Local author Stephanie Barden will be at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE) on Saturday (June 25, 2011) at 1 p.m. “Stephanie’s debut early chapter book Cinderella Smith is a delightful story about Josephine-Kathryn Smith who is always losing a shoe, hence her nickname Cinderella,” Linda Spoor of Mockingbird Books says. “Throw in a dance recital, a Prince – Charlie her neighbor, a friend who is about to get two stepsisters, and you have a wonderful read aloud or alone book whose heroine is spunky and dealing with real life issues. The book is clever and a sequel is on its…
June 2011
June 19, 2011 at 7:40AM
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SKWIM, a new water sport, is now offered at Evans Pool
Green Lake’s Evans Pool (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) has introduced a new offering. SKWIMis a new water sport that combines elements from water polo and Ultimate Frisbee. Players wear fins designed specifically for game play and throw a soft and flexible disk. Fins and other equipment are provided by the pool for use at the facility. Evans Pool is the first pool in the City of Seattle Aquatics program to introduce SKWIM. “The possibilities for intergenerational programming and leagues is huge,” Donna Sammons, Evans Pool Aquatic Center Coordinator says. ”We are already thinking of possible ways to incorporate it into our programming.” SKWIM…
June 18, 2011 at 11:02PM
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Lost cat: Have you seen Lucky? UPDATE — Lucky has been found!
Update, Sunday 2:30 p.m. – Lucky has been be found. His owners say he is hungry but fine. A black and gray tabby cat has gone missing from the west Green Lake / east Phinney Ridge area. Lucky was last seen on Thursday (June 16, 2011). His owners describe him as long, slim and agile. He was wearing a black and silver collar. “He is curious and may have crawled into a shed or garage and was accidentally locked in,” say his owners. “We would be grateful if anyone in the neighborhood of west Green Lake at N 75th…
June 17, 2011 at 10:26PM
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Fireworks cause loud bangs in Green Lake neighborhood
Just after 10 p.m. tonight (Friday, June 17, 2011) five loud bangs could be heard in the Green Lake neighborhood. We have received confirmation from several people who saw fireworks going off in the southeast area of Green Lake. Bay Anapol, who saw the fireworks out the window of her east Green Lake home, says that they looked to originate in the Woodland Park area, and Keith Logan, who is also in east Green Lake, said that they looked to be launched from Green Lake Park, just south of the Community Center. Officer Wesley, who is working out of the…
June 17, 2011 at 11:23AM
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This weekend in Green Lake
There are a few events of note this Saturday (June 18, 2011) in the Green Lake neighborhood. The Epilepsy Foundation Northwest’s Run/Walk for Epilepsy is coming to Green Lake Park. Green Lake Games is celebrating Free RPG (Role-Playing Game) Day beginning at 10 a.m. Lots of free gaming materials will be available and a full day of gaming is scheduled. And, there will be a low-cost life jacket and helmet sale at Evans Pool, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday brings Father’s Day — have a great day, Green Lake dads! Stay current on neighborhood events by keeping an eye on our Green Lake…
