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Thanks to Fauntleroy’s Judy Pickens for sharing word of this big recycling event coming up in two weeks:

The Green Committee at Fauntleroy Church is partnering with 1 Green Planet for convenient recycling on Sunday, Feb. 21, 9 AM-2 PM in the church parking lot. Bring washers, dryers, & other appliances; TVs & other electronics; computer equipment of all kinds; batteries & scrap metal of all kinds. Free; details at www.fauntleroyucc.org

Fauntleroy Church is at 9140 California SW: if you haven’t been there before, be sure to check the map, because it’s a stub of California SW that’s NOT connected to the multi-mile straightaway (so vividly visible in this photo).

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West Seattle’s hottest ticket today: WestSide Baby’s $100,000+ tea

February 6, 2010 8:01 pm

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WestSide Baby executive director Nancy Woodland had reason to smile. WestSide Baby’s 9th annual Benefit Tea in Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College (WSB sponsor) on Puget Ridge was sold out long before the doors opened – check out the crowd:

Volunteers young and old made it a success – including ambassadors Sonja and Kelsey (wearing, and handing out, tiaras):

WestSide Baby’s website counted the guest list at more than 450; we’ve got messages out to find out the final tallies. WestSide Baby helps thousands of families and has lots of other ways for you to make sure they can keep doing it. 10:59 PM UPDATE: Nancy Woodland says the final guest count was 470 – and they raised more than $100,000. “Unbelievable and amazing and we are so very thankful!” she adds. ADDED 12:36 AM: Courtesy of Donna Ryan Photography, Rinku Wheaton speaking at the event, including her thoughts on being part of WestSide Baby’s “Giving Circle” (read more about it here):

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West Seattle weekend scenes: Illusions’ hearty “Have a Heart Day”

February 6, 2010 7:36 pm

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That’s one of the photos Illusions Hair Design (WSB sponsor) tweeted – find them on Twitter at @illusionshaird and on Facebook too – during today’s “Have a Heart Day” fundraiser. Stylists donated their time and all proceeds from haircuts went to the West Seattle Food Bank. Illusions says they raised more than $900.

(P.S. The Food Bank has its own big fundraiser coming up in April – “Instruments of Change” – ticket info’s online now.)

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West Seattle weekend scenes: Neighbor Appreciation Day

February 6, 2010 6:45 pm

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At Southwest Community Center in Westwood, it was the perfect segue – right after 100-plus people wrapped up the West Seattle Reservoir Park planning meeting (full report still to come), they were invited to move upstairs to celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day. Among the surprises: Live music. There were treats, too, plus a free swim at co-housed Southwest Pool, and a thank-you card:

(Thanks to Dina Johnson for the card photo!) West Seattle’s three other community centers – Alki, Hiawatha and High Point – hosted open-house-style Neighbor Appreciation Day parties too. P.S. Southwest CC will be host Thursday night to the Westwood Neighborhood Council‘s next meeting – 7 pm – agenda notes on the WNC website.

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Two big Sundays: West Seattle Super Bowl/Valentine’s Day lists

February 6, 2010 3:01 pm

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Lots of options for the Big Game tomorrow – we have added even more to the West Seattle Super Bowl Viewing Guide first published here Thursday night (now up to Version 1.2). As for the game of love — we’ve got a West Seattle Valentine Dining Guide in the works too; here’s version 1.0 – more to be added, let us know if you have full details on something that’s not listed.

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Update: California SW reopens after Gatewood pole mishap

February 6, 2010 12:22 pm

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ORIGINAL 12:22 PM REPORT: A crash at California/Monroe (map) in Gatewood has California SW closed for a few blocks in both directions. As you see in our photo, it involves a car and a pole, and utility lines are down. No serious injuries reported. 12:59 PM UPDATE: Street’s still closed. Seattle City Light apparently needs two crews to deal with the pole/line problem caused by the crash, and is still awaiting the second one. 1:19 PM: Brian Zenk shares this photo from another angle:

1:51 PM: California SW is now open again. But you can’t turn onto Monroe – it’s blocked off – the pole is still at an angle.

11:19 PM: That’s one photo we didn’t use earlier – showing that part of the pole was knocked all the way across California to the west side of the street. As of just minutes ago, crews are still out working on the pole and the lines, and the California end of Monroe remains blocked off.

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More West Seattle help for Haiti: Any art supplies to share?

February 6, 2010 12:07 pm

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Longtime West Seattle resident Victoria Shaw has a request for West Seattle’s art community (and anyone else who sees this):

I am the director of an international children’s art and cultural exchange program called “The Mural Project” (themuralproject.net).

We are working with the organization Art For Haitian Children to help them rebuild an art school in Jacmel, Haiti and to gather art supplies to take to them this Spring.

I know that there are many artists in the West Seattle area, if any of you might have extra acrylic paints, rolls of canvas and/or paintbrushes or would like to donate new items, these children would love to receive them.

If you have any questions please contact Victoria Shaw at (206) 937-9747 or
_amural98@aol.com

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Happening now: Designing the park @ West Seattle Reservoir

February 6, 2010 10:59 am

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BIG crowd at Southwest Community Center right now for the second meeting to help figure out what the future park atop West Seattle Reservoir (adjacent to Westcrest Park in Highland Park) will look like. At least 100 people here; meeting leaders asked for a show of hands to help classify who’s here and why – dozens raised their hands when asked who’s here to advocate for Frisbee golf at the future park, which is being created because the reservoir’s being covered. At least a third of the people here also raised their hands when asked who lives in walking distance of the park; we see Highland Park community advocates here as well as leaders from other eastern West Seattle neighborhoods including Westwood and Pigeon Point. The meeting continues till noon; participants are currently discussing, at tables with maps and Sharpies, what they’d sketch out for the park. Project manager Susanne Friedman from the Parks Department says the final two design meetings are likely to be scheduled for late April and late June. 12:31 PM: Meeting has wrapped up. Crowd voted for the next meeting to be on a Saturday morning again – Parks says the date will be the last or second-to-last Saturday in April. As for all the ideas offered – separate story to come later.

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Valentine’s Day in West Seattle: Where to “feed the love”

February 6, 2010 8:19 am

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Already got your Super Bowl plans locked up – perhaps with the help of the WSB West Seattle Super Bowl Viewing guide (food/drink specials and TV sizes)? Now it’s time to make sure you’re all set for Valentine’s Day, one week from tomorrow. We’re working on the West Seattle Valentine’s Weekend list of West Seattle dining highlights – additions to come (and if you see something missing, feel free to let us know ASAP) – here’s Version 1.0! (Note – this has been replaced by updated list as of Sunday – go here)

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Today/tonight: Go, Denny!; Adopt-A-Street; Have A Heart; more

February 6, 2010 7:43 am

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BASKETBALL: From Denny principal Jeff Clark:

I am very pleased to share that both the Denny International Middle School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams are playing in the Seattle Public Schools championship games (today). Our girls will be playing Whitman Middle School at noon at Franklin High School. Our boys’ team is playing Eckstein at 2:00, also at Franklin. Everyone is invited to come and cheer on the Denny Dolphins!

Franklin High School is at 3013 South Mount Baker Blvd.; here’s a map.

RESERVOIR: As per yesterday’s reminder, this morning you can help plot the course of the extra parkland being created atop West Seattle Reservoir in Westcrest Park. 10 am-noon, Southwest Community Center (map).

ADOPT-A-STREET: Hit the street with the North Delridge Neighborhood Council. Join them outside Delridge Community Center (map) at 9:45.

NEIGHBOR APPRECIATION DAY: Events include tours at every city fire station, including the five in West Seattle (list here – ours are 11, 29, 32, 36, 37), 11 am-3 pm; fun events at all four community centers in West Seattle (Alki 11 am-2 pm, the other three noon-2 pm), and the “Raise the Beds” work party at the taking-shape garden (first covered here in October) behind C & P Coffee, 10 am-noon.

CUTS FOR A CAUSE: “Have a Heart” haircut day at Illusions Hair Design (WSB sponsor), 10 am-3 pm, all proceeds to West Seattle Food Bank (call to see if they have any appointments left, 938-3675)

FOOD DRIVE: It’s “Care To Shop” food-drive day (explained here) at West Seattle PCC (WSB sponsor) for Chicken Soup Brigade/Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 10 am-3 pm

And that barely scratches the surface of what’s up today/tonight in and around West Seattle – including the WestSide Baby fundraising tea (sold out!) and the Chief Sealth HS music program dinner-dance; the longer list is in the West Seattle Weekend Lineup.

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