On what felt like the arrival of the first day of summer, the 5th Annual Morgan Junction Festival was held June 12, with 55 exhibitors and people enjoying the weather and live music provided by a strong line up of local musicians. Staged across the parking lot behind Zeeks Pizza, Feedback Lounge, the Beveridge Place Pub and into Morgan Junction Park, the festival turnout was light but steady.

Many people crowded into the Beveridge Place Pub to watch the World Cup and cheers would occasionally erupt from the crowd inside.

Deb Barker, President of the Morgan Community Association said, "You see we had a personal reservation for awesome weather. We got that in pretty early," she said laughing. It wouldn't be possible she said without "all the folks who have been meeting, and hustling and arranging and coercing and urging and begging."

"Morgan is so special, the whole community and we just love putting on this party and having them come out, especially out those dark gloomy skies and saying hello."

Part of the event included a chance to sample food from the community's restaurants and Barker said, " We hear that the Bite of Seattle that people go to restaurants over the year because they picked up information and sampled something at the Bite of Morgan. That's been real successful for the restaurants in our area."

Deb Barker and MOCA (Morgan Community Association) thank:

Band coordinator: Chas Redmond
Venue Arrangements: Gary Sink of Beveridge Place Pub
Dan Black - Zeeks Pizza, Jeff Gilbert - Feedback Lounge
Anne and Clarence Higuera - Ventana Construction,
Keithly Electrician, Mark Curtin - Curtin Woodworks, and Scott Walker - Bottlerockit.

Bite of Morgan: Kate Steinbeck, the Seniors of the Kenney
Vendors, speakers, logistics: Deb Barker, Eldon Olsen, Cindi Barker, Steve Sindiong, Karmen Hudson, Tamsen Spengler,
Artwork: Masako Takeda
Tresurer: Dave Fansier