May 2014

Highline Public Schools will provide free breakfast, lunch, and snacks to children during the summer through the Simplified Summer Food Program (SSFP). Nine Highline schools will join five community organizations to serve children living in South King County.

Meals will be free to children 18 years old and younger. A child does not need to be a Highline Public Schools student to participate.

Registration is not required. There are no forms to fill out and no names are written down. Food cannot be taken off the premises.

By Jeremy Martin

A rainy Tuesday afternoon gave way to a mild evening as the Southwest Athletic Complex played host to the second day of the Sea-King boy’s and girl’s 3A and 2B district championship track and field meet.

After several area athletes took part in an afternoon of intensive competition during Wednesday’s preliminary round, only one, Asaa Kaba of Chief Sealth was able to advance to Friday’s District Championships.

The sophomore was hoping to earn a spot in the 3A State Championship meet taking place at Mt. Tahoma high school in Tacoma, which will be held May 29-31st

Her finals time of 13.52 was good for 8th place but still left her .49 seconds off of her finishing time from Wedesday.

The Seahawks’s Brady Crane took 5th place in Wednesday’s district championship round of the triple jump and has thereby qualified for a spot in Tacoma.

Crane came in with a showing of 41 feet, 11.5 inches, besting out seven other competitors including fellow Seahawk Ronnie Parker.

A suspected car thief had a bad day in White Center on Friday May 23.

According to King County Sheriff's PIO DB Gates, "A deputy attempted to stop a reported stolen car and it refused to stop. There was a short (around 2 minutes) pursuit and then the suspect fled on foot.

Just a short time later, less than 10 minutes, the suspect was taken in to custody. Guardian 1 was up and assisted and a K9 unit was called, but due to the deputies locating the suspect on their own, the dog response was cancelled.

When the suspect bailed out of the stolen car it rolled into another car, causing minor damage.

The suspect is an adult male, 34 years of age, and he's been booked into the KC Jail."

On May 24, 2014, Seattle residents, along with millions of people in more than 300 cities, and over 50 countries, will join
in a GLOBAL day of protest against Monsanto and the corporate monopoly of food resources and alteration of our food
supply for private profit.

SEATTLE EVENT DETAILS:
●11:00 am - Rally at Westlake Park (Event address is 400 Pine St, Seattle, Washington 98101)
*11 am - Welcome and Ceremonial Blessing by First Nations representative
*Live music performances include: Gary Kanter, Sean Gaston, The Raging Grannies, Hip Hop Occupies and the band,
Smashie Smashie!
*Guest Speakers from CAGJ (Community Alliance for Global Justice), Beacon Food Forest, and Demos from Seattle Tilth,
info booths, and more.

●2:00 pm - March to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for additional rally and speak-outs.
●3:00 - 4:00 pm - Disperse and return to Westlake for break-down. Some participants may choose to go on to Folk Life
Festival in small groups.
This is a Family-Friendly event with speakers, music, arts, activities for kids, and information booths!

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has introduced a resolution to the U.S. Conference of Mayors expressing a commitment to designating “the decade of 2015 - 2025 as an era of community focus in building an Early Learning Nation.”

“Cities throughout the nation are investing in their youth through early learning programs,” said Murray. “I saw this commitment through preschool visits in Boston and Jersey City earlier this year. In addition to seeing the value in person, I’ve read countless studies that show an early investment in our residents benefits every aspect of our community. I’m proud to have sponsored an early education funding plan in Seattle and look forward to working with mayors throughout the nation on this critical priority. ”

Fifteen mayors from around the country joined Murray by co-sponsoring this resolution. The resolution also has the support of the Bezos Family Foundation, which has had a vision of an early learning nation for many years.

In light of the recent tragedy reported in your online article "Suicide at North Seattle College," I wanted to offer Crisis Clinic's services as a resource for suicide prevention and grief support.

Crisis Clinic's 24-Hour Crisis Line offers immediate help to anyone in our community experiencing emotional distress, mental health crisis, or considering suicide. Calls are answered by professionally-trained volunteers who will listen to callers' concerns, help them explore coping strategies, and when appropriate, refer callers to mental health or social services for further assistance. All calls are anonymous and confidential. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues or thoughts of suicide, we encourage you to call the 24-Hour Crisis Line at: (206) 461-3222.

The annual Masters Preview Track and Field Meet will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at West Seattle Stadium. The meet is open to everyone 19 years of age and older. It is presented by Seattle Parks.

This year the Parks Dept. is partnering with the USA Track and Field Pacific Northwest Masters Committee and will offer track events including the 1500-meter racewalk, 500-meter run, 100-meter dash, 400-meter dash, relays and field events including the javelin, hammer, shot put, pole vault, triple jump, high jump and much more.

The cost to participate is $20 for the first event and $5 for additional events. A concession stand with healthy food items will also be available.

West Seattle Stadium is located at 4432 35th Ave. SW, just off the West Seattle bridge exit.

For the schedule of events and more information visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/athletics/track.htm or contact Antoinette Daniel at antoinette.daniel@seattle.gov or 206 684-7092.

By Gerardo Bolong

Kennedy Catholic shooters continued to foster Lancer head coach Teddy Mitalas' superstitious ways when Simon Thomas kicked in a goal that won the match for the Lancers in a 2-1 overtime shootout win against Mt. Si at Highline Stadium on Wed., May 21.

The first-round Class 3A boys soccer win followed three shootout losses in the first round in previous years and produced JFK's first state win since 2008.

Following a 1-1 regulation time draw, the teams battled through two 5-minute overtime sessions before the tense shootout ensued.

The Wildcats (13-2-2) drew the first turn as goals from Connor Williams, Aaron Baumgardner and Max Adamson were matched respectively by Jake DeGagne, Jake Swaller and Kyle Peterson of Kennedy (14-1-5). In the fourth round, Lancer goalkeeper Leyton Thommasen dove low and to his right to deflect Alex Dolewski's shot.

"I've played against him in club," said Thommassen. "I was going to go the opposite of the way he lined up, but then decided to go the way he was pointing."

UPDATE 11:57am

According to the Seattle Fire Department PIO Kyle Moore "Firefighters from Ladder 11 had to cut roof off the green car to extricate the female in her 50’s. She was wearing her seatbelt. AMR transported her in stable condition to HMC.

Two teenage males were in the Honda Civic. AMR transported one to Virginia Mason and the other teenager was driven to Virginia Mason by personal car. Both had minor injuries. The air bags did deploy in the car."

Original Post

A two car collision in the 5000 block of California Ave. S.W. sent two people to the hospital on Friday, around 10:30 am.

The incident occurred according to Seattle Police when one car pulled out of the Rite-Aid parking lot and collided with a northbound car near California Ave. S.W. and S.W. Dawson.

The woman driver had to be extricated from the northbound vehicle and a male driver in the other car was also taken out of his vehicle and treated at the scene before being transported to Harborview.

Councilmember Mike O’Brien, chair of the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee of the Seattle City Council, will be the guest at a joint event sponsored by the Delridge Neighborhood District Council and the Southwest District Council. West Seattle, like many other places throughout the city, is seeing growth and change, and the two District Councils would like you to have an opportunity to talk with Mike about your concerns and ideas or solutions.

The event will be held Weds, June 4, 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the American Legion, 3618 SW Alaska St.

If you are unfamiliar with your local District Council, please learn more by visiting

Delridge District Council information at http://www.seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/districts/delridge.htm

Southwest District Council information at http://www.seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/districts/southwest.htm

To learn more about the issues in work by the Seattle City Council Committee on Planning, Land Use and Sustainability, http://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/LandUse/default.htm