April 2016

Highline Soccer Association's advanced development club, Highline Premier FC, will be hosting the 2016-17 tryouts this April through May for Girls born 2008-1998 and Boys born 2008-2001. If your player has the desire and competitiveness to develop and play with the best in our community, Highline Premier may be right for you! Highline Premier offers a unique player-focused environment with:
Competition in one of the highest Washington state youth soccer leagues, the Puget Sound Premier League (PSPL).

Professional instruction
Two to three training sessions per week. (Depending on age group)
Compelling style of play backed by effective, consistent developmental curriculum and coach-educators.
Player-centric delivery, with individual player roadmaps and greater flexibility in player movements.
Individualized player assessments.

Tryout Dates
Tryouts will fall in the following date windows:
U9 -U12 (Birth Year: 2008, 2007, 2006 & 2005) - April 27 & 28
U13-U15 (Birth Year: 2004-2002) - May 5 & 7
High school Girls U16-U19 (Birth Year: 2001-1998) - May 12 & 14
Boys birth year 2001 supplemental - May 12 & 14

information from Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

There has been growing discussion throughout broader Delridge about a need for more collaboration and communication between organizations, and an aspiration to highlight the diverse cultural groups working and living in SW Seattle. According to the 2010 census, Delridge had some of the highest per capita percentages of diverse ethnic groups represented in Seattle, and the highest percentage of youth ages 0-17 in the city. As the demographic of Delridge is rapidly changing, it is important that all residents are encouraged to invest in their community and support organizations doing significant service, cultural and artistic work here in the neighborhood.

It is with this vision that the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) seeks to convene the Cultural Events Series to not only advance the mission of the organization but also to activate growth in a manner that will build, strengthen and empower all of the communities within the Delridge Corridor.

Ballard and Fremont are the inspiration for two songs by Chicago band, Majungas, after band songwriter, Mike Gentile, toured the area while on vacation.

Majungas released ”The Fremont Troll” and “Breakfast in Ballard,” last month on their website, www.majungastheband.com.

Gentile said that he was moved to write the songs after visiting Ballard and Fremont while on a vacation trip with his family. He said that he and his wife were impressed by the sense of community in Ballard and the creative “weirdness” of Fremont.

“We started in Ballard and instantly it felt like home. Ballard has a suburban feel and the locals were very kind to us,” said Gentile.

“Ballard seems to be a proud community and vibrant with a strong sense of pride with Scandinavian roots. My original impression was a family friendly vibe, and it reminded me of the suburbs at home. … We were at a thrift store and the next thing we knew we were being led down the street by someone showing us around.”

The Gentiles had breakfast in Ballard at the Hi-Life and then visited Fremont later that day to have a look at the infamous troll.

Information provided by the Office of the Mayor

Mayor Ed Murray today transmitted legislation to the City Council expanding fair housing protections for renters using subsidies or alternative sources of income to pay their rent. The Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) also released new guidelines on the use of preferred employer discounts in rental housing.

“For Seattle to become more affordable, we must reduce the barriers that our most vulnerable residents face finding a home to rent,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “If someone receives veteran’s benefits or child support payments, they should be able to use that income to rent an apartment and not be turned away. We also need to ensure that properties that offer discounts to employees of a specific company are not having an impact on other renters.”

Rich Kruse passed away April 5, 2016 at the age of 61 after a courageous fight with cancer. Rich was born in Seattle, Washington on November 22, 1954 to Bob and Betty Kruse.

He graduated from Ballard High School in 1972. After high school, he began his long, successful commercial fishing career. He got married in 1981 to Kim (Thompson) and was married for 26 years. They settled in Seattle and raised 4 children.

Rich enjoyed life. He loved to camp, fish, golf, hunt and be with family. He will be greatly missed.

Rich was preceded in death by his wife Kim, father, Bob and mother, Betty.

Rich is survived by his children, Brett 33 (Melinda), Adam 31, Erik 29, Shelby 25, and sister Nancy Awamura (Kyochi), 10 nieces and nephews and 2 granddaughters Monica 4 and Leah 4 months.

There will be a celebration of his life on May 1, 2016 from 12pm-5pm at the Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98117.

Published in the Ballard News-Tribune section of the Westside Weekly, April 22, 2016.

David Victor Jepsen died 4/16/16 after a short illness. A lifelong Ballardite, class of ’71, he was an avid sportsman with a passion for fishing with his best friends. He made many dear friendships as an active member of Salmon Bay Eagles Aerie #2141 & Ballard Elks Lodge #827. Survived by sister Nancy D. Stahl, nieces, nephew, cousins & many friends. Remembrances to Virginia Mason Foundation, Cancer Research Program. Life Celebration 4/29/16 Ballard Elks 3-5pm.

Update: 5:25 p.m.

There are reports that the Ballard Bridge is now open and traffic is clearing.

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Around 3:40 p.m. today the Ballard Bridge closed because of malfunctioning bridge gates. SDOT reported that crews are working to fix the problem, but it's taking longer than expected causing congestion near the bridge.

SDOT recommends taking alternative routes such as Nickerson to the Fremont Bridge or going around the congestion completely on the Aurora Bridge.

Metro reported earlier today that some bus routes have been rerouted, such as the 15, 17, 18, 29, 994 and RapidRide D Line, however there is still a lot of traffic out there and moving very slowly.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Baseball
West Seattle hosts Bainbridge for a 3:30 p.m. game Wednesday and Chief Sealth entertains Seattle Prep at 4 p.m.

In the Seamount League at 3:30 p.m. that day Kennedy Catholic will host Highline as Foster pays a visit to Tyee and Evergreen goes to Hazen.
Mount Rainier entertains Thomas Jefferson at 4 p.m. as Seattle Christian travels to Charles Wright.
Seattle Lutheran goes to Chief Leschi for 3:30 p.m. action Thursday and at 4 p.m. Mount Rainier is at TJ and Highline at Sammamish.

Seattle Lutheran then plays at Crosspoint at 3:15 p.m. Friday and at 3:30 p.m. Chief Sealth meets Seattle Prep at Steve Cox Memorial in White Center as Tyee goes to Highline, Lindbergh to Evergreen, Kennedy to Renton and Hazen to Foster.

Seattle Christian hosts Vashon at 4 p.m. that day as West Seattle travels to Bainbridge.

Kennedy plays Shelton at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Steve Cox.

By Katy Wilkens

A friend proudly showed me the new “high protein” pancake mix she had bought. Relatively higher protein means a smaller share of the mix is carbohydrates and fat.

But is all that protein good for you? Lots of studies say no. Protein is excreted by the kidney, and when you eat a high protein diet, you make your kidneys work harder. One of the treatments for advanced chronic kidney disease is a low protein diet, to protect the kidneys. Additionally, the World Health Organization recently released a paper verifying that processed meats are carcinogenic, and that red meat is probably carcinogenic so limiting these in your diet seems wise.

The recommendation for carbohydrates is a minimum of 100 to130 grams per day. That’s three slices of bread, half a cup of pasta, a cup of starchy vegetable or two pieces of fruit. Your body needs carbs to run your brain and central nervous system. If you overeat protein at the expense of carbs, your body will break down stored protein and turn it into glucose to supply your brain and keep your blood sugar levels normal.

Hundreds of people lined up outside Sonic Boom Records on Saturday awaiting their chance to pluck a rare vinyl title in honor of Record Store Day.

Record Store Day is the independent music scene’s Easter in that is celebrates the resurrection and glory of music as it manifests in physical form at records shops around the world. Formed in 2008, the celebration is a reaction to the streaming and digitizing of music that has stifled physical records sales. “Purists” celebrate the day by buying vinyl records or physical copies of their favorite albums.

The celebration started in the U.S. and has spread to be a global phenomenon.

Sonic Boom Records is one of two independent records stores in Ballard, Bop Street Records being the other. Both stores see a flurry of music nerds geek-out to rare copies of albums, band paraphernalia and live music every year.

However, this year is a special one in that it may be the last one Sonic Boom Records will open its doors to music buffs. Earlier this year storeowners listed the record mecca for $850,000. The store opened in Ballard in 2001. There has been no word of a buyer so far.