Shorewood takes 1-0 soccer record into Thursday Wesco 3A opener

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The Shorewood boys’ soccer team takes a 1-0 record into its Wesco 3A opener against Lynnwood (0-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Shoreline Stadium.

Shorewood opened its season Tuesday with a 2-0 home victory over Ballard of the Kingco 4A League, Lynnwood with a 1-0 loss at Mariner of the Wesco 4A South.

In Shorewood’s win over Ballard, Sahil Kahn and Kelly Price both scored unassisted goals. Goal keeper Simon Asppinal recorded the shutout.

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Shoreline residents invited to learn how they can access stimulus funds to save energy, save money, and reduce their carbon footprint

On March 30, Shoreline residents will get the opportunity to attend an event to learn about SustainableWorks, a Puget Sound based non-profit, that is offering reduced costs energy audits and retrofits.

The SustainableWorks Energy Efficiency Kick-off event will take place at Shoreline City Hall between 6:30-8:30pm. SustainableWorks is partnering with the City of Shoreline, Solar Shoreline, Sustainable Shoreline, WSU Energy Management, Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy and others to bring this energy saving opportunity to the community.

The purpose of this stimulus-funded program is to help homeowners and renters (with landlord approval) make home improvements that reduce their energy use and energy bills. Participants can save on items like furnaces, air sealing, insulation, and hot water heaters, and reduce their energy costs by 20-40%.

At the Energy Efficiency Kick-off Event residents will have the opportunity to learn about the SustainableWorks program, ask questions of SustainableWorks’ auditors, sign-up to have their homes audited, and meet the program’s partners. There will be presentations from Mayor McGlashan, Steve Gelb, Executive Director of SustainableWorks and homeowners who have already participated in our program. To learn more about the program, or to sign-up, please visit SustainableWorks on the web www.sustainableworks.com, or call the SustainableWorks office at 206-575-2252.

The process begins with a pre-audit to determine eligibility followed by a professional energy audit. Worth approximately $600, the cost of the audit to the homeowner is $95. An energy consultant then explains to the homeowner where they are losing energy and suggests the most cost effective energy saving improvements.

Contractors managed by SustainableWorks then complete the energy saving measures chosen by the homeowner. SustainableWorks offers stimulus and utility incentives to cover a portion of the project cost. SustainableWorks also has a loan program with Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union that can help homeowners finance improvements at low interest rates. SustainableWorks strives to design projects that pay for themselves with energy savings.

About SustainableWorks
SustainableWorks is a non-profit focused on creating quality jobs and improving the environment with residential and small commercial energy retrofit projects facilitated through community engagement and participation. SustainableWorks utilizes a $4 million Community Energy Efficiency Program Grant to retrofit up to 2,000 homes and small businesses in moderate-income neighborhoods in Spokane, Pierce, King, and Snohomish counties over the next 2 years. This activity should produce approximately 120 full-time jobs and $12 million in retrofit work, as well as reduce carbon emissions by 3,000 tons.

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Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Plant of the Month – Epimedium perralderianum

Epimedium. Photo by Roseann Barnhill
Savvy Northwest gardeners know that epimediums are one of our most successful groundcovers for shade. Epimedium perralderianum is a favorite at the Garden and a great plant for winter interest. The new leaves of this evergreen plant are unfurling now with a reddish, marbled coloration that fades to green. Its airy sprays of tiny yellow flowers bloom above the plant in March and April.

The epimedium genus contains many species native to Asia and the eastern Mediterranean. They stay low – around a foot or so in height – and form dense patches over time. Many do well with little summer water. Those found around the Mediterranean can tolerate drier conditions than those native to the temperate areas of Asia.

The dry, shady conditions under our native conifers present a challenge but also an opportunity. Only tough plants can compete. Epimediums fall into this category, as do many of our native groundcovers. After all, our natives are no strangers to Northwest forests!

Epimedium perralderianum is available in the MsK Nursery anytime, and in the Garden to enjoy this month.

--Sarah Baker, Garden Director, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden

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Shorewood, Shorecrest softball teams projected for sixth and seventh places in Wesco 3A

If Wesco 3A softball coaches are correct in their predictions, Shorewood and Shorecrest could be battling for the last Wesco berth in the Northwest District 3A tournament.

A poll of coaches published in the Tuesday Everett Herald ranked Shorewood sixth and Shorecrest seventh in the eight-team division. The top six teams in the division qualify for the Northwest District 3A tournament.

Shorecrest opened its season with a 5-4 home loss to Edmonds-Woodway of the Wesco 4A South Tuesday, while Shorewood played at Marysville-Pilchuck of the Wesco 4A North. Shorewood played its home opener Wednesday against Snohomish of the Wesco 4A North.

Shorecrest has a home game Thursday against Ferndale of the Northwest Conference 3A division before opening Wesco 3A play with a 3 p.m. Friday game at Oak Harbor.

Shorewood opens Wesco 3A play Friday with a 4 p.m. home game with Lynnwood.
Shorewood and Shorecrest meet each other April 7 at Shorecrest and May 6 at Shorewood.

Wesco 3A Softball Coaches’ poll
The order of finish as predicted by Wesco 3A softball coaches:

1. Everett
2. Glacier Peak
3. Meadowdale
4. Mountlake Terrace
5. Lynnwood
6. Shorewood
7. Shorecrest
8. Oak Harbor

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High school softball, schedule

Tuesday at Shorecrest High School

Edmonds-Woodway 5, Shorecrest 4








Shorecrest Batting
AB
R
H
RBI
2B
3B
HR
SB
Amanda Hartley
4

2



1

Sophie Knudeson
4

2

1




Early Season Softball Games:

Tuesday, March 15
Shorewood at Marysville-Pilchuck, 4 p.m.
Edmonds-Woodway 5 at Shorecrest 4

Wednesday, March 16
Snohomish at Shorewood, 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 17
Ferndale at Shorecrest, 6 p.m.

Friday, March 18
Lynnwood at Shorewood, 4 p.m.
Shorecrest at Oak Harbor, 4 p.m.

Monday, March 21
Kamiak at Shorewood, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22
Shorewood at Mountlake Terrace, 4 p.m.
Meadowdale at Shorecrest, 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 24
Shorewood at Meadowdale, 3:30 p.m.
Lynnwood at Shorecrest, 6 p.m.

Friday, March 25
Shorecrest at Snohomish, 4 p.m.

Monday, March 28
Jackson at Shorewood, 4 p.m.
Shorecrest at Lake Stevens, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29
Shorecrest at Mountlake Terrace, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 30
Everett at Shorewood, 4 p.m.

Friday, April 1
Shorecrest at Monroe, 4 p.m.
Shorewood at Lynnwood, 4 p.m.


Wednesday, April 6
Oak Harbor at Shorewood, 4 p.m.
 

Thursday, April 7
Shorewood at Shorecrest, 6 p.m.

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CleanScapes tip: Greener St. Patrick’s Day

This St. Patrick's Day, create a global table for an Irish feast from local farmers and producers.

If you missed your chance to shop at one of the year-round farmers markets in Ballard, the University District or West Seattle, you can still purchase local foods at grocery stores, or order directly from producers such as Olsen Farms, Full Circle Farms, Bill the Butcher, Bob’s Quality Meats or Rain Shadow Meats.

Cabbage, red potatoes and sustainably raised, grass-fed beef are in season and can be yours for a fraction of the environmental cost.

Looking to make green eggs and ham? Give Blue #1 and Yellow #5 a break and try a natural food dye from Nature’s Flavors or Seelect.


The Big Picture

Do you know the carbon footprint of your food?

Most produce grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold(1). Purchase Chilean grapes or apples from New Zealand, and your food has traveled more than 6,000 miles from farm to table.

In addition to the energy and fuel used to transport our food, there is also the energy used during production. Approximately 23% of the energy used in our food production system comes from processing and packaging food(2). Every year, the US food system uses as much as France’s total annual energy consumption - 10 quadrillion Btu(3).

You can decrease the resources required to produce the food you consume by learning what is fresh in Washington State, plan meals around seasonal availability, and learn what is sold from local producers in grocery stores or farmers markets.

By supporting locally grown meals, you can help reduce packaging and fuel used to transport food from across the U.S. and around the world.

Reduce first. Reuse what you can, and then Recycle.

Reduce, Reuse and Win! Do you live in Shoreline? Learn how you can help your community win the 2010/2011 Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards competition,

Do you have a great idea or community waste reduction project? Tell us your story! Email the CleanScapes waste reduction team.

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Seattle Times: Sen. Chase proposes legislation to assist families get answers from medical review boards

A Lake Forest Park couple spent two years trying to get answers about the death of her father in the hospital. They filed a complaint with the medical review board, and according to Sen. Maralyn Chase (D-32, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park), were stonewalled and treated without respect.

By Carol M. Ostrom
Seattle Times health reporter

When something terrible happens to a patient in a hospital or under a doctor's care, families often file complaints with state disciplinary boards.

Frequently, those who believe they have been wronged hear nothing for months or even years, only to finally be told that the official finding is "insufficient evidence" or "no cause for action."

Families are left wondering: How on earth did authorities reach this conclusion? Did they really investigate and search for the truth? Did the doctor or hospital lie or cover up?

Spurred by the experience of a Lake Forest Park family, lawmakers have proposed a bill that would give more rights to people who file complaints alleging medical mistakes. House Bill 1493 passed the House 68 to 29 earlier this month and is scheduled to be heard by a Senate committee Thursday.


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Shorecrest soccer team takes 1-0 record into Thursday game at Oak Harbor

The Shorecrest boys’ soccer team takes a 1-0 record into its 7:30 p.m. Wesco 3A opener Thursday after a 3-0 victory Tuesday over Snohomish of the Wesco 4A North.

The Thursday game at Oak Harbor opens Wesco 3A play for both teams. Oak Harbor is 0-1 after losing 3-2 Tuesday at Stanwood of the Wesco 4A North.

In Shorecrest’s victory at Snohomish Tuesday, senior forward Glenn Paden scored all three of the Scots’ goals, with assists from junior midfielder Callum Wijelath, sophomore defenseman Joe Schober and junior forward Axel Wickstrom. Sophomore goal keeper Sam Schober recorded the shutout.

The Scots open their home schedule Saturday with a noon Wesco 3A game against Meadowdale at Shoreline Stadium.

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Join the Volunteers for Outdoor Washington at Grace Cole Nature Park on Saturday

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Grace Cole Nature Park. Photo by Diane Hettrick.
On Saturday, March 19 and March 26, from 9:30 to 2:30, and subsequent Saturdays to be announced, join the Volunteers for Outdoor Washington (VOW), experienced trail-builders, and local volunteers who are adding to the trail system at Grace Cole Nature Park in Lake Forest Park.

  • Sign-in between 9 and 9:30 AM.
  • Tools and Gloves will be provided.
  • Bring your lunch and water and dress for the weather
  • (Rain gear and closed shoes are important).

Students can earn up to 5 hours community service hours. Parental consent required.

Grace Cole Nature Park is located at NE 166th St. and 30th Ave. NE. To get there, turn south off NE 178th St in LFP and continue south until you see the park on your right, about 1/2 mile.

Call Annik Wolfe 206-729-1701 for information and to let her know she can count on you to help.


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Shoreline honored on Advanced Placement Achievement List by College Board


Shoreline is one of 388 school districts in the nation and just six in Washington state recognized by the College Board with a place on its Advanced Placement Achievement List.

The list honors districts for opening AP classroom doors to a significantly broader pool of students, while maintaining or improving the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher.

The District Honor Roll is based on examination of three years of AP data: 2008, 2009, and 2010, from all students who took AP Examinations in May of those years.

Within the three-year analysis, inclusion on the list is based on the following criteria:
  • Increase in participation in/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 7 percent in medium districts and at least 11 percent in small districts;
  • A steady or increasing percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students; and
  • Performance levels maintained at 70 percent of AP students scoring a 3 or higher.
From 2008 to 2010, Shoreline has increased the number of students participating in AP from 474 to 552, while maintaining 70 percent or more of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher, the score typically needed to earn college credit.  Shorecrest offers 14 AP courses and Shorewood 13.

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Through these college-level courses, each culminating in a rigorous exam, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement or both.

Taking AP courses also demonstrates to college admission officers that students have sought the most rigorous curriculum available to them. Each AP teacher's syllabus is evaluated and approved by college faculty from some of the nation's leading institutions, and AP Exams are developed and scored by college faculty and experienced AP teachers.

AP is accepted by more than 3,800 colleges and universities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of successful AP Exam scores. This includes over 90 percent of four-year institutions in the United States. In 2010, 1.8 million students representing more than 17,000 schools around the world, both public and nonpublic, took 3.2 million AP Exams.

"These districts are living proof that when access to AP is provided for the range and breadth of prepared and motivated students, districts can achieve even higher learning outcomes for their students, and the opportunity for so many more to earn college credit and placement, than when AP opportunities were restricted to a smaller segment of the high school population," said Trevor Packer, vice president of the Advanced Placement Program at the College Board.

The complete AP Achievement List can be found here.

--Shoreline School District

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You could be dancing - Saturday, Mar 19, Dueling Decades Dance

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Photo: Boeing Creek Park

Boeing Creek Park. Photo by Finn Huffstetter.

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Public Art in Shoreline - join the Conversation

Shoreline Cultural Services wants your input to help plan an exciting future for Public Art in your neighborhood and Shoreline as a whole. There are two ways you can share your views.

Creative Conversation II: Public Art and Beyond on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Shoreline City Hall. 

This is a follow-up to the first Conversation last September and will again be facilitated in collaboration with the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council. We will be continuing the dialog about current opportunities and future possibilities in all the arts that will help create an increasingly vibrant city. We invite you to attend. Your input is appreciated.

Public Art Survey
Take a brief, online public art survey to add your voice.
Click Public Art Survey to begin. To look at the map of artwork already in the city, click here.
The City of Shoreline believes in the power of art in public places to draw people together, create vibrant neighborhoods where people desire to live, work and visit, and stimulate thought and discourse by enhancing visual interest in the built and natural environment. Art is part of the cultural thread that ties generations and civilizations together, creating opportunities for expression, reflection, participation and a landscape that is uniquely Shoreline.


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Gathering Places Project

From the Pomegranate Center

Does your neighborhood need more public space? A place for the entire community where people can meet, linger, chat and celebrate? Have you ever thought about creating a gathering place in your neighborhood? Now may be your chance.

Pomegranate Center, a nonprofit community design and development organization, and Tully’s Coffee are joining forces to ignite a movement to create handcrafted, community gathering places.

Starting in the greater Seattle area, we are embarking on an RFP (Request for Proposal) process to find communities in greatest need of public gathering spaces, from outdoor gardens, natural and urban parks, amphitheaters, shelters and street improvements to retrofitting indoor community centers, libraries and more.

Three selected communities will receive a service and materials grant to plan, design and build a neighborhood gathering place in 2011.

Start thinking about how you can make your neighborhood more livable, sustainable and socially engaged. And don’t wait – proposals are due April 15, 2011.

Learn more and get the RFP and application.

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How does your garden grow? Ballinger Neighborhood Garden

On March 12th a very hardy group of gardeners posed for a picture under our new Kiosk.

Ballinger Neighborhood Garden is wakening up.  Volunteer gardeners are working there every Saturday from 9 am to noon, even though the weather has been discouraging.

In spite of all that, our cover crops are growing, fresh perennial herbs are there for community use and the crocus and daffodils are blooming. We are moving wood chips, clearing blackberries, pulling weeds and picking up litter.

In individual gardens gardeners are turning over the soil and some have even planted pea pods and spinach. We have 21 gardeners and 32 plots, of which approximately 11 will be devoted to growing food for the Hopelink Food Bank.

We do have a couple of gardens left. Go to the Ballinger Neighborhood website and click on BALNA Garden for an application.

--Joyce Lingerfelt 

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Shorecrest student winner at regional student arts show

Self-portrait by Caroline Harrison
Shorecrest High School student Caroline Harrison was among the award winners at the Regional Student Art Show sponsored by the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD).

Caroline's self-portrait was selected as one of seven regional award winners to advance to the State Art Show in Olympia May 20. Regional winners were selected based on overall points in categories of creativity, composition and technique.

Her artwork was also chosen for a PSESD Board Honorable Mention Award selected by members of the PSESD Board of Directors. These artists receive a certificate in recognition of their achievement.

Caroline's "Mom" artwork is featured in the 2011-11 Shoreline Schools calendar. Laura King is her art teacher at Shorecrest.

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Students to make history come alive at Shoreline Center March 18

Students from 17 public and private schools in north and east King County and Bainbridge Island will present their original research on Friday, March 18, during the North Puget Sound Regional History Day contest at Shoreline Center.

The culmination of a year-long program in which students choose and research a topic, learning historical research principles and strategies, North Puget Sound Regional History Day is part of a national effort to enhance history education and prepare students to become informed and involved citizens.

At the Shoreline regional event, 436 students in grades 6 to 12 will take part by conducting research and presenting their results in one of five categories: exhibits, papers, multi-media documentaries, original performances and websites. They work as individuals or in groups of up to five members.

Students are participating from the Bainbridge Island, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Seattle and Shoreline school districts and the Washington Virtual Academy. Private schools participating include Lakeside Middle School, Lake Washington Girls Middle School, and Seattle Prep.

More than 2,000 students will take part in seven regional contests held around the state, competing in the junior (grades 6 to 8) or senior divisions (grades 9 to 12). 

They hope to qualify for the state competition at Bellevue College on Saturday, May 7.

The top two finishers in each category will compete in the national contest June 12 to 16 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

"The regional contest gives students a chance to get some good feedback on their projects," said North Puget Sound History Day Regional Coordinator Randy Schnabel, a retired Shorewood High School history teacher. "It's not unusual to see projects that are college-level or better. Students put their heart, soul and brain into their research, and it shows."

This year's contest theme is "Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences." Students have applied the theme creatively, according to Schnabel. "History Day students have done extensive research on a wide variety of topics, and the results are impressive."

Preliminary round judging begins at 9 am on March 18, and final round judging commences at 12:30 pm. As part of the judging, students are interviewed about their project, and must provide a complete bibliography and a paper describing their research process.

The public is invited to view documentaries and performances beginning at 9 a.m. and the exhibits, papers and Web sites beginning at 11:30 a.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 3 pm in the Shoreline Center Auditorium. The Center is located at 18560 1st Ave. NE in Shoreline.

To learn more about History Day, visit the website.

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Camera equipment stolen from Shorewood High School recovered

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
From Shoreline Police

On 06/15/2010 Shorewood High School staff discovered that unknown suspect/s had forced entry into a cabinet used to store camera equipment, and had stolen a number of cameras and a camera lens.

On 2/17/2011 Student Resource Officer Rob Bardsley received a telephone call from a subject who had answered a Craig's List ad for a Nikon 80-200 mm. camera lens.

After buying the lens from the suspect, the buyer returned home and noticed there were several scratches on the side of the lens which were an attempt to cover “Shorewood HS Photo.” The buyer immediately called SRO Bardsley who then provided the information to Detective Inn who began to work the case.

Detective Inn was able to positively identify the suspect in this case using a number of investigative tools.

A portion of the stolen camera equipment has been recovered. The suspect, a Shoreline resident and student at Shorewood High School, has been charged with Investigation of Theft 2nd Degree and Trafficking in Stolen Property in the 1st Degree.

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Shorecrest Hip Hop team takes district title for the 7th time

2011 Shorecrest Hip Hop Team
The Shorecrest Hip Hop Team competed this past weekend on March 12th at the District 1 - State Qualifier and took 1st place in the hip hop category.

This is their 7th consecutive District Title for the team which has now qualified for WIAA State Dance/Drill Championships being held on March 25-26th at the Yakima Sun Dome.

The Hip Hop team is the 3-time defending champion in the Hip Hop category, having won in 2006, 2009, and 2010. They will be competing against the best teams in the state of Washington in a highly competitive hip hop dance category.

Last season the team also travelled to New York City for Nationals and took 1st place honors in 3 categories including Small Hip Hop, Medium Hip Hop, and Overall.

The team is lead by captains Clinton Umbao and Amy Cha with officers James Kim and Grace Masaoka. They are coached and choreographed by Rex Kinney with community Advisor Robin Martin. Members include: Zahra Masaoka, Anne Elliott, Zachary Ong, Jason Umbao, Claudine De Leon, Sharnelle Cruz, Peter Joo, Erika Teng, Khan Malik, Ronel Nanhthaseng, Rachelle Sandoval, Maria Hernandez, Grace Oh, Melissa Tran, and Andrew Cruz.

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Shorewood robotics team to compete in regional event at Qwest Field

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

This weekend, Team Pronto from Shorewood High School will join over 2,800 high school students at the QWEST Convention Center regional robotics event to compete for the right to go to the World's Competition in St. Louis in April.

These high school students had six weeks to design, prototype, and build a robot to perform a specific task. And now is the moment of truth. FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology.

This free event is the largest Regional event in the world. Two separate fields with 50 teams on each field, joining together in alliances of teams of 3 to try to make it to the Championship. Come check out these young engineers in training.

As an added attraction, the Da Vinci Robot http://www.davincisurgery.com/ – the Robot that assists doctors in performing complex surgeries, will be on site on Friday and Saturday.

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SCC’s Sean Jones Has Good NWAACC All-Star Game

Sean Jones. Photo by Wilson Tsoi.
Shoreline Community College’s sophomore basketball player, Sean Jones, had a very solid NWAACC All-Star game, scoring 11 points with 7 rebounds (tops on the Northern Region team) in just under 20 minutes of playing time in the 91-89 Northern Region victory over the NWAACC Eastern Region All-Stars.

In the other male All-Star game, the West Region defeated the Southern Region, 128-114.

Jones was the leading scorer for SCC during the season, averaging just over 17 points a game. Sean is being recruited by several four year colleges, to include institutions from the states of Florida, Hawaii, Alaska, California and Washington.

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King County monitoring air but does not expect significant levels of radioactivity in state

From the office of the King County Executive

Experts at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Washington Department of Health do not expect significant levels of radioactivity in our state or any health risk from the nuclear reactor situation in Japan. As a precaution, federal and state agencies will continue to monitor radiation levels in the air and rain water. King County will provide links and updates on its information page as events unfold.

Pharmacies report that people are requesting potassium iodide (KI). Potassium iodide pills are used to protect against radioactive iodine that may be released in the air following a nuclear event. However, health officials say potassium iodide is only helpful under very specific conditions. The high concentration of iodine in these pills can be harmful to some people with certain allergies.

The radiation from the nuclear reactors does not pose a health threat in King County, so Public Health – Seattle and King County does not recommend purchasing or using KI. More information on KI is available online from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Send an email with any questions or concerns about radiation levels in Washington State.

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Shorewood girl scores hole-in-one at Ballinger Golf Course

Cassie McKinley
Shorewood junior golfer Cassie McKinley scored her first hole-in-one, Thursday, March 10, on the 7th hole, par 3, of the Lake Ballinger Golf Course.

McKinley is a third year varsity player and captain of the Shorewood girls’ golf team. She is seeking to qualify for the State tournament for the third time.

Shorewood girls’ golf schedule:
  • Wednesday, March 9-- Cascade Jamboree (3A and 4A), 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 16-- Marysville-Pilchuck and Shorecrest, 2:40 p.m.
  • Monday, March 21-- Whidbey Shootout (3A and 4A), 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 23-- Meadowdale and Lynnwood, 3 p.m.
  • Monday, March 28-- Glacier Peak and Meadowdale, 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 29—Mountlake Terrace and Meadowdale, 3 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 7-- Oak Harbor and Shorecrest, 3 p.m.
  • Monday, April 11— Meadowdale, ML Terrace and Shorecrest, 3 p.m.
  • Wednesday, April 13— Glacier Peak, Meadowdale and Oak Harbor, 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, April 26— at Kamiak, 1:40 p. m.
  • Wednesday 5/4-- Everett, Meadowdale and Shorecrest. 3 p.m.
  • Monday-Tuesday, May 9-10— Wesco 3A Conference Championships
  • Monday-Tuesday, May 16-17—Northwest District 3A tournament
  • Tuesday-Wednesday, May 24-25—State 3A tournament.

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Shoreline students win awards at State PTA Reflections arts contest

Monday, March 14, 2011

"Together we can make a happy city" by Maki Nakano.

Wednesday, March 9, the Washington State PTA announced the 2010-11 state Reflections Awards Winners which included three students from Shoreline schools.

The Reflections Program is a National PTA and WSPTA cultural arts competition. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works.

This year's theme was "Together We Can". Each student's entry went through judging at their local PTA then at the District Council level before moving onto the state competition. Outstanding Interpretation winners in each category move onto the National PTA competition.

Literature - Primary
Award of Merit: Malia Megargee, “Ruby and Rex and their new friend”,
Highland Terrace PTA 6.12.25, Shoreline

Music Composition - Primary
Award of Excellence: Karen Haining, "Moonlight & Sunshine Reverie,"
Ridgecrest Elementary PTA 6.10.60, Shoreline.

Visual Arts - Intermediate
Award of Excellence: Maki Nakano, "Together we can make a happy city,"
Melvin G. Syre Elementary PTA 6.12.70, Shoreline.

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Northshore Fire Department’s 2010 Employee of the Year

Ken Hofschulte, Employee of the Year
The Northshore Fire Department named firefighter Ken Hofschulte Employee of the Year for 2010 at their annual awards banquet in late January.

Hofschulte began his firefighter career with the department in 2006. He takes great pride in the department and is held in high esteem by his fellow co-workers who admire his positive attitude and credit Ken for continually motivating and helping others.

Besides his normal job duties, Hofschulte has led the design and manufacture of a kitchen table for Kenmore’s new fire station, a table that will be admired for many years to come. He has also undertaken the task of documenting the department’s history through photographs and print articles.

The Northshore Fire Department is pleased to bestow the 2010 Employee of the Year award to firefighter Ken Hofschulte. 

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Save your extra plants for the Ridgecrest plant exchange April 26

RIDGECREST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
12th ANNUAL GARDEN PROGRAM AND PLANT EXCHANGE
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011
6:00-7:00 PM Plant Exchange and Information Tables
7:00-8:30 PM Seattle Tilth Program
Ridgecrest Elementary School in the Cafeteria
16516 10th Ave NE

Swiss chard. Photo by Patty Hale
Outdoor garden projects will soon be getting under way. Please pot up your extra plants as you divide and thin out your garden.

We will have a plant exchange from 6-7pm for neighbors to trade plants with each other. We will offer a selection of native plants, trees and shrubs for sale for a small donation.

Pumpkin. Photo by Patty Hale.
Seattle Tilth will be presenting “Edible Gardening”, a program that shows how to create raised beds, safe materials to use, soil selection, edibles in container gardens and how to incorporate edibles (fruits and vegetables) into existing landscapes. Material and plant suggestions, plus trouble-shooting tips will be included.

There will be community information tables hosted by Washington Native Plant Society, Washington Toxics Organization, Shoreline Backyard Habitat Program, Shoreline Gardener's Club and Diggin’ Shoreline.

Coffee and cookies will be served and there will be DOOR PRIZES.

For additional information please contact Patty Hale (206)365-8596.

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Shorewood projected as top Wesco 3A team in baseball coaches’ poll

Wesco 3A baseball coaches expect Shorewood to have the top team in the division.

The Everett Herald reported Thursday that a pre-season poll of Wesco 3A coaches had ranked the Thunderbirds first with the Shorecrest Scots fifth among the eight Wesco 3A teams.

Last year, Shorewood reached the final four of the State 4A tournament after placing third in the Northwest District tournament.

The top six teams in the 3A division this year will qualify for the District 3A tournament.

The Herald also named Shorewood senior left-handed pitcher Blake Snell as one of five “players to watch” in the Wesco 4A, Wesco 3A and Cascade 2A-1A Conferences.

The Herald also reported that Baseball America had named Snell as the top-ranked player in the State.

The Herald said that Snell is part of “a loaded Thunderbirds team that includes UW signee Trevor Mitsui and Gonzaga recruit Kevin Moriarty.”

The Herald reported that Snell has “signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Washington but is a likely professional draft selection.”

Shorewood opened its season with a 12-4 home victory over North Kitsap of the Narrows 4A league, Monday.

Shorewood has a Tuesday 4 p.m. home game with Mariner of the Wesco 4A South, a Wednesday, March 16, 4 p.m. home game with Edmonds-Woodway of the Wesco 4A South, before playing host to and Inglemoor of the Kingco 4A, Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. and playing Snohomish of the Wesco 4A North, Tuesday, March 29.

The Thunderbirds open Wesco 3A play against Shorecrest March 30 at Shorecrest and April 1 at Shorewood.

Then, Shorewood has Wesco 3A series against Glacier Peak, April 4-5, and Oak Harbor, April 8 and 12.

Shorewood plays out of the Wesco 3A. April 14 and 15 for a home game with Redmond of the Kingco 4A league and a game at Mariner.

Shorewood returns to Wesco 3A play against Mountlake Terrace April 19-20,Everett, April 22 and 25,Lynnwood April 26 and 29, and Meadowdale May 2-3.

Shorecrest opens its season Tuesday, with a 4 p.m. home game with Snohomish of the Wesco 4A North, followed by a Thursday, March 17 game at Ferndale of the Northwest Conference 3A division, and a Friday. March 18 game at Kamiak of the Wesco 4A South, a Tuesday, March 22, home game against Arlington of the Wesco 4A North, and a Wednesday, March 23, game at Stanwood of the Wesco 4A North.

Shorecrest’s Wesco 3A play includes series against Oak Harbor March 25 and 29, Shorewood March 30 and April 1, Meadowdale April 5-6, Lynnwood April 8 and 12, Glacier Peak April 19-20, Mountlake Terrace April 27 and 29, and Everett May 2-3

The order of finish as predicted by Wesco 3A baseball coaches:

1. Shorewood
2. Mountlake Terrace
3. Glacier Peak
4. Oak Harbor
5. Shorecrest
6. Meadowdale
7. Lynnwood
8. Everett

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