December 2012

Monday, Dec. 17
Girls basketball
Foss 36, Tyee 28
Foss High School of Tacoma rolled into SeaTac last Monday and came away with a 36-28 victory over the Tyee Totems.
Boys basketball
Ev. Luth. 73, Rainier Chr. 50
Evergreen Lutheran stood tall over Rainier Christian this past Monday.

Tuesday, Dec. 18
Boys basketball
Mt. Rainier 85, Auburn Riv. 64
Caden Rowland rallied for a team-high 20 points as the Rams beat Auburn-Riverside handily. Teammate Jamil Wilson-Jones backed him up with 18 points.
Girls basketball
Tahoma 49, SCS 37
Class 1A Seattle Christian ran up against Tahoma on Tuesday and took a loss to the Class 4A Bears.
Boys swimming
Mt. Rainier 96, Kentridge 90
The Rams eked out a close win over the Chargers this past Tuesday.

Wednesday, Dec. 19
Girls basketball
Kennedy 55, Tyee 21
Kennedy Catholic came through with a lopsided win over the Totems on Wednesday.
Renton 65, Foster 30
Renton routed the Bulldogs in a Seamount League game this past Wednesday.
Gymnastics
Mt. Rainier
The Rams captured second place in a close four-team meet Wednesday.

With the words, "I'm sure our paths will cross again," and a spin of David Gray's "The one I love" Marty Riemer closed his career at KMTT 103.7 FM on Thursday, Dec. 20. He had recorded his last show earlier in the day and was already at a party for him at the Feedback Lounge.

Riemer has been down this road before, only the last time it was not by choice. That time he was escorted out by security guards.

This time he chose to simply move on, without a clear plan going forward. Riemer has operated his own company Twisted Scholar that produces educational DVD's and audio work but for now he's going to take it easy...and of course maintain his Friday 9:30am podcast from his West Seattle basement. His company is "on the verge of getting a contract with UW Medicine to do podcasts for them," and he will still do voice over work for Carter Subaru and West Seattle Coins.

His farewell party was attended by about 80 people, and was marked by a lot of laughter, hugs, and affirmations. There were zero tears.

His former producer Brian Muchinsky said, " He looks happier right now than I can remember seeing him in a very long time."

UPDATE JAN. 3:

Businesses, and individuals, in Burien, White Center, West Seattle, and beyond have been generously donating items for the raffle and silent auction at a fundraiser to be held at the Bison Creek Pizza Extravaganza fundraiser, described below, for Joshua Watler, 31, who needs a bone marrow transplant and after-care due to leukemia. The event is now scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m., a bit earlier than previously planned.

In Burien: Holiday Mart, B-Town Blog ad, Vino Bello Wine Bar & Shop, Bikram Yoga Burien, HiLine Lanes, Eat Local

In Normandy Park: Desert Sun

In West Seattle & White Center: Beer Junction, Cupcake Royale, 3.14 Bakery, Company Bar, Full Tilt, Proletariat Pizza

...And the list is growing.

Highline Times/West Seattle Herald reporter/photographer Steve Shay will offer two enlargements including a framed Native American image he took at the Pow Pow here, and a framed 1962 image of Elizabeth Taylor taken by his father, journalist Art Shay, in Chicago. Our newspapers will also be covering the event.

In Seamount League play the Evergreen Wolverines laid a beat down on the Highline Pirates.

Both teams started slowly and at the end of the first period Evergreen held a slim 12-11 lead. This trend continued through the rest of the first half. Play was a little sloppy on both sides with each team deep in the penalty situation and when the half ended Evergreen had ten fouls to Highlines nine. The Wolverines did extend their lead to six and the half ended with Evergreen on top 29-23.

As the halftime break came to an end, the Pirates had been on the court warming up for several minutes, there was no sign of Evergreen. Coach Tony White kept his team in the locker room till the last moment. Whatever he was telling his team made an immediate impact.

The Wolverines came out biting and clawing in the third period. Evergreens Center, the noticeably taller 6’ 5” Alex Campbell, began to exert his height and became the power in the post, blocking shots and was unstoppable on offense. Alex would finish the night with a team and game high 31 points.

In Seamount League play the Evergreen Wolverines laid a beat down on the Highline Pirates Wednesday Dec. 19.

Both teams started slowly and at the end of the first period Evergreen held a slim 12-11 lead. This trend continued through the rest of the first half. Play was a little sloppy on both sides with each team deep in the penalty situation and when the half ended Evergreen had ten fouls to Highlines nine. The Wolverines did extend their lead to six and the half ended with Evergreen on top 29-23.

As the halftime break came to an end, the Pirates had been on the court warming up for several minutes, there was no sign of Evergreen. Coach Tony White kept his team in the locker room till the last moment. Whatever he was telling his team made an immediate impact.

The Wolverines came out biting and clawing in the third period. Evergreens Center, the noticeably taller 6’ 5” Alex Campbell, began to exert his height and became the power in the post, blocking shots and was unstoppable on offense. Alex would finish the night with a team and game high 31 points.

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Boys basketball
CFC 72, Shorewood Chr. 61
Shorewood Christian of West Seattle absorbed a loss at the hands of Christian Faith Center of Federal Way this past Tuesday.

Wednesday, Dec. 19

Girls basketball
West Seattle 44, Chief Sealth 21
Lexi Ioane swished in 14 points and Lydia Giomi canned 12 to lead the West Seattle Wildcats past Chief Sealth's Seahawks on Wednesday.
Sidney Proctor, meanwhile, paced the Seahawks with eight points in the Metro League matchup of close neighbors.
West Seattle hosts Seattle Lutheran for a 5:15 p.m. game Saturday as Chief Sealth goes to Lakeside for action this Friday, then waits to play in a tournament at North Seattle's Kings High School starting with a 2 p.m. game next Friday.
Highline 40, Evergreen 29
The Highline Pirates prevailed in a battle with the Evergreen Wolverines played on Wednesday.

Boys basketball
Evergreen 77, Highline 58
The Wolverines of White Center walloped the Highline Pirates in Seamount League action this past Wednesday.

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda announced the promotion of Lafayette Elementary School Principal Shauna Heath to a new role for the school district. She will take on the job of Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction.

Banda's letter reads:

"Today I’m announcing a leadership change at Lafayette. Your principal, Shauna Heath, has been appointed Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction. In her new role, Ms. Heath will oversee Early Learning, College and Career Readiness and core content areas.

I know Lafayette staff and families went through a principal search process last summer, and I understand it is a hardship to have a leadership change mid-year. But we need Ms. Heath’s leadership to help all of our nearly 50,000 students. Congratulations to Ms. Heath, and I know she will be missed at Lafayette.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Derby Races with a Science Twist

December 19th- A block of wood, four wheels, weights, and an hour of scientific enjoyment. Students from the social service organization, New Futures, worked with their science instructor from the Environmental Science Center (ESC) to discover the physical laws of gravity through a pinewood derby race.
A group of kids racing cars might seem frivolous, but on Tuesday, December 18th, the students were joined by a group of supporters who knew better. As a collaborative effort, several people with similar interests met to discuss and observe after-school science education in action. Included were Gilda Wheeler, Sustainability and Environmental Program Coordinator for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Kimberly Kotovic, Highline Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator; Darcy Nothnagle, Google representative; plus the executive directors, board members, and staff of the Environmental Science Center, New Futures, and King County Housing Authority.

AUBURN - And they all toppled down has been the recurring report of the fate of all Mount Rainier (Des Moines) girls basketball opponents thus far.

With a strong impetus provided by their experienced returning players from last season's Class 4A state third place team, the Rams have ferociously felled their foes by an average of more than 25 points per game. This includes a devastating demolition of a previously ninth-ranked squad.

Tuesday, Dec. 18, turned into a truly tenacious task in the toughest test of the season.

Rallying from three seven point deficits in the first half, the state No.1 ranked Mount Rainier Rams finally raced away from the Auburn Riverside Ravens for a deceptive looking 70-55 win to raise their unbeaten status to 7-0 in the South Puget Sound League North and 9-0 overall. Auburn Riverside fell to 4-2 and 5-3 respectively.

Holding a slim 54-50 lead against the Ravens with just more than seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Rams began their breakaway.

Brionne Corbray - West Seattle resident, family man and medical marijuana dispensary owner on California Ave S.W. and in White Center – was sentenced to five years probation and a $25,000 fine for federal drug trafficking charges on Dec. 19, according to a Seattle Times report.

Up until Nov. 15, 2011, Corbray was a busy man, running two local dispensaries and one in North Seattle, all under the name GAME Collective. On that day, it all changed when DEA agents raided his businesses and home, taking all marijuana, cash, business receipts, patient records and vehicle. It was a far-reaching Puget Sound raid of several dispensaries – focusing on operations the federal government said were operating “outside the spirit of state law.”