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Community Care camps: Welcome, new West Seattle Blog sponsor!
May 14, 2019 2:29 pm
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 |   West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

Today we’re welcoming a new WSB sponsor, Community Care, with a spotlight on the camps it’s offering. Here’s what Community Care would like you to know:

Community Care is a children’s mental health agency that has provided care for youth and families in the Seattle area since 1997. We provide youth and family psychotherapy, behavior-plan writing, one-to-one behavior specialists, and three seasonal special-needs camps.

Our therapeutic recreational camps are unique because they are designed for children with behavioral issues, mental-health diagnoses, developmental challenges, or for those in special education. Our camps feature fun, physical, and therapeutic activities. Staffed by our skilled and trained behavior specialists, the camps are open for children ages 5-18 or up to 21 for those still enrolled in school and living in King County.

Families continue to send their children to our camps because of the respite it provides families and the growth they see in their children. Community Care camps introduces students to a curriculum designed to increase emotional understanding and awareness, develop healthy coping skills, and embed them into a community of peers and supportive adults.

Also, Community Care is currently looking for a local, private swimming pool to utilize during the summer months, Mondays through Thursdays. The owner of the pool would be added to Community Care‘s liability insurance, and campers will be highly supervised by their skilled and trained behavior specialists. Life jackets would also be worn at all times.

For more information or to register for camp, please contact Community Care‘s program director Andrew Page at Andrew@seattlecomcare.com or call 206-937-4217.

We thank Community Care 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.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen silver Toyota pickup (update: found!)
May 14, 2019 1:22 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

TUESDAY AFTERNOON: Dan hopes you can help find that truck, stolen today in North Admiral:

2007 Toyota Tundra SR5 Quad Cab
Silver
Plate # B28671L
Damage to passenger side, back quarter panel

If you see it, call 911.

WEDNESDAY MORNING: As Dan mentioned in comments, his truck was found in Edmunds. He told us via email: “I got a call from the Edmonds police around 2:15 am this morning to say that they’d found my truck! Nancy and I drove up and got it at a hotel on 99 where they’d, by chance on a routine drive=through observed a guy get out of it and go into the hotel. They ran the plate, found out it was stolen, watched the video footage of the suspect paying for a room and promptly arrested him in that room. The truck is dirty and stinky from cigarette and meth smoke, but will be detailed today.”

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FROM SEAL SITTERS: Sad start to pupping season; two chances to help
May 14, 2019 11:57 am
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news | Wildlife

The photo and report are from David Hutchinson on behalf of Seal Sitters Marine Stranding Network:

Seal Sitters’ 2019 harbor seal “pupping season” got off to an early and sad start this past Saturday. Harbor seal pups in our area of Puget Sound are normally born from late June – September. Our Hotline (206-905-7325) received a call from a resident along Beach Drive, reporting what appeared to be a seal pup along with two other seals on an offshore raft. It was later determined that the pup was deceased and it was retrieved at low tide, after the two larger seals had left. It was then taken to the WDFW Marine Mammal Investigations facility for a necropsy. We received a preliminary report today that the pup weighed 4.5 kg (10 lbs.), was 62 cm (24 in) in length and most likely was a “3rd trimester stillborn”. Further tests are planned, funded by Seal Sitters. For additional details, please see this link.

Also, you have two upcoming chances to volunteer on behalf of local wildlife and a healthier Puget Sound:

If you are interested in volunteering with Seal Sitters, our next training session has been scheduled for Saturday, June 15th. Seating is limited so an RSVP is required. Please use (this link) for more details, including instructions on how to RSVP.

Also: Seal Sitters along with our neighboring network Sno-King Marine Mammal Response and SR3 are co-sponsoring our annual Alki Beach cleanup on Saturday, June 29th. For more details and for instructions on how to RSVP (requested, but walkups are also welcome) for this event, please use (this link).

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5 for your West Seattle Tuesday!
May 14, 2019 10:57 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Spotted Towhee, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, five options for the rest of your Tuesday:

DINE-OUT FUNDRAISER: 5-9 pm at Chipotle in The Junction, tell them you’re there to support WSBC and part of the proceeds will help West Seattle High School students. (4730 42nd SW)

WSCO DEBUT ORCHESTRA: 6 pm concert at the Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium:

Please bring the entire family and join musicians of West Seattle Community Orchestras for the first of three season-culminating concerts!

The Debut Orchestra, under the direction of Rachel Nesvig, will perform a great mix of around- the-world tunes—from Seville to London to Oklahoma!

Special pre-concert entertainment will be provided by the Alki String Quartet!

As always WSCO’s concerts are provided free to our community. (Hint: Donations are always welcome!)

A reception in the commons will follow the concert.

(2600 SW Thistle)

ADMIRAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: 6:30 pm at The Sanctuary at Admiral – see the agenda in our calendar listing. (2656 42nd SW)

FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: 7 pm in the conference room at Fauntleroy Schoolhouse; see the agenda in our calendar listing. (9131 California SW)

AGE OF FICTION, KLED: They’re rocking Parliament Tavern at 9 tonight. $5 cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

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Remembering Deanna M. Lamping, 1940-2019
May 14, 2019 9:04 am
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 |   Obituaries | West Seattle news

Family and friends have said goodbye to Deanna Marie Lamping and are sharing this remembrance with the community:

Deanna Marie Lamping (Jensen) passed away on April 21st at her home with her two sons, Robert and Gary by her side. Deanna was born July 22nd, 1940 in Sprague, Washington to Julian James Jensen and Vivian Edna Jensen (Isdell). She grew up in Kelso, Washington and graduated from Kelso High School in 1958. She enrolled at Bernard’s Beauty School in Longview and received her Beauty Operator’s license in 1959. Soon after completing her course, she moved to Seattle to be closer to her mom and worked as a Beautician at The Bon Marche and various other beauty parlors. She loved Seattle, living in the U-District and Capitol Hill with the hustle and bustle, there was always something to do or explore. She married John Lamping in 1962. They moved to Longview, Washington where both of their sons, Robert & Gary, were born. A few years later, she moved back to Seattle, where she remained for all her years, except for a year and a half in Kentucky.

After her children were raised, she started her business, Deanna’s Traveling Hair Parlor, and helped many housebound people at their homes. This led to her caretaking for five people in need of assistance. She also worked at multiple nursing homes as a Beautician. She really loved working and helping our older generation and listening to their life stories. From Deanna’s notes: “I never made a lot of money, but I enjoyed what I did, and I made a lot of people happy. I at least could pay my bills so I can’t complain.”

Deanna was very engaged and loving to her children, and when her grandchildren came along, she was Super Grandma. She would take them on outings to the zoo, park, downtown, library, Seattle Center, etc., or just played at the house. Dress up was one of their favorites as she had lots of costumes and clothes. She helped raise her grandsons, Mateo & Anthony. She would stay with them a couple days a week before they started elementary school, and provided them with lots of opportunities for adventure. As they got older, she was their biggest fan. She loved going to their baseball and basketball games, and was very proud that they both graduated from college.

In her spare time, Deanna enjoyed solitary hobbies like gardening, crocheting, and home decorating. Knowing her, however, during those activities, she was more than likely thinking about who to call, where to go, and who she would talk to next. She was a self-described “social butterfly”, and really enjoyed having lunch or tea with friends. Deanna also loved going to the West Seattle Senior Center, where she enjoyed socializing, going on day trips they organized, and participating in multiple Bible Studies where she was known to be quite the debater. She loved to learn, and had a remarkable memory.

Towards the end of her life, Deanna struggled with her health for months. She was diagnosed with stage 4 metastasis cancer of unknown primary origin, two weeks before her death. She never shed a tear. Her mantra was, “I have had a good life, and I know where I’m going.”

To all her family and friends: know that she wanted to talk to you on the phone or have you come by in person, but was just too weak. One of her greatest gifts, the gift of caring and sharing with others, had been all but taken away from her. Know that she was loving and sweet all the way to the end, still had an interest in learning new things, and even managed to maintain her strong sense of humor.

Deanna leaves her sons, Robert (Enna) & Gary (Emie); her grandchildren, Danielle, Mateo, Anthony, & Karl; her sister, Judy Metcalf; her brothers, Joe Jensen, Norman Jensen, & Steve Jensen; and many nephews, nieces, cousins & friends, all whom she loved very much, to cherish her loving memory.

Her sister Shirley Nordskog, and brothers Jim Jensen & Julian Jensen, all of whom she loved very much, left this earthly plane before her.

Deanna’s son, Robert, would like to personally thank her friends and family for giving time and love back to Deanna, as that is what she was all about. She had so much love to give.

She was laid to rest next to her mother, Vivian Edna Jensen (Isdell), at Lake View Cemetery on April 29, 2019. No additional services are planned.

Arrangements entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home of West Seattle. To share your fond memories of Deanna with her family & friends, please visit her Online Memorial.

(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: Tuesday watch
May 14, 2019 7:38 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

7:38 AM: Good morning! Damp roads/sidewalks for the first time in a long time – be careful.

ROAD CLOSURE ALERT: Mark says SW Yancy just closed between Avalon and 28th, as work continues in the area.

STADIUM ZONE: Mariners are home again tonight, 7:10 pm, and that means another late night for the West Seattle Water Taxi.

8:22 AM: And if you’re in the Admiral Way hill area north of the West Seattle Bridge – watch out for The West Seattle Turkey. Two sightings already in.

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PHOTOS: Instruments of Change celebrates ‘awesome’ West Seattle Food Bank
May 13, 2019 11:56 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news

(WSB photos by Patrick Sand)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

“The Food Bank is awesome!”

That onstage exclamation from West Seattle Food Bank client Alina embodied the mood at the WSFB’s Saturday night Instruments of Change celebration.

The 12th annual celebration of the WSFB’s biggest fundraiser of the year filled the event space at the Seattle Design Center in SODO. And it helped fill the WSFB’s coffers – with silent and live auction bidding, plus Funds for Food paddle-raising, totaling $161,557 before employer matches, WSFB development director Judi Yazzolino reported today.

Also onstage was 18-year WSFB executive director Fran Yeatts, who drew a standing ovation before she even spoke a word. She introduced the staff and board members who help ensure WSFB runs smoothly in the fight against hunger – serving 11,500 people last year alone, some just once, some week in and week out.

She noted WSFB’s services and programs such as the Baby and Child Corner in partnership with WestSide Baby, and the Backpack Program. And she paid tribute to volunteers.

(L-R, CoHo Team’s Tonya Hennen and Cara Mohammadian with WSFB executive director Fran Yeatts)

Yeatts introduced this year’s Instrument of Change award recipients, the CoHo Team of Windermere Agents, whose Cara Mohammadian has been a longtime WSFB board member. She accepted the award, explaining that the CoHo Team was founded almost 20 years ago, and that community support is a vital part of its mission.

Another highlight: The spotlight on Alina, a West Seattle resident who suddenly became a single mom when her marriage “fell apart” after her baby was born. Food Bank programs like the Baby Corner and bookshelf really helped, she said, adding that the stigma attached to seeking help should go away – the community should “be partners together and help each other.” Her backstory was told in a video played before she came on stage to thank WSFB supporters. That stigma had initially affected her: “When I first went to the Food Bank, I was a little ashamed,” she said, coming from an immigrant family that didn’t accept help from anyone. But meeting her daughter’s needs forced her to get over that. “The Food Bank is awesome!” she exclaimed. It provides healthy food “so my daughter’s not eating ramen. … Thank you, every single one of you.”

Food was not only what the night funded; it also inspired some of the night’s generous giving. The dessert dash, for example, saw donors winning delectable creations by WSFB supporters including these three WSB sponsors – West Seattle Thriftway, Metropolitan Market, and Salty’s on Alki.

Live and silent auctions featured an array of items from tableside cocktail preparation by Peel and Press and The Bridge, to a stay at the acclaimed Willows Lodge, to a home taco party catered by Pecado Bueno, to social-event tickets donated by Joe Jeannot, to Backpack Program founder Rosslyn Shea‘s 10-person Kenyan dinner, which went for $1,000.

(The program that provides food that kids can take home for the weekend now serves 14 West Seattle schools!) $1,900 bought a lucky bidder a week in a 3-bedroom luxury condo on the beach at Seaside, Oregon. WSFB board president Ben Viscon of Viscon Cellars (WSB sponsor) donated, with Duos, a wine dinner that went for $1,400.

The night’s success was in no small part because of community sponsors, and the WSFB acknnowledged them again in today’s wrapup:

Thanks to Nucor, HomeStreet Bank, First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Aegis Living, Viscon Cellars and our entire group of generous sponsors for covering the majority of the cost of this event so that the proceeds can go directly to help the 11,500 individuals that we will serve this year.

Many sponsors were represented among the attendees – here’s Nam Le, West Seattle branch manager/vice president for HomeStreet Bank (which is also a WSB sponsor):

He’s also on the WSFB board, as is Rev. Ron Marshall from First Lutheran:

WSFB partners were there to enjoy the night too – below, WestSide Baby’s executive director Nancy Woodland and husband Tim Woodland:

The WS Food Bank‘s next big event is the Grand Affair cocktail party on September 21st.

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CONGRATULATIONS! 3 awards for ‘Seattle Now & Then: The Historic Hundred’
May 13, 2019 9:56 pm
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 |   West Seattle books | West Seattle history | West Seattle news

Congratulations to the team behind “Seattle Now & Then: The Historic Hundred,” which has won three awards! The 244-page coffee-table book published last year by Documentary Media is the creation o writer and photographer Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard, with West Seattle’s Clay Eals as editor and introduction writer. The awards:

— The Independent Book Publishers Association Ben Franklin Awards, Silver for Regional Books (note the commemorative sticker on the cover in the photo above!)
— The Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs), Bronze for West Pacific / Best Regional Non-Fiction
— The Association for King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO) Virginia Marie Folkins Award

Details are here, including video of one award presentation. And if you happen to be joining the Rotary Club for West Seattle tomorrow morning (8 am at the Alki Masonic Center in The Junction), you can congratulate Eals in person; he’ll be making the 32nd presentation about “Historic Hundred.”

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LAST CALL! Two ways to pour yourself into Highland Park Improvement Club’s Uncorked wine celebration Saturday
May 13, 2019 8:24 pm
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 |   Highland Park | How to help | West Seattle news

Love wine? Love community? The two are paired this Saturday night at Highland Park Improvement Club‘s Uncorked! wine-tasting fundraiser. This is HPIC’s centennial year, so the party is extra-special.

Here’s what happens when you show up at HPIC starting at 5:30 Saturday (May 18th):

Upon entrance, you will receive a 2 commemorative wineglasses for tasting Old and New varietals. You will be invited to enjoy special tastings, while you peruse the raffle baskets and purchase raffle tickets. You can gaze upon the art donated by local artists, whose work will be up for bidding through our deservedly competitive (and fun!) Silent Art Auction. As always, an array of excellent, epicurean food will be provided for your noshing pleasure.

During the wine tasting, you’ll get an opportunity to taste side-by-side the same varietal from the Old World and the New World. Tables will enjoy a fun and enlightening journey that explores the differences between Old and New. Following the tasting, a select amount of the wines presented for tasting will be available for purchase by the glass, or by the bottle (to take home) at a discounted rate. And, for the beer-lovers who attend, we will be selling a selection of quality beers.

And again this year, we present Wine Roulette, where you purchase a chance to win a high-value bottle of wine for the bargain price of a ticket.

Our annual winetasting event is a big fundraiser for the club, and all the money received goes to support building and site improvements. This year we are installing our long dreamed for wish-list item, the audio updgrade (previewed last year!), that will enhance experiences like Uncorked for years to come.

HPIC – at 1116 SW Holden – also is home to countless community events, classes, and meetings year-round. With five days to go, you have two ways to be part of it:

Buy a ticket
Become a sponsor (we’re among the community businesses and organizations already on the list)

See you there!

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ELECTION 2019: Filing Week’s first day; candidate conversations @ DNDC Wednesday
May 13, 2019 6:59 pm
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 |   Delridge District Council | West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

Two election notes:

FILING WEEK BEGINS: Though local candidates have been able for months to register their campaigns with the state and city, they’re not officially ballot-bound until and unless they register with King County. The official Filing Week began today; by end of day Friday, would-be candidates file paperwork and pay fees as listed here (or submit one petition signature in lieu of each dollar of the fee). In what’s expected to be the year’s hottest race in our area, Brendan Kolding is the first to officially file for City Council District 1 (West Seattle/South Park). Another West Seattle/South Park position that will be on the ballot is Seattle School Board District 6; West Seattleite Molly Mitchell filed today to run. Here’s the full county list of who filed for what as of late today; the county will update that list twice daily between now and Friday.

CANDIDATE CONVERSATIONS: Your next public opportunity to hear from City Council District 1 candidates is Wednesday, when Phil Tavel and Isaiah Willoughby are scheduled guests at the Delridge Neighborhoods District Council meeting, 7 pm Wednesday (May 15th) at Neighborhood House High Point (6400 Sylvan Way SW). DNDC chair Mat McBride explains the format – not a debate or forum:

Each candidate will share some opening thoughts with you (probably related to things voters are interested in), and then we open up for dialog. It’s the same format DNDC uses with most of our guests (elected or otherwise), a good model that provides a personal connection.

Next month’s DNDC meeting, on June 19th, is scheduled to feature two more candidates, Kolding and incumbent Lisa Herbold.

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BIZNOTE: DutchBoy Coffee in Highland Park plans to close
May 13, 2019 4:27 pm
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 |   Highland Park | West Seattle news | WS beverages

That’s the note up at DutchBoy Coffee in Highland Park (southeast corner of 16th/Holden). Proprietor Jenni Watkins has announced she’s closing the stand after almost 2 1/2 years. “I am the 4th business owner to operate a coffee stand on my corner and I tried to be the last one,” she told WSB by e-mail. “Sadly the way our world works, with business taxes, beverage tax, and the increasing cost of rent I cannot remain open. … I hope someone can carry on the neighborhood magic somehow. I want to let my customers know how they changed my life in great ways & I’ll miss serving great coffee.” As the sign says, she plans to stay open a few more weeks, so you can stop by to wish her well.

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UPDATE: ‘Full response’ for house fire southwest of The Junction
May 13, 2019 1:47 pm
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 |   West Seattle fires | West Seattle news | WS breaking news

1:47 PM: SFD has a full response going to a possible house fire in the 5200 block of 46th SW. More to come.

1:50 PM: SFD is arriving and reports flames are showing. Avoid the area – it’s a huge response.

1:55 PM: That’s a TV helicopter, in case you’re wondering. Our crew has arrived – we’ll be adding photos.

2:08 PM: The photo above is from SFD, which reports the fire is under control. Here’s our newest photo:

No word yet of injuries but we’re told a kitten was rescued. (Photo added)

2:19 PM: We’ve talked again with SFD. 4 people were home when the fire started. One has been taken to the hospital for evaluation. There’s some damage to a house next door.

2:37 PM: Some of the SFD units have been dismissed.

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UPDATE: 2 to hospital after crash closes slope-split 59th SW in Alki
May 13, 2019 9:33 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS breaking news

(Photo added 9:54 am, looking toward 59th SW crash-response scene)

9:33 AM: Seattle Fire is arriving at a crash on 59th SW south of Admiral Way [map] with a “rescue extrication” response. Power lines are down. Updates to come.

9:42 AM: The collision involves two cars per SFD. Medics have radioed that two people are seriously hurt.

9:50 AM: Given the narrow, split configuration of 59th in that area, some response vehicles are on eastbound Admiral too, so be careful if you have to travel that street.

10:03 AM: Photos added. This is on the southbound, one-way section of 59th SW. The injured people are being taken to Harborview by SFD medic units. Both were in the same car, we’re tol. As mentioned earlier, power lines are down; a pole is visibly leaning, across the northbound/downhill side:

10:18 AM: Police tell us the collision actually happened on the downhill/NB side of 59th and both cars came down the embankment.

(Added: Christopher Boffoli’s aerial view)

Both injured people were in the car in the background. The driver of the one in the foreground is OK and talking to media. He says firefighters told him the other driver might have had a medical emergency preceding the collision. Meantime, SPD’s Traffic Collision Investigation detectives are responding, so the scene will be closed for some hours.

(SFD photo)

11:21 AM: The photo above was tweeted by SFD, showing the car they had to cut into to free the injured driver and passenger, who are reported to be in critical and stable condition. A commenter also notes that power is out in the area; the City Light map shows 75 customers affected, with a current restoration estimate after 1 pm.

12:18 PM: Update from SFD – the driver in critical condition is a 69-year-old man; his passenger, a 67-year-old woman, serious but stable. The other driver, a 61-year-old man, was unhurt. (added) Here’s part of what Jim Lee told reporters:

The power-outage restoration estimate for the area is now just after 4:30 pm.

1:19 PM: Kersti Muul tells us Seattle City Light is on scene with a replacement pole and other repair work under way.

3 PM: Just went through the area. SCL is still working on the northbound side but it looks like there’s enough room to pass.

3:38 PM: SPD confirms that a medical emergency caused the crash. Otherwise, the only new detail in this just-posted SPD Blotter summary is that two members of the crew that had been working on southbound 59th suffered minor injuries from the falling wires.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch
May 13, 2019 6:55 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

6:55 AM: Good morning! Here’s traffic/transit info you should know as the week begins:

35TH/AVALON BUS STOP: This alert about the northbound stop closure on 35th just south of Avalon finally went out on Friday.

35TH, AVALON WORK: In case you missed it last week, here’s the latest on where crews are working.

26TH/ANDOVER WORK: A utility project will affect travel along Andover at 26th starting today.

STADIUM ZONE: The Mariners are back home starting tonight, 7:10 pm vs. Oakland. And that means the West Seattle Water Taxi will run into the late night.

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FOLLOWUP: 1 more chance to comment on design concepts for new 48th/Charlestown park
May 12, 2019 9:51 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle parks

One week ago, we reported on the recent community meeting showing the three design concepts (above) proposed for the future 48th SW/SW Charlestown park. Since then, Seattle Parks has launched the promised survey with one more chance for you to comment on the options, which are described in the survey introduction as:

Dog Friendly – this concept would include a fenced off-leash area for dogs, a lawn, a loop trail, and a picnic area with tables.

Community Green – this concept would include a big central lawn, a loop trail, a nature discovery trail, a dog comfort station, and a small plaza-like area with moveable tables and chairs.

Neighborhood Play – this concept would include a play area, a lawn, a nature trail, and a small plaza-like area with movable tables and chairs.

You can take the survey here; Parks says it’ll be open until May 24th.

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What’s in that red-orange water you might have seen in Puget Sound
May 12, 2019 8:20 pm
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 |   Environment | Seen at sea | West Seattle beaches | West Seattle news

(Photo by Kersti Muul)

Two reports of reddish-orange water in Puget Sound along West Seattle shores mean it’s time for the annual reminder of what this is: An algae bloom, usually Noctiluca. Though it’s nontoxic, and it’s not a new phenomenon, it’s not benign, as the state Department of Ecology noted in this post last year – “An increase in the abundance of Noctiluca is an indication of an unbalanced system, and while the plankton is not toxic itself, their presence creates a cascade of effects in the marine food web.” Excess nutrients are a big part of the imbalance; here’s more on that.

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UPDATE: About the police responses near 35th/Avalon, 57th/Alki
May 12, 2019 6:59 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

6:59 PM: We’re getting questions about a big police response near 35th/Avalon. The initial report to which they responded was that a man was seen with a ‘sawed-off shotgun’ but they are still trying to track down the source of that report to verify it. Avoid the area in the meantime.

7:11 PM: No verification on that, ultimately, so police have moved on.

Some of them headed to 57th/Alki after an officer pulled over a vehicle that was reported to dispatch as having plates from a potentially stolen vehicle. They’re investigating. That kind of call – with a possible felony involved – requires backup, so that’s what the big response was about.

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TUESDAY: Admiral Neighborhood Association’s invitation
May 12, 2019 5:10 pm
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 |   Neighborhoods | West Seattle news

The week ahead brings multiple opportunities for you to dive a little deeper into what’s happening in several local neighborhoods. For one – Admiral! Here’s the announcement:

Admiral Neighborhood Association Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 14th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The Sanctuary at Admiral (2656 42nd Ave SW)

This month at the ANA meeting, we’ll be discussing:

1. Seattle Public Libraries: learn more about the services you know and love, and find out about some that you’ve never even heard of.

2. Brookdale Admiral Heights: assisted living facility in the heart of the Admiral District.

3. Admiral outreach: ANA wants to know: how do residents and businesses in the community want Admiral to be an even better place to live and work? Find out how we’re going about it, and contribute your voice to the mix.

Come and meet your neighbors and discuss issues and events in our area!

See you there!
-Admiral Neighborhood Association

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COMMUNITY GIVING: West Seattle volunteers helped Stamp Out Hunger
May 12, 2019 3:05 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle people

Saturday’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive was a team effort – along with letter carriers picking up bags of donated food, and postal customers, who donated it, community volunteers helped out too! The photo and report are from Deb Barker:

3 food drive volunteers

Deb is at left in the photo with two other West Seattle residents, Linda Nageotte, CEO of Food Lifeline, and Nancy Kohn. She reports:

We joined six other volunteers unloading food donations from Westwood Mail Carrier trucks.

Per the Food Lifeline Truck Driver, the food collected by the Westwood Mail Carriers filled 21 totes. He estimated that the totes were 1,200 pounds each. So that means that 25,200 pounds of food were donated by West Seattle residents in the 98106, 98126, 98136 and 98146 zip codes served by the Westwood Mail Carriers.

A big thank you to the Westwood Mail Carriers and to the West Seattle residents who so generously donated to Stamp Out Hunger.

Deb was there in her capacity as president of Local 887 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees; two other IATSE locals were scheduled to contribute volunteers at the Westwood post office. Donations from 98116 went through the West Seattle Junction post office, where we found this group:

No word yet on a Junction collection estimate. Stamp Out Hunger is a nationwide donation drive led by the National Association of Letter Carriers, usually netting tens of millions of pounds of donated food!

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Seen off West Seattle: Submarine, northbound
May 12, 2019 12:26 pm
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 |   Seen at sea | West Seattle news

12:26 PM: Another submarine pass off Alki Point – the photo is cropped from a telescope view texted by a reader a short time ago. MarineTraffic.com identifies it only as “warship.” Hard to know if it is the same one, but there also was a northbound pass last Sunday, and a southbound one yesterday. The U.S. Navy base in Kitsap County is home to some submarines, though more on the Bangor (Hood Canal side) than the Bremerton side.

2:28 PM: Another photo, this one by Jim Borrow:

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FOUND BICYCLE: Distinctive sticker
May 12, 2019 10:59 am
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 |   Fauntleroy | West Seattle news

From Erich in Fauntleroy:

A boy’s bike appeared in my back yard 3 nights ago, about 2 blocks from Endolyne Joe’s. It is blue and white and has a round sticker on the front saying “In Memoriam — RIP Jimmy John” with a little number 22 on the sticker. I’m thinking the owner will know the manufacturer and / or model of the bike.

Yours? Let us know and we’ll connect you.

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West Seattle Sunday: Mother’s Day and more
May 12, 2019 6:03 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Saturday afternoon photo by Chris Frankovich)

Happy Sunday! If you are celebrating Mother’s Day, may it be a joyful one. Here are highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm in the street in the heart of The Junction. Fresh food and if you’re looking for flowers for Mom, local blossoms usually abound. (California SW between SW Alaska and SW Oregon)

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Take Mom to the home of West Seattle’s history, open noon-4 pm. (61st/Stevens)

MOTHER’S DAY HIGH TEA: If you didn’t already get your ticket(s) for this 1 pm event hosted by Admiral Bird at South Park Hall, check to see if they’ll have any at the door! (1253 S. Cloverdale)

SOUL POP: That’s what Reverend Doctor will play this afternoon at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 3-5 pm. No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)

LADIES’ MUSICAL CLUB: Free 3 pm classical concert at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, with music by Brahms, Bellini, and Rossini. (2306 42nd SW)

‘OFFICE HOUR’: Matinée performance at ArtsWest, 3 pm. Ticket info here. (4711 California SW)

PREVIEW THE WEEK AHEAD … here!

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FOLLOWUP: West Seattle now craneless
May 11, 2019 10:16 pm
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 |   Development | West Seattle news

Thanks to Al for the photo taken while a mobile crane was being used today to dismantle the tower crane at the Luna Apartments/PCC Community Markets (WSB sponsor) project site at 2749 California SW. The crane was up for a little more than a year; its removal means West Seattle has no current projects using tower cranes. We don’t know what time the removal was finished, as we’ve been covering other events today/tonight, but we just went through the area and noted that California SW is fully open again. As for when the new PCC will open, when last we checked, the estimate was “fourth quarter” of this year.

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