May 2016

Ken Christensen, former resident of the Burien and Des Moines area
passed away at Emerald Heights Retirement Community in Redmond, 
Washington on May 6, 2016.



Ken was born November 4, 1924 in Lyons County Kansas to Minnie
Reichardt Christensen and William Christensen. He served in the Navy
during World War II.



Ken graduated from the University of Washington in 1949 with a BA in
Business Administration. He obtained his certified public accounting
license in 1951.

He spent 41 years in public accounting before
retiring in 1992.

Ken was active in the Burien Chamber and served as president in
1967-68. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Highline Community
Hospital Foundation from 1982-1986.

Ken was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Doris and survived by 
his son Maurice, daughter Kendra Ledesma, four grandsons and one great-granddaughter.

A committal service will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2016 at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent.
Full obituary and on-line guest book at WWW.FLINTOFTS.COM
  

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle slipped past Holy Names by a 4-2 score in a Metro League girls fastpitch softball tournament semifinal Tuesday.
The Wildcats advance to the championship game Friday, taking on Ballard in 7 p.m. action at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

Holy Names, meanwhile, falls into a 5 p.m. game at the same site for third and fourth place against Roosevelt.
Ballard was a 4-0 winner over the Roughriders in Tuesday's other semifinal game.
Both of Tuesday's semifinals were played at the SWAC located across the street from Chief Sealth.
West Seattle was coming off a 15-0 victory over Garfield at the Southeast Athletic Complex near Rainier Beach on Monday.

Chief Sealth, meanwhile, is still alive for the league's ninth and final seed into next week's Sea-King District 2 tournament.

The Seahawks play a 3 p.m. game at the SEAC on Thursday, with the winner playing for the ninth spot at 7 p.m. at the same location.

West Seattle Helpline’s annual fundraiser, Taste of West Seattle, is scheduled for May 26 at the Hall at Fauntleroy. The fundraiser is their largest annual event and is crucial for generating the resources required to help community members recovering from hardship.

Last year, The Taste 2015 set a new record, raising $54,000 (over 25 percent of last year's annual operating budget). West Seattle Helpline is hoping to build on that success this year to raise the awareness and necessary funds in order for them to provide support to all neighbors in need.

West Seattle Helpline provides vital support services to individuals and families working hard to recover from crisis and get back on track via three program services:

Rent & Utility Assistance: One-time emergency financial help to keep the lights on, the water running and prevent evictions while neighbors get back on their feet.

Transportation Assistance: Providing bus tickets to help neighbors get to employment interviews, medical appointments, job training or to take care of other essential needs while working through hardship.

Information provided by King County

King County’s Murray Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Project contractor will use a second crane to set a standby generator inside the facility building’s southern end. The standby generator will provide backup power to the entire facility and to the existing Murray Pump Station. The pump station currently does not have a standby generator, which created odor and overflow issues in the past.

Crews will use a second crane for one day to set the generator in place. Beach Dr. S.W. will be narrowed to one lane to make space for the second crane. Flaggers will direct traffic on the 7000 block of Beach Dr. S.W. Drivers can expect delays of up to 15 minutes while the work occurs.

The contractor will then start installing the final section of the 5-foot-wide sewer pipe connecting the new tank to the existing pump station. The pipe will be installed along the southeast side of Beach Dr. S.W. It will take one month to install the pipe. Shoring installation will occur intermittently throughout the month. Increased noise and vibration is expected at times during shoring work.

Information from King County Sheriff

On May 9th, 2016, just after 515pm, King County Sheriff 911 Communications, received reports of what a caller described as two males having a “knife fight” in front of a bus stop in the 9900blk of 15th Ave SW, in the White Center area of unincorporated King County. Multiple King County Sheriff Deputies initially began to respond to the scene.

As the first Deputies were arriving on the scene approximately one minute later, several people began running from the area of the fight. A King County Sergeant, who had also responded to the area, got out of his car to talk to one of the men whom he had observed leaving the area of the fight. As the Sergeant got out of his car, the man began walking directly toward him, holding a knife at waist level. The Sergeant repeatedly ordered the man to stop and drop the knife, but the man continued advancing directly toward the Sergeant.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Chief Sealth's improbable ride through the Metro League boys soccer playoffs has led it all the way to the semifinals.
The Seahawks knocked off Ballard by a 3-2 score Monday at the Southeast Athletic Complex in a loser-out quarterfinal, after opening with a 1-0 victory over Bainbridge on Friday.

Ballard had received a first round bye as the higher regular season finisher.

Now Chief Sealth plays Garfield at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday back at the SEAC located near Rainier Beach High School for a berth in Saturday's 2 p.m. championship at Interbay Stadium.

The loser plays for third and fourth place at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the same site.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle got out of the gate quickly in the Metro League girls fastpitch softball tournament by grabbing a 15-0 win over Garfield on Monday.
The Wildcats had earned a first round bye Saturday before the action at the Southeast Athletic Complex.
Next they will play closer to home at the Southwest Athletic Complex next to Chief Sealth, taking on Holy Names in a 6 p.m. semifinal Tuesday.
Tuesday's winner plays for the Metro League tournament championship at 7 p.m. Friday, also at the SWAC, while the loser plays there for third and fourth at 5 p.m
.
Providing the competition in the final will be the winner of Tuesday's other semifinal between Ballard and Roosevelt. Tuesday's losers will play in the game for third and fourth.

Ballard opened with a 1-0 victory over Seattle Prep on Monday after also earning a first round by

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I remember it like this: Deanna and I were relegated to the seats while the adults wakeboarded. The speedboat was fun—wind whipped our stringy hair, the bow-broken spray stung our cheeks, and the boat bounced viciously over the waves Uncle Kevin drove zigzag across the lake—but I was six-years-old, and I wanted to try.

Back on shore Mom had reluctantly agreed, so when it was my turn, Uncle Kevin idled the engine while Uncle Mickey and Aunt Christina double-checked the straps of my life vest and pulled out the kneeboard. It was as tall as I was, oval-shaped, the bottom smooth and white, the top a firm, hot pink foam molded to cradle my knees. They laid the board on the stern and showed me how to sit on it, my shins against the foam, my butt on my heels. They pulled a heavy velcro strap across my thighs and gently tipped me into the water, the buoyancy of the board tipping me almost onto my back. I wobbled into starting position—reclined backwards, the front tip of the board pointed towards the sky—and Uncle Kevin revved the engine. “Keep your head up!” they said.

Seattle Public Utilities’ Ballard Natural Drainage Systems project is underway. In the next two weeks, crews will be installing pit drains, conducting flow testing and digging and backfilling soil into the roadside rain garden cells in several locations along Northwest 75th Street, 19th Avenue Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest.

Concrete removal work to construct sidewalks will also begin along 17th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 75th and 77th streets.

Anticipated impacts include:

Temporary sidewalk closures.
Temporary traffic lane closures.
Constructions materials and equipment in street.
Increased construction traffic, noise, dirt and vibrations.
Parking restrictions during work hours.
Several homes receiving rain gardens may experience temporary service interruptions to water and sewer during construction. The project’s resident engineer will coordinate with homeowners to help reduce impacts.

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