February 2017

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Friday, Feb. 17
Boys basketball
Kennedy 63, Bellarmine 59
Next up for the Lancers is state regional Class 4A action following Friday's West Central District victory over the Lions at the Stadium High School gymnasium.

Wednesday, Feb. 15
Boys basketball
Kennedy 60, Emerald Ridge 42
The Lancers kept their season alive with Wednesday's West Central District win over Emerald Ridge at Mount Tahoma.
Kentridge 49, Mt. Rainier 44
Mount Rainier was edged out of West Central District 4A tournament action with Wednesday's defeat at the hands of Kentridge at Rogers.

Tuesday, Feb. 14
Boys basketball
River Ridge 56, Highline 42
River Ridge bumped the Pirates from West Central District 2A tournament play on Tuesday in a game that took place at Curtis High School.

A Land Use application has been filed with Seattle DPD for the construction of 24 Small Efficiency Dwelling Units (SEDU) at 4807 41st Ave. SW. That site is currently home to a multi-family house. The owner is Jeff Walker of Square One from Renton. Each unit in the proposed development would be 320 square feet. Based on the site plan no parking on site would be provided.

The City of Seattle describes SEDU as:

Each small efficiency dwelling unit must have a minimum room size of 150 square feet and a full kitchen or kitchenette, and must meet the requirements in Director’s Rule 7-2016, Small Efficiency Dwelling Units.

Generally, congregate residences are only allowed in urban villages and urban centers in these zones:

• Neighborhood Commercial 3 (NC3)
• Midrise multifamily (MR)
• Highrise multifamily (HR)
• Seattle Mixed (SM)
• Commercial (C1)
• Downtown zones

In her newsletter to constituents District 1 Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold describes the Delridge Action Plan and recent activities:

"On Tuesday I toured Delridge to explore some items in the Delridge Action Plan. The Action Plan establishes five priorities including: “a community where all people can live their lives to the fullest potential; parks and natural environment that support a healthy neighborhood; great neighborhood destinations; a complete transportation network where walking biking and taking transit are easy choices; and access to affordable, healthy food. Each priority includes a vision discussion, associated goals, policies and implementation strategies.”

information from Highline Public Schools

On Tuesday, February 21, the Port of Seattle is conducting noise testing at Des Moines Elementary and Highline High School as part of their continued partnership with Highline Public Schools on noise mitigation.

Loudspeakers will be set up outside the schools, and noise levels will be measured outside and inside the buildings.

Testing at Des Moines Elementary will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Testing at Highline High School will be conducted from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Students will be out of school on mid-winter break on Tuesday.

information from SWSHS

Professor Lorraine Bannai presents her new book, "Enduring Conviction - Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice" Friday, Mar. 3rd at Barnes & Noble/Westwood

Knowing that the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was a fundamental denial of basic human rights, a young attorney, Lori Bannai, helped vindicate a Japanese American man who resisted F.D.R.'s Executive Order. She has now written a book about him, his wartime case, and how, decades later, he won a measure of justice for himself and the Japanese American community - Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice (published by University of Washington Press (2015)).

Bannai combines insider knowledge of the case with extensive archival research, personal letters, and interviews with Korematsu, his family, and close friends. She uncovered the inspiring story of a humble, soft-spoken man who fought tirelessly against human rights abuses long after he was exonerated.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

One team narrowly missed out on the chance to play for a championship while the other played for a championship already and lost.

The West Seattle boys were the team that misses out on the Sea-King District tournament final after taking a 62-52 loss to No. 1-ranked Nathan Hale in a Thursday semifinal at Bellevue College.

The Wildcats were already assured of reaching next week's state Class 3A regional basketball play.
Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle does not have that luxury at the 2B level, however.

The Saints played Orcas Island for the Tri-District boys title in Sedro Woolley Thursday and lost by a 60-51 score.

Seattle Lutheran now must return to the same gymnasium Saturday to play Friday Harbor for the second and final state regional seed at 1:45 p.m.

information from Whale Trail

In 1994, nine offshore killer whales became entrapped in a large tide pool at Barnes Lake, Alaska. A film crew sought help for the whales as NOAA determined how to address the life-threatening situation. Dr. Bain was recruited to help, and led the attempt to return the whales to open water.

Join us to hear this rare, first-hand story of an orca rescue. Dr. Bain will also discuss prior events that made the rescue effort possible, and the implications of this effort for the subsequent rescue of Springer (A-73).

This is the first Orca Talk of 2017, hosted by The Whale Trail and Seal Sitters in West Seattle.

Buy tickets now to reserve your seat. And hurry! This will likely sell out.

Barnes Lake Killer Whale Rescue
Presentation by Dr. David Bain
When: Thursday February 23, 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
--Doors open at 6:15
Where: C&P Coffee Company, 5612 California Ave SW
Cost: $5 suggested donation; kids free
Buy Tickets Now at Brown Paper Tickets http://bpt.me/2881037
Presented by The Whale Trail

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By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

For the second Saturday in a row the West Seattle girls basketball team will be playing for a championship.
The Wildcats bopped Bellevue by a 47-37 score in a Sea-King District tournament semifinal Thursday, advancing to play for the title at 8:15 p.m. Saturday at Bellevue College.

West Seattle just played for the Metro League title last week and finished second to Blanchet.
Thursday's game took place at Bellevue College.

Power went out for more than 4900 City Light Customers in West Seattle on Feb 16 around 4:14pm with the outage caused by what City Light called an "Equipment Failure" with the outage encompassing Alki Point and extending from Admiral Way SW on the north from the point over to 49th SW and down to SW Morgan Street in the south.

Crews got to the problem quickly restoring power within 45 minutes.

You can check on the status of power in the service area for City Light anytime by checking their System Status map.

http://www.seattle.gov/light/sysstat/

by Gerardo Bolong
Contributing Sports Correspondent

TACOMA - The Seattle Christian girls basketball team moved a step closer to regional qualification after their offense carried the load in a 46 - 32 defeat of Olympic 1A League champion Coupeville at the Boosters Court inside the Ignatius Loyola Center of Bellarmine Preparatory High School on Valentine's Day, Tues., Feb. 14.

Next West Central District III action for the Warriors (16 - 2) is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 16, on the same court against Nisqually League 1A champion Bellevue Christian which is responsible for the two SC defeats this season.

Guard Olivia Clark displayed a strong overall game for Seattle Christian, scoring 12 points while gaining nine steals and five assists."It was a rough game to get through because it was very very physical," she said.

"Intensity was good." Coupeville stayed in almost hailing range for the first half of the game despite 18 turnovers that magnified to 29 by the end of the game.