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Rather than inviting you to a large-scale dinner benefit, which costs you valuable time and us money, I present you with the following letter, asking for your support as YMI continues to [...]

Landscape crew will begin the fall fertilization around the property. You may have noticed that they have begun pruning the grasses and that plant material is looking nice and cleaned for the winter. The pruning of the rest of the plant material will not occur until after frost.
The leaves and needles are dropping from the trees! [...]

[ October 31, 2008; 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Announcing a new Meetup for The High Point K9 Club (West Seattle)!

What: High Point Fall Harvest Festival

When: October 31, 2008 8:00 PM at Commons Park

Meetup Description: Although there is no official costume contest for pets, it would be fun to meetup at the park and see the kids in costume, and any dogs also dressed [...]

Wendy Hughes-Jelen, organizer for the HPK9 group, sent out the following request for support at tonight’s OSA meeting:
It looks like SHA has changed courtesy patrol companies. Now is the time to speak out for access to parks after 9:30 PM for walking and depositing your bag in trash bins.
The former company had a new employee [...]

[ October 31, 2008; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The High Point Neighborhood Association, Safe Futures and the Seattle Housing Authority will be hosting the High Point Fall Harvest Festival on Friday, October 31, 2008 from 5-9:30 pm at Commons Park.
There will be a Costume Contest with Prizes at 8pm! 
 
For  more information contact Genevieve Aguilar at gaguilar@seattlehousing.org or 206.696.3148.

David Ginsberg, our local Neighborhood Leader for the Democratic Party, sent in the following information about election activities in our neighborhood: 
This morning Senators Cantwell and Murray will be joining us here in the 34th Legislative District to kick-off GOTV. We’ll meet at 9:45 AM at the Hall at Fauntleroy for a rally and brief training, [...]

Seattle Parks and Recreation will host the second of two health fairs, from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 18 at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S.
 
“We’re hoping for another good turnout at this health fair,” said Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher. “Given the disparities in the delivery of health care to [...]

[ November 12, 2008; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. November 15, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] The High Point Library will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Workshop with a Vietnamese translator on the evening of Wednesday, November 12th and one with a Somali translator on the morning of Saturday, November 15th. The Wednesday night session will start at 6:30, but they’re inviting people to
come early for spring rolls and tea.  [...]

Safe Futures Youth Center, a non-profit in West Seattle that works with at-risk youth to provide positive alternatives for gang violence,  is hosting a free breakfast for community members and local businesses to learn more about what Safe Futures does in the community.
When: Thursdat, October 16th at 8:00am
Where: Safe Futures Youth Center at 6337 35th [...]

The West Seattle Blog has photos of the traffic safety rally at 35th and Juneau here! From their blog:
Not only were concerned residents out along 35th at Juneau for this afternoon’s rally — so were representatives of organizations including the High Point Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood House, Providence’s Elizabeth House, and Safe Futures