April 2017

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Feminist Fiber Art
Traveling Exhibit
Virago Gallery
4306 S.W. Alaska St.
April 1–30; Reception April 15, 6–9 p.m. Feminist Fiber Art is a traveling art exhibit conceived by Iris Nectar in the summer of 2015 to illustrate how feminists have been using the medium to subvert its history as “women’s work” in colorful, fun, and sexually liberated ways. This is a multidisciplinary and intersectional community art project focusing primarily on the versatile medium of Fiber Art. Virago Gallery is excited to partner with FFA to bring the work of many National and International Fiber Artists to Seattle. www.viragogallery.com/artists/#/feminist-fiber-art-traveling-exhibit/.

Record Store Day at Easy Street Records - WS Junction
Saturday April 22 All Day
4559 California Ave SW, Seattle, Washington 98116

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To the Editor;
 
As a child, I remember drills at Roxhill Elementary and Denny Jr High in West Seattle preparing us for nuclear bomb attacks and annihilation.  Those same dangers to all of humanity are unfortunately still with us today.
 
I encourage the West Seattle Herald to help get the word out to pressure our leaders and government to work with the United Nations in the next 3 months in world wide negotiations to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons.  Over 127 governments are meeting right now-- in the spirit of cooperation --with these goals which will ultimately create a world treaty.  SEVEN governments are boycotting these negotiations.  Our country, the USA, is boycotting the negotiations.   Instead, our country, the USA, is planning to strengthen and expand its nuclear capability -- Presidents Obama, Trump, and Congress want to spend $1 TRILLION in the next 30 years for nuclear weapons. 
 
It is not healthy for children to learn how to prepare in school how to survive a nuclear attack.  Because they won't survive.
 

By Lindsay Peyton

The White Center Library’s nomination for “Building of the Year 2016” by the Daily Journal of Commerce only confirmed what Angelina Benedetti already thought.

“We have a beautiful space,” the regional library manager said. “It’s a better location. It’s a bigger space, and we’re able to offer more.”

Ben Minnick, an editor with the Daily Journal of Commerce, said the annual contest began in 2012.

This year, Minnick, along with publisher Phil Brown and managing editor Maude Scott, gathered a list of 40 to 50 projects to consider for the award – and then narrowed down the selection to a dozen nominees, which were placed online for a vote.

“The readers are the ones who actually determined the winner,” he said.

While the White Center Library did not take home the grand prize, Minnick said making it on the list of finalists is a worthy distinction.

“We notice buildings that are unique or special in some way,” he said. “The White Center Library is a box of light. Libraries have evolved over the years. The ones built today are designed to attract the passerby.”

By Pat Cashman

It was in a coffee place whose marketing slogan was posted right behind the counter: “Just Brew It!” My order had arrived: A grande, quad, non-fat latte with caramel drizzle, iced, sugar-free, with soy, chocolate sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, extra whip, 10 pumps of vanilla with an extra shot at 120 degrees---and a sprinkling of bacon.
It was a bit expensive. I paid with a hundred dollar bill, receiving 58 cents in change.

I strolled out the door just as a large disposal truck passed by. There was signage on the side of the vehicle---with a slogan below the company’s logo. It read, “We will do whatever it takes.”
What does that mean? “We will pick up your trash at gunpoint?”

The slogan seems to fit the mission of a Navy Seals special operations force---not a garbage crew. Rather than “We will do whatever it takes,” shouldn’t the slogan be reconfigured to “We will take whatever you do”?

By Jean Godden

So much has happened lately that it's hard to settle on one single topic to discuss. But, for Seattle and its future, I believe the most significant story -- surpassing an ugly, perhaps politically-motivated lawsuit filed against the mayor -- is Bertha's Big Breakthrough on April 4.

The five-story tunnel boring machine, nicknamed Bertha for the city's only woman mayor, began its journey from Pioneer Square to South Lake Union in July 30, 2013. Days before the launch, I donned a yellow hard hat and went eyeball to eyeball with Bertha, a behemoth idling in its Pioneer Square launch pit.

I snapped pictures and thought I would next see the world's biggest tunnel-boring machine sometime in 2015 when the 57-foot machine was due to emerge from a 1.7 mile Odyssey.

I was wrong, very wrong. So were many others.

Burglary on SW Roxbury

Police were dispatched to the 3100 block of SW Roxbury St. around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 9 to investigate a burglary. The victim said the crime occurred sometime overnight, but he was unsure how the suspect came into the home, as there were no signs of forced entry. He believes all doors were left locked. The man found two bags near a gate to the home, with change from the ground near the bag. His change jar in the kitchen was found empty and on the kitchen floor. The jar was submitted for fingerprint analysis. A prescription bottles belonging to the man’s wife was also found near the bag. In addition, a diamond ring, diamond earrings and a broach were stolen from the home.

Supermarket robbery

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, April 15
Baseball
Seattle Christian 6, Charles Wright 5
The Warriors beat Charles Wright for the third day in a row on Saturday.
Mt. Rainier 8, Port Angeles 2
The Rams scored a non-league victory over the Roughriders.

Friday, April 14
Girls tennis
Fife 4, Evergreen 1
Fife fended off the Wolverines in Friday action.

Baseball
Seattle Christian 10, Charles Wright 0
Seattle Christian 10-runned Charles Wright on Friday.
Ingraham 10, West Seattle 1
The Wildcats were dealt a defeat by Ingraham.
Highline 13, Tyee 1
Highline hammered the Totems in Friday action.

Boys soccer
Tyee 2, Orting 1
The Totems towered above Orting on Friday.
Evergreen 2, Foster 1
The Wolverines won Friday's battle between close neighbors.
Highline 11, Eatonville 0
Highline handed the Cruisers a lopsided defeat Friday.

Thursday, April 13
Baseball
Chief Sealth 1, Cleveland 0
The Seahawks blanked the Eagles in Thursday action.
Tyee 21, Clover Park 3

On April 13, 2017, the City of Burien received a letter from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) stating they would be ceasing the North Flow flight patterns over Burien. The North Flow flight corridor, also known as the “New Route,” has caused significant noise impacts to Burien parks, schools, residential neighborhoods and other noise-sensitive areas.

In the letter, the FAA states they have amended the letter of agreement they hold with Seattle Airport Traffic Control Tower by removing language that allowed propeller-driven aircraft to make automatic turns using the North Flow route. They also state they will returning to previous procedures guiding flight corridor routes.

Quiet Skies Coalition spokesperson Larry Cripe says, “We are pleased the FAA recognized our concerns about the impact of low-flying propeller-driven aircraft on our quality of life. The Coalition will continue to work with the FAA to make sure the voices of Burien residents are heard.”

It started 29 years ago and for Easter weekend 2017, the annual Easter Egg Hunt at West Seattle Thriftway saw hundreds of kids, parents and few shoppers caught off guard as the crowd streamed in to gather up nearly 30,000 plastic eggs (limit 25) most with candy but a few with special yellow tickets that carried a number for larger prizes.

Precisely at 9am owner Paul Kapioski invited the kids in and they were greeted by none other than the Easter Bunny and a costumed owl representing Owl Brand Coffee. Every bunny wanted a hug.

If chaos can be defined, that's what it looked like as kids ran, crawled, reached out and gathered their quota and took them up front to open and recycle the eggs for next year.. after first popping them open to get the goody inside.

What are the prizes? "There's a TV in there and some other great stuff," said Kapioski, "but the Easter Bunny didn't tell me everything!"