October 2006

French - not hip-hop English - bubbled out of about 50 French exchange students gathered in Nantes Park on Admiral Way.

They'd come from West Seattle High School, University Prep Academy and Bainbridge High School for a tree-planting ceremony to celebrate the high school exchange program. The setting was the pocket park in the 5000 block of Admiral Way, named for the city from which some of the students hail. Nantes and Seattle are sister cities.

Seattle City Councilman Tom Rasmussen welcomed the students to West Seattle and told them he'd been to France many times.

West Seattle residents are represented in the Washington State Legislature by one senator, Sen. Erik Poulsen, and two members of the House of Representatives, Rep. Eileen Cody and Rep. Joe McDermott. All three are Democrats.

Those three people represent the 34th Legislative District, which includes Burien and Vashon Island in addition to West Seattle and White Center.

Each has a Republican challenger on Election Day coming up Tuesday, Nov. 7. Sen. Poulsen faces Republican Paul Byrne. Rep. Cody is being challenged by James K. Nickerson while Rep.

Steam had barely stopped rising from the freshly laid asphalt on California Avenue in the Junction before workers began cutting large holes in the smooth new pavement.

The cuts in the asphalt are in preparation for new midblock crosswalks to be installed where the old crosswalks were located, said Gregg Hirakawa, spokesman for the Seattle Department of Transportation.

The city of Seattle is looking for qualified candidates to fill upcoming openings on the city's Design Review Board.

The positions will be available next April when retiring board members' terms expire.

The city is seeking professionals in the design and development fields, who have proven skills and established careers.

An article in our Oct. 25 about Flexcar expanding the availability of rental vehicles to White Center contained some outdated information.

Members now use a smart card, called a Flexcard, to open the car door. The reservation information is beamed to the car and only that member can use that vehicle at the specific time.

Contact the Flexcar program at 1-877-FLEXCAR.

In the 2800 block of Alki SW on Friday, a man tried to calm down his friend who, he claims, is mentally unstable. The friend began throwing punches, first with his fists and then with a folding knife. The suspect threw the knife into a nearby yard and was quickly apprehended by officers, who had to taser him when he resisted arrest. The police report that the suspect appeared _extremely affected by mental health problems or drugs/alcohol._ He was booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault.

The Women's Metro 3A High School Championship Volleyball tournament began last Thursday night.

The West Seattle Wildcats went to Bainbridge Island to once again face The Eastside Catholic Crusaders. It looked like the teams were evenly matched to begin the first game. Neither team won a point on their serve through a 4-4 tie when the Crusaders put together a run to take a 4-point lead.

In seeded heats that looked like races but weren't, Metro League girls swam against the clock for times that would qualify them for the following week's district meet. Six girls swam against the stopwatch for West Seattle High School; four girls wore the racing caps of Chief Sealth. The qualifying meet took place at the Helene Madison Pool in north Seattle.

For West Seattle fans, the most exciting non-race was the penultimate heat of the 100-yard backstroke.

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