The Seattle Neighborhood Matching fund is hosting two community workshops this week, with an emphasis on emergency preparedness. The workshops will also include information about how to apply for the Small and Simple Projects Fund. From the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods will hold two workshops for community members interested in applying […]
Author: Meghan Walker
With a year under his belt, an interview with Ballard High’s new principal
When Keven Wynkoop graduated from Ballard High School in 1994, he had no idea he’s be running the school one day. After getting his teaching degree, he returned to BHS in 1999, where he taught U.S. History, World History and A.P. Government. He then returned to university to get his Masters of Educational Administration, and […]
Mini-B Passive House tour on Saturday
On Saturday, June 11, the Sunset Hill Community Association and Phinney Neighborhood Association are co-sponsoring a two-hour presentation and tour of “Mini-B,” a passive energy bungalow from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will receive a guided tour and power-point presentation with the architect and Ballardite, Joe Giampietro. Photo by Joe Giampietro From the Sunset Hill […]
American Heart Association offers CPR/AED practice at Ballard Farmer’s Market
At Sunday’s Ballard Farmer’s Market, the American Heart Association and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (Seattle Chapter) set up a booth for people to get hands-only CPR and AED experience. Cherish Hart from the American Heart Association, demonstrating CPR Cherish Hart is the senior community health director for the American Heart Association. She said June 1-7 […]
Ballard High School student wins chorus scholarship
The Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle has awarded $4,000 in scholarships and donations to Ballard High School. BHS Senior Molly Barnes At their annual end-of-year banquet, the group presented two $2,000 August Werner Music Scholarships; one to student Molly Barnes, who is a senior hoping to get her masters in music education. The other $2,000 […]
Salmon Bay School simulates Oregon Trail
On Friday, the 4th and 5th grade class from Salmon Bay School walked from Ballard to Magnuson Park to give the kids a feeling for what it felt like to be on the Oregon Trail. Dressed in 19th century clothes and pulling red wagons, Nicolette Jensen’s and Brian Williamson’s class hiked about eight miles along the […]
New exhibition at Nordic Heritage Museum
The Nordic Heritage Museum has unveiled a new exhibition titled “17 Swedish Designers,” featuring recent work by women working in contemporary industrial and interior design. In an email, Hilda Cullen from the museum said it’s a unique opportunity to see industrial design work by women. From the beginning of the last century, female pioneer designers could […]
Elephant seal beached at Golden Gardens
Yesterday afternoon, the Seal Sitters responded to a call about a beached seal at Golden Gardens. The sitters set up a perimeter around the seal, where it stayed until about 10:30 a.m. this morning. According to wildlife photographer and seal sitter Robin Lindsey, it was a female elephant seal going through a “catastrophic molt.” “The […]
Whittier Heights garage sale tomorrow
Tomorrow is one of the biggest garage sales of the year; nearly 50 families have signed up to be part of the Whittier Heights annual neighborhood garage sale. The sale goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and here’s a map of the participating homes. And, maps can be picked up 70th and 14th on […]
Twilight “Crit” in Ballard tomorrow
On Saturday, the annual Second Ascent Twilight Criterium will take over Old Ballard. Photos from 2010 criterium The race kicks off at 3:30 p.m., and bikes will be flying through Ballard until at least 9 p.m. The start and finish will be at Ballard Ave NW and 20th Ave NW. These following streets will be […]
Beach naturalists’ first day at Golden Gardens
Out for the first time this year, a crew of Seattle’s beach naturalists today were out wading through tide pools of eel grass at Golden Gardens, educating a group of kids about snail egg cases, crabs, and barnacles. Naturalists Cari Garand and David Hagert Cari Garand is with the Seattle Aquarium, and says exploring the beach […]
Ballard High School biotech students win big awards
A group of biotech students from Ballard High School won thousands of dollars at the Imagine Tomorrow competition titled “Energize the Planet” at Washington State University last week. Photo by Dewey Moody According to WSU’s website, “the annual contest challenges students to seek new ways to support alternative energy by overcoming real-world obstacles.” Ballard High […]
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