November 2010

By Robinson Newspapers Staff
2010-11-16
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Screening of “Back to the Garden”
Sunset Hill Community Club
3003 NW 66th Street
November 28th, 7-9 p.m.
Admission: $3.00

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Comment Period
You can submit a comment to: awv2010SDEIScomments@wsdot.wa.gov from Oct. 29 - Dec. 13, 2010.

4th Annual Seattle Turkey Trot for the Ballard Food Bank
Ballard Sunset Hills area above Golden Gardens Park
32nd Ave. N.W. & N.W. 85th St.
Thursday, Thanksgiving morning at 9 a.m.
Registration for the run/walk is $25 and includes a short sleeved t-shirt. The deadline for registration is Nov. 16. Last year 1,100 people participated and raised over $19,000 for the Ballard Food Bank. Details at: http://seattleturkeytrot.org/.

Fifty Four Sixteen Open house and holiday sale Sundays
New studio located upstairs at 5416 Shilshole Avenue NW.
November 28th and December 5th from 10am-5pm

FREE Health Screening For Seattle- Area Residents Age 60 + Offered on December 4th.
Find the AAAnswers Public Education Campaign Helps Save Lives From A Deadly Vascular Condition – Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

More than 1 million Americans are living with an undiagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). If that aneurysm bursts, only 10-25% of people will survive. A simple ultrasound screening for people at-risk could help save lives. That’s why the Find the AAAnswers public education is raising awareness for AAA by offering FREE ultrasound screenings to people 60-plus that are at-risk.
Screening for AAA is quick non-invasive, involving a simple ultrasound of the abdomen, similar to a pregnancy ultrasound. The risk for AAA increases for individuals that are age 60-plus, have a history of smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a family history of the At-risk individuals should call (866) 371-3592 to register!! Advance registration is required.

WHERE: Kmart Pharmacy 13200 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98133

WHEN: Sat, Dec 4th, 8:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – screenings take 10 min!

Advance registration is required by calling (866) 371-3592

Residential operations will not operate today due to dangerous road conditions, Allied Waste Services announced.

Allied Waste Services plans is to provide double the regular amount to be picked up on your next regular collection day for those residential areas whose garbage, recycling, or yard waste is not collected.
Up to twice the regular amount of garbage, food or yard waste will be accepted at no additional charge on the next regularly scheduled collection day for each container. Excess materials due to missed collection can be put in a temporary container and should be marked "Garbage," "Recycling" or "Yard Debris".

If weather conditions prevent collection of garbage or recycling, residents are asked to remove the containers from the street.

Also, due to the holiday, Allied Waste Services will be closed on Thursday. Thursday's customers will be picked up on Friday and Friday's customers will be picked up on Saturday.

Commercial and Roll Off operations are still working as usual.

Creating a television show is as you've likely heard, a collaborative effort. It's also time consuming, expensive, and labor intensive. In cities like Los Angeles or New York or Vancouver B.C. the talent pool and infrastructure of gear, soundstages, and official cooperation can make the process more streamlined. But in Seattle while many of the pieces are there, especially the talent, it can be harder to make it a reality.

Series like Grey's Anatomy, ostensibly set in Seattle don't film here. Other films and television productions have of course been shot in Washington State going back to Tugboat Annie in the 1930's, or the last reincarnation of The Fugitive in 2000-2001, but in almost every case they were shows brought here by production companies from elsewhere.

Recently in West Seattle a local, independent production company, Corwood Productions LLC has been creating a segment for a prospective television pilot called The Divine Marigolds.

Pepper is not really a Dalmatian, despite looking very much like one. She's a half Dalmatian and German Shorthair.

"Her mother was a pure bred Dalmatian ", said her owner Paul Davison, "and she used to belong to a man that had a 'Whirligig" that he had up at the Summer fest in the Junction. Her mother was like a mascot for him. Her name was Pebbles. She had glasses (...) and I saw that she was pregnant so I asked about her (...) He was going to give away the puppies since they weren't full Dalmatian. So I got the first one."

Pepper is now 13 years old.

She has gained a few extra pounds in the last couple of years and is now on a special diet of Iams dog food, and she goes for walks, mostly around the neighborhood but often at Westcrest Dog Park. She weighs 80 lbs but should weigh 70 lbs.

Treats for Pepper are special dog cookies.

Davison notes that Pepper has a special behavior when she wants attention or wants to go outside. "She snaps" he said quickly opening and closing his mouth in imitation." She doesn't bark, she snaps and a lot of people think that's kind of unique to her character. It's kind of like she's sassing you a little bit."

Press Release:
The Officers of the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle regretfully cancel the pre-Thanksgiving meeting on Wednesday, 11/24/2010. We want you to have a safe and healthy holiday with your family.

Remember this is the last Sunday at the Farmer's Market to sell Pancake Breakfast Tickets. Come help at the Market even if you only stay an hour it will help.

Remember your help is needed all day at the Pancake Breakfast, we do not have enough members to only work 2 hours. Help is needed during the breakfast and for clean-up after.

Several members have said something about Go Dawgs, but the game is away so stay Dawgs and help!

Press Release:

The City of Seattle will continue its full response in treating snow routes through the night but the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be deactivated at 7 p.m. today, following two days of operation in response to the first snowstorm of the season. The EOC is scheduled to resume operations at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Barb Graff, director of the city of Seattle's Office of Emergency Management, said the EOC stood down after emergency activity declined to the level where it was appropriate for the city to go back to normal departmental operations.

The city’s response to the snowstorm included:

· SDOT anti-icing / plows
· Additional shelter opened at Seattle Center Pavilion
· Warming centers opened at the Family and Adult Service Center (FASC) Day Center and The Seattle Center House
· Warnings about appropriate heating devices
· Information on what to do if you experience frozen pipes
· How to protect your pets from cold weather

Looking ahead to Wednesday:

POLICE

Thanks to the lingering inclement weather, students and teachers in the Highline area are getting an early Thanksgiving break.
The Highline and Tukwila school districts, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien and Highline Community College and its Central Washington University branch in Des Moines are all closed Wednesday, Nov. 24.

Alki on ice.

Wrong way driver
A wrong-way driver hit another vehicle on Highway 99 south of Seattle about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 at Des Moines Memorial Drive. The Washington State Patrol stated the wrong-way driver tried to run away but was caught. He apparently had been drinking. The driver of the other vehicle was seriously injured. The crashed blocked the northbound lanes of Highway 99.

Vandalism at construction site
Unknown subjects burglarized a construction site in the 14000 block of 4th Avenue Southwest. The site manager reported to police the chain link fence had been cut to gain access. They also noted the phone lines and the steel hasp off a conex container had been cut. The subjects stacked up a few items to take but left them behind.

Suspicious injuries on infant
King County Sheriff deputies were called to Valley Medical for a possible child abuse claim of a Burien baby. The 42-day-old baby girl was brought into the hospital for cold symptoms. Upon evaluating the infant the doctors found skull and clavicle fractures as well as abdominal bruising. Police are investigating the claim.

Drunken man