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The photos are from Dina Johnson, showing a house in the 9200 block of 12th Avenue SW being cleared out today by a company called Aftermath (specializing in, according to its website, “trauma cleaning and biohazard removal”).

Dina says the house generated complaints for years, and that the crew told neighbors “this dumpster they’re loading is the SECOND one – the first was filled up with every kind of trash – in one room ‘up to the ceiling’,” including what was described as “drug paraphernalia.”

The home’s owner died earlier this year; city records show complaints and citations about junk storage over the years.

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ELECTION 2015: See the fourth round of primary results

August 7, 2015 9:00 pm

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Whole lot of last-minute voters in our area – while the last pre-election count of returned ballots showed only about 9,000 out of 60,000 had been received, that number has almost doubled to just under 18,000, for a turnout of about 30 percent. Meantime, the fourth round of King County election results is out; here’s the latest in four of the races that were on your ballot (the full list of all results around the county is here):

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 (West Seattle/South Park)
Lisa Herbold – 5072 – 30.10%
Shannon Braddock – 4703 – 27.91%
Phillip Tavel – 3053 – 18.12%
Brianna Thomas – 1720 – 10.21%
Chas Redmond – 1235 – 7.33%
Jody Rushmer – 355 – 2.11%
Karl Wirsing – 239 – 1.42%
Arturo Robles – 231 – 1.37%
Pavel Goberman – 191 – 1.13%

SCHOOL BOARD POSITION 6 (West Seattle/South Park, district vote in the primary, citywide in the general)
Leslie Harris – 7287 – 48.11%
Marty McLaren* – 5727 – 37.81%
Nick Esparza – 2054 – 13.56%

PORT COMMISSION POSITION 2 (at large)
Courtney Gregoire* – 220612 – 82.91%
Goodspaceguy – 23985 – 9.01%
John Naubert – 19963 – 7.50%

PORT COMMISSION POSITION 5 (at large)
Fred Felleman – 64709 – 24.71%
Marion Yoshino – 47202 – 18.02%
Richard Pope – 41054 – 15.67%
Ken Rogers – 29459 – 11.25%
Darrell Bryan – 27186 – 10.38%
Herb Krohn – 20762 – 7.93%
Norman Z. Sigler – 18542 – 7.08%
Mark Hennon – 6961 – 2.66%
Daniel E. Reandeau – 5173 – 1.98%

King County will announce daily vote counts until certification a week from Tuesday. The general election is on Tuesday, November 3rd, which includes not only more races, but also ballot measures including the “Move Seattle” transportation levy

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Duwamish Revealed: What you’ll see along the river tonight & tomorrow

August 7, 2015 5:56 pm

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Your next chances to experience the summer-long, multi-site art event Duwamish Revealed – beyond viewing its installations – come tonight and tomorrow:

Have you seen “Duwamish Lighthouse” – at left in that photo with artist George Lee – at Jack Block Park? The first time we saw it in late May, looking down toward it from a walkway at the park, we didn’t know what it was, despite our early knowledge of the overall DR project, and speculated wildly that it was some kind of dock to ferry in workers for the then-nearby Polar Pioneer. It actually has functions including lighting and water-quality sampling, Lee told us during a recent media tour of some of the installations, led by DR curators Nicole Kistler and Sarah Kavage. Listen to his explanation:

Starting at 6 pm tonight, Lee and other artists with installations at Jack Block Park (2130 Harbor Ave. SW) are scheduled to be there as part of an informal reception, and at 7, the park is also where you can see the performance “Reverberando“ (as mentioned in our daily preview this morning, and on this Facebook event page). In the background of our video clip with Lee, above, you can hear part of another installation – a sound piece, on which Robb Kunz collaborated with Joshua Kohl. Kunz talked about installing the sound equipment under one of the park’s overlooks:

Yet another artist you’ll be able to meet tonight while viewing her work at Jack Block Park is Jordan West Monez. Her “Plant 2015” is on the barge pier you can look down onto from one of the easternmost upper walkways at the park:

It’s an echo of the camouflage that topped Boeing Plant 2 during World War II. During our tour, she talked about it while standing on the walkway:

Also expected tonight is Jack Daws, the artist who made the signage that startled some when it turned up – we wrote about it in late May. If you don’t make it to tonight’s event, the art will still be at Jack Block Park for some weeks to come, so you can explore it at your own pace – lots of background material on the Duwamish Revealed website.

Tomorrow brings two events as part of Duwamish Revealed, on both sides of the river. On the West Seattle side, the City Meditation Crew plans a unique paddling event that you can watch, or be part of, 10 am-4 pm at Terminal 107 Park – details here. Then tomorrow night, West Seattle aerialist Tanya Brno stars in a performance piece visible from the eastern shore spot called The Estuary:

A site-specific aerial performance that is not to be missed! In her most ambitious piece yet, aerialist Tanya Brno performs suspended by a crane above the river in an illuminated moon created by sculptor Yuri Kinoshita. The performance will be accompanied by Coast Salish flutist and storyteller Paul Che Oke Ten Wagner (Saanich tribe).

This unforgettable evening will open with a twilight performance by the Duwamish Riverside People’s Chorus, led by musician Anne Mathews from the Lonely Coast. ALL ARE WELCOME to be part of the People’s Chorus – join Anne on the riverbank by the Estuary on Saturday, August 8 from 2-4 pm to learn and rehearse the music.

During last week’s tour, curators Kavage and Kistler told us the crane is among those visible from this spot where we stopped on the eastern riverbank:

Toward the left of that view, by the way, is yet another installation from Duwamish Revealed – the only one that’s actually in the water, it was explained. But you won’t be watching Brno from there – The Estuary is a little further north, at 4651 Diagonal Ave. S.

We have a few more Duwamish Revealed stories to tell from the tour, but we’ll save them for another day – including more on the Water Festival coming up next weekend at Duwamish Waterway Park in South Park, including myriad performances plus the annual Lucha Libre masked-Mexican-wrestling show … 12-8 on Saturday, August 15th; 12-6 on Sunday, August 16th. The festival rundown is here.

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Also at Delridge Day tomorrow: Join the Delridge Grocery Coop

August 7, 2015 4:18 pm

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Six and a half years after the Delridge Grocery Cooperative was launched as the Delridge Produce Cooperative, it’s at a key point in its growth toward making its store a reality. You can help by talking with DGC volunteers about becoming a member when you see them at their pop-up farm stand during tomorrow’s Delridge Day festival (11 am-3 pm Saturday in Delridge Community Center Park). According to the community e-mail update they’ve sent this week, they’re looking for a “substantial surge in membership” as Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund reviews their application for the loan they need to get the store open; the potential build-out money set aside by DESC, owner of the Cottage Grove Commons building in which the store would be located, is contingent on that loan. DGC says, “The next two weeks are critical. … When we get our loan, permitting and buildout can begin immediately. We’ve come so far and just need a few more members to secure final funding. Become a member now, or ask a friend to join the co-op.” The update continues:

Co-op members can vote on important co-op decisions, run for a seat on the board, and share in profits. Most importantly, members help bring healthy food to the Delridge neighborhood.

Co-op memberships can be paid in installments starting at $5, paying as you can. A full lifetime membership costs $100. We ask members to pay the full $100 if they are able, however, no members are turned away for lack of funds and any amount helps us reach our goal.

Join (or make an installment payment on your balance) online here or by mailing a check to: Delridge Grocery, PO Box 16792, Seattle, WA 98116.

We’ve been chronicling the group since its launch in February 2009. The name changed to Delridge Grocery Cooperative in 2013 to reflect the focus on opening the store. (DGC is also a member of the WSB sponsor team.)

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West Seattle development: Along Alki Avenue

August 7, 2015 2:02 pm

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Two notes today about Alki Avenue redevelopment:

ALKI AVENUE TEARDOWNS: Thanks to Gary Jones for the photo from 3036 and 3038 Alki Avenue:

3038 was demolished yesterday, and 3036 was next to go (still standing as of a few hours ago). Slated for the site: Three single-family houses with six parking spaces.

FUTURE ALKI AVENUE TEARDOWNS: A land-use application is in to replace the houses at 1706 and 1708 Alki with seven townhouses and 10 parking spaces. The project will go through the Streamlined Design Review process, according to the city’s online files.

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TOMORROW: What you can see and do during Delridge Day

August 7, 2015 12:31 pm

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The 10th annual Delridge Day festival is less than 24 hours away. VIEWS, the organization presenting the festival again this year, shares more about what you’ll find during the 11 am-3 pm festival at Delridge Community Center Park/Skatepark. From the final pre-festival announcement:

*A large vendor area, food trucks where you can grab a bite to eat [awaiting names], kid- and family-friendly field games, bouncy houses, the wading pool …

(WSB photo from Delridge Day 2013)
*Alki Bike & Board-hosted competition at the Skatepark: Registration starts 9:45 am; cash/product prizes. “At 11 am – 12 and under will begin the skate competition, followed by men’s 13 and over at noon, then at 1 pm women’s 13 and under will take center stage. At 2 pm get ready for the pro/am main event, and at 3 pm the awards and all-star best trick competition will begin.”

(WSB photo from Delridge Day 2014)
*”With the continuing support of The Seattle Police Foundation, the Southwest Precinct Picnic will be back for the third consecutive year. The Seattle Police Department plans to make many officers and units available. Last year, they brought cars, a canine police officer, mounted patrol, a Bomb Squad robot offering candy, and free ice cream and popcorn.”

*Music (as previewed earlier this week):

11:00 am – Quarter Past 8 – rock
Noon – Ellis Brothers – jazz
1:00 pm – Yesod – psychedelic world music
2:00 pm – Oldies But Goodies – classic Rock/R&B

Again, Delridge Day is 11 am-3 pm tomorrow in the Delridge Community Center’s park at Delridge/Genesee – WSB is among the sponsors and we look forward to seeing you there again this year.

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Highlights for your West Seattle Friday morning/afternoon/evening

August 7, 2015 10:22 am

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(Alki photo from Wednesday, by Guy Smith)

Just some of what you will find on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar for today/tonight:

FREE CAR WASH: 10:30 am-4:30 pm at Terry Gangon‘s State Farm Insurance office in The Junction – they will wash your car for free AND donate $5 to the West Seattle Food Bank. Be sure to read the “fine print” (full listing) before you go. (4727 44th SW)

LEMONADE STAND FUNDRAISER: From Robin, whose son is organizing this: “From 4:15-6:15 on Friday the 7th … a lemonade stand to benefit the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in hopes of adopting an Infant Gorilla. Come get a cookie, some lemonade, a watermelon agua frescos and rainbow loom bracelets – everything is $1. Ask him about gorillas. He’s done his homework. Swing by!” (6350 37th SW, off Morgan)

WORDS, WRITERS, WEST SEATTLE WITH ALICE ANN KUDER: Here’s the author’s video invitation to you, in advance of tonight’s event:

5-7 pm, join Alice and the Southwest Seattle Historical Society at Barnes and Noble/Westwood Village. (2600 SW Barton)

DUWAMISH REVEALED – ARTISTS’ RECEPTION AND PERFORMANCE: The multi-site, summer-long art event on and near the Duwamish River continues with two events tonight at Jack Block Park in West Seattle – an informal reception for three of the artists with installations at the park, starting at 6 pm, and “Reverberando,” a bilingual performance including music, dance, and singing, at 7 pm. Multiple locations in the park. (2130 Harbor SW)

FAMILY NIGHT AT THE WEST SEATTLE YMCA: 6 pm, free and open to the community, family fun for all ages, kids through seniors, at the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor), as explained here. (36th/Snoqualmie)

CORNER BAR: The monthly Corner Bar at Highland Park Improvement Club starts at 6; Congress performs beginning at 7:30 – more here. (12th/Holden)

OUTDOOR MUSIC AT THE MOUNT: Providence Mount St. Vincent‘s summer concert series starts tonight, first of four consecutive Friday nights. The 85th Street Big Band performs at 6 pm; dinner and drinks are available for purchase starting at 5:30 – details including the menu are in our series preview. South side of The Mount’s campus. (4831 35th SW)

‘INTO THE WOODS’: Opening night for Twelfth Night Productions‘ musical, 7:30 pm at West Seattle High School Theater – details in our calendar listing. (3000 California SW)

MOVIES IN TWO PARKS: Two options for movie-watching outside tonight – “Big Hero 6″ at Delridge Community Center Park (Delridge/Genesee) to celebrate Delridge Day Eve, 7:30 pm; “Spare Parts” at the West Seattle Church of the Nazarene “park,” details here.

SECOND-TO-LAST NIGHT AT FEEDBACK LOUNGE: Saturday night is the grand finale for the Feedback Lounge in Morgan Junction, but tonight promises to be big too, with the penultimate party featuring Those Guys, 9:30 pm. (6451 California SW)

EVEN WITH ALL THIS, THERE’S MORE FOR TODAY/TONIGHT… on our calendar.

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Remembering Charla Mustard-Foote, 1945-2015

August 7, 2015 8:59 am

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“Today we lost another of our own.” So wrote a WSB Forums member last weekend, sharing news of the sudden passing of longtime participant/contributor Charla Mustard-Foote. The sentiment goes for the wider community as well; here is the remembrance Ms. Mustard-Foote’s family is sharing:

Charla Mustard-Foote passed away at her home in West Seattle on Sunday, August 2, 2015. Charla was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 12, 1945. She was the only daughter of Charles Foote and Velma Mustard. K-12 education occurred in Cambria, Michigan, and she graduated from the University of Iowa, in 1970 with a degree in Journalism.

After college, Charla worked as a reporter for several newspapers in the Midwest. In 1979 she moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, to work for the Digital Equipment Company in Boston as a Technical Writer, eventually becoming a Documentation Manager. She worked for several computer companies in the Boston area after that, moving to Sun Microsystems in 1993 as a Lead Technical Writer. At Sun, she rose through the ranks of management, transferred to Cupertino, California, in 1994 and was appointed Director of Product Integration in the company’s development group in 1998.

She met her husband, Robert Shields, in 1996 and they married in 1997. Together they moved to West Seattle in December 1999 so Charla could take a position with Amazon.com, then for the supercomputer manufacturer Cray Inc. Charla started her own consulting firm in 2003 and retired in 2010.

She was a busy professional woman, but she was an avid fan of blues and rock and roll. A voracious reader, she accumulated nearly 3,000 books. She was a Red Sox fan through and through, before changing her loyalty to the Mariners. Of course, the Seahawks were her favorite, even when they played the Patriots.

She is survived by her husband; her stepson Aaron Shields and his spouse Jennifer; and three grandchildren: Cole, Connor, and Katri Shields.

A memorial gathering will be held at a place and time to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Heifer International, Arbor Day Foundation, or a charity of your choice.

Please share your memories of Charla in the online guestbook at emmickfunerals.com.

(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries by request, free of charge. Please e-mail the text, and a photo if available, to editor@westseattleblog.com)

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday updates/alerts; weekend preview

August 7, 2015 7:56 am

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(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
Again this morning, nothing out of the ordinary in the commute. One road-work alert:

BEACH DRIVE PAVING: As noted here last night, SDOT is starting the paving project between Spokane and Orleans today, one day later than first announced – details here.

THIS WEEKEND: No road-closing special events in West Seattle, but here’s the citywide alert list from SDOT.

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Have you seen Jim’s stolen car?

August 7, 2015 2:31 am

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From the WSB inbox: Jim hopes you will keep an eye out for his dark green 1995 Saab 900S, stolen in front of his house in the 4000 block of 47th SW Thursday morning around 1 am. Plate includes the letters YLC. If you see it, call 911.

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