Please Join Us For a President’s Day Mulching Work Party at Cotton Hill Park Volunteer to help University of Washington restoration ecology network students mulch the forest site they are restoring at Cotton Hill Park in Kirkland. Date: Monday, February 20 Time: 10 am to noon Place: Cotton Hill Park (110th Ave NE & NE 98th St., Kirkland 98033) Directions: From I-405, [...]
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Anonymously Yours — Happy Valentine’s Day!
The Cow and The Coyote statue on Central Way once again is dressed in the colors of the season with red roses, chocolates and cherubby-things to wish you a happy Valentine’s Day. The anonymous decorators have done a superjob. Thank you! The decorating of the Cow and The Coyote by anonymous locals is a local [...]
Volunteers Needed for Disaster Simulation Drill
Sunday, March 4, 7:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Peter Kirk Community Center, Kirkland, WA CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) is a national program that prepares you to help your household, your neighbors and community when you are on your own during disasters. The current class of trainees need 15-20 volunteer ‘victims’ to help [...]
LWHS wins Washington Achievement Awards in three categories
In all, fourteen schools in the district recognized with Washington Achievement Awards The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE) have announced that 186 schools across the state will be honored with 2011 Washington Achievement Awards. The list of schools includes 14 schools in Lake Washington School District. [...]
Vacancies Available on Kirkland’s Volunteer Boards and Commissions; Apply by Feb. 16
The City of Kirkland has adult vacancies occurring on several of its advisory boards and commissions. Eligibility requirements differ for each board or commission. Interested citizens are invited to apply. Some incumbents on these boards and commissions have served one term and are eligible to apply for re-appointment. Completed applications must be received by the [...]
Sasi’s Cafe Donates “Snack Sacks” for 50 Volunteers at Cotton Hill Park
Fifty volunteers spent a cold morning at Cotton Hill Park clipping blackberries and digging roots out of muddy ground. When break time arrived, they were treated to “snack sacks” donated by Sasi’s Cafe. Each sack contained a cup of delicious hot soup, a slice of crusty bread, and a gourmet cookie. Cafe owner Roland Oberholzer [...]
Green Kirkland “Martin Luther King Day” Rescheduled
Help UW restoration ecology network students remove invasive plants from the site they are restoring at Cotton Hill Park in Kirkland. Date: Saturday January 28 Time: 9 am to noon Place: Cotton Hill Park (110th Ave NE & NE 98th St., Kirkland 98033) Directions: From I-405, take the NE 85th Street/WA-908 exit (exit 18) and go west towards downtown Kirkland. Turn right [...]
Kirkland Storm Update #8: Rainy Conditions; Crews Plowing Slush on Roadways
Kirkland road crews are currently clearing slush from roadways and have worked in the Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill area, including near Evergreen Hospital, and on Lake Washington Boulevard, Market Street, NE 85th Street, and NE 124th Street. Crews are also working to clear storm drain grates and ask that residents do the same. A flood watch is [...]
Public Service Announcement — Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
The following is from the City of Kirkland Emergency Management: Carbon monoxide is a poisonous and odorless gas that cannot be seen or smelled and that can kill a person in minutes. Carbon monoxide is produced whenever any fuel such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal is burned. Carbon monoxide can build up so [...]
Canceled — MLK Event at Cottonwood Park
Due to severe weather conditions, the Green Kirkland Partnership event at Cottonwood Park has been canceled.
Stage 1 burn ban continues for King and Kitsap Counties; Burn ban elevated to Stage 2 in Pierce and Snohomish Counties
Please rely on your home’s cleaner source of heat until air quality improves Continuing cold weather and rising air pollution have prompted a Stage 2 burn ban in Pierce and Snohomish counties, effective at 11 a.m. today; a Stage 1 burn ban remains in effect for King and Kitsap counties, according to the Puget Sound [...]
Finn Hill Fire Station Siting Workshop, Jan 18
January 18 Community Workshop is Opportunity to Give Feedback about Finn Hill Fire Station Siting The City of Kirkland will host a community workshop on Wednesday, January 18 at 7 p.m. at Finn Hill Junior High School as an opportunity for residents to give feedback about the process that will lead to the successful [...]
Kamiakin teacher named Music Educator of the Year
The Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) named Ward Brannman, music teacher at Kamiakin Junior High, as the WMEA Middle School/Junior High Music Educator of the year. He will be recognized at the WMEA Conference banquet in Yakima, on Saturday, February 18, 2012.
UPDATED — BRUNO FOUND! Lost Dog — Have you seen Bruno?
UPDATED 01/11/2012 3PM Hi Rob – GREAT NEWS! Around 2pm today Monique called me to let me know she FOUND Bruno. Don’t know the details, but she is on her way to the vet with an exhausted, cold dog - injury status unknown. Monique said he looks ok – but may have been hit by a car. Not sure [...]
Kudos to Waste Management for helping downtown Kirkland
On Friday, 15 workers from Waste Management helped the Kirkland Downtown Association remove the garland from the business district’s storefronts. Removal of the garland and lights is just one more clue that the holiday season has passed (ignore the giant Christmas Tree at Lake and Central. It is going soon). We say kudos and give [...]
REMINDER: SR 520 Tolling Starts Dec. 29
King County has made some information regarding SR 520 bridge tolling available and we have posted it below. In case you have yet to purchase your Good To Toll Go! sticker, be sure to pick it up before you cross the bridge. It will only cost you more money if you procrastinate beyond December 28th. [...]
Kirkland Seeks Community Ideas on New Finn Hill Fire Station Siting Study
City Hosts January 18 Community Workshop, 7 p.m., Finn Hill Jr. High The City of Kirkland wants to hear from residents on the process that will lead to the successful siting of a new Fire Station in the Finn Hill Neighborhood. A community workshop will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18 at [...]
Hopelink toy shortage may leave kids without presents
The following letter from an employee at Hopelink. It explains a need for more toys to stock the shelves at Hopelink in Totem Lake. Please consider helping out if you can. The Hopelink, Totem Lake, food bank toy store shelves are bare with 200 more families coming from 9:30 to 1 tomorrow (Friday). [...]
LETTER | Thank you Asian Wok patrons for helping a stranger in need
Dear Editor, Kudos to the staff and patrons of the Asian Wok on Market Street! On Monday evening, a friend of mine had the misfortune of her car conking out as she tried to turn onto 18th Ave. from Market Street. When she called, I went to meet her. We were just chatting with police [...]
Rob Butcher, Editor
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