(Lincoln Park – photo by Lisa Ruiz)

Here’s our list of quick reminders about what’s happening, and not happening, in the hours ahead, mostly as featured on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WEST SEATTLE GLASS FLOAT HUNT, DAY 6: If you’re hunting, there are more floats and clues today – see the clues, and see which floats have been found so far, by going here. (13 not yet found as of just before we published this list!)

SUMMER FOOD: Go here for info on multiple sites/times/days in West Seattle where kids can get breakfast, lunch, and/or snacks during summer break.

WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: 10 am Wednesday walks leave from 47th/Fauntleroy (this is a last-minute reminder, so set your calendar for next Wednesday morning if interested!).

KIDS’ STORY TIME AT WEST SEATTLE MERCANTILE: 10:30 am, story time and crafts, this week inspired by the book “Don’t Trust Fish.” (3270 California SW)

TODDLER READING TIME AT PAPER BOAT: 10:30 am at the bookstore. (4522 California SW)

HIGHLAND PARK SPRAYPARK: Open every day, 11 am-8 pm. (1100 SW Cloverdale)

ALSO AT HIGHLAND PARK PLAYGROUND: Learn to break! Beginners welcome too. Free 11 am class. (1100 SW Cloverdale)

COLMAN POOL: The open-every-day season continues at Lincoln Park‘s outdoor, heated salt-water pool! Noon-7 pm; see the session schedule here. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

WADING POOLS OPEN: The two wading pools scheduled to be open today in West Seattle – Delridge (4501 Delridge Way SW) noon-5:30 pm; Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) noon-7 pm – will indeed be in operation, the city says.

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE: 1-6:30 pm blood drive at Bethany West Seattle (8600 9th SW), if you can donate.

REJUVENATE YOGA: Weekly class at Viva Arts, 1:30 pm. Drop-in. $20. (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW)

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: All levels welcome, 2-4:30 pm at The Missing Piece (35th/Roxbury).

FIX-IT WORKSHOP: Fix that broken gizmo instead of tossing it! Weekly event, free (donations appreciated), 5:30-7:30 pm at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center).

CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT: 6 pm, almost-weekly tournament at West Seattle Eagles (4426 California SW), membership not required to play.

FREE ART CLASS: 6 pm, pay what you can, all levels invited to explore watercolors at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW).

FREE QI-GONG CLASS: 6 pm, meet at south lot of Lincoln Park. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

WEST SEATTLE URBANISM: All are welcome at the group’s weekly happy-hour meetup, 6-8 pm at Great American Diner & Bar. (4752 California SW).

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RUN: An energetic way to enjoy your evening – join the weekly 6:15 pm group run with West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) – all welcome.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCOL: 6:30 pm. 21+. Rotating performer lineup. (7902 35th SW)

34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS: 7 pm in-person meeting at the Machinists Union Hall in South Park (9125 15th Place South) – agenda preview here, featuring an award presentation for Dow Constantine.

MUSIC BINGO: at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm.

TRIVIA x 4: Four West Seattle trivia locations on our Wednesday list: Admiral Pub (2306 California SW) at 7 pm … Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) has Wednesday trivia at 8 pm … Quiz Night also begins at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW) … and it’s an 8:30 pm start for trivia with Phil T at Talarico’s (4718 California SW), all ages until 10 pm.

SKYLARK OPEN MIC: Your turn in the spotlight – 7:30 pm signups for West Seattle’s longest-running open mic. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

SALSA & BACHATA CLASS: Open-level class with BALORICO at Viva Arts (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW), 8 pm.

Planning something that’s open to community participation/observation? Please send us info so we can add it to West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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YOU CAN HELP: Spruce up Lafayette Elementary’s playground Sunday

August 13, 2025 9:06 am

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Three weeks left in summer and there’s a lot to do! For the Lafayette Elementary PTA and A Cleaner Alki, a playground cleanup is on the schedule this Sunday (August 17), and you are invited to help:

What: Lafayette Elementary School Playground Cleanup Work Party
When: Sunday, August 17 from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Where: Lafayette Elementary School playground

This event is co-hosted by A Cleaner Alki and Lafayette Elementary School PTA

Gardening gloves and tools will be provided but volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own. We need as many volunteers as possible to get our playground ready for another awesome school year.

More details are on the Cleaner Alki website. The playground is behind the school, off SW Lander on the west side of California SW.

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TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Wednesday watch

August 13, 2025 6:00 am

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7:52 AM: Crash on the eastbound high bridge is backing up traffic. per reader.

9:01 AM: Police have just told dispatch the “eastbound bridge is back open.”

Earlier:

6:00 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

The heat alert is over. Sunny and cooler, high in the mid-70s, and rain expected Friday and Saturday! Today’s sunrise will be at 6:03 am; sunset will be at 8:24 pm.

BACK TO SCHOOL

-First day of classes for Summit Atlas at 35th/Roxbury.

ROAD WORK

-Admiral Bridge seismic work continues; three lanes are open on the top deck, all but the westbound outside lane.

-Work continues on curb ramps at 60th/Admiral.

-The major nighttime work on and around 16th SW in White Center continues – details here – and King County Road Services has announced intermittent closures later this week.

-Less than two weeks until the low bridge closes the weekend of August 23-24 for cylinder work.

TRANSIT TODAY

Metro buses – On regular schedule and routes today.

Washington State Ferries – WSF has three-boat service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Kittitas, M/V Cathlamet, and M/V Sealth. Vessel Watch will show you which boat is where.

Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service; summer schedule, with later runs on Friday and Saturday nights, and on other weeknights with Mariners home games.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

Delridge cameras: In addition to the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.

See a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!

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UPDATE: West Seattle power outage hits 4,700+ customers

August 13, 2025 2:04 am

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2:04 AM: Thanks for the tip. Big power outage in West Seattle – more than 4,700 customers. No word yet on the cause.

2:18 AM: The SCL map, which says the outage started a few minutes before 2 am, calls its cause “environmental.”

2:23 AM: Some commenters say their power’s already back. The SCL map says they’re among 2,000 restored; it’s still out for 2,700 customers.

2:29 AM: Now the map has changed the cause to “tree/vegetation.” Adding a screenshot of the area still out.

2:48 AM: A “brush fire” to which SFD responded at 42nd/Dawson an hour before the outage started is now looking like the likely cause, as suggested by this report and photo received from Amanda:

There was a large tree that caught on fire on 42nd Ave SW / Dawson at around 12:50 AM. My baby woke up first and then we all jumped out of bed since our entire house smelled like a fire. My husband thankfully went outside to check and that’s when he then saw the tree on fire and called it in. Tree was in the power lines so it may be why there is an outage now.

4:34 AM: Not resolved yet.

5:50 AM: Resolved since our last check.

4:54 PM: SCL’s Jenn Strang confirms to WSB that the outage had its roots in the aforementioned tree situation:

Yes, there was a fire at that location reported about an hour before the outage. City Light was called in to assist. Upon finding a wire down with a tree involved, crews requested that the area be deenergized for safe access.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen Yukon

August 12, 2025 10:27 pm

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| Crime | West Seattle news

Readers found the previous stolen vehicle published here. Maybe you’ll find this one, reported by Christina:

On the early morning of August 11, my 2006 GMC Yukon was stolen from in front of my home on 37th Ave SW near Morgan junction. It was my much-loved and invested-in work truck. If anyone has its whereabouts, please let me know!

Plate: CHT7802
Please call police line at 911
W/Incident report 25-229344
And also leave a message on here as well

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WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Wildfire smoke moves in

August 12, 2025 6:56 pm

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| Health | West Seattle fires | West Seattle news

(Reader photo via text)

6:56 PM: If the 90-degree temperature isn’t enough, how about a helping of wildfire smoke too? Several people have pinged us to point out it’s getting smokier, and some have sent photos (even without them, we can tell now that the sunlight is filtered through that unmistakable haze. Checking the National Weather Service‘s most-recent “forecast discussion,” this was anticipated: “… With the switch of wind direction, expect that some haze and smoke from a large fire burning on Vancouver Island may begin to move eastward across the local area. This may be most prominent across the northern portion of the area (the San Juan Islands east into the North Cascades), but another source will be the Bear Gulch fires.” The latter have been burning for weeks on the Olympic Peninsula.

(Photo sent by Melanie from North Admiral)

Keep an eye on your favorite air-quality map; the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency map isn’t detecting it yet but does have this advice about dealing with wildfire smoke.

8:44 PM: It was a shocking-pink sunset. Thanks to those who’ve sent photos – Kay Kendall with the color above, Aaron Brethorst and Curry Gibson with the aftermath below.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Alki assault (updated Wednesday)

August 12, 2025 5:44 pm

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5:44 PM: Police on the ground and Guardian One in the air are looking for a suspect in a reported assault on Alki.

(Added: Photos by David Hutchinson)

According to emergency radio, an “elderly man” was reportedly being punched by someone. The only description they have of the attacker so far is an “unknown race male, unknown age,” around 5’6″, wearing a black motorcycle helmet and black clothing, (added) riding a bicycle. The assault is reported to have happened in the 2600 block of Alki SW.

5:50 PM: Police have detained a suspect, and told dispatch they found a gun. We don’t yet know how badly the victim was injured but the SFD response was low-level.

6:20 PM: We don’t know if the detained person was actually arrested, or what the circumstances turned out to be; we’ll add followup information tomorrow if it’s not available sooner.

ADDED WEDNESDAY MORNING: The person who was detained was indeed let go, and the police-report narrative (which we’re publishing verbatim, including police redactions) explains why:

Upon (officer’s) arrival, SFD was tending to XXXX XXXX who was bleeding from the mouth and nose. XXXX was apparently knocked unconscious, an did not remember being assaulted.

Then the RP [person who called police], XXXX XXXX approached me. XXXX stated he was walking along the Alki Beach Boardwalk when he saw a unknown man wearing a black motorcycle helmet randomly punch XXXX in the face three times. This is when he called 911.

Guardian One was overhead and located a possible suspect riding a bicycle away, wearing a motorcycle helmet. The subject was detained by arriving officers.

I spoke to XXXX again, and he still did not remember the assault, so a victim show-up was not possible. So I screened the witness show-up with Sgt. XXXX via radio.

I transported XXXX to 55 and Alki, where officers had XXXX X XXXX-XXXX detained. XXXX could not positively identify XXXX as the suspect, so XXXX was released, and declined to speak to a supervisor.

I transported XXXX back to the original scene, and by the time I arrived. XXXX was transported to Harborview for his injuries …

SFD tells us the victim is 62 years old and was taken to Harborview via private (AMR) ambulance. If you have any information, the SPD incident # is 25-231138.

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Signups start for fall programs at city community centers and other Seattle Parks facilities

August 12, 2025 4:47 pm

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Signups are now open for fall programs at Seattle Parks community centers and other facilities – that includes Camp Long environmental-education programs, which carry on despite the unavailability of the fire-gutted lodge. You can find the brochure links here; West Seattle is home to Delridge Community Center and High Point Community Center; renovations are still under way at Hiawatha CC, but its programs are offered at Alki Bathhouse and Dakota Place Park. Programs are for all ages, from tot gyms for the littlest ones to Lifelong Recreation for elders, and specialized programs for people living with disabilities are available too. Find the brochure links in this Parks announcement about registration.

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ROAD WORK ALERT: SW Roxbury, 15th SW and 16th SW delays expected Wednesday night

August 12, 2025 3:33 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts | White Center

Late summer is busy for road crews, trying to get work done before fall arrives. We’ve been including reminders in our daily traffic etc. roundups about White Center road work toward the end of this week. There’s more, according to this alert today from King County Road Services:

Overnight Lane Restrictions:

SW Roxbury St between 26th Ave SW & 15th Ave SW and 15th/16th Ave from Roxbury to SW 110th St

8/13 – White Center

Crews will reduce traffic to a single lane throughout the project limits on SW Roxbury St between 26th Ave SW and 15th Ave SW and on 15th/16th Ave from Roxbury to SW 110th St for crosswalk striping.

Work will take place overnight on Wed. Aug. 13, from 8 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Thurs. Aug. 14. Striping is a moving operation – flaggers will direct traffic. Expect delays.

This is related to the ongoing curb-ramp work that county crews have been doing in the same area.

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Westside School’s new head of school ready to lead the way in ‘creating new excellence’

August 12, 2025 1:40 pm

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(WSB photo)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

The new school year is still three weeks away, but the new head of school at Westside School (WSB sponsor) is already in his second month on the job.

And it’s been 10 months since Dr. Daryl Wright accepted the position, so he’s already a familiar face around the Westside campus in Arbor Heights.

Dr. Wright succeeds Steve de Beer, who spent seven years leading the secular independent school, which has almost 400 students enrolled, in grades preschool through 8th. He previously worked on the East Coast, but this is a homecoming even more than a cross-country move.

He’s in his 26th year as an educator, a calling that his mother had as well, as a school librarian: “I grew up in a world of books.”

Also, a world of sports: Football carried him through college, at Eastern Washington University and the University of Puget Sound: “Sometimes you lean into things that celebrate you the most.”

He was looking ahead beyond the goalposts to a career in education, and obtained a master’s degree in teaching at UPS. Then a doctorate at Seattle University. Eventually the work took him away, and before the Westside job, he was at Shady Hill School in Massachusetts, which he describes as a “very similar school,” saying his roles during four years there included assistant head of school and acting head of school.

What drew him to Westside? “It exudes an energy that’s pretty powerful … the school is a beacon for attracting energy and processing it in a way that’s magical.” Dr. Wright sees the energy as a trait of the wider community too – “When you’re away, you forget” – but now he’s back, and “excited about being a part of creating new excellence.”

But first, he’s “learning as much as possible about the school and community (and) what the community needs support in.” He’s well aware he’ll be leading a school that already has “functioning systems,” and one aspect he finds most appealing is that his predecessor succeeded in “creating joy … all of our kids are excited to be here.”

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FOLLOWUP: Neighborhood gets alerted about Alki speed-cushion plans

August 12, 2025 11:59 am

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When we reported a month ago on SDOT‘s plans for speed cushions on 60th, 61st, and 62nd SW in the Alki area, the SDOT announcement was fairly vague – no locations and no timeline aside from “summer” (which still has almost six weeks to left). This week, a notice about the impending work arrived in nearby residents’ postal mailboxes, according to one reader. So we asked SDOT for the notice, since it’s of interest to more than those who live on or near the affected streets. They pointed us to this webpage, which includes the map above as well as these details of the planned locations:

60th Ave SW from SW Admiral Way to Alki Ave SW
61st Ave SW from SW Admiral Way to Alki Ave SW
62nd Ave SW from SW Admiral Way to Alki Ave SW

The same info is published here in multilingual fact-sheet format. Both online and via email, SDOT says the main warning that’ll be provided to neighbors is “no parking” signs arriving at least three days in advance in the installation spots.

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From health to art to games, and beyond! 22 notes on our West Seattle Tuesday reminder list

August 12, 2025 9:58 am

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(Steven Rice photographed the just-past full moon, with drydocked ferry Chimacum in the foreground too)

Another hot August day – here’s what’s happening, including (cool!) indoor options and some special one-time events, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WEST SEATTLE GLASS FLOAT HUNT, DAY 5: If you’re hunting, there are more floats and clues today – see the clues, and see which floats have been found so far, by going here. (11 not yet found as of just before we published this list!)

SOUTH TRANSFER STATION CLOSURE CONTINUES: Through month’s end – if you have to haul something, find an alternative, or wait.

SUMMER FOOD: Multiple sites are set up in West Seattle for kids to get breakfast, lunch, and/or snacks while school is out, as noted here.

POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: New postcard-writers as well as returnees are invited to this weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up here before you go, if this is your first time.

HIGHLAND PARK SPRAYPARK: Open every day, 11 am-8 pm. Free. (1100 SW Cloverdale)

COLMAN POOL: The outdoor salt-water pool at Lincoln Park is also open, with sessions between noon and 7 pm. Fee.

WADING POOLS: Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden) are scheduled to be open today, noon-7 pm. Free.

HEALTH SCREENINGS & VACCINES: 1-4 pm, community invited, at Neighborhood House High Point (6400 Sylvan Way SW) – details in our calendar listing.

CHESS CLUB: 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon). All levels welcome. (Questions? Email conwell@conwelld.net.)

PAWS WITH CAUSE PAINT PARTY: 2-3:30 pm at Delridge Library (5423 Delridge Way SW), “come paint with us while helping shelter pets find their fur-ever home!” Register before you go (follow the link to see how).

OFFICE HOURS WITH DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS: 2-5 pm, department reps are at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond) to help you navigate city services.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 2 pm weekly meeting, open to public comment in person or online. The agenda lists what they’re considering and explains how to watch/participate.

DROP-IN WINE TASTING: 5-8 pm Tuesdays at Walter’s Wine Shop (4811 California SW) – $15 fee, $5 off with bottle purchases.

DEMONSTRATION FOR BLACK LIVES: Long-running weekly sign-waving demonstration on the corners at 16th/Holden. 5-6 pm. Signs available if you don’t bring your own.

FREE DROP-IN ROCK CLIMBING: As previewed here, West Seattle park Camp Long (5200 35th SW) is offering free climbing at Schurman Rock on Tuesday nights this month! Two sessions, first come/first served, 5-6 pm and 6:30-7:30 pm, and you can arrive up to half an hour early to get your spot.

ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE PICNIC: Instead of the regular lunch meeting, this week it’s a 5:30 pm picnic at Lincoln Park, picnic shelter #3 on the beach. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

DESIGN YOUR WORK LIFE: Free workshop at Neighborhood House High Point (6400 Sylvan Way SW), 6 pm. Our calendar listing has full details, including how to register.

TRACK RUN WITH WEST SEATTLE RUNNER: At 6:15 pm, meet up at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) for WSR’s free weekly track run.

CREATE POTTERY: Weekly 6:30-9 pm “girls’ night” at pottery studio The Clay Cauldron (5214 Delridge Way SW), register in advance to work on your project(s).

WOMEN’S MEDITATION CIRCLE: Weekly small-group event at Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034 California SW), 7 pm. Our calendar listing has details on registering before you go.

BINGO X 2: Play free Tuesday night Belle of the Balls Bingo at The Skylark, 7 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW) … Talarico’s Pizzeria also offers 8 pm bingo (4718 California SW).

TRIVIA X 4: Four places for Tuesday night trivia – The Beer Junction (4711 California SW), Sporcle Pub Quiz with David at 7 and 8 pm … 7 pm at Ounces (3803 Delridge Way SW), free and hosted by Beat the Geek Trivia; 7 pm at Zeeks Pizza West Seattle (6459 California SW), hosted by Geeks Who Drink; 7:10 pm at Admiral Pub. (2306 California SW).

If you are organizing an event, class, performance, gathering, etc., tell your West Seattle neighbors via our event calendar, from which we draw our daily lists too – just email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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WHALE SIGHTING: Humpback nearby

August 12, 2025 9:16 am

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Just in from Kersti Muul, “humpback southbound from north end of Vashon, mid-channel.” Let us know if you see it!

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Memorial planned September 13 for ‘Renée’ Anton, 1938-2025

August 12, 2025 9:00 am

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Family and friends will gather September 13 to remember “Renée” Anton, and are sharing this with her community now:

Remembering “Renée” Anton
10/25/1938 – 06/11/2025

Renée Anton was born Reingard Gunthilde Schreiber on October 25th, 1938, in Nürnberg, Germany, to Marcellus and Katarina Schreiber. An only child, Reingard lost her father in WW2 and grew up staying mostly in the city with her mom and often with family out in the countryside. Reingard was given the book Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, in English, and she was captivated. She learned to read the book and decided she would continue to study English. As a young teen, she was one of the first in Nürnberg to ride on an airplane for a sightseeing tour of her city and thus began her love of airplanes. During her year in Ramsey, England, as an au-pair for an English family, Reingard met Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret in a meet and greet line, and she was forever smitten with royalty.

After graduation from Labenwolf Gymnasium (high school), Reingard took jobs in the Nürnberg courthouse, transcribing court documents and subsequently taking a job as a secretary with the US Army, where she met Lieutenant G. Myron Anton, Army, of Seattle. Reingard and Myron were married in 1958 and had a son before moving to Seattle in 1960. Another son followed in 1960 and a daughter in 1965. American friends and family began to know her as “Ren-“e”, the hard letter E, which eventually morphed into Renée.

Myron and Renée bought their house in the Fauntlee Hills in 1968 after moving from their first house on 40th Ave SW. Renee was very active at Fauntleroy Church, volunteering, and singing in the choir. Myron was a Director of Sales for the 767 at Boeing and Renée took a job as a secretary at Boeing for 5 years. Both were active with the Boy Scouts and other organizations within the community. Myron and Renée were married for 27 years. In 1985, newly single Renée received her degree in Early Childhood Education and opened Loving Daycare and Preschool in her Fauntleroy home. Together with her daughter, they continued Loving Daycare in 2 locations for 30 years, caring for dozens of children from the neighborhood.

Renée enjoyed music, singing while playing piano, sewing, traveling the world, swing dancing (she was really good!), gardening, and her family. She is often thought of as an interviewer, as she loved to sit down with everyone she met and ask them their life story (and you could not get away!). She really enjoyed talking with and getting to know people. In retirement Reingard continued living in her beautiful brick Fauntlee Hills home, her “castle” she would say (remembering her dear Kaiserburg Castle in Nürnberg). She loved tending to her garden, the view of Puget Sound and “her mountains” she would say, sunbathing on the deck, and playing with her cat Tinkerbelle.

Reingard was sharp and agile until the last day, when she passed peacefully of natural causes surrounded by loved ones on June 11th, 2025. Renée is survived by her 3 children, Gary (Ivetta) Anton of McDonough, GA. Gregory (Cynthia) Anton Sr. of Kent, WA, and Linda (Daniel Munoz) Anton of West Seattle; her grandchildren, Gregory Jr., Jennifer, Laura, Maria, Monica, Joseph, Michael, Jessica and Brianne; her great-grandchildren, Tahjanae, Isaak, Noah, Mason, Samantha, Emma, Lily, Gianna, Nico, Demi, Aniyah, and Michael.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Providence Mount St. Vincent in her memory.

If you knew Renée, please also join us in remembering her at her “castle” on Saturday, September 13th, 2025, at 2 pm.

(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries and memorial announcements by request, free of charge. Please email the text, and a photo if available, to westseattleblog@gmail.com)

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TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Tuesday info

August 12, 2025 6:03 am

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

6:03 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

The Heat Advisory alert remains in effect until tonight at 10. That means more sunshine, another high in the upper 80s. Today’s sunrise was at 6:01 am; sunset will be at 8:25 pm.

ROAD WORK

-Admiral Bridge seismic work continues.

-So does work on curb ramps at 60th/Admiral, with bike-lane blockages; a neighborhood observer noted concrete-pouring Monday.

-The major nighttime work on and around 16th SW in White Center continues – details here – and King County Road Services has announced intermittent closures toward the end of this week.

-Less than two weeks until the low bridge closes the weekend of August 23-24 for cylinder work.

TRANSIT TODAY

Metro buses – On regular schedule and routes today.

Washington State Ferries – WSF has three-boat service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Kittitas, M/V Cathlamet, and M/V Sealth. Vessel Watch will show you which boat is where.

Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service; summer schedule, with later runs on Friday and Saturday nights, and on other weeknights with Mariners home games.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.

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CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Court appearances for two women arrested at Duwamish Head

August 11, 2025 9:08 pm

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| Crime | West Seattle news

Through court documents and a police summary, we know more about what investigators allege happened Saturday night leading up to and during a big response at Duwamish Head.

Police arrested two women, the 28-year-old driver and a 24-year-old passenger. The court document for their respective probable-cause hearings today says it started with a 911 call just after 8:30 pm Saturday from someone who alleged they were shot at by someone in a silver Chevy Malibu. The officer-written narrative continues:

The 911 caller followed the suspect vehicle and provided updates to SPD dispatch as they drove around Alki AV SW. The suspect vehicle eventually turned southbound on Alki AV SW and SPD officers stopped the vehicle within the 1500 block of Alki AV SW. … SPD officers instructed (the driver) to stop and to turn off the vehicle, which she did not do. She pulled around the SPD patrol vehicle, almost striking an officer and proceeded to drive away at a high rate of speed. Because the vehicle was involved in a shooting, I attempted to stop the vehicle with my lights and siren. (She) continued to drive southbound on Alki AV SW. (She) willfully and failed to immediately bring her vehicle to a stop. (She) continued to drive recklessly (drove into oncoming traffic) and reached speeds up to 55 MPH (on a 25 MPH road), on a busy main arterial street (with both heavy vehicle and foot traffic). (She) slowed due to an oncoming police vehicle and heavy traffic in the oncoming lane. Because of this, I believed (her) only route to escape was the
public sidewalk. I used my police vehicle and pushed (slow speed) her vehicle into the other police vehicle, ending the pursuit. (She) and another female passenger were both arrested.

This reader video we added to our original report last night shows part of what was described above:

The document says the car belonged to a relative of the driver. Meantime, a separate court document explains why the passenger was arrested:

Subject was the passenger in a vehicle that was allegedly involved in a drive-by shooting incident and subsequently attempted to flee the scene to avoid apprehension. Once in custody, a check of her identity revealed that the subject was determined to have several outstanding warrants out of the State of Oregon for Theft 1st Degree.

Now, here’s what happened in court today, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office:

Probable cause was found in the eluding allegation against the driver. Prosecutors say they argued for $30,000 bail but the first-appearance-court judge said she could go free on personal recognizance (though police had checked the “law enforcement objects to release” box on the document that was submitted). The court document does not say where she lives. As for the passenger, who is listed as living in Auburn, probable cause was found for “being a fugitive from justice,” and bail was set at $60,000, the amount of her Oregon warrants. She remains in the King County Jail tonight, while the driver was released about two hours ago. Both still may face felony charges. Meantime, the police summary adds two things that weren’t in either court document:

Officers returned to the original scene and recovered a single 9mm shell casing. Investigation determined that the suspect and victim are known to each other and have an ongoing history.

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