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Our Annual Meeting is May 19th at 10 AM, and we’re going to keep it short so we can all mosey on out the doors at Crown Hill Center to check out the long awaited, newly minted Crown Hill Park! Plans are afoot for a barbecue, special entertainment, tricycle parade
Crown Hill Neighbors Annual Meeting 10 AM (Room 5 Crown Hill Center, 9250 14th Ave NW):
- updates on a few projects around the neighborhood
- Sidewalk on 90th between 13th and 14th (done!)
- Sidewalk / pathway on 13th between 90th and Holman
- Proposed improvement to the pathway between 89th and 90th at 17th/18th
- Proposed improvements to the 8th and 100th intersection.
- Volunteers needed
- Board elections — we have to do this, all members are eligible to vote. Not a member yet or need to renew? No problem. We can take care of that too!
Crown Hill Park Dedication/Grand Opening 11 AM-1 PM
- The fences have come down! (some of them anyway)
- Bouncy house!
- The play equipment will be available for inspection and “testing”
- Barbecue
- Skateboard demo
- Tricycle/Bicycle parade (bring your own wheels for this)
This just received from Terrie Johnston, Neighborhood Crime Prevention Coordinator, SPD North Precinct:
Dear Block Watch Captains/Contacts: Sending you a few items of interest.
- The North Precinct Burglary/Theft Unit continues to follow up on recent burglary arrests done by North Precinct patrol officers, and due in some part to your watchfulness and good 9-1-1 calls. The 19 year old serial occupied burglar and auto thief who was hitting the north end neighborhoods hard approx. 8 weeks ago has been charged with nearly 10 years. He is in jail and won’t be released for a long time.
- A 39-year old, white female was arrested last week for multiple burglaries in the north end, some in which the residents were home at the time of the crime. She confessed to detectives that she is an addict, and she preferred burglaries to prostitution. She spent the day with detectives showing them houses she had hit. She told the detectives that she was surprised how many people leave their house keys out in mailboxes; or on the front porch (she found keys in a pair of shoes on front porch). Please re-think the hide-away key. You may think it is unusual to put in under a paving stone, or huge flower pot, etc. but burglars who do this for a living, know our hiding spots. She also told the detectives that she often looked in the windows and could see the desirable loot in plain sight (purses, cash, electronics).
- I talked with a gentleman today who lives in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. Evidently, yesterday during the glorious weather we had, he was gardening in the front yard. A thief, unseen by neither the homeowner nor nearby neighbors, entered this home through the unlocked back door and took cash and prescription meds. from a back bedroom. I know it may be inconvenient to keep your doors locked when you are home and gardening, but these crimes are quick and contribute to our burglary rate increases during summer months.
- The Phinney Ridge blog was filled with reports of suspicious magazine solicitors so I attach information on Residential Sales from the City’s Dept. of Finance and Admin. for your perusal.
- National Night Out is coming on August 7th but some block watchers are inquiring about registration already. J I will send out an email when the registration information is on the website.
Thanks for sharing this information with your neighbors and distribution lists. My office phone is 684-7711 here at the North Precinct. Tj
Seattle Police Crime Prevention
206-684-7711
Continue Reading: Latest Neighborhood Crime Prevention Information
This occurred near the intersection 92nd and Dibble last night (May 4th). The police report is not yet available. You can read some information at MyBallard: http://www.myballard.com/2012/05/04/drive-by-shooting-tonight-in-ballard/
Update 10 AM, May 6th. The SPD Blotter’s take on the incident:
On May 4th at approximately 11:02 p.m. officers responded to multiple 911 calls of shots being fired from a vehicle in the 800 block of NW 92nd Street. The vehicle was described as a light colored sedan, unknown make or model.
Responding officers recovered shell casings from the street. Officers inspected the nearby residences and found no damage. Nobody was injured and no victims have come forward. At this time it is unknown what or whom the target of the shooting was.
Gang Unit detectives responded to the scene and continue to actively investigate.
We just received this missive from Terrie Johnston. And we’re mighty happy that she and the other two SPD Community Crime Prevention Coordinators will be continuing on!
Dear Block Captains/Contacts: I am forwarding you an email from the City’s Emergency Management office as it has disaster preparedness information and dates on upcoming classes. The recent snow, ice and winds remind us that we are often at the mercy of mother nature, but with some simple planning we can “weather the storm” more comfortably.
Other news: Mayor McGinn and the Seattle City Council decided last November to maintain the 3 remaining Crime Prevention Coordinators for another year.
This means I will continue serving the North Precinct’s neighborhoods with establishing and maintenance of Block Watches; conducting free security surveys for both commercial spaces and residents. I am available for personal safety trainings; workplace violence prevention, etc. I am happy to be a part of the Community Police Team, and look forward to continuing this meaningful work. Our Block Watch Captains are unsung heroes. We rely on your eyes and ears, and appreciate your sharing these e-lerts I send out with others.
Property Crime: In much of the North precinct, the burglary rates have decreased or stabilized. There are still increased numbers of residential burglaries in some northeast neighborhoods. They are primarily occurring during the hours of 6 a.m. to about 6 p.m. Knocking on doors to see if anyone is at home is still a common method used by thieves. In some cases, there is a female driver who serves as chauffeur and lookout, for her male accomplices. The lookout has been seen texting the thieves about watchful neighbors, etc. Kicking in doors, or door jambs is prevalent. We recommend all exterior doors be solid core doors, (or metal) and are a minimum of 1 ¾” thick. For maximum security, all exterior doors should be equipped with a deadbolt lock and reinforced strike plates, using 3″ screws which will go into the framework. Locks within 40 inches of glass are vulnerable.
Watchful neighbors remain your best alarm. 9 times out of 10, our burglars are arrested due to 9-1-1 calls from neighbors who heard or saw something suspicious and made that call.
I’ve received e-mails lately about door-to-door solicitors who may or may not have been legitimate. So I am attaching again, information on residential home sales. (I’ve sent this out before, so consider this a rerun).
9-1-1: I think I speak for the entire Community Police Team when I tell you that every day in our e-mail inbox, or on our telephone’s voicemail inbox, we find messages from the community that say something like this, “I wanted to let you know that I just saw something suspicious…but I didn’t think this merited a 9-1-1 call.” Almost always the information is detailed, with good descriptions and refers to something that may or may not have been criminal, but certainly seemed odd. And almost always it is too late for SPD to do anything with that information. I am now hoping to encourage you to trust that gut feeling of yours. If you get the sense that something weird is happening, even if it isn’t an emergency, please call 9-1-1 and simply state what you are reporting. The call taker will decide whether your call should be transferred off the primary line onto a secondary line. You don’t know what you prevent by getting a patrol cruiser coming into your neighborhood.
Happy New Year! Thanks for supporting Crime Prevention. Contact me at 684-7711 for any questions or follow up services. tj
Continue Reading: Community Crime Prevention Coordinator Updates
Crown Hill was featured in an article in the Seattle Times, December 18th, 2012. West Crown Hill residents Maggie Skinner (a board member of Crown Hill Neighbors) and Jon Bez were interviewed about why they moved to Crown Hill. Catherine Weatbrook detailed the establishment of Crown Hill Center and the effort to acquire the property from the Seattle School District for the Center and the new Crown Hill Park. And Evelyn MacDonald (a 50-year resident) talked about her time in the neighborhood and teaching second grade at Crown Hill School. Read the whole article here.
The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society will again present its highly acclaimed
musical theatre workshop for high school students. Saturdays, January 7th through February 11th, 2012. Classes are held at the G&S Rehearsal Studio at Crown Hill Center, 9250 14th Ave NW. Pick up a flyer here and application form here. $150.
 The 2007 Class Performs a Selection from The Mikado. Photo: Skip Barttels Join members of the Artistic Staff and performers of The Seattle Gilbert &
Sullivan Society for six ( 6 ) Saturday sessions of instruction and merriment,
designed for beginners as well as more experienced performers who are students entering grades 9 – 12.
Learn dance, staging , scene work, choral ensembles, improvisational skills and how to tackle tryouts and auditions through the works of Gilbert & Sullivan.
We’ve just received the following update from Seattle Dept. of Transportation on the 85th St Repaving Project. Of particular note:
- Phase 1, originally scheduled for this fall has been moved to January to occur just before Phase 2 which was originally scheduled for January
- SDOT will be installing a center median on 15th Ave NW at 83rd to prevent east-bound left turns from south-bound 15th. Left turns will still be permitted into the Home Street Bank parking lot and the Safeway gas station.
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December 16, 2011
Major construction begins on N/NW 85th St the week of January 3rd
Just after the new year, SDOT will begin major construction to repair and replace the existing roadway and install drainage improvements on N/NW 85th St between 15th Ave NW and Greenwood Ave N. Neighbors and area commuters should plan ahead and expect traffic delays.
Beginning as early as January 4, NW 85th St will be closed to eastbound traffic between 15th Ave NW and 8th Ave NW (Phase 1). All eastbound traffic, including Metro buses, will be detoured via NW 80th St. Construction activities in this area will limit westbound travel lanes and prohibit parking along NW 85th St.
Roadwork between 8th Ave NW and Greenwood Ave N (Phase 2) will also start in January. Phase 2 work will intermittently reduce travel lanes for eastbound and westbound traffic to allow space for construction. Rebuilding the intersection at N 85th St and Greenwood Ave N will require multiple weekend intersection closures. Intersection work is planned to start in late-January.
What to expect during construction
- Eastbound detours via NW 80th St
- Reduced lanes for westbound traffic
- Reduced traffic lanes in Phase 2
- Multiple weekend closures at Greenwood Ave N
- No parking on NW 85th St from 15th Ave NW to 8th Ave NW
- Temporary sidewalk and driveway closures
- Noise, dust and light impacts
- Occasional nighttime work activities
- Restricted access to side streets adjacent to NW 85th St for extended periods
- Pedestrian access to businesses and residences will be maintained at all times
Continue Reading: SDOT Update on NW 85th St Paving Project
As interest grows nationally toward eating locally-raised, hormone-free meats, one local family has decided to make it a little easier for their neighbors to do just that.
Carolyn Swanson hosts a neighborhood delivery so she and others living in Crown Hill can receive monthly deliveries of grass-fed beef, pork and poultry from Blue Valley Meats in Walla Walla. Every Friday at 1 p.m., people meet in front of her home (9737 12th Ave. NW) to pick up their orders from Blue Valley Meats, whose website allows customers to order anything from pork chops to hickory-smoked bacon to T-bone steaks. The truck arrives at 1 p.m. with customized bags of meats for everyone who placed an order.
Continue Reading: Crown Hill resident hosts delivery for grass fed meats
Crown Hill Neighbors has received new Crown Hill T-shirts in a variety of sizes and colors, just in time for the holidays.
You and members of your family or block can show your Crown Hill pride in navy shirts with green lettering or charcoal shirts with light grey lettering. We still have many children’s tees in pale blue with chocolate lettering and a very limited number of the adult T-shirts in chocolate with blue lettering.
These are one-of-a-kind tees that you can’t get anywhere else!
These T-shirts are wonderful stocking stuffers or perfect presents for friends or good neighbors. And you can get them one of two ways. You can buy them for only $20 for adults /$10 for children OR you can get one free when you sign up to become a member of Crown Hill Neighbors.
Crown Hill Neighbors Annual Membership* is tax-deductible and provides your neighborhood association with the funding to advocate on your behalf for better community services , as well as to host and participate in a variety of community events.
We’re including a free T-shirt in our $25/year annual membership fee through December 31, 2011.
For only $25 you can make a real difference in the Crown Hill community—whether it’s successfully advocating for our new Crown Hill Park (across from Dick’s), which will be open to the public this spring, or organizing the Crown Hill Community Garage Sale—your membership dollars are spent on making your community a better place to live.
You can reach Deb Jaquith at tshirts@crownhillneighbors.org or 206-660-1552 to check on availability and arrange for purchase of the tees. She can also take membership requests, or you can join online.
Already a member? You can take advantage of the free T-shirt promotion by extending your membership for another year. Visit our website and renew today.
*The fair market value of the T-shirt will be subtracted from your donation for tax deduction purposes.
NOTE: The T-shirts were screenprinted at Blue Rhino Graphics, a Crown Hill business.
Remember the snow, the power outages, bad driving conditions, fallen trees that have plagued Seattle in past winters. Resolve to do something this year to prepare your home and family. The Take Winter By Storm website (takewinterbystorm.org) has lots of useful tips on preparations you can do at home, in your vehicle, and at work.
A few minutes of preparation can make a huge difference when that winter disaster strikes. The website has lots of ideas for common sense, low-cost actions you can take.
Beware: Mail and package thefts are occurring in Crown Hill. Pick up your mail frequently, and watch for suspicious activity, especially vehicles tailing delivery trucks. Arrange with a neighbor to pick up packages from your porch if you’re not home during the day.
One person reports: “As I was walking my dog this morning I started noticing paper in the street then I realized it was mail, then i realized that someone had gone through all the mailboxes between 92nd and 87th and had emptied all boxes clearly looking for money. I saw Xmas cards and bills and junk mail all over the place. Very disturbing to say the least!”
Another person reports: “I had a UPS package stolen from my front porch. I was cooking in the kitchen and heard the UPS truck drive up, and the driver deposit the package on the porch. By the time I washed my hands and got to the door, a skinny guy was jumping into a small white car with the package and roared off.”
UPDATE: 16-Dec 3:20 PM
This is also occurring in Greenwood, Phinney and Ballard.
UPDATE: 18-Dec 06:40 AM
While on my dog walk this morning, I noticed the mail box thievery had occurred along 12th from just north of Holman to 105th, and on 14th as well. Same as earlier reported, Christmas cards were all opened, but packages too. This must happened after 10 PM and before 6 AM. UGH!
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season takes center stage when Harbor Church hosts a performance of Twelve Days to Christmas, a touring production from Taproot Theatre Company. The performance will be held at 9204 11th Ave NW, Seattle on December 18 at 7:00 pm.
Store-bought Christmas cookies? Never! Declining a holiday party invitation? Unthinkable! Between trimming the tree, volunteering at church and holding baking marathons, Lynn is the queen of filling up her holiday schedule. But even she as superwoman finds herself frazzled as the weeks leading up to Christmas fill up. When will she catch her breath and think about the true reason she celebrates Christmas? Funny and familiar, Twelve Days to Christmas will make audiences laugh and remind them to make time to reflect on the wonder of Christmas with their families.
Twelve Days to Christmas is written by Josh Hornbeck and directed by Nathan Jeffrey, and features three Taproot Theatre Touring actors. Taproot Theatre Company is a professional, non-profit theatre company with a multi-faceted production program. Founded in 1976, Taproot Theatre serves the Pacific Northwest with Mainstage productions, Touring productions and the Acting Studio. Taproot exists to create theatre that explores the beauty and questions of life while bringing hope to our search for meaning. Taproot Theatre’s Touring productions reach over 90,000 people each year with social-issues productions for schools and entertaining and engaging plays for dozens of other organizations.
For information on this performance of Twelve Days to Christmas, contact John Westfall at 206-851-7080 or johnwestfall@jwestfall.com. For additional information on Taproot Theatre Companys Touring productions, visit http://www.taproottheatre.org or contact Nathan Jeffrey at 206.529.3669 or Nathan@taproottheatre.org.
The salmon are beginning their return to Pipers Creek in Carkeek Park. This happens every November when the rains start, assuming there are enough salmon who survived four years in the “great big world” of the Pacific Ocean to be able to return to their home ground and spawn.
On Wednesday, November 30, starting at 10 a.m. the Park naturalist will lead a salmon walk to view the habitat, the creek, and the overall Park. Starting point is the McAbee entrance on NW 100th Place just behind the QFC.
Baile Glas Irish Dancers have classes for new beginner dancers ages 5-1/2 to age 9 in the Crown Hill area. Maggie Corrigan, TCRG-teacher leads the class at 4:30 on Thursdays at the Gym at Small Faces to learn and practice traditional step dancing to reels, jigs, and hornpipes. Please visit www.baileglas.org to learn more about enrolling in the dance school, or email baileglas@netscape.net
In the two weeks since the last photos, lots of activity and progress. Here are some photos taken from the landing of the 13th Ave — Holman Rd overpass:
 Circular path (north end of park) progress, Sept 7th, 2011  Detailed park plans for "on the ground" reference, Sept 7th, 2011  Future skate dot area, Sept. 7th, 2011  Looking west over the future soccer field and baseball diamond, Sept. 7th, 2011
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