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A Free Opportunity to Learn About Disaster Preparedness

In Kirkland WA, Safety and Disaster Preparedness on December 6, 2010 at 11:05 pm

This is important!  Here’s a free opportunity to learn more about how to handle disasters if one happens in our Kirkland community.  Best of all, you can learn about this by sitting in front of your computer.  The following is the press release from Robin Pasteur.

 

“Formidable Footprint”
A Neighborhood Tabletop Exercise

December 8, 2010
For its last program for 2010, EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, December 8, 2010, beginning at 9:00 AM. Our topic will be the “Formidable Footprint” series of community exercises developed, facilitated, and evaluated by a team of national, regional, and state organizations under the leadership of the Disaster Resistant Communities Group. This exercise series is open to neighborhood groups at no charge and is conducted via the Internet-based application, the ON-Line eXercise (ONX) System. Our program will feature a live demonstration of elements included in the exercise scenario.

Our guest will be Chris Floyd, Principal with the Disaster Resistant Communities Group, and formerly Chief Operations Officer with the Florida Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. Mr. Floyd has over 31 years of experience providing disaster planning and preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation activities and, over the course of his career, has delivered hundreds of Disaster Services training courses designed to prepare thousands of volunteers to assist their community when disaster strikes.

Please make plans to join us, and see the Background Page for related materials and Instructions. If this will be your first time to participate, please check your connection at least a day in advance by clicking on the Live Meeting Login link. The Live Meeting client must be used in order to access the audio and view the demo.
Robin Paster, PIO, 425-587-3659
Community Education & Information
Kirkland Fire and Building Department

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Thanks to Kirkland Highlanders Who Cleaned Up Our 114th Ave Entrance

In Kirkland WA on October 20, 2010 at 10:06 pm

Thanks to Trudy, Doug, Lenny, Bob, Karen, and Sue for clearing the 114th entrance’s blackberry bushes. They worked hard this past weekend.

KIrkland Highlands-working on the entrances

Cleaning out Blackberry Bushes from Kirkland Highlands 114th entranc

Stay tuned as the piles of debris will be cleared out soon.

Thanks for helping the Kirkland Highlands look more beautiful.

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It’s Fire Prevention Week In Kirkland, WA-Here’s My Two Cents

In Kirkland WA, Safety and Disaster Preparedness on October 4, 2010 at 10:06 am

Kirkland Fire prevention Week is October 3rd-9th. This year’s fire prevention theme is “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!”

From Robin Paster,  Kirkland Fire Department Press Release:

In the early hours of July 2, 2010, a smoke alarm woke a local resident, whose

town home caught on fire.  The early warning allowed him to escape without

injury, call 911, alert neighbors and move a dog to safety, while fire crews

contained the fire to just his home.  Without a working smoke alarm, the

resident would likely have lost his life due to smoke inhalation, before waking.

Install smoke detectors in your home.  The smoke alarms may save your life.  But don’t forget to change the batteries each time you change the time on your clock.  (twice a year)  Your smoke detectors need to work, too! I’ve had a client lose their home to a fire and it’s the most devastating thing.  Thankfully, no one was injured in the fire.

Smoke alarms are critical for safety, but I am going to throw my own two cents in here and suggest you to have a fire extinguisher on hand, too. It’s important to have a fire extinguisher, it’s also important to check or replace it on a regular basis.  There are places to get the fire extinguisher checked out so that it remains in good working order.

So two fire safety tips here.  Can you think of some other tips?

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Help Remove Invasive Plants at Kirkland Highlands Cotton Hill Park on August 14th

In Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on August 13, 2010 at 8:28 am

Cotton Hill Park Restoration Event with EarthCorps and Green Kirkland

The weather should be just perfect!

Saturday, August 14
9 am to noon
Cotton Hill Park
110th Ave NE and NE 98th St.


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Please help remove the morning glory (“bindweed”) that is smothering the native plants.

Please bring work gloves, and water bottle
Wear sturdy shoes or boots and dress for the weather
Tools and instruction provided

If you can bring a snack to share, that would be wonderful! (Our
neighborhood is hosting the event, and participants will appreciate a
snack.) EarthCorps will provide coffee, tea, and mini Clif Bars.

Walkway in Kirkland Highlands Cotton Hill Park

Kirkland-Highlands Cotton Hill Park

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How Big is Kirkland WA’s Highlands Neighborhood, Literally?

In Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on August 5, 2010 at 7:30 am

Ever wonder how many people live in the Kirkland Highlands or how big the neighborhood actually is?

Some interesting facts about the Kirkland Highlands and other neighborhoods in Kirkland from the 2004 City of Kirkland Community Profile:

  • The Kirkland Highlands has 249 acres
  • 2,478 citizens
  • there’s no employment in the neighborhood, the only one in Kirkland that’s strictly residential.

Here’s how some of the other Kirkland neighborhoods stack up:

The biggest neighborhood? North Rose Hill with 760 acres

The smallest neighborhood? Everest with 173 acres.

The largest population? South Juanita with 8395

The smallest population? Everest 1317

The largest employment population? Totem Lake with 12,668

The smallest employment population? It’s the Highlands with zero.

The largest total residential and employment population? Totem Lake, where most of it’s employment. 15,471

The smallest total residential and employment population? The Highlands, zero

Kirkland WA Neighborhood Statistics

Size of Kirkland Neighborthoods

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Come On Down to A Huge Kirkland WA Highlands Neighborhood Garage Sale

In Garage sales, Kirkland Garage Sale, Kirkland WA on July 29, 2010 at 6:46 am

Looking for that perfect treasure?   The Highlands neighborhood in Kirkland may have just what you’re looking for.  This year’s Highlands Neighborhood Garage Sale will be Saturday, July 31, from 9 am-2 pm.

Garage sale signs

Come on down to The Highlands and look for the signs.  The address on the map below shows the location of the neighborhood, not the address for the garage sale.


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A Little Mothering and a Few Ducks on Lake Washington

In Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on July 23, 2010 at 6:49 am

I couldn’t resist taking some photos of this mother duck and her ducklings who were on the shore of Lake Washington in Kirkland.  Mom was doing a good job taking care of her young.

Mother Duck and Ducks Along Lake Washington in Kirkland

A Mother Duck Doing Her Thing on Kirkland's Lake Washington Waterfront

Mother Duck and Ducks on Lake Washington

Watching the Young Ones

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Got Electronic Gadgets? Think Free Recycling in Kirkland, WA

In Kirkland News on July 7, 2010 at 12:20 pm

Old Electronics Ready for Recycling

If you’ve got electronics taking up space in your home or garage, and we know we all do, this Saturday is a change to recycle all sorts of things for FREE here in Kirkland.

Besides getting rid of your electronics responsibly, the money earned by 1 Green Planet for recycling is used to help support food banks and the homeless, so you can do good on two fronts by recycling.

Saturday, July 10th
9 am to 3 pm
Kirkland Congregational Church
106 Fifth Ave.

1 Green Planet , a local non-profit recycling organization, will be recycling computers, electronics, appliances, scrap metal, and a more!  And did I say for FREE?

Computers & parts (secure data destruction included)
Printers
Fax Machines
Phones
Record Players
Speakers
Radios
Game Systems
TV’s all sizes
VCRs
Christmas Tree Lights
Anything with a plug!
Appliances, any size, no limit
Car Batteries
Computer Batteries
Medical Equipment
Ink toner & cartridges

Scrap Metals including:
Bicycles
Tools
Furniture
Exercise equipment
BBQs
Lawn mowers (please empty gas & oil)

1 Green Planet uses the proceeds from the recycled goods to help support education and training programs, local food banks, homeless shelters, hospitals, and more. Tax-deductible donations to the church for hosting this event will also be gratefully accepted.

Not able to make this Saturday’s event? 1 Green Planet is open 6 days a week down in Issaquah.
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If you have any questions about what items can be recycled please
contact:

susan@1greenplanet.org
or call 253-638-1536
or 206-406-6319

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Will Kirkland WA Have Fireworks This Year?

In Kirkland WA on June 23, 2010 at 4:26 pm

Help save Kirkland’s Fireworks. Kirkland can no longer afford the annual 4th of July fireworks.  Those who can contribute, please do so and help to support Kirkland’s tradition of 4th of July fireworks.

When Penny Sweet’s Letter to the Editor was published in The Kirkland Reporter, at least $25,000 was needed. On Facebook’s Celebrate Kirkland page, an auction at The Grape Choice raised $5000 last week.  Let’s hope we are well below the $20,000 mark at this point as the 4th is less than 2 weeks away.

You can donate to Celebrate Kirkland here.

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The Kirkland Highlands 116th AVE Sidewalks Are Finished

In Kirkland WA on June 17, 2010 at 7:02 pm

It’s going to be a great place to walk now that the sidewalks are finished.  Hope to see you out there on the “street.”

116th AVE Sidewalks in Kirkland WA

Kirkland Highlands New 116th Ave Sidewalks

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