October 2012

WSHS Drama Club presents Lend Me a Tenor

Dates:
November 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th, 8th, 9th at 7:30pm

Tickets:
$7 with reservation (email reservations@westsidedrama.com)
$12 at the door

About the Show:
In this classic farce, it's a historic night at the Cleveland Opera Company: world-famous tenor Tito Merelli is to perform in Otello. Through a series of mishaps Tito receives a double dose of tranquilizers, causing the Opera manager to believe he is dead, and setting off a chain reaction of slapstick and mistaken identity.

More Information:
http:// www.westsidedrama.com.

Texas Hold em Poker fundraiser for West Seattle Wildcat Basketball Nov. 3

Come join the West Seattle basketball community and friends for a "Texas Hold em poker" fundraiser to sponsor our players and their efforts to travel to a 2012 holiday basketball tournament in Las Vegas, NV in December. All proceeds go to travel costs. Dinner is at 4pm, and the poker tourney starts at 5pm. Ticket includes dinner, poker chips, and chance to win prizes, such as Husky football tickets, Safeway and Starbucks gift cards and more!

By Cassandra Baker

1:01 a.m., October 21. 62nd block of 24th Ave NW

Police responded to reports of an aggravated assault with a firearm in the middle of the night on October 21. They arrived at the scene and spoke with the victim, who said that on October 19 he had gotten into a dispute with his marijuana dealer. He said that the suspect threatened to “bleed” him if he didn’t pay the $700 he owed. The victim said that the suspect then struck him in the head with the grip of a black semi-automatic handgun. He said that he did not report it at first because the suspect threatened him and said that his “network” would “get him” if he called the police. The responding officers examined the victim but did not see any evidence of his injury. The victim was concerned that the suspect would come after him and expressed a desire to recant his claims.

5:00 a.m., October 19. N 105th St and Greenwood Ave N

1:10am: One neighbor reports that cops arrived at the scene and found nothing unusual.

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12:40 a.m. Five gunshots were reported by several neighbors near 24th Av. SW & SW 110th St. in White Center at 12:05 a.m. Poilce are on their way.

We will update.

In November, a local photographer, Matika Wilbur, is leaving Ballard to take up an extraordinary mission: To visit all 50 states and photograph and document all 562 Native American tribes in the nation.

Wilbur (www.matikawilbur.com), who is enrolled in the Tulalip tribe and was raised in the Swinomish tribe, has dedicated much of her professional career to photographing, lecturing on and informing people about contemporary Native American people and culture. In the past, this has dealt mostly with local Salish tribes, but now her goal is to document the entire culture all over the United States.

“I’d like to update the identity of the native American person and create a 21st century image in people’s consciousness, so through that we can build cultural bridges, demolish stereotypes, honor traditions, and leave a legacy,” she said.

Documentary photography has not always been Wilbur’s goal. She started out on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, in fact, as a fashion photographer for big name companies. “The type of photography where you can make a living,” she joked.

by Holly Brown

The holiday season means more parties to attend and host. Throwing a party can practically induce an anxiety attack on the part of the host, especially if it’s not something they do often. Whether it’s an intimate dinner for 6, or a lavish affair for 100, the planning, organization, and execution of a party require time and effort. Anyone who’s ever had a party knows what it takes. Planning the theme, inviting and confirming guests, developing the menu, purchasing food, wine, flowers, candles, etc. is hard work. Then, of course, there’s the cooking and cleaning. If you have the good fortune to be an invited guest, it’s practically your duty to be a great guest, and show your appreciation for the invitation! Mind your manners by following these simple tips, and you’ll be invited back again and again!

RSVP – This should be the simplest thing of all, but I’m often amazed when people don’t respond or wait until the last minute. Worse yet, they don’t show up after they’ve said they’ll attend.

Mind Unwind, the learning, and experimental art space in the Admiral District at 2206A California Ave SW is adding something new and in keeping with their experimental nature they have a unique theme. Owner Krystal Kelley explained, "The loft of the gallery was a greatly unused space, until now. Ever since we moved in last January, it felt like a treehouse because of the elevation from the street level onlooking the canopy of Maple trees along California Avenue…..so we myself, J. Conrad Nivens and Zac Hutchins decided to make yet another dream come true. Apparently all three dreamt up treehouses as kids and even more apparently, none of the three has grown up too much either. With active imaginations, Craigs List “free” section, some borrowed tools, and many late nights the "Treehouse Lounge" began taking shape. Now, about a month later, it is complete.
This is an over 21 only space and will offer beer and wine plus a little fun.

The beer and wine lounge opens Wednesday, October 31st…Halloween Night.

Closing the streets in the West Seattle Junction, just like it's summer time counterpart, the Harvest Festival took advantage of great weather on Sunday Oct. 28 to bring several thousand people to heart of the community for the farmers market and trick or treating for kids at participating merchants.

In partnership with the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance, over 40 local farmers set up on California Ave to share their goods at the peak of harvest.

A children's costume parade led by the West Seattle High School Marching Band was a highlight of the festival which also saw a gently haunted house and a pancake breakfast put on by the West Seattle Eagles.

The question all season long has been which Wildcat team is going to show up. Will it be the team that thrashed Franklin 47-0 or the team that couldn’t focus at homecoming and loses to Rainier Beach 47-7.

This team seems to thrive when they get the lead early, but when they get behind it’s a different story. Call it overachieving or underachieving. It doesn’t matter. The Cats become more prone to mistakes when they’re behind. The latter was the case on Saturday night, spotting 14 points to a Spartan team that was under .400 for the season and had a long bus ride from the island.

West Seattle kept it within reach in the first half, going into the locker room down 27-13. There was a missed opportunity in the first half with the score 21-6 when Bainbridge tried an onside kick that the Wildcats recovered on the 50 yard line, but the Cats couldn’t capitalize on the heads up play and went three and out.

West Seattle got the ball to start the second half and promptly gave the ball back on a Jamie Maple interception which the Spartans quickly converted to seven more points and extended their lead to 34-13.

Ginny Tyler, raised in West Seattle and later rising to entertainment prominence as a voice actor with KOMO in Seattle and later for Disney in Hollywood, passed away in July of this year at the age of 86, but is was apparent from the celebration of her life in West Seattle on Oct. 27 that her legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of family, friends and fans.

Kenyon Hall was transformed into Ginny’s Hall for an afternoon celebration that brought over 40 friends and relatives together, including several members of the Seattle-based Mountainears Disney Fan Club whom Tyler spent a lot of time with in her later years, thrilling them with her talent.

Nearly every square inch of wall space was adorned with memorabilia from the entertainer’s life and long-lasting career as a voice actor, originally as KOMO Radio’s Mother Goose in the 1950s later as the Chief Mouseketeer at Disneyland. Food was served, scrapbooks, photos and vintage Disney vinyl records were pored over, and memories were shared.

Tyler’s son Ty Fenton opened remarks on the day of light-hearted remembrance.

For nearly 15 years the West Seattle Thriftway has been introducing customers to new products, and companies during their Holiday Taste event November 1.

"This will be the biggest one we've ever done," said manager Paul Kapioski. He expects more than 40 vendors to be on hand from 4 to 7 pm offering tastes of everything from cheeses, to crackers to ice cream to prime rib and turkey.

"A lot of the vendors will offer unique products and many of them will be gluten free, and they actually taste good," said Kapioski.

He pointed out that, "as usual our prime rib goes very quickly so we will try to prepare more this year so we don't run out. In the past we ran out after the first hour or so. It's extremely popular."

The store will also hand out coupons for 10% off a shopping visit that day.