EVENTS and NEWS Work Party Mission Creek Nature Park – Fir Street entrance Saturday, May 14th 9am to 12pm Please join neighbors and park stewards in tackling several needed projects in this beautiful NE neighborhood park. We will be spreading wood chips on the North Loop trail and regrading an overused area for replanting with native vegetation. We’ll be staging our work from the northern park entrance on Fir Street. Bring gloves and wear sturdy shoes. Tools, wheelbarrows, and light refreshments provided. For more information, contact Tom Badger (badgert@earthlink.net). Thank you for bringing joy to the Joy Avenue Pathway & Garden A big round of applause, bravos, and thank yous for everyone who came out last Saturday, March 19 to clear debris, lay down cardboard and chips (we put down two full truck loads of chips!) and bust blackberries, grass, and other weeds. We had more than 25 volunteers join us including a very hard-working group of boys from the Touchstone Group Home. To learn more check out our pathway web page. There you'll find our Garden of Eatin' Plant List which includes detailed descriptions and photos of the more than 250 edible plants you'll find along the trail. Nextdoor is the private social network for you, your neighbors and your community. It's the easiest way for you and your neighbors to talk online and make all of your lives better in the real world. And it's free. Thousands of neighborhoods are already using Nextdoor to build happier, safer places to call home. People are using Nextdoor to: Quickly get the word out about a break-in Organize a Neighborhood Watch Group Track down a trustworthy babysitter Find out who does the best paint job in town Ask for help keeping an eye out for a lost dog Find a new home for an outgrown bike Finally call that nice man down the street by his first name Nextdoor’s mission is to use the power of technology to build stronger and safer neighborhoods. Taken from www.nextdoor.com Welcome Mural project... San Francisco and Puget streets. Below is a collage with photos representative of the wall's recent condition, starting from lots of tags in the upper left to the finishing touches made by artist Carrie Ziegler, in the bottom right corner. A great big thank you to ALL who participated. Together we make this a vibrant and caring community.  ThurstonTalk.com thinks we're "Ultra Cool"! NOTEWORTHY Want to Stop Receiving Ad Flyers in Your Front Yard? Those rolled and wrapped flyers that appear in your front yard or driveway can be stopped. The Olympian distributes the "Extra" paper to non-subscribers of The Olympian. The best and quickest way to get the paper stopped is for the homeowner call customer service and request a stop. 1-800-905-0296. The paper carriers should then be directed by circulation managers to stop delivering these papers. New Olympia Walking Paths website A local Olympian neighbor has set up a fabulous website detailing interesting walks and simple hikes in our area. This link will take you to one of his most recent entries--our very own most wonderful Mission Creek Nature Park: http://walkolympia.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/mission-creek-nature-park/ Have you heard of StreetBank? It’s all about lending, giving away and skill sharing...in your own neighborhood. It's a website that allows you to see all that your neighbors are giving away or lending. It's a kind of giant attic, garden shed, toolkit, library or DVD collection for you and anyone living within 1000 yards of your home. And it's all free. How it works Here's an example: Daniel needs a tall ladder to fix his gutters. He joins streetbank by entering his zipcode and offering to share some thing or skill and finds that Marie has put her ladder up to lend. Now his gutters are clean and he knows someone new in his neighborhood! Learn all about this UK-based* & inspired website: streetbank.com *it's LOCAL -- really. Check it out. View Jim Diers' Inspirational Presentation Online NENA BOUNDARIES |
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