April 2014

The 2014 Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey School, which takes place over two weeks in August at ShoWare Center in Kent, has added a fourth youth group to the school due to high demand.

The T-Birds have added a session for players who are 13, 14 & 15 year-olds. The dates of the 2014 Hockey School are Monday, August 4, to Saturday, August 9, and Monday, August 11, to Saturday, August 16. Participants can get half off the price of the second week if they sign up for both weeks of the camp.

The 2014 Thunderbirds Hockey School will consist of five groups. There are four youth groups: Group A for 6, 7 & 8-year-olds, Group B for 9 & 10-year-olds, Group C for 11 & 12 year-olds and Group D for 13, 14 & 15 year-olds. There will also be an Adult Group for players 18-years-old and older.

The Youth groups will receive an hour and a half of on ice instruction followed by a one hour off-ice session. On the Saturday of the camp there will be a scrimmage game for each group.

The Adult group will feature a two hour on-ice session preceded by an off-ice video instruction session.

Information provided by SDOT

SEATTLE— Tomorrow, Thursday, May 1, an estimated 600 participants will gather at Judkins Park at 1 p.m. for a rally, and leave from that location at 3 p.m. on a march which will culminate in a May Day rally at Westlake Park. The event is organized by El Comité, http://elcomitewa.wordpress.com.

Leaving the park located at 20th Avenue South and South Dearborn Street, the marchers will move north on 20th to South Jackson Street; west on Jackson to Boren Avenue; north on Boren to Madison Street; west on Madison to Fourth Avenue; north on Fourth to Pine Street and into Westlake Park for a rally.

Seattle Police will escort the marchers, and motorists should expect a rolling slowdown and heavy traffic as the procession moves along the route to Westlake Park. Considerable congestion will likely occur and impact traffic throughout the Downtown area during the afternoon commute.

There is a possibility that Fourth Avenue will be closed during the rally at Westlake Park.

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I can tell spring is here because my neighbor who raises chickens gives me dozens of fresh eggs every week! There is nothing quite as good as a home-raised fresh egg. They are so fresh with bright orange yolks. The liquid white of fresh eggs is not runny, and sits in a mound around the yolk in the pan. And the flavor is unique. If you don’t have a generous neighbor drowning in eggs, check out your local farmers’ market for a fresh deal.

To check if your eggs are fresh, put them in a bowl filled with water about twice as deep as the egg. Fresh eggs are heavy and will sink. The older the egg, the bigger the air sack in them, and the more likely they will float.

The Council will hold four meetings from May 6 to May 14. All meetings are from 6 to 8 p.m.

Holding the meetings during the Spring will allow Councilmembers to take the information and encourage the Mayor to include it in the budget he proposes to the City Council in September.

Each meeting will have a dual focus. First, we’ll focus on the budgets of specific departments as listed below. In addition, you’ll also be able to tell Councilmembers whether your neighborhood has specific needs and priorities. City government will transition to having seven district Councilmembers in 2016, as seen in the recently completed official districts map.

After brief presentations of each department’s budget, constituents will have the opportunity to participate in small group discussions with Councilmembers, and to list their priorities for the featured departments. The summaries of those priorities will be reported to those attending the Community Budget Workshops. Each meeting will have three Councilmembers in attendance.

If you have any questions, please contact Newell Aldrich at newell.aldrich@seattle.gov.

The 2nd Annual West Seattle Bee Festival, a fun family event will buzz through the High Point neighborhood on Sunday May 4. The event, sponsored by the High Point Neighborhood Association and the Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods will feature a picnic and a parade. The parade will begin at Commons Park (31st Ave SW and SW Graham St) and head from West Seattle Elementary around 11am but you are urged to arrive early. The parade will proceed down 31st Ave. S.W. to the West Seattle Bee Garden.

The event runs from 11am to 3pm.

The picnic will feature food, music, crafts, vendors, gardening, face painting and much more.

For more information visit, http://www.westseattlebeegarden.com or contact them via email at westseattlebeegarden@gmail.com.

Update April 30

The Seattle Fire Department offered more details on the fire that destroyed a home in the 10000 block of 39th S.W. in the early evening of April 29.

"As of the morning of Wednesday April 30, both residents remain hospitalized and fire investigators have been unable to speak to them regarding the fire investigation.

It took fire crews about 30 minutes from arriving to control the fire. The majority of damage was to the basement, garage and back deck. Fire investigators determined the house is a total loss.

Firefighters stayed on scene all throughout the night on a Fire Watch to make sure no hot spots flared up.

The damage estimate is $350,000 to the structure and $100,000 in damage to the contents."

Original Post April 29
A house fire that according to the Seattle Fire Department originated in the basement of a home in the 10000 block of 39th S.W. in Arbor Heights injured two people and forced the evacuation of neighbors.

The newest Washington State ferry, built at Vigor Shipyards on Harbor Isaland the Tokitae was out on Elliott Bay on Tuesday April 29 conducting sea trials.

It is the first of three 144-car ferries planned to replace the state’s aging Evergreen State-class 87-car ferries, all of which are about 60 years old. The second 144-car ferry, the Samish, is under construction now at Vigor Industrial.

Following the sea trials and crew training, the Tokitae will enter service on the Mukilteo-Clinton route in June. The Samish is expected to serve the San Juan Islands beginning early next year.

Washington lawmakers also approved funding for a third 144-car ferry during the recently completed legislative session. The 144-car third ferry, still unnamed, will be built by Vigor and likely serve the Seattle-Bremerton route.

“Goodman! Goodman! You can’t hide. We can see your greedy side!” was a popular mantra members of the Tenant’s Union of Washington, Lockhaven Tenants Union and Theodora Rescue Committee shouted as they marched through Ballard last Sunday, April 27.

The group was demonstrating against what they called John Goodman’s (Chairman of Goodman Real Estate) “retaliation” against union members. Demonstrators marched over a mile from Ballard Commons Park to Goodman’s home and personal marina, Golden Tides, near Rays Boat House. They stopped at Lockhaven on the way.

GRE bought Lockhaven last year and sent over 20 eviction notices to tenants without the proper license to do so. After obtaining a tenant Relocation License from the City last month, GRE sped up the relocation schedule for five Lockhaven tenants. Three happened to be Lockhaven Union members. One member's relocation timeline was sped up from five months to one.

Sunday May 4
Time: 10:00-12:00pm
Start: Honore Artisan Bakery at 1413 NW 70th St.
Finish: 14th NW and NW 53rd at Reuben’s Brews taproom

Join the EBCA and Feet First for a lively neighborhood walk through Ballard that explores urban greenspaces of all shapes and sizes, through a mix of residential blocks, commercial pockets, and the historic industrial core. This two-hour walk will start at 14th Ave NW and NW 70th Street (come early for coffee at Honore Bakery!), where we’ll look at the location of a future ‘Parklet’. Speaker stops along the way include the present and future greenway, micro-housing and urban density, raingardens, transit, a SNAP emergency HUB, and the Ballard Open Space plan. The tour will end at the Reuben’s Brews taproom in industrial Ballard. Metro Rapid-Ride a block away provides a bus link back to the start.

What: Central Ballard Residents Association monthly meeting.

Who: Seattle Councilman Mike O'Brien will talk to CBRA about planning and land use as it applies to the Ballard area.

When: May 8 at 7:00p.m.

Where: Ballard Swedish Hospital, conference Room A.

The public is encouraged to attend the meeting and to to bring questions and concerns.