October 2015

Born in Seattle, WA September 24, 1936, the second child of Tom and Phyllis (Brindle) Little, Joannie died at home in Everett, WA Sunday, September 27, 2015. She was raised in Burien, WA and graduated from Highline High School.

Anyone who knew Joannie - either as a mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, co-worker, or friend - knew she represented the best of all of us. She was a best friend and advisor to many.

Joannie loved the outdoors, Alaska, the family river cabin and her beach cabin. Most of all, Joannie loved her family and close friends.

A a hairdresser on Capitol Hill in Seattle for many years, Joannie ended her working career at Weyerhaeuser in Everett.

She married Clyde Zettle in 1981 and together, they enjoyed many trips to Las Vegas and Reno, as well as wonderful times on Camano Island, the site of many fun family gatherings. Joannie was an easy and relaxed host and was always up for a good time with family and friends. Everyone was always welcome at her home.

by Aya Takechi

Okay, let’s get the Addams Family cliches out of the way right now: They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. (Insert theme music and snapping fingers here.) Need a hand with that opening number? Why, yes. Thank you, Thing.

The Addams Family has been a household name for at least three generations of comedy lovers. If you’re not familiar with the wonderfully dark cartoons by Charles Addams in the New Yorker magazine, then you probably know them from their 1960’s sit-com or the series of movies from the 1990’s.

But now, add a Tony-nominated musical score and a chorus of dancing ghostly ancestors, and you get the general idea of the finger-snapping fun in store for you at Burien Actors Theatre.

Opening their 2015-16 season with a ghoulish evening of song and silliness, BAT has brought us the latest adventures of Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Fester, Grandmama and Lurch to the stage.

information from West Seattle Hi-Yu

"Around the Sound" West Seattle Hi-Yu parade float has won an award at Issaquah's Salmon Days Festival.

West Seattle Hi Yu's official parade season ended October 3rd

The West Seattle Hi Yu float received the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival parade Kiwanis Club of Issaquah Award: Given to the float entry that best shows community spirit or citizen contribution.

West Seattle Hi-Yu Senior Court Queen Kelly was home from Gonzaga University for this event.

Although it was an early, chilly day, Junior Court Queen Emily and Princesses Audrey and Emma had smiles that warmed up the crowd! West Seattle Hi Yu's "Around the Sound" float also won awards at parades this summer in Marysville, Greenwood & Des Moines.

If you enjoyed seeing the float at any of the local Seafair related parades, including the Seafair Torchlight parade, consider joining Hi-Yu in making next year's float a reality.

The City of Burien has released its Notice of Decision regarding Kennedy Catholic High School’s land use permit application to expand and renovate its Athletic Complex. On June 4, 2015, Kennedy Catholic High School filed for a land use and environmental review for their Athletic Field Renovation Master Plan. The land use and environmental review considered work anticipated in Phases 2 and 3 of the Master Plan. (Phase 1 of the multi-year plan included grading, drainage, and surface improvements to the athletic field inside of the perimeter track, and was completed in fall 2014.)
 
Phase 2 work, proposed to occur during summer 2016, includes:
• installing a new scoreboard;
• building permanent bleacher seating for 1,390;
• constructing a 2,229 square foot fieldhouse with restrooms, ticket booths, and concessions;
• building new retaining walls;
• constructing access stairs and ramps;
• and improving the baseball field.
 
Phase 3 work, proposed to occur during summer 2017 and dependent on fundraising, includes:
• lighting the athletic field;
• building a two-story, 1,027 square foot addition to the field house to add a classroom and observation deck;

Officers from the SeaTac Police Department are combing over all the evidence after responding to reports of an assault and instead finding someone shot in the face. The shooting took place just after 12:30 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 3, when police received reports of an assault at the 76 gas station at the intersection of Pacific Highway S. and S. 170th St.. When police arrived at the gas station, they found someone who had been shot in the face but was still alive. The victim was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in serious condition. Police have released very little information about the condition of the victim or possible suspects as they investigate the shooting but are asking that anyone with any information about the crime contact the King County Sheriffs Department. 

Crimes reported between 9/13/2015 and 9/27/2015

Home and Business Larceny/Burglary:

Wesley Homes Retirement Communities and Home Health Services welcomes three-time NBA Hall of Famer and former Seattle SuperSonics player Lenny Wilkens to its Des Moines campus on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. Call 206-824-5000 to RSVP.

Wilkens will review growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY, “a true melting pot,” said Wilkins. “On my street was a German deli, a Jewish grocery, an Italian market. Within a few streets were all kinds of people.”

He will also discuss the Lenny Wilkens Foundation, which has raised $7.5 million to support programs and services for children in the Puget Sound area, his faith, having an absent father and how he did not let the conditions of his youth confine him.

“You can either allow your circumstances to be a trap that snares you the rest of your life, or you can use them to learn what it takes to succeed in a world where things won’t always go your way,” said Wilkens.

From time to time we will run columns by former publisher Jerry Robinson.  We go through the archives to find suitable content for our present day readers.  Jerry passed away in May of 2014 after more than 60 years as owner/publisher of this newspaper.

Nobody has ever given us a clear picture of why we have boom and bust cycles in the economy of the United States but the fact remains that we do have them and will probably continue to have them.

    We were discussing this situation with one of our readers the other day when he suddenly remembered a clipping he had been carrying around in his wallet for the past nine years that pertained to the subject. 

    It was a chart of the economic cycle of the United States. It appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune in 1946. According to the Trib writer, the chart was first made prior to the Civil War. The original was found in an old desk drawer in Philadelphia in 1902.

    We have no way of knowing, of course or of verifying this fact but careful scrutiny of the chart, which we have reproduced here, will reveal some startling statistics

Their work is the focus of an excitingly different October exhibit at the Gallery, 826 S.W. 152nd St. in Olde Burien.
 
Sneke One is a fixture in Seattle’s graffiti art and hip-hop scene. He and his crew have left an indelible mark on the Pacific Northwest and cities throughout the world including New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Geneva and Paris.

Known for “style writing” Sneke has been delivering dynamic, aerosol murals for over 20 years. He transforms a variety of shapes, symbols and letters into colorful bursts of abstract magnificence.

In the past several years, Sneke has moved to a multimedia platform, creating contemporary urban-inspired pieces with canvas, vinyl foam core and layered wood.

They Drift (Carlos Aguilar and Ksra) are a couple of daydreaming drifters that have been collaborating for many years through their public art campaigns and mural painting across the globe.  
 
A new story comes to life with each large-scale whimsical mural. They Drift is constantly finding new ways of letting everyone feel at home.
 
Artists United also presents a photography exhibit featuring Tom Fletcher and Chris Gonvers.
 

The Burien Police Department took to social media on Sept. 29 to ask for the public’s help in identifying a woman now wanted for stealing a debit card and taking it on a shopping spree. The suspect stole the card from a resident of Burien and proceeded to rack up $700 worth of purchases at Nordstrom’s. The victim had just put her most recent paycheck into her account and was nearly drained by the suspect’s clothing purchases.

The suspect’s crimes are felony violations and she is currently wanted by the Burien police. If any readers recognize this woman they are asked to contact Detective Philbrick at (206) 477-6717.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Football
West Seattle goes on the road to Seattle Memorial to play Cleveland in a 7 p.m. game Thursday.
Chief Sealth is at home at the Southwest Athletic Complex playing Ingraham at the same time Friday as Foster entertains Highline and Evergreen gets a visit from Lindbetgh.
Mount Rainier pays a 6 p.m. visit to Decatur at Federal Way Memorial on Saturday, while Kennedy and Seattle Lutheran have byes this week.

Volleyball
Chief Sealth hosts Ingraham for 7 p.m. action Wednesday as West Seattle travels to Franklin.
Mount Rainier visits Federal Way at 7:15 p.m.
Seattle Christian goes to Bellevue Christian at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, with Evergreen Lutheran going to Seattle Lutheran and Mount Rainier Lutheran to Shorewood Christian of West Seattle at 6 p.m.
The 7 p.m. Seamount League slate has Evergreen at Tyee, Foster at Kennedy and Highline at Renton.
Chief Sealth drops in on Glacier Peak on Saturday and at 7 p.m. Monday the Seahawks go to Cleveland as West Seattle visits Garfield.
Seattle Christian hosts Charles Wright at