Pétanque anyone?

Monday, February 20, 2012

French teacher Jill Capozzoli
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver
Bonjour! The following article is a summary of a class activity from the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center's French teacher, Jill Capozzoli.

The class meets every Thursday at 10am to 11:30am in the Center. Jill is a very experienced teacher, as well as creative, just one of the many dedicated instructors who teach classes at the Center. 

Anyone wishing to join her class needs to have a pretty good knowledge of French as the class has been together for some time. However, new members are welcome.

“My intermediate French conversation and reading class at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is composed of a dozen senior citizens.” One of the stories read by the class was about one of France’s national pastimes: pĂ©tanque.

Many of the students had watched games of pétanque when they visited France, but only a couple had actually played the game.

Michelle Martin, president of the Edmonds Pétanque Club in Edmonds invited the class to play with the Club at the newly expanded Edmonds Civic Playfield which includes three special pétanque courts.

After a review of the French vocabulary and rules of the game, a great afternoon was enjoyed by members of both the PĂ©tanque Club and French Class. It’s fun to note that the oldest student, the doyenne, turned out to be a better player than the youngest player, the teacher!

Playing pétanque in Edmonds turned out to be a great experience for the class. It provided a perfect occasion for the French language and culture to be combined while bringing students and members of the community together for a pleasant time.

See more about the classes offered at Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center at their website.




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Paramount School Park clean up on Saturday, Feb 25

Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association or phone Patty H. 206-365-8596.

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Aurora construction update for the week of February 19, 2012

Crews will be removing and replacing signs along Aurora between N 145th and N 165th Streets. Single lane closures are expected for short periods of time.

N 165th - N 185th Streets (Marshbank Construction)

This week, crews will:
  • Continue electrical work on traffic signals and street luminaires.

N 185th - N 192nd Streets (Johansen Excavating)

This week, crews will:
  • Begin installing signal mast arms at N 192nd Street. Single lane closures in the north and/or southbound direction will be required.
  • Continue to coordinate with Seattle City Light, Comcast, and Frontier to convert properties from overhead power and communication systems to new underground systems.
  • Continue placing irrigation lines and topsoil in preparation for landscape installation.

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will continue working at night (7 p.m. to 5 a.m.) to relocate a gas main and gas valves on Aurora.

Check the website for detailed construction information.



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Global Literature - Global View - Shoreline Library

Anu Taranath, PhD
Global Literature: How Learning About "Over There" Helps Us Understand "Over Here"
Presented by Anu Taranath, University of Washington Professor
Monday, February 27, 2012, 12 noon

Literature from around the globe helps us picture people "over there" and brings texture and depth to our lives "over here". Examples from global literature will be used to suggest ways of reading that invite conversation on often difficult topics of power, privilege, voice and agency.

Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline, WA 98155, 206-362-7550

Humanities Washington is the state's flagship non-profit for promoting and providing programs based in the humanities. Since 1973, Humanities Washington has provided a rich array of programs, exhibits, and experiences to hundreds of thousands of people across the state.

Dr. Anu Taranath is a professor in the English department and the Comparative History of Ideas program at the University of Washington Seattle since 2000. She is a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, and a recipient of the University of Washington 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award. 


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Bird Banding Here Today

Sunday, February 19, 2012


By Christine Southwick

Perhaps you have seen a sign in your neighborhood that says, “Bird Banding Here Today.” What does that mean? Why band birds, anyway?

With habitat loss being the number one cause of bird deaths, the habitat that each species depends upon for survival needs to be protected. The majority of the birds in question are migratory. The trees or specific vegetation needed for nesting, and the wintering locations bird use need to be identified and saved. Just as importantly, their resting stops that contain sustaining food and water along their flyways also need to be safe-guarded if they are to reach their breeding grounds at one end, and their warmer “wintering grounds” at the other end of their migration.

Tools of the trade: bird book, pliers
Photo by Christine Southwick

But, how do you know one bird from another? Is that robin, or that chickadee, that you saw yesterday the same bird that you saw today, or are these each different birds just passing through?

The best way to study individuals or a species is to put some sort of marker on them: for perching birds (Passerines) that’s usually silver numbered bird bands, sometimes combined with colored bands. Each banded bird has a metal numbered leg band stamped with a unique number recorded by the national Bird Banding Lab. These numbered bands are issued to Master Banders who have applied for, and received a permit for each specific study.

Mist nets gently catch the birds
Photo by Becky Uhler

Passerines are usually caught using mist nets, a very safe and easily watched method. A mist net is ten feet high and usually either six or ten meters long. Five horizontal pockets run the full length to gently catch any bird that flies into the almost invisible barrier.

Trained banders carefully extract birds from the net and take it to the banding table, where the correct-sized band is fitted, and the bird’s age, gender, and general health is determined and written down on a 36-column legal sized data sheet. All this information is sent to the Bird Banding Lab and entered into a national database available to researches.

A young visitor gets the chance to hold a bird
Photo by Christine Southwick

There is a really neat opportunity to watch birds being banded here in Shoreline. From October through April there is a site in Briarcrest, one at Shoreline Community College, and a third on Lyon Creek in Lake Forest Park. Visitors are welcome, and more information is available on the Puget Sound Bird Observatory website

So, next time you see a sign, Bird Banding here, you’ll know that neighbors are doing an important scientific study to help birds that use this area in the winter. If you have time, come spend an hour or so and watch the process. You may even be given the opportunity to hold a bird.


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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Improvements planned for Echo Lake Park

Lewisia bed at Echo Lake Park entrance
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

From 6 to 6:55 pm on Tuesday, February 21, the public is invited to discuss the planned improvements to Echo Lake Park.

On October 18, members of the public participated in a discussion and brainstorming session to share their ideas for improvements to Echo Lake Park. Comments were taken online and by phone.

On February 21, there will be a review of the design options based on input received in October.

The meeting will be held at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, third floor conference room, and will immediately precede the February Echo Lake Neighborhood Association meeting on "What part of your property don't you own?"

For more information on Echo Lake Park, visit the city website or call Maureen Colaizzi, Parks Project Coordinator at 206-801-2603.



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Shorewood diver Eddie Young wins third straight State championship with Moss of Shorecrest fourth

Eddie Young, State 3A Diving Champion
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Shorewood diver Eddie Young won his third straight State championship Saturday in Federal Way, with Aaron Moss of Shorecrest fourth.

Young, a Shorewood senior, won his second straight State 3A championship after winning the 4A championship as a sophomore.

State Boys‘ Swimming championships
At King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way

CLASS 3A

Team scores (Top 10) — Lakeside (Seattle) 311, Mercer Island 300, Bainbridge 229.5, Liberty (Issaquah) 168, Kennedy Catholic 158, Bellevue 132, O'Dea 118, Mountain View 101, Camas 96, Seattle Prep 81.5.

FINALS

200 medley relay — 1, Lakeside 1:36.58.
200 freestyle — 1, Maudslien, Kennedy Catholic, 1:38.79*.
200 individual medley — 1, Thach, Kennedy Catholic, 1:50.85*.
50 free — 1, Wagner, Lakeside, 20.87.
Diving — 1, Eddie Young, Shorewood, 442.80; 2… 4, Aaron Moss, Shorecrest, 360.15.
100 butterfly — 1, Maudslien, Kennedy Catholic, 49.89.
100 free — 1, Wagner, Lakeside, 45.47*;.
500 free — 1, McCarthy, Bainbridge, 4:35.27.
200 free relay — 1, Mercer Island, 1:27.35.
100 backstroke — 1, Lindsay, Auburn Mountainview, 51.29.
100 breaststroke — 1, Raymond Ha, Liberty, 57.46;
400 free relay — 1, Lakeside (Seattle). 3:08.61.

* Automatic All-American



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Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop, Tuesday, February 21

February is designated as Marketing Month at QuickStart Shoreline.

To assist community businesses in growing their sales, all of February’s Quick-Start Shoreline Business Lunch and Learn Workshops will focus on marketing for today’s economy.

Join us for our February Marketing workshop 2/21/2012 this Tuesday entitled "Taking Control of Marketing"

The Tuesday Lunch and Learn for start-up business owners, February 21st, 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N, is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. The sessions are free; bring a brown bag lunch.

A series of four workshops titled “Removing the Marketing Roadblocks” and presented by Master Marketer, Daniel Singley, is scheduled for each Tuesday in February from 12 noon to 1:30 pm at the Shoreline City Hall. The program is free and will provide CEO’s, Business Owners and Managers a proven strategy for making better marketing decisions in an ever-changing marketplace.

Daniel Singley
The program is based on the Action Marketing Technology™ developed by Singley. Each week a key marketing component will be presented with coaching on proper implementation. “This is a hands-on program for developing effective go-to-market strategies that get the customer to respond,” Singley says.

In 2011 overall marketing effectiveness dropped, Singley reports. “It’s a trend that will continue for companies that rely on traditional approaches,” Singley says. “Companies rethinking the process are reversing these trends and seeing new opportunities emerge.”

The Quick-Start Shoreline Business Lunch and Learn Workshop is presented in partnership with the Shoreline Community College Business Accelerator program and open to everyone and Singley recommends the program to anyone promoting a message in today’s marketplace.

“Removing the Marketing Roadblocks” will be presented on February 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 12-noon to 1:30 pm at the Shoreline City Hall. 17500 Midvale Ave N. Shoreline WA 98133. Admission is free and you may bring a brown-bag lunch or snack.



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SCC Men's Basketball Defeats Everett CC 114-110

Earlie Dixon scored 26 points
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
By Douglas W. Palmer

The Shoreline Community College men's basketball team got a big win on Saturday night in the Everett Community College gym, as they pulled out a 114 to 110 win over the Trojans and put themselves into a good position to return to the NWAACC Men's Basketball Championship, as any combination of one SCC win this week or a North Seattle CC loss, puts the Dolphins back into the NWAACC Championship tournament.

The Dolphins playing without starting point guard Avery Scharer, who was out with a sprained ankle, got 26 points from Earlie Dixon and Joe Bodman dominated the boards, collecting 15 rebounds in the victory. Kelly Hong scored 20 points, 18 from 3 point range and the trio of Will Acromite, Anthony Edwards and Bodman, scored 14, 13 and 12 respectively, in the usual SCC balanced attack.

Shoreline led 54-48 at half, but the stubborn Everett squad would never let SCC get away from them, as they almost matched SCC from 3 point range, 39 to 33 in points, but SCC dominated the boards, 66 to 51 in rebounds and points off turnovers 37 to 26 and SCC’s depth outscored ECC from the bench, 41 to 22.

SCC is now 16-9 for the season, 10-4 in the region. Everett drops to 4-19 and 1-12. SCC is still in third place in the region, 1/2 game behind Peninsula College for second place in the NWAACC Northern Region and 1/2 game ahead of Bellevue College.

Shoreline plays Peninsula on Monday at 6:30 PM in the SCC Gym and then travels to Bellevue College on Wednesday night to face the Bulldogs in SCC's last regular season game. SCC has a bye on Saturday, the last weekend of NWAACC play. SCC can finish no worse than a tie 4th place now, which would force a play-in game between the two teams tied for the last championship spot. SCC can still finish has high as second with a win over Peninsula College on Monday and other games falling across the region during the week falling into place.

Peninsula will enter Monday's game with a 20-4 record, 10-3 in the region, and the Pirates are ranked 5th in the NWAACC. SCC dropped a 116 to 106 game to Peninsula at PC back in January. PC features the league's 2nd leading scorer, J.T. Terrell, a Wake Forest University transfer.



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SCC Lady Dolphins Beat Everett Community College 67-56

Tess Cathey, shown in a previous game,
scored 17 points against Everett
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
By Douglas W. Palmer

The Shoreline Community College women's basketball team won their second game in a row, beating Everett Community College 67-56 on Saturday afternoon in the Everett CC gym.

Sophomore guard, Tess Cathey, led Shoreline with 17 points, followed closely by sophomore Gnanamani Hooyman with 16 points and freshman Kaleigh Phillips with 14. Hooyman added 9 rebounds and 5 steals while Phillips pulled down 8 rebounds.

Shoreline got revenge for an earlier defeat to the Lady Trojans, 57-52 when SCC hosted ECC back in January.

SCC moved to 10-13 on the year and 4-10 in the region. SCC has had only one 10 win season in the past 6 years and only one 4 win region record during the same time period. Everett goes to 6-15 overall and 5-8 in the region.

SCC plays its final home game on Monday at 4:30 PM against Peninsula College. 

Peninsula has qualified for the NWAACC Basketball Championship and has a 15-8 record overall and 9-4 record in the region coming into Monday's game with SCC.



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Youth of Shoreline: Get your music seen & heard at Shoreline Youth Jam 2012

Free entry try-out at Fat Laces 2012!

By Scott Becker

SHORELINE YOUTH JAM 2012 is happening Friday, April 6th, 6 to 10pm, at the Shoreline Community College PUB. It’s a “no-holds-barred” musical competition open to all youth living in Shoreline. Check it out on Facebook.

We are also inviting Shoreline’s youth to get involved in creating and managing the event. If you are interested in joining the Jam Committee to help, please get in touch via the contacts below.

Looking for an easy way to enter Youth Jam? Come perform at Fat Laces 2012: Annual Teen Break Battle, Friday, February 24, 6:30 to 11:00pm at Richmond Highlands Recreation Center. Members of the Jam Committee will be present at the show, so any performance is also an official try-out for entry into Youth Jam! For more info on Fat Laces, see the flyer.

So, what are the details on Shoreline Youth Jam?

The youth of Shoreline, 18 or younger, with a musical act of any kind are invited to compete in Shoreline Youth Jam. The event, organized and sponsored by the City of Shoreline & multiple neighborhood groups, is a contest that features a live audience, professional sound, and constructive feedback by judges from the local music scene. Performers will be arranged into showcase segments (2-3 songs) and prizes will be awarded in several categories.

Entrants are asked to submit information about your act, a recorded sample of your performance, and a suggested donation of $20 (pay what you can) by the March 16, 2011 deadline, to be considered for the show. Any recorded media is acceptable, including but not limited to: videos, thumb drives, CD-Rs, & tapes. For more details or to submit material, please contact Scott Becker (contact info below).

Tickets for the show will be sold at the door for $2. A limited number of free tickets will be provided to each participant for family or friends.

Refreshments will be available for purchase from the PUB Chartwells Espresso and Deli. Bring your friends, your family, everyone you know to support your favorite act and enjoy the Jam!

Performers Contact: Scott Becker, 206-533-9112
General Information and Promotion: Stefanie Gendreau-Stroud, 206-310-0560



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Book Review by Aarene Storms: Entwined

By Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach Library, KCLS

Entwined, by Heather Dixon,
Audiobook read by Mandy Williams

Princess Azalea is the eldest of many sisters, and heir to throne of Eathe. When her mother dies giving birth to the twelfth princess, her father the king declares that the entire household will observe mourning for an entire year: no playing in the garden, no colorful dresses, and worst of all: no dancing. The princesses are determined to dance...and when they discover a secret, magical ballroom beneath the fireplace presided over by the handsome and magical Mr. Keeper, it seems like the perfect solution. But Mr. Keeper has darker plans for the princesses...and for the kingdom.

This delightful retelling of Grimm's classic tale about twelve dancing princesses has a few charming twists. The characters of Azalea and her sisters as well as the king and a few remarkable princes and ministers make for an enchanting read. Although the original tale was also inspiration for Jessica Day George's Princess of the Midnight Ball (2009), readers will find that this story is darker and more satisfying.

The audiobook is deftly read by Mandy Williams, who manages to gracefully convey the differences between twelve dance-obsessed daughters without tripping either herself or the listener.

No cussing or nekkidness. Some charmingly clandestine kisses and lots and lots of dancing. Recommended for readers ages 10 to adult.

The events may not have happened; still, the story is true. --R. Silvern

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Doing Well and Doing Good: Microsoft Corporation

Akhtar Badshah
DOING WELL and DOING GOOD: Microsoft Corporation

Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director of Global Community Affairs

Since 1983, Microsoft and its employees have provided over $4.6 billion in cash, services and software to nonprofits around the world through localized giving and volunteer campaigns.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7-8:30 pm
Shoreline Community College, Room 9208 PUB (map)

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Camelback water bottles and video game software will be raffled off at the event

Part of the Business Philanthropy and Development Symposium, organized by the Global Affairs Center.



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Shorewood wins State Bowling tournament

Ashley Phillips and Monica Eik placed at State level
in Singles Bowling Tournament

Saturday and Sunday. February 18 and 19, over 28 schools in three Divisions from all over the state came together for the 47th annual Washington State Bowling tournament at Kenmore Lanes in Kenmore. 

Shorewood High School entered the competition in the 6th place in Division II. After the first day of bowling, Shorewood was tied for 2nd place. 

Sunday, Shorewood successfully defended their State Championship, beating Lynnwood High School 5-2, finishing with 46 1/2 points. 

Shorewood Varsity team (back row: Jon Bjorkstam, Greg Lobo Max Wagner,
 Front row: Eugene Holley Jr, Miranda Igl & Cody DeJoria) with the trophy

Varsity bowlers Eugene Holley Jr, Jon Bjorkstam, Max Wagner, Greg Lobo, Cody Dejoria and Miranda Igl will return to Kenmore Lanes Monday to play in the Metro tournament.

Advisor Tammy Ceesay and Coach Alex Logsdon

Team Coach is Shorewood alumnus Alex Logsdon and Advisor is Tammy Ceesay.

Shorewood also had two Varsity female bowlers place in the State Singles tournament, Ashley Phillips 5th place and Monica Eik 4th place.

Bowling is a Club sport at Shorewood and Shorecrest.



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Shorecrest advances to the regional round of State 3A girls’ basketball play

Bri Lasconia in action last year against Everett.
Lasconia just led her Shorecrest team to a state victory in 3A basketball.
Photo by Sang-wong Cho 

Bri Lasconia scored 23 points, including 10 in the pivotal fourth quarter, as Shorecrest defeated Glacier Peak, 63-51.

From our news partner, The Seattle Times:

LYNNWOOD — Brianne Lasconia tried to stay focused.

All she could think about was facing Glacier Peak in the Class 3A Northwest District title game Saturday night for the second year in a row and how Shorecrest was trying to sweep the Grizzlies this season.

Facing the same situation last year, Shorecrest fell short.

Lasconia and the Scots made this experience more memorable.

Lasconia scored 23 points, including 10 in the pivotal fourth quarter, as Shorecrest defeated Glacier Peak, 63-51.

The victory left the No. 10-ranked Scots cutting down the nets at Lynnwood and preparing for a trip to the 3A regionals.


Shorecrest advances to the regional round of State 3A girls’ basketball play as Northwest District champion after defeating Glacier Peak Saturday.

Shorecrest takes a 19-4 season record into its regional game Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. at Jackson High School in Mill Creek against the No. 5 team from the West Central/Southwest bi-district tournament.

Glacier Peak plays for the No. 2 District spot Tuesday against Lynnwood, which defeated Ferndale, 70-54 Saturday.

In Shorecrest’s 63-51 victory over Glacier Peak, the Scots led by one point at halftime and trailed by one point after three quarters before outscoring the Grizzlies 23-10 in the final period. Lasconia’s 23 points were followed by Janie Uppinghouse’s 12. Onyie Chibuogwu and Allison Jones each scored 10.

Shorecrest 63, Glacier Peak 51
At Lynnwood High School, Saturday, Feb. 18

Glacier Peak    16 14 11 10 -- 51
Shorecrest        21 10  9 23 -- 63

Shorecrest Scoring --Shattuck 0, Lasconia 26, Jones 3, Schlachter 0, Monson 0, Chibuogwu 10, Greenburg 5, Uppinghouse 15, Matheson 4



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Presidents' Day - Monday, February 20, 2012

Holiday Monday – President’s Day - February 20, 2012

  • King County offices-- including City, state, and federal offices are closed
  • King County Library System is closed
  • Shoreline City Council meeting moved to Tuesday, February 21 at 7pm
  • Postal Service (USPS) is closed
  • Banks and credit unions are closed
  • Shoreline public schools are closed; beginning mid-winter break for the week
  • Banks and credit unions are closed
  • Metro busses are running on weekday schedule and no UW (designated trips cancelled)
  • Sound Transit trains will operate on ‘reduced-weekday’ schedule
  • Garbage collection on regular schedule
  • Retail and service businesses are open; check for special holiday hours
  • Parking meters in Seattle: Free - will not be enforced

Have we missed something? Leave a comment if you know about something which is open or closed or if you want to know about something.



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Final home Shoreline Community College basketball games feature “Paper Airplane Contest”


The final two home Shoreline Community College men’s and women’s basketball games on Monday feature the “Paper Airplane” Contest again. 

At half-time of both men’s and women’s basketball games, fans can build a paper airplane from paper supplied by the SCC Athletic Department. If you can fly your plane from the edge of the court and land it in a basket placed at the middle court, your name will be placed in a drawing at the end of the basketball season at the NWAACC Offices for 2 free Alaska Airline tickets to any where they fly. 

No one was able to land in the basket during the first contest on February 1, but we know you can!!!

SCC plays Peninsula College on Monday, at 4:30 PM (women’s game) and 6:30 PM (men’s game) and the contest will be ran at both half-times.

Come spend your President’s Day late afternoon and early evening with Shoreline Community College Men’s and Women’s Basketball and test your paper plane engineering to win a chance for two free airline tickets.

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Frank Workman on Sports - ESPN doesn't make the grade

By Frank Workman

Like you, perhaps, most of my email survey-requests go straight to my spam folder. (Oh, if we could just do the same for the countless political ads on TV we’re going to be exposed to between now and the first Tuesday in November – can’t somebody please make an app for that?)

But this survey was from ESPN, so I took a few minutes to respond (besides, I was going to be entered into a drawing --- I might WIN something!).

ESPN wanted me to give them an overall grade, and to explain how I arrived at it.

They merit an A based solely on the sheer volume of ballgames they televise and the fact that they cover sports 24/7. They’re not the (self-proclaimed) Worldwide Leader In Sports for nothing.

But I gave them an F on the basis of their numerous contributions to the deterioration of sportsmanship in our society.

Whether I’m watching a game or one of their highlights shows, the plays that get the most attention and are replayed most often tend to be those showing an athlete in a team sport acting selfishly ---- celebrating themselves and not their team.

Too many times the cameras focus on the end-zone dance, and not on the downfield block that helped the ball-carrier score the touchdown.

They show us the dunk, but not the screen that enabled the player to get open.

Or we see the slugger who has just clouted the ball out of the park, but we don’t see the previous hitter’s hard-earned base on balls with two outs that kept the inning alive.

Worse yet, too many times the touchdown dance results in a celebration penalty that costs the scorer’s team 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff.

Or the dunker poses following his two-pointer, only to see the opponent take advantage of his absence on defense and hit their own basket (or even 3-pointer) that negates the dunk.

And often we’ll see long fly balls not leave the yard while the hitter watches admiringly from the batters box, his failure to adhere to the first lesson every school child learns early on (hit the ball and run as fast as you can) costing his team an extra base or two.

All the while, ESPN has the chance to call out the selfishness and me-first attitude, but with rare exception the players are not only not criticized for their actions, but they are frequently commended for their “stylish” play.

At the end of each SportsCenter, they show the day’s Top Ten plays.

I’d like them to make two additions to their programming.

One, I want to see each day’s most unsung plays, highlighting the pretty pass, the hard slide into second that breaks up the double play, or the good open-field tackle that prevents a big gain.

And I’d love to see a daily citing of those boneheaded selfish plays that wind up hurting the offending players’ teams, with ample verbal criticism coming from the announcers.

Until ESPN cleans up its act and remembers what it means to be a good sport, the best grade I can give them is a C.



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Non-Stop Action with Kenya Safari Acrobats at Edmonds Center for the Arts

Kenya Safari Acrobats at ECA

Experience a whirlwind of electrifying stunts, rich culture and heart-pounding music as Edmonds Center for the Arts proudly welcomes the Kenya Safari Acrobats on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 7:30pm. 

Tickets are available online or by phone at 425-275-9595. Ticket prices range from $35-$40, $15 for youth. Additional service charges may apply.



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SCC Men’s Basketball Ranked 7th In the NWAACC Power Rankings

The Shoreline Community College Men’s Basketball Team is ranked 7th in the NWAACC Power Ratings put out by John Howard of the Clackamas Print newspaper. You can go to the men’s and women’s power rankings at: http://jwhsports.blogspot.com/

The Dolphins are not ranked in the official NWAACC Ratings from the conference website 

The Shoreline CC basketball teams face Peninsula College on Monday, at 4:30pm and 6:30pm in the SCC Gym.



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Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Scholarship Dinner a big success

The Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club put on an elegant fundraiser last week to benefit its Scholarship Fund for Shorewood students.

Held in the Shoreline City Hall council chambers, the fundraiser featured a gourmet dinner catered by the students of the Shorewood Culinary Arts Program.

Guest speaker Kelly Beetham, a graduate of Shorewood in 1993, spoke passionately about opportunities he had because of a scholarship he received from the original Shoreline Rotary Club, formed in 1953. That club is the parent of the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club, created in 1994.

One of the missions of both Rotary clubs is to assist in furthering education; scholarships are awarded annually.

“With the rising cost of college tuition, we saw a need to help students with more substantial scholarships than what we have given in the past,” said Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Club President Dina O’Leary.

“We expect to establish a tradition of an annual scholarship fundraising dinner to meet that goal.”

The dinner was attended by members from both clubs and others from the community, and raised over $6000, which will be granted to scholarship applicants in the spring.



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Shorecrest boys play for No. 2 District berth in regionals Tuesday after 61-57 victory over Ferndale Friday

Mountlake Terrace (22-1) advances to the regional round of the state playoffs next week, while Glacier Peak (16-7) plays Shorecrest in a loser-out game for the district's second seed to the regional round Tuesday at Mountlake Terrace.

Shorecrest 61, Ferndale 57

Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr. scored 24 points to lead Shorecrest past Ferndale in a loser-out game.

Keith Shattuck finished with 14 points for the Scots. He scored eight points in the fourth quarter to help hold off the Golden Eagles, who buried five three-pointers in the final frame.


The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team will play Glacier Peak at Mountlake Terrace High School for second place in the Northwest District tournament after the Scots defeated Ferndale Friday at Mountlake Terrace.

Shorecrest takes a 17-7 record into the game against Glacier Peak as part of a double header with the girls' second-place game.

The District champion plays in a winner-to-state regional game Friday, with the No. 2 team playing in a loser-out game. The winner of the regional loser-out game plays against the loser of the Friday winner-to-state game for the region's No. 2 State berth.

In Shorecrest’s 61-57 victory over Ferndale, the Scots led 14-10 after the first quarter and 28-25 at halftime, but fell behind 40-39 after three quarters before outscoring Ferndale 22-17 in the final period.

Shorecrest 61, Ferndale 57 
At Mountlake Terrace High School, Friday, Feb. 17

Ferndale---- 10 15 15 17 -- 57 
Shorecrest-  14 14 11 22 -- 61



Shorecrest Scoring
Points
Dylan Pontrello
9
Trevor McCoy
5
Ryan Canfield
4
Liam O'Neill
3
Emmanuel Chibuogwu, Jr.
24
Keith Shattuck
14
Alex Horning
0
Conin Oishi
0

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Hawai'ian lu'au and concert at New Hope Church

What's a Hawaiian event without shirts?
Photo by Jerry Pickard

By Jerry Pickard

120 people, including visitors from Hawaii, attended a lu'au and concert on February 10, 2012 at the New Hope Church, which kicked of the Northwest tour of Kohala, a Hawaiian music group.

The event was sponsored by Aloha Island Treasures  owned by Bill and Gloria Nahaleah, promoters of Hawaiian productions along the coast through Hawaiian Showcase TV.

New Hope Seattle Community Church is located at 19350 Firlands Way in Shoreline. It was founded seven years ago by Pastors Jon and Cindy Burgess who came to Shoreline from Hawaii to set up a church on the mainland. 

 "Missionaries to the "Howlies" you might say."

New Hope has a large following of expatriate Hawaiians who come from as far away as Bellingham to the north and Longview to the south for services. New Hope has Lu'au's and Hula's to celebrate many events.

Six Wahines dancing
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Lots of "Aunties" (older ladies) with flowers in their hair. Some "Wahines" (young ladies), and some "Kaikes" (Children) there for the food. It was a fun evening!

Bill and Gloria Nahaleah sing. Greg Porter on right.
Photo by Jerry Pickard
 

Bill and Gloria represent the Hawaiian community in the northwest. Bill has been doing promotions of his ethnic group all over the northwest and the Hawaiian islands with Gloria's help. Gloria has been a hula instructor for many years and teaches adults and children traditional Hula dance.

Greg Porter runs the Hawaiian radio show on Bellevue College's KBCS on Saturdays.

Kohala starts their first concert on the mainland.
Photo by Jerry Pickard


Kahealani Tripp performs a hula while Kohala plays.
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Some of the 120 diners at the lu'au
Photo by Jerry Pickard

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Shorewood gymnastics team seventh in State championships

Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Shorewood gymnastics team placed seventh at the State 3A championships Friday at the Tacoma Dome. Shorewood had a score of 148.750 behind champion Enumclaw's 177.600. Mead won the 4A championship with a score of 179.25.

Juliet Fisher of Shorewood placed 50th in the individual all-around standings with a score of 30.525, behind the 38.27 of first-place Kiya Bjorge from Southridge High School in Kennewick. Stephanie Spee of Shorewood placed 54th with a score of 29.200. Teammate Katie Holloway placed 68th at 23.600, with Yvonne Chan 79th at 21.150.

Championships in the five individual events were Saturday.

Holloway was tied for 29th in the preliminaries of the floor exercises Friday with a score of 9.250, behind Bjorge’s leading 9.750. The top 24 advanced to the Saturday finals which Bjorge won with another 9.750 score.

Team Scores:        
  1. Enumclaw, 177.600
  2. Columbia River. 167.800
  3. Bainbridge, 167.525
  4. University, 164.600
  5. Mount Si, 162.925
  6. Auburn Mountainview, 159.600
  7. Shorewood, 148.750
  8. Mountain View. 145.125


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Kyla Riley named scholar-athlete of the week by Davis Law Group

Friday, February 17, 2012

Davis Law Group created a program to recognize exceptional senior class student athletes who are performing well in the classroom and on the field. From January to April, two high school seniors in the greater Seattle area are chosen weekly and given a $100 scholarship to acknowledge their commitment.
The following article is reprinted with permission from Davis Law.

Kyla Riley, Scholar Athlete of the Week

Kyla Riley is a superb example of an all-around great student, athlete and member of her community. Between the 15 nominations received, Kyla’s dedication and hard work is reflected in all those that come in contact with her.

“Kyla is mature beyond her years and has been a great role model for her teammates and fellow colleagues over the years,” Kelly Donyes, employer at GYMagine Gymnastics, said. “She has had to personally struggle with personal illness that would have sidelined many us, but Kyla found the strength and courage to continue to support and excel in sports and school.”

Kyla was diagnosed with a difficult medical illness that causes extreme fatigue, yet it has never slowed her down.

Kyla has been involved in many sports throughout her years at Shorewood High School, including: diving team for four years and named Captain her senior year; gymnastics team for four years –and captain for three years; and she has been on the drill team for two years, helping her team win 2011 State Champions.

“She is an amazing young woman who has a bright future ahead,” Coach Susan Riley said.



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AARP Driver Safety Course for drivers 50 years plus

AARP is once again offering the popular Driver Safety Program for drivers 50 years and older.

The class is offered two consecutive days, March 19 and 20, 2012. Class time is from 9 AM to 2 PM with a one hour lunch break. The classes will be held at Cristwood Park Retirement Home, 350 N. 190 Street, Shoreline. Instructor is Paul Leaf.

A fee of $12.00 for AARP members or $14.00 for non-members is payable to AARP the first day of class. Participants must attend both days of class to complete the course.

Graduates may be eligible for multi-year auto insurance discounts.

To register, call 206-546-7500.



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Date set for Shoreline Fire Easter Egg hunt

From the 2011 Easter Egg Hunt in Shoreline
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire
The Shoreline Firefighters Association will hold their annual community Egg Hunt at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, on the beach. 

Carpool or walking suggested… parking is limited!

There will be separate age group areas, and children will be escorted to the search areas. Bring camera and basket for your egg treasures!



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SCC Men's Basketball defeats Edmonds, moves into third place in region

Kelly Hong hit 5 three pointers for the Dolphins.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The SCC Men's Basketball Team struggled shooting on Wednesday night, but was able to pullout the 84-79 victory over Edmonds Community College just the same and with losses by Bellevue College and North Seattle Community College on the night, the Dolphins moved into third place in the NWAACC Northern Region and gave themselves some breathing room in regards to the NWAACC Basketball Championship, as they now have a two game lead on North Seattle CC with 3 games to go, to clinch a berth in the NWAACC Championship.

Sophomore Avery Scharer led SCC with a great night, scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, just one assist short of a "Triple Double". Kelly Hong added 15 points (5 three pointers) while Earlie Dixon dropped 14 in and Joe Bodman and Jordan Lupher scored 11 and 10 respectively.

The Dolphins only shot 39.5% for the night, only connecting on 12 of 25 free throws (48%) and could not stop Marc Taylor of ECC, who scored 31 points for the Tritons but costly Edmonds turnovers at the end of the game and Jordan Lupher hitting 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch, sealed the game for SCC.

Shoreline is now 15-9 on the season, 9-4 in the region. SCC trails Peninsula College by one game for 2nd place in the division and leads Bellevue College by a 1/2 game for third. Edmonds drops to 2-18 overall and 2-10 in the region.

Shoreline plays at Everett CC on Saturday at 6:00 PM. If the Dolphins win there, it will set-up another showdown game in the SCC Gym, as Shoreline plays Peninsula College at home on President Day (Monday) at 6:30 PM with 2nd place in the region on the line.



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SCC Women's Basketball breaks losing streak, routs Edmonds

Tess Cathay added 10 points for SCC

Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The Lady Dolphin Basketball broke its 7 game losing streak in a 78-44 win over winless Edmonds Community College on Wednesday night in the Edmonds gym.

SCC led at half-time 43 to 28 and never was challenged in the game as the undermanned ECC squad struggled with the SCC press.

Shoreline was led by sophomore Gnanamani Hooyman who scored 23 points and had 8 rebounds. Jenny Voss added 13 points along with Tess Cathey and Kaleigh Phillips who both scored 10 each.

SCC is now 9-13 on the season and 3-10 in the NWAACC Northern Region. Edmonds falls to 0-20 and 0-12. SCC plays Saturday afternoon at Everett CC at 4:00 PM in the Everett CC Gym. Shoreline finishes its home season on Monday, at 4:30 PM against Peninsula College.



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Light rail in Shoreline

Light Rail is planned to come to Shoreline in 2023. 

That may seem a long way off, but in fact, the City Council will be developing “Framework Policies” to guide future planning around light rail stations in April 2012.

Currently three possible locations have been identified for evaluation for two future light rail stations in Shoreline including: 
  • the east side of I-5 at NE 145th Street, 
  • the east side of I-5 at NE 155th Street,
  • both the east and west sides of I-5 at NE 185th Street.

Join us on Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:30 for a speaker focused on concepts related to transit-oriented development, and find out what that means. Following the speaker, City staff would like to gather your ideas regarding what policies the Council should consider to guide future planning for development around these proposed stations.




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Shoreline Community College student wins national DECA contest with t-shirt design

Jason Hwang's winning t-shirt design

Shoreline Community College student, Shorewood graduate, and DECA member Jason Hwang learned recently that he is the winner of the Second Annual Collegiate DECA ICDC (International Career DECA Conference) T-shirt Design Contest.

The freshman at Shoreline is excited about his win, but is very low key about it. Hwang said he wasn’t asked by his instructor or DECA advisor David Starr to participate in the t-shirt design contest. “I just did it,” he said, not really thinking about the possibility of winning a national contest.

This wasn’t his first go at a t-shirt competition. When Hwang was a DECA member at Shorewood High School he submitted designs for the high school t-shirt design contests. “I used to design a lot of t-shirts and sweatshirts for our chapter (Shorewood),” he said. Hwang said he was frustrated that the DECA t-shirts his high school team wore were not very attractive so he entered the competition as a college student.

The winning T-shirt is simple in design Hwang says. It’s red, cursive lettering with a white outline on a dark t-shirt. Hwang’s design will be printed on t-shirts and other marketing items to be sold at the national conference in Salt Lake City April 28-May 1, 2012.

Hwang put his skills to work last year designing a t-shirt with SCC Prime Minister Luke Tchao to support Japan relief efforts. They found sponsors and raised over $30,000 with their help. 
"After being successful with this, it made it a lot easier for me to enter competitions or just design for fun," Hwang said.

Hwang won a $250 honorarium and 12 t-shirts, which he plans on sharing with Shoreline’s DECA team members.

The DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) is the highlight of the DECA year. Thousands of students, advisors, businesspersons and alumni gather for several days. Participants compete in one of several competitive events. The top competitors in each event are recognized for their outstanding achievements. In addition to the competitive events, many students and advisors participate in a variety of leadership and career advancing academies.

DECA (known as Delta Epsilon Chi 60 years ago) prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Updated 02-18-2012 9:38pm


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