December 2015

Here the Republicans go again: holding the country hostage, as well as the American people, by threatening ANOTHER government shutdown unless they are given certain provisions, simply to achieve their own personal conservative agenda:

1) Defund Planned Parenthood [So the GOP supports Unplanned Parenthood?
Sounds quite reckless to me!]; 2) Repeal The Affordable Care Act [Yes, that stuck record that plays on and on forever! I prefer the first section of the name,The Patient Protection Act – which is the vital essence of this legislation, now an act. The GOP wants to replace it with The Insurance Company Protection Act, which is totally redundant since it already exists. The GOP wants to deny health care to the American people, make coverage unavailable and unaffordable?]; 3) Halt funding for the resettlement of Syrian refugees unless the White House establishes stricter vetting procedures [The US has stricter and more lengthy vetting procedures than any other country! Yes, we need to be quite focused and smart to protect ourselves from future harm.

Burien, WA– Highline boasts a long list of well-known and accomplished alumni and dozens of grads you haven't yet heard of who are making their mark on the world. One of those graduates is Dianna Tonkin, a 1986 Evergreen High School graduate.

Highline is featuring Dianna in this month’s #HighlineAlum social media campaign. She is a professional musician and singer based in the Seattle area.

“This community is so strong. You have community partners such as Boeing, Alaska, and the Gates Foundation that are truly behind our children. And at the helm is one of my heroes which is Susan Enfield. We are so lucky to have Dr. Enfield who does what she says and goes at the pace that she does,” said Dianna.

Watch Dianna’s video here.

Each month, we are featuring successful, high-profile alum and up-and-coming alum on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. The features include a short video clip of the alumnus. The community is invited to follow along by using the hashtag #HighlineAlum.

The #HighlineAlum campaign aims to inspire our students to dream big, graduate high school, and go on to accomplish great things.

By Amanda Knox

Erin Murray is a young, spunky, quick-to-laugh, Seattle-based theatre director with credentials. Since earning her BA from The Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin and her MFA in Theatre Directing from Northwestern University, Murray has directed productions for INTIMAN Theatre Festival, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and New Century Theatre Company. She is now directing her first production for ArtsWest, Wonderful Life by Helen Pafumi & Jason Lott, and was kind enough to set aside some time during tech rehearsals to talk to me about the production.

So this is your first production at ArtsWest. What brought you here?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency has issued a high wind warning for Thursday afternoon into the evening predicting gusts as high as 60 mph. That will likely mean power outages and other potential problems.

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...THEN TURN SOUTHWESTERLY BEFORE EASING LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE I-5 METRO CORRIDOR INCLUDING OLYMPIA...TACOMA...SEATTLE...BELLEVUE...AND EVERETT. OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDE BREMERTON AND HOOD CANAL.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY EVENING STARTING AROUND THE EVENING COMMUTE.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY...TOPPLE TREES...AND TAKE DOWN POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

In anticipation of 36th District State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles' resignation from the Legislature to serve on the King County Council, the King County Democrats tonight selected State Representative Reuven Carlyle, Belltown community organizer Liz Campell, and small business owner David Kaplan as its nominees to fill the forthcoming vacancy that Kohl-Welles' departure will create.

The party also drew up a list of nominees to take Carlyle's place in the event the Metropolitan King County Council selects Carlyle to fill the Senate vacancy. The list consists of former Progressive Majority Executive Director Noel Frame, 36th District Democratic Chair Jeff Manson, and Assistant Attorney General Sarah Reyneveld.

The six names were chosen by a special nominating caucus of the King County Democrats, consisting of the elected and appointed Democratic PCOs of the 36th District. One hundred and ninety-two of the two hundred and nineteen Democratic PCOs in the 36th showed up in person to participate in the nominating caucus.

By Peggy Sturdivant

Less than 24 hours after polls closed on the general election in November Catherine Weatbrook took her usual place at the monthly Ballard District Council meeting. Her seven-month campaign to represent Seattle City Council in the newly formed District 6 was over. When I asked her later why she didn’t even give herself one night to recover from months of community events she replied, “It didn’t occur to me.”

I’ve seen Catherine Weatbrook at work in the community for over 20 years but never sat down with her socially. I’ve heard her as then President at the Ballard District Council table and had been to her home, stepping over at least one foster dog and using her washing machine as a surface to make telephone calls to potential voters the night before the election as she ran against incumbent Mike O’Brien.

information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society

With the help of community partners, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society has everything you could want for a family celebration of the holiday season – for FREE and all on one day, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.

‘Claus, Chowder and Cartoons’

Starting off the day is a family celebration from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the landmark Admiral Theater, 2343 California Ave. S.W.

The fun starts with the screening of an hour of classic Christmas cartoon shorts suitable for kids of all ages.
Then, “The Real Santa Claus” will entertain with a 20-minute live show, followed by an opportunity for families to take photos of themselves with Santa while enjoying chowder served in the Admiral lobby by Duke’s Chowder House, a major sponsor of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.
Donations will be taken for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, and the Admiral Theater’s regular concessions, including the best popcorn ever, will be on sale.

information from King County Sheriff

The Burien Police Department is missing a rifle after it fell out of the back of a patrol vehicle that had stopped to deploy spike strips during a pursuit. The incident happened around 9:18pm on Tuesday, November 24th near SW136th St and Ambaum Blvd S.

The deputy stopped his patrol vehicle and lifted up the rear hatch to pull out the spike strips. The pursuit changed directions and the deputy put the spike strips back in the vehicle and closed the rear hatch. As the deputy was driving off he heard a noise and stopped and saw that the hatch had not closed all the way and his patrol bag had fallen out.

The deputy loaded up the bag, closed the hatch and drove to the pursuit location. Shortly after, a citizen called police and said she saw a large black case fall out of a patrol car near SW136th and Ambaum Blvd S.

Discover Burien is happy to welcome new business and member, Burien Fish House to downtown Burien. Burien Fish House is a locally owned seafood restaurant specializing in high quality hand breaded fish and chips, fish tacos and more! You may have seen their very popular food truck “The Fish Basket” around the area. They’ve been operating out of their food truck now since 2012 and are thrilled to open their first brick and mortar restaurant right here in Burien. Burien Fish House is located at 133 SW 153rd St in Burien

The owners were excited to bring the best of what they offer to Burien. “We love this community, this is our home and we are thrilled to share the best fresh high quality seafood at affordable prices with our friends and neighbors.” Offered chef and owner Van Kirk.

Everyone is invited to their grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration Saturday December 12th at 10:30am. This will be a great opportunity to sample your favorite items off their menu as they will be offering a “buy one get one ½ off” special.