West Seattle, Washington
14 Thursday
(Thanks to Brian Coy for the photo! Added 10:49 pm)
9:06 PM: The sky’s clear enough to see the “supermoon” on the rise in the east – go take a look! It’ll have an orange cast until it gets a bit higher in the sky.
(Thanks to Danny Vinci for this photo shared via the WSB Facebook page)
9:21 PM: It’s losing the orange cast as it continues to rise – still a beautiful bright full moon, though. And as previously noted, the tides are getting interesting too. Even today, it was a notable minus tide – Doug B shared this photo via Flickr:
Tomorrow’s low tide will be even lower (minus three feet just after 11:30 am) – and Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists will make their debut south of Alki Point and at Lincoln Park, too – locations and schedule here.
At the Highland Park Improvement Club tonight, festive gift baskets await the raffle that’s yet to come at the popular “Wine for Our Times” celebration – and it has a special purpose tonight: It will benefit Martha Mallett, longtime HPIC member whom the club describes as their “raffle queen,” and her son Brian, who lost their belongings in the 20th SW house fire a few days ago. It’s just part of the outpouring shown to the fire survivors; earlier today, as previewed here, neighbors sold hot dogs and lemonade, and we are told Martha stopped by.
With summer vacation only a month and a half away, families are finalizing plans for what their kids will be up to this summer – and learning can be part of it, even with school out till September. That’s the message of a symposium next Saturday to which all parents are invited, and it’s here in West Seattle, at Chief Sealth International High School. The event coordinated by Seattle Public Schools is called “Building Bridges for Summer Learning,” and along with workshops and a resource fair, you can check out workshops and enjoy a free breakfast and light lunch – kids’ activities are planned too. You don’t have to RSVP – just show up next Saturday; it’ll be ongoing, 9:30 am-2:30 pm The district’s Office of School-Family Partnerships is organizing it; here’s a webpage with full details.
2:42 PM: Via Facebook and Twitter, we’ve been told of a police search in North Delridge. People in the area say they were told police are looking for a man who might be armed. They’ve blocked off SW Brandon in the vicinity of 26th SW on the boundary of Camp Long, and tow crews are there, reportedly because of a stolen car. We’re working to find out more. No report of any injury related to this so far.
2:55 PM UPDATE: Per the scanner, police are reopening SW Brandon.
3:30 PM UPDATE: A little more information from police – a car went into a ditch; a man and woman were heard yelling, and she apparently said he had a gun, then somebody reported hearing what sounded like a shot. A K-9 team was brought in to look for the man (no word at this point about the woman who was yelling) but couldn’t find him.
7:34 PM UPDATE: Lt. Alan Williams from the Southwest Precinct has a full summary of the incident tonight: “An adult male assaulted his 17 yr old girlfriend in an automobile, during which time he drove recklessly and crashed into the woods south of the West Seattle Golf course. Â The suspect fired a shot at the victim and then fled into the woods. Â The car sustained a bullet hole through the passenger door outward, but the victim was not hit. Â A large wooded area between the West Seattle Golf course and High Point was contained and 2 K-9 units tracked/searched the wooded area for an extended period of time without locating the suspect.”
(SPD Blotter featured this case a few hours after we published that update.)
From left, Payton, Caleb, and Sasha are among the young gardeners whose work is on sale right now at the annual West Seattle Montessori/WS Academy (WSB sponsor) plant sale, till 3 pm at 11214 15th SW. The school website even has a list of what they’ve been growing for the occasion. Leading the project: teacher Clary Gasper:
Proceeds from the sale – which also includes plants donated by Village Green Perennial Nursery (WSB sponsor) – are going toward greenhouse equipment and pre-primary botany.
(Maples at Fauntleroy Park, photographed earlier this week)
The sun should appear this afternoon, if not sooner (we see patches of blue out there even now)! From the WSB West Seattle Events Calendar:
CITYWIDE TRAFFIC ALERTS: No bridge closures or other major road work planned in our area this weekend, but the city is now sending out its weekly list of weekend events elsewhere that might land you in a major traffic snarl if you (a) have to leave West Seattle and (b) are not forewarned. So – as published here Thursday – here’s the latest list.
FREE PANCAKES! From partner site White Center Now – till 10 this morning, it’s the annual McLendon Hardware pancake breakfast in WC.
WEST SEATTLE MONTESSORI/WEST SEATTLE ACADEMY PLANT SALE: Big sale with more than “just” plants – organic soil, bake sale, too – but the plants themselves are notable for reasons including: Students’ vegetable starts, donated plants from Village Green Perennial Nursery (which like WSMS is a WSB sponsor), more. 9 am-3 pm (11215 15th SW)
LOW TIDE, HIGH TIDE, AND SUPERMOON: As noted here yesterday, we’re starting several days of water- and sky-watching – today, low tide is -2.1 just before 11 am and high tide is 11.5 just before 6 pm (here’s the monthly chart), while this evening’s moonrise – if visible – is one worth watching for the “supermoon” appearance.
NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFIT FOR FIRE SURVIVORS: Neighbors of the Highland Park mother and son who survived a house fire this past week are offering hot dogs and lemonade this afternoon for donations on their behalf.
BOREN BEAUTIFICATION: Join families of this fall’s first K-5 STEM at Boren school enrollees, and other community members, to help pull weeds and otherwise tidy up outside the Boren Building in the 5900 block of Delridge, 1-5 pm (here’s our preview).
CRAFTS AND DRAUGHTS: The arts/crafts sale at Skylark Café is back, 4-7 pm today (3803 Delridge Way SW).
SEATTLE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BENEFIT DINNER: Tonight at the SLHS gym, starting at 5 pm, with special guests Nesby Glasgow and Deacon Demetrius Deke Devers. Details in our preview from earlier this week. (41st/Genesee)
WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL BENEFIT DINNER: Spaghetti, raffle/auction, and more, in the WSHS Commons, starting at 7:30 pm. Details in the preview published here Friday morning. (3000 California SW)
CINCO DE MAYO SPECIALS: Menu and drink specials at Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) in Morgan Junction (6451 California SW).
CINCO DE MAYO PIG ROASTS: Mission in the Admiral District – starting at noon, teaming with the Swinery – and Fresh Bistro in The Junction (between 5 and 11 pm) are both having pig roasts to mark Cinco de Mayo.
WINE FOR OUR TIMES: It might be the Highland Park Improvement Club‘s most popular event of the year. Doors open 6 pm; full details on the HPIC website. (12th and Holden)
WHITE CENTER JUBILEE DAYS GALA … IN WEST SEATTLE: At Youngstown Cultural Arts Center tonight, the big party will be on behalf of Jubilee Days, WC’s summer festival, with music, food, drinks, and a silent auction. 6:30 pm – details and ticket info on the WCJD website. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
LIVE MUSIC: 6-8 pm, Steve Jordan plays at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) … 8 pm, King County Queens, The Thing Changers, the Fuzz, at Skylark … 9 pm, The Throbs are at The Poggie in The Junction … 9 pm, Aaron Zig, Better Left Unsaid at the Benbow Room in the Admiral District … (Got music? Let us know so we can include it in the WSB calendar and previews!)
‘ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’: As usual on the first Saturday of each month, the night concludes at midnight with “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Admiral Theater, including a “shadow cast.”
ONE WEEK TILL WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE DAY: Check back here later today if you want to preview the official maps, which will be available, free, online this afternoon, with locations and information about next Saturday’s 245+ sales, so you can start planning!
Now that it’s Saturday … we are officially one week away from the 8th annual West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – 9 am-3 pm next Saturday, May 12th! As promised, the maps showing all 245+ sales – clickable online version and printable/downloadable PDF version – will be available today, and as usual, it’s down to the wire for us completing them, doublechecking them, etc. Just wanted to get a mention here in case you are a seller or shopper eagerly anticipating next Saturday – a few sellers have stumbled into PREVIOUS YEARS’ maps out there in the archives and mistakenly thought they had been left off the map – no, the 2012 maps are NOT online as of this early-early-am writing. We’ll announce it here in our 5 official channels (here, westseattlegaragesale.com, the WSCGSD Facebook page, the WSB Facebook page, and the WSB Twitter feed) when they are. Thank you!
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