SL Police: Gotcha!

Friday, January 15, 2010

By Sgt. Katie Larsen, Shoreline Police

In April of 2009, a home in the 14700 block of Meridian Ave N was forcibly entered and burglarized. The victim pointed out a cell phone that had been found in the home and did not belong to her.

 
Detective Coblantz wrote a search warrant for the phone and associated numbers and then it began…………..Over the course of the next few months Detective Coblantz continued to pursue leads in this investigation and wrote additional search warrants to obtain suspect information. He discovered a residence in Shoreline associated with the main suspect in this case which appears to be a “hang out” for the criminal element. Detective Coblantz positively identified this suspect and his associates.  


When Seattle began to experience a rash of dental office burglaries Detective Coblantz looked at the MO and knew it was our suspect. He provided the information to Seattle who set up surveillance and apprehended our suspect in a commercial burglary attempt.

Although the bail was set high the suspect was able to post the amount and get out. He continued his criminal ways and ultimately ended up with a million dollars worth of warrants from King County as part of the Repeat Burglar Initiative.

On January 5, 2010, officers with the Eugene police department stopped a suspicious van attempting to flee from the scene of a crime. After playing the name game they determined that the driver and his passenger were our suspects. Officers saw that the entire van was loaded with property, suspected narcotics and cash. They served a warrant on the van and recovered stolen property from approximately 40 felony crimes.

Currently Oregon is investigating these two for multiple crimes in four separate counties in their state. In addition to the crimes in Oregon the two will be extradited to Washington to face their King County charges. The main suspect is facing a minimum 20 year sentence for our charges.

*Officers recovered handguns concealed in the front seat headrests of the van. The barrels pointed out the window………. 


Photos by Steven Robinson for the Shoreline Area News

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Point Wells discussion forum

The Richmond Beach Community Association is sponsoring an interactive discussion with community members on the topic of the proposed Point Wells development. It will be held on Tuesday, January 26 at 7 pm at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church at 1512 NW 195th.


For more information, contact Jack Malek.


Photo of Point Wells courtesy of the City of Shoreline

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To the Editor: I support the school bond and levy


[Editor’s Note: Shoreline City Councilman Chris Eggen (pictured) here expresses his support for the Shoreline School District bond issue and levies.]

I and several other Shoreline City Councilmembers have individually endorsed both the Shoreline School Levies AND the Bond measure. I did this to support present and future Shoreline students. I urge all citizens of Shoreline to vote YES on School Propositions 1, 2, and 3 when you get your ballots.

I am also concerned about the Museum. But I must trust that the School Board and the Museum Board will reach an agreement that preserves the museum building. The city is working behind the scenes to facilitate such an agreement.

To bring a resolution of support on the bond/levies to the Shoreline City Council, we would have to get a presentation from a representative of the School District on the need for and the details of the Levy and Bond measures. At any meeting at which such a resolution is scheduled, we would have to have opportunity for extensive public comment. All City Council Decisions must be made openly, with public deliberation, and with the opportunity for public participation. That is the law and that is the sort of open government I favor. The city is still trying to schedule such a presentation.

Chris Eggen, Shoreline City Councilmember

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Under no conditions would the School District consider demolishing or destroying the Ronald School

Thursday, January 14, 2010


by Craig Degginger
Shoreline School District Public Information Officer

Under no conditions would the District consider demolishing or destroying the Ronald School building in the process of replacing Shorewood High School. It is a “landmark” building, with great educational significance to our community.


• Current architectural plans incorporate the historic Ronald School building into the Shorewood design - honoring, preserving and restoring the original school building, while bringing the unreinforced brick masonry building up to code and making it a safe structure for community/student use.

• Current Shorewood plans propose sharing the restored Ronald School building with the Shoreline Historical Museum through a legal lease agreement, incorporating display cases in the new school’s performing arts center for Museum exhibits and community access.

• Conversations between the District, the Museum, and the City of Shoreline are continuing and additional alternatives are being explored, including, but not limited to:

  1. Option to acquire property adjacent to the Shorewood site as part of an alternative solution for the Ronald School and Museum.
  2. Option for the District to move the Ronald School building to an adjacent site.
  3. Option for the Museum to move to another Shoreline site, including one option that would minimize or eliminate the need for the Museum to pay rent.
Additional information is available on the school district website.

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Skagit Valley College Defeats SCC Women's Basketball


The Lady Cardinals of Skagit Valley College pulled away late in the second half as the SCC Women's Basketball squad battled to a 65-43 defeat. SVC led 33-24 at half-time but Shoreline pulled within 5 with about 10 minutes left in the game, but Shoreline could not muster much offense in the last ten minutes and Skagit pulled away to a victory.

Ana Haberman led Shoreline with 24 points. Haberman was knocked out of the game with a cut under her eye at the start of the second half, but re-entered after receiving treatment and closing the cut.

Shoreline is 1-10 on the season, 0-3 in the NWAACC Northern Region. Skagit moves to 10-3 and 4-0. SCC plays again on Saturday at North Seattle, game time is 4 pm.


Photo of Ana Haberman by Wilson Tsoi

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Evan Smith: County eliminates most ballot drop boxes

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews politics writer


Voters in the February school election and later elections this year will not be able to drop their ballots for free at the Lake Forest Park Library or other sites around King County.

The County has eliminated all drop boxes except one at the County elections headquarters, currently located in Tukwilla, and at accessible voting stations in Bellevue and at the County administration building in downtown Seattle.

A county elections spokeswoman told me recently that the drop sites around the county had been eliminated for budgetary reasons.

She said that closing the drop sites would save the County about $140,000.
County officials say that they have eliminated all elections functions that would not jeopardize the integrity of the elections process and are not required by State law.

County Councilman Bob Ferguson said that budget restrictions forced the County Council to make the move.

“We’re already making steep cuts in human services,” he told me a few weeks ago.

Other counties had already taken similar actions.

Snohomish County, which had 36 drop sites in 2008, had only six in 2009 and will have the same number this year.

The change will be hard on the many people who vote on Election Day.

In the November election, 20 percent of King County’s voters used the free drop boxes, more than half of them on Election Day.

Now, Election-Day voters will have to mail their ballots at a time and place that will guarantee a postmark that day.

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Gardening on the wing

The general membership meeting of the Thornton Creek Alliance is on Thursday, January 21 at 7 pm at Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, 10005 32nd Ave NE, Seattle WA 98125, and will feature a presentation by Russell Link, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 

Gardening on the Wing: Bats, Bees, Birds, and Butterflies: Learn to attract various species to your yard and how to discourage, or maybe live with, other creatures that are bound to appear.    

Copies of his books, Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, and Landscaping for Wildlife will be on sale. Nesting boxes will be also be available for sale with all proceeds benefiting the Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program. 

The meeting is free and open to the public. After the presentation there will be a short business meeting. Everyone's ideas are welcome.


For further information contact Second VP Ruth Williams at 206-365-8965 or Laura Johnson, Secretary at 206-295-2405.

Here is an interview with Russell.


Bee photo by Fesoj  
Butterfly photo by Carpp

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Northshore Fire benefit change

In September of 1989 Northshore District residents voted on a plan to reduce the District's dependence on uncertain property tax revenues in exchange for a Benefit Charge. The vote was affirmative, and a Benefit Charge was routinely implemented for the calendar years 1990 to present.  In February 1995, February 2001 and February 2007, the voters authorized an extension of the Benefit Charge for six more years, or through the year 2013.

The Northshore Fire Department receives the property information from King County. If you have any questions regarding the square footage on the benefit charge, this is the County site that delineates your total square footage. This will include living area, basements and covered parking. You will need your 10 digit parcel number to access the information on this site.

For questions regarding the listed amount of square footage for your property call:
King County Tax Assessors Office 206-296-7300.

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Budget-cut discussions could start soon at SCC

Shoreline Community College officials are on the cusp of discussions about how and where to make another round of cuts forced by state budget woes.

In his report at the January 5 College Council meeting on college budget issues, Vice President for Administrative Services Daryl Campbell presented work done in November and December by a subgroup of the Budget and Strategic Planning committees. The subgroup developed a document, “Criteria for Restructuring and Guidelines for a Transparent Process."

“They did a really nice job,” Campbell said. “We’ve been reviewing the document, working to build objectives. We have not gone forward yet with any real substantive look at restructuring, but that will start soon, perhaps by the end of the week.”

Campbell said the document is helping to guide college officials as they look at how to make cuts at the levels anticipated for the 2010-11 budget. Campbell also outlined what officials believe those levels will be. 


“The assumption had been that the state couldn’t cut more than $80 million from higher education without risking the federal stimulus money,” Campbell said. In taking the federal help, the state is obligated to spend at least to 2006 levels. All of that translated to about a $1.35 million target for Shoreline, he said.

“The budget proposed by Gov. Gregoire in December does that, sort of,” Campbell said. Gregoire proposes shifting some money between capital and operations and actually adding some spending for Worker Retraining programs. “The result is that the statewide number is now $90 million, making our share about $1.5 million,” he said, adding that the extra spending means the federal penalty isn’t triggered, even though the total reduction is more than $80 million.
 

President Lee Lambert told the Council that while Shoreline’s current target may be $1.5 million, it might not be enough.

“What weighs on me heavily is that perhaps the state hasn’t seen the end yet,” Lambert said. “We can hope that each year the reduction amount gets smaller, but it may be another two to three years before we get to the bottom.

“That may mean that we need to start planning now for a target of $2 million or $2.5 million.”

Lambert said that at even $1.5 million, that could mean as many as 30 positions might be cut. “We’re sitting on about 15 vacancies right now, that’s half of it, although I’m not saying it will fall out like that.”

Council member and Faculty Senate Chair Guy Hamilton asked if those 15 vacancies would drive the restructuring plan. Lambert answered that while some of the vacancies could remain open, others could become “landing spots” for other employees who might be asked to move from current positions. “We won’t know that until we see the restructuring plan,” Lambert said. 

 
Lambert added that another possible casualty of the cuts could be pieces of the current governance structure. “We just put this wonderful committee system in place, but … can we run the college the same way with 30 fewer people?” he asked. “(College Council) is probably going to grapple with that in the spring.”

Campbell said that besides the likely $1.5 million target and perhaps the need to plan now for more in coming years, there are other strains on the budget.

“There is the technology plan, recently finished by the Technology Planning Committee,” Campbell said. “If we’re going to move forward as a college, we need to fund that plan over three years. That could mean another $1 million to $1.5 million in spending this coming year. We’d have to find that money somewhere.”

Campbell also noted that Gov. Gregoire’s budget calls for a significant reduction in state financial assistance to students. “Ted Hasse in Financial Aid has done some work that indicates the state cut could mean $1.7 million less for Shoreline students,” Campbell said. “A decision to be made is, ‘Will this college replace any of that financial assistance?’ It may be imperative to keep student FTEs the (state target) level.

“All of those things have to be figured in. And, oh, by the way, still do our strategic plan.”

Campbell and Lambert said there are wildcards in the budget deck.


Gov. Gregoire and some legislators have spoken about the need for new taxes. 
Campbell said that while no direct relief to higher education is likely to come from a tax hike, Gregoire has said she would reinstate her proposed cuts to financial assistance.

Lambert noted that he is on a workgroup of CTC presidents that is making a recommendation on how colleges count international students. If adopted, colleges would have some added budget flexibility.

Lambert also said there is likely to be legislation from both the House and Senate that moves colleges toward collaboration on administrative services. In a December meeting, Rep. Reuven Carlyle, D-36th Dist., said that he would introduce such a bill. Carlyle, a former member of the SBCTC, has outlined his views on his legislative blog.


Library exterior photo by Joe Mabel
Engineering building from Bayley Construction
Entrance sign from Study Washington
Governor's photo from Washington state

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A full day of high school basketball

A full day of Shorecrest vs. Shorewood boys and girls basketball games will be held on Saturday, January 16 in the Shorecrest High School gymnasium.

Here is the schedule:
10 a.m.: Freshmen girls
Noon: Freshmen boys
2 p.m.: Junior Varsity girls
4 p.m.: Junior Varsity boys
6 p.m.: Varsity girls
8 p.m.: Varsity boys

The 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. boys and girls varsity games will also be telecast live on the Shoreline Education Access Channel 26 (Comcast) and 36 (FIOS) with Frank Workman calling the play-by-play. The games are produced by the Live Video Production classes from Shorecrest and Shorewood.

Admission will be charged for the JV and Varsity contests. Ticket prices are $5 adults, $3 Students without ASB cards and Seniors. Students with ASB cards are admitted free.

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Blind Boys of Alabama at the Northshore Performing Arts Center


World renowned gospel and blues vocalists The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform their flawless, soulful harmonies at the Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell, on Saturday, January 23 at 7:30 pm.

The original Blind Boys of Alabama group was formed some 70 years ago, and with current group members they are still at the top of the gospel charts. Winners of five Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award (2009), and two Gospel Music Association Dove Awards (2009), the Blind Boys continue to energize and inspire their audiences.
The Blind Boys of Alabama have always embraced the popular music world as a way of reaching a wider audience with their unique style of gospel and secular music that includes the mainstream music lover. The Blind Boys' audience - once rigidly segregated and confined to traditional Gospel venues - now reflects the group's eclectic, global following, while their repertoire has expanded to embrace secular songs with a strongly spiritual message.

The Washington Post described their performance at the Kennedy Center as "...an evening of upbeat, optimistic and quintessentially American music. ...high-energy performances that had the audience on its feet to the very end."

Local blues guitarist Del Rey will open the show with her eclectic blend of country blues, classic jazz, and boogie.

Ticket prices are Adult/$45, Senior/$38, and Youth/$15. Tickets are available online or by calling the NPAC Foundation at (425) 408-7988, Monday - Friday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.

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Shoreline Fire Department recruiting two governing board members

The Shoreline Fire Department is seeking to fill two vacancies on its new five-member Board of Commissioners. The positions are open to residents of Shoreline who are interested in serving their community and participating in the strategic direction and fiscal oversight of the Shoreline Fire Department (which is a King County Junior Taxing District).
 
The new Board members will be appointed by the current, 3-member Board in a public selection process.  Though Fire Commissioner is an elected position, the two Board members are to be appointed in 2010 in order to fulfill the mandate of a 5-member Board. They will be required to run for election when their staggered terms expire, in 2011 and 2013.
 

The current elected Board of Commission members are Shoreline residents Jim Fisher (pictured left), Jon Kennison (pictured lower right) and Rod Heivilin (pictured top right).

Residents who are interested in being considered for the Board should submit the following to Shoreline Fire Department Human Resources, c/o Joyce Brown, by 4:30 pm on January 29, 2010: -Letter of Interest 
-Brief resume outlining pertinent experience in business management, human resources, social services, financial oversight, emergency services, or other volunteer activities or community service.  These materials may be submitted in person at Shoreline Fire Department Headquarters, or via email to Joyce Brown at jbrown@shorelinefire.com or via fax, Attention Joyce Brown, at 206-237-2458.
The current Board members will screen all applicants and select a small group for an interview. Names of all applicants are to be part of the public record.

The Shoreline Fire Department Board of Commissioners meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 5 pm at Shoreline Fire Department Headquarters, 17525 Aurora Ave N. The next public meeting of the Board of Commissioners is January 21, 2010. Residents interested in serving on the Board are invited to attend a meeting. For information about the Department, and to read Commission agendas and minutes, please visit the Shoreline Fire website. 

Fire Chief Marcus Kragness and the Board are available to speak with any resident who is interested in the position, and to answer questions about what is involved in serving as a member of the Board of Commissioners. They may be contacted by calling Shoreline Fire Department Headquarters, at 206-533-6500 or via our website.

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Readers' Theater double feature

Wednesday, January 13, 2010


Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council’s Readers’ Theater Presents a Double Feature: Facing the Intruder by Cheryl Richardson and The Messenger by Nicola Pearson on Monday, January 25 at 7 pm in the Ballinger Room of the Shoreline Conference Center.

Two unusual scripts make up the program for the first Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council's Readers' Theater line-up for 2010. These two playwrights present unusual and important ideas and challenges to the listening audience at 7:00 pm, Monday, January 25 at the Shoreline Center.

In Facing the Intruder, Cheryl Richardson uses poetry, improvisation, dance and music to present her perspective about multiple sclerosis. Her work shows the strength and hope of a young woman who refuses to let her disease get the best of her.

The second script is The Messenger by playwright Nicola Pearson. Pearson has once again scripted a winner. When a talk-show host mentions casually that his answering machine is sending him messages from God the whole listening audience as well as his network gets into the act. The resulting actions of the part of everyone involved is captured in this example of the power of television, and how it can instill ideas and create controversy on the basis of rumor and very little real information.


Readers’ Theater productions are presented by the talented group of readers who are selected to work with the new plays program. Readings will be followed by cookies, coffee, and a discussion with the cast, playwright and audience.

The Shoreline Center is located at 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155. For information on this and other Arts Council programs please visit ShorelineArts or call us at 206-417-4645.

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Brightwater Tunnel from Point Wells to Ballinger Way nearing completion


The tunnel boring machine (TBM) that was launched in the fall of 2008 from Point Wells in Woodway is scheduled to complete its one-year, four-mile drive this February when it reaches the receiving portal at Ballinger Way and NE 200th Street in Shoreline.

The tunnel is now more 93% complete and has less than 1,500 feet to go.

In the coming weeks, when the TBM approaches the Ballinger shaft, it will be 210 feet below ground. When it reaches the shaft, it will first push through a stabilized column ground that has been frozen before it comes up against the concrete receiving shaft. The ground surrounding the shaft is frozen due to the high water content in the soils.


Crews load concrete segments onto a small tunnel train.  The segments are transported to the head of the tunnel where they are used to complete the tunnel lining.


When the drive is complete, the TBM, its equipment and more than 300 feet of trailing gear will then be lifted in segments to the surface. It will be shipped from the site by truck. The shaft will then be used to receive another TBM now on its way from Kenmore.

Construction hours on the Point Wells to Ballinger tunnel will continue Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 12:30 am until the tunnel drive is completed. Occasionally, underground construction will run longer depending on conditions and necessary maintenance stops.

For more information about Brightwater, visit the website.

If you have questions, please call the Brightwater construction hotline at 206-205-5989 or email.

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Shorecrest, Shorewood boys both win Friday games

The Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ basketball teams both go into their games Tuesday, Jan. 12 after winning their games Friday, Jan. 8.

Shorecrest holds a tie for second place in the Wesco South Division with a 5-2 division record going into a Tuesday night game at Kamiak.

The Scots scored a 63-52 home win over Mountlake Terrace Friday. Junior Chibuogwu scored a game-high 29 points.

Shorecrest pulled away in the second half to end a three-game losing streak.
Score by quarters:

Mountlake Terrace 11 11 16 14 — 52
Shorecrest               13 11 21 18 — 63
Shorecrest scoring—T. McCoy 4, Diel 8, Hake 5, Bateman 7, B. McCoy 2, Brown 8, Chibuogwu 29, Johnson 0.
         Shorewood held a three-way tie for fourth with a 4-3 record going into a Tuesday home game against Mariner.

The Thunderbirds are tied for third among 4A schools. The top three 4A teams qualify for the Northwest District tournament. The fourth 4A team qualifies for a play-in game.

Shorewood beat Edmonds-Woodway 65-45 at E-W Friday. The Thunderbirds got 23 points from Semir Kadiric and pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Score by quarters:
Shorewood             19 15   9 22 — 65
Edmonds-Woodway 10 12 12 11 — 45
Shorewood  scoring—Brazell 5, Carroll 7, Andrews 0, Mitchell 10, Kadiric 23, Berquist 2, Smallwood 9, Simpkins 5, Hendrickson 2, Hawkinson 2.






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Rep. Kagi telephone town hall to discuss 2010 session

During Legislature’s opening week, Kagi to outline priorities, answer questions on January 14

Constituents of the 32nd Legislative District (Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Edmonds, Woodway, Finn Hill) will have the opportunity to hear about the issues facing the 2010 legislative session first-hand from Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest Park) on January 14. Kagi will host a telephone town hall from 6:30-7:30 pm that evening in order to reach people conveniently in their own homes.

“This is a convenient, low-cost way of reaching out to the people of this district. I’m looking forward to previewing what’s to come this session, answering questions from callers, and hearing their concerns,” Kagi said.

Thousands of households should receive a phone call at 6:30 pm on Jan. 14, inviting them to participate in the forum by staying on the line. For constituents who have not received a call by 6:40 pm, they can join by dialing toll-free 1-877-229-8493 and ID code 15417.

For constituents who cannot participate on that night, Kagi encourages them to e-mail her anytime with comments, questions and ideas at her Olympia email.

The 2010 legislative session began Monday in Olympia and is scheduled to last 60 days.

For more information, constituents should contact Kagi’s office at 360-786-7910.

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To the Editor: Response to letter on School Bond and Museum

Tuesday, January 12, 2010


[Editor’s Note: A recent letter asked about State Rep. Maralyn Chase’s stand on the Shoreline School District’s bond issue. Here, Rep. Chase, co-chair of a committee to save the Shoreline Historical Museum, responds.]
To the Editor:

My support for education, for full funding of education, is unquestioned, as is my support for green schools and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leeds program, for the California High Performance School (CHPS) building standards and our own state’s High Performance School Building Program. We know that we need safe, healthy schools. I am on a national USGBC panel advocating for green schools for all 50 states. And, I love museums, am proud to support preservation of historic buildings across the State and appreciate the value they bring to a community. Our state’s citizens value historic preservation and excellent schools. These two priorities have been brought into conflict by a Shoreline School Board decision that can and should be changed. That decision has produced unnecessary conflict between the education community and the historic preservation community.

Bassetti Architects can design a green high school that does not destroy the Shoreline Historical Museum now housed in the historic Ronald School Building and that also meets the needs of the Shoreline School District. The oldest building in Shoreline with such rich history, along with the Museum, can be preserved.

This museum is more than its “collections.” The building itself is the manifestation of our state’s educational history. Few original school buildings are left. The Ronald School Building is one of the best examples of the schools that educated our pioneer-era school children. Its value is as important as a new “green” school.

We must separate the ongoing existence of the Museum from the school levy and bond measures. We need these measures to pass; of equal importance, we need to save the Museum. These are not mutually exclusive.

The School District claims to own the building, but the Museum has title to it. If the building has need of retrofitting, it is the responsibility of the Museum Board, not the Shoreline School Board.

At this moment, just a short time before the voters will receive their ballots, the remedy at hand is for the School Board to remove the Ronald School Building from its plans.

Bassetti Architects included plans for the Ronald School Building because they were told to. They can be told to leave it alone.

To all the fine citizens who are struggling with this issue – this is what democracy is all about. We can have civilized debate about issues without demeaning the participants.

Maralyn Chase
State Representative

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Sunset Park planning begins at first public meeting January 19

The Friends of Sunset Park, the Shoreline School District and the City of Shoreline are working together on a community visioning process for the future development and use of the former Sunset Elementary School site.

Shoreline residents are invited to the first community meeting to discuss options on Tuesday, January 19, at 6:00 pm at the First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach, 18354 8th Avenue NW. Following meetings will also be on Tuesdays at the same time and place on February 23 and April 6. A day-long design workshop will also be held at the church on Saturday, March 6, at 9:00 am. 

The School District closed Sunset Elementary in 2007 due to declining enrollment. Since then, there has been growing community interest in the use of the former school site and adjacent open space.

The District, the City and the Parks Board will be briefed on Sunset Park planning efforts in spring 2010 with a final concept design and report on the process to be presented for adoption by the School Board and City Council in May 2010. For more information, contact Shoreline Capital Projects Manager Dave Buchan at (206) 801-2475 or email.


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SCC Foundation supports First Annual SCC King Day of Service

SCC Center for Service Learning coordinates day of service on MLK Day 2010 (Jan. 18, 2010) to support local food banks

Every January, students, faculty and staff from Shoreline Community College join millions of others around the country to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, along with speeches and other activities, the college is planning a food drive on January 18 at nine local grocery stores, including two in Shoreline, as the focal point for a day of community service in King’s honor. 
“MLK Day was declared a national day of service by Congress in 1994,” said Kaelyn Caldwell, SCC’s service-learning coordinator. “What better way to honor Dr. King than to bring a community together to help others on his day?” 

Coordinated through the Center for Service Learning, Caldwell also worked with SCC Veterans Center coordinator Jonathan Phillips and student Ava Munson, who serves in student government as Minister of Social Justice. The project is supported by the Dr. Ronald E. Bell Student Leadership Fund through the SCC Foundation.

“Local food banks and the people who rely on them are suffering. Demand is increasing while donations are not,” Caldwell said. Food banks in the Shoreline/North Seattle area have reported a 30 percent increase in the use of their emergency food services, she said.
The drive’s goal is ambitious, to collect 25,000 pounds of food. Volunteers will be at the stores to take donations from 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, January 18. Volunteers will also have suggested shopping lists with those items most needed by food banks. 

All donations will be distributed to partnering food banks, including: Hopelink, the Greenwood Food Bank and North Helpline/Lake City Food Bank. While the main thrust of the drive will be on Martin Luther King Day at the participating grocery stores, Caldwell said the team, which includes more than 20 students, will also take donations January19 on campus. 
The participating grocery stores in the SCC MLK Day of Service Food Drive, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, January 18, 2010 are: 

  • Central Market, 15505 Westminster Way
  • Fred Meyer, 18325 Aurora Ave N



March photo by Erik Stuhaug
From Seattle Municipal Archives

Service learning at SCC
In October, 2007, the college joined Washington Campus Compact, a statewide coalition of colleges and universities to promote service learning. Washington Campus Compact has a grant from AmeriCorps*VISTA to help serve people in poverty through service learning. 

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SL Police: Bell burglar nabbed

On Monday, December 28, we published a story about the theft of church hand bells from the Prince of Peace Church. Here's the inside scoop from the Shoreline Police Department.

Bell burglar nabbed
by Sgt. Katie Larson, Shoreline Police

On November 18, 2009, MPO (Master Patrol Officer
) McCutchen responded to the Prince of Peace Church to investigate a report of a burglary.   
Unknown suspect(s) had broken out a window to gain entry and then took two cases of brass bells for a loss of $3,800.00. These bells are used throughout the year but primarily during the Christmas holidays.

MPO McCutchen did recover a large piece of broken glass under the window with a shoeprint on it.

This case was assigned to Det. Inn for follow-up. With little to go on Detective Inn put together a bulletin which he sent out to neighboring law enforcement agencies describing the bells.

On November 25, 2009, Det. Inn received a phone call from the Bothell Police. Two of their officers contacted a male and female in front of Country Village on Nov. 18, 2009, attempting to sell some bells. The male had “cuts all over his hands and the wounds were still bleeding.” At that point, the officers were unable to determine if the bells had been stolen and after identifying the two let them go.

Det. Inn got the two names from Bothell and went to work. Both the male and the female have criminal histories. Det. Inn learned that both suspects are clients of the Therapeutic Health Services in Shoreline.

On 12/02/2009 Detectives Inn and Coblantz were alerted by MPO McCutchen that he had located the suspect’s vehicle parked near the Therapeutic Health Services building.

Detectives set up on the car and several hours later arrested both the male and female. Both the male and female admitted to knowing about the bells but denied committing the burglary. The male said he “got the bells from black male who gave them to him in return for a ride."

The bells had since changed hands yet again. Det. Inn continued to persevere and ultimately recovered all of the bells which were returned to the church in time for the holidays.

Det. Inn matched the shoeprints from the glass collected by MPO McCutchen to the shoes of the suspect and it was a match. The male suspect who is a resident of Shoreline was subsequently charged with Investigation of Burglary, Theft and Trafficking Stolen Property.

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Shoreline Women's Basketball Loses To Olympic

Monday, January 11, 2010

The Shoreline CC Lady Dolphins lost to Olympic College on Saturday 57-45. Ana Haberman led the SCC Squad with 20 points. Lyndsey Sandum had 8 points while Catilin Johnsen pulled down 15 rebounds in the second half.
Shoreline was down 32-20 in the first half, but tied the Rangers in the second half 25-25 but could not cut the lead OC had.
SCC faces Skagit Valley College on Wednesday at the SCC Gym at 5:30 PM. SCC is 1-9 on the season, 0-2 in the NWAACC Northern Region. SVC is 9-3 overall, 3-0 in the region.
Haberman scores 20 for the Dolphins
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

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Shoreline CC Men's Basketball Hangs On To Victory

The Shoreline Men's Basketball Team pushed out to a big lead and then had to hang on at the end for a 89-88 victory at Olympic College on Saturday. The Dolphins were up 49-38 at halftime. Ryan McCorkle led Shoreline with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Jesse Vaughan had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Shoreline faces Skagit Valley on Wednesday night in the SCC gym. Shoreline is 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the Northern Region. Skagit Valley is 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the region. Game time is 7:30 pm.

McCorkle scores 24 points
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

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Reflections winners

By Craig Degginger, Shoreline Schools Public Information Officer

The Shoreline PTA Council annually invites all students to participate in a National PTA program that celebrates the arts. Students in pre-school through grade 12 in the Shoreline School District are challenged to create art that supports a specific theme. Each year, themes are selected from suggestions that are submitted by students around the country. The theme for 2009-10 is “Beauty is…”

The Reflections program, which has been in existence for almost 40 years, offers students the opportunity to create original works of art in six areas: visual art, photography, literature, music composition, dance/choreography, and film. Entries are originally submitted to the individual school programs and the winners move on to the Shoreline PTA Council program.

The following finalist entries will be advanced to the Washington State Reflections program. Those entries will be judged in February, with winners announced in March and honored at the State PTA convention in May. State winners then advance to the national PTA Reflections contest.


Visual Arts
Kyungeun Hur, Shorecrest
Oliver Stevenson, Syre
Joy Chen, Ridgecrest
Audrey Hamm, Brookside
Wing-Sum Law, Einstein
Frank Liu, Einstein
Isaiah Rendorio, Einstein
Sue Ellen Zhang, Ridgecrest
Simone Beres, Highland Terrace
Christina Li, Meridian Park
Hannah Liu, Meridian Park

Photography
Noah Redfield, Shorecrest
Daniel Baker, Shorecrest
Quinn Sullivan, Shorecrest
Sofia Boetes, Meridian Park
Hayley Scott, Einstein
Timothy Goei, Meridan Park
Noelle Rosa, Brookside

Musical Composition
Spencer Feathers, Shorecrest
Isabella Brown, Parkwood
Kia Burt, Meridian Park

Literature
Lydia Vanderburg, Shorecrest
Ian Berry, Ridgecrest
Eric Lebo, Ridgecrest
Peter Moore, Einstein
Ronna Inverson, Parkwood
Taryn Lindstrom-Mohammed, Parkwood

Film/Video
Vanessa Seymour, Syre
Bailey Mersereau, Kellogg

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Restaurant review: Waba Asian Fusion and Sake House

Waba Asian Fusion and Sake House opened in Shoreline in July of 2009, and shares an entrance with Kaya, a Korean barbeque, which is owned by the same group of investors. Being a big fan of well-prepared sushi, especially when it’s close to home, we visited Waba recently to see how they add to the local Asian food selection.


Waba’s interior comes as a bit of a surprise to those who’ve driven past the beige building; it’s dark and modern, in contrast to the more bright and open Sushi Moto, just up the road in Edmonds. There are screened booths to one side, plenty of table seating, and a fairly well-stocked bar. Presentation of dishes and drinks was neat and stylish, and the service was good.


Waba’s menu lists much of what you would expect to find at a Northwest sushi house, but they also have a selection of their own creations. We ordered a sashimi plate, the chef’s special (omakase), and a couple of traditional rolls, and then added a Waba special roll. All were fresh, nicely prepared, and very well presented. It was an enjoyable and delicious dinner overall. 

The prices were a little higher than some competing restaurants, but not insanely so; for the food and presentation we felt it wasn’t overpriced, though we’d tend to reserve visits for a special occasion rather than an everyday event.

Waba has a Facebook fan page where you can see additional photos and their menu, and you can follow them on Twitter; they do frequent giveways and advertise specials on both sites.



Waba on Urbanspoon

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Serve on the Shoreline Library Board

The City of Shoreline invites interested individuals to apply for upcoming openings on the Library Board. The City Council will appoint volunteers to serve four-year terms beginning April 2010. Candidates must live or own property in Shoreline. Individuals who work in Shoreline are also eligible to serve on the Library Board.

Community Service Application
Applications are due by Friday, January 29, 5 pm
Drop off or mail to: City Clerk's Office, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave. N., Shoreline, WA 98133 
Email to:  Library Board
 

Shoreline Library photo courtesy of lib-web-cats
Richmond Beach Library photo courtesy of lib-web-cats



Library Board

The Shoreline Library Board was formed by the City Council in the spring of 1996 to act as a liaison to the King County Library Board of Trustees, the City Council and the Shoreline community. It provides information, makes recommendations relating to the Shoreline and Richmond Beach Libraries, promotes programs and reviews library policies.

The Library Board has seven members and meets at 7 pm the second Thursday of each odd numbered month. The meetings are held alternately at the Shoreline Library and the Richmond Beach Library. New members will be sworn in at the May 13 Library Board meeting.

Visit the Library Board web page.

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AVID Garage Sale

Need to make room for your holiday gifts and goodies? Are you ready for spring? Start your spring cleaning early and donate items, big or small, to the AVID garage sale.

Don’t have anything to donate? Come and shop!

The AVID program is designed to support students who show academic potential, may be the first in their family to go to college and may benefit from additional support in order to complete a four-year college preparatory high school program. The garage sale is a fundraiser for a field trip to Central Washington, Eastern Washington, and Washington State universities. This will give them the opportunity to learn more about three public colleges that may be a good fit for them.

The sale will be January 23 from 8 am - 3 pm at the Nazarene Church, 1900 N 175th St , Shoreline 98133.  Drop-off will begin at 7 am. Questions? Contact Wendy Friedman at 206-361-4299 .


Photo by Colros 

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SL Police: Richmond Beach Shooting

Sunday, January 10, 2010

In the Police Blotter published December 27, we reported on the bar fight in Richmond Beach. Now here is the full story, from the Shoreline Police.

Richmond Beach Shooting
By Sgt. Katie Larson, Shoreline Police

On 12/12/2009 at about 12:30 am, Shoreline Police responded to a report of a shooting that had just occurred at Ricky’s Bar and Grill in Richmond Beach.

When officers arrived they found several people “holding down a man on in the ground in front of the business.” Several of the bystanders were shouting things like “he shot him” while pointing at the man on the ground. Officer Myers took control of the man on the ground and located a small handgun in the front pants pocket. The suspect, a convicted felon, also had several knives on his person.

The victim had fled the scene. A short time later a witness received a telephone call from the victim who inquired as to the status of the suspect. Apparently, the suspect and victim had an altercation in the bar earlier in the evening and the victim had been asked to leave the bar. The victim was “hanging around” the parking lot when the suspect and his girlfriend left. According to witnesses the “girlfriend” ran up to the victim and started “shouting at him and hitting him with her hands.” The suspect then shot the victim (in the foot) who in turn took the suspect to the ground and punched him repeatedly in the face. Two witnesses pulled the victim off the suspect and the victim took off.

While sorting through this incident we were advised of a two-car serious accident. Unfortunately, all of our resources were allocated to the shooting. Thank you to the Washington State Patrol for handling the accident for us and to the Edmonds Police Department and Kenmore Police for assisting us with the shooting investigation.

This follow-up portion of this incident is being investigated by KCSO Major Crimes.


Ricky's photo by peterga

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