August 2019

Rolfing® is a kind of massage that means listening with your hands
West Seattle Rolfing® offers a calm way to relearn your body's language

By Patrick Robinson

Human beings are a mix of brain and muscle, bone, and emotion and many say spirit and energy. Thought and habit shape us. We are animated by our mind and often held in patterns of motion by thinking about sensory input in only one way. We suffer from injuries, exercise too hard, and develop patterns of posture and rest that can lead to chronic pain. Millions of us seek relief in  medications, braces, pads, creams, and much more. For others the answer is some form of massage.

In fact research estimates that massage therapy was an $18 billion industry in the country in 2018.

The history of therapeutic touch dates back thousands of years to ancient cultures that believed in it's medical benefits. The first written records of massage therapy are found in China and Egypt. 

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Detectives seeking public’s help with identifying witnesses to fatal shuttle bus collision in SeaTac

information from King County Sheriff

On 07/25/19 at approximately 1:00pm a fatal collision occurred at the intersection of S. 176 and International Blvd in the city of SeaTac.  The collision involved a passenger vehicle and a shuttle bus. 

Detectives from the Major Accident Response and Reconstruction Unit (MARR) responded to the scene and the investigation is ongoing. 

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Tenth annual "Neighbors Helping Neighbors Dinner & Auction set for Oct. 12
Tickets on sale now for benefit event at the Hall at Fauntleroy

Join your friends and neighbors to help West Seattle Helpline for a fun-filled evening celebrating and strengthening our West Seattle and White Center community. The 10th Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Dinner and Auction is being held Oct. 12 at the Hall at Fauntleroy. 

There will be a cocktail hour with live music and a silent auction, a delicious dinner, exciting live auction, and their infamous dessert dash. 

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Election 2019: Herbold and Tavel are through to the primary; Dan Strauss leads in District 6, Library levy passing easily
Tony Anderson leads in SeaTac City Council race

The August. 6 early election results don't carry many surprises with incumbents carrying most of the votes and a levy for the Seattle Public Library passing handily. The count represent 22%

In District 1 incumbent City Councilmember Lisa Herbold led the vote with 47.95%, followed by Phil Tavel with 33.83% and Brendan Kolding with 17.76 % in the early count 

In District 6 encompassing Ballard and surrounding area, Dan Strauss led the vote with 31% and Heidi Wills trailing with 23%. Sergio Garcia and Jay Fathi had 15% and 14% in that order.

Burien's City Council races shaped up as expected. For Position 4 Kevin Schilling had 42.43% followed by Lucy Krakowiak with 36.3%. Charles Schaefer was in third with 13.02% and last was Omaha Sternberg with 7.52%.

For Position 6 Sofia Aragon was in the lead with 53.13% followed by Debi Wagner with 40.39%. Robert L. Richmond, III had 5.98%.

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Night Out parties bring neighbors together

National Night Out, a national event intended to bring neighbors together to combat crime and promote better local communication did just that on Aug. 6 with parties that took place on streets all over Seattle (and the nation). 

Part of the needs served were to help people learn to talk to their neighbors, and be able to come to their assistance in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

Most parties used make shift tables and barbeques, with potluck food from everyone attending. Some had live bands and the Seattle Fire Department managed to get out and visit a few lucky parties too.

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PCC aiming at a fall opening in West Seattle is holding a series of job fairs

West Seattle PCC will opening this fall in their new store at 2749 California Ave SW

 PCC is now hiring at all levels for West Seattle PCC. See current job listings and apply online at https://www.pccmarkets.com/about/jobs/, then stop by one of their upcoming job fairs at their Burien location to meet the hiring team for West Seattle.

Thursday, August 8, 3 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, September 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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John L. Bailey, Jr. 1919-2019

 

John L. Bailey, Jr. passed away peacefully on July 12, 2019, surrounded by family. He was born in Wheatland, Wyoming, graduating from Wheatland High School in 1937.  He had a passion for aircraft and flying and went on to serve in the Army Air Force in WWII.  He then returned to study mechanical engineering and graduate from the University of Wyoming. In 1950, he was hired by the Boeing Company to work on designing aircraft instrument panels, circuits, cargo loading systems, and many other projects over his career there.