If you've got kids, you're probably too exhausted at this point in the night to be reading this blog. But maybe you'll be up at 4 a.m. like we are with Baby Z, and you'll see it then. Either way, that would give you enough time to sign this petition that some Wallingford parents have put together asking for a change to the new school boundaries. The deadline for submitting the petition is apparently tomorrow, Friday, as they would like to…
The McDonald School Community is asking anyone with school-aged children, or with children entering Kindergarten next year, and who live within the proposed boundaries for McDonald School, to complete a survey. The survey was developed to identify and address important issues concerning the school's re-opening plan, and report these issues back to the school board. Results of the survey will be shared at the upcoming planning meeting on Saturday , November 14 and on November 18--when the school board votes on…
Today is Veteran's Day, and in honor of the occasion, Dick's is handing out free cheeseburgers to vets: Dick Spady, co-founder and president of Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants, says this Veterans Day effort is “near and dear to my heart.” “I served in the Navy in World War II, the Air Force during the Korean War, and my wife was in the Navy when we met in 1954. We both share a deep respect and admiration for our fellow veterans and active…
(Wallyhood welcomes a new contributor today, Erin Leach-Kemon) After 30 years, the Wallingford Senior Center was forced on Fri, Oct 30 to let go of its primary staff and to scale down its senior services to just a few remaining programs due to a continual lack of funds. A final decision on the Center's future is scheduled to be reached just before Thanksgiving. In an effort to raise money and to demonstrate the community's commitment to the Center, the Wallingford Chamber…
Back in early October, we announced a week-long photo contest, themed "Wallingford in Autumn", in which we promised to award a bag of Pangaea Organica's Wallingford-roasted coffee to two winners: best overall photo and best photo taken with a mobile phone. The weeks dragged on. At one point, we pretended that we were intentionally extending the contest, but a reader called us out on our laziness. Well, the long wait is over folks, and we hereby announce the winners: Also, because…
(Wallyhood welcomes a new writer, Margaret Steck) If you’re a parent to young children like me, you’re probably scratching your head wondering how this whole re-assignment plan from Seattle Public School is going to shake out. I, for one, am puzzled in that the shift in school boundaries means my son will remain in his elementary school but my daughter will start Kindergarten in another. But something tells me I’m not alone in this predicament. The New Student Assignment Plan also…
Dreading the commercial crass onslaught of The Holidays? Get an early break from it tomorrow, and do some good: Wallingford Presbyterian Church, that little church at Ashworth and 42nd St, will host our annual Alternative Gift Fair at the church from about noon until 2 PM on November the 8th. The idea of the Alternative Gift Fair is to get meaningful holiday gifts without all the lines and wrapping paper and focus on "stuff" that can be part of holiday shopping.…