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Top-of-the-hour weather conditions from the National Weather Service include gusts up to 38 mph at Alki Point (K91S, in this roundup). (ADDED 10:30 PM: Here’s the Beach Drive weather station page, thanks to BDB.) The latest “forecast discussion” also mentions snow levels potentially as low as 500 feet on Saturday night, which means a big temp drop at some point, considering it’s upper-40s out there now. ADDED 11:07 PM: Top-of-the-hour gust at Alki Point now listed at 50 mph. No power outages right now but if anything major happens, here’s the City Light page that will list them. ADDED 12:27 AM: First “flickering” here in Upper Fauntleroy – the wind’s just intensified, too. ADDED 2:07 AM: 51 mph for the Alki Point top-of-the-hour gust, this time.

WS crime watch: Citizen calls help police solve more burglaries

January 4, 2008 7:38 pm

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| Crime | Safety | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

One of the police reports we reviewed at the Seattle Police Southwest Precinct late today got even better with some added information forwarded by Lt. Steve Paulsen – turns out that one arrest following a gas-station break-in early yesterday helped detectives solve 9 burglaries in all. It all started just before 5 am Thursday, with calls to police reporting someone smashing in the front door of the Chevron station at 35th and Holden. The callers gave police excellent information — describing the suspect and his car, and which way he headed after he took off. An officer spotted the car, a white T-Bird with a sunroof, at 35th and Morgan, and pulled it over in the 7100 block of Delridge. The car’s registered owner gave police permission to search its trunk, where officers found items including 33 unopened packages of cigarettes. One of the detectives who questioned the suspect, Detective Donald Henderson, picks up the story from there, in an e-mail forwarded to WSB by Lt. Paulsen:

A consent to search was obtained from the registered owner. Stolen Property and Burglary Tools were recovered, and placed into evidence. Detectives were able to solve eight commercial burglary cases in West Seattle, and one from North Seattle. Well done to West Seattle Citizens for getting involved, and reporting suspicious activity to 9-1-1.

Lt. Paulsen adds, “This all began with a citizen call and one of our newer police officers on the morning watch (Officer Melissa Wengard). Great example of the public calling in things that don’t look right!” You may recall another WSB report three weeks ago about another stack of burglary cases solved by the Southwest Precinct team. Meantime, here are half a dozen more new and noteworthy West Seattle police reports:Read More

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Reader report: Antique shop “closed for remodeling”

January 4, 2008 5:04 pm

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| West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

Thanks to Michelle for sending the photo and the tip. What’s on that sign is all the info we have – we just tried calling but no answer and no recorded message. (If you’re not familiar with Admiralty House, it’s at 2141 California in North Admiral.)

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First ex-Huling employee sentencing: 9 months

January 4, 2008 2:12 pm

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| Crime | WS breaking news

Just back from King County Superior Court, where former Huling Bros. salesperson Paul Rimbey was sentenced less than an hour ago for 1st-degree theft, after a jury found him guilty last month for his role in a scheme to steal from a mentally unstable dealership customer. His lawyer wanted the basic maximum, 3 months; the prosecutor asked for 18 months; the judge made it 9 months, with work-release provisions so Rimbey can continue at the fulltime job he says he just finally got after a year of trying to find work. He cried while pleading for leniency, and supporters/relatives in the courtroom cried too. 2:31 PM UPDATE: Here’s our full report:Read More

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West Seattle Weather Watch: Wind advisory

January 4, 2008 12:13 pm

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| West Seattle weather

Kicks in this afternoon, according to the latest forecast.

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West Seattle Weekend Lineup: First weekend of ’08

January 4, 2008 12:01 pm

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| Fun stuff to do | WS culture/arts | WS Weekend Lineup

No time for post-holiday letdown, with 26 West Seattle-wide events listed here (including theater, music, movies, Rocky Horror, even roller skating):Read More

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Friday mid-morning miscellany

January 4, 2008 10:46 am

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| Environment | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | Wildlife

COYOTE REPORT: Just in from Katherine – “WOW! Heard maybe 3 coyotes howling and crying early this morning from Pelly Place Natural Area, which is near Lowman Beach Park.” (ADDED 10:30 PM, Alex reports a coyote trying to cross California SW tonight near SW Willow; traffic spooked it, he said, and it retreated back westbound onto Willow.)

TREE TAKEDOWN: No doubt this will be a big weekend for taking down the Christmas tree. In addition to the tree-recycling/disposal info we featured in this post-Christmas report, we also have more details about a youth group’s treecycling fundraiser on Saturday: Local Rainbow Girls are taking trees 10 am-2 pm tomorrow at the Alki Masonic Hall (4736 40th; map here) for a $5 donation; the trees will be mulched.

SCHOOL-TOUR TIME: Some West Seattle private schools are already back in post-winter-break session; public schools return Monday. At both private and public schools, tour and open-house time is kicking into high gear, because it’s application season for the ’08-’09 school year (already!). We are adding tour and open-house info to the WSB Events page as fast as we find/receive it; please let us know what’s up at your school. More to come on school-decision season – including a spotlight on some multischool events including the West Seattle Middle School Information Night (with reps from private and public middle schools around WS) at Gatewood Elementary next Thursday.

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No winter break for 2 regular Junction events

January 4, 2008 9:13 am

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| Fun stuff to do | West Seattle Art Walk | West Seattle Farmers' Market | WS culture/arts

No midwinter hibernation going on in The Junction — the West Seattle Farmers’ Market (tulips from last Sunday @ left) and West Seattle Art Walk are both going strong. Next Farmers’ Market is this Sunday, with the later start now in effect through February (11 am-2 pm); next Art Walk is Thursday (6-10 pm) — click here for the list of participating locations and artists, just sent by Lora from WSB sponsor Hotwire Coffee (note this will be the second WS Art Walk for the new Twilight Art Collective location in the ex-Bikes & Brew space west of Easy Street). Meantime, for a list of more events coming up even sooner, our weekly West Seattle Weekend Lineup will be published here in a few hours.