April 2015 newsletter for Everett, Washington's Port Gardner neighborhood

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PORT GARDNER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
www.portgardner.net
April 2015The April Agenda
Monday, April 13, 2015
7:00-8:30 pm
Jackson Elementary School
3700 Federal Ave
6:45 Meet and Greet
7:00 Police Report
7:15 Chris Adams
Sylvia Anderson,
Community Streets Initiative
Report
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future events by mail chip email
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Note from your Chair
Dear Neighbors,
News Delivery Update! It’s 2015 and we have a new way of
sending your newsletter! We can also let you know about
neighborhood events, last minute meeting updates and
community safety notifications. Mail Chimp is a email
contact management system. We keep your addresses safe and
they are not shared with anyone.
In the next few weeks you will get an invitation to sign up for
Mail Chimp, it’s quick and simple. You can also call or email
us with your consent and we can just add you to the list.
Never miss a local event again! Sign up soon!
Our email address is: portgardnerneighborhood@gmail.com
The Everett Half Marathon ….April 12
th
…Even if you don’t run come out and cheer on the runners on our beautiful waterfront
Takes place at Port Gardner Landing. Formerly known as the Heroes Half Marathon, the Everett Half
Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, April 12, at the Port Gardner Landing at Everett Marina. This is the
fifth year that participants have filled the street on West Marine View Drive and Highway 529 to run one
of the flattest half marathon courses around. Active duty military and veterans may register at a
discounted rate for the half marathon or 10K. The run course offers the most beautiful views of the
Snohomish River, Cascade Mountains and the Everett Waterfront.

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Basic Information
More Information
Come be part of a NEW monthly networking event, Engage Everett, at the Austin in Downtown Everett!
Engage Everett is a monthly event in Everett, offering a chance to network with fellow professionals and
creatives and receiving an update on important community projects in Everett. The event is free and open
to the public. There will be coffee, water and soda available as well as a cash bar offering beer and wine.
This month's community update will be given by Bob Drewel.
We look forward to seeing you there!
IMPORTANT MEETINGS IN APRIL
Everett City Council Everett City Hall 3002 Wetmore Ave City Council Chambers
April 15th
at 6:30 pm and April 22nd
at 12:30 pm
Check http://www.everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID-10 for Agendas and podcasts of Everett City Council Meetings
Please visit the City of Everett ‘new’ website where you can sign up for meeting notifications
Historical Commission Meets 4th
Tuesday April 28, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Hearing Room of the Planning and Community Development Department, eighth floor of the Wall Street
Building, 2930 Wetmore Ave., Everettt
Everett School Board Community Resource Center 3900 Broadway
Meets April 14th
and 28th
2015 at 4:30 pm
Check http://www.boarddocs.com/wa/waesd/Board.nsf/Public for Agendas
Historic Everett Event
Maritime Historian and Author Chuck Fowler will be the guest speaker
and will lead guests through a visual presentation of Patrol and Rescue
Boats on the Puget Sound with emphasis on Everett and Snohomish.
This talk is co-sponsored with the Port of Everett and will take place at
the Waterfront Center located at 1205 Craftsman Way at the Port of
Everett, in the Blue Heron Room. The date is Sunday, April 19th
from
2-4 pm. This event is free for Historic Everett members and suggested
donation of $5.00 for the public. Refreshments will be served.

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THE PORT GARDNER NEIGHBORHOOD STEERING COMMITTEE
Andrea Tucker everettareahomes@gmail.com 425-870-6699
Victor Harris victorcharris@hotmail.com 425-760-4064
Sheryl Becker ssb3@gmail.com 425-259-2196
Dean Smith deansmith4@mac.com 425-328-9979
COUNCIL OF NEIGHBORHOODS REPS
Victor Harris victorcharris@hotmail.com 425-760-4064
Dean Smith (alternate) deansmith4@mac.com 425-328-9979
Andrea Tucker everettareahomes@gmail.com 425-870-6699
WEBMASTER:
Tim Ellis the_tim@portgardner.net
NEWSLETTER:
Looking for editor: Contact Andrea Tucker with interest or questions
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:
CHAIR: Andrea Tucker everettareahomes@gmail.com 425-870-6699
A great big THANKS to all who helped with the work party on March 14
th
at DEPOT PARK. We look
forward to more work parties this season and meeting new volunteers. We’ll keep you posted on future
dates. Depot Park is on Bond Street and it is a delightful place to walk to from our neighborhood. We are
grateful to Diane Rogers, Linden Kimbrough, Katrina Lindahl, Sheryl Becker and Vickie Rosenau.
Port
Gardner
Neighborhood
Free
Clean
Up
Dumpster
Day!
Saturday
May
30th
2015
from
10:00-­‐
1:00
pm-­‐Longfellow
School
Parking
Lot
This
spring
our
neighborhood
will
host
a
free
clean
up
day
for
Port
Gardner
residents.
This
clean
up
is
being
funded
by
our
mini
grant
and
a
neighborhood
block
grant.
We
need
ten
volunteers
to
handle
all
the
tasks
.
We
will
need
greeters
to
sign
people
in
and
verify
their
addresses,
direct
traffic,
set
up
a
refreshment
table,
separate
some
items,
help
unload,
pick
up
items
from
neighbors
without
transportation,
set
up
and
break
down
and
just
help
in
general.
This
will
be
a
great
way
to
get
some
of
our
alleys
cleaned
up!
Call
today
or
email
to
volunteer.
Portgardnerneighborhood@gmail.com
or
425.870.6699.
A
full
list
of
acceptable
items
will
be
listed
in
the
May
newsletter.
Metal
recycles
will
also
be
accepted.
Thank
you
for
volunteering!