February 2013

Press release from Ballard High School's Video Production program

Nine works by students in the Ballard High School Video Production Program have been named finalists in the 17th Annual Derek Freese Youth Media Festival. This prestigious festival draws competition from high school filmmakers throughout the nation and is judged by professors from Temple University’s renowned School of Film & Media Arts, acclaimed filmmakers, and members of the Derek Freese Foundation.

The finalists will be screened and prizes awarded in each category during the festival in Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 26th at Temple University’s Annenberg Hall.

Four of the honored productions can be seen in The Showing this Friday, February 22 at 7 pm in the Ballard High School auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and will be sold at the door. For more information on the BHS Video Production Program, visit www.bhsvideo.blogspot.com.

Here are Ballard’s finalists, listed with their nominations:

• Nominated for Best Documentary: Deep Down by Isaiah Hoban-Halversen, Kaila Lafferty & Oona Lowe

Discovery Shop Clearance Sale
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206-937-7169
Our store-wide clearance is running now through, February 23, when everything except white-tag items, is 50% off to make room for our semi-annual Antique, Vintage and Collectible Event. We will be closed February 24, preparing the shop for our popular fundraiser starting, February 25.  Yellow tags are now priced at $1.00 through the end of the month.  Double stamps on customer cards Mondays 10 to noon, 20% discount for seniors all day Tuesday, high schoolers with student I.D. on Saturdays and 50% off men's wear on Sundays.  When you donate, volunteer and shop with us, you support important cancer cure research.  The all volunteer run non profit American Cancer Society Discovery shop is open Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and all other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Open Forum Series Focused on Aging, Caregiving & Family Dynamics at 2 Locations
1. Merrill Gardens-Admiral Heights
2326 California Ave. S.W.
206-938-3964
Healthy Caregiving: Tuesday, March 26, 6 p.m.

By Charley Ganong

It's not for lack of effort (or footwork.) Lord knows my bride, Linda, one of  Elsbeth and Jerry's daughters has dragged me through every shoe store around in search of the "Golden Calf"--that pair of boots that have the perfect look, feel and fit. "Well, how about this pair?" I say, tentatively waving before her, hoping beyond hope, what look like suitable contenders for the princess's magic slippers.

"No, not those!", she says, hurriedly trying on and discarding what look like a perfectly good pair to me. "Those will never work". Don't you know anything?! Let's go!" And off we march to the next store, a mountain of overturned shoe boxes, bewildered clerks and dashed dreams tottering in our frenzied wake.

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

We are so lucky in the Pacific Northwest to have an abundance of seafood. Chosen wisely, it can be a healthy option for yourself and the environment. Seafood also has another great thing going for it: It’s easy to prepare for one person.

Try these environmentally friendly, healthy seafoods from our area:

• Albacore tuna (troll- or pole-caught from the United States or British Columbia)
• Freshwater Coho salmon (farmed in U.S. tank systems)
• Oysters (farmed)
• Dungeness crab (wild caught from Oregon or Washington)
• Pacific sardines (wild-caught)
• Rainbow trout (farmed)
• Salmon (wild-caught from Alaska)
• Mussels (farmed)

Fresh seafood is always best, but when you cook for one person, you can make more servings and freeze extras for later. When you buy fish, try this: cut it into cubes, rinse and then freeze on a parchment-lined cookie sheet until fully frozen. Then store the cubes in a freezer bag or container so you can take out one serving at a time to defrost. This works for other seafood as well.

It’s no secret that Ballardites have an impulse for rebellion when it comes to their place in Seattle. There’s the constant threat of secession, the “Free Ballard” bumper stickers, the prideful ringing of the old town hall bell -- the slight twitch in a Ballardite’s eye when they’re reminded that Ballard is just a neighborhood of Seattle and no longer a city.

What many people may not know is that impulse has plenty of history, even in its own newspaper.

Recently, the Ballard News-Tribune took a trip to the Nordic Heritage Museum to pore through the archives of our historical counterpart: the Ballard News, owned by A.E. Ruffner and sons. What we found was, while Ballard was being annexed, the Ballard News played a central role in fighting tooth and nail against what they perceived as snotty, self-serving Seattleites.

It transformed from impartial news source to something not unlike a scathing, cornered animal. Editorial was weaved into every story about annexation -- mostly on the front page City Council beat -- and namecalling became the norm.

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Just as we think that nothing can upset our world, we may literally be brought to our knees. It is at times like these that we realize that we are being offered a chance to contemplate life and use the “down” time to take stock of ourselves and our world.

It was just this realization that descended upon me when my legs went to sleep while in my recliner and the telephone, which in my day could never be ignored, rang. You guessed it. I lunged forward and fell sprawled onto the carpet which was relatively new with wonderful padding. Nevertheless I injured both ankles bigtime.

A free Avalanche Awareness Course is being presented by Mountain 2 Sound Outfitters on Tuesday Feb. 19 at 6:30 pm. If you plan on doing any backcountry skiiing, snowshoeing, or snowboarding this spring this course could save your life. Even for veterans, this brief training will be a good refresher. While not a certification it will heighten your awareness of what to do, what to look for and how to stay safe.

M2S is located at 3602 SW Alaska St.

Techniques and equipment will be presented, and for those interested, there will be gear available at special pricing.
Signups required, and can be found here http://shop.m2soutfitters.com/pages/avalanche-awareness-course.

A fundraiser, “Up from the Ashes”, was held Saturday night, Feb. 17, at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien for victims of the Jan. 28 fire in the nearby Tra-Lee Apartment complex in North Highline. Over $6,500 has been raised, with more donations still coming in.

The fire was both dramatic and tragic. Thankfully, there were no fatalities. However, 90 residents were displaced. The fire was started by a malfunctioning baseboard heater, according to officials.

Bison Creek donated 10 percent of the day’s receipts. Event organizers volunteered, including Becci Harrison of Surgz Promotions, Renatta Emerson with Renetta Emerson Events, SeaTac City Councilmember Pam Fernald with Neighbors Without Borders Action Committee, B-Town Blog and Discover Burien Executive Director, Gina Bourdage.

Young Francisco C. learns a new trick from Harlem Globetrotter forward "Hacksaw" at the ShoWare Center Saturday, Feb. 16, in Kent before the game. He was one of 11 students from the after school program with the New Futures Woodridge Park Apartment Complex in Boulevard Park.

The Harlem Globetrotters 2013 “You Write the Rules” World Tour then played Sunday at Comcast Arena in Everett, and Monday they will play at KeyArena in Seattle.

A fundraiser, “Up from the Ashes”, was held Saturday night, Feb. 17, at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien for victims of the Jan. 28 fire in the nearby Tra-Lee Apartment complex. Over $6,500 has been raised, with more donations still coming in.

The fire, which we covered here, was both dramatic and tragic. Thankfully, there were no fatalities. However, 90 residents were displace. The fire was started by a malfunctioning baseboard heater, according to officials.

Bison Creek donated 10 percent of the day’s receipts. Event organizers volunteered, including the B-Town Blog, Becci Harrison of Surgz Promotions, Renatta Emerson with Renetta Emerson Events, SeaTac City Councilmembe Pam Fernald with Neighbors Without Borders Action Committee, and Discover Burien Executive Director, Gina Bourdage.