Mill Creek Offers Down-to-Earth Shopping

If we wanted to live in typical suburban sprawl, with giant indoor malls, we wouldn’t live in Bothell. One of the best parts of living here is that we can get the quiet serenity of the suburbs, a small-town atmosphere, just a short drive from the city. And yet we can still enjoy some of the best shopping that the state has to offer.

And according to the Official Washington Best of 2013 list, Mill Creek Town Center is the Best Lifestyle & Open Air Mall in Washington! Whether you’re looking for fresh food and produce, books for your new class, home decoration, or good food and drinks with friends, Mill Creek Town Center is an area favorite for locals who prefer a more down-to-earth, outdoor shopping experience.

If you love Mill Creek Town Center, you win a free gift from the Mill Creek Town Center Business Association:

It’s official! Mill Creek Town Center was recently selected as the Official Best Lifestyle Center & Open Air Mall in Washington! Our Town Center is truly a special place, and we are honored to be recognized for it.

What do you think makes the Town Center special? Go to our Facebook page and share your favorite thing about the Town Center. The five best comments describing what you love most will receive a gift basket of goodies from Town Center merchants.

(No purchase necessary to participate. Five (5) gift recipients will be selected from Facebook community members by the Mill Creek Town Center Business Association on September 30th, 2013. Gifts will be awarded to selected comment authors on October 5th 2013.)

We look forward to at least one of our residents winning! The Mill Creek Town Center Facebook page is located here.

Bothell Cougars Coach Promotes Safety

Fall is here—you know what that means: school is back in swing, and so is football season.

One of the most controversial issues in youth sports today are concussions, and with high school, college, and professional football so popular in the Bothell area, it’s important to set a good example for our youngest all-stars.

Fortunately, Tom Bainter, the head football coach at Bothell High School, is doing is part to make sure our most vulnerable athletes are protected from the concussion epidemic. Going by U.S.A. Football’s safe tackling guidelines, Bainter is instilling these new techniques on his own players.

In addition to encouraging safe, fundamentally sound tackling, Bainter is also adopting a much more supportive, specific coaching style—and he thinks even the way he words his instructions can make a big difference.

Quote from MyNorthwest.com:

"We have to choose our words better. When you say, 'Put your screws under his chin,' what that really means is get your pad levels under your opponent. And that's what we have to say. 'Pad under pad. Low man wins,'" explains Bainter. "Those are things we need to say now, instead of giving them a visual of taking the front part of your helmet where your forehead is and smacking it under the guy's chin who is in front of you."
Whether you’re rooting for the Cougars or not, you’ve got to admire this!

UW – Bothell Promoting “Tribal” Education

Sure, it’s great having the University of Washington – Bothell so close to us for the academic opportunities for college students. But having a branch campus here also means that we get to watch and benefit from exciting community projects.

The Bothell area is full of Native American history and there are still tribes who live here today. And now, the UW-Bothell is working with local Native American tribes to make sure that the history is not forgotten.

The Tribal Education Network is working with the University and 24 Northwest Indian tribes to create “tribal” academic lessons for high school students. The program aims to help guide more Native American students toward college.

According to the Seattle Times:

Two dozen Northwest Indian tribes are working with the University of Washington, Bothell to create tribal-centered academic lessons for high-school students.

The Tribal Education Network initiative will work to integrate tribal stories and values in a program that aims to get more Native American students to college, and to help them earn college credentials while in high school.
“We long for people who are traditionally oriented because of their upbringing, yet who are excellent as scholars,” said Jim Thomas, chairman of a committee for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and a member of the Tlingit Tribe of Southeastern Alaska.

Help Beautify Bothell with Trees this September

What would the upper Northwest be without lots of trees—and of course, people who love them.

Here at Bailey Farm Apartments, we like to blend the indoor with the outdoor. And now, Bothell residents who love nature have another opportunity to contribute to a good cause and beautify the area even more.

This September, the Arbor Day Foundation and Trees for America will team up for its Trees for America program. The program will distribute ten free oak trees to anyone who registers with the Arbor Day Foundation during the month of September.

“Those who plant live oak trees will enjoy shade and splendor for years and years to come,” said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “These trees will also add to the proud heritage of Washington's 82 Tree City USA communities. For the last 36 years, Tree City USA has supported effective urban forest management across Washington, and planting these trees will enhance the state’s tree-planting tradition.”

The program ships trees between October 15 and December 10—they come in at 6 to 12 inches, but the foundation guarantees growth, or they’ll replace them. New Arbor Day Foundation members will also receive a copy of The Tree Book, which includes information about tree planting and tree care.

To register with the Arbor Foundation for your 10 oak trees, click here, and to read more about the Trees for America program, click here.