April 2015

Tuesday, April 21
Boys soccer
Highline 3, Tyee 0
Highline's Pirates rose up to knock off Tyee by a 3-0 score Tuesday.
Edgar Gonzalez led Highline with two goals and Sian Kip contributed the other.
Johnathan Tadeo earned the shutout on goal.
Ballard 3, West Seattle 1
The Wildcats took a loss to the Beavers on Tuesday.
Kennedy 7, Renton 0
The Seamount League-leading Lancers blasted the Indians in Tuesday's action.
Hazen 2, Foster 0
The Highlanders handed the Bulldogs a loss Tuesday.
Mt. Rainier 4, Kentlake 1
Mount Rainier scored a decisive South Puget Sound League victory over the Falcons on Tuesday.
Klahowya 3, SCS 1
Seattle Christian went down to defeat in Nisqually League action Tuesday.

Fastpitch softball
SCS 11, Cascade Christian 1
Cascade Christian became the latest victim of the Seattle Christian School fastpitch softball team Tuesday.
Decatur 10, Mt. Rainier 9
The Rams were edged by the Gators in a high-scoring battle Tuesday.
Bellevue Christian 20, Foster 3
Foster fell in a non-league game Tuesday.

Baseball
Tahoma 12, Mt. Rainier 2
Tahoma topped the Rams in Tuesday action.

The first union endorsement of a District 1 candidate has gone to Lisa Herbold. Ironworkers Local 86 made the announcement yesterday with this statement.

“We agree with Ms. Herbold as she holds working class people in high regard... additionally, her working knowledge and experience with the City Council will undoubtedly provide invaluable service to the members of her community.

Lisa Herbold has already been endorsed by community activists Tim Harris, Lisa Daugaard, Rachael Myers, David Okimoto, and Dr. Sheley Secrest.

Herbold is up against a big field of candidates in the primary election.

• Shannon Braddock (206) 682‑7328 shannonbraddockford1@gmail.com
• George Capestany 206‑618‑8420 george4district1@outlook.com
• Pavel Goberman 206‑886‑5320 www.getenergized.com
• Amanda Kay Helmick 206‑708‑5617 www.amanda4d1.com
• David Ishii 206‑328‑1010 www.clownjester.com
• Thomas J. Koch 206‑409‑9285 tkoch1029@gmail.com
• Charles R. Redmond III 206‑932‑6003 www.westseattle4chas.org
• Phillip Tavel 206‑949‑8680 phillip@philliptavel.com

By Peggy Sturdivant

For days after emerging from the Literacy Council of Seattle office in the basement of the church on NW 85th I’d think, imagine doing something that makes you feel good every single day. Promoting literacy has always struck me as vital because otherwise so many doors are locked against you.

I discovered the Literacy Council of Seattle because I’d seen a call for book donations, in advance of their June 6th book sale. I realized we have another vital, citywide organization that’s based right here in Ballard. Two part-time paid staff, with the support of Board members and volunteers, run a program that provides free literacy support to nearly 400 clients per year. Their adult clients range in age from late teens to near centenarians, and are from 53 different countries.

But getting back to the annual book sale, as with any reader and book lover I am always simultaneously trying to clear space on my shelves, and fill them.

Information provided by Seattle Fire Department

The Seattle Fire Department will be training brand new firefighters at a vacant home in the Crown Hill neighborhood of Ballard.

Starting Tuesday April 28th and continuing through Friday May 1, 2015, training officers and fire recruits will be practicing firefighting skills at a home located at 2019 NW 64th Street. During these dates, residents will notice an increase in the number of fire apparatus parked on the street.

The live fire training is an opportunity for the recruits to face real fire scenarios in a controlled setting. This essential experience prepares the newest members of the Department for the risks and challenges of fighting a house fire. The skills they learn will benefit the citizens of Seattle by better preparing the members in essential life and property protection skills.

Today Mayor Ed Murray launched Seattle’s Equity & Environment Initiative (EEI), a partnership of the city, the community and several private foundations to deepen Seattle’s commitment to race and social justice in environmental work. The effort will create new opportunities for those most affected by environmental injustices to lead on the solutions.

“Seattle must pursue environmental priorities that include and benefit all our communities,” said Mayor Murray. “Strong race and social justice outcomes in our environmental work help ensure that Seattle is a place where all people can thrive in healthy neighborhoods.”

While Seattle has long been recognized as an environmental leader, the city faces many of the same challenges as the broader U.S. environmental movement: those who shape and benefit from environmental policies and outcomes are primarily white, upper-income communities. Those who do not benefit from progressive policies are overburdened with health, social and economic impacts.

The EEI was launched to advance three primary goals:
· All people and communities benefit from Seattle’s environmental progress.

Best-selling author Daniel James Brown will be in Olympia this Friday for a discussion of his award winning book, “The Boys in the Boat.”

The event is being held to raise awareness about Washington’s film industry. Brown’s book, about the University of Washington’s men’s varsity crew team’s journey to win the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, will soon be adapted into a film to be produced by the Weinstein Company.

Earlier this session, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, introduced Senate Bill 6027 as a way to attract more film projects to the area by expanding the state’s already available film tax incentive. The bill is strongly supported by Washington’s film industry.

“This book is hugely important to our state’s history. It takes place at the University of Washington and that’s where it should be filmed. It wouldn’t be authentic at all if it were shot somewhere else, such as at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,” said Kohl-Welles.

Friday’s event is hosted by Kohl-Welles and Senate Bill 6027’s co-sponsors Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, and Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver.

Monday, April 20

Fastpitch
West Seattle 5, Bainbridge 2
West Seattle beat Bainbridge in a three-run decision Monday.
Kennedy 15, Renton 0
Kennedy Catholic won by a rout against Renton on Monday.

Baseball
Highline 12, Foster 5
Highline hammered the Bulldogs in baseball action Monday.
Kennedy 3, Hazen 2
The Lancers prevailed in a battle of the only Class 3A teams in the Seamount League on Monday.
Renton 12, Evergreen 11
Evergreen was topped in a slugfest Monday.
Lakeside 9, West Seattle 4
West Seattle went down to defeat against Lakeside on Monday.
Bainbridge 14, Chief Sealth 8
Bainbridge beat the Seahawks in a high-scoring game Monday.

Boys soccer
Tyee 4, SCS 1
The Totems tallied a non-league victory against their non-league opponents from on top of the nearby hill.

Information provided by Seattle Police Blotter

Police arrested two teens and recovered a pair of stolen cars after and early Saturday heist at a dealership, which was neither particularly fast, nor furious.

The case began when a witness called 911 around 4:30 AM and said someone was trying to break through a window at a car dealership in the 5200 block of Leary Avenue NW.

The suspect grabbed several keys from a dealership drop box and fled the scene in a stolen Volkswagen Jetta before officers arrived.

About two hours later, around 6:30 AM, Sergeant John Stevens spotted the stolen Jetta driving north on Aurora Avenue and tried to pull in behind the car. As Sgt. Stevens drove after the suspect, a gold Lexus SUV pulled in front of his patrol car, blocking him from getting behind the Jetta.

Officers followed the Lexus and the Volkswagen east from Aurora to North Seattle Community College, where the Jetta driver pulled into a parking lot. As officers arrested the 15-year-old boy driver behind the wheel of the Jetta, the Lexus sped away.

From the Seattle Police Blotter

by Detective Patrick Michaud
Police are investigating after a 14-year-old girl was grabbed while walking through Westwood Village Tuesday morning.

The girl told officers she was walking to school at 6:30 AM when a man approached her and asked where he could buy a phone charger. She answered his question and made her way to a nearby coffee shop. The girl said that when she exited the cafe the man continued to follow her, at one point wrapping both of his arms around her. The girl broke free and ran the rest of the way to Denny International Middle School where she reported the incident to administrators.

The victim described the man as an early 30’s black male wearing a black hoodie and sweat pants.

If you have any information in this case please call 911 and speak with an officer.

In a letter to the residents of the Genesee Hill Schmitz neighborhood the Principal of Schmitz Park Elementary Gerrit Kirschner announced that a virtual tour of the new school now under construction on the former Genesee Hill Elementary site would be presented on April 23 at the PTA meeting beginning at 6:30pm at Schmitz Park Elementary School" (5000 SW Spokane Street).

"A Virtual Tour of our new school building will be presented by BLRB Architects and we will provide an update on the name submission process. For more information, please visit schmitzparkpta.org."

The school is still in need of a new name, and the choices have been narrowed to four.

You can VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE HERE.

Genesee Hill Elementary School: Genesee Hill is the name of the original building, which opened in 1949.

Genesee-Schmitz Elementary School: Genesee-Schmitz recognizes the shared identity and history of the neighborhood and the two schools.