February 2014

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Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206 937 7169
Our popular, semi-annual Antiques, Vintage & Collectibles Event continues with lots of one of a kind treasures, including antique and vintage tools, china, dolls and the kind of baby clothes you may have been dressed in.  You'll want to stop in often as new treasures are added regularly.  All items with yellow tags are now $1.00 through the end of the month, starting Saturday,  March 1, all items with pink tags are half priced and all men's wear is reduced 40% every Sunday.  Early shoppers get double stamps on their customer appreciation cards every Monday from 10 to noon, seniors get 20% off their entire purchases all day Tuesday and high schoolers with student I.D. all day Saturday.  The all volunteer run, nonprofit American Cancer Society shop is open Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and all other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Follow our blog at www.discoveryshopwestseattle.org and LIKE us on Facebook where we look forward to your comments. 

By Tim Clifford

Real Change
On Feb.13 on California Ave. S.W. in the middle of the afternoon a police officer was flagged down by a highly intoxicated man claiming to be the victim of a robbery on the street. The victim was selling “Real Change” newspapers on the sidewalk when a man came up to him and began yelling at him to leave. The man then pushed the victim onto the ground and reached down into the jacket of the victim and stole what money he had on him (between 2 and 4 dollars) telling the victim “this is my money”.

At this point the suspect’s girlfriend pulled up in a red car and got out long enough to push the victim around herself. Once she was done the suspect loaded into her car and they drove off. The intoxicated victim wandered into a bar nearby and demanded money from a person in the bar as compensation and threatened to call the police if they refused. The phone was given to him immediately. Supposedly the suspect works at the bar that the victim went into after the assault. Police were unable to contact the alleged suspect.

Kick in the door

The Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (YCAC) will throw a birthday party celebration called Youngstown Thrive 8 on Saturday, March 1st, 2014, celebrating the eighth year it has served as an arts and cultural hub for the community. It is located at 4408 Delridge Way S.W.

The party will be a family-friendly atmosphere in the Center's "movement studio" and a 21+ dance party in the theater after the kids head home.

Professional DJs will provide the dance music but live musicians be on hand to entertain kids. Guests will enjoy food, drink, brand new Youngstown merchandise, and more.

Proceeds will directly benefit the expansion of youth programming at Youngstown. The cost is $10 for adults (plus a service fee) and $5 (plus a service fee) for children under 12.

EVENT TIMES

6pm-9pm
Movement Studio: Family-friendly activities, kids' music by Eli Rosenblatt, musical jam with Seattle Fandango Project, snacks, crafts, balloons!
Theater: DJ Manos, Cabiri aerial performances, food, drinks, merchandise

9pm-1am
21+ Dance party in the Theater with food & drink, DJ Leopold Bloom

By Jeremy Martin

Federal Way-All day Saturday the King County Aquatic Center played host to many of the state’s top athletes during the 2014 Washington Sate Boys Swimming and Diving Championships.

One of the youngest competitors on hand and the West Seattle area’s only participant, Seryozha Dahl could have easily let nerves get the best of him, however the freshman from Evergreen came up big, taking home a third place finish in the Class 2A 500 meter freestyle.

Dahl’s time of 4:58.00 bested his Friday preliminary time of 5:05.98, which put him on the 7th starting block.

“This is the best moment of my life so far,” Dahl said. “I’m super happy right now.”
Dahl also finished first overall in the 200 meter freestyle consolation championship coming in with a time of 1:52.48, outclassing his prelim time of 1:54.56.

“I was starting at a good start from my 200, I had a good time. I knew it was a good day,” Dahl said. “I just did it, and it was pretty cool.”

Parents, fans and athletes came and went throughout the day but the enthusiasm and energy each person brought to the pool remained a constant source of motivation for all the swimmers competing.

Dear Editor,

King County's proposed $60 car tab fee will affect lower income car owners FAR more than high income/high value car owners. Regressive, flat rate fees ALWAYS fall heaviest on the poor. And for additional injury, vehicle "fees" are not deductible on federal tax returns. Only the RTA excise tax is currently deductible.

The imposition of taxes/fees to support community infrastructure and services should be levied in a manner where those most able to pay pay the most. Right now, the poorest King County residents pay a disproportionate amount of the cost.

This is hypocritical in a community that claims to care about reducing poverty and ending homelessness.

And many of us are already paying additional car tab fees to our local jurisdictions that were imposed WITHOUT a vote. In Burien, the fee was rejected by voters -- then the city council (in the deceptive guise of a 'transportation district') arrogantly adopted it in the face of a 75% NO vote.

There was a time we had a war on poverty rather than a war on the poor.

Stephen Lamphear

A older man in a late model Toyota sedan mistook the gas for the brake as he pulled up to the Westwood Village PetPro's on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22. The car launched up over the edge of the sidewalk and through the window of the store smashing out the glass. The driver was not injured and the car actually did not suffer a lot of damage.

Mall Manager Gary Martindale said the store was going to actually reopen about 2 hours after the incident and that crews were on the way to get the store secured for the night. He also said the store would have the damage repaired as soon as possible in the next few days.

West Seattle Herald reader Lynnette Lotterer shared via Facebook, "My daughter was working at this store while it happened. I am very Thankful no one was hurt. It is the same thing that happened @ California Nails in the Junction a few years ago. Older man that got the pedals confused."