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Thornton Creek Alliance Meeting

Annual Meeting & Elections

April 26^th Thursday 7PM to 9PM

Meadowbrook Community Center

10517 35^th Ave NE Seattle WA 98125

National Wildlife Federation presents a program on

Community Wildlife Habitats

PROGRAM: A representative from National Wildlife Federation will provide an overview and share information about how a community can become a Wildlife Habitat team. Community Wildlife Habitats are organized by a team of people, who not only help create habitat, but also hold workshops about gardening for wildlife and organize community events such as stream or trail cleanups. Can the Thornton Creek Watershed become a Habitat team? Join the conversation.

ANNUAL REVIEW: Following the Educational Program there will be a brief update on programs that affect the watershed and you:

· Meadowbrook Pond and Confluence Projects

· Beaver Pond Natural Area Grant

· Northgate Light Rail

· Hubbard Homestead Park

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ELECTIONS

facebook.com/Thornton.Creek.Alliance

Neighborhood Matching Fund Workshops

At our last council meeting we had a guest speaker talk about grants for community building projects. Here is an opportunity to learn more about the process of submitting a grant to the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

April 17, 2012 (Seattle, WA) – The first of three workshops offered by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund will occur this Thursday, April 19, from 5:45 – 7:45 p.m. at the Douglass Truth Library, 2300 E. Yesler Way. This workshop is for neighborhood groups interested in applying to the Large Project Fund which provides up to $100,000 in matching funds for community-building projects. Attendance at one of the three workshops is required in order to submit an application.

Two additional workshops are also being offered:

Tuesday, April 24; 5:45 – 7:45 p.m.

Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N

Saturday, April 28. 10 a.m. – 12 noon

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW

To learn more visit www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/largeproject.htm. To request an interpreter (one week prior to preferred workshop), applicants can contact Mercedes Tenuta at 206.233.0093 or email Mercedes.tenuta@seattle.gov. The deadline for the Large Projects Fund is July 16, 2012.

The Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) Program awards matching funds for projects initiated, planned, and implemented by community members in partnership with Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Its overall goal is to build stronger and healthier neighborhoods through community involvement and engagement. Every award is matched by a neighborhood’s contribution of volunteer labor, donated materials, in-kind professional services, or cash.

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Seattle Department of Neighborhoods provides programs and services that engage residents in civic participation, foster stronger communities, make government more accessible, and preserve and enhance the character of Seattle’s neighborhoods.

Kids Art in Pinehurst Pocket Park

This week six year old Lukas’s drawing is on display in the kiosk at Pinehurst Pocket Park, NE 117th St and 19th Ave NE. Lukas made it at last year’s Pinehurstfest. Thanks, Lukas – great job!

If you would like to submit your child’s artwork for the Pocket Park, please email nancy@pinehurstseattle.org. We’ll put it on mat board donated by FRAMEIT Ltd, 539 NE Northgate Way.

Pinehurst Pocket Park Work Party Sunday 930 am 29 April

Please join us for the the 5th annual spring work party at the PPP at NE 117th and 19th Ave NE at 930 am Sunday 29 April. We usually go about 2 hours weeding and spreading mulch. It is best if you bring your own weeding tools (gloves, weeding tool, bucket) and also helpful are rake, pitchfork, broom, wheel barrow.

Hope to see you there!

Garth Ferber

New Victory Heights Blog

Want more local news? There’s a new Victory Heights blog: http://victoryheightsblog.wordpress.com/. Follow it on twitter, too: http://twitter.com/victoryheights2

There is also one here (not new): http://toweringfirs.wordpress.com/.

The North District Council also bought a domain name and blog site for Victory Heights but hasn’t started them up.

All the interest in local news-sharing is wonderful! For now, keep your eye on these blogs. I’m sure they’ll announce any consolidations that may occur over time.

Check Out Everyblock For Neighborhood News

http://seattle.everyblock.com/

Here’s a website that collects events from many sources into location-based groupings. Most of the Seattle neighborhoods are there but you can also make your own boundaries. I made one for an expanded Pinehurst that extends east of 15th Ave NE from its Pinehurst. It’s called PinehurstSeattle and it’s public, so you can use it if you wish.

Examples of events: real estate listings; building permits; events; local deals; 911 calls; volunteer opportunities. The search engine isn’t 100% accurate but it’s interesting nonetheless.

Help Design Usage of Pierre Properties in Lake City

Bill Pierre Ford car dealerships are moving out of Lake City. The Pierre family wants to leave a legacy in honor Bill and it has expressed interest in having the community in the design process. A UW professor is holding several public meetings to get input. The first one is tonight (Thursday, 4/12, 6:30) at the Lake City Community Council at Lake City Mennonite Church on NE125th St. Sorry for the late notice. There are two more meetings scheduled. Please see http://www.familiesforlakecity.com/pierre-properties-whats-the-deal/ for the dates and times, as well as a map showing the properties.

Democratic Party Caucuses Sunday, 4/15

The Democratic Party caucuses are this Sunday at 1PM. Since President Obama is most certainly the candidate for reelection, the focus will be on party platform. To find your caucus location, go to http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucuses

Spring Clean Pinehurst

Spring Clean runs April through May. It’s a time for cleaning up the neighborhood, and the City will help. Pick up litter, paint out graffiti, remove invasive plants!

You can get free litter cleanup bags, gloves, safety vests and waste disposal.

It would be great if you organized your neighbors for an event around your streets.

For more information call the Spring Clean hotline at 206-233-7187 or visit www.seattle.gov/util/SpringClean.

North Precinct Advisory Council Minutes for April 2012

The guest speaker at April’s NPAC was Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn.

You can see what he says about public safety in the minutes for the meeting, as well as updates from SPD unit officers here.

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