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West Seattle HS boys prepare for postseason game Tuesday

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The West Seattle High School boys’ varsity basketball team is looking ahead to a postseason game against O’Dea next Tuesday, they announced the day after a hard-fought loss to Franklin.

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West Seattle traffic-alert update: Delridge offramp reopens after crash

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8:53 PM: SDOT says the Delridge offramp from the westbound West Seattle Bridge is closed because of a crash. Reader tip (accompanying photos including the one added above) says it seems like a spinout. More as we get it.

10:18 PM: SDOT just tweeted that the ramp has reopened.

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Help teach about the beach! Be a volunteer naturalist this year

February 7, 2015 7:02 pm

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| How to help | West Seattle beaches | West Seattle news

(Photo by Greg, Constellation Park, 2012
Love to tide-walk? Do it as a volunteer beach naturalist this year! Here’s the official call for volunteers:

Volunteer with the Seattle Aquarium at a beach near you!

Why do barnacles stand on their heads? What do sea stars like to eat? How do moon snails lay their eggs? Learn to answer these and other fun questions by volunteering as a Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalist this summer. Naturalists receive training in the spring, and then spend three low tide days educating beach visitors about inter-tidal life and beach etiquette at one of eleven Puget Sound beaches, including Constellation Park and Lincoln Beach in West Seattle. Training begins on March 10.

If interested, please email beachnaturalist@seattleaquarium.org, call (206) 386-4365 or visit www.seattleaquarium.org/beach-naturalist.

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West Seattle High School’s Sonya Elliott honored as Metro League coach of the year, day after regular-season-ending win

February 7, 2015 4:00 pm

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(WSB photos/video by Tracy Record)
Standing at right above, that’s West Seattle High School girls-varsity head coach Sonya Elliott, who has been honored as Metro League Coach of the Year for the second time in three years, according to the school’s announcement on Twitter. Another tweet says junior Lydia Giomi has been named league MVP. Our top photo is from right after the team ended the first stage of a stellar season with a 62-20 victory last night over the visiting Franklin Quakers. In case you haven’t seen the Wildcat women play yet this year, here’s a minute we caught on video:

As the final home game of the regular season, last night was also Senior Night:

An especially poignant Senior Night for Coach Elliott, whose departing senior mainstays include her daughter Charli Elliott:

Also honored, Emily Fiso …

Annalisa Ursino …

Rachel Devore …

And Kristine La:

On to the game.

Fiso scored the first five points and finished as the scoring leader with 18.

Lexi Ioane was next with 15.

P.S. The cheer squad’s seniors were honored too – including the new Miss Seattle, Taryn Smith, who sang the national anthem before each game:

We’re now waiting to hear when/where the girls will start postseason play.

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Metro ‘service change’ on February 14: 2 West Seattle routes have non-WS changes; reminder of upcoming fare changes

February 7, 2015 1:42 pm

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| Transportation | West Seattle news

One week from today, it’s Metro‘s next three-times-a-year service change. Two routes that include West Seattle have changes, but the changes are not IN West Seattle. The service-change announcement also brings news of a fare increase and the new low-income fare*, plus a change in customer service. Read on for details:

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West Seattle utility-work alert: Early warning of possible waterlessness for a day or two or three next month

February 7, 2015 10:17 am

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| Utilities | West Seattle news

If you live along 36th or 37th SW between SW Brandon and SW Morgan, you should get that alert in your postal mail today or Monday, says Seattle Public Utilities, which wants to make sure you know about a big but relatively brief project that might affect your water service at some point March 11th, 12th, and/or 13th, and mailed the notice to “the project area” on Friday. Depending on what they find, it might just be a prelude to something even bigger. But at least you have five weeks now to plan ahead. (If you can’t see/scroll through the notice above, here’s the PDF version.)

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West Seattle Saturday: Soul Jambalaya; ‘Meaningful Movie’; more…

February 7, 2015 7:56 am

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(Young male Anna’s Hummingbird photographed by Danny McMillin, shared via the WSB Flickr group)

No reason for rainy-day boredom. Here’s some of what’s on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

CAMP FIRE CANDY SALES: 9 am-4 pm today and tomorrow, Camp Fire’s annual candy fundraiser will be happening at the Fauntleroy ferry dock (among other places), per the organization’s lineup. (4829 SW Barton)

RESTAURANT NOTES: 8 am-8 pm, Endolyne Joe’s (WSB sponsor) has bacon giveaways celebrating the return of Danny the Pig (9261 45th SW); 10 am-2 am, Mission marks its 10th anniversary (2325 California SW) – details on both are in last night’s roundup of restaurant notes.

GIVE A LIFE-SAVING GIFT: If you can donate blood, look for the mobile van from Bloodworks NW (new name for what was Puget Sound Blood Center) in The Junction. Walkup donors welcome. 9-11 am and noon-3 pm. (42nd/Alaska)

STAIRWAY WALKS DAY: 10 am at three spots in West Seattle (and others around the city) – advance registration was required, so this is just a reminder for those who signed up.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: 10 am-2 pm, adults only; details in our listing. (20th/Roxbury)

GREAT START PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: 11 am-1 pm, you’re welcome to come find out more. (4620 SW Graham)

GAMES, GAMES, GAMES: 2-5 pm, drop by Admiral Congregational Church for games and snacks. (California/Hill)

‘SOUL JAMBALAYA’ CONCERT: 7 pm, celebrate music traditions from blues to jazz to gospel to funk with student musicians and acclaimed guest performers, as previewed here. Free; donations accepted, to support Denny/Sealth music programs. Chief Sealth International High School auditorium. (2600 SW Thistle)

WEST SEATTLE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: 7 pm (doors at 6:30), “Urban Gardeners and Social Justice Heroes” – read about this month’s program here. Free; donations accepted. Neighborhood House’s High Point Center. (6400 Sylvan Way)

‘KING OF BOOGIE WOOGIE PIANO’: 7:30 pm, Arthur Migliazzia brings boogie-woogie to historic Kenyon Hall, as explained in our calendar listing. (7904 35th SW)

NOT DEAD YET: Catch them at Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor), 9 pm. (6451 California SW)

WHAT ELSE IS UP? Check our calendar.

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Memorial on February 19th for Jimmy D. Picinich Jr., 1971-2015

February 7, 2015 7:21 am

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| Obituaries | West Seattle news | West Seattle people

Services for Jimmy D. Picinich Jr., 43, are planned February 19th at Holy Rosary Church. Here’s the remembrance his family is sharing:

Jimmy D. Picinich Jr., born April 30, 1971, passed away at home on January 30th.

Jimmy attended Holy Rosary, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, and Shoreline Community College.

After completing his education, Jimmy began his career as a Seattle Longshoreman, a proud member of ILWU Local 19 for 25 years.

Jimmy leaves behind his wife Kelli, daughter Taylor, his loving parents Jim and Janet Picinich, sister Krista, brother-in-law Colin, nephew Jimmy, and niece Addison.

Services will be held at West Seattle Holy Rosary Church on Thursday, February 19th, at 10:30 am; reception to follow in Lanigan Gymnasium at Holy Rosary School.

(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries by request, free of charge. Please e-mail the text, and a photo if available, to editor@westseattleblog.com)

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