April 2015

The Eastridge Church Easter egg hunt at Lincoln Park on Aprll 4 had 10,000 eggs but not quite that number of kids show up for the annual event. Organizers estimated more than 600 kids take part.

Divided into age groups the hunt began promptly at 9am.

Pete Blum, Business Director and Associate Pastor for Eastridge confirmed the numbers and reminded people that the church would have Easter services at their West Seattle Campus at 9am and 11 am Easter Sunday.

The annual Easter Egg Hunt at West Seattle Thriftway brought hordes of kids all eager to rush in and grab up as many as 35 eggs (plastic of course) each with something special inside. This year the prizes included four box seats and a parking pass to a Seattle Mariners game, 2 bikes, plenty of toys and lots of candy.

The crowds gatherered outside the store for the 9am entry and rushed in filling buckets, baskets and pockets as fast as they could.

The process began six weeks ago when the 30,000 or so eggs were filled by volunteers from the Renton Highlands Church. Thriftway owner Paul Kapioski makes a donation to the church to help them fund their teen project every year.

West Seattle Hi-Yu meeting set for 7 pm on April 6 at the Admiral Congregational Church 4320 SW Hill Street
(3 blocks North of Admiral Way on California Ave SW.)

There will be a reception for the judges beginning at 5:00 pm before the initial interviews of the candidates for the Senior court.

Please come and bring a friend, neighbor, co-worker or former Hi-Yu member.
West Seattle Hi-Yu theme for 2015 is Around The Sound. Construction on the float begins in April.

We will be planning the next Hi-Yu events and parades, including the West Seattle Hi-Yu float participating in the daffodil parade on April 11th. in Tacoma and Puyallup.

West Seattle Hi-Yu, the All volunteer non profit organization celebrating 81 yrs. as a community festival by
providing free, fun, family friendly activities, events, community float traveling to parades in Western Washington and scholarships.

Hi-Yu buttons $1. and pins $6. are available for purchase to help raise funds for the Hi-Yu float and scholarships.

Auction items are being procured and memberships are beginning to come in from businesses and individuals.

information from King County

King County contractors have completed the outer wall and floor of the underground storage tank. Crews are now working on building the tank’s inner walls. This work requires small concrete pours every week. These pours are weather dependent and will last until June 2015.

In order to keep the project on schedule, the contractor may continue working on some Saturdays. Work hours on Saturdays are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This summer the contractor expects to begin work to connect to the tank to the existing sewer system. This work will affect traffic on Beach Drive S.W. King County will provide more information to the community before work begins.

What to expect on pour days:
• Work hours between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• Work will continue past 6 p.m. if necessary to complete the pour
• Crews working on the east side of Beach Dr. S.W. near Lowman Beach Park
• Up to 20 trucks delivering concrete to the site
• Increased congestion, traffic delays
• Trucks waiting to deliver concrete will remain running at all times to expedite entry to the site

Thursday, April 2
Baseball
Decatur 2, Mt. Rainier 1
The Rams were edged by the Gators in Thursday's game.
Tyee 15, Highline 9
Tyee won a slugfest against the Piates on Thursday.
Kennedy 11, Renton 0
The Lancers blasted the Indians in a Thursday clash.

Boys soccer
Chief Sealth 1, Roosevelt 0
The Seahawks blanked the Indians in Thursday action.
Ballard 2, West Seattle 1
The Indians were edged by the Beavers this Thursday.

Fastpitch
Decatur 14, Mt. Rainier 1
The Gators blasted their way past the Rams Thursday,
Kennedy 1, Foster 0
Kennedy Catholic won a tight one over the Bulldogs.
Highline 17, Tyee 0
The Pirates left the Totems in their wake Thursday.

Track and field

Evergreen-Tyee-Lindbergh
Evergreen took a 91-52 loss to Lindbergh on the boys side Thursday and an 84-45 girls loss, while the Totem boys fell to the Eagles, 121-16, and the girls lost, 111-11.
Foster-Hazen
Foster fell to the Highlanders, 98-31, in boys action Thursday and lost to the girls, 111-32,
Kennedy-Highline-Renton

By Chef Jeremy Mclachlan

This month we are talking about peppers.

These little jewels of heat can ruin or enhance a meal in one fell swoop. I love working with peppers and I find myself adding them to classic dishes like Split Pea Soup to create a warm mouthfeel. As my fellow food-blogger Kathy Kingen says, "If You Can't Take the Heat" you are missing out.

This month I give you my tips for buying peppers and also answer the question, Why is my mouth on fire? You'll also find recipes for Chili Coulis and Pico de Gallo, surefire ways to enhance your meals with these little jewels.

Pepper Buying Tips

Whenever I have time I always go to "the source" to buy peppers. What I mean by "the source" is a market that features a ton of pepper choices, Asian or Hispanic.
Next I look at where the stem meets the pepper. If the stem is tight on the pepper I know it's fresh. Look at the pepper and make sure it has a shine to it that is natural.

Yesterday evening, at 4:40 p.m., a 55-year-old man was hit by a car at S.W. 102 St. and 16 Ave. S.W. in White Center. The victim is currently in critical condition at Harbor View Medical Center.

The driver of the vehicle was a 50-year-old female who was arrested for suspicion of DUI and later booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Vehicular Assault.

The driver was taken to Harbor View with serious injuries and is currently in critical condition. Initial tweets from the King County Sheriff’s Office reported the victim as having died upon arrival. This information has since been retracted with an apology to the family and victim from the KCSO.

More information to come as the story develops.

by Kathryn Kingen

If you can't take the heat then you better get out of my kitchen, because I love my peppers. I love them hot, sweet, roasted, dried, flaked, fresh, ground, stuffed, sauteed or sauced. In fact, one of the first adventurous dishes I ever made was a very bueno chile relleno (stuffed pepper). I was so proud. These days I am almost completely helpless without my favorite jar of hot, smoked, flaked red pepper, called Controne. I use it in almost everything I cook.

Peppers are plants with the scientific name Capsicum Annuum. They have a lineage that comes from the dark side, an intriguing family called "nightshades." Although they sound scary, you don't have to fear them. They are also your great protector, powering the "capsaicin" ingredient in your self-defense canister of pepper spray.

Max Debiec of the West Seattle Coyotes threw a perfect game against the West Seattle Orioles in a Major Little League division game Saturday.

The 12-year-old Debiec threw a total of 79 pitches, striking out 15.

"His catcher Chase Eldridge did a great job behind the plate," said his father and team scorekeeper Stan Debiec. "And the two balls hit were both fielded by the second baseman Trace Taft. However, the entire team was instrumental in this perfect game as everyone remained calm, did not talk about or mention that a perfect game was going, and also provided the offensive bats needed to give Max a comfortable lead so he could relax and just pitch."

The race for City Council seats is underway, and candidates are taking positions on pressing issues in their districts.

Ballardite Catherine Weatbrook is running against current City Council member, Mike O’Brien, for the 6th District seat.

The district includes Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Ballard, Loyal Heights and part of Greenwood.

Weatbrook is a Seattle native and has lived in Ballard since 1994. She is the co-chair of the City Neighborhood Council in Ballard and also works as a facilities manager for a group of non-profits. She has announced that her campaign will center on addressing issues in housing and transportation.

O’Brien lives in Fremont and has served as council member since 2009. He chairs the council’s land-use committee and is known for taking on policy in social justice and the environment. O’Brien sponsored Seattle’s plastic bag ban and was recently instrumental in spurring the City's review of the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 lease with Foss Maritime.

The Ballard News-Tribune created a list of questions concerning issues in the 6th District and Seattle. Candidate's responses are below.

Questions and answers: