December 2013

Normally it's nice at Santa’s Workshop. But the weather has changed plans for the photos to be taken in the West Seattle Junction at Junction Plaza Park with Santa on Dec. 1. So the plans to create a Santa Booth with tents and craft activities in the Park on Alaska Street have been changed to a simple set with Santa If there's no rain...and the winds are not too great..they will still shoot the photos outside with Donna Sandstrom behind the camera.

She will be photographing kids in a windy open park setting as long the rains hold out.

Santa will listen to your children’s Christmas requests, and The Junction Association suggests a donation of $15 or more which will go directly to West Side Baby.

If rain does start, they will move Santa to City Mouse Store for a meet and greet the family is welcome to snap your own photos. There would be no room for photography. The weather forecast predicts a bit of rain at 11am and then just cloudy but still windy.

UPDATE 2 11:45am

According to Seattle Police the Victoria Clipper passenger ferry was discovered 300 yards out from Pier 69 on the Seattle waterfront around 7 AM, and appeared to be adrift.

A tugboat was dispatched to bring it back to the dock but the crew discovered there was a man on board and called authorities.

Units from Seattle Police, the US Coast Guard and others responded to the call and
once out on the water, negotiators made contact with the suspect and, after some time a tactical team boarded the vessel made an arrest.

The man told police he had planned to take the boat to West Seattle.

The suspect has been booked into the King County Jail charges and the Clipper has been towed back to the dock.

Police are still investigating how the man was able to commandeer the ship.

UPDATE 10:35am
The suspect aboard the Victoria Clipper has been taken into custody by Seattle Police according to their Twitter feed. The suspect reportedly told police he took the boat because he "wanted to go to West Seattle."

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