November 2011

By Elizabeth Wang, UW News Lab

Arthur A. Levine, co-editor of the Harry Potter series visited Ballard’s Secret Garden Books on Nov. 2 to read from his new children’s book, “Monday is One Day.”

Parents, fellow authors and book nerds gathered in a corner of the shop for a chance to meet Levine, listen to him talk and get their books signed.

The book is written as a poem, illustrated with colorful pictures of families, about working parents and having to part from their children at home. Each day of the week is spent in a special way and the weekend is a time to be spent together as a whole family reunited.

Levine’s inspiration for his book was his only son, Max Emilio, to whom the book is dedicated. He started writing it when his son was six months old. Levine had to return to work and it was their first time apart after his child’s birth.

“I was really thinking about how we were going to be apart for the first time,” Levine said. “I think [I wrote it] mostly to comfort myself.”

by Kyle Howard, photos by Kurt Howard

Kennedy Catholic went up against Decatur on a wet and rainy night for a girl’s soccer playoff match Wednesday night, Nov.2, at Highline stadium.

Please click the image above for more.

Rain was pouring all game long and the temperature was a chilling 45 degrees. These two teams had met previously at the beginning of the season with a big Lancer shutout victory over the Gators 6-0; the Gators at the time did not have all their players available to play due to injuries.

The scoring started just two minutes into the game when senior forward Jamie Hoffman scored the game’s first goal and what would prove to be the Lancers one and only.

Elections are just around the corner, Occupy Seattle is gaining momentum, and La Nina is coming.

How is the Council responding to Occupy Seattle? What is the Council going to do about the $578-million, 400-mile backlog of major street repair? Is a city only income tax in the works?

The Seattle Channel is giving the public a chance to ask these questions and more to be answered by Seattle City Councilmembers Tom Rasmussen, Sally Bagshaw and Mike O'Brien.

This month's edition of City Inside/Out: Council Edition with host Brian Callanan premieres Thursday, November 10, 7:30 p.m., Cable 21

Submit your questions for the Councilmembers by Wednesday, November 9 at noon via:

Email: contact@seattlechannel.org
Online: http://www.seattlechannel.org/CouncilEdition/
Twitter: @SeattleChannel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SeattleChannel

Here's the latest Aggressive Driving Response Team as posted on the Seattle Police Blotter.

Posted by Detective Jeff Kappel

Holy Family School:

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2-insurance

Roxhill Elementary School:

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1 No Proof of Insurance

Arbor Heights Elementary School:

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Elementary School:

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Van Asselt Elementary School:

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SW Admiral Way 3100-3400 block, 30 mph zone:

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4 Cell Phone violations

3 No Proof of Insurance

1 No Front License Plate

8100 block of 1st Avenue South, a 30 mph zone:

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2 No Proof of Insurance

1 No Valid Driver’s License

7100 Highland Parkway SW, 30 mph zone:

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The lull before the hectic holidays? The only events coming up this weekend
that are likely to create heavy traffic are the University Of Washington Huskies Football pre-game rally on Friday night and the game on Saturday night.

However, motorists should keep in mind that construction-related activities could also impact their travels this weekend.

The I-5 Mercer Street on - and off- ramps will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday night until 5 a.m. Monday morning.

Additionally, the Washington State Department of Transportation will be concurrently closing all lanes on SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue from Saturday, November 5, to Monday, November 7.

Westbound SR 520 ramps and lanes will close at 10:00 p.m. Saturday November 5.

Eastbound SR 520 ramps and lanes will close at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, November 6.

SR 520 from I-5 to Montlake Boulevard will remain open to traffic. Details of the closure and detour maps are available at: http://wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR520Bridge/WeekendClosures.htm.

Husky Event details are as follows:

Friday, November 4th

press release:
West Seattle Elementary, along with Target Corp. The Heart of America Foundation® and Target volunteers, revealed the school¹s newly renovated library on Nov. 2.

The unveiling celebration was the first time students and teachers have seen the space since the renovation process began four weeks ago. The brand new library features 2,000 books, eco-friendly design elements, a complete technology upgrade including iPads, as well as new furniture, carpet and shelves. As part of the library unveiling event, each student and his or her siblings also received seven new books to keep for their home libraries.

Our sincere thanks to Target, The Heart of America Foundation and Target volunteers for providing this beautifully refurbishedlibrary space for our West Seattle Elementary students and staff,² said Dr. Susan Enfield,
Seattle Public Schools interim superintendent. ³We all know that reading is fundamental to lifelong academic success, and these volunteer efforts will ensure that our students will have a wonderful place to read and
learn.

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

4:35 a.m. on October 30th. 85th block of 12th Ave NW

Several people called police early on the morning of October 30th to report that an unknown man was trying to get into their apartment complex and saying that he had been assaulted. Officers responded to the scene and located the victim, a juvenile. The victim said that he had come to the apartment complex to visit a friend but did not know which apartment was the right one. He said that while he was trying to get inside, an unknown male walked up to him, grabbed his jacket, and punched him repeatedly in the face. The suspect then took the victim’s wallet and left shoe before fleeing southbound on 12th Ave NW.

The victim described the suspect as a white male with brown hair. He said that the suspect may have been wearing a shirt or jacket with SpongeBob Squarepants on the front. The victim said that he could not identify the suspect in the future.

The victim’s right eye was visibly swollen. He complained of pain but declined treatment. Police contacted his parents and his father picked him up at the scene.

11:20 p.m. on October 29th. 90th block of 22nd Ave NW

press release:
Our wars are still going on, although we want them to stop – they haven’t stopped, and it won’t stop for quite a while. In Iraq the fighting and dying may be ending, but not in Afghanistan. This means more wounded are lying in battlefield hospitals, still others are waiting to be transported to hospitals stateside and still more are in hospitals here in Washington State, waiting for their wounds to heal so that they can return home. Regardless of our own personal stand on all this, we can do something.

But what can we do? American Hero Quilts, a Vashon born effort, is doing its best to give all those wounded soldiers something tangible, to ease their suffering and as a token of our appreciation. Recently the quilt project received a letter from a nurse who was herself wounded:

When longtime environmentalist David Ortman moved to the quiet neighborhood of Loyal Heights, the least he expected was that years later he would become engrossed with commercial airplanes.

"Flight traffic has increased significantly in my experience," Ortman said. "To say we don't have a noise problem would be a lie. It's not the decibels, it's the constant nuisance like mosquitoes in a tent."

After getting the runaround when trying to file noise complaints with the Port of Seattle and the Federal Aviation Administration, Ortman started to investigate the issue himself.

Since July 2010, Ortman has chronicled well over 2,000 Sea-Tac flights that flew right over his chimney, many at or below 3,000 feet.

Using the Port of Seattle's Webtrak, an online flight monitoring system, Ortman writes down the flight number, time, altitude, and destination.

"Sometimes planes fly-over mere minutes apart," he said. "I have clocked them as early as 4:40 a.m. and as late as 1:30 a.m. That leaves me with only three hours of quiet."

UPDATE: NOV. 5

Slideshow of today's games.

Also:

The West Seattle Soccer Club (WSSC) wishes to thank and acknowledge Wyatt’s Jewelers for their generous donation of $5,000.00 to provide (6) professional 6′ x 18′ goals for this field. Besides supporting sanctioned play for our young players, the smaller goals and field markings make the Walt Hundley field ideal for small-sided games, training, and unstructured play for all ages. Please visit Wyatt’s Jewelers to thank them and support businesses that support our community! We also want to thank Project Manager, Ted Holden, Friends of Athletic Fields, the Levy Oversight Committee, and Seattle Parks for helping us bring this dream field to life! — Bill Fry, WSSC President

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press release:
Seattle Parks and Recreation today announced the completion of the Walt Hundley Playfield renovation, which is adjacent to West Seattle’s High Point Community Center. West Seattle Soccer Club is inaugurating the field with a day full of youth soccer games on Saturday, November 5, 2011.