October 2016

Thursday, Oct. 20

Football
West Seattle 43, Ingraham 0
The Wildcats improved to 6-2 overall with Thursday's decisive crossover playoff victory over Ingraham at Seattle Memorial Stadium to go with their 3-1 Metro League regular season record.
They will see district playoff action next week.
Renton 42, Highline 6
Highline was dealt a defeat by Renton in South Puget Sound League Class 2A action Thursday.

Girls soccer
Chief Sealth 2, Franklin 1
The Seahawks scored a one-goal victory over the Quakers on Thursday.
Blanchet 2, West Seattle 0
West Seattle was blanked by Blanchet.
Fife 8, Evergreen 0
The Trojans of Fife got the best of Evergreen.
Eatonville 2, Tyee 0
Tyee took a shutout loss Thursday.
Franklin Pierce 4, Foster 1
Foster fell to Franklin Pierce in Thursday action.
Highline 1, Steilacoom 0
Highline handed the Sentinels a defeat.
Kennedy 2, Kentlake 2
The Lancers battled the Falcons to a 2-2 tie.
Mt. Rainier 1, Kent-Meridian 0
Mount Rainier emerged victorious over the Royals.

Volleyball

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Oct. 22

Football
Kentlake 28, Mt. Rainier 0
The Rams fell to 6-2 overall with Saturday's road loss to the now 7-1 Falcons.
Quilcene 70, Seattle Lutheran 28
Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle came up short against Quilcene in Saturday's battle for second place in the SeaTac B League.

Friday, Oct. 21
Chief Sealth 44, Franklin 7
The Seahawks scored a decisive victory in Friday's battle of previously winless Metro League teams.
Kennedy 49, Hazen 26
Kennedy upped its season record to 7-1 following Friday's win over the Highlanders.
Fife 57, Foster 15
The Trojans of Fife trounced Foster on Friday.
White River 42, Evergreen 0
White River swamped Evergreen in Friday's game.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Football
Mount Rainier will host Kennedy Catholic for a key North Puget Sound League game at 8 p.m. Friday at Highline Memorial Stadium, following a 5 p.m. South Puget Sound League crossover between Highline and Foster.
Chief Sealth entertains Ingraham in a Metro League crossover at 7 p.m. Friday at the Southwest Athletic Complex and Seattle Lutheran wraps up its season at the same time at Muckleshoot Tribal.
West Seattle is at Eastside Catholic for 7 p.m. crossover seeding playoff action Thursday.

Girls soccer
The South Puget Sound League 2A tournament takes place Saturday with games at Franklin Pierce at 10 a.m., 12 a.m. and 2 p.m. and one at North Kitsap at 4 p.m.
North Puget Sound League 4A regular season action concludes Thursday with Kennedy Catholic hosting Hazen at 6 p.m. at Starfire and Mount Rainier traveling to Tahoma at 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Oct. 22

Boys tennis
NPSL District Qualifier
Kennedy Catholic finished seventh as a team at Saturday's tournament with 15 points and Mount Rainier came in 12th with nine.
Brandon Stoll of the Lancers qualified fourth in the singles tournament, losing the match for third place to Alex Boupharath of Kentwood by a 6-3, 7-5 score.
Julian Orint of Mount Rainier won the seventh place match, 6-3, 6-1, over Derek Thomon of Enumclaw and JFK's Hayden Wood dropped the match for 11th and 12th to Matthew Arnold of Thomas Jefferson, 6-1, 6-1. That match was for the alternate position into next May's West Central District tournament.

Girls cross country
NPSL sub-district meet
Kennedy Catholic took seventh as a team and Mount Rainier eighth in Saturday's meet. The Lancers had a total of 188 points and the Rams came in with a total of 229.

Boys cross country
NPSL sub-district meet

To the editor:
I hope my Normandy Park neighbors will carefully consider the benefits of passing the Highline School District Proposition 1.   Highline residents have not passed a levy for 10 years and prior to that there were many years when levy after levy failed.  Anyone suggesting that our school district is at fault for not properly maintaining our aging schools after years of neglected funding is woefully unaware why supporting our schools now is so crucial.

Asking the owner of a house assessed at $500,000 to pay $33 more per month in annual property tax is not unreasonable.  No one likes paying higher taxes but everyone likes having higher property values and the quality of our school district directly impacts property values.  If our schools don’t measure up to schools in surrounding cities, Normandy Park loses potential buyers to Mercer Island, Bellevue and others areas with highly ranked school districts. 

To the Editor of the Westside Weekly
The October 14, 2016 edition of your newspaper ran a peculiar item titled “Mystery at Burien City Hall-A mini-series”.  It is unclear whether this is a factual news reporting article or an editorial opinion.  It raises questions about why so many department heads have left City Hall.  The only individual that can answer that question is the City Manager and it appears he was not contacted for comment.  In City Manager run cities, like Burien, the person who controls hiring, management, evaluation and firing of staff is the City Manager.  The Council has no direct control of staff.
 
The only person the Council can hire or fire staff is the City Manager.  If the climate is/was toxic at City Hall, the City Manager is/was responsible for managing that.  This article seems to suggest that the Council manages City Staff.  Not true and it would be wrong to expect the Mayor to comment on staff issues.

I attend and watch Council meetings regularly and never recall hearing the Mayor publically calling for Gurol’s dismissal in 2015.
 

To the editor:
South King Fire & Rescue (SKFR) needs your support to continue the expiring Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Levy. The M&O Levy is a funding measure previously supported by voters to bridge a budget gap required to maintain quality fire department services.

SKFR continues to offer higher quality fire and emergency services at a lower cost to taxpayers in surrounding communities. In order to maintain these services, please VOTE YES to continue SKFR's maintenance and operations levy in the election on November 8, 2016. This four year levy will allow the district to continue to bridge the gap between current funding and the actual cost of operating at an efficient level for our community and our firefighters.

This is not a new tax, rather a renewal of an existing levy at a lower rate. With improving property values, SKFR is able to reduce the necessary levy amount. At a proposed nineteen cents (.19) per thousand of assessed property valuation, this measure is a savings of ten (.10) cents per thousand over the current levy rate!

For 10 minutes this Christmas season, you and your family can be transported to Bethlehem while driving through the parking lot at Normandy Christian Church. Scores of volunteers, thousands of lights, and full-size sets bring to life the Nativity Story. You will visit live scenes of angels, shepherds, a donkey, goats, guests at the market and the inn, wisemen, Mary, Joseph and the greatest Gift, Baby Jesus.

Normandy Christian Church invites you and your family to DRIVE-THRU CHRISTMAS STORY on Saturday and Sunday, December 10-11, between 6:00 pm and 8:30 pm.

Free admission.

Normandy Christian Church is located at 908 S 200th St in Des Moines. For directions: www.normandychristian.org or 206-878-4740.

The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce is an active member of the South Sound Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition.  Together, with the Association of Washington Business, the Chamber advocates locally and regionally for the best interests of our business community and our members.  

One of the Chamber's 2017 legislative priorities is to support human infrastructure.  The most valuable resource in the South Sound region is the people who live and work here.  Our businesses and communities can only prosper with the right investments that improve the ability for people to thrive and find jobs.  Finding a balanced approach to fully fund education that does not adversely impact the economy of the state or our South Sound region is paramount to the economic vitality of our region.  

“Rhythms of Nature,” a one-person exhibit by painter Lolly Shera is showcased at the Burien Arts Gallery in November.

Come meet Lolly at the Opening Reception on Friday, Nov. 4, 5-8 p.m. at the Gallery, 826 S.W. 152nd St. In Olde Burien.

“In my paintings I strive to bring forth the rhythms that I see and feel in nature, selecting and arranging the most important elements of a scene,” explains Lolly.

“There is so much to choose from outside and a painter must be selective. Maybe the sky or the water is very dramatic, or the trees have incredible color. I must choose what I want the painting to be about, create that element most important, and paint everything else to support it.

“Nature itself captures the spirit of our imaginations. Whether it is the color of a leaf or the sun on a field, each bright accent contributes to the cadence and rhythm of our natural world.”

Lolly’s art honors and awards include Best of Show, The Clymer Museum & Gallery, West of the Mississippi Juried Exhibition, 2015; Scholarship Award, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists, 2011; and Second Place, Burien Arts Juried Competition, 2010.