January 2017

Do you have a passion for the neighborhoods along the Delridge corridor? Have you enjoyed the Delridge Day celebrations in the past? Can you step up to take on the leadership needed to help this growing festival continue?

It is expected that a new leader will bring their own vision of what Delridge Day can be…but there is help, too. For example, the music coordinator has committed to continuing this year. Past organizers have built a network of contacts and action item lists for organizing Delridge Day, so a blueprint is in place.

A new leader should have commitment; great organizational skills; time to contact and follow-up with participants to organize music, food, booths, and equipment; and the ability to build a team of volunteers to assist with the event. You will work with Parks and the city for permitting. Planning begins in January for the August event.
We've been fortunate over the years to have dedicated people step up to make this fun and growing event happen. Community doesn't happen by accident...it takes people willing to build.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Jan. 14
Boys basketball
Seattle Lutheran 48, Auburn Adventist 28
The Saints scored a lopsided win over Auburn Adventist on Saturday.

Girls basketball
Auburn Adventist 50, Seattle Lutheran 22
Auburn Adventist evened the score by winning the girls game Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 13
Boys basketball
Mt. Rainier 73, Kentlake 46
The Rams rallied for a convincing victory Friday.
Kennedy 65, Kentridge 54
Kennedy Catholic was also victorious in a North Puget Sound League game Friday.
White River 64, Foster 41
The Bulldogs were beaten by the Hornets in a South Puget Sound League 2A game.
Evergreen 79, Washington 53
Evergreen towered above the Patriots in Friday SPSL action.
Tyee 63, Highline 55
Tyee took Friday's crosstown battle against the Pirates.
Franklin 78, Chief Sealth 64
Chief Sealth came up short in a Metro League matchup against the Quakers.
West Seattle 57, Lakeside 37
West Seattle won big against Lakeside on Friday.
Seattle Christian 54, Charles Wright 42

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Boys basketball
Chief Sealth visits Franklin for an 8:30 p.m. Metro League clash Friday as West Seattle travels to Lakeside, then Tuesday Chief Sealth is at Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. as West Seattle goes to Seattle Prep.
Evergreen, meanwhile, drops in on Mount Rainier at 7:15 p.m. Thursday and Mount Rainier hosts Kentlake at the same time Friday as Kennedy entertains Kentridge.
Kennedy hosts Prairie at 5 p.m. Monday then visits Hazen at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday as Mount Rainier entertains Kentridge.
Evergreen visits Foss at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Foster is at Washington and at the same time Friday Foster hosts White River and Evergreen entertains Washington.
Tuesday Evergreen hosts Franklin Pierce and Foster hosts Lindbergh.
Highline gets a visit from Orting and Tyee travels to Clover Park at 7 p.m. Wednesday before Highline visits Tyee at the same time Friday.
Tuesday Clover Park is at Highline and Tyee home against Renton.

Bloodworks Northwest (formerly Puget Sound Blood Center) issued an urgent appeal for healthy donors today as blood supplies remain at critical levels (less than one day supply) with the flu season, hospitals-at-capacity and weather all taking a heavy toll.

“Blood donations in the first two weeks of 2017 fell far below normal, with collections at 1,500 units below what patients need,” said James P. AuBuchon, MD, president and CEO. “With regular donors down with the flu or colds, we need others to step forward to help fill this emergency need.”

“All blood types are needed. If you are healthy and haven’t donated recently, or if you are a first time donor, we need you now,” he said.

A four day blood supply is normal. A one day supply means there is a risk that all patient needs cannot be met. Most donated blood is used for patients having surgery, cancer treatment or organ transplants.

“We’re doing our best to ensure that every patient who needs blood receives it, but we can’t do it alone” AuBuchon said. “We need more donors: they’re the ones who make lifesaving transfusions possible.”

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Jan. 14

Boys basketball
Seattle Lutheran 48, Auburn Adventist 28
The Saints scored a lopsided win over Auburn Adventist on Saturday.

Girls basketball
Auburn Adventist 50, Seattle Lutheran 22
Auburn Adventist evened the score by winning the girls game Saturday.

Friday, Jan. 13

Boys basketball
Mt. Rainier 73, Kentlake 46
The Rams rallied for a convincing victory Friday.
Kennedy 65, Kentridge 54
Kennedy Catholic was also victorious in a North Puget Sound League game Friday.
White River 64, Foster 41
The Bulldogs were beaten by the Hornets in a South Puget Sound League 2A game.
Evergreen 79, Washington 53
Evergreen towered above the Patriots in Friday SPSL action.
Tyee 63, Highline 55
Tyee took Friday's crosstown battle against the Pirates.
Franklin 78, Chief Sealth 64
Chief Sealth came up short in a Metro League matchup against the Quakers.
West Seattle 57, Lakeside 37
West Seattle won big against Lakeside on Friday.

Thief admits to crime
A man admitted to police that he stole alcoholic beverages from the Super Saver Foods, 10616 16th Ave. S.W., around 2:30 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 9. He was arrested and booked in jail.

Lover’s spat
A woman, residing on the 1200 block of S.W. 98thStreet, was assaulted by her boyfriend of two months. Around 3 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 9, she reported to police that he tackled and hit her, then pointed a gun at the side of her head.

No good deed goes unpunished
A man, who resided on 10600 block of 1st Ave. S., was robbed at gunpoint around 6 a.m. on Fri., Jan. 6. He was driving a woman who he had picked up, because she was out in the cold. The suspect took his cell phone and wallet.

Hit and Run on S.W. 114th Street
A cyclist was hit by a driver who fled the scene around 5 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 5. The crime occurred at the intersection of S.W. 114thStreet and 16thAvenue S.

Controlled substance at community center

To the editor:

The Republicans are so bound and determined to repeal Obamacare, this being their rallying cry! As Chuck Grassley recently stated, the repeal would occur quickly yet a replacement for it may take a while. Well, I will say this, Republicans: The day you repeal Obamacare and have no new and fair system in place, your own healthcare plans are frozen and not available to you. Then and only then will you fully understand how vulnerable 30 million people will be, as you play your political games! The free markets, the competition among for-profit businesses, caused the huge mess that we found ourselves in – the very reason for The Patient Protection Act (aka Affordable Act akaObamacare) in the first place! And you want to throw this out because it was an accomplishment of the Democrats?

We are supposed to be a nation of laws, governed by the United States Constitution. Which is meant to serve and protect our government, our citizens and the rights of undocumented immigrants, who seek freedom in pursuit prosperity and happiness.

However, our Constitution loses much of its meaning in the sense of those with money and power, who ex halt themselves above the law.

Rather than to preserve and uphold our Constitutional laws, Trump chooses to shred to core of its dignity and integrity and reduce it to the level. Of threatening our national security.

Trump the ring master and all his clowns are stalling for time. Until they set up their circus act in the White House. They need to avoid Trumps conflict of many interest .

Trump is operating on the edge. In my opinion, the dynamics and implications for his call to nuclear arms race, banning muslins and killing ISIS families his dangerous tweeting dividing the country by his racist agenda, he is clearly setting himself up for IMPEACHMENT!

Ruth Lorraine Beckstrom, age 89, passed away in Burien, Washington, on December 27, 2016. Born in Page, North Dakota, she was the tenth child of eleven to parents Lewis and Julia Warner Ruth met her future husband, Victor Beckstrom shortly after World War II, and were engaged after a whirlwind romance. They married on August 4, 1946, in Fargo, North Dakota. After teaching for four years in rural North Dakota, she eventually gave up teaching to raise a family. After several moves, they settled in Burien, WA in 1955.
Dwight, her eldest child was born in Fargo, North Dakota, followed by Bruce in Santa Monica, California, and Scott and Julie, in Seattle, Washington. Ruth had many activities, including the Orthopedic Guild, Campfire Girls, and Cub Scouts. She loved to spend her free time reading. Family vacations were primarily camping in Glacier and Mount Rainer National Parks. After Victor retired, they started and ran a rhododendron nursery for over 25 years and traveled domestically and internationally, particularly enjoying Germany.

Dean “Dean-O” Parkins passed away in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday morning, January 1, 2017. He was the younger son of the late William L. and Grace Edith Parkins. Dean was born in Seattle in 1927 and grew up in West Seattle, where he was a Boy Scout, attaining the rank of Life Scout. As an honored Boy Scout, Dean was chosen to be the first one to raise the American flag ever to fly at Lincoln Park’s Colman Pool. At age 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served aboard two ships just after the end of WWII. After his service, he attended the University of Washington, where he majored in economics. After learning conversational Spanish, he hitchhiked and biked 4000 miles in Mexico. Dean was an early member of R.E.I., and he served as a Board member for the Mountaineers. He was a charter and organizing member of the Everett Mountain Rescue Council. To celebrate his 50th birthday, he organized a group, which included his daughter Amy, to climb Mt. Rainier.