October 2014

Foss Maritime's ocean-going tug, the Barbara Foss, is towing the Russian cargo vessel, Simushir, which lost power late Thursday night off the west coast of Haida Gwaii.

The Barbara Foss is currently traveling at 5.5 knots and is expected to arrive at the Port of Prince Rupert, BC with the Simushir in tow at approximately 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time tonight, where two assist tugs and a pilot will be on hand to help the ship dock.

"We've been working very closely with the Canadian Coast Guard and the Joint Rescue Coordination Center to successfully manage this situation," said Gary Faber, Senior Vice President of Foss Maritime. "At this point, the ship is riding well behind the tug, and the weather and sea conditions are not posing concerns. We expect a steady and uneventful voyage to Prince Rupert."

Amanda Kay Helmick is now in the running for City Council District 1. She will run against the defacto incumbent Tom Rasmussen (a West Seattle resident), local transportation and political activist Chas Redmond and David Ishii.

The new district, created last year under Charter Amendment 19 set up boundaries and new districts as well as changing the representation formula to seven reps based on district and two at large members.

Helmick is currently the chair of the Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights Community Council which she co-founded and is a member of the West Seattle Transit Coalition. She serves on the City Neighborhood Council representing Delridge.

Her campaign website is here. http://amanda4d1.com/about_amanda

information from King County

Deputy Julian Chivington has been selected as the new storefront deputy for the White Center community. Deputy Chivington has been with the King County Sheriff’s Office since 2008, and his most recent assignment was with the bicycle unit of our Metro Transit Police unit.

Earlier in his career he worked as a patrol deputy at our north precinct, primarily in the North Bend area. Prior to that, he worked as a patrol deputy assigned to our city of Shoreline contract.

In addition to his duties as the White Center storefront deputy he is a member of our departments TAC 30 team.

Deputy Chivington is looking forward to getting to know both the citizens and businesses of the White Center community.

Deputy Chvington's background:

West Seattle Harvest Festival
The West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival is set to take over the junction on Oct 27 starting at 10am.

We’re closing the streets this fall for the second annual West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival. Our weekly Farmers Market will also take on the streets on Sunday, October 27th from 10am to 2pm. Over 40 farmers will be sharing their goods at the peak of harvest, while families can come in their Halloween costumes and do a little trick-or-treat. Halloween doesn’t have to be just candy, we can also enjoy the bounty the earth has to offer.

There are fun activities for the kids which includes Kids Costume Parade led by the West Seattle High School Marching Band, Harvest Crafts brought by the community, and a mini farm from our neighborhood! All for free!

Harvest Festival Schedule:
10am-2pm: West Seattle Farmers Market
10am-2pm: Harvest Activities/Projects
11:00am: Chili Competition Begins*
11:30am: Kids Costume Parade
12pm-2pm: Trick-or-Treating

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. SW
206 937 7169

By Tim Clifford

Assault on Barton Street
On Oct. 13 two police officers on bike patrol were flagged down by a citizen on California Ave. S.W. / S.W. Erskine WY at 3:37 p.m. to report a drunken man who was “acting strange” a couple of blocks over. The officers made their way to the man to investigate what was going on.

The man, a transient, admitted to the officers that he was drunk and that his strange behavior was due to the fact that he hadn’t slept in days due to paranoia. On Oct. 9 while sleeping the man had been brutally assaulted and as a result was too frightened to let his guard down at any time.

The victim explained to the officers that on Oct. 9 at approximately 4:30 p.m. he was sleeping in a makeshift shelter near the Westwood Village shopping center on the 2800 block of S.W. Barton St. when he was awoken by the sounds of two men approaching.

Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Seattle firefighters responded to Sylvan Way SW and SW Morgan Street to deal with a head-on collision. According to Seattle Fire the a red SUV was on fire and the driver was unconscious. A witness reportedly pulled the driver from the SUV before fire crews arrived. The driver was on the side of the road and regained consciousness when crews arrived. SFD then dealt with the car fire, extinguishing it.

The patient was alert and conscious when medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center.

A male driver of second vehicle got out on his own. He was also taken to Harborview for examination.

Seattle Police Department is investigating the cause of the accident.

The 12th Annual Fauntleroy Fall Festival a free event, went off without a hitch Oct. 19 (unless you count the hitches on the ponies from Dreamland Ponies!). The community event is supported by donations and sponsors including the Fauntleroy Community Association.

It featured live music, pumpkin painting, birdhouse making, a cakewalk (with some extraordinary cakes), a chidren's petting zoo area, and pony rides, supplied this year by Dreamland Ponies who took the place of the previous pony contractor.

The event got sunny skies and warm temperatures which helped the healthy turnout.

By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

Evergreen Wolverines twins Marques and Matthew Chacon received their blue and red first and second place medals to drape around their necks from Ray Prentice's hand, following the Seamount League Championship meet races for girls and boys cross-country teams on Evergreen's 3.2-mile course Saturday.

For girls, the only area top 10 finisher there was Kennedy's Lily Grassley, a freshman, taking fourth, one away from getting a red, white, or blue medal. And Tyee's Hector Dominguez, a senior, finished eighth.

This was not an elimination meet so all the Seamount schools' runners go on from here to the Fort Steilacoom Course for sub-districts this coming Saturday. The top 11 teams and 55 individuals go on to the West Central District meet the following weekend. And then it's on to state after that, in early November, for a select few individuals and teams.

Prentice's name was wanted, for a photo he was in.

Voters join Taproot Theatre (204 N 85th St. in Greenwood) Tuesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. for a campaign forum. Discuss the issues with other voters after they are presented. 36th District campaigners have been invited to introduce themselves.

Program:
7:00 - Welcome and settle in
7:10 - Dueling Seattle Early Childhood Education initiatives
7:45 - The Reduce Class Sizes state initiative
8:10 - Seattle Transportation Benefit District (for bus transit service)
8:20 - The New Monorail Initiative
8:30 - 36th District candidates* have been invited to introduce themselves
8:45 - Adjourn - cafe will stay open so you can talk to campaigners

*Not all candidates are able to attend.

This event is sponsored by the Greenwood, Broadview, Green Lake and Phinney Ridge community councils. Space is generously provided by the Taproot Theatre. There is no charge to attend, but donations to offset the Taproot's costs will be appreciated - and please plan to stop by Taproot's Stage Door Cafe before or after the event.

by Amanda Knox

Mathew Wright meets me at Arts West Theater in the Alaska Junction, in the small lounge overlooking the stage. It is under construction for the upcoming production, Dogfight, Mathew’s debut as director since earning his position as Artistic Director. Mat appears young and casual, sipping a tall energy drink which no doubt has something to do with his busy hands. He is also focused and purposeful—as soon as he starts talking you can tell he knows what he’s doing. He shared an hour of his time with me to discuss the play’s production.

First of all, how's it going?

It's going well. It's been a crazy couple of months. I'm new here.

Is Dogfight your first production?