Spring Ahead this weekend
Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time takes effect this weekend.
Melanie Granfors of the Shoreline Fire Department reminds everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms this weekend and shares the following article.
Time to Check Your Smoke Alarms
This weekend, March 13 and 14, we will all be setting our clocks to Daylight Saving Time. The time change is a good reminder to check your smoke alarms. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 66 percent of home fire deaths that occurred between 2003-2006 were in homes without a working smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm significantly increases your chances of surviving a deadly home fire.
A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm is the only thing in your home that can alert you and your family to a fire 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you’re awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm is constantly on alert, scanning the air for fire and smoke. Smoke alarms must be maintained! A smoke alarm with a dead or missing battery is the same as having no smoke alarm at all, so test your smoke alarm monthly by pushing the “test” button, if it has one.
Smoke alarms are powered by either a battery or are hardwired into your home’s electrical system. Hardwired smoke alarms are usually equipped with a backup battery. If your smoke alarm is powered by battery, the battery needs to be replaced annually unless it is a long-life battery (check the owner’s manual). All batteries should be maintained and replaced in accordance with manufacturer’s guidance.
Choose an annual date, such as the time change, when you will remember to maintain your smoke alarm in tip top condition. Check the manufacturer’s expiration date on the label, replace the batteries if needed, and clean dust away from the slots so that smoke can enter freely. All smoke alarms, hard-wired and battery powered, should be replaced every ten years. These simple steps will help ensure that you and your family will have the best chance of surviving if fire should strike. USFA (US Fire Administration) has a fire safety campaign called Install. Inspect. Protect. which provides information about home smoke alarms and fire sprinklers. Please visit the campaign Web site.
Shoreline City Council appoints Planning Commission, Library Board members
By Susan Will
Communications Specialist
City of Shoreline
At its March 8 meeting, the Shoreline City Council appointed three members to the Planning Commission and four new members to the Library Board.
Planning Commission
Michelle Linders Wagner was reappointed to the Commission, having completed a four-year term. She is currently the Chair of the Planning Commission, a six-year resident of Shoreline, and served on Shoreline's Comprehensive Housing Citizen Advisory Committee.
Cynthia Esselman is a new member. She is a 20-year resident of Shoreline and has an architecture background. She serves on the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation Board and the steering committee for the Sunset Park/Boeing Creek Open Space Project.
Donna Moss is another new member. She has lived in Shoreline for 22 years and has worked in two public transit agencies. She has been involved with her neighborhood for many years, even before Shoreline’s incorporation.
The Commissioners start their new term on April 1, 2010.
The City would like to thank outgoing Planning Commissioners Sid Kuboi who served eight years on the Commission and was Chair from April 2008 to March 2009; Rocky Piro who served eight years and was Chair from April 2006 to March 2008; and David Pyle who served one four-year term. The City congratulates them for their outstanding contributions to the Shoreline community.
Library Board
Three of the recently-appointed Library Board members will fill four-year terms and one will fill a vacated position. The new members will be sworn in at 6:30 pm at the May 13 Library Board meeting at the Richmond Beach Library.
Susan Hoyne was appointed to her second 4-year term. She is a member of the Economic Development Council and is a Dean at Shoreline Community College.
Sara Lorimer is the founder, editor and writer of a popular humor blog. She has written two books, articles for various magazines and has a MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University.
Corey Murata is a Librarian at the University of Washington and holds a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Hawaii. He is active supporting Shoreline Schools.
Jennifer Hannibal will fill a vacated position for two years. She is the former Director of External Affairs for a non profit. She is currently attending the University of Washington for a Masters in Library and Information Science.
They will join current members Mary Lynn Potter, Sidney Strong and Tom Moran.
The City would like to thank outgoing Library Board members Tom Petersen and Lori Lynass for their outstanding contributions to the Shoreline community over the past four years.
Governor signs Kagi bill expanding opportunity for dropouts
Friday, March 12, 2010
“The success of this bill comes straight from the 32nd Legislative District and would not have happened without the support and vision of Shoreline Community College,” Kagi said. “Students and administrators shared amazing stories of young adults literally turning their lives around by embracing education. This bill sets the stage for similar progress across the state of Washington.”
Many elements of Kagi’s legislation are similar to a successful program in Shoreline that has existed since the mid-1990s but is threatened due to a need for specific legislative authorization. Students and administrators came to Olympia earlier this session to testify in support of the bill in front of the House Education Committee.
Under Kagi’s legislation, a statutory framework will be created through agreements developed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). School districts will have the option, rather than the requirement, to offer re-engagement programs.
Programs will be open to anyone age 16-21 who has not accumulated credits at a rate high enough to receive a diploma by age 21. Academic instruction in the program can include GED preparation, academic skills training, and college and work-readiness preparation. If the program provider is a community or technical college, students may have the opportunity to enroll in college courses without having to pay tuition.
Program providers can be educational service districts, community and technical colleges, other public entities or community-based organizations.
Recent OSPI statistics show a 21.4 percent four-year dropout rate among students who entered high school in 2004 and were expected to graduate in 2008.
Kagi originally introduced HB 1418 during the 2009 session, where it passed the House but stalled in the Senate. She adjusted the proposal for the 2010 session, leading to its winning votes of 96-2 in the House and 46-0 in the Senate. The bill will take effect in 90 days. Read more...
Lake Forest Park -- Thumbnail History
HistoryLink.org Essay 419
Lake Forest Park is situated on land that was once a winter village site for the Snohomish tribe. In the late 1800s, early white pioneers encountered a small group of houses still used by tribe members. Indians inhabited this small village as late as 1903, by which time the influx of loggers and settlers disrupted the Indians and caused them to move elsewhere.
Most of the first landowners (in the 1860s) took up plots only to sell them to sawmill companies within a fairly short time. But by the 1880s, other pioneers preferred to log the cedars and Douglas Firs and to improve the land themselves or with the help of a small crew. Small logging operations were common, but loggers usually harvested only the larger trees nearest the lakeshore.
At first, the lake was the easiest way to get to and from Seattle, 10 miles away. In 1879, the Military Road -- a muddy set of ruts that eventually became Bothell Way -- was cleared and graded. In 1888, the Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway was built around the lake, which created another connection to the big city.
By the turn of the century, logging operations were in full swing along Lyon and McAleer creeks (which run through the town and drain into the lake). Along with new log flumes (wooden chutes filled with water to transport logs) and skid roads (greased timbers on the ground to transport logs), a small logging railway was built. The railroad parallels present day Ballinger Way and, farther on, 35th Avenue NE. By 1910, most of the old growth forest had been cut down, opening the way for residential development.
Mayor Ole Hanson (1874-1940), 1919
Courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives
Ole Hanson (1874-1940), along with his wife’s nephew, A. H. Reid, incorporated the North Seattle Improvement Company in 1909 with an eye to the future. The population of Seattle was burgeoning, and more and more people were moving outside the city limits. Hanson saw the real estate potential in the outlying area, and started buying up land. He hired civil engineer B.E. Corlett to create the plat of what would become Lake Forest Park.
"The Park," as many still call it in the late 1990s, was laid out along the contours of the hillsides. The pristine topography and the remaining trees received prime consideration in determining lot size and location. Even the name "Lake Forest Park" stressed the three rustic elements of the new community.
By 1912, Hanson created a stunning promotional brochure, calling attention to the benefits of buying a home in Lake Forest Park: "Here the laughing waters will forever make gladsome the hearts of the sylvan dwellers," proclaimed the text, which was interspersed with photos by noted photographer Asahel Curtis.
Hanson did not want his community to be a playground for the rich. Anyone who could buy a lot was free to build a home, as long as it wasn’t a saloon, shack, store, roadhouse, or apartment house. This was a residential park, especially for people who had cars. Paving the road from Seattle had already begun.
The promotion was a success. Further promotions, such as large ads in Seattle newspapers and articles in national magazines, opened the door for Hanson’s company to annex surrounding land for more homebuilders.
The homes built during this era (some are still in existence) ranged from quaint bungalows to large Colonial or Tudor Revival style homes. Just as Hanson had hoped, the design of each home was individual and picturesque.
Hanson and Reid built homes in the Park, but they only stayed a few years. They later took on the development of San Clemente in Southern California, but not before Ole Hanson became Seattle’s union-busting mayor during the Seattle General Strike of 1919. After that, he briefly became a candidate at the Republican National Convention, running a campaign based mostly on squelching Socialists and baiting Reds.
The folks back in Lake Forest Park were happy just to build a home within the harmony of nature. In the 1920s, more than 100 new homes were built in the Park. The roads were improved, gas was cheaper and more families saw the community as a way of escaping the hubbub of the city. In 1923, a school was built. The following year, a civic club was formed. Small businesses like grocery stores and gas stations began popping up nearby.
Even after the Great Depression hit in 1929, the community continued to grow. Larger lots were subdivided. Land along the shoreline exposed in 1917, when construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered the lake, was now subdivided into view lots. Many of the new homes were not as grandly designed or constructed as the older dwellings, but much of the old character remained.
Hanson’s vision of an arboreal living space carried on. Homes were now tucked within groves of trees, which had grown thicker during the past few decades. Children growing up in Lake Forest Park had a multitude of knolls and streams to play in. Occasionally, they would stumble across remnants of an old log flume, or if they were lucky, an Indian artifact.
Following World War II, some of this idyllic lifestyle would change. The 1950s brought an explosion of suburban growth to the entire nation, and Lake Forest Park was no different. Seattle’s northern boundary had been pushed farther north, causing apartments and commercial properties to encroach upon the community. Some new homes had a look of bland conformity. Ongoing development and construction marred the natural environment. By the end of the 1950s, a large shopping center was planned near the foot of Ballinger Way.
Many long-time residents feared a loss of freedom from urban sprawl -- just the reason many of them had moved to the Park in the first place. Fifty years earlier, the keynote to Ole Hanson’s brochure stated that potential residents of Lake Forest Park "...desire to live where the surroundings are beautiful and cannot be marred by disagreeable things"(Hanson). In 1961, citizens banded together and incorporated. The City of Lake Forest Park was born.
Incorporation gave residents a voice in how to accommodate themselves within the ever-expanding metropolitan ring. Since incorporation, the city has annexed the additions that were added to the original development in the earlier part of the twentieth century. Modern-day boundaries of the city serpentine along the hills and ridges, just as they did when it was first planned.
Today, Bothell Way remains a main thoroughfare, carrying more traffic than ever before. Tens of thousands of drivers pass alongside the city of Lake Forest Park every week, going to and from the towns and cities on the east side of Lake Washington back to Seattle on the west side. Few of them realize the care and effort that has gone into creating and preserving the community within the wooded hills above.
Sources:
Barbara L. Drake Bender, Growing Up With Lake Forest Park (Seattle: Outdoor Empire Publishing, Inc., 1983), Vol. I; Ole Hanson, Lake Forest Park brochure, Seattle, 1912, Shoreline Historical Museum, Shoreline, WA. Also see: City of Lake Forest Park Historic Resources Survey & Inventory: Lake Forest Park, Washington (Lake Forest Park: October 23, 1996). Additional information supplied by Shoreline Historical Museum.
Photo of Lyon Creek Bridge from City of Lake Forest Park
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Shorecrest girls lose late quarterfinal game
The Scots take an 18-7 record into a consolation game at 3:30 pm Friday against Kennedy Catholic of Burien (22-4).
Cleveland advances to a semifinal game at 8:30 p.m. Friday against Mercer Island (22-5), a two-point winner over Kennedy Thursday night.
The Thursday night quarterfinal games started nearly two hours late as the court got backed up with a double-overtime consolation game earlier in the day followed by a problem with the game clock.
Online filing for Precinct Committee Officers (PCO)
By Sandy McConnell
Program Manager Election Operations
King County Elections
Last year the legislature passed a bill that removed the filing fee for PCOs.
King County Eleections is developing an online candidate filing for PCOs, similar to the other candidate filing. It is important for all candidates to use it and there are many benefits to the parties, candidates and our department.
Candidates will be able to file from their home, a library, our office: anywhere they have access to a computer. Every year we have numerous candidates file in the wrong precinct and we have to contact these individuals to inform them of the errors they have made on the forms. Candidates also find out (sometimes too late for those who file at the last minute) that they have failed to update their voter registration if they have recently moved. When we receive the bulk filings from the party representatives there may be missing information, again requiring our office to make contact with candidates. All this is very time consuming and puts everyone at a greater risk for error.
When a person files online it is as simple as filing out the paper form. Candidates will enter required information and only the precinct for which they are eligible will be offered as a filing option. If their address is out of date they will know this immediately. If they omit any information they will not be able to proceed until they fill in the required field.
Candidates who have completed their filing will be listed on our web site twice daily throughout filing week. This will keep everyone up to date on which precincts have no candidates filed and limit the number of unintentionally contested races.
Accuracy and efficiency will realized by King County Elections in the processing of declarations. In addition to the number of reasons requiring staff to make contact with candidates, we also experience a challenge in deciphering handwriting on forms and the lay out and proofing of the ballot is a labor intensive endeavor. When a candidate uses online candidate filing the information entered will be drawn directly from our voter registration system and linked directly to the system that puts the candidate on the correct ballot. We will drastically reduce the number of hours spent entering candidate names and therefore reduce the number of errors. We have experienced this improved process over the past 4 years when other elected officials have used online candidate filing.
Some quick answers to potential questions:
- A space will be provided to enter the name you want to appear on the ballot.
- A line will be provided for a mailing address.
- If you want to see who has filed, go on our website and see if someone has filed in your precinct and party.
- If you do not have access to a computer our office at 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, 206-296-1565, will have a bank of computers available with staff available to assist, so no computer skills are required.
- This is a secure and private way to file. However, any information you provide becomes a public record after you complete the declaration.
Our office will have a paper record of all filings.
I have included a flier for any potential candidate for PCO. In years past the Public Disclosure Commission produced paper declaration for candidates, but this year, as a cost-savings measure, they will not be distributing forms to counties. With the Secretary of State office now making online candidate filing available across the state, everyone is hoping for no paper, no waste. Our office will have a printout of the completed form that every candidate files as a record. I am confident that we will all benefit from this new development. Read more...
Volunteers help clean up grounds at Shorecrest
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Led by Embrace Shoreline Schools coordinator Diane Pickerel, the volunteers, including students who received community service hours, felt they made a large difference in a highly visible area.
Further work parties are planned for March 27, April 17, and May 15. For more information, call 206-363-1542.
Photos from Embrace Shorecrest
Echo Lake neighborhood hears about the Aurora Corridor project
The construction for the second segment of Aurora. from 165th to 185th will begin soon. The utility companies - Ronald Wastewater, Puget Sound Energy, and Seattle Public Utilities water, are already out moving their lines.
There will be some differences in the second segment. There will be soil below the curb to act as a natural storm drain. The plants used will be the kind that filter chemicals. The medians will have cobbles. There will be art projects inlaid in the street with stainless steel, black concrete and sparkles at 175th and 185th, funded by the 1% for Art program.
Because of the building set-backs on the west side, there will be room for bio-swales to act as storm drains.
The project will cost $19 million, which because of the economy, is under budget. The City will have to give some of the money saved back to the granting agencies.
There will be construction differences this time because of what was learned on the first mile, to try to minimize disruption to businesses. Construction will finish one side before starting the other side. After both are finished, the medians will be constructed. Business entrances will be marked with plastic, water-filled jersey barriers. Construction is expected to be completed by June of 2011.
The next phase is 185th to 192nd. It is fully funded and 60% designed. It will go out to bid this spring and construction will start this summer. 192nd to 205th is not funded yet. The City has the funding to design, and some funding to purchase property, but is still working to identify full funding.

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association meets on the third Tuesday of most months in Shoreline City Hall at 175th and Midvale. For more information, contact membership chair, Bob Whiteley, at 206-542-8789.
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Phillip Barrett has joined the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees
Phillip Barrett has joined the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees. Barrett joined the five-member board following his appointment March 8 by Gov. Chris Gregoire. He is taking over the spot held by Richard Stucky, whose term expired in September. Stucky had continued to serve until an appointment could be made.
“I’m looking forward to serving,” said Barrett, senior vice president and Chief Technology Officer for RealNetworks Home Entertainment. “Community colleges fulfill a very important role. A particular focus for me will be efforts in educating the workforce.”
A Shoreline resident, Barrett is also vice president, treasurer and secretary of the Barrett Family Foundation, which has been a strong supporter of public schools. He and his wife volunteer at the public school attended by their children.
“The college is fortunate to have his combination of vision, business expertise and community commitment on the Board of Trustees,” said SCC President Lee Lambert. “Higher education is facing new challenges and I look forward to Trustee Barrett’s leadership.”Read more...
Sip into Spring with LFP Rotary Foundation fundraiser
On March 21, at the Nile Country Club, twelve vintners will present 40 of their favorite fine wines for sampling and purchase.
Hors d' Oeuvres and samples of Gourmet Chocolates by George will be offered.
There will be Wines, Chocolates and Limited Edition Posters for Sale, as well as a Silent Auction and Raffle Baskets. There will be something to appeal to all palates.
Proceeds benefit the Roger Bouck RotaCare Free Clinic, local schools, scholarships and many LFP Rotary Foundation projects.
Tickets $50. For more information call 206-579-7284. Purchase tickets online by clicking this link to Brown Paper Tickets
Author signing at Shoreline Library March 18
Meet Jennie Shortridge, Author of When She Flew, Thursday, March 18, 7 pm at the Shoreline Library
Jennie's newest novel explores the story of a female police officer who has always followed the rules and the letter of the law. When she discovers an Iraq vet and his young daughter living in the Oregon woods, she begins to wonder if she's made the right choices in her life. Can the law bend in pursuit of happiness?
Refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Shoreline Library
Books will be available for sale and signing by the author.
Shoreline Library is located at 345 NE 175th St
Phone: 206-362-7550
Rep. Kagi praises first-of-kind study of state’s child-welfare system
The inability to meet basic needs was a common theme in survey results. About 70 percent of parents were unable to pay the rent or mortgage, buy necessary clothing or pay an important bill at some point during the previous 12 months. Roughly 50 percent had been homeless, evicted or had to move in with family or friends. Annual income was $10,000 or less for about half of families, which highlights the pervasiveness of poverty among this population.
Partners for Our Children, a public-private partnership housed at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, presented these results earlier this Legislative session to members of the House Early Learning and Children’s Services Committee at the request of Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest Park), the committee’s chair.
“In everything that we do, our ongoing goal is to improve outcomes for children and their families. Our efforts need to be supported by high-quality data so that we can understand real-world realities and measure outcomes,” Kagi said.Although the data illuminate the major challenges families faced in being able to meet basic needs, the study highlights some positive trends as well. Despite the feelings of anger and frustration most parents felt about being involved with the child welfare system, many spoke highly of the help they received from caseworkers.
“They saved my life and my family’s life,” one parent said. Another parent said, “No one wants CPS in their life. But I’m glad they’re in my life. It has been a good experience.”
“The study shows that parents are engaging with our social workers as they assess and respond to the problems parents have that cause their children to be placed out of their homes,” Kagi said, “but parents believe they have some unmet needs.”
Another significant finding of the study is that although parents and social workers are generally in agreement on most emotional needs (parenting, behavior management), parents named basic needs – food, clothing and housing – as a higher priority than the social workers did.
“The social worker can help get families the services they need to overcome the conditions that caused the child’s removal, but the worker usually doesn’t have access to resources to provide basic, concrete services like housing,” said Partners for Our Children’s Director of Research and Development Mark Courtney. “This raises important policy issues, like what role if any our state’s child welfare services should have in providing these basic concrete services and what role other public institutions have in supporting the child welfare system.”
“This study will help us in our day-to-day work with families,” said Children’s Administration Assistant Secretary Denise Revels Robinson. “The families we serve are under considerable stress to meet their basic needs, and the more we understand how that stress can impact a family, the more we can help them get needed services and find solutions. Ultimately we expect to use this evaluation to improve outcomes for children and families we serve.”
The state Department of Social and Health Services asked Partners for Our Children to conduct the survey as part of an independent evaluation of the department’s efforts to implement the new Solution Based Casework model, which DSHS implemented in 2008. The model aims to engage parents in a way that promotes improved parenting. In the next few months, POC researchers will conduct a survey of another group of parents who received services after implementation of the new casework model. Results will be compared to the first survey to measure changes in practice and outcomes for families. More information about the baseline survey is available on the Web site of Partners for Our Children. Read more...
Shorecrest girls win opening State tournament game
Shorecrest advances to a quarter-final game Thursday night against Cleveland of Seattle.
The Scots were led against Lakes by junior guard Rachel Schrote with 16 points and four steals. Sophomore guard Shannon Schachle added 12 points.
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Six Shoreline Area Players in Washington State Soccer Challenge Cup Final
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
This past Sunday March 7, playing as members of the Emerald City Football Club, six soccer players from Shorewood high school and Shorecrest high school participated in the Washington State Youth Soccer (WSYSA) U-17 Challenge Cup Final at Starfire Complex. The players are Jayme Parry, Joe Schober, Asa Redfield and Drew Beland from the 2009 WIAA 3A State Champ Shorecrest high school and Sahil Kahn and Nick Shriner from Shorewood high school.
ECFC 92 White Championship Bid Comes Up Short 2-1 with no Time Left in RegulationStarfire Complex, Tukwila, Wa. - In contrast to Saturday's unseasonably sunny and cheerful weather, the familiar Pacific Northwest frigid and windy condition was a backdrop for the U-17 Challenge Cup Gold Final showdown as the designated home team ECFC 92 White (Emerald City FC) hosted GRFC 92 Maxey (Greater Rainer) from Sumner.
ECFC 92 White started off with many opportunistic attacks, but Trevor, Jayme, Ryan weren't able to punch one through early in game. The first blood was drawn at 25' mark by GRFC as a free kick from midfield was redirected by an unmarked GRFC forward with his head at right side of ECFC goal and into lower left corner as desperate GK Adam dived unsuccessfully after the ball.
Characteristic of the team, Emerald City immediately answered with a terrific goal as Ryan brought the ball down deep left, crossed to middle, and the unmarked Trevor flew in for a header for an equalizer at 30' mark.
The 1-1 tie would stand from halftime all the way through the final 90th minute of regulation as ECFC's relentless attacks weren't able to convert in to goal and despite having decisive advantage on shot opportunities and possession.
In the end, ECFC's defensive mishap afforded GRFC the 2-1 victory as a defender headed ball back to GK on a routine play, but unfortunately the ball went over GK and GRFC player tapped the ball into the net for an anticlimatic conclusion for an otherwise successful 2009-10 campaign for ECFC M92 White. 
Photos, top to bottom: Sahil Kahn, Sahil Kahn, Jayme Parry, Joe Schober, Asa Redfield, Nick Shriner, Drew Beland, Drew Beland.Rotary Room Dedication at the Dale Turner Family YMCA
By Courtney Laguio
Dale Turner Family YMCA
The result of a successful community partnership was celebrated with a special ceremony on March 3, 2010, as Rotarians from the Shoreline Rotary Breakfast Club dedicated the “Rotary Room “at the Dale Turner Family YMCA.
"The members of the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club have consistently supported the positive leadership and academic development of the youth of our area. We share the Dale Turner Family YMCA’s vision of a community where the young can reach their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body. In dedicating the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club Room at this magnificent facility, we are proud to provide this lasting, tangible symbol of our support for the YMCA,” said Julie Underwood, Rotary President.
The Dale Turner Family YMCA opened in October 2008, after completing an aggressive $5.2 million fundraising campaign, and serves more than 12,000 youth annually through its various programs. The YMCA also raises money each year to provide scholarship support to ensure that all youth are able to participate in YMCA programs regardless of ability to pay.
“The Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club wanted to create a lasting legacy in the facility to showcase their support for youth and set about establishing a challenge opportunity which resulted in the naming of the room,” said Courtney Whitaker, Executive Director of the Dale Turner Family YMCA.
More than $100,000 was raised through the challenge gift, individual contributions from Rotarians, and a topping off match from Rotary International. The Rotary Room features a large screen monitor and other presentation equipment that community groups and non-profits can use free of charge. YMCA programs for youth and teens also use the space for leadership clubs and afterschool programs.
“The Rotary has always been supportive of the YMCA through volunteer activities, but this showing of support really set an example of what is possible when everyone works together to achieve a common goal. We are proud to provide permanent recognition of the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club’s support in our facility, said Whitaker.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united world-wide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Read more...
The naming of the YMCA: Dale Turner's Legacy
Rev. Turner was a Life Board member of the YMCA of Greater Seattle, minister at University Congregational Church, columnist for the Seattle Times and a resident of Lake Forest Park.
Kellogg Middle School stages 30 Reasons Not to be in a Play
Kellogg Middle School proudly presents 30 Reasons Not to be in a Play by Alan Haehnel.
Over-zealous family members, poorly constructed sets, stage kisses, pinkeye, zucchini, weather systems, and over-confident directors are only a few of the many situations that can wreak havoc during the production of a play.
We present a full evening of these and other horrors and hardships that can befall those who feel the ‘call of the theatre.’ We will prove that drama can be very dangerous and it must be avoided at all costs.
March 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 PM
Kellogg Middle School
16045 25th Ave NE - Shoreline 98155
Students/Kids/Seniors- $5.00 Adults- $7.00
For reservations call 206-361-4291 or email the box office.
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Aurora Village Physical Therapy
The clinic provides individualized treatment plans, considering the patient’s age, gender, degree of fitness, type of job, typical activities and other factors which would have an influence on their physical rehabilitation.
They place a high emphasis on treating elderly patients with care and respect, realizing many of them come to therapy with a strong degree of trepidation. Flexible treatments plans balance evidence-based medicine with the patient’s needs.
They treat most orthopedic diagnoses as well as Vestibular Rehabilitation and Dance Medicine. Treatment sessions are one-half to one hour long, depending on the needs of the patient. The clinic emphasizes continuity of care with the same therapist.
They use manual techniques, accompanied by exercise programs and modalities. Brian Clute, PT has 25 years of experience.
Lorraine Flaherty, PT has 14 years of experience and a keen interest in Dance Medicine.
Professional associations: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), APTA orthopedic section, APTA geriatric section, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, Vestibular Disorders Association.
Lorraine and Brian live and are involved in the greater Shoreline / Edmonds community.
The friendly and knowledgeable staff have worked at the clinic for over twenty years. Located next to Aurora Village, the site has ample parking, including disabled slots.
Medicare and major insurance accepted. Phone number: 206-542-1986
Information provided by Aurora Village Physical Therapy
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Shorecrest girls’ State opponent has similar record
Lakes, Shorecrest’s first-round opponent, comes into the tournament in the Tacoma Dome with an 18-7 record, compared to Shorecrest’s 17-7.
Lakes, from Lakewood south of Tacoma, tied for third in the South Puget Sound 3A League with Auburn Riverside behind teams from White River and Bonney Lake, both of whom also qualified for the State tournament.
Lakes defeated Tyee, Sumner and Port Angeles in the West Central/Southwest bi-district tournament before losing to Yelm and defeating Capital of Olympia.
Yelm and Capital are among eight bi-district teams in the State 3A tournament.
Shorecrest finished third behind 4A powers Edmonds-Woodway and Jackson in the Western Conference 4A-3A South Division.
Shorecrest defeated Sedro Woolley, Ferndale and Lynnwood to win the Northwest District 3A tournament.
The winner of the Shorecrest-Lakes game advances to a quarterfinal game at 8:30 p.m. Thursday against the winner of a Wednesday night game between Cleveland of Seattle and White River from Buckley in Pierce County.
The losers of the two first-round games meet in a 2 pm Thursday loser-out game.
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