Texter reports Genesee is blocked between Delridge and Avalon by a jackknifed tanker truck.

UPDATE: Cleared quickly, per commenter.

Have something for this year’s WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide?

November 9, 2024 9:13 pm

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| Holidays | West Seattle news

With less than three weeks until Thanksgiving, we’re working on this year’s WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide, hoping to launch it before next weekend. If you haven’t already sent information on your holiday-season event, bazaar/pop-up shop, donation drive, fundraiser, performance, hours, holiday food specials, etc. … now’s the time to get that info to us so we can share it with your neighbors. Whatever you want the community to know, westseattleblog@gmail.com is the best way to reach us so we can get it into the guide (and if time/date-specific, into our year-round calendar too) – thank you!

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SPORTS: Chief Sealth IHS wins district volleyball championship for first time in half a century

November 9, 2024 6:50 pm

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Story and photos by Tracy Burrows
Special to West Seattle Blog

For the first time since 1974, the Chief Sealth Seahawks have won the Class 2A District 2 volleyball championship. In a thrilling championship match, the Seahawks defeated the Nathan Hale Raiders, 3-0.

The first two sets of the match at Foster HS in Tukwila were both nailbiters, as the lead seesawed. Sealth pulled out wins in both by scores of 25-23 and 25-18.

Nathan Hale started the third set determined to extend the match, charging out to an early 8-point lead. But the Sealth girls hung tough and, on the verge of defeat, they reeled off seven straight points to win the deciding game by a score to 25-23.

After the match, an elated Chief Sealth head coach Lorraine Toilolo referred to the sweetness of breaking Sealth’s 50-year drought since their last District Championship. “It’s been a long time coming. We’ve worked hard and we’re headed to the State Tournament!” The Class 2A State Tournament will be held at the Yakima Valley SunDome next Friday and Saturday (November 15-16).

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ELECTION AFTERMATH: Here’s what happened on today’s Grief/Relief Walk

November 9, 2024 4:46 pm

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By Eddie Westerman
Special to West Seattle Blog

Whether knocking on doors, writing postcards, donating money, participating in conversations, or simply being barraged by news and election ads, it would have been difficult not to experience some stress in the months leading up to Tuesday’s election.

That’s why folklorist and grief coach Tamara Kubacki led a Post-Election Grief/Relief Walk at Jack Block Park in. West Seattle this afternoon, open to people feeling either of those emotions, though the former seemed to prevail among participants. The rainy walk gave people the chance to be in nature while feeling and talking about grief or relief from the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s election. The peaceful walk also opened the door to other issues people feel they are facing in their own lives and the collective stress in the nation and world.

“We’re not meant to grieve on our own,” Kubacki says. “Being with others makes it feel less lonely.”

Participants shared their experiences through stories, poetry and conversation along the walking path. Kubacki, who runs a company called Listening to Grief, says she hopes participants of today’s walk felt a sense of community. She reminds people that it is healthy to talk about their grief.

One participant, Smith Sinclair, says he took a day off after the election and that he is still in denial.

“My grief is spilling over. I’m not participating in any media,” Sinclair says. “I was so hopeful.” He says he’s worried for immigrants and others and that he was deeply disappointed because he felt Kamala Harris ran a flawless campaign. He felt hopeful in the campaign work he did in Washington State, but despondent about what happened in the nation.

As part of the walk, Kubacki asked participants to ground themselves with breathing exercises, notice the sounds and the nature in the park and take time to genuinely listen to one another’s thoughts.

“I feel like fleeing,” Susan Holmgren says. She came on the walk, she says, to connect with her mother, who was a political activist when she was alive. Holmgren says her mother marched in countless anti-war demonstrations and that she would be so distressed to feel her children might have fewer rights than she had. While she does have dual citizenship because her mother was a United Kingdom citizen, Holmgren feels there are too many obstacles – especially financial ones — preventing her from trying to live in a different country.

Another walker at today’s event said it was heartbreaking to watch his 30-something children’s faces fall as the election results tumbled in. He was sad he couldn’t just “kiss the problem away for them.”

Kubacki says today’s walk, inspired by two Olympia-based organizations — Window Seat Media and Wild Grief – is a way for those in the community to come together when things feel awry. “Stories can be an anchor in uncertain times,” she says. The walk gave people the chance to think about what stories they were holding on to that they wanted to release.

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WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: You’ve seen them – now hear them

November 9, 2024 3:01 pm

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| Coyotes | West Seattle news | Wildlife

Thanks to Kathryn in Delridge for the snippet of video/audio recorded last night when, she says, a neighborhood dog’s barking touched off an unseen pack of coyotes yipping. Even if you’ve never heard them, they’re in most neighborhoods – just scroll through our archive for evidence!

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READER REPORTS: Stolen Saturn; found lawn mower

November 9, 2024 12:28 pm

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| Crime | West Seattle news

Two reader reports:

STOLEN SATURN: DW hopes you can help find their car:

Between the last time my car was seen around 3 pm Wednesday, Nov 7th, and the following morning, my car was stolen from where I normally park it in the North Admiral neighborhood. The car is a red 4-door sedan-style 1999 Saturn SL with a black bra.

If anyone sees this vehicle or saw it in the last two days, please provide this information to the police, (# is 24-316848).

ABANDONED LAWN MOWER: John spotted this at the top of the stairs, 14th/Holden:

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COUNTDOWN: 2 weeks until pre-Thanksgiving turkey giveaway

November 9, 2024 11:02 am

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(2023 WSB photo)

We’re exactly two weeks away from a major pre-holiday giveaway that’s happening for the 21st year: Eastridge Church is giving away 1,500 turkeys and bags of groceries at its two campuses, including West Seattle (39th/Oregon). This year’s date is Saturday, November 23, and the giveaway starts at 9 am, continuing while supplies last. No questions asked – just show up. (People usually line up on the sidewalk along 39th.) The church’s lead pastor Steve Jamison notes that what they give away doesn’t just “provide one meal for one person … because it’s all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal, it actually feeds a whole family.”

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SPORTS: One more group of West Seattle cross country runners competing today at state

November 9, 2024 9:04 am

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The state cross country championships are happening today in Pasco. We’ve already reported on runners from our area’s two biggest high schools who qualified – and there’s one more group of West Seattle runners participating, proud parent Beth Martin points out:

O’Dea High School cross country is also at state, qualifying as a team for the first time in 25 years. Five of the seven running today live in West Seattle: Ryan Berta, Maddox Fox, Maks Karman, Isaac Lewis, and Will Martin.

Good luck to all!

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WEST SEATTLE SATURDAY: 27 options!

November 9, 2024 6:07 am

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(Harbor seal in the Duwamish River, photographed by Steve Bender)

Weekend’s here! Here are highlights for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (and if we’re missing something of note, PLEASE let us know):

SATURDAY GROUP RUN: Meet at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) at 8 am for the regular Saturday morning run.

VACCINATION CLINIC: School clinic, but community’s welcome too – flu and COVID shots available, 9 am-3 pm at Madison Middle School (3429 45th SW).

HEAVILY MEDITATED: Free community meditation, 9 am at Inner Alchemy’s home studio (3618 SW Alaska)

SHOREWOOD ELEMENTARY HOLIDAY BAZAAR: Just a short ways south of West Seattle, organizers are really hoping to see you at their early holiday bazaar today! 10 am-4 pm – crafts, baked goods, books, jewelry, decor, more. (2725 SW 116th, North Burien)

WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: You’re invited to join others taking a walk in Lincoln Park (meet at 47th/Fauntleroy), 10 am.

SSC GARDEN CENTER: Gardening season is year-round! Student-grown plants await you at the north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus, 10 am-3 pm.

FREE WRITING GROUP: 10:30 am – “This is a free, weekly, in-person active writing group grounded in the Amherst Writers and Artists method. It is a safe, critique-free space. Writers of all levels welcome, 16 and up.” Our calendar listing has location and RSVP info.

MORNING MUSIC: 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), Marco de Carvalho and Friends perform. Info about Marco’s music is here.

FAMILY READING TIME: Every Saturday at 11 am at Paper Boat Booksellers (6040 California SW).

WAREHOUSE SALE: The KAVU outlet store at 9064 Delridge Way SW is having one, 11 am-6 pm today and Sunday.

MAKERS’ ART MARKET: November chance to shop dozens of artists, crafters, and other vendors, noon-5 pm at Alki Beach Bathhouse (2701 Alki SW). See the list of participants in our calendar listing.

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM OPEN: The home of West Seattle history is open for your visit, noon-4 pm – see the newest exhibit, about the West Duwamish Greenbelt! (61st/Stevens)

VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER OPEN: The center is also open to visitors noon-3 pm, as explained here. (2236 SW Orchard)

SPORTS: One playoff game in the area today – 12:30 pm at Denny International Middle School (2601 SW Kenyon), West Seattle High School faces Bishop Blanchet in volleyball.

GRIEF/RELIEF POST-ELECTION WALK: 1:30 pm at Jack Block Park (2130 Harbor SW), explained here. RSVP here.

VISCON CELLARS TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: Tasting room open – wine by the glass or bottle – 1-6 pm at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor).

NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: The tasting room/wine bar is open 1-6 pm with student-produced wines and “affordable eats” at the north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.

ASTRA LUMINA: The illuminated walk at Seattle Chinese Garden on Puget Ridge is back. 5 pm and later entry times, tickets $29 and up. (6000 16th SW)

SOARING WITH SEALTH: Chief Sealth International High School PTSA fundraiser, 5:30 pm at Brockey Center on South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.

CARRIE AKRE AT EASY STREET: 7 pm, free in-store concert, all ages, celebrating vinyl release and lyric book. (4559 California SW)

MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: The Mortgage Lifters, 7 pm at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).

ALL-AGES OPEN MIC: 7-10 pm at The Spot West Seattle (2920 SW Avalon Way)

AT THE SKYLARK: DA/D with Six Killers- A Benefit for the Skylark, doors at 6:30, music at 7:30, all ages until 10 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

AT KENYON HALL: Three groups make music tonight – Roughtail Feat. American Flats & Model Shop, 7 pm. Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (7904 35th SW)

REVELRY ROOM DJ: 9 pm, Soul Focus FM. (4547 California SW)

JARAY’S DJ: 9 pm, DJ Buzsy at Jaray’s Lounge (2216 SW Orchard).

KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: Saturday singing at Talarico’s Pizzeria (4718 California SW), starting at 10 pm.

West Seattle event coming up? If the community’s welcome, your event is welcome to a spot on our calendar! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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