October 2016

The West Seattle Helpline and White Center Food Bank Bank recently received a boost, in the form of $2000 allocations from King County, with the help of Councilmember Joe McDermott. The funds come at the direction of McDermott, who worked to include the organizations in a supplement to the County’s 2015-2016 biennial budget.

“West Seattle Helpline has played a vital role in the West Seattle community for over 25 years,” said McDermott. “Their community based support system is a model for how we can support our citizens when they need it most.”

Founded in 1989, the West Seattle Helpline works to help clients regain self-sufficiency after times of great hardship through their philosophy of “neighbors helping neighbors.” Since its founding, the organization has been supported by numerous churches, businesses, and community members throughout West Seattle. They provide assistance for individuals and families struggling to meet basic needs such as housing, utilities, and clothing.

By Pat Cashman

I was married forty years ago…October 9th.

1976 was an ancient time beyond the imagination of many people living today.

There was no You Tube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit or Google.
Ditto GPS, reality TV, Starbucks (at least not on every corner), Microsoft, Taylor Swift, Kardashians and Justin Bieber.

If someone mentioned Zombies, they were referring to a music group who once had a hit called “Time of the Season.”
There was no TV network where it was 24/7 of people just making and eating food. In fact, no one used the term “24/7.”

And there was no Real Housewives of anywhere…not even Medina.

There were No I-Phones, Pods or Pads either.
In those days, green was just a color…blackberry a fruit…cameras had film in ‘em…and a cougar was the Wazzu mascot.

And no one took pictures of food so they could post it for all to see.
Those were the primitive, dark ages in which my wife and I got married.

By Amanda Knox
 
It was partly travel fatigue, but mostly the placement of the the TV screens. Splitting huevos rancheros for breakfast at the airport, Chris and I kept catching ourselves trailing off in conversation and looking over each other’s shoulders. A game show called “Let’s Make a Deal” was on. A pretty woman wearing a midnight blue gown, a pageant sash, and a tiara was debating whether to risk her winnings in order to go for the dining room set. In the background, the rest of the audience was in costume too—there were cowboys, clowns, robots and Peter Pans. I gave myself over to it.
 
“It’s remarkable how much people in costume look like people in costume,” I said.
 
“You mean, instead of looking like the thing they’re dressed up as?” Chris said.
 
“Yeah. Like that Roman gladiator in the back row with the plastic shield and helmet all askew.”
 
“Is this a Halloween edition? They probably just gave all the audience members cheap costumes as they walk in the door.”
 
“Yeah. Like, that guy does not look pleased to be wearing those pink bunny ears.”
 
“What’s this guy supposed to be? Hip-Hop?”
 

By Gwen Davis

Think our current presidential political landscape is unprecedented, and worse than it’s ever been?

On Sunday, the Highline Historical Society put on a presentation, "American Rage — Division and Anger in US Politics". Presented by Washington State University professor, Cornell Clayton, the program compared the current period of political incivility with other flashpoints in American history to prove how incivility has served as a catalyst to move the nation forward when other means had failed.

The presentation was held at SeaTac City Hall.

“We have a terrific program for you today,” a Highline Historical Society member began. Before the program began, she gave the approximately 50 attendees an update of the society’s fiscal business.

Clayton, who has a PhD in politics from Oxford University, broke the presentation into three sections.

“I think we can all agree that incivility is around us everywhere in politics,” he began. “You know it’s bad when the people who seem most civil are the comedians, such as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.”

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By Gwen Davis

Think our current presidential political landscape is unprecedented, and worse than it’s ever been?

On Sunday, the Highline Historical Society put on a presentation, "American Rage — Division and Anger in US Politics". Presented by Washington State University professor, Cornell Clayton, the program compared the current period of political incivility with other flashpoints in American history to prove how incivility has served as a catalyst to move the nation forward when other means had failed.

The presentation was held at SeaTac City Hall.

“We have a terrific program for you today,” a Highline Historical Society member began. Before the program began, she gave the approximately 50 attendees an update of the society’s fiscal business.

Clayton, who has a PhD in politics from Oxford University, broke the presentation into three sections.

“I think we can all agree that incivility is around us everywhere in politics,” he began. “You know it’s bad when the people who seem most civil are the comedians, such as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.”

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Thursday, Oct. 6
Football
Cleveland 30, Chief Sealth 13
Chief Sealth played Cleveland close in a Thursday loss.
Lindbergh 45, Foster 27
The Bulldogs came up short against Lindbergh.

Volleyball
West Seattle 3, Chief Sealth 0
West Seattle won three straight against their crosstown rivals from Chief Sealth on Thursday.
Kennedy 3, Hazen 0
The Lancers aced out the Highlanders Thursday.
Highline 3, Eatonville 1
The Pirates cruised past the Cruisers in Thursday action.
Orting 3, Tyee 0
The Totems were topped by Orting.
Foster 3, Evergreen 2
Foster edged Evergreen in five Thursday.

Girls soccer
Chief Sealth 7, Cleveland 0
Chief Sealth conquered Cleveland on Thursday.
Kennedy 1, Kent-Meridian 0
Kennedy Catholic blanked the Royals of Kent-Meridian.
Kentridge 3, Mt. Rainier 0
The Rams were shut down by the Chargers.
Evergreen 2, Washington 2
The Wolverines played the Patriots to a tie Thursday.
White River 10, Foster 0
The Hornets buzzed by the Bulldogs on Thursday.
Highline 7, Tyee 0

Once you’ve started contributing to your 401(k) plan and funded it with investments that are appropriate for your needs, you might think you’re in good shape and that your 401(k) is now on “autopilot.” But that type of thinking can actually be counterproductive, because to get the maximum benefits from your 401(k), you’ll need to revise it over time to reflect changes in your life and in the investments that make up your plan. That’s why it’s a smart move to review your 401(k) holdings annually — and when this year is winding down is as good a time as any to see what you’ve got, where you’ve been and where you might be headed.

The Morgan Junction Community (MoCA) meeting coming up on Oct 19. Organizer hope to have the map for Morgan Junction which will show the initial suggestion for zoning changes on all property inside the Morgan Junction Urban Village boundary.

The suggested changes are the first round of zoning change discussions being led by the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development. These changes are being made as part of the proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability initiative which is part of the Mayors Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA). These are for review but there will be a formal “Open House” scheduled later this fall to collect community input.

If you own property inside the Morgan Junction Urban Village, your land is proposed to be rezoned. Come to the meeting for more details, or watch for the posting of the maps and additional information on the City’s HALA page at http://www.seattle.gov/hala/focus-groups

Orchard Street Ravine Work Party

Saturday, Oct 8, any time between 9:00 and 1:00.

By Nate Bales

Hello fellow snow sliders. If you are like me, this is the time of year I start getting really excited when the winter sport magazines start arriving in my mailbox with the latest and “greatest” new gear and gear “reviews.” These magazines are full of gear from heated socks to the best ultra-lite, nano, backcountry hybrid, all-mountain mono-skis, snowboards and the like. I am sure you’ve heard it all before, “These boots are great for wearing all day while carving on the blissful corduroy” or “This is the best all-mountain ski in the category. This ski/snowboard kills the crud, holds an edge on hard pack and can float like vanilla ice-cream in root-beer.”

Having been in the snow-sports industry for nearly two decades and a stint as a sales associate for a major ski manufacturer, I read those reviews and implicitly have a couple questions:

Will that new heated self buckling boot work with my foot shape?
I get that the new all “mountain ski of the year” is great from the parking lot, to the mountain, and everywhere in between, but can it ski moguls too?