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Winter Preparedness

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.

Mail and Package Thefts

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!

Twelve Days To Christmas Performance in Crown Hill!

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.

Crown Hill Park Construction Photos, Sept 7th, 2011

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
Circular path (north end of park) progress, Sept 7th, 2011
Detailed park plans for "on the ground" reference
Detailed park plans for "on the ground" reference, Sept 7th, 2011
Future skate dot area
Future skate dot area, Sept. 7th, 2011
Looking west over the future soccer field and baseball diamond
Looking west over the future soccer field and baseball diamond, Sept. 7th, 2011