August 2011

A county-wide fire safety burn ban is declared by the King County Fire Marshal in coordination with the King County Fire Chiefs’ Association. This ban is prompted by ground conditions and forecasts calling for continued dry weather.

This Phase 1 burn ban applies to all outdoor burning except for small recreational fires in established fire pits at approved camp grounds or private property with the owner’s permission. These fires must:

· Be built in a metal or concrete fire pit, such as those typically found in designated campgrounds;
· Grow no larger than three feet across;
· Be located in a clear spot free from any vegetation for at least 10 feet in a horizontal direction, including a 20-foot vertical clearance from overhanging branches; and
· Be attended at all times by an alert individual with immediate access to a shovel and either five gallons of water or a connected and charged water hose.
The use of gas and propane self-contained stoves and barbeques will continue to be allowed under the ban.

The August 8 White Center Business District mixer held at the 3.14 Bakery covered a lot of ground in a short time with a strong reminder about a special day in the community Aug. 20 coming up in two weeks. Promotion, parking, medical marijuana, way finding signs and and a bike tune up plus concert were all discussed.

Carrying over from previous meetings Kathi Wheeler of Noise without Sound Design showed her mockup of a White Center Shopping Guide. The format includes a list of businesses and a walking map that highlights business in the area. Suggestions from the crowd (which numbered about 25 people) were to consider making it more pocket sized, to possibly use a cartoon version of a business map to portray the area in a friendlier light but there were also opinions voiced that the community should do more research into what has worked for other communities.

Press release:
SOUTHWEST SEATTLE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL

When: August 11, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Vino Bello
636 SW 152nd St., - F
Burien, WA 98166

TICKETS ARE $15.00 AT THE DOOR
Includes 1 glass of wine or other beverage of your choice and light appetizers.
Winning raffle tickets available!

Come and bring your friends to connect and learn about Southwest Seattle Business and Professional Women. This is an informal way to get to know each other. Bring business cards or promotional materials for your business, a happy attitude, and meet and network with other successful women in your neighborhood.

Meet Business and Professional Women's State President Eldean Montgomery, enjoy interesting conversations, and promote your business.

THE FIRST TWO PEOPLE TO ARRIVE WILL RECEIVE FREE TICKETS FOR THE EVENT!!!

Business and Professional Women was founded in 1919 and promotes equality for all women. BPW builds powerful women through personal development and increased political and social awareness.

A 13 year-old Burien girl was injured Aug. 7th after she was struck by a pick-up truck about 7:15 p.m. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.

The accident occurred when the girl, her sister, and a friend were all crossing Ambaum Boulevard S.W. in a marked crosswalk at S.W. 154th St. The driver of a 1990 Ford Ranger was northbound on Ambaum and apparently didn't see the pedestrians.

The victim was just ahead of the other two in the crosswalk and she was the only one hit.

The driver is a 52 year-old man from Burien. He was not booked into jail or cited pending additional investigation.

Detectives believe alcohol on the part of the driver may have been a contributing factor to the accident.

press release:

Overnight on Tuesday August 9 through Friday August 12, from 11:00 PM until about 5:00 AM, northbound Routes 21, 22, 56 & 85 Night Owl will be rerouted off of 1st Av S at Spokane St, due to construction.

Heading toward downtown Seattle, Routes 21, 22, 56 & 85 Night Owl will travel instead via 4th Av S, S Horton St and 1st Av S to their regular route.

Southbound service heading toward West Seattle will not be affected.

In October 2009, Crown Hill resident Shelby Davidson, took her four-month old son to a physician for a regular baby check-up. She had noticed that her son's head had formed a ridge and expressed this concern to her physician.

Referred to Seattle Children's Hospital for a scan, Davidson learned that her son had craniosynostosis and would require a surgery that involved taken apart her son's skull and remolded it to make room for the brain to grown properly. 

Scared, Davidson searched the web for any information she could find about craniosynostosis and for other families who had gone through this with their child.

Craniosynostosis, she learned, is a birth defect which causes one or more sutures on a baby's head to close earlier than normal. Sutures are connections that separate each individual skull bone. The early closing of a suture leads to an abnormally shaped head. If left untreated these children face a possibility of brain damage, eye sight trouble and potential death from inner-cranial pressure. 

"I didn't know anything about cranio when my son was diagnosed and we felt very alone," Davidson said.

Friday, Sept. 2
Football: Chief Sealth at Port Angeles, Mt. Rainier at Kentwood; Nathan Hale at Highline; Foster at Bremerton; Kennedy at Decatur, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 3
Football: Ingraham at Evergreen, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8
Football: Arch Bishop Murphy at Kennedy, 7 p..m.

Friday, Sept. 9
Football: Auburn at Mt. Rainier, Evergreen at Fife; Foster at Clover Park; Highline at Seattle Prep; Sealth at Ingraham; Nathan Hale at West Seattle, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 16
Football: Foster at Highline; Cleveland at Sealth; West Seattle at O'Dea, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17
Football: Mt. Rainier at Kentlake; Kennedy at Hazen, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22
Football: Renton at Highline, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23
Football: Chelan at Foster; Kent-Meridian at Mt. Rainier, 7 p.m.; West Seattle at Franklin, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24
Football: Kennedy at Evergreen, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29
Football: Mt. Rainier at Auburn-Riverside, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30

Vera Johnson of Village Green Nursery in White Center who launched a viral Change.org campaign calling on Bank of America to grant a loan modification on her home loan delivered 10,000 petition signatures to the bank today, Aug. 9. As promised she brought along a maidenhair fern as a gift. The West Seattle Herald has been following her story.

She was accompanied by Joe Mirabella, an Organizing Maanger at Change.org and her close friend, Betsy.

In a surprise move, Johnson did not meet with Michael Kuehner, Bank of America’s Office Manager at the Washington State Customer Service Center. He has left Bank of America. Instead, she met with Dennis Day, Vice President of National Mortgage Outreach - Regional Manager -Customer Assistance Center Outreach.

Dart routes 773 and 775 lost trip leaving West Seattle Junction at 12:38 PM through Seacrest Park at 1:15 PM, due to mechanical reasons. Service is expected to resume Seacrest Park at 1:15 PM.

Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, announced today that she has Sue Kleitsch as the next principal of Crown Hill's Whitman Middle School.

Ms. Kleitsch joined the Whitman family in 1997 and has served as the assistant principal at Whitman for the past 10 years.

Prior to working with middle school students and their families, she taught vocationally approved classes at Marshall Alternative High School. She has her Masters in Education from Seattle University and her Bachelor of Arts from Central Washington University.

"Ms. Kleitsch has demonstrated strength both as an instructional leader and a manager of a diverse and vibrant middle school," Enfield said in the announcement.

Kleitsch replaces Michael Starosky who is the new Consulting Principal in the Human Resources department of Seattle Public Schools, where he will serve as a peer coach to principals.

Candidates for the Whitman principalship were selected from our principal applicant pool and Whitman community members were part of the interview team. Enfield said the Assistant Principal position will be filled as soon as possible.