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West Coast Wellness Opens on Greenwood Avenue North

Updated: March 22, 2011

Greenwood Avenue North and 143rd

West Coast Wellness opened last month at 14314 Greenwood Avenue North in the old Tiger’s Sports Bar location. West Coast Wellness is one of over 15 medical marijuana dispensaries that have opened in Seattle. According to the Washington State Medical Use of Marijuana Act Ch 69.51A RCW …qualifying patients may fully participate in the medical use of marijuana, and designated providers may assist patients in the manner provided by this act without fear of state criminal prosecution. [2007 c371 S 1.]http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.51a&full=true

This morning during our interview Co-founder David Jablinske of West Coast Wellness stated, ” We are trying to make a difference in the whole community”. David also mentioned this morning that traffic at his non profit organization has been slow his first month as they provide medical marijuana to patients with terminal and debilitating ilnesses and have been accepting donations for a local food bank.

To read more about dispensaries from the Seattle Times:

Pot dispensaries sprouting statewide

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014078275_marijuana30m.html

Broadview Spring Cleaning- Seattle- Sponsored Neighborhood Cleanup

by Susan George

Posted: March 18, 2011

Seattle neighborhoods

It’s Time for Spring Clean

City-Sponsored Neighborhood Cleanup Runs April – May

SEATTLE — Spring has arrived and Seattleites are gearing up to take part in the city’s longest-running neighborhood cleanup program – Spring Clean.

Spring Clean, now in its 25^th year, runs from April through May. Last year saw more than 20,000 volunteer hours dedicated to making Seattle a more livable city.

Spring Clean activities include painting out graffiti, picking up litter and illegally dumped materials, stenciling storm drains, cleaning school yards, removing invasive plants in planting strips and traffic circles, and planting trees. All projects are conducted on public property.

The City of Seattle supports volunteers with FREE bags, gloves, safety vests, and waste disposal. Spring Clean information, including neighborhood cleanup activities and sign-up packets, is available by calling 206-233-7187 or by visiting www.seattle.gov/util/springclean.

Spring Clean is a partnership between Seattle residents and Seattle Public Utilities, Parks and Recreation, the Department of Neighborhoods, and the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Learn more about Seattle Public Utilities at: www.seattle.gov/util.

In addition to providing a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region’s environmental resources.

Contact:	Gretchen Muller, 206-684-0570, gretchen.muller@seattle.gov
	Michael May, 206-684-8056, michael.may@seattle.gov

Broadview Viewlands School has a New Principal.

by Susan George

Updated: March 18, 2011

Dear families and students of Viewlands Elementary School,

It is with great enthusiasm that I write my first letter to you. I am very excited about being your principal and I look forward to working with you to create a wonderful learning community that reflects your hopes, dreams and expectations for your child’s educational experience.

I bring many years of experience in public schools as a teacher and an administrator. I have devoted my life to education as I believe it is the most important work I can do. I believe in educating the whole child so that we have strong balanced leaders to move us forward into a sustainable future. My favorite moments are visiting classrooms and participating in activities or teaching mini-lessons. I am always amazed at the magic created in the classroom through the interactions between a student and a teacher.

I have a strong background in elementary education, special education and bilingual education. I look forward to sharing my expertise with an exceptional staff to ensure the success of all children at Viewlands Elementary School. I am known as a collaborative and compassionate leader and I believe the partnership between families and communities are critical for the success of our children.

As the mother of four children and the proud grandmother of a 20 month old granddaughter, I can honestly say I understand the importance of having a safe, positive school environment with a strong academic program. I can assure you that we will work very hard to create the school community we all envision for our children.

I am planning a time that we can get together and actually meet face to face this spring. Stay tuned for details on our first “get together.” I look forward to meeting you!

Take care. Lisa Escobar

A letter from Susan Enfield, Ed.D.,Interim Superintendent

I believe that Ms. Escobar will make an excellent match for the Viewlands learning community, given her extensive classroom experience and strong educational leadership. Ms. Escobar has been an administrator in the Seattle Public Schools since 2004. She has been a principal at Nova, The Center School and is currently co-principal at Rainier Beach High School. Her administrative experience also includes an elementary school principalship and assistant principal positions at the middle school level. Ms. Escobar is known as a creative and compassionate leader who is passionate about children. She is a “hands on” principal who believes in educating the whole child. She is an effective instructional leader that has high expectations yet works collaboratively with her staff to deliver an innovative, child-centered curriculum. She believes strongly in the involvement of family and community partnerships to create a rich educational program where all students thrive.

In addition to her service with Seattle Public Schools, she has been a classroom teacher at schools in Issaquah and districts in California. Ms. Escobar taught general, special and bilingual education for several years at the elementary and secondary level and did her administrative internship at an elementary school. She has a strong background in health, biology and chemistry with a passion for environmental science. She believes strongly in creating a healthy school environment where students cultivate a love of learning and an awareness of their impact on the world around them.

Ms. Escobar received her degree in health science with minors in chemistry and biology from Chico State University, California. She has a master’s degree in special education from San Jose State University, where her focus was on engaging Spanish-speaking parents in the IEP (individualized education program) process. She received her administrative credential from Chico State.

I look forward to working with Ms. Escobar to build a positive learning community at Viewlands that supports the success of all students. She will be in touch with you to set up opportunities to meet and get to know her, and to be involved in planning for a very successful program.

Christ The King School Holds Open House

by Michelle

Updated: March 17, 2011

Christ the King Catholic School located in the Broadview Neighborhood is holding an Open House on April 5th, 2011. Come visit and tour between 9:00 – 10:00am and 1:00 – 2:00pm. The Open House is for grades Preschool through 8th!

You can find out more information by viewing the Christ the King website.

www.ckseattle.org <http://www.ckseattle.org/>

206-364-6890

North 117th & Dayton (1 block east of Greenwood Avenue)

Broadview rain storm March 14, 2011

by Susan George

Updated: March 14, 2011

Our recent overnight rain storm resulted in outside damages. If you haven’t already, be sure to check your basements and around the outside of your residence for water intrusion. A very important meeting with SPU is coming up on April 6^th from 6 to 8 pm at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church. SPU is beginning a capital project to address flooding and sewer backups in Broadview. This is a big project and they need our input. Please attend. As a reminder, I will be posting the event again on the Broadview Blog on April 1^{st .}

Correction on video that was 120^th ravine to the park.

^{Thank you SPU for getting out here so quickly.}

Broadview-Thomson is gearing up for its annual auction.

by Susan George

Posted: March 13, 2011

Please support you Seattle Broadview neighborhood school.

Broadview-Thomson K-8 is gearing up for its annual auction – the school’s biggest fundraiser – and is seeking community support. We kindly request donations of new items large or small to auction off.

Examples of items that bring in much needed money include restaurant and services gift cards, jewelry, CDs or DVDs, art and weekend getaways. If you run your own small business or if you represent an established company, this is an opportunity to show off your products

or services to people right here in the local community. As an

individual you might consider using your special skills like beading or carpentry to create a unique auction item. All donor names (whether business or individual) will be recognized in the auction display and in our auction catalog. Gold Star contributors (donations of $250 or more) will also get special recognition on our web site.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL is this year’s auction theme. The event takes place May 21 at Bitter Lake Community Center. With a New Orleans flair this night of fun and fundraising will include food and music inspiring you to laissez les bon temps (let the good times roll)!

Broadview-Thomson’s auctions host 200 or more guests and raise approximately $45,000 each year. Benefiting all students, the money raised allows our PTA to fund a wide variety of programs such as arts education, technology improvements, playground supervision, and field trips.

Thank you for considering a contribution to Broadview’s auction. We hope to have all donations secured by May 15. See the school’s PTA website (http://broadviewthomsonpta.com/uploads/Broadview_PTA_fundraising_letter.pdf)

or contact Patti Amundson at wwpatti@gmail.com for more information

Winter Curry…delicious dish!

by Susan George

Posted: March 12, 2011

Bryn Black writer for At the Table in Broadview

This is one of my favorite recipes for many reasons: it is easy, it makes the house smell wonderful, and the left overs freeze well.

Gorman Christmas Curry

don’t let the name fool you, it is wonderful any time of the year…

Ingredients:

1 – 4lbs. leg of Lamb OR 4 Chicken Breasts OR 2 large Eggplants

3 – chopped onions

5 – chopped celery sticks

2 – diced tomatoes OR one can of diced tomatoes

64 oz – chicken stock

2 – graded apples (or 2 cups apple sauce)

1 can – coconut milk

3-8 Tablespoons – Curry powder

1/4 cup – chutney

dash – rice vinegar

dash – tabasco

cornstarch to thicken

In a large stock pot cube and lightly saute meat, onions, celery with a little olive oil. Add tomatoes and stock until ingredients are covered by about two inches. Add apples, coconut milk, curry powder, chutney, vinegar, and tabasco. Let this cook down for several hours (min. two hours) until meat is tender. Thicken with cornstarch* if desired.

*in a small bowl mix two parts cornstarch with three parts cool water, whisk until all cornstarch is dissolved. Then add a few tablespoons at a time to curry until you reach your desired thickness, this will ensure that you will not create clumps.

Serve with the following sides:

Rice – you favorite will do – Jasmine or Basmati if you would like traditional Plain yogurt Chutney Coconut Raisins or Dried Cranberries Bacon bits Peanuts (unsalted) Hard boiled eggs finely chopped

Freezing leftovers: great quick meal, just heat up and serve. In freezer bags, scoop 2 cups curry, squeeze out air and lay flat in freezer.

North 143rd Sidewalk Project Update

by Will Murray

Posted: March 11, 2011

A message from Seattle Department of Transportation Project Manager Therese Casper:

Just wanted to update you on the progress for the N 143^rd Street sidewalk project. SDOT is proceeding with designing a concrete sidewalk on the northside of N 143^rd Street from 1^st Ave NW to the existing asphalt walkway just west of Linden Ave N.

I will be contacting property owners along the street in the next month or two as building a new sidewalk typically involves repaving driveways, trimming / removing vegetation, and grade adjustments. In addition, the new street width on N 143^rd Street will be 25’ with parking on both sides of the street. The narrowed street width will have a traffic calming benefit for the neighborhood and further enhance pedestrian safety.

Survey and potholing crews will be on-site in the next week or two to investigate some potential conflicts with utilities in the streets. This is typical of our design process.

Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have any additional questions at (206) 684-8764 or at therese.casper@seattle.gov

Thanks,

Thérèse Casper

Seattle Department of Transportation

(206) 684-8764

How Did You Celebrate Mardi Gras?

by Michelle

Posted: March 11, 2011

Spicy. Flavorful. Mouth-watering. Yum. These are just a few words to describe our palate experience that was March Dinner Club. Yup…it’s me again. The Pho Queen. This month DC (as we like to call ourselves) was all about Mardi Gras! It was fitting that we gathered the Monday before Fat Tuesday. We could’ve called it Fat Monday. It was a perfect mix of delicious food and friends. What was on the menu this month? Read on to discover.

For my contribution, I decided to make the classic – beignets. How can you go wrong with puffy, hot, fried dough sprinkled with powdered sugar? Due to a last minute change in location, I was unable to use my friend’s fry daddy. I had to think of another ‘frying’ option. In came the electric skillet to save the day. If you don’t own a stainless steel electric skillet, I highly recommend getting one. I use it for so many things. But I digress. I ended up frying the beignets in my kitchen using the electric skillet. My 2 daughters were sitting at the bar eagerly awaiting their ‘taste test.’ Many times I had to warn them of the hot oil. Although not the safest option in the world…it did the trick. There is not much better than a hot beignet. The kids would agree.

When I checked the evite to be sure everyone was going to come, I noticed that we were going to be without red beans and rice! Our DC member had to cancel last minute. I kind of got excited (not that she wasn’t there…we missed her terribly), but because I actually had all the ingredients to red beans and rice without having to go to the grocery store. Score! I found a recipe, filed it in my OneNote recipe file, and proceeded to make it. I have to say….it was so good. Red beans and rice is such a simple dish, yet healthy and filling.

Some of the other dishes other DC members prepared were spicy jambalaya, collard greens (which were the best collard greens I had ever tasted), yam biscuits with maple butter, and the king of all cakes – King Cake. I loved loved LOVED the king cake. It takes a while to prepare, but it was ready as soon as we were finished with our meal. Imagine a hot, fresh, cinnamon bun drizzled with glaze and sprinkled sugar. I would’ve eaten half of it had I not consumed my weight in rice. Thankfully there was enough for us to bring home. And, in keeping with Mardi Gras tradition, a prize is hidden in the king cake (usually a little baby figurine, but we did not have one). We used part of a cookie. The person who gets the prize is supposed to have good luck for the next year. And guess who got the prize?

If you are interested in any of the recipes used for Mardi Gras Dinner Club, please contact the blog!

"The King of all Cakes - King Cake"

Gardening in Broadview

by Susan George

Updated: March 10, 2011

Written by Michelle Miner a member of Broadview Garden Club

Today is a rainy stormy day in March. It is the kind of day that gets you daydreaming about what you are going to plant in your garden when the sun finally comes out.

Last year on a day much like today, I went to a home improvement store and bought some herbs to plant in my garden. One of the plants was a pineapple sage. It was about 3″ tall and a pretty green color. I had no idea that I had just bought the plant that was to become my all time favorite herb.

So for the first couple of weeks I did not know that the pineapple sage was going to be my new favorite, it was just an herb in my garden. Then it started to grow a lot taller than my other herbs. It was so healthy and such a beautiful almost “neon” green color. I could see it from my front window, and I started wonder about it a little more. In the fall the pineapple sage was almost 3 feet tall. I keep thinking this can’t be just any herb plant.

The end of September my Mom and I took a trip to Buchard Gardens in Victoria, BC. The first thing I noticed in their fall gardens was the shocking green of the pineapple sage. It was every where in their landscape design. How come I had never noticed this beautiful plant before. So by now I am just head-over-heels in love with the pineapple sage and didn’t realize that the best was yet to come.

In October, my pineapple sage began to bloom and had the most beautiful red trumpet flowers. Every stalk had a cascade of flowers that attracted the hummingbirds from miles around. The plant continued to bloom until the first snow storm in November. What a wonderful, beautiful, easy to grow plant the pineapple sage is. I have plans to put it all around my yard and in containers this spring. I am thinking how beautiful it will look with my heavenly bamboo and my purple mondo grass.

If you would like more information about the pineapple sage you can read about it at http://www.herbcompanion.com/Herb-Profiles/HERB-To-KNOW-PINEAPPLE-SAGE.aspx