May 2013

By Rob Clay

It could be said that Kermit Millard Zarley Jr., former West Seattle resident and now retired professional golfer was blessed. Blessed with natural talent or an affinity for the game of golf beginning as a youngster on the rolling hills and fairways of West Seattle Golf Course.

It could also be said that natural talent for Kermit was something divine but undiscovered.

Kermit, born in Seattle in 1941, is the son of Kermit Sr. and Barbara Zarley. By the late 40‘s Kermit Sr., was the fry cook and cafe concession owner behind the counter at West Seattle golf course where Abe and Dick LaBelle used to break for lunch from running the driving range next to the course.

When Kermit Jr., turned 12, his dad opened Kermit’s Charcoal Broiler up on California Avenue next to the Granada Theatre. Kermit helped in the new venture for a few years, finding his way back to the course to practice. And practice he did like many young kids but he needed some fine tuning. Kermit was 16 before he had that first lesson from Ray Honsberger over at Rainier Golf & Country Club in Burien.

I know that Mother's Day is this Sunday so I need to write about the World's Champion Mother... my mom.

What was so great about her? Let me count the ways.

She had ten kids. With the help of my dad, of course. I was number eight. He was a traveling salesman and came home ten times.

I grew up in Portland and we lived in a dilapidated old four bedroom house with a wood burning furnace and a leaking roof. Every time it rained we put buckets and pots on the floor. Rent was cheap if we paid it at all, sometimes needing to move in the middle of the night to a new place to avoid paying for the old place.

Dad wasn’t much of a provider because he had a drinking problem. We loved him though.

Mom was the rock. She read to the four of us in the afternoons before she took her daily nap. I still have her well thumbed copy of Anderson's Fairy Tales.

On May 8, Ballard District Council will be holding their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Ballard Branch Library.

This month's agenda includes the Ballard to Interbay Land Use Corridor Study, which could possibly (but not necessarily) result in changes to the allowed use of the land; Ballard Greenways, which are set to begin construction soon; and possible road improvements in Ballard by the Seattle Department of Transportation.

As usual, I will be there to chitchat with the locals. So why not join us?

Agenda

7:00 - Introductions & Short Announcements - please hold announcements to not more than one min.

7:15 - Update: Ballard to Interbay Land Use Corridor Study, including highlights of preliminary recommendations for Phase 1 in Interbay and anticipated schedule for Phase 2 work in Ballard, Patrice Carroll, PM – Dept of Planning & Development

7:40 - Ballard Greenway Coming Soon, Colin Dietrich, Ballard Greenway Alliance

Information from Seal Sitters

Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network will be participating in the 2013 Give BIG online giving event on May 15th (http://www.blubberblog.org/files/dbcf57e7e4a94f1c976343817b1d41bc-490.h…). We hope the community will support Seal Sitters through The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG, a one-day, online charitable giving event inspiring people to give to nonprofit organizations in our region. Donations will be partially matched by The Seattle Foundation. This is an easy way to make your donation dollars multiply. Since we receive no funding from NOAA, the State or City for our work, we depend on public donations to help defray our costs for dedicated hotline, stranding materials, educational outreach materials. Additionally, we need to fundraise for materials and site preparation of the Year of the Seal sculpture (http://www.sealsitters.org/news/year-of-the-seal.html).

Seal Sitters online link to participate in GiveBIG: http://www.seattlefoundation.org/npos/Pages/AssociatedRecreationCouncil…
(NOTE:The GiveBIG link is only active on May 15th)

Update May 14 11:50am
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is still looking for nominations for this year's awards. If you have not had an opportunity to nominate your favorite business, non-profit or community leader, you have just 36 hours to do so (Deadline Midnight tomorrow May 15th)

Nominations are accepted on-line at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BestofWestSeattle. You do not need to be a Chamber Member or business owner to nominate.

Westside Business of the Year – This nominee has been in business at least 3 years and demonstrated business excellence and success.
Westside Emerging Business – This nominee business has been in operations for less than 3 years but is meeting the challenges of a growing business through leadership.
Westside Not-For-Profit of the Year – This nominee non-profit is making our community a better place to live while contributing to community benefit through their mission.
Westsider of the Year – This nominee is making a lasting impact on our community and the lives of others or is an up-coming community role model.

WestSide Baby's Spring Clean Drive is Saturday, May 11. They will have donation collection trucks at the locations below to receive your donations.

Clothes, Bedding and Basics:

 Children's Clothing (NB/0 - size 12)
 Shoes up to Youth size 3
 Diapers (opened packages OK!)
 Baby Shampoo and soap
 Diaper Cream and wipes
 Books (especially board books)
 Bottles, sippy cups and pacifiers
 Front Carriers
 Child Towels
 Blankets and bedding

Equipment: Instructions are incredibly helpful. MUST have all parts, straps and work.

 Portable Cribs (no full-size DROP SIDE cribs)
 Strollers (with straps)
 High Chairs and Booster Chairs (with straps)
 Car Seats (less than 6 yrs old are re-usable)
 Baby swings
 Exersaucers
 Bouncy Seats
 Potty Chairs

Toys :

We have a high volume of toys at this time but we do accept them under the following conditions:
 Must be compact enough to fit in an airline overhead compartment
 Must have ALL parts and pieces bundled together
 Cannot have been recalled

The afternoon was hot and cold for the division leading West Seattle Wildcats.

The normally hot pitching the Wildcats field went north to Alaska and took the bats and defense with them. Then a warm front moved onto Hiawatha Field. With the temperature rocketing to 87 degrees one had a hard time differentiating between mother nature and the heat wave that blew in from Bainbridge Island.

Scoring two runs in the second, four runs in the third, three in the fourth, and four more in the fifth the Spartans of Bainbridge Island blistered Wildcat pitching on an afternoon that was equally as hot. West Seattle starting pitcher Sam Hellinger lasted only three and a third giving up five runs. His relief could do no better. Three other Wildcat pitchers took the mound and gave up a total of eight runs and the Wildcats go down 13-0 in their first post season outing. The defense fared no better committing a bucket full of errors in an uncharacteristic performance.

By Patrick Robinson and David Rosen

UPDATE 12:25pm May 7
Easy Street Records owner Matt Vaughn posted a statement on Facebook regarding the removal of the overhang/awning that has been part of the Junction for more than 50 years.

"It is sad to see our awning go. I have always appreciated its décor and '50s-era aesthetic. In 1989 I moved Easy Street from mid-block (where Leisure Books is) to where it stands today. I was attracted to this corner and the building itself. The rent was reasonable, but the space needed major love. I designed the neon and had it installed back in 1992 or so. I wanted to complement the canopy and the lines of the building as well as the historical value it reflected.

Seattle Beer Week, an extravagant excuse to drink lots of good beer, is kicking off on Thursday, May 9. From May 9 to May 19, various Ballard and Fremont joints will be hosting beer events, and your favorite neighborhood breweries will also be available all around town.

We compiled a handy list of local neighborhood events for you to check out, but, as you can imagine, we most likely missed some things as there is quite a bit happening. For more info and more events, visit http://www.seattlebeerweek.com/

Wednesday, May 8

Thursday, May 9

• 4-11 p.m.: Pre-kickoff event at Sixgill (3417 Evanston Ave N #014)
• 5:30-06:30 p.m.: Kickoff at Fremont Brewing Co. (3409 Woodland Park Ave N)

Friday, May 10

• All Day: Black Stout Fest at Brouwer's Cafe (400 N 35th St)
• 3-11 p.m.: Ft. George Collaboration and Tap Takeover at Urban Family (5329 Ballard Ave NW)
• 4-11 p.m.: Bear Republic night at Noble Fir (5316 Ballard Ave. NW)

Friday, May 3
Boys soccer
TJ 2, Mt. Rainier 0
Mount Rainier fell into a tie with the Raiders with Friday's loss at Federal Way Memorial Field, with both teams winding up with 11-1-4 South Puget Sound League North Division records.
Since TJ went 1-0-1 against the Rams and Mount Rainier was 0-1-1 against the Raiders, Thomas Jefferson won the division title on a tiebreaker.
As the SPSL North No. 2 team, the Raiders play the SPSL South No. 2 team in an 8 p.m. playoff at Puyallup's Sparks Stadium on Wednesday, May 8.
TJ plays for the overall SPSL title at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Federal Way Memorial Field.
Mount Rainier held the lead through most of this past Friday's match against TJ after Isaac Gettis scored in the 24th minute on a Kalob Cofer-Doan assist.
The Raiders then rallied for two goals in the closing minutes.
Tyler Hamashima found the back of the net in the 72nd minute on a Jamie Prado-Huerta assist to tie it, and TJ teammate Rodrigo Robles scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the 77th minute on another Prado-Huerta assist.
SCS 6, Life Christian 0
The Warriors shut out Life Christian in a lopsided Nisqually League match this past Friday.