West Seattle, Washington
23 Saturday
The official WSB mascots, both adopted from shelters as adults, are making a cameo tonight to point out that the Seattle Animal Shelter is bringing foster cats to Alki Community Center this Saturday (October 13), noon-3 pm. “If you have room in your home and your heart for an orphaned animal, this is a great opportunity to come and see some of the wonderful pets available from our foster-care parents,” says Don Jordan, Seattle Animal Shelter director, in the official news release. (We found our tortoiseshell at one of these adopt-a-thons, 10 years ago!) There of course are lots of great adoption opportunities in West Seattle year-round, but the city only comes by every so often. More fine print about the process, after the jump:
(WSB photo from 9 am Saturday)
If you checked in here this past Saturday – an unusually busy Saturday, news-wise – you might recall the saga of the West Seattle Stadium lights. We started getting messages and comments early Saturday morning from people saying the lights had been left on all night. (Bainbridge and Seattle Prep had played football there on Friday night; a WSB’er who refereed the game says the lights were off when he left.) Neighbors made phone calls; we even talked to a Seattle Parks (which owns the stadium) employee when we stopped by to get the photo above – but despite all that, the lights remained on till around 11 pm Saturday night.
We followed up with Parks on Monday. Joelle Hammerstad from the communications team looked into it, and over the course of the past two days, collected the following information on what happened and what’s being done about it:
We’re welcoming Niederberger Contracting Ltd. as a new WSB sponsor today! Here’s what they would like you to know about their business:
As Seattle General Contractors for more than 17 years, Niederberger Contracting brings experienced, reliable professionals to your residential remodeling, home building and commercial improvement projects. We provide top quality construction services — from solid in-house framing specialists to artisian woodworkers and tile designers who have worked with us for years. Niederberger Contracting has earned a reputation for accountability and integrity by consistently exceeding customers’ expectations. Our relationship with customers is based on open communication and respect for our agreements. Clients appreciate our level of detail and dedication. The greatest testament to this relationship is that our clients recommend Niederberger Contracting to their family and friends and call on us again for their additional projects.
Call us to discuss your upcoming residential remodel or commercial improvement project. We offer a complimentary initial consultation and look forward to answering your questions about our building process. Let’s turn your conceptual ideas and drawings into a reality!
Niederberger Contracting is a local West Seattle company – brothers Josh and Seth Niederberger are West Seattleites active in supporting their community through school involvement, sponsorships, and coaching. Niederberger Contracting hosts “Junior Carpenters Workshop” at Alki Bathhouse where kids participate in projects to build tool boxes, birdhouses and more. the team at Niederberger Contracting also support Seattle organizations such as YouthCare and the Ronald McDonald House. You can reach them by phone or e-mail.
We thank Niederberger Contracting for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.
SPD Blotter has details this afternoon on an early-morning incident near 27th and Cambridge (map) – shots fired into an apartment. Six people were inside, police say, but no one was hurt; SPD says 18 casings were found outside. This is just a few blocks east of the 30th SW Saturday morning shooting that injured one man, with the suspect jailed in lieu of $100,000 bail; there’s no indication at this point of any link.
(Last slide from Arbor Heights deck showing building conditions – see entire deck here)
ORIGINAL REPORT, 1:34 PM: Despite a loud community clamor, Arbor Heights Elementary‘s rebuild is NOT being moved up on the next draft of the BEX IV levy, just announced this afternoon, with a School Board work session coming up tomorrow. Here’s the message Superintendent José Banda just sent out, with the highlights of the latest list – we’ll be checking district documents to look for further details as soon as they are available:
Even as winter approaches, it’s time to look ahead to the 2013 
Sahnica Washington‘s new job is blocks away, and yet a world away, from the site of her first job.
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