Celebrate Valentine’s Day by helping eradicate English Ivy and other invasive non-native species from Grace Cole Nature Park at 30th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 165th Street in Lake Forest Park. Join members of the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 14. The City of Lake Forest Park will provide some tools, but residents are encouraged to bring their favorite loppers, pruning shears and pruning saws if they wish.
There’ll be treats and beverages, too, funded by the Lake Forest Park Garden Club.
This Ivy OUT (Off Urban Trees) event, held monthly on the second Saturday at selected locations, is a collaborative effort of the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation and the City of Lake Forest Park.
Questions? Call Libby at 206-365-8867
Pink Polka Dots host benefit concert
A concert targeted at young children will be held to benefit the Pink Polka Dots Guild on Feb. 21 at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center in Shoreline. The Brian Waite Band, a well-known local children’s band, will put on the concert “20,000 Volts Under the Sea,” at 2 p.m.
The shows are designed for families with elementary school-age kids and younger.
The band is giving one hundred percent of tickets sales and ten percent of CD sales to the Pink Polka Dots according to a Pink Polka Dots Guild (PPD) spokesperson. Tickets are $10 and are available at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park or online at www.pinkpolkadotsguild.com. All money raised by PPD goes to support brain tumor research at Seattle Children’s and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. PPD was founded and continues to be run by teenagers and younger children.
PPD was founded by three classmates, Kelsey Josund, Sierra Alef-Defoe, and Maddy Berkman, in memory of local girl Sydney Coxon who died at age eleven of a brain tumor. Since its founding in 2006, PPD has raised more than $100,000 for brain cancer researcher Dr. Jim Olson. Members include the founders, their siblings and friends, and other students at Brookside Elementary, Kellogg Middle School, and Shorecrest High School, as well as these members’ parents.
For more information visit www.pinkpolkadotsguild.com or www.brianwaite.com. Questions, please contact ppdtreasurer@comcast.net or Kelsey Josund at 206-364-8021.
King’s Cheer places second
The King’s High School Competition Cheer Squad placed second in the small co-ed division at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) State Cheer Championships on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Comcast Events Center in Everett. To be eligible to compete in the State Championships the team had to earn a qualifying score at a WIAA regional competition which they did at the Oak Harbor Qualifier on Nov. 22.
On Jan. 31, they placed second at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Northwest Regional Competition held at the Tacoma Convention Center.
The 20-member Knight’s Cheer Squad is coached by Kathi Jo Menzyk, Lyndsey Freise, and Karla Wiese-Rockey.
Echo Lake neighbors meet
Mark Mayuga, Shoreline’s new economic development director, will be the main speaker at the February meeting of the Echo Lake Neighborhood Association on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Ballinger Room of the Shoreline Conference Center at 18520 First Ave NE in Shoreline.
Come listen to Mark’s plans to attract new businesses to Shoreline.
For more information, contact Bob Whiteley, at 206-542-8789. All who live or work in the area bounded by Aurora Avenue and I-5, 205th to 185th, are invited to participate.
Fairley sponsors legislative page
Recently, Sen. Darlene Fairley, D-Lake Forest Park, sponsored Matheau Rathke as a Senate page. Matheau Rathke, a 14-year-old from Shoreline, is a student at St. Luke School.
Students from schools across Washington arrive in Olympia every week to serve in the Senate Page Program at the Washington State Legislature. Senate pages carry mail between offices and relay messages to the Senate floor. Pages must attend page school while working at the Legislature. Pages must also participate in mock hearings, write their own bills, and engage in debates.
Matheau’s favorite subject in school is math. Matheau likes hanging out with his friends and skateboarding.
“One of my favorite moments was on Monday the first day of session,” Matheau said. “I met a new friend within 30 seconds. That was really cool I think.”
Page positions provide valuable civic and employment experiences for Washington state youth. Additional information on becoming a Senate page is available at http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Administration/PageProgram.
YMCA Kicks Off Partners With Youth Campaign
YMCA volunteers launched the 2009 Partners With Youth Campaign on Jan. 29. Bolstered by the success of past fundraising efforts, campaign leadership announced an ambitious goal of $200,150 to fund youth and family programs in the Shoreline and Edmonds communities.
“With a 130-year history of serving youth and families in greater Seattle, the YMCA has a strong record of success in developing innovative programs that meet current community needs,” said campaign chair Matt Muilenburg. “This year, more than 75 local leaders are volunteering for this campaign to ensure that resources exist to meet the growing need for YMCA programs in our community.”
Contributing to the YMCA Partners With Youth Campaign is an excellent investment in the community; 95 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to fund programs. In Shoreline and Edmonds contributions fund programs that provide teens with safe and caring environments, children with adult role models and youth with opportunities to learn leadership skills.
Individuals who would like more information about the campaign may call Stacy Segal, Strategic Development Director 206-569-7001.
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