July 2015

UPDATE:

Day two of the West Seattle Summerfest, typically the most attended day is happening leading to the appearance at 9pm of The Cave Singers at the California Stage.

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With over 240 vendors, bands galore, lots of food, rides for the kids and much more the 33rd Annual Summerfest in the West Seattle Junction begins July 10 and runs through July 12.

FESTIVAL HOURS
FRIDAY: 10AM - 6PM*
SATURDAY: 10AM - 6PM*
SUNDAY: 11AM - 5PM

The event is also home to the Sustainability Expo.

TheWest Seattle Nursery and Sustainable West Seattle are the sponsors at GreenLife ~ Living in the Green Lane, a Garden and Sustainability Expo. Demonstration Stage brought to you by Alki Bike and Board.

Location – South end of festival
See link for full schedule

24 band will entertain the crowds which typically exceed 50,000 people over the weekend. All music is presented on the California Stage at the north end of the event.
See the link for the full schedule.

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.

Las week we ran a small profile piece on Jennifer Burbridge (to read click here), a research analyst with Seattle University whose current project has her working with the Seattle Police Department in the S.W. Precinct. As one of five student researchers placed in each of the city’s five precincts Burbridge is tasked with assessing the Micro Community Policing Plan in West Seattle.

In June 2016 her project will end and Burbridge will present an overview of the last year and a half to Chief of Police Kathleen O’Toole (as well as her two professors at Seattle University). A big function of that research will rely on focus groups. Five dates were announced last week for the end of June and now more dates have been added for August as well. If you are able and willing to participate all citizens and residents are welcome to join in on any of the dates listed below.
They are so far:

• Wednesday July 22nd: Alki community (6-7pm) at SW precinct
• Thursday July 23rd: Admiral community (6:30-7:30pm) at SW precinct

Who will District 6 elect for the city council seat? Well, a voter’s guide from the Municipal League of King County might help voters decide.

The MLKC just released this year’s candidate ratings, which evaluates over 80 candidates running for office in King County.

Among the candidates rated in the guide are the four running for the District 6 city council seat: Jon Lisbin, Mike O’Brien (incumbent), Stan Shaufler and Catherine Weatbrook.

Here’s how the District 6 candidates did:

Jonathan Lisbin
Rating: Adequate
Interviewed: No

Mike O’Brien
Rating: Very Good
Interviewed: Yes

Stan Shaufler
Rating: Adequate
Interviewed: No

Catherine Weatbrook
Rating: Good
Interviewed: Yes

To read the more information about each candidate and interviews visit http://www.munileagueratings.org/2015-candidate-ratings/

In case readers need a refresher, District 6 stretches from I-5 just past Green Lake all the way to Golden Gardens, and as far north as NW 105th Street and south to the north side of Aurora Avenue North (north side of bridge).

The Ballard High School Foundation is celebrating and honoring Victor Salvino's years of supporting BHS on Monday, August 24 during their 15th Annual Golf Classic.

Victor Salvino has been a longtime generous and avid Ballard supporter for many years.

The Gold Classic supports Ballard High School Athletics and Performing Arts Programs.

The event starts Monday, August 24, at 10 a.m. at the Golf Club at Newcastle.

In addition, the 4th Annual Dinner of Champions is at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 23 at the same location.

There is a 3:00 p.m. Reception on the deck for Young Beaver golfers and their guests attending the Dinner of Champions.

Quinn Buckner is the Keynote Speaker of the event.

For more information, please visit www.bhsgolfclassic.com or contact Dick Lee at 206-391-5555 or rjlee@seattleschools.org.

Seattle Police are looking for three male suspects linked to a string of armed robberies in South Seattle and a drive by shooting in Ballard.

The first incident occurred at 10:30 p.m. A man in South Seattle reported three men robbed him of his cell phone at gunpoint.

Later that night three victims reported three suspects brandishing guns approached them and demanded their cell phones. The victims told police a red sedan circled them before the crime was committed.

Then around midnight police were dispatched to Lake Washington Park Drive S. and Lake Washington Boulevard where two suspects robbed a man at gunpoint. They took his cell phone and backpack, and then they sped away in a red Mercedes.

Police later found the man’s belonging in the street a few blocks away. The man’s cell phone was not recovered.

After the third incident police scoured the area for a red Mercedes. Then just before 2:30 a.m. there was a report of a drive by shooting at the 7000 block of 24th Avenue NW.

The victim told police that someone in the backseat of a red Mercedes fired a shot into his home. No one in the house was injured.

information from King County

The public is invited to celebrate the completion of King County’s Barton Pump Station project with tours, music, food and fun.

The event is set for Saturday, July 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Barton Pump Station, 9005 Fauntleroy Way S.W., Seattle.

People will also get to celebrate the grand reopening of Fauntleroy’s Cove Park, which was temporarily closed for three years during construction on the hard-working pump station, which has been in service since 1958.

Upgrades include new pumps to boost capacity to serve the growing population while protecting Puget Sound and Fauntleroy Creek from overflows of stormwater and sewage during heavy rains. The updated station also features new electrical equipment, emergency backup power, quieter operation and improved odor control. New landscaping is planned but will need to wait for cooler weather so plants can thrive.

King County will offer free public tours of the pump station. Close-toed shoes are required on the tour, and children accompanied by an adult are welcome.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle won its way to Woodinville with a 13-3 win over PacWest Wednesday.

The District 7 Majors age 11-12 Little League all-star baseball championship win over the Burien and SeaTac-based team was the third in a row for the Westsiders -- including a 2-0 victory over PacWest in the winner's bracket final Saturday.

With the win in the four-team tournament that also included South Highline National and Renton the West Seattle contingent earned its charter's second-straight Majors state appearance.

Last year's tournament was played at West Seattle's own Bar-S complex, while this year's tournament takes place at the Northwest Athletic Fields in Woodinville.

Max Debiec, who faced all but the final two batters in Wednesday's game that was stopped after the fifth inning by a 10-run rule, was one of the players who went to state Majors last year.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

It took two championship games to do it, but PacWest prevailed in the District 7 all-star Little League baseball age 9-10 tournament Tuesday.

PacWest had lost to Renton by a 9-5 score in the first final Monday, but the tournament hosts turned the tables the next night with a 15-5 victory.

PacWest wound up posting a 4-1 tournament record and now advances to play in the state tournament starting Saturday, July 18 in Montesano.

The Burien and SeaTac-based team opens against the District 2 team at 12 p.m. in a tournament that was originally planned for Cheney but switched because of the fire hazard in the Spokane area.

PacWest beat South Highline National in the eight-team District 7 tournament before topping Renton to earn its way to the winner's bracket final.

PacWest then defeated Rainier to reach Monday's first final needing to be defeated twice to be unseated.
Luke Hagler manages this year's PacWest team and is assisted by coaches Brian Bernard and Carl Stacy.

Youth across Seattle should make their way to Ballard on July 11 for the largest skateboard event to take place in the city this year. The Ballard Skate Festi- Bowl will feature activities for beginners and intermediates. It will also bring out some of the most advanced skateboarding in the region to Ballard during the SeafoodFest.

The event is FREE to participants and intended to be all-inclusive, regardless of age or ability. There will be learning activities as well as contests with prizes. The advanced contests have a total purse worth $2,000.00.

Festi-Bowl will feature clinics and lessons for beginners, a timed slalom contest, a 12-and- under bowl jam, a ladies division and an open contest. Festi-Bowl is presented by evo and the Ballard Chamber of Commerce and is hosted by Skate Like a Girl.
Saturday, July 11 Schedule:

• Noon: Lessons and Clinics provided by Skate Like a Girl
• 1pm: Slalom event begins
• 3pm Lessons and Clinics provided by Skate Like a Girl • 5pm: 12-and-under bowl jam
• 5:30: Ladies division
• 6:30pm: Open contest begins

Exact times subject to change based on participation