Monthly Archives: December 2013

Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Ryan

With the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, trash collection in Victory Heights will be on Fridays for the next two weeks, December 27th and January 3rd. And after the holidays, if you should notice a dead tree in your house … Continue reading →

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CleanScapes Awards $50,000 Waste Reduction Prize To Neighborhood

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Ryan

CleanScapes (our garbage haulers) has announced the winners of their annual Neighborhood Waste Reduction Reward program. The neighborhoods of Maple Leaf, Lake City, Victory Heights, Pinehurst, Wedgwood won the 2012/2013 competition. They will receive a $50,000 community improvement project selected … Continue reading →

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The Short Snow

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Ryan

As predicted, it began to snow in Seattle early this morning with about an inch or two accumulation around Victory Heights by the time most people had gotten up. Schools were delayed two hours, but by 9 AM the snow … Continue reading →

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Carolers Serenade Victory Heights

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Ryan

On a chilly but dry December night with the threat of snow later in the evening, a band of 15 adults (plus some children and one dog) took to the streets to go caroling door-to-door Thursday evening. Organized by Monica … Continue reading →

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Caroling and Traffic Circle Coming To Victory Heights

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Ryan

Here are the highlights from last night’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council, where attendees got to munch on delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies: Read the full minutes of the meeting here. For the second year running, Monica is … Continue reading →

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Preschool Missing Vacuum Cleaner

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Ryan

Shelby from the Victory Heights Co-Operative Preschool reports: Our upright vacuum cleaner and  a bag of replacement bags has gone missing from Victory Heights Cooperative Preschool. We think it may have been inadvertently left outside near the trash cans in … Continue reading →

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Open Letter: Oppose Mountain Bike Trails In Thornton Creek

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Ryan

An open letter from Ruth Williams, President of the Thornton Creek Alliance: Dear Victory Heights Community Council: We would like to be sure you are aware that Seattle Parks and Recreation is drafting trail standards for mountain biking in some … Continue reading →

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Community Council Meeting December 17th

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Ryan

The next meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council will be on Tuesday, December 17th at 7 PM at the Preschool building in the park. With the holidays so close, the theme is to be more festive this month than … Continue reading →

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Proposed Bus Cuts Eliminate Direct Service Downtown

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Ryan

Direct bus service from Victory Heights to downtown would be eliminated unless the Washington State legislature restores funding, King County Metro Transit says. If proposed service cuts go through, Route 72 would be eliminated completely and Route 73 would be … Continue reading →

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