June 2017

The Burien Community Center is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by artist Heather Danso entitled “Joy.” The exhibition will run now through July 31, 2017.

Danso creates portraits made with ordinary household materials including recycled house paints, acrylic tints, varnish, drop-cloth, and canvas. Her paintings are based on her original photographs of friends and family—here and in Gambia. According to Danso, the portraits’ subjects are chosen because of their intense “thereness.”

This approach has led to a distinctive experimental creative process. Beginning with abstracts, she created a method of using materials readily available, working from both sides of the canvas. The colorful backgrounds interact with the subjects, creating depth, motion, texture. Danso uses art as a means to create understanding and compassion, to share experience, and to reflect upon that experience.

Do not be fooled by the Jury Duty SCAM!

Have you recently been called by someone claiming to be a King County Sheriff’s deputy telling you that you failed to show up for jury duty? Have they asked you to pay a fine over the phone in order to keep from going to jail? Be warned this is a SCAM and is NOT the King County Sheriff’s Office!

Story- The King County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn you of a SCAM that has been occurring in the Seattle area over the last couple of years. Someone may call you and identify themselves as a King County deputy or detective and tell you that you failed to show up for jury duty.

But wait there’s more…. once they have your attention they will threaten you with jail unless you pay a fine immediately. Usually they will request a credit card number over the phone or even ask you to go to a nearby store to purchase a gift card and then tell them the card number. THIS IS A SCAM!!!! Do not give them any money.

The full music line-up for the West Seattle Summer Fest has been released and the concentration this year is highly local. Headlning this year are Thunderpussy & West Seattle's own Brent Amaker and The Rodeo. This will be the 35th annual staging of the event that takes over the heart of the community and is set for July 14 through 16.
 
West Seattle's Ben Jenkins and Troy Nelson, co-founders of Killroom Records, booked the event lineup and said
 "We had a lot of fun rounding up the artists for West Seattle Summer Fest 2017. Showcasing artists that are making a significant impact in our city is something we focused heavily on this year. We also wanted to represent all genres from our vibrant music scene. We're excited to see this line-up come together!"
 
In addition to the headliners, festival goers can catch more than 20 artists performing on the California main stage Friday through Sunday. The diverse lineup includes artists like Hotels, Genders, Lisa Prank and The Dusty 45s.
 

Update 6-7-17
The victim in a fistfight that turned deadly in White Center has been named and the suspect in the crime is being held on a one million dollar bond according to reports from the King County Sheriff.

Lisa Jackson was hosting a party at her apartment near 107th SW and 14th Ave. SW and her ex-roommate (now the suspect) arrived with a plan to get some of her remaining items from the premises. A fight erupted between the two and Jackson produced a gun but the roommate got control of it in the altercation. As the report indicates she said, she was walking across the parking lot to put the gun away in the glove box of her vehicle when she said Jackson charged at her. In attempting to shield her face from what was a physical attack she "heard a loud bang", the gunshot hit Jackson in the neck and proved fatal according to the King County Medical Examiner which later pronounced her dead on the scene.

Party guests then detained the suspect until police arrived.

The gun was reported stolen according to detectives.

King County built a million-gallon underground storage tank across the street from Seattle’s Lowman Beach Park to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The tank stores excess stormwater and wastewater that would otherwise overflow into Puget Sound when the Murray Pump Station exceeds maximum capacity.

The short walls on the site are formed from rammed earth and the landscaping is meant to let the water pass through the site back to the water table. One issue with such an open site is the potential for graffiti but King County calls professional graffiti removal crews to come in and pressure wash structures that get tagged with spray paint.

The project contains:

• A pipe connecting the diversion structure to the storage tank to convey peak flows during a wet weather event
• An approximately 6,000 square foot underground storage tank across from Lowman Beach Park
• Retaining wall to protect the existing hillside along the northeast, east, and south edges of the storage tank site
• One story equipment facility including mechanical and electrical facilities, located above the storage tank

The Highline High School Alumni Foundation awarded over $60,000 in scholarships to Pirate seniors this year. Here are this year’s recipients, honored June 4, 2017: Top row, left to right: Joey Swim-Balcom (English Department Scholarship), Amir Shazaad (Uli & Gayle Chi Mathematics), David Dinh (Nancy Tully Memorial—Business), Chelsi Haskins (Music), Kathleen Silvernale (Dick Dahlgard Visual Arts), Jenna Wydick (R. & L. Walsh), Benji Box (Harry E. Lemon Memorial), and Carson Torres (McEachern Family Fine Arts). Middle Row, left to right: Miriam Alkorashy (Emily Nishimura Herod), Lauren Powers (Donald Bunger, Future Technology), Tara Nester (Anex Brothers—Basil, George, & Robert, Science), Alyda Marincovich (Patti Burgess Future Teacher), Natalie Ha (Steve & Candy Eyler-Irwin), Rasha Barem (Social Studies), and Madison Hall-Lambert (Dr. Alan Gunsul). Front row, left to right: Dominic Quiroz (Turn-around), Jason Luna-Posadas (Patti Burgess Future Teacher), Stephanie Menka (R. & L. Walsh), Katherine Montenegro-Blandon (R. & L. Walsh), and Tseyon Nurilegn (Mavis Luksan).

Highland Park Improvement Club is doing something new.

They've had the Corner Bar and lots of theme nights but on June 10 they will be presenting Album Side Saturday featuring the favorite album sides of the DJ's plus The Chick n' Fix Food Truck, a paper airplane making contest and of course the bar.

The event will run from 4 to 8 pm but the food truck is done at 7pm.

Highland Park Improvement Club is located at 1116 Holden Street SW.

Learn more at www.hpic1919.org

This summer, the City of SeaTac and Sound Transit are partnering to launch an summer evening entertainment series at the Angle Lake Station for light-rail.

The inspiration for the series occurred last year after the opening of the station.

Brian Tomisser is the recreation and cultural services manager for the City of SeaTac.

“It just started with a brainstorming session once we saw the venue that was there,” Tomisser said.

The City of SeaTac wanted to provide entertainment for commuters passing through the station and for SeaTac residents. From that point, the City built the funding for the performers into it’s budget and negotiated a contract with Sound Transit, a fellow sponsor.

The series kicked off last month on May 10, with the Steel Pan Project.

“It was a beautiful night,” Tomisser said. “The entertainment was great. And the acoustics out there are outstanding.”

Tomisser said that dozens of people had attended the concert - although no official headcount was taken.

The series takes place in the evening in order to attract the commuter crowd.

Information provided by BHS

Students in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program led the pack of winners at the Northwest High School Film Festival last week, claiming eleven awards and honors across seven different categories at the Cinerama Theater in downtown Seattle. Currently in its 19th year, the NWHSFF is the largest and longest running festival in the Puget Sound region exclusively for high school filmmakers. Hundreds of students from twenty-four high schools competed for awards in twelve different production categories. The festival was judged by a panel of industry professionals and college media professors. Sponsors included The Seattle Film Institute, Washington State University, the Cinerama Theatre, Highline Community College, and Vulcan Enterprises.

All the awarded productions from BHS initially had their premiere at the Ballard Film Festival (BFF). This event screens new films by BHS Digital Filmmaking students at the end of every semester. The next BFF will be Saturday, June 17 at 7 pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and will be sold at the door.

Neighbor discovers burglary while watching cats

Seattle Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at residence located on 10th Avenue Northwest on May 18. Police were dispatched to the address after a neighbor told them the house had been broken into. The complainant was watching over the cats while the owners’ of the house were away. While feeding the cats he noticed that there were doors opened and drawers pulled put of the dressers. He could not account for any valuables taken but noticed that the back window was opened and a back door was unlocked.

Dispute over vehicle ends with assault with machete