August 2013

Information from the EPA

As part of ongoing federal and state efforts to restore Puget Sound, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing enforcement actions against four Seattle-area companies for discharging industrial stormwater in violation of the Clean Water Act.

“By focusing our efforts on industrial stormwater compliance, EPA and the Washington Department of Ecology are tackling one of the top environmental threats to Puget Sound,” said Ed Kowalski, director of EPA’s enforcement program in Seattle. “These focused actions help bring us closer to restoring the health of Puget Sound.”

Stormwater runoff from industrial sites, if not properly controlled and treated, can transport toxic chemicals, heavy metals, excess sediment, and nutrients, directly into Puget Sound and waterways. These pollutants harm the Puget Sound ecosystem and marine life. EPA and Ecology help ensure compliance and enforce clean water rules at permitted and unpermitted industrial stormwater sources to reduce these pollutants in Puget Sound.

Sportswatch

High Schools
Football
Football practices opened last Wednesday and will continue through opening day on Friday, Sept. 6.
Evergreen will host Chief Sealth for an 8 p.m. game that night, following a 5 p.m. game between Mount Rainier and Auburn-Riverside.
Evergreen Lutheran visits Seattle Lutheran for 7 p.m. action at West Seattle Stadium, while Highline goes to Yelm, Foster to Bremerton and Kennedy to Mount Si at the same starting time.
West Seattle will be at Fife for a 7 p.m. game.
All other fall sports begin practices this Monday.

Colleges
Football
The University of Washington will play its first game at refurbished Husky Stadium this coming Saturday starting at 7 p.m.
Washington State University, meanwhile, is at Auburn University in Alabama for 4 p.m. action.

Pro Sports
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle plays its final preseason game of the year Thursday, hosting the Oakland Raiders for 7 p.m. action at CenturyLink Field.
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners host the Texas Rangers for 7:10 p.m. action Monday and Tuesday of this week before playing them again in a 12:40 p.m. game Wednesday.

FAMILY FUN DAY

Back-to-School

Fun Day!

Living Spring Fellowship is hosting a backto-school fun day. Join us for family fun,
food,games, free hair cuts, and school
supplies for door prizes!

DATE: Sunday September 1, 2013

WHERE: 1807 223rd Street
Des Moines, WA 98198

TIME: 12pm - 3pm

Technology comes through in iPhone recovery
On Aug. 15 two men were walking along the 2600 block of S.W. Thistle St. around 2:30 p.m. when they were approached by another male who asked to use one of their phones to call his aunt. One of the teens pulled out his phone, asked for the aunt’s number and turned the phone to speaker mode so the stranger could talk, but he could maintain possession. While the phone rang, the stranger turned thief grabbed it from the victim’s hand and pulled out a folding knife to ensure it became his. The groups separated and the victim returned to his mother’s house to call 911. When police arrived they tracked the phone using GPS technology and found it pinging at 16th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Roxbury. With a suspect description in hand, police responded to the intersection and found a possible match. They detained him while the victim was transported for a show up. The victim confirmed he was the thief, described unique markings on his phone, and police searched the suspect’s belongings. They found that very phone and a folding knife in his possession and the suspect was hauled off to jail.

West Seattle Timebank Orientation/ Potluck and members meeting
6:30-7:00 potluck
7:00-8:00 - orientation or member meeting
WS Senior Center
4217 SW Oregon St

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206-937-7169
Take a walk down memory lane! It's our semi-annual Antiques, Vintage and Collectibles Event happening now.  You won't want to miss out on the many one of a kind treasures in our store because when they're gone, they're gone!  Also, all items with yellow tags are $1.00 until the end of the month and pink tag items are reduced 50% starting September 1.  When you come in to look at our treasures, please think of asking about becoming a volunteer.  In just one 4 hour shift a week, you can help us make a difference in funding cancer cure research.  The all volunteer run, non profit shop is open Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and all other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

GriefShare Support Group
Grace Church
10323 28th Ave. S.W.

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Every age has its advantages and disadvantages. Life is like that. There is no free ride, as they say. Any generation that hasn’t learned about that is in for a rude awakening. As I have often remarked, “Life is not fair.” But who determines what is fair and what isn’t fair? Being inside our own skin we look at life as surrounding our own selfish desires. It isn’t until we learn to appreciate community that we can gain a true perspective on it all.

All those who have contributed to our well being are remembered—loving parents, friends, partners, offspring and teachers who went that extra mile to give us a boost in life. Gradually, we turn this all around by being the ones who give younger family members and our friends that same kind of boost. Who are your supportive friends? Who are the professionals on whom you depend? I have learned to depend upon my doctor through times of physical downturn. I joke about wondering if all the specialists whom I have visited ever talk together and combine all the pieces of information that each gathers about me—like a human jigsaw puzzle.

There will be a design review meeting tonight at Ballard High School, 6:30 p.m., to discuss the construction of a four-story, 27-unit apartment building at 1436 NW 62nd St.

It will replace a single family structure at the same place.

The developers, Playhouse Design Group, say the objective is to provide affordable housing in Ballard, a neighborhood where apartment prices are skyrocketing. The apartment units will all be studios.

The building will provide no parking for residents, as it is in the Ballard Hub Urban Village and is close to transit options. There will be bicycle and scooter parking in front.

You can read more about the design in a packet found here.

Meeting details:

Date: Monday, August 26, 2013

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Ballard High School
1418 NW 65th St
Library

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The other day my housekeeper, Paulette Joy Lovely, (honest, that is her real name) was at Lincoln park in West Seattle and was astounded by the huge number of fisher folk on the shoreline fishing for salmon. Men, boys, women, grampas, grammas, all lined up with casting rods attempting to bring home fresh caught Pink Salmon or whatever else might be swimming by.

Most were using spinning rods and casting colored spoons while standing on the bank though there were also a bunch of boats cruising out of reach of the shoreline anglers.

She counted 70 people on the bank thrashing the saltwater to a froth.

She even spotted an eagle cruising overhead watching for dinner and took a picture of it.

Paulette Joy Lovely has a son who is a fishing guide on the Columbia River near Vancouver, where she has caught huge steelhead when floating with him. She's very helpful to me too. I'm hooked.

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Fishing was my passion early on.

Information from the Department of Neighborhoods

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is accepting applications to the Neighborhood Matching Fund’s Small and Simple Projects Fund. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, October 7.

The Small and Simple Projects Fund provides matching funds of up to $25,000 to support community members as they work together to build a stronger and healthier neighborhood through civic participation. Activities may be physical projects, as well as educational, cultural, and relationship-strengthening activities.

To learn about the guidelines and application process, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/smallandsimple.htm or attend a Neighborhood Matching Fund workshop on Tuesday, September 10 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (104 17th Ave S). To begin the application process, groups need to register first at webgrants.seattle.gov, our web-based application and fund management system.