April 2016

Seattle Police officer Tyler Keating saved a two year old girl's life on Saturday after she was found in a retention pond near her High Point home.

Her parents called 911 to report their daughter missing just before noon on Saturday. They reported last seeing the child in the backyard of their home where some family members were watching her.

Officers arrived within three minutes and were told the child had been found in a retention pond near the home. Officer Keating reached the child first and discovered she was not breathing and had no pulse. After quickly calling medics, Officer Keating started CPR and then reported she now had a pulse and shallow breathing.
Medics arrived and took over treatment, taking the now crying girl to Harborview Medical Center for further treatment.

A seven year old girl, who was asleep in the back seat, is safe after the car she was in was stolen when her mother stopped at a convenience store around 3:15 am on Saturday morning. The vehicle was recovered about an hour later and the child was found safe.

The woman called 911 from the 7-Eleven at South 118th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive South around 4 am.

Witnesses told police that a white male had been seen in the area shortly before the theft.

The car was found by police near the intersection of South 136th Street and 12th Avenue South around 5am

King County Sheriff's are asking for anyone with info about the crime to call the Sheriff's Office at 206-296-3311.

Former NFL quarterback Jack Thompson is featured in this month’s #HighlineAlum social media campaign. Thompson is a 1974 graduate of Evergreen High School.

Thompson earned a football scholarship to Washington State University where he earned the nickname “Throwin’ Samoan.” He was a first-round draft pick for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1979 and played in Super Bowl XVI. Today, Thompson is a vice president at Umpqua Bank in downtown Seattle.

Thompson grew up in White Center, attending elementary, middle and high school in Highline.

"I’m a product of the Highline School District. The values that I have in me are a byproduct of all the mentors, the coaches and the teachers that I had. I’m so blessed that I was trained under them,” said Thompson. “Each had an effect on me. My classmates would say the same thing. It was a great, positive experience."

Watch Thompson’s video here.

Highline boasts a long list of well-known and accomplished alumni and dozens of grads you haven't yet heard of who are making their mark on the world.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Thursday, April 7
Fastpitch softball
West Seattle 2, Ballard 0
The Wildcats blanked the Beavers in Thursday action at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

Baseball
Decatur 3, Mt. Rainier 0
The Gators of Decatur shut down the Rams in Thursday South Puget Sound League play.
Sammamish 16, Foster 6
Sammamish slapped the Bulldogs with a 10-run loss Thursday.

Wednesday, April 6
Baseball
Chief Sealth 5, Roosevelt 4
Chief Sealth slipped past the Roughriders in Metro League action Wednesday.
Decatur 5, Mt. Rainier 4
The Rams dropped a close one to the Gators.
Garfield 10, West Seattle 3
The Wildcats were beaten by the Bulldogs on Wednesday.

Fastpitch softball
West Seattle 18, Nathan Hale 1
West Seattle won big against Nathan Hale.
Chief Sealth 4, Seattle Prep 3
The Seahawks scored a win Wednesday against Seattle Prep.

Boys soccer
Chief Sealth 1, West Seattle 0
It was the Seahawks who prevailed in Wednesday's battle of close neighbors.
Kennedy 1, Evergreen 0

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kela enters second season

Chief Sealth graduate Keone Kela is now entering his "sophomore" season as a reliever for the Texas Rangers, who will be at Safeco Field playing the Seattle Mariners from Monday through Wednesday.
The right-hander will celebrate his 23rd birthday on Saturday, April 16 right after the series in Seattle.

Barnette with Kela in pen

Thomas Jefferson graduate Tony Barnette is a 32-year-old rookie in the bullpen for the Texas Rangers along with Kela.
Barnette, who also throws right-handed, has previously played in Japan after a stint in the minor leagues for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Conger makes Rays roster

Federal Way native Hank Conger remains with the roster for the Tampa Bay Rays as a switch-hitting catcher.

Ishikawa with Charlotte

Federal Way graduate Travis Ishikawa is starting off this season with the Class AAA Charlotte Knights of the Chicago White Sox organization.

In her weekly newsletter District 1 Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared the fact that April 17 is the last day you can apply for funding to get your street fixed.

"The deadline for applying for the Neighborhood Street Fund is April 17. Anyone can apply for funding—residents, businesses, community groups and non-profits are all encouraged to apply.

$24 million was included in the 9-year Move Seattle levy passed by voters in 2015. $8 million is available in each three-year cycle.

The FAQ for applying has additional information. Applicants who do not have online access, or who need language assistance with submitting an application can contact SDOT for help at NSF@seattle.gov or by phone at 206-733-9361. The online application is here.

You can view examples of past projects from the 2013, 2010, and 2007 cycles that were funded by the previous Bridging the Gap transportation levy. Generally 10-15 projects are funded.

No District 1 projects were funded in the 2013 cycle. Examples of District 1 projects funded in 2010 and 2007 include:

information from Duwamish Alive

On Saturday April 16th, community volunteers will join together at multiple sites along the Duwamish River and its watershed for the 11th annual Duwamish Alive! spring event, a community-wide campaign to improve the health of our river, parks, and open spaces for our community and wildlife.

Join us at 9:30 AM on the 16th for our official Kick Off with 34th District Representative Joe Fitzgibbon at Greg Davis Park in West Seattle. Representative Fitzgibbon, named Legislator of the Year for his leadership in environmental issues in 2015, will speak on the importance of our urban natural areas and environmental stewardship. Come learn about Longfellow Creek and the efforts to restore it. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

In yet another marketing triumph for Justin Cline and White Center's Full Tilt Ice Cream, the company has been named as the official ice cream of the Space Needle. While they will supply five flavors to the landmark restaurant a special one has been concocted called Wheedle on the Needle (orange creamsicle with maraschino cherries) after the noted children's book by Stephen Cosgrove. Cosgrove granted permission for the name.

The ice cream will be a permanent flavor on the menu and part of their Lunar Orbiter Sundae. It is part of what Cline calls the "Icon Series" for Full Tilt in which 19 Seattle notables will be honored with a flavor. It will begin with a flavor honoring librarian Nancy Pearl and continue for 22 weeks. Archie McPhee, Pearl Jam, Frances Farmer, J.P. Patches and others are part of the series.

Cline said the Space Needle sells 120 gallons a week and they expect that to triple by summer.

The biggest seller in the shop is still Salted Caramel flavor followed by vanilla.

On April 22, Earth Day, Savers/Value Village, the global thrift store chain, will host an interactive art installation at Alki Beach that asks people to consider their clothing footprint and to rethink reuse.

Every year, North Americans send 10.5 million tons of clothing to landfills, 95 percent of which could have been recycled or reused. This installation is made from thousands of pieces of used clothing and represents the impact your decisions about how to dispose of used clothing have on the environment. This visually arresting wake-up call asks people to rethink reuse—spare landfills and resources by donating your used goods/ buying stuff that lasts/ buying used clothing.

As a purpose-driven thrift store chain focused on reuse, Savers/ValueVillage kept nearly 650 million pounds of reusable items out of landfills last year—including more than 45 million pounds of clothing, textiles and other items from local landfills in Washington state. https://www.savers.com/rethinkreuse

By Greg Whittaker

It’s predicted to be record breaking temperatures in Seattle today, so it’s a perfect time to remind you, the skiing is stellar in the cascades this time of year. With anywhere from 8 to 16 inches falling on the resorts April 5th and 6th, we have some of the most amazing spring conditions coming up these upcoming weekends.

Nate our GM and lead tech just walked in the door from Crystal says it’s not quite freezing at night right now, so get up early and rip it up and be ready to après-ski around 1. If you’re riding in the afternoon bring a little extra wax because you will need it.

Certain areas are backing off on operations, so check before you go, but the midweek crowd is still good to go at Summit at Snoqualmie, Crystal, and Stevens Pass.

Mt. Baker is moving towards weekend operations only.

Fun events are planned such as the Crystal Mountain Bikini Downhill, The Stevens pass Rhythm and Bruise Fest, and the as yet to be announced Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Alpental.