West Seattle, Washington
25 Thursday
Today, you had the chance to see what’s new at Chief Sealth International High School and at Swedish Automotive (WSB sponsor) – tomorrow, Fauntleroy Church and the co-housed YMCA (WSB sponsor) invite you to come see what they’ve been working on for about nine months! Judy Pickens showed us around for a preview – she’s in this photo with pastor David Kratz:
The renovations come just two years after Fauntleroy Church celebrated its centennial:
Tomorrow’s dedication and grand-opening event at Fauntleroy Church/YMCA starts at 2 pm – everybody’s welcome. (9140 California SW – here’s a map.)
Two great photos just landed in the WSB inbox – first, Rolly Francisco shares the view of Mount Rainier as seen from 40th/Andover around 5 pm (you just never know how many more times this year we’ll see it!) – second, Trileigh was out star/planetgazing last night and captured multiple moons:
Trileigh explains:
Although in the photo you can see three moons surrounding Jupiter (the bright white spot near the middle of the picture), with a spotting scope you can actually see four.
And I don’t know what that funny blue thing is to the lower left of Jupiter. It was in each picture I took, several minutes apart, and appeared to move first further away to the lower left each time and then back closer. Could it be a satellite, I wonder?
Tonight should still be clear, I believe – people with binoculars or a spotting scope should get out and see five moons at once, including Earth’s!
Thanks for the photos!
While this morning’s community celebration of the Chief Sealth International High School overhaul was under way, we added a photo to an earlier story – now, a couple more: Top, Sue Daley and Lisa Sattler were at the Sealth PTSA table; the PTSA has its own website, by the way – with info including the date for this year’s fundraising auction (November 18th). Next photo – one of the true showpieces of the work on campus, the Galleria between the renovated Sealth and the in-progress Denny International Middle School:
Meantime, there’s another big event ahead at Sealth: This Thursday night, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson and other top district officials will be there for a “welcome back” community meeting – not just for Sealth families, but for all SPS families in the West Seattle area – that’s set for 6:30-8 pm Thursday (September 30th).
As noisy and dusty as demolition can be, it can sometimes lead to fleeting scenes you might even consider beautiful. Diane shared these photos from the Admiral Safeway site, taken last night – note the old clock suddenly front and center:
Also revealed, curving framework:
And then the newer facade, still standing:
Another look:
As we’ve noted the past few days, you can now check in on a webcam focused on the site – see it here. P.S. Looking further back into the week, Christopher Boffoli got this video as the major demolition began a couple days ago – coverage of other stories got in the way of publishing it till now:
Swedish Automotive owner Dave Winters is proudly welcoming everyone to this afternoon’s open house/housewarming celebration at Swedish’s newly completed, bigger location, 7901 35th SW (map). Above, that’s Dave at left with a longtime friend who’s also a big name in the West Seattle auto-repair/maintenance business, Tom Smith of Tom’s Automotive Service in The Triangle. (Both Swedish and Tom’s are WSB sponsors.) And what would a celebration of an automotive business be without cars? Swedish classics are on display:
And you may not be surprised to hear that the food being served up during today’s celebration includes Swedish meatballs:
Everybody’s welcome to stop by till 4 pm – not just for the food, fun, and fine folks, but also to see the green features of the new location – from drought-resistant native plantings, to the heating system designed to use waste oil, to the special nonpolluting car-wash bay (as noted in our sneak preview a few weeks ago).
Great day to get your car washed – and to help out the West Seattle High School volleyball team, which is having a fundraiser at West Seattle Produce (on Fauntleroy south of Alaska) – go shop, and get your car scrubbed. They’re scheduled to be there till 3 pm.
Thanks to Deanie Schwarz for that photo of The Wash Dog giving a free nail trim during the Pet Fest that’s under way right now, till 1 pm, at Arrowhead Gardens (WSB sponsor) – that’s David the Dog Walker helping out, Deanie explains, adding that he has a demonstration coming up around 12:15 pm. Lots of other pet-service providers there, people showing their dogs off in a dog fashion show, and if you don’t have a pet – Ginger’s Pet Rescue has 15 adoptable small dogs there too – like Betty Jane, a dachshund who’s not even 2 years old yet:
Arrowhead Gardens, by the way, is a pet-friendly retirement community, on the southeastern edge of Highland Park (2nd and Olson; here’s a map). More photos later!
(Added 10:12 am – photo from Sealth as the celebration begins outside the main entrance)
Two more notes about big events today in West Seattle: Both Chief Sealth International High School and Swedish Automotive are inviting you to come celebrate their shiny new digs – Sealth, as you know, has just gone through two years of renovations (with some new additions, like the Galleria that’ll be shared with the new adjacent Denny International Middle School campus when Denny opens next year), while Swedish has just built a brand-new location a few blocks south of its longtime site (here’s our recent sneak-preview tour). Sealth welcomes parents/guardians of students starting at 9:30 am, and everybody’s welcome starting at 10 am, continuing till noon (2600 SW Thistle; map). And noon is when the party starts at Swedish Automotive, 7901 35th SW (map), continuing till 4.
The forecast looks great. Here are five ways to do good today: Join JACK FM Radio for a beach cleanup 8 am-11 am, meet at Tully’s on Alki; West Seattle radio/Web personality Marty Riemer is hosting the event, and the first 50 people who sign in and then come back with a bag of beach trash each get a pair of tickets to the Jack Johnson concert in the Gorge … 2 West Seattle locations for National Drug Take-Back Day, 10 am-2 pm (full details here) … Go to West Seattle Produce for a Car Wash ‘n’ Shop event to benefit West Seattle High School Volleyball, 11 am-3 pm … Tonight the West Seattle Eagles host their first-ever Wild Game and Seafood Extravaganza to benefit the Sarcoidosis Foundation – $20/person for dinner, dancing, DJ, and silent auction – call (206) 938-4426 to check on ticket availability … Also tonight, a benefit at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center for Nepali women – details here; it starts at 6:30 pm … And that’s only part of what’s going on today – our full list of events and activities around West Seattle is here.
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