Echo Lake picnic has an eclectic mix of guests

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association picnic
Photo courtesy Rod Dembowski

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association held its annual Picnic and Work Party in Echo Lake Park on Tuesday evening under clear skies.

The Association invited everyone on their mailing list, all the city staff they worked with throughout the year, every speaker who had been at their meetings, and all the politicos who are in office or running for office.

Since they also feed anyone who walks by on the Interurban Trail, it makes for an interesting mix of guests.

The group in the photo above includes Board Member Ryl Anderson (kneeling front), Webmaster Vicki Michels (far right), State Rep. Ruth Kagi (center), County Councilmember Rod Dembowski (blue shirt), Shoreline Mayor (and Echo Lake resident) Keith McGlashan, and some other folk from the neighborhood.

People came and went throughout the afternoon.
Here Chairperson Jeanne Monger calls out raffle ticket winners
Photo by Keith McGlashan

The picnic was preceded by a work party, chaired by Nan Colton and Maya Lu, which weeded, put bark on the flower beds, and new sand on the beach. A free dinner was served to everyone, orchestrated by chairperson Jeanne Monger. Kathleen Hill collected the books donated for the Council of Neighborhoods book sale next week, and Board Member Ellen Wood took the food bank donations to HopeLink.