Correction: LFP Council Comment period on Thursday, not Monday

Monday, March 25, 2013

The Council will hold its last Work Session on the plan at City Hall this coming Monday, March 25 at 6:30pm, and is scheduled to vote on the relevant ordinances 1056 and 1057 on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00pm. Citizens may comment at the March 28th meeting at 7:15 pm before the Council vote.



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Photo: Easter cactus

Easter Cactus
Photo by Jan Hansen

When it blooms in December, it has another name. Since it's blooming gloriously in March, it's the Easter Cactus.

Photographer Jan Hansen says, "One of our special octogenarians brings his Christmas cactus into our office when it blooms. When the blooms are gone, he takes it home and gives his amazing care. It was here in November and returned a couple of weeks ago. I usually take a few pictures and make a thank you card. Yesterday I tried a new perspective." 

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Southern Gateway Subarea Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement

Corrected 3-25-2013 7:12pm
Bothell Way Southern Gateway subarea

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Southern Gateway Subarea Plan has been published. This step signals the completion of the environmental analysis of the proposed Southern Gateway Subarea Plan. The primary focus of the Final EIS is responding to public comments on the Draft EIS. In addition to the summary of comments, responses and various corrections, three new sections regarding Police Services (5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5) are added and the Aesthetics section (5.2.6) is revised and expanded to address comments regarding shadow impacts.

Copies of the Final EIS may be obtained for the cost of printing ($5.00) at the City Hall on March 18, 2013 at the address below. Copies of the Final EIS and the Draft EIS are available for viewing at the following locations:

• City of Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

• Lake Forest Park Library (KCLS) Lake Forest Park Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way N.E. #A-134, Lake Forest Park, 98155

• City of Lake Forest Park website under the Planning and Building Department webpage, under Long Range Planning


The Council will hold its last Work Session on the plan at City Hall this coming Monday, March 25 at 6:30pm, and is scheduled to vote on the relevant ordinances 1056 and 1057 on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00pm. Citizens may comment at the March 28th meeting at 7:15 pm before the Council vote.

GovWatch, the citizens' action group, reported on the desire of area residents to modify the plan and is urging those citizens to comment at the Thursday council meeting.

According to GovWatch:
Southern Gateway neighborhood residents have submitted a petition with over one hundred signatures from all over LFP to amend the plan recommended by the Planning Commission and now being considered by the Council. The citizen petition calls on the City to reduce the allowable density to about 18 dwelling units per acre, and to reduce the allowable height to less than 7 stories. Citizens are very concerned with the implications of increased traffic both in the neighborhood and onto 522. Their goal is to amend the Plan not to stop it.


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Readers' Theatre Monday at Shoreline Center

Sunday, March 24, 2013



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.



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Take me out to the ball game - Shoreline Softball/Baseball Bonanza

Corrected for JV game times 5-25-2013 5:34pm

By Sheri Ashleman, Shorewood Boosters Events Chair

Enjoy a full day of softball and baseball as cross-town rivals, Shorewood and Shorecrest, meet up at Shorewood's beautiful new home field at Meridian Park, located at 1900 North 170th Street in Shoreline, on Saturday, March 30. Here’s the lineup:


9:30 a.m. – JV Softball
12:00 p.m. – JV Baseball
2:30 p.m. – Varsity Softball
5:00 p.m. – Varsity Baseball

While the Varsity Softball Team is winding down from their game and the Varsity Baseball Team is warming up for theirs, the Shorewood Pep Band will provide energetic musical entertainment from 4:30 to 5:00pm. Get your spirit on!

Shorewood Boosters will be hosting a “Spirit Grill” from 11:00am to 6:00pm. The meal includes a JUMBO grilled hot dog, chips, Cracker Jack and a beverage for just $5! Boosters will also be giving away FREE “Shorewood Fan” buttons while supplies last. Need seat cushions, blankets or baseball caps for the game? Not to worry--SW gear will be available for purchase all day.

In recognition of “Cancer Awareness Day,” softball players will be wearing pink T-shirts to raise awareness of breast cancer and baseball players will be sporting blue T-shirts to bring attention to prostate cancer. Fans show your support by dressing in pink or blue too! Purchase a cupcake to support Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and have your name entered in a prize drawing.

Softball and baseball fans -- students, parents, staff, alumni and community members -- are encouraged to attend and cheer on their favorite Shoreline School District high school team!


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Proton Therapy: Advanced, high tech cancer treatment at Northwest Hospital campus


Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc. (ProCure) this month opened Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy, A ProCure Center in north Seattle. 

Located on UW Medicine’s Northwest Hospital and Medical Center campus, the facility is the only proton therapy center in a seven-state region and the fourth in a nationwide network of proton therapy centers developed by ProCure.

Proton therapy is a next-generation radiation treatment that precisely targets tumors, minimizing radiation to healthy tissue and improving the lives of patients with cancer. Doctors started treating patients at the new center this month.  


Exterior of the building
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Proton therapy is an advanced and highly precise form of radiation treatment. It allows doctors to focus radiation directly into the tumor, minimizing damage to surrounding tissue and the risk of short- and long-term side effects from treatment.

Proton Therapy offered a tour to the public
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Currently available at only eleven centers in the United States, studies have shown proton therapy to be beneficial in treating a broad range of tumors, including those of the brain, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, head and neck, left breast, lung, and prostate, as well as sarcomas and certain pediatric cancers.

Proton Therapy is high-tech, programmed individually for each patient
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Like other clinical programs at SCCA, the proton center is expected to attract patients nationally and internationally, with the ability to treat about 1,400 proton therapy patients annually. Patients at SCCA Proton Therapy will benefit from the pairing of top cancer experts with the most advanced technology available. SCCA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine, and Seattle Children's form the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Northwest. 

The center’s doctors are all UW Medicine physicians with expert training on proton therapy administration.

Treatment Room
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
“Proton therapy is the future of radiation oncology and the powerful partnership between SCCA and ProCure reflects our commitment to improving and transforming the lives of patients with cancer,” said Annika Andrews, president of SCCA Proton Therapy, A Procure Center. 

“Bringing this promising treatment to the Northwest, which more than 80,000 patients have received worldwide, allows our patients to receive the best care available while staying close to home.”




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Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Seven Tales of Trinket

The Seven Tales of Trinket by Shelly Moore Thomas

Trinket is eleven years old when her mother sickens and dies, leaving her alone in the world ... or so she believes. 

Her father, James the Bard, had gone out on the road years earlier and never returned. Most claimed he had died. But what if he was alive yet? Trinket is determined to find the truth.

Accompanied by Thomas the Pig Boy, and armed with a lullaby, an old map, and a handful of half-remembered stories, Trinket goes out on the road to find adventure, and stories, and, perhaps, the truth about her father.

Set into seven stories mingling traditional folktales with original characters, this lively tale will appeal to anyone who has not yet outgrown fairy stories.

Recommended for ages 8 to 12...or to adults who still leave a feast out on Samhain night, just in case a pooka should happen by.

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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Free garden and landscape design consultation



FREE - Garden and landscape design consultation
April 20, 2013 from 11am - 3pm
Consultation  Landscape Designer: Colette Highberger                                                              
Call 206-453-3920 to schedule your 15 minute consultation.   
Call now - slots fill up quickly.

20152 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline, WA  98155
206 453-3920 - email



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An interloper in a back yard wildlife habitat

The back yard pond at the home of
Debra Oliver and Randy Clere
provides water for wildlife


National Wildlife Federation certified the property of Debra Oliver and Randy Clere in Shoreline's Richmond Highlands neighborhood as an official certified wildlife habitat site. The property attracts a variety of birds and other local critters by providing a wildlife-friendly landscape.

Little Miss Spot was far from home
However, one critter had a bit of help getting to, and away from, their back yard.

Last spring Deb noticed a little frog in the pond. The visitor turned out to be a Columbian Spotted Frog, a threatened species native to eastern Washington state.

A rescue operation headed by Thayer 'Frog Lady' Cueter of Just Frogs and Friends Amphibian Center in Edmonds transferred Little Miss Spot to a lake in Eastern Washington where she could find other Columbia Spotted Frogs and food better suited to her than that in Deb and Randy's pond.

A few questions revealed that a child living in the neighborhood had released Miss Spot as a tadpole into their pond the year before. She said she caught it during a vacation to the Columbia River and brought it home.

Their back yard now boasts all native species and Little Miss Spot is back home where she belongs.


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Vessel Wines leaves Shoreline, opens new facility in Woodinville


Woodinville, WA — Due to continued rapid growth, Vessel Wines is expanding to a new location and will be open in Woodinville on April 4th.

Vessel Wines invites the community to join us as we celebrate opening our doors in Woodinville on Thursday April 4th. Our doors will open to the public from 5pm to 8pm. 19405 144th Ave NE, Woodinville, 206-629-5024.

Originally based in Shoreline, with a new facility in Woodinville, Vessel Wines provides high-quality Washington wine on tap. Keg wine is an excellent value without the senseless waste of empty bottles and spoiled, oxidized product. This new facility measures over 11,000 square feet, featuring office space, an exquisite tasting room and a large production floor.

Vessel Wines only carries handcrafted wines from the best artisan producers in Washington State. Their proven tap system provides unmatched freshness from the first glass to the last while and promoting environmental sustainability.

Vessel Wines new Woodinville facility

Keg wine eliminates the waste associated with the bottling process. No bottles, corks, foils, labels or boxes are used at Vessel Wines and the kegs are reusable for twenty years. Each standard sized keg holds the equivalent of 26 bottles of wine. Additionally, wines sold by the glass account for up to 80% of wine sold in restaurants, which equates to approximately 600 million bottles per year!

Due to wastes being eliminated with kegged wine, restaurants can capitalize on even higher profit margins. They can offer more respectable, higher-end wines by the glass, while providing every consumer with the personality and flavor intended by the winemaker.


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Spring is here - time to start cleaning up the parks

Corrected 3-25-2013 9:41am

Karin McGinn at Animal Acres last year
Photo by Jerry Pickard

The first Master Gardener Sponsored Work Party at Animal Acres will be on Saturday, March 30 from 9am to noon.

Bring tools that you want to use, but some will be provided.  Refreshments will also be provided.  

We are going to clean up the garden area and get ready to plant for spring.  We are all excited about beginning this project and hope that you can join us.

Any questions? Call Linda at 206-362-5541 or email her.

Pfingst Animal Acres Park is at NE 178th and Brookside Blvd in the City of Lake Forest Park.


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Sky Nursery - Design consult, garden design, organic plant care




Landscape Design Consultation 
Pam Roy, Planscapes
Saturday, March 30, 10 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Sign up for a free 25 minute design consultation! 9 slots available starting at 10 A.M., 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12:30 P.M., 1, 1:30, 2 and 2:30 P.M.. Meet an award winning designer for suggestions on planning year-round color, creating garden rooms, water features, and containers, incorporating edibles, and using sustainable gardening practices. (Bring pictures of your existing garden and be ready to answer whether you have sun or shade, whether your soil is sandy, clay, rocky, or good rich loam, and what kind of drainage you have.) Register by phone or e-mail. Call Sky Nursery at 206-546-4851 or e-mail.

Garden Design with Native Plants
Deborah Horn of Artemis Gardens
Saturday, March 30, 11 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Garden designer Deborah Horn will give a multimedia presentation leading you through the process of applying garden design principles to using our native plants. She’ll start with a sample questionnaire for determining your preferences and goals and evaluating your site (do you like best to watch birds through your window, or to sip your Sunday-morning latte in that one spot that catches the morning sun?) and take you through the basics of designing a garden plan. Then she’ll show you slides and samples of native plants well-adapted for garden use. Finally, she’ll apply garden design principles to using native plants and show examples of design motifs and concepts (and mature gardens) that exploit their potential.

Natural and Organic Plant Care: In-Store Q/A
Donna Nelson of Dr. Earth
Saturday, March 30, 1 P.M. – 4 P.M.

Healthy, vigorously-growing plants are less troubled by pests and disease, and healthy plants start with fertile soil bursting with life. Proper fertilizing can stop many problems before they start, and allow less-toxic solutions for problems that do occur. Dr. Earth is the company that pioneered making probiotic organic fertilizers for homeowner use (adding beneficial microorganisms to fertilizers to increase your fertilizer’s effectiveness and your plants’ health), and they also make a line of “people and pet safe” 100% organic sprays for pest and disease control. Donna Nelson has over a dozen years’ experience in the nursery industry helping homeowners find solutions to their gardening problems. Natural lawn care, organic vegetable and fruit growing, getting your roses and flowerbeds to bloom exuberantly—bring your questions and concerns. Donna will help you find natural, effective methods to maximize the health of your soil, your plants, and you!

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


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Death notices as of March 22, 2013

Obituaries are condensed biographies of people's lives, written by the people who loved them. Like a memorial service, they tell us things we may not have known about the person, and may leave us wishing we had known them better.


Steven Harold Hill  1952-2013  Services at Ronald Methodist Church in Shoreline.

Ruth Margaret Ellis  1925-2013  Shoreline resident. Member of Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile.

Richard C. Hodgert  died 2013  Longtime Shoreline resident and employee at CRISTA.

Jeanne Lorraine Friend  age 90  Memorial services at St. Dunstan's in Shoreline.

Isabella "Izzy" Godfrey  1916-2013  "Known for her generosity and wonderful sense of humor." Services at Shoreline Covenant Church.

Grace McKenney  1912-2013  Administrative secretary for diplomatic corps, Grace worked all over the world.

Dale Elwood Smith  1925-2013  Lake Forest Park resident had a rewarding and distinguished career as a professor of prosthodontics at the University of Washington School of Dentistry.

Boyd Evan Pramhus  1936-2013  Lake Forest Park resident earned an AA in police science from Shoreline CC. Seattle police officer, US Marshall. Organized lawn mower drill team.

Elizabeth Dorothea (Dode) Eckmann  1917-2013  Shoreline resident. Founding member of St John Vianney Catholic Church. Services at St Mark Catholic Church, burial at Holyrood.

Virginia E. Hinze  1934-2013  46 years in Shoreline, she loved taking her grandchildren to the beach.

Elena Elizabeth Gentala  1917-2013  Graduated from the UW in Social Work, specialized in mental health and nutrition, a field in which she was well known for lectures and published articles. Services at Apostolic Lutheran Church in Shoreline.

Ina Ward Klepp  1920-2013  Ina and husband Knute owned and operated the Greater Seattle Ski School and conducted ski classes at Snoqualmie Pass for many years. Services at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Shoreline.

Barbara Rivett Furlong  "Passed away on March 3, 2013. She attended Cornish School of Ballet and was one of the lead dancers with The Seattle Aqua Theater at Greenlake. She studied ballet in New York under the direction of George Balanchine and Martha Graham.She also danced with the St. Louis Dance Theatre."

William James "Bill" Dow Jr.  Age 94, Lake Forest Park resident. Services at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Shoreline.

Robert Earl Jones age 75  Long-time music teacher in Shoreline School District.

Joseph Earl Miller  1922-2013  Travelled west by covered wagon. Was a Navy medic in WW II, wounded on Iwo Jima. Shoreline resident since 1962.


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SCC Baseball splits with Yakima Valley CC

2013 Dolphins Baseball
Photo by Wilson Tsoi


The Dolphin Baseball Team earned a split on Saturday with #7 ranked team in the NWAACC, Yakima Valley Community College, winning the first game 6-4 while dropping the nightcap, 0-4.

In Game 1, SCC ace Jason Shaw struggled, but pitched his way out of trouble to earn the win, giving up 11 hits and 4 runs over 8 1/3 innings of work, taking his record to 4-0 on the season. Aaron Rose picked up the save for SCC. Kainoai Ahsing-Kanhanui and Skyler Fraiser led the SCC offense as Frasier went 2-3 with a double and 3 RBIs and Ahsing-Kanhanui went 2-4 with a double and 3 RBIs as well.

In Game 2, Layton Bush pitched well, giving up 3 hits and no earned runs in 7 innings, but the SCC defense had 9 errors in the game and scored 4 unearned runs as Yakima only managed 3 hits in the game, but SCC was held to 6 hits themselves. Kainoai Ahsing-Kanhanui had another double and Mitchell Hoveke had double as well in the game.

SCC is now 9-4-1 on the season and play Centralia College today at 3:00pm at Meridian Park in Shoreline.


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Lady Dolphin Softball struggles at Inter-Region tournament

2013 Dolphin Softball
Photo by Wilson Tsoi


The Shoreline Community College Softball Team dropped two games on Saturday at the NWAACC Inter-Region Softball Tournament in Centralia, WA. The Dolphins loss to Mt. Hood Community College 6-2 and then dropped an 8-0 match-up with Clackamas CC.

In the opening game, SCC faced a tough Mt. Hood pitcher, as SCC went down with 14 strikeouts in the game, and only 4 hits. Alexis Salcedo led SCC with 2 hits and Alia Kelly hit a 2 run homerun, but SCC could muster no other offense in the game. Alia Kelly took the loss on the mound, giving up 6 earned runs and 11 hits with 5 walks.

In game two, it was more of the same, as SCC was 1 hit on the day, with Salcedo getting the only hit and SCC striking out 12 times in the game. Kalsey Mason took the loss on the mound for SCC, giving up four Clackamas homeruns and allowing 6 walks.

SCC Softball is now 5-7 on the season and travels to Vancouver, BC on Tuesday to face Douglas College to open the NWAACC Northern Region schedule against the Royals.


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Photo: New moon for first day of spring


Our own Moon Man, Jerry Pickard, captured this beautiful shot of the New Moon on the first day of Spring 2013.

Jerry says, "Spring 2013 started off with a bang! In the afternoon yesterday the storms rolled in from the south west with rain, sleet and hail accompanied by thunder. Today started out with snow showers coming out of the north and stopping in the Shoreline area. By mid-afternoon the clouds had blown past headed for Montana and the sun was out. The evening was crystal clear with a new moon an stars everywhere. At eleven pm it was still clear and the new moon was high overhead."

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Class of 61 places plaque in old school courtyard in honor of classmates

The plaque honors deceased members of the Class of 61
Photo by Steve Shelton

The Shoreline High School class of 1961 made significant progress on their goal to make a place to honor their old high school, which was closed decades ago and turned into the Shoreline Conference Center.

They chose the interior courtyard by the Shoreline Room (formerly the gym) because their class had dedicated a fountain in the courtyard. The fountain has since disappeared but they hope to restore it.

Members of the work party line up to admire their work
Photo by Steve Shelton

They spent a long work day cleaning up the area around the tree and benches and temporarily placed a memorial plaque for deceased members of their class.

The permanent placement will happen sometime in April or May depending on everyone's schedule and the weather.
Enormous improvement for a neglected space
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Sharon Walker Carver Daly and George Daly, both Shoreline 61 grads, set up the work party.

Helping were:

  • Janice Buttenob Franette
  • Patti Conn Gibbons and Bob Gibbons
  • Marsha MacPherson Ullrich
  • Myrna MacPherson Haigh (class of 64)
  • Louise Skuzie Rodame


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Shorenorth Co-op Preschool spring carnival Apr 13




April 13, Shorenorth Co-op Preschool, Spring Carnival in the North City Elementary Building, 816 NE 190th, Shoreline 98155

In honor of Shorenorth Cooperative Preschool’s 40th birthday we are hosting a family friendly Spring Carnival. Come celebrate with us! All proceeds will benefit our wonderful preschool.

Entry is free so come play in our bouncy house, create art projects at the art pavilion, or enjoy a story at the story time tent. All kids will win prizes playing fun carnival games such as treasure dig, soccer, beanbag toss, deep sea fishing, angry birds and bowling.

Games and activities are designed for children ages 1-8. Tickets to play games are only 2/$1.  

Shorenorth is an eco-healthy certified preschool and we will be managing this event with our green principles in mind. To this end we will be composting waste and reusing and recycling as much as possible both in preparation for and during the event.

Our annual silent auction will also be held in the gym during the carnival. Past auctions have featured goods and services from local merchants, restaurants and sports teams as well as crafts and services from our co-op community. 

One lucky person will win a raffle for an iPad mini! Raffle tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door on the day of the carnival. There will also be delicious food for sale (including vegan and gluten free options), a cake walk, balloon twisters and other exciting entertainment. In short, too many fun things to list!


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Shoreline Science Fair is a big hit

Guy Hamilton, Director of the Biotechology Program at Shoreline Community College,
shows a young attendee how use a pipette at the first Shoreline Science Fair,
March 23, 2013, hosted at the college.
Photo courtesy SCC

The first Shoreline Science Fair was a big hit with participants and organizers.

The March 23, 2013, fair was hosted at Shoreline Community College and drew 50 entrants from across Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. The independent fair is the brainchild of Shoreline resident Ray Koelling. The fair was open to anyone generally in grades 4-12 from any school.

While the fair drew students from Shoreline-area schools, it was not sponsored by the district. Koelling and co-organizer Keith Officer also put together a science career fair that ran concurrently with the judged competition for the students.

Officer said he felt the event was very successful and is looking forward to doing it again next year.

The event has a website and Officer said official results would likely be posted there.


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Lake Forest Park home remodel featured in Puget Sound Business Journal

The Puget Sound Business Journal features an article about the remodel of a lakeside home in Lake Forest Park's Sheridan Beach neighborhood owned by Zillow Marketing Director Amy Bohutinsky and her husband Francesco Crocenzi of Frankie’s Table.

Like many of the homes along the lake, it started life as a get-away cabin for Seattle dwellers. Rooms were added over the years to create a large house with no overall design.

Crocenzi was a working architect for a decade and headed up the remodeling team.

They have two small children and see themselves "living our lives here for a very long time.” 



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Kellogg Jazz Band plays at reception for Support Person of the Year

Leslie Martin, 2013 Support Person of the Year, with school board members and Supt. Walker
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools
Resolution No. 2013-1
2013 Support Person of the Year and Support Staff Appreciation Week
WHEREAS, Leslie Martin has been employed at Kellogg Middle School for more than 20 years and currently serves as school security monitor; and
WHEREAS, in that role Leslie exemplifies the school’s core values of Vision, Achievement, Leadership, Originality and Respect; and
WHEREAS, Leslie serves as a prevention specialist, supporting students by helping them make positive decisions and teaching them how to learn from negative decisions; and
WHEREAS, Leslie plays a pivotal role in Hang Time, the after-school partnership with the YMCA and the city of Shoreline; and
WHEREAS, Leslie’s contributions to keeping Kellogg students and staff safe and comfortable are so essential that she is often referred to as ‘Mother Martin’; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Shoreline Board of Directors names Leslie Martin as the 2013 Support Person of the Year and designates the week of March 4 to 8, 2013, as Shoreline Support Staff Appreciation Week, in recognition of our District’s caring and dedicated support staff members.
ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Shoreline School District No. 412, King County, Washington, in its regular meeting of March 4, 2013.

The Kellogg Jazz Band, under the direction of Alec Wilmart,
played at the reception for Leslie Martin
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

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500 students participate in Regional History Day at Shoreline Center

Vicki Stiles, Director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, presenting
the Museum's Northwest King County History Day Award to Ashley Gothenquist,
a student at Northshore Junior High.  Ashley's project was an individual web site,
entitled "The Hiram Chittenden Locks and the Lake Washington Ship Canal;
How it Changed Seattle's History." Ashley's teacher is Alan Plummer.
Don Wilson Photographer

Almost 500 students in grades 6 through 12 from all over north King County participated Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in this year's North Puget Sound History Day contest at the Shoreline Center.

Judges reviewing a project
Don Wilson Photographer

Of the 347 separate historical research projects reviewed by three-person panels of judges, 79 qualified to go on to the next stage in this national contest: the state contest to be held at Bellevue College on Saturday, May 4. There, students from seven different regional contests will show their exhibits, documentaries, papers, web sites, and performances to judges in hopes of being selected to compete in the national contest at the University of Maryland in June.


The projects represent weeks, if not months of work
Don Wilson Photographer

That national contest is the culmination of a year-long academic program that asks students to select a topic of historical significance and show its connection to the theme of the year which, this year, is "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events."  Students begin by reviewing what other writers think they know but must add to their understanding by finding the same sorts of primary sources that historians use and then using them to construct their own historical interpretations.

Over 150 adults devote a day of their time as judges to review the work of these young scholars as they develop their ability to read carefully, write and speak clearly, and think critically.

There's time for a laugh in the hallway
Don Wilson Photographer

The public is welcome at any or all of the seven regional contests as well as the state contest at Bellevue College on Saturday, May 4. 2013. Information about that contest and directions on how to volunteer to serve as a judge are provided by Mark Vessey of the Washington State Historical Society.

Interested in supporting next year's regional contest at the Shoreline Center? Contact Randy Schnabel.


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Holy Week at St. David Emmanuel Episcopal Church



The members of St. David Emmanuel Episcopal Church invite everyone to join them for their Holy Week and Easter services.

18842 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline 98133


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Shorewood plays make-up baseball game at Everett Monday after Saturday home victory over Edmonds-Woodway


Thunderbird Ben Andrews beats the throw to third.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood baseball team takes a 1-0 Western Conference 3A record (4-0 overall) into a make-up game at Everett Monday after the scheduled Friday game was postponed, and the Thunderbirds won a home game from Edmonds-Woodway Saturday.

The Thunderbirds and Everett play at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Everett Memorial Stadium before the three-game Shorewood-Shorecrest series opens Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Meridian Park.

Thunderbird Cameron Stern is safe at home base
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In Shorewood’s 4-1 home victory over Edmonds-Woodway at Meridian Park Saturday, Cameron Stern batted 3-for-4 with a triple and Ben Andrews was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Sam Boone was the winning pitcher in relief. Ian Oxnevab recorded a save,

The Shorewood junior varsity defeated Everett, 17-7, Thursday at Meridian Park and defeated Edmonds-Woodway, 3-0, Saturday at E-W to improve its overall record to 4-0 (2-0 Wesco 3A) going into a game at Shorecrest Tuesday.

Shorewood’s Ian Oxnevad puts down a nice bunt.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood 4, Edmonds-Woodway 1
At Meridian Park Fields, Saturday, March 23

Edmonds-Woodway --- 000 001 0--1 3 0
Shorewood -------------  301 000 0--4 9 2

EW-- Budnick, Holmes (4), Arnold (5) and Justice, Budnick (4).
SW-- Riley O'Brien, Cole McKisson (2), Sam Boone (3), Ben Tracy (5), Ian Oxnevad (7) and Josh Bockelle.



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Shorecrest softball comes up short against Jackson Friday


Shorecrest comes up short despite Amanda Hartley's gem, loses 4-1 softball game to Jackson Friday

Shorecrest's Amanda Hartley got out of a number of tough spots, but her Shorecrest softball teammates provided little run support, allowing Jackson to steal a 4-1 win Friday at home.

Hartley struck out 4 batters while walking 2 and giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs.

Shorecrest scored its only run of the game on a passed ball in the second inning. Olivia Nolan stole 2nd and 3rd to set up the score.

Junior Callie Anderson hit 3 for 4 with a stolen base.

The Scots had lost a home game to Redmond Wednesday, March 20.

In the loss to Redmond, losing pitcher Amanda Eschelman struck out 11 batters, while walking 4 and giving up 9 hits.

Shorecrest opens Western Conference 3A play at Meadowdale Wednesday, March 27 at 4pm.


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Shorewood wins Friday home non-league soccer game from Bothell



On a beautiful, but cold Friday night, with no snow to deal with, the Shorewood soccer team defeated a visiting Bothell team, 3-0, in a non-conference match at Shoreline Stadium.

Bothell put a big scare into Shorewood early with a shot from outside the box on the right side that hit the far post just three minutes into the game. Things started to even out with both teams getting a couple of shots; then Anthony Pepe passed a ball to Abdul Abdulla who finished it for a 1-0 Shorewood lead as the half ended.

In the second half things started to go a little better for Shorewood. Dawda Dibba nearly scored in the first five minutes. At the 52nd minute, Taj McChesney received a pass from Abdul Abdulla inside the penalty box and was able to slot it into the far left side of the net for a 2-0 Shorewood lead.

Bothell came back with a couple of dangerous shots, but in the 75th minute Dawda Dibba gathered a loose ball after a free kick and finished it for the third and final goal of the game.

Cal Crawford and Kyle Crawford combined for the shutout for Shorewood. 
Shorewood is 2-1 overall and 0-1 in league play going into a home Wesco 3A game with Mountlake Terrace Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at 5:30. 
Through three games, McChesney leads the Thunderbirds with two goals; Abdulla has a goal and an assist. 



Shorewood scoring through three games


Player

Goals
Assists
Points

Taj McChesney

2
0
4

Abdul Abdulla

1
1
3

Dylan Collins

1
0
2

Dawda Dibba

1
0
2

Kabir Khan

1
0
2

Jack Allen

0
1
1

Daniel Han

0
1
1

Anthony Pepe

0
1
1

Totals

6
4
16
Goalkeeper

Shutouts

 
Calvin Crawford

2

 
Kyle Crawford

1


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