November 2013

By Stu Hennesey

The Admiral Business District is All On Board for Small Business Saturday November 30th. Many of the businesses are offering specials to entice West Seattle's holiday shoppers to keep there dollars local.

Over half of the dollars that are spent with local small businesses stay right in the community for continued benefits.

A variety of offers and events are happening like the West Seattle Fabric Co's effort to bring the holidays back home with discounts on fabric bundles, make and take sewing demos and a discount on sewing kits. They are also offering a 5% discount on non-perishable food donations.

The B-Full Salon is offering gift certificates for a variety of relaxation services at 20% off.

The Atomic Boys retro toy store is covering the tax on every purchase as well as giving away their tote bags with a $50 or more purchase.

Shanti Salon & Spa will use the 30th, Small business Sat. for their kick off, for the West Seattle Food Bank. There will be a Holiday paper, wrapped box with the Food banks "wish list" in their retail store.

This morning in Shilshole bay a Harbor patrol unit and U.S. Coastguard were dispatched after reports of two men in the water.

Close to 4 a.m., two men fell off a 40 ft. sailboat near Golden Gardens and were unable to get out of the water. They were in the water for sometime before onlookers called the police.

The two victims managed to keep from drowning by hanging on to life preservers and ropes that had been thrown to them by friends.

The two victims were rescued and rushed to Harborview Medical Center for potential hypothermia treatment. It is not know how the men ended up in the water but police are investigating.

Winter water temperatures in Puget Sound hang around 46 degrees Fahrenheit. Onset of hypothermia in those frigid temperatures can happen within 10 minutes.

Community Faire
Featuring arts and crafts,
holiday bakery, Celtic Café, free hot apple cider,
Preschool holiday recitals at 11am and 1pm.

To benefit the John Knox Community Preschool.

At John Knox Presbyterian Church, 109 S.W. Normandy Road,

Dec 7 9:00 am to 4:00pm

By Gerardo Bolong

LACEY - Marcus Pavilion on the campus of Saint Martin's University was the final setting on Sat., Nov. 16, as the John F. Kennedy Catholic girls volleyball team secured an eighth-place Class 3A trophy in the WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires state tournament.
The 10th-ranked Lancers began their day with a morning 16-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22, win against No. 6 Eastside Catholic in the consolation semifinals.
Fifth-ranked Tinberline (24-6) Timberline then took a 25-13, 16-25, 25-13, 27-25, victory against Kennedy Catholic (20-4) in the seventh-eighth place match up.

Kennedy completed a big comeback in set four to rally from a 17-9 deficit to lead 23-21, but ultimately settled for eighth place, the school's best state finish since 2008. Seniors Rachael George, Delaney Knox, Alex Rodal, Sydney Beach, and Amanda Shioyama exit their high school volleyball careers for the Lancers.
Mercer Island topped Holy Names, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13, in the title match.
Southridge won the third-place trophy for the second straight year, after a 25-27, 26-24, 25-21, 27-25 win against Columbia River.

By David Rosen

The Port of Seattle workers have a long night ahead of them after learning about a powerful storm at sea damaged some of the shipping containers on board. The ship is currently docked at Terminal 18.

According to Coast Guard officials, the container ship named Arnold Maersk came into port Friday from Busan, Korea. The ship departed Korea on November 12, 2013 and encountered severe weather on the seas.

The crew reported to Coast Guard officials that two days ago 53 containers were damaged and 18 containers were lost overboard in international waters. The ship itself was not damaged.

Santa arrives early at the 3rd annual Christmas Gifts & Tree Sale on the corner of 160th and 1st Avenue South. Lots of gifts giving items, including tools. Photos with Santa. They'll be open 7 days a week beginning Saturday November from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The tree lots will stay open later. The old Herr Lumber yard site will be torn down in 2014 to make way for CVS Pharmacy on the property.

Yulefest is almost here for a weekend-long holiday festival at the Nordic Heritage Museum.

The festival happens Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23 and 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Yulefest features over 40 merchants, musical performances; and authentic cuisine like krumkake, lefse, and Danish æbleskiver. Santa will also be making a special appearance.

Admission is a suggested donation of $3 for adults and $1 for kids 6 to 11. Kids under 6 are free. Limited parking is available for a suggested donation of $2.

The Nordic Heritage Museum has provided a schedule below. For more information go to http://www.nordicmuseum.org/events.aspx

YuleFest complete schedule:

Saturday:
Nordic Cafe (auditorium)
10:00 a.m. NW Nordic Ladies Chorus: Norwegian and Swedish folk and traditional Christmas music
11:00 a.m. Norwegian Male Chorus of Seattle
Noon Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle
1:00 p.m. Katrilli Finnish Folkdancers: traditional dance, music, and Lucia processional
2:00 p.m. Leikarringen, Poulsbo Sons of Norway: Scandianavian folk dance
3:00 p.m. Swedish Women's Choir: traditional joyful Swedish Christmas music

With no rain and open skies this week there have been some amazing sunsets. The Ballard News Tribune took advantage of it and toured Ballard looking for the transforming power of light. It may be cold out there, but a deep crimson sunset in Nov. warms more than the mind.

Here we are at Sunset Park as the sun sinks behind the jagged teeth that are the Olympics. Joggers, dog walkers and motorists pause to watch the blazing sun move across the azure expanse and saturate the West in tangerine beams of utter stillness. It seemed like the whole day was leading up to this earthly drama.

The Ballard News Tribune does not take sunsets lightly. We are serious sun-geeks here. If you have a sunset photo you would like to share, please send it to shaneh@robinsonnews.com.

information from South Seattle Community College

South Seattle Community College’s Aerospace Composites Technician Training Program has two upcoming open houses for potential students interested in joining the January 2014 session.

Open houses are from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 21 and Dec. 12 at South’s Georgetown Campus, 6737 Corson Ave. S

The Aerospace Composites Program runs for six months and provides graduates with a gateway into the aerospace industry. Students learn to manufacture, fabricate and repair composites, read blueprints, inspect composite structures, operate power and pneumatic tools and more as they earn 45 college credits, meeting six hours per day (30 hours a week). The skills learned are also applicable to marine, ground transportation, sporting equipment and medical device fields.

This Sunday Nov. 24, the Ballard Bridge will have only one lane open in each direction from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The closure is for SDOT to repair expansion joints on the north end of the bridge.

SDOT explained that they scheduled the closure for Sunday when the traffic is lighter. They advise drivers to allow extra time in their routes crossing the bridge.