September 2016

The Southwest Seattle Historical Society has submitted its landmark nominations to the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board for the two West Seattle Junction buildings that have been the focus of its “We Love The Junction” campaign since last March.

The nominations were submitted for two buildings at the intersection of California Avenue Southwest and Southwest Alaska Street:

-- The Campbell Building (primary tenant Cupcake Royale), at the northeast corner.

-- The Crescent-Hamm Building (primary tenant Easy Street Records), at the northwest corner. (The building is known as the Hamm Building but is identified in the nomination as the Crescent-Hamm Building.)

In the West Seattle Junction Historical Survey released last March, the two buildings were identified at the top of the list of potentially eligible Seattle landmarks in the Junction.

The complete nominations can be seen on the historical society’s website at http://www.loghousemuseum.info/blog/we-love-the-junction/.

The nominations were prepared by consultants Flo Lentz and Sarah Martin, whose work was funded by a grant from 4Culture.

The West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival and Trick-or-Treat is back again for young and old alike on Sunday, October 30th 10am – 2pm.

The Junction’s Harvest Festival has become a favorite fall event for West Seattle with hundreds of kids and merchants dressed up for the occasion.

There will be activities for kids sponsored by local businesses and organizations, a chili cook-off from participating local restaurants, costumes and prizes, trick-or-treating, and of course great fall bounty brought to The Junction by our local West Seattle Farmers Market.

Schedule:
Harvest Festival 10am – 2pm
Farmers Market 10am – 2pm
Chili Cook Off (all proceeds benefit West Seattle Food Bank) 11am
West Seattle High School Band and Kids Parade (meet at Junction Plaza park 11:15am 44th & Alaska) 11:30am
Trick or Treat 12 Noon

information from SDOT

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers that maintenance crews need to replace damaged jersey barriers in the median of the West Seattle Bridge, requiring a full closure of the bridge on Saturday, October 1, during the overnight and morning hours. Damage to these barriers has been caused by several recent vehicle collisions that have struck the median. An SDOT inspection of all of the jersey barriers on the West Seattle Bridge identified 18 that are in need of replacement.

From 11:59 p.m. on Friday night, September 30 to 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, October 1, travelers can expect the following:

· The West Seattle Bridge (WSB) will be closed to through traffic in both directions between 35th Ave SW and the Harbor Avenue/Avalon Way exit.
· Crews will begin closing lanes at 11:30 p.m. Friday with full closure by midnight.
· A detour will be in place for eastbound and westbound travelers on the WSB.
· The detour for eastbound traffic is via SW Avalon Way, SW Spokane St and back onto the WSB.

Seattle Summer Parkways is set for Sunday Sept. 25 along Alki Beach.

The festivities run from 11am to 4pm, with attractions and activities galore available along a 2-mile bike- and walk-friendly route on Alki Avenue from Don Armeni to Alki Beach Park.

Highlights include:

· Beach – Take in the stunning views, build sandcastles and play volleyball at one of Seattle’s favorite sandy beaches
· Bites – Chow down on seafood from Alki Avenue mainstays like Marination and Duke’s Chowder House , tasty fare from various food trucks and free ice cream from CityScoop
· Bikes – Decorate your bike for the Kidical Mass family bike parade, learn sweet skills at the kid’s Bike Rodeo and play bike bingo with Cascade Bicycle Club
· Barks – Get your pup a handmade treat from Seattle Barkery and meet new furry friends at the Seattle Humane Society MaxMobile

Dirndls and lederhosen, burlesque and beer! The Salmon Bay Eagles are at it again with their Third Annual Oktoberfest Saturday, October 1, from 5-10 pm, this time with MORE burlesque, MORE brewers, plus CIDER!

Enjoy brews from 13 local breweries and cider-makers, wieners, pretzels, live music by the rockabilly sensation The Roy Kay Trio, and burlesque performances by Faye Doe Doe & Florence Wetmore.
Your $17 admission includes full access to main stage burlesque performances, live music throughout the evening, and three drink tokens good for one 5-oz. taste each. More tokens will be available for $2 each at the event (cash preferred).

All proceeds of this event will be donated to Teen Feed. Teen Feed works with the community to offer support to meet basic needs, build strong relationships, and ally with homeless youth as they meet their future off the streets.
Buy your tickets now at Brown Paper Tickets and get to this hidden gem of a fest!

http://sbeoktoberfest2016.brownpapertickets.com/

Sponsors include:

Bad Jimmy's Brewing Co.
Figurehead Brewing Co.
Georgetown Brewing Company
Locust Cider

information from King County Sheriff

Detectives with the King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit would like the public’s help to identify skeletal remains found on Mt Si, near North Bend Washington. Evidence suggests the remains may be from the mid 90’s. The sketch (above) reflects what experts believe the victim looked like before his death.

On 06/16/15, two off-trail hikers came across what they believed to be human, skeletal remains near the “haystack” on Mt Si. After they called 911, deputies responded to the scene, collected the remains, and took them to the King County Medical Examiner’s office.

The King County Medical Examiner’s office was able to determine that the remains were in fact human. After a forensic examination by the Medical Examiner’s office, it is believed that the remains are from a Caucasian male, 30-60 years old, and was likely 5’7-6’0 tall. No cause of death has been determined at this point.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools
Football
Mount Rainier will bring its 3-0 season record into a 7 p.m. game against Hazen at Highline Memorial this Friday and Chief Sealth will entertain Garfield at the same time at the Southwest Athletic Complex.
Kennedy Catholic goes to French Field to play Kentridge at the same time as Evergreen travels to Foss, Foster to Washington and Highline to Orting.
West Seattle will visit Ballard at 7:45 p.m. Friday at Seattle Memorial and Seattle Lutheran hosts Tulalip at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Seattle Stadium.

Girls soccer
Mount Rainier hosts Hazen for 7:30 p.m. action Thursday with Kennedy going to Kentridge at the same time. JFK is at home against Kentlake at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Starfire and Mount Rainier visits Kent-Meridian at 7:30 p.m.
West Seattle visits Garfield at 7 p.m. Thursday and visits Shorewood at 5 p.m. Saturday before dropping in on Cleveland at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Chief Sealth hosts Garfield at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Evergreen entertains Franklin Pierce at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Foster hosts Lindbergh at 7:30 p.m.

By Peggy Sturdivant

My friend Helle Andersen had rescued a donated, dead, green sea turtle from the Feiro Marine Life Center’s freezer in Port Angeles and was delivering it to the Dermestidae room at the Burke Museum. She knew I’d want to ride along. The turtle was going there to be cleaned by flesh-eating beetles (the Dermestidae).

Given what’s inside the Burke Museum you wouldn’t have thought producing a large sea turtle wrapped in plastic from the back of a car would draw a crowd. But it was lunch hour and staff watching the dig for the “New Burke,” in true archeological fashion, were very excited because the cement had finally been poured. (Or maybe they wear real cameras hung around their necks every day).

The turtle had frozen into a semblance of life since it was found three years ago in Gray’s Harbor and then necropsied by U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Its head was poking alertly out of its carapace, a bit cocked as though to better study those gathered round, until you realized the eyes weren’t just hooded, they were gone. “If you don’t mind giving me a hand,” Mammalogy Collection Manager Jeffrey Bradley said, “We’ll take this up to the lab.”

Information provided by SPD

Officers tracked a pair of armed robbers to South Seattle early this morning after they stole a woman’s purse at gunpoint in Fremont.

Around 3:30 this morning, a man wearing sunglasses, a grey hooded sweatshirt, and a bandanna over his face pulled a silver handgun on the victim in the 300 block of North 36th Street in Fremont and fled after taking her purse.

Patrol officers and a K9 team searched the neighborhood, but weren’t able to find the suspect. However, a short time later, officers were able to track the victim’s iPhone to Beacon Hill.

Officer stopped two men in a pickup truck at 39th Avenue South and South Sullivan Street, and noticed a silver handgun sitting on top of a toolbox in the car. They also found the two men were carrying the Fremont robbery victim’s iPhone and ID and credit cards.

Police arrested both men–who are 31 and 28 years old–and turned them over to robbery detectives, who are now investigating whether the pair may also have been involved a series of other robberies in the Seattle area.

Olympia- A new study indicates Pokémon Go poses a significant hazard for younger drivers. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a national report on Friday which tracked 14 Pokémon Go related crashes over a 10 day period in July of this year. The researchers correlated driver’s tweets with crash data found on news reports. According to the study:

· Eighteen percent of tweets indicated a person was playing and driving (“omg I’m catching Pokémon and driving”)

· 11% indicated a passenger was playing (“just made sis drive me around to find Pokémon”).

· Four percent indicated a pedestrian was distracted (“almost got hit by a car playing Pokémon GO”).

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is urging drivers to put the brakes on using Pokémon Go or other apps while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. The WSP has already witnessed collisions and dangerous driving behavior as a result of drivers and passengers distracted by the online game.