May 2015

information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society

A century ago, the home at 1750 Palm Ave. S.W. probably was the most gawked-at, talked-about residence in West Seattle.

“Everybody wanted to see it,” says 90-year-old Joe James, whose grandfather – Ye Olde Curiosity Shop founder Joseph Edward “Daddy” Standley – built the house in 1906. “Sightseeing buses used to stop there on their tours and let people out to look at the yard. He had everything in there you could think of, from whale jawbones to whale vertebrae to totem poles to shell mounds.”

Often, visitors were allowed to venture inside.

“He had a lot of curios in the house, things that he had collected,” James says. “He had a miniature collection and an ivory collection and all of that. People would come up to the fence, and he’d invite them into the house and show them what else he had. My mother never knew who was going to come into the house. He was very friendly to these people and very proud to show them his collection.”

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

State Class 3A girls fastpitch softball tournament-bound West Seattle scored high in the recently announced Metro League all-star balloting.

Trevor Leopold of the Wildcats was named as the Metro Coach of the Year, while Gabby Wenn landed the first team pitcher position and Annalisa Ursino was named as a first team outfielder.

Five Wildcats made the All-Mountain Division first team in catcher Sam Hemmert, first baseman Emma Atkinson, second baseman Lucy Mead, shortstop Chrali Elliott and outfielder Spritle Hirano.
Earning honorable mention for West Seattle outfielder Bryn Snodgrass and third baseman Rachel DeVore. was named as the Metro Coach of the Year, while Gabby Wenn landed the first team pitcher position and Annalisa Ursino was named as a first team outfielder.

Five Wildcats made the All-Mountain Division first team in catcher Sam Hemmert, first baseman Emma Atkinson, second baseman Lucy Mead, shortstop Chrali Elliott and outfielder Spritle Hirano.

Two Ballard film students, Leo Pfeifer and Coleman Andersen, won Best Drama in the junior division at the CineYouth Awards on May 9, at Columbia College in Chicago. Their short film, “Stolen,” won the prize.

The film portrays a man seeking revenge after his wife died from a heart attack after a conman tried to steal from her.

Both Andersen and Pfeifer are third year students in the BHS Digital Filmmaking Program. 

“It’s always great to win awards and have your films appear at festivals. … It’s really gratifying for people to recognize the film after all the editing and work you put into it. To be able to connect with people and share a story is the best part of making a film,” said Pfeifer.

The two developed the concept and wrote the script over the summer and filmed it over winter break. The film explores ethical issues by revealing that the conman was making his cons in order to support a family.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

A even dozen athletes from West Seattle qualified for this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday's state Class 3A track and field meet to be held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

Cass Elliott of West Seattle High School led the pack at the Sea-King District meet that concluded Friday, qualifying second in the boys 300-meter low hurdles with a time of 41.20 seconds.
Teammate Chaaka Trahan took third in the boys 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.46, and he also qualified sixth in the long jump at 20 feet, 7.75 inches.

Lani Taylor of the Wildcats qualified in three girls events, taking third in the district meet in the 400-meter run in 57.47, fourth in the 100 in 12.93 and sixth in the 200 in a 26.31.
Lorna Sailai of Chief Sealth came in third in the girls shot put at 34-05.00 ahead of Lexi Ione of West Seattle (33-04.00).

Natalie Fuller of West Seattle also scored a third place finish, reaching 34-09.00 in the triple jump.

Mayor Ed Murray today unveiled new legislation for the marijuana industry. The proposal addresses the rise of the unregulated medical marijuana dispensaries and creates a path for dispensaries to join the fully licensed and legal marketplace.

“We’re strengthening the recreational marijuana market and creating safer, more consistent access for those who rely on medicinal products,” said Murray. “Medical marijuana patients live with debilitating and frequently life threatening conditions, that’s why it’s so important to bring medical dispensaries into the fold by July 2016. This will expand the legal market and ensure that products are sold with the best medical and state retail standards.”

Since the passage of Initiative 502 in 2012, Seattle has seen the number of unregulated medical marijuana establishments double to nearly 100.

Saturday, May 23

Baseball
South Whidbey 6, SCS 5
Seattle Christian's baseball season came to a close with a 6-5 state regional loss to South Whidbey at Volunteer Park in Anacortes on Saturday.

Boys soccer
Interlake 2, Kennedy 0
The Lancers were blanked at Interlake in the state Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinals Saturday to end their season.

Fastpitch
Highline 13, Lindbergh 5
The Pirates plastered their Seamount League rivals from Lindbergh in a West Central District Class 2A tournament game played at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway on Saturday morning.
Port Angeles 8, Highline 3
Highline came up five runs shy of the Class 2A state tournament in Saturday's West Central District game against the Roughriders from Port Angeles.

Friday, May 22

Sumner 18, Kennedy 17
A second one-run loss eliminated the Lancers from the Class 3A West Central District tournament Friday afternoon. Kennedy Catholic lost another slugfest to Columbia River earlier in the day, 11-10.
River Ridge 11, Evergreen 1

Saturday, May 23
Baseball
South Whidbey 6, SCS 5
Seattle Christian's baseball season came to a close with a 6-5 state regional loss to South Whidbey at Volunteer Park in Anacortes on Saturday.

Boys soccer
Interlake 2, Kennedy 0
The Lancers were blanked at Interlake in the state Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinals Saturday to end their season.

Fastpitch
Highline 13, Lindbergh 5
The Pirates plastered their Seamount League rivals from Lindbergh in a West Central District Class 2A tournament game played at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway on Saturday morning.
Port Angeles 8, Highline 3
Highline came up five runs shy of the Class 2A state tournament in Saturday's West Central District game against the Roughriders from Port Angeles.

Friday, May 22
Sumner 18, Kennedy 17
A second one-run loss eliminated the Lancers from the Class 3A West Central District tournament Friday afternoon. Kennedy Catholic lost another slugfest to Columbia River earlier in the day, 11-10.
River Ridge 11, Evergreen 1

information from Let's Play

Through their $2M commitment to non-profit Good Sports over the next two years, Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) awarded Southwest Boys and Girls Club a Let’s Play equipment donation valued at $5,200 amount. The grant will provide the organization with footballs, blocking shields, mouth guards, football girdles, and padded football tops.

“We are pleased to support Southwest Boys and Girls Club with this grant from Let’s Play, part of our overall commitment to bringing play to life and ensuring that kids are able to make play a daily priority,” said Vicki Draughn, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Dr Pepper Snapple. “We hope that it will make a big difference to kids in the community and give them the equipment and gear they need to get in the game and get active.”

By Ed Shepherd
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Tyee mood, overall, was very sad, as, expected, after Wednesday's state-opening loss to Ridgefield.

Some players were crying and others stared into space, while others tried to help teammates' who were fallen on the field following a Totems' season-ending, 4-0, state opening loss at Highline Memorial.

"We had our chances. We just missed. We had 165 passes in the first half, it is what it is," said Seyti Sidibay, whose was referring to a pass, the ball going from one person to another, 165 times to the Spudders' 22 times. Yet the Totems trailed, 1-0, at halftime. More of the same dominating kind of possession of the ball for the Totems in the second half, yet the Totems were scored on three more times in the second half while getting none of their shots to go in.

Despite the Totems' center control of the game, the shots on goal, surprisingly, were very similar, with the Spudders shooting three on goal and the Totems had four. The second half was slightly different, five shots for the Totems and four for the Spudders. The difference in the game, very obvious. The Spudders made their shots on goal count.

By Susan Alotrico

Susan is a Ballard resident but currently traveling and volunteering in Nepal. She recently returned from volunteering for the PeaceCops in Thailand in 2012 to 2015.

There are so many unsung heros delivering earthquake aid in Nepal. I am talking about the Nepalese people, ordinary citizens, who are dealing with their own fears and life situation, with less money than NGO’s with big names and logos. What is astounding to me is how many young people in their 20’s organize funds, food and supplies, mobilize their friends, gather relief materials, package bags and then deliver them under the toughest of conditions. I have had the pleasure to meet and work with some of these young heroes. I accompanied a relief effort yesterday that involved sitting on a motorcycle for 16 hours, much of it traversing mountainous single lane primate roads.

On the journey out of Katmandu, traffic was heavy; the air was thick with black smoke as our motorcycle edged between buses and trucks, when larger vehicles were stuck in a long line of halted traffic.