May 2014

A day after King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a plan to save Metro bus service, following the failure of Prop. 1, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has announced his own plan. His plan would save bus service in the City of Seattle, if Seattle voters agree.

“When so many people in this city rely on transit for their livelihood, especially those with lower incomes, we cannot delay,” said Murray. “We must act to preserve bus service in the city and on key intercity routes. And we know that this is what Seattle wants: two-thirds of voters in last month’s election said so loud and clear.”

Similar to Proposition 1 Murray's plan would mean a $60 vehicle license fee for Seattle residents and a 0.1 percent sales tax increase in the city.

Murray said that he and members of the City Council will work with Constantine and members of the County Council to ensure that Metro service hours purchased by Seattle taxpayers will be provided as efficiently as possible.

Standing with members of the Seattle City Council, King County elected officials, members of the Seattle legislative delegation and community leaders, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today announced his proposal for funding bus service in Seattle after the failure of King County’s Proposition 1.

“When so many people in this city rely on transit for their livelihood, especially those with lower incomes, we cannot delay,” said Murray. “We must act to preserve bus service in the city and on key intercity routes. And we know that this is what Seattle wants: two-thirds of voters in last month’s election said so loud and clear.”

Murray said his city-wide proposal would mirror the elements of the county-wide Prop. 1, which received 66 percent support within Seattle city limits. He said a $60 vehicle license fee for Seattle residents and a 0.1 percent sales tax increase within city limits would generate $45 million annually for transit service, which would mitigate more than 90 percent of projected impacts to riders caused by the proposed cuts.

Friday, May 9
Track and field
Highline-Evergreen-Tyee
Highline competed against both Evergreen and Tyee separately in a three-team meet held at Highline Memorial Stadium this past Thursday.
Evergreen won on the boys side against the Pirates by an 85-41 score, but Highline won on the girls side, 72-42.
Highline won both against Tyee.
The Pirates prevailed against the Totems, 63-53, in boys action and by an 81-39 score on the girls side.
Sub-district action takes place at Sunset Stadium in Sumner this week, with the 2A running Friday and Saturday and the 3A involving Kennedy and Highline on Thursday and Saturday.
Boys soccer
Mt. Rainier 2, Kent-Meridian 0
Mount Rainier finished fourth in the South Puget Sound League North Division with Friday's shutout win at French Field in Kent.
The Rams, who posted an 8-3-5 division record, will play the Narrows No. 2 team in a 5 p.m. West Central District playoff at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Thursday. The game is loser-out.

Thursday, May 8
Baseball
Auburn-Mountainview 9, Kennedy 4
Kennedy Catholic, the Seamount League regular season champion, finished fourth in the West Central sub-district tournament with Thursday's loss under rainy skies at Auburn-Mountainview.
The Lancers advance to the West Central District 3A tournament Tuesday, playing Shelton in a 4 p.m. game at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma (next to Cheney Stadium).
Boys soccer
Kennedy 3, Renton 1
The Lancers finished undefeated in the Seamount League at 10-0-4 with Thursday's win over the winless Indians.
Kennedy Catholic hosts Bonney Lake for a 7 p.m. WCD sub-district tournament match at Highline Stadium this coming Tuesday.
Foster 1, Evergreen 1
Foster finished second in the Seamount League at 9-2-3 and first among 2A teams after Thursday's tie with the Wolverines of White Center.
The Bulldogs go to Renton Stadium for a 2 p.m. West Central District playoff this coming Saturday, May 17.
Hazen 2, Tyee 1
The Totems wound up fourth in the Seamount League at 7-5-2 after Thursday's loss to third place Hazen (8-1-5) and second among 2A teams.
Tyee plays a 2 p.m. West Central District 2A playoff at Franklin Pierce on Saturday, May 17.

Information from King County

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced an enhanced program for cities to purchase transit service in order to avoid service reductions.

“This program provides a clear path for jurisdictions to obtain more local transit service, as a bridge to keep buses on the road until we can get permanent and sustainable revenue authority from the Legislature for the regional system,” said Executive Constantine. “Until the Legislature acts, I cannot ask cities to accept cuts they are willing locally to prevent.”

With the Community Mobility Contracts, all cities in King County – or groups of cities – will have the option of purchasing additional transit service beyond existing countywide service levels. Each city would decide how to pay for those services. While the first round of cuts scheduled for September would have to be implemented, any new agreements with cities would help avert or moderate the second, third or fourth rounds scheduled for 2015.

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Friday, May 9
Boys soccer
Blanchet 3, West Seattle 1
Carter Mensing scored in the sixth minute to give the Wildcats the early lead Friday, but the Braves of Blanchet came back to score three unanswered goals to win handily.
West Seattle's season ended with the loss.
Seattle Prep 4, Chief Sealth 1
Chief Sealth suffered a loss to end its soccer season Friday.
Angel Huaringa scored the Seahawks' goal in the 65th minute off an assist from Yael Pina, after Seattle Prep had already taken a 4-0 advantage.

Track and field
Evergreen
The Wolverines of White Center took a split against Highline as their regular season came to a close at Highline Memorial Stadium on Friday.
Evergreen won the boys meet over the Pirates by an 85-41 score but the girls took a close 63-53 loss.
Chief Sealth-West Seattle
Athletes from West Seattle and Chief Sealth will be participating in the Metro League track and field meet to be held at the Southwest Athletic Complex across from Chief Sealth on Wednesday and Friday.
The action will get underway at 4 p.m. both days.

Fastpitch

By Kelsey K. Larson

The city of Seattle, Wash., like most major U.S. cities, is made up of a diverse patchwork of immigrants. It doesn’t matter when they arrived or where they came from; what all these groups have in common is the passing along of traditions to their children and grandchildren. It’s these traditions that continually lend richness to our community.

2014 is a special year for Norway as it celebrates the 200th anniversary of its constitution on May 17. Meanwhile, in Seattle, Norwegian-Americans have their own special anniversary. The 17th of May Committee, the dedicated team behind the annual 17th of May parade and festivities, celebrates 125 years of honoring Norway’s Constitution Day over 4,500 miles from Oslo, in Ballard.

By: Christy Wolyniak

Ink. It can stain both a person’s skin and their reputation forever, but for two local film artists, it is the theme for a hilarious dark comedy about how plans can get out of hand, messy, and downright lethal.

Mark Jones, screenwriter, actor and co-director for the upcoming film, “Worst Laid Plans,” got a sharp idea while in a tattoo parlor in his native city, New Jersey.

“There were some really good artists there. It was not your typical Seattle shop for sure, but a little bit of a wild, wild east,” said co-director and producer, and Ballard resident for the last eight years, Nesib CB Shamah.

Currently in pre-production, “Worst Laid Plans,” follows four friends who get behind in rent and go to great lengths to make a quick killing to defend their beloved tattoo shop from a difficult proprietor.

“The story behind the story is about having friends that you’ve known forever that you probably should never have been friends with in the first place,” said Shamah. “I think that everyone can feel that sort of pain here in Seattle, especially the experience with a difficult landlord to different degrees.”

By: Christy Wolyniak
Local actor and theater presence, Charissa J. Adams has a unique opportunity to compete on the first season of a new multi-platform reality program, "The Reel Deal." Actors, composers, and directors will work alongside celebrity mentors to create a film in just one week for a shot at fame and visibility.

“The fact that 'The Reel Deal' puts a spotlight on the behind -the-scenes action of what makes a movie is exciting to me, and that the public gets to see that. People can watch the behind-the-scenes on DVD, but it’s not the same as the as-it-happens obstacles that we have to overcome and all the work it takes to make a movie,” said Adams.

Adams began performing in church plays at the young age of six, but her first of many spunky roles was Phebe in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” She graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a B.A. in Theater, starred on TNT’s acclaimed show, "Leverage," and is currently performing in "Diana of Dobson" at Seattle’s Taproot Theater.