February 2011

Molly Moon’s ice cream truck, "Leo", arrived in Ballard yesterday, handing out free ice cream scoops to kids, and starting the last keg of the contest.

Last November Molly Moon Neitzel announced that she plans to expand her Seattle ice cream empire by opening a third shop in the summer of 2011. Unsure of what Seattle neighborhood to call home, Neitzel will parked “Leo”, the Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream Truck, in three new Seattle neighborhoods to see where business is best.

Wallingford and Capitol Hill already have a permanent shop and for the last two months Leo was stationed in Madrona and Queen Anne.

Leo arrived in Ballard yesterday and will be parked on N.W. 70th St. between Mary Ave N.W. and Alonzo Ave N.W. until they find a semi-permanent parking lot to park in.

Ice cream lovers can help bring Molly Moon’s third shop to Ballard not only by visiting Leo this month, but also by “liking” the official Bring Molly Moon’s to Ballard Facebook page.

By Melanie Coleman, UW News Lab Student

Taproot Theatre is kicking off its 35th anniversary season with Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, and the excitement among the cast and crew is palpable.

“Everybody is really into this and has really risen to the challenge of doing this, too, which is just great,” said Mark Chamberlin, who leads the cast as Odysseus. “That’s the best kind of company to be in.”

Beginning Feb. 2, audience members will journey through ancient Greek mythology as Odysseus struggles to return home, an adventure full of action, heartache and sorrow that lasts 20 years.

Opening their milestone season with this epic poem was no coincidence, according to Taproot Theatre co-founder and director of The Odyssey, Scott Nolte.

“For a theater to survive 35 years is a bit of an odyssey, as well as an amazing challenge,” he said. “This signals that we’re here, we’re serious. Odysseus’ journey includes a lot of peril, a lot of missteps and a lot of victory, and that’s just the life of any organization.”

The Seattle Police Department reports that on Tuesday evening around 11:30 p.m, North Precinct officers responded to Ballard Swedish Hospital on a report of a stabbing victim that had just walked into the Emergency Room.

The 23 year old male victim said he had been in a car with a group of friends when he had an encounter with the driver of another car near N.W. 65th Street and 15th Avenue N.W. The car the victim was riding in was stopped and another car pulled up next to it. The victim, seated in the backseat, rolled down the window, as did the driver of the other car. They began yelling at each other and both men got out of their cars. The victim and the suspect began fighting in the street and then both got back into their cars.

Once in the car, the victim realized that he had been stabbed and was driven to Ballard Swedish Hospital. The victim was later transported to Harborview Medical Center for his injuries.

The Chief Sealth girls basketball team had a rough go of it against the Bainbridge Spartans at home and the results were not what they were looking for. It wasn't for their lack of hustle, they gave it what they could. Their energy level was high, fighting for rebounds, moving on defense but their shots and free throws just weren't dropping. The advantage the Spartans had was getting inside for easy shots close to the basket due against the Seahawk defense.

Just before the first half ended Sealth coach Maris was given a technical foul. (see photo in slideshow) The referee claimed she was yelling at him but in fact she was yelling at her player to get the shot off before the clock ran out. It was just one of those nights.

The Spartans would add to their lead by outscoring the Seahawks by an average of over 6 points a quarter. The leading scorers for the Seahawks were Justine Decker with 13 points and Victoria Elleby added 11.

WSHS PRESS RELEASE:

Hello to the parents/guardians of WSHS students,
West Seattle High School is holding its Second Annual Spirit Dinner and Auction.
As a parent or guardian of a WSHS student, we truly hope you will join us on Thursday, February 17th at the Hall @ Fauntleroy starting at 5:30 pm with dinner starting at 7:00 pm.

Given your important relationship to one of our valued students, we know you support West Seattle High School and know how important it is to ensure a quality education at the high school. We cordially ask you to join with your friends and neighbors and show your support by purchasing a table of 8 for $360. If a full table is not an option, please think about purchasing a couple of seats @ $45 each. Your financial support will benefit all of the students of the high school and we guarantee you an inspiring and fun evening -- let's make this year's event a HUGE success.

We would love to see you on February 17th in support of WSHS - we deeply appreciate your support and we are looking forward to your participation in the WSHS Spirit Dinner and Auction: together, we will make a difference!

Editor's note: The West Seattle Herald has been covering news here for nearly a century. Robinson Newspapers (who run the West Seattle Herald) have a massive news archive of Herald coverage dating back to 1928. What follows are crime reports and public safety issues from 1928. Although reporters’ names were not included with stories at that time, their original words remain intact. As more historical crime reports are compiled there will be more installments of West Seattle All Time Crimes.

Aug. 30, 1928
Geo. Ryan Back From Big Trip
Rough Roads Disabled Car and Hurt Mrs. Ryan
“A good time was had by all – with some qualifications,” declares George Ryan, genial Commercial Club secretary who returned last Thursday from a three weeks’ auto trip to Cripple Creek, Colorado with Mrs. Ryan and their two children.

While the party had a generally enjoyable time, they struck some roads that were so rough they disabled the car and blackened Mrs. Ryan’s eyes and cut her head when she struck the roof of the car.

The Ballard News-Tribune invites you to come and meet the staff, ask questions, discuss Ballard news coverage and share ideas and comments at a Meet the Press meeting tonight.

Feel free to stop by the meeting room of the Ballard Library between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. tonight to say hi.

The Ballard Library is located at 5614 22nd Avenue N.W. There's free parking below building - accessed from N.W. 56th.

We look forward to meeting you.

Press Release:

Christy Rowe is one of those parents you always wanted in your school. She started volunteering in the Seattle Public Schools even before her first child walked through the door, and she’s still at it as her last child is about to graduate from college. If one of her schools needed volunteers, she was there.

If it needed money, she raised it. Last year, as President of the West Seattle High School Foundation, she welcomed attendees to the auction at which the first Community Partner Awards were presented. This year, the school honors her.

West Seattle High School Community Partner Awards are presented to individuals and groups in recognition of their generous sharing of their time, talent and treasure with West Seattle High School. Christy was a natural choice. A West Seattle graduate herself, married to another, her commitment to the school has already won her a Washington State PTSA Golden Acorn Award. In 2002, she was part of the team that brought a PTSA to West Seattle in the first place, after many years in which the school had only a Parent Group to support it. She then co-created the first West Seattle High School PTSA Auction.

The Ballard boys basketball team knew they had a tough game ahead of them in facing Garfield, the number one team in the state and they played very well.

It was a high scoring game which started off tied at 18 points at the end of the first quarter. At half-time Garfield had taken a four-point lead but the Beavers didn't give up, scoring 48 points in the second half. But it wasn't enough and Garfield won with a final score of 80 to 88.

Seth Berger scored 28 points, Salim Gloyd 25.

Ballard now has to win the next game or Inglemoor needs to lose their game against Garfield on Friday to ensure that Ballard will host the first round playoff game in front of a home crowd.
Theit last chance for that win is Friday night at Roosevelt.

If you can't be follow the action in person, you can now follow live updates on the Ballard Athletics Twitter account twitter.com/BallardHSSports.

The Nordic Heritage Museum today announced the dates and performers for the 2011 Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and Smörgåsbord.

Now in its 16th season, the concerts will be taking place on February 13, March 20, April 17, May 22, and June 5, 2011.

Mostly Nordic 2011 will present internationally and nationally acclaimed artists from Norway, Denmark,
Iceland, Finland, and Sweden. Performances promise to capture the magic of rarely heard masterpieces.

This is a rare opportunity to sample the many moods and tastes of the Nordic landscape. After each concert, guests are welcome to enjoy a smörgåsbord of gourmet Nordic delicacies inspired by the featured country. Admission to all Nordic Heritage Museum exhibits is free to concert-goers before each performance.