Licton Springs Elementary School’s temporary stay in Wallingford’s Lincoln School building (4400 Interlake Avenue N.) has another couple of years to it: they’ll be there through the end of the 2016 – 2017 school year.

Licton was Seattle’s first alternative public school, with a curriculum oriented around Native American culture. (The name comes from the area they will be relocating to in late 2017, but also has Native American roots, taking its name from “Liq’tid (LEEK-teed) or Licton for the Lushootseed word meaning ‘reddish mud of the springs’. ”

John Chapman, Licton Springs PTO Chairperson, writes:

If you are looking …

Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies is celebrating their 12th anniversary this Friday, Feb 20th at 7:00 pm, and they’re celebrating with a bit of a mixed media affair: play reading interspersed with video, followed by facilitated discussion:

Project Unspeakable
A Dramatic Reading of Selected Sections of the Play, with Video Vignettes
(A Play by Court Dorsey, based on a book by Jim Douglass)

Portions of the play will be a read by Friends of Meaningful Movies, a collection of 12 readers from our own social justice community. And we’ll augment the performance with interspersed historical videos.

Coinciding with the …

Ed Phippen writes:

Bike Works is hosting a city-wide bike drive on Feb 22nd and one of the drop off locations is here in Wallingford (at my house). In case you’re unfamiliar with BikeWorks, it uses bicycles to teach primarily disadvantaged kids about leadership, education, and work.  In its signature program, Earn-A-Bike, kids take a class to learn how to strip and then rebuild a bike.  Upon graduating they are encouraged to volunteer in their communities.  After a set number of volunteer hours they “earn” a bicycle of their own.  BikeWorks also runs a variety of classes, camps, and tours…

Things should be busy over at Green Lake today, with the The Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Valentine’s Day Dash 5K at Green Lake. Says the organizers:

The event consists of a 5K run & walk that people can compete in as individuals or as two-person teams. For the two person teams, the finish times of those two people are added together with the top finishers in twelve different categories winning prizes. The 5K route uses the streets around Green Lake Park except for a short section near Aurora where it uses the cement path inside the park. In support …

Fast Girls Skates (252 NE 45th St) writes:

We are excited to announce a special event happening this Saturday for Valentine’s Day! On February 14, 2015 Seattle’s own Rat City Rollergirls will be appearing at Fast Girl Skates in Wallingford, hosting a Kissing Booth. Fans can meet and get kissed by their favorite skaters.

This is a league fundraising event. RCRG fans can donate $5 for a kiss from the skater of their choice. Many of the league’s top skaters and fan favorites will be on-hand from 1-4pm. The skaters are also happy to pose for photos and offer insights …

Liza Burke from Seattle Tilth writes:

Did you know that Seattle now prohibits food waste from going in the garbage? Food waste in landfills is a big problem, accounting for nearly one quarter of methane emissions in the US. Alternatively, when it’s kept out of the garbage and composted, food waste is an incredibly useful soil amendment, turning garbage into “gardener’s gold.” The benefits of compost are huge – reducing global warming, storm water pollution and waste, while building healthy soil and growing healthy plants.

Now in its 30^th year, Seattle Tilth offers the Master Composter / Soil Builder …