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Cathy Tuttle from SPOKESPEOPLE sent the following information on upcoming rides:
Saturday, August 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. from Wallingford. Let’s hope this heat wave has ended by then! We’ll take a round trip to Salmon Bay between Fremont and Ballard and find a place to dangle our feet in the water. We’ll stop for a free treat provided by the Fremont PCC before heading back up to Wallingford.
Saturday September 5, we’ll climb the hill to Phinney Ridge through a little used trail that ends in the Woodland Park Rose Garden. Then we’ll head to Fremont Peak Park to enjoy the view before coming back to Wallingford.
All Spokespeople rides start at the south end of Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N (Densmore & 42nd) at 2 p.m. Please, please, please, if this is your first Spokespeople ride, especially if you are a reluctant road rider, plan to arrive at 1:45 so that we can make sure your helmet and bike are adjusted to fit and you can review road-riding skills with our commuting experts. You can buy a good helmet from us for $10. Expert cyclists, we love having you along to help inspire our newest on-street riders.
If you want more information about this ride or about SPOKESPEOPLE, please contact me at info@spokespeople.us or call 206-547-9569 (206-713-5869 on the day of the ride).
The Lake City Salmon Bake celebrates 60 years on July 31 and August 1 with its famous offering of alder-smoked, open-fire grilled salmon dinners. From noon to 7 p.m. each day, diners are invited to enjoy a traditional picnic-style dinner prepared and served by volunteers to benefit the non-profit Lake City Community Center of Seattle, 12531 28th Ave. NE, site of the event. All ages are welcome. Dinners are $9 but $8.50 for seniors and juniors. A $3 hot dog plate will be available for non-fish eaters.
Also occurring at the center:
- A free hands-on interactive model trains exhibit for children 3-12 runs simultaneously.
- Lake City Lions will hold a rummage sale from 10 am – 5:30 pm each day.
- Lake City Pioneer Days and parade are held on August 1 nearby.
For further information, call 206-362-4378.
Seattle City Councilmember and candidate for Mayor, Jan Drago met with Pinehurst neighbors yesterday at Pinehurst Playfield. Jan spoke of her priorities for Seattle with include prioritizing neighborhoods and reestablishing the Seattle Police Department gang unit. Afterward, neighbors asked her questions and spoke with Jan of their concerns regarding increased crime activity, the need for sidewalks and concerns about townhouses in Pinehurst. You can read more about Jan and her Blueprint for Seattle here.
The new NE 125th sidewalk construction is complete. Street trees and other plantings will be installed at a future date that has not yet
been determined.
If you have not yet enjoyed a walk along this wonderful new addition
to our neighborhood, check it out. It is on NE 125th Street between
5th Ave NE and Roosevelt Way NE.
Thomas, a Pinehurst neighbor, asked to share from a letter sent to Seattle City Council regarding the Council’s decision to stop fueling City vehicles with soy-based biofuels:
I recently heard that the city will no longer be fueling vehicles with soy-based biodiesel. See quotes from the NPR story below. While I understand that there is some controversy, especially since rain forests are being cut down and burned, often for agricultural purposes, I think that biodiesel is an important part of the bridge to a sustainable energy economy.
The EPA report cited as the reason you took the initiative to stop using biodiesel has several flaws. Change to foreign land use is the only factor cited in the study that enables a projection that soy-based biodiesel has anything but a huge net positive impact on green house gas emissions vs. petroleum diesel. It is essential to understand that soy is not grown primarily for oil, but rather is grown primarily for food for both humans and livestock. Soy production in Brazil, for example, dropped between 2004 and 2008, even as soy-based biodiesel production increased from 25 million gallons to 700 million gallons (28 times as much biodiesel!) Source:http://biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=3523 But the EPA analysis uses the growth in Brazilian soybean production from a prior period and projects it forward, attributing such growth to biodiesel production. Any economist can tell you that such a projection is almost certainly wrong as many market forces will play a role in future land use decisions.
You said “Decisions should be driven by science”. Well, those land use projections are not science, they are wild speculation based on faulty assumptions. You may also be influenced, during these hard economic times, by the fact that petroleum diesel has been less expensive than biodiesel for over a year. However, that will likely change again making biodiesel, as it has been several times in the last 8 years, cheaper.
The main barrier to inexpensive, highly efficient, negative GHG-emissions biodiesel is the lack of a stable market. Biodiesel producers can’t make capital investments to produce biodiesel from US feedstocks (such as soy, canola grown on marginal lands, or algae) because petroleum prices continue to bounce up and down, making demand for biodiesel come and go. Producers such as Central Washington Biodiesel struggle even while they produce biodiesel from waste oils that obviously has a hugely positive impact on GHG emissions. Eastern WA farmers have been jerked around by this up and down. A firm commitment by the city to buy biodiesel would certainly help stabilize that market.
The Japanese Garden Advisory Council and Seattle Parks and Recreation, with the support of Arboretum Unit-86, Urasenke Foundation Seattle Branch, and Seattle Astronomical Society presents Moon Viewing on Saturday August 1 from 7-10 p.m.
Bonnie Soshin Mitchell and members of Urasenke Foundation Seattle Branch will present Tsukimi Chakai, or Moon Viewing Tea Gathering, at 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Shoseian Tea House.
Performances will include Japanese Dance by the Fujima Dance
Ensemble, Shinobue (Transverse Japanese bamboo Flute) performed by Yasuko Honjo Harris, “Taketori Monogatari” performed by Naho Shioya and William Satake Blauvelt (of Aono Jikken Ensemble); traditional Okinawan music by Mako and Munjuru; and a performance of classical and contemporary Japanese Music by Marcia Takemura, Chigusa Kitai and James Jennings.
Members of the Seattle Astronomical Society will be present to provide a closer view of the Moon through their telescopes (weather permitting). They will also provide education and answer questions and about the moon and astronomy in general.
Parking is limited on site. Please car pool, use public transportation or ride your bike. Additional parking and shuttle service will be available at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) lot located 2700 24th Ave E Seattle, WA 98112-2031.
The Garden will close in preparation for the event at 4 p.m. Gates will re-open at 6 p.m.
Event Admission is $15, available in advance and at the gate the night of the event.
Tea Tickets are $20, but available only by advance reservation on Brown Paper Tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/71476
Every year on the first Tuesday of August, the Seattle Police Department sponsors the Seattle Night Out event focused on bringing neighbors together and on fostering a community approach to crime prevention.
You can learn more and register at: www.seattle.gov/police/Nightout
Your block will need to provide your own street closure barriers, if you choose to block off your street (and if you do not live on an arterial or emergency route street). Most people use sawhorses, chairs or recycling containers. If you have any questions please email or call Diane Horswill at diane.horswill@seattle.gov or 684-7711.
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Harold & Lynne Armstrong
Terri Burns
Phillip Duggan
Garth Ferber
Jeannie Gleason
Brian Heaney
Grace Heaney
Michael Heaney
Eric Madis
Michael Neguse
Peder Nielsen
Ed Pottharst
Josh Ring
Lori Schumacher
Karla Smith-Jones
Judy Sterry
Annie Stocker
Kathy Svajdlenka
Sheryl VanSlyke
All of the musicians who performed:
Black Math Quartet
Jillian & Jim Graham’s Q
Brian Butler Blues Band
Nancy Dillon Group
420 Flight (w/Jack Cook)
Pinehurst P-Patch Allstars
Bassist Garey Shelton and drummer Chris Leighton
Amante Pizza
Fantozzi Salon
Great Dog Shoppe
Plum Creek Foundation
Pinehurst Safeway
Starbucks
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Meadowbrook Community Center
Two Dog Yoga
Safeway announced plans last week to invest in a major remodel of its existing store located at 3900 South Othello in SE Seattle. The store will undergo a complete transformation with an estimated project cost of $3 million. The store will remain open during construction which is slated to begin January 2010 and projected for a re-grand opening in April 2010.
The remodeled store will feature specialty departments throughout the store and will include interior and exterior décor improvements as well. New paint and flooring on the inside will be complimented on the outside with new paint and signage, along with outdoor seating adjacent to Othello Street.
“Energizing the four corners that intersect Othello Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way are critical for the Othello neighborhood,” said Jenna Walden, president of the Othello Neighborhood Association (ONA). “Having a light rail station in our neighborhood is huge – but it’s the investment in new development around the station that will help bring this community to life.
“Safeway listened to our neighborhood and saw the great value in continuing to invest in Othello and its new promise,” she added. “This announcement means we will have a freshly upgraded community grocery store that neighbors can walk to, take the train or drive to, as well as find quality groceries – it’s a significant step in the right direction for Othello.”
The Tree Fund was created in 1995 as a quick and easy way for neighbors to come together to plant trees, beautifying neighborhoods and adding environmental benefits. Through the Tree Fund, Seattle residents have added more than 20,000 trees to the City’s canopy and have built stronger community connections along the way
In light of the growing interest in food security as a way to increase Seattle’s tree canopy, we are expanding the Tree Fund. This year, Tree Fund participants who plant neighborhood street trees in a group can also select one (1) fruit tree to plant on their private properties (one per household)!
Who can apply?
Groups of five or more households on a street. Individual applications are not eligible.
How many trees can you get?
Groups can request a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 40 trees per project.
How does it work?
- Applications will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are due August 21, 2009.
- Pick your tree preferences from the list on pages 5 and 6.
- Trees will be delivered to your neighborhood on a scheduled day in October or November.
General Questions? SuJ’n Chon, (206-615-1600) or Anne Takekawa, (206-684-4523) at the Department of Neighborhoods.
Questions on tree planting requirements or tree varieties? Call the City Arborist’s Office at (206-684-8733) or email Seattle.Trees@Seattle.gov
For an online application, visit www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/treefund.htm .
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