LFP residential fire caused by telephone answering machine

Tuesday, August 17, 2010


Residential fire in LFP.  Photo courtesy Northshore Fire.
Photo courtesy Northshore Fire.
The Northshore Fire Department together with units from Shoreline and Bothell responded to a residential structure fire in the 5400 block of NE 200th Place in Lake Forest Park. The first units were dispatched at 12:58 pm and arrived to find heavy fire on the exterior of the structure. The fire was upgraded to a second alarm. Wind was blowing fire to an adjacent house. Two vehicles were also threatened. Firefighters protected the exposures, while others performed an exterior attack on the house fire. The fire was under control in approximately eleven minutes. Crews remained on scene until 4 pm.

Photo courtesy Northshore Fire.
The owner was at home when the fire started and had evacuated safely prior to arrival of the fire department. The King County Fire Investigation Unit responded to the call and together with Fire Marshal Jeff LaFlam determined the cause to be accidental. The fire started in a basement office/storage room and was caused by a telephone answering machine. There was one minor firefighter injury. Damage was estimated at $400,000.


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Shorewood Harvest Dinner - 2010 - make reservations now

The Shorewood High School Culinary Arts Program and The Culinary Arts Garden sponsored by Washington State University Extension/Master Gardener Foundation of King County will be presenting a special Harvest Dinner on Friday evening, September 10, 2010 - and you can be there.

This special fundraising dinner will take place in a beautiful private home in the Innis Arden neighborhood of Shoreline. Seating is limited to 50 people. The price per ticket is $200 which includes cocktails, wine and beer. The event will begin at 6:00 pm.

The multicourse dinner will be prepared by some of the Top Chefs in the Seattle area: 
  • Maria Hines of Tilth, 
  • Holly Smith of Café Juanita, 
  • John Sundstrom of Lark, 
  • Jerry Traunfeld of Poppy
  • Dana Tough and Brian McCracken of Spur Gastropub and Tavern Law.
The dinner will feature the best of local products including produce from the school’s Culinary Garden. The money raised will go directly to the Shorewood Culinary Arts program and will help fund the major expansion of the Master Gardener’s Youth Education Garden.

SW Culinary Arts Garden
To make your reservation and purchase tickets for this special culinary event, click here.

For information about the Shorewood Culinary Arts Program: click here.

For information about the Master Gardener Foundation of King County: click here.

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Evan Smith: Blogging election results

Monday, August 16, 2010


By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

I plan to send reports of election results as they come in. I’ll start sending results shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday on the three 32nd District legislative races, first from Snohomish County, then from King County, and, finally the compiled results from the secretary of state. I’ll add results on Lake Forest Park Proposition 1.

I’ll try to get comments from candidates as results come in.

The postings will appear later on the ShorelineAreaNews web site and on the daily e-mail news feeds.

After Tuesday, I’ll have updated results each day until we have certified results September 1.

King County officials tell me that the Tuesday night results will include some ballots that came in Monday morning but that they usually take two days to compile results, meaning that most ballots that arrived Monday won’t show up in the results until Wednesday afternoon and most that arrive Tuesday won’t be part of the results until Thursday afternoon.

Snohomish County officials say that the Tuesday evening count will include all ballots that arrived in the Everett office Monday.

The Snohomish County portion of the 32nd District includes Woodway, southern Edmonds and unincorporated Esperance. The larger King County portion includes Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and the Finn Hill area near Kirkland.

If you want to be sure that you’re on my e-mail list, send me a note.

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Tuesday, August 17, is the last day to mail ballots



Ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in order to be counted in the primary election.

There are no local drop boxes - they were eliminated as a cost-savings measure.

We have a "Top-Two Primary" - the top two vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation.

The party affiliation on the ballot was chosen by the candidates. Political parties made their endorsements but they are not reflected on the ballot.

Shoreline District Court will be on the general election, not on the primary. Some of the state judicial races will be decided in the primary.

Remember that the 32nd Legislative district is in two counties: King and Snohomish. Each only counts and records their own ballots. A candidate could theoretically "win" in one county and "lose" in the other.

King County Records and Elections will start counting ballots on Tuesday morning and will post the first candidate results  and Lake Forest Park Prop 1 results on their webpage around 8:15 pm. (As of this writing, they have test pages up. Make sure that you are not looking at the "Primary and Special Election Media Report.")

On subsequent days King County will post results at 4:30 pm each day to the end of August. On September 1, the Canvassing Board meets and certifies the election.

The Snohomish County Auditor will start posting election results at 8 pm Tuesday, August 17.

If you did not receive your ballot and called King County for a replacement ballot - you have to vote the replacement ballot, even if you already received and mailed in the late-arriving original ballot. They cancel out the first ballot.


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Evan Smith: Expect local voter turnout to beat State, County projections


By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer


Elections officials have predicted that turnout for the Tuesday primary will be 38 percent statewide and between 41 percent and 45 percent for King County. Whatever the State and County turnout, I expect a higher turnout in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

Why? Because we have a more interesting ballot than we’d find in many other areas.

A newly naturalized citizen recently asked me about his ballot. I noticed how dull his ballot from Northeast Seattle looked. It had two legislative races. In one, the Democrat was unopposed. The other had one Democrat and one Republican, meaning that both would advance.

Contrast that with our area, where our ballots have three legislative races, each with three candidates. Two are highly competitive open seats, each with one Republican, one endorsed Democrat and one independent Democrat.

On top of that, voters in Lake Forest Park have a controversial levy measure, one that divides the City along lines that are hard for outsiders to understand.

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Cromwell Park dedication and concert, Monday August 30 6 pm


Cromwell Park to be dedicated August 30.  Photo courtesy City of SL

Come celebrate the park opening and check out the features of the newly renovated Cromwell Park at a dedication ceremony and free concert featuring the group Miles From Chicago on Monday, August 30, at 6 pm.

January 2010.  Photo S.H. Robinson
Cromwell Park, 18030 Meridian Avenue N, boasts one of the most dramatic visual changes of all the recently completed Shoreline park improvements, going from a completely flat, featureless lot to sculpted natural showpiece.

Additions to the park include a new stage and grass amphitheatre, stormwater detention area with a bridge crossing, baseball and soccer field, basketball court, play area and swings. Other improvements include paved pathways, benches and picnic tables, open lawn and landscape beds, and storm water and wetland areas planted with native vegetation.

February 2010. Photo S.H. Robinson
The 1% for the Arts Program public art piece, Raintree by Kristin Tollefson, was installed in the center of Cromwell Park in the storm water detention area. According to the artist, Raintree honors the setting and history of the site and takes its inspiration from the storm water and bog characteristics of the environment, while addressing rain as the source of the water.

Raintree is fabricated out of metal highlighted with blue glass beads – durable materials that will respond to many kinds of ambient light.

In May 2006, Shoreline voters approved a bond issue to acquire park property and improve parks throughout the community, including Cromwell Park. The City also wanted to improve water quality and detention in the headwaters of the Thornton Creek Basin, which begins upstream of Cromwell Park.

The Cromwell project was jointly funded by the Park Bond and Shoreline’s Surface Water Utility to create much-needed recreational and storm water improvements.

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Shoreline Fire and Airlift NW conducting drills at Shorewood

Photos by Steven H. Robinson
You may see Airlift Northwest landing at Shorewood High School this week. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, the two agencies are conducting drills. 

Whenever there is a trauma or major incident where Airlift is needed, the Fire Department making the request must set up a safe landing zone near the incident. The Shorewood High school playfield is one of those pre-arranged locations.

This week, Fire crews are practicing staging for the helicopter landing, protecting the area during the landing and patient transport, and being ready for any other type of emergency associated with the landing. On Thursday, the helicopter will be King County Sheriff's Guardian One. There is a yearly drill and a cooperative effort that helps keep our community safe -- and our fire and rescue personnel well-prepared.

If you have questions or concerns, call the Shoreline Fire Media line,
206-229-6564.

Shoreline Fire's FaceBook page. 

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N 185th Street closure between Aurora Avenue N and Midvale Avenue in Shoreline

ShorelineAreaNews

N 185th Street between Aurora Avenue N and Midvale Avenue N will be partially closed during the day and fully closed at night between Monday, August 23 and Friday August 27. Closure is needed so the City of Shoreline’s Aurora Corridor Project contractor can complete excavation, grading and paving at this location.

The amount of earthwork and grade change at this location is significant. Completing this work at one time shortens the duration of overall traffic impacts at this location on N 185th Street.

Closure details:

  • During the day (5:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.), one westbound lane on N 185th Street will remain open between Aurora Avenue N and Midvale Avenue. All eastbound lanes on N 185th Street location will be closed. 
  • At night (7:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.), all lanes on N 185th Street between Aurora Avenue N and Midvale Avenue will be fully closed. 
  • The contractor anticipates opening all lanes at the end of the day on Friday, August 27. If there are complications resulting in the need to finish work on Monday, August 30, a single westbound lane would be open 24‐hours a day over the weekend of August 28. All eastbound lanes would remain closed. 
  • King County Metro buses that utilize this segment of N 185th Street will be re‐routed. 
  • The intersection at N 185th Street and Midvale Avenue N will remain operational, providing access to the Gateway Plaza complex, Sky Nursery, and other surrounding businesses. Drivers will also be able to utilize the public roadway through Gateway Plaza.

Drivers and pedestrians are encouraged to take alternate routes during this time and should pay attention to construction signage, variable message boards and flaggers. All businesses are open during construction and the City of Shoreline encourages shoppers to utilize local businesses. Business driveways are delineated with construction barrels and marked with blue “Business Access” signs.

The City of Shoreline’s Aurora Corridor Project is redeveloping the three miles of Aurora Avenue N that run through Shoreline. Improvements include wider sidewalks separated from the roadway by landscaping and other amenities, traffic and pedestrian-level lighting, and landscaped center medians with left‐ and U‐turn pockets. These improvements continue the community’s vision for Aurora by improving safety, promoting economic development, easing congestion, enhancing environmental quality and adding more pedestrian amenities. The City completed improvements to the first mile, between N 145th and N 165th Streets, in 2007.

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Shoreline Police Blotter 7-30 to 8-9-2010


By Diane Hettrick (Categories and (Comments in parens) are mine)

Cars: Lost and found
7-30...178xx Stone N. Abandoned vehicle.
7-30...3xx NE 151. Abandoned vehicle.
8-8….13xx N 165. Abandoned vehicle.
8-9….N 169/Stone. Abandoned vehicle.

People: Lost and found
8-1….172xx Aurora, on street. Man called 911 to say he had taken pills trying to kill himself. Taken to hospital.
8-4….185xx Linden. Transients camping at abandoned property.
8-5….148xx Aurora, EconoLodge. Boyfriend calls about suicidal girlfriend.
8-6….11xx N 200. Drunk passed out on street. Cops gave him a ride home.
8-8….199xx Linden. Juvenile runaway.
8-9….201xx 21 Ct NE, Ballinger Homes. Juvenile runaway.

People: Get lost
8-2….15252 Aurora, Shari’s Restaurant. Guy was high, yelling. Trespassed from two restaurants.
8-6….18826 3 NW, Calvin Presbyterian. Tent City security reports drunk causing disturbance.
8-8….17002 Aurora, Baro Grocery. Subject stumbling around property while owners were trying to clean up from fire. Arrested on criminal warrant.

Car prowls – it's mostly about rocks
8-3….12xx N 175, Top Foods parking lot. Car prowl.
8-5….11xx N 183. Caller reported a suspected car prowl in progress. Police found suspect and arrested him for possession of burglary tools, drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor warrant. (Yea team!)
8-8….152xx Densmore N. Car prowl.
8-8….12xx NE 152. Car prowl, broke window. Tried to take stereo and damaged dashboard.
8-8….160xx 12 NE. Car prowl, window broken.
8-8….13xx N 152. Car prowl, took things.
8-8….183xx Ridgefield Rd. Car prowl.
8-8….155xx 10 NE. Car prowl, window shattered.
8-8….148xx 12 NE. Car prowl, window broken.
8-9….13xx N 152. Car prowl, window broken.
8-9….148xx Fremont. Car prowl, locked car. Used tool to open car. Took stereo. (Finally, a thief with a little skill.)

Burglary, Thievery, and other Skullduggery
8-5….25xx NE 165. Smashed slider with rock to enter house. Got safe, TV, other items. (Rocks, again.)
8-5….165xx 27 NE. Removed screen to crawl in window. Ransacked house, took TV, computer, security box, other items.
8-5….N 145/Stone N. Suspect asks elderly person for money, follows and assaults him/her.
8-6….20150 Ballinger, Thriftway. Wallet stolen.
8-6….1xx N 180. Residential burglary. Took firearm, cash, jewelry.
8-6….151xx Stone Ln, apt parking lot. Suspect tells victim to hand over his money. Victim shows a gun, suspect leaves the scene. Police arrest suspect.
8-7….160xx Wallingford. Burglary. Entered through unlocked slider. (so they didn’t need to use a rock.)
8-7….N 155 Aurora, Safeway. Stole beer.
8-8….192xx 12 NE. Drove by house displaying a gun.
8-9….12xx N 175, Top Foods. Recyclable cardboard bails stolen from loading area.
8-9….192xx Aurora, YMCA. Two cell phones taken from locker.
8-9….192xx 11 NE. House sitter discovered house had been burglarized. Entered through unlocked slider, ransacked house, stole Jetta.

And another one bites the dust – traffic stops
8-2…NE 168/15 NE. Misdemeanor warrant, drug paraphernalia.
8-3….N 160/Aurora. Driving girlfriend’s car, but his license is suspended and there’s a warrant on him. (But officer, it doesn’t count if it’s not my car.)
8-3….20330 15 NE, Chevron. License suspended, warrant.
8-3….11xx NE Perkins. Warrants.
8-4….NE 170/15 NE. Liquor, tobacco violation. (Tobacco violation? Smoking while driving? A trunk full of cigs from a reservation smoke shop?)
8-5….N 155/Midvale. Driver and passenger smoking joints.
8-5….160xx Aurora. License suspended.
8-5….N 170/Fremont. License suspended, misdemeanor warrant.
8-5….N 185/Midvale. Marijuana.
8-6….N 155/Aurora, Safeway parking lot. Suspicious vehicle. Driver has suspended license and drugs.
8-6….175xx Linden. License suspended.
8-7….N 155/Aurora. Driver has no license or ID, passenger has no ID.
8-7….164xx Aurora. DUI.
8-8….N 163 Aurora, Shoreline Motel. Driver has no ID.

Verbal altercations, assaults, threats
8-2…6xx N 203 Ln. Domestic situation, verbal altercation.
8-6….170xx 8 NE. Woman assaults former girlfriend.
8-6….NE 155/8 NE, Paramount Park. Suspect hit victim in the ear.
8-6….200xx Bagley, Ballinger Commons. Victim receives phone threats from family members of a friend.
8-7….172xx 12 NE. 17 and 19 year old siblings fight. (Boys, of course.)
8-9….196xx 20 NE. Investigation of domestic violence report turns into a warrant. Suspect runs. Tracked with dog. Arrested.

Noise is great for finding felons
8-3….151xx Stone Ln, apts. Loud party. Arrested one for felony warrant for vehicular assault.
8-8….203xx 19 NE, Farmer’s Ins parking lot. Noise complaint. Drugs.

Fraud – ID Theft – all that boring White Collar stuff
8-3….200xx Bagley, Ballinger Commons. Victim reports her ID was stolen to open a Direct TV account.
8-3….148xx 8 NE. Victim reported someone changed the address on his bank account and bank statement may have been mailed there.
8-8….149xx Linden. Mail theft.
8-9….202xx Ashworth. $100 taken from bank account.
8-9….149xx Linden. Resident found a soggy pile of mail on her front porch – hers and her neighbor’s.

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
8-3….167xx 3 NE. Neighbor used a chain saw to cut down neighbor’s trees.
8-7….8xx NE 170. $42 taken from wallet at home, suspects neighbor.
8-8….160xx 10 NE. Dings in driver side window.

Punks
8-4….20xx NE Perkins, Cedarbrook school. Alarm. Someone entered building and tore down 5 motion sensors. (The building is not being used, so this was just for the joy of destruction – unless you can sell motion sensors from the trunk of your car.)
8-4….20305 Aurora, Super Pawn. Broke large window with rock. (We could seriously reduce the crime rate in Shoreline if we just got rid of the rocks.)
8-5….152xx Aurora, Casper’s Restaurant. Someone tampered with smoker settings. (Fired any employees lately?)

Hutzpah
8-4….21xx N 185. Tenant sold furnishings from rental house at yard sale, kept proceeds.
8-5….11xx N 192, The Blakeley. Sex offender claimed to be retired military, used false name, attempting to rent apartment.



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Celebrate Shoreline - all events

Sunday, August 15, 2010


North City Jazz Walk - Tuesday, Aug. 17, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Live music at various venues in the North City neighborhood. Admission fee required. Music lineup, venues and related details are available at  Jazzwalk.
  
Youth & Teen Skate Competition - Friday, Aug. 20, Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Skateboard competition (with prizes!) for various age groups & abilities. No admission fee, but a completed & signed liability form (download here) is required for minors. Connie King Skate Park, 15300 8th Avenue NE.

Parade - Saturday, Aug. 21, beginning at Noon
Be a part of the action or just take in the sites as decorative floats, marching bands, drill teams and others wow the crowd. Parade travels south along 15th Avenue NE between NE 180th and NE 165th Streets.

Car Show - Saturday, Aug. 21, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
See some beautiful, classic vehicles at this favorite annual event at Ridgecrest Elementary, 16516 10th Avenue NE.

Festival - Saturday, Aug. 21, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.It's a party! Come on by the Ridgecrest Elementary School grounds, 16516 10th Avenue NE, for live music on stage, food vendors, community booths and fun for the whole family.

Sandcastle Contest - Sunday, Aug. 22, registration begins at 11:30 a.m., competition held Noon to 3:00 p.m.Sponsored by the City of Shoreline and the Richmond Beach Community Association. Bring your friends & family to this summertime tradition, try your hand at a unique sand creation or just take in the competition from the sidelines. Prizes awarded. Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th Street.

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Outdoor movie-goers rewarded with clear viewing


The seventy true Northwesterners who ignored a day of drizzle to come to the Ballinger-North City Outdoor Movie on August 7 were rewarded with a clear, cool evening. The only concession to the weather was chairs instead of blankets on the ground.

The Cajun Jamsters, sitting under canopies, played bright, cheerful music that transcended the overcast skies and had people dancing on the grass

Volunteers in rain gear happily did their jobs, providing directions and security, selling concessions and providing information.
Children prepared for the weather enjoyed the activities, and everyone enjoyed the movie on the big screen.

Organizer Londa Jacques said that they didn't expect to sell as many concessions as last year, but Safeway had been very generous with donations and Costco has a generous return policy.
Photographer Cya Arroyo said, "I was happy that rain or shine the Shoreline community volunteers stuck with their promise and kept a positive attitude. Then we were lucky enough to receive a break from the weather once the movie started."


Photos by Cya Arroyo

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Celebrate Shoreline - Parade, Festival, Classic Cars, Saturday, August 21

Saturday, August 21 - Parade: 12:00 pm,
Parade runs south from 180th to 165th on 15th Ave NE in North City

Festival: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm,
Festival will be held at Ridgecrest Elementary School: 16516 10th Ave NE, There will be food, music, large children's area, commercial and community booths

Classic Car Show: 10:00 am Ridgecrest Elementary, $15 fee per car to participate, free to viewers.

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Japanese Maples seminar at Sky, Saturday August 21


Saturday, August 21 11:30 am – 1 pm

Japanese Maples with Keith Dekker

Japanese maples may look fragile and exotic, but they come from a climate very similar to ours and they thrive here with a little basic care. Let maple enthusiast and tree care expert Keith Dekker tell you all about choosing, planting, pruning and caring for your Japanese maple. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave. N. Shoreline 98133 206-546-4851.    

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Celebrate a 97th Birthday with Thrift Shop Volunteer


Celebrating at Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center
By Jon Ann Cruver
Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.
-----Dr. Dorothy I. Height, president and CEO of the NCNW
Hazel Anderson. Photo by Jon Ann Cruver
Hazel Anderson is a testament to this quote. She gives service at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center Thrift Shop every Friday.

Hazel Anderson just celebrated her 97th birthday. She celebrated it while on duty at the Thrift Shop. She has been a volunteer for “about 9 years” bringing with her a vibrant smile, crazy sense of humor and dedication to her job. Her daughter and other Thrift Shop volunteers gave her a break by making sure she had not one, but two, chocolate birthday cakes. When asked if she liked chocolate, she gave a sly grin and replied “a little”. She is a Shoreline resident who drove herself to the center until a just a short time ago, now she gets there by way of METRO bus. The volunteers and the Center staff were delighted to wish her Happy Birthday and to honor her on her special day.

All members of the Senior Center with Birthdays in August, including Hazel, will have a Birthday Lunch on Thursday, the 19th, at 11:15 AM. Their guests and other lunch participants will have a wonderful meal made “from scratch” by the Center’s Chef Janice with Beef Wellington as the centerpiece. Additionally, there will be gifts and live music.

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is located at the Shoreline Conference Center Campus, 18560 1st AVE NE #1; 206-365-1536.  Website.   Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. 


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Shoreline Caucus meeting, Tuesday, August 24, 7 pm


This meeting will be one week after the primary and Lew Moore will be speaking, presenting an analysis of state and national election results - what happened, what it means, and what we need to do between now and the general election. We'll all hear the raw results after the primary, but the really interesting thing is what those results mean and what they predict, and that is what Lew will provide to us. Lew is well-positioned to do this - he served as Ron Paul's national campaign chairman in 2008, and is currently practicing as a political consultant on high-profile campaigns.

Tuesday, August 24, 7 PM (refreshments at 6:30)
Ward Residence
18306 Ridgefield Rd NW
Shoreline, WA 98177-3224

An RSVP is not required - you are welcome even if you're not able to RSVP - but it would be helpful to let us know how many chairs to set up on the patio. Please join us on Tuesday following the primary for some great refreshments and very interesting and up-to-the-minute information about current political trends at the state and national levels, and what they may mean for our prospects in November.

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Evan Smith: Still time to be a PCO candidate


By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Every Shoreline and Lake Forest Park ballot has a place to vote for Democratic and Republican precinct committee officers.

But, many precincts have no Democrat, no Republican, or, like my precinct, no candidate in either party.

That means that you and your neighbors can elect a write-in candidate to represent you in 32nd Legislative District and King County party organizations.

You can just write a name in and get a few neighbors to write the name in. But, unless that person has registered as a write-in candidate for PCO, the votes won’t count unless they have the correct spelling and designate the political party.

Votes for registered write-in candidates, however, can get counted with minor misspellings and with the party not listed.

Candidates can still register as write-in candidates through Monday. Just call the King County elections office (296-VOTE) to find out how.

Then, get a half-dozen neighbors to write the name on their ballots and you’ve elected a PCO.

PCOs help set 32nd District party policy and elect representatives to County and State party conventions.

They get a voice in filling vacancies. For example, Democratic PCOs in Edmonds, Lynnwood and Woodway recently selected three candidates to fill a Snohomish County Council position that a Democratic councilman had vacated.

PCOs and the party organizations provide other public service. Last year, when two Snohomish County elections had hand recounts, Democratic and Republican organizations supplied the people that did the counting.

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Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 8-2 to 8-8-2010

By Diane Hettrick (Categories are my creation)

Here's what happened to some of the campaign signs
8-5….165xx 39 NE. Teenaged girl’s car wrapped in plastic and decorated with Yes and No Prop 1 campaign signs. Advised to tell friends removing campaign signs is illegal.

Crash, Bash, and Dash
8-2….190/Ballinger. 3 car accident, southbound Ballinger. Driver #3 signaled left turn and stopped. Driver #2 stopped behind him. Driver #1 plowed into #2 who smacked into #3. #2 driver and passenger transported to hospital, car towed. #1 charged with following too closely. #3 was Driving While License Suspended.
8-2….40 Pl NE/Ballinger. Box truck vs. Toyota. No injuries but blocking northbound Ballinger north of intersection.
8-3….Bothell/Ballinger. Blocking disabled just east of intersection. Driver not with car.
8-7….175xx Ballinger. 2 vehicles traveling eastbound on 522. One car turning left, second car t-boned him and rolled him. Second car continued up Ballinger and hit other cars. Couldn’t leave, so driver moved to passenger seat. Told other driver that he “hated everyone.” 3 cars had to be towed. First call at 10:42, road cleared at 11:59.
8-7….15:19. Harborview social worker requested call from Sgt. About suicidal subject from traffic accident.

Cops can spot ‘em a mile away
8-3….173xx Beach Dr. Driver in custody for DUI. Warrant from LFP for driving while license suspended, and King county for same. Booked into Lynnwood on LFP warrant.
8-4….Station. Stopped for seat belt and brake light. Driver in custody for warrants.

Car Prowls (finally! someone used a Slim Jim instead of a rock)
8-2….Police Station. Citizen reported that his car had been prowled two days ago and his gun stolen. Windows were not broken, car probably unlocked.
8-6….187xx 30 NE. Took $500 generator from open truck bed, Thieves unlocked the jeep and took GPS and other items.

Other thieves and burglars
8-5….Towne Centre, Rite Aid. Shoplifter took $300 worth of Norelco razors.
8-5….167xx 32 Pl NE. Home burglarized, took jewelry and other items.

Not such upstanding citizens
8-2….39xx NE 157. Assist Seattle PD in finding LFP resident suspected in Seattle hit-run pedestrian accident. Vehicle not at registered address.
8-2….193xx 25 NE. Motorist advised residents that someone threw a rock at his windshield. Resident requested police assist to search wood for kids. Found dead owl.
8-5….33xx NE 180. Graffiti, white paint.
8-5….35xx NE 182. Graffiti, white paint, street signs.
8-5….170xxx Brookside. Graffiti.
8-6….36xx NE 155. Man with leg in cast returned to friend’s apartment where he was previously involved in an assault. Manager called police and had him Trespassed.

Alarms and fumble fingers
8-2….39xx NE 157. Audible alarm. Owner home. Maid opened door to deck.
8-6….35xx NE 155, Wildland Adventures. Audible alarm. All ok.
8-6….40xx NE 197. 911, two calls. Misdialed, then again trying to call alarm company.
8-7….30xx NE 201 Pl. Alarm. Owner home, used wrong pass codes.

Suspicious
8-2….187xx 35 NE. Saw guy who might be LFP stabbing suspect. Cops couldn’t locate.
8-2….185xx 37 NE, school. Vehicles at school. Security company not aware. Teacher and her brother getting classroom cleaned out. Other car was the principal.
8-3….185xx 37 NE, school. Unoccupied pickup on grounds. Men playing basketball.
8-4….147xx 39 NE. House-sitting for parents. Arrived at house and kid ran from car. Nothing disturbed at home.
8-5….185xx 37 NE, school. Juveniles skateboarding and climbing trees.
8-6….165xx 37 NE. Elderly female neighbor has a man at her house trying to buy her car, which is not for sale. Man asked to come into her house for pencil and paper to leave his contact info. Afraid he is casing the place.
NE 165/Beach Dr. Man slumped over in car, not responding. Smell of alcohol, low pulse. Taken to Stevens Hospital.

Our four-legged friends
8-5….178xx 40 NE. Dog charged at and scared elderly walker. Owner took dog in house. Police will contact later.
8-7….191xx 30 NE. Barking dog.
8-8….190xx 40 Pl NE. Service dog is missing. Male, black lab wearing a chain.

Things that go bump (drip?) in the night
8-3….47xx NE 193. Resident discovered that water in their greenhouse had been turned on full and ran all night. Three inches in greenhouse, running down street.
8-4….35xx NE 182. Report of shots, big boom. Police can’t hear or determine origin.
8-7….21xx NE 195. Heard noises outside like someone stepping on a pop can.

Contact your friendly, local, police department
8-3….200xx 32 NE. Resident called because there were Seattle police in his house with a warrant for his son, whom he hasn’t seen since he got out of jail. Upset police are there and unhappy with how they are treating him. LFP advised they have the right to be there but he can contact the SPD sergeant about their behavior.
8-4….Station. 35 year old male driver trying to pick up young female driver. Scared her so she drove to the police station.
8-5….162xx 37 NE. Car pulled over to side with 4 year old in meltdown. Police assist by talking older sibling to station to use the bathroom.
8-5….Station. Roommate, previously arrested, came to department to talk about issue with roommate. Police asked how it would involve them and roommate became hysterical. Says because of jail time she missed a filing deadline for federal assistance with home mortgage.
8-6….185xx 37 NE. Woman left work after five hour shift and her car was running. Police discovered she left the button on in her hybrid vehicle.

Friendly neighbors
8-3….45xx NE 197. Neighbor complained about tow truck parked on street. Tow driver brings it home to be closer to his service area. Commercial vehicles not allowed on street. Could legally park in driveway, but driveway is configured wrong.
8-3….203xx 46 Pl NE. Neighbors fighting about tree branches overhanging yard.
8-4….160xx 30 NE. Loud party.
8-5….33xx NE 182. Noisy, drunken party. Chronic complaint. Police warned party crowd about noise and abatement for multiple visits.
8-7….33xx NE 182. Loud neighbors, male and female. Police talked to them and they shrugged and went into the house where they continued talking very loudly, trash-talking neighbors and police. Because of wording of noise ordinance, police can’t do anything.

Unfriendly relations
8-5….47 NE /NE 201. Sister from Minnesota visiting LFP brother who has cancer. Driving back from Bellingham, got in fight and he dumped her at Horizon View Park. Police contacted chaplain who gave her a motel voucher. She’ll fly out tomorrow.
8-5….29xx NE 182. Mother and son fight. She has pre-existing medical issues, collapses and Aid transports her to Stevens.
8-5….162xx 37 NE. Arrest for domestic violence.
8-5….35xx NE 147. Male and female having argument on street. Might have hit each other. Female sitting on street crying. Arrested both. Warrants from Shoreline for DUI.
8-7….192xx 26 NE. 76 year old mother fell 3 days ago and they hadn’t picked her up. Aid transported to Northwest Hospital.
8-8….Station. Man was sleeping in car, said his grandfather kicked him out.
8-8….189xx Forest Park Dr NE. 17 year old male heard threatening to kill his girlfriend. Notified Mountlake Terrace police for girl friend.
8-8…40xx NE 161. Teen-aged daughter visiting father. He found drugs and needles in her purse. She was sleeping, he was afraid she was in a heroin overdose so called police and Aid. She was just asleep and was mad at everyone for all the fuss. Called her mother, who sent a cab to pick her up.

The regulars
8-6….174xx Brookside. Drunk/high neighbor hiding in bushes, talking to herself, in caller’s back yard. Known to police for drug violations. Said she was looking for someone who robbed her house. Police said to stay out of people’s yards and call 911 if there’s a crime.
8-6….191xx Ballinger. Man walking northbound on Ballinger, in road, yelling at cars. Police know him but he’s gone when they arrive.


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Driftwood Players announce their mainstage season



The mainstage season this year is:

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
The hilariously funny Whodunit with a theatrical twist.
September 10 - 26, 2010

Annie
See Annie and Sandy escape a hard-knock life and realize that
the sun will come out, tomorrow.
See it anew with your whole family before it sells out!
November 19 - December 19, 2010

The Miracle Worker
The inspiring and heart-wrenching story of Helen Keller
And her triumph in the face of impossible odds.
February 4 - 20, 2011

Nunsense
Be blessed with laughter and song!
April 1 - 24, 2011

Born Yesterday
Never underestimate the power of an underestimated woman.
Knowledge is the most amusing kind of power.
June 10 - 26, 2011


For more information or a full brochure call 425-774-9600, email,  or visit online.

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Evan Smith: More from the Public Disclosure Commission on 32nd District candidates

Saturday, August 14, 2010


By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

The recent post on State Public Disclosure Commission filings in the 32nd District was incomplete. Here are the reports, as of Friday, on all candidates for all three positions:

STATE SENATE

Maralyn Chase, Democrat

Total Money Raised: $24,429;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance/Washington Indian Gaming Association, East King County Lawyers for Justice, the Bothell-based International Union of Operating Engineers #302, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, the Northern Attorneys Political Action Committee of Mount Vernon, the Puget Sound Citizens for Political Responsibility, the Service Employees International Union - Health Care of Federal Way and the Olympia-based WSBCTC PAC;

Individuals who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Elaine Phelps and Robert Phelps of Shoreline;

Donors who also have given the maximum $800 for the general election: Elaine Phelps, Robert Phelps and the WSBCTC PAC;

Total Spent: $16,625.


David Baker, Republican

Total Money Raised: $3,861;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: The Gun Owners’ Action League, the Trucking Action Committee and the Washington Association of Realtors:

Total Spent: $2,386.


Patty Butler, Democrat

Total Money Raised: $2,980;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Bellevue-based Affordable Housing Council and from Premera Blue Cross of Seattle;

Total Spent: $2,688;
Campaign Debt: $5,747.


STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Position 1

Cindy Ryu, Democrat

Total Money Raised: $55,549;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: East King County Lawyers for Justice, Northern Attorneys Political Action Committee of Mount Vernon, Puget Sound Citizens for Political Responsibility of Seattle and Service Employees International Union - Health Care of Federal Way;
Individuals who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Chang Sung Kim of Seattle, Kim Jae Il and Joan Kim of Edmonds, Elaine Phelps and Robert Phelps of Shoreline, and Shim Sang Kug of Everett.

Total Money Spent: $35,107;
Campaign Debt: $15,169 (Ryu said Friday that the debt is simply unpaid bills.);


Doris Fujioka McConnell, Democrat

Total Money Raised: $17,144;
Individual who has given the maximum $800 for the primary: Tadashi Fujioka of Steilacom;

Total Money Spent: $17,027;
Campaign Debt: $5,200.


Art Coday, Republican

Total Money Raised: $12,804;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: EyePAC of Seattle, The Gun Owners’ Action League of Bellevue, the Washington Association of Realtors, Physicians’ Insurance of Seattle and the Washington Medical Political Action Committee;
Donor who also has given the maximum $800 for the general election: Washington Medical PAC;

Total Money Spent: $7,760.


STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Position 2

Ruth Kagi, Democrat

Total Money Raised: $44,404;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Children’s Campaign Fund of Seattle, the Lakewood-based Community Bankers of Washington, the Federal-Way-based Credit Union Legislative Action Fund, the East King County Lawyers for Justice, the Seattle-based education Voters Political Action Fund, the Northern Attorneys Political Action Committee of Mount Vernon, the Puget Sound Citizens for Political Responsibility, the Seattle-based SEIU 925 PAC, the Port-Orchard-based Washington Chiropractic Trust, the Tumwater-based Washington Health-Care Association political action committee, the Seattle-based Washington Hospital Association political action committee, the Seattle-based Washington State Dental PAC, and Waste, Management of Houston.

Individuals who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Jocelyn Bezos and Miguel Bezos of Mercer Island, Ann Ramsey-Jenkins of Seattle and Linda Wilson of Shoreline;

Donors who also have given the maximum $800 for the general election: The Credit Union Legislative Action Fund and the Washington Dental PAC;

Total Money Spent: $9,713.


Gary Gagliardi, Republican

Total Money Raised: $13,730;
Organizations who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Gun Owners’ Action League, Washington Association of Realtors;
Individuals who have given the maximum $800 for the primary: Cliff Wilson and Dorothy Wilson of Goldendale;

Total Money Spent: $8,809.


Stan Lippmann, Democrat

He reports no money raised or spent.

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