June 2015

By Tim Clifford

Chain snatching near Alki Boathouse
On May 29, around 5:14 p.m., officers were dispatched to Alki on a report of a street robbery and assault on the 2700 block of 59 Ave. S.W. The victim provided dispatch with a description of the suspect and explained that he believed he was still nearby.

According to the victim he was walking along 59 Ave. S.W. when a group of six young males, all different races, approached him. One of the men in the group, a Hispanic male wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a belt with an “H” on it, walked up to the victim and demanded he give him his necklace. The victim at that time had on a gold chain with an “Olde English 40 Oz.” emblem on it. When the victim refused the suspect grabbed the emblem and yanked the chain off his neck.

By Kyra-lin Hom

There's nothing like moving (even temporarily or just changing work locale) to make you think about relationships, specifically the relationships you have with other people. The last handful of years have been pretty turbulent for me in this regard, as in I've been hopping from place to place quite a bit. And it will probably be another few years before I'm anywhere near to approaching geographic or career stability. So this topic ends up on my mind frequently.

I'm not alone in this. With traveling/moving for work and school becoming ever more common, more and more people are finding themselves in similarly unsettled positions. Not to mention that it's becoming normal for people to switch employers every three years.

The West Seattle Outdoor Movies located at in the courtyard at 4410 California Ave SW by Hotwire Online Coffeehouse are coming back this year with an emphasis on comedies like Zealander, Raising Arizona and The Rocky Horror Picture Show closing the season out on August 22.

Zoolander kicks off the season July 18.

Here's the complete schedule:

Saturday, July 18th

Movie: Zoolander 2001 PG-13

Pre-show: Rainier Roller Girls with audience bout. Bring your own skates!

Sponsored by: The Beer Junction (free root beer Husky Ice Cream floats) and Quadrato Pizza (free slices of pizza), Hotwire Coffee, Westside Dermatology

Charity: Rainier Roller Girls

Saturday, July 25th

Movie: Singles 1992 PG-13

Pre-show: Music with Stay Tuned the Band

Sponsored by: WSB, Elliott Bay Brewing,

Charity: Northwest Center

Saturday, August 1st

Movie: Raising Arizona 1987 PG-13

Pre-show: Music with Jeremy Serwer and the Spaghetti Benders

Sponsored by: Curious Kidstuff, LaVida Massage, West Seattle Farmers Market

Charity: WestSide Baby

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Marco Calderon of Kennedy Catholic was named as the Seamount League baseball Player of the Year after helping the Lancers to a co-championship along with Hazen.

Calderon, a senior, was also honored as the starting shortstop.

Hazen's Mike Brundage was named as the Coach of the Year for the Seamount League and Renton took the Team Sportsmanship award.

Joining Calderon on the first team for the Lancers were sophomore second baseman Nick Blakely, sophomore outfielder Jared Thurber and junior pitcher Andrew Ellingson.

Tyee landed three players on the first team in senior third baseman Isaak Wiebe, sophomore utility player Nick Archambault and junior outfielder Jar Yourglich.

Foster senior Mitchell Forhan earned a first team outfielder position and Highline senior Danny Perkins was named as a first team pitcher.

Honored from the Hazen team were sophomore catcher Logan Ricord, senior first baseman Ryan Gayte and senior designated hitter Eli Azcueta.

Three Highline players made the second team in senior shortstop Danny Perkins, senior designated hitter Victor Brose and junior utility player Matt Horejsi.

Two fires in West Seattle in the early morning hours of Sunday June 7 kept firefighters busy. The first at 10215 102nd SW was electrical but require going in through the roof to be sure the fire was out.

The second in the 3000 block of Avalon Way SW was "suspicious" in nature confined to a bucket but producing a lot of black smoke. No one was hurt in either incident.

The Burien Police Department took to social media on Saturday to give a wag of the finger to a pet owner whose dog they had to rescue from a hot car. With temperatures around the greater Seattle area reaching 82 degrees the inside of the vehicle in which the pet was locked was a blistering 103 degrees.

Officers were contacted by a concerned shopper about the vehicle which was parked near the Burien Library on 152 S.W. and 4 S.W. By the time officers arrived the overheated pet had been in the car for over two hours. Checking the vehicle quickly the officers found that a door was unlocked, making it unnecessary for them to break a window to extricate the pet.

The dog was taken into custody and turned over to the Burien C.A.R.E.S. organization, the animal control authority for the city. A citation was written and left with the pet owner’s vehicle.

During the summer months the temperatures inside of locked cars increases dramatically from that outside. For example, given the right conditions and lack of shade, if the outside temperature is 78 degrees the inside of a vehicle can reach between 100 to 120 degrees.

More than 1000 elementary school students were present for an event staged by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society on June 5 that they called "A Group Hug for the Homestead."

The event featured Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Alki Elementary principal Shannon Stanton and Schmitz Park assistant principal Liora Minkin.

A photo of those gathered was taken by Jean Sherrard from a vantage point on a lift truck some 25 feet up.

New owner of the Homestead, Dennis Schilling was also introduced.

To see a larger version of the photo please visit:

http://www.loghousemuseum.info/events/alki-homestead-to-be-restored/

Looking to add some furry love to your family? Then get yourself to Kitty Harbor. Every weekend there are 20 to 40+ Adult cats, teenagers (6+ months), and kittens (8 weeks to 6 months), waiting to meet ‘n’ greet you. And just so you know, kittens under 6 months old must be adopted in pairs unless there is already another cat friendly cat in the household.

Kitty Harbor is a non-profit, volunteer-only, rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption facility for homeless and abandoned cats and kittens. Their cats and kittens enter at the facility from several rescue avenues:

· Transferred from Western Washington shelters when their time has run out

· From cat rescue groups located in Eastern Washington where the cat/kitten kill rate is anywhere from 70% to 90%

· From Kitty Harbor’s own rescue work in greater Seattle

They are open for adoptions every Saturday and Sunday, from noon – 5 pm, through December 20th. G

Kitty Harbor
3422 Harbor Ave SW
Seattle, Washington 98126

Phone: (206) 935-1919
Days: Saturday & Sunday
Hours: Noon – 5:00 pm

The recently re-energized West Seattle Health Club, following a million dollar makeover that was recently profiled in the West Seattle Herald will hold a community open house Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7th.

The entire community is invited to attend and check out the improvements, upgrades and changes made in the facility.

The event will include local businesses taking part including:

• Capers
• Angelina's Restaurant
• Cupcake Royale
• Husky Deli
• West Seattle Wellness
• Luciano's Pizza
• Elliott Bay Brewery
• Easy Street
• Jan's Beauty Supply
• Seattle Logo Pro Screenprint
• South Seattle College Wine Program
• B Well Live Well
• Chico's (Westwood Village)

During the open house they will feature a Fashion N Mimosas event on Sunday June 7th at 1pm in their Group X studio.
Clothing provided by Chico's in Westwood Village.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic junior shortstop Maggie Gallagher was named as the Seamount League Athlete of the Year for girls fastpitch softball this spring, also landing the spot at that position on the first team along with junior Eirra Suarez of Lindbergh.

Foster High School, meanwhile, took home the league's Team Sportsmanship award and Jennifer Thompson of Renton was named as the Coach of the Year.

Highline senior Nicole Jacobson was selected as the first team pitcher and freshman teammate Sienna Herrera took the first base position.

Honored along with Gallagher from Kennedy were sophomore Samanth Isernio of Kennedy at second base, senior Nicole Miller in the outfield and sophomore Elise Turpen as a utilty player.

The first team catcher position went to Lindbergh senior Ana Meneses and the third base position to senior Isabel Teppner of Hazen, while other outfielders with Miller were Lindbergh senior Chelsey Guhlke and Renton junior Mia Hernandez. Hazen senior Hannah Loucks joined Turpen as a first team utility player.