November 2012

Teams from across the Puget Sound region gathered at Chief Sealth High School on Saturday for the 2012 Basketball Jamboree.

The jamboree is an opportunity for teams to get brief playing time against other schools to assess experience and see how the chemistry of each team is playing out before the regular season starts next week.

The matchups are short, only ten minutes per game. This format is twofold. The truncated playing time keeps the possibility of injury to a minimum and allows for many teams an opportunity to participate in the jamboree.

Early in the jamboree Sealth defeated Roosevelt HS 16-15 and Evergreen HS took down Kentlake HS 27-15.
In the final game of the afternoon the Chief Sealth went heads up against Lynnwood HS. This game turned out to be the best of the day. Sealth’s defense was quick and smothering.

The Seahawks created 4 forced turnovers all leading to fast break points. While Sealth fielded a slightly smaller team they were much quicker and more agile than Lynnwood. Sealth’s defense was all over the Royals and allowed only four shot attempts from inside the paint.

UPDATE Nov. 26:
The Pat Cashman/Mike Hearl event previously scheduled for Salty's on Nov. 28 has been postponed, "until January 31st," Cashman announced.

Original Post
Well known on air personality Pat Cashman and baby boomer researcher Mike Hearl are coming to Salty's on Alki with an unusual but likely entertaining program aimed at helping people of a certain age (baby boomers) with practical advice from health, housing, financial and legal experts.

The event, is set for Nov. 28 and is the first of a series of programs and will run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

The cost is $33 per person.

Their materials say they will "explore just what it takes to be a “Strong Finisher” and transform this phase of life into a satisfying adventure."

The price includes Salty's finger foods including: Cedar-Smoked Salmon Canapés, Thai Chicken Satays, California Sushi, Duck Confit En Croute, Aged Balsamic-Marinated Fig Bruschetta. You'll see a demo on how to prepare Vanilla Butter-Poached Prawns (one of the appetizers). Award-winning Sozo Wines will be on hand to provide wine-tastings of their winners from the LA and San Francisco wine competitions.

The Delridge Produce Cooperative is seeking anyone with the time and inclination to join them and they move forward with their plan to create a functioning grocery store in the Delridge neighborhood.

The November meeting is set for Monday evening, Nov. 26. All interested volunteers are needed to help plan the next steps. Teresa Young, Organizational Development Specialist from the Northwest Cooperative Development Center will be on hand to discuss how the NWCDC can assist the Co-Op at this stage. They are making final edits to their business plan and reviewing the first draft of their bylaws. The meeting run from 5:30-7:30pm, at the Delridge Library.

The normal December meeting is being postponed for this month but will resume we on the 4th Monday of the month. The next meeting will be January 28th, 6:30-7:30pm at the Delridge branch of the Seattle Public Library.

The Co-Op shared these announcements:

Want some (free!) potatoes?

More than 100 people showed up under clear skies to attend the official opening night of the West Seattle Lights at the Helmstetler house at 3908 SW Charlestown Street.

The animated light display has grown to become a West Seattle favorite for the past few years and the crowd enjoyed the choreographed music and light show.

Before the show actually began Grammy Award winner Judy Pancoast sang some songs while kids danced.

Seattle's Best Coffee was on hand serving hot chocolate and coffee.

You can see our previous coverage and see a video of one song here.

To learn more about the schedule for the lights see the show's website at www.westseattlelights.com

Update for Nov. 25
The victim of a White Center house fire on Nov. 24 has been identified by KOMO News as Peggy Munson, 71. She was the sister of well known former West Seattleite, Kay Trepanier.

Munson died in a house fire on the 9800 block of 28th Ave S.W. Fire investigators are still looking into the cause.

Original post on Nov. 24
At 4:42pm the call came in to 911 about a fire at 9807 28th SW in White Center.

A neighbor made the call.

A 71 year old woman was found in the hallway of the home and pronounced dead on the scene.

The fire appears to have started in the living room. A neighbor said the woman lived alone, and that her husband had died "about a year ago."

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.

The fact that fall precedes the holiday season seems somehow just right. It makes for a lot of cleanup with leaves that must be taken care of by somebody. We spotted two boys out raking leaves along California Avenue on Nov. 24.

Their Gramma Linda Wells negotiated with them to pay them $1.50 per hour to rake leaves to earn money to buy their parents something for Christmas.

Samuel Thompson 6 and Brayden Thompson 8 were very industrious, and dedicated workers.

In fact, when we stopped to take a photo of them, they were so focused on their work we had to ask them to take a break for a moment.

These boys understand the value of hard work, and what it means to earn money. To think that they want to work to buy something for their parents just makes it all that much sweeter.

White Center residents came to the corner of 16th SW and SW Roxbury on Nov. 24 to beautify the corner with plantings in memory of Margaret Ryan who died, allegedly at the hands of her son Nov. 13.

Flowers for the planting were donated by Vera Johnson of Village Green Perennial Nursery, and soil was donated by E-Green.

The site is directly across from Triangle Park in White Center and a memorial service will be conducted in conjunction with the White Center Christmas Tree lighting set for 4:30pm Dec. 1.

Even though it's a national event, now in its third year Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24 could have been made with the West Seattle Junction in mind. The junction has a very high percentage of locally owned, owner operated businesses and the vitality of the business district is one reason so many people choose to live here.

The West Seattle Herald (also a locally owned business) took a walk through the Junction today and saw that better weather, the start of the Christmas shopping season, and the attention focused on small business made for very busy stores.

Saturday, Nov. 24 is Small Business Saturday and this now annual event has become a movement across the nation to keep our economy alive and keep local jobs by keeping spending local.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there were close to 28 million small businesses in the United States last year. Over the past two decades, they created 65 percent of net new jobs. Their importance to local communities extends even further. For every $100 spent in locally-owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures, according to the small business advocacy group The 3/50 Project.

West Seattle and White Center are neighborhoods that depend on local residents for support. This idea, shopping locally, has benefits that extend well beyond just keeping a small business going. It actually builds a network of support for the entire community, keeping lights on, reducing crime, and preserving local resources.

Chief Sealth International High School has seen many talented athletes in its history and on Friday Nov. 23, many of them returned to honor someone important in their lives. Nels Enquist who has been part of the Sealth family for a major portion of his life, was the focus of games played by both mens's and women's teams and a ceremony honoring his life of service to the school.

Approximately 500 spectators were in attendance, who paid a small admission charge that will go toward current and future alumni projects.

Enquist, who attended Sealth as a student went on to become a coach, teacher, athletic director, and assistant principal, crossing paths with thousands along the way.

Sam Reed, Athletic Director presented Enquist with a plaque at the event.
Enquist will be permanently honored with a plaque that will hang in the entry of the gymnasium.

Reed offered following the game, "Jimmy Rainwater with 20 for Blue in the win. Melvin Jones led red with 18." Mens final score was 65-62, Blue team over Red.