NEWS DETAILS FOR: January 2007 Newsletter

POSTED: Tuesday, January 30, 2007

BY: Peter Richards

SUMMARY: January 2007 Newsletter

WEST SEATTLE HI-YU PEARLS OF THE SEA” January 29, 2007 MEETINGS The Hi-Yu general membership meeting in February will be on Monday at 7 pm on February 5th.  The meeting will be at Merrill Gardens at 4611 – 35th Avenue SW in West Seattle.  Enter at the main door on 35th, sign in at the desk on the special Hi-Yu sheet, take the elevator down to level P-1, and go to the Activities Room.  If the door is locked to the building, you have to ring the doorbell to the right of the main door to be let into the building.  Parking is on the street.  BUTTON DESIGN It is not too late to get your button designs in.  The theme for the design is “Pearls of the Sea”.  The deadline for submission is February 26th.  Submissions should be in color and approximately 2 ½” diameter, which is the size of the actual buttons we will be making.  The words “Pearls of the Sea” and “West Seattle Hi-Yu 2007” should be included on the button.  Members will vote for their favorite design at the March 5th meeting.  A prize will be awarded for the winning design.  VALENTINES TEA A tea will be held on Saturday, February 10th from 12-3 pm at the Alki Homestead Restaurant.  There will be a silent auction at the tea, with many wonderful items to bid on.  I hope you already got your tickets, because it is sold out!  Thank you to all who bought tickets and who provided items for the silent auction or the tea, and a huge thank you to Danette Carufel for organizing this event. FLOAT We had our first float planning meetings, and we are ready to start making the decorations for the float.  If you want to be notified of work parties for the float, send an e-mail to Karen Haynes-Palmquist at karenhaynesp@yahoo.com and ask to be added to the e-mail notice list.  At this time we can use smaller work spaces (garages, workshops, etc.) to work on the decorations for the float, so if you have space available for a small work party let me know.   We also need space for storage of materials and decorations.  We haven’t found space yet to work on the float itself.  It is critical that we do so soon.   A large space is required when we start installing the decorations on the float.  Let the Hi-Yu officers know if you have any ideas for a work space. SERVICE CLUB/NONPROFITS PUBLIC EVENTS West Seattle Sportsmens Club Big Game Dinner, Friday, February 2, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall at 3618 SW Alaska Street.  Tickets are $17 at the door.  This is your opportunity to try some exotic foods.  There are always lots of choices, and it isn’t all “big game”.  The public is welcome.  For more information on the Sportsmen visit their website at www.westseattlesportsmen.org. Hiawatha Community Center Pancake breakfast on Sunday, February 11, 2007, 8 a.m. - noon, Hiawatha Community Center.  Breakfast is $5 for age 18 and over, $4 between ages 5 and 17.  Children age 4 and under eat free.  Proceeds go to support the youth basketball program. Additional information is available at www.cityofseattle.net/parks/centers/hiawatha.htm or by calling 684-7441.   There are new classes starting in January, so check out all the fun things you can do at Hiawatha and the other community centers in the West Seattle area.  There are classes for children, youth, and adults, as well as activities such as family movie nights (for only $2 per person or $5 per family) on the third Friday of the month. West Seattle Kiwanis For information on the Kiwanis visit their website at http://kiwanis.westseattle.com. Senior Center of West Seattle The Senior Center is having a Valentines Day Dinner and romantic entertainment on Wednesday, February 14 at 5:30 p.m.  Cost is $12 for members, and $15 for all non-members.  Call 932-4044 for reservations.  Pick up the Center’s bi-monthly newsletters or go to www.sc-ws.org to see all the activities at the Senior Center. Rotary Club of West Seattle For information on Rotary visit their website at rotaryclub.westseattle.com West Seattle High School Alumni Association For information on alumni activities contact Diane Szender at 932-1704.  West Seattle Lions Club Visit www.wslions.com for information on the Lions. HI-YU ROYALTY PROFILES Senior Court:  Queen Trisha Thompson has returned to school after spending much of her break working.  Her hard work at school paid off when she found out that she made the Dean’s list. Princess Keili Geller was very busy over the Christmas break with adopt-a-family Christmas activities, delivering presents to 50 families touched by cancer. Junior Court:  Queen Gabrielle Carufel,  Princess Hailey Miller, and Princess Haley Pierce all had a fun break from school. NEWSLETTER If you are receiving this newsletter by mail and would like to receive it by e-mail (and save Hi-Yu the cost of postage), please send your request to Karen Haynes-Palmquist at karenhaynesp@yahoo.com.  If you don’t want to receive this newsletter, let me know and I will remove your address from my mailing list.  Comments, suggestions, and information are always welcome.  Information on events to which the public is invited should be provided to Karen Haynes-Palmquist from our Service Club and Nonprofit Members for consideration of inclusion in the event calendar for March.  MEMBERSHIP Memberships are still being accepted for the year which runs from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.  Memberships support the various Hi-Yu activities and the scholarships for the Senior Court.  There are three types of memberships:  individual, service club/non-profit and business.  Individual memberships start at $20.00, non-profit memberships are $30.00, and business memberships start at $50.00.  Send in your application now for the year which runs from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.  If you would like more information on membership, mail your inquiry to Hi-Yu at P. O. Box 16130, Seattle, WA 98116, or visit our website at www.hiyu.com. The website is hosted by NextPages, LLC & www.WestSeattle.com.

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