January 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Boys basketball
Tyee hosts Highline for a 7 p.m. game Wednesday as Kennedy Catholic entertains Renton, Evergreen goes to Lindbergh and Foster to Hazen.
Shorewood Christian visits Puget Sound Adventist at 7:30 p.m. Thursday before dropping in on Seattle Lutheran at the same time Friday.
At 7 p.m. Friday Mount Rainier is at Federal Way, Evergreen at Foster, Hazen at Highline, Tyee at Renton and Lindbergh at Kennedy, while at 8 p.m. Seattle Christian is at Bellevue Christian, West Seattle at Ballard and Chief Sealth at Lakeside.
Seattle Christian hosts Overlake at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tyee hosts Shorewood Christian at 7 p.m. as Mount Rainier meets Decatur at Todd Beamer.
Seattle Christian visits Vashon at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and Shorewood Christian hosts Quilcene at 5:30 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, West Seattle hosts Blanchet, Chief Sealth entertains Ingraham and Seattle Lutheran goes to Auburn Adventist.

Girls basketball

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Boys basketball
Tyee hosts Highline for a 7 p.m. game Wednesday as Kennedy Catholic entertains Renton, Evergreen goes to Lindbergh and Foster to Hazen.
Shorewood Christian visits Puget Sound Adventist at 7:30 p.m. Thursday before dropping in on Seattle Lutheran at the same time Friday.
At 7 p.m. Friday Mount Rainier is at Federal Way, Evergreen at Foster, Hazen at Highline, Tyee at Renton and Lindbergh at Kennedy, while at 8 p.m. Seattle Christian is at Bellevue Christian, West Seattle at Ballard and Chief Sealth at Lakeside.
Seattle Christian hosts Overlake at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tyee hosts Shorewood Christian at 7 p.m. as Mount Rainier meets Decatur at Todd Beamer.
Seattle Christian visits Vashon at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and Shorewood Christian hosts Quilcene at 5:30 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, West Seattle hosts Blanchet, Chief Sealth entertains Ingraham and Seattle Lutheran goes to Auburn Adventist.

Girls basketball

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Thursday, Jan. 21

Boys basketball
Shorewood Christian 77, Puget Sound Adventist 62
Shorewood Christian of West Seattle won decisively Thursday.

Girls basketball
Shorewood Christian 51, Puget Sound Adventist 23
The girls also cruised to a victory over Puget Sound Adventist.

Wrestling
Kennedy 51, Foster 18
Kennedy Catholic pinned a loss on the Bulldogs Thursday.
Renton 37. Highline 36
The Pirates were edged by Renton.
Chief Sealth 6, West Seattle 0
Chief Sealth won against the Wildcats on Thursday.
Franklin 23, West Seattle 0
The Quakers also defeated West Seattle.
Chief Sealth 51, Ingraham 24
Chief Sealth dealt Ingraham a defeat Thursday.

Boys swimming
Kennedy 129, Renton 24
The Lancers routed Renton in the pool.

Wednesday, Jan. 20

Boys basketball
Highline 63, Tyee 56
The Pirates won a close one against the Totems on Wednesday.
Kennedy 69, Renton 66

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Jan. 23
Girls basketball
Monroe 59, Kennedy 32
The Lancers took a non-league loss to Monroe on Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 22
Boys swimming
Roosevelt 112, Chief Sealth 68, West Seattle 45
Roosevelt splashed past both the Seahawks and Wildcats in a Metro League meet Friday afternoon

Gymnastics
Bainbridge, Chief Sealth at West Seattle
West Seattle defeated Chief Sealth by a 134-125 score Friday but Bainbridge topped both area schools, scoring 159 against both.

Boys basketball
West Seattle 52, Ballard 36
West Seattle cruised past Ballard in a Metro League game Friday.
Lakeside 66, Chief Sealth 54
Chief Sealth took a loss against Lakeside.
Seattle Lutheran 72, Shorewood Christian 50
Seattle Lutheran got the best of its neighbors in Friday action.
Kennedy 72, Lindbergh 68
The Lancers edged out Lindbergh on Friday.
Federal Way 85, Mt. Rainier 39
The No. 1-ranked Eagles beat the Rams in a Friday clash.
Evergreen 69, Foster 62
Evergreen emerged victorious against the Bulldogs Friday.

The Media reports Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) cannot be a U.S. President because he is not a natural born citizen.

I am compelled to think Senator Ted is cruzing along under the radar of the law and he is running a Presidential Campaign by “proxy.”

A red flag blowing to the right may test a fragile “goose egg,” giving birth to possible demand, to address Constitutional Law.

However, if the U.S. Supreme Court Justices have, or will, consture a language to amend origin of birthright on this issue, giving relief to Senator Ted Cruz. This may strike a nerve of concern over future implications, real or imagined, about U.S. National Security.

Although from an objective pont of view – like the rest of us, Senator Ted Cruz is subjected to a “collusion” created by the Stewards of our Constitution.

Harold
Des Moines, WA

Since the Noble Barton's opening in September of last year, the new White Center bar and eatery has quickly gained popularity and become a favorite according to unincorporated King County locals. But just four months after opening, the storefront received an unwanted makeover when an SUV suddenly smashed into their entryway before fleeing the scene. The wreck took place just after 2 a.m. last Thursday morning. According to Sergeant Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Department, officers arrived to the scene at 2:15 a.m. to find the front door and entryway of the Noble Barton smashed in. Witnesses told police that a green Ford SUV had hit the building before fleeing towards downtown White Center. Less than 10 minutes later, officers were contacted by emergency responders from Seattle Fire who said they were with a woman who claimed to be part of the incident. The woman told them that she had been driving the SUV and returned home after the accident. She then called 911 upon arriving to her house because of head injuries she had received upon impact. The 57-year-old West Seattle woman was charged with DUI and was taken to Highline Medical Center in Burien for treatment.

CLEVELAND— January 14, 2016 — Librarians across the nation are celebrating the record-setting pace that their digital collections are lending. OverDrive announced today that among the hundreds of libraries across North America that have set annual records for lending digital books during 2015, 33 library systems exceeded one million digital books circulated. Additionally, all systems experienced significant year-over-year growth from 2014.

As the industry leader in digital lending for public and school libraries, OverDrive reports that in 2015 public library readers borrowed more than 169 million eBooks, audiobooks, digital periodicals and streaming video. This represents an increase of 24 percent over 2014. Digital audiobooks, in particular, grew at the highest rate (+36%). See more 2015 statistics here.

The following libraries circulated at least one million digital books in 2015:

3 million or more digital books circulated
Toronto Public Library (ON) +31% growth over 2014

2 million or more digital books circulated
King County Library System (WA) +25%
New York Public Library (NY) +24%

UW engineering student Jayden Sadettan credits teachers for success after high school
A current standout engineering student at University of Washington (UW) is featured in this month’s #HighlineAlum social media campaign. Jayden Sadettan, a 2015 Highline High School (HHS) graduate, credits several teachers for his success after high school.
 
Jayden is currently pursuing a degree in computer science. He is also a member of UW’s STARS program, an engineering program that directly admits students into the engineering department of their choice upon completing of their first year coursework.
 
“To me, what makes the Highline community special is just the amount of diversity it contains. Also, the time and commitment the teachers put into their students. To be honest, without some teachers, I wouldn’t even be in college right now,” said Jayden

Our kind-hearted, generous, beautiful mother, Helen Metz, 93, went home to Heaven November 20, 2015. She was born June 29, 1922, in Waukon, Iowa, the 2nd of 5 children born to Dorothy (Soullier) and Ward Duff. She married Oscar Metz November 23, 1943, in San Francisco, CA.

Helen loved to sew, make braided rugs, play bridge, beachcomb and travel. She was an active member of John Knox Presbyterian Church for over 30 years. She made hundreds of layettes, lap and baby quilts for the church and the Pregnancy Aid Center. She was a guild member of the Seattle Children’s Hospital and Ruth School for Girls. Everyone who knew Helen, loved her.

A big sports fan, she loved the Huskies, Sonics, Seahawks, and especially the Mariners. Even in her later days Helen still loved to watch or listen to the games.

Predeceased by her husband, Oscar Metz, and her daughter, Karen Ramey, Helen is survived by her sister, Audrey Anderson; children, Beverly (Don) Unruh, Elaine Metz, Raymond (Judi) Metz; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews.

January - February at Council Chambers
Normandy Park City Hall, 801 SW 174th St, Normandy Park, WA 98166
Reception on Thursday, January 28, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
 
 
At 7:30 p.m., the artist will give a talk about
her creative process, followed by a Q&A Session
RSVP
           
For info and to RSVP: Arts Commissioner Bob Frey, who curates and sponsors exhibits and receptions, 206-285-1730 or bob@LakesideAdvisors.com
                                                                                                                                                              
Nichole DeMent has worked in the arts for almost two decades as an artist, educator and cultural producer.  In addition to teaching, she empowers contemporary artists with exebition and career opportunities while advancing contemporary art and culture regionally in her role as Executive Director for CoCA (Center on Contemporary Art) in Seattle.