August 2011

By Chris Foster, Intern

On the golf course, coach Casey McMullin feels good about his team, which includes several returning athletes. Led by team captain Michael Day, the Beavers’ golf squad looks to have a strong season.

“I feel good about the team and hope to be competitive for our matches,” McMullin stated.

The Beavers are fielding a rather large golf team, with about 25 athletes competing. And while McMullin is focused on winning, he also wants his team to develop some long lasting habits.

“My goal is to keep everyone, and get everyone that wants to play some instruction to prepare them to play golf for life,” he said. “Even players with very little experience improve quickly, and I'm trying to get them good habits going forward.”

One match in particular that McMullin is looking forward to is against the Roosevelt team.

“We always have a good rivalry with Roosevelt,” McMullin said. “I have a lot of fun with their coach Daniel Montzingo.”

For more information about Ballard athletics, check out the booster club’s site at www.ballardathletics.org.

By Chris Foster, Intern

Head coach Joey Thomas is ready to usher in a new era for the Beavers’ football team. After winning only three games in as many years, the Beavers are looking to benefit from Thomas’ experience as a defensive back in the NFL.

Thomas brings with him the winning attitude, hard work, and attention to detail that is necessary to be successful in football.

Along with Thomas is a fairly young coaching staff and a roster comprised of mostly-returning players. In particular, the offensive and defensive lines look to be the strength of the Beavers. However, Thomas stressed the importance of the team as a collective unit.

“As a team, everyone achieves more,” he said. “We’re a family”.

The Beavers are looking for that same feeling off the field.

“We promise to put a product out there that the community can be proud of,” Thomas stated. “We’ll play our hearts out all four quarters, but we need community support”.

Come support the team as the Beavers open the season Friday, September 2 at Sammamish. Their first home game will be September 9 vs. Franklin, at Memorial Stadium.

Starting September 1, Metro youth fare will increase by $0.50 for all zones and all times.

Youth fare covers children ages 6 to 18 and will now cost $1.25. Children under the age 5 and younger continue to ride free.

In June, the King County Council voted unanimously to raise rates by 50 cents.
According to Metro, the increase modifies aligns Metro's youth fares with Sound Transit's bus and light rail fares.

For more information, visit http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/fare/fare-info.html.

If there’s one thing we know about in this “neck of the woods” its airplanes and airports. Some of us help build airplanes. Others work for or retired from major airlines. Some manned cockpit controls, others welcome passengers, repair engines, prepared in-flight passenger food and refreshments, wrestle baggage and cargo, cleaned-up the mess people leave – and made a decent living. It was a privilege then to fly. Still, living near the airport brings its negative impact as well.

Ask John McEvoy, an adventurer who knows the History of Aviation inside out. A retired Boeing Flight Test Engineer, John also owned airlines transporting the Shah of Iran and His Excellency, Idi Amin, President of Uganda. John lived to tell the story behind the crash of the Air France Airbus A300 hijacked by the PLQ.

Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Department of Transportation are working together to improve public street ends and shoreline access in a program called Shoreline Street Ends. The public street ends along Lake Washington, Lake Union, Puget Sound, and other waterways provide public access to the shoreline. The purpose of these projects is to provide physical and/or visual access to the shoreline and water environment. 

The improvements slated for the s.w. Bronson Way spot, which is just an unimproved parking lot just to the south of Salty's Restaurant now, include separating parking from the pedestrian/view area, and installing a hard surface for benches and bicycle racks and adding landscaping. The address is taken from the actual street end, derived from City of Seattle maps, which explains why it is not a Harbor Avenue address.

While driving around Alki these days you might notice a youthful runner tearing up the pavement, training for next year's Boston Marathon. Matthew, or Matt Haggerty, 17, a student at Seattle Lutheran High School, began running marathons two years ago. He said he is a "normal" track and field, and cross-country runner at school, but discovered he was Mr. Marathon Man, or, as his friends call him, "Alki Slim", when he would run 26.2 miles.

Haggerty placed 10th of 6,000 in the July 31 San Francisco Marathon and earned a medal. April 16 is the Boston Marathon. You must be 18 to participate. He turns 18 on Dec. 15. Matt pointed out that the Boston Marathon has some of the fastest runners in the world, many from Kenya. Some finish in the 2:04 range. Here are his finish times for his five marathons he has run so far:

Seattle: 3:37
Victoria: 2:57
Seattle: 2:56
Vancouver: 2:52
San Francisco: 2:48

He also finished second in a Salty's half-marathon race, behind his coach. He paces himself at just over 6 minutes per mile and runs the first and last mile in the 5-minute range because the adrenaline kicks in.

Event: Remembering 9/11

Please join the community to memorialize the fallen as well as survivors and families of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York. On Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 7 p.m. there will be a candlelight vigil at the Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza.

Also that day, a 9/11 memorial exhibit can be viewed from 12-7 p.m. at the Log
House Museum, 3003 61st Ave. SW.

Log House Museum
206-938-5293

e-mail: loghousemuseum@comcast.net
Museum Manager: Sarah Frederick

Contact: Carol Vincent, 206-937-6744
carol.vincent@comcast.net

Announcement from benefit organizers:

Come eat, drink, and rally with White Center Business Owners of Sustainable Support around White Center's own Village Green Nursery for a fun filled evening of community solidarity with live music, ice cream and refreshments provided by Full Tilt Ice and more for your enjoyment. We will also be showing a entertaining and informative short film as well as having guest speakers addressing the housing crisis to raise foreclosure prevention awareness .Stick around for the super silent auction for killer local items and cool out to tunes by Del Rey and WC's home grown musical talents like Rats in the Grass, Graves 33, and The GNU Deal!

If you are too far away to attend you can join us via TV! We will be LIVE on: www.livestream.com/wcbosstv.com

Come show your support and toast to homeowner advocacy, local businesses, and be seen wearing the night's color of support and go GREEN!

AFTER PARTY @ COMPANY!!!

Sponsored by Friends of Village Green and White Center Business Owners of Sustainable Support

Coyote is a "shepherd-husky mix we think," said his owner Craig Mitchell. "He literally came into our friend's back yard, this is about six years ago. He had been abandoned by somebody but had no tags. We tried to find an owner but couldn't. So we just adopted him."

Coyote isn't wild or potentially dangerous like his namesake but he does have one trait that makes his name make sense. "Whenever a siren goes by he howls and sings along with the sirens. He's quite vocal," said Mitchell.

I was on the couch in our family room and it was a Saturday afternoon and I was tired and ended up taking a nap. I woke up because Coyote had come over to me and he was concerned maybe, I don't know but he took his tiny little front teeth and he nibbled on my ear until I woke up. He has a very soft mouth so you can give him treats and he doesn't snap and he came that way."

His diet is a mixture of ground meat and vegetables but his treats are limited to dried kibble since he has a sensitive stomach.

Coyote does have some canine friends, one named Bella (an Aussie Shepherd mix) and Yuba (a Lab and Rottweiler mix).

The new West Seattle Premier Liquor and Wine store opening on August. 31 at 10:00 am is a genuine departure from anything you've seen in a liquor store before. The 7000 square foot facility at 4100 s.w. Alaska Street features larger displays for many familiar brands but also has a variety of other products and displays that make it unique. You'll find, in addition to liquors and wines, a beer cooler, some high end liquors in a special display area, party supplies and even a tasting bar to be used for special events. The size of the store, as far as its floorspace goes is 45 percent larger than an average state store.

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It is clearly designed to be less "state run" and more "state of the art" with polished cement floors, dark wood trim and tasteful accents. The state is stepping up their game to stay ahead of the effort to privatize liquor sales and this store, among the 30 statewide getting a makeover, is proof that they've done their homework and put a lot of effort into making the store environment appealing.

One unique display houses a guitar from Sammy Hagar whose Cabo Wabo Tequila is sold there.