May 2011

Max O’Neal, a sophomore at Ballard High School, finished second in the Wenatchee Omnium this weekend, racing in the men’s category 3 division.

At the age of 15, he was the youngest rider in the race and one of the youngest riders to make the podium in the history of the event.

Nicknamed “The Missile”, O'Neal did his very first road race as an eight-year-old and this is his third season racing in the adult categories. In preparation for this season, he has been racing and training with an elite group of riders at Herriott Sports Performance, spending 10 to 14 hours on a bike during the week and racing on the weekends.

"We have high expectations for Max. He wants to be a Pro," said David Richter, a Ballardite and retired professional cyclist who has been O'Neal's coach for a year.

"Max best attribute is determination. He has the drive and will to get him there. He's doing the right workouts and I think he's on track."

O'Neal accomplished his impressive podium placement at the Wenatchee Omnium by earning a second place finish in the time trial and a third place finish in the hilly road race.

Yesterday, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law a bill that will correct a discrepancy in licensing requirements for before- and after-school child care facilities that operate in public and private school buildings. This bill is said to save taxpayers a significant amount of money.

From the press release:

House Bill 1776, sponsored by State Rep. David Frockt of Seattle’s 46th District, will direct the state’s Department of Early Learning to develop specific rules for school-based child care operations aimed at lessening the financial burden on schools to accommodate those facilities in their buildings.

Under current law, schools are required to spend substantial dollars to build out or retrofit school spaces to comply with licensing requirements governing child-care facilities, even though the school buildings already comply with their own set of safety requirements.

Monday, May 9

Baseball
Chief Sealth 4, Blanchet 3
The Seahawks pulled out a one-run victory last Monday, May 9 to open the Metro League tournament.
C.J. Hicks hit 3-for-4 with one RBI to lead the way and A.J. Rose hit 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI. Keone Kela was the winning pitcher for Chief Sealth.
Seattle Prep 6, West Seattle 4
West Seattle's Wildcats went down to a 6-4 loss at the hands of Seattle Prep on Monday, May 9.
Sea. Luth. 10, Concrete 0
Seattle Lutheran crunched Concrete by a 10-0 score Monday, May 9.

Fastpitch
Tahoma 9, Mt. Rainier 0
Tahoma trounced the Rams, 9-0, in Monday, May 9 action.
SCS 14, Cascade Chr. 2
Kelli Kumasaka hit 4-for-5 with a triple in a Monday, May 9 win and Molli Renish hit 3-for-5 with four runs scored. Mikayla Wrolstedd had two hits and two runs scored.

Tuesday, May 10

Baseball
Capital 7, Highline 2
Highline took a loss to the Cougars in a Tuesday, May 10 playoff game.

Boys soccer
SCS 2, Coupeville 1

KENT- After days of exchanging strokes with the entire SPSL 4A girls tennis teams, Mount Rainier finished sixth out of 18 teams with a total of 19 points. Kentridge ran away from the field with 37 points.
Leading the way for the Rams was its West Central District doubles qualifying team of Shannon Wong and Alexis Gregerson.
Following an unbeaten path through the first two rounds of the SPSL tournament, Wong and Gregerson opened the round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-1, defeat of the Rogers pair of Lindsey Jones and Loria Lee on Tuesday, May10.
Preparation for the match included more warm up time and pre-match discussion.
"We went to lunch and talked about our strategy," said Wong. "First, we warmed up with more minutes. Then, we just stayed relaxed."

Gregerson related the successful strategy.

"It was consistency," she said. "When we pulled them outside we put in some good shots down the alley."
Mount Rainier's quarterfinal match up required everything it could summon up in a three-set war that had the Rams prevailing, 7-6 (tiebreaker) in the first set against Peyton Protheroe and Karen Wentzke of Auburn in the heat of the warm sunshine.

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Art
Burien Community Center--Artist Garreth Schuh will be displaying his artwork in May. 14700 6th Ave S.W. Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-8p.m. Fridays 8:30am-5 p.m. 206-988-3700.

Music
Centerstage-- "I'm Into Something" This high energy, high octane musical is fuelled by the hit songs of the Great British bands of the day. Through June 5. 3200 S.W. Dash Point Road, Federal Way. Tickets and information, 253-661-1444 or www.centerstagetheatre.com.

Shoplifter assaults security
Police responded to a call at a supermarket on South 128th Street and 1st Avenue South. Security officers were struggling with a shoplifter. A man walked into the store, grabbed two Modelo beers and a roasted chicken and walked out the front door making no effort to pay for the items. Security confronted the man and ordered him to stop. He refused and continued walking. One guard positioned himself in the way of the suspect in an effort to get him to stop. The suspect then pushed the guard with his hand and arm causing injury. Police arrested the man who was still acting uncooperative. The arresting officer recognized the suspect from a shoplifting call less than thirty minutes before at Fred Meyer. The suspect faces charges of Assault and theft.

False report officer shot

Former Mayor and current Councilmember Shawn McEvoy has been selected by the Normandy Park City Council to serve as mayor for the remainder of 2011.

The Normandy Park Mayor position became vacant when George Hadley resigned in March. Since Hadley's resignation, Mayor Pro Tem Clarke Brant has assumed the duties of Mayor.

Mr. Hadley died May 8 at his home.

McEvoy was appointed to the council on Sept. 10, 2002 and then elected to a four-year term in 2003 and again in 2007. McEvoy previously served as mayor from 2006 - 2010. Brant will continue to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore.

Former Normandy Park Mayor George Hadley passed away in his home on May 8.

Mr. Hadley was diagnosed in January with Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. He resigned from the council at the beginning of March, when his illness progressed to a point where he could no longer remain on the council.

A memorial service will be held for him on June 12 at The Normandy Park Cove at 2 p.m.
On April 27, council members held a special meeting at Mr. Hadley's home, presenting him with a plaque for his service in Normandy Park. Mr. Hadley was also presented with a plaque from the Suburban City's Association. He was very active in the organization.

Normandy Park Mayor Pro-Tem Clarke Bryant said he met Mr. Hadley at an over 50-soccer league. Clarke said it was Mr. Hadley who talked him into applying for a vacant seat.

Clarke described Mr. Hadley as being very detail oriented. "He liked to read all of the paperwork very closely," Clarke said. "He wanted to make sure the paperwork that left the city was proper."

Mr. Hadley began serving on the city council in 2004. Before that, he was on Normandy Park's Board of Adjustment.

For the first time in 15 years, Des Moines is seriously looking at raising the building heights for new development in the Marina District.

Raising the building height downtown is not the only thing the council is discussing as they look to completely revamp the zoning code for the downtown core. But it is the height changes are the most controversial.

With the award of a height bonus the proposed zoning changes would allow Four buildings along Marine View Drive South to go up to 45 feet, and 10 buildings along 7th Avenue South to go up to 65 feet.
The building height on 7th Avenue north of South 226th Street would be raised from the current 35 feet to 45 feet.

Two open houses were held so citizens could look at the proposed changes and give their input. City Manager Tony Piasecki said most people spoke against raising building heights, but there were a couple of people who came that were in favor.

Piasecki said 100 people showed up for the two open houses, which he described as a good turnout, but not a consensus of the citizens.

The Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence honored five indiduals at two events on May 13.
Gold Star awards are given to employees, volunteers and alumni in the Highline School District for their outstanding service. This year's Gold Star Award winners were selected from an extensive list of nominees submitted by people who live and work in the Highline district.

This year the foundation put on both a breakfast and lunch at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tukwila . Each winner also received a cash prize from the foundation.

The honorees were:

Outstanding Teacher, Beverly Mowrer, New Start High School