May 2015

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

It's do-or-die time for the Kennedy Catholic baseball team after it came away with a split from two West Central District Tournament games Saturday.

The Lancers opened the Class 3A portion of the tournament held at Art Wright Field in Kent by posting a 7-2 victory over Prairie but had their 11-game winning streak stopped by a 7-5 loss to Auburn-Riverside in their second game.

The loss dumped Kennedy into a 7 p.m. Wednesday game against Bonney Lake at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma (next to Cheney Stadium on 19th).

A win would advance the Lancers into a 10 a.m. game Saturday, also at Heidelbergh Park, while a loss would end their season.

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By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Baseball
Kennedy Catholic faces a loser-out game Wednesday, playing Bonney Lake in a 7 p.m. playoff game at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma.
If the Lancers win, they will play at the same site at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Seattle Christian is also still alive in the postseason, playing a 4:30 p.m. game Friday at either Charles Wright or Curtis.

Fastpitch
The Seamount League regular season concludes with four games starting at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Kennedy Cathoic visits Evergreen for a 3:30 p.m. game as Foster hosts Renton, Highline entertains Lindbergh and Tyee travels to Hazen.
The Metro League tournament concludes Friday with both West Seattle and Chief Sealth assured of no worse than a sixth place finish.
The championship game takes place at 7 p.m. at the Southwest Athletic Complex following the game for third and fourth at 5 p.m.
Southeast Athletic Complex is the site of the game for fifth and sixth place at 5 p.m.
Kennedy Catholic visits Seattle Christian for a 4 p.m. non-league game Thursday and Foster travels to Sammamish at 4:30 p.m.

By Ed Shepherd
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After the Kennedy Catholic Lancers beat Prairie, 7-2, in their West Central District baseball opener Saturday they needed one more win to advance to state regional tournament action.

But that didn't happen in a game the Lancers led big before losing, 7-5, to the Auburn-Riverside Ravens at Art Wright Field in Kent.

Auburn-Riverside is a team that plays for sure in regionals while the Lancers need to win three straight games just to get there, starting with Bonney Lake at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma. If the win they play at 10 a.m. Saturday at the same site and if they win that they play another loser-out game at 4 p.m. If they win that game they go on to regionals.

"In high school baseball you can't let a team believe they can get back in it," said Kennedy coach Dale Dolejsi of the Auburn-Riverside loss.

Kennedy Catholic got up by five runs in the first two innings against the Ravens.

In the bottom of the first, leadoff hitter Jared Thurber hit the ball deep to center field and it hit off the glove of the fielder backing up.

Free ORCA LIFT cards are available for eligible residents of South King County through Multi-Service Center (MSC). ORCA LIFT allows for reduced fares on Metro buses, ST Link Light Rail, Seattle Streetcar, King County Water Taxi, and Kitsap Transit buses. Eligible individuals are 19-64 years of age and have household incomes that are less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

MSC will be in Burien and Des Moines to sign up individuals for the ORCA LIFT program on the following days in May:

Tuesday, May 12
9am-12pm at Goodwill, 1031 SW 128th St., Burien
1-5pm at MSC, 203 SW 153rd St., Burien

Friday, May 15
1-3pm at Highline College, 2400 S. 240th St. Des Moines

Wednesday, May 20
5:30-8pm at Woodmont Library, 26809 Pacific Hwy S., Des Moines

Friday, May 22
1-3pm at Highline College, 2400 S. 240th St. Des Moines

Tuesday, May 26
9am-12pm at Goodwill, 1031 SW 128th St., Burien
1-5pm at Burien Library, 40 SW 152nd St., Burien

Friday, May 29
1-3pm at Highline College, 2400 S. 240th St. Des Moines

Students at Highline College will be hosting a bake sale to raise money for the Genesis Project, a local non-profit organization that helps female sex trafficking victims out of the life. All proceeds will go to the organization.

Change for Change will be held Monday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Union, Building 8, on the second floor.

Victims’ advocates say that roughly 90 percent of victims are forced to sell their bodies by a pimp. Almost no victims enter the trade willingly.

Young women enter the sex trade at 12 to 14 years old. With the average life expectancy for a prostitute at just seven years, many don’t live to be 20.

The Genesis Project is dedicated to rescuing prostitutes, and provides food, clothing, laundry services, hygiene services, and numerous legal services for free.

It functions as a drop-off center for any victims of trafficking in need of help.

Founded in 2011 by a law enforcement officer who was frustrated at the lack of help for prostitutes, the Genesis Project was the first sex traffic-specific comprehensive care and recovery center in the Seattle area.

Who: Master Builders Association, Johnson Braund, Inc. and volunteers to build a free ramp that will give 73-year-old Harris Masih more mobility at his home in SeaTac.

What: Harris suffers from a neurological disease that leaves him severely weak and unable to negotiate stairs.

When: Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 10 a.m.

Where: Harris Masih’s home
14911 29th Lane South
SeaTac, WA 98188

Why: Members of the Master Builders Association, through heart-felt dedication, hard work and the donation of their time and talent, desire to improve the lives of individuals and families in this community. A total of 21 families will receive the gift of greater mobility through the addition of new ramps during this year’s Rampathon event.

The Shell No Flotilla – Paddle in Seattle a protest of the arrival of the Polar Pioneer drilling rig at Terminal 5 in West Seattle is set to begin Saturday May 16 at Seacrest Marina Park, 1600 Harbor Avenue SW. and Jack Block Park 2130 Harbor Ave. SW.

According to the event Facebook page:

"Kayak rentals will be available for folks who don't have boats (sliding scale). Kayak instructors will help orient individuals with limited experience. We'll have trained safety coordinators out on the water keeping kayaktivists safe.

To RSVP your kayak rental: http://tinyurl.com/opqnrop

If you're bringing your own boat, RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/navpuad

And if you would like to help before, during, or after the event, let us know here:http://tinyurl.com/qbck83u

PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY. We encourage public transit. We are also organizing a shuttle from a nearby parking area. Traffic will be very congested and may take 30-45min longer than normal. After RSVPing we'll be better able to update you as all the details and plans come together. We hope to have all boats in the water by 1pm and registering now will make that more likely."

information from Seattle City Council

The Seattle City Council on May 11 unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Port of Seattle to reconsider its lease at Terminal 5 to host Shell Oil’s Arctic drilling rigs. The action also officially put the City of Seattle on record in opposing federal permits and leases relating to Arctic drilling.

“Maintaining a healthy working waterfront and maritime economy are essential for Seattle’s long-term success. But we can achieve that without contributing to the catastrophic and irreversible impacts to our climate that Arctic drilling represents,” said Councilmember Mike O’Brien, the legislation’s sponsor. “I am willing and able to sit down with the Port to identify alternative operations at Terminal 5 that would better serve Puget Sound residents.”

Mayor Murray applauded the signing of a community workforce agreement (CWA) between the City and nearly 20 labor unions, completing a major milestone in the implementation of Seattle’s new priority hire law. The ordinance improves access to construction careers for women, people of color and others with social and economic disadvantages on City construction projects of $5 million or more.

“Seattle is experiencing dramatic growth and development,” said Murray. “This agreement will help ensure that local residents will benefit through career opportunities in the construction trades on major City projects.”

The CWA will operate like a “job-site constitution” on certain City public works projects, establishing worksite conditions, project execution and protocol to resolve labor disputes without resorting to strikes and lockouts. The CWA also implements the requirements of the priority hire law, including the percentage of worker hours served by residents in economically distressed areas of Seattle and King County, as well as the share of hours that will be served by apprentices.