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Reminder: City of LFP to hold honorary street dedication for author Octavia E. Butler on Saturday July 29, 2023

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Octavia Butler, signing her book for fans
The City of Lake Forest Park will recognize the many contributions of science fiction author Octavia E. Butler with an honorary street dedication on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

Ms. Butler was a visionary and influential African American author whose groundbreaking work greatly contributed to the science fiction and speculative fiction genres. 

She was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and was later awarded the PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work.

Octavia Butler's novels, including Kindred, Parable of the Sower, and Lilith's Brood, have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards for Best Novelette in 1985 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1999. 

Ms. Butler spent the last years of her life living on 37th Avenue in Lake Forest Park, where she wrote her final novel, Fledgling, in 2005.

Saturday July 29, 2023, at 10:00am
Intersection of NE 165th Street and 37th Avenue NE


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King County Library System (KCLS) Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum announces retirement November 30

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Lisa Rosenblum to retire
as KCLS Executive Director
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — July 25, 2023 — King County Library System (KCLS) Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum has announced her retirement, effective November 30, 2023.

Rosenblum joined KCLS in January 2018. KCLS has won numerous awards for outstanding services and innovation during her tenure, including a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for three consecutive years. 

This year, KCLS was also named a National Medal finalist by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for the first time.

Rosenblum demonstrated an unwavering commitment to patrons throughout the coronavirus pandemic. She brought innovative services and a sense of connection to communities by implementing new online programming, expanding digital collections, boosting Wi-Fi hotspots in library parking lots, and creating safe and convenient access to print materials through curbside service and 24/7 library lockers. 

Furthermore, she established partnerships with Public Health—Seattle - King County to provide vaccine clinics, test kits and masks in libraries, and to help distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to nonprofits across the county.

In 2019, she oversaw the completion of the 2004 Capitol Bond Building Program. The voter-approved $172 million Capital Bond funded the construction of 17 new libraries, 11 expanded libraries, 15 renovated libraries, a parking-lot expansion and a three-level garage. 

Rosenblum also created and opened Makerspaces at the Bellevue and Federal Way Libraries in 2018 and 2022, respectively. Makerspaces provide free hands-on learning opportunities for people of all ages to explore emerging technologies.

In 2020, Rosenblum established a new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) department, which has strengthened KCLS’ commitment to provide equitable services to its communities. 

And this spring, she gained the KCLS Board of Trustees’ approval to remove late fines for overdue materials and to clear all late fine accruals from patron accounts. Removing late fines increases accessibility and encourages library use for all patrons.

A distinguished librarian, Rosenblum has spent the past 35 years working for public libraries. Prior to joining KCLS, she served as the director and chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, as well as the director of multiple library systems in Silicon Valley.

The KCLS Board of Trustees is charged with hiring the new executive director. They will conduct a national search for the position with the support of an executive-level search firm.

"While the decision to retire was not an easy one, I am thankful that my nearly 20-year run as a library director will end at KCLS,” said KCLS Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum. “I have been honored to serve King County residents, and I am proud of the extraordinary work we continue to do to help our patrons grow, learn and thrive.”

About the King County Library System:
 
Founded in 1942, the King County Library System (KCLS) is one of the busiest public library systems in the country. Supporting the communities of King County (outside the city of Seattle), KCLS has 50 libraries and serves nearly 1.6 million people. 

In 2022, residents checked out 7.9 million digital eBooks and audiobooks through OverDrive, making KCLS the second-highest digital circulating library system in the U.S. In 2011, KCLS was named Library of the Year by Gale/Library Journal.

 

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Newest Shoreline District Court judge Raul Martinez

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Judge Raul Martinez
Judge Martinez was appointed to the King County District Court bench in January 2023. 

His 21 years of diverse private and public sector legal experience includes working as a civil litigator representing a broad range of clients; a legal advisor and transactional attorney for corporate, small business and government clients; and a prosecutor in felony superior and appellate court cases. 

Judge Martinez also previously served as counsel in multiple law enforcement involved homicide inquest cases, including in the roles of special counsel to the Court and as an attorney in private practice. 

He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Seattle University School of Law in 2001. Judge Martinez is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Judge Martinez’s commitment to public service includes prior service on the Northwest Justice Project’s Board of Directors and Fund Development Committee; and the Latina/o Bar Association Board of Directors and Judicial Evaluation Committee, among many other local groups. 

He has also served as a volunteer coach for youth basketball and soccer in the Northshore area.

Judge Martinez has a deep understanding of the impacts of poverty, discrimination, addiction, mental health illness, and violence. His father is a Vietnam War veteran who suffered from and overcame PTSD and addiction. His mother is an immigrant who, despite hardship, modeled what it meant to be a community leader. 

In his earliest years, his family followed the West Coast crops, working as farmworkers, while living in migrant farmworker camps, before settling in Eastern Washington so that he and his siblings could get an education. During his youth, he saw violence, addiction, and discrimination firsthand. 

He is the first in his family to graduate from high school, college, and/or law school. His personal history informs his understanding of many who come before our courts today.


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Shoreline District Court Judge Karama H. Hawkins

Judge Karama Hawkins
Shoreline District Court
Judge Karama H. Hawkins was elected to the King County District Court bench in November 2022. 

Her prior judicial experience includes serving as a Judge Pro Tempore in a dozen district and municipal courts throughout Western Washington, including King County District Court since 2015. 

Judge Hawkins is assigned to the Shoreline Courthouse where she presides over a wide range of civil and criminal matters. 

Judge Hawkins presides over the Shoreline and Kenmore Community Court.

Judge Hawkins has extensive experience gained prior to joining the bench. She served as a Senior Associate with the Federal Way Public Defender’s Office from 2009-2013. 

In 2014 her law firm took over as the main public defender for Federal Way Municipal Court until August 2022. Judge Hawkins was honored with a Certificate of Recognition by the Washington Defender Association for her role in establishing the Federal Way Therapeutic Community Court. 

She served as a conflict public defender through the King County Department of Public Defense representing those accused of felony and misdemeanor offenses. She represented litigants in Contempt of Court and Protection Order proceedings in King County Superior Court. 

Judge Hawkins has provided over 100 hours of pro bono legal representation to indigent litigants in Municipal, District and Superior Court each year as a public service to her community. Judge Hawkins has served with various community organizations to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion, including the Washington State Gender and Justice Commission.

Judge Hawkins knows first-hand how empowerment can change lives. It was through empowerment that she was able to overcome adversity in her own life. As a single teen mother, she was able to come from a place of housing instability to joining the bench with the support of her family. 

Judge Hawkins earned an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree from North Seattle Community College (NSCC). She excelled at NSCC, serving as president of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and as Legislative and Collegiate Liaison for the NSCC Student Government. After her graduation from NSCC, Judge Hawkins was granted undergraduate admission to the University of Washington (UW). 

While attending UW, she worked her way through college and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) Degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Globalization and Social Change. Judge Hawkins was accepted into the University of Washington Law School in Seattle where she earned her Juris Doctorate (JD) Degree. While in law school she excelled in advocacy, competing nationally and locally in various Moot Court and Mock Trial competitions and receiving a number of merit-based scholarships.

Judge Hawkins worked throughout law school, serving as a Rule 9 legal intern with the Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) Department of Security and Emergency Management, where she drafted the SPU Open Space Ordinance. She served as a public defender in various King County courts and in the Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic representing children in Dependency cases.

Judge Hawkins’ judicial philosophy is to ensure that individuals in the court are treated with dignity, to require accountability and to serve with integrity. Her life experience informs this judicial philosophy. 

Judge Hawkins believes that the justice system should not be used as a weapon, but as a driving force for accepting responsibility and to facilitate positive change. She believes that it is critical to have judges who empower people to take control of their own lives and provide the tools to facilitate success.

Judge Hawkins is dedicated to fulfilling the mission of King County District Court – to provide an accessible forum for the fair, efficient and understandable resolution of civil and criminal case, and to maintain an atmosphere of respect and dignity for all individuals.


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Nora Friend to join Sound Transit as Chief Communications and Engagement Officer; Russ Arnold named Deputy CEO, Chief Service Delivery Officer

Monday, July 24, 2023

Nora Friend and Russ Arnold named to executive positions at Sound Transit

Sound Transit has announced two new executive appointments that will provide the agency with a greater focus on -- and shared responsibility for -- the care of and communication to the people and communities it serves through the advancement of its mission, vision, and organizational values.

Nora Friend will join the agency as its Chief Communications and Engagement Officer, a newly created position overseeing Government and Community Relations as well as Communications, Marketing and Engagement. Friend most recently served as Vice President of Public Affairs and Business Development at TALGO, Inc., a Spanish high-speed rail manufacturer. Friend will start her new role on August 14.

In addition, the agency announced the promotion of Russ Arnold as Deputy CEO and Chief Service Delivery Officer. In this newly created role, Arnold will oversee the rider experience through the Sound Transit system as well as external system operations and maintenance.

“Nora brings deep national-level experience collaborating with local and state stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest to congressional delegations in DC. Her leadership will push greater transparency in Sound Transit’s communications and trust-building with our riders and communities,” said Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm. 
“Russ’ proven experience driving internal change to elevate passenger-first values in Sound Transit is essential to building the trust of our riders and to the successfully activation of Link Extensions over the next several years. 
'The next several years are critical for the success of Sound Transit’s mission to connect and expand the region’s high-capacity transit network, and having leaders with this level of passion, vision, and expertise puts us ever closer to successfully completing our values-based mission.”

Friend joined Talgo in 1994 and has led the successful establishment of a subsidiary of a foreign company in the US market as a key competitor at the same levels of other original equipment manufacturers. In her most recent role as Vice President of Public Affairs and Business Development, she was responsible for all government, community and, corporate communications, media, marketing, and institutional relations as well as all client interfacing. She represented the firm at a variety of industry associations, including the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

Friend started her professional career working for the City of Boston's Public Facility Department, where she oversaw the revitalization of economically depressed commercial and residential neighborhoods. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from Boston University and a postgraduate degree in Advanced Languages, English to Spanish, from Georgetown University.

“I am excited to be joining Sound Transit at such an important juncture in its growth,” said Friend. “I know from my experience how important communications and relationship building are in the industry, and I’m looking forward to working with Julie and the entire team at the Agency to deepen and extend our work in those areas.”

Russ Arnold joined Sound Transit in 2018 as the Agency’s first Chief Customer Experience Officer. In that position, he transformed the agency’s understanding and priorities associated with the daily needs of all riders and elevated our commitment for current and future services to connect people and places and to improve lives. 

He has led numerous changes in Sound Transit from system wayfinding and accessibility strategies to re-imagining fare compliance by creating one of the industry's most equitable and passenger-centric policies. He enters every room with a strong and undeterred voice to advocate for the needs of riders and future operations in all of Sound Transit’s planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance activities.

Prior to Sound Transit, Arnold held management-level experience at transit agencies around the Country, including as Director of Marketing and Communications with the San Mateo County Transit District. 

Earlier in his career, Arnold worked in marketing at the University of Oregon and The Ohio State University. He earned a master’s in marketing and communication from Franklin University and a bachelor’s in visual communications from Ohio Dominican College.

“I’m honored to have this opportunity to take our focus on how our operations affect our riders to the next level,” said Arnold. “As our system grows and we increasingly become an operating agency, we need to ensure that we are prepared to deliver the quality service that we want our riders to have.”

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Area students named to the St. Olaf College Dean's List

Sunday, July 23, 2023

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (July 20, 2023) - The following local students have been named to the St. Olaf College dean's list for the Spring 2023 semester.

The dean's list recognizes students with a semester grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4-point scale.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR(S) (if listed), PARENTS

Shoreline, WA
  • Julian Larson, , Jay and Mary Larson
  • Megan Peery, Social Work, Robin Peery

One of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.


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Local residents named to Provost's List at Chapman University

Each semester the Office of the Provost publishes a list of students honored for their academic excellence. 

Academic excellence is measured by maintaining a 3.800 term GPA or higher in at least 12 credits of residence course work taken for a letter grade.

Students from Shoreline named to the Provost's List for Spring 2023:

  • Isabel Brown - parents Jeff and Michelle Brown - Shoreline, WA
  • Samantha Combs - parents Scott and Jennifer Combs - Shoreline, WA

Chapman University is a private, Christian research university in Orange, California. It encompasses 11 schools and colleges.


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Inslee appoints E. Rania Rampersad to King County Superior Court

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Judge E. Rania Rampersad,
King County Superior Court
Gov. Jay Inslee has announced the appointment of E. Rania Rampersad to the King County Superior Court. She will replace Judge Catherine Shaffer, who retired earlier this month.

Currently, Rampersad serves as a judge on the King County District Court, a position she has held since 2021. Before joining the bench, Rampersad worked as the director of Eleemosynary Legal Services, P.S., a nonprofit organization she founded in 2016. There, she maintained an appellate practice for indigent clients. 

Rampersad has also worked as a criminal defense attorney and as an assistant attorney general. She began her legal career in Washington as a law clerk to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Madsen.

Rampersad is also involved in the King County community. She currently volunteers with various community organizations and has founded the Joint Minority Mentorship Program, a collaboration of bar associations that provide mentorship to law students from historically marginalized backgrounds. She has also served as president of the South Asian Bar Association of Washington and is the president-elect for the William L. Dwyer American Inn of Court.

“Judge Rampersad is heavily invested in improving the community through the practice of law,” said Inslee. “I’m pleased that she will bring her skills and passion for community service to the King County Superior Court bench.”

Rampersad earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington. She earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.


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King County Council honors American Idol winner

Thursday, July 20, 2023

King county councilmember with Iam Tongl

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the King County Council, recognized WILLIAM “IAM” GUY TONGI, of Federal Way in South King County for winning Season 21 of American Idol and for being a positive example of perseverance through adversity.

Tongi is the first Washington state resident and the first Hawaiian-born person to win the competition, a win that also coincided with Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage month.

Though born in Kahuku, Hawaii, Tongi and his family moved to Federal Way in 2019, where he graduated from Decatur High School.

Tongi and his family were in attendance for the recognition.


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Edmonds Driftwood Players announces 2023 Scholarship winners

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Edmonds, WA – July 17, 2023 – Following Board approval on June 26, 2023, Edmonds Driftwood Players is proud to announce our two scholarship recipients. 


Ari Lemley is recipient of the Ralph Eaton Technical Scholarship and Elise McFarland is recipient of the Theatre Arts Scholarship. Each will be awarded $500 payable to their school of choice.

The 2023 Theatre Arts Scholarship was generously funded by an anonymous donor to honor and acknowledge the over 20 years of service of EDP’s longtime member, Joanne Branch.

The Ralph Eaton Technical Scholarship honors a long-time member who spent many hours designing and/or building sets and was our volunteer Technical Director for many years.

Ari Lemley
Ari Lemley
is a 2023 graduate of Edmonds Heights K-12 with plans to attend Western Washington University to pursue a BA majoring in Theatre. Ari is no stranger to EDP having attended our Teen Troupe Summer Camp from 2016 to 2019. Ari intends to pursue additional education to further his skills as an actor, director, and teacher. 

His passion is to teach others the joy of theater. “I think it would be very good for the kids to have a queer role model in their lives, especially because theater draws in so many queer kids.”

Throughout, he has demonstrated an ability to lead his peers in work ethic, generosity in acting and off stage, and immense intellectual curiosity. 
Working with Ari has been a pleasure from his first audition. He is charismatic, humble, and able… and an asset to every cast and ensemble in which he is placed. 
--Christopher Puckett, Voice Instructor at Edmonds Heights K-12.

Elise McFarland
Elise McFarland
is entering her 3rd year at University of North Carolina School of the Arts working toward her BFA in Acting. Elise also attended EDP’s 2019 Teen Troupe Summer Camp as well as performing in Mr. Scrooge on EDP’s Mainstage in 2016. 

“There were many times this past year where I doubted my ability as an actor, and consequently my worth as a person. But keeping in mind before I went onstage that what I was doing was not about me, but about connecting to other people and making them feel less alone, ultimately allowed my brain to transform those thoughts into whispers instead of screams.” 
“During a time where the UNCSA community lost a member of our student body to suicide, I experienced a newfound urge within myself to create work that I was proud of, partly because I’d struggled all of first semester with how I felt about myself as an actor and I wanted to change my trajectory, but mostly because the person we lost no longer had the opportunity to share their art with the world.”

Edmonds Driftwood Players is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) non-profit community theatre with the mission to produce live theatre that entertains, enriches, and engages the community. Established in 1958, it is one of the oldest continually operating community theatres in Washington State.


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Memorial Service for long lost WWII B-24 hero on 80th anniversary of Operation Tidal Wave - August 1, 2023

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Alfred "Freddy" F. Turgeon
Portrait by Michael Reagan
The Gold Star Family of USAAF TSgt Alfred “Freddy” F. Turgeon (MIA/KIA) today announce a Memorial Service in his honor to be held on the 80th Anniversary of his being Killed in Action (KIA) on August 1, 1943. 

The memorial Service will be at the Memorial Garden Columbarium at St Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 722 N 145th St, Shoreline, WA 98133

TSgt Turgeon was listed as one of over 80 known but unidentified casualties of the “Ploiesti Raid” interred in Romania and then Belgium. 

Through the efforts of the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) using advances in DNA technology, TSgt Turgeon was Identified and Repatriated to his Family in 2021 after being missing for 78 Years.

Technical Sergeant Alfred “Freddy” F. Turgeon was the Radio Operator and Waist Gunner on the storied Consolidated B-24 Heavy Bomber, “The Vulgar Virgin” when he was killed while engaged in Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiesti, Romania on 1 Aug, 1943.

Alfred was born in 1919 in Worcester Massachusetts to Ruth Cutler and Alfred Turgeon Sr.

A young 21yr old Alfred enlisted in the Army Air Corp in the summer of 1941.

He was assigned to the 9th Air Force and after extensive training at Barksdale, LA and Wendover, UT was deployed with the 98th Bomb Group (Heavy) - 344th Bomber Squadron to North Africa in late 1942.

They were known as “The Pyramiders.” The Squadron flew multiple combat support missions out of Benghazi, Libya to targets in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Greece. 

On 1 August 1943 the ”Pyramiders” joined the other B-24 Squadrons of the 98th in Operation Tidal Wave, the low level daylight bombing raid on the Nazi Oil Refineries at Ploiesti, Romania.

TSgt Turgeon was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, The Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, The Bronze Star with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, The Good Conduct Medal, The Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, The World War II Victory Medal and The Purple Heart.

TSgt Turgeon was interred with Full Military Honors at the Memorial Garden of St Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Shoreline Washington on Aug 28, 2021. He lies next to his sister, Lorraine Bass (Cutler) in the family columbarium.

He is survived by his sister, Mrs Joan Mackie (Cutler, Tucker) of Shoreline Washington, Nephews Phillip (Laurie) Tucker and Craig (Patricia) Tucker of Ketchikan Alaska and David (Barbara) Bass of Indianapolis, Indiana and Niece Kathy (Don) Newman (Tucker) of Seattle Washington along with numerous great nieces and nephews.

Alfred Turgeon was on board the Vulgar Virgin B-24 Liberator when it was attacked.
Only the captain survived. (Photo courtesy of David Bass)

From The American Air Museum

“On that day, 47 B-24 Liberators of the 344th Squadron took off for the raid against the Ploesti oil refineries.

"Only 21 returned safely.

"THE VULGAR VIRGIN', flying as the lead aircraft in the "E" Section of the 98th's formation, took a direct hit in the nose section by flak over the target and burst into flames. 

"The pilot pulled out of formation and ordered a bail out. It is believed they were still too low for the chutes to open and only the pilot, Wallace Taylor, one of the four who got out, survived. 

"This was the crew’s fate: 
  • Capt. Wallace C. Taylor, Pilot (POW), 
  • F/O Paul W. Packer, CoPilot (KIA), 
  • 1st Lt. Jack K. Wood, Navigator (KIA), 
  • 1st Lt. Robert N. Austin, Bombardier (KIA), 
  • T/Sgt. Gerald E. Rabb, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner (KIA), 
  • T/Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon, Radio Operator/Left Waist Gunner (KIA), 
  • S/Sgt. Ralph M. Robbins, Gunner/Asst. Eng. (KIA), 
  • S/Sgt. Louis Kaiser, Right Waist Gunner (KIA), 
  • S/Sgt. Donald H. Duchene, Tail Gunner (KIA), Sgt. Arthur B. Van Kleek, Tunnel Gunner (KIA). Aug 1, 1943.”
“B-24D Liberator bomber, flown by Capt. Wallace C. Taylor, in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, "The Pyramiders", and the 344th Bomb Squadron flown out of the USAAF Air Base at Benghazi, Libya. 

"Lt. Taylor and 'THE VULGAR VIRGIN' flew on Operation Tidal Wave, the large mission to destroy the German oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania on August 1, 1943. Their target was code named, "White IV", the Astra Romana refinery. 

"As the two groups, the 98th and the 44th Bomb Groups, being led by Col. Leon Johnson and Col. John R. Kane, approached their targets, the entire area was already on fire and compromised by the flames, smoke, and exploding delayed action bombs previously dropped by the 93rd Bomb Group ahead of the attack plan. 

"When the 98th bomb Group, led by Col. Kane, entered a wall of smoke and flames over the Astra Romana refinery complex, #41-24198, 'THE VULGAR VIRGIN', did not reappear coming out of the smoke, shot down and lost over their target.”

See previous article from Shoreline Area News



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Politics: Former U.S. Attorney Nick Brown to run for office of State Attorney General

Nick Brown announces run for State Attorney General

Nick Brown, a former U.S. attorney and past general counsel to Gov. Jay Inslee, will run as a Democrat in the 2024 election to be Washington's next attorney general. 

He announced his candidacy this week. Bob Ferguson, the current AG, is stepping aside to run for governor. 

"Keeping Washington families safe,” advancing gun policy, preserving a healthy environment, and preventing discrimination in housing are some of the areas Brown says he'd prioritize if elected. 

Democratic state Sen. Manka Dhingra is also running. 



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City of Lake Forest Park to recognize former resident and award-winning science fiction author Octavia E. Butler

Octavia Butler being honored in Lake Forest Park
Lake Forest Park, Wash. – 
The City of Lake Forest Park will recognize the many contributions of science fiction author Octavia E. Butler with an honorary street dedication on July 29, 2023.

Ms. Butler was a visionary and influential African American author whose groundbreaking work greatly contributed to the science fiction and speculative fiction genres. 

She was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and was later awarded the PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work.

Octavia Butler's novels, including Kindred, Parable of the Sower, and Lilith's Brood, have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards for Best Novelette in 1985 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1999. Ms. Butler spent the last years of her life living on 37th Avenue in Lake Forest Park, where she wrote her final novel, Fledgling, in 2005.

“The City of Lake Forest Park is fortunate to benefit from the wide array of notable and talented people, like Ms. Butler, who found a home in our city, and added to its rich history,” said Mayor Jeff Johnson.

Since her death in 2006, Ms. Butler’s reputation has soared as readers recognize the relevance of her exploration of important themes such as race, gender, power dynamics, and social justice, challenging them to critically examine the world we live in. Her work is now taught in over 200 colleges and universities nationwide and at least two of her novels are currently being adapted for television.

The dedication will be held on Saturday July 29, 2023, at 10:00am at the Intersection of NE 165th Street and 37th Avenue NE.




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Local students named to Pacific University Spring Dean's List

Friday, July 14, 2023

FOREST GROVE, OREGON (July 13, 2023) - Local students have been named to the Spring 2023 dean's list at Pacific University in Oregon. 

The dean's list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific's colleges of Arts / Sciences, Business and Education who earn a grade-point average of at least 3.70 and complete 12 or more graded credit hours.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Seattle, WA 
  • Daniel Park
  • Camden Wyatt

Pacific University serves more than 3,600 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, optometry and health professions. Committed to inspiring students to think, care, create, and pursue justice in the world, Pacific offers a transformational liberal arts foundation paired with meaningful professional preparation.



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Big news and big wins at the National Technology Student Association Conference

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Shoreline students at technology conference

Sixteen Shorecrest, two Shorewood, and three Cascade K-8 students traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, recently for the National Technology Student Association Conference, for which they all qualified in March.

Each and every student who traveled to Kentucky competed with extremely high quality work, perseverance, and professionalism.

At a conference with 6,000 students from across the nation, Shorecrest had several teams and individuals who achieved high honors:
  • Forensics Science Team - Hannah Bolton and Lola Maas finished as top 10 finalists
  • Music Production Team - Cyrus Atkinsonclark, Ronan Connell, Jameson Gibbs and Vivian Zittle won 2nd Place
  • Promotional Design - Aiden Rouhani won 2nd Place
  • Structural Design and Engineering Team - Devin Montegue and Shyam Srinivasan finished as top 10 finalists
  • Systems Control Technology Team - Jameson Gibbs, Brendan Rudberg and Aidan Welsh won 1st Place
Shares Shorecrest Math and Engineering teacher Emily Slack, "We have never had this many students on stage in the history of Shorecrest's Technology Student Association. A giant congratulations to all of our Shoreline students!"


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Eastern Oregon University announces spring term Dean's List

Sunday, July 9, 2023


LA GRANDE, Ore. (July 7, 2023) - 

Eastern Oregon University named 559 students to the dean's list for the 2023 spring term. 

Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

The following student from your area earned this distinction.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE, MAJOR

Shoreline, WA

Brittany Kestner, Education, Early Childhood Education

As an education, cultural and scholarly center, EOU connects the rural regions of Oregon to a wider world. Our beautiful setting and small size enhance the personal attention our students receive, while partnerships with colleges, universities, agencies, and communities add to the educational possibilities of our region and state.


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Three new paramedics for Shoreline Medic One

Paramedic Training class #49 graduation!

Cody Bakewell, Geoff Olson and Nate Etherington

Congratulations and welcome back to shift! You worked very hard and represented Shoreline Medic One very well.


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Retired Shoreline teacher and wife included in Campanario drawing

Gabriel Campanario sent the drawing to Jim Siscel
who shares it with our readers

Friday, July 7, 2023 The Seattle Times featured a large drawing by Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario on the cover of a special section previewing the All-Star games at Lumen Field.

Gabe wanted to show a collection of baseball fans and thought it would be fun to draw actual people. He put out a notice asking baseball fans to send in their photos.

In the final version, every person in the drawing is an actual local fan.

Back row, center Jim and Andrea Siscel
Look at the back row. The second couple from the left are Jim and Andrea Siscel. 

Jim retired from Shoreline Schools after teaching at Echo Lake Elementary. In his retirement, he works with several local classrooms, helping them to raise and then release salmon fry.


Jim and Andrea have a goal to see a game in every baseball stadium in the United States.  They were at 323 before COVID slowed them down.



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No longer probies - seven Shoreline firefighters complete their probationary year

Completed their probationary year with Shoreline Fire
Photos courtesy Shoreline Fire

These men are no longer probies!
They have completed their probationary year with Shoreline Fire.
  • FF Ralston
  • FF Wildman
  • FF Rich
  • FF Devedjian
  • FF Martensen
  • FF Culbertson
  • FF Guttu (not pictured)

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Shoreline resident elected to Editorial Freelancers Association’s Board of Governors

Saturday, July 8, 2023

September Herrin
Professional book editor September Herrin will serve on the Board of Governors for the Editorial Freelancers Association.
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NEW YORK. July 2023. September Herrin of Richmond Beach has been elected to serve a one-year term on the Editorial Freelancers Association’s Board of Governors. 

Ms. Herrin will participate on this national nonprofit board with a stated goal of focusing on member engagement.

“A diverse, engaged membership means growth and success for all,” says Ms. Herrin. “I offer my unique perspective and experience to grow our membership and inspire involvement at all levels.”

Ms. Herrin is the owner-operator of Herrin Editorial Services and specializes in editing novels, memoirs and nonfiction books in the wellness, plant-based lifestyle and personal development categories. 

A graduate of the University of Washington’s Certificate in Editing program, Ms. Herrin is an active member of the Seattle literary community—as both editor and published author—and she is the founder of Sasquatch Club, a local writing and critique group.

Founded in 1970, the EFA is a national nonprofit professional organization with approximately 3,000 members, including writers, editors, copy editors, proofreaders, indexers, translators and others who work in publishing, communications and related fields.

The EFA has garnered praise from publishing pros like Jane Friedman and Louise Harnby and is frequently listed as a valuable resource for authors on sites including Poets & Writers, BookBub, Medium, The Write Life, Publishers Weekly, Poynter, and the Chicago Manual of Style blog.

EFA Mission

The EFA advances excellence among our dynamic community of freelance editorial professionals by providing opportunities for business development, learning, and networking Our resources help our members and their clients build successful collaborations.

“The Editorial Freelancers Association just might be the book publishing industry’s most powerful secret weapon …” – Publishers Weekly

More information about Herrin Editorial Services here


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