March 2016

The 88th annual Blessing of the Fleet has been scheduled for Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 2:00pm at the Fishermen’s Memorial site at Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle, Washington.

Originated by the late Pastor O.L. Haavik of Ballard First Lutheran Church 88 years ago, the service will be conducted by Pastor Erik R. Wilson Weiberg and Pastor Laurie A. Jones, both of Ballard First Lutheran Church. We will offer thanks to God for the fishing community, remembering the risks they take each day to provide seafood for our tables. We will also pray that their families will be healthy and protected during their time of separation. Of course, we will remember those who went out to sea and never returned. As in past years, various representatives from the government and the fishing industry have been invited to bring greetings.
The spring departure of the commercial fishing fleet for the sometimes dangerous Pacific and Alaska waters has been regularly observed since Pastor Haavik started the tradition. National media coverage has brought country-wide attention to the festival during its uninterrupted annual celebration.

Full Life Care is a non-profit in the spotlight for the March Tune-Up Tuesday, March 22 fundraiser at Salty's Seafood Grill on Alki. Live music will be provided by pianist Victor Janusz and Medearis “MD” Dixson on saxophone. The show starts at 8pm.



At some point virtually all of us will experience serious chronic illness or disability, or we will provide care for someone who faces such challenges. Full Life Care aids in this.


Full Life Care’s goal: We help our clients more fully experience and enjoy their lives. We help our clients remain members of their community, rather than living in isolation or needing to resort to institutional care. It comes down to our exceptional staff members who provide physical and emotional care so that small miracles can happen.
Director Nora Gibson will speak briefly about Full Life Car and projects like Alzheimer’s Café.

Find more information at  Facebook/FullLifeCare and FullLifeCare/Who-We-Are.org.

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The nefarious Seafair Pirates have announced their return for 2016 with their takeover of Alki Beach set for June 25. The event will run from 10am to 6pm and is regularly one that attracts thousands of people. The Pirates are scheduled to land at approximately 2pm depending on the tides.

The Pirate's landing is much more than just their arrival of course and will feature live music, kid’s activities AND live “Pirate Play” demonstrations like bullwhip stunts, swordplay, and general swashbuckling with fully costumed characters.

Because it kicks off the summer Seattle Seafair.. Seattle's annual maritime festival it attracts media attention too and public officials, Seafair princesses, and more are expected to attend.

West Seattle's Furry Faces Foundation is back again with one of their most successful fundraising efforts of the year, Catsino, featuring 12 Vegas style games, excellent appetizers, a drink coupon and lots of fun. In a press release from the organization they describe it this way:

"Four stellar animal rescue/advocacy groups! Local businesses showering you with grand prizes! Unique silent auction benefiting animals! Crazy games like Studless Draw, Pig Craps, and Keg Roll! What better way to spend your Sunday afternoon, than at the Beveridge Place Pub, enjoying all of the above.

Meet and greet local Animal groups and business owners while playing fun games. It’s a chance to ask all those pressing questions that have been nagging you for years! Like, why do I love your micro-brews so much or how do I get my dog neutered or why does my cat purr?

Fairmont Afternoon Tea For Two, Flight Theme Basket including Museum of Flight tickets, Behind the Scenes Aquarium Tour, Sounders Autographs Mini Soccer Ball, ‘C’ is For Chihuahua Mystery Books, Woodland Park Zoo Family Pack and more. These are just a few of the cool auction items you have an opportunity to win!

Crab fishing icon and “Deadliest Catch” star Sig Hansen was hospitalized yesterday after suffering a heart attack during the filming of the Discovery Channel’s TV series.

TMZ reported Hansen was on his crab fishing boat, Northwestern, when he collapsed as cameras rolled. He was briefly unconscious. After regaining consciousness Hansen wanted to continue fishing, however the film crew convinced him to go ashore for medical attention. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital.

While Hansen was recovering at the hospital his daughter posted a photo on Instagram of herself, her mother and Hansen. The caption read: “Capt survived the ‘widowmaker’ !! Beating a heart attack ain’t easy. Welcome back boss.” The photo was later removed.

Hansen has been a “Deadliest Catch” star since it premiered in 2002.

A dental clinic in Loyal Heights is offering a different kind treatment to orthodontic care that has found fewer patients under the knife and more patients using holistic care.

Aligne Orthodontics & Orthotropics (7715B 24th Ave. N.W.) opened in January of 2014 and since then they have been offering a new way for patients to think about crooked teeth and facial development.

Dr. Stepanka Volejnikova Chae practices orthodontics and orthotropics. Orthotropics is a philosophy of treatment focusing on harmonious facial development with a primary objective of preventing and correcting unfavorable growth pattern of the jaws.

More specifically, the usual pattern orthotropic care corrects is too much vertical and not enough horizontal growth of the jaws. Dr. Chae names several symptoms of facial disharmony, which include a narrower, longer and flatter face with a weaker chin, larger nose (particularly pronounced later, in adulthood) and gummy smile. Dental crowding is usually present. Also, a child or adult will have an open mouth at rest and during sleep, because they have trouble breathing through their nose.

Thief makes big grab, makes off with merchandise

A suspect got away with five bags of stolen merchandise from a store located at the 1400 block of N.W. Market Street Feb. 16. The store security officer called police after the incident occurred. He told officers he watched the suspect load numerous bags of merchandise from the store into a shopping cart. In the check-out line the suspect paid for two bottles of orange juice and claimed to have entered the store with the other items. The security officer confronted the suspect outside the store. There was a struggle. Bags tore open. The men grappled for the merchandise. In the end the security officer reclaimed about $92 of the stolen items. Bruises and red marks were visible on the security officer’s arms. The suspect fled on foot northbound east of 15th Avenue N.W. with the stolen goods. Police were unable to locate the suspect. They collected security footage of the incident.

Wallet stolen from teacher; instructor afraid to drive without license

By Peggy Sturdivant

In the last 34 days about 55 volunteers have worked their way up and down the streets of Ballard, north of 57th, to document all the pre-1965 structures still standing. All part of Ballard Historical Society’s Small & Simple grant for the Department of Neighborhoods, Mapping Historic Ballard. So that makes at least 55 of us who have taken to dreaming of roof types and cladding, speaking a new language of cross gables and clusters. Instead of seeing what seemed incongruous in Ballard I noticed the rare two-story pyramid or the beauty of a brick house with what I called a “swoop” roof. It was inspiring to look for what hasn’t changed, not all that has.

The mapping area included 7300 possible structures as we worked our way north from the downtown core. As of sunset tonight, the cut-off time for the mapping program the Ballard Historical Society project’s volunteers had logged over 6700 records: which equals 13,400 photographs of buildings along with information about each structure. No wonder we’re tired.

information from the Southwest Seattle Historical Society

The final report of the West Seattle Junction Historical Survey (see links below), entitled “What makes the West Seattle Junction special?,” was released at a press conference on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Husky Deli.

The survey teamed the historical society (the survey’s fiscal agent) with the Southwest District Council and West Seattle Junction Association, and it was supported by the Junction Neighborhood Organization and ArtsWest.

The final report has three parts:

By Chef Jeremy McLachlan

This month I am talking about the sweetest thing since a poodle in a tutu. Spot prawns are a locally caught prawn that will pop up in your specialty fish markets very soon. These prawns are a delicious nutritious delicacy and with a limited supply, so call your local seafood shop and ask about them. Here are a few shops near you:

Seattle Fresh Fish Markets

• Pure Food Fish Market
• Seattle Fish Company
• Seattle's Mutual Fish Company

South Seattle Fresh Fish Markets

• H Mart
• B & E Meats and Seafood

Portland Fresh Fish Markets

• Portland Fish Market