December 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Boys basketball
West Seattle meets Kentwood for a 7 p.m. game at the Showare Center in Kent this Thursday before travelling to Mountlake Terrace for a tournament starting Tuesday.
Evergreen goes to Franklin for a tournament that also starts Tuesday and Chief Sealth takes part in the Bothell Holiday Tournament starting with a 10:30 a.m. game against Bella Vista, Calif. that day.
Mount Rainier pays a 5:15 p.m. visit to Highline on Thursday and drops in on Auburn at 7 p.m. Friday.
Kennedy Catholic then hosts its Sterling Shootout Tournament beginning with games Monday and Tuesday and also involving Seattle Christian.
Tyee, meanwhile, goes to Lindbergh for a 7 p.m. game Thursday and Foster visits Cedar Park Christian at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Bothell.

Girls basketball
Chief Sealth visits Interlake at 3 p.m. Wednesday and Kennedy Catholic plays host to Holy Names at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the girls portion of the Sterling Shootout Tournament after visiting Auburn Mountainview at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday.

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By Lindsay Peyton

West Seattle resident Bruce Savadow has a knack for capturing the little bits of beauty that normally go unnoticed.

The photographer catches the shadow of a child mid-flight on a swing-set and the light reflecting on the surface of a lake. He zooms in and focuses on the sparkles displayed in a water droplet on a table after the rain.

For his newest series, Savadow set his viewfinder on the two Metropolitan Park office buildings, creating numerous compositions out of the graphics of black window frames against the white tiles of the exterior wall.

“I just loved the black and white stripes,” he said. “I first noticed these buildings when I moved here in 1996. Three years ago, I took these shots.”

Savadow ruminated on the project for a couple of decades, when the inspiration to finally take the first step struck. He was stuck at a traffic light.

“I rolled the window down and started shooting,” he said. “I liked what I had, so I went back a number of times. I’ll probably be back for more.”

By Pat Cashman

Caller I.D. is a pretty cool feature. It is helpful to know who is calling so you can:
1) Quickly answer the phone. Or,

Spend time practicing being delighted for a caller you cannot stand. Or,

3) Pretend not to be home at all. (Most convincing if you have a landline.)

I’m hoping that the next advance in phone technology will be TOPIC I.D. It’d be handy to know in things in advance like: “Annoying cousin is in town and planning to drop by.”

Or, “Co-worker is ill and wants to know if you’ll fill in for them.”

And especially: “Kid is calling from college and needs money. Again.”

Most of the time when my father-in-law would call, I would already know what the topic would be. “What’s it doing over at your place?” he’d say. He was referring, of course, to the weather. There is no single topic that is of greater common interest to all people. The fact that my father-in-law only lived a mile away did not matter in the least. “We got about three inches of snow over here,” he might say. “I would tell him, “We only have two.” He would sound triumphant.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Dec. 17
Boys basketball
Seattle Christian 75, Lynden Christian 66
The Warriors were winners in non-league action Saturday against Lynden Christian.
Seattle Lutheran 58, Neah Bay 52
Seattle Lutheran came away from Neah Bay with a victory Saturday.

Girls basketball
Seattle Christian 76, Lindbergh 40
Seattle Christian scored a decisive victory in Saturday's game.

Friday, Dec. 16
Boys basketball
West Seattle 65, Blanchet 33
West Seattle was a big winner in Friday Metro League action.
O'Dea 85, Chief Sealth 79
The Seahawks lost a close one to the Irish on Friday.
Foss 83, Foster 18
Foster was flattened by the Foss Falcons Friday.
Mt. Rainier 70, Hazen 39
The Rams rallied for a North Puget Sound League win Friday.
Lindbergh 83, Evergreen 77
Evergreen suffered a close South Puget Sound League loss in Friday action.
Highline 62, River Ridge 61
The Pirates slipped by River Ridge in SPSL action.
Steilacoom 68, Tyee 53
The Totems came up short against the Sentinels on Friday.

By Amanda Knox
 
According to Wikipedia, the Cold War was “cold” because the U.S. and Russia never engaged in open conflict. Instead, they exerted their super political and military influence over lesser powers to outplay each other on a global scale, all the while upholding the threat of mutually assured destruction. It was a race of ideologies—West vs. East, capitalism vs. communism, democracy vs. dictatorship—with real stakes that were ever-present for everyone who was alive and aware between 1945 and 1991.
 
Not me, then. I was born in 1987, and the Cold War has always been a part of the past for me. I didn’t grow up with civil defense sirens, or get drilled in school about what to do in case of a nuclear attack. “The Russian threat” was a James Bond trope. In real life, I never felt like Russia was any more threatening than any other foreign country. The game was over. Democracy had won.
 

Neighbors robbing neighbors

A staff member of an apartment complex located on the 5400 block of Delridge Way S.W. reported a burglary at 10 p.m. on Mon., Dec. 12. The victim left his apartment around 12:30 p.m. and returned five hours later to find a black mark on his front door. When he entered the space, he discovered that a number of items were missing. A security camera revealed a woman had walked up to the apartment around 2:40 p.m. and kicked the door open. About 10 minutes later, she left and entered her own apartment. The victim said he simply wanted his belongings back and did not want to file a complaint. The suspect refused to come outside to see officers. Staff members at the apartment complex were advised to call police if she exited her apartment.

Burglary of weed shop

information from Seattle Public Schools

On December 7, the Seattle School Board elected new officers for the 2017 calendar year.

Board member Sue Peters was elected President, Leslie Harris was elected Vice-President and Scott Pinkham was elected Member-at-Large.

The new Board officers assume duties immediately and serve in their roles through the 2017 calendar year. They bring a wealth of experience to the Executive Committee as well as a commitment to authentically engaging our families, community and staff.

AirBnB, the service that lets people rent or find rooms to rent for short term stays has compiled a list of the top 17 trendiest neighborhoods for 2017 in cities around the world.
West Seattle came in at number 9, cracking the top ten, worldwide.

The list is part of Neighborhoods to Watch. The list is based on growth, travel and booking patterns. They predict a 230% growth rate for our area. The site/service lists more than 300 rooms/homes available in West Seattle with an average price of $113. Some go for more than $1000 with at least one listed at an eye popping $4999 but which will accommodate 14 people per night in a luxury home. That works out to around $357 per person, per night.

Here's AirBnb's list:

1. Milneburg in New Orleans, Louisiana - 1500% growth

2. Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 976% growth

3. Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia - 770% growth

4. Konohana-ku in Osaka, Japan - 609% growth

5. Chutes-Lavie in Marseille, France - 604% growth