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S Wednesday, May 7, 1997 West Seattle Herald/White Center News
By Dan Funk
CORRESPONDENT
Putting together a wooden sailing ship
takes time, skill, commitment and a deep
caring for the end result. The same could
be said for building a better community.
John Kelly, a retired naval architect
and long-time skipper of the West Seattle
Sea Scout's Yankee Clipper, is this
year's recipient of the Orville
Rummel Community Service
Award.
::i ~i:: The award is administered by
American Legion Post 160,
and is named for one of the
iiiiil founders of the Hi-Yu
~:: festival.
As with the award's
namesake, Kelly believes
community involvement is
the best way to build a better
West Seattle.
Kelly has been shepherd-
ing the 44-foot gaff-headed
ketch since 1954. But it's the
shepherding of the ship's
teenage crew that has brought
the former shipyard engineer
the most satisfaction.
KELLY estimates that 550
Sea Scouts have been part of his crew rear admiral.
during the 36 years of his command. The In addition
wooden sailing ship provides a fun, yet Kelly
challenging activity tbr West Seattle's S
scouting youth.
"Serving on the Clipper can build
confidence and self-reliance, as well as the
teach them how to be part of a team," Naval
says Kelly. the
It's easy to tell Kelly takes a great deal
of pride in the positive influence serving
on the Yankee
Clipper has had on
his Scouts. Many
have gone on to a4i Serving on the Clipper
distinguish
themselves in both build confidence and
military and reliance, as well as
civilian life. how to be part of a
Kelly tells the
story of one su~:h ~Job~
Scout who sent a Sea
letter thanking him
for the experience of being a West Seattle Whether
Sea Scout. That young man had gone on at the
to become the head of a well-known U.S. continues to
company. Another became a U.S. Navy future.
Bruce Savadow/staff
John Kelly was recently awarded
efforts on behalf of the Sea
Explorer program.
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