By Erica Browne Grivas Neither whining, nor caffeine deprivation, nor frenzy-filled search for equipment shall stop us from biking to school 20 minutes early and getting our ‘I Heart Bikes’ stickers. That, plus some satisfaction of going green, was what kept many families of Daniel Bagley Elementary (7821 Stone Ave N) rolling this morning as they celebrated National Bike to School Day today (Friday, May 20, 2011). And – it didn’t rain! At about 8:45 a.m., three Bagley teachers led groups from locations triangulating Bagley: the North Seattle Boys and Girls Club, the Green Lake Bathhouse Theatre and the Green Lake…
May 2011
May 20, 2011 at 9:07AM
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New summer program for Middle Schoolers coming this summer to Woodland Park
A new summer day program for 11-14-year-olds is coming to several locations, including Woodland Park, this summer. The program will be at Woodland Park July 25 – 29, 2011. The program, called “Lead Up,” is geared towards team-building, outdoor fun, community service, local career and college exploration. It will include field trips all over King County. Marjean McCraw, Youth Volunteer Corps Program Manager at Camp Fire USA, shared this information about Lead Up: Each day up to 10 youth and two Team Leaders will hit the road in search of fun, adventure and self-discovery. Register for weekly sessions each focused around a theme,…
May 19, 2011 at 10:07PM
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Police activity in east Green Lake
There was a large police response to east Green Lake tonight (Thursday, May 19, 2011). At about 9:15 p.m., approximately 20 Seattle Police cars arrived at the Circa Green Lake building (6900 E Green Lake Way N), according to several witnesses. Donna Hudson, co-owner of zoeyogurt, says that a police officer entered the yogurt shop and told customers and staff to get behind the wall separating the restrooms from the general seating area. The police officer then crouched to the ground at the front door with his gun drawn towards the street, Donna says. Another witness, Russ Hepner, told me that he…
May 19, 2011 at 12:31PM
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New principal at Daniel Bagley Elementary School
By Erica Browne Grivas The wait is over for knuckle-biting parents at Daniel Bagley Elementary (7821 Stone Ave N). Erika Ayer, now Assistant Principal of Pathfinder K-8 in West Seattle, will be Bagley Elementary’s principal for the 2011-2012 school year. Bagley’s fourth principal in five years, Ayer replaces Anitra Pinchback-Jones, who began last September. (You can read more about Bagley’s background here.) Bagley parents learned the news today (May 19, 2011) in a May 18 letter signed by Susan Enfield, Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent, and forwarded via e-mail. “We’re going to miss her. Our loss is certainly your gain,” Linda Thomson, Pathfinder’s Administrative Secretary, told My Green Lake….
May 19, 2011 at 10:54AM
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Bike to Work Day comes to Green Lake tomorrow
photo credit: shannonkringen The Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting F5 Bike to Work Day tomorrow (Friday, May 20, 2011). 41 commute stations throughout the Puget Sound region will be open 6 – 9 a.m. Cyclists who stop at the commute stations will receive free water bottles, maps, snacks and commuting information, and can have bikes checked by bike shop sponsors. A Green Lake station sponsored by Bicycle Paper and Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle will be located at NE Ravenna Blvd & Woodlawn Ave NE. A full schedule of events can be found here.
