March 2015

The Nordic Heritage Museum announces the 30th Annual Northern Lights Auktion. This year’s fundraising event will be held on Saturday, April 18th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Seattle. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the evening begins with a champagne reception and a silent auction. An evening filled with a delicious dinner of local and Nordic fare follows. The main event of the evening will be the live auction. Guests will bid on exciting auction items, such as rare bottles of aquavit, extraordinary experiences, and one-of-a-kind art. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Nordic Heritage Museum.

This year, the Nordic Heritage Museum honors Allan and Inger Osberg for their magnanimous contributions to the Nordic Heritage Museum. Allan Osberg was raised in Seattle. His father, Axel Osberg, formed the Osberg Construction Company in the 1920s. Allan graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1945, and then proceeded to Harvard University to receive a Master’s Degree in the same field, specializing in Soil Mechanics. Two years later, he joined Osberg Construction Company.

Have you been thinking about adding a pet to your family? Perhaps you don’t have the space for a dog or maybe someone in your household is allergic to cats. The Seattle Animal Shelter has the perfect solution: start small.

Come on down to the shelter on Saturday, March 21, for Cool City Pets, an adoption event highlighting small animals looking for their forever homes. From 1-3 p.m., potential adopters can meet the many small animals available for adoption from the shelter, including: rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, birds, reptiles, ferrets, mice and more.

Volunteer small-animal specialists will be on hand to help adopters find the right pet for them. They provide information about each animal’s characteristics and needs, demonstrate basic care and handling skills, and answer questions. The Seattle Animal Shelter features Cool City Pets the third Saturday of every month.

As the West Seattle Herald first told you, the West Seattle Farmer's Market will make a major move, as they take over the streets of the West Seattle Junction Sunday June 14.

information from wsjunction.org
Starting this Sunday and into the future, Fleurt (4536 California Ave SW) will extend their Sunday hours, opening at 10am and closing at 4pm.

Click! Design That Fits (4540 California Ave SW) will be offering special discounts on some of their favorite items during market hours. Beginning with the opening day celebrations on June 14th, look for the beet icons throughout the store which will indicate the sale items for that day. The specials will rotate each Sunday throughout the summer, and are only good during Farmer’s Market hours (10am – 2pm).

Click! has market trolleys, West Seattle canvas totes, and reusable produce bags.
Click! will also be extending their hours. Starting this weekend, they will open an hour earlier, 10am to 7pm weekdays and 10am to 5pm weekends.

And these updates from WSJunction.org

A driver of a small white sedan headed south on Hwy 509 on Monday March 16, lost control of his vehicle as he took the exit to 2nd Ave. Southwest. The car left the road and and ended up in the water of a estuary near the road. He was not injured. Seattle Fire and Police responded, blocking traffic Southbound on the 1st Ave. South Bridge as they effected a rescue.

The car was towed out of the water.

He was given a field sobriety test and taken into custody by the Washington State Patrol.

The Burien Arts Gallery is now also offering stunning jewelry from five talented artists.

The affordable wearable art, created by Checha, Bob Hoffmeyer, Amy Reeves Silvana Segulja and Victoria Leep, is on display at the Gallery, 826 S.W. 152nd St. in Olde Burien.

Checha grew up in Yugoslavia and moved to Seattle to pursue an architecture and interior design career. After years of collecting fine jewelry, she began making her own, exploring architectural forms and materials in unexpected scale.
“My jewelry is intended for those who are not afraid to make a statement and draw attention,” Checha declares.

After a long business career and many years of purchasing glass art, West Seattle artist Bob Hoffmeyer started creating lamp work and fused glass pendants, beads and jewelry.

By Tim Clifford

The first SeaTac City Council meeting for March was held on Mar. 12, having been moved from its usual Tuesday schedule to Thursday. This was a one-time occurrence with the next meeting scheduled for a Tuesday on Mar. 24. Absent from the meeting were councilmembers Kathryn Campbell and Dave Bush.

All meetings are broadcast live on CTV Channel 21. Here are the highlights for this week:

By Andrea Reay, Executive Director, Discover Burien

As the Executive Director of Discover Burien, it is my honor and privilege to help support Burien businesses and non-profit organizations. I recently had the opportunity to tour Children’s Therapy Center’s Burien location, at 127 SW 156th St in Burien.

Children’s Therapy Center maximizes the potential of children with special needs. They are the largest and most comprehensive nonprofit pediatric therapy program in Washington State. Since 1979, they have provided essential services and products for children age birth to 18 including physical and speech therapy, early intervention services, and orthotics and equipment. In partnership with parents and caregivers, they celebrate where each child is today and work toward who they can become.

Early intervention is key to maximizing every child’s potential. Over 30% of the children that receive services starting at birth will not even require special education once they enter public school, because of the therapy and services provided at Children’s Therapy center.

by Georgie Bright Kunkel

Our profit making society has evidently run out of ways to make profits so more ways must be created. It used to be that businesses were created to meet a need but now business creates needs and society is enticed to turn to the corporation to meet this created need. An example of how corporations entice us, the buying public, into buying more is seen on every TV channel. You’ve probably seen the TV ad showing an artist with tool in hand trimming fat off the clay figure of a woman. People are of all sizes and shapes but the corporation is still trying to convince each woman that her particular body type is not acceptable.

Man fleeing arrest on stolen motorcycle dies in chase
A man fleeing from deputies of the King County Sheriff’s Department was pronounced dead on the scene after crashing at high speeds. The incident took place on the evening of Thursday, March 5th, when deputies attempted to arrest a suspect on a number of outstanding warrants. Upon approach the suspect spotted police and fled on what was later discover to be a stollen motorcycle. After entering the White Center neighborhood of unincorporated King County at speeds up to 100 mph, the suspect hit a dip in the road and lost control of the cycle before slamming into the back of a pickup truck. Emergency responders attempted to revive the man and performed CPR but he was pronounced dead on the scene. The suspect’s identity and the nature of his warrants have yet to be released.

Crimes reported between 2/22/15 and 3/8/15

Home and Business Larceny/Burglary:

In the city of Tukwila, there are three city council seats and one mayor’s positions expiring at the end of this year. Council Members Robertson, Kruller, and Hoggardy currently occupy the Council seats. Mayor Haggarton’s term is expiring. You may contact Tukwila City Hall or King County Elections for more information: http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/candidatefiling.aspx http://www.tukwilawa.gov/

Because of the poor economy, it is imperative that we elect people dedicated to bringing service-costs within our ability to pay for them. Currently, the City of Tukwila is raising fees and taxes that fall most heavily on those of us in our community least able to pay for them. Answer this question; is the amount of spending more this year than last year? Filing dates are: Consult the earlier listed links to King County Elections and Tukwila. In lieu of sufficient funds to pay the filing fee, you may submit a filing fee petition.