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35th annual 177th Street Block Party takes time to celebrate organizer's 90th birthday

Saturday, September 30, 2023

177th Street Neighbors. Organizer Nancy Phillips is center, wearing a bright yellow boa

Shoreline's 177th Street Block Party held its 35th annual event which "promotes safety and community building."

This event is organized by Nancy Phillips, with help from Dave and Peggy Geddes, along with many other 177th street neighbors.

Guys n grills
There were 85 tickets sold with more than 85 neighbors, family members and friends in attendance for the September 10, 2023 event.

A boisterous game
Block committee chair Nancy Phillips turns 90 this December and the neighborhood wanted to sing an early 'happy birthday Nancy' while everyone was all together.

Here's a brief video of the moment: IMG_2889.MOV

Opportunities for conversation
There were boisterous games, a lot of food, and time for conversations with neighbors.

We invite you to join us in celebrating the success of our 177th Street annual summer block party in Nancy's 90th year who has led our community for 35+ years.

--Lori Joubert


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Shorewood girls golf coach named Coach of the Year by the Western Section of the LPGA

Friday, September 29, 2023

Val Patrick, front left, with her 2019 Shorewood team
Photo by Kristi Lin

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – August 25, 2023 – The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Professionals membership has selected the recipients of the annual section Teacher, Professional, Coach, and Junior Golf Leadership awards.

Each of the six sections of the LPGA Professionals — Central, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Western, and International — winners are selected by the Section Officers and Section Nominating Committee Chair annually in each of the four categories.

The 2023 LPGA Professionals Section Of The Year Award winners in the Western section are as follows:

Western Section
  • Teacher – Joanne Foreman
  • Professional – Mackenzie Mack
  • Coach – Val Patrick
  • Junior Leader – Kathleen Robinson
Val Patrick, Shorewood girls golf coach
Val Patrick is the current coach of the Shorewood girls golf team.

For her efforts in championing women’s golf in the region, and in particular her role as a leader and mentor of young and beginning golfers, Val Patrick of Everett, Wash. was named the Coach of the Year by the LPGA Professionals Western Section.  

Val was nominated for the award by other LPGA Professional members. Having now received the award for the Western Section, Val will now be considered for the LPGA national award later this year. 

Val Patrick, right, with 2023 Shorewood golf team
She has a long list of recognitions for her commitment to coaching. 

In 2022 Val received the Operation 36 Coach Impact Award, and was named one of the Top 50 Coaches for Operation 36. 

In 2021 and 2022, she was nominated for the Sandy LaBauve Spirit Award, which was named after the founder of Girls Golf LPGA-USGA and honors an individual who has gone above and beyond to inspire the lives of juniors through their passion and dedication to empowering girls through golf. 

 

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Local resident graduates from Pacific University in Oregon

Thursday, September 28, 2023

FOREST GROVE, Ore. (September 26, 2023) - 

Deanna Taylor of Seattle graduated on Aug. 12, 2023, from Pacific University in Oregon with a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.  
 
Founded in 1849, Pacific University is a nationally recognized university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, health professions and optometry. 

Pacific serves more than 3,500 students with locations in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Eugene and Woodburn, Ore.


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Local chiropractor named “Researcher of the Year” at the 45th Annual Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP) Research Conference

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Dr. Tim Norton receiving award at Chiropractic Biophysics Research Conference

Dr. Tim C. Norton was the recipient of the “Researcher of the Year Award” at the 45th Annual Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP) Research Conference held in Dallas TX over the weekend. 

Dr. Norton was awarded this high honor for his contributions to spinal rehabilitation research. 

Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP) is the most published and researched chiropractic technique in the world with over 300+ peer reviewed medically indexed research papers.

Dr. Norton has been involved with many projects with the CBP research group and is the lead author on multiple papers, primarily focusing on pediatrics and auto injury spinal rehabilitation.

The award was presented by Dr. Deed Harrison, President of CBP Nonprofit research group

Dr. Deed Harrison, President of CBP Nonprofit research group, currently the most published researcher in the chiropractic profession, presented the award at the event.

Dr. Tim C. Norton is the owner and clinic director for Health Chiropractic and Massage in Shoreline. He is an Instructor for and Advanced Certified in the Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP) Technique. 

He is a past president of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce, sits on the Board of Directors for CBP Nonprofit Research group as Treasurer, and is a member of the Washington State Chiropractic Association and the International Chiropractic Associations.


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Local students named as National Merit semifinalists

Monday, September 18, 2023

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 320 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

Over 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.

Test takers who score in the top 1% of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) become Semifinalists, a significant accomplishment. Each year the NMSC awards semifinalist status to around 16,000 high school students.


SHORELINE

Four students from Shorecrest High School are named

Shorecrest H.S.: 
  • Crawford, Escher F.; 
  • Feinberg, Benjamin A.; 
  • Feinberg, Margaret E.; 
  • Zhang, Eric
King’s H.S.: 
  • White, Micah P.

KENMORE

Inglemoor H.S in Kenmore on Simonds Road
  • Huang, Ivonne; 
  • Huang, Justin P.; 
  • Nam, Meredith C.; 
  • Shen, Helen; 
  • Villa, Asher; 
  • Wang, Zifu; 
  • Ye, Bennett; 
  • Zhang, Daniel

NORTH SEATTLE

Ingraham H.S on N 135th
  • Leis, Asher M.; 
  • Montejano, Oliver S.

Lakeside School at 14000 1st Ave NE

An, Eric Q.; Bhatti, Jibreel; Chen, Kaitlyn; Chung, Bryan O.; Feng, William Y.; Ganesh, Anbini M.; Ge, Annabel S.; Herrin, David C.; Jang, Minoo; Kim, Hyunwoo; Larhsa, Mia E.; Osborne, Carl A.; Peng, Brandon B.; Reed, Zane P.; Siauw, Max H.; Stolte, Ian K.; Sun, Cecilia M.; Tameling, Benton; Trunnell, Sydney E.; Wu, Amanda W.; Wu, Jiaying; Wu, Raina T.; Wu, Sophie J.; Yang, Michael; Yuan, Isabelle J.; Zhang, Alvin; Zhang, Eric M.; Zhao, Alex; Zong, Ziyu

The Downtown School (Lakeside): Goldstein, Isaac


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Driver Engineer Rob Wirkkala retires from Shoreline Fire after a 21 year career

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Driver Engineer Rob Wirkkala retires from Shoreline Fire
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire
RETIREMENT: On Thursday, September 7, 2023, Driver Engineer Rob Wirkkala finished his last shift of a 21-year career with the Shoreline Fire Department. 

In 1989, Rob began his career volunteering for the City of Chinook, WA. Rob attended University of Washington’s Paramedic Training Program in 1991 and graduated from Class #18. 

After acquiring his paramedic certification, Rob worked 4 years at the Long Beach Fire Department then Evergreen Medic One for more than 6 years. In 2003, he joined the Shoreline Fire Department. 

During his career at Shoreline he held the rank of Firefighter/Paramedic for 19 years and was a Driver/Engineer for the last 8 years. 

He has trained and mentored countless firefighters on their Engine, Tractor, and Tiller books. 

Rob’s laid back demeanor on calls and in the fire station brought a calm to any stressful situation. 

We wish you the best of luck with your retirement Driver/Engineer Wirkkala.


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LFP Planning Director Steve Bennett retires after a 19 year career

Monday, September 4, 2023

Steve Bennett cutting his retirement cake
Photo courtesy City of Lake Forest Park
On August 4, 2023, LFP Planning Director Stephen Bennett retired from the City of Lake Forest Park. 

He spent more than 19 years serving the residents of Lake Forest Park. 

During his tenure with the City, Director Bennett was involved in numerous large-scale planning efforts in support of the City, including, but not limited to; 
  • Legacy 100-Year Vision, 
  • Tree Ordinance, 
  • Southern Gateway, 
  • Big Five, 
  • Cottage Housing, 
  • Town Center, 
  • Shoreline Master Program updates, 
  • Comprehensive Plan updates, 
  • ADU/DADU Code, and 
  • Stride BRT. 
Throughout his career, Director Bennett constantly demonstrated that his priority was always the success of the LFP organization.
We wish Steve all the best in his retirement.

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Auburn man sentenced to 18 years in prison for leading Proud Boys in breach of U.S. Capitol on January 6th

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Auburn resident Ethan Nordean
WASHINGTON – Two former leaders of the Proud Boys organization were sentenced Friday on multiple felony charges related to their roles in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes necessary to certify the 2020 presidential election.

  • Ethan Nordean, 32, of Auburn, Washington, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and 36 months of supervised release.
  • Dominic Pezzola, 45, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 36 months of supervised release.

On May 4, 2023, a jury found Nordean, Pezzola, and three other co-defendants guilty of multiple felonies, including obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to prevent members of Congress or federal officers from discharging their duties before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Defendant Ethan Nordean was previously convicted of seditious conspiracy.

According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, the Proud Boys organization had played a significant and often violent role in prior Washington, D.C. rallies in November and December 2020. 

In the aftermath of that violent conduct, Nordean and other co-defendants served as members and leaders of a special chapter of the Proud Boys known as the “Ministry of Self-Defense.”

Beginning after December 19, 2020, Nordean, Pezzola, and other co-defendants conspired to prevent, hinder, and delay the certification of the Electoral College vote and to oppose by force the authority of the government of the United States.

In the days leading to January 6, Nordean and other leaders of the Ministry of Self-Defense hand-selected co-defendant Dominic Pezzola and others known as “rally boys” to participate in the attack on the Capitol that day. 

This group established a chain of command, chose a time and place for their attack, and recruited others who would follow their top-down leadership and who were prepared to engage in physical violence if necessary.
  • On January 6, Nordean, Pezzola, and others they led participated in every consequential breach at the Capitol. The defendants directed and mobilized a group of Proud Boys onto the Capitol grounds, leading to the dismantling of metal barricades, destruction of property, breaching of the Capitol building, and assaults on law enforcement.
  • The group began their assault that day at 10am. when Nordean and others marched nearly 200 individuals away from speeches at the Ellipse directly toward the Capitol. They arrived at the First Street gate at 12:50pm.
  • Nordean, Pezzola, and other co-defendants led their recruits up the First Street walkway, breaching multiple barricades and tearing down fencing.
  • Nearly an hour later, when law enforcement appeared to have successfully controlled the crowd by pushing them back, the men again pushed forward.
  • Nordean, Pezzola, and others gathered at the base of the concrete stairs that led to the doors and windows of the Capitol with many of their co-conspirators and other men they had led to the Capitol. 
  • The group again surged toward the Capitol and overwhelmed officers who had been battling the crowd for nearly an hour. Pezzola smashed open a window allowing the first rioters to enter the Capitol at 2:11pm.

During the hearing, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly applied the enhancement for a federal crime of terrorism to the defendants convictions for destruction of government property.

This case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section, and the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.

This case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office. The charges in the investigation are the result of significant cooperation between agents and staff across numerous FBI Field Offices and law enforcement agencies.

In the 31 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,106 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 350 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.

Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov


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LFP artist Tony Angell new exhibit and book signing at Foster/White Gallery in September

Wednesday, August 23, 2023


Tony Angell - Bird Day
September 7 - 23, 2023
Opens First Thursday, September 7, 6 - 8 pm
Artists in attendance

Three years ago, Tony Angell launched into a new adventure to illustrate Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives written by Mark Hauber for the University of Chicago Press.

The 25 low-relief carvings from ink on clayboard are beguiling. Each finely shaped reduction of ink may define feathers, texture branches, or portray light caught in a bird's eye.

Foster/White will host two book signings with Tony Angell on Saturdays, September 16 and 23, 2023 at 2pm. The gallery is located at 220 3rd Ave S #100, Seattle WA 98104


Angell's sculptures are in Lake Forest Park and Shoreline's Interurban Trail entrance.


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Badge pinning ceremony at Shoreline Fire

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Shoreline Fire held a badge pinning ceremony this week to celebrate newly promoted personnel. as follows:
  • In Fire Prevention, Deputy Fire Marshal Tim Schwartz and Deputy Fire Marshal Russ Holmes.
  • In Suppression, our new Lieutenants are Jonni Hill and Cameron Eickelmann
  • In the Medic ranks, Nate Etherington, Cody Barwell and Geoff Olson (not pictured)
"These promotions are due to steadfast dedication and hard work! Congratulations"


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Shoreline photographer publishes book of rock concert photos from the past 50 years

Saturday, August 12, 2023

The First Three Songs by local photographer Steve Schneider
can be purchased here

Shoreline resident and Shoreline Area News contributor Steve Schneider has just published a book of concert photos from the most famous rock groups in America.

In a feature article in The Seattle Times, reporter Clay Eels says, 

Steve Schneider, whose musically panoramic imagery fills “The First Three Songs: Rock and Roll at 125th of a Second,” a 220-page coffee-table compendium whose title alludes to the brief time at the opening of shows when promoters typically let photojournalists work up close. The tome bolsters Schneider’s uncomplicated mantra: “It’s always been about excitement, about fun. I just want to get the shot.”
He's seen them all, particularly the Grateful Dead.

His “Who’s Who” concert subjects range from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to Pearl Jam, Dylan to Cobain, Bonnie Raitt to Carlos Santana, Willie Nelson to Paul Simon, to McCartney, Clapton, Jagger, Springsteen, Bowie and — yes — the Who.




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Famous visitors: VP Kamala Harris in Seattle and Dolly Parton in Tacoma on Tuesday

The area will have a couple of famous visitors on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

Vice President Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Seattle Tuesday to mark one year since passage of Inflation Reduction Act

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act contained historic federal investments towards emissions reduction. More than $3 billion has been allocated to Washington state to repair bridges and roads, and to electrify transportation. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaking vote to pass the law, and she’ll visit Seattle on Tuesday to tout its impact.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton to visit Tacoma Tuesday to invite families to join Imagination Library

Country music icon Dolly Parton will visit Tacoma on Tuesday to promote childhood literacy. Parton founded the Imagination Library program in 1995 to distribute books to children near her hometown in Sevier County, Tenn. 

The program is now open to children in all 39 of Washington state's counties, and it now serves 65,000 Washington children. 

Parton's visit will be livestreamed by TVW at 2:30pm on Tuesday, August 15.


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Local students named to dean's list at Washington University in St. Louis

Friday, August 11, 2023

College of Arts and Sciences at
Washington University in St. Louis
ST LOUIS, Mo. (August 8, 2023) - The following students have been named to the dean's list for the spring 2023 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, SCHOOL, TO QUALIFY

98155
  • Audrey Brown is enrolled in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. To qualify for the Dean's List in the Sam Fox School, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
  • Lara Isabel Marco Y Marquez is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts and Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

98133
  • Olivia Rui is enrolled in the McKelvey School of Engineering. To qualify for the Dean's List in the McKelvey School of Engineering, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 12 graded units.

98177
  • Samuel LoGerfo-Olsen is enrolled in the Olin Business School. To qualify for the Dean's List in the Olin Business School, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
  • Alexis Suarez is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts and Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
  • Megan Suarez is enrolled in the Olin Business School. To qualify for the Dean's List in the Olin Business School, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is counted among the world's leaders in teaching, research, patient care and service to society.

The total student body is more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 4,300 faculty teach in eight schools: Arts and Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, McKelvey School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Medicine and University College. 

The university has been affiliated with 26 Nobel laureates, many of whom did a significant portion of their award-winning work at the university.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.


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Local student selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities Dean's List

Saturday, August 5, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, Minn. 

The following students have been named to the 2023 spring semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.

To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, COLLEGE

Seattle, WA

Jasper T Kangas, Sophomore, College of Sci and Engineering



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Crowd gathers for dedication ceremony of Octavia Butler Avenue in Lake Forest Park

Monday, July 31, 2023

The crowd gathering for the ceremony to name an LFP street for Octavia E. Butler
Photo by Kenneth Berkun
By Diane Hettrick

In a ceremony marked by brief speeches by LFP city councilmembers, a Seattle writer, and former neighbors, the City of Lake Forest Park named the street where she lived, 37th Ave NE in Lake Forest Park, in honor of author Octavia E. Butler.

The street was blocked for the event
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Author Butler wrote speculative fiction which won the most prestigious awards in science fiction. Since her early death in 2006 at her home in Lake Forest Park, her work has continued to grow in popularity as so many of her ideas have come to pass - and people are worried about the rest.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
A BBC article "Why Octavia E. Butler's novels are so relevant today" points out that what she eerily envisaged as an alternate future foresaw many aspects of life today.

L-R LFP Council Vice-Chair Phillippa Kassover, Deputy Mayor Tom French, Councilmembers Tracy Furutani and Semra Riddle beneath the new street sign. Photo by Steven H. Robinson
The ceremony, on Saturday, July 29, 2023, was opened by Council Vice-Chair Phillippa Kassover. Remarks by Deputy Mayor Tom French and councilmember Tracy Furutani followed.
Seattle writer Caren Sumption Gussoff
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Next to speak was Caren Sumption Gussoff, an award-winning speculative fiction writer who lives in Seattle. At Clarion West in 2008, she was awarded The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship by the Carl Brandon Society.

Professor of writing Dr. Sheila Liming
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Dr. Sheila Liming is an associate professor of professional writing at Champlain College in Burlington VT. As a high school student, she was a neighbor of Octavia's (see previous article)

Terry Morgan was a neighbor who used to give Butler rides.
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Terry Morgan 
is a local artist, musician and event producer, and a former neighbor of Octavia Butler.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Councilmembers then unveiled the street sign and attendees lingered to talk in the warm evening.

Butler's most popular books are the Parable set.
Butler's Parable books have been made into an opera, which was performed at Lincoln Center this year. In the NPR article, Octavia Butler wrote a 'Parable' that became a prophecy—now it's also an opera, the author quotes Butler.
As Octavia Butler told WHYY's Fresh Air in 1993, her Parable novels were about the use and abuse of power in a broken society. 
"They have no power to improve their lives, but they have the power to make others even more miserable," Butler said. "And the only way to prove to yourself that you have power is to use it."


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Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts (WASWD) honors Rep. Cindy Ryu

Sunday, July 30, 2023

State Rep. Cindy Ryu, left, receiving an award from Judi Gladstone, executive director of the Washington Association of Water and Sewer Districts. Photo courtesy WASWD.

An award ceremony was held on June 29, 2023 at North City Water District in Shoreline to present Rep. Cindy Ryu, D-Shoreline with an Outstanding Legislator Award from the Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts (WASWD).

At a separate ceremony, they also honored Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah).
 
Both Senator Mullet and Representative Ryu were responsible for significant efforts to ensure the success of special purpose water and sewer districts in the state of Washington, which in turn provides positive outcomes for utility customers.

From her initial involvement as a Shoreline City Council Member and Mayor, to her election to the Washington House of Representatives in 2010, Representative Ryu has focused on community development and consumer protection—core tenets shared by special purpose utility districts.

Her efforts this past session included sponsoring and shepherding legislation to provide equal treatment for all local governments undertaking public works procurement processes. 

Despite not serving on the House Local Government Committee, she negotiated with her colleagues on that committee to secure strong bipartisan support for the bill. 

Thanks to Representative Ryu’s support, the bill was signed by the Governor on May 4, 2023, allowing special purpose districts the same conditions for performing work in-house, which will ultimately save on ratepayer bills.


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UW-Madison announces 2023 Spring graduates

Saturday, July 29, 2023

MADISON, Wis. (July 27, 2023) - A total of 8,625 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 12-13.

There were two live ceremonies, on one for undergraduates at Camp Randall and one for all graduate degree candidates at the Kohl Center. 

Graduating were 6,225 undergraduate students, 1,487 master's degree students and 913 doctoral candidates.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE1, DEGREE, MAJOR, 

Seattle, WA

Emma Lowell, College of Letters and Science, Master of Social Work, Social Work

For more information about UW-Madison, visit http://www.wisc.edu.



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Local resident named to Dean's List at Dickinson College

CARLISLE, Pa. (July 28, 2023) - Lily Hogan, a rising junior philosophy major at Dickinson College, has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2023 semester. 

A graduate of Shorewood High School, she is the daughter of Don and Shelly Hogan of Shoreline, Wash.

Dickinson College, located in historic Carlisle, Pa., was chartered in 1783. The private, liberal-arts college is nationally recognized for its cross-disciplinary, active approach to learning, international education, civic engagement and its commitment to teaching its students about sustainability across the curriculum, the community and the globe.


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First episode of King County Recovery Conversations (KCRC) podcast features Shoreline legislator Lauren Davis

Friday, July 28, 2023

The King County Recovery Conversations podcast is LIVE everywhere you listen to podcasts!

The first episode features Rep. Lauren Davis, WRA’s Founding Executive Director, and KCRC Director Heather Venegas. 

Join us as they discuss Lauren’s story, the history of WRA and KCRC, and kick off the podcast.

Listen to real stories of people who are in recovery and be inspired to share your own! 

Our conversations will focus on personal experiences, resources, and supports available for those who are seeking to overcome substance use and mental health challenges. 

Our goal is to inspire hope, reduce stigma, and promote recovery in the King County area and beyond.

We hope you’ll join us and listen in. You’ll find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Google and Youtube. Episodes drop every 2 weeks on Mondays.
If you or someone you know is struggling, there are resources available.

Washington Recovery Helpline 1-(866)-789-1511

Washington Recovery Helpline is a program of Crisis Connections. They offer an anonymous, confidential 24-hour help line for Washington State residents. This help line is for those experiencing substance use disorder, problem gambling, and/or a mental health challenge.

Call, text, or chat 988 to be connected to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It is confidential, free, and available 24/7/365.

988 Lifeline services are available in Spanish, along with interpretation services in over 250 languages. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and TTY users, use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988.


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New book by Shoreline native teaches basics of circuits, circuit components, and electronics

Using fun, hands-on projects, learn what a circuit is and how it works! 

This book uses a common tool in electronics, the breadboard, to build your way to an understanding of circuits, circuit components, and the basics of computers.

You'll master current, voltage, and resistance. 

With that you can control outputs like lights and motors as well as inputs like switches and sensors. 

You'll also discover the difference between analog and digital electrical signals while studying both electricity and computers. 

Dabble in electrical engineering, whether you are interested in building things with electronics or learning to program simple, physical systems. 

A breadboard
Build your own electronic projects to learn how electronics work. And also how computers store information and process requests. 

You'll work with simple, low-cost tools like conductive tape before developing up to working with breadboards and discovering the components to build more complex systems.

With Beginning Breadboarding, makers of all ages and backgrounds can learn to build real-life physical computing systems and projects. Have fun building something with tangible results while learning all the theory you need to make new projects of your own!

Jennifer Fox, author, engineer, maker, educator
What You'll Learn
  • Rapidly prototype circuits with breadboards
  • Use common components to make simple electronic devices
  • Share electrical energy and control the flow of electricity through components
Who This Book Is For
  • Makers, seeking a fun, hands-on introduction to technology, electronics, and computers. 
  • Those who have little to no knowledge of the subject, but want to learn electronics or know more about computers.
Purchase link: Beginning Breadboarding: Physical Computing and the Basic Building Blocks of Computers | SpringerLink

Jen Fox is an engineer, a maker, and an educator. After dabbling in dark matter (B.S., Physics, Occidental College), Fox settled into engineering and inventing (M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UCLA) to solve problems related to climate change and social justice. Combining her varied interests and passion for learning, Fox founded FoxBot Industries in mid-2015 to provide an arts-based approach to STEM education.



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