March 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

SPOKANE--The West Seattle area had two finishes in the top eight of the state Class 1B boys basketball tournament.

Seattle Lutheran captured sixth place, winning one of three games in the tournament action held in the Spokane Arena while Shorewood Christian had a two-and-out stay in the final eight -- including a close loss to Seattle Lutheran.

Seattle Lutheran opened the tournament with a 50-44 loss to Almira-Coulee-Hartline on Thursday and Shorewood Christian opened with a 59-49 loss to the Yakima Tribal school.

That set up a rematch between the two SeaTac League schools in the consolation bracket Friday.
Seattle Lutheran had won the SeaTac regular season title over Shorewood Christian, but Shorewood Christian took the recent Tri-District tournament championship game rematch by a 65-57 score.

This time it was Seattle Lutheran's Saints who prevailed, 52-47, to advance to Saturday's game for fourth and sixth place.

Seattle Lutheran met Garfield-Palouse and lost, 59-54, to come away with the sixth place trophy.

Peddler Brewing Company is celebrating their 3 Year Anniversary in Saturday March 12.

Special beers, giveaway, cornhole tournament, food truck and live music!

Details:

Saturday, March 12th 11am - 11pm

Special Beers on Tap (limited supply so come early to try):

Belgian Tripel Aged with Brett & Blueberries – you’ve seen it in bottles, now it’s finally on tap this weekend only! This Belgian style Tripel was aged for 9 months with Brett and blueberries. The result is a dry golden ale with a light body, floral and earthy aroma, notes of apple, plum, spice, leather, and a tart, funky finish. 9.6% ABV, 22 IBUs

Oak Barrel Aged Belgian – Last winter’s light-bodied Belgian double aged 14 months in oak whiskey barrels. 10% ABV, 22 IBUs

Oak Barrel Aged Belgian Sour – Same as above, but this one was aged with Brett resulting in a lively sour and funky beer. 10% ABG, 22 IBUs

Cornhole 1-Day Tournament at 2pm:
- 16 teams of 1-4 people
- Single-Elimination Bracket Play-off, best 2 of 3 games to 21
- $10/team
- Participants get $1 off pints all day
- Prizes for top 2 teams (cash and merch)
- Tournament starts at 2pm, and take approximately 3 ½ hours.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Baseball
Chief Sealth opens its season at 2 p.m. Thursday, traveling to Interlake with Nathan Hale for a jamboree.
Seattle Christian then visits Auburn at 7 p.m. Friday before going to Marymoor Park for a jamboree at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
West Seattle goes to the Liberty Jamboree with Kentwood at 10 a.m. Saturday and at 12 p.m. Highline goes to Auburn with Decatur as Mount Tahoma visits Foster.
Kennedy Catholic plays in the Archbishop Murphy jamboree at 11:15 a.m. and Chief Sealth visits Eisenhower of Yakima at 3 p.m.
Monday's schedule has Lindbergh at Mount Rainier, Washington at Foster and University at Seattle Christian at 4 p.m. and Kennedy visits Bonney Lake at the same time Tuesday.

Fastpitch
Kennedy and West Seattle will participate in the Chief Sealth jamboree at 9 a..m. Saturday along with Roosevelt and Eastside Catholic, and Seattle Christian plays in a jamboree in Lacey at 1 p.m.

Join Seattle Empty Bowls for this beloved event on Sunday, March 13th at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th Street) in Ballard from 4 p.m.–7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Ballard Food Bank.

Seattle Empty Bowls is a fundraiser with artisan flair and a big heart for community. Local artists craft bowls of various materials, shapes, sizes, and textures specifically with this event in mind, donating their time, energy, and materials. Empty Bowls attendees choose a bowl, and can have their bowl filled with a soup of their choice (suggested donation is $20 for most bowls and that includes a scoop of soup, and bread). The bowl is yours to take home. Most of the bowls will be ceramic, but Seattle Empty Bowls is unique because of the involvement of local woodturners as well. Soups, including vegan options, will be provided by Ballard Market, and artisan bread will be on hand from Tall Grass Bakery. Coffee will be served up by Ballard’s own Caffe Umbria. Enjoy the soup and your new bowl alongside community members while enjoying entertainment throughout the evening. Care to make a bid? A silent auction table of specialty bowls will be available too.

Join Seattle Empty Bowls for this beloved event on Sunday, March 13th at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th Street) in Ballard from 4 p.m.–7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Ballard Food Bank.

Seattle Empty Bowls is a fundraiser with artisan flair and a big heart for community. Local artists craft bowls of various materials, shapes, sizes, and textures specifically with this event in mind, donating their time, energy, and materials. Empty Bowls attendees choose a bowl, and can have their bowl filled with a soup of their choice (suggested donation is $20 for most bowls and that includes a scoop of soup, and bread). The bowl is yours to take home. Most of the bowls will be ceramic, but Seattle Empty Bowls is unique because of the involvement of local woodturners as well. Soups, including vegan options, will be provided by Ballard Market, and artisan bread will be on hand from Tall Grass Bakery. Coffee will be served up by Ballard’s own Caffe Umbria. Enjoy the soup and your new bowl alongside community members while enjoying entertainment throughout the evening. Care to make a bid? A silent auction table of specialty bowls will be available too.

(Seattle, Washington) – March 1, 2016 – CHI Franciscan Health was honored with a 2016 Leaders in Health Care Award from Seattle Business Magazine at a dinner held on Feb. 25, 2016 at the Seattle Marriot Waterfront. The CHI Franciscan Care Transformation Team was the winner of the Health Care Delivery category for their use of virtual urgent care and diabetes education, implementation of regional telemetry monitoring of patient’s heart rhythms, and virtual intensive care unit monitoring.

Matt Levi, director of care transformation and virtual health services for CHI Franciscan accepted the award acknowledging that the launch of CHI Franciscan’s virtual urgent care service helped the system look at other care models.

“The success we are experiencing with virtual urgent care gave us a solid foundation to launch a growing suite of virtual health services including virtual intensive care nursing support and diabetes management,” commented Levi. “Thanks to the success of virtual urgent care, our patients and communities have come to expect a higher level of access and great care from CHI Franciscan Health.”

Information provided by SDOT

SDOT would like your input on the Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) Program. Please take a moment to take the Survey.

We’re taking a look at the Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) Program to see how we can make on-street parking in neighborhoods work better. We’d like to hear from you!

Please take a few minutes to complete our survey by March 31, 2016 at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SeattleRPZ.

About the RPZ Policy Review
Neighborhood conditions and demand for curb space continue to change as Seattle grows. We’re conducting a review of the RPZ Program, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016.

What does this mean and why are we doing it?
The RPZ program was originally established in 1979 to mitigate the impact of major institutions on residents in nearby neighborhoods. We now have over 30 RPZs in Seattle. The last review of the RPZ program was in 2009, and many Seattle neighborhoods have changed significantly since. This project will look at potential strategies for managing demand for parking in residential areas.

Here’s a snapshot of our schedule:
• March: Public survey

Arun Jhaveri, PhD, of Burien WA is formally declaring his candidacy for the 7th Congressional District seat on . The Honorable Congressman Jim McDermott has recently announced that he will be retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of 2016, after serving 14 consecutive terms.

Dr. Arun Jhaveri was the first Mayor of the newly incorporated city of Burien, serving two terms from 1992 to 1998. As such he was responsible in establishing the new city with the help of his six elected council members, community, and the new City Manager and his staff. Dr. Jhaveri helped designate Burien as a Sustainable Community and develop the First City Comprehensive Plan that incorporated Burien citizens’ priorities, consistent with the WA State 1990/1991 Growth Management Act.

Northbound I-5 was brought to a complete standstill after a 4-vehicle crash sent three to the hospital. The crash took place at 1:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 3, just north of the intersection of I-5 and SR-599. Witnesses told police that a tire or wheel came off a disabled vehicle before being struck by a second vehicle traveling near it. The disabled vehicle was then struck by a third vehicle while a fourth vehicle also crashed. Emergency responders arrived to find the back half of the disabled vehicle completely smashed with significant damage on the other vehicles involved. Two travelers were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition while with another taken to the hospital in serious condition. The other commuters escaped the wreck without significant injury. With all lanes blocked on I-5, drivers were advised to use SR-599, Highway-99 and I-405 to travel north. With vehicles and debris cleared from the scene and the investigation complete, all lanes were officially reopened just before 4 p.m. but the backup of an estimated four miles took nearly an hour to clear. 

Artists United held their Annual Juried Show, Friday, March 4, 2016  at the Burien Arts Gallery. An artist reception and awards presentation was held 5-8 pm, and was open to the public.  The show was juried by Jacqui Beck, whose work may be viewed at www.jacquibeck.com .) The show continues to March 26.

First place was awarded to Janet Price for her painting of her daughter holding her grandchild, second place went to Tracy LeMoine and third place to Marta Creswell.

Burien Arts Association began in 1954 as Burien Arts Gallery, "an informal group of local artist, art enthusiasts and activists wishing to increase the access to to art in local schools, and to secure a place to display their work."

Burien Arts Association expanded it scope to include performing arts events as well as visual arts programming.  Burien Arts sponsors Shakespeare in the Park, the Highline Classic Jazz Festival, Vision 20/20 Art Show and the Strawberry Festival booth just to name a few. Burien Arts has also "become an outspoken advocate for the expansion of arts experiences and opportunities in our community."