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Here’s what’s happening at the Technology Center at NRV’s Neighborhood House.

• Family Night at the Tech Center! - Tuesday April 24th 6-7:30pm
  Learn more about THE SOURCE, as well as other educational websites and games for your children to play! Enjoy FREE FOOD and bring a new book home!
• Basic Computer Skills Classes - Wednesdays April 4st, 11th, and 18th 4:00-6pm
  Learn the basics of computers from how to use a mouse, how to type, navigate the internet, or any other skills you would like to learn!
• Job Search 101 - Fridays from 1:30-3:30pm
  Need help creating a resume, cover letter, or completing an online job application? This class will provide one on one assistance.
• Youth Tutor Time! - Thursdays from 5:30-6:45pm
  Youth who need computers for their homework assignments are invited to attend and work with staff to complete their work!
• Financial Literacy Class: - Wednesday April 25th 4:00-6pm
  Learn about banks and credit unions and how to pay your bills online!
• April Saturday Open Lab Hours
  • Saturday April 14th, 11:00-5:00
  • Saturday April 28th, 11:00-5:00

There will be two workparties in the Cheasty Greenspace at Mt. View this month! The first is this Saturday, April 7 from 10am til noon. The second will be an Earth Day event with Seattle Pacific University on Saturday, April 21, from 10am til 2pm.

Current efforts are focused on the new trailhead at Angeline and 27th, and April’s work parties will be about continuing to remove ivy and blackberries and then adding burlap and mulch in preparation for planting in the fall.

Tools and gloves are provided. Bring your own water and dress in layers. Kids welcome!

As a result of continued fiscal challenges and cuts to The Seattle Public Library funding, the Seattle City Council is considering placing a Library levy on the Aug. 7, 2012, ballot to supplement city funding.

The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive community input on this proposed levy. Everyone is welcome to attend and address the City Council.

City Council Public Hearing
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3
Council Chambers
Seattle City Hall
600 Fourth Ave., Floor 2

For more information, you can view the press release or read about the Libraries for All plan.

Come learn how to live a healthy lifestyle, play games, listen to guest speakers, youth presentations, enter to win prizes in a raffle, and enjoy free healthy food at the Healthy Living Event at the NRV Neighborhood House on Monday, March 26, from 5:30pm to 7pm. All are welcome!

The MLK Business Association is proud to announce the second annual Plate of Nations event. Join us from March 25 to April 7 for $15 & $25 group meal deals and taste some of the city’s best global cuisine. You can choose from a diverse array of dishes from Halal Asian curries or Southern soul briskets to Somali goat shawarma or vegan mac & cheese. The rich flavors found in these hidden gems will transport you to the eastern US and around the world. For more details please check our website www.plateofnations.com and like us on Facebook .

Want to get your finances in shape? Come to a FREE Financial Fitness Day, this Saturday, March 31, from 10am to 2pm at the Rainier Community Center (4600 28th Ave S).

Talk to an expert about credit and debt, financial planning, investments, mortgage and foreclosure, bankruptcy, starting a business, Social Security and Medicare, and student loans. Have your tax return prepared, get your credit report, open a checking or savings account, create a budget, apply for public benefits (food, utilities, child care, health insurance) and shred documents.

For more information, please download the flyer.

If you or a friend or family member smokes, come out to a free workshop and learn how to quit smoking for good.

• TODAY (March 14), 6pm, Rainier Vista Boys & Girls’ Club
• Thursday, March 22, 5:30pm, High Point Neighborhood House
• Saturday, March 31, 1:30pm, Yesler Terrance Community Room
• Saturday, March 31, 4pm, New Holly Gathering Hall

For more info, please contact Mike Graham-Squire at 206-353-7945.

Celebrate Earth Day by joining your neighbors in a day to beautify the Rainier Valley! Participation is easy:
pick a project (litter collection, paint out graffiti, weed an empty lot, create a community garden, tend to traffic circle plants, etc); form a team; and register for supplies and support.

For more information, contact Nhi Tran at 206-322-6134 or Yun Pitre at 206-730-0364.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board is holding a public hearing in Seattle on March 12, 2012 regarding the City of Seattle’s petition to open rulemaking for extended hours of alcohol service. Under the City of Seattle’s proposal, individual cities would have the ability to seek an exemption from the 2:00 a.m. deadline for alcohol sales at on-premises locations. Cities would be able to set their own hours, including allowing alcohol sales around-the-clock.

Prior to making a determination of whether to pursue rulemaking, the Board is interested in hearing from community members and leaders, communities surrounding Seattle, law enforcement at the local, county and state level, neighborhood and community groups and other interested parties. For more background information on the City of Seattle’s petition, please see the LCB website.

We want to make sure you have a chance to provide your comments to the Liquor Board at this hearing. Whether you support the City of Seattle’s request or oppose it, we want to hear from you.

Please join us:
March 12, 2012 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Seattle City Hall
Bertha Knight Landes Room
600 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Come join your neighbors for the monthly Neighborhood Clean Up! Meet in the Central Park at 10 (under the awning at the Neighborhood House if it’s really rainy). Bring gloves if you have them; grabbers provided. Coffee! Doughnuts! Conversation!