Crawl, which will benefit the Highline Area Food Bank: What better way to prepare for the March 14th "Cove to Clover" 5k fundraiser run than by crawling in the fundraiser Pub Crawl in Burien on Friday, March 12th, where participants can feel good about going from pub to pub to help benefit the Highline Area Food Bank? That's right - there just isn't a better way, so be sure to mark your calendars for 6pm+ Friday March 12th for what is sure to make a ...
High School Students Invited To Create Art For Congressional Art Competition
Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith, who represents Washington's 9th Congressional District (which includes Des Moines), is holding an annual judged art competition to select which local art receives this honor, with a deadline of April 9th. The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 24, 2010 in Washington, DC. two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC. The ...
PHOTOS & REVIEW: First Impressions Of Barnacles At Des Moines
Story and Photos by Michael Brunk As of Monday, March 1st, hungry folks in the city of Des Moines now have a new option to satisfy their culinary cravings. Barnacles Restaurant & Bar – located in the old Boston Pizza location at 22636 Marine View Drive South – is now officially open for business. I stopped by during the dinner rush on Monday to see for myself what this new business had to offer. As you pull into the parking lot, it’s hard to miss the rather dramatic changes that have been made to the old building. The first thing that catches ...
Emerald City Smoothie’s Normandy Park Store Closes
On Monday (March 1st) we received an email from Janel Stoneback, announcing that her Emerald City Smoothie store located at the Normandy Park Towne Center had shut its doors. This store, located at 19803 First Ave South, may have been affected by a number of elements, including recent ongoing construction on First Ave South, the economic recession, as well as a relatively troubled location where other businesses have also faltered. According to the Normandy Park city newsletter, this ECS location opened in August of 2008. Far as we know, Janel's other ECS location near the Burien Safeway, is still open and in business. While ...
Got Safety? Publicsafe.org Has That And More For Everyone
by Brenda Anders Have you ever needed information regarding safety or emergency preparedness and just weren’t sure where to look? Maybe you aren’t even sure what you need. Well your search is over! We are very lucky to have a website here in the South King Fire & Rescue District called www.publicsafe.org. This independent website which launched in 2007 has everything and all information is relevant to people who live in the South King County area. Wayne Corey, Community Activist and Volunteer Extraordinaire, is responsible for creating, maintaining and paying for this valuable resource. Public safety has been his passion for ...
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Love Continues To Ferment At The Poverty Bay Wine Festival
by Janet Grella Love continues to ferment at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival this year, in at least two separate instances: 1. Three years to the day that Sales Rep Dominic Calandri (pictured, left) met... [Read more]
Time Capsule, Masonic Mysteries Abound On Final Day Of Poverty Bay Wine Fest
by Scott Schaefer Sunday (Mar. 7th) was the final day of the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, a fundraiser for the Des Moines Rotary Club at the historic Landmark Event Center in Des Moines. There are dozens... [Read more]
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New Waterland Blog Advertiser GGC Embroidery–Grams Gift Closet–is on a mission; that is “to provide small businesses in the area the opportunity to brand and logo in the same manner as a mid to... [Read more]
Local Businessman Has Family Ties To Chilean Earthquake Disaster
by Ralph Nichols Sixty-four hundred miles – the distance from Sea-Tac International Airport to Santiago, Chile – is a long way. It’s a lot farther still if you’re here and have immediate family... [Read more]
PHOTO: Poverty Bay Wine Fest Attendees’ Unique Wine Tasting Tray
We’re “blogging live” from the Poverty Bay Wine Festival at the Landmark Event Center in Des Moines, where we’re hanging out at our table near the main room, talking with visitors... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Scenes From Poverty Bay Wine Festival’s Opening Night Gala
Friday night (Mar. 5th) was the opening “A Night in the Vineyard” gala party for this weekend’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which continues all weekend at the Landmark Event Center in... [Read more]
Des Moines Police Urge Residents To “BE READY!”
Our friends at the Des Moines Police Department want our Readers to know the following about emergency preparedness: If you have turned on a television, picked up a newspaper or surfed the internet recently,... [Read more]
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Des Moines Police Blotter: Burglar Leaves Shoe Behind, Gangsta Pleads “Guilty”
Our very Des Moines Police Department’s Police Blotter continues, with fresh, local crime news information fed to us directly from our good friends at the DMPD. This week’s crimes include... [Read more]
REMINDER: Poverty Bay Wine Festival Starts Tonight At Landmark Event Center
REMINDER: The 6th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival kicks off tonight (Friday, March 5th) with a black-tie “A Night in the Vineyard” gala party starting at 7:30pmat the Landmark Event Center... [Read more]
FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Throwing Rocks At Beehives Makes A Man A Boy Again
by Dave Markwell Feel Good Friday is Buzzing!!!! Last summer, my five year-old daughter, Helena, and I went for a walk with our dogs down to the Beach Park in Des Moines. It was a little misty and cool,... [Read more]
“Rec ‘N Roll” Launches New Era Of Communication For City Parks Dept.
Des Moines Parks, Recreation and Senior Services entered a new era of communication on March 2nd with the launch of the ‘Rec ‘n Roll’ marketing campaign, which includes a new monthly electronic... [Read more]
KidSounds, YouthSounds & TeenSounds Spring Concert Is March 19th
Local singers in KidSounds, YouthSounds and TeenSounds will be taking the stage at the Highline Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 19th at 7pm for “A 20th Century Celebration” concert. These... [Read more]
Highline Community College Receives $250K To Boost Job Training
On Thursday (Mar. 4), Highline Community College’s Center of Excellence for International Trade, Transportation and Logistics (ITTL) announced that it had received $250,000 to provide additional job... [Read more]
After A “Soft Opening,” All Star Sports Bar Is Now Open For Business
We just got off the phone with All-Star Sports Bar Operations Manager Joe Potts, who announced that they held a “soft opening” on Wednesday night (Mar. 3), and are now officially “open... [Read more]
Crawl Before You Run At The “Cove To Clover Pub Crawl” On March 12th
From our sister site The B-Town Blog comes this update on the upcoming “Cove to Clover” Pub Crawl, which will benefit the Highline Area Food Bank: What better way to prepare for the March... [Read more]
High School Students Invited To Create Art For Congressional Art Competition
Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith, who represents Washington’s... [Read more]
PHOTOS & REVIEW: First Impressions Of Barnacles At Des Moines
Story and Photos by Michael Brunk As of Monday, March 1st, hungry folks in the city of Des Moines now have a new option to satisfy their culinary cravings. Barnacles Restaurant & Bar – located in... [Read more]
Des Moines Police Blotter: Robbery 1st Degree, Arrests Of Car Thief & Burglars
We’re proud to introduce our latest regular feature here at The Waterland Blog – our very Des Moines Police Department’s Police Blotter, with fresh, local crime news content fed to us directly... [Read more]
Scrapbooking Workshop At Des Moines United Methodist Church Saturday
Des Moines United Methodist Church will be holding a full-day “Scrap into Spring” Scrapbooking Workshop on Saturday, March 6th, from 8am to 5pm at their campus at 22225 9th Ave South. Cost... [Read more]
Emerald City Smoothie’s Normandy Park Store Closes
On Monday (March 1st) we received an email from Janel Stoneback, announcing that her Emerald City Smoothie store located at the Normandy Park Towne Center had shut its doors. This store, located at 19803... [Read more]
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Another Reason To Attend Poverty Bay Wine Fest: MINI Coopers On Sunday!
Here’s another great reason to attend the upcoming Poverty Bay Wine Festival this coming weekend – a parade of MINI Coopers will end up at the Landmark Event Center on Sunday, March 7th sometime... [Read more]
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Another Reason To Attend Poverty Bay Wine Fest: Win A 9-Liter Bottle Of Wine!
A very unique 9-liter bottle of Five Star Cellars 2006 Cabernet Savignon will be raffled off at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival next weekend (Saturday, March 6th & Sunday, March 7th) at the historic... [Read more]
“Tsunami Advisory” Issued For Washington; Will It Hit Des Moines?
We’re pretty sure that the last time a tsunami hit the northwest coast of the U.S. was in 1964, shortly after a major earthquake struck Alaska; far as we know, it damaged some places on the Oregon... [Read more]
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