May 2014

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Free Skin Checks for Moles, Pre-Cancer & Cancer
Skin Doc Shop
4744 41st Ave. S.W., Suite 104
(206) 932-3884
Thurs., May 15, 9-3 p.m. Please call for an appointment. Sponsored by The American Academy of Dermatology and Dr. Susanne L. Gee.

Dakota Place Park Spring Clean-Up
4304 S.W. Dakota St.
Sat., May 17, 10 a.m.--noon. Bring your family and friends for a morning of fun and community. Label and bring: shovels, rakes, trowels, gloves & wheelbarrows. Come prepared for the weather - rain or shine! Info: Jennifer Cargal at cargalj@comcast.net

Planning/Design of Steps at Stevens
West Seattle High School Commons
3000 California Ave. S.W.
This is a neighborhood connectivity project and all are invited:

By Kyra-lin Hom

The law in our country is an odd living thing. We might think of it as a rigid series of rules and codes, but that is not the case. Instead, it is built on precedent. At its core is the precedent established in England. Then of course we have our constitution and now the Bill of Rights. For the most part this works remarkably well and is uniquely flexible compared to most of the rest of the world. However, our jump into the rapidly evolving digital age has no precedent. And our system of law is running in to some problems. For example, let's consider the cell phone.

With the advent of smart phones, most of us have begun to equate our phones with our laptops and tablets. We consider them all to be very private, very personal devices. In fact – and this is especially true of anyone in their twenties and younger – you can often measure the amount of trust between two individuals by how freely they allow each other to handle their respective personal electronic devices.

By Tim Clifford

Getting lifted
Officers were called to a store on the 2600 block of S.W. Barton St. for shoplifting and an assault just before 9 p.m. on May 2. When the officers arrived they were contacted by 2 loss prevention officers who told them that this suspect had been observed shoplifting in this store in the past. The suspect was described as a light skinned black male with a do-rag and green striped shirt and sporting a goatee with long side burns.
According to the loss prevention officers the suspect was monitored with the in store camera as he was handed merchandise by 3 other men, who would remove the scanner tags, and then put the items in his pants. The loss prevention officers decided to wait outside the store to confront the suspect once he was outside. When they confronted the suspect he denied stealing anything and then proceeded to throw a stolen pair of sweatpants on the ground in front of the officers. At this point the suspect threw an elbow at one of the officers while rushing past him and ran away.

By Scott Anthony

Springtime has arrived here at the Anthony Organic Dog Ranch with the fanfare of increased animal activity. I made my way to the garden shed below the deck. It’s a concrete bunker that adjoins the foundation with a fiberglass roof and a wooden door. I popped open the door and peered into the dark at my collection of lawn tools, mower and edger, weedwacker, clippers, bags of grass seed and fertilizers until I noticed that everything was in worse disarray than usual. A grass seed bag had been knocked from the shelf and had spilled all over the lawn mower and the room smelled of gasoline.

Just after 7:00 p.m. on May 10, according to Seattle Police officers were dispatched to a report of a male saying that he was being chased by seven people who were armed with guns and knives near 16 Ave SW & SW Holden St. in West Seattle.

The vehicle with the suspects was said to be a black, medium sized truck with tinted windows.

Officers on scene saw a person flashing gang signs to a truck that matched this description. That person who showed the gang signs was spoken to by police but at the same time multiple 911 calls came in regarding shots fired nearby.

SPD located the suspect vehicle a few blocks away at 18 Av S.W. & S.W. Thistle Street.

The pickup truck had a flat tire later found to be from a gunshot and another bullet hole was found on the passenger side rear bumper. The 17-year-old white male driver was detained.

Officers found what likely the scene of the shots fired in the 7700 block of 18 Av SW, in the alley to the east. Three shell casings were recovered. The 17-year-old being detained said he didn’t know why anyone would shoot at him but admitted driving down the alley.

By Jeremy Martin

The 2014 Metro League Tournament kicked off at Steve Cox Memorial Park with a full slate of Saturday games, bookended by two clubs from West Seattle.

While the West Seattle High Wildcats picked up a victory over Lakeside in the day’s first contest, Chief Sealth fell to Seattle Prep 12-0 in fiving innings to close out the opening day of the event.

The Seahawks dug a nearly insurmountable hole giving up eight runs in the top of the first and finding itself a bit too far behind to come back.

Third baseman Merle Rowan-Kennedy reached base twice for Sealth, hitting a single in the second and getting plunked by a Patrick Stanton fastball in the fourth.

Izac Bauer went 1-3 with a single in the first, Jackson Chilcot picked up a first inning single and Kyler Gaither singled in the fifth for the Seahawks.

Seahawk starting pitcher Evan Moe had a rough outing as seven of the first eight Panther hitters reached base in the top of the first with Prep batting the order in the inning going 8 for 11.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Pitching and defense paved the way as West Seattle put away Lakeside, 3-1, in a 1-hour, 11-minute Metro League baseball tournament opener Saturday.

Senior pitcher Ben Wexler threw a four-hitter for the Wildcats, striking out seven and allowing no earned runs.
"I just pitched to my defense, and that's how we get our wins," Wexler said after the action in Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center. "You got to pitch to your defense, especially against a team like that."
"You get a well-pitched game and you can win, and that's what we've been doing lately," said West Seattle head coach Velko Vitalich. "The last five games we've walked only one batter, and you saw our defense. If you get a hard hit ground ball you will get an out."

The Wildcats, who came in as the Metro League Sound Division champions after posting a 12-4 record, advance to play a 4 p.m. semifinal back at Mel Olson Stadium this coming Tuesday.
Tuesday's winner goes to the 7 p.m. Thursday championship game at the same site.

Set for a June 7 soft opening Burger Boss at 9061 Delridge Way S.W. will be a brand new walk-up-style fast-service restaurant. A block party style grand opening is set for just after the 4th of July.

Owners Brian Azzano and Ryan Hopkins are both White Center residents for more than a decade and said the new eatery will offer fresh burgers, chicken bites, fries, onion rings, corn dogs, soft-serve ice cream, cones, floats, milkshakes and more.

The duo have been friends since their college days and have worked on many projects together including the construction and launch of Fuel Sports Bar in Pioneer Square in Seattle. Between them they have over 30 years of restaurant experience.

The food is anything but trendy. They said their signature item is called the Boss Hog which features 2 patties, cheese, sliced ham and smoked bacon. But for the less adventurous (or with a normal appetite they will offer basic hamburgers and cheeseburgers in single, double, triple or larger sizes.