May 2014

One of the biggest stars in music today, Macklemore, paid a surprise visit to Roxhill Elementary School on May 29 in support of the Youth Ambassadors. The program, that began in 2007 with the visit of the Dalai Lama, has long history with Macklemore.

His visit to Roxhill was to introduce the "Buddy Bench" an actual bench that will be installed at Roxhill that represents a place for those who are lonely to find a friend. Youth Ambassadors at Roxhill paired up 5th Grade students with 3rd Grade students to teach them compassion, kindness and tolerance.

Macklemore, with the help of several students demonstrated how the bench might work if someone felt lonely or in need of a friend. Then it was time for pictures and a off to the gym where he answered questions from the Ambassdors about his life, and much more.

Don't miss your chance to have a say in the upcoming Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board election. The deadline to register to vote/run in the elections is today at 5 p.m. You must register at the Ballard Neighborhood Service Center, 5604 22nd N.W. (at the payment windows). The registration form is attached.

The election of members to the Board will be held on June 12, 2014 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 5337 Ballard Ave N.W.

Two positions are open:
1 - Property Owner (Term expires 6-30-2016)
2 - Property Owner or Business Person (Term expires 6-30-2016)

Registration: Registration is currently open and is required before 5:00 p.m. on May 29, 2014 at the
Ballard Neighborhood Service Center, 5604 22nd Avenue NW. To be eligible to vote in the
election you must 1) own a property within the District; OR, 2) own, manage or operate a
business within the District; OR 3) be a tenant or resident within the District. If you registered
in a prior year you do not need to re-register. State voter registration cards cannot substitute
for pre-registration.

For further information, contact Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board Coordinator, Heather

Many Ballardites celebrated May’s Bike to Work Month by riding their bikes more frequently. Some are more mindful of pedestrians while driving. No matter how citizens celebrate, the issue of safety, education and mindfulness is important while on the streets of Seattle.

Moreover, safety and accessibility are key in the implementation of the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, and with an unprecedented flux of people moving to the region, conflict on the road is paramount.

Incidentally, in this time of need, a British Columbia based company called, Pedalheads Bike Camps, has rolled to the region to offer their learn-to-ride bike program for children age two to twelve.

The camp programs are designed to teach beginner cyclers bike skills needed to lose the training wheels and build the knowledge and safely needed to independently ride urban roads.

Ben Oryall is Manager of Regional Expansion for Pedalheads, and said that since 1995 they have trained over 160 thousand kids to safely ride their bicycles, and now he’s looking forward to offer the programs to kids in the Seattle area.

Today's Shows

More information on each film can be found at www.siff.net
Thursday, May 28th

What Now? Remind Me
SIFF Cinema Uptown
3:00

Two Raging Grannies
Lincoln Square Cinemas
4:00

The Rooftops
SIFF Cinema Uptown
4:00

The Japanese Dog
Harvard Exit
4:00

Love and Lemons
Egyptian Theatre
4:00

A Dream of Iron
SIFF Cinema Uptown
4:30

Free Range: Ballad on Approving of the World
AMC Pacific Place
4:30

Fly Colt Fly: The Legend of The Barefoot Bandit
SIFF Cinema Uptown
6:30

Me, Myself and Mum
Egyptian Theatre
7:00

The Servant
Harvard Exit
7:00

The Sleepwalker
AMC Pacific Place
7:00

Five Star
SIFF Cinema Uptown
7:00

In Order of Disappearance
Lincoln Square Cinemas
7:00

To Kill a Man
SIFF Cinema Uptown
7:30

The Grand Seduction
Kirkland Performance Center
8:00

The Turning
SIFF Cinema Uptown
9:00

Four Corners
Harvard Exit
9:30

A Patriotic Man
Egyptian Theatre
9:30

Intruders
AMC Pacific Place
9:30

Kinderwald
SIFF Cinema Uptown
9:30

Late Phases
Lincoln Square Cinemas
9:45

Pierrot Lunaire

Westwood / Roxhill / Arbor Heights
Community Council Agenda

Date: 06/03/14 Location: SW Library Branch, 9010 35th Ave SW
Time: 6:15pm - 7:45 pm Meeting Type: Public Meeting

Delridge Neighborhoods District Council Meeting: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center; 3rd Wednesday of the Month; 7:00 pm
Southwest Neighborhoods District Council Meeting: West Seattle Senior Center; 1st Wednesday of the Month; 6:30p
City Neighborhood Council Meeting: City Hall, Room 370; Last Monday of the Month; 6:15p

6:15-6:50: Introductions; Community News; Open Discussions:

West Seattle Land Use Committee; American Legion Post 160‘s hall at 3618 SW Alaska; June 4th; 6:30pm
WSTC Has Lynn Peterson, Secretary of WSDOT coming to answer questions; June 10th 6:30 - 9:00 at Highpoint’s Neighborhood House; 6700 Sylvan Way.
No July Meeting!
Should WWRHAH have a table at the Delridge Day/Gathering of Neighbors on August 9th?
Should WWRHAH host Roxhill Night Out on August 5th?
Metropolitan Parks District. What are your thoughts?

A car drove into into a storefront in Burien in the 600 block of SW 151st. on May 29.

It smashed through the plate glass window just down from the Siler License Agency.

There were no injuries and the storefront was vacant. The car was later towed away. The King County Sheriff is investigating but there is no cause yet determined.

Windermere West Seattle and The West Seattle Junction Association will provide free shredding and electronic recycling services on Saturday, May 31.

The drop off location is 4555 42nd SW.

You can also bring your old statements or other sensitive documents to be professionally destroyed on site.

You can even watch you documents be cross-shredded via a viewing monitor.

What can be eCycled?

• Computers
• Laptops
• Monitors (CRT, LCD)
• Printers / Scanners
• Fax / Copy
• Ink Cartridges
• Keyboards / Mice
• Servers /Routers / Hubs
• Networking Devices
• Communications Equipment
• Misc. Office Machines
• BBQ's
• All Metal items
• Televisions
• VCRs, DVD players
• Stereos & Audio Components
• Phones / Cell phones
• PDAs, Handheld Games
• Cameras
• Batteries
• Misc. Electronics
• Returned/Unwanted
• Products
• Washers/Dryers
• Ovens/Stoves
• All Metal items

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Spring is here, and my garden is overflowing with edibles! Yes, it has lettuce and rhubarb and asparagus, but the best-kept seasonal menu secret is the flowers. After a long winter of dreary greens and veggies shipped from halfway around the world, I am ready for something fresh, local and unique. Luckily, lots of flowers are edible.

I have mounds of violets in my yard. They are such good “volunteers” I have to pull some out; they are almost weeds! My favorite use for the purple blossoms is adding them to salads. Nothing tells the story of spring quite like a salad with violets.

I also pour boiling water over them and make them into the most fragrant violet jelly you can imagine. You can also “candy” violets, coating them with sugar. Take a look at a fancier grocery store; candied violets are about $200 a pound, but you can make them in just a few minutes. Or you can candy forget-me-nots (Myosotis) and the white blossoms of sweet bedstraw (Galium triflorum), which hold nectar.

Voleur prend des marchandises

May 16 – Officers responded to a burglary/forced entry at the 6700 block of Third Avenue Northwest. The complainants told officers that they left the house for a few hours and then returned to find the front door slightly open. They noticed drawers and doors opened and rummaged through. They reported that a laptop and wallet her taken. The wallet contained two credit cards, two debit cards, and French and U.S. identification cards. Officer determined that the burglar had gained entry by prying open a bedroom window. Fingerprints were recovered on a sewing desk the suspect had moved.

Facebook friend more than pokes another and takes iPhone

By Marjorie Young

One recent news event captured my attention, proving at once both bizarre and distressing. A man in his seventies, living in a small Kansas town, attacked a Jewish Community Center, shooting down a grandfather and his fourteen-year-old grandson in the parking lot. He then headed to a nearby Jewish Assisted Living Facility, murdering a woman on the way to visiting her elderly mother. The motive for the slaughter was ‘killing Jews’…the shooter harboring a life-long hatred of anyone practicing that religion. To punctuate the issue, he shouted out pro-Nazi slogans while being hauled away by the police.

The terrible irony was that none of the victims were Jewish; on the contrary, the dead were regular church-goers. Besides every other deplorable aspect of the incident, it struck me as absurd that, having spent a lifetime hating Jews, and even serving as the ‘Grand Dragon’ of the Klu Klux Klan, the shooter could not, in the end, even distinguish the targets of his malice from the rest of humanity!