According to a Seattle Police Department report, a woman was assaulted in Green Lake Park last Wednesday (July 6, 2011). A woman told Officer Owen Storm that she was swimming with friends at Green Lake’s West Beach on Wednesday afternoon at around 3 p.m. The woman got out of the water and was walking in the park when she was confronted by a male suspect, whom she described as ”dirty with sores on his arms.” The woman told Officer Storm that the suspect grabbed her by the neck and “squeezed [her] until she felt dizzy.” The suspect held on for several seconds,…
July 2011
July 11, 2011 at 12:55PM
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City Councilmember Harrell and School Board Member Carr to speak at Wednesday’s Green Lake Community Council meeting
All are welcome at the next Green Lake Community Council meeting. The meeting will be this Wednesday (July 13, 2011), 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., at The Hearthstone (6720 East Green Lake Way N). Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Seattle School Board Member Sherry Carr are scheduled to speak at the meeting. The meeting will also include a presentation about proposed changes to building guidelines within one mile of Sound Transit’s planned Roosevelt Station. Roosevelt Station will be located underground just west of 12th Ave NE, across from Roosevelt High School, with entrances at NE 65th and NE 67th streets. Updates from Friends of Green Lake, Northwest…
July 11, 2011 at 11:05AM
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Friday night SKWIM games scheduled at Evans Pool
Green Lake’s Evans Pool (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) will be hosting SKWIM games on three upcoming Friday nights. All are welcome to join drop-in SKWIM games on Friday July 22, Friday August 12, and Friday August 26, 2011, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. The cost is $4.75 for adults and $3.25 for youth and seniors. Play is limited to the first 24 players. SKWIM is 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…
July 11, 2011 at 10:31AM
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Katy Webber to lead musical story time at Green Lake’s Mockingbird Books
Katy Webber will be leading the 11 a.m. story time this Saturday (July 16, 2011) at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE). The event is free. Katy teaches Katy’s Musikal Magik, a popular early-childhood music program, at local community centers, including the Green Lake Community Center. “She’s delights audiences wherever she goes with her songs and movement and we are thrilled to have her back in the store once again,” Linda Spoor at Mockingbird Books says. In February, Cat Burns shared the following video of Katy’s music class with us, as well as a short interview she did with Katy. You can read the…
July 10, 2011 at 11:41AM
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Mary Cooper and Susanna Stodden memorial walk at Green Lake Park
Five years ago, Mary Cooper and Susanna Stodden were killed while hiking on the Pinnacle Lake Trail on Mount Pilchuck. The case is still open. There will be a memorial walk around Green Lake tomorrow night (Monday, July 11, 2011). The public is invited to join family and friends for the walk, which is an annual event. The walk begins at 8 p.m. at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 East Green Lake Dr N). The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone who may have information about the killings of Susanna Stodden and Mary Cooper to call the sheriff’s tip line…
