Shorewood Girls Varsity Tennis

Monday, March 21, 2011

Shorewood Girls Varsity Tennis
Shorewood 2 Snohomish 5, Monday, March 14

By Coach Arnie Moreno
The Shorewood girls’ season started with a 2-5 non-conference loss at Snohomish High School. Winning for the Thunderbirds were three-time state qualifier and last year’s Wesco 4A South singles champ Mackenzie Bang. She defeated her opponent, Gabby Wilson, 6-1 6-0.

Pualine Douglass won at No. 4 singles over Audrey Zahina, 6-3 6-4. The Panthers won all three doubles matches.

At Snohomish H.S.
Singles--Mackenzie Bang (SW) def. Wilson (Sn) 6-1, 6-0; M. Coade (Sn) def. Sarah Oh (SW) 6-3, 6-1; Angell (Sn) def. Daniella Brengelman (SW) 6-1, 6-4; Pauline Douglass (SW) def. Audrey Zahina 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles—B.Coade and Nicholas (Sn) def. Lilly Adams and Clara Lam (SW) 6-1, 6-3; Wilson and Young (Sn) def. Maddie Welch and Mary Buswell (SW) 6-1, 6-2; Gagnon and Short (Sn) def. Eunice Jeung and Teresa Ling (SW) 6-0, 6-0.


Shorewood 6, Glacier Peak 1, Monday, March 16

By Coach Arnie Moreno
The Shorewood girls’ tennis team won its first Wesco 3A league match by defeating Glacier Peak 6-1. Mackenzie Bang, Francesca O'Malley, Sarah Oh and Daniella Brengelmann swept the singles to lead the way for the rest of the team.
At Shoreview Park
Singles--MacKenzie Bang (SW) def. Nadean Al-Ali (GP) 6-0, 7-5; Francesca O'Malley (SW) def. Babcock (GP) 6-1, 6-3; Sarah Oh (SW) def. Wright (GP) 6-0, 6-1; Daniella Brengelmann (SW) def. Prete (GP) 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles-- Adams-Lam (GP) def. Aiko Szymczak-Monica Gillie (SW) 6-4, 4-6, 3-6; Stephanie Ng-Maddie Welsh (SW) def. Darling-Ranninger (GP) 6-2, 6-3; Pauline Douglass-Mary Buswell (SW) def. Bahnes-Stout (GP) 6-3, 6-0.
Records--Glacier Peak 0-1 league, 0-1 overall. Shorewood 1-0, 1-1.
Coach's Name: Arnie Moreno, tenth year
Team's record in 2010: 12-4; placed 4th in district
Returning Varsity Players: Mackenzie Bang, senior, Wesco South 4A Singles Champion 2010. three time state 4A qualifier; three years first-team All-Wesco 4A.
Top Newcomers: Daniella Brengelmann, freshman; YuAnne Corbett, freshman

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Shorewood girls' varsity tennis schedule

SW Girls' Varsity Tennis Schedule

Monday, March 21 at Mountlake Terrace, rescheduled for Tuesday
Wednesday, March 23 – at Everett
Friday, March 25 - vs. Jackson
Monday, March 28 - vs. Lynnwood
Wednesday, March 30 – at Shorecrest
Thursday, April 7 - vs. Oak Harbor
Tuesday, April 12 – at Meadowdale
Thursday, April 14 - at Glacier Peak
Friday, April 15 - vs. Everett
Monday, April 25 – at Lynnwood
Wednesday, April 27 - vs. Shorecrest
Monday, May 2 - vs. Meadowdale
Tuesday, May 3 - vs. Mountlake Terrace
Thursday, May 5 – at Oak Harbor High School

May 10-12 - 3A Crossover Tournament, Jackson HS
Tuesday, May 17 – Northwest District 3A Tournament, Mount Vernon HS
May 26-28 – State 3A Tournament –Kamiakin HS – Tri-City Court Club, Kennewick

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Shorecrest, Shorewood both take 3-0 soccer records into Tuesday games

The Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ soccer teams both take 3-0 records (2-0 Wesco 3A) into Tuesday games.

Shorecrest plays a 7 p.m. home game at Shoreline Stadium against Lynnwood (0-2 Wesco 3A, 0-3 overall) after defeating Meadowdale 6-1 Saturday.

Shorewood plays at Meadowdale (0-1, 0-2) at 7:30 p.m. after a 5-1 victory over Mountlake Terrace Saturday.

In Shorecrest’s win over Meadowdale, Ian Adams scored two goals.

In Shorewood’s victory over Mountlake Terrace, Hayk Avanesyan scored four goals.

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Seattle Men’s Chorus presents “Life is a Cabaret” Mar 26

Seattle Men's Chorus does "jazz hands"
Edmonds Center for the Arts becomes a pre-World War II cabaret when Seattle Men’s Chorus presents “Life is a Cabaret”, Saturday March 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available on line or by phone at 425-275-9595; ticket prices are $15-$30.

Returning to ECA for a third season, Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) will be joined by special guests The Love Markets featuring Angie Louise and Nick Garrison, and Spectrum Dance Theater to present this richly varied concert which powerfully highlights life in Germany before the Nazi era.

Life is a Cabaret brings to life the free-wheeling high spirits of the pre-war Weimar period with outrageously entertaining music by Kurt Weill, Kander and Ebb (Cabaret), and songs made popular by German icon Marlene Dietrich. Nick Garrison will also join the Chorus with Wilkommen and Cabaret, among others. Spectrum Theater dancers help interpret this riveting chapter of gay history through dance. SMC and The Love Markets’ delightful staging, costumes, and musical arrangements for beloved tunes like Mack the Knife, Love for Sale and Falling in Love Again will not disappoint.

Founded in 1979, the internationally renowned Seattle Men’s Chorus, along with Seattle Women’s Chorus (founded in 2002), are the largest community choruses in America, and the largest gay choruses in the world. Flying House Productions, home of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, ranks third among the state's music organizations with over 300 members of SMC and over 200 members of SWC.

Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), is a non-profit performing arts facility located in picturesque downtown Edmonds, Washington. Located in the historic original Edmonds High School building, ECA was remodeled and opened in October 2006 to be a cultural resource for the Puget Sound region through performing arts presentations, community partnerships and education outreach programs.

Edmonds Center for the Arts is located at 410 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds, WA 98020.

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Local High School senior organizes film festival to raise money for homeless youth

Eimanne El Zein, a student at Shorecrest high school, recognized a need in her community, and organized a fundraiser for kids struggling to get off the streets.

Last year alone, Teen Feed served over 13,000 meals to youth in the Seattle area. However; they are much more than just a meal service. They provide many services to help youth meet their future off the streets.

The fundraiser is a night of inspiring local, youth-produced films. The films all have a similar theme about community involvement, and hearing each other's needs and voices.

Films will be shown at the Central Cinema on Saturday, April 2 at 4:30pm. 
Central Cinema is located at 1411 21st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122. 
Admission is $15. Email Teen Feed for information on advance tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door.  Tickets can now be purchased online at BrownPaperTickets.

Eimanne says, "Support your community, come out and watch some movies for a great cause."

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Body found at Boeing Creek Park

On Saturday, March 19, an early morning walker in Boeing Creek Park heard what she thought was a firecracker. She realized it wasn't when a short time later she discovered the body of a woman in the park.

According to Shoreline Police, preliminary findings indicate a self inflicted gun shot wound. They report that nothing suspicious was noted at the scene to indicate foul play.

King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Major Crimes and the King County Medical Examiners office will conduct the follow-up. The ME will make the final determination regarding cause of death.


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Volunteer for the King's Players and see Hello Dolly for free

The King's Players production of the musical Hello Dolly at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center needs volunteer ushers, ticket takers, concessions, and auction help.

The dates and times are listed below. They need approximately 10 people for each show. Anyone that helps gets to see the show.

If you are interested or ready to volunteer, contact producer Jamie Miller with the day(s) you would like to help as well as the best way to reach you. Call 425-442-6778 or email
  • Saturday, March 26th 7:15pm show starts at 8pm
  • Sunday, March 27th 1:15pm show starts at 2pm
  • Friday, April 1st 7:15pm show starts at 8pm
  • Saturday, April 2nd 7:15pm show starts at 8pm
  • Sunday, April 3rd 1:15pm show starts at 2pm

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Be a host family for a foreign exchange student

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For more information about hosting a foreign exchange student, visit the ISE USA website, or contact Darren Jordan 425-791-4792.

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UPDATE: Shorewood Drill wins at Kamiak

Shorewood Drill took 1st place in the Military category at the District competition at Kamiak High School Saturday March 12, 2011. 

Shorewood Drill advances to the State Competition in both Military and Kick categories. 

The State competition is Friday March 25 at the Sundome in Yakima. 12 teams will compete for the 3A Military State Title and 6 teams for the 1A/2A/3A Kick State Title.

Shorewood Drill will host a Friends and Family Night at Shorewood in the gym at 7 pm on Tuesday March 22. Come see the girls perform their State routines in both categories as well as routines from Decatur and Federal Way High School.



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Quick Start Lunch 'n Learn, Tuesday, Mar 22

The Tuesday Lunch and Learn workshop for start-up, existing or people who want to be business owners, March 22nd, 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N, is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the city of Shoreline. The sessions are free; feel free to bring a brown bag lunch or a snack.

Design your business space for success and profitability

Description:
The class will be on the philosophies and trends of today’s commercial interiors, touching on space planning, furniture, lighting, colors and materials. Some of these ideas may also flow over into residential interior planning. Rachel will also show how that just by changing out carpet and paint in a space you can create a brand new look without the cost of a total remodel.

Come to this week's QuickStart Shoreline workshop to learn how your workspace can best serve you and your customers.

Rachel King
Instructor: Rachel King

Rachel King is with King Interiors LLC.
She graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design in 1990.
She brings her expertise of approximately 20 years of experience in design, commercial furniture space planning specification and tenant improvement to this week's QuickStart Shoreline workshop.

Contact Mark McVeety Director, Small Business Accelerator, Shoreline Community College for more information.

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Lake Forest Park 8th Annual Earth Smart Fair: Environmentally Safe Economically Wise Living

On Saturday, April 9, from 10 am to 2 pm, visit the Third Place Commons at the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, 17171 Bothell Way NE (at Ballinger Way) for information on saving water, electricity, reducing garbage, and living chemically-free.

Attend workshops on planting vegetables and culinary herbs.

Bring household alkaline batteries for recycling (no rechargeable, camera or laptop batteries.)

-NEW THIS YEAR- Bring clean white Styrofoam blocks or Styrofoam "peanuts", any color for recycling. The Styrofoam should have loose beads when bent. Look for #6 or EPS inside the recycle symbol.

Take home free green gifts while supplies last. Pick up seed packets from Territorial Seeds to plant your vegetable garden.

Workshops in the Stadler Room:

• Start a Vegetable Garden and Grow Your Own Food
10:30 – 11:30 am

This workshop is for novices and experienced gardeners. Get tips from a pro on how to grow a bountiful and healthy garden. Workshop Instructor, Martha Clatterbaugh is an experienced Master Gardner who has taught numerous classes.

• Culinary Herb Gardening
12:00 – 1:00 pm

Grow fresh kitchen herbs all season long. You'll learn how to select the best varieties for your site- including indoor and container plantings. Discussion will also include ideas for culinary and cosmetic uses for a variety of herbs. Workshop Instructor, Carey Thornton is a garden educator for Seattle Tilth. Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to garden organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.

This fair is sponsored by the City of Lake Forest Park and Friends of Third Place Commons, with funds from King County Local Hazardous Waste Program.

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For the Birds: Dark-eyed Juncos

Male Oregon Junco. Photo by Christine Southwick.
By Christine Southwick

Did you ever startle a bird as you’re walking along a tree-lined path, and all you saw was a flash of white as it flew away? Or maybe you just heard a chipping sound in the woods, and couldn’t find it? Stand still, and look for movement and flashes of white down near the ground.

That flashing white of its outer tail feathers tells you that it was a junco. Its pink bill is also a diagnostic clue.

Here in Western Washington, we have Oregon Juncos with an occasional Slate-colored Junco in the winter flock. These are both sub-species of Dark-eyed Juncos, a type of sparrow.

Dark-eyed Juncos are often called “Snowbirds” because so many spend their winters throughout the US, and move further north or to higher elevations to breed.

Slate-backed Junco.  Photo by Christine Southwick
Some yards in our area, usually near healthy greenbelts, may have juncos year round. But are these the same birds? Like robins and flickers, many Juncos you see may be migrating birds that have learned that your yard is a good resting and re-fueling stop.

Some yards with sufficient food sources, and plenty of evergreen trees, may even have resident juncos. My yard has two color-banded males that have been breeding here every year, and may even be resident. My previous yard only had juncos from October thru March.

Juncos feed on the ground eating seeds all year long, and insects, arthropods, and berries when available. In the winter, they form small flocks and often forage in more open areas than during the rest of the year. 

Family portrait l-r female, male,  juvenile. 5th year that male orange over orange has raised young in this yard.  Photo by Christine Southwick.

The female builds her nest for 3-5 eggs, on the ground, hidden under grass, behind a log, rock or tree root. Both parents feed their young, and they often raise a second brood here.

Because juncos are ground feeders and nesters, cats are a great danger to juncos, and should be shoo’d away.

If you want juncos in your yard, plant flowers like zinnias and cosmos and let them go to seed. Provide water and shrubs, and evergreen trees for shade. Juncos like escape routes using multi –stemmed shrubs. Besides, it’s fun to watch them plummet from a small branch, and brake with their wings just before certain destruction.

In August, don’t deadhead your flowers. Leave the seed for the juncos and other birds, and you may have your own Snowbirds with their flashing white bellies and startling white outer tail feathers.

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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Jazz legend Arturo Sandoval at ECA Mar 25

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Arturo Sandoval
Savor the many flavors of jazz with jazz legend Arturo Sandoval, Friday March 25 at 7:30 pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

Tickets are available by calling the ECA box office at 425-275-9595 or on-line. Ticket prices are $15-$40.

A protégé of the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, and has since evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer.

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Shorewood Drill wins at Kamiak

The Shorewood Drill Team won at a competition at Kamiak on Saturday, March 12.
(If anyone has details to add, please contact us.)

Shorewood Drill at Decatur.  Photo by Stellah Kang.

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PAWS Wild Night 2011

Join 500 like-minded community leaders at the beautiful Sheraton Seattle Hotel for four courses of delicious animal-friendly dining, exciting live and silent auctions, and the opportunity to raise funds that will help save animals' lives. 

PAWS Wild Night is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of our efforts and become a champion for animals.

Saturday, April 9, 2011
      5:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction
      7:00 p.m. Dinner and Feature Program
                      Live Auction and Fund-a-Need

Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 6th Avenue, downtown [map]

Attire: Cocktail Attire
Attendees: More than 500 compassionate community leaders

Tickets:
$125 each before March 11, 2011
$150 each after March 11, 2011


Host a Table
We would love to have you join us as a table captain at PAWS Wild Night. If you are interested in hosting a table of friends, family or coworkers, please contact us for more information.

Contribute an Auction Item
PAWS is seeking unique auction items to include in our live and silent auctions at PAWS Wild Night. If you have a fantastic item or experience that you would like to donate, please contact us.

Become a Sponsor
PAWS Wild Night 2011 sponsors make a significant contribution to help the animals at PAWS, while enjoying a generous suite of recognition opportunities. Contact us for more information.

For more information, contact Eleanor Blackford, Events Coordinator, 425-412-4027.

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Monday Shoreline City Council study session Mar 21

The Shoreline City Council will hold a study session on Monday, March 21, at 7pm in the Council Chambers of City Hall, with three scheduled items for review.

  • The Planning Commission has recommended zoning changes at the Aldercrest site in the Ballinger Neighborhood which would allow higher density on a portion of the land, with the stipulation that the buyer would deed 6 or 7 acres back to the City for a park.  
  •  Public Works has a proposal for maintaining the roads which they believe will keep the roadways in excellent condition, while containing costs. They will present it to the Council.
  • King County has voted to place the Veterans' levy on the ballot for renewal. The Shoreline Council will consider their position on the levy.

Council meetings are available online and broadcast on cable channels 21 and 37 on Tuesday at noon and 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday at 6:00 a.m., noon and 8:00 p.m.

It is possible to watch the meetings live on your computer at this site.  If you have a Mac, you will need to download a free program called Flip4Mac in order to view.


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CORRECTION: Landmark decision deadline is March 28

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

The deadline for appealing the decision on the Ronald School building is March 28.

I wrote a few weeks ago that the deadline for appealing the City Council’s decision to approve the certificate of appropriateness for incorporating the historic Ronald building into a rebuilt Shorewood High School was April 4.

In fact, the deadline is 21 days after the March 7 Council decision.

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Christ the King Catholic School Open House Apr 5

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
9-10 AM and 1-2 PM

Preschool, Kindergarten – 5th Grades, Middle School

206-364-6890
North Seattle, near Carkeek Park
415 N. 117th Street
Seattle, WA 98133

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High School Girls’ Golf

High School Girls’ Golf

Wednesday, March 16
Cedarcrest (Nine holes, par 36), Marysville

Team scores — Marysville-Pillchuck 112 points , Shorewood 105 points, Shorecrest- 50.
Individuals — 1, Cassie McKinley, SW, 32 points; 2, Colmore, MP, 31; 3, Beauchamp, MP, 26; 4, Jenny Broulette, SW, 25; 5, Carolyn Stranskey, SW, 21; 6 (tie), Audrey Penner, SC, 19, Burdett, MP, 19 ... Norma Garcia, SW, 14; Junelle Broulet, SW, 13.

Monday, March 21
Shorewood, Oak Harbor, Glacier Peak, Kamiak, Arlington, Lake Stevens, Marysville-Pilchuck, Monroe at Whidbey Shootout, noon. at Gallery Country Club

Tuesday, March 22
Edmonds-Woodway at Shorecrest, 2:20 p.m. at Jackson Park Golf Course
King's, Lakewood at South Whidbey, 3 p.m. at Useless Bay Golf Course

Wednesday, March 23
Lynnwood, Shorewood at Meadowdale, 3 p.m. at Lynnwood Municipal Golf Course

Thursday, March 24
Glacier Peak, Oak Harbor at Shorecrest, 2:50 p.m. at Jackson Park Golf Course 

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This Week/End, March 24 and then some

What's going on this week/end?
Here's a list of the 'things to do, places to go and people to see' we have covered in the ShorelineAreaNews. If you time it right, you can get to everything.   And keep checking back, we are constantly updating this list.  You can always find it under the Events tab on the main webpage.

All month long
Night Life - expect cover charge or minimum drink purchase, possibly reservations

Thursday, March 24  
Vehicle Maintenance Management Conference at SCC
4-6pm  Cultural Competency workshop
7pm Christ the King Middle School does Sound of Music at SCC Theatre
7pm  Author Jeffrey Overstreet at Third Place Books


Friday, March 25

Saturday, March 26 
Mar 26  Strandberg Preserve weeding parties
9am-4pm  Lakeside Rummage Sale
9:30am-2:30pm  Trail building at Grace Cole Nature Preserve 
6:30pm  Author Mary McElroy at Third Place Books

Sunday, March 27


Monday, March 28
CANCELLED 7pm  Ballinger Neighborhood meeting

Tuesday, March 29
6:15pm Shorecrest PTSA Dinner Meeting at Shoreline Center

Wednesday, March 30
6:30pm  SustainableWorks kickoff
7pm  Author Jennifer R. Hoffman at Third Place Books

Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1

Saturday, April 2
4:30pm  Film Festival: From Homeless to Hopeful
5pm Shoreline Rotary Foundation benefit auction

Sunday, April 3
8:30am MS Walk at Husky Stadium
 
And on into the future 

APRIL

Apr 4  Shoreline School Board meeting
Apr 5  Christ the King Catholic school open house
Apr 9  Embrace Shorecrest - clean up party
Apr 9 10am-2pm  EarthSmart Fair at LFP Towne Centre
Apr 9 5:30pm PAWS Wild Night - fundraiser 
Apr 11  Shoreline School Board meeting
Apr 16  Earth Day Every Day at Central Market - environmental info
Apr 16, 23  Ivy Out at the Grace Cole Nature Park
Apr 17 1-2pm  ShoreDog annual meeting at Shoreline Library
Apr 23   Shoreline Fire Easter Egg Hunt
Apr 26   6pm  Ridgecrest Neighborhood plant exchange
MAY
May 7  10-12 Shoreline Walks 4 Health
May 9   Shoreline School Board meeting
May 14 Embrace Shorecrest - clean up party
May 14  Justin van Hollebeke Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit Shoreline's Wonderland Center
JUNE
June 20 Shoreline School Board meeting
June 25-26  Shoreline Arts Festival 
JULY
July 9  WOWTA - Where the Wild Things Are - backyard habitat tour
 
If you have corrections, additions, or if you go to an event and want to tell us about it, send your comments to Editor@ShorelineAreaNews.com.
This article will be edited throughout the week to keep it current.  

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Photo: Supermoon

Supermoon over Shoreline.  Photo by Steven H. Robinson.

Tonight's full moon was closer to earth than it has been in 18 years. ShorelineAreaNews photographer Steven H. Robinson was outside to catch it shining on Shoreline.

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Benefit for Afghan schools raises almost enough for a well

Amina Shah, Shorecrest student, stands next to her project display board
Amina Shah is thrilled with the success of her Afghan dinner on March 9, a benefit for schools for girls in Afghanistan. (See previous story)

120 people signed up for tickets online but 150 showed up at the door. Amina and her crew of volunteers were ready for them.
I had a good amount of volunteers helping me. Thanks to them everything went smoothly during the dinner. My volunteers and I had to set up a few extra tables to seat people and they all filled up, but there was room for everyone.
Amina's sister-in-law Hassiba Popal holding Amina's nephew Hamza Akil Kakar (9 months). He is wearing Afghan dress.
Was there enough food for all those guests?
I was scared that the food wouldn't be enough but it was and we even had left overs and I had asked people to take some home with them and yet we still had a whole bunch of trays full of food.

I want to thank Wali from the Kabul Afghan Cuisine for donating so much food.

Julia Bolz, head of Ayni Education International, presents Amina with a gift from Afghan school girls.

The funds raised were for Ayni Education International, a Seattle based group that supports schools for girls in Afghanistan.

My goal was to raise $1,000, Amina said, Counting the pre-sales and door sales, I raised $3,465.08. On the Ayni website, it says that $3,700 will drill a deep-water well to supply a school. I have almost that much - I hope that people will feel moved to donate more. No matter how Ayni uses the money, it would be a good end note to be able to say "We raised enough money to drill a deep-water well."
You may donate directly to Ayni, with credit going to Amina, by using the Building Blocks of Education website.

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WeatherWatcher: Wind, Rain, and Thunderstorms, oh my!


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.

March 5th – 11th :

Warmest day: 46.5ºF (Wednesday the 9th)
Coldest day: 38.5ºF (Monday the 7th)
Rainiest day: 1.62 inches (Wednesday the 9th)

Average temperature: 42.5ºF
High temperature: 52.7ºF (Wednesday the 9th)
Low temperature: 32.5ºF (Monday the 7th)

Total Rainfall: 2.46 inches

High humidity: 100%
Low humidity: 39% (Friday the 11th)
Average humidity: 88%

High pressure: 29.619 inches (Saturday the 5th)
Low pressure: 29.058 inches (Thursday the 10th)
Average pressure: 29.414 inches

March 12th – 18th:

Warmest day: 45.3ºF (Tuesday the 15th)
Coldest day: 42.1ºF (Friday the 18th)
Rainiest day: 2.28 inches (Monday the 14th)

Average temperature: 43.6ºF
High temperature: 52.5ºF (Monday the 14th)
Low temperature: 36.7ºF (Thursday the 17th)

Total Rainfall: 5.84 inches!

High humidity: 100%
Low humidity: 36% (Thursday the 17th)
Average humidity: 91%

High pressure: 29.530 inches (Tied Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 14th, 16th and 17th)
Low pressure: 29.028 inches (Sunday the 13th)
Average pressure: 29.314 inches

Weather highlights:

-Wednesday March 9th we had a period of heavy rainfall dump almost a half of inch of rain in 30 minutes! We also had some breezy wind conditions, gusting to about 34mph at the Home Education Exchange center in Shoreline, also known as the old North City Elementary school.

-Thursday March 10th we had a high wind advisory issued, later upgraded to a high wind warning for the area, with expected possible gusts to 60mph, however the highest gust I saw in the area was once again at the Home Education Exchange center in Shoreline at 42mph.

-Tuesday and Wednesday (March 15th and 16th respectively) we had a couple of thunderstorms roll through the area.

-We have received more rain this month, as of Tuesday the 15th, than we normally average for the entire month of March. So far this month we have received 9.67 inches of rain! This is more rain than we got in January and February combined, and we still have another 2 weeks to go!

-Temperatures finally warming up a little. We are still averaging in the lower to middle 40’s for the most part, which is more closer to normal for December and January, however we’re no longer in the 30’s mostly for average temperatures so far this month. I’ll have more on this later when I write my seasonal report.

Weather for the coming week:

-I’m expecting more of the same, rain storms will start rolling through again at about the middle of the week, maybe sooner. I don’t think we will get as much rain, as we have last week, but it’s not going to be dry. Keep an eye on hill sides as the soil is still very saturated with water.

Tonight, there will be what is called a “Super Moon.” The moon will be a full moon, and at its closest to earth that it has been since March of 1993, it will be about 14% bigger and about 30% brighter than normal. Our cloud cover tonight may actually be forgiving enough to witness this event. The moonrise and moonset should be spectacular if not blocked by cloud cover. The moon will rise at 6:39 PM tonight, and it will set tomorrow morning at 6:44 AM. The distance the Moon from the Earth is 356,642 Kilometers, or 221,607 Miles. (See the photo by Steven H. Robinson)

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CANCELLED: Ballinger Neighborhood meeting Monday, March 28

Ballinger Creek
BALNA, the Ballinger Neighborhood Association, will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, March 28, at 7 pm in the Lake Forest Park Montessori school on 19th Avenue NE.

The Agenda includes discussion of a possible new website, procedures for the board election in May, and the Outdoor Movie Night project.

For more information, contact Patty Dooley, at 206-919-4988.

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The Gallery at Towne Centre presents A Complex Nature

A Complex Nature
Featuring Artwork by Mary Magnuson and Deborah Harvard
April 5 – May 14, 2011
The Gallery at Towne Centre
Lake Forest Park
Nature is complex. So much so that it often defies a single definition. How do you capture the beauty of a sunset, or the simplicity of a single flower? Artists Mary Magnuson and Deborah Harvard have very different approaches to capturing nature, but they both do it beautifully. Ms. Magnuson’s Cliché-verre (a combination of art and photography) prints present a reverse look at landscapes while Ms. Harvard paints the natural world around her using polymer clay.

The Gallery at Towne Centre’s new exhibit A Complex Nature runs April 5 through May 14, 2011. The galley also features a stunning array of locally crafted glass, pottery, jewelry, fine art and more.

More on the Artists:

"Dryweeds" by Mary Magnuson
Mary Magnuson

Landscapes challenge me to be outside in all kinds of weather, seeing temperature and light, and the personality of a place. Sometimes I see a subject in passing and have to rely on my memory, but I prefer to spend a long time walking around and drawing. Sometimes I take random photographs. I always sketch the combined photographs until I get a drawing I want to be a reference for the final painting. My favorite landscape artist is John Constable, and I try to follow his example by studying clouds and trees, using tall or wide canvases, and experimenting with unusual compositions.

Cliche-verre is an art form as old as film photography (and used by Corot.) The photographic prints are made from a hand-drawn negative. I scan the negatives and print their inverse image digitally.

Art work by Deborah J. Harvard
Deborah J. Harvard

I was raised in National Parks as a curious, left-handed girl who knew that the rule for “Nighttime Sardines” at Volcano National Park was: only one body length into the jungle! California Redwoods, dinosaur bones and hayrides, berrying on the bluff above the Mississippi; my life introduced me to light, plants, and the colors of earth and sky.

A complimentary career as a landscape architect and garden designer have honed my eye and technical skills in understanding the natural world around me.

My “art handle” is digitARTS! I’ve tried many different, “hand built” methods to distill, abstract, and express the things I see and feel around me. Painting in polymer clay has been the most satisfactory. The clay gives me the precise color control of oil paints, the rich, tactile energy of a palette knife, and the ability to build forms in relief, to bring the picture out of the frame.

I build these paintings on a glass sheet, with the horizon the control. The edges end where they will, and I am often surprised by what is inside.

My style now is more impressionistic than earlier, trompe l’oil work featuring flowers and shells. These evocative landscapes--often, of western grasslands, Pacific Rim beaches, and Hawai'ian volcanoes--push the technical envelope of Skinner Blends and mokume gane' into the uncertain realm of raku... Come along!


The Gallery is located on the inside lower level of the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155. Hours are 12-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For information on the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council see the webpage.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations. Proceeds from the Gallery at Lake Forest Park Towne Centre help fund these programs and events.

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