West Seattle, Washington
09 Thursday
WSB PHOTOS BY OLIVER HAMLIN, VIDEO BY TRACY RECORD
State Supreme Court Justice Steven C. González was first to roll down the route of this morning’s Fiestas Patrias Parade in South Park, presiding as Grand Marshal this year. He wasn’t the only participant for whom justice resounded – another was the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps, always advocating for environmental justice:
One entry carried tributes to legendary fighters for justice and health:
Several displayed the inspirational slogan “Si si puede” (Yes, we can):
Fiestas Patrias is primarily a celebration of Latin American culture and heritage, all displayed in abundance during the parade, with multiple folkloric-dancing groups:
Culture also rolled and bounced down the parade route with members of the Eazy Duz It Car Club, too:
The vehicles representing parade organizer Sea Mar Community Health Centers‘ many branches were lavishly decorated, some whimsically with characters in the spirit of family health.
Meantime, schools participating today included Chief Sealth International High School, whose cheer team walked the route, followed by members of the 2-0 football team:
The Sealth and Denny International Middle School program Proyecto Saber had an entry too, as did Concord International Elementary, with the most pointed signs of the parade, including “No Human Is Illegal” and “Abolish ICE.” Other participants were simply exuberant:
The last major entry featured more than 50 horseback riders – and one other livestock sighting:
Relatively few government reps in the parade – District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka was in it, as were some Seattle Police and a Metro bus. After the parade, which lasted almost an hour with some long stopdowns, Sea Mar’s Fiestas Patrias celebration at Seattle Center downtown opened; it continues tomorrow.
(WSB PHOTOS BY DAVE GERSHGORN)
The sunlight gleamed while the volunteers gleamed. Above are the Rotary Club of West Seattle (WSB sponsor) and Scouting America volunteers who fanned out this morning to 20 sites where residents/owners had volunteered more than 40 fruit trees for gleaning – harvesting so the fruit could be given to local food banks.
The sites were identified after the Rotary’s open invitation to the community earlier this summer.
Volunteers fanned out to the 20 sites after a short group meetup this morning.
(Scout Brita Gill picks an apple in front of a house that volunteered five trees, including apples, pears, and plums)
(Rotarian Martha Sidlo)
(From left, scout Josie Gill, rotary member Martha Sidlo, and scout Brita Gill pick fruit from a volunteer’s trees)
Once the gleaning was over, it was time for the next step in the process. At the West Seattle Food Bank, development director Robbin Peterson took this photo of volunteers delivering what eventually amounted to more than 840 pounds of fruit!
(Bryan and Mike from WS Rotary, Robert from White Center Food Bank)
Robbin observes, “It was a beautiful and fun day in community, getting to meet neighbors and ne friends, while doing good for our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.” The gleaning event was also in partnership with City Fruit, who facilitates this kind of harvesting year-round.
2:38 PM: The Southern Resident Killer Whales of J-Pod have been seen in central Puget Sound, “coming south all day” per Kersti Muul. That would be their first visit of the season, she adds. But they’re in the news today for a sad reason – a loss. Another newborn calf has died, the Center for Whale Research reported:
Late in the morning on September 12th, several sources alerted CWR researchers to apparent sightings of a southern resident killer whale pushing a deceased calf in Rosario Strait. CWR researchers arrived in the area in the early afternoon, and sadly were able to confirm that southern resident J36 was pushing a deceased female neonate, with umbilical cord still attached.
Based on the size of the calf, we estimate that the calf was either full term or near full term. It is unclear if this was a stillbirth or if the calf died shortly after birth. Based on when we last observed J36, this calf would have been born within the last 3 days.
Researchers from SR3, SeaDoc Society, and the Whale Museum soon arrived on scene and conducted further documentation and measurement. We will share more when we can, and work with the other research teams to piece together what information we can about this calf and J36’s status.
Kersti notes that the mom, J36, has lost one of her offspring before – J52, whose death at age 2 1/2 we noted eight years ago.
2:41 PM: Just as we were publishing the notes above, we heard from Donna Sandstrom of The Whale Trail, who plans to be at Emma Schmitz Overlook (across from Me Kwa Mooks, 4500 block Beach Drive) with binoculars to share. She estimates the orcas might be in view from West Seattle, looking north, by about 3:15 pm.
3:01 PM: No orca-watching after all – Donna just told us the orcas turned around at West Point (northwest edge of Elliott Bay) and are headed northbound.
In case you can’t believe it’s free, the sign reiterates it – the Highland Park Elementary PTA‘s Give-and-Take Sale is full of items donated so that people can take what they need. Free of charge, or you can make a monetary donation to the PTA. Thanks to Mel for the photo and for this quick video look at the sale setup at the school:
HP Elementary is at 1012 SW Trenton, and the Give-and-Take Sale continues until 3 pm.
(WSB photos)
One week from today – Saturday, September 20 – it’s the next Fauntleroy Church Recycle Roundup. We’re reminding you today in case you want to spend part of this weekend deciding what to recycle! The church partners with 1 Green Planet twice a year to accept a wide variety of dropped-off items – offering the service free of charge – and the time window is 9 am to 3 pm, so you don’t have to rush and get caught in a big backup. The church’s lot is at 9140 California SW; here’s the list of what will and won’t be accepted next Saturday:
Here’s the PDF version.
Welcome to the weekend! Here’s our West Seattle list for Saturday, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and inbox:
GIVE AND TAKE SALE: Highland Park Elementary PTA‘s annual donate-if-you-can, take-what-you-need sale! Drop off donations starting at 8 am; shopping starts at 9 am. Monetary donations benefit the PTA (and therefore students). At HPE (1012 SW Trenton)
SATURDAY GROUP RUN: West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) leads Saturday 8 am free group runs!
(Photo by Ana Del Claro)
SECOND-TIME SALE: Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW) has its big sale this weekend, starting with shopping hours 9 am-4 pm today, as previewed here.
OTHER GARAGE/YARD SALES: See this weekend’s listings in the WSB Community Forums. (If you have a sale to add, but don’t have a login for that section, go to westseattleblog/log-in – thanks!)
HEAVILY MEDITATED: Free 9 am outdoor meditation at Schmitz Preserve Park (5551 SW Admiral Way) – register here.
INTRODUCTORY WALK: First of two sequential weekly walking events – meeting at the same spot, 47th/Fauntleroy, first at 9:30 am for a flat-terrain 1-mile walk.
WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: That’s followed immediately by this 10 am walk, which you can join even if you didn’t go on the introductory walk. Meet at 47th/Fauntleroy.
GENERATIVE AI = ONLINE HARM: Speaker presentation at South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor), 9:30 am.
FIESTAS PATRIAS PARADE: 10 am in South Park, annual celebration of Latin American culture and heritage, starts at 14th S./S. Henderson and heads north on 14th to Cloverdale, then west.
ALKI KAYAK TOURS’ END-OF-SEASON SALE: Watercraft and gear, both new and used, with deals, demos, and a chance to try before you buy! Details in our calendar listing. 10 am-6 pm at AKT HQ at Seacrest Boathouse (1660 Harbor SW).
SSC GARDEN CENTER: The Garden Center at South Seattle College (6000 16th SW, north end of campus), is open 10 am-3 pm.
DELRIDGE FARMERS’ MARKET: Open 10 am-2 pm, Saturdays through October, in and around the courtyard at Hope Academy in South Delridge (9421 18th SW). Fresh produce, cooked-on-site food, sweet treats, body-care products, more!
MORNING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 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 STORY TIME: 10:30 am at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).
FREE WRITING GROUP: 10:30 am – free weekly in-person group for writers of all levels. For location info, go here.
FAMILY READING TIME: At Paper Boat Booksellers, 11 am family reading time. (4522 California SW)
ALKI HISTORY TOUR: Two spots left on the Log House Museum‘s walking tour, per its website! Meet at the museum at 11 am. (61st/Stevens)
COLMAN POOL POST-SEASON SESSIONS: Second-to-last day this year! 12-7 pm swim sessions at Lincoln Park‘s heated saltwater pool (on the shore, 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW).
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: The home of West Seattle’s history is open noon-4 pm on Saturdays. (61st SW/SW Stevens)
VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER: The center is open to visitors noon-3 pm, as explained here. (2236 SW Orchard)
VISCON CELLARS TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: Tasting room open for you to enjoy wine by the glass or bottle – 1-6 pm at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor). While you’re there, see the West Seattle Art Tour preview work!
NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY TASTING ROOM, WINE BAR, STORE: On the north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus:
The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room, Wine Bar, and Retail Store are open Thursday-Saturday from 1-6 pm. Come taste and purchase our student-produced wine! The Northwest Wine Academy features a large tasting room and retail store. While tasting one of our current releases, you can request a tour of our barrel room and bottling area.
BENEFITS OF NW NATIVE PLANTS: Garden Hotline presentation at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), 1:30 pm.
RAT CITY YOUTH SHOWCASE: 2 pm-4 pm open mic for youth music and poetry at Tim’s Tavern (16th/98th), free.
LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: Hear David Bowie‘s “I Can’t Give Everything Away” at 6 pm, with giveaays. (4559 California SW)
LIVE AT THE SKYLARK: 8 pm (doors at 7), Etchings, Pine Circle, Blip. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
REVELRY ROOM DJ: Saturday spinning starts at 9 pm – tonight it’s DJ Topspin at Revelry Room. (4547 California SW).
SATURDAY NIGHT SK8 PARTY: 9 pm-midnight, with rotating DJ Josh and DJ NightMere, 21+, at Southgate Roller Rink (9646 17th SW, White Center).
KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: Our Saturday list concludes with 10 pm karaoke at Talarico’s Pizzeria. (4718 California SW)
Got a West Seattle event coming up? If community members are welcome, your event is welcome on our calendar! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
For the second consecutive Friday night, Chief Sealth International High School won their football game tonight at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex. This time, though, the Seahawks weren’t the home team – that designation belonged to their opponents, Franklin High School. The Seahawks kept the Quakers from getting close to the end one the entire night, with a final score of 20-0. They didn’t get on the board until almost literally the last second of the first quarter, when #1, senior Ogi Petronijevic, kicked the first of his two field goals:
The first TD, though, came from one of the freshmen on the Sealth squad, #3, Marquis Tovia:
That was at 7:15 to go in the first half. The Seahawks’ other TD was by senior #21 Marshawn Tovia-Ford, and the halftime score was CSIHS 17, FHS 0. The second half saw only a Sealth field goal but plenty of penalty flags as well as injuries on both sides, and though the Quakers started to make a little progress late in the game, they ran out of time. As noted earlier, Sealth plays West Seattle High School at NCSWAC next Friday, 7 pm.
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