May 2006

A citizen's study of bias-motivated attacks in Seattle neighborhoods indicates that West Seattle is not immune from prejudice.

In fact, the report that was released earlier this month by Ballard resident Ken Molsberry found bias attacks are not uncommon in any Seattle neighborhood.

Through records from the Seattle Police Department's bias-crime database, Molsberry categorized bias-motivated incidents by neighborhood from 2000 to 2005. More than 400 incidents were documented in all 18 Seattle neighborhoods. Some included verbal and physical threats.

The hum of electrical power at the old California Avenue Substation will soon be replaced by the buzz of public meetings and recreational activities.

Until they get a better place to play, parents as well as children living in the surrounding neighborhood gather to play in an empty church parking lot at the corner of Dakota Street and 44th Avenue Southwest, said Kevin Broveleit, a neighbor and volunteer helping to create the new park.

The White Center Food Bank is now operating in its new building and serving about 5,000 people, its biggest client base ever.

The new one-story building has approximately 3,700 square feet of space and was built in a parking lot on the campus of Public Health-Seattle & King County offices on Southwest 108th Street.

About half of the White Center Food Bank's new building is for food storage, said Rick Jump, executive director.

Steve Beren admitted to 34th District Republicans on May 16 that challenging Washington's "congressman for life" is a daunting task.

But, Beren declared, "There's no candidate I'd rather run against than (Seventh District Democratic Rep.) Jim McDermott.

"In King County, in the Seventh District, for too long we've had a controversial, extremist congressman" who has given his constituents "a lack of representation."

McDermott is "one of the most ineffective (members of Congress) in constituent service, who spends more time with enemies of this country than he doe

Editor: Two weeks ago the Ballard News Tribune reported on plans to convert the Swedish Ballard campus from a full service acute care hospital to a "comprehensive ambulatory center with low intensity inpatient services." This would be a major change for the hospital and for Ballard.

Here is the situation as I understand it. So-called day surgery would continue to take place at Ballard, but procedures involving more than a few nights in the hospital would be done at other facilities - presumably First-Hill or Providence.

COUNTY OF KING

NO. 06-4-02943-4SEA

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the matter of the estate of: MARGUERITE B. LEE, Deceased.

The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate.

IN AND FOR

THE COUNTY OF KING

NO: 06-4-03003-3SEA

AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

In the matter of the estate of: HAZEL G. MCELRATH, Deceased.

KING COUNTY

NO: 06-4-03002-5SEA

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

In the matter of the estate of: F. WILLIAM DEN DULK, Deceased.

THE Co-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES NAMED BELOW have been appointed as co-personal representatives of this estate.

NO: 06-4-03001-7SEA

REVISION TO PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the matter of the estate of: CAROL ANN GORDON, Deceased.

Attached is a copy of the Probate Notice to Creditors that was filed in the above estate on May 10, 2006. Publication of that Notice failed to occur on May 17, 2006. The date of the first publication is now May 24, 2006.

DATED this 18th day of May, 2006.

MULLAVEY, PROUT, GRENLEY & FOE, LLP

NO: 06-4-02999-0SEA

REVISION TO PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the matter of the estate of: GLADYS TROUP STICKLER, Deceased.

Attached is a copy of the Probate Notice to Creditors that was filed in the above estate on May 10, 2006. Publication of that Notice failed to occur on May 17, 2006. The date of the first publication is now May 24, 2006.

DATED this 18th day of May, 2006.

MULLAVEY, PROUT, GRENLEY & FOE, LLP