School district stops ‘kidmail’
The Northshore School District has announced that it will discontinue the practice of distributing elementary-school fliers by sending them home with students — a practice that was known as “kidmail.”
The district will post community activities on its Web site (www.nsd.org) instead. Guidelines for flier approval will remain the same.
The new system is expected to save 158 tons of paper each year, or about 2,700 trees, according to the district. Northshore distributed 1.5 million pieces of paper through “kidmail” last year.
Country Village hosts autumn
harvest festival
The Country Village Harvest Festival will return from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 11 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12. Attendees can participate in pumpkin-painting and scarecrow-making contests. The scarecrow event is free for contestants who leave their product at Country Village, and $15 for those who take them home.
The contest winner will receive a $100 gift certificate good at any store or restaurant at the shopping center.
The Valentines Performing Pigs, which have appeared on both “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” will provide entertainment beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 11.
Pony rides and train rides will also be available for a fee.
Country Village is located at 23732 Bothell-Everett Highway in Bothell. Visit www.countryvillagebothell.com or call (425) 483-2250 for additional information.
Third Place welcomes Clifford
Clifford The Big Red Dog will make an appearance at the Lake Forest Towne Centre’s Third Place Commons (17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park) during a children’s reading event from 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 13. Group Health pediatrician Fred Kassab will also be there to talk about the impact of reading on brain development. Author Julie Larios will be at the event, as well, to read from her book “Imaginary Menagerie: A Book of Curious Creatures,” and illustrator Julie Paschkis will be sharing her creative process.
Contact (206) 326-2800 or e-mail resource.l@ghc.org for additional information and reservations.
4Culture seeking site-specific art before deadline
The deadline for submitting applications for the 4Culture site-specific/2009 King County Performance Network is Sept. 15. The program is intended to take contemporary art out of the theater, integrating it into the daily life, work and play of audiences throughout King County through site-specific performances and installations. Visit www.sitespecificarts.org for more information.
Disaster-prep classes coming to local church
A disaster-preparedness class for small businesses will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 24 at Evergreen Community Church, which is located at 3429 240th St. S.E. in Bothell.
The event will include speakers, video presentations, table talks and exercises. To register, contact chuck@tricordservices.com.
The city of Bothell Fire and EMS has recommended that all small businesses have a plan for potential disaster.
Foss recognizes
senior resident from Bothell
Foss Home and Village will honor Bothell resident Robert Smith at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 during a ceremony at the Bitterlake Community Center, which is located at 13035 Linden Ave. N. in Seattle.
The event honors outstanding individuals between the ages of 75 and 92, and is intended to compliment Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels’ Senior Appreciation Week, which takes place from Oct. 12-18.
