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Come enjoy an art show at St. George Episcopal Church: Watercolors and Oils by Mary Husby 3 days: St. George Episcopal Church There was amazing turnout at today’s Group Health Credit Union Shred-a-thon. In fact, one of the event organizers told me that they requested an additional truck to meet the demand. We took our two bags and really appreciated the event. What a generous public service on the part of Group Health Credit Union.
Who’s Got Your Number? Learn:
Appetizers will be provided RSVP to Matthew Hensley: matthewh@ghcu.org  Tiger is a busy, hardworking, hard-napping Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Did I mention napping? Tiger is Good at Napping. He belongs to Kathy Stephenson and Mike Kelley who own Maple Leaf Hardware and Reckless Video in the Mapleleaf neighborhood. I do realize that this is the Pinehurst blog — and I also know that Mapleleaf Hardware is the first place I go when I need twine or paint or a key made, so I definitely consider it part of my neigborhood. I’ve been going to their store for years and have always liked it because there are always knowledgeable staff around to help me (unlike some big box stores I can name). I’ve also noticed that it is a Dog-Friendly establishment.
Did I mention that Tiger is Really Good at napping? Tiger is from Covington Cavaliers, one of the premier breeders of Cavalier King Charles spaniels. Kathy and Mike got him when he was 6 mo. old. He is their first small dog; they were looking for a Golden Retriever personality in a smaller, easier to exercise and groom package! Joe, their son, named him Tiger because he is white with brown spots. He brings tons of joy and smiles to Kathy, Mike and Joe’s lives and Kathy reports that Tiger always wakes up in a good mood, which is a good thing, since he is So Good at Napping! If you’d like to see your pet featured in the Pets of Pinehurst section of the Pinehurst blog, please send an email and a photo to Erica at ehas2dogs@gmail.com. The next Pinehurst Community Meeting will be Monday, May 4th at 7 PM at Amante Pizza in Pinehurst (12319 Roosevelt Way NE). The final agenda is below. We plan to stay on time with the agenda and to end by 8:30. 7:00 – Welcome 7:05 to 7:15 – Introduction of Michael Neguse of Eritrean Kidisti Selassie Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Pinehurst 7:15 to 7:40 – Jennifer Wieland and/or Barbara Gray present on the draft Pedestrian Master Plan 7:40 to 8:10 – Crime prevention and Block Watch – Diane Horswill, Seattle Police Department North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator. 8:10 to 8:20 – 15th Ave Bridge Rehabilitation Project – Kit Loo, Seattle Department of Transportation 8:20 to 8:30 – Ingraham Trees discussion by Garth Ferber 8:30 – Adjourn Note: Candidates who are running for Seattle City Council and other local positions have been invited to attend the meeting to learn about Pinehurst issues and to talk with community members before or after the formal meeting. Next Saturday, May 2 at 2PM, SPOKESPEOPLE will be riding to Ravenna. It is the start of Bike to School month so we’re putting out the call to any families that want to come along with us. We hope the weather stays beautiful! We’ll start, as usual, at the south end of Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N at 2PM. If this is your first Spokespeople ride and you are new to riding on the road, please come at 1:45 so 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 welcome you to help inspire new on-street riders. We’ll finish the ride at 4PM. SPOKESPEOPLE ride leader Michael Snyder will be leading a number of rides in the north end of Seattle this summer that are appropriate for new bicyclists, including some geared toward families. Details about the rides are all listed on the Cascade Bicycle Club website. Here are a few that will be close to our neighborhood: 7/5 – 2pm from Lake City. It will be an easy family friendly ride. Questions: Michael Snyder 206.781.7221 msnyder@zserf.com Note: Garth Ferber asked me to post the following letter from him. He will be discussing this issue at the next Pinehurst Community Meeting on May 4th. Garth feels this is a time sensitive issue and it is personally important to him. Therefore, we will be discussing this instead of discussing car camping. We will, however, discuss car camping at our September meeting and can hold a separate meeting prior to that if needed. To help guide the discussion and to allow everyone to have a chance to express their opinion, please feel free to make any comments that you have in the comment section to this post and vote at the poll in the upper right section of the blog page. Ingraham Trees Folks – There is a grove of about 40 large Douglas Fir and Madrona trees on the northwest portion of the Ingraham High School property. The Seattle School Board has put forth a plan to cut down this grove of trees in order to expand the classroom space at the high school.You may have heard that a group of people that lives nearby wants to change this decision. I would like to lend our support to the effort to change the decision to cut down this grove of trees and to support other ways to increase the classroom space at Ingraham High School. Here are some reasons: 1. Large groves of native trees on public land are becoming rare in Seattle. I look forward to discussing this at the upcoming Pinehurst Community Meeting. Sincerely, Garth Ferber We will be doing a little weeding, putting in some lawn barrier, planting some ferns, and rebuilding the bamboo fence along the path at Pinehurst Pocket Park. Bring gloves gloves, a shovel, a weeding tool, and a bucket if you have them. Saturday 25 April Questions: Garth Ferber at garthferber@yahoo.com or 440-8289. Thank you to everyone who organized, volunteered at and supported last Saturday’s pancake breakfast fundraiser for Sacajawea Elementary! Here is a report on the event from Theresa, who was one of the organizers: The breakfast went very well! We had about 350! The Lake City Lions Club is a very generous organization. They provided and prepared all the food. Students and parents helped set up, bus dishes and cleanup. 100% of the money collected was given to Sacajawea….. nearly $3,000.00! Half of it will be used to help send 4th and 5th graders to an educational camp next fall and the other half will be used towards the garden/playground renovation project. Nice nice people! And it was a very fun gathering! The garden renovation is due to start this summer…with plans for an opening/dedication ceremony in the fall. Seattle Public Schools is changing the way that they assign students. In the past, families have had a decent shot at getting into schools outside of their reference area schools. That is changing. In the future, it will be more likely that students will be assigned to their reference area school. This means that while a large number of Pinehurst/Olympic Hills students have historically attended schools outside of their official reference area (even if it is to one of the other nearby schools), this may not occur in the future. To see what your reference school under current rules is, go here. Our reference schools are Northgate Elementary, Olympic Hills Elementary and Sacajawea Elementary. Parents in more affluent neighborhoods have been meeting with school board members for the past year to lobby for their schools and neighborhoods. If you care about your neighborhood schools, the new assignment rules and how they will impact you and your family, be sure to have your voice heard as well. There will be a public meeting: Tuesday, May 5 Read the Seattle Public Schools web site discussion of the new assignment rules here. There is also a Seattle PI article on this topic here. |
 
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