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 Lake City Branch of the library is going to be closed the first six months of 2018for remodeling.
Learn about the plans at an Open House with Chief Librarian Marcellus Turner.
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23
Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
206-684-7518
- See the architectural designs
- Learn more about expanded spaces and improved services
- Get branch closure information
- Find out where to receive Library services during construction
The six-month construction project is expected to begin in early 2018.
For more information, call 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian.
 The guest speaker at NPAC was Assistant Chief Steve Wilske, SPD Patrol Operations Bureau. He talked about SPD staffing, patrol priorities (officer safety, crime reduction, compliance with the DOJ settlement agreement.
The North Precinct Commander updated us on crime statistics.
The annual sock drive has begun. If you’d like to donate new socks, hats, gloves, scarves, take them to the North Precinct, 10049 College Way N. They will be distributed to social services such as family shelter Mary’s Place, a medical clinic for homeless, etc.
All the minutes can be read here.
Friday, October 6
Harvest Festival, Meadowbrook Community Center Parking Lot, 5-7 p.m. | All Ages – FREE ENTRY
Celebrate the Fall Harvest with your community and enjoy freshly pressed apple juice and $5 pony rides!
Friday, October 20
Funky Family Fall Festival
Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. | All Ages – $3/Person or $12/Family (over 5 people)
Get the whole family together to join us for this annual evening of treats and a few tricks. Come in costume and enjoy carnival style games, crafts, haunted mini-golf, and more! Meet your neighbors, let your kids loose in the gym and have fun. Funky family costumes encouraged.
Saturday, October 21
Spooky Sprint
Magnuson Park Beach and Kite Hill, 10-11 a.m. | Ages 3-12 – $20
It’s time for ghosts and ghouls, zombies and spiders to lace up their sneakers and run through our haunted race course! Ages 6-12 choose between a 1 or 2-mile fun run, while ages 3-5 start the event with the special Tot Sprint. Race check-in begins at 9 a.m. and is located south of the swim beach. Please register by October 16. Cost includes t-shirt, award, prizes, and refreshments for all. Costumes welcome!
Friday, October 27
Pumpkin Carving
Northgate Community Center, 4:30-7 p.m. | All Ages – FREE
Kick off Halloween weekend with family pumpkin carving and decorating! We’ll have pumpkins of all sizes with safe carving tools and paints to create your spooky or funky jack-o-lantern. Enjoy cookies, candies, and hot cider while you carve; stick around for the jack-o-lantern contest to win prizes!
Tuesday, October 31
Halloween Make-Up Headquarters
Magnuson Community Center, 3-5 p.m. | Ages 2-12 – FREE
Complete your Halloween ensemble by getting your face painted! Stop by Magnuson Community Center before trick-or-treating on the biggest dress-up event of the year! Reservations strongly suggested. Call 206-684-7026 for make your appointment.
We’re still looking for volunteers to make this community event happen! If you can help, please contact us at info@PinehurstSeattle.org. We can use people to:
- put posters up at businesses and on telephone poles ahead of time
- put small handbills on porches near the park ahead of time
- bring snacks
- help plant!
- take photos of the party and the resulting plantings
Millions of people worldwide will practice how to
Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:19 a.m. on October 19* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills.
Washingtonians can join them today by registering for the 2017 Great Washington ShakeOut. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes– wherever you live, work, or travel.
For more information on how to get prepared for the next earthquake, visit the Seattle Office of Emergency Management website
* If you cannot hold your ShakeOut drill on 10/19, you can select another day when you register
 Washington enforces “keep right except to pass” laws. Washington law states, “It is a traffic infraction to drive continuously in the left lane of a multilane roadway when it impedes the flow of traffic.” It doesn’t matter if you’re driving the speed limit.
In 2016, Washington state troopers stopped more than 16,000 left-lane campers for breaking the law, according to the Seattle Times. Many likely drove off with a $136 ticket.
There are exceptions, for example, when maneuvering to avoid an obstruction, giving extra clearance around emergency vehicles, or exiting on the left. And, of course, when freeways are in the throes of rush hour, troopers expect bumper-to-bumper cars in every lane.
Washington has a few additional restrictions and clarifications. For example, if there are three or more lanes moving in the same direction, the left lane is off-limits to vehicles towing trailers and those over 10,000 pounds. Another surprise for some drivers: The HOV lane is not considered the left lane.
Left-lane camping isn’t just illegal and annoying. It can be dangerous – not necessarily because it causes accidents, but by sparking road rage. Troopers agree that if you find yourself stuck behind a slowpoke, resist the urge to “educate” him by honking, gesturing, flashing headlights, or tailgating.
NPAC has a new meeting place – Lakeside School. The guest speaker this month was Detective Chris Brownlee, SPD’s Nightlife Coordinator. His role is to help nightlife businesses (bars, restaurants, etc.) provide a safe environment for nightlife activities. He helps train security staff on how to resolve problems, and to understand the rules and regulations.
Read the minutes here for more news about the North Precinct.
At a recent meeting, our District 5 City Council representative, Debora Juarez, listed these as her current priorities:
Washington enforces 20 mph speed limits in school zones. Some people contend that the “when children are present” signs create confusion about when the law applies. In the Washington law, “when children are present” refers to children’s proximity to the road.
The reduced speed limit applies when you see children walking along the road or on the sidewalk, in a crosswalk, or waiting on the curb to cross the street. The law applies equally to school hours and after-school events (like kids getting out of sports practice). Washington law further spells out that the zone extends 300 feet, or other distance established by regulation, in either direction from a marked crosswalk. (For reference, a football field is 360 feet long, including the end zones.)
When the sign is accompanied by flashing lights, you’re required to slow down regardless of the time of day and whether or not anyone is near the road.
But here’s where things get tricky
Washington’s Maximum Speed Limit When Passing School or Playground Crosswalks says, “…it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to operate the same at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour when operating any vehicle upon a highway either inside or outside an incorporated city or town when passing any marked school or playground crosswalk when such marked crosswalk is fully posted with standard school speed limit signs or standard playground speed limit signs.”
Neither of those laws mention “when children are present.”
The best advice: Slowing to 20 mph around schools is a safe call. It will add only seconds to your trip and may save you a citation – and even more important, it could save a life.
-From Pemco Perspective Newsletter, Sept 2017
Remember when we did that Find It, Fix It Community Walk in April? Well, we also got a grant to spruce up the Pinehurst Pocket Park. We’ll be planting a bunch more native plants on October 21 and we want to make it a community event. We’ll remind you when the date approaches, but the info is below.
Also, if you’d like to volunteer to bring treats, or would like to put up posters or put flyers on porches near the park a few days before the event, please let us know by emailing info@PinehurstSeattle.org. We would also like someone to photograph the work party and the results of our work.
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