October 2014

A stolen car from Auburn that was involved in a high speed chase from SeaTac to Seattle ended up going the wrong way on SR99 at the base of the First Ave. South Bridge and the arrest of three suspects.

The chase began when a King County sheriff's deputy attempted to stop what was a suspected stolen vehicle in the SeaTac area. According to Sherrif's spokesperson B.J. Myers the vehicle reached speeds over 90 mph as it attempted to flee up I-5, Hwy 599 and ended up near the base of the southbound First Ave. South Bridge where the suspect left the vehicle. The suspects were contained in a brushy area there and were aided by a homeless person who told them where the suspects had gone. Two men and a woman in their 20's and 30's were arrested. A gun was recovered from the vehicle as well.

On the evening of Friday, October 17, 2014 and morning of Saturday, October 18, 2014 an Arts & Crafts style house will be moved in Seattle, WA from the Greenlake-Ravenna neighborhood to the Crown Hill neighborhood along the following roadways:
· N.E. Ravenna Boulevard

· East Green Lake Drive North

· Ashworth Avenue North

· Green Lake Drive North

· North 80th Street

· Aurora Ave North

· North 105th Street

· Holman Rd North

· Seventh Avenue N.W.

This home will be recycled in one piece and moved to a new location rather than being demolished. Re-using this home represents a savings of approximately 50 trees-worth of lumber being kept out of a landfill the equivalent of recycling paper for 60 years of your life!
As the house is moved down the roadways, we ask that observers stay on the City sidewalks and observe all pedestrian crossing and traffic laws; even if the roadways appear temporarily open and free of cars as the house passes by, please treat the roads as though they are being used by traffic.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Football
Mount Rainier will play on Thursday this week, paying a 7 p.m. visit to Federal Way.
West Seattle and Chief Sealth will collide with each other at 7 p.m. Friday at the Southwest Athletic Complex across the street from Chief Sealth.
Kennedy Catholic plays Evergreen at the same time at Highline Memorial and Foster is at home against Lindbergh.
Highline goes to Renton Stadium to play Hazen that night.

Volleyball
Chief Sealth visits Ballard and West Seattle goes to Cleveland in 7 p.m. action Wednesday.
Scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. are Tyee at Highline, Lindbergh at Evergreen, Hazen at Foster and Kennedy at Renton.
Mount Rainier hosts Kentridge at 7:15 p.m.
Tyee visits Sammamish for a 7 p.m. non-league match Friday.
Chief Sealth visits West Seattle at the same time Monday, while Tuesday Foster is at Evergreen, Renton at Tyee, Highline at Hazen and Kennedy at Lindbergh.

Boys tennis
Foster hosts Highline for a 3:30 p.m. match today as Kennedy entertains Hazen.

information from Seattle Parks

604,080 seconds. 10,080 minutes. 168 hours. Seven days. Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Youth Violence Prevention Team (YVPT) invite everyone between the ages of 12 and19 to participate in a Week Without Violence October 17-24. This week gives youth a chance to express their feelings about violence in their community and provides safe, fun recreation programs and activities.

The Week Without Violence will kick off on Friday Oct. 17 with a Rainier Beach teen swim from 7 to 9 p.m. Rainier Beach Community Center and Pool is located at 8825 Rainier Ave. S. Food will be provided and there will be informational booths for youth.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, teens can enjoy the Skate for Peace event at Southgate Roller Rink from 5 to 7 p.m. The rink is located at 9646 17th Ave. SW, Seattle, 98106. The facility has a snack bar, but fruits and veggies will be available for free.

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, teens will venture to the corn mazes at Carpinito Farms from 4 to 6 p.m. The farms are located at 1148 Central Ave. N, Kent 98032.

information from SDOT

Paving crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation are working on 35th Avenue Southwest between Southwest Morgan Street and Southwest Juneau today and tomorrow, weather permitting.

They had planned to close part of the street, leaving one lane open in each direction from 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. each day. They have now decided to keep one southbound lane on 35th Avenue Southwest closed overnight for safety reasons. One southbound lane will remain open. If weather allows, they plan to complete pavinge the street tomorrow.

Seattle Public Schools students will join millions worldwide this Thursday for the Great Shakeout Earthquake Drills. The largest earthquake drill in the world takes place on 10/16 at 10:16 a.m. at schools, organizations and in homes around the globe. The drills are an annual opportunity for students and adults to practice what to do during earthquakes and to improve preparedness.

Schools throughout the district have undergone earthquake safety improvements over the past decade. This includes seismic upgrades and entire building remodels. With the likelihood of an earthquake occurring in Seattle, schools regularly do drills and have emergency management plans in place.

Students at Evergreen Tang Soo Do Academy located at 2707 California Ave. SW will take part in the Academy's first every Pink Belt Karate Tournament Nov. 8 to raise money for breast cancer research. Ranging in age from 4 to adult they will be competing in forms and sparring.

Those participants who make a donation of at least $20 will wear a pink belt, rather than their regular colored belt, during the competition.

Owner and Master Instructor Steven Elmore will be wearing a full pink colored karate uniform to show his support. Non-martial arts community members are welcome to come by and support this event.

Proceeds from this tournament will be going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This tournament will also be used to help students at Evergreen Tang Soo Do Academy practice their competition skill since they will be hosting the 2015 World Tang Soo Do Association Region 1 Championships in May 2015.

That tournament will have Tang Soo Do students from Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Idaho competing in the annual event.

The owner and president of the West Seattle Thriftway, Paul Kapioski, was presented with the Washington Food Industry Association’s 2014 “Grocer of the Year” award in a surprise ceremony on October 2, 2014.

The honor gives special recognition to Mr. Kapioski for his lifetime commitment to the independent grocery industry and exemplification of business leadership. Local stakeholders and elected officials also attended the presentation.

The Nordic Heritage Museum is pleased to premiere Imaging the Arctic, an interdisciplinary exhibition featuring the work of local artist Maria Coryell-Martin, University of Washington scientist Dr. Kristin Laidre, and Finnish photographer Tiina Itkonen. This fascinating exhibition will be on display December 12, 2014 – February 22, 2015.

A son of Ballard is shaping the future of electric vehicles in a big way.

Steve Leighty is President and founder of Ecocruise, an electric car company devoted to changing how Americans think of transportation.

After a long process of design, prototyping and manufacturing Ecocruise will be releasing their new line of cars urban electric cars by the end of the year. Leighty hopes that these new models will one day replace the light and utility transportation used today.

Leighty grew up in North Seattle and lived in north Ballard for 45 years before starting Kasea Motorsports in 1989. Leighty designed ATV’s, motorcycles and scooters that were competitive in the industry for over 25 years. His office was based in Seattle.

From his experience with ATV’s Leighty realized he wanted to make “cleaner,” more sustainable vehicles. Moreover he saw a window emerging in the electric car industry, a new market for smaller electric vehicles. Leighty saw that the established vehicle industry was moving sluggish and thinking about transportation in the same way as gasoline fueled vehicles: big.