October 2014

By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

Everything could have gone just right for Foster's football team, beating the foe. The Bulldogs had enough opportunities to do so, no doubt, but everything just went wrong in a 20-7 loss to the Lindbergh Eagles in a game the Bullogs led at one point, and, being at home, under the lights, in front of screaming fans, Friday night.

"We were there, we had the scheme, we had the play, we just didn't make it," said Matt Leonard, Foster head coach, whose team fell to 2-2 in the Seamount while Lindbergh upped its record to 3-1.

So just what went wrong?

Plays.

Big plays, on offense and defense. The Eagles made more big plays.
The Eagles scored first with 1:08 left in the first quarter on a drive that started at their own 34-yard line with 6:20 on the clock. They went 13 plays for a two-yard touchdown, with the two-point conversion no good.

The Bulldogs got the ball, but they didn't go anywhere on offense its second possession of the first quarter, kicking it on fourth down, just seconds into the second quarter.

Today, the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) is recognizing its 25th year as an organization at the Governor’s Life Sciences Summit & Annual Meeting. During the event, Governor Jay Inslee will address the life science community and discuss the critical role the industry plays in driving the state’s economy and making Washington a global leader in life science innovation and health care delivery.

Governor Inslee recently noted, “Washington state has a rich history of breakthrough research and development in life saving technologies. As we look towards building a stronger culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, we must leverage our history and compete at a higher level to retain this industry. With the help of the WBBA, we’re committed to keeping Washington a global leader in biotechnology.”

The WBBA, originally named the Washington Biotechnology Association, was formed in 1989. During the past 25 years, Washington state has seen tremendous achievement and innovation in the life sciences, including:

The National Football League’s A Crucial Catch Initiative has provided another year of funding to support increased access to breast cancer education and screening resources in underserved communities through the American Cancer Society.

The American Cancer Society has awarded a $50,000 Community Health Advocates implementing National Grants for Empowerment (CHANGE) grant to HealthPoint to continue local efforts of increasing breast cancer screening rates throughout the Puget Sound. The Puget Sound was one of 31 areas within 100 miles of an NFL teams selected for the grant funding based on breast cancer screening and mortality rates. HealthPoint plans to reach 6,733 women to increase awareness of the importance of having annual mammograms beginning at 40 years of age. In addition, HealthPoint aims to provide 986 low or no cost breast cancer screening resources to underserved women who are age and risk eligible.

By Taylor Winkel

The folks over at Rainier are brewing up a special somethin’ to celebrate “R Day,” a holiday marking the first year since the iconic Rainier “R” was restored to the Seattle skyline.

It was a celebratory mood this time last year when a replica of the original “R” (designed by Western Neon) celebrated its resurrection by partying its way through Seattle neighborhoods down to the old Rainier Brewing building. Once there, it was hoisted by a crane to the rooftop as hundreds of people watched from below.

Now Columbia Distributing, Western Neon and Northwest clothing company Casual Industrees are partnering with Rainier to celebrate the anniversary of the event. They’re hosting what they are calling a “Jubilee Jaunt,” where a giant holiday-themed can of Rainier beer (mounted to a flatbed truck) will wind its way through Seattle neighborhoods.

By Taylor Winkel

The folks over at Rainier are brewing up a special somethin’ to celebrate “R Day,” a holiday marking the first year since the iconic Rainier “R” was restored to the Seattle skyline.

It was a celebratory mood this time last year when a replica of the original “R” (designed by Western Neon) celebrated its resurrection by partying its way through Seattle neighborhoods down to the old Rainier Brewing building. Once there, it was hoisted by a crane to the rooftop as hundreds of people watched from below.

Now Columbia Distributing, Western Neon and Northwest clothing company Casual Industrees are partnering with Rainier to celebrate the anniversary of the event. They’re hosting what they are calling a “Jubilee Jaunt,” where a giant holiday-themed can of Rainier beer (mounted to a flatbed truck) will wind its way through Seattle neighborhoods.

During the October 2014-June 2015 closure of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the downtown waterfront due to city seawall reconstruction, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society is hosting a focus-area exhibit on the long time Seattle waterfront attraction.

It features the original desk of founder J.E. “Daddy” Standley, a 1904 Charlie Chaplin nickelodeon and dozens of unusual and odd “curios” typical of the shop. The exhibit was curated by Peg Boettcher, “chief wrangler” for  Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, with the support of owners Andy and Tammy James.

You can meet Peg, Andy and Tammy, along with Andy’s father Joe James, the grandson of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop founder Joseph E. “Daddy” Standley, at the opening reception for the focus area from 2 to 4 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at the museum, 3003 61st Ave. S.W.

There will be a special program starting at 2:30 p.m. featuring and honoring the James family.
For more info, visit http://www.loghousemuseum.info/events/ye-olde-curiosity-shop-gets-focus…"

Update 3pm Oct.27
As promised, contractors brought in a large crane that will be used to dig out the remainder of the tank area for the Murray Basin CSO project area.

Original Post Oct 23
information from King County

King County contractors will use the east part of the 7000 block of Beach Drive S.W. (between Lowman Beach Park and the project site) to assemble a crane that will be used to finish digging out the Murray CSO Control Facility tank area. The crane will be delivered and assembled on Monday, October 27 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Neighbors and park users should expect traffic delays of up to 15 minutes on the 7000 block of Beach Drive during these hours.

To maintain local access, there will be no parking on Beach Drive S.W. between the project site and Lowman Beach Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Flaggers will work with drivers to ensure safe passage around the assembly area.

Please direct any concerns or inquiries to the project hotline: 206-205-9186.

What to expect:
• Crews and equipment working on the 7000 block of Beach Drive S.W. across from Lowman Beach Park

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Volleyball
Chief Sealth 3, Franklin 0
Chief Sealth capped off its regular season with a victory over Franklin on Wednesday.
Ballard 3, West Seattle 0
The Wildcats were beaten by the Beavers in their Metro League finale Wednesday.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Girls soccer
SCS 0, Cascade Christian 0
The Warriors battled to a scoreless tie Tuesday.
Hazen 4, Highline 1
Highline went down to defeat against Hazen on Tuesday.
Federal Way 3, Mt. Rainier 0
The Lady Rams were blanked at Federal Way this past Tuesday.
Renton 6, Tyee 3
The Totems were topped by the Indians Tuesday.
Kennedy 8, Lindbergh 0
The Lancers upped their Seamount League record to 4-0-0 with Tuesday's win over Lindbergh.
Foster 5, Evergreen 1
Foster flew past the Wolverines on Tuesday.
West Seattle 2, Garfield 2
The Wildcats played to a 2-2 tie in Tuesday's action.
Eastside Catholic 6, Chief Sealth 0
Chief Sealth was clobbered by Eastside Catholic on Tuesday.

Volleyball
Bellevue Christian 3, SCS 0

Roxhill Park is under temporary closure as a result of the failure of a key piece of equipment, the landmark of the park in fact the "Turret" in the central structure of the park. The Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights Community Council contacted Seattle Parks to report that the turret was leaning substantially to the left (though they noted that it has leaned somewhat since it was installed) and was worsening.

Carol Baker of Seattle Parks replied:
"We had our parks engineer, architect and trades staff out earlier this week.  They are developing plans but it will be repaired on site.  Won’t know timeline until plans are finished but will let you know when I do." Baker later contacted the council and said, "Initial plan was as I said below (above).  However,  there are people in the department who are concerned that the safest approach will be to temporarily remove the head.  When it comes to safety we must error on the side of caution."

Seattle Parks Joelle Hammerstad explained further after we inquired.

On Thursday, October 23, 2014, Seattle Firefighters from station 37 in West Seattle came to the High Point Library branch to read a story to kids about increasing literacy, and raising awareness of home fire safety as well as giving an important safety messages including “Firefighters are your friend”, “Crawl low under smoke” and “Get out and stay out”.

For more than a decade, Seattle Firefighters have volunteered for literacy events at various Seattle Public Library’s and Seattle Public Schools. The Firefighter Story Times are part of a month long push to educate the young people of the city and their families on fire safety tips. Preschool children are especially vulnerable to fire and burn injuries. During the month of October, Seattle Firefighters are reading to preschoolers at 10 different libraries throughout the city.

The last remaining locations for the firefighter story times and location are listed below:

Northeast Branch
6801 35th Ave NE
Tuesday, October 28
10:30 AM

New Holly Branch
7048 32nd Ave S
Thursday, October 30
11:00 AM