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Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel Co. has been fined $12,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology for spilling sand and gravel into the Lake Washington ship canal. The company, which has been operating in Ballard since 1907, spilled sand and gravel mixtures, which can damage the marine habitat and clog the gills of fish from shoreside bunkers. They have also been cited by the Department of Ecology for lacking a spill-response plan and for not having any records of required stormwater inspections.

• Considering doing the CSA thing this year? CookLocal has a great list of what you should consider when choosing which program to join.
• Farmers markets and schools are a match made in heaven, especially in the Southend. Rainier Valley Post reports on a new partnership.
• The Seattle Transit Blog lets you in on how to divorce your car and get a life.

KEEP ON 69-ING: The Northwest Film Forum's yearlong film series highlighting the wide breadth of movies that came out in 1969 continues with two fine American features. Sydney Pollack's Depression-era dance marathon They Shoot Horses Don't They? was nominated for nine Oscars (winning one), while John Schlesinger's gigolo drama Midnight Cowboy is still the only X-rated film to win Best Picture. Both films play through Thursday with the former running at 6:15 and the latter at 8:30 every night.