West Seattle Blog broke the news that funding for the Delridge Community Center Skate Park has been cut from the budget under consideration. I am writing this post in hope that supporters will write to the City Council and Mayor's office requesting that funds be restored.
The City's history with getting skate parks built is sketchy at best. After long consideration of their benefit and careful planning on optimal siting, they've started and stopped several skate parks in West Seattle, bowing to community pressure.
Last summer the City again resolved to build a West Seattle park, this time at the Delridge Community Center. The neighborhood largely supports it, especially after design team and city project manager addressed our concerns.
There is growing sense the corner of Delridge and Genesee is a portal to North Delridge. The site is advantageous for a skate park because it is highly visible and it's close to the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center with many youth programs, the Delridge Community center with youth programs and sports, and the Southwest Youth & Families Services. It is on two major bus lines, possibly three if the #50 bus service starts along Genesee.
In short, the site is ideal, the neighborhood is supportive, and the City has already contracted for the design. The City set the expectation the park is being built. Cutting the budget, even if it's a delay, will certainly undermine the City's credibility in this area when and if the park is ever reconsidered.
The economy is challenging in the extreme, and the City Council has a difficult task in front them. I respect that. I respectfully disagree with this choice for trimming the budget. I don't take spending money lightly, but I am willing to invest when it's prudent. This is a prudent project, in my opinion.
Make some noise for positive development in North Delridge. Let the City Council know why you believe this project should go forward.
Write to Councilmembers:
Tom Rasmussen
Richard McIver
Write Mayor Nickels
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Learn about Electric Vehicles at Camp Long
We have two upcoming programs about electric vehicles: Thursday’s film night about the electric car, and Steven Lough’s program introducing all kinds of vehicles and their advantages and disadvantages (please see below from more details).
Using electric vehicles reduces carbon emissions, the important element we need to remove in our atmosphere to prevent global warming. While the production of electricity, the production of the vehicles, and the disposal of the vehicles can produce carbon emissions, even electric vehicles recharged from coal-powered electric generators cut carbon emissions roughly in half.
Electric vehicles recharged from cleaner forms of electrical power generation, such as hydropower and nuclear plants, can reduce carbon emissions to less than one percent of those currently produced by internal combustion engines. So cars operated by electric vehicle batteries are cleaner than gas-powered cars.
Come discover electric vehicles at Camp Long the week before Thanksgiving.
“Who Killed the Electric Car” Free
Ages 5 and older
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. Ten years later, these cars disappeared. This film chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business. The Northwest Environmental Education Council and Camp Long Advisory Council are happy to bring you monthly Environmental Film Nights. The films are free, and we welcome donations.
November 20 Thu 7–9 p.m.
“Introduction to Electric Vehicles”
Ages 8 and older
Hear the advantages and disadvantages of all forms of electric vehicles, including street vehicles, freeway capable and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, electric racing, boats, bicycles, and scooters. We will discuss vehicles powered by bio-diesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas, wind, and solar power, and especially the move toward plug-in Hybrid cars. Steven Lough has been a leader in the electric vehicle field for 27 years. Please register by November 21 by calling 684-7434.
November 22 Sat 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Course #33271
Activity Fee $25
Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Seattle Parks and Recreation
5200 - 35th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126
206-684-7434
www.seattle.gov/parks/environment/camplong.htm
"Creating community through people, parks, and programs"
Using electric vehicles reduces carbon emissions, the important element we need to remove in our atmosphere to prevent global warming. While the production of electricity, the production of the vehicles, and the disposal of the vehicles can produce carbon emissions, even electric vehicles recharged from coal-powered electric generators cut carbon emissions roughly in half.
Electric vehicles recharged from cleaner forms of electrical power generation, such as hydropower and nuclear plants, can reduce carbon emissions to less than one percent of those currently produced by internal combustion engines. So cars operated by electric vehicle batteries are cleaner than gas-powered cars.
Come discover electric vehicles at Camp Long the week before Thanksgiving.
“Who Killed the Electric Car” Free
Ages 5 and older
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. Ten years later, these cars disappeared. This film chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business. The Northwest Environmental Education Council and Camp Long Advisory Council are happy to bring you monthly Environmental Film Nights. The films are free, and we welcome donations.
November 20 Thu 7–9 p.m.
“Introduction to Electric Vehicles”
Ages 8 and older
Hear the advantages and disadvantages of all forms of electric vehicles, including street vehicles, freeway capable and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, electric racing, boats, bicycles, and scooters. We will discuss vehicles powered by bio-diesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas, wind, and solar power, and especially the move toward plug-in Hybrid cars. Steven Lough has been a leader in the electric vehicle field for 27 years. Please register by November 21 by calling 684-7434.
November 22 Sat 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Course #33271
Activity Fee $25
Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Seattle Parks and Recreation
5200 - 35th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126
206-684-7434
www.seattle.gov/parks/environment/camplong.htm
"Creating community through people, parks, and programs"
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Eco-Green Halloween at Camp Long
Eco Green Halloween
“The Celts of the British Isles used cross-quarter days (days half way between the equinox and the solstice) to mark the beginnings of seasons," says John Mosley of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. "Winter began with Halloween, or as they called it, 'Samhain' (typically pronounced SOW-in). Halloween marked the transition between summer and winter, light and dark -- and life and death."
This prompts thought about how our choices will affect the difference between life and death on our planet.
Not so long ago, Halloween was a low-budget holiday. We spent more time and effort on costumes and decorations, than we did money. Consequently, we were being “green” without calling it that. We made costumes from old clothes, sheets, cardboard boxes and other recycled materials. We bobbed for apples, a healthy alternative to candy, and the only waste produced was compost and water. And we used pillow cases for bags to collect candy.
Not that it was all healthy and environmental, mind you. But now that we are more environmentally aware, we can bring back some of those practices to help address our own health, and that of our community and our planet. Here are some new tips we can consider too.
· Environmental Defense recommends walking, riding a bike, or using public transportation for Halloween parties or trick-or-treating. If you have to drive, carpool to help reduce traffic and air pollution.
· Try to re-use Halloween decorations in the same way that other holiday ornaments are used from year-to-year, instead of throwing them away each November 1.
· When planning a Halloween party, use reusable utensils, plates, napkins. and tablecloths instead of disposable ones.
When you shop for Halloween treats, buy candy that uses the least packaging.
Use shakable flashlights to light your way. They’re fun for the kids too.
Use LED lights in addition to or instead of candles. They last as much as 133 times longer than incandescents and cost 80% less to use. They’re also safer around children than candles or regular bulbs because they don’t generate heat.
And please join us for:
Eco-Green Halloween
Ages 2 and older
Join us for a spooky good time and be “green” while you’re at it! Hike our luminaria trail from cabin to cabin where you will find cool eco-experiments the likes of which you may never have seen. Then enjoy yummy “green” treats and an environmental film in the lodge. This is fun for all ages.
Saturday, October 25, 6:30–9:30 p.m. Please call 206-684-7434 for more information.
Monday, October 6, 2008
F.E.E.S.T. Potluck (Food Education Empowerment & Sustainability Team
Join in on an Autumn F.E.E.S.T.!
OCTOBER 29th, 5pm:
FEEST invites people of all ages involved and enthusiastic about the Food & Fitness Initiative to join us for our first Community Potluck at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. We are excited to have you join us for local, organic food and conversation about the health of our community! RSVPs are required for this event. In order to participate, please send an e-mail to Hollis Wong-Wear at hollisw@dnda.org with the following information:
OCTOBER 29th, 5pm:
FEEST invites people of all ages involved and enthusiastic about the Food & Fitness Initiative to join us for our first Community Potluck at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. We are excited to have you join us for local, organic food and conversation about the health of our community! RSVPs are required for this event. In order to participate, please send an e-mail to Hollis Wong-Wear at hollisw@dnda.org with the following information:
- your name (& the name of those who will accompany you)
- a contact phone number
- your involvement with KCFFI (King County Food & Fitness Initiative)
- the dish you will be bringing and a list of the ingredients.
FEEST encourages those bringing food to share to seek out recipes that utilize local and organic produce. If you would rather join FEEST in the kitchen at 4 PM and assist with cooking, please let us know!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Camp Long Gets a Face Lift
Green Seattle - Trails, Forests, and people!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 by Chukundi Salisbury
NAIOP Work Party at Camp Long
Although the day started out well, the rains came sooner than one would have liked on Saturday, September 20th at Camp Long. However, that did not stop the 350+ volunteers from the Washington Chapter of NAIOP (Nationa Association of Industrial and Office Properties) from getting "IT" done. Some of the highlights included a new footbridge and log seating for the fire rings. This project was different from the average volunteer work party not only in the size of the group, but the scope of work. Many of the volunteers from NAIOP were from professional contracting firms such as Mortenson, and with that type of talent on board for the day, expectations were high. Needless to say... expectations were met. A big Green Seattle Partnership thank you to Sheila Brown, Jacobo Jimenez, and the Seattle Parks and Recreation staff, and a even bigger thank you to NAIOP and its members, partners, and sponsors.Check out the pictures from the day here:
More pictures and coverage can be found on the West Seattle Blog.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
VIDEO: Check out the video from Camp Long Last Weekend!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 by Chukundi Salisbury
NAIOP Work Party at Camp Long
Although the day started out well, the rains came sooner than one would have liked on Saturday, September 20th at Camp Long. However, that did not stop the 350+ volunteers from the Washington Chapter of NAIOP (Nationa Association of Industrial and Office Properties) from getting "IT" done. Some of the highlights included a new footbridge and log seating for the fire rings. This project was different from the average volunteer work party not only in the size of the group, but the scope of work. Many of the volunteers from NAIOP were from professional contracting firms such as Mortenson, and with that type of talent on board for the day, expectations were high. Needless to say... expectations were met. A big Green Seattle Partnership thank you to Sheila Brown, Jacobo Jimenez, and the Seattle Parks and Recreation staff, and a even bigger thank you to NAIOP and its members, partners, and sponsors.Check out the pictures from the day here:
More pictures and coverage can be found on the West Seattle Blog.
Posted by GREEN GIANT at 2:10 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
VIDEO: Check out the video from Camp Long Last Weekend!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Work Party at Brandon Street Natural Area
Enjoy the last days of summer at Longfellow Creek
Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail Workparty
Saturday September 20th 10 – 2
@ Brandon Street Natural Area
Located just west of the intersection of SW Brandon Street and 26th Ave SW
For more information Contact Jay Mirro
@ 206-935-6532 or jaymirro@hotmail.com
Or just show up for the Fun!
See you there
Jay
Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail Workparty
Saturday September 20th 10 – 2
@ Brandon Street Natural Area
Located just west of the intersection of SW Brandon Street and 26th Ave SW
For more information Contact Jay Mirro
@ 206-935-6532 or jaymirro@hotmail.com
Or just show up for the Fun!
See you there
Jay
Monday, September 15, 2008
The Seattle Chinese Garden Offers Monthly Tours
Seattle, WA-The Seattle Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College will offer free, guided tours the second Saturday of every month, March-October; the next tour will be on Saturday, October 11, 2008.
Tours begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th Avenue SW, north parking lot entrance) with a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site where construction is under way for Knowing the Spring Courtyard and to Song Mei Pavilion, where tour guides discuss the construction of the pavilion and demonstration garden, describe the plans for the six-acre garden and point out the wide variety of plants on display.
These public tours last approximately 1½ hours, and no reservation is necessary. Groups of ten or more can arrange a private tour with two weeks advance notice. For additional information or to arrange a group tour, call (206) 282-8040.
The Song Mei Pavilion was designed and fabricated in Seattle’s sister city, Chongqing, China, and assembled on-site by a team of Chinese artisans. This authentic Chinese pavilion is the first of many planned structures in the Sichuan-style Seattle Chinese Garden. For membership, special event and guided tour information, call (206) 282-8040 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org
Contact: XiaoHui Luo (Shao)
Phone: 206-282-8040
E-mail: xiao@seattlechinesegarden.org
Tours begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th Avenue SW, north parking lot entrance) with a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site where construction is under way for Knowing the Spring Courtyard and to Song Mei Pavilion, where tour guides discuss the construction of the pavilion and demonstration garden, describe the plans for the six-acre garden and point out the wide variety of plants on display.
These public tours last approximately 1½ hours, and no reservation is necessary. Groups of ten or more can arrange a private tour with two weeks advance notice. For additional information or to arrange a group tour, call (206) 282-8040.
The Song Mei Pavilion was designed and fabricated in Seattle’s sister city, Chongqing, China, and assembled on-site by a team of Chinese artisans. This authentic Chinese pavilion is the first of many planned structures in the Sichuan-style Seattle Chinese Garden. For membership, special event and guided tour information, call (206) 282-8040 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org
Contact: XiaoHui Luo (Shao)
Phone: 206-282-8040
E-mail: xiao@seattlechinesegarden.org
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
High Point Neighborhood Association meeting and Somali Ramadan celebration
From Andrew Mead at High Point Neighborhood Association:
Neighbors & Friends,
Did you know most of our East African neighbors are Somali and they are fasting for Ramadan?
I want to personally invite you to join us for a special HPNA Quarterly meeting at the High Point Commons Park this Thursday, September 11th at 6 pm. High Point residents and their Somali friends from other communities will be giving us an overview of Somali history and culture. You can also learn some common Somali phrases.
Please join us at the High Point Commons Park Amphitheatre on Thursday for this program. Afterwards, we will have Somali food after dusk (in honor of Ramadan) at the Elizabeth House across the street. Here is the link to the HPNA website.
http://www.highpointneighborhood.org/2008/09/01/high-point-neighborhood-association-quarterly-meeting/
Hope you can make it.
--
Andrew M. Mead
President
High Point Neighborhood Association
206.922.3721
www.highpointneighborhood.org
Did you know most of our East African neighbors are Somali and they are fasting for Ramadan?
I want to personally invite you to join us for a special HPNA Quarterly meeting at the High Point Commons Park this Thursday, September 11th at 6 pm. High Point residents and their Somali friends from other communities will be giving us an overview of Somali history and culture. You can also learn some common Somali phrases.
Please join us at the High Point Commons Park Amphitheatre on Thursday for this program. Afterwards, we will have Somali food after dusk (in honor of Ramadan) at the Elizabeth House across the street. Here is the link to the HPNA website.
http://www.highpointneighborhood.org/2008/09/01/high-point-neighborhood-association-quarterly-meeting/
Hope you can make it.
--
Andrew M. Mead
President
High Point Neighborhood Association
206.922.3721
www.highpointneighborhood.org
Health Fair at Delridge Community Center
Forwarded by Ron Angeles at the Delridge Neighborhood Service Center.
NEWS RELEASE
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
Timothy Gallagher, Superintendent
For immediate release
Contact: Dewey Potter, 206-684-7241
e-mail dewey.potter@seattle.gov
"We're hoping for good turnouts at these health fairs," said Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher. "Given the disparities in the delivery of health care to communities of color, we are following the lead of the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (
Southeast and southwest Seattle have the largest concentrations of African-American, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic population in the city, though some populations are growing in north Seattle.
At the free fairs, Parks will bring together vendors and organizations who will provide blood pressure checks, healthy snacks, emergency preparedness information, nutrition information, diabetes information and glucose checks, out-of-school time programs, bicycle repair and restoration, information on where to get a bicycle helmet, information about affordable health insurance, entertainment, prizes, and information about all the classes and activities Parks offers all over the city.
The fairs are an element of "Healthy Parks, Healthy You," an initiative of
This fall, Parks will also offer "Try it for $2," a long list of opportunities for people to try out classes offered at community centers and other facilities for just $2 per activity. People can explore all the activities they are interested in-and may find one they want to continue. Registration is available at the facilities at the dates and times they are offered. For more information, please see http://www.seattle.gov/PARKS/healthyparks/.
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Home Computer and Internet Security Workshop
Home Computer and Internet Security Workshop
***Free***
Wednesday, September 17
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
High Point Branch Library
3411 SW Raymond, Seattle
Learn tips and tricks for keeping your home computer safe from viruses, e-mail & money scams, spies and thieves.
Instructors:
Michael Hamilton works with the City of Seattle's Information Security Office. One of his most important responsibilities is keeping the City's computers and networks safe and secure.
Presented by City of Seattle Department of Information Technology.
For more information visit www.seattle.gov/tech.
Reserve your space and get more info by contacting:
Vicky Yuki at
206.233.7877 or
vicky.yuki@seattle.gov
Light refreshments Served
Camp Long / Seattle Parks September programs
From Sheila at Camp Long:
NATURE PROGRAMS IN SEPTEMBER To register, call 206-684-7434. Mucking at Me-Kwa-Mooks Ages 3 and older Find marine creatures and intertidal plants, and learn beach ecology. Please dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get wet. Please register by 9/12. Please call (206) 684-7434 to register. Activity Fee $8 Location: Course #30713 September 13 Sat Owl Hoot at Ages 5 and older Will Barred Owl young be hissing or will they be missing? We'll poke around for pellets to pull apart and hear how to hoot. Please register by 9/12. Please call (206) 684-7434 to register. Activity Fee $8 Course #30715 September 13 Sat Spider, Slug and Snake Search Ages 1 and older Slitherin' creatures are the focus on this fun nature walk. Smaller students and scientists alike will learn from and enjoy this program. Please register by 9/12. Please call (206) 684-7434 to register. Activity Fee $8 Location: Course #30722 9/13 Sat Ages 8 and older From the Reach to the Beach, we'll explore Fauntleroy's 28 acre watershed! We have permission to explore the most recently restored segment of the creek: the mouth and beach on private property. We will include a plant list. Learn native plants you can incorporate into your landscape. Please register by 9/12. Note: Customers who do not want to walk to the beach can meet us at the ferry terminal. Activity Fee $8 Course # 34703 September 13 Sat. Lichen, Moss and More at All Ages, families Is it like a lichen, more of a moss or a fungus among us? Come explore the lives of these unique life forms at Course #33272 September 13 Sat Location: Tot Treks Ages 2-3 Adults, here is your chance to share nature with your children. In a local park where the grass and ferns grow, beneath the tall old trees, is a special place where you and a child can explore. Learn effective and fun outdoor activities and ideas for other times and places. Please arrive 10 minutes before class time and wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Sorry, no strollers. Please register four days prior to the trek. You can register up to two children with one adult. Activity Fee $3.50 per person for both tots and adults. Beavers Please register by September 5. #30717 9/9 Tue Spiders Please register by September 19. Course #33251 September 23 Tue The Beavers of Longfellow Creek All Ages, families Have you ever wondered why Native Americans refer to the Beaver as the " Location: Trailhead of Course #33277 September 27 Sat First Saturday Work Party Ages 8 and older Lend a hand in your community park. Help with forest restoration, trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, planting and weeding. Please RSVP by calling 206-423-0762. September 6 Sat
Monday, September 8, 2008
The Seattle Chinese Garden Offers Monthly Tours
Seattle, WA-The Seattle Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College will offer free, guided tours the second Saturday of every month, March-October; the next tour will be on Saturday, September 13, 2008.
Tours begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th Avenue SW, north parking lot entrance) with a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site where construction is underway for Knowing the Spring Courtyard and to Song Mei Pavilion, where tour guides discuss the construction of the pavilion and demonstration garden, describe the plans for the six-acre garden and point out the wide variety of plants on display.
These public tours last approximately 1½ hours, and no reservation is necessary. Groups of ten or more can arrange a private tour with two weeks advance notice. For additional information or to arrange a group tour, call (206) 282-8040.
The Song Mei Pavilion was designed and fabricated in Seattle’s sister city, Chongqing, China, and assembled on-site by a team of Chinese artisans. This authentic Chinese pavilion is the first of many planned structures in the Sichuan-style Seattle Chinese Garden. For membership, special event and guided tour information, call (206) 282-8040 or visit http://www.seattlechinesegarden.org/
Contact: XiaoHui Luo (Shao)
phone: 206-282-8040
e-mail: xiao@seattlechinesegarden.org
Tours begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th Avenue SW, north parking lot entrance) with a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site where construction is underway for Knowing the Spring Courtyard and to Song Mei Pavilion, where tour guides discuss the construction of the pavilion and demonstration garden, describe the plans for the six-acre garden and point out the wide variety of plants on display.
These public tours last approximately 1½ hours, and no reservation is necessary. Groups of ten or more can arrange a private tour with two weeks advance notice. For additional information or to arrange a group tour, call (206) 282-8040.
The Song Mei Pavilion was designed and fabricated in Seattle’s sister city, Chongqing, China, and assembled on-site by a team of Chinese artisans. This authentic Chinese pavilion is the first of many planned structures in the Sichuan-style Seattle Chinese Garden. For membership, special event and guided tour information, call (206) 282-8040 or visit http://www.seattlechinesegarden.org/
Contact: XiaoHui Luo (Shao)
phone: 206-282-8040
e-mail: xiao@seattlechinesegarden.org
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Camp Long Advisory Council
The function of any advisory council is to give advice. What differentiates advisory councils from boards is that councils do not make final decisions. An advisory council is a representative group of community members who define common goals, make recommendations, and identify community needs. Camp Long’s advisory council is working for you to help provide an Environmental Learning Center that is a resource for the community. Camp Long aspires to be the place where our neighbors go for information and to discuss issues of the day; to socialize with each other, have fun, and build a strong community; and to get outdoors, learn about our natural world, and share ecological knowledge so we can implement positive change in our neighborhoods.
For several decades, with the encouragement of Seattle Parks and Recreation, advisory councils in various Seattle communities have sponsored programs and activities at City facilities. The Associated Recreation Council was established in 1975 to provide financial management, accounting, and material support for Parks and Recreation advisory councils. In 1976, a City law authorized the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to recognize and support advisory councils and to promulgate rules and regulations to guide advisory councils. The law also authorized the Superintendent to contract with the Associated Recreation Council to help manage the advisory councils.
The law was recently updated and now the role and responsibility of each party in this partnership has been re-established and clarified. Parks and Recreation is accountable to the City’s elected officials for the success of all recreation services and the management and maintenance of recreation facilities. The Associated Recreation Council provides marketing, development, and central services support for recreation programs. And councils provide connection to the community, find local support for, and advocate for, the success of recreation services for the constituents they represent.
The partnership between Parks and Recreation, the Associated Recreation Council, and its member advisory councils allows for expanded public recreation opportunities and provides for a strong community connection. Advisory Councils help with events, raise funds, and participate in other work that takes lots of strategic thinking and people-power.
Advisory council members are ambassadors to the larger community and emissaries from that larger community to the park and environmental center. It's a continuing activity and advisory council members are creating connections in their other interactions with the community and helping bring that larger community into contact with the park and environmental center. If you know someone who could help on Camp Long’s Advisory Council, please get in touch with us. Call Camp Long at 684-7434 to volunteer.
For several decades, with the encouragement of Seattle Parks and Recreation, advisory councils in various Seattle communities have sponsored programs and activities at City facilities. The Associated Recreation Council was established in 1975 to provide financial management, accounting, and material support for Parks and Recreation advisory councils. In 1976, a City law authorized the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to recognize and support advisory councils and to promulgate rules and regulations to guide advisory councils. The law also authorized the Superintendent to contract with the Associated Recreation Council to help manage the advisory councils.
The law was recently updated and now the role and responsibility of each party in this partnership has been re-established and clarified. Parks and Recreation is accountable to the City’s elected officials for the success of all recreation services and the management and maintenance of recreation facilities. The Associated Recreation Council provides marketing, development, and central services support for recreation programs. And councils provide connection to the community, find local support for, and advocate for, the success of recreation services for the constituents they represent.
The partnership between Parks and Recreation, the Associated Recreation Council, and its member advisory councils allows for expanded public recreation opportunities and provides for a strong community connection. Advisory Councils help with events, raise funds, and participate in other work that takes lots of strategic thinking and people-power.
Advisory council members are ambassadors to the larger community and emissaries from that larger community to the park and environmental center. It's a continuing activity and advisory council members are creating connections in their other interactions with the community and helping bring that larger community into contact with the park and environmental center. If you know someone who could help on Camp Long’s Advisory Council, please get in touch with us. Call Camp Long at 684-7434 to volunteer.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Free workshop on public art September 9
Thanks for the tip from the Henry Art Gallery Blog
Getting it Made
Tuesday, September 9, 6 - 8 p.m.
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way S.W.
There's no cost to attend, however, advance registration is required.
To register, contact Eleanor Beerman, (206) 233-3930.
Three seasoned public art professionals will talk about the ins and outs of employing a fabricator to help see a project from concept to construction. Public artist Pam Beyette, fabricator Larry Tate, and public art conservation specialist Tiffany Hedrick will share tips about how to select and work with a fabricator to create a lasting public artwork.
Panelist Bios
Pam Beyette is a nationally recognized public artist and art planner whose artworks have been incorporated into schools, parks, libraries, universities, transit stations and justice centers. Her inspiration is sourced from environmental, historical and cultural experiences to create site-specific artwork that defines a unique sense of place.
Tiffany Hedrick
For more than four years Tiffany Hedrick has been facilitating and performing conservation for the city of Seattle's public art collection, which is comprised of more than 2,600 portable and nearly 360 permanent works of art. She has a background in art history and is completing a master's degree in preventive conservation.
Larry Tate is president and co-founder of Fabrication Specialties, Limited (FS, Ltd.), a nationally and internationally recognized artwork fabrication company that specializes in large-scale collaborative projects. FS, Ltd. typically works with artists during all phases of artwork fabrication and installation. Tate holds a Master's of Fine Arts from University of Washington and has conducted sculpture workshops, lectured, and served on nonprofit boards.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Youth Out Loud Showcase Friday August 22
From Marissa Chavez: Youth Outloud is a six-week-long intensive program that runs during the summer and serves low-income, mainly minority youth in the Delridge/White Center neighborhoods of south Seattle. The participants learn a wide variety of media techniques, including video, audio, photography, etc. The showcase will feature their PSA's, Final Projects, and other things they have produced throughout the course of the program.
This is a FREE event, open to the public, and will indeed have FREE FOOD.
Thus, you should come.
I've spent an entire summer with these kids and have watched as media has opened their eyes to new things they'd never have found if they hadn't done this program.
Youth Out Loud
Friday, August 22, 2008
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW)
Art show, live performances, audio recordings, and video screenings
FREE FOOD
All of the work is created by the youth outloud, and all donations given that night go straight towards helping these and future program participants
So be there, or be square. And really, no one wants to be square.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Green Housing “Deconstruction” in West Seattle Increases Jobs, Open Space
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) purchased two properties on the corner of Juneau and 26th Ave. SW eight years ago as part of the Urban Creek Legacy project. The Urban Creeks Legacy was an element of Seattle’s Millennium Project, a celebration of Seattle as “the city of light, water, and woods” -- the resources that make our city one of the nation's most desirable places to live. Urban Creeks Legacy projects included preserving open space next to selected creeks like Longfellow Creek.
Now both Parks and Recreation and SPU are using the green practice of deconstruction rather than demolition to remove houses on acquired properties and to create the open space promised. Buildings that are deconstructed are carefully dismantled to salvage components for reuse and recycling. Its benefits include reducing the amount of construction and demolition waste going to landfills, conserving resources through recycling, generating marketable products from salvage, providing job training to low-income and unskilled workers, and creating jobs. One jobs training program, Seattle Conservation Corps, is participating in the deconstruction and learning “Green Job” skills. Seattle Conservation Corps is a program of Seattle Parks and Recreation that provides homeless adults opportunities to train and work in a structured program that provides them with job skills and carries out projects that benefit our citizens and our environment.
SPU contracted with two members of the Northwest Building Salvage Network (NBSN) to deconstruct these houses. NBSN is a coalition of architectural salvage, deconstruction and used building materials companies currently serving the Puget Sound region, including companies like the ReStore, Second Use and Earthwise. Currently, the contractors are half way through deconstruction and they have salvaged significant volumes of lumber, concrete blocks, windows and doors and recycled metal, dry-wall and clean wood.
Policy-makers are also working to make deconstruction a common practice in Seattle. Today, builders in Seattle are issued demolition and new building permits at the same time. Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development wants to promote deconstruction as a viable alternative to building demolition. They propose an almost immediate turn-around for demolition permits to builders who agree to use deconstruction techniques. The department plans to ask the Mayor and City Council by the end of the month to consider this change to the permit process that will bring benefits to us all.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Location plays role in how groceries are priced
Survey calculates cost of the same foods at various Seattle stores
By JENNIFER LANGSTON
P-I REPORTER
Mel Cloyd, rear, explains what information needs to be collected from the label on a package of meat to Star Lebron, 17, at PCC Natural Markets in West Seattle. The two were one of the many teams spread out over the West Seattle and Delridge communities Friday gathering prices for a survey on how much food costs.
One of dozens of volunteers who surveyed grocery store prices last week, the teenager weighed and calculated the per-pound price of a single bell pepper.
"That's crazy -- they're $3 a pound," said her cousin, 16-year-old Khatsini Simani. "Most people don't want to sit here and do the math."
The community survey -- based on a list of items to healthfully feed a family of four for a week -- uncovered a wide price range among supermarkets in West Seattle, White Center and Burien.
It found a $112 difference between organic food pioneer PCC and the cheapest grocer. A $35 spread separated other supermarkets -- enough to matter to anyone watching food bills reach new heights.
In general, supermarket costs were higher in more affluent neighborhoods, researchers say. For instance, the Admiral Safeway in West Seattle was $31 more expensive than the Safeway five miles away in White Center, according to the community survey.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
To learn more about FEEST, go to youngstownarts.org. For more on the King County Food & Fitness Initiative visit www.kcffi.org
Click title to read full article.
By JENNIFER LANGSTON
P-I REPORTER
Mel Cloyd, rear, explains what information needs to be collected from the label on a package of meat to Star Lebron, 17, at PCC Natural Markets in West Seattle. The two were one of the many teams spread out over the West Seattle and Delridge communities Friday gathering prices for a survey on how much food costs.
One of dozens of volunteers who surveyed grocery store prices last week, the teenager weighed and calculated the per-pound price of a single bell pepper.
"That's crazy -- they're $3 a pound," said her cousin, 16-year-old Khatsini Simani. "Most people don't want to sit here and do the math."
The community survey -- based on a list of items to healthfully feed a family of four for a week -- uncovered a wide price range among supermarkets in West Seattle, White Center and Burien.
It found a $112 difference between organic food pioneer PCC and the cheapest grocer. A $35 spread separated other supermarkets -- enough to matter to anyone watching food bills reach new heights.
In general, supermarket costs were higher in more affluent neighborhoods, researchers say. For instance, the Admiral Safeway in West Seattle was $31 more expensive than the Safeway five miles away in White Center, according to the community survey.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
To learn more about FEEST, go to youngstownarts.org. For more on the King County Food & Fitness Initiative visit www.kcffi.org
Click title to read full article.
Friday, August 15, 2008
West Seattle is "CRAZY FOR YOU!"
TWELFTH NIGHT PRESENTS "CRAZY FOR YOU" the New Gershwin Musical Comedy
Unforgettable tap numbers! Classic Gershwin music! Hold onto your hats and get ready for Twelfth Night Productions' latest offering-"Crazy for You" the New Gershwin Musical Comedy. This high energy comedyincludes mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers andclassic Gershwin music. CRAZY FOR YOU is the story of Bobby Child, awell-to-do 1930's playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. Despite theserious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancée, Bobby achieveshis dream. Memorable Gershwin tunes include I Can't Be Bothered Now,Bidin' My Time, I Got Rhythm, Naughty Baby, They Can't Take That Away fromMe, But Not for Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You andSomeone to Watch Over Me.
Twelfth Night Productions (TNP) has announced their plan to donate a portion of the proceeds from tickets sales of their upcoming production,Crazy for You, to the White Center Food Bank. TNP has donated a portionof the proceeds from their annual summer production, amounting to nearly$20,000.00, for more than 11 years in an effort to cultivate lasting andmeaningful relationships with their community. Past recipients includethe Compass Center, Habitat for Humanity, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA,) ArtsWest, Youth Advancement through Music and Art(YATMA), and Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. TNP strongly believes thatthe continued support of these local non-profits creates a strong and meaningful connection to the community.Crazy for You runs for a special two-week engagement at West Seattle HighSchool Theater, 3000 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Showtimes areAugust 15th and 16th at 7:30 PM and August 17th at 3:00 PM. Tickets are$15 for adults and $10 for students & seniors, and are available throughBrown Paper Tickets (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/), Square One Books and atthe theater box office an hour before curtain on performance days. Aportion of the proceeds from this production will benefit the White CenterFood Bank. TPS members tickets are $10.
Unforgettable tap numbers! Classic Gershwin music! Hold onto your hats and get ready for Twelfth Night Productions' latest offering-"Crazy for You" the New Gershwin Musical Comedy. This high energy comedyincludes mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers andclassic Gershwin music. CRAZY FOR YOU is the story of Bobby Child, awell-to-do 1930's playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. Despite theserious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancée, Bobby achieveshis dream. Memorable Gershwin tunes include I Can't Be Bothered Now,Bidin' My Time, I Got Rhythm, Naughty Baby, They Can't Take That Away fromMe, But Not for Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You andSomeone to Watch Over Me.
Twelfth Night Productions (TNP) has announced their plan to donate a portion of the proceeds from tickets sales of their upcoming production,Crazy for You, to the White Center Food Bank. TNP has donated a portionof the proceeds from their annual summer production, amounting to nearly$20,000.00, for more than 11 years in an effort to cultivate lasting andmeaningful relationships with their community. Past recipients includethe Compass Center, Habitat for Humanity, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA,) ArtsWest, Youth Advancement through Music and Art(YATMA), and Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. TNP strongly believes thatthe continued support of these local non-profits creates a strong and meaningful connection to the community.Crazy for You runs for a special two-week engagement at West Seattle HighSchool Theater, 3000 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Showtimes areAugust 15th and 16th at 7:30 PM and August 17th at 3:00 PM. Tickets are$15 for adults and $10 for students & seniors, and are available throughBrown Paper Tickets (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/), Square One Books and atthe theater box office an hour before curtain on performance days. Aportion of the proceeds from this production will benefit the White CenterFood Bank. TPS members tickets are $10.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Parks and Greenspace Levy Campaign
You are invited to be part of the Parks Levy campaign headquarters.
They are still building up the site, but this is the place for volunteers who want to help with the campaign. (be aware, you have to 'grab' the map to be able to see all the sites in South Seattle)
Georgetown Playfield's wading pool/spray park, as well as Marra Farm, Jefferson Park playfield, a bunch of sites in the Rainier Valley, and trails in the West Duwamish Greenbelt are all part of the new Parks Levy.
They are still building up the site, but this is the place for volunteers who want to help with the campaign. (be aware, you have to 'grab' the map to be able to see all the sites in South Seattle)
Georgetown Playfield's wading pool/spray park, as well as Marra Farm, Jefferson Park playfield, a bunch of sites in the Rainier Valley, and trails in the West Duwamish Greenbelt are all part of the new Parks Levy.
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