October 2016

Burien, WA–Families and community members are invited to join members of the Highline School Board for a set of conversations at locations across the district in October.

The sessions are intended to be open conversations. Participants can bring up issues of concern and ask questions.

Please come with questions and ideas so school board members can learn about the issues that are important to you.

All community members are invited to attend.

Upcoming Conversations
Joe Van
Tuesday, October 11

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Cedarhurst Elementary School Library
611 South 132nd Street
Burien, WA 98168

Tyrone Curry Sr.
Saturday, October 15

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Evergreen Campus Cafeteria
830 SW 116th Street
Seattle, WA 98146

Michael Spear
Monday, October 17

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
North Hill Elementary School Library
19835 8th Avenue South
Des Moines, WA 98148

Bernie Dorsey
Thursday, October 20

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Marvista Elementary School Library
19800 Marine View Drive SW
Normandy Park, WA 98166

A Land use application has been filed (project number 3023707) to allow four, three-story single family residences to be constructed in an environmentally critical area at 5201 Delridge Way SW.

Surface parking for four vehicles would be provided. Existing structures would be demolished. The environmental review includes future unit lot subdivision.

The owner is KIRK Vanlandeghen and his company Restructure, LLC.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

The Saints of Seattle Lutheran High School in West Seattle came from behind to beat Evergreen Lutheran of Puyallup, 44-42, in SeaTac B League football action at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma on Saturday.
Seattle Lutheran trailed the Eagles, 20-8, at the end of the first quarter and was still down by 12 at 34-22 at halftime before storming back for the win in the second half.

The Saints improved to 2-0 in league action with the win, tying them for first place with Tacoma Baptist.
Seattle Lutheran will host the same Tacoma Baptist team at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Seattle Stadium with the title likely on the line.

Evergreen Lutheran and Quilcene are tied at 1-1.

The Saints stand at 3-2 overall while Tacoma Baptist boasts a 6-0 overall record.

Quilcene, a team that Seattle Lutheran hosts at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, is 4-1 overall.
Seattle Lutheran and its opponents play eight-man (Class B-8) football.

TRIVIA NIGHT! A Fundraiser for The Senior Center of West Seattle is set for Tuesday Oct. 18.

Doors open at 7 pm, trivia starts at 7:30 Prizes for the top 4 teams. Hosted by Phil Tavel. Complimentary snacks and no-host bar with beer, wine, and Mai Tais from West 5. Tons of prizes!

$12 per person in advance, $15 at the door. Save big and buy a table! Just $10 per person for a group of 5 or more. Register at the front desk, call 206 932 4044 x1 to register or visit www.sc-ws.org online.

Sponsored by West 5, Talarico’s, and Terry Holm.

If you would like to obtain some well considered financial advice, contact Sarah Cecil 206-938-6017.

Brought to you by Sarah Cecil Financial Advisor with Edwards Jones Investments.

Sponsored post.

Garage burglary on 36th Avenue S.W.

Police were dispatched to the 7300 block of 36th Avenue S.W. just before 5 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 4 to investigate a burglary to a garage. The victim said he parked his car in front of his house around 6 p.m. the previous evening. Then at 8 a.m. the next day, the man returned to his car and found that someone had broken in and stolen a garage door opener, as well as loose change and a Discovery Pass.

The suspect then used the garage door opener to take a number of items from the garage, including a bicycle, a toolbox and tools, and gun ammunition magazines. Officers tried to find fingerprints but were unsuccessful.

Attempted entry on Sylvan Way S.W.

A woman reported that someone had attempted to enter her home, located on the 6500 block of Sylvan Way S.W., around 4:12 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 30. She told police that four or five days earlier, she noticed pry marks on her front door near the lock. She also found that the screen on her front window was pulled off and bent. Officers photographed the damage but were unable to take any fingerprints.

The West Seattle Helpline and White Center Food Bank Bank recently received a boost, in the form of $2000 allocations from King County, with the help of Councilmember Joe McDermott. The funds come at the direction of McDermott, who worked to include the organizations in a supplement to the County’s 2015-2016 biennial budget.

“West Seattle Helpline has played a vital role in the West Seattle community for over 25 years,” said McDermott. “Their community based support system is a model for how we can support our citizens when they need it most.”

Founded in 1989, the West Seattle Helpline works to help clients regain self-sufficiency after times of great hardship through their philosophy of “neighbors helping neighbors.” Since its founding, the organization has been supported by numerous churches, businesses, and community members throughout West Seattle. They provide assistance for individuals and families struggling to meet basic needs such as housing, utilities, and clothing.

By Pat Cashman

I was married forty years ago…October 9th.

1976 was an ancient time beyond the imagination of many people living today.

There was no You Tube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit or Google.
Ditto GPS, reality TV, Starbucks (at least not on every corner), Microsoft, Taylor Swift, Kardashians and Justin Bieber.

If someone mentioned Zombies, they were referring to a music group who once had a hit called “Time of the Season.”
There was no TV network where it was 24/7 of people just making and eating food. In fact, no one used the term “24/7.”

And there was no Real Housewives of anywhere…not even Medina.

There were No I-Phones, Pods or Pads either.
In those days, green was just a color…blackberry a fruit…cameras had film in ‘em…and a cougar was the Wazzu mascot.

And no one took pictures of food so they could post it for all to see.
Those were the primitive, dark ages in which my wife and I got married.