A special Ticket to the Rooftop event, brought to you by Sea-Town Real Estate & West Seattle Supper Club is set to take place July 27 at the Junction 47 Apartments. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Delridge Neighborhood Development Association (DNDA).
By Kenneth Robinson
Managing Editor
Dad would barrel through the hall and bark at us to wake up and get ready. The oddity of dressing and leaving the house before daylight was a curious feeling. But we were going fishing!
Eventually, there were five boys. But the first outings on Opening Day were for the first three brothers in the clan. Our destination was Lake Fenwick, near Kent. The year was 1952. The Kent Valley was a vast, fertile area where the Green River flooded annually until the Army Corps of Engineers built dikes to contain it. And to allow development that gave us a vast field of concrete structures, roads and houses. But back then, the lake was a big dark mysterious pool surrounded by trees.
At the north end, there was a shack where small boats could be rented. Motors were not allowed on the lake. Oars moved the boats through the dark waters.
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King County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigation Unit has determined that a fire near White Center on the 4th of July was started by fireworks. A 70 year old male and a dog died in the blaze. It’s unknown at this time, where the fire started. This case remains open and the investigation is on-going
Two houses were completely destroyed by a fire at the 10200 BLK 10 AVE S, in Unincorporated King County.
One dog is still missing. 12 residents were displaced by the fire and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
Mary Elaine Revolinski passed away on June 27, 2019 in Burien, Washington after a long and hard-fought battle with MS.
Mary was born on August 28, 1950, in Renton, WA. She graduated from Tyee High School and attended Everett community college where she played in their band.
information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society
The Southwest Seattle Historical Society is hosting their annual home tour, ‘If These Walls Could Talk’. This year's tour is of the Colman House, located in the Fauntleroy neighborhood and designed by the famous architect Arthor Loveless in the 1920s. Guests will learn about Loveless and the Colman family and how their influence impacts Seattle today.
TIME/LOCATION: The Colman House, Saturday, July 27th, 2019, VIP is from 12-2pm ($100), and General Admission is from 2-4pm ($15; SWSHS members: $10).
The Seafair Pirates invaded Alki Beach for what they claimed was the 70th year in a row and a big crowd surged out at low tide to greet them as they landed. Once again King County Executive Dow Constantine presented the Key to the County (city?) to King Neptune who was quickly overthrown by popular vote and the key taken by the Pirate's Captain Kidd.
The annual landing of the Seafair Pirates is set for Saturday at around 1pm near the Alki Bathhouse on Alki Beach.
Revered by some as the official start to summer, the annual Pirates Landing returns yet again as the Seafair Pirates sail in from the seven seas to storm Alki Beach in West Seattle. Exhibit booths and food vendors will be present, along with kids’ rides and a pirate look-a-like contest.
Before the landing you are likely to hear loud booms from the cannon aboard the landing craft they are sailing on, and have to deal with big crowds which always gather for this event. Special guests and dignitaries are almost certain to be on hand as well.
Crowds gathered at parties and picnics all over the Seattle area for the fourth of July, and parades from the Admiral District to Burien celebrated the founding of the nation.
The view of the Lake Union Fireworks was excellent from Harbor Ave and parts of Alki Beach though it was compromised by the growth of trees at the Admiral Viewpoint.
