August 2010

Trust us, by next Saturday your car will be dirty again and that's just in time to take it to West Seattle Produce at 4721 Fauntleroy Way S.W. for the fundraiser for a team of bike riders washing cars and riding to raise funds to combat Cystic Fibrosis.

A car wash on that day from 11AM to 2PM is just part of the effort by a husband and wife team of Becky and Colin Puckett who are with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in downtown Seattle. There's a minimum $5 donation.

But they also participated in the Eurand Cycle for Life event in Woodinville that took them some 65 miles through Western Washington Wine Country. Becky reported, "We just got home from the ride. We completed the 65 miles in around 7 hours, this heat definitely didn't help us out at all. Can't wait for the carwash!"

The Puckett's have a personal goal of $1200 for their six person team.

Becky lost her brother to the disease when he was only 15 years old, in 2005.

You can support their team directly by going to their own site here.

This week will feature peppers, sweet potatoes, candied ginger, potatoes, pumpkins, walnuts, hazelnuts, apple cider, and autumn/winter squash varieties,

Fruits for sale include pears, apples, kiwi, pluots, quinces.

You'll find eggplants, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, greens, chives, fennel, garlic, ginger, horseradish, kohlrabi, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, radicchio, radishes, shallots, tomatoes, taro root, turnips, rutabaga, herbs,

Also on hand are cheese and dairy, eggs, plus pork, beef, chicken, duck, lamb, veal, goat, pate, soup stocks, mushrooms, wine, fish and seafood, in addition to dried fruits and veggies, dried mushrooms, fresh pasta, honey, artisan breads, fresh pastries, chocolates, cider, jams, jellies, sauces, spreads and preserves.

From www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org :

With a daytime temperature of 95 degrees and light winds, Alki was the place to be Saturday Aug. 14 as the sun went down. Kayakers paddled there way around the bay, couples took in the beautiful crescent moon as it sank below the horizon, and Salsa dancers were gyrating away around the Alki Statue of LIberty.

That event was hosted by Belltown Dance Studio, Seattle Salsa Meetup, Seattle Singles Meetup, and the catholic miXer meetup.

The Red Bull Wiings team (yes spelled like that!) were out offering free samples of the energy drink at area bars and restaurants.

Dave Rintoul and his wife Erica Rintoul were out for a night adventure dive with a class of other scuba diving students, at the popular dive spot next to the Water Taxi dock on Harbor Avenue. Dave Rintoul is a dive instructor with nine years diving experience, six years as an instructor and his own company called DiveCanuck.net. Dave is member of PADI: Professional Association of Diving Instructors.

On a night adventure dive, "My students were practicing their hand signals for safety, and we actually went to visit an octopus that lives under a wreck of a wreck called the Honey Bear," Rintoul said.

Alki Crab and fish at 1660 Harbor Avenue Southwest will contribute ALL proceeds from beer and wine sold from 5 PM to 10PM on Saturday, August 21 as a fundraiser for the family of fallen sailor Jarod Newlove.

Newlove, a 2003 Sealth High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan in late July. Services for him were held at Holy Family in White Center Aug. 9.

Eric Galanti is the owner of the restaurant (as well as the Admiral Pub) and chose to do this to keep attention focused on the family and to support them.

They hope to raise $5000.

Alki Crab and Fish recently opened "The Deck" an area adjacent to the restaurant, that has been completely remodeled. They have applied for a Class H license to permit them to sell mixed drinks and that license may be approved this week.

The hilarious 1992 Saturday Night Live spinoff film Wayne's World is on tap tonight for the West Seattle Outdoor movie.

Located at in the courtyard at 4410 California Ave SW between Hotwire Coffee and Dr. Wolff.

Bring your blankets, chairs family & friends for the 7th year of the West Seattle Outdoor Movies.
All movies start at dusk and are FREE. Gates open at 6:30pm . Concessions and raffles too, all proceeds go to charity.

IMDB.com has the plot synopsis for those not familiar with the movie.

Wayne is still living at home. He has a world class collection of name tags from jobs he's tried, but he does have his own public access TV show. A local station decides to hire him and his sidekick, Garth, to do their show professionally and Wayne & Garth find that it is no longer the same. Wayne falls for a bass guitarist and uses his and Garth's Video contacts to help her career along, knowing that Ben Oliver, the sleazy advertising guy who is ruining their show will probably take her away from him if they fail. Written by John Vogel

The Pasefika Festival, produced by the community services arm of the White Center Assembly was held Saturday, Aug 14 at White Center Heights Elementary School at 10015 6th Avenue Southwest and featured multi cultural displays, music dancing and a lot of food.

This was the seventh annual event in the series that was begun by the church which also uses the school as its assembly hall on Sundays.
They had "Barbecue, traditional Samoan food, arts and crafts, information booths, and more," said Vili Talaepa head of security for the event.

King County Executive Dow Constantine came to speak at the event as he has in years past, and Sili Savusa and Sue Godding both Highline School Board members also had some thoughts for the crowd.

Pastor Mable Magalei said, "The purpose and focus of the festival is to bring the Pacific Island community together, to see each other but also to celebrate our heritage and culture."

The event featured performances from Fiji, Micronesia, Samoa, Hawaii, Tonga and elsewhere.

The Burien Bearcats Youth Football and Cheer team was out campaigning and car washing with a passion on Saturday Aug. 14 in White Center at the corner of 16th Ave. S.W. and 102nd S.W.

The team has started practices but won't start league play until the second week of September. George Jackson is the Athletic Director for the team and the Car Wash and BBQ. The Northwest Junior Football League the Bearcats play in has 5 levels from "Six year olds all the way up to 14," said Jackson. Each team in the league has about 30 players and the Bearcats play at Kennedy High School.

"The fundraiser is to raise money to buy equipment, pay for fields, insurance, league fees, everything the kids need," Jackson added.

The team also has a cheer squad who were out in force at the event, cheering, and getting attention from passing cars.

To learn more, support the team, sign up or offer assistance visit eteamz.com/burienbearcats

This photograph was taken by photo journalist Steve Shay from a small boat on Elliott Bay while passing a large ore tanker on a recent late afternoon.

When Makaila Borrell got married to her husband Guelmys she knew she only had a short time before he would have to leave. Guelmys Borrell is an Army Engineer and two months after their wedding he was off to Iraq. He was gone for a year.They had been married two months.

When he came home last week he didn't come alone. He brought two of his Army buddies from the 18th Engineers with him, Steven Brown and Justin Holland and the dangers they faced provide some insight into what soldiers there face daily. They are all based in Joint Base Lewis- McChord.

Makaila, whose mother, Kari Sabye lives on Alki, planned a big welcome home party for him at her mom's apartment. That's when her aunt Chantelle Leetch got involved. Leetch an avid painter, spent 9 hours creating an amazing mural on the windows of her sister's apartment, including their names, the American flag, and more. When the guys arrived they were happily surprised.