September 2011

Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week's Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com

Items can be accepted from nonprofit groups and government agencies only. Others may call Dona Ozier or Sheila Lengle at 206-708-1378 for inclusion in our "Out & About" advertising section.

Art

Burien Community Center--Artists United Annual Juried Show. Through Oct. 28, Twenty-seven art works by 27 artists will be displayed. An artist reception and awards presentation will be held on Sept. 25th, 4-6 p.m. For more information, contact: artistsunitedclub@gmail.com or Artists United Club, PO Box 66092, Burien, WA 98166. Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave SW, Burien. Hours are Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

UPDATED SEPT. 17

Northwest Kidney Centers patient Jim Smith, who is on a national road trip to educate the public about home dialysis, parked right outside the entrance to the West Seattle Kidney Center, 4045 Delridge Way Sept. 14 & 15 in his motorhome to invite the public and health care professionals to join him while he dialyzed himself in the comfort of the RV.

Home hemodialysis allows patients to decide when and where to dialyze, and also allows them to dialyze more often during the week, which is better for their long-term health compared to patients scheduled for three, four hour visits per week in dialysis centers.

At home, they use the machine about six days a week for about three hours per day. But they save time avoiding the commute to the clinic, and, according to doctors and patients, they feel strong after their home dialysis sessions.

PATIENT JIM SMITH

Deputy shoots man with knife
On September 2 at about 10:50 p.m. two sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call about a man assaulting his wife in the 10000 block of Des Moines Memorial Drive. Deputies had also responded in August 2010 to a domestic violence call at the same apartment. That incident resulted in the arrest of the man on domestic violence charges. The 36-year-old man is a convicted felon with two assault 3rd degree convictions. There is a current No Contact Order in place prohibiting contact between the man and his wife and children. The man had a knife and was reportedly assaulting his wife when the deputies arrived. The Sheriff's deputy, who fired the shot, is a 25-year veteran officer. The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center and was listed in critical condition.

At least 20 cars vandalized in SeaTac

Highline Medical Center has announced that it will bring urgent care services to Des Moines this fall.

Urgent Care will open on Tuesday, Nov. 1, adjacent to Des Moines Family Medicine on Marine View Drive. The urgent care center is open 7 a.m.- 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sundays.

Urgent care centers typically treat a variety of minor illnesses and injuries, from colds and flu to sprains and strains. Urgent care isn't a replacement for your regular doctor, medical center officials emphasize.

But if a patient doesn't have a doctor, or the doctor isn't available, and the patient wants to be seen right away, it can be a great solution, they said.

Highline staffers remind patients if it is a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1 or get to the nearest ER. Highline's s ER in Burien provides emergency services around the clock. Highline Medical Center has posted a list of when to go to the emergency room and when to go to the urgent care on its website.

To learn more, visit www.HighlineMedicalCenter.org.

Press release

Highline Public Schools has established an Office of Equity and Family Engagement as part of its effort to improve academic achievement of students from all ethnic groups.

Bernadette Merikle has been appointed as director of the new department.

For the past two years, Ms. Merikle has been Highline's community engagement manager. She will continue to oversee parent engagement efforts and the district's family center, which assists parents with enrollment, language interpretation, and resolution of concerns and complaints.

In addition, the Office of Equity and Family Engagement will lead the work outlined in the district's equity action plan. The equity plan was developed by a committee of community members, parents, and staff under Merikle's leadership in response to the school board's equity policy. The equity policy was adopted by the board just before the 2010-11 school year.

Currently, the Office of Equity is working with an independent firm to conduct an assessment of equity in Highline Public Schools. Results of the assessment will be presented to the school board next spring.

Press release

Highline Medical Center Foundation is proud to announce a partnership with Car Pros Burien Nissan. With every new car purchase made by Highline staff, medical staff, volunteers and/or donors, Car Pros Burien Nissan will donate $200 to Highline Medical Center Foundation partnership goal of $50,000. In addition, individuals will qualify for fleet pricing, which is not available to the public. This pricing is generally thousands off the manufacturer's suggested retail price depending on the vehicle.

Highline Medical Center Foundation and Car Pros Nissan have a goal to reach the $50,000 by August of 2012. The campaign started Monday, August 22nd of 2011 with fleet pricing available immediately to all Highline staff, medical staff, volunteers and/or donors. Car Pros Nissan has a huge inventory of new, used and certified pre-owned vehicles to choose from. Fleet pricing will allow a stream-lined, reduced price, direct buying experience for those who are eligible and participate.

Press release

Wesley Homes has announced the appointment of Ellen Boyer to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. As COO/CFO, Boyer will help develop and strengthen the infrastructure of Wesley Homes to prepare the organization for growth.

"We're very excited to have Ellen join us," said Wesley Homes President and CEO Kevin Anderson. "Her extensive background in operations, finance and computer science comes at a critical time for Wesley Homes."

Boyer's association with Wesley Homes started when her mother was chairman of the Board of Trustees. It continued with her brother's tenure as treasurer of the board and her own membership on the board.

She's been on the boards of Sterling Savings Bank and several non-profits, including a number of churches, businesses and Friends of Youth.

Boyer's professional career includes 12 years with Price Waterhouse, nine years with Kibble and Prentice and a number of years as chief financial officer for a couple of hi-tech companies.

Although Boyer has spent time on numerous boards, this is the first time she is a staff member at a not-for-profit.

It's the time of the year we think and wear pink to honor those who we've lost, and to those who've survived breast cancer.

Sheila Lengle, a Highline Times sales consultant and artist, knows all about it though she believes she has done better than survive, she's prevailed over the disease.

To celebrate life she plans to donate 50 percent of the proceeds from a silent auction for one of her paintings, "Amy's Bouquet." Several of her original pieces are showing at West Seattle's Alki Arts, 2820 Alki Ave. S.W.

Gallery owner Diane Venti is hosting an art opening for Lengle and her work on Sept. 23rd from 6- 9 p.m. Ten percent of all sales will be donated to breast cancer research.

The public is invited to enjoy Lengle's's whimsical work, wine and tid-bits, and live music.

Go to her website: www.LengleArt.com to see all of her work and more about the event.

A birthday party will be held this Saturday, Sept. 17, for the public to celebrate Hiawatha Park.

The park was designed by John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920), the stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), who designed New York City's Central Park.

According to the history of Hiawatha pdf, see attached, "His 1903 master plan laid out a 20-mile-long system of parks and playfields strung along scenic boulevards. Lake Washington Boulevard linked Seward Park, Colman Park, Frink Park, and Washington Park (home of the future Arboretum), and he redesigned Capitol Hill's Volunteer Park (a former cemetery acquired in 1874). Olmsted's plan also created Ravenna Boulevard, lowered and landscaped Green Lake, and redesigned Woodland Park on Guy Phinney's former estate, which the city had acquired in 1899.

"John Olmsted also designed the city's first neighborhood playgrounds. His proposed boulevards ringing the summit of Queen Anne Hill and connecting Ballard, Interbay, Magnolia Bluff, and Fort Lawton, which were only partially developed."

Laugh and scream with delight during Burien Carnival Days, the city's first event this fall, from Thursday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 25.

Day passes are available for unlimited rides all day at the Davis Shows' full carnival. Presented by the nonprofit Discover Burien Association, the carnival will thrill and chill in Burien Town Square Park.

The carnival closes each day when attendance gets too thin. Hours are Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 from 3 p.m. to close and Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to close.

Burien Town Square Park is located at Southwest 152nd Street and Fifth Place Southwest in downtown Burien.

Discover Burien is a nonprofit organization that works on the economic development and promotion of the city.

For more information, go to www.discoverburien.com or contact Debra George, the Discover Burien event manager, at 206-941-7199.