Twin Ponds community garden meeting rescheduled

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

As part of the City’s adopted Healthy City Strategy the City of Shoreline will break ground on a new community garden at Twin Ponds Park in the spring of 2012.

A public meeting to give input on the garden’s design will be held Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1315 N. 160th Street in Shoreline. (This meeting was originally scheduled for January 19, but was rescheduled due to weather.)




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Tween 2 v 2 Tourney on January 28 - venue changed to Spartan Center



Tween 2 v 2 Tourney, January 29, 7-11pm, 5th and 6th grade. Free event, free food. Shorecrest gymnasium, 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline. For information call Waldo at 206-801-2644.



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Death notices as of January 22, 2012

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

Charles Verner Moren 1920-2011  He was a partner in the law firm of Keller, Rohrback, Waldo, and Moren in Seattle and then started the law firm of Moren, Blackburn, Lageschulte, Cornell, and Hanson. Charles and Fran Holman were the attorneys that incorporated Lake Forest Park as a city in 1961; he served as judge for this city until 1987."

Kenneth William Blair  1956-2011  Attended Shoreline High School.

Betty (Taintor) Sheriff  1920-2011  She and her twin sister lived across the street from each other in Ballard for 43 years. "Betty lived her final years receiving excellent care at the Callahan House in Shoreline."

Marion E. Swenson  1914-2011  Moved with her husband to Shoreline in 1958.  Traveled widely. Lifetime and 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star (Richmond and Analia chapters) and Past Matron in 1969.  Member of the Daughters of the Nile.  Retired JC Penney associate.  Her family thanks "the wonderful staff at Richmond Beach Rehab" and memorials may be made to them. 

Lucile W. Lee  1919-2011  Retired from her job as a secretary for the Shoreline School District "after many years of enjoyable service."  Active member and past matron of Eastern Star.

Christine Eaton Croft 1951-2012  Taught in Shoreline Public Schools for 27 years, including 15 at Kellogg Middle School. Sang in the choir at St Mark's Church.

Virginia Venable  1925-2012  "Tireless volunteer" at St. Mark and St. Luke parish. Room parent, Campfire Girls, Thanksgiving baskets, school auctions, parish council, St. Vincent de Paul Society or grandchildren needing cookies-she was there." Mass and reception at St. Luke's.

Bertha Melton  1918-2011  With her husband, settled in what is now Shoreline in 1948 and raised four sons and a daughter.  Retired in 1983 after 23 years as a supervisor at Fircrest.  Celebration of life at Holyrood Cemetery and reception at the Nile in Mountlake Terrace.

Rev. James L. Boyle  1935-2011  Catholic Priest of The Archdiocese of Seattle for 50 years. "Devoted 35 years to serving the spiritual needs of the developmentally disabled, their families and care providers. He was the long-time chaplain for Rainier School in Buckley, Fircrest School in Seattle, as well as L'Arche Homes in the region. He also co-founded a religious education program, REX, for the disabled." His brother Patrick Boyle lives in Shoreline.

Barbara E. Hughes  1940-2011  Received a nursing degree from Shoreline Community College, worked for Northwest Airlines as a flight attendant for 48 years.

Beverly Ann Parfitt  1925-2011  Life long member of St. Marks Catholic church. Services at Holyrood.

William James "Bill" Wiesenbach Sr  1932-2011  Died in Shoreline following a long period of declining health and strength. "Using the rudimentary equipment of the 50's and 60's, he reached the summit of all of Washington's 7 peaks."

Herman S. Andreasen  1919-2012  Died peacefully in his sleep at age 92 after a healthful and happy holiday surrounded by family and friends, in the home where his four daughters were born. His wife Phyllis died in 1999 just after their 50th anniversary. "...always calm, ready to joke for a smile and never a negative word to say, he was a true gentleman."

Karen J. Hagen  1935-2012 Memorial service at First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach.

Thomas M. Morton abt 1927-2012 Tom married Irene in 1949 and they raised their family in Shoreline.
"Tom kept active by traveling in his motorhome with his wife, dancing, bowling, rock hounding, wood carving, crossword puzzles, and golfing."

Beverly Ann Parfitt 1925-2012 Life-long member of St Marks. Survived by children William Jr. (wife Barbara), Jim, Sarah, and Laurence (wife Shelly) and many grand and great-grandchildren.

Robert J. (Rob) Downer 1955-2011 Grew up in Shoreline. "Rob loved playing his drums, guitar and singing with several different bands. Rob loved telling jokes and was a great impersonator of John Wayne, Rodney Dangerfield and Johnny Carson..."

George S. Iwasaki 1935-2012 Electronics instructor at North Seattle CC. Devoted to his grandchildren. "The family wishes to thank the Shoreline District Fire Department and Northwest Hospital for the excellent care they provided him."

Mildred A. Misic 1916-2012  Ran Old World Imports Shop in Lake Forest Park.

David Louis Martin 1942-2012 Superlawyer. Funeral mass at St Luke Catholic Church in Shoreline.

Tyler James Greer 1972-2011 Grew up in Sheridan Beach, went to LFP Elementary, Kellogg Middle, and Shorecrest HS.  Certificated RV technician who worked at Roy Robinson RV. "He lived to fish!" and loved going to Neah Bay with his coworkers. Died suddenly of a heart attack.

Buren Campbell "Bo" Douglas  1966-2012 Lived his entire life in Lake Forest Park. Died watching a football game on TV.

Gretchen Ragsdale -2012  Moved to Uplake in Kenmore in 1960 and raised her family there. She  often shared her joy of being a Christian by calling friends and family members to sing her "hymn for the day." Services - which will include the traditional hymns she loved - at the Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church.

Mary Ellen Peterson Lentz 1920-2012  She was "always active in education focused service. She earned a PTA Golden Acorn award, ran Sunday school programs, tutored elementary and junior high students, served ten years on the Shoreline Public Library board, and led Camp Fire groups for her daughters. She later taught in the Shoreline School District and retired as a special ed. assistant at Shorewood HS in 1986." "She was a 60+ year unwavering Husky football fan/season ticket holder, attending games with her husband and children until age 89. She enjoyed learning, gardening, opera, ballet, poetry and Siamese cats."

Douglas S. Carmichael 1919-2011 Celebration of Life at Cristwood, Shoreline.

Updated and corrected 1-26-2012 1:01am

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Backyard Birds: Steller's Jay

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

This pair of Steller's Jays are from Wayne Pridemore's backyard in the NW section of Shoreline.

Steller's Jay. Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Wayne comments: The Steller's Jay is a native to western North America. It is also known as the Long-crested Jay, Pine Jay, and Mountain Jay. It is the only crested jay west of the Rocky Mountains. The Steller Jay has a more slender bill and longer legs than the Blue Jay and has a much more pronounced crest. The trees in our yard have been visited by the same pair of jays for the last six years. They don't stay long as they go from tree to tree picking vegetation and insects from the bark.

Steller's Jay. Photo by Wayne Pridemore

This Steller's Jay, along with its partner, is a common sight in our neighborhood. They are a bold pair and seem to be intelligent and wise as they scope you out with their dark eyes.

See previous column by Christine Southwick


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Rachael Markle selected as Shoreline’s new Director of Planning & Community Development

From the Office of the City Manager

City Manager Julie Underwood has selected Rachael Markle to be City’s new Director of Planning and Community Development. Markle’s selection is the culmination of an extensive search after it was announced that Joe Tovar, the former director, would be leaving the City.

“I’m excited to appoint Rachael as the City’s new Planning and Community Development Director,” stated Underwood. “With her years of service at Shoreline, she has demonstrated competency in her profession, a high regard for our customer service values, and organizational teamwork and leadership.”

Markle has 17 years of professional experience in planning and community development and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Markle has been employed with the City for nearly 14 years, the past seven of which she has served as the Assistant Director of Planning and Community Development. Prior to coming to Shoreline, Markle worked as a Senior Planner for the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center.

Markle has managed such major projects as permitting and environmental review for the construction of the King County Brightwater regional sewage treatment system and the King County Hidden Lake sewer system upgrades in Shoreline. For the past seven years she has supervised the Code Enforcement Team, working with the City’s Code Enforcement Officer to address hundreds of safety and environmental issues throughout the City. She enjoys continually improving City codes to ensure clarity, ease of use and consistency.

“I have had the pleasure to work with many dedicated citizens, business owners and local leaders to plan for the City’s future,” stated Markle. “I look forward to being even more involved in the community through my new position. The Community’s adopted Vision 2029 provides a wonderful road map for Planning and Community Development to follow. I am committed to its implementation.”

Markle has a BS degree in political science/communications from Florida State University.

The City received over 100 applications for the position. Of those, 11 were chosen as semi-finalists to go through additional screening. After the additional screening, the City Manager chose six finalists to be interviewed by three panels. Two of those finalists removed their names from consideration before the interviews. The interview panels were made up of City staff, the City’s Leadership Team and a community panel made up of Shoreline residents. The final interview was with the City Manager.

“I appreciate everyone who participated in the selection process, especially the members of the community panel,” added Underwood. “They devoted time from their other commitments to volunteer for this effort.” 
The community panel included Mark Bunje, Easton Craft, Barbara Guthrie, Jim Hills, Rob Matiko and Michelle Wagner.

Markle starts immediately as Director of Planning and Community Development.



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Sound Transit offering plants and landscaping materials in salvage event January 28

By Joni Earl, CEO Sound Transit

After the rough weather this week, maybe it's time to think about spring planting. We may be able to help. As part of our commitment to sustainability, Sound Transit is hosting a plant and landscaping materials salvage event on Saturday, January 28 from 10 am to noon in advance of building demolition at the site of the future Brooklyn and Roosevelt light rail stations.

Plants and landscaping materials will be available free on a first-come, first-served basis. And, you must supply your own tools such as shovels, pots and gloves, for removing and transporting the items.

The plants available on the Brooklyn Station site include Barberry, Nandina and Boxwood. The list of plants and landscaping materials available at the Roosevelt Station site includes Yew, Bamboo, Juniper, pavers, retaining wall systems and decorative concrete edging.

For more information, including where to meet, click here.



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Ryu bill to protect traveler-rescue services passes the House

Rep. Cindy Ryu D-32
Rep. Cindy Ryu D-32, is the prime sponsor of a bill to protect the traveler-rescue services in Washington state.

Traveler-rescue contracts have traditionally been regarded in Washington as subscription services rather than insurance policies. But a review of these contracts led the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to conclude that, technically, state law requires them to be regulated as insurance products.

This could mean a sudden imposition of new regulations that would mandate millions of dollars of additional costs and potentially wipe out the availability of these rescue services to Washington customers.

Ryu led unanimous House passage of a measure that aims to protect traveler-rescue services in Washington from being buried beneath costly new insurance regulations by specifically exempting them.

“We worked with consumers, the Insurance Commissioner’s office and the traveler-rescue industry to protect consumers without requiring expensive new insurance mandates,” said Ryu. “I think today’s unanimous House vote shows we struck the right balance.”

Testifying on behalf of Global Rescue and Medical Air Services Association, Mel Sorenson told the House Business and Financial Services Committee on Jan. 12 that having access to effective rescue services can make the difference between life and death. He cited examples that included rescuing survivors of the Haiti earthquake and evacuating hundreds of students and employees from dangerous situations during the Arab Spring last year.

The companion bill in the Senate has had its first reading and has been referred to the Financial Institutions, Housing and Insurance committee.

Bills must pass both chambers in order to be sent to the governor for signature into law.



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For the Birds: Birds need tree canopy; and so do we

Monday, January 23, 2012

Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Photo by Christine Southwick
By Christine Southwick

Our backyard birds evolved using the canopies of trees. Their feet are made for perching on tree limbs, landing and sleeping on branches, finding bugs on leaves, or for launching from tree perches. Indeed, these birds form the world’s largest group of birds, called Passerines, or perching birds.

Sure trees give birds places to rest, raise their young, and find food, but why do we need tree canopy in our neighborhoods? What exactly is tree canopy anyway?

Varied Thrush, female, February 2011
Photo by Christine Southwick

Tree canopy is the layers of leaves/needles, branches, and stems of trees that cover the ground when viewed from above. Tree canopy is not only pretty, it is functional. Tree canopy delays rainwater from reaching the ground during storms, thus slowing runoff. This allows sediments to settle and stay out of our creeks and lakes; and reduces, sometimes even prevents, flooding. Tree leaves/needles also filter our air, making the air cleaner and healthier for us to breath. In the summer tree canopy helps keep houses and roads from over-heating, and in the winter helps keep these areas warmer. Studies have even found that cities with more tree canopy are safer places to live.

Evergreens, like our Western Cedars, Douglas Firs, Yews, and all those pines and spruces provide year-round filtering protection for the birds and for us. A sentinel force, if you will. Evergreens are long-lived, grow tall, offer multi-layered canopy per tree, and increase the value of your property, and the neighborhood’s.

Band-tailed Pigeon
Photo by Christine Southwick

Dark-eyed Juncos, Varied Thrushes, and Townsend’s Warblers huddle under/in evergreen branches during snows, ice storms, and cold windy weather. Anna’s Hummingbirds often build their nests under an overhanging evergreen branch before deciduous trees leaf.

Many birds depend on evergreens: Chestnut-backed Chickadees need, and are found in, yards and forests with evergreens. Downy, Hairy, and Pileated woodpeckers find their food in the bark of evergreens—their bills and tongues have evolved to access specific bugs, and excavate their nests. Red-breasted Sapsuckers drill sap-wells in evergreens for year-round feeding. Red-breasted Nuthatches and Brown Creepers are also evergreen aficionados. Merlins and Band-tailed Pigeons need tall evergreens for their roosts and their nests—lack of these large trees is one reason for the decline of our native Band-tailed Pigeon.

Deciduous tree canopy, especially from fruiting trees, is certainly valuable to birds, and our own sense of completeness; but it is the evergreens that work year-round protecting our environment and those who live here. Maybe that’s why Washington is, “The Evergreen State”.

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 is sharing her expertise with us about the birds in our backyards.



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Photo: Not a new bus stop in Shoreline

Not a new bus stop in Shoreline
Photo by Sis Polin

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SCC Men's Basketball Team beats stubborn Everett squad

Freshman Will Acromite scored 28 for SCC.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

The Shoreline Community College Men's Basketball Team beat a determined Everett CC Trojan squad on Monday night in the SCC Gym 100 to 95.

Everett jumped out to a 10 point lead to start the game at 17-7 but SCC fought back to be up by one at half, 54-53. It was nip and tuck during the second half, with 5 lead changes and 5 ties during game. SCC pushed the lead up to 9 points in the closing minutes, and held on for the five point win.

Shoreline was led by freshman Will Acromite who scored 28 points. Avery Scharer added 17 points with 10 assists and Reuben Donaldson scored 15 for SCC. Sophomore Joe Bodman added 12 points and 12 rebounds for a double, double and Earlie Dixon finished off the double digit scoring with 10 points.

SCC is now 10-8 on the season and 4-3 in the NWAACC Northern Region. Everett falls to 3-13 on the year and 0-6 in the region.

SCC faces #1 NWAACC ranked and undefeated Bellevue College on Wednesday in the SCC Gym at 7:30 pm. BC is currently 14-0 on the season going into tonight's game against Whatcom CC.




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SCC Women's Basketball Loses To Everett CC

Gnanamani Hooyman scored 10 points, with 9 rebounds and 5 assists
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

The Lady Dolphin Basketball Team dropped a 57-52 game to Everett Community College on Monday night in the SCC Gym. SCC fell behind early (17 to 9) but fought back to tie the game 5 times and take two small leads, but never could put the Trojans behind them and ECC came out on top by five points down the stretch.

Shoreline was led by Kaleigh Phillips with 12 points and 8 rebounds while Michan Luecke and Gnanamani Hooyman added 10 points each. Hooyman added 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Jenny Voss lead SCC in rebounds with 10.

The Lady Trojans were led by Shanna Stewart who hit 6 of 8 three pointers and scored 20 points for ECC.

SCC is now 8-8 overall and 2-5 in the NWAACC Northern Region. Everett moves to 4-10 overall and 3-3 in the region. SCC takes on Bellevue College on Wednesday night in the SCC Gym at 5:30 pm.



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Sing with the Seattle Shores at intro session Tuesday evening

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Seattle Shores Chorus is looking for YOU!
Join us for guest night 
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6 pm.
Learn about and enjoy a cappella music in four-part harmony!
Discover Your Own Voice Part!
We rehearse at: Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church
14724 First Avenue NE
Shoreline, WA, 98155
For more information about us visit www.seattleshores.org or call 206-365-0079
Seattle Shores Chorus is a member of Sweet Adelines International


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History Day judges needed

The North Puget Sound Regional History Day is in need of judges for this year's contest. Judges are needed for a variety of sections including papers and web sites, which are judged several weeks before the contest; and exhibits, documentaries and and performances which are judged the day of the contest, Wednesday, March 21st at the Shoreline Center.

This is a fun opportunity to serve the community with a minimal commitment! For more information, and to sign up go to the History Day website.



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Stolen dog - a warning to local residents

By Elisa Cooper

A week ago Saturday our dog disappeared from our yard in the Meridian Park neighborhood, near Meridian Ave N. We were stunned and couldn't figure out how he could have gotten out as there were no visible signs of his forced exit. 

24 hours later, after scouring the neighborhood, we got a call from Animal Control.  (He is licensed and microchipped.) 

They had picked him up five miles from our house around the Jackson golf course. When we paid $45 dollars (and were told that we should be paying hundreds to get him out because he's not licensed in SEATTLE - but he is licensed in KING COUNTY and we live not in Seattle but King...we of course refused to buy into that ... and that is another story ... ) to get him out, they handed us his collar which had been cut and dumped near by. 

The animal control officers told us it was likely that he was stolen from our yard for breeding purposes and once the thieves realized he was neutered, they cut his collar and dumped him at a park or green area near by. I have never heard of such a thing, but it fits. Our dog would never run away, if he's ever gotten out, he sits by our back door waiting for us. And the collar that was cut was a dead give away.

We are very happy to have our dog back and wanted to let others know of the danger to their dogs.



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WeatherWatcher: Review of the past three weeks

The week ahead:
Stormy start, with a calm finish. We will be having one more good Pacific storm blow through the area Tuesday - Wednesday with breezy winds and rain. After that it looks like we will calm down for the end of the week and into the weekend. Should allow us all some time to clean up after the storm damage.

Highlight: Week 3 this month, average temperature was below freezing for the entire week!


Here's the data, oldest first, playing catch up.

December 31st - January 6th:
High temperature: 54.5ÂşF (Sunday the 1st)
Low temperature: 31.5ÂşF (Saturday the 31st)
Rainiest day: 0.43 inches (Wednesday the 4th)
Total rainfall: 0.76 inches
Warmest day: 47.8ÂşF (Tuesday the 3rd)
Coldest day: 35.3ÂşF (Saturday the 31st)
Average temperature: 43.1ÂşF

January 7th - 13th:
High temperature: 48.7°F (Monday the 9th)
Low temperature: 27.5°F (Friday the 13th)
Rainiest day: 0.17 inches (Monday the 9th)
Total rainfall: 0.17 inches
Warmest day: 45.1°F (Monday the 9th)
Coldest day: 33.4°F (Friday the 13th)
Average temperature: 38.3°F

January 14th - 20th (Week of snow):
High temperature: 40.5°F (Friday the 20th)
Low temperature: 25.0°F (Wednesday and Thursday, 18th and 19th)
Rainiest day: 0.65 inches (Friday the 20th, snow melt combined with moderate rainfall)
Total rainfall: 0.93 inches
Warmest day: 34.6°F (Friday the 20th)
Coldest day: 25.8°F (Thursday the 19th)
Average temperature: 31.0°F

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. All weather data unless otherwise noted is sourced from Carl's Shoreline Weather Station.





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SCC Women's Basketball beaten by Peninsula College 65-45

Kaleigh Phillips scored 18 for SCC
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The Lady Dolphin Basketball Team got off to a bad start, only scoring 15 points in the first half in route to a 65-45 loss to Peninsula College on Saturday night in Port Angeles, WA.

SCC only shot 22.2% in the first half and was out rebounded 50 to 30 for the game, as the Lady Pirates dominated the boards and outscored SCC 15 to 4 in second chance points.

SCC was led by Kaleigh Phillips with 18 points, followed by Jenny Voss with 11 points. Gnanamani Hooyman had 7 rebounds for SCC.

SCC is now 8-7 on the season and 2-4 in the NWAACC Northern Region. Peninsula moves to 11-5 and 5-1. SCC plays at home on Monday and Wednesday of this week, facing Everett CC on Monday and Bellevue College on Wednesday. Both games are in the SCC Gym at 5:30 PM.



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SCC Men's Basketball drops 116-106 game to Peninsula

Will Acromite scored 26 points for SCC
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The Shoreline Community College Men's Basketball Team dropped a 116-106 game to the #3 ranked Peninsula College Pirates on Saturday night in Port Angeles, WA. SCC fell into a deep hole in the first half, being down 56-42 at half-time, but did outscore the Pirates 64-60 in the second period, but could not pull out the game in the end.

SCC was led by Will Acromite who scored 26 points and Avery Scharer who added 20 points and dished out 15 assists. Joe Bodman scored 16 points and added 11 rebounds for SCC. Reuben Donaldson added 15 points and Earlie Dixon 13 as five Dolphins scored in double figures.

Peninsula outscored the Dolphins 31-16 from the bench, to make the biggest difference in the game.

SCC is now 9-8 overall and 3-3 in the region. Peninsula is 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the NWAACC Northern Region. SCC plays Monday and Wednesday at home, against Everett CC on Monday in a snow game make-up and finishes the first half of the Northern Region schedule on Wednesday against #1 ranked and undefeated Bellevue College. Both games are in the SCC Gym at 7:30 PM.



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Recreation Guide “Choose the Cover” Contest

Have your photo on the cover of the Recreation Guide

This is the last week to enter your picture for the City of Shoreline’s Spring /Summer 2012 Recreation cover contest. 

If you have a great photo of people enjoying Shoreline City parks, recreation programs, classes, the Shoreline Pool or an event exploring the local culture, we want to showcase it for you! 

Digital images can be submitted online, by mail or by dropping off a CD clearly marked with your name at Shoreline City Hall or Spartan Recreation Center. Contest closes this Friday, January 27th. For more information go to the City website.




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Pho Tai restaurant in Safeway Plaza

Next to JoAnn Fabric in Safeway Plaza 155th and Aurora

By Kathy and Bob Plant

My husband and I are always on the lookout for a good bowl of pho, a vietnamese rice noodle soup. Recently in our travels around Shoreline we discovered Pho tai, a small restaurant hidden just south of Joann Fabrics in the little strip mall below Safeway on 155th and Aurora. 

Vermicelli noodle salad bowl at Pho tai
Photo by Kathy/Bob Plant

Their pho is consistently delicious and topped with sliced onions, thai basil, sprouts, cilantro, and your choice of various cuts of meat or tofu. The vegetables are always fresh and the flavor of the broth is heavenly. Their pho comes in three sizes ranging from $4.99 to $6.99.

The interior is clean and quiet
Photo by Bob/Kathy Plant

Pho tai is clean, comfortable, and has plenty of seating. It is not fancy. I would avoid the benches on one side of the restaurant if you are planning on a leisurely meal as they are a little firm for those used to cushions. It is a great place for conversation around a good meal as there is no background music. The service is friendly, consistent, and helpful. We have been there at least four times in the last month and each time have had the same waitress and cook. Each meal is prepared individually so comes to the table hot and attractively arranged.

Spring roll in peanut sauce
Photo by Bob/Kathy Plant
Banh Mi Thit Heo
BBQ Pork Sandwich at Pho tai
Photo by Kathy/Bob Plant

Pho tai has a full vietnamese menu. We can also recommend the vermicelli noodle salad and the vietnamese sandwiches. If you have never had a vietnamese sandwich, you are missing a real treat. Flavorful vegetables and meat served inside a crunchy fresh french roll.

Pho Tai 
Vietnamese Cuisine and Teriyaki
15210 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133
206-364-5448

Corrected and Updated 12-29-2012 11:22am


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The lights are back on in Shoreline

As of 1:45am, no Shoreline or Lake Forest Park outages appear on the Seattle City Light map. 700 customers are still in the dark in north Seattle, but none locally.

Keep the batteries stocked up, though. It just takes one big branch in the right location to take down thousands of customers.

City Light crews have been right on top of the problem areas and managing to stay ahead of falling branches.

If your power is out, call the Outage Hotline at 206-684-7400.



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City of Shoreline Speaker's Series begins Wednesday, Jan 25

Charles R. Wolfe, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers

On January 25, the City kicks off a five-month speaker series on themes related to the City's Comprehensive Plan. Each month, a speaker will present a topic relating to the Comprehensive Plan component that will be before the Planning Commission the following week.

The first speaker, Charles R. Wolfe, will focus on Community Design. The event will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Shoreline City Council Chambers.

Charles R. Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe is a writer and contributor of articles on urban development topics to The Atlantic and The Huffington Post as well as being an attorney in Seattle where he focuses on land use and environmental law and permitting. 

He will be speaking on "The Six Urbanist Themes for 2012" as they relate to Shoreline's Vision and Community Design. He is known for his innovative use of land use regulatory tools and sustainable development techniques on behalf of both the private and public sectors to successfully redevelop infill properties.

Following each speaker's presentation, attendees will be invited to mingle and share ideas with staff and other participants. These ideas will be transformed into new goals and policies for the Comprehensive Plan that will guide future decisions made by City officials and staff. The Comprehensive Plan is the primary tool used by local governments to guide decisions regarding the use of land, housing, transportation, community design, economic development, infrastructure and natural resources.



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WeatherWatcher: Snowmagedon? Not likely. Take a look at 1916 and the timeline of last week

I've been reading a lot of media reports lately that have claims that this is the worst snow storm the area has had in over 30 years. Others have been using the term Snowmaggedon or Snowpocalypse. I'm more of a realistic type of person when it comes to my comparison of storms. I also do not use daily totals as a way of comparing snow storms. 

For a single day snow fall, the record is still in 1916 at 21.6 inches of snow over the Seattle metro area. How did these storms impact what is now Shoreline and Lake Forest Park? Well, this is still a topic of research that I am still working on. 

However. on February 1, 1916, after a month of sub freezing temperatures which had Green Lake open for ice skating and Lake Union frozen in a slushy ice mess, a snow storm hit at 5pm. By 5pm the next day, February 2nd, 21.6 inches of new snow had fallen. Many roofs collapsed and a lot of damage was done. Arctic freezes lasting more than a month or two were actually common before the 1950's with most of the winter precipitation falling as snow. 

Snow weighs on branches
Photo by Carl Dinse
In December 1996, we had 23 inches of snow total before it turned to rain with massive snow melt. Even the past two years we've had colder temperatures than we've had so far this winter.

That said, we had between 5-7 inches of snow across the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park area total Thursday evening, January 19th. Early the morning of January 20th some spots received a dusting of new snow before it turned into a rain drizzle. Temperatures warmed above freezing at about 7:30 am. Our lowest temperature last week was 25.0°F, (Tuesday, and Wednesday). This was for us, a very average snow event. Other areas in Western Washington got hit much harder.

Here's the time line of the week's snow events.
  • Saturday January 14th: Snow showers no significant accumulations.
  • Sunday January 15th: Snow showers, but not much in the way of accumulation.
  • Monday January 16th: National Weather Service issued two winter storm watches for our area, one for Monday night-Tuesday, 2nd for Wednesday. More snow showers, little accumulation.
  • Tuesday January 17th: 2 inches of new snow, some neighborhoods got up to 3 inches. Winter weather advisory was issued as a result. Winter storm warning issued for Wednesday.
  • Wednesday January 18th: 2 new inches of snow, then a freezing mist leaving all surfaces, trees coated in ice, the weight caused several power outages throughout the area.
  • Thursday January 19th: 2-3 new inches of snow. This was the day it was supposed to rain and didn't. Turned out to be the biggest snow day of the week, with temperatures hovering around 26°F all day, and moderate snow fall until about 4pm in the afternoon. Snow flurries throughout the rest of the evening. 
    • This brought the total snow accumulation on the ground to 5-7 inches. Some daily melting was occurring during the week as temperatures rose during the day above freezing until Wednesday. The National Weather Service issued an Ice storm warning for the Seattle area, however we received snow, and no freezing rain after all.
  • Friday January 20th: Dusting of snow overnight, temperatures started slowly warming from 25.3°F starting at 1am, breaking the 32.0°F mark at about 7:30 AM. The changeover to rain happened as the warm front started pushing through the area late this morning and this afternoon. Temperatures were in the upper 30's by late afternoon and the melting process began.


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Power outages reduced to 1615 customers

At 12:06 am Monday, power outages in Shoreline and North Seattle were reduced to seven outages with 1400 Shoreline customers without power.

The Ridgecrest / North City outage is blamed on equipment failure and estimated restoration time is 3 am. There is a single customer in Ballinger who is expected to be back online by 5 am.

If your power is out and you are not on the map, call the Outage Hotline at 206-684-7400.


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Shorecrest boys top Shorewood 62-52 in finalé of five-game Saturday Hoopapalooza III at Shorewood

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Shorecrest guard number 15, Trevor McCoy, has control of a loose ball and looks to pass to team mates Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr., number 32, or Keith Shattuck, number 31, as Scots' guard Ryan Canfield, number 2, looks to provide an outlet.   Shorewood players Josh Hawkinson, number 24, Semir Kadric, number 22, and Gage Carroll, number 10, try to get to the ball.  Photo by Wayne Pridemore


The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team defeated Shorewood 62-52 in the final game of the five-game Hoopapaloosa III series involving boys’ and girls’ varsity, junior varsity and “C” teams from the two schools Saturday at Shorewood.

Shorecrest takes an 8-2 Western Conference 3A division record (9-5 overall) into a game at Marysville-Getchell Thursday at 7:15 p.m., with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at 5:40 and “C” teams playing at 3:45. The Scots then play home games Friday with Meadowdale and Saturday against Lynnwood in a game postponed from last week. The Shorecrest “C” team (6-4, 7-6 after a 40-33 victory over Shorewood) plays at Edmonds-Woodway Tuesday at 7:15.

Shorewood takes a 7-2, 10-3 record into a a game at Marysville-Getchell (1-9, 1-13) Tuesday at 7:15 p.m., with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 5:40 and “C” teams playing at 3:45. The Thunderbirds then play a home game with Everett Thursday, a game at Glacier Peak Friday and a make-up game at Oak Harbor Saturday.

Shorewood sophomore Taylor Freeman drives and then scores.
Shorecrest's Keith Shattuck and Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr. defend.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In Shorecrest’s 62-52 victory over Shorewood Saturday, Shorewood took a 13-9 first-quarter lead before Shorecrest went ahead 28-25 at halftime and 43-39 after three quarters and extended the lead in the final period. Keith Shattuck led Shorecrest with 17 points, followed by Junior Chibuogwu with 11, Alex Horning with 10 and Conin Oishi with 8. Josh Hawkinson of Shorewood led all scorers with 21 points. 

For the season, Chibuogwu leads Shorecrest with 232 points in 14 games for an average of 16.6 points per game, and Hawkinson leads Shorewood with 200 points in 11 games for an average of 18.2 points per game followed by Semir Kadiric with 164 points in 13 games for an average of 12.6, 

Shorecrest 62, Shorewood 52
At Shorewood, Saturday, Jan. 21

Shorecrest     9 19 15 19 -- 62
Shorewood 13 12 14 13 -- 52

Scoring:
Shorecrest
Points
Conin Oishi
8
Ryan Canfield
7
Dylan Pontrello
7
Trevor McCoy
2
Keith Shattuck
17
Emmanuel Chibuogwu, Jr.
11
Alex Horning
10
Zach Lawson
0
Liam O'Neill
0
Shorewood
Points
Ben Andrews
7
Gage Carroll
6
Taylor Freeman
5
Semir Kadiric
5
Yonathan Michael
4
Josh Hawkinson
21
Zane Hopen
2
Anxhelos Pere
2
Levi Diaz
0

Wesco 3A Varsity Boys’Basketball Standings

Wesco 3A                           Overall


W
L
Win %

W
L
Win %
Mountlake Terrace
10
0
1.000

14
0
1.000
Shorecrest
8
2
.800

9
5
.643
Shorewood
7
2
.778

10
3
.769
Glacier Peak
8
3
.727

11
4
.733
Oak Harbor
5
5
.500

5
9
.357
Meadowdale
3
7
.300

5
10
.333
Everett
2
9
.182

2
11
.154
Lynnwood
2
9
.182

2
13
.133
Marysville Getchell
1
9
.100

1
13
.071




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