December 2014

information from Seattle Colleges

The Seattle College District announced today that Vigor Industrial has been named its 2014 Constance W. Rice Partner of the Year. Vigor was chosen for its partnership with South Seattle College to provide space for the Harbor Island Training Center, which serves maritime and industrial fabrication companies across the region and trains the next generation of welders.
This annual award honors business or community leaders whose contributions elevate Seattle Colleges and its students, and who inspire others by working in partnerships to achieve mutual success. It is named for Constance W. Rice, who served as vice chancellor for institutional advancement, interim president, senior vice chancellor and trustee for the district. The many partnerships Dr. Rice forged over more than 20 years continue to positively impact students and the colleges, and benefit education, equity, and the health and welfare of under-represented youth.

Authorities are on the look out for a mugger who botched an arm robbery in Fremont

According to the Seattle Police Department, on Dec. 4, a man was walking along the 300 block of Northwest 41st Street when a suspicious looking man approached him.

The suspect demanded the victim’s “stuff.” The victim replied “no,” and the passive suspect said, “Well at least give me your wallet then.” Again, the victim refused, so the suspect decided to takes things to the next level and pointed 9mm Glock at the victim and demanded his wallet. The victim complied, but asked the suspect to pardon his I.D. Strangely, the suspect responded with a hint of compassion and decided to give back the victim's I.D., but fumbled in the process. The victim saw his opportunity and grabbed the gun and pointed it back at the suspect, demanding his things back. The suspect rushed the victim, and they scuffled on the ground. The suspect viciously bit the victim on the leg and the suspect’s fist forcefully made contact with the victim’s groin.

Burien Actors Theatre
Maggie Larrick, Managing Director
maggie@burienactorstheatre.org
(206) 949-9554

Enjoy Brass Quintet Concert of traditional Holiday music
with internationally renowned soloist Natalie Dungey
at Burien Actors Theater Dec. 17

(Dec. 3, 2014 - Burien, WA) – On Dec. 17, enjoy the sounds of the season as BAT presents a Holiday Concert with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet--featuring internationally renowned soloist Natalie Dungey. This will be traditional Holiday music played by a brass quintet in chamber-music style.

By Amanda Knox

When asked about what sort of services have been provided in response to reports of coyote sightings in Ballard urban areas, Chris Anderson, District 12 (King County) wildlife biologist, responds, “What do you mean, services?”

Clearly we hadn’t started out on the same page.

Since September, local news sources have reported the accounts of Ballard residents who sighted coyotes stalking the streets and even attacking pets. The various sightings added up, raising public concern. Who else to call for professional assistance than Seattle Animal Control?

It turns out that SAC is concerned with domestic animals, not wildlife, and they don’t respond in the case of a wild animal unless it happens to be injured or dead. Rather, living, roaming wildlife are the concern of a distinct branch called the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. And their prescription for human-wildlife relations? Educate the humans on how behave properly.

By Renee Rundle

Gently falls snow over battlefield again
Cold into night onto scarred earth and men
The sky knows no war, no fear, no hate
Indiscriminately it sheds its radiance onto Buddhist, Christian, Shiite, Sikh.

Coating differences with an idea of acceptance
Masking the signs of might and intolerance
That have long caused conflict, strife and pain
And again threaten the intended loving
Spirit of man.

Through this newest terror; this newest war
The challenge is ours once more
To beseech each Earthly mind
To reclaim the simple message of the snow
And to know

That within the collective human heart
There is more than enough love
To create the light that, when allowed
For all time has the power
To unite

Every race, every tribe, every nation
Against the darkness, despair, and destruction
That by the pure disguise from the sky
Now lie hidden below
The snow.

Missing teen located after reports of street fighting in Burien

Local artist Jan Rogers is showing her work at the Burien Community Center until the end of January 2015.

Jan Rogers has studied classical drawing and painting from the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington since 2007. She resides in Burien where she continues to pursue studies in landscape, still life and the figure in the mediums of oil, pastel, and watercolor.

The Community Center is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30am-8:00pm, Fridays 8:30am-5:00pm, and Saturdays from 8:00am-noon. Hours may change during the holidays. For more information please call 206-988-3700.

To the editor, Highline Times

The recent Highline Public Schools bond to build new schools and replace and repair deteriorating schools failed by a fraction of a percent needed to hit 60% for approval. However, I don't view this failure as a total loss. School officials like Mr. Spear acknowledges that a majority of voters do support the bond measure. And, because this measure was such a close shave (.73% away!), there is no reason a rerun would fail miserably. With that said, there are always
opportunities for improvement. Highline just put up a new community
outreach survey http://highlineschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&Modu…
in wake of the bond failure. Now is a good time to tell Highline what
your schools really need. Now is the time to challenge Highline to put
its students first and be good stewards to our community regardless of
where we live. This is Highline's "reassessment" of the standard
"Education;" we reevaluate. Awareness and action puts our schools in a
better position for all students to succeed.
Yours truly,

Bryan Ben Elsea

By Amanda Knox

After seeing the ArtsWest production of Judy’s Scary Little Christmas, it’s tempting to limit myself to echoing director Troy Wageman’s prediction of what anyone would think after seeing it: “What did I just watch? Whatever it was, I loved it, and I don’t know what it means, but I will think about it…” and then calling it a day.

But I won’t.

I also won’t attempt to describe what this play is about, because it begs to be a surprise. What I can say is that it develops many grandiose themes: love, regret, living one’s life to the fullest, loneliness, forgiveness, bitterness… through many grandiose characters: Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Liberace, Ethel Merman, Joan Crawford, Lillian Hellman, Richard Nixon…

Instead, I want to tell you that whatever this play was, it was very well enacted and is definitely worth seeing.

By Tim Clifford

On Dec.3 Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant was officially charged with Disorderly Conduct stemming from her arrest in SeaTac on Nov.20 while protesting.
Sawant was arrested while marching with demonstrators during a protest near the headquarters for Alaska Airlines on International Blvd. Three other demonstrators, workers for Alaska Airlines, were also arrested. All four made bail later that night and were released from the SCORE jail in Des Moines. Arresting officers say that Sawant and the other protesters were marching in the street, blocking traffic and refused to comply with the officers’ commands.

The demonstration was organized to protest a recent lawsuit filed by Airlines for America in Federal court to contest whether or not the Port of Seattle has the authority to enforce the recent minimum wage hike of $15 an hour at the airport. Last year Alaska Airlines along with the Restaurant Association filed a lawsuit against the city to stop the wage increase which failed. On Nov. 10 the new suit was officially filed by the airline lobbying group on behalf of Alaska Airlines.