Pinehurst Seattle

Win a Little Free Library!

Last year our Thursday-North area reduced waste more than any other neighborhood, so CleanScapes (our garbage company) is giving us an award! Working with a small committee of neighborhood council members, it has purchased fifty Little Free Libraries to give to us. In addition, it is initially stocking them with books for kids and adults about recycling and waste reduction. Of course you can add any other kinds books you want, and then just watch neighbors start to use it and contribute books.

Little Free Libraries help reduce the number of books being thrown away, they build community, and make reading more accessible and less expensive. And it’s really fun being a Little Free Librarian!

Read about how to get books and attract users at the Little Free Library website.

To enter the contest to win one of the libraries, email Erika Melroy (emelroy@recology.com) before December 4, 2015. Your email must include your name, mailing address, and why you’d like to receive a Little Free Library. CleanScapes staff will install it for you. It will not necessarily look like the library on this page; this is one that is in Victory Heights. You may decorate yours anyway you like.

Learn more about the neighborhood waste reduction rewards program at recologycleanscapes.com.

Nov 2015 Minutes for North Precinct Advisory Council

This month the guest speaker was Sgt. Sean Whitcomb from the SPD Public Affairs Office. SPD is trying to be transparent and communicative for both citizens and journalists. It uses numerous ‘channels’ to communicate on-line these days, including the SPD Blotter, a Twitter feed, the SPD official website, Tweets by Beat, Tumblr blog, Nextdoor, Facebook and YouTube. The minutes, below, has descriptions of each channel and their web addresses.

We are very near to getting our new Crime Prevention Coordinator. The candidate’s background check was taking a very long time for some unknown reason, but it’s nearly done.

Please take Seattle U’s public safety survey at http://publicsafetysurvey.org to let SPD know what public safety issues are most important to you.

SPD and NPAC are collecting new socks, hats, scarves and gloves, as they do each year. Please take donations to the North Precinct at 10049 College Way N, near North Seattle College. Thanks!

Read all the minutes here.

October 2015 Pinehurst Crime Report

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.

Pinehurst Picks

Please feel free to send in photos of art – or anything unexpected and fun – you see on your walks around the neighborhood to info@pinehurstseattle.org.

Laptop Theft Prevention

Here are some tips from the Seattle Police Department for securing your laptop from theft:

Don’t Leave Laptops in Plain Sight. Often, our laptops sit on a table near a window and in clear view. When not in use, store the laptop away, out of plain view from the home exterior.

If you are out in public, either tether your laptop to the table with a security lock or take it with you. It only takes a second of letting your laptop out of your sight for someone to grab it.

Record Your Laptop Serial Number, Model Number and Approximate Value. This helps police locate stolen property when we have the serial numbers. In the event the laptop is recovered, there is a much better chance of having the property returned to you.

Engrave Your Laptop. Using an engraving pen or etcher, etch the item with your driver’s license number, or if it’s a company laptop, engrave the company name and the last four digits of the company tax ID number. Handheld engravers are available at most hardware stores for less than $25. Also use this tool to similarly engrave your other electronics (desktop computers, DVD players, gaming systems, etc.). Property that is obviously engraved with a person’s or company’s ID makes that property less attractive to thieves.

Password Protect Your Laptop. Make it more difficult for someone to access you system and the data in your files.

Back Up Your Data. This is especially important if you use your laptop for business. Either use a thumb drive, CDs or a cloud-based back up service to keep copies of your files somewhere safe. Make regular scheduled backups a habit.

COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SECURITY PRODUCTS –

Laptop Security Cables: Think of it as a bike cable for your laptop. Some of these connect to your laptop’s built in security slot and have combination or keyed locks. Just loop the cable around an immovable object and secure it to the laptop security slot. These items range in price between $20-50.

Laptop Security Brackets: These come in many varieties. Some secure the laptop to a surface by bolting the bracket to a surface while others connect to a cable. They can secure the laptop in either an open or closed opposition depending on the type you get. The price range on these is about $100-$120.

Laptop Lockers: Laptop Lockers are safes designed to securely store laptop computers and other valuables. They can be mounted anywhere and deter theft and unwanted access. These cost around $140.

Computer Tracking Software: These “LoJack for Laptops” software track the location of a computer hard drive when that system accesses the Internet, and notifies theft recover teams as to its exact location. Seattle Police recovered several laptops in the past 12 months as a result of this software.

Kids’ Art in Pinehurst Pocket Park

This art work was created by Victoria Raymond’s 12 year old student at Fred Hutch School where she did an Artist Residency. Please email her for more information about upcoming classes! She teaches group and private lessons in her Pinehurst studio.

email: v.raymond@comcast.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/victoriaraymondarts

website: www.victoriaraymond

Pinehurst Cemetery Thank Yous

photo credit: David Adam Edelstein (www.facebook.com/david.adam.edelstein)

Thank you to everyone who turned up on this rainy and blustery Halloween night to see our amateur Halloween walk-through. We went from around 165 people last year to 209 this year. When we first thought of doing this two years ago, we never expected to have so many neighbors come visit. We are delighted!

Count Orlock wants to make some thank yous. Let’s start with the cast and crew.

*Outside, Gates, and Tours were handled by:
– Gate Keeper, set building- Erik Anderson
– Candy Station- Carol Garret
– Candy Station 2, paper mache, pumpkin carving supervising, and prop design- Sara Gower
– Tour Guide 1, set design, costume design, props manager, safety officer, stage manager- Merideth Anderson
– Tour Guide 2, Electrician, painting- Stephen Gower
– Tour Guide 3- Jesse Murphy

*Impromptu Zombie Crew
– Our neighborhood children (Double Yay!)

*Cauldron Stage
– Head Witch, Networking, scenic dresser- Cindy Riskin
– Witch 2, prop building, painting- Abby Minkiewitz

*Dr. Who Gauntlet
– Weeping Angel 1, prop building, paper mache, scenic dressing, costume dressing, painting- Jody Parente
– Weeping Angel 2, painting, prop building, costume and scenic dressing, make up- Paige Makenzie

*Evil Dead Hunting Lodge
– Ash, Director and Captain of the ship (He had a hand in literally everything)- Ricky Herrin
– Linda- Fiona Small
– Deer puppeteer, paint procurer- Christopher Griffin
– Demon in the cellar, painting, scenic carpentry, make up- Brandy Powell Murphy

*Mad Scientist’s Lab
– Grave Robber 1, scenic dressing, props- Kim Hardy Richardson
– Grave Robber 2, set building, props- Bryan Richardson
– Mad Scientist, prop building, painting, scenic dressing – Brian Minsk

*Crew
– Carpenter- Chris Reed
– Costuming- Jeanne Gregory
– Prop design- Liz Reed
– Artist- Fawn Gregory
– Paper Mache team- Nicole Wane, Victoria Raymond, Betsy Payne
– Sound Mixing for the Hunting Lodge- TBASA
– Networking- Cindy Riskin
– Web page design- Erika Durham Krebs
– Contact at Pinehurst Blog- Nancy Rauhauser

Count Orlock is so very proud and honored to work with you all!

Next, we’d like to say a thank you to our Buy Nothing Pinehurst/Olympic Hills group. We seriously could not have done any of this without you. Almost everything we took in we used. *Every* stage and station was enhanced by the generosity of our Buy Nothing Group.

And speaking of special thanks we need to mention the generosity of Kym’s Kiddy Corner and Specialty Motors, and those who donated funds, candy, and pumpkins in support of amateur theater, the Halloween spirit, and most importantly community spirit.

And last, but never least, Thank You to our neighbors who came to the show!

We look forward to next year and hope that you will come visit us again! Here’s to next Halloween!

Contribute to Annual Sock Drive!

Pinehurst Cemetery

Hello Pinehurstians and Friends! This is Merideth from the Pinehurst Cemetery Haunted Walk-through with information on the free pumpkin carving event on Friday.

We do pumpkin carving for two main reasons: 1) To give parents and caregivers a chance to see the walk-through so that they can decide if it’s okay for their children on Halloween night. There will be no lights, no sounds, and no costumes, but you will leave with a pretty clear picture of what it’s about. 2) We want our youngest neighbors to see us as neighbors first, and as witches and mad scientists second. So, let’s get down to business! smile emoticon

Pumpkin carving will be on Friday, October 30th from 3pm to 6pm.

We have around 14 pumpkins that will be in the show and are available to carve. Please RSVP by messaging us through the Pinehurst Cemetery page if you would like to carve one of these pumpkins (one per family group please). However, we will also have pumpkin carving tools for those who wish to bring their own pumpkins. Each group of minors will need to have an adult to help them scoop and carve.

A few words of caution: we love to see our young ones running around the big yard, we certainly do, but it will probably be raining and we’d hate to see anyone get hurt, so we will ask for caregivers to help keep the yard, props, and sets injury-free. We only like pretend scares here. wink emoticon

The address is 1910 NE 120th St. And definitely send us a message if you need special accommodation.

Happy Almost Halloween!

PS, here is the link to the walk-through page. Go to the About tab. https://www.facebook.com/pinehurstcemetery/

Victory Heights Park Upgrade Project

Victory Heights Park (1737 NE 106th St) to our south is scheduled to receive a major upgrade. Seattle Parks and Recreation is in the planning phase of this $893,000 project, and the park’s designer is eager to work with the public on design. If you would like to have input, you can start by taking a survey here.

The work will include installing updated play equipment and improving access to the play area. The play equipment will include play structures and seating accessible to children of all ages and abilities, and also other elements for play.

The website for the project is here, where you can learn more about the project’s time frame and upcoming meetings.

An open house is being planned for mid-December. Keep your eye on the Victory Heights Blog for details.

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