June 2014

The annual White Rose Reception, a reunion for all past courts, candidates and families will be held in the gathering space at St. John's, by West Seattle High School June 30. St. John Episcopal Baptist Church
3050 California Ave SW.

Attendees can park in the school parking lot, go up the stairs and in the first set of doors on the right.

Those with a history of attendance are urged to bring scrapbooks, reconnect with old friends, and welcome new court members Queen Bianca, Princess Callie, Princess Sadie, Queen Lorelei, Princess Nina and Prince Hang into the Order of the White Rose!

Refreshments will be served, a goodwill offering will be collected at the door. Suggested donation: $5.

The regular June meeting of the West Seattle Crime Prevention Council will be conducted not in a meeting room but outdoors at Shelter #1 at Lincoln Park and will begin at 7:00pm. There are no meeting scheduled for the rest of the summer so this will be your last chance for a while to ask questions and bring up neighborhood issues with the leadership of the Southwest Precinct, and the community police team members that deal with your area.

Members of the bike patrol will attend and explain how and where they will be used this Summer. Everyone is welcome.

For more information contact WSCPC
at westseattleCPC@gmail.com

The term “school lunch” is generally met with culinary skepticism. Many minds reel back in time to long lines with shuffling, impatient kids, surly lunch workers and a plate of food that left even the least picky with something to gripe about.
Most of those school lunches, of course, were not backed by a Culinary Arts program like we have at South Seattle College.
Right here on campus, Monday through Friday, students, teachers, community members and staff have some fine dining options to choose from at Café Alki, the Alhadeff Grill and the food court. No more instant mashed “potatoes” with mysterious “gravy”; this is a step above. And the best part: every meal brought to the tables is made and served by South students, working in unison with their instructors to forge successful careers in the culinary field. Garnish that with the fact that all proceeds go back to our Culinary and Pastry Arts programs and you have yourself a winning lunch idea!

To see all the dining options at South, please click here.

WHAT: Seattle gardening institution, Swanson’s Nursery, will donate 10-percent of sales during its first-annual Grow With Us Family Night, on Thursday, June 19, to the Ballard Boys & Girls Club. The funds will go directly to support future gardening projects for kids who attend the Ballard Boys & Girls Club.

Families are encouraged to visit Swanson’s Nursery between 6-8 p.m. on June 19 for the Grow With Us Family Night festivities, which include: a kids’ seed-planting station courtesy of Renee’s Garden Seeds, food from Hot Dog King, sweet treats from Street Wheels Ice Cream Sandwiches, face painters and a balloon artist.

This is part of a larger initiative by Swanson’s Nursery, as it is funding a community gardening and landscaping project at the Ballard Boys & Girls Club this summer. A locally owned, Northwest favorite since 1924, Swanson’s Nursery is a five-acre garden center located in Seattle’s Crown Hill neighborhood, just north of Ballard. Swanson’s promotes organic, sustainable gardening and is dedicated to growing the smartest, hippest, healthiest gardeners in the Pacific Northwest.

By Peggy Sturdivant

Sometimes the hardest part of writing my column each week is imagining the subject reading it. This was a particularly difficult week as I pictured the six 4th graders facing me on a couch, and one particularly protective younger brother. “Are we going to be in the paper?” they asked.

“Yes,” I replied, then was forced to respond that no I wasn’t writing for The Stranger or The New York Times.

“The Ballard Times?” one asked, looking dubious. “Does it get thrown on our porch?”

Being an audience member for the Saturday afternoon poetry reading at Miro Tea was easier than trying to answer their questions.

The six 4th graders had just finished their poetry reading, not once but twice, in response to audience request. The first reading had been lovely but hard to hear over a sudden rush at Miro coupled with an unfamiliar microphone. I’ve heard you need to hear a poem twice before you can really appreciate it, and that’s especially true of young voices reading their work for the first time.

The Des Moines Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to RCW 4.24.550 and the Washington State Supreme Court decision in State v. Ward, which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offenders release when; in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety and protection.

The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense that requires registration with the sheriff’s office in the county which they reside. Further, their previous criminal history places them in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.

The sex offender has served the sentence imposed on him/her by the courts and has advised King County Sheriff’s Office that he will be living within the city limits of Des Moines. He/she is not wanted by the police. This notification is not intended to create fear but simply to inform the public of the individuals release.

The Des Moines Police Department has no legal authority to direct where a sex offender may or may not live.

Information from SDOT

SDOT is moving forward with operational changes at the intersection of 35th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Graham Street this month. Residents living nearby will receive the attached postcard later this week in regard to this work.

SDOT will be installing “right turn only” signs on Graham Street at the junction with 35th. This operational change will improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. Once the signs are installed, drivers going from Graham to 35th will be limited to right turns only.

The signs will be installed before the end of June and additional changes to this intersection will be considered through the 35th Avenue Southwest Road Safety Project that will kick-off in October.

By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

A nice little rally, off a 2-0 deficit after half an inning of play, helped the Reds come back and defeat the Braves, 14-2, in a 10-run-rule championship game of the South Highline National Little League End Of Season tournament for the Minors division at Normandy Park City Hall Sunday.

The Reds, who finished with a league best 16-5 record, move on to play in the Tournament of Champions that South Highline National hosts starting June 13.

Maybe the nice little rally happened for a reason and these 9-10 year old boys for the Reds were already knowing and believing in themselves to erase that deficit, and, quickly.

"We preach to the whole team, it's a long game, don't let an error or getting behind in the game get them down. It's a long game, they can battle through it," said Reds manager Chad Parker.

First off the Braves made noise, scoring two runs on two hits as Owen McLean singled and Tristen Trujillo walked and scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 for the Braves. Then, Ian Ritter's RBI single made it 2-0 Braves after the first inning completed.

Winners of the 2014 Highline High School Alumni Association scholarships were honored at a reception on June 8.

In the back row, from left, are Andrea Mandt, Harry Schwendemann, Jonathan Mantello, Disney Vorng, Patricia Ruelas-Tejeda, Daisy Cortez-Arevalo, Ben Myers and Kamal DeCampos.

In the front row are Langh Mang, Hanbit Kim, Ashleen Kumar, Alyxis Burks, Thais Pedro-Trujillo and Hoda Ibrahim.

Not pictured are Dario Castellon, Khaliq Shahzaad, Dominique Thomas-McCollum and Elizama Aguilar.

By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It was a tense battle to live on at the Pac West Little League Complex on Sat., June 7.

In the loser out game of the Little League Majors tournament, Mac Greenan's pulled two-run double to deep right center field in the fifth inning gave the Mariners enough of a cushion to survive their opponent's one tally in the sixth inning as they held off the hard fighting Dodgers, 6-4, in the loser-out game of the tourney. After avenging a 2-1 loss to the Dodgers in the winners bracket, the Mariners moved on to a match with the undefeated Pirates.

In the provisional championship round, the Mariners will need to defeat the Pirates two consecutive times on Sun., June 8, to secure the title.
"Hats off to the Dodgers," said Mariner manager Mike Pederson. "They're one heck of a team. We've battled them all year and were fortunate to win today. It was a gutsy effort by our pitching and catching battery to play the whole game. We also had some timely hitting."