May 2012

During a seven day visit to the United States, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev together with 40 other government officials and delegates, visited The Pacific Institute (TPI) in Seattle on Wednesday, May 16.

The visit is part of a multi-city trip to strengthen US – Bulgarian connections in business, commerce, and education. A 3-hour reception at the Institute’s headquarters in West Seattle included welcome speeches, introductions of local government and business leaders, media sessions, and commitments by The Pacific Institute to assist the Bulgarian leadership in a wide range of development efforts.

The visit is part of a multi-city trip to strengthen US – Bulgarian connections in business, commerce, and education. The president will continue his first U.S. visit to San Francisco and Chicago, visiting U.S. company representatives, according to the Focus Information Agency. He will attend a NATO summit in Chicago on May 20.

Since his inauguration in January of 2012, President Plevneliev has been active in promoting and strengthening Bulgarian national interests through administrative reform, economic growth, and development of a strong public educational system.

Burien held its first outreach meeting on annexation at Glen Acres on Monday, May 14. Strangely, it was not open to the public to attend.

City Council members were encouraged not to attend this event by Mr. Martin at the council meeting of May 7th so it was peculiar to see Jerry Robison as one of the main speakers at the event.

As Burien citizens have experienced for the last five years, the city staff, city manager and one council person gave elusive answers to questions--answers that made no sense, were not based on factual data and didn’t financially add up.

At one point, Mr. Martin said something to the effect that he couldn’t even begin to tell them all the benefits of annexation such as having a solid and progressive city willing to work on Glen Acres and a council who will listen to their concerns compared to King County.

However, Mr. Marin was unable to correctly or consistently answer questions on these issues that the Glen Acres audience raised:

The city of Des Moines is holding a community open house Wednesday, May 23, on the Des Moines Marina and Beach Park development plan.

The meeting will be held at the Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S. 216th St. from 5-7 p.m.

The open house will include preliminary site development concepts for the marina floor.

Staffers are seeking comments on land use, development options and the economic health of the marina and Beach Park.

More information is available at www.desmoinesmarina.com or by contacting Harbormaster Joe Dusenbury at 206-870-5534 or jdusenbury@desmoineswa.gov.

B-Town’s Recovering Youth in Motion will hold its May Recovery Night on Thursday, May 24 at the Burien Library Multipurpose Room, 400 S.W. 152nd St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The event is for youth recovering from drug or alcohol addiction.

Activities include art contests, music, games, movies and prizes.

For more information contact 206-251-9171.

Press release:

Highline Medical Center Foundation is proud to announce a partnership with Car Pros Burien Nissan. With every new car purchase made Memorial Day Weekend, Friday May 25 through Monday, May 28, Car Pros Burien Nissan will donate $200 to Highline Medical Center Foundation benefiting Highline Medical Center and the health of this community.

Individuals who mention Highline Medical Center will qualify for fleet pricing, which is not available to the general public. This pricing is generally thousands off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price depending on the vehicle. Fleet pricing will allow a stream-lined, reduced price, direct buying experience for those who are eligible and participate.

Highline Medical Center Foundation and Car Pros Nissan set a goal to reach $50,000 by August of 2012. Car Pros Nissan has a huge inventory of new, used and certified pre-owned vehicles to choose from.

SeaTac’s Municipal Court is holding a series of public events June 4-8 to commemorate National Law Week.

“We are very excited to celebrate Law Week with the citizens of SeaTac,” Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Cordi-Bejarano declared. “We have a number of community events and we are especially looking forward to working with the teachers and students at Tyee to increase awareness regarding constitutional rights, the services offered by the courts of our state, and career opportunities related to the legal profession.”

In 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the first Law Day. Congress, in 1961, issued a joint resolution designating May 1st as the official date for celebrating Law Day. While May 1st is the official date for Law Day, many organizations celebrate Law Day, Law Week, or even Law Month.

Here is SeaTac’s Law Week schedule of events:


Monday June 4th
Mock Trials & DUI, Drug Recognition & K-9 Presentations 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM Students will be separated into 3 groups of 35 each. Groups A, B & C will rotate between sessions. Each session will be 1 hour in length with 5 minutes allowed for transition time between sessions.

Softball:

The Ballard softball team lost their first playoff game to Issaquah 2 to 1 last night. The playoffs are a double elimination tournament, and the Lady Beavers will play again tonight at 7 p.m. against Skyline at Hartman Park.

Baseball:

As reported on Tuesday, the Ballard baseball lost to Jackson High in a playoff loser-out game on Monday night, bringing an end to their season.

Tennis:

The Ballard #1 doubles team advanced to the second round of the playoff tournament on Monday after beating Roosevelt (4-6,7-6, 7-6) before losing out to Eastlake.

Track and Field:

After a successful KingCo championship meet, 16 student-athletes competing in the Track and Field District Tournament starting today.

King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn were joined today by private investor Chris Hansen as they announced agreements between the City, County and ArenaCo to govern the financing of a proposed new state-of-the-art, multi-purpose arena in the Stadium District of Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood.

Executive Constantine and Mayor McGinn detailed important taxpayer protections within the agreements in a joint letter to their respective Councils:

- No new taxes are being sought for construction or operations;
- The project will be self-financed by using revenue that would not otherwise exist but for the operations of the arena;
- Binding non-relocation agreements for the NBA and NHL teams will be in place covering the full term of any public financing;
- A security reserve fund will be established to provide an additional layer of taxpayer protection for the duration of the public debt;
-Revenue sufficient to support annual debt service is guaranteed by the investors;

UPDATED WITH SLIDESHOW OF PLANE ON MEDIA FLIGHT TODAY

The B-17 “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EEA) restored B-17 bomber, was set for two "media flights" at Boeing Field by the Seattle Museum of Flight today, May 21. At least three World War II veterans who flew B-17's were among the passengers. Rain was pouring on the bird on a truly overcast day. The Flying Fortress performed well, and rewarded its passengers with a few drips of rain that found their way indoors.

"This particular plane (which did not see action in the war) was a hard working post-war plane," said Neil Morrison of Port Townsend, one of the B-17 pilots today. "It was surveying and aerial mapping. It went all over the world, and mapped what became Israel, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

UPDATED WITH SLIDESHOW OF PLANE ON MEDIA FLIGHT TODAY

The B-17 “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EEA) restored B-17 bomber, was set for two "media flights" at Boeing Field by the Seattle Museum of Flight today, May 21. At least three World War II veterans who flew B-17's were among the passengers. Rain was pouring on the bird on a truly overcast day. The Flying Fortress performed well, and rewarded its passengers with a few drips of rain that found their way indoors.

"This particular plane (which did not see action in the war) was a hard working post-war plane," said Neil Morrison of Port Townsend, one of the B-17 pilots today. "It was surveying and aerial mapping. It went all over the world, and mapped what became Israel, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.