Roxhill Rox!

Per the Westwood Neighborhood Council:

Original link: http://groups.google.com/group/WestwoodNeighborhood/browse_thread/thread/01e22954334997fa#

Chip Nevins of the Seattle Parks Department will be coming to speak to our neighborhood in regards to Parks and Green Spaces Levy that was passed in 2008. 

"In 2008 the citizens of Seattle passed a Parks and Green Spaces Levy that is providing ~ $146M for a variety of Park projects throughout the City.  The projects range from acquisition of new park land in underserved neighborhoods to the renovation of existing parks to the restoration of our urban forests.  One aspect of the Levy is the acquisition of neighborhood parks within 20 underserved areas as identified in the Levy. The Westwood Urban Village is one of the areas named in the Levy. Parks is interested in working with the community to learn where park investments can have the greatest impact." 

We will have an initial meeting at the Southwest Community Center2801 Southwest Thistle StreetApril 30th at 1pm The meeting will not only be to hear about the Levy, but to identify your preferences for a park in the "Urban Village" area of the Westwood and Highland Park Neighborhoods. I have attached a map of this area. Feel free to come and identify your concerns about the neighborhood and what other improvements we can work together on. There is a celebration at another new park - Myrtle Reservoir Park - happening that morning to inspire you to what the Westwood Park can be. Please see the picture.

~TWJ

I am so excited that Locol will be opening any day now, and I hope to see you there! There is another fantastic place to stop in for a bite to eat. Have you checked out Cafe Osita? It's the shop just up from Webster on 35th, next to the laundromat. They had a rough start last year, but now they have a new owner and MUCH better coffee. They're serving from a local roaster called Seven and it is great stuff. Drop by and say hi to Andrea. She is a great neighbor!

Jen

Open House at the new Fire Station tomorrow (Saturday the 4th) from 11am to 1pm. Here's the blurb from their main site:

The Seattle Fire Department & Firefighters Union Local 27 invite the community to join them for a Dedication and Open House of the new Fire Station 37 on Saturday, December 4th, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Take tours of the new fire station, view the fire engine, meet your local firefighters and learn about fire safety in multiple languages. Children’s activities will be planned throughout the day, as well as chances to win life-saving door prizes. Refreshments provided by Local 27.

Check out the page here.

~TWJ

From the Westwood Neighborhood Council:

Information Contact: 

The annual West Seattle Community 
Pancake Breakfast will be carrying on a tradition that is looked forward to by a 
growing number of adults and kids. It seems they look forward to renewing 
long-standing friendships and making new ones. For the 64rd year, the 
event will be sponsored by Kiwanis. At the club’s weekly booth at the 
Junction Farmers market, members are being asked, “When’s the Pancake 
Breakfast?’

For the 
record, it’s always the first Saturday morning of December – this year, it’s 
December 4. “As usual, we’ll be at the Alki Masonic Building, 4736 
40th Ave. S.W. “Breakfast will be ready at 7 a.m. and we’re 
closing at 11 a.m.,” Dr. Steve Leifheit, breakfast chair 
announced.

Loyal 
patrons claim, “THE CAKES ARE GREAT! “They ought to be,” chimed West 
Niver, president of the sponsoring West Seattle Kiwanis Club; “we’ve been making 
them for over 63 years. The recipe is so treasured, Sig Staaksted, who 
traditionally mixes the batter, keeps the recipe in his 
billfold.”
.
Kiwanis is a 
“hands-on” service organization. “However,” declared Niver, “it still 
takes some financial resources to support helping young kids, teens and adults 
who are facing stiff challenges these days. Our time-honored assistance to 
schools and youth organizations requires funding, as well. “By supporting 
this event, generous folks help us meet those needs,” Niver 
concluded.

Tthe 
breakfast also will provide an opportunity for patrons to donate new, unwrapped 
“Toys for Tots.” Marine reservists will be on hand to accept the 
toys.

Children to 
12, accompanied by an adult, will be offered a free photo with 
Santa.

Adult 
donations are $5 each ($6 at the door) and kids, to 12, $3. Mail 
orders may be sent to PO Box 16128, Seattle, WA 98116. Phone inquiries 
will be received at 206-938-8032.

Yep snow in November! Nothing like a little Winter Wonderland for Thanksgiving.

Have fun out there and be careful!