January 2014

By Matt Wendland

Justin West is now the newest member of the Burien City Council’s Business and Economic Development Partnership (BEDP) advisory board, after being appointed by the Council with a unanimous vote on January 6th.

The BEDP is a 14 member board established to provide guidance and direction to the Burien City Council on the City’s future economic development programs and priorities. Each member of the advisory board was appointed by the City Council to fulfill four year terms. In 2011 the City Council enacted a new policy that established term limits for their advisory boards which limited advisors to two consecutive four year terms. As nearly every member of the BEDP at the time had been serving on the advisory board for well over two term limits, a large number of new members have been appointed since then.

Friday, Jan. 10
Girls basketball
West Seattle 66, Franklin 34
Lydia Giomi led the Wildcats to victory this past Friday, scoring 20 points.
Crosspoint 44, Seattle Luth. 36
Abby Sanders hit 16 points for Seattle Lutheran in its 44-36 loss to Crosspoint Academy on Friday.
Shorewood Chr. 40, Rainier Chr. 23
Shorewood Christian of West Seattle was led to victory by the 21 points of Nicole Jones last Friday.
Stalyn Domingo added 14 points.

Boys basketball
Franklin 71, West Seattle 38
Nate Prior was the top scorer for the Wildcats in Friday's loss with 12 points.
Nathan Hale 69, Chief Sealth 54
Ahmed Mohamed tossed in a team-high 12 points for the Seahawks in Friday's loss at Nathan Hale.
Evergreen 54, Tyee 30
Anthony Berry-You scored 14 points for the Wolverines of White Center in Friday's 54-30 victory over Tyee.
Seattle Luth. 67. Crosspoint 60
Abijah Smith scored 14 points for Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle in Friday's win over Crosspoint Academy.
Shorewood Chr. 72. Rainier Chr. 40
Stan Domingo delivered 18 points to lead the victorious Shorewood Christian team Friday.

SEATAC--Even the officials wound up undermanned in this game.

One of the three left in an ambulance with chest pains with 4:27 to play in the second quarter of Friday's girls basketball game between Tyee and Evergreen in the Totems' home gymnasium, and Tyee started off the game short-handed with only five players suited up.

The Totems still built up big leads on Evergreen of White Center, then had to hang on as the Wolverines battled back against four and then only three Tyee players.

Tyee had a 39-30 advantage when Keyara Brooks fouled out with 3:02 remaining in the game, and the lead was whittled to 45-40 before Khalya Guy fouled out with 20 seconds left.

Marleisha Cox of Evergreen then scored on her own putback to make it 45-42 with 10 seconds remaining.

Cox went to the foul line with four seconds left and missed both shots, then her team got the ball back on an out of bounds play with two ticks of the clock remaining.

Stephanie Herrera of the Wolverines then missed a three-point shot as time expired to preserve a 45-42 win for the Totems.

Sports Roundup

Monday, Jan. 6
Girls basketball
Evergreen 38, Foss 22
Caroline Tupa tallied 19 points and Stephanie Herrera hit 10 as Evergreen posted a non-league victory over Foss High School of Tacoma this past Monday.
Shorewood 77, Highline 15
Olivia Beckham scored seven of the Pirates' 15 points in last Monday's lopsided non-league loss to Shorewood.

Tuesday, Jan. 7
Boys basketball
Life Chr. 50, SCS 46
The Warriors of Seattle Christian School were edged by Life Christian -- the school they pair up with for football -- on Tuesday.
Taggart Anderson scored 16 points and Cody Miller 13 for the Warriors.
Girls basketball
Life Chr. 52, SCS 42
Madelyn Weber hit 19 points and Aly Kaler 10 for Seattle Christian in Tuesday's loss to Life Christian.

Wednesday, Jan. 8
Boys basketball
Evergreen 49, Highline 45
Brandon Valencia knocked in 19 points and Kevin Ford scored 12 for Evergreen in Wednesday's win over the Pirates.
Danny Perkins led Highline with 13 points and Lucas Kelly added 11.
Kennedy 75, Tyee 43

Relaxed, spacious, fresh, and designed for living, Westwood Ridge in Burien offers the perfect setting for the active, modern Northwest lifestyle. Enjoy the privacy, beauty, and luxury of an established neighborhood with convenient access to the amenities, services, and activities of a major metropolitan area. Just minutes from downtown Seattle, Westwood Ridge homes are set on large, level lots with generous back yards and surrounded by the luscious green beauty of mature trees that can only be found in the Pacific Northwest.

Mack, my beautiful Border Collie was actually my second dog. I had "Boots"  a mutt of mixed breed who we lost in a horrific traffic accident near Astoria, Oregon in 1927. Dad's car was cut in half by a wayward driver, in the rain. Boots was riding with me and my baby sister Norma, in the back seat. The car was cut in two with both halves ending up on the side of the road. The chassis just split, leaving us sprawled up in the back half, unharmed. Mom and dad were up front, also basically unharmed. Boots was gone, never to be found. 

Months later we got Mack. A wonder dog who was quite smart. I don't recall how we got him but he was already grown up when he appeared at our door step. In those days, there may have been more stray dogs than people, so it was easy to adopt a pet simply by leaving a dish of food out on the porch. Maybe Mack was a visitor who stayed. We loved him and he loved our stray cat, Nicodemus "cheesebomber". Aptly named as it had the peculiar habit of passing gas on a constant basis, possibly because we often fed it table scraps, including moldy cheese.

Westside Baby Tea is Feb. 9

WHEN:
February 9, 2014
2:00-4:30

WHERE:
Hilton Airport Hotel & Conference Center
17620 International Blvd
Seattle, WA

This year we are excited to introduce a few new twists to this event such as a tea "bouquet" contest as well as give away some fabulous prizes including two round-trip tickets donated by Alaska Airlines! Of course this Tuscan-style afternoon tea will include delicious food, Mimosas, fun prizes and a community impact like no other.

The Tea supports WestSide Baby operations and programs, allowing us to serve more local children with critical items to keep them safe, warm and dry. Guests are asked to give in support of our mission to provide essentials to local children in need.

Joanne Samuel Goldblum is our Keynote Speaker. Ms. Goldblum is a national leader raising awareness of childhood poverty and the ways that small things, such as diapers, impact big things.

Maced
An officer was flagged down on the 8800 block of 16 Ave SW by a victim who had just been sprayed with mace. The victim was walking home just before 10 p.m. when a person jumped out of a bush and sprayed the victim with mace and ran off. The victim managed to flag the officer down only minutes afterward. The victim could not provide any description whatsoever of the suspect and has no idea why someone would do this. When taken home by the fire department the victim was advised to shower and rinse his eyes thoroughly. The suspect remains at large.

The Run Around
On the 3rd of January police received multiple calls regarding a near hit and run on Delridge WY SW at about 6 p.m. The suspect was driving a 1995 blue Honda coupe and was seen (by witnesses and later by police via a nearby surveillance camera) to be having a heated argument with the victim on the street. During this argument the suspect made gestures to indicate he may have a gun and was seen to be looking around nervously as if for witnesses.

By Tim Clifford

“This family is totally, completely numb; in a total state-of-shock...however, we trust God and we are a very strong family” says Renae Brooks of the aftermath for her family after the New Year’s Eve murder of her nephew Stephen Jeffries.

Brooks has been pushing for media exposure on this case in the hopes of getting any information and has an account called “Journey for Justice” at gofundme.com that is asking for tips and donations. “Steven did not have the demeanor where anyone could nor would begrudge him” says Brooks when asked if she knew of anyone who could have had a motive to harm Jeffries.

Jeffries, a father to four daughters and an employee with the Public Works department of the city of Seattle for nearly two decades, was shot twice at a party on New Year’s eve and died shortly after police and paramedics took him to Harbor View Medical Center. A 33-year-old woman was also shot at the same time and survived. Despite the large number of people who were present at the party there is still no information on what happened that night or why.

If you are a musician or know one the Admiral Neighborhood Association is getting ready for their popular summer concert series by accepting submissions for bands/acts for the 2014 Admiral Neighborhood Association Summer Concerts at Hiawatha Park. Hiawatha Park is just adjacent to West Seattle High School in the Admiral District.

This year’s concerts will be held on Thursday evenings – July 24th, July 31st, August 7th, August 14th, August 21st, and August 28th – beginning at 6:30 pm.

Concerts are free to the community and made possible by sponsorships and support from Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Associated Recreation Council, the Admiral Neighborhood Association, and area businesses.

Katy Walum shared the requirements for application for those who would like to be considered for the series.

If you would like to be considered for this year’s concert series, please submit the following preliminary information to info@admiralneighborhood.org:

(1) Band name and brief description of genre/style