October 2010

News Release from Seattle City Council:

– Councilmember Tom Rasmussen will spend several upcoming Saturdays in the community at Seattle Public Library locations, listening to residents. These informal conversations will take many different directions, with all topics on the table.

"I sincerely hope people will take advantage of this opportunity to have informal yet meaningful conversations about our City,” said Councilmember Tom Rasmussen. “I’d like to hear people’s thoughts regarding next year’s budget, transportation issues, as well as other topics relevant to Seattleites.”

Councilmember Rasmussen will be available this Saturday in West Seattle and at following additional times and locations:

Saturday, October 9
11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Southwest Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W., 98126

Saturday, October 16
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Green Lake Library, 7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N., 98115

Saturday, October 30
noon – 2 p.m.
Northeast Library, 6801 35th Ave. N.E., 98115

Saturday, November 6
10 a.m. – noon
Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., 98103

Where: Delridge (5423 Delridge Way SW, 733-9125)
When: 1 November, 5:30-7:00 pm

· Seattle Public Schools early enrollment allows you to avoid long lines during the spring and summer enrollment periods and ensures your child’s enrollment for next school year

· An enrollment specialist is available to answer your questions.

· Your assignment will be mailed to you in early 2011.

· Come prepared with:

Two address verification documents
Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS)
Birth Certificate for age verification for K-1 students.
Photo ID of parent/guardian

· Admission forms will be provided.

Questions? Call the SPS Service Center at 252-0760 or visit www.seattleschools.org

*Note: If your home address is outside SPS boundaries, your are required to apply separately. Non-residents may apply beginning in the summer of 2011.

Paul Stamets is the Pacific Northwest-based pioneer whose research into mushrooms and fungi for
their medicinal and ecological restoration potential has revolutionized and redefined the study of mycology.

He is author of six mushroom-related books including the highly-acclaimed Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World, and has personally written over 20 patents. He is an advisor to the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical School in Tucson, Arizona and his team’s research discoveries are part of two NIH-funded clinical studies on cancer using mushrooms as adjunct therapies.

Stamets’ analysis of the active antiviral properties of the wood conk Agarikon (above) led to his ongoing work with U.S. government’s Bioshield BioDefense program.

He is also currently working with EPA officials on mycological solutions to the Gulf oil spill. Stamets
has been featured in three films: Leo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour, DIRT, and 2012: Time for Change, and was
selected to present at theprestigious TED foundation (www.ted.com).

Stamets founded Fungi Perfecti, LLC, in 1980.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Thursday, Oct. 7, 7-9 pm

The Ballard High School volleyball team got off to a slow start against Bothell High School Oct. 4 but was able to recover in the final two games of the match. Unfortunately for the Beavers, they were still shutout 3-0.

Bothell hammered Ballard in the first game of the match 25-12. Ballard showed some resilience in the second and third games, narrowing the final scores to 25-20 and 25-21.

Sophomore McKinley Kellogg led the team in assists and digs with 16 and 11 respectively. She also finished with three aces.

Sophomore Liza Berg added a team-high eight kills to go with her three aces.

The loss was Ballard's fifth 3-0 loss this season after being shutout only three times all of last season. It's a reflection of the team's youth and its struggle to compensate for the loss of last year's star player, Lisa Day.

The Beavers (1-4 KingCo, 1-7 overall) face Inglemoor High School at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Inglemoor. Inglemoor is 5-4 overall this season and riding a three-match winning streak.

The Ballard Pool, Ballard Community Center and Loyal Heights Community Center, as well as all other city pools, community centers, environmental learning centers, business service centers and more, will be closed Oct. 8 as part of Seattle Parks and Recreation's furlough day.

City of Seattle employees are taking 10 days off without pay in 2010 to help fill the budget gap. Seattle Parks and Recreation has worked hard to schedule furlough days in a way that has the smallest possible impact on customers and that provides as much coverage as possible, according to a Parks press release.

These facilities and services are closed Oct. 8:

• Grounds maintenance.
• Community centers (except child care and late night programs, which will still operate).
• Swimming pools.
• Environmental Learning Centers.
• Lifelong Recreation (except Food and Fitness programs, which will still operate).
• Business Service Center.

These facilities and services are closed Oct. 11:

Re: About current show "Reefer Madness"

Laughing at people in a disease is thoughtless and unfeeling. I do not think this show is appropriate for a community theater. The show depicted sick people needing help and should not to be seen as entertainment. Would you laugh at people with cancer, other illnesses, or in depression?

First, the play ranges in the same venue psychologically as violence, lower energy used as entertainment.

Our society has enough messages to keep people from raising their essence into higher forms of loving messages that are truth. Anything not positive is not truth. If you want to improve society, raise the quality of the stories selected.

In addition, there were some myths perpetuated in this show that are not true. It sends a false message to those thinking they can stop the problem of a medical disease with humor or lack of facts. Addiction was declared a disease by the American Medical Association in 1956. A chronic, progressive disease leads to insanity or death without intervention. Alcoholics Anonymous is the only real reprieve for the disease of addiction.

Shortly after midnight on Oct. 5, police responded to a call of shots fired at a car near Northwest 77th Street and 24th Avenue Northwest. The rear window of the car was shattered, there was a bullet hole in the driver's side headrest, and damage to the rear bumper apparently caused when two bullets struck the car.

The driver of the car, a 19-year-old male, was struck in the shoulder, though the bullet did not penetrate and only left a bruise. A 19-year-old female was also in the car.

According to the victims, they were driving around the neighborhood when they were confronted by two males in a gray Mazda. During the confrontation, the suspects got out of their vehicle and pointed a handgun at the victim's car. The victims escaped by driving down side streets.

Later, the suspects caught up with the victims and began ramming their car, according to their report. They were able to drive off but only after three shots were fired at their vehicle.

Officers could not find any damage to the front of the victim's car to indicate the ramming, and neither of the victims could tell officers were the ramming occurred.

You may have read in your Oct. 1 paper a letter entitled: "D. M. mayor fires back against critic." In that letter, Mayor Sheckler has lost an opportunity to demonstrate the leadership qualities we so sorely need in Des Moines in these trying times.

His response to a constituent's letter ends with unnecessary personal attacks unrelated to the constituent's criticism. This is not acceptable behavior for public communications.

Additionally, blaming any single individual for economic problems in Des Moines deflects attention from the fact that we still haven't identified the true causes or found realistic workable solutions. Our citizens would be better served by a more honest analysis of issues in conjunction with an approach that rewards respectful teamwork over individual gamesmanship.

Everyone in Des Moines will gain if leadership can find a way to readjust its goals and methods. Let's get started.

Dan Sherman
Des Moines Councilmember

You may have noticed the new red and yellow buses making trial runs up and down Tukwila International Boulevard and Pacific Highway between Tukwila and Federal Way. These new buses are part of King County Metro's "RapidRide" system, which started rolling out on Oct. 2.

The first line to be introduced is the A Line. This will replace the 174 route, which runs between the Federal Way Transit Center and Tukwila International Boulevard Link light rail station, according to an announcement from the King County Department of Transportation.

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson says the elimination of route 174 will not negatively affect riders, such as Highline Community College students who rely on that bus to get to school.

"Riders will now have more frequent, reliable and fast service up and down Pacific Highway," says Patterson. "Students who used 174 can now use the A Line to travel to and from Highline Community College."

On Oct. 9th, Sea Mar Community Health Centers will hold its second annual Binational Health Fair at the Burien City Hall and Public Library, 400 S.W. 152nd St.

The health fair is a national mobilization of city, public and private organizations to address the health and wellbeing of Latinos living in the United States and Canada.

The fair will feature a variety of health screenings including tests for diabetes, cholesterol, vision, blood pressure, weight analysis, HIV, and asthma. After the screenings, patients will have the opportunity to speak with a physician about their results. There will also be free mammograms for women 40-64.

El Tianguis Latino Market will be open for the duration of the health fair. Throughout the health fair, there will be raffles with prizes from local restaurants and businesses. Children's activities at the fair include professional storytellers, arts and crafts, raffle prizes, bike helmet fittings, fire engine tours, and much more.