May 2017

With the term "Augmented Reality" starting to make its way into the public consciousness after the wildly popular Pokemon Go last year it was inevitable that more games would attempt to capture a mass audience using similar technologies. Redmon'ds 9Logic Technologies has introduced what they see as worthy entry in the field and are backing that up with what they call "Seattle's largest ever digital treasure hunt" on Saturday May 20. The hunt starting at 11am, using the game of course, will focus on six Seattle neighborhoods including West Seattle and Ballard. Also included are Capitol Hill, Green Lake, Queen Anne and South Lake Union.

Each of the six neighborhood hunt winners will be able to select a $500 gift card to a retailer or restaurant embedded into the game such as Amazon, Nordstrom, Delta Air Lines, The Home Depot and Target and more.

Captain Blimey is a free, pirate-themed, augmented reality (AR), treasure hunt mobile game available via Google Play and the App Store.

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May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. If you can exercise regularly, you’ll help yourself feel better, control your weight and even reduce the chances of developing certain diseases.

But why not extend the concept of “fitness” to other areas of your life – such as your investment portfolio? 
And to help maintain a healthy portfolio, you can draw on some of the same principles that apply to keeping your body in good shape. 


Consider, for example, one of the things that happen when you exercise – namely, your body uses more oxygen.

By Pat Cashman

While doing things yourself is an admirable concept, not everything falls neatly into the DIY category. Take a vasectomy for example. Those should almost always be done by a doctor---one qualified in that discipline. Doctors of philosophy, letters or divinity are poor choices.

But sometimes even a less risky procedure---done by a qualified professional---can be trouble. Especially in an unfamiliar neighborhood. A true story follows.

A few years ago a friend named Paul went on an overseas vacation. Well, not technically a vacation---unless you enjoy sandstorms and artillery fire. Paul traveled with a TV network that was broadcasting from the war in Iraq---not exactly Club Med.

While Paul saw and heard plenty of action during his weeks in the Middle East, he said he never felt in real mortal danger---except one afternoon in Amman, Jordan. “I have never felt greater pain in my life than I did that day,” he said, his eyes still watering from the memory. “And all I wanted was a haircut.”

Man arrested for firing gun in park

Around 11:30 p.m. on Wed., May 10, Officer Stephanie Hemsley was patrolling near Roxhill Park, near 29th Avenue S.W. and S.W. Barton Street, when she heard gunshots. She searched the area—and soon saw a couple running towards a parked gray Pontiac. Officers stopped the vehicle, discovered a handgun sitting on the floor under the driver’s seat and found bullets in the man’s pocket. The 25-year old man admitted to firing multiple rounds inside the park, and he was booked into King County Jail for discharging a weapon within city limits and for a concealed weapons violation. Officers released the woman from the scene, since she had not discharge the firearm.

Teens throw rocks at couple on S.W. Adams Street

By Lindsay Peyton

Stop for a minute if you’re reading this article empty handed – uncork a favorite bottle of wine and return with a glass of white or red.

That’s what Jessica Trouillaud would do.

She even has a pairing suggested for Westside Seattle – the 2014 Raconteur Red Blend or its partner, the 2015 Raconteur White Blend.

“Not only is it the perfect pairing based on the name (Raconteur - a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way), but it’s also from Washington,” Trouillaud said.

Matching the perfect wine with reading material is Trouillaud’s speciality – and she has built a business around her passion entitled “Words & Wine.”

The company launched just over a month ago – at the same time that Trouillaud moved to West Seattle.

Part book club, part online wine retailer, Words & Wine is designed to appeal to both wine lovers and bookworms.

It’s simple to do – go to the online store and select a book to read. Then select red or white.

The bottle mailed with the book will come as a surprise – and Trouillaud said that’s what makes it even more fun.

A public meeting on two projects very close to each other with 73 dwelling units total, with five parking spaces for one and none for the other is set for May 25 at the West Seattle Senior Center. The first, covered by the Herald last September, has been revised since that early design is Project No. 3024606, located 5952 California Avenue SW. It originally called for a 41 unit building but is now a 4-story apartment building with 29 small efficiency dwelling units and 6 apartment units (35 units total). Surface parking for 5 vehicles would be provided. The existing structures would be demolished.

The second is Project No. 3025264 located at 6016 California Avenue SW. It would be a 3-story structure containing 36 small efficiency dwelling units and 2 live-work units. Existing structures would be demolished.
No parking is included.

Both projects require the following approvals:

• Administrative Design Review (ADR)
• SEPA

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By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Friday, May 12
Fastpitch
Evergreen 15, Tyee 13
Evergreen outslugged the Totems in a South Puget Sound League crossover game Friday.
Ballard 12, West Seattle 2
The Beavers bested the Wildcats in a Metro League playoff Friday.

Thursday, May 11
Baseball
Seattle Christian 3, Bellevue Christian 2
Seattle Christian prevailed in Nisqually League action Thursday.

Boys soccer
West Seattle 1, Garfield 0
West Seattle won against Garfield in Metro League playoff action Thursday.
Mt. Rainier 1, Bellarmine 0
The Rams downed the Lions in West Central District 4A tournament action Thursday.
Seattle Christian 1, Klahowya 0
Seattle Christian shut down Klahowya in a West Central District 1A match Thursday.

Fastpitch
Chief Sealth 6, Seattle Prep 2
The Seahawks down Seattle Prep in a Metro League clash Thursday.

Tuesday, May 9
Fastpitch
Holy Names 17, West Seattle 4
Holy Names hammered West Seattle in Tuesday's Metro League battle.
Mt. Rainier 23, Hazen 5

Experimac, an Apple centered store offering services, repairs and sales celebrated its Grand Opening on May 13 with a ribbon cutting and party. The store is truly a family operation. It's owned and run by Travis and Ling Weaver who have three sons who were there for the celebration. The store offers professional Apple® related services and buys, sells, trades and repairs Apple® Macintosh® computers, iPhone® devices and iPad® tablets.

Travis said he was a PC user until recently (his staff are the Mac experts) but has come to use and appreciate the Mac platform for an important reason. "The PC's get viruses all the time. Mac's don't get viruses plus they are faster at a lot of things," he said. He also acknowledged that all Mac's can run all PC software (through the use of an emulator) but no PC's can run both Mac and PC software. "The thing about PC laptops is that you buy them and a couple of years later if you try to sell them they are worth like a couple hundred dollars. With a Mac laptop they retain their value and still operate beautifully," Travis said.