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 Here is some info and safety tips about door-to-door sellers from the Seattle Police Department (via Community Police Team Sgt. Newsom’s handout at the North Precinct Advisory Council):
This is the peak time of year for door-to-door sales, including those using traveling sales crews. There are many legitimate companies in this industry with professionally trained salespeople, selling between the hours of 8:00am and 9:00pm, and a long history of law-abiding customer service. There are, however, less reputable companies in this business willing to take advantage of unsuspecting individuals who trust people knocking at their door. Sometimes residents forget to practice good personal safety.
Seattle Police officers respond to calls from citizens concerned about door-to-door salespeople. The results have ranged from the officers checking identification and sending the seller to the City of Seattle Revenue & Consumer Affairs office for their business license, to arrests of individuals wanted on warrants.
Homeowners may consider posting a sign indicating “No agents,” “No peddlers,” or “No Solicitors.” In Seattle, it is unlawful for any residential seller to attempt to gain admittance for the purpose of selling at any residence displaying one of these signs.
Continue reading Door-to-Door Sellers
We also got info on the Licton Springs K-8 tour from John Chapman of the Licton Springs K-8 Site Council. They’re a bit outside Pinehurst but they’re just over I-5 in Licton Springs and they used to be Pinehurst K-8 / Alternative School #1 here in the heart of Pinehurst.
Licton Springs K-8, a public option school for North Seattle – Tours and Open House
Rising to Justice, Learning with Joy, Creating our Future.
If you are looking for a school that is dynamic, creative, and student centered, while dedicated to equality, social justice, and Native American experience –Licton Springs K-8 may be the school for your child! Licton Springs K-8 (formerly known as Pinehurst K-8, and before that Alternative School #1), has been providing students with a hands-on, project based, social-justice curriculum since 1970, and now has a new Native American focus.
We will be holding school tours and an open house in preparation for student open enrollment. All events will be at our location in the South Wing of the Lincoln Building, 4400 Interlake Avenue N., in the Wallingford neighborhood. We are open to any student in Seattle Public Schools.
Evening Open House – Thursday, February 11th, from 6:00-7:00 PM.
Daytime Tours – 9:30 to 10:30
January: Monday the 11th and 25th
Wednesday the 13th, 20th, and 27th.
February: Monday the 1st, 8th, and 22nd.
Wednesday the 3rd, 10th, and 24th.
What will you find at Licton Springs K-8? Continue reading Licton Springs K-8 Tours and Open House
This month’s guest speaker at NPAC was Karmin Schuur, an SPD Research Intern. Grad students from Seattle U have a grant from the Seattle Police Foundation to help with the Seattle Police Department micro community policing plans. The plans are individualized priorities and strategies for neighborhoods in the north precinct. Pinehurst is included in the Northgate plan, which can be read here.
In other news, our new Crime Prevention Coordinator has been training for the last two weeks. In February she’ll be ready to start working with community groups and individuals on home security audits, block watch setup, etc. We’ll send out contact information when she’s ready to go.
For all the news in the NPAC minutes, go here.
 Do you like classical music but don’t want to go downtown and pay a lot to hear it? Do you like a small, friendly venue with a meet-the-musicians reception after the concert, including free snacks? We have such a venue just a smidge northwest of us, at 1st Ave NE & NE 13oth St. It’s the Haller Lake Music Series which has been offering classical music performances for over 20 years. Performers include local professional musicians, as well as visiting artists
Concerts are held in the Haller Lake United Methodist Church. It’s pay by donation, suggested at $20 adult/$5 kids 18 & under. Most of the money goes to the musicians, and just a little bit goes to incidental costs of the church, which donates the space. You can dress up or go casual, and there’s lots of free parking in the church lot.
Look on its website for more information: http://hallerlakemusic.com/about/.
The next concert is Sunday, February 21 at 3:00, featuring the Lucy Wenger Trio, with piano, cello and clarinet. See the musician bios and the program on the website.
Here is a partial picture of Pinehurst property crime for the month. Click on the map to enlarge it.
You can see ALL the types of crime at http://web5.seattle.gov/mnm/policereports.aspx. Select the North neighborhood and enter a date range.
And another post on a local school! This is from a local parent to a kindergartner there. Heads up that this tour is at the interim location (see below) but the new building on Pinehurst Way will be done this fall!
[EDIT: Updated the zip code. It’s 98115, not 98125. Sorry about that.]
 Prospective parents and students to Hazel Wolf K-8, please join us in a school tour guided by current HWK8 parents, teachers and students! We look forward to sharing our school’s curriculum, philosophy, academic profile and joyful learning environment with you.
Hazel Wolf K-8 is an exciting program with an emphasis on environmental science, engineering and math. Along with a rigorous academic program, the school offers an integrated Spectrum program for advanced learners, bilingual services, special education services and a variety of art opportunities.
All school tours will take place at our interim location near Green Lake in the John Marshall building: 520 NE Ravenna Blvd, Seattle, WA 98115. Tours start in the Cafeteria.
All tours are approximately 2 hours long, and include meeting the Principal Debbie Nelsen, teachers representing your prospective student’s grade level, current HWK8 students and a tour of the building to see our programs in action.
Snacks provided at all tours, and children are welcome. Best parking options are along Ravenna Boulevard during the day, and in the Park and Ride during the evening.
Weekday morning tours 9AM-11AM
Thursday, January 28th
Wednesday, February 3rd
Tuesday, February 23rd
Monday, February 29th
Weekday evening tours 6PM-8PM
Thursday, February 4th
Wednesday, February 24th
No RSVP necessary. We look forward to meeting you!
A local school with a lot of neighborhood connections reached out to us about a job opening that might be of interest to somebody in the community.
Hello Pinehurst community! We are the North Seattle French School, a new bilingual elementary school that joined the neighborhood last fall when we moved into a few classrooms at the Seattle Jewish Community School. They have given us a wonderful welcome and we are happy to be part of your community!
We are looking to hire a recess/lunch supervisor and our wonderful English teacher, who lives in the neighborhood, suggested we reach out to our new neighbors!
This paid position is Monday through Friday, noon to 1 PM (Except for school holidays and breaks), to help supervise lunch and recess for our students aged kindergarten through second grade. No French is required, but a love of children, and a willingness to go outside for recess even in some rainy weather, are!
Please contact office@northseattlefrenchschool.com if you are interested! We are also always interested in community volunteers for other types of activities.
Merci beaucoup!
Northseattlefrenchschool.com
Not only are several of current choristers residents of the neighborhood but the rehearsal is right across I-5 in nearby Haller Lake! Northwest Girlchoir will be accepting new singers to join us until Friday, January 22, 2016. We’re told they have ample space in their Prep Choir (grades 1-2) and limited space in their auditioned choirs (grades 3-12). Additionally, enrollment for their Summer Sing Day Camp has just opened up, with an early-bird discount until March.
 Choir Programs
Start singing this January! For girls who love to sing, Northwest Girlchoir provides the musical outlet to help build upon their love of music while learning new skills, all while offering an environment where girls can be themselves and a community to support girls as they grow. Spaces are filling up in each choir level at Northwest Girlchoir, but openings are still available for girls in Prep Choir (our non-auditioned choir for grades 1-2) and in our upper level auditioned choirs (grades 3-12). Simply sign up for Prep Choir or schedule an audition for the upper level choirs! Rehearsals are located at nearby Haller Lake. Choristers joining Northwest Girlchoir this January will have the opportunity to participate in several mainstage concerts throughout the remainder of the season. New choristers will be accepted untilFriday, January 22, 2016 pending space availability.
Generous scholarships are available at every choir level.
Learn more and sign up at www.northwestgirlchoir.org/choirprograms.
Summer Sing Day Camp Registration is Open
Join Northwest Girlchoir for the ultimate summer music experience! Girls entering grades 2-7 next fall 2016 are invited to join Northwest Girlchoir’s annual Summer Sing Day Camp – a week of choral singing, instrument exploration, arts and crafts, group games, outdoor fun, and more!
Register for Summer Sing before March 31, 2016 and receive a special early-bird discount at www.northwestgirlchoir.org/summersing.
For more details on signing up or scheduling an audition, visit www.northwestgirlchoir.org.
Ten year old Daliah drew this pastoral scene at Pinehurstfest. Go see it in the kiosk this month at Pinehurst Pocket Park, NE 117th St and 19th Ave NE. Thanks, Daliah, for reminding us that we can look forward to spring and summer!
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, 10712 5th Ave NE.
 Could your street use traffic calming installations to slow down speeders? Is there somewhere you think a crosswalk should be installed? If you’re one of the lucky ones that has sidewalks, does it need repair?
The city of Seattle is accepting proposals to the Neighborhood Park and Street Fund (NPSF) which supports improvements to neighborhood parks and streets proposed by the community. The deadline for applications is February 8, 2016. The NPSF can be used for projects valued up to $90,000.
To learn more about the fund or to propose a project, visit http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighborhood-park-and-street-fund. Any individual, neighborhood group, or business group is eligible and encouraged to apply. This is a great chance improve Pinehurst! And I don’t think you have to do it alone. Ask neighbors to join you in the application.
If you have questions, contact Wendy Watson at 206-684-0719, or our Neighborhood District Coordinator:
Christa Dumpys
(206) 684-4812
christa.dumpys@seattle.gov
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