Cycle Barn to Stage “Melanie’s Ride”

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Melanie with Veronica Cook and Cycle Barn riders

Melanie Thielman is a young Lynnwood woman seriously injured two years ago in an accident when she was 17. She requires permanent nursing care for her injuries. Melanie has always loved motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Local Harley-Davidson dealer Lynnwood Cycle Barn has put together a selection of Harley shirts for Melanie to wear, and on Friday, November 13, dealership staff and members of the Cycle Barn’s Great Northwest Harley-Davidson Owners’ Group will deliver them to Melanie.

The motorcyclists will gather at the dealership in Lynnwood at 12:15 pm, and anyone who rides a Harley-Davidson is welcome to join them for the event. A short ride to Melanie’s school, Shorewood High School in Shoreline, will follow and the shirts will be presented to Melanie.

According to Cycle Barn’s Dave Preston, who will lead the ride, “This event will be so meaningful. Melanie’s situation touches everyone’s heart, and nobody has bigger hearts than Harley-Davidson riders. This is going to be a surprise for Melanie, so don’t anyone tell!”

For further information, please contact Dave Preston, Public Relations, Cycle Barn MotorSports Group
(425) 678-4748.




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Tree Code Presentation

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Sustainable Shoreline Education Association Monthly Meeting
(2nd Friday this month because of the holiday)
Friday November 13, 7 - 9 pm

First Christian Reformed Church
14555 25th Avenue NE, Shoreline 98155
room 202 - enter at the back of the church

David Pyle will be the main speaker for the SSEA meeting. Please note this is earlier than the 4th Friday because of Thanksgiving. David Pyle is a Planner with the City of Bellevue, and a member of the Shoreline Planning Commission.

Tree Code Legislation is up for consideration in the next few weeks.

Photo by David Nelson, MD 

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SCC Soccer updates

Highline CC Men's Soccer Defeats Shoreline CC


The Highline CC men's soccer team exploded for 3 goals in the first 7 minutes of the match, and went on for a 4-2 victory over the Dolphins in the first round NWAACC playoff game. Joseph Ademofe scored both goals for SCC, one at the 4 minute mark and the second in the 62nd minute. SCC finished 7-9-1 for the season.
 SCC Men's Soccer Team photo by Wilson Tsoi


  
SCC Women's Soccer Advances On Penalty Kicks

A stubborn Olympic College women's soccer team gave SCC a scare, but the Lady Dolphins dominated penalty kicks and came out with a victory over the Rangers. The game was 0-0 at half, SCC's Grace Hedemann scored 3 minutes into the second half but OC tied it shortly afterwards, neither team could score the remainder of regulation and after 2 overtime periods. Shoreline scored on the first three PKs, while OC missed each shot and SCC got the victory. The Lady Dolphins with their victory on Wednesday against advances to the second round of the NWAACC Playoffs to face the #1 ranked Walla Walla Warriors. WWCC is 18-1 on the season. SCC is now 8-4-4 overall. The two teams have not played this year. Game is 11:00 AM on Saturday morning.  SCC Women's Soccer Team Photo by Wilson Tsoi


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Evan Smith: Happy Admission Day


COMMENTARY / Evan Smith
Happy Admission Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Happy birthday, Washington.
       Today is the 120th Anniversary of Washington’s admission to the Union as the nation’s 42nd state.
       On this day in 1889, Washington residents got the statehood they had sought since Washington became a territory in 1852.
       On becoming a territory, residents sought to influence decision-makers by naming the territory’s two largest counties after President-elect Franklin Pierce and Vice President-elect Rufus King. They got statehood; it just took 37 years.
       When Washington Territory separated from Oregon, residents considered naming it Columbia Territory but rejected the name to avoid confusion with the District of Columbia. Instead, they chose the name Washington and got the same confusion.
       Yes, it’s also Veteran’s Day, the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I.

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YMCA Donation and Free Acupuncture Day

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Free Bird Monitoring Training: How to find and report color-banded birds


Offered by Puget Sound Bird Observatory (PSBO)
Learn more about PSBO’s Birds Wintering in Urban Landscapes project and how you can contribute. This project uses color-coded leg bands to track chickadees and juncos in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. We need observers to help us find and identify color-banded birds to learn more about how they use the urban landscape throughout the winter. 
 
 The training will cover:
· The goals of the project
· Background about bird-banding and color-banding
· Identification of the target species
· How and where to search for color-banded birds
· How to read color bands
· How to report your findings


This class will be offered twice. Each session will cover the same material.
Saturday, November 14, 12 pm - 2 pm
at Shoreline Community College
AND
Sunday, November 15, 12 pm -2 pm
Near Shorecrest High School
Training is FREE—please contact Emily for more info or to register.

Photo of Oregon Junco by Mike Baird

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Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras announces its 2009-10 performance schedule


Season Begins and Ends at Benaroya Hall 

      The Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) today announced its public performances for the 2009-10 season, including book-end concerts at Seattle’s venerated Benaroya Hall.   The season starts off with the Cascade Youth Symphony in performance on Saturday, November 21, at 2:00 pm in Benaroya Hall.
      The Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras are comprised of five, merit-based ensembles, beginning with the Preparatory Strings, the youngest group.  From there, young musicians may graduate to progressively higher levels in the Sinfonette, Premier, Junior and Cascade Youth Symphonies.  The Principal Conductor and Music Director is Gerry Jon Marsh, a professor of music at Seattle Pacific University.
      “This could be our most exciting year ever,” Marsh says, “because we’re starting and ending in Benaroya Hall.   Our final concert next May will be a side-by-side performance with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra itself, and our kids are all very excited about it.”
      “It’s an exciting year for all of us,” says CYSO Executive Director David Endicott.  “As we like to say, we’re starting our second quarter century under the baton of Gerry Marsh.   He’s been a terrific music shepherd for generations of young people and an inspiration to all the staff and volunteers during his first 25 years at our musical helm.  Beginning and ending our performance year at Benaroya Hall is most appropriate for the occasion.”

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Friends of Sunset Park

The visioning process to create a community park and gathering place at the Sunset/Boeing Creek Park site is about to begin!

Please mark your calendars and plan to participate in four engaging and interactive community meetings to help create a community plan for the use and development of the Sunset site:

• January 19, 2010, 6:00-8:00 pm
• February 23, 2010, 6:00-8:00 pm
• March 6, 2010, 9:00-4:00 pm (Community Design Workshop)
• April 6, 2010, 6:00-8:00 pm

All of the meetings will be held at First Lutheran Richmond Beach, 18354 8th Ave. NW, Shoreline.

The community meetings will be facilitated by the Pomegranate Center, a leading nonprofit organization devoted to community-generated design and development and an internationally recognized leader in developing neighborhood gathering places.

Strong participation in the community meetings is essential for a successful visioning process, so please plan to come — and pass this email on to friends and neighbors you know care about the future of the Sunset site.

Thank you to everyone who made contributions to support the visioning process—This wouldn’t be happening without you!

Check out our newly launched Friends of Sunset Park website for updates on the community visioning process. And as always, don’t hesitate to email us any questions you may have at sunsetparkfriends@gmail.com.

With warm regards,

Leanne Hofford, Lynn Huston, Michelle Hickman, Lisa Surowiec, Suzanne Gugger, Teri LeClair and Cindy Esselman

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Shorecrest boys take 9th in state harrier finals

Shorecrest boys, lead by senior Joe McConaughy, placed 9th in the boys 3A state cross country meet in Pasco Saturday.  Joe was followed by senior Chris Freeborn in 31st at 16:36, freshman Carter Osborne in 61st at 16:56, junior Abiel Tekle in 72nd at 17:02, freshman Morgan West in 109th at 17:31, junior Steven Cleppe in 132nd at 18:02 and sophomore Jack Webber in 142nd at 19:50.

Shorecrest senior Danielle Lyons place 64 in the girls 3A with a time of 20:34.

In 4A Shorewood senior Joe Gladow placed 61st at 16:33 for the boys and sophomore CharLee Linton placed 62nd with a time of 19:49 in the girls race.

--Todd Linton

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Illegal "dancing" at Sugar's? Surely not...

A longtime friend and business associate of strip-club owner Frank Colacurcio Sr. has pleaded guilty in federal court to a prostitution-related conspiracy charge in a deal that will keep him out of prison and not require him to testify against his boss.
See the story by Mike Carter in the Seattle Times.

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King's Schools' Superintendent honored


Eric Rasmussen, superintendent of King’s Schools, was honored as Corban College’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year. Mr. Rasmussen graduated from Corban College magna cum laude in 1987.
 
Eric is the superintendent of King’s Schools, a private Christian school that serves approximately 1,600
students in preschool through Grade 12 with 2 locations – King’s Schools in Shoreline and Crosspoint Academy in Bremerton. In his capacity as superintendent, he is responsible for the direct supervision of all programs and facilities at the school and oversees a staff of over one hundred faculty and administrative personnel. He was named the superintendent in May of 2002, having served as the King’s High School principal and interim superintendent from 2001 to 2002, as the King’s Junior High School principal from 2000 to 2001, and as the King’s Junior High geography teacher for eleven years prior to 2000. King’s Schools is a ministry of CRISTA, an umbrella organization that includes six other Christian ministries. 

In addition to serving as the superintendent of the school, Eric also serves CRISTA as a vice president and is a member of the CRISTA Ministry Council. He is chair of the school’s administrative team, is on the board of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools, and serves on the Administrative Professional Educator Advisory Board for Saint Martin’s University.

While serving King’s as a teacher and administrator, Eric also coached the King’s High School girls’ varsity basketball team for 17 years, with the team winning 12 league titles, seven district and three state championships, and enjoying 13 consecutive appearances at the state tournament under his leadership.  He lives in the Puget Sound area with his wife, Sheryl, and three daughters.

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Steel Named Northern Region Setter of the Week

Tuesday, November 10, 2009




Photo by Wilson Tsoi

Volleyball player Shariece Steel was named the NWAACC Northern Region Setter of the Week for her play against Whatcom Community College and Olympic College. Steel, a freshman from Damonte Ranch High School, in Reno, Nevada, had 36 assists against WCC and 29 in the match against OC.

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Greg Testa Named Men's Soccer Player of the Week

Greg Testa was named the Men's Soccer Player of the Week at Shoreline Community College. Testa scored the winning goal against Skagit Valley College on Saturday that propelled the Dolphins into the host position for the first round of the NWAACC playoffs that start on Wednesday. SCC faces Highline Community College at 2:00 pm on Wednesday at the SCC Soccer Field. Testa is a freshman from Ballard High School in Seattle.

Photo by Wilson Tsoi

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SCC Volleyball and Women's Soccer Player of the Week


Folk Named Shoreline CC Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Lauren Folk was named the SCC Women's Soccer Player of the Week for her efforts against Skagit Valley College on Saturday. She scored one of the five goals on the day for the Lady Dolphins. Folk is a Freshman who played at Edmonds-Woodway High School.

Sabo Named Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for Shoreline CC
Carolyn Sabo was named the Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for her contributions against Whatcom CC and Olympic College last week. Sabo was also named an NWAACC All-Academic Player for her efforts in the classroom. NWAACC All-Academic requires 3.25 GPA in at least 36 credits of work and a sophomore in athletic eligibility. Sabo played at Ingraham High School in Seattle.

Photo by Wilson Tsoi

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Evan Smith: Tracey, Hall, Roberts, McGlashan expand leads

Shoreline City Council challenger Shari Tracey widened her lead over Councilwoman Cindy Ryu in recent ballot counts. Tracey now leads Ryu by 400 votes and continues to hold 51 percent of the vote.  Candidate Will Hall expanded his lead over opponent Patty Hale to 981 votes. Hall holds 53 percent of the vote.  Challenger Christopher Roberts expanded his lead over Councilman Ron Hansen, and Councilman Keith McGlashan held 82 percent of the the vote against write-in candidate Wendy DiPeso.
The apparent defeats of Ryu and Hansen and of Councilwoman Janet Way in the primary mean that McGlashan will be the only incumbent re-elected, and the first re-elected in four years.

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Armed Robbery at Taboo Video

Currently (9:50 pm) a police helicopter is circling the area around 170th in Shoreline. According to police, they are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery at the Taboo Video near 170th. The suspect is described as a black male wearing a black puffy jacket, apparently with a revolver.

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"Death is short, make the most of it!" Shoreline CC Presents "Eurydice" by Sarah Ruhl

Love, death and rock and roll take center stage in the Shoreline Community College production of Sarah Ruhl’s award-winning play, a modern adaptation of the classic myth, “Eurydice,” Nov. 12-14 and 19-21 at 7:30 p.m. and on Nov. 22, 2009 at 2 p.m.
...“The production provides ground-breaking special effects, which include a working roller coaster, a chorus of stones and a river of forgetfulness,” said director Jesse Ross. “The actors actually ride the roller coaster from the land of the living to the land of the dead.” The audience will also be drawn in by the game booths, dunk tanks and 30 foot platforms that capture the uniqueness of the production. “This is one of the most ambitious projects that the Shoreline Drama Department has ever undertaken. Building off of the buzz that has been steadily growing around the Shoreline theater community, the time seemed right to harness the enthusiasm of the production staff and a new group of eager and talented actors to take on a daring project like this.”

SCC Arts News

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Rake and Bake at Kruckeberg Gardens

November 15, 1 - 4 pm


The Kruckeberg Garden's many trees are wonderful, but they do make quite a mess in the fall. Help us clean up at our 4th annual Rake and Bake volunteer event! This event combines leaf raking with everyone's favorite thing - dessert. Drop in anytime between 1 pm and 4 pm to rake leaves and enjoy homemade goodies in the autumn scenery. Bring work gloves, a rake if you have one, and a dessert to share. The Garden is located at 20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline. Contact the Garden for more details at 206-546-1281 or volunteer@kruckeberg.org.

Please note that the Garden in located in a residential area with limited parking. Please carpool or use alternate means of transportation if possible.

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Shorecrest Drama presents "Into the Woods"

Shorecrest High School Drama program proudly presents their Fall Production of "Into the Woods",
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim,
Book by James Lapine.

November 12-14 at 7:30 pm
November
19-21 at 7:30 pm
November 15 and 22 at 2:00 pm
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA

Tickets available at shorecrestdrama.org and Third Place Books.
Ticket price is $9.00 advance and $10.00 at the door.

About the play: Into the Woods starts familiarly, with the stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and all are tied together with a new story of the Baker and his wife, who are out to reverse a curse on their family and to make a bargain with a witch. The play soon discloses the repercussions of their “happily ever after’s". This is not your children’s version of a fairy tale!

Shorecrest drama has been around for over 37 years. Founded by drama director Linda Johnson and developed into a major high school program whose production values rival many professional and community theaters. Each year the school presents two major productions that are attended by over 8000 people. Shorecrest's drama program has won the award for best overall performance in the 5th Avenue Theater's high school musical awards, as well as numerous acting awards. The legacy and traditions continue with Andy Kidd, a local theatre professional taking the reigns of the program. Developing a Career and Technical Education to add to the wealth of offerings for its participants. Shorecrest productions each year include broadway favorites and exciting new theatrical works.

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Shoreline Schools sports update

Monday, November 9, 2009

Update: Shorecrest, Shorewood win Northwest district girls swim meets

Northwest 3A District Girls Swimming

Shorecrest won the 3A district meet at Anacortes with 324.5 points. Allyson Kim won the 200 free and 500 free, and Laura Millet won the 100 back. Kim and Millet combined with Angie Bonato and Sarah Elizabeth Semon to win the 400 free relay.

The state 3A championships will be held Nov. 12-14 at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way.

Northwest 4A Girls Swimming

Shorewood easily won the 4A district meet at Marysville with 479 points. Dana Michaels won the 200 free and 500 free. The team of Michaels, Annika Stenfjord, Laurin Williams and Anni Hecker won the 200 medley relay. The team of Michaels, Stenfjord, Hecker and Alicia Hoverson won the 200 free relay.

The state 4A championships will be held Nov. 12-14 at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way.

Volleyball 3A District One Tournament

Shorecrest lost to Ferndale on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Cascade High School in Everett, ending the Scots' season.

Boys Cross Country 3A state championships

The Shorecrest High school boys’ cross-country team placed ninth at the 3A State high school boys’ championships in Pasco, Saturday Nov. 7. The Shorecrest team qualified by finishing second to Everett in the Northwest District 3A championships at South Whidbey High School, Saturday, Oct. 31. Shorecrest took second in the District 3A meet by putting its top five runners among the top 20 finishers.

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Evan Smith: Lots of undervotes in Shoreline, LFP

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer


A lot of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park voters didn’t vote for city council or school board.
Friday’s vote count showed that Shoreline voters had cast 14,800 ballots and Lake Forest Park voters had cast 3,806, but many of those ballots were blank on the elections for local positions.

None of the races in Shoreline has attracted more than 13,115 votes on the 14,800 ballots cast in Shoreline. That’s in the Ryu-Tracey contest, where the 1,685 undervotes exceeds the 447 votes by which challenger Shari Tracey leads incumbent Councilwoman Ryu. The 2,070 undervotes in the election between Patty Hale and Will Hall exceeds Hall’s 722-vote lead, and the 2,441 undervotes in the Hansen-Roberts race exceeds Roberts’ 2,001-vote lead.

In Lake Forest Park. 3,806 voters cast ballots, but no City Council race had more than the 3,297 who had voted in the Koppenol-Kiest race. which Councilwoman Sandy Koppenol leads by 254 votes over Councilman Alan Kiest, with 509 undervotes. Officials reported 634 undervotes in the Wright-Thomas contest, in which John Wright leads Jean Thomas by 218 votes. Even more people skipped the Lee-French election; the 736 undervotes far exceeds Lee’s 149 vote lead.

School District elections had even more undervotes: 3,888 in the race in which incumbent Debi Ehrlichman leads challenger Corey Murata by 6828, 6,649 in the election in which Board Member David Wilson was unopposed.

Why all these undervotes? I suspect that it’s because a lot of people marked their ballots on Initiative 1033, Referendum 71 and County executive but didn’t feel informed enough to vote on contests at the bottom of the ballot,


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Day of Caring at Ronald Bog

On the Day of Making a Difference 19 members of the Meridian Park Neighborhood and the Aurora Nazarene Church met at Ronald Bog and planted 145 plants.

The plants were purchased with money from the Neighborhood Mini-Grants from the City of Shoreline.

It was not all work. There was a snack break mid-morning with cocoa, apple cider, tea and coffee and cookies.

Later Chef Norm arrived with a large pot of chili.

Everyone had a good time and there are a lot of plants to benefit the Bog. The new park benches which were purchased with money from the grant were also in place for everyone to enjoy.

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Shoreline Community College Sports Updates


Men's and Women's Soccer To Host NWAACC Playoff Games:
A NWAACC Playoff Doubleheader will be played at Shoreline Community College on Wednesday.
The Lady Dolphins will host Olympic College at 11:30 AM in a first round match-up. SCC sports a 8-4-3 record while OC is 7-6-3. The two teams have not met this season. The Dolphins are 5-1-1 on their home field this season.
The SCC Men's Soccer Team plays Highline Community College at 2:00 PM on Wednesday. SCC is 7-8-1 on the season while HCC is 9-8-3. Highline defeated Shoreline 6-2 earlier in the season at Highline. SCC is 4-2-1 at home this season.
Come out and support the Dolphins. GO SHORELINE!!!
Men's Soccer Comes Back To Defeat SVC, Hosts First Round Playoff Game:
The sick and beat up SCC Men's Soccer Team, pullout a come from behind victory on Saturday and won the right to host a NWAACC playoff game on Wednesday against Highline Community College.
The Dolphins trailed 1-0 at halftime but battled back to tie it on Ciran Regan's goal at the 50th minute mark. Greg Testa hit the winner at the 70th minute mark and the Shoreline defense did the rest as they held the Cardinals out of the goal.
SCC finished the regular season 7-8-1, 6-6-1 in the counting games for the NWAACC Northern Region.
Women's Soccer Routs Skagit Valley In Regular Season Finale:
The Lady Dolphins prepared for the NWAACC playoffs with a 5-0 victory over Skagit Valley on Saturday. SCC hosts Olympic College on Wednesday in the first round of the NWAACC playoffs.
On Saturday, Grace Hedemann led the way for Shoreline with two goals, both scored in the half as SCC took a 3-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Michael Urbano, Laruen Folk and Emily Carter also scored for Shoreline. Carter returned to action after suffering a concussion and lacerated liver earlier in the season.
SCC finished the regular season 8-4-3 overall, 7-3-3 in Northern Region counting games.
Volleyball Qualifies For NWAACC Championship:
The Lady Dolphin Volleyball Team qualified for the NWAACC Volleyball Championship on Friday, without playing a game. Whatcom Community College defeated Edmonds CC on Friday night, pushing the ECC squad to two games behind Shoreline with only one game to go and giving the SCC squad the final fourth place playoff spot.
The Dolphin team actually has a chance to move to the #3 Seed if they can beat Skagit Valley College on Tuesday night in Mt. Vernon, WA. If SCC wins, then both SCC and SVC will be tied for 3rd place and Shoreline owns the tiebreaker over Skagit and would be the #3 seed for the Northern Region.
SCC is 11-16 overall on the season and 6-5 in the NWAACC Northern Region. This will be the first trip to the NWAACC Championship for the Lady Dolphins in three years.

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Another fire in Greenwood

Another Shoreline resident with a business in Greenwood has been victimized by a serial arsonist. Early this morning, Olive You, a Mediterranean restaurant at 8516 Greenwood Avenue N, owned by Shoreline resident Timur Leno, sustained serious smoke damage from a fire set at the back wall of his business. The fire was discovered by an arson patrol around 4 am Monday morning. It was one of three fires set during the night.

Bill Clements, of the Rosewood Guitar in Greenwood, which was hit by an earlier arson fire, reports that it will be 3 - 4 weeks before his business can reopen.

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Washington Generals annual essay contest keys on 1909 World’s Fair in Seattle

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Did the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Washington’s first World’s Fair which concluded in Seattle 100 years ago after a run of nearly five months, change Washington state history?
A service organization called the Association of Washington Generals is asking for perspectives to that question in their annual essay contest, which is now open to students enrolled in grades seven to 12.
Pay Streak, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
Photo by Frank Nowell, Courtesy UW Special Collections (Neg. No. Nowell x1515, Image No. AYP591) and HistoryLink.org


The association sponsors the annual essay contest to promote academic excellence and strong literacy skills. This year’s contest asks students to write a detailed essay answering the question: “2009 is the 100th anniversary of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. How important was the relationship with Alaska to the history of the state of Washington?”
There is no length requirement, but participants are asked to be descriptive in conveying their individual thoughts and ideas and focus on the issues that are the most important to them. A study aid on the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, which drew more than 3 million visitors to the University of Washington campus, can be found on the HistoryLink.org Web site.
Winners in the grades 7-9 and 9-11 categories each receive $500, and the winning senior earns a higher education scholarship of $1,500. The overall statewide winner from all categories is awarded an additional $500. Runners-up in each category also receive cash awards and the teacher or advisor who submits the most student essays will receive $250. Winners will also receive a plaque at an awards ceremony at their school.
Essays are due Monday, Dec. 14. More information and an application packet can be found on the Generals’ Web site or by contacting Victoria Laise Jonas, AWG Student Essay Contest chairperson, at ssjonas@comcast.net
The Association of Washington Generals is a state service organization whose primary function is to recognize worthy citizens who contribute their time and their effort to the community. In sponsoring the contest, the AWG partners with schools to support the teaching of basic skills of reading and writing.
The AWG operates in partnership with the office of Lt. Governor Brad Owen.

For more information contact:
Victoria Laise Jones, Association of Washington Generals, at (425) 413-1589 or ssjonas@comcast.net or Brian Dirks, Office of Lt. Governor, at (360) 786-7707 or dirks.brian@leg.wa.gov

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Fair Trade Market at St. Luke's















St Luke Parish
322 N 175th St
Shoreline, WA 98133-4704
(206) 546-2451

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An Evening of Poetry, Spoken and Sung


The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council presents: “An Evening of Poetry, Spoken and Sung”


Locals are invited to a lively performance of poetry and song at Lake Forest Park Towne Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

At “An Evening of Poetry, Spoken and Sung,” Shoreline Community College voice students will sing poems set to music. High school and college students will recite their original poems.

The event is free and will be at Third Place Commons, adjacent to Third Place Books, at 17171 Bothell Way NE in Lake Forest Park.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is sponsoring the event. For information, call 206-417-4645 or see Shoreline LFP Arts.

The event is separate from the Arts Council’s yearly Poetry Contest and Celebration, which happens in April.

The Arts Council is a non-profit that sponsors art events and education. It also runs an art gallery and gift shop in Lake Forest Park Towne Centre.


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Driftwood Players present "A Christmas Story"

November 27-December 20, 2009
Thur, Fri, Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 2pm

A Christmas Story
Adapted by Philip Grecian
Everyone's favorite Christmas movie on stage. Drawing upon the original movie and the stories in the book "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" author Philip Grecian has written a hit play. A must-see (and likely sold-out) event for the entire family. Make your reservations today to avoid disappointment! Play by Philip Grecian, based upon A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Sheppard, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd.
December 4th is unavailable due to a full house booking.
Produced by special arrangements with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

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Bowling Fundraiser at Spin Alley

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Bowling Fundraiser on Sunday, Nov 8 from 3-5:30 pm.
2-3 games for $15, kids bowl for $10.
Each bowler gets a raffle ticket with the option to purchase more.

Great Prizes!
Spin Alley in Richmond Beach
1430 Richmond Beach Road
Bar and grill attached - the Richmond Beach Grill House
Come have some Fun!

Sponsored by the Good Girls group
(we do events and raise money and do food drives and all sorts of 'good' things for the community)

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Hall continues to widen lead over Hale

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Shoreline City Council candidate Will Hall continued to widen his lead over opponent Patty Hale Friday afternoon.
Hall now leads Hale by 722 votes compared to 448 votes Wednesday and 413 votes Tuesday.
Hall now has 53 percent of the vote to 47 percent for Hale.
The two are competing for the position now held by Councilwoman Janet Way, who finished third in the August primary. Hale finished first in the primary, but Way asked her supporters to back Hall.
The returns come from 13,962 Shoreline voters. That's almost 90 percent of the 15,565 people who voted in the last City election.
Officials had counted ballots from 41 percent of registered Shoreline voters. Voter turnout was 51 percent in the election two years ago.

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Shoreline Elections in the news

Asian Weekly, Oct 1
Local Political Role Models inspire women to speak out and take a stand
(note that Doris McConnell and Cindy Ryu are in the front row)

Northwest Hub, Oct 28

Missed Opportunities in the City of Shoreline

Northwest Hub, Nov 4

Shoreline Elections Signal Land Use Changes

Northwest Hub, Nov 5

November 4 Ballot Count Shows Shoreline Challenger Tracey’s Margin Widening in Race Against Incumbent Mayor Ryu

Northwest Asian Weekly, Nov 5

Korean Americans Strickland and Ryu vie for political seats

Northwest Asian Weekly, Nov 5

Editorial: Lessons to take away from this year's political candidates

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Death in Hamlin Park

Friday, November 6, 2009

Last night a park visitor was killed by falling debris at Hamlin Park during the windstorm. The accident occurred after dark in the southeast corner of the park near the ADA walkway that leads from the parking lot off of 25th NE to fields #5 and #6. The top of what appears to be a healthy mature white pine apparently broke off in the storm and struck a gentleman while walking in the park with his wife and dog.

Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Dick Deal, Director
Shoreline Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services

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Lectures: Health Care Around the World

The Global Affairs Center at Shoreline Community College is sponsoring a series of discussions in November that look at health care systems in several other countries. These events are FREE to the public and we invite you to attend. NO RESERVATION NEEDED.
  • Monday, November 9, 7:00 p.m. A documentary film on health care in five other capitalist democracies – the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland -- will be shown (approx 60 minutes) followed by a discussion led by Dr. David Fleming, Public Health Director for King County and Seattle. Room 9208 PUB (student union building near west entrance).
  • Tuesday, November 10, 12:30 p.m. - Canada’s Health Care System - Ian Parker, Canadian free lance journalist who worked for the Romanow Commission of the Future of Health Care in Canada. Room 1102.
  • Tuesday, November 17, 12:30 p.m. - Taiwan's Health Care System - Daniel Liao, Director General, Taipei Economic and Culture Office, Seattle. Room 9208 PUB.
  • Tuesday, November 24, 12:30 p.m. - Norway's Health Care System - Kim Nesselquist, Honorary Consul General, Seattle. Room 9208 PUB.
All events will be held on the main campus of Shoreline Community College. Public parking is available on campus. The campus is located at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, just west of Aurora Avenue and north of Seattle city limits. Enter through the main gate (west) on Innis Arden Way; public and event parking is across from the bus
Lawrence D. Fuell, PhD
Political Science Department
Director, Global Affairs Center
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave North
Room 5383
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-533-6750

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To the Editor: Thanks!


Equal parts THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS to your entire team.
We'll be reading in LFP ~


Suzanne Monson

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Tracey continues to widen lead over Ryu

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Shoreline City Council candidate Shari Tracey continued to widen her lead over Councilwoman Cindy Ryu in election returns released Friday afternoon.
Tracey's lead is now 466 votes compared to 436 votes Thursday afternoon, 313 Wednesday and 152 Tuesday.
Tracey continues to hold 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent for Ryu.
The returns come from 13,962 Shoreline voters. That's almost 90 percent of the 15,565 people who voted in the last City election.
Officials had counted ballots from 41 percent of registered Shoreline voters. Voter turnout was 51 percent in the election two years ago.

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What Families Can Do: Teens and Substance Abuse

Please join Drug and Alcohol Specialists from
Shoreline School District and the Center for Human Services for

Dinner and a Family Education Night

What Families Can Do: Teens and Substance Abuse

Kevin Haggerty, MSW
Assistant Director, University of Washington, School of Social Work,
Social Development Research Group

Presents information that parents, students and staff need to know about:

*Statistics and trends in substance use

* Teen brain development and the effects of substances

* Research based intervention tips

When: November 10th 2009, 6:30PM until 8:00PM

Where: Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE Shoreline WA 98155
In the Spartan Room

What: Dinner, Presentation by Kevin Haggerty and
Question and answer session with Chemical Dependency Professions
and Treatment Professionals from the community

Cost: It’s FREE! Dinner provided by funding from
the Center for Human Services, Partners in Prevention.

Contact: Devin Rodger at 206-393-6899
or Danielle Bock at the Center for Human Services at 206-631-8804

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To the Editor: Rosewood Guitar arson fire

My business, Rosewood Guitar, located at 84th and Greenwood sustained major smoke and water damage resulting from an arson fire early Thursday morning. Firefighters were fighting another arson only 5 blocks away when they received the call from our alarm company at about 4:15 am.

Because of their quick response, our business was saved. If not for the firefighters' quick response, it is quite likely that both of our buildings would have been a total loss in another 15 minutes.

It will take some time to fully recover from the damage. One of our buildings, used as a teaching studio, will need extensive restoration and reconstruction. Our main store needs wall, floor and ceiling repair due to smoke and water damage. All inventory has been removed from the store and has to be professionally cleaned.

We hope to begin operating again at some level in a week or so. The series of arsons that has hit Greenwood in the last five months has everyone on edge. Support from the business district, neighbors and friends has been wonderful.

Bill Clements, Shoreline Resident
Owner, Rosewood Guitar
8402 Greenwood Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 297-8788

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To the Editor: A great resource for us all

Like many others, I have been lamenting the abrupt folding of the Shoreline/LFP Enterprise edition. I felt especially informationally homeless when I tried to obtain updated Shoreline city council election results this morning. I couldn’t find them on the Seattle PI or Seattle Times websites. I searched Google News—no dice. Finally, I typed in a search string that led me to Shoreline Area News and there was the info I’d spent 15 minutes looking for. In a word: thanks! I’m delighted that longtime Shoreliners, Evan Smith and Diane Hettrick, are stepping into the breach and I look forward to reading what they have to tell us. May this fledgling endeavor prosper and garner community support from individuals, business, and organizations of all kinds. This promises to be a great resource for us all.

Nancy Thalia Reynolds
Shoreline

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Bulletin: Man killed in Hamlin Park

According to news reports, a man walking his dog in Hamlin Park on Thursday evening, November 5, was killed by a falling tree.

Update: Statement by Dick Deal, Director of Shoreline Parks, Recreational and Cultural Services.

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Bulletin: Greenwood Arson fire

The second arson fire to hit a Greenwood neighborhood business in a week threatened The Rosewood Guitar, owned by Shoreline community activist Bill Clements, on Thursday morning, November 5. According to reports, the fire was extinguished before the shop was damaged.

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Shorewood High School Drama presents ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND


This production takes a novel approach to the beloved book. Alice shows her many sides as she makes her way through the classic story. Colorful costumes, new music, and Lewis Carroll's clever language will appeal to all ages.

A large cast of 28 and a crew of more than 30 encounter the surprises of Wonderland. Mozell Gibbons is the stage manager and Ciela Valle-Olguin is the assistant stage manager. Sets and lights are by Marc McCartney, and costumes are designed by Viveca Sanai. Crew heads are Cole Sweeten, Tim McGowan, Matt Delaney, Christy Samuels, Ellen Olsen, Heather Ellis, Rachael Haensly, Meredith Hill, Senie Chernuhina, and Megan Duncan.

The cast is Megan Duncan, Mallory Senter, Nicholas Smit, Sorcha Connor-Boyle, Kayla Erickson, Lauren Allen, Rebecca Erickson, Mary Buswell, Amy LInd, Leah Stoller, Gwendolyn Williams, Jennie Gerling, Arthur Hotchkiss, Korren Bradley, Summer Hofford, Shelby Foote, Lauren Sweeten, Josh Weibel, Peter Erickson, Stefan Petersen, Alex Lee, Hero Robbins-Meyers, Jason Sterland, Christopher Evans, Dennis Peters, Kathleen Power, Mitch Poynter, and Nate Matthews.

Performances are November 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21 at 7:30 pm in the Shorewood HS Theater, 17300 Fremont Ave. N. in Shoreline. Tickets are available for $6 and $8 at Shorewood and Beach House Greetings (206) 542-2773, 626 NW Richmond Beach Rd, west of the QFC in Shoreline. Matinee performances for elementary school students will be November 17 & 18.

For more information see ShorewoodDrama

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2010 School District Bond and Levy Ballot Measures

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Dear Shoreline Staff and Community,

The Shoreline School District has recently reached an important milestone. At the November 2 School Board meeting the financial books were closed for the 2008-09 school year. As expected, the numbers presented to the School Board substantiated the fact that the Shoreline School District is officially “whole” financially. The unreserved ending fund balance is completely restored at five percent.

With this achievement, the District has fulfilled its three-year commitment to restore fiscal stability to our educational community. School Board, staff, parents, students and citizens all share in the accomplishment of this goal. Your efforts and sacrifices have been greatly appreciated!

Now our collective focus can turn to “building a brighter future” for our students and continuing the tradition of excellence in the Shoreline Schools.

To this end, on November 2 the District proposed three ballot measures for the February 9, 2010 special election. The specific resolutions are currently under development and will be voted on by the School Board on November 16.

The measures will include:
  • Replacement Levy for Educational Programs, Maintenance and Operations (M & O)
  • Bond for Modernization and/or Replacement of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools
  • Capital Levy for Technology Support

It is anticipated that the cost to our average taxpayer of the three combined ballot measures will remain at the current 2010 levels in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

We encourage you to learn more about the proposed 2010 bond and levy ballot measures by visiting the following website: 2010 Bond and Levy Ballot Measures

Sincerely,
Sue Walker

Sue Walker, Superintendent
Shoreline School District
sue.walker@shorelineschools.org
206-361-4203 (phone)
206-361-4204 (fax)

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To the Editor: Congratulations on the launch of this website

Congratulations on the launch of this website. I worked in the news business more than 30 years and am convinced that neighborhood and city websites are more important than ever.
Newspapers and broadcasters long ago began phasing out news about communities and are struggling to even stay alive. The only way, then, for us to communicate what's happening 'close to the ground' is to do it ourselves.
You are extremely fortunate to have Evan Smith and Diane Hettrick involved as they are good and credible reporters and writers.
You - the community - now have the means to get the news out, link to others in your city, and (I would hope) eventually advertise your business to thousands of readers.
I live in Edmonds but am interested in what's happening in our neighboring towns, so I will be reading with interest. I will also be jealous that we have nothing like it in Edmonds.
Onward!
Mauri Moore

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Tracey widens lead over Ryu

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Shoreline City Council candidate Shari Tracey widened her lead over Councilwoman Cindy Ryu in election returns released Thursday afternoon.
Tracey's lead is now 436 votes, compared to 313 Wednesday and 152 Tuesday.
Tracey holds 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent for Ryu.
The returns came from 35 percent of registered Shoreline voters.

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Shoreline Area News launch

The Shoreline Area News officially launched its website, Thursday, November 5, 2009, in response to the demise of the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Enterprise edition. The News is located at www.ShorelineAreaNews.com and covers the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. Created by artist and designer Sonya Reasor, community activist Diane Hettrick, and Enterprise politics writer Evan Smith, the News hopes to be a central location for information for and about the two cities. Volunteer writers and photographers are welcome and residents are encouraged to send information about events and activities to: Editor@ShorelineAreaNews.com

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Election Analysis #7: Hall holds lead over Hale

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

By Evan Smith

ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Shoreline Planning Commission Chairman Will Hall held his lead in over candidate Patty Hale in their race for a Council position.
Hall's 53 percent to 47 percent lead Tuesday night fell to 52-47 percent Wednesday, but he widened his vote lead from 413 votes Tuesday to 448 votes Wednesday.
A Hall victory could make him the swing vote on a traditionally divided Council.
The two are competing for the position now held by Councilwoman Janet Way, who finished third in the August primary. Hale finished first in the primary, but Way asked her supporters to back Hall.

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Election Analysis #6: Tracey widens lead over Ryu

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Challenger Shari Tracey widened her lead over Shoreline City Councilwoman Cindy Ryu in returns announced Wednesday afternoon.
Tracey's lead widened from 152 votes Tuesday night to 303 votes Wednesday.
Tracey now holds a 52 percent to 48 percent lead.
Nearly a quarter of the expected votes are yet to be counted.
The Tracey-Ryu election was the most expensive in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park. Ryu reported raising $40,116 and spending $35,484. A group had spent $7,720 to oppose her. Tracey had raised $26,124 and spent $24,365.
A Ryu loss could cost the controling group its majority.

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Election Analysis LFP: Wright wins expensive LFP election

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

John Wright won the most expensive election on the Lake Forest Park ballot over Jean Thomas for an open seat on the LFP City Council.
Wright had 52 percent of the vote Tuesday night to 48 percent for Thomas.
Thomas had led Wright in the August primary, but third-place finisher Chuck Paulsen threw his post-primary support to Wright.
A Thomas defeat would be a loss for the 32nd District Democratic Committee, which had endorsed Thomas.
In the closest of four Lake Forest Park Council races, Bob Lee led Tom French 52 percent to 48 percent.

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Election Analysis LFP: Koppenol wins hotly contested LFP election

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Lake Forest Park City Councilwoman Sandy Koppenol held a decisive lead over Councilman Alan Kiest Tuesday night.
Koppenol had decided against running for the seat that she now holds, and then filed to run against Kiest.
Koppenol led Kiest Tuesday night with 54 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Kiest.
A Koppenol victory would be a victory for Lake Forest Park Mayor Dave Hutchinson, whom Kiest had often opposed over budget issues. Kiest had opposed tax increases as a way to balance the City's budget.
Don Fiene, who had been a Kiest ally on budget issues ran unopposed and won with 97 percent of the vote.

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Election Analysis #5: Ryu-Tracey race would determine control of Shoreline Council

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

With Shoreline City Councilwoman Cindy Ryu trailing challenger Shari Tracey Tuesday night, the group that has controlled the Council could lose the control it has had since Ryu and Councilwoman Janet Way won seats on the Council four years ago.

At the time, Ryu and Way joined with then-Councilman Bob Ransom and then-Councilwoman Maggie Fimia to form a controlling majority on the Council.
Two years ago, Ransom and Fimia lost, but new Councilmen Terry Scott and Chris Eggen helped Ryu and Way keep a controlling majority,
With Way losing in the primary, the group could keep control only if Ryu and one of her allies would win. Christopher Roberts, who, like Ryu and Way, was endorsed by the 32nd District Democrats, won, but a Ryu defeat would leave the group with only three votes. if Tracey defeats Ryu, she would be likely to join re-elected Councilman Keith McGlashan and holdover Councilwoman Doris McConnell in an opposition group.
Then, if Will Hall holds his lead over Patty Hale, he would be in an enviable position as the swing vote,
Hall has feet in both camps. He started the campaign as a critic of the Ryu-Way majority, but he made up with them when he sought the Democratic Committee's endorsement.
Many observers believed that Scott and Eggen would be more independent with Ryu and Way gone.
With a 3-3-1 breakdown on the Council, the group could have a hard time choosing a mayor when it reconvenes in January.

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Election Analysis #4: McGlashan scores decisive victory

By Evan Smith ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Incumbent Shoreline City Councilman Keith McGlashan overcame an aggressive write-in campaign and weeks of negative campaigning to win re-election.
McGlashan held 82 percent of the vote in early returns Tuesday night.
McGlashan's was the only name on the ballot for Council Position 1, but Shoreline Chamber of Commerce President Wendy DiPeso registered as a write-in candidate, raised and spent more money than McGlashan, and won endorsements from both the 32nd District Democratic Committee and 32nd District Republican Committee.
Still, McGlashan held 82 percent of the vote in early returns Tuesday night,
McGlashan ran up his impressive lead despite negative campaigning centered around an arrest at a conference in New Orleans two years ago.
A McGlashan victory could make him the first Shoreline Council member to win re-election in four years.
Other incumbents didn't fare well. Councilwoman Janet Way lost in the primary, Councilman Ron Hansen was trailing badly and Councilwoman Cindy Ryu was trailing in a close race,
Two years ago, the City turned out Councilman Bob Ransom and Councilwoman Maggie Fimia, and Councilman Rich Gustafson didn't seek re-election.
Four years ago, Shoreline voters retained only one of the four incumbents whose positions were on the ballot.

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