September 2016

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Fall Recycle Roundup
Fauntleroy Church
9140 California Ave. S.W.
Sun., Sept. 25, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. The green committee at Fauntleroy Church and 1 Green Planet will host the fall Recycle Roundup in the church parking lot. See the long list of what to bring and the short list of what not to bring at www.fauntleroyucc.org. Free; donation optional.

Dance MS
West Seattle Senior Center
4217 S.W. Oregon St.
Sat., Oct 1, 7–10 p.m. Three hours of live swing dance music from the West Seattle Big Band, plus live and silent auction, to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society! Come swing for a cure! $15 suggested donation; includes hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks. No-host bar provided. For more information visit www.dancems.org, email brooke@dancems.org or call 206.659.9391.

Making Mosses and
Wildflowers Grow
Lincoln Park’s north parking lot by the kiosk
8265 Fauntleroy Way S.W.

The presidential election is little more than a month away. Like all elections, this one has generated considerable interest, and, as a citizen, you may well be following it closely. But as an investor, how much should you be concerned about the outcome?


Probably not as much as you might think. Historically, the financial markets have done well – and done poorly – under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Also, many factors affecting investment performance have little or nothing to do with the occupant of the White House. Consequently, no one can claim, with any certainty, that one candidate is going to be “better for the markets” than another one.


Still, this isn’t to say that any given presidential administration will have no effect at all on investors. For example, a president could propose changes to the laws governing investments, and if Congress passes those laws, investors could be affected.

By Pat Cashman

I picked up a new dictionary at a bookstore recently. Remember bookstores? They were places that sold important literature by authors like Dickens, Tolstoy and Trump.
As for dictionaries, they were volumes containing loads of words such as “loads”, “of” and “words.”
But I noticed that the dictionary I picked up the other day was far heavier than those I remembered. It was nearly hernia inducing.

Hernia. noun.
A condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it.
Eww!

I had picked up the heavy reference book to look up the word ‘historical.’ I figured the definition must be pretty obvious, but wanted to confirm it:

Historical. adj.
Causing unrestrained laughter. Very funny.

Oh, wait a minute. I’d accidentally looked up ‘hysterical”---as in, “hysterical joke.” Example: “Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet.”

(Yes, I actually found that cited as an example of a hysterical joke.)

By Amanda Knox
 
At 29, I’m fortunate to have not yet lost very many loved ones. To date: two grandparents, a great aunt, a cousin, an uncle, and a family friend. Having just returned from the funeral of one of those grandparents, I realize that I still haven’t fully wrapped my mind around the end of a life. I feel confused, and conflicted when taking part in the funeral rites which are as much concerned with respecting the dead as with reconciling the living with the general idea of death itself. It makes me wonder about what my own death will mean to the people who love me, how I would prefer that manifest itself, and whether my preference even matters.
 

By Lindsay Peyton

The ponderosa pine located in the middle of the side yard of 3038 39th Ave SW isn’t just any old tree.

It’s more than 90 years old, stretches higher than 100 feet up in the sky and has become a favorite landmark in the neighborhood.

The tree is also in imminent danger of being cut down – and has become the center of a heated debate.

Lisa Parriott has lived across the street from what she calls “the Silent Giant” for the past 24 years.

She explained that the former owner of 3038 39th Ave SW sold his house last winter.

“He had this gorgeous tree on his property,” she said. “It’s perfectly straight, perfectly healthy and it frames all of our yards. We love this tree. It’s precious to us.”

Parriott said that the pine has been designated an “exceptional tree” by the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC 25.11) and therefore protected.

There is an exception to the rule, Parriott explained. The tree may be removed on a site undergoing development if the maximum lot coverage cannot be achieved otherwise.

Mail theft on Glenn Way S.W.

A woman residing on the 4500 block of Glenn Way S.W. was having trouble getting a package delivered to her address. She had ordered an item from Amazon and had a delivery confirmation for Thurs., Sept. 8. Packages are normally delivered to the front common area of her apartment complex. She found the box the following day, opened and empty in front of her apartment door.

Amazon refunded the cost of the items but also requested she contact the U.S. Postal Service to report the theft, which then asked her to tell law enforcement.

Police officers arrived at the apartment around 5:30 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 12. The victim explained that the order contained cosmetics, valued at $6 and a cell phone charger valued at $11. There were no security cameras around to capture the crime. All buildings in the complex are secured and require a key to enter.

Store robbed by repeat offender

Stu Hennesey, owner of Alki Bike and Board and community activist, shared this announcement of a special event on Sept. 24, to oppose hate and celebrate community diversity.

Hennessy's announcement reads:

In a response to a local West Seattle hate crime (unresolved), and a growing community sense of rising tension, local and beyond, our neighbors are gathering to send a message of unity.

The neighborhoods of Pigeon Point, Puget Ridge and Highland Park in West Seattle will be celebrating their diversity and acceptance of one another with food and music. Also an open mic will be available to give people a chance to have their voices heard through song or words.

Saturday September 24th starting at 4 pm and going to 8 pm there will be food, music, children's activities and more to celebrate our diversity and opposition to hate

The event will be held at Youngstown Cultural and Arts Center , 4408 Delridge Way SW in the Thelma Dewitty Theater.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Garfield turned what had been a close battle between two previously undefeated football teams into a 52-9 rout in a hurry Friday.

The Bulldogs from central Seattle only led West Seattle, 24-9, as late as 3:03 remaining in the third quarter -- then suddenly led by the final margin by 9:15 to go in the fourth after four quick touchdowns.

West Seattle fell to 2-1 with the loss on its home field at the Southwest Athletic Complex as Garfield improved to 3-0.
The Wildcats looked like they would take the lead early Friday.

They marched all the way to the Garfield 17, only to have a 34-yard field goal attempt by Mathias Fink go wide left with 4:33 to go in the first quarter.

The Bulldogs jumped ahead 7-0 at the 3:32 mark instead.

West Seattle then had a drive stall at the Garfield five, with a resulting 20-yard field goal try by Fink blocked at 10:07 left in the second quarter.

Fink was successful from 42 yards out at 6:09 left in the second quarter to cut the margin to 7-3.