West Seattle Blog… | Camp Long has a new gateway, in honor of park's longtime leader Sheila Brown
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THIS photographic postcard view of Common Acre by Terry Hunt was taken around 1928.
This photograph, around 1910, of the Borough Arms is carefully posed.
In the immortal words of Ryan O’Neal, “oh man, oh God, oh man, oh God, oh man, oh GOD!” Which is to say, there's an election happening right now. Yes. Another one. It truly never ends. This time it’s the King Conservation District, which is about to hold an election for an open seat on the Board of Supervisors — a body that most people do not even know exists, as evidenced by the stunningly...
Sheila Brown was 59. Here’s the remembrance sent to us this afternoon: Sheila Brown Sheila Brown, longtime West Seattle environmental activist and Education Program Supervisor at Camp Long for the past 17 years, has died. Sheila was responsible for initiating the partnership with 4H that resulted in the building of the Challenge course at Camp Long. She was active in race and social justice issues at the City, and committed to getting kids of all backgrounds to appreciate and experience the natural world. She helped create the Leaders in Environment, Equity, and Facilitation (LEEF) progra...