Mary, Author at Wallyhood

Put On Your Dancing Shoes!

Mary May 8, 2013 Comments are off

OK, Steve Winwood won’t be there but YOU should be. Come and learn some new steps and kick up your heels in community with others to support two local non-profit organizations strengthening individuals, families and seniors in the north end.

It’s Dance 4 Wallingford, a multicultural and intergenerational community dance party on Saturday May 11th, 2013, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at the Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC). The idea for the event came from the “World Dance Parties” that other Seattle organizations have hosted.

The event, entrance free to the public, will include mini-lessons on various dances, including …

This is a drill, this is ONLY a drill…

Mary May 18, 2012 Comments are off

You are not under attack. I repeat, you are NOT under attack. Just wanted to make that clear right up front in case you hear some amateur radio traffic tomorrow morning that sounds like all kinds of mayhem is in progress. Relax, it’s just Seattle’s semi-annual all-city preparedness drill running from 9:00 am until around noon.

Wallingford’s central communication hub at Meridian Playfield (look for a couple of white pop-up tents near the Bagley Ave entrance to the playfield) and Fremont’s hub at the History House courtyard will be activated for North Central Seattle. Eight other neighborhood based hubs will …

What’s that smell? Breakfast…

Mary February 24, 2012 Comments are off

Let’s talk UTILITY SAFETY, specifically natural gas. Ever wonder what you should do if you smell natural gas or how to turn off your gas in case of a leak, fire, or major earthquake? Aging appliances, corroded pipes, and aging infrastructure can be the cause of fire or explosion in your home or neighborhood. North Seattle experienced an explosion in September 2011 and gas fires have caused widespread damage in many cities after a major earthquake.

The Wallingford Community Preparedness Committee is hosting another preparedness potluck breakfast on Saturday February 25th, 9:00-11:00, at the Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level …

Block Party 101 – Let’s Get This Party Started

Mary June 23, 2011 Comments are off

As part of our ongoing series around community building and preparedness skill training, we are hosting our quarterly preparedness potluck breakfast:

Block Party 101
This Saturday, June 25th
Wallingford Community Senior Center
9:00-Noon.

Forget the gloom and doom associated with the whole subject of emergency preparedness. The first and most important aspect of a prepared and resilient community is that we get to know our neighbors. What better way to do that than with the annual Night Out Against Crime block party. Time to break out those covered dishes, paint the kids’ faces, line up for sack races and go …

imok, uok?

Mary March 12, 2011 5 Comments

With the earthquake in Japan in the news these last days, I thought it might be a good time for an update on community preparedness planning in our own back yard. Nothing like a big disaster to get people’s attention about making some basic preparations.

You might be wondering what the headline has to do with this subject. One thing that emergency preparedness folks have realized over the past couple of years is that texting is often more successful than a call at getting messages through when major communication systems are down or struggling. A simple “IMOK” sent between family …

“Goooin’ to the Chapel” – WCC Annual Meeting

Mary May 25, 2010 Comments are off

The annual general membership meeting of the Wallingford Community Council will be held on Thursday May 27^th, 2010 in the Chapel Performance Space, 4^th floor, of the Good Shepherd Center. Anyone interested in joining the community council or serving on the board of directors is invited to attend the meeting and join in the fun.

Proposed slate of officers:
President – Eric Fisk
Vice-President – Jon Deleeuw
Secretary – Allison Hogue
At large – Cathy Tuttle
At Large – Martin Powers
At Large – Open

Jason Moll will be serving the second year of his two-year term …

Rampaging Elephants? Burning Buildings?

Mary May 20, 2010 1 Comment

If you listen closely this Saturday morning, May 22^nd, from 9:00-11:00 AM you may hear several unusual reports of destruction, mayhem, and emergencies occurring around Wallingford and all around the city. The network of volunteer HAM operators, the Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service or ACS, will be holding an exercise to test the emergency communication network up to the City’s Emergency Operations Center, EOC. This will be the first time that the neighborhood emergency preparedness groups, like the one we have here in Wallingford, get to break out our communication HUB radios and play along. We have a small …

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