Updated at 11:45 a.m. with some additional links – thanks seattler0cks! Updated at 12:55 p.m. with a memory from a reader of the winter of 1972 – thanks James! It’s a chilly Thanksgiving here in Green Lake. This weather is balmy, however, compared to some winters past. In a HistoryLink.org essay surveying the history of severe weather in Seattle, Paul Dorpat cites the winter of 1893. 45 inches of snow dropped between January 27 and February 8. A temperature of 5 degrees below zero was recorded at Woodland Park, and Green Lake froze over. The ice was six inches thick. …
November 2010
November 24, 2010 at 2:12PM
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Holiday shopping at the Bizarre Bazaar
The Kooterville Bizarre Bazaar is returning to the Green Lake Community Center gym (7201 E Green Lake Drive N) on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Avoid the mall this holiday season! Do all of your shopping at the Bizarre Bazaar! We’ll have affordable handcrafted jewelry, knits, soaps, art, clothes, foods and uniquely bizarre wares for your holiday shopping pleasure. Plus refreshments, a holiday DJ and even a craft table for the kiddies! Admission is free!
November 24, 2010 at 10:18AM
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Update on availability of Green Lake’s library and parks facilities
The Green Lake Library will be open today, noon to 5 p.m. The gym and the toddler play space at the Green Lake Community Center are open for drop-in today, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. All community center classes and programs have been canceled. All lessons at Evans Pool are canceled, but the pool is open for water exercise, lap swims, and public swims until 6:30 p.m. All athletic fields are closed today. The Green Lake Small Craft Center is also closed.
November 23, 2010 at 10:19PM
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Caught on camera: Eagle captures seagull at Green Lake Park
Check out this scene, photographed by Ryan Gregg today at Green Lake Park. Ryan says that the eagle was eating a seagull it snatched out of the air. Thanks, Ryan!
November 23, 2010 at 9:47PM
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Upcoming events at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church (111 NE 80th St) asked us to share information about the following events: All are invited for a morning of silence, prayer, and reflection. Gather at 9:00am for coffee and pastries. Beginning at 9:15, there will be Morning Prayer in the Anglican tradition followed by two periods of Centering Prayer with a short contemplative walk between in the tradition of Contemplative Outreach. The event will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, from 9:00 am until 12:15 pm at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 111 NE 80th St. Donations gratefully accepted at the door. Find inspiration in the…
