2001 Hi-yu Summer Festival Souvenir Booklet

Booster Members (Businesses)

Paul Kari Smits, DDS, PS 5647 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-4611 Southwest Saw & Mower Swedish Automotive Antique Mall of West Seattle 7501 35th Ave SW........(206) 938-8685 4516 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-9774 Tom’s Automotive www.wsmall.com 3616 SW Oregon St.....(206) 937-1144 Assurance Escrow 5400 California Ave SW.......(206) 938-5443 West Home Funeral Chapel 4400 California Ave SW.......(206) 932-9300 Mark H. Bingham, DDS 6007 California Ave SW........(206)937-5510 Canine Casa Pet Salon Richard J. Duringer, DDS 3255 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-0100 Alki Advisory Council Emerald Maritime, Inc. 5817 SW Stevens Street .....(206) 684-7430 4700 42nd Ave SW......(206) 932-9503 American Legion Post #160 ERA Bianchi-Zaar, Inc. www.walegion.org 4448 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-3442 ArtsWest Howden Kennedy Funeral Home www.artswest.org 3909 SW Alaska St......(206) 932-0356 Bayview Golf Club Kathy’s Studio of Dance 4210 SW Edmunds......(206) 935-3777 Fauntleroy YMCA www.ymca.net Kenney Presbyterian Retirement Home 7125 Fauntleroy Ave SW......(206) 937-2800 Hiawatha Advisory Council 2700 California Avenue SW......(206) 684-7441 Glenn Krieger, DDS, PS 4150 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-1855 Kiwanis Club of West Seattle http://kiwanis.westseattle.com Leslies 3405 California Ave SW........(206)923-2636 Lions Club of West Seattle www.wolfenet.com/~wslions Lien Animal Clinic 3710 SW Alaska...........(206) 932-1133 Southwest Seattle Historical Society www.loghousemuseum.org George F. Naden, DDS 4000 SW Admiral Way.........(206) 935-2632 West Seattle Eagles Aerie #2643 F.O.E. West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary Aerie #2643 The Plant Connection, Inc. www.eagleswa.org PO Box 16248..............(206) 932-3884 West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Prudential NW Realty www.wschamber.com 4700 42nd Ave SW Suite 600.......(206) 938-6866 West Seattle High School Alumni Association www.wshsalumni.org West Seattle Rotary Club www.rotary5030.com West Seattle Sportsmans Club

Nonprofit Members

Donations of Goods and Services Birmingham Steel Float Storage Boeing Entertainment Stage Huling Bros & Thrifty Car Rental Providing cars for Junior Court in parades Linda’s Flowers and Gifts White Rose Reception and Coronation Flowers Peter Richards Hi-Yu website design and hosting West Seattle Big Band Concert in the Park West Seattle Hearld Printing meeting notices and event announcements Olympus Press Button Printing West Seattle Senior Center General Meeting Rooms

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Patron Members Alki Lumber & Hardware 4200 36th SW...................................................(206) 932-7700 Chelan Cafe 3527 Chelan Ave SW........................................(206) 932-7383 Gangon Insurance Agency 4727 44th Ave SW............................................(206) 935-9955 Huling Bros Buick 4545 Fauntleroy Way SW.................................(206) 938-6141 Illusions Hair Design, Inc. 5619 California Ave SW....................................(206) 938-3675 John A. Knapp & Associates, Inc. 3920 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-1551 Byron M. Nakagawa, DDS 4520 42nd Ave SW, Suite #33..........................(206) 935-3161 Northwest Art & Frame 4733 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-5507 PCC Natural Markets 2749 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-8481 Providence Mt. St. Vincent 4831 35th Ave SW............................................(206) 937-3700 www.providence.org Rebar & Associates 4727 44th Ave SW............................................(206) 938-2906 Rogge Rentals PO Box 16052 Seattle Glass, Inc. 4142 California Ave SW.....................................(206)932-7628 Charlestown Street Cafe 3800 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-3800 West Seattle Junction Association 4750 California Ave SW....................................(206) 935-0904 West Seattle Nursery 5275 California Ave SW....................................(206) 935-9276 Westside Children’s Dentistry 4520 42nd Ave SW...........................................(206) 937-6481 Quid’Nunc 4306 SW Oregon..............................................(206) 932-8795

Corporate Sponsors Wells Fargo 4314 SW Alaska St..............(206) 932-5099 Wilson WindowWare 5421 California Ave SW.......(206) 938-1740 www.windowware.com

West Seattle Service Clubs American Legion Auxiliary American Legion Post #160 www.walegion.org Kiwanis Club of West Seattle http://kiwanis.westseattle.com Lions Club of West Seattle www.wolfenet.com/~wslions Rotary Club of West Seattle www.rotary5030.com VFW Post #2713 www.vfw.org

West Seattle Eagles Aerie #2643 F.O.E. West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary Aerie #2643 www.eagleswa.org

2001 Candidate Sponsors American Legion Post #160 Kiwanis Club of West Seattle Prudential NW Realty Lions Club of West Seattle Knowledge Circle West Seattle Eagles

2000-2001 Hi-Yu Board Members

President Fran Coy

Fran became involved in Hi-Yu in 2000-2001 when her daughter Amanda served as the Junior Court Queen. She has become active in the float work parties and walking in parades. She has also worked on the souvenir book. Outside of Hi-Yu she is employed at Seattle Lutheran High School (SLHS) as the attendance secretary. Fran and her husband, Karl, own their own business, Northwest Kitchen & Bath. They reside in West Seattle and they have three daughters, Tanya (2001 graduate of SLHS), Heidi (junior at SLHS), and Amanda (7th Grade at Hope Lutheran School).

Tiara originally became involved in Hi-Yu as a member of the 1982 Junior Court. In 1998, she served as Senior Court 2nd Princess, eventually serving as candidate coordinator, secretary, and this year as Vice President. She has had a hand in many Hi-Yu events and committees, including chairing the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Coronation Pageant. Outside of Hi-Yu, she is the office manager at Tiegs Chiropractic in West Seattle and a cheerleading coach at Seattle Lutheran High School. President -

Vice Tiara Johnson

Melissa joins Hi-Yu for the first time this year after learning about the summer festival from her family. She took on the role of Secretary, which she is enjoying very much. Outside of Hi-Yu, Melissa has worked in early childhood education for about ten years, the past six of which she has spent at Mount St Vincent here in West Seattle. She is excited to participate in all the activites Hi-Yu has to offer this summer.

Secretary Melissa Gudmestad

This is the fourth year that Nancy has been involved with West Seattle Hi-Yu, and her third term as Treasurer. She would like to encourage all her fellow West Seattle High School alumni, as well as all her other neighbors, to join in the fun and help make this another successful year for our Summer Festival.

Treasurer Nancy Cromer Loren Gulhaugen has been involved in Hi-Yu since 1994. Serving as Vice-President in 1995-96 and for two terms in 1996-97 and 1997-98, Loren has also chaired the Pirates Landing on Alki Beach for several years. He is employed at Boeing, and lives in West Seattle with his wife Betty and two daughters, Sarah (1994 Junior Court 1st Princess) and Laura.

West Seattle Hi-Yu Committe Chairpersons Bowling Tournament..............................................Lorrie Cook Buttons..........................Barbara Edwards and Toni Malaspino Candidate Coordinators......Tiara Johnson and Michelle Mierz Candidate Essay Reading and Reception......Nancy Sherman Community Breakfast.......................................Sheryl Packard Concert in the Park........Jim Edwards, West Seattle Big Band Float........................................Mike Palmquist and Jerry Cook Judge Coordinator..........................................Nancy Sherman Junior Court Coordinator............................Dorothy Poplawski Junior Court Chaperone...................................Toni Malaspino Kids Fishing Derby..................West Seattle Sportsmans Club, Jerry Mascio Membership.................Nancy Cromer and Dorothy Poplawski Pirates Landing.................Loren Gulhagen, SEAFAIR Pirates Kids Pirate Costume Contest.........West Seattle Kiwanis Club Jim Lewis Scholarship Pageant..........Tiara Johnson and Michelle Mierz Senior Court Chaperone.......................................Lorrie Cook Souvenir Book............................Natalie Wiggins and Jill Cook Visiting Court Reception..........................Michelle Mierz, PCC White Rose Reception.................Michelle Mierz, Linda Mierz, and Lorrie Cook

Past President Loren Gulhaugen

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2001 Souvenir Button

2001 Hi-Yu Community Float West Seattle Hi-Yu celebrates a Storybook Summer as the theme for the 2001 Summer Festival. The parade float for this summer is graced with your West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty. Senior Court Queen Jill Cook stands at the entrance to the magical castle along with her frog prince. On either side of the drawbridge are the lovely Princesses Sabrina Hursh and Natalie Wiggins who survey the storybook wonderland of giant mushrooms, magnificent flowers, unicorns, and charming fairies played by the junior court, Queen Marisa Valencia, and Princesses Tannah Hilf and Alexa Malaspino.

The “Storybook Summer” button was designed by Jill Cook, the current West Seattle Hi-Yu Senior Court Queen, with the help of artist Kristina Mack. It features a fairytale castle rising out of a storybook. Flags on the turrets flutter in the wind as stars dance around the castle, imparting a magical quality on the scene. In keeping with the volunteer nature of Hi-Yu, Glen Blue of Olympus Press donated the printing of the buttons, which were then cut and assembled by volunteers Barbara and Jim Edwards and their family. Look for the buttons at all Hi-Yu events and activities. For only one dollar you can help support the West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival events. Just ask any Miss Hi-Yu candidate or current Miss Hi-Yu Royalty. They will also be available at many junction businesses and at the Hi-Yu booth during the annual Merchant’s Sidewalk Sale & Street Festival held in the Alaska Junction July 12-15th. Check out our website (www.hiyu.com) for information on how you can design and submit an entry for the 2002 Hi-Yu Summer Festival button. Contributions are also welcomed for theme ideas and float design proposals.

The parade float and royalty have had a busy spring and summer representing the West Seattle Community in Tacoma, Sequim, Port Townsend, Marysville, and Port Orchard and are looking forward presentations in the West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade July 21st, the Seafair Torchlight Parade July 28th, the Lake City Parade August 4th, and the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival Parade on the 6th of October. Every year in January Hi-Yu begins developing the theme and float plans for the coming year. Many hours of volunteer work and creativity are spent on the successful creation of this float, which is our emissary to neighboring communities. We would like to thank all of the support and efforts of this year’s crew, with special thanks to the Karl & Fran Coy family, Jerry & Lorrie Cook family, Gary and Suzi Wiggins family, and Mike and Karen Palmquist.

A special Thank-You to the Businesses who provided special help and funds for the float this year: Wells Fargo Bank, Wilson WindowWare, and Birmingham Steel We are proud of our community float and hope you will be as well. To volunteer on the float or in a variety of other areas, please sign up on our web site at www.hiyu.com or call Mike Palmquist (206) 764-9150 and come enjoy the fun. Everyone is welcome! Left: Volunteers worked on the float prior to the parades. Right: The Junior and Senior Courts wave to the crowds during the Daffodil Parade. (Photos by Lorrie Cook)

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2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Senior Court Royalty First Princess - Sabrina Hursh Hello, I’m Sabrina Hursh, your 2001 West Seattle Hi-Yu First Princess. I graduated from West Seattle High School in 2000 and I will be a sophomore at Western Washington University this fall. I am working on a Chinese minor with an interest in a business major to pursue a career in international business. I am also interested in Law. Thanks to many individuals I will be able to experience the honor of representing the West Seattle community this summer. First I would like to thank all of the Hi-Yu volunteers for everything! They have and continue to put enormous amounts of time and effort into Hi-Yu and into the community. Stevie, I can’t thank you enough for all of your support. I would also like to thank my Gramps for the rides, Parents for their love, and my friends for their support. These wonderful people are the ones who have made this opportunity possible. Thank you. I am currently a member of Western’s Hip-Hop Dance Team, Vice President of my residence hall, and am playing intramural softball all while maintaining a 3.2 GPA. I am very excited about the upcoming summer and hope to see all of you during the Hi-Yu Festival.

Queen - Jill Cook

Second Princess - Natalie Wiggins

Greetings West Seattle! My name is Jill Cook and I am your 2001 West Seattle Hi-Yu Queen. I just recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University where I earned my BA in Biology. This coming year I plan to work at Children’s Hospital to gain experience as I prepare to attend medical school. I would eventually like to become a physician and work with children, perhaps as a neurosurgeon.

Hello my name is Natalie Wiggins and I am the Second Princess for West Seattle Hi-Yu. Ever since 1987 when I was the First Princess for the junior court, I have been involved with Hi-Yu; dancing numerous times for their events and helping with their advertisement. Now that I am currently a princess my role as a Hi-Yu participant has gotten bigger and better.

This summer is quite a busy one for me, as I am participating in the Hi-Yu summer festival as well as representing West Seattle in the Miss SEAFAIR competition. In addition to these activities, I am continuing in my ninth year as a volunteer counselor at Kiwanis Camp Casey, an overnight summer camp for physically handicapped children. I am also currently employed at Digital Possibilities, Inc. (www.dpzone.com) where I handle customer service. This summer I have had the opportunity to travel to parades and community festivals around Western Washington and I am excited that our own festival is now underway! I hope that as you make summer plans, you’ll include some Hi-Yu events in your schedule... there’s the Pirates Landing, Bowling Tournament, Concert in the Park, and Miss Hi-Yu Coronation, just to name a few! Finally, I want to say a huge thank you to my amazing family and friends - without you guys I wouldn’t be who I am (or where I am) today!

This year I have been involved with visiting other cities, showing off our wonderful float, and working on this year’s souvenir book. Outside of Hi-Yu, I have just completed my first year at Shoreline Community College where I plan to earn my AA. After that, I then plan to extend my studies at either the UW or at a college in Boston where I can major in education and minor in communication. As for now, I am an Assistant Director at Hiawatha Community Center where I am involved with their summer camp working with children from ages four to eight. Being involved with Hi-Yu, I hope to see many of your faces at several of our events and I want to thank my family and friends for being so helpful through this past year.

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2001-2002 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Candidates Shea Allen

Veronica Walker Sheason Allen is the daughter of Marylou Miller and Leonard Allen. She will be a senior at Seattle Lutheran High School this fall, where she participates in cheerleading, basketball, softball, soccer, choir, tennis, and is the editor of the school newspapeR. After graduating from SLHS, she plans on attending the School of Nursing at the University of Washington. She is fluent in German and volunteers her time at the YMCA as a counselorin-training and with many activities through her school.

Veronica Walker is the daughter of Margaret Walker. She is a 2001 graduate of Seattle Lutheran High School and will attend Linfield College next year. She is a member of Hope Lutheran Church and Young Life. She has participated in Hope’s Mexico Mission, as well as organizing bible study groups and youth group meetings, lunches for the homeless, youth-run church services, nursing home caroling activities, and dinners at the Lutheran Compass Center. At SLHS, Veronica served as Senior Class President, which involved organizing the Senior Class Trip, Giving Days, and auctions. She was a member of the soccer, basketball, and track teams.

Her sponsor is Knowledge Circle.

Her sponsor is American Legion Post 160.

Laura Blue

Eliza Junkerman

Laura Blue is the daughter of Glenn and Kathryn Blue. She is a 2001 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School. Laura began her involvement with Hi-Yu as Junior Court Queen in 1987-88, going on to become Queen for the 1990 Junior Grand Seafair Parade. During her years at Kennedy, Laura participated as a varsity cheerleader and choreographer, Senior Class Officer, Campus Ministry Retreat Leader, KATCH Auction Presenter, 2001 Prom Princess, and served on many dance committees. Laura was chosen as the National Anthem soloist at the Homecoming and Championship Games. She served on Nordstrom’s Fashion Board and was the Burien Rotary Club’s Student of the Month. Laura volunteers her time as a tutor at St. Bernadette’s School and with the West Seattle Kiwanis Club. She appears as a vocalist with NETWORK, a multicultural Hip Hop Gospel group. Laura plans to attend Bellevue Community College to study communication, American Sign Language, and Theater Arts.

Eliza Junkerman is the daughter of Nancy Hallberg and Peter Junkerman. She will be a senior at Franklin High School this fall, where she is a member of the volleyball, basketball, and ultimate frisbee teams, as well as manager of the school’s soccer team. She was chosen as a DECA Student of the Month, a Natural Helper, a facilitator for SYID, and a member of Project CARE. After high school, she plans on pursuing a degree in Child Psychology. She has had artwork on display and for sale at the Folk Life Festival and the University Street Fair. She volunteers with Key Club and for the Teens in Recreation and Environmental Conservation organization. She was raised in Malaysia and India where her parents served as teachers. She attended International schools there and had the opportunity to visit countries all around the world, always coming back to West Seattle during the summer to visit with family. She hopes to someday return to New Delhi or Kuala Lumpur to visit the places she spent her childhood years.

Her sponsor is the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle.

Her sponsor is Prudential NW Realty.

Ingrid Chang

Megan Winston Ingrid Chang is the daughter of Lee and Tina Chang. She is a 1998 graduate of Franklin High School, and currently attends South Seattle Community College where she is working on transferring to the University of Washington to study Social Sciences. She plans to pursue a career in Psychology with an emphasis on abnormal psychology and eating disorders in women. She would like to be a psychologist and also work in real estate and interior design.

Ingrid has studied Japanese and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese, which she learned through a course in Taiwan in 1998. In high school, Ingrid was active in Key Club, Filipino and Chinese Clubs, United Student Association, and Drama. She has volunteered her time with Americorps, Pathfinder Elementary School, Providence Mount Saint Vincent,and with several church charity events.

Megan Winston is the daughter of Tim and Carol Winston. She is a 2001 running start graduate of Highline Community College, where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the Honors Program. She has been involved in many acitivites throughout high school, including American Sign Language Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, tutoring programs, horseback riding, and piano. Megan has studied Theater Arts and Acting for six years and plans to pursue a career in acting and directing. She was one of 32 teens chosen in 1996 to attend an international science camp put on by the United States Space Academy. Next year she will be attending Discipleship Training School through Youth With a Mission after which she will continue her education at a liberal arts college. Megan volunteers with Northwest Urban Ministries and Warm Beach Horse Camp as a counselor.

Her sponsor is the Lions Club of West Seattle.

Her sponsor is the West Seattle Eagles Club.

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2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Coronation It’s once again time for the big show! Join us in the Chief Sealth High School Auditorium as we crown Miss West Seattle 2002 and her royal court, and say farewell to Queen Jill Cook, Princess Sabrina Hursh, and Princess Natalie Wiggins. This year’s production is the result of a collaboration of former royalty Tiara Johnson (1997-98), Auburn Scallon (1998-99), and Michelle Mierz (1999-2000) along with input from many Hi-Yu volunteers and West Seattle community members. Kicking off the evening will be a spectacular opening number to the hit “If You Could Read My Mind”, which was coreographed by the pageant production trio and a number of dazzling entertainers including the Middle Eastern Dancing Troupe (of which Princess Natalie and her family are members), Princess Sabrina, and Miss Burien 2000 Bethany Wood. The evening will showcase the six Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu candidates as they display their onstage speaking skills and talents. Given the array of personalities within this group, you can expect a wide variety of entertainment to keep the show moving along. We are proud to have Mac MacDonald back as this year’s Master of Ceremonies. Mac is a local celebrity known widely throughout the West Seattle community. He has appeared in several television and cinematic features in addition to his work as a motivational speaker and his efforts with the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce. He is the President and CEO of LYFE (Lighting Your Own Fuse). We look forward to having you join us in the audience on Sunday July 22nd at the Chief Sealth High School Auditorium. The doors will open at 6:45pm and the curtain rises promptly at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased for a $10 suggested donation in advance from any Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Court member or candidate, or by calling (206) 235-3813. The price at the door will be a $15 suggested donation. Donations will also be accepted at the door toward the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Fund. These young women are the future of our community and they look forward to sharing their dreams, knowledge, and talents with us. Please help to support them in their goals!

Date: Time: Place: Tickets:

Sunday July 22nd 7:00 PM Chief Sealth High School Auditorium $10 in advance from any West Seattle Court Member or Candidate, $15 at the door (ticket prices are suggested donation)

Community Service Award - $100 - Sponsored by Howden Kennedy Funeral Home is awarded for volunteer service to the community through activities and participation in other charitable events on a volunteer basis during the past two years. Creative Expression / Talen Award - $200 - Sponsored by ArtsWest is awarded to the candidate exhibiting the highest level of talent, poise, and presentation during the coronation event. Spirit of Hi-Yu Award - $200 - Sponsored by Illusions is awarded for enthusiasm and attendance at all official Hi-Yu summer festival events as well as for fund-raising and button sales. Media Career Award - $200 - Sponsored by Doris Richards is awarded to the candidate with past experience in media and/or future plans for a career in print, broadcast, or internet related media. New Technology Award - $500 - Sponsored by Peter Richards is awarded based on experience with new technology and internet related media or development. Miss Congeniality - $50 - Sponsored by Angela Mascio (2000 Recipient) is awarded to the most congenial candidate, as selected by her fellow candidatres

In addition to the selection of the Senior Court for 2001-2001, each of the following awards will be distributed to the candidate who meets the highest level of qualification based in the individual award’s criteria: Academic Achievement Award - $100 Sponsored by Rebar and Associates is based on cumulative grade point average, letters of recommendation from schools and instructions, and overall participation in their chosen field of study. Athletic Leadership Award - $200 - Sponsored by Vornbroek and Sons Construction is based on participation in athletic activities, as well as leadership positions and awards received, both as a member of a The 1999-2000 and newly crowned 2000-2001 West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalt gather for a team and individually. photo after the coronation. (Photo by Toni Malaspino)

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2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court Royalty First Princess - Tannah Hilf Tannah is an eleven-year-old student at West Seattle Christian School. Her favorite subjects are Spelling, Art, and Language. She participates in Vocal Ensemble, Speech, and Spanish as extra-curricular activities. She also attends Jazz and Ballet classes at Seattle Civic Dance Theater. Tannah likes to sing, dance, swim, play tennis, and listen to music. She enjoys theater performances, Sonic games, family vacations, and playing basketball with her fouryear-old nephew, Colton. Tannah’s reign as West Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court First Princess has been an unforgettable experience that she will always treasure.

Queen - Marisa Valencia

Second Princess - Alexa Malaspino

Marisa is a ten-year-old fourth grader at Holy Family School. Her favorite subjects are Creative Writing, Math, and Spanish. Marisa enjoys many activities including basketball, soccer, roller-blading, and cheerleading. She is also modeling and acting.

Alexa is nine years old and attends Our Lady of Guadalupe School. Her favorite subjects are Science, Reading, and Math. She enjoys playing soccer and softball and dancing at Kathy’s Studio of Dance where she is a member of the Mini Dance Company. She attends Ballet, Tap, and Jazz classes.

Marisa likes to spend time with her family and playing with her little brother, Simon. She enjoys listening to music, watching movies and reading. Marisa would like to be a movie star someday. Marisa is having a great time representing West Seattle as Junior Court Queen.

Alexa enjoys traveling, going to Mariner games with her parents, and snuggling with her rather large cat, Marty. She would like to be an author, athlete, dancer, or veterinarian when she grows up. Alexa is proud to represent her community as the Hi-Yu Junior Court Second Princess. She has enjoyed working on the float and looks forward to visiting other communities throughout the year.

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White Rose Reception The Order of the White Rose, a women’s sorority composed of past and current West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty and Candidates, held its annual reception at the Fauntleroy United Church of Christ on June 26. As a new addition to the ceremony this year, the 2000 and 2001 Junior Courts were welcomed to the inductee list. The reception was organized and hosted by the 2000 Senior Court, Queen Michelle Mierz and Princesses Heather Cook and Jilli Victorio. They would like to thank all those individuals and businesses that made this year’s reception possible. The induction ceremony honored the 2001 Senior Court (Queen Jill Cook and Princesses Sabrina Hursh and Natalie Wiggins), the candidates for Miss Hi-Yu 2002 (Shea Allen, Laura Blue, Ingrid Chang, Eliza Junkerman, Veronica Walker, and Megan Winston), the 2000 Junior Court (Queen Amanda Coy and Princesses Joanna Swain and Leslie Sampson) and the 2001 Junior Court (Queen Marisa Valencia and Princesses Tannah Hilf and Alexa Malaspino). Miss Burien Bethany Wood participated by singing The Rose during the induction ceremony, and memory books from past festival years were on display. Those in attendance shared memories from the years they participated in Hi-Yu as candidates and court members and what they have achieved since their festival year. If you did not receive an invitation this year and would like to attend this event next year, please visit www.hiyu.com or call the Hi-Yu information line at (206) 932-3345 and leave a message with your name and address. Above - 1999 and 2000 Court Members cut the cake during the White Rose Reception. Right - 2000 Court and 2001 Candidates participate in the White Rose induction ceremony. (Photos by Lorrie Cook)

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Senior Court

Past Hi-Yu Royalty

2000-2001 Queen..........................Jill Cook 1st Princess........Sabrina Hursh 2nd Princess.....Natalie Wiggins

1986-87 Queen................Julie Shenman 1st Princess.............Kim Tupper 2nd Princess....Karin Edenholm

1972-73 Queen......Julie Baskett (Jones) 1st Princess........Kathy Dempsey (Itter) 2nd Princess.......Saundra Selle

1958-59 Queen.......Nancy Mattison (Eaton) Princess..................Judy Shore Princess............Sharon Mitchell

1996-97 Queen.................Paige Baglien 1st Princess.......Savannah Hosford 2nd Princess.......Melanie Lauren Faber

1999-2000 Queen................Michelle Mierz 1st Princess........Heather Cook 2nd Princess............Jilli Victorio

1985-86 Queen..................Jennifer King 1st Princess.........Stacy Hollrah 2nd Princess....Lisa Brown (Rodriquez) 3rd Princess.....Cherlyn Bledssoe (Ferguson)

1971-72 Queen...................Linda Phelps 1st Princess.....Yvette Van Vorhees 2nd Princess.....Sandy Shearer

1957-58 Queen..................Margery Barr Princess....................Sue Baker Princess...........Loretta Lenning

1995-96 Queen.......................Tori Enger 1st Princess.......Sara Hoagland 2nd Princess..Courtny Williams

1970-71 Queen....................Lynn Garcia 1st Princess.....Jacquelyn Wilmot (Duty) 2nd Princess............Terri Fasso

1956-57 Queen...............Ruth Lorentzen Princess....................Janeil Ray Princess............Beverly Gilman

1994-95 Queen.........Elizabeth Coleman 1st Princess........Sarah Gulhaugen 2nd Princess........Carina Carter

1969-70 Queen.....Laurel Newitt (Griffin) 1st Princess....Karen Magnussen (Sledge) 2nd Princess....Jayne Margiotta

1955-56 Queen......Sheila Rusten (Todd) Princess........Sandy Thompson Princess....Laurine Moilanen (Homestead)

1993-94 Queen................Natalie Larson 1st Princess........Lauren Ogard 2nd Princess.......Melissa Faber

1968-69 Queen.......Jamie Georges (Milner) 1st Princess....Barbara Swena (Barnes) 2nd Princess.....Joy Laura Arkoosh

1954-55 Queen....Diane Friesen (Dyan Cannon) Princess..........Shirley Sherman Princess.................Sally Woeck

1992-93 Queen............Shonna Peterson 1st Princess...........Amber Hintz 2nd Princess...Vanessa Binkley

1967-68 Queen................Julie Lindmark 1st Princess.......Kathleen Donnelly 2nd Princess.......Darlene Smith

1953-54 Queen...................Jo Lee Davis Princess........Patricia McGough Princess................Joann Shore

1991-92 Queen........Marissa Rodenburg 1st Princess....Natalie Scherwin 2nd Princess......Brandy Grosvenor

1966-67 Queen...................Karen Kirsch 1st Princess...Sanja Nelson (Talmadge) 2nd Princess.....Eileen Massart

1952-53 Queen...................Diane Qualls Princess..............Darelle Botten Princess.........Marlene Jackson

1990-91 Queen..................Jessica Boyd 1st Princess........Heather Cook 2nd Princess.......Angie Ferrero

1965-66 Queen..................Sherrie Oslin 1st Princess.......Caroline Newquist 2nd Princess..........Cindy Smith

There were no queens & princesses for 1936 – 1951

1989-90 Queen.............Angel Chambers 1st Princess........Heather Cook 2nd Princess.........Jenelle Tullis

1998-99 Queen...............Auburn Scallon 1st Princess.....Sarah Chamberlain 2nd Princess.....Jennifer Rogge 1997-98 Queen......................Katie Riley 1st Princess.......Aly Schweitzer 2nd Princess.......Tiara Johnson 1996-97 Queen..............Sarah Thorburn 1st Princess...Crystal Contreras 2nd Princess...........Tricia Kehle 1995-96 Queen...................Dawn Hewitt 1st Princess.......Sonya Khazaal 2nd Princess....Nicole Chastain 1994-95 Queen......................Heidi Wilke 1st Princess..Pauline Neumeier 2nd Princess.......Cheryl Balliett 1993-94 Queen............Alexandra Hogan 1st Princess....Tami Phelps (Jones) 2nd Princess........Jodi Maxfield 1992-93 Queen....................Ginger Rice 1st Princess......Gretchen Girod 2nd Princess......Sefla Fuhrman 1991-92 Queen.....Kerrianne Ferrero (Thronson) 1st Princess..........Amy Weiland 2nd Princess..........Echo Balliet 1990-91 Queen.........Deborah Henthorm 1st Princess.......Angela Nichols 2nd Princess......Donna Rayner 1989-90 Queen...........Jennifer Lacounte 1st Princess..........Susan Gibbs 2nd Princess..Theresa Schutt (Koback) 1988-89 Queen..Theresa Bussman (Abbamondi) 1st Princess..Anne-Louise Lorentz 2nd Princess.....Cheryl Weiland 3rd Princess..Christine Poythress 1987-88 Queen..Sheila Mattson (Guard) 1st Princess......Jodi Thomason 2nd Princess..........Kristin Girod

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1984-85 Queen............Christine Hatfield 1st Princess...Janet Kisch (Bredl) 2nd Princess......Monica Leahy (Kenny) 3rd Princess........Sharon Stone 1983-84 Queen................Michelle Baker 1st Princess.......Danetta Schafer (Carufel) 2nd Princess...Bunny Campbell 1982-83 Queen.....................Karen Dahl 1st Princess...........Zennea Duff 2nd Princess.....Gwen Willimon (Jones) 1981-82 Queen..........Christine McBride (Keene) 1st Princess....Tammy Inggwaldson 2nd Princess....Annette Wikstrom (Silvernale) 1980-81 Queen........Colleen Good (McLaughlin) 1st Princess.......Ariska Hairston (Thompson) 2nd Princess....Theresa Dolan (Anderson) 1979-80 Queen..................Stacy Hartog 1st Princess...Pam Miori (Story) 2nd Princess...Donita Werlech (Cadinale) 1978-79 Queen.................Kathy Sullivan 1st Princess............Gina Megal 2nd Princess.....Mary Tarabochia (Olason) 1977-78 Queen..............Kelly Buckmiller 1st Princess..............Mary Voier 2nd Princess...Mary Batterson (Weglin) 1976-77 Queen..........Jodi Stubb (Olson) 1st Princess....Cindy Bedlow (Simpson) 2nd Princess........Laura Plough 1975-76 Queen.............Debbie Freeman 1st Princess........Debbie Green 2nd Princess........Debbie Kronk 1974-75 Queen......Karen Eklunds (Rowlee) 1st Princess............Sue Boahm 2nd Princess.......Kristie Long (Veyerlin) 1973-74 Queen......................Lori Brandt 1st Princess......Dawn Caddy (Gaz) 2nd Princess...........Vini Herreid

1964-65 Queen.................Marlene Miller 1st Princess........Diane Fasano 2nd Princess.............Rene Fain 1963-64 Queen....................Judy Glover 1st Princess.......Marlene Krook 2nd Princess.......Connie Harris 1962-63 Queen.................Bonnie Morse 1st Princess........Cheryl McConkey 2nd Princess........Mikael Jones 1961-62 Queen............Mary Ann Neville 1st Princess...Lenore Stakulson 2nd Princess.......Mardie Keane 1960-61 Queen................Carrie Farman Princess..........Sandra Bardsley Princess.............Penny Busche 1959-60 Queen...........Sandra Gallagher Princess...........Maria Postnikoff Princess.......Karen Lee Rinnert

1935 Queen.................June Grayson Aide........................Mae Reddin Aide..........................Billee Rice 1934 Miss Hi-Yu.........Evelyn Lindren

Junior Court 2000-2001 Queen..............Marisa Valencia 1st Princess.............Tannah Hilf 2nd Princess...Alexa Malaspino 1999-2000 Queen...................Amanda Coy 1st Princess.....Leslie Sampson 2nd Princess.......Joanna Swain 1998-99 Queen........Michaela Estabrook 1st Princess.........Jordon Bristol 2nd Princess.....Sarah Johnson 1997-98 Queen..............Brittani Crevling 1st Princess.........Kelsey Picard 2nd Princess.......Tawnia Barker

1988-89 Queen...................Angela Rees 1st Princess.......Kelly Lundberg 2nd Princess.......Nancy Mikacenic 1981-82 Queen.................Shauna Wells 1st Princess........Tiara Johnson 2nd Princess..........Tiffany Scott 1973-74 Queen.......Deena Marie Joanis Princess..........Elizabeth Planta Princess..............Leslie Church 1972-73 Mary Jo Rutto Michal Rutto Shawn Montgomery Lisa Montgomery 1959 Queen.............Carla Damgaard Princess.................Dawn Stumf Princess.................Kathy Kruse

For corrections or additions, please call the Hi-Yu Information Line at (206) 932-3345

2001 Hi-Yu Summer Festival Schedule of Events Saturday, April 21, 2001 Saturday, May 12, 2001 Saturday, May 19, 2001 Saturday, June 6, 2001 Sunday, June 10, 2001 Wednesday, June 13, 2001 Saturday, June 16, 2001 Tuesday, June 26, 2001 Saturday, June 30, 2001 Saturday, July 7, 2001 Thursday, July 12, 2001Sunday, July 15, 2001 Saturday, July 14, 2001 Sunday, July 15, 2001 Monday, July 16, 2001 Monday, April 16, 2001 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 Thursday, July 19, 2001 Friday, July 20, 2001 Friday, July 20, 2001 Saturday, July 21, 2001 Saturday, July 21, 2001 Saturday, July 21, 2001 Saturday, July 21, 2001 Sunday, July 22, 2001 Sunday, July 22, 2001 Sunday, July 22, 2001 Monday, July 23, 2001 Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Saturday, July 28, 2001 Saturday, July 28, 2001 Saturday, August 4, 2001 Monday, August 6, 2001 Monday, September 3, 2001 Monday, October 1, 2001 Saturday, October 6, 2001

10:00am 1:00pm 1:00pm 11:00am 7:00pm 8:00am 7:00pm 6:00pm 11:00am 9:00am 9:00pm 8pm - midnight 6:00am 5:00pm 7:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm Noon-4:00pm 1:00pm 8:00am 10:30am 11:00am 4:00pm 11:00am 9am - 5pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 10:30am 7:30pm 4:00pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 10:00pm

Daffodil Festival Parade @ Tacoma Irrigation Festival Parade @ Sequim Rhodedendron Festival Parade @ Port Townsend Salty Sea Days Festival Parade @ Everett Deadline for Candidate Applications for 2002 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Pageant American Legion Post #160 Candidate Visitation @ WS American Legion Hall Strawberry Festival Parade @ Marysville Hi-Yu White Rose Reception (all former royalty and candidates invited) @ Fauntleroy United Church of Christ Fathoms O’Fun Festival Parade @ Port Orchard SEAFAIR Pirates Landing @ Alki Beach Promenade Junction Merchants Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival @ West Seattle Junction Street Festival Street Dance @ West Seattle Junction WS Sportsmen’s Club Kids Fishing Derby @ Seacrest Marina (Awards at 10am) Candidate Interviews @ WS Senior Center Candidate Essay Reading and Reception @ WS Senior Center Concert in the Park with the West Seattle Big Band @ Hiawatha East Lawn Hi-Yu Bowling Tournament @ Magic Lanes (15th Ave SW) Kids Fun Festival @ Hiawatha Community Center 2001 Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation @ Hiawatha Community Center Visiting Court Reception @ West Seattle PCC WS Rotary Club Kiddies Parade @ Genesee St to Alaska Junction West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade @ Lander St to Alaska Junction Jubilee Days Festival Parade @ White Center Hi-Yu Community Brunch @ VFW Hall ArtsWest “Art of Gardening” Tour @ Various locations throughout West Seattle 2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Pageant @ Chief Sealth High School Auditorium SEAFAIR University District Kiddies Parade @ University District 2001 SEAFAIR Scholarship Pageant @ Bagley Wright Theater Magnolia Parade @ Magnolia District SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade @ Downtown Seattle Hi-Yu General Lake City Parade @ Lake City Meetings Nominations for 2002 Hi-Yu Board @ WS Senior Center All meetings are held at the West Seattle Election of 2002 Hi-Yu Executive Board @ WS Senior Center Senior Center at Induction of 2002 Hi-Yu Royalty and Board @ WS Senior Center 7:15pm Salmon Days Festival Parade @ Issaquah

Schedule of Events Sponsored By:

West Seattle - Highline Eye Clinic

4615 35th Ave SW.....................(206) 937-9600 16259 Sylvester Rd SW #304....(206) 431-9600

April 2, 2001 May 7, 2001 June 4, 2001 June 18, 2001 July 2, 2001 July 9, 2001 July 16, 2001 July 23, 2001 August 6, 2001 September 3, 2001 October 1, 2001

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Hiawatha Kids Fun Festival

Hiawatha Community Center

The eleventh annual Hiawatha Community Center Kids Fun Festival will be held on Friday, July 20th, from Noon until 4:00 PM. A fun-filled day is planned including carnival games, face painting, refreshments, a dunk tank, clowns, and appearances by professional entertainers. So mark your calendars and come join the fun!

Hiawatha Community Center is one of twenty-four community centers operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation. Located in the heart of the Admiral District in West Seattle, it offers a wide array of programs and special events.

The West Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation will take place at 1:00 PM on the main stage. Please see the article below entitled West Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court Pageant for additional information and sites where applications are available.

2001 Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation

Some annual activities provided by Hiawatha include the Spring Egg Hunt on the Saturday before Easter, the Kid’s Fun Festival on the third Friday in July, the Mediterranean Fantasy Festival on the third weekend in July, and the Halloween Carnival in October. Each quarter of the year, classes and special events are offered for you and your family. Before and after school care, gymnastics, dance, basketball, track, volleyball, and day camps are just some of the programs available for youth. Adult classes include dance, yoga, T’ai Chi, and tennis. To request a copy of our quarterly brochure, please call us at (206) 684-7441 or stop by the center. Sports fields, lighted running track, tennis courts, wading pools, batting cage, and a children’s play area are available just outside the front door. Inside there is a gym, an auditorium with stage, a weight room, a fitness center, game room, and meeting room.

Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu 1999-00 Michelle Mierz with the candidates for the 2000-01 Junior Court during their coronation. (Photo by Toni Malaspino)

The Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation will be held this year on Friday, July 20th, in conjunction with the Hiawatha Kids Fun Festival. Coronation of the 2001-2002 Junior Court will be held at 1:00 PM on the main stage. The Junior Court participates in Hi-Yu events throughout the summer festival, rides on the float with the Senior Court in community parades in the Puget Sound area, and is involved in other community events going on around West Seattle. The pageant process includes completion of an application, a candidate interview the morning of the pageant, and then attending the coronation at the Fun Festival. Judging is based on personality, friendliness, and an enthusiasm for Hi-Yu. The pageant is open to West Seattle girls, 6 to 10 years of age. Applications are available at: Hiawatha Community Center Alki Community Center Southwest Community Center West Seattle YMCA West Seattle Public Library Call the Hi-Yu Information Line at (206) 932-3345 for more information. Once you have completed the application, please call Dorothy Poplawski at (206) 937-1989 to schedule an interview time before JULY 20th. Come join the Kids Fun Festival activities and bring your friends along too. It’s a great way to support West Seattle Hi-Yu and have fun at the same time!

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In its leadership role, the Hiawatha Advisory Council plans, organizes, funds, and operates programs in the center and on the playfield. You and your family are invited to enjoy the recreation activities at Hiawatha. If you would like to join other like minded citizens and the professional staff at Hiawatha with the development and operation of programs, you are invited to join the council. Public support is an essential element of the Council.

18th Annual Junction Merchants’ Street Festival

Whatever you’re looking for, you can find it at the West Seattle Street Festival: * Junction Merchants offer quality items at fantastic savings * Dazzling Arts and Crafts booths * Mouthwatering taste treats from a myriad of vendors * Family games and activities * Two stages offering continuous entertainment * A beer and wine garden for the hot and thirsty * A Saturday night Street Dance (8:00pm to Midnight) featuring “B. Rich and the Poorboys” Don’t forget to look for the Hi-Yu booth!! Help support your community festival by purchasing a souvenir button ($1). Summer festival programs will also be available free of charge. Stop by and meet some of the wonderful volunteers who make West Seattle Hi-Yu possible, and get more information about how you can help. Ask Margaret Miaullis of Margaret’s Apparel for more information about booth space for next year’s Street Festival: (206) 935-9966.

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2001 SEAFAIR Pirates Landing at Alki Beach

Junior Pirates Take Heed! Ahoy mates! All you pirate wannabes. Imagine yourself joining the Seattle SEAFAIR Pirates for a little swashbuckling fun on Alki beach July 7th. Dress up in your favorite pirate costume and show up on Alki beach between noon and 1 PM on July 7th to register at the West Seattle Kiwanis booth located near the bathhouse.

Saturday, July 7th, 11 AM to 5 PM The Seattle SEAFAIR Pirates will once again lay siege to our fair West Seattle community when they storm the beach at the annual West Seattle Hi-Yu Pirate’s Landing at Alki Beach. They will arrive on Alki to pillage and plunder during the Hi-Yu Summer Festival and “KickOff” the annual Seattle SEAFAIR events. The action-packed day starts at 11:00 AM and will offer family fun and entertainment until 5:00 PM. Stage shows featuring local bands will entertain throughout the day. “Miles From Chicago”, a rhythm & Blues Band that wowed the crowds last year, will again headline the afternoon this year. Back also is the “Swashbuckler Beach Vault”, a US Track & Field sanctioned NW Regional Championship Pole Vaulting competition sponsored by the Willamette Strider’s Track Club. Vintage Chevrolet Corvettes from the Tacoma Classical Glass Corvette Club will be on display. SEAFAIR and West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty and this year’s candidates will make also an appearance. Kids will love participating in the Pirate Look-Alike contest sponsored by the West Seattle Kiwanis Club, with great prizes. Enjoy the food provided by the various vendors as you stroll the Alki promenade, listen to the music, or just lay in the sun on our beautiful beach. Lest we not forget the main event, the Seattle SEAFAIR Pirates! The excitement builds as the time for the landing approaches. While the tide dictates the actual landing time, around noon, when you see the “Yankee Clipper” Sea Scout Sailing Vessel sailing near by and its cannons banging away during the “battle”, you’ll know the pirates are very close. The SEAFAIR Pirates will “hit” the beach in Landing Craft provided by the U.S. Army Reserve. This year should be spectacular, and remembering what has happened in past years, what fiendish tricks will the Pirates have up their sleeve for this special event? Come join us for a great day at the beach! For more information, please call the West Seattle Hi-Yu information line at (206)932-3345 or visit www.hiyu.com.

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The Seattle SWAFAIR Pirates will land sometime between noon and 1pm (depending on the tide) and judging will be shortly after landing. There will be treats for all and the lucky grand prize winner will receive a spectacular prize. This event is open to kids and Junior Pirates of all ages (1 to 99+). Organized by the West Seattle Kiwanis Club. Top: The SEAFAIR Pirates prepare to strom the beach! Left: 2000 Candidate Jill Cook poses with a firendly pirate. Right: A pirate-intraining (Photos by Lorrie Cook)

Miles From Chicago This band knows how to have fun! Comprised of five seasoned musicians from the Seattle area, they play a variety of eclectic energetic blues, soul, R&B and cool tunes that make you want to dance. The band performs regularly at many places around the Northwest, including several night-clubs, festivals and parties. This summer’s outdoor appearances include the Hi-Yu Festival in West Seattle, the IKEA Renton River Days Festival, the Kalama Community Fair, the Shoreline Arts Summer Concert Series, the Taste of Tacoma, and the Lake Associates Recreational Club Summer Music Festival. The band’s lineup includes Miles on bass and vocals, Tom Brighton on guitars and vocals, Tom Morrison on keyboards, and some of Seattle’s most gifted drummers and sax players. These guys really know how to lay down a beat and belch out music that is danceable and fun. Various local or touring talents often sit in with the band on guitar, horns, or harmonica. The stage show is also enjoyable for those who just like to listen or watch with some friendly, smilin’ faces.

“Art of Gardening” West Seattle Garden Tour The seventh annual West Seattle Garden Tour will be held on Sunday July 22 from 9am-5pm. The West Seattle Garden Tour invites you to spend a day visiting and enjoying some of West Seattle’s signature residential gardens and enjoy the entertaining insights of local garden expert Ciscoe Morris. Participating gardeners have graciously opened their gardens for public tour to benefit the West Seattle community in developing the arts, open space, and horticulture education. We are excited to donate this year’s proceeds to ArtsWest, Denny Middle School’s Water Wise Garden Project and Roxhill Park (see descriptions below). Included in the admission to this year’s tour is a lecture by wellknown radio host and Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris. The lecture will be at the South Seattle Community College Arboretum from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. There will be box lunches available for purchase at the lecture for your convenience on a limited first come first serve basis. Please enjoy this chance for a picnic on these lovely grounds. Morris is the host of KIRO radio’s “Gardening with Ciscoe” show, the Manager for Grounds and Landscaping at Seattle University, and a King County Master Gardener. He has been at Seattle University for nearly 20 years and has been a King County Master Gardener for almost as long. In addition, he is a certified arborist and is on several advisory boards including Plant Amnesty, The Seattle School District, and South Seattle Community College. He also teaches at Seattle

University, Edmonds Community College, the University of Washington, and the Center for Urban Horticulture. He has written numerous articles for various publications and is a member of the Arboretum Editorial Board. Denny Middle School has a “water wise” garden located on school grounds. This garden was installed over a two-year period starting in 1992. A student garden club works after school in the garden two days a week on various horticultural projects. Roxhill Park is a 13.5-acre site located between Westwood Village and SW Roxbury. This site restoration is a project of the Seattle Parks Department and community associations. The plan involves restoring the historical headwaters of Longfellow Creek, which was filled in years ago. Plans include wetland restoration, paths, bridges, and interpretive signs. ArtsWest is a volunteer-driven, non-profit arts organization producing programs in theatre, music, visual arts, and education/outreach. It is located in the Alaska Junction at 4711 California Ave SW. Tickets Available Starting June 1, 2001 - $12.00 per person Ticket outlets: ArtsWest Molbak’s (Woodinville, U Village, Pike Place Market) PCC (West Seattle) West Seattle Nursery South Seattle Community College Tickets can also be purchased over the phone from the ArtsWest Box Office (206) 938-0339

The Fork (left), Block (cnter) and Perry (right) gardens (photos courtesy of ArtsWest)

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Kids Fishing Derby

West Seattle Sportsman’s Club

It’s early Sunday morning. The city is still quiet. Birds are singing and the fish are hungry. It’s the perfect time to fish! On Sunday, July 15th, be prepared to be awoken by your young, enthusiastic anglers for the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby down at Seacrest Marina on Harbor Avenue. Fishing and festivities begin at 6:00am and continue until 10:00am, when the prizes and ice cream are bestowed upon the children by the 2001 West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty and 2002 Candidates. Best of all, it’s absolutely free!

The West Seattle Sportsmen’s Club was founded in 1934 with the purpose of promoting the safe and responsible enjoyment of outdoor activities, conservation of our natural resources, and protection and restoration of our environment and wildlife. Every year the club sponsors boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 16 to attend the Washington State Junior Conservation Camp on Orcas Island, where they learn survival skills, fly tying and fishing techniques, current environmental issues, and have a lot of fun.

Everyone is welcome to fish in the trout pond and poles will be provided. More experienced fishermen may desire to attempt to fish off the pier, and a limited number of poles will be available for pier fishing. The fishing derby is open to all kids 13 and under with adult supervision. So get your kids, your neighbor’s kids (hey what a great activity for kids’ clubs!) and prepare to join in the fishing fun! Call Jerry Mascio (206) 937-3614, for more information.

The club also operates the Roger Dahl Rifle Range at the West Seattle Stadium. Its goal is to promote the safe and proper use and care of firearms for hunting and marksmanship. The range holds Hunter Education as well as Rifle Marksmanship classes and participates in rifle and pistol leagues including 4 Junior League matches each year. The range has seen at least one of its members go on to shoot in competition at the 1982 Summer Olympic Games. The club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at the Admiral Benbow Inn. Regular events include fishing outings, Clam Bakes, Salmon Bakes, the Kid’s Fishing Derby, and more. For more information, please contact Jerry Mascio at 937-3614.

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2000 Princess Heather with a young fisherman (Photo by Lorrie Cook)

Concert in the Park

Featuring the West Seattle Big Band Bring your picnic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs, and settle in for the awesome sounds that can only come from a big band. Weather permitting, on Tuesday July 17th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, the West Seattle Big Band will perform some of your favorite Swing Era music along with a mix of Jazz and Blues including Vocals. This will take place on a stage set up on the East Lawn, behind the Hiawatha Field House. Now entering their sixth year of existence, the West Seattle Big Band is riding the resurgence of swing music into the new millennium, while providing the West Seattle area with a community based big band we can call our own. They perform at functions and events throughout the Seattle Metro area, as well as continuing to support the performing arts in West Seattle area schools. The West Seattle Big Band was formed in the Spring of 1996 to promote the performing arts at West Seattle High School. At that time the band was made up entirely of alumni from West Seattle. Since then about half of the original alumni have stayed on and other alumni have joined, along with community members who have helped to fill out the ranks. The Band continues to support music education in the schools, by performing at fund raising concerts, benefits and auctions. The band also sets aside half it’s earnings for distribution to area schools. The band is an eighteen piece big band, playing swing favorites from the libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, and Benny Goodman, along with numerous jazz favorites from Maynard Ferguson, Charlie Parker, Stan Kenton and Charles Mingus, just to name a few. The band also has a couple of vocalists, male and female, singing favorites from the swing era. The West Seattle Alumni in the band range from the class of 1964 to 1986. The Director is Donn Weaver, retired music teacher from West Seattle High School.

If you are interested in booking this band, or for more information, you can contact Jim Edwards at (206) 932-9571.

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Annual Hi-Yu Bowling Tournament Date: . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 19, 2001 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 PM Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .7:00 PM Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donation $8.50 Magic Lanes 10612 15th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106 Come one! Come all! Bring the neighbors, bring your friends, bring the kids and grandma, too! Prizes for everyone! Magic Lanes is once again hosting the annual West Seattle Hi-Yu Bowling tournament. The 2001 tournament will be held on Thursday, July 19th at 7:00 PM. This Nine-Pin tournament is open to all, from the experienced bowler to the beginner. Spectators are also welcome. This is a handicap tournament, so everyone has a chance to win wonderful trophies and prizes. Entry fees are $8.50 (donation) and shoe rental is free. Tickets will be available at the Hi-Yu booth during the Merchant’s Street Festival (July 12th-15th), from any Miss Hi-Yu candidate or at Magic Lanes. Registration the night of the event begins at 6:30 pm with the bowling beginning at 7:00 pm. Magic Lanes has an excellent restaurant with quality food and a friendly staff. Be sure to say thank you to General Manager Mel Huff and the staff at Magic Lanes for their support of the West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival. See you there! Magic Lanes is located at 10612 15th Ave SW in White Center. Call (206) 244-5060 for information.

West Seattle Hi-Yu Community Brunch July 22nd, 11:00am - 1:00am VFW Hall, 3601 SW Alaska St Join the Hi-Yu Junior and Senior Courts, this year’s Candidates, Hi-Yu volunteers, and other community members for breakfast, skits, awards, and fun! Tickets are a $4 suggested donation for adults and $2 for children under 12 years. The community breakfast is hosted by Sheryl Packard.

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We Hope to see You There!!

(Top Right) The 1987 Junior Court - Princess Natalie (far right) is the current Senior Court Second Princess and Queen Laura is a Senior Court Candidate!! (Bottom Right) Candidates always help out at the annual Kids Fishing Derby. (Photos by Lorrie Cook)

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West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade On Saturday, July 21st, at 11:00 AM, the American Legion Post #160 will begin the annual West Seattle Parade along California Avenue, starting at Admiral Way and continuing south for 1.5 miles to the West Seattle Junction, ending at Edmonds Street. Some highlights of the parade will include the Seafair Pirates, All City Marching Band (made up of students from all over the Seattle School District), The Lake City Vigilantes, and the Seafair Princesses, who are vying for the title of Miss Seafair 2002. We anticipate having the King County Police Honor Guard to lead the parade. The West Seattle Hi-Yu float crew has been working very hard the past two months taking your Hi-Yu float to parades throughout the Northwest. As a result of their hard work, parade floats are expected from several communities, including Tacoma’s Daffodil Festival float, the Seafair float, and the Port Orchard Fathoms of Fun float. Keep buying those Hi-Yu buttons! The West Seattle Parade was started by the American Legion Post #160 in 1934 by Post Commander Orville Rummel. He was also instrumental in the formation of the original Hi-Yu Association, and in 1984 he created an annual award that is given to a community member each year for outstanding community service. Sadly, Orville has now passed away, but the legacy he has created will live on for generations to come. Be sure and look for the Orville Rummel Award winner at the beginning of the parade.

(Above) 2001 “Storybook Summer” Hi-Yu Community Festival Float (Left) The SEAFAIR Pirates (Right) 2001 Junior Court Princess Alexa Malaspino with a SEAFAIR Clown (Below Left) The 2001 Junior Court in the Kiddies Parade (Below Right) Rainbow Bear waves to the parade crowds from the float (Photos by Lorrie Cook and Toni Malaspino)

West Seattle Rotary Kiddies Parade

When: Saturday July 21st, 10:30 am

Where: Intersection of Oregon St & California Ave

Decorate your bike, trike (no motorized vehicles allowed), pet, baby sister or brother! Dress up as if it was Halloween, bring your best smile and join the fun at the West Seattle Kiddies Parade, sponsored by the West Seattle Rotary Club. The fun starts at 10:30 am with sign-in and pictures. There will be treats for parade participants. The Kiddies Parade starts at 11:00 am, right before the American Legion’s West Seattle Grand Parade. Day care groups, Cub Scout troops, Brownies, Indian Guides, Princesses and YOU are encouraged to enter. If you have any questions, please call Shirley Clough (206) 246-3161.

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West Seattle Hi-Yu would like to thank the families and businesses whose generous donations of time, money, and materials made this year’s parade float a reality....

The Jerry and Lorrie Cook Family

Monetary Support

Float Storage and Work Space

The Gary and Suz i W i ggin s Family Monetary Support

Initial tune-up and engine maintainencce

Mike and K aren Palm qu i st Float storage, materials for and construction of the castle

Photographs of float during parades and other community activities

The K arl and Fran Coy Family Outdoor float storage, work space, and materials

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West Seattle High School Alumni Association

West Seattle Junction Association

The renovation of West Seattle High School has begun. Students are attending classes in the former Louisa Boren Junior High School buildings and they have a new principal - Mr. Phil Brockman.

The West Seattle Junction is the warmest and friendliest place in Seattle to shop, browse, or stroll and you’ll find most things you’re looking for. Nearly 300 businesses are eager to meet your shopping and professional needs. The Junction is Seattle’s best kept small town secret located in the heart of West Seattle where California Avenue meets Alaska Street. Enjoy our award winning historic murals or dine at our world of restaurants. There’s plenty of free parking in the Junction and it’s a lot easier on your nerves than the mall.

The West Seattle High School Foundation has been formed to raise extra funds for such things as a science greenhouse, schoolwide computer network, lighting, sound, rigging, and curtains for the auditorium, artwork, repointing of the outside brickwork, and more. Your generosity will help to make West Seattle High a world-class facility. Check the Foundation website at www.wshsfoundation.org or call Shirley Tupper at (206) 933-0551. The new West Seattle High School campus is scheduled to open in September 2002. In 2000, the Alumni Association gave over $24,000 in scholarships to eleven students -- six to graduating seniors and five others to 1999 recipients who reapplied. This is the first time the association has given scholarships to first-year winners who haved proved themselves. This year they expect to give over $30,000 in scholarships -- some to first and second year recipients who have been successful in pursuing further education, and of course some to graduating seniors from West Seattle High School. The scholarships now cover a full year tuition at any Washington public school or partial tuition at a private institution. The Alumni Association is still looking for any unwanted yearbooks. Call Betty Marks Broughton at (206) 932-6583 if you find one you would like to donate. If you attended West Seattle High and are not receiving the Alumni Edition of the Chinook, that means the Association does not have you address. You can contact Membership Chairman Chris King at (206) 938-1937 or [email protected]. The paper goes out to anyone whose addresses we have. If you know of Chinooks being delivered to people no longer at the address or who are now deceased, please let Chris know. (Below) Artist rendering of the new West Seattle High School campus.

Savor fresh produce at the weekly Farmers Market. Enjoy good, clean, weird, family entertainment at the new West Seattle Walk-In Theater. Meet your neighbors at the West Seattle Street Festival. Join Halloween’s Trick or Treat in the Junction. And, find the holiday spirit close to home when Santa arrives to pose for treasured photos and carriage rides are available! The West Seattle Farmers Market is open every Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm through October 28th. The Market is located in the Alaska Junction; on the corner of 44th SW and SW Alaska in the parking lot behind Morton’s Drugstore. All events are free and open to the public. Throughout the season there will be featured musicians and storytellers along with chef demonstrations and seasonal produce tastings. Look for another Sunday outdoor market an Art and Craft Market to bring more customers to the Junction this summer. The Wells Fargo Bank parking lot will be filled with primarily local artists July 22 to August 26 from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. All art work will feature original hand crafted items. To volunteer or find out more, contact Michelle Finet at 935-9989 or Kay Knapton at 935-0904. More family oriented movies with a few special niche films for variety are planned for a shorter Outdoor Cinema season this year. For nine weeks, from July 7th to September 1st, movies will be shown each Saturday evening. A new digital video projector will play both DVD and videos. By increasing the sponsorships it will be possible to offer free movies to children under 12 and possibly to seniors. The Christmas Season will be busier than ever this year with three visits from Santa and holiday concerts each Satruday on the street corner. For more information on any of these events please stop by (4750 California Ave SW), call us at (206) 935-0904 or visit our website, www.wsjunction.com.

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West Seattle Chamber of Commerce

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce provides a professional forum to discuss and influence policies and programs affecting business and social climate. Our leadership, services and advocacy strengthen the economic welfare of business in West Seattle and ensure that the West Seattle peninsula is and always will be a great place to live, work, shop and play. General Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month, however there is NO GENERAL MEETING for the months of July and August. In July the meeting will be replaced by an annual picnic and in August they look forward to the annual Harbor Cruise. Business Connections is a new initiative designed to build the Chamber’s membership. Scheduled for the third Thursday evening of every month, members get together for a social evening of networking and introducing potential new members to the group. Members pay $10 admission and bring potential new members for free. The venue changes each month, and is sponsored by a Chamber member. Past Business Connection meetings have been held at private homes, the Elliott Bay Brewery, Capers and the November Business Connection featured a visit from Mayor Paul Schell. By all reports Business Connection is a whole lot of fun and is successfully attracting new members!

West Seattle Senior Center The Senior Center of West Seattle is a multipurpose facility in which older adults may come together to fulfill many of their social, physical and intellectual needs. The Center is a bridge, a broad, two-way bridge linking the loose-knit senior community to a community at large. Anyone over 50 years of age is welcome to join, and persons younger can volunteer and participate in other ways. The $15 annual membership fee entitles a member to a bi-monthly newsletter, reduced activity fees, and free birthday and holiday meals, just to name a few. Services available at the center include IRS, insurance, and legal counsel; foot care, health screenings, exercise classes including wellness with weights, chair exercise, health mentors, support groups, RN on staff for health care follow-ups at the center and in home, tai chi, lunches, a job bank, Senior Connections, personal counseling, continuing education classes, art, writing, a computer lab and many volunteer opportunities. Many organizations and individuals use the facilities of the Center including the monthly meetings for West Seattle Hi-Yu. For more information, call the Center at (206) 932-4044, or come up to 4217 SW Oregon St between 8:30am and 5:00pm - Monday through Friday.

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is located at the West Seattle Town Hall, 4750 California Avenue SW, Seattle WA 98116-4413 and the phone number is (206) 932-5685. The monthly newsletter, The Bulliten, is available on their website at www.wschamber.com.

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American Legion Post #160

VFW Post #2713 and Auxiliary

Since the charter of American Legion Post #160 on March 22, 1922, the Legion has hosted annual parades. The Legion was formed to support veterans and their families. Members volunteer at the VA Medical Center, the servicemen’s lounge at Sea-Tac, and Post Color Guards at memorial services.

The oldest federally-chartered veterans organization in the United States was chartered 27 August, 1918. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a community service organization dedicated to the needs of the veterans and their families.

Orville Rummel Awards are given out each year to the outstanding person of service to the community. Orville helped found the West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival in 1934. Post #160 has been sponsoring Hi-Yu Candidates since the beginning, producing numerous court members. They are the hosts of the West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade on July 21st, so give them a hand as they march by!

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Membership in the VFW is comprised of Veterans of Foreign Wars who have received a campaign or service medal authorized by the United States of America. For information regarding membership, or hall rental at 3601 SW Alaska Street, call Pete Polumb at (206) 935-4352. VFW Hall - Photo courtesy of Peter Richards

Kiwanis Club of West Seattle Kiwanis is a service organization of women and men, world-wide, who want to improve and help the communities they live and/or work. The West Seattle Kiwanis Club was chartered in 1929. The West Seattle Kiwanis Club sponsors Key Clubs at Chief Sealth, West Seattle and Seattle Lutheran High Schools and a Builders Clubs at James Madison Middle School and Hope Lutheran which foster leadership and organizational training to create an early interest in community service. WS Kiwanis has been the institutional sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 284 for 56 years and a cub scout pack. We support Holly Preschool at High Point. This year we sponsor community meals with the help of the West Seattle Help-Line, help at the Hiawatha Community Center Halloween Carnival, serve as ushers at the Easter Sunrise Service at Forest Lawn, fill backpacks with school items for homeless children “Project Kool”, and several other projects.

Lions Club of West Seattle The Lions Club of West Seattle has been serving the West Seattle Community since 1929. It is a charter member of Lions International and meet each Thursday noon at the Delridge Community Center (4501 Delridge Way SW). Like all Lions Clubs, the emphasis is on service in all forms to less fortunate members of the community. In addition, the club supports SIGHTFIRST, a program of Lions International, which is the world’s largest blindness prevention program. One of the oldest projects for the WS Lions is sponsorship of the Sea Scout Explorer Unit in West Seattle and the Yankee Clipper. Another project is a Scholarship program for graduating high school students from West Seattle. The Lions are supporters of numerous other activities such as glasses for the needy, aid to the blind, the Lions Eye Bank, the Hearing Foundation, Little League Teams, Diabetes Awareness, Drug Awarness, Youth Exchange, etc. They are also supporters of other organizations such as the West Seattle Senior Center, YMCA, and area Community Centers.

For more information about the Lions Club, please contact Secretary-Treasurer Charlotte Zeller at ( 2 0 6 ) 938-4317, President Thelma Johnston at (206) 937-5965, or visit their website at www.wolfenet.com/ ~wslions.

Over the past ten years, through the proceeds of an annual auction, the club has created and endowed a scholarship at South Seattle Com. College and has made major contributions to the music, library and computer technology programs at West Seattle, Seattle Lutheran and Chief Sealth High Schools on a rotating basis. This year we sponsored our first Annual Golf Tournament and Raffle for all the Schools in West Seattle. The first Saturday in December we hold our 54th annual Community Pancake Breakfast. The WS Kiwanis Club is an institutional member of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the Hi-Yu Summer Festival and continues to support and work with West Seattle Business Improvement Association, schools, organizations, and social services on as-needed basis. We are supporters of Kiwanis International’s worldwide effort to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) with the help of UNISEF. The introduction of Iodine into our salt supply has all but eliminated IDD in the USA, but in some countries the lack of Iodine in their diet causes mental and physical defects in newborns and the prevalence of thyroid disorders such as goiters. www.kiwanis.org Service Projects are determined by its membership, so if you would like to share your ideas and become involved, contact: Warren Lawless at (206) 938-8032, [email protected] or Karl Sutter at [email protected] --- http:// kiwanis.westseattle.com

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West Seattle Rotary Club

West Seattle Eagles Aerie No. 2643

The West Seattle Rotary Club was chartered October 27, 1947. Rotary is an international organization for business and professional persons united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotarians are persons who look beyond themselves to their community, nation and the world. In short, Rotarians put service above self.

The West Seattle Eagles carry these main goals forward every year: Fraternalism, Charity activities, and working for the community good. They are active in supporting these goals in our community by participating in a variety of projects, some of which are listed below.

The West Seattle Rotary undertakes a wide variety of service activities to promote goodwill and understanding. Typical programs include: Aid to senior citizens (West Seattle Senior Center) Support the West Seattle, High Point & Fauntleroy YMCAs. Support of the Teen Age Parenting Program (TAPP) Support of battered women’s shelter Youth service scholarships and leadership programs Annual clothes shopping spree for disadvantaged youth Food bank support Cormorant Cove Park International Youth Exchange Polio eradication programs Funds to support the services provided by the West Seattle Rotary are raised through the Berry Sale in early summer, the Rotary Auction in late fall, and the Poinsettia sale near the holiday season. For further information, contact Kimberly Terry at (206) 938-8900 or Ann Liberato at (206) 352-5513.

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* Senior Support through Parks West Retirement Center, and Life Care Center * The Golden Eagles Fund * The Make a Wish Foundation * Cancer Research through the Fred Hutchinson Foundation * Special Olympics * Supporting the WWII War Memorial Fund The West Seattle Eagles have Friday and Saturday night dinners and Sunday breakfasts, year round and Bingo on Monday evenings at 7 PM, and they also host a golf tournament in September. New members are (206)-938-4426.

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Log House Museum - Birthplace of Seattle Location: 3003 - 61st Ave SW (one block south of the Statue of Liberty on Alki Beach in West Seattle) Hours:

Thursday - 12:00-6:00 PM Friday - 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Saturday & Sunday - 12:00-3:00 PM

The Birthplace of Seattle / Log House Museum has been open since November 13, 1997 (the 146th anniversary of the landing of the Denny party at Alki Beach) and is located in an authentically renovated turn-of-the-century log structure on Alki Point. This structure was once the carriage house of the “Fir Lodge” estate, one of Alki’s first year-round homes built by prominent Seattlites William and Gladys Bernard. The current exhibit is “The Spirit Returns”, which tells the story of the Alki Picnics and of their interaction with the Native American Duwamish Indians of this area. It tells of the beginning of a great city and a culture struggling to keep its identity. Speaker programs are held every month (2nd Thursday at 7:15 PM) and have included a wide range of historical and entertaining topics such as Luna Park, carousels, pioneer cooking, and western Washington architecture, as well as native American storytellers. On July 12th, Looking Back at Hi-Yu and the Seafair Pirates annual landing at Alki Beach will be presented. The museum has become a heritage educational tour destination for school groups and other special interest groups. Other heritage education opportunities available to area schools include traveling heritage trunks and resource libraries, school assembly programs; and a “teen docent” program, which is funded by King County Resources. With the acquisition and preservation of the Log House Museum, the South West Seattle Historical Society now has a home to help fulfill its mission to preserve, interpret, and communicate the heritage of the Duwamish Peninsula and Seattle. The SWSHS is currently in the second major Oral History and Memory book projects, which preserve the precious

personal and family memories of selected community elders through professional audio, video interviews, and personal memoirs. A summary of “highlight” videos produced will be featured in the museum’s on-site library wan will be unveiled the last week in July. The Memory Book Project is funded by the Department of Neighborhoods and is also an effort to collect and safeguard the first-hand remembrances of early West Seattle through written stories. If you know of anyone who should be contacted to participate in the Second Memory Book that is now being developed, please contact the museum. It will not only focus on businesses which evoke fond memories but exist no longer, but also businesses that continue to contribute much to West Seattle commerce and community. Make plans soon to visit the Log House Museum, its gift shop, and the commemorative courtyard. People interested in becoming museum docents, special project volunteers, or SWSHS members are encouraged to call Director, Pat Filer at (206) 938-5293.

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Hi-Yu in Pictures Photos courtesy of Lorrie Cook

(Above) West Seattle Hi-Yu Patch worn on the traditional red jackets

(Above) The 1992-93 Senior Court (Queen Ginger Rice and Princesses Gretchen Girod and Sefla Furhman) sit in the grandstands and wave during the West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade

(Above Left and Right) Two candidates model attire from West Seattle merchants at the Hi-Yu Fashion Show.

(Above) Miss Hi-Yu Candidates at the garden party (Left) and at the Walker Rock Garden Tour (Right). (Above) The 1990 Junior Court (Queen Angel Chambers and Princesses Heather Cook and Jenelle Tullis) perform at the Hi-Yu Fashion Show. (Below) Community members prepare to enjoy some food and fun at the American Legion Spaghetti Dinner.

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Hi-Yu Floats over the years... (Below from Left to Right) 1993 “Somewhere in Time” -- 1994 “Diamond Memories” -- 1991 “Under the Sea” -- 1998 “Magical Journey” -- 1999 “Far Away Places

(Above) The 2000 Miss Hi-Yu Senior Court and 2001 Candidates participated in several Car Washes to raise money for the Hi-Yu Summer Festival.

(Above) Many spectators are excited to see parade participants as they arrive at their viewing stations. Seen here is the Miller family (Jason, April, Jacob, and Hailey), relatives of 2000 Princess Heather Cook and and 2001 Queen Jill Cook.

If you have photos that you would like to donate for use in future Hi-Yu publications, please contact the Hi-Yu Information Line at (206) 932-3345.

Dance numbers performed by the current court and candidates are a central part of many events including the White Rose Reception (Above) and the Miss Hi-Yu Coronation (Right).

(Above) Usually the Miss Hi-Yu Candidates ride in corvettes for the American Legion Grand Parade, but in 2000 they were escorted in a different fashion.

(Left) The Hi-Yu Booth is seen at the West Seattle Junction Street Fair every year. (Above) A junior pirate signs up for the looalike contast.

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A Little Hi-Yu History Kacey and the late Charlie Jung preserved a few mementos of their many years as active Hi-Yu devotees, which shed a little light on happier times in West Seattle. Twenty-six years ago, the West Seattle Herald in it’s 50th Anniversary edition, acknowledged that Hi-Yu had also been around for fifty years. Hanning wrote that in 1923, with World War I behind it and the Great Depression seven years away, West Seattle was going through a period of rapid expansion. The business and professional community thought it rightful that they thank their clients, patients, and customers appropriately for their patronage. What evolved was the first “All West Seattle Picnic.” The story doesn’t say where it was held, so we have to presume Lincoln Park was the site. In succeeding years, the event wore such titles as “Potlatch,” and “Mardi Gras.” The picnic, despite a one-year revival by the West Seattle Kiwanis Club, succumbed to a combination of burgeoning red tape, mounting costs and disinterest and the years of celebrations which drew thousands to play games, enjoy entertainment and talent shows, the coronation of the Hi-Yu Courts and the drawing for a new car have faded into obscure history. In 1934 a contest was held to come up with a new name for the revived summer festival. The name that was chosen was “Hi-Yu” and that is why even though the celebrations and picnics preceded 1934, “Hi-Yu” itself is officially only sixty-eight years old. Looking back, it’s interesting to note that the first “Pirates” to land at Alki Beach (in about 1934), were Sea Scouts of the “Yankee Clipper” sponsored by the West Seattle Lions Club and skippered by Captain John Kelly. Even at the fiftieth celebration, the scouts, switching roles, manned their worthy craft to guard West Seattle from the real Seafair Pirates who annually invade Alki to kick off Hi-Yu. This tradition has survived generally intact. In the late 30’s an event was added to the program of Hi-Yu which attracted world-wide acclaim, a “heel-and-toe” race, commencing at the West Seattle YMCA and circling Lake Washington. Breaking into anything resembling a trot or running gait disqualified a competitor. Also popular during this same period were the boxing and wrestling matches held at Hiawatha Playfield. Still hooked on athleticism, the 1949 Picnic coincided with the official Northwest AAU swim meet at the new Colman Pool. It featured national-level swimming and diving championship events. In 1949 everyone in West Seattle was supposed to wear a red hat during the ten days of Hi-Yu. If you got caught without one, you could get hauled before a “Kangaroo Kort” run by Speed Winquist and presided over by Superior Court Judge William Long. In 1950 under the leadership of President Don Waller Hi-Yu became an official partner of Seafair which included Hi-Yu in its schedule of events. West Seattle’s American Legion Grand Parade included scores of floats and other entries which appeared in neighborhood parades in the surrounding Puget Sound area. During several subsequent years, Hi-Yu was coordinated by Ted Best (then Secretary of the West Seattle Commercial Club) of Ted Best Associates. Some of the Hi-Yu presidents in that era included Dick Kennedy, John Kaufman, and Arvid Andresen. When Ted Best was appointed to the City Council, Orville Rummell became Coordinator for a brief period and headquartered

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Hi-Yu in a second-floor space above Nielsen Florists at California and Oregon. Ted Best renamed his firm West Seattle Associates. During the term of Leon Wagner in 1967, a group headed by Doris Richards and Warren Lawless left the ad department of the West Seattle Herald to buy West Seattle Associates. They were hired to run Hi-Yu for the next seven years. In addition to Wagner, presidents during those years included Jack Hanning and Bob Grieve. The premier event throughout all the years of Hi-Yu is the Grand Parade, then, now, and hopefully always, a project of West Seattle American Legion Post 160. The parade actually preceded Hi-Yu by a few years. Bob Grieve was perennial chairman, and directed the event from a meter-maid vehicle which traversed the parade route many times as the parade proceeded south on California Avenue from Admiral Way to the Junction. A couple of sections of bleacher which seated dignitaries were placed in front of Van Gilder’s and later Perry’s Furniture Store and parade entries were announced as they approached. The 1973 official Hi-Yu Parade Float, designed by Moe Beerman, won significant acclaim and still remains emblazoned on the exterior of the West Seattle Post Office as one of the “Murals of West Seattle.” The 56-foot float, “Magical Moments in the Land of Oz,” depicts the famous “yellow-brick road” inhabited by “Dorothy’s” friends the “Cowardly Lion,” the “Tin Man” and others and also introduced parade goers to Hi-Yu Queen Julie Basket and Princesses Kathie Dempsey and Sandra Selle. Hi-Yu would like to thank Warren Lawless (who refuses to guarantee the accuracy) for his help in compiling this interesting Hi-Yu trivia. Hi-Yu invites any resident of West Seattle who has a collection of photos, clippings and other memorabilia of past Hi-Yu festivals to consider contributing them to Hi-Yu with the hope that they could be archived in a permanent Hi-Yu collection at the SWSHS Log House Museum. Hi-Yu deserves a place in West Seattle history. Please contact the Hi-Yu Info line at (206) 932-3345.

West Seattle Hi-Yu Membership Information The Hi-Yu Summer Festival was started in 1934 by merchants in West Seattle as a way to thank the community for their business. These merchants recognized that the success of their businesses depended on the community. Through the years the task of designing and constructing the West Seattle Community Float, planning and staffing the Hi-Yu events, raising funds to support these activities as well as the scholarships awarded to the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Queen and Princesses has shifted to a group of community volunteers and a few stalwart service clubs. Hi-Yu still looks to businesses in West Seattle for the lion’s share of the necessary funds, as well as to local residents (through button sales and memberships). Hi-Yu would like to thank all of you - businesses, service clubs and individuals - who have donated time, money or both to this year’s festival. Hi-Yu desperately needs your help in order to survive. You may feel you have nothing to contribute, but we guarantee that whatever you can offer (lending a hand to help build the float, helping to plan events, working at the Pirates Landing, selling buttons at the Street Festival, etc.) would be very much appreciated. If you wonder what you get out of your contribution to Hi-Yu, just look around at the smiles on the children’s faces as they participate in these family events and think about the message of a caring community these activities send to them. General Membership meetings are held all through the year at 7:15 pm at the West Seattle Senior Center. Call the Hi-Yu Info Line at (206) 932-3345 or check the website (www.hiyu.com) for up-to-date information, or to leave a message. On the back of this booklet you can find application forms for 2001-2002 membership. Individuals -- $20.00 Non-profit Organizations -- $30.00 Service Clubs -- $30.00 Candidate Sponsors -- $120.00 (plus membership) Business Membership Levels -- listed on back cover

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