Sally Bagshaw » Blog Archive » A great Saturday on Beacon Hill. Saturday was a celebration of people power.
I met up with the folks from Beacon Walks and Bikes for a special “PPPP,” otherwise known as a People-Powered Park Parade. The group has earned a Small & Simple Grant from the Department of Neighborhoods to design a proposed bicycle and pedsestrian path on North Beacon Hill, and our parade of strollers, bikes, pedestrians, dogs, and the special pedal-powered float followed the proposed route from Jefferson Park down to Lewis Park.
Our destination was also a celebration of the great work accomplished by Friends of Lewis Park, who’ve worked tirelessly to restore the Lewis Park natural area. The park stewards have also been awarded a Small & Simple Grant to support their efforts on the steep hillsides of Lewis Park. There’s nothing better than a Saturday celebration, especially one that involves the efforts of a enthusiastic and involved community. August « 2011 « Cascade Bike Blog – Cascade Bicycle Club – Seattle, Washington. The 66th Apple Blossom Parade: It’s all about the floats: Greenacre School vocational program enters its first parade - Sonoma West Times and News: News. Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:29 pm The 66th Apple Blossom Parade: It’s all about the floats: Greenacre School vocational program enters its first parade by Laura McCutcheon Sonoma West Staff Writer laura@sonomawest.com Sonoma West Times and News | For the first time since its inception in 1975, Greenacre School will participate in the Apple Blossom Parade and Festival, and showcase the essence of its vocational program on a float made by students.
The all-boys special education school is part of Greenacre Homes, a private non-profit California corporation, located in Sebastopol, which also operates five residential treatment programs. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Need an account? Asked how he felt about being in the parade, a 17-year-old student named Jermey said: “I think it’s good; really exciting, and the music itself will be awesome.
Noah, 17, said, “It’s a fun idea. Weekend Guide: Rainier Summer Streets featuring Bike Works Block Party. This ragtag crew and I biked this machine from Beacon Hill to Bike Works HQ in Columbia City yesterday to get it ready for Saturday’s Rainier Valley Heritage Parade, which is followed by Summer Streets on Rainier Ave and a Bike Works Block Party.
The Pedal-Powered Parade Float is always a crowd-pleaser. In the words of the police officer waiting by Beacon Hill station: That’s quite a rig! (or did she say wreck? Hard to tell) Make sure you get to Columbia City Saturday. Also, there is a canned food drive to benefit the Rainier Valley Food Bank. Here’s the parade and Summer Streets map: Don’t forget about the Downtown Throwdown at Westlake Park from 10-5 Saturday. Okay, I’m sure I’m missing some stuff. Related Rainier Valley Greenways launches Friday at Bike Works.