September 2016

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.
1. A condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it.
2. 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.
1. 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.)

Locol and Tap Station at the intersection of 35th SW and SW Kenyon are staging a "Fresh Hop Fest" Oct. 5 and 6.

"It's a very hoppy occasion" Locol Owner/Manager Charlie Worden said laughing, "We are featuring five Fremont Brewing Single Fresh Hop Draft beers plus one from Coweche Canyon at Locol and at Tap Station (stay tuned for the debut of our new kitchen and food service there), we will have eight fresh hop drafts, some hop ciders and special pricing on bottles and cans with an emphasis on hop heavy brews."

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Sept. 17
Football
Kentwood 41, Kennedy 40
Kennedy Catholic came up one point shy in an old-fashioned shootout as it opened North Puget Sound League action Saturday at home against Kentwood.

Volleyball
Skyview 3, West Seattle 0
The Wildcats took a loss to Skyview in a non-league match Saturday.

Friday, Sept. 16
Football
Mt. Rainier 38, Tahoma 6
The Rams ran their overall record to 3-0 with Friday's win in their North Puget Sound League opener in Maple Valley.
W.F. West 34, Highline 14
The Pirates fell short in a non-league game Friday.
It was the second game of a double-header at Highline Memorial.
Washington 41, Evergreen 0
Evergreen fell to the Patriots in the opener of Friday's twin bill.
White River 28, Foster 0
The Hornets blanked the Bulldogs in Friday action.
Sammamish 40, Chief Sealth 34
The Seahawks took a close loss in a high-scoring road game.
Neah Bay 70, Seattle Lutheran 32
The Saints were outgunned in Friday's eight-man football game at West Seattle Stadium.

A community meeting has been set by Seattle Public Schools to review staff recommendations regarding boundary changes for Sanislo Elementary school, meaning they would move back to the Denny International Middle School/ Chief Sealth International High School feeder zone. The meeting is set for 6:30 pm Tuesday, October 11th, in the library at Denny IMS 2601 SW Kenyon.

The information has been posted on the Seattle Public Schools website:

Sanislo/Denny/Chief Sealth Alignment

Map Showing Middle School Alignment Change for Sanislo

Staff recommends that the entire Sanislo Elementary School attendance area be re-aligned with the Denny International Middle School attendance area and feeder pattern. This would return the Sanislo feeder pattern to Denny for middle school.

By Marjorie Young

I know a very lovely woman named Natalie; beautiful, gifted, and a professor of music. She has led an adventurous life; teaching in Africa and spreading her love of its music captured much of her energy. Meeting her as a client, we became friends over the years, always feeling that in some ways we are kindred spirits.

Some time back, Natalie was diagnosed with cancer. She received treatment and was pronounced cancer free…only to have it return recently. Unfortunately, it had spread throughout her body and the doctors eventually decided there was nothing more to be done.

information from South Seattle College

South Seattle College has announced that former ITT Tech students displaced by the recent closure can qualify to have up to one year (45 credits) of in-state tuition covered with a combination of financial aid grants and tuition waivers from the college. The tuition offer applies to former ITT Tech students who were already enrolled at the institute, and can be used starting Fall 2016 (starts Sept. 26) or Winter 2017 (starts Jan. 3) quarters.

The announcement comes in the wake of ITT Tech, a national for-profit educational chain, announcing their immediate closure on Sept. 6.

“These students were put in a truly difficult situation, being told they had no school to go to only days before they planned to start classes,” South Seattle College Director of Financial Aid Corinne Soltis said. “Knowing what an important step it is in one's life to take that leap and pursue a higher education and brighter career outlook, we want to do everything we can to help them carry that momentum forward.”

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Forget about being the Evergreen State. While we have a lot of fir trees, Washington also produces almost 100 million boxes of apples every year. Over half the apples eaten in America come from our state. It’s no coincidence that Washington’s state fruit is the apple.

You can find more than 20 varieties of apples in some local markets. Some apples are great for eating fresh, others are best for pies or baking and still others cook into the most wonderful applesauce!

The best apples to eat fresh are Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Ida Red, Jonathan, Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Rome Beauty and Winesap.

For a pie, use Granny Smith, Rome Beauty or Winesap.

Your choice for applesauce might be Gravenstein, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, McIntosh, Rome Beauty, Winesap or York.

And for caramel apples, try Rome Beauty, Granny Smith or Winesap.

Apples ripen much faster at room temperature than if refrigerated. For best storage, keep your apples at 35 to 40 degrees in your refrigerator crisper drawer, or in a cool basement if you have a whole box.

American Maritime Safety recognized Foss Maritime's efforts in building and maintaining a strong culture of safety by awarding the company the American Maritime Safety Award for the implementation and management of zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policy.

Foss will be presented with the award at the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting and Safety Awards Luncheon on Thursday, October 13.

"Foss has a long history of leading the industry in safety and innovation, and we are honored by this recognition of our drug and alcohol policy," said Foss President John Parrott. "Our primary concern in all that we do is to keep our employees, equipment and the environments in which we operate safe. We do this with robust safety programs and systems, a constant commitment to improving our reporting and methods, and our relentless push to zero lives lost."

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.

Suspect gets phone back after prowling woman’s car

Seattle Police were dispatched to the 2300 block of N.W. 98th Street on Sept. 6 after a burglary was reported. The complainant told police that she had left her garage door open because she was going to be leaving her home to run some errands. When she went out to her car she noticed her car door was opened and the contents of her glove box were strewn about the car. There was a cell phone and a pair of sunglasses that didn't belong to her were left on the seat. There was nothing missing from her car. The complainant was talking to a neighbor about the incident on the street when a male in his 20s, about 5’10’’ and 140 pounds approached them. The complainant thought it odd he was biking there because she lives on a very steep hill, and bikers are not seen there often. He appeared to be intoxicated on opiates. The neighbor called to him, “Hey did you drop your cellphone?” The suspect said,” "Yeah, maybe, is it an LG?" The neighbor gave the phone to the suspect, and he rode off. Later they called police. They threw away his sunglasses.

Prowler smokes cigarette in car, takes Prada sunglasses