“Walk Back in Time” Cemetery Tour Celebrates Edmonds History

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Edmonds founder George Brackett will
lead the tour of the Edmonds Cemetery
(assisted by Board member John Hartquist)
Do you want to find out a little more about the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium? Join us at the cemetery on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 1pm to take a “Walk Back in Time” and learn about the history of the cemetery and the people buried there.

The guided tour is conducted by members of the Cemetery Board, who will be dressed in period costumes. The tour is divided into 3 sections and lasts approximately 1 hour.

In addition to the guides there will be several “ghosts” throughout the cemetery telling their life stories including Edmonds founder, George Brackett, portrayed by local actor, John Hartquist and Edmonds pioneer, Mary Knott Langrill, a laundress and mother of six daughters played by Betty Deebach Gaeng. Also on the tour are descendants of Christopher Columbus Cook sharing stories of their great grandfather.

The 6.5-acre cemetery was founded in 1891 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge. Over the next century numerous owners managed the cemetery until 1982 when Larry Hubbard, an Edmonds businessman, purchased the site and gave it to the City of Edmonds to maintain and operate.

George Bracket (portrayed by John Hartquist)
stands by his grave in the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery

In 1972 the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery was placed on the Washington State Register of Historic Places. There are many Edmonds pioneers and fourteen of the City’s mayors buried in the cemetery. Some graves date as far back as the Spanish American and Civil Wars. The most recent addition to the cemetery is the Columbarium, completed in October 2006 and located in the northeast corner of the grounds.

The Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium is located at 100th Avenue West and 15th St. SW, one block north of the Westgate QFC. Street parking is available. The tour is free and refreshments will be served. For those who are unable to make the event, self-guided tour brochures are available year-round at the cemetery. For more information call 425-776-1543.


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Monday deadline for voter registration


Monday, July 8, 2013 is the last day for voters to register by mail or online for the Aug. 6 primary election, or for previously registered Washington voters to change their voting addresses.

Voters who want to register by mail can get material at many libraries and at most post offices, or they can download forms from the King County elections website or the secretary of state's website.

Voters can register online by following links from either website. The secretary of state's registration website is here.

New Washington voters can register through July 29, but they must register at the county elections office in Renton or at the county administration building in downtown Seattle.


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Soft Exercise class at Senior Center welcomes new instructor

Instructor with members of the Soft Exercise class


Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center welcomes Certified Instructor Lisa Stuebing, who is now teaching the Soft Exercise class. Lisa says, “I love what I do!”during a recent class. She has been involved with exercise and movement for seniors in various capacities and enjoys seeing the positive results she sees as seniors “work out.”  She joins other senior center fitness instructors who all believe that the benefits of exercise for a lifetime create healthy, strong individuals.

Lisa Stuebing
SOFT EXERCISE meets every Wednesday and Friday, 10:45 to 11:30am at the Senior Center. This chair exercise class is designed for people with limited mobility. Emphasis is on maintaining muscle tone and increasing range of motion. Light weights and other equipment are used, along with some lively music you can even sing along to if you like!

Fee: $3.00 for senior center members; $3.50 for non-members. Pay at the center’s Front Desk. Soft Exercise tickets for up to 15 sessions, good for 90 days are also available.

Residents of area Family Homes are encouraged to join this class; with care providers to assist as needed. Lunch is available afterwards for only $3.00 for those over 60 years through the senior center’s lunch/nutrition program.

For more information about all classes and lunchtime menus, visit the senior center’s website.


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Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Name of the Wind

Friday, July 5, 2013

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The innkeeper of Newarre is younger than he appears, and he chooses to be called "Kote." It's not his real name. He has reasons not to tell his new neighbors that he is really Kvothe -- a man known in legend and song as a magician, a musician, a hero and a few other things.

Now, the Chronicler has tracked him down and Kvothe tells the entire story of his life for the first time. The story will take three days to tell. The Name of the Wind is the narrative of the first day. The second day's narrative is told in Book #2 of the Kingkiller Chronicles: The Wise Man's Fear.

Epic fantasy with magic, adventures, love and hate, and battles between good and evil. Nick Podehl narrates the audiobooks beautifully, keeping the narrative line tense and engaging.

Rating:
Recommended for readers and listeners ages 12 to adult. Violence is mostly (but not entirely) off-page. Book #1 has no sex or nudity, but Book #2 has much more (mostly off-page) of both . There is some "fantasy" cussing (swearing by lords and angels from the book's universe, not ours).

Read the series slowly--Book #3, tentatively called The Doors of Stone, is not yet scheduled for release!

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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Shoreline to dedicate new Eastside Off-Leash Dog Area


The new Eastside Off-Leash Dog Area is open for use. To celebrate, you are invited to a grand opening and dedication ceremony on Saturday, July 13th from 10:00 to 11:00am.

“Shoreline’s quality of life is enriched by the wealth of recreation opportunities our beautiful and abundant parks offer - ball fields, a skate park, tennis courts and playgrounds to name a few,” says PRCS Director Dick Deal. “Adding places for dogs to play without leashes builds on that by offering another way for the community to enjoy its parks.”

The new off-leash dog area is located at 1760 NE 150th Street in the southeast corner of the Fircrest campus. Enter the site from NE 150th Street just east of the entrance to the Public Health Lab at 20th Avenue NE.

For more information visit the city website or contact Parks Planner Maureen Colaizzi 206-801-2603. 


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NW SolarFest Saturday, July 27 at Shoreline Community College



The 10th Annual NW SolarFest: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair is a family fun event with exhibits, activities, food and fun. Check out the KIDZone; the first 300 kids get their own free solar mini car and can race it on the track. Play at the recycled cardboard “arcade”. Enjoy water fun at the solar fountains. And don't miss CASPAR BABYPANTS on the main stage at 11am.

This FREE event is Saturday, July 27, 10am-6pm at Shoreline Community College with the beer garden and the live music continuing until 8pm.

Exhibits, Presentations on inside and outside stages, urban livestock, KIDZone, Transportation Zone, Solar Cooking Demonstrations, Live Music, Food and Beer Garden.

Highlights include:

  • Performances by Casper Babypants (11am), Baby Gramps (2:00pm), Gallus Brothers (3:30pm), Louis Ledford (5:00pm), Hot Damn Scandal (6:30pm)
  • Ciscoe Morris, “Gardening with Ciscoe” is a featured speaker (2:00pm)
  • Barter Fair, bring your home grown or homemade items to trade (2-4pm)
  • KidZone, mini solar car give-a-way (first 300 kids) then race your car
  • NW EcoBuilding workshops, hourly from 11am-4pm
  • Transportation Zone features electric bikes, motorcycle, cars

NW SolarFest is an outdoor annual regional event supported by the City of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College, Seattle City Light and many others and is organized by Shoreline Solar Project. The free event runs from 10 am to 6 pm at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue North.

Metro Route 5, 331 and 345 serve the college on Saturdays.


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Shoreline Councilmembers attend Association of Washington Cities Annual Conference

From left, Shoreline councilmembers Will Hall, Shari Winstead, Shoreline Mayor
Keith McGlashan, Kenmore Mayor David Baker, Shoreline councilmember
Chris Roberts, Kenmore Deputy Mayor Bob Hensel


Six of Shoreline’s seven Councilmembers attended the Association of Washington Cities’ (AWC) annual conference this past week. Founded in 1933, AWC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides advocacy, education, and services to all 281 cities and towns in Washington State. AWC represents the interests of cities to the state and federal government, helping to secure adequate funding for city services and promoting legislation that helps our communities.

Municipal Excellence Award

Shoreline Council members were honored to jointly receive AWC’s award for Municipal Excellence with the City of Kenmore. The two cities won for their innovative shared police command model.

AWC’s Municipal Excellence Award recognizes innovative projects that significantly improve the quality of life for citizens, establish partnerships, and build community support. This year, the cities of Kenmore and Shoreline entered the competition by submitting their shared police command program in the Innovative Costs Savings category.

Councilmember Will Hall appointed to AWC Board

Shoreline City Councilmember Will Hall was elected to AWC’s Board of Directors.

“I am honored that city councilmembers from across the state elected me to represent them in this statewide leadership position,” said Councilmember Hall. “It gives Shoreline a stronger voice on state policy issues and it gives our community more access to state and regional resources.”

AWC is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors. Councilmember Hall replaces Kenmore Mayor Dave Baker as a Director from a King County suburb.

The AWC Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing and adopting the AWC budget, providing guidance on legislative proposals, and providing direction on other issues of concern to cities. The Board meets several times each year. Board members do not receive any compensation for their services.

WellCity Award

Shoreline once again was recognized for its efforts to create a healthy workplace. AWC awarded Shoreline a WellCity Award for meeting stringent best practice standards in employee health promotion. As an award recipient, Shoreline will receive a 2% premium discount on its Regence BlueShield medical coverage for employees and spouses in 2014.


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Celebrations: Surina Shad Studley

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Ben and Devon with granddaughter Surina

Devon Vose Rickabaugh and Ben Tompkins of Shoreline are delighted to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Surina Shah Studley.

Eight days old in the photo, she was 9 lbs 4oz at birth.


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Free arthritis symposium at Shoreline Center July 17

The symposium is a free educational forum hosted at the Shoreline Conference Center in the Shoreline Room. The event will be taking place on Wednesday July 17th from 12:30pm - 4:30pm. 

The program will include topics on treatment options, complementary therapies, and exercise for arthritis. Specific Speakers for this event are Dr. Gregory Gardner, a Rheumatologist who will speak about Art and Arthritis, and Judy Lehman, an occupational therapist who will speak about the Benefits of Occupational Therapy and Choosing Assistive Devices.

There will also be a panel of speakers who will lead a discussion about complementary therapies for arthritis.


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Monday, June 1, 2013 Shoreline City Council Meeting

Kristie Anderson,City Code Enforcement Officer; Katie Larsen,
Sergeant Shoreline Police Department; Rachael Markle, Director Planning
and Community Development; Kevin Fagerstrom, Code Enforcement
Officer, City of Everett - testify in front of the Shoreline City Council



Monday July 1, 2013 Shoreline City Council Meeting
By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

Under discussion at the City Council Meeting were  reasons to adopt a Nuisance Property Management Code. Several members of the public spoke about noise and unsafe conditions. Susan Westphal living across from a problem house in the 1300 block of North 169th Street complained that until recently, over three years, people were coming and going at all hours of the day and night from the house. She said the neighborhood felt like it was under siege and her daughter wouldn’t let her granddaughter play in her yard. She hoped a nuisance code would help. Her neighbor Susan Armstrong said they care about the neighborhood and the illegal activity is taking its toll.

Sergeant Katie Larsen of the Shoreline Police Department said there had been 22 calls for service at that house since 2011. And that every time the Tactical Team (SWAT Team) is called to a residence or business it costs the city $22,000. When the team goes in they have found guns, black tar heroin and stolen articles.

Arrests have been made but in situations like this residents have been out on the street and back in the house in a matter of hours. 

She said the place is cleaned up for awhile but then the cycle starts again because the owner refused to cooperate with police. Larsen said the house is empty now and the person responsible for it is cooperating with police. Larsen said houses like this are rare but they can have a detrimental  effect on a neighborhood. She would like a chronic nuisance ordinance that would hold property owners responsible for violations when such activities repeatedly occur on their property. These properties are characterized as presenting significant health, safety and welfare concerns. A chronic nuisance ordinance is a tool that several area jurisdictions have employed to effectively eliminate repeat violation.

Kevin Fagerstrom, Code Enforcement Supervisor for Everett, said their chronic nuisance ordinance has been a great success. They monitor problem properties before they become a major concern and enlist owner and tenant in problem solving process. So far Everett has  not had to file a criminal case against any of these properties. The property owners and perpetrators have entered into contract with the city and followed through.

The Council directed city staff to come back with an ordinance. Deputy Mayor Eggen said any ordinance should be effective to ensure that neighbors don’t have to live in fear for years before the city has the tools to take care of it.

The Council adopted Regional Green Development Code Amendments to include provisions for electric vehicle infrastructure and bicycle parking, setback flexibility for rainwater catchment and exterior insulation, and light pollution and light trespass regulations.

The Council held two Executive Sessions. One to cover personnel issues and the other to discuss potential litigation.

Corrected address of house 07-05-2013 11:11am

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46th District Dems annual summer potluck July 13



The 46th District Democrats will hold their Annual Summer Potluck on Saturday, July 13, 4pm at Ravenna Park Shelter 1, Tables 1-5, 2000 NE 58th Street

RSVP to Barbara Whitt 206-729-7410 and let her know what you are bringing.  

Suggested donation: $15 individual $25 couple/family


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Lake Forest Park shoreline master program approved

Boardwalk, Lyons Creek Park on
Lake Washington
Photo by Carl Dinse
...helps protect and restore Lake Washington and Puget Sound

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has approved Lake Forest Park’s updated shoreline master program.

The city’s shoreline program will result in significant improvements in the protection, use, development and restoration of 2.2 miles of shorelines and the water quality of Lake Washington.

The updated master program combines local plans for future shoreline development and preservation with new shoreline development ordinances and related permitting requirements.

“We greatly appreciate Lake Forest Park’s commitment in update its shoreline master program,” said Erik Stockdale, Ecology’s regional shorelines program supervisor. “City staff, elected officials and numerous other people devoted significant time and energy toward this effort. With its updates, Lake Forest Park’s shoreline program will ensure long-term protection of shoreline areas adjacent to Lake Washington.”

Cities, towns and counties statewide are in the process of, or soon will be, updating or developing their master programs under the state’s 1972 voter-approved Shoreline Management Act.

Shoreline master programs are the cornerstone of the act. The law requires cities and counties with regulated shorelines to develop and periodically update their locally tailored programs to help minimize environmental damage to shoreline areas, reserve appropriate areas for water-oriented uses, and protect the public’s right to public lands and waters.

Lake Forest Park’s process brought diverse local interests to the table to work collaboratively. The  process began with a thorough inventory of existing land-use patterns and environmental conditions that were  completed with consultant support.

The city established a shoreline advisory group at the start of  the process to represent waterfront property owners, parks and recreational interests, and community clubs. The city also reached out to tribal government representatives and state and local resource agency staff throughout the update process.

The Lake Forest Park shoreline master program:
  • Integrates shoreline regulations with the city’s growth management planning and zoning, stormwater management, and parks and recreation plans as well as critical areas ordinances as part of a unified development code applicable to shoreline areas within the city.
  • Establishes protective shoreline setbacks and buffers with the option to reduce  setbacks or buffers based on individual property circumstances.
  • Provides specific provisions for repair, replacement and construction of new residential docks and piers to ensure minimal impacts to Lake Washington.
  • Encourages soft-bank erosion control methods and limits construction of new shoreline armoring.
  • Includes a restoration plan showing where and how voluntary improvements in water and upland areas can enhance the local shoreline environment.
  • Helps support the broader initiative to protect and restore Lake Washington and Puget Sound. 

Under state law, the local shoreline program must be approved by the State Department of Ecology before taking effect. It then becomes part of the state shoreline master program and the department will help defend the city’s program against legal challenges.

Washington’s cities and counties with regulated shorelines must update their programs by December 2014. They are following regulations adopted by Ecology in 2003. The regulations resulted from a negotiated settlement among 58 different parties including business interests, ports, environmental groups, shoreline user groups, cities and counties, Ecology and the courts.


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Roger Olstad leaves SCC Board of Trustees

Roger Olstad

Community involvement is a hallmark of Roger Olstad's life.

With numerous volunteer positions to his credit, the retired University of Washington professor turned the page on another significant contribution on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in his final meeting as a member of the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees.

"I'm a strong believer in community," Olstad said during a moment in the meeting to honor his service. "I've represented the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park communities over the years. The college is another community that has become very important to me and I'm a sorry to be leaving, especially at this time of change."

State regulations require that trustees live within the designated college service area. Olstad, a longtime Lake Forest Park resident, is moving out of the college district in July. He has also served on the Lake Forest Park City Council, chaired the city's Environmental Quality Commission and co-chair of the Friends of Third Place Commons.

Current Board Chair Phil Barrett said he Olstad was chair when he came on the board. "I have modeled myself after Roger; his calm and thoughtful approach."

Olstad served as trustee starting in October 2006.

--SCC Blog


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Borne on the 4th of July: The Saga of the Lake Washington Ship Canal

Wednesday, July 3, 2013


Turning Point 11: Borne on the 4th of July: The Saga of the Lake Washington Ship Canal

The 11th essay in HistoryLink's Turning Points series for The Seattle Times reviews the numerous local historical events that occurred on the Fourth of July, including Henry Yesler's fraudulent lottery in 1876; the reburial of Chief Leschi in 1895; William Boeing's first airplane flight* and the dedication of the Smith Tower, both on July 4, 1914; Japanese American William Kenzo Nakamura's heroic battlefield death in 1944; the first photo taken of a flying saucer in 1947; and Ivar Haglund's first fireworks display in 1966.

The article focuses on the development of the Lake Washington Ship Canal from the first proposal made by Thomas Mercer on July 4, 1854, through the opening of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in 1917, to the waterway's completion in 1934. The essay was published on July 3, 2001. [*Since publication of this article, HistoryLink has confirmed with the aid of site visitor Jules James and Boeing archivist Mike Lombardi that W. E. Boeing actually took his first airplane flight on July 4, 1915.]

In addition to its national significance, the 4th of July marks many milestones in Seattle area history.

Pioneer businessman Henry Yesler offered his famed saw mill as the prize in a lottery on that date in 1876 (and then reneged), and Chief Leschi, unjustly hung in 1858, was reburied on the Nisqually Reservation on the Fourth in 1895. William Boeing took his first airplane ride,* from Lake Washington, on July 4, 1914, while in Pioneer Square, the Smith Tower -- "tallest building west of the Mississippi" -- opened its doors for the first time. [*Since publication of this article, HistoryLink has confirmed with the aid of site visitor Jules James and Boeing archivist Mike Lombardi that W. E. Boeing actually took his first airplane flight one year later, on July 4, 1915.]

On July 4, 1944, Seattle native William Kenzo Nakamura, sacrificed his life on an Italian battlefield to save his comrades. It took another 56 years for the nation to award him and 21 other Japanese American heroes of World War II the Medal of Honor.

After weeks of sightings of strange things in the sky during the summer of 1947, a Lake City resident took the world's first photo of a purported "flying saucer," on July 4. And in 1966, Ivar Haglund began exploding spectacular, but identifiable, flying objects over Elliott Bay.

But of all the local firsts on the Fourth, none had more enduring impact on the region than the long genesis of the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

A Great Notion to Link to the Ocean

It began in 1854 when Seattle's few hundred settlers gathered on the south shore of Lake union for the town's first recorded the Fourth of July picnic. According to historian Clarence Bagley, pioneer Thomas Mercer chose this occasion to a make stirring and prophetic speech.

First, he proposed that new names be given to the area's lakes, beginning with the largest. This was then known to natives and settlers alike as hyas Chuck. A few also referred to it as Lake Geneva or D'wamish. Moved no doubt by the patriotic symbolism of the occasion, Mercer proposed that it be renamed Lake Washington to honor the father of the republic.

As to the immediate body of water, then called tenas Chuck, Mercer had a more inspired suggestion. It should be christened Lake Union, he declared, because it was only a matter of time before a canal would connect it with Lake Washington on the east and with Salmon bay on the west, creating a navigable passage between fresh and salt waters unequaled in the world.

Achieving Mercer's vision not as easy as it sounded. Lake Washington was blocked by a natural dam at Montlake, later partially breached for a log canal to supply mills along Lake Union. On the west, a shallow stream flowed from Lake Union to Salmon Bay. Opening this would require significant dredging and a system of locks to help boats rise and descend the 30 vertical feet separating the higher Lake Washington from sea level.

The U.S. Navy was eager to establish a freshwater shipyard for a future Pacific Fleet and endorsed the idea of a Lake Washington canal as early as 1867, but it did not specify where or how it should be built. Mercer's route was not the only contender: alternatives included dredging the Black River slough which was then the lake's only outlet via the Duwamish, an Interbay canal from Smith's Cove to Salmon Bay and Lake Union, and a canal through Beacon Hill.

Former Territorial Governor Eugene Semple actually started work on this last passage in 1895, but politics and finances (not to mention geology) halted the project nine years later. Till from the dig was used to help create Harbor Island and fill in the tide flats that once stretched south of Pioneer Square.

A Man, a Plan, a Canal...

The Lake Union route had both powerful friends and enemies. Its foremost allies were Great Northern Railway magnate James J. Hill and his local agent, Judge Thomas Burke. The Great Northern entered Seattle from the north, and development of the canal would greatly enhance the value of its local land holdings. Ballard lumber and shingle mill owners opposed the plan because they feared that they would lose use of what had become their private log pond.

After decades of false starts and infighting (sound familiar?), the Navy despaired and located its Puget Sound base at Bremerton. The fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers endorsed the Lake Union route in 1891, and the State Legislature concurred in 1900 (two years after Thomas Mercer's death) didn't expedite matters. Developer James Moore tried to dig a Salmon Bay channel with private funds but soon gave up.

Finally in 1906, a new Corps district commander Hiram M. Chittenden took charge. He outlined an improved canal design with a pair of concrete locks at the throat of Salmon Bay, and no lock at Montlake, which thereby lowered Lake Washington by 9 feet to equalize it with Lake Union.

Chittenden's plan both scuttled and buoyed various suburban maritime ambitions. The lake's drop dried up the Black River and doomed Columbia City's ambition to become a Southeast Seattle seaport via Lake Washington's Wetmore Slough, but it also made possible future shipyards in Kirkland and a whaling boat station on Meydenbauer Bay. Seattle would gain the most, of course, with the opening of miles of previously landlocked waterfront to marine commerce.

Although he retired after only two years, Chittenden lobbied to secure $2, 275,000 from Congress in 1910. Work began the following year, the Montlake Cut was opened in 1916, and the locks were completed a year later along with new bascule bridges at Ballard and Fremont.

On July 4, 1917, polar explorer Admiral Peary's flagship, the Roosevelt, led a ceremonial flotilla through the new Government Locks at Salmon Bay. Chittenden, who helped to establish the Port of Seattle in 1911 and served as its first director, died soon after, but the job was not yet done.

King County directed completion of most of the rest of the waterway, while Seattle built new bridges to link the University District and Eastlake in 1919 (later expanded) and then to span the Montlake Cut in 1925. Dredging and shoreline improvements continued for nearly another decade.

The Lake Washington Ship Canal was finally declared finished in 1934 -- a mere 80 years after Thomas Mercer's Independence Day address on the south shore of Lake Union.


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Army Sgt from Shoreline trains to deal with IEDs

Members of the 2nd Regiment at Joint Base Lewis McCord
in training to deal with IEDs


Cadets develop awareness skills at Improvised Explosive Device (IED) training

By Samantha Saldivar, LDAC Journalist, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadets from the 2nd Regiment at the 2013 Leader Development and Assessment Course inched down a gravel road in two parallel lines June 27 during the improvised explosive device training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Being ever so mindful of the looming disaster that might await them at every turn, the Cadets scanned the trail for holes, trash and misplaced brush possible disguising an IED. At the head of the line, a squad leader put up his hand, halting movement as he spotted wires on a guard rail. A split- second after stopping, a loud bang goes off in front of the Cadets alerting them of their misstep that could have cost them their lives had this been a real life situation.

The IED training exercise is designed to teach the future Army commissioned officers to identify and react to IEDs in the field due to the increased use of the device in actual combat situations.

Prior to walking the squad-led IED lanes, the Cadets are prepped in a classroom with background information, shown prop IED’s and then taken on a Cadre-led identification course.

"Throughout the exercise we go over how to properly identify the type of IED, what signs could have alerted us to its presence, the best way to scan for IED’s in the field and the best way to deal with one once you have identified it," said Sgt.1st Class Robert Joseph Ramey III of Shoreline, an IED Cadre member. 
“IEDs are a threat. They can be anywhere and they can be hidden to any degree. The whole thing here is to develop situational awareness.”

Ramey considers it one of the largest casualty producing weapons in the field and anticipates IEDs will continue to be a large part of future conflicts. While classroom instruction allows Cadets to become familiar with the different devices, moving through the lanes forces urgency and diligence, which can only be developed through experience.

“They’ve been very well disciplined,” said Ramey. “When something does go off they’re calm and they move as a unit. The worst thing that could happen is to have chaos take over.”

Though instructors go through the lanes with Cadets to facilitate the process, maintaining control is largely left up to the squad leadership and the Cadets themselves.

“It definitely has you thinking and making quick decisions on the spot,” said Cadet Jacob Asbury, Alpha Co., 2nd Regiment, a history student at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. 
“After an IED goes off, you can’t sit there and wait, you have to react and react fast. I feel like a lot of the stuff we go over is in the classroom, so it’s really good to get [some time with] hands on and see how it actually is once you’re on the ground.”

The experience in the lanes gives the Cadets practice as leaders and also helps them to mentally prepare for anything they may see in the future.

“I think hands-on training is more efficient because it’s practical and realistic and that’s how our job’s going to be,” said Cadet Alex Box, Alpha Co., 2nd Regiment, a criminal justice student at the University of Dayton and Toledo, Ohio native. “I think…learning about IEDs is always going to be a vital part of our job.”

Corrected name of author 07-04-2013 10:25pm

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Shoreline’s Million Stairs Challenge surpasses goal


Bill Clements at the Million Stair Climb
Photo by Keith McGlashan
2,266,404 steps tallied in month of June

Shoreline parks users surpassed all expectations last month by climbing over two million stairs at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. This was the second annual City of Shoreline Million Stair Challenge issued to the community to encourage park use and physical fitness.

Richmond Beach Saltwater Park encompasses both beach access and a bluff trail. Between the two is a stairway that gains 85 feet in elevation in 188 steps. Fitness enthusiasts use the stairs year round to exercise.  In 2012 a lap counter was installed at the top of the stairs as a tool to track personal progress. In 2013 the City installed outdoor exercise equipment along the path in response to citizen requests.

Shoreline Parks Director Dick Deal decided to issue a challenge to park users in 2012 to see if they could reach a million stairs collectively in just one month. The community exceeded this goal easily, logging 1.2 million stairs by the end of the month. This year over 400 individuals recorded a stunning 2.2 million stairs over the same amount of time. Participants reported their stair totals online or on paper available at the top of the stairs. The 2013 Million Stair Challenge was featured on the June 20 episode of KING 5 Evening Magazine’s Health Link as an example of healthy community engagement.

The stair steppers crossed the two million mark well before the end of the month. Passing the goal only seemed to inspire more determination and on the final day of the stair climb there were dozens on the steps straining to get their last tally recorded before the challenge ended. By the end of the day on June 30 the grand total of stairs climbed reached 2,266,404.

Shoreline’s City Council adopted a Healthy City Strategy in 2011 that supports and encourages community members to make healthy choices. Initiatives such as the Million Stairs Challenge will continue throughout the year as the City works to support Shoreline residents in maintaining healthy lifestyles.

Learn more about the City’s healthy City Strategy and to find ongoing and upcoming Healthy City programs.

Corrected name for Bill Clements, in photo 07-04-2013 2:37pm

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Planning Commission Public Hearing on Light Rail Station subarea study boundaries

Who will be affected when the two Sound Transit stations come in? Most everyone.

The Planning Commission is starting to plan for these changes and the first step is to set the boundaries of the station areas.

The Shoreline Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Light Rail Station Subarea Study Boundaries on Thursday, July 18 at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N. 
 
PUBLIC HEARINGS - agenda
7:10pm

A. Light Rail Station Subarea Study Boundaries (background document) 
  • Staff Presentation
  • Questions by the Commission
  • Public Testimony
  • Final Questions & Deliberations
  • Vote to Recommend Approval or Denial or Modification
  • Closure of Public Hearing

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Swingin' Summer Eve - Wednesday evening, July 24 at Cromwell Park

Beatles tribute band will play at Swingin Summer Eve

The City of Shoreline and Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council invite you to celebrate the spirit of summer with a community festival, food and live music by Beatles tribute band Creme Tangerine! Bring the kids and enjoy inflatables, face painting, games and a used book sale sponsored by the Shoreline Council of Neighborhoods.

Free admission, small fee for some activities and food trucks.


Swingin' Summer Eve, Wednesday, July 24, 5:30-8:30pm - Cromwell Park, 18030 Meridian Ave N



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What's cooking at Central Market?

If you're looking for inspiration, answers, tips or new recipes - come by the Culinary Resource Center near Produce at Shoreline Central Market, upper level Aurora Square on Westminster Way. 

There's often something to sample, and always recipes for the taking. Below is the lineup for demonstrations. 

The kiosk is staffed 10 am-6:30pm daily (9 am-5:30pm Sundays) with sampling noon to 4:30pm. If a line appears under the recipe, click to go to the full recipe.

Bonus recipe   Indian-Style Coleslaw

Thurs, July 4  Edamame Dip  Radish Dip

Fri, July 5  Gazpacho Salad


                    Blueberry Corn Relish 

Mon, July 8   Thai Iced Tea 



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Job opening: Temporary Part-Time Administrative Assistant - LFP

Temporary Part-Time Administrative Assistant


The Lake Forest Park City Council has established a subcommittee made up of three Councilmembers to develop a Manual for City Governance. Due to the number of meetings and the timeline to complete the project, the Council has approved a temporary part-time staff support position with the sole duty of providing administrative support for the subcommittee.

Duties will include preparation and editing of documents using Microsoft Word, gathering and copying documents for use by the subcommittee; attendance at all subcommittee meetings; taking meeting notes or minutes; and communicating with sub-committee members by phone and email.  Other duties and meetings may be required depending on the work of the subcommittee.

TO APPLY: Pease send a letter of interest, resume and completed city application via email to hr@cityoflfp.com with Part-Time Administrative Assistant in the subject line, or fax to 206-364-6521, or mail to City of Lake Forest Park, Attn: Human Resources, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.  Required city application can be found at www.cityoflfp.com/jobs or by calling 206-368-5440 and requesting an application.

The City of Lake Forest Park is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals requiring ADA accommodation during any portion of the selection process should advise the City of the need in advance.  

Special Requirements
Must be able to attend evening meetings one day per week at City Hall for approximately 2 hours each meeting.

Miscellaneous Information
SCHEDULE: 10 – 15 hours per week; may fluctuate. Evening meetings at Lake Forest Park City Hall are currently scheduled for the following dates: July 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6, 13, 20, and 27; and September 3, 10 and 17 


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Cabinet member from India tours Shoreline Community College

S. Ramadorai, Chairman of the National Skill Development Agency in India (left),
listens to Shoreline Community College Science Dean Susan Hoyne in the
college's CNC machining program room during a visit to campus on July 3, 2013.
Also listening are Mala Ramadorai (above, right and Diana Sampson,
Executive Director of International Education at Shoreline


By Jim Hills, Special Assistant to the President
Shoreline Community College

Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) with the government of India, met on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 with Interim President Daryl Campbell and other college officials and toured the campus and several programs. A member of the India Cabinet, Ramadorai advises Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on workforce related issues.

Shoreline Community College officials have visited India three times in the past year and now India has come to Shoreline.

Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) with the government of India, met on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 with Interim President Daryl Campbell and other college officials and toured the campus and several programs. A member of the India Cabinet, Ramadorai advises Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on workforce related issues.

“We are launching 200 community colleges in the next few years,” said Ramadorai, who is Chairman of Tata XLXSI and was appointed chairman of the AirAsia India airline on June 17. “It is an enormous job and we are looking for help and advice.”

With 600 million people under age 25, India is making it a priority to provide education and training for meaningful jobs. Indian officials have recognized the success of the U.S. community college model and the relationship between education and industry.

Shoreline Community College Interim President Daryl Campbell (left) and
Science Dean Susan Hoyne listen to S. Ramadorai, Chairman of the National Skill Development
Agency of India, during a visit to the Shoreline campus on July 3, 2013.

In November, 2012, Shoreline’s Samira Pardanani, director of admissions and immigration for international education, joined then-Gov. Chris Gregoire on a state trade mission to India. This past February, former Shoreline President Lee Lambert and Ann Garnsey-Harter, executive director of the virtual college and resources, went on a trip sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the government of India. Just this past week, Pardanani returned from another trip to India, this time as part of a delegation from the American Association of Community Colleges that also featured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

On Wednesday, Campbell welcomed Ramadorai to Shoreline: “We’re happy to show you three of our programs that are highly successful for students and industry.

Science Dean Susan Hoyne led the group on a tour of the biotechnology, manufacturing and automotive programs. All three programs have job-placement rates of near 100 percent, she said. 

“The key is staying close to industry, listening to their needs and educating and training students to those needs,” she said.

Also participating in the visit were Pardanani, Executive Director of International Education Diana Sampson, Special Assistant to the President for Communications and Marketing Jim Hills and Ramadorai’s wife, Mala, who is a teacher and Managing Committee Chair of Citi Academy for Special Education in Mumbai, India.




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Personal fireworks are illegal where we live

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Please note: personal fireworks are illegal where we live and everywhere else around us:
  • Lake Forest Park ($200 fine)
  • Shoreline
  • Kenmore
  • Mountlake Terrace
  • Edmonds
  • Seattle
And for all you scofflaws who are going to shoot off fireworks anyway, here are some rules:
  • Be Prepared—Have water nearby and put pets indoors
  • Be Safe—Only adults should light fireworks
  • Be Responsible—clean up fireworks debris
Do not call 911 if you hear fireworks. The lines need to be kept clear for the people who blow off their fingers and set their houses on fire!

If you live or find a viewing spot on the Puget Sound side of town, you will be able to see fireworks from both Kingston and Edmonds.

If you live or find a viewing spot on the Lake Washington side, you will be able to see fireworks from Log Boom Park, as well as from private groups in Sheridan Beach and possibly the Civic Club.


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Kruckeberg GardenParty July 17 to feature celebrities, Mediterranean feast, belly dancing and unique auction

Carpenteria californica

If you have ever wanted to spend some time with Northwest notables such as Harriet Bullitt, David Horsey, Ivan Doig, Tony Angell or Bill Ruckelshaus, you’ll have your chance July 17.

That evening, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation (KBGF) throws its annual gala fundraiser GardenParty at the Shoreline Center. A host of celebrities will be on hand to auction off their time to join you for lunch or dinner, a studio tour, a day trip or other personal experience. A silent auction will feature rare plants, fine wine, garden art, meals, and other items, all to benefit the Richmond Beach garden.

GardenParty 2013 will be held Wednesday, July 17, 6-9 PM at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline.

KBGF Executive Director Brianne Zorn hopes the Garden will benefit from what she calls “a rare astronomical event for our region.” She says, “There will be more stars seen in Shoreline that night, perhaps than ever before. We hope people will enjoy celebrating the Garden with local celebrities.”

Attendees will be served a Mediterranean feast catered by Shoreline resident Jay Hosni, owner of Curbside Kebabs and Goodie’s Mediterranean Market. North City Bistro’s Pat and Larry Schoonmaker will provide the wine. Raks Maleka, a Seattle belly-dancing troupe, will entertain.

In keeping with the Garden’s environmental ethic, several celebrities who will attend or have contributed a “personal experience” auction item are noted conservationists. In addition to Harriet Bullitt, they include Bill Ruckelshaus, the first head of the Environmental Protection Agency; Estelle Leopold, daughter of Aldo Leopold and distinguished scientist/activist; Saul Weisberg, Director and co-founder of North Cascades Institute; and Denis Hayes, the Director of the Bullitt Foundation and first coordinator of Earth Day.

Art and Maureen Kruckeberg
Creators of the Garden
Attending writers and artists include Innis Arden residents Ivan Doig, the dean of western literature; music journalist and biographer Charles R. Cross; Tony Angell, author, sculptor, illustrator and former director of environmental education for Washington state; plant writer Arthur Lee Jacobson; award-winning science writer Peter Ward; and David Horsey, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for his editorial cartoons while with the Seattle P-I, gifted writer, currently with the Los Angeles Times.

Featured live auction items include lunch and tour of renowned plantsman Dan Hinkley’s home and garden, Windcliff; a tour of the Bullitt Center, “the greenest commercial building on earth;” a round of golf with former Mariner star Erik Hanson at Sahalee Country Club; a paleontological expedition to Sucia Island led by Peter Ward and a two-night, all-expenses stay at Harriet Bullitt’s Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, including dinner with Harriet.

KBGF plans to add notables and auction items until the day of the event. Zorn advises checking the website  for an updated list of celebrities, the menu, auction items, registration and other details. Tickets start at $75 and $550 for tables of eight and should be purchased by July 15.


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Book Review by Aarene Storms: Looking for Bapu

Looking for Bapu 
by Anjali Banerjee
When his grandfather Bapu suffers a stroke, 8-year-old Anu runs for help, but Bapu dies at the hospital. Anu feels responsible: if only he had run faster! or brought a cell phone!

Anu begins to dream of Bapu, and decides to become closer to the Indian gods and traditions in order to bring Bapu back. He shaves off all his hair (two days before school pictures!) and tries to be a holy roller (right through dog poop!) but these efforts and others are doomed to fail ... until finally, Anu's father decides to step in and provide some of the comfort that Anu has been missing.

This sweet story of love and family set in post 9-11 Seattle is interspersed with stories and traditions from India. It would make an excellent read-aloud to small or large groups. Recommended for readers ages 8 to adult.

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

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

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School to begin at new Shorewood Fall of 2013

Shorewood courtyard, looking north

SHOREWOOD

The building remains on schedule to open for the beginning of the school year Sept. 4.

  • Fire Alarm Testing is on-going.
  • Boilers are operating and have passed inspections.
  • Carpet and Rubber Floor tiles in the building are nearly complete.
  • Commons and gym corridor concrete has been polished.
  • Final cleaning has begun in classrooms following ceiling tile installation.
  • Wood ceilings have been installed.
  • Kitchen equipment is being installed.
  • Main and auxiliary gym wood floor is installed with finishing and striping  to be completed.
Gym bleachers have been installed

  • Gym bleachers have been installed.
  • PE and athletic lockers have been installed.
  • South courtyard concrete is complete and metal benches are in place.
  • Irrigation installation is ongoing, topsoil is being placed and lawns and planting will begin soon.
  • Asphalt has been installed on the east road and south temporary bus loops.
  • Theater seats have been installed.
  • Existing school equipment and materials were moved into the building this week.
  • Portable manufacturer will begin removal of leased portable classrooms in July.
  • Furniture delivery and installation will begin in July.


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New Shorecrest anticipated for completion February 2014

Shorecrest main academic building and commons


SHORECREST

The main academic building is on schedule for its anticipated completion in February 2014. 

Main Academic Building

West Wing:

  • Installation of gypsum wallboard continues on all floor levels, including taping and prep
  • Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Sprinkler rough-in continues on all floor levels
  • HVAC ductwork installation continues on all levels
  • Painting of classrooms to continue on second and third floor levels

Middle Wing:

  • Installation of metal stud framing continues on the main floor level
  • Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Sprinkler rough-in continues on all floor levels
  • Fire proofing of steel structure to complete

East Wing:

  • Interior metal stud wall partition framing to continue on all levels. 
  • Main floor slab on grade to be completed.
  • Roofing to continue.
  • Fire proofing of steel structure to be completed

Looking north at the Shorecrest academic building
SITE

Installation of retaining wall along east side of building to continue
Excavation for main electrical vault to begin

GYM

Final punch list items (additional painting, etc.) to be completed over summer break.

THEATER

Final punch list items (additional painting, etc.) to be completed over summer break.


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Third Place Commons Community Calendar for July 2013



Community Calendar for July 2013
For information: 206-366-3302


Free Career Counseling               1-3pm
Monday, July 1,8,15,22,29

Resume need polishing?  Are you preparing for a big interview?  Career counselor Robin Martin is available to help job seekers find their future career.  Look for her at a table in the Commons.

Commons Art-In 10am-4pm
Saturday, July 6

Come make art at this free, drop-in creative time for drawing and painting artists. BYO art supplies (no oil paints/solvents, please). All levels of experience welcome! Look for the plastic-covered tables in the Commons.

Playtime! 10am-11:30am
Wednesday, July 10,17,24,31

Join other parents, grandparents, and caregivers with children ages birth to 5 in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center.

The Barber’s Wife 11am-12pm
Saturday, July 13

This play by Last Leaf Theater Productions features a Punjabi folk tale about two thieves who think they are digging for gold but find only trouble when the barber’s wife outsmarts them.   Sponsored by KCLS.

Crafts Day at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market 11am-4pm
Sunday, July 14

Join us for our annual array of beautiful handcrafts: unique and local! 



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Car show, gala and auction at 6th Annual Concours d’Elegance Friday, Saturday


The 6th Annual Concours d’Elegance at The Wood takes place Friday and Saturday, July 12 / 13, 2013, on the 18th fairway of the Lynnwood Golf Course.

"All Things Italian" is this year’s theme. Over 60 hand selected classic, sports and muscle cars will be on display.

The Gala & Auction are Friday night, in Woodway Hall at Edmonds Community College, from 6-10pm with the Concours the following day, Saturday from 1-5pm.

As the primary fund raiser for the Alderwood-Terrace Rotary, proceeds from the event fund educational and human services for youth and families in Snohomish County.

Student of the month awards and a homework center for English Learning Language families are prime examples.

The Clothes for Kids program provided 4,200 wardrobes for the 2012-13 school year.

Their reach is international as well, this year a playground was built for a community in Peru!



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