Mary Heim sent us this notice of a great community event going on this Friday, December 11th in the lower level of the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N): We’ve survived “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” so, in the real spirit of giving and sharing, WCSC invites to you join us for a community pot luck supper and sharing bazaar! The idea is for our community to come together, celebrate and share their abundance rather than spending so much time…
The U14B Woodland Panthers of SYSA Woodland Park Soccer are doing well and are off to the quarterfinals of the Washington State Rec Cup next weekend. I reached out to coach Ken Convery to write about his experiences with coaching, and he wrote this for us: I coached with assistants Leo Machado, Erik Rucker and Gerald Lim following the "Play like a Champion" principles in coaching the U-14 boys Woodland Panthers to a District 1 championship. We used the PLAC coaching model…
Last week, we kicked off a fundraising drive for the Wallingford-based food bank and family resource center FamilyWorks. When I talked to Joey over at FamilyWorks, I wasn't quite sure where to set the goal. After some hemming and hawing, I nervously set it at $3,000. It just warms my cockles to see that after just one week, and with another month to go, we're less than $300 away from hitting it! I'm also very pleased to let you know that…
If you're looking to stay out of the big box stores, but still join in the holiday gift-a-rama, there are a number of local art and craft sales going on around the neighborhood this weekend: Honey House Holiday Sale (a late addition!) December 5 from 11am to 4pm. Location: 5745 Kirkwood Pl N Seattle, WA 98103 Featured: Seattle Urban Honey has honey from bees located in the 98103 zip code along with beeswax candles Maple Leaf Soap is handmade in the…
Rick Turner is a 35 year Wallingford resident, retired architect, and Executive Director of the The Meaningful Movies Project. He wanted to specially get the word out on this Friday's showing which will be in support of the Paris global warming talks: This coming Friday Night, Dec 4th at 7:00 PM, Meaningful Movies in Wallingford will be presenting the film ‘This Changes Everything’ and we hope you will join us at Keystone Congregation Church. Following the film and joining us for…
Got an old bike in your garage that you're not using anymore? Leftover parts since you upgraded your sleek ride? Bike Works will be taking donations this Saturday, December 5th noon - 5 pm at the ASUW Bike Shop (4001 E Stevens Way NE): Each year, Bike Works collects over 4000 bicycles that we refurbish or recycle. But, there has yet to be an opportunity to donate on campus at UW... So we are coming to the ASUW Bike Shop to…
The Wallingford Community Council meets this Wednesday, December 2nd, at 7:15 PM in Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North. Paul Willumson announces a meeting on the Ship Canal Water Quality project being undertaken by Seattle Public Utilities and King County. To contain sewage overflows, a large underground storage tunnel would be built from Ballard to near N 35th Street and Interlake Ave N. (see Wallyhood previously) Carl Slater reports on the renovation of Lincoln High School,…