Flag at half-staff - May 15, 2013 (Peace Officers Memorial Day)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013


Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in recognition of the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset.

Please notify all of your field offices and facilities around the state.

Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.


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SCC names Henry McAree and Luke Merkel as Co-Baseball Players of the Week


Luke Merkel
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Shoreline Community College announced on Tuesday that freshman pitcher Henry McAree (Shorewood High School) and freshman outfielder Luke Merkel (Southridge High School, Beaverton, OR) have been named "Co-Baseball Players of the Week" for the final week of the baseball season in 2013.

McAree fired a no-hitter on Friday night against Olympic College, allowing 2 walks with 8 strikeouts in the 7 inning game. Henry also threw 11 innings of shutout pitching the week before against Skagit Valley College, just allowing 3 hits, in a 14 inning 1-0 loss for SCC to the Cardinals.

Merkel went 3 for 7 (.429) in the doubleheader against Olympic College, scoring 2 runs with 3 RBIs plus had a stolen base and a sacrifice

The SCC team split a doubleheader with Olympic on Friday night, winning the 1st game no-hitter, 4-0, but then dropping a 5-4 game to the Rangers in the nightcap. OC forfeited to SCC on Sunday in the final games of the season.

Shoreline ended the season 21-21-1, the first .500 or better record in 23 years for the Dolphins.


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Shorecrest and Shorewood girls' golf teams continue play Wednesday in Northwest District Tournament


The Shorecrest and Shorewood girls' golf teams continue play Wednesday with the second round of individual medal play in the Northwest District 3A tournament after team competition Tuesday.

A week earlier, Shorecrest had placed second and Shorewood sixth in the 10-team Western Conference 3A championships.

Audrey Penner led Shorecrest at the Wesco 3A championships at Jackson Park May 8 with a 14 over par 86, four strokes behind the leader from Oak Harbor.

In the District championships Tuesday and Wednesday, the 10 Wesco 3A teams joined Ferndale of the Northwest Conference.


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Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ golf teams continue play in District tournament Wednesday

The Shorecrest and Shorewood boys’ golf teams compete in the Northwest District 3A tournament Wednesday with individual medal play after the team championships Tuesday.

The Shorecrest and Shorewood teams finished fifth and sixth in the 10-team Western Conference 3A championships at Legion Memorial Golf Course in Everett, Wednesday, May 8.

The Wesco 3A teams joined Ferndale of the Northwest Conference in the District tournament at the Snohomish Golf course.

Wesco 3A Boys‘ Golf Tournament
At Legion Memorial Golf Course, Everett, Wednesday, May 8
18 holes, par 72

Team scores: Everett 410, Glacier Peak 411, Stanwood 415, Meadowdale 431, Shorewood 431, Shorecrest 439, Oak Harbor 440, Mountlake Terrace 443, Marysville Getchell 443, Marysville Pilchuck 461.

Chase Anderson of Stanwood was medalist with a score of 75,
Shorecrest scores: Marco Willis 85, Trent Jones 86, RJ Eserjose 87, Nathan Hannah 88, Dylan Hayre 93.
Shorewood scores: Jamie Wright 81, Stuart Schachle 81, Brian Serwold 86, Jeff Madsen 88, Sam Stapleton 95, Morgan Baylor 95


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Shorecrest singles player, Shorewood doubles team play in District tournament Tuesday as Wesco 3A South champions


Girls from the Shorecrest and Shorewood tennis teams are competing Tuesday and Wednesday in the Northwest District 3A championships at Stanwood High School after Meera Limaye of Shorecrest won the singles championship and the Shorewood doubles team of Daniella Brengelmann and Francesca O'Malley won Western Conference 3A South championships last week at Glacier Peak High School.

Also qualifying for the District tournament from the Wesco 3A South tournament were the third- and fourth-place singles players, Jenny Sui of Shorecrest and Sinje Stockter of Shorewood, and Shorecrest’s fourth-place doubles team of Keegan Monson and Lauren Rutter.

The top four finishers at the Wesco 3A tournament join the top four finishers from the Wesco 3A North tournament in this week’s District tournament.

The top three finishers at the District tournament in both singles and doubles qualify for the State tournament. 


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Girl Scout event inspires girls to pursue STEM careers

Hundreds of young girls listen intently as Dr. Bonnie Dunbar talks
about her adventures in space
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

By Emily Goergen, Girl Scout Junior, Troop 41002

Over 400 girls in Kindergarten through 6th grade, 200 adults, and 140 exhibitors and volunteers participated in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) event organized by a troop of 4th and 5th grade Girl Scout Juniors on Saturday, May 11th, at Einstein Middle School in Shoreline.

Dr. Dunbar autographed photos
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The event featured speakers including retired female astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, who was recently inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame,® and video game designers Bronwen Grimes and Kristine Ishii. Girls also participated in hands-on activities, such as learning about needs and wants with a CPA, extracting DNA from strawberries, and constructing penny boats.

Solar cooking, bicycle powered smoothies, slugs under a microscope
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The troop decided to host the event when they heard that kids decide whether they are interested in STEM fields by about third grade, while most STEM programs target middle- and high-school students. Additional research shows that meeting an inspiring person and doing a hands-on activity are more likely to get kids interested in STEM fields than book-based classroom instruction.

Women in STEM fields talked to the girls
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Participants had plenty of opportunity to do both. Dr. Dunbar shared her photos from space and stressed the need for more females in scientific fields, including the need for more female astronauts. Ms. Grimes and Ms. Ishii spoke to Junior Girl Scouts about how video games are developed. In addition, scientists, developers, physicists, and other women in STEM fields met with small groups of girls to talk about what they do.

Parent volunteer Tami Berry and organizer Emily Goergen
try the egg drop
Photo by Heather Fitzpatrick

The event also featured an egg drop sponsored by University Mechanical Contractors Inc. Over 100 girls submitted entries for the competition. After the first round, which involved dropping an egg 20 feet, 12 submissions survived the 30 foot drop in the final round.

I believe I can fly
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Other featured activities included the University of Washington’s planetarium exhibit, the Shoreline Solar Project’s hands-on solar oven construction workshop, a demonstration of the robotic life suit from They Shall Walk, bicycle powered smoothies from the Cascade Bicycle Club, and assembling and flying balsam wood gliders with Boeing and Alaska Airlines volunteers.

Junior Girl Scout Troop 41002 with Dr. Bonnie Dunbar
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The event was organized and managed by the girls in Junior Girl Scout troop 41002. From the ideas about what to include in the event to the design of the badge, from the registration form to the rules for the egg drop, the event was developed by girls who are nine to eleven years old, with help from adults who coached them along the way.

Heather Fitzpatrick is the leader of the troop, which includes girls from Edmonds, and Shoreline.


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Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Girl Who Owned a City (Graphic Novel)

The Girl Who Owned a City (Graphic Novel)
by OT Nelson, adapted by Dan Jolley, illustrated by Joelle Jones

A plague has killed all the adults. Only kids under age 12 have survived the mysterious virus...but without adults to feed them and keep them safe, many kids are doomed as well. Not Lisa Nelson, though: she has a plan. In fact, Lisa has a lot of plans. Her first plan is to gather the neighborhood kids and form a militia to defend themselves (and the stuff they've scavanged from abandoned houses and farms). When that plan is thwarted by the Chidester Gang, Lisa and her militia find an abandoned high school and turn it into an fortress. But even that plan doesn't work out the way Lisa thought it would...

Does this sound like an Ayn Rand dystopia, re-written for ten-year-olds? That's exactly what it is.

The story is clunky in many places, and adult readers won't be able to stop pointing out the gaping plot holes (...ahem, sanitation for 800 kids in a single building without running water...) but the target audience of 4th-6th grade readers will enjoy the adventures of these Lost Boys (and girls) who live their lives with no adult intervention. The illustrations are colorful and engaging, however, most of the kids look older than they are supposed to be according to the text.

Rating:
No sex, no drugs. Violence includes bullying, gangfights, gunfights, and medieval defenses of the high school "fortress," including boiling oil dumped from the ramparts onto invading "soldiers."

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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Shorecrest students selected for prestigious positions at YMCA Youth Legislature

Amellia Brown
Editor in Chief
Corrected 05-14-2013 10:31pm

By Madeleine Harriman

Though widely unknown, the YMCA’s Youth Legislature program is among the more prestigious of potential extracurriculars for high school students. Modeled off the Washington State’s legislative process, participants choose positions as Senators, House Representatives, Lobbyists, or members of the Press Corps, where they write and debate bills, run for Major Office positions, write articles, research current events and improve leadership skills. Delegations meet weekly at their local YMCA state-wide, culminating in a trip to Olympia to hold session in the Capitol building.

Members of the Dale Turner Delegation, as well as the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park communities, have recently been given reason to celebrate as two of their own have been elected to Major Office. Amelia Brown, Youth Editor-in-Chief and Dino Nzanga Jr., Youth Governor, are ecstatic with their election.

Dino Nzanga Jr., Youth Governor
As Editor-in-Chief, Amelia Brown will have five Assistant Editors reporting to her, as well as reporters and photographers under her jurisdiction. Her main responsibility is both writing articles and approving the final edition of The Capitol Chronicles, a daily newspaper about the goings-on the legislative session.  

The most notable of the Major Offices is, without doubt, Youth Governor. In this position, Dino Nzanga Jr. will spend a good portion of his time either signing or vetoing bills after they’ve been passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. He will select a cabinet of six who will represent him during debate.

Outside of Olympia, Dino will also meet with Jay Inslee to discuss bills passed by the Youth Legislature and their potential to be enacted by Washington State Legislature, as well as attending a Youth Governors Conference in Washington D.C. with the Youth Governors from other states. Overall, the program is fantastic, and does more than look good on college applications. Anyone who knows either Amelia Brown or Dino Nzanga Jr. has reason to be proud.


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SCC Softball Vs Everett CC In Pictures And Sophomore Day

Coach and sophomore players 2013 SCC Softball
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

Sophomore Day at Shoreview Park for the Shoreline Community College Lady Dolphin Softball Team. The Lady Dolphins honor their sophomore players in their final home game for SCC. 

SCC splits a doubleheader with Everett Community College, winning the first game 1-0, but dropping the 2nd game, 9-2. 

See all the action and ceremony in pictures on the SCC Facebook Page


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Second Annual Free Celebration of Food Festival in Lynnwood Sunday

Second Annual Free Celebration of Food Festival at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, Washington 98036

Sunday May 19  11am to 4pm

Food Revolution Snohomish County, a movement aimed at encouraging growing, cooking, preserving and eating real and healthy food brings the Celebration of Food Festival to Lynnwood for the second straight year.

More than 70 vendors will encourage the community to taste, explore and experience real food in this free Food Revolution Day event. Farmers, ranchers, culinary professionals, youth, students and business owners will offer activities to inspire the enjoyment of real food.

In addition to vendors showing their wares (and often giving samples of them!) there will be cooking demonstrations for both kids and adults, presentations ranging from “Understanding GMO Labeling” to Converting Your Lawn into a Bountiful Vegetable Garden” and hands-on activities from the Pacific Science Center, Imagine Children's Museum, Whole Foods and Edmonds Community College STEM programs. Farm and garden professionals, including Seattle Tilth and the WSU Snohomish County Extension, will show the benefits of growing your own food.

Schedule of Presentations 

11:30 a.m. | Farming in the City Join Lisa Taylor from Seattle Tilth, author of “Your Farm in the City” and learn how you can create an abundant urban homestead despite limited space.

12:00 p.m. | Farm Bill 101 Our food system is complex. Join Ariana Taylor-Stanley, Coordinator of the NW Farm Bill Action Group, as she shares a brief history of the Farm Bill and Industrial agriculture. Learn the impacts of the Farm Bill on our lives and communities, and what we can do about it.

1:00 p.m. | Children’s Gardens Kids love to explore the magic of a garden. Join Lisa Taylor from Seattle Tilth and learn how you can get your kids excited about garden activities and caring for our earth.

1:30 p.m. | The Sustainable Kitchen Christina Orchid teacher, farmer and chef at Redrabbit Urban Farm will share “Three simple things you can do to Save The Planet!”

2:00 p.m. | GMO’s and Washington’s I-522 Initiative Trudy Bialic is Co-chair of Yes I-522 campaign and Director of public affairs for PCC Natural Markets. Her presentation will give you an understanding of the issues surrounding GMO’s so you can make an educated vote in November regarding GMO labeling.

2:30 p.m. | Healing Through Nutrition Tristan Klesick started with a 32 sq. ft. garden and now has 40 acre Klesick Family Farm. He will share how eating well heals the body and why it matters how your food is grown.

3:00 p.m. | Eat Your Veggies Join Leika Suzumura, Seattle Tilth’s program manager of Community Kitchens Northwest and learn some approaches to healthy eating that will inspire the kids to eat good food, from kale chips to super hero salad.

3:30 p.m. | Farming in the City Ariana Taylor-Stanley joins us to share her experiences raising chickens and growing vegetables for her Seattle based Community Supported Agriculture farm. As Policy Coordinator for Tilth Producers of WA, Coordinator of the NW Farm Bill Action Group, and committee member with Delridge Grocery Cooperative and the WA Young Farmers Coalition, Ariana works in her community for a better food future.

Food Trucks  

BUNS Food Truck Robert Schaudt 2009 Edmonds Community College Culinary Arts Program Alum is the proud new owner of BUNS. BUNS will be at the Celebration of Food Festival serving up gourmet burgers made from premium, all-natural, and organic ingredients. Street food does not get better than this! BUNS endeavors to be environmentally responsible, using only recyclable containers and ware and compost food scraps. They also source their supplies locally to support their neighbors and to help minimize greenhouse gas generated from trucking in food from long distances.

Here and There Food Truck Based in Edmonds, WA, you will see this lovely orange truck in various locations between Edmonds and Seattle throughout the week. The menu changes weekly, but normally includes hearty sandwiches, salads, and soups. They draw their inspiration from an extensive cookbook collection, seasonal ingredients, and global flavors. The menu has a little something from here and a little something from there.

Santi’s Kitchen Food Truck The best Indonesian food outside of Indonesia now served from a food truck. Santi's Kitchen serves authentic Indonesian cuisine around the Seattle area. All food is made from scratch without using MSG, lard or added starch. Village style cooking is represented in their menu of "Simply Delicious Healthy Lunches" including Nasi Goreng Jawa (a fried rice dish), Beef Rendang, Chicken Lemongrass, and vegetarian options.


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Shoreline Planning Commission public meeting on development code

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Shoreline Planning Commission will hold a public meeting from 7:10 to 7:55pm Thursday May 16th in the Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers regarding development code amendments.

The agenda includes:
  • Staff Presentation
  • Questions by the Commission
  • Public Testimony
  • Final Questions / Deliberations
  • Vote to Recommend Approval or Denial or Modification
  • Closure of Public Hearing
Public Comment and Testimony at Planning Commission
During General Public Comment, the Planning Commission will take public comment on any subject which is not specifically scheduled later on the agenda. During Public Hearings and Study Sessions, public testimony/comment occurs after initial questions by the Commission which follows the presentation of each staff report. In all cases, speakers are asked to come to the podium to have their comments recorded, state their first and last name, and city of residence. The Chair has discretion to limit or extend time limitations and the number of people permitted to speak. Generally, individuals may speak for three minutes or less, depending on the number of people wishing to speak. When representing the official position of an agency or City-recognized organization, a speaker will be given 5 minutes.




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Shoreline CC Baseball has first .500 Season in 23 years

2013 Baseball - the best season in 23 years


With Olympic College forfeiting two games to the Shoreline Community College Baseball Team on Sunday, the Dolphins finished the regular season 21-21-1, the best SCC record in 23 years. The last SCC Baseball Team to finish .500 was the 1990 team that was 19-18.

On Sunday, the Olympic College Baseball Team showed up at Meridian Park in Shoreline, WA thinking the games were suppose to start at 1:00pm instead of the scheduled 3:00pm time. Olympic would not stay or come back to the park to play the games. 

SCC Athletics sent all teams playing SCC Baseball at home this season an email on January 28th, stating that SCC home baseball games were at 3:00pm. The OC baseball coach responded to the email. The games were called forfeits by the NWAACC Office. 

The Dolphins were 9-15 in the NWAACC Northern Region and were in playoff contention until a four game sweep by Skagit Valley College ended those hopes last weekend. 3 of those games were 1 run defeats and the 4th, by 2 runs.

Congratulations SCC Baseball, for the best season in 23 years.


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Tree falls on freeway

WSDOT camera shows cars avoiding downed tree

During the rainstorm Monday, a large tree fell, blocking two lanes of southbound I-5 just north of 145th. Drivers were able to avoid it and navigate around. No one was hurt and there was no property damage.




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Lights! Camera! Action! for the Shoreline Film Office

With the shadow of tech lights behind them,
the key players for the Film Office
pose in the SCC TV studio
Mark McVeety, Tony Dompé, James Jansen, Lee Lambert - SCC
Keith McGlashan, Julie Underwood, Dan Eerinessee - City
Photo by Jim Hills

Shoreline Community College and the City of Shoreline made a joint announcement Thursday, May 9, 2013 of the creation of the Shoreline Film Office.

The two institutions would work collaboratively to attract companies to film in Shoreline - everything from commercials to feature films.

Tony Doupé
The basis of the plan is Shoreline CC's film program, led by veteran actor Tony Doupé. Tony is a working actor who teaches acting as well as running the digital film program at SCC. All the program faculty are working professionals who have won honors in their fields.

SCC already has a small TV studio. The eventual goal is to build a large sound stage nearby to provide indoor facilities as well as outdoor locales.

The City will create streamlined permitting processes, as will the College.

The College dreams of a thriving film industry, centered in Shoreline, with jobs for current students and graduates of the film and acting programs. The City dreams of a thriving industry providing jobs for local residents and making Shoreline an even more attractive place to live and do business.

SCC President Lee Lambert said "The automotive program at SCC started with two guys talking over the hood of a car - and now it's nationally recognized." He said there was every reason the same thing could happen with the film office.

Doupé said that there is already filming in Shoreline. Since October, Doupé said 11 projects have been filmed on campus including TV commercials for General Electric and Pacific Bank; four feature films: The Darker Path, The Servant, Pacific Aggression and Kononia; three short films: SIFF Fly Films, Ashland and Prospect; and two webisodes: Locally Grown and State Route 99.

“This is work that is coming here because of this collaboration,” Doupé said

The incentive for more filmmakers to come to Shoreline would be that if they use students in the project, they could qualify for using locations for free and potentially reduce other costs.

“They need help and our students need experience,” Doupé pointed out. “The more our students make connections, the more they will find work.”

Mark McVeety of SCC and Dan Eernissee, along with
Tony Doupé, were the major players in making the
Shoreline Film Office happen
Photo by Jim Hills

Arts organizations are watching with great interest to see where they could be involved. Arianne Vazquez, Education Coordinator for SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) pointed out that SIFF has an extensive education component. She said that SIFF also started with a creative idea and now is a huge, internationally known film festival. Also, she observed, Seattle has more film makers per capita than any place else in the world.

Shoreline Schools is already on board. Gene Wachtel, Director of Community and Technical Programs, said that high school students take tech classes at high school for SCC credit.

Mayor Keith McGlashan said "We will do whatever we can to support the Film Office. Let's get this program going!"



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Away from home - Shoreline Councilmember meets Rick Steves - in Rome

Shari Winstead, Rick Steves, Stan Hansen, Nina Dierckx

Shoreline City Councilmember Shari Winstead, with new husband Stan Hansen, ran into Edmonds resident and travel guru Rick Steves on their first night in Rome, while they were on their honeymoon.

Also pictured is Nina Dierckx, their "fabulous tour guide." 

Shari tells us that the Rick Steves tour, while fast paced, was a fantastic way to see three Italian cities in 9 days - highly recommended!

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International Race Unity Day Picnic June 9



International Race Unity Day Picnic
Sunday, June 9, 2013
12 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Paramount Park in Shoreline, 
NE 155th Street and 8th Ave NE
public event
sponsored by the Shoreline Baha'i Community
contact info: Laura Silver 206-227-2391


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Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday May 14 - Business and Art collaboration

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on Tuesday, May 14th from 12 noon to 1:30 pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.


Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. The sessions are free and open to the public; feel free to bring a brown bag lunch or a snack.


  • Are you a business owner looking for new ways to engage new customers?
  • Are you an artist wanting to learn how to turn what you love doing into something that pays the bills?

On January 28, the Shoreline Council launched a pilot Business Mini-Grant program to help you do just that! The program will award up to $10,000 in matching funds for businesses to collaborate with local artists.

Dan Eernissee
City of Shoreline
The program is designed to contribute to the Office of Economic Development's place-making initiative. Place-making is the thing that "turns a City from a place you can't wait to get through to a place you never want to leave." Artists have the unique ability to identify the thing that makes a place special, and they often possess the tools to highlight it. By tapping into this ability, Shoreline businesses will gain a competitive edge and Shoreline artists will hone their skills and gain new clients.

Both artists and business owners interested in grant funding are highly encouraged to participate in the Connect Designated Quick-Start workshops. 


Mark McVeety
Shoreline CC
These workshops will cover such topics as tips on how to turn your hobby into a business, successfully applying for grant funding, how to leverage grand openings and other events to help you gain a competitive edge, and information on how to navigate the contracts and permits you need to make it all happen.

Today's workshop is How to apply for the Business Mini-Grant (with tips on grant writing in general) presented by Dan Eernissee, the Economic Development Manager for the City of Shoreline, and Mark McVeety, Director of SCC's Business Accelerator.



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Shorewood grad's group in Wayward Music performance

Thursday, May 16. 2013 Wayward Music presents the Any Ensemble playing "Flexible Music"
8:00pm; $5 - $15 siding scale suggested donation at the door (cash/checks only)

The Any Ensemble performs a hybrid of composed and improvised music, written to be interpreted by any group of instruments. The ensemble for this show includes Taina Karr, oboe; Kate Olson, clarinets; Emma Ashbrook, bassoon; Alex Guy, viola; Natalie Mai Hall, cello; John Teske, double bass; Paul Kikuchi, percussion. They will perform new music composed by Paul Kikuchi, John Teske, and other Seattle composers.

Shorewood grad John Teske is a composer, double bassist, and improviser based in Seattle, WA. His work has recently been supported by the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Jack Straw Productions. John studied at the University of Washington with Joël-François Durand, Juan Pampin, and Josh Parmenter.


Wayward Music Series, in the Chapel performance space on the fourth floor of The Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N in Seattle (SW corner of 50th and Sunnyside in Wallingford) 206-789-1939.



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Ballinger branch of Whidbey Island Bank robbed

On Friday, April 26 2013, the Whidbey Island Bank at 20333 Ballinger Way NE was robbed by a skinny subject wearing all black with a white, home-made mask.


No weapon was seen or implied. Suspect fled on foot.





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Bicycle sale at Children's Bargain Boutique in Shoreline this weekend

For Sale: 1972 Schwinn Continental, Motobecane, Centurion and Cannondale


BIKES BIKES AND MORE BIKES
Shoreline Bargain Boutique is having a
BIKE EVENT
Friday May 17th 10am to 5pm
Saturday May 18th 10am to 5pm
Sunday May 19th 12noon to 5pm

Adult bikes and children’s bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes and bikes with training wheels!

All proceeds go to the Seattle Children’s Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund

David Baker will be available to answer questions

Meet David Baker, our Receiving Manager, who has biked in the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic for 9 years to raise money for the Children’s Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund.

David will be available Friday and Saturday to answer any questions and tell you about his experiences riding in the STP.


The Seattle Children's Bargain Boutique is located in Aurora Square, 15835 Westminster Way N, Shoreline 98133.


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46th District Democrats endorsement meeting Thursday


Join us for our Endorsement Meeting!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Olympic View Elementary School

6:30 PM - Ballot Pickup and Sign in
7:00 PM - Meeting Begins

New this month:
Free Child Care provided by Collaboration Station
Opens at 6:30 PM



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SCC names Kelsie Mason and Greta Coleman as Co-Softball Players of the Week


Kelsie Mason
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Shoreline Community College on Sunday named sophomore pitcher/outfielder, Kelsie Mason and freshman third baseman, Greta Coleman, as Co-Softball Players of the Week.

Mason, from Lynnwood High School, had a 2-1 record as a pitcher for the Dolphins, pitching 2 shutouts during the week against Skagit Valley College and Everett Community College and picking up a save as well against Skagit Valley in game two that day.

Her lone loss was to #3 Ranked Bellevue College. As a batter, Mason was 6 for 18 batting, a .333 average, had 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored with 2 doubles, a triple and a home-run.


Greta Coleman
Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Coleman, from Kingston High School, had a hot bat, having 9 hits in 19 at bats for a .474 average on the week, with 5 runs scored, 4 RBIs, 2 doubles and 2 home-runs. 

SCC went 3-3 on the week, sweeping Skagit Valley College, splitting a doubleheader with Everett CC and being swept by Bellevue College.

The Lady Dolphin's season ended this week. The team was 16-24 overall and 10-14 in the NWAACC Northern Region.


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Shorewood grad Henry McAree throws no-hitter for SCC Baseball

Henry McAree throws no-hitter for SCC

Coming off an 11 inning three hitter last week against Skagit Valley, Shoreline Community College’s Henry McAree topped himself with a 7 inning no-hitter on Friday night against Olympic College in Bremerton, WA.

McAree, a Shorewood High School graduate, was dominant in the 4-0 win, allowing no hits, only 2 walks and striking out 8 Rangers on the evening. He ran his record to 4-1 on the season and reduced his ERA to 2.83.

Luke Merkel was 1-2 at the plate, with 2 RBIs and a run scored for the Dolphin offense and Skyler Fraiser doubled for SCC as well. 

In Game 2, SCC dropped a tough but sloppy 5-4 game, as both teams combined for 17 hits, 7 walks and 9 errors in the game. Layton Bush started the game for SCC, allowing 4 earned runs in the 6.1 innings, Aaron took the loss for the Dolphins in relief. 

Danny Cavanaugh, Luke Merkel, Mitch Hoveke and Leonel Delmar had two hits for the Dolphins, but none were for extra bases.

The Dolphins hopes for an NWAACC playoff bid was loss as Bellevue defeated Skagit Valley College last night and the Dolphins loss put SCC out of the race.

SCC is 19-21 overall and 7-15 in the NWAACC Northern Region. The Dolphins finish the season on Mother's Day, with another doubleheader against Olympic at Meridian Park at 3:00pm. A SCC sweep on Sunday will give the Dolphins their first .500 season in over a decade. Olympic is now 13-28 overall and 3-19 in the league.

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Shorewood heads for State soccer tournament as No. 2 Northwest District team after loss to Glacier Peak in District championship game

Shorewood’s number 9, Danny Han, lands
after heading the ball towards the goal
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood boys’ soccer team heads for the State 3A tournament as the No. 2 Northwest District team after the Thunderbirds lost to Glacier Peak in the District championship game Saturday at Shoreline Stadium.

The Thunderbirds open State play Wednesday at Wilson High in Tacoma. Third-place Shorecrest plays at Liberty High School of Issaquah. First place Glacier Peak opens tournament play at home.

Thunderbird Abdul Abdulla kicks the ball on goal late in the game.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In Shorewood’s 2-1 loss to Glacier Peak Saturday, Taj McChesney scored the only Thunderbird goal, with an assist from Alex Payton.

Shorecrest defeated Stanwood, 3-1, at Shoreline Stadium Saturday in the District third-place game. Axel Wickstrom, Alex Ramsey and Jonathan Coon scored goals; Ryan Vanderveen had two assists and Ben Schoedel had one.


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Shorewood misses berth in State baseball tournament after Saturday loss

Sunday, May 12, 2013

For the second time in the game Shorewood makes an out in a run down play.
Shorewood’s Ben Andrews watches as Josh Wilkes tags the runner.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood baseball team missed out on a place in the regional round of the State 3A baseball tournament when the Thunderbirds lost the game for third place in the Northwest District 3A tournament Saturday at Meridian Park.

Shorewood lost 10-1 to Glacier Peak to finish the T-birds’ season with a 20-4 record. Glacier Peak (18-6) will join District champion Ferndale (16-7) and runner-up Meadowdale (11-12) as Northwest District representatives in State play.

Glacier Peak’s Sean Elledge evades the tag by catcher Harrison Jacobs
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In Shorewood’s loss to Glacier Peak, Ben Andrews’ home run was the Thunderbirds’ only hit.

Ferndale defeated Meadowdale, 3-1, in the District championship game Saturday.

During the regular season, Shorewood won the Western Conference 3A South championship, with Glacier Peak second and Meadowdale fourth; Ferndale finished in a three-way tie for second in the Northwest 3A/2A/1A Conference.


Glacier Peak 10, Shorewood 1 
At Meridian Park Fields, Saturday May 11


Glacier Peak-- 141 010 3--10 11 1
Shorewood--    000 001 0----1 1 2

GP: Tanner Braun and Mitch Pohrman
SW: Riley O'Brien, Ian Oxnevad (2), Ben Tracey (5), Cole McKisson (7) and Harrison Jacobs.




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Crime in Shoreline - jail time for five bags of chips

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
April 22-28, 2013

A - Car owner caught a prowler in his car - police found stolen property belonging to someone else on prowler. During booking police found heroin individually wrapped for sale in suspect's butt crack.

Arrest - Subject creates a disturbance at Shari's Restaurant is arrested on outstanding warrant

Bicycles - Stolen from open garage at  16xx N 202nd Pl / Back wheel of bike stolen at Shoreline CC 

Boom - Man surrenders aerial military illumination flare which belonged to his deceased father - will be turned over the military for disposal

Burglary - none reported this week

Car prowl - Small items taken 168xx Palatine / Shoreline CC (2) / Shoreline Library / Richmond Beach Park got cash bag / Stone Ridge apts, laptop taken / Shoreline Park n Ride / 

Cars stolen –  From parking lot at Viking Apts on 148th / 158xx 26th NE / 9xx NE 180th / 10xx N 192nd / From church parking lot at 15430 Linden N / Ballinger Homes parking lot 

Cars, found - Dumped on street at 203xx 21st NE

Drunk - Traffic stop for DUI near 192nd Park n Ride / Man tries to drive away in car that isn't his at Home Depot / DUI at 192nd and Aurora

Family disturbances - Brother and sister - she damages property in parents' other home, tells brother she will kill him if he calls police / Adult son punches father and flees scene, victim will not assist in prosecution

Larceny, businesses –  Bronze vases stolen from graves at Holyrood / Juvenile female caught shoplifting at Central Market has several outstanding warrants from multiple jurisdictions / Alcohol from North City Safeway / License plates stolen from car in for service at Doug's Cadillac / Shoplifter caught at Goodwill has legend drugs in pocket / Individual steals large amount of alcohol from Fred Meyer, using a backpack / Suspect fills grocery cart with $630.36 worth of groceries and walks out the door 

Larceny, private - Customer left laptop on table at McDonald's on 145th and Aurora while she went to the bathroom - laptop stolen / Police recover GPS from unreported car prowl and return to owner / During area check, picked up male who was entering unlocked cars and stealing change 155xx Palatine / Bus rider had shoes stolen from open bag while on bus

Mail theft -  Found open mail in mailbox with a note saying it had been found in the bushes by 185th and Fremont 7xx N 184 / Victim put outgoing mail in box and raised the flag - mail stolen 16xx NE 169 / Neighbors find empty packaging from package delivered to neighbor's porch at 183xx Ashworth

Mental issues -  Suicidal male lying in roadway at 183xx 5th NE / Suicidal female hitting head against wall and cutting herself / Suicide attempt with pills / Resident at adult care home starts hitting people, walking the neighborhood knocking on doors

Robbery - Whidbey Island Bank robbed on April 26. No weapon displayed or implied.

Runaways - Juveniles from Spruce Street Center in Seattle take the bus to the end of the line at the Aurora Transit Center and are picked up near the Veteran's center on 200th. / Juvenile runaway located at apartments on Forest Park Drive

Trespassed from - Contacted for trespassing at American Legion Hall by 145th but arrested on misdemeanor warrant / YMCA after getting in physical fight with manager / Walgreens at 175th - juveniles attempted to steal a bottle of liquor but left it behind in backpack when confronted. Apprehended, Trespassed, and turned over to parents. / Individuals caught using drugs at Starbucks 183rd Midvale, were Trespassed / Subject on heroin high tries to steal from Radio Shack, is Trespassed

Vandalism - Mailbox damaged 18xx 6th NW / Black marker on bench at Echo Lake Park / Tags on fence behind Aurora McDonalds at 145th / Tags at Aurora Village on dumpsters behind OfficeMax, electrical transformer box, transit center / Doug's NW Cadillac garage door window shattered / Caught male who admitted spraypainting men's room at Hamlin Park / Air let out of tires 173xx Dayton N

Z - Individual stole five bags of chips from Chevron at N 155th and Aurora, apprehended and arrested and booked on outstanding warrants

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


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Happy Day Mom


To all the Moms - by birth and by affection - this is your day - we honor those who have given birth and those who have filled the role of nurturing parent, no matter what your title.


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Flowers for Mom at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market



The Lake Forest Park Farmers Market opens this Sunday, May 12 at 11am and stays open until 4pm.

The star of the market on Mother’s Day is the huge selection of eye-popping flowers. There will be bouquets available all day long. In addition, you can get live plants including roses and other ready to plant items.

Of course there will be greens, fresh from hothouses, asparagus, rhubarb from the fields, fish, eggs and meats, fruits and vegetables too.


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Fire Chief change of command ceremony June 6



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Ridgecrest student takes Award of Excellence in State PTA Reflections arts contest


Ridgecrest Elementary student Karen Haining, with state PTA president Novella Fraser, displays her award for her Reflections entry - an original music composition.

The Reflections Program is a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. 

This year, Ridgecrest Elementary had eight young artists participate in the Reflections program: 
  • Daisy Gregg
  • Penelope Guy
  • Karen Haining
  • Teja Raichur
  • Piper Rosman
  • Anellie Sohn
  • Mason Stewart
  • Jaspar Wilson

Eight entries were selected as finalists and went on to the Council level, competing with all the other finalists from the district. Shoreline schools celebrated “The Magic of a Moment”, the theme of this year’s contest, at the Shoreline Center on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. 

Karen Haining (5th Grade) was selected as a finalist and advanced to the State final where she was awarded the Award of Excellence for her Music Composition “Sunrise”.

Next year’s Reflections theme is, “Believe, Dream, Inspire". If you would like to learn more about the National PTA-sponsored Reflections Program, visit the State PTA webpage 

Ridgecrest volunteers who helped with the Program: Vicki Molleston, Philip Scott, Robyn Mah and Neha Raichur.


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Photo: If you can't grow flowers, paint them


HomeWell Senior Care has the best window dressing we've seen this spring. Lee Lageschulte took this photo of their store front at 145th and Greenwood. The sign says "Happy Spring".


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Candidates for public office - rules of engagement

It is campaign season and we are starting to publish local candidate announcements. So readers can review candidate information, we have set up a section on the front page under Features. Click "candidates" and you will get a list of all the current, local candidates for public office that we have published.

We will also publish notices of campaign kick-offs as the campaigns send them.

Comments will not be allowed for announcements or kick-offs. Letters to the Editor of 300 words or less will be published at the rate of one per person, per topic, per month. If a candidate or letter writer is challenged, they will be allowed a rebuttal letter. As always, writers are expected to follow rules of civility and we reserve the right to refuse to publish any letter.

We will publish announcements of candidate forums and try to cover as many as possible.

In the past, we have had local candidates answer questions and we published the answers. Tell us if that was useful and what you would like to hear from candidates. Write to us.


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Reunion: Shoreline High School Class of 1973


The Shoreline High School Class of 1973 will be holding its 40th reunion at the Shoreline Community Center on Saturday, August 24, 2013.  Sign up online.

Additional information on Facebook: Shoreline High School Class of 1973 40th Reunion.



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2014 officers elected for Starr Sutherland Jr. Post No. 227 of The American Legion


Starr Sutherland Jr. Post No. 227 of The American Legion (Department of Washington) held its annual election of new officers on May 7. The installation will take place at 6pm on June 4, 2013.

COMMANDER   Richard Seslar
Sr. Vice Commander  Ray Coffee
Jr. Vice Commander  Russ Greaby
Adjutant   Chad Springer
Judge Advocate   Dwight Stevens
Service Officer   Linda Andrews
Chaplain   Larry Fischer
Sgt. At Arms   Rick Christianson
Historian   Jerry Pickard
Finance Officer   Ken Bradford
Asst. Finance Officer  Gerry Shogren
Trustee    Robert Grasmick
Trustee    Chris Eggen
Trustee    Shane Freund
Jr. Past Commander  Thomas Drapac

Meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7PM at the Legion Hall, 14521 17th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155. No meetings in July and August.


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Stolen: Mr. Kitty's canopy

Michael Miller selling handmade soaps at a summer event
The bright yellow canopy was recently stolen

Artisan soap maker Michael Miller of Shoreline's Mr. Kitty's Soap Shop and his bright yellow tent are a common sight at many local farmers markets and craft shows in the Puget Sound region.

This weekend Michael's car was stolen and along with it the bright yellow canopy tent that was essential to Mr. Kitty's business of selling soap at local markets and craft shows. Thankfully, his car was recovered by police, but unfortunately the tent was not.

"Without the tent I'm shut out of the markets that make up the most significant portion of my income." says Michael "This setback is really going to hurt."

Michael, known for his quirky Facebook posts featuring his cat, is now in search of a replacement canopy tent and hopes to get back in the game in the next few weeks.

A fundraising link to help Michael can be found here.


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