September 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Sept. 3
Football
Kennedy 52, Lakewood 19
Kennedy's Lancers launched their season by blasting Lakewood by a 52-19 score in a non-league game Saturday.

Friday, Sept. 2
Football
West Seattle 28, Washougal 21
West Seattle went on the road to Washougal for its season opener Friday and came away as a winner in a close game.
Highline 29, Nathan Hale 14
Highline opened its season on a winning note in a non-league game at Highline Memorial on Friday.
Mt. Rainier 23, Decatur 6
Mount Rainier started its season off on the right foot with a win over the Gators in the second game of a Highline Memorial double-header Friday.
Foster 44, Ingraham 24
Foster's Bulldogs began their season by beating the Rams of Ingraham in a home non-league game Friday.
Sultan 42, Evergreen 6
The Wolverines were defeated in a non-league road contest Friday.
Lummi 66, Seattle Lutheran 22
Host Lummi Nation dealt Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle a loss in Friday's opener.

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By Amanda Knox
 
I may be the oldest of all my siblings and cousins, but it’s not super often that I get to whip out my big-sister powers. Deanna’s just way better at it. She knows how to do hair and makeup, likes to go shopping at the mall, is good at keeping secrets, and isn’t insufferably analytical about everything, especially when you just want to be heard. Me, well…I’m good at helping out with homework assignments.
 

The Olympia
Chamber Brass
Alki United Church of Christ
6115 SW Hinds St, Seattle, WA
Sat., Sept. 10, 7 p.m. A musical journey with the Olympia Chamber Brass from the Renaissance to the Baroque through the Classical and Romantic ages and into the 20th Century for some jazz and toe‐tapping rags! A freewill offering of $20 suggested. Net proceeds benefit the West Seattle Helpline. Refreshments and treats at intermission. For more information call 206.935.2661 or visit www.alkiucc.org.

Snap To It! Disaster
Preparedness Seminar
Breath of Life S.D.A. Church
9807 26th Ave. S.W.
Sat., Sept. 10, 4 p.m. Workshop provided by SNAP—City of Seattle to support people in gaining the knowledge and skills needed to both thrive and recover from a disaster. You will learn how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, organize with your White Center/West Seattle neighbors to become better prepared. FREE vegetarian meal available after seminar. For more info call 206.762.0333.

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206.937.7169

Wedding reception assault

Police responded to a report of an assault around 10:30 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 27. When officers arrived at the 6000 block of 16 Ave. S.W., the victim explained she was working as a security officer at a wedding reception, when a man attacked her.

The victim had been making the rounds, letting the 100 guests know that it was time to leave the premises, because the center would be closing soon. She said the suspect appeared out of nowhere, grabbed her by the throat and threw her on the floor. She hit her head but did not lose consciousness. The suspect got on top of her and continued to choke her until other members in the party pulled him away.

The victim left the center and went outside to call 911. Officers noted that her neck was swollen. She complained of a pain to the back of her head. Seattle Fire Department’s Engine 11 responded to the scene and treated her injuries.

By Lindsay Peyton

It’s all in the name.

Community for Youth is a nonprofit connecting high school students to the greater community through a mentorship program.

Executive director Mark Takehara said the structure sets the organization apart.

“The curriculum is all about community,” he said. “That’s something other youth development programs don’t do.”

Takehara assumed his post two years ago. “We’ve experienced tremendous growth since then,” he said.

During the 2014-2015 school year, the group helped 88 students. The following year, the number went up to 125.

This year, Community for Youth hopes to reach 160 students.

“Right now is our busiest time of year, trying to recruit mentors,” Takehara said. “We can really only serve as many students as we have mentors.”

Volunteers work with students from Chief Sealth, Cleveland, Garfield, South Lake, Rainier Beach and Franklin High Schools.

“Each of our students is unique, so we value having each of our mentors being different,” Takehara said.

By Lindsay Peyton

It wasn’t just a love of books that brought visitors to the Delridge Branch library on Labor Day weekend.

About a dozen people were there for an entirely different reason – a crash course in computer design software and an introduction to 3D printing.

A free two-day workshop, led by mechatronics engineer Matt Johnson, covered all the basics – and even an opportunity for participants to send off their models to be printed.

“One of the biggest barriers people have with 3D printing is coming up with something to make,” Johnson said. “It’s just a matter of getting people to exercise their brains a little differently and think about the objects around them.”

He explained that the technology itself has become more accessible, easier to use and less expensive.

Johnson started his workshop by teaching the basic concepts behind Rhino 5 software's 3D modeling tools.

“We chose that program, because it’s easy and you can learn it in not too much time,” he said.

Johnson sends participants home with an assignment – to look around at different design resources.

By Lindsay Peyton

Simply walking into Sheila Lengle’s home reveals much about the artist. The thrift store finds, family photos, books on writing, her paintings on the walls and a studio ready to spring into action provides a glimpse into her many passions and her circuitous life journey.

Despite her creation of the perfect interior to showcase her eye for design – and piles of paintings that point to her strongly developed voice as an artist, Lengle describes herself as a “successful failure.”

“I failed at everything in life,” she said. “But I’ve done it successfully, because I’ve grown, I’ve gathered experiences. I put everything in a philosophical filter – and I ask, ‘How can I add this to my story?’”

Lengle explains that she has learned to embrace and cherish adversity – and to look for the lessons inherent in a struggle.

“I always joke that it’s fodder for my fiction,” she said. “I think unconsciously I designed my life full of emotional, physical and financial adversity.”

The challenges have made her more compassionate. The struggles have resulted in shared experiences, she added.

By Pat Cashman

Remember that universal schoolroom nightmare?

It is the one where you show up for class one morning---and discover you have forgotten to wear any clothes. Of course once you awaken, you realize the dream is absurd. Unless you are Tim Kosebud, my long ago fourth grade classmate.

He arrived at St. Francis elementary one wintry day---and while taking off his long overcoat ---discovered he had somehow forgotten to don a pair of pants. Since St. Francis was a parochial catholic school, Kosebud was definitely not wearing the recommended uniform. A furtive call to his mother saved the day---as she soon arrived with his pair of salt-and-pepper corduroy pants.

(A few years later, Tim got himself into trouble again when he tried to sneak beer into school---and it wasn’t even good beer. Very flat. At least the nun who taught our class said so.)

By Gwen Davis

The Port of Seattle is set to cut down 2,800 identified trees in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. This plan, dubbed the "Flight Corridor Safety Program" is to ensure that planes can take off and land in a way that "safeguards the people at the airport and in the surrounding community", according to the Port. It is also intended to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and state code. The trees will be removed over the course of three years. In phase one, which begins in late 2016, approximately 1,170 trees on Port property will be removed. Alongside the cutting, approximately 4,000 trees will be planted to compensate for the trees lost.

In subsequent phases, trees will be removed on publicly owned, commercial and residential properties. The full plan can be viewed on the Port's website.

"The airport needs to survey the area for obstructions every four years and in 2014 we did just that," said Stephen St.Louis, Port operator. "It's not about clearing places for the pilots to see, it's about the safety of the passengers."