Photo: Howdy-do
Friday, February 22, 2019
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| Photo by Gloria Z. Nagler |
Brad had been looking a little doleful of late, so Clarice hopped over to say howdy-do.
(Dark-eyed Juncos in our yard)
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Brad had been looking a little doleful of late, so Clarice hopped over to say howdy-do.
(Dark-eyed Juncos in our yard)
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Destinations: Shoreline Irons Brothers at Home Show
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| Joseph and Melissa Irons and Mike Kailan at the Seattle Home Show |
The Seattle Home Show is the Northwest’s largest consumer home show with everything for the home – indoors and out.
Contact them at office@ironsbc.com for a promo code to receive discounted tickets online!
Ticket link HERE
The Home show presents hundreds of exhibits including builders, remodelers, the latest appliances and fixtures, decorating, landscaping… everything from floor to ceiling and beyond.
Northwesterners will see all the latest for the home when the Seattle Home Show, the nation’s oldest and largest consumer home show, marks its 75th anniversary February 23 through March 3 at CenturyLink Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle 98134.
LFP City Council extends timeline for Town Center planning
Message from the Lake Forest Park City Council regarding Town Center Planning: Extended Timeline and FAQs online
Thanks to all who commented on the Town Center Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS). Our staff received, and we’ve read, lots of great feedback. We are grateful to all the residents who took time to review the Draft EIS materials and share their thoughts.
Over the next two months, the Council will be working to identify policy priorities for Town Center based on the VISION, a careful review of comments received during the environmental review process, and the continued public process for the Town Center subarea plan and its development regulations.
We heard the request by some members of the community to extend the time we had originally allotted to publish the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) and our deliberations on the plan and regulations.
The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) recommends a goal of publishing the Final EIS within 60 days of the close of comments on the Draft EIS, and the City will be working toward this goal. This additional time will ensure that we are able to consider the significant amount of public input received.
Be sure to visit YourLFP.com for project updates, including a new document that answers “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) about the Town Center planning process.
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The Council is moving its schedule for adoption out to the spring, with final deliberations beginning in May. As always, the community is welcome to email, call, or give public comment at City Council regular business meetings.
Be sure to visit YourLFP.com for project updates, including a new document that answers “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) about the Town Center planning process.
Thank you for your continued participation throughout this ongoing process!
Classifieds: Board of Fire Commissioners special meeting notice
SPECIAL MEETING/WORKSHOP NOTICE
As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Shoreline Fire Department will hold a Special Meeting Workshop on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Shoreline Fire Department, 17525 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, Washington.
The purpose of the workshop is to discuss Commissioner long-range planning.
Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
February 21, 2019
City of Shoreline says: Help us repair the road - report potholes
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| Emerging pothole Stock photo |
Given the recent winter storm event and the freeze/thaw cycle, there are many new potholes that are showing up on Shoreline’s streets.
While the City’s Street Maintenance crew routinely monitors roads and repairs potholes as they are discovered, the City is also asking for the public's help in reporting potholes.
Residents who see potholes are encouraged to report them, so they can be repaired as soon as possible.
Ways to report - provide as much information as possible via:
- Smartphone App: SeeClickFix on Apple or Android;
- Online: Fill out an online service request; or
- Phone: Call the Customer Response Team at 206-801-2700.
While potholes are more prevalent in the winter months, they can occur year-round. As its name suggests, a pothole is a bowl-shaped hole in a road that usually forms because of water seeping into pavement cracks and freezing during winter months. Because water expands when it freezes, the cracks become wider and deeper. Over time, the larger cracks, combined with the weight of traffic, cause the road's pavement to break up.
However, not all defects in the road are potholes. For various reasons, the top layer of pavement can break and form a shallow divot, known as a delamination. Delaminations are typically less than two-inches deep and have either concrete or asphalt at their base and are a nuisance but not usually a hazard; whereas, potholes are typically deeper and have sub-grade (gravel) present at the bottom of the hole and are more of a hazard.
Repairing pavement delaminations and potholes is important because they not only can lead to more expensive road repairs but can cause wear and tear on your vehicle, make for bumpy rides and potentially pose safety risks.
There are two primary types of asphalt repairs that the City uses — cold patch asphalt repair and hot mix asphalt repair — and each has its own benefits
Cold patch asphalt repair is a temporary repair. Cold patch asphalt repair is used to prevent additional expansion of the delamination or pothole. These types of repairs require very little road surface preparation and can be accomplished quickly with minimal crew and equipment. It is primarily used during the colder winter months for emergency pothole repair until weather conditions allow for a permanent repair.
Hot mix asphalt repairs require dry weather and a temperature of at least 40 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure a good bond between the old and new road surface material. These types of repairs require more preparation of either or both the roadway surface and subgrade and typically involve more people, equipment and traffic control to make the repairs safely. Hot mix asphalt repairs while temperature sensitive and taking longer to complete are permanent.
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Rep. Javier Valdez: Friday is the first cutoff for bills in the legislature
We’re just a few days away from the first cutoff of the 2019 legislative session. The Legislature has these cutoff dates so that we can work efficiently by moving bills along and adjourning on time. All policy bills must be approved by their assigned committee by Friday to continue through the legislative process. Otherwise these bills are considered “dead” for this session, but can be revived next session.
I have several bills working their way through the process this year, including:
- HB 1739 would ban untraceable and undetectable firearms, like those that can be made in a 3D printer. This bill has already been approved by the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and could get a full House vote any day now.
- HB 1068 would place a ban on high capacity magazines for firearms. You can read more about my gun-safety legislation here.
- HB 1310 makes several reforms to our state’s presidential primary, including moving the presidential primary election to March. At this point, it looks like the Senate companion bill to my bill, SB 5273, will be the bill moving through the process.
- HB 1422 would create additional protections for vulnerable adults.
- HB 1732 would strengthen Washington’s hate crimes laws. It would also create a workgroup that would study ways to prevent hate crimes, enhance hate crime law enforcement, and increase support for hate crime victims.
The 46th Legislative District includes Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, and northeast Seattle.
February 28 deadline to apply for a booth at the Shoreline Arts Festival
Thursday, February 21, 2019
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| Vincent Keele selling his art at the 2018 Festival Photo courtesy SL-LFP Arts Council |
Call for Artists: 2019 Shoreline Arts Festival - Artist Marketplace
Deadline: February 28, 2019
New Location This Year: Shoreline Community College!
Apply today to become one of the 70+ artists that make up the beating heart of the 2019 Shoreline Arts Festival!
This free community event will gather 10,000+ art lovers at the Shoreline Community College on June 29 and 30.
Five Reasons why you should apply to the Shoreline Arts Festival Artist Marketplace:
- Over 10,000 art lovers come to this keystone community event each year.
- Celebrating its 29th year, the Shoreline Arts Festival has a lot to brag about and is planning for improved event flow and expanded advertising in 2019.
- Location! Show and Sell your work in the art-loving neighborhoods of North King County, and with a new event venue this year you can be sure publicity will be at its highest level.
- With over 70 artists participating in the Artist Marketplace, the festival is a vibrant event with an incredible community of artists.
- Water, snacks, booth sitters, and artist/member lounge are available for selling artists to make sure you have the best weekend possible!
How to apply: Submit your application and $20 application fee online via Call for Entry by 10:59pm on Thursday, February 28, 2019.
Details HERE
Monday Shoreline council meeting has study items on ST3/145th, homelessness, aging adult services
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| Shoreline City Hall Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
The Shoreline City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, February 25, 2019 includes three Study items.
1. Discussing and Update of Sound Transit 3 and State Route 522/145th Bus Rapid Transit
Staff from Sound Transit will provide an update on the ST3 Plan implementation and then on the SR 522/523 BRT project’s proposed Refined Project and next steps to implement the project.
Staff from Sound Transit will provide an update on the ST3 Plan implementation and then on the SR 522/523 BRT project’s proposed Refined Project and next steps to implement the project.
Among issues to be discussed:
- ST is reviewing an alternative Improvement concept (a roundabout) proposed by the City of Shoreline for the 145th and 5th Ave NE intersection;
- The Refined Project proposes a new left turn pocket at 25th Avenue NE instead of new bus lane improvements;
- The Refined Project states that the location of the 145th BRT stations will be determined in future phases of the project;
- ST has stated that sidewalk improvements will only be made where ST is rebuilding the roadway and does not plan to include an off-corridor bike network as was defined as a key component of the City of Shoreline’s Preferred Design Concept.
2. Discussing Council Goal 5 – Action Step 9: Engage in an Analysis with Service Providers to Identify What Services and Processes Exist to Connect those Experiencing Homelessness and/or Opioid Addiction with Supportive Services and Identify Gaps That May Exist
Staff have broadly characterized the homelessness response system and the current challenges it faces, set out the investments already being made by the City of Shoreline, and created a preliminary array of options for the Council to consider as additional steps to take, should it determine a need to do so. The purpose of tonight’s discussion is to provide the Council with an update on staff’s progress on this Action Step and to seek additional guidance in advance of the Council’s 2019 Strategic Planning Workshop, where future Council Goals and Action Steps will be discussed.
3. Discussing the Aging Adult Services Strategy
Adult programming emerged as one of the highest demand programs from community meetings and public surveys in the development process of the PROS Plan. A key implementation strategy adopted with the PROS Plan was Strategic Action Initiative 4: Serve the Full Spectrum of Aging Adult Recreation Needs. The objective for that Initiative was to “Develop a strategic plan by 2019 for meeting the aging adult recreation needs of Shoreline.”
Adult programming emerged as one of the highest demand programs from community meetings and public surveys in the development process of the PROS Plan. A key implementation strategy adopted with the PROS Plan was Strategic Action Initiative 4: Serve the Full Spectrum of Aging Adult Recreation Needs. The objective for that Initiative was to “Develop a strategic plan by 2019 for meeting the aging adult recreation needs of Shoreline.”
--Pam Cross
Shoreline student named to University of Kansas honor roll
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| University of Kansas |
The students, from KU’s Lawrence and Edwards campuses and the schools of Health Professions and Nursing in Kansas City, Kansas, represent 91 Kansas counties, 44 other states and the District of Columbia, and 48 other countries.
The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the schools of Architecture and Design; Business; Education; Engineering; Health Professions; Journalism; Music; Nursing; Pharmacy; and Social Welfare. Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic units. Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average, and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school. Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll.
Washington state students on the list
Lauren Alkan, Bellevue, School of Education
Will Amsberry, Bellevue, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ella Davids, Camano Island, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Alexander Hansen, Edmonds, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Austin Drake, Freeland, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Claire Tamar, Kirkland, School of Business
Esteban Romanos, Lacey, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Emma House, Lake Stevens, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tyler Ross, Redmond, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Nicole Stinnett, Sammamish, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Blake Cooper, Seattle, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Regan Gibbs, Selah, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sydney Chappell, Shoreline, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Andrew Jones, Spokane, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Katherine Englander, Woodinville, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Luke Kennedy, Woodinville, School of Business.
Jobs: Coordinator - Financial Services Unit
The City of Mountlake Terrace has a position open in the Financial Services Unit.
Under direction of the Finance Director or his/her designee, responsible for general clerical and Accounts Payable processing expertise to the organization, and assists in the preparation of a variety of financial reports.
Posted February 21, 2019 11:00am
Viaduct removal began last Friday
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| Viaduct 2-19-19 from the Pike Place Market Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation) is removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct from Seattle's central waterfront to make way for the City of Seattle's Waterfront Seattle Program.
This project will help transform Seattle’s waterfront while removing a vulnerable structure from our road network.
The Alaskan Way Viaduct was built in the 1950s and was damaged in the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake.
While it was strengthened and safe for daily use, the structure is seismically vulnerable. The viaduct’s role in moving people into and through downtown Seattle will be replaced by the new SR 99 tunnel and a new Alaskan Way surface street built once the viaduct is gone.
The major elements of this project are:
- Shifting Alaskan Way to the west of the viaduct (completed in October 2018).
- Removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct from South Dearborn Street to the Battery Street Tunnel.
- Removing the Columbia and Seneca street ramps.
- Building a new, temporary pedestrian bridge across Alaskan Way to Colman Dock.
- Restoring the area where the viaduct once stood and then turning the space over to the City of Seattle's Waterfront Seattle Program.
How to get your mail
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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| Carrier annex as viewed from Ballinger Way |
According to local USPS contact Ernie Swanson, "Carriers are not to attempt delivery unless access to the mailbox is safe. The mail will be held and delivered at the first safe opportunity."
He said that the carriers take all the mail with them on their route but if they can't deliver it they will take it back to the Carrier Annex in Mountlake Terrace.
It isn't required but "it would definitely make a difference if customers provided safe access to their mailbox by removing snow and ice."
Customers whose mail comes via the North City Post Office may be able to pick up their mail at the Carrier Annex but if the carrier is on his/her route, the mail would be with him/her.
The Carrier Annex is at Gateway Place in Mountlake Terrace, 6005 244th St SW, Ste 101, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043. It is in the old Office Depot building next to the Cinebarre movie theater and the Mazatlan Mexican restaurant.
Or you can wait for your road to be clear.
Political drama at Shoreline CC Theatre: MacBeth
MacBeth Performances
March 7, 8, 9, 15, 16 at 7:30pm and March 17 at 3pm
Director, Debra Pralle
“There’s daggers in men’s smiles. The near in blood, The nearer bloody.”
This political drama centers around a royal couple who spiral into a ruthless quest for power after given a series of prophecies by a coven of witches. Macbeth, a soldier, not a political leader, becomes obsessed with the witches’ predictions and drunk on the powerful influence of his equally driven wife.
Considered among William Shakespeare’s greatest works, and laden with some of the most iconic characters and language in his canon, Macbeth continues to resonate with modern audiences by exploring the ramifications of power hungry, unqualified leaders, who make deeply flawed choices and ignite civil unrest and violence. Unchecked hubris, lust, and paranoia lead to terrible loss, bloodshed, and horror.
Recommended for 14+ years of age for violence.
Tickets: $10, $14, $16. Available at the door and online.
Free parking, Light refreshments available one hour prior to performance.
Shoreline CC Theater 1600 Bldg., 16101 Greenwood Ave N., Shoreline 98133. 206-546-4728.
Shoreline Community College is committed to nondiscrimination. To request disability accommodation contact Student Accessibility Services, at least ten days in advance at: 206.546.4545/V, 206.546.4520/TTY, 206.533.5109/FAX, or e-mail at sas@shoreline.edu.
Considered among William Shakespeare’s greatest works, and laden with some of the most iconic characters and language in his canon, Macbeth continues to resonate with modern audiences by exploring the ramifications of power hungry, unqualified leaders, who make deeply flawed choices and ignite civil unrest and violence. Unchecked hubris, lust, and paranoia lead to terrible loss, bloodshed, and horror.
Macbeth, a brave Scottish general, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.
Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself.
He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler.
The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death. – Wikipedia
Recommended for 14+ years of age for violence.
Tickets: $10, $14, $16. Available at the door and online.
Free parking, Light refreshments available one hour prior to performance.
Shoreline CC Theater 1600 Bldg., 16101 Greenwood Ave N., Shoreline 98133. 206-546-4728.
Shoreline Community College is committed to nondiscrimination. To request disability accommodation contact Student Accessibility Services, at least ten days in advance at: 206.546.4545/V, 206.546.4520/TTY, 206.533.5109/FAX, or e-mail at sas@shoreline.edu.
Photos: Fractal forms
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| Photo by Frank Kleyn |
I was going to tell you what this is - Frank actually sent a page of information.
But I'm going to make you guess.
Full disclosure - I would never have figured it out if Frank hadn't told me.
DKH
Yard debris drop off Saturday for LFP residents
Republic Services has announced a recovery plan for a yard waste clean-up event for Lake Forest Park customers. In partnership with the City of Lake Forest Park, temporary drop boxes will be placed at City Hall.
On Saturday, February 23rd Republic staff and containers will be onsite (see above map) from 8:30am to approximately 3:30pm (this is to allow the drivers to get back to the composting facility before it closes).
The large blue containers will allow residents to drop off residential yard waste that has accumulated over the past few weeks.
The service is free, but residents must bring a photo ID to prove residency. Each Republic Services customer will be limited to six, 32 gallon bags (approximately two times the volume for the largest bin offered to residential customers).
Items accepted include most Yard Debris, but is restricted to the following:
- Branches 4 feet in length or less, bundled, no flocking or decorations;
- Residential yard grass and small plants.
*Please note, dirt, rocks painted wood, shredded paper, and all plastics will be not be accepted for this special event.
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The Gallery at Town Center presents Susan Brown and Maggie Rutherford
Susan Brown and Maggie Rutherford
February 19 - March 30, 2019
The Gallery at Town Center is exhibiting a selection of works by Photographer Susan Brown and Watercolor/Gouache Painter Maggie Rutherford. See these works and the creations of over 70 other local artists during Gallery at Town Center hours: Tuesday – Saturday, Noon to 5pm.
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| Hidden Beauty Susan Brown |
Susan Brown
Susan Brown is a photographer specializing in layered semi-abstract fine art images. Her work is inspired by the shapes, colors, and textures found in nature, particularly in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, where she has lived for more than 20 years. Using these organic components as a starting point, she layers images together to create pieces with movement and depth of color.
Susan wants her work to make people question what they’re seeing so that they look more deeply. She shoots primarily with a macro lens so that she can transform small peeks of a curling tendril or a reaching stem into larger abstract landscapes. Her goal is to create evocative works that ultimately give the viewer a deep sense of serenity.
After being a hobbyist photographer for many years, Susan recently completed the University of Washington Certificate in Photography. She lives in Seattle with her husband and 9-year-old son.
Susan Brown is a photographer specializing in layered semi-abstract fine art images. Her work is inspired by the shapes, colors, and textures found in nature, particularly in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, where she has lived for more than 20 years. Using these organic components as a starting point, she layers images together to create pieces with movement and depth of color.
Susan wants her work to make people question what they’re seeing so that they look more deeply. She shoots primarily with a macro lens so that she can transform small peeks of a curling tendril or a reaching stem into larger abstract landscapes. Her goal is to create evocative works that ultimately give the viewer a deep sense of serenity.
After being a hobbyist photographer for many years, Susan recently completed the University of Washington Certificate in Photography. She lives in Seattle with her husband and 9-year-old son.
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| Maggie Rutherford |
Born and raised in Bothell, WA, I have been passionate about art since I was a child. After exhausting all of the drawing, painting and photography classes offered at my junior high and high school, I attended the University of Washington, where I received my BFA in Painting + Drawing in 2009.
Over time, and particularly after buying a house in Lake Forest Park, I began to cultivate an additional creative passion: gardening. It was when I made the connection between my work in the garden and my work in the studio that I feel like I really settled into my current artistic practice.
Working primarily in watercolor and gouache, I create paintings that are inspired by an intimate view of nature and its seasonal cycles as seen through the lens of my wild woodland garden.
Lush landscapes, birds, and animals of the Pacific Northwest region, and scenes from my flowerbeds all inspire and find their way into the pieces that I make. Highly detailed yet affectionately whimsical, I strive for my work to reflect the power and presence of the natural world around us all, celebrating not only nature’s grand moments but also its subtle and familiar details.
The Gallery at Town Center is a program of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council and is located inside the Lake Forest Park Town Center on the lower level. 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.
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The Gallery at Town Center is a program of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council and is located inside the Lake Forest Park Town Center on the lower level. 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.
How's your neighborhood?
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| Photo by Diane Hettrick |
By Diane Hettrick
The photo shows my street at about 10pm on Tuesday night, February 19, 2019.
This was the first day that my street was free of snow and ice. The yards are showing some patches of grass (or moss, actually) and I can see some of the boards on my deck although most of it is still a couple inches deep in snow.
On Friday, the school bus got stuck a few blocks away and had to be dug out by neighbors. As of yesterday, some people had not received mail for a couple of weeks.
The garbage truck came through today, for the first time in three weeks. They showed up at 6pm, well after it was dark, and two hours later than they have ever been. The recycling truck didn't make it.
Trees belonging to neighbors on each side of me dropped branches that bounced off the roof. Branches were 4 inches in diameter and around six feet long. One branch took down a wire. I called Comcast, who showed up promptly the next working day and cheerfully told me it was a phone wire, not Comcast.
I contacted CenturyLink on chat (don't have to worry about understanding heavy accents over the phone) and a rep set up a ticket to have someone remove the wire (which is wrapped around the branch). She said "Is there anything else I can do?" and I said, "Would you like to have my address?"
Since I haven't been a CenturyLink customer for years, she tried valiantly to pull up and verify my address in an old database. Long story short, I was cut off three times and left with a robot that kept sending cheerful messages about how someone would be back with me in a couple of minutes. This went on for an hour until I disconnected chat.
The very good news is that my power was only out for about three hours from 11pm to 2am one night. I was right in the middle of doing an edition. Not sure why it worked but I was able to get a message to Carl Dinse, who posted the power outage map (the one that showed Shoreline / LFP as solid red).
Otherwise not losing power was pretty amazing considering that my block (along with half a dozen blocks of LFP) is one of the few in the City Light system that lacks redundancy. If our power goes out, there's no other line to kick in and take over.
But it feels like life is returning to normal. And I'm willing to wait a really long time until the next snowstorm.
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Service Employees International Union Leadership Council 14 to pay up to $250,000 plus fees to settle lawsuit from Attorney General's office
The Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that the Service Employees International Union Leadership Council 14, also known as SEIU Washington State Council, will pay up to $250,000 to resolve the Office of the Attorney General’s campaign finance lawsuit.
The judgment, filed in Thurston County Superior Court, requires SEIU Council 14 to pay $233,205 in civil penalties with $104,942.25 suspended for four years contingent on no violations in that period, as well as $18,300.85 in costs and fees.
After receiving a Citizen Action Notice in April of 2017, the AGO determined Council 14 made significant campaign contributions but failed to register and report as a political committee in at least 2014 and 2016.
The AGO filed a complaint against the council in July of 2017.
Washington law requires registration of a political committee when a person has the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures to support or oppose candidates or ballot propositions. The law requires these committees to regularly report information to the Public Disclosure Commission about sources of contributions, starting with those over $25. Political committees must also regularly report information about their activities, including expenditures, debts and in-kind contributions.
While Council 14 has its own registered political committee, the council itself also acted as a political committee by devoting a majority of its annual expenditures to electoral political activity during 2014 and 2016.
The Council contributed directly to ballot proposition committees, in addition to contributing to its own political committee, SEIU Washington State Council PAC, which in turn contributed to committees that supported or opposed candidates. SEIU Washington State Council PAC reported the contributions from the council.
By failing to register and report as a political committee, Council 14 did not disclose its contributions or expenditures as required by law, nor did it report the sources of these contributions.
The Attorney General’s Office did not uncover evidence suggesting these violations were intentional.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson recused himself from the matter.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Linda Dalton and Assistant Attorney General Todd Sipe are handling the case.
The recoveries in this case will go into the state Public Disclosure Transparency Account as required by law. The Attorney General’s Office has recovered more than $650,000 for the Transparency Account since it was created by the Legislature last year.
Destinations: Local people exhibiting at the Seattle Home Show
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| Ticket link |
Shoreline tile artist Paul Lewing will be in Booth 634 at the Seattle Home Show, Saturday February 23 through March 3, 2019. (See previous article about Paul)
Paul says, "I'll be showing my tile murals again in Booth #634. If you're planning on attending, go to the Home Show website, click on Get Tickets, click One Adult, and enter the promo code on the graphic above. It will get you 2-for-1 entry and $5 parking. I hope I'll see you there."
Shoreline businesses at the Home Show
- All Seasons Sun Control
- Carriage Houses Northwest
- Paul Lewing Custom Tile
From backyard cottages to tiny homes, from smart home technology to landscaping and kitchen remodeling, Northwesterners will see all the latest for the home when the Seattle Home Show, the nation’s oldest and largest consumer home show, marks its 75th anniversary February 23 through March 3 at CenturyLink Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle 98134.
New products will abound at the 75th Seattle Home Show, including a “smart” induction burner, complete with its own smart pan and recipe app that guides you through every step, using Bluetooth technology not only to automatically control the burner’s temperature but send you alerts along the way until your dish is complete.
There’s also an outdoor lighting system, managed using your mobile device, letting you control all aspects of your lighting, as well as a “collapsible” tiny log cabin that lets you quickly assemble or disassemble it to move to another location.
“Seattle Home Show is the largest single gathering of the Northwest’s top building professionals open to the public,” said Mike Kalian, executive director.
“At Seattle Home Show, consumers have a one-of-a-kind opportunity not only to meet with them and comparison shop under one roof, but to see the new products and services as well as attend seminars taught by industry experts.”
As the 75th anniversary of the oldest home show in the country takes place right in the Northwest’s own backyard, technology for the home is big, housing is robust and remodeling continues to thrive.
Many homeowners here are choosing to remodel and stay in place rather than deal with the high cost of buying a new home and first-time homebuyers are often purchasing homes “as is” with the expectation that they will be investing in home renovations.
For both groups, Seattle Home Show provides an ideal venue for one-stop shopping for their home’s interior and exterior needs, from the leading builders, designers, landscapers and other building professionals in the region.
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Scene on the Sound: Bell M. Shimada spends this gray day working off the Shoreline coast
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| Bell M. Shimada works Puget Sound off Shoreline Photo by Jan Hansen |
The ship conducts trawl sampling with a standardized, three-bridle, four-seam bottom survey net equipped with a rock-hopper sweep. The trawls sample the biomass of fish in a given survey area. This helps scientists learn what species are in observed fish schools and gather other biological data.
The ship’s wet lab allows scientists to sort, weigh, measure and examine fish. The data is entered directly into the ship’s scientific computer network. Bell M. Shimada’s marine mammal and bird observation stations are equipped with sensors to aid researchers in identifying and tracking protected species.
--Information from NOAA's Office of Maritime and Aviation Information
Do you need a free wheelchair ramp? Open call for Rampathon applications
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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| Professional construction workers volunteer to build ramps during Rampathon. |
The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties would like to help.
For 25 years, local residential builders have built free wheelchair ramps in King and Snohomish Counties for our neighbors in need through Rampathon.
If someone you know needs help with access to their home, visit Rampathon.org and complete an application or call 425-460-8232.
Since 1993, our members have constructed more than 500 ramps. These ramps provide a much-needed benefit for individuals and families who struggle to get themselves or their loved ones safely in and out of their homes.
Applications are being accepted now through March 8, 2019.
Founded in 1909, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties has grown to become the largest residential homebuilders association in the United States. With nearly 3,000 member companies, the association is dedicated to membership value, housing advocacy, community service, and financial stewardship throughout the Puget Sound region.
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Arsenic and Old Waste: The Economic Poisoning of United States Agriculture
UW Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins — “Arsenic and Old Waste: The Economic Poisoning of United States Agriculture.” with Adam Romero, assistant professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
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| Adam Romero, speaker |
Pub Night Talks is a free monthly lecture series featuring the work of experts from the University of Washington and the local community, cosponsored by UW Bothell and McMenamins. Topics have ranged from black holes and butterflies to ecological resilience and storytelling through engineering.
7-8:30pm Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Doors open at 6pm.
Hayne’s Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell.
Romero tells how arsenic, a waste product of copper smelting, was used historically as a common pesticide in agriculture, spreading poison across the United States.
Free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Seating: first come, first served. Talk followed by Q/A.
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Workshop Wednesday evening Native Plant Landscaping for Yards and Streamsides
King Conservation District will host a workshop on Native Plant Landscaping for Yards and Streamsides at the Shoreline Library Wednesday February 20, 2019, 6:30pm - 8pm, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.
Join King Conservation District in a FREE evening of all things native plants!
Learn about the MANY benefits of incorporating native plants in your yard or along your stream.
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Explore how to make the right decisions for your landscape and reduce plant mortality, save money, and improve your landscape’s aesthetic and wildlife habitat.
Participants will receive a 10% discount code to use for native plants at KCD’s Native Plant Sale.
We're excited to see you all Wednesday for the Native Plant Landscaping workshop! If you're planning on coming, please RSVP through Facebook so we can get a head count.
Participants will receive a 10% discount code to use for native plants at KCD’s Native Plant Sale.
We're excited to see you all Wednesday for the Native Plant Landscaping workshop! If you're planning on coming, please RSVP through Facebook so we can get a head count.
Celebrate Anne Stadler at the Third Place Commons Breakfast on March 7th
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| Anne Stadler being honored with Friends of the Community award |
Third Place Commons invites you to their annual community breakfast for a fun-filled annual celebration of our shared community, which this year just happens to honor a very special neighbor indeed!
This year’s event, which takes place on Thursday, March 7th, invokes our sense of connectedness and community through a simple and open invitation, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
One of the highlights of this annual event is the presentation of the Friends of the Community Award, which will be presented this year to none other than community activist and friend to all she meets, Anne Stadler.
Anne has spent decades doing good work both professionally and as a volunteer to seek solutions to world issues through nonviolence and alternative methods of conflict resolution, all in service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of the Beloved Community.
According to the King Center, the Beloved Community is one where “poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it... international disputes will be resolved by peaceful conflict-resolution and reconciliation of adversaries, instead of military power. Love and trust will triumph over fear and hatred.Peace with justice will prevail over war and military conflict.”
According to the King Center, the Beloved Community is one where “poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it... international disputes will be resolved by peaceful conflict-resolution and reconciliation of adversaries, instead of military power. Love and trust will triumph over fear and hatred.Peace with justice will prevail over war and military conflict.”
Anne worked as an award winning producer for King-5 TV for 17 years focusing on socially minded content and issues through a coalition known as People Power. Since then, she has continued to work as a consultant and coach in community organizing, peace-building, and inspired leadership around the world including in India, Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the former USSR.
And as if all that weren’t enough, Anne was also the original catalyst for, and a founding board member of, the nonprofit organization Friends of Third Place Commons that runs the Commons space and programming today!
Anne’s commitment to community is unparalleled. And given this year’s focus on the bonds that connect us as neighbors, there could be no better recipient of this year’s award than Anne, who marks her 60th year as a Lake Forest Park resident and neighbor this year.
Past recipients of the award have included the Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park, the Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library, Shorecrest High School arts leaders, LFP Youth Council and Shorecrest Interact Club, and last year’s honoree, Shoreline Area News editor Diane Hettrick.
Don’t miss your chance to connect with 200+ fellow community leaders for this popular annual event, which provides vital support for Third Place Commons and the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market.
Third Place Commons – a vibrant and welcoming community gathering spot for neighbors from throughout North King County – is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that creates real community in real space by hosting over 900 free events each year and presenting the LFP Farmers Market from May to October.
A fast-paced auction, live music from the Milner Family Fiddles, and a delicious breakfast courtesy of Honey Bear Bakery will fill out the morning.
Visit the event page to learn more or get your tickets now for the big event!
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In addition to the award presentation, the event will feature speaker Mónica Guzmán, founder of The Evergrey and former writer/columnist for The Seattle Times, GeekWire, and The Daily Beast.
A fast-paced auction, live music from the Milner Family Fiddles, and a delicious breakfast courtesy of Honey Bear Bakery will fill out the morning.
Please join your Commons community (which Anne helped create!) on March 7th to celebrate Anne’s enormous contributions to our shared community!
Visit the event page to learn more or get your tickets now for the big event!
Meridian Park Chinese New Year potluck dinner Tuesday evening
The Meridian Park Neighborhood Association Chinese New Year Potluck which was postponed because of the snow, will be held Tuesday evening, February 19, 2019 from 6-8pm in room 301 of Shoreline City Hall, 175th and Midvale.
Please bring a dish to share.
Red clothing (for good luck) encouraged
but not required!
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Shoreline siblings break state Powerlifting records
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| Sayuri and Sakima Minnix broke state powerlifting records |
Sayuri Minnix is in 5th grade at Ridgecrest Elementary and her brother Sakijima “Sakima” Minnix is in 7th grade at Kellogg Middle School.
Sayuri Minnix competed in Raw Youth 2, 35kg weight class
- Squat 40kg – New Washington State Record
- Bench 15.1kg
- Deadlift 50kg – New Washington State Record
- Raw Youth 2 total 105.1 – New Washington State Record
Sakima Minnix competed in Raw Youth 3, 44kg weight class
- Squat 52.5kg – New Washington State Record
- Bench 32.5kg – New Washington State Record
- Deadlift 77.5kg – New Washington State Record
- Raw Youth 3 total 162.5 – New Washington State Record
Suspense, football, and fantasy at Third Place Books this week
A CIA spy novel, an inspirational sports story by a local celebrity, and a quirky fantasy finish the week with authors at Third Place Books. (I want to read them all!)
The fantasy novel requires a signing line ticket which is included with early purchase of the book from Third Place Books. (206) 366-3333
The bookstore is on the upper level of Town Center LFP on the corner of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.
Tuesday, February 19 at 7pm
Mark Greaney
Mission Critical: A Gray Man Novel
Court Gentry's flight on a CIA transport plane is interrupted when a security team brings a hooded man aboard. The mystery man is being transported to England, where a joint CIA/MI6 team will interrogate him about a mole in Langley. When they land in an isolated airbase in the U.K., they are attacked by a hostile force who kidnaps the prisoner. His handlers send him after the attackers, but what can one operative do against a trained team of assassins? A lot, when that operative is the Gray Man.
Mission Critical: A Gray Man Novel
Court Gentry's flight on a CIA transport plane is interrupted when a security team brings a hooded man aboard. The mystery man is being transported to England, where a joint CIA/MI6 team will interrogate him about a mole in Langley. When they land in an isolated airbase in the U.K., they are attacked by a hostile force who kidnaps the prisoner. His handlers send him after the attackers, but what can one operative do against a trained team of assassins? A lot, when that operative is the Gray Man.
Thursday, February 21 at 7pm
Mike Gastinau
Mr. Townsend and the Polish Prince: An American Story of Race, Redemption, and Football
In November of 1980, Delaware State College lost a football game to Portland State University by the outrageous score of 105 to 0. In the aftermath, school administration turned to an unlikely new coach – Joe Purzycki. This is a story about two men who took a huge chance together. It’s a story of intolerance becoming tolerant. It’s a story of something unacceptable becoming accepted. It’s a story about losing that became a story about a winning. It’s a story of how sometimes something that begins at rock bottom can end up on the mountain top.
Mike Gastinau
Mr. Townsend and the Polish Prince: An American Story of Race, Redemption, and Football
In November of 1980, Delaware State College lost a football game to Portland State University by the outrageous score of 105 to 0. In the aftermath, school administration turned to an unlikely new coach – Joe Purzycki. This is a story about two men who took a huge chance together. It’s a story of intolerance becoming tolerant. It’s a story of something unacceptable becoming accepted. It’s a story about losing that became a story about a winning. It’s a story of how sometimes something that begins at rock bottom can end up on the mountain top.
Sunday, February 24 at 6pm
Jasper Fforde
Early Riser
Every Winter, the human population hibernates. During those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, devoid of human activity. Well, not quite. Your name is Charlie Worthing and it's your first season with the Winter Consuls, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses. You are investigating an outbreak of viral dreams which you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artefact borne of the sleeping mind. But teasing truth from the Winter is never easy: You have to avoid the Villains and their penchant for murder, kidnapping, and stamp collecting, ensure you aren't eaten by Nightwalkers, whose thirst for human flesh can only be satisfied by comfort food, and sidestep the increasingly less-than-mythical WinterVolk.
Jasper Fforde
Early Riser
Every Winter, the human population hibernates. During those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, devoid of human activity. Well, not quite. Your name is Charlie Worthing and it's your first season with the Winter Consuls, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses. You are investigating an outbreak of viral dreams which you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artefact borne of the sleeping mind. But teasing truth from the Winter is never easy: You have to avoid the Villains and their penchant for murder, kidnapping, and stamp collecting, ensure you aren't eaten by Nightwalkers, whose thirst for human flesh can only be satisfied by comfort food, and sidestep the increasingly less-than-mythical WinterVolk.
Presentation free; Signing Line Tickets available with Pre-Purchase of Early Riser from Third Place Books. (206) 366-3333.
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FREE Summer Camp and After School Activities Resource Fair Mar 4
NEED IDEAS FOR THE KIDS FOR THE SUMMER?
Attend the Shoreline PTA Council’s FREE Summer Camp and After School Activities Resource Fair on Monday, March 4, 2019 from 7-9pm to learn about local summer camp and after-school programs.
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Browse tables from 30 exhibitors (complete list HERE) offering programs for preschool through high-school. Free childcare provided by the Dale Turner YMCA.
The Resource Fair is a free community event and a great way to learn about child and family-focused summer camps, after-school programs (in-school and offsite), clubs and more that are available in Shoreline and surrounding areas.
Monday, March 4, 7-9pm
Shoreline Room @ the Shoreline Center (18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155). The Shoreline Room is at the north end of the campus.
The Resource Fair is a free community event and a great way to learn about child and family-focused summer camps, after-school programs (in-school and offsite), clubs and more that are available in Shoreline and surrounding areas.
Monday, March 4, 7-9pm
Shoreline Room @ the Shoreline Center (18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155). The Shoreline Room is at the north end of the campus.
Rod Dembowski and Pramila Jayapal to hold town halls in Seattle this week
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| Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal |
Town halls are an opportunity for constituents to raise concerns, learn what actions I'm taking in Congress and discuss the path ahead as we continue the fight for justice.
Come ask questions and hear how I’m fighting for Washington's 7th District — RSVP HERE!
Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are fully within the 7th congressional district.
Thursday, February 21, 2019, 7:00pm - 8:30pm at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle on Phinney Ridge, County Councilmembers Rod Dembowski and Jeanne Kohl-Wells will co-host a town hall meeting.
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| County Councilmember Rod Dembowski |
“Bring your questions and suggestions for how King County can help achieve our community’s shared goals for affordable housing, transit, our environment, criminal justice, and human services" said Dembowski. "We look forward to seeing you.”
The Town Hall, which will be moderated by North Seattle College President Dr. Warren Brown, will feature representatives of county agencies who will discuss and answer questions about their areas of expertise:
Housing, Homelessness and Human Services
- Leo Flor, Director, King County Department of Community and Human Services,
- Sheila Capestany, Director of Child, Youth and Families Division, King County Department of Community and Human Services,
- Kelly Rider, Government Relations Officer, King County Department of Community and Human Services.
- Christie True, Director, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks.
- Terry White, Deputy General Manager, King County Metro Operations.
- Brian Carter, Executive Director, 4Culture.
Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are wholly within Dembowski's council territory.
Shorecrest varsity hip hop team to compete at Districts on Mar 2
Monday, February 18, 2019
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| Shorecrest varsity hip hop team to compete at district level Mar 2 |
Come out and support these SCOTS as we make our bid for State!
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 11am, Kamiak High School
10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd
Mukilteo, WA
LFP Citizen's Commission meets Tuesday
The next meeting of the Lake Forest Park Citizen's Commission, is scheduled for Tuesday, February 19, 2019, from 7 - 9pm in the Stadler Room, of the Third Place Commons, located in the Town Center at Lake Forest Park, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.
"Working Together to Effect / Affect Change”
On the Agenda for review and discussion:
- Transportation Spoke's Proposed Work Plan (available at meeting)
- Two new King County Metro Community Connections:
- Community Van and
- Community Ride options.
- Washington State Legislative Affordable Housing, GMA (Growth Management Act), and Impact Fee related Bills in the 2019 Washington Legislative Session.
- Waterfront Access for All Spoke:
- Planning "Lake Haven" Acquisition Plan.
- (Potential New Future LFP City / King County Active Park)
This event is free and open to the public. Eating and drinking during the meeting is acceptable, and we encourage the public to support the local vendors.
About the LFP Citizens' Commission: A group of Lake Forest Park residents formed a volunteer Citizens' Commission to “meet and deliberate issues and interests, to work on civic projects, and help make Lake Forest Park an exceptional place to live, work and visit."
Ridgecrest Pub on Evening Magazine Monday
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| Ridgecrest Public House |
The segment is already on their webpage HERE.
The Ridgecrest Pub is located at the small business district at 5th NE and NE 165th.
(Apologies: the original publication said Tuesday. It actually aired on Monday night)
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Photos: Flight out of town
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| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
After the second snow, Wayne Pridemore saw these geese (I think) heading out. We all still thought snow was pretty at that point, so we stayed...
Who has the bird brain?
On the other hand, we got off easy compared to the rest of the world.
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DKH
Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Presidents' Day
Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter can be found under Features
in the first column of the front page of the Shoreline Area News
Who clears the sidewalks?
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| Cleared, partially cleared not cleared Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
By Diane Hettrick
If, like most of Shoreline and nearly all of Lake Forest Park, there is no sidewalk by your property, you can stop reading this article now.
However, if your home - or business - in Shoreline has a sidewalk along your property line, the person you are waiting for to clean off your sidewalk ... is you.
Shoreline property owners are responsible for maintaining the sidewalks along their property lines. That includes clearing snow and ice, sweeping leaves, and keeping the "amenity zone" mowed.
City regulations also state that property owners are responsible for maintaining the sidewalk itself - a gift from one of the first city councils - but fortunately for us, that provision has never been enforced.
I saw more than one person out Sunday with a snow shovel, clearing off their sidewalk. I don't know if they know the regulation or if they are just tidy.
I also had to swerve around a jogger on the street who was avoiding the ice covered sidewalk.
If you are physically able, I'd suggest you clear your sidewalk.
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Burke Gilman closed at 91st in Bothell
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| Riders on the Burke Gilman Trail Photo courtesy KC Parks |
Alert: Burke-Gilman Trail closure due to downed tree
Closure near 91st Ave NE in BothellIf you were planning a nice bike ride north on the Burke Gilman trail Monday, please note that a large tree fell across the Trail near 91st Ave NE in Bothell, requiring crews to close the trail until further notice.
King County Parks is hoping to get the necessary equipment to the location by Tuesday.
Sen. Salomon: protecting habitat of wild salmon and resident orcas
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| Sen. Jesse Salomon D-32 |
From Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-32 (Shoreline, SW Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway, NW Seattle)
As vice chair of the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Parks Committee, I am working on a bill to implement the recommendations from the Orca Task Force to increase the amount of chinook salmon that our hatcheries produce and to increase their chances of survival by rehabilitating the juvenile salmon habitat along the Puget Sound shoreline.
This week we heard public testimony on a bill I’m sponsoring that would ban commercial gill nets, which threaten salmon and resident orca populations by harvesting over 50,000 wild salmon, some of which come from runs that are supposed to be protected by the Endangered Species Act. Gill nets are a concern because they catch hatchery and wild salmon alike.
The bill would establish a buyout program of existing commercial gill net licenses to compensate commercial fishers and allow them to transition to safer fishing methods. I will work to make sure the remaining hatchery salmon are fairly divided between commercial, tribal and sport fishers after giving the Orcas a chance to eat them.
CONTACT JESSE
jesse.salomon@leg.wa.gov
Volunteer opportunities at Twin Ponds forest restoration site Saturday Feb 23
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| Ivy and mulch are on the agenda for Saturday at Twin Ponds South Park |
Twin Ponds Park South
forest restoration
Saturday,
February 23, 2019,
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10am to 1pm
This Saturday will be the 18th time that volunteers have gathered at Twin Ponds Park, in the southern end, to restore a badly degraded area of our urban forest.
This Saturday will be the 18th time that volunteers have gathered at Twin Ponds Park, in the southern end, to restore a badly degraded area of our urban forest.
It is heavily used by strollers out to experience nature, dog walkers, joggers, families with young children, nearby soccer and tennis players, community gardeners and pedestrians along First Avenue.
With help from volunteers like yourself, it is becoming a serene and restorative environment. Animals and plants that are mutually dependent can thrive now that vast amounts of invasive weeds are gone.
Thornton Creek is now visible.
With help from volunteers like yourself, it is becoming a serene and restorative environment. Animals and plants that are mutually dependent can thrive now that vast amounts of invasive weeds are gone.
Thornton Creek is now visible.
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| Laying down mulch in Twin Ponds South Park |
This week we have mulch to lay down, some Salmonberry and Cedars to plant and some English Ivy to dig up. The weather is promising to improve by then and our previous plantings should be unburdened of the snow that protected them from the twenty degree weather.
Shoreline Parks has six sites where our citizens are restoring urban forests and developing wildlife habitat in a project sponsored by the Washington Native Plant Society and the Department of Parks.
All the work is done by volunteers including high school students, Boy Scouts and neighbors. Master Restoration Stewards trained by the Society lead the work. Please come help out.
Students needing service hours for graduation are welcome.
Our work site is located next to a small, busy parking lot on First Ave one block north of 149th St where 150th St would be if it existed. It is across from Aegis Assisted Living and near the community garden. Street parking can be found on 149th St. Avoid the lot on 155th St which can be confused with the correct lot.
Shoreline Parks has six sites where our citizens are restoring urban forests and developing wildlife habitat in a project sponsored by the Washington Native Plant Society and the Department of Parks.
All the work is done by volunteers including high school students, Boy Scouts and neighbors. Master Restoration Stewards trained by the Society lead the work. Please come help out.
Students needing service hours for graduation are welcome.
Our work site is located next to a small, busy parking lot on First Ave one block north of 149th St where 150th St would be if it existed. It is across from Aegis Assisted Living and near the community garden. Street parking can be found on 149th St. Avoid the lot on 155th St which can be confused with the correct lot.
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| Thornton Creek is now visible |
Please come prepared for a rainy or cold day as we work in all weather. Warm layers, rain gear, hats and sturdy shoes or boots are advised.
We supply work gloves and tools plus a large container of water and snack bars. Please feel free to bring your own items, especially a refillable water bottle which saves on plastic cups.
Please contact: restoreTwinPondsSouth@outlook.com to indicate you are coming or for any questions. This will allow us to contact you if unforeseen circumstances arise.
We supply work gloves and tools plus a large container of water and snack bars. Please feel free to bring your own items, especially a refillable water bottle which saves on plastic cups.
Please contact: restoreTwinPondsSouth@outlook.com to indicate you are coming or for any questions. This will allow us to contact you if unforeseen circumstances arise.
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