Keven Wynkoop, in the midst of his first school year as principal of Ballard High School, tells a story about his grandfather, a lifelong Ballardite, that sums up the way he feels about the neighborhood.
"I'd be willing to live anywhere,"…MORE
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BHS Students of the Month: Sept. 2010
Wed, 10/13/10
On Oct. 5, the Ballard Rotary honored the Ballard High School Students of the Month for September 2010.
Jamie Thelen, senior
Current ASB President Jamie Thelan is an exceptional and positive student athlete leader who not only…MORE
Pet of the week: Issabella is a timid but faithful friend
Tue, 10/12/10
Judy and John Kinsman love Shelties as a breed because they are very calm, good natured dogs and great pets. They got Issabella about six years but she is 11 years old from a breeder in Graham. "She said this little Shelty needed a retirement…MORE
Reality Mom: Double shot of inspiration
Tue, 10/12/10
Last week a friend called to say she had a feeling that something new and exciting was happening in my life. When she asked if it was a new book deal, I scoffed and said, “I wish.”
I had been wrestling with two months of frustration and…MORE
Bladesmith's shop a sharp idea for Ballard
Tue, 10/12/10
A new edgy shop – Vulcan Knife Works – has opened in downtown Ballard. With 30 years of experience, Paul Inman and partner Thomas Gregory forge and sharpen custom knives, swords, axes and tools while Inman’s wife, Dee Button, a longtime leather…MORE
Fundraiser for Projecto Honduras features local, international talent
Tue, 10/12/10
Mark the date. Saturday night, October 23. Projecto Honduras will hold its second annual benefit to raise money for the entity of the same name.Music, buffet dinner and dancing will be highlighted by local singing sensation Kyle Clay performing…MORE
Normandy Park bow hunting pioneer led remarkable life
Mon, 10/11/10
A Normandy Park resident known for his love of archery passed away last month in his home at the age of 98.
Glenn St. Charles was considered an archery pioneer, having owned a small archery shop called Northwest Archery Company in Normandy…MORE
Diversions: The Arts in West Seattle
Mon, 10/11/10
Endolyne Children’s Choir 2010/2011 Season New singers are welcome to join. Rehearsals take place at St. John’s Church in West Seattle. For information visit www.endolynechoir.org or email info@endolynechoir.org. Debut Choir rehearsal grades K-2…MORE
Alki bladesmiths open edgy knife shop in Ballard
Mon, 10/11/10
Two West Seattle residents opened a new edgy shop in downtown Ballard, Vulcan Knife. With 30 years of experience, Paul Inman, and partner, Thomas Gregory of Ballard, forge and sharpen custom knives, swords, axes, and tools while Inman’s wife, Dee…MORE
Have you ever met the clever Jim Dever?
Mon, 10/11/10
Television "personalities" are often seen as having outsized egos, and as people whose perfectly coiffed hair and scripted commentary somehow elevate them above the common folk.
Maybe it's because he has lived in West Seattle for twenty…MORE
