March 2012

Press release:

Cash Mob Burien will be holding their inaugural event, “Mob” Saturday, March 24.

Mob Details are as follows
• 3 p.m. Be at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien, 630 S.W. 152nd St.
• Bring $20 Cash (plastic payments work too.)
• “Mobbers” will be wearing the official Cash Mob Burien arm/head bands to let others in the community know “WE MEAN BUSINESS.”

No later than 3:05 we depart to the selected Cash Mob Burien
location. “Mobbers” will have 30 minutes to shop, and an additional 15 minutes to finish final purchases.

• 3:45–4 p.m. we depart our location and trek back to Bison
Creek Pizza to raise a glass and share a slice for a Cash Mob
Well done.

Kolby Clark has been formally charged with Murder in the Second Degree for the stabbing death of 17-year old Jasmyn Tully.

“Clark is charged as an adult under Washington state's automatic adult jurisdiction statute for 16-17 years accused of a class A felony,” Ian Goodhew of the King County Prosecutor’s Office said March 20.

Clark, just 17 years old himself, admitted to brutally strangling then stabbing Tully Saturday morning in a Tukwila apartment, according to police. The standard sentence for this charge is 12-20 years in prison, Goodhew said.

After Clark’s “overpowering urge to hurt someone”, he then ran from the apartment and later tried to cut his own wrist in an apparent attempted suicide. When he did not succeed he began walking back to the scene of the murder and began to create his story for the police, said Detective Ron Corrigan in his probable cause report.

Clark first fabricated a story, involving an ex-boyfriend of Tully’s, who is a black man, and also detailed a chase, described by Clark with a Google map, according to investigators. Tukwila detectives searched the area with canine units, but found no evidence the story Clark told was true.

Greg Whittaker, owner of Alki Kayak Tours and Mountain 2 Sound Outfitters has signed an interim agreement with the City of Seattle to operate his kayak, bike and paddle board rental operation at Seacrest Park on Harbor Ave. until such time as the agreement between new operators, Marination and the city has been worked out. Once that's complete, he will sign a new agreement to sub lease from Marination. Marination won the lease in a competition with previous lease holder Alki Crab and Fish.

"I believe it's a 10 year agreement," Whittaker said in reference to the lease still being negotiated between Seattle and Marination.

He plans to operate the rental facility as it is through this year and then next winter make changes by remodeling to make it a more integrated experience with Marination. "We're leaning toward what Marination's architects come up," Whittaker said.

Seattle Department of Transportation’s Peter Hahn and Dongho Chang will attend Seattle Greenways’ city-wide meet-up on Thursday to answer questions regarding greenways and further a discussion on safe, multi-use streets.

Neighborhood Greenways are slow-speed, low-traffic residential streets near major arterials which provide a safe option for people to bike or walk.

By adding new park-like amenities and limiting cut-through traffic, Greenways are naturally attractive both for families, and for anyone seeking a safer, more connected community experience.

While many new dedicated walking and bicycling trails are beyond the reach of the City budget, 10 miles of Greenways can be built for the cost of a single mile of new trail, offering the potential to bring a high-quality network to all Seattle neighborhoods at a comparatively low cost.

The Ballard boys lacrosse team faced the undefeated Seattle prep last night and were unable to upset Seattle Prep’s winning streak.

Ballard was quickly outscored by the Panthers, and Ballard lost 13 to 5.

Ballard, now with a record of one win and two loses, next faces Roosevelt on Saturday, March 24, in a 5 p.m. home game at Ballard High School.

Baseball:

Tuesday was KingCo opening day for baseball and it was a tight game for all 10 teams playing with the majority of the teams holding their opponents at five runs or less.

The Beavers faced the Garfield Bulldogs and earned their first victory.

The Beavers started strong, scoring twice in the first inning thanks to a Bulldog error and an RBI double by Nelson Cooper.

Rory Graf-Brennen’s double brought home two more runs in the second inning to give Ballard a 4 to 0 lead. Garfield scored twice in the fifth inning, cutting the gap in half.

But the Beavers finished strong with 4 to 2 win.

Ballard pitcher Caleb Jaeger struck out eight, and gave away four hits, and one walk.

At first there were 64 teams pursuing a Women's National Invitation Tournament championship title. Now there are eight.

The University of Washington women's basketball team joined that elite eight group Tuesday night, outlasting Oregon State 55-49 at Slats Gill Coliseum in Corvallis.

The Huskies notched their 20th win of the season, a feat not matched by a UW team since 2003, and advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals this weekend. They will play the winner of Thursday's Texas Tech (21-13)-San Diego (24-8) matchup at Lubbock, Tex.

Former Chief Sealth all-state player Regina Rogers, who scored a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, took the game over midway through the second half.

With OSU leading 36-35 in a fierce defensive battle, Rogers, a 6-foot-3 senior center, scored eight straight points on three field goals from close range and two free throws to give the Huskies 43-36 advantage with 8:42 remaining. One of her buckets came off a beautiful inbounds feed from freshman guard Jazmine Davis.

 If you enjoy good radio programming this is very good news. KPLU’s long-time translator serving West Seattle listeners at 88.1 FM has moved its frequency to 92.1 FM.

KPLU is National Public Radio from Pacific Lutheran University and offers a mix of news and jazz.

The move was necessitated by a new station licensed to Ocean Park, Washington that signed on at 88.1 FM in December 2011.  At that time, KPLU submitted a license application to the FCC to move its West Seattle signal to a new frequency, which was granted in February 2012.

Because of terrain and distance, some KPLU West Seattle listeners are able to hear the station at its main frequency of 88.5 FM. KPLU is advising listeners who have difficulty hearing the station at 92.1 FM to try listening at 88.5 FM, or online at www.kplu.org.
This means you won't miss a minute of KPLU wherever you are in West Seattle.

KPLU encourages listener feedback at 800-677-5758 or info@kplu.org.

At first there were 64 teams pursuing a Women's National Invitation Tournament championship title Now there are eight.

The University of Washington women's basketball team joined that elite eight group Tuesday night, outlasting Oregon State 55-49 at Slats Gill Coliseum in Corvallis.

The Huskies notched their 20th win of the season, a feat not matched by a UW team since 2003, and advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals this weekend. They will play the winner of Thursday's Texas Tech (21-13) San Diego (24-8) matchup at Lubbock, Tex.

Former Chief Sealth all-state player Regina Rogers, who scored a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, took the game over midway through the second half.

With OSU leading 36-35 in a fierce defensive battle, Rogers, a 6-foot-3 senior center, scored eight straight points on three field goals from close range and two free throws to give the Huskies 43-36 advantage with 8:42 remaining. One of her buckets came off a beautiful inbounds feed from freshman guard Jazmine Davis.

Ballardite Courtney Adams is heading to college and she's not even halfway finished with high school yet. The 16-year-old University Preparatory Academy student has secured a place at Bard College at Simon’s Rock for this coming fall thanks to her outstanding academic and personal achievements.

The campus in Great Barrington, Massachusetts is home to over 400 bright and highly motivated students who have all begun a rigorous college education immediately after the tenth or eleventh grade. Simon’s Rock students complete their bachelor’s degrees one or two years ahead of their peers.

“Simon’s Rock receives a number of impressive applications every year,” said Steven Coleman, Director of Admission. “In a highly selective process, Courtney’s remarkable academic and extracurricular achievements stood out.”

In addition to being a great student, Adams is an aerialist and flying trapeze artist. She works out at School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA), Emerald City Trapeze, and Versatile Arts in Greenwood.

Terrie Johnston is funny. She’s a person who comes into your home and seems like a friend from the minute she’s over the threshold, noticing the touches that are your own favorites and making you laugh. “I love this house,” she exclaims, “Can I move in?”

But when she exclaims over the “thick, beautiful front door” she’s not just admiring the wood, she’s there to assess the door as a crime deterrent. She works her way through the house like the most sincere and yet polished of real estate agents, but she accentuates different features.

Of the new metal strike plates being fashioned, she says, “I love, love, love that!”

Terrie Johnston is the Crime Prevention Coordinator for Seattle Police Department, North Precinct. She has been on the force 30 years and in community organization for the last twenty-four. She is visiting my friend Lynn’s home in Ballard because two weeks ago on a Saturday night my friend returned home from a school play to find the lock on her back door splintered and the door still open.