Booster Members Paul Kari Smits, DDS, PS Patron Members

(Businesses) 5647 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-4611

Southwest Saw & Mower Alki Lumber & Hardware
Antique Mall of West Seattle Swedish Automotive 4200 36th SW...................................................(206) 932-7700
4516 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-9774 7501 35th Ave SW........(206) 938-8685 Chelan Cafe
www.wsmall.com Tom’s Automotive
Assurance Escrow 3616 SW Oregon St.....(206) 937-1144 3527 Chelan Ave SW........................................(206) 932-7383
5400 California Ave SW.......(206) 938-5443 West Home Funeral Chapel Gangon Insurance Agency
Mark H. Bingham, DDS 4400 California Ave SW.......(206) 932-9300 4727 44th Ave SW............................................(206) 935-9955
6007 California Ave SW........(206)937-5510
Canine Casa Pet Salon
Huling Bros Buick
Richard J. Duringer, DDS Nonprofit Members 4545 Fauntleroy Way SW.................................(206) 938-6141
3255 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-0100 Illusions Hair Design, Inc.
Emerald Maritime, Inc. Alki Advisory Council
5817 SW Stevens Street .....(206) 684-7430
5619 California Ave SW....................................(206) 938-3675
4700 42nd Ave SW......(206) 932-9503
ERA Bianchi-Zaar, Inc. American Legion Post #160 John A. Knapp & Associates, Inc.
4448 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-3442 www.walegion.org 3920 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-1551
Howden Kennedy Funeral Home ArtsWest Byron M. Nakagawa, DDS
3909 SW Alaska St......(206) 932-0356 www.artswest.org
Kathy’s Studio of Dance Bayview Golf Club 4520 42nd Ave SW, Suite #33..........................(206) 935-3161
4210 SW Edmunds......(206) 935-3777 Fauntleroy YMCA Northwest Art & Frame
Kenney Presbyterian Retirement Home www.ymca.net 4733 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-5507
7125 Fauntleroy Ave SW......(206) 937-2800 Hiawatha Advisory Council PCC Natural Markets
Glenn Krieger, DDS, PS 2700 California Avenue SW......(206) 684-7441
4150 California Ave SW.......(206) 935-1855 Kiwanis Club of West Seattle 2749 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-8481
Leslies http://kiwanis.westseattle.com Providence Mt. St. Vincent
3405 California Ave SW........(206)923-2636 Lions Club of West Seattle 4831 35th Ave SW............................................(206) 937-3700
Lien Animal Clinic www.wolfenet.com/~wslions
3710 SW Alaska...........(206) 932-1133 Southwest Seattle Historical Society
www.providence.org
George F. Naden, DDS www.loghousemuseum.org Rebar & Associates
4000 SW Admiral Way.........(206) 935-2632 West Seattle Eagles Aerie #2643 F.O.E. 4727 44th Ave SW............................................(206) 938-2906
The Plant Connection, Inc. West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary Aerie #2643
www.eagleswa.org
Rogge Rentals
PO Box 16248..............(206) 932-3884
Prudential NW Realty West Seattle Chamber of Commerce PO Box 16052
4700 42nd Ave SW Suite 600.......(206) 938-6866 www.wschamber.com Seattle Glass, Inc.
West Seattle High School Alumni Association 4142 California Ave SW.....................................(206)932-7628
www.wshsalumni.org
West Seattle Rotary Club Charlestown Street Cafe
www.rotary5030.com 3800 California Ave SW....................................(206) 937-3800
West Seattle Sportsmans Club West Seattle Junction Association
4750 California Ave SW....................................(206) 935-0904
Donations of West Seattle Nursery
Goods and 5275 California Ave SW....................................(206) 935-9276
Services Westside Children’s Dentistry
4520 42nd Ave SW...........................................(206) 937-6481
Birmingham Steel Quid’Nunc
Float Storage 4306 SW Oregon..............................................(206) 932-8795
Boeing
Entertainment Stage
Huling Bros & Thrifty
Corporate Sponsors
Car Rental Wells Fargo
4314 SW Alaska St..............(206) 932-5099
Providing cars for
Junior Court in parades
Linda’s Flowers and Wilson WindowWare
Gifts
White Rose Reception 5421 California Ave SW.......(206) 938-1740
and Coronation Flowers
Peter Richards
www.windowware.com
Hi-Yu website design
West Seattle
West Seattle Eagles Aerie #2643 F.O.E.
and hosting
West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary Aerie #2643
West Seattle Big
Band Service Clubs www.eagleswa.org
Concert in the Park
West Seattle Hearld
Printing meeting
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Post #160
2001 Candidate
notices and event www.walegion.org Sponsors
announcements Kiwanis Club of West Seattle
Olympus Press http://kiwanis.westseattle.com American Legion Post #160
Button Printing Lions Club of West Seattle Kiwanis Club of West Seattle
West Seattle Senior www.wolfenet.com/~wslions Prudential NW Realty
Center Rotary Club of West Seattle Lions Club of West Seattle
General Meeting www.rotary5030.com Knowledge Circle
Rooms VFW Post #2713 West Seattle Eagles
www.vfw.org
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 2000-2001 Hi-Yu Board Members
Fran became involved in Hi-Yu in 2000-2001 when her
daughter Amanda served as the Junior Court Queen.
She has become active in the float work parties
and walking in parades. She has also worked on
the souvenir book. Outside of Hi-Yu she is employed
at Seattle Lutheran High School (SLHS) as the
attendance secretary. Fran and her husband, Karl,
own their own business, Northwest Kitchen & Bath.
They reside in West Seattle and they have three
President - daughters, Tanya (2001 graduate of SLHS), Heidi
Fran Coy
(junior at SLHS), and Amanda (7th Grade at Hope
Lutheran School).
Tiara originally became involved in Hi-Yu as a member
of the 1982 Junior Court. In 1998, she served as
Senior Court 2nd Princess, eventually serving as
candidate coordinator, secretary, and this year as Vice
President. She has had a hand in many Hi-Yu events
and committees, including chairing the Miss West
Seattle Hi-Yu Coronation Pageant. Outside of Hi-Yu,
she is the office manager at Tiegs Chiropractic in West
Seattle and a cheerleading coach at Seattle Lutheran
Vice President - High School.
Tiara Johnson
Melissa joins Hi-Yu for the first time this year after
learning about the summer festival from her family.
She took on the role of Secretary, which she is
enjoying very much. Outside of Hi-Yu, Melissa has
worked in early childhood education for about ten
years, the past six of which she has spent at Mount
St Vincent here in West Seattle. She is excited to
West Seattle Hi-Yu Committe
participate in all the activites Hi-Yu has to offer this Chairpersons
summer.
Secretary - Bowling Tournament..............................................Lorrie Cook
Melissa Gudmestad Buttons..........................Barbara Edwards and Toni Malaspino
Candidate Coordinators......Tiara Johnson and Michelle Mierz
This is the fourth year that Nancy has been involved Candidate Essay Reading and Reception......Nancy Sherman
with West Seattle Hi-Yu, and her third term as Community Breakfast.......................................Sheryl Packard
Treasurer. She would like to encourage all her fellow Concert in the Park........Jim Edwards, West Seattle Big Band
West Seattle High School alumni, as well as all her Float........................................Mike Palmquist and Jerry Cook
other neighbors, to join in the fun and help make this Judge Coordinator..........................................Nancy Sherman
another successful year for our Summer Festival.
Junior Court Coordinator............................Dorothy Poplawski
Junior Court Chaperone...................................Toni Malaspino
Kids Fishing Derby..................West Seattle Sportsmans Club,
Treasurer - Jerry Mascio
Membership.................Nancy Cromer and Dorothy Poplawski
Nancy Cromer Pirates Landing.................Loren Gulhagen, SEAFAIR Pirates
Loren Gulhaugen has been involved in Hi-Yu since Kids Pirate Costume Contest.........West Seattle Kiwanis Club
1994. Serving as Vice-President in 1995-96 and for Jim Lewis
two terms in 1996-97 and 1997-98, Loren has also Scholarship Pageant..........Tiara Johnson and Michelle Mierz
chaired the Pirates Landing on Alki Beach for several Senior Court Chaperone.......................................Lorrie Cook
years. He is employed at Boeing, and lives in West Souvenir Book............................Natalie Wiggins and Jill Cook
Seattle with his wife Betty and two daughters, Sarah Visiting Court Reception..........................Michelle Mierz, PCC
(1994 Junior Court 1st Princess) and Laura.
White Rose Reception.................Michelle Mierz, Linda Mierz,
and Lorrie Cook
Past President -
Loren Gulhaugen

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 2001 Souvenir Button
The “Storybook Summer” button was designed by Jill Cook,
the current West Seattle Hi-Yu Senior Court Queen, with the help
of artist Kristina Mack. It features a fairytale castle rising out of
a storybook. Flags on the turrets flutter in the wind as stars dance
around the castle, imparting a magical quality on the scene.
In keeping with the volunteer nature of Hi-Yu, Glen Blue of
Olympus Press donated the printing of the buttons, which
were then cut and assembled by volunteers Barbara and Jim
Edwards and their family.
Look for the buttons at all Hi-Yu events and activities. For only
one dollar you can help support the West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer
Festival events. Just ask any Miss Hi-Yu candidate or current
Miss Hi-Yu Royalty. They will also be available at many junction
businesses and at the Hi-Yu booth during the annual Merchant’s
Sidewalk Sale & Street Festival held in the Alaska Junction July
12-15th.
Check out our website (www.hiyu.com) for information on how
you can design and submit an entry for the 2002 Hi-Yu Summer
Festival button. Contributions are also welcomed for theme ideas
and float design proposals.
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2001 Hi-Yu Community Float
West Seattle Hi-Yu celebrates a Storybook Summer as the
theme for the 2001 Summer Festival. The parade float for
this summer is graced with your West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty.
Senior Court Queen Jill Cook stands at the entrance
to the magical castle along with her frog prince. On
either side of the drawbridge are the lovely Princesses
Sabrina Hursh and Natalie Wiggins who survey
the storybook wonderland of giant mushrooms, magnificent
flowers, unicorns, and charming fairies played by the junior
court, Queen Marisa Valencia, and Princesses
Tannah Hilf and Alexa Malaspino.
The parade float and royalty have had a busy spring
and summer representing the West Seattle Community
in Tacoma, Sequim, Port Townsend, Marysville, and Port
Orchard and are looking forward presentations in the West
Seattle American Legion Grand Parade July 21st, the Seafair
Torchlight Parade July 28th, the Lake City Parade August
4th, and the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival Parade on the
6th of October.
Every year in January Hi-Yu begins developing the theme
and float plans for the coming year. Many hours of volunteer
work and creativity are spent on the successful creation of
this float, which is our emissary to neighboring communities.
We would like to thank all of the support and efforts of this
year’s crew, with special thanks to the Karl & Fran Coy
family, Jerry & Lorrie Cook family, Gary and Suzi
Wiggins family, and Mike and Karen Palmquist.
A special Thank-You to the Businesses who
provided special help and funds for the float
this year:
Wells Fargo Bank, Wilson WindowWare, and
Birmingham Steel
We are proud of our community float and hope you will be as
well. To volunteer on the float or in a variety of other areas,
please sign up on our web site at www.hiyu.com or call
Mike Palmquist (206) 764-9150 and come enjoy the
fun. Everyone is welcome!
Left: Volunteers
worked on the float
prior to the
parades. Right:
The Junior and
Senior Courts
wave to the crowds
during the Daffodil
Parade. (Photos by
Lorrie Cook)
2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Senior Court Royalty
Queen - Jill Cook
Greetings West Seattle! My name is Jill Cook and I am your 2001
West Seattle Hi-Yu Queen. I just recently graduated from Seattle
Pacific University where I earned my BA in Biology. This coming
year I plan to work at Children’s Hospital to gain experience as I
prepare to attend medical school. I would eventually like to become
a physician and work with children, perhaps as a neurosurgeon.
This summer is quite a busy one for me, as I am participating in
the Hi-Yu summer festival as well as representing West Seattle
in the Miss SEAFAIR competition. In addition to these activities,
I am continuing in my ninth year as a volunteer counselor at
Kiwanis Camp Casey, an overnight summer camp for physically
handicapped children. I am also currently employed at Digital
Possibilities, Inc. (www.dpzone.com) where I handle customer
service.
This summer I have had the opportunity to travel to parades and
community festivals around Western Washington and I am excited
that our own festival is now underway! I hope that as you make
summer plans, you’ll include some Hi-Yu events in your schedule...
there’s the Pirates Landing, Bowling Tournament, Concert in the
Park, and Miss Hi-Yu Coronation, just to name a few!
Finally, I want to say a huge thank you to my amazing family and
friends - without you guys I wouldn’t be who I am (or where I am)
today!
First Princess - Sabrina Hursh
Hello, I’m Sabrina Hursh, your 2001
West Seattle Hi-Yu First Princess. I
graduated from West Seattle High
School in 2000 and I will be a
sophomore at Western Washington
University this fall. I am working on
a Chinese minor with an interest in
a business major to pursue a career
in international business. I am also
interested in Law.
Thanks to many individuals I will
be able to experience the honor
of representing the West Seattle
community this summer. First I would
like to thank all of the Hi-Yu volunteers
for everything! They have and
continue to put enormous amounts of
time and effort into Hi-Yu and into the
community. Stevie, I can’t thank you
enough for all of your support. I would also like to thank my Gramps for
the rides, Parents for their love, and my friends for their support. These
wonderful people are the ones who have made this opportunity possible.
Thank you.
I am currently a member of Western’s Hip-Hop Dance Team, Vice President
of my residence hall, and am playing intramural softball all while maintaining
a 3.2 GPA. I am very excited about the upcoming summer and hope to see
all of you during the Hi-Yu Festival.
Second Princess - Natalie Wiggins
Hello my name is Natalie Wiggins
and I am the Second Princess for
West Seattle Hi-Yu. Ever since 1987
when I was the First Princess for
the junior court, I have been involved
with Hi-Yu; dancing numerous times
for their events and helping with
their advertisement. Now that I am
currently a princess my role as a
Hi-Yu participant has gotten bigger
and better.
This year I have been involved with
visiting other cities, showing off our
wonderful float, and working on this
year’s souvenir book.
Outside of Hi-Yu, I have just completed
my first year at Shoreline Community
College where I plan to earn my AA.
After that, I then plan to extend my
studies at either the UW or at a college in Boston where I can major in
education and minor in communication.
As for now, I am an Assistant Director at Hiawatha Community Center
where I am involved with their summer camp working with children from
ages four to eight. Being involved with Hi-Yu, I hope to see many of your
faces at several of our events and I want to thank my family and friends
for being so helpful through this past year.
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2001-2002 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Candidates
Shea Allen
Sheason Allen is the daughter of Marylou Miller
and Leonard Allen. She will be a senior at
Seattle Lutheran High School this fall, where she
participates in cheerleading, basketball, softball,
soccer, choir, tennis, and is the editor of the
school newspapeR.
After graduating from SLHS, she plans on
attending the School of Nursing at the University
of Washington. She is fluent in German and
volunteers her time at the YMCA as a counselor-
in-training and with many activities through her
school.
Her sponsor is Knowledge Circle.
Laura Blue
Laura Blue is the daughter of Glenn and Kathryn
Blue. She is a 2001 graduate of John F. Kennedy
High School. Laura began her involvement with
Hi-Yu as Junior Court Queen in 1987-88, going
on to become Queen for the 1990 Junior
Grand Seafair Parade. During her years at
Kennedy, Laura participated as a varsity
cheerleader and choreographer, Senior Class
Officer, Campus Ministry Retreat Leader, KATCH
Auction Presenter, 2001 Prom Princess, and
served on many dance committees. Laura was
chosen as the National Anthem soloist at the
Homecoming and Championship Games. She
served on Nordstrom’s Fashion Board and was
the Burien Rotary Club’s Student of the Month. Laura volunteers her time
as a tutor at St. Bernadette’s School and with the West Seattle Kiwanis
Club. She appears as a vocalist with NETWORK, a multicultural Hip Hop
Gospel group. Laura plans to attend Bellevue Community College to study
communication, American Sign Language, and Theater Arts.
Her sponsor is the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle.
Ingrid Chang
Ingrid Chang is the daughter of Lee and Tina
Chang. She is a 1998 graduate of Franklin
High School, and currently attends South Seattle
Community College where she is working on
transferring to the University of Washington to
study Social Sciences. She plans to pursue
a career in Psychology with an emphasis on
abnormal psychology and eating disorders in
women. She would like to be a psychologist and
also work in real estate and interior design.
Ingrid has studied Japanese and speaks fluent
Mandarin Chinese, which she learned through
a course in Taiwan in 1998. In high school,
Ingrid was active in Key Club, Filipino and Chinese Clubs, United Student
Association, and Drama. She has volunteered her time with Americorps,
Pathfinder Elementary School, Providence Mount Saint Vincent,and with
several church charity events.
Her sponsor is the Lions Club of West Seattle.
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Veronica Walker
Veronica Walker is the daughter of Margaret Walker.
She is a 2001 graduate of Seattle Lutheran High
School and will attend Linfield College next year.
She is a member of Hope Lutheran Church and
Young Life. She has participated in Hope’s Mexico
Mission, as well as organizing bible study groups
and youth group meetings, lunches for the homeless,
youth-run church services, nursing home caroling
activities, and dinners at the Lutheran Compass
Center. At SLHS, Veronica served as Senior Class
President, which involved organizing the Senior
Class Trip, Giving Days, and auctions. She was a
member of the soccer, basketball, and track teams.
Her sponsor is American Legion Post 160.
Eliza Junkerman
Eliza Junkerman is the daughter of Nancy Hallberg
and Peter Junkerman. She will be a senior at
Franklin High School this fall, where she is a
member of the volleyball, basketball, and ultimate
frisbee teams, as well as manager of the school’s
soccer team. She was chosen as a DECA Student
of the Month, a Natural Helper, a facilitator for
SYID, and a member of Project CARE. After high
school, she plans on pursuing a degree in Child
Psychology. She has had artwork on display and
for sale at the Folk Life Festival and the University
Street Fair. She volunteers with Key Club and
for the Teens in Recreation and Environmental
Conservation organization. She was raised in
Malaysia and India where her parents served as teachers. She attended
International schools there and had the opportunity to visit countries all
around the world, always coming back to West Seattle during the summer
to visit with family. She hopes to someday return to New Delhi or Kuala
Lumpur to visit the places she spent her childhood years.
Her sponsor is Prudential NW Realty.
Megan Winston
Megan Winston is the daughter of Tim and
Carol Winston. She is a 2001 running start
graduate of Highline Community College,
where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa
and the Honors Program. She has been
involved in many acitivites throughout high
school, including American Sign Language
Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, tutoring
programs, horseback riding, and piano. Megan
has studied Theater Arts and Acting for six
years and plans to pursue a career in acting
and directing. She was one of 32 teens
chosen in 1996 to attend an international
science camp put on by the United States
Space Academy. Next year she will be attending Discipleship Training
School through Youth With a Mission after which she will continue her
education at a liberal arts college. Megan volunteers with Northwest
Urban Ministries and Warm Beach Horse Camp as a counselor.
Her sponsor is the West Seattle Eagles Club.
 2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Coronation
It’s once again time for the big show! Join us in the Chief Sealth
High School Auditorium as we crown Miss West Seattle 2002 and
her royal court, and say farewell to Queen Jill Cook, Princess
Sabrina Hursh, and Princess Natalie Wiggins. This year’s
production is the result of a collaboration of former royalty Tiara
Johnson (1997-98), Auburn Scallon (1998-99), and Michelle
Mierz (1999-2000) along with input from many Hi-Yu volunteers
and West Seattle community members. Kicking off the evening
will be a spectacular opening number to the hit “If You Could Read
My Mind”, which was coreographed by the pageant production
trio and a number of dazzling entertainers including the Middle
Eastern Dancing Troupe (of which Princess Natalie and her
family are members), Princess Sabrina, and Miss Burien
2000 Bethany Wood. The evening will showcase the six
Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu candidates as they display their onstage
speaking skills and talents. Given the array of personalities within
this group, you can expect a wide variety of entertainment to keep
the show moving along.
We are proud to have Mac MacDonald back as this year’s
Master of Ceremonies. Mac is a local celebrity known widely
throughout the West Seattle community. He has appeared in
several television and cinematic features in addition to his work
as a motivational speaker and his efforts with the West Seattle
Chamber of Commerce. He is the President and CEO of LYFE
(Lighting Your Own Fuse).
We look forward to having you join us in the audience on Sunday
July 22nd at the Chief Sealth High School Auditorium.
The doors will open at 6:45pm and the curtain rises promptly at
7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased for a $10 suggested donation
in advance from any Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Court member or
candidate, or by calling (206) 235-3813. The price at the door
will be a $15 suggested donation. Donations will also be accepted
at the door toward the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Fund.
These young women are the future of our community and they look
forward to sharing their dreams, knowledge, and talents with us.
Please help to support them in their goals!
Date: Sunday July 22nd
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Chief Sealth High School
Auditorium
Tickets: $10 in advance from any West
Seattle Court Member or
Candidate, $15 at the door (ticket
prices are suggested donation)
Community Service Award - $100 - Sponsored by
Howden Kennedy Funeral Home is awarded for volunteer
service to the community through activities and participation in
other charitable events on a volunteer basis during the past two
years.
Creative Expression / Talen Award - $200 - Sponsored
by ArtsWest is awarded to the candidate exhibiting the highest
level of talent, poise, and presentation during the coronation event.
Spirit of Hi-Yu Award - $200 - Sponsored by Illusions is
awarded for enthusiasm and attendance at all official Hi-Yu summer
festival events as well as for fund-raising and button sales.
Media Career Award - $200 - Sponsored by Doris
Richards is awarded to the candidate with past experience in
media and/or future plans for a career in print, broadcast, or internet
related media.
New Technology Award - $500 - Sponsored by Peter
Richards is awarded based on experience with new technology
and internet related media or development.
Miss Congeniality - $50 - Sponsored by Angela Mascio
(2000 Recipient) is awarded to the most congenial candidate,
as selected by her fellow candidatres

In addition to the selection of the Senior Court for

2001-2001, each of the following awards will be
distributed to the candidate who meets the highest level
of qualification based in the individual award’s criteria:

Academic Achievement Award - $100 -

Sponsored by Rebar and Associates is based on
cumulative grade point average, letters of recommendation
from schools and instructions, and overall participation in
their chosen field of study.

Athletic Leadership Award - $200 - Sponsored

by Vornbroek and Sons Construction is based
on participation in athletic activities, as well as leadership
positions and awards received, both as a member of a
The 1999-2000 and newly crowned 2000-2001 West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalt gather for a
team and individually. photo after the coronation. (Photo by Toni Malaspino)

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2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court Royalty
Queen - Marisa Valencia
Marisa is a ten-year-old fourth grader at Holy Family
School. Her favorite subjects are Creative Writing, Math,
and Spanish. Marisa enjoys many activities including
basketball, soccer, roller-blading, and cheerleading. She
is also modeling and acting.
Marisa likes to spend time with her family and playing with
her little brother, Simon. She enjoys listening to music,
watching movies and reading. Marisa would like to be a
movie star someday.
Marisa is having a great time representing West Seattle
as Junior Court Queen.
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First Princess - Tannah Hilf
Tannah is an eleven-year-old student
at West Seattle Christian School.
Her favorite subjects are Spelling,
Art, and Language. She participates
in Vocal Ensemble, Speech, and
Spanish as extra-curricular activities.
She also attends Jazz and Ballet
classes at Seattle Civic Dance
Theater.
Tannah likes to sing, dance, swim,
play tennis, and listen to music.
She enjoys theater performances,
Sonic games, family vacations, and
playing basketball with her four-
year-old nephew, Colton.
Tannah’s reign as West Seattle
Hi-Yu Junior Court First Princess
has been an unforgettable experience that she will always
treasure.
Second Princess - Alexa Malaspino
Alexa is nine years old and
attends Our Lady of Guadalupe
School. Her favorite subjects
are Science, Reading, and Math.
She enjoys playing soccer and
softball and dancing at Kathy’s
Studio of Dance where she is
a member of the Mini Dance
Company. She attends Ballet,
Tap, and Jazz classes.
Alexa enjoys traveling, going to
Mariner games with her parents,
and snuggling with her rather
large cat, Marty. She would like
to be an author, athlete, dancer,
or veterinarian when she grows
up.
Alexa is proud to represent her community as the
Hi-Yu Junior Court Second Princess. She has enjoyed
working on the float and looks forward to visiting other
communities throughout the year.
 White Rose Reception
The Order of the White Rose, a women’s
sorority composed of past and current West
Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty and Candidates, held
its annual reception at the Fauntleroy United
Church of Christ on June 26. As a new
addition to the ceremony this year, the 2000
and 2001 Junior Courts were welcomed
to the inductee list. The reception was
organized and hosted by the 2000 Senior
Court, Queen Michelle Mierz and
Princesses Heather Cook and Jilli
Victorio. They would like to thank all
those individuals and businesses that made
this year’s reception possible.

The induction ceremony honored the 2001

Senior Court (Queen Jill Cook and
Princesses Sabrina Hursh and
Natalie Wiggins), the candidates for
Miss Hi-Yu 2002 (Shea Allen, Laura
Blue, Ingrid Chang, Eliza
Junkerman, Veronica Walker, and
Megan Winston), the 2000 Junior Court
(Queen Amanda Coy and
Princesses Joanna Swain and
Leslie Sampson) and the 2001 Junior
Court (Queen Marisa Valencia and
Princesses Tannah Hilf and Alexa
Malaspino).

Miss Burien Bethany Wood participated by singing The

Rose during the induction ceremony, and memory books from
past festival years were on display. Those in attendance shared
memories from the years they participated in Hi-Yu as candidates
and court members and what they have achieved since their
festival year.

If you did not receive an

invitation this year and
would like to attend this
event next year, please
visit www.hiyu.com or
call the Hi-Yu information
line at (206) 932-3345
and leave a message
with your name and
address.

Above - 1999 and 2000 Court Members cut the cake during the White Rose
Reception. Right - 2000 Court and 2001 Candidates participate in the White
Rose induction ceremony. (Photos by Lorrie Cook)

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Senior Court
2000-2001
Queen..........................Jill Cook
1st Princess........Sabrina Hursh
2nd Princess.....Natalie Wiggins
1999-2000
Queen................Michelle Mierz
1st Princess........Heather Cook
2nd Princess............Jilli Victorio
1998-99
Queen...............Auburn Scallon
1st Princess.....Sarah Chamberlain
2nd Princess.....Jennifer Rogge
1997-98
Queen......................Katie Riley
1st Princess.......Aly Schweitzer
2nd Princess.......Tiara Johnson
1996-97
Queen..............Sarah Thorburn
1st Princess...Crystal Contreras
2nd Princess...........Tricia Kehle
1995-96
Queen...................Dawn Hewitt
1st Princess.......Sonya Khazaal
2nd Princess....Nicole Chastain
1994-95
Queen......................Heidi Wilke
1st Princess..Pauline Neumeier
2nd Princess.......Cheryl Balliett
1993-94
Queen............Alexandra Hogan
1st Princess....Tami Phelps (Jones)
2nd Princess........Jodi Maxfield
1992-93
Queen....................Ginger Rice
1st Princess......Gretchen Girod
2nd Princess......Sefla Fuhrman
1991-92
Queen.....Kerrianne Ferrero (Thronson)
1st Princess..........Amy Weiland
2nd Princess..........Echo Balliet
1990-91
Queen.........Deborah Henthorm
1st Princess.......Angela Nichols
2nd Princess......Donna Rayner
1989-90
Queen...........Jennifer Lacounte
1st Princess..........Susan Gibbs
2nd Princess..Theresa Schutt (Koback)
1988-89
Queen..Theresa Bussman (Abbamondi)
1st Princess..Anne-Louise Lorentz
2nd Princess.....Cheryl Weiland
3rd Princess..Christine Poythress
1987-88
Queen..Sheila Mattson (Guard)
1st Princess......Jodi Thomason
2nd Princess..........Kristin Girod
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Past Hi-Yu Royalty
1986-87
Queen................Julie Shenman
1st Princess.............Kim Tupper
2nd Princess....Karin Edenholm
1985-86
Queen..................Jennifer King
1st Princess.........Stacy Hollrah
2nd Princess....Lisa Brown (Rodriquez)
3rd Princess.....Cherlyn Bledssoe (Ferguson)
1984-85
Queen............Christine Hatfield
1st Princess...Janet Kisch (Bredl)
2nd Princess......Monica Leahy (Kenny)
3rd Princess........Sharon Stone
1983-84
Queen................Michelle Baker
1st Princess.......Danetta Schafer (Carufel)
2nd Princess...Bunny Campbell
1982-83
Queen.....................Karen Dahl
1st Princess...........Zennea Duff
2nd Princess.....Gwen Willimon (Jones)
1981-82
Queen..........Christine McBride (Keene)
1st Princess....Tammy Inggwaldson
2nd Princess....Annette Wikstrom (Silvernale)
1980-81
Queen........Colleen Good (McLaughlin)
1st Princess.......Ariska Hairston (Thompson)
2nd Princess....Theresa Dolan (Anderson)
1979-80
Queen..................Stacy Hartog
1st Princess...Pam Miori (Story)
2nd Princess...Donita Werlech (Cadinale)
1978-79
Queen.................Kathy Sullivan
1st Princess............Gina Megal
2nd Princess.....Mary Tarabochia (Olason)
1977-78
Queen..............Kelly Buckmiller
1st Princess..............Mary Voier
2nd Princess...Mary Batterson (Weglin)
1976-77
Queen..........Jodi Stubb (Olson)
1st Princess....Cindy Bedlow (Simpson)
2nd Princess........Laura Plough
1975-76
Queen.............Debbie Freeman
1st Princess........Debbie Green
2nd Princess........Debbie Kronk
1974-75
Queen......Karen Eklunds (Rowlee)
1st Princess............Sue Boahm
2nd Princess.......Kristie Long (Veyerlin)
1973-74
Queen......................Lori Brandt
1st Princess......Dawn Caddy (Gaz)
2nd Princess...........Vini Herreid
1972-73
Queen......Julie Baskett (Jones)
1st Princess........Kathy Dempsey (Itter)
2nd Princess.......Saundra Selle
1971-72
Queen...................Linda Phelps
1st Princess.....Yvette Van Vorhees
2nd Princess.....Sandy Shearer
1970-71
Queen....................Lynn Garcia
1st Princess.....Jacquelyn Wilmot (Duty)
2nd Princess............Terri Fasso
1969-70
Queen.....Laurel Newitt (Griffin)
1st Princess....Karen Magnussen (Sledge)
2nd Princess....Jayne Margiotta
1968-69
Queen.......Jamie Georges (Milner)
1st Princess....Barbara Swena (Barnes)
2nd Princess.....Joy Laura Arkoosh
1967-68
Queen................Julie Lindmark
1st Princess.......Kathleen Donnelly
2nd Princess.......Darlene Smith
1966-67
Queen...................Karen Kirsch
1st Princess...Sanja Nelson (Talmadge)
2nd Princess.....Eileen Massart
1965-66
Queen..................Sherrie Oslin
1st Princess.......Caroline Newquist
2nd Princess..........Cindy Smith
1964-65
Queen.................Marlene Miller
1st Princess........Diane Fasano
2nd Princess.............Rene Fain
1963-64
Queen....................Judy Glover
1st Princess.......Marlene Krook
2nd Princess.......Connie Harris
1962-63
Queen.................Bonnie Morse
1st Princess........Cheryl McConkey
2nd Princess........Mikael Jones
1961-62
Queen............Mary Ann Neville
1st Princess...Lenore Stakulson
2nd Princess.......Mardie Keane
1960-61
Queen................Carrie Farman
Princess..........Sandra Bardsley
Princess.............Penny Busche
1959-60
Queen...........Sandra Gallagher
Princess...........Maria Postnikoff
Princess.......Karen Lee Rinnert
1958-59
Queen.......Nancy Mattison (Eaton)
Princess..................Judy Shore
Princess............Sharon Mitchell
1957-58
Queen..................Margery Barr
Princess....................Sue Baker
Princess...........Loretta Lenning
1956-57
Queen...............Ruth Lorentzen
Princess....................Janeil Ray
Princess............Beverly Gilman
1955-56
Queen......Sheila Rusten (Todd)
Princess........Sandy Thompson
Princess....Laurine Moilanen (Homestead)
1954-55
Queen....Diane Friesen (Dyan Cannon)
Princess..........Shirley Sherman
Princess.................Sally Woeck
1953-54
Queen...................Jo Lee Davis
Princess........Patricia McGough
Princess................Joann Shore
1952-53
Queen...................Diane Qualls
Princess..............Darelle Botten
Princess.........Marlene Jackson
There were no queens &
princesses for 1936 – 1951
1935
Queen.................June Grayson
Aide........................Mae Reddin
Aide..........................Billee Rice
1934
Miss Hi-Yu.........Evelyn Lindren
Junior Court
2000-2001
Queen..............Marisa Valencia
1st Princess.............Tannah Hilf
2nd Princess...Alexa Malaspino
1999-2000
Queen...................Amanda Coy
1st Princess.....Leslie Sampson
2nd Princess.......Joanna Swain
1998-99
Queen........Michaela Estabrook
1st Princess.........Jordon Bristol
2nd Princess.....Sarah Johnson
1997-98
Queen..............Brittani Crevling
1st Princess.........Kelsey Picard
2nd Princess.......Tawnia Barker
1996-97
Queen.................Paige Baglien
1st Princess.......Savannah Hosford
2nd Princess.......Melanie Lauren Faber
1995-96
Queen.......................Tori Enger
1st Princess.......Sara Hoagland
2nd Princess..Courtny Williams
1994-95
Queen.........Elizabeth Coleman
1st Princess........Sarah Gulhaugen
2nd Princess........Carina Carter
1993-94
Queen................Natalie Larson
1st Princess........Lauren Ogard
2nd Princess.......Melissa Faber
1992-93
Queen............Shonna Peterson
1st Princess...........Amber Hintz
2nd Princess...Vanessa Binkley
1991-92
Queen........Marissa Rodenburg
1st Princess....Natalie Scherwin
2nd Princess......Brandy Grosvenor
1990-91
Queen..................Jessica Boyd
1st Princess........Heather Cook
2nd Princess.......Angie Ferrero
1989-90
Queen.............Angel Chambers
1st Princess........Heather Cook
2nd Princess.........Jenelle Tullis
1988-89
Queen...................Angela Rees
1st Princess.......Kelly Lundberg
2nd Princess.......Nancy Mikacenic
1981-82
Queen.................Shauna Wells
1st Princess........Tiara Johnson
2nd Princess..........Tiffany Scott
1973-74
Queen.......Deena Marie Joanis
Princess..........Elizabeth Planta
Princess..............Leslie Church
1972-73
Mary Jo Rutto
Michal Rutto
Shawn Montgomery
Lisa Montgomery
1959
Queen.............Carla Damgaard
Princess.................Dawn Stumf
Princess.................Kathy Kruse
For corrections or
additions, please call
the Hi-Yu Information
Line at (206) 932-3345
2001 Hi-Yu Summer Festival Schedule of Events

Saturday, April 21, 2001 10:00am Daffodil Festival Parade @ Tacoma

Saturday, May 12, 2001 1:00pm Irrigation Festival Parade @ Sequim
Saturday, May 19, 2001 1:00pm Rhodedendron Festival Parade @ Port Townsend
Saturday, June 6, 2001 11:00am Salty Sea Days Festival Parade @ Everett
Sunday, June 10, 2001 Deadline for Candidate Applications for 2002 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Pageant
Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:00pm American Legion Post #160 Candidate Visitation @ WS American Legion Hall
Saturday, June 16, 2001 8:00am Strawberry Festival Parade @ Marysville
Tuesday, June 26, 2001 7:00pm Hi-Yu White Rose Reception (all former royalty and candidates invited) @ Fauntleroy United Church of Christ
Saturday, June 30, 2001 6:00pm Fathoms O’Fun Festival Parade @ Port Orchard
Saturday, July 7, 2001 11:00am SEAFAIR Pirates Landing @ Alki Beach Promenade
Thursday, July 12, 2001- 9:00am - Junction Merchants Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival @ West Seattle Junction
Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:00pm
Saturday, July 14, 2001 8pm - midnight Street Festival Street Dance @ West Seattle Junction
Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:00am WS Sportsmen’s Club Kids Fishing Derby @ Seacrest Marina (Awards at 10am)
Monday, July 16, 2001 5:00pm Candidate Interviews @ WS Senior Center
Monday, April 16, 2001 7:30pm Candidate Essay Reading and Reception @ WS Senior Center
Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:00pm Concert in the Park with the West Seattle Big Band @ Hiawatha East Lawn
Thursday, July 19, 2001 7:00pm Hi-Yu Bowling Tournament @ Magic Lanes (15th Ave SW)
Friday, July 20, 2001 Noon-4:00pm Kids Fun Festival @ Hiawatha Community Center
Friday, July 20, 2001 1:00pm 2001 Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation @ Hiawatha Community Center
Saturday, July 21, 2001 8:00am Visiting Court Reception @ West Seattle PCC
Saturday, July 21, 2001 10:30am WS Rotary Club Kiddies Parade @ Genesee St to Alaska Junction
Saturday, July 21, 2001 11:00am West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade @ Lander St to Alaska Junction
Saturday, July 21, 2001 4:00pm Jubilee Days Festival Parade @ White Center
Sunday, July 22, 2001 11:00am Hi-Yu Community Brunch @ VFW Hall
Sunday, July 22, 2001 9am - 5pm ArtsWest “Art of Gardening” Tour @ Various locations throughout West Seattle
Sunday, July 22, 2001 7:00pm 2001 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Pageant @ Chief Sealth High School Auditorium
Monday, July 23, 2001 7:00pm SEAFAIR University District Kiddies Parade @ University District
Tuesday, July 24, 2001 7:00pm 2001 SEAFAIR Scholarship Pageant @ Bagley Wright Theater
Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:30am Magnolia Parade @ Magnolia District
Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:30pm SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade @ Downtown Seattle Hi-Yu General
Meetings
Saturday, August 4, 2001 4:00pm Lake City Parade @ Lake City
Monday, August 6, 2001 7:15pm Nominations for 2002 Hi-Yu Board @ WS Senior Center All meetings are held
Monday, September 3, 2001 7:15pm Election of 2002 Hi-Yu Executive Board @ WS Senior Center at the West Seattle
Senior Center at
Monday, October 1, 2001 7:15pm Induction of 2002 Hi-Yu Royalty and Board @ WS Senior Center 7:15pm
Saturday, October 6, 2001 10:00pm Salmon Days Festival Parade @ Issaquah
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 Hiawatha Kids Fun Festival
The eleventh annual Hiawatha Community Center Kids Fun Festival
will be held on Friday, July 20th, from Noon until 4:00 PM.
A fun-filled day is planned including carnival games, face painting,
refreshments, a dunk tank, clowns, and appearances by professional
entertainers. So mark your calendars and come join the fun!
The West Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation will take place at 1:00
PM on the main stage. Please see the article below entitled West
Seattle Hi-Yu Junior Court Pageant for additional information and sites
where applications are available.
2001 Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation
Hiawatha Community Center
Hiawatha Community Center is one of twenty-four community
centers operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation. Located in the
heart of the Admiral District in West Seattle, it offers a wide array of
programs and special events.
Some annual activities provided by Hiawatha include the Spring
Egg Hunt on the Saturday before Easter, the Kid’s Fun Festival
on the third Friday in July, the Mediterranean Fantasy Festival
on the third weekend in July, and the Halloween Carnival in
October.
Each quarter of the year, classes and special events are offered
for you and your family. Before and after school care, gymnastics,
dance, basketball, track, volleyball, and day camps are just some of
the programs available for youth. Adult classes include dance, yoga,
T’ai Chi, and tennis. To request a copy of our quarterly brochure,
please call us at (206) 684-7441 or stop by the center.

Sports fields, lighted running track, tennis courts, wading pools,

batting cage, and a children’s play area are available just outside the
front door. Inside there is a gym, an auditorium with stage, a weight
room, a fitness center, game room, and meeting room.

In its leadership role, the Hiawatha Advisory Council plans, organizes,

funds, and operates programs in the center and on the playfield. You and
your family are invited to enjoy the recreation activities at Hiawatha. If
you would like to join other like minded citizens and the professional staff
Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu 1999-00 Michelle Mierz with the candidates for the
at Hiawatha with the development and operation of programs, you are
2000-01 Junior Court during their coronation. (Photo by Toni Malaspino)
invited to join the council. Public support is an essential element of the
Council.
The Hi-Yu Junior Court Coronation will be held this year on Friday,
July 20th, in conjunction with the Hiawatha Kids Fun Festival.
Coronation of the 2001-2002 Junior Court will be held at 1:00 PM on
the main stage.

The Junior Court participates in Hi-Yu events throughout the summer

festival, rides on the float with the Senior Court in community
parades in the Puget Sound area, and is involved in other community
events going on around West Seattle. The pageant process includes
completion of an application, a candidate interview the morning of
the pageant, and then attending the coronation at the Fun Festival.
Judging is based on personality, friendliness, and an enthusiasm for
Hi-Yu. The pageant is open to West Seattle girls, 6 to 10 years of
age. Applications are available at:
Hiawatha Community Center
Alki Community Center
Southwest Community Center
West Seattle YMCA
West Seattle Public Library

Call the Hi-Yu Information Line at (206) 932-3345 for more

information. Once you have completed the application, please call
Dorothy Poplawski at (206) 937-1989 to schedule an interview
time before JULY 20th.

Come join the Kids Fun Festival activities and bring your friends along
too. It’s a great way to support West Seattle Hi-Yu and have fun at the
same time!

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 18th Annual Junction Merchants’
Street Festival

Whatever you’re looking for, you can find it at the West Seattle Street
Festival:

* Junction Merchants offer quality items at fantastic savings

* Dazzling Arts and Crafts booths
* Mouthwatering taste treats from a myriad of vendors
* Family games and activities
* Two stages offering continuous entertainment
* A beer and wine garden for the hot and thirsty
* A Saturday night Street Dance (8:00pm to Midnight) featuring “B.
Rich and the Poorboys”

Don’t forget to look for the Hi-Yu booth!! Help support your
community festival by purchasing a souvenir button ($1). Summer
festival programs will also be available free of charge. Stop by and
meet some of the wonderful volunteers who make West Seattle Hi-Yu
possible, and get more information about how you can help.

Ask Margaret Miaullis of Margaret’s Apparel for more

information about booth space for next year’s Street Festival: (206)
935-9966.

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2001 SEAFAIR Pirates Landing at Alki Beach
Junior Pirates Take Heed!
Ahoy mates! All you pirate wannabes.

Imagine yourself joining the Seattle

SEAFAIR Pirates for a little
swashbuckling fun on Alki beach July
7th. Dress up in your favorite pirate
costume and show up on Alki beach
between noon and 1 PM on July 7th
to register at the West Seattle Kiwanis
booth located near the bathhouse.

The Seattle SWAFAIR Pirates will land

sometime between noon and 1pm
(depending on the tide) and judging
will be shortly after landing. There will
be treats for all and the lucky grand
Saturday, July 7th, 11 AM to 5 PM prize winner will receive a spectacular
prize.
The Seattle SEAFAIR Pirates will once again
lay siege to our fair West Seattle community This event is open to
when they storm the beach at the annual West kids and Junior Pirates
Seattle Hi-Yu Pirate’s Landing at Alki Beach. of all ages (1 to 99+).
They will arrive on Alki to pillage and plunder
Organized by the West
during the Hi-Yu Summer Festival and “Kick-
Off” the annual Seattle SEAFAIR events. The
Seattle Kiwanis Club.
action-packed day starts at 11:00 AM and will
offer family fun and entertainment until 5:00 PM.
Top: The SEAFAIR Pirates prepare to strom
Stage shows featuring local bands will entertain throughout the day. “Miles the beach! Left: 2000 Candidate Jill Cook
From Chicago”, a rhythm & Blues Band that wowed the crowds last year, poses with a firendly pirate. Right: A pirate-in-
will again headline the afternoon this year. Back also is the “Swashbuckler training (Photos by Lorrie Cook)
Beach Vault”, a US Track & Field sanctioned NW Regional Championship
Pole Vaulting competition sponsored by the Willamette Strider’s Track Club. Miles From Chicago
Vintage Chevrolet Corvettes from the Tacoma Classical Glass Corvette Club
will be on display. SEAFAIR and West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty and this year’s This band knows how to have fun!
Comprised of five seasoned musicians
candidates will make also an appearance. Kids will love participating in the
from the Seattle area, they play a variety
Pirate Look-Alike contest sponsored by the West Seattle Kiwanis Club, with of eclectic energetic blues, soul, R&B
great prizes. and cool tunes that make you want to
dance. The band performs regularly
Enjoy the food provided by the various vendors as you stroll the Alki promenade, at many places around the Northwest,
listen to the music, or just lay in the sun on our beautiful beach. including several night-clubs, festivals
and parties. This summer’s outdoor
Lest we not forget the main event, the Seattle SEAFAIR Pirates! The appearances include the Hi-Yu Festival
in West Seattle, the IKEA Renton River Days Festival, the
excitement builds as the time for the landing approaches. While the tide
Kalama Community Fair, the Shoreline Arts Summer Concert
dictates the actual landing time, around noon, when you see the “Yankee Series, the Taste of Tacoma, and the Lake Associates
Clipper” Sea Scout Sailing Vessel sailing near by and its cannons banging Recreational Club Summer Music Festival. The band’s lineup
away during the “battle”, you’ll know the pirates are very close. The SEAFAIR includes Miles on bass and vocals, Tom Brighton on
Pirates will “hit” the beach in Landing Craft provided by the U.S. Army Reserve. guitars and vocals, Tom Morrison on keyboards, and some
This year should be spectacular, and remembering what has happened in past of Seattle’s most gifted drummers and sax players. These
years, what fiendish tricks will the Pirates have up their sleeve for this special guys really know how to lay down a beat and belch out music
event? Come join us for a great day at the beach! that is danceable and fun. Various local or touring talents
often sit in with the band on guitar, horns, or harmonica. The
For more information, please call the West Seattle Hi-Yu information line at stage show is also enjoyable for those who just like to listen or
(206)932-3345 or visit www.hiyu.com. watch with some friendly, smilin’ faces.

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 “Art of Gardening” West Seattle Garden Tour
The seventh annual West Seattle Garden Tour will be
held on Sunday July 22 from 9am-5pm.
The West Seattle Garden Tour invites you to spend a day visiting
and enjoying some of West Seattle’s signature residential gardens
and enjoy the entertaining insights of local garden expert Ciscoe
Morris. Participating gardeners have graciously opened their
gardens for public tour to benefit the West Seattle community
in developing the arts, open space, and horticulture education.
We are excited to donate this year’s proceeds to
ArtsWest, Denny Middle School’s Water Wise Garden
Project and Roxhill Park (see descriptions below).
Included in the admission to this year’s tour is a lecture by well-
known radio host and Master Gardener Ciscoe Morris. The
lecture will be at the South Seattle Community College
Arboretum from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. There will be box
lunches available for purchase at the lecture for your convenience
on a limited first come first serve basis. Please enjoy this chance
for a picnic on these lovely grounds.
Morris is the host of KIRO radio’s “Gardening with Ciscoe” show,
the Manager for Grounds and Landscaping at Seattle University,
and a King County Master Gardener. He has been at Seattle
University for nearly 20 years and has been a King County
Master Gardener for almost as long. In addition, he is a certified
arborist and is on several
advisory boards including
Plant Amnesty, The Seattle
School District, and South
Seattle Community College.
He also teaches at Seattle
The Fork (left), Block (cnter) and
Perry (right) gardens (photos courtesy
of ArtsWest)
University, Edmonds Community College, the University of
Washington, and the Center for Urban Horticulture. He has
written numerous articles for various publications and is a
member of the Arboretum Editorial Board.
Denny Middle School has a “water wise” garden located
on school grounds. This garden was installed over a two-year
period starting in 1992. A student garden club works after
school in the garden two days a week on various horticultural
projects.
Roxhill Park is a 13.5-acre site located between Westwood
Village and SW Roxbury. This site restoration is a project of the
Seattle Parks Department and community associations. The
plan involves restoring the historical headwaters of Longfellow
Creek, which was filled in years ago. Plans include wetland
restoration, paths, bridges, and interpretive signs.
ArtsWest is a volunteer-driven, non-profit arts organization
producing programs in theatre, music, visual arts, and
education/outreach. It is located in the Alaska Junction at
4711 California Ave SW.
Tickets Available Starting June 1, 2001 - $12.00
per person
Ticket outlets:
ArtsWest
Molbak’s (Woodinville, U Village, Pike Place Market)
PCC (West Seattle)
West Seattle Nursery
South Seattle Community College
Tickets can also be purchased
over the phone from the ArtsWest
Box Office (206) 938-0339
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 Kids Fishing Derby
It’s early Sunday morning. The city is still quiet. Birds are
singing and the fish are hungry. It’s the perfect time to fish!
On Sunday, July 15th, be prepared to be awoken by your
young, enthusiastic anglers for the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby
down at Seacrest Marina on Harbor Avenue. Fishing
and festivities begin at 6:00am and continue until 10:00am,
when the prizes and ice cream are bestowed upon the children
by the 2001 West Seattle Hi-Yu Royalty and 2002 Candidates.
Best of all, it’s absolutely free!
Everyone is welcome to fish in the trout
pond and poles will be provided. More
experienced fishermen may desire to
attempt to fish off the pier, and a limited
number of poles will be available for pier
fishing. The fishing derby is open to all
kids 13 and under with adult supervision.
So get your kids, your neighbor’s kids (hey
what a great activity for kids’ clubs!) and
prepare to join in the fishing fun! Call 2000 Princess Heather
Jerry Mascio (206) 937-3614, for with a young fisherman
(Photo by Lorrie
more information. Cook)
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West Seattle Sportsman’s Club
The West Seattle Sportsmen’s Club was
founded in 1934 with the purpose of
promoting the safe and responsible
enjoyment of outdoor activities, conservation
of our natural resources, and protection and
restoration of our environment and wildlife.
Every year the club sponsors boys and girls
between the ages of 12 and 16 to attend the Washington
State Junior Conservation Camp on Orcas Island, where they
learn survival skills, fly tying and fishing techniques, current
environmental issues, and have a lot of fun.
The club also operates the Roger Dahl Rifle Range at the West
Seattle Stadium. Its goal is to promote the safe and proper use
and care of firearms for hunting and marksmanship. The range
holds Hunter Education as well as Rifle Marksmanship classes
and participates in rifle and pistol leagues including 4 Junior
League matches each year. The range has seen at least one of
its members go on to shoot in competition at the 1982 Summer
Olympic Games. The club meets on the first Wednesday of every
month at the Admiral Benbow Inn. Regular events include fishing
outings, Clam Bakes, Salmon Bakes, the Kid’s Fishing Derby,
and more. For more information, please contact Jerry Mascio
at 937-3614.
 Concert in the Park
Featuring the West Seattle Big Band
Bring your picnic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs, and
settle in for the awesome sounds that can only come
from a big band. Weather permitting, on Tuesday
July 17th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, the West
Seattle Big Band will perform some of your favorite
Swing Era music along with a mix of Jazz and Blues
including Vocals. This will take place on a stage set up
on the East Lawn, behind the Hiawatha Field
House.

Now entering their sixth year of existence, the West Seattle

Big Band is riding the resurgence of swing music into the new
millennium, while providing the West Seattle area with a community
based big band we can call our own. They perform at functions and
events throughout the Seattle Metro area, as well as continuing to
support the performing arts in West Seattle area schools. The West
Seattle Big Band was formed in the Spring of 1996 to promote the
performing arts at West Seattle High School. At that time the band was
made up entirely of alumni from West Seattle. Since then about half
of the original alumni have stayed on and other alumni have joined,
along with community members who have helped to fill out the ranks.
The Band continues to support music education in the schools, by
performing at fund raising concerts, benefits and auctions. The band
also sets aside half it’s earnings for distribution to area schools.

The band is an eighteen piece big band, playing swing favorites from
the libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, and Benny
Goodman, along with numerous jazz favorites from Maynard Ferguson,
Charlie Parker, Stan Kenton and Charles Mingus, just to name a few.
The band also has a couple of vocalists, male and female, singing
favorites from the swing era. The West Seattle Alumni in the band
range from the class of 1964 to 1986. The Director is Donn Weaver,
retired music teacher from West Seattle High School.

If you are interested in booking this band, or for more information,

you can contact Jim Edwards at (206) 932-9571.

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 Annual Hi-Yu Bowling Tournament
Date: . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 19, 2001
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 PM
Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .7:00 PM
Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donation $8.50
Magic Lanes 10612 15th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106

Come one! Come all! Bring the neighbors, bring your friends, bring the kids and
grandma, too! Prizes for everyone! Magic Lanes is once again hosting the annual West
Seattle Hi-Yu Bowling tournament. The 2001 tournament will be held on Thursday,
July 19th at 7:00 PM. This Nine-Pin tournament is open to all, from the experienced
bowler to the beginner. Spectators are also welcome. This is a handicap tournament,
so everyone has a chance to win wonderful trophies and prizes. Entry fees are $8.50
(donation) and shoe rental is free.

Tickets will be available at the Hi-Yu

booth during the Merchant’s Street
Festival (July 12th-15th), from any
Miss Hi-Yu candidate or at Magic
Lanes. Registration the night of the
event begins at 6:30 pm with the
bowling beginning at 7:00 pm.

Magic Lanes has an excellent

restaurant with quality food and a
friendly staff. Be sure to say thank
you to General Manager Mel
Huff and the staff at Magic Lanes
for their support of the West Seattle
Hi-Yu Summer Festival. See you
there!

Magic Lanes is located at 10612 15th Ave SW in White Center. Call (206)
244-5060 for information.

West Seattle Hi-Yu Community Brunch

July 22nd, 11:00am - 1:00am
We Hope to see You There!!
VFW Hall, 3601 SW Alaska St

Join the Hi-Yu Junior and

Senior Courts, this year’s
Candidates, Hi-Yu
volunteers, and other
community members for
breakfast, skits, awards,
and fun! Tickets are a
$4 suggested donation
for adults and $2 for
children under 12 years.
The community breakfast
is hosted by Sheryl
Packard.

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(Top Right) The 1987 Junior Court - Princess
Natalie (far right) is the current Senior Court
Second Princess and Queen Laura is a
Senior Court Candidate!! (Bottom Right)
Candidates always help out at the annual Kids
Fishing Derby. (Photos by Lorrie Cook)

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 West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade
On Saturday, July 21st, at 11:00 AM, the American Legion
Post #160 will begin the annual West Seattle Parade along California
Avenue, starting at Admiral Way and continuing south for 1.5 miles to
the West Seattle Junction, ending at Edmonds Street. Some highlights
of the parade will include the Seafair Pirates, All City Marching Band
(made up of students from all over the Seattle School District), The Lake
City Vigilantes, and the Seafair Princesses, who are vying for the title
of Miss Seafair 2002. We anticipate
having the King County Police Honor
Guard to lead the parade.

The West Seattle Hi-Yu float crew

has been working very hard the past
two months taking your Hi-Yu float to
parades throughout the Northwest. As
a result of their hard work, parade floats
are expected from several communities,
including Tacoma’s Daffodil Festival
float, the Seafair float, and the Port Orchard Fathoms of Fun float. Keep buying
those Hi-Yu buttons!
(Above) 2001 “Storybook Summer” Hi-Yu
The West Seattle Parade was started by the American Legion Post #160 in Community Festival Float (Left) The
1934 by Post Commander Orville Rummel. He was also instrumental in the SEAFAIR Pirates (Right) 2001 Junior
formation of the original Hi-Yu Association, and in 1984 he created an annual Court Princess Alexa Malaspino with a
SEAFAIR Clown (Below Left) The
award that is given to a community member each year for outstanding community 2001 Junior Court in the Kiddies Parade
service. Sadly, Orville has now passed away, but the legacy he has created will (Below Right) Rainbow Bear waves to
live on for generations to come. Be sure and look for the Orville Rummel Award the parade crowds from the float (Photos
winner at the beginning of the parade. by Lorrie Cook and Toni Malaspino)

West Seattle Rotary Kiddies Parade

When: Saturday July 21st, 10:30 am Where: Intersection of Oregon St & California Ave

Decorate your bike, trike (no motorized vehicles allowed), pet, baby sister or brother! Dress up as if it was Halloween, bring
your best smile and join the fun at the West Seattle Kiddies Parade, sponsored by the West Seattle Rotary Club. The fun
starts at 10:30 am with sign-in and pictures. There will be treats for parade participants. The Kiddies Parade starts
at 11:00 am, right before the American Legion’s West Seattle Grand Parade.

Day care groups, Cub Scout troops, Brownies, Indian Guides, Princesses and YOU are encouraged to enter. If you have
any questions, please call Shirley Clough (206) 246-3161.

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West Seattle Hi-Yu would like to thank the families and
businesses whose generous donations of time, money, and
materials made this year’s parade float a reality....

The Jerry and Lorrie Cook Family

Float Storage and Work Space

Monetary Support

The Gary and Suz i W i ggin s Family

Monetary Support

Initial tune-up and engine

maintainencce

Mike and K aren Palm qu i st

Float storage, materials for and
construction of the castle

Photographs of float during parades

and other community activities

The K arl and Fran Coy Family

Outdoor float storage, work space, and materials

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West Seattle High School Alumni Association
The renovation of West Seattle High School has begun. Students
are attending classes in the former Louisa Boren Junior High School
buildings and they have a new principal - Mr. Phil Brockman.
The West Seattle High School Foundation has been formed
to raise extra funds for such things as a science greenhouse, school-
wide computer network, lighting, sound, rigging, and curtains for the
auditorium, artwork, repointing of the outside brickwork, and more. Your
generosity will help to make West Seattle High a world-class facility.
Check the Foundation website at www.wshsfoundation.org or
call Shirley Tupper at (206) 933-0551. The new West Seattle
High School campus is scheduled to open in September 2002.
In 2000, the Alumni Association gave over $24,000 in scholarships to
eleven students -- six to graduating seniors and five others to 1999
recipients who reapplied. This is the first time the association has
given scholarships to first-year winners who haved proved themselves.
This year they expect to give over $30,000 in scholarships -- some to
first and second year recipients who have been successful in pursuing
further education, and of course some to graduating seniors from West
Seattle High School. The scholarships now cover a full year tuition at
any Washington public school or partial tuition at a private institution.
The Alumni Association is still looking for any unwanted yearbooks.
Call Betty Marks Broughton at (206) 932-6583 if you find
one you would like to donate. If you attended West Seattle High
and are not receiving the Alumni Edition of the Chinook, that means
the Association does not have you address. You can contact
Membership Chairman Chris King at (206) 938-1937 or
seaking55@aol.com. The paper goes out to anyone whose
addresses we have. If you know of Chinooks being delivered to people no
longer at the address or who are now deceased, please let Chris know.
(Below) Artist rendering of the new West Seattle High School campus.
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West Seattle Junction Association
The West Seattle Junction is the warmest and friendliest place in
Seattle to shop, browse, or stroll and you’ll find most things you’re
looking for. Nearly 300 businesses are eager to meet your shopping
and professional needs. The Junction is Seattle’s best kept small town
secret located in the heart of West Seattle where California Avenue
meets Alaska Street. Enjoy our award winning historic murals or dine at
our world of restaurants. There’s plenty of free parking in the Junction
and it’s a lot easier on your nerves than the mall.
Savor fresh produce at the weekly Farmers Market. Enjoy good,
clean, weird, family entertainment at the new West Seattle Walk-In
Theater. Meet your neighbors at the West Seattle Street Festival. Join
Halloween’s Trick or Treat in the Junction. And, find the holiday spirit
close to home when Santa arrives to pose for treasured photos and
carriage rides are available!
The West Seattle Farmers Market is open every Sunday from
10 am to 2 pm through October 28th. The Market is located in the
Alaska Junction; on the corner of 44th SW and SW Alaska in the
parking lot behind Morton’s Drugstore. All events are free and open
to the public. Throughout the season there will be featured musicians
and storytellers along with chef demonstrations and seasonal produce
tastings.
Look for another Sunday outdoor market an Art and Craft Market
to bring more customers to the Junction this summer. The Wells Fargo
Bank parking lot will be filled with primarily local artists July 22 to
August 26 from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. All art work will feature original
hand crafted items. To volunteer or find out more, contact Michelle
Finet at 935-9989 or Kay Knapton at 935-0904.
More family oriented movies with a few special niche films for variety
are planned for a shorter Outdoor Cinema season this year. For
nine weeks, from July 7th to September 1st, movies will be shown each
Saturday evening. A new digital video projector will play both DVD and
videos. By increasing the sponsorships it will be possible to offer free
movies to children under 12 and possibly to seniors.
The Christmas Season will be busier than ever this year with three visits from
Santa and holiday concerts each Satruday on the street corner.
For more information on any of these events please stop by (4750
California Ave SW), call us at (206) 935-0904 or visit our website,
www.wsjunction.com.
 West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce provides a professional
forum to discuss and influence policies and programs affecting
business and social climate. Our leadership, services and advocacy
strengthen the economic welfare of business in West Seattle and
ensure that the West Seattle peninsula is and always will be a great
place to live, work, shop and play.
General Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month,
however there is NO GENERAL MEETING for the months
of July and August. In July the meeting will be replaced by an
annual picnic and in August they look forward to the annual Harbor
Cruise.
Business Connections is a new initiative designed to build the
Chamber’s membership. Scheduled for the third Thursday
evening of every month, members get together for a social
evening of networking and introducing potential new members
to the group. Members pay $10 admission and bring potential
new members for free. The venue changes each month, and is
sponsored by a Chamber member. Past Business Connection
meetings have been held at private homes, the Elliott Bay Brewery,
Capers and the November Business Connection featured a visit
from Mayor Paul Schell. By all reports Business Connection is a
whole lot of fun and is successfully attracting new members!
West Seattle Senior Center
The Senior Center of West Seattle is a multipurpose facility in
which older adults may come together to fulfill many of their
social, physical and intellectual needs. The Center is a bridge, a
broad, two-way bridge linking the loose-knit senior community to
a community at large. Anyone over 50 years of age is welcome
to join, and persons younger can volunteer and participate in
other ways. The $15 annual membership fee entitles a member
to a bi-monthly newsletter, reduced activity fees,
and free birthday and holiday meals, just to name a
few.
Services available at the center include IRS, insurance, and legal
counsel; foot care, health screenings, exercise classes including
wellness with weights, chair exercise, health mentors, support
groups, RN on staff for health care follow-ups at the center
and in home, tai chi, lunches, a job bank, Senior Connections,
personal counseling, continuing education classes, art, writing,
a computer lab and many volunteer opportunities. Many
organizations and individuals use the facilities of the Center
including the monthly meetings for West Seattle Hi-Yu. For
more information, call the Center at (206) 932-4044, or come
up to 4217 SW Oregon St between 8:30am and 5:00pm
- Monday through Friday.

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is located at the West

Seattle Town Hall, 4750 California Avenue SW, Seattle
WA 98116-4413 and the phone number is (206) 932-5685.
The monthly newsletter, The Bulliten, is available on their website
at www.wschamber.com.

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 American Legion Post #160 VFW Post #2713 and Auxiliary
Since the charter of American Legion Post #160 on The oldest federally-chartered veterans organization in the
March 22, 1922, the Legion has hosted annual parades. United States was chartered 27 August, 1918. The Veterans
The Legion was formed of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a community service organization
to support veterans and dedicated to the needs of the veterans and their families.
their families. Members
volunteer at the VA Membership in the VFW
Medical Center, the is comprised of Veterans
servicemen’s lounge at of Foreign Wars who
Sea-Tac, and Post Color have received a
Guards at memorial campaign or service
services. medal authorized by the
United States of
Orville Rummel Awards are given out each year to America.
the outstanding person of service to the community. Orville
helped found the West Seattle Hi-Yu Summer Festival in For information regarding
1934. membership, or hall rental
at 3601 SW Alaska
Post #160 has been sponsoring Hi-Yu Candidates since Street, call Pete
the beginning, producing numerous court members. They Polumb at (206)
are the hosts of the West Seattle American Legion Grand 935-4352.
Parade on July 21st, so give them a hand as they march by! VFW Hall - Photo courtesy of Peter Richards

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 Kiwanis Club of West Seattle Lions Club of West Seattle
Kiwanis is a service The Lions Club of West Seattle has been serving
organization of women and the West Seattle Community since 1929. It is
men, world-wide, who want a charter member of Lions International and
to improve and help the meet each Thursday noon at the Delridge
communities they live Community Center (4501 Delridge Way SW).
and/or work. The West Like all Lions Clubs, the emphasis is on service in
Seattle Kiwanis Club was all forms to less fortunate members of the community. In addition,
chartered in 1929. the club supports SIGHTFIRST, a program of Lions International,
which is the world’s largest blindness prevention program.
The West Seattle Kiwanis
Club sponsors Key Clubs One of the oldest projects for the WS Lions is sponsorship of the
at Chief Sealth, West Sea Scout Explorer Unit in West Seattle and the Yankee Clipper.
Another project is a Scholarship program for graduating high school
Seattle and Seattle Lutheran High Schools and a Builders
students from West Seattle. The Lions are supporters of numerous
Clubs at James Madison Middle School and Hope Lutheran
other activities such as glasses for the needy, aid to the blind,
which foster leadership and organizational training to create
the Lions Eye Bank, the Hearing Foundation, Little League Teams,
an early interest in community service. WS Kiwanis has been Diabetes Awareness, Drug Awarness, Youth Exchange, etc. They
the institutional sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 284 for 56 years are also supporters of other organizations such as the West Seattle
and a cub scout pack. We support Holly Preschool at High Senior Center, YMCA, and area Community Centers.
Point. This year we sponsor community meals with the help of
the West Seattle Help-Line, help at the Hiawatha Community For more information about the Lions Club, please contact
Center Halloween Carnival, serve as ushers at the Easter Secretary-Treasurer Charlotte Zeller at ( 2 0 6 )
Sunrise Service at Forest Lawn, fill backpacks with school 938-4317, President Thelma Johnston at (206)
items for homeless children “Project Kool”, and several other 937-5965, or visit their website at www.wolfenet.com/
projects. ~wslions.

Over the past ten years, through the proceeds of an annual

auction, the club has created and endowed a scholarship at
South Seattle Com. College and has made major contributions
to the music, library and computer technology programs at West
Seattle, Seattle Lutheran and Chief Sealth High Schools on a
rotating basis. This year we sponsored our first Annual Golf
Tournament and Raffle for all the Schools in West Seattle. The
first Saturday in December we hold our 54th annual Community
Pancake Breakfast.

The WS Kiwanis Club is an institutional member of the West

Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the Hi-Yu Summer Festival
and continues to support and work with West Seattle Business
Improvement Association, schools, organizations, and social
services on as-needed basis.

We are supporters of Kiwanis International’s worldwide effort

to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) with the help
of UNISEF. The introduction of Iodine into our salt supply has
all but eliminated IDD in the USA, but in some countries the
lack of Iodine in their diet causes mental and physical defects
in newborns and the prevalence of thyroid disorders such as
goiters. www.kiwanis.org

Service Projects are determined by its membership, so if you would

like to share your ideas and become involved, contact: Warren
Lawless at (206) 938-8032, warrenl@westseattle.com
or Karl Sutter at denissapiro@compaq.net --- http://
kiwanis.westseattle.com

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 West Seattle Rotary Club West Seattle Eagles Aerie No. 2643
The West Seattle Rotary Club was chartered October The West Seattle Eagles carry these main goals forward
27, 1947. Rotary is an international organization for
every year: Fraternalism, Charity activities, and working for
business and professional persons united worldwide,
who provide humanitarian service, encourage high the community good. They are active in supporting these
ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goals in our community by participating in a variety of
goodwill and peace in the world. Rotarians are projects, some of which are listed below.
persons who look beyond themselves to their community, nation and
the world. In short, Rotarians put service above self. * Senior Support through Parks West Retirement Center,
The West Seattle Rotary undertakes a wide variety of service activities
and Life Care Center
to promote goodwill and understanding. Typical programs include: * The Golden Eagles Fund
* The Make a Wish Foundation
Aid to senior citizens (West Seattle Senior Center) * Cancer Research through the Fred Hutchinson
Support the West Seattle, High Point & Fauntleroy YMCAs. Foundation
Support of the Teen Age Parenting Program (TAPP)
* Special Olympics
Support of battered women’s shelter
Youth service scholarships and leadership programs * Supporting the WWII War Memorial Fund
Annual clothes shopping spree for disadvantaged youth
Food bank support The West Seattle Eagles have Friday and Saturday night
Cormorant Cove Park dinners and Sunday breakfasts, year round and Bingo on
International Youth Exchange Monday evenings at 7 PM, and they also host a golf
Polio eradication programs
tournament in September.
Funds to support the services provided by the West Seattle Rotary are raised
through the Berry Sale in early summer, the Rotary Auction in late fall, and the New members are always welcome, please call
Poinsettia sale near the holiday season. For further information, contact Kimberly (206)-938-4426.
Terry at (206) 938-8900 or Ann Liberato at (206) 352-5513.

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 Log House Museum - Birthplace of Seattle

Location: 3003 - 61st Ave SW (one block south of the Statue

of Liberty on Alki Beach in West Seattle)

Hours: Thursday - 12:00-6:00 PM

Friday - 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday - 12:00-3:00 PM

The Birthplace of Seattle / Log House Museum has been open

since November 13, 1997 (the 146th anniversary of the landing of
the Denny party at Alki Beach) and is located in an authentically
renovated turn-of-the-century log structure on Alki Point. This
structure was once the carriage house of the “Fir Lodge” estate,
one of Alki’s first year-round homes built by prominent Seattlites
William and Gladys Bernard.

The current exhibit is “The Spirit Returns”, which tells the story
of the Alki Picnics and of their interaction with the Native American personal and family
Duwamish Indians of this area. It tells of the beginning of a great memories of selected
city and a culture struggling to keep its identity. community elders through
professional audio, video
Speaker programs are held every month (2nd Thursday at 7:15 interviews, and personal
PM) and have included a wide range of historical and entertaining memoirs. A summary
topics such as Luna Park, carousels, pioneer cooking, and western of “highlight” videos
Washington architecture, as well as native American storytellers. produced will be featured
On July 12th, Looking Back at Hi-Yu and the Seafair Pirates in the museum’s on-site
annual landing at Alki Beach will be presented. library wan will be
unveiled the last week in July. The Memory Book Project is funded
The museum has become a heritage educational tour destination by the Department of Neighborhoods and is also an effort to collect
for school groups and other special interest groups. Other heritage and safeguard the first-hand remembrances of early West Seattle
education opportunities available to area schools include traveling through written stories. If you know of anyone who should be
heritage trunks and resource libraries, school assembly programs; contacted to participate in the Second Memory Book that is now
and a “teen docent” program, which is funded by King County being developed, please contact the museum. It will not only focus
Resources. on businesses which evoke fond memories but exist no longer, but
also businesses that continue to contribute much to West Seattle
With the acquisition and preservation of the Log House Museum, commerce and community.
the South West Seattle Historical Society now has
a home to help fulfill its mission to preserve, interpret, and Make plans soon to visit the Log House Museum, its gift
communicate the heritage of the Duwamish Peninsula and shop, and the commemorative courtyard. People interested in
Seattle. The SWSHS is currently in the second major Oral becoming museum docents, special project volunteers, or SWSHS
History and Memory book projects, which preserve the precious members are encouraged to call Director, Pat Filer at (206)
938-5293.

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Hi-Yu in Pictures
Photos courtesy of Lorrie Cook

(Above) West Seattle Hi-Yu Patch worn on

the traditional red jackets

(Above) The 1992-93 Senior Court (Queen Ginger Rice and Princesses Gretchen Girod
and Sefla Furhman) sit in the grandstands and wave during the West Seattle American
Legion Grand Parade

(Above Left and Right) Two candidates

model attire from West Seattle merchants at the
Hi-Yu Fashion Show.

(Above) Miss Hi-Yu Candidates at the garden party (Left) and at the Walker Rock
Garden Tour (Right).

(Above) The 1990 Junior Court (Queen Angel Hi-Yu Floats over the years...
Chambers and Princesses Heather Cook and
Jenelle Tullis) perform at the Hi-Yu Fashion Show.
(Below from Left to Right) 1993 “Somewhere in Time” -- 1994 “Diamond
(Below) Community members prepare to enjoy Memories” -- 1991 “Under the Sea” -- 1998 “Magical Journey” -- 1999 “Far Away
some food and fun at the American Legion Places
Spaghetti Dinner.

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 (Above) The 2000 Miss Hi-Yu Senior Court
and 2001 Candidates participated in several
Car Washes to raise money for the Hi-Yu
Summer Festival.
(Above) Many spectators are excited to see parade participants
as they arrive at their viewing stations. Seen here is the Miller
family (Jason, April, Jacob, and Hailey), relatives of 2000 Princess
Heather Cook and and 2001 Queen Jill Cook.
If you have photos that you would like to donate
for use in future Hi-Yu publications, please contact
the Hi-Yu Information Line at (206) 932-3345.

Dance numbers performed by the current court and candidates are

a central part of many events including the White Rose Reception
(Above) and the Miss Hi-Yu Coronation (Right).

(Left) The Hi-Yu Booth is seen at the West

Seattle Junction Street Fair every year.
(Above) Usually the Miss Hi-Yu Candidates ride in corvettes (Above) A junior pirate signs up for the loo-
for the American Legion Grand Parade, but in 2000 they were alike contast.
escorted in a different fashion.

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A Little Hi-Yu History
Kacey and the late Charlie Jung preserved a few mementos of their
many years as active Hi-Yu devotees, which shed a little light on happier times
in West Seattle.
Twenty-six years ago, the West Seattle Herald in it’s 50th Anniversary
edition, acknowledged that Hi-Yu had also been around for fifty years. Hanning
wrote that in 1923, with World War I behind it and the Great Depression seven
years away, West Seattle was going through a period of rapid expansion. The
business and professional community thought it rightful that they thank their
clients, patients, and customers appropriately for their patronage. What evolved
was the first “All West Seattle Picnic.” The story doesn’t say where it was held,
so we have to presume Lincoln Park was the site. In succeeding years, the
event wore such titles as “Potlatch,” and “Mardi Gras.”
The picnic, despite a one-year revival by the West Seattle Kiwanis Club,
succumbed to a combination of burgeoning red tape, mounting costs and
disinterest and the years of celebrations which drew thousands to play games,
enjoy entertainment and talent shows, the coronation of the Hi-Yu Courts and
the drawing for a new car have faded into obscure history.
In 1934 a contest was held to come up with a new name for the revived
summer festival. The name that was chosen was “Hi-Yu” and that is why even
though the celebrations and picnics preceded 1934, “Hi-Yu” itself is officially
only sixty-eight years old.
Looking back, it’s interesting to note that the first “Pirates” to
land at Alki Beach (in about 1934), were Sea Scouts of the
“Yankee Clipper” sponsored by the West Seattle Lions Club and
skippered by Captain John Kelly. Even at the fiftieth celebration, the
scouts, switching roles, manned their worthy craft to guard West Seattle from
the real Seafair Pirates who annually invade Alki to kick off Hi-Yu. This tradition
has survived generally intact.
In the late 30’s an event was added to the program of Hi-Yu which attracted
world-wide acclaim, a “heel-and-toe” race, commencing at the West Seattle
YMCA and circling Lake Washington. Breaking into anything resembling a trot
or running gait disqualified a competitor. Also popular during this same period
were the boxing and wrestling matches held at Hiawatha Playfield.
Still hooked on athleticism, the 1949 Picnic coincided with the official
Northwest AAU swim meet at the new Colman Pool. It featured national-level
swimming and diving championship events. In 1949 everyone in West Seattle
was supposed to wear a red hat during the ten days of Hi-Yu. If you got caught
without one, you could get hauled before a “Kangaroo Kort” run by Speed
Winquist and presided over by Superior Court Judge William Long.
In 1950 under the leadership of President Don Waller Hi-Yu became an
official partner of Seafair which included Hi-Yu in its schedule of events. West
Seattle’s American Legion Grand Parade included scores of floats and other
entries which appeared in neighborhood parades in the surrounding Puget
Sound area.
During several subsequent years, Hi-Yu was coordinated by Ted Best (then
Secretary of the West Seattle Commercial Club) of Ted Best Associates. Some
of the Hi-Yu presidents in that era included Dick Kennedy, John Kaufman,
and Arvid Andresen. When Ted Best was appointed to the City Council,
Orville Rummell became Coordinator for a brief period and headquartered
Hi-Yu in a second-floor space above Nielsen Florists at California and Oregon.
Ted Best renamed his firm West Seattle Associates.
During the term of Leon Wagner in 1967, a group headed by Doris
Richards and Warren Lawless left the ad department of the West Seattle
Herald to buy West Seattle Associates. They were hired to run Hi-Yu for the
next seven years. In addition to Wagner, presidents during those years included
Jack Hanning and Bob Grieve.
The premier event throughout all the years of Hi-Yu is the Grand Parade,
then, now, and hopefully always, a project of West Seattle American Legion
Post 160. The parade actually preceded Hi-Yu by a few years. Bob Grieve
was perennial chairman, and directed the event from a meter-maid vehicle
which traversed the parade route many times as the parade proceeded south
on California Avenue from Admiral Way to the Junction. A couple of sections
of bleacher which seated dignitaries were placed in front of Van Gilder’s and
later Perry’s Furniture Store and parade entries were announced as they
approached.
The 1973 official Hi-Yu Parade Float, designed by Moe Beerman,
won significant acclaim and still remains emblazoned on the exterior of the
West Seattle Post Office as one of the “Murals of West Seattle.” The 56-foot
float, “Magical Moments in the Land of Oz,” depicts the famous “yellow-brick
road” inhabited by “Dorothy’s” friends the “Cowardly Lion,” the “Tin Man” and
others and also introduced parade goers to Hi-Yu Queen Julie Basket and
Princesses Kathie Dempsey and Sandra Selle.
Hi-Yu would like to thank Warren Lawless (who refuses to guarantee
the accuracy) for his help in compiling this interesting Hi-Yu trivia. Hi-Yu invites
any resident of West Seattle who has a collection of photos, clippings and other
memorabilia of past Hi-Yu festivals to consider contributing them to Hi-Yu with
the hope that they could be archived in a permanent Hi-Yu collection at the
SWSHS Log House Museum. Hi-Yu deserves a place in West Seattle history.
Please contact the Hi-Yu Info line at (206) 932-3345.

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West Seattle Hi-Yu Membership Information
The Hi-Yu Summer Festival was started in 1934 by merchants in West Seattle as a way to thank the community for their
business. These merchants recognized that the success of their businesses depended on the community.

Through the years the task of designing and constructing the West Seattle Community Float, planning and staffing the
Hi-Yu events, raising funds to support these activities as well as the scholarships awarded to the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu
Queen and Princesses has shifted to a group of community volunteers and a few stalwart service clubs. Hi-Yu still looks to
businesses in West Seattle for the lion’s share of the necessary funds, as well as to local residents (through button sales
and memberships).

Hi-Yu would like to thank all of you - businesses, service clubs and individuals - who have donated time, money or both to
this year’s festival. Hi-Yu desperately needs your help in order to survive. You may feel you have nothing to contribute, but we
guarantee that whatever you can offer (lending a hand to help build the float, helping to plan events, working at the Pirates
Landing, selling buttons at the Street Festival, etc.) would be very much appreciated. If you wonder what you get out of your
contribution to Hi-Yu, just look around at the smiles on the children’s faces as they participate in these family events and
think about the message of a caring community these activities send to them.

General Membership meetings are held all through the year at 7:15 pm at the West Seattle Senior Center.
Call the Hi-Yu Info Line at (206) 932-3345 or check the website (www.hiyu.com) for up-to-date information, or to leave
a message. On the back of this booklet you can find application forms for 2001-2002 membership.

Individuals -- $20.00 Non-profit Organizations -- $30.00 Service Clubs -- $30.00

Candidate Sponsors -- $120.00 (plus membership) Business Membership Levels -- listed on back cover

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