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Junior and Senior Year High School Students: Need tips for college admissions essays, applications or FAFSA applications? Come to an informational meeting with local college administrators and financial aid officers. Come learn how to choose a school, how to apply for admission and financial aid, and how to get help on scholarship applications.

May 11, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
New Rainier Vista Neighborhood House
4410 29th Ave S

Staff from Seattle Central Community College, Seattle North Community College and Seattle University will be on hand to answer your questions.

Need more info? Please contact Naomi Chang at 206-722-4010 Ext 2.

Also, note these upcoming scholarship deadlines!

The Higher Education Project will award at least two $1000 Dream Big! Scholarships in 2011 to public housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher Program participants in Seattle who would like to attend college, including technical school, on a full-time basis in the next academic year. The scholarship for tuition and fees is paid directly to the school. Applicants must be under 21 years of age. Deadline is May 16th.

All high school seniors, high school graduates, and adults holding an high school diploma or GED living in Seattle Housing Authority Housing may apply for the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) Scholarship grants for higher education to be awarded in 2011. Deadline is May 18th.

More information on both of these scholarships is available here.

The Seattle Community Farm (aka the Urban Farm to the north of the Dakota P-Patch at the north end of NRV) will be having a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, June 25th from 12 - 3pm. Come celebrate the farm’s first growing season with food, stories, and a chance to help paint a street mural at the top of Lilac St S.

The folks at Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View are hoping to finish their first trail this weekend on Earth Day. Come out on Saturday, April 23, from 10am to 2pm, with your warm layers, sturdy shoes and sack lunch. Tasks will include clearing and prepping the trail beds, gauging levels, and applying gravel. Can’t do the labor? Come anyway and bring cookies! Got kids? Bring them and let them get muddy hunting for bugs and Spring Eggs!

Questions? Check out http://www.cheastymtview.com/.

The Seattle City Council invites you to a discussion of the science of policing with a special focus on the concentration of crime in “hot spots” and the innovative approaches police and others can take to reduce it. Research shows that over a 14-year period fully 50% of reported crime in Seattle was committed on just 4.5% of our street segments or blocks. What do these facts mean for policing? What is the role of the community to reduce crime? What prevention strategies are most effective? How can city governments and community partners collaborate to make neighborhoods safer by reducing crime?

This will be a presentation to the Seattle City Council, scheduled to begin at 9:30am on Monday, May 2nd, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (600 4th Ave). It will be followed by a public conversation at 10:30am, also at City Hall, in the Bertha Knight Landes Room.

These sessions will provide vital information about how we can apply the power of science to urban policing and be more just and effective by focusing on where crime occurs more than on individual offenders and by integrating and better coordinating a range of public and community resources that responds to the places where crime occurs. The research also suggests that police resources can and should be applied more judiciously and that police-community relations can be strengthened by partnering police with a host of public agencies and community organizations in the effort.

To RSVP or to ask questions, please contact Betsy Graef at betsy.graef@seattle.gov or 206-684-5341.

For more information on this topic, please see:

• “Police Science: Toward a New Paradigm,” by Weisburd and Neyroud
• “The Importance of Place in Policing,” by Weisburd, Telep and Braga
• Geography and Public Safety Bulletin, March 2011
• “Addressing Crime and Disorder in Seattle’s ‘Hot Spots’: What Works?” Seattle City Auditor Report
• “Controlling Drug and Disorder Problems: Oakland’s Beat Health Program,” by Mazerolle and Roehl

The next NRV Multicultural Gathering will be this Wednesday, April 20th, 6 to 7:30pm at the Neighborhood House. This is a great opportunity to get to know a wide variety of NRV neighbors, from across several of our cultural groups.

There is an upcoming EARTH DAY Trail Building Work Party in Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View on Saturday, April 23 from 10:00am-2:00pm. Cheasty Greenspace is the swath of forest that runs along the eastern flanks of Beacon Hill, right up against the western edge of New Rainier Vista. This trail system and park will be a great asset to our neighborhood and communities! The Mt. View section is across Alaska from NRV, to the south.

We will be meeting at 2809 S. Alaska Place 98108 (one block west of the CCity Light Rail Station) and will provide all the gloves and tools. People should bring their own lunch, water and wear sturdy shoes and warm layers.

People can register on our facebook group page or through Green Seattle Partnership.

On behalf of the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee III (CTAC III), you are invited to attend a roundtable discussion about improving transportation in Seattle.

CTAC III was established in January 2011 to advise the City Council and the Mayor on transportation priorities and funding alternatives. We are tasked with:

• Developing a project list and spending plan for revenues generated by the new $20 vehicle license fee imposed by the Seattle Transportation Benefit District.
• Reviewing the City’s transportation needs and funding options and evaluating the potential for a ballot measure asking Seattle voters to fund additional transportation investments.

As we develop recommendations, we want to hear from a wide range of stakeholders. We are hosting six roundtables to gather input on transportation values and priorities and to answer questions about the CTAC III process. The roundtables are open to the public and can be easily accessed by transit. Each one focuses on a specific area of interest.

Business/Freight
April 25, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, 40th Floor, Conference Room 4050/60

Social Justice - South
April 27, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Douglass Truth Library, 2300 E. Yesler Way

Neighborhood Interests
April 28, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, 40th Floor, Conference Room 4050/60

Social Justice – North
May 10, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Northgate Library, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.

Environmental
May 11, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Conference Room 1600

Public Health/Disabilities
May 12, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Bertha Knight Landes Room

Space is limited, so please RSVP by April 20 to llabissoniere@prrbiz.com or by calling (206) 462-462-6398 and indicate which roundtables(s) you plan to attend. Also, let us know if you need translation or interpretation services.

For questions about CTAC III or other opportunities to provide input, contact Dawn Schellenberg at Dawn.Schellenberg@Seattle.gov or (206) 684-5189. More information is available at: www.seattle.gov/transportation/ctac.htm.

Seattle Tilth and the Seattle Community Farm are sponsoring a four-part gardening class that will teach you how to start or maintain your Northwest garden. Interpretation will be available in Vietnamese, Chinese (Cantonese) and Somali.

Tuesdays from 5:30 – 6:30pm:
May 3rd
June 7th
July 5th
August 2nd

Classes take place at the Seattle Community Farm, immediately north of New Rainier Vista.

Each class will focus on growing food in the Northwest and will begin with a lecture or demonstration. You can come to all four classes, or just the ones that interest you. Participants are encouraged to put their new skills to use by staying for the Seattle Community Farm’s regular Work Party, which goes until 8pm.

Please tell us if you are planning to come, or drop by. Classes are FREE. Questions? Contact us at urbanfarm@solid-ground.org or (206) 694-6746 x2

The McGinn administration has partnered with the Evans School to facilitate the survey in direct response to the recent challenges with the relationship between neighborhoods and the Seattle police. Here’s your chance to be heard, follow the link below to tell the mayor your public safety concerns.

http://www.seattle.gov/publicsafetysurvey/