West Seattle, Washington
01 Tuesday
First, two report about purses:
LINCOLN PARK CAR BREAK-IN: From Allison:
At around 10:15 AM this morning, my family and I went to Lincoln Park for a walk. As I was helping my 4-year-old out of the car, my husband put my purse in the trunk of our SUV, under the privacy screen. Upon our return about 1 hour later, we realized that our back window on the passenger side had been broken and my purse, and only my purse, was gone. We filed a police report but am looking to understand if any witnesses got a picture or if anyone has found any of my belongings. I suspect my ID and others things that don’t have any value may have been put in a trash can or thrown on the side of the road. We’ve made a police report and are now going through the processing of suspending all the necessary accounts. If you have any information or see my belongings, which will be a pain to re-establish, please let me know: allisonmichellec (at) yahoo.com. We so appreciate our friend and several kind strangers who helped us clean up and offered their support!
PURSE FOUND: A reader found this at Delridge Playfield – hours before Allison’s was stolen, so it’s not hers.
Yours? Let us know and we will connect you to the finder.
SAXOPHONE FOUND: Tim brought this in after it turned up:
Possible stolen/lost alto saxophone. It was sitting in the rain last night and a neighbor saw it the grass against our front wall this morning. It’s banged up. North Admiral.
With this too, let us know if it’s yours and we will connect you to the finder.
ANOTHER TIRE-SLASHING: Jeff reports: “I just saw a post on the blog about a tire slashed in Westwood Village and wanted to share that we’ve had 3 tires slashed over the last 2 months at 35th x Barton right next to the Super Deli Mart. Even one on Christmas Eve. Parked on the street, usually happens late at night/early morning.”
Crime concerns or questions? The West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meets Tuesday at the Southwest Precinct (2300 SW Webster), all welcome, 7 pm.
(WSB photos/video)
The cleanup continues at Longfellow Creek, one day after gas drained into the creek after an apparently interrupted siphoning operation at a city-owned tank at the northeast end of the West Seattle Golf Course/Stadium lot. We have some new information, mostly thanks to Seattle Public Utilities, which responded to the spill because it involved their drainage system. The actual spill/siphoning site is some distance from where the creek crosses the golf course:
But as SPU explains it, like many drains all over the city, these lead to the nearest body of water – and here, that’s the creek. The area where we photographed boom work this morning is on the north side of SW Genesee, across from the golf course:
The material they’re using just soaks up the gas, not water, SPU explain. They still don’t know exactly how much fuel got into the creek, because they don’t know how much the thief or thieves got away with. We did learn a little more today about the crime itself: SPU says the 70 gallons recovered by Parks included gas left behind in various containers, suggesting the siphoning may have been interrupted.
Also, an SPU memo sent to City Councilmember Lisa Herbold‘s office, which provided it to WSB, also mentioned a truck had been stolen at the scene. Seattle Parks has yet to comment on the situation so we don’t know anything more about that. Back to the spill, cleaning it up is what SPU is focused on; spill program lead Eric Autry talked with us by the targeted tank, and we recorded the entire Q&A on video:
We haven’t reached other departments involved in this, including the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, to which SPU deferred questions about what kind of fish, and how many, the spill has killed. So many remaining questions might have to wait until after the 3-day weekend. The cleanup, however, is proceeding; as Autry mentioned in the recorded interview, the contractor is likely to be on scene at least through tomorrow. The state Department of Ecology has been on scene too:
SPU’s Autry also noted that “as environmental responders … we don’t like to see this.” Nor do the many who have long worked to restore urban greenspaces like this one – a reminder of their work was along the trail as we left the creek, blue-tagged plants awaiting placement:
Longfellow Creek ends at the Duwamish River, so this has the potential to have affected that beleaguered body of water too. We’ll continue following up.
(WSB photos)
The Chief Sealth International High School cheer squad had a lot to cheer about last night: Both the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball teams won, in a doubleheader played at home. Photos and game toplines ahead:
(WSB photos)
West Seattle High School‘s Unified Basketball program is hosting a big tournament at the school right now – more than 200 student athletes from all over the region! We didn’t hear about it in time to get it into today’s highlights list but you’re invited to go cheer the players until 2 pm.
If you’re not familiar with Unified Athletics, here’s the district explanation:
Unified Sports is a program of Special Olympics that brings together athletes with and without disabilities to break down stereotypes and promote inclusion. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
Among those playing while we were there, WSHS and Garfield:
3 courts with games at Unified tournament at WSHS. This is host team v. Garfield. pic.twitter.com/bzHKx7fGeK
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) January 18, 2020
Other schools: Evergreen, Roosevelt – those two are in the video below – Kamiak, Kentridge, Ballard, Auburn, Mercer Island, UW.
Unified Basketball tournament at West Seattle HS until 2 pm. Spectators welcome! pic.twitter.com/IzPs86tL3Y
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) January 18, 2020
WSHS is at 3000 California SW; the gym is at the south end of the campus.
Two West Seattle Crime Watch reader reports:
STOLEN CAR TO WATCH FOR: From Karissa, “Stolen car. Silver 2003 Honda Pilot, West Seattle, on January 17th between 10:30 pm-10:30 am, plate # BGJ6112.” Call 911 if you see it.
SLASHED TIRE: From Sheryl: “Just wanted to inform you that my tire was slashed in the Westwood Village parking lot (Thursday) sometime between 1pm – 7pm. It was parked next to the Massage Envy. I’m hoping it was just an isolated incident, but wanted to at least make everyone aware.”
“I have dreamed about this day since I was a little girl!” That’s what Regina Wright-Rogers told the crowd at Chief Sealth International High School last night as her jersey, #34, was retired during halftime of the girls’ varsity basketball game.
She was a superstar player for Sealth in the ’00s, with numerous honors including Metro League Player of the Year and state tournament MVP, and went on to play for the University of Washington (its website details many of her career highlights), following that up with a coaching career.
Rogers-Wright’s parting words last night: “I just want to say to everyone here you can be great, because I am!”
(P.S. The Sealth girls and boys both won their games last night – separate coverage coming up later.)
(“Backyard surprise” Great Blue Heron, photographed by Robin Sinner, shared via WSB Flickr group)
Here are the highlights for the first day of the three-day holiday weekend:
CLOSED FOR A GOOD REASON: Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) wants you to know they’re closed today because they’re off getting cool new stuff. (6400 California SW)
YOUTH BASKETBALL TRYOUTS: 8 am-10 am at the Seattle Lutheran High School gym, first of three tryout sessions for 7th- and 8th-grade girls and boys interested in new AAU program West Seattle Saints. (4100 SW Genesee)
WEST SEATTLE LINUX USERS GROUP: You’re invited! Regular meeting, 9 am at Fauntleroy YMCA. (9140 California SW)
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE: Blood supplies are low in the region after snow and ice kept donors away this past week, so give the gift of life if you can – 9 am-3 pm today at Westwood Village, south side. (2600 SW Barton)
FAMILY READING TIME: With Larry the Librarian! 11 am at Paper Boat Booksellers in Morgan Junction. Free. (6040 California SW)
BASKETBALL: Home games at Seattle Lutheran High School, hosting Mount Vernon Christian. Girls play at 2:30 pm; boys play at 4 pm. (4100 SW Genesee)
(Lincoln Park sunset, photographed by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)
KING COUNTY DEMOCRATS’ 2020 KICKOFF: 6-9 pm at the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse. Details and ticket info here. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)
ROO AND THE FEW: Plus friends! 7-9 pm at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), “eclectic mix of originals and covers.” No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)
‘HARVEY’: Last of three nights for this year’s student-directed West Seattle High School production – the classic play centered on a giant rabbit. 7:30 pm curtain at the WSHS Theater. (3000 California SW)
‘THE REVOLUTIONISTS’: 7:30 pm at ArtsWest, the new production – “a quartet of fierce women — Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle — lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.” Check for tickets here. (4711 California SW)
HILLBILLY SMARTYPANTS: Del Rey and Steve James at Kenyon Hall, 7:30 pm:
Del and Steve combine their original songs with roots, rag, and blues favorites by everyone from Memphis Minnie to Charlie Poole and Chuck Berry; all served up with a double helping of hot guitars, uke, and mandolin.
Ticket info here. (7904 35th SW)
SHAWN MICKELSON QUARTET: 8 pm at Pacific Room (WSB sponsor) on Alki – show details and cover info here. (2808 Alki SW)
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