February 2016

By Marjorie Young

When my career as a psychic began years ago, I always presumed I would limit myself to in-person readings, believing it necessary to come face-to-face with clients to properly ‘tune in’ to them. Though I frequently received requests for sessions over the phone, I invariably turned them down. How, I wondered, could I possibly connect with someone hundreds or even thousands of miles away?

Things changed almost by accident. A friend of mine, on a business trip to New York, learned that a colleague had been searching for a ‘reliable psychic’ for quite some time, with no success. ‘Jan’ recommended me enthusiastically and passed my number on to ‘Linda.’ Later, when Jan reported the incident, I was peeved rather than grateful. “I don’t do phone readings!” I reminded her. To which Jan retorted, “But how do you know you can’t? Just try!”

Earlier this month on Feb. 3 the Salmon Bay Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) voted in a 211-78 vote favoring to sell their commercial property (5244 Leary Ave. N.W. where Elite Auto Care Inc. is currently located) to Eagles member and owner of Olympic Athletic Club (OAC), James Riggle.

The sale is a contentious issue among some Eagles members.

Riggle has been called “shady” because the OAC offered to pay the Eagles’ membership dues for OAC members before the Feb. 6 vote that determined Riggle would buy the property. A flyer circulated in the OAC stated that the OAC plans to construct a 400-unit parking garage at the site. It mentions the Eagles’ democratic process and how one needs to be a member to vote. The OAC promised a “special party” at the Ballard Hotel (owned by Riggle and catered by Stoneburner with a raffle and live music) after the final Feb. 6 vote as a “special ‘Thank you!’ to everyone who made the effort to make it possible to solve the parking problem!” The OAC collected many members who – according to the results of the vote – favored “solving the parking problem.”

What the flyer didn’t state:

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Gymnastics
The state gymnastics meet takes place at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall this Friday and Saturday.
Class 1A/2A/3A action starts at 8:30 a.m. Friday with the 4A starting at 5:50 p.m. Friday.
Individual finals get underway at 11:20 a.m. Saturday.

Boys swimming
State boys swimming and diving action is taking place at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way this Friday and Saturday.
The 2A starts off the day Friday at 9:45 a.m. with the 3A at 2 p.m. and the 4A at 6:30 p.m.
Finals take place Saturday, with the 2A starting at 9:30 a.m., the 3A at 2:15 p.m. and the 4A at 7 p.m.

Wrestling
Wrestling state action for boys and girls will be hosted at the Tacoma Dome on Friday and Saturday.
Session 1 runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday with Session 2 from 4-9:30 p.m.
Session 3 is from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday with finals getting underway at 5 p.m. with awards at 9:30 p.m.

Girls basketball

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Penner scores big for SPU

Mitch Penner, a Kennedy graduate, hit over 20 points twice last week for the Seattle Pacific University men's basketball team.
Penner scored 27 in an 81-71 victory over Northwest Nazarene on Thursday before hitting 21 in a 71-68 loss to Central Washington University on Saturday.
Penner also had seven rebounds and one assist Thursday and five rebounds and four assists Saturday.

McPhee sinks 16 in win

Mount Rainier High School graduate Jordan McPhee swished in 16 points for the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team in its 61-56 victory at Simon Fraser on Saturday to go with seven rebounds and three assists.
She had four points, eight rebounds and one assist, one block and one steal in a 60-43 loss to Western Washington University on Thursday.

Gandy hits eight twice

Mount Rainier graduate Kina Gandy scored eight points in Western Washington University's win over SPU on Thursday to go with two rebounds, three assists and one steal.

By Pat Cashman

Superman has biceps the size of grapefruit. Me? Kiwis.

Hercules had back muscles as hard as steel. Me? Similar to Jell-O pudding---when it’s been in the back of the refrigerator for a month, and is mostly just skin.

Tarzan could wrestle an alligator and a lion---simultaneously. Me? Well, maybe. But they would have to be newborns.

When I was a kid, I remember buying a Karate instruction book---thinking I could learn the skills by reading about them. All I got from the book were paper cuts.

The world has changed, but bullies still abound. Yet, nowadays, on one downtown city block near my home, I recently saw no fewer than three different self-defense businesses. One offers a course on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; another is for Taekwondo and Kung fu; and yet another teaches Judo and kickboxing.

All have signs in their windows proclaiming: “Bully Proof Your Kid!” That sounds fine---unless bullies also take the same courses.

By Amanda Knox

Shit happens. An illness. An earthquake. The mechanics of the cosmos aligned in such a way that produced not only my existence, but also everything—good, bad, and between—that happens to me.

I have no choice but to accept it, especially when I cannot explain, predict, or prevent it. A dog doesn’t choose to maul. A tree doesn’t decide to fall. There’s no use indulging in upset and cultivating opposition against what is unprovoked and unpredictable. A distinction between adulthood and childhood is the acceptance or rejection of this premise: shit happens. It’s the human condition.

Superman has biceps the size of grapefruit. Me? Kiwis.
Hercules had back muscles as hard as steel. Me? Similar to Jell-O pudding---when
it’s been in the back of the refrigerator for a month, and is mostly just skin.

Tarzan could wrestle an alligator and a lion---simultaneously. Me? Well, maybe. But they would have to be newborns.

When I was a kid, I remember buying a Karate instruction book---thinking I could learn the skills by reading about them. All I got from the book were paper cuts.

The world has changed, but bullies still abound. Yet, nowadays, on one downtown city block near my home, I recently saw no fewer than three different self-defense businesses. One offers a course on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; another is for Taekwondo and Kung fu; and yet another teaches Judo and kickboxing.
All have signs in their windows proclaiming: “Bully Proof Your Kid!” That sounds fine---unless bullies also take the same courses.

By Amanda Knox

Shit happens. An illness. An earthquake. The mechanics of the cosmos aligned in such a way that produced not only my existence, but also everything—good, bad, and between—that happens to me.

I have no choice but to accept it, especially when I cannot explain, predict, or prevent it. A dog doesn’t choose to maul. A tree doesn’t decide to fall. There’s no use indulging in upset and cultivating opposition against what is unprovoked and unpredictable. A distinction between adulthood and childhood is the acceptance or rejection of this premise: shit happens. It’s the human condition.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Thursday, Feb. 11
Chief Sealth 62, Blanchet 61
Chief Sealth stayed alive in the Metro League tournament with Thursday's win and will now meet crosstown rival West Seattle at 7 p.m. Saturday in West Seattle.
Cleveland 59, West Seattle 56
Cleveland edged the Wildcats Thursday to drop them into Saturday's game against Chief Sealth.

Girls basketball
Holy Names 60, Chief Sealth 45
Chief Sealth was eliminated with Thursday's Metro League tournament loss.
River Ridge 61, Foster 30
Foster fell to River Ridge on Thursday and now faces Steilacoom in a 1:45 p.m. Saturday game at Curtis High School in University Place in Tacoma.
Liberty 75, Tyee 45
Tyee is set to play Fife at 3 p.m. Saturday, also at Curtis High School, following Thursday's loss to Liberty.
Lincoln 54, Kennedy 31
Kennedy took a loss in 3A West Central District tournament action Thursday and now faces a 12 p.m. Saturday game against Shelton at Clover Park High School in Lakewood.

Wednesday, Feb. 10

Girls basketball
West Seattle 53, Roosevelt 39

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Feb. 13

Boys basketball
West Seattle 53, Chief Sealth 33
West Seattle won Saturday's loser-out game to advance into Sea-King District action this week.
The Wildcats will play Bellevue in an 8:15 p.m. game at Bellevue Community College on Tuesday.
Seattle Lutheran 68, Lummi Nation 44
Seattle Lutheran won big Saturday in a home Tri-District playoff against Lummi Nation.
The Saints advance to play Neah Bay at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Mount Vernon Christian.
Shorewood Christian 68, Tulalip Heritage 48
Shorewood Christian scored a Tri-District win in the Seattle Lutheran gym Saturday and advances to play Evergreen Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Vernon Christian.
Seattle Christian 53, Pt. Townsend 48
The Warriors were winners in Port Townsend on Saturday in 1A playoff action.
They advance to play Vashon at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Sumner High School.

Girls basketball
Seattle Lutheran 42, Cedar Park Christian 41
Seattle Lutheran won a close playoff Saturday to advance in Tri-District play.