January 2015

4th Annual Fauntleroy Chili Cook-Off
Fauntleroy Church, Fellowship Hall
9140 California Ave. S.W.
info@fauntleroyucc.org or 206.932.5600
Sat., Jan. 31, 6 p.m. This popular community event will feature the best meat and vegetarian offerings of 10 home chefs and lots of trimmings to go with the hot stuff. $7/person at door includes 5 chili votes.

Walk Training for All
Jefferson Community Center
3801 Beacon Ave. S.
Sat., Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-Noon. Free. Set a new fitness goal this year. For all fitness levels. Especially for age 50+, but all ages welcome. Train with Sound Steps for a 5 km, 10 km or half marathon walk goal. Attend information session then continue with Saturday morning group training walks in South Seattle from February thru June. RSVP: 206.684.4664 or mari.becker@seattle.gov

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206 937 7169

SEATTLE, Jan. 22, 2014--Travelers staying in a participating downtown Seattle hotel during the month of February can enjoy half-off admission to The Museum of Flight. The famous aviation and space museum is one of more than 40 museums and cultural organizations offering discounts as part of Seattle's first Museum Month.

Museum Month Guidelines at The Museum of Flight
Half-off admission discount is applicable only to guests staying in downtown Seattle hotels during the month of February. The offer is valid only during hotel stay dates. Guests must show "Seattle Museum Guest Pass" to receive the discount at the Museum. The offer may be applied to all guests staying in the hotel room (not to exceed 4 people).

Please check the Museum website for operating hours. Offer has no cash value and cannot be combined with any other discounts, coupons or offers. Not valid with previous purchases, group sales, or for special engagement exhibits and programs that may require an additional admission fee.

For online information about Seattle Museum Month

by Pat Cashman

Some years ago, the doorbell rang. It was nighttime, so I did a quick glance at the calendar to make sure it wasn’t Halloween. It wasn’t.

At the door, were two girls in their late teens. “What can I do for you?” I asked.

One of the two spoke in a vaguely Israeli accent. “We are students going to art school in Jerusalem---and we are selling some paintings we’ve done to make money so we can return to school next semester.”
If they were looking for a sucker, they’d come to the right place.

“Come on in, “I said, in vintage rube fashion. “Let’s see what you’ve got.”
My wife started rolling her eyes like a pair of roulette wheels.

“This is a scam,” she whispered to me. I whispered back, “Yea. That’s what you said about the guy who sold me the boat.” She whispered even louder, “You mean the boat that sank the next day?”

So using my canniest resolve, I wound up buying only one painting from the “students.” I bargained hard---and got it for a mere forty dollars.

By Tim Clifford

Knife pulled by chocolate thief
One shoplifter proved the lengths he would go for Dove chocolates on Jan. 20 at a store on the 2600 block of S.W. Barton St. At 5:30 p.m. the victim, a loss prevention officer dressed in plain clothes, was following a couple down the aisles when he noticed the suspect stuffing a bag of the chocolates into his coat.
The victim approached the suspect and identified himself as a security guard while also demanding the suspect hand over the candy. According to the police report the victim suspected at the time that other items were also in the suspect’s coat. Refusing to comply the suspect reached into his pocket and pulled out a box cutter knife with the blade out, posturing as if ready to strike. The victim backed away slowly allowing the suspect to run away.

Thousands of Seattle Seahawks fans jammed the area around SeaTac Airport and lined 188th South as the team made its way to the plane taking them to Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona.

The game will be played next Sunday.

An estimated 15,000 12s in a fantastic array of costumes, held up signs, waved flags and banners and crowded along 188th St. on the route to Sea-Tac Airport.

Even though the bus windows were tinted, fans could clearly see coach Pete Carroll and his wife and players through the front windshield all thrilled with the fan support.

by Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

Both teams struggled shooting, but, the Shorewood Christian Lions struggled a whole lot more, and, it led to a Saints runaway, 33-14, in 1B action at Chinook Middle School in Sea-Tac.

In the Sea-Tac B League, the Saints improved to 4-3, fifth place, currently, in league, and, they are in the thick of things for the playoffs. And, the Lions are going to make the postseason, too, with a 2-4 record, good enough for one spot back from the Saints.

"I thought we played pretty good defense, especially when they had their point guard try and go down the middle," said Bruce Carlson, Saints coach.

by Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

With 5.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter, ahead, 39-38, over the Shorewood Christian Lions, Seattle Lutheran held on when two long shots taken from deep in the corner both clanged off the rim, keeping the final score a one-point Saints win in Sea-Tac 1B basketball action at Chinook Middle School in Sea-Tac.
Both teams came into the game with 5-1 records, tied atop the 1B standings, along with Northwest Yeshiva and Mount Rainier Lutheran.

"We were playing a zone, but, they had a couple good looks," said Brett Kapels, Saints coach. "It was a battle the whole night."

Good game. Some times the Saints distanced themselves from the Lions, but the Lions, based in White Center, kept roaring back. It was 20-17, Saints' lead, at halftime, and, stretching to 34-26, at the three-minute mark of the third quarter, with the high-flying, Xavier Turner bucket inside the paint. But, the Lions ended the third on a 4-0 run, and, were down, 34-30, heading into the fourth quarter.
The Saint led, 39-34 with three minutes left in the game, and, the Lions scored the final four points of the game, but it wasn't enough.

The annual Gifts from the Earth Fundraising event at South Seattle College on Jan. 24, raised nearly $215,000 for the institution a new record in its twelve-year history. Proceeds from the event benefit South’s Foundation in its mission to support South students and programs with scholarships, internships, emergency funding, tutoring and more.

“Gifts from the Earth is an inspiring event where philanthropists and our sponsors come together for the common goal of supporting South students in their pursuit of a higher education and a fulfilling career,” South Seattle College President Gary Oertli said. “Their support has an enormous impact on our students’ ability to realize their dreams.”

“I looked down, looked at the time, and I went to tell him the time and he had pulled a gun and put it in my face” describes Steve Kamphaus of the way his recent early morning robbery began.

A manager at the Thriftway on S.W. Morgan St., Kamphaus was heading into work to begin his shift at 7:13 a.m. when a black male teenager with a chubby face stopped him and asked the time. While looking down the teenager pulled a gun and demanded Kamphaus turn over his wallet, phone and car keys. A second teenager showed up to crowd around Kamphaus.

“At that point I think I was probably just in shock, disbelief, and I kind of said “no, I’m not giving you my keys” and that’s when the third one came up behind me.”

With three teenaged boys already surrounding him, two of the three in masks, two more masked teenagers came running across the street and lead Kamphaus back to his car parked on the corner on of 42 Ave. S.W. / S.W. Holly St.