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Tomorrow in West Seattle: It’s all about berries

June 27, 2009 8:22 pm
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 |   Rotary Club of West Seattle | West Seattle Farmers' Market

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.

Invitation to join the Rotary Club of West Seattle Kiddies’ Parade

June 3, 2009 12:01 pm
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 |   Fun stuff to do | Rotary Club of West Seattle | West Seattle Grand Parade | West Seattle news

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.

See the world, study the world: Rotary Club scholarships

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

Prosecuting Attorney tells West Seattle Rotary a “remarkable” story

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