Hillwood ice cream social Wednesday night 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Hillwood's 5th annual ice cream social is this evening, Wednesday, July 25 from 6:30 to 8:30pm in Hillwood Park, N. 193rd and 3rd NW. Everyone welcome!


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Shoreline City Council Meeting July 23, 2012


Notes from Shoreline City Council Meeting July 23, 2012
By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

The Shoreline City Council directed the City Manager to proceed with the acquisition of parts of the water utility in Shoreline currently controlled by Seattle Public Utility (SPU). The plan is for the city to write a ballot measure to bring before the council for approval on August 6th which would go before the voters next November.

A twenty-three member citizen steering committee studied the acquisition from technical and financial aspects with input from engineers and those with background in finance. The committee recommended continuing with the acquisition process stating in their letter to City Manager Underwood that the acquisition would give Shoreline greater control since Seattle now decides Shoreline rates and charges citizens 14% premium for living outside Seattle, “money which should stay in Shoreline and be reinvested in Shoreline’s system”. In addition Shoreline rate payers pay a Seattle Utility tax that helps fund Seattle’s police, fire and parks.

Deputy Mayor Eggen pointed out that the Seattle City Council is not as concerned with Shoreline’s water needs as the Shoreline City Council would be. “If we here in Shoreline mess up in running a water district you can fire us.”

Several members of the public questioned the amount of money it would take to acquire the utility and the amount of water storage that would be available. Councilmember Roberts recommended further study to answer questions before bringing it before the public. Diane Pottinger, District Manager of Shoreline Water District, the other utility which provides water to Shoreline, said in a letter to the steering committee that “if the citizens vote in favor of Shoreline becoming a authorized water utility” the city could “proceed in the future to take over ownership and operation of the Shoreline Water District without a vote of the water district residents.”

Mayor McGlashan said he felt moving ahead with the process of acquisition is “the right thing to do for the city. There will be risks. But we’ll be able to hear more from the citizens and explain what’s going on.”


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Volunteers needed for ESL program at Briarcrest Elementary


Hopelink ESL class

Studies show that English as a Second Language (ESL) classes boost employability and also help people participate more fully in their communities. And in the Shoreline School District, where 20 percent of families speak a language other than English at home, ESL classes also may help parents help their children do better in school.

This fall, Hopelink will begin offering adult ESL classes at Briarcrest Elementary in Shoreline two nights a week, and the agency is in need of volunteers to fill a variety of positions. Classes will run from November 2012 through the end of the school year in June 2013.

Volunteers are needed to serve as lead and assistant teachers, registration and assessment assistants and interpreters for beginning students who need help registering. Bilingual skills are not required for all positions but particularly needed are bilingual volunteers who speak the most common non-English languages heard in the Shoreline School District: Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Tagalog.

If you’re interested in volunteering, call now to schedule a screening interview in early August. Qualified volunteers interested in lead and assistant teaching positions will need to attend both a pre-service and a curriculum training session on any of the following Saturdays:

ESL Pre-Service Training Dates

  • August 25 – Kirkland/Northshore Hopelink Center
  • September 29 -Shoreline Hopelink Center

ESL Teacher Curriculum Training Dates

  • September 8 – Kirkland/Northshore Hopelink Center
  • October 13 –Shoreline Hopelink Center

Training for volunteers interested in one of the other positions will be set at a later date.

For more information on volunteering or to schedule an interview, contact Jani James, Adult Education Supervisor, at 425.250.3008 or jjames@hope-link.org.

Details on signing up to attend one of the classes will be available on the Hopelink website in mid-August.

Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in north and east King County by promoting self-sufficiency for all members of our community and helping people make lasting change. Hopelink meets the need for food, shelter, family development and stabilization, transportation and adult literacy skills. For more information on Hopelink and its services, call 425-869-6000. 


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Shakespeare at Richmond Beach Library Park Wednesday

Emily Grogan as Olivia and Emily Chisholm as Viola
Photo by John Ulman

Shakespeare in the Park, Wednesday, July 25, 7pm, FREE

Wooden O returns to Shoreline this week to perform Twelfth Night at Richmond Beach Library Park. This romantic comedy brims with wild infatuations, delightful antics, and beloved comic characters.

This event is part of Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council’s Summer Concerts in the Park. All concerts are free, family friendly and start at 7pm, rain or shine. Concerts are on most Wednesdays throughout area parks. The summer concert series is sponsored by Era Living/Aljoya Retirement Community, City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park, and 4Culture.

Richmond Beach Library Park is at 2201 NW 197th, next to Richmond Beach Library. (Please note that this is NOT the park down at the beach.)


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Yarn bombers unite for tree socks

Katherine D'Orazio (left) and Marion Mohrlok (right),
both of Shoreline, knit tree bombs at Swingin' Summer Eve.


Yarn-Bombers Unite for Tree Socks!

Would you like to contribute your knitting skills to a worthy and artistic cause?  Tree socks are a part of the sculpture installation at Summerset Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog on September 15, 2012. 

Knitting parties are being held every Thursday afternoon 1pm-3:30pm at Top Foods at 175th and Midvale in the Market Street Cafe, and also at Shakespeare in the Park on Wednesday, July 25th at Richmond Beach Library Park.

This tree has been Bombed!

These socks are fast and easy - size 11 needles or large Knifty Knitter loom - and yarn is provided so you can play with stripes of your own design. Email Cynthia to say, "Yes, I'm in!", and get more information about supplies and the pattern.  These are needed by September 1st, for installation on September 12.

And of course, you are all welcome on the day of the festival to admire the trees and your excellent handiwork.



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CORRECTION: Bonjour! Host families needed for French students

Tuesday, July 24, 2012



Correction to previous article - phone number has been updated!

Host families are needed for French students coming to Seattle for a few weeks this summer. What a way to learn about another country and language without having to leave Seattle!

There is a group of students all coming together. They will be doing activities together as a group for part of the time and the rest of the time, they will be spending with your family. We have one boy and one girl that we are looking for a host family for. 

We are looking for families that would be willing to open up their homes and hearts this summer for this program. The students arrive on July 31st and are here until August 21st.

It is not necessary to speak French - the students are here to practice their English (American) and experience local culture. 

Contact Tracie Chandler for more information about the students coming and the program at 425-760-2753.

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REMINDER: 32nd District candidates, Superior-Court candidates at Tuesday Richmond Beach forum

Monday, July 23, 2012

By Evan Smith

Tuesday is the primary-election candidates’ forum at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church.

Five candidates for two 32nd District legislative positions and six candidates for three King-County-Superior-Court positions will appear at the forum.

The forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church at the corner of Northwest Richmond Beach Road and 15th Avenue Northwest. It is in Pilgrim Hall in the basement of the Church.

One set of legislative candidates is incumbent Democratic 32nd District State Rep. Ruth Kagi of Shoreline and her two Republican opponents, Eric Alvey of Seattle and Robert Reedy of Mountlake Terrace. The other is incumbent 32nd District State Rep. Cindy Ryu of Shoreline and her one Republican opponent, Randy Hayden of Edmonds. In each case, the top two vote getters in the Aug. 7 primary advance to the Nov. 6 general election.

With redistricting, the District still includes Shoreline. Woodway, south Edmonds and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County but no longer includes Lake Forest Park, Kenmore or the north outskirts of Kirkland, but instead includes Lynnwood, part of Mountlake Terrace and part of northwest Seattle.

One of the Superior Court contests matches attorney Hong Tran and Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sean O'Donnell.

Another race matches incumbent Judge Doug North and Redmond City Councilwoman Kimberly Allen.

A third matches attorney Judy Ramseyer and Senior Deputy Prosecutor Gary Ernsdorff.

In all three, a candidate who gets a majority in the primary wins without running in the general election.



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Remembering J.P. - 2003 Grand Marshall of Celebrate Shoreline Parade

Geneva Hale, J.P. Patches, Patty Hale
pose before the 2003 Celebrate Shoreline Parade
where Patty and J.P. shared Grand Marshall honors

By Patty Hale

I did not grow up within reach of KIRO 7 TV, so as a child I did not get to experience the magic that was J.P. Patches. As an adult, I learned what a big part he played in the history, fun, and magic of the region. 

There was something about that face of his that drew people to him. He will be missed and remembered by kids young and old. 

Chris Wedes, in character as J.P. Patches, made a very important visit to Shoreline in 2003. I had the privilege and honor of sharing the title of Grand Marshall for the Celebrate Shoreline Parade with the great J.P. Patches.


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WeatherWatcher: A wet and cool week ahead


--The Week ahead
--Recent thunderstorms
--Weather data

We are looking at a cool and wet week ahead of us. We will see rain showers off and on through next Friday, with some sun breaks mixed in here and there. It's possible we might have a nice sunny day mixed in.

We've had a very long, and unusual streak of unstable weather for our region for the past 2 and a half weeks. Most notably the Friday July 13th storm that blew through the region in the morning from about 8am to 11am. I believe these are the effects of the greater weather patterns coming off of a La Nina pattern in combination with several other factors going on globally. In short we are in an unusual weather pattern that has been generating unstable and humid air. Normally these conditions last 1-3 days and then we are done for the summer. I'm continuing research into this weather pattern and will provide an update within a few weeks on the remainder of our summer outlook.

Weekly weather data:

June 23rd - June 29th:
High temperature: 75.2°F (Thursday June 28th)
Low temperature: 46.4°F (Wednesday June 27th)
Rainiest day: 0.58 inches (Saturday June 23rd)
Total rainfall: 0.71 inches
Warmest day: 63.5°F (Friday June 29th)
Coldest day: 54.2°F (Tuesday June 26th)
Average temperature: 58.2°F

June 30th - July 6th:
High temperature: 76.1°F (Friday July 6th)
Low temperature: 46.0°F (Thursday July 5th)
Rainiest day: 0.40 inches (Tuesday July 3rd) *
Total rainfall: 0.53 inches *
Warmest day: 62.3°F (Friday July 6th)
Coldest day: 55.1°F (Tuesday July 3rd)
Average temperature: 58.2°F

July 7th - July 13th:
High temperature: 81.7°F (Thursday July 12th)
Low temperature: 51.1°F (Saturday July 7th)
Rainiest day: 0.09 inches (Friday July 13th) *
Total rainfall: 0.09 inches *
Warmest day: 67.2°F (Thursday July 12th)
Coldest day: 61.2°F (Tuesday July 10th)
Average temperature: 63.7°F

July 14th - 20th:
High temperature: 79.0°F (Monday July 16th)
Low temperature: 53.4°F (Monday July 16th)
Rainiest day: 0.17 inches (Friday July 20th)
Total rainfall: 0.21 inches
Warmest day: 66.2°F (Tuesday July 17th)
Coldest day: 59.0°F (Sunday July 15th)
Average temperature: 63.5°F

Note: All rainfall data from July 1st through July 14th as noted with an (*) was recorded from Central Market's Weather Station in Shoreline due to a rain gauge malfunction at my station in Echo Lake.

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, starting Saturday morning at midnight.  All weather data unless otherwise noted is sourced from Carl's Shoreline Weather Station.

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Twitter: @SWeatherWatcher

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Tour de Terrace in Mountlake Terrace this weekend

From our friends at the MLT News


By Doug Petrowski

Mountlake Terrace’s biggest festival of the year begins this Friday, July 27, and continues throughout the weekend with live music and entertainment on the main stage, food booths and a beer garden, a carnival and street fair, pancake breakfasts, a Friday night parade, a Saturday classic car, truck and motorcycles show, a fun run Saturday morning and fireworks Saturday night.

Tour de Terrace runs Friday, noon-11 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Most of the festival activities take place at or near Evergreen Playfield, 56th Avenue West and 224th Street Southwest.

The Tour de Terrace parade gets rolling with the Seattle Police Motorcycle Drill Team leading the way, heading north on 56th Avenue West from 234th Street Southwest at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The parade features such entries as the Seafair Pirates and Clowns, the Lake City Western Vigilantes, various drill teams, dancers, floats, and classic cars. Grand Marshal for this year’s parade is Nalin Sood, head coach of the Mountlake Terrace High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team.

The Saturday night fireworks show is best viewed from Evergreen Playfield and points north, with the first fuses ignited at 10 p.m.

A new event for this year is the Mountlake Terrace 5K Fun Run/Walk that begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The run begins at Mountlake Terrace High School, 21801-44th Avenue West, and winds its way through city streets and Terrace Creek Park before returning to the high school. Organized by the Cedar Way Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, the race will benefit Mountlake Terrace public elementary schools. The cost is $25 per person, $20 for children, with kids under 5 free.

Pancake breakfasts are offered both Saturday and Sunday mornings, 8 a.m.-noon, at the festival. Cost is $5 per person.

Here’s the full schedule for the 2012 Tour de Terrace:

Friday, July 27
Festival opens at noon
Davis Carnival: 1-11 p.m.
Food Booths: 2-11 p.m.
Street Fair: Arts, Crafts, and Commercial Vendors 4-9 p.m.
Beer Garden: 5- 11 p.m.
Seattle Police Motorcycle Drill Team 6:45 p.m. (along parade route)
Tour de Terrace Parade: 7 p.m.
8:30 (after parade)-11 p.m. Sly Mr Y w/TimeSlip (High Energy Classic Rock)

Saturday, July 28
Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m.-noon
Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Mountlake Terrace 5K Fun Run/Walk: 8:30 a.m. (Mountlake Terrace H.S.)
Davis Carnival: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
Food Booths: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
Street Fair: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Beer Garden: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Featured music:
12-1:40 p.m., The Hay Burners (Eclectic Songwriting Duo)
2-3:40 p.m., 3 Miles High (Violin Fronted Rock)
4-5:40 p.m., Wired (Award Winning Blues Band)
6-7:40 p.m. The Popoffs (Pop/Rock)
8-11 p.m. Country Rock Association (Hard Rockin’ Country)
Fireworks Show: 10 p.m.

Sunday, July 29

Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m.-noon
Davis Carnival: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Food Booths: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Street Fair: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Beer Garden: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Featured Music:
12-1:40 p.m. Junkyard Jane Duo (Swampabilly Roots)
2-3:40 p.m. Little Bill and the Blue Notes (Local Blues Hero)
4-6 p.m. Geoffrey Castle (Celtic Rock)


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DogFest 2012 moves to Hamlin Park this year

Exhausted pooch had too much fun at last year's DogFest
Photo by Sonya Reasor
Saturday, August 11 ~ 11am to 3pm Hamlin Park
16006 15th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155


Join ShoreDog, the City of Shoreline and the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary for DogFest 2012 at its new location in Hamlin Park. 

And it's the Doggy Dash - just one of the events at DogFest
DogFest offers fun games, contests, vendors, demonstrations and information in a festive fido-friendly environment. 

All activities will take place in the enclosed ball fields to allow dogs to participate leash-free. 

Entry fees for pet contests will help raise money for ShoreDog, a non-profit volunteer stewardship group that is dedicated to supporting Shoreline’s off-leash areas.

Games include: Doggie Dash, Doggie Pie Eating Contest, Best Shedder, Best Eyes and more.

To learn more, or to sponsor or exhibit at Dogfest, visit ShoreDog or email 


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Shoreline resident is rising star in burlesque at the Triple Door

Shoreline resident Miss Holly Pop
Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann, producers of Seattle’s wildly successful burlesque extravaganzas “Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker” and “Through The Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland” bring you a party across time with their first-ever commissioned work, the new spectacle of ecdysiastic pageantry, “Burlesco DiVino: Wine In Rome”, a celebration of wine, beauty, and frivolity across time in The Eternal City.

Commissioned by The Triple Door to coincide with its annual Month Of Riesling Celebration, this show will take the audience on a wine-soaked adventure in two eras: The first, a harvest celebration that calls forth the God Of Wine himself in the time of the Roman Empire, and the second, the story of an intrepid reporter determined to photograph a reclusive diva in the Rome of the swingin’ Sixties.

Inspired by the great costume epics Quo Vadis and Satyricon, as well as mid-century visions of Rome such as La Dolce Vita and Roman Holiday, this show mixes classical and jazz music with the traditional music of ancient Rome and Italian go-go rock. Costumed by the illustrious Danial Hellman, arcane priestesses, paparazzi, Vespa-girls, fire dancers, and fashionistas all take their turn in the spotlight. This “party through time” mixes belly dance, go-go, and ballet with comedy, song, striptease, glamour, and an orgy that lasts 2000 years!

Featuring burlesque superstars Lily Verlaine, Inga Ingénue, The Luminous Pariah, Paris Original, Trojan Original, and Jasper McCann, with rising starlets Laurel Bordeaux, Tory Tiara, Holly Pop, and the fusion belly-dance trio Tribella, the show will leave you "punch-drunk with delight."

Shoreline resident Holly Pop was trained at the Evergreen City Ballet and attended Summer Dance Intensives at the American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet. She has performed in Seattle Opera’s productions of Rigoletto and Die Fledermaus, the Atomic Bombshell’s Lost in Space!, and joined the cast of Land of the Sweets: the Burlesque Nutcracker in 2011 as Janet the Snowflake. This is her third foray into burlesque.

The Triple Door, 216 Union, Seattle 98101 - directions and parking
August 8-10, 2012 – ON SALE NOW
Box Office: 206-838-4333

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Hillwood Soccer Club still open for registration


Hillwood Soccer players 2010


Hillwood Soccer Club is still open for registration. 

We encourage children 5 to 18 to come and enjoy the fun.  This is a great way to get to know your community and fellow students for the upcoming year.  

Hillwood Soccer Club is a non-profit, volunteer recreational soccer club.   Visit the website or call for more information, 206-542-3353.  

We rely strongly on our volunteers to make this a really positive experience for the kids!  Our volunteers are the parents, grandparents, siblings and family friends, who give of their time.  With that said, we are always looking for volunteers to be coaches, assistant coaches and team managers.  This is a great opportunity for high school students looking to fulfill community service.  

If you are interested in making some extra money, you can become a referee through Hillwood Soccer. Visit Hillwood Soccer’s website for more information on the referee clinics.   

Hillwood Soccer Club, come join the fun!!!"


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Prevent crime - form a block watch in time for National Night Out

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Updated 7-24-2012 11:43pm
Neighbors get to know each other over dinner in the street
at a Shoreline block watch potluck
Photo by Diane Hettrick

By the time you find out there is crime on your street, it may be too late to protect yourself. "The best offense is a good defense" and the best defense you can have is your neighbors. Retired police captain, current police consultant, and Shoreline Police volunteer Steve Robinson provides this information about block watches.


By Steven H. Robinson


The City of Shoreline and Shoreline Police provide many services related to crime prevention and information about what crimes are reported in your neighborhood.

You may not even know if this is a problem where you live. The Shoreline Police has some tools for you to determine the level of property crimes and other types of crimes in your neighborhood. They also provide the opportunities for neighborhoods to form Block Watches.

An organized and active Block Watch group is the single most important feature that will help you reduce crime in your neighborhood. A Block Watch is formed by a group of neighbors who are interested in mutual protection against burglary and other neighborhood crime. These neighbors agree to watch out for one another's homes and report unusual incidents to the police.

Since 1974, many residents have been actively and successfully working to reduce burglary in their neighborhoods. The many hundreds of Neighborhood Block Watch Groups have worked together to prevent the increasing crimes of burglary, auto theft and prowls and vandalism.

Knowing where and what types of crimes occur in your neighborhood can help your crime prevention efforts. Shoreline Police provide monthly crime maps indicating the most common property crimes in Shoreline.

Also included in the maps are incidents of robbery (crimes against persons). The maps are created by the Centralized Crime Analysis Research, Planning and Information Services Unit of the King County Sheriff’s Office. Click on this link to download them or visit one of the Shoreline Police Neighborhood Centers or main station to pick up a paper copy.


Block Watches and home security


For more information click on the links below: 
Contact the neighborhood officers for help getting started:
  • Officer Greg McKinney, 521 NE 165th St., Shoreline, WA 98155, 206-363-8424
  • Officer Leona Obstler, 624 NW Richmond Beach Rd., Shoreline, WA 98177, 206-546-3636

Do you want to find out where the crime in your neighborhood is? 


This information is also available through a new partnership between Shoreline Police, the King County Sheriff’s Office, and CrimeReports®, creators of the National Crime Map, at the Crime Reports website.

Shoreline Police agree that this service provides reliable, timely information and can assist in keeping the public informed about what is going on in the community. They encourage the community to use the information to help in crime prevention efforts in their neighborhoods.

The crime map is accessible 24 hours a day via the website and even lets local citizens sign up for free customizable email alerts. There is no cost to Shoreline residents for this service.

You can access your local crime map and sign up for daily, weekly, or monthly email crime alerts here. Map information is available for Lake Forest Park and Kenmore as well as Shoreline.

In Lake Forest Park, contact the police department for block watch information. Information links from Lake Forest Park Police: 

Tuesday, August 7, is National Night Out Against Crime - a perfect opportunity to gather your neighbors for a potluck dinner and information about forming a block watch on your street.


Contact your police department for assistance.



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Quick Start Shoreline business workshop Tuesday, July 24


The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on July 24, 2012 from 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. The workshop is free; feel free to bring a snack or a brown bag lunch.



Cloud Computing - Should My Business Take Flight?

If you’re unsure whether cloud computing is right for your organization’s IT needs or want your staff to gain more knowledge about the cloud, you will want to attend this workshop.

Questions About Cloud Computing for Business

Larry Owens
IntegrIT Network
Solutions
The 90-minute seminar is free and will provide information on how cloud computing can improve efficiency and help businesses to reach their goals and objectives. Attendees will discover how the cloud affects a company's technology choices and the pros and cons of moving to the cloud, and how to make an informed decision before you take flight.

The speaker, Larry Owens from IntegrIT Network Solutions, will share an easy to understand overview of what the cloud is all about and give you information on how to make informed decisions when choosing cloud services for your business. 

Attendees can expect to...  

  • discover how cloud computing can improve their operations efficiency and help businesses to reach their goals and objectives. 
  • get a better understanding of which pieces of their business operations are a good fit for the cloud (and those that are not)
  • learn what to look for in a cloud service and how to make the right vendor choice.

Top reasons you should attend...
  • you keep hearing about the cloud but not sure what it's all about.
  • you are thinking about moving to the cloud, but unsure how or where to get started.
  • you want to know how the cloud could affect your company's technology choices, the pros and cons of moving to the cloud, and how to make an informed decision before taking flight.


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Letter to the Editor: Looking for family of Larry Dale Wallace

To the Editor:


My name is Connel Coggins, resident of Hartselle, AL and native of Blanchard, Oklahoma.

I am seeking your help in locating the family of Larry Dale Wallace, former DEA Special Agent who was killed in the line of duty in Guam on December 19, 1975.  His family was living in the Seattle area during this time and wife Ritsuko and sons Ken and Mori supposedly live in the Shoreline area today.

I graduated from high school with Larry in 1961 - Blanchard High School, Oklahoma and lost track of him since that time. We recently held our 50th high school reunion and we still had Larry on our minds.

Recently we discovered a website where we found Larry's history of death.

The class of 1961 of Blanchard High School would love to locate Larry's family to insure they have memorabilia of his high school years.

We would appreciate any help you might give us in this endeavor.

111 Sherwood Drive SW
Hartselle AL 35640
256-751-2878







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Artists in Action at Sky Nursery

Saturday July 28th and Sunday July 29th  11am – 5pm

Artists in Action at Sky Nursery

Northwest Artists in Action is a group of accomplished fine artists who love to create and display their art in public.  The unique feature of the group is that each artist will be creating an art project on site.  This gives you a chance to see a painting being created in real time and the opportunity to discuss the art with the artist.  Each artist specializes in one or more of the fine arts media - oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, or pencil.  Stop by and admire a variety of paintings and sketches in progress, plus a display of finished original art available for purchase. 
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline WA 98133 206-546-4851 


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Ron Judd: In place names, we tell it like it is

By Diane Hettrick

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park don't really need to explain their names. "Shore to Shore and (county) Line to (city) Line" - and there's a Lake, there's a Forest (complete with deer), there's a Park. Well, maybe no parks in a city where most lot sizes are bigger than the parks, but not much explanation is required.

The rest of western Washington place names do require explanation, which is provided in this entertaining article by Seattle Times writer Ron Judd. Although he left our my personal favorites - Grayland (it rains all the time) and Washaway Beach (it has mostly washed away, along with the road and the houses) - he included many other places that most of us have visited, with the background on their names.

For example, I thought Deception Pass was named because of its treacherous tidal bore, but it actually has to do with the explorers' misconception about whether it was a passage or a bay.

Here's the article in Pacific NW Magazine: Woe be Washington: In place names we tell it like it is.


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Obituary: J.P. Patches 1928-2012

Word comes that Chris Wedes, the alter ego of beloved clown J. P. Patches, died Sunday morning after a long battle with multiple myeloma.

He continued performing up until last year, with his last event being the Fisherman's Festival in Ballard.

J.P. Patches signs autographs in Shoreline
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

One of his last events was in Shoreline, at the July 2011 Shoreline Classic Car Show at Meridian Park Elementary.

J.P. Patches was a part of every childhood in western Washington. He had a gift for being silly and goofy, yet crafty at the same time. He and Gertrude always seemed to let the Patches Pals in on the joke and bring them along for the ride on the tiny tricycle.


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Photos of Shorewood construction

Here are some shots that Steven H. Robinson took of the construction progress for the new Shorewood High School at 175th and Fremont.

The windows will all be replaced in period style
at the original Ronald School
New building under construction behind the old Ronald School


Front view

The site is challenging because of the small size, the need to have all students on campus for classes, and the boggy nature of the land at the south end of the site.


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Municipal League supports Children and Family Justice Center Levy

The King County Municipal League Foundation has announced its support for King County’s Proposition 1 on the Aug. 7 Primary ballot.

The League says that it supports Prop. 1, the Children and Family Justice Center Levy. The League refers to Prop. 1 as a “time-limited and reasonable property tax dedicated to a much-needed essential government facility,” and adds, “The current courthouse and detention facility are a sinkhole of needed repairs and maintenance expenses and have outlived their useful life. The new facilities will allow for improved services and programs to youth and families, lower County operating costs and will add housing and open space to what is an under-utilized, nine-acre parcel in an urbanizing neighborhood.”

The Municipal League said Thursday that it encourages the County to add a citizen advisory committee comprised of professionals and neighborhood residents and business representatives to the project. 

A copy of the Committee’s findings, recommendations and rationale, can be found here. 

The League said that its ballot recommendations are determined by groups of citizen volunteers who study the issue and review information on all sides. The recommendations are then reviewed and approved by the Municipal League Board of Trustees, whose focus is on promoting effective government.

The Municipal League of King County refers to itself as “a nonpartisan volunteer organization that has worked to ensure government that is open, effective and accountable since 1910. The Municipal League is dedicated to improving the caliber of public officials and the quality of public decisions.”

The ShorelineAreaNews report from July 13 that included pro- and con statements from the County voters’ pamphlet is here.



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Lake Forest Park is resurfacing streets with chip seal

From the City of Lake Forest Park

The City of Lake Forest Park is committed to preserving and improving streets and employs two maintenance strategies to achieve these goals, asphalt overlays and chip sealing. The project area for the 2012 chip seal process is 55th Ave NE from the 19300 block to the 20400 block. The work is expected to take place in early August.

Chip sealing of roadways allows the City to stretch maintenance dollars by reducing the need for more expensive street overlays or full-street paving replacement.

The chip sealing process includes the following activities; first applying an oil coating to the existing roadway followed by a layer of fine rock (3/8 of an inch or less in size). Next the rock is compacted into the oil and allowed to set up overnight after which the residual rock is swept and removed. This process is again repeated with a second layer. Within a few days the surface is sealed by spraying with a layer of diluted asphalt, a process commonly called a fog seal.

We anticipate the contractor will be on site the first week in August. When an exact project start date has been set, the contractor will place informational signboards in the area containing parking instructions, date and time of project.

While work is underway the roadway on 55th Ave NE from the 19300 block to the 20400 block will need to be clear of vehicles. Vehicles left on the street the day of the chip seal work will be towed to allow the contractor full access to the street to complete the project. Residents will generally have access to their street and in and out of their driveway with only minimal delays. The contractor will attempt to keep half the street open as work proceeds.

For the chip seal process to be a success, the understanding and support of the affected residents is critical and greatly appreciated. Thank you for your cooperation. Questions? Please contact Scott Walker, Public Works Superintendent, 206-957-2825.


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Advice for residents who are getting chip seal on their streets

updated 07-22-2012 5:39pm
By Diane Hettrick

Lake Forest Park just announced they are chip sealing 55th NE from 193rd to 204th. Shoreline will be chip sealing streets in two neighborhoods this summer (North City and Ballinger) after completing one neighborhood (Echo Lake) last year. Mountlake Terrace has been chip sealing its streets for years.

Chip sealing is an extremely economical and durable method of finishing streets. Even with both cities using the triple layer method (see previous article) instead of cutting corners, they can still lay eight miles of chip seal for the cost of a half mile of asphalt (current costs may vary).

However, after the experience in Shoreline last year, and soliciting feedback from residents who lived with the process, I have some advice for residents whose streets will be refinished in this method.

First of all, it is a three step process, and the layers have to cure before the next layer can be applied. How fast the layers cure depend on the weather. The chip seal process is timed for the hottest weather, but the assumption is that the weather will last several days, not just several hours.

A street newly finished with chip seal
Do everything the city tells you to. It may be annoying to have to park your car around the corner, but do it. You run the risk of being towed in LFP if you don't move before the scheduled time, but if you drive on an uncured surface, you may have tiny bits of black gravel on the underside of your car.

Do not let your dog (sheep, chickens, goats, etc.) walk on it, even when it is ok to drive on it. The loose stuff (and it seems to take a long time to go away) will stick in the dog's pads and come off on your rugs.

Be assured that Public Works will be cruising the streets to look for cracks, potholes, and other problem spots, so they can fix them before the chip seal goes down. Staff are good, but don't assume they can see everything. If you know about a problem spot on your street, call the City and tell them. For example, a low spot that always collects rain water and run-off may not be obvious in dry weather.


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Book review by Aarene Storms: Knuckle & Potty Destroy Happy World

Saturday, July 21, 2012


Knuckle and Potty Destroy Happy World  by James Proimos
Cartoon characters Knuckle the Tiger and Potty the Bear are tired of being cute, sweet, huggable and wholesome.  They want their author (and artist) to portray them as tough and awesome...but how can fictional animals convince Outer World people to change?  It will take a special cartoon De-Zonking device and some quick thinking to change Happy World!

Silly slapstick narration by cartoon animals with attitude?  Oh yeah.  Hand this book to the kid who has read Captain Underpants a million times.   Or read it yourself.  I won't tell.  Ages 6 to adult.

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach Library, KCLS 

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Travel option ideas from Department of Transportation


From the Washington State Department of Transportation

Useful factoid of the week: Did you know your commute comes with options?

Everything comes with options these days, including commutes. Seriously. WSDOT has a ridiculous amount of information on its commute and travel choices website to help you find options for your commute. Perhaps you’re looking for a park and ride nearby. Or you’re wondering about joining a vanpool. Maybe you’re even mulling a commute on foot. Whatever you’re considering, we’ve got tools that can help. Check it out. 



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Schedule for SolarFest Saturday, July 28

Friday, July 20, 2012



9th Annual NW SolarFest: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair

Free entry and free parking
Saturday, July 28th
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133

10am to 6 pm
After party 6-8, music, food, beer garden open

Highlights include:

  • Performances by The Not-Its (12pm), Lost Lander (2:30pm), Ravenna Woods (4:30pm), and Baby Gramps (6:30pm) Main Stage
  • Graham Kerr, formally known as the Galloping Gourmet is a featured speaker (12:45pm) Blue Stage
  • Barter Fair, bring your home grown or homemade items to trade (2-4pm) barter area across from Blue Stage
  • Bicycle Rodeo, kids learn new skills and rules of the road, bring bikes and helmets (11am & 2pm) KidZone
  • Mini solar car give-a-way (first 300 kids) then race your car, KidZone
  • Northwest EcoBuilding Guild workshops about rainwater harvesting, stormwater control alternatives, passive solar design, design considerations when planning seismic retrofits, remodeling with used materials, and ensuring good indoor air quality. hourly from 11am-4pm, EcoBuilding Pavilion
  • Presentations all day on Blue Stage; edible rain gardens, natural lighting, sea char demo, etc.
  • Transportation Zone; Test-drive an electric bike and/or electric cars. See human powered transportation and the Vehicle Research Institute's Automotive X Prize 100-miles-per-gallon vehicle.
  • Food Vendors; Dante's Inferno Dogs, Snout and Company, and Patty Pan Grill will be on hand to satiate our appetites. Fleetwood Espresso will give us a jolt of caffeine and Whidbey Island Ice Cream


Experience Exhibits; see Presentations, live poultry and duck-o-ponics, Kid Zone, Transportation Zone, Solar Cooking Demonstrations, Live Music, Food and Beer Garden.

NW SolarFest is an outdoor annual regional event supported by the City of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College, Seattle City Light and many others and is organized by Shoreline Solar Project. The free event will run from 10 am to 6 pm at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, with the beer garden and the live music continuing until 8 pm.
Metro Route 5, 331 and 345 serve the college on Saturdays.

About Shoreline Solar Project:
Shoreline Solar Project is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, that educates the region about renewable energy and sustainability through workshops, seminars, and presentations throughout the year.


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Shorecrest grad reads from first novel at Third Place Books

Diana Renn

Diana Renn, a Shorecrest graduate now living in Boston, will read from her first novel, Tokyo Heist, at an author event at Third Place Books on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - Reading / Q-A / Book Signing / Japanese Snacks, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, 7pm. 

When sixteen-year-old Violet agrees to spend the summer with her father, an up-and-coming artist in Seattle, she has no idea what she's walking into. Her father’s newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in danger -- including Violet's and her father's. 
Violet’s search for the missing van Gogh takes her from the Seattle Art Museum, to the yakuza-infested streets of Tokyo, to a secluded inn in Kyoto. As the mystery thickens, Violet’s not sure whom she can trust. But she knows one thing: she has to solve the mystery -- before it’s too late.


Renn, whose family still live in Lake Forest Park, has written textbooks for teaching English as a Second Language, but this is her first fiction work.

She will also be appearing on Friday, July 27 at a Group Book Signing / Q-A Panel at the Northgate Barnes and Noble, 401 NE Northgate Way #1100, Seattle. 6:30pm; and Saturday, July 28 at a Reading/Book Signing, Edmonds Bookshop,111 5th Avenue South, Edmonds at 12noon,


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King County Bar Association ratings of judicial candidates on the primary ballot

Updated 7-21-2012 11:24pm

By Evan Smith


Here are the King County Bar Association ratings for candidates on the Aug. 7 primary-election ballot:

First for the three two-person King County Superior-Court contests that will be part of the candidates’ forum at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church Tuesday; in each of these contests, a candidate who gets a majority of the primary vote wins without running in the general election, meaning that the primary is virtually certain to decide the winner:

KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Position No. 29
  • SEAN O'DONNELL -- WELL QUALIFIED
  • HONG TRAN – PREVIOUS RATING SUSPENDED PENDING RECONSIDERATION

 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Position No. 30
  • DOUG NORTH -- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED
  • KIMBERLY ALLEN -- INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO
  • RATE

KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Position No. 46
  • GARY ERNSDORFF -- WELL QUALIFIED
  • JUDY RAMSEYER -- WELL QUALIFIED

Next, two Superior-Court positions that will not be part of the Richmond Beach forum; if one candidate for either position gets a majority of the primary vote, he or she would win without running in the general election; if no candidate gets a majority in the primary, the top two vote getters would run off in November:

KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Position No. 25
  • ELIZABETH BERNS -- NOT QUALIFIED
  • ROGER DAVIDHEISER -- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED
  • ERIC SCHMIDT --- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED

KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Position No. 42
  • SUE PARISIEN – QUALIFIED
  • MARIANNE JONES – NOT QUALIFIED
  • DAVID RUZUMNA – QUALIFIED
  • CHRISTOPHER A. WASHINGTON  -- WELL QUALIFIED

Next, a State Supreme Court position with only two candidates. Here a candidate who gets a majority of the primary vote would appear unopposed on the November ballot:

WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT Position No. 8
  • BRUCE O. DANIELSON – REFUSED TO COOPERATE
  • STEVE GONZALEZ -- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED

Next, a Supreme-Court position with three candidates; if one candidate gets a majority in the primary, he or she will appear unopposed on the November ballot: if no one gets a majority, the top two vote getters in the primary qualify for the general election:

WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT Position No. 2
  • DOUGLAS W. McQUAID -- REFUSED TO COOPERATE
  • SUSAN OWENS -- WELL QUALIFIED
  • SCOTT STAFNE -- NOT QUALIFIED

Finally, a Supreme-Court position with four candates; again, any candiate who gets a majority in the primary  runs unopposed on the November ballot; if no one gets a majorty, the top two vote getters in the primary meet in the genetal election:

STATE SUPREME COURT, Position No. 9
  • BRUCE HILYER -- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED
  • SHERYL GORDON McCLOUD -- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED
  • RICHARD B. SANDERS -- WELL QUALIFIED
  • JOHN W. LADENBURG -- EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED

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