Closures, construction, express lanes, ferries, and airports - update from the WA State DOT

Friday, June 24, 2011

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
All kinds of useful transportation information from the Washington State Department of Transportation

Closures, construction
Get ready for a busy weekend in Seattle with multiple construction closures, fairs, festivals and sports. Check the traffic and What’s Happening Now pages before you head into the city this weekend.

Getting around King County during construction
King County Metro has a new website that offers information about getting around. They’ve loaded it with information about bus service, carpooling, and teleworking. Given this busy construction season, it might be worth checking out.

Summer Ferry schedule
It’s officially summer when Washington State Ferries puts out the summer schedule and adds boats to the San Juans and British Columbia. Check the new schedule in place June 19. Consider making a reservation for that summer trip to guarantee your spot.

Did you know WSDOT had an aviation division?
Private airplanes are considered vehicles in the air, but they are only useful if they have safe, well-maintained airports in which to land. Washington is home to 138 public airports all over the state. WSDOT helps to maintain and preserve these airports through grants and land use planning. The division also coordinates air search and rescue missions and manages 17 airports, one of which is Copalis Beach. It’s the only beach in Washington State where you can land an airplane. But you better be a good pilot.

The Copalis Beach air strip also made the Popular Mechanics list of Strangest Airports in the US

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Update: City Light giving Shoreline residents free florescent lights

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Wikipedia
Update 6-23-2011 11:55pm  
A City of Shoreline employee points out that "Since the City Light installers aren’t actually selling anything, they are not required to carry a City solicitor’s permit.  They will be carrying SCL identification and wearing SCL uniforms and hats."
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These door to door solicitors in Shoreline are authorized and their products are free.

Seattle City Light has expanded its Powerful Neighborhoods program to the City of Shoreline. Originally designed to target seniors and low-income residents, the program includes any City Light customer who might not have participated in energy conservation programs.

The program provides and installs free compact florescent light bulbs and low-flow shower heads and faucet water restrictors.

Residents will receive a letter inviting them to make an appointment with an installer. Installers will also go door to door and if the resident is home, can do the installation on the spot. Residents can call 206-449-1132 to schedule an appointment or send an email request.

To quality, a resident must live in a single-family home or a two to six unit condo.

Seattle City Light is working with Ecos Consulting, Cascadia Consulting, the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS), and Working Green to hire and train installers, schedule home visits, and deliver and install the products.

All installers undergo background checks and drug-screening. Installers fluent in more than a dozen languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Amharic and Cantonese, are available to visit homes where English is not the primary language. All staff carry Seattle City Light identification. Short profiles and photos of all installers can be seen online.

All residents should still be wary of door to door solicitors. Solicitors are required to carry a permit from the city they are in. This is true for both Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.  

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Where Our Wild Things Are Garden Tour, Saturday, July 9

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Get ready for summer - home maintenance tips

By Melissa Irons of Irons Brothers Construction

These tips should help you restore order in your home and get it in tip top shape for summer. 

Inside the house:
1. Clean your bathroom - tile, check and clean fans, look for signs of mold and mildew
2. Clean your kitchen range hood - check the filters and clean per manufacturer's recommendations
3. Check your fireplace - review the chimney, clean the firebox, and check the flashing
4. Heater / Air Conditioning unit - schedule a service call so the A/C will perform well when needed
5. Check your attic - look for signs of roof leaks, pests or insects
6. Check your basement - look for leaks, cracks, mold, mildew, rot and pests or insects
7. Hot water heater & tankless units - flush if recommended
8. Check your crawl space - look for signs of pests and wildlife, check the insulation and vapor barrier

Outside the house:
1. Outdoor furniture - inspect, clean and repair
2. Roof - Inspect it for any winter damage
3. Gutters - clean and inspect
4. Paint / Caulking - check and repair if needed
5. Decks and Patios - clean and seal as needed
6. Landscaping and Pruning - plan and start your maintenance
7. Sprinklers - service, check, and start your system

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Good Eats: Grill King

The Grill King.  Photo by Sean Wheatley
By Sean Wheatley

I should know not to make bets on football. Especially betting on the Seahawks and for payouts in full meals at the winner's choice of restaurant. A couple losses to my football buddy has had me breaking out the credit card at a couple great Korean places up in Lynnwood. A tradition was born. A yearly bet with a Korean Feast at stake. Finally, the Seahakws do better than the Vikings and it's my turn. Jon was nice enough to invite Leslie along and since it was lunch time, I didn't feel so bad about adding to the tab. We decided to check out a place we've been meaning to go to for a while.

Banchan.  Photo by Sean Wheatley.
Next to Shay's on Aurora, The Grill King is the latest incarnation on this spot. Continuing the Korean BBQ of the previous tenants, the Grill King has gotten it right. The banchan was served up quickly and often, featuring fairly good kimchi along with some interesting tofu and mystery vegetable sides. We ordered a Pa-jun, or seafood pancake, since we knew Dylan would love it for an after school meal. It came out hot and with great texture, but it lacked peppers and was very plain tasting. Good for Leslie though, since her Massachusetts up-bringing doesn't make for much tolerance for spicy food.

The grill is in the table.  Photo by Sean Wheatley

Kalbi short ribs and Bulgogi meats came out for grilling and we got to work on our middle of the table grill (it's a do it yourself or let the waiter help a bit cooking operation). The meats were tasty although we may have overcooked a couple pieces due to good conversation. You have to order two full orders of meat dishes to use the grill so it can get a bit pricey, but worth it. A soup that accompanies the meat order is chock full of flavor and is perfect when used in between all the other dishes, almost like a reverse palette cleanser. All in all, we had a great meal even though we didn't even get to talk football.

15740 Aurora Ave N   Grill King


Sean Wheatley's entertainment services business Seattle Parties keeps him busy in the evenings. He and his wife Leslie and son Dylan eat out so much that he started writing restaurant reviews, which he now shares with us.

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Death notices as of June 22, 2011

Obituaries are condensed biographies of people's lives, written by the people who loved them. Like a memorial service, they tell us things we may not have known about the person, and may leave us wishing we had known them better.

Obituaries from The Seattle Times

Kurt Lee Cummings 1943-2011 Attended Shoreline High School 
Dorothy F. Hughes-West 1918-2011 Lived at Cristwood in Shoreline until her death at age 93. 
Judith Elizabeth Grotjahn  memorial services June 25 at First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach. 
Gary W. Bartee 1956-2011 Graduate of Shorecrest High School 
Kenneth Lee Price 1946-2011 Shoreline resident, Boeing retiree 
Dorothy Jean Johnson  1956-2011 Well-known Shoreline resident, community volunteer, school district employee at Children's Center.  SAN obituary.
Susan Coleman 1953-2011 married Richard Coleman 1975 in Shoreline 
Ro Allyn Prince 1951-2011 1969 graduate of Shorecrest. 
Luther Johnson 1924-2011 Lived at the Anderson Nursing House in Shoreline until his death. 
Jeanne Louise (Stahl) Overby 1931-2011 Lived in Shoreline since 1961 
DeLoris Elaine Murray 1931-2011 Shoreline resident. Services were held First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach. 
Adeline Mae Sohn "Angie" Click 1922-2011   Loved her cats and had the "biggest and best dahlias you have ever seen." Lived at Aegis of Shoreline until her death. 
Eileen Funsinn 1926-2011 Shoreline resident. Excellent cook and loved family gatherings. 
Ruth Alden Wilson 1923-2011 An educator in the Shoreline School District. 
Jeannie Gray Matthews taught kindergarten in Shoreline Schools for over 40 years and gave piano lessons from her home.  SAN obituary
Connie M. O'Neill 1925-2011 Worked over twenty years for the LFP Library, was a parishioner of St. Mark Catholic Church, Shoreline, active in LFP Friends of the Library. 
June G. DeLamater 1918-2011 Shoreline resident. Services held at Richmond Beach Congregational Church. 
Harold J. Halvarson 1914-2011 Lived in Shoreline from 1998 -2008. 
Mary Louise McLeod Peterson 1934-2011 Raised her family in Shoreline. 
Adam Michael Becker 1979-2011 Obituary.  Married 2004 and settled in Shoreline, father of two young children. 
Frank Jerome (Francis) LANDON 1914-2011 Passed away peacefully in Shoreline. 
Mary Dorothy Peterson 1929-2011 Services held at the Shoreline LDS Church. 
Betty Minotto 1932-2011. Shoreline resident. 


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Wicked Bugs- diabolical insects the focus of author appearance at Third Place Books on Friday

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Amy Stewart, the author of "Wicked Bugs" will discuss her book at 6:30 pm Friday at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E. in Lake Forest Park. Free (206-366-3333; .

From our news partner The Seattle Times
Wicked Bugs: Amy Stewart's take on the planet's most diabolical insects 
Amy Stewart's new book "Wicked Bugs" looks at insects that have brought mankind to its knees throughout history. Stewart discusses her book Friday at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park and Saturday at Village Books in Bellingham. 
By Allen Pierleoni
The Sacramento Bee
Award-winning nature writer and National Public Radio regular Amy Stewart is on a first-name basis with some of the baddest bugs in the insect kingdom, as she shows in "Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects" (Algonquin, $18.05, 288 pages). 
Combining dark humor, little-known history and goose-bump-inducing entomological fact, she takes on more than 100 of our flying, creeping and burrowing worst nightmares.

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Paint-In at Cromwell Park - calling artists of all ages

Calling artists of all ages to join the first Paint-In at Cromwell Park on July 20 as part of Swingin’ Summer Eve 2011.

Bring your paints, pastels, pencils, paper or canvas, an easel if you need one and any other supplies to be self-contained, and create an artistic image of a bit of Cromwell Park. The park includes wooded areas, winding swales and paths, a bridge, artwork, open spaces, a gently sloped amphitheater and a spiraled look-out berm. The possibilities are endless.

Check in between 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm at the City of Shoreline information table to get a number and select a location. Bring your chair or blanket if you plan to sit while painting at this debut plein air art opportunity. Booths and sales of other artwork are not allowed, but you are encouraged to have cards with your contact information available for attendees who are interested in seeing more of your work.

Up to ten pieces created at the event will be displayed at City Hall in August. Selected artists will be announced from the stage at 8:30 pm following the Handful of Luvin’ concert.

If you plan to participate in this fun, free opportunity, please email Ros Bird, City of Shoreline Public Art Coordinator.

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Evan Smith: Primary voters' pamphlets in mail July 25-29

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Voters' pamphlets for Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and the rest of King County will be mailed during the week of July 25-28.

The pamphlets will include information about the County veteran's and human services levy, the primary for Lake Forest Park mayor and the single-candidate primary for a position on the Court of Appeals for this area.

County elections spokeswoman Kim Van Ekstrom told me Tuesday that voters' guide material would be available on the King County elections web site before the County sends the printed pamphlets but she didn't yet know the exact date.

She said that County elections officials are working on gathering voters' guide material.

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Art With An Attitude of Gratitude Saturday 10-7 and Sunday 10-5

21st Annual Shoreline Arts Festival, June 25 and 26, 2011, Artitude:Art With An Attitude of Gratitude

From the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council

Each year we put our heads together and try to come up with a theme for the Shoreline Arts Festival, and this year we decided to focus on gratitude. During these tough economic times it’s easy to shift the focus from arts and culture, especially when basic needs are barely being met. We at the Arts Council are so grateful for the continuing support of the Cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and each and every one of you. We couldn’t do what we do without you! So, the theme this year is Artitude: Art with an Attitude of Gratitude. Please join us for the 21st Shoreline Arts Festival on Saturday, June 25 from 10 - 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 26 from 10 - 5 p.m. at Shoreline Center as we continue our mission to nurture all of the arts in our community by sponsoring this culturally rich festival.

Our cultural rooms this year will feature Pacific Islander, Samoan, Korean, Japanese, Philippine, Taiwanese and Chinese exhibits as well as the Annual Philippine Parade.

Our Shoreline Room stage will feature a diverse line-up of acts this year: Carlos Xavier’s Fable and Flute storytelling, the Pacific Northwest Budo Association, the Shoreline Senior Singers, Baile Glas Irish Dancers, Filipiniana Dancers, Melody Institute Chinese Dance, Hokulani’s Hula Studio & the Kupunas, Total Experience Gospel Choir, Inochi Taiko - Japanese drums and Alex Zerbe’s Comedy and Juggling show

Festival attendees will be able to explore the Juried Art Shows and the 60+ Artists Marketplace booths. Artists in our Marketplace are juried to insure quality and originality. Each piece of art is handmade and unique. Come purchase a piece for yourself or as a gift, or just come and be inspired!

Adjacent to the delicious offerings of the Food Court, the Showmobile Stage features popular bands and danceable music with acts like the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra, Carson and Tess Henley – R&B, Connor Worley – Celtic/Originals, New Age Flamenco, Miss Rose and her Rhythm Percolators – 1920’s Jazz, Rat City Brass – Lounge Pop, Carrie Clark – Alt-Country Cabaret, The Kellee Bradley Band – Singer/Songwriter and more.

On Saturday, the Shoreline Auditorium will feature local children performing Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Auditions will take place June 20 so please check our website for more information.

Art projects in the popular Children’s Hands-on Art Arena will be rooted in our Festival theme in unique ways, including Art Puppets

Sun Prints, Formica Chip Collages, Colored Wire Creations, Cork Prints, Button Boys & Girls, Plexiglass Portraits and our popular Goyataku Fish Prints. Everyone is invited to contribute to the community Sand Mandala again this year. Other booths include printmaking with April Richardson, rubbings by the Shoreline Historical Society, North City Co-op Preschool’s toddler friendly art project and Kruckeberg Botanical Garden’s nature and art project

The Children’s Passport is back again, so don’t forget to get one on your way in and get it stamped at the stations around the festival. When it’s filled it up bring it to the lobby to claim a prize.

We are excited to welcome back the Northwest Collage Society exhibit and collage making workshop using recycled materials.

The winning poems from our Third Annual Poetry Month Contest will be posted in Poetry Hall. The Festival Breakfast will be held at the Shoreline Senior Center both days from 8:30-noon.

Shoreline Center is located at 18560 1st Avenue NE, Shoreline, WA 98155. Please call the Arts Council office at 206-417-4645 or visit us online at for more information.

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Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center busy during the Shoreline Arts Festival

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is participating in the upcoming Shoreline Arts Festival, June 25 and 26, in several ways.

Join us, 8:30-noon for the Annual Arts Festival Breakfast. The last seating will be at 11:45AM. For years, festival goers have gotten their start on a busy day at the senior center’s breakfast: pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage and ham; $7.00 for adults. $3.00 for children under 12.

The Thrift Shop will be open both festival days, 9:30-4:00.

Kitchen Corner Catering will have a food booth at the Food Court featuring family friendly food choices.

The ThimbleBelles Quilters will have their amazing quilts on display. Raffle tickets will be sold for this year’s Holiday Bazaar Quilt Raffle: Underground Railroad is the theme of this year’s quilt. Tickets are being sold at $2.00 each. Ticket sales will also be held at the senior center during regular center hours 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday.

The Senior Singers are performing a special program in the Shoreline Room beginning at 10:45. The Hokulani Hula Studio, including the Senior Center’s Kupuna Dancers will perform at 12:15, also in the Shoreline Room.

The Breakfast, Thrift Shop and Raffle tickets sales will benefit the Senior Center.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is located at 18560 1st AVE NE #1, the southern-most building at Shoreline Center; 206-365-1536.

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Shorewood, Shorecrest All- Wesco- 3A Girls’ Tennis Players

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Three Shorewood tennis players and one from Shorecrest have won spots on the all-Wesco-3A girls’ team.


Winning all-Wesco honors were Shorecrest sophomore Meera Limaye, who went on to place fifth in the State 3A championships, and Shorewood senior Mackenzie Bang, who reached the State quarterfinals,


The Shorewood doubles team of sophomore Francesca O’Malley and freshman Daniella Bringelmann also won all-Wesco honors.

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Structure Fire in Lake Forest Park Catches House Next Door on Fire

LAKE FOREST PARK, WA - At 9:55 p.m. on Monday, June 20th, the Northshore Fire Department was dispatched to reports of two houses on fire in the 18600 block of 22nd Place NE. A second alarm was requested as firefighters were in route. 

Upon arrival, firefighters reported that the garage of a two-story home, and a car parked in front of the garage were fully involved. Explosions were coming from the car parked outside, and from the car inside the garage. The fire broke through a side garage window, and the radiant heat from the fire ignited the house next door, sending flames up the side of the house and into the roof eaves; firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. The fully involved garage and car fire were knocked down in approximately 20 minutes. Firefighters were on scene for 4½ hours.

The home’s smoke alarm had activated. The occupants of both homes safely evacuated, and all occupants and pets were uninjured. There were no reported firefighter injuries.

The fire severely damaged the garage, extended into the attic and caused smoke damage throughout the house. The neighboring home sustained exterior fire damage.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the King County Fire Investigation Unit.

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Structure Fire in Kenmore caused by improperly disposed wood refinishing rags

KENMORE - At 9:43 p.m. on Saturday, June 18th, the Northshore Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 8400 block of NE Bothell Way. Firefighters discovered large amounts of dark smoke coming from an open door of a two-story, single-family residence. A small fire in the garage was located and quickly extinguished.

The occupant discovered the fire, safely evacuated and called 911. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries. Fire damage was limited to the garage with smoke damage throughout the structure.

A King County Fire Investigator determined the cause as accidental due to the improper disposal of oily refinishing rags. The rags burst into flames as a result of spontaneous combustion, a slow process that can take several hours of decomposition/oxidation with heat building up to a point of ignition.

It is important to follow directions and handle rags contaminated with wood finishing products carefully. Placement of the rags in a container of water after use is a recommended practice to avoid spontaneous ignition.

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BTS Consortium - The WORKS needs socks and underwear


The Shoreline PTA Council resource, The WORKS, partners with other social service groups in the area as part of the BTS (Back to School) Consortium.  The goal of the BTS Consortium is to provide school supplies, hygiene packs and new socks and underwear for children in Shoreline Schools whose families who are living with low income and/or experiencing circumstances in their lives that make it challenging to prepare their children for school. 

The WORKS is having a hard time this year meeting the goals they have set to supply each of the expected 1200 children with 5 pairs of new socks and 5 pairs of new underwear. 

They would appreciate some help. The following list has the most needed items and sizes for this summer. 

"Any help that you can give would be greatly appreciated by all so that we are able to service all of our families."

Donations can be dropped off at The WORKS portable at North City Elementary, 816 NE 190th Street, Shoreline, any Wednesday evening in August from 5:30 to 8:00 pm or sooner by contacting Lisa Sharratt at 206-369-5548.

The WORKS is in the portables at the west end of the school. There is a large sign on the end of the first building and there will be signs in the parking lot.

Here's the list:


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Adult Fun in The City - Brewfest

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Adult Fun in The City, Saturday, August 13, 2011

Update from the BrewFest committee

The secret is getting out! Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 3-7 pm is the time for a little adult fun in The City of Shoreline and the 4-Corners MicroBrewFest is a fine place for it.

This MicroBrewFest supports four neighborhood associations (Richmond Beach, Richmond Highlands, Innis Arden and Hillwood Community Network.) It also supports local businesses including the 20 local microbreweries within our midst! 

When entertainment with the band Takes All Kinds and the eclectic-style lead singer Diva Menke-Thielman (Shoreline H.S. graduate) gets added to the mix we have a good-times, grass-roots party. This is going to be good!

How often do you get an invitation like this in our city? Sample 10 different beers, enjoy a summer August afternoon together with your friends, listen to good music, sample some scrumptious food from our local food establishment Full Moon Thai, laugh, and maybe dance a little too?

We had a bit of local sponsorship as well. Whidbey Island Bank and CleanScapes each tipped in some cash (a wonderful investment in our community) plus in-kind donation of waste collection and disposal for the event.

Tickets are convenient to purchase in person or online and priced well at $30.
Located right on the 4-Corners intersection (8th Ave NW and Richmond Beach Road), our local business, Beach House Greetings offers you the convenience of cash ticket purchases. If purchasing tickets online is more your style please go to our website 4-Corners.org and click the Brown Paper Tickets link.

The City of Shoreline has a lot of family activities, but rarely adult-only fun. If you are 21 years or older, here is your invitation. Join us in some adult community fun!


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GiveBIG on Thursday, June 23, 7am to midnight

The Seattle Foundation and local businesses will match a share of every contribution made through The Seattle Foundation's online Giving Center between 7am - midnight on June 23rd.
GiveBIG by clicking on any link, or go to this secure website to donate.


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2011-12 school year to begin Monday, September 12

The Shoreline School District and the Shoreline Education Association, which represents District teachers, are pleased to announce they have completed successful negotiations on a new two-year contract. The new agreement will take effect Sept. 1, 2011 and be in effect through August 31, 2013. The teachers ratified the new contract on June 13 and the School Board on June 20.

Due to the recent budget cuts enacted by the Washington state Legislature, the new contract includes changes in the 2011-12 school year calendar from the one previously announced.

The first day of school has been changed to Monday, September 12, 2011. This is because the state has reduced funding for teacher salaries. As a consequence, the teacher work year will be reduced. However, the number of student school days will remain the same at 175.

Here are the 2011-12 calendar dates:

Sept. 12      First Day of School
Oct. 7         Non-Student Workday
Oct. 12-14  Elementary Parent Conferences
Nov. 11      Veterans Day
Nov. 23      Early Release Day
Nov. 24-25 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 5         Non-Student Workday
Dec. 21-Jan. 3 Winter Break
Jan. 16        Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 30-Feb. 2 Elementary Parent Conferences
Feb. 3          Non-Student Workday
Feb. 20-24   Mid-Winter Break
March 19     Non-Student Workday
April 23-27  Spring Break
May 25        Early Release Day
May 28        Memorial Day
June 4          Non-Student Workday
June 22        Last Day of School

The District will send the 2011-12 wall calendar to families in August.

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Upcoming Workshops and Tours at the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden

From Emily Sprong, Program Director, Kruckeberg Garden

This week Shoreline’s own Kruckeberg Botanic Garden will host two terrific programs for gardeners and plant lovers. First up is a propagation workshop this Thursday evening, and then a Sunday afternoon tour of the garden with an Ethnobotany focus.

Cutting Propagation
Thursday, June 23, 6:30-8:30pm
$35 + $10 supply fee (supply fee waived for KBGF members).

Learn the basics of propagating plants by cuttings. Each participant will take home a propagation tray full of their cuttings, along with guidelines for making more throughout the year.

Ethnobotany
Sunday, June 26, 1-3pm
$10

Ethnobotany is the study of how people of a particular culture and region make use of indigenous plants. Learn about the interesting uses of some of the plants in the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden – both natives and exotics from other lands.

Call the garden 206-801-7296 x100 to register for one or both of these great programs.

20312 15th Ave NW
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-801-7296
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Shoreline Police Blotter June 1-9, 2011 - lots more of the same

By Diane Hettrick - categories are mine - reports are police

Car Prowls
6-1 25xx NE 195 Pl. 6-1 NE 161/1 NE Ridgecrest Park parking lot. 6-4 Two vehicles parked in driveway, GPS taken. 6-4 Hamlin Park. 6-5 Hamlin Park, took groceries. 6-6 196xx 15 NE. Got backpack with computer and PSP. 6-6 3xx NW 200. Laptop stolen out of unlocked vehicle in private driveway. 6-6 7xx N 182. Unlocked vehicle in driveway. Wallet missing from glove box, CDs strewn around the vehicle and several CDs missing. 6-6 203xx 14 NE. Property stolen from unlocked vehicle.

Highway Robbery and vehicle theft
6-3 163xx Fremont N Suspects ask to use victim's phone, then took his iPod.
6-4 Fred Meyer. Male took motorcycle for test ride and didn't return.
6-6 9xx N 160. Officer pulled over a car for excessive speed and discovered the car was stolen.
6-7 Shorewood. Student's bicycle lock jammed so he left it unlocked and it was stolen.

If Hemingway wrote police reports
6-8 NE 145/20 NE. Traffic stop. Felony flight and eluding. Warrants. Drugs. Pursuit. Collision.

Burglary - actual and attempted
6-1 11xx N 165 B and Y Auto Repair.
6-1 179xx 8 NE. Detached garage and empty house being remodeled. Took tools and copper wire.
6-2 3xx N 149. Suspect attempted to remove door knobs and pried the door frames.
6-3 Magic Cleaners 14701 Aurora. Pried rear door after breaking front door.
6-3 182xx 10 NE. Stole bicycle from open garage.
6-3 180xx Stone N. Suspect likely used 'bump key' to unlock deadbolt and enter duplex. Then claimed he left clothes at house and that he works there.
6-3 155xx 9 NE. Got in through garage door, then into house.
6-4 179xx 23 Ln NE. Attempted burglary to condo garage via interior door from the hallway.
6-6 199xx 19 NE. Removed screen, entered through open apartment window. Stole cash and jewelry.
6-6 Sunset Elementary. Two subjects gain entry to vacant school, vandalize inside. Arrested and booked KCJail.

Larceny
6-1 195xx 8 NW. Theft of fencing from front yard of residence.
6-1 20330 15 NE, Chevron. Money missing from purse.
6-1 145xx 32 NE. Stole keys from lock on apartment mailboxes.
6-5 2xx NW 200. Police called to investigate the theft of caller's newspaper from his driveway. Suspect fled the scene.
6-5 Fred Meyer. Product demonstrator is keeping the products.
6-6 163xx Aurora, salon. Purse stolen from unlocked employee locker by back door.
6-6 Shoreline Library. Woman left her purse on the book cart and someone stole her wallet.

You're not supposed to be here
6-2 Criminal trespass at Fred Meyer. Booked into jail.
6-6 203xx 15 NE. Transient female trespassed after moving items and pulling flowers.
6-8 Twin Ponds. Subjects smoking marijuana in park, after hours.

Drugs and alcohol
6-1 Union 76 Espresso drive thru. Medical episode, possibly drug related.
6-1 Barro Grocery 170xx Aurora, 9:52 am Routine patrol, checking back parking lot. Found a couple of people drinking.
6-2 Driver has suspended license, is carrying cocaine and marijuana in his jacket pocked.
6-2 Driver arrested for possession of marijuana.
6-4 Union 76 Gas at 16510 Aurora. Intoxicated subject contacted after knocking over planter and knocking loose the small tree planted inside.
6-4 180xx Sunnyside Dr N. Meth addict tries to steal a computer.
6-5 12xx N 167. Police called for burglary in process and found a drunk male trying to get into apartment.

Alcohol and driving
6-3 Goldies. Police called about intoxicated customer refusing to leave, in parking lot yelling at employees. Took off when he saw the police, crashed off road through street sign into guardrail and fence.
6-4 McDonald's at 145th / Bothell Way. Drunk in the drive-through.
6-6 195xx 5 NE. Vehicle crashes into parked car. Driver arrested for DUI.
6-6 15xx NE 177. Driver arrested for DUI, driving with suspended license from alcohol convictions. He has six prior convictions for DUI or charges reduced from a DUI. He had gotten out of jail hours earlier for his last DUI, which was plead down to Reckless Driving.
6-7 178xx 15 NE. Stopped for speeding and arrested for DUI.

Shoplifting
6-1 Sears. Caught a couple of 15 year olds shoplifting t-shirts and hoodie. 6-1 Sears. Caught a guy shoplifting DVDs and a Playstation accessory. 6-1 Female shoplifts $25 worth of sandwiches from Top Foods. Has difficulty understanding why she can't leave with the food after she is caught. 6-1 Female arrested for shoplifting cosmetics at Bartell Drugs. 6-2 Arrest for criminal trespass at Fred Meyer. 6-2 Aurora Safeway. Larceny, shoplift, trespass. 6-2 Person stole Hot Wheels toy cars from Top Foods. 6-4 Ballinger Chevron. Arrested guy for stealing beer from convenience store. 6-4 Sears. Shoplifted tools.

Juveniles
6-1 14xx NW RB Rd. 15 year old breaks window to enter home.
6-1 Shorewood. Male introduced himself with a handshake, forced it into a hug and wouldn't let go. When police arrived, he kept saying "Why you guys trippin?"

Forgery and Fraud and Embezzlement
6-1 Bank inside Top Foods. Attempted to cash forged checks.
6-2 Group home for clean and sober men. Subject took money from group account.
6-2 Aurora Safeway cashier steals money from register.
6-2 NE 155/15NE Driver arrested for driving while license revoked 1st degree after lying about identify.

Found
6-1 185xx Ridgefield Rd. Found bicycle. 6-2 188xx Stone N. Found bicycle.
6-5 Shoreline Motel. Person saw the woman he suspected of stealing his friend's car. Followed her to the motel and found the car in the parking lot.
6-6 SCC parking lot. 4 grams of marijuana packaged for sale.
6-6 172xx 10 NE. Car dumped that was stolen in Federal Way.

Mental issues
6-2 Woman under psychiatric care, yelling and running around in back yard naked.
6-4 Group home resident upset, throwing things, threatening suicide.
6-5 Victim called to report that pain was unbearable and he was thinking of suicide. Involuntary commitment.
6-5 Group home resident refused to go back.
6-5 Suicide threats.
6-6 Elderly female involuntary commitment for suicide threats, note.
6-7 Involuntary commitment for person who is cutting themselves.

Domestic issues
6-1 Suspect blocks number and calls victim in violation of a no contact order
6-1 Argument over parenting leads to DV assault.
6-1 Ex-girlfriend takes/rescues dogs.
6-3 Family disturbance at Fred Meyer.
6-4 161xx Sunnyside N, apartments. Argument with stabbing.
6-4 Mother reports that teen daughters ran away. When they returned, they argued with mother, creating a disturbance.
6-4 Person very drunk, breaking things running around in his underwear. Victim took person home to sober up.
6-5 Husband/wife argue over child custody.
6-6 Family battles over custody of 1 year old child.
6-8 Two friends cause a disturbance. One has outstanding warrants and is booked.

Wonder what they were planning?
6-2 15407 Westminster, J and J Cigar. Roofer found previous damage and man-sized hole in roof above shop.
6-3 Delgri Auto Sales. Someone entered locked cars with no damage.

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Letter to the Editor: We don't need a big government fascist like Rob McKenna

Monday, June 20, 2011

To the Editor,

The Shoreline Caucus (aka Tea Party) claims Rob McKenna has a “clear-cut” conservative vision. I rolled out of my chair onto the floor gagging when I heard that load of hooey. McKenna is the man who told us in his opening statement that he doesn’t have a clue as to how to fund his desire to increase “public” (read “socialized” btw) education. Great – I have a lot of wonderful plans that I don’t have a clue on how to achieve – I don’t need leaders who are this clueless making more empty promises they can’t keep. Second, I have had personal correspondence with Rob McKenna wherein he advocates continuing the state sponsored terrorism against citizens for simply making free choices of what substances to put into their bodies. He advocates building large snooping bureaucracies that invade our privacy and take away our freedoms as to what plants we can grow for our food and therapeutic use - and to engage in violence against us when we don’t comply with his religious dictates.

The one thing I know is that we don’t need a big government fascist like Rob McKenna leading WA State.

Greg Logan
Shoreline

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Don't take your purse to the park

By Diane Hettrick

Actually, don't take your wallet, either.

During the winter months (which lasted up to last week) the trend was to steal purses and wallets from lockers at sports facilities.

Now that people are using the parks more, the thieves have shifted their targets. They are breaking into cars in parking lots at area parks and taking the wallets and purses that people are leaving in their cars while they walk in the park.

Hamlin Park seems to be a favorite, but there are reports from other parks. It's just a matter of time before they hit your favorite park.

In one case, the wallet was in plain sight on the passenger seat, but in the others, it was somewhat hidden from view, although your average thief could probably figure out that something interesting was under that towel on the floor of the car.

Police advise that you should never leave valuables in your car, whether it's at a park or in your driveway.

Consider yourself warned.

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Daytime closure on Aurora

City of Shoreline News

Southbound traffic on Aurora will be reduced to one lane (north of 185th by the new retaining walls) from Monday, June 20 to the early morning of Wednesday, June 22. 

Travel times via Aurora will be impacted during this closure and commuters are advised to use alternate routes. Police officers will be at the 185th Street/Aurora intersection during the Tuesday morning commute to help push traffic through the signal.

Marshbank Construction is performing demolition work, repairing subgrade and paving in the area in order to prepare the surface so that traffic can be moved to the outside lanes.

For more information about Aurora Corridor Project construction, please visit the Construction web page or call the Aurora 24-hour construction hotline at 206-801-2485.

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Letter to the Editor: Knit in Public Day

To the Editor,

This is probably in honor of World Wide Knit In Public which took place the weekend of June 18 and 19th. Many of us knitters gathered at the Seattle Center Saturday but unfortunately it rained and we had to move indoors at the Center House. Congratulations to whomever did it. We have such creative folks in Shoreline.

Sis Polin
Shoreline

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