Sports Clips Haircuts will open in Shoreline Mar 22

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Revised 03-14-2013 10:01pm

SportsClips to open in Shoreline March 22

Sport Clips Haircuts, a place that makes it good to be a guy, is opening a new store on March 22 on 15407 Westminster Way N in Shoreline. This is the first location in the city, adding to the more than 1,000 locations across the country. 

“What’s better than being in a relaxing environment, where sports are on TV everywhere you look, with well-trained stylists and no need for an appointment when it’s time for a haircut?” said Wendy Liu, who owns the new Sport Clips with her husband, Jeff. “Those are just a few reasons why we know Sport Clips will be a hit here.”


Sport Clips offers clients:
  • The MVP Experience – precision haircut, massaging shampoo, and hot steamed towel treatment.
  • Stylists who specialize in male hair care and stay up-to-date on industry trends
  • Haircut services without an appointment – walk-ins are welcome
  • Large, flat-screen televisions playing sports programming at each haircut station and in the lobby, along with reading materials
  • Special lighting and massaging chairs in the shampoo area to promote relaxation  
  • Male-focused hair care and styling products  


Liu plans to open additional locations in the Seattle area in the next 12 to 18 months. In the meantime, she looks forward to supporting the community of Shoreline with great haircuts, and by participating in local events such as the Strawberry Festival and supporting the Richmond Little League through her new business. Also, from March 22 through April 5, the new Sport Clips will be accepting canned food for Hopelink food bank.

The new store is offering free MVP upgrades, including a massaging shampoo and hot steamed towel treatment, to new clients who purchase a regular haircut service.

Sport Clips will be open Monday through Friday from 10am to 8pm, Saturday from 9am to 6pm, and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. 


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Summer Camp fair Saturday at The Evergreen School


ParentMap's Summer Camp Fair is this Saturday March 16. 10am—1pm. Free.
The Evergreen School, 15201 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline

This fun, free community event serves the needs of families in the North Seattle/Shoreline area. Partnering with host The Evergreen School in the Shoreline, ParentMap gathers together 40+ leading summer programs from Seattle and beyond.

Whether you're looking for new adventures, summer fun, enrichment or week-long childcare during school breaks, these free Summer Camp Fairs offer every possible camp option for preschoolers right through to teens. Art, science, dance, circus skills, overnight, sailing, drama, nature camp, you name it! 

At Summer Camp Fair, families can meet camp staff, ask questions and find the right fit for their kids – conveniently on one day.

Registration for Summer 2013 has just begun, making this the moment to take advantage of early-bird discounts, find out about financial aid and get registered before the high-demand programs book up.

RSVP and attend for a chance to win free camps! Prizes include a free week at YMCA's Camp Orkila and Camp Colman, circus skills at Camp Zinzanni, Wilderness Awareness School, Stone Soup Theatre Drama Camp and a Rock n' Roll Party at School of Rock.

For more event details, to see the participating summer programs, or to RSVP: visit ParentMap.


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Lakeside School's **Mini** Spring Rummage Sale

Lakeside School's **Mini** Spring Rummage Sale will be held at the Wright Community Center, NE 145th and 1st Ave NE (near I-5, exit #175), Seattle 98125 - just across the street from Shoreline.

  • Saturday, 3-23, 9am - 4pm
  • Sunday, 3-24, 9am - 12 noon - BARGAIN DAY
Due to a large construction project on the campus, the Spring Rummage Sale has been scaled down but still features those wonderful treasures that bargain hunters wait all year to find.

Featured will be primarily soft-goods in the Best of Show and regular departments.

Map and directions or call 206-440-2925


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Lake Forest Park Elementary honored by State

Lake Forest Park Elementary was honored for meeting
federal standards
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

State Superintendent Randy Dorn and Gov. Jay Inslee honored 12 Washington schools on Wednesday night, including Lake Forest Park Elementary, in Lake Forest Park for winning national awards.
The awards, given through Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, recognize schools that are meeting federal Adequate Yearly Progress and Annual Measurable Objectives standards in reading and/or math, as well as closing the opportunity gaps between white students and traditionally underrepresented students.
“I’m proud of all these schools,” Dorn said. “The fact that what they’ve done is being recognized on a national scale speaks very well to how they’re doing and how Washington state is doing.”

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Dispose of unwanted medicine safely at Lake Forest Park Police Department


Unused medications pose a risk to our families, communities and the environment. Don’t store them, flush them or throw them in the trash. Safely dispose of your unused medications free of charge at the Lake Forest Park Police Department on the second floor of City Hall. Simply bring your leftover medicines to the Police Department window and the clerks will give you instructions on how to use the green Secure Medicine Disposal box in the second floor lobby.

Reliable studies suggest that anywhere from 10 – 30 percent (hundreds of thousands of pounds) of all drugs go unused. Once they become leftovers, medicines designed to improve our lives can become devastating destroyers. About ½ of the 37,000 phone calls to the Washington Poison Center concern young children who have been poisoned by medicines found at home.

The problem goes beyond drug abuse and accidental poisoning. Leftover medicine is toxic waste and when it is flushed, poured down the drain or dumped in the garbage it can end up polluting our waters, hurting aquatic life and contaminating food and water supplies.


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House approves latest Kagi road safety bill

Rep. Ruth Kagi D-32
OLYMPIA – A measure to help improve safety on roads and highways by requiring vehicles hauling sand, rock, gravel or dirt to cover those loads passed the state House over the weekend. 

Sponsored by Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-32 – Shoreline), the bill closes a gap in state law pertaining to unsecured loads. Road safety is one of Kagi’s top legislative priorities; she sponsored “Maria’s Law” in 2005 after a woman named Maria Federici was blinded and disfigured by a piece of furniture that fell from a trailer and flew through her car windshield.

“Maria’s Law concerned unsecured loads, but it didn’t deal with things like rocks and gravel, which can be especially hazardous to motorcyclists,” Kagi said. “By passing this bill, we’re finishing the efforts we started in 2005 to make our roads safer for the traveling public.”

The coverage requirement would not apply to state and local government vehicles that are applying sand or gravel for de-icing purposes, or other emergency road operations. 

The House approved the bill on March 9, sending it over to the state Senate for consideration.  It has since been referred to the Senate Transportation committee and awaits a hearing.

Besides the safety hazard posed by uncovered loads, Kagi points out that even small rocks can cause property damage to cars.

“Nobody likes a dinged windshield or chipped paint on their car,” Kagi said. “Data has shown that the primary source of this damage is uncovered loads of dirt, rocks and gravel.”

The bill number is HB 1007.

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


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State Sen. Frockt and Reps Farrell and Pollet to hold town hall meeting Saturday

Democratic State Sen. David Frockt and Reps. Jessyn Farrell and Gerry Pollet will hold a town-hall meeting Saturday from 10am to noon at the North Seattle Community College Concert Hall at 9600 College Way N.

The three represent the 46th Legislative District, including Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and northeast Seattle.

The meeting comes at the half way point of the 2013 legislative session.

The 46th District is one of 21 of the State's 49 legislative districts whose legislators are holding town-hall meetings between now and the end of March.

Legislators from the 32nd Legislatiive District, including Shoreline, do not have an event scheduled.


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Shoreline Caucus takes new direction for new year

The Shoreline Caucus has decided to start the new year with a new direction for their meetings. They plan to concentrate on local issues because that's where they feel they can make a difference.

Here are some of our passions - Point Wells, Shoreline city budget and spending, Shoreline schools curriculum, and private property rights.  
What are your passions?  Please bring your ideas to our next meeting on Thursday, March 14, 7-8:15 pm at the Shoreline Library.

They plan to establish smaller working groups based on particular topics with the idea of these groups reporting to the group as a whole at future meetings. 

We would really love to have everyone get involved so we can learn from each other.

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Shorecrest grad takes first place in triple jump at college meet


From the Willamette University athletics blog:
Triple Jump by Ahern Ranks Second on Willamette University's Top 10 List 
The Willamette University (Eugene, Oregon) track and field teams competed in the second day of the annual Lane Preview on Saturday, March 9. The meet pitted the Bearcats against teams from Pacific University, Lane Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Western Oregon University, Southwestern Oregon Community College and College of the Siskiyous. 
Of the three Willamette athletes winning individual titles, one was Sophomore Elisa Ahern of Lake Forest Park, graduate of Shorecrest High School, who took first place in the triple jump
"with a length of 37' 3.75", as she improved from third to second on WU's Top 10 list."
 Ahern also took fourth place in the long jump with 16' 4.50".


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Shorewood softball team plays Thursday home game with Kamiak, Friday at Jackson

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The Shorewood softball team plays its first home game of the season Thursday against Kamiak after a 17-3 victory at Mariner Tuesday.

Shorewood of the Wesco 3A South continues play against Wesco 4A opponents Friday with a game at Jackson.

Shorewood and Kamiak meet at 6pm Thursday at Shorewood's home Meridian Park field, with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at 4pm.

The T-birds meet Jackson at 4pm Friday at Jackson High School in Mill Creek, with the JV game at the same time.

The T-bird JV game at Mariner Monday, March 11, was rescheduled for Monday, March 18, the day before the varsity and JV teams play host to Lynnwood.


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Bubbleman to appear at Meridian Park Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

New Shoreline resident, The Bubbleman will appear at
the Meridian Park Ice Cream Social on Thursday

The Bubbleman will make an appearance at the Meridian Park Ice Cream Social on Thursday, March 14 from 7-8pm at the Meridian Park Elementary Cafeteria, Meridian Ave N and N 175. 

He has recently moved to Meridian Park and is looking forward to meeting the neighbors. He will stage a short performance for kids and kidults during the event.


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Medication Use Safety Training for SeniorsTM program at Calvin


MUST for Seniors(TM) Workshop
March 22nd at 1pm. - Calvin Presbyterian Church
18826 3rd Ave NW, Shoreline 98177

Older Adults More Likely to Experience (Often Preventable) Adverse Drug Effects

Most older adults live with at least one chronic condition, including arthritis, heart disease or diabetes, take multiple medicines and consult several healthcare providers. In addition, age-related changes that affect the way certain drugs work in the body, as well as noticeable communication gaps about medicines between patients and their healthcare providers, can set the stage for serious medicine use related problems, resulting in additional illness, hospitalization and even death.

The Community Fitness and Wellness Program at Calvin Presbyterian Church is joining the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) to provide the Medication Use Safety Training for SeniorsTM program (MUST for SeniorsTM) and make available important information about safe medicine use to older adults and caregivers in Shoreline and Edmonds. Approximately 1 in 4 people living in Shoreline/Richmond Beach area around Calvin Church is an older adult, living independently.

MUST for SeniorsTM is an interactive initiative designed to promote safe and appropriate medicine use by giving older adults and caregivers the tools and know-how to avoid medication misuse, recognize and manage common side effects in consultation with their healthcare providers, and improve medicine use knowledge, attitudes, and skills to avoid medication errors. Accidental Misuse of medications can lead to loss of independence; cause cascading health consequences or even lead to death.



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Book Review by Aarene Storms: Lips Touch Three Times

Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor, illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo

Three stories of supernatural love, each of which pivots around a single kiss.
In the first story, a dead grandmother might be the only one who can save Kizzy from the seductive promises of the goblins. The second story features an old woman who makes a demonic deal to save the lives of children, and agrees to allow a newborn baby to take on a curse to bind the deal ... a curse that the child contains until she grows up and falls in love. The third story is a tale of mothers, children, and a fey and magical race called the Druj.

What took me so long to read this book? I suppose that somehow I thought it was "just another kissing book", maybe with a vampire in it. It is not just another kissing book. The tales are dark, enticing, and entrancing, with hints of longing and a hope (but not a promise) of salvation that will draw readers into each story, beautifully illustrated in shades of red and grey. As soon as I finished reading it, I knew three people with whom I wanted to share it.

Rating:
Highly recommended for ages 14 to adult; minimal cussing, some implied violence (including very muted and off-page sexual violence) and three profoundly significant kisses.

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

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach Library, KCLS


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Sky Nursery - pruning, edible gardens, and roses



Saturday, March 16      11 am – 12:30 pm
General Pruning            Charlie Shull  

Early spring is a good time to prune many ornamental and edible trees and shrubs, and Charlie will go over the basics; when to prune; tool selection and care; proper pruning of various kinds of trees, shrubs, and vines.  He’ll demonstrate tools and techniques from Sky’s stock. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 www.skynursery.com


Saturday, March 16,   1 pm – 2:30 pm
Edible Garden Design 
Brad Halm & Colin McCrate of Seattle Urban Farm Co.

Want to grow food in your yard this season? Join the owners of the Seattle Urban Farm Company as they guide you through designing your own "backyard farm". They'll discuss how to find the best spot on your property for a vegetable garden, how to lay out the space for maximum production and ease of use, and how to get your soil into condition to grow top quality organic vegetables. They'll also teach you how to incorporate fruit trees and berry bushes into your existing landscape. For those of you with more urban yards, they'll cover growing edibles in container gardens.



Sunday, March 17             1 pm – 2:30 pm
Roses:  How to Select, Grow, and Care For             Deborah Boyer

Join Deborah Boyer, Sky Nursery’s rose buyer, for an afternoon of “Roses 101.”  She will be covering this year’s new introductions, her personal favorites (and why they are), and how to plant, prune, fertilize, and water your roses for a full summer of beauty!

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 



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Lake Forest Park City Council may adopt Southern Gateway Plan Thursday

Lake Forest Park City Council meeting Thursday, March 14, City Hall, Council Chambers, 7pm

On the agenda is a resolution to Authorize Mayor to Sign Services Agreement with Davido Consulting Group for Lyon Creek Bypass Project Design.

For council action: Adopting Southern Gateway Subarea Plan as an Amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan

All supporting documents for all items are on the city web page.


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WeatherWatcher: Weekly Weather Forecast

  • The week ahead
  • Cooler air arriving
  • Weather data suggestions
The week ahead: We are experiencing a weak atmospheric river, (previously known as a pineapple express). An atmospheric river is when there is a plume of tropical moisture being fed directly from Hawaii or the area near Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest. When we have those winter weeks of non-stop rain and temperatures in the 50's, that is due to an atmospheric river event. In this week's case, it is a very weak and broken up one that is mainly aimed at Vancouver Island. However it is shifting south over the Puget Sound for about 24-30 hours on Wednesday before it drifts back north to Vancouver Island. Wednesday will be fairly wet most of the day with steady rain. I am expecting maybe 1-2 inches of rain at most. Otherwise we will just have showers Thursday and Friday. The Olympic mountains are doing a really good job at producing a large rain shadow over our area with this weather pattern, especially Tuesday morning and later Thursday-Friday. Our off and on showery weather will continue over the weekend.

Cooler air arriving: Longer range models seem to be indicating some cooler air on the way for mid-next week, however it is too early to say if it will be cool enough for some more marginal wet snow mixing with the rain yet or not. I just want everyone to keep in mind that we've historically (even within the last 10 years) had snow events as late as mid-April. The kids may still have a snow day before this winter season is over.

Weather data: I am looking at changing the way I do weather data statistics. Right now the plan has always been to do weekly weather statistics, however I feel it might be more reflective if I do monthly reports on the weather data and compare to previous years. I am asking you, the reader, for feed back on that, what would you like to see for weather statistics?

For winter storm updates, check out my weather station web page or follow me on Twitter: @SWeatherWatcher


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AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers working in North King County with NUHSA

North Urban Human Services Alliance Celebrates AmeriCorps Week


Mark your calendars: March 9-17 is National AmeriCorps Week. AmeriCorps, also known as the domestic Peace Corps, has over 4,400 members serving in Washington to invigorate communities throughout the state.

Jamie Schecter and Trey Baughman
VISTA volunteers

This year the North Urban Human Services Alliance (NUHSA) is pleased to celebrate this year with two new AmeriCorps VISTA members, Trey Baughman and Jamie Schecter.

These two VISTA members work to foster volunteerism and build up human service non-profits and agencies in the North King County region.

Trey and Jamie joined NUHSA in February and are serving the communities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Bothell, and Woodinville as Volunteer Outreach Coordinators.


They work with NUHSA to build the capacity of human service agencies to recruit, engage, and utilize volunteers to better serve people in need here in North King County. Using the slogan of Volunteer Local, Trey and Jamie work to rally the residents of these cities to invest in their community by giving their time and talents to organizations that are active in these cities.

Partnering with United Way of King County, NUHSA is working to increase the capacity of human services agencies providing vital services to residents in the community. From Hopelink and meals programs to shelter to after school mentors, the two AmeriCorps members will connect local volunteers with local needs

AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members serve a year with an organization to help build capacity of local organizations. Some branches of AmeriCorps perform direct service by providing disaster relief or helping in schools, but VISTAs focus on building long term and sustainable programs and projects for non-profits. VISTAs have had a hand in developing the credit union, creating food cooperatives, and mentoring youth across the country.

Learn more about NUHSA or get involved with the Volunteer Local campaign, by contacting Trey and Jamie.


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Shorewood opens boys’ soccer season with 3-0 victory at Woodinville Monday

The Shorewood boys’ soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 victory over Woodinville Monday at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell.

The first match of the season for both schools was a reunion with Shorewood's former head coach, Nathan Davis, now the head coach of Woodinville.

The players were excited to see him and wish him all the best. Once the whistle blew, however, it was game on. It took six minutes for Taj McChesney to slide a ball in for the first goal of the season on an assist from Danny Han. The score remained 1-0 at halftime.

The second half saw Woodinville step up its intensity and press hard for an equalizer, but at the 68th minute, Kabir Khan scored his first Shorewood varsity goal on a pass from Jack Allen. As Woodinville pressed harder to get a goal, Dylan Collins was able to play a rebound from a shot that was stopped but not held by the goalie in the 75th minute.

Calvin Crawford got the shutout in goal for Shorewood.

Shorewood Coach Bill Wilkins called the match closer than the final score indicated.

The Shorewood junior varsity lost to Woodinville 4-2 Monday.

The Thunderbird varsity takes its 1-0 record into a home game against Kennedy Catholic Saturday at 7pm at Shoreline Stadium. Junior varsity teams from the two schools meet at 5.


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Shoreline’s Toni/Guy Hairdressing Academy advances in Week One of Hopelink Can Madness

Toni/Guy taff load food in the 2012 competition


Toni/Guy Hairdressing Academy of Shoreline defeated Hallmark Realty of Kirkland in Round I of Hopelink’s Can Madness competitive food drive and will take on Precision Electric Group of Redmond this week. Twelve businesses remain in the fourth annual drive to stock Hopelink’s food banks, but Toni/Guy is the only business in the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park area competing.

The competition is patterned after the famous national spring college basketball tournament, matching businesses in weekly competitions to see which one can bring in the most food. Each week, the winning business in every bracket will advance to the following week.

To ensure that businesses of all sizes are able to compete on a level playing field, the competition uses a unique scoring system: the total pounds of food donated by a business are divided by the total number of employees, resulting in a competitive “score.”

Teams are bracketed together in pairs and one winner from each 2-member bracket advances to the following week.


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High school girls golf schedule


High School Girls Golf Schedule

Wednesday, March 13
Shorecrest, Everett, Glacier Peak, 3 p.m. at Kenwanda G.C., Snohomish
Friday, March 15
Shorewood, Marysville Pilchuck, Mountlake Terrace, 3 p.m. at Nile G.C.
Tuesday, March 19
Shorecrest at Whidbey Shootout, 11 a.m., Oak Harbor
Thursday, March 21
Cedarcrest at King's, 2:30 p.m. at Jackson Park
Shorecrest, Marysville Pilchuck, Stanwood, 3 p.m. at Camaloch G.C.
Shorewood, Meadowdale, Glacier Peak, 3 p.m. at Kenwanda G.C.
Friday, March 22
Shorecrest, Mercer Island, Marysville Getchell, 3 p.m. at Cedarcrest G.C.
Monday, March 25
Shorecrest vs. Inglemoor, 3 p.m. at Inglewood
King's at Lakewood, 3 p.m. at Cedarcrest G.C.
Tuesday, March 26
Shorecrest at Meadowdale, 3 p.m. at Lynnwood G.C.
Stanwood, Shorewood, Everett, 3 p.m. at Legion Memorial G.C.
Thursday, March 28
King's at Sultan, 3 p.m. at Blue Boy G.C.
Shorecrest, Marysville Getchell, Mountlake Terrace, 3 p.m. at Nile G.C.
Monday, April 8
Shorewood, Glacier Peak, Marysville Getchell, 2:30 p.m. at Cedarcrest G.C.
South Whidbey at King's, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Thursday, April 11
King's at Archbishop Murphy, 3 p.m. at Battle Creek Public Golf Course
Oak Harbor, Meadowdale, Shorecrest, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Tuesday, April 16
Stanwood, Oak Harbor, Shorewood, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
King's at Cedarcrest, 3 p.m. at Carnation G.C.
Thursday, April 18
Lakewood at King's, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Mountlake Terrace, Meadowdale, Shorecrest, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Monday, April 22
Sultan at King's, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Thursday, April 25
King's at South Whidbey, 3 p.m. at Useless Bay Golf Course
Monday, April 29
Archbishop Murphy at King's, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Thursday, May 2
Shorecrest, Marysville Getchell, Shorewood, 3 p.m. at Jackson Park
Monday, May 6
Cascade Conference Medalist Tournament, 8 a.m. at Snohomish G.C.
Thursday, May 9
3A Wesco Tournament, 12:30 p.m. at Jackson Park
Monday, May 13
District Medalists (Day 1), noon at TBA
Tuesday, May 14
3A District Tournament, 9 a.m. at Cedarcrest G.C.
1A District Medalists, noon at TBA
Wednesday, May 15
3A District Tournament Finals, 9 a.m. at Cedarcrest G.C.
Tuesday, May 21
1A State Championships (Day 1), noon at Lake Spanaway G.C.
3A State Tournament(Day 1), noon at Lewis River G.C.
Wednesday, May 22
3A State Tournament (Day 2), noon at Lewis River G.C.
1A State Championships (Day 2), noon at Lake Spanaway G.C. 


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Shoreline Fire extinguishes house fire, saves dog

The kitchen fire damaged the exterior of the home
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire

Shoreline Firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday in the 2100 block of NE 175th  St. They arrived on scene around 3:00pm to find the home fully involved with smoke, and flames coming from the kitchen area, where the fire began.

They quickly controlled and extinguished the blaze, and kept it from spreading to nearby residences and vehicles.  

The resident left food cooking on the stove
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire

Fire investigators say a resident left food unattended on the stove, while working outside. The resident called 9-1-1 when he saw smoke and flames coming from his home.

The home had major fire, smoke and water damage throughout and will require extensive restoration.

Fire fighters saved Maggie
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire
Firefighters saved an eight year old golden retriever who was brought from the house unconscious and unresponsive due to severe smoke inhalation.

They resuscitated the dog, Maggie, after several minutes of CPR and oxygen therapy. 

She was taken to the local emergency vet for observation and released a few hours later.

  

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New mural at Lake Forest Park Elementary

New mural at Lake Forest Park Elementary
was created by the children at the school
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Lake Forest Park Elementary has completed a mural celebrating its 100th anniversary. Funded by a grant from the Lake Forest Park PTA, the centennial mural was created with the assistance of artist Mike O'Day.

With the help of art docents Susie Moore and Kathleen Berry, students created a PowerPoint presentation of the 100 years of history of LFP with photos and stories. They showed every class the PowerPoint and taught other students the history of the school. All students created drawings of their favorite part of LFP's history, including its former buildings or the dragon on the playground. Artist Mike O'Day took all the drawings and chose the best ones to be turned into clay. He worked with the students to convert drawings to clay. Every student worked on the mural in some way.


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World-class musicians to appear in Shoreline at benefit for Music4Life

Three world-class musicians will perform in Shoreline on Friday evening, March 22nd. Korean-American pianist Jessica Choe will be joined by German violinist Cordula Merks and Turkish cellist Efe Baltacigil. The three will perform beginning at 7:30pm at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church, located at 1512 NW 195th St in Shoreline. Tickets are $15 at the door and will benefit the Shoreline Schools Music4Life™ program.

“This will be a rare opportunity to hear these three fine musicians,” says Shoreline resident and concert organizer Lee Craig.  “Their performance will feature works by Franck, Debussy and Kreisler.”

Jessica Choe
RBCC
Jessica Choe is a graduate of the Julliard School and Peabody Conservatory and has performed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse, France, I Tatti in Florence, Italy and other prominent recital halls.  She is a company pianist with the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Cordula Merks
Cordula Merks holds degrees from the Amsterdam Conservatory and Northern Illinois University and has held concertmaster positions with the Essen Philharmonic, the Bochum Symphony and the Bergische Symphony in Germany. She joined the first violin section of the Seattle Symphony in May of 2011.
Efe Baltacigil

Efe Baltacigil was born in Istanbul and received his Bachelor’s degree from Mimar Sinan University Conservatory from there in 1998 and an Artist Diploma from The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 2002.  Baltacıgil performed with Pinchas Zukerman, Midori and Yo-Yo Ma at Carnegie Hall for Isaac Stern’s memorial, and participated in Mr. Ma’s Silk Road Project.  He joined the Seattle Symphony in 2011–2012 season as Principal Cello.

“This is a concert for both adults and children,” Craig says.  “Any adults who happen to have musical instruments they’re no longer using can bring them to donate to the Shoreline Schools Music4Life program. We’re off to a great start in acquiring musical instruments that can be used by students of low income families.”

The Shoreline Schools program acquires used musical instruments from adults who no longer use them, gets them fully repaired and donates them free of charge to Shoreline Schools for use primarily by students from low income families. The Shoreline program is supported by the Rotary Club of Shoreline and Shoreline Breakfast Rotary. Music4Life also operates other programs for Seattle and Highline Public Schools.

Music4Life is a community service activity that is Rotary-inspired, but you don’t have to be a member of a Rotary club to support it, Craig says.  “We’re very glad to have the support of anyone who understands the immense value of instrumental music in a child’s life.”

Used musical instruments can be dropped-off at any Kennelly Keys Music store or at any of several conveniently located sites throughout the Puget Sound area.   Donations that help take care of musical supplies and repairs can be made via PayPal or by visiting the website.


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Rembrandt and the Art of the 17th Century

Rembrandt and the Art of the 17th Century - Saturday, March 16, 2pm

Susan Olds, Art Historian, will present a free slide lecture and preview of an exciting new art exhibit.

Opening February 14, and running through May 19, the Seattle Art Museum is hosting an impressive exhibit of Dutch and English art. This introduction to the exhibit will focus on the paintings and lives of the Dutch Masters and the many changes in European art during the Protestant Reformation.

Lake Forest Park Library, lower level of Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE.


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Shoreline UUC Vernal Equinox celebration Mar 20




Celebrate the Vernal Equinox
Ostara
The arrival of Spring
and


Wednesday, March 20, 2013
7:00-9:00 pm
Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church
in the Chrysalis Bldg
14724 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155 


This year’s World Storytelling Day theme is:
Fate and Fortune

Other themes this year may include:
Springtime
Ostara
Chinese Year of the Snake

If you are interested in participating by telling a story, reciting
a poem, performing a skit, playing an instrument or singing a song:
contact Peggy Williams Scott at 206-331-2729



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Flash mob of preschoolers takes over Capitol Rotunda and Governor's Office

Trudi Inslee, Bonny Becker, Rep. Kagi, Rep, Walsh
with preschoolers in the capitol rotunda
Photo courtesy Moms Rising

On Monday, March 11, at the Capitol Building Rotunda in Olympia, Rep. Ruth Kagi, D-32 Shoreline, Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-16 Walla Walla, and local children’s author Bonny Becker (A Visitor for Bear) joined moms and kids from MomsRising for a Storytime for Legislators.

Why? To remind all legislators that affordable, quality child care shouldn’t be a fairy tale for Washington kids and that early learning needs storybook heroes this year. Reading is part of a strong early education foundation that sets kids up for future success.

Story time continued in the Governor's Office
Photo courtesy Moms Rising

The Capitol Building was turned over to 25 toddlers who heard stories about lovable furry friend, Bear, from Bonny Becker, the award-winning Seattle children’s author of Bedtime for Bear, while Legislators hear about why strengthening early learning is fundamental to supporting our children’s futures. Stuffed bears were presented to the Governor and legislators.

Rep. Kagi said "It was a delight meeting with my youngest constituents at the “flash mob” in the Rotunda. We seldom see the faces of the children who benefit from the high quality early learning opportunities we are hoping to expand this session. It was a fun day talking with these young 'lobbyists'."

Governor Inslee joined the group in the Rotunda
Photo courtesy Moms Rising

In 2007, only 55 percent of three- to five-year-old children (who had not yet entered kindergarten) were read to every day. Young children who are regularly read to have a larger vocabulary, higher levels of phonological, letter name, and sound awareness, and better success at decoding words. Key programs that will make a big difference for our littlest residents, like quality, affordable child care and quality education programs are vital to this state’s future.

MomsRising is an online and on-the-ground grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to achieve economic security for all families in the United States. MomsRising is working for paid family leave, flexible work options, affordable child care, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes so many mothers. MomsRising also advocates for health care for all, toxic-free environments, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start.


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Councilmember Rod Dembowski joins community leaders in call to action for Legislators to pass transportation funding options

Business, elected, and community leaders gather to urge
state Legislature to act on potential transportation funding options.

Metropolitan King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski joined leaders from across the region today in Seattle’s Pioneer Square in calling for action by the state Legislature on transportation funding.

“It is essential that leaders in Olympia adopt legislation this session to give local communities the tools we need to invest in transit and roads, to ensure that our economy can continue to prosper,” said Dembowski, chair of the County Council’s Regional Transit Committee and a member of the Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee.

A diverse group of business, elected, and community leaders gathered to show their support for local options to fund critical transit and roads projects. Without new funding options, King County faces devastating cuts to Metro bus service when the current Congestion Relief Charge expires in June of 2014. Attending the press conference and supporting the coalition’s work were fellow King County Council District 1 leaders, including Woodinville Mayor Bernie Talmas and Shoreline City Councilmember Chris Roberts.

The common theme of the press conference was the necessity of a strong transportation system to help King County’s economy continue to grow and thrive.


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Shoreline Caucus meets Thursday

The Shoreline Caucus meets this Thursday, March 14th, from 7:00 - 8:15pm at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline 98155.


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Shorecrest Hip Hop Team wins District #1 Championship, headed for State

Shorecrest Hip Hop Team, under Coach Rex Kinney
win the District #1 championship

The Shorecrest HS Hip Hop Team won the District #1 Championships this past weekend and will be moving forward to the State Championships!!

Competing against the other schools in the District, the hip hop team captured their 8th straight district title, having the highest score again out of all of the 17 routines that day and finishing on top in the hip hop category. 

Shorecrest will be performing in the 3A Hip Hop category at the State event being held at the Yakima Sun Dome on March 22-23rd. 3A/2A/1A along with Shorecrest will compete on Friday, with 4A schools competing on Saturday.


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Shorecrest softball team plays at Kamiak Tuesday after sweeping three opponents in jamboree Saturday

Updated 03-13-2013 10:38pm

The Shorecrest softball team plays at Kamiak Tuesday after sweeping three opponents in a home jamboree Saturday.

Shorecrest of the Western Conference 3A South meets Kamiak of the Wesco 4A North at 4pm Tuesday at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo.

On a beautiful day on Shorecrest's home field Saturday, the Scot girls defeated 4A Redmond, 4-2, 2A Granite Falls, 3-1, and 4A Skyline of Issaquah, 7-4.

The Scots were led by the pitching of Amanda Hartley and Amanda Eshelman and the hitting of A. Kaufold, A. Gomez, A. Hartley and O Nolan.




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Three Shorewood wrestlers, two from Shorecrest, on all-Wesco 3A South team

Monday, March 11, 2013


Three Shorewood wrestlers and two from Shorecrest won positions on the all-Wesco 3A South team with first-place finishes at the Wesco 3A South tournament in February.

The Shorecrest and Shorewood wrestlers were joined on the all-division team by four wrestlers from division runner-up Meadowdale, three from division champion Glacier Peak and two from fourth-place Mountlake Terrace. Shorewood placed fourth in the Western Conference 3A South sub-regional tournament, Feb. 1-2, at Glacier Peak, with Shorecrest fifth.

Shorecrest wrestlers on the all-division team were freshman Luke Lotawa at 113 pounds and sophomore Kyle Smythe at 120.

Shorewood all-division wrestlers were junior Matthew Floresca at 126 pounds, junior Rikio Campbell at 132 and sophomore Erik Harris-Uldall at 138.

Floresca went on to win a regional championship and place second in the State 3A championships.


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City Council meeting at 6pm Monday

Lake Forest Park City Council study session begins at 6pm today, not 6:30pm as was previously reported.




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Today’s Business – Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Bright lights and friendly people at Menchie's

Text and photography by Marc Weinberg

New to Shoreline, but not the rest of the world; we’re lucky to smile because we now have one!  With stores from Australia and Japan to England, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, Menchie’s is now also right here in town. You all know where the Fred Meyers is at 185th St and Aurora ….. so go across Aurora and you’ll find Menchie’s in the southern part of the large parking area in Gateway Plaza. 

Evening at Menchie's

There’s something about Menchie's that will make you smile when you enter the store. Notice how you sort of perk up with the brilliant colors, upbeat music and bright lighting. That’s the idea. It’s a fun and sparkling atmosphere and you are guaranteed to find 16 flavors to choose from every day from the more than 100 that are in their recipe book. If you can’t decide, just take a little ‘sampler cup’ and go for it! 

Filling up with goodies

One great feature is that you don’t have to begin by deciding if you want a small, medium, large, or supersize like other places. There’s only one container and you fill it up as much or as little as you wish. But don’t forget to top it off with your selection of some of the 50 toppings and 4 sauces. There are lots of fruits to select from as well as low fat, milk free, sugar free, low carb products. If you’d like your container to include a waffle cone they have that too. And during the month of March they are having ‘Waffle Cone Madness’ which means the cone is FREE (normally $1). 

Weigh your selection

And speaking of cost, there is one price. No matter what you put in your cup, Menchie’s weighs your selection of goodies and it’s all 45 cents per ounce. So get a container, walk up to a machine and select any number of flavors or make a swirl of two choices. It’s all up to you.

What you’ll also find there are really friendly, happy people, both among the 13 staff members employed as well as the customers. Between the music and the gathering of friends and families you’ll be surprised how enjoyable and uplifting the atmosphere can be. It could even be Seattle’s remedy for the winter drizzle. But watch out, it’s also the solution for blue sky and sunshine when thirsts need to be quenched and cold thrilling flavors make the difference.

Find Menchie’s and you find a friend at the counter or at a table. The nicest people seem to be there.  Make a date, plan a party or just fly in solo. Please tell them you heard about Menchie’s in the Shoreline Area News.


Today's Business is a new feature by local writer and photographer Marc Weinberg.  For more of Marc’s photography go here.


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Every local school, public and private, sends students to the Math Olympiad

Two “mathathletes” walk to orientation the morning of the 15th Math Olympiad
Photo courtesy Shoreline Community College

About 750 "mathathletes" along with coaches, teachers, family and friends descended on Shoreline College Saturday morning, March 9, for the 15th annual Shoreline Math Olympiad, cosponsored by Shoreline Community College, Shoreline School District, Shoreline Public Schools Foundation and James Alan Salon.

The crowd gathered in the PUB Cafeteria, then marched off to the gym for last-minute instructions before dispersing to classrooms across the campus for hours of doing math tests. Everyone reconvened after noon for lunch and a magician show while scores were tallied, followed by the  awards ceremony in the gym.

The competition for students in grades 4-8 includes students competing from all of the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park public and private schools. Notable additions this year were students from Parkwood Elementary, participating for the first time in the 15-year history of the event. In a special presentation, event organizers presented the school’s math club advisor with team t-shirts before going off to the first round of competition.

Some students may also participate in the Washington State Math Championships and the Math Is Cool regional and state competitions.



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