December 2020

information from Seattle Public Schools

The Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors today approved a resolution that directs SPS to begin the process of bringing approximately 9,000 students back into school buildings and classrooms. 

The plan, first recommended to the board by Superintendent Denise Juneau and staff at a Dec. 5, 2020 board retreat, will initially resume in-person instruction for Preschool through 1st grade students and students enrolled in moderate to intensive special education service pathways (Focus, Moderate/Intensive, Social Emotional Learning, Distinct, Medically Fragile, Bridges, Preschool (Developmental/Seattle Pre-School Program), and continue serving individual students who have had an IEP Team determine in-person services for Resource and Access service pathways. 

A fire in a duplex in White Center at 9215 16th SW on Thursday afternoon displaced the family in the top floor after smoke and flames poured from the building. Fire crews responded quickly. 

No one was hurt but the top floor unit appeared to suffer extensive damage. Water damage was likely in the lower unit.

No word on cause or dollar amount extent of damage done. 

The Red Cross is normally called in these cases to provide temporary housing. 

Gather your friends (online) for a fun shopping experience with your favorite merchants. The Junction video crew will be visiting local boutiques and shops to showcase some of the best gift ideas brought to you by the owners of the stores. It can’t get more personal or hometown West Seattle than that! You’ll be able to purchase the items that evening too. Your purchases will be wrapped and ready for either curbside-pick up or free delivery to your local West Seattle door.

By Tim Robinson

Co-Publisher

At age 10 I was finally allowed to have a bike. It was a family rule "no bike before age 10". I had already been riding a neighbor's bike so I knew what to do. I promptly fell off the new bike. So much for being over confident. 

On Christmas eve,  after dinner, at 8 p.m. my brothers and I got tiny little crystal radios. They were shaped like a rocket ship with an antenna that would rise from the top like a radio antenna on a car. A crystal radio does not need a battery to operate.

information from the City of Seattle

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City Council President M. Lorena González, and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda today celebrated the City Council’s unanimous vote to provide a new $5 million relief package to support small businesses and workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to recent statewide restrictions needed to slow the surge of COVID-19, the $5 million will be directed toward small businesses and workers in the hospitality industry. $2.5 million will go to restaurants and bars, and $2.5 million will go to hospitality workers. Recent data indicates that over 600 restaurants and bars have permanently shut down in Seattle since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 

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