West Seattle, Washington
22 Tuesday
While their school’s in Burien, these swimmers all live in West Seattle, says Brent Lindblom, who sent the photo with word they’re all headed for state competition:
Congratulation to the Kennedy Catholic High School Varsity Swim Team members advancing to the WIAA Boys State HS Swim/Dive Championship:
From left to right: Coach Sean Prethero; Junior Ian Olufson, swimming the 200 Free Style, 500 Free Style and 400 Free Style Relay; Senior Jeff Kasahara, swimming the 100 Breast Stroke and 400 Free Style Relay; Freshman Ty Lindblom, swimming the 500 Free Style and 400 Relay; Ben Kinerk, swimming the 400 relay. Assistant Coach Marley Prethero.
Championships are next Friday and Saturday, February 19th and 20th, at King County Aquatic Center at 650 SW Campus Dr., Federal Way, beginning at 12:00 Friday. There is a cost of admission and program fee. GO, LANCERS!!!!
Anybody else from this area headed to state competition? We’d be happy to share that news too – editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!
While city-run community centers, pools, libraries, and other facilities are closed for the holiday, the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) is open regular hours today. Here are four current/upcoming events/programs they’re spotlighting:
YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER SIGNUPS: For ages 3 to 8, registration is under way for both members and community participants for this year’s youth indoor soccer season, which starts with practices the week of February 29th, games the week of March 19th, last day of the season April 23rd. You can sign up in person or online.
KIDS’ NIGHT IN: For ages 4-10, a “splendid slumber party” at the Y, 6:30 pm Saturday (February 20th) to 8 am Sunday. Games, tumbling, dancing, scavenger hunt, movie, snacks, light breakfast … for members and community participants. Sign up online.
CLOTHES FOR THE CAUSE: The Y’s Tween Thursday program is teaming with C4TC on a clothing and textile drive that’s under way now. Surplus clothing/household linens? Drop them off at the West Seattle or Fauntleroy YMCA through February 28th (when the drive ends with the Clothes for the Cause truck on site 1-3 pm). More info, and a list of what they can and can’t accept, is here.
FREE PARENT CHILD SWIM LESSONS are now included in family memberships, starting at 6 months old, continuing through 35 months. Registration opens tomorrow (Tuesday, February 16th) for members, for the next session, March 1st-April 23rd. Online signups will be here.
8:31 AM: No official acknowledgment yet but reports of a Comcast outage are increasingly widespread. First we heard from A. south of Admiral, then from Cami on Alki, Teresa in Gatewood, Noodle in Morgan, and we’re having trouble in Upper Fauntleroy. Anybody else?
8:50 AM: Comcast is responding to multiple complaints (not just in this region) via its @comcastcares account, to which its @comcastwa account is referring people. The basic reply line: “We are working on restoring this as fast as possible.”
8:56 AM: Maybe a relatively short outage, though widespread (usually they’re fairly localized) – some are reporting it’s back.
ADDED 7:54 PM: As suggested in comments, seems the trouble was in multiple areas around the country, not just here.
(Click any view for a close-up; more cameras on the WSB Traffic page)
6:03 AM: It’s Presidents Day, which means some changes:
–Seattle Public Schools are closed today and tomorrow (and most others)
–Metro is on a “reduced weekday” schedule
–No Water Taxi
–Most government facilities – including Seattle Parks and Seattle Public Library branches – are closed
10:18 AM: Crash on northbound 99 by the Battery Street Tunnel, blocking all lanes at last report.
5:43 PM: The onramp to the eastbound bridge from lower Spokane, by Fire Station 36, has been blocked for about two hours now, with what’s described only as a “fuel spill.” The nearby Delridge onramp remains open, though.
6:22 PM: The ramp mentioned above is open again.
2:29 AM: … this is likely why:
Along eastbound Fauntleroy, just east of California, west of the West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) entrance, a car hit the streetlight pole you see leaning in our photo. No injuries reported, but Seattle City Light was summoned to come out and check on the pole, which is in a precarious position, to say the least, given the traffic that goes by that spot. We’ll check on it in a few hours. Police, meantime, were investigating the possibility of DUI.
8:37 AM: Just went back to check. Car’s gone, pole still leaning.
(WSB photos)
Tết, the Vietnamese New Year, is officially here, as of this afternoon’s celebration at the Vietnamese Cultural Center in West Seattle. The rain lifted in time for more than 50 people to gather on the VCC’s plaza of temples and statues, with the Lion Dance Team from the Van Hanh Temple Buddhist Youth Group.
Firecrackers and drums provided the soundtrack for the dance:
The celebration began with flag salutes and anthems, as Viet Tran raised the Vietnam Heritage and Freedom Flag alongside the Stars and Stripes:
The event was emceed by Bao Van Nguyen (below right) with participants including Col. Yen Len Hua (below left) offering the Tết greeting and New Year’s wishes, as well as the colonel’s fellow VCC board elders Hung Manh Dinh and Khai Dinh Tran presenting the history of King Quang Trung and a traditional New Year’s Wish reading.
The celebration continued inside one of the VCC temples, with a commemorative photo first:
Though last Monday marked the official arrival of the New Year, Tết is a multi-day celebration, and today was the conclusion.
By the way, you don’t have to wait for a holiday to visit the Vietnamese Cultural Center, led by director Lee Bui – it’s open to the public most Saturdays, noon-3 pm, at 2236 SW Orchard, on Metro Route 128, with parking out front.
A memorial gathering for Lorraine Mary DeTonancour Hope is planned on February 27th. Here’s the remembrance that her family is sharing:
Our beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandma and great grandma passed away peacefully at home on February 4th at the age of 87. She is survived by her daughter Judy Maus-Carson (Matt), sons Robert Hope (Lori) and Curtis Hope (Stephanie) and by 7 grandchildren (Jessica & Jon, Andy & Katey, and Kim, Kelli, & Christopher) and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Norman Hope.
Lorraine grew up in Montana, where she was the belle of the ball – Anaconda High’s cheer queen, a softball player, and a National Thespian. After moving to Seattle with her best friend, she met and married the love of her life. “No and Lo†settled in Alki/West Seattle, where they raised their family and remained the rest of their lives.
Mom/Grandma/Lorraine went through life at full speed – she loved singing & dancing, entertaining & cooking, vacationing & sun-tanning, gambling, playing cards & bingo, spoiling her kids & grandkids, cheering for her sports teams, reading & making up words, painting & beach walking… She was happiest when loving on and laughing with family and friends and was fortunate to live much of her life that way.
A short service and reception will be held at Salty’s on Alki on Saturday, February 27th, at 11 am.
(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries by request, free of charge. Please e-mail the text, and a photo if available, to editor@westseattleblog.com)
(Gina and Ryan, working at the site recently – photo courtesy Janice Nyman)
Looking for something to do on Presidents Day tomorrow? 12 fruit trees are awaiting helping hands during an all-day planting party planned at the Chilberg Link community project, says Janice Nyman. We reported on the project three weeks ago. Just stop by 10 am-4 pm; here’s a map. (They’re also collecting online as part of the ongoing matching-funds drive for art to include in the “link” they’re creating to Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook Park.)
5:22 PM: Thanks to “Diver Laura” James for sharing her newest work – results of a dive in the “Alki Junkyard” area on Saturday. She says, “It is spring underwater with clusters of eggs everywhere.” Take three minutes to see for yourself!
P.S. The “Junkyard” area is off the west end of the public beach/promenade – approximately 64th SW.
ADDED 9:04 PM: More from Diver Laura:
Yesterday on our dive, Lamont pointed out a sea star to me and was surprised at how excited I got.
The sea star may be a large Leptasterias specimen, one that i have not seen previously in 25 years of diving at the site (that doesn’t mean they were not there, just that I didn’t see them). It is unclear how this might relate to the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome other than they may have been in hiding or always eaten by the bigger predatory stars. A cool thing about Leptasterias is that they are brooding sea stars, and if this one is female we may get to see her babies!
You can learn more about this special sea star here, at Chris Mah’s amazing echinoblog!
Two incidents to report in West Seattle Crime Watch, plus a reminder:
RITE-AID CASH-MACHINE THEFT ATTEMPT: Thanks to everybody who tipped us about the broken doors at the Rite-Aid store south of The Junction. One person reported a big police presence investigating around 6:30 am. A store employee confirmed to us that it was an attempt to steal the cash machine – which was reportedly found with a chain around it. The machine and the store were both in full operation when we stopped in.
CAR WINDOW SMASHED: Megan reports this happened overnight:
FYI- car window smashed out sometime between 9 pm (2/13) and 12:30 am (2/14) on 20th/Kenyon. Hoping nobody else in the neighborhood had to deal with a similar mess.
REMINDER: The West Seattle Crime Prevention Council‘s next meeting is 7 pm Tuesday (February 16th) at the Southwest Precinct (2300 SW Webster). Bring your neighborhood concerns/questions for police. Spotlight guest will be from the city to talk about its new alert.seattle.gov system.
It’s a misty Valentine’s Day, but don’t let that get in the way:
(WSB photo)
FARMERS’ MARKET POETRY: That’s Douglas from Jet City Improv. Yes, he’s at the West Seattle Farmers’ Market. But no, he said, he’s not performing Shakespearean love sonnets as promoted – he’s improvising poems, just for you. With flowers.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR, AND ON THE DOOR: Two photos from Ann Anderson – first, crows at Hamilton Viewpoint:
Ann says the couple are residents there, and that crows, in general, are “courting January – March and trying to secure nesting sites by February. That means they will also begin defending them more so it’ll get noisier in the mornings soon. I love how tender they are with each other.”
Also from Ann:
She spotted the decorations on the door of a family she says is new to her neighborhood.
LOVE ON THE TRAIL: From Kim P, a sighting on the bluff trail at Lincoln Park:
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Girl Scout Cookie season is approaching, and two West Seattle Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 44282 have a head start. Above, L-R, are Eloise and Anya; Eloise’s proud mom Sybil shares the photo and explains why:
(They) submitted essays (written essay for Anya, video essay for Eloise) to a contest hosted by Molly Moon’s ice cream parlor. The “Cookies to Camp†contest asked the question “Why do you want to go to Girl Scout Camp for the first time?†and had a short list of criteria the girls had to meet, such as never having been to a Girl Scout camp before and living in Western Washington.
I’m excited to report that both Anya and Eloise won! Their essays were two of six selected out of 165 entries. Molly Moon’s will purchase over 1,100 boxes of Thin Mints from each winner, which will pay for a week away at Girl Scout camp. The Thin Mints are for Molly Moon’s ‘Scout Mint’ flavor.
The Thin Mints are separate from the girls’ individual and troop sales, so Anya and Eloise will still be out in the community selling their Girl Scout cookies to fund other adventures!
P.S. In case this gets you wondering about cookie-selling season – the community “booths” start March 4th.
(Male varied thrush, photographed by Mark Wangerin)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whatever you do today, we hope it’s full of love and joy. Here’s what we have in the calendar highlights:
FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, local food you’ll love. And something special for Valentine’s Day:
Actors from Jet City Improv will be reciting Shakespearean love sonnets and passing out FREE Valentine’s Day tulips from 10:30-1:30pm. We will also be providing crafts for kids to make their own Valentine’s Day cards and love letters to our farmers.
(California SW between SW Alaska and SW Oregon)
CANDY TASTING: 11 am-2 pm at Admiral Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor) – details in our calendar listing. (41st SW/SW Admiral Way)
NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION: Noon-3 pm at the Vietnamese Cultural Center in West Seattle. Tết celebration with lion dance and fireworks, followed by refreshments and karaoke – community invited. (2236 SW Orchard)
VALENTINE’S AT LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Noon-4 pm, stop by the Log House Museum and, in addition to exploring the exhibits, make Valentines! (61st SW/SW Stevens)
POKEMON TRAINING CAMP: Noon-3 pm Рlove Pok̩mon? Or think you might? Free Pok̩mon training camp on Sunday afternoons at Meeples Games (WSB sponsor). Check it out here. (3727 California SW)
‘SALMON IS LIFE’ CELEBRATION: 1-5 pm at the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse in West Seattle. Art, stories, song, conversation. Details in our calendar listing. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)
LADIES’ MUSICAL CLUB: 3 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, get classical for Valentine’s Day – a concert of music for oboe, soprano, and piano. See the program here. (2306 42nd SW)
VALENTINE’S DAY AT ADMIRAL BIRD: 3-4:30 pm, music, poetry, and coloring at Admiral Bird. (California SW & SW Admiral Way)
TAKE YOUR VALENTINE TO THE THEATER: Final performance today for ArtsWest‘s “Really Really,” 3 pm (4711 California SW); third performance today for Twelfth Night Productions‘ “Company,” 3 pm, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW).
Three basketball playoff games tonight in West Seattle, and the first one was the closest:
SEATTLE LUTHERAN GIRLS VS. CEDAR PARK CHRISTIAN: Our Instagram clip shows the final seconds of this game, won by the Saints, 42-41. Though Lutheran led for much of the game – ahead 16-9 after the first quarter, 24-18 at the half, 36-30 after three quarters – they fell behind with just over three minutes to go, and only regained the lead with :10 to go in the game, on a basket by #10, Taylor Stordahl. Tonight’s top scorer for the Saints, #15 Abbi Sanders with 11.
In longtime head coach Bruce Carlson‘s final season, they’ll next face Tulalip Heritage.
The game is 6:15 pm Tuesday at Mount Vernon Christian.
SEATTLE LUTHERAN BOYS VS. LUMMI NATION: In the nightcap at Lutheran, the boys beat Lummi Nation 68-44.
Their next game: 6:15 pm Monday vs. Neah Bay at Mount Vernon Christian.
And the only game of the night featuring two local teams:
WEST SEATTLE HS-CHIEF SEALTH IHS BOYS: It was a loser-out crosstown-battle game at the West Seattle High School gym.
The first quarter was close, and low-scoring – after the Wildcats’ #4 Chaaka Trahan got the first points of the night, making it WSHS 2-0 about a minute in. Things proceeded to a 9-7 West Seattle lead at the end of the first quarter, with #24 Carter Golgart landing a rim-hanging dunk midway through.
The Wildcats started pulling away from the Seahawks on three-pointers by #3 Tyler Lenzie in the first half of the second quarter, and it was 28-12 at halftime.
Lenzie struck again with a three-pointer leading off second-half scoring and the gap kept widening. The Seahawks started perking up in the fourth quarter but it was just too late, and the game ended WSHS 53, Sealth 33. West Seattle advances in the district playoffs, 8:15 pm Tuesday, vs. Bellevue High School at Bellevue Community College.
The Chief Sealth International High School PTSA is out tonight with one last reminder – this year’s annual fundraising auction is one week from tonight (Saturday, February 20th, Brockey Center at South Seattle College [WSB sponsor]), and this year’s beneficiaries are Denny-Sealth Performing Arts and the PTSA. Last day to buy tickets is this Tuesday (February 16th) – you can do it online right now. Nicole Sipila from the PTSA adds, “Thank you for supporting our kids!”
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
More than three years after our state’s voters approved the initiative allowing recreational-marijuana stores, West Seattle is finally about to get its first.
The state Liquor and Cannabis Board has just approved the first license for a West Seattle address – 5440 California SW.
The address belongs to an old Craftsman home converted to professional space, and now about to be transformed to retail space. (It’s almost right across the street from the spot where medical marijuana first came to local attention, at 5435 California SW, also the site of a recreational license application.)
The just-approved recreational-retailer license is in the name of LTC LLC, which had posted the license application notice two months ago. We talked with proprietor Maryam Mirnateghi this afternoon.
She told us that, pending city action on their permit applications for the remodeling work – which she says will not be extensive, because the space has many attributes already as a “cool old house” – they hope to have the store open within about two months.
Another thing needed first: A name. Maybe something reflecting The Junction, though they’re a few blocks south, said Mirnateghi, who has worked in real estate in the area (and purchased the future store location).
This won’t be Mirnateghi’s first shop; she already owns Fusion, a medical-marijuana outlet, which she says will be adding recreational marijuana, on Dexter Avenue downtown.
In the meantime, as for West Seattle: “Let everybody know, we’re working on getting it open.”
Her store might not be the only one in this area for long. At least two other applications are in the pipeline – one for Northwest Patient Resource Center, open almost five years as a medical provider at 35th/Roxbury, and one for Origins on the city side of 14th/Roxbury – you can see them and others on this map that’s been linked in WSB comments before by its creator “Question Mark.”
Last month, the city finalized zoning changes governing where marijuana stores can be located, including buffers of at least 1,000 feet between stores and schools/playgrounds, and at least 1,000 feet between any two stores.
“This will be a Douglas Fir forest someday” – as it was before.
(WSB photos by Patrick Sand)
Full of hope and energy, that’s what Ben Cody (above left) from the Nature Consortium told volunteers of all ages gathered this morning for a planting party at Pigeon Point Park.
He offered a quick lesson in planting, before volunteers fanned out to get 90 trees and shrubs into the ground, helping restore yet another section of the 400-acre West Duwamish Greenbelt.
The planting party was a special West Seattle highlight of the city’s Neighbor Appreciation Day – and that brought out our area’s newly elected District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold.
At left in our photo above, with the councilmember, staffers, and family members, that’s NC executive director Merica Whitehall.
While volunteers were gearing up with gloves and shovels, we talked with Whitehall about what promises to be a big year ahead for her West Seattle-based nonprofit.
Among the highlights, they’re adding two new restoration sites, one at Camp Long and one on Longfellow Creek, where restoration work parties on three consecutive Saturdays starting March 12th will be of special interest to families: They’re launching the Eco-Investigators program, in which special activities will be available for kids while their parents help with the restoration work.
Nature Consortium also is registering participants now for its weeklong spring-break camp, and for summer camp too. And if you’re looking for the next really big event to pitch in, Earth Day and Duwamish Alive! will be marked on April 16th, with NC and EarthCorps teaming up.
But before all that, today’s work was meant to help the area make more progress toward becoming a conifer forest again. As Ben had explained at the start, since the trees were removed more than a century ago, little more than deciduous trees have stood in the space, and they’re coming to the end of their lifespan. In a mixed forest, they’d simply fall and become fodder for young conifers, but without older conifers present to seed, it’s time for some help – from everybody.
Besides some conifers, today’s plantings were to include sword ferns and baldhip roses.
The next step for how HALA – the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda – happens in our city might include you, if you’re interested in being part of a Community Focus Group. City planners asked us to help get the word out that they’re accepting applications for two more weeks, and are looking for people from all over the city. Full details are on the FAQ page that’s attached to the application form – find it here. It explains what the groups will do, how much time they’ll take, what kind of commitment you’d need to make, and it stresses that they’re looking for people across the spectrum of Seattleites, including renters as well as homeowners. That page also notes, “A key focus of the Community Focus Groups will be land use and zoning changes that could affect neighborhoods.” Apply by February 26th if you’re interested.
Barely a block away from the SFD training we showed you last hour, you can get a closer look right now at where some of West Seattle’s firefighters spend their time when they’re not out on calls (or training) – the Neighbor Appreciation Day open house at Station 37 (35th and Holden) continues until 1 pm. You’ll see Engine 37, one of the department’s SUVs, and some of the gear firefighters use – kids welcome too! We’ll add a few more photos a bit later.
2:38 PM: Added, as promised. Above and below, it’s always the potential future firefighters who seem to be most impressed.
The SFD reps seem to enjoy the chance to explain their jobs and gear, too.
Station 37 is West Seattle’s newest station, fully rebuilt in 2010 at a site a few blocks south of its old one, a city landmark that’s long since been sold to a private owner. But it’ll lose that designation next year, after the Station 32 rebuild in The Junction, finally expected to get under way this spring.
(WSB photos by Patrick Sand)
Thanks to Brian for the tip – before demolition at the future site of Clearview Eye & Laser‘s new building at 7520 35th SW, Seattle Fire crews are training there today. Right now, they’re atop the house south of the former Red Star Pizza building, with chainsaws audible over the rumble of 35th SW traffic.
Both structures are slated to be torn down before the three-story clinic project (which passed Design Review last April) starts going up, as is the residential building just north of the ex-restaurant.
SFD often uses doomed buildings for training, with owners’ permission.
P.S. For fans of John’s Corner Deli (with the still-tipped cow on the roof), that’s NOT part of the project site, so it’s staying.
(Thanks to DanE for the rainbow photo from Friday)
It’s not only Saturday … it’s Neighbor Appreciation Day, with special events included in our highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
NEIGHBOR APPRECIATION DAY @ PIGEON POINT PARK: 10 am-2 pm, join the Nature Consortium and City Councilmember Lisa Herbold for a work party to continue the ongoing restoration of the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Free food, live music, art … just show up at the park next to Pathfinder K-8 on Pigeon Point. (1901 SW Genesee)
NEIGHBOR APPRECIATION DAY @ FIRE STATION 37: 11 am-1 pm, you’re invited to the open house at Fire Station 37 in Sunrise Heights, the only one scheduled in West Seattle today. (35th SW & SW Holden)
NEIGHBOR APPRECIATION DAY WITH WEST SEATTLE TIMEBANK: Noon-2 pm, find out about timebanking – come meet West Seattle Timebank members at High Point Library. (35th SW & SW Raymond)
NEIGHBOR APPRECIATION DAY AT SOUTHWEST POOL: 1-2 pm, free swim with snacks, games, and prizes at Southwest Pool. (2801 SW Thistle)
Also today/tonight:
‘HAVE A HEART’ DAY AT ILLUSIONS: 10 am-2 pm, Illusions Hair Design (WSB sponsor) staff is donating their time for discounted men’s and women’s haircuts that benefit local charities, as explained in our preview. Check if they have any spots left – call 206-938-3675 ASAP! (5619 California SW)
WINE AND CHOCOLATE: 2-7 pm at Viscon Cellars‘ (WSB sponsor) tasting room, wines will be paired again today with chocolates from Seattle’s own Intrigue Chocolate Co.. (5910 California SW)
MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: Casey Dubie and James Anaya perform live, 3-5 pm, at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) – details in our calendar listing. (5612 California SW)
HIGH-SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Three games in West Seattle tonight – 5 pm at Seattle Lutheran High School (4100 SW Genesee), the SeaLu girls host Cedar Park Christian, followed by the 7 pm boys’ game vs. Lummi Nation; 7 pm is also when the West Seattle HS (3000 California SW) boys are scheduled to host Chief Sealth IHS.
IT’S GOING TO BE A CHILI NIGHT … 6-8:30 pm, Chili Cook-Off night at Fauntleroy UCC Church; your admission gets you five tastes/votes. Details here. (9140 California SW)
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: 6-9 pm, Straight Blast Gym (WSB sponsor) offers a fun night for your kid(s) and a break for you on this Valentine’s Eve. Check to see if there’s room left – info’s in our preview. (5050 Delridge Way SW)
THEATER X 2: Two productions onstage tonight in West Seattle – both at 7:30 pm. Twelfth Night Productions presents “Company” at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW); ArtsWest presents “Really Really” at its playhouse in The Junction (4711 California SW).
CRYSTAL BETH AND THE BOOM BOOM BAND: 9 pm at Parliament Tavern, this “ferociously powerful, psychedelic clarinet and primal scream-fronted rock band” performs. 21+. No cover. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
SEE WHAT ELSE IS UP today, tonight, and beyond – by browsing our complete calendar here.
Checking here because you heard a series of booms a few minutes ago? We heard them too. The first mention on the scanner by a dispatcher, after someone called to report it, was answered by police saying, “It was fireworks.”
11:31 PM FRIDAY: In West Seattle Crime Watch tonight – two stolen cars in Westwood, one taken, one found.
STOLEN FROM WESTWOOD VILLAGE: Mel reports a cousin’s car was stolen today from the parking lot near QFC at the shopping center. It’s a green 2000 Honda CR-V with license plate AVT1519, big ding on the front passenger side, license plate inside the car’s front passenger side, “Hawaiian warrior head on the rear-view mirror,” and the sign at right is on the passenger back-side window. (“Keiki” is Hawaiian for child.)
FOUND ACROSS FROM WESTWOOD VILLAGE: A texter reported finding this car earlier today and confirming it had been stolen:
It’s a Honda Civic, plate ALV4567. The finder reported it to police – so if it’s yours, hopefully you’ve long since gotten word of that.
12:50 AM SATURDAY P.S. Not related to either of those two cases so far as we know, but – Heidi e-mailed, wondering about a helicopter heard from North Arbor Heights after midnight. According to this tweet, it was Guardian One, helping with an ultimately unsuccessful search for car prowlers in White Center.
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