June 2021

Seven decades after the Korean War, Arne Lyshall is still healing
A member of a very select group, the "Chosin Few", he carries the lessons he learned into every day

The drive to do the right thing has been part of Arne Lyshall’s life for all his 92 years.

Born in Seattle in 1928, he grew up in a broken home living with his aunt whose faith would later mean a lot to him. 

As a boy he developed a love of drawing.

That ability to see things as they are and preserve it would come to be a big part of his life later too.

Enrolled at Franklin High School, Arne saw the second world war raging. Newspapers were filled with headlines about battles taking place and men dying in both Europe and Asia. Knowing that nearly every able bodied man had joined the fight, Arne would help out unloading boxcars and ships on the Seattle waterfront. He saw men being shipped out as he stayed home and finally came to a decision. He would leave school as a junior and join the Marines, just after the war ended.

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New South Delridge Farmers’ Market opening day is June 12

 

A new monthly farmers’ market in South Delridge opens on June 12.

The farmers’ market will be at Hope Academy, at 9421 18th Avenue SW, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every second Saturday from June through November.

You can find information about participating vendors, becoming a vendor, volunteering and the schedule at the South Delridge Farmers' Market website.

A goal of the market is small-business development; the majority of vendors are people of color.

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Fire destroys carport in Fauntleroy in suspected Arson

A fire that broke out in a carport in the Fauntleroy/Seaview neighborhood around 3:15 AM on Friday June, 4 is suspected of being arson, according to the post on Facebook by the resident, Pia VanHanen.

If you have any information on a potential suspect please call 911 and send your information to her at pia.vanhanen@gmail.com

She posted:

Not exactly the post I'd ever thought of writing:

We had an arsonist set our carport on fire this morning at 3:15 am. We live right by the ferry dock. Please contact me if you know of ANY suspicious characters who have been roaming around the Fauntleroy neighborhood. Contact me with any info you may have - the fire and police depts are investigating this.

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Marijo Neitro Hudson

Marijo Hudson, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home in San Rafael, CA on April 14, 2021, following a courageous six-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. 

 

Born in Fauntleroy, WA to Marguerite (Meg) and Jack Neitro, she was a proud graduate of West Seattle High School, class of 1955, and later attended Washington State University. After her first marriage to Robert Steele ended in divorce in 1978, she enjoyed a twenty-three-year long marriage to Gerald Hudson, who predeceased her in 2008. 

 

Affordable housing with a potential hospital for West Seattle discussed at WSTP Board meeting; Decision now likely coming in October
Meeting minutes show a $4 million difference in appraised value for parking lot properties in the Junction; Potential remains for parking to be preserved regardless of how properties are developed

According to  the most recently released meeting minutes of the West Seattle Trusteed Properties Board on April 30 the question of what to do about a $14,490,000 offer to buy the parking lot land in the West Seattle Junction was a hot topic. The question boils down to whether or not to favor affordable housing with a potential for a non-profit hospital for West Seattle (marking the return of an actual medical center here in well over 30 years) or to allow another developer to pursue housing development.  

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Ballard Performing Arts gives school year a send off with Spring Concert Series  

Ballard High School Performing Arts is closing out the year by celebrating our students’ resilience, strength, and commitment, with a series of Spring year-end virtual concerts featuring all bands, choirs, and orchestras. The free performances will air as live watch-parties for friends and family, with recordings available on YouTube. Refer to the BPAB home page for details.

The concerts round out a year that reflects “our unity and community in the arts at Ballard High School,” says Courtney Rowley, Director of Choirs.
 

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