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After listening to the community input on education from the Youth and Families Initiative Process, the City of Seattle Levy Planning Committee has spent six months working hard to develop the next Families & Education Levy.

Come join us at a Community Information Fair to learn more about the proposal to renew the City’s Families & Education Levy:

• Learn about the recommended strategies for the new Levy.
• Offer your preferences for Levy services that should be provided for children, youth and families.

Tuesday, Nov. 30
6 - 8 pm
New Holly Gathering Hall (7054 32nd Ave S, 98118)

Thursday, Dec. 2
6 - 8 pm
Meadowbrook Community Center Multipurpose Room (10517 35th Ave NE, 98125)

If you are unable to join us at one of these resource fairs, please let us know your comments BY DECEMBER 3 by filling out a survey online.

To learn more about the Families & Education Levy, please call the Office for Education at 206-233-5118 or visit http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/education.

The next NRV Traffic & Safety Committee Meeting will be Monday, December 6 at 6:45pm at the Neighborhood House. The current agenda includes an update on traffic calming, the “current status of drug activity”, updates on the Phase 2 construction across MLK, and an update on the South Precinct Meeting.

Also, this committee is looking for interested new members, especially from the north end of NRV. Come on out and be involved!

It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost time again for the monthly cleanup. This coming Saturday, Dec. 4th, we’ll meet in Central Park or in front of Neighborhood House if it’s raining. As usual, the time is 10:00 until about noon. Doughnuts, coffee, camaraderie and the pleasure of keeping our neighborhood cleaned up will all be available. Hope to see you there!

Come join us for the Community Kitchen on Friday, December 10th from 12noon – 2pm at Rainier Vista Center. There is no charge and this is a fun way to meet your neighbors and get a chance to eat delicious food from around the world. Please call Kate Farmer at 206-461-4568 ext. 211 for more info.

Would you like to help improve 911 services? The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health from University of Washington, is doing a study.

December 7, 2010, 10am - 1pm OR December 16, 2010, 3pm - 8pm
Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Center

Participants will receive $25 gift card and receive one-on-one first aid training. To participate, you must be over 40 years of age and speak English at home.

For more information call 206-461-4568 ext. 211.

St. Dames, the new restaurant that’s been remodeling Maki & Yaki’s old space, is officially open as of today! Stop by any time after 4:30 for dinner. St. Dames features delicious vegetarian cuisine with many vegan and gluten free options. Today would be an ideal day to trek down there and get a hearty bowl of their roasted butternut squash and pear soup!

St. Dames is owned by Sarah Murphy and Amy Weems, both residents of the Rainier Valley and huge boosters of the South End of Seattle. From here on out the St. Dames schedule will be as follows:

T, Wed, Th 4:30-10pm
Friday 4:30-12am
Saturday 9am-3pm for brunch* and 5pm-12am for dinner
Sunday 9am-3pm for brunch*
Monday - CLOSED

*Brunch will be available beginning December 4.

The grading and terracing at the Urban Farm (officially it’s the Seattle Community Farm) is nearly done. The first volunteer opportunity at the Farm is coming soon! Come out and help move wood chips over paths, add mulch to the planting areas and build a few small retaining walls.

Saturday, November 20
9am - 2pm
Rain or Shine!
Bring your lunch or a snack and plenty of water.

For more information, email the farm manager, Scott Behmer, at Scottb@Solid-Ground.org.

In case you missed the work party out in the Mt. View portion of the greenbelt south of us or in case you are more interested in work in the greenbelt that’s closer to us:

Join Seattle University, Earth Corps, the Green Seattle Partnership and Seattle Parks and Recreation in our ongoing efforts to restore Cheasty Greenspace. We will meet at the park entrance next to the intersection of Beacon Ave & Cheasty Blvd at 10am on Saturday, November 20th. Volunteers will be performing maintenance on restoration sites, creating “survival rings” around trees and ground cover in this 43-acre south Seattle greenspace. Other work may include non-native plant removal, past restoration site stewardship, or woodchip application. Sign up at Earthcorps.org.”

It’s NRV Neighborhood Cleanup Time again! November 6th will be a good time to pick up after the Halloween Trick R’ Treat Night. If you can volunteer for an hour or so, please show up with gloves, if you have them. We’ll have some gloves if you don’t have them, and we’ll have Starbucks coffee and donuts. Come on out and join your neighbors. Rain or shine, we have a lot of fun and keep our neighborhood looking good!