Category: Lynnwood

And so ends the weekend

Carl Setzer

They never seem long enough. So very much I wanted to do, and so very much of that left undone. A few highlights: 

  • I’ve been fighting some kind of bug the past week or so. I feel better now, but not 100%. Slept far more of today than expected. 
  • With that, today, for various reasons, I consumed way too much bad food. Felt queasy most of the evening. My bifocals didn’t help at all. Feeling better now, yet also exhausted. Yuck!
  • Yesterday I did finally replace my Samsung S5, which has been driving me batty. Got a S7. Quite happy so far, but I’m really only getting going with it. 
  • Saturday I went walking around Lynnwood. Up off of 40th between 188th and 196th, there’s a cleared play where a development of some stripe is going in. I’d passed by several times, so really wanted t take a closer look. The space they’re building out is HUGE! This will change the dynamic of that neighborhood. 
  • With that, I also explored the trails by the library and City Hall. I was delighted to find a plaque from Meadowdale (my high school) naming the trail “Mesika”. Seeing the connection filled me with pride. 
  • That makes me think of how the city has changed. It’s radically different than when I was a kid. Yet elements remain the same. I do expect Lynnwood will continue growing much more urban, for good and for ill. 
  • Anyway, I have photos and a little video. Once I feel better and more energized, I’ll pull together a vlog post. 

So, it was a satisfying enough weekend for me. Hopefully it was for you. Let me know in the comments! 

A Few Random Thoughts On This Saturday

Carl Setzer

I’m exploring what content I’m going to work on over the next “little bit”. My brainstorming brought up some random things.

  • I was watching a few squirrels in my backyard and thought “the history of the eastern grey squirrel mirrors the history of human migration in the American west”. Though very academic sounding, the more I think about it, the more I think it’s something to explore further. Yeah, my nerdiness is showing.
  • Lynnwood, the town I’ve spent most of my life living in, solidly reflects the post-war expansion and growth of the suburb.
  • This small town of my youth has grown so very much. Strange to see all these cranes.
  • Spent the morning listening to a local band, the Ginger Ups. I really love the music. Go lend them your ears! You’ll be glad you did. And you can see them live. The next show, per their website, is at Edmonds’ Hazel Miller Plaza this coming Thursday at 5:00 pm. Street level at Old Milltown.
  • I need to get a new phone soon. My S5, with KitKat, is so clunky and aggravating. I was thinking of digging around online to find a good deal. But I probably will end up at the Alderwood Mall ATT store. Soon. Today? Looking at the Samsung S7. Now, which one? Oh, choices! Not sure I’ll pay extra for the S7 Active. However, there’s something comforting about not needing to worry about using your phone in the rain when you live around Seattle.
  • I’ve been thinking about this story from the Seattle Times earlier this month: “Seattle home too dangerous to enter sells for $427,000 after ‘insane’ bidding war“. I want to flesh things out further. This really is an anomaly, an outlier. It does capture some truths about the current Seattle real estate market, but not all of it. Homes are consistently selling above asking price, but we’re looking at 102% (ish). Not 200%! Anyway, another opportunity to nerd out and dive deeper. My plan is to do that later today. I want to build a vlog post about it (see below.
  • Succumbing to pressure from several sources, I’ve started vlogging. My YouTube channel is over here. It’s actually a lot of fun, but I’m really just getting started. Give me ideas!
  • I’m hoping to head over to the Lynnwood Bowl & Skate’s 60th Anniversary shindig later today. This institution formed a core part of my childhood and youth. Will be nice to celebrate it’s history and continued place in South Snohomish County culture.

So, there’s today’s musings. I have some stuff to get done today.

Lynnwood Police Expands FREE Car Seat Installation Program

Carl Setzer
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Starting July 6, 2016, the Lynnwood Police Department will expand its FREE car seat installation program to every Wednesday from 12-6:00 pm (by appointment).

In the past they have conducted car seat inspections two days per month. However, more volunteers have stepped up to contribute their time and talents to this valuable program.

The Lynnwood Police have offered car seat inspection/installation education to the public either by officers or volunteers since 2002. They now conduct over 250 installations each year. The program is overseen by Crime Prevention Specialists in the Community Health and Safety Section of the LPD and is staffed and run by dedicated and caring volunteers. All five volunteer technicians are nationally certified to help parents and caregivers learn how to safely install the car seats in their own vehicles.

Car Seat

Lynnwood Police Department Volunteer Car Seat Installation Technicians 

How to get started:

  • You may schedule an appointment by calling 425-670-5710. Leave a message and a volunteer will call you back.
  • It is best to have the child present, and to bring your vehicle owner’s manual and child seat instructions (if you have them).
  • Location: Lynnwood Police station located at 19321 44th Avenue W, Lynnwood. It’s right across the street from the Lynnwood library
  • Allow 30-45 minutes for your appointment. Parent education and involvement is a primary goal.
  • This program is FREE to the public. However, the volunteer run program will accept donations to help support training, recruitment and special events.

Motor vehicle crashes are the single largest cause of child fatalities in the country. Proper child seat safety can reduce the risk of injury or death by 70%. Typically, parents make sure their children are in child car seats. However, 8 of 10 seats are installed incorrectly.

At a minimum, children MUST be age 1 and 20 pounds before facing forward. Toddlers between 20 and 40 pounds, one to four years old, must be in a forward-facing child seat restraint system.

The latest state law went into effect on July 1, 2002 requiring children between four and six years old or 40 to 60 pounds to ride in seat-belt adjusting booster seats. Many tragic experiences have proven that children between 40 and 60 lbs. sitting in regular seats with adult shoulder and lap belts can be seriously injured or killed because the adult restraints do not work adequately for children.

Remember: citations are issued when children are not restrained in age and size appropriate car seats. The fine is $124.

To make an appointment contact call the volunteer car seat installation experts in the Crime Prevention Unit at 425-670-5710.

This July, Lynnwood Discovers the Super Powers of Parks & Recreation 

Carl Setzer
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This July, Lynnwood residents don’t need to be bitten by a radioactive spider to discover that they have super powers. They just need to visit their nearest park or the Lynnwood Recreation Center to find super powers they didn’t know they had.

Lynnwood Parks and Recreation is celebrating Park and Recreation Month, an initiative of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and all the ways parks and recreation has the power to transform our daily lives. From providing us places to get fit and stay healthy to fostering new relationships and forging a connection with nature, our close-to-home community park and recreation facilities provide essential services and improve quality of life.

“I invite all Lynnwood residents to get out and enjoy your beautiful parks systems. Super July is the best time to soak up the sun, splash around the spray parks, take to the slides, and get swinging,” says Director Lynn Sordel.

Lynnwood Parks and Recreation will celebrate Park and Recreation Month through an exciting new initiativeLynnwood Walks and our widely popular Shakespeare in the Park.

NRPA is celebrating the month by hosting a selfie photo contest. From July 4-31, NRPA will issue weekly challenges for people to get out in their parks and recreation facilities and discover their super powers. Weekly prizes will be awarded. The contest can be entered via Facebook or by uploading a photo to Twitter and Instagram using #SuperJuly and #SuperParkSelfie. Visit www.nrpa.org/July for official rules and details. NRPA also encourages all people that support parks and recreation to share their photos and love of parks using the hashtag #SuperJuly on social media.

To learn more about Park and Recreation Month, and local initiatives visit: PlayLynnwood.com

Lynnwood folks, there’ll trolley tours at Heritage Park this weekend, and August and September

Carl Setzer
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Climb Aboard!

Discover South Snohomish County’s past with a visit to Lynnwood’s Heritage Park and climb aboard restored Interurban Car #55.

LYNNWOOD, WA (July 1, 2016) – Lynnwood’s Heritage Park open house event continues this Saturday, July 2 from 11am – 3pm and again on the first Saturday in August and September. The park, located east of I-5 at the SE corner of Poplar Way and Alderwood Mall Parkway, is a cultural, heritage and visitor resource. The open house events offer a unique opportunity for park visitors to tour the various historical structures including Interurban Car 55 that have been preserved at the park.

Open House activities include:

  • Tour guides, Jeanne and Gary Rogers, will entertain visitors with tales of Car 55, one of six Interurban trolleys that ran between Seattle and Everett from 1910 to 1939.  Jeanne grew up in a railroading family; her father, Walter Shannon, was an Interurban motorman.
  • Docents from the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association will be available to provide guided tours of the exhibits currently on display in the Superintendent’s Cottage and at the Wickers Building Museum.
  • Visit the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau’s Visitor Information Center where you can walk through the historic Wickers Building Museum and view the City of Lynnwood Historic Timeline exhibit.
  • Visitors are invited to take a peek into their personal genealogical history at Humble House with the assistance of the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society.
  • Kids can make their own custom button at the Lynnwood Arts Commission booth.