Shoreline Area News

Help Shoreline Schools celebrate the Best and the Brightest - May 11

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Shoreline Center
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Shoreline Schools is inviting the community to help celebrate the school district’s best and brightest staff at the 2017 Shoreline Schools Staff of the Year Awards on Thursday, May 11 from 6-8pm at the Shoreline Center’s Shoreline Room, north end 18560 1st Ave NE.

After receiving more than 160 nominations, we are pleased to announce the award winners who will be celebrated at the ceremony:

Administrator of the Year: Aimee Miner, Lake Forest Park Elementary
Community Partner of the Year: Citizens for Shoreline Schools
Early Learning Educator of the Year: Pam Wright, Children’s Center
Elementary Educator of the Year: Jennifer Zadow, Syre Elementary
Office Staff of the Year: Corliss Liekkio, Brookside Elementary
Para-Educator of the Year: Colleen Haynes, Ridgecrest Elementary
Secondary Educator of the Year: Colleen Kiyonaga, Shorewood High School
Specialist of the Year: Carl Yost, Parkwood Elementary
Support Staff of the Year: Gene Erikson, Maintenance Department
Volunteer of the Year: Carol Dawson, Meridian Park Elementary

Each of the award winners was surprised this week by a visit from Superintendent Rebecca Miner announcing their prestigious honors.

“These staff members, volunteers and community members symbolize the very best of who we are as a school community,” said Miner.

“Their collective commitment to the success of every student in our district was clearly evident in the thoughtful nominations made on their behalf. I look forward to celebrating them and the incredible groups of employees they represent.”

First steps of a Million - kickoff for Million Step March

And they're off - the first steps of the 5 Million
at the kick off event
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Kickoff Event for the Million Step March was on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Paramount School Park.

Shoreline’s Million Step Challenge officially started on May 1st and will go until the Closing Community Potluck and Awards on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Paramount School Park.

Donna Eggen is also a walk leader for
Shoreline Walks
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The Million Step Challenge is a free, month-long event that invites people of all ages and abilities to walk as much as they can during the month of May in the name of health, fitness and friendly competition.

Participants compete against each other for prizes, as well as working together to reach the community goal of 5 million steps walked in one month’s time.

New for 2017, the Million Step Challenge is expanding to allow participants to walk anywhere they want and log their totals in several new ways.

Using the online step tracker found on the webpage, walkers can log either their steps from a pedometer, miles, or their laps walked at Paramount School Park.

There is no need to sign up and participants without internet access can log their totals on a paper version of the step tracker located at Paramount School Park (155th St and 8th Ave NE).

Totals are posted online revealing who the current top steppers are and how far we are in reaching our 5 million step goal.

The Million Step Challenge is produced in partnership between the City of Shoreline and the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association. Many thanks to local business prize sponsors Fire and Earth Kitchen, North City Water District, and Immediate Clinic.

Diane Pottinger, North City Water District showing proposals for the
church property on 15th NE. She handed out and refilled water bottles
for walkers at the kickoff.
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

More information here or contact Marianne Johnson, Recreation Specialist II, 206-801-2600.

Shoreline fire calls week April 24-30

As seen in the Children's Safety Center

Shoreline Fire Calls
week from April 24-30

Aid - 61
Aid Non Emergency - 19
MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) - 8
Medic - 32
MVA Medic - 1 (car vs pedestrian)
AFA (Automatic Fire Alarm) - 12
Natural Gas Commercial - 1
Service Call - 5 (2 blood draws for PD)
Smoke Commercial - 1
Smoke/Haze in the Area - 1
Smoke/Burn Complaint - 1
Smoke in a Residence - 1
Vehicle Fire - 1

Book Review by Aarene Storms: Learning to Swear in America

Learning to Swear in America
by Katie Kennedy

Apparently, it's difficult to calculate how much stuff from space lands on Earth in an average year. But in Learning to Swear in America, there's only one object that anybody worries about.

Asteroid BR1019 is a big one. Not kill-the-dinosaurs big, (probably), but destroy-the-West-Coast-of-America big (possibly). That's why NASA has borrowed Russian teen physics prodigy Yuri Strelnikov: in the hope that Yuri can save California with math.

Yuri's research in antimatter will win the next Nobel Prize (presumably), but he is still a seventeen-year-old boy and the NASA scientists are disinclined to listen to him. That's enough to drive Yuri to use obscenities, if only he knew how.

With help from hippie-girl Dovie (who declines his offer of quick sex before the world goes cold) and her brother Lennon (who sees the world clearly from his seat in a wheelchair), Yuri learns how to swear.

And then, Yuri (maybe) has a chance to save the world (or at least, California).

Highly recommended for readers ages 14 to adult. An excellent pair for The Martian by Andy Weir with (significantly) fewer cuss words.

The events may not have happened; still, the story is true. --R. Silvern

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach and Lake Forest Park Libraries, KCLS

The Producers opens at SCC May 12

SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Musical theater and Opera Program

16101 Greenwood Ave N • Shoreline 98133

Shoreline Community College Theatre, 1600 Building

THE PRODUCERS

May 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm

May 14, 21 at 3pm

Producer and Music Director: Charles Enlow

Stage Director: Jessica Low

Choreographer: Nick Perry

Conductor: Bruce Monroe

The Producers is based around the character of Max Bialystock, a down and out Broadway producer whose latest work flopped on opening night. Max, plagued by his former success and scrabbling to stay afloat, experiences a change in fortune when downtrodden accountant, Leo Bloom, discovers there is money to be made in Max’s theatrical failure.

As a result, the two formerly defeated businessmen form an unlikely union with the goal of creating the world’s worst musical. The plot develops as the duo enlists the help of ridiculous and often farcical characters on the way, such as former Nazi and on-going Third Reich enthusiast Franz Liebkind, Ulla, the blonde bombshell secretary and the flamboyant homosexual director Roger De Bris.

As a result of the characters combined brainpower and ludicrous behavior Spring Time for Hitler is born in Broadway.

General Admission: $20

Seniors 60+, Faculty, Staff and Non SCC Students: $16

SCC Students, Children 12 and under: $12

Beer, wine, and light refreshments available. Free parking.

updated 5-3-17

LFP Council retreat Thursday & Friday

The Lake Forest Park City Council will be on retreat Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Icicle Village Resort, located in Leavenworth.

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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 COUNCIL SPECIAL RETREAT DINNER MEETING
J.J Hills Restaurant, Icicle Village Resort, 505 Highway 2, Leavenworth, WA 98826

AGENDA

6:00 pm Gather

6:30 pm Welcome

Overview of Retreat Agenda and Goals

8:00 pm Adjourn

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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017 COUNCIL SPECIAL RETREAT MEETING
Icicle Village Resort, 505 Highway 2, Leavenworth, WA 98826

AGENDA

9:00 AM

1. Welcome

2. Discussion of Retreat Goals

3. Implementing the Key Projects (Big 5)

a. Project Delivery
b. Addressing Funded CIP Projects
c. Review and Discuss Timeline Chart

4. Decision Making Process

a. Council/Administration
b. Council
c. Boards/Commissions/Committee
d. Dealing with Emerging Issues

11:30 AM LUNCH

5. Communication

a. Internal
b. Public Engagement

6. Next Steps

a. Work Assignments and Follow-up

2:00 PM Adjourn

Evelyn Jahed, City Clerk
May 2, 2017

Spartan Gym evacuated after gas leak

Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

The Spartan Recreation Center closed Monday after a gas leak was discovered.

The fire department evacuated the gym facility while the leak was stopped, but there are some repairs that need to occur before the full heating system can be turned back on.

The fire department cleared the Center to reopen after about an hour. However, there is currently no heat in the locker rooms, the Olympic and Cascade rooms, and the lobby.

The rest of the building has heat and there is hot water. City staff are working diligently with the School District to get heat to the entire building as soon as possible.

They were talking to repair vendors on Tuesday to get an estimate on when the equipment would be fixed and the full facility would have heat.

Senior Night for Shorewood Baseball Monday night

Shorewood varsity baseball graduating Seniors

SW baseball vs Edmonds-Woodway
At Edmonds-Woodway
5/1/2017
SW 2 - EW 0

It was senior night for Shorewood in the game against Edmonds-Woodway. The Thunderbirds graduate eleven players this year.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Thunderbird parents were taking lots of photos of their sons. This was the last home game.

How many games have they attended, and how many photos have been taken over the years?

Arthur Pate
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood shortstop Arthur Pate makes the throw to first for an out. Shorewood won the game 2 - 0.

The teams were scheduled to play again Tuesday in Edmonds.

Other game photos by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood plays at Edmonds-Woodway after softball loss to Everett

The Shorewood softball team plays at Edmonds-Woodway Wednesday after a home loss to Everett Monday.

Shorewood and Edmonds-Woodway meet at 4pm Wednesday at Edmonds-Woodway High School.

The 10-0 loss to Everett Monday broke Shorewood’s two-game winning streak and left the Thunderbirds with a 2-11 Wesco 3A record (2-13 overall), one game behind Shorecrest (3-10, 5-11) and Lynnwood (3-10, 4-12) for fourth place in the six-team Wesco 3A South.

In the loss to Everett Monday, Kate Lydin led Shorewood by hitting a single and a double. Catcher Allison Namba also hit a double.

BATTERY

EVERETT - MEGAN GORDON, ANDRREA HEDINGTON (5) AND RACHEL CHRISTENSEN
SHOREWOOD - BONNIE PAULSON AND ALLISON NAMBA

HIGHLIGHTS

EVERETT: TARA MARQUARDT 3-4 (2B), MEGAN GORDON 3-4, SIERRA CHAPMAN 3-4 (2 2Bs)
SHOREWOOD: ALLISON NAMBA 1-2 (2B ), KATE LYDIN 1-3 (2B )

--Coach Paul Jensen

Shorecrest tennis May 1 & 2 finishes with two wins

Shorecrest girls varsity tennis team
Photo by Robert Mann

Shorecrest varsity girls' tennis Wesco South 2A/3A
5/1/17 Kellogg MS courts
Shorecrest 5 - Lynnwood 2

Shorecrest swept the singles matches and took one of the doubles to beat Lynnwood 5 - 2.

Shorecrest players and scores are listed first

Singles

1. Anna Burke Gr 10 v Sea Choi Gr 11 6-1, 6-1 W
2. Sophie Ivens Gr 10 v Kiya Ingram Gr 11 6-4, 6-0 W
3. Bella Saunders Gr 10 v Holly Davis Gr 12 1-6, 6-2 7-5 W
4. Tessa Farnam Gr 12 v Maiko Truong Gr 10 6-2, 6-1 W

Doubles

1. Julie Moss Gr 12 v Reilly Wash Gr 12
Elizabeth Parsek Gr 12 v Taylor Fahey Gr 12 1-6, 0-6 L

2. Sydney Leek Gr 11 v Olivia Nguyen Gr 11
Coco Hart Gr 11 v Jamie Quach Gr 12 6-7 (7-7), 3-6 L

3. Kate Wiper Gr 12 v Rachel Walsh Gr 11
Kim Tran Gr 10 v Ashlyn Dixon Gr 11 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 W

Shorecrest varsity girls' tennis Wesco South 2A/3A
5/2/17 Kellogg MS courts
Shorecrest 7 - Mountlake Terrace 0
Overall record 9-5

May 2 was the last game of the season and Senior Night and Shorecrest took it out with a bang.

Singles and doubles teams swept the board, winning every game and finishing with a score of 7 to zip. Overall record is 9-5.

Shorecrest players and scores are listed first

Singles

1. Anna Burke Gr 10 v Lauren Lee Gr 12 6-1, 6-0 W
2. Sophie Ivens Gr 10 v Lisa Fernandez Gr 11 6-2, 6-2 W
3. Bella Saunders Gr 10 v Jennifer Tran Gr 11 6-0, 6-0 W
4. Tessa Farnam Gr 12 v Kim Nguyen Gr 11 6-0, 6-0 W

Doubles

1. Julie Moss Gr 12 v Rosie Lee Gr 11
Elizabeth Parsek Gr 12 v Jessie Sullivan Gr 9 6-0, 6-1 W

2. Sydney Leek Gr 11 v Nhung Lam Gr 9
Coco Hart Gr 11 v Vaxahati Kinght Gr 9 6-2, 6-0 W

3. Kate Wiper Gr 12 v Ciara Laney Gr 9
Kim Tran Gr 10 v Katerine Perez Gr 9 6-0, 6-1 W

Exhibition

1. Zulka Bayasgalan / Nastay Kot Gr 11 8-2
2. Katie Jerauld Gr 11 / Emma Leek Gr 9 8-1

--Coach Robert Mann

18 Shorecrest & Shorewood students participate in California DECA conference

Shorewood and Shorecrest students pose with advisors
Emily Wray and Damon Oliveto at the ICDC.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

This past week, 18 Shorecrest and Shorewood High School DECA students were among over 19,000 students from around the world to participate in the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Anaheim, CA.

The conference featured the top DECA students from each state and international chapter. To qualify to attend the ICDC, the 18 Shoreline students first had to earn high placing at the state competition, which occurred in early March.

Facing off against the world’s best, the Shoreline students rose to the occasion and proved they were there for a reason. In addition to strong showings from all of the Shoreline students who competed, four Shorewood students were among the Top 10 Overall Finalists and another three were selected as Sub-Category Finalists for their projects.

Fiona Tian, Birk Smith, Sophia Peng and Rachel Hansen
were selected as Top 10 Overall Finalists.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Birk Smith placed in the top 10 for apparel and accessories marketing and Fiona Tian, Rachel Hansen and Sophia Peng placed in the top 10 for their tram advertising campaign.

Violet Schermer, Rachel Neroutsos and Gabby Easthouse were named Sub-Category Finalists
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Gabby Easthouse, Violet Schermer and Rachel Neroutsos were also recognized as sub-category finalists for having one of the top presentation scores in the preliminary rounds of the merchandising promotion plan competition.

It wasn’t all competitions and awards though; the students also attended learning sessions and heard presentations from some of the world’s top business leaders.

Seattle Light finishes restringing electrical wires across freeway at 125th

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The electrical lines were across all lanes of I-5 on Apr 22
Photo courtesy WSP

Seattle City Light crews worked all night Thursday the 28th and into the morning of Friday the 29th to finish restringing electrical wires pulled down across Interstate 5 by April 22nd's car/pole collision at NE 125th Street.

To complete the work safely, crews had to intermittently stop traffic in both directions of I-5 between State Route 520 and NE 205th Street as crews pulled power lines across I-5.

Washington State Patrol troopers assisted with traffic control.

On April 22, a male driver was travelling northbound on 5th Ave NE when he attempted to turn eastbound on NE 125th. The driver made an extremely wide turn and collided with the stabilizing wire attached to a power pole. The driver was not injured but the impact of the collision broke the pole in half.

The power lines attached to the pole run across both the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 5. The energized power lines fell across both lanes of I-5, causing the shutdown of the freeway.

Crews worked all day and night to remove the lines and restore power to the surrounding area.

Average Joe Cat Show in Shoreline Saturday

Celebrate Cats and their Quirks on Saturday!

The Average Joe Cat Show

Saturday, May 6, 2017

10:00am - 3:00pm

Spartan Recreation Center

between the Shoreline Center and Shoreline Stadium

202 NE 185th Street

Shoreline 98155

The Average Joe Cat Show is a fun, family-friendly event hosted by Purrfect Pals. On May 6, dozens of cats will gather at Shoreline’s Spartan Recreation Center to compete in silly cat show categories such as “Most Impressive Ear Hair” and “Loudest Purr.” Think of this event as a huge party to celebrate cats and their quirks!

Our photography show will showcase a room full of images of kitty models who are competing for titles like “Best Cat in a Box” and “Grumpiest Looking Cat.”

The event will also feature volunteers, staff and adoptable kitties from Puget Sound shelters and rescue groups, gourmet hot dogs from Dante’s Inferno, ice cream, a vendor fair designed with cat lovers in mind and a silent auction to support Purrfect Pals and the work we are doing to end cat homelessness in the Puget Sound Region.

We will also have some very special celebrity guests at the show this year! Oskar the Blind Cat and his buddy, Klaus, will be back at the show with some of their awesome cat toys and other goodies. Over in the Seattle Persian and Himalayan Rescue Kissing Booth, internet celebrity kitties Brimley (America’s Next Cat Star), will be raising money for their homeless Persian friends.

It's not too late to enter the show! Visit the webpage today to enter your cat (or cat photos)!

May Bingo Karaoke Friday the 12th

Make your early-bird reservation online by Wednesday, May 10 for the Mother's Day Karaoke / Bingo event at the Senior Center. All Moms present will receive a special gift!

Good food, beer, and wine available for purchase.

Walk-ins are welcome, too.

Shoreline Athletic Director Don Dalziel selected as Co-Athletic Director of the Year by WSSAAA

Shoreline Athletic Director Don Dalziel
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Shoreline Athletic Director Don Dalziel was has been selected as the Co-Athletic Director of the Year by the Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association (WSSAAA). Dalziel and co-winner Scott Nordi of Lakes High School in Lakewood were presented with their awards at the WSSAAA’s annual conference in Spokane on April 26.

Humbled by the honor and quick to shine the spotlight on others, Dalziel accepted the prestigious honor on behalf of his Shoreline staff, coaches, student athletes and peers from across the region.

“This is about the great team I am fortunate to work with,” said Dalziel. “Our Coaches and student athletes always do an outstanding job of representing Shoreline … I am the lucky one to get to work with all of them.”

Dalziel was nominated for the award by a number of his peers from across the state. “Don is a well-respected athletic director who is often the person whom others turn to for advice and guidance,” said Brian Smith, assistant director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). “His input to me and the WIAA staff is always a representation of his values as well as what’s best for kids.”

“Our schools and community are fortunate to have someone like Don supporting the success of our student athletes in their sports and in their classrooms,” said Superintendent Rebecca Miner.

“He’s helped create a culture focused on using sports to develop character and commitment to individual and team successes in sports and life.”

Dalziel began his teaching and coaching career in Shoreline in 1991 and has served as the district’s athletic director since 2004.

Free plants on Saturday - you dig

Washington Native Plant Society members responded to the call
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Limited number of City Hall plantings available to residents Saturday, May 6

Construction of the new police station will soon begin at City Hall. In preparation, the City needs to remove the vegetation planted on the east side of the building and around the former Grease Monkey building.

On Saturday, May 6 from 8:00 to 11:00am, the City invites Shoreline residents to come take the remaining plants for repurposing.

A limited number of plants will be available on a first come first serve basis. Plants may not be resold.

Available plants include:

3 Acer Circinatum (vine maple) – 6 to 10 feet in height
Numerous Rhododendron (Irene Koster) – 2 gallon size
Numerous Vacinium Ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry) – 2 gallon size

Residents will need to bring their own tools and vehicles to move the plants; however, City Parks staff will be on hand to help with removal.

On April 21, volunteers from the Washington Native Plant Society removed a number of the plants to replant throughout Shoreline’s park system.

For questions, contact Parks Maintenance Superintendent Kirk Peterson, 206-801-2611.

LFP Property owner fined $35,000 for cutting trees without a permit

Photo courtesy City of Lake Forest Park

In April 2017, a code violation notice was sent to a Lake Forest Park property owner who cut down two landmark-sized trees without a permit, a violation of LFPMC 16.14 and the City’s tree removal moratorium.

The city arborist consultant valued the trees at $35,056, which is the fine.

The party accused of the violation has requested a mitigation hearing, as allowed by LFPMC 1.25 – Code Enforcement, which will be heard by the City’s Hearing Examiner.

38th Annual Shoreline Track and Field meet dedicated to Frank Workman and Steve Pouley

From left: Steve Pouley, Athletic Director Don Dalziel, Frank Workman
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

38th Annual Shoreline Track and Field Invite Saturday, April 29th

DEDICATION

This year we are very pleased to honor Steve Pouley and Frank Workman with the 2017 Shoreline Track and Field Invitational Dedication.

We are fortunate in the Shoreline School District to have two outstanding, dedicated announcers working at our stadium and at Shorecrest & Shorewood for athletic events. Steve and Frank have been the voices heard since 2004. They are a large reason that Shoreline is able to host events each year and especially are part of the success of this track meet.

Frank Workman in action
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Steve and Frank are also a part of the larger Shoreline school community. They both have filled the role of paraeducator at Shorewood and Shorecrest for several years. This has provided them the opportunity to get to know students in the classroom as well as on the field. In addition, both Steve and Frank are proud fathers of sons graduating from Shorecrest High School.

As Steve moves on in his retirement and Frank moves to San Diego, please join us as we say thank you Steve and Frank for your years of commitment to Shoreline and your dedication to the student athletes that are fortunate to work with you.

Shoreline Invitational Dedications

1988 Paul Smith

1989 Kent Sullivan

1990 Jim Kreiss

1992 Tom Davis

1993 Char Engelhardt

1994 Kenny Emerick

1995 Sally Otto

1996 Rob Ratcliff

1997 Rich Gustafson

1998 John Chenoweth

1999 Lee Ann Lorvick

2000 Nick Schultz

2001 Jim Higgins

2002 Paul Hahne

2003 Charles Wandler

2004 Nancy Dalan

2005 Paul Lesh

2006 Tom Hawkins

2007 Karla Spurr

2008 John Serl

2009 Brock Hogle

2010 Lane Loland

2011 Tom Baumann

2012 Steve Craig

2013 Bill Reynolds

2014 Brian Borger

2015 Ed Elder

2016 Brady Sharpe

2017 Steve Pouley and Frank Workman

Einstein 3K Color Run May 20 supports school activities in a colorful way

Register now for the Einstein Middle School 3K Color Run. Forms and additional information here. $25 now and $30 after May 3.

This Color Walk/Run features a designated 3K course. During the race, participants are doused with liquid color at various color stations, ending with one final powder color celebration at the finish line.

Proceeds benefit the Einstein Middle School Associated School Body supporting assemblies, movie nights, dances, Campus Day, sports, clubs, and activity bus.

Classifieds: Shoreline Planning Commission meeting cancelled

Shoreline Planning Commission

Thursday, May 4, 2017 – 7 p.m.
Regular Meeting - CANCELLED

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Thursday, May 4, 2017 meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission has been CANCELLED.

Cancellation Notice

Planning Commission Webpage

King County Library System names interim director

Stephen A. Smith
Interim KCLS Director

The King County Library System (KCLS) Board of Trustees has appointed a KCLS Foundation board member as interim director of the library system, effective immediately, following the March 29 resignation of former Director Gary Wasdin.

Stephen A. Smith has served on the KCLS Foundation board since 2011, the year he retired from full-time practice as a partner at K&L Gates. Mr. Smith has focused on matters related to free speech, and he has a particular passion for the role that public libraries play in enabling educated participants in democratic society.

“We are fortunate to have such an accomplished, passionate and dedicated scholar at the helm as we begin a nationwide search for a new director,” said Jim Wigfall, KCLS Board President. “Steve Smith brings tremendous integrity to the role, along with deep knowledge of our library system. He has been a tireless supporter of both KCLS and the values that define it.”

Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1972. He was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at the Columbia University School of Law, and he received his law degree there in 1975. He lives on Mercer Island with his family.

“It’s an honor to help lead this outstanding organization,” Mr. Smith said. “I love libraries and support strongly the essential services they provide to our community. My career involved the protection of freedom of speech, press and information access and I look forward to assisting our public libraries in supporting those liberties for everyone.”

The Board of Trustees is finalizing its process for filling the director position, and expects the effort to take several months.

Shoreline Communities Rising (CR) group will hear about cultural diversity and inclusion in Shoreline

Monday, May 1, 2017

Shoreline Communities Rising! is a non-partisan neighborhood action group, with a stated mission of “Bringing people together to make a difference.”

The Shoreline Communities Rising (CR) group will meet at the Shoreline Senior Center from 12:00 to 2:00pm on Sunday, May 7, 2017.

The Center is at 18560 1st Ave NE, the southernmost building on the Shoreline Center campus.

This month our featured speaker will be Suni Tolton. Suni has oversight for cultural diversity and inclusion for the City of Shoreline. The goal of this department is to expand the city's capacity to support and engage all members of our community. She works with Rob Beem, Human Services Manager for the City of Shoreline, who gave an overview at last month’s meeting of what is happening here in Shoreline, and the ways and places that we might become involved with our community.

Also, as a tangible part of what we can do for our community, we want to respond to a request from the Shoreline School District for a very specific kind of support:

Lake Forest Park Elementary is collecting body wash and body soaps during the month of May for The Works to help families and students in need within the SSD. We are asking our CR members (via Facebook and email) to bring these products as a donation to our May meeting:

Meeting the needs of our community is and will continue to be seen as an on-going process requiring curiosity, clarity of vision, and follow-through on our best intentions. CR! can now be found on FaceBook at our new and still-evolving page.

Jobs: Executive Director – Employee Engagement & Organizational Learning

Shoreline Community College - Executive Director – Employee Engagement and Organizational Learning

The Executive Director of Employee Engagement and Organizational Learning assumes primary responsibility for strategies that implement employee lifecycle development, including recruitment, onboarding, skills advancement, career planning support from beginning until end of employment with the College.

This position reports to the President and serves as a member of the College's Executive Team. The Executive Director of Employee Engagement and Organizational Learning also contributes and helps to lead the overall organizational development of the College.

Complete description and application

Four great events -- one spectacular weekend at Richmond Beach Celebration

RICHMOND BEACH CELEBRATION

Four great events--one spectacular weekend

May 12-14

Mother's Day Plant Sale
Photo by Aden Heuser

30th Annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale

Explore a wide selection of hard-to-find plant species, and enjoy activities for the whole family. For more information, visit kruckeberg.org.

May 12-14 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Avenue NW

Arts and Crafts Sale

Arts and Crafts 50th Anniversary Sale

Handcrafted items including jewelry, textiles, ceramics, glass, photography and original art. Browse the book sale and find great deals on rare books, children's tales, popular fiction and more! Come meet local artists Friday night while enjoying light appetizers and quartet music provided by Shorewood High School. Sponsored by Friends of the Richmond Beach Library. For more information, contact Julie Vaughn at 206-321-1934.

Fri May 12 6:00 to 9:00pm (Artists’ Reception)
Sat May 13 10:00am to 5:00pm

Book sale open at 11:00am
Location: Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Avenue NW

Classic car show

8th Annual Car Show

Check out one of the best displays of classic cars around while listening to live music by Brian Lee and the Orbiters from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Sponsored by Richmond Beach Rehab. For more information, contact Crystal Jones at 206-546-2666.

Sat May 13 10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Richmond Beach Rehab, 19235 15th Avenue NW

18th Annual Strawberry Festival

Sat May 13 Noon to 5:00pm
Children’s Parade (Pokemon theme) 11:45am
Location: Richmond Beach Community Park, 2201 NW 197th Street

Sensational music

12:00pm: Portage Bay Big Band - Everybody's favorite swing orchestra is back! Seattle's hardest working jazz band plays the timeless dance classics and standards of the Great American Songbook.

1:45pm: Coco Loco - With enough energy to light up three counties, Coco Loco plays the dance and party music of Cuba and Latin America. They were a huge hit at the beach last summer on a Food Truck Wednesday!

3:30pm: Country Dave and The Picking Crew - Northwest--by way of Texas--legend Dave Harmonson fires up the pedal steel for some rip-snortin' honky tonk, classic country and the Bakersfield Sound, backed by the area's hottest pickers.

Scrumptious food

Flying Dragon Chinese Cuisine
Full Moon Thai Cuisine
Streetzeria
The Cabin Tavern

Walking tour of historic Richmond Beach

Meet in front of the library at 1:00pm for a walking tour of historic Richmond Beach led by Shoreline Historical Museum.

Additional activities

Debut of RBCA’s Beach Orcas public art project
Shorewood Photography Exhibit
Business information booths
Chalk mural, inflatables, carnival games and other activities for kids
Equipment, displays and information provided by the police and fire departments

Richmond Beach gear

In anticipation of the artful orcas popping up all over Richmond Beach, RBCA will be offering a whole new line of Richmond Beach orca-inspired gear for purchase.

Volunteers needed

Sign up online here or leave a message for Volunteer Coordinator Allison Taylor or 206-629-5251.

Co-sponsored by the Richmond Beach Community Association and the City of Shoreline; music supported in part by a Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Community Project Award. For more information, contact Sheri Ashleman at execdirector@richmondbeachwa.org or 206-542-9147 or visit the website.

Parking for all events

Due to limited parking at the event sites, off-site parking and shuttle service to all four events will be provided on Saturday, May 13, at Richmond Beach Congregational Church located at 1512 NW 195th. Guests are encouraged to use the shuttle to reduce impact on the neighborhood. Richmond Beach residents are encouraged to walk or carpool, if possible.

Shoreline Little League Jamboree on Saturday

Moose and friends
Photo courtesy SLL

The 2nd Annual Shoreline Little League Jamboree Event will be held on Saturday, May 6 at Shorewood High School, 17300 Fremont Ave N 98133.

The fun gets started at 9am and will run strong through 3pm.

"This event was a big hit last year, and you won’t want to miss what we’ve scheduled for this year’s celebration of little league!"

For fun, there will be face painting, picture boards, live music, carnival games, piñatas, and Tug-of-War.

They’ll even be selling multiple flavors of Sno-cones at their concession tables.

Two professional food trucks will be on site selling all sorts of tasty food for hungry guests, starting at 11am.

There will be a Majors Division Baseball game at 9am, a Challenger Division game at noon, a Softball game at 2pm, a Juniors game at 4pm, and another Majors Baseball game at 5pm!

Incentives for pitching practice - dunk the coach
Photo courtesy SLL

During the event, there will be special visits from Webbly, the AquaSox mascot, and Rhubarb the Reindeer, the Tacoma Rainier's mascot! Shoreline Fire will come by at 3pm with one of their big fire trucks!

So make sure you have Saturday, May 6th at Shorewood High School blocked off on your calendar. For a complete schedule of activities, visit the website.

Thank you for supporting YOUR Shoreline Little League! If you have any questions, send an email.

Artists' reception Thursday at Garden Essentia for The Edible Garden

Garden Essentia

Thursday May 4 5:00 - 8:00 (open house)

20152 Ballinger Way NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
206-453-3920

Meet May Featured Artists:

Gina Holt (Clayworks)

Martha Dankers (Pottery)

Marjorie Thompson (Encaustic)

'The Edible Garden'

Join us for this mouth watering show!

Bothell artist Gina Holt of 'Clayworks' and Monroe artist Martha Dankers of 'Mpressions by Nature' present Edible flowers and Herbs sculpted and impressed in clay. Marjorie Thompson of Lake Forest Park joins the feast with a small collection of abstract encaustic paintings. Their art will be available in the gallery for the month of May.

Dahlia Wedding Cake Topper by Gina Holt

Gina Holt (Clayworks)

I have been working in clay since 1991 from my home studio in Bothell. I've explored various mediums and find that none compare to the flexibility and feel of clay.

The versatility of clay allows me to draw, carve, and paint with such a range of expression. I find this to be both satisfying and endlessly intriguing.

Rhubarb serving bowl by Martha Dankers

Martha Dankers (Mpressions by Nature)

As a Master Gardener, I have always loved the inherent beauty of plants in the northwest. My garden is filled with my favorite plants both native and ornamental, with a special passion for ferns.

Through my pottery, I can preserve the beauty of plants by making botanical impressions in the clay. Since creating my jewelry and other projects, I now look at plants with a more appreciative eye, seeing more closely the exquisite design of each leaf and flower.

"Mpressions by Nature" is aptly named: I make the impressions but Nature is the true artist.

Turnip by Marjorie Thompson

Marjorie Thompson (Encaustic)

Marjorie Thompson, a local Seattle artist, has been painting with encaustic (hot beeswax) since 2010. Her use of encaustic wax and its luminous quality creates a way to express the layers and depth of nature itself. Her paintings are intended to create a mindful awareness of nature on a different scale and in a different way.

Thompson's new works, ESSENCE, capture the abstract quality of the edible garden. The delicate layers of wax, ink and oil paint provide an opportunity to look deeper into the beauty of our bountiful gardens.

How personality types should influence parenting approaches - May 3

The Shoreline Special Needs PTSA is grateful to be hosting motivational life coach Jessica Butts, who will take participants through a discussion titled Live Your Life from the Front Seat.

This includes exploring personality types and how these influence parenting approaches.

This session is open to anyone in the district. Shoreline School District families and staff are particularly invited.

Networking and community building time starts at 6:30pm Wednesday May 3, with the meeting beginning at 7pm.

The meeting will be held in the Ballinger Room at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave. NE, 98155, south, classroom wing.

Photo: Weeding the Densmore Pathway

ELNA volunteers really get into their work
Photo by Marla Tullio

Twenty-eight Echo Lake Neighbors came to work on the Densmore Pathway on Earth Day, April 29, 2017. They pulled weeds, pruned, mulched, and according to organizer Marla Tullio, really got a lot of work done.

The Pathway is a trail that runs between Densmore and Ashworth at N 188th. Before the Echo Lake Neighborhood Association took it over, it was filled with blackberry vines, ivy, weeds, and garbage.

Now it's a pleasant small park where people walk.

It does take a lot of people to maintain it - if you are interested in helping, contact ELNA.

Legislator looks to extended special session

Evan Smith

By Evan Smith

Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi anticipates that the legislature may need to work beyond the scheduled 30-day special session that started last week.

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee called the legislature into special session after the Republican-controlled State Senate and Democratic-controlled House of Representatives couldn't agree, during the 105-day regular session that ended April 23, on a two-year state budget, including how to pay for full state financial support for basic public education as ordered by the State Supreme Court, and what taxes will be required.

Kagi said April 22 that "sadly" the legislature may need more than one special session to complete its work.

Kagi was in the legislature two years ago when legislators went into a third special session, finally completing a budget just before the June 30 deadline to avoid a state-government shutdown and working into July to pass bills needed to implement that budget.

When this year's special session started April 24, Kagi said that this year's session could bring a repeat of that.

Kagi represents the 32nd Legislative District, including the city of Shoreline and part of northwest Seattle, Lynnwood, parts of Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace, along with Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County.

She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, chairwoman of the House committee on early learning and social services and a member of the House Environment Committee.

Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com

Kings student is Track Athlete of the Shoreline Invitational Track & Field meet

Kings High School's Caleb Perry takes a big lead in his heat of the 100.
He was named Track Athlete of the meet
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

61 High School teams competed in the Shoreline Invitational Track and Field Meet on Saturday, April 29 at Shoreline Stadium.

The top team was Bonney Lake.

Shorecrest's Ricky Cole clears the bar early in the pole vault competition
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Local standings:

8. Kings

16. Shorecrest

25. Shorewood

61. Lakeside

All team Results are here

Shorewood's Andy Johnson on his way up in the pole vault.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Complete results, by event and athlete name, are here

The Field Athlete of the meet was Bonney Lake's Caleb Davis who won the Shot Put and took 2nd in the Discus.

The Track Athlete of the meet was Kings Caleb Perry who won the 200 and took 2nd in the 100.

Other photos by Wayne Pridemore

Shoreline City Council Monday - redesign of 145th and I-5 exchange - awarding contract for police station

Shoreline City Council meeting Monday, May 1, 2017
Regular Meeting 7:00pm
City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N

Agenda Highlights

Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation to Obligate $3,892,500 of Surface Transportation Program Grant Funding for Design of the SR-523 and Interstate-5 Interchange Project

Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with H.W. Lochner in an Amount not to Exceed $1,259,744 for Design and Environmental Services for the SR-523 and Interstate-5 Interchange Project

Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Shreve Construction in the Amount of $5,403,050 and with VECA in the Amount of $407,719 for Construction of the Police Station at City Hall Project

Discussing Ordinance No. 775 – Repealing Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 2.25 - Library Board

Discussing the 2016 Police Services Report

Executive Session: Litigation – RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)

Link to full Agenda with documents

Comment on Agenda items

American Legion meeting Tuesday

Stephen Ulmer will share stories of his Vietnam War experiences on the first Coast Guard cutter deployed in the war.

The meeting will be held at Legion Hall, Post 227 14521 17th Ave. NE, Shoreline 98155. Social time at 6:30pm, meeting promptly at 7pm.

All military veterans, guests and people in the community are welcome to attend.

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