October 2009

The Ballard High School volleyball team held off Inglemoor as long as they could but couldn't pull out the win in the end, losing 3-2 on Sept. 30.

The Beavers (1-3 conference, 3-3 overall) took the first game of the match 25-22, their first game win since Sept. 21. Ballard lost the next two to Inglemoor (3-1 conference, 4-3 overall) by scores of 25-18 and 25-20.

But, the Beavers weren't out of it yet, taking the match to a fifth and final game with a 25-15 win in the fourth game.

Inglemoor narrowly put Ballard away with a 15-13 win to seal the match.

Despite the loss, Ballard's third in a row, coach Tami Reese said she is seeing improvement.

"We just completely turned it around from Monday night (a 3-0 loss to Bothell)," Reese said. "Too bad we didn't get the win, but the girls played their hearts out."

Lisa Day led the Beavers with 24 kills and 16 digs.

Deanna Myers and Marjorie Pichon added 14 and 10 digs respectively, while Madelyn Voelker and Audrey Pefferman totaled 11 kills each.

Monique Marques racked up 44 assists for Ballard.

Woodland Park Zoo’s fall/winter hours will go into effect beginning Oct. 1 through April 30. The new hours of operation will be 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Also beginning Oct. 1 are reduced fall/winter admission fees: Adult (13-64) $11; Child (3-12) $8; Toddler (0-2) free. Seniors and people with disabilities receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round.
 
Rainy Day Tour
As our weather turns to liquid sunshine, there’s still a world of fun and discovery at the zoo, and lots of indoor exhibits and venues to keep you warm and dry. Bats, snakes, monkeys, jaguars, grizzlies and a world of “bugs” are among the array of fascinating animals to enjoy while staying dry. A Rainy Day Tour map is available on www.zoo.org under “Activities and exhibits.”

Zoomazium
Zoomazium keeps young ones safe and warm while connecting with animals and habitats through the natural language of childhood – play! Hike up a mountain, crawl through a nurse log, climb a towering strangler fig tree or squirm through a dark cave. Visit www.zoo.org for a schedule of daily programs in Zoomazium. Open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Kennedy 3, Evergreen 0

The Lancers of Kennedy Catholic knocked over Evergreen in three games Tuesday, Sept. 29. JFK prevailed, 25-15, 25-12, 25-10.

Katie Key led the team with 30 assists and added five aces, four digs and two kills. Jennica McPherson scored 13 kills and Vivian McLean had four aces, one assist and seven digs.

The Lancers improved their overall record to 12-0 to go with a 1-0 Seamount League record.

Kennedy 42, Highline 17

John F. Kennedy Catholic High School scored 28 points in the second quarter on its way to a 42-17 victory over crosstown rival Highline Saturday, Sept. 26.

The Lancers gained 365 yards on the ground and 90 yards in the air, compared to 122 yards rushing and 130 yards passing for the Pirates.

L.J. Jennings led the rushing attack of JFK with 210 yards, while Darian Brooks gained a net 96. Kennedy quarterback Jason Thompson completed four of six passes for three touchdowns and 90 yards.

Highline had 130 yards rushing from Jimmy Hellums, who also caught two passes for 54 yards. Samson Jaramillo-King caught four passes for 51 yards.

The Pirates actually jumped out to a 3-0 lead with 7:49 to play in the first quarter when Umelo Ugwoaba was on target with a 27-yard field goal.

Brooks answered with a 6-yard touchdown run, however, and Christian Velte was accurate on his first of five extra point kicks for a 7-3 Lancer advantage.

Jousting on horseback, swashbuckling pirates and childhood favorites come to life at the Penumbra Fantasy Faire.

Peter Pan, Robin Hood, and a cast of fairies, elves, strolling musicians, and jugglers will entertain throughout the two-day event October 10th and 11th at the V2 Farm in Enumclaw.

The Pacific Northwest's premier sword fighting and jousting theatrical troupe, the Seattle Knights, will have three performances during the Faire with an ongoing story that will run all day throughout the event.

The entourage combines exceptional equestrian skills, high-energy acting, and choreographed stage combat using steel weapons to engage opponents in dramatic arena battle.

Held on approximately three acres of over 38 plus acres of the working V2 Farm, the Penumbra Fantasy Faire encourages children of all ages to experience a working blacksmith in a Western town, navigate a corn maze, go inside an authentic Native American teepee, and meet over fifty whimsical characters roaming the grounds.

The 8.0 magnitude earthquake in the South Pacific that set off the deadly tsunami Tuesday, Sept. 29, brought tragedy to many in Seattle's sizable Samoan and American Samoan community, including those who met the following day at the South Park Neighborhood Center.

The Samoan American Pacific Organization gathers twice a week in South Park. Some attend in traditional colorful dress, and some women wear hibiscus flowers in their hair and sometimes there is dancing. At this gathering, however, sadness punctured the bright array of colors as about 50 people compared notes about loved ones who died and others unreachable by phone due to the flooding.

American Samoa has been a United States territory since 1900. The independent state of Samoa is located about 50 miles west of American Samoa and was called Western Samoa until 1997. The organization has members from both Samoa and American Samoa, and both island groups suffered from the tsunami.

The organization's secretary, Tamate Ilaoa, moved here from American Samoa 22 years ago. He has a son is stationed in the army at Fort Hood, Texas, and his daughter-in-law and grandkids are back in American Samoa.

Dear Editor,

My name is Patrick Tuttle, and I live in Richfield, Ohio. A couple of weeks ago, while on a visit to Seattle, my girlfriend Becki and I, decided to visit Alki Beach.

After the local shuttles stopped their runs to the water taxi back to Seattle, we found it hard to get back to that point. Along comes Phil and Barney, who not only gave us directions to walk back to the water taxi, they WALKED US THERE !

I just want to thank these two men for going out of their way to help strangers in need.

From what we could tell, this area was a great place to be. I will definitely visit again when I come back. I will also get my twin brother down there from Port Townsend.

Thanks again, to these two men, who made our journey memorable.

Pat Tuttle
Ohio

There was a little piece of Germany in Olde Burien as the city celebrated Oktoberfest Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27.

The festival took place in the Burien Interim Art Space, next to the new Town Square.

Along with carnival rides and games there was a beer garden and a yodeler.

The yodeler will return for the Burien Brat 5K Race and Family Relay on Sunday, Oct. 4.

The race is sponsored by Dan the Sausageman and the Tin Room to improve car seat safety for children through programs of Westside Baby.