Very informative article for bicyclists and very timely in this economic environment ("My way to Ballard, July 16). With the cost of gasoline spiraling out of control, ride on!
Janet Mecir
Maspeth, NY
The biggest party of the year, the Ballard SeafoodFest, is this weekend and thousands of people are expected to come enjoy the entertainment, children's events, booths and the famous salmon barbecue.
Warren Aakervik, president of Ballard Oil has been the master griller behind the salmon meals for the last 33 years.
"It's great. All the old friends come by.
After four decades of dispute over the "Mercer Mess" Seattle's community members continue to debate the best way to address problems with the corridor.
While eight members of the Seattle City Council support a $193 million "Two-Way Mercer Project," council member Nick Licata has voiced his opposition to the project and persuaded three different community groups to do the same.
"The project hasn't been looked at very closely," Licata said.
Mayor Greg Nickels signed an executive order in March to end the city's practice of buying bottled water for city employees and for public events because he said Seattle's water is reported to be "amongst the best in any major city in North America."
Seattle Public Utilities regularly tests its water for 179 compounds including metals, chemical contaminants and disease-causing organisms.
The Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to place a six-year, $73 million levy for improvements to the Pike Place Market on November's ballot.
The last major renovations to the market were made in the early 1980s with $50 million in federal grants.
"Hello, everyone. I want to play a show at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard, and I've done everything I could think of in the past two and a half years, but they still will not reply. So I'm offering $50 to anyone who will let me open for them."
That is the beginning of the unusual Craigslist ad posted by musician Tim Blonde in early July.
Soundview takes two
Soundview won its first two games at the Junior Little League age 13 state baseball tournament held at Skagit Valley Community College.
The Northeast Tacoma team opened with a 6-5 victory over Rainier Valley and followed it up with an 11-2 victory over Bellevue West.
Soundview was prepared to play in the winner’s final after press time Friday.
Masters times offered
The Federal Way Masters swimming team for ages 19 and over is now offering three workout session times at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center l
By Ed Shepherd
Sky Valley was Steel Lake' s first victim in the Senior All Stars Little League State Tournament.
Steel Lake erased a 1-0 deficit early on to support Travis Quackenbush's good in the end, when it mattered most, winning an extra inning game, 5-1, July 13 at Moshier Field in Burien.
"I think we have state in the bag," said Quackenbush, who started off the game allowing three straight singles, including the third hit having an RBI, before ducking trouble the rest of the game, including striking out the final two batters in the first inning.( Quack
AUBURN-Steel Lake had its "Mojo" in motion to the tune of a title on Sunday, July 13 at Sunset Park.
Backed by solid defense, Mikey (Mojo) Mojica batted and pitched the Steel Lake All stars to a 4-1 if-necessary championship game victory at the 2008 Washington Majors (ages 11-12) District 10 Little League baseball tournament.
"We beat the giant," exclaimed SL manager Richard Price. "Kent was the two-time state champion."With Jake Koeltrman injured, everybody stepped it up. Everybody contributed.
1. Federal Way officers followed up on a report of malicious mischief that occurred at a residence on the 32600 block of 16th Court Southwest. When the police arrived, they spoke with the victim, Rafael Rios Serratos, who stated that four vehicles were damaged on his property. According to Serratos, one tire on each of his four vehicles had been slashed with a sharp object by an unknown person or persons. The tires were all flat, Serratos told police. The incident occurred sometime between 10 p.m. on July 15 and 6 a.m. on July 16. Officers could locate no fingerprints at the scene.
