Shorewood seniors win college athletic scholarships

Monday, November 22, 2010

The Shoreline Athletics Department has just announced Shorewood athletes who have signed for college athletic scholarships. They will be honored at a Celebration Ceremony at Shorewood on November 23.  According to the Athletics Department, this is the largest number of scholarships in the history of the school - and the coaches expect more in the spring.  A spokesperson commented that "this is an incredibly gifted senior class."

Signing Athletes:

Mackey Hopen – Swimming – California Polytechnic State University

Dana Michaels – Swimming – San Diego State University

Trevor Mitsui – Baseball – University of Washington

Kevin Moriarty – Baseball – Gonzaga University

Lisa Santroch – Soccer – Pepperdine University

Blake Snell – Baseball – University of Washington

Matt West – Volleyball – Pepperdine University


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Metro bus rider information

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Metro Transit planned ahead and put all its busses on snow routes for Monday. Following is useful information from Metro for dealing with the snow.

Know the snow routing for your bus route.
Check the timetables online for snow route maps for each route. Not every bus route has snow routing, but most do. Two routes – 38 and 45 – don’t operate in these conditions. Special bus service between downtown and First Hill, the Route 90, will be operating on Monday.

When buses are on snow routing, some streets and bus stops may be missed and there are often delays due to travel conditions. There is new snow routing in many areas that is different from past years, so be sure to check the snow routes for all the routes you use most often.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Transit Alerts to keep up with any major changes to bus service. The alerts can be received as email or text messages. Subscribe online.

Metro will be using a new online color-coded map to keep riders informed of the status of its bus service. 

All bus routes are assigned into one or more of seven geographic areas within King County.

When there is snow or ice on the roads, the service status of each area will be color coded and displayed on an online snow map. 
  • Green indicates buses are operating on normal routes
  • Yellow that some – but not all – routes in the area are on snow routes (primarily in higher elevation areas)
  • Red tells you that all bus routes in the entire geographic area are on snow routing.

People without online access can call the Customer Information Office at (206) 553-3000. 

General information about service will also be sent out via the kcmetrobus Twitter account.

Here are some other snow tips for Metro customers:
  • Head for bus stops on main arterials or at major transfer points such as park-and-ride lots, transit centers, or shopping centers.
  • Riders should wait at bus stops at the very top or very bottom of hills, because buses are often unable to stop for passengers on inclines.

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Lake Forest Park snow info

2:52 pm November 22

Allied Waste.  Snow is continuing to accumulate in the foothills which is preventing Allied Waste Services from finishing today’s routes.

Shoreline Schools closed at noon.

Hall closed at 3 pm.

The Municipal Court will be closing after their last calendar today.

Public Works is out around the clock plowing and sanding focusing on the main arterials.

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Seattle Humane Society Holiday Pet Food Drive begins November 26

Feed me
The Seattle Humane Society and Safeway have teamed up again for their annual Holiday Pet Food Drive to help fill the shelves at the Seattle Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank.

The drive runs from November 26 to December 31. Collection barrels are located at these local Safeway stores: 15332 Aurora Avenue and 17202 15th Ave NE.

Different options are available to contribute:
  • Donate canned or dry pet food at Safeway stores. Dry cat food is the greatest need.
  • Hold a pet food drive in the community: church, school, or business.
  •  Spread the word by text, blog, wall post or tweet
Seattle Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank provides pet food monthly to more than 1,200 pets belonging low-income seniors and people disabled by AIDS. 

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City Light restores power to Shoreline just ahead of today's storm

A large Douglas Fir tree that fell into power lines near N 150th St west of Aurora was responsible for two power outages in Shoreline just after midnight Monday morning. About 5,700 homes and businesses were affected.

The general boundaries of the original outages were N 205th St on the north, N 150th St on the south, Aurora Avenue on the east and 14th Ave NW on the west.

The outages initially affected about 5,700 homes and businesses. Most were back in service by 2 am with the final 80 customers back in service by 10:30 am today.

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School closures and traffic issues

12:10 pm November 22

Shoreline Community College closed at 10:30 am and sent everyone home.

Shoreline Schools is dismissing classes two hours early and asking parents to pick up their students at their schools two hours before their regularly scheduled dismissal time, or meet them at their regular bus stop.

After school childcare will remain open normal hours or until all children are picked up.

All after school athletic activities and evening staff in-services in buildings and at the Shoreline Center are cancelled.

Voluntary high school athletic practices may occur only between 12:35 pm and 4:00 pm.

Traffic didn't clear until around 10:30 am. There were spin out and sliding car accidents all over the area.

Be particularly aware of overpasses. Any elevated roadway, such as freeway overpasses and entrances/exits, will freeze before anything else.

Don't plan on your brakes working on any incline, or your tires getting you up any hill, no matter how low or gradual the slope is.

Shoreline snowplows are out.




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Snow in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park Sunday morning

A very light snow fell in parts of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park on Sunday morning around 9-11 am. It lasted just long enough for Sonya Reasor to take this picture in Shoreline.
Snow on Elderberry leaves, Shoreline. Photo by Sonya Reasor

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Olympic Ballet Theatre stages holiday favorite, The Nutcracker

Scene from Olympic Ballet Theatre's production of The Nutcracker
For the 30th year, the Olympic Ballet Theatre (OBT) of Edmonds will follow its tradition of staging a full-length production of The Nutcracker for the holidays.

Nutcracker will play at the Edmonds Center for the Arts on December 18 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm, and December 19 at 3:00 pm.

Tickets for The Nutcracker are on sale now. $20 for children 10 and under, $25 for students through high school and seniors, $30 for adults. Call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006, or order online.

Olympic Ballet Theatre’s season of productions continues through February 2011. The company will partner with Cascade Symphony Orchestra in the performance of Saint-Saens’ young people’s classic Carnival of the Animals. 

April will mark Olympic Ballet Theatre’s 30th anniversary and a new production of the comedic ballet Coppelia, and the premiere of The Girl with Enamel Eyes.

Located at 700 Main Street in Edmonds, Olympic Ballet Theatre is a professionally oriented ballet company and school, offering dance and ballet classes for all ages from three to high school.


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Shoreline Police Blotter 10-21 to 11-2-2010

Sunday, November 21, 2010

by Diane Hettrick - categories and (comments) are mine - the rest is from the Shoreline police - who could make this stuff up?

Driving with suspended license – could just be for unpaid tickets
10-27….170xx 11 NE. Driving with suspended license.
10-27….146xx 15 NE. Driving with suspended license, car impounded.
10-29….160xx Aurora. Driving with suspended license.
11-02….N 175/Aurora. Driving with suspended license.

We need Nanny 911
10-26.…180xx N Park N. Father – son fight. Son punches father in face.
10-26….190xx 16 NE. Juvenile runaway.
10-27….N 175/Aurora. Shorewood security got report of students at Shell station smoking and littering. Student had glass pipe and knife and was trying to light the pipe.
10-31….22xx NE 201. Laptop and Xbox stolen. Suspects son’s friends and neighbors.
10-30….3xx NW 178. Juvenile runaway. (This girl runs away at least twice a week).
10-31….3xx NW 178. Juvenile runaway.
10-31….3xx NW 178. Juvenile runaway.
11-01….3xx NW 178. Juvenile runaway. Went to school but didn’t come home.
11-01….20xx NE 177. Grandmother and grandson argue over video games.
11-02….Syre Elementary. Student didn’t show up for school. Principal thought it was suspicious.
11-02….17xx NE 145, apartment. Juvenile runaway.

Probably all stolen cars
10-25….157xx 1 NW. Abandoned vehicle– report from Customer Response Team.
10-25…..Palatine/N 195. Abandoned vehicle– report from Customer Response Team.
10-25….12 NE/NE 175. Abandoned vehicle – report from Customer Response Team.
10-27….155xx Ashworth. Found stolen car.
10-27….NE 145/Aurora. Stolen vehicle stopped and three occupants arrested.

They will pay for what they got – not to worry
10-28….18325 Aurora, Fred Meyer. Shoplifting.
10-28….14510 Aurora, Walgreen’s. Woman changed amount on doctor’s prescription.
10-28….25xx NE 200, Aldercrest Annex. 2nd theft of copper piping from closed school. Thieves apparently plan to return.
10-29….15332 Aurora, Safeway. Stole wine.
10-30….15332 Aurora, Safeway. Shoplift food.
11-01….15801 Westminster, Marshall’s. Shop lift.

Thought the banks notified customers?
10-28….3xx NE 152. Bank called to say they were closing her account for excessive overdraft, which is how she discovered fraud on her account.
10-31….149xx 5 NE. Debit card declined, checked with bank and found fraud.
10-31….181xx 15NE. Visa debit card number stolen and used.

Oh goody. Welcome to the neighborhood.
10-21….177xx 15 NE, apartments. Registered Sex Offender from Pierce County has moved to Shoreline.

Car prowls
10-29….15xx NE 175. Car prowl.
10-29….160xx Dayton, car prowl.
10-29….15801 Westminster, Marshall’s. Car prowl, broke window.
10-31….204xx Fremont N. Car prowl.

Domestic Violence
10-26….145xx Stone, apartments. Ex boyfriend and girlfriend fight. He punches her in face and tries to get phone away from her while she calls 911.
10-31.…22xx NE 201 Ct. Violation of no contact order.
10-31….22xx NE 201 Ct. Runaway son.

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer” – or maybe not
10-27….10xx N 192. Victim allowed person in his home. While he was sleeping, the person battered him in the head with a rifle butt.
10-27….150xx Greenwood. Briefcase stolen from car. Victim thinks he knows who.

Maybe a problem, maybe not
10-27….25xx NE 204. Man talks to 9 year old who had just gotten off the school bus.
10-28….24xx NE 180 Ct. Girl home sick from school, in bed. Someone repeatedly rang door bell, but she ignored it and called police.
10-29….145xx Phinney. 911 hang up. History of domestic violence and medical issues from the residence, so when no one answered the door, the cops kicked it in.

Suicide threats
10-27….18xx NW 195, apartments. Woman drunk, says she wants to die and has a plan.
10-28….147xx Meridian. Group home resident called 911 with a suicide threat.

So what made you think his behavior was suspicious?
10-27….NW 196/26 NW. Guy sleeping in car on residential street with engine running. He had marijuana, an expandable baton, and a handgun.
10-27….18325 Aurora, Fred Meyer. Guy in the parking lot trying car door handles. Got him for driving with a suspended license and drugs. Arrested him, impounded car.

Didn’t I warn you about this? Watch out for gym lockers, too.
10-29….15201 Aurora, McDonald's. Customer left wallet in coat when she went to pick up food. Wallet was stolen.

Keeping the streets safe for decent folk
10-25….I-5 Exit 172. Traffic stop – driver had warrant.
10-28….153xx Ashworth. Traffic stop, marijuana.
10-29….150xx Aurora. Two male pedestrians violated traffic laws. One had marijuana.
10-29….14817 Aurora, EconoLodge. Arrested two residents, male and female, for multiple warrants.

Other stuff you wish hadn’t happened
10-29….N 155/Aurora. Hit and run after minor traffic accident.
10-31….N 200/Aurora. 14 year old girl walking to Lynnwood from Aurora Village transit center. Guy in car kept offering her a ride. (She was probably on Hwy 99. The whores just walk along the highway and get picked up, so the Johns assume any female walking on 99 is open for business).
10-31….14500 15 NE, Goodwill. Purse snatched in front of store.
10-31….14510 Aurora, Taco Bell. Employee called about a drunk who wouldn’t leave but he was gone when cops arrived.

OMG
10-30….2xx N 195. Two men drunk and fighting went through a glass door and down a set of cement steps. Severe injuries.
10-30….197xx N Park N. Woman picked up a bunch of sailors from Bremerton. Possible drugging, leading to sex.
11-01….183xx Ridgefield Rd, group home. Resident left to go to drugstore and didn’t return.
11-02….167xx Ashworth. Cab dropped off a drunk male at a house in Shoreline. AMR took to detox. (Just any old house? Sounds like it.)

The last burglary in Shoreline? It’s just before the serial burglar was arrested.
10-27….170xx 3 NE. Burglary. Hand gun and small combo safe stolen.

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SCC Men's Basketball Opens Season With 89-71 Victory

The Dolphin Basketball Team opened their season with a 89-71 victory over Northwest Indian College. Shoreline, the defending NWAACC Northern Region Champions were led by Alfie Miller-Soukasen who scored 21 points, with 5 of 8 from 3 point range. Blayne Clanton added 17 and Andrew Makori 15 for the Dolphins.

SCC will play in the Pierce CC tournament during Thanksgiving weekend and open that tournament with South Puget Sound CC next Friday.

Douglas W. Palmer
Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness 

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SCC Men’s Soccer Drops 3-1 Match To Highline In NWAACC Semifinals

2010 Men's Soccer Team. Photo by Wilson Tsoi

The Shoreline Community College Men’s Soccer 8 game winning streak is over, as Highline Community College gave the Dolphins a 3-1 loss at the NWAACC Soccer Championship on Saturday night at the Starfire Complex in Tukwila, WA.

Jacob Byrne.  Photo by Wilson Tsoi.
Highline jumped out to an early lead, scoring in the 4th minute. HCC added another goal in the 32nd minute to take a 2-0 lead into halftime. HCC added an insurance goal in the 53rd minute. SCC got on the board in the 67th minute as Jacob Byrne scored on a header with an assistant from Greg Wolfe.

SCC started the season 0-7-2, but won 8 straight games to capture the NWAACC Northern Region and defeat Bellevue in the NWAACC playoffs. It was the first NWAACC region title since 1993 and the team’s first appearance in the NWAACC Final Four. SCC finished the season 8-8-2.

Douglas W. Palmer
Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness

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SCC Women’s Volleyball Season Ends

2010 Volleyball Team. Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The Lady Dolphin Volleyball Team ended its season on Friday at the NWAACC Volleyball Tournament, as Northern Region rival Whatcom defeated SCC 2-0 in a loser’s bracket game. SCC opened the tournament with a tough 3-2 loss to Chemeketa Community College. SCC bounced back to defeat Lower Columbia 2-0 in the first game of loser’s bracket play, but Whatcom ended SCC’s season in the next round.

Lisa Day MVP. Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Lisa Day, the NWAACC Northern Region’s MVP for 2010 led the Lady Dolphins with 35 kills in the three games.

SCC finished the season 27-11 overall and was Co-Champion of the NWAACC Northern Region with Whatcom. SCC and Whatcom split four games during season.

Douglas W. Palmer
Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness

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SCC Women’s Basketball Goes 1-1 Over Weekend

Kylie Williams. Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The Shoreline Community College Women’s Basketball team went 1-1 on the opening week of basketball for the Lady Dolphins. The SCC squad defeated Northwest Indian College on Saturday, 83-57 but dropped a 95-55 decision to Lane Community College on Sunday.

Against Northwest Indian, Kylie Williams scored 24 points to lead Shoreline to victory. Gnanamani Hooyman added 17 points and Jenny Voss 13 as the Lady Dolphins broke open a close game in the second half. SCC was up only by 2 at halftime, 34-32, but SCC’s superior depth wore down the NWC squad in the second half, as SCC pulled away.

Lynsey Sandum. Photo by Wilson Tsoi
SCC started off well against Lane, only trailing by 2 points 10 minutes into the game, but the Lane defensive pressure and full court press began to wear down SCC and Lane jumped to 54-27 halftime lead and continued to build their lead in the second half. Williams again led the Dolphins with 20 points while Voss added 17 and Lynsey Sandum 13.

SCC is 1-1 on the season and will travel to Northwest Indian College on December 3 and return to the SCC gym on December 12th against Douglas College.

Douglas W. Palmer
Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness

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Photo: Richmond Beach by Allan Bain

Allan Bain took this shot from Richmond Beach on November 18 while walking his dog.

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Save Richmond Beach and Woodway joining forces

On Wednesday, December 8, from 6:30 to 8 pm at Swannie's on the Alley (formerly The Grillhouse, next to Spin Alley) 1430 NW Richmond Beach Road, Save Richmond Beach and the Town of Woodway are holding a joint community meeting to plan a coordinated message from both communities regarding the proposed development at Point Wells.

Caycee Holt of Save Richmond Beach and Carla Nichols, Mayor of Woodway, as well as other representatives from the area will be present to share information about anticipated impacts on the communities and how "a coordinated message can be delivered regarding smart, attractive, and appropriately scaled development along the waterfront of Point Wells."

"Based on proposed plans neither Snohomish County nor the developer intends to build new roads. Their plan is to route all this new traffic through existing roads in Richmond Beach, Innis Arden, and Woodway. We will be left with major traffic, increased public safety risks and public service impacts while Snohomish County and Blue Square Real Estate reap the tax benefits and profits."

Swannie's will provide dinner specials and a large meeting room.

Save Richmond Beach is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving our neighborhoods through responsible and sustainable planning.

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The lines are drawn in the sand at Point Wells

Map courtesy City of Shoreline
By Diane Hettrick

First it was the neighborhood of Richmond Beach, sounding the alarm about a developer who had bought the old oil company site on a large chunk of sand in Snohomish County called Point Wells. Too much traffic through our neighborhood, they said. An interest group was formed called Save Richmond Beach.

A heartbeat later, the City of Shoreline started assessing the details and decided they were not pleased about a community of several thousand Snohomish County residents whose only access was through Shoreline.

Police and Fire checked out the plans for the new community and informed the developer the new community was out of their jurisdiction and they would not be providing fire and police services.

The City, deep in the planning for the Aurora Corridor, made no provisions for modifications to the intersection of 185th and Aurora to accommodate a doubling of the traffic.

The School District, thinking they might end up serving children from the new community, pulled Sunset School off the surplussed property list and put it on the reserved list, just in case.

The City and Save Richmond Beach have been working together, exploring different legal and procedural ideas to have some control over the form of the development. They unsuccessfully petitioned Snohomish County for zoning changes and tried to annex Point Wells to Shoreline. See the article Appeal to Growth Board.

At one point the Town of Woodway was being positioned as the bad guy. Woodway is a tiny town of huge lots, expensive houses - somewhere between Innis Arden and The Highlands, and winding streets. "Why didn't the road go through Woodway," people asked? However, Woodway is at the top of the bluff, overlooking Point Wells. There had been a road at one time, but it washed out.

Woodway is no more enthusiastic about the project than anyone else. And now they have joined forces with Save Richmond Beach and Shoreline. See the notice of the joint meeting with Save Richmond Beach and the Town of Woodway Mayor.

The developer, Blue Square Real Estate, held a large, public meeting at the Shoreline Center to present their side of the story. They brought in food, had displays and friendly staff all over the large Shoreline Room, and staged presentations with video and Power Point. People were not allowed to ask questions, but instead were directed to tables with paper and pens where they were invited to write their comments.

It wasn't really an issue-driven meeting, but very much of a real estate sales presentation. They showed photos of the view from Point Wells and plans for the buildings. They talked about creating "villages" with three or four high rise building clusters, some up to 12 stories high. The villages would be somewhat self-contained, each with their own services. Last estimate was for 3,000 units. By means of comparison, that's the size of a typical Shoreline neighborhood.

Since no fire and police are available from Shoreline and the nearest Snohomish County services are in Mill Creek - Blue Square will simply build and staff their own police station and their own fire station.

The Israeli developer clearly has deep pockets with international investors. Just preparing the site is extremely expensive because of the contaminated soil, which has to be dug up and barged off, then replaced with clean soil.

I had the distinct impression from the presentation that these guys are problem-solvers and they have the money to spend on solutions.



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Point Wells - moving people on and off site

Looking south from the road to Point Wells
By Diane Hettrick

The irony of the planned development at Point Wells by Blue Square Real Estate is that under other circumstances, or other properties, some of us might be pleased to have these developers working in our community. They are environmentally-friendly and they are cleaning up a heavily polluted site. They are builders who have done some beautifully designed projects - Dockside Green in Vancouver is often mentioned.

Imagine the tanks and cranes replaced by 6 to 12 story buildings
Aside from the jarring view of 12 story buildings sticking up from the beach, and thousands of additional cars traveling on Richmond Beach Road, the real challenge is the first quarter mile from the site to Richmond Beach Road.

The street is barely worthy of the name - Lane would be more appropriate. It is solidly built-out on the east side of the lane with houses, yards and the occasional sidewalk right up to the street. On the west side there is a sharp drop-off to the railroad tracks below, then houses, the new Kayu Kayu Ac Park, the new bridge across the railroad tracks.

The developers are talking to Sound Transit and are willing to build a station at Point Wells. That would take care of the commuters. They are talking to Metro about running bus routes to Point Wells. Metro, of course, is cutting and combining routes, but perhaps the developers will set up their own bus company or fund a Metro run.

They could rebuild the road through Woodway to provide an alternate route. This is probably one of the reasons that Woodway has joined forces with Save Richmond Beach.  See meeting notice.

The more services they put on site, like shops, police, fire, the more non-residents will be commuting to the site to go to their jobs.

Photo courtesy Brightwater
To my disappointment, no one has floated the idea of a water taxi, float planes, or barges, but perhaps that will come.  They are planning to leave the dock.




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Appeal to State Growth Board re Point Wells zoning, Thursday, December 9

From the City Manager's Office, City of Shoreline

City of Shoreline, Town of Woodway and Save Richmond Beach ask State Growth Board to rule on appeals of Snohomish County’s Point Wells Urban Center Zoning

On November 18, 2010, the City of Shoreline, the Town of Woodway and the citizens group Save Richmond Beach (SRB), jointly asked the State Growth Management Hearings Board to move forward with consideration of their legal challenges to Snohomish County’s designation of Point Wells as an “Urban Center.” The City, Town and SRB allege that the County’s actions are inconsistent with the County’s own Comprehensive Plan and fail to comply with the goals and requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act and the State Environmental Policy Act.

The City, Town and SRB worked for over six months on ways to settle the litigation, seeking ways to identify, quantify and adequately mitigate the likely impacts of a future project enabled by the County’s Point Wells Urban Center Zone. The City and Town had prepared a proposed Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for consideration by Snohomish County, one component of which was a scope of work for a Transportation Corridor Study and Implementation Plan. The County rejected the ILA approach due to its legal interpretation that an ILA cannot contain provisions more restrictive than the County’s Point Wells Urban Centers Zone as to substantive issues such as building heights and traffic impacts.

Given Snohomish County’s position on the ILA, Shoreline, Woodway and SRB believe further negotiation with the County will likely not resolve the issues presented for the Board’s review. Therefore, the petitioners have asked the State Growth Board to come to a speedy resolution of the legal issues presented in their appeals.

The Growth Board will conduct its Prehearing Conference in the matter on December 9, 2010 beginning at 2 p.m. in conference room 301 of Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N., Shoreline, WA. The public may attend the prehearing conference, however, the only participants in the Prehearing Conference will be representatives of the parties to these cases.

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He’s The Boss -- The Cake Boss, that is

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Buddy Valastro, The Cake Boss
By Sherry S. Marlin

Today, at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, was reminiscent of multiple-aged women waiting in line for tickets to the opening of Twilight and Eclipse. 

Instead of adults standing in line with their Cake Boss books clutched in their hands, the room was filled with eager elementary students, tweens, and teens. The Cake Boss is the new Mickey Mouse Club or Howdy Doody.  In our household, reruns are watched more often than Sponge Bob or I Carly.

Buddy's Cakes, Facebook
What could possibly keep kids interested? Is it the creative and sometimes wacky cakes, or a longing to do something with their hands, to learn a new skill, to be the best, to be the boss? It’s taking play dough to a higher high. 

I asked Te`von, 10 years old, what he likes about the Cake Boss. He said, “The whole process, the cakes are often big and interesting, I also like to see what happens when there are problems, and watch how Buddy solves them, most of all, he inspires me.”

I must say my daughter Katharine and I were a wee bit envious as my grandkids got their books signed and a hug from Buddy Valastro. But he’s their hero, not ours, so I guess watching from a distance will have to be enough.


Editor's note: Did anyone go to the Nora Ephron event?

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Some power outages in area

My lights flickered a couple of times this afternoon but my power did not go out.
Seattle City Light reports power outages in scattered areas, including two in our neck of the woods.

--175th and Midvale, next to City Hall, estimated restoration of services 10:50 pm

--A tree came down and knocked out power to one property in Lake Forest Park, between 33rd NE and NE 178th. No indication if it hit the house.

A tree fell on a car at Shoreline Community College. 

A tree came down in north Seattle just north of 125th and took out power to 386 properties.

If anyone knows more or has pictures of downed trees or major branches, send them along.

--DKH

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LFP History #1: Logging railroad along Lyon Creek

Friday, November 19, 2010

Lake Forest Park celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011. Courtesy of the City of Lake Forest Park and the Shoreline Historical Museum, The ShorelineAreaNews will be reprinting the historical series about Lake Forest Park which originally appeared in the Towne Crier in 2009.


The railroad engine “Peggy” used by French and Fish Logging Company, which operated in various locations around the north end of Lake Washington. (Circa 1905),  Photo courtesy of Shoreline Historical Museum


January 2009: Lake Forest Park History

Welcome to our new historical section of the Town Crier, with special thanks to Vicki Stiles, Director of the Shoreline Historical Museum.

In every edition over the next few years, we will celebrate the long history of “The Park.” These photos will help lead up to Lake Forest Park’s anniversary in 2011, when we celebrate 50 years of incorporation. This area has always had a strong sense of community, even before it became known as a Town, so let’s begin the journey down memory lane …

The logging railroad in Lake Forest Park ran alongside Lyon Creek and Fish’s Landing logging camp was in close proximity to the current Towne Centre shopping area. The engine for the railroad came from the New York City elevated railway, was dismantled and moved west by transcontinental railway to its new owners.

Bender, Barbara L. Drake Growing Up With Lake Forest Park: Early Decades in “North Seattle”. Seattle: Creative Communications, 1983

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World Concern launches program to distrbute cholera care kits in Haiti

World Concern staff members in Haiti are instructed about cholera prevention during a training in October.

In response to the rapid spread of cholera throughout Haiti, Shoreline-based, Christian humanitarian organization World Concern is launching an aggressive prevention and treatment program, with a goal of reaching more than 300,000 people.

Using churches and community health workers, World Concern is spreading information about how to prevent the spread of cholera and what to do if someone gets sick. Cholera is both preventable and treatable.

World Concern is distributing cholera care kits with soap, oral rehydration solution packets, and water containers for storing purified water.

With more than one million earthquake survivors living in tent communities throughout Port-au-Prince, World Concern health experts fear the worst is yet to come.

“The cholera epidemic continues its spread at a very frightening speed,” said Dr. Jean Monetoile Marseille, health programs coordinator for World Concern Haiti. The Pan American Health Organization estimates up to 200,000 people could be sickened before the outbreak is over.

World Concern is accepting donations to the Haiti cholera response at their website.  Each cholera care kit costs $6 per family.

“We can save lives if we act quickly. Our goal is to reach as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, to give them these life-saving supplies and message about how to stay healthy,” said World Concern President David Eller. “This epidemic is hitting the most vulnerable populations. We have a responsibility to act.”


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Promise Me: How a sister's love launched a global movement

Author Event at Third Place Books: Nancy Brinker
Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer (Crown)

Monday, November 22 at 7 pm SIGNING LINE TICKETS

Third Place Books will be donating a portion of all sales of Promise Me to the Susan G. Komen foundation.

Nancy G. Brinker is regarded as the leader of the global breast cancer movement. Her journey began with a simple promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything possible to end the shame, pain, fear and hopelessness caused by this disease. In one generation, the organization that bears Susan’s name has changed the world.

Third Place Books is located in the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, at the corner of Ballinger and Bothell Way. The book store is on the upper level of the Centre.
 

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The Gallery at Towne Centre moves to a more visible space in the mall

On Tuesday, November 23, The Gallery at Towne Centre is moving to a more visible location in the mall. It will be located on the lower level, near the escalator, in a space which is brighter and far more visible than their current location by the Rite-Aid entrance.

The Gallery is part of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council and showcases local artists.

“We are so excited to be continuing our presence at Lake Forest Park Towne Centre,” says Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Executive Director Nancy Frey. “This intimate, yet more accessible space will allow us to showcase local artists and better serve arts patrons in the community.”

Just in time for the holidays, the Home for the Holidays 2010 Holiday Gifts Show will be the The Gallery’s first show in the new space. The show runs until December 31 and features an array of locally crafted glass, pottery, jewelry, fine art and more, "all guaranteed not to break your holiday budget."

On Friday, December 3 from 12-7 pm, The Gallery holds its annual Shop ‘N Nosh event, with refreshments and cookies all day and special hors d'oeuvres from 5-7 pm. "Support local artists and your local arts organization and have a little holiday cheer!"

The Gallery is located on the lower level of the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre by the escalator, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155. Hours are 12 - 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday and 11 am - 4 pm Sunday.  For information on the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council see their website.

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Have you been burglarized in the past eight years? Shoreline Police may have your property

Grandpa's pocket watch, worn with age. The rhinestone necklace from 8th grade graduation back when girls wore dresses to school. Strings of pearls, real and faux. The bead necklace that was the exact color of your dress. The giant polished rock broach from Uncle Ben, the rockhound. Pretty boxes filled with costume jewelry that has been in your jewelry box for so long, you have forgotten you owned it.

The Shoreline Police filled half a room with these treasures, left over from the storage locker in Monroe of a serial burglar arrested at the end of October.

"This was the stuff he didn't want," said Shoreline Police Detective Cary Coblantz. "He wanted jewelry where he could pry out the precious stones and fence them, and melt down the gold and silver for sale."

The police also have a large collection of bags and backpacks. The burglar would take whatever was available in the home and use it to carry out the jewelry and other small items.

"This person was a professional burglar," said Coblantz. "It was his job. He would go out every day and burglarize a residence or business."
A gun case found in the storage locker has been linked to a burglary in Lynnwood in 2003.

If you have been burglarized or had your car prowled in the last eight years, in a home or business from Shoreline to Woodinville, those golf clubs, guitars, collectible dolls, ornamental swords, and bicycles are probably yours.

"We have the evidence to charge this person in three burglaries, so we don't really need to link the property to specific crimes for that reason," said Det. Coblantz. "We just want to get people's property back to them."

Photos of some of the recovered property are onlineThe Guest password: Shoreline - is case sensitive.

Contact Det. Coblantz at 206-801-2746 if you think some of this property may be yours.



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