Today a long line of parents formed at Ballard Pediatric as people waited to get the vaccine for their children at Ballard Pediatric.  My Ballard has the coverage here. 

Oreo loves to play. He has a personal stash of toys in his cage at the shelter and enjoys having visitors entertain him with his “feathers-on-a-fishing- pole” toy. His paperwork says that he tolerates other cats and his confident personality is a strong indicator that he would likely do fine with dogs as well.

Oreo’s owner dropped him off at the shelter in early August, so as you can imagine he is getting very tired of life in a cage. Please come visit Oreo and consider taking him home for the holidays. You will find him right up front in the shelter lobby.

Adoption information here.

The clinic is set for November 19 from 6 to 8p.m. at the Magnolia Community Center.

Police are still searching for a white or light-beige 1980 to 1983 Datsun 210 coupe (similar car shown above) that might have rear-window louvers and a defective right taillight. If you have any information regarding this case you can contact Seattle Police at 206-233-5000, anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 206-343-2020 or through a text message by texting TIP486 with a message, then sending that to 274637 (CRIMES).

This will be a chance to share concerns and ask questions about flight patterns over Magnolia.

Earlier: It’s a windy and rainy evening in Magnolia. Power is out in parts of the neighborhood and Silver posted in the forum about wires down at 3254 31st Ave. Writes My Ballard reader Brian:

“Did anybody see 3 giant blue flashes of light coming from Magnolia around 7:30 pm. It was the strangest thing I’ve ever seen. Somebody in front of us drove in to a tree on 15th after it lit up the sky. I think he was really hurt.”

There are also reports of house alarms going off, presumably because of the wind. Over on Queen Anne, much of the neighborhood is without power. What do you see? Share your weather stories in comments.

There will be 30 vendors and local artists, a fashion show and silent auction.  Shop Till You Drop also includes a coat drive. 

Last year Magnolia Mom’s donated nearly $2,700 and more than 300 coats while doing some early holiday shopping. Admission is one gently used children’s coat or a suggested $15 donation,  All proceeds plus 10% of all sales will benefit local area shelters. The sale is at the Fatima Parish Hall at 3307 West Dravus Street. 

Games will run from 8a.m. until 6p.m.  Magnolia Soccer Club is a recreational youth league that is run by volunteers.  Players ages 5-18 learn skill development and competition. One of the primary youth sports organizations in the Magnolia area, Magnolia Soccer Club has over 780 players on 69 teams with 155 coaches.  More information about the tournament here.

Look forward to pictures with Santa at the Windermere office, Christmas sing-alongs in Serendipity Café, ornament decorating, and performances from the Magnolia Chorale, Seachordsmen, Bell Ringers, and The Magnolia Theater Company.  As always our generous local restaurants will be providing food, and there will be hot chocolate and cider samples form Tullys and Starbucks. 

The Christmas tree lighting will take place at the Garden Center as the Campfire Girls sing. Boy Scouts will be guiding traffic, accompanied by other volunteers to help man recycle stations and clean up.  Always a great way to kick off the holiday season. 

 
Here is a list of Seattle’s Olmsted Boulevards, the historic streets throughout the city named after the Olmsted brothers, who laid the original groundwork for Seattle’s public parks back in 1903.  

Here is the new map.

As part of the Student Assignment Plan (.pdf) which was approved in June, the district was given the green light to draw boundaries around each school so students will know where he or she will go to elementary, middle and high school based on their address. There will be no more district-wide open enrollment to apply for schools.   Click here to enter your address and view your school assignments. 

As Chair of the Human Services Committee, which oversees corrections and juvenile justice issues, it’s long been clear to me that we need to make smarter investments in criminal justice, drug and mental health treatment and other efforts that DO work to reduce criminal and unhealthy behavior. We simply can’t afford to waste more time, money or human resources on efforts that don’t work and that can actually backfire to harm people we want to help.

Read the full interview here.

There are several requirements for eligibility. The property owner must live in either the principle structure or the backyard cottage for at least six months out of the year, the cottage must comply with the five foot setback rule, cannot be more than 800 square feet, and the main house and detached home cannot take up more than 35 percent of the land. The entire bill can be read here.

On my way home this evening around 530 or 6 I saw a small, yellowish/blonde dog, long with a long-haired, kind of fluffy tail walking north on 24th Ave. West and West Emerson St in Interbay/Fort Lawton. Just now, around 8 pm, I saw the same dog heading south on 25th ave West, but when it saw me with my dog, it turned and walked back the other way. I was able to keep in view until he got to the corner of West Thurman Street and 24th Ave. West and then lost him. It looks healthy and like he just recently got out. From my vantage point, I could not see a collar. I imagine it is exploring or staying in Lawton Park. If this is your dog, come look around that area.  I could not get near it to see any collar or get it to come to me.

There will be local moms businesses from all over the Puget Sound region including Greenlake, Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Fremont, Capitol Hill, Wallingford, North Seattle, West Seattle, Woodinville, Bellevue and Bothell.  The event runs from 11a.m. to 4p.m.

Uno is an English Spot rabbit who would like a quiet, settled home where he can become part of the family.  He is very handsome with his salt and pepper spots. A little bit shy and quiet at first, once he gets to know you he really enjoys hopping all around and all over you. He sometimes will give bunny kisses.  He loves to eat greens, carrots and apples. He is neat and tidy and uses a litterbox.  Check out the bunnycam to see Uno in action.     

Another current shelter resident is Juan Diego, a Columbian Red-Tailed Boa.  Don’t count him out because he’s a snake!  Juan Diego is very inquisitive and likes to watch what’s going on around him.  He has brown and red markings and a black tongue.  He is young and not very big yet, average full-grown size for his species is 6 to 9 feet long and some have grown to be 12 feet long.  He needs a home with someone who really loves snakes and has previous snake experience.  You can check out Juan Diego and all the shelter animals here.

This little ballerina was just too cute.

This group was very creative.

This guy was actually really scary.

The Magnolia Garden Center bouncy Haunted House was very popular.

A very impressive Mary Poppins and Bert.

So cute.

Impressive costumes from the gals at Cocoa and Cream.

What a nerd.

You gotta love the old lady and the squirrel.

One of the really clever costumes we saw.

Several Interbay area businesses were burglarized Thursday night with the suspect caught on surveillance tape.  You can see the video on King 5.  The burglar also hit the office building next door, where security cameras caught him casually unloading more computer equipment from the elevator then driving away in a white pickup loaded with loot.

“We’ve got to get this guy off the streets,” said Heinecke, who backed up only a small portion of his work on a separate hard drive. “This is not right. We’re all struggling, we’re all trying to get by, and to have someone come in and pick off your business like this just to get some drugs? Some money? It’s not right.”

Heinecke says there were other breakins in the neighborhood a couple weeks ago. One of Heinecke’s desk top computers was found Friday morning at a car wash. The owner took it to an Apple store that traced it back to Heinecke and returned it. 

There were lots of adorable little ones and many great Kodak moments.

And we noticed more grown ups in costume this year.

The little tykes are still our favorites.

A big thank you to all the shops and restaurants in The Village who hand out candy and make this such a special community event. Seattle Pie Company passed out tasty caramel covered apple slices.

This is an annual event in Magnolia and one of our favorite nights of the year.

Trick or treat runs from 4-6p.m. 

This event started in a Magnolia mom’s living room and has now grown to include 30 vendors and local artists, a fashion show and silent auction.  Shop Till You Drop also includes a coat drive. 

“Last year Magnolia Mom’s donated nearly $2,700 and more than 300 coats. What a great way to get into the holiday spirit,” says Jenn Wathen, one of this year’s event chairs. “Bring a friend, enjoy a tasty treat, and get a jump start on your holiday shopping.”

Admission is one gently used children’s coat or a suggested $15 donation,  All proceeds plus 10% of all sales will benefit local shelters including Providence Hospitality House, the Catholic Community Services/Refugee Assistance, Sacred Heart Shelte, The Harrington House and St. Mary’s Food Bank in Seattle.

Magnolia Moms was founded 17 years ago through Our Lady of Fatima Parish as a neighborhood outreach program for homeless or displaced mothers in need. The organization now serves the daily needs of thousands of women and children who otherwise have no means of support.  The sale will be held at the Fatima Parish Hall located at 3307 West Dravus Street. 

The event was part of a global climate action day organized by 350.org.  The event was sponsored by Sustainable Magnolia, Seattle Parks and Recreation Department , and Dietz Design Group.  Purchase of the trees was funded by donations from many Magnolia residents and business sponsors.

“The Index names the top five Seattle neighborhoods to trick-or-treat using four equally weighted data variables: Zillow Home Value Index, population density, Walk Score, and local crime data,” Zillow PR rep Whitney Tyner says.

A line up of Native American musicians will perform, including multiple Native American Music Award recipients.  Tickets are $15 advance and $20 at the door.  Elders and Student rate is $15.00.  The benefit concertwill to raise awareness and funds for the upcoming celebration of the 40th anniversary celebration scheduled in March 2010.  

A meeting was held last spring to gather input from residents and the parks department tells us that neighbors are happy with the changes.  Now that the play structure is installed they will complete a final safety inspection and hope to take down the fence and open the park to the public in about a week or so.

The end of the season wrap up meeting will also give residents a chance to learn about cruise plans for 2010.  Discussion topics will include transportation, environmental considerations and the vessel schedule.  If you can’t attend the meeting, you can submit a comment or question via email at cruise-seattle@portseattle.org.   . 

The meeting will be held at the Queen Anne-Magnolia Dept. of Neighborhoods Office at 160 Roy Street. If you would like to attend, you need to email delfierro.s@portseattle.org or call 206-787-3837.  There will be a light meal served so they need a head count.

This photo was taken during a recent docent training while they were studying spiders. Docents teach many of the programs for the public and school groups that visit the park. For more information, call the Environmental Learning Center at 206-386-4236.  You may also download an application at  www.discoverypark.org.  Applications are due in January 2010.

The group wants to plant Douglas Fir, Red Alder, Bitter Cherry, Big Leaf Maple, Madrone, Cascara, Black Hawthorne, Vine Maple and Dogwood trees.  They are currently fundraising to purchase the trees that will cost between $3 and $10 each. 

You can participate by donating trees or helping to plant. The group will meet at Discovery Park Visitor’s Center for speakers, cider and donuts before planting.  More info here.