· Monday, 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. (1 volunteer opening)
· Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. (3 volunteer openings)
· Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. (3 volunteer openings)

We also are seeking two volunteers who can be scheduled as floaters (to assist students when weekly Homework Helpers are unavailable).

If you know of work colleagues, friends or neighbors who may have an interest in providing Homework Help at the Rainier Beach Branch,

could you please share the attached Homework Helper volunteer service description and ask interested individuals to contact me at anne.vedella@spl.org by next Thursday, Feb. 14?

Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks!

Kind regards,
Anne

Anne Vedella, Volunteer Services Coordinator
The Seattle Public Library
Tel: 206-386-4614 | Fax: 206-386-4129

The Seattle Public Library brings people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and build community.

Learn more about our volunteer opportunities.

Danna K. Johnston

Since Northwest SEED launched Solarize Washington in 2010, the program has had a demonstrable impact on our state’s solar industry:
· 136 solar installations achieved to date by Solarize participants
· 602 kilowatts of new solar capacity installed to date by Solarize participants
· More than 1,000 people educated through public workshops on solar power
· 100% increase in Seattle’s 2011 and 2012 annual solar installation rate
· $3.7 million invested in our local solar economy
· 14 permanent green jobs created

Northwest SEED’s Call for Partners to select the next Solarize neighborhood is now available online at www.solarizewa.org. Northwest SEED is seeking applications from neighborhood groups interested in serving as the community partner in a Solarize campaign. The Call for Partners asks groups to demonstrate the demand for Solarize in their neighborhood. Neighborhoods must be located within Seattle City Light’s service territory. As community partners, selected neighborhoods will receive assistance from Northwest SEED to competitively select a solar installer, conduct neighborhood outreach and education, implement a series of free workshops, and facilitate the installation of solar PV systems.

Why Solarize now? Prices are lower than ever, and solar is gaining serious traction in Seattle and surrounding areas. Also of importance – the sales tax exemption that currently applies to solar installations is set to expire June 30, 2013 – which means we have less than one year to ensure that solar-interested people like yourself have all the information they need to access that incentive before it disappears. Participants will also benefit from a 30% federal income tax credit, a state production incentive, and utility net metering – plus the Solarize discount!

How to proceed…
· As an individual homeowner interested in Solarize: Contact a sustainability group or community group in your neighborhood and show your support—encourage them to apply to be a community partner! Your support will help strengthen your neighborhood’s community partnership application. If you are unsure who to contact in your neighborhood, a list of organizations who have received the Call for Partners is attached to this email.
· As a community group interested in being a community partner: Share this opportunity with your membership to assess interest in your community. Submit an Intent to Apply form by Wednesday October 17, and Northwest SEED will connect you to other groups in your area interested in participating. Full applications are due Wednesday October 24.

Questions? Submit your questions to alex@nwseed.org by Wednesday October 17. Northwest SEED will post answers in FAQ format on the Solarize Washington website (www.solarizewa.org) by Friday October 19th.

We look forward to working with you!

–
Alexandra Sawyer
Project Coordinator
Northwest SEED
T: (206) 457-5403
F: (206) 770-6570
www.nwseed.org | www.solarizewa.org

July 2012

Past is Present
Rainier Valley Historical Society E-News
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Back in stock…

We were surprised and pleased to come across another batch of Rainier Vally Food
Stories cookbooks during spring cleaning! This “Culinary History of the Rainier
Valley” is back on our shelves and available for purchase for $14.99 plus tax and
shipping. Come in and get yours, or order via PayPal
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Explore the back alleys of Columbia City

Our second walking tour of the summer was offered on Sunday, July 1, at 11:00 a.m.
We’ll sneak down the alleyways and talk about how they were used in days gone by
and how they might be used again.

Cost: $5.00 per person; free to RVHS members. Meet at our office, 3710 S. Ferdinand
Street. No reservation necessary.

Our last summer tour will be August 5 — Shifting Ground: the Landscape History
of Columbia City. For more information, contact us at

rvhsoffice@aol.com [mailto:rvhsoffice@aol.com] or 206.723.1663.
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Picturing Garlic Gulch

University of Washington graduate student, Nellie Roe, explored Garlic Gulch in
1915 for material for her thesis “The Italian Immigrant in Seattle.” Some of her
conclusions strike us today as decidedly subjective, if not downright condescending.
For example:

“Those from southern Italy are as sunny in disposition as the climate from which
they come, and never look into the future, tho their brothers from the North are
more provident. They are like children in their simplicity, and in their trusting
always to luck and living ever in the present.”

“Perched high against the hill overlooking Rainier Valley, we find Italian cottages
with every inch of available space around them planted in early vegetables.” Nellie
Roe, Courtesy of Univ. of Wash. Special Collections.

Still, Ms. Roe illustrated her opus with charming line drawings of the community,
presumably her own.

SouthendSeattle.com is featuring a series of our illustrated articles on Garlic
Gulch, beginning with this introduction
Watch this community website for upcoming articles showcasing our collection building
project, or see our own website
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FOOTNOTES…..

* We have posters! Free posters, brought to us by the City of Seattle’s Southeast
Seattle Community History Project, are now available in our office, as well as at
the city neighborhood service center at 3815 S. Othello Street. These colorful posters
feature many historical images and come in several languages. Collect all six!
* Get yours! Our book, Rainier Valley from Arcadia Publishing, is available for
sale in our office and through PayPal
* Our window exhibit, “Hillman City: The Place Where They Do Things!” continues
through the end of July.

RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

P O Box 18143

Seattle, WA 98118

206.723.1663 rvhsoffice@aol.com [mailto:rvhsoffice@aol.com]

Eleanor Boba, Executive Director

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Emergency – 911                                           (Area code for all City #’s – 206)

Non-Emergency –625-5011, press 2 (will provide case #, refer you to online  reporting or determine if an officer needs to be dispatched.  Also for reporting parking concerns

Clue Line –800-222-8477 – can report anonymously

Report Trespassing (SPD) – 386-1850

South Precinct –386-1850

Community Police Team– 386-9184

Crime Prevention Coordinator – 386-9766

Detective Unit –386-1855

Narcotics – 684-5797

Nuisance Properties –386-1393 – Sgt. Ann Martin will assist w/nuisance

            properties; all neighbors should start and maintain a log of issues

DOC Work Assistance 726-6719 – Cleaning of illegal dumping, removal of shopping carts left off store
grounds and other clean-up issues

Abandoned vehicles on public property – 684-8763

Abandoned vehicles on private property – 684-7899

Animal Control –386-7387

Code Violations –615-0808 – Junk stored on private property; illegal business operation in residential zone;unauthorized use of building/property

Court cases of criminal suspects – 296-9000, Bridgette Maryman, K.C. Prosecutor

Graffiti Hotline –684-7587, press 2

Illegal dumping on public property – 684-7587, press 1

Park complaints –684-4837

Power or water outage– 684-3000, press 1

Public nuisance noise– 625-5011

Street repair or potholes – 386-1218

Streetlight outage  – 684-7056, press 1 – you need street name, 7 or 4 digit pole  & description of what is wrong (e.g.,out, cycling on/off, on during day, etc.)

Surface water pollution – 684-7587, press 3 – liquids, chemicals or solvents near storm drains, ditches or creeks

Citizens’ Service Bureau – 684-2489 – will direct you to correct City Dept., assist in follow-up when another dept. isn’t responding or handling issue(s)

Online request ofother services – requestaCityService
for: ADA request – curb ramps, accessible
pedestrian signals, etc.  Damaged sidewalks. Overgrown vegetation in public
right-of-way, Safe routes to school, Street sign and traffic signal maintenance, Traffic calming

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