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McDonald Elementary meets fundraising goal

McDonald Elementary announced that, through direct appeal to parents, they met their fundraising goal of $100,000 to hire full-time language immersion assistants for the 2011-12 school year. The McDonald Elementary PTA followed the John Stanford International School direct appeal fundraising model since the District does not provide funding for an extra teacher for each of the language immersion classrooms. McDonald Elementary School re-opened last year after a 28-year hiatus. The school is temporarily located at the Lincoln High School site (4400…

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Palikka in the park

One night after dinner last week, my family and I headed down to Gas Works Park to meet up with fellow Wallingford resident, Santtu Winter who, along with his friends, created a fun, outdoor tossing game called Palikka. Winter rode up to us on his bike, toting a small canvas bag full of 6" high wooden, numbered "pins" which he proceeded to set up in a tight cluster on the grass. Then he told my son to take three steps back…

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Gardening with Ciscoe and Helen

One of my favorite things about summer in lower Wallingford is Helen Glazier's garden at 3628 Burke Ave.  Helen's garden is like the proverbial box of chocolates:  you never know what you're gonna get.  Stupice tomatoes, huckleberries, romaine, Fun Jen, Chinese Pink garlic... lots of stuff! Meeting neighbors is great fun, too.  At Helen's garden I've chatted with Cyrus from Growing Food Growing Community.  And Janelle, a neighbor who writes the fantastic food blog, Talk of Tomatoes.  And of course, Helen…

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Wallybits: deals, steals, and donating heels

We've received some tips today from a few of our readers, including a great deal at Fainting Goat Gelato. While you're there, you can pop in to Sock Monster to donate gently used shoes; but a note to all--please mind your purses and bags when out and about since there seems to be a purse snatcher close by. Here's the lowdown: Scout Mob is offering a coupon for 50% off at Fainting Goat Gelato. The deal is available for four more…

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Mapping Charlie

Interested in reading a great murder mystery that takes place locally? Then you'll want to read Mapping Charlie by Wallingford author Jane Meyerding. Mapping Charlie is a story about Kay, a middle-aged woman with autism, who becomes a prime suspect in the murder of her fellow classmate, Charlie. Though she's identified as someone who last spoke to Charlie before his death, she can't remember because she suffers from prospopagnosia -- otherwise known as faceblindness -- which prevents her from recognizing people…

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Seattle Night Out Report

As promised, we hopped on our bike and took a tour of some of the block parties around Wallingford tonight. We couldn't get more than two blocks without coming on an inviting party, food and drink offered, a chair to sit on and histories to share. Chris and Ward at 43rd and Latona have seen their street multiply with children these past few four or five years, Ben down on 1st above 41nd has been in the neighborhood since 1957 (he…

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Wallingford Art Walk

Lots of getting out to be done this month: tonight (Tuesday) is Seattle Night Out, this Sunday is the Wallingford Music Festival, next Saturday is The Goddess Festival and tomorrow (Wednesday) is Art Walk! From 6 - 9 pm, take a stroll through Wallingford, take in some art, listen to some music, nibble on some nibblables, chat with your neighbors. If you need a map, you can grab one from the Wallingford Art Walk web site. We're asked to remind you that…

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