June 2006

In the High Point-Fairmount Park school story in the June 7 issue, the number of buildings considered for closure is nine, not as stated. We regret the error.

A man was jailed June 10 after striking a woman with his van in a Junction alley after she allegedly called him a racially charged name.

The 38-year-old Stanwood woman was in the alley between California and 42nd avenues with a friend at about 7:36 p.m. when the man drove his Ford Windstar fast down the alley toward the woman. He drove by, stopped and backed up to where she was standing. The man yelled at her and sped off, then made a U-turn and came at her again.

Elizabeth Marcoe said she gets by OK with her monthly $500 Social Security check. But because nearly three quarters of it goes to pay rent and bills, the West Seattle Meals on Wheels program has become a lifesaver for the 78-year-old homebound senior.

"As long as I'm like this, I need the program," said Marcoe. "I don't know what it would be like without it - but it wouldn't be easy."

Marcoe remembers a time when she didn't need so much help, like her days touring with the Angelaires harp quintet in New York City.

When most families consider getting out to experience nature and wildlife, thoughts of big weekend plans, park permits and long drives out into the wilderness often come to mind.

But thanks to Camp Long's Nature at Night program, you don't have to commit to a full weekend day nor drive more than a few miles away for an outdoor adventure with the fam.

Stroll down Alki Avenue this spring and not only will you notice it's high time for roller blades, cruiser bikes and copious amounts of flip flops, but it's also time for a little salt, a squeeze of lime, and a side of Campechana (seafood cocktail) to go with your sunshiny day at the beach.

Coyotes On Alki, an "Authentic Mexican Grill and Cantina," opened its doors on Cinco de Mayo and the margaritas have been flowing ever since.

"Inside Man", the latest heist movie from Spike Lee, starts out as a bad day at the office for everyone involved.

A group of bored bank employees and customers suddenly find themselves looking down the wrong end of AK-47's wielded by a gang of robbers.

Terrifying Father's Day

By Jerry Robinson

Father's Day is the most terrifying day of the year at the Robinson house. My survival is a tribute to my rugged physique and genetic good health and I will depend on those blessings this coming Sunday.

My own father had it easy. He had 10 kids but he smoked a pipe and each year he could look forward to getting ten tins of Granger Rough Cut tobacco.

Other than a book or two, my own six male progeny usually wanted to engage in some physical test of virility. Like Hop on Pop. It used to be easy.

Maybe I am showing my age when I say that women in my early years were not often allowed at a podium. And I certainly never saw a female at an important event with a press pass in her hatband. So when my editor offered me a chance to attend the Mae West Fest at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center and hinted that it might turn into a column, I had mixed feelings.

To have a press pass waiting for me tempted me into the possibility of a stimulating evening of entertainment. The downside of all this was the responsibility for writing about it. What if I were not favorably impressed?

Tired of same old veggies?

By Annette Herrick

Tired of broccoli? Spinach? Steamed, saut/ed, stir fried, or raw and dipped in ranch? All beginning to taste the same?

Here's an idea. Why don't you go to the grocery store, PCC, Thriftway, Metropolitan Market; any store that you know will offer great, fresh variety and pick up a bunch of something you've never cooked before.

Then, Google a recipe. I Googled beets and found one that didn't call for much more than orange juice and grated orange peel.

How to encourage young teens to read? Try titles from the Whitman Middle School Library Coffee Can of Probability list. Each spring, fifty books are selected from the many published for children and young adults that have won some sort of recognition the previous year. Science fiction, fantasy, biography, graphic novels, mystery, horror, non-fiction - many genres are represented as well as a range of reading levels.