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SUMMARY:Burien Scout Troop #375/8375’s Christmas tree recycling will be Jan. 3 & 4
DESCRIPTION:St. Francis Scout Troop 375 and 8375 will host its annual Christmas tree recycling event on Saturday and Sunday\, Jan. 3 and Jan. 4\, 2026\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burien Eagles. \nThe event will take place in the parking lot of Burien Eagles at 920 SW 150th Street (map below)\, and is open to the public. \nOrganizers said the cost is $5 per tree\, with proceeds supporting Scout camps and other activities. \nThe troop is again offering curbside pick up for residents who do not want to leave their homes. The cost for curbside service is $20 per tree. Participants must register at: \nhttps://forms.gle/MrDLPuCobDyMvE8F8\nOrganizers encouraged community support and thanked residents for helping to fund local Scouting programs.
URL:https://b-townblog.com/event/burien-scout-troop-375-8375s-christmas-tree-recycling-will-be-jan-3-4/
LOCATION:Burien Eagles\, 920 SW 150th Street\, Burien\, WA\, 98166\, United States
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SUMMARY:Launch 2026 with a New Year’s Walk-n-Talk on Sunday\, Jan. 4
DESCRIPTION:From our friends at WABI Burien: \nNew Year’s Walk-n-Talk to Launch 2026\n\nStart the new year by strolling with others on the January 2026 Walk-n-Talk. On Sunday\, January 4\, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to walk up and over to Mathison Park\, Burien’s highest point\, where we’ll walk the park’s pathway and grounds. \n\nWHEN: Sunday\, Jan. 4\, meet at 2:00 p.m.\, start walking at 2:15 p.m. (Rain or shine.)\nWHAT/WHO: This is a FREE Walk-n-Talk open to people of all abilities\, including families and dogs. (Walk-n-Talkers should know that though this walk is “only” 2.1 miles\, it does include the slope up to Mathison Park\, which can be a challenge for those with mobility issues.)\nWHERE: Meet on the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square Park\, at 5th Place SW and SW 152nd Street.\n(480 SW 152nd St.\, Burien\, WA 98166) The 2.1 mile route takes us up and over Hwy 509.\nWALK TO: Mathison Park: 533 S 146th St.\, Burien WA (See the map below for our walking route.)\n\n\nDuring a past Walk-n-Talk to Mathison Park\, Burien resident Eric Mathison gave the walkers a guided tour of his family’s former property.\n\n\nBurien local\, Eric Mathison\, grew up in the house and yard that is now called “Mathison Park”\n\nHere’s a map of the Mathison Park Walk-n-Talk Route:\n(Click on the map for a larger view\, and print it out if you’d like to have a map as you walk.)  \n\n\n\nBrief history of the Park:\nThis five-acre park was dedicated on September 15\, 2006. Most of the land was donated by Ted Mathison in 1999. On April 16\, 2003\, two sisters\, Eleanor Carver Nelson and Dorothy C. Carver\, donated a key parcel allowing the park to connect between South 146th and 148th Street. They gifted their property to the Burien Parks Department in memory of their grandfather\, Herman Nickolas Peters\, who homesteaded in Sunnydale in 1889. \nPeters was born in Germany on February 21st\, 1868 and came to Minneapolis when he was 14. He arrived in Seattle in 1889\, just after the great fire. After buying a small paint store in Seattle\, he purchased 10 acres in Sunnydale. He later bought another five acres. He lived on his homestead property until his death in 1949. \nPeters operated a large chicken ranch and orchard between 5th Ave. South and 8th Ave. South\, and South 148th and South 150th. He built several houses on 6th Ave. South\, most of which were paved over by State Highway 518. \nPatrons of the Park: The Mathison Family\nIn the summer of 2006\, the Mathison siblings – Don\, Phil\, Eric\, Stephen\, and Susan – cut the ribbon to open Burien’s newest neighborhood park and playground. They grew up on the property\, raised by their parents Ted and Bernadine Mathison. \nEric Mathison\, a writer for the Highline Times\, noted the irony in Burien Plaza Starbucks adopting the park: his mom and dad didn’t drink coffee. His late father had written that “it is highly recommended that the property remain heavily wooded (my wife Bernadine loved trees).” With “great pleasure and trepidation” he turned over to the city of Burien what had been the family home since 1944. \nThe Mathisons bought the five acres “in the country” from the Sunnydale Goat Dairy for $1\,600 in August\, 1942. Ted Mathison laid 10 or 12 cinder blocks a day\, after work\, in building their house. The children had many adventures on the property – climbing trees\, building forts\, and picking fruit from their gardens. “Just because we lived on five acres on the top of a hill\, I don’t want you to think we were rich snobs\,” Eric said. “My dad was a Boeing middle manager. My mom took care of five kids and volunteered in the community. My parents were into voluntary simplicity before voluntary simplicity was cool. \n“I want Burien officials and park patrons to know how important the place is to my family and me. The benefits we received as kids (wooded trails with views of Mt. Rainier\, the airport\, and Puget Sound) we want to pass on to succeeding generations of children and adults.” \nIntentions for Burien’s Walk-n-Talk:\n\n“Encourage active living to support physical and mental health.”\n(Part of Burien’s “Vision”.)\nInitiate conversation between friends and neighbors\, new and old.\n\nCheck out our tip sheet: “Start Walking for Health and Well-Being”. \nFor further information\, please jot us a note: info@wabiburien.org \n(Photos by Maureen Hoffmann\, RedRedCircle.com • Burien WA)
URL:https://b-townblog.com/event/launch-2026-with-a-new-years-walk-n-talk-on-sunday-jan-4/
LOCATION:Burien Town Square\, 480 SW 152nd Street\, Burien\, WA\, 98166\, United States
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