Finn Hill Calendar of Events

• May 1: Surface Water Management Open House. Event is from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Finn Hill Middle School Cafeteria, 8040 NE 132nd Street. Are there areas of flooding in your neighborhood? Are you concerned about pollutants that may be carried by rainwater into the lake and threaten fish or other living organisms? Do you see wetland areas being negatively impacted by development? The city is holding a Surface Water Management Open House, Wednesday, May 1 from 6:30 – 8:30pm at the Finn Hill Middle School cafeteria (8040 NE 132nd Street). They will provide updates on Kirkland’s new surface and storm water management plan. You can also learn more about the planning process on the City’s surface water management web page. Go to the City’s surface water management web page for more information.
• May 4: Hilltoppers Garden Club Annual Plan Sale.  Starts at 9:00 AM on Saturday, located in the QFC parking lot at the Inglewood Village Shopping Center.
• May 5: Big Finn hill Park Work Party. From 9:00 AM to Noon on Sunday. Volunteers will meet in the woods north of the soccer/lacrosse field. Bring gloves and water, and wear a long-sleeved shirt contact Jeanette@finnhillalliance.org
• May 8: DennyFest Organizational Meeting. Starts at 7:00PM at the Urban Coffee in Juanita Village. First organizational meeting to plan for DennyFest, volunteers are needed. The annual Finn Hill DennyFest is on Sunday, Sept 8 at OO Denny Park. contact meg@finnhillalliance.org
• May 15: GiveBig. Wednesday, GiveBig – FHNA is working hard to be a responsive neighborhood group that represents your interests and enhances our quality of life on Finn Hill. It takes money to do this, so we count our your financial support. If you want to help us, please mark May 15 on your calendar for a donation on behalf of FHNA. Donations made to  FHNA made through the Seattle Foundation GiveBig website on May15 will qualify FHNA for additional contributions from GiveBIG sponsors. This is a great way to put more punch into your contribution. Learn more on the GiveBig web site
• May 16: Rain Garden Workshop 6 PM to 8:30 PM, by City of Kirkland, in Kirkland City Hall 123 5th Avenue. More information about rain gardens and the workshop is at www.12000raingardens.org
• May 17: Juanita Beach Friday Market. Market begins, opens at 3:00PM. Located at Juanita Peach Park next to the lake and runs from 3-pm every Friday until October 18. Volunteer Opportunity.
• May 18th: Finn Hill Rain Garden Planting. The second cluster of rain gardens is being installed by Kirkland Public Works on Finn Hill.  The city is installing 6-8 Rain Gardens on residential properties each year. Come JOIN in the garden planting.  See the flyer for more information. Contact Betsy Adams, City of Kirkland Environmental Education & Outreach Specialist 425 587-3858
• May 29: Finn Hill Neighborhood Community Meeting. From 7-9PM at the Finn Hill Junior High

• June 7, 3:00 pm -7:00 pm at Juanita Beach Park  Walk ‘n’ Roll Safety Fair– in partnership with the Juanita Friday Market. Alongside the Friday Market vendors, the City of Kirkland proudly presents the Walk ‘n’ Roll Safety Fair, dedicated to highlighting safe walking and biking.  Safety Booths with a focus on walking and biking will have information and fun activities for the kids.  Music, entertainment, and Activities for kids!  BYOB (Bring your own bike) for the bike rodeo.
• June 8, 10 am – 2 pm Community Planning Day at Kirkland City Hall. Everything you want to know about the Comp Plan update, Corridor Master Plan, Juanita Drive Corridor Study, and all the other planning efforts in the City.
•  June 12, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Juanita Drive Corridor Study, A public workshop is scheduled for June 12^th at Finn Hill Middle School from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. A fact sheet about the study has been prepared. A schedule has also been finalized and can be found at this Public Works  City site.

April 2013

April 20: Work Party at Edith Moulton Park (108th Avenue NE at NE 137th), meet at Event 10 am. Hosted by the Juanita Neighborhood Association and the City of Kirkland. RSVP to Doug Rough at 425-821-5529 or send an email.

April 20: Juanita Bay Park Restoration Work Party. Saturday 10AM to 2PM. (2201 Market St., Kirkland WA) Sponsored by Juanita Bay Park Stewards and EarthCorps. Go to www.greenkirkland.org for “What to Bring” and Sign Up information.

April 27: Finn Hill Garage sale weekend. For more information on how to add your garage sale to the publicity list contact Kurt@finnhillalliance.org

April 27-28:  Saturday noon – 6:30 and Sunday April 28 from 9 – 1:30 St. John Vianney 2nd annual plant sale! Location: (12600 84th Ave NE Kirkland, WA.) All profits go to fund the 23rd annual Esperanza Tijuana home building mission which 100′s of people on this hill have done! Speical orders prior to April 19 don’t upset us and we can and will special order for you after the sale.  contact Jan Kline, SJF Youth and Outreach, 425.823.0787 (plants include: Coreopsis, Bacopa plants and basket, Calibrachoa Superbells, Coleus, Diascia, Nemesia, Petunias, Verbena, Alyssum, Begonia, Cosmos, Dusty Miller, Impatiens, Lobelia, Marigolds, Nicotiana, Pansies, Schinzanthus, Snaps, and veggies.

April 27: 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM. Peter Kirk Community Center. Kirkland Heritage Society will  feature our Mr. Jerry Torell  from the Redmond Historical Society.  Jerry will tell us about how he was instrumental in placing the bicycle that we see on the right hand side along 85th heading into Redmond.  He will certainly have some history on the Redmond bike derby.   Hope to see you there.  12:00 Noon at the Peter Kirk Community Center in the lobby room.  Coffee and cookies are always served.  And being the Senior Center, there is always available parking.

March 2013

March 6:     Neighborhood Meeting @ 7pm March 16     Guided Nature Walk through the Madrona Grove in Big Finn Hill Park.  See the blog post for directions and details. For more  information contact Jeanette@finnhillalliance.org

March 30:    Volunteer Opportunity at Juanita Woodlands, 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 30th. More Information.

December 2012 December 16:    Christmas Ships at O.O. Denny Park, ships arrive at 7pm – come early to get a good spot!

November 2012 November 6:     Vote

October 2012 October 3:          Neighborhood Meeting, 7-9 PM, Finn Hill Junior High October 13:        Rain Garden Planting October 27:        Juanita Woodlands Clean UP volunteers needed