March 2011

An accident involving a yellow smart car resulted in injuries for a woman and a 2 year old child shortly before 4:00 pm at the intersection of California and Lander Street s.w. in the Admiral District.

Aid units from Engine 32 and others responded to the scene. Two ambulances were called one for each victim but the extent of their injuries is not yet known but both were taken to Harborview Hospital where they are in serious condition.

Update 1
KOMO News reported that the injured woman was the child's nanny. Both were transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening but serious injuries, according to the report.

Update 2
According to Lt. Ronald Smith with the SPD Southwest Precinct, the involved vehicle was stopped at the intersection of California Ave. s.w. and s.w. Lander St, started to make a turn onto California and struck the adult female nanny and child crossing the intersection.

Lt. Smith said the child's head was bumped and the nanny received a broken foot in the crash. Both were transported to Harborview Medical Center and HMC told police the child is "OK."

Burien residents and businesses interested in helping reduce the number of burglaries and other types of criminal activities in the community are invited to attend a free program, Burglaries & You, presented by the Burien Police Department.
Police department officials will provide updates and insight into recent burglary trends and crime prevention information. Participants will learn measures they can take to stop or reduce burglaries and prevent becoming a victim of other crimes:

Burglaries & You
April 12, 7-9 p.m.
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center (Main Auditorium)
19010 1st Ave. S.
Topics will include:
* Burglary Trends in the Burien Area
* Crime Prevention Tips to Protect Residents
* What and When to Call Police
* Crime Maps Offered by City of Burien
* Cop Logic - Online Self-Reporting Tools
* Block & Business Watches
* Burien Alert Emergency Notification System
* Informational Material to Take Home
The program is open to anyone in the Burien, SeaTac and White Center communities.
FREE refreshments.

SeaTac lawmakers are expected to vote April 12 on whether to contribute $10,000 in city funds for a Fourth of July fireworks display at Angle Lake.
The show is put on by the Angle Lake Shore Club, a homeowners and renters social association. Angle Lake Park is kept open on the holiday night so the public can view the display from the park.
If the funds are approved, indications from the March 22 council meeting are that 2011 will be the final year for the city's contribution. Lawmakers and audience members suggested that a vigorous fund raising effort be undertaken in subsequent years in involving SeaTac residents and business people. Currently, about $7,000 is raised through private donations.
Mayor Terry Anderson suggested a decision on the funds be delayed until the April 12 meeting after Councilwoman Pam Fernald maintained that the council had previously banned all fireworks in SeaTac.
"It is ludicrous to give money for something deemed illegal," Fernald declared.

Seattle Department of Transportation crews will grind down and pave the northbound and southbound lanes at the north end of the Ballard Bridge on Saturday, March 26, weather permitting.

Lane closures will change throughout the day to accommodate the work. At least one lane will remain open in each direction. The crews will work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dr. Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent of Seattle Public School announced today her principal appointments for 2011-2012.
Five interim principals were appointed as principal including Ballard High School's Keven Wynkoop.

“The key to student achievement is the quality of instruction and leadership in our schools,” said Enfield in a press release.

“These incoming principals are examples of the strong leadership our schools need to ensure we provide an excellent education for every student.”

Principal appointments:

Beacon Hill International:

Press Release:
Dr. Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent, has announced the following principal appointments: Kelly Aramaki, Beacon Hill International School; Anita Pinchback-Jones, Rainier View Elementary School; and Lisa Escobar, Viewlands Elementary. Dr. Robert Gary has been appointed as Principal-on-special-assignment at Interagency, joining principal Kaaren Andrews. In addition, five interim principals have been appointed as principals: Keven Wynkoop, Ballard High School; Keisha Scarlett, South Shore K-8; Kelley Archer, Stevens Elementary, Chris Cronas, Wedgwood Elementary; and Ruth Medsker, West Seattle High School.
These appointments leave three current openings at Daniel Bagley, John Stanford International and Rainier Beach High School that will be filled through an interview process. The process will include participation by representatives of staff and families.

“The key to student achievement is the quality of instruction and leadership in our schools,” said Enfield. “These incoming principals are examples of the strong leadership our schools need to ensure we provide an excellent education for every student.”

PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENTS

Next month a group of local artists and craftspeople will host an Empty Bowls event to raise money for the Ballard Food Bank.

Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Community events are self developed and independent and benefit an organization of the local chapter's interest. For the third year in a row, the Seattle Chapter has chosen to raise funds for the Ballard Food Bank.

"Our message is that artists are powerful and we can use our art to help others," said Isabelle Franklin from the Seattle Chapter of Empty Bowls. "It's people in Ballard helping people in Ballard."

The community is invited help fight hunger by buying a handcrafted bowl for a minimum donation of $15 and have it filled with soup from The Ballard Market and bread from Tall Grass Bakery while listening to music and enjoying the company of neighbors.

Overnight closures on the approach to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are scheduled for three days beginning Monday, March 28th to facilitate the installation of girders on the International Boulevard (SR-99) bridge over State Route 518. The road improvements will add a new lane to the bridge to facilitate the entrance to the new Rental Car Facility, south of Highway 518, scheduled to open in spring 2012.

The closures are scheduled to occur during the overnight hours between 11 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. to lessen the impact to commuters. Three closures will allow four separate girder sections to be placed on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28 – 30.

Vehicles will be detoured during each evening construction period. Detour routes will be marked and motorists are encouraged to use caution while traveling in the area.

For a link to information, go to http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/traveler/roads.shtml

More Details on Detours

CLICK ON PHOTO FOR SLIDESHOW

The legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is holding a week-long workshop at Denny Middle School, and 8th graders from four classes are participating at the Southwest Community Center. Troupe members tour the country and introduce dance to youngsters as a form of discipline, and source of fun.

"I love it," said 8th-grader Diego Montano, a student in Rachel Evans' class. "It's been nice. Actually I was expecting, like, normal dancing, sort of boring. I was never expecting all jumping around. It's actually pretty cool. I love to play soccer and track."

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association in New York. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance.

On March 2 the Herald met with a crew of five people, four of them members of St. John the Baptist on California Ave s.w., who headed to Mulundi Village, Kenya to help villagers build a four-room secondary school.

To read the full story on their mission, please check out the Herald article West Seattle church members on a mission to build Kenya school.

The building mission is taking place during the week of March 21.

Kate McCormick took a moment out of her busy schedule to send the Herald some photos of their progress and activities in Kenya (they can be seen in the slideshow above).

McCormick wrote the following updates with her email:

“We arrived in the village and were very warmly welcomed by Janet’s family and the church of St. James. They greeted us with song and dance.”

“The time is flying by and has been very intense. It is impossible to say much in a few lines because of the varied nature of the activities.”