Wontcha Be Our Blogger!

It’s been less than a week since we launched the local blogs platform here on the site, and already you’ve voiced that you like new feature.

We are always looking to add more community bloggers. It’s your opportunity to voice concerns about the community, local government, traffic, the environment development or education. Any topic you believe is important to Woodinville is important to us. Not interested in serious political and civic matters? More interested in shopping, entertainment, books, food, animals, or sports? We want you voice as well.

Bloggers are different from columnists in that they aren't paid and they own the rights to their own content, even if it is published on Patch. Editors don't edit bloggers and bloggers don't take assignments from editors (but we will look out for typos, something we know you look for as well—and thanks to all who have helped me correct those errors).

You probably already know the first Woodinville Patch bloggers. They're your neighbors and friends. 

One is an education advocate, one is landscaper. Another is a high school sophomore who loves sports.

Samantha Pell

You may already know as she writes a weekly calendar about all the events going on at Woodinville High School. Her aspiration is to become a sports journalist or sports broadcaster. Here’s what she wrote in her bio for Patch, “My Sunday’s are made up of a combination of me sitting on my couch watching football games and reading sports articles online.  Of course, I do put my homework ahead of my sports obsessions, but that could also mean a pencil in one hand and the NBA app on the iPad in the other!”

Read her first post .

Nancy Chamberlain

Nancy holds a PhD in Biochemistry and has taught and done research at four universities.  She has two children in Northshore schools, volunteers in the classroom, serves on the Districts’ Curriculum Committee, on as many science-related committees as she can get on, and is very active in PTA and Girl Scouts.  

Read her first post.

Lara Elizabeth Vyas

After a successful career in database technologies, Lara channeled her passion for plants into the world of horticulture and landscape design. She is the owner and principal designer of Natural Greenscapes, a landscape design consulting firm that provides garden design and garden coaching services. She is also a bit of a foodie Ammede Mol, a blog featuring her family’s age-old recipes as well as new ones she tests.

Read her first post .

Sound interesting? Want in? Contact Editor Annie Archer at ann.archer@patch.com