June 2011

In a wide ranging White Center business district meeting on Monday June, 13 a group of about 25 gathered to talk about marijuana businesses in the neighborhood, the new promotional poster for the area, the potential for biking in White Center, planter boxes, and more.

Marijuana dispensary law discussed

Press release:

The Seattle Parks and Recreation Summer Guide is now available online at http://www.seattle.gov/parks/SummerGuide.htm and in limited supplies at Parks community centers, pools, and other facilities.

The Summer Guide is chock full of information about summer activities in Seattle parks this summer. Here are a few ideas:

· Enjoy Bicycle Sundays along Lake Washington Boulevard, when cyclists can pedal happily with no cars present.

· Take part in tons of fun activities in downtown parks, from movies to crafts markets, buskers to concerts, Dancing ‘Til Dusk, Family Fun Days, festivals and celebrations, farmers markets, and more.

· Swim and play at our nine lifeguarded beaches, where lifeguards also offer free swim lessons. Parks strongly recommends swimming only where lifeguards are present.

· Make like a fish at Colman Pool, Seattle’s only heated saltwater pool, and Mounger Pool, with its two pools and 50-foot corkscrew slide.

· Splish and splash in one of 16 wading pools and 10 sprayparks.

Story Update

One of the two pilots to land the plane in the field spoke exclusively to the West Seattle Herald Saturday, June 18. His wife, a crew member, also spoke to us:

Seven crew members and volunteers were uninjured when the B-17 “Liberty Belle”, a WWII-era bomber caught fire and landed in a field about 40 miles southwest of Chicago Monday, June 13. The fire occurred shortly after taking off at 9:30 a.m. The Liberty Foundation that owned and operated the aircraft had been giving rides at a small airport in Sugar Grove over the June 11-12 weekend and were on their way to Indianapolis.

Many "Flying Fortresses" were built southeast of West Seattle in Boeing Plant 2. This plane, built in 1945 at Lockheed in Burbank, California never saw combat, but was named after a B-17 that did.

By Eric Olson
West Seattle Pee Wee Baseball played their championship games for the Pinto (7-8 year olds) and Mustang (9-10 year olds) on Saturday, June 10.

Congratulations to the Menashe Pinto and Alki Lumber Mustang teams for their hard fought wins. The championships were extremely close, requiring a double-header and extra innings in the second game for both divisions.

For more pictures and a complete update on how the championship games went on Saturday, visit the WSAPWB website at http://westseattlepeewee.clubspaces.com/pagecustom.aspx?id=221&o=197090 and the West Seattle Association of Pee Wee Baseball Facebook page.

Eric Olson is President of the West Seattle Association of Pee Wee Baseball

Drivers can expect region-wide congestion Father’s Day weekend as construction completely closes the State Route 520 floating bridge and highway and the Interstate 5 ramps to and from Mercer Street in Seattle.

“Whether you’re headed to the Mariners’ games, the Fremont Solstice Parade and Fair or celebrating Father’s Day, we’re asking drivers to plan ahead for major traffic delays on all Puget Sound highways,” said Brian Dobbins, WSDOT construction engineer for the SR 520 Eastside Transit and HOV Project.

As drivers think about alternate routes the weekend of June 17 through 20, they should expect the heaviest traffic midday Saturday and Sunday on I-5 and I-90 heading into Seattle, and on I-405 approaching I-90.

Closure details:

SR 520

Crews will close all lanes on SR 520 from 11 p.m. Friday, June 17, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 20, between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue. Details of the closure and detour maps are online. Night work is planned, and neighbors near the work zone are likely to hear construction noise.
All SR 520 ramps in the construction zone also will close, except for the 108th Avenue Northeast on-ramp to eastbound SR 520.

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Gourmet Deluxe
Smorbord Sandwich
Making Workshop
Leif Erikson Hall
2245 N.W. 57th St.
Sat., March 4 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Bjorn Ruud from Scandinavian Specialties will teach the fine culinary art of making smorbrod, delicious open faced sandwiches, after which all participants will make their own under his guidance. Cost: $20.00 per person. Reservations through the Leif Erikson Hall office at 206.783.1274. Office is open Mon., Wed., and Fri.y from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. All proceeds will be given to the Leif Erikson Building Association. Come and enjoy a luncheon of your own creation and meet other happy sandwich makers. If you have additional questions, contact Lee Ehrheart 206.789.7043.

Loyal Heights Community Center’s Annual Pancake Breakfast
Loyal Heights Community Center

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave S.W.
206 937 7169
50% OFF Men’s wear every Sunday in June. 50% OFF pink -tagged items now thru Monday, June 20, and only $1 Tuesday, June 21 thru Thursday, June 30. Summer Book Event begins Monday, June 20th through Sunday, July 3rd. Great books at greater prices. The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop is open Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m, All other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

An Afternoon of Music and Dance
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way S.W.
206-684-7423
Friday, June 17, 1-3:30 p.m. Enjoy dancing to the music of Lauren Petrie or just listen. More info: Mary at 206-684-7423. Cost $3.

Father’s Day Glass Jellyfish Demo
Avalon Glassworks
2914 S.W. Avalon Way
Sunday, June 19, 11-5 p.m. Glass artist Richard Lowrie is sharing the secrets of creating glass jellyfish. Meet the artist, purchase signed work, and watch the process. More information at 206-937-6369. www.avalonglassworks.com

Father’s Day Breakfast
American Legion
3618 S.W. Alaska St.
Sunday, June 19, 9 a.m.-noon. They will be serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee.

An armed assault in South Seattle on June 12 resulted in a 27-year-old suspect’s arrest on the 5900 block of Delridge Way S.W. in West Seattle, according to Seattle Police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb.

Around 5:27 a.m. police responded to a “man with a gun” call on Seward Park Avenue S. The 22-year-old female victim told police she had met up with the male suspect and he became angry. She left in a car with a friend and he followed them in his vehicle, forcing them to pull over. The suspect got out, pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger but the victim said the gun did not fire. They sped around the suspect and fled. She reported hearing a gunshot as they drove away, according to police.

Later that day the victim called in with the suspect’s location, in West Seattle, and Southwest Precinct officers were able to apprehend him as he left his Delridge Way S.W. apartment.

A loaded pistol was found in his pocket and the suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault and violation of the Uniform Firearms Act (felon in possession of a firearm), police said.

The suspect’s weapon and vehicle were taken by police as evidence.

Two burglars/vandals were arrested on June 4 for breaking into a school on the 3800 block of S.W. Findlay St. Multiple alarms were tripped shortly after 1 a.m. and when officers arrived they could hear loud banging, glass breaking and “multiple voices echoing through the building.” The suspects initially tried to flee over the schools rooftops but stopped once they realized escape was unlikely. One suspect was cooperative, admitting to breaking into the school because they “just wanted to ‘break (expletive).’” The other suspect was less cooperative, telling police he was just there to play some basketball. Officers noted he didn’t have any shoes on and upon further investigation found a pair of size 12 Airspeed skate shoes jammed into a window to keep it open. The suspect eventually admitted to his involvement (and his shoes’ involvement) and both were booked into King County Jail for investigation of burglary.

Gov. Chris Gregoire will not seek a third term.

"It's a personal decision," she said. "I am the most blessed person in Washington State."

We have 18 more months (...) to pull this state out of the recession."

We will update soon.