Thank you for calling attention to the problem of Seattle drivers treating pedestrians like crash-test dummies ("Traffic Laws Make Scofflaws," Dec. 7-13), and I appreciate the local statistics you presented on the issue, too. Here are some more. For U.S. citizens under the age of 40, accidents are the leading cause of death. Traffic accidents cause 42,000 fatalities in the United States each year. Most are highway-related, but a significant portion are not.
As Joe Whinney, CEO and founder of Theo Chocolate, explained, "It all starts in Fremont." Joe built his dream of an organic, fair-trade chocolate factory as a global company with sustainable roots at the Center of the Universe. Theo uses ingredients grown in Africa, Central America and Sweden, "but we wouldn't be able to do that without the support here."
North Seattle fourth-grader Katie McShane, 10, drew this picture of two angels that appears on more than 5 million holiday plastic and paper grocery bags at TOP Food & Drug and Haggen Food & Pharmacy stores. The holiday bags raise awareness for Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way N.E., where McShane was hospitalized for several months earlier this year.
100 pounds of potatoes will go to Northwest Harvest for each concert ticket sold What's the one thing that could make one of America's best-loved contemporary New Age recording artists' music even better? Potatoes - and lots of them. That will be the key ingredient Seattle-born musician David Lanz will use for a great time and a tremendous opportunity to help the community on Friday, Dec. 21, when he teams up with his friend and founder of MashedPotatoes.org. Matt Jones, to raise food for the local community.
Questions or comments about the following applications or actions should be directed to the Regulatory Services Division, Washington State Liquor Control Board, 3000 Pacific Ave. S.E., P.O. Box 43098, Olympia, WA 98504-3098, or call (360) 664-1600.
By Vera M. Chan-Pool The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described. Drugstore cowboy A man walked into a store in the 8800 block of Roosevelt Way N.E. at 10:35 a.m. Dec. 8, pointed a gun at an employee and demanded drugs. The gunman told the employee he didn't have enough money to pay his bills so he needed drugs. He took oxycotin, methadone, morphine, demerol and clonazepam. Neither the employee nor two witnesses got a good look at the suspect. Police will rely on surveillance cameras for a description of the armed robber. Decked When a man saw his girlfriend give her phone number to another man while they were in an establishment in the 5700 block of Roosevelt Avenue Northeast at closing time Dec. 8, he had words with her. She took umbrage with his behavior and slapped him. The girlfriend called police to report the assault, and, despite the boyfriend's unwillingness to press charges, police arrested the woman for domestic violence. Sickle A man brought a sickle with him as he ventured across the street at just about 2 a.m. Dec. 8 to visit his neighbors in the 5600 block of Brooklyn Avenue Northeast. The man didn't take too kindly to one of the neighbors and threatened to shoot him. Fearing for his safety, the neighbor called police. Police found the man lying on a bed in his residence across the street. The man claimed he was using the sickle for gardening. He was arrested for trespassing and unlawful use of a weapon. Rocker At 6:45 p.m. Dec. 7, a 13-year-old boy threw a rock through the window of a residence in the 10000 block of Densmore Avenue North. When confronted by the homeowner, the boy ran away. The suspect's companion stayed behind and gave the resident and police the low-down. Police notified the witness' guardian, who took him home. The thin man A man was passing through the parking lot at the corner of 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 50th Street at 4:36 p.m. Dec. 7 when he was greeted by a tall, thin man who said the two met at a party. The thin man asked to borrow a few bucks and just to prove his willingness to pay the man back, the thin man gave up his cell-phone number. Because the thin man's cell phone rang when he called it, the man pulled out his wallet. The thin man then pulled out a handgun and said, "Just give me the money." Fearing for his life, the man threw $140 at the suspecct, who departed northbound on 15th. At Northwest 51st Street, the man lost track of the him. The man called the cell phone, which didn't pick up. Then he called police, who also called the cell phone with the same result. Police looked for the suspect but didn't find him. Oh, baby A security guard monitoring the security videos of a store in Northgate Mall the afternoon of Dec. 7 became suspicious when he saw two young women adding clothing to an already overfilled stroller. When the young women went into the fitting room, the security guard and his colleague waited just outside. When the women emerged from the fitting room, the stroller contained only an infant. One of the guards searched the fitting room for the clothing and, finding none, followed the women as they walked past check-out counters and out the door with $793.37 worth of clothing. They were detained by store security and then questioned by police, who subsequently arrested the women for shoplifting (the clothing had been stashed in baby bags) and outstanding warrants. They were booked into the Youth Services Center.
4501 12th Ave. N.E. (3006774) for a Land Use Application to allow an eight-story building containing retail at ground level and hotel (215 rooms) at and above-grade. Below-grade parking for 198 vehicles to be provided within the structure. Project includes grading. Existing structure to be demolished. The following approvals are required: Design Review; SEPA environmental determination. Written comments accepted through Wednesday, Dec. 19.
The proposal to replace the aging Fire Station 20 with a larger version in the same location in the 3200 block of 13th Ave. W. was put on hold by the city following objections from neighborhood residents and the Seattle City Council. A major issue for opponents of the proposal was that three nearby homes would have to be demolished. But now hired guns are going to take another look at a contentious problem the Seattle Fire Department and Fleets and Facilities thought had been solved when the agencies made their recommendation.
There's no other way to say it. On Christmas morning, 1929, something extraordinary happened in Hayford, Idaho. That particular morning the sign at the city limits read "Population 542," which did NOT include the Rodriguez baby. Like much of the United States, Hayford had fallen on tough times. Fred Hayes and Hank Ford, longtime partners in Hayford Copper Company, had closed the mine in the aftermath of the stock market crash, but only after a heated argument that was never resolved. This was followed by a public shouting match between their wives, Tammy and Mimi, at the grocery store. From that moment the two families pretended the other didn't exist.
Maverick Challenge Fundraiser in progress The main office at McClure Middle School is a busy place, a high-energy crossroads of teachers, volunteer parents and adolescent energy. It's also where Winston Churchill's bulldog visage stares from a wall poster with his famous admonition: "Never, never give up."
It's been a quarter of a century since Ronald and Elaine Goettge bought the Ace Hardware store from Magnolia resident Edward Lubin (who died Oct. 20). But Ronald is in a nursing home, and Elaine has decided to call it quits. "The last couple of years have been stressful," she said of the strain of commuting between her husband's Eastside nursing home, their home on the Sammamish Plateau and their Queen Anne business. "I need a rest after 25 years."
"Deck us all with Boston Charley, Walla Walla Wash., and Kalamazoo" -Sung to the tune of Deck the Halls I've always loved that opening stanza from Walt Kelly's Christmas carol in his "Pogo" comic strip, but then I've been told I have a warped sense of humor.
"Deck us all with Boston Charley, Walla Walla Wash., and Kalamazoo" -Sung to the tune of Deck the Halls I've always loved that opening stanza from Walt Kelly's Christmas carol in his "Pogo" comic strip, but then I've been told I have a warped sense of humor.
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