Shorewood cheer walkers at the Komen 3-day walk

Sunday, September 16, 2012


Shorewood cheerleaders lined the pathway at Marsh Park in Kirkland on Saturday, September 15, 2012 and spent three hours cheering the entire line of walkers in the Komen Cancer 3-Day Walk.

The Shorewood team practices their moves

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Shorecrest, Shorewood share Wesco 3A South tennis lead going into Monday matches


The Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ tennis teams share the Western Conference 3A South dual-meet lead going into Monday matches.

Both have 2-1 division records after Shorecrest defeated Meadowdale, 4-3, Thursday, while Shorewood lost to Glacier Peak, 4-3.

Shorecrest plays at Meadowdale at 3:30 p.m. Monday, with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at the same time at Shorecrest’s home Shoreline Park courts at Shoreline Center.

While Shorecrest varsity won Thursday at home, the Scot junior varsity won at Meadowdale, 5-2.

Varsity Boys’ Tennis Score:
Shorecrest 4, Meadowdale 3
At Meadowdale High School, Thursday, Sept. 13

Singles
Ekhern, M, beat Andrew Cosey, SC, 6-1, 6-3;
Emahd Khan, SC, beat Carrothers, M, 6-3, 6-3;
Andras Szucs, SC, beat Sherrill, M, 6-3, 6-1;
Cox, M, beat Alex Pitts, SC, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles
Evan Sanders-Nishaant Limaye, SC, beat Holton-Young, M, 7-5, 6-3;
Marysik-Turner, M, beat Nick North-Brian Fortney, SC, 6-4, 6-4;
Brian Hoover-Kielan LeMoine-Kowalski, SC, beat Yim-Steinke, M, 6-4, 6-1.


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Correction: Tennis headline incorrect

Oops. In a story posted Thursday, our headline reported that Shorewood tennis prevailed over Glacier Peak, when the opposite was the case. Glacier Peak won the meet, 4-3, over Shorewood.

The headline has been corrected. The story itself was accurate.


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Shorecrest soccer goalie Swensen shuts out Bellevue Saturday going into Tuesday game


Shorecrest goalkeeper Frida Swensen shut out Bellevue Saturday going into a Tuesday soccer game at Mountlake Terrace.

Shorecrest takes a 1-0 Wesco 3A record (3-1 overall) into a 7 p.m. game at Mountlake Terrace (0-2, 1-3) Tuesday at 7:30, with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 5:30.

Swenson’s shutout came as the Scots defeated Bellevue, 1-0. Maya Garber-Yonts scored Shorecrest’s goal unassisted.

Shorewood tied Newport Saturday going into a Tuesday home game against Glacier Peak. Koko Lavezzi scored an unassisted goal, and Elise Rosenfeld scored with an assist from Zoe Vincini.

Shorewood (0-2, 1-2-2) and Glacier Peak (1-0, 2-1=1) play at Shoreline Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 5:30.


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Joint neighborhood meeting to focus on proposed light rail station at N 185th and I-5

People sign in at a Sound Transit info meeting
Echo Lake, Meridian Park and North City Neighborhoods host Sound Transit and City of Shoreline on Tuesday, September 18, 7pm, Shoreline City Council Chambers, City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N.

By Dale Lydin, ELNA Board

Construction is currently underway on a light rail extension from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington, and is scheduled to open for service in 2016. The extension from the University to Northgate has already started and service is expected to start in 2021.

The final voter-approved extension north of downtown Seattle is the segment from Northgate to Lynnwood. Preliminary design work has started and construction is scheduled to start in 2018 with service starting in 2023.

Two stations are being proposed for Shoreline, including one at N 185th Street on the east side of I-5.

When this station is in operation, many hundreds of riders each day will pass through its turnstiles, coming and going by many different modes. The station will significantly increase the amount of bus, car, motorcycle, bicycle and foot traffic on all local streets, especially on NE 185th Street and 5th Avenue NE.

As has been seen in South Seattle, the character of the surrounding area will likely change with transit oriented development or TOD. Within the ¼ mile walking distance, there will likely be a push to redevelop existing properties into dense, often multi-story residential and commercial mixed use developments.

For the next year and a half, Sound Transit will be preparing Preliminary Engineering and Final Environmental Impact Statement documents and is seeking input from the neighborhood on what we want to see as part of the station development. Through this process, Sound Transit and the City of Shoreline will be working hard to plan for this change, and we, as neighbors, have an opportunity to help plan for it.

Attendees at a Sound Transit meeting
Please join us for this joint meeting with the Echo Lake, Meridian Park and North City Neighborhood Associations to hear from the Sound Transit’s Project Manager Nytasha Sowers and City of Shoreline Planning Director Rachael Markle speak and entertain questions about this station at 185th and the surrounding area. They will inform us about what has been done up to now and what needs to be done before construction starts in 2018.

Sound Transit and the City of Shoreline are seeking residents' input so come to help plan for the future of this neighborhood. Plan to attend this special joint meeting of three Shoreline neighborhoods on September 18, 2012, from 7 to 9pm at the City of Shoreline Council Chambers. City Hall is located at N. 175th St and Midvale Ave N near Aurora.

Change will happen whether you get involved or not but, but it may be change that you can’t live with. Come and help plan for the future of our neighborhoods.

Project benefits
  • Northgate to Lynnwood with several new light rail stations
  • Frequent, reliable service between south Snohomish County and the University of Washington, downtown Seattle and other regional destinations
  • Increased mobility, access and transportation capacity for residents and workers 
  • Targeted to open for service to public in 2023

Project schedule
  • Alternatives Analysis, Conceptual Engineering & EIS Scoping: completed fall 2011
  • Draft EIS & Advanced Conceptual Engineering: early 2012 to late 2013
  • Preliminary Engineering & Final EIS: early 2014 to mid 2015
  • Final Design: mid 2015 to mid 2018
  • Construction & Testing: early 2018 to mid 2023
  • Target Start of Service: late 2023

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Outdoor movie night benefits Childrens' Hospital

Can't attend? Make a donation at the Little Lemon Drops website. Email if you have questions.


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Free Seminar on impending Tax Law changes



Find out what you need to know before the planned changes take effect.

When:  Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 5:30 pm—7:00 pm
Where: Windermere Northlake, 17711 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park WA 98155

Call 206-364-8100 to register or for more details.  Please RSVP by Sept 26th

A number of tax changes are scheduled to occur at the first of the year.  Find out how these changes may affect you!  Join us for a free tax seminar on what you need to know now prior to the changes. 

Sponsored by Windermere Northlake


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Take the kids to see Charles the Clown on Saturday

Kids are in for a treat -

CHARLES THE CLOWN WILL BE PERFORMING

a special back-to school program at the

SHORELINE HISTORICAL MUSEUM 
18501 - Linden Ave. N. Shoreline, WA

11:30 ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd. 


Then after Charles the Clown, stick around to learn the ancient practice of finger-weaving!
Take home what you make!
This is a life-long skill that you’ll use over and over.
Charles the Clown and hands-on activity free  
Contact 206-542-7111 or email for more info.

Charles the Clown and friends

Charles The Clown and Biscuit The Dog Puppet

Can a clown show enhance language skills, increase vocabulary and get kids interested in books?  You bet!  Especially if the performer is Charles The Clown!

About Charles The Clown: Charles has performed thousands of library, school, and hospital shows from coast to coast.  An award winning A/M Records video artist, star of three children’s audios, he has been seen on 75 TV shows, is the co-author of a successful parenting guide, and author of more than 100 newspaper and magazine essays about children’s issues. His new book, The Teen Magician, That’s You!, will be released in September. Charles was a member of the WA Task Force on Child Safety and is featured in the US Department of Education/WA State video, Television and Video -- Children At Risk. He is the recipient of a King County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award for Community Service. He has appeared on stages and in classrooms from San Diego to Anchorage, New York City to Los Angeles.


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Just Frogs sidewalk sale on Saturday in Edmonds

Saturday, September 15, 2012


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Shorecrest, Shorewood soccer teams return to Wesco 3A play after home non-league games Saturday


The Shorecrest and Shorewood girls’ soccer teams both return to Western Conference 3A play Tuesday after home non-league games Saturday.
            
Shorewood takes a 0-2 Wesco 3A record (1-2-2 overall) into a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday home game against Glacier Peak (1-0 Wesco 3A, 1-2-1 overall) at Shoreline Stadium. Junior varsity teams from the two schools meet at 5:30.
            
Shorecrest takes a 1-0 Wesco 3A record (3-1 overall) into a game at Mountlake Terrace (0-2, 1-3) Tuesday at 7:30, with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 5:30.

Shorewood tied Newport of Bellevue, 2-2, Saturday at Shoreline Stadium after Shorecrest defeated Bellevue High School, 1-0.
            
Shorecrest’s and Shorewood’s Saturday games were their final non-league games.

Shorewood lost its first two Wesco 3A games to Shorecrest, 3-1, Tuesday, and Meadowdale, 4-0, Thursday.

The Shorewood junior varsity has a 3-2 record (1-1 Wesco 3A) after a Saturday victory over Newport, 2-0. The Shorecrest JVs have a 0-1 Wesco 3A record (1-3 overall) after a 1-0 victory over Bellevue Saturday.

Each Wesco 3A team plays the other four teams in its division twice and each team in the other division once.

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College sports: Volleyball team off to rough start

Lady Dolphins Off To Tough Start In 2012 with 3-8 record.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

SCC Volleyball Team Goes 1-4 At NWAACC Crossover Tournament

The Shoreline Community College Volleyball Team started the NWAACC Crossover hosted by the CCs of Spokane on a good note, defeating Clackamas Community College 3-1, but then the Dolphins dropped their next 4 matches,  two to  Columbia Basin College and Olympic College to end the first day of competition and then two more on Saturday to Pierce College and Umpqua Community College to end the tournament.

SCC beat Clackamas 25-22, 15-25, 27-25 and 25-15 but dropped the next two matches in straight sets on Friday to CBC 25-14,25-20,25-22 and to Northern Region rival Olympic 25-15,25-15 ,25-17.

SCC began bracket play on Saturday with a 0-3 loss to Pierce, 22-25, 8-25, 20-25 and then loss a tough 5 set match to Umpqua, 27-25, 22-25, 16-25, 25-20, 9-15.

The Lady Dolphins dropped their overall record to 3-8 on the season.

SCC will open NWAACC Northern Region play next Wednesday at Skagit Valley College at 7:00pm and return home against rival Edmonds Community College on September 28th.


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College sports: men's soccer drops 3-2 match to SWOCC

Javier Perez has scored 4 of the 5 goals SCC has tallied this season so far.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi


Javier Perez Scores Two Goals For SCC, But Not Enough As SCC Drops 3-2 Match To SWOCC:

Freshman Javier Perez scored 2 goals for the Shoreline Community College Men's Soccer Team, but it was not enough on Saturday in Coos Bay, OR, as the Dolphins dropped a 3-2 match to Southwest Oregon Community College.

Perez has scored 4 of the 5 goals SCC has scored so far this season as the Dolphins drop to 0-5-0 on the year.

The game was 0-0 in the first half but the Dolphins scored first to take a 1-0 lead at the 52 minute mark, but SWOCC scored 6 minutes later to tie the match, SCC went up 2-1 on Perez’s second goal, but Southwest scored back to back goals, the last coming at the 89 minute mark, to tie it and go ahead for the win.

Shoreline returns to action on Wednesday as it plays its first Northern Region opponent, Everett CC in Everett, WA at 4:15pm. The Dolphins return home on Saturday, to face Clark College on Dolphin Field at 2:00pm.

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College sports: Angela Celedon Scores Three Goals As SCC Routs SWOCC 5-0

Angela Celedon
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

Freshman Angela Celedon from Wilson High School in Tacoma, WA, scored three goals for the Lady Dolphins as the SCC Women's Soccer Team pounded Southwestern Oregon Community College on Saturday in Coos Bay, OR 5-0. Laura Schoonover recorded her 3rd shutout of the season as the goalkeeper.

Sara Gilmore and Maria Reyes each added a goal on penalty kicks and Reyes, Rebekah Hansen and Ashley Cole had assists in the match for the Dolphins.

The Lady Dolphin’s record improves to 3-2-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the NWAACC Northern Region. SCC faces rival and defending Northern Region Champion, Everett Community College, on Wednesday in Everett at 2:00pm. SCC returns home on Saturday, September 22, to face Clark College at Dolphin Field on the SCC Campus at Noon.


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Shorewood takes 1-2 football record into Sept. 21 home game with Marysville-Pilchuck


Shorewood wide-receiver, Chris Namba, catches the ball
and is sent flying by a Charger defender.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood takes a 1-2 football record into a Friday, Sept. 21, home game with Marysville-Pilchuck after a 16-7 home loss to Marysville Getchell Friday, Sept. 14.

Shorewood and Marysville-Pilchuck of the Western Conference 3A North meet at 8 p.m. Friday at Shoreline Stadium. It will be the Thunderbirds’ final home game before opening Wesco 3A South play Sept. 28.

Thunderbird defensive lineman, Konner Carpenter,
sacks the Charger quarterback as team-mate Harrison Jacobs closes in.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In the loss to Marysville Getchell, Aaron Okumura scored Shorewood's only touchdown on a 17-yard pass from Aaron Miller in the fourth quarter. Chris Namba's extra point cut the Thunderbird's deficit to 9-7, but Marysville Getchell of theWesco 3A North scored on a 70-yard interception return to wrap up its first victory.

Shorewood opens its four-game Wesco 3A South season against Meadowdale at Shoreline Stadium Sept. 28.

The Shorewood junior varsity takes a 1-0 record into a Monday, Sept. 17, 4 p.m. game at Marysville Getchell, after a 44-14 home victory over Lynmwood Monday, Sept. 10.

The Shorewood "C" team plays Marysville Getchell Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium.

Marysville Getchell 16, Shorewood 7 at Shoreline Stadium, Friday, Sept. 14

M. Getchell 0 9 0 7 -- 16
Shorewood 0 0 0 7 -- 7
MG -- Zander Seymer 8 run (kick failed)
MG -- Eli Angulo 23 FG
Shwd -- Aaron Okumura 17 pass from Aaron Miller (Chris Namba kick)
MG -- Kaleb Seymer 70 interception return (Eli Angulo kick)


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Shorecrest, Shorewood, soccer teams both play home non-league games Saturday

The Shorecrest and Shorewood girls’ soccer teams both play home non-league games Saturday.

Shorecrest takes a 2-1 overall record (1-0 Western Conference 3A) into a home game against Bellevue, and Shorewood takes a 1-2-1 overall record (0-2 Wesco 3A) into a home non-league game with Newport of Bellevue.

Shorecrest and Bellevue meet at 5 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium, with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 3 on the nearby Shoreline Park fields.

Shorewood plays its final non-league game against Newport at 7 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium. Junior varsity teams from the two schools meet at Shoreline Park at 5.

Shorewood lost its first two Wesco 3A games to Shorecrest, 3-1, Tuesday, and Meadowdale, 4-0, Thursday. The Shorewood junior varsity has a 2-2 record (1-1 Wesco 3A) after defeating Shorecrest, 1-0, and losing at Meadowdale, 1-0.

Each Wesco 3A team plays the other teams in its division twice and each team in the other division once.

Wesco 3A Soccer Standings

 South Division
League
Overall

W
L
T
W
L
T
Meadowdale
2
0
0
4
0
0
Glacier Peak
1
0
0
1
2
1
Shorecrest
1
0
0
2
1
0
Mountlake Terrace
0
2
0
0
3
0
Shorewood
0
2
0
1
2
1







North Division 
League
Overall

W
L
T
W
L
T
Everett
2
0
0
4
0
0
Stanwood
1
0
0
2
1
0
Marysville-Pilchuck
1
1
0
1
3
0
Oak Harbor
0
1
0
1
2
1
Marysville-Getchell
0
2
0
1
2
1

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Shorewood Swim and Dive 2-0 over Stanwood

Shorewood Swim and Dive expanded their record to 2-0 with a strong win over Stanwood Thursday 122-48. The team was led by double winners Britt Blomso in the 100 fly (1:03.23) and the 100 back (1:03.25) and Anni Hecker in the 200 free (2:02.31) and in the 100 free with a state qualifying time (54.49).

--Coach Susie McDowell


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Summerset Arts Festival Saturday, 1-5pm at Ronald Bog

Friday, September 14, 2012

Grove Shrine by Meghan Lancaster

September 15, 2012, from 1-5pm, SummerSet Arts Festival at Ronald Bog, N 175th St and Meridian Ave N. Free. Parking at Meridian Park Elementary.

This event invites all ages to participate in artistic activities including: live music, dance and drumming performances, fun kids activities, and art making stations. 

There will also be park and arboretum tours as well as a sculpture exhibition. Volunteers have restored Ronald Bog Park (175th and Meridian in Shoreline) over the summer and the SummerSet Arts Festival will celebrate their ongoing success within the park and community.




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Nominate lovingly maintained historical buildings for the Trillium Award

The Fairley home in Lake Forest Park won an award in 2009


The Shoreline Historical Museum has announced the deadline for nominations for the Trillium Award for historic buildings. 

The annual Trillium Award nominations are open until September 30, 2012. 

The purpose of the Award is to raise awareness of the community’s past and recognize outstanding examples of historic architecture, as well as encourage excellence in maintenance and perpetuation of historic buildings.

These awards are presented by the Shoreline Historical Museum to property owners in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and North Seattle. Each of these areas will receive one award for the home or structure that has been best maintained in its original style of construction.  The building must have been built before December 31, 1940.

Anyone may nominate a building for this award by completing the nomination form and submitting it to the Museum. The form is available online or directly from the Museum at 18501 Linden Ave N., Shoreline. Each nomination requires the signature of the owner of the property.  The award does not affect property taxation or any other legal status.

In the past, awards have been made to a great variety of buildings, including a log cabin, a mansion, and a historic clubhouse. The awards are presented at the Annual Meeting of the Museum in November.  

Property owners are always thrilled to receive this recognition because maintaining the original style of the structure usually has required a lot of effort and extra expense. The presence of this built heritage in our community is a significant component of our interesting and diverse environment!

--From the Shoreline Historical Museum Board 

  

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Planned power outage at Shoreline Community College


The Shoreline Community College campus will be closed Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 due to a planned power outage for preventative maintenance on the college’s main power cable feeding the college.

Starting at 9 a.m. and lasting for at least five hours, all power to the campus will be shutdown. However, telephone, Web, e-mail and other network services will be operational with power from a backup generator.


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People for Puget Sound ceases operations


Statement from King County Executive Dow Constantine regarding the announcement that People for Puget Sound will cease operations and transition its work to other, related, better-funded organizations.

“For more than two decades People for Puget Sound has been the advocate for our region’s most iconic and fragile natural resource. The Sound is at the core of our quality of life and prosperity in King County and beyond, teeming with biodiversity as a home to whales, salmon, seals, herons, eagles and countless other species. 
“I personally appreciated the group’s unflagging support in the effort to acquire the Maury Island gravel site and permanently protect the longest remaining piece of undeveloped Puget Sound shoreline in King County. 
“Without doubt the health of the Sound is better than it would have been without the work of People for Puget Sound, but it remains in serious jeopardy from pollution and loss of habitat. 
“I want to thank all the dedicated staff and volunteers who have worked with People for Puget Sound for their incredible passion. The task is more important now than ever before. It is up to us now to pick up the baton and carry forward this urgent and vital mission.”

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46th Dems meet Thursday, Sept 20


Next General Membership Meeting of the 46th Democrats will be on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Olympic View Elementary, 504 NE 95th St, Seattle 98115.

Dinner at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm

Members will hear from Richard Conlin and Sally Bagshaw from the Seattle City Council.



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Flags at half-staff for Neil Armstrong and Ambassador Stevens


Governor Chris Gregoire joins President Obama in directing Washington State and United States flags at all Washington State government facilities be lowered to half-staff Friday, September 14 in memory of U.S. Senator Neil Armstrong.

Flags should be lowered now for Ambassador Christopher Stevens until sunset Sunday, September 16, or first thing Monday morning.

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA

- - - - - - -

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

As a mark of respect for the memory of John Christopher Stevens, United States Ambassador to Libya, and American personnel killed in the senseless attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 16, 2012. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.

BARACK OBAMA


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Local students included in Writers in the Schools anthology

Design by Golden Lasso


Writers in the Schools (WITS) celebrates its 16th year of service to local public schools with the launch of In the Sliver of a Second, the 2011-12 anthology of student writing. 

Benaroya Hall - Nordstrom Recital Hall, Sunday, Sept. 30, 5pm, FREE and Open to the Public

The readings feature 50 students from the 26 sites in the 2011-12 WITS program, including two Port Townsend schools, Seattle Children's Hospital, and public elementary, middle, and high schools in Kent, Mercer Island, Seattle, and Shoreline.      
  
A reception and book-signing will follow the reading, with sweets donated by Cupcake Royale.
  
The Writers in the Schools program matches a local creative writer with a public elementary, middle or high school or hospital to design innovative and culturally relevant lesson plans that meet the goals of the participating classes while engaging students. The program invigorates both students and teachers with fresh ideas and encouragement. 

The sites featured at this year's readings include:
  • Cascade K-8 Community School, Shoreline
  • Shorecrest High School, Shoreline
  • Shorewood High School, Shoreline 

Seattle Arts and Lectures' Writers in the Schools (WITS) program, founded in 1994, believes that through working collaboratively with classroom teachers and professional, published creative writers, students are empowered to become authors of their own lives. WITS writers-in-residence provide a meaningful role model for every student. 

(If you are one of the students - or a family member of one of the students whose work is included in the anthology, please contact us)


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Food Lifeline receives $10,000 donation from Childhood Hunger End Here campaign

Food Lifeline is located on the Fircrest campus
Shoreline based Food Lifeline, a member of the Feeding America network, today received a $10,000 donation, the equivalent of 80,000 meals, from ConAgra Foods as a result of local consumer participation in its Child Hunger Ends Here campaign.

From March to August 2012, consumers across the country supported their local Feeding America food bank to receive 80,000 meals from ConAgra Foods. By submitting a zip code and purchase code from specially-marked ConAgra Foods products on ChildHungerEndsHere Seattle residents joined in the fight against child hunger to help their local food bank win.

For each code entered on ChildHungerEndsHere, ConAgra Foods donated the monetary equivalent of one meal to Feeding America, up to a maximum of three million meals. A portion of those three million meals –80,000 meals –have been designated for each of the ten food banks in the Feeding America network that received the most code entries in their zip code.

Food Lifeline was part of the top ten based upon the number of codes entered within their service area.

Designed to draw awareness and support for the nearly 17 million U.S. children who live in food insecure households, ConAgra Foods’ Child Hunger Ends Here campaign provides consumers an easy way to get involved in the fight against child hunger.

The Child Hunger Ends Here campaign is part of a larger commitment to Feeding America. As Feeding America’s Leadership Partner in the fight to end child hunger, the company and the ConAgra Foods Foundation, have collectively donated 302 million pounds of food and invested more than $37 million dollars to combat child hunger since 1993.


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Schedule for Saturday's SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog

Follow the tree socks to SummerSet Arts Festival Saturday
Photo by Susan Armstrong

Colorful knitted tree socks herald the arrival of SummerSet Arts Festival this coming Saturday afternoon from 1pm-5pm at Ronald Bog Park on N 175th at Meridian and I-5 in Shoreline. 35 Knitters spent 2 1/2 months making 54 socks. Susan Armstrong organized the order of the socks and directed the installation last Saturday with much encouragement from passing drivers.

Now it's time to follow the socks to the park for the festival!

The festival schedule includes:
  • 4 tents of Live Acoustic Music including: country, jazz, bluegrass, old-time, cajun, folk, and Renaissance music
  • Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
  • All Ages art-making
  • Jellyfish Storytelling
  • Live Landscape Painting
  • Park and Arboretum Tours

Highlights include:

  • 1 - 3pm - Hula Hooping performance and demonstration
  • 2 - 2:20pm - Duwamish Tribe "Singing Feet" Drumming and Dance Troupe Share Culture
  • 2:30 - 4pm - Bluegrass Jam led by Jack Boyer
  • 2:30 - 3:30pm - Brittain Barber Jazz Duo
  • 3pm - Historical Talk about Ronald Bog - Vicki Stiles, Director, Shoreline Historical Museum
  • 3pm - Family dance led by caller Amy Carroll and accompanied by Whistlepig
  • 4:15pm - 5pm - Paul Anastasio and Elena Delisle-Perry play Music from Terra Caliente, Mexico

Come down, meet your neighbors and enjoy a late summer afternoon together. Mike's Hot Dogz and Yvette's Ice Cream will be on hand, and picnicking is also very welcome. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and spend the afternoon enjoying the recently restored Ronald Bog Park! 

Parking is available at Meridian Park Elementary School located on Meridian Ave N just south of N 175th St. For more information, call 206-218-3302.

SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog is sponsored by Meridian Park Neighborhood Association through a City of Shoreline mini-grant. Shoreline Parks Department endorses the event and Shoreline - LFP Arts Council is a co-sponsor.


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King County launches regional Smart911 service - 70% of calls come from cell phones

Voluntary, user-entered safety profiles can provide critical information to 9-1-1 centers and emergency responders when help is needed

In an emergency, seconds count. Making sure 9-1-1 call-takers and emergency responders have all the information they need can mean the difference between life and death. 

To assist in this critical task, King County is launching “Smart911,” a supplemental data service that allows residents to create a personal safety profile in a secure database. That information can then be used to assist 9-1-1 call-takers and responders in the field.

“With this new tool, 9-1-1 call-takers can locate callers and send help to the right place more efficiently,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “It’s especially effective for users of cell phones, whose locations cannot be pinpointed as they can with landlines.”

Smart911 is free to every resident of King County, and registration is voluntary. To create a safety profile, users go to a secure website, . Then, they enter their phone numbers, as well as address, medical, disability, or other information that could be useful to emergency personnel. When a call comes in to a 9-1-1 center from a Smart911-registered phone, the additional data is displayed at the 9-1-1 call center. The information can also be accessed by medics, firefighters, and police officers responding to the emergency.

Today, about 70 percent of 9-1-1 calls are made from wireless phones. However, wireless phones only provide the general location of a caller, not their exact address. With Smart911, people can put their home, school, and work addresses into the safety profile associated with their wireless phone. These addresses will assist 9-1-1 call-takers in locating callers when lives are at stake.

“Smart911 is a simple, yet effective tool to help our officers and other emergency service providers get the right people and right equipment to the right place,” said King County Sheriff Steve Strachan. “The Sheriff’s Office responds to 330,000 calls a year, and Smart911 can help us more effectively serve the public.”

Smart911 is particularly useful for people with disabilities. For example, if someone who is deaf or hard of hearing is registered, the 9-1-1 call-taker will be able to see that information when a call comes in.

“Today people who are deaf must contact 9-1-1 through video relay service, which takes a long time,” said Laura Gramer, co-chair of the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities. “Smart911 will allow people who are deaf or hard of hearing to communicate directly with 9-1-1, saving valuable time in an emergency.”

King County is the first jurisdiction in Washington State to implement Smart911. All 9-1-1 centers across the county will be operational by the end of the year. In addition, Smart911 is a national database, with many other communities across the United States already participating. If a King County resident has registered their wireless phone with Smart911, and has to call 9-1-1 in another Smart911 participating jurisdiction, their information will still be displayed.




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Spirit Hand to play at Shoreline Farmers Market

Spirit Hand

The six member Shoreline band Spirit Hand will play at the September 15th Saturday Market from 12-2pm.

They play folk, jazz and rock with original pieces written by the main vocalists Joe O'Malley and Teresa Bain.

Other members include Ben Tompkins Percussion, James Lucal violin and vocals, Laura Banks vocals, and Dave McCarty bass and vocals.

The Shoreline Market is held on the upper level of the City Hall parking garage, 17500 Midvale Ave N. Vendors include farmers with fruits and vegetables, crafts, and lunch places.


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Hearing affecting future of Point Wells on Wednesday Sept 19

Developer's vision of one of the villages to be built on the site


The state Growth Management Hearing Board ruled last year that Snohomish County’s designation of Point Wells as an Urban Center was out of compliance with the state Growth Management Act (GMA) and the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA). Snohomish County has had to revise their ordinances.

The new ordinances will be presented to the public and the Snohomish County Council next Wednesday, September 19 at 10:30am.

The new Urban Village ordinances were revised to allow for less intense development, but Snohomish County is also introducing other changes that loosen the definition of an Urban Village to fit the unique characteristics of Point Wells and give greater flexibility to the developer.

The proposed changes allow much larger Urban Villages containing more than twice as many dwelling units while reducing the size of the roads required to serve these dense urban developments. 

According to the group Save Richmond Beach, "The vague transportation language is what was at the root of our original legal challenge and the County and developer have not found a way to resolve that issue. Again, we are seeing the same squishy language to allow for dense development in locations not served by high capacity transportation options."

This is a public hearing, held by the Snohomish County Council on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in the Henry M. Jackson Board Room, 8th Floor, Robert J. Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett.


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Ham radio license courses starting Sept 24 in Brier

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Emergency Services Coordinating Agency radio operators
participating in an emergency communications exercise


The Emergency Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA) is offering two amateur radio license courses starting Monday, September 24, 2012 to prepare students for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) license examination.

Courses for the entry and mid-level license convene simultaneously Monday evenings, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Brier City Hall for eight consecutive weeks.  The courses conclude with FCC exams scheduled on November 12.

The Brier City Hall address is 2901 228th Street, SW, Brier, WA  98036.  The courses are free with the exception of a $25.00 text book and $15.00 FCC exam fee.

The beginner level amateur band radio license is required for entry into the fascinating hobby of “ham” radio. It’s all about getting on the air and communicating with a region-wide network of ham radio operators for fun, providing communications for charity events or helping governments transmit vital disaster response information when telephones fail.

Those already holding the prerequisite license may attend the separate, but simultaneous mid-level license course.  These license holders enjoy greater power output and frequency privileges required for world-wide communications.

The textbooks for both courses are available through the ESCA office for the discounted price of $25. 

Contact the Course Manager, Dan Good, at 425-776-3722, or Vickie Fontaine, Program Assistant to register or ask questions about getting started in amateur band radio.

The Emergency Services Coordinating Agency was created by the cities of Brier, Edmonds, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Woodinville, and the Town of Woodway to provide city government disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery services. 


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Shorewood boys second, girls fourth in four-way home cross country meet Thursday

The Shorewood boys’ cross country team finished second in a four-way meet Thursday on Shorewood’s home course at Shoreview Park. The Shorewood girls finished fourth.


Kamiak won the boys’ meet with a low score of 18 points to Shorewood’s 50, Cascade’s 70 and Marysville Getchell’s 99. Kamiak also won the girls’ team competition with 27 points to Marysville Getchell’s 50, Cascade’s 66 and Shorewood’s 94.

Keenan Stephens and Omar Abdulla led the Shorewood boys, finishing fifth and sixth behind four Kamiak runners. Keelin McKeller led the Thunderbird girls with an eighth-place finish.

Shorewood competes Sept. 20 against Meadowdale and Stanwood at Stanwood.

At Shoreview Park (2.7 miles), Thursday, Sept. 13

Boys team scores--Kamiak 18, Shorewood 50, Cascade 70, Marysville Getchell 99

Individual Boys -- 1. Bradford (K) 15:05, 2. Smith (K) 15:06, 3. Behrens (K) 15:11, 4. Davis (K) 15:29, 5. Keenan Stephens (SW) 15:38, 6. Omar Abdulla (SW) 15:41, 7. Wiedmer (C) 15:48, 8. Carter (K) 16:00 … 10. Michael Sutherland (SW) 16:10 … 12. Andrew Christianson (SW) 16:24 … 18. Thomas Miller (SW) 17:02.

Girls team scores--Kamiak 27, Marysville Getchell 50, Cascade 66, Shorewood 94

Individual Girls -- 1. Lefstad (MG) 17:55; 2. Fixx (K) 18:53; 3. McEachern (K) 19:23; 4. Boswell (C) 20:02; 5. Ogalehto (K)  20:05, 6. Vijgen (K) 20:06; 7. Atterbury (MG) 20:12, 8. Keelin McKeller (SW) 20:33 … 20. Sarah Haensly (SW) 21:44 … 23. Connie Castaneda (SW) 22:10, 24. Skyler Petrichko (SW)  22:48 … 27. Amanda McMillan (SW) 23:32.



The boys' junior-varsity teams from Shorewood, Cascade, Kamiak,
and Marysville-Getchell start the meet at Shoreview Park.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
The girls' varsity teams were ready to run the course on a beautiful day at Shoreview Park.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Two Thunderbirds run the upper side of the Shoreview course on Thursday afternoon.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood varsity huddles up while a classmate leads them in a chant.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Shorewood's varsity is off and running against three other teams.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Camera shutters are clicking as the boys round a curve above the playground.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore



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