March 2012

Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale presents "Sacred Music: Different Views" May 4 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle.

The Chorale asks, “How would the same text sound when set to music by different composers in different centuries?”

The musical program attempts to answer this question.

According to its press release, This concert series features three musical settings of four different sacred texts, with each setting taken from a different historical period or viewpoint. Choral music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Modern eras will be presented. Well known composers such as as Mozart, Bruckner, DeLassus, Biebl, and Morten Lauridsen are heard as well as lessor known composers Michel-Richard DeLalande, Jacobus Gallus, Colin Mawby and Ralph Manuel. The texts selected include the Ave Verum Corpus, the Ave Maria and Sure on this Shining Night; as well as three Alleluia settings. Three spirituals based on a similar theme are also presented.

Saejun Lee is the owner of the SeaMart located at 1513 Holden Street s.w. and it re-opened late Friday, March 30 after being closed for more than a year.

Lee comes to the business after owning a similar market downtown on South Jackson Street.

"I took some time off and I needed to get something going again so this was a good location for me," said Lee.

The store, still getting stocked, will carry typical quick market items but will offer, as the previous owners did, an array of specialty and craft beers.

Lee said that his prices will be lower than some of his competitors for the standard kinds of things markets like this carry. "We'll have a lot of specials hopefully."

He said he will have a selection of frozen pizzas, burgers, and other kinds of dinners and will carry some fresh fruit but likely only apples and bananas.

By Elizabeth Wang, Intern

Fourteen-year-old Louisa from Ballard lined up her cue stick as she prepared to break the triangle of striped and solid balls on her newly felted pool table in her own private billiards room.

Sinking the first shot was only the icing on the cake as she was applauded by family, friends, and even former Seattle Sounders player Taylor Graham. After a year of planning, building and decorating, the Make-A-Wish Foundation finally revealed to Louisa her special wish on March 31st, as they opened the doors to a brightly decorated billiards room of her own.

With freshly painted orange walls and wood paneling floor, Louisa’s new room can be used to hang out, relax and play a few rounds of pool, her favorite pastime.

What used to be her family’s garage was completely torn down and rebuilt to house Louisa’s wish. Now she can throw some darts, bang her drums and play pool on her very own pool table, which was donated by Olhausen Billiards and has her name engraved on the front.

The West Seattle Junction fixture Elliott Bay Brewery will add their third location, with its official opening taking place Monday reports the Washington Beer Blog (WSBB).

The new location joins the West Seattle and Burien locations and located at Elliott Bay Public House & Brewery
12537 Lake City Way NE.

Chief Sealth High School was the site for the “Kickoff” to the 2012 Unified Soccer League competition to benefit Special Olympics Washington and Seattle Public Schools, today Saturday March 31.

The day-long kickoff included a “March to the Match”, Opening Ceremonies, athlete clinics, and a soccer competition played at the Southwest Athletic Complex. The event was cut short due to the inclement weather, ending at Noon instead of 2:00 pm.

VIP's on hand for the event included Gary Wright (Sounder FC VP), Greg Epperson (Special Olympics Senior Director of Sports), Eric McCurdy (Seattle Public Schools AD) and Andrea Cahn (Special Olympics Senior Director of Unified Sports)

The 2012 league will feature 12 high schools, eight middle schools and five elementary schools from the greater Seattle area (see the list below).

By Kyle Howard

The Foster Bulldogs hosted the Evergreen Wolverines Friday March 30th for a Seamount league boy’s soccer match. From the start Foster seemed to control the game, keeping Evergreens defense busy. The Bulldogs outshot the Wolverines 8-1 in the first half.

Throughout the game Foster had good open shots on goal but missed their opportunities when four good open shots hit the post deflecting their shots. Evergreen did a better job in the second half being able to get some good shots on goal and controlling tempo, but it was their defense that kept them in the game.

Late into the second half with 7:50 left in the game Foster scored on a questionable goal when the goalkeeper seemed to have stopped the goal but the referees ruled it as a goal. The goal was credited to Foster senior Adrian Hernandez. That would prove to be it for the game as the Bulldogs pull off the 1-0 shutout over Evergreen. Despite Evergreen's hard fought efforts and great defense, Foster was able to edge them out.

By Kyle Howard

The Foster Bulldogs hosted the Evergreen Wolverines Friday March 30th for a Seamount league boy’s soccer match. From the start Foster seemed to control the game, keeping Evergreens defense busy. The Bulldogs outshot the Wolverines 8-1 in the first half.

Throughout the game Foster had good open shots on goal but missed their opportunities when four good open shots hit the post deflecting their shots. Evergreen did a better job in the second half being able to get some good shots on goal and controlling tempo, but it was their defense that kept them in the game.

Late into the second half with 7:50 left in the game Foster scored on a questionable goal when the goalkeeper seemed to have stopped the goal but the referees ruled it as a goal. The goal was credited to Foster senior Adrian Hernandez. That would prove to be it for the game as the Bulldogs pull off the 1-0 shutout over Evergreen. Despite Evergreen's hard fought efforts and great defense, Foster was able to edge them out.

The Communities Putting Prevention to Work program (CPPW) implements environmental changes in an attempt to make healthy living easier for King County students and families. The focus is on South King County and South Seattle, where residents are more likely to be obese or smoke, such as the Highline School District, Sea Tac and Tukwila. Public Health partnered with more than 55 organizations, such as school districts, community-based organizations and local governments.

Burien adopted a tobacco-free policy for all their parks last Nov. 17, 2011, called the "Great American Smoke-out" and other cities including SeaTac are currently considering policies. Highline Medical Center is also now tobacco-free and offering more support to quit tobacco to its employees.King County Housing Authority converted units to smoke-free and Highline School District implemented a new procedure for alternative to suspension for students who use tobacco on campus.

Chief Sealth International High School in West Seattle is hosting its second athletics golf tournament Friday, June 1 at the Rainier Golf and Country Club.

"The goal of the Chief Sealth Athletics Golf Tournament is to become the prime method of fundraising for our student athletes, while also being a great opportunity to bring Sealth fans, families, community members and alumni together for an afternoon of fun, sun and great golf," said Sealth athletic director Sam Reed. "As athletic director at Chief Sealth International High School, I have the luxury and pleasure of overseeing our 15 athletic programs, more than 40 hard-working and dedicated coaches, and over 350 motivated and passionate student-athletes. Thanks to the help of many, Seahawk athletic teams continue to defunct regional trends by growing in both participation and support despite regular cutbacks and district-mandated fee increases."

The tournament is meant to showcase the school's athletic history, to allow the school to get a strength and conditioning coach, to help lower level program growth, to purchase video equipment and to supplement pay-to-play fees.

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The stage was set at Burien Library's multi-purpose room, figuratively, at least, as teens, most from Highline High School, sand, danced, and told stories during a talent show held there today from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The show was organized by Teen Librarians Rachel McDonald and Esperanza Stewart. McDonald supervised, adults stationed in the teens section.

Performer Amanda Phillips, who the Highline Times featured at the recent Cove to Clover talent show, appeared at the library talent show, this time singing "Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift, and "The Climb" by Miley Cirus.