November 2014

by Ed Shepherd
Sports Correspondent

Not in terms of first or second place, or, even, top eight in the state, but both West Seattle Wildcats' Gabrielle Carufel and Evergreen Wolverines' Emma Murray, swam tops, for getting to state, and, making the consolation finals of the WIAA 2A Girls State Swimming And Diving Championships meet held at the King Country Aquatics Center in Federal Way on Nov. 14-15.

Wildcats' coach, Blake Hurd said of his swimmer, Carufel, "It's been a good meet, coming off a short week with the holiday. And, she's battled two shoulder injuries, a hyper-extended ankle, and, a hyper-extended toe. I'm very proud of her."

Hurd also mentioned, Anne Williamson, who made it to state in the 100-yard breaststroke, but she took 20th on Friday in the preliminary heats day, and, did not make finals on Saturday.

"She wild-carded into state," said Hurd of Williamson. Swimmers, who do not have a state-cut time can allocate or 'wildcard' into state by selection of having a time that's comparably better than other times from 3A district meets going on simultaneously, prior to the state meet.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Good natured fun dominated the day as Evergreen edged Tyee, 72-71, in a staff/alumni fundraiser basketball game Friday.

Such was the case even after the show in the Evergreen gymnasium ended.

"We got the win," quipped Evergreen athletic director Chris Dubois while cleaning up along with Tyee athletic director John Yellam. "A dominating win."

"One point on a ghost technical, right," responded Yellam.

The "ghost" technical foul Yellam was referring to came with 1:16 to play in the game and turned a 69-68 Evergreen lead to 70-68 on 1-for-2 free throw shooting.

Evergreen added two more free throws in the waning seconds of the game, then Tyee closed the final score to 72-71 on a three-point shot with one second left.

To the winner went a silver trophy to keep for a year until the next meeting.
But this game was not so much about the game or the trophy as it was about raising funds for the athletic programs at both schools.

For more than a dozen years Salty’s Seafood Grills has won the King5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest for Best Brunch.

Announced along with the winners in other categories, the competition allows viewers to nominate their favorites and then vote online.

Salty’s extensive all you can eat brunch, featuring seafood, traditional brunch favorites, plus eggs benedict, cooked to order omelettes, roast beef, ham, an array of salads and desserts is the largest in the northwest and consistently voted the best by the public.

Alki Brunch Pricing
Sundays (non-holiday)
• Adults $49.50
• Seniors $43.50
• Children 9 to 13 $26.50
• Children 5 to 8 $18.50
• Children under 4 free!

A female driver, in an SUV attempted to turn left to go southbound from SW Raymond Street on Saturday Nov. 15 shortly before 2pm when, apparently blinded by the sun, she hit a woman, her adult son and a dog.

The female pedestrian was shaken up but not badly hurt according to the Seattle Police on the scene. The dog was also uninjured, but the adult male may have suffered a broken ankle and was transported to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.

By Gwen Davis

The Gathering of Neighbors meeting on Sat. provided an engaging opportunity for West Seattle residents to come together and collaborate in building a North Delridge Action Plan. In small group discussions, residents talked about the neighborhood’s strengths and struggles as well as worked towards creative solutions.

Taking place at the Youngtown Cultural Arts Center, the event involved four breakout sessions: land use, led by Delridge and Southwest District Councils’ Joint Land Use Committee; transportation, left by the West Seattle Transportation Coalition; public safety, led by West Seattle Blockwatch Captains and Seattle Neighborhood Group; and staying informed and getting connected. The event hosted diverse stakeholders across the neighborhood.

“We gathered here to discuss what we loved about our neighborhood,” said Michael Taylor-Judd, member of the West Seattle Transportation Coalition. “The intention is to get in-depth in these projects. We discussed who we are and why we are engaged in this. We talked about where we shop, where we play, where we gather and what’s missing in the neighborhood.”

As part of the commemoration of their 30th year, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society held their annual meeting on Nov. 15 to elect officers and honor two people who were there at the beginning.

Our publisher Jerry Robinson, who passed away on May 26 of this year and Joan Mraz who co-founded the organization with Elliott Couden, and who passed in February, were each honored with video presentations and memories from those attending the meeting.

Joan Mraz was interviewed and shared her memories of growing up in West Seattle. That video is here.

The video honoring Jerry Robinson was from a memorial service conducted for him in August. Various employees, friends and community members shared their memories of him. His son Timothy Robinson Co-Publisher also shared some thoughts and memories. That video is here.

Re-elected to the Board were:

President: Marcy Johnsen
Vice-President: Tia Hallberg
Treasurer: Ron Arant

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

To be special is to be at the right place at the right time. Every famous person had the intelligence and ingenuity to stand out from the crowd in some unique way. It was the person who found themselves in the headlines that gained fame and notoriety. In centuries past, it was the warrior in battle who was lauded. Women were rarely thought to be worthy of fame. It was only when a woman was the only heir in a rich family hierarchy that she could attain power. The early kings established heralds who shouted out their glory.
Now fast forward to modern times. Those who controlled the printing presses were the ones who decided what was newsworthy. Many women were forced to take pseudonyms in order to get into print. I was entranced by the woman who had to take the male name of George Sand to function in the mainstream of life. She even dressed in traditional male clothing so she could go out in public alone and associate with men who were allowed to meet at the local pub and discuss politics and the like. My own name, Georgie, gave me more status when those who read my name thought it represented a male.

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Don’t have time to cook from scratch some nights? Not to worry, as long as you avoid those packaged convenience meals from the store. They are sodium-laced and, let’s face it, not very good.
Make your own frozen meals to have handy when you need them. You control the amount of sodium, helping to keep your heart and kidneys healthy. Plus you’ll save money.

Set aside one or two days every month to mass produce some meals to freeze. Try buying a variety of chicken breasts, pork chops, tri-tip steaks and tilapia or salmon filets. Select portions that are all about the same size and thickness. Buy three bags of your favorite frozen vegetables, plain ones without sauce. Try peas, mixed veggies and carrots.

To prepare your meals:

Do you remember the restaurant named the Hide-A-Way...just a few doors north of the roller rink on the west side of 16th Ave; the owners were Eddie and Helen Day. Here is a picture of all the waitresses. The little lady right behind the end stool is Agnes McLester. Many customers would call her Aggie. Photo Doug McLester. If you have interesting old pictures, especially with people in them. Send them to editor@robinsonnews.com
We’ll publish them as space is available.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-use project, future home of Whole Foods and and hundreds of apartments called the Whittaker was held on Nov. 13 on the site at Fauntleroy Way SW and Alaska Street SW with community members, and the project's namesake in attendance.

When complete in 2015 the 68,617 SF mixed use development will be anchored by Whole Foods with 276 on-site parking stalls designated for retail. The West Seattle Triangle that this site is part of has been growing by over 3.2% since 2010 within 2-miles and mid-rise residential developments are under construction or planned that will continue to spur growth in the area.

It is expected to generate 1,000 construction jobs during development along with 400 new retail jobs.

Speaking at the ceremony were Tee Ayer, lead store designer for Whole Foods Brad Reisinger, president of Lennar Multifamily Communities, Lance Sherwood, Senior Development Manager at Weingarten Realty Investors, Whittaker's wife, Dianne Roberts, Jim Whittaker, Brad Reisinger, president of Lennar Multifamily Communities, and Nancy Woodland, President of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce.