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Drama for preschoolers, caregiver support at WCSC

The Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Basement) is offering two new programs this month that you'll want to check out if you've got a preschooler at home, or you are a family (or friend) caregiver. Both programs are part of the WCSC's new campaign, "Building Community Across Generations," and I'd say with these two new offerings, they're off to a good start! Creative Drama for Preschoolers, Ages 3-4 Free Demo class on…

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Sing With Señor this Saturday

Come sign along and learn some Spanish with musical duo Sing With Señor at Alphabet Soup Books (1406 N. 45th St.) this Saturday (January 28) beginning at 11:00AM. Sing With Señor will be performing songs from their CD, "Uno Dos (Songs for learning Spanish)" which features fun, easy-to-learn lyrics and catchy melodies that are enjoyable for the whole family. This event is free and open to the public. Sing with Señor features Chilean artist Felipe Cañete (who is also a musician for Wo'Pop…

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Tara’s Tots / Fremont Community School Open House

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Welcome to 2012, parents! Yes, it's only January, but it's already time to start thinking about where your kiddos are going to be in September. To kick it off, the Waldorf-based Tara's Tots and its sister Fremont Community School are holding open houses on the same dates over the next couple of weeks: Sunday, January 8th at 3 pm, Sunday January 22nd  at 3 pm and Wednesday Feb 8th at 7 pm Tara's Tots (Songbirds) is located at 3534 Interlake Ave N 98103. Fremont…

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Shine on Seattle

Shine On Seattle is a community bike-ride fundraiser benefiting Seattle Public Schools where participants will ride as sponsors for their school of choice. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase shares for local schools in Seattle City Light's groundbreaking Community Solar Project. The fun starts at Gas Works Park at 8:00 a.m. (ride at 9:00 a.m.) on Sunday, October 9th. As of Monday afternoon, 70 riders had registered, according to the Facebook page. Details: WHAT: 10-mile family-friendly ride WHEN: Sunday,…

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Make way for the bus parade

If you live near one of our three neighborhood public schools, you know what it's like--oh--between 7:45 – 9:30a.m., and again from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: The endless march of school buses picking up, dropping off, picking up, dropping off. This is a reminder that it all begins again next Wednesday (9/7).

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Boys and Girls Club responds to misconduct charges

On Monday the Seattle PI published an article about a former youth counselor at the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club who has been charged with first degree sexual misconduct with a minor. King County prosecutors say the former 24 year old counselor had a sexual relationship with a sixteen year old girl.  Julian Alfred Young worked at the club from 2009 until the allegations surfaced last fall.  Young was charged this week and has not entered a plea. We can only…

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Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool Moves to Fremont

Toby at Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool sent us the following announcement about their recent move from Phinney Ridge to Fremont: We’re happy to announce that our preschool has found a new home at the Fremont Baptist Church. For now, we’re still going by the name Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool. We are part of a network of independent cooperative preschools run through North Seattle Community College, serving children ages 2-5. (Wallingford Cooperative Preschool on Keystone is also a part of the NSCC co-op system.) Although our…

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