June 2017

Born at home on a farm in Wisconsin on February 12, 1933, to Cliff and Rose Wollum, Wanda passed away in California on June 10, 2017. Wanda had two brothers, Paul and Leland.  The small Norwegian family moved to Minnesota and Ohio before settling in Seattle, where her father worked for Northwest Orient and her mother was an Avon lady. Wanda excelled in school graduating from Highline High School in 1951.  Wanda married “Steb” Stebbins in 1955 and they had four children together.  

After their divorce, Wanda worked as a bookkeeper until she earned a degree from Seattle University and became a CPA.  Wanda moved to Alaska and then to California, where she later retired.  Wanda loved to travel, cook, dance, and especially loved cultivating her garden. 

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents and brothers and is survived by her children: Steve (Kim) Stebbins, Cliff (Diana) Stebbins, Sheri Viggiano, Brian Stebbins, and her nine grandchildren.  There will be a small gathering in July to remember Wanda.

Published in Westside Seattle, June 23, 2017.

By Katy G. Wilkens

Breakfast in a jar, tasty wherever you go

It seems I am always late getting off to work. I walk through my garden on all but the rainiest days, and I can get sidetracked picking rhubarb, snacking on blueberries or watching a robin hop through the lettuce. So I need a quick and easy breakfast I can eat at home or take along.

Breakfast in a jar is an excellent solution. I just put a hearty grain in a Mason jar or plastic container, and then add fruit, milk or yogurt along with some nuts. Voila! Breakfast is served.

Most breakfast in a jar recipes use oatmeal, but one of my favorite grains is farro, the ancestor of modern wheat. Unlike oatmeal, it needs to be cooked. I put a batch in my slow cooker the night before and wake up to a hearty whole grain breakfast that I can dish up for a week. The next week I switch to quinoa, couscous, oatmeal or brown rice. I even have a mix of black, brown and red rice that cooks nicely in my rice cooker.

A fake news report that claimed Amanda Knox had committed suicide and confessed to murder in a note led to a huge surge of traffic to the West Seattle Herald’s website on Monday June 19.

The site, masquerading as CNN in a what appears to be a very sophisticated looking fake put up the post which led to over 300,000 hits on the site, overwhelming it and blocking traffic for several hours on Monday.

Ken Robinson, Managing Editor for the site said,” We’re happy to report that Amanda is alive and well. We’ve reported the site to the CNN Copyright violation’s department and blocked certain
offending IP addresses connected with the surge.”

Amanda herself said via Twitter, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."

A look at the registration on the site shows that it is registered in Singapore to a Daniel Li but this is likely a false identity.

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4747 44th Ave. S.W.
Wed., June 21, 6–8 p.m. Ladies of West Seattle, you are invited to the 1st Annual Ladies Night at Junction True Value There will be prizes, drawings and vendor demonstrations. The 1st 100 ladies will receive a bag filled with goodies. All ladies can take advantage of 20% off store-wide savings (excluding stihl products and sale items). Refreshments and yummy snacks will be served. Ladies only…no men or children. For more info call 206.932.0450.

SSC Admissions Workshop
South Seattle College Library
6000 16th Ave. S.W.

From a Fire Department news release:

An adult male suffered a catastrophic medical emergency just prior to making entrance to the Starbucks located in the 14800 block of Ambaum Blvd SW.
According to witnesses who called 911 just before 5pm, the gentleman experienced a sudden cardiac event, went unconscious and collapsed on the sidewalk at the entrance to the store.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA) out of the 350,000 out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest events occurring annually, 90% die because they don’t receive immediate CPR from someone on scene. Remarkably, it has been reported that CPR performed in the first few minutes, can double or triple the chance of survival. This was the case in this event.
Due to the fast actions of Natasha Stapp, a Starbucks employee performing citizen CPR, the chain of survival went unbroken. In addition, quick arrival and professional performance by Burien firefighters, King County Medic‐One Paramedics and Tri‐Med Ambulance employees, the Burien community member was resuscitated and transported to Highline hospital where he was reportedly discharged within days with no deficits.

information from Seattle Chinese Garden

For a fun summer afternoon with family or friends, come fly kites at the Garden’s ridge-top site. Bring your own or buy an inexpensive one at the festival. Activities for all ages include kite flying demonstrations, displays, and kite coloring/decoration. Put your own creative stamp on a kite — materials provided — and prizes for children.

This fifth annual festival also includes a martial arts demonstration, cultural entertainment, and refreshments. Sunshine is in the forecast, so come see what else will appear in the Garden sky.

$3 Suggested adult donation (age 18 and older)

Location: 6000 16th Avenue SW, North Entrance at South Seattle Community College (plentiful parking, $3 at ticket machine)

Cosponsored with The Boeing Company

Seattle Chinese Garden Kite Festival
Saturday, June 24, 2017 • 2–6 pm

www.seattlechinesegarden.org / info@seattlechinesegarden.org /

Car prowler caught in act

Officers arrested a car prowler in West Seattle around 11 p.m. on Thurs., June 8. A caller reported that a man was breaking into a red SUV near S.W. Avalon Way and S.W. Spokane Street. When officers arrived in the area, they found a 35-year-old suspect sitting inside the vehicle, rummaging through a gym bag. The police ordered the man to come out and found that he had already pocketed a GPS unit. The suspect was arrested and booked into King County Jail for theft.

Burglary on Delridge Way S.W.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Little League
District 7
The age 8-10 baseball tournament kicks off the all-star season for District 7 Little League this week.
Action begins Saturday at the two Bar-S fields above Alki Point in West Seattle.
Seattle Central plays PacWest on field No. 1 at 10 a.m. as South Highline American and South Highline National do battle on No. 2.
Renton meets Southwest of White Center on No. 1 at 1 p.m. as Rainier plays West Seattle on No. 2.
The winners all play at 1 p.m. Sunday, with the winners of those two games playing in the winner's bracket final at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The winner of Tuesday's game goes straight to the 6 p.m. Friday, June 30 championship.
Saturday's losers, meanwhile, meet at 10 a.m. Sunday with the winners playing the 1 p.m. losers at 6 p.m. Monday.
Monday's winners meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday and the winner of that game plays the winner's bracket final loser in the loser's bracket final at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29. Thursday's winner goes to the championship and must beat the other team twice to advance to state.

Quote of the Week
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be” ~William Shakespeare

June 19-23, 2017
Online Calendar Link -
https://goo.gl/TJPTNY

Monday
Graduation Rehearsal - Memorial Stadium - 10am
Graduation Ceremony - Memorial Stadium - 5pm
Senior Spree - Meet @ BHS - 9:30pm

Tuesday
NA

Wednesday
Finals - periods 1, 4

Thursday
Finals - periods 2, 5

Friday
Finals - periods 3, 6

On the Horizon

June 26 - Last Day of School