WeatherWatcher: Snow warning cancelled for now but it's still icy

The special weather statement has expired. It appears at the moment that the snow storm expected to arrive Tuesday night and into Wednesday will hit the East Puget Sound lowlands and from Everett north. This is likely to miss Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. 

It appears we might see a few wet snowflakes mixed in here and there for the next few days but nothing accumulating is expected right now. 

Tonight it looks like the convergance zone storm already developed, and is dissipating, temperatures were too warm, and the precipitation was too light to even measure. Most of it was evaporating before it reached the ground. So tonight we might have some heavier showers that might produce some wet snowflakes but right now it doesn't look like anything too exciting will happen.

However with wet roads and freezing overnight temperatures, be careful in the mornings as there may be ice in places.

Wednesday - Friday still looks very tricky right now, we could still get hit by the white stuff as it is expected to get much colder later this week. Generally the national weather service doesn't issue watches or warnings any further advance than at most 48 hours prior. But the forecasts out there seem to favor a possible major snow event later this week.

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For the Birds: Anna’s Hummingbird

Male Anna's Hummingbird. Photo by Christine Southwick.

By Christine Southwick

While out in your yard, you hear a sound like your house fire-alarm battery-warning. Where is that coming from?

Look up. Watch for a moving object (bigger than a bumble bee, smaller than a chickadee) about 10-20 feet up that dives rapidly down (up to 40 MPH), and then flies back up, repeatedly. That funny sound happens at the bottom.

You have just discovered a male Anna’s Hummingbird,  He makes that display dive, with the loud dive-noise, to attract a mate, or to warn off an intruder—if you’re wearing red, maybe you’re the intruder. Anna’s have readily adapted to urban settings, and their buzzes, chatters, and chips will often guide you to their exposed perch.

A medium-sized hummingbird, with a straight bill, the Anna’s Hummingbird has become a year-round resident of the Puget Sound area, since the late 1970’s. All Anna’s are bronze-green above, and gray below. The male Anna’s has the only iridescent rose-red head and throat in North America. Juveniles, which can be present as early as March, look very much like the females with a gray throat, and won’t get their lovely throat color until the following year. Color can be deceptive. Sunlight needs to shine on the throat (gorget) to show that glorious color, otherwise it can look black. That is why the male always make sure he positions his dive with the sun behind the female, so that she gets the full dazzling display.

The male defends his food sources, rather than a specific territory. After all, his only duty is to mate. The female makes the tiny nest, lays two small jellybean-sized eggs, fends for herself, and feeds her young for 20 days until they become independent. The mother feeds her young only regurgitated insects, sticking her bill down their throats in what looks like a sword-swallowing act.

Anna’s eat more insects than any other hummer in North America, often catching small flying insects in the air. They eat nectar from native and urban plantings, and hummingbird feeders, often visiting a series of neighborhood feeders and flowers on a daily schedule.

Because they hover, fly up, down, and sideways, , 30% of a hummingbird’s weight is flight muscle. The Anna’s weighs just a little less than a nickel.

Anna’s Hummingbirds birds were named after an Italian duchess, Anna De Belle Massena, in the 19th century. But don’t get confused, hummingbirds are only found in the Americas, not the European continent.

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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Shorenorth Cooperative Preschool open house Saturday, Mar 5

Saturday March 5 10am – 12pm

SHORENORTH COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL

Looking for a great preschool? 

Join us at Shorenorth Cooperative Preschool's annual Open House 

on Saturday, March 5 from 10 am-12 pm. 

We offer classes for children birth to age 5. 

Come see why parents have been enrolling their children at Shorenorth since 1972.

Visit the school, let your child/ren play, meet the teachers 

and talk to other co-op parents about their experiences.

We have openings and are enrolling for the 2011-12 school year in most of our classes 

for children birth to age 5. 

Classes include:

Baby N Me (birth to 9 months)

Explorers (9-18 months)

Movers (2 ½ - 3 ½ years) 2 days a week class

Groovers (3 ½ - 5 years) 3 days a week class

Shorenorth is affiliated with Shoreline Community College and offers excellent parent education curriculum and support from other caring parents, while the children enjoy play and learning. 

Skills developed at Shorenorth will last a lifetime for both you and your child. 

Shorenorth is NAEYC accredited.

We are located at the North City Education Center (former North City Elementary school) 

at 816 NE 190th St, Shoreline, 98155.

For more information:

206-440-1411

email: shorenorth@msn.com

web: www.shorenorth.net

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Report: Point Wells developer seeks plan approval before rules change

By Evan Smith

ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

A story in the Everett Herald last week said that the developer planning the condominium project at Point Wells hopes to get it approved under current rules.

        

Herald reporter Noah Haglund wrote that developer BSRE Point Wells has attempted to get Snohomish County to approve the project before proposed State legislation takes effect.

      

State legislators representing Shoreline and Woodway have introduced a bill to limit density at places like Point Wells to that of neighboring cities unless the county that includes the development negotiates with adjoining cities over the impacts of the development.

      

A committee of the State House of Representatives approved the bill last week, just before the deadline for non-budget bills to clear committees.

      

The bill’s principal sponsor, State Rep. Ruth Kagi wrote the bill to apply only to Point Wells.

Haglund wrote that the developer plans to seek approval of the project before the proposed law can take effect.

The Snohomish County Council has already re-zoned the former industrial site to allow the development.

Snohomish County would get property-tax revenue from the project, but the primary impacts would fall on neighboring cities. The only access to and from the site is a two-lane road through the Richmond Beach area of Shoreline.

Woodway officials are concerned about the height of the buildings.

Haglund reported that the developer submitted an application last week to divide the 61-acre property into nine lots. Snohomish County planners accepted the application.

Haglund quoted an attorney for the developer as saying that his client was taking steps needed to preserve the project.

Haglund quoted the attorney as saying that the application allows the project to go forward under current building rules, so that any new zoning or legal changes would not apply.

Haglund said that Shoreline Planning Director Joe Tovar questioned that.

Snohomish County planning director Clay White told Haglund that his staff had not looked into the issue.

Under current building rules, Haglund reported, the project would still have to clear County approval, and the developer would have to submit an environmental impact statement.

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WeatherWatcher: Monday night may bring snow

The National Weather Service of Seattle has issued a special weather statement. By Friday snow levels will be at freezing due to a cold air mass settling in the area throughout the week. Monday night a Puget Sound convergance zone is expected to develop over North King and South Snohomish Counties. Shoreline and Lake Forest Park will be right in the middle of this convergance zone storm. It is expected to locally bring the snow level down to sea level and generate accumulating snow. It is still to early to tell how much at the moment, so we'll keep you updated as further statements and watches develop.

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Third Mile Aurora construction begins, lane closures and noisy night work

The third mile of Aurora construction will be the most complex, according to Johannson Construction and John Vicente, Capital Projects Manager, Shoreline Public Works.

Mile 3 has been split into two projects for financial reasons, said Kirk McKinley, Shoreline Transportation Services Manager. The City has obtained full funding for the section of Aurora from N 185th to N 192nd. Construction is proceeding immediately in order to use the federal, state, and county grants before their expiration dates. This section is referred to as Mile 3A.

Mile 3B is currently being designed and the City continues to look for money for construction.

As with the first and second miles of Aurora, 90% of the funding comes from outside Shoreline. "It's your money," said McKinley, "in taxes you have paid. But that money could go anywhere, to another state or another county or city. It may as well come back to good use in Shoreline."

He went on to explain that most of the grants are for safety improvements. Before construction, Aurora was one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the state. Accidents on the first mile have been reduced by 60% since completion of the project in 2007.

The third mile is difficult for two different reasons. Mile 3B, from N 192nd to N 205th is challenging because of the property acquisition, with buildings close to the road on both sides. "There will be a lot of negotiation," said McKinley.

Mile 3A is the most technically challenging. Most of the road is on a hillside, with the hill going up on the east and going down on the west. A retaining wall will have to be built in the Park and Ride before any construction can begin. Current walls, such as the large one at Sky Nursery, will need to be replaced.

"We're building 'green walls'" John Vicente explained at an Echo Lake Neighborhood meeting. Rather than bare gray walls, these will have rough strips and exterior screens that allow carefully chosen native plants to grow up the wall.

In addition, the City has cut a deal with the State and county and now owns the corner of the Park and Ride at 192nd. A garden plaza will be built there with a retention pond and green planting areas which will capture the run-off water from the Park and Ride and filter it through underground storage areas before it is allowed to enter Echo Lake on the other side of Aurora.

Parking spaces will be rearranged so the total number will remain the same after the Rain Garden is finished.

Another challenge for Mile 3A was the discovery that the utility pipes are much deeper than previously thought and apparently are under the center of Aurora rather than to one side or the other. It will be necessary to close lanes for at least two weeks, so the work will be done at night.

"It will be noisy," said McKinley. "We have been talking to all the neighbors, issuing earplugs, and finding out who needs advance warning. The only other alternatives were daytime closures or not doing the work. We will proceed as quickly as we can."

The City is providing a 24-hour hotline for questions and concerns about Aurora construction. 206-801-2485 or email aurora@shorelinewa.gov

The City held a special Open House and meeting for Aurora Merchants on January 26 and has met with neighborhood and resident groups.

--Diane Hettrick

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Letter to the Editor: I hope the Point Wells project is not lost to us

Connie King was on the first Shoreline City Council and the first Mayor of Shoreline.

To the Editor:

I realize that I have little "local savings" in Shoreline now, having moved up north and being off the City Council for so long.  However, my heart is still in Shoreline and I have had years of experience working with new projects with Metro, the County and Shoreline. So here I am brazenly offering my suggestions on how to approach the Point Wells project.

The front page article on the 'developer" of Point Wells in the Everett Herald Friday was rather sympathetic, but it did show somewhat with whom everyone will be dealing. (See The Man with an ambitious plan). What really got me to write this was the comment that he has hired a "world famous" architect to design this project. Many of the local projects don't care to "do it right the first time'. We shall see what happens, but at least it appears that the owner cares to make this project special and hopefully worthy of the site.

Firstly, to have the neighbors approach with a "nothing but a park" attitude puts everyone on the defensive.  I would suggest that the Richmond Beach people meet with some of the City Council and come up with a wish list of what they would like on this site.  Woodway and Edmonds should do the same and then the three groups should meet and agree on a single compromised list. This would be recommendations from a formidable group and should carry a lot of weight.

Among some of the things on the list would be at least one and better two additional outlets.  I can't believe the Shoreline Fire Dept would approve a project of that size with out additional exits.

Next would be some way of dividing both new monies (taxes, sales $, etc) as well as a serious input into the project. Certainly 3 "groups" would be unwieldy but a representative from each group would be workable.

It doesn't appear that this man is used to "our" way of  working on projects, but making a unified list of wants and concerns for negotiations is certainly better than a sledge hammer.

Many years ago, I watched a wonderful plan for Aurora Village go down the tube because King County would not move on a single issue.  The plan was for a multi-theater with a food court.  Also they had promised art work at the corner of 200th and Aurora. There were other projects planned but this as the major project stopped the entire plan.I can only hope that this project is not lost to us as that one was. (Granted Costco is wonderful, but it's not artwork.)

Good luck to all who care about Shoreline.

Connie King

Arlington

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Aurora Construction Mile 2 North 165-185th Streets

Information from City of Shoreline webpages

Crews will continue construction activities on President’s Day, February 21.

Questions or concerns about construction? You can email or call any time on the 24-hour hotline 206-801-2485.

Stormwater schedule changes at N 175th Street west of Aurora

Buried utility lines were discovered that conflicted with scheduled trenching and installation of underground stormwater systems on N 175th Street west of Aurora. Frontier and Comcast will temporarily move buried lines this week or the week of February 27. A single eastbound lane on N 175th Street will be closed and reopened in the evening. Trenching will begin as soon as lines are relocated.

Joint utility trenching nearing N 185th Street

Crews resumed installing the joint utility trench on the west side of Aurora just south of N 185th Street and will continue north toward N 185th Street. Crews expect to begin trenching across N 185th Street the week of February 28. This is expected to take approximately two weeks. Traffic on N 185th Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction and will be assisted by flaggers and police officers. Access to Firlands Way from Aurora and N 185th Street will be limited; nearby businesses were informed about traffic routing in the area.

Curb grading and installation on N 175th Street east of Aurora

Grading for curbs continues on the south side of N 175th Street east of Aurora and crews will begin pouring curbs.

Pouring sidewalks and driveways on the west side of Aurora

Sidewalk forming and pouring will continue for many weeks progressing north on the west side of Aurora north of N 165th Street. Crews will continue pouring driveways and will work directly with businesses to provide access. Please drive carefully as driveway access may periodically change during this work.

Property restoration, irrigation, rain garden installation

Crews will continue restoring properties on the west side of Aurora between N 165th Street and N 175th Street. Crews will also begin installing topsoil, irrigation and rain gardens.

Curbs and paving preparation (west side of Aurora between N 175th and N 182nd Streets)

Grading for curbs continues to progress north. Crews plan to continue pouring curbs between N 175th and N 182nd Streets and will begin grading the work zone in preparation for paving. Paving between N 175th and N 182nd Streets is tentatively scheduled to occur at night the week of February 28.

Electrical conversions

The project team continues to work with Seattle City Light (SCL) to adjust and finalize underground conduit and utility vaults on Aurora. Marshbank has made good progress installing individual underground electrical services to businesses between N 165th and N 175th Streets and will begin installing services north of N 175th Street. SCL will install necessary utility poles on private properties. After final approval is received for these systems, SCL will convert power from overhead to underground.

SCL has already been converting power to underground systems for several properties on the corridor. SCL will work with businesses to identify appropriate times for cutting and converting power to underground systems. Old utility poles will be removed once work is completed.

Stormwater work at N 185th Street and Midvale Avenue

Stormwater work at N 185th Street and Midvale Avenue was postponed and is now expected to begin this week or the week of February 27. Work will take approximately one week to complete. Traffic may be reduced to a single lane in the westbound direction.

Regular daytime construction hours

• Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Night-time construction hours allowed
• Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Completion date: Summer 2011 (weather permitting)

Contractor: Marshbank Construction

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A bit of Nepal in Shoreline - the Everest Kitchen

Mohan Gurung. Photo by Bernard Ouellette.

By Victoria Rhoades, ND

It was September 1993 when Mohan Gurung first came to America from his native Nepal. He had dreams and hopes, not the least of which was to get a visa for his wife to join him here. In Nepal, he worked in the emergency room of a hospital and his wife was a high school teacher. They were both busy professionals.

It was eight long years and a lot of paperwork and visits to embassies before she arrived in Seattle. He soon found that working in the medical field involved a long licensing process, and working as a medical aide was frustrating, knowing that he could be doing more to help people. And helping people is a passion of his.

He thought for a long time about how he could share his knowledge with others without expensive certification, and he took his cue from a very old saying in the medical profession: “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food” (Hippocrates). This philosophy, more simply stated, is that what we eat has a profound impact on our overall health. This is why he decided that it would be simplest to open up a restaurant, and Everest Kitchen, on Bothell Way, opened up seven years ago.

Interior of Everest Kitchen. Photo by Bernard Ouellette.

In addition, he works with the local Nepali community. He founded the Nepal Seattle Society, which works to help preserve Nepali culture for those who now live here, as well as provide support services when needed. This nonprofit organization can be found online.

Another dream of his is to teach others how to cook. As a doctor myself, I know how profoundly important diet is, and that dietary changes are most successful if someone knows how to cook foods in a healthy way that preserves nutrients – also in ways that are easy, fast, less expensive, and most importantly, that taste good. I applaud his goal and hope that he is successful in his endeavor to teach cooking.

Palungo Saag, Basmati Rice, and Vegetable Momo, Photo by Bernard Ouellette.

Nepali food – especially the classic dish of dal (lentil soup), bhaat (rice), and tarkari (seasonal vegetables) is sustaining, high fiber, and nutritious, while being both inexpensive and tasty. Granted, it has a high amount of carbohydrates, but the complex carbs and fiber make it healthier than a meal without fiber. Many is the time that this simple meal has helped me get to the top on a steep climb! 

While it is true that some of the food on his menu is higher in sugar and fat, a good portion of it is less so. 

Mohan is working to add symbols to his menu to identify which foods are higher in fiber and nutrients, as well as foods that certain people may want to steer towards (for example, dairy free foods for those who are lactose-intolerant). This will make ordering easier for many people.

Mohan and his wife, now both US citizens, happily live in the area and she teaches at a Montessori school on Mercer Island. He has two grown children. His daughter lives in San Jose, California, and his son lives and works locally.

He says “Namaste” (traditional Nepali “hello”) to all who come to Everest Kitchen for a meal. Namaste, Mohan!

Everest Kitchen: 14561 Bothell Way Northeast, Shoreline, WA 98155; 206-440-0321

Victoria Rhoades, ND, practices in Lake Forest Park, and loves to eat dal – it’s very tasty. I can cook it for myself, but I love Mohan’s recipe.

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Brandon Leach of Shorewood finishes fifth in 119-pound division at Mat Classic

Brandon Leach of Shorewood reached the semifinals in his weight class at the State High School wrestling Mat Classic in Tacoma Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19.

Leach went on to place fifth in the 119-pound division in the Class 3A tournament.

After winning his first two matches in the 119-pound division Friday, Leach lost a decision in the semifinals to eventual champion Riley Miller of Kelso.

Thunderbird senior Leach advanced to the semis after he pinned Foss' Sandy Dittell in 23 seconds in the first round and pinned Kamiakin's Harley Kolp in 47 seconds in the quarterfinals.

Matthew Floresca of Shorewood placed seventh after reaching the quarterfinals at 112 pounds as did Drew Arbanasin of Shorecrest at 152 pounds.

STATE WRESTLING MAT CLASSIC

At the Tacoma Dome

CLASS 3A

Saturday Finals

119 — Miller, Kelso, dec. Matlock, University, 7-2.

Saturday Semifinals

119 — Matlock, University, pinned Krysa, Decatur, 1:14; Miller, Kelso, dec. Brandon Leach, Shorewood, 12-6.

Friday Quarterfinals

112 — Reid, Enumclaw, dec. Matthew Floresca, Shorewood, 5-1; Clark, University, dec. Wicken, Kelso, 5-1; Cunningham, Bonney Lake, pinned Guerrero, Sunnyside, 3:43; McKinney, Shadle Park, pinned Cornelio, Foss, 2:52.

119 — Matlock, University, maj. dec. Lopez, Everett, 11-0; Krysa, Decatur, dec. Beam, Timberline, 2-1; Brandon Leach, Shorewood, pinned Kolp, Kamiakin, 0:47; Miller, Kelso, dec. Gonzalez, 9-7.

152 — Pea, Mount Spokane, pinned Drew Arbanasin, Shorecrest, 6-4; Noel, Liberty (Issaquah), pinned Alfred, Yelm, 2:40; Nuehs, Shadle Park, dec. Rivas, Mount Vernon, 4-3; Musick, Enumclaw, pinned Roy, Eastside Catholic, 1:20.

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Soup and Chili Supper @ SUUC on March 11

Mmmm….

Soup and Chili Supper

Friday, March 11 @ 6:30 pm

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church

14724 1st Ave NE

Shoreline, WA 98155

Suggested donation: $10

Join us for a hearty meal and an acoustic guitar performance featuring

Mike Wall, Dick Shemaria, and John Carmady

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DeNova leads local gymnasts at State championships

Tyanna DeNova of Shorewood at a previous meet. Photo by Susan Riley.

Tyanna DeNova of Shorewood had the best local performances in the qualifying round of the State high school gymnastics championships Friday February 18, at the Tacoma Dome.

DeNova was 46th in the vault and 51st on the uneven parallel bars. The top 16 performers in each event Friday qualified for the Saturday finals.

State gymnastics Championships

At Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall

CLASS 3A/2A

Saturday, February 19

INDIVIDUAL FINALS

• Vault — 1 (tie), Norman, Shadle Park, and Fletcher, Kamiakin, 9.6
• Bars — 1, Hess, Columbia River, 9.45.
• Beam — 1, Brandon, Kamiakin, 9.575.
• Floor — 1, DeBellis, Columbia River, 9.7.

Friday, February 18

Finals

Team scores — 1, Kamiakin 174.275.

All-around — 1, Markin, University, 37.3.

Leading qualifiers

• Vault — 1 (tie), Olivia Bannerot, Enumclaw, and Messer, Enumclaw, 9.525.
• Bars — 1, Carr, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), 9.275.
• Beam — 1, DeBellis, Columbia River, 9.425.
• Floor — 1, DeBellis, Columbia River, 9.675; 2, Markin, University, 9.575.

Non-Qualifiers

• Vault — 46, Tyanna DeNova, Shorewood, 8.275,
• Bars – 51, Tyanna DeNova, SW, 6.7; 67T, Juliet Fisher. SW, 6.3; 74, Mandy Thorson-Hanson, SW, 6.125; 81T, Mia Peck, Shorecrest. 5.95; 90, Stephanie Spee, SW, 5.3.
• Beam — 69T, Yvonne Chan, SW, 7.45.
• Floor — 70T, Tyanna DeNova, SW, 8.45.

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DATE CORRECTION: Ashworth Avenue N sidewalk project open house Tuesday, Mar 8

CORRECTION:  The date of the Open House is Tuesday, March 8.  

The City of Shoreline will hold an open house on Tuesday, March 8 from 6:30 to 8 pm in the Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers re the Ashworth Avenue N Priority Sidewalk Project, N 185th Street to N 192nd Street.

Ashworth was prioritized for sidewalks because it is a school walk route to Echo Lake Elementary. The project is planned for construction this summer.

When the City says "Open House" they generally mean they will have exhibits on easels with staff standing by to answer questions and explain the project details.

Then, about a half-hour into the time frame, they gather everyone for a formal presentation. Questions can also be answered during this session. There is usually time after the formal presentation to speak to staff individually.

The City will have information about the present scope, schedule, and design elements for the new sidewalk, parking, and draining improvements along the east side of Ashworth Avenue N.

At the first neighborhood meeting on June 23, 2010, some Ashworth residents were shocked to find out where their property lines were. Because Shoreline has an old intrastructure and was originally built to rural standards, property lines to the street were often never clearly delineated. If you can find the official street edge, generally speaking your property line is twelve feet back. That twelve feet is public right-of-way and belongs to the City.

For more information, contact Jon Jordan of Public Works or visit the City website pages here and here.

--Diane Hettrick

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Shoreline Veteran's Day planning meeting Tuesday, Feb 22

Last year, under the leadership of Dwight Stevens and Frank Moll, Shoreline held its first ever Veteran's Day celebration. See previous story.

Planning is beginning for the November 2011 celebration and the committee is open to anyone who would like to participate.

Get in on the ground floor with the first meeting of the year, Tuesday, February 22, at 6 pm, Shoreline City Hall, Room 301 (third floor).

If you can't attend the meeting or if you want more information, contact Frank Moll 206-363-5363 or Dwight Stevens 206-546-2894.

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Drunk woman tackles Shoreline car salesman and punches cop

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

from the Shoreline Police News

On February 12, 2011, Shoreline police officers were called to a disturbance at the Enterprise Rental Car Agency at 14825 Aurora Avenue North.

According to one of the salesmen, he was working in the car lot with some customers when he saw a woman stumbling onto the lot. He saw the woman fall and went to help her. When the salesman got to her, she charged him but he was able to move out of the way. 

At one point, the woman began yelling obscenities and attempted to assault the customers. He attempted to walk her off the lot at which time the woman attempted to pull him to the ground. The salesman started running, but the woman chased him and tackled him from behind. He tried to get up and the woman grabbed onto his foot to stop him. The salesman managed to get his foot free and get away.

When the officers arrived, the woman had fled. They began checking the area for the woman. Officer McNaughton pulled into a nearby motel and saw a woman matching the suspect description in the lobby sitting on a bench starting to slump over. When Officer McNaughton walked into the office, the suspect, in an unprovoked attack, charged Officer McNaughton and punched her in the face.

Officer McNaughton used a hair/arm hold and assisted her to the ground where she placed her into custody. The suspect continued to struggle throughout the arrest and even feigned passing out. Due to her state of intoxication, the officers requested AID respond to check her out. The suspect refused to cooperate with AID and maintained her belligerent and assaultive behavior throughout the entire incident.

Ultimately, the suspect was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Assault.

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Seattle Times reports new port at Richmond Beach, September 17, 1912

Tracy Tallman has been digging through the archives of The Seattle Times and found several stories of local interest, including this announcement of a new port at Richmond Beach.

The Seattle Times, September 17, 1912

Indian Oil Company Will Buck Standard
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Steamship Romany Brings in Cargo of Benzine Worth $175,000 From Wonderfully Rich Fields in Sumatra.
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New Port Opened at Richmond Beach
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Tankers Will Bring to Seattle Supplies With Which Fight Against American Trust Will Be Conducted.
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     Firing the first shot in what is declared to be a trade war between the Standard Oil Company and the Indian Refining Company and incidentally opening a new port on Puget Sound, the British tank steamship Romany yesterday put in at Richmond Beach, a few miles out of Seattle, to land 6,000 tons of benzine from the Far East, worth $175,000.
     

    Most of the cargo on the Romany was loaded at Singapore and had its origin in the wonderfully rich oil fields in Sumatra and Burma, which, it is claimed by experts, soon will be producing a large proportion of the world's supply.

     It is understood that whatever the outcome of the war between the Rockefeller interests and their new rival may be, the Romany's coming presages the regular arrival of a big line of oil tankers at Richmond Beach which, gradually, will be developed into a port of importance.

     The Romany is a fine three-mast, double-decked steel screw steamship of 3,983 tons.  She was built in 1902 at Newcastle, England, by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd., for the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, Ltd.  Her dimensions are:  Length, 350 feet; beam, 47 feet, and depth, 27.6 feet.

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Destination: Northwest Flower and Garden Show

Northwest Flower and Garden Show, February 23-27, Washington State Trade and Convention Center.

Cedar Grove Composting, which processes all our yard waste into compost (and then sells it back to us) will have an Alice in Wonderland-themed display at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show at the Washington State Convention Center.

“Alice’s Labyrinth” 

“Then it seemed like falling into a labyrinth: we thought we were at the finish, but our way bent ‘round and we found ourselves, as it were, back at the beginning, and just as far from that which we were seeking at first.”--Socrates 

In striving for a sustainable society, we learn of the distance we still must travel. As one walks through “Alice’s Labyrinth,” one will reflect upon how individual steps will result in getting closer to true sustainability. The theme is to treasure resources, replenish the earth, and create healthy habitats.

The “Alice In Wonderland” influence in this garden includes a “Queen of Hearts” topiary, colorful mosaics, painted floors and mushrooms —to create the look and feel of what Alice saw when she peered through the looking glass. Linked by theme to the adjacent “Alice In Wonderland” garden, this creation also showcases plantings of the use of Filtrexx Garden Soxx with edible strawberries.

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Local business at Seattle Home Show

Seattle Home Show at QWEST Field and Event Center, February 19-27.

Shoreline residents and business owners Joseph and Melissa Irons of Irons Brothers Construction will have booth 1400 at the 2011 Seattle Home Show on Sunday February 20 from 2-6 pm and on Friday February 25 from 10 am to 8 pm. 

Joseph will be teaching a class at this year's Home Show: "8 Tips for Hiring a Professional Contractor" on Sunday, February 20 at 3:30 pm.

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Shorecrest girls’ overtime loss to Glacier Peak in District tournament final ends 13-game winning streak

The Shorecrest girls’ basketball team will go into State-tournament regional play as the No. 2 Northwest District team after losing the Northwest District 3A championship game in overtime to Glacier Peak at Lynnwood High School, Friday, February 18.
 

That means that the Scots will play Friday at Bellevue Community College against the No. 3 team from the combined West Central/Southwest District tournament.
 

The 62-55 overtime loss to Glacier Peak ended a 13-game Shorecrest winning streak.
 

Lynnwood (20-4), which had tied Shorecrest’s Wesco-3A-leading 12-2 record, took the third Northwest District berth in the State 3A tournament by defeating Ferndale Friday.
 

Shorecrest’s victory over Glacier Peak came after the Scots (15-8) and Glacier Peak (14-9) had split their regular-season Wesco 3A games, with the Grizzlies winning by two points at Shorecrest in December and the Scots winning by one point at Glacier Peak in January
 

In the overtime loss, Shorecrest led 36-28 after three quarters, but Glacier Peak outscored the Scots by eight points in the fourth quarter and seven in overtime.
 

Brianne Lasconia led Shorecrest a Glacier Peak with 17 points; India Matheson scored 10; and Allison Jones and Janie Uppinghouse each had 8.
 

Lasconia leads the Scots in season scoring with an average of 16.0 points per game.

At Lynnwood High School
Glacier Peak 62, Shorecrest 55
Glacier Peak    11  7 10  25 9 — 62

Shorecrest         9 13 14 17 2 — 55

Shorecrest Scoring	Points
Allison Jones	8
Janie Uppinghouse	8
Mickey Greenburg	6
Christina Jarvis	3
Melissa Ruhlman	2
Brianne Lasconia	17
India Matheson	10
Addy Ibsen	1
Havilah Glesener	0
Haley Magaoay	0
Annie Schlachter	0

Shorecrest Season Scoring:

Player		Games	Points	P/G
Brianne Lasconia		23	367	16.0
India Matheson		18	240	13.3
Janie Uppinghouse		23	294	12.8
Shannon Schachle		13	117	9.0
Mickey Greenburg		23	59	2.6
Allison Jones		22	54	2.5
Christina Jarvis		23	48	2.1
Melissa Ruhlman		19	33	1.7
Keegan Monson		7	8	1.1
Havilah Glesener		19	8	0.4
Addy Ibsen		16	5	0.3
Haley Magaoay		7	2	0.3
Annie Schlachter		7	2	0.3

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