Wilma “Terry” Jean Boswell, 89, a South Seattle resident, went home to be with the Lord on June 10, 2017. A family celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017.
She was born in Denver, Colorado on May 19, 1928 to…MORE
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Douglas L. Perske
Tue, 06/20/17
Douglas L. Perske, 67, of Seattle passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Lynnwood, Washington. Born in Seattle, Washington on June 17, 1949, to Douglas W. and Laverne E. Perske, Doug grew up in Ballard. Doug graduated from Ballard…MORE
Wanda Wollum 1833 ~ 2017
Tue, 06/20/17
Born at home on a farm in Wisconsin on February 12, 1933, to Cliff and Rose Wollum, Wanda passed away in California on June 10, 2017. Wanda had two brothers, Paul and Leland. The small Norwegian family moved to Minnesota and Ohio before settling…MORE
Fake news report on Amanda Knox leads to site being swamped
Mon, 06/19/17
A fake news report that claimed Amanda Knox had committed suicide and confessed to murder in a note led to a huge surge of traffic to the West Seattle Herald’s website on Monday June 19.
The site, masquerading as CNN in a what appears to…MORE
On The Go Week of 6-19-17
Mon, 06/19/17
Junction True Value Ladies Night Junction True Value 4747 44th Ave. S.W. Wed., June 21, 6–8 p.m. Ladies of West Seattle, you are invited to the 1st Annual Ladies Night at Junction True Value There will be prizes, drawings and vendor…MORE
Seattle Chinese Garden Kite Festival will fly dozens of colorful kites Saturday
Mon, 06/19/17
information from Seattle Chinese Garden For a fun summer afternoon with family or friends, come fly kites at the Garden’s ridge-top site. Bring your own or buy an inexpensive one at the festival. Activities for all ages include kite flying…MORE
Book signing and live in-store at Easy Street will celebrate new Beatles book on Sgt. Pepper
Sun, 06/18/17
Author Gillian Gaar will be making a live in-store appearance on June 28 at Easy Street Records in this the 50th year anniversary of the Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album release to sign copies of her book Sgt Pepper at Fifty:…MORE
Seattle residents speak out in favor of city income tax
Sun, 06/18/17
By Lindsay Peyton
The crowd cheered and waved signs reading, “Tax the Rich,” during a special public hearing on a proposed income tax for high-income residents, held on Wednesday, June 14 at Seattle City Hall.
City councilmember …MORE
Little Red Hen making a big difference in Delridge community
Sat, 06/17/17
by Doug Mackar
The Delridge Community in West Seattle was once homesteaded by Portugese fishermen and dock workers in the early 1900’s. Over time, as people with more money moved up to the hilltop, the area became a settlement for blue…MORE
Herbold: West Seattle Greenway meetings set for June 17 and 21
Sat, 06/17/17
information from Councilmember Lisa Herbold
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has released a “most promising route” for the West Seattle Neighborhood Greenway. The route they identify goes from 30th Ave SW and SW Roxbury…MORE
