July 2016

The cars are coming back to South Seattle College for the 9th annual West Seattle Car show on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm – Entry to begin at 8:00 am

Vist the college at: South Seattle College – 6000 16th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106

Presented by Swedish Automotive & West Seattle Autoworks in support of the Automotive Technology Program at SSC.

2016 Entry Fees:

Pre-registration – Car or Truck $20.00 – with a T-Shirt $25.00
Day of registration – Car or Truck $25.00 – with a T-Shirt $30.00
Pre-registration – Motorcycle $15.00 – with a T-shirt $20.00
Day of registration – Motorcycle $20.00 – with a T-Shirt $25.00

You can download an entry form here.

The show is still looking for sponsors too and if you'd like some great exposure for your company at a reasonable cost download the sponsorship form here.

The White Center Jubilee Days carnival kicked off this afternoon at Steve Cox Memorial Park, with rides starting at 3 pm and a fireworks show over the stadium at dusk that you don't want to miss!!!. Fun for all ages so come down for a fun evening with the family and kids.
The park is located at 1321 SW 102nd

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced today that the fate of the land known as the Myers Way Parcels which has been uncertain in the last few months was now clear. The city will retain ownership and not sell the land.

“Thank you to those who shared their input on the future of the Myers Way property,” said Murray. “The City will retain the land, dedicating the four-acre northernmost portion for important fire training needs and expanding the Joint Training Facility. The remainder of the property will be retained and designated for open space and/or recreation purposes, consistent with the community response provided through our outreach. At a future date, Seattle Parks and Recreation will conduct further public outreach to determine how best to use the property.”

Seattle Parks and Recreation does not currently have resources needed to immediately repurpose the site, but the Department will retain the property as one of its “land banked” sites. Holding such properties ensures that valuable open space is not lost, even if resources for repurposing the property are not immediately available.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Semipro
Highline Bears
The Highline Bears semiprofessional baseball team is at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey playing the Senators squad at 5 p.m. Wednesday before coming home to Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center to take on the NWCL Eastside Eagles at 7:05 p.m. Friday.
The NWCL Emeralds pay a visit at 7:05 p.m. Saturday and the Northwest Honkers come to town at the same time Tuesday.

Pros
Sounders
Seattle's Major League Soccer team will be at home at CenturyLink Field playing Dallas in a 7:30 p.m. match Wednesday that will be shown on Channel 13 television.
The Sounders go to Portland for a 12 p.m. match Sunday on the same channel.

Mariners
Seattle is off for the All-Star break until Friday, when the Houston Astros come to Safeco Field for a 7:10 p.m. game. They will stay for 1:10 p.m. action Saturday and Sunday before the Chicago White Sox come to town for 7:10 p.m. games Monday and Tuesday.
All Mariners games are carried on ROOT Sports cable television.

The Tractor Tavern will host local band, Cold Comfort and others this Saturday July 16.

Tickets are $8 and the show starts at 9pm.

Cold Comforts will start at 11:30pm.

Cold Comfort’s crowd pleasing vintage rock & roll sound is fueled by crafty songwriting, soaring vocal harmonies and a driving rhythm section.

Tight live shows are demonstrative of a shared childhood performing together in Port Townsend WA. Professional and highly motivated, upon graduation the group moved to Seattle WA. Through weekly gigs and aggressive promotion they quickly built a die-hard fan base. Consistent performance quality and high fan attendance has made them regular headliners at clubs throughout the greater Seattle region.

Released this spring, the debut feature album Why We’re Here, Why We Left is available on all major digital markets.

Contact Information

http://coldcomfortseattle.com
Contactcoldcomfort@gmail.com

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Board Meeting
King County Water District Office
12606 1st Ave. S.
Wed. Dec. 21, 10 a.m. The Board of Commissioners of King County Water District 20 meets the first and third Wed. of each month. Public welcome. Call 206.243.3990 for more info.

New Exhibit at Burien Community Center
Burien Community Center
14700 6th Ave. S.W.

Two women were shot in Burien during 4th of July celebrations. The shooting took place just after 11:30 p.m. when a group of people were lighting off fireworks near the intersection of 1st Avenue S. and S. 112th Street and noticed a car driving erratically in their direction. According to the police, when the car suddenly stopped near the group, one of the men lighting off fireworks approached the car yelling that the driver needed to stop driving so recklessly. At that point a number of people got out of the car and began yelling at the man from the group. They then got back into the car and drove away before turning around and passing the group again. Moments later screams rang out and two women from the group lighting off fireworks realized they had been hit. One woman, 24, was pregnant and realized she had been shot in the back. The second woman was the first victim’s 48-year-old mother and she was shot in the foot.

By Lisa Herbold

I've been feeling powerless and at a loss for words to describe my feelings about the horrific, unjust, and tragic deaths of Philando Castile & Alton Sterling at the hands of the police. Will another call for training, a new accountability policy, or body cams help? I have supported and do support removing the malice standard from the state law defining when/how an officer can be held responsible for use of deadly force. But what is the most important reform for me - at the City Council - to promote?

The video capture of this week's tragedies and those before it reinforces for me the importance of the practice of bystanders observing and recording police officers performing their duties as an effective form of accountability. Even in Seattle, bystander videos of police misconduct have been used to hold officers accountable and provide innocent victims justice.

I'm reminded of a piece I wrote last year proposing an Observers' Bill of Rights. Last October, the City settled a lawsuit after a woman was wrongfully arrested for observing an arrest in 2011 and held in jail for two days.

Burien is one of the 10 fastest growing small cities in the nation? I had to laugh a little when I read this (and we printed as sent from a San Francisco company that tracks the job market). It shows that Burien jumped in population by 16,500 in four years. Maybe you thought there is no surprise in this if you tried to go anywhere in a car during that time. And that there seemed to be a lot of newcomers in town. The real reason? Burien annexed areas where the bulk of the new people already lived, north of the previous city limits.

That left North Highline hanging in the wind. Nobody wanted it because the tax base there is low and because the people living there didn't want to be part of Burien anyway. Now, Seattle is courting the area. Residents may finally get adopted.

When you retire, will your cost of living decline? Some of your expenses may indeed drop, but others won’t. Plus, you may have some new ones to consider. So, all in all, it’s a good idea to think about ways to boost your retirement savings now, before you’re retired. And once you do retire, you’ll need to be adept at managing your income. But whether saving today or planning for tomorrow, you should familiarize yourself with the key financial challenges you will face during your retirement years.


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