On Saturday, we noted that the Seattle Crime blog had picked up a police scanner report of a child found wandering barefoot and "not dressed for the elements" near near 50th and Wallingford. Well, the Seattle Crime blog has the resolution of the story now, as well: The good news is that shortly after the police arrived, her father, who was out looking for her, found her as well. The bad news is that, in addition to carrying her pet rabbit,…
This coming Saturday, the 23rd at 10 am and Tuesday, the 26th at 6 pm, the brand new Huckleberry Forest Seattle Preschool of the Arts and Science will be holding an open house. The school is located at 2102 N 40th St. (40th and Meridian) on the ground floor of the Gift of Grace Lutheran Church. While it is housed in a church, it is not a faith-based school. One-on-One Appointments are also available by contacting [email protected]. They are offering a…
Hot on the heels of the request for auction donations for the Meridian School, Jacqui writes: Adams Elementary is one of Wallingford’s SISD cluster schools, and the only public elementary in the Northwest to feature complete arts integration in its curriculum. The arts curriculum is funded by the PTA, which in turn is largely funded by our annual auction: Adams Elementary School Students Reach for the Stars – and the Paintbrush Music fills the art-adorned halls long before the first bell…
Being a mom of young kids, living in Wallingford is a gift. There are so many places you can go, on foot or by bicycle, to amuse the little ones and yourself, as the winter days start to give everyone cabin fever. Just the other day, we made a solid two hour outing of walking around, doing a “tour de wallyhood” if you will. We were gone so long that the baby bjorn straps cut into my shoulders, creating semi-permanent grooves. Perhaps I…
Ya can't make Scout Mint Ice Cream without genuine Girl Scout's Thin Mints, so Molly Moon's is offering to buy 'em from local scouts. To keep both her stores stocked through 2010, she says she'll need 4,500 boxes, which is enough to give us a stomach ache just thinking about it. Last year, her ice cream empire bought $18,000 worth of cookies and helped to send more than 30 girls to Girl Scout camp with “camperships” (scholarships earned by campers that…
On February 9, residents within the Seattle Schools district will have a chance to vote for two new levies, using a special election mail-in ballot. These levies replace two that expire this year and cover basic costs of education--from employee salaries to school building safety and maintenance--and will result in tax rates at current levels . According to School's First, the levies campaign organization, the Three-year Operations Levy, totaling $442.7 million, funds 23% of the Seattle Public schools operating budget for:…
There's a great little school tucked into the Good Shepherd Center, and they're asking for donations from the community for their annual fundraising auction. Thomasin Levin, an alumni and a board member, writes: The Meridian School is an accredited, independent elementary school and is calling all Wallingford supporters to please contribute to the annual auction. If you would like your business to reach over 400 people, most who spend their time in Wallingford, then this is for you! We have advertising…