Setting out to climb only one mountain in a lifetime may be just fine for some, but not for Ryan Tuttle. During his first "Climb for Cancer" last year, the Wallingford resident got to watch the sun rise from the top of Mt. Rainier, and raised nearly 10k for breast cancer research. The experience was so alluring, he wants to do it again; only this time, he's chosen Mt. Baker and has asked 9 of his friends to join him. The…
This past summer, I spent too much time browsing the boards on Pinterest, and subsequently developed an infatuation for Little Free Libraries. The brainchild of a man in Wisconsin who built the first one as a tribute to his late mother (a librarian), the concept has been spreading like wildfire. By July, there were enough local LFLs to merit a write-up in the Seattle Times. At the time of that article, no LFLs were recorded in Wallingford. I wanted to do…
The combination of rain and holiday lights going up always prompts me to think about our homeless neighbors. With weather as wet as it has been lately, I don’t last more than 10 minutes outside before I am chilled to the bone. I can’t imagine sleeping outside in the cold and wet weather, or spending my days with the damp settling into every joint. I’ve worked in human services, so I know I am not alone! Many charitable souls think about…
Last year, when Grace and her sister and mom read Nicole Brodeur’s piece in the Seattle Times, “For some kids, cuts at nonprofit mean fewer meals”, it spurred an idea: “The article got my sister and I thinking, and decided with some friends to organize a food drive,” Grace wrote to me in an email. “We put up posters around the neighborhood and gave out over 100 flyers. We want everyone to participate in this food drive.” The food drive was such a…
From what Wallyhood readers have shared this week, there were plenty of examples of visitors to our neighborhood not being their best selves during the Fourth of July celebrations. Fortunately, some of our smaller residents were inspired to acts of kindness on the Fourth. Which makes me, for one, proud to be a Wallingfordian. Wallingford residents Sebastian, age 8, and Sofi, age 5, hosted their fourth annual fundraiser for the Whale Museum at Friday Harbor on the afternoon of the 4th,…
This just in from Wallingford's romance writer and occasional (albeit, we wish more often) Wallyhood contributor, Kimberly Christensen: Did you know that the city of Seattle’s plastic bag ban goes into effect on July 1? This is great news for the Puget Sound and sea animals of all varieties. Plastic bags tend to end up in the ocean, where they can be mistaken for jellyfish and other food by turtles, sea lions, whales and birds. However, if you go grocery shopping…
Bartell Drugs is holding its annual Community Food Drive now through June 10. The food drive benefits Food Lifeline and helps to replenish local food banks during the summer, when families aren't able to rely on reduced-price or free school meals. Simply stop in at Bartell Drugs (1820 N. 45th St.) to purchase and donate any of the following non-perishable food items: High Protein Foods Canned tuna/salmon Beef stew/chili Peanut Butter/nuts Beans/legumes Canned & Dry Goods Rice & pasta Breakfast cereal…