October 2012

West Seattle residents are invited to attend some community walks that focus on the "interaction between the built and natural environments," as part of West Seattle InMotion.

The West Seattle Walks Series continues with the fourth and final walk on Saturday, November 3, during which participants will tour one of Seattle’s key sustainable developments.

Throughout October, Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors Chas Redmond, Bryan Fiedorczyk, and Cathy and Jake Jaramillo led well-attended guided walks covering unique features in West Seattle including Fauntleroy Park, Alki from Above, and the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail. These Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors are Feet First volunteers who help promote safer, more walkable communities by leading neighborhood walks. Over 50 residents of West Seattle and surrounding areas came together to walk, learn about their community, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the beautiful fall scenery.

High Point Neighborhood Walk

Sports Roundup

Thursday, Oct. 18
SCS 5, Vashon 0
With the 5-0 Thursday win against Vashon and a 14-0 Nisqually League record, it is now mathematically impossible for any other team but Seattle Christian to win the title with two games left in the league season.
SCS has a 13-game streak of no goals scored against, with goalkeeper Erin Swain maintaining 11 shutouts and 775 active minutes in goal without a goal scored. The other two shutout games had several field players rotating in and out of goal. Two goals were scored on SCS during the first game of the season, when the team played with only 10 players on the field due to player unavailability.
Freshman Abigail Kim leads SCS in scoring with 13 goals and eight assists while total goals scored for the team number 55 with 36 assists.

Saturday, Oct. 20
Girls swimming
SPSL meet
Mount Rainier High School of Des Moines captured first place in this past Saturday's South Puget Sound League meet held at Rogers High School in Puyallup.
The Rams scored 322 points as a team with the help of a sweep of all three relays.

The volleyball season is over but the state tournament lies ahead and Joe Baleto, WSHS Volleyball Coach offered his thoughts on an amazing season for his team.

"We just wrapped up our last regular season match this last Wednesday the 17th against rival school Chief Sealth,and it was senior night to boot !! We went undefeated in the Metro Sound Division with a perfect record of 12-0,overall we went 12-3. Congrats to the 2012 Metro Sound Division Champs !!!

Baleto acknowledged four seniors Ellen Cleveland, Maddie Collins who according to the coach were instrumental in the success of the volleyball program, both are 3-peat MSD champs and seniors Nanna Darden & Athena Lamyuen.

"Our girls also acknowledged the Sealth seniors that evening too, which I thought was a very class act."

The lady Wildcats will be preparing for the Metro tournament taking place at Chief Sealth on October 27th starting at 11am.

"We will be led by outstanding Junior outside hitter Eastyn Baleto, who has had an incredible year thus far,and will be helped by Sophomore sensation outside hitter Aspen Knowles."

As a White Center resident who wants to stay unincorporated, I am concerned about the pro-Burien annexation effort here.

It seems to be sponsored by a handful of Democratic PCOs (Precinct Committee Officers) who are doorbelling in favor of Burien annexation. Their blue signs break Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) law, since their signs do not have identification on who paid for them. I also note that their signs do not have the union label printed on them, as almost all other Democratic causes have when they print signs.

When I then consider that Burien replaced all the union King County transportation employees with contractors after annexing the southern portion of our neighborhoods, I can't help but wonder if the pro-Burien annexation effort is anti-union?

I see no good reason to annex right now. Seattle cannot afford us, and at least has the courage to admit it. Burien can't afford us, but act like they can. And a Burien address will significantly lower the value of our homes.

The Highline Times article, “Marital jealousy allegedly fueled Burien murder,” (Sept. 14, 2012) clearly points out a chilling reality regarding domestic violence. The victims and those around them are not always safe even though they have left the relationship by divorce, separation or moving.

While we don’t know all the details of the relationship referenced in the article, some patterns fit with what we know about domestic violence.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month so it’s an appropriate time to learn about the issue. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.

Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound another.

Boo in Burien will scare up more Halloween family fun than the Addams Family Saturday, Oct. 27 from noon to 4 p.m.

The event, presented by the Discover Burien Association and brought to you by Bravo Dental and Prudential Northwest Realty Associates, is packed with spook-tacular entertainment ranging from pumpkin bowling to trick-or-treating to wiener dog races.

New this year, capture the little ghouls forever in free photos from noon to 4 p.m. at Keller Williams Realty, 455 S.W. 152nd St. Photos are courtesy of Keller Williams Realty in partnership with The Residences at Burien Town Square.

Youthful spirits can trick-or-treat for goodies at businesses marked with an orange Boo in Burien sign from noon until the treats run out. Some shops will also offer out-of-this-world specials.

A Children’s Costume Parade in Olde Burien at 3 p.m. gives the little monsters a chance to strut their Halloween best. The parade starts at Southwest 152nd Street and Ninth Avenue Southwest in Olde Burien and will travel down the sidewalks of 152nd to Town Square Park at Fifth Place Southwest.

Three Tree Point residents Greg and Rhonda Dill go all- out every year to decorate their place for Halloween.

This year is no exception as this unpleasant-looking fellow hides among the pumpkins.

Press release:

Artists working in 2 dimensional media are invited to apply for the 2013 schedule of gallery exhibitions at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave S.W..

The exhibit space wall is in the Community Center lobby and measures 14’6” x 8’8”. Another wall may be available in lobby if artist would like more space.

Artists are encouraged to view the space before applying to see if suitable. The lobby is monitored by staff.

The Community Center is open Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.- 8 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

There is no insurance for objects submitted for exhibition, however, every precaution is taken for the safety of the artwork. This is not a sales space, but artists are able to have contact information with their artwork.

Please e-mail the following application materials to ginak@burienwa.gov:

• 5 digital images (work completed within the last two years) representing the type of work proposed for the exhibition. Please do not send photographs, original artwork, or slides.

• A list of the images submitted with medium and sizes.

Most people who drive cars have had some embarrassing moments when they did something wrong during their beginner days, not just getting a ticket for going too fast or going through a red light.

I had been lucky and had a clean driving history except for the day years before when I was going too fast down a hill in my ’33 Plymouth coupe. I hit a nasty chuckhole, which blew the wooden spokes out of both front wheels.

As I watched both wheels with tires go sailing ahead of me, my car veered sharply to the left and amazingly went between two phone poles and came to rest head first in a huge pile of brush left there for later pickup by county road crews.

Is there a God? You bet.

In 1930 my mom took a driving lesson when I was about ten. Our car was parked near a field and Dad was giving her instructions. He got out; perhaps he had a premonition. She moved over and stepped on the gas pedal of the family Essex. It leaped forward veering directly into a row of freshly planted vine maples before she found the brake.

She never touched a steering wheel again.

By Karen Steele
Chairman, Pro Committee for Prop. 1
SPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES
(Editor’s Note: A statement opposing Proposition 1 will be posted later.)

As Chairman of the Pro Committee for Proposition 1 (Normandy Park) along with Clark Brant and John Rankin, I wrote a formal, comprehensive and factual Pro statement that is published in the Voter's Pamphlet. (I am also Chairman of Citizens Saving Normandy Park).

This is an adjunct to that statement. It is equally as factual and heartfelt.

For Citizens of Normandy Park, the question is: 'Why Should I Vote for Proposition 1?” which is calling for an increase in property taxes. Lifting the levy lid would allow NP to stay viable while we work towards a long-term remedy. More importantly, this levy lid lift sends all newly collected funds directly to our City.

Many people consider this an opportunity to stand up for their City; A way to show support and pride as a member of their community and pay their fair share for the privilege of living there.