Notes from June 2023 RNA Meeting

Home of the Month

We are bringing back Home of the Month. This award is our neighborhood's way of acknowledging Riverside neighbors who take pride in their homes and property. Winners proudly display a sign in their yard for a whole month!

We need nominations. Nominate yourself or a neighbor. Make sure to include the address :)

Nominate someone here

Riverside News

National Night Out- Tuesday, August 1st at Garfield Park. Free food, fun nad activities for the whole family
Everett Clean up Day- Was a great success.
We are looking for volunteers to lead and prepare for Annual Garage Sale and new Board members. Contact us here if you are interested in helping. Please include your phone number.
Do you like websites, facebook? We are looking for a new Secretary.

City of Everett

Kay Barnes gave a presentation on unsing the Diversity wheel.

WA state Legislative Updates

Mary Fosse gave teh group detailed information on teh major legislation that passed this session including putting some money and resources behind dealing with the homeless and drug abuse issues affecting our state. This legislation gives a more comprehensive approach that one cities can do on their own and prevents one city fixing an issue just to have it more to another city.

City Council

Mary Fosse gave us updates on the No sit, Lie ordinance and some information on legislation at the State level. She will give more informaiton next month

Holiday Lighting Contest Winners 2022
Scroll to the right to see them all.!

Holiday Lighting 2022 Winners

Halloween Decorating Contest Winners

Best Overall- 2420 Chestnut
Best Theme- 2413 Chestnut
Best Daytime- 1914 McDougal
Best Nighttime- 2008 Chestnut
Best Scariest- 1918 Baker
Best Harvest- 2401 Chestnut
Best Block- 3000 Leonard

Help us support
Everett Recovery Cafe

Each year Riverside Neighbors select a non-profit to support and this year it is Everett Recovery Cafe. The mission of Everett Recovery Cafe is to empower long-term transformation through human connection and a safe, healing community for those in recovery from the trauma of homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges.

Join us for an Auction on December 13th at 6:30 pn at Garfield Elementary to raise funds.

Bring items to Auction off- suggestions include baskets of items, homemade goodies.

Some current auction items include:

Schack gift card
Zoo tickets
The Loft Coffe Bar gift Certificate

Bring cash or your check book to the meeting! We will aslo take Venmo

Learn more about Everett Recovery Cafe by attending our December Neighborhood Meeting and Party!

Holiday Lighting Contest

Join in a Riverside tradition by decorating your home for the holidays. Nominate yourself or a neighbor by clicking HERE. Judging occurs on December 12th and winners announced on 12/14. Below are the Categories and Rules

Art in the Park

Why do we have the circle of dirt at Garfield Park? Yes, there is a reason! It is for a piece of art, our very own Riverside Story Pole. Neighbors can participate.

The Story Pole will portray Riverside’s rich industrial history from canoe and boats on the river, lumber mills, railroad and heavy industries all made out of scrap metal. It will recognize the rich contributions of the people who worked to support these industries, where families were raised, food was grown, and neighbors gathered for recreation.

Call For Artist for Riverside Neighborhood Art Project

The Riverside Neighborhood in collaboration with the City of Everett is seeking an artist to design a free-standing Story Pole fabricated from scrap metal objects for Garfield Park located at 23rd street and Walnut Avenue. Everett WA 98201,

The Story Pole will portray the Riverside Neighborhood’s rich industrial history. The story begins with canoe and boat traffic on the Snohomish River, lumber mills once sited on its shores, the railroad that skirts the edge of our community, the heavy industries that employed and supported our citizens together with various modes of transportation from streetcars to airplanes. The Story Pole will recognize the extraordinary contributions of the people who worked to support these industries and improve their community. It will include places where families were raised, food was grown, and neighbors gathered for recreation.

A budget of $2500.00 has been designated for the design phase of the artwork. Additional funding for fabrication, engineering and installation of the artwork is anticipated to be available in the next fiscal year. Though not required, candidates who have the artistic and technical skills set to fabricate and install the Story Pole are encouraged to apply.

Funding for this project comes from a 2022 City of Everett Cultural Arts Grant awarded to the Riverside Neighborhood Association by the Cultural Arts Commission.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, October 31, 2022. The application and more information can be found HERE.

Process for creating Story Pole

We have received a grant for this first phase which enables us to work with an artist on the design.
In order to create the design, we need some idea of scrap metal pieces people have lying around. We also have contacted Public Works!
Once we have the design, we will seek more grant funding to actually build the art piece and have it installed.
If you would like to Donate to help us complete this project, you can donate HERE.

Halloween Decorating Winners 2022

Home of the Month

We need nominations. Make sure to include the address :)

AGENDA

Riverside News:

Board Nominations- any neighbor can run. Read more about the positions here. So far we have the following:
- Chair- Rolf Vitous
- Secretary- Pamela Lynn
- Treasurer- Scott Bader
Art in the Park- We need some materials. READ MORE
Garfield Park Celebration- Sat. May 14th- discussed.