West Seattle Summer Fest, Day 2: Ongoing updates

(frequent updates, including photos and video, added at the bottom of this post throughout the afternoon)

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If you want to see the West Seattle Hi-Yu Festival float up close and personal before the Grand Parade (one week from today; want to join the marching unit that WSB is part of? here’s how – and watch WSB later this weekend for some advance scoop on parade highlights) — it’s on display toward the north end of West Seattle Summer Fest today, just north of Oregon. Buy a “Luna Park” Hi-Yu button and support the festival, whose volunteers put on so many fun events each summer (Concert in the Park at Hiawatha, with West Seattle Big Band, is coming up Tuesday night). Not far from the float, you’ll find the first-ever Summer Fest Art Dive tent:

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Again today, we’re with West Seattle Chamber of Commerce reps in the Information Booth (California/Alaska, heart of the “Walk All Ways” intersection) – stop by and say hi if you have a moment (and answer the informal survey we’re taking, with questions including “where are you originally from?” and “does West Seattle need a hotel?”. We’ll continue posting new pix, info, sightings, etc., all day as we did yesterday; already today, Mayor Nickels stopped by the booth on the way to the Ercolini Park dedication (video later; see the previous post for a photo from Ercolini), Peter Wolf from Neighborhood House stopped by to chat about the upcoming groundbreaking for the new center in High Point, and shortly afterward, High Point Neighborhood Association president Andrew Mead happened by. 12:25 PM UPDATE: We managed to catch up with “The Velvet Bulldog” (from the WSB Forums) during her volunteer shift at the West Seattle Food Bank booth, where you can buy $5 raffle tickets for some great prizes (including 2 unrestricted R/T tickets on Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air; the raffle ticket itself is good for discounts at Elliott Bay Brewery or Christo’s on Alki) – that’s her with the dark hair, with Barb Bollero, Elva Dodd, and Dee Hayward. The WSFB booth is on the east side of the block between Alaska and Edmunds.

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Random note – following up on one of our stories from yesterday – Junior Member of the Team was off buying some sunscreen in Jefferson Square; he ducked into the Starbucks and (no, we didn’t ask him to do this) asked “Is this store closing?” and they said “Yes.” Future journalist, perhaps. 12:45 PM UPDATE: Dave Montoure from the festival-presenting West Seattle Junction Association just stopped by to tell us about the results of an impromptu veggie-hotdog-eating contest on the South Stage: Manny from Georgetown Brewing Company won, putting away 6; close behind with 5 1/2 was Marcus from West Seattle-based Schooner Exact. 12:50 PM UPDATE: A lion-dancing group just went by, from Belltown Martial Arts – down one side of California and back up the other, and now they’re performing right in front of us – here’s a photo from their first passby:

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Video later (the show’s continuing – martial-arts demo now.) 1:45 PM UPDATE: Just talked with Alan Harrison from ArtsWest, who reminded us of something that Forum members had discovered — a season-ticket special that’s only being offered during Summer Fest weekend — buy a season ticket this weekend and you get a free ticket to “bare,” plus a $10 gift voucher. On the east side of the same block as ArtsWest, you’ll find Furry Faces Foundation, whose Teri Ensley is famous for the fabulous “F-Cubed” plant sales, among other things:

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2:08 PM UPDATE: Lt. Smith and Sgt. Strand (seen in yesterday’s coverage) are back – just reunited another lost child with parent(s) – now they’re “14 for 14.”

4 Replies to "West Seattle Summer Fest, Day 2: Ongoing updates"

  • Admiral Janeway July 12, 2008 (12:30 pm)

    The float looks wonderful. I hope its mechanical problems have been fixed.

  • WSB July 12, 2008 (12:35 pm)

    AJ – when we ran into Carol Winston a week ago at the Admiral Fourth of July Kids’ Parade, she said that for now, they’re having it towed in parades. Your comment reminds me I’d better check on how it’ll be propelled in next week’s West Seattle Grand Parade!!!!

  • Eddie July 12, 2008 (5:16 pm)

    Veggie-dog eating contest. That’s so wrong on some many levels….

    While I was the the soul observer from the the south beer garden at the time, and rooted for Manny from the Georgetown Brewing co., I think it would have been a better event if it had been 2 minutes instead of 5 mintues. I mean, who in their right mind would consider eating hot dogs, even vegetarian hot dogs ( I mean what are those anyway?) for 5 minutes…

    Lots of fun anyway!!!!

  • JanS July 13, 2008 (2:33 am)

    Hey…I know Dee Hayward..glad to see she’s still around. Her daughter and my daughter went to school together. Dee, if you’re out there, it’s Jan S….Jessica’s mom…click on my name, it’ll take you to my phone # :)

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