May 2013

On Saturday, June 1st, the 2013 West Seattle Hi-Yu Court will be attending the Sportsman Club Fishing Pond at the Seacrest Marina from 8-11am.

This annual event brings people down to the West Seattle waterfront to do some of the easiest fishing ever from a stocked pond.

Hi Yu extends their thanks to the many businesses that contributed to the Gala (Auction, Coronation and White Rose Event), donations raised help fund the scholarship program for these young ladies and the last community owned float.

They are also looking for board members, if you are interested in volunteering, contact them at www.westseattlehiyu.com or come join them for their next General Meeting, Monday, June 3rd at St John the Baptist Episcopal Church at 6:30pm.

Hi Yu wishes to thank:

• Mowery's Photography
• Flower Lab
• Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes
• On Safari Foods
• Funky Janes Consignment
• Christine Kirchner, DDS, PLLC
• Kathy's Studio of Dance
• Stor-Mor Self Storage
• Merrill Gardens
• Atomic Boys
• Mud Bay
• The Bridge
• West Seattle Bowl
• Quality Cleaners

Jack Block Jr.'s statement:

Burien Councilmember Jack Block Jr., “The Peoples Voice”, Announces Campaign For Re-election

Jack Block Jr. today officially announced today his bid for re-election to the Burien City Council. Said Block, “Burien’s citizens have an important choice to make this election: maintain the present dysfunctional status quo, or return the Council’s focus to the real needs of Burien’s citizens.

“In the last election, Burien’s citizens trusted me to work in their best interests. I’ve worked hard to repay that trust:

• Voting NO on annexation, when the county tried to balance its budget on the backs of Burien’s citizens.

• Saying NO to the City Manager’s proposal to raise taxes when there were adequate financial reserves to maintain city services.

• Saying NO to City staff’s proposal to extend our current solid waste contract, when putting it out to bid would reduce rates and result in more city revenue.

• Pushing to bring City Council focus to the lack of economic development and address the high number of empty storefronts that line our streets.

Information from Highline Public Schools

Highline Public Schools Athletics is offering sports camps this summer for students entering grades 1 through 12. Twenty camps will cover ten sports: Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Dance/Drill, Football, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball and Wrestling.

The summer sports camp program is a new initiative of the school district. The camps are taught by Highline coaches and teachers, and are geared for young athletes at all levels of experience.

“Our summer camps program is an effort by district coaches to provide fundamental skills instruction to students throughout the district,” said Highline Athletic Director Terri McMahan. “It is an opportunity for younger students to learn from skilled coaches and high school student-athletes in a fun and instructional environment.”

Registration forms are available online at www.highlineschools.org/athletics. Information can also be obtained by contacting Debbi Mathews at debra.mathews@highlineschools.org, or 206-431-2418.

The following notice was sent out by Seattle Public Utilities on May 28, 2013.

SPU crews will work in your neighborhood to replace an undersized water main

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) crews will work in your neighborhood to replace 80 feet of an undersized, six-inch water main. In order to perform this work, crews will need to temporarily shut down water services.

You will be notified at least 48 hours in advance before your water is shut down and crews will work with residents to schedule shut-downs with minimal impact. Water shut-downs typically last up to six hours.

PROJECT LOCATIONS:
Crews will work along 55th Avenue SW between SW Lander and Alki Avenue SW.

DATES/TIMES:
• Crews will begin working on Friday, May 31, to saw cut the street where the pipe will be replaced. They will return on Monday, June 3, and expect to complete the job by Friday, June 7. Work will take place weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm.

IMPACTS:
• Temporary interruption in water services.

This massive white oak dominates the side yard of a home on 162nd S.W. It's owners, Rita and Frank Corken, believe the tree to be about 150 years old. Their house was built about 1925. Frank Corken said that if the tree ever toppled, he's afraid the roots might pry up the foundation of his house. And the leaves! In the fall, the amount of leaves that drop is massive, he said, and have to be hauled away. From time to time, passersby ask if they can have their picture taken in front of the tree.

Information from Highline Public Schools

Highline will add several new sports programs at the middle school level over the next two years, as recommended by the district’s Middle School Athletics Assessment Committee.

Starting next fall, middle school athletes will have the opportunity to turn out for wrestling (Season 3), girls’ soccer (Season 2) and running-conditioning clubs (Seasons 2 and 3).

Cross country, softball and tackle football will be added in 2014-15. Also in 2014-15, to increase the pool of potential coaches, traditional fall and spring sports will swap seasons. Track and field, boys’ soccer, and softball will run in Season 1; volleyball, football and cross country will run in Season 4.

“It has been our mission to improve the connection between our middle and high school programs to ensure strong communication, leveled instruction of basic skills and a belief system that ensures growth and success,” said Director of Athletics Terri McMahan. “Expansion of middle school sports provides the opportunity to rebuild the foundation of our athletics program, involve more students, and galvanize the entire secondary program.”

SUMNER--This time there was no coming back.

One day after overcoming a 2-0 deficit to beat Okanogan, 4-3, in the Class 1A Washington state boys soccer semifinals, the Seattle Christian boys soccer team fell behind the Chelan Mountain Goats, 3-1, by halftime of the championship and wound up losing by that score.

Saturday's loss to Chelan in the final left the Warriors in second place, but Friday's win over Okanogan that earned a top two finish was the one to remember.

"It was an unreal game, an unbelievable game," said Seattle Christian head coach David Peters after his team beat the Bulldogs on the Sunset Chev Stadium turf in Sumner. "Wow. The kids have a lot of heart. They work together, and they know how to play this game. They never give in."

Okanogan wasted no time taking the early lead on the Warriors.
Justin Rivas did the scoring honors on both goals that added up to the 2-0 lead.

The first came with 6:10 elapsed in the first half as he dribbled his way past Warriors keeper Conner Fremmerlid and drilled the ball into the left back corner of the empty net.

West Seattle's Kitty Harbor, cat adoption organization will open the weekend of June 1 and 2 with more than 40 adult cats, teenagers (6+ months), and kittens (8 weeks to 6 months), available for adoption. Kittens under 6 months old must be adopted in pairs unless there is already another cat friendly cat in the household.

Kitty Harbor is a non-profit, volunteer-only, rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption facility for homeless and abandoned cats and kittens. One third of their cats and kittens are transferred in from Western Washington shelters when their time has run out; another one third are from cat rescue groups located in Eastern Washington where the cat/kitten kill rate is anywhere from 70% to 90%; and one third are from Kitty Harbor’s own rescue work here in West Seattle.

Kitty Harbor at 3422 Harbor Ave. SW will be open weekends, every Saturday and Sunday, from noon – 6 pm, starting June 1, through December 22.

Phone: (206) 935-1919

Email: info@kittyharborseattle.org

Website: http://www.kittyharborseattle.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittyharbor?ref=ts

By Marjorie Young

I recently returned from Switzerland to visit my ‘second family.’ It was a memorable trip many reasons…including an unforgettable sojourn to a reputedly ‘haunted’ manor. My friend’s friend, ‘Alain’ and his relatives have resided on the postcard-perfect property for several generations, but its history goes back well over two centuries. Alain knew of unsettling disturbances dating from his great-grandmother’s time, and had personally undergone a distressing encounter some years before. Hearing of my psychic abilities, Alain requested I visit his home.

Though I’ve done numerous psychic readings and healings, I’ve only attempted one previous ‘ghost investigation’ in my own neighborhood. Therefore, I was more than eager to explore a far older site with an intriguing past. My friends and I gathered at Alain’s residence; a sprawling domicile in a pastoral setting. As always with any consultation, I had received no information whatever concerning the house or its history.

Team Go For It! is holding their final fundraising event a plant sale, with a little garage sale too on Saturday, June 1 from 10 AM to 4 PM. ALL of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. The rainy weather should be over and make it perfect to get some plants going.

You'll find tomatoes – all varieties - $2.00 , plus flowering annuals and perennials.

The sale is in the alley behind 2352 – 47th Avenue SW (on the north side of Admiral Way ) in West Seattle .
Also on sale will be handmade and painted plant sticks, decorative bird houses, gardening books and other assorted gardening items. Make your yard beautiful and help raise money for cancer research at the same time.