Shorecrest PTSA Endorses school bond/levy/levy

Friday, January 8, 2010

Members of the Shorecrest PTSA pose in front of a giant sign for the Yes For Shoreline Schools campaign.  Shorecrest PTSA endorsed all three measures, which will be on the ballot in February, at its meeting in December 2009.
Left to right: Karen Dixon (Co-President), Sandy Chudler, Jane Shea, Sue Suwiwattanakul; Cheryl McKeon (peeking from behind Jim Talbot), Jim Talbot (Co-VP of Legislation), Janet Boyett (Co-President) and Cynthia Robson (Co-VP of Legislation)

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Workout Worldwide has Shoreline Schools ties

Thursday, January 7, 2010

At 8 am PST this Saturday, January 9, the largest simultaneous workout in history will take place in 50 locations around the world, for one hour. This event is aiming for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Everett is the only city in Washington to host this event, so come be a part of history with the Workout Worldwide at Valley View Baptist Church, 9717 31st Ave SE, Everett.

The event costs $20 to attend, and 100% of your donation goes straight to the American Heart Association. Register here. For the basic $20 donation, you get:


  • Admission to the event and 30 minutes of fun, intense fat burning exercise.
  • 2 Weeks of fitness bootcamp for FREE at one of AIM FitCamp's various locations - $100 value (Shoreline, Edmonds, Everett, Redmond)
  • “The Drop a Dress Size in 21 Days!” home fitness program powered by Workout Muse -$49 value
  • Bragging rights, as this event is part of a large worldwide movement that will earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records!

This charity event has a special tie to Shoreline, too: the trainer leading the workout is a Shorecrest alumni, a Shoreline business owner, and current Shorecrest basketball coach Mark Haner.

Mark graduated from Shorecrest High School in 2000 and has been coaching boy's basketball and track and field at Shorecrest for almost 10 years. Several years ago, Mark started AiM Fitcamps as a way to follow his passion for health and fitness while still being able to coach at Shorecrest in the afternoons (something that can't easily be done with a 9-5 desk job.)

Mark's very first bootcamps were in Shoreline, and he still runs a great camp at the Shoreline Center. We're so happy that his camps have gained a following in the community, as he now also runs bootcamps in Edmonds, Everett and Redmond.

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Shorecrest, Shorewood will both be in 3A WESCO league

Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools will both be in the 3A classification for athletics and activities starting in the 2010-11 school year, according to Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA).

The classification is determined by the average enrollment in grades 10 to 12. Shorewood had previously been a 4A school.

There are significantly more 3A schools in the Western Conference (WESCO) for the next two-year cycle as well. Below are the expected classifications for WESCO teams:

3A
Oak Harbor
Everett (pictured)
Glacier Peak
Meadowdale
Lynnwood
Mountlake Terrace
Shorecrest
Shorewood
Marysville-Getchell (opens in 2011)

4A
Stanwood
Arlington
Marysville-Pilchuck
Snohomish
Monroe
Lake Stevens
Cascade
Jackson
Mariner
Kamiak (pictured)
Edmonds Woodway


Everett photo from CityData
Kamiak photo by ShandaPanda

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Lake Forest Park Residents Eligible for Shoreline Parks and Recreation Resident Rates and Scholarships

Lake Forest Park residents will be eligible for the same fees and early registration as Shoreline residents starting in January 2010. On line registration and information here

To register by phone call: Aquatics program, 206-801-2650; other programs, 206-801-2600.
 

The City of Lake Forest Park will reimburse income eligible residents who are registered and attend cultural, recreation, and aquatic programs and camps through the Shoreline Parks Department. The City will reimburse each qualified resident up to $50.00 per quarter for Fall, Winter and Spring, and up to $100 for Summer Quarter. Instructions for reimbursement are on the application that can be found on Lake Forest Parks’ website,

Click here for an application.

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Ronald School building and Shorewood High School planning #1

Wednesday, January 6, 2010


As planning continues for the modernization/replacement of Shorewood High School, the Shoreline School District has been gathering important facts regarding the Ronald School building. This information provides our community with the background necessary to consider a variety of options with respect to the future of the Ronald School building and its current tenant, the Shoreline Historical Museum. 
 The District recognizes the value of the Museum in our community and encourages all stakeholders to share in the problem solving around this issue. The District has held several meetings with representatives from the Shoreline Historical Museum and the City of Shoreline to reach a resolution agreeable to all parties involved.


What are the current plans for the historic Ronald School building?


Ronald School was originally constructed as a four-room schoolhouse in 1912 and later expanded to its current eight-classroom configuration in 1926. It was used for school purposes for almost 60 years, until 1971. The School District has allowed it to be used by the Shoreline Historical Museum since 1976. It is currently a City of Shoreline landmark structure.

The School Board has selected preferred conceptual designs for both Shorewood and Shorecrest High Schools. At Shorewood, the conceptual design incorporates the historic Ronald School in a meaningful way into the new school, and at the same time bridging the past history of Shoreline with the new school building by proposing to share the space with the Shoreline Historical Museum.

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Tears of Joy Theatre presents Stellaluna


The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Presents:   
Stellaluna by Tears of Joy Theatre
January 9 at 11 am Tickets: $7
at Shoreline Community College Campus Theatre

What happens when a baby bat by the name of Stellaluna falls into a bird’s nest and grows up wondering why she’s different from the rest? Find out as the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council presents Stellaluna by Tears of Joy Theater on January 9 at 11 am as part of the 2010 Children’s Series. Purchase tickets by calling the Arts Council at 206-417-4645 or by ordering online.


More on Stellaluna:

Stellaluna is the enchanting story of a baby fruit bat who falls into a bird’s nest, and is adapted from the beloved book by Janell Cannon. Poor Stellaluna tries to adapt to her new home but finds herself the odd one out, hanging by her feet and disgusted by those bugs Mother Bird brings home to dinner. And so begins the re-education of Stellaluna, out of her element and struggling to obey rules for which she’s naturally ill-equipped. What a relief when she finally discovers she is a bat! Its message of self-acceptance and celebrating differences is warm and clear. Tears of Joy Theatre produces, develops, and presents puppet theatre shows that celebrate the diversity of world cultures.

Shoreline Community College Campus Theater is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave N. Bldg 1600, Shoreline, WA 98133. For more information on these and other Arts Council programs please visit us online or call the office between 12-5 Tuesday through Friday at 206-417-4645.

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Monday deadline for voter registration

Monday, January 11 is the deadline for registering to vote online or by mail for the February 9 special election. It also is the deadline for registered Washington voters to change their registration addresses.

New Washington voters may register through Monday, February 1, but they must do it in person at the King County elections office in Tukwila.


Registration information is available by calling 206-296-VOTE or by visiting the King County elections web site . Mail-in registration forms are available at libraries, fire stations and schools.


The elections department plans to mail ballots Wednesday, January 20, with voters' pamphlets going out at about the same time.

 
Local ballots will have the three propositions proposed by the Shoreline School District and a King County Library System levy. These are the three School District propositions:


  1. The replacement maintenance-and-operations levy; 
  2. The bonds for modernization and replacement of Shorewood and Shorecrest high schools,
  3. A capital levy for technology improvements and support.

The maintenance-and-operations levy and the technology levy require only a simple majority; the bond issue needs a 60 percent “yes” vote out of a minimum of 9,516 voters. The Library levy requires a simple majority to pass.

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Science and Management of Addiction (SAMA) free presentation

On January 12 at 7:00 pm at the Shorecrest Auditorium, the Shorecrest PTSA is sponsoring a free presentation by the staff of the Science And Management of Addiction (SAMA).
 
Did you know . . .
  • The United States has the highest rate of substance abuse of any industrialized nati
  • Teenagers and young adults are most likely to use drugs.
  • The highest rate of illicit drug use occurs in 18-20 year olds.
  • 54% of teenagers report having used some form of illicit drug by the time they finish high school.
  • 29% having tried drugs other than marijuana.
  • As many as 23% of kids who try heroine eventually become dependent, as do 17% of kids who try cocaine.
  • Every year, approximately 20,000 people in the U.S. die from illicit drug use.
  • Approximately 27% of the yearly deaths are the result of substance abuse (including alcohol and tobacco.) 
 If you would like to find out what you can do about the problem of teenager/young adult addiction, Shorecrest PTSA invites you to hear from Science And Management of Addiction (SAMA) staff.



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High school girls’ basketball teams resume Wesco South play

The Shorecrest and Shorewood high school girls’ basketball teams resume Wesco South play Wednesday, January 6, after playing their final non-league games Tuesday, December 29.
Shorecrest plays a home game Wednesday against Meadowdale in a battle of Class 3A powers. Meadowdale is tied with two 4A teams for first in the Division with a 4-1 Division record. Shorecrest is in a three-way tie for second with a 3-2 Division record. Both Meadowdale and Shorecrest have 5-2 overall records.

The Scots fell to 5-2 when they closed the December portion of their schedule with a 50-42 home loss to undefeated Burlington-Edison of the Northwest League 2A Division.

Here is the score by quarters in Shorecrest’s last non-league game of the season:

B-E 12 7 13 18 — 50

Shorecrest 13 4 9 16 — 42

Shorecrest scoring—Casey Axelson 3, Allison Jones 0, Shannon Schachle 6, Christina Jarvis 0, Rachel Schrote 6, Mickey Greenburg 0, Brianne Lasconia 6, Addy Ibsen 0, Angie Tulee 8, Janie Uppinghouse 11, MIndia Matheson 2. Records—Burlington-Edison 5-0 overall, Shorecrest 4-3.

Shorewood opens its January schedule with an away game against the team it is tied with for seventh in the Wesco South, Glacier Peak, the second-year school in the Snohomish School District. Both teams have 2-3 Wesco South records and 3-4 overall records.

Shorewood improved its overall record when the Scots won a home game against Centralia 62-55 in overtime. Shorewood needed extra time after blowing a lead and allowing Centralia to tie in regulation. Taylor Nephew had 10 rebounds and eight points for the Thunderbirds.

Centralia 9 6 18 17 5 — 55

Shorewood 12 14 20 4 12— 62

Shorewood scoring— Amanda Fasbender 0, Godfrey 0, Lisa Echert 11, Syd Bridges 0, Lindgren 0, Shannon Hasegawa 7, Anne Lundquist 2, McDonald 0, Taylor Nephew 8, Erin Ellersick 12, Kendra Holley-Lair 9, SMasha Shtikel 13.

Records—Centralia 2-5 overall, Shorewood 3-4.



Wesco South GirlsOverall

TeamWLWin % WLWin %

Edmonds-Woodway (4A)41.800 61.857

Jackson (4A)41.800 61.857

Meadowdale (3A)41.800 52.714

Kamiak (4A) 32.600 52.714

Lynnwood (3A)32.600 52.714

Shorecrest (3A)32.600 43.571

Glacier Peak (3A)23.400 34.429

Shorewood (4A)23.400 34.429

Mariner (4A)05.000 07.000

Mountlake Terrace (4A) 05.000 16.143




Top three 4A to district; Fourth 4A to play-in game; all 3A to district

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SCC Hosts Preschool Preview Night

Finding the best preschool for your child can be overwhelming with so many things to consider.

That is why Shoreline Community College’s Parent Education Program is partnering with ParentMap to sponsor one of three Preschool Preview Nights, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2010 in the PUB Main Dining Room.

Faculty and staff from approximately 30 preschools from across Seattle, Shoreline, north King County and south Snohomish County will share information about their preschools from general information about the centers to curriculum. Parents will have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with preschool teachers and learn about the general environment of the preschool, curriculum, learning activities and materials, one-on-one and small group opportunities for children to work and play with instructors, and reading time and play time. They will also have the chance to talk to other parents about their children’s experiences at different schools.

Parents will go home with materials and a much better sense of what preschool might be best for their child or children.

A few of the preschools participating, in addition to the parent cooperative preschools affiliated with Shoreline Community College, are Capitol Hill Cooperative Preschool; Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center; Pacific Northwest Montessori Association, Kinder Kampus Preschool and Child Care and The Highlands School.

As a co-sponsor of the Preschool Preview Night, Shoreline Community College’s Parent Education Program will provide information about the seven parent cooperative preschools (located in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Woodinville, and Kirkland) that are affiliated with the college. The college provides parent instructors for all the preschools, which offer a developmentally appropriate, play-centered curriculum for children birth through five years old. Parents whose children are enrolled in the preschools participate in the preschools on a weekly basis and earn college credit for the parent education that they receive.

For more information, please check out the Preschool Preview Nights at the ParentMap web site

To learn more about Shoreline Community College’s Parent Cooperative Program (seven locations), please check out the web site.  Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, just west of Aurora Avenue and north of Seattle city limits.

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To the Editor: Protect the Ronald School and Shoreline Historical Museum

The school levy and bond election is a month away and there has been virtually no education about it and its importance to the preservation of the old Ronald School Building and the future of the Shoreline Historical Museum housed there. There are apparently three parts to this special election. The levy part would maintain current taxation and services. The bond part would fund the complete rebuilding of our two high schools. And the third part would be for technical things like computers in classrooms. Of particular concern to me is the bond that would finance a rebuild and rearrangement of the Shorewood High School campus in a way that would compromise the Museum to its detriment and eventual demise.

With all the people who want to save the museum and its building why hasn't this issue been brought to the public? Are we going to lose it by default?

Renovation of the old school house has cost well over one $1 million. The building has Landmark status. Still it is obvious that the School Board does not want to save it, a one-of-a-kind asset to any high school, by the way! What other school can boast of having a museum on its campus?

I have been to School Board meetings and an open house on the matter in the latter part of 2009. I have asked questions, as have others, but the School Board's answers leave much to be desired in specificity as to the future of either the Ronald School Building or the Museum. From most interpretations it sounds as though the Museum doesn't fit into their plans and what will really happen if the bond is passed is that they will "honor" it by eventually tearing it down. What a "great" lesson that would be for students everywhere, and what a loss for the rest of us.

Vicki Westberg
Shoreline

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Homeless in King County - the One Night Count

The annual One Night Count of people who are homeless in King County takes place at the end of January 2010. This marks the 30th year that the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH) and Operation Nightwatch have organized volunteers to see how many of our neighbors are homeless and without shelter. 

We carry out this One Night Count for two reasons: to document the nature and extent of homelessness in King County, and to build public engagement and action around the issue. When more people stand up, speak up, call, write and advocate for the smart policies and strong investments we need, we can end this crisis.

There are two parts to the One Night Count:

1. Counting who is in emergency shelter and transitional housing programs. Staff from the King County Community Services Division, Homeless Housing Program coordinate the survey.

2. A street count of people who are homeless and without shelter, staying outdoors, in vehicles, or makeshift shelters.  SKCCH coordinates the Street Count in partnership with our member organizations and hundreds of volunteers from all walks of life.

How does the count work? Teams of Count Volunteers go out with trained team leaders to pre-arranged areas.  Teams ride "Night Owl" buses, and collect information from area hospitals, the Sobering Center, and Tent Cities. The count is carried out between 2 and 5 am.

For more information, please see the SKCCH web site or call SKCCH Executive Director, Alison Eisinger, at 206-357-3148.

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Shoreline Breakfast Rotary adopts first mile of Aurora Avenue

Members of the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club are shown preparing to pick up litter from the first mile of Aurora Avenue N. Under a program of the City of Shoreline, the Club has taken on a mile of litter control as as regular project.   The railroad bridge over 155th is shown in the background of the photo.



 Ron Hansen, of the Breakfast Rotary, prepares to take a turn helping to keep the first mile of Aurora litter free. Volunteers are not allowed to weed the center median on the highway. That work is done by city maintenance staff or subcontracted to landscaping crews.
Photos by Jan Hansen


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Pat Cashman stars in one-night-only benefit performance

Seattle actor/writer/comic Pat Cashman and his beautiful, talented wife Patti will star in a single performance of A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Love Letters, Saturday, January 23, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at Seattle Musical Theatre, 7400 Sand Point Way, NE.

The two-person play traces the lifelong correspondence of the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner. The story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written – and what is left unsaid – in their letters. Since its first performance in 1988 starring Joanna Gleason and John Rubinstein, many celebrities have performed this poignant and moving play, including Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards, Lynn Redgrave and John Clark, Carol Burnett and Brian Dennehy, Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek, Timothy Hutton and Elizabeth McGovern, Elizabeth Taylor and James Earl Jones.

“I had never read the play nor seen Love Letters on stage before SMT suggested I might like to perform it with my lovely wife,” says Pat. “They gave us the script and we immediately fell in love with the characters of Melissa and Andrew and are thrilled we have the opportunity to play opposite each other in a play for the very first time.”

There are three ticket price levels for this benefit performance: $35 per person includes Orchestra Level tickets for the show only; $75 per person includes Silver Stage Level tickets for the performance and after-show dessert reception with Pat and Patti; $125 per person includes Gold Stage Level tickets for the performance, after-show dessert reception with Pat and Patti, and the donor’s name engraved on a Love Letters plaque that will permanently hang in the SMT lobby.

For reservations or information, call 206-363-2809.

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To the Editor: Shoreline Schools’ Bond and Levy Measures deserve a YES-YES-YES Vote

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

We moved to Shoreline in 1989 to avail our children of this excellent school district and the education it provided them.

Our children attended five schools in the District, learning from dedicated and outstanding teachers & staff with enrichment opportunities in the arts and technology as well as a firm foundation in the basics of education. Both of our children were well prepared for advanced studies at universities of their choice, one in state and one on the other coast.

Generations of Shoreline residents ensured this educational opportunity for our children; thus we feel compelled to “pay it forward” for the current and future generations. Students in our high schools deserve to have state-of-the-art facilities to ensure their readiness for careers in the 21st century. The levy measures will, in part, make up for the woeful under-funding of public education in this state. If you want more information on the facts, read either the school district’s site or the Citizens for Shoreline Schools website.


Then please join us in voting YES! YES! YES! for Shoreline Schools this February.

Mary and Dave Bannister
Shoreline

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Bellevue Sweeps Shoreline CC in Basketball

The Bellevue Bulldogs ruined the NWAACC Northern Region openers for the Shoreline Community College Dolphins by sweeping both games in men's and women's basketball on Saturday.

In the women's game, the Lady Bulldogs broke open a tight game in early in the second game with a tough full court press that SCC could not handle and went on to a 63-44 victory. Ana Haberman led the Dolphins with 24 points. The SCC women's squad is now 1-8 on the season and 0-1 in the NWAACC Northern Region. Bellevue is 6-5 and 1-0.

In the men's game, Shoreline was up by five points with 15 minutes to play, but hit a cold spell shooting and Bellevue got hot at the same time and blew open the game as Bellevue won 85-69. Shawn West led SCC with 18 points, while Sean Jones and Jesse Vaughn added 13 and 11 points each. Shoreline is 6-3 on the season, 0-1 in the region. The 6th ranked Bulldogs are 8-2 on the season and 1-0 in the region.

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Serve on the Shoreline Planning Commission

The City of Shoreline invites interested individuals to apply for upcoming openings on the Planning Commission. The City Council will appoint volunteers to serve four-year terms beginning April 2010. Candidates must live or own property in Shoreline.

Community Service Application
Applications are due by Friday, Jan. 29, 5:00 p.m.

Drop off or mail to:
City Clerk's Office, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave. N., Shoreline, WA 98133

Email to: Planning Commission
 

Pictured: 2009 Planning Commission 
 
Front row, from left: Rocky Piro, Sid Kuboi, Vice-Chair Ben Perkowski and Chair Michelle Linders Wagner. 
Back row, from left: John Behrens, Janne Kaje, David Pyle, Michael Broili.
Planning Commission
Volunteers who serve on the Planning Commission provide recommendations to the City Council on land use, growth and development issues. They are charged with reviewing and providing recommendations regarding amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, development regulations and major development proposals.

The Planning Commission hosts public workshops and hearings to gather public input about a wide range of land use matters. The City Council is the ultimate decision-making authority on these land use matters and relies on the Planning Commission to develop the record, reflecting both technical information and community input, and to provide a thoughtful recommendation for Council’s consideration.

Candidates should have a general interest in environmental, growth and development issues but no technical background or experience in land use is required – important qualifications are an ability to listen to and work well with others, a willingness to read background reports provided prior to the meetings, and a commitment to regular attendance and active participation at the meetings.

The Planning Commission meets in the Council Chamber at Shoreline City Hall, on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 7:00 to 9:30 pm New members will be sworn in at the April 1 Planning Commission meeting.

Visit the Planning Commission webpage.
Photo courtesy of the City of Shoreline

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Student Art reception

The Shoreline PTA Council sponsors an annual arts competition for students in Shoreline Schools, called Reflections, with categories in fine arts and music for multiple grade levels. Winners from each school are forwarded to the council, where district winners are chosen by panels of local judges. These winners are sent to the State PTA, where state winners are chosen.

On Wednesday, January 6, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the Shoreline Room of the Shoreline Conference Center, there will be a reception for the winners from all the schools, with the winning pieces on display. The public is invited to attend.



The 2009 winner from Shoreline, Maki Nakano, an intermediate student from Syre Elementary School in Shoreline, was selected to receive a National PTA Reflections Program Award of Excellence in visual arts.
 

Nakano received a letter and a certificate of participation from the national PTA organization. Her piece, titled What a Funny Town, joined other notable awarded pieces in a virtual gallery on national PTA’s website in July 2009.
 
“As education budgets are being cut and art education along with it, it’s important that children still have a way to express themselves,” said Jan Harp Domene, National PTA president. “That’s why we’re proud that PTA’s across the country participate in this program to provide an arts education to millions of students.”

“I am thrilled for Maki to receive this award. As one of only seven entries to receive an Award of Excellence at the national level from the entire state of Washington, the Shoreline PTA Council is very proud of her achievement,” added Patty Sanders, Shoreline PTA Council 2009 Reflections Chair.


Photo of "What a Funny Town" courtesy of the Shoreline School District

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Spartan Gym patrons donate to HopeLink


Patrons of the Spartan Recreation Center, located on the grounds of the Shoreline Center on 1st NE, collected food for the Hopelink food bank throughout 2009. The resulting donation totalled 1,297 pounds of food with a monetary value of $1,922. 

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SL Councilmembers sworn in; McGlashan is Mayor

Monday, January 4, 2010

A full house attended the reception and watched the swearing in ceremony for re-elected council member Keith McGlashan, and newly elected council members Will Hall, Shari Tracey, and Christopher Roberts in the council chambers at the new Shoreline City Hall on Monday, January 4.

Judge Richard Eadie, Shoreline resident, administered the oath of office to each council member in order of position and acknowledged all the candidates who ran for office and the families who supported them in the process.
The newly formed council's first order of business was to elect a mayor and deputy mayor.  Keith McGlashan was elected mayor, and new council member Will Hall was elected as deputy mayor.

(Pictured) Judge Richard Eadie administers the oath of office to Keith McGlashan, who was elected to a two-year term as Mayor of Shoreline, and to Will Hall, elected to a two-year term as Deputy Mayor of Shoreline.

Photos by Steven Robinson for the Shoreline Area News

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SL Police bust graffiti ring

By Sgt. Katie Larsen, Shoreline Police 
       
Over the course of the past three weeks the Shoreline Police have made approximately 12 graffiti arrests. At this point, we have reason to believe that the suspects arrested / interviewed are responsible for a minimum of 80% of the graffiti within our city.

This is an active investigation and we still have a number of additional suspects to contact. We are working in a cooperative effort with the City (CRT and Parks) in addition to the School District and private citizens to put this together. It is a very labor intensive investigation with literally hundreds of cases.

Photo by Liv G

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Storm Water Education for LFP Businesses

Lake Forest Park recognizes that businesses are instrumental in improving water quality in our streams and Lake Washington. Through a grant from King County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program the City hired the non-profit ECOSS to inform local businesses of their impact. During a three month period this fall ECOSS visited 20 Lake Forest Park businesses, observing their operation, and provided training and spill response kits specific to their business. Overall, businesses were pleased with the program and interested in improving stormwater quality.

Thanks to a grant from King County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, twenty local businesses were educated on what to do in case of a spill. Businesses were also provided with spill kits. The purpose of the project is to prevent chemicals from getting into the storm water and eventually streams and lakes.


--*etc Electronic Town Crier

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New gallery show at Towne Centre January 7

The Gallery at Towne Centre Presents:
Intuition
January 7 – February 28, 2010
Artist Open House Thursday, January 14,  5-7 pm
 
Intuition has been defined as “understanding without effort.” An artist’s intuition can then be described as an effortless capturing of the world transformed into art. Artists Judith Heim (watercolor/ink), Ellen Miffitt (collage) and Rick Scott (photography) will present their intuitive artworks at the new gallery show, Intuition, which opens January 7 at The Gallery at Towne Centre.

Thursday, January 14 from 5-7 pm there is a special artist open house for the public to meet the artists, ask questions about their art and enjoy some refreshments.

About the Artists:

Ellen Miffitt brings over thirty years of artistic experience in the arts to her personal expression and art instruction. After moving to the Pacific Northwest, she started painting sumi-e with Fumiko Kimura and registered “Nine Lives Studio” in Oct of 2002. “As an artist I am constantly involved with that process of transformation: spirit to image on paper, mixing papers to create new textures, combining a variety of papers to create collage. The idea of mixing and blending different materials is exciting and a natural extension of sumi for me. Embossing metal to create texture, modeling Precious Metal Clay to make jewelry and exploring other media are an outlet for my creativity.”

Judith Heim says "Most of my paintings are not premeditated. They start out as amorphous shapes of wet color. As I see subject matter emerge, I delineate it. Most of my imagery is influenced by the unseen world around me, the collective unconscious, and natural forms. I decided early on, that I did not want my art to be a noun. I like to create visual metaphors and maybe even a dangling participle or two! I see it as a spontaneous celebration of the journey."

Rick Scott on his art:  "What an amazing experience to be able to express and share concepts, ideas and views through my images. While challenging, it is an extremely rewarding experience. I have been fortunate to be able to share my work in galleries, public and private showings and private collections. My work has taken me across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia creating compositions in which I attract the viewer into the work using light, color, shape, form and texture."


The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday 12-5 on the lower level of the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. The address is 17171 Bothell Way NE, Suite A-141, Lake Forest Park, WA 98133. For information on the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council call 206-417-4645, see the website or e-mail the Arts Council

Photos courtesy of the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council. 

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

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To the Editor: Read the facts about the school bond

Recently, there were letters to the editor written by citizens who oppose the upcoming bond measure to replace our high schools. I would encourage all voters to read the facts about the upcoming election. I have attended several district and community sponsored meetings regarding the bond issue, and found both District administrators and architects to be very open to input from the community. Contrary to what Ms. Way asserts in her letter, the plan for Shorewood does not include turning the Ronald School building into the new library. The proposed location of the library reflects how the community input process worked - the design team listened to citizens, including me, who requested that the library be located in a more central location so that it is convenient to all staff and students. The design incorporates possible shared use with the Museum (the District legally has to rent space at fair market value to the Museum when the current lease expires - see document). It does not involve tearing down the Ronald School as Ms. Way insinuates, nor does it “needlessly destroy the Museum,” as Ms. Phelps would have us believe.
The District selected Bassetti Architects for design of the new Shorewood in part because of the work they did with other high schools with historically significant buildings. Take a look at what they accomplished with Roosevelt High School. (Photos of Roosevelt High School courtesy of Bassetti Architects. Ed.) Anybody who is familiar with the old Roosevelt can see that historical features were honored and preserved while the school was transformed into a beautiful modern, functional facility that will serve that community for many decades. I hope that our community will be able to see the end result of how the architectural significance of the Ronald School building can be honored and preserved, while at the same time addressing seismic issues and providing our students with a school environment that is safe, healthy, and functional.

Our current high schools are inadequate to meet the needs of Shoreline’s current and future students. I want my children, and the rest of our community’s children, to have the opportunity to attend a high school that is safe, secure, and up-to-date, and that meets the needs of students, staff and community. All of the districts that surround Shoreline have supported providing updated high schools for their students. The proposed high schools meet the district’s goals of providing “an environment that honors community values and promotes community access” and “a specialized design that honors the identity and history of the school and the district”. By approving all three ballot measures in February, voters can show our community’s children that we value the quality of education they receive.  

Kristine McLane
Shoreline

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Meet the new Shoreline city council on January 4

Sunday, January 3, 2010

The public is invited to a cookies and coffee reception for the new Shoreline City Council, at 6 pm on Monday, January 4 at the new City Hall on 175th and Midvale.

At 6:30 pm the city council meeting will begin with the swearing in of three new councilmembers - Shari Tracey, Will Hall, and Chris Roberts - and one re-elected councilmember, Keith McGlashan.

The city clerk will take the roll call and run the election of the mayor and deputy mayor.
The full agenda for the evening can be found here.

Pictured:  Shari Tracey


Pictured:  Will Hall.  Keith McGlashan, Chris Roberts.




The three newly elected and one returning member join incumbents Terry Scott, Chris Eggen and Doris McConnell. 


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To the Editor: School District not honest about “levy/bond” measure

Although the Shoreline School Board refers to the School District's February ballot measures as the "levy/bond" issue, this designation is not correct.

There will be three, independent Shoreline School District issues on the ballot, requiring a separate vote on each:

• A four-year replacement of the expiring levy for educational programs, maintenance and operations levy;

• A $150 million bond for the modernization/replacement of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools;

• A four-year capital levy for technology improvements and support.


Contrary to the School Board designation noted above, there is no such thing as the "levy/bond" measure. I have supported every levy for the schools ever since we moved to Shoreline, in 1965, and intend to continue to do so this time around as well. However, the bond measure should be rejected.

The Shoreline School District is determined to acquire The Old Ronald School Building, which houses the Shoreline/Lake Forest Part Historical Museum, as part of its "modernization/replacement" project. If the bond passes, the Museum will be terminated. This is a needless loss that the community should not be asked to sustain because there are happy alternatives to what the School Board has blindly, and unreasonably, pursued.

The School District abandoned The Old Ronald School Building over 30 years ago, a building which would have vanished long since were it not for the work of the Museum boards and the donors who financed its preservation and updated it to meet modern safety and access codes. I do not have a firm figure as to the amount of money spent by the Museum, but I do know that it is at least $1.5 million.

As for the bond issue, I cannot in good conscience support it because as it stands now, it means the needless destruction of the Museum which is a rich, unique community cultural and educational asset, something that any reasonable school board would treasure and do everything it could to preserve - just the opposite of what the Shoreline School Board is proposing to do if the bond issue passes.

Elaine Phelps
Shoreline

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Evan Smith: Tracey says hard work overcame Ryu’s financial advantage

By Evan Smith 
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Shoreline City-Councilwoman-elect Shari Tracey said Wednesday that she overcame incumbent Councilwoman Cindy Ryu’s financial advantage with hard work.

Ryu reported raising $38,253 to $25,400 for Tracey and outspending Tracey $38,253 to $24,980. Even with an independent group’s spending $7,721 to oppose Ryu, Ryu had a $5,552 spending advantage.

“While money is important in an election, being willing to work hard is more important,” Tracey told me. “I personally door-belled over 10,000 houses, and fabulous volunteers helped doorbell an additional 2,000 homes. The week before the election, I had an awesome team of volunteers and together we personally telephoned over 2,000 people who had not yet voted. My goal was to personally reach as many Shoreline residents as possible, and to run a positive, upbeat campaign focused on my strengths.”
Ryu was one of three Shoreline incumbents to lose and one of six in the last two elections. Tracey credited that to voters’ desire for change.
“Shoreline has had some unique issues with its elected officials,” she said. “Divisiveness has been a huge part of Shoreline politics for the past four years and particularly under the leadership of the last two years. This was unhealthy for the community, bad for the business climate, and was creating a very bad reputation for Shoreline.

 “I heard from many voters that it was time to finish the housecleaning on the City Council. Furthermore, I think that the residents were speaking loudly about the negative and untruthful campaigning against me and other candidates.” 

Tracey, who won the closest election in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park with 50.4 percent of the vote, said that the contest was so close because of Ryu’s. advantages as an incumbent.

Tracey said that Ryu not only had the advantage of incumbency, but of name familiarity from previous runs for office,

“She was the current Mayor and had enough money in her campaign coffers to send out many mailings, as well as doing multiple automated calls” Tracey said. “I had to match that by maximizing my funding – getting the most bang out of every dollar I spent.”
Even though Ryu had a big financial advantage, Tracey still raised and spent more money than any candidate in other November election contests in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park.

When I asked Tracey whether it was a factor in the election that Ryu was criticized for writing a letter recommending the garbage company that had given her a campaign contribution. Tracey said she didn’t think any one factor determined the outcome of the election.

“Rather,” she said, “many things combined which persuaded the voters that I was the right choice.”

Tracey said that she expects the new Council to work more collaboratively than previous councils.  She added that she and her new colleagues would put a new emphasis on being respectful.

“Being respectful to our colleagues will be a high priority,” she said. “Working smart is also a priority – having everyone be prepared for meetings and giving City staff an opportunity to answer questions and help find solutions prior to an actual meeting will be key.
“One of my personal goals is to keep the constituent communication door open and information flowing. The voters have trusted me to take this position and I will do my best to represent the City as a whole. This includes reaching out to people who supported my opponent in the campaign. We all live in the same city and have more commonalities than differences.”

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Nominations for Shoreline Schools support staff of the year

Nominations for 2009-2010 Shoreline Schools Support Person of the Year are open and may be made by staff, students, parents, and other community members. The nomination form is available on the District Web site, and is due in the Public Information Office by Friday, January 22, 2010.
 

Support Staff include crossing guards, classroom aides (para-educators), nurses, library techs, office managers, secretaries, playground supervisors, lunchroom aides, security guards, mobility assistants, and behavior techs.


The recipient will receive a $500 award from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation and will be recognized at a reception prior to the March 1 School Board meeting. Support Staff Appreciation Week will take place March 7 to 11.

Contact the Public Information Office at 206-361-4412 if you have any questions about the form and process.

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Shorecrest, Shorewood boys lose final December games

The Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ basketball teams both return to Wesco South play Tuesday, Jan. 5, after losing their final December games.
 

Shorecrest plays at Meadowdale Tuesday after losing a non-league game at Burlington, Tuesday, Dec. 29.
 

The Shorecrest-Meadowdale game pits two teams with 5-2 overall records although Shorecrest’s 4-1 Wesco South record is one game better than Meadowdale’s 3-2.
 

Shorewood goes into a home game against Glacier Peak Tuesday after a 55-43 loss to Everett, Wednesday, Dec. 30.

Shorewood takes a 3-2 Division record and 3-4 overall record into the game against Glacier Peak (2-3. 4-3).

Here is the score by quarters in Shorecrest’s 68-48 loss to Burlington-Edison of the Northwest league’s 2A division:


Shorecrest
14
17
9
8
48
 B-E
14
24
18
12
68




















Shorecrest scoring—Isaiah Clevenger 7, Trevor McCoy 0, Jordan Diel 2, Travis Hakee 3, Michael Bateman 10, Brandon McCoy 9, Jordan Brown 4, Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr. 13, Michael Johnson 0, Keith Shattuck 0.

Here is the score by quarters in Shorewood’s 55-48 loss to Everett of the Wesco North:

Everett         16 16 11 12 — 55

Shorewood     9 12 8 14 — 43

Shorewood scoring—Nick Brazell 0, Gage Carroll 5, Ben Andrews 0, Micah Mitchell 9, Semir Kadiric 6, Jerry 21Adrian Simpkins 0, Duncan 0, Josh Hawkins on 2


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Shoreline CC Basketball Returns To Court On Saturday

The Shoreline Community College Men’s and Women’s Basketball Team return to the court on Saturday, January 2, against Bellevue College at the SCC Gym. The doubleheader is the opening NWAACC Northern Region context for both schools.
 

The SCC Men’s Basketball Team is 6-2 on the season and has high hopes of qualifying for the NWAACC Championship at the end of the season after finishing 0-16 (6-21 overall) in the league in 2009. They face a tough Bellevue squad in the opening game of conference play. BC is ranked 6th in the NWAACC with a 7-2 record.

Shoreline is lead by Roshawn West, a sophomore transfer from Portland Community College, who sat out last year and is averaging 16.0 points a game. Freshman, Jonathon Payne and sophomore, Ryan McCorkle, are both averaging 10.0 per game for the Dolphins.  

Shawn West
Photo by Wilson Tsoi



The Lady Dolphins, who have been hit hard by injuries in the first half of the season look to rebound in league play after a 1-7 start in non-league play. Ana Haberman, a sophomore transfer from Linfield College, is third in the NWAACC in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game but the team lost starters Amber Hering and Ashley Flemming for the season due to shoulder and knee injuries and have not managed any other double figure scoring threats.

Ana Haberman
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

The Lady Bulldogs of Bellevue College come into the game with a 5-5 record.
The Women’s Game starts at 2 pm in the SCC gym with the Men’s Game following at 4 pm. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for non-SCC students. SCC students are admitted free with a Student ID.

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