A fire in a dumpster at Arrowhead Gardens senior living center was dealt with easily by firefighters on Monday evening. No one was hurt.
Fire fighters went through the building after the fire with Carbon Monoxide detectors to clear the building.
The Ballard Senior Center is facing a loss in funding after United Way of King County changed their focus from supporting senior services and the disabled to the education of young children and homelessness prevention.
United Way of King County is a primary funder of Senior Services, a non-profit devoted to supporting seniors and the disabled. After 50 years of support they have decided to change their focus.
Jerry Aronson, Director of Communications United Way of King County, said that the change in focus comes as they aim to move from an umbrella strategy to a community impact method, which identifies the most pressing issues and what the most effective use of their funds would be. The changes won’t be implemented until July 2016.
Over the years UWKC has gradually moved their focus. In July of this year they released their strategic plan for 2020. Their goals are to get 80 percent of kids ready for kindergarten; 50 percent of at-risk youth a stable career path; 50,000 people to rise out of poverty and the number of people on the streets reduced by 50 percent.
“Because of those goals we have to make some really tough choices,” said Aronson.
By Carol Smith
Here is to Christmas and all of its fun
Here is to sleighs that by reindeer are run
Here is to handing out gifts one by one
Here is to not landing in debt when you’re done
Here is to Santa on whose lap hope sits
Here is to parties served up on a Ritz
Here is to switching to warm woolen mitts
Here is to pitching assembly required fits
Here is to sea salty caramelly chews
Here is to bourbon laced egg noggy brews
Here is to buffing your tray’s silver hues
Here is to stuffing your dry turkey blues
Here is to those who still write the North Pole
Here is to toes who oppose lumps of coal
And here’s to not waiting for the old year to roll
To start celebrating the child in your soul!
information from King County
Come celebrate with the six families on the blocks of Sullivan and Tillman Streets of West Seattle who are helping solve water pollution by sending the rain that falls on their roofs into RainWise rain gardens and cisterns.
Bring the whole family, rain or shine, and enjoy the festivities, refreshments and tour of the neighborhood. The ribbon-cutting celebration will take place on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. at 3731 S.W. Tillman St. in West Seattle and be followed by a tour of seven rain garden and cistern installations.
"My neighbors gathered for an introduction to the RainWise program and it was no surprise that several were interested,” said Elliott Night, a Sullivan Street neighbor and leader who made this cluster of RainWise installations happen. “It's a way to beautify our yards with rain gardens, save water with cisterns, and reduce pollution in one of Seattle's most valuable assets--our waterways. With the rebate program it really is a win-win-win."
Burglar caught in the act: ‘Don’t call police’
Police are searching for a 19-year-old Hispanic man who burglarized a home on the 1200 block of Third Avenue N.W. on Nov. 12. The victim called police after he came home and found a burglar in his home. He walked in the front door and as he went toward the kitchen the burglar came out from the bedroom holding a backpack. The victim said, “What are you doing?” and the suspect replied, “I don’t have anything else. Don’t call the police.” The suspect dropped the backpack and fled through the front door. The victim called police. Inside the backpack the victim found his credit card, miscellaneous papers, medications and a portable speaker. A K9 unit was dispatched to the scene but was unable to locate the suspect. Police believe the suspect entered the home through a downstairs window. It was unlocked and police found no damage to the frame of the window. The victim found his television removed from its location and police dusted it for fingerprints, but none were recovered. The suspect was described as 5'10”, age 19, with a thin build.
Storage lockers plundered
We feel we have an unacceptable number of reported Car Prowl incidents for our Precinct. The level of Car Prowls, Auto Accessory Thefts and theft of license plates for the Southwest Precinct shows a 14% increase compared to this time last year.
Car prowls are crimes of opportunity that are committed within seconds. They are expensive, inconvenient, and aggravating for victims.
Thieves are targeting vehicles of all makes and models for valuables, including:
packages, GPS devices, laptops, cellular phones, cameras, purses, luggage, cash and garage remotes.
Most stolen property is traded or sold within minutes of the crime, lowering the chance of recovery. Thieves commonly break windows for entry, but many are also successful at defeating door and trunk locks.
Prevention: Be Consistent
·Remove all valuables from your vehicle every time you park.
·If valuables must be left behind, hide them out of sight or place them in the trunk before parking at your destination.
·Disable internal trunk releases per your owner’s manual instructions.
·Audible alarms or other theft deterrent devices can be effective.
King County Elections has completed its recount of Seattle’s closest race, and Lisa Herbold has been elected to the Seattle City Council from District 1 (West Seattle, South Park) by a margin of just 39 votes out of nearly 25,000 cast.
Herbold worked 17 years in the office of retiring City Councilman Nick Licata. She defeated Shannon Braddock, chief of staff to King County Councilman Joe McDermott.
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
I have many online sources for good information when it comes to salt – or rather, doing without salt, which is much healthier because too much will strain your heart and kidneys. My favorites cover a range of perspectives: from recipe tips for people trying to cut down on sodium to geeky articles on the science of salt to international viewpoints.
Check out some of my favorite resources below. This list is by no means inclusive.
Sodium Girl: www.sodiumgirl.com Jessica Goldman Foung shares cooking tips and recipes from her low-sodium life as she faces kidney disease. She’s an inspirational writer with savvy food skills. Try her recipe for homemade low-sodium bacon. You’ll never go back to the salty kind. Check out her low-sodium cookbook too.
The gas station and convenience store at the corner of 35th SW and SW Avalon Way will be digging up and replacing their underground gas storage tanks with much larger storage capacity. Three 10,000 gallon tanks will be replaced by two 20,000 gallon tanks in the project.
The description in the DPD decision states:
"The proposal site is located at 3280 Southwest Avalon at the northeast corner of SW Avalon Way and 35th Avenue Southwest. The site is currently occupied by a 2,400 square foot franchise retail convenience store, a 14 foot tall steel canopy over two fueling pumps. Total existing lot coverage is approximately 98.6 percent consisting of building footprint, and blacktop parking and driveway surfaces. The site has a descending slope from a northwest to a southeast direction of less than five percent (5%). Surround land uses consist of a vacant one- story commercial building located to the north of the alley, a six story mixed use apartment building located on the south side of Avalon Way, a five (5) story apartment building immediately to the west and commercial fast-food restaurant on the west side of 35th Avenue Southwest.
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Saturday, Dec. 5
Wrestling
Chief Sealth Tournament
Chief Sealth scored 169 points to win its own 14-team tournament Saturday.
West Seattle came in ninth with 46 points and Evergreen of White Center placed 11th with 37.
Girls basketball
West Seattle 70, North Thurston 27
Lydia Giomi swished in 16 points to lead the Wildcats to a lopsided non-league win Saturday.
Seattle Lutheran 60, MR Lutheran 42
Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle posted a 60-42 victory over Mount Rainier Lutheran.
Boys basketball
MR Lutheran 52, Seattle Lutheran 33
Seattle Lutheran lost to Mount Rainier Lutheran in boys action Saturday.
Meridian 56, Shorewood Christian 52
Shorewood Christian of West Seattle was edged by Meridian in Friday Harbor tournament action Saturday.
Friday, Dec. 4
Girls basketball
Renton 71, Highline 33
Highline's Pirates took a loss as Seamount League action opened Friday.
Bethel 47, Foster 40
Foster fell in a non-league game Friday.
West Seattle 61, Roosevelt 36
West Seattle won in Metro League action Friday.
