West Seattle, Washington
25 Thursday
With the tax deadline just weeks away, the pace of scam calls is picking up. Two to warn you about:
REPORTED TO POLICE: According to a report filed with Seattle Police, early last Thursday morning, someone in the Admiral area reported getting scammed by a caller claiming to be from the IRS and “coerc(ing) her into purchasing Re-Load It cards and giving (the caller) the number over the phone. The suspect said this was to stop legal action for unpaid back taxes. (The victim) said she realized it was a scam after talking with her adult son. She immediately called the card company but was unable to stop the payment.”
READER REPORT: From Garry in Westwood, who recently found this voicemail via his land-line phone:
“Hello, we have been trying to reach you. This call is officially a final notice from IRS Internal Revenue Service … the reason of this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing a lawsuit against you to get more information about this case file. Please call immediately on our department number 360-362-4719. I repeat 360-362-4719. Thank you.”
I looked up the phone number on the web and it has numerous complaints relating to a variety of scams associated with government agencies and law enforcement, all with a similar “urgent” message. Wanted to pass this on to let others in West Seattle know they might be getting the same type of phone message.
HOW TO REPORT A SCAM, OR VERIFY A CALL: Lots of good info on this IRS webpage.
(WSB photo)
Thanks to everyone who tipped us about the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that appeared to be searching off Alki. We went over to check, and got the photo above, but no information from land, and no city public-safety responders in view; a USCG spokesperson we subsequently reached by phone confirms that it’s indeed a search – starting with “an unconfirmed report of a swimmer struggling in the water.” The person who reported this lost sight of the apparent swimmer, according to the USCG, but they are searching from the air and water until they are sure they’ve done as much looking as they can. No other information so far.
Though by nature and zoning it hasn’t drawn triple-digit-unit developments, Delridge Way has seen plenty of building the past few years, and we have two more notes from city files:
MIXED USE AT 5414 DELRIDGE: A few doors north of DESC’s Cottage Grove Commons, 5414 Delridge Way has an early-stage proposal for a mixed-use building to replace the 85-year-old cottage in this photo:
Four stories, 7 residential units and 1,000 square feet for retail/office. A “site plan” just filed last Thursday shows the ownership as Christianson Development, same as the townhouses-over-office space units that start one door down; architect for this project is listed as Nicholson Kovalchick. According to the DPD website, this will go through Design Review.
4150 DELRIDGE: This not-previously-developed site north of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, last mentioned here in fall 2013, has a new configuration.
The newest proposal is for four 2-unit, 4-story rowhouses. Ownership is a Burien company; architect, David Neiman.
“Happy birthday” wishes go out to West Seattle’s Boy Scout Troop 284 – and this is a BIG birthday: The troop’s centennial celebration. You’re invited to join them for the party – whether or not you are or have been associated with Troop 284:
TROOP 284 CENTENNIAL REUNION CELEBRATIONS
February 21, 2015, 5:30 pm
The Brockey Conference Center, at South Seattle CollegeOn February 21, 2015, Boy Scouts of America Troop 284 will celebrate their 100-year anniversary as a continuously chartered troop in Seattle by hosting a Centennial Reunion & Dinner Celebration. We welcome friends, family, Scouts, and other interested persons to join us at the Brockey Conference Center at South Seattle College at 5:30 pm. Please register at seattlebsa.org/new/event-registration
Questions regarding banquet registration and Troop 284 information can be addressed to: Troop284WestSeattle@gmail.com
Troop 284 was established in 1915 under the commission of William Barnet and remains chartered to the Boy Scouts of America through the West Seattle Kiwanis. Over the last 100 years, Troop 284 has proudly graduated 102 Eagle Scouts and provided 15,000 hours of service in and around the West Seattle community and beyond.
Since 1988, Troop 284 has maintained their commitment to the West Seattle Food Bank through the Scouting for Food drives; an annual program where the Scouts collect food donations from the West Seattle community. Over the last 27 years, Troop 284 has collected and donated more than 1,000 pounds of food per year to the food bank.
In keeping with their commitment to service, Troop 284 gathered at the West Seattle Food Bank on Jan. 24 to help assemble and install some much needed storage shelving.
Their Centennial Service Project was completed with assistance from Walter F. Toth Construction.
As our Troop transitions to our next 100 years, we hope you will stay in touch and continue to share in our Boy Scout journey. We welcome your support and involvement. For current Troop events: facebook.com/WSTroop284
Bon voyage! Only three days of school next week for Seattle Public Schools, and these students will be spending those days far from home. NP shares the photo – taken Saturday at Sea-Tac Airport – and explains, “Madison Middle School 8th graders are traveling to France for a week of adventures with their French teacher Paula Rippe.”
(Odd shape to the rising sun today – cloud? – photographed by Coleman Smith)
Caught between Valentine’s Day and the Presidents Day holiday, today is relatively quiet – but we still have some options, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm – local produce, beverages, cheese, meat, more. (44th/Alaska)
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Been to the home of West Seattle history lately? Open noon-4 pm. (61st/Stevens)
AFTERNOON MUSIC: Bluegrass and old-time music with Jamtime at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 1-4 pm. (5612 California SW)
AGING PARENTS? 2 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Branch Library, you might be interested to hear about “The Impact of Long-Term Care,” beyond its cost. Details here. (2306 42nd SW)
LAST CHANCE TO SEE “4000 MILES”: 3 pm, final performance of “4000 Miles” at ArtsWest Playhouse & Gallery (WSB sponsor). Ticket info here. (4711 California SW)
MILO GREENE @ EASY STREET: 6 pm, free, live, in-store concert by four-piece Milo Greene – who describe their music as “cinematic pop” – at Easy Street Records. (Alaska/California)
MORE MUSIC … among other things, in the rest of the listings on our calendar.
(L-R, Coach Buiford, Coach Daven, Gonzalo Guzman, Ryan Davis, Coach D, Daron Camacho, Coach LT; photo by Lynn Ogdon-Perrine)
Thanks to Lynn Ogdon-Perrine for an update on Chief Sealth International High School wrestlers who are headed into state competition:
In the big regional competition at Sealth on Saturday, Daron Camacho won first in his weight class and has been named Metro League Wrestler of the Year. Lynn adds that Antonio Childs placed 3rd in regionals in his weight class, and that Ryan Davis is first alternate in his weight class and Gonzalo Guzman is second alternate for state in his weight class.
Meantime, after girls’ regionals on Saturday in Bellingham, Sealth’s Makayla Dorn is also going to state:
(Makayla Dorn; photo by Brad Kelln)
She placed third. State competition is next Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
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