West Seattle, Washington
06 Sunday
Thanks for the tip. West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) members have received word that the main-building closure in The Triangle will last one day longer than planned. The announcement says plumbing repairs are taking extra time, so they now plan to reopen the main building on Wednesday (September 9). To compensate, on Tuesday they’ll open the Fauntleroy branch from 5 am to 9 pm for members’ use. As announced earlier this week, both branches have been closed this week for a variety of maintenance work and upgrades (as have some other Y branches in the region).
Family and friends will gather next Saturday to celebrate the life of Joan Hayden, and they’re sharing this remembrance with the community:
Our beloved mother, Joan Marie (Padden) Hayden, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026, in Vancouver, Washington, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on February 18, 1955, in West Seattle, Joan was the oldest of five siblings and lived life with energy, color, enthusiasm, and joy.
Joan loved people and was always willing to help anyone in need. She was a second mother to many of her sons’ friends, welcoming them into her home and treating them as family. Her career included sales with Princess House Crystal, real estate with Stan Wiley, Prudential, and Persimmon, and retail work with JCPenney, Pier 1, and Fred Meyer. Joan loved to travel and, above all, cherished time with her family. She was a cancer survivor who volunteered with Relay for Life and cancer support groups in the Vancouver area, offering compassion and encouragement to others facing difficult journeys.
Joan was the beloved wife of Ron Hayden, her husband of more than 50 years, and a loving mother to Colin (Meagan) Hayden of Post Falls, Idaho, and Sean (Holly) Hayden of Brush Prairie, Washington and all her grandchildren. She is survived by her brother, Patrick Padden, and was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Marjory (O’Brian) Padden; her siblings, Chris (Robert) Treakle, Pauline Padden, and Mike (Vivian) Padden.
Joan leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, generosity, and countless memories. Her bright spirit and colorful personality will live on through her family, friends, and all those she welcomed into her life. She loved everyone, and she made everyone feel loved in return. A memorial service and celebration of Joan’s life will be held September 12th, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Elim Church in Brush Prairie, Washington.
(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries and memorial announcements by request, free of charge. Please email the text, and a photo if available, to westseattleblog@gmail.com)
(Al suggests those flowers have a favorite in today’s Apple Cup)
Here’s what to know for September’s first Sunday – mostly listings from our West Seattle Event Calendar:
WEST SEATTLE RUNNING CLUB: 8:30 am, meet at Alki Statue of Liberty (61st/Alki) to run with friends old and new.
LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY PLAYDATE: 9 to 11 am, incoming kindergarteners and other new-to-Lafayette students can meet their new classmates! (2645 California SW)
NO SUNDAY FUNDAY RUNDAY: The Westies Run Club is taking the holiday weekend off.
AMERICAN MAH JONGG: In The Junction, weekly Sunday morning games are happening at The Missing Piece (4707 California SW), 9:30 am.
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Now in the still-bountiful late-summer produce-and-products season, open for shopping and eating (as it is every weekend of the year, even holidays), 10 am-2 pm, California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska.
206 MAKERS’ MARKET: While you’re in The Junction, drop into Jet City Labs for the monthly makers’ market! (4547 California SW)
MASTER GARDENERS CLINIC: Also in The Junction – one of this season’s last few chances to get your gardening questions answered at the West Seattle Farmers’ Market, 10 am-2 pm.
BEE GARDEN WORK PARTY: 10 am-noon, all welcome to help maintain the West Seattle Bee Garden at the north end of High Point Commons Park. (Lanham/Graham)
FREE NIA CLASS: Begins at 10:15 am; first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary. (3618 SW Alaska)
SPRAYPARK SEASON’S SECOND-TO-LAST DAY: Daily splashing through Labor Day, whatever the weather, at the Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), 11 am-8 pm.
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open today! Need a tool but don’t need/want to, or can’t, buy it? Look for it at, and borrow it from, the West Seattle Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
WEST SEATTLE RESIST: 11:30 am-1:30 pm, weekly action in The Junction.
COLMAN POOL: Noon-7 pm, first postseason weekend continues at the outdoor pool on the shore at Lincoln Park – see the schedule here. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)
WADING POOL: Forecast is for a mostly cloudy day and sub-70 high, so the still-operating city-run wading pools should be open today – that would include noon-7 pm at Lincoln Park. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)
APPLE CUP WATCH PARTY: The annual UW-WSU football faceoff happens today, and Ounces invites you to watch in their beer garden, starting at 1 pm. (3809 Delridge Way SW)
WELCOME ROAD WINERY: You’re welcome Sunday afternoons (among other times) at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) – open 2-5 pm today, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)
FOLK DANCING AT C & P COFFEE: 3 pm, “A short performance celebrating Abbots Bromley’s Horn Dance Celebration – the longest continuous Pagan tradition still performed in the Village of Abbots Bromley in England in September.” No cover, all ages. (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor)
SIP & SCULPT AT MR. B’S: Monthly “open clay night” at Mr. B’s Mead Center (9444 Delridge Way SW).
LIBRARY REMINDER: The technology overhaul for Seattle Public Library starts at 6 pm tonight, and that means some service disruptions for the next month or so.
BLACK TEA AT REVELRY ROOM: 7 pm-midnight, nighttime tea service with teas curated by host Jack Sanders, info and RSVP here. (4547 California SW)
UNDERGROUND TRIVIA AT CORNER POCKET: Trivia starts at 7:30 pm – free to play, with prizes. (4302 SW Alaska)
LIVE JAZZ AT THE ALLEY: 8-10 pm jazz with the D-Lux Jazz Trio at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW).
LIVE MUSIC AT TIM’S: Working Class Jones and All The Rain, Labor Day weekend show at Tim’s in White Center (98th/16th), 8 pm.
Organizing, or assisting with, an event that should be on the WSB community Event Calendar – whether one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Police investigated gunfire in North Admiral around 2 am today. According to archived police radio, a witness called 911 to say they saw someone in a “dark gray Cadillac sedan” fire at a Tesla Cybertruck at Hamilton Viewpoint, about 20 minutes before they called. Police subsequently reported finding at least one shell casing at the park entrance at California/Palm, and finding someone asleep in a parked Cybertruck nearby, uninjured. The witness did not provide a description of whoever was in the Cadillac but reported it was last seen southbound on California.
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