July 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle's wild ride through the District 7 age 9-10 Little League baseball all-star tournament came to an unfortunate ending Sunday morning as the Westsiders fell to Renton, 18-1, in the if-necessary championship game.

The loss at the PacWest complex in SeaTac gave West Seattle a 5-2 record to show for the tournament, including three straight wins to come back through the losers bracket and an 8-7 win over Renton in the provisional championship Saturday morning.

The tournament was double elimination, meaning the Westsiders had to beat previously unbeaten Renton twice to take the title.

Renton now advances to the state tournament, which opens July 16 in Lynnwood.

West Seattle was managed by Mike Fahy, who was assisted by coaches Sean Eley and Brian Sherick.

Players were Tristan Buehring, Chase Dodson, Parker Eley, Caden Fahy, Connor Floyd, Wyatt Glover, Matthew Hazelgrove, Jordan Holloway, Brock Moore, Joe Sherick, Blake Taft, Bobby Trigg and Ryan Whitney.
The West Seattle league president is Noel Whorton.

By Amanda Knox
 
One of the more frustrating questions I’ve been asked as a trauma survivor is whether or not I would have done anything differently. Would I have refused to speak a word to investigators without the presence of a lawyer? Would I have acted more “normal”? Would I have stayed in Seattle rather than study abroad? These questions are frustrating because they ignore or invalidate all my growth in response to suffering.
 
National PTSD Awareness Day was June 27th, and I spent much of the week thinking about PTSD—how complex the condition, how subjective the symptoms, how paradoxical the repercussions. Then I happened to watch Season 10, Episode Six of Doctor Who, “The Girl Who Waited.”
 
For those unfamiliar with the Doctor Who series, the Doctor is an alien time traveler who has a special affection for humanity. He always travels with a human companion or two, and he is frequently rescuing Earth from all manner of terrible catastrophe across all of time and space.
 

“I love a parade, the tramping of feet,
I love every beat I hear of a drum.
I love a parade, when I hear a band
I just want to stand and cheer as they come.”

The preceding song lyrics have been sung by which of the below performers?

Bessie Smith
Maxine Sullivan
The Lawrence Welk Orchestra
(Three out of three is correct. Incorrect answers not offered include Macklemore, Beyonce and Soundgarden.)

But beyond singing about a parade, being part of one seems like the easiest thing in the world. After all, all you have to do is walk along---or, in the best of circumstances, ride along aboard a car or some sort of platform, right?

But if you want to be truly great there is more required.

And since we are just underway with the year’s summer parade season, this writing space seems like an excellent platform for advice and reflection on the art of processions and marches---be it for celebrating patriotism, Santa Claus, gay pride---or all three.

A home at 4807 Delridge Way SW burst into flames around 20 minutes before 10pm on July 4 but it wasn't fireworks related. According to Seattle Police on the scene it was accidental and caused by a propane barbecue that set the exterior of the home on fire

A woman and her baby were alerted by someone who pounded on the door to get them out. The commotion also roused the neighbors behind who got out. No one was hurt.

No damage estimate was available but the damage to the outside of the home was extensive and according to witnesses the flames were "pretty spectacular" for a short time, leaving the wood paneling black and charred.

No word on where the residents will stay was available.

By Lindsay Peyton

The 22nd annual West Seattle 4th of July Kids Parade brought a number of families to the Admiral neighborhood this morning. Children and their parents began to assemble at the intersection of 44th and Sunset around 10 a.m.

Patriotic kids were on parade in West Seattle on the Fourth of July – decking their bicycle, tricycles, scooters, wagons and strollers in red, white and blue in honor of Independence Day.

Mayor Ed Murray was in attendance and helped lead the countdown, alongside Emily Williams, owner of the FIT4MOM West Seattle franchise.

Children marched for about a half a mile and ended up at Hamilton ViewPoint Park, where they continued the celebration, playing classic games including wheelbarrow races.

One of West Seattle's most iconic places, Colman Pool in Lincoln Park celebrated its 75th Anniversary on July 4 with some of the same people who were there in the early days, special guests and diving and lifeguard demonstrations.

The Southwest Seattle Historical Society conducted an interview with West Seattle resident Jean Crowther Carroll, who was one of two teen-agers who were the first swimmers to dive into West Seattle's brand-new Colman Pool when it opened on July 4, 1941. In the interview she looks back on the opening day as well as on the more rudimentary pool -- dubbed by some as "The Old Mud Hole" -- that preceded it.

The event included a presentation about the restored entry mural, which was commissioned in 1941 when the pool was opened. The mural was restored with help from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture last fall by artist Peter Malarkey.

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"Words, Writers & West Seattle's" monthly book-talk series will be held on July 8th instead of the usual 'First Friday' this month because of the holiday on the 4th.  Once and Future River: Reclaiming the Duwamish, is just published with the University of Washington Press and is about the damaged landscape of Seattle's Duwamish River, finding  hope in the story of our past, present and future impact on the earth. The project has also been honored with sponsorship from Blue Earth Alliance.

Photographer Tom Reese and journalist Eric Wagner's presentation is rich with photos from their new book,and they discuss local efforts to reclaim the river, what its future might look like, and how life can thrive even in the murky waters of this iconic river.

By Lindsay Peyton

The reason White Center resident Karen Horne participates year after year in the Alliance for Lupus Research’s 5K Run/Walk is simple.

“If there’s a cure, bring it on,” she said. “I walk for a cure – and to bring awareness for the disease.”

Horne will also serve as inspiration for others who walk by her side.

Most sign up to participate in the event because they know someone who has been touched by the debilitating disease. Horne, on the other hand, has experienced Lupus firsthand – and has a number of epic stories to share from the battlefront.

The event will be held on Saturday, July 9 at Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, in Seattle, 98115.

Participants may run or walk – and each will receive a pair of commemorative purple shoelaces after the event.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by the run at 9:30 a.m. The Kids Dash starts at 10:45 a.m. The run will be followed by a Seahawks Meet and Greet, food, music and kid’s activities.