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Students, faculty and most of all alumni of West Seattle High School gathered at the school on Saturday, Oct. 15 to celebrate Homecoming 2011 with a BBQ.

The BBQ was a fund raiser for the high schools ASU (Associated Student Union).

The first South Seattle Community College veterans club meeting was held Thursday, Oct. 13. About 18 male and female students who are veterans attended, although 66 have signed up. Nearly 140 veterans attend South. The club president is West…MORE

When Ryan Shannon, 29, a single father of two, returned home from his 2007-2010 deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, civilians thanked him for his service, but his family was almost forced out into the street. His wife left his kids while he was…MORE

UPDATE

A memorial mass for Ed Kingston will be held on Saturday, October 22nd at 10 am at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle (4202 SW Genesee Street, Seattle WA 98116). After mass, all are welcome for a reception celebrating Ed’s…MORE

By Jeff and Eileen Bidwell

Planting Spring Bulbs

Hope springs eternal….as fans of the Chicago Cubs, we oughtta know! It’s hard to imagine anything that can inspire more hope in dreary winter than the first snowdrop or crocus…MORE

While many young students use their first college years to find out what to study, who they are, and what they want to do with their lives, Ballardite Sean Hendricks is doing that self-searching in the middle of the Swiss Alps.

Hendricks…MORE

Taeya Lauer and her children acquired their dog Sadie Ann Lauer is a Labrador Retriever. She is a very white version of breed and as Lauer explained, "Her dad is a Golden Labrador and her mother is an English Labrador and they are both hunting…MORE

By Julie Polwarth

They gather on Monday nights, sometimes as many as 12 or as few as three.

They jockey for places around the large dinning room table. All are welcome. There is only one rule-- the newcomer gets to sit next to…MORE

This morning I opened my emails to see three pictures of my son fiercely wielding a badminton racquet over his friend’s head. Who is that? I wondered. And when did he become such a dude?

     We had recently moved into McMicken Heights in the mid 40's. I decided to join the the volunteer fire fighters. They had one shiny new engine. The new station was built on SW 170th across the street from Herron's grocery store. Third son Tim…MORE