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BIZNOTE: Good Day Sauna to celebrate International Women’s Day by donating part of proceeds

Hallie Kathryn 2025

Think global, sweat local! One of this area’s popular mobile sauna services is celebrating International Women’s Day by donating part of the proceeds Sunday to woman entrepreneurs in Uganda. Here’s the announcement:

Good Day Sauna, a women‑owned small business based in West Seattle, is hosting a special community event this Sunday, March 8, in honor of International Women’s Day. One‑hour sauna sessions will be offered for $40, and $15 from every ticket will directly support women‑owned small businesses in rural Uganda.

Each guest’s $5 contribution will be matched by both Good Day Sauna and All the Sky Foundation, tripling the impact of every booking. Funds will be directed to LINKAGES, a Ugandan social enterprise that provides microloans to women entrepreneurs. Guests will also enjoy complimentary baked goods as part of the celebration.

Date: Sunday, March 8
Location: Good Day Sauna at Lincoln Park (at the south end of the beach path)
Tickets: $40 per one‑hour session
Impact: $15 per ticket donated to support women‑owned small businesses in Uganda
Link to purchase: gooddaysauna.com/womens-day

PREVIEW: Teenager in the house? Potentially life-saving information at Thursday event.

If you have a teenager in your home – no matter what school they attend – you won’t want to miss this Thursday night event at West Seattle High School. We’re showcasing it in case you haven’t already seen it in our Event Calendar:

Stronger Together: Forefront Mental Health Night at WSHS – Library
March 5, 2026, 6-8 pm

Join community to share resources and skills to help support teens as they navigate feelings of anxiety, hopelessness and thoughts of suicide. West Seattle High School has partnered with UW’s Forefront in the Schools Program to educate communities and provide important tools needed to listen, empathize and protect our youth and each other. Bring a friend! Everyone welcome. All attendees have a chance to win raffle items from local businesses. Snacks and warm smiles provided.

RSVP recommended but not required: Mental Health Night at WSHS – March 5, 2026

WSHS is at 3000 California SW.

Row West head coach breaks indoor-rowing world records

Thanks to the team at Row West – the new indoor-rowing studio in The Junction – for letting us know about this achievement:

Row West head coach Susan Gehrke broke TWO world records (last) weekend, one that had stood since 2014, in qualifying rounds for the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships!

General manager Nicole Pierson adds:

The 2026 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships, presented by Concept2, began on February 21st with Heats in the 1 minute and 1000m events. Racing from their homes or clubs around the world, competitors were all connected virtually through Concept2 indoor rowing machines. Susan Gehrke, rowing in Lightweight category for Women 75-79, set new age category world records in both events (pending official confirmation from Concept 2:

-1 minute row 280 meters (previous world record 262 meters set in 2025)
-1000m row: 4:05.5 (previous world record 4:09.2 set in 2014)

Row West opened earlier this winter at 4740 44th SW.

UPDATE Early riser? West Seattle YMCA adds extra hour

ORIGINAL MONDAY REPORT: It’s the next best thing to adding an hour to your day … adding an hour of accessibility to services and facilities that help make your life better. The West Seattle and Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor) locations recently started opening at 5 am, and want to be sure everyone in the community hears about that. We asked branch executive Cleveland King to explain what the earlier opening time enables:
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Opening at 5:00 am allows us to better serve a wider range of members whose schedules don’t align with a later start time. Many of our members rely on early-morning access to fit in wellness before work, school drop-offs, or family responsibilities begin. A 5:00 am opening provides uninterrupted time for workouts, swimming, and programming, helping members build consistent routines without feeling rushed.

From a programming standpoint, the earlier opening supports structured aquatic offerings — such as Masters Swim — by allowing adequate warm-up, instruction, and swim time while still accommodating lap swimmers and other early-morning users. This flexibility reduces congestion, improves the member experience, and creates a calmer, more welcoming environment during peak hours.

Additionally, opening earlier reinforces the Y’s mission of accessibility and community support. It signals that we recognize and respect the diverse schedules of our members, including shift workers, parents, and professionals who need to complete their workout before the traditional workday begins.

The Fauntleroy YMCA is at 9140 California SW; the West Seattle YMCA is in The Triangle at 3622 SW Snoqualmie. Find their activity schedules here. This is the Y’s 150th anniversary year.

UPDATE: The Y clarifies, after readers said the Fauntleroy Y staff reported they are NOT opening earlier, that this is for the main West Seattle YMCA only.

FOLLOWUP: Ex-clinic in West Seattle Triangle could become new 24/7 clinic

(WSB photo, March 2025)

Fourteen months after Virginia Mason Franciscan Health moved out of 4550 Fauntleroy Way SW in the West Seattle Triangle, a city filing today revealed an early-stage plan for the site’s future. VMFH continued to lease the site even after moving, and ringed it with chain-link fencing, but told us when we last checked that they had nothing to announce about future plans. Now there’s a filing requesting a “zoning analysis” for the building, with this notation elaborating on what’s being considered:

The proposed medical facility development consists of redeveloping the site of the existing building with a new two-story, 11,400 SF free-standing emergency department and urgent care facility.

This facility is outpatient only and primarily provides clinical-related treatment and diagnostic services. It does not operate as a nursing home or hospital and does not offer overnight medical or surgical care. It will be open 24/7 and have ambulance/service access to the building. Services offered within the building on the first floor will include CT, X-ray, Lab, and both emergent and urgent care exams/treatment. The second floor will consist of staff, support, and maintenance areas.

The building will also have 26-27 parking spaces (which is in line with city requirements), direct access to public transportation route, a backup emergency generator with 96-hour run time, direct road access from all three roads along the parcel, and vertical circulation between the ambulance entrance and the two levels will be handled with a patient stretcher sized elevator. Two exit stairs will be included as fire exits with one or both accessing the first floor for staff access.

What the filing doesn’t reveal is who would operate this clinic. The filing is in the name of Fauntleroy Way Properties LLC, with an address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the address cross-references to Boldt Health Care Real Estate, a prolific developer in the field whose website notes an unspecified Washington state project. (Further confirming Boldt’s involvement, two names on a document in the file are accompanied by Boldt email addresses.) “Zoning analysis” filings like this one often herald property sales; county files show this site still on record as owned by the Huling Brothers, whose auto-related businesses included one on this site until the mid-2000s. We’ll of course be following up.

PREVIEW: Resource event at Highland Park Elementary on Saturday

Before we get to the event list for today/tonight, here’s a quick preview of a resource event on Saturday. It’s happening at Highland Park Elementary (1012 SW Trenton) but open to everyone regardless of whether you’re affiliated with the school community. The 10 am-2 pm event will feature navigation for services from school enrollment to health insurance, plus a grocery giveaway while supplies last, health services including immunizations, and more, Here’s the flyer with more info, which also includes the number to call to make an appointment for two of the health services that will require them (mammograms and dental screenings).

BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: What Morgan Junction’s next new business has planned

When Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) proprietor Frank Gross announced on New Year’s Day that his store (and “roommate” The Bass Shop) will move to the Admiral District, he noted that TRG’s current space already has a new tenant lined up, NW Fitness Project. We’d actually reported six months earlier on NWFP’s tentative plan to take over a different West Seattle space. That didn’t work out but they’re thrilled about moving to Morgan Junction, and have provided more info:

(NW Fitness Project photo: L-R, co-owners Matthew Holland, Alec Bulat, Jeremy Stewart, Norah Davis, Kyle Davis)

The “small-group fitness studio” was founded in Fremont eight years ago and is adding three new owners as it expands. Their lease for the TRG space at 6400 California SW starts May 1st, and they hope to open in June. TRG’s Gross will continue to own the building he’s leaving, and NW Fitness Project co-owner Kyle Davis says, “Having fellow small business owners as our landlords for this first expansion feels exactly right.” He adds, “We’re not expanding because we can – we’re expanding because our community has grown organically into West Seattle. Many of our long-term members have moved to the area, and we have [ownership] team members like Jeremy Stewart who live there. This isn’t about aggressive growth; it’s about following our people.” Stewart, Alec Bulat, and Norah Davis are the new owners that NW Fitness Project is promoting from within. Stewart, who will also be West Seattle’s general manager, says, “We’re proving you can create meaningful career paths for trainers while building something that lasts for clients.” In the months ahead, they invite interested community members to visit the Fremont location for trial classes – “small group” meaning 10 people maximum – and/or connect with the proprietors via norah@nwfitnessproject.com.

GIVING: 2026’s first blood drives in West Seattle

If you can donate blood, Bloodworks Northwest is hoping you’ll sign up for one of their upcoming opportunities in West Seattle:

January is National Blood Donor Month, and it couldn’t come at a better time. The winter months are tough with holiday distractions, cold/rainy/snowy weather and flu season, mean fewer donations and a greater risk of shortages. But you can change that. Just one hour of your time and a pint of blood can make a world of difference for someone facing surgery, cancer treatment, or trauma.

Please sign up for one of the West Seattle blood drives by using this link: donate.bloodworksnw.org/donor/schedules/name/?sn=West_Seattle

If you need help booking an appointment, please contact the DONOR CARE TEAM at schedule@bloodworksnw.org or 800-398-7888

For information about preparing for blood donation, including eligibility requirements, please visit www.BloodworksNW.org

BIZNOTE: Rowing returns to The Junction with Row West soon to soft-open

Five months after Row House closed on the north end of The Junction, a new rowing studio in its south end is about to open its doors. We received an announcement from Row West that it’s set soft-open dates for Saturday and Sunday, January 3 and 4 – next weekend – 8 am to noon both days. Row West is at 4740 44th SW, across from Junction Hardware, and plans to “offer inclusive indoor rowing classes designed for all fitness levels.” It’s launching in part with the help of a successful crowdfunding campaign last summer.

‘Sober curious’? Talk about it in West Seattle on Saturday

Things get quiet between Christmas and New Year’s – but here’s one West Seattle event that might interest you next weekend, if you’re planning on reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption in 2026:

SOBER CURIOUS?

Are you doing Sober January and wondering what it would be like to be sober all the time?

Let’s get together to talk about recovery. Fun, local, sober people are ready to share their stories and answer your questions about not drinking, like:

• How can I not drink and still have a social life?
• How would I navigate situations where everyone else is drinking?
• How do I know if I just have a problem with drinking or if I’m an alcoholic?
• Is AA religious? Do I have to believe in God?

There will be an ask-it basket – we take anonymity seriously.
This gathering is Open to Everyone.
This is NOT a recruitment event.

Join us Saturday, December 27, 3-5 pm
Admiral Hub/Bear Island (formerly Admiral Church)
4320 SW Hill St.

BIZNOTE: Neighborhood Naturopathic and Primary Care celebrates anniversary with supplement, tea, tincture sale

More last-minute gift-shopping possibilities – or maybe just for personal care for yourself: This announcement is from Neighborhood Naturopathic and Primary Care (5410 California; WSB sponsor):

Neighborhood Naturopathic and Primary Care is celebrating 5 years in business with 20% off supplements, teas, and tinctures! If you miss Pharmaca and being able to purchase quality supplements locally, then come and check out our sale. The 20% off sale goes through the end of December, and you do not need to be a current patient to purchase.

Regular clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm (closed for lunch 1-2 pm), Saturdays 9 am-1 pm. Closing at 1 pm on 12/24. Closed 12/25, 12/26, and 12/27. Reopening normal hours the week of 12/29, except closed 1/1/2026.

Tangelo Health: Welcoming a new WSB sponsor

Today we welcome Tangelo Health (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW) as a new WSB sponsor, That means Tangelo Health gets to tell you about what they do:

Welcome to Tangelo: Your Destination for Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Care in West Seattle

West Seattle, meet Tangelo Health! Your trusted clinic for chiropractic and rehabilitative care designed to help you move better, feel better, and live better. With over 15 years of experience serving the Greater Seattle community, Tangelo delivers proven techniques with personalized treatment plans that create real, lasting relief. Our mission is simple: reduce pain, restore mobility, and help you get back to what you love.

Healing That’s Personal, Proven, and Results-Driven

At Tangelo, every patient receives an individualized treatment plan tailored to their specific needs and goals. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, dealing with chronic pain, or looking to improve your overall function, our team focuses on addressing the root cause, not just the symptoms. Our long-standing presence and thousands of positive outcomes reflect the consistent results patients trust.

Conditions We Treat

Our providers care for a wide range of conditions, including:

-Back and neck pain
-Sciatica
-Shoulder, knee, hip, and ankle injuries
-Tendonitis and overuse injuries
-Postural dysfunction
-Sports injuries
-Auto-injury–related pain
-Mobility limitations and chronic discomfort

No matter the condition, we help you move confidently, recover fully, and get back to feeling your best.

What Sets Tangelo Apart

-Comprehensive chiropractic and rehabilitative services
-Customized treatment plans focused on you feeling better, faster
-Experienced practitioners with years of proven success
-Thousands of satisfied patients and trusted reviews
-Advanced therapies, including MLS Laser Therapy and Spinal Decompression Therapy

These tools, combined with our hands-on approach, help patients experience faster relief, improved function, and long-term results. With expert care, advanced therapies, and a team committed to helping you feel better and move better, we’re here to guide you every step of the way. Book an appointment here.

We thank Tangelo Health for choosing to advertise their services by sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB. Interested in joining our sponsor team? Please email WSBAdvertising@wsbsales.com for information – thank you!

GIVING: Open spots for upcoming Junction blood drive

December 4, 2025 8:41 am
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(Bloodworks Northwest file photo)

One week from Sunday, not only can you donate to the Hometown Holidays Coat Drive in The Junction – also, if you can donate blood, you can do that too. On Sunday, December 14, the Bloodworks Northwest van will be near California and Alaska for a special Junction drive between 9 am and 3 pm, and more than a dozen appointments are open – go here to sign up.

BIZNOTE: West Seattle Runner offering ‘sweat testing’ session

If you’re a runner who’s interested in lots of in-depth analysis about your health and how your body works, this could be for you. West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) is offering a “sweat-testing” session later this month – here’s the announcement:

Schedule of Events – Saturday, December 13th:

7:50 am: Arrive West Seattle Runner

7:55 am: Pre-Run Weigh-In

8:00 am-9:00 am: West Seattle Runner Group Run

9:00 am-10:00 am: Post-Run Weigh-In and Sweat Analysis

9:30 am-10:00 am: Presentation

Register here. THIS IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 12 PEOPLE WHO REGISTER!

Should You Take a Sweat Test?: youtube.com/watch?v=nUwcOfPTcrM

Learn more about the process and rationale: soundtrainingandracing.com/sweat-test

West Seattle Runner is in The Admiral District at 2743 California SW.

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIVE: Appointments open for West Seattle blood drive in honor of a brave little girl

If you can donate blood, here’s another chance to do it in West Seattle: Alki Elementary invites community participation in this one-day blood drive in honor of a brave little girl, and available appointments are open now:

Please join us for Pepper’s Pals Blood Drive in honor of Alki’s very own student, Pepper!

Who: Adults 18 and over. 16 and 17 year olds can donate with a permission form. Bring your photo ID.
When: Tuesday, November 18, 11 am-5 pm (37 appointment slots, 1 hour each)
Where: Alki Elementary School Parking Lot, inside the Bloodworks Northwest Bus!
(Schmitz Park Elementary) 5000 SW Spokane St (please park in the neighborhood)

How: Make an appointment here! Appointments are required. If anyone is not sure how to use the link and needs help booking an appointment, they can contact the Bloodworks Northwest DONOR CARE TEAM at 1-800-398-7888 or e-mail schedule@bloodworksnw.org

*Please note: Children under the age of 16 are not allowed onsite. Please make sure to schedule an appropriate appointment time.

About Pepper

Our brave daughter Pepper has been through an incredible journey.

In the fall of 2024, Pepper was in Mrs. Kramer’s kindergarten class (her twin brother Ace was in Mrs. Fiedorczyk’s class). Just days after their 6th birthday, Pepper was diagnosed with aplastic anemia – a rare condition where the bone marrow stops making blood cells.

After many months of treatment, countless hospital stays, and hundreds of blood and platelet transfusions, Pepper successfully received her bone marrow transplant and is doing remarkably well!

Blood donors saved Pepper’s life – during those long months waiting for transplant and again when her counts recently crashed. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for donating and paying it forward to patients who need you.

Thank you to everyone who is working together to make this event a success! Pepper’s Pals Blood Drive is a collaboration between Bloodworks NW, Alki PTA, Alki Elementary School, Girl Scout Troop 42174, and Pepper’s amazing family.

WEEKEND SCENE: Drug Take-Back Day at Southwest Precinct

The Southwest Precinct (2300 SW Webster) is one of two Seattle Police precincts accepting dropoff disposals on this Drug Take-Back Day. Before 2 pm, go to the community room off the public parking lot, and you’ll find crime-prevention coordinator Matt Brown. He has some freebies too while they last, like secure drug lockboxes.

Dropped-off drugs had already filled two boxes when we stopped by and they had started a third.

Visiting Angels home-assistance services: Welcoming a new West Seattle Blog sponsor

October 23, 2025 1:01 pm
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Today we welcome Visiting Angels as one of our newest sponsors. New sponsors get the opportunity to tell you about themselves – so here’s what Visiting Angels would like you to know!

Life is better when people stay in the comfort of their own home! Since 2008, Visiting Angels has employed Caregiver Angels who serve all of West Seattle. They are certified with the State of WA, go through an extensive interview and background check, have access to health benefits, company matching retirement, and receive ongoing training. Our caregivers are experienced with a wide variety of specialized care needs including, but not limited to, Dementia, Parkinsons, Hospital Discharge, Hospice, Stroke recovery, Companion care, and mobility conditions. Our caregivers are superstars with a real heart for caregiving and they provide peace of mind for the client and their loved ones!

Visiting Angels‘ Home Care Services can help with daily activities intended to improve our client’s life. Services include everything from medication reminders, housekeeping, laundry, personal care, errands, shopping, meal planning and preparation, and doctors’ visits. We offer flexible hourly care with a 3.5-hour shift minimum up to 24 hours. Our services are paid for by long-term-care insurance, qualified veterans’ HHHA benefits, and private pay.

We come to your home, the hospital, or the rehabilitation center, and complete a complementary assessment to determine the recommended level of service. This is a conversation, and we answer a lot of the client and family member questions during this part of the process.

After we have gotten to know the client by going through the assessment and completing our safety walkthrough, the Care Manager will recommend a Care Plan with the client’s input on the services and the schedule. We collaborate with hospitals, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice to ease the transition back home for their patients. The discharge orders are incorporated into the care plan we create and by having a caregiver in the home, patient recovery and comfort increases and hospital and rehabilitation re-admission rates go down significantly. Our team of Caregivers follow the professional orders provided and are present to care for the patient when the doctors and nurses are not! Our homecare services supplement, not replace, any skilled nursing services.

Visiting Angels‘ goal is to promote dignity and independence for our clients to enable them to live in their home with assistance for as long as possible. Call 425-828-4500 for your complimentary home assessment.

We thank Visiting Angels for choosing to advertise their services by sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB. Interested in doing the same? Please email WSBAdvertising@wsbsales.com for information – thank you!

SATURDAY: Drug Take-Back Day, with Southwest Precinct dropoff

If you have expired or no-longer-needed medicine to get rid of, and aren’t sure where to do that with all the local drugstore changes, here’s an opportunity: This Saturday is the fall Drug Take-Back Day event. Again this time, the Southwest Precinct (2300 SW Webster) is one of two SPD precincts in the city participating. Take your items there 10 am-2 pm Saturday (October 25), no questions asked.

YOU CAN HELP: One-day Alki Beach blood drive with perks

If you can donate blood, here’s a West Seattle drive to consider – Alki Beach, next Sunday (October 26), lots of perks from beach businesses! The Alki Community Council jumped in to help Bloodworks Northwest line up donors – you can register here before the slots are all filled (those remaining are between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm). If you want to check the promised perks first, the full invitation has the list.

BIZNOTE: Lake Washington Physical Therapy – West Seattle offering training for snow-sports season, and other updates

October 6, 2025 11:43 am
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Lots of updates from Lake Washington Physical Therapy – West Seattle (WSB sponsor, now with two locations):

Lake Washington Physical Therapy is excited to share some updates and events happening this fall and winter as we continue to expand services and grow to serve the West Seattle community!

Alpine Training Project Starts October 15th – Space is limited

(Reminder – it’ll be snow season soon!)

Are you ready for ski season? Sign up for the Alpine Training Project hosted at West Seattle Lake Washington Physical Therapy. Classes will cover a progressive multi-modal approach to training and injury prevention for skiers and snowboarders. In-person classes are for 6 weeks every Wednesday, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, beginning October 15th, 2025. Cost is $230/person which includes 6 in-person classes, and 6 months of access to online workouts.

Classes at LWPT–West Seattle will be led by our ski and snowboard expert, Amanda Ford, PT DPT FDNS. Only 12 spots available! If the class is full, please use the email in the link to add your name to the waitlist. Another class may be added based on demand. Here’s the signup link.

Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging–October 20th

On October 20, 2025, we’re hosting a special day of Real-Time Musculoskeletal US Imaging with Expert Insight at our West Seattle clinic.

Led by Greg Fritz, PT DPT RMSK, a nationally recognized expert with over 25 years of experience, and Maxwell Ngo, PT DPT. Each 30-minute session includes real-time imaging and results, a written/digital report, and communication with your medical provider. Cost: $200 (HSA/FSA eligible).

Points of Interest Include: tendon pain, rotator cuff tears and shoulder pain, bursitis of the shoulder/elbow/hip, golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand/wrist injuries, plantar fasciitis, muscle strains/tears
Spots are limited – email MaxwellNgo@lakewashingtonpt.com (If October 20 doesn’t work, later in the year, Maxwell Ngo, PT DPT will be offering this service on a daily basis at our Alki clinic.)

Now TWO locations to serve you – Alki and Fauntleroy!

In addition to our Alki clinic, did you know that we have added a second clinic location in West Seattle to better serve our community? The LWPT Fauntleroy clinic is located inside The Kenney, supporting the West Seattle neighborhood and the residents living in this beautiful retirement community. Alison Read, PT DPT CEEAA Cert-MOA FSOAE, brings a strong background in outpatient orthopedics and diverse clinical experiences, specializing in treating older adults by passionately empowering this population to maintain strength and independence. Click HERE to watch a video and learn more about Alison! We offer 1:1 care and 55-minute appointments at our Fauntleroy clinic. Medicare and most insurances accepted. Book an appointment by calling us at 206-906-9207.

New Specialized Services

We are proud to introduce new specialized treatments at our clinics, including:
Dry Needling with Amanda Ford, PT DPT FDNS to improve functionality and relieve pain and tension.
Professional Bike Fitting with Erin Heald, PT DPT, ensuring optimal cycling performance.
Running Evaluations using Runeasi Technology and Video Running Analysis

Early Morning and Weekend Appointments

To better serve the West Seattle community, we have expanded our hours and added two new clinicians at our Alki location. Need an early morning or weekend appointment? We’ve got you covered! Join us in welcoming Jordan Samford, PT DPT MS and Olivia Dominguez, PT DPT to our Alki team!

The main LWPTWS clinic is at 1309 Harbor Avenue SW; the Fauntleroy clinic is at 7125 Fauntleroy Way SW.

FOLLOWUP: Here’s how the West Seattle Alzheimer’s Support Group Walk went

October 4, 2025 12:29 pm
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As previewed here, an informal walk was scheduled in West Seattle again this year on the same day as the big citywide Walk to End Alzheimer’s. It happened this morning; we just got this report, from Connie:

The West Seattle Alzheimer’s Support Group rallied to the cause Saturday for the annual Walk To End Alzheimer’s. Upward of three dozen, men, women, children, and dogs from West Seattle walked a stretch of 35th Ave SW near the water tower, to coincide with the larger event at Seattle Center.

The annual walk is part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the many forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and to provide support for families living with disease – through resources, advocacy, and research to find a cure. The West Seattle walk was organized by support group facilitator Martha Smith.

If you’re interested in the group, here’s more info.

HEALTH: Weekend vaccination clinics at three West Seattle schools, open to all

Next Saturday, the Seattle Visiting Nurse Association starts a series of eight flu and COVID vaccination clinics at three West Seattle schools, all on weekends, and they’re open to all community members. SVNA says:

These clinics are open to the public, but appointments are required.

Patients will be able to get a flu shot, COVID-19 vaccine, or both in the same appointment. We can vaccinate kids 4 and up for flu and 5 and up for COVID-19. All patients can receive COVID-19 vaccines this season due to a Washington State Department of Health order.

We will be using the updated Moderna products for 2025. Each patient needs their own registration, in their name, with their information. If anyone has questions, they can email us at info@seattlevna.com.

REGISTRATION LINK: schedule.seattlevna.com/home/9d20cac8-d510-ec11-b6e6-000d3a57ec4c

If you have trouble reading the grid above, the clinics also are listed by location, date, and time on this Seattle Public Schools webpage, which also notes, “SVNA clinics require insurance (most insurance accepted) or payment.”

PREVIEW: This year’s unofficial West Seattle mini-walk for Alzheimer’s, with new starting point

Again this year, West Seattleites who can’t or don’t want to go downtown for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s are invited to join an unofficial local mini-version the same day. It’s still in Gatewood, but with a different starting point this year. Here’s the announcement from organizer Pat:

Our local Walk To End Alzheimer’s is on October 4 (Saturday) – 9:30 am

Meeting at the water tower (35th and Myrtle) on Myrtle (different meeting spot than in past years)

We’ll do a mainly level walk along 35th, length negotiable!

It’s a great chance to connect with others and show support for this disease. (It’s the same day as the Seattle walk at Seattle Center. The West Seattle Alzheimer’s Caregivers support group welcomes all who want to stay in the West Seattle neighborhood and still show support. (You don’t need to sign up, but if you want to, go to the ALZ website and find your way to the West Seattle group.)

Free event. WEAR Purple if you have it!

=Here’s a map to 35th/Myrtle.