Kids

Mommy, I Need to Swim, NOW!

All dressed up in teeny adorable Crocs, baggy swim diapers and those little sunglasses with the strap to keep them on, where's a toddler to go for some summertime water fun this year? The mayor's office announced today that, due to mid-year budget cuts, the Wallingford wading pool will be operating with reduced hours beginning June 30th through August 20th:  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, noon - 7 pm. Green Lake's wading pool (along with those of Magnuson, Lincoln, Van Asselt, and…

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Hamilton Construction Update

After nearly two years, Hamilton Middle School's renovation is nearly complete.  Huzzah!  Over the last month, I've noticed a skeleton crew coming in early on Saturday mornings, which leads me to believe they're working pretty hard to wrap everything up.  During the next few weeks, the contractor plans to finish landscaping the north end of the property which butts up against the Wallingford Playfield. Hopefully, this means we'll have that length of running trail replaced soon (thanks to Wallyhood reader Greg,…

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Toddler for Sale?

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Really, the story here isn't "Depraved couple tries to give away toddler on Craigslist", it's "person with sick sense of humor pulls one over on gullible Orting man", and we wouldn't even report it, except that the title of the offending post is "Free Toddler to a Good Home (Wallingford)". The SeattleCrime blog reports that Seattle's Internet Crimes Against Children unit is investigating a Craigslist posting purporting to be from a Wallingford couple who, having tired of their four-year-old, are seeking…

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Meet The New McDonald School Teachers

On Tuesday, June 15, parents and incoming students of the McDonald School will have a chance to meet the teachers.  The newly-formed McDonald School PTA is hosting an ice cream social at 6:30 p.m. on the McDonald School playground at 54th and Latona. And speaking of the PTA, over 50 new members joined the McDonald School Elementary PTA during its first meeting on Monday, June 7 -- an impressive turnout!  There's still an opportunity to join the PTA -- just bring…

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Musical Benefit

Joan Hermann down at OmCulture dropped us a line about Seattle Music Partners, an after-school music program she volunteers for that pairs community volunteers with underserved students in the Central District for music lessons. They're holding a fundraiser at OmCulture on Friday, June 18th from 7 - 10 pm. Here's the scoop: Striking Accord: Seattle Music Partners Benefit Concert at OmCulture An evening of music and desserts to benefit Seattle Music Partners After-School Programming with performances by SMP tutors and special…

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Call to McDonald School Parents

If your child will be attending the newly re-opening McDonald School this fall, Carolyn Cunningham and other parents want to meet you: It's time to know who is IN, and to start building our school community. Please follow the link below to briefly tell us about you and your child(ren), name and grade only. We realize some of you haven't finalized your decision yet, if you are highly likely or a sure bet, please let us know so we can begin…

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A Question in Photos

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We do so love a simple graphic. It can make a complex problem simple. Take this, for example, sent us by Julie Pellegrino Gilbert and the Playground Action Team of the John Stanford School PTA, along with the question "If you were a kid, what playground looks like more fun?" Now, there are no "right or wrong answers", unless you answered "the one on the left". That's wrong. The one on the right is way more fun. It's also more likely…

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