October 2012

Seattle Fire Department's Kyle Moore has released the cause of the fire on Oct. 22 at 9057 21st Ave. SW.:

"A Seattle Fire Investigator determined a fire that caused $65,000 in damage at a West Seattle home last night was accidental. The occupant of the home was working on plumbing when the heat from the plumbing work ignited the wall and extended into the attic space.

At 10:10 p.m., a call came in the Fire Alarm Center reporting flames coming from the wall of a home in the 9000 block of 21st Avenue SW. Engine Company 11 arrived to find smoke coming from the roof of the two-story home. The firefighters used an attack hose line to knock down the flames while the first in Ladder Company searched the residence for occupants and then headed to the roof to cut holes in order to vent the smoke and heat.

Firefighters discovered the fire inside the walls of the home. The flames extended up the walls into the attic. Crews removed two walls and brought down ceilings in order to completely extinguish the flames. It took approximately 30 minutes to completely knock down this fire.

For those who haven't stepped outside these past few weeks -- it's officially fall in Ballard!

Ballard News-Tribune's photographer Jerry Gay took this photo while walking back to his car from an assignment. He said he couldn't believe how even the vehicle seemed to display fall colors and thought the composition was too good to pass up.

Gay has done work for several major newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Newsday and as a staff photographer for the Seattle Times, where he won the Pulitzer Prize. You can view his work at www.jerrgay.com

by Elena Carter, Rachel Livengood, Zak Meyer, Claire Star and Kelsey Tyas

The authors are seniors at The Center School, a public high school located on the Seattle Center campus.

While the Presidential candidates are focused on helping the middle class, more and more people fall below the poverty line and out of America’s consciousness. How does Seattle differ from the national conversation on poverty? At least we’re having one. Unlike President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney who focus on the middle class time after time, our city government officials keeps poverty at the forefront of their minds.

The competition to redesign the top of the Space Needle now has a winner.

The new design will feature a circle of evergreen trees, alternating light shades of green offset by a dark green background, pointing up to the center and the needle.

The design is by 29-year-old Seattle graphic designer Nicole Commins, who wanted to pay tribute the state's iconic trees and, of course, the city's natural beauty. Commins described the design as "if you were standing in the middle of one of Washington’s state parks, looking up to the tree tops!"

The contest received more than 100,000 votes, with Commins receiving the most. Painting will begin as soon as weather permits.

There were six contestants in total competing for the design, including the original Galaxy Gold and a design by Ballard's very own Ryan "Henry" Ward. Ward's design exhibited his now distinct cartoon-y and whimsical style, a sea of playful fish.

The "Galaxy Gold" paint job, which adorned the Needle for the past six months, was the original color of the Needle and was done in commemoration of the 1962 Seattle's World Fair.

By Dusty Henry

At the Crocodile's Back Bar during CityArts Festival, Megan Grandall of the Seattle dream-pop outfit Lemolo sat on the corner stage and held a well-loved sunburst guitar with a scuffed pink heart sticker near the base of the neck.

“I think this is the most romantic song I’ve ever heard,” Grandall said.

Grandall then commenced finger picking the opening chords to Motopony’s “Wait For Me.” Motopony’s lead vocalist and songwriter Daniel Blue watched her from the opposite corner of the stage, beaming. Every few beats, drummer Kendra Cox would hit a floor tom -- the only drum she brought -- with a broken mallet to contrast Grandall’s delicate plucking and comforting vocals.

34 players qualified for the district tournament on Monday October 22.

Two from West Seattle were in the top 34.

Bailey Fuentes took 20th place and Zach Gibson won in a playoff for 2nd alternate (34place).

The totals are in, the pledges have been met and the 2012 Seattle Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund golf tournament, held Sept. 22 raised close to $15,000.

Paul Wilkinson, Director of Golf Services for parks said, "The afternoon was glorious and presented the best that the West Seattle Golf Course has to offer."

Seattle Parks and Recreation employees, along with other city employees and corporate sponsors played for the benefit of the Parks Youth Scholarship Fund.

Parks and the Associated Recreation Council thanked all participants and sponsors including:

• Seattle Seahawks
• Seattle Sounders FC
• Windermere Real Estate
• Boeing Employees Credit Union
• Qqest Employer Services
• Kibble & Prentice
• ARC
• West Seattle Golf Course
• West Seattle Herald

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Music

“An Evening of Friends and Jazz”—Benefit concert to send Global Connections High School Wind Ensemble to Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. Oct. 28. 6-8 p.m. Cedarbrook Lodge, 18525 36th Ave. S. Entertainment by local jazz bands “Sonando” and “Pearl Django” as well as the wind ensemble. Hors d’ oeuvres, wine and cocktails. Tickets are $100, available from Brown Paper Tickets. For more information, contact Catherine.carbone@highlineschools.org or 206-433-2331.

Gay 90’s Party!

Tuesday, Oct 23rd at 11:45 am
The community is invited to Salute 90 year olds
11:45 am Meatloaf luncheon
12:30pm Seattle Banjo Band Enjoy songs of yesteryears. Donation $6
FREE to those over 89!

4217 SW Oregon St.
Seattle, WA 98116
Phone: (206) 932-4044

The Senior Center of West Seattle is part of Senior Services
2208 Second Avenue, Suite 100, Seattle, WA, 98121-2055
Phone: (206) 448-5757 | Fax: (206) 448-5766 | info@seniorservices.org

West Seattle Block Watch Captains' press release:

The October meeting of the West Seattle Block Watch Captains’ Network is next Tuesday, 10/23! Since Halloween is this month, our main topic is about new ways to report SCARY STUFF…

Do you know about CORP, the Community Online Reporting Program? Have you ever used it? Want to know what happens to the information after you report it? Is it better to call in a report or use the online reporting tool? Sgt. Steve White is the Seattle Police Department’s Project Coordinator for CORP. He will demo the tool, discuss how and when to use it; he will also answer your questions and talk about some new features that are on the horizon.

Meeting details & agenda
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 6:30-8 PM
SW Police Precinct, 2300 SW Webster Street (at Delridge Ave SW, next to Home Depot)

6:00-6:30 Arrive early for light snacks, socializing and networking with each other while we set up the room!
6:30-7:00 Introductions, updates, announcements.
7:00-8:00 Community Online Reporting Program (CORP) presentation by Sgt. Steve White.