September 2014

By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Evergreen steamrollered a game, but completely outgunned and inexperienced Tyee volleyball team in three quick sets in Seamount League play on Tues., Sept. 16.

"I was pleased that we maintained our intensity," said Wolverine head coach Bethany Tate. "Mental toughness and focus go together. This is a great opportunity to go to state if we channel our energy to transfer on to the court. The skills are there. We consistently go to district, usually losing in the second round. The girls are excited to past district."

Kills were spread out, but Cecelia Vu had nine assists and spoke about her team's chances this season.

"It's still early," said the Evergreen senior who is also a top notch tennis player. "We have to play hard and to our fullest potential. There is a great bond and a majority of us are seniors who have played four years.

Unforced Evergreen errors catapulted Tyee into a 3-0 lead in the first set, but the Wolverine experience took over in the form of a 6-0 run as the precursor of what was to be.

Need another reason to shop locally? The construction in the Junction has created some parking issues so The West Seattle Junction Association announced that they have teamed up with construction companies Andersen and Compass to offer FREE 2 hour parking at Jefferson Square, underground.

More than half of the 4700 block of California/42nd is under construction. As part of developing the sites and making public safety a top priority, the projects have taken upwards of 20 on-street parking spots.

That means customers who drive through on California or even adjacent streets can't find a parking space.

In a press release The Junction Association said,

South Seattle College Art Gallery Presents “Being Human”
Brockey Student Center, next to Bookstore
6000 16th Ave. S.W.
206-934-5337
Mon., Sept. 22, Friday, Oct. 24, M-F 10-4 p.m. (hours subject to change). Free Opening Reception, Mon., Sept. 29, 12-1 p.m. The show will “explore humanity In all of its shapes, shades and moods as well as the artists‘ relationship with his or her subject.” Works from local artists Kimberly Trowbridge, Anne Petty, Eric Swangstu, Ryan Weatherly, Ryan Finnerty and Kathy Liao. Free and open to the public. www.southseattle.edu/art-gallery

Culinary Volunteers Needed
Senior Center of West Seattle
4217 S.W. Oregon St.
206-932-4044 x8
Great volunteer positions to utilize culinary talents. Friendly people and great atmosphere. Working with seniors and members of the community. Café assistants: 8:30-12:30 p.m. or 10:30-2 p.m., M-F. Kitchen Assistant: 9:30-1:30 p.m., M-F. Call Debra: 206-932-4044 or email: debrag@seniorservices.org.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Guadalupe Church-Pastoral Care Center
7000 35th Ave. S.W.

by Gwen Davis

The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) plans to raise rent rates on low-income residents, potentially forcing people to move out. The Seattle City Council will hear SHA make its case. This afternoon at 2 p.m. the public will have an opportunity to provide public comments.

SHA is in charge of West Seattle's High Point, which provides housing options for people of all income levels.

by Scott Anthony

At Fred Meyer, we passed the freezer case and some organic sour cream caught my eye.

“Honey,” I said conspiratorily, “how about we break the Sunday night spaghetti dinner tradition and have Turkos?” She gives the ok, and so I grab a container of the creamy stuff, then pick up some shells and taco seasoning in the next aisle. For the uninitiated, tacos made with turkey meat are what I have branded as ‘Turkos’…just as tacos made from buffalo meat are ‘Bufcos’ and, I suppose, if you made them from, say, duck, they’d be ‘Duckos’. But beef, ‘cowcos’ don’t sound that good. Still with me?

We get home and I begin the preparations, cooking the ground turkey in the skillet with the seasoning mix, chopping the red peppers and tomato, the red onions, and as I work, I sing a little song. ‘Turkos, Turkos, sure is fine, I’d eat Turkos anytime.’

By Tim Clifford

Baring Arms
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Sep. 16 on the corner of the 9400 block of 16 Ave. S.W. a jogger was threatened with a gun when he tried to stop a fight. The victim was out for a run when he noticed two young Hispanic males arguing with each other and throwing “gang signs” at one another.

The victim claims that he could hear the men making threats to shoot one another right then and there. The victim attempted to get between the two men and tried to reason with them not to escalate to such violence.

At that point a slim Hispanic female in her early 20’s wearing all black stepped out of a white Chevy Astro van parked nearby pointing a single shot rifle at the victim. The suspect got closer to the victim and said “stay out of this white boy” and then backed away with one of the young men who had been fighting. The other young man left scene while the female suspect and the male subject jumped into the van and drove away southbound. Another Hispanic female was the driver.

by Libby Carr
Campaign Manager
Century Transportation Campaign

Once upon a time, there was a city whose leaders thought: “What might we do that would put Seattle on the map as a World Class city and help ensure a brighter future for our fair city and the Northwest?”

The answer was to become the site for the 1962 World's Fair. Three of the components that captivated the interest of hundreds of thousands of world visitors were the Pacific Science Center, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Monorail. Aside from the futuristic aspects of those three facilities, they all shared another aspect unique to world fairs of the time—all three were intended to be permanent installations, not just fancy facilities for a famous fairground.

All three have survived to this day, and thrived. Two have achieved the potential envisioned by those bold planners. One, the monorail, lags behind, its potential largely ignored by city and regional transportation planners to this day.

information from South Seattle College

The start of a new year will bring a host of changes to South’s campus, including a new name. As a member of the Seattle College District, South will no longer include the word community in its name. The change, which was unanimously approved by the Seattle College Board of Trustees in March, is reflective of each campuses’ expanded offerings which includes Bachelor’s Degrees in addition to the traditional community college programs of two-year degrees and certificates. The name change will be implemented starting with the Fall Quarter.

Additionally, the Fall Quarter will mark the inaugural offering of South’s newest bachelor degree in Sustainable Building Science Technology. This 90-credit degree program offers industry professionals a pathway to becoming a skilled Building Science Professional. The program emphasizes upper-division coursework that focuses on the complexities of building science, energy codes, building codes and facility management.

Tomorrow is the NASA Social event for the MAVEN space craft's orbit insertion in the atmosphere of Mars.

There is still time to follow along and send in any questions that you would like to ask NASA.

Follow along on the West Seattle Herald's twitter or on his Twitter account @42_clifford.

For those who prefer Facebook there are links on the Museum of Flight's facebook as well as StarTalk Radio's Facebook pages to leave questions or comments.

Residents, families and staff of The Kenney Reitrement Center in West Seattle walked to support Alzheimer's research. In the process they raised more than $1600 and walked the full two mile long route along Lake Union on Sept. 20.

Four residents completed the route.

The walk is sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association with proceeds used to benefit research into treatment and to find a cure for the disease.