July 2015

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

PORT ORCHARD--A 13-12 slugfest loss to Camas spelled the end of the season for West Seattle at the 2015 Washington State Intermediate Baseball State Tournament.

Monday night's all-star Little League loss was the second of the tournament for the Westsiders, coming on the heels of a 15-2 loss to Everett in their opener Sunday.
West Seattle had received a first round bye going in, but a long stay at the South Kitsap West complex in Port Orchard was not to be.

The Westsiders came in as the District 7 tournament champions after taking the title with three straight wins at the PacWest complex between Burien and SeaTac.

West Seattle was managed for the all-star tournaments by Rick Southhall, who was assisted by coaches Michael Murphy and Mike Messinger.

Players for the Westside team were Adam Chin, Konrad Gerhardt, Will Holmes, Eli Markham, Justin Murphy, Isaac Patchen, Dylan Pool, Cole Stephenson, John Summers, Dominic Taylor and Ben Trigg.

Preserving the forest floor and the entire ecosystem in public parks is a big job not always possible for the Parks Dept. alone to keep up with. Volunteers can make the difference.

Recently signs, concieved and created by artist Denise Dahn, that call attention to visitors that the forest floor needs protection have gone up in both Schmitz and Lincoln Parks. The signs, costing about $400 eachl, ask that people keep pets on a leash and stay on the trail. The money was raised through donations to Seattle Nature Alliance, a nonprofit organization - http://seattlenaturealliance.org but the two signs in Schmitz Park were paid for by Dahn herself.

A QR code on the sign links to the Friends of Lincoln Park Blog

The signs are part of a larger effort to help preserve the parks, for generations to come by removing non native plants, planting new native plants and raising awareness of the need to preserve public park lands.

To the editor:

Improving the safety and cleanliness the City of SeaTac is a major priority. The City Council knows there is a need for a more aggressive code compliance approach to make that happen. In 2014, the Council appointed a Code Compliance Working Group to take a closer look at our code compliance program and make recommendations on how we might improve. The members of the Working Group are committed to partnering with our neighbors to maintain, and in some case restore, a sense of pride in our community. With most, this means celebrating our shared sense of city pride and better understanding our neighbors. With some, it means ensuring that they keep their property in compliance with the community standards of the City's municipal code.

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

That is the advice that I give to anyone who asks me how I managed to live so long. Of course, the measure of living a long life is programmed in your genes but don’t underestimate healthy living including exercise every day. If you could see me in the morning when I first get out of bed (heaven forbid) you would catch me doing my tendon stretches. There is no way to keep tendons healthy without doing these exercises. As one gets older the activity level isn’t what it was when we were youngsters, right? I used to do handsprings and summersaults in my youth. You won’t catch me doing those much these days. So we have to intentionally concentrate on moving every part of the body.

By Andrea Reay, Executive Director, Discover Burien


With the rise of Airbnb and with our location, mere minutes from SeaTac airport and all of the major chain hotels vying for customer’s attention and dollars on International Boulevard, one might assume that Burien is not a hospitable environment to own and operate a lodging business, but you would be mistaken. There are 6 wonderful bed and breakfasts currently operating in Burien, 3 of them are Discover Burien members and I had the rare opportunity to speak with each of them and tour their beautiful amenities over this last month. It took a while to make it to each member’s bed and breakfast because they are booked solid in the summer, and of course I couldn’t tour their spaces with guests. But I’m happy to report back from spending time with each of them and share with you the best hospitality you could ever find, right here Burien.

Burien Arts Association hosts a free open-air Shakespeare in the Park production of “The Two Noble Kinsmen” Saturday, July 25, at Dottie Harper Park, 421 S. 146th St., 7:00-9:30 p.m.

A week later, on Saturday, Aug. 1, Burien Arts Association will present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” The free production is also at Dottie Harper Park from 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Bring your chair, some snacks and beverages (no alcohol) and enjoy the free shows.

The plays are produced by GreenStage, Seattle’s longest-running Shakespeare company. Ryan Higgins directs “The Two Noble Kinsmen” and Amelia Meckler directs “Much Ado About Nothing.”

(July 8, 2015 – Burien, WA) – Come enjoy -- in air-conditioned luxury – rehearsed staged readings of original short works written and performed by local playwrights and actors in Seattle Playwrights Studio’s annual Showcase June 24-26.

Meet the actors! Meet the writers! Support local theater! The plays, which range from farce to drama and everything in between, are products of the SPS workshop, which is affiliated with BAT and meets at BAT twice monthly.

Performances are July 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and closing with a matinee on Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. at Burien Actors Theatre. The Sunday matinee will be followed by a free reception.

Tickets are $6 and the reception on Sunday is free. For information or tickets, go to HYPERLINK "http://www.burienactorstheatre.org" www.burienactorstheatre.org or call 206-242-5180. Burien Actors Theatre is located at 14501 4th Ave. S.W. in Burien.

ABOUT SEATTLE PLAYWRIGHTS STUDIO

By Tim Clifford

Having a unique name has its perks and downfalls. For instance, while covering the story of Burien resident Imphamous Kinney, who was arrested and charged with multiple offenses after attempting to run from police during the Paradiso music festival at the Gorge, the temptation to incorporate his name into the headline was great. But all inclinations to do so or to include some form of the phrases “…go down in infamy” or “Impham-y” will, for now, be put aside.

On June 27, the last day of the two day Paradiso music fest at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, Grant County Sheriff’s deputies and concert security received reports of a Hummer parked dangerously close to a ledge in the north parking area. The vehicle was reportedly “teetering over an edge” in the campground. Officers on four seater ATVs headed to the location to check what was going on.

Vicious Independence Day beating

A disagreement over fireworks safety ended with one man being taken to the hospital with multiple fractures to his face and needing a neck brace. The assault occurred in front of a concrete plant on West Marginal Way around 3:17 a.m. on July 5, while Fourth of July celebrations were still winding down.
According to the victim he and a friend were parked in front of the concrete plant watching the street races that sometimes occur in the late hours along West Marginal. A large group of Hispanic males who were nearby were shooting fireworks at the ground through a tube and dodging the sparks that lit near their feet. The victim approached the group and asked them to stop what they were doing and to act more responsibly before they hurt someone.

We are situated at the home of the largest seawall removal project in Puget Sound’s history so there's really no better place to enjoy this film. Join us this weekend. Can't make this weekend? We will have a final premiere next weekend.

Film premiere dates:
Sunday, July 12 at 11 am
Friday, July 17 at 6 pm

All Local Treasure screenings will be followed with naturalist-guided walks along the restoration site. This is an excellent opportunity for a summer stroll along the beach while learning how and why 3/4 mile of shoreline bulkhead was removed.

Screenings are free and attendees must register by going to EnvScienceCenter.org.

Space is limited so reserve your seat now!

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