Shorewood Grad is #2 on TV reality show Wipeout!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Peet Montzingo, 2008 Shorewood graduate, was a contestant on the season opener of the reality show Wipeout! where participants navigate an obstacle course which includes being sprayed with paint, knocked into mud, climbing over and through moving objects covered with whipped cream and mud while attempting to avoid being knocked into pools of water by revolving wheels and giant baseball bats. And that's just the start.

26 contestants started, with only the fastest moving on to the next course. Only four made it into the final. Peet not only survived, but made it to the very end, keeping the lead until another contestant beat his time - and took the $50,000 prize. Peet? He had a half-hour of fame, a TV show to add to his resume, and the chance to hang out with pretty host Jill Wagner.

Read our previous story - Peet's account of how he came to be on the show.

Photo courtesy Peet Montzingo from ABC

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To the Editor: Attend candidate forums

Tuesday, June 22, 2010


To the Editor:

I hope that we all consider attending any legislative candidate forums that I hope will soon be announced. Ironically, all three positions - one senator and two representatives - have 3 candidates: 2 Democrats and 1 Republican. One would figure to see a lot of candidates for the open positions, but that hasn't happened. One would also think to see more than one Republican candidate for each position given that the pundits have forecast this to be "their year," but that hasn’t happened. Of course, not having a Republican win any of these positions for 20 years is no doubt a factor.

The State Senate has Representative Maralyn Chase and former Representative Patty Burke Butler, both Democrats, and Republican Kenmore Mayor David Baker. For State Representative, position 1, Democrats are former Shoreline Mayor Cindy Ryu and current Shoreline Councilmember Doris Fujioka McConnell with Republican Art Coday. For position 2, incumbent Democrat, Representative Ruth Kagi, Democrat Stan Lippmann, and Republican Gary Gagliardi.

The primary election is Tuesday, August 17, about 8 weeks. Only the top 2 vote-getters advance. I expect the debates, both for the primary and the general elections, to be vigorous, which some will find interesting in and of itself. Here's one thing I'll be keeping in mind. I've heard the climate in the State Legislature described as a bunch of "silos" where King County and Seattle are not viewed favorably by those senators/representatives outside of it. Thus, to be effective, it takes strong powers of persuasion, i.e. people who know how to get things done working with a wider array of opposing views, far more so than we typically see in our local governments, which are comprised of far fewer representatives.

Brian Doennebrink
Shoreline

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CRISTA's World Concern sends baby blankets to Uganda


 World Concern is a division of CRISTA Ministries whose corporate offices are at 19303 Fremont Avenue N in Shoreline. CRISTA's motto is Loving God by Serving People.

Donations from Northwest companies bring comfort and meet vital needs in Uganda
by Derek Sciba,World Concern Marketing Manager

A shipping container filled with soft organic flannel baby blankets and new clothing is being unpacked in Uganda now, having made the voyage half way around the world from Seattle. The donated items will bring comfort to moms and babies in rural maternity clinics and meet the needs of refugees in displacement camps.

The infant receiving blankets, along with additional bolts of fabric, were donated by Swaddle Designs, a Seattle company that makes high quality baby blankets coveted by moms and celebrities alike.


"Newborns need to be protected," said Susan Talbot with World Concern. "These blankets will make them feel secure and loved."

The blankets and fabric will be distributed by World Concern through its partner organization, Pilgrim Africa, and will soon be wrapped around newborns in remote bush areas during outreach visits.

The shipment also contained 10,000 articles of new clothing from Tukwila-based ExOfficio, worth a quarter million dollars, which will be given to Ugandan refugees with the greatest need—many of whom have nothing. Included among those receiving clothing are former child soldiers who face years of emotional healing and are struggling to rebuild their lives after being forced into war.

World Concern strives to support, not disturb, local economies. Those assisted by these donations are identified as people who would not otherwise be able to purchase goods in the open marketplace.

World Concern is grateful to companies like Swaddle Designs and ExOfficio for their generous gifts that will have far reaching effects and meet such practical needs of suffering people.

For more information on donating to World Concern, please visit the website.

Photos courtesy World Concern

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County Council approves new animal services model

The King County Council recently approved the creation of a collaborative regional animal services program that spreads the cost of animal control, sheltering and licensing between 27 suburban cities and King County’s unincorporated communities.

“This is a sustainable model that makes sense for the County and cities, and is in the best interests of the animals in our care,” said Council Chair Bob Ferguson. “I commend Executive Constantine for his leadership on this complex issue.”

“This legislation is a fair and equitable solution and the King County Council did the right thing by approving it today,” said Lake Forest Park Mayor Dave Hutchinson. The Lake Forest Park City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Hutchinson to sign an agreement with King County for animal control services.

The Shoreline City Council will address whether to continue its animal services contract with King County at its June 28 council meeting.

The agreement divides the County into four geographical areas for control services:
  • Bothell, Carnation, Duvall, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Redmond, Sammamish, Shoreline, and Woodinville.
  • Beaux Arts, Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Newcastle, North Bend, Snoqualmie, and Yarrow Point.
  • Kent, SeaTac, and Tukwila.
  • Auburn, Black Diamond, Covington, Enumclaw, and Maple Valley.

As the local government provider, King County will continue to be responsible for the provision of services in the unincorporated areas of the county.

Each region will have a dedicated field officer, and will be overseen by a field sergeant. Additional assistance would be provided by an animal cruelty sergeant to investigate cruelty cases and two officers on call after regular service hours for emergency response.

The adopted legislation also approves an interlocal agreement between cities and King County. Twenty-seven cities have signed letters of intent to adopt the agreement, which defines services, expenditures, cost allocation methodologies and establishes a city-county committee to pursue innovative service improvements and cost reductions.

Cities can choose either a 6-month contract, which ends in December 2010, or a contract that expires in December 2012. The current contracts with the cities expire June 30, 2010. The interlocal agreement allows for continuity of services over the length of the contract.

The legislation also includes revenue generating opportunities that involve the public and regional businesses:

  • It encourages citizen involvement with its call for the creation of an Animal Bequest Fund, which will provide an avenue for county residents to support animal services through donations. The fund could only be used for animal services and would be managed by the director of the Department of Executive Services.

  • It also authorizes the Director of the Department of Executive Services to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. The County will investigate opportunities to enter into concession, advertising, sponsorship, and naming rights agreements with vendors to sell animal-related products and services. Proceeds would be applied to regional animal services.

You can read the legislation here (type in “2010-0325,” “2010-0326” or “2010-0327”). 

--From the office of King County Council Chair Bob Ferguson (representing Shoreline & LFP)
 

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Evan Smith: An independent candidate for Congress


By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics writer

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee has three opponents on the August primary ballot – Republicans Matthew Burke and James Watkins and independent David Schirle,

Schirle, a Lynnwood podiatrist and retired military physician’s assistant, told me Monday that he is running as an Independent to give voters a choice.

He said that he can’t run as either a Democrat or Republican because neither party has taken needed steps to reduce the federal deficit.

Schirle said he recognizes that an independent can’t raise the money that Democrats and Republicans can but says that he doesn’t want to owe anything to anyone other than the voters of the 1st Congressional District.

He recognizes that independents rarely draw a significant number of votes but believes that an independent candidacy is the best way to get his message out,

His message: that Congress should not spend a penny more than it has and that he would vote against any appropriation of money beyond what the government has, even if it’s for something he believes in like national defense.

How will he get his message out? Through the voters’ pamphlet, through community forums and through whatever advertising that he can afford.

He doesn’t expect the election in the 1st Congressional District to be as expensive as those in some districts that the parties are targeting.

All four candidates will appear on the August primary ballot, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election.

The 1st Congressional District includes north King County. including Shoreline most of Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Kenmore and Kirkland; south Snohomish County; and part of Kitsap County.


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Simple Ideas for Water Features so that You Can Certify Your Yard as a Wildlife Habitat

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.

To certify your yard as a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Backyard Wildlife Habitat, you need to provide the following FOUR elements:

          1. Food
          2. Water
          3. Shelter
          4. A Place to Raise Young

 Providing food is simple and often already occurring in many yards. Whether it is a bird feeder filled with sunflower seeds, those raspberries you never quite get around to harvesting or the nectar provided by your native landscape, food for wildlife can be provided in a variety of ways.

Making sure your yard has a place where local wildlife can raise their young can look as sophisticated as the bird house and the mason bee box you display proudly or could simply be the stand of majestic conifers on your property.

Shelter (i.e. a place for easily preyed upon wildlife to escape to for safety and security) can be provided by a brush pile or those overgrown shrubs you keep telling yourself need pruning.

Photos By Jennifer Rotermund

So far, this all sounds fairly easy, correct? You may even realize now that you have each of these three elements in your yard. This is good! However, so often I hear people tell me, “I can’t certify my yard; I don’t have a water feature.” I understand; elaborate water features are very seductive. We’ve all seen them (maybe some of you do have one or more of them) – the Koi fish pond, the bubbling water fountain or the cascading waterfall. 

These are beautiful additions to any landscape and the wildlife will love them (though your Koi fish may become Great Heron food and your neighborhood raccoon may practice his fountain building skills by dismantling yours) and all of these lovely water features cost you time and money to install and maintain.

Don’t worry about obtaining a sophisticated water feature, if you don’t really want one, and don’t let this be the habitat feature that stops you from certifying your yard as a Wildlife Habitat. 

Instead, take a deep breath, relax and visualize a simple dish of water. Visualize yourself placing this dish in an open spot in your yard free from hiding places for the neighbor’s cat (remember: you want the wildlife you invite into your yard to feel welcomed). Now repeat the following mantra to yourself, “I will wash this dish twice a week.” Guess what?! You now have everything you need to become certified! Oh, there’s just one more thing; go to the website, fill out and send in your application and get certified. It really is THAT easy.

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 a Habitat Steward. 


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Protect and Connect: Meridian Park meeting Monday, June 22

Protect and Connect
Come to the Meridian Park Neighborhood Meeting to discuss Stone Avenue N and the connection to a Town Center Plan (under development)

TONIGHT June 22, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
in City Council Chambers
17500 Midvale Ave. N.

For more information, see Town Center
Or contact Paul Cohen, Project Manager at 206-801-2551 or email.

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Shoreline youth sports summer camps available

The Shoreline Schools athletics department is offering five sports camps this summer:

  • Triple D Conditioning Camp
  • Shorecrest Basketball Camp
  • Shorecrest Junior Football Camp
  • Shoreline Track Camp
  • Shorewood Junior Football

For more information, call the Shoreline Schools athletics office at 206-393-4770 or visit the Shoreline athletics summer camp Web site

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Senior Center groups to perform at the Shoreline Arts Festival Saturday, June 26

Two groups from the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center will be performing at the Shoreline Arts Festival on Saturday, June 26.

The Senior Singers will be performing at 10:15 am in the Shoreline Room on Saturday during the festival.

The Kupuna Hula Dancers, along with Hokulani's Hula Studio, will be performing at 12:15 pm, also on Saturday.

The Shoreline Arts Festival runs 10-7 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday. The Shoreline Center is located at 18560 1st Ave NE. The Festival is free. For more information please contact the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council at 206-417-4645 or visit us online

Photo by Ed Cruver

 

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Hillwood Soccer Club reseeds fields

Monday, June 21, 2010


Volunteers with Hillwood Soccer Club were out in full force this past weekend repairing and reseeding local fields for the upcoming fall soccer season.

Hillwood Soccer is all about community and coming together for the kids. Hillwood Soccer Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run recreational soccer club that services the west side of Shoreline.

Their website is open for registration of children 5 to 18. All skill levels are encouraged to join. 

Register by July 15th for early placement.

For more information, 206-542-3353 or e-mail.

Photos by Phil Harold at local elementary school playing fields.

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Plan Ahead: 2010-11 Shoreline School District calendar dates approved

The 2010-11 District calendar has been ratified by the Shoreline Education Association and was approved by the Shoreline School Board on June 7.

Sept. 1: First Day of School
Sept. 6: No School, Labor Day
Oct. 8: No School, Staff Work Day
Oct. 13-15: Elementary Parent Conferences
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Nov. 25-26: Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29: No School, Staff Work Day
Dec. 20-31 Winter Break
Jan. 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 18-21: Elementary Parent Conferences
Jan. 28: No School, Staff Work Day
Feb. 21-25: Mid-Winter Break
March 18: No School, Staff Work Day
April 1: No School, Staff Work Day
April 18-22: Spring Break
May 9: No School, Staff Work Day
May 30: Memorial Day
June 6: No School, Staff Work Day
June 17: Last Day of School

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SSEA - Create a Tool Library in Shoreline

SSEA (Sustainable Shoreline Education Assocation) will discuss how to create a Tool Library in Shoreline at its meeting on Friday, June 25, at 7 pm, at the First Christian Reformed Church,14555 25th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

There is no speaker for this event but you are invited to come with your willingness to help create something we all can use sustainably.

See the links to Portland and Phinney Neighborhood Tool Libraries for some ideas about how we could create a Tool Library in Shoreline.

Hammer from Dunn Lumber catalog

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Shoreline Police Blotter 6-6 to 6-15-2010


By Diane Hettrick
(Attention new readers: the categories and comments are mine)


The Hard-Core Stuff
6-6…..15202 Aurora, Oriental Market, 11:35 am. Suspect entered store, handed victim a note, demanded money, implied a knife and gun.
6-8…..4xx N 182nd Ct. Attempted burglary. The alarm went off, neighbor called homeowner. Homeowner returned home and found a ladder against his windows.
6-13….17xx N 175. Burglary, forced entry, items taken.
6-14….17xx NE 150th. Attempted burglary. Removed screens.

Soft-core
6-9…..192nd/Meridian. Hit and run. (I guess it depends what they hit.)
6-9…..153xx Aurora, Safeway. Subject caught shoplifting. Had un-prescribed methadone.
6-11….145th/15th NE, Goodwill. Shoplifting. Items recovered. (Not sure, but I think they have regulars.)
6-11….153rd/Aurora, Safeway. Shoplifting meat. (Yuuck. How? In a purse? Under their jacket? I repeat: Yuuck.).
6-11….153rd/Aurora, Safeway. Black adult male stole make-up. (Well, of course he had to steal it. It would be far too embarrassing to go through the line and buy it.)
6-13….157xx Aurora, Sears. 2 people shoplift video games.
6-13….155xx Densmore. Someone attached “emblems” to front and rear of car. Removing them damaged the paint.

Public inebriation
6-8…..1514 N 200th, Park n Ride. Drunk male in park and ride. Requested detox. (Wonder what alternatives he was given to get him to agree to dry out?)
6-10….3xx RB Rd. Passed out drunk in cab. Didn’t pay fare. (At least he wasn't driving.)
6-18….15xx NE 145th, U76 Gas Station. Brian was drunk and panhandling. Trespassed. (oh no, so far all the guys who have been Trespassed have different names. I was kind of hoping it was one crazy guy going door to door.)

Mental
6-11….13xx N 169th. Attempted suicide. Co-worker gave her old prescription of Seroquel. (The two facts probably don’t have anything to do with each other, except that the woman had mental problems and the co-worker, while ill-advised, was trying to help. Seroquel side-effects are “constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, lightheadedness, nasal congestion, sore throat, stomach upset, tiredness, vomiting, weakness, weight gain. Allergic reactions are rash, hives, itching, etc. etc.” If anyone ever actually read the side effects of prescription drugs, the pharmaceutical industry would go bankrupt.)
6-11….1283 N 205th, Split End Salon. Trespassed customer who was showing inappropriate interest in employee. (Creepy. I hope someone walks her to her car.)

Fraud (Have you eaten at Shari’s? Check your bank statement.)
6-7…..20101 Aurora, Ace Cash Express. Guy attempted to cash a check from his insurance company that was intended for Swedish Hospital. Fled without check once he was denied. (Ok, I am very impressed that the cashier figured it out. I mean, seriously, have you ever tried to read the statements from insurance companies? And, OMG, what an idiot the perp is. It will take the insurance company about two minutes to give the cops his name from the check # - that is, after the cops sit on hold for 45 minutes and punch a lot of buttons. “Press 1 for English” etc. etc.)
6-9…..15252 Aurora, Shari’s Restaurant. Employee fraudulently using customer’s credit cards for her own gain. (Note to self: use cash.)
6-10….17xx N 160th. Reported ID theft.
6-12….158xx 26th NE, Joe’s Guns and Stuff. Joe runs a gun business from his basement. A customer bought a couple of guns with a check that went NSF.

Call the anonymous tip line – get these creeps –1-800-222-TIPS
6-12….22xx NW 197th St, RB Community Park. Someone poured paint on the playground equipment, picnic table, and two large playground installations. Some graffiti. (What kind of creep trashes a kids’ playground? Wonder if it’s the same guy who cut the swings at Kayu Kayu Ac park last week?)

Car prowls
6-9…..1335 Aurora, Home Depot. Left purse in car in plain sight. Shattered window. (Sweetie – not at Home Depot. Those giant parking lots are feeding grounds for thieves.)
6-10….173xx Fremont, Shorewood. Student left iPod Nano in locked car – left for 15 minutes – it was stolen. (I doubt that the student with the new iPod is college-bound. With his skills and choice of profession, I doubt he’ll bother to graduate, except to Walla Walla.)
6-10….18xx NE 170th. Unlocked car. Got iPod and speakers. (Not a good week for iPods. Doesn’t anyone want GPS any more?)
6-14….145xx Dayton, Scott Manor. Stolen vehicle parked in a marked visitor’s slot at the apartment complex.
6-14….3xx NW 201st Pl. CDs stolen from unlocked car. (Couldn’t find the iPod and didn’t want the GPS)
6-14….5xx NW 203rd. Car prowl.
6-14….195xx 2nd NW. Car prowl. Took disabled placard and cigarettes. (Watch for an able-bodied smoker parked in a handicapped slot).

Weird and Creepy Soap Opera
6-8…..175th/Meridian. An anonymous citizen called 911 about a subject that was seen running in the area and had attempted to get into her car. The Subject said he was offered a ride and then set up to be assaulted. This took place on a dead end street.
6-12….195xx Stone N. Known suspect harasses/stalks/burglarizes victim. Entered house and stole a coat.
6-13….19508 Aurora, Echo Lake Tavern. Marijuana in trash can. Manager inebriated – had no idea where it came from. (Really Ossifer, I have no idea – I do booze)
6-14….1xx NW 177th Ln. Wife bit husband on finger after dispute over medication prescription. (She must not have read about the side effects.)
6-14….154xx Linden. Ex boyfriend / girlfriend. Broke up after two-year relationship. She is six months pregnant. He sent her text messages.
6-14….NE 169th /15th NE. Person reported that she thinks she saw someone reported missing from Multnomah County, Oregon. (And she knew this how?)
6-14….201xx 8th NW. missing person.

Taking advantage of the old and dead and vulnerable
6-9…..5xx NW 175th Ct. Reporting party said that someone with access stole deceased person’s car. (Were they brothers?)
6-12….12xx N 172nd, RB Rehab. Daughter has power of attorney for parent at the Rehab Center. Someone forged a check to look like her parent wrote it out to “Brenda.”
6-12….193xx 2nd NW. Violation of protection order. (You never know how serious these are. Women get murdered.)

Right in there with the phony checks you get in the mail
6-10….17xx NW 199th. Harassing phone call from collection agency. (I briefly worked for a collection agency trying to get money on defaulting student loans. The staff was very polite and professional. The college graduates with the unpaid loans were mostly unemployed English majors but there were a couple of scumbags who were using their legal degrees to avoid paying their loans. But before you start making lawyer jokes, please know that some of my best friends are attorneys...)

Keeping them off the streets
6-8…..175th/Meridian. Motorcyclist. Driving with license suspended. (Cops check motorcyclists, too)
6-11….155th/Aurora. Driving with license suspended.
6-14….201xx Aurora. Driving with licenses suspended.
6-14….NE 155th/1st NE, Twin Ponds Park. Two guys were in the park after hours. Police checked them as they were returning to their vehicle. Found marijuana. (Cops do parks, too.)
6-14….NE 150th/20th NE. Contacted on city street. One person has non-extraditable warrant out of California. (Cops check pedestrians. No one can hide from the long arm of the law. Dum de dum dum.)
(Getting a bicyclist would have completed the set. Maybe when the weather is better.)

Homeless cars
6-14….N 159th/Meridian. Abandoned car.
6-14….145xx 27th NE. 2 abandoned cars. Expired tabs.

Second runner-up
6-14….157xx Dayton. Guy parked his car, locked it, and a while later, watched it drive away.

First runner-up
6-12….174xx 8th NE. Victim says that “someone stole a rusted out piece of junk (car)” from his front yard. The car was inoperable and he was going to get rid of it. When he wasn’t home, a tow truck came to the property and towed away the vehicle. (He’d been promising to get rid of that eyesore for a long time and the neighbors finally got sick of it. Just my theory, of course. Hey guys, next time just call the Shoreline Customer Response Team 206-801-2700.)

This week’s winner
6-9…..160xx Aurora. Medical Marijuana store employees smoke merchandise and leave paraphenalia outside in common area. (Ok, I should have told you that a Green Pharmacy opened up in Shoreline a few months ago. Now you know. And what I have learned from this story is that I must never, ever work in a chocolate store.)


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Shoreline teaming up with Seahawks and Symetra to honor Heroes in the Classroom

The Seattle Seahawks and Symetra Financial have invited the Shoreline School District to become part of their Heroes in the Classroom program where area teachers are selected for recognition.

Symetra Heroes in the Classroom is a community program that recognizes Shoreline, Renton and Seattle teachers for outstanding leadership and instructional skills during the Seattle Seahawks season.

Twenty-four teachers will be selected and honored in their classrooms and on the field during Seahawks home games this season. The recognition of teachers includes a visit to school during an assembly by program dignitaries along with Seahawks players; a team jersey for the winner; two tickets to a Seahawks game and on-field passes; an Office Max card for supplies; and more.

In addition, Symetra and the Seahawks will make a $10,000 donation to three participating schools following the 2010 season. Funds will be designated to support a specific student achievement program at each school.

Nominations are due August 15.

For more information and to submit your nomination, go to the Seattle Seahawks/Symetra Heroes in the Classroom Web site,

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Arts Festival breakfast and more at the Senior Center on Saturday, Sunday


The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center will be serving its traditional Arts Festival Breakfast during both of the festival days: Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27, 8:30 am to noon. A full breakfast is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12.

The ThimbleBelles Quilters will hold an exhibit of beautiful works of quilt art in the main hall of the Shoreline Center. They will have the Holiday Bazaar quilt on display and will begin selling raffle tickets with the drawing taking place on November 6, at the Center's annual bazaar.

The Senior Center's Thrift Shop will hold its first ever One-Dollar Sidewalk Sale, both days during the festival.

Proceeds from the breakfast, raffle and sidewalk sale will benefit the Senior Center.

The Senior Center is located at 18560 1st Ave NE #1, on the Shoreline Center campus, the southern-most building. 206-365-1536, Check out the website.

Photo by Jon Ann Cruver 

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LFP Police Blotter 6-7 to 6-14-2010

Sunday, June 20, 2010


By Diane Hettrick
The Categories are my creation and bear no resemblance to any police report, anywhere.

Serious crime
6-7…..185xx 37th NE. Robbery/stabbing. See article.
6-10….185xx 26th NE. $5000 worth of tools taken from garage of unoccupied home.

Things get complicated
6-7…..177xx Beach Dr. Resident reported theft of outgoing mail containing checks. He immediately closed the account, which meant that legitimate payments that had already gone out but had not been processed bounced, accruing NSF charges and late fees. He was told that if he had a police report, they would waive the charges and fees.

Car talk
6-7…..158xx 32nd NE. Suspicious vehicle turned out to be a rental car belonging to resident’s friend who had parked it in the right-of-way.
6-7…..26th NE/NE 185th. Car parked for four months. Owner advised to move car.
6-7…..Bothell Wy. Someone in southbound car threw something that shattered passenger window of northbound car.
6-8…..29xx NE 182nd. Abandoned car. Altered plate, no insurance.
6-8…..26xx NE 195th. Located owner of vehicle in hit and run. Owner claimed co-worker was driving car. No insurance.
6-9…..Towne Centre. Car stolen from upper lot. Found car and suspect.
6-10....174th/Ballinger. Hit and run.
6-11….160xx 36th NE. Abandoned car. Extensive ignition damage, registration expired.
6-14….NE 180th/NE Perkins. Vehicle fire. Northshore Fire called.

Obstacle course
6-8…..184xx Ballinger, LFP Market. 15-year-old driver with learner’s permit was pulling into parking stall and pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake. Jumped the curb and struck and broke the front window of the store.
6-10....171st/Bothell Wy. Report of reckless driving. Hit guardrail, ran over speed sign, door falling off vehicle, destroyed bus lane sign.
6-11….Towne Centre. Mall security reported damage to stop sign, concrete barriers knocked over. Probably delivery van to Rite Aid.

Family drama
6-7…..195xx 38th NE. Step-mom kicked out step-daughter, who asked police to stand by while she got her things out of the house.
6-7…..Police dept counter. Daughter reported that her Alzheimer’s afflicted mother was being taken advantage of by her caretaker, who was being paid multiple times for the same work.
6-9…..174xx Ballinger. Citizen brought in drug paraphernalia for identification before confronting stepson.
6-9…..145th/Bothell Wy. Mentally disabled 14 year old got off bus and went missing.
6-10....30xx NE 203rd . Runaway son returned home. Father requested police talk to him about issues in his life.
6-10….30xx NE 203rd. Son ran away again. Son drinks, smokes pot, did crack.
6-11….174xx 37th NE. Woman left 5 year old in car. Told officer she has a personal issue that caused her to soil herself.
6-12….177xx 28th NE. Theft of misc electronics from unlocked van. Thinks ex-wife may have pawned for drugs.

Love your neighbors
6-7…..196xx 40th Pl. The neighbors behind his house are up a hill and often throw garbage into victim’s yard. This time a 5 gallon bucket of dried concrete broke his slider. Cops talked to homeowner up the hill who finally said that her son moves things around the backyard. She provided insurance information.
6-11….171xx 35th NE. Complained about neighbor’s van blocking his driveway – ongoing complaint. Van moved before police arrived.
6-11….196xx 47th. Noise complaint about band practicing. Told them to stop.
6-12….148th/Bothell Wy. Loud party at midnight. When officer arrived, no noise.
6-12….155xx Bothell Wy. Citizen moved into apt two weeks ago. Someone was trying to get in her apt, knocking on windows and door. Officer contacted him, he was drunk and lost.
6-14….192xx Forest Park Dr, apartments. Complained that neighbor left TV on loudly to keep the dogs company. Officer found that neighbor was home napping, TV was not very loud, but advised him to lower the volume.

Good citizen award
165xx Shore Dr NE. Found wallet with school ID.

Bad citizen award
6-12….196xx 47th NE. Tagging. “DRUMS”

Nervous (but it’s ok to call – cops prefer you do that to ignoring suspicious activity)
6-7…..38xx NE 182nd. Son thought someone was trying to get in to the house. Police checked, but found no evidence of prowlers.
6-8…..32xx NE 198th. Strange man in cul de sac, staring at female resident.
6-10….NE 160/33rd NE. Van sitting for 20 minutes. Suspicious circumstances.
6-11….185xx 37th. Report of “gang graffiti” but cops couldn’t locate it.
6-11….168xx Bothell Wy. Citizen reported that 3 employees smelled like pot. Officer said there was no odor of marijuana but the 3 smelled like garbage.
6-12….198xx 32nd. Report of gunshot. A transformer blew. Notified City Light.
6-12….190xx 35th NE. Suspicious vehicle. Was grocery delivery.

Officer Friendly
6-8…..185xx 37th. Report of pit bull and boxer running loose. The boxer was returned home – was sitting in the middle of the street like a traffic cone.
6-9…..147xx Bothell Wy. Subject missed last bus, flagged down patrol car for ride to 68th.
6-11….167xx 37th NE. Neighbor’s dog seems to be trapped. Neighbor going over but wants help.
6-12….30xx NE 182nd. 14 year old riding mini-bike on city streets. Held for parent pickup.
6-12….30xx NE 182nd. Dogs running loose. Returned home.
6-12….Towne Centre. 12 year old couldn’t unlock bike chain. Had to cut it.
6-12….166xx Beach Dr NE. 14 year old riding mini-bike.

Keeping them off the roads
6-9…..28xx NE 185th. Driving While License Suspended.
6-9…..165xx Bothell Wy. Driving While License Suspended. Expired registration, no insurance.
6-10….175th/Ballinger. Driving While License Suspended.
6-11….149th/Bothell Wy. Elderly, confused, hard of hearing driver cited for unsafe lane travel, no proof of insurance.
6-13….Arco station employee. Driving With License Suspended.
6-14….171xx Bothell Wy. Stopped for cell phone use. Cited for Driving With License Suspended, no insurance.

False Alarms
6-9…..201xx 45th
6-9…..193xx 49th. Alarm tripped, alarm company called to cancel.
6-9…..39xx NE 157th Pl.
6-9…..165xx Shore Dr NE.
6-10….203xx 30th Ave NE. Dog got loose in house, may have tripped alarm.
6-10….167xx 39th NE. Realtor set off alarm on vacant house. Couldn’t figure out how to turn it off, so disconnected power supply and back-up battery.
6-11….184xx 33rd Ct NE. Motion sensor from back yard.
6-11….26xx NE 184th Pl. Motion sensor. Homeowner came home to find cops in yard. Thought she saw the blind move upstairs – asked cops to check inside house – all ok.
6-11….198xx 47th NE. Audible alarm. Citation for 2nd false alarm in 6 months.
6-12….47xx NE 178th. Accidental activation.
6-14….165xx Shore Dr. Cop had to scale wrought iron fence and gate to check house. No one home. Cited for second false alarm in six months.
6-14….54xx NE 200th.

Fraud
6-9…..148xx Bothell. Fraud on debit card.
6-10….182xx 40th NE. Reporting party sent $1600 to UK for stranded friend but friend’s computer had been hacked and it was a scam.

Shopping
6-10….193xx 55th NE. Stole 12 pack of beer

This week’s winners
6-7…..170xx Hamlin Rd NE. Woman reported that a person who lives with her had been stealing from her for three years. She presented a six page list of items stolen. She wanted a police report so she could make an insurance claim. Officers refused to make a report on something three years old. She stated she will file a complaint with chief and mayor.
6-7…..LFP court. Camera ticket review hearing. Subject has anger management issues and started to get agitated but presence of three officers calmed him down
6-8…..155xx Lakeshore Blvd. Found 30 construction cones and shopping carts in driveway. Senior prank.
6-11….Police dept. counter. Woman wanted a Welfare Check on neighbor but wouldn’t give her name, address or neighbor’s address. Hasn’t seen neighbor for over two years. Given procedure for anonymous call.



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Lake Forest Park Police Blotter coming to the SAN


By Diane Hettrick

Ok, Lake Forest Park. It’s your turn to have your police blotter on the ShorelineAreaNews. No reason why you should be spared, or allowed to assume that nothing ever happens in your home town.

To be fair, the recent news about the resident being stabbed and the court sentencing of the rapist and his son is all the more horrific because it is so unusual.

So, first of all – here’s what your police force does on a routine basis:
  • Open park gates in the morning.
  • Close park gates at night.
  • Move the radar trailer.
  • Watch the pedestrian crossings on Bothell Way and give lots of warning tickets to drivers and bicyclists who do not respect the right-of-way of pedestrians in the crosswalks.
  • Walk the beat on foot patrol – on Beach Drive, the Towne Center, the parks.
  • Business checks.
  • Follow up with sex offenders.
  • Remove large objects from roadway – i.e. branches, air mattress.
  • K-9 training.
  • Check for cars parked in the right-of-way, which makes the narrow streets dangerous to drive, or cars parked on crosswalks, in HOV lanes, and other places blocking traffic.
  • Give out traffic tickets for all the usual reasons – and LFP cops are aggressive about ticketing drivers who don’t wear their seat belts and drivers who talk on cell phones. 
  • Review videos of drivers violating speed in school zones.
Ok – lots of people are saying that the City set up the cameras as a revenue stream. But Police Chief Dennis Peterson likes the cameras a lot. He said that from the moment he arrived in LFP, he has been trying to do something to slow down the traffic through the City. And the cameras have done the job. All the traffic has slowed. The roads are safer, not just for the kids, but for pedestrians, people coming out of all those hidden driveways on Ballinger, and drivers crossing NE 178th. And, by the way, the posted speed is the upper limit – not the average speed.

Recently they have done a lot of follow-up to the stabbing. They are talking to people in the vicinity. They are spending time at LFP Elementary, being visible on the grounds, talking to teachers and staff.

This routine stuff will not be in the LFP Police Blotter, so I hope you were paying attention.

Police answer lots of alarm calls. LFP has large, wooded lots, with houses set back from the road out of view of neighbors, so many houses have alarm systems. Many of those alarms get tripped – by the family dog, real estate agents who didn’t have the current code, homeowners who go in the back door, or go outside, and forget the alarm or don’t move fast enough to punch in the code, or whatever. Some alarm systems are more sensitive than others. Motion detectors go off for weird reasons that have nothing to do with intruders.

Every time the alarm goes off, the police respond. They check all the outside doors and windows, looking for forced entry or an open door or window. They call the homeowner on the phone and usually get an answering machine. They communicate with the alarm company. If everything looks all right, they leave a note that they responded to a false alarm at that address. Two calls in six months and you get a ticket.

So stand by for regular editions of the LFP Blotter and see what’s going on in LFP.


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Aurora Corridor week of June 20


Aurora Corridor construction hours
8:00 a.m. Sunday through 5:00 p.m. Friday. There will be no construction on Saturdays.

Regular daytime construction hours
Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Night-time construction hours allowed
Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Sidewalks, driveways and concrete bus pads
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.

Grading and pouring curb north of N 175th Street
Roadway excavation in the work zone on Aurora between N 175th and N 185th Streets is complete and crews will be installing a crushed rock base in preparation for pouring curbs. 

Joint utility trench (JUT) installation on Midvale Ave
Crews will continue digging the JUT on Midvale Avenue to connect utility vaults. Midvale Avenue will be reduced to one lane. Vehicles and pedestrians will be directed by flaggers. Please travel safely and pay attention to the direction of flaggers.


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 certain locations.

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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