June 2012

The West Seattle Herald recently reported on a new anti-bullying organization started by Alki couple Tonya and Kym Sandis called Free2Luv which you can see here.

The Seattle Mariners organization wrote this emailed to the West Seattle Herald regarding anti-bullying, and this online fundraising effort:

"Through our non-profit foundation, Mariners Care, the Mariners strive to make a positive impact on the quality of life in the Northwest, especially for children. We get hundreds of requests for assistance and support each month and we assist those organizations and agencies that meet our mission. In the case of Free2Luv, the Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders and Storm last year participated in an It Gets Better video. This is an issue that is of increasing concern in our society at large, and we are happy to lend our support to the cause."

Free2Luv is currently holding a raffle fundraiser, ending June 30. Here are some raffle prizes offered:

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By Marjorie Young

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” That biblical teaching has been quoted for centuries. Yet, I would challenge that philosophy.

For much of my life, I was eager to share whatever I had, including money (of which there was little), but more importantly, myself. Yet, I had an absolute aversion to receiving…even something as innocent as a compliment! This likely stems from my difficult childhood. I desired above all things to control my destiny while keeping on guard against becoming vulnerable to others.

It was not until years later, while living in Japan, that I learned a marvelous lesson. It began under most trying circumstances. I received a seemingly minor injury which rapidly developed into a devastating condition. I experienced pain hardly conceived of before. Desperately going from hospital to hospital, I was able to obtain no relief, other than being dosed with pain medications which proved both ineffective and addictive.

Delridge Day 2012: June Update (press release from Holli Margell, Delridge Day Committee)

June 25th – The Delridge Day Planning Committee is on a roll with several updates for the Delridge Day Festival on August 18th from 11AM-3PM.

The newest feature to the festival is the Delridge Day Chow Down. It is the first Delridge Food Truck round up set to feed festivalgoers. The trucks are: Athena’s (Greek), Jemil’s Big Easy (Cajun), and Full Tilt Ice Cream (with an ice cream "trike" instead of truck)!

The Delridge Day Music Stage is full of local talent. We have the Ellis Brother’s Opening with Jazz, and Low Land High playing Americana/Rock & Roll.

The Skate Contest has over $1,000 worth of prizes. All ages and skill levels welcome.

The Vendor Zone is filling up: Applications are open – first come first serve, so get yours in soon!

The Kids Zone will feature a Bouncy House, Picnic Games and Face Painting.

We still need Volunteers on the day of the event! If you can dedicate 2-4 hours to help make this the best Delridge Day festival to date, please contact the Delridge Day Planning Committee at delridgeday@ndnc.org

Press release
NIGHT OUT 2012: Ideas and advice from other captains, packet stuffing for your party. Come share your ideas or ask for advice!

We’ll have some materials to stuff Night Out bags similar to last year with kid bags and adult bags with Crime Prevention and Emergency Preparedness pamphlets. But this year, you need to pick them up during the meetings. We may run out of materials and need to do another stuffing party at another meeting but we have enough to start for those of you who like to plan ahead. Night Out is August 7th and registration is open!

Meeting details & agenda

Tuesday, June 26, 2011, 6:30-8 PM
SW Police Precinct, 2300 SW Webster Street (at Delridge, next to Home Depot)

6:00-6:30
Arrive early for light snacks, socializing and networking with other Captains while we set the room up! We're having some leftover Zippy's Root Beer, Full Tilt Ice cream and cupcakes leftover from the party! I’m thinking Root Beer Floats! First come first serve!

6:30-6:45

The Master and Junior Road Race State Championships took place in Longbranch, Wash on June 23rd and two Ballard High School students raced for the win.

Benjamin Peterson, who races for JL Velo, won the Juniors B (ages 15 to 16) race and Max O'Neal, who races for Herriott Sports Performance, won the Juniors A (ages 17-18) category.

Congrats boys!

My friend Wendy dated a man who had a list of criteria that needed to be met before he could consider a woman “partner worthy.” His list contained all such important items such as “red hair” and “big boobs.” He was mildly concerned with the woman’s intellect and wanted her to be smart, but not smarter than him, accomplished in her hopefully technologically based career, but again, not more accomplished than him. Unfortunately for Wendy, she was a flat-chested, brunette technological superstar who was far more intelligent than this man. Actually, let me change that to “fortunately for Wendy.”
I scoffed at this man and vowed to never be so superficial. I went on my merry dating and not dating way until my best friend Jill’s sister scolded me by asking me where my list was.
“What list?” I asked.
“The list of things the men you date must have. It should include, at the bare minimum, everything you have and more.” My blank stare told her I had no idea what she was talking about. “These guys you’re dating… they’re… Well, if they were women you wouldn’t give them the time of day, right?”

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Art Exhibits

Burien Community Center—Marquetry art by Dennis Harrison. Marquetry is an art form that uses only natural and dyed wood veneers in its presentation. It is a little-known art form in America, but it is hundreds of years old as practiced elsewhere. Through May 31. 14700 6th Ave. S.W. Mondays-Thursdays 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Call to artists

Burien’s Arts-a-Glow Lantern Festival-- Looking for artists interested in creating illuminated works for the 2012 festival to be held Sept. 8th. Works can be created for the festival or be already created work that needs to be repaired or altered. Fore more information, contact 206-988-3700.

On the first of June, I received my Seattle City Light Bill and on it there was a charge I didn’t understand.

It said, “1st. Ave. South 1 Underground ” I called City light billing information asking about this charge but the person I talked to had not a clue what I was asking about or what it could be but she said she would research it and call me back the next day.

Well, the lady did call me back with the information I requested. What she told me I couldn’t believe. She told me the Burien City Counsel had requested that City Light install the utility lines along First Avenue South underground and they also committed the city of Burien to pay the extra cost of this installation.

Now here is the problem with their plan. The City of Burien really didn’t have the money to pay City Light for this work, so they devised this plan where by City Light would just add a charge for EACH KWH used to the utility bill of every resident in Burien to cover the costs of burying the utility cables. Then I discovered that these charges could go on for up to 25 years.

The animal control presentation at the Burien City Council meeting Monday, 6-18-12 was a total scam.

It is a shame that the Burien taxpayers are paying for this program.

While Mike Martin, Burien city manager, had obviously helped the three that run Burien animal control prepare their Power Point presentation, they didn’t bother to learn the script.

So throughout the presentation, Debra George, the Mark Restaurant owner and owner of CARES, kept looking to Mike Martin to coach her on her presentation. Mr. Martin appeared to know the script better than her.

However, someone at CARES and city hall can’t count. It appears that CARES can’t account for over 280 animals that they took in but didn’t account for what happened to the animals. Monthly reporting on the animals was missing from the presentation. I thought that was part of their required contract with the city.

Then there was the financial information that was also missing. It appears that they are not a registered nonprofit as they have been trying to trick the public into believing. So don’t try to claim that deduction on your income tax, if you donated to them.

To all members of Burien’s governing body:

I wanted to speak to the cancellation or indefinite postponement of the Kids and Cops initiative.

I think this is an opportunity for the council to demonstrate that they are listening to the residents of Burien who have made it pretty clear, that we want more police presence on the streets and a more comprehensive, professional animal control service for our city.

I suggest REPLACING "Kids and Cops" with "PETS AND COPS."

I am ready to pony up and pay a little extra for more police on the streets and a clear conscience the animals in our city that need caring for are getting that care.

Also, having real professional animal control officers on the streets, makes it an even more attractive proposal, to have RAS-KC service our town, rather than unsuccessfully trying to do it on the cheap, although I appreciate the budgetary prudence.

We can also put to bed any acrimony over jurisdictional conflicts with the mandate of the Highline School administration.