Please consider donating blood and make that life-saving difference to a patient in need.

Monday, June 18

Magnolia Community Blood Drive

Fatima Church Hall

1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

**Walk-in Service ONLY**  for Whole Blood. 

Sponsored by Our Lady of Fatima Knights of Columbus

For questions about eligibility, please call 800-398-7888

When you donate, please remember to eat a good meal, drink plenty of water, and bring a photo I.D.

Thank you for your continued support of patients in need.

All are welcome to join for a FREE shredding, electronics recycling and Goodwill event held by the Windermere Magnolia office, Saturday, June 9. Brokers from the Magnolia office will be on site to assist you. They will be located just around the corner from the Farmer’s Market on 33rd Avenue West, between West McGraw and Wheeler Street.

Items accepted for recycling:
Computers | Laptops | Keyboards | Mice | Monitors | TVs | Printers | Scanners | Fax | Copiers | Ink Cartridges | BBQ’s | Misc. Electronics | Washers | Dryers | Ovens | Stoves | All Metal Items | E-Waste items | Rechargeable Batteries | VCRs | DVD Players | Cameras Phones | Servers | Routers | Hubs | PDAs | Handheld Games | Misc. Office Machines | Clothing
SORRY, NO PAINT!

Clean Up! Clean Out!

Saturday, June 9th
9 AM—1 PM

Please call or email Windermere Magnolia with any questions. 206-284-8989 | magnolia@windermere.com

American Legion hosts observances at Ft. Lawton cemetery
By reporter Steven Smalley

To honor those military members who lost their lives in the service of our country, Magnolia American Legion Post 123 invites neighbors to join them Monday at 10am for Memorial Day at Ft. Lawton cemetery. 

This year the services have a particular focus on remembering the names enshrined on the plaque in front of Blaine School of the military members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam conflict. All nine names inscribed on the monument attended Blaine Middle School. 

On the memorial, dedicated in 1971, one noteworthy soldier stands out – 2LT Robert R. Leisy. His story is one of heroism. While leading his men on reconnaissance patrol in Vietnam, he distinguished himself with gallantry and intrepidity by shielding his men from certain death by covering a rocket-propelled grenade with his body absorbing the full impact of the explosion. For this selfless act, Robert Leisy was posthumously bestowed with the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor. His is also one of eight names listed on the University of Washington Medal of Honor Memorial. He died December 2, 1969 at 24 years of age.

Other honored names on the ground-level monument at Blaine School include, George M. Hightower, Rolf W. Jorgensen, John L. Stewart, Donald K. McNeil, John S. Kraabel, Christopher J. Gray, Garrett E. Eddy, and Eric G. Herold. Heroes all.

Memorial Day is the federal holiday that specifically honors those who gave their lives in service to our nation.

Ceremonies at Ft. Lawton cemetery include remarks from Magnolia’s own COL (RET) Sean McCaffrey, a Seattle native and Army veteran of active duty deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Colonel McCaffery’s distinguished career continues in retirement with a position at the National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, Calif. 

Fort Lawton cemetery is located in Discovery Park. To get there, travel west on Government Way into the park. Continue past the Learning Center and then see the field of white memorials on the right. Some parking is available inside the site. 

Email for more information: post123magnolia@gmail.com
Steve 206-240-4083

All are invited to help with the East Magnolia Neighborhood Cleanup, this Saturday, May 26, from 10am – noon.
Meet at Mulleady’s Pub, 3055 21st Ave W
Come prepared to clean up litter to beautify the neighborhood!

SRO meeting full of ticked-off residents
By reporter Steven Smalley

A jam-packed public gathering presented by the Magnolia Community Council filled the United Church of Christ with some frustrated neighbors Monday night. A new bridge that would have cost $262 mil. in 2007 is now projected to run upwards of $384 mil., and the city has no money to pay for it, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. That fact has neighbors angry at the City Council, the mayor, and the bureaucracy.

“I’m very disappointed. Where is the accountability? Where is our money going? I’ve never seen people so upset in Seattle. People are fed up,” said one unidentified resident.

“We currently don’t have the money in place to replace the bridge,” declared Kit Loo of SDOT.

His presentation sought to describe “alternatives” to the bridge to include widening of the Dravus corridor and building an overpass across the railroad tracks at Armory Way or Wheeler Street. None of the proposed plans are finalized. Look for recommendations either this summer or early fall. The ultimate green light will come from the City Council and Mayor.

Reactions from random attendees who spoke with Magnolia Voice played a similar tune.

“I think they need better answers. They don’t have a lot of information. The City Council has no representation here. It’s ridiculous,” said one person.

“I learned whatever the city says, they’ve already made the determination, and it’s all folly. It’s going to take some major pushback. They’ve already determined they’re going to tear that thing down,” said another attendee.

Another person summed it up. “I think we need a bridge to Magnolia. It’s the only fair thing to do.”

Directed by Ariel Bradler with choreography by Lois Leff and music direction by Eric Bradler

Based on the book “James and the Giant Peach”, by Roald Dahl.
Words and Music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald

May 18th at 7:00pm
May 19th at 7:00pm

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.