NEWS BRIEFS
Community workshop slated for June 5
The City of Redmond Parks and Recreation Department invites the community to participate in the second community workshop for the East Redmond Corridor Master Plan on Thursday, June 5 from 7-9 p.m. in Room 104 of the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St.
The consultant will present design alternatives to the public and the Parks and Trails Commission. These park design alternatives were created based on the input from the community, city staff and stakeholders.
The East Redmond Corridor Master Plan encompasses the park properties along the eastern edge of the city. These parks include Juel, Farrel-McWhirter, Conrad Olson, Perrigo and Arthur Johnson, as well as the Bear & Evans Creek Trail and Greenway.
For questions regarding the project, contact Linda Frkuska, parks project manager at (425) 556-2313 or lfrkuska@redmond.gov.
McDonald’s Book Exchange to hold raffle
McDonald’s Book Exchange, 16415 NE 83rd St., is holding a raffle for the benefit of Hopelink’s End Summer Hunger program, which helps to feed children who are served by free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch programs during the school year.
The raffle drawing is at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 1. Prizes will include a handmade afghan, candlestick, foot stool and other items for the home. Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5.
For more information, call (425) 885-4773.
Welcome back farm celebration coming up
Celebrate first-of-the-season, farm-fresh fruits and vegetables at the South 47 Farm in Redmond, Saturday June 14 and Sunday, June 15, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Take a wagon ride around the farm, groove to live music, let your imagination soar with stories from Storytelling Steve, visit the U-pick fields, shop at the farm stand, greet the farm animals, enjoy refreshments, and more. Admission is free.
Opening week crops (weather permitting) will include spinach, chard, lettuce, greens, herbs, and more. Buy them fresh-picked in our farm stand, or pick your own from the U-pick fields.
The farm’s 2008 hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., beginning June 11.
This is the farm’s eighth year of providing fresh fruits and vegetables and fun family outings in the heart of the Sammamish Valley. For the health of the land and the consumer, all farming is done using organic practices.
The South 47 Farm is located just two miles east of I-405 at the corner of NE 124th Street and the Woodinville-Redmond Rd. (15410 NE 124th St.).
For more information, see www.south47farm.com or call 425-869-9777.
