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The Seattle Hearing Examiners Office will soon decide whether appeals to a proposed development on the hill below Ursula Judkins Viewpoint will move forward or be dismissed.
In May, the Magnolia Community Council and members of
Local groups awaiting word on Ursula Judkins Viewpoint appeals
the Last 6000, a Seattle environmental group focused on saving Seattle’s urban forest, each filed appeals to a Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections decision to permit OceanStar, LLC’s proposed development on the hillside below Ursula Judkins Viewpoint and above the Admiral’s House near Pier 91 and the Elliot Bay Marina.
According to city documents, the project entails construction of two, three-story single-family residences, a swimming pool and parking for 12 or 13 vehicles at 2500 W. Marina Place.
OceanStar attorneys filed motions to dismiss both appeals, to which both groups responded this month. OceanStar can submit a response to the group’s rebuttals
by Thursday, after which the city Hearing Examiners Office will decide whether the appeals will advance to a hearing beginning Aug. 19.
Ted Coulson, a retired attorney and Magnolia resident who lives near the city park and retired attorney, who is representing the
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By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
Beginning in July, the Queen Anne Food Bank at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Uptown will need help from volunteers after the Washington National Guard members volunteering at the facility will be sent elsewhere.
The National Guard members have been an asset to the food bank, 232 Warren Ave. N., making food pick ups and helping with the daily lunch program and Thursday food bank, especially during the COVID-19 shut downs.
Food bank manager Stephen Kreins said, however, that he has been told the National Guard members will be assigned elsewhere this summer, and by July 31, all will be gone. That does not leave Kreins much time to build up the food bank’s volunteer base.
“I’m going to have to hustle in the month of July to get people in here,” he said.
Among the most important duties for which the food bank will need volunteers is daily food pick up and unloading.
Kreins said National Guard members used their own van each
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day on food deliveries, but in future, volunteers will drive the food bank’s recently purchased 2019 GMC van. The food bank was able to purchase the van, which has 12,000 miles on it, after the receiving a grant managed by the city and funded with CARES Act money. The grant paid for 45 percent of the $33,000 price tag. The remainder of the money came from community donations, Kreins said.
Kreins said two volunteers with drivers licenses will be needed between 9 and 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday for “food rescue trips” at the local Safeway, Metropolitan Market and QFC.
“It’s relatively quick,” Kreins said. “It’s just that some of these boxes are pretty heavy, up to 40 pounds.”
Kreins said drivers would need to commit to at least one day a week.
The food bank will need additional volunteers, possibly four or five, for other daily operations, including prep work and door distribution for the weekday sack lunch program, as well as putting away and organizing food.
Another one or two volunteers might be needed on food bank days, Thursdays. People would ideally be able to live 40 pounds.
To offer volunteer services, email Kreins, steve@sacredheartseattle.org, or go to https://sacredheartseattle.org/qafb, for more information about the food bank and volunteering opportunities.
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Michele Ferguson gathers a bag filled with food at the Queen Anne Food Bank at Sacred Heart in Uptown at the food bank, Thursday. The food bank will need more volunteers like Ferguson to help out once the Washington National Guard members, who have been helping regularly, are sent elsewhere.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Uptown becoming dangerous to residents — more help is needed
Editor,
Dear Mayor Durkan and Seattle City Council, You know about the complex problems facing lower Queen Anne, Uptown, but perhaps not the way someone who has lived here for 20 years. You cannot experience these things driving through.
Before the pandemic, I would converse with homeless at the grocery store entrances or street corners, so that they might feel someone cares. I would purchase a requested meal, a pack of Ensure for a rail thin man, the sandwich another asked for. He couldn’t eat the apple, didn’t have teeth; how could I not have thought of that? I was cautious at night but didn’t worry by daylight.
Since the pandemic and massive increase of desperation, I fear contact might agitate. A friend who also lives here prohibited me from walking the three blocks to the store, past an encampment of tents that come and go.
Plenty of shoppers still, usually at least one person yelling guttural hatred, the air dangerous, frightening at times, but I felt I could handle it. It was insanity, abusive, yet just words.
Then my upstairs neighbor was assaulted, struck from behind on her way back from the market at 5:30 p.m. Head thrust against the brick wall, she fell to her feet, half gallon of milk weight on her back, sprained her ankle, miraculously not worse. She filed a report, helped by several officers over the phone. She was told that without photo ID, and as policing staff is down by 20 percent in the past two years, an arrest was unlikely.
One officer said to carry bear spray — he does. Two weeks later, I saw a long-handled switchblade on the ground right where she was struck.
Now I look ahead and behind; I cross the street when anyone’s appearance makes me question if they might be dangerous. I have a few times rushed back home to get away from someone screaming. The sidewalks are narrow.
her clothes from dumpsters. She invites them to her apartment in a subsidized building. She said come by if ever I need anything. She believes she has early stages of dementia, but I envy her fearlessness and miss mine.
Where is the woman with a skin disease who couldn’t stay in a shelter, who heard ghosts of the Duwamish whose land we stole, who invited me to share her tent? Where is the woman who wore a necklace of Christmas ornaments, grateful for a couple dollars and a Larabar? How many of the homeless are themselves victims of crimes and assaults? How many will die in fires as happened recently in Mount Baker?
My neighbor was happy with how the police treated her. She is white.
I asked a Black friend if he would he call upon the police? He paused, said no. I understand. He has been harassed just for the color of his skin. He does not want to defund the police.
I said what good are police if you can’t call? He wants reforms; he said I need bear spray. I have my water bottle and am not the bear spray-type.
I’m glad we don’t arrest people for being homeless and ship them out to be someone else’s problem like surrounding suburban towns. The people who assault and start fires are a minority, but it seems like they cannot be stopped.
I hope this letter conveys what it is like within these city blocks. I’m also sending this to a member of the Uptown Alliance.
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Walking by encampments, one may see red wine poured like a painting on the sidewalk. Evening brings flashes of rat tails.
My friend saw a man a half block walk away shoot his gun because of road rage. I saw a fire smoldering in a shopping cart. I heard of a fire in Pesos restaurant and that someone poured kerosene in the post office while customers were in line. The worst so far was a two-alarm fire at the abandoned nightclub near the Space Needle, which took almost 100 firefighters to extinguish.
I met a woman with a walker coming up my street who told me that the homeless are her friends. She is a former teacher but now grateful that they bring
My friend in next door Belltown could tell you her version of neighborhood horror those all across our city face.
Queen Anne —the police maps show — is in the deepest dark endangered blue. I know from your website that homelessness is a priority. More help is urgently needed.
Carrie Albert, Uptown
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A new dawn for LGBTQ+-welcoming Senior Living Communities
Pride month may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean our support for the LGBTQ+ community should too. When Bayview opened its doors in 1961, there were few communities where individuals could feel safe and comfortable expressing their authentic selves, especially those who did not fit in to society’s expectations of gender roles and sexual preferences. Tragically, it took the Stonewall riots and later the AIDS crisis to spark change for those who identified as LGBTQ+.
Although our nation has taken steps towards the path of equality, we continue to see lower percent-
ages of LGBTQ identification among older generations. According to Gallup’s 2020 poll, about 2 percent or less of Americans 56 and older identify as LGBTQ versus about 6 percent of the general U.S. population. Not surprisingly when I began my career at Bayview 20 years ago, we had no openly gay or lesbian residents. A few had come out to certain staff and residents privately, but there were others who never did. We welcomed same sex friends moving in
Seattle Center hosting Iranian festival this weekend
The Seattle Center is hosting a festival to celebrate Iranian music, food art and culture from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday via Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/ iacaseattle.
together; we didn’t ask and they didn’t tell.
Research has uncovered health disparities in older LGBTQ adults, some of which was attributed to fear of discrimination in accessing healthcare, lack of children for support as they age, lack of social outlets, and lack of access to housing and services. The risk of social isolation is greater in the older LGBTQ community, and we have all learned through COVID the negative impact that social isola-
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan launches the festival with a special greeting, followed by an interview with Seattle Center director Robert Nellams and Iranian American Community Alliance Chairwoman Mahta Ahmadnia. Shally Zomorodi (San Diego Fox 5 news anchor), IACA founder Ali Ghambari, festival poster designer Ghazaleh Vakili, Mona Kiani of Englisi Farsi, author Zeina Abdullah and others will also
tion has on health and wellbeing. Elders should not have to go back into the closet to receive equitable and quality services and support.
The good news is that the tide is turning. I believe Bayview offers a preview for what healthy aging among the LGBTQ community of elders can look like. We now have many residents who identify as LGBTQ, some single, some married, some couples. They are actively engaged in resident life, some are engaged in positions of leadership in our Resident Council, others are participating in as well as leading a variety of committees and programs.
While we are proud of our
speak. Festival music and art components include Seattle Persian School in song, Karoun Dance Ensemble, music by Payam Khast-Khodaei and a video of artwork by local Iranian-American artists. Iranian poet, song writer and pop singer Shahyar Ghanbari will be interviewed, along with the contemporary folk music ensemble Rastak Music Group, whose members will
welcoming and open community and excited for the changes we are seeing in the senior living landscape, challenges remain. We know we still have work to do to become truly inclusive and equitable across all fronts. Are we there yet? The answer is an evolving one - but no. Will we get there? Yes. No matter the challenges we face, we will always stand by our residents and staff and move forward headstrong to this worthy future. Happy Pride Month everyone and may you all stay safe, well, strong and true.
perform. Festival producers will round out the evening with two cooking demonstrations, by Omid Roustaei a.k.a. The Caspian Chef and culinary director for SeattleIsfahan Sister City Advocacy and a baking demonstration by Sepideh Zolfaghari of Joon Sweets. Go to www.seattlecenter. com/events/featured-events/festal/iranianfestival for more information.
— Nancy Weinbeck is the CEO of Bayview in Queen Anne.
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How do tiny seeds make huge trees?
If you’ve ever eaten a handful of trail mix, you’ve likely eaten quite a few seeds from trees. Some nuts, like cashews and almonds, are also seeds that can give us energy when we hike or play.
Seeds actually store up their own energy in the form of something called starch, which is kind of like the food a seed needs to survive. The seed will use this stored up energy to start growing into a tree.
My friend Soon Li Teh, a scientist at Washington State University who researches apple and pear trees, told me more about it.
When we water a seed, it triggers a process that allows the plant or tree to start germinating. Under the soil, the seed pops open and little roots and leaves start to develop.
It is completely dark under the soil, but once the seed sprouts up through the top of the soil, it can start to sense light.
That’s really important because at this point pretty much all the energy that was contained in that tiny seed has been used up in the growing process. But now that the tree has leaves, it will be able to use those leaves to absorb sunlight and help make a new kind of energy.
“Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide combine together to give the trees resources to build its own food system,” Teh said.
The trees can use those ingredients to make something called carbohydrates which they need to survive in the world. You also take in carbohydrates when you eat food. These important nutrients help power our bodies and help us grow.
For trees, this food system that makes carbohydrates helps the tree grow more leaves, fruit and a thicker trunk as well as grow taller.
At WSU, Teh and his team are asking big
questions about pear trees. They are curious about ways to grow trees that produce lots of delicious fruit for farmers to harvest and for us to eat.
It turns out that researchers and farmers don’t always need a seed to grow a tree. They can actually take a branch or twig from a tree, called a scion, and connect it to another tree’s healthy root system.
Grown by Confucius and Cleopatra, roses are one of the oldest flowers in the fossil record, and to look around Seattle today, our obsession with them is thriving.
There’s something of pure abundance in the way they share their luscious blooms. One look at an arbor dripping with roses or, better yet — a sniff of a really fragrant rose — is all it takes to send me to the nursery or plant catalog.
That longevity in the fossil record is no accident. Roses are propagated vegetatively, meaning from the stem of the plant, rather than a seed, which means if you are growing Rosa gallica, it’s a clone to its ancestor grown in Empress Josephine’s garden in Versailles. In addition, the plants themselves are tough as nails. They persist. Some roses can live for decades untended on abandoned homesteads.
I’ve been trying to eradicate a lifer in my front yard since we moved in 10 years ago. To me it was just unremarkable — a dark red, scentless tea rose, and not worth the babying I thought it would need in our moist climate. I prefer the loose character of shrub roses to the stiff v-shapes of hybrid tea roses. I think those look great in formal gardens, ideally with fluffy skirts of perennial geranium or astrantia. I’ve tried pulling, digging, cutting, and yet
she persists. I’ll probably keep digging, but I’ve grown to admire her grit.
On the other hand, looking at the blowsy, romantic, sensual forms of “old” roses, and the newer versions of these from English breeder David Austin, especially the special few with a fragrance that makes me weak in the knees, now we’re talking.
My mom introduced me to roses. She favored the tea roses popular at the time, but some, like “Mister Lincoln” had a scent of tea that piqued my appetite. Where was the scent that inspired lovers in Shakespeare, that financed the perfumeries of France?
I decided to make her an “old rose” garden at her mom’s home where we spent summers. As I’ve mentioned, I’m a history lover, so since these came with such stories and provenance, I was a goner almost before I started. Rosa alba, for example, is the white rose of the House of York from the British War of the Roses. When I first inhaled her sweet and heady perfume, I was hooked. Side note: I grew another version of R. alba, white with pale pink, just to tell people this: the English name is the chaste “Maiden’s Blush.” The French
Through this process, which is called grafting, a huge tree can start to grow from an individual branch. In fact, this is how farmers and researchers help grow a lot of the trees that produce apples and pears that end up in the supermarket. Whether a tree starts out as a seed or scion, remember how its ability to make and use energy is really important for growing up big and strong.
Perhaps you can keep an eye out for seeds in nature or even at the dinner table. Maybe you’ll spot the helicopter like seed pods of the maple tree, discover tiny seeds inside a pinecone or even find a few seeds in the food on your plate.
Sincerely, Dr. Universe
The ancient allure of roses
name, “Cuisse de Nymphe Emué,” translates to “thigh of an aroused nymph.”
Roses have a rep for being fragile divas who need an entourage to feed, fertilize and tend them constantly, and that can be true of the hybrid teas that you’re likely to see in Valentine’s Day bouquets. Modern rose hybrids offer the gift of repeat bloom, which most “old” and species roses don’t. Seattle rose buyers need to choose varieties with slick, shiny leaves that are more likely to shrug off fungal disease and humidity issues — or tough customers like Rugosa roses, which thrive in Magnuson Park, and Rosa glauca, which I would grow for the pewter foliage and persimmon hips alone. I’ve had great luck with the ones I’ve tried. Some are a little too successful.
Those David Austin roses I mentioned? They are hybrids offering heirloom shape and scents on resilient garden-worthy shrubs and climbers. My “Graham Austin” loved my front hillside so much I gave it to my friend.
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Rose ‘Cinco de Mayo’ offers unusual color and an abundance of blooms.
Queen Anne, Magnolia library branches, seven others plus central library reopening this week
The Queen Anne and Magnolia branches of Seattle Public Library, as well as Columbia, Delridge, Greenwood, High Point, International District/Chinatown, South Park and University branches all join the Library’s growing list of reopened locations.
Patrons can browse books, pick up available holds, use computers or Wi-Fi, speak to Library staff, charge devices and more at these locations as of Monday. Meeting rooms, study rooms and in-person programs are not yet available at these locations.
At the Central Library, Levels 1, 3 and 5 will be publicly accessible and will include access to the Children’s Area, Adult Fiction and World Languages, as well as computers, Wi-Fi, self-checkout, reference assistance, Library card sign-ups, device charging, courtesy phones, the FriendShop, restroom access and more. Other levels of the Central Library are not yet available to the public, but will reopen in coming weeks.
The Library is making other changes: Reopened locations will no longer close for a one-hour midday cleaning break, as routine cleaning will occur during open hours. This will allow for uninterrupted service throughout the day and more open hours. All open libraries will continue to operate under Gov. Jay Inslee’s currently mandated Phase 3 guidance for Washington state libraries until at least June 30. Physical distancing and mask requirements remain in
VIEWPOINT, FROM PAGE 1
Magnolia Community Council until a land-use attorney can be hired, said he and his wife visit Ursula Judkins Viewpoint frequently. He and other Magnolia residents initially raised concern about the development and its impact on Magnolia’s view of the city.
To provide sight barriers for the residences from the park above, the developer intends to plant Pacific serviceberries above the houses. Those grow to about 20 to 30 feet, and residents fear they could eventually block people’s views of the city at Ursula Judkins Viewpoint.
“The view is very important to the public and if we don’t pay attention, we’re going to lose it,” Coulson said.
Among the arguments to dismiss the appeals, however, OceanStar attorneys state that Ursula Judkins Viewpoint, which is listed as a city park, is not designated as a protected public view and that “there is no right to a view here” under City Code.
“We don’t think there is much merit in [OceanStar’s appeal], but we think it certainly shows the colors of where they are at,” Coulson said.
The Last 6000 members’ concerns for the development stemmed from the intended removal of 25 trees, some of them
place until further notice.
With this latest expansion, 17 of 27 Seattle libraries are reopened in advance of the governor’s anticipated statewide reopening on July 1. In addition to providing In-Building Services at these 17 reopened libraries, The Seattle Public Library will continue to provide Curbside Services at the Northeast, Northgate and West Seattle branches; material return service at the Green Lake Branch; and returns service and public restroom access at the Capitol Hill Branch until these libraries are able to reopen. Five libraries — the Fremont, Madrona-Sally Goldmark, Montlake, New Holly and Wallingford branches — have not been able to provide services during the pandemic due to either staffing constraints or spatial limitations that cannot accommodate physical distancing. Several more libraries are expected to reopen the week of July 5.
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“It’s
a community
treasure, and it’s not being protected. In fact, it’s being destroyed, and that’s what this is all about, in essence.”
— Ted Coulson Retired attorney and Magnolia resident
designated “exceptional,” with diameters of at least 30 inches, although their appeal was tailored to whether the project met city code, specifically whether OceanStar could build two structures on the property, member Diana Gardiner said.
Should the Hearing Examiner agree to dismiss the appeals, Gardiner said The Last 6000 could appeal again under the SEPA review, which looks at how a proposed development can affect the environment.
Coulson said, however, he is hopeful the Hearing Examiner will allow the matter to go to the appeal hearing, especially considering the MCC appeal lists ways to protect the view, including regrading and raising the park so the view remains visible.
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“This is about finding solutions, and I’m hopeful we can,” he said. Coulson, however, admits to improve MCC’s likelihood for a successful outcome, MCC needs to hire a land-use attorney who specializes in these types of cases. To that end, the Magnolia Community Council has begun collecting money for attorney’s fees. Members of the Magnolia Community Council will also be at this Saturday’s Magnolia Farmer’s Market on McGraw in Magnolia Village from 9:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. to talk about their efforts and raise additional funds for attorney fees to save the view at the park.
“It’s a community treasure, and it’s not being protected,” Coulson said. “In fact, it’s being destroyed, and that’s what this is all about, in essence.”
People can read all the city’s documents on the project submitted to the City Hearing Examiner’s website, including the appeal arguments and rebuttals made, at https://web6.seattle.gov/Examiner/case/MUP-21-017 and https:// web6.seattle.gov/Examiner/case/ MUP-21-016. To donate to the MCC’s attorney fee fundraiser, go to https://www.facebook.com/ MCCSEA/.
The Last 6000 will host its final demonstration to raise awareness about the development at noon Friday at Ursula Judkins Viewpoint in Magnolia.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING
In re the Estate of PATRICIA A. ORCHARD, Deceased. No. 21-403920-4 SEA PROBATE NOTICE
TO CREDITORS (11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative (PR) of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the PR or the PR’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION June 16, 2021 SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC By: Karin S. Treadwell, WSBA #27630 Attorneys for PR 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 Garnet Orchard Personal Representative c/o Sayre Law Offices, PLLC 1417 31st Ave South Seattle WA 98144-3909 (206) 625-0092 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING
In the Matter of the Estate of Clara Staunton Deceased. No. 21-403086-0 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: June 9, 2021 Personal Representative: Laura Mueser Address for Mailing or Service: 6211 4th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News June 9, 16 & 23, 2021
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING
In the Matter of the Estate of: IRMINA CROSE Deceased. No. 21-403598-5 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as the Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by (a) serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and (b) filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: June 2, 2021. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: June 9, 2021. Personal Representative: Christina Wright 413 Red Tail Ln Hamilton, MT 59840 Attorney for the Personal Representative: Jacob H. Menashe Address for Mailing or Service: Jacob H. Menashe Hickman Menashe, P.S. 4211 Al-
derwood Mall Blvd., Ste 204 Lynnwood, WA 98036 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News June 9, 16 & 23, 2021
Superior Court of Washington, County of King In re: Petitioner/s (person/s who started this case): Joel S. Verd And Respondent/s (other party/parties): Naomi S. Verd No. 21-3-02415-7 SEA Summons Served by Publication (SMPB) Summons Served by Publication To (other party’s name/s): Naomi S. Verd I have started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is: Verd vs Verd You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is published: June 9, 2021. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: -No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and -The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment). Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons. Those documents explain what the other party is asking for. 2. Fill out a Response on this form (check the Response that matches the Petition): [X] FL Divorce 211, Response to Petition about a Marriage. You can get the Response form and other forms you may need at: -The Washington State Courts’ website: www. courts.wa.gov/forms -Washington LawHelp: www.washingtonlawhelp.org, or -The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law
library (for a fee). 3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties. You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5. 4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Superior Court Clerk, King County 516 3rd Ave, Rm. E609 Seattle WA 98104 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one. Person filing this Summons or his/her lawyer fills out below: Signature Joel S. Verd 06/02/2021 I agree to accept legal papers for this case at (check one): [X] the following address (this does not have to be your home address): 240 S Cheney Spangle Road Cheney WA 99004 (If this address changes before the case ends, you must notify all parties and the court in writing. You may use the Notice of Address Change form (FL All Family 120). You must also update your Confidential Information Form (FL All Family 001) if this case involves parentage or child support.) Note: You and the other party/ies may agree to accept legal papers by email under Superior Court Civil Rule 5 and local court rules. This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the state of Washington. Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News June 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7 & 14, 2021
Northwest Trek makes wildlife experience virtual
By Eric Goodell
Contributing Writer
Educating children in an entertaining way from a distance during COVID-19 was a difficult challenge, and wildlife organizations like Northwest Trek had to get creative in order to do that.
To meet that challenge, Northwest Trek’s Education Curator Jessica Moore restructured and expanded the wildlife park’s programming to bring the wildlife sanctuary into people’s homes.
With her team of “Treksperts,” Moore developed virtual programming to reach a young audience when they couldn’t meet in person.
“I wanted to find a way to reach them and teach at the same time,” Moore said. “I have a small studio with backgrounds and props for helping with education and offering a more hands-on scientific experience. I can show them the animals first hand, then go into further detail about their habitat, biology, or ecosystem and eating habits.”
Having the option of using a close-up camera can make the experience more personal, Moore said.
“If I’m doing a program about raptors, they get a chance to in-
teract and see the animal up close with all the details they wouldn’t normally get to see,” she said.
Moore said the programs are fun and educational for the children, adding that seeing powerful talons or beaks of large birds of prey up close provide more detail, “and it’s all custom and done live.”
With 12 programs, highlighting mammals to their habitats, just about everything in Northwest Trek is covered. Moore took it one step further, however, to offer catered programming for viewers.
“I do private parties or groups, classrooms. I even had a special birthday program for a girl whose parents had given it as a gift,” she said.
Moore works with everything at her disposal through activities and interaction to bring the experience to the next level. Children can also ask the host a question on the spot, through the computer. This kind of interaction has captured the attention and imagination of all the children given the chance to participate, Moore said.
“They love it,” she said with a grin.
The new age that is virtual programming may still be in its infancy, but Moore has developed programs designed to appeal
To reach and educate children during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park restructured its programming to bring the wildlife sanctuary into people’s homes virtually.
across a broad spectrum of people.
“Our videos give an up-close and scientific look available for classrooms, earning scout badges, or you can have a Trekspert assign a unique program catered to you,” Moore said.
The virtual program streams are available at https://www.nwtrek.
org/visit/field-trips/nature-athome/wildlife-academy/. People can choose a group option or select an individual program to book. All wildlife academies are taught by professional Northwest Trek naturalists for children kindergarten through eighth grade. “Online Wildlife Academy of-
fers parents, educators and group leaders an easy way to connect kids with native Northwest wildlife,” Moore said.
For more information about Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, go to www.nwtrek.org.
Photo by Eric Goodell
Community members invited to help clean up Northeast Queen Anne Green Belt
We Heart Seattle is inviting community members to help clean up the Northeast Queen Anne Green Belt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
That section of the green belt has long been considered hazardous by residents because of its litter, needles, trash and abandoned homeless camp.
Saturday’s clean-up is expected to result in the removal of thousands of pounds of trash.
The clean-up will not involve activity near any current encampments.
Saturday’s event is not for the faint of heart, according to organizers, nor is it family friendly.
To reach the Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt, walk or take the bus down Aurora Avenue North and enter the greenbelt on the west side of the road.
People can park and access the greenbelt at Taylor Place North or from the Trolly Hill Park.
Go to https://www.facebook. com/events/191942846055699? for more event details.
The Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt has long been considered a disaster zone, littered with needles, trash and abandoned homeless camps. A serious clean-up of the site is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
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I probably ought to do the same with my climbing rose, but I can’t bring myself to do it. It was an impulse buy at the Arboretum’s spring plant sale. It looked so cute in its 4-inch pot. I recognized the name from garden writers I have loved, so I snapped it up. Googling, upon reaching home, I found “Lady Banks’ rose: the world’s largest rose.” The recordholding rose is in Tombstone, Arizona. The trunk spans 12 feet. The plant covers 9,000 square feet. Did I plant it? Yup. Do we need to prune it two to three times a year as it reaches across the driveway for the house? Yup.
But I love it. Despite having no fragrance, it blooms extravagantly and super early, even before allium. Lady Banks smothers my arbor with tiny butter-yellow blooms. It is nearly thornless, and the canes are pliable, so pruning is
Celebrating a good girl
Moore, husband to Aegis Living
feeds their dog, goldendoodle-mix and
a treat at a celebration and book release last week to honor Elle and a book written about her, ‘Elle’s Grand Day on Galer,’ in front of the assisted living facility, 223 W. Galer St., Queen Anne. At the event, Elle greeted her adoring fans, who listened to live music and received copies of book, dog treats, cupcakes from Trophy Cupcakes and signature
Seattle Public Schools offering summer options for students
A variety of options for students in all grades are available during Seattle Public Schools Summer of Learning summer school program, July 6-30.
The program includes inperson and remote learning options. All in-person instruction will follow current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
In-person programs are focused on those students who have been recommended by their
much less of a cursing matter than most.
My friend who adopted “Graham Thomas” already has a Lady Banks, and is doing a cool thing — she has it on a doorway trellis and prunes it to those edges, making it looking like a slice of roses. It is abundant and neat at the same time. What a concept!
Another winner is a so-called “groundcover rose.” Flower Carpet “Amber” is flourishing despite being drawing the “short straw” location of my south-facing parking strip, which, in full disclosure, is mulched but rarely watered. It’s about 3 feet tall and wide. The buds are cherry red, and the flowers open to buff and apricot. Again, no fragrance, but it asks little from me in terms of care and blooms a very long time. I pruned and fertilized this spring and it has exploded in thanks. The leaves go all the way to the ground and look good about 80 percent of the
year. Nearby lime heuchera and dark purple sedum, which retain their leaves in the winter, keep the color going.
Then there’s the one I bought purely for love last year — a floribunda (meaning blooming in clusters) type named “Cinco de Mayo.”
It is an almost unnatural color — the breeder calls it a blend of “rust-red and lavender-smoke” — packaged in a ruffled, loosely double-petaled flower. It’s in the same parking strip, and I’ve driven over it already.
Despite being bisected this spring, it’s rebounded with blooms by May 21.
If you are looking for inspiration to add to your garden, Heirloom Roses nursery has compiled recommendations for the Pacific Northwest from local experts: https://www.heirloomroses.com/ info/care/roses/best-roses-forthe-pacific-northwest/.
teacher for Summer of Learning. All middle school students will have access to self-paced, on-demand Summer of Learning lessons in English language arts, math, and social emotional learning. The 5-6 grade Bridge Program is designed to support students’ transition from elementary to middle school and will be offered remotely through Schoology.
Summer Skills Center: Space
will be prioritized for 11th and 12th grade students who need these credits to stay on track to graduate. Other summer learning opportunities include world languages (for students referred by a teacher) and community partner programming.
For more information, please see the SPS website at https:// www.seattleschools.org/district/ calendars/news/what_s_new/ summer_learning.
Photo by Erica Grivas
Grown from a 3-inch tall cutting, this ‘Lady Banks’ rose puts on a show every May.
ROSES,
Photo by Jessica Keller
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Queen Anne Galer General Manager Kaylan Moore,
Queen Anne Galer Community Barketing Officer Elle,
