January 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Jan. 23
Girls basketball
Monroe 59, Kennedy 32
The Lancers took a non-league loss to Monroe on Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 22
Boys swimming
Roosevelt 112, Chief Sealth 68, West Seattle 45
Roosevelt splashed past both the Seahawks and Wildcats in a Metro League meet Friday afternoon

Gymnastics
Bainbridge, Chief Sealth at West Seattle
West Seattle defeated Chief Sealth by a 134-125 score Friday but Bainbridge topped both area schools, scoring 159 against both.

Boys basketball
West Seattle 52, Ballard 36
West Seattle cruised past Ballard in a Metro League game Friday.
Lakeside 66, Chief Sealth 54
Chief Sealth took a loss against Lakeside.
Seattle Lutheran 72, Shorewood Christian 50
Seattle Lutheran got the best of its neighbors in Friday action.
Kennedy 72, Lindbergh 68
The Lancers edged out Lindbergh on Friday.
Federal Way 85, Mt. Rainier 39
The No. 1-ranked Eagles beat the Rams in a Friday clash.
Evergreen 69, Foster 62
Evergreen emerged victorious against the Bulldogs Friday.

by Lindsay Peyton

The newly painted Boeing 737-800, designed to reflect the first major brand change for Alaska Airlines, will debut tomorrow at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport along with a new logo and airport design for the locally headquartered flight company.
The company unveiled its new design to a crowd of about 1,800 employees during a special meeting held at 3 p.m. Monday.
Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden stood in front of a packed house before curtains parted and revealed the new plane.
ìThis is a big day,î he said. ìToday is a celebration ñ not just of where weíre going in 2016 and beyond, but also of what got us here. ì
Tilden said that having a refreshed look will help the company stand out as it expands to new markets and reaches out to attract new customers
"We're 84-years-old, but the best is in front of us," he said. "This is a high beat, confident expression of where we're going."

Sangita Woerner, the airline's vice president of marketing, said that updating the brand was a challenge, since it had not changed in the past 25 years.

by Lindsay Peyton

The newly painted Boeing 737-800, designed to reflect the first major brand change for Alaska Airlines, will debut tomorrow at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport along with a new logo and airport design for the locally headquartered flight company.
The company unveiled its new design to a crowd of about 1,800 employees during a special meeting held at 3 p.m. Monday.
Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden stood in front of a packed house before curtains parted and revealed the new plane.
ìThis is a big day,î he said. ìToday is a celebration ñ not just of where weíre going in 2016 and beyond, but also of what got us here. ì
Tilden said that having a refreshed look will help the company stand out as it expands to new markets and reaches out to attract new customers
"We're 84-years-old, but the best is in front of us," he said. "This is a high beat, confident expression of where we're going."

Sangita Woerner, the airline's vice president of marketing, said that updating the brand was a challenge, since it had not changed in the past 25 years.

After months in court in a dispute between the City of SeaTac and a company (K&S Development) owned by Gerald and Kathryn Kingen. also owners of Salty’s Seafood Grills, a King County jury awarded $9,589,703.00 in damages to K&S against the City of SeaTac. After a seven-week trial, the jury determined that SeaTac violated K&S Developments, LLC's property rights when it blocked K&S's attempts to build a park n' fly garage at the 154th Street Station Area off Highway 518.

In addition to finding the City's actions constituted a taking of private property, the jury also found the city of SeaTac committed fraud and interfered with K&S's development rights. While the primary judgements went in the Kingen’s favor, other aspects of the trial were won by the city.
The City prevailed on five of the eight claims that were under consideration by the jury. These were minor aspects of the case according to the Kingens.
SeaTac’s City Attorney said, “We are anticipating an appeal.”

After months in court in a dispute between the City of SeaTac and a company (K&S Development) owned by Gerald and Kathryn Kingen. also owners of Salty’s Seafood Grills, a King County jury awarded $9,589,703.00 in damages to K&S against the City of SeaTac. After a seven-week trial, the jury determined that SeaTac violated K&S Developments, LLC's property rights when it blocked K&S's attempts to build a park n' fly garage at the 154th Street Station Area off Highway 518.

In addition to finding the City's actions constituted a taking of private property, the jury also found the city of SeaTac committed fraud and interfered with K&S's development rights. While the primary judgements went in the Kingen’s favor, other aspects of the trial were won by the city.

The City prevailed on five of the eight claims that were under consideration by the jury. These were minor aspects of the case according to the Kingens.

SeaTac’s City Attorney said, “We are anticipating an appeal.”

The guests at the first West Seattle Blockwatch Captains Network meeting of the year will include SW Precinct Commander, Captain Pierre Davis, who will provide an update on crime trends and what has happened in the area since ther October meeting.

Also invited are TWO new Community Police Team (CPT) officers: John O’Neil and Clayton Powell. They join officers Jon Flores and Kevin McDaniel, bringing the CPT team to four.

There will be time to ask all of them questions, as well as some time for discussion about other issues that have come up over the winter break.

The network meets on most 4th Tuesdays, throughout the year. They meet monthly January through June; then again in September and October. You can find meeting agendas and recaps on the website, as well as the Facebook group page.

Meeting schedule (Come early, stay late!)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, 6:30-8 PM
At the SW Police Precinct, 2300 SW Webster Street (at Delridge Ave SW, next to Home Depot)

Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain will lead Mass and Anointing of the Sick for World Day of the Sick on Thursday, Feb. 11, at Providence Mount St. Vincent in West Seattle. The public is invited to attend Mass, which begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Pigott Chapel at Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126. During the Anointing of the Sick, Archbishop Sartain and other priests will individually bless anyone who is poor or sick, bringing the hope and the healing of Lourdes to them. The St. James Music Ministry and Harpist Leslie McMichael will perform at the Mass.

For more information call 206-938-6191 or email susan.p.clark@providence.org. More information about Providence Mount St. Vincent can be found online at www.providence.org/themount.

By Lindsay Peyton

By day, he runs a business devoted to his favorite sport Grn Mnstr Roller Sports, an online wholesale company that serves up the products he designed and created to help skaters. The company is known for Antik Skateboots, Heartless Wheels, Gumball Toestops, as well as other skate –related apparel and accessories.

In the evenings, Sanders is almost always in the rink – either coaching the Rat City Rollergirls, training for the men’s team he helped create, the Puget Sound Outcast Derby, or just unwinding and having fun on four wheels.
Sanders, also known as Quadzilla L.K., has competed internationally in inline skating and roller derby, and even starred in a television show based on bank track roller derby.

His journey began simply enough. The self-described “rink rat” who grew up in Tacoma took a job at a skate shop right as the inline craze started in the early 1990s. He received a sponsorship from a local skating company and started traveling the world, visiting various skate parks, signing up for different competitions and learning all about the products in the industry.

By Amanda Knox

Oasis. The word conjures sunlight, water, trees, the sensation of sinking into soft, white sand. Relief. Delight. I think of weightlessness, of the release of strain that comes not from the relief of burdens, but from their perfect counterbalance.

Take dancing, for example. In West Coast Swing class, I’m instructed to strive for the push and the stretch. My hands linked with my partner’s, we maintain a firm yet flexible frame to push into and stretch out from, following to the momentum of the particular dance phrase. In a push—sugar push, they say—we step into the space between us, compacting, but not collapsing, our frame. Our biceps and rhomboids tense, and like positively charged magnets, we bounce away from each other before we bonk noses.

West Seattle Timebank 1st Potluck and Members Meeting of 2016
Senior Center of West Seattle
4217 S.W. Oregon St.
Parking lot off 42nd S.W.
Thurs., Jan. 21. Potluck 6:30–7 p.m., bring a dish to share. Meeting 7–8:30 p.m., member guest speaker. New website: www.westseattletimebank.org. Your friends can submit an application online and learn about the Timebank’s upcoming orientations, events and meetings.

West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Planning Workshop
South Seattle College
Chan Center, north end of campus
6000 16th Ave. S.W.
Sat., Jan. 30, 9:30–11:30 a.m. Neighbors, trail users and other stakeholders are invited to a 2 hour workshop to discuss what the future trail system in the West Duwamish Greenbelt might look like. The West Duwamish Greenbelt extends from the West Seattle Bridge south to Westcrest Park. It is the largest contiguous forest in Seattle. Interested in learning more about the trails, visit: West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Facebook page. Info: Paul, 206.459.5434 or peedublyou@gmail.com.

Lincoln Park North Play Area Renovations