April 2012

By Kyle Howard

The Highline Pirates suffered a tough baseball loss to Kennedy Catholic Monday, April 20. Both teams had near identical records but this game went in the favor of Lancers in a 4-2 win to tie the teams for second place.

Highline was able to score first in their opening at bat with Kennedy quick to respond in the top of the third to tie the game at 1-1. The Lancers managed to manufacture two more runs the following inning by playing small ball and making their way into scoring position. The Lancers pulled off back-to-back squeeze plays to help push their lead to 3-1.

The Pirates put together a solid fifth inning to pull within one run. Justin Kemp singled to get on base, and after a sacrifice bunt placed him into scoring position. Highline’s McCartney knocked him in to make it 3-2.

Lancer shortstop Joe Greaney capped off the scoring for the game with the final run coming on a solo home run in the top of the sixth to left center.

Press release:

Seattle City Light repair crews responded to a power outage affecting about 3,800 homes and businesses in the Rainier Valley, Tukwila area Monday afternoon.

The outage started about 3:40 p.m. The cause was not immediately known. An initial estimate for restoration of service was set for 5 p.m.

The general boundaries of the outage were S. Holly Street on the north; S. Norfolk Street on the south; Airport Way S on the west; and Lake Washington on the east.

Updates regarding this outage are available online at http://www.seattle.gov/light/sysstat .

Seattle City Light is the 10th largest public electric utility in the United States. It has some of the lowest cost customer rates of any urban utility, providing reliable, renewable and environmentally responsible power to nearly 1 million Seattle area residents. City Light has been greenhouse gas neutral since 2005, the first electric utility in the nation to achieve that distinction.

Update for May 19
From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on May 19 throngs of White Center citizens joined with politicians, law enforcement and the who's who of community involvement to revitalize the neighborhoods of North Highline as part of the 9th Annual White Center Spring Clean, put on by the White Center CDA (and several partners).

Red shirts proudly proclaiming "I love White Center" could be seen throughout North Highline, and the day culminated with good music, great dancing, food courtesy of Chemo's Mexican Restaurant, martial arts exhibitions and a visit from King County Sheriff Steve Strachan.

Volunteer Matthew Krull was typical of many volunteers. Age 13, he is on his way to his Eagle Scout badge with Troop 375 in Burien and was there to repaint many of the aging garbage can lids in White Center. "They are 600 pound concrete garbage cans that have been grafittied or broken and we are repainting them to match the White Center colors of blue, orange and gold."

West Seattle skiers Oli Moseley, Corey Nugent and Zachary Moseley each made the podium in the Pacific Northwest Regional Freeskiing Championships which wrapped up April 21-22

The Crystal Triple Crown, a series of big mountain freeskiing events, was held over the last two months on multiple venues at the Crystal Mountain ski resort.

Riders from across the region including Oregon, Washington and Canada participated in the events. Each contest consisted of one day competitions, and athletes skied technical big mountain runs and were scored based on the International Freeskiing Association (IFSA) judging criteria. Results were based on the best 2 out of 3 scores over the three events, and points go toward IFSA International rankings.

Friday, April 27
Baseball
Highline 18, Evergreen 7
The Pirates powered their way past Evergreen in a Seamount League game Friday.
Boys soccer
Bainbridge 6, Chief Sealth 2
Chief Sealth tasted defeat for the first time this year in non-league action Friday.

Fastpitch
Chief Sealth 24, Cleveland 0
Chief Sealth clobbered Cleveland Friday.

Tennis
West Seattle 8, Franklin 2
The Wildcats were big winners Friday.

Saturday, April 28
Baseball
Renton 6, Evergreen 3
Evergreen fell to the Indians in Saturday action.
Kentwood 6, West Seattle 0
West Seattle was shut out by the Conquerors this past Saturday.

Fastpitch
Hazen 15, Evergreen 0
Hazen shut down the Wolverines and outslugged them Saturday.

UPDATE May 5:

The Jubilee Days Fundraiser procurement team has acquired two new items for Saturday’s event.

A signed Edgar Marinez baseball and a beautiful piece of art glass from Chihuly Studios

Original post:
The White Center Spring Gala and Silent Auction May 5 will feature a "small scale 'Taste of White Center' buffet. The event at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center 4408 Delridge Way s.w. starts at 6:30pm

The MC for the evening is Sarah Rudinoff, a Stranger Genius Award recipient.

Entertainment will include a performance by aerialist Jenna Lutton, a Capoeira exhibition from Capoeira Malês, crowd mover DJ Dr. Lehl, and we may have a surprise or two up our sleeve.

Big-ticket auction items include a pontoon boat for the avid fly fisherman and a ride-a-long with White Center’s own storefront deputy BJ Myers.

Featured food items include house made hors d’oeuvres and small plates from Uncle Mike’s Barbeque, the Salvadorean Bakery, and El Paisano will be provided.

50/50 raffle with cash prize and a full bar are part of the event.

The word is out from the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains' Network that registration is open for their appreciation party on on June 22.

Here are the details from WSBCN:

FREE for Blockwatch Captains in SW Precinct
Dinner buffet, live entertainment, prizes, socializing & dancing

Featuring live music by Maia Santell & House Blend

The purpose of this party is to show appreciation for all of the Block Watch Captains who help to make their neighborhoods and their community safer, better prepared for emergencies and more connected & vibrant! This event is partially funded with a Small Sparks grant from the Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods.

If you are a Block Watch Captain or Co-Captain in the SW Precinct you are invited! You are also welcome to bring a guest. To accept this invitation and reserve a seat, please register, for free, here.

Event Details
The first-ever Block Watch Captains' Appreciation Party for Block Watch Captains in the SW Precinct.

Press release:

Burien Goodwill’s Job Training and Education Center, located at 1031 SW 128th Street, will register people for free classes May 7 – 11, 2012.

The eight-week session runs from May 21 – July 12, 2012.

Classes fill up fast and sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis!

The center will offer the following classes:

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Basic Computers: Introductory classes for people with little or no computer skills.
Computer Basics
Computer Basics for ESOL
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Online Job Search

GED Preparation

Basic/Intermediate Math

Retail and Customer Service

Citizenship Preparation

Writing

Open Computer Lab
. Open lab time for help with career related activities, practicing computer skills, or practicing English skills using Rosetta Stone.

For class availability and enrollment information, contact the center at 206-957-1026.

Press release:

The Des Moines Arts Commission is looking for talented local performers to audition in the areas of: music, dance, theatre, comedy, poetry, novelty and spoken arts.

At this open community concert we want to showcase local talent. We plan to select a variety of artists who display creativity, excellent talent, great showmanship and broad audience appeal.

How to audition: Call the Des Moines Parks Dept. @ 206-870-6527 or send an e-mail to recreation@desmoineswa.gov for audition details & to schedule your audition slot.

Auditions will be held in 20-minute increments on:
A. Thurs., May 3 from 6-9 pm,
B. Fri., May 4 from 6-9 pm
at Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S 216th St, Des Moines, WA. 98198

The deadline to sign up for the auditions is 4 pm the day of the audition.

Sponsored by the Des Moines Arts Commission, Parks, Recreation & Senior Services, Des Moines Legacy Foundation & 4 Culture.

From: www./www.burienwa.gov

Come to Burien's Student Art Walk!

Burien is celebrating Art Education Month with art by Highline School District Students! Visit Downtown Burien On Thursday, May 3rd, 5-8pm to find fabulous visual and performing arts!