Ballard
The Ballard boys basketball team faced Redmond in their playoffs opening game last night and it was a tough night for the Beavers.
Redmond previously upset the Beavers' winning streak during the regular season and last night's loss was equally upsetting.
Redmond outscored the Beavers 17 to 10 in the first quarter but Ballard started to gain on the Redmond lead by halftime.
Starting the second half with a score of 27 to 24 for Redmond, the game was far from over and Ballard made a comeback. In the lead for the first time in the game, Ballard needed to step up the defense in the last quarter for a chance of winning. But Redmond came back strong, outscoring Ballard 22 to 12 to secure the victory.
Ballard lost 51 to 55.
The Beavers will continue their playoffs on Friday at 3 p.m. against Newport at Juanita.
Ballard's Cupcake Royale is bringing in a special guest froster today to help decorate Cupcake Royale's delicious treats.
It's KEXP's popular DJ Darek Mazzone who will be helping out and ProBooth photo booths will be there to capture the event.
Mazzone has been a Producer/DJ for over 20 years, working in radio as well as the film industry. In 2000 he produced ten films for Seattle’s Experience Music Project that were met with wide acclaim and continue to be a showpiece of the 300 million-dollar facility.
At KEXP Mazzone hosts the highly regarded World Radio Music Program, “Wo Pop", which has been the driving force toward engaging audiences through modern global music for the past 19 years.
Meanwhile Mazzone continues to DJ around the world, playing at various clubs in the US and Europe, playing with such artists as Santana, Pearl Jam, REM, Ozomatli, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Paul Oakenfold, Roots, Dengue Fever, and numerous others.
The frosting event will take place this evening at 5 p.m. at Cupcake Royale, 2052 NW Market Street.
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Courtesy of Darek Mazzone
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE) announced that 186 schools across the state will be honored with 2011 Washington Achievement Awards, including Ballard High School and Loyal Heights Elementary.
These schools were selected based on their performance on the Achievement Index, a comprehensive measurement of Washington schools’ performance over time.
“We are very proud of our award-winning schools,” said Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield. “The Washington Achievement Award is highly selective and measures a school’s continuous improvement over the course of several years. I am particularly proud that Seattle’s number of award-winning schools increased to 21 this year, up from 13 schools recognized in 2010 and seven recognized in 2009.”
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Anne-Marije Rook
Today, a small group of Central Ballard residents announced the launch of a new community association to represents all residents of Central Ballard. The Central Ballard Residents Association (CBRA) will provide a forum for residents in Central Ballard and promote livability in the neighborhood’s historic core.
“Our main goal is to provide a forum to ensure that the resident community is involved in issues that affect it,” said Michael Kahrs, President of CBRA, in a press release. ”As longtime central Ballard residents, we wish to talk with our fellow residents about community issues which concern them, and provide community input on issues which affect our members.”
Taking guidance from the urban core as defined by the city of Seattle, the Association will welcome residence between 28th and 15th Avenue N.W. and N.W. 65th Street to the water.
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Courtesy of the Central Ballard Residents Association
The Ballard District Council is convening for its monthly meeting tonight and topics on the agenda for the evening include a report on the current demographics and population trends in Ballard, transit, Seattle's Climate Action Plan, and more.
As usual, the meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Ballard Library 5614 22nd N.W.
AGENDA:
- Introductions & Short Announcements - please hold announcements to not more than one minute.
- A Report on Current Demographics & Population Trends in the Ballard District by Diana Canzoneri, City Demographer – Seattle Planning Commission
- Briefing on revised recommendation for transit service changes affecting the Ballard District in September of this year when the Rapid Ride D Line begins service by Ashley Deforest, King County Transit
- Seattle’s Climate Action Plan by Sara Wysocki, City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment
- Community Power Works by Andrea Petzel, City OSE
- Staff Report, Rob Mattson
- Leadership training opportunity
- 2012 Safe Routes to School grant
- March 6-8 test of LED street lighting on 15 NW
- Report – Executive Committee
As part of its ongoing outreach efforts to find suitable permanent homes for foster animals, the Seattle Animal Shelter will host a cat adoptathon at the Sunset Hill Community Association on Saturday, Feb. 11.
“With our monthly neighborhood adoptathons, we hope to continue to spread the word about the joys and value of adopting shelter pets and saving lives. If you have room in your home and your heart for an orphaned animal, this is a great opportunity to come and see some of the wonderful pets available from our foster-care parents,” says Don Jordan, Seattle Animal Shelter director.
The event will feature numerous cats of different breeds and adoption prices range from $45 to $135 (plus applicable license fees). The fees include:
- Initial vaccinations
- Deworming
- Feline Leukemia testing
- Certificate for free health exam at local veterinarians
- Spay or neuter
- Microchip (About the size of a grain of rice, the microchip is injected under the cat’s skin, providing an identification number associated with that animal. Animal shelters can then “scan” a lost animal and retrieve its records from the microchip.)
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Seattle Animal Shelter
Although my daughter came shooting out of my womb, proving she is indeed mine, my first words were, “Where did she come from?” My son is a blend of my ex-husband and me, so I never doubted his origins. But my daughter has always been unique in her independence and confidence. Rather than questioning her origins, I now say, “My daughter is mostly herself and partly who I’m becoming.”
At six months of age she kicked me out of the bed. Literally, her little feet nudged, nudged, nudged me until I was on the floor. Once she had the bed to herself, she returned to her peaceful sleeping ways. At nine years old, my son would still love to sleep with me.
She can be rascally, but mostly she is a free, joyful spirit. She’ll spend an hour collecting “treasures” outside (anything from flower petals to old twist ties) and place zen-like arrangements of these treasures all over the house. Unfortunately, I often take advantage of her independent nature and check emails, work or otherwise take care of business while she entertains herself. But recently, I’ve been aware that my days of having my kids want to be with me may be limited, so I better enjoy it while I can.
Saturday, February 11, mark's Seattle's 18th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day, a special day to reach out to neighbors and express thanks to all who make your neighborhood a great place. Community organizations and residents across Seattle are hosting work parties, special events, and potlucks to celebrate this day.
The following events will happen in the Ballard area:
Fire Station Open House
Saturday, February 11, 11 a.m.
Location: Fire Stations 18, 1521 NW Market Street
Several Seattle Fire Stations will participate again this year by hosting community members on Neighbor Appreciation Day between 11AM and 1PM.
Interfaith Community Church Historic Building open house
Saturday, February 11, 11 a.m.
1763 NW 62nd St
Friends and neighbors come visit this historic building (built in 1890). A brief presentation about our building will be shared at 12 noon. Cookies & tea will be served.
Restoration event at Golden Gardens
Saturday, February 11, 9 a.m.
8498 Seaview Pl NW
Neighbor Appreciation Day Swim
Saturday, February 11, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
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Seattle Dept of Nieghborhoods
The Ballard locks will be closed to all pedestrian traffic Feb. 7 and Feb. 8th to all pedestrian traffic as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing a scour near the small lock wall. Vessel traffic will also be halted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The 95-year old Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are showing signs of water wear and tear, and repair work is needed.
Water has caused erosion along a portion of the small lock wall creating a scour. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official say the lock is safe and there is no immediate danger of failure, but the repair is needed to maintain the safe waterway and stop further erosion.
“There have been scour problems documented in a nearby area for 30 years. The first major repair was done in 1985 to the apron,” said Marian Valentine, a hydraulic engineer in charge of operations and maintenance of the facility, in a statement. “Water is very destructive so we actively monitor the locks and make interim repairs where necessary.”
A 2009 sonar survey detected an elongated scour hole and during a subsequent dive inspection, a void was noticed under the small lock foundation.
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Bill Dowell.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
It was a good weekend for Ballard athletics. In addition to two basketball wins, gymnastics, cheer, and wrestling all saw successes.
The Ballard gymnastics team competed in the KingCo 4A championships at Roosevelt High School and took fifth out of 11. Seven gymnasts will move on to the districts championships at Sammamish High School on Saturday.
At the KingCo 4A championships, Newport took the win with a team total of 175.55 points, followed by Woodinville with 174.45, and Bothell with a score of 164.625.
Inglemoor took fourth with 163.95, and Ballard fifth with 157.775, beating Roosevelt, Issaquah, Redmond, Skyline, Garfield, and Eastlake.
"This was a great showing for a young Ballard team," said Stephanie Gundel.
Seven gymnasts qualified individually to districts. Ballard's Maria Volk, Lauren Lee, Maureen Sturgeon, Laila Lee and Jaemi Salazar qualified to districts on all four events, Sophia Pierce qualified on beam and Ariel Noltimier qualified on floor.
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