November 2015

November – December at Council Chambers
Normandy Park City Hall
801 SW 174th St, Normandy Park, WA 98166

Reception on Friday, November 13th, 7pm-9pm

Special: 50% off on artwork bought during the reception and Raffle of a small painting

At 7:30 pm, the Artist will give a Talk about her creative Process, followed by a Q&A Session
Anette’s prior exhibit was the most popular one we have ever presented RSVP

For info and to RSVP: Arts Commissioner Bob Frey, who curates and sponsors exhibits and receptions, 206-285-1730 or bob@LakesideAdvisors.com

My work is exuberant. I respond to life and nature with a passionate need to depict, interpret and create. When I am at work in my studio, I spend countless hours contemplating a particular form and color in order to feel their energy. Inspiration comes from music, feelings, nature and travels, the stories I am so often told by other people, and my personal experiences.

Highline Public Schools will host a Community Forum on Safety in Sports on Monday, November 16 at the Performing Arts Center from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
 
Join Q13 Fox anchor Marni Hughes as she moderates a panel discussion focused on safety in sports with an emphasis on signs, symptoms and treatment of head injuries. The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience. Parents, coaches and players are encouraged to attend. Event is open to the public.
 
Panelists will be:
Stanley A. Herring, MD, Clinical Professor UW, Director, UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute, Co-Medical Director, UW Medicine, Sport Concussion Program, Team Physician Seattle Seahawks
Susan Enfield, Ed.D., Superintendent, Highline Public Schools
Terri McMahan, Director of Athletics, Highline Public Schools
John Miller, Assistant Executive Director, WIAA, USA Football, Certified Master Trainer

Highline Public Schools will host a Community Forum on Safety in Sports on Monday, November 16 at the Performing Arts Center from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
 
Join Q13 Fox anchor Marni Hughes as she moderates a panel discussion focused on safety in sports with an emphasis on signs, symptoms and treatment of head injuries. The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience. Parents, coaches and players are encouraged to attend. Event is open to the public.
 
Panelists will be:
Stanley A. Herring, MD, Clinical Professor UW, Director, UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute, Co-Medical Director, UW Medicine, Sport Concussion Program, Team Physician Seattle Seahawks
Susan Enfield, Ed.D., Superintendent, Highline Public Schools
Terri McMahan, Director of Athletics, Highline Public Schools
John Miller, Assistant Executive Director, WIAA, USA Football, Certified Master Trainer

By Amanda Knox

Colin and I were driving home on a dark, rainy evening. The streets were hissing slick with wet. The lights from cars and traffic lights were bitingly bright. It had been a long day for the both of us, and I still had writing to do after another full day at the bookstore. Then we had each other on top of it all, distinct, separate beings, in it together.

We found ourselves stopped at the five-way intersection of 16th and Roxbury in White Center. It was rush hour, and lines of cars were crowding towards the crossroads from all directions. Pedestrians huddled in puffy coats beneath the street lamps. They looked cold.

“I find it interesting,” Colin mused, “That everyone stuck at this intersection right now is looking at it differently.”

Longtime Burien resident, Carol Tomlan passed away October 31, 2015 after a sudden illness, surrounded by her family. Carol enjoyed spending time with family and helping others. Carol is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Van Sickel (Jim) and Shannon Hinchcliffe (Ryan); two precious grandsons, Hayden and Carter (CJ); brother, Bob (Karen); sisters, Beverly Elliott (John) and Betty Waller; and 5 nephews and 3 nieces. She leaves a huge void in our family. A memorial service will be held November 14, 2015, 1 p.m., at Normandy Christian Church, 908 S. 200th St., Des Moines, WA. Guestbook: www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly November 13, 2015

Longtime Burien resident, Carol Tomlan passed away October 31, 2015 after a sudden illness, surrounded by her family. Carol enjoyed spending time with family and helping others. Carol is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Van Sickel (Jim) and Shannon Hinchcliffe (Ryan); two precious grandsons, Hayden and Carter (CJ); brother, Bob (Karen); sisters, Beverly Elliott (John) and Betty Waller; and 5 nephews and 3 nieces. She leaves a huge void in our family. A memorial service will be held November 14, 2015, 1 p.m., at Normandy Christian Church, 908 S. 200th St., Des Moines, WA. Guestbook: www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly November 13, 2015

Longtime Burien resident, Carol Tomlan passed away October 31, 2015 after a sudden illness, surrounded by her family. Carol enjoyed spending time with family and helping others. Carol is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Van Sickel (Jim) and Shannon Hinchcliffe (Ryan); two precious grandsons, Hayden and Carter (CJ); brother, Bob (Karen); sisters, Beverly Elliott (John) and Betty Waller; and 5 nephews and 3 nieces. She leaves a huge void in our family. A memorial service will be held November 14, 2015, 1 p.m., at Normandy Christian Church, 908 S. 200th St., Des Moines, WA. Guestbook: www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/

Published in The Highline Times Section of The Westside Weekly November 13, 2015

Fritz Waskowitz, the namesake of Camp Waskowitz – Highline School District’s Environmental Education facility, was honored as the Husky Legend at the University of Washington vs Utah football game on Nov. 7.  Carolyn Kach,  Assistant Director of Big W Club and Brand Development said “ Husky Legends are extraordinary individuals who have made an impact on the Husky Football program and its legacy.  This prestigious honor is given to the finest, most-decorated Football  student-athletes who have worn the purple and gold.”  

All escape 2-alarm fire in SeaTac
A 2-alarm fire spared the lives of residents of a two-story apartment complex in SeaTac though it left all five units completely uninhabitable. Reports of the fire were called into 911 operators just after 8 a.m. on Sun., Nov. 5. Emergency responders quickly arrived to the complex, located on the 19200 block of 11th Pl. S. only to find that half the building was already engulfed in flames. Four of the five units were occupied at the time of the fire but everyone was able to escape part in thanks to two people passing by who noticed the fire and made sure everyone got out safely. The two good samaritans were treated for smoke inhalation. The Red Cross arrived on the scene to help the nearly twenty residents of the building find temporary housing. According to Captain Kyle Ohashi of the Kent Fire Department, the fire was caused by something being left too close to a baseboard heater. Fire fighters found that there was only one working fire alarm in the entire complex. Though fire-fighters were able to put the fire out quickly, the entire apartment building is now uninhabitable.

Burien Arts Gallery’ s biggest ever exhibit opens this week.
“Bountiful Textures” presents works in textiles by Fiber 19 artists at the Gallery, 826 S.W. 152nd St., and baskets by Patricia Galavin, beginning Thursday, Nov. 5.

The Gallery also features Artists United artists Janet Price and Marta Creswell. They are diverse artists who work in several different mediums.

Because the exhibit is just too bountiful for one venue, fiber artists Sonia Grasvik and Gail Wax are presenting their fine-art quilts across the street at Skinperfect, 905 S.W. 152nd St.

You can meet all the artists at the Opening Reception on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Gallery, 6-9 p.m.

Burien Arts Gallery exhibits usually run for a month but Bountiful Textures will be on display until Dec. 26.

Fiber 19 is an eclectic group of mixed media fiber artists who meet to visit, support, critique and show their art. They came together at the Fiber Arts Certificate Program at the University of Washington in 2008.