A new Summer Fest survey has been posted by the West Seattle Junction Association seeking your input on what was great and what wasn't. Your input is truly valuable in making the summer celebration a good one. Go to the link here and let them know.
The annual canoe journey taken by the Puyallup Tribe Power Paddle to Puyallup and others in July will once again stop on Alki Beach July 26, hosted by the Muckleshoot Tribe. The Canoes will be accepted on the beach north of the Alki Bathhouse shortly after 12 Noon and members of the tribes will board a shuttle bus to Alki Elementary for lunch. The canoes will over night on the beach and head south in the morning stopping in Dash Point State Park north of Tacoma before proceeding to a full pow-wow meeting in Puyallup on July 28.
The landings and routes can be found here.
An overview and look at the journey was provided by Bill Sterud, Chairman of the Puyallup Tribal Council.
A recycling dumpster next to the 7-11 store at 2429 Harbor Ave SW threw large flames up the side of the building around 8:20pm on Wednesday night. Crews found the fire fully ablaze when they arrived and quickly doused it but in light of a recent string of dumpster fires in Belltown that were declared arson, Seattle Police said they are looking for a suspect.
The flames damaged the exterior of the building and siding will need to be replaced but no damage estimate was immediately available.
information from WSJA
The West Seattle Junction in partnership with West Seattle Rotary, present the first PAWrade at the Grand Parade. This event is a dog friendly parade that's fun for the entire family and FREE!
Hosted by the Junction merchants, the PAWrade is the way to show off your creative design skills, bring smiles to the parade watchers and to bring dog lovers together.
The PAWrade participants will meet at Genesee Street at 10:15 AM where they will check in to receive their PAWrade number.
Promptly at 11 AM the Junction will announce the beginning of the PAWrade. The PAWrade will start at Genesee, turn on California Ave SW through the Junction to SW Edmunds where the PAWrade will end!
Along the route there will be judges who will be deciding which pooch takes home the Grand Prize the GOLDEN PAW for each category.
As the popularity of paddlesports grows and rates of accidents increase, Washington State Parks’ Boating Program and boating enforcement agencies are partnering to lead a statewide awareness campaign to promote safe paddling practices. That program was demonstrated just off shore from Seacrest Park on Wednesday as Greg Whittaker of Alki Kayak and Jim Virgin Chairman of the Paddle Advisory Committee of the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission demonstrated various safety issues regarding paddle craft.
Update 11am Wednesday
A crew from Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife arrived to remove a stranded California Sea Lion from the beach at Seacrest Park on Wednesday. WDFW people corralled and coaxed him using plywood panels for defense and blocking to get the apparently injured or sick animal into a cage aboard the waiting vessel. He will be taken to a WDFW facility an official said and examined. If he is too sick or injured to return to the wild he will be euthanized and a necropsy will likely be conducted.
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By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A flood of runs against the District 7 West Seattle 9-11 age Little League All-Stars by District 12 West Valley in a fearsome fourth inning led to a 13-3 WV win on the 10-run mercy rule on Tues., July 17.
The loss removed the Westsiders from further participation in the 2018 Washington state tournament.
“The first three innings, we played well,” said WSLL manager Otis Moore. “Then, West Valley just hit the ball hard and we didn’t do enough to stay in it. It was an honor to manage them this week. In was a special moment in their lives and mine.”
Locked in a 3-3 tie after three and one half innings, home team District 12 opened up with heavy artillery against the battling West Seattle baseball boys.
information from Seattle Police Blotter
A homeowner reported that he fired a gun at someone breaking into his house. Ten minutes later, a 35-year-old man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound.
On Sunday, July 15th, at approximately 4:15 am, a Ballard resident was at home sleeping in the 6700 block of 25th Avenue NW when he heard what sounded like someone breaking into this house. The resident armed himself with a handgun and discovered the burglar had already broken into an enclosed mudroom and was attempting to break into the main house. The homeowner fired a shot through the door window and into the mudroom. The homeowner then called 911 and officers responded.
