January 2017

Coming to ArtsWest Theater in the West Seattle Junction starting Jan. 19 is Mothers and Sons
The play runs from Jan 19 – Feb 11 2017

Written by Terrence McNally it is the 2014 Tony Award Nominated Best Play and 2014 Drama League Nominated Outstanding Play.

By turns smartly funny and powerfully resonant, this latest play from acclaimed dramatist Terrence McNally (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Corpus Christi, Master Class) portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, generations collide as she revisits the past and begins to see the life her son might have led.
The play takes place 20 years after the events in McNally's 1990 television play Andre's Mother.

Tickets
Adults – $37.50
Seniors – $33 – 65+
Students – $17 – with valid school ID

Ready to get healthier? That process starts with education and what better place than South Seattle College?
The 11th annual Health Fair is set for Jan. 10 in the Jerry Brockey Student Center, Room A/B, Room 140 and Room 148 from 11am to 2pm

At the fair you'll find information on massage therapy, meditation, Hepatitis C testing, yoga, and be able to talk with people from the American Lung Association, Seattle Counseling, Asian Counseling and Referral Services, King County Public Health and Gay City Health. Plus enjoy some Chaco Canyon cafe smoothies.

For more information on the fair send an email to Sol Mendez, Program Manager, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. SolDamaris.Mendez@seattlecolleges.edu

The college is located at 6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106.
Visit them on Facebook here http://www.southseattle.edu/facebook

The Ballard Natural Drainage System project, in the works for the past three years is complete according to Seattle Public Utilities. The work done will help prevent an average of 1 million gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater per year from entering the Ship Canal and Salmon Bay.

In a press release from Seattle Public Utilities they outlined how the infrastructure will be maintained and what the public can do to help.

Thanks to a very generous grant from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing/Puget Sound, the West Seattle Food Bank now has a second van. With this second van the Mobile Food Bank can set up distribution in four different locations around West Seattle that house many homebound or disabled clients that can’t make it to the Food Bank. WSFB can be more efficient in getting food to these individuals that rely on that service and the organization is now able to pick up addition donations when their other van is in use.

Judi Yazzolino, WSFB Development Director said of the new vehicle, "It has low operating costs, is a safe vehicle to operate, and we can fit a lot of food in the vehicle, which makes it efficient for our operations. The problem? We only had one van. Because our van was in constant use during operating hours we have been renting a van for two days per week for the past 10 months so we could bring food to the Mobile Food Bank off-site distributions."

Woman confronts thief
A woman saw an unknown man in her unlocked car, parked in the lot of Ace Hardware, 14893 4th Ave. S.W., at 10 a.m. on Tues., Dec. 20. When she confronted him, he fled on foot. She said the man was in his 30s and wearing all black. He stole a pack of cigarettes from her car.

Robbery on 132nd St.
A woman residing on the 2400 block of S. 132 Street was robbed at 1:20 a.m. on Tues., Dec. 20. Multiple suspects entered her home through a sliding door in the bedroom. The victim was forced to lay face down on her couch while someone held a gun to her head. The robbers took money and jewelry.

Jealous rage
A man assaulted his ex-girlfriend of two years, who resides on the 12400 block of Ambaum Blvd. S., after finding out that she had started seeing someone else. The victim reported the crime around 5 p.m. on Tues., Dec. 20.

While you were sleeping

Elmer received his wings to reunite with Laura Walters, his wife and the love of his life, and two sons.He was raised in the Seattle area and resided in Burien. He worked and retired from Bethlehem Steel. He was a member of the Elks and Eagles clubs. He is survived by 4 children, 16 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren, who he loved very much!He will be dearly missed by all that knew him as Dad, grandpa, papa, uncle, and brother, stand-up Bob, Walters and friend.

Services will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. located at 6701 30th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA. A Celebration of Life will follow at the White Center Eagles at 1:30 p.m.

Published in the Highline Times section of the Westside Weekly on January 6, 2017

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Pros

Seahawks
Seattle plunges into playoff action Saturday, taking on the Detroit Lions in a 5:15 p.m. game at CenturyLink Field.
The winner advances to play at Atlanta in the divisional round the following weekend and the loser is out.
Channel 5 will televise the action live.

Thunderbirds
Seattle will be at home at the Showare Center in Kent playing the Everett Silvertips at 7:35 p.m. Friday before going to Spokane to play the Chiefs at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.

Stars
Tacoma's indoor soccer team entertains Baja at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges

Husky men
Oregon pays a 6 p.m. visit to the University of Washington men's basketball team on Wednesday and Oregon State comes to town for noon action Saturday.
Wednesday's game will be carried on ESPN2 and Saturday's on the Pac-12 cable network.

Husky women
The Huskies host USC at 8 p.m. Friday and UCLA at 2 p.m. Sunday.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Pros
Seahawks
Seattle plunges into playoff action Saturday, taking on the Detroit Lions in a 5:15 p.m. game at CenturyLink Field.
The winner advances to play at Atlanta in the divisional round the following weekend and the loser is out.
Channel 5 will televise the action live.

Thunderbirds
Seattle will be at home at the Showare Center in Kent playing the Everett Silvertips at 7:35 p.m. Friday before going to Spokane to play the Chiefs at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.

Stars
Tacoma's indoor soccer team entertains Baja at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at the Showare Center in Kent.

Colleges
Husky men
Oregon pays a 6 p.m. visit to the University of Washington men's basketball team on Wednesday and Oregon State comes to town for noon action Saturday.
Wednesday's game will be carried on ESPN2 and Saturday's on the Pac-12 cable network.

Husky women
The Huskies host USC at 8 p.m. Friday and UCLA at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Friday's action can be seen on the Pac-12 network and Sunday's on ESPN2.

Cougar men

UPDATE: April 10
It's taken nine months but Drunky Two Shoes is set to open April 28. The interior work is nearly complete including a clown painting festooned men's room, stuffed animals on the walls, a chain saw laden chandelier and a bar top that is absolutely certain to be the the subject of thousands upon thousands of Facebook and Instagram posts. It's an epoxy poured eclectic collection of odd objects from matchbooks to spent rifle shells, toy guns and decals that you could probably look at for days and not see it all. Owner Nate Rezac said that the event will feature pony rides outside, live music and much more.

Original post Jan. 3
By Lindsay Peyton

Things are heating up in White Center – with a new barbecue joint coming to town.

Restaurateur Nate Rezac is heading south with his Drunky Two Shoes BBQ concept.

The restaurant has become a Frelard favorite, and Rezac is hoping his second location will make a splash in White Center.

Update 1/4/17

A 17 year old man was arrested for the shooting death of a man near the Alturas apartments. Police responded to a 911 call in the 13700 block of Ambaum Blvd S just after 6pm last night to reports of shots being fired.

When police arrived they found a man lying on a walkway with at least one gunshot wound. The man died at the scene. Witnesses told police three men were seen running from the area after the shooting. Three men matching the descriptions were stopped and detained nearby shortly after the shooting.

Detectives released two of those men last night but arrested the third, a 17 year old Burien teen, and booked him into the Youth Services Center for Investigation of Murder.

Detectives have not released details about a motive for the shooting.

Original Post 1/3/17
King County Sheriffs deputies responded to a 911 call shortly before 6pm of shots being fired near the Altura Apartments and the Buena Market in the 13700 block of Ambaum Blvd. in Burein.

Witnesses saw several people running from the scene.