November 2024

White Center Library hosts Book Sale and Holiday Bazaar

The White Center Library Guild is excited to announce its upcoming Book Sale and Holiday Bazaar, a two-day event dedicated to raising funds for library programs. The event will be held on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the White Center Library, located at 1409 SW 107th Street, Seattle, WA 98146.

This family-friendly event invites people of all ages to shop for books, gently used household treasures, and unique white elephant holiday gifts. The sale's proceeds will directly benefit the various programs offered by the White Center Library, supporting its mission to serve the community.

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to find great deals on books and gifts while supporting your local library! For more information, call 206.243.0233.

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Camp Long lodge damaged in fire; Seattle Times reports it might be arson
More than $1 million in damage: Future of facility unclear

A huge response went out around 8 pm on Monday night for a fire in the historic Camp Long lodge in the 5200 block of 35th Ave SW.

The department said the fire was initially reported on the first floor of the lodge but spread to the roof.

Around 8:20 p.m., SFD crews had to move to a defensive attack due to a hole that had developed in the first story floor to mitigate the risk of collapse.

Another 40 minutes passed before they got control of the flames and crews remained on scene to deal with any remaining hot spots.

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Art of Music for the November West Seattle Artwalk Nov. 14

The next free admission Art of Music performances presented by the West Seattle Junction Association are coming up on Second Thursday Art Walk Evening November 14 at three locations: jean mann at The Beer Junction in the Alaska Junction, Nathan and Roz Duo at Soprano’s Antico Pizza & Pasta Restaurant in the Admiral District, and Cyd Smith at Whisky West in the Morgan Junction. 

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Sanislo Elementary meeting will address questions about closure and consolidation plan

The announcement that Sanislo Elementary was due for closure, with students enrolled there heading to Highland Park Elementary, was met with many questions. To address those and offer some more insight Sanislo is hosting a meeting Nov. 12. A letter from Principal Erika Ayer went out to families last week. The school is located at 1812 SW Myrtle Street.

 

Dear Sanislo Families, 

Sanislo Elementary has been identified for potential closure and consolidation with Highland Park Elementary in the Superintendent’s preliminary recommendation for rightsizing and stabilizing our school district.  

We would like to invite you to a meeting to talk about upcoming potential closure and consolidation on Tuesday Nov. 12, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Sanislo. Interpreters will be available as needed. 

Please note this is not a hearing. Those will be scheduled in December. 

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Lancers open state against Richland

By Tim Clinton 

SPORTS EDITOR

To quote the late announcer Dave Niehaus during the Seattle Mariners' magical 1995 playoff run, "It just continues."

The Kennedy Catholic Lancers routed yet another opponent Friday, blowing away Mount Si by a 58-3 score in a Class 4A multi-district game played at Highline Memorial.

Kennedy came in as the North Puget Sound League Class 4A champions and now boasts a 10-0 overall record.

Next up for the Lancers is the state playoffs, starting with a 7 p.m. Friday game at Highline Memorial against the Richland Bombers of Eastern Washington.

Kennedy Catholic was ranked as the No. 4 state 4A team by the seeding committee and Richland was ranked No. 13.

Chief Sealth and Foster both played in Class 2A multi-district playoffs last week and lost to see the end of their seasons.

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Ballard's Armstrong races to title

By Tim Clinton

Sports Editor

Cassidy Armstrong of Ballard outlasted the field of runners in the Class 3A girls portion of the state championship cross country meet Saturday.

Armstrong won the title in a time of 16 minutes, 43.4 seconds over the 5,000 meter course set up at the Sun Willows golf course in Pasco.

Teammate Ciana Johnson came in 10th in the same race with an 18:03.7 clocking.

Also coming through with a high state finish at Sun Willows was Frederica Dilley of Chief Sealth.

Dilley took 12th place in the girls 2A competition with an effort of 18:45.0.

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Lopez-Morales sentenced to 136 months for vehicular homicide in West Seattle Bridge wrong way crash

Delfino Lopez-Morales was sentenced to 136 months in prison on November 8th for the deaths of Riley Danard and Kahlea Theouk, who were killed in a wrong-way collision on the West Seattle Bridge on March 22, 2023. King County Superior Court Judge Angela Kaake presided over the sentencing hearing.

Lopez-Morales was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving on June 5th. According to charging documents, Lopez-Morales was driving a white pickup truck eastbound in the westbound lanes of the West Seattle Bridge with no lights on at the time of the collision. Multiple witnesses called 911 to report his reckless driving, and some had to take evasive action to avoid being hit. Witnesses estimated Lopez-Morales was driving at speeds between 70 and 90 miles per hour.

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Sports Watch 11-7-24
Sporting events worth keeping an eye on

 

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

High schools

Football

Kennedy Catholic hosts Mount Si for a 7 p.m. Friday playoff at Highline Memorial as Foster goes on the road to Anacortes.

Chief Sealth visits Sehome at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bellingham's Civic Stadium.

Cross country

State action for all classifications takes place at the Sun Willows golf course in Pasco this Saturday.

Wheelchair races start off the day at 9 a.m. with the last race beginning at 3 p.m.

Girls soccer

Kennedy Catholic opened playoff action with a 1-0 win over Bonney Lake last Saturday but bowed out with a 2-1 loss to Camas on Tuesday.

 

Pros

Seahawks

Seattle has a bye this week before visiting San Francisco at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.

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Three local teams enter football postseason

 

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Playoff time has arrived for the Kennedy Catholic, Chief Sealth and Foster football teams.

The Lancers of Kennedy enter the  multi-district playoffs as the North Puget Sound League Class 4A division champions for the sixth year in a row.

They posted a 7-0 record in division play and stand at 9-0 overall going into 7 p.m. Friday action against Mount Si at Highline Memorial.

The winner advances to state next week and the season is over for the loser.

Kennedy Catholic capped off its regular season with a 62-11 Friday win over Mount Rainier.

Chief Sealth's Seahawks and the Foster Bulldogs both go on the road for 2A multi-district action that also sends the winner to state and the loser home.

Chief Sealth won a 42-31 game at Renton last Friday to advance after going 6-1 as a 2A team in the mostly 3A Metro League's lower division.

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