June 2016

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Seattle Summer Parkways returns this summer in August and September, and features three separate days of special events in three iconic neighborhoods: Rainier Valley, West Seattle and Ballard.

Hosted by the Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Summer Parkways will transform streets into open-street “parkways” where people can bike, play, walk, run and experience neighborhoods in unique and inviting ways. Based on the success of last year’s inaugural event, thousands of neighbors, families and kids are expected to participate in this summer’s community-based activities, live music and recreation.

“Seattle Summer Parkways activates our streets and energizes neighborhoods,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “Building on last year’s success, we are looking forward to bringing this celebration to more communities.”

The 2016 Summer Parkways lineup includes:

• Saturday, August 13:
Rainier Valley, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Seattle Summer Parkways returns this summer in August and September, and features three separate days of special events in three iconic neighborhoods: Rainier Valley, West Seattle and Ballard.

Hosted by the Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Summer Parkways will transform streets into open-street “parkways” where people can bike, play, walk, run and experience neighborhoods in unique and inviting ways. Based on the success of last year’s inaugural event, thousands of neighbors, families and kids are expected to participate in this summer’s community-based activities, live music and recreation.

“Seattle Summer Parkways activates our streets and energizes neighborhoods,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “Building on last year’s success, we are looking forward to bringing this celebration to more communities.”

The 2016 Summer Parkways lineup includes:

• Saturday, August 13:
Rainier Valley, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers to be aware of the following events happening around the city through the weekend that will affect area traffic. The COPA America Centenario international soccer tournament is at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night. The Komen Race for the Cure is on Sunday morning at Seattle Center and surrounding streets.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd:
Fremont 5K and Briefcase Relay: Briefcase Relay at 6 p.m. 5K Walk/Run at 7 p.m. The route starts on N 34th St and Woodland Park Ave N, heads west on N 34th St to N Canal St, south on Phinney Ave N, east onto Burke Gilman Trail; east to Stone Way N, east on N Northlake Way, east on N Northlake Pl into Gasworks Park, exits park on N Northlake Way at Meridian Ave N; east on N Northlake Way to Corliss Ave N, west onto Burke Gilman Trail to Stone Way N; west on N 34th to finish at Woodland Park Ave N. Woodland Park Ave N closed from N 34th to N 35th streets from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. for post run celebration. About 1,250 people are expected to participate.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4th:

You might work diligently at building a financial road map for your retirement years and a comprehensive estate plan. But you can’t just create these strategies – you also have to communicate them. Specifically, you need to inform your spouse and your grown children what you have in mind for the future – because the more they know, the fewer the surprises that await them down the road.

Let’s start with your spouse. Ideally, of course, you and your spouse should have already communicated about your respective ideas for retirement and have come to an agreement on the big issues, such as when you both plan to retire, where you’ll live during retirement, and what you want to do as retirees (volunteer, travel, work part time and so on).

But what you both might have let slip through the cracks are the important specifics related to financing your retirement. You’ll need to answer several questions, including these:
When will you each start taking Social Security?
Are there strategies for maximizing both of your Social Security payments?

Genesis Global Spiritual Center is pleased to announce that Reverend Gayle Dillon has been hired to fill the post of Senior Minister and Spiritual Director effective June 1, 2016, following the eight-year term of founding Minister, Rev. Charles Hall.

Rev. Gayle was selected by the Burien based congregation after four months of interviewing ministers from a variety of states. Reverend Gayle has been the senior minister at Everyday Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Fe, New Mexico for the past five years.

“I love the Northwest and am thrilled to be returning to the area after a long departure. Burien is a community that has embraced Genesis Global Spiritual Center and its inclusive, interfaith philosophy for many years now. I hope that I can help increase our visibility and continue to build partnerships with other churches and organizations in the community.” commented Reverend Gayle.

KJR sports radio host and voice of the WNBA Seattle Storm Dick Fain is featured in this month’s #HighlineAlum social media campaign. Fain is a 1992 graduate of Mount Rainier High School.
 
Fain began his career in broadcasting at KJR in 1997 and worked his way up to show host and sports director. He is the host of the Live @5:30 show and co-host of the Mitch in the Morning show. Fain is entering his ninth year as the voice of the WNBA Seattle Storm and is in his third year as a fill-in sports anchor on KING-5 TV. 
 
“This is a special place that we should all be proud of. The diversity of the district is second to none. It should be celebrated,” said Fain. “There are so many kids that I went to school with that all went their separate ways in college and in their 20s. Look where they came back to 15 years later to raise their kids. There is a reason for that and Highline should take great pride in that fact.”
 
Watch Fain’s video here.
 
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.
 

The Myers Way Parcels — 30+ acres of city-owned land on the Southeast edge of West Seattle — was acquired by the city, partly for the construction of the Joint Training Facility (JTF), according to the city. However, what exactly the city would do with all the parcels remained unknown. The latest the public heard about the parcels was in November 2015 when Mayor Ed Murray said that a portion of the proceeds from the purchase not identified for future city prospects nor for environmental protection would be directed toward emergency responsiveness to people experiencing homelessness. 

On May 25 however, the city finally unveiled a long-waited draft of recommendations for what the city would do with the land. The draft was announced at the Highland Park Action Committee meeting by two city finance and administrative services managers. Two weeks prior, a tour had been facilitated for community members, organized by City Councilmember Lisa Herbold. 

The draft recommendation includes plans for future city needs, financial consideration to loans and preservation of natural spaces.

Featuring excellent views and good ideas for those of us with health restrictions, this is the garden to visit on the 2016 Highline Garden Tour.

Beginning 40 years ago, this gardener has worked with a property that was initially a summer cottage with pasture and a few fruit tees. Now, one enters the property through a more formal setting of rhododendrons and azaleas, while the side and back yards are filled with perennials and row plantings, chosen for ease of access and care due to the gardener’s rheumatiod arthritis.. The backyard features the addition of a clever playhouse/potting shed, made from recycled materials from a Vashon Island artist.

The Highline Garden Tour is June 11th from 10 AM – 4 PM. Tickets are available at Burien Bark, Umpqua Bank, Wild Birds Unlimited and Furneys. For more information visit the Highline Historical Society website: www.highlinehistory.org

You’re not going to want to miss the Artist’s Reception on Friday, June 3 at the Burien Arts Gallery for the opening of Vancouver B.C. artist Josh Byer’s wildly colorful Faux Fauvism exhibit.

The reception is 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Gallery, 826 SW. 152nd St. in Olde Burien.

Josh describes Faux Fauvism as “capturing the moment immediately before a composition disintegrates into pure abstraction.”

The technique, inspired by Henri Matisse, celebrates elements of Fauvism, Cubism, Pointillism and street art.

The exhibit runs June 1-June 25.

Josh’s work has been displayed in Toronto and Los Angeles as well as on the cover of numerous publications.

The incredibly multi-talented and prolific artist has also earned extensive credits as a screenwriter, director, producer, actor, copywriter, journalist and author.

Also in June at the Burien Arts Gallery, Artists United presents a small works show of affordable art by over 20 local artists. The show will feature a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, collage, photography, mixed media, fiber and colored pencil. All artwork will be less than 12 inches by 12 inches.