Shorecrest girls take nine-game winning streak into Monday, Wednesday games
The Shorecrest girls’ basketball team takes a nine-game winning streak into Monday and Wednesday games.
The Scots (10-2 Wesco 3A, 11-7 overall) are fighting for the Wesco 3A division championship in a home game with Oak Harbor (1-11. 2-15) Monday and a Wednesday game at Everett (7-5, 12-6). Shorecrest defeated both teams in early January.
Shorecrest will then move to the Northwest District tournament, which includes the top six Wesco 3A teams and the top two Northwest League 3A teams.
Shorecrest’s winning streak reached nine games Friday with a 51-41 victory over Mountlake Terrace.
In the win over Mountlake Terrace, Brianne Lasconia led the Scots with 17 points; India MathesonJanie Uppinghouse added 10.
Shorecrest 51 at Mountlake Terrace 41
Shorecrest 16 9 16 10 — 51 scored 14; and
The Scots (10-2 Wesco 3A, 11-7 overall) are fighting for the Wesco 3A division championship in a home game with Oak Harbor (1-11. 2-15) Monday and a Wednesday game at Everett (7-5, 12-6). Shorecrest defeated both teams in early January.
Shorecrest will then move to the Northwest District tournament, which includes the top six Wesco 3A teams and the top two Northwest League 3A teams.
Shorecrest’s winning streak reached nine games Friday with a 51-41 victory over Mountlake Terrace.
In the win over Mountlake Terrace, Brianne Lasconia led the Scots with 17 points; India MathesonJanie Uppinghouse added 10.
Shorecrest 51 at Mountlake Terrace 41
Shorecrest 16 9 16 10 — 51 scored 14; and
ML Terrace 11 7 8 15 — 41
Shorecrest Scoring — Havilah Glesener 0, Mickey Greenburg 4, Addy Ibsen 0, Christina Jarvis 2, Allison Jones 2, Brianne Lasconia 17, Haley Magaoay 0, India Matheson 14, Keegan Monson 0, Melissa Ruhlman 2, Shannon Schachler 0, Janie Uppinghouse 10.
Shorecrest Season Scoring:
Player
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Games
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Points
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P/G
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India Matheson
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13
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194
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14.9
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Brianne Lasconia
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18
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263
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14.6
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Janie Uppinghouse
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18
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241
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13.4
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Shannon Schachle
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12
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115
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9.6
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Mickey Greenburg
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18
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50
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2.8
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Christina Jarvis
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18
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37
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2.1
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Allison Jones
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17
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34
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2.0
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Melissa Ruhlman
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14
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26
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1.9
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Keegan Monson
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6
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5
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0.8
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Haley Magaoay
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5
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2
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0.4
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Addy Ibsen
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11
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4
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0.4
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Annie Schlachter
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6
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2
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0.3
| |
Havilah Glesener
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15
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4
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0.3
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Wesco 3A girls’ Basketball Standings
Top six teams to Northwest District 3A tournament
Conference
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Overall
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Team
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W
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L
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Win %
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W
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L
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Win %
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Lynnwood
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11
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2
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.846
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16
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3
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.842
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Shorecrest
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10
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2
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.833
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11
|
7
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.611
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Meadowdale
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8
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4
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.667
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10
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8
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.556
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Everett
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7
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5
|
.583
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12
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6
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.667
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Glacier Peak
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7
|
5
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.583
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10
|
8
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.556
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Shorewood
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3
|
9
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.250
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4
|
14
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.222
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Mountlake Terrace
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2
|
11
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.154
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4
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15
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.211
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Oak Harbor
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1
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11
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.083
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2
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15
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.118
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Destination: NW Flower and Garden Show, February 23-27
| Exhibit from the 2010 Flower and Garden Show |
Advance ticket sales for the Wednesday through Sunday, February 23-27 Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2011 can be purchased locally at Sky Nursery, Central Market, or Kruckeberg Gardens, or on-line through the show's website. Children 11 and under are admitted free.
Promising even more color and innovation by garden creators, the Northwest Flower and Garden Show is set for February 23-27, 2011 with a big line-up of spectacular display gardens, internationally-known speakers, over 350 exhibitors and activities for the entire family at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle.
"Once Upon A Time-Spectacular Gardens With Stories To Tell" is the theme of the 2011 show, with top garden creators adopting noteworthy works of literature and weaving story elements into their spectacular full-scale gardens. This year's show will feature more blooming flowers than ever before-the result of a new "forced blooming" program developed by the show with Windmill Gardens of Sumner, WA.
The Washington State Convention Center is located at 7th and Pike, Seattle, WA 98101. See map.
Hours for the show: Wednesday - Saturday (February 23-26)--9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday (February 27)--9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ticket prices
$16 Early Bird (purchased online or at local outlets before February 22nd)
$20 Adult (regular admission at door)
$15 Group Advance (per ticket; minimum purchase of 20 tickets)
$10 Half-Day (purchased online, by phone or at the door after 3:00 p.m. Wed. - Sat., 2:00 p.m. Sun.)
$5 Youth (ages 12 - 17)
Free Children (under 12)
Multi-day tickets are also available. Information is on the website.
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For the Birds: Red-breasted Nuthatch
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch. Photo by Christine Southwick |
By Christine Southwick
What’s small, blue-gray, and has a stripy-head?
Spiraling down a large pine trunk, you see a blue-gray bird with a striped head, long pointed bill, short tail, and a red wash on its breast, defying gravity as it travels in search of food. What is it? If you said Red-breasted Nuthatch, you are correct.
At home in stands of evergreens, the more canopy the better, the Red-breasted Nuthatch is found in our suburban areas wherever there are enough older conifers.
They use their strong legs and toes to rapidly climb down, sideways and even up, probing into crevices and cracks in the bark for insect eggs, moths of the spruce budworm, and any other delicacies that their long bills can pry out.
They nest in soft wood, such as alders, cottonwoods, pines, and dead snags. If you need to eliminate a tree, leave 15-20 feet of trunk and create a snag for wildlife. Since loss of habitat is the leading danger for birds, cavity-dwelling birds need our help to have large enough trees in which to hollow out their nest holes.
| Red-breasted Nuthatch. Photo by Christine Southwick |
Red-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped and Chestnut-backed chickadees, Northern Flickers, Downy, Hairy and Pileated woodpeckers, and Red-breasted Sapsuckers are our local cavity nesters.
Both members of the seasonally monogamous nuthatch pair work on creating the nest hole 5 to 100 feet up in the tree. A unique trait is that they keep the entrance hole coated with pitch. No one really knows why, but it is probably to repel invaders. Parents keep from getting pitch on their feathers by flying directly into the nest. They raise a single brood of three to six young that fledge in late May or June. Both parents feed this noisy bunch of busy, inquisitive youngsters.
If you offer black-oil sunflowers seeds and suet nearby, get ready to laugh as they seem to make suet sandwiches. They start by eating a sunflower or two, then go to the suet, take a bite, then go back and get another sunflower. Quite often they will make two or three trips to a nearby trunk to cache food for times of need.
So when you hear a tin-horn-sounding “Ank, ank, ank”, look for a small, stripy–headed, blue-gray bird travelling head first down an evergreen trunk, or loudly holding its place at your feeder.
Christine Southwick is on the Board of the Puget Sound Bird Observatory and is their Winter Urban Color-banding Project Manager. She holds a certificate from a forty hour Northwest Wildlife Federation class and is a Certified Wildlife Habitat Steward.
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Today's PTA: It really isn’t about cupcakes and fundraising
PTA members from around the state will converge on Olympia on February 21 to share their legislative priorities with Senators and Representatives.
by Sherry S. Marlin
There is a general thought among people when they hear the acronym, “PTA,” Parents and Teachers Association, “That is the group that raises money and bakes lots of cupcakes.” PTA was founded over 100 years ago as an advocacy organization and is still working hard to ensure that our children and youth have a better life. We continue this process here in Washington State by getting involved in local and state issues that affect all kids. One way we do this is by determining which issues we will focus on for the school year.
Members of the Washington State PTA, from all parts of the state, meet to choose their top priorities. This all takes place at the WSPTA Legislative Assembly. Attending delegates prepare for this important event by surveying their members at local units and councils on what is important to them.
2010-2011 WSPTA Top Six Priority Issues and Supported Issues
The Washington State PTA, through its annual grassroots process, adopted this legislative platform for the 2011 session of the Washington State Legislature.
1. Following up on Education Reform Efforts (HB 2261, HB 2776, SB 6696): The Washington State PTA shall initiate or and/or support legislative or policies that advance implementation of and/or provide funding for the realization of the basic education reform bills passed in 2009 and 2010, which describe our state’s plan for developing and phasing in system improvements to meet the educational needs of students in the 21st century.
2. Math and Science Education: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that strengthen math and science education to include but not be limited to: improving teacher pre-service training and recruitment, developing an Elementary Mathematics Specialty endorsement, increasing teacher professional development and supporting implementation of math and science standards.
3. Literacy Instruction: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that support the state-wide adoption of early phonological awareness screening, and the state-wide implementation of research-based, direct, explicit, and systematic literacy instruction in every classroom.
4. Teacher Reduction in Force: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that expand school district teacher “reduction in force” policies to include factors other than seniority, such as teacher effectiveness and the cohesiveness of school teams.
5. Fund Education First: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that fund education first. In order to implement Article IX of our state constitution which says “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders”, education funding would be considered first in any budget process undertaken in the state legislature.
6. New Model for Teacher Compensation: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that lead to a new research-based state teacher compensation model that emphasizes rewarding teacher effectiveness in improving student learning.
SUPPORTED ISSUES
7. School Breakfast and Lunch Programs: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that improve the quality and nutritional content of school breakfast and lunch programs.
8. Physical Education and Health: The Washington State PTA shall initiate and/or support legislation or policies that strengthen physical education and health to include but not be limited to 1) designating physical education and health as a core subject in the state of Washington and 2) adding physical education and health to the list of core subjects in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act- formally known as No Child Left Behind.
The WSPTA is the largest grassroots child advocacy organization in Washington State.
One benefit of PTA membership is the ability to sign up for opportunities to stay connected to issues that affect not only your children, but others across the state.
For information on signing up, email the State PTA office
Grassroots Connection
The Grassroots Connection is a one-way electronic update sent weekly when the legislature is in session. It will provide you with timely, pertinent public policy information on issues affecting children and youth. (Less frequent emails will be sent when the legislature is not in session to keep you informed about opportunities for advocacy year round.)
Legislative Contact Team
Sign up to be contacted during legislative session, and agree to make a personal phone call or visit to your Senator or Representative. You will be contacted personally and asked to request specific support on bills, public hearing of a bill or other types of Legislative activity.
Legislative Action Alerts
This is a one-way electronic communication alerting you to fast-breaking happenings in Olympia and requesting you to call, email, or write a letter to your legislators on a specific issue. The Action Alerts are generated by staff and sent out during legislative sessions. They are structured with background, requested action, and a brief message for you to use as a template.
Legislative Listserv
This is a two-way listserv used by members to discuss advocacy topics impacting children and youth that are relevant to the mission of the WSPTA.
Shoreline resident Sherry S. Marlin has been Washington State PTA Treasurer, Region 6 Director, Region 6 Legislative Chair, Shoreline PTA Council Co-President, Shoreline PTA Council VP for Legislation and many local unit positions.
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What do you want for the Park at Town Center? The City wants to hear from you
On Tuesday, January 25, the City of Shoreline held a Park at Town Center Master Plan public meeting to help define the Community Vision for this space. Participants were asked to consider a list of questions focusing on creating a vision for a new park along the future Town Center.
Parks planners would like to have input from people who were not able to attend the meeting. Here are the questions:
1. What aspects of other parks do you like or dislike? What activities or facilities do you enjoy in parks in other communities that should be considered for the Park at Town Center?
2. How do you see the Park at Town Center functioning as part of the town center? As part of Shoreline?
3. What do you appreciate the most about, or what is unique to Shoreline? Or what elements of Shoreline’s character would you like to see reflected in the park?
4. Imagine you move away and return to the community in ten years, how does the park look and function?
5. What types of uses (passive vs. active or programmed) would you like to see at the Town Center Park?
6. What types of user amenities (water fountains, restrooms, etc.) would you like to have at the Town Center Park?
Comments are requested by February 8. Email them, or take them or mail them to Attn: Parks Department, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133.
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Shoreline's new City Manager: Julie Underwood
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| Julie Underwood, new Shoreline City Manager |
The Shoreline City Council voted unanimously to appoint Julie Underwood as the City’s new City Manager. Underwood’s appointment is the culmination of a 19 week search for a new City Manager after current City Manager Robert Olander announced his retirement in August, 2010.
Underwood is the current Assistant City Manager for Shoreline and has been in that position since 2002. Throughout her tenure at Shoreline, Underwood has been involved in all aspects of the City’s daily operations. Before coming to Shoreline, Underwood worked for the City of Rockville, Maryland as the Assistant to the City Manager and as a management assistant.
Underwood has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Policy from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and Politics from George Mason University. She has also received the Credentialed Manager designation from the International City/County Management Association. To receive the credential, an individual must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government and demonstrate a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development.
Underwood has also served on the Washington City/County Management Association Board since 2007 and is a past president of the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club. Underwood is a resident of Shoreline where she lives with her husband and three sons, all of whom are active in the community.
The Council hired Prothman, an executive search firm with extensive experience assisting local governments in the Pacific Northwest, to assist in the City Manager search. Over 40 applicants from 15 states were considered for the position. Of those, 13 semifinalists were chosen by the City Council to be interviewed. Council then narrowed the list to three candidates to be interviewed by the full Council and the City’s Leadership Team, which is comprised of the different department directors at the City.
From those three finalists, the Council unanimously appointed Underwood. Underwood will start as City Manager on February 25.
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Sky Nursery: Worm Composting
Sky Nursery Seminars are free and no pre-registration required
Saturday, February 5, 11am – 12:30 pm
Worm Composting - Emily Wilkins
Didn’t your mom ever tell you to clean your plate and not waste food? Well, you shouldn’t waste your food scraps either! If you’ve got banana peels and coffee grounds, you can set up a worm bin to turn food waste into rich worm wastings, a.k.a. vermicompost. Known as one of the richest types of compost, worm castings help plants grow bigger, healthier, and sweeter. Treat your plants while reducing your waste stream! Emily Wilkins will tell you everything you need to know to get started.
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-4851
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Shorewood HS Ten-Minute Play Festival
Ten-Minute Play Festival, Thursday-Friday, February 3-4, 7:30 pm.
$5 at the door.
One of the best entertainment deals around.
Enjoy an evening of comedy and drama by Shorewood students who produce, direct and act in seven ten-minute plays on Thursday, February 3 and Friday, February 4 at 7:30 pm.
The stage manager/producers are Joao Leite and Sarah Salvador. Directors are Mary Buswell, Matt Delaney, Jenny Heerschap, Nate Matthews, Kelsey McGlynn, Tim McGowan, Saleena Salango, Leah Stoller and Joy Wellington. Two of the plays are written by students, Nate Matthews and Kelsey McGlynn.
This is a chance to experience the dramatic spirit and talent of young adults. Some plays are most appropriate for high school age and older because of adult themes and language. After Friday night's performance, directing and acting awards will be presented. Tickets are $5 at the door.
St Luke Girl Scouts donate proceeds from Father-Daughter Dance
Two Girl Scout troops from St Luke School donated $100 each to purchase ceremonial flags for their school auditorium.
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| Fourth Grade Troop 2677 and Principal Chris Sharp Photo by Debra Willcoxon Ricard |
Fourth Graders from Troop 2677 and Fifth Graders from Troop 1249 used proceeds they made from sponsoring their school’s first father-daughter dance held last November. A second annual dance is slated for next November.
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| Rockin' out at the Father-Daughter Dance Photo by Debra Willcoxon Ricard |
"The Father-Daughter Dance was very successful, a truly heart-warming experience for dads and daughters alike."
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Fifth Grade Troop 1249 and Principal Chris Sharp
Photo by Debra Willcoxon Ricard
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Pictures show Chris Sharp, new principal at St Luke School, accepting the big checks. He told the girls he wanted to use their money to purchase something that they would be proud to say they helped make happen.
Point Wells meeting; article and CliffsNotes® version
from Diane Hettrick
Noah Haglund, in the Everett Herald online, wrote a terrific story about the recent Point Wells meeting. He reviews the whole issue, noting the concerns of Shoreline and Shoreline residents, includes the developer's plans, and the architect's drawings.
High-rise waterfront planned for Woodway shoreline: Point Wells buildings would be among county's tallest — and home to 4,500
High-rise waterfront planned for Woodway shoreline: Point Wells buildings would be among county's tallest — and home to 4,500
But if you don't have time to read it, here's the CliffsNotes® version:
Developer
- we will clean up a contaminated site
- we will build beautiful "green" buildings for people to live and enjoy the view
- we will provide all services on site, fire, police, shops
City of Shoreline
- the site is in Snohomish county, which will get all the tax revenue
- we would have the traffic, the road maintenance, and infrastructure problems
Woodway residents
- you are going to build 18 story buildings right in front of us
Shoreline residents
- how will all those people get in and out of Point Wells? will you try to buy up the houses on Richmond Beach Drive and build a six lane road?
- Richmond Beach Road/185th will be a parking lot and the traffic will spill onto all arterials in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park
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Authors at Third Place Books: February 2 - 4
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Dana Stabenow
Though Not Dead (Minotaur)
Wednesday, February 2 at 7 pm
The Park rats are stunned by the sudden death of Old Sam and he leaves almost everything to Kate Shugak including an abandoned gold mine and a note that reads simply, “Find my father.” She does her best to fulfill Sam’s last wish as various people follow her every move in search of Old Sam’s secrets and his lost gold.
Ann Byrn
The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free (Workman)
Thursday, February 3 at 7 pm
The Cake Mix Doctor, Ann Byrn, shows how to transform gluten-free cake mixes into easy-to-make, impossible-to-resist desserts, from Tres Leches Cake with Whipped Cream and Summer Berries to brownies, bars, muffins, and cookies.
Alice Hoffman
The Red Garden (Crown)
Friday, February 4 at 6:30 pm
Hoffman’s deft magical realism ties one woman’s story to the next even when they themselves are not aware of the connection. Fans of Hoffman’s brand of mystical whimsy will find this paean to New England one of her most satisfying.
Third Place Books at LFP Towne Centre is a major stop on the book circuit for
authors promoting new books. Authors generally read from their books, sometimes answer a few questions, and then autograph the copies that people have purchased. Most of the events take place in The Den, a cozy area in the middle of the store.
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WeatherWatcher: Weekly weather January 22 - 28
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| Carl's Shoreline Weather Station |
Warmest and coldest days are based on average temperature of the entire day, starting at midnight. Averages are based on the whole week.
Warmest day: 45.9ºF (Tied between Monday and Tuesday)
Coldest day: 41.7ºF (Thursday)
Average temperature: 44.0ºF
Highest temperature: 52.2ºF (Wednesday)
Lowest temperature: 37.0ºF (Thursday)
Rainiest day: 0.26 inches (Monday)
Total Rainfall: 0.43 inches.
Highest humidity: 100%
Lowest humidity: 81%
Average humidity: 100%
High pressure: 29.884 inches
Low pressure: 29.323 inches
Average pressure: 29.657 inches.
Weather highlights this week: 0.26 inches of rain on Monday.
Weather for the coming week:
- Possible lowland snow on Sunday morning, or maybe late Saturday night. Nothing wide spread. Shoreline and Lake Forest Park may completely be missed by this event.
- Continued more dry weather, however cooler temperatures.
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SCC Basketball Splits with Everett Community College
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Kylie Williams scored 18 for SCC
Photo by Wilson Tsoi |
Cold Shooting Continues For SCC Women’s Basketball
The Lady Dolphins shot only 26.7% for the games, as Everett CC defeated Shoreline 77-53 in an NWAACC Northern Region Game at the SCC gym on Saturday afternoon. The SCC squad has now dropped 6 games in a row as the team has found it hard to score.
Kylie Williams led SCC with 18 points and Gnanamani Hooyman added 14 but were the only two Dolphins in double figures.
Shoreline was down 43-25 at half and could not muster any runs in the second half to close the gap.
SCC is now 5-11 on the season, 1-7 in the NWAACC Northern Region. ECC is 10-7 and 6-2. SCC starts the second of the Northern Region schedule next week on Wednesday night as they host Bellevue College in the SCC Gym at 5:30 PM.
Alfie Miller dropped in 19 for the Dolphins
Photo by Wilson Tsoi |
SCC Men’s Basketball Holds Off Late Everett Charge
The Shoreline Community College men’s basketball team jumped out to a large lead, but saw it all evaporate in the later stages of the game, but the Dolphins held on to defeat Everett CC 84-81.
Shoreline was up 53-39 at half and pushed the lead to 68-45 before Everett hit high gear and pulled with 6 points with 1 minute left to play. SCC missed 5 free throws in a row at the late stages of the game to let ECC get with striking distance, but was able to hold on for the win and break a two game losing streak of overtime games (on the road against Edmonds and Peninsula).
Alfie Miller led a balanced attack for Shoreline with 19 points, followed by Zackery Kelsh with 16 points, Joe Bodmon 13, Blayne Clanton and Sean Jones added 12 each. Shoreline shot 52% from the field in the first half to take the lead but managed only 42% in the second half. SCC was only 10 for 19 from the free throw line, including the 5 straight misses in the final minutes of the game.
Shoreline is now 11-7 on the season, 4-4 in the NWAACC Northern Region and will begin the second half of the region season on Wednesday against Bellevue College in the SCC Gym at 7:30 PM. BC beat SCC 68-53 in early January at Bellevue. Everett falls to 2-13 on the season, 2-6 in the region.
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