Federal Way musician Hank Witherspoon, 68, is totally engaged playing his saxophone as he practices for his afternoon session as part of Two Scoops Combo, playing next to the Burien Farmer’s Market on May 30. Witherspoon grew up in Michigan and moved to the northwest in 1968 after serving in Vietnam. He said he’s loved music “almost all of his life.”
Information from Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights Community Council:
WWRHAH Community Council hosts King County Metro
Tuesday, June 4th, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Chief Sealth International High School Library
2600 SW Thistle St Seattle, WA 98126
On Tuesday, June 4th, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM, King County Metro will be at Chief Sealth High School in West Seattle to speak to residents of Arbor Heights, Roxhill, and Westwood about upcoming and previous cuts to their service areas and bus routes.
This will take the place of our regular monthly Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights (WWRHAH) Community Council meeting. Please take the time to attend this very important community discussion, as it affects and impacts every single one of us that lives in these neighborhoods. People from all neighborhoods are welcome to attend.
Why you should be aware of what is happening, in addition:
If you are a bus commuter, you may see longer delays between bus service or your bus stop may be removed. Your bus route itself may be removed.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has issued a response to a Letter to the Editor from Bill and Margi Byers concerning a temporary seawall fix in Lincoln Park that amounts to a pile of rocks. Parks states they have plans to remove the rocks, but it may require jumping through some bureaucratic hoops to get it done.
The original letter can be read here.
Parks response:
Following is information regarding the communication from Bill and Margi Beyers. Parks apologizes for the delay in responding; the issue they raise is complex, involves multiple agencies, and required physical exploration.
FREE Shred Event This Saturday!
Free Shredding Event + Electronics Recycling
Drop-off location:
4526 California Ave SW-back parking lot off 42nd
Saturday, June 8th
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The West Seattle Junction Association and Windermere Real Estate are providing free shredding + electronics recycling services.
Please bring your old statements or sensitive documents to be professionally destroyed on site. You can even watch your documents be cross-shred via a viewing monitor. E-cycle your old computers, TVs, and other. Fun, and Thank You Windermere for helping!
By Christy Wolyniak
“Let’s donate our clothes, you’re helping children in Africa.”
It’s an age-old line told by parents to children that perhaps many still believe. But from a business perspective, the donations can be damaging -- free clothes can be sold on a cheap market and leave another child’s parent unemployed.
That’s the perspective of Ballardite Dan Lavin, a business accountant who also runs the Community Initiative Program (CIP) in Sierra Leone. He calls the gifting of goods such as clothes and buildings “anti-development,” or organizations unwittingly doing more harm than good with their aid.
More than an accountant, Lavin began working with the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone 23 years ago in the village of Makrugba near the base of the Kangari Hills. He made a friend there named Sullay, who started a relief organization following the war. After Sullay passed away, Lavin was asked to continue the organization, which under his stewardship would become CIP.
By Shara Wallace
Murdered taxi driver’s widow suing the city and county
In August of 2012 Harjit Singh, a Des Moines taxi driver, was shot five times as he sat in his taxi van in Burien. Singh was the sole provided of his family. He left behind a wife and three children. His wife, Baljinder Kaur, is now suing to get her husband’s taxi license returned. She has been training to take over her husband’s taxi business but the city of Seattle and King County revoked his license. They are also holding his minivan because it is evidence in a murder trial. Because Singh had a wheelchair accessible minivan the city has stricter standards to become licensed. Kaur has hired an attorney and is fighting to get the license returned to her family. She currently works part time to support her family. A county representative declined to comment on the case.
Car break-ins, vandalism, prowlers and theft
Update 2 for June 5
Seattle police have confirmed our report from yesterday that the SUV in a Harbor Ave. S.W. rollover crash was indeed stolen, and the driver fled the scene.
According to Det. Mark Jamieson, the beige 2002 Lexus SUV was traveling north on Harbor Ave. S.W. with five occupants when the driver lost control and plowed into three parked cars before flipping on it's side.
Everyone self-extricated and the four passengers stayed with the stolen vehicle while the driver ran off with unknown injuries.
Police did not report any arrests of the four passengers, but are still actively searching for the driver.
Update for 1 p.m., June 4
Traffic investigators are still evaluating the scene at 2501 Harbor Ave. S.W., and said to expect at least another hour of road closures.
The Herald spoke with a man at the scene who said he was the owner of the flipped SUV involved in this morning's crash. He said his vehicle had been stolen from the Alki area earlier in the day and he was not driving at the time.
By David Rosen
Today marked the first day for Ampersand coffee on Alki which was the former location of Pioneer coffee.
Owners Marisa and Daryl Waits came in early this morning to make sure everything was all set and that everything was running smoothly. They are also the owners of the restaurant Slices on Alki. They rent both spots from property owner Tom Lin.
They offer great tasty food such as breakfast sandwich's, panini's, and other such pastries which gets prepared over in the Slices kitchen.
The hours of operation for the coffee house are Monday through Friday 6:30 am - 8:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm. They will possibly extend there hours during the summer months and close earlier during the winter months.
Kathleen and Bruce MacPherson got their dog Sadie a long time ago, 12 years to be exact, and she is 14 years old. "We adopted her from a family that was neglecting her, but they recognized that, and gave her up for adoption along with her brother Wesley." She is a West Highland Terrier.
Sadie eats super premium Costco dog food, and is fed twice a day.
But mostly, Sadie is social. Not so much with other dogs, though she's fine with them. Really Sadie has expanded the social circle for the MacPherson's. "We walk her every morning and every afternoon and we know all the children and all the doggies in our neighborhood. She has been like an ambassador. We know everyone on our street plus many blocks around," said Kathleen. "She's an ice breaker. When people don't know you they are hesitant to say hello, but they see Sadie and say, 'Oh what a cute dog' and then the conversation begins."
West Seattle Outdoor Movies are coming back again this summer for the 9th year and they've got a stellar lineup planned.
Located at in the courtyard at 4410 California Ave SW between Hotwire Coffee and Dr. Wolff. Bring blankets, chairs, or pads to sit on plus your family & friends.
All movies start at dusk and are FREE.
Gates open at 6:30pm Concessions and raffles plus special features for certain evenings (more will be announced as the date gets closer), all proceeds go to charity.
Here's the 2013 schedule!
July 20: Goldfinger 1964; - Rated PG
July 27: Devil Wears Prada 2006 - Rated PG-13
August 3: The Muppets w/ short of Wallace & Gromit 2011 - Rated PG (with a free community barbecue, sponsored by WSCC)
August 10: Avengers 2012 - Rated PG-13
August 17: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989 - Rated PG
August 24: This Is Spinal Tap 1983 - Rated R
