Northwest Gold Coast

Tillicum Village is the perfect place for a daycation in Seattle, Washington. If you ever wondered where to take your family or friends for entertainment, and let them experience the life of Northwest Native Americans, Tillicum Village’s four-hour adventure tour is the answer. This journey begins with an eight-mile cruise to Blake Island. Fine weather offers magnificent views of beautiful Seattle and Elliott Bay, and the Cascade Mountain Range. Upon arriving you will be served with white steaming clams in nectar broth as an appetizer. Then, you will watch as whole Chinook salmon are cooked over an alder-wood fire on cedar stakes in the traditional Northwest Coast Indian buffet style. Guests are treated to a meal of award winning salmon. As you finish the exotic meal, you will be ready to watch a performance featuring Northwest Coast Native American dances. It is a mythical and magical show, a true highlight of your visit at Tillicum Village. Finally, the four-hour adventure tour wraps up with watching carving demonstrations in the longhouse, strolling around the village, and visiting their art gallery. The comprehensive four-hour package tour allows you to experience the entire adventure, select activities are also available at varying rates. Tillicum Village tours run daily May through September. Share the adventure, by adding a Tillicum Village’s gift certificate to your must-get list.

For more information: http://www.tillicumvillage.com/index.html

Tags: Around Seattle, Outdoor Recreation by Oksu Ellis
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Jason Lollar

When seeking a handcrafted guitar or pickup, knowing the artisan behind the work is crucial. Jason Lollar graduated from Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, Arizona in 1975, and has enjoyed life as a professional luthier, ever since. Besides designing and producing extraordinary archtop, solid-body electric and lap steel guitars, Jason is a noted authority on nearly everything related to electric pickups. He is the sole author of
Basic Pickup Winding and Complete Guide to Making Your Own Pickup Winder and contributed to Bart Hopkin’s Getting A Bigger Sound: Pickups and Microphones for Your Musical Instrument.

Professional musicians and instrument manufacturers look to Jason’s products to get superior sound. His client list—which includes many internationally known artists— is growing exponentially.

Lollar Guitar

Individual design, and a master craftsman’s passion and attention to detail, mark the tailored guitars produced by Lollar. Five styles await the discerning artist: Concert, Performer, Kona, Koa V and, of course, the Classic. Each of these is sure to please the serious musician. Quality and a uniquely uplifting excellence are hallmarks of all these finely detailed instruments.

Jason Lollar also produces amazing and highly sought after pickups, for electric, bass and steel guitars. With 36 different types of pickups, Lollar is sure to offer the exact sound to match the musician and his instrument. He not only knows design and production—Lollar has made understanding the issues, the history, the folk lore—the heart and soul—of pickups his passion and profession.

As a special service, Jason offers pickup rewinding restoration for old, broken coils. True to his principals, he discourages tinkering with functioning units—calling such efforts “an exercise in futility.” Nevertheless, those wishing to bring dead coils back to life, will find a friend in Lollar.

Ultimately, folks who just like to strum on a guitar can find less expensive materials that are “good enough.” However, for the musician who knows that a guitar is more than a tool, and a pickup is more than an attachment, Jason Lollar’s boutique design and production offerings will surprise and delight!

www.lollarguitars.com

Tags: Services, Shopping by Oksu Ellis
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Choices provides an affordable, effective voluntary benefit program to help individuals, families, the self-employed, organizations and other groups nationwide. Save your money through health care savings cards, identity theft protection and drug prescription discount programs. Coverage includes pharmacy, dental, vision, 24-hour nurse line, alternative medicine, senior advocacy line, chiropractic, hearing, diabetic supplies, physical therapy, health clubs and mental health network. Other benefits such as physicians, hospitals, lab tests, emergency travel assistance, outpatient diagnostics, outpatient surgery and x-rays are available as well. Choices guarantees that customers will save more the annual cost of membership within a 12 month period by using their membership only four times. If not, the company will refund your entire fee! Get the protection you need at prices you can afford!

Do any of these statements describe your insurance situation? If so, then Alliance Health Card can help you get the health care you need at affordable prices through their discount network.

• I have a high deductible insurance policy.
• My policy doesn’t offer dental, vision or prescription coverage.
• I can’t afford the insurance I need.

Additionally, dental coverage saving is exceptional. Choices People’s Health Choice card entitles you to discounts up to 60% on all dental plan services with more than 58,000 dental providers.

Langdon Drugs LTD of Canada can help you save money on your prescription drugs. Canadian Discount Mail Order Rx Program will meet your needs. There are no additional membership cost or enrollment fees.

Choices helps small and large businesses and affinity groups offer affordable health care benefits and other voluntary benefit programs to employees or members, including 1099, part-time, seasonal and other non-benefit eligible employees. They help small business offer cheap health care rates to their employees.

Choices ID theft assistance program will provide the protection of the premier identity fraud recovery service for your child, self, family and business. The company offers worldwide benefit services engineered all of the services of the program by the bringing together three major operational partners (Trans Union, AffinityCare LLC, Worldwide Assistance) that monitor id theft and provide credit card fraud monitoring, reporting and recovery.

Through Health Matters International their clients can investigate “medical tourism” destinations other than US for medical treatment. Considering surgical procedures abroad one can expect to save anywhere from 50%-90% versus USA prices (depending on the procedure). This surgical escape works under a 4 C’s motto: Cost Savings, Credibility, Culture, Closeness. SurgicalEscape focus on providing a solution to the rising coasts of medical procedures, dental care and Invitro Fertilization.

Choices also provides services to help you care for your pets’ well being. Providing pet medications and supplies from Langdon Drugs. FDA approved international sources mailed to your door at huge savings. Service available for humans too!

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Wiggins Custom Woodworks manufactures such high quality, handcrafted cabinetry that this Seattle-Tacoma based company received the prestigious 2008 Best of Tacoma Award in the household kitchen cabinets and equipment. Wiggins is one of the primary contractors for home remodels and, a choice subcontractor for new homes.

They specialize in custom-made mantels to compliment each unique living space, such as corner fireplace mantels with cabinets or with a TV built in. You can express your creativity through Wiggins’ experienced craftmanship. Wiggins Custom Woodworks is the place where you can find handmade custom cabinets, casework, mantels, counter tops, floors and more in kitchens, office, living rooms, and even bathrooms.

Finding a unique corner matching or custom building for an unusual fit, shapes and dimensions are company’s specialty. They design high quality woodwork for all living spaces, book shelves, storage and even to all wood furniture for your home. Wiggins custom woodworks can equip your house with craftsmen design and high quality furniture.

Professional consulting for your home is available by appointment. Let Wiggins help you to find professional craftsmanship and installation, unique custom design living spaces and dedicated customer service.

For more infomation, you can visit: http://www.wigginscustomwoodworks.com/

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Highline Public Schools and the City of Burien have partnered to distribute housing incentives to newly-hired teachers in an innovative program geared toward attracting and keeping quality teachers in high-demand academic areas.  The grant will provide up to $250 per month to qualified teachers who rent or purchase a home in the city of Burien. The pilot program is funded by the Washington State Legislature and the Housing Trust Fund.

Twenty teachers who meet eligibility for the program will be selected in the first year of the two-year program. An additional twenty teachers will be selected for the 2009-2010 school year.  The program targets hard-to-fill endorsement areas such as math, science, or special education.

“Our goal is to recruit teachers who are the best-of-the-best,” said Director of Recruiting and Retention Nancy Pappas Barnhart.  “It is an exciting opportunity to work with the City of Burien to attract professionals to our community. The housing allowance adds to our list of unique benefits for teachers.”

“Encouraging these teachers to live in Burien will enrich our vibrant and growing community with more young professionals who we hope will put down roots here,” said Jenn Ramirez Robson, program manager with the City of Burien.

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Bite of Seattle: Seattle Center| Friday, July 18-20, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. | 425-283-5050 | For more info. http://www.biteofseattle.com

Classic Car Show: Des Moines Marina | Saturday, July 19, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tivoli/Viking Days: 3014 NW 67th St.,Seattle | 206-789-5707 | Free. Small charges for children’s crafts.Experience Viking marketplace with Scandinavian food,craft demonstration,living history dramatic tours. | For more info. http://www.nordicmuseum.com

Summer Splash-tacular: Henry Moses Aquatic Center, 1719 Maple Valley Hwy.,Renton | 425-430-6700. Free|For more info. http://www.rentonwa.gov

Seafair Torchlight Parade: Downtown Seattle | July 26, 7:30 p.m. | For more info. http://www.seafair.com/events/torchparade/

Happy Birthday Boeing Field: Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98108-4097 | July 26-27 | 206.764.5720. Family Weekend Workshops. | For more info. http://www.museumofflight.org

Chevrolet Cup at Seafair: Lake Washington, Seattle, Aug. 1-3. Hydroplane Races | (206) 728-0123 | For more info. http://www.seafair.com/events/hydro/

King County Fair: Enumclaw Fairgrounds. | Jul. 18-20. Cost: Free | 206-296-8888 | http://www.metrokc.gov/parks/fair

Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow: Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Discovery Park, Seattle. | Jul. 18-20. | For more Info: http://www.unitedindians.com/events002.html

Ballard SeafoodFest 2008: Saturday, July 26-27 | For more info. http://www.seafoodfest.org

Momtopia Free Family Movie Series: Regal Cinemas behind the SuperMall, in Auburn | Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. through Aug. 27|Get the kids to the movies! Choose between G rated or PG rated movies for free! |1-800-SAY-VALU

The White River Valley Museum: 918 H St. SE, Auburn|Free on Wednesdays. | 253-288-7433 | For more info. http://wrvmuseum.org

Summer Concerts at The Mount: 4831 35th Ave SW (Between SW Hudson & SW Edmunds), Seattle. | Friday evenings, August 1, 8, 15 & 22,5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Admission free | 206-938-6194 | For more info. http://www.providence.org/themount (click on calendar of events).

Trash to Treasure Rummage Sale: Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S. 216th | Aug. 2, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | 206-878-1642

15th Annual Tukwila Community Garage Sale: Throughout city | Saturday, Aug. 23-24 | 206-433-7178.

Brasil Fest: Seattle Center House & Mural Ampitheater | 206-684-7200 | Saturday, Aug.17.|http://www.brasilfest.com or http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal.

Tukwila Days Community Festival and 11th Annual Art Show & Competition: Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S. | Saturday, Aug. 16, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Free admission. 206-768-2822.

Mediterranean Fantasy Festival: Hiwatha Community Center, West Seattle. 2700 California Ave. SW. | Jul. 19-20. 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | 206-824-4751.

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