May 2014

Seattle Public Schools invites you to a Community Meeting
for the New Arbor Heights Elementary School BEX IV Project

Date: Monday, June 2nd, 2014, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Arbor Heights Elementary School, 3701 SW 104th Street

Dear Arbor Heights Community,
Seattle voters approved the Seattle Public Schools Building Excellence IV (BEX IV) Capital Levy in February 2013, which includes the project to construct a new replacement elementary school building on the Arbor Heights site.

The meeting will be presented by representatives of Seattle Public Schools BEX IV capital projects team and Bassetti Architects and will include information about the project’s building and site design. You will be able to learn more about the project’s scope of work and construction schedule. You will be able to share comments and ask questions. We hope that you will be able to join us!

For more information, please visit http://bex.seattleschools.org/bex-iv/arbor-heights/

-Seattle Public Schools BEX IV Arbor Heights Capital Projects Team

Director Megan Griffiths and Writer/Producer Emily Wachtel Scheduled to Attend

WHAT:

On Thursday, May 22, director Megan Griffiths, writer/producer Emily Wachtel, co-producer Lacey Leavitt, and production designer John Lavin will attend the screening of the film Lucky Them. Also attending are Renton Mayor Denis Law, Brad Brotherton of Brotherton Cadillac, Frenzy Filmmaking winners Steven Heller and Brad Singley, Festival representatives Carl Spence (SIFF Artistic Director) and Mary Bacarella (SIFF Managing Director), and many others.

About Lucky Them:
Seattle-based director Megan Griffiths' latest boasts charismatic performances from Toni Collette as a world-weary rock journalist and the scene-stealing Thomas Haden Church as a first-time documentarian who team up to find a legendary Seattle musician who notoriously vanished.

WHEN:

Thursday, May 22
6:30 PM Red Carpet for Lucky Them
7:00 PM Screening of Lucky Them

WHERE:

Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
400 S 2nd St
Renton, WA 98057

2014 Highline Garden Tour Tickets On Sale Now

“Beyond lawns” could be the catch phrase for the 2014 Highline Garden Tour – the featured gardens in Burien, SeaTac and Normandy Park this year all demonstrate ingenious alternatives to lawns – from creek beds to raised beds, from xeriscapes to forested hillsides. This popular annual event will take place on Saturday, June 14, and tickets are now on sale. The self-guided tour includes artists and musicians in the gardens, plant sales, and information on creating successful wildlife habitat.

Discount coupons and other specials are being provided by tour sponsors including Wild Birds Unlimited, Burien Bark, The Bean, Start Fresh Bakery, Normandy Park Market, Pabla Punjabi Palace Restaurant, and Rain City Sewer and Plumbing. Additional support comes from John L. Scott realtor Susan Plecko.

By Peggy Sturdivant

Terry at Tup Tim Thai restaurant on lower Queen Anne was one of those of people who could greet you by name even if you hadn’t crossed the threshold in years. For almost a decade the view from my fourth floor office was their front door. If I was meeting someone there for lunch I’d have them give me a wave.

Even die-hard brown-baggers in our environmental consulting office did occasional “take-out” from Tup Tim. I doubt there was a day when at least one person didn’t order their favorite from the twenty-item lunch menu. Which gave us the idea one day to order all 20 choices at once, which forever cemented my relationship with Terry (officially Teerayuth Pramoulmetar, one of the three owners).

The 2014 Normandy Park Arts Festival is coming up June 7-8, and there is still time to get your masterpiece in the show!

I have some exciting news if you're into performance arts! We have a full schedule of performers for the entire weekend.
Public Radio is an accordion and violin duo, think of the Amile` soundtrack. They do some fantastic Pink Floyd covers as well as traditional folk tunes. They play on Saturday at 11.

Normandy Park's very own instructor Amira will be dazzling us wither belly dance troupe at 1:30.

Winding up Saturday is Sold Only As Curio... They have performed at the arts festival before and have been very well received, with their bawdy traditional tunes and fun dance inducing reels.

Sunday we have classical harpist Clara McMichael. She will be playing beautiful music at 1.

Close out Sunday with some really kick-a$$ jazz!!! Steve Kim and Jaques Willis will enthrall you as we wrap up the festival.

See the schedule and all details on our webpages: www.npartsfestival.com.

By Gerardo Bolong

Evergreen High School juniors swept through all their matches without losing a set culminating with a defeat of of Tyee's Cressa Terrado and Janice Roman in the championship match of the Seamount League girls tennis tournament at the Tyee Educational Complex in SeaTac on Friday, May 16. Both teams will go to to the WCD III district tournament at the Kitsap Tennis Club beginning on May 23.

"They are a new doubles team this year and had to beat a confident and tested doubles team in the final," reported Wolverine head coach Steve Quesinberry. "Hao was a force at the net and Cecilia regulated the baseline and charged forth with appropriate aggression when necessary. They played their best tennis of the year together."

In a consolation match on Sat., May 17, Foster senior Eunica Serafica who was in state singles last season took the third and last seed to district by winning a 6-2, 6-2, match against her opponent from Renton after losing a 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, match against the third-seeded opponent in the semis.

"I was able to hold serve and be consistent in all serves and returns," she said. "I was disappointed in losing in the semis."

Saturday, May 17
Boys soccer
Rogers 2, Mt. Rainier 1
The Rams went all the way to a shootout before losing Saturday's West Central District Class 4A playoff match at Art Crate Field in Graham by a 2-1 score, with the shootout favoring Rogers by a 5-3 margin.
Rogers advances to state as the No. 5 WCD team to state, but Mount Rainier was eliminated with Saturday's loss.
Renton 3, Foster 2
Foster played in the West Central District 3A match for third place with the loser out Saturday and came up just short against Renton, 3-2.
Fife 5, Tyee 1
Tyee's season came to a halt with Saturday's West Central District 3A loss to the Trojans of Fife.
The Totems were playing for the No. 2 district seed against heavily favored Fife.

Friday, May 16
Fastpitch
Franklin Pierce 15, Tyee 0
Tyee took a beating as it opened the 2A West Central sub-district tournament at the Boise Creek Sixplex in Enumclaw on Friday.
Tyee 11, Renton 0
The Totems came back to rout Renton, 11-0, in Friday's second game to earn a berth into this coming Friday and Saturday's West Central District 2A tournament at the Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway.

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, has been appointed by Lt. Gov. Brad Owen to the Maritime Industries Joint Legislative Task Force.

The task force was created by a bill that passed the Legislature, HB 2580, which was introduced by 36th Leg. District State Rep. Gael Tarleton. It will include Rep. Tarleton and other appointed members of the House and Senate, an appointee by the Governor from the Department of Commerce, and an advisory board including maritime industry experts and representatives of chambers of commerce and maritime terminal operators.

The responsibilities of the task force are to identify ways to strengthen Washington’s maritime economy and develop recommendations to the Legislature that will, among other considerations:

Identify key maritime and manufacturing sectors in Washington; Evaluate assets of public infrastructure that support these industries; and Maximize the opportunities for employment in the maritime industry and other manufacturing sectors in Washington.

Suicide at North Seattle College early this morning UPDATE May 20, 3:35 p.m.

Since this case is a suicide and under investigation, SPD is unable to release the full report to the Ballard News-Tribune. However, SPD said that the victim died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. There are also reports that the man is a missing person.

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According to North Seattle College (NSC) officials, at approximately 5:30 a.m. NSC security personnel found the body of an elderly man in a car parked near the NSC Department of Social and Health Services office.

NSC reported that the deceased man looked to have died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound and that security staff immediately called police.

NSC has confirmed that the man was not a student or an employee at the school.

The Ballard News-Tribune is waiting for an official statement from Seattle Police Department and the King County Medical Examiner, and will update details as they surface.

For for breaking news in Ballard and North Seattle follow Ballard News Tribune on Twitter @ballardnewstri.

By Kate O'Connell

Efforts to avoid cuts to King County Metro services have landed close to home with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray unveiling a new proposal to save Seattle-centric routes.

After the failure of King County’s Proposition 1 in last month’s specialized election, Murray said it’s time for Seattle to step up. The county-wide measure aimed to prevent service reductions and save about 70 bus routes from being axed. While it received support from 66 percent of voters within the city limits it was widely rejected by voters outside of Seattle.

“We know this is what Seattle wants. Two thirds of Seattle voters in last month’s election said a very clear and loud yes to transit service,” Murray said.

Murray’s transit plan mirrors the county-wide proposal. It calls for a $60 vehicle fee for Seattle residents and a 0.1 percent sales tax increase within city limits to maintain bus services.

The proposal would generate $45 million annually and is designed to reduce the impacts of upcoming cuts by 90 percent for commuters.