West Seattle, Washington
26 Friday
The new season for West Seattle Community Orchestras starts next Tuesday, with some changes from last season, according to the announcement we received tonight:
West Seattle Community Orchestras (WSCO) launch their Spring 2012 season next Tuesday, January 10 at Chief Sealth International High School with exciting changes in store for musicians and concertgoers. Registration is free to all students; $65 per season for adults. The season will culminate in concerts for all three orchestras in May 2012.
In West Seattle Crime Watch tonight – an update on the knifepoint robbery reported last night, plus a new report of street crime. First: Police went back today to the scene where a woman was held up at knifepoint last night by a robber who took her iPhone. They didn’t find the phone (a black iPhone 4S) but they did find the knife, described as a “dagger-style” weapon. We also have learned more about the arrest made in the case. After the victim reported the holdup in the 3400 block of SW 106th – where she was walking after getting off a Metro bus – Officer Scott Luckie (of “tweetalong” and burglary-arrests fame) was “working the area,” according to an SPD summary, and “spotted the suspect in the 9200 block of 35th … The suspect tried to hide from Officer Luckie, but Luckie was able to relocate him and detain him …” The summary identifies the suspect as a boy who turns 17 next month and is “on probation for robbery.” Since he is a juvenile, online records don’t show whether he is still in custody tonight, nor do they show full details of his record, but we did find partial information on a case in which he appears to have been charged with third-degree assault last August and pleaded guilty in late October.
Second – a robbery attempt last night in the Genesee area. The victim is a visitor from out of the country, and the people he’s staying with say it’s the second time he’s been victimized:Read More
Thanks to Gary Jones for sharing photos of sailboats in the Three Tree Point Yacht Club‘s Duwamish Head Race passing West Seattle shores today (as previewed in our morning roundup) along a 30.8-nautical-mile course that started in Des Moines.
Race results aren’t online yet, but you can watch for the link to turn up here. In three weeks, you can watch for the club again in local waters, with the Blake Island Race scheduled January 28th.
Three weeks ago, we published the tale of Amy the West Seattleite and Arlene the one-eyed cat. Amy had contacted us to add Arlene – the name she had given her – to the WSB Lost/Found Pets page, explaining she had found the cat a month earlier, in bad shape. After Arlene healed, Amy thought she had better do due diligence to see if the original owner was out there somewhere. We checked back to see how that went:
So far, Amy has not heard from Arlene’s previous owner, nor anyone with even a lead. She said, “I got TONS of e-mails back from people, all supportive and loving, and I did get some donations via pay-pal (which were very much appreciated!) But no one has said anything about recognizing Arlene or knowing who she belonged to. I must say, I’m relieved.” (Amy hadn’t asked for donations, but in the comment section following the first story, folks asked how they could help, since it was clear Arlene’s medical bills had cost a chunk of change.) Arlene has her own Facebook page, by the way; see it here.
Just got word that West Seattle author/artist Joseph Aprile is reading tonight from his two most recent books, “The Life and Times of Jeremy Sykes” and “Voices for Peace and Social Justice,” 6 pm tonight at C and P Coffee Company.
You have one more hour to get over to the Alki Masonic Hall parking lot – which is actually in The Junction, at 40th/Edmunds – with that Christmas tree you just didn’t quite get out with this week’s yard waste – the West Seattle Rainbow Girls will be there till 2 pm, taking trees for a suggested $5 donation. We photographed Crystal, Zoe, and Darian just as the truck from Branching Out Tree Service arrived to start turning the recycled trees into wood chips/mulch. This is the fifth year the Rainbow Girls have had a treecycling fundraiser (and it’s two locations this time around – part of the group is over at Southgate Masonic Hall in Burien).
(WSB photo from June 2011 Relay for Life coverage)
It’s not too soon to think about June. That’s when the annual Relay for Life of West Seattle raises money to fight cancer. It’s an all-night team event and generally not something you sign up for at the last minute, so the annual kickoff happens months ahead o time – and Jilyan Perry invites you to be part of it, one week from Wednesday, even if you’re not certain yet that you’ll join in:
We have our first event coming up on January 18th. This is our annual Kick-Off Party. The Kick-Off will be held from 6-8 pm at Sugar Rush Baking Company. In an open-house style, we will have complimentary food, wine and cupcakes. This is the community’s chance to learn everything they could want to know about Relay for Life – the American Cancer Society’s highest grossing fundraising event. The registration fee is waived until Kick-Off, and there will be plenty of computers on site and volunteers available to guide people through the process.
Sugar Rush is at 4531 California SW in The Junction.
(Spotted by Christopher Boffoli while watching for the orcas who visited on Friday)
From a variety of school-related events this morning, to the Time Warp after midnight, here are highlights from today’s entries in the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
YES, THAT’S A SAILBOAT RACE: You’ll see them off West Seattle shores as the Three Tree Point Yacht Club presents its annual Duwamish Head Race today.
LINCOLN PARK NEEDS YOU: From Friends of Lincoln Park: For 2012, resolve to improve your fitness and save the planet (one tree at a time)! Join the Friends of Lincoln Park restoring the beautiful forests of our West Seattle gem. 9 am to noon. Meet at the kiosk in the north parking lot (Fauntleroy Way SW and SW Rose St). Dress in layers for warmth and dryness, with sturdy shoes. Bring garden gloves and hand clippers, or we’ll have extras.
PRESCHOOL PREVIEW: Meet reps from schools around the area at the West Seattle Preschool Preview, 9 am -noon at South Seattle Community College‘s Brockey Center, Details here.
NEW PROJECTS FOR THE NEW YEAR? Remember the West Seattle Tool Library is open 9 am-2 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.
STORY TIME: At Kol HaNeshamah, 6115 SW Hinds, 9:30 am: The PJ Library Storytime at Kol HaNeshamah Congregation. Erik Lawson is guest musician, with PJ Library manager Amy Paquette as the storyteller.
WESTSIDE OPEN HOUSE: All-school open house at Westside School (WSB sponsor), 10 am-noon.
TALK WITH YOUR SCHOOL BOARD REP: Marty McLaren‘s first community-conversation meeting, 10 am-noon at Southwest Library (35th/Henderson).
STILL NEED TO TREE-CYCLE? The West Seattle Rainbow Girls‘ 5th annual Christmas-tree-recycle fundraiser is 10 am-2 pm today at the Alki Masonic Hall (4736 40th SW) and also at the Southgate Masonic Hall (1004 SW 152nd in Burien). Suggested donation $5. No flocked trees.
FOOD TRUCKS: Marination Mobile returns to West Seattle (35th/Graham, 11-2) after holiday break; three trucks are due at Highland Park Improvement Club (see the right sidebar on this page); Skillet‘s chicken/waffles truck expected at Uptown/Junction; and Beloved Mexico‘s first weekend across Fauntleroy at West Seattle Produce‘s new location.
VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER:: It’s the building on SW Orchard north of Home Depot, with the big statue in back, and you’re welcome to visit today since it’s open to the public Saturdays, noon-3 pm.
TRY THE TANGO: Argentine Tango classes In West Seattle at Allstar Fitness, 2629 SW Andover. Saturdays from 1-3 PM, $7 . Series classes are going to be available starting in January, with registration currently open; more info here. Contact Layton: 360.250.2066.
YOU’VE SEEN THEM IN PHOTOS, NOW SEE THEM IN PERSON: Owl Prowl – From the announcement: “Join enthusiastic and knowledgeable naturalist Stewart Wechsler on an owling adventure at Seattle’s Lincoln Park! Will the Barred Owls be hooting it up as courtship season approaches? We think they might be. In addition to looking and listening for owls, we’ll be treated to an evening tour of the park. We’ll see and smell some of the park’s plants, a few of which are already showing signs of spring. We’ll also peek under a few logs to see if any invertebrates or vertebrates are home. Stewart will demonstrate his impressive hoots (even though the owls already know his voice and no longer respond as well as they once did!) The suggested donation to Stewart’s Stewardship cause $1 to $20 – your choice. 4 pm, meet by the kiosk in the middle of the north parking lot (across from SW Rose). Dress for the weather, bring a flashlight, and pack binoculars if you have them. You don’t have to RSVP, but if you have questions, call Stewart at (206) 932-7225 or e-mail co-organizer Lauren – lauren@nwtripfinder.com
BENEFIT FOR HURRICANE SURVIVORS: As previewed here, tonight’s the benefit concert Chief Sealth International High School student Kathryn Purcell has organized for a Nicaraguan town hard-hit by a recent hurricane, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 7:30 pm.
NIGHTLIFE: Elizabeth Dawson plays jazz at Salty’s on Alki with pianist Hans Brehmer, from 8 to 10 pm in the Cafe Bar … Bloomer and The Disco Cowboys at Skylark Café and Club, 9 pm, $5 cover. .. Tony B with DJ’ing and karaoke @ 10 pm, Rocksport Bar & Grill.
ROCKY HORROR AT MIDNIGHT: The monthly event, shadow cast and all, at the historic Admiral Theater.
In this first weekend since school resumed following the winter break, the high-school basketball season is intensifying. Last night, Chief Sealth International High School hosted Cleveland HS, with Sealth winning the boys’ varsity game but not the girls’ matchup. Notes from both, ahead:Read More
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