August 2016

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It's a full house at Kitty Harbor this weekend with 72 cats on hand ready for adoption.

The kitties on hand are:
· 6 Sexy Adults
· 6 Spectacular Teens
· 60 Silly Kittens

They will be open both Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 4 pm.
3422 Harbor Ave SW
(West) Seattle, 98106
206-925-1919
https://www.facebook.com/kittyharbor/

Information from King County Sheriff

The Burien Police Department recently issued officers a Naloxone nasal-spray to treat opioid overdose victims. When someone overdoses on an opioid it can be difficult to wake the person and breathing may stop, leading to death. Naloxone spray, also referred to as Narcan, is F.D.A. approved and is known for its ability to quickly counter overdose effects.

On Wednesday around 7pm Burien officers responded to the 400 block of SW152 for a man that was not breathing. When they arrived they saw two employees doing CPR on the man. A friend of the man’s told police that that he had overdosed on heroin. An officer administered Naloxone nasal-spray and the man quickly started breathing. Within minutes he was conscious and taken to the hospital.

Naloxone nasal-spray is sprayed into one nostril of an overdose victim and results are usually evident within two minutes.

information from King County

Starting as early as Monday, Aug. 8, King County’s contractor will use a concrete saw to cut through the roadway on Beach Dr. S.W. at the intersection with 48th Ave S.W. The saw will cut thin lines in the road in preparation for road restoration. You will still be able to drive on the road after it has been cut. Saw cutting is expected to take three to five days to complete.

What to expect:

• Beach Dr. S.W. narrowed to one lane at the intersection with 48th Ave S.W.
• Increased noise levels
• Traffic delays of up to five minutes
• Flaggers safely directing traffic through the intersection during working hours
• Variable roadway conditions. Cyclists should use caution when traveling through the intersection

Additional project work will continue while saw cutting is underway.
Please direct any questions or concerns to the project hotline: 206-205-9186.

A 37-year-old suspected car thief tracked by a K9 team and patrol officers was arrested early Thursday Aug. 4 while police were investigating a report of a stolen car in Highland Park.

Officer Bryan Grozav took a report of a stolen 2006 Subaru Legacy around 2:00 am.. According to Seattle Police Grozav said that shortly after taking the report, he spotted the stolen Subaru driving on South Roxbury Street. When he attempted to follow the car it sped away.

A short time later, Sergeant Tamara Floyd saw the stolen vehicle on Roxbury driving at a high rate of speed. He reported that the vehicle was apparently burning the clutch since it was emitting a strong odor.

A half hour later Officer Sam Specht was near 9th Avenue SW and SW Trenton Street in Highland Park when he too smelled the burning clutch and witnessed the Subaru drive into an alley near 11th Ave SW. Upon investigation he found the unoccupied vehicle in the alley and called for a K9 team to respond and for additional officers to provide containment.

Crab boats, schooners, tugs, pleasure yachts – all of them have passed through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks since the first one did 100 years ago.

Yesterday the Ballard Locks passed its centennial. Though it was officially opened July 4 of 1917, the first ship passed through on August 3, 1916.

Named after Hiram M. Chittenden, a man who headed the Army Corps of Engineers in Seattle at the time. Chittenden supported building the locks and saw to it that its construction began in 1911. The locks weren’t formally named after Chittenden to start. They were initially called Government Locks. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Today the “Ballard Locks” are the busiest locks in the country moving 50,000 vessels a year. The site also attracts over 1.3 million tourists annually.

Grassroots citizens group Action Tukwila will attempt the world record for the largest potluck in history August 13, 2016 (1-5pm). Staged on Tukwila International Boulevard between 144th and 146th Streets, Come Sit at Our Table – The World’s Largest Potluck will bring together residents and community leaders to enjoy food, live music, and a four-on-four street soccer tournament.

People who live in Tukwila and the surrounding areas are encouraged to take part in the event, which will feature an informal attempt to break the world record of 1,275 dishes at a single potluck. The festivities will occupy the northbound lanes of Tukwila International Boulevard between 144th and 146th Streets, part of the block immediately east of the boulevard on 144th, and the former site of three motels raided by local and federal law enforcement in 2013.

information from Nature Consortium

Nature Consortium’s 2016 Arts in Nature Festival (fest.naturec.org) is one of the few remaining Seattle events “based on interaction, not transaction.”

Headlining Musicians:

Arts in Nature and the NW Folklife Festival are thrilled to present the band Big World Breaks (BWB) led by Aaron Walker-Loud to the new amplified “Nancy Stage” (named after festival founder Nancy Whitlock.) BWB has worked with Janelle Monae, Macklemore, Digable Planets, Reggie Watts and other major recording artists, and is comprised of some of the best local Funk, Soul, World Music and Jazz musicians – many of whom are alumni of the internationally-acclaimed Garfield and Roosevelt High School Jazz ensembles.

- The 2016 Arts in Nature Festival takes place Saturday, August 20 11am-9pm and Sunday, August 21 11am-6pm at Camp Long in West Seattle: 5200 35th Ave SW.

SDOT will bring the Seattle Summer Parkways series to West Seattle September 25, 2016 from 11:00am- 4:00pm on Alki Ave SW.

This is the final event in their series will celebrate the end of Summer by bringing safe streets to play the day away.

Here are just some of the participants and activities you can expect to see at the events:

• The Orca Half Marathon
• The Beach Creeps Bicycle Club
• Education and Creative Art Projects with The Seal Sitters
• Moonie Tunes Ice Cream
• Make it your way with topping bar at Anchor End Pretzel Sandwiches
• Food for the Soul from Neema's Southern Comfort Foods
• Let is show, you love the dough! with Mini The Doughnuts
• Children's games and gutter protection exhibitions from Harry Helmet
• Bike Bingo from Cascade Bicycle Club
• Books on Bikes from Seattle Public Library
• Bike decorating and Kidical Mass kids bike parade with Family Bike Expo
• Live music
• Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Adaptive Bike Exhibition & games with Outdoors For All

West Seattle's newest restaurant is WingStop located at 2600 SW Barton in the former location of Eats Cafe.
It's co-owned by Greg Southern and the Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman who will be on hand for the Grand opening the weekend of Aug. 27-28. Seahawks players in addition to Sherman will be on hand along with Blitz the mascot and some of the SeaGals.

The restaurant as you might guess specializes in classic and boneless chicken wings in array of flavors and dips to go with them.

The flavors include

• Atomic
• Mango Habanero
• Cajun
• Original Hot
• Louisiana Rub
• Mild
• Hickory Smoked BBQ
• Lemon Pepper
• Garlic Parmesan
• Hawaiian
• Teriyaki

Prices range from $8.49 for 10 wings and 2 flavors and go up to include a 30 pack with three flavors and three dips for $30.49 way up to a party pack of 100 with six flavors and 8 dips for $90.99.

Chicken tenders start at $6.49 for four with one dip with a party pack of 24 with four dips, fries, a side dish and six rolls for $40.29