Bitter Lake P-Patch Work Party this Saturday

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Updated: May 19, 2011

This Saturday, May 21st we will have our very first Work Party at the P-Patch site!!!  We will be working on moving several of the Alaska Cedars on the site from one location down to the far west edge of the property.  We need to take care of this so that we can be ready for a contractor to come do the major excavation of cut and fill to create our garden.

We would love to have your help Saturday.  We will meet at 10 AM at the site, which is on the North side of the Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space near N. 143rd St. and Linden Ave. N.  Please join us.  If you can bring shovels, tarps, loppers, gloves, and if possible, snacks or drinks, it would add to the effort.  We plan to work until 2, or we get enough tree moving done for the day.  If you can only join us late, or for part of the day, that’s great, too.  If you have any expertise in transplanting trees or landscape design or maintenance we’d love to learn from you.

Please invite any friends or neighbors who might be interested even if just to see the P-Patch location and get acquainted with the project.  We need more community involvement and volunteers to make the garden happen this year.

We will also be holding similar work parties at 10 AM on two Sundays in June, 6/5 and 6/12.

Thanks and we hope to see you on Saturday if at all possible.

For the Construction Committee:

Jim Brewer

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries are still waiting for Guidance and so are Law Enforcement Authorities….

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Updated: May 18, 2011

Peter Holmes

The Broadview Community Council’s program last evening was certainly a “hot off the press” event! About 50 individuals were on hand to hear City Attorney Pete Holmes talk about the current situation related to public safety and the growing number of medical marijuana dispensaries located nearby across our City and our County.

 Our local law enforcement was represented by Officer Travis Testerman, who is working on establishing an inventory of dispensaries, and our North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, Terrie Johnston. Terrie addressed the group about block watches, safety surveys, and our local crime statistics. Newly elected Judge Ed McKenna, a member of our Community Council, was also present.

 City Attorney Holmes talked about three principal priorities on this subject: public safety, the need for qualified patients to have safe access to medical marijuana, and the need for clarity for law enforcement officials.

 Our attendees included folks that still don’t understand the benefits of medical marijuana through to a whole younger set of individuals who are in the dispensing business or contemplating entering such a business and they are eager for answers and for guidance.

 Pete was able to announce that a letter was going out that very day to the Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the House, and the two minority party leaders from our King County Executive, Mayor, King County Prosecuting Attorney, and City Attorney. After the partial veto last month of SB 5073, they are asking that legislation be enacted before the special session underway right now is over to bring clarity to a very difficult situation for local governments.

 The letter urges action on SB 5955 which isn’t considered perfect but will provide the kind of clarity needed at the local level. Our Legislature is urged to enact this bill now.

 Not only was there a lengthy question-and-answer period but also many folks stayed for almost a half hour longer for informal discussion with our City Attorney and the other government officials present.

 Our next meeting isn’t until September, however, we are urging all to get involved in our Community Council and help us to work on our goals.

Here is a copy of the letter that was sent out.  Med Cannabis Letter_final

This Week Dinner Recipe-Chicken Marbella

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Posted: May 14, 2011

At the Table with Bryn Black

Get-togethers and Potlucks are always a great place for this easy and LARGE dish.  Prep the night before and your guests will think you spent hours working in the kitchen before your next dinner party.

 Chicken Marbella

(original recipe from “The Silver Palate“)

            It is good hot or at room temperature.  When prepared with small drumsticks and wings, it makes a delicious hors d’oeuvre.

            The overnight marination is essential to the moistness of the finished product: the chicken keeps and even improves over several days of refrigeration; it travels well and makes excellent picnic fare; also great as a Boboli topper.

 4 chickens, 2.5 lbs. each, quarters (or 6 breasts)

1 head of garlic, peeled and finely pureed

1/4 cup dried oregano

coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup pitted prunes

1/2 cup pitted Spanish green olives

1/2 cup capers with a bit of juice

6 bay leaves

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1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white wine

1/4 cup Italian parsley or fresh cilantro, finely chopped

 1.  In a large bowl combine chicken, garlic, oregano, pepper and coarse salt to taste, vinegar, olive oil, prunes, olives, capers and juice, and bay leaves. Cover and let marinate, refrigerated overnight.

2.  Preheat over to 350 degrees.

3.  Arrange chicken in a single layer in one or two large, shallow baking pans and spoon marinade over it evenly.  Sprinkle chicken pieces with brown sugar and pour white wine around them.

4.  Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, basting frequently with pan juices. 

Chicken is done when thigh pieces, pricked with a fork at their thickest, yield clear yellow (rather than pink) juices.

5.  With a slotted spoon transfer chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter.  Moisten with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle generously with parsley or cilantro.  Pass remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.

6. To serve cold, cool to room temp in cooking juices before transferring to a serving platter.  If chicken has been covered and refrigerated, allow it to return to room temperature before serving.  10 serving portions.

Viewlands Elementary School

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Posted: May 12, 2011

New windows

Have you heard the news?  Viewlands Elementary School is opening this fall for grades K-5!  If you have driven by the school, you know that the school has been an active construction site.  Viewlands is being completely renovated inside and out.  A design team for the school has been meeting and planning for the opening.  We are currently crafting a vision for the school that focuses on the environment and sustainability. The team is also reviewing applications and will be interviewing for staff next week.  There is a committee working with the district on landscape design.  The vision is to utilize the school grounds, Carkeek Park and other community sites to teach and reinforce concepts pertinent to the environment.  There will be before and after school care offered for families that are coming to Viewlands. 

 We will be hosting  “Meet and Greets” as the spring progresses and will offer a variety of activities designed for students, staff and families to get to know one another before the year begins.  In the meantime, feel free to  call me at (206)252-0397 or email me at llescobar@seattleschools.org.  I am looking forward to being a vital part of the Broadview neighborhood.

Lisa Escobar

Principal, Viewlands Elementary School

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez

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Posted: May 12, 2011

Laissez les bon temps roulez – that’s how to say “let the good times roll” New Orleans-style, and we are ready to roll at our annual auction – and biggest fundraiser – on Saturday, May 21. The event takes place at Bitter Lake Community Center from 5:30-11:00 PM.

 A wide range of auction items are yours to bid on including:

Tickets–theaters, museums and Disneyland!

Getaways–mountains and New Orleans!

Classroom projects–paintings, birdhouses, even a handmade electric guitar!

 Dinner features “N’ Orleans style soul food” catered by Where Ya At, the hippest, hottest food truck in Seattle. We’ll have hurricanes, a rum and fruit juice cocktail that became popular at Pat O’Briens bar in 1940’s New Orleans.  Beer provided by Big E Ales, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Satisfy your sweet tooth with the dessert auction, where tables bid against each other to have first pick of a dazzling array of scrumptious desserts.  We’ll top the night off with karaoke party.

 Please RSVP by Sunday, May 15. Send in the RSVP card that came with invitation last week in kidmail, or order tickets online at www.broadviewthomsonpta.com.

Prices are:

• $25 Dinner and Auction (available only by RSVP by May 15) • $5 Auction Only (also available for walk-ins day of the auction) • $300 Reserved table for 10, includes 2 bottles of wine and seating at a larger table–contact Claudia at cole404@hotmail.com for a reserved table.

 Wear Mardi Gras-inspired clothes and get a free raffle ticket!

 Whether you have a little or a lot of money to spend, all are welcome at the auction. Please come spend a fun evening with other supporters of Broadview-Thomson!

Come to the Greater Seattle Fuchsia Society Plant Sale this Saturday

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Updated: May 10, 2011

Southgate-Patty Finigan

written by Marge Melenzyer

The Greater Seattle Fuchsia Society Plant Sale is this Saturday, May 14, from 9 am to 1 pm at 12735 1st Ave. N.W.,  Broadview.
Many varieties of fuchsia plants plus annuals, perennials, Martha Washington geraniums, and 1000 tomato plants that include 23 varieties, will be available. Experienced gardeners will be happy to answer your questions.

We maintain the fuchsia gardens at the Ballard Locks, and our annual judged show is held at the Ballard Locks every summer. This free event is open to the public July 30 and 31st, from 9 to 4 pm. We extend a warm welcome – to our plant sale, our annual judged show, and to our meetings. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the basement meeting room at St. Paul’s UCC Church at NW 65th and 12th Ave. NW in Ballard (enter through the lower door on NW 65th). mm3902@gmail.com.

Poets All Around Us

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Posted: May 8, 2011

The 2011 Seattle Times Poetry contest received over 350 entries with a neighborhood theme. Seattle Times book editor Mary Ann Gwinn selected the Poem Broadview by Paul Franklin-Bihary as Editor’s Choice winner.

Seattle Times NW Arts & Life

Editor’s Choice winner

“Broadview”

I bought my parents’ house

(my grandparents’ before)

Lost between green woods

And bitter lakes.

I breathe in the western glow,

Hints of chlorophyll, rotting seaweed,

Notes of cedar, blackberry, fern,

Gasoline, copper.

Adopted offspring of Ballard and Shoreline,

This extra appendage of my soul.

This place.

All elsewheres are empty.

This secret segment of city still

Insists, stirs,

Mandates return.

This place.

As children, we would gallivant these four blocks,

Hop small fences between yards;

Shared territory.

In winter,

We pushed sleds on invisible tracks,

Raucous rollercoasters sliding

on white.

In summer,

Wheels replaced runners.

Gangs of K-mart-bought bikes

Traversed chipped stone loose in newly-laid tar;

Late night flashlight tag,

The big kids hiding in trees,

Olive-clad knees

Hidden limbs.

This place.

My daughter,

Sliding down the same stairs;

This western light,

This generational scent,

Will fill her,

And maybe she

Will come back

Again.

Poet: Paul Franklin-Bihary

Age: 37

Occupation: Teacher

Home neighborhood: Broadview

Seattle Times NW Arts & Life May 8, 2011

Reminder: Broadview Plant Sale This Saturday

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Posted: May 6, 2011

Don’t forget the annual Broadview Plant Sale this Saturday, May 7th, 10 – 3pm, in front of the Broadview-Thompson Elementary School at 132nd and Greenwood. It’s a fun event, and features a nice selection of flower and bedding plants, vegetable garden starts and herbs. It also has some wonderful plants for your home landscape- groundcovers, perennials, shrubs and sometimes trees- which are collected or divided from our members own gardens, varieties that can be hard to find elsewhere. The prices were GREAT and volunteers can help you select plants best for your garden!

Last year I came back smiling with a box full of goodies, including heirloom tomatoes, specialty peppers and lettuces and some unusual ‘collector’ perennials. Plan to come early for best selection, and tell your friends and neighbors! Prices for remaining plants are often reduced between the hours of 2 – 3.

Medical Marijuana Issues Will Be Addressed at May 17 Broadview Community Council Meeting

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Posted: May 5, 2011

Join your neighbors and meet, greet, and hear from the person in our City most qualified to talk with us about this subject:  City Attorney Peter Holmes.

At a recent meeting of the Seattle Neighborhood Coalition, Pete said that State law doesn’t clearly define the regulatory implications of the new legal medical marijuana outlets. He believes that the failure of clarity results in very definite public safety issues.

At our meeting, we’ll get an update on the current legal status of the burgeoning number of medical marijuana dispensaries here in our City and in our neighborhood and what the various government laws or regulations are or will be relating to the safety and security of all. We have had a serious incident in Broadview and your Board is very concerned about this important public safety issue! We hope you are as well and would like to get the facts.

The meeting is at Luther Memorial Church

13047 Greenwood Avenue N

 Tuesday, May 17

 Social Gathering 6:00 PM

 Meeting starts at 6:30 PM

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