November 2015

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Nov. 21

Girls soccer
SCS 3, Cascade 0
SHORELINE--Seattle Christian claimed its ninth state Class 1A tournament girls soccer title in school history Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Cascade High School of Leavenworth.
The Warriors won the championship for the first time since 2006 in the action under sunny afternoon skies at Shoreline Stadium north of Seattle, improving their season record to 19-2-1 while dropping Cascade's final mark to 18-2-1.
Megan Nielsen put the SeaTac private school on the scoreboard first, launching a 25-yard shot that found the net in the fourth minute of play.
Abi Kim padded the lead in the 66th minute with a goal -- her 41st of the season -- and Thea Nelson scored the third three minutes after that.
Seattle Christian was playing in the state tournament for the fourth year in a row.

Friday, Nov. 21

Girls soccer
SCS 2, King's 1

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Nov. 21

Girls soccer
SCS 3, Cascade 0
SHORELINE--Seattle Christian claimed its ninth state Class 1A tournament girls soccer title in school history Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Cascade High School of Leavenworth.
The Warriors won the championship for the first time since 2006 in the action under sunny afternoon skies at Shoreline Stadium north of Seattle, improving their season record to 19-2-1 while dropping Cascade's final mark to 18-2-1.
Megan Nielsen put the SeaTac private school on the scoreboard first, launching a 25-yard shot that found the net in the fourth minute of play.
Abi Kim padded the lead in the 66th minute with a goal -- her 41st of the season -- and Thea Nelson scored the third three minutes after that.
Seattle Christian was playing in the state tournament for the fourth year in a row.

Friday, Nov. 21

Girls soccer
SCS 2, King's 1

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

McPherson makes academic team

Kennedy graduate Jennica McPherson earned a spot on this year's Greater Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) all-academic team for volleyball.

The senior at Western Washington University has a grade point average of 3.26 while majoring in Kinesiology.

On the court, McPherson had 20 digs in a 3-0 victory at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday to go with three kills and one block.

The opposite side hitter also had 12 digs, nine kills and two blocks as the Vikings defeated Saint Martin's University Saturday, 3-0.

Both matches were played on the road, completing a 10-0 Western Washington University season as the visitors.

Ugwoaba also honored for GPA

Highline's Uche Ugwoaba recorded a 3.26 grade point average in Computer Science at Western Washington University to make the GNAC men's soccer academic team.

Ugwoaba is originally from Nigeria.

McCluskey now a Tacoma Star

Vince McCluskey, a Kennedy graduate, was recently signed on as a member of the Tacoma Stars indoor soccer team.

Gandy scoring big for Western

While emceeing a fundraising event the other night, I thought back twenty years ago to another time I had hosted the same event---and recalled saxophonist Kenny G and the night I tried to impersonate him. More on that shortly.

Note his last name is G with no period after. President Harry Truman had S for a middle name. That’s all, just S. It didn’t stand for anything, so some people write it with no period ---an interesting bit of trivia perhaps, but only if you’ve got nothing better to think about.

The G in Kenny G’s name does stand for something: his actual last name, Gorelick. He grew up in Seattle, went to Franklin High School---and ultimately became a huge music star. Sounds simple, doesn’t it?
Kenny G has sold more albums than Pearl Jam and me combined.

He’s even bigger in China. Some say this is because in a country that seems to frown on sex---a word like sax is the next best thing.

Accumulated experience has taught me to curate my thoughts, be mindful of when and how to share them, at least with strangers. It’s unfortunate and unfair when your words are purposefully taken out of context and used against you. When I was little, though—in elementary school, say—I was never shy with anyone. Hello, you’re pretty! No, I don’t want your half-eaten donut, gross. Yes, I wanna play! Race you! Um...your hair looks weird.

“Be nice!” Mom would shush, seeing as I had just addressed her hairstylist.
“But it’s the truth!”

In a world where so much was unknown to me, how could I not be affirmative of what I did know—what was true to me? “You’re allowed little white lies,” Mom advised, “so you don’t hurt people’s feelings.” But I couldn’t make sense of that. It unnerved me to say anything that didn’t accurately reflect reality as I knew it. At all times. Especially if you asked.

Story- (King County) in wake of the recent attacks in Paris, King County Sheriff John Urquhart sent an email to all of his deputies today asking them to carry their weapons while off duty. “Of course we should all stay vigilant and ‘if you see something say something,’ but after Paris, that doesn’t seem enough,” said Sheriff John Urquhart. “While off duty I am asking all commissioned personnel to always carry their sidearm, with extra magazines.”

In the email Sheriff Urquhart also told his deputies that the FBI has not received any specific, credible information of any imminent attacks to this country. “I believe the bigger threat to the greater Seattle area is a home-grown terrorist who decides to act unilaterally in support of ISIL,” Urquhart said.

Sheriff Urquhart ended the email to his deputies saying, “Now is the time! With all that is going on in the world, it is more important than ever to have the means to protect your family, the public, and yourself.”

(see complete email below)

Email from Sheriff Urquhart to deputies 11/17/15 1249pm

First the update:

(Nov. 23, 2015- Burien, WA) – On Wednesday, Dec. 9, enjoy the sounds of the season as Burien Actors Theatre presents a Holiday Concert with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. This fundraiser concert for the theater feature traditional Holiday music played by the brass quintet in chamber-music style.
The Northwest Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet is drawn primarily from the nationally acclaimed Northwest Symphony Orchestra, which has been featured several times on National Public Radio and once on NBC’s Today Show. Artists as diverse as Alice in Chains and Natalie Cole have performed with the NWSO. The Quintet highlights the talents of Chris Barnes on tuba, Chuck Fleming on trumpet, Chris Poole on trombone, Sarah Weinberger on trumpet and Evelyn Zeller on french horn.
BAT’s Holiday Concert/fundraiser begins at 7:30 p.m. and runs until 9:15 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 seniors and $10 students. For tickets, go to www.burienactorstheatre.org and call 206-242-5180--while tickets last. Burien Actors Theatre is located at 14501 Fourth Ave. S.W. in Burien.

ABOUT BURIEN ACTORS THEATRE

BURIEN, WASH. – The City of Burien has issued a proclamation recognizing the service of Director Michael Lafreniere of the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PaRCS) Department. Lafreniere’s last day as PaRCS Director was Friday, November 20. Steve Roemer, Parks Development and Operations Manager, is serving as Interim Director until a replacement is identified, a process which is expected to begin in early 2016.

Lafreniere has dedicated 32 years of his life to public service, starting as a Peace Corps volunteer in the South Pacific and serving in several capacities in the non-profit, state, and local government sectors prior to joining the City of Burien in 2005. As the PaRCS Director, he achieved significant accomplishments in programming, revenue growth and capital projects for which the City has received several state, national, and local awards for excellence and innovation.

SEATTLE — Group Health’s Transportation Assistance Program needs volunteer drivers to transport senior members to and from medical appointments in King County. Volunteers use their personal cars, are reimbursed for mileage, and determine their own schedules—including when, where, and how often they will drive.

Group Health’s Special Transportation Program is funded by the Group Health Foundation, Metro Accessible Services, and Senior Services of Seattle/King County. Volunteers do not need to be Group Health members.

For more information, please contact the Group Health Resource Line at 206-326-2800 or email resource.L@ghc.org.