January 2014

information from Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
On Saturday January 25 from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. a free community event, Southwest Seattle Super String Saturday at Chief Sealth International High School, kicks off with an inspiring performance by one of America’s premier youth orchestras, the Seattle Youth Symphony. Following the performance, young violin, viola, cello and bass players from Southwest Seattle schools fill Chief Sealth High School with the sound of their hard work and dedication. This event celebrates the elementary and middle school string players who are receiving coaching by professional musicians hired by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras.

City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott will be on hand to welcome the Southwest Seattle musicians and their families to the event.

Pros
Seahawks
It's Super Bowl time for the Seattle Seahawks!
After earning their way with a wild 23-17 National Football Conference championship win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Seahawks will play the American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos in the Big Game with a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, Feb. 2.
The action takes place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and will be shown on KCPQ-TV Channel 13.

Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds will host Moose Jaw for 7:05 p.m. Western Hockey League action at Showare Center in Kent on Tuesday before visiting the Tri-City Americans at the same time Friday.
Then it's back to Showare to play Everett at 7:05 p.m. Saturday and Kelowna at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.

Colleges
Men's basketball
The University of Washington Huskies will host Oregon for an 8 p.m. game Thursday before entertaining Oregon State at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Thursday's game will be shown on Fox Sports 1 and Saturday's on the Pac-12 network.

Sports Roundup

Saturday, Jan. 18
Boys basketball
Kentridge 67, Mt. Rainier 42
Jamil Wilson-Jones led the Rams with 18 points in Saturday's loss to the Kentridge Chargers.
Girls basketball
Mt. Rainier 69, Kentridge 51
Brittany McPhee poured in 42 points for the Rams as they dealt the Chargers a defeat on Saturday.
SCS 33, Cedar Park Chr. 30
Aly Kaler paced Seattle Christian with 14 points in a low-scoring win over Cedar Park Christian this past Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 17
Boys basketball
Cascade Chr. 40, SCS 30
Taggart Anderson ended up with a team-high 11 points in Friday's Seattle Christian loss to Cascade Christian.
Lindbergh 91, Highline 65
Lucas Kelly contributed 28 points but the Pirates were still outgunned Friday.
Hazen 80, Tyee 39
Jaylen Plunkett tallied a team-high 12 for the Totems in Friday's loss.
Foster 71, Evergreen 33
Patrick Straight scored 13 for the Bulldogs in Friday's win as Walter Hayden finished with 15 for the Wolverines.
Kennedy 60, Renton 52
Parker Diller delivered 21 points for the victorious Lancers this last Friday.
Girls basketball
Cascade Chr. 49, SCS 30
Jessalyn Henry hit 10 for the Warriors in Friday's loss.

Sports Roundup

Saturday, Jan. 18
Boys basketball
Kentridge 67, Mt. Rainier 42
Jamil Wilson-Jones led the Rams with 18 points in Saturday's loss to the Kentridge Chargers.
Girls basketball
Mt. Rainier 69, Kentridge 51
Brittany McPhee poured in 42 points for the Rams as they dealt the Chargers a defeat on Saturday.
SCS 33, Cedar Park Chr. 30
Aly Kaler paced Seattle Christian with 14 points in a low-scoring win over Cedar Park Christian this past Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 17
Boys basketball
Cascade Chr. 40, SCS 30
Taggart Anderson ended up with a team-high 11 points in Friday's Seattle Christian loss to Cascade Christian.
Lindbergh 91, Highline 65
Lucas Kelly contributed 28 points but the Pirates were still outgunned Friday.
Hazen 80, Tyee 39
Jaylen Plunkett tallied a team-high 12 for the Totems in Friday's loss.
Foster 71, Evergreen 33
Patrick Straight scored 13 for the Bulldogs in Friday's win as Walter Hayden finished with 15 for the Wolverines.
Kennedy 60, Renton 52
Parker Diller delivered 21 points for the victorious Lancers this last Friday.
Girls basketball
Cascade Chr. 49, SCS 30
Jessalyn Henry hit 10 for the Warriors in Friday's loss.

Sports Watch

Pros

Seahawks
It's Super Bowl time for the Seattle Seahawks!
After earning their way with a wild 23-17 National Football Conference championship win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Seahawks will play the American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos in the Big Game with a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, Feb. 2.
The action takes place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and will be shown on KCPQ-TV Channel 13.

Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds will host Moose Jaw for 7:05 p.m. Western Hockey League action at Showare Center in Kent on Tuesday before visiting the Tri-City Americans at the same time Friday.
Then it's back to Showare to play the Everett Silvertips at 7:05 p.m. Saturday and the Kelowna Rockets at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.

Colleges

Men's basketball
The University of Washington Huskies will host Oregon for an 8 p.m. game Thursday before entertaining Oregon State at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Thursday's game will be shown on Fox Sports 1 and Saturday's on the Pac-12 network.

By Ken Robinson

For a few years, it was just the two of us in that house on the river. Once in a while, a deer walked through the yard. And sometimes an eagle perched nearby. We weren't pet lovers. Friends had dogs. A Neighbor had a big burly cat named Orangie. But neither of us had 'owned' a pet for years.

It was somewhere between a scream and a yell. "Don't feed him!" the Redhead said when he came to the door and stared at us. He turned this way and that so we could get a good look at the tuxedo he wore. He arched his back and gave us the once-over.

When that cat in the tux came to the door, I decided the polite thing to do was feed him. I gave him a taste of tuna on a plate on the deck .

We watched him through the glass door that first afternoon. With a full belly, he curled up on the deck and napped. In the morning, he was still there.

The Redhead said "I told you not to feed him."

We went outside and watched him lick the last of the tuna juices off the place. We gave him water in a bowl. That ritual was to be repeated many thousands of times over the next twenty-plus years.

By Matt Wendland

The City of Burien and Discover Burien will once again be hosting their annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on January 31st at the Burien Community Center.

Empty Bowls has been held on the last Friday in January for the last eight years. Put simply, would be supporters of the Highline Area Food Bank and White Center Food Bank have the opportunity to make donations to the organizations by attending the event, purchasing a bowl produced by a local potter from the Moshier Community Art Center, and fill it with soup donated by various local businesses.

Walking into Bourbon and Bones at Leary Way and Bright Street is like reemerging in a carnivore’s salivating dream scape. The space is bright, rustic and stinks of the sultry sins of smoked swine and a mad bovine brisket lust – all drenched in barrels of bourbon and tangy barbecue sauce. Good things happen here.

Michael Law is the chef and co-owner with Michael McConnell (Via Tribunali, Caffe Vita) of Bourbon and Bones. He has been cooking around the world for most of his life, but with this new roadhouse-feeling restaurant, Law is keeping to his roots.

Over a glass of Seapine Pale Ale, Law took an hour away from perfecting preparations and ordering rare bottles of bourbon to speak with the Ballard News Tribune about the opening.

“I noticed there is nothing here that stands up to barbecue in North Carolina or the south, and I’m hoping to bring that here and make it in a very rustic way,” said Law.

A native of North Carolina, Law has honed his craft of Lexington style barbecue and synthesized it with flavors and techniques he’s picked up along the way traveling throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s.

“Zebra Crossing,” is a slang term used to describe, “a type of non-controlled crossing with pedestrian priority.”

There seems to be many of those in Seattle. In this city, the assumption is the pedestrian takes the right of way. After all, Seattle is devoted to pedestrian-minded environments envisioned in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

However, that seems to not be the case at a certain intersection in Ballard.

On Jan. 8, at 5:34 p.m. Seattle Police Department and Seattle Fire Department responded to N.W. 57th Street and 20th Avenue N.W. and found a woman lying on the ground complaining of back pain. SPD reported that she had been “bumped” by an automobile and taken to Swedish as a precaution with no life threatening injuries.

“Traffic Collision Investigators will determine fault and issue a citation to that party once the investigation is complete,” wrote SPD via email to the Ballard News Tribune.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

After the accident, neighbors began asking for a safer intersection because they say this wasn’t the first time, and they fear it will only get worse.

Matt Wendland

Burien Police investigate “$2 trillion” worth of destroyed electronics
A man from the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien called 911 on January 7th to ask Burien Police to investigate the destruction of what he believed to be some very valuable electronics. According to the man, his daughter had recklessly destroyed “$2 trillion” worth of his electronics. Police were unable to locate the invaluable vandalized items.

Robbers ram vehicle into storefront
According to paperwork filed by the King County Sheriff’s Department, robbers are believed to have rammed a vehicle into a building in the unincorporated area of North Highline on January 1st, to gain access to tools located inside of the shop. Police believe that at least one robber rammed a vehicle into a roll-up door at GTS Classic Automotive near the intersection of 1st Avenue South and 112th Street. Once the door was damaged enough, the thieves were able to steal a number of tools and other valuables located within the business. Police have yet to release information about surveillance or a description of the suspects.