October 2005

Trail Troubles

Alex Russell

A month after the completion of a new stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail, a local business owner still has safety concerns about the trail running along industrial Ballard.

"I don't want to see anybody get hurt but the problem is the bicyclist...is the one that's going to get injured, and commerce, industry is going to get shut down," said Warren Aakervik, owner of Ballard Oil.

A central part of Aakervik's business is trucking fuel to his waterfront business.

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Patricia Anne SULLIVAN

Patricia Anne Sullivan was born Oct. 10, 1924.

Early life in Roslyn, Wash., was Irish-Welsh family oriented and centered around their pub business, "the Brick." Her miner father died too young, forcing her mother, brother and Pat to move to northeast Seattle. Operating a boarding house afforded Pat and her small family opportunities to meet a wide cross-section of interesting people, and she truly loved people!

Pat graduated from Roosevelt High School, Class of 1943, at the height of World War II. Then she went on to UW for a Journalism/Education major.

Willem HOOLBOOM

Our dear father and Opa passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2005, to join our beloved mother and Oma in heaven.

Opa was born Feb. 27, 1920 in Soerabaja on the island of Java, Indonesia. He lived a happy and prosperous life growing up in Indonesia with three sisters and as the son of many generations of Dutch East Indies Army officers. He traveled to Breda, Holland, in 1938 for Dutch Army officer training.

Agencies discuss uncertain future of Puget Sound

Governor Christine Gregoire said she plans create an initiative to clean and preserve the Puget Sound, causing the Metropolitan King County Council, and many other interested organizations, to discuss the possible challenges the County will face to successfully protect the natural resource.

The King County Council made the issue the topic of the day at its Town Hall meeting Monday, Sept.

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Residents envision better, safer street

About 35 Ballard residents gathered last week to discuss possible improvements to 14th Avenue Northwest, a heavily used street that has caused many of the nearby residents concern over its safety and aesthetic value to the neighborhood.

Many of the people who attended the meeting at St. Alphonsus Parish School last Wednesday live near 14th and have for years discussed their concerns regarding the 100-foot wide, mile long section of the street that runs from the ship canal to Ballard High School.

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Phillips seeks County Council

Larry Phillips, current chair of the Metropolitan King County Council, wants to keep his council seat this election year and plans to do so by promoting his involvement in communities within his council District 4.

Despite all the responsibilities and work involved with chairing the council as a whole, Phillips said it has never had an adverse effect on his commitment to District 4 neighborhoods, which include Queen Anne, Magnolia and Ballard.

"I am still very responsive to constituents' needs," he said in a recent interview.

Phillips has been on the County Cou

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