May 2009

Boys Soccer

Latest scores
Friday, April 10, Chief Sealth vs. Ingraham
Final score: Chief Sealth 2 Ingraham 2

Tuesday, April 14, Chief Sealth vs. Cleveland
Final score: Chief Sealth 6 Cleveland 3

Thursday, April 16, Chief Sealth vs. Nathan Hale
Final score: Chief Sealth 1 Nathan Hale 7

Tuesday, April 21, Chief Sealth vs. West Seattle
Final score: Chief Sealth 1 West Seattle 2

Friday, April 24, Chief Sealth vs. Rainier Beach
Final score: Chief Sealth 5 Rainier Beach 0

Tuesday, April 28, Chief Sealth vs. Inraham
Final score: Chief Sealth 1 Ingraham 2

Friday, May 1, Chief Sealth vs. Franklin
Final score: Chief Sealth 7 Franklin 0

Tuesday, May 5, Chief Sealth vs. Cleveland
Final score: Chief Sealth 6 Cleveland 0

NO UPCOMING GAMES SCHEDULED

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Baseball

Latest scores

Friday, April 10, Chief Sealth vs. Ingraham
Final score: Chief Sealth 3 Ingraham 4

Monday, April 20, Chief Sealth vs. Evergreen Lutheran
Final score: Chief Sealth 0 Evergreen Lutheran 22

Tuesday, April 21, Chief Sealth vs. Bellevue Christian
Final score: Chief Sealth 8 Bellevue 12

Local resident Katy Walum has made major progress in planning "Admiral Neighborhood Summer Concerts in the Park," a summer concert series for Hiawatha Park. With approval from the park's community center, and several artists interested in performing, Walum is now looking for local businesses to sponsor the series.

She estimates that to pay the bands and advertise for the concerts will cost $3,000 in total, and plans to offer sponsors advertising in exchange.

The concerts will be held on Thursday nights between July 23 and August 27 just behind the community center. They will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Walum expects local families to mingle and enjoy picnic dinners.

"I'm aiming for a classy musical affair," Walum said. "Im really excited about it."

Walum is planning to book a variety of musical acts, including a seven-piece Niel Young cover band and the West Seattle Big Band. She is still looking for a bluegrass or R&B group.

If interested, please contact Walum at katy.walum@gmail.com.

Eleven competitors – four girls and seven boys – on the Ballard High School track and field team qualified for the 2009 KingCo Conference Championships.

For the girls, Lauren Cloward will compete in the 400-meter, Lauren Hammerle will compete in the 1,600-meter, Erin Philbeck and Hammerle will compete in the 3,200-meter, and Tina Kellogg will compete in the discus.

The seven boys will compete in nine events at the championships: Michael Tran and Julian Montante in the 100-meter; Tran in the 200-meter; Nahom Workie in the 1,600-meter; Carlos Stanley, Jack Sandstrom, Tran and Montante in the 100-meter relay; Linton Rowan in the shot put; Baxter Smith and Rowan in the discus; Stanley in the Javelin; Montante, Tran and Stanley in the long jump; and Montante and Stanley in the triple jump.

At the top of the Ballard girls team is senior Lauren Hammerle, who went to state last year and is ranked fifth in the 3,200 and eight in the 1,600.

Senior Linton Rowan is out in front for the boys. He went to state last year and is ranked third in the shot put and 11th in the discus.

With efforts by Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, Mayor Greg Nickels has eliminated fees for food gardens grown in planting strips.

In previous years, many residents had been told that growing food in planting strips was not allowed. In reality, such gardens were permissible within department of transportation safety guidelines, but discouraged, according to the city.

In 2008, Conlin, chair of the council's Environment, Emergency Management and Utilities Committee, requested the transportation department clarify and communicate those guidelines to the public and shift to encourage planting strip
gardens.

The new modified rules are the result of that request.

The changes are one of several steps that council, through the Local Food Initiative, is taking to encourage Seattle residents to plant vegetables and other edible foods.

"The new rules will make it easier for people to grow their own food in Seattle," said Conlin. "Gardening in front yards and planting strips is a great way to build community."

Seattle School Board member Michael DeBell has announced that he will seek re-election to the post he has held since 2005.  DeBell represents School Director District IV, which includes Ballard, Queen Anne, and Magnolia. 
 
“We have plenty of work ahead of us,” DeBell said in a release announcing his bid for re-election, “but we’ve made great strides in our effort to bring positive change to Seattle Public Schools.  The pieces are now in place:  a strong new superintendent, a thoughtful and effective new board, and an ambitious five-year strategic plan to guide our work.  We are positioned to accomplish the turnaround that will make our schools a model for the nation.  I am eager to continue building on what we’ve started.”
 
Citing improved student achievement in every school as his top priority, DeBell highlighted several steps currently in progress that will have a positive impact:

- Reorganizing our budget to maximize tax dollars going to classroom instruction.

- Redesigning our Student Assignment Plan to insure that every home has a guaranteed nearby school assignment.

After 10 years in Ballard, novelty purveyor Archie McPhee is down to its final month in the neighborhood.

Employees are busy packing up or selling the larger items left in the store, from a shiny rocket ship to a giant devil head to empty shelves that once held uncountable numbers of items no one knew they needed.

Archie McPhee is leaving its Market Street home for a store at the corner of 45th Avenue Northwest and Stone Way after it couldn't secure a long-term lease for its current location.

This month, ArtsWest will open the annual ArtsWest Artist Associate group show, Puppies and Ice Cream: a discourse on contemporary sublime. 

The free show runs May 17 through June 28.  The opening reception with the artists will be on June 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. with musical accompaniment from internationally recognized Flamenco guitarist, Marcos Carmona. 
 
The show exemplifies that art is about transformation: both of line and shadow, as well as individual and cultural beliefs. The inspired and magnificent pieces chosen encourage the contemplation of the use of comfort and distraction to engage a contemporary viewer, according to a press release from ArtsWest.  

The ArtsWest Artists Association (AWAA) is made up of talented and diverse visual artists from throughout Seattle.  AWAA provides a visual artists' network in West Seattle, where artists can exchange ideas, gain knowledge, and learn about professional opportunities. They meet monthly to create, view and discuss art, network with other professionals and attend demonstrations from nationally recognized artists.   

Members exhibit regularly at venues throughout West Seattle.

One of the first companies in the Northwest to fish sustainably, Loki Fish Company has endured and even expanded in this challenging market.

“People still want great salmon, and we have a range of high-quality fish for every budget,” said co-owner and fisherman Peter Knutson in a statement released today.

Thirty years ago this month, Knutson took his pregnant wife Hing Ng out on their newly purchased boat, the Loki. While Hing threw up, Knutson caught two salmon – one they ate, and the other became Loki Fish’s first sale.

Today, the couple’s two sons are also in the business. Jonah (along for the ride 30 years ago) fishes each summer in Alaska and the Puget Sound on the F/V Loki, while Knutson fishes the F/V Njord. Younger son Dylan manages the company’s marketing and distribution, Hing runs the office, and Jonah’s fiancée, Jenn, creates Loki’s signs.

The company has stayed competitive due to the growing demand for health-promoting salmon, as well as the commitment Knutson and Jonah have to sustainable fishing, said Peter Knutson.

This week I’d like to dip into my metaphor bag again and talk about doctors.

Often times, one of the most challenging things we in the automotive industry face are effective communication with our customers. Not everyone is created equal when it comes to understanding technical issues, and, as most people do know, cars are rapidly becoming more and more technical.

It’s been my experience that most people would like to have some idea of what it is you are doing to their vehicles, but may be reluctant to try and find out. Likewise, many in the industry do not make a good enough attempt at finding a common ground in explaining things. When it all starts to sound like techno-speak mumbo-jumbo, we are not doing our job.

I like to talk to a customer and find out what they do for a living or hobby and try to make comparisons or come up with (wait for it…) metaphors. One of my favorites is doctors. Going to the doctor’s office is something nearly everyone has done, so it is a good place to find a common ground.

The Seattle City Council passed a measure this week aimed at cutting the city's budget in the face of declining revenues and outlined a plan for economic recovery for the city that also provides some relief for small business owners and individuals faced with losing their homes and jobs.

A resolution that officially acknowledges the city's need to make mid-year budget cuts, utilize up to $5 million in city rainy day funds to balance the 2010 budget and identify potential cost savings to be considered by Mayor Greg Nickels during the preparation of the 2010 proposed budget was passed unanimously May 11.

With its passage, the bill calls out public safety and human services and housing as the city's highest funding priorities, but also re-affirms the council's six budget goals that were pre-established for the 2009 budget. Along with the aforementioned, others include transportation, pedestrian safety, environmental stewardship and neighborhood planning.