March 2013

Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network is seeking a sculpture artist for their educational outreach project, The Year of the Seal.

The project will culminate with the installation on Alki Beach of a largely realistic bronze work depicting a harbor seal mom and pup. Harbor seals are considered by biologists to be an indicator species for the health of our waters. The sculpture will raise awareness of our fragile marine ecosystem and all marine life that calls Puget Sound home. The artwork is funded by a grant from Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods.

Artists from the Pacific Northwest are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications. Submission deadline is March 22, 2013, and selected artist will be notified on March 26, 2013. The target date for installation is late August with a dedication ceremony on September 7th. Artists must have a proven track record of public art installations.

Download the RFQ at http://www.sealsitters.org/resources/Seal-Sitters-in-the-News/Seal-Sitt…

To learn more about the Year of the Seal project, please visit http://www.sealsitters.org/news/year-of-the-seal.html

Update for 12:45 p.m., March 8
Seattle Police believe the remains found off Myers Way S. in West Seattle are those of a suicidal man and not a homicide.

SPD's Homicide Unit will now turn the case over to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.

Update for 11 a.m., March 8
Seattle Police crime scene investigators are working a potential crime scene roughly 50 yards down a footpath on the east side of Myers Way S. near the borders between West Seattle, North Highline and Burien.

SPD said a man was walking along the path Thursday night, March 7, when he discovered the bones and called 911.

Investigators secured the area on Thursday night and, as of Friday morning, are trying to determine if the bones are of human or animal origin, and whether the death was natural or a potential homicide.

Traffic is free-flowing along Myers Way.

Original Post
Seattle Police detectives plus Crime Scene Investigators got a report from a man regarding bones he found in the wood in the 9800 block of Myers Way South. The greenbelt was secured Thursday night and are searching it this morning.

By Corbin Lewars

This past weekend I took my first fiction writing class in over twenty years. It happened to fall on the same weekend as my birthday, which I viewed as an auspicious way to kick off my forty-third year. After years of writing non-fiction about my life and friends, I looked forward to writing fiction about my life and friends, so I could claim, “it’s not you” and “I didn’t really do that.”

I arrived early with a notebook and several pens. The other students and I looked at each other nervously, pretending we weren’t sizing each other up, but knowing very well we were. Literary sizing up is passive, like most things in Seattle, and writers have come up with one hundred ways to ask, “Are you more accomplished than I am?” without ever asking that.

The instructor entered the room with a bang, literally hitting his hip on the table. He paced maniacally for a few minutes, asked us what the name and topic of the class was, and then said, “I don’t know what I’m doing here, you can’t teach writing.” Needless to say, this wasn’t the auspicious beginning I hoped for.

The West Seattle Women's Golf Club is seeking new members and as both a sport and social organization is reminding that through the organization women can learn about golf, stay active, form lasting relationships, and enjoy some fun competition.

Annual dues are $70.00 plus a $5.00 initiation fee for new members.  Dues pay for your GHIN number and handicap, reserved tee-times on Tuesdays and Saturdays, weekly competition fees, most WSWGC tournament fees and operating expenses, as well as providing a great opportunity to meet and play golf with other women golfers.   

The WSWGC Season Opening “Spring Kick Off” Social on Sunday, April 28, 1 PM at the West Seattle Golf Banquet Hall

Here are some of the events on their calendar:

April 28                     Season Kickoff Get-Together, 1PM
May 21                     Spring Field Day
June - Sept               On-going Points Tournament
June 18                    4 Club Tournament
July 23                      Scramble
August 26/27            Club Championship
Sept 17                     Fall Field Day

From our calendar

Populuxe Brewing opening night

Populuxe Brewing, a nanobrewery which we featured earlier, will be having their opening tonight.

When: Friday, March 8, 2013 - 5-9 p.m.

Where: 826B NW 49th St Seattle

More info: http://www.populuxebrewing.com/

Critical Lass goes to Bike Expo Fashion Show!

What: Critical Lasses will gather at the Hub & Bespoke Fremont store at 11 a.m. That will give us plenty of time to travel to and wander around Bike Expo in Smith Cove – and still get good seats for the fashion show from 1:15 to 2 p.m. We'll regroup at 2:30 p.m. after the fashion models have finished signing autographs. Maybe they’ll even join us on our return trip back to our starting location in Fremont no later than 3:30 p.m.

When: Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 11:00am - 3:30pm

Where: Hub and Bespoke (513 N 36th St)

More info: http://www.facebook.com/events/484970781565186/

Herring Fest

By Cassandra Baker

2:01 a.m., March 3. 83rd block of 27th Ave NW

A woman called police after she returned home to find that her house had been burglarized and some jewelry was missing. The victim said that she left the house at around 7:00 p.m. on March 2 and returned at around 12:30 a.m. on March 3 to find her bedroom window open. The burglar had cut the window screen to gain entry, and then stole a gold chain and a gold ring. The responding officer observed that the window had been pried open, but he was unable to lift any fingerprints.

11:12 p.m., March 2. 73rd block of 14th Ave NW

A woman called police after she had been in her home for half an hour and realized that it had been burglarized. The victim said that she arrived home at around 10:45 p.m. on March 2, but it wasn’t until about half an hour later that she noticed signs of the burglary: Drawers in the bedrooms were open and her belongings were strewn about the bedrooms.

Endolyne Children's Choir Music Director, Amy Bokanev, conducted members K-8 from the West Seattle community during their performance Thursday night, March 7, in the Providence Mount St. Vincent chapel. The room was filled with fans, including residents, family and friends of the singers.

According to its website, "The Endolyne Children’s Choir is a nonprofit, independent 501 (c) (3) organization that was founded in September 2003. Weekly rehearsals are held at St. John's Episcopal Church (...) The choir is divided into three groups according to age level and ability, Debut Choir- For our newest members in K - 2nd grade, Encore Choir-For our more experienced members in 3rd - 5th grades, Advanced Ensemble -This group focuses on more advanced vocal and music theory skills and choral music, and will have additional performances. 6th - 8th grade (5th grade by invitation)."

These groups rotated throughout the concert and sang together. For more information on the choir, visit: www.endolynechoir.org

These aren’t your grandma’s quilts.

And the women who created them are not quilters—they are fiber artists.

The Highline Historical Society is showcasing the work of four outstanding Highline area fiber artists March 18-29 at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave. S.W. The exhibit is open during the community center’s regular hours. Admission is free.

“A Sense of Place: In my Garden, Under the Sea—Four Highline Quilt Artists” will feature the work of Marie O’Kelley, Carla Stehr, Sonia Grasvik and Linda Johanson.

How did the four become interested in creating quilts?

“We’re women,” Grasvik noted. “We were raised around fibers. This is what our moms did.”

O’Kelley observed, “It’s in our genealogy. Of course, our moms didn’t know about art quilts.”

”These are ones you definitely hang on the wall,” Grasvik added.

The four have done many shows. In fact, Grasvik is flying to Brazil for a show prior to the Burien event.

Lloyd Herman, a Highline Historical Society board trustee, saw the women’s’ work at various events and decided to bring them together for a hometown show.

Update 2 for March 22
On the day the bill passed (March 18) a number of Herald readers wrote in questioning the “reasonable suspicion” clause in the following passage:

“City departments may acquire or use surveillance equipment that is used on a temporary basis for the purpose of a criminal investigation supported by reasonable suspicion, or pursuant to a lawfully issued search warrant, or under exigent circumstances as defined in case law. This exemption from the provisions of this ordinance does not apply to surveillance cameras mounted on drones or other unmanned aircraft.”

As one West Seattle resident wrote, the clause “gives police the freedom to conduct warrantless surveillance as long as they have ‘reasonable suspicion’ (which equals) they don’t need a search warrant!”

We asked Councilmember Bruce Harrell to respond to those concerns and this is what he came back with:

Found off of S. 156th st and 4th Ave S.
If this is your dog or you have owner information please contact:

Burien C.A.R.E.S
909 S.W. 151st St
Burien, Wa 98168
206.812.2737