Advent Season is Here: Week 1
Christmas is coming! and joyful festivities may include family, friends, food, and gift-giving, but this is also a season of spiritual preparation, known by Christians as “Advent.”
Abraham Lincoln Proclaims Thanksgiving in the Midst of Strife
Thanksgiving Day is a time of celebration and gratitude, a time shared with with family and friends. As we give thanks for our many Burien blessings (which includes our readers, writers, supporters, and advertisers) we wish you and your loved ones a day of shared peace and warm memories.
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!
by Ruth Storkel. It has been a lovely fall, mixed with sunshine and rain. Many of the trees have been disrobed and now stand starkly naked, but here and there, […]
Thanksgiving History, A Few Tidbits
As it turns out, the history of Thanksgiving that most of us were taught as kindergarteners was only partly true. Here are a few juicy historical tidbits to share around the table…
Veterans Day Ceremony at Sunnydale
Burien hosts an annual Veterans Day ceremony at Sunnydale School site to honor veterans, both past and present. Here are a few reflections on the day…
Remembering Our Veterans, Family Legacies & Armistice Day
Originally, the November 11th anniversary was observed as “Armistice Day,” and in the United States it was set aside to memorialize the American Soldiers that gave their lives in the First World War….
Veterans Day 2024
by Ruth Storkel Today in the United States, there are 16.2 million veterans (according to 2022 census). Title 38 of the United States Code declares: “A veteran is a person […]
Nov. 11: Veterans Day Observance in Burien
Local Burien groups will commemorate Veterans Day with their annual event at Sunnydale Elementary School (Transform Burien). Come for speakers, performances, history, and conversations.
November Garden Tasks: Putting the Garden to Bed
November is the month to “put the garden to bed.” Anticipating the average first frost date around November 11-20 in the Burien area…
The Forgotten History of All Hallow’s Eve
Halloween was not always a night of trick-or-treating, jack-o-lanterns, and spooks. Long ago, it was created as a vigil for All Saints Day…
