June 2017

The meeting had shaped up to be contentious. The annual meeting of the West Seattle Trusteed Properties (WSTP) that took place on June 6 had been postponed twice as various parties lobbied for their point of view regarding the management and future of the free parking lots in the West Seattle Junction. Legal costs from lawsuits had run up over $100,000 and a group of shareholders had been gathered and persuaded to vote in favor of some changes that were being resisted by the existing board of directors.

At issue were changes not only in bylaws but the number of directors on the board and the makeup of the board itself.

The old guard had been comprised of West Seattle Junction business and property owners exclusively, driven in part by one of the bylaws that set forth the boundaries of the Junction and thereby the qualifications who could serve on the board. That bylaw was removed by a vote. That cleared the way for new officers, which had been a bone of contention for the old board members who saw the geographic restrictions as a form of protection for the interests of the Junction and maintaining the status quo.

In the end new officers were elected:

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Semipro baseball
Highline Bears
The Bears are entering a four-game home stand at Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center.
They host the Everett Merchants for a 7:05 p.m. game Friday before the Kitsap Bluejackets come in for action at the same time Saturday and at 7:35 p.m. Sunday.
Highline takes Monday off before hosting the Senators of Lacey at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday.
Tickets are $5.00 each, or free for children under 12 and military.

Pros
Mariners
Seattle hosts the Minnesota Twins for 7:10 p.m. action Wednesday and Thursday before the Toronto Blue Jays come to town for three games.
The Mariners tangle with Toronto at 7:10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.
Seattle goes to Minnesota for 5:10 p.m. games Monday and Tuesday.
All Mariners games are carried on ROOT Sports Northwest cable television.

Sounders
Seattle hosts Portland for 7:30 p.m. action at CenturyLink Field Tuesday as part of the US Open Cup.

Storm

By Lindsay Peyton

With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of 600 or more jobs in Burien.

On Tuesday morning, June 6, the city’s mayor Lucy Krakowiak joined representatives of the Port of Seattle and Panattoni Development for a groundbreaking ceremony for “Seattle Gateway Center,” a 26.2-acre site that will house two Class “A” industrial warehouses.

“We stand here today to celebrate an important milestone in the redevelopment of the area into what will become an important job center in our community,” Krakowiak said.

Bart Brynestad, partner with Panattoni’s Seattle office, said the company plans to complete both buildings, totaling 458,500 sq. ft. of warehouse space, in early 2018.

Seattle Gateway Center 1, 14237 Des Moines Memorial Way S, will be placed on a 19.1-acre site. The building will total 325,290 sq. ft.

Construction will begin simultaneously on the 133,200-sq.ft. Seattle Gateway Center 2, which will be located at 1039 S. 146 St on a 6.71 acre site.

The Burien Community Center is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by artist Heather Danso entitled “Joy.” The exhibition will run now through July 31, 2017.

Danso creates portraits made with ordinary household materials including recycled house paints, acrylic tints, varnish, drop-cloth, and canvas. Her paintings are based on her original photographs of friends and family—here and in Gambia. According to Danso, the portraits’ subjects are chosen because of their intense “thereness.”

This approach has led to a distinctive experimental creative process. Beginning with abstracts, she created a method of using materials readily available, working from both sides of the canvas. The colorful backgrounds interact with the subjects, creating depth, motion, texture. Danso uses art as a means to create understanding and compassion, to share experience, and to reflect upon that experience.

Do not be fooled by the Jury Duty SCAM!

Have you recently been called by someone claiming to be a King County Sheriff’s deputy telling you that you failed to show up for jury duty? Have they asked you to pay a fine over the phone in order to keep from going to jail? Be warned this is a SCAM and is NOT the King County Sheriff’s Office!

Story- The King County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn you of a SCAM that has been occurring in the Seattle area over the last couple of years. Someone may call you and identify themselves as a King County deputy or detective and tell you that you failed to show up for jury duty.

But wait there’s more…. once they have your attention they will threaten you with jail unless you pay a fine immediately. Usually they will request a credit card number over the phone or even ask you to go to a nearby store to purchase a gift card and then tell them the card number. THIS IS A SCAM!!!! Do not give them any money.

The full music line-up for the West Seattle Summer Fest has been released and the concentration this year is highly local. Headlning this year are Thunderpussy & West Seattle's own Brent Amaker and The Rodeo. This will be the 35th annual staging of the event that takes over the heart of the community and is set for July 14 through 16.
 
West Seattle's Ben Jenkins and Troy Nelson, co-founders of Killroom Records, booked the event lineup and said
 "We had a lot of fun rounding up the artists for West Seattle Summer Fest 2017. Showcasing artists that are making a significant impact in our city is something we focused heavily on this year. We also wanted to represent all genres from our vibrant music scene. We're excited to see this line-up come together!"
 
In addition to the headliners, festival goers can catch more than 20 artists performing on the California main stage Friday through Sunday. The diverse lineup includes artists like Hotels, Genders, Lisa Prank and The Dusty 45s.
 

Update 6-7-17
The victim in a fistfight that turned deadly in White Center has been named and the suspect in the crime is being held on a one million dollar bond according to reports from the King County Sheriff.

Lisa Jackson was hosting a party at her apartment near 107th SW and 14th Ave. SW and her ex-roommate (now the suspect) arrived with a plan to get some of her remaining items from the premises. A fight erupted between the two and Jackson produced a gun but the roommate got control of it in the altercation. As the report indicates she said, she was walking across the parking lot to put the gun away in the glove box of her vehicle when she said Jackson charged at her. In attempting to shield her face from what was a physical attack she "heard a loud bang", the gunshot hit Jackson in the neck and proved fatal according to the King County Medical Examiner which later pronounced her dead on the scene.

Party guests then detained the suspect until police arrived.

The gun was reported stolen according to detectives.

King County built a million-gallon underground storage tank across the street from Seattle’s Lowman Beach Park to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The tank stores excess stormwater and wastewater that would otherwise overflow into Puget Sound when the Murray Pump Station exceeds maximum capacity.

The short walls on the site are formed from rammed earth and the landscaping is meant to let the water pass through the site back to the water table. One issue with such an open site is the potential for graffiti but King County calls professional graffiti removal crews to come in and pressure wash structures that get tagged with spray paint.

The project contains:

• A pipe connecting the diversion structure to the storage tank to convey peak flows during a wet weather event
• An approximately 6,000 square foot underground storage tank across from Lowman Beach Park
• Retaining wall to protect the existing hillside along the northeast, east, and south edges of the storage tank site
• One story equipment facility including mechanical and electrical facilities, located above the storage tank

The Highline High School Alumni Foundation awarded over $60,000 in scholarships to Pirate seniors this year. Here are this year’s recipients, honored June 4, 2017: Top row, left to right: Joey Swim-Balcom (English Department Scholarship), Amir Shazaad (Uli & Gayle Chi Mathematics), David Dinh (Nancy Tully Memorial—Business), Chelsi Haskins (Music), Kathleen Silvernale (Dick Dahlgard Visual Arts), Jenna Wydick (R. & L. Walsh), Benji Box (Harry E. Lemon Memorial), and Carson Torres (McEachern Family Fine Arts). Middle Row, left to right: Miriam Alkorashy (Emily Nishimura Herod), Lauren Powers (Donald Bunger, Future Technology), Tara Nester (Anex Brothers—Basil, George, & Robert, Science), Alyda Marincovich (Patti Burgess Future Teacher), Natalie Ha (Steve & Candy Eyler-Irwin), Rasha Barem (Social Studies), and Madison Hall-Lambert (Dr. Alan Gunsul). Front row, left to right: Dominic Quiroz (Turn-around), Jason Luna-Posadas (Patti Burgess Future Teacher), Stephanie Menka (R. & L. Walsh), Katherine Montenegro-Blandon (R. & L. Walsh), and Tseyon Nurilegn (Mavis Luksan).

Highland Park Improvement Club is doing something new.

They've had the Corner Bar and lots of theme nights but on June 10 they will be presenting Album Side Saturday featuring the favorite album sides of the DJ's plus The Chick n' Fix Food Truck, a paper airplane making contest and of course the bar.

The event will run from 4 to 8 pm but the food truck is done at 7pm.

Highland Park Improvement Club is located at 1116 Holden Street SW.

Learn more at www.hpic1919.org