September 2014

On Sunday, Sep. 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Ballard Commons Park (5501 22nd Ave NW), Sustainable Ballard will be celebrating their 11th annual Sustainable Ballard Festival.

This year’s festival offers 75 exhibits under this year’s “Reuse and Recycling” theme.

Jenny Heins, organizer and president of Sustainable Ballard said this year is sure to bring people out “in droves.”

“Our attendance is really dependent on the weather - but our attendees continue to show up in droves and be enthusiastic learners. We try to bring people new information every year and though we have businesses exhibiting at the festival - we are all there to educate in a fun and inspiring way. Who wouldn't come back for that?” said Heins.

According to Heins, Sustainable Ballard Festival is an opportunity for people to learn together, get inspired and discover new ways to live more lightly on the earth. The festival is a reminder and celebration of simple sustainability practices citizens can use everyday to influence consumption.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Football
Foster travels to Renton Stadium to play Hazen in a 7 p.m. game Thursday, then Highline Memorial will be the site of a double-header Friday.
Mount Rainier plays Todd Beamer at 5 p.m. ahead of an 8 p.m. battle between Kennedy Catholic and Highline.
West Seattle hosts Rainier Beach at the Southwest Athletic Complex at 7 p.m. Friday and Evergreen visits Renton at 7 p.m.
Chief Sealth plays Ballard in 7:45 p.m. action at Seattle Memorial.

Volleyball
Chief Sealth entertains Rainier Beach at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Then Thursday action has Kentwood at Mount Rainier at 7:15 p.m., with a full 7 p.m. slate of Evergreen at Foster, Lindbergh at Kennedy, Hazen at Highline and Tyee at Renton.
Seattle Christian travels to Tyee at 7 p.m. Friday.
Highline and Evergreen are playing in the Anacortes Tournament at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Girls soccer
Renton drops in on Tyee at 5:30 p.m. Thursday ahead of a 7:30 p.m. match between Foster and Evergreen.

HOMECOMING WEEK

BHS ACTIVITIES
9/22-27
Quote of the Week:
“The height of your accomplishments is determined by the depth of your convictions.”
~William F. Scolavino

Tuesday, September 23
· Welcome to the Jungle Day (animal print day)

· Officer’s Council Meeting, Staff Lounge, 6th period

Wednesday, September 24
· Lazy Song Day (PJ’s)

· 2HR Early Release – per. 1-3

· Link Crew Meeting and Training, Black Box, 12:30pm

· Future Filmmakers’ Screening, PAC, 12:30pm

Thursday, September 25
· Cy-CLONE Day (twin/clone day)

· 2 HR Early Release – per. 4-6

· CSIP Meeting, 3:00pm

Friday, September 26
· Back in Black (Class Colors Day)

· Athletic Grade Check!

· Link Crew Academic Follow-up Lessons

· Homecoming Assembly, 1:40pm

· Homecoming Football Game vs. Chief Sealth, Memorial, 7:45pm

Saturday, September 27
· Tropic Like It’s HOT………Homecoming Dance and Karaoke, Commons/PAC, 9 PM – 12 AM

o No tickets will be sold at the door

by Libby Carr, Campaign Manager, Century Transportation Campaign

Once upon a time, there was a city whose leaders thought: “What might we do that would put Seattle on the map as a World Class city and help ensure a brighter future for our fair city and the Northwest?”

The answer was to become the site for the 1962 World's Fair. Three of the components that captivated the interest of hundreds of thousands of world visitors were the Pacific Science Center, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Monorail. Aside from the futuristic aspects of those three facilities, they all shared another aspect unique to world fairs of the time—all three were intended to be permanent installations, not just fancy facilities for a famous fairground.

All three have survived to this day, and thrived. Two have achieved the potential envisioned by those bold planners. One, the monorail, lags behind, its potential largely ignored by city and regional transportation planners to this day.

Information provided by Woodland Park Zoo

To help put the spotlight on the imperiled future of elephants, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed today, September 22, to be Elephant Appreciation Day. Widely recognized, Elephant Appreciation Day is a fitting day to sign a pledge to help end the ivory trade.

To date, more than 5,000 members of the community have signed a pledge in support of the 96 Elephants campaign, named for the number of elephants killed in Africa every day for their ivory, which is made into jewelry, trinkets and religious objects, or grounded into traditional Eastern medicine.

The 5,000+ signed pledges have surpassed the original goal of collecting 960 pledges from Washington state residents. People of all ages may still join the herd and take the pledge to never buy, sell or trade ivory, and to support a moratorium on ivory sales in Washington state.

Mayor Ed Murray and members of the City Council today launched an effort to develop new policies to encourage more affordable housing in Seattle.

“Now that we’ve successfully increased Seattle’s minimum wage, housing affordability is the next major policy area we must tackle to close the income inequality gap, and we must act with as great a sense of urgency as we did with the minimum wage,” said Murray. “As the fastest growing city in America, too many low and middle-income families find it increasingly difficult to live and work in Seattle. It’s a complex problem, but we’ve got to address concerns about both the cost and availability of housing in our city.”

Murray today signed a City Council Resolution creating the Housing Affordability & Livability Advisory Committee, and announced the committee’s structure, membership and timeframe for action.

Last week the Ballard News-Tribune reported that two Mars Hill Church (MHC) congregations would be closing and congregating at the Ballard MHC location: http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2014/09/16/news/two-mars-hill-congreg…. The two MHC locations closing are the University District and Downtown.

The move comes after the church announced last week that the churches would be closing because of a decline in financial “giving” after “negative media attention.”

A precursor to the closures was nine MHC pastors signing a letter asking Pastor Mark Driscoll, founder of the church, to step down after alleged abuse of power and mismanagement of church funds. Mark Dunford, a volunteer pastor from the Portland, Ore. location, was dismissed. Driscoll remains on a six week sabbatical as the church forms a Board of Advisors and Accountability and assesses its financial situation and the future role of Driscoll.

On September 18 to 19 Ballard Fire Fighters held signs and carried boots for donations from citizens as part of the 2014 Fill the Boot campaign.

The campaign was a fundraising event hosted by the Seattle Fire Department/ International Association of Firefighters and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The two celebrated their 60-year partnership, devoted to benefiting children and adults in the Seattle area affected by muscle disease.

As the Muscular Dystrophy Association's largest national sponsor, the IAFF fuels MDA's mission to find treatments and cures for life-threatening muscle diseases.

The event in Seattle was part of the 2014 Western Washington Fill the Boot campaign and funds will help support MDA's programs such as research and specialized health care services. In addition, the funds go toward sending individuals who have muscular dystrophy or similar diseases to a week of fun at barrier-free summer camp at Camp Seymour in Gig Harbor.

SFD fire fighter Dennis Huston and Darren Schulberg (Station 18 in Ballard) were among close to 1000 fire fighters to post up at various intersections across the city.

RE: Mayor’s Proposed 2015-16 Budget Dear Community Member:

This afternoon (September 22), Mayor Murray presented his Proposed 2015-‘16 Budget to the Seattle City Council. While the Mayor did not discuss all of the specifics of the proposed budget, I want to share information regarding his budget as it relates to Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON). Even though the city has not quite recovered from the impact of the recession and has new and pressing needs, the department has still been given additional opportunities to continue our mission.

The biggest change for DON is that the Office of Education and Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (SYVPI) are leaving the department to create the new Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL). Even though this does not impact the work of the department, you will see a significant drop in our total budget of $6.5 million that will be transferred to the new DEEL.

For more than a decade, The Homeless Remembrance Project--a collaborative community effort facilitated by the homeless women of WHEEL--has created places of hope, healing, and beauty to honor and remember homeless people who've died in King County. The Project has two parts: A beautiful "Tree of Life" sculpture and gathering place at Victor Steinbrueck Park (north of Pike Place Market), and "Leaves of Remembrance," with names, embedded in sidewalks throughout the City.

ALL ARE INVITED TO WITNESS AND CELEBRATE the September 28th dedication of six new "Leaves of Remembrance” around Ballard Commons Park (where 25 Leaves already are).

We’re remembering these beloved community members:
Jeffrey Parker Bouck, Kenny Stoddard, Will Johnson, Cecil “Marty” White Face, Michael “Mike” Sheely, and Marvin “Marv” Hosking, Jr. We’ll also rededicate/place a pre-existing Leaf for Karen Lee Pedersen.
Please visit www.fallenleaves.org for stories and photos!