September 2013

Auburn-Riverside swept away Mount Rainier, 41-13, as the South Puget Sound League North Division football season opened Friday.

In what was the first game of a lengthy double-header at Highline Stadium with Chief Sealth at Evergreen following, the Ravens built a 40-0 lead by 3:00 to go in the third quarter.

That 40-point margin in the second half activates a rule that allows a running clock the rest of the way, and the Rams somehow seemed to do better in that situation.

Christian Pham ran the ball in from the 28 on a play up the middle with 10:10 to go in the fourth quarter and Tyler Keene's kick for the extra point cut the Auburn-Riverside lead to 41-7.

Mount Rainier scored the final points as 2:38 remained. Pham threw to Terrell Grier on his right and Grier took off to complete a 43-yard touchdown play. The kick for the extra point failed to leave the final score at 41-13.
The Rams' next action is at 7 p.m. this coming Friday against Auburn High School at Auburn Memorial.

Bremerton 51, Foster 6

Evergreen High School of White Center fended off Chief Sealth of West Seattle, 37-26, in a football battle between friendly rivals Friday.

The two schools share a boundary for the areas they draw students from, but are not in the same league or even the same school district.

Evergreen is in the Seamount League and the Highline School District while Chief Sealth is a Seattle school and a member of the Metro League.
But Friday's game was the non-league season opener for both teams that are of Class 3A size, and both wound up finding many ways to score before it was over.

Evergreen jumped out to a lopsided 37-6 lead by halftime before Chief Sealth's Seahawks dominated the second half, 20-0, to make things more interesting -- even though the final score was as close as they got.
Evergreen will continue the non-league portion of its schedule when it visits Orting for a 7 p.m. game this coming Friday while Chief Sealth must get ready to plunge into Metro League play when it hosts Cleveland at the same time at the Southwest Athletic Complex across the street from its campus.

by Jack Block

Once again I’m faced as a voter with a nice-sounding ballot initiative that the proponents claim is just a “simple, common sense” proposal. But, after doing some checking, it turns out to be a poorly written and very complicated change to state law that is far from simple. The part I find the most annoying is that the initiative just doesn't do what its sponsors promise. I've had enough of this type of deception and I'm writing to let others know how I feel.

As an elected official for 28 years, I oversaw policy decisions at the Port of Seattle at every meeting. In my view, this initiative would create a gigantic new bureaucracy to implement poor policies based on this initiative language.

Initiative 522 on the November ballot is exactly this type of measure. Proponents want you to believe it’s a simple measure about the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. But the truth is the measure won’t even give consumers reliable information about which foods contain GE ingredients and which do not, yet it will significantly increase costs for consumers and farmers.

Press release:

BURIEN ARTS proudly announces the opening of its new art gallery, at 826 152nd. St. in Olde Burien

Burien Arts, a local arts non-profit 501(c)3 since the 60’s will launch the opening of a new art gallery in October. The gallery will be devoted to showing the works of established artists, emerging artists, and student art and will be the sole art gallery serving the Highline area. Each month will feature a new exhibition. Artists United will also show continuously in the Burien Arts Gallery.

"We are thrilled to again have an art hub in Burien," said Gina Bourdage, of Discover Burien. "It will not only bring cultural enrichment to the city, but also a positive economic impact to the surrounding businesses."

The Gala Opening for the Burien Arts Gallery (B.A.G.) will be Thursday, October 3rd from 4 – 8pm with the show FLASHBACK! Photographs from “the Sixties”, Los Angeles/San Francisco by photographers Mark Daughhetee and Ken DeRoux. The new gallery space is located at 826 152nd St in Olde Burien. Bust out or borrow the bellbottoms, tie-dye and love beads and wear a flower in your hair!

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206-937-7169
Our popular Antiques, Vintage and Collectible Event continues at 50% off until September 15. We're open for the Junction Art Walk Thursday until 8.  Our Summer Clearance Sale starts September 23rd at 40% off.  Help us clear the store of summer wear in preparation for the new season.  Items with pink tags are $1.00 the 21st through the end of the month, too.  Early bird shoppers get double stamps on their customer cards every Monday from 10 to noon, seniors get 20% off their entire purchases all day Tuesdays and high schoolers with student I.D.s all day Saturdays.  September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, another area where the all volunteer run, non-profit American Cancer Society helps fund research.  We're open Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and all other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

6th Annual West Seattle Junction Car Show
California Ave. S.W. & S.W. Alaska St.

When Mayor Mike McGinn cut the ribbon with a classic pair of giant scissors to celebrate the grand opening of the Ballard Greenway on NW 58th St on Saturday, Sept. 7, the snip marked the beginning, not the end.

“The purpose is not to have just two pretty miles here,” said Ballard Greenway member Jennifer Litowski, a Ballard resident of over six years. “You see the value in (the greenways) when they are all linked together.”

Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, who chairs the Parks and Neighborhoods Committee, concurred. “I want to see this integrated network within the next four years.”

The Ballard Greenway comes after much conversation, scouting, planning, designing and debate. It modifies residential roads along NW 58th St from 4th Ave NW to 32nd Ave NW and then down to Seaview Ave NW.

The greenway utilizes speed bumps, curb ramps, signs, sharrows and more to calm traffic and make the roads more accessible for bicyclists.

“Your seat’s ready for you.”

These are likely the words you’ll here upon entering Bad Albert’s if you were an old regular. Until last year, the neighborhood bar and grill settled the spot on the corner of 5100 Ballard Ave for 17 years, under the direction of old-time Ballardite Steve Katsandres and more recently the twin brothers Cory and Shawn Rockey.

It was last year when the Rockey brothers got in an investor dispute with a business partner. The Rockeys couldn’t settle on a deal to buy the investor out, which led to the closing of Bad Albert’s and the opening of the short lived Tailgater’s Sports Bar and Grill.

In the end, Shawn and Cory approached the Tailgater’s owner again and were able to buy him out. It was a peaceful resolution, they said, and there were no hard feelings.

Katsandres, who is doing some consulting for the newly reopened Bad Albert’s, said the most disappointing thing was failing the customers.

UPDATE: 9/9
if you missed the 'one night' deeply emotional display of the luminaria bags originally placed on Alki Beach following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. You will no have a chance to see the exhibit.

Speaking on behalf of Diane Venti, proprietor at Alki Arts, Clay Eals, Exec. Dir. of the SW Seatttle Historical Society said, "We have decided, at Diane Venti's initiative, that the 9/11 display will stay up until 7 p.m. on Wednesday -- the actual 12-year anniversary of 9/11. This will give people who missed last night's program one more day to see the display, from noon to 7 p.m." The gallery is closed on Monday and Tuesday (you can see it clearly through the window) but will be up on Wednesday.

Original Post 9/8
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the range of emotions people felt was extreme. But the feeling of needing to do something, was for many hundreds of people in West Seattle undeniable.

With a crowd of more than 200 people on hand, the sculpture Sentinels of the Sound was dedicated on a day declared by proclamations from the city and state to be "Harbor Seal Day," Sept. 8.

The bronze sculpture by noted northwest artist Georgia Gerber is of a mother and baby Harbor Seal, placed at a corner near the Alki Bathhouse and made accessible for kids and others to touch and interact with. It is the realization of a long held dream by Seal Sitters' Robin Lindsey whose organization watches over marine mammals around Puget Sound, paying special attention to seal pups who often rest on our shorelines.

The event, hosted by KING5's Jim Dever also featured Ken Workman of the Duwamish Tribe, Brenda Peterson one of the founders of Seal Sitters, State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon and Bernie Matsuno of the Department of Neighborhoods.

Each of the speakers talked about the significance of protecting our environment and the importance of caring for marine life.

There were kids activities, a raffle, and environmental exhibits at the event too.

By Paul Moseley

Seattle Lutheran may be the hardest hitting football team in West Seattle. The Saints opened their season against Evergreen Lutheran Eagles at West Seattle Stadium saturday night in front of a riled up crowd, and engaged in aggressive football from the first kick-off to the final whistle.

Evergreen, who typically plays 8-man football, fielded an 11 man team for the matchup. if anyone thought Evergreen would be a gimme game because they play 8-man, they were in for a rude awakening. The Eagles fielded a roster as large as Seattle Lutheran, and brought along a crew of big, fast ball players.