News from the Friends of Green Lake (FOGL): At its Nov 22 meeting, the Friends of Green Lake decided to cancel the Dec. 3 work party because there is not a significant accumulation of milfoil. Members also decided to gather more data about the discharge of groundwater and surface water from the Green Lake Village development (former Vitamilk Site). FOGL is concerned that the planned discharges to the stormwater system will further decrease the input of clean water to the Lake. A few more volunteers are needed to collect algae samples and/or do microcystin analysis (contact Gayle Garman at friendsofgl [at] gmail.com). The Mayor’s office…
November 2011
November 28, 2011 at 12:16PM
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Greenlake Christmas light display
Tangletown resident Jeff Rodenburg has once again decked out his home with the Greenlake Christmas light display. You can find the display of over 30,000 lights on NE 57th St, just east of Latona Ave NE. The show launched on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 and will be on every night through New Year’s Day, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. A broadcast on 102.1 FM plays in sync with the lights. The broadcast features christmas music and promos for the Green Lake Elementary School Christmas Tree Sale. Jeff, a software developer, is a self-described “holiday lighting enthusiast.” This is the 10th year he has lit…
November 26, 2011 at 4:24PM
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Cat missing in north Green Lake: Have you seen Pietro? — UPDATE: Pietro is home
From Nellie, who lives near Corliss Ave N & N 77th St. “My big, beautiful roly-poly cuddle-bunny Pietro never made it home a couple of days before Thanksgiving, and I miss him terribly! I can only hope that perhaps he got himself locked in a garage by accident in the North Green Lake neighborhood. If anyone has seen Pietro, please call Nellie at 524-0588. Thank you!”
November 26, 2011 at 12:45PM
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Vedanta Society offers discussion series on work-related topics at the Green Lake Library
This story comes to us via Kat Chow. Kat is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. Stafford Smith of the Vedanta Society of Western Washington wants people to walk away from the society’s philosophical dialogues with more questions. The society’s three-part miniseries being held at the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) is meant to stimulate discussion about why people work. “This isn’t just a passive sit-there-and-be-lectured-at experience,” said Smith, the society’s Chairman of…
November 26, 2011 at 10:36AM
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Green Lake job openings: Mind Your Body Clinic, Zeeks, GroomingSPA
Mind Your Body Clinic (6900 East Green Lake Way N) is looking for a Physician Assistant and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners. [info] Zeeks Pizza (7900 East Green Lake Dr N) is hiring delivery drivers. [info] The GroomingSPA Greenlake (308 NE 72nd St) is hiring a Pet Stylist Trainee. [info] A “high end consumer goods client” in Green Lake has an open position for a Marketing Manager. [info] Please drop us a line at tips [at] mygreenlake.com if you would like us to help spread the word about a current Green Lake job opening. We post all opportunities, including short-term jobs.
