September 2014

Join in the conversation, as local community leaders sit and chat by the fireplace at Des Moines Activity Center. Ask questions and learn more about the field of expertise they represent, as well as the services that they coordinate for our community.

At the September Fireside Chat will be a member of the Mt. Rainier Metropolitan Pool District, to talk about upcoming programs and special “wet” events. The chat will be held on Tuesday, September 16th, 11:30 a.m. at Des Moines Activity Center. Guests are welcome to enjoy lunch at the activity center after the fireside chat.

For more information, please call the Des Moines Activity Center, at (206) 878-1642.

Kennedy Catholic High School will dedicate the William F. Eisiminger Athletic Field on Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 2 p.m. with a student ceremony, donor recognition, blessing, and pep rally.

The school received two leadership gifts and numerous donations from parents, alumni, staff, and friends to design and construct Phase One of a multi-phase Athletic Complex. Under the leadership of Bassetti Architects and D.A. Hogan and Associates, Phase One is scheduled for completion this fall and will be the site of the Kennedy Catholic Lancers home football game on Friday, Oct 3 at 5pm. Phase One features a new turfed athletic field (football, soccer, lacrosse, track & field, fitness) on the current school campus.

The dedication will include a pep rally for the school’s Homecoming, aerial photos of the student body encircling the field, and a blessing of the field. Invited guests include the Burien City Council and Mayor, local business owners, major project donors, media, school leadership, and leaders in the Archdiocese of Seattle.

How many adult salmon return to Miller and Walker Creeks in Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac each year? King County’s Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship Program is teaching us that the numbers can vary a lot! They also investigate how many of these fish are stricken by pre-spawn mortality each year, and thus how many survive long enough to lay the eggs of the next generation.

A better understanding of the numbers of fish returning to the streams and the extent of pre-spawn mortality is one of the top stream monitoring recommendations from the community (see the 2009 monitoring coordination recommendations). Adult salmon are the Pacific Northwest equivalent of the “canary in the coal mine” – they reflect the health of our lands and water. Knowing adult salmon numbers and what’s happening to them when they enter the stream serves as “vital signs” for our streams. By being part of King County’s Community Salmon Investigation Team, you can help them learn more about this community resource.

Join the City of Burien, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Puget Sound Partnership and other partners to celebrate the Phase II completion of the Seahurst Park Ecosystem Restoration Project. Tours of the restoration site begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 12th, followed by groundbreaking ceremonies at 2:30 p.m.

Tours of the restoration site and open house events begin at Seahurst Park 2:30 p.m. Seahurst Park is located at 1600 S.W. Seahurst Park Road, in Burien. Event speakers will include Jim McDermott, State Sen. Sharon Nelson, Seattle District Commander Col. John Buck, and Puget Sound Partnership Director Sheida Sahandy.

The overall purpose of this project is to improve marine habitat for salmon and restore natural sediment processes and the beach to pre-seawall conditions.

The park reopened to the general public on August 25th.

A male driver heading eastbound on West Seattle Freeway lost control of his vehicle and hit the side and then bounced over to the center median. He was driving a passenger car.

Seattle Fire and Aid were dispatched to the scene but determined he didn't need any medical attention. he was not injured in the accident.

The accident stopped traffic for a short time on the freeway, the damaged vehicle blocked the right lane.

Holy Rosary School in West Seattle was the scene of another flashing incident on Sept. 8. This is the seventh near a West Seattle school in the last year. Others happened at Westside School, Hope Lutheran and Denny International Middle School.

Students told school administrators that they saw a man in his 30s step out of a vehicle and expose himself to an 11 year old girl on the school’s playground around 12:30 p.m. Monday on 41st Avenue SW according to Seattle Police.

Students said the man leaned against a vehicle and did not have any clothing on the bottom part of his body. Students told administrators and police the man was not on school property, but outside the fence on the street.

Police were called and three squad cars and three other officers were on the scene within six minutes, Seattle Police Department Spokesperson Drew Fowler said, but the suspect was not found.

The suspect is described as a white, heavyset man in his 30s. He was wearing a yellow and blue shirt and he stood outside a parked silver vehicle — possibly a minivan — police said.

An alert to parents regarding the incident was sent out this afternoon.

by Pat Cashman

Walking home from school one day, I saw the sign posted prominently on the door of a saloon called “The Palace.” It read: NO MINORS ALLOWED!

I remember feeling a sense of outrage. Why, I wondered, would hard-working guys---who daily risk their lives deep below the earth---be so singularly ostracized? Shouldn’t the person who misspelled miner be the one not allowed?

The fact is signs have always confused me---raising more questions than they answer.

Like STOP for example. Why? Maybe fewer drivers would comply if they had an explanation.

Some signs are just fine. WELCOME for example. Hard to have a problem with that one. Especially a sign that reads: WELCOME MINORS AND MINERS!

Others are placed simply to announce and identify a place:
ENTERING WEST SEATTLE.
LEAVING DES MOINES.
EXPERIENCING BURIEN.

Certainly those warning signs that let you know what’s coming are helpful:

CURVES. SHARP TURN. SUDDEN PLUMMET.

Saturday, Sept. 6
Football
Juneau-Douglas 24, West Seattle 8
The Wildcats of West Seattle High School played their season opener in Alaska against a team that was already in its third game and took a loss Saturday.
Douglas High School of Juneau improved its record to 2-1 with the win at Adair Kennedy Field.
Flynniecko Glover scored the lone touchdown for the Wildcats on one of seven carries that resulted in a total of 55 yards.
Carter Colgate caught seven passes for 80 yards and also made six tackles, while Bailey Wyatt led with seven tackles.
Quarterback Robert Harrelson completed 14 of 24 passes for 98 yards.
Kennedy 2, Franklin 0
Kennedy was a winner against Franklin on Saturday.

Friday, Sept. 5
Football
Interlake 20, Foster 12
The Bulldogs took a close loss to the Saints in their non-league season opener on Friday.

Thursday, Sept. 4
Boys golf
Ingraham 105, Chief Sealth 39
The Seahawks were outscored in their opener against Ingraham this past Thursday.

Girls golf
Ingraham 40, Chief Sealth 8