Would you like to know what's on your ballot?

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Updated 9/10/2011 11:45pm


By Diane Hettrick

Several times in the past, I walked into my voting place, looked at the ballot, and was shocked to find a race I wasn't expecting on my ballot.

I learned to read the sample ballot on the wall before signing in and looked at all the fine print in the voter's guide, but it was still difficult to figure out which races were going to be on my ballot.

City Council, school board, and county council races usually get a lot of publicity. Even water commissioner and fire commissioner candidates have been known to wave signs on corners.

But Port Commissioners? Judicial candidates for the various levels of courts? Democracy is not for the faint of heart.

King County Records and Elections has made it easy. If you go to this page, you can enter your name and birthdate in the Voter Guide section in the right column and it will generate a list of everything that will be on your ballot.

I just ran mine and I see that we will all have four county races this time:
  • Assessor - where Lloyd Hara is running unopposed
  • Director of Elections - incumbent Sherrill Huff and challenger Mark Greene
  • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 2 - incumbent Gael Tarleton, and Richard Pope, who runs for something in every election
  • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 5 - Bill Bryant and Dean Willard

The rest of the ballot depends on where you live.

City is the next category. Shoreline has three contested city council races. Lake Forest Park has a mayor's race and three city council races, all contested.

Judicial - we all have the uncontested position with incumbent Michael Spearman which was already in the primary. (see previous article)

School Board - Shoreline and LFP will vote on three school board races. These positions are different from all the others because school board members aka "District Directors" have to live in their district. However, we vote on all the positions.

District races include fire, water, and wastewater races. 
  • Shoreline is, I believe, wholly within the Shoreline Fire District. 
  • Lake Forest Park is in the Northshore Fire District which includes Kenmore. 
  • Shoreline has two water companies
    • east Shoreline is in Shoreline Water
    • west Shoreline is in Seattle Water 
  • Lake Forest Park has four water districts
    • Shoreline Water
    • LFP Water
    • Northshore Utility
    • Seattle Water 
  • Shoreline is in the Ronald Wastewater District
    • The Highlands has its own sewer district
  • LFP has two:
    • LFP Sewer System
    • Northshore Utility District
Although, it is apparently not a perfect system, as the King County Prop 1 Veterans and Human Services Levy that was approved in the primary still shows on my ballot.


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Massage Envy® Northgate and Shoreline giving free massages for Healing Hands for Arthritis

Ballinger Village in Shoreline
Photo by Diane Hettrick
The Arthritis Foundation is being supported by Massage Envy® with the 2011 Healing Hands for Arthritis fundraiser.

The 19 Puget Sound area Massage Envy clinics will host the event on October 12 --World Arthritis Day --to help raise awareness of those affected by arthritis.

The members of the Northgate and Shoreline clinics, people who already understand the healing benefit of regular, frequent massage, are donating one-hour massages to those in the Northgate/Shoreline community affected by arthritis.

If you - or someone you know — lives with arthritis, call the Northgate Massage Envy 206-368-3680 or Shoreline Massage Envy 206-366-1111 to schedule an appointment. Space is limited for this special offer, and is subject to availability.

Openings are dedicated especially for children affected with arthritis, and a parent or guardian to receive tandem, side-by-side massages. Children must be a minimum of 8 years old, and all minors 17 or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. It being the special wish of the Northgate/Shoreline members to help children with arthritis, requests for the parent/child massage will be accepted from anywhere in the Puget Sound area, until all appointments are filled.

In addition, the Shoreline and Northgate clinics will be donating $10 for each massage performed on October 12 to the Arthritis Foundation. Monetary donations will also be accepted until October 12.

The Shoreline Massage Envy is located in Ballinger Village on Ballinger Way just east of I-5.

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Meet the artists, Thursday, September 15 at Shoreline City Hall

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council and the City of Shoreline invite you to an open house on Thursday, September 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, N 175th and Midvale Ave N, to introduce the artists of the Expressions exhibit, which runs August 2 to October 28 at the City Hall gallery.

The exhibit features artwork by:
  • Mark Berkey - Painting
  • Flora Ramirez-Bustamante - Painting
  • Joan Keith - Painting
  • Lillyan George – Mixed Media and Oil
  • Rodger Squirrell – Metal Sculpture
  • Esther Ervin – Copper Sculpture
  • James Madison – Bronze Sculpture


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Redistricting key to keeping democracy healthy

The current 32nd Legislative District needs to gain population
The Redistricting Commission has only the rest of 2011 to set the new lines for the 10 congressional and 49 legislative districts. All the districts will need to gain or lose population to meet the legal redistricting requirements.

From the Washington State Redistricting Commission

Like everything else in life, democracy needs an occasional checkup to make sure it is working the way we need it to. One of the key parts of healthy democracy is getting a sprucing up right now, and it involves you.

Current 1st Congressional District.  The red line is the King - Sno County boundary

2011 7th Congressional District.  Shoreline and LFP are at the very top.
The health check is called “redistricting,” it happens nationwide, and it starts with taking a look at how the population has changed over time. We use the U.S. Census, which happens just once every 10 years, to measure this change. Next comes the critical part. The U.S. Constitution requires that each state must go through redistricting, a process of readjusting the boundaries of legislative and congressional voting districts to make sure everyone is equally represented in government.

In Washington State, redistricting is up to the legislatively appointed Redistricting Commission. The commission includes two Democrats and two Republicans as voting members plus one non-voting, non-partisan chair. The Democrats appointed Tim Ceis, Seattle; and Dean Foster, Olympia. The Republicans appointed U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, Bellevue; and Tom Huff, Gig Harbor. Lura Powell, from Richland, serves as the Commission chair.

In the first phase of redistricting, which just ended, the commissioners gathered information from the public about their concerns, and what is important to them in their communities. We held 18 public forums in cities around Washington to hear people’s views on the where the new boundaries should go. Maybe you were able to attend. If not, you can still watch the forums—just go to the Commission’s website and click on the “Get Involved’ tab.

Now the Commissioners are developing their own redistricting plans and talking together about the best single plan for the whole state. They will show the public their individual draft plans on September 13.

This marks the beginning of a month-long opportunity for public comment. We’ll post the draft plans on our website. Please take a look and send us your thoughts. 

We plan to wrap up the month of public comment with a hearing on October 11, to give people a chance to speak in person to the commissioners. The commissioners hope to have a final plan out in early November. Check our website for more information and to give us your comments about the draft plans. If you have questions—or just want to learn more about redistricting—you can call us at 360-786-0770.


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Shorecrest takes 1-1 football record into Sept. 16 game at Glacier Peak

The Shorecrest football team takes a 1-1 record into a September 16 game with Glacier Peak in Snohomish after defeating Mountlake Terrace 26-21 Friday.

Shorecrest came from behind in the fourth quarter after trailing 21-20. Ted Hammond's second rushing touchdown of the game pushed the Scots over the top as they picked up their first Wesco 3A win of the season. Terrace drops to 0-2 for the year.
At Edmonds District Stadium

Shorecrest              14  0  6  6 -- 26
Mountlake Terrace     7  6  8  0 -- 21




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Flags lowered for September 11

September 11 is annual Patriot Day (Public Law 107-89), and all flags should be at half-staff.

For Washington State Agencies that do not have personnel available to lower flags on Sunday morning, it is permissible to lower flags to half-staff tomorrow afternoon and raise them back to full-staff first thing Monday morning.


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Dollar Daze Book Sale at the LFP Farmers' Market Sunday

The Dollar Daze Book Sale will be held from 10:00 am - 3:30 pm at the LFP Farmers' Market on the lower level of the Towne Centre, located at the junction of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way. Sunday, September 11, 2011.

There will be hundreds of nearly new hardbacks and paperbacks, plus lots of cookbooks and children's books, all for just one dollar each. Look for their table at the center of the Market from 10am to 3:30pm.

All proceeds will benefit programs and new materials for the now-being-remodelled and expanded Lake Forest Park Library.

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Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Plant of the month: Pearly everlasting

Pearly everlasting
By Sarah Baker, Garden Director

Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) is a Northwest native found throughout the northern hemisphere, often on dry roadsides, vacant lots, and waste areas. Its native range is extensive, encompassing NE Asia and much of North America. It has naturalized in Europe. Some may consider it weedy, but it is also a beautiful native plant that thrives on sun, drought, and neglect, a desirable characteristic for many gardeners. Whether you consider it a wildflower or a weed is your choice!

Pearly everlasting’s long lasting white flowers bloom in late summer. Its leaf undersides are covered in tiny hairs, giving the leaves a wooly feel and lovely silvery appearance. For best results, plant it in full sun to part shade. Moist, fertile, well-drained soil is best, but it can thrive in a variety of soil types.

Pearly everlasting is useful for the home garden. It is popular for dried flower gatherers; the stems, leaves, and flowers make lovely additions to dried flower arrangements. Those who plant with wildlife in mind, take note: Pearly everlasting attracts butterflies, making a great addition to butterfly gardens, and also provides a nectar source for the beneficial insects that savvy gardeners know they should attract.

The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is located at 20312 15th Ave NW. For more information, see the website  or call 206-546-1281. The Garden is located in a residential area with limited on-street parking. When visiting, please carpool or use alternate means of transportation when possible.


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Free pancakes and a place to donate your bicycle - Sunday Sept 25 in LFP

LFP Rotary is celebrating its 25th Anniversary as a club this year, and to mark the occasion they are inviting the public to attend a free pancake breakfast at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market on Sunday, September 25, 2011 from 11am to 1pm. Pancakes and sausage will be served, and there will be balloons for the kids.
Lake Forest Park Rotary is a part of Rotary International which has 1.2 million members worldwide and a network of over 34,000 clubs. Rotarians provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Members volunteer at home and abroad to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and eradicate Polio.
In addition to the breakfast, LFP Rotary is also collecting bicycles at this event from 11am to 4pm to send to South Africa in support of Bicycles for Humanity.


Two Wheels Can Change a Life - Bicycles for Humanity, Seattle (B4HS)
Why are bikes so important in South Africa? There is very little modern transportation as we know it, no buses or trains and few other vehicles. Because the high incidence of HIV has caused the explosion of the number of orphans living in South Africa, it is difficult for them to walk many miles to school where they are then often too exhausted to be educated. At school they have the opportunity to get a hot lunch, too, often their only food of the day.

Who benefits from having access to bikes?
  • Women who must walk miles daily to find water and fuel
  • Health care workers who walk to patients who are without medical facilities
  • Unemployed (50% unemployment) who can now start bike shops, delivery services, tourism ventures or other projects

Mountain bikes are great, but any working bike is acceptable. Bring your bike or bikes to LFP City Hall at the front of the building from 11 am to 4 pm. Volunteers will be there to accept them.

Donations are also accepted and will help this humanitarian program. B4HS is a 501(c)3 organization. Their Federal Tax ID is 27-1309387. All donations are fully tax deductible.


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Front Desk / Reception Volunteer at Shoreline City Hall

Would you like to greet people, answer phones and provide great customer service?

The City of Shoreline is looking for volunteers to assist with reception in our beautiful City Hall. The bright new building was designed with a central reception area, and the City is looking for friendly volunteers who can forward calls, answer questions and provide customer service to visitors and callers.

Inner courtyard at City Hall.
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline.
Volunteers would primarily provide reception duties in-person and on the phone to the general public and City staff. Depending on the volunteer’s skills and the workload in the Clerk’s Office, other minor duties may include computer data entry, issuance of pet licenses, and other office functions such as copying, faxing, filing and mailing.

The ideal volunteer will possess good interpersonal communication skills; a commitment to excellent customer service; an ability to work both independently and as part of the team; word processing skills and an interest in City government.

Volunteers must be willing to commit to at least one four-hour shift per week, 9-1 or 1-5 weekdays, for a period of one year.

For an application or more information, please email or phone Nora Smith, 206-801-2253.


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Shoreline Caucus meeting Thursday, September 15

Thursday, September 15, 2011
6:30—9:00 PM — Innis Arden Clubhouse
Shoreline Caucus Presents:
Agenda 21 (aka ‘Sustainable Development’ aka ‘Smart Growth’)



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Stand on your hands and help set the world handstand record

According to Shoreline gymnastics coach Susan Riley, GYMagine Gymnastic’s of Mukilteo, Washington, is joining a nationwide effort to set the world handstand record.

They will join forces with gymnastics clubs across the country on September 17 to break the world record for most handstands held simultaneously.

As part of this year’s National Gymnastics Day on September 17, gymnasts, families, friends and enthusiasts from gymnastics clubs nationwide kick up their feet in show of strength for the sport and raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network by celebrating “The Year of the Handstand.”

Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to raise exposure of the sport. Since 2001, gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1.4 million for Children's Miracle Network. The funds raised are distributed to the Children's Miracle Network hospital in the club’s community.

The event will be held locally at GYMagine Gymnastics on Saturday, September 17 from 9:30 – 10:30am, 3616 South Rd #B-3 Mukilteo WA 98275. 425-513-8700

Registration begins at 9:30 am.

To raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a minimum donation of $5 per participant is suggested. Parents and children of all ages are encouraged to take part.

For more information, please contact Susan Riley at 425-513-8700.



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New police technology means bad news for bad guys

New Generation AFIS Can Now Match Palm Prints to Help Solve Crimes
By Sgt. John Urquhart, King County Sheriff's Office

King County’s new generation Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is now “live.” The new AFIS, a MorphoTrak product, can match on fingerprints and palm prints, and is already proving to be a great success!

Examiners can now give detectives new suspect names in homicide, rape, and kidnapping cases, among others. Some cases are from the 1980’s and had grown cold for years, with no leads. Now it’s up to detectives to use that information to gather enough evidence so charges can be filed.

“Not every murder investigation contains the possibility of DNA technology” said veteran homicide detective Scott Tompkins. “The new Palm AFIS database has allowed us to develop leads in homicide cases that were at a dead end before.”

AFIS works by having a computer compare a fingerprint lifted at a crime scene to a database of over 690,000 sets of fingerprints in the local system. Once a match is made, an examiner manually confirms the “hit.”

But until now, the AFIS computer couldn’t do a search for palm prints left at a crime scene by a suspect. Only prints from the tips of fingers could be used.

So unless there was a known suspect where an examiner could manually compare the palm print to what was in the database, detectives were out of luck. And suspects would go free.

Now, an examiner can take a fraction of a latent palm print, search it through the new AFIS, and perhaps get a hit on a known palm print. The tables are turned: the examiner can now give the suspect name to the detective. And palm prints make up about 30% of the prints lifted at a crime scene!

The number of suspect identifications will continue to increase as more palm prints and fingerprints are added to the database. More crimes will be solved through the use of this new technology, contributing to officer and public safety.

Under administration of the King County Sheriff’s Office, the AFIS Program serves all law enforcement agencies within the county. The program’s criminal fingerprint technology and operations are funded by a property tax levy, renewed by the voters in 2006 and set to expire in 2012. A proposition to renew the levy will appear on the ballot in 2012.


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Shorewood Girls’ soccer team faces Meadowdale Tuesday after victory over Mountlake Terrace 5-2 Thursday

Friday, September 9, 2011

The Shorewood girls’ soccer team takes a 2-0 record into a home game with Meadowdale Tuesday after a 5-2 victory over Mountlake Terrace Thursday.

The Thunderbirds had opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Lynnwood two days earlier.

The T-birds and Meadowdale meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, at Shoreline Stadium.

Early in the first half Mountlake Terrace goalkeeper, Amanda Aversano, blocks Shorewood's Zoe Vincini's shot.  Photo by Wayne Pridemore.


Shorewood's Carrie Jensen #6, and Megan Stanton #5 try to defend and keep the ball out of the goal on a Mountlake terrace kick that tied the score at 1 to 1 early in the game.  Photo by Wayne Pridemore.


Jennifer Thompson #8, Shorewood midfielder, heads the ball away from Mountlake Terrace's McKenna Hunt #2.  Photo by Wayne Pridemore.


Mountlake Terrace's #6, Hanna Fickle, kicks the ball at close range and Shorewood's goalkeeper #18,  Danielle Norsby, deflects the shot to prevent a score. Photo by Wayne Pridemore.



Shorewood team mates #11 Jennifer Franklin, #10 Siena Helland, #12 Sofia Vargas, and #3 Bailey Wilson rush to congratulate #2 Zoe Vincini for her goal in the 2nd half.  Photo by Wayne Pridemore.



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Local lawmakers lead community volunteer challenge at Food Lifeline

Food Lifeline, the largest hunger relief organization in Washington, hosted a Neighborhood Food Repack Challenge led by local lawmakers at its Shoreline Volunteer Center on Thursday, September 8, 2011 to kick off Hunger Action Month.

Washington State Representatives Luis Moscoso, 1st district in South Snohomish County and David Frockt, 46th district, north Seattle, engaged with dozens of their constituents to fill the shelves of local food banks. 

They were joined by staff from the offices of State Representatives Ruth Kagi, Cindy Ryu, 32nd District including Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, and Derek Stanford, 1st District, and the office of State Senator Scott White, 46th District.

“As our state economy continues to be impacted by the recession, I’m proud to participate in this event to help put food on the tables of struggling families and individuals. Organizations like Food Lifeline and our local food banks are key to helping provide nutritious food in tough times.” – Representative Luis Moscoso
Legislative staff and constituents from three districts helped pack food.  Photo courtesy Food Lifeline.

Challenge participants were able to sort and repack a combined total of nearly 6,700 pounds which provided over 6,000 nutritious meals for hungry people in their communities.



About Food Lifeline
Food Lifeline is a local hunger relief organization, efficiently serving the Western Washington area by using 96% of revenue to directly feed hungry people. Last year the organization delivered more than 24 million meals to hungry people through its network of nearly 300 food banks, meal programs and shelters. Food Lifeline is also a member of the national organization, Feeding America. For more information about Food Lifeline or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit their website  or call 206-545-6600.


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Vancouver earthquake: reminder to prepare

King County Executive Dow Constantine encourages citizens to be prepared

Many King County and West Coast residents felt the earth move under their feet Friday afternoon, September 9, 2011, the result of a preliminary magnitude 6.4 earthquake centered off Vancouver Island.

While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports little damage and no threat of a tsunami, the event came just hours after King County Executive Dow Constantine issued a media release calling on all residents to make a personal commitment to prepare now for the unexpected.

There are many steps individuals and businesses can take to reduce the effects of a disaster, including:
  • making a family emergency plan,
  • assembling an emergency kit,
  • registering for public alert systems,
  • getting involved locally through volunteer groups such as the American Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Teams, and community-based organizations.

For more information, visit the King County web page 

September is National Preparedness Month


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Photo: The Sky Was On Fire

Updated 9-10-2011 9:55pm
Photo by Wayne Pridemore. Richmond Beach, September 7, 2011

Spectacular sunsets are a result of the forest fire burning in the Olympic National Forest.  The Big Hump fire near Brinnon in the Brothers Wilderness had grown to 800 acres as reported yesterday.  The smoke and particles from the fire rise into the air and make for some deep red sunsets.


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Always Remember and Never Forget - Shoreline Firefighters ride to New York

Captain Bryan Gibb and Firefighter Todd Johnston of Shoreline Fire
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire Department

Shoreline Firefighters, Captain Bryan Gibb and Firefighter Todd Johnston left last week on a coast-to-coast motorcycle venture… to commemorate and honor those who died in New York, in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

They are participating in the International Association of Firefighters-Motorcycle Group and Orange County Choppers event – with the theme: Always Remember and Never Forget. 

Over 5000 firefighters from across the US and Canada will join the ride as it moves eastward to Ground Zero, with the goal of arriving Sunday.


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HS Boys’ Tennis Thursday, September 8 - Shorewood 5, Glacier Peak 2

High School Boys’ Tennis
Thursday, September 8
Shorewood 5, Glacier Peak 2

At Glacier Peak H.S.
Singles--Dylan Mozlowski (GP) def. Hunter Nelson 6-1, 6-4; Justin Oh (SW) def. Patrick Luangrath 6-2, 7-6 (7-3); Miles Jamieson (SW) def. Jordan Hill 6-3, 6-0; Trevor Cronin (SW) def. Peter Davis 6-3, 6-1
Records--Shorewood 2-0 league, 2-0 overall. Glacier Peak 0-1, 0-1.


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Perennial Plants Sale at the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden

Perennial Plants Sale at the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
September 10 and 11, 10am-5pm

Come by the Garden this weekend to find discounted prices on select perennial plants in the onsite MsK Rare and Native Plant Nursery. You'll find prices reduced by 30-50% on a variety of spring and summer flowering plants, groundcovers, and sedges and grasses. 

As summer draws to a close and the fall planting season nears, why not find some fun new additions for your garden? These plants are not trees or shrubs – They are small, so you can always squeeze in a few more! All sale proceeds support operation and maintenance of the Garden.

The Garden is located at 20312 15th Ave NW. For more information, see the website or call 206-546-1281. The Garden is located in a residential area with limited on-street parking. When visiting, please carpool or use alternate means of transportation when possible.


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SCC Women's Volleyball routs NW Indian College

Head Coach, Raquel West on right,
Assistant Coach Mark West on left.
Photo courtesy SCC
The Lady Dolphin Volleyball Team had little trouble with Northwest Indian College on Wednesday night in Bellingham, WA, pounding the home team 25-6, 25-1 and 25-4. 

Head Coach Raquel West said her team was focused and did not let a weak opponent affect their concentration.

SCC is 4-2 on the season and travels to Oregon City, Oregon on September 17 to take part in the NWAACC Crossover tournament at Clackamas Community College.

SCC Home Volleyball Schedule for 2011 - all games at 7pm

September 23     Olympic College 
September 28     Northwest Indian 
October 7           Everett Community College 
October 13         Bellevue College 
October 26         Edmonds Community College 
November 2       Whatcom Community College 


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Shorecrest Open House Saturday, September 10, 11am - 3pm

Please join us for the Shorecrest 50th anniversary celebration at a community open house from 11am to 3pm on Saturday, September 10.

The ceremonial groundbreaking for the new school building will begin at 12 noon. The event will also feature mini-reunions, building tours and a Boosters BBQ.

Shorecrest is located at 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155.

Architect site design for Shorecrest High School.  Courtesy Shoreline Schools.
From the Modernization page, Shoreline Schools
At Shorecrest, the new building will be set back farther from 25th Avenue Northeast than the current structure. 
The modernization will occur in phases, with students occupying portables and the portions of the building not under construction. 
The campus features a three-story main academics and commons building with the athletics building to the south. The existing theater building will remain in its present location at the north end of the campus, expanded to include arts and music programs. 
In keeping with the Shorecrest Highlander traditions, there are a number of green open space areas throughout. The rocks that are such popular places for Shorecrest students to sit outdoors will be featured as well.

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Send the Shorecrest Band to Dublin and have fun in the process

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Send them to Dublin, Ireland to march and sing in the St. Patrick's Day events

This Saturday, September 10, The Dublin Dollars Fundraising Group will be hosting a Nostalgia Photo Booth at the Shorecrest Open House.

Patrons will be able to don festive past and present Shorecrest uniforms from Band, Baseball, Football, Cheer and Flag amongst other spirt wears and have their photo professionally taken for just $10. Relive those high school memories!

Dublin Dollars will also be kicking off a Raffle for Ipods, Ipads and all kinds of goodies at this event.

Also on Saturday September 10 – Lake Forest Park Bar and Grill will donate 10% of ALL their sales for both dine in and take out between 5 and 10pm.

There's more! Dublin Dollars will be hosting a gigantic Rummage and Bake Sale on Saturday, September 24 from 10am – 5pm in the Shorecrest Cafeteria, 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155.




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RBCA meeting agenda changed: City of Shoreline to answer neighborhood's questions about Point Wells

By Tom Petersen

The much-anticipated public meeting of the Richmond Beach Community Association scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 has a new agenda. The City of Shoreline's Director of Economic Development, Dan Eernessee, has had to postpone his presentation, but will be back later this fall. 

Meanwhile, what had been scheduled to be a brief Point Wells update by the City of Shoreline and by the RBCA Point Wells Subcommittee has been expanded so that the many, many questions submitted in recent weeks can be answered.

Dozens and dozens of questions and comments were left with the city manager at the huge August 31 meeting at City Hall, and more were added at the City Council’s study session on September 6. Since timely communication is one theme of the questions, the City staff is eager to try to address all the questions and answer them on September 13.

The meeting will be in the sanctuary at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church at the corner of Richmond Beach Road and 15th Avenue NW and will start at 7:30 p.m. 

It is open to all the public, not just Richmond Beach residents or RBCA members. (RBCA memberships and renewals will be available.)


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The Odd Plant Show and Sale (TOPSS) at Sky this weekend

Wikimedia Commons. SCC.
Saturday, September 10
   9am to 6pm
Sunday, September 11
   10am to 4pm

The Odd Plant Show and Sale (TOPSS)

What’s the point of cactus? 

Find out with the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society at The ever-acclaimed Odd Plant Show and Sale (TOPSS). 

Great display of unusual specimens—many unique varieties for sale—and growers and members of the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society of Washington State will be available to answer your questions about these prickly prizes.

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N. Shoreline WA 206-546-4851 




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Wallace Swamp Creek Park Trail temporarily closed starting September 9

Wallace Swamp Creek Park
Photo courtesy City of Kenmore
Kenmore, Wash. – The Wallace Swamp Creek Park trail will be closed Friday, September 9 through Friday, September 16 as part of the annual dredging operation of the sediment pond. 

King County crews mobilize to the Wallace Swamp Creek Park Sediment Pond site on September 9. It will take approximately two days to divert the stream to the bypass channel and drain/de-fish the pond. Excavation is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 12, and hauling operation will continue through Friday, September 16.

Any updates will be posted on the City’s website, . For more information, email or phone the City of Kenmore at 425-398-8900.




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Artist open house Thursday, September 8, 5-7 pm

The Gallery at Towne Centre presents
Open Studio Painters: Viewpoints
August 30 – October 8, 2011

Artist Open House – Thursday, September 8, 5-7 p.m.


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Shorecrest has Big Rock


As contractors were excavating for the new water retention system at Shorecrest High School, they discovered a huge boulder buried there. 

After digging to free the boulder they were able to roll it out of the way. 


It now will be Shorecrest's Big Rock near the new gym.

This boulder probably weighs about five tons as it is a solid ball of granite.

Do we have any geologists who would like to explain this?


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Shorewood boys’ tennis team tops Shorecrest in season opener Tuesday

The Shorewood boys’ tennis team defeated Shorecrest, 5-2, in the season opener for both teams Tuesday.

Shorecrest plays at Meadowdale at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, with Shorewood visiting Glacier Peak at the same time.

Shorewood 5, Shorecrest 2

Singles — Hunter Nelson, SW, beat David Lyons, 6-4, 6-3; Justin Oh, SW, beat Andrew Copsey, 6-3, 6-1; Nashaant Limaye, SC, beat Miles Jamieson, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4; Trevor Cronin, SW, beat Chris Sato, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles — Skylar Shibayama-Nikita Petrov, SC, beat Eric Berquist-Liam Keefler, 7-6(7-9), 7-5; Isaac Brengelmann-Cameron McDowell, SW, beat Zach Ottet-Scott Holmdahl, 6-3, 6-0; Logan Keefler-Evan Strandberg, SW, beat Nick North-Kielan EK, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.


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Shorecrest girls’ soccer team visits Meadowdale Thursday after opening season with 4-0 victory over Oak Harbor Tuesday

Updated 09-08-2011 3:10pm
The Shorecrest girls’ soccer team visits Meadowdale Thursday after opening its season with a 4-0 victory over Oak Harbor Tuesday.

The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Edmonds Stadium. Meadowdale comes into the game following a season-opening tie with Marysville-Getchell.

In Shorecrest’s home victory over Oak Harbor, Maya Garber-Yonts scored three goals and assisted on another. Bri Lasconia added a goal, and Sophia Flohr contributed two assists for Shorecrest. Frida Swensen and Ashley Beeson split time in goal for the Scots.




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Students Teach | Zero Waste Art Exhibit, September 12-23, Shoreline


Students Teach | Zero Waste Art Exhibit
September 12 - 23, 2011
Shoreline City Hall Lobby
17500 Midvale Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133

This fall the City of Shoreline and the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council have partnered with CleanScapes to host a special art exhibit in honor of artwork created by local elementary students featuring zero waste ideas.

The exhibit will be available for viewing in the Shoreline City Hall lobby September 12 – 23, 2011, and will feature the artwork of twenty-two local elementary students.

As you will see, students have a lot to teach us. Youth have a distinctive voice and an important role in inspiring us to make positive choices in our day to day lives that support a sustainable and vibrant future for everyone.

If you have the chance to visit the exhibit, take note of the students’ waste reduction advice. You could help your neighborhood and the environment! Every year, Shoreline neighborhoods compete to see who can reduce their waste footprint the most. Click on your city’s link to learn how you can reduce, reuse and win!

ART EXHIBIT PROJECT BACKGROUND

In 2010/11, CleanScapes invited Shoreline elementary students to share their waste reduction ideas through an Elementary Student Art Contest.

This contest was part of CleanScapes Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards program, a friendly competition that challenges neighborhoods to reduce their waste footprint.

In total, twenty-two students participated from schools throughout the community including Meridian Park, Echo Lake and Lake Forest Park Elementary. Youth artists in grades 1 through 6 created the works of art shown in this exhibit.

Gallery Open House
Thursday September 15, 2011 | 5:30-7:00 p.m. | Shoreline City Hall

Join neighbors and artists for refreshments and an informal tour of the current professional and youth exhibits currently featured at Shoreline City Hall as they celebrate. No RSVP required.


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