Shoreline man critically injured after foiling car theft

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Autumn Ridge Apartments. Photo courtesy Washington Properties.
The SAN received a tip from a reader that on Friday around 3:30 am, a male in his 50's was brutally assaulted outside the Autumn Ridge Apartments. King County Sheriff Major Crimes investigated and Shoreline Fire transported the man to Harborview.

Shoreline Fire confirmed that they had responded to a 911 call at that time and location. The Autumn Ridge Apartments are just east of Aurora, south of the shopping center where Safeway is located.  It is a large complex on eight acres in a secluded location.

Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff's Office provided this report:

A 55 year-old Shoreline man was critically injured while trying to foil the theft of his car. He is currently in Harborview Medical Center and has not regained consciousness since the incident late last week.

The incident occurred on Friday morning (December 17th), about 3:00 AM. A resident of an apartment complex in the 15100 Stone Lane North called 9-1-1 after hearing someone yelling in the parking lot. She looked outside and saw a man stumble and fall, then try to crawl off on all-fours.

Shoreline Police arrived and found the man, naked except for a slipper. He was bleeding from several injuries and could not tell officers what had happened.

However, police found a 1995 Jeep Cherokee nearby which was registered to the victim. The door lock was punched and there was ignition damage.

Detectives speculate the victim interrupted an attempt to steal his car and was assaulted by the suspect(s) or possibly run over by the getaway car. Because of his injuries, investigators have not been able to interview the man.

If anyone has can provide suspect (or any other information) regarding this case, they are asked to call the King County Sheriff's Office at (206) 296-3311 (24 hours) or 9-1-1.

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Christmas Lights #2

Photo by Timothy Ghezzi

Timothy Ghezzi, 17000 block of 11th NE, sent this photo and says, "We are proud to be a part of the City of Shoreline. We love to light up the neighborhood and it is fun to have the kids and cars come past our home to see." 



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Quick-Start Lunch and Learn informal gathering December 28

The Quick-Start Lunch and Learn new business group will have a holiday cookie and cider open house in room 301 at Shoreline City Hall Tuesday, December 21, from noon to 1:30. It will be a relaxed environment and all are welcome to come and talk about the past year of Quick Start Shoreline and to come with ideas for the next.

There will be no meeting on December 28. The next session will be January 4.

 

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Waiting 26 years for Santa

The Brill family, waiting for Santa at Lake Forest Park.  Photo by Diane Hettrick.

The Brill family, mother Tarie Brill, her three sons, their wives, and babies, from Edmonds, Monroe, and Seattle, happily wait in line at the Lake Forest Park Towne Center on Sunday, December 19, to have a family picture taken with Santa Claus.

Tarie said, "We've been doing this for 26 years. I have all the photos framed and hanging on the wall." She said that family photos with Santa are a long-standing family tradition. "I have photos of me as a child, sitting on Santa's knee at Frederick and Nelson." She laughed, "It was so long ago that the first photos are in black and white."

They missed a couple of recent years, so this year is particularly special.  Not only are they resuming a family tradition, this is the first year with grandchildren in the photo.

Santa is located on the lower level, next to the escalator.  Santa's schedule.


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Aurora 3rd mile bus lane funding in jeopardy because of state budget cuts

Monday, December 20, 2010

A Regional Mobility Grant of just over $5.5 million to the City of Shoreline towards the business access/transit, or "BAT" lanes, from N 192nd Street to N 205th Street, is in jeopardy of being a victim of budget cuts.

BAT lanes are the bus lanes that run from N 145th to N 165th and where motorists turn into and emerge out of businesses on Aurora. Currently, these lanes are being constructed from N 165th through N 192nd, due for completion in mid-2011.

The purpose of the grant program is to aid local governments in funding projects such as intercounty connectivity service, park and ride lots, rush hour transit service, and capital projects that improve the connectivity and efficiency of our transportation system. In the most recent ranking, Shoreline's "third mile" project finished sixth in the Legislature's rankings, released about a week ago. While, at that juncture, the 2011-13 running total was $37.4 million, below the original $40 million target, the Governor's proposed budget cuts include halving the target for the program, which would remove Shoreline's project from those being funded.

The Legislature will ultimately decide the matter after they convene January 10, 2011.

-Brian Doennebrink.  Brian is a former chair of the Shoreline Planning Commission and currently works for a transportation entity.

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Shoreline City Council activities November and December 2010

From the Office of the Shoreline City Manager

The end of the year always seems to be a very busy time for the Council, with adoption of the budget and end of the year wrap-up of outstanding issues. 

On November 22, the Council adopted the 2011 budget. Even with continuing increases in police and jail costs, health insurance premiums and state mandated retirement costs, the Council was able to pass an operations budget that was 1% lower than the 2010 budget, net one-time accounting transfers. 

The Council is committed to continuing to find efficiencies where possible while still providing the great services that help make Shoreline such a great place to live.

Below is a recap of the Shoreline City Council’s work for the months of November and December:

Meeting of the Transportation Benefit District Board
  • Held a public hearing on and adopted the 2011 TBD budget.
Public Hearings
  • Receive citizens’ comments on 2011 proposed budget (3 public hearings).
Studied
  • 2011 Budget, including department presentations, review of City’s classification and compensation system, overview of different funds and property tax levy (discussion over four meetings).
  • Animal Control services and PAWS contract.
  • Apprenticeship Utilization Program for public works projects.
  • Public comment trial period.
  • Comprehensive Plan amendments.
  • Development Code amendments.
  • Rezone and Master Development Plan of the Public Health Lab.
Action Taken
  • Ratified the Countywide Planning Policy (CPP) Amendments as adopted by King County Council Ordinance 16912.
  • Authorized the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with PAWS for animal sheltering services.
  • Adopted local amendments to the 2009 International Construction Code.
  • Authorized the City Manager to modify the interlocal agreement between King County and City of Shoreline for jail services through December 31, 2016.
  • Adopted the 2011 Property Tax Levy.
  • Adopted the 2011 Budget; the 2011 Fee Schedule; and the 2011 Salary Schedule.
  • Authorized the City Manager to execute a construction contract for the Aurora Corridor Improvement Project N 185th – N 192nd Streets.
  • Authorized the City Manager to execute a construction services contract with HDR Engineering for the Aurora Corridor Improvement Project N 185th – N 192nd Streets.
  • Authorized the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with DKS Associates for development of a transportation impact fee in association with the Transportation Master Plan update.
  • Adopted the Apprenticeship Utilization Program for use with certain public works projects.
  • Amended the Council Rules of Procedure regarding public comment.
  • Approved Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
  • Approved Development Code Amendments.
  • Approved rezone and master development plan permits for the Public Health Lab.
Executive Session
  • Discussed pending litigation.
  • Discussed personnel issue.
For more information on the items outlined above and to obtain the most updated agenda for City Council meetings, go to this webpage. For information about the City of Shoreline in general, go to this webpage

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Winter Solstice Storytelling and Celebration Tuesday, December 21

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church

The Longest Night, the Shortest Day.

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church 
invites you to come celebrate the solstice 
with ritual and stories of darkness and light.

Bring stories to tell and/or ears to listen.

Please also bring (as giveaway) a treasure from nature 
that fits in the palm of your hand. 
You’ll have to come to the event to find out what it is for.

Tuesday, December 21, 7 to 9 pm
Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, Chrysalis Hall
14724 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98133.

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Shorecrest boys return to Wesco 3A play at home Tuesday after Saturday loss to 4A Kamiak

The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team returns to Wesco 3A play Tuesday after a Saturday home loss to Wesco 4A Kamiak, 67-51. 
Shorecrest (2-1 Wesco 3A, 4-4 overall) plays its last Wesco 3A game before the Christmas holiday at home Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against Meadowdale (2-1, 2-5). 
In Saturday’s 67-51 loss to Kamiak (1-2 Wesco 4A, 4-3 overall), the Scots were within 4 points going into the fourth quarter, but the Knights outscored Shorecrest 24-12 in the final period. 
Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr. led the Scots with 12 points, Keith Shattuck scored 11 and Michael Bateman added 10. Shattuck made three 3-point goals after making five, including a last-second game winner, against Shorewood Thursday.
Kamiak had four players score in double figures.
Chibuogwu has averaged 18.0 points for Shorecrest’s first eight games; Shattuck’s average is 13.1 points.
At Shorecrest H.S.
Kamiak         12 21 10 24 — 67

Shorecrest 18  7 14  12 — 51

Shorecrest Scoring
Ryan Canfield 8, Colin Shands 2, Trevor McCoy 5, Michael Batemann 10, Max Nelson 3, Keith Shattuck 11, Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr. 12, Michael Bateman 0,  Dylan Pontrello 0.

Season Scoring:
Player

Games
Points
P/G
Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr.

8
144
18.0
Keith Shattuck

8
105
13.1
Ryan Canfield

7
63
9.0
Michael Bateman

6
43
7.2
Trevor McCoy

8
42
5.3
Dylan Pontrello

8
25
3.1
Liam O'Neill

6
18
3.0
Colin Shands

8
20
2.5
Max Nelson

3
7
2.3
Alex Horning

4
1
0.3
Keelan Tidwell

3
0
0.0

Wesco 3A Boys’ Basketball Standings

Top six teams to Northwest District 3A tournament


Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
Win %

W
L
Win %

Glacier Peak
3
0
1.000

4
2
.667

Mountlake Terrace
3
1
.750

4
2
.667

Shorecrest
2
1
.667

4
4
.500

Meadowdale
2
1
.667

2
5
.286

Shorewood
1
2
.333

3
3
.500

Everett
1
2
.333

3
4
.429

Lynnwood
1
3
.250

2
5
.286

Oak Harbor
0
3
.000

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Christmas Lights #1

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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ShorelineAreaNews at Lake Forest Park

Photo by Sonya Reasor
Diane Hettrick, Editor, and Sonya Reasor, Art Director, spent the day at the LFP Farmers' Market on Sunday, December 19, greeting friends, readers, and contributors to the SAN. 

In the photo: Dennis and Gidget Terpstra with Diane.

Besides the farmers' market at the upper level, the lower level was filled with artisans.



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Echo Lake Elementary certified as Wildlife Habitat

Mayor Keith McGlashan (center) presents the Wildlife Habitat Certificate to Native Plant Garden organizers (left to right) Donna Franklin, Richard Tinsley, Susie O'Donnell, and (in front) Karina O'Donnell
Echo Lake Elementary School at N 195 and Wallingford has joined the list of Shoreline schools certified as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation.

In order to be certified, an organization or individual needs to have the following elements on their property: 

    •    Food Sources - For example: Native plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, nectar
    •    Water Sources - For example: Birdbath, pond, water garden, stream
    •    Places for Cover - For example: Thicket, rock pile, birdhouse
    •    Places to Raise Young - For example: Dense shrubs, vegetation, nesting box, pond
    •    Sustainable Gardening - For example: Mulch, compost, rain garden, chemical-free fertilizer

Susie O'Donnell, a parent at the school,  Donna Franklin, Master Gardener and Echo Lake Neighborhood Association garden committee, and Richard Tinsley, of the Washington Native Plant Society, were the key players in creating a Native Plant garden at the school.  The garden is set up with four climate zones with appropriate native plants in each one.  Working with the teachers, a curriculum was created for the students to learn about plants and be part of creating and maintaining the Garden. (See previous article)

Because the Garden had all the elements,  the school decided to certify with the National Wildlife Federation.

The school celebrated its certification last Friday, December 17, at a school assembly. 

Students watched a slide show of their work in the Native Plant Garden. 

Courtney Sullivan of the NWF
Courtney Sullivan of the National Wildlife Federation presented the official sign to the school.

Boni Biery of Sustainable Shoreline spoke to the assembly on the importance of backyard habitats.  Boni is the person responsible for educating, assisting, and encouraging enough individuals in Shoreline to certify their yards, that the City of Shoreline, whose Mayor is Keith McGlashan, was able to certify the City of Shoreline with the Wildlife Federation. (See article from NWF) (See article on Boni)

Mayor McGlashan
Mayor Keith McGlashan made the formal presentation of the certificate to Paul Shanahan, co-principal of Echo Lake Elementary.

The celebration provided the opportunity to thank students, parents, teachers, and community members who were involved in the creation of Echo Lake’s native plant garden for their hard work that made the certification possible.

--with information from Susie O'Donnell

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SCC Women’s Basketball Goes 1-2 In NWAACC Crossover

Kylie Williams. Photo by Wilson Tsoi.
The Lady Dolphin Basketball Team went 1-2 over the weekend at the NWAACC Crossover Tournament in Ontario, OR at Treasure Valley College with 8 teams from across the NWAACC participating.

SCC opened the tournament against the host team, Treasure Valley CC, and the Dolphins came up short, 67-51. Kylie Williams lead SCC with 22 points.

In the consolation round, Shoreline faced Clark College from Vancouver, WA and defeated the Penguins, 59-52. Kylie Williams again led SCC with 19 points while Lynsey Sandum added 12. Clark led at half-time by 1 but Shoreline outscored Clark by 8 points in the second half to take the victory.

On Sunday, in the Consolation Final, SCC faced Lower Columbia College and shot only 21% in the first half and fell behind early and Lower Columbia pounded the Dolphins 72-55. Kylie Williams again led the Lady Dolphins with 15 points.

SCC is now 4-4 on the season and have already matched the number of wins for the team in 2009-10. SCC will now take a Christmas break from games and resume play on January 5 against Bellevue College at BC in the opening game of NWAACC Northern Region play.

Douglas W. Palmer, SCC Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness

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Shoreline Community College’s Men’s Basketball Team Finishes 3rd in NWAACC Crossover

2010 Shoreline Basketball,  Photo by Wilson Tsoi.

The SCC Men’s Basketball Team finished third in the NWAACC Crossover Tournament held in the SCC Gym, December 17-19. The Dolphins opened the tournament with a 80-77 victory over Southwestern Oregon Community College. Then the Highline Community College Thunderbirds ended SCC’s hopes of winning the tournament with a tough fought 73-71 heartbreaking defeat for the Dolphins. SCC then bounced back on Sunday with another battle, as SCC defeated NWAACC Northern Region rival, Skagit Valley College, 78-77, as SVC hit the final shot of the game, but it was a two pointer and not three for the tie.

Highline won the event with a 64-52 victory over Pierce College. In the first game of the final day, Big Bend Community College defeated Southwestern Oregon CC, 110-83, to take fourth place. Linn-Benton CC from Oregon, and Yakima Valley Community College were also in the eight team tournament.

In the opener for SCC, Southwestern Oregon bounced to an early lead, but Shoreline got control of the game at the end of the first half, to lead 45-38 at the break. Southwest Oregon stayed in the game, but SCC hit their free throws at the end of the game, to come away with the three point victory. Alfie Miller and Sean Jones scored 16 points each for Shoreline, while Joe Bodman added 14, Zachery Kelsh had 11 points and 14 rebounds while Carlos Rhodes scored 10 points as Shoreline managed a balanced attack for the game.

Sean Jones. Photo by Wilson Tsoi.
In the one of the best games of the tournament, Highline and SCC battled back and forth in a game that saw the scored be tied 12 times and 10 lead changes. SCC had the biggest lead of the game, 46-38 in the early part of the second half, but could not hold it against the tough Thunderbird team. HCC hit a layup on a tough drive through traffic with 2 seconds left to seal the game. Zach Kelsh led SCC with 22 points, followed by Sean Jones with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Blayne Clanton with 13 and Joe Bodman with 11.

In another see-saw affair, Shoreline battled fellow Northern Region foe, Skagit Valley College. In this game, there was 19 lead changes, and 13 ties as Skagit held a one point lead at half, 40 to 39. Again, SCC started off the second half strong and lead 53-45, but SVC came back within three and had the final shot of the game, which was made, but the SVC player was just inside the three point arch and shot only counted for two points, and giving SCC the victory. Alfie Miller scored 21 points and Sean Jones added 16 with 7 boards. Zachery Kelsh added 14 as well.

Sean Jones was named All-Tournament for his consistent efforts in all three games.

SCC is now 7-3 overall and has completed its pre-region schedule. The Dolphins have played in three tournaments and finished 2-1 in each one. One third place finish and two consolation championships. SCC returns to action on January 5, 2011 at Bellevue College in the opening NWAACC Northern Region game of the year.

Douglas W. Palmer, SCC Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness

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Shorecrest Wrestling Results

Thursday, December 9
Monroe 54, Shorecrest 30

At Monroe H.S.
103—Youa Cha (SC) by forfeit; 112—Kozemzak (M) pinned Erik Tussell (SC) 1:24; 119—Lau (M) by forfeit; 125—Perry (M) by forfeit; 130—Stocker (M) pinned Josiah Glesener (SC) 1:15; 135—Martin (M) pinned Josh Horton (SC) :45; 140—DeGross (M) by forfeit; 145—Curnutt (M) pinned Brian Officer (SC) 4:25; 152—DiMaggio (M) pinned Nick Kelly (SC) 5:08; 160—Matt Brennan (SC) pinned DeFoe (M) 1:55; 171—Heideman (M) pinned Joe Dexter (SC) 1:22; 189—David Gillespie (SC) pinned Lippert (M) 5:58; 215—Alejandro Loeza (SC) by forfeit; 285—Ian Bolstra (SC) pinned Zissel (SC) 1:26.

Wednesday, December 15
Everett 42, Shorecrest 28

103 — Double forfeit. 112 — Palabrica (E) pinned Erik Sussell (SC) 0:57. 119 — Simonelli (E) won by forfeit. 125 — Lopez (E) pinned Jesus Escalona (SC) 2:44. 130 — Josh Horton (SC) won by forfeit. 135 — Crook (E) won by forfeit. 140 — Yise (E) won by forfeit. 145 — Palabrica (E) pinned Brian Officer (SC) 0:48. 152 — Nick Kelly (SC) maj. dec. Dutton (E) 14-2. 160 — Matt Drennan (SC) pinned Escalante (E) 4:36. 171 — Joe Dexter (SC) pinned Skorka (E) 3:24. 189 — David Gillespie (SC) dec. Jacobson (E) 6-4. 215 — Jordan (E) won by forfeit. 285 — Alejandro Loza (SC) dec. Levi Carroll, 4-3.

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Purrfect Pals looking for volunteers for new Aurora Village center

Soy and Rock Star
Purrfect Pals, a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter and sanctuary, is opening a new off-site adoption center on January 1 inside the Aurora Village PETCO Store, 1241 N 205th.

The shelter is looking for volunteers who will commit to two hours a week for at least three months to help care for and adopt out kittens and cats from the Aurora PETCO store. For more information or to volunteer, contact Connie at 206-240-9561.

PETCO has a long relationship with Purrfect Pals and has often had one or two cats for adoption at the store, but this is a more permanent and extensive arrangement.

For information about Purrfect Pals, see their website.


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Shorewood wrestlers finish fifth among 16 teams at Monroe Bearcat Invitational Saturday

Shorewood wrestler Brandon Leach won the outstanding wrestler award, and the Thunderbird team finished fifth among 16 teams at the Monroe Bearcat Invitational Saturday.

Senior captain Leach won the 125-pound championship.

Matthew Floresca continued to impress as he took home the 112-pound title.

Seniors Joel Smith and Kyle Floresca placed third in the 189-pound and 135-pound weight classes.

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Photo: Good weather for ducks

Tom Downer took this photo of ducks swimming in the new storm water retention pond at Cromwell Park on December 12, two days after the rainstorm.


Ducks at Cromwell Pond.  Photo by Tom Downer.

He says "I talked to a City of Shoreline employee who was checking the water flow at the west end of the pond. He seemed to be pleased that this new facility was doing its job. And the ducks were happy too!"

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Marty Wingate talk scheduled at Kruckeberg Gardens January 13

Author and speaker Marty Wingate
The annual membership meeting of the Kruckeberg Gardens on January 13 at 7 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, will feature local garden expert Marty Wingate with her talk entitled "Northwest Natives at Home and Abroad: How some of our beloved plants made it big in gardens far away."

Marty leads international garden tours and writes about gardening in the Northwest.

Meet the Garden's 2011 Board of Directors and enter to win door prizes.

Sarah Baker, Garden Director, says "The meeting is free and open to the public and people new to the Garden are very welcome."

For more information, email the Garden or phone 206-546-1281.

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden / MsK Rare and Native Plant Nursery is located at 20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline, WA 98177. Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged.

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Make a Difference for Our Shoreline Schools with Box Tops

by Joanna McMahon, Ridgecrest Parent

Since 1996, Box Tops for Education has helped America’s schools raise over $300 million to buy the things they need. School budgets are tighter than ever, and schools are asking for the support of families and community members.

Here’s how you can help:
  • Clip Box Top coupons from favorite products and send them to your neighborhood school.
  • Sign up to support your school on the Box Tops website at btfe.com
  • Shop at over 100 favorite online stores through the Box Tops Marketplace® and your school choice earns up to 15% of your qualifying purchases, at no additional cost to you.
  • Purchase books through the Box Tops Reading RoomSM at Barnes and Noble and the school earns up to 6% of your purchases.

Sign up to support a Shoreline school today at BTFE. You’ll get updates on the school’s Box Tops earnings, money-saving coupons, family-pleasing recipes, chances to win Bonus Box Tops for your school and the latest Box Tops news.

If you are searching for a school to support,  Ridgecrest Elementary serves over 500 of our Shoreline kids.


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