July 2017

Terjung's Studio of Gifts is a West Seattle institution
Gregor Terjung at 87 comes to work seven days a week; He competes in the digital age by having none of it

No website, no Facebook page, not even an email account. No advertising, no special sales, no marketing.

Yet ever since 1968 Gregor Terjung has made his Terjung's Studio of Gifts in the West Seattle Junction a success. Now 87, he says he's thinking about retirement noting that he has a son in law that retired at 65. But that day is a ways off, since for he and his daughter Gail, the shop is a labor of love.

Competing in a world seemingly dominated by digital sales would seem next to impossible, but the store relies on the power of immediacy (no waiting for delivery), sentiment (most of the items in the store are meant to be given from one person to another, not sent via truck), and relationships. Not just between his customers and their families and friends but with the community at large.

Terjung has such a long history, that the vast majority of his customers are people who have shopped with him for decades.

He's been in business for 48 years.

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PacWest out of State Majors tourney

BY GERARDO BOLONG
Contributing Writer


FEDERAL WAY - A great journey finally ended for an area baseball team.


Power hitting District II Bainbridge bombed away to a 21-13 six-inning, three - hour victory against District VII Pac West in a loser - out game of the 2017 Washington State Little League 12U Majors All Star baseball tournament held at the Federal Way National League Complex on Mon., July 17. The game ended on Field No. 1 with gathering darkness necessitating a move to a field with lights.


"Most of these players have been together for three years," observed District 7 Manager Luke Hagler. "There have been good friendships on and off the field. They like to hang together. This has been a great team with fun kids. They stay in the game. I treat them like my own.It's the end of an era. I've coached many of them since they were five or six years old."

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"Words, Writers & West Seattle" will host Jenny D. Williams Aug. 4

information from SWSHS

A recent transplant to Seattle, Jenny D. Williams has lived in the U.S., Uganda and Germany. She received a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation to do research in the Dominican Republic Congo for this, her first novel, The Atlas of Forgotten Places, just published in July by St. Martin's Press.

Williams holds an Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College and a BA from UC Berkeley. Her award-winning fiction, nonfiction, poetry and illustrations have appeared in The Sun, Vela, and Ethical Traveler, as well as in several anthologies.

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Busiest summer weekend will offer lots of options locally

Coming up on Saturday July 22 and Sunday July 23  you have your choice of events to attend or race around to be part of them all though that would take some doing.

West Seattle

Leading off the day is the Float Dodger 5k run that takes place on California Ave SW. Registration begins at 8:00am  It starts on the track at Hiawatha Community Center, at 2700 California Ave SW

West Seattle Rotary Kiddies Parade begins at 11:00 am and forms on July 22, 2017, at Genesee and California Avenue SW and steps off at 11:00 AM just ahead of the Grand Parade heading south about 4 blocks to Edmunds. Children may start signing in at 9:45 AM. Bring your bikes and wagons; parents bring your strollers. Free balloons!

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South Highline falls to South Snohomish

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

SHORELINE--South Highline National's stay at state was stopped short by South Snohomish by a 6-1 score Monday.

National finished the Junior Little League age 13-14 all-star baseball tournament being held at Shorewood High School in Shoreline with a 1-2 record.

South Highline opened with a 16-9 victory over Glenwood on Saturday before getting knocked into the loser's bracket by host Shoreline on Sunday, 12-7.

National came into the tournament as the District 7 champions.

South Highline was managed by Todd Kephart, who was assisted by coaches Nathan Cooke and Josh Quijano.

Players were Dillon Charles, Ethan Cooke, Greger Covich, Zach Cunningham, Tyler Kephart, Nate Meyer, Tony Perovich, Preston Quijano, Jabari Ramos, Justin Stetson, Parker Stonesifer and Tristen Trujillo.

The National league president is Ryan Laurencio.

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DNDC Mayoral Candidate Forum set for July 25

The Delridge Neighborhoods District Council, in partnership with the Highland Park Improvement Club will host a candidate forum for Seattle City Council Position 8 & 9 candidates on Tuesday, July 25th from 7-9 PM. This forum is intended to engage and inform the residents of the West Seattle Peninsula, who comprise roughly 1/7th of Seattle's total voting population. This event is open to the public and the media.

The format is intentionally very simple - each candidate will be given 5 minutes and a microphone to present their platform. There will be no audience or panel questions during presentations, and once all presentations have finished candidates will be able to mingle with the audience. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase, and an area will be set aside for adults who are accompanied by children.

 

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More fun than you've ever had with diapers! Stuff the Bus Bash set for July 23

Local nonprofit WestSide Baby will be making a fun difference to the lives of local babies in need at their upcoming Stuff the Bus Bash, celebrating the closing weeks of Seattle’s largest diaper drive. The fun family event, which takes place on July 23rd will be an outdoor celebration for the whole family, featuring food, entertainment, trike races, a diaper dash, and more, takes place to coincide with White Center’s Jubilee Days. The price of admission is a package (or box) of diapers for local kids in need.

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