QUEEN ANNE:

Queen Anne Community Council Board

Wednesday, Dec 1st

7:00 PM

Queen Anne Community Center  

1901 First Ave W

Uptown Alliance Planning & Transportation Committee

Wednesday, Dec 1st

5:00 PM

Queen Anne Neighborhood Service Center

160 Roy Street, Suite 100

Sustainable Queen Anne

Monday, Dec 6th
6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Heather Trim's home, 206-352-0219
2501 Westview Drive W (corner of Wheeler)

FOLKpark

Tuesday, Dec 7th, and Thursday, 16th

6:30PM

Queen Anne Neighborhood Service Center

160 Roy Street, Suite100

Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

Thursday, Dec 9th

11:15 AM – 1:00 PM

Church of Scientology

300 W Harrison St

$20 members and non-members

RSVP at 206-283-6876 or contact@qachamber.org

Uptown Alliance

Thursday, Dec 9th

7:00 PM

Queen Anne Neighborhood Service Center

160 Roy Street, Suite 100

Queen Anne Chamber Board

Thursday, Dec 9th

10:00AM

Queen Anne Neighborhood Service Center

160 Roy Street, Suite 100

Queen Anne Community Center Advisory Council    

Tuesday, Dec 14th

7:00 PM

Queen Anne Community Center

1901 1st Ave W

Queen Anne Community Council Parks Committee

Tuesday, Dec 14th

7:30 PM

Queen Anne Community Center  

1901 First Ave W

Don Harper (206) 281-9018

Queen Anne Helpline Board Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 14th

7:30AM

Queen Anne Helpline Office

 311 W McGraw St

Queen Anne Community Council Land Use Review Committee

Monday, Dec 20th

7:00 PM

Queen Anne Community Center

1901 1st Ave W

Queen Anne Community Council Transportation Committee

Wednesday, Dec 29th

7:30 PM

Queen Ann Community Center

1901 1st Ave W

Uptown Alliance Parks Committee

No December Meeting

MAGNOLIA:

Sustainable Magnolia

Monday, Dec 6th

7:00 PM—9:00 PM

Seattle Pie Company

3111 W McGraw St

RSVP at admin@sustainablemagnolia.org

Discovery Park Advisory Council

Wednesday, Dec 8th

7:00 PM– 9:00 PM

Discovery Park Environment Learning Center

3801 W Government Way

Magnolia Community Club General Meeting

Thursday, Dec 9th

7:00 PM—9:00 PM

Catherine Blaine Middle School

2550 34th Ave

Agenda includes discussion of new tree regulations.

http://www.magnoliacommunityclub.org/

Magnolia Community Center Advisory Council

Tuesday, Dec 14th or 15th

6:30 PM

Magnolia Community Center

2550 34th Ave. W

Call 386-4235 for exact date.

Magnolia Chamber Board Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 14th

6:15 PM

3214 W McGraw St #206

206-284-5836

Open to the public.

Magnolia Community Club Board Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 16th

7:00 PM—9:00 PM

Magnolia Community Center

2550 34th Ave. W

Magnolia Chamber General Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 28th 

6:15PM

Location TBA

www.magnoliachamber.org

MAGNOLIA/QUEEN ANNE/INTERBAY:

Queen Anne/ Magnolia Design Review Board

Wednesday, Dec 1st

6:30 PM

Queen Anne Community Center

1901 1st Ave W

Magnolia/Queen Anne District Council

Monday, Dec 13th

7:00 PM

Queen Anne Neighborhood Service Center

160 Roy Street, Suite 100

Agenda includes Councilmember Tim Burgess and Dept. of Neighborhoods Director Stella Chao.

Emergency Preparedness Committee

Tuesday, Dec 14th

5:00PM -7:00PM
Magnolia Library

2801 34th Avenue W

Contact: Frank Gaul ftgaul@earthlink.net

Neighbors Advisory Committee

Wednesday, Dec 15th

4:30PM

Port of Seattle headquarters

Pier 69

INTERBAY:

Interbay Neighborhood Association

Wednesday, Dec 8th

12:00PM—1:00PM

Basement of Quest Church

3223 15th Ave W

Community Events

Second Saturday at Seven Movie Series

Saturday, December 11, 7:00PM

Queen Anne United Methodist Church, 1606 5th Ave W

The Queen Anne Movie Guild presents  a free showing of “Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies, and Global Economics”. Formerly a member of New Zealand’s parliament, Marilyn Waring is the foremost spokesperson for global feminist economics. Her ideas offer new avenues for looking at economic policies and approaching political action. Directed by Terre Nash and produced by The National Film Board of Canada.

 Refreshments and discussion immediately following movie.

Additional information about this documentary, the Queen Anne Movie Guild, and the

sponsors who help make this free community service possible can be found at www.queenannemovieguild.org.

Adopt-a-Drain Volunteers Needed

The West  Queen Anne Neighbors are looking for a few more volunteers to keep 12 storm drains in the neighborhood clear of leaves during the month of November, for the cities adopt-a-drain program. A reflective vest, rake, shovel and leaf bags will be provided.

If you would like to help The West Queen Anne Neighbors contact Rob McSweeny, robmcsweeny@comcast.net or adoptadrain@seattle.gov.

Consider joining volunteers across the city who help maintain a critical part of our utility infrastructure through the city’s “Adopt-A-Drain” program. If you Want to Adopt-a-Drain for your own neighborhood  visit:

http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/:]Drainage_&_Sewer/Emergency_Weather_Tips/StormsFlooding/index.htm .

Queen Anne Helpline Tree Lot

Saturday, November 27th—December 21st

311 W McGraw St. Seattle

The Queen Anne Helpline and the Boy Scouts of America Troop 72 Christmas Tree Lot is an annual community event offering for sale the finest quality trees, wreaths, and garlands. The tree lot is staffed by volunteers of all ages from the neighborhood and Scouts and families of Boy Scouts of America Troop 72

All proceeds are for the benefit of the Queen Anne Helpline and the neighborhood Boy Scouts of America Troop 72

For more information visit http://queenannehelpline.org/christmastreelot.php.

Do You Bike to Work or for Fun?

FOLKpark wants to talk to bicyclists-both commuters and recreational-about the North Trail link to the waterfront that would run through the park parallel to W. Mercer Pl. and down to the Amgen/Helix Bridge. 

Please contact Fred Nolland at fnollan@hotmail.com or Debi Frausto at debi4kinnear@comcast.net.

Magnolia Historical Society 10th Anniversary Celebration

Plan to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Magnolia Historical Society throughout the whole month of April. There will include weekly events such as readings from the Magnolia History Books, a performance of Debbie Dimitre as Catherine Blaine, the unveiling of a commissioned historical sculpture, and a party the afternoon of April 10th.

More details will be soon posted at www.magnoliahistoricalsociety.org .

The Magnolia Community Center’s Book Club

Every 3^rd Thursday of the Month, 6:15PM — 7:30PM

Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199

There are no fees for the Book Club meetings, and refreshments

are provided.  Please note that all selected books are available at normal retail

outlets in both print and audio versions.

All are welcome!

For more information please call or e-mail Kacey at 206-406-7409

kaceykroeger@hotmail.com

Citywide Events

Seattle Center Winterfest

November 26 – December 31

Seattle Center

Presented by Komo 4

Connect to the sights, sounds and spirit of the season at Seattle Center Winterfest for five weeks of FREE and affordable, fun-filled activities and entertainment.

Visit the Center House – displaying its winter finest - and explore the enchanting Winter Train and Village. The Ice Rink returns, along with music and comedy, jazz and dance, cultural celebrations, Saturday afternoon ice sculpting, fireside singing, student showcases and more.

Seattle Center Winterfest is part of Holidays in the City, and is sponsored by the City of Seattle, Seattle Center Foundation, Seattle Weekly and KOMO 4 TV. 

Learn more at www.seattlecenter.com or contact Seattle Center Customer Service at 206-684-7200.

Members Sought for Seattle’s Design Review Boards

Mayor Mike McGinn is looking for qualified candidates to fill ten upcoming openings on the city of Seattle’s Design Review Board. The volunteer positions will be available April 4, 2011 when retiring board members’ terms expire.  Applications are due December 10. 

For an application form and more information visit www.seattle.gov/designreview or contact Bruce Rips,  bruce.rips@seattle.gov.

New Website Portal Built Especially for Teens

The website has the latest info about all of Seattle Parks Teens programs, events and activities with a comprehensive events calendar, media gallery featuring teen produced videos, music and photography. It also includes program information about the Late Night program, O₂ outdoor education program, the Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, service learning hours and more.

Visit www.seattle.gov/parks/teens today and explore the site!

Salmon SEEson

From mid October to December the Salmon SEEson program brings volunteer naturalists to great spots to see salmon.  Come visit one of the viewing spots, talk with and learn from naturalists, and cheer the salmon along this annual journey back to spawn in their birthplace.  Many of the sites, including the Ballard Locks, Piper's Creek, and Issaquah Creek, are within a half hour drive.  

Please visit http://www.govlink.org/watersheds/8/action/salmon-seeson/default.aspx for information about specific dates and locations, as well as printable flyers and posters to distribute to the community opportunities.

Free Emergency Preparedness Training

Warren G Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE (Building 406, the Brig)

Seattle Office of Emergency Management is offering classes to enhance your ability to personally respond during disasters. The classes are excellent training for organized community groups—neighbors, friends, co-workers, where they can learn essential life-saving skills.

Classes include:

Saturday, December 11th, 8:30 AM—5:00 PM

Disaster First Aid

Dual course teaches basic first aid and CPR as well as caring for multiple injuries after a major disaster when 9-1-1 is overwhelmed or unavailable.

Classes are free, but space is limited. Registration is required. 

To register, e-mail: snap@seattle.gov.

Call 206-233-5076 or visit http://www.seattle.gov/emergency/events/default.htm with any further questions. 

Lane Closures on Broad St. and Boren Ave. N

The eastbound right-hand lane of Broad St. between Dexter Ave. N and 9th Ave. N will be closed, including the off-ramp access to the single westbound lane on Mercer St. Additionally, Boren Ave. N between Valley St. and Mercer St. will be closed in preparation for the construction of utility and other work located to the north of existing Mercer St. within the future westbound lanes.

Traffic detours, sidewalk closures, pedestrian detours, noise, dust, vibration, increased truck traffic, and parking restrictions can be expected.

Contact Project and Construction Information, mercerinfo@seattle.gov or (206) 419-5818, with questions.

For more information visit www.seattle.gov/Transportation/ppmp_mercer.htm.

Countywide Community Forums Launched

King County's nationally recognized Countywide Community Forums (CCF) launched a new website and engagement program designed to enhance citizen education and input into difficult policy issues faced by the county. The month-long effort will focus on King County's budget and provide an easy way for people to learn about the topic, share their ideas with other people, and submit a survey to the King County Council, both online and offline. 

During the effort, CCF citizen councilors will be asked to share their views on the current topic titled: "Citizen Priorities for Government in Challenging Economic Times."  Through the new website, participants will be able to engage online and provide input to the county in the form of an Opinionnaire® survey.  The survey focuses on identifying the county's highest priorities for spending, collecting revenue, and achieving efficiencies. 

For more information contact Carrie Shaw, (425) 344-1787, or visit CommunityForums.org.

Arson Alert System

The Seattle Fire Department Fire Prevention Division has an Arson Alarm Hotline to report any information related to arsons around your neighborhood or business.

The Seattle Fire Department and Seattle Police Department actively investigate the crime. Please report any information you believe may be related to arson on the ARSON ALARM

HOTLINE at 1-800-55-ARSON. A reward may be provided for information resulting in an

arson conviction. Persons providing information may remain anonymous. If you see any suspicious activity taking place, please call 911.

For more information and tips to protect your home and business , please visit www.seattle.gov/fire.

Suggest a New P-Patch Community Garden Site

P-Patch Community Gardening received extra finances with the Parks and Green Spaces Levy.  Voters passed the levy that includes $2 million for new P-Patches and other community garden developments.  Now P-Patch community gardening continues to grow in Seattle. 

The P-Patch Program’s primary goal with new garden development is to increase community gardening opportunities in Seattle, especially for underserved communities. A first round of projects was identified in the spring of 2009 and work on those projects is moving forward.

The second round of projects will be identified in the fall of 2010.  From now until then, the community Is welcome to suggest new potential  garden spots. 

Levy-funded projects will focus on publicly-owned land in the priority areas like Queen Anne, NW West Seattle, N. Delridge, Rainier Beach, N. Beacon Hill, and Ravenna Bryant. These areas are underserved by the P-Patch Community Gardening Program, getting denser, and have relatively high percentages of under-represented populations, or are called out in the Parks and Green Spaces Levy.

If you know of a potential site that might be a good fit, please let us know.  You can submit your ideas at http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/levyComment.htm.

During the fall, all the suggestions will be considered by a committee on the basis of strategic criteria and a racial equity approach to identify a final list. 

Like all P-Patch community gardens, these projects will be public resources that build and sustain community as they are imagined, built, and cared for into the future.  Your good suggestions are a key first step.

Be Part of the Next Fifty

The 1962 World’s Fair was one of the most profound events in Seattle’s history. It triggered an unprecedented era of innovation, inspiration and growth – and it put the eyes of the world on the Pacific Northwest. 2012, the Fair’s 50th Anniversary, is a hallmark time of celebration and contemplation; and once again, a collective of passionate citizens is collaborating to bring together the global community as we pause to shape our future.
For six months during 2012, Seattle will explore, debate, display and define a global vision. Engaging leading innovators from around the world and within our community, our focus will be on the examination of seven core areas where Seattle has demonstrated leadership:

Themes of the Next Fifty:

· Arts, Culture and Design

· Sustainability

· Global Health

· Science and Technology

· Learning

· Commerce and the Innovation Economy Civic Action

Your ideas will be the foundation for this celebration.

Your participation will help create this extraordinary celebration and the vision for our future. Go to www.thenextfifty.org, a creation of Seattle Center Foundation, and share your ideas, your observations, your dreams and your creativity. Your passionate support will enable us to use the learnings from the last fifty years and determine what will happen in THE NEXT FIFTY.
Visit us at www.thenextfifty.org

City Data Open to the Public

Sixty city of Seattle datasets are now accessible online at http://data.seattle.gov, which is part of Seattle’s municipal web site.  The new site holds significant amounts of information about operations and infrastructure, such as locations of city facilities, schools, and food banks.

Data.seattle.gov is a first step in making data publicly available to meet the city of Seattle’s goals for an open, transparent and accountable government.  The site initially posts datasets from My Neighborhood Map, which is a feature on the city’s website, www.seattle.gov.  It will add data managed by city departments, beginning with data which is commonly requested through the public disclosure process.  Some of this data is already available on department websites, but data.seattle.gov will centralize the information on a single site.

Seattle Offers Compost Bins at Huge Discounts

The City of Seattle is making it easier for Seattleites to garden the natural way by offering huge discounts on compost bins. Seattle residents will save over $100 on high-quality compost bins while building healthy soils, and helping their plants to thrive.

Local gardeners can take advantage of three great offers:

· Green Cone Food Composting Bins for food scraps: 2 cones for $40, or 1 cone for $25. Limit two per household.

· Yard Waste Compost Bins for yard scraps: $25 each. Limit one per household.

· Rain barrels to collect Seattle’s famed rain for yard use: $65 plus tax.

Compost bins can be purchased online at www.seattle.gov/binsandbarrels or by calling (206) 684-0190.

Home delivery or picked up is available at the Seattle Conservation Corps office at Sand Point/Magnuson Park, Monday - Friday from 8:30AM to 3:30PM.

Sale of bins are restricted to City of Seattle residents.

For more information on composting and natural yard care, call or e-mail the Garden Hotline at (206) 633-0224 or info@gardenhotline.org.

Seattle City Light Customers Can Recycle CFL’s at 2 Locations

Seattle City Light encourages it’s customers to use energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs and to recycle them when it’s time to dispose of them. City light has provided two recycling locations:

· City Light’s South Service Center, 3613 4thAve. S. (4th& Spokane)

· North Service Center, 1300 N. 97th St. (97th & Stone Way)

Open from 8:00AM—5:00PM, Monday- Friday.

The collection locations only accept compact fluorescent bulbs, not fluorescent tube lights.

For other recycling options in the Puget Sound area, visit the Take It Back Network at http://www.takeitbacknetwork.org/ .

Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention

Terrie Johnston and Fran Tello, Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention Coordinators, are available for commercial and residential public safety talks.

To schedule a new Block Watch meeting or a maintenance meeting for your block, contact Terrie Johnston at 684-4741. She offers free residential home security assessments and personal safety talks.  To schedule a business public safety talk, contact Francisco Tello at 684-4730.

Useful City Contacts

Report Graffiti - 684.7587
Abandonded Vehicles - 684.8763
Potholes - 684.7508
Streetlight Trouble - 684.7056

NSC Services

Department of Neighborhoods Closures in 2010

Due to citywide budget cuts, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and its Neighborhood Service Centers are required to close offices for 10 furlough days in 2010. The remaining schedule is as follows:      

2010 Closure Dates for Furlough

Monday, December 27

Passports Now Processed at Seven Neighborhood Service Centers in Seattle

Offering Saturday hours was a stunning success, so the Department of Neighborhoods has adding more hours and more places where you can apply for your passport.

Department of Neighborhoods Events Calendar

Now you can post your events and activities to the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) new events calendar on our website.  Just visit our events page at www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/calendar, hit the link for "Submit an Event" on the upper left-hand column, read the "How to Submit..." and policy guidelines, and complete the form.*  Once your  event is submitted, it takes two-four days to have the submission approved and then it is posted to the DON website.  Not only will it appear on our calendar, but will automatically appear on the citywide calendar which gets thousands of hits a week. 

*hint - when filling out the form, you can select more than one neighborhood and event type.

Neighborhood Bulletin Board

The NSC has a bulletin board with useful information about neighborhood activities.  If you would like to post something on the board, bring it by the main desk at the NSC and we will try to post it for you.

Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle Aquarium Passes

Passes for the Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle Aquarium are available at the NSC. These are available for low-income families with a limit of 4 per household.

Senior Discount Card Available

A discount card provided by the Seattle Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens (aged 60 or older) of businesses and organizations that give discounts and special offers to seniors.

Small Sparks Community Development Grant is Waiting!

Do you have ideas for building community that could use up to $1000 from the City's Small Sparks program? Small Sparks seeks to bring together new people. The goal is to get new people (e.g., recent immigrants, youth, seniors, and people with disabilities) involved in creative small-scale community building initiatives. For example, a Small Sparks project in the Beacon Hill neighborhood was done where people organized a paper airplane toss from a tower. If you have any ideas we would love to hear about them, and share information about the program with you! Email your ideas to Christa Dumpys at christa.dumpys@seattle.gov.

Passport Processing Available

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Ballard NSC

9am to 4pm

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Lake City NSC

9am to 4pm

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Closed

University NSC

10am to 5pm

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Central NSC

9am to 4pm

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Southeast NSC

9am to 4pm

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Delridge NSC

10am to 5pm

10am to 5pm

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West Seattle NSC

9am to 4pm

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Other Community Resources

Neighborhood Blogs

Magnolia: http://www.magnoliavoice.com/

Queen Anne: http://www.queenanneveiw.com/  

Interbay: http://our-interbay.org/

Queen Anne News and Magnolia News

Published every Wednesday, it covers stories affecting our community. It also contains information on upcoming events in the area. For more information check out their website at http://www.queenannenews.com/ or email them at qanews@nwlink.com.