August 2016

Burglars on the 8800 block of 24th Ave SW

Around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, police responded to a report of a burglary on the 8800 block of 24th Ave SW. The renters of the house had left at 6 a.m. and returned around 8:15 p.m. to find the side door had been forced open. Burglars took a flat screen television, a computer and a few articles of clothing. Officers were able to take fingerprints from a VCR stand. The homeowner said he will look up serial numbers for the stolen items and follow up with the police.

Lawn mower lifted from the Bar-S playfields

By Amanda Knox
 
“You should grab…that thing…that you know for sure…and put an exclamation mark…around it…and that’s the end…of that. Put the secret…around it…and whatever was…a secret…make it…for sure.”
 
This was the response my grandmother, Sylvia, murmured to me from her hospital bed when I asked her for a piece of winning advice. If it sounds cryptic, it’s because she was recovering from chemotherapy and a stroke. Each word came slowly, painstakingly, and there were drawn-out pauses that made me worry she had lost her train of thought.
 
This was very unlike the Sylvia I knew. The Sylvia I knew was gregarious, chatty, people-oriented, especially if those people were family. She knew the names of all the beauticians at the nail salon in the local strip mall. Her neighbors were intimate friends. To me, she was like all that’s good about a Hallmark card—sweet, sentimental, sincere, reliable, communicative, though lacking subtlety. Because she lives a seven-and-a-half-hour drive away in Montana, I even associate her with the holidays.
 

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Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206.937.7169
Aug. 19–22 More good bargains for a good cause: helping to fund cures for cancer. August 19 is Foodie Friday with 40% off anything used in preparing food or eating it, then August 22 is Media Monday with all CDs, DVDs, videos and books half price. Also old books —antique, vintage and collectible—are half price August 20, 21 and 22. Any item with a yellow tag is reduced 75% and all men’s wear is 40% every Sunday. The all volunteer run non-profit American Cancer Society shop is open every Sun. 11 a.m.–3 p.m., all other days 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Follow our blog at www.discoveryshopwestseattle.org and LIKE us on Facebook.

Daystar Toastmasters
Daystar Retirement Village
2615 S.W. Barton

When you think of being healthy what pops into your head? Is it eating kale, running a mile, a skinnier waistline, or maybe choosing to not put creamer in your coffee? Everyone has a different view of what is means to live a "healthy life." The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning "wholeness, being whole, sound or well." From my perspective, when we think about health we should be thinking body, mind, and soul wellness. Medical research keeps pointing back to how important it is to nourish ourselves in every aspect of our being--physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual. When any of these aspects are unbalanced, we suffer. We need to make decisions about what we do and how we eat that foster not only our health but our wellbeing, our "wholeness."

Balance. It is tough to find in this day and age of our busy schedules, work, kids, and other life obligations. If you are like me the calendar is already packed well into the Fall with weekend events, trips, preschool planning, and more. Balance. It takes effort and careful planning just like anything else does. Finding balance in life is an important goal. In the MomMD article "A Balanced Life," by Natalie Gahrmann she wrote about the importance of balance. "Living a balanced life is about integrating those components of your life that are truly important to you and realizing that sometimes you need to make choices about what has to come first. Making choices is powerful and allows you to live a balanced life that's aligned with what you value."

By Pat Cashman

A smallish news article may have escaped your notice last week. It didn’t show up in many newspapers. In a four pager, it would have landed on page five. But it caught a friend’s notice and she sent it on to me saying, “This sounds like something you’d find interesting.” A compliment? Perhaps not. But she was right.

In a town not far from Atlantic City, N.J. called Egg Harbor Township, a fellow named Leroy ‘Blast’ Bill Black passed away a couple of weeks ago. The newspaper in Atlantic City dutifully published his obituary. In fact, there were two obituaries for him---appearing one on top of the other.

But it was not an accidental double printing. It was two different obits: one by “Blast’s” wife---and the other…by his girlfriend.

Awkward.

The newspaper decided that instead of fighting with the two women---who were already sad enough---they would just publish both versions.

The differences between the two obituaries are not very noticeable. Except that in the wife’s version, she is referred to as Mr. Black’s “loving wife.” The other obit mentions his “longtime girlfriend.”

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Fall tryouts
Tryouts for high school football get underway Wednesday across the state of Washington and tryouts for all other fall sports start Monday.
Contact respective schools for more information on offerings and practice times.

Pros
Seahawks
Seattle plays its first home preseason game of the year Thursday, taking on the Minnesota Vikings at 7 p.m. at CenturyLink Field.
The action can be seen live on Channel 13 television.
The Seahawks are coming off a stunning 17-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on a Hail Mary pass and a two-point conversion as time ran out Saturday.

Mariners
Seattle is in Anaheim playing the Los Angeles Angels at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, before coming home to Safeco Field for the weekend.
The Mariners play the Milwaukee Brewers -- formerly known as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 -- at 7:10 p.m. Friday, 6:10 p.m. Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday at Safeco Field.
The New York Yankees then come into town, playing 7:10 p.m. games Monday and Tuesday.