December 2011

By Kyle Howard

The Chief Sealth Seahawks and the Tyee Totems kicked off their season at six o’clock Friday night in front of a good sized crowd at Chief Sealth High School. Right from the start of the game was all Seahawks.

Senior Pepe Hernandez wasted no time getting the crowd and team pumped up with a dunk early in the first quarter. The Seahawks were very aggressive putting on a full court press and then trapping at half court, leading to 10 steals and plenty of fast break points in just the first quarter alone. It took Tyee just over three minutes to score their first point from a free throw, putting the score at 16-1. The Totems weren’t handling the ball well and were taking some off balanced and forced shots causing several air balls.

By time the quarter ended Chief Sealth led 38-3 with 10 steals, as Tyee had 13 turnovers.

The game slowed down a lot in the second quarter. The Seahawks starters didn’t play the rest of the game after about two minutes into the quarter. Neither team scored in the first four and a half minutes until Sealth forward Aaron Knox got an easy layup.

Hello everyone! I’m writing to all of you from the land of cold and snow that is the US Mountain Time Zone. It’s stunningly beautiful, but traipsing over porches of ice and wet in an open-toed walking boot has been a…shall we say interesting experience? Sadly, it doesn’t matter how thick your socks are in the end.

Beyond an alien environment, I also find myself typing on unfamiliar keys. Earlier this week my dilapidated laptop finally died. Already missing the “M” key and with the casing bent at an odd angle in the lower left hand corner, I knew it was only a matter of time. One moment I was happily traipsing through the twists and turns of cyberspace, and the next I was faced with the black screen of death and despair. No amount of pleading, desperate hand gestures, finger wiggling or even actual troubleshooting could revive my brain dead friend. There was only one thing left to do: declare a DNR and pull the plug.

The first promotional effort by the newly formed Admiral District business association in collaboration with The Admiral Theater, and The Admiral Blockbuster is the presentation of It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie -Tuesday, December 20.

The movie starts promptly at 7 PM.

For the fourth consecutive year admission is free, but you are asked to bring donations for the Humane Society and the Seattle Animal Shelter including crates, high-end dog food, collar's leashes, blankets, etc. This time of year, the shelters run low on these much needed supplies.

Beer & Wine will be available for the adults, upstairs in the Crow’s Nest Lounge.

About the movie
What would life amongst the Muppets have been without their unofficial leader Kermit the Frog? This holiday confection, not only spoofs the Yuletide classic , It's a Wonderful Life, but also takes satirical aim at such pop cultural phenomena as Moulin Rouge and Fear Factor.

Press release:

Burien Goodwill’s Job Training and Education Center, located at 1031 SW 128th Street, will register people for free classes until December 12. The eight-week session runs from January 3 through February 23, 2012.
Classes fill up fast, and sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis!
The center will offer the following classes:
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Basic Computers: Introductory classes for people with little or no computer skills.
Computer Basics
Computer Basics for ESOL
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Online Job Search
GED Preparation
Basic/Intermediate Math
Customer Service
Citizenship Preparation
Writing for School and Work
Open Computer Lab
Open lab time for help with career related activities, practicing computer skills, or practicing English skills using Rosetta Stone.
For class availability and enrollment information, contact the center at 206-957-1026.
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Press release:

Passengers heading in and out of Sea-Tac Airport this week may notice large gatherings of emergency vehicles underneath the Link light rail station and outside the exit to the main terminal garage. This will be part of annual emergency rescue training exercises for south Puget Sound firefighters. No traffic impacts are expected, however, this will be a visual distraction for people heading into and out of the airport.

Please be aware - these are only drills, not actual emergencies.

The exercises will occur Tuesday, December 6 through Friday, December 9 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Multiple emergency response vehicles from agencies throughout the area will be at the site each day. Many will park just outside the exit to the main terminal garage, and drills will be performed at ground level directly below the Link light rail station. Signage will note to drivers these are exercises and drills.

Dec. 2
Boys basketball
Seattle Luth. 57, NW Chr. 31
Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle scored a big win over Northwest Christian Friday.

Ingraham 54, Foster 47
The Rams slipped past the Bulldogs in Friday's action.

Girls basketball
Sumner 52, SCS 25
Seattle Christian took a decisive loss at the hands of Sumner in non-league action Friday.

Aub.-Mtn. 51, Highline 35
Auburn-Mountainview dealt the Pirates a loss this past Friday.

Mt. Rainier 78, K-M 38
Mount Rainier won in impressive fashion Friday, beating the Royals by 40 points.

NW Chr. 52, Sea. Luth. 22
Seattle Lutheran went down to defeat Friday.

Lindbergh 46, West Seattle 33
West Seattle of the Metro League lost to Lindbergh of the Seamount League last Friday.

Swimming
Chief Sealth/West Seattle
The combined Chief Sealth/West Seattle squad went up against Nathan Hale in a Metro League meet Friday.

Nathan Hale won against separated teams for the girls score, defeating Chief Sealth by a 173-119 score and West Seattle by a 197-71 margin. Chief Sealth was a 122-70 winner over its West Seattle practice partner.

Photographer Kurt Howard's slideshow of Burien's Winterfest on Dec. 3.

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By Kyle Howard, Photos by Kurt Howard

The Chief Sealth Seahawks and the Tyee Totems kicked off their season at six o’clock Friday night (Dec. 2) in front of a good sized crowd at Chief Sealth High School. Right from the start of the game was all Seahawks.

Senior Pepe Hernandez wasted no time getting the crowd and team pumped up with a dunk early in the first quarter. The Seahawks were very aggressive putting on a full court press and then trapping at half court, leading to 10 steals and plenty of fast break points in just the first quarter alone. It took Tyee just over three minutes to score their first point from a free throw, putting the score at 16-1. The Totems weren’t handling the ball well and were taking some off balanced and forced shots causing several air balls.

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By time the quarter ended Chief Sealth led 38-3 with 10 steals, as Tyee had 13 turnovers.

Chief Sealth had just too much depth and experience in a 78-38 non league girls basketball win at Tyee on Monday, November 28.

"We did well for what we had," stated Totem head coach Wayne Severson. "They played hard. Three of our players had never played varsity before. They just haven't had the experience at the varsity level.."
Academic ineligibility has the Tyee roster at seven players until the first Wednesday in December. Sealth suited up 12 players for this game.

"We're looking to finish near the middle of the pack (in the Seamount League)," concluded Severson.
Seamount first team All-Star Areneasha Smith scored 31 points but Emily Maiyo and Kimberly Holguin were the only other point scorers for Tyee. Maiyo had six points and 11 rebounds.

Monica Ouk, Khalyn Guy, Madison Kelly and Savannah Sheriff rounded out the hard fighting, but thin in numbers player roster for the Totems.

Smith's six points had Tyee within 10-6 before the Seahawks led 14-6 after one quarter. Chief Sealth gradually enlarged its margin to lead 28-14 at the half.

The food concession at Seacrest Park, 1660 Harbor Ave. s.w. has been handled by Alki Crab and Fish for the past seven years. But now Seattle Parks, which owns the land, has, after a review of a request for proposals determined that Marination Mobile has been awarded the lease. Owned by Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton the company maintains a mobile food truck that is in a different location every day. They visit West Seattle on Saturdays parking at 35th and Graham Street.

Alki Crab and Fish, owned by Eric Galanti and his father Rick, also owners of the Admiral Pub have filed a formal letter of protest with the Seattle City Council.

Since the space is also occupied by sub lessor Alki Kayak this has implications for owner Greg Whittaker and staff too and he's joined the Galanti's letter.

If Marination is successful in its bid they will transition into the space between April and June of next year.