Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Bungee cords and pockets full of mail

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Crime in Shoreline A-Z
A week of crime 2-25 to 3-4-2013

A -  C is a resident of Hawaii who has been in an online relationship with a female in Shoreline who claimed to be 26 and attractive. Two weeks ago, he came here to move in with her. Police took him from the street where he was drunk and suicidal. / 

Bicycle -  Two bicycles taken from unlocked garage at 23xx N 180th

Burglary –  Door kicked in at 190xx Firlands Way / Outside shed door pried open at 150xx Dayton / Two people entered resident's garage in middle of night - chased off by homeowner / Someone used pry bar and cutting tool to break into storage shed and office at City of Shoreline maintenance facility in Hamlin Park but apparently nothing taken / Attempt to pry open back door of The Cabin / Front door forced open at 200xx N 205th /

Car theft –  Stole parked vehicle from in front of home on 148xx Fremont / 

Drunk -  Traffic stop for going 45mph in a 30mph, arrested for DUI / Intoxicated female on 15th NE trying to fight people. Taken to Swedish for detox / Traffic stop on Aurora for travel violation, arrested for DUI / Intoxicated driver collides with parked car on Densmore / Extremely intoxicated male found passed out in a puddle of urine in restroom at Jersey Mike's Subs /

Graffiti - Tags in men's room at Shoreline Park / 

Larceny, Public –  Sears customer used bungee cords to fasten tools to his body and attempt to leave the store / Sears customer picked up tools, grabbed a car battery and ran out the door / Customer can't pay cab fare, arrested for theft and outstanding warrants / Gun shoplifted from Joe's Guns / Employee at Shoreline Christian school stole gift card and used it /  Person arrested for stealing underwear from Sears / Attempted shoplift at North City Safeway / Customer left belongings inside North City Tavern when he went outside for a smoke. When he returned, belonging were gone. Tavern will review surveillance tapes /

Larceny, Residential - Package stolen from front porch at 180xx 195th / Theft from yard at 190xx 11th NW /

Mail theft - Subject was staggering down the street with mail falling out of his pockets. Drunk, in possession of marijuana / Incoming mail stolen from box at N 204th Pl / Mail theft 12xx N 198 /

Mental issues -  Suicidal male with knife / Person walking in traffic on Aurora / Husband suicidal, police get ropes away from him but he leaves the house / Man repeatedly called 911 to report he was suicidal. Police were dispatched on report he was under the I-5 overpass at NE 205th / 

Smash and dash (car prowls) - Car prowled in secure parking garage under apartment at 1500 N 148th / Purse stolen from car in Ballinger McDonald's parking lot / Unlocked car rummaged through at 1500 N 150 / GPS stolen from undamaged car at home on 158xx 11th NE / Unlocked car at 163xx 28th N / Car entered at 15xx N 175th / 

Trespass -  Subject yelling and screaming at Rodeway Inn / Menchie's  / Couple refused to leave Goldie's Casino / Different person returned to Goldie's after being trespassed / Person entered unlocked back door of residence at 170xx 5th NE / Subject with key found inside vacant house at 170xx 5th NE / Apparently high female trespassed from Walgreen's at 145th and Aurora /

Z -  Man lives in Seattle and was previously a volunteer weeder at Twin Ponds. He believes he is the sole caretaker for the park and has planted trees and pulled shrubs. Now he is threatening parks workers, so he has been trespassed from the park.


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Quick Start Shoreline on Tuesday March 12


The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on March 12th, 2013 from 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.


Title: The Power of Email Marketing
Speaker: Tracey Warren

This information-packed seminar will demonstrate how email marketing – the hands-on, low-cost marketing tool – can really help drive business success.

In this session, you will discover how communicating with customers regularly can help a small business stay connected, and generate increased referrals, repeat sales, and unwavering customer loyalty. Discover how email can be a powerful tool to engage your online social media community!

Building a strong, permission-based customer list is so important! Learn how easy it is to build a strong permission-based customer list, get your audience to open, read and act on your email, and use past results to sharpen your email marketing program as you go along.

This practical seminar will provide a concise, but comprehensive overview of how easy it is to create and send professional-looking email newsletters and promotions. Attendees will learn the latest best practices and proven strategies.

There will be time to ask questions, and network with peers. Depart the session with real-world insights and knowledge you can put to work immediately, helping your business grow & succeed.
The speaker will share...

• An understanding of what email marketing is and why and how it works • Components of an effective email marketing campaign and how email marketing can meet your needs • Examples of successful email marketing campaigns • Email marketing best practices and tips, strategies and techniques to create more effective email campaigns

Tracey Warren
"I have a passion for marketing and an addiction to social media. I am a Social Media Strategist and Community Manager and teach business owners how to create successful Social Media Marketing Campaigns to help them grow their businesses. I love to help individuals and businesses maximize their social media presence."

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Workshop for women: organize your paperwork


FemCity Seattle and Denise Marinacci, owner of Flaunt Financial, will teach us how to be better organized with our paperwork. The evening will begin at the Shoreline OfficeMax, where Denise will take you through filing systems you can use, depending on your organization style. The last part of the workshop will take place at Denise’s home office for a hands-on filing session, including great discussion, wine, and appetizers.

Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at OfficeMax Shoreline and Denise’s home office

About Denise Marinacci
Denise Marinacci, owner of Flaunt Financial, has had over 30 years of experience working in small business and helping women with their money. Coined the “CFO on the GO,” Denise understands how business, money, and self-worth all go together and creates Radical Revenue Results for women business owners.

Femfessionals in Seattle is the 27th national chapter. They support women in business and host regular connection events, pink collar workshops and around town socials for diverse groups of professional women looking to make strategic connections to strengthen their business and social circle,

Email for more information

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High School Boys’ Golf Schedule

Updated 3-11-13 11:15pm

High School Boys’ Golf Schedule

Monday, March 11
Shorewood at Where Do You Stand Tournament, 2:45 p.m. at Snohomish G.C.
Thursday, March 14
South Whidbey at King's, 2:15 p.m. at Jackson Park
Monday, March 18
King's at South Whidbey, 2 p.m. at Useless Bay Golf Course
Wednesday, March 20
Shorewood, Shorecrest, Meadowdale, Glacier Peak, Mntlk Terrace, 3 p.m. at Nile G.C.
Thursday, March 21
Shorewood, Shorecrest, Lynnwood, 3 p.m. at Lynnwood G.C.
King's vs. Cedarcrest, 3 p.m. at Carnation G.C.
Monday, March 25
Lakewood at King's, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Tuesday, March 26
Stanwood, M-Pilchuck, M-Getchell, Everett, Oak Harbor, 2 p.m. at Whidbey G. & C. C
Wednesday, March 27
Shorewood, Shorecrest, Marysville Getchell, Edmonds-Woodway, 2:30 p.m. at Nile G.C.
Thursday, March 28
Sultan at King's, 2 p.m. at Jackson Park
Shorewood, Mountlake Terrace, Meadowdale, Glacier Peak, Shorecrest, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Wednesday, April 3
Shorewood, Shorecrest at Coed Shoreline Invitational, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Tuesday, April 9
Shorewood, Shorecrest, ML Terrace, Glacier Peak, Meadowdale, 3 p.m. at Lynnwood G.C.
Thursday, April 11
Shorewood, Marysville Getchell, Glacier Peak, Everett, Oak Harbor, 2 p.m. at Whidbey G. & C. C.
Shorecrest, Stanwood, Meadowdale, Mountlake Terrace, Marysville-Pilchuck, 3 p.m., Cedarcrest G. C., Marysville
Archbishop Murphy at King's, 2 p.m. at Jackson Park
Monday, April 15
Cedarcrest vs. King's, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Shorecrest, Shorewood at Tom Dolan Invitational, noon, Everett Golf & Country Club 
Thursday, April 18
King's at Lakewood, 3 p.m. at Cedarcrest G.C.
Shorecrest, Oak Harbor, MountlakeTerrace, Meadowdale, Everett, 3 p.m. at Legion Memorial G.C., Everett
Stanwood, Shorewood, Marysville Pilchuck, M-Getchell, Glacier Peak, 3 p.m. at Kenwanda G.C., Snohomish
Monday, April 22
King's at Sultan, 3 p.m. at Blue Boy G.C.
Monday, April 29
King's at Archbishop Murphy, 2:15 p.m. at Battle Creek Public Golf Course
Shorewood, Shorecrest, Mountlake Terrace, Meadowdale, Glacier Peak, 3 p.m. at Kenwanda G.C.
Thursday, May 2
Shorewood, Shorecrest, Marysville Pilchuck, 3 p.m. at Cedarcrest G.C., Marysville
Friday, May 3
Shorewood, Shorecrest at Egbers Tournament, 9 a.m. at Skagit Golf and Country Club
Monday, May 6
King’s at Cascade Conference Medalist Tournament, 8:30 a.m. at Snohomish G.C.
Wednesday, May 8
Shorewood, Shorecrest at Western Conference 3A Tournament, noon at Legion Memorial G.C., Everett
Wednesday, May 15
Shorewood, Shorecrest at Northwest District 3A Tournament (Day 1), 1 p.m. at Snohomish G.C.
Thursday, May 16
Shorewood, Shorecrest at Northwest District 3A Tournament (Day 2), 1 p.m. at Snohomish G.C.
Tuesday, May 21
State 3A Tournament (Day 1), noon at Tri-Mountain G.C.
State 1A Championships (Day 1), noon at Lake Spanaway G.C.
Wednesday, May 22
State 1A Championships (Day 2), noon at Lake Spanaway G.C.
State 3A Tournament (Day 2), noon at Tri-Mountain G.C.


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Date correction: LFP City Council study session is Monday

The Lake Forest Park City Council study session is Monday, March 11, 2013, not Tuesday as previously reported.



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Volunteers open doors at Jacob's Well site in Shoreline

Volunteers install doors and window frames
at Jacob's Well


The new Vision House Jacob’s Well complex, for local homeless single moms and their children, saw doors and windows framed by Abbott Construction’s Special Projects Team in Shoreline on Saturday, March 9th.

In 2011 volunteers from Abbott helped with the framing of the project and now they are helping again to install doors and hardware at the site. Single moms and children can almost taste the finish line and the day that they will have a safe warm place to reside and get their feet back on the ground during a time of need and despair. 

Jacob’s Well is located at 19630 20th Ave NE in Shoreline. When complete, the facility will have 12 apartments for homeless families, an after-school care program, crisis counseling offices and a community center.  A second phase will be built in the future - adding 8 apartments, a licensed child care center and a food and clothing bank to support resident families.

Vision House is a non-profit agency providing transitional housing, child care and support services to homeless mothers and their children, and separately to men recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. Vision House owns and operates four housing facilities and a child care center in south King County. The new Vision House Jacob’s Well complex in Shoreline is being built debt-free, thanks to local businesses, churches, foundations and community groups that are rallying with funding, in-kind donations and thousands of volunteer hours. For more information about Vision House or Jacob’s Well, visit NoHomelessKids or call 425-228-6356.

On behalf of the families who will soon call Jacob's Well home - thank you for your support of Vision House.

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John Phillip Sousa will be marching in his grave Tuesday night

Imagine the stirring marching music of John Phillip Sousa. Do you see the gleaming brass instruments and hear the beat of the drums?

Now imagine 125 musicians playing one of the greatest marches of all time, “Semper Fidelis” by the March King himself, John Phillip Sousa.

But you don't have to imagine. You can hear the actual performance at the Shoreline Concert Band “March Madness” concert this coming Tuesday. March 12 at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center. (map courtesy Arts Council)

Marches being performed by the Shoreline Concert Band are by Holst, John Williams, and E.E. Bagley.

The finale of the evening will be all 125 band members - Shoreline Concert Band and Shorecrest Wind Ensemble - playing together, crowding onto the stage at Shorecrest to end this evening of great music.

Tickets are available only at the door. General admission $8, senior and students $6, and SCC students $4.

For more information contact Ken Noreen at 206-227-3842.


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Evan Smith on Politics: Here’s one of my proposed changes for Washington’s political system

Saturday, March 9, 2013

By Evan Smith


As I look back on the 2012 election and forward to the 2013 election, I think about reforms to Washington's system of voting.

Reform No. 1: A rational party-preference system.

When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the voter-approved "top two" primary, it agreed with opponents who said that parties shouldn’t have to accept candidates they don't want; so Washington officials came up with the system in which candidates don't file as Democrats or Republicans, but rather, as "preferring" a party. While most candidates list their party preferences as Democrat or Republican or Green, many use names like “G.O.P. Party,” or "99% Party" or "Senior Say Party" or "Democratic-Republican Party.”

Before someone files for office as preferring the “Birthday Party,” let’s come up with some rational rules, I’d allow candidates to choose from a list of recognized political parties or choose “States no party preference.” For recognized political parties, I’d start with the eight parties that have qualified for the state presidential ballot. Those are the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, Constitution Party, Socialist Workers Party, Justice Party, and Socialism / Liberation Party.

Those eight parties got their ballot positions by submitting petitions with the signatures of 1,000 registered voters. We could have a similar rule for a party to be eligible for preference. I’d allow a smaller number of signatures for choice of party preference.

Some politicians don't want to fix the top-two system because they don't like the primary. But they need to realize that the system will be what the people want until it gives us some really egregious result.



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Bear Cubs at PAWS Wildlife Center awaken from their slumber

A sure sign of the coming spring is the “rise and shine” of orphaned bear cubs at PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood.


The wildlife rehabilitation staff at PAWS creates a darkened bear run for the youngsters every year so they may go into hibernation. But it’s not as easy as it sounds.

“Imagine trying to get a room full of kindergartners down for nap time- there’s always one or two kids that just won’t go to sleep?”, says PAWS Naturalist Kevin Mack. “That pretty much describes it.”

PAWS video here (This may or may not play on your computer)

This year the center is hosting seven different cubs rescued from several locations across the northwest. One of them made a dramatic entrance last summer when he arrived with a collapsed lung. PAWS veterinarian staff had to perform their first-ever Pneumothorax surgery to repair the injury. The cub quickly became a celebrity as cable news outlets picked up the story of this adorable orphan, even landing the youngster on World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer.

One of the cubs rescued by PAWS

But despite all the attention, black bear number 12-1577 is still one of the gang in this ragtag group of cubs that spends their time tackling old Christmas trees and knocking down bowling pins.

During their time at PAWS, the cubs get a chance to grow large enough to survive on their own in the wild while learning social skills from the other cubs. If all goes well, and it usually does, the bears will be returned to the wild this spring and summer.


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Richmond Highlands and Hillwood neighborhoods "share the love" with Tent City 3 on Feb 14

By Dr. Afia Menke

On February 14th Richmond Highlands Neighborhood Association and Hillwood Community Network came together as neighbors for our “Share The Love” event to support Tent City 3.

Our two neighborhoods prepared and provided a delicious hot meal, cookies, a carport structure for gathering, several boxes of warm and professional clothing (thank you to NW Mechanical for being a collection site and delivering the goods), hand warmers, toothbrushes, deodorant and $1,116. These cash donations were made to cover arrears for dentures and other dental appliances.

Whidbey Island Bank managed the special account (without fees) collecting donations from neighbors and then seeded the account with $500!

Caring neighbor cash donations comprised the remaining balance.

Our neighborhood volunteers and a City of Shoreline Neighborhood Coordinator joined together at the Masonic Lodge kitchen (generously donated to the neighborhoods for our event) to prepare and cook the dinner we served. One sweet family, with three young daughters brought homemade heart-shaped cookies for the Tent City 3 dessert.

We are also grateful to Sweet Pearl Bakery for providing cheesecake to every resident. Sweet Pearl Bakery will soon open her doors in Richmond Beach!

Richmond Highlands Neighborhood Association and Hillwood Community Network wish to thank everyone who made our “Share The Love” event a wonderful and heart-warming success!


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Southern Gateway on agenda for LFP City Council work session

Correction: the study session is on Monday, March 11, at 6pm

Lake Forest Park City Council has a work session scheduled for Monday, March 11, 2013 at 6pm in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, located in the northeast corner of Town Center.


After adopting the agenda, the Council will retire to executive session to discuss potential litigation per RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g) "...to evaluate qualifications of an applicant for public employment...."

Returning to the public session, they will review and discuss the interim regulations and design guidelines for the Southern Gateway Subarea Plan.

The goal for this work session will be to discuss issues that have been raised by citizens, city attorney and staff and address Council questions and concerns.

More information is available via the City's website.

On Thursday, March 14, 2013 the Council will conduct a regular business meeting at 7pm.


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Arts: When Modern Meets Craft


Modern philosophies and traditional craftsmanship seem to be two worlds apart, but in fact they both agree on three things: efficiency, honesty, and usefulness. 

On March 21, 2013 Hasenpfeffer Incorporated will be at Stunningly Strange Gallery, showing how these ideals can come together through their marvelous dolls and animals.

The creator and designer behind Hasenpfeffer Inc. is the wonderful Daniela Shelton. These amazing dolls are handcrafted and made of recycled materials. The fabric comes from old textiles, either from thrift stores or vendors that deal in dead stock textiles, and the dolls are stuffed with hypoallergenic fiberfill made from non-toxic soda bottles.

“It’s when we painstakingly cram the last shred of fiberfill that something magical happens: these cast-off bits and pieces take on a life of their own,” Shelton says. “Even though we’ve made hundreds, each one feels like the first.”

Hasenpfeffer Inc. has been featured in printed and online magazines such as Canadian Family, Romantic Homes, Poppytalk Handmade, and Small, as well as blogs like {KID}independent, Sew, Mama, Sew!, Cool Mom Picks, and Rockstew. She has also shown at Urban Craft Uprising, Edmonds Arts Festival, EtsyRain Shows, Bellevue Arts Festival, and Crafty Wonderland.

Hasenpfeffer Inc. will be featured at Stunningly Strange Gallery during the Edmonds Third Thursday Art Walk on March 21, 2013 from 5-8pm.

Stunningly Strange Gallery is located at 407 Main Street Edmonds 98020. Store hours are 10am-6pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-5pm on Sundays. Gallery - 425-697-0420.


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Meeting the artists: Gallery at Town Center


The Gallery at Town Center in Lake Forest Park is featuring  pastel and oil painter Susan Dawson and Photographer Nancy Garseth through April 6 Tuesday-Saturday 12-5pm.

Susan Dawson's pastels
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

Susan Dawson finds open air or plein air painting calming with “a sheer awe and beauty to it” which she hopes she portrays in her work. She has one landscape in the show from Lopez Island. The rest are bird pastels including a crow and a stunning Bateleur Eagle from the Philippines who eats monkeys.

Nancy Gorseth poses with one of her photographs
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

Photographer Nancy Gorseth says “Through my work I attempt to examine the intricate details in life, the small, wondrous depictions of beauty that sometimes go unnoticed.” She loves color and uses macro lenses to blow up small details of nature like flowers and butterflies. She plans to photograph more birds in the future. She went to Canada to photograph the unusually large migration of snowy owls from the arctic last year.

   

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Ice Cream Social at Meridian Park Thursday, Mar 14

Sean Murphy, dressed for the part,
samples ice cream for quality control
for the Meridian Park Ice Cream Social
The Meridian Park Neighborhood Association will host an Ice Cream Social on Thursday, March 14th from 7-8pm at the Meridian Park Elementary Cafeteria, Meridian Ave N and N 175. 

Music by Elena DeLisle, face-painting by local students, ice cream with toppings and neighborhood information will be offered at the gathering. Everyone is welcome.

The Bubbleman also plans to make an appearance and provide a short performance for kids and kidults. He has recently moved to Meridian Park and is looking forward to meeting some neighbors.

The Meridian Park Neighborhood Association is in need of more active board members and volunteers who would like to be involved in neighborhood work and activities. Some specific areas of need are photography (for events), general volunteering, community outreach, barter planning and execution, website management, phone calling, entertainment (both performing and producing) fundraising and whatever a person feels called to do.

Talk to people at the Social about your interests and what you would like to do to participate in the neighborhood.


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5th graders at Meridian Park follow local musher in the Iditarod

Students in Mrs. Peterson's and Mrs. Smolen's class
at Meridian Park are studying the Iditarod.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Fifth Graders in Hannah Peterson and Stephanie Smolen's classes at Meridian Park Elementary are reading winter survival stories in small book clubs of four to six students.

"Three of the books we are enjoying have dog-sledding in them. My students started asking questions about dog-sledding, which led me to some research and the discovery that the 2013 Iditarod was starting on March 2. When I saw we had a local musher, Jan Steves, I knew we had to follow the race! We invited Mrs. Smolen's class next door to join us for our 2013 Iditarod adventure," Peterson said.

Each student researched a different musher and created a short biography about that person. They all researched Jan Steves and decided to root for her. They are using a large map to mark the mushers' locations each day. All the students in the school walk by the map and can follow the race as well. In addition, students are keeping a log with more detailed statistics about their mushers (time in/out of checkpoints, number of dogs in/out, position in the race, mandatory rests, etc.)

This map tracks the daily progress of the race.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

The students are are learning to read statistics and make math-based predictions, tracking and averaging speed of dog-sled teams, how weather patterns affect the mushers and dogs, mapping and geography, skills and tools needed to survive extreme cold climates, how dogs are trained to work as a team, problem-solving strategies for winning a long-distance race and what it takes to reach a goal and live a dream.

"Jan Steves is someone who is racing to fulfill a personal goal and dream. She started mushing later in life and has worked hard to get to the Iditarod. We all have dreams we want to reach in life and need role-models to teach us that with some hard work, we can do anything. Last year Jan came in last place in the Iditarod and she came back to try again this year. We are impressed that she didn't give up!" Peterson said.

Here are some questions Mrs. Peterson asked the kids and some quotes she received :
What is your hope for Jan Steves this year?
"I hope Jan Steves places higher than she did last year because I think she is an amazing musher."
"To be in the top 20 mushers because she is from Edmonds. We hope she gets luckier than 2012. Go Jan Steves!"
"I know Jan is relatively new and a rookie, but I would like her to get a higher place than the Red Lantern award."
What challenges do you think Jan Steves and other mushers will face on the trail?
"They might face deep snow, thin ice and rookies might face longtime pros."
"Challenges mushers will face are sub-zero temperatures, getting sick and really fast mushers."
What do you think it takes to be a musher?
"I think it takes a lot of work because you have to train your dogs and you have to race in the freezing weather."
"You need to be brave, strong and healthy to be a musher".
"For one, you have to be brave. You also have the will to go on. I also think a musher needs to have good gear and know his dogs."
Would you want to be a musher?
"Yes, the reward is huge and I am very competitive."
"I would want to be a musher because I think it would be a good experience to be in the Iditarod or any dog sled race."
What traits do you think a dog should have to be part of the Iditarod dog-sled team?
"I think a sled dog should be big, strong, have good stamina and be well-fed to be on an Iditarod dog-seld team."
"Strength, heart and a love for running."
"Dependable, strong and listen to the musher and lead dog."



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Shorecrest music talent on display

Shorecrest Jazz Ensemble


On Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30pm the Shorecrest Wind Ensemble will share a concert with the Shoreline Concert Band in the Shorecrest Theater and Thursday, March 14  at 7:30 the Freshman and Symphonic Bands present their spring concert in the SC Theater. 

Shorecrest Stage Band

The award winning Shorecrest Jazz Ensemble and Stage Bands will be performing for the public at Third Place Commons on Wednesday, March 13th at 7:00 pm. Come down and enjoy the music performed by local jazz talent! Both bands recently took home awards from the state wide Kitsap Jazz Competition and the Jazz Ensemble will soon be heading to Spokane for another competitive event.


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Help plan Sunset School Park

Friday, March 8, 2013

View from Sunset Park

Saturday, March 16 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Sunset School Park Site
17800 10th Avenue NW

Meet at the covered play court at the northeast corner of the site
Parking is available along 10th Avenue

Join the City, Friends of Sunset Park and your neighbors to review the site conditions following the Shoreline School District’s demolition the Sunset Elementary School building this past January.

Sunset Elementary was demolished January 2013

This meeting will provide a list of potential improvements from the Master Site Plan that can be constructed with the limited available budget. The City wants to learn which master plan improvements are important to you as we prepare our design for the construction in this first phase of improvements. Community comments will be collected through comment forms and shared with the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS) Board at their April 25 board meet­ing. The PRCS Board will discuss the project and make a recommendation for Phase I Improvements.

In 2012, the School Board approved a resolution declaring that the Sunset site was not currently required for school purposes and authorized the temporary surplus of the property. In January, the City Council adopted the Sunset School site as an addendum to the Shoreline School District-City of Shoreline Joint Use Agreement to allow the City to maintain the site as a public park, while still being owned by the Shoreline School District.

Sunset Elementary closed in 2007 and the community, led by the Friends of Sunset Park, has worked for several years to bring their vision of a park on the site to reality. There is $205,000 in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan budget in 2013-14 to design and construct improvements from the Master Plan at the new park site.

Comment forms and more information about the project will be available starting March 18 and can be found here at that time or by contacting Parks Project Coordinator Maureen Colaizzi 206-801-2603.


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Upcoming dates for Readers' Theater Series

March Readers Theater Presents: Sometimes Love

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council presents the third play of its 2013 Readers Theater Series Sometimes Love by Zheng Wang on Monday, March 25th, at 7:00pm, at the Shoreline Center Ballinger Room.

A witty, gay themed romantic dramedy set in present times, Sometimes Love tells the story of Cody and Dave, who have been dating for over a year. Ask them how they first met, and they will tell you two different stories. That's not the only point they differ on. Some days they seem perfect for each other, and other days they just can't seem to get along. Will their relationship lead to eternal bliss, or will they end up going separate ways? Told in an innovative, non-linear structure, this play explores and examines the difference between love and commitment.

Playwright, Zheng Wang, is an independent filmmaker and all-around creative person. His feature documentaries and short films have screened at over a dozen film festivals worldwide and won awards. He also created and directed the original dance show series Dare To Dance, which has produced three successful installments. As a playwright, Zheng has written two full-length plays, Double Happiness and Sometimes Love. His short play A New Dream was presented as part of the theatrical event Revealed! at Arts Crush 2012.

The 2013 Shoreline-LFP Readers' Theater Series opened its first two readings of the series in January and February with How to Kill a Cactus by T.L. Penberthy, and The Lake House by Elena Hartwell. Zheng Wang’s Sometimes Love and La’Chris Jordan’s Roses in the Water will round out the series on March 25th and April 22nd respectively. All of the 2013 series readings are presented under the direction of theatre artist and local resident, Dominica Myers.

For many years, the series has served as a fantastic resource to bring together actors, readers, and playwrights in an entertaining and educational environment. With a focus on presenting new plays, this program allows playwrights to learn about their own work by seeing and hearing it aloud for an audience, and provides a wonderful setting in which all participants, including the audience, experience opportunities to actively participate in helping to develop a new play.

Admission to the Readers' Theater is FREE and open to the public, and the playwright will be available for discussion following the reading. All Readers' Theater events take place at 7:00pm in the classroom wing at the south end of the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, unless otherwise posted.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.


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CORRECTION OF CORRECTION: WEA was a party to the suit that overturned two-thirds requirement

By Evan Smith

When I wrote about Democratic 32nd District State Rep. Cindy Ryu's reaction to the State Supreme Court decision overturning the requirement that tax increases require either a two-thirds vote of the legislature or a statewide public vote, I said that Ryu and other legislators had joined the League of Education Voters and Washington Education Association (WEA).

Later, I corrected that to say that the WEA wasn't part of the suit. Now, I see that the WEA was a part of the suit.


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Health and Beauty event at Bartells



Bartell Drugs celebrates healthy and beautiful living during its “Health and Beauty Event” March 10-23. The Spring “Health and Beauty Event” schedule for Bartells Shoreline store, located at 18420 Aurora Ave N includes:

March 13, 9:30 am to 2 pm:  Health Clinic -- free of charge or at discounted fees. Services include blood glucose testing, blood glucose meter exchange and meter education, cholesterol testing, bone density screenings for osteoporosis, blood pressure testing for hypertension, and others.

March 14, 3-6 pm:  Cosmetic Demonstrations — free of charge. Cosmetologists will give free “mini makeovers” that focus on the latest colors and products for Spring.

March 14, 11 am to 2 pm:  Hair styling tips by Conair® — free of charge. Representatives will spotlight the latest hair styling tools and tips.

March 14, 3-6 pm:  Sun Care Demonstrations includes opportunities to learn about and sample new products from Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic.

March 14, 3-5 pm:  Radio Remote with Warm 106.9

For more information on participating store locations and schedules, visit the website 


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I-5 southbound closures


WSDOT says that if you're headed to Seattle this weekend, plan for a little extra travel time. Up to three lanes of southbound I-5 from Ravenna Boulevard to half-way across the Ship Canal Bridge will be closed Friday and Saturday nights. Lanes close at 10 p.m. and reopen daily by 10 a.m. During the closures crews will grind and repair the pavement, making for a smoother drive.

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High School Girls’ Tennis Schedule


High School Girls’ Tennis Schedule

Saturday, March 9
Shorewood at Eastside Tennis Jamboree, 10 a. m.
Tuesday, March 12
Stanwood at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Wednesday, March 13
Marysville Pilchuck at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Marysville Getchell at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.
Thursday, March 14
Newport vs. Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.
Tuesday, March 19
Shorewood at Glacier Peak, 3:30 p.m.
Shorecrest at Meadowdale, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 21
Glacier Peak at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.
Wednesday, March 27
Shorewood at Mountlake Terrace, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 28
Meadowdale at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Mountlake Terrace at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S. 
Tuesday, April 2
Shorecrest at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Thursday, April 4
Shorecrest at Woodinville, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 5
Woodinville vs. Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Tuesday, April 9
Shorewood at Everett, 3:30 p.m. at Clark Park
Shorecrest at Stanwood, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 11
Marysville Getchell at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Everett at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.
Friday, April 12
Shorewood at Marysville Pilchuck, 3:30 p.m. at Totem M.S.
Shorecrest at Marysville Getchell, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16
Marysville Pilchuck at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.
Oak Harbor at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Thursday, April 18
Glacier Peak at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Meadowdale at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.
Friday, April 19
Shorewood at Stanwood, 3:30 p.m.
Shorecrest at Glacier Peak, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 29
Shorecrest at Oak Harbor, 3:30 p.m.
Mountlake Terrace at Shorewood, 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview Park
Wednesday, May 1
Shorecrest at Mountlake Terrace, 3:30 p.m.
Shorewood at Meadowdale, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 2
Shorewood at Shorecrest, 3:30 p.m. at Kellogg M.S.


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New bike ride to Obliterate Cancer is coming to Lake Forest Park

All four routes will include most of this section
through Lake Forest Park and Kenmore


The first-ever Obliteride will soon spin through Lake Forest Park and Kenmore. Routes for the 25-, 50-, 100- and 180-mile rides have just been released. They offer various distances and terrains so all levels of riders can participate and make their marks against cancer. Obliteride is a fundraising bike ride to benefit lifesaving cancer research at Fred Hutch. It features an entire weekend of cycling, celebration and concerts Aug. 9-11, 2013.

“Obliteride is a community-wide event that everyone can participate in by riding, volunteering or cheering on participants as they roll though your community,” said Amy Lavin, Obliteride’s executive director. “We would love to see people get involved by volunteering or lining the streets with signs honoring loved ones or friends who have battled cancer or are in the fight today. Simply come to the end of your driveway and cheer on the riders. We’d love to see everyone out there!”

Thanks to Obliteride sponsors, 100 percent of every dollar raised will directly benefit lifesaving cancer research. Obliteride is an opportunity to come together to activate the entire Pacific Northwest to fight something that is bigger than any one of us. Together we can make a real difference here in our community and with far-reaching impacts around the world.

There’s an opportunity for everyone to get involved. Volunteering or fundraising provide great alternatives to riding while clearly contributing to and participating in this new community effort. Sign up to ride, volunteer, or fundraise. Route maps are now available and short highlight videos of each route.

Obliteride Fact Sheet

Driven by the goal to end cancer, Obliteride is a new, community-wide effort to accelerate lifesaving cancer research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. We are creating a movement of people committed to obliterating cancer and saving lives faster. It culminates in a fundraising bike ride Aug. 9-11, 2013 that will be quintessentially Northwest. Thanks to early anchor sponsors, University Village and The Sloan Foundation, and other inaugural sponsors, 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to breakthrough cancer research at Fred Hutch.


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Shoreline community mourns death of dedicated Shoreline Pool employee


The City of Shoreline is saddened to hear about the tragic death of one of its employees, Dianna Hanson. Dianna had been a lifeguard/swim instructor for the Shoreline Pool since 2005 and planned to be back at the Pool this summer after she completed her internship at Project Survival Cat Haven in California.

“Our sympathy and thoughts go out to Dianna’s family during this devastating time,” stated Shoreline Pool Manager James McCrackin. “This is a major blow to the Shoreline Pool staff and the Pool community. She will be remembered for her dedication and caring heart. We are grateful to have known her and to have been a part of her shining life.”

Dianna started working at the Shoreline Pool when she was 16 years old. It was her first job. Over the next eight years, Dianna grew and matured, becoming a mentor to the Pool’s younger staff. She taught them to take pride in their work by taking pride in her own work. She had the uncanny ability to make those around her feel comfortable and included. Dianna became one of the Pool’s most popular swim instructors and touched the lives of countless children in the Shoreline community.

Dianna graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in biology in 2011 and her passion for big cats was evident. Dianna spent six months in Kenya working on a big cat preserve last summer and was looking forward to internships at other big cat sanctuaries when her internship in California was over.


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Transit Choices in Puget Sound – Riding Community Transit

Standard blue and white Community Transit coach

Brian Doennebrink is writing a series of articles on public transit choices for Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. For other articles in the series look under Features on the main webpage

Riding Community Transit
By Brian Doennebrink

Community Transit’s focus is serving citizens of its Public Transportation Benefit Area, which comprises most of Snohomish County.

Bus services consist of two types of routes. “Local” routes travel mostly within Snohomish County, these routes include Shoreline’s Aurora Village Transit Center:
  • The #101, traveling mostly on Aurora/State Route 99 to Mariner Park & Ride (to the west of Interstate 5 at 128th SW)
  • The #115, through eastern Edmonds to Edmonds Community College, then east through Lynnwood to Mill Creek, then north and west to Mariner Park & Ride
  • The #130, between Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and the Edmonds ferry/Amtrak and Sounder Station via Aurora Village
  • Swift Bus Rapid Transit, a limited-stop trip, mostly on highway 99, between Aurora Village and Everett station
Swift Rapid Transit double bus

Fares on the above routes are $2.00 for adults, $1.50 for youth from age 16 through 18, and $1.00 for holders of reduced fare permits. A difference for Swift Bus Rapid Transit is that fares are paid before boarding the bus, either using an ORCA card reader that’s at each Swift station, or by buying a ticket at the ticket vending machine there.

Double-decker buses service
many commuter routes
Community Transit also operates commuter service to downtown Seattle and to the University District. The only route that travels along Shoreline is the #416, which literally does so along N. 205th street. Fares for that route are $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for youths, and $2.00 for holders of reduced fare permits. University-bound service travels from Edmonds Park / Ride (northwest of 216th and Highway 99) and through the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center, with the same fare structure to/from those locales. 

Commuter fares are higher for routes going to/from Seattle and Lake Stevens, Marysville, Monroe, Snohomish, or Stanwood. Double-decker buses service many of the commuter routes.

Community Transit operates Mondays through Saturdays, except for major holidays.


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Book Review by Aarene Storms: Balloons Over Broadway

Balloons Over Broadway: the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's parade by Melissa Sweet


Tony Sarg was a tinkerer, a putterer, a person who played with puppets and toys all his life. He built puppet toys for the children of London, and then he moved to New York and went to work building animated window displays for Macy's Department Store. When the popular Thanksgiving Day parade needed something new, original, and spectacular, Tony Sarg was hired ... and all these years later, the amazing, enormous puppet balloons are still the highlights of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

Illustrated with whimsical collage that combines vintage Macy's advertisements with watercolor paintings, found objects and colorful fabrics, this upbeat tale of invention is perfect as a quick read or read-aloud for ages 8 to adult.

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

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach and Lake Forest Park Libraries, KCLS


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Meeting the artists: reception for Gallery at Shoreline City Hall

Maria Porter with Fred Wong,
Director of Lake Forest Park/Shoreline Arts Council
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

A reception for the opening of the new exhibit at the Gallery at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, was held on Tuesday March 5th. The show runs through April 26th. The Gallery is open to the public during normal business hours.

Beth Betker, oil painting
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

Oil Painter Beth Betker said she is aware of infrastructure since her engineer father took the family to visit dams on vacation. The large cityscapes in bright colors scraped into patches show the controlled forms of bridges and buildings bursting out of their boundaries.

Ed McCarthy, Steel Sculptor
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

Steel sculptor Ed McCarthy says his studio and shop are in Renton Technical School where he arrived five years ago to learn to weld so well he wouldn’t have to think about it when he started doing his art which takes a whimsical turn away from the original utilitarian scrap pieces. He fashioned a spiked heeled shoe with a chain around it.

Ellen Witebsky, Photographer
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

Photographer Ellen Witebsky had been taking photographs since the late ‘80s when she decided to become a photographer. She attended school at Photographic Center Northwest. A variety of work can be seen on her website. The pictures on display are close ups of shoes, bottle stoppers, objects found in the home.

“I seek the accidental order, the harmony, and the chance beauty hiding within the clutter and distractions of daily life.”

Maria Porter, acrylic painting
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

Maria Porter, an acrylic painter, is exploring several styles. Several paintings have many dots. She describes them as Pointillist. In the past two years she has felt a lot of energy flowing around her work which has shown up in her paintings with bright colors and textures.


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