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[GT]

Looking for recommendations for someone to remove trees from my yard.

[Jiggers]

I’m still looking for a room to rent folks. Call me 206-933-3130.

[Jerald]

Not directly related, but I noticed this mornig following several Rabanco trucks headed north, that they had trash flying out of them as they roared along. Nasty.

[beachdrivegirl]

Very good point GenHillOne

[GenHillOne]

Another downfall of the “one size fits all” testing comes to light in the reporting as well. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but as I recall, there is no breakdown of student populations when WASL scores are listed in a school’s annual report. For instance, our WS grade school was wonderfully diverse and included many ESL/ELL students. I even think it was even a magnet of sorts for 2-3 particular languages, which I thought they did throughout the district and was a good use of resources because the teachers could be specialized. I always cringed a bit at the kindergarten fairs because our school’s numbers, ESL/ELL scores included, were always compared (by prospective parents) to Lafayette’s numbers with Spectrum, another magnet of sorts, students’ scores included. Apples to oranges. There was no way to look at how the students who were neither ESL/ELL nor Spectrum were fairing at the various choices. On the flip side, it would be nice to be able to compare how the ESL/ELL and Spectrum students were testing at different schools to see how those programs are doing. Perhaps this has changed and I’ve missed it, but I do encourage friends and neighbors going through the process to take those scores with a grain of salt and to look deeper, because it is easy to place a lot of weight there when looking for a school.

[meg]

I could do late saturday afternoon–after 430 (i’m working that day). Coffee? Or ?

[flowerpetal]

Tickets are going quickly! We are going on Saturday night… the play’s last night.

[swimcat]

It’s great that you are concerned about the education system at such a young age- it is a mess in this area and I don’t see any way things can be fixed any time soon because it’s such a disaster (let’s just say that both the Bellevue and Seattle School Districts are a little top heavy on the administrative end).

When my family moved to Bellevue in 6th grade I could tell the schools weren’t that great- I coasted through high school barely doing much and I still got mostly A’s with some B’s. It wasn’t challenging at all, and I was glad I had started my education elsewhere (private school in Mississippi and So.Cal) so I had a good head start.

I’m sure the reason WASL has a lot of multiple choice is the cost of grading the test. I remember taking standardized tests but it wasn’t such a huge focus. WASL scores help set budgets for every school and that test is all they seem to focus on. It’s a shame- it all comes down to money and the children suffer for this. Another problem is uninvolved / too busy parents- I won’t even get started on that issue.

Needless to say, my children will likely be going to private school when the time comes. Just watching the ineptitude of the local school districts from afar is disgusting enough- I can’t imagine having my children personally involved.

[flowerpetal]

That fowl spillage must be widespread because it was at every spot that the truck stopped in my neighborhood near Westwood Village. The light sprinkles of rain have only made it stinkier. Thanks Shibaguyz for the tip!

[beachdrivegirl]

I tried to try Springhill last night but it was closed… Hoepfully I will get to try it soon.

[beachdrivegirl]

I have only been to the swell once and it was good from what I remember;however, it has been nearly a year so stuff may have changed.

[changingtimes]

does anyone know whats going on???? sucks to come home to the police surrounding the block!!! im in the junction area!!!

[Shibaguyz]

Call 206-684-3000 and ask to speak to Mr. Marshall. I have personally called him a few times and I know my neighbors have as well about the sloppy garbage pick up in our neighborhood. They were even skipping our street for recycling some weeks!

Just tell whoever you get in garbage/recycling collection that you were told to speak directly to Mr. Marshall. We haven’t missed a recycling collection in a while now and the pick up men haven’t left our street strewn with garbage since we all called.

[Shibaguyz]

See.. just ask and ye shall find! Thanks for all the GREAT suggestions! We’ve only been here for a year and we just don’t know all the “insider” places until after the fact… then we usually forget where we were going to go! LOL

[JanS]

Jeannie…love that quote. And, from what JoB told me last week, she was away for the 3 day weekend :)

[Shibaguyz]

Okay, it seems like there is at least enough interest for a gaggle of us to get together first then we can organize more from there. Next weekend is totally booked up for us but the following weekend we could all agree on a meeting place. Late Saturday afternoon/early evening works best for us. Suggestions?

[elgrego]

I love Luna Park. Their patio is open now too.

[celeste17]

This isn’t WS but in Burien on Ambaum there is a place called Huckleberry Square. They serve breakfast all day long and are open on Saturday and Sunday past 1pm. The only draw back to the Chelan is if you are wanting a late breakfast/brunch they are only open until 1pm.

[JanS]

JT…this is the RANT and Rave section…rant away, I say :)

I posted a rave for one particular place…Vincent….are you saying that I shouldn’t post that here, but should go directly to the place of business itself? Silliness..I want as many people as possible to read it. Same thing goes for a RANT. Get a grip and chill…:)

[Jeannie]

Gross! You should call the city. We pay enough for our garbage pickups.

[Jeannie]

Let’s hope JoB is enjoying a nice three-day vacation. I always appreciate her posts, too.

Oh, and Hillary as VP? Not likely to happen. And can someone please muzzle those highly paid, truly obnoxious windbag pundits pontificating all over the airwaves? Interesting that some of our most perceptive political experts are humorists like Jon Stewart and Steve Colbert. Mark Twain and Will Rogers would have appreciated this.

“There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.”

Will Rogers

[mutha]

Easy Street…had a great breakfast, good prices, and they were super friendly to the kids. A bit of a greasy spoon, but that makes for a good breakfast, no?

[Bonnie]

Sounds wonderful. Can’t wait to give it a try.

[Jeannie]

Thanks so much for the recommendations, beachdrivegirl and RonM! After I posted my original request, I discovered some more recommendations on the WSB, including Jason Durante.

I googled Art Norris to get his phone number. Turns out he contributed to the (in)famous Swift Boat group. So people might want to take that into consideration. Interpret that as you wish, as I wouldn’t want to impose my political or ethical views on others.

[datamuse]

I have a similar issue with the trails through the woods at Westcrest. Especially since there IS an off-leash area there, quite a sizable one as a matter of fact.