7-9 PM
Small Faces Break Room
Crown Hill Center
9250 14th Ave NW
This meeting is to discuss playground renewal efforts at the former Crown Hill Elementary School. Small Faces recently received a Dept. of Neighborhoods grant to work on acquiring a new play structure and other improvements including fencing, a walking path along 13th, and more!
Community involvement is encouraged!
7-9 PM
Small Faces Break Room
Crown Hill Center
9250 14th Ave NW
This meeting is to discuss playground renewal efforts at the former Crown Hill Elementary School. Small Faces recently received a Dept. of Neighborhoods grant to work on acquiring a new play structure and other improvements including fencing, a walking path along 13th, and more!
Community involvement is encouraged!
July 17, 2010, 10 AM to Noon
Join Duwamish tribal leader Cecile Hansen to celebrate the installation of a major new artwork “A Salish Welcome” by Marvin Oliver at the Salmon Bay Natural Area.
Location: On the south side of NW 54th St. at 34th Ave NW, next to The Canal.
Contact: Dave Boyd, 498-6636, dave.boyd1@comcast.net
Due to some last minute fabrication hitches, the dedication of the sculpture at the Salmon Bay Natural Area has been postponed from June 12 to July 17.
Marvin Oliver, a renowned artist of Quinault heritage, is creating a welcome figure to celebrate the transformative powers of the salmon life cycle and to remind all of us of the stories, history, and creativity inherent in local indigenous cultures. Groundswell NW will celebrate this installation with a dedication ceremony on Saturday, July 17 from 10 to noon at the Salmon Bay Natural Area.
Salmon Bay Natural Area is part of a collective effort with Seattle Public Utilities and other agencies to preserve habitat for the life cycle of Puget Sound salmon. The project, located at the 34th Avenue NW shoreline street end, preserves and enhances nearly 700 lineal feet of shoreline habitat with native vegetation that provides shade and protection essential for juvenile salmon as they make a critical transformation from a freshwater to saltwater environment, according to Elizabeth Dunigan with Groundswell NW.
Commissioned in partnership with Groundswell NW and the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and funded by the Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund and Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Arts program, the welcome figure will serve to identify Salmon Bay Natural Area while offering an aesthetic reminder to protect vulnerable watersheds. An aluminum and glass disc depicting the salmon life cycle is oriented to face Salmon Bay, giving thanks to the salmon as they migrate out to sea and and return to spawn, creating a visual connection to the waterway with color and light.
The dedication ceremony on July 17 will feature Duwamish tribal leader Cecile Hanson to honor the unique artistry of the Salish people and our connection with the landscape. We invite you to celebrate with us on July 17 from 10 to noon by giving thanks to the salmon returning to the water and welcoming them to come back next year!More information at http://groundswellnw.org
Note: this was originally scheduled for June 12th, but according to the article on the Groundswell NW website, “unexpected problems have arisen with the final fabrication of the sculpture, so the dedication planned for June 12 is postponed to July 17.”
The 2nd Annual Edible Garden Tour will be on June 26th, from 10a-3p, so save the date! The theme this year is “Start with a Pot, or Start with your Lot!” This inspirational and educational self-guided tour will focus on East Ballard, from 65th to Market and 14th to 3rd. Right now there are still ways to get involved, and we are looking for help. First of all, looking for all types of edible gardens in that neighborhood, from fruit trees to planting strip gardens to condo gardens. Secondly, this year we want to get the word out far and wide, so publicity help is needed. To volunteer your garden or your time, please contact Catherine Darley, drdarley@naturalsleepmedicine.net or 293-2899. More information at http://groundswellnw.org
Crown Hill Neighbors will be holding its annual general meeting this year on Saturday, May 15th. A dynamic program is planned. We’ll start with about 30 minutes of updates on neighborhood topics such as:
Crown Hill Park
Holman Road Median
Landmark Tree Survey
Crown Hill Center (former school) facility improvements and changes planned
Public safety
Then the well-known neighborhood activist, Jim Diers, will fire us up with his energy and ideas. Many people recall that Jim Diers was instrumental in the Neighborhood Small and Simple Grants program, developing the neighborhood plans for Seattle, and putting Seattle in the forefront of empowering neighborhoods to create local color and local amenities.
9250 14th Ave NW
10 a.m. to Noon for essential neighborhood updates and presentation
Noon – 2:30 PM for “neighbor power†workshop