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Announcements 1. Ravenna-Bryant Spring Meeting: Save the date--April 11, 6:45 p.m. for the Spring Ravenna-Bryant Community Association general community meeting. The event will be held at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center. New board members will be elected. Those interested in serving are encouraged to attend the March 13th RBCA meeting at 7 p.m. at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center. Email rbca@scn.org for further information. 2. Ravenna Creek Daylighting Project: Ravenna Creek will be reconnected physically in 2003 and will again flow into Union Bay in northeast Seattle. The creek will be daylighted to the south edge of Ravenna Park. Elsewhere, the physical connection will occur via new or existing pipes. Art is being commissioned to represent the community's vision of a surface creek. You are invited to a series of community workshops to help define and choose options and opportunities for the creek in the park and for the art that will memorialize the daylighting vision. March 14 is the date for the first of these meetings, at 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt High School, 1410 NE 66th Street. It will focus on problem-solving and identification of opportunities. The other workshops are also on Thursday evenings, same time and place: April 18 and May 16. At the second, the design team will present conceptual alternatives; at the third, in May, they will present the preferred alternative. Additional information will be posted on the Ravenna Creek Alliance website: http://home.earthlink.net/~ravennacreek. If you would like to be added to the email list about the project, send a message to ravennacreek@earthlink.net. 3. Seattle Neighborhood Coalition Meeting: Mark your calendar for March 9th. Don't miss the opportunity to get acquainted with the mayor's choice for director of the department of neighborhoods -- Yvonne Sanchez! The mayor says he wants to take the department in new directions! It sure would be helpful to know exactly what that means. Ms. Sanchez will tell us how she perceives her role as department director and will be available to answer questions. She is also there to listen. She will have a golden opportunity to hear directly from neighborhood activists how they think the Department of Neighborhoods should serve them. The group will meet at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast at the Greenhouse Cafe, 2205 7th Avenue. Don't miss this gathering and bring a neighborhood friend. For further information, contact Kent Kammerer at kammerer2@mindspring.com. 4. Book Drive at Sand Point/Magnuson Park: The Friends of the Seattle Public Library will hold a special book drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, March 11 through Sunday March 17, with a special evening drop off from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Sand Point/Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Building No. 30 (a short distance from the entrance; follow signs). The Friends are seeking clean, saleable books, CDs, videos, records and framed and unframed art prints. Textbooks, encyclopedias, computer books and business books older than 10 years are not needed. Magazines and Reader's Digest Condensed Books also cannot be accepted. All donations are tax deductible. Individuals with fewer than three boxes of donations can drop them off at any branch library if it is more convenient. Call 206-386-4636 for nearest location, or visit www.spl.org . People unable to deliver their donations can call the Friends of the Seattle Public Library Book Sale office at 206-523-4053, or e-mail: book.sale@spl.org for pickup. The Friends of the Seattle Public Library will sell the donated items at bargain prices at its spring book sale. Money raised help support services and programs of the Seattle Public Library. For more information, call 206-523-4053. 5. Free Organic Gardening Classes Offered: The City P-Patch Program, Seattle Tilth Association and Seattle Public Utilities will hold a series of three free organic gardening classes beginning in March and ending in June. Attendance at all three classes is not required. The classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in north Seattle locations listed below To register call the P-Patch office at 206-684-0264 or send email to p-patch.don@ci.seattle.wa.us.
6. Youth Town Hall with Mayor Nickels: Come and be heard! Share your opinions and thoughts with the Mayor! Get feedback from your peers! Mayor Nickels invites Seattle's youth to a Youth Town Hall on Wednesday, March 13 at the Seattle Center House Theatre. The Town Hall will begin at 7p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m. Mayor Nickels will discuss a variety of issues and present his vision of the role youth will play in Seattle. This evening will also be an opportunity for youth to ask the Mayor questions about issues and present their perspectives to the Mayor. For further information, contact Viet Shelton, Community Outreach Assistant, Office of the Mayor at 206-684-8862. 7. Transportation Choices Benefit: The Transportation Choices Coalition invites you to a benefit event on Saturday, March 9th from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the home of Cleveland Stockmeyer, 8056 Sunnyside Avenue N. Join the group for an evening of drinks, appetizers & conversation in support of Transportation Choices Coalition's work in the Puget Sound Region. Every dollar raised will be matched by the Bullitt Foundation. Donations may be sent to Transportation Choices Coalition: 1617 Boylston Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122. Suggested Donations: $25-$100, Hosts: $100-$500. RSVP to: Edie Gilliss 206-329-2336; edie@transportationchoices.org . 8. Spring Clean: Spring Clean is all about helping residents improve our precious urban open spaces, whether it's a park, school yard, right of way, or another public property. When you sign up, we can supply you with tools, bags, and even passes to the dump! Spring Clean runs from April 6 through May 18. If you want to clean up open spaces in your neighborhood or pitch in on a project, please call the Spring Clean Hotline at 206-233-7187 or visit www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/ept/springclean/. It's quick! It's fun! It makes a difference! 9. Adopt A Street: The Seattle Public Utilities Adopt A Street Program provides individuals, groups, businesses and schools with bags, tools and safety equipment, and FREE disposal to help manage litter in our city. Grants are available for community projects and to help develop solutions to neighborhood litter control problems. For further information call the Adopt A Street hotline at 206-684-7647 or go to www.cityofseattle.net/util/aastreet/. 10. Graffiti Paint Outs in Your Community: Get together with your neighbors and take control of graffiti in your community with tools and basic instruction provided by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). FREE recycled paint is available for pick up along with rollers and brushes. Graffiti paint out wagons are also available for ongoing groups that paint out graffiti in the community. Contact 206-684-5004 for more information. 11. Tennis at Sand Point/Magnuson Park: A group of citizens interested in providing advise and assistance on creating a tennis center at Sand Point/Magnuson Park has been meeting since early 2001. Monthly meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Sand Point/Magnuson Park administrative offices, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Building 138. If you are interested in participating in this effort, please contact Larry Curd at 206-522-0085 or lacurd@aol.com or just attend a meeting. 12. Volunteer with SPACE: The Sand Point Arts & Cultural Exchange (SPACE) is seeking volunteers to help with its summer concert series and an annual benefit party and auction. To find out when the group meets contact Katie Kurtz at 206-522-9529 or email space@sandpointarts.org. 13. Sand Point/Magnuson Park Public Design Workshop: The Annual Sand Point/Magnuson Park Public Design Workshop is scheduled March 30 from 9-11:30 a.m. The format of this event has not been specified nor has the location. Featured projects will include: the North Shore Recreation Area, the Community Garden, the Tennis Center, the Off-Leash Area, the Motorized Boat Launch, the Community Activity Center, the Firehouse Artist Studios, Promontory Point and the wetlands and sports fields project. Ongoing and planned programs will also be highlighted including: sailing, YMCA Summer Camp, Audubon Nature Camp and information from on-site tenants. For further information, contact Ken Bounds at 206-684-8022 or ken.bounds@ci.seattle.wa.us. 14. Circus Contraption Spring Show: March 15th through April 6th, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Sand Point/Magnuson Park. The doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. The show is held in Building 30; enter from the NE 74th Street entrance to the Park. Please be advised that all shows contain mature content. For further information, call 206-442-2004 or email info@circuscontraption.com or go to www.circuscontraption.com. There is an admission fee. Attendees must be 21 or older. 15. Save the Date: The Friends of Seattle Public Library Spring book sale is scheduled April 12-14, Friday through Sunday at Sand Point/Magnuson Park. The sale takes place in Building 30. Members are eligible to attend the Friday night members-only preview sale from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The sale is open to the public on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information, call Quick Info at 206-386-4636 or go to www.spl.lib.wa.us/friends/booksale. 16. Sand Point Community Communications Committee (SPCCC): The SPCCC meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Community Activity Room, Building 406, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. 17. Free Native Plant Training for Volunteers: The native plant stewardship program is accepting applications until March 11. This program offers ten weeks of training on a wide range of topics useful for people volunteering to restore and protect native plants and natural areas in the lowland Puget Sound region. Students will learn to identify the plants growing in our region and to understand the natural plant communities that existed before development. They will also study ways to improve the native plant habitat remaining in our urban areas. In return, native plant stewards volunteer to restore and enhance open space in urban King County and to educate others about native plants. The ten-week training program will be held at the South Seattle Community College (6000 16th Ave SW) from April 4 to June 8. Classes will be held on Thursday and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be also be Sunday field trips on April 14, May 5 and May 19. For more information or an application, call Sasha Shaw at (206) 527-3210, email npsp@wnps.org or visit the web at www.wnps.org. The Native Plant Stewardship Program is an education project of the Washington Native Plant Society's Central Puget Sound Chapter and is made possible by the Natural Resource Stewardship Network through a King County WaterWorks grant and funds from the USDA Forest Service, with other assistance from King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks. 18. GreenStage Presents "A Touch of the Poet:" This Eugene O'Neill play demonstrates his amazing talent as a dramatist. It tells the story of Con Melody, a man who lives in a world of drink, pipe dreams and romantic fantasies, refusing to accept the reality of his squalid life. The play will run from February 21st through March 23rd and starts at 8 p.m. on those days. It will be held in the Community Activity Center, Building 406, at Sand Point/Magnuson Park. Admission is by donation. For further information, call 206-748-1551 or email greenstage@greenstage.org or go to www.greenstage.org. 19. Affordable Housing Speakers Bureau: This group will provide speakers to begin a dialogue in the community about the upcoming housing levy. The Speakers Bureau is made up of housing advocates and community leaders. The organizing parties are the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle – King County and the City’s Office of Housing. Seattle voters first approved the Housing Levy in 1981, again in 1986 and again in 1995. The current levy expires in 2002. There are three different types of presentation depending upon how much time your group has:
For further information, contact Kim Hines at 206-223-0037 or khines@hdc-kingcounty.org. 20. Nominate your own BUSINESS or a favorite SMALL BUSINESS you love for the 2002 Mayor's Small Business Awards: Businesses eligible for nomination must be for-profit companies headquartered within Seattle city limits with 100 or less employees and $10 million or less in annual revenue. To nominate a business contact Danielle Rossier at drossier@l-h-s.com or 206-340-2008 or Mike Larson, Small Business Task Force member, at mlarson@l-h-s.com. Download a nomination form at http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/EconomicDevelopment/pages/biz_support_pages/mayors_sbtf.htm. Nominations are due no later than April 1, 2002. A Small Business Awards event will be held on May 9th at Bell Harbor Conference Center. The event will spotlight ten of the best small businesses located within the City and provides a venue to honor the many contributions small businesses make to the city's spirit and economy. Many past winners grew to be signature Seattle companies including Tully's Coffee, Dilettante Chocolates, Pagliacci Pizza and The Underground Tours. 21. Montlake Community Club Meeting: Come to the next Community Club meeting: Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Montlake Community Center, 1618 East Calhoun Street. 22. Saving the Green in Seattle: Open house and panel discussion on Wednesday, March 20th from 6-9 p.m. at the Mountaineers, Tahoma Room, located at 300 Third Avenue West. The evening will feature displays, speakers and discussion about methods and resources available to preserve land for open space and parks in Seattle. Topics will include accomplishments and current activities in land acquisition, donations, conservation easements, and successful volunteer efforts such as preserving public access to shoreline street ends. 6-7 p.m.--open house and displays; 7-8 p.m.--panel presentation; 8-9 p.m.--discussion and questions and answers. Panelists will include representatives from Seattle Parks and Recreation, Open Space Advocates, Cascade Land Conservancy, Trust for Public Land, Seattle Parks Foundation, and King County Department of Natural Resources. Refreshments will be served. The program is sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Open Space Advocates, The Mountaineers, and Seattle Parks and Recreation. For more information, contact Catherine Anstett, Seattle Parks and Recreation, 206-615-0386, catherine.anstett@ci.seattle.wa.us. 23. Citizen Advisory Candidates Sought: The Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking candidates interested in serving on its three advisory committees, the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC), the Water System Advisory Committee (WSAC) and the Creeks and Drainage Advisory Committee (CDAC). The role of the committees is to advise SPU on issues relating to the main line of business. Committees meet monthly between 4:20 p.m. and 7 p.m. in downtown Seattle. Terms are for two years and committee members can anticipate spending 4-5 hours per month. Members are given parking passes and food. Applications are due on April 15th. For further information, go to www.cityofseattle.net/util/ or call Mike Mercer (WSAC) at 206-684-0570, Jetta Wallace (SWAC) at 206-684-8513 or Carlton Stin (CDAC) at 206-684-7624. 24. NEDC Correspondence: NEDC letter of 2/14/02 to the mayor re strengthening the noise ordinance, NEDC listing of issues for CNC meeting with Mayor Nickels, NEDC letter of 3/04/02 congratulating Council Chair Sullivan for her appointment; NEDC letter of 3/05/02 to city librarian re traffic and parking issues at NE Branch library expansion; NEDC letter of 3/06/03 commenting on the DEIS scoping for the golf driving range project. For copies of correspondence, contact Karen Ko at 206-233-3732 or karen.ko@ci.seattle.wa.us. |