November 2016

Janet Mae Peterson, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2016 with her two loving daughters by her side.

She was born April 22, 1946 to Esther (Judy) & Otillio Casciato in Portland, Oregon. After Janet's birth Judy and Otillio would get a divorce. Later, Judy would meet and marry Ted Johnson, the man her daughter would grow up knowing as her father.

In 1971 Janet further expanded upon her high school education by attending Seattle Central College and later Griffin Business College.

She started working at Budget Auto Wrecking in July of 1980 and continued to work there until her retirement in April of 2013. Janet was preceded in death by: both parents, Judy and Ted; one son-in-law, Edward Chrisman-Campbell; Grandchildren Kaydee Mae Campbell & Jeffrey Alan Campbell.

Janet is survived by her two daughters, Ronda Campbell and Sheila Peterson; Grandchildren Tony Campbell & Brianna Campbell; Great-Granddaughter Kaycee Mae Campbell, and many close friends that loved her and will miss her.

Smoking MaryJane
A suspect was arrested Oct. 25 for smoking marijuana at the Metro bus shelter on 15th S.W.

Could not stay away
A man was arrested at the Garden Point Apartments on 112th Street Oct. 25 after he assaulted his ex-girlfriend. Two valid no-contact orders had been in place.

Mail Theft
An officer was returning home Oct. 28 at 4:40 p.m. on 25th Avenue S.W. when he saw a person wearing all black clothing by the mailboxes north of his address. He drove around the corner and arrested a suspect who was in possession of credit cards and IDs not his own.

Pepper sprayed security guard
A female stole merchandise from at the Super Saver and was confronted by security outside the story. She pepper sprayed the lost prevention person.

Involuntary commitment
A woman was involuntarily committed to Highline Medical Center Nov. 1 because she suffers from extreme paranoia and psychotic delusions making her unable to take care of herself.

Mental complaints

by Ken Robinson

When we were kids, pre-teen or just turned teen, we walked from our house just east of Ambaum near Salmon Creek (about halfway between White Center and Burien) to go to the movies. That was in the mid-fifties and the destination was Coy's Highline Theater on 1st Ave. and a 130th Street.

Looking back, it now seems quaint that we walked there, with no expectation of getting a ride from Dad or Mom. If you have a bike, you could take it and leave it outside the theater with little chance it would be stolen. If you did that now, you might as well hand the bike to a stranger. You could have a sign on it that reads "Please steal this bike.

"But I digress. We walked the 2.5 miles happily, watching for dogs, discarded packages of Lucky Strike cigarettes so we could stamp on one and punch the guy with us (thus, a 'lucky strike') or empty 102 Beer cans you could stomp on and then make a clattering noise as you walked.

On these periodic trips, we carried enough money to pay for a movie ticket and maybe a little extra for a box of Milk Duds. The whole outing might have cost less than 50 cents.

Imane Jeaouani, Resident Care Liaison at Village Green Retirement Campus in Federal Way, has been named Assisted Living Caregiver of the Year.

Jeaouani received the honor at the First Annual Caregiver of the Year Awards sponsored by the South End Coalition November 7 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

“Imane exemplifies excellence in caregiving,” said Tasha Griffin, Village Green’s Director of Resident Services.  “Her knowledge of seniors and their medical needs, combined with her devotion to our residents, is a huge asset to the community.”

Jeaouani’s responsibilities include supervising the Village Green caregiving staff, ensuring residents have all ordered medications, reporting resident needs to physicians, and assisting family members with questions and concerns. She has been at Village Green for over three years.

South End Coalition, a senior healthcare networking group, in cooperation with South King County healthcare professionals, recognized exemplary caregivers from nominations in assisted living, memory care, in-home care agencies, adult family homes, and skills nursing facilities.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Nov. 5

Girls soccer
Sumner 4, Kennedy 0
The Lancers took a loss in Saturday's battle for the West Central District's No. 6 and No. 8 berths to state.

Cross country
State 1A girls
Sage Gibson of Seattle Christian took 10th place in Saturday's race at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, where all of the state cross country action took place, posting a time of 19 minutes, 24.8 seconds.
Teammate Rachelle Mayes came in 64th in 21:10.7 and Katherine Anderson of the Warriors placed 87th in 21:35.1.

State 2A girls
Highline's Jessica Bedolla-Mendoza took 96th in a time of 21:37.0 with Vesenia Bedolla-Mendoza 102nd in 21:49.5.
Nancy Jimenez of Foster was 128th in 22:41.0 and Highline's Makenna Cowan 130th in 22:47.5.

State 3A girls
Gabrielle Rackner of West Seattle came in 114th in Saturday's action in a time of 20:46.9.

State 4A girls

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic saw its girls soccer season end with a 3-1 loss at Hanford on Tuesday.

The Lancers were playing among the state's final 16 teams, however.

They came into the state tournament as the No. 8 seed out of the West Central District after taking a 4-0 loss to Sumner in the game for the No. 6 seed Saturday.

The low seeding resulted in the long trip to Eastern Washington to play a 5 p.m. match against Hanford, a No. 1 seed going in.

Kennedy Catholic earned the state berth with a 2-1 victory over Olympia last Thursday.

The Lancers played their first season as a Class 4A team in the North Puget Sound League after moving up from Class 3A and the mixed Class 2A/3A Seamount League, which is now defunct.

During their annual Friends Day event Saturday, October 29, the KCLS Foundation honored eight area residents for outstanding service to their communities by their volunteer activities for the King County Library System. All volunteers were invited to a day of celebration to honor their service, and thank them for their active support of libraries throughout the County.

Nominees from KCLS Friends, Guild and Association members were considered for membership in the Friends Hall of Fame, whose members are eligible for consideration for Friend of the Year and for the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Award recipients are selected for five key areas of service: Leadership, Accomplishments, Initiative and Creativity, Advocacy, and Longevity. Volunteers from six community libraries were inducted into the KCLS Foundation Hall of Fame:

Barbara Bell, Bellevue Friends of the Library
Linda Stanley, Friends of the Black Diamond Library
Kathy Royea, Friends of the Bothell Library
Fay Wang, Friends of the Mercer Island Library
Dorris Martin, Newport Way Library Association
Shay Shortt, Friends of the Redmond Library

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Winter sports
Winter sports practices just got underway across the state of Washington with no openers until the end of next week.

Pros

Seahawks
Hot off their impressive win in New England, the Seattle Seahawks will come home to CenturyLink Field to play the Philadelphia Eagles in a 1:25 p.m. game Sunday.

Sounders
Seattle will host the Colorado Rapids for a 7 p.m. Western Conference Finals playoff this coming Tuesday at CenturyLink Field.

Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds will host Lethbridge for 7:35 p.m. Canadian Hockey League action at the Showare Center in Kent on Friday.
Seattle then visits the Portland Winterhawks for a 7 p.m. match Saturday before hosting Edmonton at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Stars
The Tacoma Stars professional indoor soccer team visits the Dallas Sidekicks at 5:35 p.m. Friday before dropping in on the St. Louis Ambush at 5:05 p.m. Saturday.

Colleges

Husky football

By Amanda Knox

Tuesday, I dressed up for a big celebration—pearl tie, rainbow-plaid pantsuit—and attended The Stranger’s countdown party at the Showbox. I rubbed shoulders with colorful Democrats sipping “ Donkey” cocktails made with Bombay Sapphire gin. I joined in the sportsman-like cheers and boos as predicable states were officially called for Blue or Red. But as I witnessed Hillary lose Florida, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania...my jaw dropped. I backed up against a wall, sank to the ground, and watched as people with gold H’ s painted on their cheeks trickled out of the venue, miserable and bewildered. At the end of the night, I was relieved that Hillary decided to wait until the morning to give her concession speech. I was already crying.

Rueben pulled the old book down off his bookshelf along with a cloud of dust and the carcass of a long dead spider.

“Guess I ought to do some cleaning around here, “the old-timer said. “Next spring maybe.”

It was the day after the 2016 elections---and every time I need a wise take on things, I visit Rueben. He’s been around a long time and has seen it all.

He told me the first time he had voted for president was for a governor of Kansas named Alf Landon. “But that would have been 1936,”I said to him doing the math. “Landon ran against FDR who was trying for his second term. If you were eligible to vote then, you’d have to be over 100 years old by now.”

Rueben looked me straight in the face and then said, “Well, maybe I am over 100. Or maybe I mighta wrote Landon’s name in a time or two through the years.”

Maybe he did. Landon himself, after all, lived to be 100.