July 2008

Five steps toward better investment plan

McKay Wealth Management

If you earn $40,000 a year, after 25 years you will have received $1 million, even if you never get a raise. But how much of that $1 million can you hang on to?

Of course, that's $40,000 before taxes, before food and shelter costs, before vacations and holiday presents, before all the large and small expenses that seem so important, day in and day out.

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Buddy and his buddies enliven lives

Meet Buddy the wonder dog

This three-legged wonder has had six chemo treatments for cancer and does quite well after amputation of his left front leg.

His owner is Polly Torgerson.

He was having a great time at the annual 4th of July Three Tree Point breakfast.

Meet Danielle Smith and her pal BJ

They live at Three Tree Point in Burien.

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West Seattle Summer Fest is underway this weekend

West Seattle's annual Summer Fest is underway from Friday July 11, through Sunday July 13th at The Junction and along California Avenue S.W. between S.W. Edmunds St. and S.W. Oregon St.

There are a lot of options during Summer Fest for shopping and enjoying summer activities. Vendors are offering everything from sunglasses to home decor. While you are there stop by the West Seattle Herald booth and say hello.

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Salty's gives Northwest Center a limousine

Northwest Center, a longtime provider of services for people with disabilities in Seattle, recently received a large donation from Salty's on Alki - a stretch limousine.

Proceeds from the sale of the limousine will help support the over 1,000 adults and children with disabilities served by Northwest Center in Washington.

Northwest Center is the largest non-profit in the Puget Sound that accepts donations of all types of automobiles including cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, military vehicles and construction equipment.

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Longfellow Creek Steward Jay Mirro featured in Green Seattle Partnership Newsletter (as profiled on <a href="http://www.greensea

Forest Steward Profile: Jay Mirro

By Sheila Brown

For Jay Mirro, it just made sense to become a Forest Steward with the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) and continue his work in the Brandon Street Natural Area in the Longfellow Creek area in West Seattle.

Jay served on the Longfellow Creek Watershed Council for seven years and as a volunteer for the development of the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail.

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Sawing off the Cat: Thieves and Your Muffler

My pal Damon sent me the email: 'I just wanted to share something that happened today,... there were guys crawling under the cars and with a battery operated saw they were cutting the catalytic converters off of the cars... The police officer told us the salvage yards will pay up to two grand for them when turned in for recycling.'

I always run emails like this through the 'Snopes' hoax email website, and I found that it is not an email hoax, but is actually happening all over the nation.

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Olde Burien throwing a block party

A street party is one of summer's best quick escapes, and Olde Burien will roll out its zesty version for the fourth year in a row on Saturday, July 12. From noon to midnight, the free Olde Burien Block Party dishes up a rainbow of amusements to please event-goers of all ages, from magic act to reggae-infused rock and roll.

The party grows more interactive each year, with event-goers taking part in activities that include ice cream- and sausage-eating contests, a karaoke contest, unbeatable store specials and a drawing for a $500 Olde Burien shopping spree.

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Updated--How to help fire victims

A $10,000 reward is being offered, leading to the person or persons responsible for the arson fire on June 29 at the Tara and Jenny Marie apartments that killed three people and left dozens homeless.

The damage to the apartments is estimated at $1.75 million dollars. Anyone with information is asked to call the King County Sheriff's Office at 206-296-3311 or 9-1-1.

Sterling Savings in Burien, 224 S.W. 152nd St., is accepting donations. There are two monetary accounts - one for the Cisneros-Vel

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