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JSIS Move-A-Thon seeking sponsors

John Stanford International School's (JSIS) largest annual fundraiser, the JSIS Move-A-Thon will take place on Sunday, September 30 on the Burke-Gilman Trail and the parents/organizers of the event are looking for corporate sponsors to help pay for participant and volunteer t-shirts. Neighborhood businesses like 4 Your Eyes Only, Ivar's Salmon House, Blue Star Cafe and Pub, Teahouse Kuan Yin, Dunn Lumber, Pharmaca, and Harold's Lamps and Shades were among the 40 sponsors who supported the 2011 Move-A-Thon, and here are the…

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Harvest Breakfast at WCSC

If you have plans to come to the Harvest Fair at Meridian Park on Saturday (9/8), come early and come hungry! The Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) is hosting a Harvest Breakfast, in the basement of The Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North) from 9:00am to 11:30am. Kathleen Cromp of the WCSC writes, "This year we’re changing it up a bit and will feature a burrito bar – including homemade muffins, homemade salsa!" Tasty Seasonal Fare for Our Neighbors &…

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Photography that’s for the birds

Katie over at Present Sense tells us about a beautiful bird photography exhibit called "Wings in My World" by Tom Talbott, opening this Friday night (September 7): Local photographer Tom Talbott has spent the past year photographing birds from Northern California to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. To mark the end of this project, you are invited to view a selection of works at Windows Art Gallery during the month of September. Some of the stars of the show are from our…

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Drive like you live here

Living relatively close to Hamilton International Middle School, I often see drivers frantically race their children to school on N. 41st, which is an non-arterial street. And several times when I've been out walking the dogs, I've almost been plowed over by folks driving southbound on Wallingford and hooking a sharp right onto N. 41st without looking out for pedestrians. It's enough to drive me crazy, and I often try not to walk the dogs between 7:30 and 8:00am to avoid…

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McDonald International School Grand Opening

After two years of ramping up in its interim site at Lincoln, F.A. McDonald International School has moved into its own, spiffy, newly-remodeled building on N. 54th St. at Latona. The school had been closed for 28 years and was in pretty bad shape until now. But starting on September 5, approximately 293 students will walk through its doors to begin a new school year; 112 of which will be Kindergartners. McDonald International is hosting a Grand Opening celebration and open house…

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Little Peppers Meetups For Fall

The Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) group at the Good Shepherd Center now has a fall schedule for "Little Peppers" (families with two children under the age of three). Here are all the details: Little Peppers is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups…

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Julia’s Bakery Bakes No More

Last week, alert reader Michelle notified us of the impending closure of Julia's Bakery (not to be confused with Julia's Restaurant which is still alive and well). We haven't been able to get the inside scoop (the former bakery manager declined to be interviewed and phone calls to Julia's owner have not yet been returned), but thought Wallyhood readers would want to know that they should not stop by the bakery in hopes of coffee or yummy baked goodness.

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