November 2014

After the United Nations issued a report last February advising a need for drastic changes in the human diet in order to curb climate change and cultivate sustainable existence practices, many Seattleites hear the diet-knell. However, for people realizing dietary allergies or changing their diet for ethical, environmental or health reasons, finding a place to eat in certain neighborhoods of Seattle can be difficult.

In Ballard and Fremont it's hard to find a restaurant that offers fare for diverging dietary trends. There are even fewer restaurants that cater to sensitive allergies such as Celiac Disease (gluten allergy).

There is, however, one bakery in Fremont where one can find a smorgasbord of culinary delights where worrying “what’s in that?” or “how is it made?” is a caution left at the door. Flying Apron Bakery and Café makes food easy for vegans, vegetarians and customers with food allergies.

Don’t be shy, say hello to your neighborhood gluten-free, vegan bakers.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Football
Mount Rainier hosts Rogers for its season finale at 7 p.m. Thursday at Highline Memorial.
Kennedy Catholic and Foster will both see playoff action on the road Friday.
The Lancers pay a visit to Oak Harbor for a 7 p.m. game and the Bulldogs of Foster go to Silverdale to play Olympic at 7:15 p.m.
Evergreen visits Ingraham for a 7 p.m. finale Friday.
Chief Sealth is at home at the Southwest Athletic Complex playing White River at 7 p.m. Friday, then West Seattle will use the SWAC field to play Highline at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Girls soccer
Kennedy Catholic opens district action Thursday, paying a 5 p.m. visit to the Greater St. Helens League champions at the Kiggins Bowl.
If JFK wins it plays for the West Central District/Southwest Washington championship at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner and a loss would drop the Lancers into a 12 p.m. game for the No. 2 and No. 5 berths to state.

Twelfth Night Productions (TNP) is excited to announce the return of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show, playing this December at Kenyon Hall. Based the classic 1946 Frank Capra film, playwright Joe Landry's take on “It's a Wonderful Life”, comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. The ensemble of characters bring the town of Bedford Falls to the stage, and George Bailey to the fateful Christmas Eve when, as he contemplates ending his life, he realizes the difference he makes in the lives of others.

“If you close your eyes during this production you won’t miss a beat because all of the components – the sound effects, the organ, the commercials, and the Mistletones – work together successfully to recreate the live radio experience of the 1940’s and 50’s.” Drama in the Hood, December 2013.

Harold, also called Harald [har-uh ld; Norwegian hahr-ahl], was born in Sør-Vågsøy (Måløy), Norway October 9, 1943 and went to be with the Lord October 20, 2014.

Harold was the son of the late Arvid Einar and Edith Herborg (Lillesalt) Myrold and the eldest of two children. During the time of Edith’s pregnancy, Måløy was occupied by the Germans (Vaagso Raid) and residents were under a strict curfew. A kind German soldier helped Arvid sneak in a midwife to assist Edith while she gave birth to Harold. Harold grew up and attended school in Måløy. At 15, he finished primary school and joined his father as a long-liner fisherman, working off the coasts of Måløy and Selje.

In 1961, Harold and his mother Edith immigrated to Seattle's Queen Anne area to join his father Arvid, who had immigrated in 1959 to work in the construction trade with his Uncle Meyer Jensen.

In 1967, Harold met and later married Ruth Ann Johnson. In 1968 their only child, Hans Erik Myrold, was born. They settled in West Seattle. Soon thereafter, Harold moved to Ballard and returned to commercial long-line fishing.

On November 23rd, Tractor Tavern will host "The Last Waltz," a tribute to The Band.

Doors will open at 7:00, and show starts at 8:00.

21+ $10 cover with all proceeds benefiting Rain City Rock Camp for Girls.

They will feature the "greatest hits" selection from the show, plus a couple others that did not make the film, but were played at the show.

The songs on the set list and the guest artists singing them:

Up On Cripple Creek - Jasen Samford
The Shape I’m In - Joel Schneider [My
It Makes No Difference - Michele Khazak
Georgia on my Mind - Stephanie Anne Johnson [of NBC's The
Ophelia - Zach Davidson [Vendetta Red, Sirens
King Harvest - Tamara Rose Power-Drutis
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Jason Dodson
Stage Fright - Pete Jordan [Cloud
Helpless - Star Anna
Coyote - Annie Jantzer [Bucket of
Caravan - Nouela O Johnston
Mannish Boy - Ayron Jones [Ayron Jones & the
The Weight - Jasen Samford, Michael Rognlie + guests
Forever Young - Fredd Luongo [The
I Shall Be Released - Ensemble
Don't Do It - Ryan Devlin & Kim West [Smokey

Taco Time is providing the region with much more than tacos. Last week the Pacific Northwest Mexican food chain announced that they would be giving over $100,000 to six local charities or organizations in Puget Sound that are providing access to nutritious food and educational programs supporting healthy lifestyles.

Among the beneficiaries is Ballard Food Bank, who will receive $20,000.

“The Ballard Food Bank was one of 26 groups we looked at, and we felt that they did a good job of providing healthy food and education for a healthy lifestyles,” said Gretchen Everett, Marketing Director for Taco Time NW.

The donations are being made through the Taco Time Northwest Foundation Grant, which is a collaborative effort between the Ballard Food Bank, Hunger Intervention Program, Queen Anne Helpline and West Seattle Food Bank to serve more young people nutritious meals through their Weekend Backpack programs during the school year. The program was established in April of 2014.

Fears of a massive earthquake in Western Washington have haunted seismologists and many others for a long time. Experts agree a quake of magnitude 9.0 is inevitable.

Worse in geologic time, it could happen relatively soon. Sandi Doughton, West Seattle-based author of Full Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest (Sasquatch Books, 2013) will speak about that potential at “Words, Writers & West Seattle” from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Barnes & Noble Westwood Village. Doughton is the science writer for the Seattle Times.

Any purchases made by those attending the talk for the next five days will net 10 percent of proceeds to the Southwest Seattle Historical Society under the Barnes & Noble Bookfair program.

Scientists have identified Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver as the urban centers of what will be the biggest earthquake, also called a mega-quake, in the continental United States.

In Doughton’s fascinating book, she introduces readers to the scientists who are dedicated to understanding the way the earth moves and describes what patterns can be identified and how prepared (or not) people are.

Proposition 1 is a school bond that is on the ballot in the upcoming election, and it is imperative to the future of the Highline School District that it is passed. The bond covers much-needed improvements to our schools, such as rebuilding 91 year old Highline High School (HHS). As a student of Mount Rainier High School, I understand how valuable and necessary the proposed changes will be to the students of the district.

HHS’s current dilapidated building is in desperate need of this change. Many staff members have complained about the poor condition of this facility and are calling for a rebuild. Des Moines Elementary is 89 years old. It barely scrapes by under state-mandated fire and earthquake codes, a fact that the district administration has been repeatedly warned about.

These buildings are completely deteriorating, and as time goes on, their conditions will only worsen. These aging buildings are also extremely costly to maintain and repair.

The White Center Library Guild Holiday Bazaar and Book Sale is set for November 7 and 8.
This is a chance to buy books of all types at discounted prices.

All the money raised goes to fund programs and activities at the White Center Library. The library promotes kids and teen programs as well as an occasional adult program such as poetry workshops.

White Center Library is located at 11220 16th Avenue SW. Call 206.243.0233 for more information.


Wire thief startled by boat owner, flees on bike

On October 24, Seattle Police officers responded to a burglary that occurred on the dock off the 800 block of Northwest 42nd Street. The complainant told officers that she was sleeping in her boat when she heard loud noises outside. She looked out her window and saw a white man in his 20’s standing over her boat. She called out to the man and startled him. He fled on a bicycle and left two sacks containing copper wiring. Also in the sacks were tools for cutting wire and notebooks with a man’s name written in them. SPD looked up the name in their crime database and found that he had been involved in numerous wire theft crimes. Officers left the wire with the complainant, but took the tools and sacks for evidence.

Business safe cut, $500 taken