August 2015

By Amanda Knox

As I take up the reins of Kyra-lin Hom’s weekly column, I am riding a warm wave of romanticism after reading the story of another columnist of a local paper, albeit a fictional one—the unnamed protagonist of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Memories of My Melancholy Whores.

It is a credit to Marquez that he could inspire a feminist like myself to feel butterflies when the novella’s premise is so repulsive. The opening words are the protagonist’s: “The year I turned ninety, I wanted to give myself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin.” Standing on the upper landing of the bookstore, pausing in the process of shelving a stack of fiction titles to read this line, my eyebrow rose in the way a cat’s back-fur bristles. “Oh, really…” I thought.

Seattle Fire responded to a one car rollover on Highland Park Way SW on Sunday, August 23, 2015 around 2:48am. Upon arriving they noticed that the male driver had gotten himself out of the vehicle and did not need any medical assistance.

According to Seattle Police the driver was driving Westbound up Highland Park Way SW when another vehicle switched lanes without using a blinker, cutting him off, and forcing him into the shoulder and up on the embankment and making the vehicle roll onto its roof. The driver of the vehicle who cut him off left the scene and didn't stop.

The Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police as well as other agencies in the vicinity including K-9 and SWAT responded to an assault with weapons call at the San Juan Apartment Building located in the 4800 block of California Ave SW shortly before midnight on August 22, 2015.

According to Seattle Police they said a lady came home with her family and saw a man in the hallway bleeding from the chest and he told her "I have just been shot by my brother" so she called 911.

A short time later the suspect came out of one of the units of the apartment wanting to leave not knowing that the police were there and was contacted by them and was then escorted out in handcuffs.

The male victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center.

The 2015 Holy Family Street Fair is on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th.

Every year hundreds of people attend the event where different cultures and styles are represented. There is an entertainment program that includes music and dance performances, karaoke, kid games and more. There are diverse food options and community vendors with interesting and fun things for the whole family.

This event is open for everybody and there is no admission fee. There will be games, prizes and raffles.

The address 9622 20th Ave SW, Seattle, WA and the Fair is on 20th Ave SW along the block between Roxbury and SW 98th –the street will be closed for traffic. Vendors will be along the street.
Saturday 09/12, 11:30am to 8pm and Sunday 09/13, 9:30am to 4:30pm.

By Gwen Davis

Ticket fines for traffic infractions have gone up as of July 1, 2015.

But while steep tickets are irritating, West Seattle residents have been receiving frequent and hefty tickets for traffic violations caught on camera. This is no surprise, since the city has been installing more cameras around the greater Seattle area, especially in school zones.

But what are these new changes, and how will they impact you?

According to Gary Ireland, public information officer with the Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), there are two categories for camera red light offenses, both of which amount to a new ticket fine of $136. The amount used to be $124.

Additionally, SDOT operates more than 60 sets of school zone flashing beacons are Seattle, according to the city. The flashing beacons are mounted along with school speed signs that read “20 miles per hour – even if children are not present”.

Officer Lauren Lovanhill, public affairs official for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) said that school zone tickets are $201.

Nearly 20 logs were delivered to the Alki Homestead on August 21 as the most basic phase of the restoration of the historic structure continues.

Owner Dennis Schilling and his crew got to work unloading the logs which came from Kalama, Wash., to replace rotted logs in and near the southeast corner of the building. (Replacement of the southeast-corner logs was given administrative approval by city landmarks staff in January 2015.)

Restoration work on the 1904 city landmark began in the spring and continues through this summer and beyond.

The restoration process will continue beyond log replacement with a lot more work ahead.

Schilling said, "I think this is a pretty good estimation of what we will need to finish this corner. I don't think we're going to need any more. Hopefully we won't. I think we're going to actually have a few extra."

A video was shot of the delivery by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.

With two pre-season games in the can and the hotly anticipated regular season set to kick off on September 13 it was only a matter of time before the horror stories of the “12th Man” being taken by ticket scammers began rolling in. This past weekend the King County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to fans about online ticket scams and related the story of a recent arrest made in Seattle.

Earlier this month Tacoma resident Justin Stevens, 19, listed his tablet on the website Offerupnow.com in exchange for tickets to a Seahawks game. He was contacted by a 32-year-old man, the suspect, who told him he had tickets he would be willing to trade. They arranged to meet in Seattle.

After Stevens traded the man his tablet for the tickets the suspect then threw out the offer that for an additional $35 he would throw in an extra ticket. Excitedly Stevens accepted the offer and drove back home with the tickets. Once at home he realized that something didn’t feel right. The deal seemed much too good to be true.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Pros
Mariners
Seattle is home at Safeco Field to face the Chicago White Sox at 7:10 p.m. Friday, 6:10 p.m. Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday is Robinson Cano bobblehead night and Friday is fireworks night with Felix Hernandez taking the mound.
The Oakland Athletics will follow the White Sox into town, playing 7:10 p.m. games Monday and Tuesday.
Mariners action can be seen on the ROOT Sports cable television network and heard on 710 AM.

Rainiers
Tacoma is in Colorado Springs for a 6:05 p.m. game Friday and a 5:05 p.m. contest Saturday.
The Rainiers then come home to Cheney Stadium to play the Memphis Redbirds at 5:05 p.m. Sunday and 7:05 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Tacoma games are carried on 850 AM and MiLB cable television.

Seahawks
Seattle continues its preseason action Friday, paying a 5 p.m. visit to the Kansas City Chiefs that can be seen on Channel 13 television and heard on 710 AM.

Sounders
Seattle visits Real Salt Lake for 7 p.m. action Saturday.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Seattle Lutheran High School will play its first three games and four of its first five at home at West Seattle Stadium this year.

The Class B-8 school launches its season at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 at the field located off 35th Ave. SW against Mary Knight.

Oakville will pay a visit at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 and Lummi Nation will drop by at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18.
Seattle Lutheran plays its first road game Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. against Tulalip Heritage at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

The Saints come home again Saturday, Oct. 3 to play Evergreen Lutheran at 1:30 p.m.
After getting a one week break in its schedule, Seattle Lutheran will pay a 7 p.m. visit to Rainier Christian on Friday, Oct. 16.

Seattle Lutheran plays its last home game Saturday, Oct. 24 against Quilcene at 1:30 p.m. before dropping in on the Muckleshoot Tribal School at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.

Parents who applied for the first round of openings for the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) are being notified today whether their children have been accepted to enroll for fall classes. Families will be receiving notification via e-mail and telephone.

Two hundred forty-six applications were submitted for 86 open spots. Of the 228 preschool seats opening this fall, 142 had been filled by the time the classrooms were selected to be part of SPP through pre-enrollment.

“The number of applications we received verifies what the voters told us in November when they adopted the SPP proposal – there is great demand for high quality preschool programs,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “Families are eager to have their children start elementary school ready to succeed. I welcome these families into the program and know that their children will have a richly rewarding school year.”