NEWS DETAILS FOR: August 2007 Newsletter

POSTED: Thursday, August 30, 2007

BY: Peter Richards

SUMMARY: August 2007 Newsletter

WEST SEATTLE HI-YU “PEARLS OF THE SEA” August 28, 2007 MEETINGS The Hi-Yu general membership meeting for August will be on Tuesday, September 4th at 7 pm 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.  ELECTIONS The 2006-2007 Hi-Yu year will soon end.  Elections of new officers will be held at the general membership meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.  If you are interested in an officer position next year, contact Joanne Murray, Pam Thompson, or Carol Winston (the nominating committee) and let them know.  So far the following persons have agreed to accept nominations: Tim Winston, President; Tom Warnke, Vice President; Kristi Webster, Treasurer; Diane Szender, Historian; and Loren Gulhaugen, Past President. No one has agreed to run for the position of Secretary yet. Nominations for all offices may also be made from the floor at the September meeting.  New officer positions will be effective on October 1, 2007. COMMITTEES Motions were passed at the August meeting to appoint advisory committees in the following areas, Senior Court Scholarship Program, Float Program, Members/Marketing, and Junior Court Program. The duties of each committee will be to 1) determine the current purpose, methods, and budget; 2) get input on deficiencies, opportunities, and funding sources; 3) produce a report of findings; and 4) produce and justify recommendations for changes or additions, including revisions to standing rules.  Committee findings will be reported at the October meeting, and recommendations for rules changes will be presented for membership vote at the November meeting.  A committee chairperson is needed for the marketing committee to get this going.  Additional members for all committees are still welcome.  If you would like to participate in any of these committees, please contact Tim Winston at winstonfamily@yahoo.com.  HI-YU ROYALTY The 2006-2007 “Pearls of the Sea” have been great representatives of West Seattle both in West Seattle and in their travels throughout the area.  Their reign officially ends on September 30th.  A big “thank you” to all of them for all they did this year.  Thanks also go to their parents, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Senior Court Pearls: Queen Trisha Thompson Princess Keili Geller Junior Court Pearls: Queen Gabrielle Carufel Princess Hailey Miller Princess Haley Pierce FLOAT The float took home the 3rd place award in the Lake City Parade.  Way to go!  The float is scheduled to appear at the following parade in September: Saturday, September 8, 2007, 10 am, Mukilteo Lighthouse Parade in Mukilteo. SERVICE CLUB/NONPROFITS PUBLIC EVENTS West Seattle Kiwanis Northwest Hope and Healing is sponsoring a Half-Marathon to raise funds to help local breast cancer patients.  The date is Sunday, September 16th, and it will be held at Lincoln Park.  Check in time is 7 am, and the run starts at 8 am.  For more information check their website at www.nwhopeandhealing.org/marathon.cfm  or visit the Kiwanis booth at the Farmers’ Market any Sunday between 10 am and 2 pm.  For more information on the Kiwanis visit their website at http://kiwanis.westseattle.com or call Warren at 938-8032. West Seattle Sportsmen’s Club For information on the Sportsmen visit their website at www.westseattlesportsmen.org. West Seattle High School Alumni Association The WSHS Alumni Association is currently looking for a new President and program chairperson.  If you are interested in these positions, or for information on alumni activities contact Diane Szender at 932-1704.  West Seattle Junction Association Information on the West Seattle Junction Association can be found at www.westseattlejunctiononline.com. Hiawatha Community Center Additional  information is available from the Center at 684-7441 or on line at www.cityofseattle.net/parks/centers/hiawatha.htm. Rotary Club of West Seattle For information on Rotary visit their website at www.rotary5030.org/westseattle. West Seattle Lions Club For information visit www.wslions.com Senior Center of West Seattle Pick up one of their bi-monthly newsletters or go to www.sc-ws..org to see all the activities at the Senior Center. 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 October.  MEMBERSHIP Memberships are currently being accepted for the year which runs from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008.  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.  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 & WestSeattle.com.

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