July 2024

We wanted to make you aware of an upcoming road improvement project in Central Kitsap. This project is located on NW Newberry Hill Rd between Sesame St NW and Hide A Way Ln NW from June 20, 2024 to Sept 3, 2024.

This road closure will affect all of our summer groups. Here is a map of the area and how to get to Seabeck without using Newberry Hill Road.

This link will take you to a story about Seabeck that was written by Eric & Erin Horner. They are part of the East Shore & University UUC group that comes every year for Memorial Day Weekend. If you haven't been here in a while, you will be brought back here for at least the time it takes to read this story and go through all the pictures.

A Story About Seabeck

• You know the Vitamin D deficiency struggle is real.
• You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Sammamish, Enumclaw and Issaquah.
• You know what a Geoduck is.
• You consider swimming an indoor sport.
• You see a person carrying an umbrella and instantly think tourist.
• Your lawn is mostly moss and you don't really care.
• Honking your car horn is for absolute emergencies.
• You're EXTREMELY picky about your coffee.
• “The mountain is out today", isn't a strange statement.
• While Out of State you just tell people you're from Seattle since that's the only known city in Washington according to the rest of the world.
• You remember Almost Live.
• You've eaten in the Space Needle, and while it was delicious, you're never paying $150 for a meal up there again.
• You rarely wash your car because it's just going to get washed by the rain tomorrow.
• You're used to the phrase "No, not DC" when telling out of staters where you're from.
• Northface is always in fashion.
• You take a warm coat and a hat with you for a day at the beach.
• You have Mastered the Art of doing everything in the rain.
• You have had both the thought of how beautiful Mount Rainier is, while simultaneously accepting that it will someday kill you .
• You get a little twitchy if it's been more than a week since it last rained.
• You can say Humptulips, Lilliwap and Dosewallips without giggling.
• You keep snow chains in your trunk but they've never been used.
• Eating seafood isn't anything special.
• You go to Eastern Washington to get some sun.
• You can drive from your home to a lake, a river or the Puget Sound in 20 minutes or less.
• You get a terrible sunburn on the first really nice day of summer.
• You use the word "sunbreak" and know what it means.
• You never go camping without water proof matches and a poncho.
• You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
• You wear shorts when the temperature gets above 50 but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
• You switch to your sandals at about 60 degrees but keep your socks on.
• You buy new sunglasses every year because you've lost last years pair after such a long time not needing them.
• You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat. 
• You can't make it two blocks without seeing a Starbucks. 
• You go to work in the dark and come home in the dark even though you only have an 8 hour workday.
• You know what a Frango is. 
• You realize no education is required to be a weatherman. Just predict, "Partly cloudy with a chance of rain."
• You know who J.P. Patches was.
• You've used every setting on your intermittent wipers. 
• You know what a Dick's Deluxe is. 
• You can endure 100 days of rain and wind but an inch of snow means school cancellations.
• If you’ve worn shorts, sandals and a parka at the same time, you live in Washington .
• If you feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash, you live in Washington.
• If you actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your Washington friends, you live or have lived in Washington.

Eagle behind the Seabeck Store by Christine Wilson

Bear & Deer Photos by Kay Capps

Photo by Gail Smith

Seabeck Community has it's very own Ice Cream Scooter and Ice Cream Van. Maybe we can talk her into stopping by this summer!

Here is a really nice sunset video taken by Barbara Allen

Goodnight Seabeck

Seabeck Sunsets are the best. Photo by Sherry Sullivan

This isn't from Seabeck but the picture is beautiful. Enjoy!

Hoh River in Jefferson County by Matthew Nichols Photography posted 6.29.24

I got to witness an incredible display of Rainbow cloud iridescence over the Hoh River, and I have never seen anything like it in my life!!

Do you want to help us lay the foundation for the next decade of Seabeck Conference Center? There are many ways, not all of them involving huge disbursements of cash. Here are some creative ideas you

might not have thought about:

Cash Donation Today

Tax-deductible gifts via check, credit card, in person, or online. Please consider

upping your regular gift by another 10 percent.

Automatic Monthly Payments

Gifts can be deducted periodically from your bank account, making larger donations easier by spreading them over time.

Low-Cost Appreciated Stock

Avoid paying the capital gains by giving full-market value to Seabeck Conference Center.

In-Kind Donation

We are always in need of furniture, lighting, rugs, and much more - the market value is tax-deductible.

Multi-Year Pledges

A great way to ensure support will be there when we need it year after year.

Designated Gifts

Donate to a targeted project or capital campaign.

Commemorative Gifts

Donate a bench or rocking chair in honor of someone or something important to you.

A Bequest in Your Will

Your gift can be a specific sum or a percentage of an estate after other bequests. Just add an addendum to your existing will.

Life Insurance and Savings Accounts

Same as retirement plans, except those payments made to Seabeck Conference Center are exempt only from estate taxes.

IRA's and Retirement Plans

Your estate receives a charitable deduction for the full gift amount on estate and income taxes, while we receive full donation value. Non-charitable heirs receive only a part of the value (since inherited assets are subject to estate and income taxes).

Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met. You must be 70-1/2 or older to be eligible to make a QCD.

All gifts are welcome. Seabeck Conference Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and your contribution may be tax-deductible. If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Director, Chuck Kraining at

(360) 830-5010 or email him at chuck@seabeck.org.