Shoreline Area News

Call for Volunteers for the Lake Forest Park Library Advisory Committee

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Would you like to be a part of selecting the Lake Forest Park/ Shoreline Summer Reads book? Mayor Mary Jane Goss is seeking volunteers to serve on the Lake Forest Park Library Advisory Committee. As a member, you have an opportunity to be part of that process.

The Committee functions as a liaison between the Lake Forest Park Library, the City Council, the Mayor, the Lake Forest Park community, and the King County Library System.

Meetings are held quarterly on the fourth Wednesday of March, June, and September, and in December on the first Wednesday of the month, beginning at 7:00pm in the Lake Forest Park Library meeting room.

If you are interested in serving, contact Mayor Mary Jane Goss at 206-364-5440 or by email. Committee terms are for three years.

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Buy seats now for Karaoke - Bingo night Friday, Feb 13

Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

Reserve your place now for this month's KARAOKE/BINGO NIGHT, Friday, February 13.

Doors open at 6:00pm, for ages 21 and up.

Make reservations on-line until Wednesday February 11 but walk-ins are welcome on a space available basis after that. You will pay $6.00 to make your registration on line and then pay $5.00 at the door for the BINGO packet as required by the Gambling Commission.

If you want to have a good time playing Bingo and singing a few songs, then the Karaoke-BINGO at the Shoreline-LFP Senior Center is the place to go. This is a fundraiser for the Senior Center and you have to be 21 to attend. There is good food and beer and wine available for your enjoyment.

A fun evening - and who knows? You might even win some money!

Businesses: sign up for Can Madness

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park businesses have until February 26 to sign up for Hopelink’s sixth annual Can Madness competitive food drive. The fun and friendly tournament is aimed at replenishing Hopelink food banks during the challenging late-winter months.

Last year, 32 businesses – including three in Shoreline – collected nearly 30,000 pounds of food and almost $3,000 in cash during the five-week, single-elimination tournament. Redmond Physical Therapy took home the trophy, defeating JJ Mahoney’s Irish Pub in the final round.

To ensure that groups of all sizes are able to compete on a level playing field, the competition uses a unique scoring system that divides the number of pounds of food collected each Friday by a denominator that reflects the size of the business.

The tournament will run from March 1 through April 3.

Toni / Guy has been a strong competitor
Staff load donations

Hopelink Can Madness is a bracketed competition similar to the national spring college basketball tournament, matching businesses in weekly contests to see which one can bring in the most food. The annual food drive was created six years ago as a way to help offset the traditional decline in donations after the holidays, while enabling local businesses to compete for the title. Since 2010, the competition has brought in 91,035 pounds of food and $8,044 in cash.

More information and registration online or contact Jenny Dreyfuss Ibrahim at jdreyfuss@hope-link.org 425-897-3710.

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in north and east King County by promoting self-sufficiency for all members of our community and helping people make lasting change. Hopelink assists people with meeting their needs for food, shelter, homelessness prevention, family development and stabilization, transportation and adult literacy skills. For more information on Hopelink and its services, call 425-869-6000.

Shorenorth Coop Preschool open house Saturday

A toddler class at Shorenorth

Have you been considering a Co-op Preschool for your family? Shorenorth Coop Preschool is now enrolling children aged birth to 5 years for the 2015-16 school year!

Please join us for a tour / meet and greet at our Open House, this Saturday, February 7, from 10am-12pm.

Shorenorth is located in the heart of Shoreline and is proudly affiliated with Shoreline Community College. This year marks our 17th year in the North Seattle community! Come see what we are all about!

816 NE 190th Shoreline, WA 98155, North City Elementary building. 206-440-1411.

Or email to register.

Scots triumph at Terrace 53-45

In a game that was as drab as Sunday's Super Bowl was spectacular, the visiting Shorecrest Scots boys outlasted the outmanned Mountlake Terrace Hawks 53-45 Tuesday night.

The Scots trailed at the end of each quarter before pulling away in the final stanza.

Senior Brantle Harris led Shorecrest with 16 points, while the Hawks' Gabe Altenberger also accounted for sixteen, eleven of them coming in the opening quarter when Terrace raced out to a 17-11 lead.

But the young Scots chipped away, with sophomore Malcolm Rosier-Butler scoring ten, and big freshman Philip Pepple adding 8 points.

Shorecrest next plays Edmonds-Woodway at the Warriors' home this Thursday at 7:15pm.

Shorecrest 11 9 15 18 53

Mountlake Terrace 17 5 14 9 45

Letter to the Editor: Rezone plan is too rushed, too big

To the Editor:

Citizens of Shoreline are getting understandably alarmed about the proposed Light Rail rezones.

The Shoreline Preservation Society is a state non-profit working to alert citizens to the magnitude of these proposals, effectively be involved, and give their input.

Groups of 70, 80 or 90 at a time are regularly turning out for City meetings to comment.

And we urge more to do the same and send comment letters.

The proposals for massive, unprecedented rezones are generating anxiety, legitimate questions and precious few answers from Council or City staff. Citizens want to know:

• What will truly be the environmental impact on our community?

• How will these rezones affect our ability to sell our homes, remodel them or obtain mortgages?

• Why are we rushing this?

Though Light Rail is coming in 2023 it should not naturally lead to these speculative development proposals. Citizens have a right to be upset when they feel they are ignored. They may be displaced by the City they’ve invested in, raised families in, voted in and called home for decades, just to accommodate unknown future imaginary residents now.

The City process for citizens’ involvement is terribly confusing. Though some notices have been posted, most were in Currents magazine and unnoticed by those most affected.

The dates for citizen comment and public hearings are changing constantly. One entire Planning Commission meeting recording was lost at which the 145th Station Area was discussed.

It is clear that this plan is too rushed, too big, and instead of providing certainty, it is creating nothing but confusion for most residents and even developers.

The Council needs to speak out for a more rational, scaled back plan and for sanity in our Community! These rezones are wrong for Shoreline and wrong for the environment. Save Shoreline’s Neighborhoods!

Janet Way

Shoreline

Scholarship Opportunity: Active Data

scholarship
opportunity

The $1,000 Active Calendar Scholarship 2015

We recognize and reward students who are Active Leaders!

At Active Data, we are big believers in higher education (our CEO served on the Board of Trustees at Lehigh University after all), but we know it’s really expensive. So we started a little college scholarship program to help one student make their college experience more affordable. If you are a college student or are soon to become one, entering is easy.

Just write an essay between 500-1,000 words telling us why knowing what’s happening on campus is vital to your success as a student. We will pick our favorite to award the $1,000 prize and even post the winning essay to our website as well as some of the runners-up. The winner will be chosen and announced on Thursday, April 30, 2015.

Guidelines for Entry:

Submission deadline is Monday, April 20, 2015.
All entries must be original, and will be checked for duplication. If an article is discovered to be a copy, we will remove your entry.
Please provide Active Data with your name, email address, phone number and college or university you will be attending or currently attend in the heading of your essay.
Email a formatted article in an attachment to scholarship@activedatax.com. Google Docs or Word documents are preferred.
Or you can post the essay on your own site and submit the URL to scholarship@activedatax.com. To verify that your essay was indeed intended for entry into our scholarship program, please note the Active Calendar scholarship page and URL on your posted article.
You must be currently enrolled in college classes or a high school senior that will be enrolling in 2015.

* Active Data, Inc. reserves the right to verify your status as a collegian, as well as use your entry for promotional purposes.

Your opinion is requested: How Can We Become a More Elder-Friendly Community?

The Area Agency on Aging for Seattle-King County wants to know how you think we can become a more elder-friendly community.

Every four years, ADS develops a plan that charts the course the agency will take in creating an elder-friendly community. ADS looks at demographics and other trends, and major service goals and objectives.

Public input is important, and ADS has created a survey, available on Survey Monkey and also in print, that will help shape the plan for 2016–2019.

Take the survey here.

Learn more in this recent AgeWise King County article.

For questions contact ADS planner Karen Winston 206-684-0706.

Quintana Roo Mexicatessen opens in Shoreline

Grand Opening Celebration February 12 - 15, 11am to 8pm

Chris and Eileen Matt, the folks that brought you the original Quintana Roo in Edmonds, are proud to announce the GRAND OPENING of Quintana Roo Mexicatessen in Shoreline at 16301 Aurora Avenue N.

They took over an old breakfast turned Italian then Sushi place in Shoreline on Aurora and gave it facelift to create The Mexicatessen, a Tex-Mex Deli. You can order at the counter or get “ready to eat” items from the market.

They have a lounge to sit and have a drink with friends and watch the game or you can sit outside on the patio when it’s warm.

16301 Aurora
New home of Quintana Roo Mexicatessen

They are serving the same Championship Filet Mignon Chili and the infamous Gordo Burrito, but have expanded the menu to include BBQ and a full bar with Happy Hour 3-6.

Chris has won numerous awards for his chili including twice winning the Washington State Chili Championship and has participated in the International Chili Cook-off in Terlingua, Texas

For more information call 206-542-TACO (8226).

Check out the website or find them on Facebook.

Staff documents for 185th Street subarea rezone discussion at Feb 9 council meeting

This link will lead you to the pdf for the staff documents for the 185th Street Subarea Rezone to be considered by the Shoreline City Council at their council meeting February 9, 2015.

Here's an overview. The complete document is 147 pages.

The purpose of tonight’s meeting is to introduce the three ordinances that Council will consider for adoption that comprise the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan package:

• Proposed Ordinance No. 702 (Attachment A), which includes the Subarea Plan itself (Att. A, Exhibit A) and the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (Att. A, Exhibit B);

• Proposed Ordinance No. 706 (Attachment B), which includes Development Code regulations (Att. B, Exhibit A) and three options for the proposed Zoning Map (Att. B, Exhibits B1, B2, and B3); and

• Proposed Ordinance No. 707 (Attachment C), which includes the Mitigation Measures (Att. C, Exhibit A), Development Code Regulations (Att. C, Exhibit B), and Planned Action Boundary Map (Att. C, Exhibit C).

Policies to be considered which will have future budget impacts:

185th Street Corridor Study
Park Planning
Housing Program
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
Surface Water and other Utilities
Monitoring traffic and parking

Less than two weeks left to enroll in health plan for 2015

From the State Insurance Commissioner

The last day to enroll in a health plan for 2015 is February 15. Coverage takes effect March 1 if you enroll before 11:59pm.

If you qualify for a subsidy or Medicaid, you should obtain health insurance through the Washington Healthplanfinder, our state’s health benefit exchange. If you do not qualify for a subsidy, you can buy a health plan directly from an insurance company. Here’s a list of the plans that are available in Washington.

There are ways to qualify for a special enrollment after February 15, including losing health coverage provided by an employer, adding dependents and consumers who had trouble enrolling through Washington Healthplanfinder. Read more about special enrollments.

Need more information?

Read about understanding health insurance.

Get application quick tips from Washington Healthplanfinder.

It's not over 'til it's over: 185th subarea zoning still in play - but not for long

Corrected and updated 02-04-2015 7:35am

By Diane Hettrick

At the January 15th meeting of the Planning Commission so many people showed up to testify about the proposed rezone of the 185th subarea that the regular meeting started late and ended after 11pm.

The Planning Commission heard what was being said about the proposed plan, which simply stated was "Too much, too soon," and revamped the plans.

The current plan now calls for a greatly reduced area for immediate rezone with a 3-Phase approach which reexamines the zoning at intervals of years. The rezone area itself remains the same.

City staff amended the plan to add sections to the east and west to Phase 1 to tie to Aurora and 15th NE business areas. Now it goes to the City Council, which has their own ideas about how much and how soon.

The whole plan is a moving target. City staff are working on this full-time, heeding the directions of the city council, working with the Planning Commission, and meeting with citizen groups.

If you went to one meeting, or read one article, or looked at one website, you are going to be shocked the next time you pay attention, because it will all have changed.

Planning has followed a process of Study / Take comments / Make decisions. There's nothing wrong with their process, but it is bewildering for people who are trying to follow and impossible for people who are just peripherally paying attention.

But now, there are important meetings coming up, where you do need to pay attention. Attend or talk to someone who did attend. Particularly, write your concerns and comments to both the Planning Commission Members and to the City Council.

Comment to the Council at this email council@shorelinewa.gov

Comment to the Planning Commission at this email plancom@shorelinewa.gov

Shoreline City Council Meetings: City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N

185th Street Station Subarea Planning important meetings

February 9, Monday - Discussion of 185th Street Station Subarea Package (Zoning and Development Regulations) – 7-9pm

February 23, Monday - Council to make decisions on 185th Street Station Subarea Package - 6:30pm

The Planning for the 145th Street subarea is following in the footsteps of 185th, with the same issues of constant change. Because it is farther behind in the process, there is more opportunity to influence the process with comments and testimony.

145th Street Station Subarea Planning important meetings

February 5, Thursday - Open House - City Hall lobby, 6:00 to 7:00pm

PUBLIC HEARING for the 145th Street Station Subarea Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Council Chambers, 7:00 - 9:00pm

February 23, Monday - 6:30 to 9:00pm, City Hall - Council Chamber

City Council Meeting - Discussion of Zoning Alternatives to be analyzed in the 145th FEIS

City staff say they are hearing three themes from citizens regarding the rezone plans:

People, particularly younger citizens, are excited about light rail, and looking forward to greater density and the prospect of being able to bike and walk to coffee shops, and shopping.
Older people who bought starter homes 40 years ago are seeing a time when they will not be able to live in their homes because of mobility issues and health. They want to be able to get the most money out of their property to pay for their future expenses.
People who are excited about light rail but hate / don't like change

If you agree with any of these statements or if you have a different viewpoint, you need to let Planners and City Councilmembers know. There's nothing mentioned in these statements about concern for the environment, for the huge trees that will be lost, for the wildlife that will be displaced. There may be other issues that are not being expressed in large enough numbers for the decision makers to pay attention.

Speak now. As of this writing, the final decision on 185th will be made on February 23rd. After that, all you can do is complain.

Find out today if you qualify for ORCA LIFT, Metro’s new reduced-fare bus pass

With Metro fares scheduled to increase March 1, King County Executive Dow Constantine is encouraging riders to find out now if they qualify for the new reduced-fare bus pass.

ORCA LIFT is one of the largest programs of its kind in the United States and will provide a discounted rate of $1.50 per trip for residents who earn less than 200 percent of the federal poverty rate, which is currently $23,340 per person.

Executive Constantine and the Metropolitan King County Council created the program to ensure that public transportation remains accessible after the transit agency’s sixth fare increases since 2008.

Riders can visit the webpage or call 206-553-3000 to find out if they qualify for the card. They can also visit Public Health – Seattle & King County locations across King County for enrollment assistance. The number of locations will grow to more than 45 this month when the eight partner agencies are fully trained.

According to Rob Beem, Human Services Manager for the City of Shoreline, the cards are available locally at Shoreline Hopelink, located in the lower level of Aurora Square.

Riders can start using ORCA LIFT cards in February, though it will not begin charging the reduced fare until March 1. The cards will be provided to riders at no charge. There will be a $5 fee to replace a lost or stolen card. Riders must re-verify their eligibility every two years.

The reduced fare applies to travel on Metro, Sound Transit Link Light Rail and the Seattle Streetcar.

Updated for local source 02-03-2015 11:42am

Rep. Ruth Kagi to hold telephone town hall Wednesday evening

Rep. Ruth Kagi
will hold a telephone
town hall Wednesday

State Rep. Ruth Kagi, D-Seattle (32nd Legislative District) will hold a telephone town hall from 6 – 7pm on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.

Rep. Kagi will give constituents a brief update about what’s happening at the outset of the 2015 legislative session. Then, the majority of the live town hall will be spent answering questions from constituents on the line.

Under the telephone town hall format, thousands of constituents will receive automatically generated telephone calls to their homes in the 32nd Legislative District just before 6pm this Wednesday, February 4.

Constituents on the line may ask questions for Rep. Kagi to answer, live, by pressing *3 on their phones during the call. They will also have the opportunity to listen to questions from their neighbors and Rep. Kagi’s answers to those as well.

If constituents would like to call-in, they may do so at 877-229-8493 and enter ID Code:18646.

Shorecrest Hip Hop takes first place at Hazen Invitational

Shorecrest 2015 Hip Hop Dance Team

The Shorecrest High School Hip Hop Team competed at Hazen High School Invitational and took first place in the Hip Hop category. This was the team's third win in a row with their next regional competition at Eastlake HS this Saturday.

The team has qualified for Districts that will be held in March. Later this month on February 25, the group will be traveling to Orlando, Florida for a National competition.

The team is led by Rex Kinney.

Global Eyes: Free lectures on Thursday night and Friday morning

Toby Bradshaw, panelist
for Thursday evening at SCC

Biotechnology and Agriculture

Thursday, February 5, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

The role of biotechnology (or genetically-modified organisms) and agriculture remains a controversial topic. Campaigns have been launched to ban its use in research and extension, and to require labeling of food products made with ingredients derived from biotech agricultural products.

Dr. Toby Bradshaw, Biology Department, University of Washington; Dr. Christina Owen, Program Officer, Agricultural Development Group, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and, Ms. Natalie Dinicola, Vice President of Sustainable Agriculture Partnerships, Monsanto Company.

Rachel David on Marriage
Lecture Friday at SCC

Altared State: The Meaning of Marriage

Friday, February 6, 11:30 – 12:30 pm

Is marriage still relevant? What role does it serve? Why are rates of marriage declining as some people fight for the right to get married? What are current attitudes towards marriage and what is the future of that institution? Rachel David, Women’s Studies Program, Shoreline Community College.

Story tellers meet Friday with stories Celebrating Mystery

Coffee at The Bridge

The next story circle evening of Stories From The Heart will be February 6, 2015, 7-9 pm at The Bridge Coffee House in north Seattle.

The theme of the evening will be “Celebrating Mystery.” You are invited to bring a story of a memorable personal experience or a moving wisdom tale that may resonate with this theme.

This Story Circle is a friendly, welcoming community for both listeners and tellers. Tellers will have up to 8 minutes to tell a story.

Please practice your stories before coming so your beginning, middle and ending are clear in your mind. The evening will begin with a brief tip on preparing or telling stories to foster the ancient and intimate tradition of oral storytelling.

Please support the Bridge Coffee House’s generous offering of their space by purchasing drinks or treats as well as contributing $2 for The Bridge Coffee House to defray their costs. The Bridge Coffee House is located at 2150 N 122nd St, Seattle 98133.

Cynthia Westby, host and President of the Seattle Storytellers Guild, can be contacted via email for more information.

Ronald UMC holds ceremony to celebrate rehab of their building

Folks of all ages participated in the RUMC
groundbreaking for their building rehab

Ronald United Methodist Church, Shoreline, held a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday to celebrate a major rehabilitation of the building.

Pastor Paula McCutcheon kicks off
the RUMC groundbreaking ceremony.

The nearly $1 million project will upgrade the kitchen, fellowship hall, office, nursery, fireside room, sanctuary and other spaces.

The rehab is part of the church's mission to be an even greater resource to the community as part of the Ronald Commons project.

Ronald Commons is a unique partnership between RUMC, Compass Housing Alliance and Hopelink to build affordable housing along with an expanded Hopelink service center and food bank.

The church is at 17839 Aurora. The property runs from Aurora to Linden.

Arts Council announces 2014-2015 Artists in Schools grant recipients

Monday, February 2, 2015

Student working with loom during project with
Artist-in-Schools artist Elsa Bouman

Artists are heading for classroom in Shoreline Schools, thanks to grants from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

The Artists in Schools Grants are awarded to PreK-12th grade teachers in the Shoreline School District and feature professional teaching artists working with students in the classroom. The projects take place during the 2014-2015 academic year with most taking place in late winter and spring.

Artists in Schools has been providing arts education throughout the district since 1993 with the majority of funding made possible through the Arts Council’s annual GALA of the Arts event with additional support from a partner, the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, as well as government and foundation grants, and the community.

This year the Arts Council has funded $18,134 in Artists in Schools grants with 31 projects reaching thousands of students in 14 schools and programs.

For questions, contact Kelly Lie, Arts Education Manager, 206-417-4645.

Shoreline Children's Center and Meridian Park Head Start/ Preschool Program

Brain Based Creative Dance – Layna Marab, Teacher and Terry Goetz, Artist ($220)

Meridian Park Head Start/Preschool

Music to Build Community – Markie Henry, Teacher and Wendy Zieve, Artist ($457)

Briarcrest Elementary

Stage the Story – Selena Killin, Teacher and Ruth McRee, Artist ($830)

Brookside Elementary

American Folk/ Square Dance – Laurie Bell, Teacher and Gary Reed, Artist ($460)

Op to Pop! – Carrie Meisner, Teacher; Cynthia Brown, Parent and Charlie Capp, Artist ($350)

Shake It! Sing it! Dance It! – Andrea Early, Teacher and Laura Dean, Artist ($372)

Cascade K-8 Community School

Creative Dance – Pamela Willoughby, Teacher and Aubrey Hallett, Artist ($1,580)

Northwest Tales – Michael Callahan, Teacher and Karen Harp-Reed, Artist ($800)

Echo Lake Elementary

Create / Perform a Class Play: 2nd grade – Kelly Dillon, Teacher and Melodee Miller, Artist ($200)

Create / Perform a Class Play: 4th grade – Claire Hammill, Teacher and Melodee Miller, Artist ($200)

Create / Perform a Class Play: 4th grade – Norma Lee, Teacher and Melodee Miller, Artist ($200)

Highland Terrace Elementary

Celebrate Winter – Jeanine O’Connell, Teacher and Karin Chickadel, Artist ($683)

No Boundaries – Heidi Benton, Teacher and Alan King, Artist ($434)

Music for Social Skills – Karen Hogan and Elise Clark, Teachers and Wendy Zeive, Artist ($1,500)

Lake Forest Park Elementary

Ancient China’s Legacy – Mia Kelley, Teacher and Carla Peery, Artist ($250)

Questions and Questioning – Merrilyn Tucker, Teacher and Halinka Wodzicki, Teacher ($900)

Meridian Park Elementary

Graphic Novel of the Pioneers – Denise Peters, Teacher and Elsa Bouman, Artist ($600)

Reduce, Reuse, ReCreate – Kim Anderson, Teacher and Lisa Palmatier, Artist ($404)

Sixth Grade Culture and Arts – Kathleen DuCharme, Teacher; Renée Smith, Parent and Carla Peery and Midori Kono Thiel, Artists ($475)

Talking Stories – Sandi James, Teacher and Karen Harp-Reed, Artist ($525)

Tea Overboard – Jodi Steele and Ruth McRee, Artist ($370)

Parkwood Elementary

Plants Are Growing Everywhere! – Kristin Mesler, Teacher and Mona Fairbanks, Artist ($300)

Tea Overboard – Jenness Ousley, Teacher and Ruth McRee, Artist ($460)

Ridgecrest Elementary

Shake It! Sing it! Dance It! – Andrea Early, Teacher and Laura Dean, Artist ($900)

Syre Elementary

Clay Basics – Melissa Ceesay, Teacher and Julie Perrine, Artist ($425)

Pioneer Arts – Jennifer Altena, Teacher and Elsa Bouman, Artist ($215)

Stream of Dreams – Jenny Hodgen, Teacher and Mona Fairbanks, Artist ($700)

Einstein Middle School

STYLE Workshop – Melissa Orsino, Teacher and Nate Bogopolsky, Artist ($1,500)

Shorecrest High School

Jazz Collective – Vince Caruso, Teacher and Jim Sisko and Mark Taylor, Artists ($700)

Student Educator Program – Jeanette Derry, Teacher and Halinka Wodzicki, Teacher ($950)

Watercolor for All – Tizbee Holm, Teacher and Aime Palmer, Artist ($174)

32nd Dems meet Feb 11 to discuss Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Monthly Meeting of the 32nd District Democrats is Wednesday February 11, 2015, 7pm at the Shoreline Masonic Center, 753 N 185th in Shoreline.

Topic for conversation is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - the Washington State Democrats recently considered a resolution concerning TPP - come to the February meeting to find out what TPP is and the implications of passage.

Street trees to be removed and replaced on N 200th

According to Rosalie Wu, Project Manager, the Aurora Corridor Improvements Project (N 192nd to N 205th) will remove 18 street trees on N 200th Street east of Aurora. This work is expected to begin after February 16, 2015. This is necessary for sidewalk and street improvements including new pavement, sidewalks, undergrounding of aerial utilities and replacement trees.

The street trees will be replaced at a ratio of 2:1on N 200th Street in the same area. The south side of N 200th will have Rocky Mountain Glow Maples and the north side will have Scarlet Sentinel Maples. Replacement will not occur until the work is complete on N 200th, anticipated in the fall of this year. These trees are included in the 238 trees that are part of this project, in addition to the 900 trees previously planted on the entire Aurora Corridor Project.

Photo: January sunset

Sunday, February 1, 2015

January sunset
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

So many beautiful, clear days. This was taken last week over Puget Sound, looking at the Olympics.

Fall Prevention/Steady on Your Feet

Fall Prevention/Steady on Your Feet

This free class is presented by Swedish Edmonds physical and occupational therapists. This class includes recommendations for maintaining good balance and performing daily activities safely, home and community safety tips, and community resources for staying fit. Registration is not required.

Swedish Edmonds

21601 76th Ave W, Edmonds, WA 98026

Wednesday, Feb. 4 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

More information here or call 425-640-4140.

Survival, druggie to doctor, and intellectual discussion at Third Place Books

Third Place Books showcases three authors this week. One tells a story of redemption as he travelled from dealing drugs to dispensing them. Another tells a tale of hair-raising adventure and survival, and the third features two men camping out and arguing life issues.

As always, the public is invited and those purchasing books can get them autographed by the author. Third Place Books is on the upper level of Town Center at the corner of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way in Lake Forest Park.

Drugs, Food, Sex and God: An Addicted Drug Dealer Goes from Convict to Doctor Through the Power of Intention (Paperback)

Dr George Baxter-Holder

Monday, Feb 2, 7pm

In his memoir, Dr. George Baxter-Holder shows what it means to live a life that is truly free and guided by intention by sharing his journey from a life of drug dealing to life as a doctor.

The Jaguar's Children (Hardcover)

By John Vaillant

Wednesday, Feb 4, 7-8pm

Vaillant’s latest novel is an unforgettable survival story recounted by Hector, a man trapped inside a tanker truck during an illegal border crossing. John Vaillant is the author of the award-winning books The Tiger and The Golden Spruce.

I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel (Hardcover)

By David Shields, Caleb Powell

Thursday, Feb 5, 7-8pm

As antipoides (direct opposites) since first meeting twenty-five years ago, Shields and Powell headed to a cabin in the Cascades and threw down. The focus? Life vs. Art. I Think You’re Totally Wrong covers the range of topics they argued.

Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 from 12noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. Feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch.

Title: Project Management Principles for High Performance, Profit, and Customer Satisfaction

Three Questions modern day business owners and organizations need to ask

By Larry Adeyemi

The days when a company (small or big) could offer a new product or service and still maintain long-term competitive dominance are gone without innovation and adoption of a new approach such as project management best practices. Business owners and organizations need to understand that the life cycle of new product design, production and delivery to the market place or customer is measured in terms of months or even weeks rather than years. Thanks to innovative technologies.

Product and service delivery by small businesses and organizations are schedule-driven and inherently risky. Between time constraints, technical challenges and shifting consumer behavior, things that can go wrong often do. Overcoming these challenges means businesses and organizations need to use project management best practices to achieve competitive advantage while adding value to their bottom line.

According to an Economist Intelligence report (May 2010), 80 percent of global executives believed having project management as a core competency helped them remain competitive during the recession. It means the delivery of business outcomes is realized through the success of projects, and in essence that is the way that project management strategies drive organizational success.

At this powerful event, you’ll learn:

• Tips on how to accelerate development and delivery of your products and services

• How to develop project management MindMapTM to jump start and sustain high performing team, and profitable business including meeting or exceeding your customers’ shifting needs and expectations

Additionally, we’ll prompt you to ask 3 critical questions that your business or organization may be facing as a basis for creating projects that can potentially deliver successful business or organizational outcomes.

I love to help individual and businesses or organizations to overcome project management challenges that may be stalling getting your products or services delivered consistently on time, on budget and meeting or exceeding your customers’ expectations.

Lawrence Adeyemi

Lawrence Adeyemi is a Managing Director and Principal of Green Project Solutions Group, LLC, a project management, business accelerator development, renewable energy and energy efficiency project consulting company. With over 27 years of management consulting and project management experience, Larry has created project and service delivery accelerator smart kitTM to guide his clients toward the results that really matter and value-driven to their strategic mission. He has more than 15 years in business and project development and strategic planning, mentoring, business sustainability planning and best value procurement for several profit and non-profit organizations. He has also trained managers in public agencies, private businesses, financial institutions, and international organizations. Local Puget Sound organizations he has worked with include King County, City of Seattle, City of Bellevue, Boeing, Opus Bank, including several small businesses and non-profit organizations.

He has maintained extensive ties to the academic institutions like the University of Washington, Central Washington University, Stanford University and Shoreline Community College. He is an adjunct faculty and lead of Project Management at Shoreline Community College where he also teaches short-term project management courses for Plus 50 retirees and start-up small business owners. His combined professional and consulting experiences equip him to lead project management and best value procurement training for the US government’s strategic commercial partners in emerging global markets, such as Vietnam, Botswana, Burma,

He obtained his Ph.D. degree and Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the University of Washington, Seattle. Larry is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) granted by the Project Management Institute (PMI). He has at various times contributed to the development of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and certification exam writing.

In The Garden Now….. Arnold Promise Witch Hazel

‘Arnold Promise’ Witch Hazel Shrub

Text and photo by Victoria Gilleland

I’m always startled in mid-winter when my Witch Hazel bursts into bloom with fragrant yellow flowers. Those spidery flowers have a surreal quality. Could this exotic looking plant really be so easy to grow and produce such unique showy flowers when so little else is in bloom? No doubt about it!

There are other varieties of witch hazel available but ‘Arnold Promise’ is my favorite because of its brilliant lemon yellow flowers that light the winter landscape. The orange or red flowers of some witch hazel varieties don’t show up nearly so well against winter’s earthy browns and grays. On warmer winter days the spicy scent of the flowers is particularly heady. If you add one of these beauties to your garden be sure and plant it where it can be seen and the scent enjoyed by passersby during the winter bloom time.

Large oval coarsely pleated leaves cover the plant come spring. If you grow this plant in full sun you’ll reap the bonus of gorgeous yellow, orange and red fall foliage. In the shade leaves tend to produce less color although weather conditions affect color in the end. As winter begins witch hazel plants sometimes hold on to a few of their brown drooping leaves after the majority of leaves have dropped. It’s worth bundling up and going outside to remove these “hangers on” by hand so that the winter flowers can be seen and enjoyed completely.

You need to be patient as this slow growing vase shaped shrub becomes established. There will be few flowers at first but more flowers will appear on its branches each winter. Expect this flowering shrub to grow to 12 to 15 feet high and wide depending on light and location in the garden. In sun the plant will be more compact. In shade it will tend to be looser and more open in its growth pattern as it reaches for the sun. Though this plant is wide spreading, the branching pattern tends to be fairly open so it’s possible to grow an interesting variety of plants beneath them.

Witch Hazels are usually grafted to a root stalk. Watch for any growth originating below the bulge that is the graft at the base of the plant. Anything sprouting from below the graft is not the named variety you purchased and may actually become dominant on the plant and replace the desired plant with its growth. So cut out any sprouts you see!

Witch hazel provides a wonderful shot of color as well as unexpected fragrance in the winter garden. Watch for this terrific plant on your next stroll through the neighborhood or pick one out for your garden.

(Botanical Name: Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’)

Victoria Gilleland is the owner of Cottage Garden Designs, a Garden Design company specializing in Redesign of Residential Gardens, Garden Consultation and Coaching. She has been designing gardens in the northwest for over 20 years.

County Executive Constantine thanks Seahawks for another great season

After the Seattle Seahawks fall just short in Super Bowl XLIX, Executive Dow Constantine thanks the team for providing the 12's with another memorable season.

"The 12's thank Coach Pete Carroll, the staff, and all the players for yet another great season, with back-to-back Super Bowl appearances.

Our Hawks have established themselves as one of the league's premier franchises and a force to be reckoned with year in and year out.

We’ve got a young, talented team, and it will continue to represent us well for years to come."

Genetic counseling and testing for hereditary cancer now available at Swedish Edmonds

Swedish Edmonds announced recently that it now offers genetic counseling and testing for Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) patients. Genetic counseling can help determine which genetic tests are appropriate for patients and families with inherited cancers including breast, ovarian and colon cancers.

“Genetic counseling and testing can significantly influence a patient’s cancer treatment plan,” said Robert Resta, MS, board-certified genetic counselor at SCI. “Counseling can also indicate appropriate screening tests and medical procedures for relatives who may be at increased risk of developing cancer.”

Genetic counseling can not only help clarify cancer risks, but also identify appropriate screening and risk-reducing strategies to help lower the chance of developing cancer.

This service is also available for women and men who do not have cancer, but who are concerned about their hereditary cancer risks. Genetic testing is confidential and involves either a blood draw or saliva sample.

In addition to genetic counseling and testing, a new branch of the Swedish Colon and Rectal Clinic recently opened at Swedish Edmonds as well as a Survivorship Program for patients.

More information about SCI services available at Swedish Edmonds and at other Swedish campuses. To learn more about genetic counseling and testing services offered by Swedish, call 425-673-8349.

Meet the artists at Garden Essentia First Thursday

Meet February Artists:

Liz Lyell (Jewelry)

Lisa Snow Lady (Multi-Media)

Meet / Greet

February 5th - 4:00 - 8:00 (open house)

Garden Essentia

20152 Ballinger Way NE

Shoreline, WA 98155

Store: 206-453-3920

We are proud to present the work of jewelry designer, Liz Lyell of Edmonds and multi-media artist, Lisa Snow Lady of Seattle, two local artists with beautiful and unique art. Their art will be available in our gallery for the month of February.

Jewelry by Liz Lyell

Liz Lyell lives in Edmonds, WA. She has been making jewelry for many years. Liz is largely self-taught and always refining her small "cottage industry" business, PS NorthWest. It has been her primary source of income since 2002. She has store accounts around the Seattle and New England area including selling her work at the Seattle Art Museum for 3 years.

Liz has always loved stones and wondered about their energies. She has found that making jewelry is a way to help make this energy available to people in a personal form. Her style is a combination of rustic and fine, using semi-precious and precious stones, pearls, Czech glass, sterling silver and fine silver (.999). Her silver work is hand shaped, forged, and fused. Liz will be bringing an array of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and trinkets.

Art by Lisa Snow Lady

Seattle artist Lisa Snow Lady has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Washington. While working as a graphic designer she studied monotype and has been developing her own unique printmaking and mixed media painting style for over 20 years. Her love of gardens and education in landscape design inform her colorful paintings and mixed media prints. Working in richly textured layers of paper, ink and paint, she expresses fleeting beauty, renewal and hope.

Lisa has had numerous exhibits and her work in is the collections of Swedish Hospital, the University of Washington Medical Center and Evergreen Hospital. Wineries have created artist series labels from her art and twice her work has been featured on the cover of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens Bulletin.

Rash of burglaries in Lake Forest Park

By Police Chief Steve Sutton

During the month of January, we have had 12 residential burglaries, three of which occurred in the last week of the month on Shore Drive. This is very concerning! Two of the three cases on Shore Drive occurred during the middle of the day. The third case was in the early evening when the residents left for a couple of hours. All of them were forced entry at the rear of the house.

I am asking that everyone remains vigilant, call 911 if you see anything out of the ordinary, and follow some of the simple tips outlined in the Crime Prevention Guide.

The Police Department will be conducting targeted patrols randomly throughout the daytime and evening hours. We do have some evidence being evaluated, however at this time do not have any solid leads as to the suspects in these cases.

The police department is also endorsing “Trackmole”. This is a tool that will assist you in inventorying and tracking all of your valuables. It also helps police when we recover stolen items.

Again, please call 911 if you see anything out of the ordinary – we will respond.

Survey: Help shape community arts in Shoreline & Lake Forest Park

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is seeking your advice.

How do you engage with the arts?
What type of events would you like to see in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park?
How can the Arts Council best serve you and your community?

This is an opportunity to take a short (around 5 min) survey and give much needed feedback about the state of the arts in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

This survey will be an important tool as the Arts Council moves forward and plans events for our upcoming years. All responses are anonymous; so let your voice be heard. Take pART in your community!

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.

New King County Library Director on the job

Gary Wasdin
King County Library Director

The King County Library System (KCLS) has a new leader. Gary A. Wasdin, became Director of Washington’s Biggest, Busiest Library System January 26.

A rare warm and sunny Monday in January set the stage for Gary Wasdin’s arrival in his new role as Director of the King County Library System.

Selected through an extensive national search, Wasdin brings substantial education and experience to KCLS. Most recently Executive Director of Omaha Public Library, with previous library leadership positions at University of Alabama, New York Public Library, The New School, and Wesleyan University, Wasdin is the third Director of KCLS since 1962.

At KCLS, he’ll be responsible for a network of 48 libraries, online and mobile services, 1,200 employees, and an annual operating budget of $110 milion. In his spare time Gary loves to travel. His favorite writers are Flannery O’Connor and David McCullough.

Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Wasdin completed his bachelor’s degree in theater at Augusta College (now Georgia Regents University.) He obtained dual master’s degrees in Library Science and English at Southern Connecticut State University.

Third Place closes early Sunday for The Game

Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

Whether they were heeding the County Exec or just thinking of their employees, Third Place Books and Third Place Commons both close early for the Seahawks Super Bowl.

County Exec urges employers to send employees home at 2:30 Sunday

Skittles are on sale at
Shoreline Central Market

King County Executive Dow Constantine has proclaimed Sunday, February 1, 2015 to be "Send Your Employees Home at 2:30 So They Can Watch the Seahawks Win the Super Bowl Again Day"

No word on how many stores in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are paying heed, but it looks like our grocery stores will be open to keep the Super Bowl parties stocked.

They all seem to be full of blue and green party supplies and food.

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