June 2016

It’s almost Father’s Day. If you’re a dad with young children, you can expect some nice homemade cards and maybe even a baseball cap. But, of course, your greatest reward is spending time with your kids and watching them grow. In return, you can give them a gift – the gift of knowledge. Specifically, in the months and years ahead, teach them the financial skills that can help make their lives easier and more rewarding.

For starters, encourage your children to become savers. You can do this in a couple of different ways. First, set a good example. You might explain to your kids that you want to buy a certain item, but you are waiting for it to go on sale. Or, if it’s a particularly big-ticket item, like an ultra high-definition television, tell your children that you simply can’t afford it now, but that you are putting away some money each week until you can. You might even make a chart showing your progress.

WEST POINT, NY – Cadet Natalie Jean Budner, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Budner of Burien, WA, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21.

Budner graduated from Kennedy Catholic HS in 2012. While at West Point, she concentrated her studies in Human Geography and Foreign Area Studies. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Military Police branch and will report to Fort Drum, NY, for her first assignment.

The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.

The Highline Times did a story about Natalie in 2012

Female Kennedy HS senior appointed to West Point
May 3, 2012
A female senior from Kennedy High School in Burien who lives in White Center was appointed to West Point Academy February. Natalie Budner beat the odds as women make up just 17-percent of enrollment there.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led the congressional delegation representing Washington’s King County in sending a letter to thank the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for answering their call for increased local rental assistance in 2016 to reflect the region’s rapidly escalating rental costs. The delegation also continued to press for a permanent fix to the inflation formula in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, which provides rental assistance to low-income households.
 
Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell joined Reps. DelBene, Jim McDermott, Adam Smith and Dave Reichert in sending a letter to HUD Secretary Julián Castro, following up on their letter from June 2015. The current HCV formula has been particularly damaging in areas with steep increases in rental costs, such as the Puget Sound region.
 

DES MOINES, Wash. — Back in the early 1960s, 18-year-old Sandra Cravens had wanted to be a nurse ever since she could remember, so when she was accepted into a three-year nursing program, she gladly parted with $950 in tuition and headed to Portland, Oregon, to begin classes. When she first arrived on campus, she was greeted by the dean of nursing with, “Oh, I didn’t know you were Negro.” Cravens lasted about three months in that setting.
 
The all-white interview panel of another nursing school—this one in Seattle—was reluctant to enroll her because of her “big hair,” thinking she was better suited for waitressing. They consented to letting her “try” the one-year program for licensed practical nurses (LPN). She took this opportunity seriously, and in her words, “prayed, buckled down and worked hard.” She successfully passed the LPN boards.
 

by Georgie Bright Kunkel

 The Hebrew  Bible states that the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates River was promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. My interest in all this came about after I recently viewed an old film about this time in history. I got to thinking about the Puget Sound region with its beauty and temperate climate. How fortunate am I to have been born into this wonderful part of the world.

Television brings views of war torn countries with famine and pestilence plaguing the population. But here I am in the best place in the world I
could have chosen to live my life.

        West Seattle is still neighborhood friendly so I still know most of my close neighbors. In fact we will soon gather for a neighborhood meeting.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Assa Kaba of Chief Sealth captured first place in two events to lead the area performances in state high school track and field meets held Memorial Day weekend.

Kaba won the Class 3A girls 100-meter dash in a time of 12.58 seconds, edging out the 12.62 time of Kennedy Catholic's Ariell Garnett.
Kaba also took the 200 with a 24.90 effort.

Lani Taylor of West Seattle also came through with a win in the state Class 3A action, taking the 400 in 55.74.

Taylor was also third in the 200 in 25.40 and fifth in the 100 in 12.86.
The Class 4A, 3A and 2A meets took place at Mount Tahoma High School May 26-28, while the Class 1A, 2B and 1B action was held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.

Evan Shimasaki of Seattle Christian won the Class 1A boys pole vault in Cheney, clearing a height of 15 feet, 6.00 inches, and Shorewood Christian of West Seattle won the 1B boys 1,600-meter relay in a time of 3 minutes, 34.70 seconds.

Shimasaki was also fourth in the long jump at 21-03.25 with teammate Xavier Turner seventh at 19-06.00.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Semipro

Highline Bears
The Bears semiprofessional baseball team will be at home at Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center for a 7:05 p.m. game Friday, taking on the NWCL Emeralds of Lacey.
Highline visits the Emeralds at Saint Martin's College at a time to be announced Saturday before coming back home to face the South Sound Sox at 7:05 p.m. Sunday.

Pros

Mariners
Seattle hosts the Cleveland Indians for 7:10 p.m. action at Safeco Field on Wednesday and Thursday before the Texas Rangers come to town for an important series this coming weekend.
The action starts at 7:10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.
Then the Mariners take Monday off to fly to Tampa Bay, playing the Rays at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday.
All Mariners games can be seen on ROOT Sports cable television.

Rainiers

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic High School took home two top Seamount League girls fastpitch softball awards this spring after winning the regular season championship.

Lancer senior shortstop Maggie Gallagher was named as the league's Athlete of the Year and Dino Josie was honored as the Coach of the Year.
The Team Sportsmanship award went to Renton High School.

Making the first team along with Gallagher were freshman teammate Tatiana Leahy at catcher, junior teammate Samantha Isernio at second base, junior teammate Elise Turpen at utility and sophomore teammate Sophie Wimer in the outfield.

Highline senior Jennifer Hovland made the first team outfield as well, with Lindbergh senior Gabrielle Williams rounding out the trio.
The first team pitcher is Hazen senior Monica Cleary, while other first teamers were Lindbergh junior Taylor Ferneau at first base, Hazen freshman Amira Garza at third base and Lindbergh senior Eirra Suarez at shortstop.

Three Tyee players made the second team along with two each from Evergreen and Highline and one from Kennedy.

The annual Morgan Junction Community Festival is back June 18 presented in several locations around the Morgan Junction from 10am to 5pm.

This year’s festival will feature several special events in addition to the Bark of Morgan (pooch parade and contest) live music, kid activities, commercial vendor and community informational booths, and food trucks. The festival takes place in and around Morgan Junction Park on California Avenue SW. A detailed schedule of these activities and entertainment is posted on the MoCA website.

Kid Activities – Lots for the Kids at the Festival

Chief entertainment is The Bubbleman. He begins his always-pleasing wild and colorful show at 11:30 in Morgan Junction Park. Activities, to include several craft projects, Kindermusik sessions (an Early Childhood Music & Movement Program), a balloon artist, and face painters, start at 10:30 am and end at 3:30 pm..

The Seattle Police Mounted Patrol will be bringing their horses to visit the festival in the afternoon, targeting between 12:30 and 4:00.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic High School took home two top Seamount League girls fastpitch softball awards this spring after winning the regular season championship.

Lancer senior shortstop Maggie Gallagher was named as the league's Athlete of the Year and Dino Josie was honored as the Coach of the Year.

The Team Sportsmanship award went to Renton High School.

Making the first team along with Gallagher were freshman teammate Tatiana Leahy at catcher, junior teammate Samantha Isernio at second base, junior teammate Elise Turpen at utility and sophomore teammate Sophie Wimer in the outfield.

Highline senior Jennifer Hovland made the first team outfield as well, with Lindbergh senior Gabrielle Williams rounding out the trio.

The first team pitcher is Hazen senior Monica Cleary, while other first teamers were Lindbergh junior Taylor Ferneau at first base, Hazen freshman Amira Garza at third base and Lindbergh senior Eirra Suarez at shortstop.

Three Tyee players made the second team along with two each from Evergreen and Highline and one from Kennedy.