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Remembering Dr. Ed Kingston: Memorial Mass on Saturday

October 16, 2011 9:49 pm

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Memorial plans are now set for Dr. Ed Kingston, the West Seattle volunteer soccer coach, husband, dad, and sports psychologist who died suddenly at age 38 last weekend. A family friend shared the announcement:

On Saturday, October 8, Ed Kingston died suddenly doing what he loved: spending time with his young son on a soccer field. A memorial Mass for Ed will be held on Saturday, October 22nd at 10 am at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle (4202 SW Genesee; map). After Mass, all are welcome for a reception celebrating Ed’s life in Holy Rosary’s Lanigan Gym.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund for the family has been set up at Sound Community Bank. Contributions can be made at edkingston.com.

West Seattle Soccer Club, for whom Dr. Kingston served as a volunteer coach, has a memorial page, here.

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Video: You can call Sonya Elliott ‘author’ as well as ‘coach’

October 16, 2011 9:27 pm

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A party at The Sanctuary at Admiral tonight, in honor of Sonya Elliott – who you might know best lately as West Seattle High School girls’ basketball coach, one of many hats she wears, along with athlete, model, writer, entrepreneur, and now – “published author.” Her book “Back on the Court” has just gone on sale. As described on her website, “Back on the Court” is a memoir of how she returned to “life, love, and basketball,” after surviving an accident that killed her fiancé. It’s a book that, as she describes here, has been more than a decade in the making. It’s available now; you can find it on Amazon, here.

During our visit to tonight’s party, we also asked Elliott for a look ahead to this year’s WSHS basketball season – you can see our video clip with her answer, here. But the season’s still a ways off. So, back to ‘Back on the Court’: You can meet Sonya Elliott at a book-signing party on November 3rd at The Cask in the Admiral District, 6-8 pm.

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West Seattle schools: Help Hope and SLHS ‘Light the Night’

October 16, 2011 8:31 pm

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That’s no overhead-projector screen with Hope Lutheran School teachers Julie Harley and Kevin Jones and a few of their first-grade students – that’s a “smartboard.” Hope Lutheran has three of them now and is hoping to raise enough money to put them in every classroom. That’s a key “fund-a-need” – along with scholarships – planned for Hope’s upcoming “Light the Night for Our Kids” auction/gala, collaboration with Seattle Lutheran High School. The evening starts at 4:30 pm November 11th with hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction at Hope, followed by dinner and a live auction at SLHS (emceed by Alex Meyer, an alum of both schools). And besides selling tickets, both schools also are currently looking to add to the lineup of donated items for the auction. A link to the donation form – plus more info about the big event – can be found here. To buy tickets, contact either school – Hope at 206-935-8500; SLHS at 206-937-7722.

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Vandals strike (at least) twice

October 16, 2011 6:59 pm

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2 reports tonight – both involving vandalism via eggs – and one involving other crimes too – read on for both:Read More

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Disaster drill ahead: Can you volunteer in West Seattle?

October 16, 2011 5:25 pm

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Can you spare a few hours to help make sure your neighborhood is ready for disaster, much as we all hope it’ll never happen? Volunteers are needed to help with the semi-annual Neighborhood Emergency Communications Hubs drill, conducted along with local ham-radio operators, 9 am-noon on Saturday, October 29th. This time, a very timely simulation: They’ll be pretending to deal with “a severe winter storm, code-named ‘Winds of Winter’,” says Cindi Barker, who you can contact if you can help out – even “just” as a “citizen actor” (other roles include message managers/intakers, greeters, radio operators). cbarker@qwest.net if you can help, or have questions.

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Photos: Fauntleroy Fall Festival 2011 takes the cake!

October 16, 2011 2:53 pm

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ORIGINAL 2:53 PM REPORT: Remember the invitation to decorate a cake for the Fauntleroy Fall Festival? Here are some of the entrants. The Cake Walk is at 3:30, if you haven’t made it to the festival yet – Fauntleroy Church, Y, and Schoolhouse, 9100 block of California SW, with a guard to get you back and forth safely:

In the church parking lot – activities including pumpkin-painting

Be sure to check out what’s behind the schoolhouse – including the ponies!

And meet some of the folks whose volunteer efforts keep the wheels turning – like board members from the Fauntleroy Community Association:

And West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival leadership:

More photos to come, post-festival! The event schedule at fauntleroy.net – the festival is on right now, till 5:30 pm.

MORE PHOTOS ADDED SUNDAY NIGHT! Just ahead –Read More

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Video: First-ever ‘Beat the Burn’ benefit 5K run/walk on Alki

October 16, 2011 2:21 pm

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That’s how the first-ever “Beat the Burn” 5K run/walk began on Alki this morning. The siren you hear, right after the air horn, was from a Port of Seattle fire truck parked yards away – made sense, since the event raising money for the Northwest Burn Foundation was put on by the Port firefighters’ union, IAFF Local 1257. Among those on hand to cheer the 250-plus runners/walkers was Port Commissioner Gael Tarleton (photo center, in red and black):

Participants spanned a wide age range, with youth participating in the 5K though there was a kids’ dash scheduled afterward. Here are the first two finishers – announced as 14 and 57 years old!

Organizers noted the participants’ geographic diversity too – some from the East Coast (we heard a “Silver Springs, Maryland” finisher announcement go by) and, we were told, even a visitor from Croatia! If you missed the event, you can still help the NW Burn Foundation help burn patients … their online-donation link is here.

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More from the ‘in case you wondered’ files: Helicopter activity

October 16, 2011 1:23 pm

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If you’re in eastern West Seattle/South Park (or downtown) and noticing an unusual amount of helicopter traffic – a few people have asked about it – it’s a drill, and it’s scheduled to continue a few more hours. The explanation from the Seattle Fire Department:

Multiple Puget Sound public safety agencies are teaming up to practice a rooftop firefighting/rescue drill off a high rise skyscraper. The drill involves lowering firefighters and firefighting/rescue equipment from helicopters onto the roof of the 50-story Safeco Plaza Building in downtown Seattle.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter will lower 6 members of the High Rise Firefighting/Rescue Team onto the roof of the Safeco Plaza Building. King County Sheriff’s Office will fly their Guardian One helicopter over the operation in order to videotape and downlink a live feed of the operation that will be received at the Incident Command post at the City’s Joint Training Facility.

The exercises will demonstrate the ability of the Seattle Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Regional Aviation partner organizations to work together. The participating partners will emphasize aviation safety in the air and on the ground.

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West Seattle dog owner’s warning about a little-known illness

October 16, 2011 11:04 am

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Amy Greger‘s dog just spent two nights in the hospital, very sick from an illness she had never even heard of till now. She wanted to make sure other dog owners are aware of it – so she contacted news organizations, once Daisy was home and on the road to recovery. You may have seen her story on KING the other night; she shared it with WSB too:

Daisy is a 4-year-old Ridgeback-Lab mix from the Humane Society. She runs with “Papa” (~10-15 miles per week) and loves to play chuck-it. She is very mild-mannered and listens very well. Her normal weight is ~80 lbs.

Daisy went from a healthy active dog, became lethargic and stopped eating completely overnight. She lost 8 pounds in 6 days, and the vet was not able to identify the cause of the problem. We went to ACCES Renton to see an internal specialist. After ultrasounds and x-rays showed no clear answers, the specialist asked if there was a chance Daisy may have eaten any salmon. Turned out Daisy was given a small piece of raw salmon at home that fell on the floor almost 4 weeks ago. The doctor began treating her with IV antibiotics. The next day her lab result also confirmed she had salmon poisoning.

Salmon Poisoning is a (potentially) fatal condition for dogs (not human or other animals) caused by a microorganism found in salmon and other fish in the Pacific Ocean from Northern California to Seattle. Heat would kill the microorganism, but it can be in cold-smoked fish also.

Daisy spent 2 nights at the hospital. She started eating and is on the road to full recovery.

Here’s more information about this illness, including its symptoms, and a reiteration that only dogs are susceptible (not even cats). Thanks to Amy for sharing that link as well as her story, and this one too.

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Startling sounds in North Admiral early today: Fireworks

October 16, 2011 10:17 am

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Lots of questions this morning about something that sounded like gunshots in North Admiral overnight – around 2:30 am, by most accounts. As we replied to several people, we know nobody GOT shot in this area overnight, but that’s as much as we know for sure. However, one WSB’er (who didn’t want her name used) reports:

I called 911 last night at 2:25 AM, Sunday morning, in the N. part of North Admiral Area because of what sounded like possible gunfire – 2 rounds of 2 “bangs” about 1 minute apart (startled me out of bed).

This morning, called Police Dept to follow up,.They said there were several calls about this and they believe it was attributed to “fireworks” thrown from a vehicle and that they “had a description of the vehicle” but that is all they would say.

We’ll let you know if we hear anything different. 11:24 AM NOTE: A comment’s just come in from a witness who was the original caller – fireworks for sure.

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West Seattle Sunday: Fauntleroy festival; Beat the Burn; more

October 16, 2011 8:04 am

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(WSB photo from last week’s West Seattle Farmers’ Market)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

BEAT THE BURN 5K: New this year, a 5K run/walk, with kids’ dash, to raise money for burn victims. You can still be part of it if you get down to Alki right now – it starts at 9; details here.

‘GET A GREEN WORKOUT’: That’s the invitation from the Friends of Lincoln Park, 9 am to noon, removing invasive plants. Meet at the kiosk in the north parking lot (Fauntleroy Way SW and SW Rose St). Bring garden gloves and clipper, if you have them. Or they’ll have extras.

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm at 44th/Alaska in The Junction as always, with these highlights, according to a note this morning from market management:

Rockridge Orchards hosts wine sampling – just awarded “Rural Ag Business of the Year” from King County!
Greenwater is here with hardy KIWIS!
Music: Pasquale Santos
Kids: Roxbury Spine & Wellness Clinic
Tool Demo: Baking bread…in a box!

GET A CRUSH ON THEM: 2011 Cairdeas Crush Party, noon-5 pm. Cairdeas Winery Tasting Room, 3400 Harbor Ave, Suite 113. From the announcement: “Sample some of the delicious wine grapes we have brought in, try the freshly pressed grape juice, and of course try the wine! … After this event we will be open for a special event in November but closed for the rest of the season.”

HOUSE WITH HISTORY: A West Seattle home designed by Milton Stricker, student of Frank Lloyd Wright, is on the market for the first time and open to the public for an event 1-4 pm, including an appearance by Stricker’s son Peter Stricker (also an architect).

The house, described by the son of its original owner as having an “organic architecture” style, is at 2274 Lotus Avenue SW; see photos (and more details) at seattlemodern.com.

BOARD GAMERS: 3rd meeting of a new group that plays primarily “European” strategy board games, such as Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Dominion. From organizers: “New players who don’t mind some complexity and strategic thinking are welcome.” 1 pm, Uptown Espresso in The Junction, bring your game if you have one, questions to Gene at egene1@yahoo.com and, if you’re interested in today’s meeting or future ones, join this online group: games.groups.yahoo.com/group/wsgamers/.

FREE NIA: ‘New to Nia Playshop’ at Allstar Fitness, 2629 SW Andover in North Delridge. The Nia teaching staff will explain the technique and then lead a 50-minute “jam-ette” class. All fitness levels welcome. Noon-1:30 pm, questions/RSVP to Jill@niadivas.com or 206-999-1743.

LIBRARY ART SHOW: Southwest Library community art show opens today, runs through November 12th. (The reception is at 2 pm November 6th, but you can come see the art during library hours.)

FAUNTLEROY FALL FESTIVAL: FAUNTLEROY FALL FESTIVAL: 2 – 5:30 pm, at the YMCA, church (9140 California Avenue SW), and schoolhouse (across the street at 9131 California). Free activities for all ages! Event schedule for the festival is linked in this WSB story..

RETURN OF THE RIBS: Not far from Fauntleroy, one idea for post-festival dinner – Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) brings back their popular Sunday ribs starting tonight, 5 pm till they’re gone.

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Ritual Running update: Seattle Lutheran senior’s 5K/10K

October 16, 2011 12:42 am

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Back in August, we brought you the story of Seattle Lutheran High School senior Matt Haggerty and his senior project “Ritual Running,” intended to inspire community members to run, while raising money to help get shoes for those in need, culminating in a 5K/10K. Saturday was the day for that big event – and Christine shared these photos, saying, “It’s so nice to see a West Seattle student organize and lead an event like this. Great leadership and inspiration.” Among the participants, Christine said, were “a good number of 5th graders from Schmitz Park (Elementary)”: