NEWS DETAILS FOR: October 2007 Newsletter Holiday Ornament Sale

POSTED: Saturday, October 20, 2007

BY: Peter Richards

SUMMARY: October 2007 Newsletter Holiday Ornament Sale

HI-YU October 29, 2007 Holiday Ornament Sale Our 2007 ornaments were designed and hand blown especially for West Seattle Hi Yu by local glass artist Dehanna Jones, part owner of Totally Blown Glassworks.  These LIMITED EDITION ornaments will make great gifts for your family, friends, teachers, clients, co-workers, employees and yourself!   A photo of representative samples of the three different designs is attached.   Ornament price $25.00 each Proceeds from the sale of these ornaments will benefit the West Seattle Hi Yu Scholarship program, building of the float and local community events. ****** Ornaments will be available at the West Seattle Farmers Market while supplies last. They may also be purchased from any Hi Yu member or by calling Danette Carufel at 935-6517. MEETINGS The Hi-Yu general membership meeting for August will be on Monday, November 5th 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.  COMMITTEES The Senior Court Scholarship Program advisory committee presented its final report and recommendations.  Changes to the program and the standing rules are expected to be voted on at the November meeting. The advisory committee for the Junior Court Program also presented its final report. The advisory committees for the Float Program and Members/Marketing Program presented initial reports, and will be continuing to work on recommendations for changes to the Programs.  Changes under consideration for the Float Program are a new float body and covered trailer.  The Marketing committee is designing a brochure for use in promoting Hi-Yu in the community. HI-YU ROYALTY Senior Court:  Queen Sivona Lingle is happy to have progressed from candidate to royalty, and looks forward to representing Hi-Yu this year.   Junior Court:  Queen Danica Tongol is looking forward to the coming year of Hi-Yu activities. Princess India Gants is 11 and is a student at Holy Rosary. Princess Leah McFadden is 11 and is a student at Mount View Elementary. Princess Vanessa Radke was ill and not able to attend the meetings, so we will catch up with her next time. Princess Ally Warnke is 8 and is a student at Hope Lutheran. FLOAT Due to mechanical difficulties the “Pearls of the Sea” float was not able to participate in the Salmon Days Parade in Issaquah on October 6th.  A float tear down work party will be organized soon, so we can more easily work on mechanical issues, and to get the float ready to attach the details for next year’s float.  Let us know if you want to help.  While some of the items are saved from year to year, many are thrown away at the end of each year.  If you are interested in any of the décor from the float please let us know.  Many of the fish designers have already claimed their “catch”, but there are still a few unclaimed fish and some other items. Bring your ideas for a theme for this year to the November meeting to present at the meeting.  You don’t have to have a full design for the float, but you will need to present a name and general idea of what it would include.  We will be discussing and then choosing a theme by membership vote at the same meeting.  You must be an individual member or official representative of a service club member in order to vote, so join now! SERVICE CLUB/NONPROFITS PUBLIC EVENTS Hiawatha Community Center Find out about the Center on line at www.cityofseattle.net/parks/centers/hiawatha.htm or call the Center at 684-7441. West Seattle Kiwanis Pancake breakfast at Alki Masonic Lodge on Saturday, December 1st, from 7 to 11 am at the Alki Masonic Building at 4736 – 40th Avenue SW. Tickets are $5 adult, and $3 children. Free pictures with Santa for the kids. Also bring your Toys for Tots donations. 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 For information on alumni activities contact Diane Szender at 932-1704.  West Seattle Junction Association December 1, tree lighting in the Junction.  Also, strolling Dickens Carolers and Santa. Information on the West Seattle Junction Association can be found at www.westseattlejunctiononline.com. Rotary Club of West Seattle For information on Rotary visit their website at www.rotary5030.org/westseattle. West Seattle Lions Club Tim and Carol Winston represented Hi-Yu at an open house luncheon sponsored by the Lions Club on October 11th.  The Lions discussed the many ways they are active in the community, including providing glasses and hearing aids for the needy, a scholarship program, and youth programs including the Sea Scouts Yankee Clipper. Chartered on April 16, 1929 they were the first service club in West Seattle, beating out the Kiwanis by a few months.  For information on the Lions 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 December.  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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