May 2017

BY GERARDO BOLONG
Special to the Times-News
LAKEWOOD - SPSL 2A girls Mountain Division tennis champion Foster added to its laurels by winning the league team championship in concluding action at Clover Park High School on Sat., May 13.
Mountain division player of the year Ana Rios defeated first team Mountain teammate Aileen Nguyen in the singles final, giving the Bulldogs the top two seeds to West Central District.
First team All-Mountain players Aivy Nguyen and Cora Padilla teamed for a fifth place finish in doubles.
All-Mountain honorable mention Bulldog netters Ashley Gonzales and Lwam Woldemariam took sixth in the doubles while the unseeded pairing of Monita Keo and Tasha Hong earned seventh place to make Foster's district representation two singles players and three doubles teams.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle opened state Class 3A boys soccer tournament play by posting a 2-1 win over Stadium at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

The Wildcats now ride Tuesday night's victory over the Tigers into the state quarterfinals to be played Friday and Saturday.

Time, date and location of West Seattle's game will be announced, although the Wildcats will be the "home" team this time.

They find themselves paired against the winner between Gig Harbor and Squalicum.

In other area action Tuesday, Mount Rainier was eliminated from the Class 4A tournament with a narrow 3-2 loss at Pasco while Tyee was bumped from the 2A tournament by Mountlake Terrace at Highline Memorial, 7-1.

In one way or another, we’re all a number. For some of you, a job classification may be tied to a number. Others may be wearing your favorite sports team uniform that has a number on it. As for me, a newly-named police chief, I’m a number as well – badge number 319 at the Port of Seattle Police Department where I’ve served for nearly 10 years now.
The third week in May is National Police Week and I want you to consider some other very important numbers. I’m one of more than 900,000 men and women who wear a law enforcement uniform in the U.S. We turn our attention to numbers we wish we’d never have to – the more than 20,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty since the first recorded police death in 1791.
We deal in numbers daily and these are the ones we take to heart: 143 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2016. A 17-year veteran Tacoma Police Officer is among the fallen. While responding to a domestic disturbance call on Nov. 30, Officer Jake Gutierrez lost his life protecting a woman from her violent husband.

UPDATE 5-17-17
According to new information from one Seattle Staging Co owner Kate Hull, the "closeout sale" being conducted at the warehouse is being held under protest by one of the two original partners in the firm, Adrian Popa, according to Hull. For his part Popa said the sale is real and continuing.

Hull sent the following letter today:

"To Our Dear Clients and Colleagues,
Recently our company has been subjected to an attempted act of sabotage. Our client email list has been hijacked, and the prior message about our company closing its door and liquidating everything was false. Our warehouse has been made to appear as though it is closed, however it is still fully operational.

We are happy to report that business operations are continuing, we are committed to serving our clients as they deserve, and all appropriate measures are being taken to resolve the situation.

We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to once again working with our clients in the very near future.

Sincerely,
Seattle Staging Company

In honor of that epic day in 1980 when Mt. St. Helens filled the streets with volcanic ash, join West Seattle Chamber members and other volunteers as they clean the streets and give back to our community. On May 18th, people will meet at the 7-11 at 3801 California Ave SW at 4:30pm to hand out supplies and form teams. Together everyone will pick up trash from SW Charlestown to SW Alaska. The event will last about 90 minutes

Many hands make light work. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lynn Dennis said, "When we "Said Boo to Trash" in Nov we had the street spotless in an hour. Register today so we know the amount of supplies to have on hand for the volunteers."

Afterwards those who choose to will stop at a local establishment for food and drinks.

You can register online here.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Boys soccer
Five area teams will plunge into state playoff action this Tuesday.
West Seattle visits Stadium for a 7 p.m. match at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma and Tyee will be at home at Highline Memorial at the same time taking on Mountlake Terrace.
Seattle Christian also has a home game, playing White Salmon at 6:30 p.m. at French Field in Kent.
Two teams face long trips for 5:30 p.m. matches.
Highline is going to the Kiggins Bowl in Vancouver to play Columbia River as Mount Rainier travels all the way to Pasco.
The first round survivors advance to the state quarterfinals to take place at various locations Friday and Saturday.

Baseball
Three area teams made the regional level of the state baseball playoffs and will see action starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Kennedy plays Bothell at Foss High School in Tacoma (next to Cheney Stadium) as Highline goes to Wheeler Field at Fort Borst Park in Centralia. Seattle Christian will play Meridian at Daniels Field in Anacortes.

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What a crazy market we are living in! The housing market that is. This week I was reading the Seattle Magazine and saw our little town of Burien was featured as a "Place to Live" in Washington. How cool! And this article just reaffirms what we are all seeing. Everyone is moving to Westside Seattle. Homes are getting 10-20 offers, selling in hours, and people are even paying in cold hard cash just to snag their prized house. From what I am hearing, it's not going to get any better.

Gayle Ann (Jung) Seyl, 69, of Kent, WA, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2017.  Gayle was born on June 5, 1947 in Seattle to Charles and Klarinell Jung.  She was preceded in death by her husband LCDR Stephen Joseph Seyl, July 4, 2015.
Gayle is survived by her four children, Marjorie (Richard Brewster), Stephen, Ann Bustamante, and Timothy (Denise); sister, Cheryle (Jung) Briggs; and her three grandchildren, Jacob and Jesse Bustamante, and Jessica Seyl.

She grew up in West Seattle, graduated from West Seattle High School in 1965. She met and married Stephen Seyl a naval officer in 1968. She later graduated from City University in 1991. Gayle lived many years on Bainbridge Island where she raised her children, owned a business, and was involved in the community.

By Lindsay Peyton

Maxx Follis-Goodkind believes that the diverse talent and large amount of artists living and working in Ballard is worth celebrating.

In fact, she has created a whole new monthly event to showcase the neighborhood’s creative types.

The next “Ballard Night Out” is slated for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 18.

A wide range of venues are participating -- ranging from Walter’s coffee shop and Verity Credit Union to Blowing Sands Glass Studio and Monster Art, Clothing and Gifts. A full list of stops for the evening is available online.

Follis-Goodkind has already hosted one Ballard Night Out on Thursday, April 20 – and said the evening was a big success, bringing several guests into neighborhood gallery spaces.

Rosemary Antel, a painter in the Ballard Works Artists’ Work Spaces, commended Follis-Goodkind for her efforts.

She said the last Ballard Night Out was well attended and brought a steady stream of guests into the studio space.

“They clearly enjoyed themselves and the artists did as well,” Antel said. “We are expecting another blockbuster exhibit on the 18th of May.”

West Seattle Timebank Members and Guest Gathering
White Center Library
1409 S.W. 107th St.
Thurs., May 18, 6–8 p.m. Come and Meet Your Neighbors! Learn how to write your profile, offers & requests too. Guest Speaker: Rachael Glass, Hate Free Delridge.

SWEET, SWEET MUSIC
Fauntleroy Church
9140 California Ave. SW
Fri., May 19, 7:30 p.m. This evening of music will feature hits from the 1970s.  $10/adult; kids free at the door; includes dessert and beverage.

Daystar Toastmasters
Daystar Retirement Village
2615 SW Barton
Come as a guest on Saturday, May 20, 2017 to experience the safe, supportive atmosphere in which you can grow your communication and leadership skills.  Improve your ability to think-on-your-feet and become more comfortable speaking to groups.  Meetings are the first and third Saturday morning each monthfrom 10:00AM until 11:00 AM.  Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early for orientation.  For more information see http://daystarclub.toastmastersclubs.org. or call Bill at 206/ 932-6706.
 

Honey Run
High Point Commons Park