June 2016

17-year-old shot near Evergreen High School
Officers from both the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Burien Police Department rushed to the intersection of Ambaum Boulevard S.W. and S.W. 116th Street on May 19 after reports of shots being fired. Police arrived to the intersection just after 12:15 a.m. to find a 17-year-old boy who had been shot in the chest outside of an apartment complex near Evergreen High School and Cascade Middle School. The boy was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Police are now looking for two Hispanic men who were seen fleeing the scene in a silver or gray 2000s sedan. Police used K9 units to search the area and though shell casings were found nearby, no suspects were found. Because of the victim’s minor status, further details have yet to be released. 

Des Moines man shot in online date ambush

Information provided by Seattle Police Department

Police recovered a stolen ATM from the backyard of a West Seattle home Tuesday after a thief in a pickup truck smashed his way into a college building and made off with a safe filled with cash.

Officers responded to South Seattle College in the 6000 block of 16th Avenue Southwest just before 2 AM after receiving reports of a break-in. At the scene, they found someone had broken through locked gate and driven a pickup truck through a glass door on campus to get to an ATM. After dismantling the cash machine, the thief loaded the ATM’s heavy-duty cash safe into their truck and fled.

Police found the unopened safe in the yard of a home in the 3900 block of Southwest 97th Street, where robbery detectives later detained and interviewed one male resident. Detectives released the man and continue to investigate the case.

Detectives are still looking for a white Chevrolet pickup truck with a crew cab, believed to have been used in the break-in at the college.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the SPD Southwest Precinct Burglary Unit at (206) 233-2623.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Semipro

Bears
The Highline Bears have a busy week of baseball ahead, starting with a visit to the Northwest Honkers at a time to be announced Wednesday.
Highline comes home to Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center on Friday, taking on Laces Baseball Club at 7:05 p.m.
The Bears then go to Edmonds Community College to play the NWCL Emeralds on Saturday and go to Everett Memorial Stadium to take on the Everett Merchants in a 1:05 p.m. twin bill Sunday. They drop in on the Snoqualmie Hurricanes at 6:15 p.m. Monday.

Pros

Sounders
Seattle visits D.C. United at 5 p.m. Wednesday in a game that will be televised on Channel 13.

Mariners
Seattle is in San Diego playing the Padres in a 7:10 p.m. game Wednesday and they will stay for 6:10 p.m. action Thursday.
Then it's off to Texas for a big three-game American League West series over the weekend.
The M's play the Rangers at 5:05 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 12:35 p.m. Sunday.

If your neighborhood wants or plans to participate in this year’s 32nd Annual Night Out on August 2, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a fund to support your event.

The Small Sparks Fund provides funding for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement and relationship building. Community groups can request up to $1000 to help fund Night Out activities such as outreach materials, cultural entertainment, music, food, and kids’ activities, to name a few. The deadline for applications is Friday, July 1 at 5:00 p.m., but you must register first in our web-based application system to apply.

For information on the application process, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/smallsparks.htm or call 206-733-9916. The Small Sparks Fund is open to applications year-round for such activities as block parties, neighborhood sports tournaments, community picnics, and emergency preparation training, just to name a few.

Girls tennis
2A Singles
Ana Rios of Foster finished sixth in the Class 2A girls singles tournament, losing the match for third place to Luolana Sobrino of Liberty, 6-2, 6-4.
Rios opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Hunter Wilnovsky of Tumwater before defeating Annell Seaberg of North Kitsap, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Rios then took a 6-3, 6-1 defeat at the hands of Catherine Michelutti of Squalicum in the semifinals to fall into the third place match.
The 2A tournaments took place at Seattle's Nordstrom Tennis Center.

2A Doubles
Stella Fosberg and Chloe Watson of Highline reached state in the 2A girls doubles competition but bowed out in the first round with a 6-1, 6-1 loss to the eventual champions from Sehome.

Boys tennis
2A Doubles
Finn Fosberg and Drew Sagmoen of Highline won their first state 2A doubles match before dropping the next two to miss out on placement.
Fosberg and Sagmoen won their opener, 6-4, 6-4, over Hudson's Bay before losing to two different Liberty teams, 6-4, 6-4, and 6-3, 6-4.

Golf
3A Boys

Mayor Ed Murray and Councilmember Tim Burgess today announced a proposal to prevent long-term rental units from being converted to short-term rentals, while still providing residents the flexibility to earn additional income by renting out their homes.

The measure focuses on commercial operators who use platforms, such as Airbnb and VRBO, to rent multiple properties year-round. Approximately 80 percent of existing short-term rentals in Seattle will see no new regulations.

“Property owners are shifting hundreds of homes from the long-term residential market to short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, and in doing so dangerously reduce our housing supply,” said Councilmember Burgess, chair of the Council’s Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods and Finance Committee. “At the same time, Seattle homeowners offering short-term rentals in their own homes earn valuable supplemental income. These proposed regulations focus narrowly on the commercial operators that take advantage of home-sharing platforms to exacerbate our housing crisis.”

When Lisa Richesson was eighteen she discovered she was pregnant and knew she was in trouble. It was 1969 and she was white; the father of her unborn baby was black. Civil rights had not yet reached the hearts and souls of Middle America, especially not as far as Lisa’s family was concerned. She made the heartbreaking decision to relinquish her bi-racial child for adoption. How she survives, has another bi-racial child and ultimately reunites with her first son will be shared as told in her book.

White Lady, Black Sons, a memoir of adoption, abuse and awakening, is debut author Lisa Richesson’s riveting memoir of loss, sorrow and survival while she never gave up hope of being reunited with the son she’d given up for adoption.

The Southwest Seattle Historical Society sponsors this free book-talk series on the 'First Friday' of each month. Lisa's presentation, the 33rd installment of the series, will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, at Barnes & Noble/Westwood Village.

Come and join the Schmitz Park Elementary Community, to honor the legacy of the last 60 years.

When:

Friday, June 3rd from 6:30 - 8:00 pm

We are sharing this message with the community at the request of the Schmitz Park Elementary PTA.

Please email your questions and comments to Fiona at history@schmitzparkpta.org
rather than reply to this message. Thanks!

Along with members of the Schmitz family, we will be joined by teachers, staff, parents and students, past and present.

Historical information, pictures, and memorabilia will be on display the school and playground, lets hope for lovely weather!

6:30 - 7:00 pm
Meet and Greet, played in by the WSHS band

7:00 pm
Brief Presentation, Front Courtyard

7:20 - 8:00 pm
Cake and Coffee served
Open House

Parking in the school's lot will be made available
to those with limited mobility and disabled parking passes.

As part of our celebration, we are producing a keepsake book of the Schmitz Park Elementary School History, that will be available for sale at the event, and for a limited time after.

Information provided by Seattle Police Department

Seattle Police Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are investigating a fatal collision that killed one man early Sunday morning in Ballard.

Shortly before 2:00 AM, officers responded to a report of a two car, head-on collision near NW 55th Street and NW Market Street. The first vehicle was occupied by a driver and passenger, while the second vehicle was occupied by a lone driver.

The passenger in the first vehicle, a 34-year-old man, sustained critical injuries during the crash and was transported to Harborview, where he later died from his injuries.

Police evaluated the 22-year-old male driver of the first vehicle, and found signs of impairment. He was arrested and taken to Harborview for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. He will booked into the King County Jail for investigation of vehicular homicide upon his release from the hospital.

The driver in the second vehicle was not seriously injured in the crash.

TCIS detectives responded to the scene and are investigating.

Our June plant sale is this coming weekend…the 4th and 5th, from 11 am – 4 pm. Perennials, Annuals, Edibles, Sedums and Succulents, Ornamental Grasses—including Black Mondo Grass, plus grouping s of shade plants, drought tolerant plants, sun plants and more. Most are priced from $2.00 - $5.00 with all proceeds directly supporting our mission of Keeping Pets & People Together.

Tim Scallon, Furry Faces Foundation’s Official Musician, will be performing on Saturday afternoon. Come by, shop our 1,000+ plants, then relax and enjoy Tim’s captivating music. You might want to bring a folding chair if you plan on staying for awhile.

Location: 3809 46th Ave SW, West Seattle

https://www.facebook.com/events/815486518587299/

www.furryfacesfoundation.org