October 2015

Stoup Brewing Celebrates 2-Year Anniversary on October 24th

On Saturday, October 24th Stoup will celebrate two years of craft brewing in the heart of Ballard’s Brewery District.

Doors open at noon and will feature new releases, including: a Munich Style Helles and the return of Export Stout (#WHISKERSOUT, in homage to the MOvember fundraiser for men’s health).

But wait! There’s more for beer geeks and sour enthusiasts alike. In keeping with their more literal beer-naming tradition, Stoup will also tap Sour Nos. 2 AND 3.

Hungry revelers can count on a curbside feast from the near east, courtesy of Fez on Wheels followed by sweet treats from Balleywood Creamery. Festivities will ramp up with live music in the taproom – stay tuned to Stoup’s Facebook, Twitter & Instagram feeds for the foot tappin’ and booty shakin’ lineup.

Direct from Founder and Head Brewer, Brad Benson, “These past two years have been pretty amazing. It only makes sense for us to celebrate with everyone that has helped us grow so quickly.” “Heck yeah!” added Brewer, and Co-Owner, Robyn Schumacher. “It’s been a lot of hard work. It is definitely time for a party.”

Passport and ammunition taken from Ballard home

Police are searching for a burglar who broke into a home on the 5500 block of Seventh Avenue N.W. and stole passports and ammunition. On Oct. 8, the complainant called police after he came home and found the back door to his home kicked in and the kitchen and other rooms rifled through. Drawers were pulled out. Cabinets were opened. The complainant also found that a gun safe in his room had been disturbed but not opened. There were impact marks on the top of the safe. In another room the complainant found passports had been taken from a secure location. There was also ammunition taken from the resident’s cache. No fingerprints or security footage was recovered.

Over $5,000 in electronics ransacked

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Volleyball
West Seattle plays a 7 p.m. home match against Ballard on Wednesday as Chief Sealth goes on the road to Franklin.
In Seamount League matches at the same time Thursday, Evergreen will host Highline as Tyee entertains Kennedy and Foster goes on the road to Lindbergh.
Seattle Lutheran is at home against Cedar Park Christian at 6 p.m. Friday with Mount Rainier going to Kent-Meridian at 7:15 p.m. and Seattle Christian to Northwest Christian.
Seattle Lutheran visits Shoreline Christian at 3 p.m. Saturday and Seattle Christian goes to Charles Wright at 5:45 p.m. Monday with Mount Rainier hosting Tahoma at 7:15 p.m. that day.
Tuesday's Seamount League schedule has Highline at Foster, Hazen at Kennedy, Lindbergh at Tyee and Evergreen at Renton at 7 p.m.
The SeaTac League tournament opens at Evergreen Lutheran on Tuesday.

Football
In a rematch of last Friday's Huling Bowl where West Seattle defeated Chief Sealth, 29-6, the two teams will square off again in a Metro League crossover Thursday.
The action starts at 4:30 p.m. at Seattle Memorial.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Oct. 17
Boys cross country
Seamount League meet
The Chacon twins from Evergreen High School led the pack at the Seamount League meet held on their home course Saturday.
Marques Chacon took first place in the boys race with a time of 16 minutes, 22.30 seconds over 5,000 meters ahead of the 16:33.50 time posted by Matthew Chacon.
Both of the Chacon brothers are seniors.

Girls cross country
Seamount League meet
Karianne Bolma of Kennedy Catholic was the top area girls finisher, taking eighth place in a time of 22:27.80 on the same Evergreen course as the boys race as a sophomore.
Alexis Sata of Tyee came in 10th with a 22:56.10 effort as a senior and Kennedy's Marissa Tweedy placed 12th in 23:01.60 as a freshman.

Football
Kennedy 2, Evergreen 0
Saturday's game was canceled, with Kennedy picking up the forfeit win.
The Lancers improved to 4-0 in Seamount League play and to 6-0 overall.

Friday, Oct. 16
Football
Seattle Lutheran 34, Rainier Chr. 20

by Sarah Cecil

National Save for Retirement Week is observed Oct. 18 – 24 this year. And this week has some weight behind it, as it is recognized by the U.S. Senate for its importance in encouraging Americans to prepare themselves financially for retirement. Are you doing all you can?

Many of your peers aren’t. About a third of working adults have no retirement savings or pension, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve. And more than half of workers report that the total value of their household’s savings and investments, excluding the value of their primary home and any defined benefit plan (such as a traditional pension), is less than $25,000, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2015 Retirement Confidence Survey.

Such figures help explain why many people are unsure if they’ll ever be able to retire. Nearly 40% of the respondents in the Federal Reserve’s study either have no intention to retire or plan to keep working for as long as possible.

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Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206.937.7169
Halloween items/decor, including clothing with orange/black are reduced 40% starting Oct. 24 so you can decorate your home, yourself and any trick or treaters needing costumes. It's still breast cancer awareness month: all clothing with pink is 40% off every Tuesday this month. It's also liver cancer awareness month: all clothing with green is 40% off every Wed. Blue tagged items are $1.00 starting Oct. 28. The all volunteer run, non profit American Cancer Society shop will be closed Sun., Oct. 28 for Junction Fest Halloween. Hours: Sun., 11–3 p.m.; Mon. –Sat., 10–4:30 p.m. Follow our blog: www.discoveryshopwestseattle.org / LIKE us on Facebook.

GriefShare Hosts “Surviving the Holidays” Seminar
Grace Church
10323 28th Ave. S.W.

By Tim Clifford

Wake in fright
On Oct. 1 police responded to a complainant at an apartment complex on the 3200 block of S.W. Morgan St. concerning a home invasion robbery and assault. The victim is confined to a motorized wheelchair and in his report the responding officer noted that the victim seemed very intoxicated while officers spoke with him. While coming down to allow the officers into the building the victim split open a carpet burn wound on his elbow when he brushed past a corner too fast and was bleeding while giving his account.

Former publisher Jerry Robinson wrote an open letter of apology his 11 year old son. From time to time the Westside Weekly will run old columns from Jerry’s archive. This one is from 1967.

DEAR SCOTT,

It is very early in the morning and I am writing this letter to you and pinning it to your pillow because I do not want to wake you. You’re only 11 and you need lots of sleep. In fact, I could use a little myself. And that is what I want to talk to you about.

Last night, when you suggested that you would like to sleep outside on the deck because it was so hot and muggy but you’d like me to do it too, it sounded like a fair idea.

And when you offered to blow up an air mattress for me, that was the clincher. How could I turn down such sacrifice?

I’ll have to admit that the night air was refreshingly cool. At least at first. And as I slid into the sleeping bag I was filled with high hopes.

By Pat Cashman

Sometimes the shouting coming from the neighbor house would become so strident, you’d swear the place would soon be surrounded by crime scene tape. But there was nothing indictable going on---the Smith’s were just a loud and voluble family.

(NOTE: Yes, the last name was Smith. It is supposed to be the most common in the country, yet most of us are immediately suspicious when we see it. Why, I wonder? Perhaps I’ll ask Mr. Johnson sometime.)
The Smith’s were a boisterous group---and from dad and mom to their seven obstreperous kids---not a moment of quietude ever occurred. Plus, there were always equally clangorous aunts, uncles and cousins dropping---and weighing--- in.

Their high decibel conversations always seemed to be arguments about factual details---and my mom and dad---and our entire family loved listening in. It wasn’t like you had to try too hard:
“The capitol of Delaware is not Wilmington, you dolt! It’s Dover!”
“Wrong, you bozo! You’re thinking of the English town of Dover in the county of Kent!”
“The Dover in Delaware is also in a county called Kent, you idiot!”

Starting today October 19th, the new safety cameras installed near K-8 STEM & Arbor Heights Elementary, on Delridge Way SW from SW Juneau St to 22nd Ave SW this fall will stop issuing warnings and start issuing $234 tickets to people driving above the school zone speed limit of 20 MPH.

The school zone speed limit is 20 MPH for good reason – a person walking hit by a person driving 20 MPH or slower is likely to survive, but the likelihood of surviving a crash decreases significantly the faster the person is driving. Further, elementary school kids haven’t developed the cognitive ability to accurately judge how fast a person is driving or how quickly a person can stop their car. Traffic collisions are the number one cause of death for 5 to 24 year olds nationally.

The 20 MPH speed limit is in effect when the yellow beacons next to the speed limit sign are flashing. The safety cameras are only active when the beacons are flashing.