West Seattle, Washington
16 Monday
Two items from the Rotary Club of West Seattle – first, honors for the smiling trio you see above. Irene Stewart explains, “Every month the Rotary Club of West Seattle honors outstanding seniors from West Seattle high schools. The October students of the month are (from left) Kelsey Shaw, Seattle Lutheran High School; Kaosio Saeteurn, West Seattle High School; and Dallas Rupnick, Chief Sealth High School.”
Also from the West Seattle Rotary, an invitation to NON-Rotarians:
Here’s an incredible opportunity for a young professional! Local Rotary clubs are looking for young business people from King County who would like to travel to Bolivia next spring. And the best part – Rotary picks up the tab!
Rotary group study exchanges develop professional and leadership skills and prepare participants to address global needs within their own communities. The month-long program provides an opportunity to travel to Bolivia, engage in professional discussions, and tour facilities that they would never see as a tourist.
All costs are covered by Rotary. Applicants must be age 25 to 40 and employed. Only non-Rotarians need apply — even Rotary family members are not eligible to participate. Applications are due on or before October 19, 2009. For more information, go to www.gse.rotary5030.org or contact the Rotary District 5030 GSE Committee Chair, Bob Kaercher, at 425-277-3114 or GSEChair@USRotary.org.
That deadline may be a bit flexible, according to WS Rotary’s Steve Fuller, but the sooner the better.
(Pilot Long Nguyen photographed California SW, south to north – click for larger version)
Highlights for today/tonight from the WSB West Seattle-wide Events calendar: The Swinery deli/meat shop is scheduled to open at noon, 3207 California SW … Rotary Club of West Seattle lunch @ Salty’s features guest speaker Harry Schneider on a famous terrorism/civil-rights case (more details here) … Providence Mount St. Vincent offers a free Q/A session on retirement planning, featuring local financial planner Brian Duffy, 3 pm (free but RSVP to 206-938-6194) … if you live in High Point, come to the Commons Park Amphitheater between 3 and 6 pm to have your photo taken for the “Faces of High Point” mural project (more here) … author Robert Spector reads from his book “The Mom and Pop Store“ (featuring West Seattle businesses!), 6 pm at CAPERS in The Junction … Cub Scouts recruiting extravaganza at 7 pm tonight, West Side Presbyterian Church, boys 1st-5th grades welcome … More here.
ADDED 11:34 AM: One more Scout recruiting event – tomorrow night, according to this note from Suzanne:
Pack 284 is having a Pack meeting Wednesday 7 pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is our first meeting of the year and a recruitment night event. The boys will be making pop bottle rockets to launch on Saturday afternoon. Please bring 2 empty 2-liter pop bottles to make your own rockets. All boys 1st-5th grade are welcome and sisters too!
Irene Stewart sends word of a special invitation regarding this Tuesday’s Rotary Club of West Seattle lunch:
Rotary Club of West Seattle announces that Sept. 22 is “Bring Your Lawyer to Rotary Day”. The club’s noon luncheon provides a rare opportunity to hear a national leader in the legal profession provide the inside story about one of the more controversial legal chapters in our nation’s history.
Luncheon speaker Harry Schneider, managing partner of Perkins Coie, an international law firm headquartered in Seattle, will discuss Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, a case involving a Yemen citizen, Salim Hamdan, who was widely known as Osama bin Laden’s driver. Hamdan was captured during the invasion of Afghanistan, turned over to the United States, sent to Guantanamo Bay, and charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism.
On a pro bono basis, Perkins Coie successfully represented Hamdan in a case against the U.S. government, all the way through the United States Supreme Court. Schneider led the legal team, and was recognized by many legal organizations for his leadership, integrity and “tone of civility and candor” throughout the lengthy and historic legal proceedings.
Lawyers and non-lawyers alike are welcome to attend the Rotary luncheon on Tues., Sept. 22 (12 noon to 1:30 p.m.) at Salty’s on Alki, 1936 Harbor Ave. SW. The cost is $20 per person. Non-members should contact West Seattle Rotary at least 24 hours in advance (e-mail wsrotary@gmail.com) to ensure sufficient seating. For more information, go to www.westseattlerotary.org.
Josh Sutton of the West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) and Rotary Club of West Seattle shares that photo and an update on the school-supplies drive Pencil Me In For Kids:
20 Rotarians and family members gathered at the Sutton compound for the annual sorting of school supplies to support kids in need at our local elementary schools. We’ll deliver them more than 100 boxes (today) so that Family Support Workers can be sure students have what they need to be ready to learn. Thanks to the community support for Rotary & Pencil Me In For Kids!
Find out more about PMIFK here.
The Rotary Club of West Seattle is selling Skagit County-grown blueberries today till 3 pm in the south parking lot of Admiral Safeway, raising money for the Rotary Kids Holiday Shopping Spree – but without their signature canopy, shown at left in a photo from our coverage of their strawberry sale last month. Just got a note from Sue Lindblom of Illusions Hair Design (WSB sponsor):
Someone took the canopy that we have been using for our berry sales. We are in the parking lot behind Admiral Safeway and it went missing last night. (If you’ve seen it …) Call Sue at 300-3668.
And of course, you can alert police too (206/625-5011 is the non-emergency number).
At the Rotary Club of West Seattle‘s annual installation banquet tonight at The Kenney, Steve Fuller was honored as Rotarian of the Year. Josh Sutton from the West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor) sent the photo and info, explaining that Steve is “our most recent International Chair. Over the past two years, Steve has led our club’s efforts in supporting demining in Cambodia, fresh water wells in Vietnam, building the great Baikal Trail, put in solar refrigerator, generator & wiring at the East African Center in Takaungu, Kenya. He was pretty surprised! Outgoing president Carol Coram presented” the award. (By the way, the Rotarians have two more rounds of berry sales this summer – orders are being accepted now; check their website for info.) P.S. Also congratulations to Amy Lee Derenthal from The Kenney, installed last night as the new Rotary president.
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET, 10TH ANNIVERSARY: This is tomorrow’s marquee event on the peninsula — “Berry Spectacular” is the theme for the celebration during the Farmers’ Market, 10 am-2 pm at 44th/SW Alaska, marking its first decade in operation. Free berry mini-sundaes (including Husky Deli ice cream) are promised, along with other special additions including a “no-tax” tent sale (at the market site) by Square 1 Books (WSB sponsor), live music with Mozo, and free recipe booklets.
BONUS ROUND FOR ROTARY CLUB STRAWBERRY SALE: One more place to shop for berries tomorrow — Rotary Club of West Seattle past president Gary Potter sent this news of an added third day of strawberry sales:
The Rotary strawberries are usually all gone by 5:00 pm Saturday, but we have about 25 buckets left and are going to be open for business Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm in the Admiral Safeway back parking lot. There are approx. a dozen each of 7.5 lb buckets for $25.00 and 15 lb buckets for $38.00.
They’re also taking orders for the next two rounds of berry sales – blueberries and raspberries – more info here.
That’s WSB video from last year’s West Seattle Kiddies’ Parade, presented by the Rotary Club of West Seattle right before the American Legion Grand Parade down California SW. Hard to believe it’s a little more than six weeks till parade day (Saturday, July 18) – but the Rotary has just sent its official invitation to local families to plan to be in the Kiddies’ Parade. It travels a shorter segment of the parade route, starting at Genesee/California [map]; full details, including who to call or e-mail with questions, are on this flyer.
The Rotary Club of West Seattle sends word that it’s accepting applications right now for the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship program. As Steve Fuller explains it, “The program provides several types of international scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies”; you can find more details and application information in this section of the Rotary International website, but applications go directly to the Rotary Club of West Seattle, due before May 15, with final interviews scheduled for June 20. Questions? wsrotary@gmail.com
That’s King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg, special guest at this afternoon’s meeting of the Rotary Club of West Seattle at Salty’s on Alki. He shared what he described as a “remarkable” story — one that might cheer you up a bit, if the off-and-on deluge of Crime Watch reports tends to leave you worried. Satterberg said the crackdown on car theft has brought dramatic results – and he says that’s particularly important because car theft is seen as a springboard to other crimes; someone steals a car to go commit burglaries, or worse. Read on to hear about the numbers he listed, what else he told the Rotarians, and after that, a few notes about what they’re up to:Read More
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