SEATTLE – Donors helped to whip up a better ending for a West Seattle bakery after a major setback right before the holidays when someone stole their SUV. 

The owners of the family bakery, Lovely and Dapper Desserts, Emily and Drew Crain, say their stolen, blue 2006 Chevy Tahoe was the bread and butter of their mobile bakery business. Though police were investigating, the vehicle was never recovered. 

However, a couple of anonymous donors stepped in after FOX 13’s initial coverage of the theft, and helped to save the business during a challenging time that included a sluggish holiday season for retailers across the board. 

“We have so much space back here,” said Drew Crain, co-owner of Lovely and Dapper Desserts. “That’s enough space for us to do everything.” 

For Emily and Drew Crain, an SUV with lots of space in the back provides a recipe for success for the mobile business.  

“Everything fits in this truck. “That’s why it’s so wonderful for us to have,” said Drew, showing off the space in the back. 

The mobile bakery business was nearly wrecked when their Chevy Tahoe was initially taken. That was until fate stepped in, and the family says two generous FOX 13 viewers were able to steer the couple in a different direction. 

“They emailed us after seeing the news story,” said Emily Crain, co-owner of Lovely and Dapper Desserts. “They just wanted us to succeed and were inspired by our little family business and wanted to do something to help.”

The couple, who wanted to remain anonymous, donated the SUV, pictured below, right after FOX 13’s initial story aired. 

“It’s tough, it’s powerful, it’s strong,” said Drew, praising the donated SUV. 

The vehicle allowed them to transport 8–9 totes full of desserts at a time to the Seattle Christmas Market and beyond for the 2024 holiday season.

“Everything happened in the nick of time,” said Drew. The couple is pictured at a holiday market below. 

The SUV also proved to be an economical engine during a much slower holiday season.  

“It was definitely less than last season,” said Emily. “It kind of just followed the pattern of the year. Honestly, all the other vendors we talked to, they kind of had the same experience.”  

The couple used the Tahoe to drive additional sales in markets that would have been inaccessible without it.  

“With the right tires, it goes over the snow, it allows us to be able to get cake wherever cake is needed,” said Drew. 

The couple is now planning to open a brick and mortar bakery inside the space pictured below in Olympia in February. 

As for the Tahoe donors, “We gave them a little card that says cake for life,” said Emily. “They were tickled by that.” 

The Crain family is fundraising online for their new space in Olympia, where they hope to also host a community market featuring locally made goods.  They are also looking for leads on kitchen equipment for their new bakery in Olympia.

“We are just so thankful for the community and everything they’ve done for us and our small family business,” said Emily. 

The family will also be selling cakes at pop-up locations in the coming weeks. 

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SEATTLE (AP) — J.T. Miller scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night.

Seattle Kraken 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT): Box Score

Connor Garland, Tyler Myers and Max Sasson scored in regulation for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko started and stopped 11 of 12 shots before leaving with back spasms in the second period. Kevin Lankinen came on and finished with 13 saves.

Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist, and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer finished with 19 saves.

In the tiebreaker, Miller snuck one past Grubauer in the first round. Lankinen denied Oliver Bjorkstrand, Kaapo Kakko and Benioers to secure the win.

The victory evened the Canucks’ crushing 5-4 overtime loss to the Kraken on Saturday. In that one, Seattle tied it with three goals in the final five minutes of regulation, before winning on Dunn’s goal in OT.

Dunn tied this game with 53 seconds left in regulation.

Takeaways

Canucks: Vancouver seems to have recovered from a midseason offensive slump, as the Canucks have now scored three goals or more in four of their past five games.

Kraken: Beniers has goals in each of Seattle’s past three games after snapping a 19-game goal-less streak.

Key moment

Miller shootout goal put the Kraken on their heels, and powered the Canucks to a much-needed victory over their arch-rival.

Key stat

Vancouver had lost it’s last five games beyond regulation. The Canucks’ last win in OT or a shootout came against Detroit on Dec. 1.

Up Next

Canucks host Nashville on Friday, and the Kraken will host Edmonton on Saturday.

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The Seattle Seahawks have been eliminated from playoff contention with one game left on the schedule. Unfortunately, that means there is little to play for from a team aspect.

Players such as Geno Smith will try to earn incentives and escalators they have in their contracts, while others such as Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Leonard Williams look to surpass certain statistical landmarks, but that’s as far as the finale against the Rams goes in terms of relevance.

Frankly, all the Seahawks have to play for is either being able to say they got to 10 wins for the first time since 2020 with a winning record against NFC West foes, or concern themselves about their draft position.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald already stated that there will be no tanking in the final week and that they are playing to win.

The question is, should they lose to improve their draft slot?

If the season ended today, the Seahawks would be picking 18th in the upcoming NFL Draft. That is two slots lower than they picked last year, when Seattle selected Byron Murphy II 16th overall.

What are the possible draft positions, depending on the results of Week 18 around the league?

If the Seahawks lose to the Rams (who are resting starters), they will finish 9-8 for a third straight year. The lowest down the board they will draft is 18th, given the NFL’s draft rules. The Seahawks are currently the best team not in a playoff spot, thus they occupy the first possible draft slot among non-playoff teams. If they beat the Rams and finish 10-7, that status will be clinched.

Is there a chance the Seahawks could pick any higher with a loss Sunday?

Currently, the Bengals, Dolphins, and Falcons all have playoff chances better than zero but are currently outside the picture. The Broncos are currently in a playoff spot, but with no guarantee they are in. All of these teams have the possibility of finishing tied with Seattle at 9-8.

If all four of those teams win and Seattle loses, Denver would be the final playoff team in the AFC and Atlanta would need Tampa Bay to lose to win the NFC South. Under the best circumstance, they would draft 16th and can’t go any higher.

In a cruel twist of fate, even if the Falcons, Broncos, and Dolphins all miss the playoffs at 9-8, the Seahawks own the head-to-head tiebreaker. That would mean Seattle would be higher up in the standings, thus have a lower draft pick. So, if the and Dolphins, Falcons, or Dolphins also finish 9-8 but miss the playoffs, like the Seahawks, Seattle would own the lowest draft slot of the four.

Even if Seattle is tied with Cincinnati, whom they didn’t play this season, at this juncture, the Seahawks own the tiebreaker over the Bengals as well, via strength of victory. Hence, if the Bengals finish 9-8 but miss the playoffs, they too will have a higher draft pick than Seattle.

Essentially, there are very few scenarios where the Seahawks pick higher than 18th. And by virtue of missing the playoffs, they will not pick lower than 18th. The last time the Seahawks picked at 18 was in 1987, when they selected Tony Woods.

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