After we mentioned tonight’s annual Beer Church Turkey Bowl on WSB earlier this week, someone asked if the Beer Church was “faith-based.” We said no – but in a way, that was wrong. Kim Jones (above) and Kendall Jones certainly have faith in people’s generosity – and in their quest for a good time. So the annual Turkey Bowl honors both. The former, as evidenced here:

That’s some of the hundreds of pounds of food – to be donated to the West Seattle Food Bank – that had already arrived when we checked in earlier on tonight’s event at West Seattle Bowl. And as for the “good time,” the teams that came to bowl – and for the annual good-natured competition between local beverage purveyors/establishments – included this quartet from the Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor):

We even found … an out-of-uniform Seattle Police commander:

That’s Capt. Joe Kessler, who led West Seattle’s Southwest Precinct till moving across the bridge to the sprawling West Precinct last year. The Turkey Bowl rolls on into the night; we’ll update this story when there’s a final tally from the Beer Church leadership on just how much their disciples brought to the party!

ADDED SUNDAY: Here are the results!

Last night we raised over $4k in cash and over 2k pounds of food (estimate) for the food bank. Exact totals will come from (WS Food Bank), probably on Monday. We had a total of 199 bowlers participate.

Once again, we had a couple of competitions going on within the larger event. Eight breweries and eight bars competed this year.
Naked City Brewing Co from Greenwood took home the Battle of the Brewers Trophy. Elliott Bay Brewery Pub took home the California Avenue Bar Brawl trophy, ending West 5’s three-year run as champs.

West 5 deserves big kudos for donating over 600 lbs. of food! Great work! Every year West 5 knocks it out of the park in terms of food donations.

Cheers,
Kendall and Kim Jones

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City leaders headed for West Seattle tomorrow and Monday

November 19, 2011 8:43 pm

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Your next two chances to talk directly to city leaders without leaving West Seattle are coming up tomorrow and Monday: As noted here Tuesday, when the West Seattle Farmers’ Market opens at 10 am tomorrow, you’re invited to share cider and conversation with “The Sallys” – Councilmembers Bagshaw and Clark. They’re scheduled to be at the Farmers’ Market till at least 11:30 am.

Then Monday night, Mayor McGinn returns to West Seattle for the final stop on the “Road Safety Summit” tour, 6 pm at Southwest Community Center (2801 SW Thistle) – here’s our original preview. If you can’t be there, you can take this online survey any time before end of day Wednesday.

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West Seattle traffic alert: 6700 block 35th SW fire call

November 19, 2011 7:02 pm

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Just arrived at the scene of a house-fire call in the 6700 block of 35th SW (map). Scanner says some units are being dismissed — our crew on scene confirms that – so no fire, but it’s affecting northbound traffic on 35th near Holly, so avoid that area for a while.

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West Seattle weekend scene: Neighborhood’s pre-holiday giving

November 19, 2011 6:03 pm

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Generosity abounds all over! Today we met these folks, who live along 45th SW between Edmunds and Erskine, just west of the south end of The Junction, after finding out that they have a tradition of cleaning up the neighborhood this time of year. Marilyn Wolf explained, “Whomever is available comes out and sweeps up the leaves on the whole block. The city donates the bags and some supplies and come and pick up all the bags for free when we are done. We also check all the drains in a 4-block radius and make sure they are cleaned by the city to cut down on run off. This is part of the city’s fall clean-up and adopt-a-drain program.” And after those blasts of wind earlier this week – clearing the storm drain is a big help in any neighborhood. (You can find out more about Adopt-A-Drain here.)

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Happening now: White Center Food Bank turkey drive

November 19, 2011 2:10 pm

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Till 7 pm, White Center Food Bank‘s turkey drive continues – frozen turkeys, chickens, other kinds of holiday food; WC Food Bank executive director Rick Jump told us when we dropped by a while ago that they had about 150 turkeys but need 700. They also need cereal, cake mix, crackers, cookies, among other types of “trimmings” (longer list in our original announcement). The White Center Food Bank – which serves southern West Seattle as well as WC and environs – is at 10829 8th SW (map). If you can’t make it to WC, the West Seattle Food Bank at 35th/Morgan is accepting turkeys today too, 4-5 pm.

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West Seattle holidays: Eastridge Church’s 2011 turkey giveaway

November 19, 2011 1:57 pm

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A long line as always this morning along 39th south of Oregon for the Eastridge Church turkey giveaway. This year, Eastridge had 1,000 turkeys and grocery bags to give away, split between their two campuses, West Seattle and the Eastside. We checked out the setup just as it was getting under way – here are some of the amassed bags of groceries:

Eastridge has been doing this for nine years, starting at its Issaquah campus before expanding to West Seattle.

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West Seattle wildlife: Spawners spotted in Fauntleroy Creek

November 19, 2011 1:44 pm

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A few weeks into the Fauntleroy Creek watch for coho spawners, and Judy Pickens reports that volunteers just spotted three of them above the fish ladders: “Time to ramp up the watch!” Judy reports. If you’d like to see the fish – no guarantee you’ll see them, but Judy says the best viewing is during the five hours after high tide (which was at 11:15 today; we have a tide chart on the WSB West Seattle Weather page). The fish-ladder viewpoint is just south of SW Director off upper Fauntleroy Way SW (up the embankment that’s across the street from the Fauntleroy ferry dock).

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Car theft, hit-run, break-in…

November 19, 2011 9:57 am

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Four reader reports in West Seattle Crime Watch this morning, from car thieves caught on video, to interrupted burglars – read on:Read More

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West Seattle traffic alert: Fire call at California/Hinds

November 19, 2011 9:28 am

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What originated as a fire call at a tanning salon at California/Hinds (map) turned out to be an electrical problem – no fire, nobody hurt, according to firefighters at the scene. But it was a big initial response – as required for any kind of “fire in a building” report – so until the units clear out, traffic is blocked there.

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West Seattle Saturday: From food drives & open houses to ‘adult prom’ and more…

November 19, 2011 8:22 am

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(Fall in Schmitz Park, by Mark Bauschke)
Happy Saturday! With business open houses/sales and pre-Thanksgiving giving opportunities, the holiday season is really revving up today. From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

DONATE TURKEYS: White Center Food Bank turkey-donation drive 9 am-7 pm (frozen turkeys, chickens, holiday food); West Seattle Food Bank accepting turkeys and other holiday food, 4-5 pm today (and all day Monday); for more details on donating to both food banks at other times, see our roundup here.

DONATE FOOD AT THE TURKEY BOWL: Beer Church Turkey Bowl charity benefit, 6 pm tonight at West Seattle Bowl; even if you’re not bowling, you are invited to drop off WS Food Bank donations starting at 5:30 pm – last year the event netted a ton and a half of donated food!

GET A FREE TURKEY: If you or someone you know is in need, Eastridge Church is giving away turkeys starting at 9 am today – 500 turkeys and bags of groceries. 39th/Oregon, first come, first served (details here).

Also:

J.F. HENRY HOLIDAY SALE/OPEN HOUSE: 9 am-6 pm today and 10 am-5 pm tomorrow, deals and treats (their famous cookies!) at J.F. Henry Kitchen, Tableware and Gifts (WSB sponsor), 4445 California SW in The Junction. Get money off your purchase by using the coupons on their home page – find them here.

GOT PRE-THANKSGIVING WORK TO DO? West Seattle Tool Library open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (east side of main building) 9 am – 2 pm Saturday.

JUNCTION TRUEVALUE OPEN HOUSE: Junction TrueValue has its annual holiday open house 10 am-2 pm, with refreshments, prizes, discounts.

NORTHWEST ART AND FRAME OPEN HOUSE: 10:30 am-5:30 pm, the annual Holiday Open House at NW Art and Frame in The Junction (4733 California SW), with live artist demos, open house specials throughout the day, drawings, decorations, samples, treats.

JAMTOWN AT HIGH POINT CC: Fabulous Family Fun Series presentation at 10:30 am at High Point Community Center (6920 34th Ave SW)! JAMTOWN Rhythms, with hands-on music and art for children, families, and music lovers of all ages. Become a part of a percussion instrument ensemble as you explore the music of Africa using handcrafted indigenous musical instruments ($5/person).

FAUNTLEROY FAIR: The 2011 Fauntleroy Fine Art & Holiday Gift Fair continues 11 am-3 pm today at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW) for the weekend with something for everyone by West Seattle artists.

DONATE BIKES, TASTE WINE! Noon-5 pm at South Seattle Community College, it’s WIne & Bikes – donate unneeded bikes/parts, enjoy the new release of NW Wine Academy wine. More details here.

DESSERT WINE EVENT: Cairdeas Winery Special Release Event – 2009 Corcra, a Syrah-based dessert wine. Noon-5 pm, 3400 Harbor Ave, Suite 113. This event is in conjunction with Seattle Urban Wineries Holiday Open House.

PREPARING FOR ‘OCCUPY THE CAPITOL’: West Seattle Neighbors Against the Budget Cuts gathers at noon, Salvadorean Bakery, details here.

DISCOVERY SHOP’S ANNIVERSARY PARTY: Discovery Shop in The Junction (4535 California SW), raising money to fight cancer, celebrates its 21st anniversary, in The Junction. Refreshments are served 1 – 3 p.m. and all clothing is 2 for 1.

LAST CHANCES TO SEE ‘BEAN’: “Bean: The Musical Fruit” musical for kids of all ages, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 2:00 and 6:00 pm.

BLOCKBUSTER OPEN HOUSE: Weekend of special events at the Blockbuster store (2222 California SW). Today, they’re hosting a game tournament, featuring the newly released Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 at 4 pm. Entry is free with first-prize winner earning 6 months of unlimited movie/game rentals.

HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDRAISER: Charity Shopping & Silent Auction from 6-8 pm, at Pet Elements in Morgan Junction. Great event to help raise money for Seattle Humane Society! Bid on all sorts of gifts and certificates to awesome local businesses. Or, just come to shop. Pet Elements will be donating back 10% of all sales during event.

‘THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET’: At Kenyon Hall at 7:30 – Andrew Potter in “The Road to High Street“: Digital stories, music and video from a San Francisco street performer. Visit theroadtohighstreet.com for more information.

’80S FLASHBACK ADULT PROM AT SEALTH: Awesome ’80s Flashback Adult Prom at Chief Sealth International High School, to support the Class of 2012 Prom and Grad Night. Entire West Seattle community invited! 8-10 pm; details here.

FOOD TRUCKS TODAY: 3 food trucks back at Highland Park Improvement Club (12th/Holden), 11 am, list here; Marination Mobile at 35th/Graham, 11 am-2 pm.

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