September 2008

Last Friday local protestors gathered at both West Seattle and Ballard campuses of Mars Hill Church to protest author Ted Tripp who spoke at a Biblical Parenting Conference over the weekend.

The conference was designed to give practical advice to parents in the congregation from Tripp, senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Hazleton, Pa., whose book "Shepherding a Child's heart," Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll calls "the best book I've ever read on parenting."

It was specifically Tripp's advocating of spanking that got concerned citizens like Joanne Brayden, a West S

More than 100,000 tons of plastic were tossed in the landfill in 2006, according to the King County Solid Waste Division web site, yet Seattle residents are unable to recycle several kinds of plastics that are in fact recyclable.

Seattle Public Utilities lists the following plastic items on its Web site that will be picked out and thrown away if mistakenly placed in your curbside recycling collection bin:

* Bubble wrap

* Flower pots

* Bags (such as freezer, frozen food, produce, bread, garbage, and Ziploc type bags)

* Packaging or wrapping

A new spirit of action, conservation and creativity is coursing through The Kenney, West Seattle's only continuing care retirement home on Fauntleroy. The theme is conservation and the color is green.

"The Kenney is going green," said Amy Lee Derenthal, director of development. With a smile, she explains with pride the difference in the change.

The Seattle Animal Shelter continues its aggressive campaign to make sure pet owners license their pets.

"A license is like a life insurance policy for your pet. If your pet gets lost and doesn't have a license tag or a microchip, the odds are you'll never see your pet again," says Shelter Director Don Jordan.

"Only 17 percent of the nations 3.8 million stray dogs and 2 percent of the nations 2.3 million stray cats ever make it home again.

The city is looking for two new members to serve on the Landmarks Preservation Board, one (1) Historian position and one (1) Structural Engineer position.

The 12-member Landmarks Preservation Board makes recommendations to the City Council for landmark designation and reviews all proposed physical alterations to designated features of landmark properties.

The Board is composed of two architects, two historians, one structural engineer, one representative each from the fields of real estate and finance, one member from the City Planning Commission, a Get Engaged member, an

Frank Moore of Beverly Park has been elected to the Greater Seattle Bowling Hall of Fame.

Moore, 65, nominated by Doug Harrell, owner of Magic Lanes in White Center, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in April 2009. He was elected in the category of Meritorious Service.

Moore's service to bowling has been through his work with youth bowling. For many years he has been a director of the Greater Seattle Youth Bowling Association and is currently the vice president of that association.

He is the director of youth tournament bowling and has been since 1988.

Senior Chandler Dennison made her Metro League debut a winning one last Thursday.

Not only was her wire-to-wire win a "first" in her cross country career, but Dennison's time of 20:33 over the 5,000 meter Lower Woodland course was the fastest by a West Seattle High girl in at least the past eight seasons.

Unfortunately, an incomplete team of only four runners could not capitalize on Dennison's victory, since five runners are required to tally a team score.

Seattle ranked #1 out of 25 cities across the United States for Farmers' Markets in Travel and Leisure Magazine's annual 'America's Favorite Cities' survey. "Farmers' markets are a big part of our neighborhoods - they provide a source for fresh produce, support local farmers and small businesses, and create a gathering place for the community," said Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels. "It's great that the markets are recognized for their critical role in Seattle's vitality."

Farmers' Markets serve as important generators of economic activity in Seattle's neighborhood business districts.

Julie Enevoldsen clutched a stack of handouts, folded maps of the eight scenarios proposed for replacing the viaduct.

"I definitely like this process better," she said. "It's vastly improved from before, where we had to vote between A and B with no information about either."

Enevoldsen was among more than a hundred people who attended the scoping open house for the Alaskan Way Viaduct, at the Fauntleroy Church in West Seattle last week, Sept.

Early Saturday, a man sleeping in a residence near the Alki Homestead woke up to the sound of shouting voices and a car alarm. He looked out the window and saw cars racing through an alley and heard a volley of gunfire. Although no one else called in a report, he later discovered that his vehicle had been rifled through during the night.

Late Saturday, a citizen on Genesee Hill called 911 to report a loud group of young men hanging out in the 4100 block of 51st SW.