April 2013

Sports Roundup

Friday, April 19
Baseball
Chief Sealth 16, Rainier Beach 0
Chief Sealth's Seahawks got in a big win in spite of the Friday rain storm that dampened most area sports action.
The Seahawks defeated Rainier Beach by a 16-0 score, after plastering them, 12-3, two days earlier.
Chief Sealth outhit the Vikings, 14-2, with winning pitcher Blaine Steele allowing only one hit and striking out five.
Tino Tofilau led the Chief Sealth batters by hitting 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
The Seahawks host crosstown rival West Seattle for a 4 p.m. game at the Souhwest Athletic Complex Wednesday before turning around to visit the same potent Wildcats team at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Hiawatha field.
The regular season is scheduled to conclude next Monday, when West Seattle hosts Blanchet at 3:30 p.m. and Chief Sealth entertains Bainbridge at 4 p.m.
West Seattle was rained out at Franklin this past Friday.

Fastpitch
No softball games were schedules this past Friday or Saturday, but West Seattle and Chief Sealth are scheduled to face each other twice this week along with the baseball teams.

To the editor:
Imagine a student getting embarrassed or hurt because of a fake rumor about how he barfed in music class. Too much gossip and rumor are hurting students at middle schools because gossip can bully someone and he can get so bad they’re too scared to show they’re face. Also almost half of these rumors going around are a lie or get changed as it goes around and once someone says something you can’t take it back or delete it. There’s too much gossip hurting people in middle schools.

Students who gossip can bully a student and can get so bad that the person is too scared to show their face. Maybe you are just joking with a friend saying “did you hear that Maya likes Jake?” Your friend that you told this to might not think it’s a joke and spread this around. Think about if “Jason” or “Maya” hears that they may be mad or embarrassed because this is not true. Also, this stuff can get online and this could turn into cyber bullying. Even if this was a joke, this shows that students can be hurt by a rumor or gossip getting spread around. Gossip can and will take a wrong turn on someone.

The Genesee Schmitz Neighborhood Council shared this announcement on the morning of April 22:

REMINDER:

Please come show your support TONIGHT (April 22) for the two GSNC Parks Levy Proposals!
We do not expect anyone to speak publicly unless they wish to do so; just show your support by being there with us.
New? Come anyway, we'd love to meet you if we haven't already done so!

When and where: Miller Community Center on Capitol Hill (330 19th Ave. E.) on Monday, April 22nd, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Although our projects did not make the first round of funding, there is some remaining funding available and we very much want to indicate our continued support for the two proposals below. Some of the proposals from other parts of the city have had large groups of supporters at the hearings, while our group has been very small so far. We would love to have a similarly large group to show support for our proposals. Please come support one project or both at a single meeting, your choice!

Genesee Hill Site

Ecstasy turns friend into foe
On April 16, in the early evening hours, a group of friends were at the West Seattle Stadium watching an acquaintance participate in a Special Olympics competition. One of the women decided she wanted to leave the event and stated her intention, causing another friend to become very irate. The woman left anyways, but her irritated friend followed her with a skateboard to the entrance on 35th Ave. S.W. There, the “friend” called the victim a few explicit terms and struck her in the arm and back with the skateboard before punching and slapping her. Police arrived around that time and discovered the aggressive friend had ingested two Ecstasy pills earlier in the day and appeared to be having a bad trip. The victim refused medical attention at the scene and said she would go to the hospital herself. The suspect on drugs was handcuffed and transported to Harborview for assessment. She would later be arrested for assault.

Intervention turns ugly

Delridge Library Check out Challenge May 5

To participate in the Challenge, patrons just need to visit any location of The Seattle Public Library on Sunday and get their card stamped before they leave. Patrons with 15 stamps can enter a prize drawing. Patrons who attend Sunday Branch Celebrations also receive commemorative stickers for their Check Out Cards.

Prizes include Booklovers Baskets and lunch with City Librarian Marcellus Turner. Drawings will take place in May. Patrons do not need to be present at the drawings to win prizes.

For more information, call the Library at 206-386-4636.

Intermediate Tap Dance Class
Alki Community Center
5817 S.W. Stevens
Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. If you have any experience tapping give this class a try. It is a great way to exercise, learn tap patterns, and have fun doing it. Please contact Mary at 935-2162 for the pro-rated fee

Stop ‘N Shop
4504 California Ave. S.W.
Volunteers Needed:

Ballard High School will be playing their next game today against Newport at home, 3:45 p.m. at Whitman Middle School. On Wednesday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m., they'll face Garfield at Garfield High School.

Ballard Eeks Out Win against Redmond, April 15

Ballard held on to beat Redmond last Monday 4-3. Joe Jacobson started on the mound and pitched 6 innings and gave up only 4 hits. Sophomore Alex Livengood came in to close the game in the 7th and earned the victory as the Beavers came from behind scoring 2 runs in the final inning. Senior second baseman Alex Stamey was awarded the player of the game honor for his defense and for going 2 for 2 at the plate with 1 RBI.

The Player of the Game goes to Senior two-sacker Alex Stamey, who continued his torrid return from a broken hamate bone with a 2-2, 1-RBI performance. Nice work, Alex!

Beavers complete sweep against Roosevelt, April 17

Monday, April 22

Mayor's Earth Day

What: Elected officials of city governments and tribal nations across the Pacific Northwest will announce the formation of a new coalition to oppose coal trains and coal exports.

Where: Golden Gardens Park (8498 Seaview Pl NW)

When: 1:30 p.m.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/140534606128436/141359422712621/?notif_…

Captain Underpants author visits Secret Garden Bookshop

What: His newest Captain Underpants adventure is Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers! Dav will not be speaking but will pose and talk to everyone individually as he signs their books.

Where: 2214 NW Market St

When: 5-7 p.m.

More info: www.secretgardenbooks.com

Greenways in Crown Hill?

What: Crown Hill Neighborhood Association is hosting a speaker from Ballard Greenways at the monthly meeting. There will be a short presentation followed by Q&A.

Where: Crown Hill Center (9250 14th Ave NW, Rm. 4)

When: 7:15 p.m.

More info: http://crownhillneighbors.org/

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

It is said that Seattle is one of the most un-churched communities in the United States. It depends upon the value system of those who consider this fact whether Seattle is a great place to live or not. Church going has evolved from a time when the little village had only one church and those who were thought to be interested in saving their own souls attended there every Sunday. In my younger years, I attended Sunday school and was encouraged to occasionally sit through the adult service to take notes for discussion later on in my church school class. Being a studious teenager I was amazed at how much I learned about living my life from the Sunday sermon.

Exciting and fast paced…
That is the only way to describe the new professional sport in Seattle. The inaugural season of Major League Ultimate in Seattle kicked off at the SWAC last night in front of one thousand plus rabid fans.

This new sport has familiar elements of soccer, American football, and basketball. Ultimate is played on an open field roughly the size of a football field. Instead of a ball a Frisbee style disc is used that is approximately the size of the discs seen at every park or play field. Instead of a netted goal as in soccer the disc is advanced into an endzone like in football to score. One point is awarded for each score. Seven players on each side comprise a team that plays both offense and defense. There are two types of players on the field, Handlers and Cutters. These players handle both offense and defense.

Four ten minute quarters comprise the game with a fifteen minute half time with the game lasting approximately one hour. Each team has two time outs per quarter.

The "kickoff" is referred to as “The opening pull”.

The West Seattle Thriftway store chose to celebrate 25 years in business by raffling off a $500 shopping spree of Western Family products. The winner of the raffle, Rob Dent, was there with his wife and young daughter, ready to run for the 4 minutes he had to collect as many things as possible in the allotted time.

The raffle raised $2220 for the West Seattle Food Bank and they were presented with a check.

But the store helped out Dent a lot. They walked through the aisles showing him where the products were stocked ahead of time, and placed empty carts in strategic points around the store so he could fill one up and run to the next as Thriftway's Michele Grasso pushed the carts along to help him.

Dent was fast and focused on the high value items as you'd expect, such as meats, and cheeses, then of course canned goods, cereals and more from the wide array of Western Family products.

When he was done he was winded but happy. "I think I need a nap," he said chuckling.

He managed to get 436.24 in his four minute jog and then did something very special. He donated 90% of it directly to the Food Bank.