West Seattle, Washington
13 Saturday
Just in case you’ve missed it – here’s the full list. The morning starts with two “sunrise” services – multidenominational at Forest Lawn in High Point (map) at 6:30 am, the local UCC churches joining together on the beach at Alki/57th (map) at 7 am. Note that some churches are offering breakfasts and egg hunts as well as worship services.
WSB photojournalist Christopher Boffoli shares two views of the Washington State Ferries vessel Issaquah, usually on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run but currently in drydock at Todd Shipyards:
Also along the West Seattle waterfront: David Hutchinson provides a new view of one of this spring’s most famous local families:
David writes:
There are currently 24 goslings being tended by 2 pairs of adult geese. You can see them roaming the lawns between Salty’s and the Don Armeni boat ramp each day and then leaving in a group after sunset for the beaches of Jack Block Park to spend the night. By the end of July, they will have grown to near adult size and will have learned to fly.
We closely followed the development of last year’s group of goslings and found it very fascinating. Hopefully, despite their controversial status, people will take advantage of this opportunity to see nature close up and will be tolerant of their presence over the next several months. Sadly, last year we observed individuals setting their dogs on groups of adult geese with goslings and quite a few kids seemed think that it was amusing to throw rocks at them as they swam by.
For more information about Canada Geese, check www.canadageese.org/faq.html
We received another goose-family photo today from Manuel:
P.S. Not West Seattle-specific, but if you too are a bird fan, you might enjoy reading the latest on Seattle’s urban peregrines (they’re not mentioned so far this year, but some have been known to nest under The Bridge).
Another crime report to share today – out of the WSB inbox, from Nick:
Sometime early Friday morning (4/10) our car was vandalized on the street side by someone gouging a key completely from front to back in the neighborhood off Delridge near the West Seattle Bridge on 26th St SW. There has been a lot of extra activity in this area in the past year or so and has been escalating. If anyone has any information or saw anything suspicious in the area around that time please let us know. It’s kind of sad when things like this happen unprovoked and just goes to show that you always have to be on your guard…
Side note for everybody: We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again; in addition to making sure there’s a Block Watch in your area, we highly recommend attending the next West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting, to bring concerns to local police leaders (and the volunteers who run the group), and to hear firsthand about local trends. 7 pm April 21, Southwest Precinct meeting room.
4 weeks from today — Saturday, May 9 — it’s the 5th annual West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, not one big sale but rather MANY sales, some big, some not-so-big, all over the peninsula, 9 am-3 pm. Here at WSB, it’s our second year coordinating the big event, and we have some updates for you:
REGISTRATION: By request, we expanded the registration period from 2 weeks to 3 weeks this year. The first week is now over, and we’ve got 60 sales on the list so far – last year set a record at almost 150 – can we beat it this year? This is the FIRST major Garage Sale Day in the city this year, since Greenwood has moved its event to fall. Three ways to sign up: Register and pay online (go here); print out the form (go here) and postal-mail it; or pick up a pre-printed mail-in form at Hotwire Coffee, Illusions Hair Design, Stor-More Self-Storage, and Brunette Mix (all 4 are WSB sponsors) or at one of these two Seattle Public Library branches, West Seattle (Admiral) and Southwest (35th/Henderson). Deadline for us to receive registrations is Saturday night 4/25 — we’re making the map available earlier this year (the very first copies will be available at our table at the Sustainable West Seattle Festival on 5/3), so we really need everything in by deadline.
WHAT TO DO WITH ANYTHING LEFT OVER: It’s official – Northwest Center will partner with West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day again this year. That means the dropoff spot in The Junction (44th/Edmunds) will stay open later than usual on Sale Day itself, or you’ll be able to book a Big Blue Truck pickup online for AFTER Sale Day, once you know how much you need to donate. (NW Center welcomes your stuff any time, of course; here’s a list of what they take.)
REMINDER – TWO SALE SPOTS IF YOU DON’T HAVE ROOM FOR YOUR OWN: Hotwire Coffee and C&P Coffee are both making space available in their courtyards – contact Lora at Hotwire or Cameron at C&P ASAP if you’re interested.
The official all-Garage-Sale-Day-all-the-time site is at westseattlegaragesale.com, where you’ll find registration info and other updates any time; you can also become a fan of the new WSCGSD page on Facebook by going here.
Just out of the WSB inbox, from Dunsany:
While I was in Caffe Ladro this morning, someone backed into the side of my car smashing in the section in front of driver-side door. The car was parked down on Frontenac street [map] from 10:30 am until 12:30. Driver took off – no note and no witnesses to be found. I’m pretty disgusted with the complete lack of responsibility of people right now.
See anything? Let police know: 206-625-5011 is the non-emergency number. Frontenac, by the way, is the cross-street north of Caffe Ladro, as seen here on Google Street View:
Thanks to those who’ve e-mailed to tell us about a medic call at Seacrest. We have someone on the way and should have information shortly about what’s happening. 2:19 PM UPDATE: Talked to the medic/fire crews (who have since all left the scene). Someone thought there was a problem – there wasn’t – all’s well – nobody treated/transported, case closed.
“Egg hunt on aisle 7” – you can almost imagine the overhead announcement. That’s just one of the scenes from inside West Seattle Thriftway, where the traditional crowd waited excitedly outside just before the 9 am egg hunt:
High stakes there – prizes in this egg hunt included a Wii and Mariners’ tickets! And if that wasn’t fun enough – an Easter Bunny sighting (our video camera followed his/her entourage):
(Added later: Thriftway now has its photos up online at westseattlethriftway.com – if your family’s in one of the photos, you can e-mail info@westseattlethriftway.com to request a copy!) Then at 10 am, community centers all over West Seattle had egg hunts too – by then the rain had stopped and the sun was even trying to come out. On the field at High Point Community Center, we spotted the REAL Easter Bunny – this gentleman who was out scattering the eggs and treats:
That section of the field was stormed shortly thereafter by the oldest kids:
Check out our video from just after they got the “go” signal:
Younger groups had their own egg hunts, one on the tennis court, one in the playfield corner at 34th/Myrtle:
If you missed today’s egg hunts, note that a few West Seattle churches are planning their own, right after Easter services tomorrow morning; see our West Seattle Easter services list for the locations.
A few notes of interest in the House Transportation Budget legislation passed 65-30 late Friday (with both 34th District State House members, Eileen Cody and Sharon Nelson, among the “yes” votes): The bill now includes an amendment by Rep. Nelson (see it here) to fix the situation that the mayor sounded an alarm about earlier this month – a proposal that would have tied Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project money to some other city improvements (original WSB report here). Also, while it’s not the final say on whether a tunnel will replace the Central Waterfront “mile in the middle” section of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the House bill does include the money needed for the tunnel itself and also says:
(23) Expenditures for the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project must be made in conformance with Engrossed 38 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5768
… which is the bill that says a tunnel should replace The Viaduct. 5768 is in the House Rules Committee right now, and House Speaker Frank Chopp — who advocated an elevated replacement earlier in the Viaduct solution search — has been quoted as saying he won’t keep it from going to a floor vote, possibly early next week.
That’s our video from last year’s egg hunt at Delridge Community Center – which, along with every other West Seattle community center, is planning one at 10 am today. First, there’s the 9 am egg hunt at West Seattle Thriftway and the 11 am Eastridge Christian event at Lincoln Park, all listed here along with church services today and tomorrow (and more).
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