UPDATE 8:21pm
A missing autistic man has been found in North Delridge based on Seattle Police scanner traffic.
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An autistic man walked away from his West Seattle home on Tuesday June 24 and now Seattle Police are asking for help from the public.
Vincent, 26, was last seen wearing a green tank-top with gray camouflage shorts and sandals.
Police say call 9-1-1 if you see him.
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Nutrition and fitness manager
We live in berry heaven! The Pacific Northwest has the perfect climate for these “fruits of the forest,” as they are called in Europe. I just finished turning most of my garden’s tart red currants and strawberries into the most wonderful jelly and jam, and today I picked the first raspberries. The blueberries are hanging big and green on the bushes and my black gooseberries are ready to pick. In a couple of months, everyone will be scanning local vacant lots to pick the introduced, and sadly invasive, Himalayan blackberry.
If you don’t have a big garden, try planting red currants or some mountain blueberries. They can sit in your landscape unnoticed most of the year, and supply you with healthy treats in early summer.
Berries are good sources of nutrients. All red berries are brimming with vitamin C, and I’d rather have a bowl of fresh strawberries than a glass of high-calorie, reconstituted orange juice any day. Blueberries are high in antioxidants while raspberries and blackberries have lots of vitamin C, fiber and folic acid.
information from the West Seattle Totems
The West Seattle Totems, the Junior Olympic Rifle Club located at the West Seattle Stadium, just finished its best season to date.
In the Washington State Indoor Championships, the Thunderbird Squad (Owen. Yeasting, Casey Iwamoto, Corinne Blair and Alec Patajo) won the state team Championship. Alec won the individual state title.
In the Washington State Outdoor Championships, the Thunderbird Squad (Owen, Casey and Corinne) won the state team title. The Chiefs squad (Katelynn Brown, Jack Ellis and Emma Carey) finished as the 2nd place team. Alec won the Outdoor 3-Position state title. Owen won the Outdoor Prone state title. Alec won the overall Aggregate Title. Corinne won the Indoor&Outdoor Women's Aggregate. Emma won the Outdoor Women's Aggregate.
In the National Indoor Championships, the Totems brought home 44 national awards.
SOUTH ART GALLERY PRESENTS ”THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD” EXHIBITION
information from South Seattle College
The South Seattle College Art Gallery will present “Through the Eyes of a Child,” an exhibit featuring works created by young artists who attend South’s Child Care Center and Home and Family Life Co-op Preschool from June 30 through July 22.
Fifteen years have passed since the art gallery last held a children’s exhibit by the same name (in 1999), and Art Gallery Coordinator Akiko Masker calls the show “a celebration of the parents and community who have supported the childcare centers for the last 15 years.”
In addition to children’s display, South Graphic Designer Glenn Gauthier will present art from his original children’s book “The A to Z Book,” and South Academic Programs employee Jan Koutsky will display her work.
A free reception including refreshments and children’s book readings will take place on July 10 (Thursday) from 12-2 p.m.
Last Friday night, apparently with little or no traffic to provide a witness, someone, likely more than one person sawed off one of the statues that comprise the Walking on Logs metal sculpture that has served as a greeting at the gateway to West Seattle since 1996, just to the right and near the top of the West Seattle Bridge before it intersects 35th Ave. S.W.
It features a series of figures posed to be walking on logs.
The suspects cut through two inches of thick steel of one of the figures, one with his arms spread wide, at his ankle and stole it.
Detectives are investigating the theft and ask anyone with information to call police.
information from SDOT
On Saturday, June 28, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be working in the intersection of California Avenue SW and Fauntleroy Way SW. During the work hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the SDOT crew will grind down the surface layer and repave the street.
The sidewalks will not be impacted and two crosswalks will remain open at all times. Police Officers will assist pedestrians and re-direct vehicle traffic around the work zone. This project is weather-sensitive.
information from SDOT
On Saturday, June 28, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be working in the intersection of California Avenue SW and Fauntleroy Way SW. During the work hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the SDOT crew will grind down the surface layer and repave the street.
The sidewalks will not be impacted and two crosswalks will remain open at all times. Police Officers will assist pedestrians and re-direct vehicle traffic around the work zone. This project is weather-sensitive.
The 2nd annual Friends of Sealth Soccer Skills Camp returns to the Southwest Athletic Complex on July 21 through 25. Open to all boys and girls headed into grade 3 through 9, the camp will be conducted from 9am to 3pm daily.
According to the organizers, "the philosophy of the camp is to provide a positive and fun learning experience to youth by exposing them to the fundamentals of soccer and life, including the values and qualities that we feel are necessary to be successful in these arenas.
The camp will focus on three pillars, 1) skill development, 2) teamwork and leadership, and 3) life values and traits. We at Chief Sealth feel that in order to truly be successful student- athletes we must work equally in all three areas.
The South Park Bridge, rebuilt at a total cost of $162 million will open at 6am on June 30 but first a neighborhood celebration will take place the day before.
The effort to replace the original bridge that was open from 1931 to 2010 brought together community members, business partners, and government at the local, regional, state, and national levels. King County Executive was successful in building a coalition of agencies and with the assistance of U.S. Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Representative Jim McDermott the funds, much of them from a federal stimulus grant, were found to complete the project.
The bridge is similar in some regards to other Seattle area bridges but has features and functions unique to the neighborhood. Chief among those is the rain garden that lies on the southeast side of the bridge. The rain garden is both a design accent and a functional part of the project in that all runoff from the structure is routed to it where through a combination of soils and elements, the water is naturally filtered and then sent to the Duwamish River.
This year's Summer Solstice Parade in Fremont was exciting with lots of new things to see...besides naked riders.
