The Wallingford Community Council will meet at 7:15 PM on Wednesday September 3rd at the Good Shepherd Center. On the agenda will be an update from SPU regarding upcoming construction activities and noise issues, WCC grant applications and procedures, graffiti problems and solutions, and reports from WCC committees (Land Use, Quality of Life, Community Engagement, Shoreline and Communication committees). Everyone is welcome.
Long time Wallingford residents and storekeepers may remember Big Hands Guy. From a 2010 Wallyhood post on him: he usually has a NY accent, says he’s from Alaska (he’s real friendly, see), and his 8-month pregnant wife is sitting in a coffee shop down the street, and she has all the receipts in her purse. this is after he’s scouted the premises, found a high-ticket item, and brings it up to the counter to “return”. He's about 6’2″, about 210 lbs, has…
Ashley writes: My neighbors Earl and Jo-Anne always grow lots of elephant garlic. Earl told me that years and years ago, when he and Jo-Anne moved in to their house, two neighbors – “two old guys” Earl describes them – always grew elephant garlic and gave some to Earl and Jo-Anne. They’ve grown it ever since. Earlier this summer, Earl was cutting down the dried stalks of the garlic and put a stack of them into the branches of one of…
We're very sad to report that Sher Kung, who lived near the Ladybug here in Wallingford, was struck and killed by a truck while on her bicylce Friday morning. KIRO reports that she was traveling in the left side of the street bicycle lane on 2nd Ave, and that "witnesses said the bicyclist was heading south in the bicycle lane next to the truck when she was hit as the driver made the left turn." Sher was a lawyer at Perkins Coie law…
Carol sent along this announcement: THE VOICE OF MIDLIFE & OLDER WOMEN University House at Wallingford 4400 Stone Way N Saturday, September 6, 2014 Coffee and Greetings – 10:30 a.m. Business Meeting - 10:45 a.m. Protect Yourself and Your Money from $chemes and $cams – 11:30 Guest Speaker: Jean Mathisen, Program Director, AARP Fraud Fighters Call Center Each year Americans lose more than $40 billion to telephone, mail and internet fraud. The con artists are clever and creative in the variety of scams…
Charles Johnston has written a book that asks whether we can be optimistic about the future: Hope and the Future examines what legitimate hope for the future necessarily depends on. It describes how we face a growing number of human challenges that require that we think, act, and relate in new ways—often fundamentally new ways. And it looks at how addressing those challenges will require not just fresh ideas, but a critical “growing up” as a species—a new Cultural Maturity. In a…
A neighbor writes (I think non-passively aggressively): May I request that you post the following about reminding neighborhood dog owners to observe proper dog walking/scooping etiquette? Thanks! Dear Dog Owners of Wallingford - Just a friendly reminder to pick up your canine's feces immediately after he or she deposits it. Not only is it a health hazard, but you can be fined if you do not pick it up. Please read the information here to refresh your memory as to why…