November 2013

Information from the City of Seattle

Establishing a route in the city that's safe for pedestrians, and skaters, bikers and others is the aim of a greenway, which is the subject of a meeting Nov. 19 near White Center. An Open House for a project to establish a greenway for the Highland Park/Delridge neighborhood. Over the past four months the City of Seattle has been gathering input and studying a neighborhood greenway along 21st and 17th avenues SW between the W Seattle Bridge Trail and SW Cambridge Street. The Open House is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Project Update/Most Promising Route

Cold winters seemed to be more common in the 50's, where we raised our kids in McMicken Heights. Icy mornings never kept me from hunting Geese near the shallow depression of Bow Lake behind the SeaTac Office Towers on Hiway 99. I recall ice skating on Arbor Lake just east of 1st S. and 122nd St. As an avid sportsman I could hold my own.... except when it came to sledding.

Just up the hill on 172nd street and east to 32nd Avenue S. the hill runs down steeply to Military Road near the old Lewis & Clark Theaters. The chance to take the kids sledding on this perfect incline only required some good sledding snow. We got it in bunches so we waxed up the runners on the Flexible Flyer and headed for the slippery slopes of 32nd Ave S.

As a kid we had snow sleds...or at least we knew kids who did. There were also toboggans. The sleds and toboggans were not all that "steerable", often bumping into people, parked cars or old tree stumps. The Flexible Flyer was advertised as just that... steerable.

By Scott Anthony

Trying to keep up with our resolution to walk more, last Saturday we loaded up the dogs,Yogi and Zuzu and headed for the nearby woods. In the truck, Mrs. Anthony was more silent than usual, staring out her window. It was sunny and beautiful this afternoon, but still below freezing as we parked along side the road on Weyerhaeuser Way and leashed up the beasties and began along the path.

Normally, we talk about little things like bills that need to be paid, what’s not in the fridge, how the dog’s leg is healing and when we might go on vacation next, but Mrs. A remained mute. When we reached the midway point of our route and she still hadn’t uttered a word, using my highly developed sense of wrath detection honed over 25 years of marriage, I asked her, “Everything ok? You’re awfully quiet.”

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Free Community Dinner
Grace Lutheran Church
22975 24th Ave. S.
Every 2nd Tuesday of month, 5-6:30 p.m. Bring your family and friends. All are welcome.

Highline Historical Society Hosts “It’s About Time” Workshops
Pop-Up Museum
216 S.W. 153rd St.
Thursday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. Register now at www.wahopeinhardtimes.net.
Nov. 21: “Business Succession” - A panel featuring Gerald Hoefer, president of Glendale Heating & Air Conditioning, and David Hawthorne, President of Hawthorne & Co. Certified Public Accountants will Highlight several area success stories and provide tips for transitioning family businesses from one generation to the next.

By Shakira Ericksen

The Des Moines City Council adopted a new ordinance that will allow businesses associated with recreational marijuana production to locate within specific zones of the city.

The ordinance was passed unanimously and with no discussion.

These businesses will be licensed by the State and would become a new source of tax revenue for Des Moines.

Marijuana licenses will not be issued if the proposed business is within 1,000 feet of any; elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care park, public park, public transit center, library or any game arcade where admission is not restricted to persons aged 21 or older.

The areas where recreational marijuana can be sold will be very limited. The stores would all be regulated and licensed by the State, very similar to a liquor store.

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Looking at the slick and colorful pages of the Time-Life books covering life through the ages it is amazing to see the sumptuous garments and complicated hairdos of women from the fifteenth through the seventeenth century. Granted, those in such wearing apparel were the aristocracy which then made up only a small percentage of the population. There was no middle class as we know it. Women were held to standards of beauty as they are today but the standards were not maintained by tummy tucks and face lifts. The high forehead was achieved by shaving the hair and the pale complexion was achieved by using natural substances known to lighten the skin.

What happens when 20 artists create 20 unique pieces of art to sell for $40 apiece? You get the Burien Arts’ Vision 20/20 Art Sale Fundraiser. Artists from around the Puget Sound are selected to produce a myriad of 8”x8” works in different styles and media. This unique event brings high quality, affordable original works of art to art lovers on a budget. In additional, larger works by many of the 20/20 artists will be for sale through a classic silent auction.

The sixth annual Vision 20/20 event will take place on Saturday, November 23rd at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave SW, Burien, WA. Doors open at 6:30 PM

Vision 20/20 patrons will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while previewing the art work and talking to the artists. The unique part of the event comes at 8:00 PM when, at the sound of a bell, everyone takes the pieces of art they want from the walls. With each piece priced identically at $40 it boils down to a frenzy of active buying! The evening concludes after successful bids for the silent auction pieces are announced at 8:45 PM.

Leaders from a number of local nonprofits in Burien gathered in the Council Chambers at Burien City City Hall on Saturday, November 16, to again discuss the possibility of establishing a facility in Burien that would act as a cultural center for the community and surrounding metropolitan area.

Saturday’s meeting was the second public gathering dedicated to the cultural facility, the first taking place in late June of this year. Dan Mathews, a commercial real estate broker from Kidder Mathews and is also a member of the City Council’s economic and business advisory board, the BEDP, facilitated the gathering.

Leaders from a number of arts and cultural nonprofits in Burien gathered in the Council Chambers at Burien City Hall on Saturday, June 29, to discuss the possibility of establishing a facility in downtown Burien that would act as a cultural center for the community and surrounding metropolitan area.

By Shara Wallace

Man breaks through airport security
A man sits in King County jail after he allegedly bolted through a security checkpoint at Sea-Tac Airport and onto an empty plane. The suspect did not have a plane ticket when he ran through the TSA passenger screening area. The man reportedly made it to Gate D10 and is accused of going through emergency exit doors and onto an airport ramp. He then climbed the stairs to the jetway, broke safety glass on a security door, made it on to an empty American Airlines plane and belted himself in a first class seat. Officers entered the plane and were able to take the suspect into custody after a short struggle. The man, in his late 20ʼs, was likely under the influence of drugs. A judge set bail at $100,000.

Police chase

High schools

Winter sports

Tryouts are now underway for gymnastics, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling and boys swimming, with the first day teams are allowed to compete being Saturday, Nov. 30.

The Evergreen boys will play in the Chief Sealth jamboree that gets underway at 12 p.m. that day while the girls go to Seattle Prep at the same time. Foster's wrestling team is at Roosevelt in Seattle for an 8 a.m. tournament.

College sports

Football

The University of Washington Huskies will pay a 7:30 p.m. visit to Oregon State this coming Saturday, while the Washington State Cougars will be at home in Pullman playing Utah at 12:30 p.m.

Huskies action can be seen on the ESPN 2 cable television network and the Cougars game will be carried on the Pac-12 network.

Men's basketball

The University of Washington men will take on Indiana at 6 p.m. Saturday at the 2K Sports Classic in New York, with the action shown on ESPN 2. The tournament continues Friday.