Peak season ferry rates

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Photo courtesy WSDOT

If you're planning to hop a ferry soon, remember that fare increases coincide with the peak season.

Beginning Wednesday, May 1 through Monday, Sept. 30, the Washington State Ferries 25 percent surcharge will be applied to full fare vehicle/driver ticketes (35 percent on the Anacortes/San Juan Island routes). It's the same as last year, and the seasonal surcharge helps pay for increased operation costs that come with increased traffic from May through September. Check out the fare information page for more details.


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Shoreline City Council meeting Monday to decide on plastic bags

Shoreline City Council business meeting Monday, April 29, 7pm in Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N.

The council will consider whether to ban stores from using plastic bags. Environmentalists have been pushing this issue hard for years, while the cities around us have enacted bans. Pet owners and others who have been reusing the bags say they will now have to buy bags. Some store owners don't want to lose the Seattle customers they gained when Seattle enacted their ban.



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I’ve never – or rarely – ridden a bus…how do I ride a bus? - Part 2

Metro Transit serves Shoreline and Lake Forest Park

By Brian Doennebrink

You’ve planned your trip, and you’ve decided that you’re going to get to your bus by walking, bicycling, driving, or ? Here are some tips for each of the first three.

If walking:
  • Dress a bit warmer and ideally in lighter colors for traveling in the dark, as your path may take you to gusty areas. I encounter stiff headwinds on one street that I walk for about one-third of the way to a bus.
  • Consider whether you’ll carry an umbrella, wear a hat, and/or “go Seattle” (no headgear).
  • Wear comfortable shoes.
  • Especially for dark conditions, be alert to any dangerous situations.

If driving:
  • If planning to park at a Park / Ride or Transit Center, most of these facilities fill up quickly, so arrive early.
  • At some facilities, some spaces are reserved for carpools, others for electric vehicles. At most if not facilities, there are spots for the disabled (with permit displayed).
  • Even if you find a spot, your walk may be longer than you expect.
When waiting for a bus:
  • At most Park / Rides or Transit Centers, riders queue up to get onto the bus.
  • Ensure that your route stops there, and that the bus is traveling in the direction that you wish to go. Example: a bus that’s ultimately heading south may be traveling northbound where you would catch it. The bus flag may have a current schedule; if so, it will indicate if that route stops there and when the estimated arrival time is.
  • Don’t assume that the bus will be on time or that it will stop. In downtown Seattle, for instance, buses don’t stop at every stop, they skip stops.
  • If you’re waiting at a stop out in the neighborhood, and particularly if it is dark, a flashlight or a cell phone, as well as lighter clothing, waving a newspaper, etc. can help the driver to see you. In lighter conditions, some movement indicating interest in that bus always helps, such as picking up your stuff and looking at the bus and driver.

Brian Doennebrink's other transportation articles can be found on the front page, first column under Features "Public Transit Choices".


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Shorecrest, Shorewood soccer meet on Monday to be telecast live


Monday night at Shoreline Stadium, the first place Shorewood T-Birds boys soccer team hosts Shorecrest at 7:30pm with tournament seedings on the line.


Both teams have clinched berths in the Northwest District 3A tournament but both still are battling with Glacier Peak for the right to host a first-round game as the first- or second-seeded teams from the Western Conference 3A South.

Shorewood holds first with a 9-1-1 Wesco 3A record. The Thunderbirds can clinch the No. 1 Wesco 3A seeding with a victory over Shorecrest. Shorewood can clinch a first-round home game as at least the No. 2 seed with a tie.

Shorecrest’s 7-1-3 record puts the Scots in a tie with Glacier Peak’s 8-2-1 record, but Glacier Peak holds the No. 2 seed based on a 1-0-1 record against Shorecrest. A Shorecrest victory over Shorewood and a Glacier Peak victory over Mountlake Terrace (1-10-0) would create a three-way tie, with each team having one game left to play.

Shorewood goes into the Monday game after a 4-0 victory over Mountlake Terrace Wednesday at Edmonds Stadium. Matt Owen, Taj McChesney, Kabir Kahn and Dawda Dibba scored the four Shorewood goals. Danny Han, Dibba, Kevin Price and Kahn had assists. Goalkeepers Calvin Crawford and Kyle Crawford shared the shutout for Shorewood.

Shorecrest enters the Monday game with Shorewood following a 6-0 victory over Marysville Getchell Wednesday. Axel Wickstrom and Chris Iacolucci each scored two goals. Shorewood teammates Morgan West and Jin Jakubowski each scored one. Teammate Chris Iacolucci had three assists; Jakubowski and Alex Day each had one. Goalkeepers Sam Schober recorded the shutout.

Shorewood takes an 11-1-1 record into the game with Shorecrest (9-3-2).

The Shorewood junior varsity takes a 9-0-2 Wesco 3A record (10-1-2 overall into a 5:30 Monday game with Shorecrest (9-1-1, 11-1-1).

The Shorewood junior varsity defeated Mountlake Terrace 6-0 Wednesday after defeating Stanwood 4-0 Monday, April 22.

The Shorecrest JVs beat Marysville Getchell 3-0 Wednesday after defeating Glacier Peak 1-0 April 22.


The game will be aired live on Comcast Channel 26 / FIOS Channel 36 in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park by the Shorewood/Shorecrest Live Video Production Club. Joe Veyera will be stepping back into the announcing booth to join Frank Workman for the call of the game.

The game can also be seen through Live Streaming Video on Education TV.


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Shorecrest baseball season ends with games Monday and Tuesday

Nic Hendriks crosses home plate after his single home run
against Mountlake Terrace on 4-26
Photo by Barb Swan

The Shorecrest baseball team will finish its season with games at Everett Monday and at home against Stanwood Tuesday.

Shorecrest has a 1-14 Western Conference 3A record (2-16 overall) after a 5-2 home loss to Mountlake Terrace Friday.

Shorecrest and Everett meet at 4pm Monday at Everett Memorial Stadium before the Scots play host to Stanwood at 4pm Tuesday.

Brady Dixon laid down a beautiful bunt in the first inning
 to score the lead off run for the Scots
Photo by Barb Swan

In Shorecrest’s 5-2 home loss to Mountlake Terrace, Nik Hendricks led the Scots, batting 2 for 3 with a solo home run and two RBI. Teammate Brady Dixon hit 1 for 2 with a run scored. Shorecrest starter Tyson Maine was the losing pitcher striking out 4 and allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits and 5 walks in 6 1/3 innings.

Kyle Wallinder preparing to steal second base
Photo by Barb Swan

The Shorecrest junior varsity takes a 0-15, 1-17 record into a home game at 4pm Monday against Everett and a game at Stanwood at 4pm Tuesday after a 12-2 loss at Mountlake Terrace Friday.

Mountlake Terrace Varsity 5, Shorecrest 2
At Shorecrest High School, Friday, April 26

Mountlake Terrace---- 012 000 2--5 8 1
Shorecrest-------------- 100 100 0--2 4 2

MT: Shevenko and Allemann.
SC: Tyson Maine, Zane May (7) and Tim Swan.


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Photos from the SC soccer game vs Marysville Getchell on Wednesday 4/24

 Shorecrest soccer teams beat Marysville Getchell on Wednesday, April 24. Photos by Barb Swan.


A beautiful moon shines over the soccer field as Shorecrest beats Marysville Getchell 6 - 0


Morgan West awaits a corner kick at mid field


The Shorecrest JV also beat Marysville Getchell 3 - 0


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SCC names Brewer and Reyling as Co-Softball Players of the Week

Vallen Brewer
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

Shoreline Community College on Sunday named sophomores Vallen Brewer and Nicole Reyling as Co-Softball Players of the Week for April 22-28.

Brewer, a catcher from Lake Stevens, WA went 5 for 11 at the plate, for a .455 average for the week with 3 runs scored, 4 RBIs, a double and a homerun.

Nicole Reyling
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Reyling, a shortstop from Monroe, WA, went 5 for 14 for a .357 average with 3 runs scored, 2 RBIs and 2 homeruns on the week. 

SCC lost all four games during the week, losing doubleheaders to Everett CC and Douglas College. SCC plays on Tuesday against Olympic College at 1:00pm at Shoreview Park.

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SCC Baseball splits with Edmonds CC on Saturday

Kainoa Ahsing-Kaahanui had 7 RBIs
against Edmonds CC on Saturday
with 2 doubles.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

The Shoreline Community College Baseball Team split a doubleheader with #8 ranked Edmonds Community College on Saturday at the Edmonds CC Sports Complex. SCC won the opener, 4-3 and dropped the nightcap, 9-4.

In Game 1, SCC jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and held it until the bottom of the 5th when Edmonds tied the game. SCC went ahead again in the top of the 6th with a run and held-on to win the 7 inning game, 4-3. Henry McAree got the win for SCC in a complete game, striking 6 while allowing 8 hits and 1 walk. 

Kainoa Ahsing-Kaahanui had four RBIs on two hits including his 12th double of the year. Luke Merkel had 2 hits as well, including a double and scored 2 runs.

In Game 2, Edmonds pounded SCC pitching for 18 hits in the 9-4 defeat for the Dolphins. Kainoa Ahsing-Kaahanui had 2 hits and 3 RBIs in the game with another double and Merkel again had two hits as well. Leonel Delmar had a double. Layton Bush picked up the loss for SCC on the mound.

Shoreline goes to 17-15-1 on the year and 5-9 in the region. Edmonds is 21-13 overall and 12-6 in the region. Both teams play again today at Meridian Park in Shoreline at 3:00pm in a doubleheader.



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SCC Softball is swept by Douglas College

Vallen Brewer had four hits for SCC
including a homerun and a double
against Douglas College
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

The Shoreline Community College Softball Team was swept on Saturday in a doubleheader at Shoreview Park by Douglas College from New Westminster, BC by the scores of 10-2 and 15-7.

In Game 1, SCC took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, when Alia Kelly hit a 2 run homerun, but SCC was then called out for batting out of order and the 2-0 led went back to 0-0. SCC's Kelsie Mason pitched well the first four innings, holding Douglas to one run, but DC exploded in the 5th and 6th innings for 9 runs while SCC could only respond with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. The game was called to the 8 run rule. Alexis Salcedo had 2 hits for SCC and Vallen Brewer had a RBI double in the game.

In Game 2, Douglas was a hitting machine, pounding out 19 hits in the game. The game was close after 3 innings with SCC only trailing 4-2, but a 7 run 4th inning for Douglas put the game out of reach, but SCC did rally for 3 runs in the 5th and 2 runs in the 6th, but DC scored 4 runs themselves over those innings to win 15-7 by the 8 run rule again after 6 innings. Nicole Reyling and Vallen Brewer had 3 hits each for SCC and Reyling, Alia Kelly and Greta Coleman hit homeruns for SCC. Alia Kelly took the loss on the mound.

SCC fell to 10-20 overall and 4-10 in the region. Douglas moves to 17-4 and 12-2. SCC has lost 9 of its last 10 games. 

Shoreline plays Olympic College on Tuesday at Shoreview Park at 1:00pm.


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Today’s Business –SportClips Haircuts

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Sport Clips Storefront just south of Central Market
copyright, Marc Weinberg

Text and photography by Marc Weinberg

The latest addition to Shoreline’s list of retail establishments is Sport Clips Haircuts, 15407 Westminster Way N, just off Aurora Ave North and next to Central Market. The franchise boasts 1000 stores nationally. This shop opened March 22 and some residents (men only) were notified with a mailer offering an opportunity to stop in for a free haircut. If you haven’t received your advertisement yet, watch your mail. I contacted Wendy Liu, the owner and suggested that we meet so I could learn about the business. I fully expected to be greeted by an experienced hair stylist who probably decided it was time to strike out on her own. Well, I was treated to a big surprise! 

Tundra making a precision cut on Joe
copyright Marc Weinberg

Wendy is enrolled in Seattle University’s Graduate School of Business with some courses yet to be finished before getting her master’s degree. OK, but what about her ‘hair styling’ experience? Sorry, she doesn’t have any! Wendy is, in the truest sense, an ‘entrepreneur’ who, with the help and guidance of one of her professors, researched business opportunities with the goal of becoming an ‘investor/owner’ in her own business. After studying several possibilities that met her criteria, she selected Sport Clips Haircuts.

Nikol at work on Steve, copyright, Marc Weinberg

With the franchise in hand she advertised for the experts to operate the shop where you will now find Nikol as the general manager and stylist. The team is comprised of seven additional experienced stylists who are there to meet and massage, shampoo and cut, and give us guys what they call a precision haircut. The MVP Experience includes the cut, a steamed towel, massaging shampoo and an invigorating scalp treatment too. All this is included in a 25-30 minute visit and the charge is a reasonable $24.00. And yes, there is a discount for oldsters like me that they humorously call “60 & wiser.” Like the MVP, Sport Clips has named other treatments with appropriate sports names like ‘triple play’ and a series called ‘extra innings.’  While the haircut and treatments are underway the clients can watch and listen to large format TV sports programs throughout the shop.

Joe getting his shampoo.scalp massage, steam towel
all while enjoying the massage chair too. copyright Marc Weinberg

Sport Clips features Paul Mitchell Tea Tree products. To get your MVP or other treatment simply show up …. That’s right, no appointment necessary – just come in!  There are no appointments. Hours are M-F 10-8, Sat 9-6, and Sunday 11-5. Be assured, this is not your dad’s ‘barber shop.’ To sum it up … their advertising says “It’s good to be a Guy!”… sports on TV -- Guy smart Stylists -- Open every day -- No appointment.

Wendy, Nikol, and the team believe in being a part of the Shoreline community and are currently contributing to and promoting ‘Dollars for Scholars’ which provides scholarships to high school students. They are also supporting the Richmond Beach Little League, and Shoreline Community College Athletics.

Joanne listened to Kelton while he described the result he wanted
copyright Marc Weinberg

Men -- this is an opportunity to try something new, just for us. I’m sorry ladies, but this shop is dedicated to ‘men and boys only’.  For the salon treatment without sharing the fragrances that dominate women’s styling places or those that cater to both men and women, this could be it.  I think you’ll love the massage chairs in the shampoo area which might turn into your favorite ‘man cave’ experience.  When you walk in be sure to tell Nikol and her team that you heard about them in the Shoreline Area News.

For more information go to their Facebook page, Twitter feed, or the internet.



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Driftwood Artist from the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center

Mary Hansen holding Luck Dragon
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver


Story and photos by Jon Ann Cruver

Mary Hansen just entered her first piece of driftwood sculpture for an upcoming show and it got accepted! She is one of the members of the Driftwood sculpture class taught by Elizabeth Lamphere at the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center.

The show is the 50th Annual Driftwood Sculpture Show, being put on by the Northwest Driftwood Artists, to be held on May 18 and 19, 10am to 5pm at the Courtyard Hall at Country Village in Bothell, 23718 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell 98021.

Luck Dragon by Mary Hansen
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver


Mary named her sculpture Luck Dragon … a piece that evolved from just a chunk of wood found on a beach. Driftwood artists will spend hours, sometimes months working on a particular piece of wood that “speaks” to them.

The Driftwood Sculpture class at the Senior Center meets every Friday, 12:30-2:30PM. The instructor has basic tools available for $15. Fee for the class: $6.25 for members, $8.25 for non-members.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is located at 18560 1st Ave NE #1, Shoreline, 206-365-1536.


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Shorecrest drama to present "The Music Man"




Shorecrest High School drama will present "The Music Man" beginning May 2 in the school's renovated Performing Arts Center. 

In Meredith Willson's classic, con man Harold Hill travels to the small town of River City, Iowa to earn his fortune. He decides to convince the town that they need a boys' band and then plans to run away once the boys have paid for instruments and uniforms. He even claims to be a professor of music. His scheme is moving along perfectly until Harold falls in love with the town piano teacher, Marian.

Showtimes:  May 2 to 4 and 8 to 11 at 7:30pm, May 5 and 12 at 2pm.

Tickets:  Available at Shorecrest High School, Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, or pick your own seats online at Brown Paper Tickets.

Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave NE in Shoreline.


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Letter to the Editor: Message was loud and clear

To the Editor:

At 7:00 on the evening of April 23rd, the Lake Forest Park Gov Watch group held a meeting in the LFP Library meeting room.

According to their website, “Gov Watch was founded to encourage, support, and promote a responsible and effective City Government, while sharing accurate information with our citizens about what they can do to support that process.”

As an interested and involved community volunteer, I felt this was a great opportunity to educate myself about this local group. This was a chance to learn firsthand what message Gov Watch was trying to deliver.

Upon entering the meeting room, I was immediately told that this was a “private meeting” and that I had to leave. When I explained that I simply wanted to listen and learn, the members present insisted again that I leave. Trying one more time, I noted that this was a public meeting room and that according to the Library staff, members of the public could not be excluded. This fell on deaf ears, and I was forcefully told to leave, which I reluctantly did.

For a group whose Mission Statement insists upon our local government “being transparent and responsive to citizens”, I find it interesting that they feel the need to meet privately behind closed and locked doors. I heard their real message loud and clear.

George Piano
Lake Forest Park


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Poem: Gulp - the swallows have arrived

Tree Swallow with bug - Photo by Scott Ramos

Gulp - the swallows have arrived
By Jean Bryant

Inspired by For the Birds: The Swallows are Coming

It makes me GULP to hear you say
Those SWALLOWS are coming every day
Their acrobatics are so keen
Meals on the fly is what I mean

Daylight hours is when they fly
When insects they can clearly spy
With their short wide bills open wide
Those flying insects glide inside

No other songbirds can compare
They spend more wing time I declare
They’re vacuum cleaners of the skies
Mosquitos, gnats,flying ants they prize

They’re monogamous is what I’m told
To mates and sites they are not cold
They will return Let’s give a cheer
They are not fly-by-nights it’s clear

Their food supply is known to suffer
When too much rain there is no buffer
And pesticides deplete their larder
It makes their searching that much harder

They try to help to nab each pest
That bothers us –they do their best
Termites they gladly scarf right down
Such lovely helpers when in town

Their colors are bright and some are blue
 I like to see them –don’t you too
Aerial acrobatics are their game
BLUE ANGELS-- that’s the name they claim 


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How will you keep your family safe and assist others in a disaster?


ESCA offers disaster preparedness classes

The Emergency Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA), located in the City of Brier, is offering disaster preparedness classes to King and Snohomish county residents. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training is about keeping yourself and your family safe and assisting others until help arrives.

Emergency responders will be overwhelmed meeting the needs of the public in the first hours following a major disaster. As we have seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and other weather events, disasters can happen anytime, anywhere.  

Professional first responders, Emergency Managers and CERT Instructors teach students to extinguish small fires, provide life-saving first aid, conduct urban search and rescue, and perform other vital skills needed to help themselves and others after a disaster.

The course begins Monday, May 6th, 7pm –10pm and continues over the next four weeks on both Monday and Thursday nights (there is no class on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day). The last class on June 3rd is a disaster simulation for students to practice what they have learned over the four week course. 

Classes convene at the Brier City Hall, 2901- 228th St SW.  

ESCA is currently accepting CERT class registrations.  To register, please contact Vickie Fontaine at 425-776-3722.


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Great Discussions 2013 at Shoreline Community College - a few spots remain


Great Discussions 2013
Shoreline Community College
May 2 – June 6, 2013, 6-8pm
Room 1010M (Boardroom)

“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe,” President Kennedy’s promised in 1961. Today those words seem hollow if not downright dangerous. So how should the United States prioritize the various foreign challenges it faces -- terrorism, nuclear proliferation, cyber-security, and global instability, to name just a few? 

Two years after revolution ousted President Hosni Mubarak, uprising in Egypt and throughout the Middle East ushered in the promise of radical change. What is the state of democracy and stability in that part of the world today, and what does it mean for the U.S. and the rest of the world?

These are just two of the topics that a small group of community members and students will discuss at weekly meetings beginning May 2 at Shoreline Community College. The participants are not “experts” on the topics, but persons interested in what is going on in the rest of the world. Each week, we read a short briefing paper on the topic in advance. We begin our meeting with a short video that provides additional background. Next a guest, someone with a personal connection to the issue, is invited to make comments. Then we launch into an open, round-table discussion in which everyone present participates. Hopefully, we all go away a little wiser about the topic and clearer about what we think. 

You are welcome to join these discussions but hurry: participation is limited and there are only a few places left at the table. The cost of registering is $30, which includes briefing materials. You can register online. Click Event Registration, and specify Great Decisions 2013.

All meetings are on Thursday, start at 6pm. and end by 8pm.

Topics to be discussed this year include:
  • Egypt: Navigating an Uncertain Transition (May 2)
  • Change in Myanmar (Burma): Generals and Democrats (May 9) 
  • Iran, Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.: Three Decades of Futility (May 16)
  • China in Africa: Savior or Self-Interest? (May 23)
  • Humanitarian Intervention and U.S. Policy (May 30)
  • Assessing Threats to the U.S. and Setting Priorities (June 6)
If you have any questions, please call or write Larry Fuell, Director, Global Affairs, Shoreline Community College, 206-533-6750. 


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Shorecrest boys' 4x100 relay team wins at April 18 Triangular Track Meet going into Shoreline Invitational


The Shorecrest boys' 4x100-meter relay team of Christian Golden, Keegan Lockler, Joe Uchytil and Will McNamara won with a time of 45.62, as the full Scot team finished third behind Mountlake Terrace and host team Marysville Getchell.

Shorecrest then finished behind seven teams at the Lake Stevens Viking Invitational going into the Shoreline Invitational Saturday.


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Beland, Chibuogwu led Shorecrest girls in track meets

Sarah Beland and Onyie Chibuogwu led the Shorecrest girls into the Lake Washington Invitational Saturday.

Beland won the 300-meter hurdles in Shorecrest’s victory over Marysville Getchell and Mountlake Terrace April 18 and also at the eight-team Viking Invitational April 20 in Lake Stevens.

Chibuogwu won the 100 meters and discus in the triangular meet and won the discus at the Viking Invitational.


Shorecrest girls’ track
Saturday, April 13
Pasco Invitational
At Edgar Brown Stadium (Pasco)
Girls

4x100 relay-- 28. Shorecrest (Onyie Chibuogwu, Amanda Banks, Sarah Beland, Wurrie Njadoe) 52.17;
300m hurdles-- 27.Sarah Beland (Shorecrest) 50.32;
Triple jump-- 30. Chibuogwu (Shorecrest) 32-4;
Discus-- 13. Chibuogwu (Shorecrest) 105-8;
Javelin-- 11. Aiko Mizumori-Canfield (Shorecrest) 116-1.

Thursday, April 18
At Marysville-Pilchuck High School

Team Scores: Shorecrest 69, Marysville Getchell 64, Mountlake Terrace 47.
100m hurdles-- Hunt (MT) 16.95;
100 meters-- Onyie Chibuogwu (SC) 12.70;
1600 meters-- Lefstad (MG) 5:37.05;
4x100 relay-- Marysville Getchell, 51.67;
400 meters-- Amanda Banks (SC) 65.77;
300m hurdles-- Sarah Beland (SC) 49.88;
800 meters-- Lefstad (MG) 2:24.91;
200 meters-- Cole (MG) 29.44;
3200 meters-- Walter (MT) 12:31.70;
4x200 relay-- Marysville Getchell, 1:49.45;
4x400 relay-- Marysville Getchell, 4:27.50;
High jump-- Fink (MG) 4-8;
Pole vault-- Okoronkwo (MT) 8-6
Long jump-- Okoronkwo (MT) 16-5;
Triple jump-- Okoronkwo (MT) 36-9.5;
Shot— Malins (MT) 34-4;
Discus-- Onyie Chibuogwu (SC) 107-2;
Javelin-- Aiko Mizumori-Canfield (SC) 110-7.

Saturday, April 20
Viking Classic
At Lake Stevens High School
Girls

Team scores: Arlington 122, Skyline 105, Eastmont 99.5, Lake Stevens 74, Shorecrest 61, Wenatchee 38, Rogers-Puyallup 31.5, Edmonds-Woodway 27.
300m hurdles-- 1. Sarah Beland (SC) 48.35;
Discus-- 1. Onyie Chibuogwu (SC) 129-11.


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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - someone stole his coin bank

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
April 8-15, 2013


ANovelty coin bank in shape of bear stolen from rooming house at 150xx Dayton, suspects other roomer

Arrest - Jaywalker crossing Aurora to bus stop has warrant from Edmonds

Assault - Fight over car turned physical, arrest on 4th degree assault, not domestic violence

Burglary attempt –  Broke window at 31xx NE 149th / Screws removed from storage shed door 148xx Evanston / Broke window and door at North City Food Mart / Booked suspect for attempted burglar at 145xx Interlake Ave N 

Burglary -  Burglars knocked dowel out of slider of 193xx Linden while homeowners were on vacation and housesitter not around - stole flat screen TVs  / Front door pushed in and jewelry and laptops taken from 18xx NE 175 / Forest Hill apartments garage / Storage locker at Meadowbrook Apts, sometime in past 4 months 

Car prowl - Purse stolen from car but owner not sure when or where / Took tools from car in Taco Bell parking lot / Purse taken, cell phone left behind 17xx NE 146th / 3 vehicles in Forest Hills Estate Apts garage 

Cars stolen – Car stolen, suspect is son who just got out of jail / 3 cars stolen from Ballinger Commons / from Innis Arden Rd / From park and ride at 1900 N 175

Cars, found - Part of a stolen vehicle found in Hamlin Park / Car with ignition damage from screwdriver dumped in Goodwill parking lot / Abandoned vehicle parked at 199xx 19th NE for a week / Vehicle stolen from Lynnwood found in driveway at 18xx N 200th 

Death investigation - 3 apparently natural 

Drugs - Suspicious stop at 167xx Fremont, individual in possession of controlled substances / Heroin overdose transported to Swedish / Heroin overdose, taken to Northwest

Drunk - Driver was over the limit and driving without a license - car impounded / DUI driver trying to cross Aurora at 198th collides with another vehicle / Driving with suspended license and no interlock device - car impounded / Driver hit median on Aurora, DUI, car impounded / Intoxicated male lying on sidewalk in front of Ballinger liquor store calls 911, transported to detox 

Family disturbances - Disturbance between teenaged couple / Family takes fight to street at 183xx 1st NE but will not involve police / Runaway comes home, mom calls police because he has a felony juvie warrant / After a family disturbance, one member turns in the other's handgun to police / Couple fights over crying child / Son, who owns handgun, called father and threatened to kill him and commit suicide / Woman is assaulted in driveway after going to pick up a female friend at a male's house - female friend denies assault and victim won't press charges 

Fraud - Wallet stolen by YMCA locker, debit card used

Larceny, businesses –  Sears shopper put perfume in her purse / Costco / Shoplifted clothing from Marshall's / Fred Meyer / Hides unpaid items in shopping cart at Sears / Steals liquor from Costco / Stole headphones from Radio Shack and got away in Jeep Cherokee / Cell phone stolen from Walgreen's at 145th Aurora / Man steals security camera from Radio Shack

Larceny, private - Laptop stolen from men's room at Shoreline CC  / Man's wallet stolen while he was shopping at Deseret, then credit card used

Mail theft - Mail stolen and recovered 183xx Greenwood

Mental issues -  Subject in plus 55 building unable to pay rent, unable to clean himself, threatens suicide / Subject in nursing facility tries to harm himself / Drunk grandmas causes three calls for service in one day / Attempted suicide by taking pills

Suspicious - Costco employees found backpack with drug paraphernalia /  Possible human bone found - sent to M.E.'s office / 

Trespassed from - Shoreline CC - homeless man / Goldie's Casino Trespassed 21 year old male who gave alcohol to his 20 year old girl friend / McDonald's - and taken to detox / fWalgreen's at 175th Aurora - Chronic drinker  / Bus shelter at 175th Aurora - 3 men smoking and drinking / A private home / Prince of Peace Lutheran church

Vandalism - Tagging on park signs Ronald Bog Park / Used a large section of mortared bricks to smash front door glass at the Little Store on RB Rd / Private fence at 200xx Meridian / Private fence at 155xx Dayton / Handball court at 1xx NE 161st

Z - After 'hooking up' with other residents at Rodeway Inn, cell phone is missing


For other weeks of Crime in Shoreline, see the Features section on the front page.


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Visit the Echo Lake School Native Plant Garden Saturday


6th Grade volunteers tend the garden
Echo Lake Elementary Native Plant Garden
Photo by Donna Franklin

Saturday, April 27, 11am -3pm
The entrance to the garden is on N 195th between Wallingford and Ashworth

The Echo Lake School Native Plant Garden is on display as a part of the Washington Native Plant Society Native Plant Appreciation Week.

The garden is in its fifth year and is really beginning to flourish. In 2009 work parties cleared part of a large, ivy-covered slope and students planted the first shrubs and perennials. The next year the school district cleared the remaining ivy and prepared it for planting. The result was an area 35 feet by 100 feet which was divided into six different habitats: deciduous woodland, coniferous forest, coastal bluff, mountain meadow, prairie, and wetland. There are currently 114 different species of native plants representing 44 plant families growing in the garden. The plants are labeled with wooden stakes or metal tags.

Woodland trail through the garden
Photo by Donna Franklin

Trails, lined with salvaged logs and weathered fence planks, provide access to the different areas. Tree stumps provide a bit of seating, and rocks, rotting logs and dead branches add interest. Teachers bring their classes to the garden to walk around, write poetry, sketch, etc. or sometimes for formal tours. Students in the Green Thumb Cub give up recess time to help maintain the garden.

There are other gardens on display too. More information about the Washington Native Plant Society and the Native Plant Appreciation Week.


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How do I ride a bus? Advice for new riders - Part 1

You can read on the bus


By Brian Doennebrink

I’ve never – or rarely – ridden a bus…how do I ride a bus?

Here are some suggestions for what you might do in advance of your trip:

Decide all of the destinations that you’d like to go to and when you need to be there at as well as, if a round trip, when you expect to return.

Plan your trip:

  • Use a bus schedule(s) or the online Trip Planner to determine when your bus leaves (future topics in this series). If looking at the schedules online, bookmark their location so that you can easily return to them.
  • Have at least one backup plan, for the instance that your bus doesn’t show – or shows up late (e.g., the driver calls in sick and a replacement isn’t readily available or encounters mechanical issues and/or traffic en route), you can’t find a parking space, your bus goes by before you get there.
Plan how to pay:

  • Decide how much your fare is (online, or in the bus schedule).
  • Decide how you’re going to pay your fare. If you’re paying cash, fareboxes don’t give change, nor do the drivers. If you’re using an ORCA card, you need to purchase an ORCA card first. If you need a reduced-fare ORCA card, you need to get one of those cards first.
Allow for extra time for the unexpected, forgetting something (and going back to get it) to – if walking - encountering a stray animal to challenges finding a parking spot.

Figure out how you are going to get to your bus: walk, bicycle, drive, or ?

Consider a trial run, perhaps on a personal day off (not a recognized holiday) at a similar time of day. Some use Google streetview or Google Maps to “see” what an area looks like from their computer screens.

Perhaps ask an experienced transit commuter ride with you.




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Volunteers STILL needed to drive older adults to medical appointments


In late February, we published a call for volunteers for Senior Services’ Volunteer Transportation Program (see previous article). The program has continued to grow and could greatly benefit from additional volunteer drivers. Next week alone, 19 rides are needed for Shoreline/Lake Forest Park seniors.

Anyone who has daytime availability and enjoys spending time with older adults is encouraged to apply. For more information, call 206-748-7588, email Hilary, read our blog, or visit our webpage.  Let’s get our wheels spinning to help older residents of our community!

--Hilary Case

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • Friday, May 17 - Sunday May 19
  • Friday, May 24 – Sunday May 26
  • Friday and Saturday 7:30 PM, Sunday 3:00 PM

Shoreline Community College Campus Theater
1600 Building
16161 Greenwood Ave N

Sure to be Shoreline Community College's biggest production to date, Sweeney slashes his way on to the college campus theater stage!  With music and lyrics by that master of American musical theater - Stephen Sondheim.

After hard years spent in exile for a crime he didn't commit, Benjamin Barker, who now goes by the name of Sweeney Todd, returns to London to find his wife dead and his daughter in the hands of the lecherous Judge Turpin. In his anger, Sweeney goes on a murderous rampage throughout London. Joining forces with the indomitable pie-maker, Mrs. Lovett, he opens a barbershop in which he lures his victims with a charming smile before casually ending their lives with a flick of his razor. Not one man nor ten thousand killed can satisfy Sweeney's lust for vengeance on those who've caused his years of pain. Never forgive . . . Never forget! You won't want to miss this musical thriller!

Producer/Musical Director - Charles Enlow
Director - Teresa Thuman
Pianist - Charles Enlow
Conductor - Bruce Monroe

Tickets:

  • General Admission: $18
  • Students, Shoreline Community College Faculty/Staff: $12
  • Shoreline Community College Students & children: $10

Buy online or at the theater box office

Friday and Saturday performances for Sweeney Todd are ASSIGNED SEATING.  For best seating, please reserve your seats before the evening’s performance. Sunday performances are general festival seating.


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Google and its relationship with China will be the subject of a presentation at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at Shoreline Community College.

Barrett Hazeltine on
"Google and the Government
of China" at SCC

Barrett Hazeltine, Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Brown University, will speak about his case study, “Google and the Government of China: A Case Study in Cross-Cultural Negotiation.” 

Hazeltine is giving the presentation at a meeting of the Washington State China Chamber of Commerce, hosted by the Brown Club of Seattle and Shoreline Community College. Co-sponsors include the Seattle 808 Club, Northwest Chinese Professionals, Seattle Chinese Entrepreneurs Club and the UW Global Business Center.

“We’re born with two ears and one mouth for a good reason; we should listen more than we speak,” Hazeltine says, paraphrasing the Greek philosopher Epictetus. “Google’s goals include providing high-speed access to information, earning profit, and promoting itself as the search engine of choice. Google’s mission used to be, ‘Do no evil,’ but the company no longer touts its ethical origins while pursuing profit."

According to the company’s website, the motto has morphed into, “You can make money without doing evil.”

Of China, Hazeltine says: “The government of China, in contrast, wants to protect its own Internet search company, Baidu, and address a brain drain of scientific and technological expertise. China wants access to cutting-edge technology, but also to set limits on Internet use to maintain its political power.”

For almost 50 years, Hazeltine has been a professor of engineering at Brown University. His teaching and research interests are in technology planning especially in developing countries, teaching of technology for liberal arts students and entrepreneurship.

After the lecture, the Washington China Chamber of Commerce will host a networking opportunity to meet and connect with Chinese-American professionals in the greater Seattle region who are doing business with or interested in doing business with China.

China Chamber Networking Event - Google China Case Study
Saturday, April 27, 2013, 3 to 6pm
Main Dining Room Building #9000 Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave. North, Shoreline, WA (map)
Price: $10.00/per person




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New Exhibit Opening at the Shoreline Historical Museum

Shoreline Historical Museum


Shoreline Historical Museum
N 185th and Linden Ave N.
May 4th at 1pm
Connections:  Surface Water, Piped Water, Wastewater 
  
Throughout the history of humankind, water has been, and continues to be, a most important topic.  

Where do we get it?  How do we deal with it when we have too much? Where do we put it when it's "used?" What can we do when we have too little?  

We have to have water, but water can also make us crazy. The rules of water are very black and white: it always finds the path of least resistance, and it always runs downhill! Lifetimes have been spent trying to change those rules, or at least fight them.

Join us at the Museum on Saturday May 4th at 1:00pm for a fun and informative pictorial look at the history of water in northwest King County. Water, and other light refreshments, will be served!


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Volunteers will provide the pantry at Jacob's Well site in Shoreline


The new Vision House Jacob’s Well complex for local homeless single moms and their children, will see cabinets installed by Belmont Cabinets’ Volunteer Team on Saturday, April 27th from 7:00am – 4:00pm.

Bellmont Cabinet Company is a 25 year old family-owned Washington state cabinet manufacturer whose vision is to grow their company while maintaining a strong core of social responsibility. Beyond building cabinets, they build lives through the values they practice daily – tried and true principles that last. The single moms and children eagerly awaiting their safe warm homes will be able to get their feet back on the ground soon, thanks to the generosity of Bellmont Cabinet Company and its host of volunteers.

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 the website 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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Shorecrest plays for second place in Wesco 3A softball Tuesday at Glacier Peak

The Shorecrest softball team takes a 7-2 Wesco 3A softball record (11-5 overall) into a Tuesday game at Glacier Peak (also 7-2, 11-5).

Shorecrest and Glacier Peak meet at 4pm Tuesday, April 30, at Glacier Peak High School with the two teams tied for second behind Wesco 3A South leader Meadowdale (9-0, 13-2).

The Scots are coming off a Tuesday, April 23, 5-4 victory at Marysville-Pilchuck. Winning pitcher Amanda Hartley gave up 1 earned run and 7 hits while striking out 1 batter in 6 1/3 innings. Amanda Eshelman pitched the final 2/3 inning for the save.

Earlier, Shorecrest had lost a Monday, April 22, 6-1 home game to Meadowdale. Katie Champoux batted in Shorecrest’s only run. Losing pitcher Eshelman struck out five Meadowdale batters, while walking five and giving up five hits and four earned runs in six innings.

Shorecrest had won a 15-3 home game from Marysville Getchell April 18. Winning pitcher Hartley gave up no earned runs on 4 hits, with 4 strike outs in 5 innings. Jeanna Berg batted 2 for 2, with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Hartley hit 2 for 4, with 2 runs scored, a home run and 3 RBI. Anisa Gomez 1 for 4, with 2 runs scored, a home run and 3 RBI.

In an April 16 game at Everett, the Scots won 12--0. Winning pitcher Hartley gave up two hits in five shutout innings, while striking out four. She also hit 3 for 3 with a double, a home run, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Teammate Gomez also hit 3 for 3 with a double, 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. Alissa Kaulfold had a home run and 2 RBI.

Standings


 Conf.  
Overall

W
L
W
L
Meadowdale
9
0
13
2
Glacier Peak
7
2
11
5
Shorecrest
7
2
11
5
Mountlake Terrace
5
4
9
7
Shorewood
0
9
2
14



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