May 2013

The Howden-Kennedy Funeral Home has been helping grieving families put their loved ones to rest in West Seattle since 1920, and with news that a massive apartment/retail project is coming to the Fauntleroy Triangle and taking over the land where they reside, the future of West Seattle’s oldest funeral home was in limbo.

That’s until now.

Stuart Johnston, office manager at Howden-Kennedy, confirmed the family-owned business will move to 7601 35th Ave. S.W. (just south of Mars Hill Church, at the intersection of 35th and S.W. Ida St) over the next handful of months. They are required to be out of their Triangle location by Sept. 1.

Their new location is comprised of a private residence and barber shop and Johnston said a brand new facility will eventually be built at the location, but wished to assure the community there will be no disruption in services. Ownership, phone numbers, services, existing contracts … all will remain the same.

“We’ve been part of West Seattle for 70 years (as Howden-Kennedy) and that’s the way we want to stay, supporting West Seattle families,” Johnston said.

Some people are just naturally creative and explore their talents at an early age. Kyle Jensen is one of those.
You may remember that he and his friend Asa Beuhler built a roving "moonbot" in November as part of the Lunar X Prize competition. They were the only finalists in the Pacific Northwest.

Now he has won an award from the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). His short film, "Growth Ray", earned him the "New Talent Award" in the 12-and-under category.

NFFTY is the world's largest festival dedicated to young filmmakers, from ages 22 on down. The youngest filmmaker ever selected in it was 7, although Kyle was the youngest selectee this year, having been 9 when he made the film. Over 200 films were screened, from directors in 20 countries.

"Growth Ray" is an eight-minute sci-fi comedy that takes place throughout Seattle. Other West Seattle children in the cast are Asa Buehler, Violet Watterson, and Max Scearce.

While the anarchists are downtown protesting corporate America, you can treat yourself in Ballard to a free scoop of ice cream.

Cupcake Royale will be offering free scoops of icecream 2-8 p.m. today at all of their locations, including the one in Ballard (2052 NW Market St).

In case you didn't know, Cupcake Royale has 14 different flavors of ice cream. And what goes better with sun and cupcakes than ice cream?

Here are the flavors just in case you need to preview:

• Salted Caramel Cupcake
• Red Velvet
• Oregon Hill Strawberry
• Washington Hazelnut Brittle with Salted Ganache
• Stumptown Coffee with Dark Chocolate Ribbon
• Whiskey Maple Bacon Crack
• Burnt Caramel with Sea Salt
• Bananaza
• Fresh Mint + Fudge Ribbon
• Triple Vanilla
• Royale Extra Dark Chocolate
• Honey + Snickerdoodle
• Orange Hibiscus Sorbet
• Theo Malted Milk Chocolate

Follow Ballard News-Tribune on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ballardnewstrib

Adam Evans is the Ballard then-freshman who ran/walked continuously for 24 hours during last year’s Relay for Life. Asked what he plans for an encore, team captain Adam Evans answers, “Not that.”

Although this will only be his second year participating in the Relay for Life of Northwest Seattle Evans has been participating with his family at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at Mt. Tahoma High since he was in grade school. His team sport at Ballard is Track and Cross-Country but in truth Evans has always loved to run.

Relay for Life of Northwest Seattle 2013 will return him to one of his home tracks; the June 1-2 event will take place on the Whitman Middle School field. Last year’s goal of 24-hour motion was very much a tribute to an aunt who had died earlier in the year. For 2013 Evans is enlisting fellow track teammates, and has set a personal goal of getting pledges of $2,000. His strategy will be to ask everyone that he meets.

Freshly cooked carne asada tacos and a game of fast-paced high school soccer are on tap for Friday, May 3 at the Southwest Athletic Complex as Chief Sealth's varsity team takes on the Seattle World School in the 7th Annual Carne Asada Bowl.

Here are the details from Chief Sealth's Athletics Dept:

On behalf of school principal’s Chris Kinsey and Martin O'Callaghan and head coaches Ron Johnson and Juan Torres, it’s my pleasure to invite you all to enjoy the fun and festivities that surround the 7th Annual Carne Asada Bowl! The game is scheduled for Friday, May 3rd at 4pm at Southwest Athletic Complex (across the street from Sealth). This free event features top-notch soccer, friendly rivalry, a festive atmosphere and some great food.

Update May 3 2:15pm
West Seattle Bike Connections and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways are teaming up for a short memorial ride in remembrance of Lance David, the cyclist who was killed early Wednesday morning. It will be this Tuesday, May 7th at 5:30pm. Details can be found here:

http://westseattlebikeconnections.org/2013/05/03/lance-david-memorial-r…

They are also reaching out to city officials to gain more participation.

Update for May 3
The King County Medical Examiner's office has identified the victim of a fatal May 1 bicycle crash with a semi-truck as 54-year-old Lance David of Federal Way. A group of his friends will ride to the accident scene on Friday and gather at 3pm as a way to honor him and call more attention to the need for safety.

Mayor Mike McGinn said he would take some action soon to address the safety issues at the intersection of South Hanford and East Marginal Way South.

Original post on May 1
An bicyclist in his 30's lost his life in a collision with a semi-truck at the intersection of S. Hanford and E. Marginal Way S. on the morning of May 1.

From Animal Aid & Rescue Foundation, or AARF:

We had so much fun at the last Bark n' Bowl, we had to do it again!! This time we will be at West Seattle Bowl on Saturday, May 11th from 2-5pm. The price is $20 for 3 hours of bowling and shoe rental. Children 10 and under are $10 each. We have a limited number of tickets, so purchase yours today to guarantee your spot!

Tickets can be purchased through WePay, https://www.wepay.com/events/bark-n-bowl--west-seattle.

West Seattle Bowl
4505 39th Ave. S.W., Seattle

--------

Mission

AARF is a rescue group located in Seattle, Washington that is dedicated to supporting and promoting the preservation and well-being of all animals; both domestic and wildlife. You can reach us at info@myaarf.org.

On January 24, the New York Times Magazine published an article entitled “The Price of a Stolen Childhood,” which follows the story of two child pornography victims and how they are seeking restitution for the crimes done on them in the past. Both victims, who have thousands of images of them being traded online, have struggles ordinary people do not. Though the original crimes are long done and settled -- scarring events by themselves -- they must live with the knowledge that anyone they meet may have seen their images online.

One of those victims, going by the pseudonym of Nicole in the story, was forced to make pornography when she was a child by her biological father, and now her images are some of the most highly sought after. She is represented by a Seattle lawyer who has lived in Ballard since 1982, Carol Hepburn. Hepburn’s pioneering case, which has become national in scope, seeks to gain restitution from people who download Nicole’s images for the psychological damage they have done to Nicole.

By David Rosen

The 2013 cruise season arrived in the form of a ship, The Crystal Symphony which is part of Crystal Cruises. The ship arrived around 6:35am and is now docked at Pier 66.

The routine of weekly arrivals and departures starts next Sunday, with Holland-America Line‘s Oosterdam at Magnolia’s Pier 91, and the full weekly lineup beginning the second weekend in May.

You can view the entire cruise schedule here - http://www.portseattle.org/cruise/Pages/default.aspx

The Crystal Symphony, built in 1992, is rated at 51,044 Gross Tons is, 781 ft long has 12 decks (8 are passenger accessible). It was retrofitted in 2006 at a cost of $23 million and again in 2009 at a cost of $25 million.

It has Six Wärtsilä-Sulzer diesel engines and can sail at 20 knots. It carries 922 passengers and a crew of 545.

West Seattle's Amanda Knox finally had a chance to be heard in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC News that aired April 30. Knox was tried and convicted of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher by an Italian court in 2007. She was later released on appeal but the case will be heard again in Italy.

In the interview, timed to coincide with the release of her book, "Waiting to be heard," Knox talked about her personal anguish over being called "a devil", and a murderer saying "I was stunned by her death."

Knox also talked about the lack of DNA evidence at the scene of the crime.