February 2017

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By Lindsay Peyton

David Kramer says that most of the people who pass by his motorhome, parked on the shoulder of Harbor Ave SW, leave him alone.

“There are more nice people in West Seattle than anything,” he said.

It’s the odd passerby who honks, cusses or makes a rude remark that gets to him.

And even worse is the person – at least he hopes it’s only one – who has been shooting out the windows in his RV, the one belonging to his son, as well as others stationed throughout the neighborhood.

Kramer understands that residents might find the motorhome an eyesore – but he wishes they would consider his situation.

“We’re just surviving here,” he said. “We can get moving – but I have to beat this cancer first.”

Kramer is from West Seattle – and moved into the RV only recently, when rising costs of rent began competing with his cancer treatment. He was given only one year to live before starting a clinical trial with Seattle Cancer Care.

“They called it ‘catastrophic stage four,’” Kramer recalled.

His son Daylin Kramer and his girlfriend moved into another motorhome and parked nearby.

Security guards stop shoplifters

A store located on the 2800 block of S.W. Barton Street reported two male shoplifters at 6:40 p.m. on Mon., Feb. 20. Security guards noticed the men inside the store placing alcohol in their backpacks. One of them tried to walk out with a bottle of booze in his hand. Security guards stopped them. The men were uncooperative and claimed they did not steal anything. Officers watched security camera footage and estimated the value of shoplifted goods at $113. Officers placed them in custody.

Assault after house party

By Amanda Knox
 
On Valentine’s Day, my friend and I were walking along the waterfront at Lincoln Park. We came across a large stone on which someone had assembled a bunch of shells to spell out “LOVE” in large, capital letters. My friend stared at the word for a moment, then looked me square in the eyes as she swiped her arm across the stone, scattering the shells to the ground. I gave her a half-smile and we walked away.
 
Looking back on the latter half of my twenties, I can’t help but notice how much romance has characterized these years. Romance in my own life and romance in the lives of my peers. Many of my friends have been getting married, one after another, a wedding every few months. The first of my three sisters is getting married this November. This is both great (I love Love!) and unsurprising. Millennials are tending to get married in our late twenties; our parents and grandparents tended to get married in their early twenties. It’s a notable difference, but it’s no cultural revolution. Just like so many generations before us, we’re excited to celebrate and officialize our most important adult decision: life partner.
 

Environmental and salmon preservation organization Long Live The Kings (LLTK) annual "Salish Stories" spring gala is set for April 20 at SoDo Park, 3200 1st Ave South.

This major fundraiser for LLTK is open to the public and is a ticketed event in support of salmon recovery and sustainable fishing.

Tickets are available here.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are followed by a dinner, auction, and presentation.

• LLTK Founder and Board Chairman Jim Youngren will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Salmon Conservation
• Incredible live and silent auction items including Husky football tickets will be featured
• Salmon stories from the LLTK community will be presented
• Attendees will get a peek at the LLTK's new Survive the Sound campaign

Past winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award have included Congressman Norm Dicks, William D. Ruckelshaus, Governor Christine Gregoire, Denis Hayes, the Hama Hama Company, and Billy Frank, Jr.

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By Gerardo Bolong
Contributing Sports Correspondent

PUYALLUP - For lack of consistently good shot making a trip to Yakima was lost.

Despite a huge advantage in shots taken and rebounding, the Seattle Christian boys basketball team fell to Cascade Christian, 50-46, in a Class 1A winner-to-state at the Yakima Sun Dome, loser-out regional game held at Puyallup High School on Fri., Feb. 24.

"It's tough to lose a game when you do almost everything the way you wanted," said a subdued Warrior head coach Micheal Watts. "We had more shots than they did, but we also missed more shots. Even though we hit the boards like no other, we had lots of misses within three feet of the basket. It was a matter of executing everything well, except for making shots."

Statistics bore out the observations of Watts.

Seattle Christian shot 13-of-45 from standard field goal range and 3-of-14 from beyond the 3-point arc compared to Cascade Christian's 10-of- 34 and 7-of-14 respectively. Rebounding went to SC, 45-36, with a 17-7 preponderance on the offensive glass.

Update 3pm
Power was restored

Update 6:35am
Outage now down to 240 just south of Roxbury concentrated on 9th Ave SW down to 100th SW. The outage in West Seattle and White Center was caused a switch failure. Crew are replacing it; estimated time until full restoration: ~1 PM

Update 5:45am
According to City Light power has been restored to ~1,600 in West Seattle. ~500 remain without power in White Center.

Original Post
A power outage hit parts of West Seattle, White Center and parts of South Park around 4:25am on Monday. The outage was caused by a equipment failure according to City Light with an estimated repair time of 11:00am.

The outage extended from Brandon Street SW at the northern edge centering on 17th and 18th Ave SW in Delridge but not affecting South Seattle College one street to the east, then extending over to 13th and 14th SW.

Then the outage snaked along 9th Ave SW in Highland Park across Roxbury down to 107th SW.

An area of South Park was also out centering near Holden Street South from South Myrtle Street down to South Rose Street.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
They weren't even close.

Both the West Seattle High School girls and boys basketball teams blew away their state regional opponents in back-to-back games played at Bellevue College Saturday and are now riding high going into state Class 3A action in the Tacoma Dome.

The girls posted a 63-41 regional victory over Edmonds-Woodway before the boys took the floor and cut down Timberline by a 60-38 score.

The girls were in a loser-out situation despite coming in as the Sea-King District tournament champions.
They will be in a loser-out situation again when they open state play at 9 a.m. Wednesday against Lincoln of Tacoma in the Tacoma Dome.

The boys, on the other hand, were a seeded team and state bound win or lose.
Since they won a seeded game the Wildcats will enter state in the second round with a 7:15 p.m. game Thursday against a foe to be determined Wednesday.
Thursday's game will be a state quarterfinal.

Seattle Lutheran

The Nationa Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 10 pm Saturday to 10am Sunday calling for snow in our area.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow, which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM PST Sunday.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bremerton, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham, Friday Harbor.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 inch late tonight, then another 1 or 2 inches Sunday morning. Total accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Areas near sea level will receive little to no accumulation. Higher hills and inland areas may get up to three inches.

* SNOW LEVEL...Falling to near 300 feet by late tonight. Rising to 1000 feet on Sunday afternoon.

* MAIN IMPACT...Snow will cause slippery and hazardous driving conditions. Slow down and expect delays if traveling across the Cascades.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...