April 2019

Barbara Kathryn Callow November 3, 1930 – March 24, 2019

Barbara K. Callow, 88 was born in West Seattle, WA, the only child of Robert R. and Kathryn E. Roach.  She attended and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1948.  She married Charles W. Callow, “the boy down the block” in April of 1948, after his return from the U.S. Coast Guard, serving in the South Pacific during World War II. Barbara and her family resided in West Seattle until 1957, raising her three children as a full-time homemaker.

 

Recovering the Southern Residents: lessons learned from other populations presentation on April 18

information from The Whale Trail

With just 75 individuals in the population, the southern resident orcas are in danger of going extinct. Is it too late? What will it take to recover the southern residents, and what can we learn from similar efforts with other populations?

Dr. Tim Ragen will review the status of the southern resident killer whale population and then review conservation efforts for other marine mammals to highlight lessons learned and relevant to killer whale conservation.

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King County Assessor releases taxpayer transparency tool for April election
Website details cost of proposed ballot measures by household

information from King County

King County Assessor John Wilson today released his April 2019 Taxpayer Transparency Tool, a website which provides each King County taxpayer an individualized accounting of where their property tax dollars go, and the estimated cost of any proposed property tax measure to be voted on. 

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Man fatally shot in Burien, another man wounded; Three subjects being sought

information from King County Sheriff

Just after midnight, Burien officers were on patrol in downtown Burien and reported hearing multiple gunshots.  While they were searching for the location, several 911 callers reported hearing shots in the area of 15300 BLK 4 AVE SW. 

Officers found a 27-year-old male from Burien with gunshot wounds lying on the ground. 

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Pay attention to the warning signs of Cancer
Editor’s note: This column was written by my mother, Lee Robinson, and published in April, 1966. She died from complications with cancer two years after this column appeared.

by Lee Robinson

  It is common knowledge that women are personal creatures. Even though we all aspire to be individuals, most of us share common bonds. We concern ourselves with domestic trivia, beauty lore, weight problems, and some women frantically fight the inroads of the aging process. We swap trade secrets on all these problems and somehow or other we cope with day-to-day living.

  Women survive in this curious jungle despite poverty, marital failure, physical limitations and in some instances, emotional instability. And they survive the erosive burden of fear and they frequently carry that burden alone.

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So you want to be green?

by Scott Anthony

It may be trendy and seem a bit self-important, but the buzz phrase for the new millenium,‘being green’ has taken root and is growing. In explanation, being ‘green’ has nothing to do with a color of paint, Kermit, unless you’re building an eco-sensitive barn for your tractor and you want to paint it with a product that is environmentally responsible.

In the very old days, people lived in caves. Think about it; no roof to worry about replacing, no siding or windows to lose heat through. Landscaping was a non-issue and you never had to paint, unless you had a thing for wildlife art. The temperature underground averages about 56 degrees year round and a small fire in that cave, with walls that are many feet thick, would heat it up nicely. That’s low-impact living, alright.

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Too early to say Seattle's Dying?

By Jean Godden

Mark Twain famously said that "the report of my death was exaggerated." That's sort of the way I feel after watching the KOMO hour-long special under the inflammatory headline "Seattle Is Dying."

By now Eric Johnson's documentary has been watched by most tech literate souls in Seattle and has gotten the endorsement of right-wing pundits from Sarah Palin to Tucker Carlson. The special has fueled anger in residents who were previously only on the cusp of concern. It has succeeded in directing rage against the homeless in ways that are as irrational as they are worrisome.

No one is saying that the humanitarian crisis in Seattle is tolerable. Fifth, drugs and crime are troublesome to see as are mental health outbursts shown in the documentary. But the blame-the-homeless theme, set off with the manipulative headline and the choice of music are dishonest.

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Wind Advisory from NWS says gusts could reach 55 mph today

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for our area that extends from late morning to early evening with wind gusts that could reach as high as 55 mph.

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND...Southerly 20 to 35 mph with gusts 40-55 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Bellingham, Friday Harbor, Oak Harbor, Mt Vernon, Arlington, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Bremerton, Shelton, Olympia, Quillayute, Hoquiam, and Ocean Shores.

* TIMING...Winds will increase late this morning and peak during the afternoon hours. Winds will diminish this evening.

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