Fantasy author at Shoreline library June 26
Friday, June 11, 2010
By Karen G. Anderson
If you enjoy fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction, this is an opportunity to meet one of the most exciting new writers in the field.
Mark Teppo, author of Heartland, the latest novel of The Codex of Souls urban fantasy series, is appearing in the first event of the Foolscap Summer Reading Series.
He will read from his current work and talk with readers about his recent books. Teppo is part of the The Mongoliad collaborative fiction project with Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear.
The reading and discussion are June 26, 2 - 5 pm, in the large meeting room at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.
Please visit the website for more information about the Foolscap organization and its annual conference September 24-26 in Redmond.
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Intergenerational Singing at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center
By Jon Ann Cruver
The joy of music spans the generations as witnessed by fourth, fifth and sixth grade singers from Lake Forest Park Elementary School who recently joined the Senior Singers at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center to share songs and sing together.
Both groups practiced together before coming on stage to perform for lunchtime participants -- the first public performance for the young singers. The elementary group, led by teacher Suzanne DeJong, sang a full program of gospels, folk, and current songs.
The seniors shared a number of "oldies but goodies" and the program ended with the groups singing America the Beautiful together.
Marcy March is the director of the Senior Singers. who meet every Thursday at 10 am at the Senior Center. See them in performance at the Shoreline Arts Festival on Saturday, June 26, at 10:15 am in the Shoreline Room.
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver
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Summer Athletic Camps at Shoreline Community College
By Doug Palmer
The Shoreline Community College Athletic Department is offering a large selection of athletic camps this summer. The department is offering several boys and girls basketball camps and volleyball camps.
The Shoreline Community College Athletic Department is offering a large selection of athletic camps this summer. The department is offering several boys and girls basketball camps and volleyball camps.
Coach Butch Estes, the NWAACC Northern Region Coach of the Year, is offering three sessions of boys and girls basketball camps during the summer for ages 6 to 15. There are morning only sessions for younger kids and all day camps for older students. Camp dates for Coach Estes camps are June 21-25, June 28-July 2 and August 2-6.
New SCC Women’s Basketball Coach, James Johnson, will have two weeks of camps during the summer for kids in grades 3 through 9. Coach Johnson has coached both boys and girls high school basketball as a head coach and has his own basketball coaching business. The dates for his camps are: July 5-9 and July 26-30.
Co-Head Coaches, Mark and Raquel West, will offer several volleyball camps over the summer for all ages and some specific camps for player development. The Wests have been at SCC for over 10 years as head college coaches and Raquel West was a national team player for Peru in the international competition and the Olympics. There are three All Skills Camps for grades 5-12 which are full day camps: July 12-15, July 19-22 and August 2-5.
There is a high school only camp August 16-19 and some specialty camps as well: Libero and Defense Camp, July 12-15 at 6 pm and Setter/Hitter Camp, August 9-12, at 6 pm as well.
Go to the Shoreline Athletic Department website for specific information on the camps and prices. The camps are taught by the head coaches and assisted by SCC student-athletes and other coaches from the area. The camps are fully insured and campers can bring their own lunch or eat at the college cafeteria with a meal plan for full day camps.
Photos courtesy SCC Athletics
Photos courtesy SCC Athletics
Evan Smith: Patty Butler running for State Senate
By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Former Democratic State Rep. Patty Butler has filed to run for the State Senate seat that Democrat Darlene Fairley is vacating.
Butler is running against current Democratic State Rep. Maralyn Chase and Republican David Baker.
Butler’s entry means that all three 32nd District legislative seats now have three candidates.
Democrats Cindy Ryu and Doris Fujioka McConnell, and Republican Art Coday are running for the position that Chase now holds.
Incumbent Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi has two opponents, Democrat Stan Lippmann and Republican Gary Gagliardi.
The top two vote-getters for each position in the August primary advance to the November general election.
Butler won election in 1996 to the seat from which former State Rep. Nancy Rust had retired, She lost a close re-election bid to Carolyn Edmonds in 1998. Edmonds won re-election in 2000, but moved to the County Council in 2001. Chase was appointed to the seat and won election to full terms in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
Butler is now a small business manager for Fran’s Chocolates.
Butler has said that she is running to fight what she called the sour political climate and the inability of legislators to work together, and to restore faith with voters, balance the budget and build a more civil, cooperative demeanor among legislators.
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“I believe I have a reputation for being able to work together with people, she said in a press release. “The atmosphere in Olympia is toxic these days and the people who suffer are the constituents.”
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Call to Artists for the 2010 Shoreline Arts Festival
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is seeking artists for the 20th annual Shoreline Arts Festival to be held June 26 and 27, 2010. Juried categories include 2-D art, sculpture, artisan crafts and photography. Artwork may be in any theme but the Arts Council encourages artists to explore the theme of this year’s Festival – Creating our Future: Choose the Arts in their work.
Applications are available online and due by June 21. For easy registration on June 21, please fill out form and mail with check by June 18, 2010. All artwork must be brought to the Spartan Room at the North End of the Shoreline Center on Monday, June 21 between 5-8 pm. Entries will be juried on Tuesday and Wednesday for inclusion and awards.
The Shoreline Arts Festival is a community event featuring two extraordinary days of music, dance, theater, literary arts, visual arts and food, plus the Shoreline Philippine Festival and other cultural rooms. The 2010 theme is “Creating our Future: Choose the Arts!” The event draws approximately 10,000 individuals to the Shoreline Center at 18560 1st Ave. NE in Shoreline, WA. Please contact the Arts Council at 206-417-4645 for more information, or visit our website.
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.
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Lane closure on Bothell Way Monday night to Tuesday morning
SR 522 - Bothell Way
The State Department of Transportation Lake Washington congestion management project will be working on Bothell Way in LFP and Kenmore next week.
* Monday, June 14 - Up to two lanes on westbound Bothell Way near Ballinger Way will close from 8 pm to 5 am.
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District receives Golden Achievement Award for public relations
The Shoreline School District has received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for information efforts relating to the successful February bond issue for modernization/replacement of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools.
The NSPRA Golden Achievement Awards program is one of the most prestigious honors for K-12 education public relations. It recognizes exemplary public relations activities, programs and projects in school districts nationwide. The award judges honor outstanding achievement in the four steps of a public relations program - analysis, planning, communication and evaluation. Each entry was judged individually against these awards criteria.
Shoreline's award was the only one given to a school district in Washington state this year, and one of only 42 awarded in the U.S. and Canada.
"Successful public relations programs require the talents of many people," said Richard Bagin, APR, executive director of NSPRA. "This effort was evident in your winning entry."
Shoreline's communications were coordinated by Craig Degginger, public information officer. They included Web sites for each high school design team and frequently updated information about the bond issue on its own website.
The monthly Community Connections page in the Journal Newspapers, Update, the District's monthly parent newsletter, and Flagship, the District's community-wide newsletter, provided comprehensive information on the plans for the two high schools and announced plans for the February 9, 2010 election.
Superintendent Sue Walker and other District administrators made more than 70 appearances at community groups, PTA meetings and staff meetings to provide information about the bond measure. The meetings included a PowerPoint presentation and opportunity to view scale conceptual models for each high school.
The Superintendent and the two high school principals each videotaped presentations about the bond measure and the high school designs that were telecast frequently on the District's education access television channel in the weeks prior to the election. The videos were also available for viewing on the District Web site.
The District mailed a facts brochure to all households in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park just prior to the election with information about the bond and levy measures, including the projected cost to taxpayers.
The $150 million bond issue for the replacement/modernization of Shorecrest and Shorewood was approved by more than 62 percent of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park voters in February. Construction is expected to begin at both sites in the summer of 2011, with completion anticipated in time for the 2013-14 school year.
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Evan Smith: A challenger for Judge Anderson
By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Shoreline District Court Judge Marcine Anderson has an opponent.
He’s Dennis J. McCurdy of Shoreline, an assistant King County prosecutor. who filed for the position Friday.
Longtime Shoreline District Court Judge Doug Smith will be unopposed.
Both positions will appear on Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and Kenmore ballots in the August primary, when the election probably will be decided.
Longtime Shoreline District Court Judge Doug Smith will be unopposed.
Both positions will appear on Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and Kenmore ballots in the August primary, when the election probably will be decided.
The rules of Washington judicial elections require that the positions appear on the primary ballot, with a candidate who gets a majority of the primary vote appearing unopposed on the general election ballot.
Anderson was appointed to the new Position 2 early this year.
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Anderson was appointed to the new Position 2 early this year.
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Aurora Construction Update Week of June 13
(Photo; first mile of Aurora, completed)
Construction hours: 8 am Sunday through 5 pm Friday. There will be no construction on Saturdays.
Regular daytime construction hours: 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.
Questions or concerns about construction?
Email or call our 24-hour hotline at 206-801-2485
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Trenching across N 175th Street, nighttime lane closures
Starting Monday night and continuing each night this week (ending Friday morning), crews will dig across N 175th Street near Midvale Avenue to install the joint utility trench (JUT). A single lane will be closed in each direction. Please travel safely and pay attention to the direction of flaggers.
JUT installation on Midvale Avenue
Crews will continue digging the JUT on Midvale Avenue to connect utility vaults. Midvale Avenue will be reduced to one lane and a small section of the Interurban Trail adjacent to Midvale Avenue will be temporarily closed. Vehicles, pedestrians and Interurban Trail users are being directed by flaggers. Please travel safely and pay attention to the direction of flaggers.
Crews will continue grading activities in the work zone on the east side of Aurora and will begin pouring concrete sidewalks and paving driveways between N 165th and N 175th Streets. To maintain access to businesses, crews are planning to work on one side of a driveway at a time. Access may be narrow at times, but will be maintained as much as possible. Bus shelter footings and concrete pads will also be poured.
Roadway excavation, curb installation north of N 175th Street
Crews will continue removing asphalt and excavating in the work zone on Aurora between N 175th and N 185th Streets. A crushed rock base will be installed and graded in preparation for pouring curbs.
Water line work
Crews will be working on water services around N 175th Street. Affected businesses will be notified of any temporary water service interruptions. Hydrants will also be reset at certain locations along Aurora; this work is not expected to impact businesses.
Street lights and landscaping
Street light poles have been delivered to the construction area and will soon be installed on the east side of Aurora between N 165th and N 175th Streets. Crews will continue to install components for landscaping, including irrigation “sleeving” and underground “root boxes” in which to plant trees and other vegetation. Small retaining walls will also be built in some locations.
- Driving carefully in all construction zones and following the directions of signs and flaggers.
- Never turning left across a single yellow line when traveling onto or off of various segments of Aurora between N 165th to N 185th Streets. This includes making left turns when leaving businesses on Aurora.
- Making left turns off of Aurora Avenue at signalized intersections at N 165th, N 175th, and N 185th Streets.
- Adhering to the 35 MPH speed limit enforced throughout the corridor.
- Using pedestrian crosswalks and avoiding designated work zones.
- Watching for construction activities near the Interurban Trail.
Please contact the 24-hour hotline at (206) 801-2485 or email if you feel there is an unsafe situation on the roadway.
Photos by Steven H. Robinson
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This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Barbershop, Saturday, June 12, SCC
Local barbershop chorus, The Seattle SeaChordsmen, will have their Spring Show this Saturday, June 12, at the Shoreline Community College Little Theater. This group has been creating intricate harmonies in the Seattle area for sixty-one years.
Rod Heivilin, Shoreline resident and group member, says "Barbershop style music goes way back to the 1930’s and has withstood the test of time."
Barbershop-style music is actually four-part harmony, sung without accompanying instruments (a cappella.) Over the years many songs have been adapted and arranged for barbershop style singing.The show is titled “This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Barbershop.” Performers will take the audience from the late 1930’s era into the current time, showing how this fabulous style of music has endured.
They will sing a few of the old standards like “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and “Sweet Adeline,” then will progress into songs made famous by the Beatles, the Drifters, the Turtles, Herman’s Hermits and John Denver.
"This Ain't Your Daddy's Barbershop" features the Seattle SeaChordsmen Chorus, several quartets from the chorus, a quartet from the Seattle Shores chapter of Sweet Adeline’s International, an incredible group of high school students from Kamiak High School in Mukelteo and an international-bound quartet that is currently ranked 11th in the nation.
The show starts at 2 pm. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets or may be purchased at the door. Adults $17, seniors $13, students $7 and under 6 free. For more information go to the SeaChordsman webpage.
Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133.
Photos and story courtesy Rod Heivilin
Evan Smith: No challengers so far for District Court judges
Thursday, June 10, 2010
By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
With one day left in the filing period, neither of Shoreline’s District Court judges has an opponent.
Both longtime Shoreline District Court Judge Doug Smith and recently appointed Judge Marcine Anderson were the only candidates who had filed for their respective positions as of the close of business Thursday.
In-person filing closes at 4 p.m. Friday, Online filing closes at 4:30 pm.
Both positions will appear on the August primary ballot. The rules of Washington judicial elections require that the positions appear on the primary ballot, with a candidate who gets a majority of the primary vote appearing unopposed on the general election ballot.
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World Cup soccer at Jersey's
Jersey's Great Food and Spirits is a Shoreline restaurant, meeting place, and sports bar located at 1306 N 175th St, Shoreline 98133 right next to City Hall. 206-546-4054
Jersey's is opening their door early in the morning to accommodate the World Cup soccer matches.
They will make their weekend breakfast available to all those patrons who are at Jerseys watching matches that start prior to the 11 am lunch opening.
To keep up with the matches, they have a large viewing area with seven 42" plasmas, one 55" plasma and a 96" HD projection screen. They expect to be able to accommodate a large horde of cheering fans.
For the opening match Friday morning featuring Mexico, they will be running a special on all Mexican imported beers and tequilas.
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To the Editor: Lippman will stop at nothing
It is worth noting that Stan Lippmann, Republican PCO -- and certainly no Democrat -- stated he "Prefers Democratic Party" when he filed. Apparently he will stop at nothing, including lying, in his effort to get votes.
Jean Thomas
Lake Forest Park
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$1 clothing sale at Senior Center Thrift Shop
$1 $1 CLOTHING SALE! $1 $1
Yes, all kinds of clothes.....
men's - women's - childrens.....all from the Shoreline Thrift Shop
AND ALL ARE PRICED AT $1 EACH!!!
In good condition, for all seasons - all prices all down to a simple dollar bill!
Mark your calendar for JUNE 25 - 26 at the
SHORELINE THRIFT SHOP
185th and 1st N.E.
Located in the west end of the Senior Center building,
with entrances to the west, the south, and through the Senior Center.
WATCH FOR OUR MORE IN-DEPTH INFO the week of June 20th....SEE YOU THERE!
"Not just for Seniors"
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Commencement 2010 rhymes with student success
More than 500 Shoreline Community College students turned into Shoreline Community College graduates on Sunday, June 6, 2010.
Although participating in Commencement isn't required to graduate, an increasing number of students are choosing to don caps and gowns and march down the aisle in an acknowledgment of their achievements.
"Commencement is always an inspiring moment," said SCC President Lee Lambert. (pictured left) "Many of these students overcome great obstacles, show incredible perseverance to attain their goals. When you see what they do to get an education, it just reinforces our resolve to do everything we can as a college to help them."
One of those inspiring students was chosen to give the annual student address -- Angela Carranza. (Photo, right)
Carranza said that growing up in her Chicago neighborhood, she saw a number of friends die in gang-related violence and going to college was not a given. Carranza, who has been accepted to Seattle University where she will study sociology, told her story in a poem.
As she finished, the audience and other graduates gave Carranza a standing ovation.
Elizabeth Hanson, a Humanities professor, gave an equally stirring speech during the faculty address. Hanson spoke of the lessons she learned growing up in a family whose talent, she said, was "finding places for people to live."
Also during the ceremonies, five Professor Emeritus awards were given to Marianne Baker, Dental Hygiene; Helen Hancock, Mathematics; Nancy Matesky, Music Education; Linda Warren, Philosophy; and Donna Wilde, Health Information Management.
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Iams recalls cat food for vitamin deficiencies
Procter and Gamble announced a voluntary recall yesterday of Iams Proactive Health Cat and Kitten Canned Food (with date stamp of 9/2011 and 06/2012 on bottom of cans) due to concerns regarding B1/Thiamine deficiencies.
The biggest concern would be cats who have been eating these foods exclusively. Cats who have been eating other foods in combination with the Iams diets would most likely be getting adequate levels of thiamine from other diets. In any case, to be on the safe side we advise that you discontinue feeding your cat(s) any of the Iams non-prescription diets and watch for symptoms like decreased appetite, vomiting, and apparent dizziness. If you notice any of these signs, contact your veterinarian immediately.
You can return any Iams products purchased from Cats Exclusive for a full refund.
Iams/Eukanuba veterinary ( prescription) cat foods are not part of this recall.
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Shoreline’s 1st Annual “Where Our Wild Things Are” habitat tour encourages us to garden for wildlife
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
by Jennifer Rotermund
Shoreline’s 1st Annual “Where Our Wild Things Are” Habitat Tour will be Saturday, July 10 from 10 am - 4 pm. There will be mini-learning experiences at each of the seven habitats on the tour, which are designed to demonstrate how easy and fun it is to create a beautiful sanctuary for wildlife in your own yard.
The tour is free of charge, open to the public and begins at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 18826 3rd Ave NW, Shoreline 98177, where maps and directions for the tour will be available. For more information, visit WOWTA’s website or search WOWTA on Facebook.
Gardening for wildlife is fun and easy. In fact, if you’ve always referred to yourself as “a lazy gardener,” you’re most likely already “a wildlife gardener” – tell your friends and family; they’ll think you’re savvy.
Here are a few tips for getting started on your adventures in wildlife gardening:
Leave the aphids on your plants alone. Ok, ok, I know aphids damage leaves and make them look a little unsightly, but did you know aphid populations typically boom right when small birds (like chickadees) hatch their young and aphids make the perfect sized meal for those new little hatchlings?
Don’t cut down old flower stalks. Do you love your perennial flowers, but hate having to cut down the dead flower heads and stalks after they’re done blooming? Every thoughtful wildlife gardener knows that those flowers go on to make seeds, and those seeds help provide a nutritionally varied and healthy diet for local wildlife.
Don’t rake up leaves (or just rake them off your lawn into your garden beds). Leaves – especially those from deciduous shrubs and trees - make wonderful, natural mulch for your garden beds and provide invaluable habitat and food for some of our garden’s most precious wildlife – earthworms, spiders, and the many billions of beneficial micro-organisms. If you don’t have leaves falling in your yard, look for an all-natural or organic mulch at your local nursery or topsoil supply company.
Say good bye to costly chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Most of the time, we really don’t need to buy these products. A garden tended in a natural way is healthier and often self-correcting. Besides, the chemicals in these products can be quite harmful to our wildlife and waterways.
And attend the Where Our Wild Things Are tour to get some great ideas for your own backyard.
Jennifer Rotermund is the Lead Gardener for Garden of Weedin’ (a local pesticide-free garden maintenance company), owner of Gaiaceous Gardens (an urban vegetable and herb farm and certified wildlife habitat in Shoreline) and Habitat Steward.
Photos by Jennifer Rotermund
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Evan Smith: Rep. Ruth Kagi gets a second challenger
By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
Now, two 32nd District legislative races will have meaningful primary elections.
Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi got a second challenger Wednesday, when Lake Forest Park Democrat Stan Lippmann (pictured) filed to run against her. Republican Gary Gagliardi had filed for the position Monday.
Lippmann has run in the past for Congress, attorney general, Seattle mayor and other offices under a variety of party labels. He is currently a Republican precinct committee officer in Lake Forest Park. He is a physicist and former attorney.
The District’s other House contest also has three candidates: Democrats Cindy Ryu and Doris Fujioka McConnell, and Republican Art Coday. The three are running for the position that Democratic Rep. Maralyn Chase is vacating to run for the State Senate.
Chase and Republican David Baker are still the only candidates for the position that State Sen. Darlene Fairley is vacating.
The top two primary vote getters for each position advance to the November general election.
All partisan offices appear on the primary ballot even if only one or two candidates file.
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Call for volunteers for Shoreline Arts Festival June 26 & 27
The Shoreline Arts Festival needs your help. The Festival is slated for the weekend of June 26 and 27 and will feature two days of music, dance, literature, theater, visual arts, Artists Marketplace, Food Court and more.
It is a community event that depends on a dedicated team of volunteers to make it happen each year. Help is needed in a number of areas, so come enjoy the Festival and contribute to the success of this great community event.
The Shoreline Arts Festival will be at the Shoreline Center, 18560 - 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155, on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27. Saturday 10-7 and Sunday 10-5.
The Festival is sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council. For more information or to schedule your volunteer day/time please call 206-417-4645 or email the office.
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.
LFP stabbing victim helps provide sketch of assailant
The Lake Forest Park woman who was robbed and stabbed when she was taking her evening walk is home from two days in Harborview and helped a police artist create a sketch of one of her attackers.
On 06-07-10 at approximately 12:50 am two Hispanic males approached the female victim who was walking alone near her home. As they approached her they shined a bright flashlight in her eyes. Suspect #1 spoke English and held the flashlight, Suspect #2 only spoke Spanish. They robbed her of her jewelry which consisted of three earrings and her wedding ring. Once the jewelry was removed, she was stabbed once in the lower back. Both suspects fled on foot and a car was heard starting and leaving the area. The victim said suspect #2 said “Luna” about 5 times during the incident which she knew translates into “Moon” in English. “Luna” may be the name or nickname of suspect #1 or possibly a slang term.
Suspect Descriptions:
#1 is an English-speaking Hispanic male, 20-25 years old, about 5'9", average build, short hair. He was clean-shaven with no unique features, wearing blue jeans.
#2 is an Hispanic male, 20-25 years old, about 5'6, with a heavier, chubby build. He was clean-shaven with acne or injury scarring to his face. Police sketch is below.
The woman was walking alone on the grounds of LFP Elementary. She had a flashlight. Police theorize that the robbers were driving by and spotted an easy target. The assailants parked their car and intercepted their victim. After the attack, she was able to make it to her home to call for help.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact Detective Steve Parken, 206-957-2860.
Police sketch of Hispanic assailant #2
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Ronald Wastewater meets with Shoreline neighborhood association leaders
By Betty Spieth-Croll
Ronald Wastewater District (RWD) kicked off a series of community outreach and education meetings last month at a luncheon on May 13 for leaders from all of the neighborhoods served by the District. The event was held in the new Ronald Wastewater District garage adjacent to the District office.
“This is the kick-off to our community meetings,” said RWD Commission President Brian Carroll," (pictured right, addressing the group) and an Open House for this great new facility.”
Twenty-eight leaders attended the meeting, representing 11 neighborhoods: Ballinger, Briarcrest, Echo Lake, Innis Arden, Highland Terrace, Hillwood, Meridian Park, North City, Richmond Beach, Richmond Highlands, and Ridgecrest.
Photo, left to right: Commissioner Brian Carroll; Bob Allen, Innis Arden Neighborhood; Commissioner Arthur L. Wadekamper
Additionally, Carroll talked about the District’s sixty year history of service in the community and its commitment to environmental and financial stewardship. He reminded attendees that they are important partners with Ronald Wastewater District in keeping the environment clean. Proper disposal and use of sewer lines, appropriate landscaping, and keeping prescription drugs out of sewer lines are all ways neighbors can help keep the waters in Puget Sound clean. By planning ahead and keeping the District’s infrastructure well maintained, RWD keeps leakage into and out of sewer pipeline to a minimum. At the District’s request and with the assistance of Rep. Ruth Kagi, the State Attorney General’s office recently offered its opinion that Ronald Wastewater District can replace private side sewers in its service area, further reducing unwanted inflow and infiltration in the pipeline. This work is now underway. Find information on this and other capital projects in your neighborhood here.
The first of the neighborhood meetings, for the Echo Lake Neighborhood Association, is scheduled for Thursday, June 17th, 6 pm, at the RWD office, 17505 Linden Ave N, Shoreline 98133. Dates and times for other meetings are being set. Watch your neighborhood association calendar, and check back at the RWD website for meeting details, or call RWD at 206-546-2494 for more information.
Photo: left to right, Brian Carroll, RWD Commissioner; Michael Derrick, General Manager; George Dicks, Maintenance Supervisor.
Ronald Wastewater District was formed in 1951 by petition and election in response to the residents of the area to construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewage collection system RWD currently serves approximately 53,000 customers in the City of Shoreline and parts of unincorporated Snohomish County. The District receives flows from a portion of the Town of Woodway, City of Mountlake Terrace, and the Highlands Sewer District. For more information see the website.
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Celebrating Salmon at Central Market
Central Market will be grilling salmon outside all afternoon on Thursday, June 10 and Tuesday, June 15, and invites everyone to stop by for a taste.
Central Market is located in the upper level of Aurora Square (Sears), on Westminster Way.
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Shoreline Goodwill student wins scholarship award
By David Sandler
Roseanne Trinidad (photo), a graduate of Shoreline Goodwill’s Retail and Customer Service Training Program, accepted an H. Martin Smith Jr. Scholarship Award at Goodwill’s Appreciation Breakfast on June 8 at Benaroya Hall.
When she arrived in the United States from the Philippines, her inability to speak English confidently made it difficult to find work. The Retail and Customer Service Training Program at Shoreline Goodwill helped her become more outgoing while learning valuable jobs skills. Now she works two jobs to support herself here and help her four siblings in the Philippines, all while taking classes at Shoreline Community College. Roseanne’s goal is to earn a bachelor’s degree and get a job in the medical field.
“I’m just a simple person who dreams about finishing school and lifting up my family from poverty,” she says. “I believe that when I finish my studies, I will have a better future, because education is the key to success.”
“We are proud of everything that Roseanne has achieved since coming to this country. This scholarship will help her continue on the path to getting a college education and a good job so she can have a better future,” said Barbara Nabors-Glass, Vice President of Job Training and Education.
The scholarship program was established in 2003 to honor the memory of H. Martin Smith Jr., a long-time member of the Goodwill Board of Directors who was instrumental in raising the profile of Goodwill in the community. He also worked to expand the programs in order to help more people.
Shoreline Goodwill is part of Seattle Goodwill Industries, a private, nonprofit organization that has served the central and northern Puget Sound since 1923. Its free job training and education programs and services help low-income and underserved people obtain the skills they need to secure employment so they may achieve economic self-sufficiency. For more information about Goodwill programs, please call toll-free 1-877-GIVE4GOOD or visit the website.
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TOP Food offers antibacterial bags
By Dave Brumbaugh
TOP Food and Drug has become the first grocery store in the Pacific Northwest to offer antibacterial, reusable bags, which offer another level of safety for consumers against the spread of food-borne illnesses.
The antibacterial bags at TOP Food and Haggen stores are the first in the world that are treated with AP360, an antimicrobial product that controls harmful and odor-causing bacteria (MRSA), mold, mildew and fungus. It is produced from natural resources that are abundantly renewable. Chitin, the active substance, is derived from the shells of crabs and contains unique antimicrobial properties.
“We know some customers have wanted to embrace the environmental benefits of reusable bags but have had food safety concerns,” said Becky Skaggs, spokesperson for TOP Food and Haggen stores. “These antibacterial reusable bags help prevent the spread of E. coli, salmonella and other bacteria that can cause food-borne illnesses, even after repeated washings.”
The antimicrobial characteristics of chitin have been known for some time, but have not been commercially viable in reusable bags due to a lack of durability at a reasonable cost. TOP Food and Haggen stores have overcome these issues by contracting with Proforma Mountainview Printing of Lynden, which used chitin in developing the antibacterial reusable bags. The bags, only $1.99 apiece, are safe to use by everyone, including those who are allergic to shellfish.
For more information about the antibacterial reusable bags, visit the website.
Haggen, Inc. operates 33 supermarkets in Washington and Oregon under the TOP Food and Drug and Haggen Food and Pharmacy names. Headquartered in Bellingham, it is the largest independent grocer and eighth-largest private company based in the State of Washington.
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