President’s Message
November is the beginning of the holiday season and excitement fills the air with anticipation of great food, truly decadent desserts,...

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Nov 1, 2017
Interim Editor found
Hello, I’m Staci Smith, and I am happy to be volunteering my services as interim Editor of the Leschi News as we eagerly await Diane...

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Oct 1, 2017
Executive Board Meeting minutes
September 11, 2017 Treasury Janet submitted current report and John had some questions about Flo Ware. Janet said all the expenses have...

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Oct 1, 2017


Sichuanese Cuisine – Best Asian Restaurant in 2011
Recently some friends invited me to join them for dinner. We ate at Sichuanese Cuisine, a Chinese restaurant in the “Little Saigon”...

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Oct 1, 2017
Treats for the Big Kids
With Halloween at the end of the month, I thought it would be fun to celebrate with thematically appropriate names and labels to help all...

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Oct 1, 2017
A Wild New England Gastropod
BOOK REVIEW The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating Elisabeth Tova Bailey, (Algonquin Books, 2016) In a snail’s world, there is no need for a...

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Oct 1, 2017


A Monumental Teaching Moment
Perspective. So much depends on perspective. Whether one stands or sits, when and where – the perspective may change. The answer to the...

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Oct 1, 2017


A La Niña Watch
Our latest string of storms during mid-late September made me more excited than ever for the beginning of storm season. There’s nothing I...

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Oct 1, 2017


The Devil Is in the Details
At our September 6 Leschi meeting, John Barber led a Q & A discussion of the moorage contract at the two Leschi Marinas and Lakewood. He...

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Oct 1, 2017
Change… It Is Coming!
We tend to have our favorite grocery store just as we have “our” dentist and “our” hair stylist, so it will be a big adjustment when Red...

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Oct 1, 2017
Noisy Skies over Leschi
It is not just the Blue Angels. Every sunny day, there is constant noise from commercial aircraft over Leschi. This is the East Turn....

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Oct 1, 2017
Halloween Spooktacular Needs Volunteers
We have used a wonderful tent for our Spooktacular the past several years. It’s well decorated with Halloween images and has straw bales...

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Oct 1, 2017