April 2014

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate makes a strong
showing at their National Awards Ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Gain, President and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate accepted the Gibraltar Circle Award for being one of the top 25 companies in the country representing Berkshire Hathaway and Prudential Real Estate. “We are proud to receive this honor and be recognized along side of some of North America’s most successful and prestigious real estate brokerages. The credit for our success belongs to our office’s great team of people, agents and staff included, who have dedicated themselves to delivering exceptional service to home buyers and sellers,” said Gain. “Our company is committed to service excellence and client satisfaction, as well as being innovators in our industry.”

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate makes a strong
showing at their National Awards Ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Gain, President and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate accepted the Gibraltar Circle Award for being one of the top 25 companies in the country representing Berkshire Hathaway and Prudential Real Estate. “We are proud to receive this honor and be recognized along side of some of North America’s most successful and prestigious real estate brokerages. The credit for our success belongs to our office’s great team of people, agents and staff included, who have dedicated themselves to delivering exceptional service to home buyers and sellers,” said Gain. “Our company is committed to service excellence and client satisfaction, as well as being innovators in our industry.”

Optic yellow shoes ablazing, Adama Kante booted three goals to lift the Tyee boys soccer team to a 3-2 victory over Lindbergh Friday.
"He's stepped up big for us," said Tyee head coach Allen Rider of his senior midfielder, who is joined on the team by his brother, senior forward Hemidou Kante.

Led by Adama Kante's hat trick, the Totems ran their Seamount League record to a stellar 3-0-1 with the win at Highline Memorial Stadium.
Tyee is coming off a playoff season last year, and seems destined for another one in spite of taking heavy losses to graduation.

"We're having our struggles," Rider said. "We lost a lot of guys, but we're just working together and getting out the kinks."

Adama Kante's first score came with 28:30 to play in the first half from up close, and he found the left side of the net from the far right side to make it 2-1 in favor of the Totems with 11:20 to go before intermission.

Kante upped the lead to 3-1 with 31:10 remaining in the second half.
The shot was partially stopped by the Lindbergh goalkeeper, but it continued to roll and went over the goal line even though it didn't reach the actual net.

To the editor:

This letter is to thank Southwest Suburban Sewer District and Emswiler Construction for prompt repair of a broken sewer pipe, and Worx Plumbing and Drain Pro Plumbing for quickly figuring out that we needed SWSSD.

March 10 we had a clogged sewer pipe. We called David at Worx Plumbing. He found an obstruction far down the line that would not clear, and recommended calling Drain Pro Plumbing because they had equipment that could go farther down the line. They arrived about 5:30 that evening, but could not clear the pipe, and said there appeared to be broken pipes underground. Nick from Drain Pro called SWSSD and talked to the emergency crew who came out that night at 7:30. They spent a couple hours, but hit the same obstruction, and arranged to have a crew out the next morning with more equipment.

The crews from SWSSD arrived at 7:30 the next morning and were at our home until 7:30 that night, and back again on Wednesday until the problem were solved. SWSSD called Emswiler Construction to do the actual repair work. They had pumper trucks, backhoes, dump trucks – and everyone working on the repair was friendly and careful.

Information from SDOT
A Seattle Department of Transportation crew will be repairing the roadway on the Spokane Street Viaduct eastbound on Thursday, April 10.

The work will take place just east of the SR 99 overpass beginning at 10 a.m. and will be completed by 4 p.m. In order to do the work safely, the crew will close the left lane eastbound from just prior to (west of) the SR 99 overpass to the Fourth Avenue exit.

Please use extra caution passing the work zone.

If you've been for a walk in Lincoln Park over the last few months you may have noticed that one or two pieces of driftwood bear a certain mark of distinction. They've been carved with unique and creative designs.

In a chance encounter the Herald ran into the artists responsible on April 7 as they worked on their latest creation. They are (first names only) Steven, Austin, and Pedro and they approach the work in a kind of zen like calm and as if the rendition of design were a form of meditation.

Steven, whose 45 year wood carving experience, is happy to let you try your hand, though his carry out the task with obvious ease. He has the wood chisels and hammers and he's also the one who first lays out the design on the wood. He uses of all things, Martha Stewart Living water based paint, and a very small amount at that.

After the paint of the design has dried (they need dry days to proceed of course) they come together to chisel out the design. They've previously carved a seal, a salmon and a spiral into logs and were working on a stylized whale as we spoke to them.

It’s time again to roll up those sleeves to tackle trash and beautify Burien! Join fellow community members during the city’s annual Clean Sweep on Saturday, April 26th, sponsored by Recology CleanScapes.

From 8:00am – Noon, Burienites will be shredding confidential paperwork, picking up litter, eliminating graffiti, trimming shrubs, planting flowers and sweeping sidewalks.

Continental breakfast will be available at Fire Station 2 on 8th Ave, along with a hot dog lunch to thank the volunteers. Participants will receive a raffle ticket for prizes to be handed out at the end of the event!

HomeTask’s Shred Day event takes place from 9:00am – Noon. The suggested donation for shredding is $10 for the first box and $5 for each additional box (typical fees are around $35/box).

All proceeds from Shred Day go to local nonprofits, some of whom will be at the event. Boxes of paperwork can be left at HomeTask before the shredding truck arrives. HomeTask is located at 611 SW 152nd St, Burien.

The Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce will hold its April Membership Luncheon on Friday, April 11, 2014, at the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center. The Mayors of Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac and Tukwila will update the business community about specific issues in their community.

Speaking at the luncheon will be: Mayor Lucy Krakowiak, Burien, Mayor Dave Kaplan, Des Moines, Mayor Mia Gregerson, SeaTac, and Mayor Jim Haggerton, Tukwila. During their address the Mayors will focus on economic development activities within in their communities.

The luncheon will take place on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center, 17620 International Boulevard, Seattle. The event will begin at 11:30 A.M and end at 1:30 P.M. A new member orientation will begin prior to the event at 11 A.M.

The cost to attend the luncheon is $22.00 paid by noon the day before and $35.00 paid at (MORE)

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the door. Registration can be completed on the Chamber’s website at www.swkcc.org or via phone by contacting Carol Kolson at 206-575-1633. When registering please note if a vegetarian dish is preferred or any severe food allergies.

Shorewood Park Clean-up
11830 28th Ave. S.W. Sat., April 19, 10 a.m.--Noon. Join Shorewood on the Sound neighbors for a work party. Project will focus on clean-up, removing invasive plants and possibly some mulching. Dress in layers with clothes that can get dirty, sturdy shoes, and bring a container of water. Participants under age 18 will need an adult to sign-in or bring a completed waiver form (www.burienwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4932). Participants under age 13 need an adult to accompany them. No restroom available at this park.

Clean Sweep & Shred Day
Burien Fire Station 900 S.W. 146th St. Sat., April 26, 8-1 p.m. Burien Clean Sweep: Volunteers gather at 8 a.m. at the fire station for coffee, juice, donuts, etc. They are then assigned to a team, given supplies and dispatched to an area of Burien to clean up trash. At Noon the crews return to the fire station for a hot dog lunch and raffle with prizes donated by area businesses. Shredding Fundraiser takes place at 611 S.W. 152nd St., 9 a.m--Noon. Last year 8.15 tons of garbage was collected - attendance 400 people.

Comfort Keepers Spring Health Classes

A local film crew will be on location in West Seattle Saturday April 12, 2014 from 2-5 pm to conduct street interviews on "shape shifting", which may not be what you think.
 
"Do You Shift?" is a documentary film that is seeking "Shapeshifters" in countries and cultures throughout the world. The documentary will explore many aspects of Shapeshifting in history, mythology and pop culture through interviews with people who experience shapeshifting today.

“What I have found so far in interviewing shapeshifters is that it isn’t just about physical transformation it is about shifting our perspective of what is possible”, said Alder Sherwood, a producer, actor and West Seattle resident, who also produced the local TV pilot The Divine Marigolds.

“Shapeshifting is a mental transformation as well.” Melinda Raebyne, producer, said: “. . . from this documentary I hope we will begin to understand the wisdom of our ancestors that can help us tear down the walls of limitation that we and society has put on us and for us to see that our possibilities are limitless.”