Secondary Summer School registration under way

Monday, March 29, 2010

From Craig Degginger, PIO, Shoreline Schools

Registration is open for the Shoreline School District's 2010 Secondary Summer School program for grades 7-12, July 6 to 30, from 8 am to 12:15 pm at Shorewood High School.

Course offerings include math classes for students to either retrieve credit or to jump ahead in their math placement; special program courses, for Einstein/Kellogg/Room Nine students who will enter Shorecrest or Shorewood in the fall; a reading support class; classes for English Language Learner (ELL) students; and Online Credit Recovery Courses, using the Apex Learning curriculum, for students who need to recover credits towards graduation.


Additionally, Summer School is offering an Advanced College Application Program (ACAP) class for students to get individualized assistance in selecting and applying to college; inside advice on the admission process; and help researching and soliciting scholarships and financial aid. Scholarships and bus transportation are available.


For information, call the Summer School Office at 206-393-6832, or visit the
Summer School Web page.


The Elementary Extended Learning Academy serves students in the Shoreline School District who are invited based on district assessments. This program is funded through Title I, LAP, and ELL. If your student qualifies for this intervention program, they will be receiving an invitation with registration information between the middle of April and the end of May from their school. Qualifying students will receive intervention in reading and math.

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Gala for the Arts Benefit on June 25


The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council’s 12th Annual Gala for the Arts Benefit will be held on Friday, June 25, at 5:30 pm in the Shoreline Room at Shoreline Center, prior to the Shoreline Arts Festival on June 26 and 27.


Attendees will be treated to wine, dinner, fabulous entertainment featuring Jazz Diva Gail Pettis with Randy Halberstadt on keyboards, an exclusive preview of our 20th annual juried art shows and exciting silent and live auctions. All proceeds support the Arts Council's children's and community programs.

The Gala for the Arts is a benefit for our community and Arts for Kids programs, such as our Artists-in-Residence program in the Shoreline School District, our August Arts Camp, Children’s Performance series, and Summer Enrichment Scholarships.

Individual tickets are $75 and tables of 8 are $550. Dinner will feature an “Earth and Ocean” (steak and salmon) menu by Pacific Northwest Catering. If you would like to attend the Gala for the Arts please call 206-417-4645 or email us. The Shoreline Center is located at 18560 1st Ave NE in Shoreline, WA 98155.

The Arts Council is seeking donations of merchandise, certificates, entertainment packages, parties and weekend escapes for this worthy cause. Donations and donation forms are available online or at the Arts Council Office at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE (south end). If you need to have an item picked up please call us at 206-417-4645. All contributions are tax deductible.

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. 
Information from the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Arts Council

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CleanScapes neighborhood contest winner to be announced April 17

CleanScapes, the solid waste company serving Shoreline, announced that the Neighborhood Waste Reduction Reward challenge is drawing to a close and the winner will be announced on Saturday, April 17 at 10 am at Shoreline's Earth Day event at Central Market, 15505 Westminster Way.

The Neighborhood Waste Reduction Reward program is a friendly competition among CleanScapes-designated neighborhoods in Shoreline to see which neighborhood can reduce the total amount of waste they produce in garbage, recycling and yardwaste.

The reward for the winner is a $10,000 community project chosen by the Neighborhood Associations in the winning area. Ideas for a community capital improvement project can be submitted directly to your neighborhood association or to
CleanScapes.

The neighborhoods are determined by the CleanScapes pick-up day, which typically cross two to three of the City of Shoreline Neighborhoods. The prize will be split among the neighborhood associations in the winning area. For information on the neighborhoods of Shoreline, contact Nora Smith, 206-801-2253.

The $10,000 project must be accessible to the public and benefit the community. Ideas suggested so far by neighborhood associations include lighting and benches in parks, information kiosks, and public art.

In addition to providing solid waste and recycling services to residential and commercial customers in Shoreline and Seattle, CleanScapes delivers comprehensive streetscape management services to businesses, public facility districts, and municipalities in Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco, California. 

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Shorewood drops close softball game to E-W

The Shorewood softball team went into its Monday game against Kamiak with a 7-6 home loss to Edmonds-Woodway, Thursday, March 25.

An Edmonds-Woodway two-run double in the fifth inning made the difference. Chloe Pope-Levison singled, doubled and had two RBI for Shorewood and Amanda Olsen had a double, home run and three RBI for the Thunderbirds.

E-W 014 020 0—7 7 2

Shorewood 202 200 0—6 8 7

Lafferty and Orstad. Iek, Hollenback (5) and Edinger, Ulrich. WP-Lafferty. LP-Hollenback.

The loss left Shorewood with a 1-1 league record (1-3 overall).

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The Rotary International Youth Exchange program

By Bob Hauck, Youth Exchange Chair for the Rotary Club of Shoreline (Breakfast)

5000 high school students every year are exchange students all around the globe through a program more than 50 years old. Rotary’s International Youth Exchange is one of its oldest and most successful programs. Rotary Clubs around the world have established an intricate network of exchanges involving most of the 160+ countries where its clubs exist. The fifty-five clubs in the Seattle metro area collaborate and annually send out --- and receive --- about 30 students annually to locations selected from a menu of about 20 countries.

Photo: Francisca Perez Heredia, of Talca, Chile, gets to know her Shoreline host families. Photo by Jan Hansen.

Why is Rotary’s Youth Exchange so successful, year after year?
  • Students are carefully screened by local Rotarians to ensure that they truly want to participate in the program and will be effective unofficial ambassadors of our country while abroad.
  • An entire Rotary club at each end of their exchange takes responsibility for their success and their safety.
  • The cost is reasonable and affordable to most families, largely because the program is managed by volunteer teams of Rotarians.
  • Students live with carefully screened families who volunteer as hosts because they also value the exchange experience.
The program has two major exchanges with quite different features:

Year-long Academic Exchange attracts students that are not only good citizens but are also excellent students who want immersion in another culture and language.

Typically they leave in August and return in July, often participating in an elective end-of-year excursion in their foreign country with other exchange students from many nations. They live with 3 or 4 families carefully selected by the host Rotary Club but attend one high school. The all-inclusive cost this year was approximately $4000.

The Summer Short Cultural Exchange appeals to U.S. students who want a cross-cultural experience but don’t want to leave for an entire school year. Applicants should be good citizens and better-than-average students. Typically the US student flies to their destination country in late June and lives with their host family and “exchange partner” for a month. Then the two students fly back together and live with the U.S. student’s family for a second month. The cost is essentially that of the international airline ticket.

Photo: Exchange student Francisca Perez Heredia goes to the fair. Photo by Jan Hansen.

Applications for these programs are received in fall 2010 with subsequent interviews by Rotary teams in November and December. Students learn their destinations in spring in time to correspond with host families and become acquainted before they depart.

If interested please contact the chairs of the program in our Shoreline Rotary Clubs: Gary Epps (Lunch club) and Bob Hauck (Breakfast Club). These two Rotary Clubs sponsor students from Shorewood High School, but Epps and Hauck can connect interested students from any other high schools with their local Rotary Clubs.

More information can be found at the Rotary website. Additionally, past exchange students and their families are eager to share their experience with interested students.

Host Family Opportunities

Every year the program has openings for 3-4 families to host an incoming student. The family should live in the Shorewood High School area. The guest student receives an allowance from Rotary for incidental expenses. Board and room are donated by the host family. Applicant families are interviewed by local Rotarians. Our Rotary program has established a Youth Protection Program which necessitates the type of personal screening which is required of teachers and other workers with youth.

Families with school-age children work out best for hosting. Not surprisingly, younger children in host families learn about the bigger, wider world “out there” and often become exchange students in their high school years.

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Rotary Exchange student at Shorewood

Sunday, March 28, 2010

 By Bob Hauck, Youth Exchange Chair for the Rotary Club of Shoreline (Breakfast)
If you attended Shorewood High School’s International Night in March you surely admired Francisca Perez Heredia wearing her traditional Chilean costume: black top and elegant long dress, white blouse and scarlet sash, topped off by a stunning wide-brim black hat. Francisca is an exchange student with Rotary International. When she arrived last August we called her “Francisca”, but now that she has won our hearts we always call her “Pancha,” the less formal Spanish nickname for Francisca. 

Pancha lives with volunteer host families in Shoreline as she spends her senior year at Shorewood with studies, lots of English, swim team in the fall and now tennis, and much more. Her student exchange is jointly sponsored by the Rotary Club of her home town, Talca, Chile, and the Lunch and Breakfast Rotary Clubs of Shoreline.


Pancha is one of over 5000 high school students that exchange all around the globe every year through a program more than 50 years old. Rotary’s International Youth Exchange is one of our oldest and most successful programs. Rotary Clubs around the world have established an intricate network of exchanges involving most of the 160+ countries where its clubs exist. The fifty-five clubs in the Seattle metro area collaborate and annually send out --- and receive --- about 30 students annually to locations selected from a menu of about 20 countries.


Photos courtesy Francisca Perez Heredia and Lee Craig

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November theft of trees from Southwoods Park

By Janet Way, Of Paramount Importance
In November 2009, at least 16 significant trees were cut in Shoreline's Southwoods Park.


The incident took place originally in November 2009. On Thanksgiving, a citizen observed trees being removed from the park by at least two individuals, a truck loaded with logs leaving the Shorecrest Parking lot next to Southwoods. This new park was created with funds from the 2006 Shoreline Parks Bond, after many years of advocacy from citizens to protect the nearly 16 acre site which is an unusually large forested area, formerly owned by Shoreline Schools ad Shoreline Water District.

The witness had taken down the license plate # of the truck and noted that many of the trees were freshly cut near the main trail crossing the park.

So, on Thanksgiving Day, Charlie and Bettelinn Brown called to report the incident to the KC Sheriff's office and a deputy came out to their home to discuss what happened. Charlie had walked the park and counted at least 16 stumps and sawdust showing recent cutting of the logs nearby. The Sheriff's Deputy investigated and spoke to the witness.

Apparently, the license plate check revealed that the plate was stolen. So City staff and police have been unable to identify the perpetrators of this theft.


You can see by the above photo depicting SWPG member Charlie Brown demonstrating the size of this tree which was cut, that this was a very deliberate and significant theft of our publicly owned trees, which were of a very "significant" size. This particular double trunk tree appears to have been about 2-3 ft in circumfrance. (Charlie is holding up a "weed wrench" on loan from the City to measure the size of this tree cut. These devices are available to citizens who would like to remove such weeds as Holly or Scots Broom).

We attended an "Ivy Out" event at Southwoods last weekend and photographed the damage and also witnessed the dedicated work of SWPG (South Woods Preservation Group) and neighbors who have been doing careful stewardship work there for the last 5 years, to remove invasive plants such as English Ivy, English Holly, Himilayan Blackberry, Laurel hedge and other invasive plants which had taken over a large percentage of this park property over the last 50 years. The Ivy and Holly are especially destructive, by crowding out natives and smothering the native growth there.

If anyone has information about this incident, please call the Shoreline Police Department and/or Shoreline Parks Director Dick Deal 206-801-2630 or Parks Maintenance Superintendent Kirk Peterson 206-801-2610 and report it.
Call 911 FOR EMERGENCIES and POLICE ASSISTANCE
Shoreline Police Station
1206 N 185th St
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-801-2710
After Hours: Call 911 or non-emergency 206-296-3311
Office Hours:  Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm

Or, if you ever witness any similar incidents of tree cutting or vandalism, please report them to the City and Police.

All trees in Parks are protected under the City's care, though if a tree should be deemed a "hazardous tree" it can be removed by City staff. Please help us care for our parks. Citizens are the "eyes and ears" for City staff. If you see something, say something.

These trees belong to the taxpayers and residents of Shoreline.  Vandalism is a crime YOU can help solve by reporting incidents and documenting what happened. Thanks for caring.


Photos and article courtesy Of Paramount Importance

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Shorecrest, Shorewood soccer teams meet Monday night

The Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ soccer teams meet at 7 pm Monday at Shoreline Stadium.
 
Shorecrest enters the game undefeated after four games. Shorewood has two wins, one loss and one tie.
 
Shorecrest extended its undefeated record Friday by beating previously unbeaten Glacier Peak 3-0.
 
Asa Redfield, Glenn Paden and Hiei Rose scored Shorecrest’s goals in the game at Glacier Peak. Joe Schober, Ian Adams and Paden had assists. Eric Baker scored his fourth shutout of the season.
 
Paden is the Scots’ leading scorer with six goals and three assists.
 
Shorewood goes into the Shorecrest game after a 1-0 victory over Jackson Friday at Shoreline Stadium. Christian Holmquist scored in the second minute of the game off an Essa Jallow assist and Shorewood hung on the rest of the way to earn the non-conference win. Simon Aspinall recorded his first shutout of the season for the Thunderbirds. Jackson has a 1-3 record.
 
Jallow is Shorewood’s leading scorer with three goals and three assists. 

The Shoreline Education Access Channel will telecast the Monday game on Channel 26 (Comcast) and 36 (FIOS).

Before the Shorecrest-Shorewood varsity game, junior varsity teams from the two schools will meet at 5 pm.

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Sports Commentary: Questionable Track Scores

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer


A reader has asked where we got the scores of last week's Shoreline track meet. I got the scores
late Thursday night from the Herald web site, which had the results first and seemed to have complete results. We need someone who can report directly on track and other sports events. 
Editor note: If someone would like to tweet from the events, we could set up a Shoreline/LFP Twitter Sports page.

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Einstein play "The Audition" on March 31, April 1

Saturday, March 27, 2010


Einstein Middle School’s Spring Play is a story of a new theater teacher who brings a production of A Chorus Line to a high school. Though the hopefuls range from the shy to the outrageous, and from diva-like to determined, everyone has a chance to step into the spotlight. The Audition is a hilarious and heart- breaking look at the madness of auditioning and the actors who brave the process for that perfect part.

Performances will be held at the Shoreline Center Auditorium on Wednesday, March 31st and Thursday, April 1st at 7 pm. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and tickets will be available at the door. Prices are $5.00 for students and $7.00 for adults.

From Craig Degginger, PIO, Shoreline Schools

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SCC top scholars Ava Munson and Carol Moy receive national honors

By Donna Myers, PIO, Shoreline Community College

Shoreline Community College honor students Ava Munson and Chung Nga (Carol) Moy received a lot of attention at the All-Washington Academic Team ceremony at South Puget Sound Community College, Thursday, March 25, 2010. The two scholars received special recognition from Governor Chris Gregoire for being named a New Century Scholar and a Gold Scholar, respectively. They are the first Shoreline students to receive these national awards.

Munson, who is committed to pursuing positive and lasting social change, was recognized by the governor for being named a New Century Scholar. The award is given to the top ranking member of each state team and brings a $2,000 scholarship along with national recognition. Munson will be featured in the American Association of Community College’s (AACC) Community College Times and in the Community College Journal as well as on the Phi Theta Kappa website. The award is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and the AACC.

Munson was unable to attend the event as she is working with Haitian refugees in the Dominican Republic during her spring break. Her professor and mentor, Dr. Kenneth Lawson accepted the award on her behalf. 
 
Moy, an immigrant from Hong Kong, was one of only 50 students from across the country to be named a Gold Scholar. She will also be listed in the April 2010 issue of the USA Today newspaper and will receive a $1,500 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Moy also received a $250 scholarship from the Washington State Employees Credit Union.

The two also received $500 scholarships from the Northwest Education Loan Association as members of the state team.

“I could not be prouder of the academic accomplishments and the work that these students have done at the college and in the community,” said Shoreline CC President Lee Lambert.

Munson and Moy were two of 63 college students honored at the annual event sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa for outstanding academic achievements, leadership skills and community service.

Background story on Munson
Background story on Moy  

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King County Council: March 29-April 2, 2010

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are represented on the King County Council by Bob Ferguson. He can be contacted by phone at 206-296-1001 or email address.

This week at the County Council


Monday, March 29
Metropolitan King County Council – 11 am
Councilmembers are scheduled to discuss and possibly act on:
• A motion urging the U.S. Department of Defense to select the Boeing Company to build the next midair refueling tanker (Motion 2010-0185).

King County Ferry District – 1:30 pm ***Special Meeting***
Board members are scheduled to discuss and possibly act on:
· A resolution relating to the organization of the King County Ferry District, and authorizing the chair to enter into and employment agreement for the Executive Director position (FD2010-07).

Tuesday, March 30
Environment and Transportation Committee – 9:30 am ***Special Meeting***
Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full council:
· An ordinance relating to the development and use of electric charging stations at King County facilities (Ordinance 2009-0631).

· An ordinance authorizing an interlocal agreement with the city of Burien relating to the annexation of North Highline Area X Potential Annexation Area and transferring certain parks and roads related facilities and property interest to the city (Ordinance 2010-0158).

Information from King County Council Communications staff
More information on the web




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Aurora construction update week of March 28

Regular daytime construction hours are 

  • Sunday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Monday to Friday, 7 am to 5 pm 
Night-time construction hours allowed
  • 
Sunday to Thursday, 8 pm to 5 am



Construction activities on the east side of Aurora 
Crews will continue work on the east side of Aurora between  N 165th and N 182nd Streets. Construction activities include installing large utility vaults, digging the joint utility trench (JUT) that runs north in city right-of-way along Aurora, and trenching for water main and gas connections. This is not expected to affect water or gas service.

Temporary closure at Ronald Place
The south entrance to Ronald Place from Aurora will be closed during the day on Monday and Tuesday for JUT work. Ronald Place will reopen in the evenings.

Temporary signal work at N 175th St and Midvale Ave
Crews will work on temporary traffic signals at the intersection of N 175th St and Midvale Ave. One lane on N 175th St may be temporarily closed between approximately 9 am and 3 pm.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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Building demolition for Aurora Corridor project

Advisory from the City of Shoreline

Demolition of City buildings located just north of Walgreens will continue.

Construction impacts at N 175th St and Aurora have been rescheduled for week of April 4. 
Crews will trench across N 175th Street on the east side of Aurora for JUT installation beginning Monday night, April 5. This work will occur during the night for approximately 4 nights. One lane in each direction will be temporarily closed and traffic will be directed by uniformed police officers and flaggers.

Coming soon: Shifting lanes west on Aurora up to N 185th Street 
 As work on the east side of Aurora continues north, crews are planning to restripe lanes and shift traffic west on Aurora up to N 185th St.

This is expected to occur in the next couple weeks. 

Drivers are asked to drive carefully in all construction zones and follow the directions of signs and flaggers. Pedestrians should take extra care between N 165th and N 182nd Streets and avoid designated work zones.

Drivers are encouraged to take left turns at the signalized intersections at N 165th and N 175th Streets. When leaving businesses, please avoid turning left across two lanes of traffic. 

Please contact the 24-hour hotline at (206) 801-2485 or email if you feel there is an unsafe situation on the roadway.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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LFP student musician in KING FM competition

By Cherie Brennan, Alliance Communications

The public is invited to vote by April 2 on “Top 20” finalists for the KING FM Ten Grands Young Artist competition .

Twenty-one talented students are vying to make the “Top 10” cut and a chance to perform before an expected sellout crowd at Benaroya Hall on May 21. The public can cast an online vote by viewing and rating the video entries at KING online to help determine the winners of the KING FM Ten Grands Young Artists Awards competition. Online voting ends at 4 pm on Friday, April 2.

A panel of judges selected the “top 20” finalists for the public vote phase, narrowing the field from 170 video entries. The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship and invitation to perform alongside the featured artists at the Ten Grands concert on May 21. Other finalists will also perform at the musical extravaganza, which benefits the Snowman Foundation and its mission to “give the gift of music to children.”
“I was amazed,” exclaimed Bryan Lowe, Program Director/Operations at 98.1 Classical KING FM, after viewing the entries. The station created the award as part of its support for Ten Grands and its focus on youth. “These videos feature incredibly talented kids, youngsters clearly musically gifted far beyond their years,” he stated, adding, “It’s exciting to see such talent, dedication and even love of this great music in a new generation.”

The finalists are from 14 communities around the Puget Sound region and include students ranging from fourth grade to a college freshman. Fourteen of them play the piano for their “Young Artists” video entry.

The 20 finalists are
  1. Oliver Aldort of Eastsound; , 11th grade, home schooled; , plays piano, cello and conducts
  2. Rahul Reyes Birmiwal of Woodway; 11th grade, Lakeside School; piano
  3. Callie Cash of Camano Island; Stanwood High School; singer/songwriter/guitarist
  4. Matt DeLuca of Sammamish; 12th grade, Skyline High School; marimba
  5. Nyan Gadepalli of Renton; 10th grade, Lakeside School; piano
  6. Britanee Hwee of Lake Forest Park; 10th grade, home schooled; piano
  7. Pearl Lam of Seattle; 6th grade, Washington Middle School; piano
  8. Michael Lee of Bellevue; 10th grade, Interlake High School; piano
  9. Timothy Locke of Seattle; 12th grade. Garfield High School; piano
  10. Alexander Lu of Redmond; 4th grade, Bellevue Children’s Academy; piano
  11. Andrew Ma of Woodway; 4th grade, Evergreen School; piano
  12. Olivia Marckx of Bellevue; 5th grade, Stevenson Elementary and Annie Pham of Bellevue; 5th grade, Enatai Elementary; strings (violin, cello) performing duet as The Pink Stringers
  13. Michael Messer of Kent; 12th grade, home schooled; piano
  14. Casey Pinckney of Renton; 11th grade, home schooled; harp
  15. Max Randal of Redmond; 5th grade, Redmond Elementary; piano
  16. Jack Ryan Walters of Brier; 11th grade, Mountlake Terrace High School; clarinet
  17. Rachel Wong of Lynnwood; freshman, University of Texas, Austin; violin
  18. Carly Ann Worden of Sammamish; 12th grade, Skyline High School; pianist/composer
  19. Miaoyi Zeng of Duvall; 11th grade, The Bear Creek School; piano
  20. Bryan Zhao of Mercer Island; 5th grade, West Mercer Elementary; piano

“What an inspiration,” Lowe stated after spending the past weekend watching the videos. “In every video I saw a youngster that was eager and inspired. Be prepared to be amazed,” he suggested with the invitation to online voters.

The third annual Ten Grands Seattle concert showcases some of the Northwest’s most accomplished musicians. Ten concert pianists will play simultaneously, as soloists and in various combinations. The “something for everyone” concert on May 21 includes classical, jazz, blues, gospel, boogie woogie, pop, tango and contemporary music, according to Michael Allen Harrison, artistic director and founder of Ten Grands and The Snowman Foundation.

Bellevue resident and longtime music educator Kathy Fahlman Dewalt, the executive producer of the Seattle concert, said the inaugural concert in 2008 and last year’s event have generated more than $70,000 in grants funds. Seventeen groups in Washington state have received financial support of their musical activities and programs, including organizations that provide access to music to under-served and economically disadvantaged children in several communities.

RBC Wealth management is the presenting sponsor for the 2010 Ten Grands concert in Seattle.

Tickets, priced from $42 to $120, are available at Benaroya Hall Ticket Office, or 206.215-4747.

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Northwest Washington high school teams to compete in Envirothon April 22

Teams of students from high schools in Snohomish, King, Skagit and Whatcom, counties are encouraged to be part of the Northwest Washington Envirothon to be held at Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center at 20800 Marine Dr, Stanwood, Washington 98292, on April 22.

Envirothon is an environmental-based competition for high school-age students. Teams will compete on their knowledge of soils, wildlife, forestry, aquatics and a selected environmental issue.

The deadline for entering teams in the day-long event is March 31. The winning team from each county will go on to the state competition in Randle May 25-26.

The North American competition, scheduled for August in Fresno, CA, is expected to attract hundreds of teams from the U.S. and Canada. It is sponsored by Canon and offers college scholarships to the winning teams.

The Washington Envirothon is sponsored by the Washington Association of Conservation Districts and the Washington State Conservation Commission.

For more information on registering a team, contact Lois Ruskell at 425-335-5634, ext 108. To find out more about the organization visit the Envirothon webpage. For information on Washingotn events, visit Washington Envirothon webpage.

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Photo: Spring Blossoms

Friday, March 26, 2010

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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Shoreline Education Access channel to telecast boys' soccer this spring

The Shoreline Education Access Channel will telecast five high school boys soccer games live this season.

The games are available on Channel 26 (Comcast) and 36 (FIOS) and are produced by the combined Live Video Production class from Shorecrest and Shorewood.

The schedule:

  • March 29:      Shorewood at Shorecrest
  • April 6:          Mountlake Terrace at Shorecrest
  • April 13:        Jackson at Shorecrest
  • April 30:        Shorecrest at Shorewood
  • May 5:           Lynnwood at Shorewood

The games begin at 7 pm, with Frank Workman doing the play-by-play. The telecasts will be repeated on the following Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at the same time.

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Shorecrest seniors are winners in regional student art show

By Craig Degginger, PIO, Shoreline Schools

Shorecrest High School seniors Niko Beltran and Alex Hur were among the award winners at the Regional Student Art Show sponsored by the Puget Sound Educational Service District.

Niko's acrylic, ink and watercolor piece titled Five Sevenths (above) was selected as one of seven regional award winners to advance to the State Art Show in Olympia. Regional winners were selected based on overall point in categories of creativity, composition and technique.
Niko says about his artwork: "Five Sevenths is a piece derived from a deep clash I'm confronted with 5 out of 7 days of the week (Hence Five Sevenths). The painting conveys the contrast between school and "concrete facts" such as math and science, and how it coincides with my passion for art. Most days I can't wait to sit down at my easel and create, but there's always math homework or history reading in need of completion before I can do so, I used a lot of symbols to strengthen my concept of the clash I have between logic and imagination."
Alex's acrylic piece titled After School was chosen for a King County Executive's Award by representatives from 4Culture (a public corporation managing cultural programs, including the arts, on behalf of King County). Only King County schools are eligible for these awards. Recipients receive a plaque/certificate as recognition for their efforts.

Laura King is their art teacher at Shorecrest.

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Japanese Woodblock and following the Tokaido

On Thursday April 1 at 3:30 in room 2059 in the 2000 building, see Campus Map, artist and printmaker Walt Padgett will share his quest for knowledge about Japanese woodblock prints.

In 1984, Walt Padgett bicycled the route of the ancient Tokaido Road in search of the actual places and landscapes depicted in the famous woodblock prints by Ando Hiroshige and Jun'ichiro Sekino, the "53 Stations of the Tokaido." In this slide lecture, he will talk about the old and modern Tokaidos, explore comparisons between the two great woodblock artists' works and the subjects they chose to depict, and share his own adventures of the road.

Walt Padgett began making woodcuts in 1976, hand printed in the western tradition, but when he witnessed an exhibition and demonstration of the Japanese woodblock printing method in 1978, he became enthralled. He completed an intensive one month of study at the Yoshida Hanga Academy in Tokyo in 1983 and has made three subsequent trips to Japan since. His current work reflects both western and eastern influences.


Tokaido series: Totsuka, Boys' Festival 2009 11 1/4" x 18"

His work is on display at the SCC Gallery from April 1 to May 4.

For more information, contact Art Instructor and SCC Gallery Director, Natalie Niblack.


Information and copy of artwork courtesy Shoreline Community College Gallery.

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Love, Sex and the I.R.S. with the Driftwood Players

 

TAX TIME RELIEF


The Edmonds Driftwood Players
invite you to come and laugh at
The Federal Government!
 
Love, Sex and the I.R.S.
by William Van Zandt & Jane Milmore
Directed by Eric Lewis

Try to cheat the IRS and look what happens! A wild comedy with twists of fate, sight gags, mistaken identities, and hilarious comic situations. Don't miss it!
 
 
Performances are
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm;
Sundays at 2:00 pm

April 9th through 25th, 2010
(April 16th has already been sold out)
 
Tickets are $23 for general
$20 for Juniors/Seniors/Military (18 and Under / 60 and Over).  

For tickets, call 425-774-9600 or purchase on-line at 

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Track Results, Shoreline Stadium, Thursday, March 25

GIRLS’ SCORE: Shorewood 92, Shorecrest 67, Glacier Peak 33, Mariner 31, Shoreline Christian 11

GIRLS’ WINNERS : 100 hurdles—Elisa Ahern (Sc) 17.10; 100—Alexis Ramos (Sc) 13.08; 1600—Erin Johnson (Sw) 5:25.05; 4x100—Shorecrest (Allison Ezeonwu, Emily Corona, Ashley Desharnias, Alexis Ramos) 53.23; 400—Ashley Desharnias (Sc) 64.19; 300 hurdles—Gaffney (GP) 53.59; 800— Neale (GP) 2:17.65; 200—Monica Galyean (Sw) 27.48; 3200 Bianchini (GP) 11:47.86; 4x200— Shorecrest (Elisa Ahern, Ashley Desharnias, Lynleigh Oliver, Alexis Ramos) 1:51.84; 4x400—Glacier Peak 4:17.44; High jump—Emily Corona (Sc) 4-10; Long jump— Charity Ijiomah (Sw) 16-1.5; Triple jump— Un (GP) 31-3; Shot—Mickey Greenburg (Sc) 33-0; Discus— Higgins (GP) 109-11; Javelin—India Matheson (Sc) 89-1; Pole vault—Syd Bridges (Sw) 7-0.

BOYS’ SCORE: Glacier Peak 91, Mariner 89, Shorewood 50, Shorecrest 50

BOYS’ WINNERS: 110 hurdles—Pfeiff (M) 16.20; 100—Blaine Weber (Sw) 11.46; 1600— Bastian (GP) 4:30.09; 4x100—Shorewood (Tory Brediger, Peter Erickson, Nick Vincent, Blaine Weber) 43.76; 400— Hoffman (GP) 54.17; 300 hurdles— Pfeiff M) 42.70; 800—Kane Thomas (Sw) 2:02.87; 200—Blaine Weber (Sw) 23.13; 3200—Abiel Tekle (Sc) 10:17.91; 4x400—Shorecrest (Carter Osborne, Damon Richards-Mose, Dillon Baker, Jordan Brown) 3:42.89; High jump— Kiser (GP) 6-4; Long jump—Jordan Brown (Sc) 21-10.5; Triple jump— Kiser (GP) 42-0.5; Shot—David Cannon (Sc) 53-1.5; Discus— Johnson (M) 125-9; Javelin—Larsen (GP) 152-4; Pole vault—Weed (GP) 11-6. 

NEXT MEETS:
Thursday, April 1--
Shorewood at Cascade, Everett Memorial Stadium
Everett at Shorecrest, Shoreline Stadium

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Design Review and Shoreline Town Center Charrette public meeting

On Thursday, April 1 in the council chamber at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133, from 7 - 9 pm, the city will hold a charrette to work on ideas for City design standards for the Shoreline Town Center.

Citizens are invited to participate, including a vote in a visual preference survey.

Town Center is roughly described as the area from 165th to 192nd on Aurora, extending about five blocks on each side.

Parking is available in the new parking garage behind City Hall; entrance from Midvale.

For more information, contact Senior Planner Paul Cohen, 206-801-2551.

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Shoreline Fire Sirens - March 23

 By Melanie Granfors, Shoreline Fire


Here’s a look at 9-1-1 calls for a relatively quiet day: Tuesday, March 23



02:20     Female, 72. Chest pain.


06:15     Male, 20, in police custody. Medical evaluation request.

09:51     Male, 50. Abdominal pain. In parking lot of Therapeutic Health Services.

11:27     Male, 48, in Adult Family Home. Catheter problem.

12:08     Male, 92. Severe cough. 

14:09     Female, 91. Fell at nursing home.

15:08     Carbon Monoxide alert in a residence. Occupants advised to evacuate.

18:17     Male, 83. Diabetic emergency.

19:20     Male, 30. Reported to be pushing a shopping cart down the street, with head bleeding.

19:55     Female, 94. Nausea. Doesn’t want to explain illness on the phone.

20:23     Female, 42. Feeling faint in her car. On side of I-5 southbound at 145th.

21:16     Female, 80s. Fell at nursing home. 


Photo by Stephen H. Robinson

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Audrey Gruger, former north King county representative, dies

From the office of Dow Constantine

King County Executive Dow Constantine today mourned the loss of former state legislator and King County Councilmember Audrey Gruger, who passed away unexpectedly Wednesday in San Francisco. Gruger served on the Council from 1982 through 1993, and served as Council Chair in 1986, 1992 and 1993.

“King County has lost one of its finest citizens with the passing of former state legislator and County Councilmember Audrey Gruger.

“Audrey joined the Council in 1982 after defeating a three-term incumbent and served for 12 years, including two stints as Council Chair. She was a leader on growth management and women’s issues, and was much admired for her tireless advocacy for affordable housing and human services.

“On behalf of the employees and all the people of King County, I thank Audrey Gruger for her lasting contributions to our community, and I extend my sincere condolences to her family and friends.”

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SCC one of 10 best for I-BEST

From Jim Hills, SCC

Shoreline Community College will receive an $80,000 grant to help more students move into high paying automotive-industry jobs.
“This enables more students to get the support they need for the training they want,” said Bill Sperling, Director of Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language at the college.
Sperling oversees the school’s I-BEST programs, or Integrated Basic Education Skills Training. I-BEST programs combine skills training with academic and language support, literally putting a second instructor in the room. The grant money is targeted at students in one of the five I-BEST programs, General Service Technician, which is tied to SCC’s award-winning automotive technician training program.
“We submitted a proposal … to increase the transition rate of students from an existing I-BEST program into a degree granting program at the other end of the pathway,” Sperling said. “Shoreline’s proposal linked our automotive General Service Technician (GST) program and our factory-sponsored automotive training programs.”

The Professional Automotive Training Center at Shoreline Community College partners with the Puget Sound Auto Dealers Association along with Toyota, Honda, GM and Chrysler to educate and train technicians. Students work in dealerships as part of the program, virtually guaranteeing 100 percent job placement. SCC’s program also provides ongoing training for technicians with those four manufacturers plus Hyundai, Volvo and Hunter Industries, which builds alignment and other equipment. A new partner for the program is Snap-on Tools, which is establishing an “Innovation Center” at Shoreline.

The I-BEST grant application was done in conjunction with the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County. “This work really builds on our partnership efforts,” said Peter Cavanaugh, WDC project manager.

“Now, of course, the hard work begins,” Sperling said. “We proposed to increase the number of GST students who subsequently enroll in one of the factory-sponsored programs from around 25 percent to 50 percent or roughly doubling the current number. The task is huge, given the barriers that many GST students face.”

The grant is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and administered by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. Shoreline’s grant is one of 10 awarded in the state for the 2010-11 academic year. The award is for the next fiscal year, starting July 1, with the possibility of a second year at $80,000, based on performance.

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Richmond Beach Library April events for teens


Richmond Beach Library Calendar of Events
April 2010

Teens


Study Zone
Monday, April 5, 12 and 26, 4 pm

Grades K-12.
Drop in for homework help from trained volunteer tutors.


Game On! & Mural Project
Thursday, April 8 and 22, 4 pm
The Game On/Mural Project (GOMP) is video gaming and manga art for teens! Gamers and artists in middle and high school play multi-player video games and create full-wall mural. Games may include Wii, DDR, Guitar Hero, Cooking Mama and others. Bring your talents to the library and get GOMP!



Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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Evan Smith: Meeting on Shoreline tax rate March 31

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

 
The property-tax rate in Shoreline will be the topic of a meeting Wednesday, March 31 at 7 pm.
The groups “Vision Aurora” and “Pro-Shoreline” have announced the meeting at the Shoreline Historical Museum to hear Shoreline City Manager Robert Olander and City Finance Director Debby Tarry talk about City financial problems and ways to deal with them.

The sponsoring organizations note that Shoreline faces serious decisions about its finances.

An announcement of the meeting noted that a 2001 voter-approved initiative limited cities to an increase in property tax revenue of 1 percent per year unless voters authorize a higher rate.

The announcement said this:

"Our largest source of revenue, property tax, has been limited to 1 percent increase per year.

"Since 2001 inflation has increased by 27 percent while the City's property tax has increased by just over 9 percent.

"We are now at the point the city can no longer maintain the current level of city services with the current level of revenue.

“The citizens of Shoreline have a decision to make as to the future direction of our city.

"We can cut services; we can choose to increase taxes so they are more in alignment with inflation; or a combination of both.

“We cannot continue the current status as the city is required, by law, to have a balanced budget.

“As this is a critical matter, Pro Shoreline is sponsoring an ‘informational’ meeting March 31. Pro Shoreline has no position on this subject and the meeting is to assist others in becoming better informed.”

The announcement said that Olander and Tarry will review the situation in depth and discuss possible steps to resolve the problem and will take questions.

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Shorewood soccer team meets Jackson at home Friday

Shorewood’s boys’ soccer team meets Jackson at Shoreline Stadium Friday after suffering its first loss of the season Tuesday.

Shorewood takes a record of one win, one loss and a tie into the game against Jackson (1-2-0) at 7 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium. Shorewood lost 1-0 Tuesday to Meadowdale.

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King County and public records requests

From Bob Ferguson, King County Council


Today, the Washington Supreme Court announced its decision to impose a $371,000 fine on King County for failing to provide documents to Armen Yousoufian concerning the public financing of what is now Qwest Field.

Last year, the County settled another lawsuit for $225,000 involving an allegation that requested documents regarding the 2004 governor’s election were not produced in a timely fashion.

Following that settlement, and while the Yousoufian case worked its way through the legal system, Metropolitan King County Councilmembers Bob Ferguson and Reagan Dunn introduced legislation to reform the County’s public records process. The Council unanimously approved the legislation last fall.

“The Yousoufian case helped motivate the Council to reform our public disclosure process,” said Council Chair Bob Ferguson. “It was an expensive lesson, but it is my intent that the adopted reforms will begin a new era of transparency in County government.”
The legislation incorporated recommendations from Attorney General Rob McKenna’s model rules for public records retention and disclosure, the Washington State Auditor, and a work group consisting of both County Council and Executive staff and the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. It requires:
  • · Each county agency to develop a standard request form and post the form on its Web site, making it easier for citizens to complete records requests,
  • · Each agency to clearly identify its public records officer to ensure that citizens know exactly whom to contact. Contact information for the officer will be posted at the agency’s public service counters and on its website,
  • · If an agency declines to disclose a document on the basis that it is exempt under state law, the agency must provide a written explanation of how the claimed exemption applies to the document being withheld. This requirement allows the public to determine whether the exemption claim is valid,
  • · Annual reports to be submitted to the County Council tracking each agencies’ records requests and responsiveness,
  • · If an agency does not have all of the records a citizen is seeking, County employees should direct the public to the appropriate agency,
  • · Each agency should provide maximum guidance and information on their websites about making public records requests,
  • · Each agency should post commonly requested documents on their websites.

King County is required under the state Public Records Act to provide citizens with access to public records upon request. The law defines a public record as “any state or local record relating to the performance and conduct of government.” Public records may be in the form of a written record, report, handwritten note or memo, e-mail, picture, disk, maps, or other medium.

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