Page 105

Broadview Cooperative Preschool hosts Open House

Updated: March 1, 2011

The Broadview Cooperative Preschool is hosting an Open House for Prospective Families Saturday, March 5th, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at

Grace Lutheran Church
11051 Phinney Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133
(Parking is located at the corner of Greenwood Ave. N. and N. 112th St.)

Please spread the word and invite families looking for a quality, cooperative preschool experience for children 1 to 5 years old.

Teacher Charlotte Wallstrom and several co-op parents will be on hand to answer questions and to tour families aroundour classroom. Children are welcome and refreshments will be served!

For more information about this event, call (206) 363-6744 or email Christie Messina at Christiem@comcast.net.

For more information about the Broadview Cooperative Preschool, call (206) 363-6744 or visit our website at http://coops.northseattle.edu/coops/broadview/broadview.html

Broadview Cooperative Preschool – Engaged Learning, Parent Involvement and Family Support for children ages 1 to 5

What is a Cooperative Preschool?

A Cooperative Preschool, or Co-op, provides parent and early education for families with children from infancy to Pre-K.

Co-op preschools are located in North Seattle and differ from traditional preschools in that they are run by parents who work in association with the class teacher and the North Seattle Community College program.

The preschools are very popular and provide a community of support for children and their families.

For more information about our cooperative preschools, visit http://coops.northseattle.edu/index.html

Neighborhood Plan Update- Community Workshop 3-12-11

by Sue Jensen

Updated: March 1, 2011

Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake Neighborhood Plan Update

Meeting 1 — Saturday, March 12th, 2011, 9 a.m. to Noon.
Broadview-Thomspon K-8 School (Cafeteria)
13052 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle
Join us following the meeting for an open house (with food) from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

We want to hear from you. What makes Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake your neighborhood? What is important to keep, what’s missing, and what needs attention? Together, let’s make your neighborhood even better. Be Part of the Conversation! This will be the first of four community meetings to hear your suggestions on how to achieve your community’s vision. You will have the opportunity to help identify—and prioritize—goals and action steps for your neighborhood plan.

In the late 1990s, people in Broadview/Bitter Lake/Haller Lake worked together to create the Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake Neighborhood Plan; your community’s plan to guide growth and change for the following 20 years.

It’s time to take a fresh look at your neighborhood plan! Things have changed since 1999. Some big changes are the new developments along Linden Avenue N. that are the start of an Urban Village, and the 2013 arrival of bus RapidRide with stops at N 130th and 135th Streets. Another is the City’s increased effort to support the rich diversity of your neighborhood.

Come, bring your ideas, your neighbors and join the discussion!

Can’t make the workshop? Fill out a questionnaire at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y938SWK Businesses, please fill out the business survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P6N98VL

WEBSITES for background information:
Neighborhood Planning:
www.seattle.gov/dpd/Neighborhood_Planning

Neighborhood Advisory Committee:
www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/npi/PublicInvolvement.htm

Neighborhood Plans:
www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/npi/plans.htm

Viewlands School Community Meeting March 3rd

by Susan George

Updated: February 27, 2011

Hello, Viewlands community members –

Plans for re-opening Viewlands Elementary School this fall are underway! I have the great job of facilitating community members who are interested in contributing to the re-opening process over the next few months. As a first step, I would like to meet with you all to explain high-level details of the re-opening process, the role of the Viewlands Design Team, and how interested parties can apply to be a part of the Design Team. I would also like to collect a list of the characteristics you hope to see in Viewlands’ future school principal.

To that end, I will host an open community meeting to talk through these things and answer questions you may have on Thursday, March 3, from 6 – 7 pm, at the Broadview-Thomson K-8 school library (on the first floor).

I look forward to meeting you all and working alongside you over the coming months. Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have questions. If you would like materials because you cannot attend this meeting on March 3rd, or have new members to add to our contact list, please contact Maria Gonzales-Millsap at mpgonzales@seattleschools.org.

Bree Dusseault

Executive Director of pK-12 Schools

Northwest Region

Seattle Public Schools

(206) 252-0103

Design Review for Building at Old Car Wash Site in Broadview

by Susan George

Posted: February 27, 2011

DPD has posted a notice of a design review for a new building at the site of the now closed car wash across from Bick’s restaurant on Greenwood.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The proposal is for a four level mixed use building. On grade parking for 43 vehicles with three levels of multi-family above (54 units) and three live/work units on ground level.

PROCESS

The applicants have applied for Design Review related to development of this site. At the early design guidance meeting, the applicants will present information about the site and vicinity. The public may offer comments regarding the design and siting of a development on the subject site; and the Design Review Board members will also offer comments and identify those Citywide Design Guidelines of highest priority in developing the site.

MEETING

Date: Monday, March 14, 2011

Time: 6:30p.m.

Location: Ballard High School
1418 NW 65th St
Library

Evening Book Group at Broadview Library

by Dale Johnson

Posted: February 24, 2011

If you like to read a book and discuss it with others check out the Evening Book Group at the Broadview Library on Feb. 28 at 6:30 PM.

This month’s title is “Blindness” by Portugese novelist Jose Saramago.

Book Description: An epidemic of blindness spreads across the country, bringing society to the brink of chaos.

Full details here.

Need to Recylce Your Old Cell Phone?

by jwilliamson

Updated: February 22, 2011

I have seen a lot of different programs for recycling cell phones, but this one caught my eye. I was amazed at how much good one phone could do….. Check out the story about how a Stanford graduate uses recyled cell phones to help get health care to remote African villages….

http://saveone.net/#1061043/-b-One-Person-s-Trash-Could-Save-Another-s-Life-b-Recycled-Phones

Check those desk drawers for those retired cell phones and make them work for a good cause! If you know of other cell phone recycling programs please let us know so we can post…

*Always clear all personal data off cell phones before donating items to charitable organizations.

Broadview Crime Alert

by Will Murray

Posted: February 20, 2011

Broadview Crime Alert provided by Broadview Block watch Captains

Incident: Home break-in,
Time: before 6:45pm, February 16th
Place: Home on 12th Avenue NW, between NW 121St/122nd St

When the home owner returned around 6:45pm he noticed that his possessions had been re-arranged and packed up, nothing was taken, the police were notified and came to the home. The police stated that the burglar(s) likely entered by breaking a downstairs window and fled through the back door when the owner returned unexpectedly, or were otherwise spooked. House break ins often occur during the daytime so please don’t hesitate to call 911 if you witness suspicious activity day or night.

Crime Prevention Tip of The Month

Protect against identity theft by being vigilant about the security of your mail. Many identity thieves target home mailboxes and steal mail because it often contains valuable personal and financial information.

* Do not place outgoing mail in your home mailbox. Deposit it directly in a secure mailbox.
* Install a locking mailbox to receive all incoming mail.
* Pick up new checks from the bank in person instead of having them mailed to you.
* Shred any pre-approved credit card applications delivered to your home.
* Stop mail delivery to your home when you are on vacation by using www.USPS.com.

From the King County Prosecuting Attorneys Office

Juvenile Serial Burglar is Nabbed: State v. Dare: 17-year-old juvenile respondent Maxfield Dare is a notorious serial residential burglar and car thief whose modus operandi was to break into victims’ homes, steal things, then steal their cars. At the end of his crime spree, he had racked up 14 separate felony cases involving residential burglary or motor vehicle theft charges. Dare has pleaded guilty to felony charges in all 14 cases. At sentencing, the PAO will seek the maximum sentence allowed under current juvenile sentencing laws — 14 months of confinement to the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (30 days for each of the 14 charges). Dare is scheduled to be sentenced on February 9 at 9:00 a.m. in Judge Washington’s courtroom at the Juvenile Court Facility located near 12th and Alder. DPAs Jennifer Worley and Jill Yamamoto handled much of the prosecution of this case.

Serial Burglar Sentenced: State v. Orona: Defendant Emily Orona pleaded guilty as charged to 10 counts of Residential Burglary and First Degree Trafficking in Stolen Property for her role in a two-month crime spree spanning multiple cities throughout King County. On February 4, the defendant was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. The prosecution of this case was handled by DPA Mafe Rajul, who currently leads the PAO’s Repeat Burglar Initiative (RBI). RBI, launched in 2009, is designed to identify and target the most prolific burglars in King County by working one-on-one with police to build strong criminal cases, often “stacking” multiple charges in a single criminal prosecution in order to seek increased sentences against these prolific offenders.

Salmon are Imprinting at Carkeek Park

by Dale Johnson

Posted: February 19, 2011

Volunteers from the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project are caring for 27,000 chum salmon fry at the Les Malmgren imprint pond in Carkeek park. Each year fry are obtained from the Suquamish Hatchery and held in a pond at Carkeek for several weeks, so that they imprint the characteristics of the water in Venema Creek. That memory is how they know to return to Piper’s Creek and Venema Creek several years later to spawn. Volunteers feed the fry three times a day. When the fry are ready to release to Puget Sound a high tide night is chosen for the release, to reduce the exposure to predators. Three years or so later the adult salmon return to spawn in November and December.

Join Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen in North Seattle

by Susan George

Posted: February 17, 2011

Seattle – Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Chair of the Transportation Committee, will spend time in the Broadview neighborhood of Seattle this Saturday listening to residents.

“I’m looking forward to visiting all areas of our City to speak with residents about their concerns and help answer their questions,” said Councilmember Tom Rasmussen. “I’d like to hear people’s thoughts regarding transportation issues, as well as other topics relevant to Seattleites.”

Join Councilmember Rasmussen:

Saturday, February 19, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Bitterlake Community Center’s Art Room, 13035 Linden Ave N, Seattle 98133

This informal conversation is one in a series of opportunities offered in response to the outpouring of Seattleites who attended similar gatherings last fall. All topics are on the table.

Salmon in the Schools Reprieve

by Dale Johnson

Posted: February 16, 2011

As we reported in a post, last fall the state eliminated state funding for the Salmon in the Schools program that introduces school children to environmental subjects by raising and releasing salmon fry. Recently Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) provided some funding to keep the program running at schools in Seattle. As pointed out in an article in the Seattle Times, the level of funding from SPU may not be enough to sustain the program in the form it has taken in the past.