And the special musical guest will be ‘The Approximations,’ the band which includes Normandy Park’s own Dan Satterberg, the King County Prosecutor.

And get this – tickets are just $30 each and along with a great spaghetti dinner, that includes beer and wine!

This is the newest service organization in the area, so we encourage all our Readers to attend and help their causes.

There are 1.35 millions Lions members in more than 45,000 clubs worldwide. Founded in 1917, Lions are best known for fighting blindness. Locally Lions make a difference with many community projects, including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry, aiding seniors and the disabled.

Here are the event details:

WHAT: Normandy Park Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner & Dance

WHEN: This Friday, Oct. 21st, from 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

WHERE: Normandy Park Cove, located at 1500 SW Shorebook Drive in Normandy Park.

INFO: From their website:

Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world. The 1.35 million members of our volunteer organization in 206 countries and geographic areas are different in many ways, but share a core belief – community is what we make it.

For tickets, or more information, contact Kelly Fox at Dunn Lumber: (206) 242-1010 or visit their new website here: http://normandyparklions.org.

by Ralph Nichols

The Seattle/King County Board of Health is working “to make healthy choices become the easy choices,” King County District 8 Councilman Joe McDermott recently told Burien Lions Club members.

McDermott is also the new chairman of the county Board of Health. On the county council, he represents Burien, North Highline, West Seattle and Vashon.

He said the board’s goal is to reduce the occurrence of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes brought on by obesity and tobacco use, which affects people of color and low income persons at “rates two to three times higher” than the averages for the overall population.

These trends are especially high in South King County, McDermott added, also making the health of many south county residents a matter of “equities” when it comes to healthy food, clean air and exercise.

Zoning for “more parks, sidewalks, and bicycle and walking trails” is one way to reverse these demographics, he said.

And with people “eating more than half their meals outside the home, let’s make sure there are healthy options for eating out.”

With the “community putting prevention to work” society can “attack the root causes of health problems,” McDermott declared. But finding funds to do this is a problem.

Since voters statewide approved Initiative 695 11 years ago, limiting car license tab fees to $30, “there has been no replacement public health funding,” he said. Until then, a portion of car tab fees went to public health departments.

As county health board chairman, “I … advocate for both short-term and long-term funding. I am working with our legislators for a long-term plan” to increase funding for public health.

More money is needed for low-income immunization, health screening, maternity support services and nutritional programs “for healthy outcomes.”

If neighborhood public health clinics are forced to close from lack of funding, more people will be forced to go to – and overcrowd – hospital emergency departments, McDermott said.

Just got a note from Bill Wippel of the Burien Lions Club, alerting us to the fact that Joe McDermott, King County Councilman, will speak to the club during its monthly lunch meeting this Wednesday, May 5th.

The public is welcomed.

The meeting starts at Noon at Angelo’s Restaurant, located at 601 SW 153rd Street in Burien.

Lunch is optional.

McDermott will be available for questions.

For more info contact Bill@tapeministries.org, or call 206-819-8200.

The area’s newest service organization, the Normandy Park Lions Club, will be holding a Wine Social on Thursday, March 31st, starting at 7pm, at Normandy Park Assisted Living, located at 16625 1st Ave South.

“This event is to welcome those who are already Lions and others who want to find out more about Lions,” said NP Lions president Kelly Fox.

There will be coffee and treats as well.

There are 1.35 millions Lions members in more than 45,000 clubs worldwide. Founded in 1917, Lions are best known for fighting blindness. Locally Lions make a difference with many community projects, including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry, aiding seniors and the disabled.

Contact Kelly Fox at Dunn Lumber, 206-242-1010, for more information.

The Normandy Park Lions Club is forming, and is seeking residents to join.

It is the only service club in Normandy Park, and they meet at 7am at Tuscany Des Moines Creek Restaurant on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

One of the clubs’ projects is adopting a city park to help clean the ivy off trees.

For more information, call Kelly Fox at Dunn Lumber: (206) 242-1010.

All proceeds from the restaurant/bar will go to help people who are blind or sight impaired in the Burien/White Center area. The Burien Lions Club was chartered in 1957 and has helped hundreds of local residents with eye glasses and others with cornea implants.

“We want to thank Mick Kelly’s and their staff for their contribution to our community,” said David Burke, Burien Lions President.

For more information call Duane Quande at 206-242-1700 or go to the Burien Lions Website.

Scott Kimerer, Chief of Burien Police, will speak to the Burien Lions Club at Noon on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd at Angelo’s Cafe.

Lunch is $13, and the public is invited.

According to Bill Wippel:

He was scheduled to speak on how the County budgets cuts will affect his department.

But this was before the 4 police officers were murdered Sunday morning in Parkland.

I am sure he would appreciate any public support and attendance.

Angelo’s is located at 601 S.W. 153rd Street in Burien; Phone: (206) 244-3555.

Upcoming Lions Club meetings include:

• Dec 9: Its that time again… for the annual Christmas get-together, including a visit from Santa. 6:30pm at Angelos.
• Jan 6: Mike Fosberg, principal of Highline High School, “How 4 classes per day versus 5 is working”.