To light up the night

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Lee Lageschulte found this Christmas extravaganza in Shoreline.



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Shoreline resident announces Washington’s Electoral College Vote for President

Shoreline resident Heather Fralick was elected to preside over the meeting of
Washington's members of the Electoral College


Washington’s members of the Electoral College unanimously awarded its 12 votes to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, reflecting the will of Washington’s voters in the November 6th election.

Shoreline resident and Cascadia Community College instructor Heather Fralick presided over the meeting. The electors signed six copies of their ballot for President, Vice President, and Certificates of Ascertaining. These documents are sent to the President of the United States Senate, the United States Archive, and the Western District Court of Washington.  In addition, the Washington Secretary of State keeps copies of the certificate.

Ms. Fralick was chosen by her peers to convene the meeting held in the State Reflection Room of the State Capitol.

“It was my privilege to represent the State of Washington with an amazing group of electors on this historic occasion,” said Ms. Fralick. “I can't even begin to express my gratitude to all that made this possible.”
“I believe that President Obama will continue to lead our country forward as we struggle with the numerous economic, social and political challenges of our time,” Ms. Fralick added. 

Ms. Fralick teaches about the Electoral College as part of her political science curriculum at Cascadia and Shoreline Community Colleges.

Washington's Electoral College members at work
Shoreline resident Heather Fralick is on the right

Both Secretary of State Sam Reed and Governor Christine Gregoire spoke at the meeting and incoming Secretary of State Kim Wyman attended.

Secretary of State Reed remarked, “The Electoral College is a key step in how America chooses its president and vice president. While it lacks the attention and excitement of last November’s popular election, the Electoral College vote carries the same impact.”

Governor Gregoire praised the work of the Secretary of State, before adding

“I am honored to bear witness today to the election of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. This ceremony, as with Electoral College votes across the country, reflects our dedication to the democratic process and commitment to open and transparent government.”

At the start of the meeting, the electors observed a moment of silence for the victims and families in Newtown, Connecticut.

Washington state members of the Electoral College
gather to elect the President of the United States

Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives it has in the U.S. Congress. Of Washington’s 12 presidential electors, one is from each of the state’s 10 congressional districts. Those 10 were selected at congressional district caucuses last May conducted by the state Democratic Party. The two at-large electors were chosen at the state Democratic Party convention in Seattle last June.

The 12 electors were:
  1. 1st District: Grifynn Clay of Snohomish;
  2. 2nd District: Snohomish County Councilmember Dave Gossett of Mountlake Terrace;
  3. 3rd District: Kathleen Lawrence of Vancouver;
  4. 4th District: George Fearing of Kennewick;
  5. 5th District: Rick Lloyd of Spokane Valley;
  6. 6th District: Gail Kirk of Tacoma;
  7. 7th District: Maria Ehsan of Seattle;
  8. 8th District: Elizabeth Satiacum of Roy;
  9. 9th District: Georgia Spencer of Seattle; and
  10. 10th District: Harvey Brooks of University Place.
  11. At-large electors are Heather Fralick of Shoreline 
  12. and Alec Stephens of Seattle


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Shorecrest students create all-school music videos

Students in Trent Mitchell's Video Production 2 class at Shorecrest spent three class periods filming the school's students and staff and demonstrating a variety of dance moves such as the Time Warp, Bernie, Twist, Dougie, Macarena, Thriller, Hustle, Gangnam Style, The Egyptian, Soldier Boy, and the Wobble.

The goal was to try and get every person at school to appear in an edited all-school music video.

Over 60 Gigabytes of footage was completed and each video student picked a song (or group of songs) and edited their own music video using all of the compiled footage. It took three days for the students to log the footage and another 15 to 20 hours to edit the videos.

"We were lucky enough to have support from our homeroom classes and the teachers in those classes took about five minutes of their day to teach their class a specific dance. Then our video students came into those classes and spent five minutes filming the dances from multiple angles using multiple cameras.," Mitchell said.


Check them out - the last time Shorecrest students made a music video, it got 676,125 views on YouTube.



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Kagi retains leadership of House Early Learning and Human Services committee

Rep Ruth Kagi
Democratic 32nd District State Rep. Ruth Kagi has been reappointed to chair the House Early Learning and Human Services committee for the 2013 session.

Since first going to the legislature in 1999, Kagi’s main focus has been on improving early learning opportunities and quality child-care options for children and families, strengthening the state’s foster care system, and reducing child poverty. 

She was recognized this year as a “Champion for Children” by the non-profit Children’s Alliance, and was presented with a Golden Crayon Award from the Early Learning Action Alliance.

“This committee’s work is more important than ever, because of the toll the Great Recession has had on Washington’s children and families,” Kagi said.  “Child poverty has increased, sadly, and there is greater strain on our safety net after several rounds of state budget cuts. It’s time to recognize the devastating effect the recession and budget cuts have had on our families, schools, and communities.”

While the legislature made cuts to safety-net programs in order to help close several budget shortfalls over the past few years, early learning programs have been mostly spared. As a result of the state’s investments in early learning, it was awarded a $60 million federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant last year.  The grant will help support higher quality child care programs across the state, and successful transitions from early learning programs to kindergarten.

“Washington is nationally recognized as an early learning leader, and we intend to remain at the forefront,” Kagi said. “Research has shown that even minor investments in quality early learning efforts improve children’s chances of success in school and in life. We can’t afford to miss that window of opportunity.”

In addition to her chairmanship, Kagi will also serve on the Appropriations and Environment committees.

Kagi’s 32nd Legislative District includes Shoreline, part of northwest Seattle, south Edmonds, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County, Lynnwood, and part of Mountlake Terrace.


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Holiday closures Shoreline



Shoreline Holiday Hours and Facility Closures  


  •  City Hall: December 25 & January 1
  • Spartan Recreation Center: December 24, 25 and January 1
    • The gymnasium at the Spartan Recreation Center will be closed for maintenance from December 24 - January 4. 
    • No Indoor Playground, Open Gym, Pickleball or Basketball during this time.
  • Shoreline Pool: December 24, 25, 31 and January 1
  • The REC: December 25 and January 1


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Shoreline Planning Commission Meeting Cancelled


Public Notice

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the December 20 meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is Thursday, January 3, 2013.


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Garbage collection schedule changes for holiday weeks



Serving Lake Forest Park

On Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Republic Services (also known locally as Allied Waste), will not collect garbage, recycling and yard waste from its Puget Sound-area customers. This year, those holidays fall on a TUESDAY, which means for two weeks in a row (the weeks of December 24 and 31) Republic Services will observe a rolling schedule:

Monday (Dec 24 and 31) – collection as usual
Tuesday (Dec 25 and Jan 1) – no collection
*Rolling schedule begins*
Wednesday (Dec 26 and Jan 2) – Tuesday customers collected
Thursday (Dec 27 and Jan 3) – Wednesday customers collected
Friday (Dec 28 and Jan 4) – Thursday customers collected
Saturday (Dec 29 and Jan 5) – Friday customers collected

Republic Services will be back to a normal collection schedule the week of Jan 7.



Serving Shoreline

CleanScapes operates regularly on all holidays except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.

If Christmas or New Year’s Day falls on a weekday collection, all subsequent collections for the rest of the work week will be delayed one day and Friday’s material will be collected on Saturday.



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City receives 11th consecutive clean audit from State Auditor’s Office



From the Office of the City Manager

On November 29, 2012, the City of Shoreline received its 11th consecutive clean audit from the Washington State Auditor’s Office. The audit examined the City’s internal controls and determined they were adequate to safeguard public assets. The audit also found that the City had complied with state laws and regulations and the City’s own policies and procedures.

Every year the Auditor’s Office audits the City concentrating on just a few areas for examination. This year’s audit examined the following areas: Council compensation; disbursements, fuel cards and agreements; parks and recreation cash receipting, stormwater utility fees; and interlocal contracts.

In addition to continuing to receive clean audit reports, the City’s strong financial policies, diligent financial management, and conservative budget planning, have enabled it to maintain its AA+ bond rating and S/P’s highest financial management rating of “strong.” 


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Sound Transit train, bus schedules for Christmas and New Year’s holidays



Sound Transit trains and buses will operate with special holiday hours during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve

On Monday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 31, Sounder service from Everett will depart at 5:45am and 6:45am. Return trains northbound will leave King Street Station at 4:05pm and 5:05pm.

On Christmas Eve, ST Express buses will operate on a weekday schedule. Central Link will run on a Saturday schedule, and Tacoma Link will operate on a Sunday schedule.

On New Year's Eve, Central Link will operate on an extended Saturday schedule. The last southbound Link train leaves Westlake at 1:13am and arrives at Sea-Tac Airport by 1:53am. The last complete northbound trip from SeaTac leaves the station at 12:20am and arrives at Westlake by 12:58am.

Christmas and New Year's Day

On Tuesday, Dec 25 and Tuesday, Jan 1, Link light rail, ST Express buses, and Tacoma Link will run on a Sunday schedule. There will be no Sounder service.

Riders can sign up to receive automatic e-mail service alerts for Central Link, Sounder Seattle-Everett, Sounder Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma Link or ST Express. Rider Alerts can help you plan your trip around construction, inform you about special service to events, and alert you to schedule changes for holidays. 

Rider alerts


Alerts by phone: call Sound Transit at 1-888-889-6368, TTY Relay: 711
Alerts via email or text message: How to subscribe




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Lady Dolphins drop 52-48 game to Douglas College

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Caitlin Roussopolos battles for the ball.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi


The Shoreline Community College Women's Basketball Team dropped a 52-48 game on Tuesday night in the SCC Gym to Douglas College from Vancouver, BC to finish up the first half of their season.

The first half of the game was a defensive struggle, as SCC was held to 13 points and shot only 13.9% for the half. Shoreline held DC to 19 points and 28.6% shooting as well. 

The second half had a bit more offense, and the lead changed several times going down the stretch, but SCC brought the ball down three times with under 2 minutes to play and did not get off a shot because of turnovers and Douglas was able to escape the SCC Gym with a win.

SCC had no double figure scorers and was led by Maile Keanu and Emily Wilbur with 9 points each. Caitlin Roussopolos had 12 rebounds for the Dolphins while Hannah Stanger added 10.

SCC falls to 6-4 on the season and ends the non-region portion of their schedule. SCC plays next at Everett Community College on January 5th in the NWAACC Northern Region opener for both teams. SCC next plays at home on January 9th against Bellevue College.


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Shorewood wrestlers get a split


From Clark Norton, Asst. Coach, SW Wrestling

The Shorewood wrestling team split a pair of dual meets tonight, losing to Oak Harbor before bouncing back to defeat Marysville-Getchell.

In the opening dual the Oak Harbor Wildcats overpowered the Thunderbirds with strength and aggressiveness. With a series of quick pins, Oak Harbor built a commanding 40-6 lead before settling for a 56-18 victory.

In the second match it went back and forth with Shorewood clinging to a slim 30-25 lead after the first ten weights. Senior captain Sam Jang then scored a 20-1 victory in the 170 weight class and senior Nick Teeters needed only 32 seconds to pin opponent at 182 lbs to give Shorewood an insurmountable 41-25 lead with only two weight classes left. The Thunderbirds finished off the night with a final score of 53-25 for their first ever team victory over Marysville-Getchell.

Shorewood Record: 4-2 Overall, 2-2 Wesco 3A

SW 18 - OH 56

*220: Jacob Dugin (OH) pinned Jame Bae 0:47
285: Erca Erdenebayer (SW) pinned Peter Case-Smith 3:11
106: Garrett Stahl (OH) win by forfeit
113: Christian Bertram (OH) pinned Abiel Tesfamarian 1:31
120: Deriree Dillaman (OH) win by forfeit
126: Jeremy Vester (OH) maj. dec. Edom Tesfaye 18-6
132: Jahleel Vester (OH) dec. Rikio Campbell 7-1
138: Jacob Fitzgerald (OH) dec. Erik Harris-Uldall 4-2
145: Mark Johnson (OH) pinned Dawda Dibba 3:09
152: Braden Kalloway (SW) pinned Mason Deiter 0:28
160: Josh Crebbin (OH) pinned Nathan Lee 1:23
170: CJ Chavers (OH) maj. dec. Sam Jang 15-4
182: Jon Laningham (OH) pinned Nick Teeters 5:04
195: Konnor Carpenter (SW) pinned Jeremy Alonzo 5:07

SW 53- MG 25

*285: Erca Erdenebayer (SW) pinned Tanner Wilson 1:08
106: Parker (MG) win by forfeit
113: Abiel Tesfamarian (SW) pinned Austin Robles 0:09
120: Rage Quick (MG) win by forfeit
126: Billy Almacher (MG) maj. dec. Edom Tesfaye 13-3
132: Rikio Campell (SW) pinned Trong Nguyen 1:06
138: ERik Harris-Uldall (SW) pinned Daniel Knowlton 2:32
145: Alex Norton (MG) dec. Dawda Dibba 11-8
152: Braden Kalloway (SW) pinned Juston Cook 1:18
160: Cody Stone (MG) pinned Nathan Lee 1:15
170: Sam Jang (SW) tech. fall Nate Summers 20-1
182: Nick Teeters (SW) pinned Paul Bui 0:32
195: Konnor Carpenter (SW) win by forfeit
220: James Bae (SW) win by forfeit


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Christmas Lights in the dark

Christmas Lights
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Thanks to one of our readers for the tip about this lavishly decorated home by Meridian and 174th.




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WeatherWatcher: Wind or not, now snow?

Shoreline Weather
  • About Warnings and Advisories
  • Wind, or not?
  • Winter Weather Advisory issued

About Warnings and Advisories: When I write about the National Weather service issing warnings or advisories I am relaying information based on what they are expecting under the advisory or warning. In the case of wind speeds and snow accumulations I am going off what their warning/advisory is expecting.

Wind, or not? Yesterday evening the National Weather Service in Seattle had issued a High Wind advisory for the area. We never saw the winds that they were forecasting of 20-35mph with gusts to 55mph. Why not? Well because the "eye" of the storm, or center of the low pressure actually passed quite a bit further south than they (National Weather Service) expected. The center of the storm passed almost directly above us. As a result areas north of Everett, South of Downtown Seattle, and everywhere else all around us received strong winds, gusting to 59mph at Seatac Airport.  

The strongest gust we received here in north Shoreline at the Home Education Exchange center (Previously known as North City Elementary) was 31mph. Winds peaked at around 2-4am and eased after that quickly as the low pressure moved east of the Cascade Mountains.

Snow: Tonight, the National Weather Service of Seattle has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for North King County and all of Snohomish County lowlands for snow, 1-3 inches possible. Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are part of North King County. It is expected that a convergence zone band will develop late this evening and persist tomorrow morning. The Advisory is in effect from 10pm tonight until 12pm Tuesday.  This is a hit or miss situation so we may get dumped on with snow, or we may not see anything at all. 

At any rate we will see very cold temperatures tonight, we are expected to drop below freezing so even if there isn't snow fall, the water currently on the roadways can freeze up forming black ice, so be careful tomorrow morning if you are heading out on the morning commute regardless.

For fall and winter storm updates, check out my weather station website or follow me on Twitter: @SWeatherWatcher

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Happy Holidays from the Shoreline Knitters

Keeping the ponies warm
Knitting and installation by the Shoreline Knitters


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Familiar sights away from home: Shorewood in Hawaii

From Gordon Mehus, in Hawaii

While visiting Oahu recently, I decided to walk down and catch the Pearl Harbor Day commemorative parade. As I watched groups from all over the U.S. march by, imagine my surprise when I saw the very familiar "Shorewood" banner coming down the street!

Congratulations to the students for putting on a great show, and to the teachers, parents and administrators who make trips like this possible. The students were a real credit to the Shoreline community and their school.

You have every reason to be proud!


Gordon Mehus is a former Shoreline resident now living in Palm Spring, California


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NUHSA recognizes outstanding volunteers and programs

Pictured are: Loren Lango, Harry Tipple, Donna Alt, Judith Enich,
Vicki Carnahan, Tamara Piwen, Kristi Slattery.

North Urban Human Service Alliance (NUHSA) hosted its annual meeting and distributed its Volunteer Recognition Awards at Shoreline City Hall on Tuesday, December 4.

The Volunteer of the Year was presented to Loren Lango of the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center. Nominees Kristin Dickert of Nourishing Networks, Sharon McCain of the Northshore Senior Center, Carolyn Rose of Hopelink, and Harry Tipple, Judith Enich and Donna Ault of the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center were also recognized.

The Volunteer Program of the Year was awarded to Center for Human Services. Nominees Nourishing Networks, Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association and Vision House were also recognized.

NUSHA’s mission is to increase the capacity of the community to support a sustainable system of human services in North King County comprising the cities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Kenmore and Woodinville. In partnership with United Way of King County, NUHSA launched a new initiative this year to engage social and health service agency managers in ways to improve the recruitment, retention and use of volunteers. Work on the volunteer engagement project will continue in 2013.

NUSHA also partners with the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Work Group and the North King County Mobility Coalition. The focus of these two groups is to increase affordable housing and improve mobility in North King County for youth, older adults, people with language barriers and low income families.

For further information on NUSHA or partner organizations or to become active as a member visit here.


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Third Place Commons Winter Market bustling with life

The Bee Lady sold beeswax candles and soaps
Photo by Jerry Pickard
Third Place Books and Commons are always busy and bustling places, filled with life and cheer. The atmosphere continued to the lower level of the mall as well on Sunday, December 16, as the Indoor Farmers' Market filled The Commons area and spilled down the escalator to fill the lower level hallways.

What's a Farmers' Market without carrots?
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Produce vendors stood next to wineries who were next to beekeepers. Jewelers, stationaries, and knitters vied for the attention of the shoppers.

Local wine makes a good Christmas present
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Great Harvest bakers circulated around the booths, taking sandwich orders for vendors who couldn't leave their places. Burney Brothers, el Oso Mexican, Kitto Japanese, and other restaurants in The Commons served shoppers who took a break from checking out all the wares.

WiFi users concentrated on their laptops and ignored everything else.

Third Place Books had browsers on every aisle.

The Commons sponsors the outdoor Farmers' Market during the summer, then one indoor market in November and one in December.

Lake Forest Park Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155


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Paula died last week: Who cares?

Paula on Aurora
Edmonds resident Harry Gatjens is a contributing writer to My Edmonds News, where this story was originally published.


By Harry Gatjens


While the world mourns the loss of children in a senseless tragedy, there are others to be mourned for, too. This is the story of a woman who few would have noticed having passed away, even before the tragedy in Connecticut.

Paula Perez died last week. She had a stroke on Thursday and ended up dying on Saturday. She was 40 years old and had no family and few friends to speak of. I found out what happened when her boyfriend Mike saw my number on her phone and called to tell me she had died. He said she had spoken of me positively as a friend.

I had the opportunity to meet Mike and interview him to get a better understanding of Paula’s life. He said she had been living with him and he was trying to arrange her final effects. He said he needed to raise $200 for the balance of her cremation and that he had arranged with a local priest to hold a small service. I was skeptical of the story at first, but then he told me if I wished to help out I could just call the funeral home and make a donation in her name.

I met Paula a couple of years ago at the restaurant in a local Shoreline casino. She looked worn out and disheveled but was gulping down a meal. I spoke with her to learn her story and found out that she was a local Aurora Avenue prostitute.

She had been addicted to drugs, had bad teeth, was not particularly attractive and just looked like she had lived a very hard life. She was quite open about her lifestyle and seem to be, overall, a nice person.

The food at the restaurant was cheap and the location convenient for where she plied her trade. I came to talk to her whenever I saw her and always showed concern and respect. She seemed to appreciate my concern even though I wasn’t a customer.

One time she asked for money as she claimed to be short for what she needed for a room for the night. When I saw her later that night she said she had spent some of the money on “a toot,” as she needed to do something to deal with her ordeal.

Another time, someone broke out the window of my car in the parking lot and stole my iPad. I knew that Paula knew most of the street people in the area, so I called and asked if she could be on the lookout for it. The next day she called and told me that she had found who had taken it and told them that it belonged to a friend of hers and she wanted it back. These are not nice people she was dealing with, but she convinced them to give it to her and she brought it back to me.

I tried to work with her to help her figure out how to beat her drug problem. I never again gave her cash but would instead bring her a meal or groceries or actually make a payment toward a room for her.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the skill set to provide her the help she needed to resolve her addiction. I attempted to put her in communication with services that could help, but until she was ready to make her own effort my attempts proved futile.

As we talked, I learned a bit about her background. Abused as a child and deserted by her parents and family, she ended up on the street at age 17. Drugs became a part of her life not long after, and she made a long downhill journey from that point forward.

Ostracized for profession, she made a few friends who would make an effort to help her change her life. Combined with the lack of a family to provide support Paula was left with no place to go.

Mike came across her and tried to help. However, with her background she couldn’t comprehend why anyone would care about her. They continued their relationship for several years but she could never truly believe in him until just recently.

Mike’s life was no bowl of cherries either. His wife had died when he met Paula, and he was suicidal. He saw Paula across the room in a restaurant and went up to talk to her and befriend her, similar to me. However, in his state, he fell for her and tried to create a relationship. At this point she had been treated like dirt by everyone who knew her and she didn’t believe anyone could care for her.

When Mike told me that they had been living together for the past several months, I was pleased. Then he told me they had been living in his car. He didn’t like her lifestyle and says that she wanted out of it too. But since that was the only thing she had done, she had little marketable skills. She needed money to live, and working the streets was the only practical way to raise it. They lived not paycheck to paycheck, but day to day — literally.

As I got to know Paula, I could see that she wanted things to change but had neither the resources nor the support to make those changes. She talked of programs from the state to help her get her teeth fixed and deal with some of her other health issues. One day she got hit by a car and suffered severe bruising on her leg. However, she didn’t go to the hospital as she couldn’t deal with the psychological treatment of being indigent and therefore missed out on the physical treatment as well. The driver who hit her just drove away.

Paula worked on the same corner for the last 20 years. She tried to get customers who she knew and would call her, but if no one called she had to go out onto Aurora.

I saw her there several times and for the most part just drove by. Sometimes, when it was cold and dark and rainy, I would pull over and tell her she needed to get off the street. Her normal response was that she needed money to get a room. If I could, I would drive her to a motel and give her some money to pay for the room. I couldn’t stand seeing her out on that corner shivering.

She didn’t often come to the casino, so if I hadn’t seen her for a while I would call just to check out how she was doing. She always told me that she “was a survivor and not to worry.” Still, if I had the chance I would bring her some food or something else to help out.

Her death brings me great sadness. You never want someone you know to die, but more important it seemed like no one — outside of Mike — would notice that she was gone outside or even care.

On one hand, I was considering that it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to attend the funeral service for a prostitute. Luckily, my heart kicked in and told me Paula was a real person and she deserved to be honored. I will go and be there to honor her memory.

The more disturbing thing I think about is, how many other women are there out in the world facing a similar situation — drug addicted, selling bodies for day-to-day living expenses and with no support group? Paula recently told me that I was one of only one or two people who actually cared and treated her like a real person. Almost everyone else only cared about her for what they could get from her. It made me feel good that she felt that way about me, but it made me feel awful that I couldn’t and didn’t know what more I could do to help.

The point of this story is that we need to worry about people in Paula’s situation. There must be some way to prevent people from falling through the cracks. I am not quite sure what to do, but I am going to figure this out. Several friends have told me that it was her own fault, that she could have chosen a different life if she weren’t so weak. I don’t believe that people who have been raised in an upper-middle-class lifestyle can comprehend what it’s like to grow up in a situation with abuse and no loving relations.

Despite all of her choices and problems, Paula Perez was a good person.

I am sorry she is gone, and I do care.


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City selected by WSDOT to receive $975,000 in grant funding for sidewalks and pedestrian and bike safety



WSDOT recently announced its 2013-2015 Prioritized Project List for the Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety and Safe Routes to School Grant Programs and it included two Shoreline projects totaling $975,000 in grant funding:
  • Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Program - $540,000 for Interurban and Burke Gilman Trail connectors. The project includes filling curb, gutter and sidewalk gaps; making ADA improvements; and installing bike lanes, sharrows, wayfinding and shared-use path connections citywide in residential and commercial areas.
  • Safe Routes to School Program – $435,000 for sidewalk improvements around Einstein Middle School. The project includes installing sidewalks, curb, gutter, and curb ramps, and providing educational materials and hosting educational events around safe routes to school. There will also be an emphasis on safety patrols at Einstein Middle School.
The prioritized list will be sent to the Washington State Legislature for final approval and inclusion in the Washington State 2013-2015 budget. Historically, the legislature has not made changes in the prioritized list. Funds will be available July 1, 2013. Both of these projects are fully grant funded and require no additional City funds.

Searching out grant funding is one of the ways the City has been able to stretch its resources and provide the services and infrastructure improvements the community desires.




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Shorecrest - Mountlake Terrace girls basketball to be broadcast live

The Live Video Production Club of Shorecrest and Shorewood will be televising Tuesday's girls basketball game at 7:15pm between Shorecrest and Mountlake Terrace. The game can be seen locally on Ch 26, the Shoreline Educational Access Channel, available to cable customers in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

The defending District Champion  Scots are struggling (1-5) in the early-going  this season, following last year's fourth-place finish in State.  

The play of junior Oniye Chibuogwu, her freshman sister Uju Chiguogwu, sophomore Lindsey Shattuck, and freshmen Bella Kemp, Ari  Rantz, and Wurrie Njadoe portend better days and a bright future for Coach Dori Monson's squad.

The Hawks come into this game with a mark of 1-4. They are led by their sensational sophomore Samantha Romanowski.


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Obituary: Austin Scott, Shorecrest graduate

From Shoreline Schools

We are sad to report to you that we learned this weekend that 2012 Shorecrest graduate Austin Scott, a student at Washington State University, died Saturday morning when the vehicle he was a passenger in hit a patch of ice and rolled over on Interstate 90.

Austin was the only fatality in a rideshare coming home for the holidays. Police confirmed that alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the accident.

Austin enjoyed strong friendships with his fellow students, and equally strong bonds with staff. Austin is also the big brother of Shaylee (grade 7), and Alicia (grade 5). Shorecrest is offering emergency counseling support as needed for its students Monday.




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Text-to-911 service to be available in King County by May 2014

FCC proposal calls for nationwide implementation of 9-1-1 texting by all wireless carriers by May 2014

King County Executive Dow Constantine applauded proposed new federal rules that would require all wireless carriers, as well as telephone text messaging applications, to deliver emergency 9-1-1 text messages in areas where emergency call centers are capable of receiving them.

“Our 9-1-1 dispatchers already have the equipment to receive text messages, but right now wireless carriers don’t provide this service,” said Executive Constantine. “Once they do, we can provide better emergency response to people with hearing or speech disabilities.”

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizes that whenever possible, people should make a voice call to 9-1-1 during an emergency. However, text-to-911 will provide a lifesaving alternative in situations where a person with a hearing or speech disability is unable to make a voice call, or where an audible 9-1-1 voice call could endanger the caller.

The new rules proposed by the FCC follow an announcement by AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and two national 9-1-1 associations that they will begin major deployments of text-to-911 service in 2013, with nationwide availability by May 15, 2014. The FCC is seeking comment from carriers and third-party messaging providers as to whether this timeframe is achievable.

If text-to-911 service is not available in an area, the four major phone carriers have agreed to implement automated “bounce back” error messages. This capability will be in place by June 30, 2013.

King County has been actively working to upgrade the countywide Enhanced 9-1-1 system to Next Generation 9-1-1 technology for the past several years. Text-to-911 is a major milestone in this transition.

All of the 9-1-1 centers throughout King County already have the equipment necessary to receive text-to-911, so they will be ready to receive text messages as soon as wireless carriers offer the service. In the meantime, King County’s E-911 Program Office is conducting a Next Generation 9-1-1 pilot project to test various components of the new technology.




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Shoreline Center Lobby is filled with student art

Monday, December 17, 2012





The Shoreline Center lobby is filled with student art from the Reflections art contest.  

District winners from Shoreline and other school districts are being judged, with the winners advancing to the State contest, to be held at the state PTA convention.


The public is invited to view the art works during the normal Shoreline Center business hours of 8am to 8pm. The Center is located at 18560 1st Ave N and the lobby is entered from the center of the building on 1st NE.


Steven H. Robinson photographed some of the art works on display.


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Shorecrest girls return to Wesco 3A basketball play Tuesday

The Shorecrest girls' basketball team returns to Western Conference 3A play Tuesday with a home game against Mountlake Terrace, after a Saturday home loss to 2A Burlington-Edison.

Shorecrest and Mountlake Terrace both take 0-2 Wesco 3A records into their meeting at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Shorecrest High School. The Scots have a 1-5 overall record. The Hawks are 1-4. The Shorecrest junior varsity team takes a 1-1 Wesco 3A record (3-3 overall) into a 5:40 p.m. game with the Mountlake Terrace JVs (0-2 Wesco 3A, 1-4).

In Shorecrest's 63-55 varsity loss to Burlington-Edison (1-0 Northwest 3A/2A/1A Conference, 7-1 overall) the Scots trailed 17-10 after the first quarter. 30-26 at halftime and 47-40 after three quarters, and couldn't close the gap in the final period. Onyie Chibuogwu led Shorecrest with 14 points. Teammate Annie Schlachter scored 13. The Scot JVs lost to Burlington (1-0 NWC, 6-1 overall), 43-31.

Through six games, Chibuogwu leads the Shorecrest varsity with 65 points for an average of 10.8 points per game,

Burlington-Edison 63, Shorecrest 55

At Shorecrest High School, Saturday, Dec. 15

Burlington-Edison --  17 13 17 16 -- 63
Shorecrest ------------ 10 16 14 15 –  55

Shorecrest Scoring

Points
Keegan Monson
8
Uju Chibuogwu
7
Lindsey Shattuck
7
Wurrie Njadoe
4
Kathryn Lindsey
2
Onyie Chibuogwu
14
Annie Schlachter
13
Bella Kemp
0
Savannah Tidwell
0

Shorecrest Season Scoring
Player

Games
Points
P/G
Onyie Chibuogwu

6
65
10.8
Annie Schlachter

6
41
6.8
Uju Chibuogwu

5
33
6.6
Bella Kemp

6
36
6.0
Keegan Monson

6
32
5.3
Lindsey Shattuck

6
20
3.3
Kathryn Lindsey

5
16
3.2
Wurrie Njadoe

6
17
2.8
Ari Rantz

3
0
0.0
Elie Richmond

2
0
0.0
Savannah Tidwell

2
0
0.0
Lauren Iredale

1
0
0.0
Rosa Rice-Pelepko

1
0
0.0
 


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Against the darkness of winter

Photo by Jerry Pickard


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North District Robotics Championship Tournament at King's Schools

The competitions were timed
How to tell volunteers from robots
    Sunday, December 16, 2012, 28 junior and high school robotics teams from 17 schools in western Washington and Vancouver B.C. tested their robotics prowess in the FIRST Tech Challenge North District championship tournament. 

The championship will qualify eight local teams for the state tournament in January 2013.

Held in the King's Garden Gym at King’s Schools, 19303 Fremont Avenue North, King's School hosted the event and fielded three teams in the competition.

Some of the members of Kings High School’s robotic teams.
From left: Elijah Elliott, Jon Fuller, Quinn Martin, Chad Abramson,
Noah Elliott, Steven Lee, Jon Rasmussen, and Alex Kim.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Robots went head-to-head in the center ring during the competitions. Randomly assigned to a two-team alliance, the robots must place plastic rings on a three by three peg grid. Points are earned for each ring placed on a peg and in a center goal, with additional points available for the placement of weighted rings. 

Kings’ 4095 team in competition.  Noah Elliott the programmer on the left,
driver Jon Fuller in the middle, and driver Steven Lee on the right.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

At the end of each round, teams can also earn points by lifting the robot in their alliance off the ground.

Kings High School’s “ Driver Team”
puts their robot in the competition ring.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The King's robotics teams have been creating, programming and fine-tuning their robots throughout the school year in preparation for the competition. The school offers robotics as part of the curriculum for students as early as kindergarten.

Kings’ robotic 3717 Team
From left, Devin Caplow-Munro, Zoe Anderson, and Danny Helms.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Mikel Thompson is the King's robotics teacher and the one who organized the event





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