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West Seattle Crime Watch: Business burglary
October 4, 2009 4:05 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

This one, unlike our earlier report about the Junction holdup, comes directly from the business that was hit: Sometime Thursday night/Friday morning, Circa in the Admiral District was burglarized – manager Alphonsine tells us it was sometime after midnight, and it was discovered when the early-shift cook arrived at 7 am, to find a side door had been opened with a crowbar. The burglar/s removed the face of the safe and took cash/receipts – no one’s sure quite how much. This differed, she says, from the January break-in (WSB coverage here), when the safe was virtually empty. Nothing else was damaged this time except the safe, described as “beyond repair”; no arrests reported so far.

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Today’s “Blessing of the Animals” at 2 West Seattle churches
October 4, 2009 3:33 pm
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 |   Pets | West Seattle news | West Seattle religion

At Alki UCC‘s “Blessing of the Animals” service this morning, Rev. Diane Darling ministers to Joe Mitter’s canine companion, while elsewhere in the sanctuary, other prospective bless-ees awaited:

Then at noon, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church welcomed community members to an informal outdoor event, where Brother Kris Wilder from the Order of St. Francis blessed 16-year-old Pizazz:

The Order, by the way, has members from around the country, as you can see here, though Brother Wilder is from West Seattle; it’s not a cloistered order. One other photo from the St. John event, as participants milled about in the sunshine:

These events are traditional for many churches on or near the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. In addition to today’s events, Providence Mount St. Vincent welcomed residents’ and visitors’ pets for blessings on Saturday morning.

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West Seattle Crime Watch: 4 arrests after Junction holdup
October 4, 2009 12:06 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

From SPDBlotter: Police arrested four suspects after a knifepoint holdup in The Junction last night, with the help of not only the victim, but also an alert neighbor who spotted something suspicious. The report says:

… the victim closed up shop in the 4700 block of California Av SW and began to walk to his vehicle parked on 42 Av SW. 4 males who had been hanging around the area came up and grabbed him from behind. The suspects held a knife to the victim’s mid section and robbed him of his daily cash deposit , his personal wallet, and cell phone.

The males walked back to their vehicle parked around the corner. The victim followed the 4 suspects and observed them get into their vehicle and drive away. He called 911 to report the Armed Robbery. At 11:43 p.m., a concerned neighbor saw a burgundy vehicle parked in front of his house. The occupants were throwing items out the window. He called 911 to report the disturbance. Officers quickly arrived and noted the vehicle and occupants matched the descriptions of the Robbery suspects.

The report doesn’t say how far away the suspects were caught (we’ll be checking). The items found on the ground included the victim’s credit cards and driver’s license; one suspect had cash, another had a check from the victim’s business. Police say all four were booked – three are juveniles, so they’re at the Youth Services Center; one is an adult and went to King County Jail. 9:13 PM UPDATE: Det. Renee Witt of the SPD media unit answered our followup note – she says she doesn’t have all the additional details we’re looking for, except that the robbery victim was affiliated with “the teriyaki place in The Junction,” which in the block in question would be Yummy Teriyaki. She promises to get us those additional details when she has access to more documents in the office tomorrow.

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West Seattle High School Curriculum Night this Thursday
October 4, 2009 9:31 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

It’ll be a really important night for WSHS parents/guardians to come to school, says Carol Viger:

West Seattle High School Curriculum Night 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm [Thursday 10/8]. Visit classrooms, meet your student’s teachers. A Barnes and Noble manager will be present to answer questions regarding the PTSA’s upcoming Bookfair Fundraiser November 27, 28, 29 for PTSA Grad Night 2010, and to show popular college-planning handbooks, resources for December (Holiday) break reading!!! Grad Night will launch ticket sales, take deposits and answer questions. Contact: cviger@comcast.net or 718-2442

Two days after that, a Grad Night fundraiser car wash is planned at the school – 10 am-2 pm Saturday, October 10th.

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Today: Farmers’ Market; Blessing of the Animals; CROP Walk …
October 4, 2009 6:07 am
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 |   Pets | West Seattle news | West Seattle religion

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm as always, 44th/Alaska. The Ripe ‘n’ Ready list is back online, and you can see the long list here.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS – TWO OPTIONS: Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Animals, a traditional time for “Blessing of the Animals” events – and you have two options today – Alki UCC (62nd/Hinds; map) is having a special service at 10 am (read more here), and St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church is presenting a festival-style outdoor event in the adjacent West Seattle High School parking lot starting at noon (here’s our coverage from last year).

CROP WALK: Alki UCC is also, as usual, the starting point for the annual Seattle CROP Walk to fight hunger; you will see walkers, many with special vests, some carrying signs, on a route around Alki Point starting around 1:30 pm (if you want to join them, register at 1).

FREE YOGA: It’s in the Freebies/Deals/Sales section of the WSB Forums, too, but if you missed it – SoundYoga (WSB sponsor) is offering one of its periodic Free Sunday Yoga sessions today, 11 am-12:15 pm.

Yet more of today’s highlights in the West Seattle Weekend Lineup.

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Holy Rosary centennial: A walk into history
October 4, 2009 3:01 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle religion | West Seattle video

Might just have looked like a big group out for a walk in the Saturday sunshine – but what you see in the start of that video was part of the Holy Rosary centennial celebration, as a group of parishioners walked from the church’s current location to one of its past locations, now home to St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church<. Holy Rosary was on that site 1913-1922. The pilgrimage was greeted by members of St. John’s, including its Rev. Peter DeVeau, and they viewed displays of what the area looked like a century ago:

Members of the two churches held a joint prayer service followed by lunch. The culmination of Holy Rosary’s centennial is next Sunday, when Archbishop Alex Brunett is scheduled to celebrate Mass at 9:30 and 11:30 am at HR, with a parish gathering afterward.

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Seattle Lutheran High School Homecoming 2009
October 3, 2009 11:54 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS & Sports

So the game didn’t turn out so great – Friday Harbor 56, Seattle Lutheran 0 – but it was a beautiful day for SLHS Homecoming at West Seattle Stadium. Even before the game – there was the decorating, and the tailgating:

Then during the game, the cheering:

And even a visit by musicians from one of West Seattle’s two other high schools – the Chief Sealth High School Band:

Hours earlier, by the way, they’d won an award at the Issaquah Salmon Days Parade. But back to Seattle Lutheran. You can’t have a homecoming game without the court:

And the king and queen – Anna Foy and Drew Burza. (With them on the court, fellow seniors Hannah Jacobs, Alysha Mason, Kelsey Shaw, Nick Jones, Mindon Win; juniors Jake Nigon and Kaitlyn Morrison; sophomores Ashley Shaw and Colin O’Brien; freshmen Katie Fleming and Alex Coy.)

A few words about the game, covered by co-publisher Patrick: The Saints’ opponents were a much larger and more physical Friday Harbor team. They put together a few good drives, but got beaten back whenever it seemed the momentum was going their way. The game also saw a couple of SLHS players get injured on back to back plays. Next week, Seattle Lutheran has a
bye.

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A pressing matter: North Delridge cider celebration
October 3, 2009 11:00 pm
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 |   Delridge | Fun stuff to do | West Seattle news

That’s Cooper Margell with the fresh-pressed cider, in one of the photos his mom Holli Margell from the North Delridge Neighborhood Council has just shared: Today NDNC invited neighbors far and near to the annual Ciderpress, held at the home of neighbor Karl, shown here with the press:

Holli says visitors came from as far away as Highland Park, and adds, “It was a lot less work than I expected, and the returns are delicious. Not to mention the fun of meeting a neat neighbor, Karl, and seeing his amazing garden!” NDNC, by the way, meets the first Wednesday of each month, so that’s this coming Wednesday, October 7, 6:30 pm, Delridge Library.

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Message from a survivor: Team Tracy looks ahead to 3Day 2010
October 3, 2009 9:28 pm
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 |   Health | How to help | West Seattle news

As children of mothers lost to cancer, both of your WSB co-publishers especially appreciate those on the front lines of the fight to vanquish it – including so many in West Seattle, like the well-known West Seattle-based Breast Cancer 3Day group shown above, Team Tracy. The team’s namesake Tracy Dart is a young breast-cancer survivor. She has a challenge for you, and anyone else who sees this:

The 2010 3 Day event in Seattle is one year away. September 24-26th, 2010. I thought, why not start early in recruiting our team. Team Tracy will be back in full force this year. This past year 10 of us raised over $27,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Breast Cancer Trust.

As a whole, the Seattle 3 Day Breast Cancer Walk raised $5.5 million dollars. Not too shabby! BUT, attendance was down this year in Seattle, and we raise $3 Million less than we did in 2008. This year, I want to grow our team…and I’m inviting any West Seattlites (and beyond) to be a part of it! So many times I hear people say that they have always wanted to participate in the event, but they didn’t have anyone to walk with. That excuse can officially be kicked out the door.

So this is my call to action…as a survivor of this nasty disease…I don’t intend on lying down and waiting for someone else to raise the money. If I want to see a cure in my lifetime – I feel like we need to bring out the big guns NOW! The time is NOW – and we will not give up hope that a cure is in sight. I am setting the bar high, and I want Team Tracy to raise $60,000 this year. More importantly I want to get more people involved in this life changing 3 days – men, women, anyone 16 years of age and older, active folks, couch potatoes, vitamen takers, beer drinkers…we don’t discriminate. Here are a few reasons why I think people should get involved…

Washington State has the highest rate of Breast Cancer in the country. 2.4 million women in the United States are currently diagnosed and being treated for Breast Cancer. 40,000 women will die this year from this disease! The recurrence rate of Breast Cancer is high and normally happens within the first 3 to 5 years.

I pray that I won’t be part of that recurrence statistic…but I also know that it is a very real threat! If that day comes, I want to have no doubt in my mind that I did EVERYTHING in my power to make a difference…that I got everyone I know involved in finding a cure…and that we raised as much money as we could…to help my chances of survival – and the chances of survival for thousands of other women and men.

I’m asking for anyone who has thought about walking, to make the commitment. And I know it’s a doozie! 60 miles is a haul…and raising $2300 is no chump change. But you have a year – to train, fundraise and be a part of something HUGE!

To learn more about the Breast Cancer 3 Day, CLICK HERE!
To join TEAM TRACY…CLICK HERE!
If you have questions about the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk and joining Team Tracy – e-mail TEAM TRACY at teamtracy2010@hotmail.com

Side note: Tracy manages the new West Seattle store Cherry Consignment (featured in this WSB story), which is donating 10 percent of sale prices to the 3Day this month (which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month) – read more about that on Facebook.

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West Seattle weekend scenes: Alki afternoon
October 3, 2009 7:57 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle religion | WS culture/arts

Quite the breeze out of the north, late this afternoon – Alki looked more like an open-ocean beach than protected waters. Matching the wave energy, music and rhythm energy by the Bathhouse:

Eric Wilson was offering a round of his “Fitness Rhythms” to anybody who cared to join in – like the little guy in the foreground. And in conjunction with the Vedic Cultural Center‘s “Dance for Peace” nearby, a Jagannath Ratha-Yatra religious procession made its way along the water-side Alki sidewalk:

That was one of two religious processions we covered today – though this one was without advance notice; we just happened by – our story on the other one, the Holy Rosary centennial procession to St. John the Baptist, is coming up.

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West Seattle gets buzzed: Military helicopters’ flyby
October 3, 2009 6:08 pm
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 |   Helicopter | West Seattle news

Thanks to Daniel for the photo from Sunrise Heights; we were in Morgan Junction when we spotted the four choppers approaching from the southwest (checking to see if our Flip video is worth using). It was a Washington Army National Guard flyby for the Mariners’ pregame, per TV. ADDED 6:23 PM: Here’s our (distant – Flip doesn’t zoom) video:

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West Seattle scenes: Food-drive helper; statue visitor
October 3, 2009 4:48 pm
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 |   Alki Statue of Liberty | How to help | Pets | West Seattle news

We stopped by one of the Prudential NW food drive spots – West Seattle Thriftway – just intending to get a photo to add to the advance blurb published this morning, but Kristi Freeburg and helper Audrey made such a cute picture, we’re showcasing them separately. Audrey was there to make a point: Local food banks need pet food donations too. The Prudential drive is over but you can help the local food banks any time – follow the links: West Seattle Food Bank and White Center Food Bank. Meantime, here’s a photo you could caption “Bird’s Eye View from Nerd’s Eye View”:

Gatewood author/artist Pam Mandel (best known for her site Nerd’s Eye View) shared that photo taken at Alki.

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West Seattle Garden Tour now seeking next year’s gardens
October 3, 2009 4:08 pm
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 |   Gardening | How to help | West Seattle news

We’re still more than nine months away from next year’s West Seattle Garden Tour, but the gardens for next year are chosen much sooner – and organizers are inviting more people to apply right now, since they tour prospects during October. (The photo above is used by permission of WSGT, showing one of last year’s highlighted gardens.) This page on the WSGT website has more info on the tour and how to find out if your garden might qualify.

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Happening now: Mozzarella-making, and more cheesiness
October 3, 2009 3:20 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle video

Grocery stores have lots of food demos and promotions, but the Metropolitan Market “For the Love of Cheese” event fascinated us because we heard directly from Molly in the cheese department, who’d been working for a long time helping plan and prepare for the big event, particularly the demonstrations yesterday and today. Above, that’s Molly, showing how they make hand-pulled mozzarrella, which MM manager Brad Halverson says is unique to their markets in this area. Our video is from Friday afternoon, but you’ll find cheese demos, samples and specials there this afternoon too:

Demos continue till 5 pm – schedule is here.

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8 days till Eat Local Now! – check out the chef/food lineup now!
October 3, 2009 2:05 pm
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 |   Environment | Health | How to help | Sustainable West Seattle | West Seattle news

Eight days till the October 11th Eat Local Now! dinner/auction/entertainment event at Alki Masonic Hall, with co-presenters including Sustainable West Seattle and CoolMom, and co-sponsors including WSB. Kate Kaemerle shares the latest on WHOSE food you’ll be eating at Eat Local Now! – check it out:

The featured chefs include many West Seattle favorites, including:

Toby Matasar – Eats Market Cafe
Tony Kurzinski – Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor)
Dalis Chea – Fresh Bistro
Hajime Sato – Mashiko
Nance Tourigny
Bill Taylor
Maria Gonzalez
Brad Glaberson

Local food providers include New Roots Organics, 21 Acres Farm, Beechers Handmade Cheese, Boistfort Valley Farm, Field Roast Grain Meats, Full Circle Farm, Helsing Junction Farm, Jubilee Farm, Lazy Locavores, Local Roots Farm, Plum Forest, SPUD! and Theo Chocolates. Local beer, wine and cider will be available at a cash bar from Elliott Bay Brewery, Georgetown Brewery, Bainbridge Winery and Rockridge Cidery.

The evening includes dinner, speakers active in the local-food movement, exhibitors, a silent auction, music and dancing. It’s an opportunity to enjoy a locally produced dinner while celebrating the people who grow, cook and support the local food movement.

Tickets for 2009 Eat Local Now! are available online at eatlocalnow.org or Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com or at the door. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children under 10.

Alki Masonic Hall is in The Junction, 41st/Edmunds. See you there!

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West Seattle traffic alert: Truck trouble, bridge ramp blocked
October 3, 2009 10:31 am
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 |   Luna Park | West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

Thanks to Victoria and Thomas for sending word that a truck is stuck under the bridge by Luna Park; Thomas included the photo. We’re heading over to figure out exactly what’s blocked, but in the meantime, good area to avoid. 10:44 AM UPDATE: The truck is blocking the ramp where you turn either southbound from Harbor or northbound from Avalon to go toward the eastbound West Seattle Bridge (here’s a map). Some of its wheels are up on a concrete barrier. So if you need to get to The Bridge, don’t go that way, TFN. 11:02 AM UPDATE: We just took these pics for a closer look. No word so far how long till this will be cleared:

11:29 AM: Heading back over to see if it’s cleared yet. Meantime, note other traffic challenges around the area, as discussed in comments. The Viaduct has reopened, though, just got word on that. And thanks again to everyone who sends tips – which in turn help many other people – please check our contact options and consider storing in your cell phone/smartphone/etc. whichever one would be easiest for you to use whenever you have something to report. 1:32 PM UPDATE: The scene is now clear and you can get to the ramp from either direction.

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Happening now: Food drive, rummage sale, cider, solar …
October 3, 2009 10:26 am
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 |   Fun stuff to do | West Seattle news

We’re heading out to take pics that we’ll subsequently add, but for now, a few “happening now” highlights from the West Seattle Weekend Lineup:

FOOD DRIVE: Prudential NW has reps at five area grocery stores till 2 pm today to collect donations for local food banks: Admiral, Jefferson Square and Roxbury Safeways, West Seattle Thriftway, White Center Albertson’s.

RUMMAGE SALE: The Westside UU’s are having their big sale at the Masonic Hall in The Junction (41st/Edmunds) till 3 pm.

NORTH DELRIDGE CIDER PRESS: Happening till 3 pm – you’re welcome with or without apples to contribute. Location and other info here.

SOLAR TOUR: Sun-powered facilities all over the state are on display till 4 pm – including half a dozen in West Seattle (here’s the list – it’s a self-guided tour).

Even more here!

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Reminder: Alaskan Way Viaduct closure this morning
October 3, 2009 5:44 am
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 |   Alaskan Way Viaduct | Transportation | West Seattle news

More Saturday previews a bit later, but first, one last reminder: The Alaskan Way Viaduct is scheduled to be closed in both directions 8:15-11:30 am for the Puget Sound Heart Walk. (And if you’re heading back west on The Bridge, watch for an unrelated lane closure today.)

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West Seattle Hi-Yu wraps up “very successful” parade season
October 2, 2009 11:32 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle Hi-Yu Festival | West Seattle news

Unless you’re personally involved with the West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival, you may not realize that its volunteers are at work for months before the peak summer events, and months afterward – pretty much all year round. But parade season is ending after tomorrow, and Hi-Yu President Tim Winston sent these photos with this update tonight:

We are wrapping up a very successful parade season with the Issaquah Salmon Days Parade, Saturday at 10 am.

This will be the last outing for our “How Sweet It Is” candy-themed float. It has won awards in 7 parades (out of 8 where we are eligible).

Thanks to John at GT Towing who has been storing our float.

BTW, Monday starts the new season for Hi-Yu. I am president again for the next year and most of the board is continuing.

Our major project for the fall is a new, covered float trailer. We are looking for a few major sponsors that will be recognized with advertising on the new trailer. A photo of a trailer like the one we plan to order is attached.

Thank you!

Tim Winston
President
West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival

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Tonight’s high-school football: WSHS wins, Sealth heartbreaker
October 2, 2009 10:12 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

We report them first on Twitter and Facebook while we’re out at the games, if you just HAVE to know ASAP. Now both games are over and we’re processing our reports – but first making note of the scores here too: West Seattle High School 55, Ingraham 0 at SW Athletic Complex in Westwood; Nathan Hale 20, Chief Sealth High School 12 (but it was close for much of the game) at NE Athletic Complex (next to Hale). Details and video coming up.

10:44 PM: First, from Patrick on the WSHS game (which he tweeted live at @wsblive): Despite steady drizzle, West Seattle managed to keep their footing to defeat Ingraham 55-0. The standout performance of the night came from Markeem Adams, who carried the ball only five times but managed to score four touchdowns. He ended the night with 157 yards. Overall, the Wildcats had 570 yards of total offense. After the game, Coach Davis Lura talked about what he saw tonight as he gets ready for next week’s game against Cleveland:

The Wildcats are now 4-1 (3-0 in conference play). Here’s their schedule/stats/record page at seattletimes.com (WSB partner).

ADDED 12:30 AM: From Tracy on the Sealth game: The score was close much of the way. We got there as the Seahawks embarked on a drive that got them within one point of the Raiders – here’s our Flip-cam view of the touchdown that made the score 13-12:

The conversion attempt after the TD failed, and Hale’s next drive got them a TD and PA, which resulted in the final score, 20-12. Sealth (stats etc. from seattletimes.com here) plays Franklin next Friday (on Oct. 16); still one more high-school game for West Seattle players this weekend – Seattle Lutheran High School‘s homecoming game, 1:30 pm tomorrow at West Seattle Stadium vs. Friday harbor.

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Traffic alert: Work on The Bridge, westbound, tomorrow
October 2, 2009 6:43 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

A quick note from SDOT‘s Marybeth Turner:

SDOT crews plan to work on the West Seattle Bridge at the Harbor Avenue exit tomorrow (Oct 3) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. replacing a crash cushion. They will be working on the shoulder and will merge traffic around the work site.

And yet one more reminder, The Viaduct is closed both ways, 8:15-11:30 am tomorrow.

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Meet the West Seattle “shop cats” of Providence Mount St. Vincent
October 2, 2009 5:31 pm
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 |   Health | Pets | West Seattle news

Tomorrow at 10:30 am, Providence Mount St. Vincent hosts the first of three “Blessing of the Animals” events scheduled for West Seattle this weekend. In honor of that, our occasional series of stories about West Seattle “shop cats” returns with the tale of the cats at The Mount:

By Keri DeTore
Reporting for West Seattle Blog

Fifteen years ago, when the assisted-living (and more) center known to West Seattleites as “The Mount” underwent a major philosophical shift from a “medical model” to a “social model,” it instilled some major changes: Nurses stopped wearing starched uniforms and switched to regular clothes; strict waking and sleeping schedules were abolished; cheerful dayrooms were built — and a cat moved in.

Nurse Manager Brenda Jennings, who has seen many changes at The Mount over the past 30 years, says that the new watermark for staff and clients was to see The Mount as home. Residents are not seen as “sick people” — they are essentially well, but with chronic conditions; they are allowed to direct their own care and be more independent. Cats have become an important part of that home culture.

The Mount has five different units which are known as “neighborhoods” and each neighborhood has its own cat.

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Alki Kayak Tours, Cupcake Royale win Small Business Awards
October 2, 2009 4:23 pm
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 |   West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

The city has announced this year’s list of Mayor’s Small Business Award winners — with Alki Kayak Tours and Cupcake Royale among them! Read on for the full announcement:Read More

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