December 2012

Joined by the Dickens Carolers Choir, the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival will be making it's way around Ballard tonight.

The Argosy Christmas Ship festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 62 years. Its main purpose is to bring communities together to celebrate the holiday season.

It will be leaving Shilshole Marina at 7 p.m., make it's way to Ballard Locks to play music between 8:10 and 8:30 p.m., and come back to Golden Gardens for a little beach-side caroling from 9:05 to 9:25 p.m., before heading back home to Shilshole Bay Marina.

While the Argosy boat is all booked up, it's still possible to get in on a parade boat, $25 for adults and $12 for youth. For more info, visit http://www.argosycruises.com/themecruises/xmasSchedule.cfm

Gun stashed in backpack
Burien Police responded to a call at the Burien Social Security Office, 151 S.W. 156 St. Dec. 11, at 2:25 p.m. to find a 36 year-old man said to be homeless with a gun in his backpack, according to Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff's Office. When the suspect entered, the security officer asked to check his backpack and the suspect said it contained a gun. The security officer retrieved the gun prompting a fight until the guard got the suspect under control. Sgt. West said a King County deputy arrived and turned the case over to Homeland Security.

Tukwila man pleads guilty
Miguel A. Sanchez-Palomares, 31, of Tukwila, who was arrested Oct. 25 thanks to an undercover investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 11, to making, possessing and selling fraudulent immigration documents.
A Mexican citizen, he will be sentenced March 15 when prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 18 months in prison under a plea agreement.

The two ensembles of Seattle Girls’ Choir, pictured, will perform advent Lessons and Carols at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle (4210 SW Genesee St., 98116 http://www.holyrosaryseattle.org). An elegant prelude to Christmas, this wonderful English tradition combines lessons read and carols sung by the young women of the choir.

Prime Voci, made up of high school women from throughout the Puget Sound region and conducted by Artistic Director Jacob Winkler, recently recorded a new CD of holiday music at Holy Rosary entitled Carmina Angelorum: Songs for Treble and Harp. They will be joined by Cantamus, an ensemble of middle school girls conducted by Assistant Artistic Director, Alex Gagiu. Three performers of Cantamus live in West Seattle: 8th grader Elizabeth Baer attends Hamilton Middle School, 8th grader Emma Strevey attends Pathfinder K-8, and Our Lady of Guadalupe 8th grader Gena Hurlocker.

Proceeds will go to Toys for Tots

http://www.seattlegirlschoir.org

Friday, December 21st, 2012

7:30 pm

Suggested Donation at the Door: $10 at the door, $25 per family

Dear Editor

I am writing in response to your front page article in the December 14,2012 edition of the Ballard News-Tribune

The concept of the Urban Rest Stop makes a great deal of sense to me. As a resident of NW 57 Street in Ballard, while I support the concept, the location does not make sense to me. The article barely mentions the concerns of the residents. The concern that is mentioned, that of insufficient space, is brushed away by an assertion that this is not an issue at the other two locations. This gets me to my point that Ballard is very different from the other locations.

The Urban Rest Stop:

1) It is very close to the Public Library which is full of children of all ages.

2) It is a half block away from the children's park at Ballard Commons. Mothers push strollers down the residential sidewalk, which is half as wide as the downtown sidewalks . Despite assurances to the contrary, we are sure, at times, the sidewalks will be congested with people waiting for appointments or waiting for their friends using the rest stop or who hang out in the area.

By Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles

To the editor:

While I very much appreciate your efforts to provide context for what’s happening in the state Senate (“Carlyle, Tarleton get on board with important committees; Kohl-Welles stripped of hers,” Dec. 14), and that the details in the article are accurate, I am concerned that the headline confuses the facts.

UPDATE Dec. 31 12:15pm
Alki Polar Bear Swim organizer Mark Ufkes shared this update on the event set for New Years Day at 10:00am

We have grown from 30 friends to over 300 last year. We do not have early sign up, folks just show up ready to jump into the water together.

We expect at least 400 swimmers this year who are happy and excited about their lives in 2013. Viva (Long live the) West Seattle Polar Bear Swim!"

NOTE: The West Seattle Herald will have photo and video coverage of the swim.

Original post Dec. 17
A goal of 1000 participants has been set by organizers of the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear swim on Alki Beach.

White Center Chamber of Commerce President and multiple Polar Bear swim veteran put out the call for participants on Dec. 17.

FEDERAL WAY - Evergreen Lutheran head coach Dave Linder briefly discussed the definitive aspects of the boys basketball 68-55 SeaTac 1B League basketball loss at Christian Faith on Friday, Dec.14, on the basketball court of the EX-3 Ron Sandwith Teen Center.

"It was the end of the third quarter," he said. "Christian Faith is a good team and we couldn't stop No. 4 (point guard Afari Richardson). Then Vick Toor joined in. Every time we needed to make a play, we turned it over. The boys fought hard, but fell a little short."

In a matchup of teams featuring Eagles as their mascot, the breakaway sequence was preceded by four ties -- the last at 41-41 with just more than three minutes left in the third quarter - following a 30-27 CF halftime edge.

Isaiah Bergemann of the Des Moines-based Eagles drained an outside 10-foot jump shot for the final deadlock, but a Christian faith steal led to a layup by C.J. Cabiles. Cabiles followed up with a lay in that Karl Leitzke countered on a put back basket to draw EL within 45-43 with 1:15 showing.

Monday, Dec. 3
Boys basketball
Lakes 51, Evergreen 43
The Wolverines of Evergreen High School in White Center took a non-league loss to the Lakes Lancers last Monday.
Tyee 55, Lakewood 54
Tyee squeezed out a one-point win over Lakewood in non-league action Monday.
Girls basketball
Lakewood 43, Evergreen 25
Evergreen also came up short on the girls side Monday.
Foss 51, Highline 39
Highline took a non-league loss to Foss this past Monday.
Kennedy 47, Crosspoint 35
The Lancers posted a non-league victory against Crosspoint on Monday.

Tuesday, Dec. 4
Girls basketball
Mt. Rainier 67, Kentlake 19
The Rams showed why they are expected to go to state again with a 67-19 crushing of Kentlake last Tuesday.
Highline 39, Decatur 29
Highline hammered its visitors from Federal Way in a 10-point non-league game Tuesday.
Boys basketball
Mt. Rainier 59, Kentlake 29
The Rams rallied for a 30-point victory this past Tuesday over the Kentlake Falcons.
Mt. R. Luth. 51, Evg. Luth. 31
The Eagles of Evergreen Lutheran fell to Mount Rainier Lutheran last Tuesday.
Boys swimming

UPDATE Dec. 22 11:30am
With showers likely and a temperature of 42 degrees it won't be comfortable on Alki this evening but the Candlelight Vigil to honor the victims of Newtown will go on. The original Facebook invitation shows only 13 people have said they will attend but the West Seattle Herald has spoken to many others who plan to be there.

UPDATE: Dec. 18 5:10pm
Organizer Casey Ann Rasmussen has announced that the speakers at the Newtown vigil set for Alki this coming Saturday are:
Snohomish County Prosecutor- Mark Roe, also a survivor and board member for Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims organization and
Executive Director of Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims, survivor -Marge Martin.

Rasmussen said, "There will be a rather large group of violent crime survivors attending and involved."

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