July 2022

Dan Austin named West Seattle Parade Grand Marshall; Parade is July 23 at 11am
Deb Barker wins the Orville Rummel Trophy for outstanding service to the community

The West Seattle Grand Parade, which up until the pandemic occurred annually since 1935, is hosted by the West Seattle Rotary Service Foundation and is one of the oldest and most beloved community events in the Seattle area. 

The Grand Marshall this year is Dan Austin, owner of Peel and Press in the Morgan Junction and the Flight Path Tavern in Boulevard Park.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be chosen as Grand Marshall,” Austin said, “I’m currently practicing my parade wave and looking forward to seeing many of my friends and neighbors on the parade route.

Winner of the Orville Rummel Trophy for Outstanding Service to the Community. is community activist Deb Barker.

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Shoplifter brandishes gun and escapes

2022-187301/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch

At 4:18pm on Tuesday July 19 a male walked into a store in the 4700 block of 42nd Avenue Southwest and proceeded to shoplift approximately $80 worth of merchandise. Loss prevention followed the suspect out into the parking lot and stopped the suspect as he was trying to get into his car.

When loss prevention attempted to get the merchandise back, the suspect took a swing at one of the loss prevention employees and brandished a handgun before fleeing the scene in dark color Subaru hatchback. 

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Float Dodger 5k is this weekend, July 23; Proceeds go to benefit West Seattle Food Bank

There's still time to register for one of the most fun 5k's in the northwest all summer, the Float Dodger 5k run. Like many things it's back after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic and it includes a cold refreshing root beer float after the race.

Imagine running down California Ave SW, a main drag usually reserved for cars. Imagine being cheered by thousands of people, the entire length of the run. Imagine trying to outrun spectacular parade floats of the West Seattle Summer Parade. All of this can be yours at the West Seattle Float Dodger 5K.   All proceeds go to support the West Seattle Foodbank.

The race is presented by West Seattle Runner and Good Society Brewery.

If you are 21+ join your fellow runners at the Good Society Brewery beer garden party after the race at West Seattle Runner. Beer sales go straight to West Seattle Food Bank. 

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Pat's View: The ripple effect of anger

By Patrick Robinson

Here are some questions to ask yourself.

When you see someone you know treating someone else badly what is your reaction? Do you stop to ask yourself if the victim of verbal (or worse physical) abuse deserved it? Or do you respond more viscerally with a wish to look away… or worse to see more?

When you see someone shouting at someone else in traffic, honking their horn, clearly angry or worse chasing someone or waving a weapon what is your reaction?

Now let’s reverse some of that. Have you ever said something in anger to someone else you now regret? Have you ever been in a fight that was completely unnecessary and that you should have avoided? Have you shouted at someone in traffic or worse chased someone that you thought did you wrong?

If you knew right now that tomorrow you might be triggered into some behavior like this what would you do to prevent it?

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