July 2013

The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close to all marine traffic 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 17 for a monthly saltwater drain screen structure inspection.

The structure, immediately upstream of the locks, prevents salmon from entering the locks’ saltwater return intake. U.S. Navy divers from Naval Base Kitsap, closed 10, 10-foot-by-6-foot doors and inspected the 30-by-60 foot curved-front, mesh screen structure June 6. Monthly inspections are required until the doors are opened mid-September.

The operation requires the Locks be closed to all but emergency vessels on emergency calls. The staff will make maximum efforts to complete the work as soon and as safely as possible. Boaters may call the lockmaster on duty at 206-783-7000 to verify the locks are open.

For more information about activities at the Locks, visit the Locks’ Web site at http://bit.ly/BallardLocks. Also follow the Locks on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/chittendenlocks and http://twitter.com/ChittendenLocks.

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By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Summer days in the Northwest are the best. The sun is out and the evenings are long –- it’s the perfect time to pack a picnic and enjoy your meals outside!

You don’t need a fancy picnic basket with matching silverware to take your meals for a spin. Just pack a paper bag with plastic forks, napkins, paper plates and a water bottle, along with a few treats. If your picnics are low in sodium, they will give you and the people you care about many more years of health to enjoy all those sunsets together.

Picnics can be simple: a loaf of bread, a wedge of cheese and fresh peaches or plums. Somehow real food tastes better sitting in the warm grass by a lake or on a driftwood log. To make picnics even more fun, try adding just one or two dishes you fix ahead. Make one of the tasty low-sodium treats below and have a friend bring another one, so no one is stuck doing all the cooking ahead. Buy a bag of fresh peaches, berries, apricots or plums on the way, and serve them sliced with a sprinkling of brown sugar and a dollop of sour cream for a perfect end to a perfect day.

Deviled eggs

12 large eggs

From Ballard High Scool

The Ballard High School Drama Department under the direction of Shawn M. Riley has been selected to perform in the world’s largest and most prestigious arts festival in the world, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as part of the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF).

Each August, Edinburgh, Scotland becomes the most magical and exciting place on earth as performing artists from all over the world come to Scotland to take part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The whole city becomes a stage and visitors can view performances everywhere from playgrounds to conference rooms to city parks to churches. The Fringe Festival includes over 1,800 different performances of music, theatre, dance and comedy during its three week run. Ballard High School students will perform Jason Robert Brown’s “Songs for a New World” which will be showcased at the Fringe Festival.

White Center Jubilee Days celebrates 90 years as a community event

For a full list of events and times, please visit the White Center Jubilee Days website found here.

Operating since 1923 Jubilee Days has entertained the people of the South Seattle area with music, food, and sellers booths. This year is no different…… except in recent years the car show which used to be held at Alki has been incorporated into the street fair and is expected to be even bigger this year. Also this year, a display of the technological prowess that has put the northwest on the map will showcase the talents of young scientists and engineers in the “Space Elevator Race”. This new event has been organized by the High Tekerz Robotics (FIRST 3574) Program and will take place at 11:00 am on Sunday the 21st at the location occupied by the Car Show on Saturday near the south stage.

Press release
The Art of Gardening
The West Seattle Garden Tour (WSGT) celebrates the art of gardening for its 19th year on Sunday, July 21, 2013.

This year’s tour showcases nine fabulous residential gardens. We are also pleased to welcome Debra Prinzing as our guest lecturer, who will present a noontime lecture at the Kenney.

About the West Seattle Garden Tour:
Begun in 1995 as a fundraising event for Arts West Theatre, the WSGT has evolved into an annual fundraising event for a variety of non-profit and educational organizations in West Seattle and surrounding communities. Each year the WSGT donates the net proceeds from the tour to Seattle area non-profit organizations that promote horticultural, educational, or artistic endeavors. In 2006, the WSGT became a non-profit organized under section 501 © (3).

With the West Seattle Junction and Triangle neighborhoods on the cusp of major development changes in the coming years, a group is banding together to promote "sensible" development among other topics. Here are the details on "JuNo" banding back together after a hiatus and their first meeting:

Meeting notice

Do you live in the West Seattle Urban Hub? Do you love West Seattle and envision a beautiful Junction and Triangle community?

If yes then you can join your West Seattle Junction Neighborhood Organization: JuNO!

JuNO is a community group from the Alaska Junction and Triangle neighborhoods who volunteer to make this neighborhood the best to live, work and play in!

In 5 years, will we still have parades, street fairs, and Halloween at the Junction? Will we have enough parks and green space with the new developments? How can parking and beautification be addressed with the City? Can we preserve our community feel and manage density and development? JuNO is a neighborhood advocacy group that provides a voice for sensible growth. Join JuNO and be a part of shaping our growing community!

West Seattle was red hot in its second day of state Major Little League baseball action Sunday, scorching Gig Harbor National by a 13-1 score.

The win advanced the age 11-12 team into the winner's bracket semifinals for Tuesday, when they play Federal Way in a 4:30 p.m. game at the Luke Jensen complex in Vancouver.

Federal Way was a 14-4 winner over Ridgefield in its second game Sunday.
West Seattle had opened the tournament with a 5-4 victory over Camas on Saturday.

9-10 baseball

West Seattle waited until the second day of the age 9-10 baseball tournament in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island with a bye past the first round, but took a 14-4 loss to Northwest when it did take the field Sunday.

Now they must advance through the loser-out loser's bracket to win state, starting with a
3 p.m. game against Riverview at Windjammer Park on Monday.
Riverview opened loser's bracket action Sunday with a 5-2 win over Ridgefield.

9-10 softball

The District 7 age 9-10 softball team fell out of the state tournament with a 6-0 loss to District 4 on Sunday.

West Seattle launched out into the state Major Little League (age 11-12) baseball tournament waters by posting a 5-4 victory over Camas at the Luke Jensen complex in Vancouver on Saturday.

The District 7 champion Westsiders advanced to play Gig Harbor National Sunday, with the winner going on to play at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday against the winner between Federal Way and Ridgefield. The loser drops into a 7 p.m. Monday loser-out game against District 1 Pacific.

West Seattle is taking aim at reaching the Sunday, July 21 championship action that starts at 1 p.m. followed by the if-necessary game at 4 p.m.

9-10 softball

The District 7 age 9-10 softball representative opened its state tournament in LaCenter by taking a 6-0 loss to Gig Harbor American/National on Saturday.

That dropped them into Sunday action against District 4 with the winner surviving to play again at 6 p.m. Monday.

10-11 softball

PacWest -- the District 7 representative at the age 10-11 state softball tournament -- took a 22-0 loss to Gig Harbor American/National in its opener Saturday.

SEATAC - Championships are often hard to come by.

The jousting between teams in recent All-Star action are prime examples of this tenet.

Rainier survived a final flurry from persistent West Seattle to claim a 10-9 championship game victory against West Seattle in the 2013 District 7 Little League baseball 10-11 age All-Star tournament completed at the Pac West Fields on Friday, July 12.

Rainier qualified for a July 21 game at the state tournament hosted by Gig Harbor Little League and conducted at the Gig Harbor Little league fields which have been recently renovated.

"The kids really came together and played as a team tonight," said Rainier manager Ron Queen. "They battled hard and fought hard. They are all great friends."

Leading 10-6 going into the bottom of the sixth and last regulation inning, Rainier was pushed to the limit by the battling West Seattle unit.

SEATAC - Strong hitting throughout the game enabled the West Seattle Little League baseball 10-11 age All-Star team to build a large lead that held up against a late rally from its opponent in an 11-5 win against previously unbeaten Rainier in championship round action of the 2013 District 7 tournament held at the Pac West fields on Thursday, July 11. The West Siders forced a provisional championship final to be held the next day at the same location for a berth to the state tournament in Spokane.

"After we lost to Rainier (10-9 in the winner's bracket finals) the team stayed focused for each game and built momentum," said WS manager Rick Southall, "This was a genuine team effort. Everyone contributed. They knew their backs were on the wall and stood up."

Rainier snatched a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an infield error, stolen base and passed ball, but the West Siders took the lead with two tallies in the home half by way of one hit, two stolen bases, an infield throwing error and Isaac Patchen's RBI single.