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Presidents
Corner Davis
Giglio Been
doing
any
weeding
lately?
Me
too.
All
that
time
spent
nimbly
picking
out
the
weeds
has
me
thinking
about
just
one
thing:
"Why
have
a
Neighborhood
Association?" Perhaps
I
need
to
explain.
When
I'm
weeding,
I'm
vastly
outnumbered.
A
Neighborhood
Association
allows
us
to
join
together,
to
make
it
more
of
a
fair
fight.
Our
neighborhood
has
not
just
home
owners,
but
renters,
landlords,
and
businesses
too.
It's
a
way
for
all
of
us
to
come
together,
be
more
involved
in
our
communities,
have
more
social
interaction,
and
speak
with
a
united
voice
(loud,
too!)
if
something
needs
to
change.
Whether
we're
talking
traffic,
downtown
development
or
annual
picnics,
the
Neighborhood
Association
is
the
place
to
get
things
done.
Now,
if
I
could
just
get
all
of
you
to
help
with
those
weeds… We
hope
to
see
you
at
our
next
meeting.
We're
lining
up
a
"game"
on
urban
growth
and
will
have
the
usual
socializing
with
our
neighbors.
We're
using
a
new
meeting
facility
-
thank
you,
Olympia
Metro
Church
618
Puget
St
NE
(Puget
St
between
Bigelow
and
Glass)-one
that
would
allow
for
child
care.
There's
no
obligation
for
showing
up,
and
you
may
even
get
a
free
cookie.
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Real
Gardeners
Dig
Weeds Jill
Severn
President
Giglio
is
right:
Poets
may
think
this
month
is
all
about
sunshine
and
spring
flowers,
but
gardeners
know
it's
really
all
about
weeds.
Millions
of
them
are
out
there
growing
with
all
their
might,
and
every
week
they
double
in
size
and
number.
Fortunately,
gardeners
actually
like
weeds.
We
may
not
admit
this
in
public,
but
the
truth
is,
weeds
give
us
a
sense
of
purpose
and
mission
-
a
chance
to
feel
as
if,
with
the
simple
act
of
weeding,
we
are
bringing
order
out
of
chaos.
Those
of
us
who've
been
gardening
for
a
long
time
greet
the
spring
crop
of
weeds
like
old
friends
who've
been
away
for
a
few
months.
I'm
particularly
fond
of
dandelions,
chickweed,
and
the
native
wild
ajuga,
which
grows
abundantly
in
my
back
yard.
Dandelions
have
been
a
favorite
of
mine
since
I
was
a
little
tyke.
I
liked
them
first
because
of
their
brilliant
yellow
flowers;
then
because
it
was
so
much
fun
to
blow
their
seeds
all
over;
and
finally,
as
an
adult,
because
I
have
a
special
fondness
for
outlaws.
Dandelions
truly
are
outlaws,
living
on
the
fringe
of
cultivated
society,
surviving
in
spite
of
prejudice
and
pesticides.
No
amount
of
abuse
or
hostility
stops
them
from
thriving,
or
from
opening
their
bright
flowers
to
receive
the
sun.
They
seem
not
to
bear
grudges,
but
to
bloom
out
of
pure,
unalloyed
joy
that
spring
is
here.
Chickweed
has
a
different
character.
Its
strategy
is
to
come
up
early,
bloom
quickly,
and
scatter
seeds
among
the
flowers
before
the
gardener
first
ventures
out
with
trowel
in
hand.
In
this
way,
chickweed
manages
to
spread
millions
of
tiny
seedlings
among
sprouting
asters,
carrots,
or
lettuce
plants.
I've
spent
hours
trying
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Important
Dates
Neighborhood
Meeting Tuesday
April
6th,
7:00
p.m. Olympia
Metro
Church 618
Puget
St
NE Child
Care
will
be
furnished
Meeting
Agenda:
Please
Attend!
Free
Plant
Sharing Saturday
May
1st
10am-12pm Olympia
Community
Garden 1407
13th
Ave.
SE Info:
360-352-8996
Bigelow
Highlands (and
surrounding
area) Remodel
Tour Saturday
May
15th
1
pm Scott
&
Stacy's
house
at 416
Central
Street
NE Be
on
the
tour:
360-705-1593 RemodelTour@bigelowhighlands.org
Bigelow
Highlands Garden
Tour Sunday
May
23rd
10am-12pm 419
Lybarger
St.
NE Be
on
the
tour:
360-943-7650 GardebTour@bigelowhighlands.org
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