Kirby has been in Fremont for a lifetime, as a resident, employee, employer, and playmate. She's served on the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, the Fremont Neighborhood Council and the Fremont Arts Council, and can be seen wandering the Center of the Universe year 'round. When it comes to Fremont, she likes to say she's full of it!
This Saturday, May 7th, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center will host the Upper Fremont Festival of the Arts (a.k.a. UFFA!) This will be an open-to-the-public, mostly free, celebration with plenty of entertainment for all ages, as well as demonstrations, live music, visual art, and giveaways! Stop by to see what the excitement is all about, at our very own community center!
On Tuesday, April 26th, the North Seattle Industrial Association (NSIA) held their monthly meeting at 7:30a at the Car Wash Enterprises (Brown Bear) offices, in Fremont, with guests City Councilmember Sally Clark and Seattle Department of Transportation Director Peter Hahn. The NSIA provides a voice for industrial, manufacturing and/or maritime businesses in Ballard, Interbay and Fremont, primarily.
Local businesswoman, Kim Ricketts, passed away on Monday, April 25th, at the age of 53. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 4th at 3p at St. Mark’s Cathedral (1245 – 10th Ave E). Donations in her honor can be made to 826 Seattle and The Seattle Public Library. Find out more details at the website for Kim Ricketts’ Book Events (which will continue her legacy) and an in-depth article in The Seattle Times.
Don’t forget – the first-ever Fremont Fitness Festival will launch this first week of May. Participants in the 12-week fitness challenge (prizes for ‘Most Improved’ and ‘Fremont’s Fittest’) will take an assessment, using the President’s Challenge Physical Fitness Test, on Sunday, May 1st at Noon, Wednesday, May 4th at 4:30p, or Saturday, May 7th at Noon, all at Sound Mind & Body Gym.
Fremont landowner, and local character, Arne Vemo, died at the age of 70, on Sunday, April 3, in Palm Desert, California after a day spent enjoying his favorite pastime – golf. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach (18354 8th Ave NW, Shoreline,) with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Sharing Alongside (PO Box 33663, Seattle, 98133) or Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle, 98117) in his name.
On Saturday, April 30th, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) will host a walking tour and a public meeting to gather community input on the two final design concepts for the remodel of the North Seattle Recycling and Disposal Station (a.k.a. The Dump.) A walking tour of the perimeter of the existing facility will take place on Saturday, starting at 9:30a (and going to 11a) at the corner of North 34th St & Carr Pl North. At Noon (until 2p) a public meeting will be held at Hamilton International Middle School (1610 N 41st St.)
On Saturday, April 30th, the Fremont Neighborhood Council will host their annual ‘spring clean’ of Fremont Avenue, and surrounding areas. Come do good, and socialize. Bring a friend (and kids love this!), and then it hardly feels like work! Anytime between 9a and 11a, stop by the Fremont Arts Council Powerhouse (3940 Fremont Ave North) to get free bags, gloves and trash picker-uppers.
On Friday, April 29th, from Noon – 2p, a very special art show will take place in Fremont. In the library of B.F. Day Elementary School (3921 Linden Ave N) will be displayed paintings – on canvas – done by students, and commissioned by Windermere Realty.
For the second year in a row, Grassroots Community Acupuncture will join with other clinics across the country in offering free acupuncture services on Sunday, May 1st from 10a – 4p.
On Saturday, May 7th, starting at 1p, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center – Fremont’s homegrown ‘community center’ – will host the 3rd Annual micro-neighborhood festival in Upper Fremont, for everyone who loves a party!
