West Seattle, Washington
07 Tuesday
11:32 AM: Thanks to Darcey for that photo, tweeted from White Center, looking south. She sent it just as thunderstorms are moving through the area. The National Weather Service issued a short-term alert a few minutes ago, saying this is likely to last for the next hour or so.
NOON UPDATE: The rain intensified but is now getting lighter, as is the sky. Meantime, weather analyst Cliff Mass showed a different perspective of what you see in Darcey’s photo above, and noted that what’s seen from the clouds is “virga.”
(Another perspective, from Barb)
12:15 PM UPDATE: Rain’s stopped, sun’s out. That was enough rain for puddles on the road, though. Also: Seattle Parks temporarily closed all its outdoor aquatics facilities – Colman Pool included – because of the thunderstorm and lightning danger. We’ll update if we get word they’re open again. Parks says the wading pools will NOT reopen, “because of the time and water it takes to drain and re-fill them.”
1:25 PM: The clouds rolled back in again and we’ve just heard more thunder.
1:49 PM: The first round of rainfall was a pretty decent dousing, says the NWS:
The 0.45 inches of rain between 11 and noon at Sea-Tac is the most rain there in one day since April 13th
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) August 12, 2015
Suddenly, it’s cloudy, gray, and cool here on the peninsula. That might even have been thunder in the distance. So we’re featuring David Hutchinson‘s sunset photo from Monday night, to get a splash of color back into the day. Here are just a few of the options you’ll find on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar for this afternoon/evening:
ROUSTABOUT CIRCUS: Juggling, magic, clowning, more – 2:30-3:30 pm, free, at Southwest Library, for ages 5 and up. (35th SW & Henderson)
LOOKING AHEAD TO COLLEGE? Late summer is when some young people are heading off to college – and others are looking ahead to applying. If you or someone in your household is in the latter category, check out the 4 pm workshop today at High Point Community Center. (6920 34th SW)
FRESH-PICKED PRODUCE: It’s the weekly High Point Market Garden Farm Stand sales day – also featuring bonus locally grown produce from ROAR. 4-7 pm. (32nd SW & Juneau)
‘FOCUS GROUP’ FOR DELRIDGE: Crime/safety/policing concerns/ideas for the Delridge neighborhood? 6-7 pm, it’s your “focus group” with researcher Jennifer Burbridge – backstory in our calendar listing. All who live and/or work in the Delridge area are welcome to be part of the meeting at the Southwest Precinct. (2300 SW Webster)
POETRY AT YOUNGSTOWN: “Poetry. It’s not a word to be taken lightly whether I’m speaking with words that will comfort or I scream out all the things I’ve seen. We’ve seen.” That’s an excerpt from a poem by Angel Gardner, one of the young writers you’ll see and hear at a 6 pm reading presented by the Southwest Youth and Family Services summer writing workshop. At Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
Thanks to Michael Oxman for recording and sharing video from new Seattle Parks Superintendent Jesús Aguirre‘s first “listening tour” stop in West Seattle, last night at Hiawatha Community Center. The tour includes four more West Seattle stops – two are next week: Tuesday, August 18th, at Neighborhood House’s High Point Center (6400 Sylvan Way) and Wednesday, August 19th, at Alki Community Center (5817 SW Stevens), both at 6:30 pm.
(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
Welcome to Wednesday. We start with a two-part road-work alert related to ongoing utility projects:
2 UPCOMING PAVING PROJECTS: One rescheduled, one newly announced:
Seattle Public Utilities is continuing sewer improvements at two different sites in the Delridge neighborhood: near Delridge Way SW and SW Orchard Street and on SW Barton Place and SW Barton Street.
As previously announced, SPU’s contractor will grind, pave, and stripe SW Orchard Street. This work is now expected to occur between Thursday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 19. The work will require the closure of the westbound lane on SW Orchard Street (east of Delridge Way SW). The westbound lane will be closed between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. and will be opened to traffic during non-work hours. During the closure, all westbound traffic will be diverted to the eastbound lane with the assistance of a traffic flagger.
In addition, SPU’s contractor will pave 22nd Avenue SW between SW Barton Place and SW Barton Street on August 17-18, from 7:30 a.m. until as late as 6 p.m. This work will require intermittent lane restrictions on SW Barton Place where it intersects 22nd Avenue SW, and on SW Barton Street between 21st Avenue SW and 23rd Avenue SW. During the work, flaggers will be at both sites to maintain two-way traffic.
And some transit news:
WATER TAXI RIDER? In case you missed it … here’s our update on the new West Seattle water taxi, M/V Doc Maynard, expected to go into service this fall.
ORIGINAL TUESDAY NIGHT REPORT: For the second time today, police are trying to solve a robbery. They’re reported to be looking for four boys, around 14 years old, who robbed the California/Andover mini-mart. One showed a gun. They were last seen southbound on California. No other description so far – more as we get it. (11:48 pm) No police left at the scene when we got there; at this point we won’t likely be able to find out more until morning.
ADDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON: The narrative from this incident finally has appeared on the SPD website. From the report (“V” refers to the victim, the store staffer who was on duty):
V/ stated he was
working at the listed location when 4 juveniles entered the store. He described them as 2 black males and 2 Hispanic males, all of them approximately 15 years old. V/ described the juveniles as follows: Suspect 1/HM, 15yo, 4’10”, black hair, buzz cut, and wearing a jacket around his waist. Suspect 2/BM, 15yo, red hat, black T-shirt, black pants. Suspect 3/BM, 15yo (No additional information at this time). Suspect 4/HM, 15yo (No additional information at this time).V/ observed the suspects take several candy products off of shelves and place them inside their pockets and clothing. They then walked past the open pay counter and out the front door, without paying. As they did so, V/ approached the suspects and said “Hey, put back the candy”. As he said this, S/2 stood between V/ and the other suspects and pushed him out of the way. S/1 then reached towards his front waist and said, “We have a gun!”. V/ was afraid S/1 would use the weapon and disengaged from the suspects, letting them leave. As the suspects exited the store, S/1 told V/ he would shoot him “if he tried= something”. The suspects were last seen headed southbound on California Av SW.
The threat of a weapon (none was actually seen) is what turned this from shoplifting to robbery.
Looking ahead to this week’s biggest free-outdoor-entertainment events:
MODERN RELICS AT HIAWATHA: 6:30 pm Thursday (August 13th), the Admiral Neighborhood Association-presented Summer Concerts at Hiawatha series brings the Modern Relics‘ “country soul” sound to the park on the community center’s east lawn (Lander/Walnut).
Free – bring your own chair/blanket, bring family/friends/dinner/etc. Fourth of six concerts this summer.
(corrected since original publication) OVERTON BERRY AT THE MOUNT: 6 pm Friday (August 14th), the Overton Berry Jazz Duo takes centerstage at Providence Mount St. Vincent.
This too is a free show – if you’re interested in buying dinner and/or beer/wine, all that goes on sale at 5:30 pm – see the menu here. (4831 35th SW)
‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ AT WEST SEATTLE OUTDOOR MOVIES: Gates open at 6:30 pm, movie at dusk (8:30-ish) on Saturday (August 15th) for the second-to-last West Seattle Outdoor Movies presentation of the year, the 2014 mega-hit “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
Get there early! No admission charge here either, but if you can, bring $ for the raffle tickets and concessions that benefit local nonprofits. It all happens at the courtyard by Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (4410 California SW; WSB sponsor).
(ADDED: SSC photo of City Light crew member on campus)
Just out of the WSB inbox:
South Seattle College’s West Seattle Campus will close today, August 11, at 4 p.m. due to a power outage. All classes for this evening have been cancelled.
The Georgetown and New Holly South Seattle College campuses, however, will remainopen on their regular schedule.
Shortly before 11:30 a.m. today, a transformer blew on the West Seattle campus’ north parking lot causing a brief power outage. A loud “boom” that was caused by the transformer was heard at the north end of the parking lot. No injuries were reported.
To fix the transformer, Seattle City Light will need tp shut down all power on the West Seattle Campus to make the necessary repairs. Regularly scheduled hours for the West Seattle Campus are expected to resume tomorrow, August 12.
(Robbery report updated 4:40 pm with suspect being taken into custody)
Two West Seattle Crime Watch reports this afternoon:
(Photo from Scott)
SEARCHING FOR A ROBBER – UPDATE – SUSPECT IN CUSTODY: (Original report, 2:16 pm) Thanks to the tipsters who texted about a police search that’s continuing right now in the California and Spokane area. SPD media relations confirms they’re looking for someone in connection with a street robbery. They don’t have details yet on the exact circumstances of the robbery, not even whether a weapon was involved, but we do have this description of the robber: White man, mid-20s, scruffy beard, black hat with white “insignia,” gray T-shirt, dark zip-up vest, dark pants, dark shoes. If you have any information, please call 911. We’ll update this with anything more we find out – we have a crew on the way to try to get more information. (2:56 pm – No other details so far.) …
3:55 PM UPDATE: A suspect has been located and is in custody – more details to come.
4:40 PM UPDATE: Just back from the arrest scene – the West Seattle PCC (WSB sponsor). The suspect was being cuffed in the parking lot as we arrived:
(WSB photo by Tracy Record)
What we’d heard on the scanner preceding this – A photo of the suspect, apparently from a surveillance camera, had been circulated. One officer spotted him in the PCC/WSHS vicinity. He went into the store. Police converged. They found him in a bathroom. We’re still working to find out more details of the original incident itself, and will also be checking on the suspect’s status.
(back to original report) Meantime, the robbery call came in just as we had finished writing a separate Crime Watch report about a burglary early today – so read on for that:
ORIGINAL 11:42 AM REPORT: The city’s asking you to use less water – in hopes of holding off mandatory restrictions. Here’s the announcement made this morning, in conjunction with two of the region’s other major cities:
After unusually hot weather, the region’s all-time driest May-July and in preparation of a potentially drier-than-normal fall, Everett, Seattle and Tacoma have moved to the second stage of their water shortage response plans — voluntary reduction.
The voluntary stage has been enacted because the potential for a water supply shortage continues to increase.
The three cities are working together to manage water supplies for people and fish during the drought and higher-than-normal water use. They are asking customers for their help by voluntarily reducing their water use by 10 percent starting today.
(ANNOUNCEMENT CONTINUES BELOW – ALSO, SEATTLE PARKS CONSERVATION INFO ADDED)
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If you ride the King County Water Taxi‘s West Seattle-to-downtown route, that’s the new vessel you’ll be on starting sometime this fall. M/V Doc Maynard is being built at All American Marine in Bellingham, as was the new Vashon Island Water Taxi M/V Sally Fox; the photos are from Doc Maynard’s launch into Bellingham Bay last week to start sea trials.
According to an online update from Water Taxi management, M/V Doc Maynard will arrive in Seattle in about a month. Here’s what the county says will happen after that:
After the Doc Maynard arrives in Seattle, the King County Marine Division will familiarize the crew with the vessel, conduct route-specific training, and go through U.S. Coast Guard safety drills. Following a dedication event, the Doc Maynard will be put into service on the Vashon route for up to four weeks while the Sally Fox returns to Bellingham to undergo warranty work. When the Sally Fox returns, the Doc Maynard will go into service on the West Seattle route, increasing the capacity and comfort of this service.
Federal grant money covered 80 percent of the nearly $12 million cost of the two new passenger ferries.
More water taxi news from the summer newsletter – ridership is up:
And the newsletter also notes that the county is continuing to look at possible expansion: “King County has asked the Marine Division and our consultant, KPFF Engineering, to look at future route opportunities on both Lake Washington and Puget Sound. A report of viable options is expected by year’s end.”
Our featured wildlife imagery today is the newest video by “Diver Laura” checking back on the octopus mom who’s guarding her eggs in a den off the northeast West Seattle shore (July video here). If you don’t have time to watch now … come back when you’re looking for something serenity-enhancing. Meantime, on with today/tonight highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
BABY STORY TIME: 10:30 am, your birth-to-1 baby is invited (and you, too) to Baby Story Time at Southwest Library. (35th SW & Henderson)
TODDLER STORY TIME: Also at 10:30 am, if your little one is a bit older, go to the West Seattle (Admiral) Library and enjoy Toddler Story Time. (2306 42nd SW)
MUSIC AND PIZZA IN THE GARDEN: 6-9 pm, all are invited to stop by the Barton St. P-Patch for its first “Evening in the Garden,” featuring pizza baked in its outdoor oven, music, and mingling. Free – donations are welcome – bring your favorite pizza topping(s), dough and sauce provided. (34th & Barton)
PADDLE DEMO & RACING: Summertime Tuesdays are big nights at Alki Kayak Tours (in partnership with sibling business Mountain To Sound Outfitters), 6 pm – details in our calendar listing. (1660 Harbor SW)
TRACK WORKOUT FOR RUNNERS: Free, with West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor), 6:15 pm – just meet at the store. (2743 California SW)
PARKS SUPERINTENDENT AT HIAWATHA COMMUNITY CENTER: New Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Jesús Aguirre is on a “listening tour” that will include five West Seattle stops, and the first of those is at 6:30 tonight at Hiawatha Community Center in The Admiral District. Come tell him your concerns, ideas, anything else you want him to hear as he ramps up his new job. (2700 California SW)
CRIME/POLICE CONCERNS IN MORGAN JUNCTION? Your “focus group” with researcher Jennifer Burbridge – explained here – is tonight, 7 pm, at the Southwest Precinct. All who live and work in the Morgan area are welcome. (2300 SW Webster)
TUESDAY TRIVIA: 8 pm at Celtic Swell on Alki, with Lyndsey. (2722 Alki SW)
SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASE: 9 pm at Shadowland in The Junction. (California & Oregon)
(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
7:40 AM: Good morning! Another more-or-less-quiet commute so far. Might be 90 degrees one more time today. One road-work alert:
BEACH DRIVE PAVING: SDOT plans to resume repaving Beach Drive in the 61st SW vicinity today – here’s the alert on that.
Looking ahead to later this month:
99 CLOSURE NORTH OF THE BATTERY ST. TUNNEL: From Friday night, August 21st, through Monday morning, August 24th, Highway 99 will be closed both ways from the BSTunnel to Valley St. (lower Queen Anne), so if you’re heading NB that weekend, you’ll have to exit at Western – details here.
8:22 AM: If you take East Marginal Way S. toward downtown – be forewarned, two of the three northbound lanes are blocked by a crash at S. Orcas.
Our latest sighting report is from Kristen, who saw one right about this time Monday:
I checked the blog and saw a posting from a few weeks ago that coyotes were heard in Schmitz Park. I heard them (Sunday) night as well. When I opened the door to go to the car at 5:30 am (Monday) morning, I saw one run down SW Forney Street and into the park. I walked my (large) dogs soon after and had no issues. I did want to report as there are neighbors in our area with small dogs and cats.
Remember – best thing to do if you see a coyote is to scare it away – it’s optimal for all involved if they remain wary of humans – as explained here.
SIDE NOTE: Seattle is of course not the only big city with coyotes. Looking around the Web for current coyote news from elsewhere, we found two stories of note – one about New York, one about L.A.
If you were lucky enough to watch it in real time, you know tonight’s sunset had two stages – the first, shown above in Jim Spraker‘s photo, was a beautiful pastel pink – and then, instead of fading from there, it deepened, as shown in Chris Frankovich‘s photo below:
Might just have been a reminder that tomorrow could bring an encore of 90-degree weather, after which things are scheduled to get back to “normal.”
West Seattle High School student Cal Prinster just sent the photo with word that he and dad Gordon Prinster reached their bicycling destination, Austin – but still have a ways left to get to the ultimate goal:
I just wanted to let you know that my dad and I made it! After over 2,600 miles, 38 days, 7 Continental Divide crossings, and one set of tires, we took our photo-finish-selfie in front of the the Texas Capitol last week. We, and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, really appreciate the great help WSB has been in spreading the word for us. Our trip is over, but people can still donate and help us get a little closer to our fundraising goal at pbtf.convio.net/goto/calsbikeride.
This isn’t the first time the Prinsters (Cal is a WSHS sophomore and his dad is the school psychologist) have pedaled a long way to help the PBTF help kids – past rides include 2011, when they rode to the Mexican border, and a cross-country journey the year after that.
5:11 PM: Thanks to Charlie G. for photos from another brush fire this afternoon – one that broke out just as the Arroyos response was starting to wind down. This one was reported around 2:45 pm on the northwest side of >Madison Middle School, at 46th and Hinds.
Scanner traffic indicated that firefighters were getting a quick handle on it, so we didn’t break away to go to this scene, but Charlie’s photos show it’s likely to have left behind enough charred grass to raise questions for passersby. We’re checking with SFD to see if they determined a cause – firefighters called for Marshal 5 (the investigative unit) fairly quickly, but had to wait until after the investigator was done at the Arroyos fire scene.
7:29 PM: We’ve just confirmed with Seattle Fire spokesperson Kyle Moore that the fire was sparked by somebody setting off a bottle rocket – not only illegal, but more dangerous than ever in these tinder-dry conditions, and this is another reminder.. Moore says the fire burned about 200 square feet near the Madison field.
(SCROLL DOWN for newest update – fire determined to have been accidental)
1:25 PM: Big Seattle Fire response to a possible house fire in the 10900 block of 39th SW (map). It was first called in as a brush fire. More to come.
(Photo from Steph)
1:32 PM UPDATE: Firefighters on the scene are calling for more engines.
(Photo from Alison)
1:44 PM UPDATE: SFD confirms it’s a brush fire at this point but that three homes are threatened and they’re working hard to keep the flames from getting to those houses. Our crew is almost there.
1:50 PM UPDATE: We’ve just arrived at the scene. The fire has just been reported to be under control.
1:57 PM UPDATE: The fire is estimated at up to 2 acres. Now just hotspots, according to SFD. Avoid Marine View Drive in this area – fire vehicles are concentrated at 39th/109th, which is where MV Drive takes a turn. Adding photos, ours and those tweeted/sent to us (thank you!).
(Photo by Hal Tangen)
2:07 PM UPDATE: We’ve confirmed the fire did not reach any of the homes. No word of any injuries, nor of how the fire started, but SFD’s public-information officer is reported to be en route, so we’ll get an update soon, in addition to what we’re finding out from firefighters/incident commander.
2:15 PM UPDATE: The fire’s now been declared “tapped,” still with some hotspots.
2:36 PM UPDATE: We’ve just talked with SFD public-information officer Kyle Moore. He says the fire got within 75 yards of at least one house before it was stopped. The cause remains under investigation, and crews will be in the area working on hotspots for quite a while, so stay away from the south end of Marine View Drive.
3:05 PM UPDATE: If you’re seeing/hearing a helicopter – Guardian One is helping SFD locate remaining hotspots.
4:15 PM: SFD says the cause “is accidental – improperly disposed-of staining rags in direct sunlight” – someone was staining furniture and left the rags out in the open – this isn’t the first fire we’ve covered where that kind of combustion happened. Spokesperson Moore also reaffirms that no one was hurt, and that while they had Seattle Public Utilities standing by in case they needed a water boost, it wasn’t necessary – the system worked exactly as it was needed to.
Thanks to a kindhearted WSB reader, little Corliss has a sign again.
Backstory: Last Thursday’s West Seattle Crime Watch roundup included his dad’s report that someone made off with the street sign they’d bought from the city in his honor – and while the stolen sign is still out there somewhere, the family has a new sign, and reason to take heart. The photo and update are from Corliss’s dad Justin:
Thank you for posting our issue. A nice West Seattle-ite read the blog and came up with a new Corliss sign. His father passed away in January; while cleaning out the garage, he found a Corliss sign. It feels good to live in a community as kind as West Seattle!
(Photo by Chris Frankovich)
Welcome to the new week, kicking off with events including these:
ZAP! ZIP! ZING! Fun for ages 5 and up at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, 10:30 am, with singer/songwriter Nancy Stewart.(2306 42nd SW)
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY: 2:30 pm (or immediately after the full council meeting), the new committee meets for the second time, and much has happened since the first meeting. Here’s the agenda; they’re primarily setting timetables for what the committee will do first, including work on the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Resolution and the Commercial Linkage Fee Bill. If you can’t be there, Seattle Channel will have it live via cable and Web.
HIKE WITH THE NATURE CONSORTIUM: 6:30 pm, join the Nature Consortium for a free guided hike through the Soundway area of the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Details in our calendar listing. (14th SW & SW Holly trailhead)
NORTH DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL: 6:30 pm, instead of a meeting, it’s a barbecue for the NDNC! From Nancy Folsom:
The North Delridge Neighborhood Council will be celebrating summer with a BBQ potluck for our August meeting. It’s on the usual night–the second Monday, which is the 10th at the Delridge Community Center park between the skatepark and the wading pool. Some basics will be provided such as beef and vegetarian burgers and hot dogs. Please bring a side and drinks to share. Additional BBQ items will also be welcome. Come over to the park, say hi, and relax. See you there!
(Delridge/Genesee)
TEACHER TRAINING INFORMATION EVENING: Thinking about teaching yoga? Or at least, deepening your practice? Be at SoundYoga (WSB sponsor) at 7 tonight for a “Teacher Training Information Evening.” (5639 California SW)
FULL LIST FOR TODAY/TONIGHT/BEYOND – can be seen on our calendar.
(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
7:46 AM: Damp roads are the commute headline so far this morning – be careful. No new road-work alerts for today.
9:13 AM UPDATE: And now, at least where we are, the sun’s out.
ADVANCE ALERT FOR TUESDAY: SDOT plans to continue repaving a section of Beach Drive tomorrow – details here.
Three West Seattle Crime Watch notes tonight:
(WSB photo, April 2013)
VERDICT IN CHARLESTOWN/AVALON SHOOTING: More than two years after two men were shot in an exchange of gunfire during a robbery attempt at Charlestown and Avalon, the would-be robber has been found guilty of two charges, first-degree assault and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, according to King County Superior Court documents. Juan Garcia-Mendez was 19 years old when he shot, and was shot by, then-27-year-old Rick Powell, who he targeted while Powell was taking a break during a driving-for-hire shift. Garcia-Mendez had gotten out of prison in Yakima just four days earlier, and that fact represented “special circumstances” in the verdict. Powell was a musician as well as a driver, and friends and fans organized multiple benefits during and after the two-plus weeks he spent in the hospital. Garcia-Mendez is scheduled for sentencing on September 11th; he’s been in jail since the day after the shooting in April 2013. (Thanks to the tipster who let us know about the verdict; the case had so many delays over the two-plus years, it had fallen off our watch list.)
BREAK-IN ATTEMPT: Photo and report received via text (206-293-5302 any time) today:
As we were walking back in to our apartment building this morning, we noticed that the doorknob had been damaged and that there were fresh scratches on the metal guard. It looks like someone tried to pry their way into our building overnight. People in the area should make sure they’re keeping their doors/cars locked up! We are at Andover and California.
Yes, they reported it to police.
MISSING A BICYCLE? Photo and report e-mailed tonight by David:
Is this your bike? Abandoned on sidewalk in front of my property near the intersection of Frontenac and 47th…still there. Dropped off this morning by a sketchy looking individual.
(WSB photo from 2014 Alki Beach 5K)
Now just two weeks to go until you can spend a little time doing a lot of good by being part of the Alki Beach 5K on Sunday morning, August 23rd. It’s presented by West Seattleite-founded Northwest Hope and Healing. NWH&H deals with the fact that everyday life and its expenses go on even as patients deal with the shock and challenges of being diagnosed with and treated for cancer:
Your dollars support the NW Hope & Healing Patient Assistance Fund! Proceeds support the Healing Programs of NW Hope & Healing Foundation and help women who are fighting breast and gynecologic cancer in the Puget Sound area. For that reason we encourage all participants to set a $100 minimum fundraising goal. Although fundraising is not required, we hope you will join us in providing basic needs to women who are battling cancer. $25 provides a Healing Basket, $50 can buy groceries, $100 can keep the lights on and the phone connected, $250 may ensure childcare during treatment and recovery, and $500 can help prevent an eviction.
The Alki Beach 5K starts from the Alki Bathhouse vicinity (60th/Alki) at 9 am on the 23rd (and closes the road for a few hours); you can register online right now by going here. (Note that kids under 6 are free, and NWH&H adds, “Strollers and friendly dogs on leash are welcome.”)
More community-volunteer TLC for Sanislo Elementary. Principal Bruce Rhodes shares the photos and report:
City Serve West Seattle, a group of West Seattle churches, partnered to beautify Sanislo Elementary School. The churches came Saturday, August 1st, and painted the kindergarten areas, the hallways, and the gym in bright yellow.
Additionally, the group completed cleaning up the grounds work!
Bruce Rhodes, Principal, and the Staff and Students at Sanislo are appreciative of the gift that City Serve has given to make our school a more pleasant place to learn.
This was one of four locations around West Seattle visited by church volunteers from the City Serve group that day. (We would be happy to add information crediting the full list of participating churches if someone directly involved e-mails us – editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!)
ADDED TUESDAY: Thanks to Kathie for adding that list in comments:
Over 200 people volunteered from 10 West Seattle area churches at Roxhill and Sanislo Elementary Schools, White Center Food Bank and the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trail. Faith Communities involved were: All Souls, Bethany West Seattle, Grace Church, Hope Lutheran, New City Church, Skate Church, Trinity West Seattle, Union Gospel Mission, West Side Presbyterian, and Young Life West Seattle.
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