Internet-based local election starts this week: a look at “voting of the future?”

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Secure voting from home, business or other computer locations, King Conservation District election starting today marks one of the first-internet-based elections in the U.S.

WHAT: King Conservation District began a 30-day election Tuesday, Feb. 15--one of the nation’s first secure, internet-based elections; the election is for the district’s board of supervisors position #2. The King CD encompasses most of King County and is a special services district.

NOTABLE:

  • 30-day online voting period begins February 15 and ends at 9 pm on March 15.

  • Two-step online voting process—confirmation of voter eligibility followed by voting

  • King CD will also provide a one-day, in-person voting option at the King CD’s Renton office on March 15 between 9 am to 9 pm. at King CD office, 1107 SW Grady Way, Suite 130, Renton; Phone: 425-282-1900

  • King CD has retained election supervisor Election Trust LLC (Bellevue) and Scytl Secure Electronic Voting USA (Washington, DC) to manage and conduct the election process

  • Who can vote? Individuals registered to vote in King County (excluding residents of cities that are not members of the King Conservation District: Enumclaw, Federal Way, Milton, Pacific and Skykomish)
More information on the election and the King CD here.


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Shoreline Co-Op Preschool Open House March 5




Saturday, March 5, from 10 am - 1 pm
Shoreline Co-Op Preschool
annual Open House
"Come play in our classrooms, tour the school, meet Teacher Patty and several preschool parents and kids, and find out why we love Shoreline Cooperative Preschool."

SCP is located at 816 NE 190th Street, Shoreline, WA 98155
(formerly North City Elementary School)
Call 206-362-3257 for more information.

The preschool offers a unique and educational environment through:
  • Fantastic teacher with 25 years teaching experience
  • Regular field trips as part of curriculum
  • Guided creative play
  • Puzzles and creative thinking
  • Small group projects
  • Spacious gym/indoor playground
  • Outdoor playscape and playground
  • Science tables
  • Art projects
  • Sensory and water tables

There are classes for three age ranges:

Discoverers
22 Months - 3 years
Tuesday and Friday
9:30 am til 11:15 am

Imagineers
3-4 years
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
9:30 am til 12 noon

Inventors
Pre-K Class: 4-5 years
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
12:30 pm til 3 pm

No Potty Training Necessary

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WeatherWatcher: Feb 5 to 11: Updated 2-14



Warmest and coldest days are based on average temperature of the entire day, starting at midnight. All other averages are based on the whole week.

  • Warmest day: 44.8ºF (Sunday)
  • Coldest day: 33.5ºF (Wednesday)
  • Rainiest day: 0.33 inches (Sunday)
  • Average temperature: 39.5ºF
  • High temperature: 48.6ºF (Sunday)
  • Low temperature: 27.0ºF (Wednesday morning)
  • Total rainfall: 0.55 inches
  • High humidity: 100%
  • Low humidity: 39% (Tuesday)
  • Average humidity: 89%
  • High pressure: 29.973 inches
  • Low pressure: 29.441 inches
  • Average pressure: 29.729 inches

Weather highlights for the week:
Below freezing mornings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Frost in places on Wednesday. I didn’t encounter any road hazards though.

Weather for the coming week:  UPDATE 2-14-2011
  • Warm this weekend and Monday.
  • Tuesday – Friday   The cooler air I previously mentioned is going to be colder than originally thought.  We may spend the rest of the week seeing rain/snow showers, depending on the time of day, and intensity of the showers.  It’s possible we may even have some wet accumulations of snow throughout the week especially during the overnight hours making some of the morning commutes hazardous.   I’ll keep a watch on any further statements, watches or warnings for our area.

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Five Shorewood gymnasts, one from Shorecrest qualify for State championship meet

Monday, February 14, 2011

Tyanna DeNova, SW, on the bars. Photo by Susan Riley.
Five gymnasts from Shorewood and one from Shorecrest have qualified for the State 3A/2A Gymnastics Championships Friday and Saturday, February 18-19, at the Tacoma Dome.

Tyanna DeNova, Yvonne Chan, Juliet Fisher, Mandy Thorsen-Hansen and Stephanie Spee of Shorewood, and Mia Peck of Shorecrest qualified for State competition by their performances in individual events at the Sea-King District championships at Sammamish High School Saturday February12.

Shorewood and Shorecrest competed in the Sea-King District championships because only five Northwest District schools have gymnastics teams. The Sea-King District includes teams in the Kingco and Metro leagues.

Shorewood placed fifth in the team standings. The top three teams qualified for State team competition.

Sea-King 3A/2A District championships

At Sammamish H.S., Saturday, Feb. 12

Team scores (top 3 to state) — 1, Mercer Island 153.175; 2, Mount Si 152.837; 3, Bainbridge 151.075; 4, Nathan Hale 144.65; 5, Shorewood 134.4.
  • All-around — 1, Rock, Holy Names, 35.5.
  • Vault — 1, Rock, Holy Names, 9.3; … Tyanna DeNova, SW, 8.05.
  • Bars — 1, Rock, HN, 7.95; … Tyanna DeNova, SW, 6.95 Mia Peck, SC, 6.05; Mandy Thorsen-Hansen, SW, 6.015; Stephanie Spee, SW, 5.9 Juliet Fisher, SW, 5.85.
  • Beam — 1, Hamilton, Bellevue, 9.2; 2, Rock, HN, 8.925; … Yvonne Chan, SW, 6.85.
  • Floor — 1, Richmond, Mount Si, 9.575; 2 (tie), Rock, HN, Norton, West Seattle, 9.325; … Tyanna DeNova, SW 7.85.




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Regional History Day needs judges

2010 History Day project. Photo by Don Wilson
The North Puget Sound Regional History Day will be held at the Shoreline Center on Friday. March 18, which is a non-student day.

There are 316 entries submitted by 436 students from 22 teachers at 17 schools, and judges are needed to help out.

The largest need is for the morning of the contest, from about 7:30 am until noon.

Judges can sign up online or contact Gayle Edwards.


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Avoiding college debt - SCC students spread the word

Shoreline Community College students are finding help from a new, free, web-based scholarship clearinghouse. Launched in January 2010, theWashBoard.org matches Washington scholarship seekers with Washington scholarship providers.

In one stop, students search and apply for multiple scholarships specific to their academic interests, college or university, or by other criteria. This saves time, and makes sure scholarships do not go unused. The Washington Scholarship Coalition (WSC), a public/private partnership, created theWashBoard.org after five years of research and feasibility and business planning.

“Most community college students don’t have large amounts of money for school. TheWashBoard.org is a great site for students to find scholarships to help them get through school quicker and easier,” says Shane Freund, a 32 year-old Shoreline student.

SCC students thought the website was a useful tool for students, and they incorporated theWashBoard.org project into their Drama and Film Program. Freund and his classmates thought theWashBoard.org was such a useful tool for students that they offered to create 30 and 60 second TV spots as part of their classroom work in “Acting, Writing, and Directing for the Camera,” a class taught by Tony Doupe, Chair of Shoreline’s Drama and Film Program.

Doupe says, “The students are excited to work on theWashBoard.org project because most of them can relate with how difficult it is to pay for college. And none of them want to take on more debt than they have to.”

Over 31,000 scholarship seekers and 130 scholarship providers are registered on theWashBoard.org. At the spring 2010 peak, over $14 million in scholarship funds was available.

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Making Things Go - math and science fair, Tuesday, March 8

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For the Birds: Spotted Towhee

Male Spotted Towhee. Photo by Christine Southwick.
by Christine Southwick

Rustle, rustle, scratch, and scratch. What is making that noise? Deep under a bush, behind thick twigs is movement—is it a bird, a squirrel, a giant _ _ _ _?

Could it be Spotted Towhee?

A larger member of the sparrow family, the Spotted Towhee searches the ground for seeds, beetles, weevils, and such, using their famous two-footed-backward-hop to turn over leaves and debris where these savories are hidden. Towhees can be found low in trees and bushes when acorns, berries and fruit are ripe. The male towhees perch in trees to sing their territorial love songs, until they are mated, then they return to ground foraging.

Thicket and edge-of-forest skulkers, Spotted Towhees, once rare west of the Cascades, have taken advantage of clear cutting openings to expand their range. Our mild winters allow Spotted Towhees here to survive comfortably without migrating.

They are ground nesters, with the female making a nest for her 2-5 eggs in a ground depression or against a stump. From late March until late August the nests are active, so it is very important to keep dogs on leashes when in parks and in wild areas. Interestingly, when a nesting female is disturbed, she will scurry away like a wren or a mouse, rather than fly.

Juvenile Spotted Towhee. Photo by Christine Southwick.
Young towhees look like large streaked sparrows. The white on the underside of their tail feathers is often your best clue, at least until their body feathers start molting into the rufus sides worn by the adults. The young are fed for about 30 days by both parents, unless there’s a second brood—then all the feeding is done by the male.

Want towhees in your yard? Make a wild space in a corner or yard edge. Start with a brush pile behind other bushes, and rake your leaves there in the winter. Plant native shrubs with fruit, like twinberry or evergreen huckleberry. Scatter some shelled sunflower bits, not millet, on the ground in front of that area, early in the day, so birds will eat it all before darkness. Towhees will use feeders and suet, if there is a route of good cover leading to the feeders. Once they find your yard wild enough they will become residents.

If you hear a rustle, rustle, sometimes followed by a distinctive cat-squawk, look for a Spotted Towhee.

Christine Southwick is on the Board of the Puget Sound Bird Observatory and is their Winter Urban Color-banding Project Manager.  She is a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat Steward, having completed their forty hour class. We're happy that she's sharing her expertise with us about the birds in our backyards. 

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Police chase reaches 100 mph early Monday morning

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
According to Shoreline police, an officer in a fully marked police car with emergency equipment turned on, attempted to pull over a driver in the vicinity of 185th and Aurora at 1:43 am on Monday for a minor traffic infraction.

Instead of stopping, the driver sped off, reaching speeds of 100 mph and swerving into oncoming traffic lanes. At one point, after leaving Aurora, he attempted to cross the raised median separating the eastbound and westbound lanes along Ballinger Way/North 205th (SR 104), and crashed into bushes and cinder blocks in the front yard of an Edmonds residence. The driver then fled on foot.

As the chase headed north, Shoreline officers called in Edmonds police. Both departments brought in K9 units and the suspect was eventually found hiding under bushes in a yard in the 7100 block of Lake Ballinger Way (SR 104).

The suspect was turned over to Shoreline police, who took him to Swedish/Edmonds hospital (formerly Stevens) for treatment. The suspect was then released into Shoreline police custody, where he was subsequently booked into the King County Jail for investigation of felony eluding, driving with a suspended license and willful intent to evade license tax.

While the pursuit was in process and the crash investigation taking place, officers blocked part of SR 104.


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Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 1-17 to 1-23-2011 - suspicious minds and neighbors from Heck

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
by Diane Hettrick - categories are mine - reports are police - who could make this stuff up?

Old faithfuls
01-17...145xx Bothell Way, Lake City Kidney Center. 911 hang-up. They were investigating IT problems. All ok.
01-19...Towne Centre, Sally Beauty. Shoplifted a trimmer.
01-20...Towne Centre. Alarm went off in former SCC space. SCC has left the site completely.
01-21...167xx Shore Dr NE. 911 misdial. Trying to call Comcast.
01-22...Towne Centre. Sally Beauty. Shopper in store have large purses and appear high. Police located subject but no evidence of crime.

Suspicious minds
01-18...201xx 45 NE. Caller suspicious of vehicle with construction equipment parked at neighbor's house. Workers doing a remodeling project.
01-19...150xx 39 NE. Caller saw two guys coming from a dead-end street. Area check negative. Later seen on Burke Gilman Trail.
01-21...Towne Centre, Library. Unattended bag by library. Contained three books and a binder.
01-21...14540 Bothell Way, Elks. Suspects are loading a ladder on a truck. They were apparently working at the Elks.
01-22...44xx NE 178. Delivery driver advised police that a 4 year old was home alone. Police checked and aunt was home with child.
01-22...188xx 26 NE. Peddlers, no permits.

I'm with Stupid
01-20...Towne Centre, Rite Aid. Employees caught shoplifter as she was leaving the store with a shopping cart full of stuff. 48 items with a value of $105. Subject admitted to being "stupid". Taken to station, processed, and released after being issued criminal trespass letter and citation for 3rd degree theft.

Off road
01-18...171xx Bothell Way. Traffic stop. Driver has a warrant from Everett, lacking required interlock device. Took into custody and called Washington State Patrol. They only meet for felonies now.

On road
01-17...37xx NE 145. Loose hypodermic needles in roadway, run over, smashed up. Removed for disposal.

Animals
01-18...40 NE/Ballinger. Two stray dogs, one hit by car and injured. Caller kept them out of traffic while police contact owner, who came to pick them up.
01-18...174xx 37 NE. Bus driver saw coyote running around near Brookside Elementary when school was about to let out.
01-22...174xx Bothell Wy. Caller said that a man asked to search her yard for a stray dog, but he was carrying a leash. Police advised that several people were looking for the dog.

Lost and Found
01-18...192xx 46 NE. Stolen hubcaps.
01-18...37xx NE 153. Found bicycle.

Cars
01-18...153xx Bothell Way. Hit and run. Car rear-ended caller, then did a U-turn and headed for Seattle. Didn't get enough of the plate for police to follow-up.
01-21...19xx 40 Pl NE. Car in ditch.
01-23...170xx Bothell Way. Car theft. Another car prowled.
01-23...189xx FP Dr NE. Car prowl. Broke into car, took things.

Burglars
01-17...148xx Bothell Way, Watercrest. Burglary.
01-18...185xx 26 NE. Burglary.
01-19...54xx NE 194 Pl. Burglary.

Burglar Alarms
01-20...182xx 30 NE. Audible alarm. Son is home sick, mom set the alarm when she left and he set it off when he woke up.
01-20...35xx NE 147, time 13:31. Residential burglary alarm. False.
01-20...35xx NE 147, time 14:14. Alarm tripped again.
01-20...35xx NE 147, time 14:34. Alarm tripped again. Homeowner is in California and sent neighbor to turn off the alarm. Neighbor tripped it.
01-21...41xx NE 205. Alarm
01-21...28xx NE 178. Alarm. Possible that homeowner set it off when he didn't get out of the house fast enough.

What are we going to do with Dad?
01-18...Third Place Books. Employee called about elderly man, confused and disoriented. Police ID's him and called his home phone. He has dementia and Alzheimer's and they are looking for a place for him.

Homelessness
01-19...14951 Bothell Way, Acacia. Transient sleeping in a truck. Don't want to Trespass him, just want him to leave. Transient picked up his things and caller helped him move.

Roommate from Hell
01-19...36xx NE 155. Caller said his roommate came home drunk, got upset and started breaking things in apartment, then assaulted him. Caller wants to know how to get him out.
01-20...50xx NE 188. Alleged assault between two developmentally disabled clients.

Neighbors from Heck (not as bad as Hell)
01-20...30xx NE 203. Caller complaining about neighbor - why can't he park in his driveway instead of blocking the street? Police advised that vehicle is legally parked.
01-21...184xx 47 NE. The neighbors kept driving on the lawn, so caller put a rock there. Now they've moved the rock and driven on the lawn again.
01-18...36xx NE 155. Three boxes of garbage left in caller's driveway. Ongoing issue.

Making a scene in public
01-20...Towne Centre. Drunk, previously Trespassed, yelling. Arrested, taken to station for fingerprints and photo, then called Aid to take him to detox.

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Short-lived storm in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park

by Diane Hettrick, Editor

We had a short-lived but fairly intense storm this evening and I missed the whole thing, including the notice below from our WeatherWatcher Carl Dinse.

The good news is that Shoreline City Hall, where I was attending a City event, is so solidly built that I didn't even know anything was happening.

Imagine my surprise, then, to drive home past huge puddles, and streets covered with greens and branches which had been on their trees when I left the house. I drove through Gateway Plaza and it looked like all the businesses were running on generators. Either that or romantic lighting for Valentine's Day.

Some of those branches apparently landed on power lines, because City Light reports that 2800 homes and businesses in Shoreline were without power from about 5:30 pm to 7, when all power was restored. They say that they knew immediately where the problem was and routed power through another line while they repaired the damage.

The general boundaries of the outage were N 205th Street on the north, N 149th Street on the south, 8th Avenue NW on the west and Corliss Avenue N on the east. Not all homes and businesses in that area were affected.

WeatherWatcher report at 5:51 pm

The national weather service of Seattle has issued a Special Weather Statement for Western King County, including Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and Richmond Beach. A strong band of thunderstorm and rain showers has developed over the Olympics and is heading our direction. Winds exceeding 50 mph are expected along with heavy rain, and possible lightning. The timing of this short lived storm is expected to arrive at about 6pm for the entire Seattle, Tacoma and Everett metro area. This puts Shoreline, and Lake Forest Park right in the middle of it.

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Celebrations: Clark Fralick, born February 12 to Heather Fralick and Chris Roberts

Chris Roberts with baby Clar
Clark Edward Roberts Fralick, son of Shoreline City Councilmember Christopher Roberts and Heather Fralick, was born at 10:17 A.M. Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Clark is the couple's first child.

“We are both ecstatic about our baby, said Roberts, “and overjoyed to bring our first child home.”

Heather Fralick and baby Clark


Heather is an Associate Faculty member at Cascadia Community College in Bothell and previously served on Shoreline’s Economic Development Task Force. 

Christopher was elected to the Shoreline City Council in 2009. He is also currently chair of the Native American Caucus of the Washington State Democrats. Heather and Chris were married in 2007.

Clark’s proud grandparents are Elizabeth and Terry Fralick of Watertown, New York and Jane and Charles Roberts of Sacramento, California. 


The ShorelineAreaNews is happy to publish your baby news and other life events.  Contact us by email with photos and information. 

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A meeting of Moms, Tuesday, noon at Third Place Commons

Requirement for membership
The Lake Forest Park Washington Moms, which includes Moms from Shoreline, Kenmore, and NE Seattle, will meet for lunch at 12 noon on Tuesday, the 15th at Third Place Commons at LFP Towne Centre, Ballinger and Bothell Way.

The organizer, Suzanne Day Lueer, says that "The goal for this group is just to meet other moms in the area with young children and hang out together in child-friendly places."

They have a Facebook page or you can email Suzanne through Facebook.

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Swimming: Northwest District 3A meet

Saturday, February 12, Anacortes

Shorewood finished first, with Shorecrest third in the Northwest District 3A boys’ swimming and diving meet at Fidalgo Pool Saturday.


Shorewood’s Thor Stenfjord (200-yard individual medley, 500 freestyle) and Mackey Hopen (50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) each won two events and swam on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. Eddie Young of Shorewood won the 1-meter diving competition, and Shorecrest won the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Also qualifying for the State meet in Federal Way this coming weekend from Shorewood were Patrick Fillingham and Jack Beam in diving; Steven Walsh in the 200-yard freestyle. Anders Blomso in the 500-yard freestyle; Andrew Garrison in the 100-yard breaststroke; Garrison and Colin Bell with Stenfjord, and Hopen in the 200-yard freestyle relay and 200 medley relay; and the 400 freestyle relay team of Blomso, Hunter Nelson, Galen Kintner and Trevor Ransom).

Qualifying from Shorecrest were Carter Osborne and Erik Ramsey in the 100-yard freestyle; Osborne in the 100-yard backstroke; Ryan McMahon in the 200-yard freestyle; the 200-yard medley relay team of Osborne, Michael Johnson, Todd Matsunami and Michael Doquilo; and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Ramsey, McMahon, Russel Groves and Osborne,


  • 200 medley relay1. Shorewood (Stenfjord, Hopen, Garrison, Bell) 1:41.47; 2. Oak Harbor 1:42.79; 3. Shorecrest (Osborne, Michael Johnson, Todd Matsunami, Michael Doquilo) 1:47.26.
  • 200 freestyle— 1. Christenson (Glacier Peak) 1:53.92; 2. Ryan McMahon (SC) 1:55.63; Steven Walsh (SW) 1:55.91.
  • 200 individual medley— 1. Thor Stenfjord (SW) 1:57.98.
  • 50 freestyle— 1. Mackey Hopen (SW) 21.35.
  • Diving— 1. Eddie Young (SW) 489.35; 2. Patrick Fillingham (SW) 312.65; 3. Jack Beam (SW) 292.3.
  • 100 butterfly— 1. Hu (OH) 54.79.
  • 100 freestyle—Carter Osborne (SC); Erik Ramsey (SC) 52.98.
  • 500 freestyle— 1. Thor Stenfjord (SW) 4:42.63; 2. Christenson (GP) 5:04.58; 3. Anders Blomso (SW) 5:10.83.
  • 200 freestyle relay— 1. Shorewood (Garrison, Bell, Stenfjord, Hopen) 1:30.47.
  • 100 backstroke— 1. Jepsen (OH) 55.15; 2. Carter Osborne (SC) 56.8.
  • 100 breaststroke— 1.Mackey Hopen (SW) 58.86; 2. Rosen (OH) 1:02.22; 3. Andrew Garrison (SW) 1:03.94.
  • 400 freestyle relay— 1. Shorecrest (Eirk Ramsey, Ryan McMahon, Russel Groves, Osborne) 3:30.47; 2. Oak Harbor 3:32.29; 3. Shorewood (Blomso, Hunter Nelson, Galen Kintner, Trevor Ransom) 3:34.24.





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Living alongside raccoons: PAWS speaker at Echo Lake Neighborhood meeting Tuesday

Photo by Sonya Reasor
Tuesday, February 15, 7-9 pm, Shoreline City Hall, 3rd floor

PAWS speaker Cindy Kirkendall, Wildlife Admissions Specialist at PAWS Wildlife Center, will talk about what human wildlife conflict is, why it occurs and how to solve some of the more common conflicts humanely, specifically with Raccoons.

The Board will present the amended by-laws for a vote.

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association has no dues. Membership is open to those living or working within the neighborhood boundaries of I-5 to Aurora and 185 to 205.

Meetings are 7-9 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, 3rd floor.

For more information visit the webpage or send an email.

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Shorewood boys eliminate Shorecrest from District Tournament

The Shorewood boys’ basketball team advanced in the Northwest District 3A tournament and eliminated Shorecrest from the tournament Saturday, Feb. 12, when the Thunderbirds came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat the Scots on Shorecrest’s home floor.
Shorewood takes an 11-11 season-record into another loser-out tournament game Wednesday at Meadowdale (also 11-11). Meadowdale fell into the losers’ bracket by losing a Saturday semifinal game to top-seeded Glacier Peak 53-44 at Glacier Peak.
The winner of the Shorewood-Meadowdale game will advance to play for the District’s third State-tournament berth against the winner of another Wednesday game between Mountlake Terrace (11-11) and Oak Harbor (7-15).
The third-place game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, just before the District championship game between Glacier Peak (20-3) and Mount Vernon (13-9).
Shorewood and Meadowdale split their two regular-Wesco-3A-season meetings, with Meadowdale winning 55-52 at Shorewood in January, and the Thunderbirds winning 55-53 at Meadowdale in early February.
Shorewood’s victory over Shorecrest came after the two teams had split their two regular-season Wesco 3A games, with Shorecrest winning on its home court in December and Shorewood winning on its home court in January.
In the Shorewood victory on the Shorecrest court Saturday, Shorewood outscored the Scots 16-6 in the fourth quarter. Semir Kadiric led the winning Thunderbirds with 15 points; Josh Hawkinson added 13. 
For Shorecrest, Junior Chibuogwu scored 18, and Keith Shattuck added 16.
The Shorecrest loss ends the Scots’ season with an 11-11 season record after the Scots finished with an 8-6 Wesco 3A record. Chibuogwu led the Scots in season scoring with an average of 17.7 points in the 20 games he played. Shattuck averaged 12.0 points, playing in all 22 Shorecrest games.
Shorewood 53, at Shorecrest 46
Shorewood     8  11  18  16 — 53
Shorecrest     12 12 16   6 —   46
Shorewood
Points
Peter Berquist
9
8
Gage Carroll
6
Duncan Hendrickson
2
Semir Kadiric
15
Josh Hawkinson
13
Anxhelous Pere
0

Shorecrest

Points
Zach Lawson
6
Liam O'Neill
6
Junior Chibuogwu
18
Keith Shattuck
16
Ryan Canfield
0
Alex Horning
0
Dylan Pontrello
0
Colin Shands
0
Keelan Tidwell
0

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SCC prepares for $2.25 million in budget cuts


Shoreline Community College is facing a $2.25 million budget reduction for the coming year and will unveil preliminary recommendations for how to get there on Feb. 22.

“This is based on the Governor’s budget and information from the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges,” Vice President for Administrative Services Daryl Campbell said at an all-campus meeting on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.

The meeting had about 100 people in attendance with another 70 or so watching on webcast via Elluminate. “One of our assumptions is that the information we have will change, but we need to get started.”

Campbell also outlined a timeline and communication plan for when and how the college would arrive at a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2011.

The budget proposed in January by Gov. Chris Gregoire would mean a cut of 9.2 percent to Shoreline’s state-allocated funds, Campbell said. Gregoire’s proposal also includes a 10 percent tuition increase and 3 percent salary reductions for all employees. However, those items come with caveats, he said.

While students would pay the increased tuition, Shoreline wouldn’t see all of it. “Some we give back to the state and the amount we do get depends on the mix of students,” he said. “It’s the same for all colleges.” Still, the State Board assumes Shoreline would get about $800,000 from the tuition increase. “They’re wrong, our experience shows we’ll get less than that, but we’re using their number for now,” he said.

On salary reductions, while Gregoire calls for pay cuts for all, her plan specifically exempts faculty. Then, Campbell pointed out, the classified employees’ union is in negotiations now with the state over a host of items, including pay. Despite that, Campbell said that for now, the college’s assumption will be the Governor’s assumption: pay cuts for classified and administrative exempt employees. “That’s about $230,000 for Shoreline,” he said.

After those and other add-backs, Shoreline would need to find $1.17 million in cuts. Campbell said that in round numbers, that would be achieved with an $800,000 reduction in instruction-related costs, $123,500 from the administrative services area, $123,500 from student services and $123,000 from the president’s office, which includes the Office of Advancement and the Human Resources Department.

“Next week, the deans and directors will get together and look at the details,” Campbell said. “On Feb. 22, we’ll publish initial recommendations with the preliminary list of position reductions.”

At that point, Campbell said, the campus must become involved in providing feedback. “We do that by engaging in problem solving,” he said. “I ask you, starting today, to engage in the process.”

Campbell said that from Feb. 23 to March 14, there will be a series of opportunities to ask questions and offer solutions.

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Gardeners of Shoreline: there's a club for you

by Jennifer Rotermund

The iPhone may have “an app for that,” but in Shoreline, “we have a Club for that!” Most recently, Shoreline has revived its long ago defunct garden club and given it a new face. Thanks to Dorrena Ortega, creator of the “Shoreline, WA Gardeners” page on Facebook - who spoke up about her interest in a garden club, found others who shared that interest, then scheduled an inaugural meeting - the Shoreline Gardeners’ Club is up and running with a Facebook page and a website.

The Shoreline Gardeners’ Club embraces all styles of gardening, from ornamental to edible to wildlife. The club’s only stipulation is that all gardening interests discussed be sourced in methodologies that are free of chemical pesticides and herbicides. 

The Shoreline Gardeners’ Club will hold its next meeting on Saturday, March 5, from 1 pm to 2 pm at Sky Nursery in the seating area by the coffee bar in the large greenhouse. The meeting is free of charge and open to the public.

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SCC Basketball Drops Two Games to Skagit Valley

Tess Cathey scored 17 for the Lady Dolphins.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi.
SCC Women’s Basketball Drops Game To Skagit Valley

The Lady Dolphin losing streak continues as SCC lost to Northern Region leader Skagit Valley College 85-53 on Saturday afternoon in the SCC Gym, to extend their losing streak to 9 games. SCC started the year off 5-5 and 1-1 in the region, but have not won game since starting forward Lynsey Sandum broke her ankle 9 games ago.

Tess Cathey led the Dolphins with 17 points, Jenny Voss added 13 and Gnanamani Hooyman scored 12.

The Lady Cardinals push out to a 52-24 lead at half-time, as Dolphins only shot 28% on the half against 49% for Skagit. SCC played a much better second half, being outscored only 33-29.

Shoreline plays next week on the road at North Seattle on Wednesday night and Whatcom CC next Saturday. Skagit pushes it league leading record to 11-1 in the region and 18-4 overall.


Alfie Miller Scores 24 on Saturday with 8 of 13 three point shots.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Dolphin Basketball Team Defeated By Skagit Valley

A cold shooting SCC Men’s Basketball Team could not overcome Skagit Valley College on Saturday afternoon in the SCC Gym. SCC led 27-22 at half, but was out scored in the second half by SVC 40 to 29 as the Cardinals pulled away in the final minutes, shooting 45% in the final 20 minutes while SCC could only muster 29%.

Alfie Miller led SCC with 24 points, with all 8 coming from 3 point range (8 for 13 on the night). Sean Jones with 11 points was the only other Dolphin in double figures. Joe Bodman had 15 rebounds for Shoreline, but was 1-12 from the floor.

SCC is now 12-9 overall, and 5-6 in the NWAACC Northern Region, and falling either 2-3 games behind Whatcom CC (depending on what the Orcas do on Saturday) with only 6 region games left. SCC is the defending Northern Region Champs, but have struggled in the region this season, losing two road games in over time. Skagit Valley is now 12-9 overall as well, but 10-2 in the region and is in at least a tie for first place after this game.

SCC travels to North Seattle on Wednesday and then to Whatcom on Saturday next week.

Douglas Palmer, Athletic Director, Shoreline Community College


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