September 2011

Press release from King County:

A Sheriff's deputy shot and seriously wounded a man with a knife at a domestic violence disturbance on September 2nd. The incident occurred about 10:50 p.m. inside an apartment at 10002 Des Moines Memorial Drive (Boulevard Park neighborhood, unincorporated King County).

Two deputies had responded to a 9-1-1 call at the apartment. Reportedly a man was assaulting his wife at that location. Deputies arrived and the man was shot about two minutes later. The wife and two other females were inside the apartment at the time of the shooting.

The suspect is 36 years old and lives at the location, as does his 35 year-old wife. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. There is a current No Contact Order in place prohibiting contact between the man and his wife and children. He is also a convicted felon with two Assault 3rd Degree convictions.

Sheriff's deputies were last at the apartment in August of 2010 when the man was arrested on domestic violence charges.

The deputy who fired the shot is a veteran officer with at least 25 years working at the Sheriff's Office.

The green herbs of summer are here! I am throwing them into everything I make right now. Green herbs can add an aromatic layer to your recipes, which can take away the need to use salt as a flavor enhancer. Using less salt in your diet helps to keep your blood pressure low and your kidneys healthy.

I am so spoiled with fresh herbs now, it is hard for me to go back to dried herbs because they lack so much of that earthy greenness. Fortunately, you can freeze fresh herbs for year-round use. Freezing also helps them retain their color, flavor and vitamins.

After washing your herbs, remove the tough stems. Finely chop the remaining leaves, and put them in ice cube trays. Add water and put them in the freezer until frozen solid. Then remove the cubes and store them in small bags in the freezer until needed.

When I am in a hurry, I just throw fresh herbs in the freezer, unwrapped, until frozen. Then I remove them, break them up, and put them in zip-lock bags to store in the freezer.

Another technique is to wrap whole sprigs of herbs in aluminum foil and then freeze them. This allows you to crush the herbs with the palm of your hand while they are still in the foil.

The eighth annual Sustainable Ballard Festival will take place September 25 at the Ballard Commons Park and they need some great volunteers to make everything run smoothly.

The Sustainable Ballard Festival is a community fair and the culmination of all of our hard work - a showcase for the activities and initiatives our neighbors have engaged in throughout the year.

The 2011 Festival will feature live music, how-to workshops, fun & educational activities, local and sustainable businesses and much more.

Transportation is the theme this year, in support of 350.org's Moving Planet: A day to move beyond fossil fuels.

On Saturday September 24, Sustainable Ballard will feature a Moving Transportation Fair and Bike Ride in partnership with The BikeShare Group.

On Sunday September 25, the festival will, as in years past, fill Ballard Commons park with green exhibits, workshops, music and activities.

If you are interested in offering your help at a pre-festival work party or at the Ballard Commons Park, email volunteer@fest.sustainableballard.org.

It's time for fall sports at the Ballard branch of the Boys & Girls Club. Parents can now sign up their kids for Flag Football and/or basketball leagues.

Flag football starts September 14 and will run Mondays and Wednesdays through October 19.

The league is open to first through fourth graders. Cost is $40 per child with current club membership.

The Basketball league starts in October but registration opens September 12.

- K through first grade is co-ed and runs Tuesdays and Fridays from October 18 through December 16.

- Second Grade Boys Hoops runs Mondays and Wednesdays from October 17 through December 14.

- Second and third Grade Girls Hoops runs Thursdays and Saturdays October 20 through December 17.

- Winter Basketball for third grade boys, fourth and fifth grade boys, and fourth and fifth grade girls starts January 3 and ends March 9.

Cost is $55 with current club membership.

To learn more about either league, visit www.ballard.positiveplace.org or contact Billy Rodgers at 206.783.5775

Lincoln Park Walk
Thistle and 39th Ave. S.W.
206-937-3765
Saturday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m. All are welcome to walk with a local naturalist.

Remembering 9/11
Candlelight Vigil
Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza
Sunday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. Please join to memorialize the fallen as well as the survivors and families of the 9/11 attack.

9/11 Memorial Exhibit
Log House Museum
3003 61st Ave. S.W.
Sunday, Sept. 11, 12-7 p.m. A memorial exhibit is available for viewing.

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave, S.W.
206 937 7169
Antiques and Collectible: 50% OFF thru Sunday, Sept. 11. Pink tags 50% thru Tuesday, September 20. The Shop will be closed Monday, Sept. 5 (Labor Day). The American Cancer Society Shop is open Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Street Fair
Holy Family Parish
9820 20th Ave. S.W.
206-763-0886
Sept. 10 and 11, 9-5 p.m. Food, crafts, kids entertainment and more! Salsa cook-off Sunday. There will be a diaper drive for West Side Baby.

Seniors Making Art
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way S.W.
206-935-2162

Landscaping assault
On Aug. 18 a guy was yanking out raspberry bushes and spraying their roots on a hillside along S.W. Kenyon when a neighbor stepped onto his back porch and started yelling at the guy, saying if he keeps spraying nothing will ever grow back. The landscaper explained the idea was to eradicate the bushes so new plant life could grow in their place. It was a conversation the two had had several times in the past. This time, however, things escalated. The irate neighbor grabbed his garden hose, fired it up and sprayed the victim for 30 seconds. After the thorough soaking, the victim called police. When they arrived, officers knocked at the suspect’s door to no response, so they called in his license plate for an identity and told the victim to call again if anything happens in the future.

Bird’s eye view of a burglary

On Tuesday, Sept. 6 Denny International Middle School will open, with only the fields, tennis courts and sports complex on the site of the former school left to complete.

The $50 million project began in 2008 with the construction, and makeover of Sealth International High School which would result in the joint campus between the two schools.

The opening event will officially start at 1:00 pm with the ribbon cutting by Dr. Susan Enfield, interim Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools but before that she will outline priorities and highlights of the upcoming year.

Following the ribbon cutting, a tour will follow for the public.

To see what the school is all about see our coverage from July 28.

The West Seattle Herald has produced a special commemorative print edition that will be distributed free to those attending.

West Seattle's new music phenom Star Anna of the band Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs who performed at Hiawatha Park Thursday night as we reported here got even more attention as they performed last night as part of the line-up in Pearl Jam's PJ20 (Pearl Jam 20) Concert at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin. She was in the line-up culminating with West Seattle's Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam.

According to a musical blog on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Star Anna performed well. They write "...Star Anna was a young, barroom-tough rocker with an extraordinary heart and voice."

"Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs was a great way to start off the day for me even in the soaking rain. She has a commanding and beautiful voice and with her band they helped brighten the mood. The day's first surprise was when Pearl Jam's Mike McCready – Anna's biggest supporter – joined the band."
From "on Milwaukee magazine"

UPDATE 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, Seattle time

(Wednesday, 7:45 a.m. in Perugia, Italy)

Chris Mellas updated the West Seattle Herald by email with Tuesday's courtroom session. We inserted clarifications in italics in parentheses. He is currently on his way to court Wednesday. They are nine hours ahead.

We asked him why court meets during weekdays in this juried appeal trial now, when, during the first trial, court was mostly in session Friday nights and Saturdays to allow jurors to go to their weekday jobs.

"Court meeting every day? Because the judge said so. I guess is that the judge wants this done and over with. Perhaps he has other obligations in October, or he is just done with this case. I don't know for sure...but I like that it is moving toward a conclusion at a rapid pace. Amanda likes it too.

"This appeal will likely be done with a decision on the verdict within the last weeks of September, if nothing is added to the schedule.

The West Seattle Herald caught up with Fatima Eremita Hemmons and her family Saturday night they presented a celebration of Eremita Financial & Professional Services...

Experience an affair with fine foods from around the world!
Specializing in wine and foods from Portugal and Goa

• Portuguese Wine, Food and Beer
• Authentic Recipes from Goa
• Specialty Teas and Spices from India
• Tongan Specialties by special request!

Percentage of the proceeds will go to benefit the Windermere Foundation

Live Rock & Blues Band, Wine, Food & Fun
Date: September 3rd
Time: 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Phone: (206) 694-3524)
Place: Luso Food and Wine LLC

9988 15TH Ave SW Suite C