January 2012

West Seattle’s senior basketball player Troy Lingle, a 6’2” wing is the recipient of a $100 scholarship from the Davis Law Group for being recognized as their Scholar Athlete of the Week. He is now entered into a pool of 30 students that will take part in a dinner at a Seattle hotel and may be chosen to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Lingle lead the Wildcats in scoring with 21 points Friday night in their game against Nathan Hale.

Lingle has been an avid athlete, participating in 3 sports at varsity level, including basketball, soccer and track. During last year’s basketball season, he was selected as All-Metro Honorable Mention.

His hard work and dedication brought him the honor of being Team Captain for the 2011-2012 season.

Lingle maintains a 3.5 grade point average and also volunteers in the community, recently helping with the 100 year anniversary of Hiawatha Community Center.

press release:
Weather forecasters are predicting continued cold and snowy weather for the Monday holiday and the work week. King County Metro Transit is remaining on snow routing countywide overnight and into Monday. Bus riders are also reminded about the reduced weekday schedule on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Monday, Jan. 16.

Though weather and road conditions in the morning may not be bad in your area, delays and service disruptions can occur in other parts of the county and could affect bus service in your area. Buses will also be chained, which means they have to travel at slower speeds.

According to the Weather Channel snow is likely to continue for the first half of the week so commuters should be prepared for slick conditions and longer commutes.

Mayor Mike McGinn activated Seattle’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) this morning. The EOC will remain open as needed to monitor weather conditions and provide support and coordination with city departments.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has 18 trucks out to keep major arterial streets clear. Crews are mostly using granular salt. In spots where there is ice they are using liquid de-icer. Most major arterial streets are bare and wet, including the West Seattle Bridge and the Alaskan Way Viaduct, but many side streets are icy. SDOT crews are currently focused on several trouble spots, including on Capitol Hill where Sunday’s snowfall was heavier.

Drivers should use caution if they must travel this morning.

SDOT’s Winter Weather page includes maps of the City’s snow routes and real-time information on road conditions.

As predicted, or perhaps not, snow showers began blanketing parts of West Seattle around 11:30am on Sunday Jan. 15 after some early morning dustings around the area.

Large flakes took over from a mixture of rain and snow as the temperature hovered around the freezing mark but only apparently in the northern section of West Seattle as it quickly began sticking to the road near the top of the West Seattle freeway entrance. Cars could be seen sliding, and spinning out as they tried to negotiate the newly slick streets.

At least one two car accident was seen near the intersection of Raymond and Fauntleroy Way. sw.

Cars were reported spinning out on Admiral Way, about an inch of snow had fallen in the Alki area by 1:30 pm, but White Center was only lightly affected by 1:45 pm.

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Travelling south on Fauntleroy Way s.w around noon however showed that the snow was not uniformly falling as the roads were essentially clear. That condition may not last however as forecasters are calling for snow showers overnight and below freezing temperatures.

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Last month we featured a new web TV series "The Collectibles"- superheroes meets "The Office". Cast & crew, several from West Seattle & White Center, are heroically spending the 3-day weekend in their Bothel studio (witnessing some snowfall) filming four more of the 10 episodes, soon to air. Lisa Skvarla of Lee's Martial Arts Academy on California Ave. is a real-life black belt. She is associate producer & sassy cast member, "Ultrafemme". For more information visit: www.the-collectibles.com.

UPDATE for 8 pm

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...
...A STRONGER SYSTEM MAY GIVE WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN...

A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW IN THE LOWLANDS. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK.

TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE THE POTENTIAL FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF
VANCOUVER ISLAND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF WESTERN WASHINGTON MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
MOST COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHOWERY IN NATURE.

LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...ALONG THE
COAST...OVER THE SOUTH INTERIOR...AND WITH A CENTRAL PUGET SOUND
CONVERGENCE ZONE. MOST PLACES WILL SEE 2 TO 4 INCH ACCUMULATIONS.

Seattle fire responded to a fire at a single family residence on SW 97th St and 35th Ave SW around 11:40 pm on Saturday night, Jan. 14.

The residence was not occupied and neighbors said the home had been foreclosed on in recent days. Incident Commander Kos of SFD said that 35 to 40 firefighters responded to the blaze and quickly got it under control but since holes in the floor were apparent and no information was available from the home owner firefighters did not enter the house.

PIO Kyle Moore said that drills in the Arbor Heights neighborhood, conducted since fire last summer revealed low pressure problems in the area were helpful in dealing with this fire. "They knew that connecting to the 8 inch main on 35th would give them better pressure so they did that immediately ."

An investigation is now underway, even as chainsaws cut holes in walls but Moore said it would be sometime before the cause was known.

The house appeared to be a near total loss. More photos will be posted soon.

By Kyle Howard

West Seattle played host to Nathan Hale Friday night, January 13 for a girls’ varsity basketball matchup. Both teams have been having a struggle so far this season as Nathan Hale stood at 4-8 and West Seattle 3-8 prior to the game.

The game started very slowly for both sides. No points were scored until West Seattle put one in with 3:35 to go in the first quarter. At the end of the first the score was only 7-3 with West Seattle leading. Nathan Hale’s strong defense proved to be the difference in this one as they racked up over 20 steals for the game and causing 30 turnovers for West Seattle. The Raiders did a good job with getting high percentage shots down low in the key.

Nathan Hale’s senior guard Gabby Evans scored a game high 21 points, while knocking down three, three pointers. Hannah Evans ended with 12 points. On West Seattle’s side Gabby Flores finished with 11 points and Roz Weeks with 10.

By Kyle Howard
 
The Nathan Hale Raiders visited the West Seattle Wildcats for a Metro Division matchup Friday night, Jan 13th at West Seattle. Offensive execution would prove be the key for Nathan Hale’s 65-62 victory over West Seattle.
 
The score was tight throughout the game with several lead changes down the stretch but West Seattle just couldn’t get over the hump. West Seattle had several opportunities near the end but just couldn’t pull it off, with several missed three point attempts they weren’t able to pull off the win.
 
Both teams played a clean game, fouls and turnovers were limited, but when it came down to it nearing the end of the game, getting easy shots in the paint and solid defense was the difference for Nathan Hale. Raider sophomore Gadisa Margarsa scored a very impressive game high 34 points. On the other West Seattle’s Troy Lingle scored 21, Vidal Griffin 16 and LeTrey Newsome 11.
 

Sustainable West Seattle is seeking more support from the community and to promote it they are offering to raffle off two roundtrip tickets good for anywhere Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air fly*. The drawing will be held Feb. 20.

To enter the drawing you must:

Join Sustainable West Seattle or renew your membership with a $20 donation;
Join The West Seattle Tool Library or renew your membership with a $20 donation;
Join The West Seattle Tool Library or renew your membership with a $40 donation (2 tickets);
Purchase a West Seattle Tool Library Gift Membership with a $40 donation (2 tickets);
Take a West Seattle Tool Library Class at The Community Workshop; or