October 2006

As rival games go, the game between the Ballard Beavers and the Roosevelt Roughriders was a tough defensive battle that came down to a single point.

The difference was a blocked kick that prevented Ballard from a tie score in the third quarter. They eventually lost to the Roughriders 7-6.

On the extra point, Kenichi Sato's kick was blocked by the Roughriders.

Along with the celebration that we are a hot real estate market, we are a bit concerned that we can become a bit too much like Belltown.

Steve Clark reports on Page One that hotels, condominiums, apartments and a lot of retail space is being developed in "downtown" Ballard.

Thank you, Ballard neighbors, for making the Goodwill store on 8th Avenue Northwest one of our most successful locations. Since we opened our doors in June 2004, we have enjoyed the generous support of the community through your purchases and donations.

October is an exciting month at Goodwill, and we hope that you will join us on this Saturday, Oct. 14 from Noon to 2 p.m. for our Family Fun Halloween Celebration at the Ballard store.

Chief Sealth High School Principal John Boyd has received a prestigious leadership award which includes a $25,000 grant to support the learning success of all students at the school.

Every year, the Alliance for Education presents the Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence to outstanding secondary school principals and the schools they lead.

Boyd is a 1982 graduate of Chief Sealth and is in his third year as principal.

In a move that is being questioned by some fire district taxpayers, the North Highline Fire commissioners raised long-time Chief Russ Pritchard's salary to $198,000 per year at their Sept. 7 meeting.

Pritchard will receive the 57 percent pay raise only until he retires on Dec. 31.

"It's a severance package," North Highline (Fire District 11) commission Chairman Ron Malaspino said in defending the raise.

Pro instruction offered

Local tennis professional Steve Walters again offers area tennis lessons at outdoor locations this summer. Walters, certifed Pro 1 by the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1986, has coached at some of the world's top tennis resorts and academies in Florida, Caifornia, Texas and Canada. Also he traveled on the men's professional tour, including the 1988 U.S. Open, as a traveling coach for world-ranked pros and nationally-ranked juniors.

As a player, Walters has been ranked No.

Football

Kennedy 58, Tyee 6

Kennedy soared to another big win Saturday, Sept. 30 -- taking a 58-0 lead on the Totems before they finally scored six in the fourth quarter.

Bobby Gentry scored first for the Lancers on a 5-yard run and the kick for the extra point failed, but Nate Williams ran for two points after Lonzell Hill struck on a 9-yard run.

Gentry then scored on another 5-yard run and Jacob Prato scored his first of four-straight kicks for the extra point.