October 2012

An eight year old boy suffered a 15 foot fall from a tree near 110th SW in the Arroyos neighborhood Tuesday Oct. 16 which prompted a call to 911.

Paramedics on the scene said he was expected to be OK.

By David Rosen

The Seattle Fire Department has partnered with the Seattle Public Library for a reading program aimed at increasing literacy, and raising awareness of home fire safety.

On October 16, Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean read the book called “No Dragons for Tea” to dozens of preschool children at the High Point Branch of the Seattle Public Library . The event was part of October’s Fire Prevention Month. Children were given safety messages from the firefighters such as “Firefighters are your friend”, “Crawl low under smoke” and “Get out and stay out”.

The past year has seen a boom in barbecue joints in Ballard, from Bitterroot to RoRo to the Boar's Nest to Kickin' Boot Whiskey Kitchen, along with long-time Smokin' Pete's BBQ.

Now, in less than a year, RoRo is going the way of the dodo.

The joint opened up last March on the hard-to-miss corner across from Ballard High School. But apparently visibility was not enough as it's now closed down.

Many Yelp.com reviewers found the Ballard branch inferior to the Wallingford location and thought the meat was dry and not up to par with what they expect from the company. RoRo made use of Zesto's old space, which it had replaced and which had been there for 64 yeas prior.

The Georgetown location also recently closed, leaving only the Wallingford location to stay open. The owner has not commented yet on the closure.

Shortly before 11 a.m. on Oct. 16 a pedestrian was struck by a Metro bus turning left from Delridge Way onto Roxbury at the Seattle/White Center line.

Police said the pedestrian was walking southbound on the east side of the intersection at Roxbury and 16th when he was hit.

The victim was treated at the scene and taken to Harborview Hospital by ambulance. Sgt. Cindi West with the King County Sheriff's Office said the accident is still under investigation and the victim possibly had a broken leg and broken jaw.

The driver of the Metro 128 line told the White Center News he did not see the pedestrian and that he "came out of nowhere."

"I get up every morning and pray I don't have any accidents," the driver said. "I hope I don't lose my job over this."

Both Seattle Police and King County Deputies responded to the accident and KCSO will take over the investigation.

The eastbound lane of Roxbury was blocked off (as of 11:30 a.m.) for about an hour.

The dry season and the blue skies seemed like they would never end, but it finally did last Thursday. And now, the burn ban which had been in effect indefinitely, has finally been lifted.

As of Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 8 a.m., the King County Fire Marshal lifted the Phase 1 burn ban. It had been in effect since July 15 and applied to all outdoor burning except for small recreational fires in established fire pits at approved camp grounds or private property.

For more information on local fire restrictions, the public can call 1-800-323-BURN or visit the King County Fire Marshal Services website at:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/property/FireMarshal/BurnBanInfo.aspx

The first wind event of the year came and went with only minor impacts in West Seattle overnight. At around 7:30 pm a tree in the Highland Park neighborhood fell and caused a transformer to fail. 28 people were without power for a few hours as City Light crews located the tree and took chainsaws to it to clear it, then put the equipment back on line ahead of schedule.

The wind did not really get going until the 3:00 am hour and based on the City Light System Status map did not cause any further outages.

If you have photos or reports of wind damage please send them to Westseattle@robinsonnews.com

By Shane Harms

If you went to the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday, Oct. 7, you may have seen more than just the regular produce stands and buskers. Cameras and actors were there, too.

That’s because the cast and crew of the Seattle-based web series, “Locally Grown,” were there shooting scenes for their ten-minute, two-part pilot episode, which they hope to submit to a film festival and to show for viewers online.

Simon Hamlin creator and co-writer of the series said he gathers inspiration from years of attending local farmers markets in Balllard and Fremont. A UCLA graduate, Hamlin didn’t get into film and writing until after college. He now lives in Wallingford, but still frequents local markets.

“I grew up going to Seattle markets and through the course of that I’ve accumulated many stories and inspiration for characters. But like any comedy we amplify them a little bit,” Hamlin said.

Last Friday, the community said farewell to two long-time employees of the Ballard Boys and Girls Club, executive director Mark Hendricks and Childcare director Kim Brandenburg.

At the 8th Annual BBQ and Auction, community members packed the Ballard Boys and Girls Club gymnasium and building. People were chatting, playing pool and other games in the rec room, bidding on items in the silent auction and then, after an hour and a half, settled down to have a salmon barbecue dinner and to listen to speakers.

Ballard News-Tribune photographer Heather Nelson was there to take pictures at the event at capture some of people's last moments with the pair. Make sure to click on the picture above to view the whole slideshow. See if you can spot your family or friends among the pictures!

From: Sergeant Cindi West

King County Sheriff's Office
Public Information Officer

30 Year old Emanuel Kozma was arrested tonight around 6:30PM in the Denny’s parking lot at South 170th and Pacific Hwy in SeaTac. He was the subject that King County Sheriff detectives chased on the 10th in the White Center area.

Detectives said he will be booked for investigation of Eluding, Assault 1, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm. The case will be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for review.

He was caught due to persistent work from detectives!

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From West Seattle Herald

Update for 10 a.m., Oct. 11
Kozma, a potentially armed felon police were tracking in South Delridge last night has not been arrested as of yet, according to the King County Jail Register. According to our news partner Q13 Fox, he had just gotten out of jail hours before the chase with police began.

Original post on Oct. 10
As of 8:40 p.m. this evening (Oct. 10), residents of the South Delridge area should stay indoors while police search for a known felon.

A one car rollover accident near the intersection of Delridge Way and the West Seattle Freeway, with a husband and wife in the car sent both people to Harborview Hospital Monday afternoon. Shortly before 5 pm, on slick and rainy roads the car apparently failed to negotiate the turn on the roadway between the Delridge Way on ramp to the West Seattle Bridge and Fire Station 36. The female was more badly hurt but the male was fitted with a neck collar and both were sent to the hospital. The car was completely destroyed in the accident and it drew a large emergency response.

Shortly after the accident, on the lower level Spokane Street Bridge a male jumped from mid span and emergency crews quickly shifted their attention to attempt a rescue if possible.