The annual tradition to kick off the season will be this Saturday with 550 plus Little Leaguers marching into the village around 10:30 AM. Players should be in full uniform without cleats, and of course, bring your team banner to show the love for all of our great sponsors. The Mariner Moose will be on hand this year! Following the parade, MLL will hold a MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Competition. In the last 2 years, MLL players have advanced to the Safeco Field Regional with a chance to win a trip to the MLB All Star Game. They are looking forward to making that 3 years this year!
Magnolia writers, researchers, sources, peer editors, and old photos wanted! We are looking for your help, ideas and suggestions. We already have begun to build our team who will tackle the history of the The Army Reserve, the Magnolia Garden Clubs, the building of Blaine and the Magnolia Community Center and more. We have memoir writers from all parts of Magnolia neighborhood: Perkins Lane, the Valley, to 28th Avenue West. If you would like to participate or contribute contact: Monica Wooton 206-284-2430 or wootons@comcast.net.
Seattle Pacific University’s Theatre Department will present Love’s Labour’s Lost April 19-21 and April 26-28 in the McKinley Hall Theatre. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m., with the exception of one matinee performance Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m.
Under the direction of local guest director Carol Roscoe, Love’s Labour’s Lost is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, following the story of four best friends who swear off love, and vow to abstain from earthy pleasures for three years. They plan to devote all their time to academics, but their plans get foiled when a princess arrives to negotiate an old treaty. It is love at first sight – for some of them. Sparkling banter, outrageous disguises, singing and dancing follow as love labors to overcome high-minded resolve.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors (age 60 and over) and students (age 25 and under) with a valid I.D. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, online at the theatre box office or by calling 206-281-2959.
The theatre is wheelchair accessible. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Support Services office in advance of the event at 206-281-2272, TTY 206-281-2224, or dss@spu.edu.
Free parking for this event will be available in the Dravus parking lot.
Saturday or Sunday, March 10 or 11 someone fired a crossbow arrow thru our fence from the alley side. The steel tipped arrow went thru a cedar fence board and then thru a heavy gauge copper art piece. We called the police and filed a report #18-89005. My concerns are for the safety of humans and pets. Anybody wandering around with a crossbow is looking for a target. Here I think its our dog. Whats next?? This was not the first time….two previous arrows have been found inside our yard in the past 6-8 months. We are located just up the hill west of Fatima.
A walkout is planned this morning in many Seattle schools,including Catharine Blaine and Lawton, to protest Congress’ reaction to gun violence in schools, exactly one month after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Students from thousands of schools across the country will leave their classes at 10am, and remain out for 17 minutes, one minute to honor each student killed during the shooting.
The walkouts are organized by students.
This map shows which schools are participating in the Seattle area. On March 24, all are invited to participate in March For Our Lives, which begins at Cal Anderson Park at 10 am. and ends at Key Arena.
We see their work every day, a whoosh of color as we drive by on the way to our urgent destinations (special recognition to the speed demons flying down Viewmont Way). The delightful flowers and trees that sprout and mature on an unheralded traffic separator don’t appear by DOT magic. No, it takes dedicated volunteers. In this case, the members of the Carleton Park Garden Club donate labor, tools, and materials – with no help from the city – to keep the median at 34th Avenue West and McGraw blooming.
Sarah O’Neill, Magnolia homeowner and mom, is a landscape architect by trade. She and members of the garden club set aside several dates during the growing season to tend the soil and lend a hand.
“The club maintains the median, and also the Gateway south of the baseball field,” O’Neill explains.
You know the Gateway if you recall seeing the tall orange stanchions which artistically adorn the area adjacent to home plate.
“We meet about once a month and do a volunteer effort with the group. The median is between the veterinary clinic and Magnolia’s Restaurant and Lounge,” O’Neill says. “We add mulch, pick up trash, and generally clean up.”
From an historic standpoint, the Carleton Park Garden Club has been together since 1940, and perhaps even longer.
“We love these projects,” says O’Neill. “We enjoy getting out. A lot of us walk by these almost daily. We’re proud of our space.”
Prior to the Garden Club’s participation in median maintenance, another Magnolia resident, Jenny Carlson had the vision. It was her leadership and volunteer effort that planted the initial greenery in the space. She and friends took care of it for years. Subsequently, Carlson has retired and moved away, according to O’Neill.
Look for the next round of median work April 21, 10 a.m-12 noon. Mark your calendar and help out.
When asked if people ever express anything while they are working O’Neill says, “Sometimes we get a, ‘Hey, thanks.’”
A special tip of the hat goes out to general manager Tom Powell (corrected) of Key Bank, which is situated kittycorner to the median. He and his team will dig the dirt along with the work detail April 21, and he will ask business associates in the Village to donate needed materials.
“Call it a collaborative effort. We’re in partnership with the Garden Club that will provide horticulture expertise while we do what we can,” says Powell. “Key Bank has always encouraged us.”
Thanks to all who add a little color to our world.
