KALL fielded one Juniors team this year and played a combination of both national teams Sunday at Everest Park. The game was tied up twice into the fourth inning when Kirkland American pulled ahead by one run and scored two more runs in the fifth inning.
Photo, KALL Red Sox: Bottom row: Mason Grey, Mac Thomsen, Nathan Campbell, Michael Dunning, Wesley Russell, Jacob DeBellis. Top row: Shane Andrew, Corey Henne, Neil O'Connor, Duke Fanning, Max Lind, Owen Harrang. Back: Coach Kevin O'Connor, Coach Dirk Fanning, Manager Craig DeBellis.Kirkland American Little League was the big winner in this year's Kirkland Little League City Championships. The annual two-day event, a friendly but spirited rivalry with Kirkland National Little League, took place June 18-19 at Everest Park. The KALL Red Sox won the Majors baseball championship by defeating the KNLL Reds in a thriller, 3-2.
See details about the Children's Parade and Grand Parade, Old-Fashioned Centennial Rotary Picnic, General Information for boaters, streets, pet owners
Wine tastings, Wednesday Night Live, Air Force band, summer teen musical
The weekend of July 29-31, the Kirkland Performance Center will be busy with Studio East production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," the eighth annual Studio East summer teen musical. The production will feature a cast of more than 50 Eastside teens, accompanied by an orchestra of Eastside teens (and a few adults).
Over July 9-10, Kirkland Art Center's (KAC) Summerfest will be shaking up Kirkland's Marina Park. The annual weekend festival will be celebrating fine arts, wine and a cultural experience for people of all ages. Summerfest 2005 presents more than 100 juried, local and national fine artists including Diane Culhane, Jamie Johnson, Dehanna Jones and Brett Varney, the Iron Potter competition, Artists in Action, live music and interactive art displays.
With the recent popularity of yoga and Pilates, the flexibility or stretching component of fitness has come into the spotlight. It seems as though a person should not give up until they are able to bend over backwards and touch the floor or be able to do the splits. But for everyday folks is this type and degree of stretching or flexibility really necessary?
Lauren's last dance:The International School of Classical Ballet's (ISCB) presentation of "Coppelia" was perfect except for one detail. It was Downtowner Lauren Anderson's last performance as an ISCB student.The Mountain Man>Jim Baskinlives in a restored and remodeled Dutch Colonial west of Market. I was struck by the lack of grass and concrete pathways around the house. Instead the yard is uncovered earth, with plantings and only a little bark for a trail to guide the visitor. Jim explained that it made it "a more foresty environment."
Happy 100th birthday, Kirkland!! There is so much going on this summer, and a few things that have taken place in the past month that you need to know about. Our little neighborhood is a hub of activity and growth, and it is great to be at the center of the Centennial Celebration, too! Here's the monthly wrapup.
Last September, Julia Hungerford, our faithful treasurer of many years, resigned. John Braun, who had moved to our neighborhood only a month previously, volunteered to be our new treasurer. Julia had made it look so easy that I don't think most of us realized how much she had been doing. We told John the position wouldn't take much time at all.
Ranger Mary Welborn received a call last month from a homeowner near the southern perimeter of Bridle Trails Park, reporting hearing noise and seeing lights after dark - on a fairly regular basis - off-trail in the trees - and wondered if she would investigate. What she saw was hard to believe. It took the help of two other people and three truck-loads to clear the area.
Supporters of a new playground for Woodlands Park counted more than 150 adults and children at Mark Twain Elementary School cafeteria on June 7 for the unveiling of the play structure design. During the day, students of Mark Twain Elementary gladly provided their ideas to John Dean, an architect with Leathers and Associates, a firm based in Ithaca, N.Y.
Pacific Publishing Co., parent company of the Madison Park Times, has changed ownership effective June 24. PPC's new owner is Peter Bernhard, a career newspaperperson who owns community newspapers in Nevada. Bernhard recently sold a publishing company in Utah.
Questions or comments about the following applications or actions should be directed to the Regulatory Services Division, Washington State Liquor Control Board, 3000 Pacific Ave. S.E., P.O. Box 43098, Olympia, WA 98504-3098, or call (360) 664-1600.
After 20 years in business, Madison Park's sole bookstore is closing. Throughout the years, Madison Park Books has been a favorite spot for neighborhood adults and children alike. Customers, most of whom have become regulars and friends of owner Sue Draper's, have enjoyed book group discussions for more than 15 years and have attended signings by local authors.