September 2014

An officer involved accident on Highland Park Way SW just before 9pm on Sept. 1 sent the officer and a mom with three girls in the car to the hospital. It might have been a lot worse given the condition of the police car when it was over.

According to Seattle Police David Proudfoot, an officer was traveling down Highland Park Way SW in response to a call in South Park involving a gun. Calls had also come in earlier in the day. As he came down the hill, he lost control of the vehicle causing it to spin and then impact a telephone pole, bounce off and then impact a car traveling up the hill. That car with a mother and three girls inside was hit by the officers car.

The police car was badly damaged and prevented the officer from exiting the vehicle. He had to be removed by emergency crews from the Seattle Fire Department. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Proudfoot said.

The mom in her 30's was taken to Harborview and three girls ages 8, 9 and 8 were shaken up and taken to the hospital to as a precaution. They were previously checked out at the scene by SFD EMT's.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Cole Madison has stepped right into the fray as a freshman at Washington State University.

The Burien resident and Kennedy Catholic High School graduate is the starting right tackle for the Cougars in his first season with the team, including in their opening game against Rutgers in Seattle this past Thursday.

The 41-38 loss at CenturyLink Field did not sit well with the 6-foot, 5-inch tall and 350-pound Madison.

"We were not playing to our full potential the entire game," he said. "We keep talking about it, but we need to play the fourth quarter and finish the game."

The Cougars from Pullman did fall behind by 14-3 and 21-10 scores in the second quarter, then came back to take as much as a 31-24 lead in the third quarter.

But the lead slipped away at the end of the fourth quarter, and a last minute drive by the Cougars was stopped short.

"The first part of the game we came out a little slow," said Madison. "The last drive we've got to go out and know we're going to win the game. Some people don't believe in themselves to do the job."

By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

Foster is going in the right direction despite a 2-4 Seamount League record last season.

That change is apparent by the way the Bulldogs played better the second half of the season than the first, including playing their best against the better teams, giving both Kennedy and Lindbergh scares.

Wins, almost. That's according to Bulldogs second-year head coach Matt Leonard, whose team lost 21-15 to Lindbergh, a team that beat Kennedy 38-14, last season. And, also, Foster lost to Kennedy 41-27, but the Bulldogs were biting until the very end.

"We were close, within a touchdown, driving on offense, with under a minute to go, and then we didn't convert on fourth down," said Leonard. "We had an opportunity."

Lindbergh won the 2A Seamount League last season and Kennedy won the 3A Seamount, both going to the state playoffs. So that's some solid competition for Foster to be that close to beating. And the word "build" is what Leonard wants to construct into focus for his players and coaching staff this season.

By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

Potential equals the ability to do exceedingly well.

Kennedy Catholic's football team experienced a season not quite as good as most seasons past, but still finished with a playoff appearance.
It expects to be right back in the hunt again this year and, potentially, go farther -- a lot farther.

But...

"We have the potential to do really well, but potential can get you fired," said Bob Bourgette Sr., in charge of Kennedy's football program the last 19 years, 17 of which include Seamount League championships. "We have everyone back and haven't had a team this big in quite awhile."
The Lancers' potential last season wasn't as strong, with only four seniors on the roster, two of whom started. And early non-league losses hurt, to Mount Si, 35-12, and Roosevelt, 38-14, and the one after that to Ballard, 28-21, at Highline Stadium that Bourgette Sr. called a "heartbreaker."

When a team has potential and loses three non-league games to open, potential gets hit, hard. The hunt looks over. But when the Lancers faced the regular season, they did their customary dissection of the Seamount League.

By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Strength in its vast arsenal of returning, experienced players headlines this season's Mt. Rainier boys tennis team as it expects to improve from last season's South Puget Sound League North Division 3-7 fourth place finish while also trying to better its post season experiences.

"We've got more to work with in terms of experienced starters and contributors from last season," said Ram head coach Tim Lee who enters his 29th year at the Ram helm. "We expect all our matches to be competitive and we want improve our record as we get better with each match. Last season, we were not as successful as usual in post season play, so we want to get farther there, also."

Seniors Justin Fortner and Daniel Russell did not turn out, but Lee still has eight solid players back from last season.

UPDATE 11:07pm
Seattle Police have released the description of two carjacking suspects in an incident that began in the 2700 block of 4th Ave. South. That chase came to West Seattle at 21st and Henderson Street SW where the suspects abandoned the vehicle and ran away on foot. They were not caught. Officers continue to search for the original carjacking suspects. They are described as a mid 30’s white male, 6 foot, 180 pounds and unshaven. The second suspect is described as a 30-year-old black male, 6 foot and 180 pounds.

In the process of responding to that chase, an accident occurred at 35th and S.W. Barton Street when a passenger car struck a police SUV making a U-Turn at that intersection. An 11year old girl complained of a headache and nausea following that accident and was taken to the hospital. The driver was evaluated at the scene by a Drug Recognition expert and was arrested for DUI.

Original Post
A Seattle police officer in an SUV that was making a U-turn in response to a car jacking that made its way to West Seattle was struck by another car at 35th SW and SW Barton about 6:30pm Monday night.

By Scott Anthony

By Tim Clifford

Shoplifter attempts to ram guard with car
On Aug. 14 at a store on the 4700 block of 42 Ave. S.W.at about 1:30 p.m. a confrontation between a loss prevention officer and a shoplifter nearly turned deadly. Police were called to the store about a shoplifting suspect, an Asian or possibly Hispanic male in his 20’s who nearly made off with $600 worth of merchandise.

The loss prevention officer for the store attempted to confront and stop the suspect from leaving in the parking lot to the establishment. The officer managed to recover the stolen items from the suspect and then proceeded to take pictures of the suspect and his car with his cell phone.

At this point the suspect got in his vehicle and quickly reversed, aiming for the loss prevention officer with his car. The officer jumped at the last second and received a glancing blow from the back bumper of the suspect’s car. The suspect then sped away eastbound from the parking lot. Though not a serious injury, when police arrived the store’s officer complained of pain in his legs.

By Pat Cashman

I just mailed out the last of my Labor Day cards yesterday. If Hallmark sells Labor Day cards, I’ve never seen them---so this was a job I had to myself. It was hard work, but isn’t that point of a Labor Day card?
A friend helped me do the artwork and the printing, but the wordsmithing was mine:
To an exotic dancer: “Happy Labor Day! Work it, girl!”
To a mom: “Thanks for having 13 hours of it following 9 months of pregnancy!”

To Mrs. Olson, a grade school spelling teacher: “Happy Layber Day!” That ought to drive her sufficiently nuts.

While Labor Day has been a big deal holiday in this country for well over a hundred years, it doesn’t seem altogether inclusive because it leaves a lot of people out. I mean, while the idea of the Labor Day weekend is to honor working people, what about everyone else?

Shouldn’t there also be “Indolence Day”---a holiday saluting the idle, listless and slothful who live here too? Like newspaper columnists, for example.

WHAT: Sustainable Ballard is welcoming all members of the Ballard community to another fun and informative open house at the Ballard Library.

These free snack-and-chat sessions give neighbors the chance to say hello and learn about the wide array of Sustainable Ballard projects and events. Light snacks will be served. Board members and active Sustainable Ballard members will be in attendance with project and event information. Neighbors who want to learn more are encouraged to come and plug into this vibrant community of sustainability minded Ballardites. Anyone interested in signing up for a volunteer shift at the upcoming Sustainable Ballard festival can learn more about the opportunities available.

Featured projects include Little Free Libraries, Ballard Tool Library, Market Gleaning, Ballard Sprouts, Ballard Knitters for the Homeless, Ballard RainWise, Free Letters Home, and the *new* Ballard Community Kitchen.

WHERE: The Ballard Library, 5614 - 22nd Ave NW

WHEN: Saturday, September 6, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
CONTACT: Jenny Heins, Sustainable Ballard President
206-384-0053

jenny@sustainableballard.org