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Peggy Sturdivant
The Sunset Hill Green Market will be part of the new development.
At Large in Ballard: Developing community
What seems like decades, but was actually only five years ago, I wrote a column about meeting a local developer for coffee at Java Bean. I was only months into this column and not yet a veteran of neighborhood district council, design review and Seattle City Council meetings. I’ve logged many bureaucratic hours since that innocent time.
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Keven Wynkoop: a true Ballard boy
Keven Wynkoop loved Ballard High School so much that he returned to BHS only five years after his graduation. He started as a history teacher and moved up the ranks to become the youngest principal in the school's history at 35 years old.
"I can't imagine being anywhere else," he said, adding that his story is "the quintessential Ballard story".
Wynkoop attended Ballard High School during the school's "dark ages".
The early 1990s were an era of falling ceiling tiles, a deadly drive-by shooting, and declining enrollment. Seattle Public Schools threatened to close the school altogether.
"There were all those problems and even the building itself was falling apart around us," Wynkoop said. "I was in the middle of it all and loved it."
A third generation BHS graduate, Wynkoop was proud to be a Beaver.
"My friends and I, we were classic old Ballard. We owned everything Ballard," he said. "Ballard has such a unique identity of a small town in a big city. It's a great neighborhood, community, and legacy."
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Marjorie Young
The Psychic View
by Marjorie Young
Why are we here? How do we fulfill our destinies? Is our path preordained or ours to determine? How can we live with true awareness instead of sleepwalking through life?
These are just a few topics I hope to touch upon in my new column. I have been a psychic and spiritual counselor for many years, having been aware of these gifts since earliest childhood. It’s my pleasure and joy to be sharing what I’ve learned along the way with you.
To begin, I’ll touch upon one of my most frequently asked questions:
- Does everyone possess psychic abilities?
First, let’s define ‘psychic’…not necessarily a simple task! Under the ‘psychic umbrella’ can be found a variety of attributes, ranging from the ability to communicate with people or animals by extrasensory means, knowledge of future events, connection with those who have passed on…the list is complex and long.
In my younger days, I was convinced we all possessed innate ‘psychic powers.’ However, after thousands of readings for my clients, I conclude that this is not the case.
