September 2009

PUYALLUP - Kennedy played close to perennial power Puyallup for most of a non-league football game Thursday before losing in the end to the Vikings, 21-19.
The Lancers started off by picking up a touchdown with 31 seconds remaining in the first quarter. L.J. Jennings rumbled for a 95-yard touchdown run -- on his way to running for 193 yards on 16 carries.
The kick for the extra point failed, however, and Puyallup took the lead on a touchdown with eight seconds left in the first quarter. Michael Smith scored on a 1-yard fumble recovery and Sean Halligan kicked the extra point to make it 7-6.
Puyallup struck again with 3:18 remaining in the second quarter. Nathan Ernst punched the ball in on a 1-yard run and Halligan's extra point made it 14-6 in favor of the Vikings.
The Lancers jumped back into the game with 8:53 to go in the third quarter, with Jennings striking on a 1-yard run of his own. The pass for the extra point failed to leave the score at 14-12.
Nathan Ernst of Puyallup struck on an 8-yard run at the 1:59 mark of the third quarter and Halligan was successful on yet another extra point to put the margin at 21-12.

Once I left Ballard for five weeks in the fall. When I returned my favorite place for lunch had gone out of business, my radio station had gone off the air and my best friend had moved in with her fiancé – on Mercer Island.

When things are lost, whether it’s a compact disc or a business, I mourn them for a long time, torturing myself with an empty disc case or an obsolete menu as though to rub salt into a wound.

I’m about to make the annual trek back east, and given the number of changes in my life and Ballard in the last year, I’m already worrying about what may be lost while I am not here to guard them. I try not to think about my $71.73 credit that has already been lost at Epilogue; that’s minor compared to losing such a great used book store.

When I return from New England it will be official that my Ballard-born daughter isn’t buckled in beside me. She has packed her bags and set off for the freshman dormitory.

Whenever I drive home from the airport these days I still get confused about where I live now. Twenty-one years of turning left off of 65th Northwest doesn’t go away overnight.

The Nordic Heritage Museum has released some of its upcoming fall events and exhibitions. The museum is located at 3014 N.W. 67th St.

EXHIBITION
Maria Friberg
Sept. 18 to Nov. 15
The Nordic Heritage Museum is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in the northwestern United States of celebrated Swedish photographer and video artist Maria Friberg.

PERFORMANCE
Two Wheels North
Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
4Culture and Book-It Repertory Theatre are partnering to dramatize Two Wheels North, the captivating true story of the two young men who rode their bicycles from Santa Rosa, California, to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in the fall of 1909. The premier performance will be hosted free to the public at the Nordic Heritage Museum and will be followed by a reception and Q & A with the performers.

LECTURE
An evening with Paul Norlen, translator of Selma Lagerlöf’s
The Saga of Gosta Berling
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7 to 9 p.m.

Bumbershoot artists, organizers and ticket holders probably all woke up Sunday morning, the second day of the festival, thinking the same thing, "Oh no."

Heavy rains soaked Seattle for most of the morning on Sept. 6, putting a potential damper on the festival.

But by the time the afternoon came around, spots of sun were periodically breaking out, adding extra drama to the performances.

Though many festival-goers were carrying umbrellas and headed for the indoor exhibits whenever the weather turned threatening again, the record rainfall could not keep thousands of people dancing on the soaked ground for bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and U.S.E.

Slideshow Featuring:

Dyme Def

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Honey Bear

U.S.E.

Sera Cahoone

Common Market

The 2009 Bumbershoot arts and music festival kicked off Saturday, Sept. 5 to spots of rain and sun, but the crowds didn't seem to mind.

Thirteen stages hosted musicians, comedians and artists throughout the day. There was also entertainment featured on the International Fountain Lawn and 1 Reel Film Festival.

Saturday's events culminated with performances by Sheryl Crow and De La Soul.

The festival continues today Sunday, Sept. 6 and Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7.

Slideshow Featuring:

Olympic Sound Collective

Kristen Ward

Everest

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head

Massy Ferguson

Mayer Hawthorne and the County

Os Mutantes

The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department will re-open Discovery Park after a cougar that had been sighted there and possibly in Greenwood was captured Sept. 6.

The park will open at 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 6. Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officials caught the cougar about 2:40 a.m. near the Daybreak Star Center.

WDFW had previously set two live traps on the site. The animal was captured with tracking dogs after an employee at Daybreak Star saw the cougar.

A fire started on the second floor rear of the building on the corner of Juneau and California Av. shortly after 11:p.m. Saturday. The Seattle Fire Department arrived at the scene and climbed up the rear fire escape and, after some effort, knocked the door down to enter.

The fire was under control within 15 minutes, according to the fire department.

The building has two ground floor tenants, Juneau Market and Ho-Win Chinese Restaurant.

"I saw flames coming out the back window and called the police," said a neighbor, Kelsi Gierlinski, who police say was the first to call 911. "The flames spread to the roof really fast and jumped from the telephone pole by the building along the wire to the next pole east."

It appears the apartment's residents had vacated.

(Editor's note: This article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Nick Licata's newsletter, "Point of View.")

Recently I enjoyed the opportunity to meet with members of Seattle'’s Conservation Corps. The Conservation Corps provides recently homeless adults with on-the-job training, combined with case management and education for future permanent job opportunities.

The group I met with included men and women ranging from mid-20's to 50-something.

I asked the group how many had a physician or health insurance. They looked at me as if I had to be joking. One of the younger members said, "“None of us do”."

These individuals are among the millions who do not have health insurance. If they do require healthcare, they often turn to the emergency rooms of our hospitals.

The mission of the Seattle-King County Public Health Department is to ensure the health and safety of all residents of King County. That obligation means that it oversees the health and well-being of more than 1.8 million people from very diverse backgrounds and lifestyles.

Top Model. Project Runway. By now we’ve admittedly (or secretively) become fans of fashion-based reality television shows.

Chanel, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, and Prada are household names. We might not own it, but we know it’s fashionable, movie stars wear it, and it’s beaucoup bucks.

The frenzy of fashion and our obsession with celebrity trends leads most of us to have some kind of interest in style. We have an interest in knowing about fashion, if not a keen interest in looking like we know fashion.

Some people actually aspire to produce their own creations. Most of us just want to know how to alter cool vintage finds, mend torn objects, or how to recreate some of the trends we see but cannot afford.

Look no further! Our own neighborhood offers just the right place.

Director Terry Horlamus founded Seattle’s New York Fashion Academy in 1979. She leads the school along with Provost Dr. Robert Whaley. For the past 4.5 years the academy has been on Old Ballard Avenue.

Tonight, Friday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. ("until late"), Sustainable Ballard will hold a picnic and bonfire to celebrate the summer and the work of neighborhood volunteers.

Organizers said to look for the "bright yellow flags" at Golden Gardens Beach.

From Sustainable Ballard:

"Please bring a dish to share for dinner, your plate, utensils and drinks (I think no alcohol allowed on beach?) and whatever/whoever else makes you happy --- s'mores ingredients will be provided!

Any questions? Email orna@sustainableballard.org.

Looking forward to celebrating with you!

If you're able to spend an hour or two guarding our fire pit between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., and if you know where we could get permissible wood to burn, please email me at the above address. Thanks!"