Mayor-elect Mike McGinn will be holding a town hall meeting, Monday, Nov. 30 in north Seattle to give people a chance to share their thoughts about the future direction of Seattle.
7-9 p.m., Nov. 30
Northgate Community Center
10510 – 5th Ave. NE.
There will be three town hall meetings, one each in the North, Central and South of Seattle.
For more information on the transition team and your opportunity for input, please see: http://new.seattle.gov/
Ever heard of the Stockade in Crown Hill?
Before 1913, the County Stockade took up several blocks of Crown Hill between NW 85th and 15th NW to 8th NW. A large building and bath house were enclosed by an eight foot fence where men worked to clear land, cut wood and build roads for the county. According to old pioneers, lazy husbands worked for their food and $1.50 a day which was given to their wives….
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Saturday, November 28th
10 AM to noon (or so)
Meet-up under the big oak tree at 13th and 95th
Crown Hill resident Doug Gresham will be leading a walking tour to observe the migration of salmon up Piper’s Creek in Carkeek Park. Doug has worked on making the creek more friendly to salmon returning to spawn, helping to design and construct some of the habitat improvements.
This is our third annual Thanksgiving walk to the creek and is a rain or shine event. An ideal antidote to all of that sleep-inducing tryptophan (http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question519.htm) ingested on Thanksgiving day. Come join your neighbors for a gently-paced, child-friendly amble to Carkeek Park. At previous walks, sharp-eyed participants have spotted masked marauding bandits (raccoons) sleeping in the tree-tops as well as hawks, woodpeckers, and other wildlife in addition to salmon.
Greenwood Elementary School
100th Birthday Celebration & Environmental Fair
Saturday December 5, 2009
12 – 5 PM
Perhaps you are an alumna or alumnus of Greenwood Elementary School or you wanted to rub shoulders with our new Mayor-elect Mike McGinn or School Board representative Sheri Carr? Or maybe just help our Greenwood neighbors to celebrate their centennial. Join our Greenwood neighbors in celebrating the school’s 100th anniversary. Neighbors and alumni welcome. Activities include a Family Bike Fest (12:00 – 3:30 PM) featuring a bike safety rodeo and bike and helmet fitting; Environmental Fair (2:00 – 5:00 PM) with green living booths and games; the bubble man; live music and a sing-a-long; school open house, time capsule; commemorative art; and more. For more information go to Greenwood School Centennial (http://www.greenwoodpta.org/gwe_centennial.html)
Do you love Crown Hill? Are you a lawyer? Ever wondered how you could make a difference, but aren’t able to make a big commitment? Well, we have a great opportunity for you. CHNA is seeking a volunteer legal advisor. We envision that this position will require a commitment of fewer than 15 hours per year, to simply review the occasional corporate document. Please let us know if you are interested in helping out: jason@crownhillneighbors.org