West Seattle, Washington
25 Thursday
(2013 WSB photo)
The forecast for tomorrow looks less rainy than tonight, but still probably showery. That’s no obstacle to the West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival (10 am-2 pm Sunday). Just look how much fun it was in soggy 2013. Many activity providers are under canopies anyway. The list of who’s doing what is here (and you’ll find a few more by festival time). Here’s the map of the festival zone, expanded beyond the usual Farmers’ Market footprint:
Activities are free – bring $ if you’re interested in the chili cookoff ($10 donation for a flight of tastes, goes to the West Seattle Food Bank and gets you a vote – availability starts at 10 am this year) and/or Root Beer Garden. If you only show up for one thing, the Costume Parade (11:30 – start gathering at 11:15 am at Junction Plaza Park, 42nd/Alaska) would be our pick. We’re a festival sponsor and we’ll be in the Info Booth at Walk-All-Ways tomorrow – see you there!
What do you – what can you – do, if you’re there when hate happens?
Anti-Hate Alaska Junction has been offering an answer to that question via “bystander intervention” training. We first wrote about it almost a year and a half ago. Now, they’re following up. In case you don’t see this in the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
Anti-Hate Alaska Junction has held 9 Bystander Intervention Workshops, attended by more than 150 people in the last year.
Answering a number of requests, we are now providing sessions to practice these new skills and understandings. Scheduled for November 4, November 11, November 18, and December 2, these four sessions are designed for people who have attended one session. But these workshops are also open to the general public who have not yet attended a session. Email antihate3@gmail.com to register.
Each session is free, scheduled for 2-4 pm, at Admiral UCC (4320 SW Hill).
First big event of Hallo-weekend – more than 300 people on the paths of Lincoln Park, raising money for local co-op preschools via the West Seattle Monster Dash. It was a beautiful morning in the forest:
Spooky creatures everywhere you looked:
This set of outfits, you might call sweet:
Here’s our video as everybody left the starting line:
This was the Monster Dash’s seventh year!
From Patsy: “Keep a lookout for a stolen silver, 2009 VW Jetta SportWagen; state park license plate number is PK04605. It was stolen from our carport just off Admiral late Thursday or early Friday morning. If you see it, please report to the police: the police report incident number is 2018-400695.”
(Thanks to Rose De Dan for the photo of decorations near 38th/Lander)
Two sets of highlights again today/tonight. First, from the WSB West Seattle Halloween Etc. Guide:
MONSTER DASH: 6th annual West Seattle Monster Dash in Lincoln Park to benefit South Seattle College/West Seattle Cooperative Preschools. 9:30 am 5K, 10 am raffle/awards ceremony, 10:30 am kids’ dash and costume contest. Last-minute registration 8:15-9 am. (Fauntleroy/Cloverdale)
THRIFTWAY PARTY: 11 am-1 pm, West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) annual Halloween party for kids. (4201 SW Morgan)
QFC PARTY: Noon-2 pm, Westwood Village QFC plans a Halloween party for kids. Come in costume. Prizes! (2600 SW Barton)
CARNIVAL IN WHITE CENTER: King County Parks Family Halloween Carnival, 2-5 pm at Steve Cox Memorial Park. Details here. (1321 SW 102nd)
GLOW-ZONE BOWLING: West Seattle Bowl is offering Halloween Family Glow Zone, 4-6 pm – buy a lane and get more than bowling! $84.95 per lane for up to 6 people. Check ASAP for availability. Costume contest too! (39th SW/SW Oregon)
OLG CARNIVAL: 4-7 pm, Halloween Carnival at Our Lady of Guadalupe School in the Walmesley Center: “Inflatables, petting zoo, professional face painting, live DJ, Cake Walk, fortune teller, selfie station, costume contest, all your favorite games, delicious food and drink, and a bigger and better Trunk-or-Treat!” Wristbands and tickets on sale, online, in advance. (35th SW & SW Myrtle)
PET COSTUME CONTEST: A Dog’s Dream White Center, 5-7 pm, offers its “first Halloween Yappy Hour Costume Competition! Prizes awarded for the best dog costume, best human costume and grand prize for the best coordinated costumes. Join us for light refreshments for humans, and warm soup for your dogs provided by Honest Kitchen.” Prizes. (9620 14th SW)
LONGHOUSE PARTY FOR KIDS: Duwamish Longhouse Halloween Party, 5-8 pm: “FREE – Children’s Halloween Party! Please join us for a fun night of music, dancing, ghoulish treats and activities for your whole family. The Duwamish are happy to host a community party that celebrates our youth and families. Contests for best costume of all ages.” (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)
LIGHT SHOW: West Seattle Yuletide‘s Halloween light show by Ken and Cora Iverson‘s light show east of The Junction is back, 6 to 9 pm tonight – “later if there’s an audience” – and 6-10 pm on Halloween. Inbetween – possible shows Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. (East side of 38th SW between Genesee and Dakota)
COSTUME PARTY: Voodoo on the Bayou Halloween costume party, benefiting Senior Center of West Seattle, 7 pm-midnight at The Sanctuary:
Enjoy a fun filled night packed with entertainment: dance with DJ Jason Tokita of Injoy Entertainment, enjoy live performance painting with artist Chris Kelleher, savor live jazz music, get real with tarot reading by Angela Maria-Fava & a few surprises! Your mistress of ceremonies? Sylvia O’Stayformore along with her Voodoo Vixens. Nosh on bites, sip on top shelf cocktails and dance the night away! Costume contest with cash prizes.
Get your ticket(s) by going here. (42nd SW/SW Lander)
PARTY AT THE ALLEY: Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at The Alley in The Junction, starting at 7 pm. Proprietor Jade Nguyen says, “We will have a costume contest judged by the crowd, and drink specials all night!” (Behind 4509 California SW)
‘WEREWOLF’ AT MEEPLES: Spend the night playing Halloween Werewolf – 7 pm at Meeples Games:
A whisper travels through the village. People are waking up to find their loved ones mauled. Monsters lurk among us, taking Human form in the day, but by night… the WEREWOLF hunts! Spend your Halloween playing the classic guessing and bluffing game WEREWOLF, here at Meeples Games! Everyone who convenes will be part of the village, and each turn night will fall… and someone will die! The villages must discover the identity of the werewolf – or werewolves – while there are still enough of them left to fight! Reena will be our storyteller. Are you brave enough to face the werewolf… or clever enough to survive as one?
(3727 California SW)
SOUTH PARK COSTUME CRAWL: 8-11 pm, prizes! 21+. Eight venues; see the poster.
‘COME AS YOU AREN’T: The Skylark’s‘s 12th annual “Come as You Aren’t” battle of the bands, starting at 8 pm, $10 cover, 21+. Check The Skylark’s website for the lineup. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
And from our year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
(Friday night sunset, photographed by Chris Frankovich)
DELRIDGE GROCERY CO-OP ANNUAL MEETING: 10 am-noon at the DAV Hall, find out where the co-op is along its journey to opening a food store. (4857 Delridge Way SW)
TOUR A REMODELED HOME: Go here for free tickets to the Remodeled Homes Tour, this year including a West Seattle home remodeled by Potter Construction (WSB sponsor). 10 am-5 pm. (Map here)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: 10 am-1 pm, you’re invited to tour the school. (42nd/Genesee)
DRUG TAKEBACK DAY: 10 am-2 pm, bring your unwanted/unneeded medication to the Southwest Precinct for the twice-annual dropoff event. (2300 SW Webster)
2 CHANCES TO MAKE ART HAPPEN: Both at Southwest Library as part of the monthlong Community Art focus – 10:30 am-noon, Reverse Glass Painting; 1 pm-4 pm, Cellphone Photography. (9010 35th SW)
THE REAL STORY OF ALKI’S SETTLERS: 2 pm at Alki UCC, not your standard history presentation: “The Town of Alki: Great Hopes and Fountainhead of Tears – Join Alki resident and historian Phil Hoffman for an engaging and provocative presentation on Alki’s earliest days.” (6115 SW Hinds)
POSTSEASON SPORTS: 5 pm at Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle), West Seattle High School girls’ soccer vs. Seattle Prep … 5:45 pm at Memorial Stadium (401 5th Ave. N.), Chief Sealth International High School football vs. Roosevelt.
SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES GALA: 5:30 pm at Seattle Design Center, a night of celebration to support the Delridge-based nonprofit. (5701 6th Ave S.)
WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY ORCHESTRAS GALA: 6 pm at Alki Masonic Lodge, as previewed here, help WSCO raise money to keep offering free participation to young musicians. (4736 40th sW)
GARY DAVIS: 7-9 pm, C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) live music. (5612 California SW)
MALLET HEAD BENEFIT FOR WSHS: 7:30 pm, West Seattle High School alum Tom Collier and friends perform at Kenyon Hall to raise money for scholarships. Check ASAP to see if reservations are still available! (7904 35th SW)
Have a spectacular Saturday!
(WSB photos/video)
12:24 AM: Five houses were originally on the site that will be redeveloped into a ~40-condominium project by Vibrant Cities (formerly SolTerra, which originally planned an apartment project). One was moved off the site last January; another is being moved right now; the remaining three will be demolished. We’re here to cover the move, with the renowned house rescuers of Nickel Bros set to pull this house off 1254 Alki and truck it almost half a mile southeast to a barge at Don Armeni Boat Ramp, as was done with the 1262 Alki house nine months ago. Its new owner says it’s headed for Anderson Island.
The crews prepped the site days earlier but just rolled out of Don Armeni after midnight to start setting up for the move.
12:57 AM: The house’s new owner says it’s one of two that he’s buying and moving via Nickel Bros. The other one, taken from a site in Poulsbo, is already on the barge, which he says is scheduled to dock on the island Tuesday. Also here, Vibrant Cities’ co-owners James Wong – who has West Seattle roots – and Ming Fung. They tell us the condo project will likely start construction early next year and will be called Infinity.
1:59 AM: The move is expected to start shortly. Alki Ave will be blocked for a while east of here.
2:30 AM: The house is off the lot and headed down the street, with the help of not only the Nickel Bros crews but also pilot vehicles. We’re headed back to HQ and will add video and a few more photos from there.
3:59 AM: Here are two angles of video as the house left the site:
Local videographer Mark Jaroslaw, who has been recording the operation, reports that it hit a temporary snag: “The house slowly rounded the corner onto Harbor Ave, but was forced to halt in the 1200 block because someone failed to anticipate a low-hanging utility line. The crew tried lowering the load to no avail. So, they improvised. They laid a path of plywood sheets across the park grass, allowing the truck to detour off the street into the Armeni lot. The house was secured at 3:30.” We’ll be checking its status in daylight.
12:24 PM: Thanks to Mark for sharing his video including the house being loaded onto the barge, followed by the sailaway:
Anderson Island, the house’s destination, is Puget Sound’s southernmost island.
12:23 AM: For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Jefferson Square area is without power. More than 100 customers, according to the City Light map.
2:41 AM: Though the time-stamp on the SCL map is outdated, we just visually confirmed that J-Square is still out of power. Totally dark except for some overhead lighting in Safeway. A City Light crew is busy on the outer southeast edge of the center.
9:59 PM: Police are searching the Admiral District after a robbery was reported a short time ago at the Admiral Safeway gas station. Per police radio, the robber is described as white, male, about 50 years old, medium height/build, wearing a brown/camouflage ski mask, brown jacket, blue jeans. He is reported to have shown a gun in his waistband and is possibly headed southbound through the alley from there. If you have any information, call 911.
10:14 PM: Still searching. K-9 team too.
(WSB photos by Patrick Sand)
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood, as Big Bird‘s old friend Mister Rogers might have said, as Lafayette Elementary‘s 2018 Walk-A-Thon unfolded throughout the day.
Kids from all grades – preschool through 5th – took turns out in the schoolyard.
Pledges were collected and the PTA hoped to eventually reach a fundraising goal of $60,000. Bake sale too!
Want to help them reach the goal? You can still contribute online.
Fundraiser at YOUR school? Please let us know so we can include it on our calendar and in our coverage!
Four West Seattle Hallo-week notes tonight:
WEST SEATTLE YULETIDE’S HALLOWEEN SHOW RETURNS: Got late word from Ken and Cora Iverson that their light show east of The Junction, on the east side of 38th SW between Genesee and Dakota, is back:
We’ll have our singing pumpkin again with his three monster back-up singers, along with Zombies, Larry and Scully and the Wicked Witch of the West (if it’s not raining – she melts in water, you know).
The show just wrapped up its first night and is set to go continuously 6 to 9 again tomorrow (Saturday) – “later if there’s an audience” – and 6-10 pm on Halloween. Inbetween – possible shows Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Adding to our Halloween Etc. Guide – where we’ve also added this second-year attraction:
‘WELCOME TO NIGHTFALL ORPHANAGE’: 2130 Alki SW is where you’ll find this spooky show next week:
It’s the second year of a special show in this Alki yard; you can read more about it at nightfall1031.wordpress.com. It’ll be open for your visit Monday-Wednesday (October 29th-31st) and the following Friday-Saturday (November 2-3), 7:30 pm-10:30 pm each night. Candy on Halloween and Nov. 2nd.
SKELETON THEATRE: The website is updated now for this south-of-Admiral animatronic extravaganza with word of an all-new show this year. Here’s the trailer:
6-9 pm Wednesday and Thursday (October 31-November 1) at 36th SW/SW Hanford. And see our guide for the trailer for one more animatronic show, Nightmare on 44th.
One other Hallo-week note tonight:
HARVEST FESTIVAL KIDS’ PIE-EATING CONTEST: We hear there’s still room for more participants in the new pie-eating contest during Sunday’s West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival. The announcement: “A la Mode Pies is sponsoring a kids’ (8-14) pie-eating contest. Sign up at their West Seattle cafe by 10 AM October 28; they will pick 10 random contestants.” Prizes for the top three finishers. A la Mode is on SW Alaska just east of California; the contest will be at Walk All Ways by the Info Booth at 1:30 pm Sunday.
Got a Halloween/fall/harvest event coming up but haven’t sent us the info? Hurry! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
8:24 PM: In case you’re wondering about the Guardian One law-enforcement helicopter over eastern West Seattle – they’re helping police with a call about a person who is allegedly violating a court order near 24th/Thistle, according to the dispatch.
8:28 PM: Police say the situation is under control; G-1 is leaving.
(WSB photos by Patrick Sand)
It’s official grand-opening night for Can Bar in South Delridge. We caught up with its owners this afternoon, four months after reporting on what they had planned.
David Gradwohl and James Imonti (along with Joshua Baymiller, not shown) opened the bar/restaurant in what most recently was a bakery at 9427 17th SW.
Take a look at the menu here. The bar is half of the top deck of a 26-foot, half-century-plus-old Owens. Its old steering wheel is part of the decor, too.
Can Bar has hallway photos of what it took to get the old boat in place for the build-out.
Can Bar is adults only, open 3 to midnight Sundays-Thursdays, 3 pm to 2 am Fridays and Saturdays. They plan to add weekend brunch in a few weeks.
Many families with students who use yellow-bus service to get to and from Seattle Public Schools know it’s been a frustrating fall. The district says its contractor’s been short of drivers and that’s led to late service – for example, one week ago today, the district sent parents an update showing some routes were running up to two hours late. The parent who sent us that list noted that it’s not just a problem for families, but also for schools, as staffers have to be assigned to care for students awaiting their late buses. This afternoon, the district has just sent an update on the situation:
To improve reliable student transportation service for its students, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has negotiated a supplemental contract to add 15 general education school buses to the fleet.
The additional buses are operated by Durham Bus Service. They will be put into service on Monday, Oct. 29. The buses are in addition to the current fleet operated by First Student. SPS contracts with First Student to provide yellow school bus service. SPS students and families have experienced transportation challenges this fall due to a lack of qualified drivers. Getting students safely to and from school in a predictable, timely manner is top of mind for SPS Superintendent Denise Juneau. “I am frustrated that the start of school hasn’t been smooth for all of our students and families. Our students deserve timely, predictable transportation to and from school,” she stated.
To help mitigate the problems, SPS initially sought as many bus drivers and buses as possible with the supplemental bus contract. Durham was able to supply 15.
Families and schools are being notified today.
The addition of Durham bus service should be seamless, with the same route stops, pick-up and arrival times that were scheduled with First Student.
In preparation for the change, Durham bus drivers have performed practice runs at least three times to ensure familiarity of the routes.
In addition, the following actions have been taken to improve bus service:
• The SPS transportation department continues to prioritize yellow bus service to Title I schools and for special education students.
• SPS has subcontracted with a special education transportation contractor to expand services.
• Additional ORCA cards have been provided to secondary students when requested by schools or families.
• The transportation department convened a Transportation Task Force that includes transportation and school professionals, parents and community members. Final recommendations from the Task Force to the Superintendent will be shared next week.
Background:
Seattle Public Schools contracts with First Student to provide student transportation. In February
2018, First Student and its drivers came to an agreement after an eight-day strike. This agreement
was supposed to ensure sufficient bus drivers. Although First Student had sufficient drivers at the
end of last school year, many drivers did not return this school year, and bus routes have been
inconsistent since the start of school.Seattle Public Schools is a microcosm of our city. Finding great employees in a city with low
unemployment and competitive wages has been a challenge for First Student. First Student has
found filling the 411 positions they require to serve SPS challenging, and they have been 15 to
35 positions short since the start of school. When this happens, First Student “doubles up” on
routes to make sure every route is run daily, but this means that some routes are significantly
delayed. In September 2018, First Student agreed to provide a salary increase to all drivers.
More than a year and a half after first word of a renovation project at Don Armeni Boat Ramp, it’s finally ramping up. The ramp’s floating docks are set to be replaced. Early this year, the city announced it had received a state grant to help pay for the project, and an update was promised by summer, but none followed. Then a related notice turned up in the newest city-circulated Land Use Information Bulletin, so we checked the project’s status with Seattle Parks, whose senior capital-projects coordinator Garrett Farrell replied with this update:
The City of Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is really happy to be getting the renovation of Don Armeni back underway.
The long delay is tied to the late state budget signing last year that held up our grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)
RCO project 16-2356D provides $374,950 in grant funds allowing Parks to move ahead with the $500,000 project to replace the aged floating docks at Don Armeni. We were happy to see a budget get passed at the state level but really had nothing to report until that grant agreement was signed this quarter.
With the agreement in place we are working to secure our permits and move the project through design. We immediately started with those efforts as they will dictate when we can bid and perform the work.
When permit approvals are in, Farrell adds, there will be a public meeting about the project. Too soon to estimate the start date, but once the work gets going, he says, it should last about three months, and during that time, “we will keep one ramp open while we work on the other.” He expects a website for the project to be up and running next month.
P.S. The new notice we mentioned above is a Determination of Non-Significance – saying that a full environmental-impact review is not needed. The publication of that notice opens a window for comment/appeal – this explains how.
That’s the house at 1254 Alki SW, ready for its move late tonight. We first told you a week ago that this would be the second house moved off the future condominium-project site (here’s our coverage of the first one back in January) and we’ve just confirmed with site owners Vibrant Cities that the “house rescuers” of Nickel Bros are still on for the move after midnight. As with the January move, this house will be trucked a half-mile away to Don Armeni Boat Ramp and barged away to its new location. (We’re still awaiting info on that from Nickel Bros.) The other houses left on the site are set for demolition.
Felony charges have been filed against the three teenage boys arrested after a 19-year-old was robbed of his phone and belt near Fauntleroy and Myrtle last week. The suspects – 14, 15, and 17 years old – are each charged with second-degree robbery. The charging documents lay out the same narrative we reported in our followup – that the defendants allegedly started hassling the victim on a C-Line bus headed northbound on Fauntleroy on the ferry terminal, and that when he got off to try to get away from them, they followed, eventually assaulting and robbing him. They were arrested shortly afterward. The three suspects are due back in court for case-setting hearings next month.
The only monthly meeting with coffee and home-baked treats (pumpkin crumble this time) is now on hiatus until the new year. Here’s what happened when the West Seattle Block Watch Captains Network met Tuesday night at the Southwest Precinct:
CRIME UPDATE: Precinct commander Capt. Pierre Davis said auto theft remains a big issue. We noticed that earlier in the day, looking at the slides from the most recent downtown SeaStat intradepartmental briefing (MVT = motor-vehicle theft):
(Male Anna’s Hummingbird, photographed by Mark Wangerin)
First, events from the WSB West Seattle Halloween Etc. Guide:
MORNING TRICK-OR-TREATING FOR LITTLE ONES: Holy Rosary School hosts Preschool Trick-or-Treat: “Come join us for our 3rd Annual Preschoolers Trick-or-Treat, open to kids age 5 and under. Trick-or-Treat at Holy Rosary School classrooms indoors! A mix of non-candy and candy items will be handed out. You do not need to be a Holy Rosary student to attend! Open to all preschoolers!! Free event.” 10:30 am-noon. (42nd SW/SW Genesee)
FALL FESTIVAL: 5:30-7:30 pm at High Point Community Center. “Join High Point Community Center staff and enjoy a family evening of fun. We will have Halloween games, booths, face painting, arts and crafts activities, and snacks. Fun for all ages. Come one, come all.” (6920 34th SW)
PUMPKIN PAINTING: 6-8 pm at Verity CU-West Seattle (WSB sponsor) in The Junction, free pumpkin painting and treats. (4505 California SW)
SPOOKY FEST: 6-8 pm carnival at Alki Community Center: “Enjoy spooky fun and carnival games for the whole family! Carnival games. The Scream Room is open from 6:30-7:30 p.m. for those that dare. Dress in costume and remember to bring a bag for your goodies.” Free admission, 25¢/game; 50¢ for popcorn; $6 for unlimited games and 1 popcorn . (5817 SW Stevens)
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL: At Hiawatha Community Center, 6-8 pm. “Start your Halloween off with a frighteningly fun-filled evening for the family! Wear your costumes and enjoy carnival games, crafts, and spooktacular activities.” $5/child. (2700 California SW)
SOUND OF SPOOKINESS: Halloween Spooktacular Radio Show at Kenyon Hall, 7:30 pm:
The Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound (REPS) present classic radio dramas performed live on stage, in a family-friendly program filled with chills, laughs, music, and live sound effects. The program features everything from Inner Sanctum to Ozzie & Harriet.
Ticket info’s in our calendar listing. (7904 35th SW)
DOING THE TIME WARP AGAIN, #1: “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Highland Park Improvement Club, 9 pm. Bar opens at 8. “21+ event. Free showing, although donations for the club are encouraged.” (1116 SW Holden)
DOING THE TIME WARP AGAIN, #2: “Rocky Horror Picture Show” (R) at the Historic Admiral Theater, 11:59 pm Friday night. Tickets available online:
It’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when their car halts in the rain. They both look for contact, only to find themselves at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite. A place to stay is offered, but will Brad and Janet want to remain there? Especially when a large group of Transylvanians dance to the ‘Time Warp’, Dr. Frank-N-Furter builds his own man and a whole host of participation for the audience to enjoy.
(2343 California SW)
And from the year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY WALK-A-THON: As previewed here, it’s on until 1:30 pm (with community sponsors including WSB). Bake sale too – stop by the schoolyard and show your support for local students. (California/Lander)
MAMMOGRAM VAN: Until 4:30 pm, the SCCA Mammogram Van is at Roxbury Safeway. Check to see if they have appointments available. (28th/Roxbury)
WEST SEATTLE GARDEN CLUB MEETING: 10:30 am-2 pm. You’re invited to stop by for any part of the meeting at Daystar. Agenda info here. (2615 SW Barton)
TALK WITH YOUR CITY COUNCILMEMBER: 2-7 pm, Councilmember Lisa Herbold holds district office hours at Southwest Neighborhood Service Center – drop-ins welcome but note that final meeting will start at 6:30 pm. (2801 SW Thistle)
PAUL GERARD: At C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) 6-9 pm, “local singer-songwriter whose songs explore the spirit and soul of the Pacific Northwest.” (5612 California SW)
BENEFIT WITH MAGIC AND MUSIC: 8:30 pm at Parliament Tavern, a night of entertainment benefiting AIDNW (Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest). $10 donation. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
MUCH MORE FOR TODAY/TONIGHT/BEYOND … in our frequently updated calendar and Halloween Etc. Guide!
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)
7:30 AM: Good morning! No incidents of note reported in or from West Seattle right now.
WEEKEND NOTES: Sunday is the last day of the West Seattle Water Taxi‘s 7-day-a-week/all-day schedule until spring – as of Monday (October 29th) it goes to 5 days a week, commute times only … Also Sunday, the West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival will close California to motorized traffic between Oregon and Edmunds – as well as Alaska between 44th and 42nd, 10 am-2 pm. See the transit alerts here.
(ADDED OCTOBER 27: Memorial-service information)
Rodger E. Clement is being remembered by family and friends, including friend Marty Kiley, who wrote this remembrance:
This is my sweet friend, Rodger E. Clement. He died in his home October 17th. I was fortunate enough to have met him in Grief Group after his lovely wife, Mary, passed on and my husband decided to end our 45-year marriage.
He was in the Navy, worked at Boeing, was a devout Catholic and a very fine man. He was also in the Knights of Columbus. More than that he was my dear, dear friend. We went on cruises together and had a fabulous time in New York last year.
What I will miss the most about Rodger are the texts he sent me each and every morning laying out his day. I did the same, and in fact, he was the only person who knew where I was at all times. At night we exchanged texts again talking about how our day had gone. It was something special I could always count on without a missed text in all the years I knew him, which were not enough. Through his sorrow, he sang silly songs to me and told me dumb jokes. He held my hand when I needed it and we spent many hours together just talking.
He was a master wood turner but would never admit the total beauty of his work. Instead of selling his works of art, he would carefully stack them up one by one on a bookshelf in the basement. He spent a great deal of his talent contributing to his church by making a huge cross for the gym, benches, and things for the inside of the church as well. His beautiful art is scattered all over Our Lady of Guadalupe.
He and Mary were passionate about Square Dancing. He called the dances and she made the beautiful clothes. He had trouble adjusting to food after she died of breast cancer. She was a great cook and he struggled to eat much after she was gone. He always had his car radio tuned to the Fifties station. If you asked him how he was he would say he was full of the three V’s … Vigor, Vim, and Vitality. Sometimes he would just say ornery and laugh and give me a sweet smile and a little kiss.
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He loved his home, his view of the sound, morning coffee with friends, time with his friend, Kathy and her dog, Lance. He was most proud of his family. His daughter, Diane, who only lived a Ferry Boat ride away and his son Mike, who lived in California. He knew every single one of his neighbors and loved having lunch at the Pub once or twice a week. He was a big Outlander Fan and read all the books before starting to watch the series with Kathy. He also was a huge AVATAR fan! He owned the DVD and watched it several times. He was a perfect gentleman at all times and told me more than once that his father told him to NEVER, EVER disrespect a woman.Goodbye, my sweet friend, I will always, always miss you. You will be forever on my mind and in my heart. Tell Mary I said hello. She’s waited long enough for you. I love you, Rodger.
ADDED SATURDAY: Marty says Mr. Clement’s memorial service will be at Saint Elizabeth’s Church, 1005 SW 152nd Street in Burien, November 17 at 10 am. Please contact her for food head count:
martysuzannekiley3108 (at) comcast (dot) net
(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries by request, free of charge. Please e-mail the text, and a photo if available, to editor@westseattleblog.com)
(WSB photos)
With Halloween on a Wednesday this year, there’s a full Hallo-week leading up to it, and the fun started ramping up tonight – first big event out of the gate was the Delridge Community Center‘s Glow-in-the-Dark Party.
Most of this event is, well, in the dark – enhancing the truly spooky spirit:
West Seattle’s three other city-run community centers have special events Friday night – see the listings and dozens of other Hallo-week events in our guide!
The playground built in summer sunshine was celebrated tonight during a break in the fall rain outside Roxhill Elementary‘s new home at EC Hughes in Sunrise Heights. Before the ceremonial ribbon was cut, Jenna Sandoval from Friends of Roxhill – parents and other community members who led the campaign to create the playground – told the story, along with Henry Luke, the artist who created a mural on the campus wall:
The celebration included pizza and sushi.
Though the school district spent an eight-figure sum on renovating EC Hughes, there was no money for a playground overhaul, so Friends of Roxhill led a campaign to make it happen, going back more than a year before this fall’s school move. The plan included a community-inspired mural. Their hard-fought successes along the way included getting a city Neighborhood Matching Fund grant and the volunteer work parties to build the playground
(WSB photo)
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
Today marked the first day of the second month of the first school year with Dr. Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap serving as president of South Seattle College (WSB sponsor).
She’s also completing her fourth month in the SSC presidency. “I was counting my Mondays for a while – I lost count around eight,” she laughed during our recent conversation on campus.
While the job is new to her, the workplace is not – as noted when her appointment was announced in May, Dr. Rimando-Chareunsap has been at SSC since the turn of the millennium, most recently as vice president of student services. “I had to move offices, so the hardest part of (that) transition was decluttering my old space and letting go.”
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