LFP residents: early registration in Shoreline Recreation Programs begins March 26, 2014 at 8am

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The next 24-hour period for Lake Forest Park residents to register as Shoreline “resident” status to receive recreation discounts will be on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 starting at 8:00am through Thursday, March 27, 2014 ending at 8:00am.

Reminders:
  • If you are new to Shoreline Recreation Programs and plan to register and pay online, you have to create a pass code and PIN ahead of time. It takes a few days, so be sure to set up your account BEFORE Lake Forest Park discounted registration begins on March 26, 2014 at 8am.
  • On March 27, 2014 at 8:01am, Lake Forest Park residents will be required to pay non-resident rates for all services (punch cards, passes, classes, course registrations, rentals) until the next registration cycle. No exceptions will be made. 
  • You have the option to register online, in person or by phone.
  • Sign up for reminders/notifications on the City’s website by going to “Notify Me” (scroll down to select “News Flash” “Lake Forest Park Updates”).
  • If you have additional questions about registration, contact Lauren Broudy, Community Volunteer Coordinator by phone 206-957-2814 or by email or come to Lake Forest Park City Hall—17425 Ballinger Way NE.
Frequently Asked Question: Do I have to register early during this 24-hour period?
Answer: Only if you wish to receive discounted “resident” rates on registrations and have the opportunity to register “early.” Otherwise, you will pay non-resident fees. Note that in the recreation guide, each course will list the rate for a “resident” vs a “non-resident.”



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Edmonds Sons of Norway March 1st Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Edmonds Sons of Norway Lodge is hosting its first Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale of the year. Kick off the beginning of the spring season with a tasty breakfast of Norwegian style pancakes and all the trimmings. Eat great food while supporting lodge programs and local organizations.

The breakfast will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 between 7:30am – 12:00pm at the Edmonds Masonic Center, 515 Dayton Street. Breakfasts are a hearty portion of Norwegian pancakes with strawberries and syrup, ham, juice, coffee tea, and milk and cost $7.00 - kids under 5 are free. Enjoy live music and after you eat, visit the craft and bake sale tables. Kids can participate in free folk dancing lessons between 10am-noon.

Proceeds from the Pancake Breakfast events support the Edmonds Food Bank, Ski For Light outings for mobility and sight impaired skiers, scholarships and the Sons of Norway Foundation. Visit the website for more information.


The Sons of Norway is the largest Norwegian organization outside of Norway with a mission of preserving and promoting Norwegian heritage and tradition through cultural and social activities offered at local and district lodges. New members are encouraged to apply. For more information contact Bob Stevenson at 425-712-9788.


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Worth quoting

 "It is not how old you are, but how you are old."

-Jules Renard, a popular writer in France during the late 1800s and early 1900s


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North City Water District purchases church property for maintenance facility

Water Commissioner Larry Schoonmaker, left, presents the check

This past weekend, the North City Water District finalized the purchase of The Northwest Church, 15555 15th Ave NE, for use as a maintenance facility. On Sunday February 9, 2014, The District presented a check to the congregation of The Northwest Church.

The Northwest Church is moving to Lynnwood, purchasing a larger parcel of land to expand their children’s programs and student ministries, as well as to accommodate new uses by multiple community groups outside of the church.

The North City Water District (formerly Shoreline Water District) will be able to convert and expand the existing site and facilities to meet their maintenance facility needs.
This 3.2 acre parcel is suitable in every way: conveniently located near the District’s current Administration Office, amply sized to accommodate the District’s needs, with little or no use restrictions (such as wetlands or steep slopes). The site features two ingress/egress points which would allow larger vehicles to access the site with ease.
The Northwest Church property now belongs to
The North City Water District

The Church will continue to operate at the 15th Avenue NE location over the Spring and Summer while their new Lynnwood property is improved, during which time the Water District will begin the design process for converting the site and facilities. Once the church moves to its new home (anticipated in the Fall of 2014), construction will begin to convert the site and facilities into North City Water District’s new home for Vehicle Storage and Maintenance.


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Wylie & the Wild West will Wow Shoreline this Weekend

Wylie and the Wild West will Wow Shoreline this Weekend!
(now say that three times fast!)

Saturday, Feb 22 at 7pm
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center

Brought to you by the Arts Council, singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman, and the original, world-famous Yahoo!® yodeler, Wylie Gustafson leads the musical outfit known as The Wild West. The first incarnation of the group formed in 1989, getting its start on Ronnie Mack’s Barn Dance at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood. Since then, Wylie and The Wild West have played thousands of gigs, delighting audiences around the world with their unique brand of good-time cowboy music. They’ve performed at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The National Folk Festival, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, on A Prairie Home Companion, and have appeared more than 50 times on the Grand Ole Opry. Add to that an appearance by Wylie on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, with Wylie teaching Conan to yodel.

Wylie is a real life cowboy born into a 4th generation ranching family on the empty sprawl of Northern Montana. He celebrates his unique rural American perspective as a prolific singer/songwriter with 20 albums to his credit. As Cowboys and Indians magazine puts it, “Wylie has established himself as the first giant of the new pantheon that will inherit, preserve, and enhance the Western music tradition from such current reigning luminaries as Don Edwards,Waddie Mitchell, Red Steagall, Ian Tyson and Michael Martin Murphey. He proves himself a distinctive and affecting singer as well as a highly adept songwriter, with one boot firmly in the stirrup of tradition and the other in the stirrup of respectful innovation, gently spurring cowboy and Western music toward its future.

If you were a part of the millions of viewers who watched the 2013 Superbowl commercial “God made a Farmer” you’ll see Wylie with his hard working family doing what they do every day to keep food on America’s tables. This ancient way of life remains the backbone of his art.

Whether playing for a crowd of 50 or 5,000, Wylie’s goal is always the same: “To win a crowd with good music and make ‘em feel like they got their money’s worth.” Looking back over two decades with The Wild West, he says, “My idea about playing live music has pretty much been the same since I started playing in high school dance bands in the mid-70s: be an entertainer. It all started as I watched Chuck Berry on T.V. one night as he duck-walked, strutted, kicked, and grooved across the stage while never missing a beat. Now that was entertainment!”



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Shorecrest Bowling Team surprises everyone by becoming State Champions

Photo courtesy Washington State Bowling Proprietors' Association
Taken by Mike Penney.

The Shorecrest Bowling Team surprised everyone this weekend by going from a team that did not actually qualify for the WSBPA state tournament to State Champions.

Shorecrest was invited to attend the state tournament after the Third Place team in their league was unable to attend. After the first day of bowling, Shorecrest went from the 8th and final position to 6th.

The two-day event was held at Narrows Plaza Bowl in University Place, WA.

During the final day of the tournament, the Shorecrest team embraced the Baker style of bowling and kept rising in the tournament. They focused on having a positive attitude and supporting each other instead of the details of how they were bowling. This worked for them and the pins fell their way. They successfully beat last year's State Champions in their final round to be named the 2014 WSBPA division 3 State Champions.

The team consists of Daniel Bachicha, Tony Greathouse, Collin Young, Collins Davis, Casey Bodmer, Antonio Bachicha and Coach Veronica Cook.

Collins Davis was named to the All-State Team 2 as was Spencer Jacobs of Shorewood.

Collin Young was named to the All-State Team 1 as team captain with a 201 average throughout the tournament and was named MVP for the Division 3 competition.

The Shorewood team, Coach Tammy Ceesay, was given the Don Peek Inspirational Team Award for Division 3.

The Shorecrest team would like to thank the Shorecrest Boosters for helping their students pay to participate in the league and helping them financially to go to State. They would also like to thank Spin Alley and Spiros for their financial support as well.

If you would like to help Shorecrest continue their bowling program consider making a donation to the Shorecrest Boosters Auction in the Bowling team's name. Donations are due by February 28th. More information here or contact Veronica Cook.


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State Rep. Ryu says she’s proud that Dream Act passed House on first day of legislative session

Rep. Cindy Ryu D-32
By Evan Smith
  
State Rep. Cindy Ryu noted in her first newsletter of the 2014 legislative session that the House of Representatives had broken its tradition of reserving the first day of its session for ceremony by passing the Dream Act. She noted that the House passed the act on a bipartisan 71-23 vote. The Dream Act will open state financial-aid to children of undocumented immigrants.
  
“This is not an inconsequential ‘feel good bill,’” Ryu said in a recent letter to constituents. “In fact, it is a great big bill. The Dream Act will help open the doors of our universities to all students – even those who may have undocumented status because they were brought to this country when they were young by their undocumented parents or were born at home and their births not recorded. 
The State Senate later passed a different version of the act, requiring the two chambers to reconcile their differences.
  
“Rep. Ruth Kagi and I recently met with a group of students from the Latino Educational Achievement Project, Ryu said in January. “These students, and many others I have met, have graduated from our high schools, received high grades and high test scores. They worked hard to earn their way into our colleges and universities. But due to their status, they do not have the same opportunities as their high school friends. And yet, the United States is the only home they know.
  
“These students, each and every one of them, will tell you that they too dream of a college education and giving back to their community and country by becoming productive adults,” Ryu said. “I proudly voted for a bill that will help them achieve their goal. It will allow all students to become eligible for the State Need Grant (SNG). It is the right thing to do for these students, the right thing to do for our economy and the right thing to do for our country.
  
“We are a nation of immigrants. I, as an immigrant and currently the only immigrant in the Washington State Legislature, strongly support the belief that every child in Washington State, regardless of race, religion or circumstance, should have a great education and a fair shot at the American Dream.
  
A similar bill passed the State Senate at the end of January. The two chambers must now reconcile their differences. 

Ryu and Kagi are Democrats representing the 32nd Legislative District, including Shoreline, part of northwest Seattle, Lynnwood, part of Mountlake Terrace, south Edmonds, Woodway and unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County near Edmonds and Woodway.
  
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.


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Seattle Storytellers Guild presents ..."Love Ain't Easy"

Seattle Storytellers Guild presents Haller Lake Storytelling, "Love Ain't Easy" on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 7:30-9:30pm at the Haller Lake Community Club, 12579 Densmore N, Seattle 98133.  
Valentine's Day has passed, but whatever your relationships, you know love demands tending and giving, compromise and luck. Medical student and world traveler Samantha Desmond, and folktale researcher Veronica Muskheli will start off the evening. Then we'll continue in the story circle format.

Bring your stories on the theme of love (easy or not), personal or from folklore (5-8 min. long). Or come as a listener.

The evening will finish with snacks and drinks plus time to chat with other story lovers.

Donations to support the purchase of treats are requested and deeply appreciated.  For more information contact Judith Alexander.


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Rat City Rollergirls at Key Arena

Fast Break
Photo copyright Morrie Carter
Final Scores for the bouts on Saturday at Key Arena: 
  • Derby Liberation Front (2-0): 183 vs. Throttle Rockets (1-1): 173
  • Grave Danger (1-1): 244 vs. Sockit Wenches (0-2): 133

Hard Tumble
Photo copyright Morrie Carter

If you missed Shoreline's own Rat City Rollergirls at Key Arena Saturday night you missed two great bouts. This sport is a great spectator/fan activity with the blocking, bumps and bruises of football.

Judge for yourself from these images or better yet, make plans to be in the arena to support Shoreline's only professional sports team. 

Next events are March 15 and April 12.  Go to Rat City Rollergirls website for details.


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32nd Republicans meet Thursday

The King County 32nd Legislative District Republicans will meet Thursday, February 20, 2014 in the Hamlin Room in the south wing of the Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, beginning at 7:00pm.


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Global Affairs Symposium: Nigeria and Uganda - National identities and worldviews

Nigeria and Uganda
National Identities and Worldviews


Dr. Omara Benjamin Abe, Professor Emeritus, 
Anthropology Department, North Seattle Community College


Mr. Onumsinachi (Onum) Abbey Esonu, Member, 
Africa Diaspora Advisory Committee to the African Union Ambassador to the U.S.

Peter Gishuru, President, African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest, (moderator)

Thursday, February 20, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Shoreline Community College
Room 9208 PUB (map)

Africa is the world's second largest continent in the world and has 54 independent countries and an estimated total population of 700 million.  Join us for a conversation about the cultures, national identities and worldviews found in two of its largest countries: Nigeria (166 million people) and Uganda (36 million people).

Cosponsors:
African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest
African Student Club SCC 2013-2014

Part of the symposium, Evolving National Identities and Worldviews
organized by the Global Affairs Center.

This event is FREE and open to the public. There is a small charge for parking on campus.


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Nature Speaks: Reaching Toward Spring


By Jennifer Rotermund

"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might-have-been has never been, but a has-been was once an are." - Milton Berle

Too often, I do this thing while I'm working in a garden where I reach just a little too far. I'm 5'8" with long arms and legs, and I'm accustomed to being able to reach the things I need - even if it takes a little extra stretch - without any extra help and without thinking too much about negative consequences. But there are consequences. My massage therapist chastises me about this on a regular basis because I keep throwing out my shoulders, wrenching my neck, and straining my back. Balance and harmony are not static concepts. They aren't something you achieve once, and the work is done. They demand moment-to-moment attention and adjustments.

Likewise, "reaching" takes many forms in life. Perhaps we reach to shut off the alarm that wakes us up each day, we reach to do a warm-up stretch or as we move through a daily yoga routine. We reach, through our mind's eye and the goals we set, for the things we want out of life. And, sometimes we reach out to a friend or loved one to give or receive comfort. There are endless ways to extend our reach. Knowing our limits, balancing right-timing and appropriateness with self-care, is just as important.


February in the Pacific Northwest feels this way to me. The month kicks off with the Pagan celebration of Imbolc, the midway point between the beginning of Winter and the beginning of Spring. Although it doesn't always feel like Spring is any closer, this is officially the beginning of the growing season - the days are lengthening, tree buds are swelling, and early bulbs are sprouting out of the ground everywhere. Roses pruned right after Valentine's Day will respond with a burst of new growth and set up a new flush of flower buds. Collectively, all of nature is reaching; it's reaching for the sun and reaching for Spring. What inspires me is nature's ability to grow and reach at the right time and appropriate pace to safely navigate the obstacles of the remaining weeks of Winter.

The pea, one of the first edibles we can plant this month, demonstrates this balance beautifully. A pea, planted on President's Day, will quickly send stabilizing roots deeper into the soil while simultaneously sending a bright-green chlorophyll-producing stem through the soil's crust and into the air, reaching for the sun. This little shoot then instinctually balances growth with solar warmth - a warm day means more growth, cold days mean less growth - in a carefully orchestrated process of self-actualization.


I often turn to nature for deep wisdom and meaning. Gardens have so much to teach us about life. In February, I learn about stretching and reaching for life-giving goals, for those things that allow me to thrive, while also paying close attention to my boundaries and limitations. Spring is about expansion. In preparing for Spring, I expand and reach out a little further into each day in a way that allows me to happily wake up and do it again the next day.

Jennifer Rotermund is the owner of Gaiaceous Gardens (an urban farming and wildlife gardening business with a teaching garden/urban farm and certified wildlife habitat/ sanctuary located in Shoreline). She is a Permaculture Designer, is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Habitat Steward and serves as a Docent at the Kruckeberg Garden. She is also an ordained minister with a particular focus on earth-based forms of spirituality.


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Saltwater Park Restoration Work Party Saturday

Saturday, February 22, 2014 from 10:00am to 2:00pm, volunteers at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th Street, Shoreline 98177 will work on native plant re-vegetation, non-native weed removal and innovative restoration techniques to inhibit hillside erosion.

Come prepared for the forecasted weather. Meet at the restroom located in the park’s main parking lot.

Sponsored by UW Restoration Ecology Network and City of Shoreline

For more information email Shoreline Parks Project Coordinator Maureen Colaizzi.




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Shorewood boys' basketball season ends with two losses in district tournament

The Shorewood boys' basketball team finished its season with an 11-11 record after two losses in the Northwest District 3A tournament.

As the No. 4 team from the Western Conference 3A South, Shorewood opened the tournament with a road game against Wesco North No. 1 Stanwood Tuesday, February 11, a game that Stanwood won, 77-61.

The Thunderbirds then lost an elimination game Thursday, February 13 at Ferndale, 86-75.

In the 77-61 loss at Stanwood, the Thunderbirds trailed 23-7 after the first quarter, 39-25 at halftime and 50-43 after three quarters before the Spartans pulled away in the final period. Senior guard Taylor Freeman led Shorewood with 26 points; teammate Sam Boone scored 15; and Brandon Mar added 11.

In the 86-75 loss at Ferndale, the T-birds led 24-16 after the first quarter and 37-32 at halftime before falling behind 59-58 after three quarters and being outscored 27-17 in the final quarter. Freeman led Shorewood with 20 points, followed by senior guard Boone with 16; senior Zane Hopen and sophomore Jordan Muir-Keung each scored 13.

Stanwood went on to defeat Mountlake Terrace in the tournament semifinals Friday, Feb. 14, and take a 22-0 record into the district championship game against Shorecrest Friday, Feb. 21, at Jackson High School in Mill Creek, with both teams advancing to the March 1 regional round of the State 3A tournament.

Ferndale takes a 9-13 record into a Tuesday, Feb. 18, tournament elimination game against Marysville-Pilchuck, with the winner advancing to the District third-place game Friday at Jackson for the right to advance to regionals.

STANWOOD 77, SHOREWOOD 61
At Stanwood High School, Tuesday, Feb. 11

Shorewood -- 7  18 18 18 -- 61
Stanwood --- 23 16 11 27 -- 77

Shorewood Scoring -- Anxhelos Pere 0, Taylor Freeman 26, Brandon Mar 11, Jordan Muir-Keung 5, Karson Gronvold 0, Zane Hopen 3, Aaron Okamura 0, Ezekiel Lacy 1, Sam Boone 15.

FERNDALE 86, SHOREWOOD 75
At Ferndale High School, Thursday, Feb. 13

Shorewood -- 24 13 21 17 -- 75
Ferndale ----- 16 16 27 27 -- 86

Shorewood Scoring -- Freeman 20, Mar 9, Muir-Keung 13, Gronvold 3, Hopen 13, Lacey 1, Boone 16, Okamura 0.


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Preparations underway for Shoreline Math Olympiad March 8

The 16th annual Shoreline Math Olympiad will be held on Saturday, March 8 from 8:00am to 3:00pm at Shoreline Community College. The competition is for students in 4th to 8th grade and this year they are expecting over 750 students to complete from all of the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park public and private schools.

Testing occurs in the morning in classrooms all over campus, followed by lunch in the PUB #9000 building, and the awards ceremony at 1:00pm in the #3000 Gymnasium. 1,000 Mathletes, volunteers, parents and the community are expected to come to the awards ceremony.

Some 2013 Math Olympiad participants with Meridian Park students in red
Photo courtesy SCC
Most school programs start meeting before or after school in the fall and conclude at the competitions held in the spring. These dedicated Mathletes are given extra math lessons, and have a quiz day at the end of each month to give the them a chance to use their skills to see how they stand amongst their peers. Schools use parents and teacher math coaches to work with students to solve challenging math problems at a higher grade level. Many participate in the National Math Olympiad program and compete against students from all over the country.

Highland Terrace students holding their trophy

Can any school beat Highland Terrace for the participation trophy? Since the award was started a few years ago Mark Owen’s students have won with an average of over 50% of the eligible students at the school participating in Shoreline Math Olympiad!  

To register, students must be in 4th -8th grade and attend public or private school in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park. You do not need to be in a school math club to test, but you do need to register through your home school so please talk to your schools’ Math Coach.

Deadlines are fast approaching! The Organizing committee is still looking for high school and adult volunteers to be testing room proctors, help with concessions, score tests, data input, etc. For more information visit the Shoreline Math Olympiad website or contact Shelley Anderson, Volunteer Chair.


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Officer of the Year - when a good cop goes bad

Monday, February 17, 2014

By Diane Hettrick

By all accounts, 2006 Officer of the Year Mitch Wright was an exemplary officer in the Shoreline Police department. Former partners are enthusiastic about what a great guy he was and how much everyone liked him. Two different Shoreline police chiefs praise his work. Current chief Shawn Ledford says, “He was the kind of officer you want. Not the kind that waited for the 911 calls to come in, but the kind who went out and worked his area.” Wright made 160 arrests the year he was named Officer of the Year.

When the Seattle DEA office was putting together a task force in 2010 to focus on drugs along the SR 99 corridor, they requested an officer from each of the police departments in the area. Wright was the Shoreline officer assigned to the DEA task force.

Once an officer goes undercover with the DEA, they don’t interact on a regular basis with their old department. They do come in for required training sessions, department paperwork requirements, and proficiency exams. No one noticed anything different about Wright.

What Shoreline Chief Shawn Ledford wants the community to know is how many different police agencies cooperated in the investigations that led to the arrest of Mitch Wright and what good, solid police work was involved.

The first step in that solid police work was in Bothell, when a Bothell police officer patrolling an area known for drug activity checked out a vehicle sitting behind a building in the middle of the night. There was a woman behind the wheel, with a needle in her arm.

The woman was a police informant and the vehicle belonged to Wright. Shoreline was notified. Ledford put Wright on administrative leave and began an internal investigation. 

Wright and the woman were living together in Bothell and she was driving his car. He was a police officer and she was a police informant. The Sheriff’s Office has very strict rules about fraternizing with informants. Drugs were involved. The internal investigation was leading into a criminal investigation.

Wright resigned in July, just ahead of termination.

As the investigation continued, officers found enough evidence for the Sheriff’s department to begin a separate criminal investigation. Wright had drugs in his apartment, which apparently were the result of his undercover work and should have been booked as evidence in that Task Force investigation. 

“Wright was arrested and booked into the King County Jail for Violation of the Uniform Substance Act, Theft 1, and Tampering with Evidence. In August, he posted bail and was released.”

Toward the end of August, Shoreline officers started seeing Wright in Shoreline, in areas known for drugs, at times when dealers and users were active. He was picked up a couple of times by new patrol officers for equipment violations – things like tail lights and turn signals. Once again, he was in the areas and times for drug activity.

It was very suspicious behavior. But how do you investigate someone who knows police procedure, and knows almost every member of your department? A drug case would normally involve the Seattle DEA office. Once again, Wright had been a task officer for the DEA. He knew the procedures and he knew all the undercover cops working Aurora.

Shoreline Police Captain Scott Strathy went to the DEA office in Portland to discuss the problem. Eventually, DEA sent undercover officers from their Pierce County office.

Seattle police were involved, as the drug and prostitution area extends into north Seattle. Edmonds police were involved, at one point allowing Shoreline to continue a surveillance of a drug deal in their territory, without taking action.

“All the departments worked together,” said Ledford – three DEA offices, Shoreline police, Bothell police, Edmonds police, Seattle police, and the King County Sheriff’s office.

“What about the Shoreline officers who had worked with Wright,” I asked, “who had been his partners? That must have been odd for them, to be investigating one of their own.”

Ledford said, “There was never any wavering of allegiance. They all did their jobs.”

On Monday, February 10, 2014, Wright was arrested for conspiracy and narcotics distribution. The investigation continues. A trial date has not been set.


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Public auction of surplus items from the old Shorecrest building


Shorecrest students leave their old school for the last time
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

By Diane Hettrick

A public auction of surplus items from the old Shorecrest school building will be held at 10am Wednesday, March 5, with preview from 8 to 10am, on the campus at 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

The information about the sale is going up on the James G. Murphy Co. website, but is not yet complete. However some equipment is already on the preview site.

Judging by the interest generated by the Shorewood auction, organizations and individuals interested in purchases will want to stay on top of this. 

Classrooms and shops were packing up for the move
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

So far the preview contains commercial grade kitchen and shop equipment. Churches and volunteer organizations may want to take this opportunity to upgrade their equipment.

The Shorecrest buildings were in poor condition and had been repaired to a point where it was no longer cost effective to keep repairing them. The worst building, the gym, had a roof which could no longer be repaired and dripped rain water on students during PE classes and games. The new gym was the first building constructed and has been in use since November 2012.

Goodbye to old Shorecrest
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Still, the buildings have been home to students for just over 50 years. Many staff and teachers have been at Shorecrest for much of their careers, so there were mixed emotions on the last day at the main building.


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State Patrol seeks witnesses to car / tanker fatality collision in Mountlake Terrace

The Washington State Patrol’s Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) is looking for anyone who witnessed the car/tanker truck fatality collision that occurred late Sunday evening in the northbound lanes of I-5 at 220th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace, just over the King Snohomish county line.

The collision occurred around 11:15pm. The vehicles involved were a tanker truck transporting liquid nitrogen and a Honda Accord. The driver of the Honda died at the scene.

Detectives are seeking witnesses to the collision and any event leading up to it, said Washington State Patrol spokesman Mark Francis. Those who saw or heard anything or know someone who did are asked to call M.A.I.T. Detective Sergeant Jerry Cooper at 360-805-1192 or Detective Ed Collins at 360-805-1194.


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Do your feet speak Danish? They can learn March 8 in Shoreline


On the Danish island of Fanø, wedding parties don traditional folkwear.
For the dance workshop, the dress code is less formal... and more comfortable

Do your feet speak Danish?  They can learn March 8!

Saturday evening, March 8, 2014, from 7 – 10 pm, Skandia Folkdance Society invites one and all to a special community event — Danish dance night in Shoreline. Skandia instructors will teach easy Danish folk dances that are simple to master and appropriate for any skill level.

Come see how the Danes spend those long winter nights! Suggested donation of $5 per person ($10 per family). 

Location: LDS Meeting House, 14901 - 30th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155 (map)

“Danish dances have been passed on in villages for generations, and they’re truly easy to master,” says Skandia dancer and fiddler, Martha Levenson, “and best of all, the music is glorious!”

Martha Levenson, whose fiddle speaks Danish
will play for the dance
Martha spent time last summer in Denmark, learning music from the renowned folk musician, Peter Uhrbrand. He lives on the island of Fanø, in a settlement which was established in the 1600’s, and lies just west of Denmark. Peter represents several generations of musical tradition bearers and likes nothing better than a good Danish dance evening. In the afternoon before the dance workshop, Martha and other local musicians will be sharing Danish dance tunes and jamming with an important goal in mind: to be the best-ever “house band” for your evening dance workshop. Anyone wanting to join in the musical fun may call 206-794-0656 for details.

This is your chance to bring kids and friends for a great night of dancing. Expect a first-class warm welcome and a mood-elevating good time. For more information about the dance evening, please call Judy at 206-784-8959 or visit the Skandia webpage.


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Squirrel - Backyard Beggar

William Hunter, the poet, is not a local resident, but a retired businessman who publishes his poems online. Wayne Pridemore, the photographer, is a Shoreline resident, well-known to readers as a sports action photographer.

Squirrel - Backyard Beggar…  Poem by William Hunter

You furry rodent
Your tail snaps to and fro
You harvest all the
Bird feed
Everywhere you go


On the ground
Up the pole
In the feeder
You climb
Barriers be damned
‘Cause you’ve got the time


Neither here nor there
You scant have an enemy
Save the family dogs
But not the cats
Nor the birds
Nor the owl on the chimney

Scamper and scatter
Through the trees and brush
You delight and entertain
Without knowing as much


Cobs of corn you are offered
Yet birdseed you desire
Can not you defer
To the birds on the wire?


Go on! You varmit!
You backyard beggar!
Tend to your own garden
And let the birds have there’n.


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Both Shoreline school propositions increase winning margins in returns updated Friday

Both Shoreline School District propositions on the Tuesday, February 11th ballot were passing with increased margins in updated returns posted Friday.

Friday returns showed 72.71 percent support for the renewal of the District’s maintenance-and-operations levy, compared to 71.31 percent election day, and 73.68 percent support for the technology levy, compared to 72.37 percent Tuesday.

King County elections officials plan to release updated returns Tuesday, Feb. 18, and each weekday afternoon through final certification Feb. 25.

Elections officials had counted ballots from 30.06 percent of registered District voters through Friday, compared to 29.33 percent in the Edmonds District.


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Dine out for Spree on Tuesday

The Lake Forest Bar and Grill in Lake Forest Park Town Center will donate 10% of dining proceeds Tuesday evening from 5 to 10pm to the Senior Spree project at Shorecrest.



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Huge presence on the glass stops the Dolphin men

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Photo by Wilson Tsoi
In a battle of the paint the Shoreline Dolphins were unable to hold up to the strengths of the Tritons. Specifically, the Triton's 7' Center, Payton Pervier who had 23 rebounds in last night's game. The Dolphins fell to a final score of 87-72.

For three quarters of the game it was a back and forth battle between the Dolphins and the Tritons. The first half finished with a 40-35 score. In the end it came down to rebounding and second chance points. The Tritons had an outstanding total of 80 rebounds, compared to the Dolphins 38. Off of those rebounds the Tritons were able to gain 20 second chance points.

Shoreline bigs Mohamed Mohamed and Ryan Reyes made a huge defensive effort which kept the Dolphins in the game. Reyes scored 12 points, had five rebounds, two steals and two assists. In scoring the Dolphins were led again by Earl Thompson and Bronte Corbray who had 19 and 14 points respectively. Austin Jordt also came up big for the Dolphins with strong scoring. He totaled 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.

Payton Pervier made the difference in the game for the Tritons. He scored 20 points, had a season high of 23 rebounds and five blocks. Samuel Omondi and Philip Maxie each had 16 points and had six and eight rebounds respectively. Zach Pederson had a double-double for the Tritons with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Shoreline has two games remaining in the season. They will go back on the road to Peninsula College on Wednesday and then return home for the final game of the season against Whatcom Community College next Saturday.

For complete Dolphins schedule and results are available on the Athletics website. Watch all games on YouTube. Follow on Twitter and like on Facebook for daily Dolphin updates.


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Shoreline Dolphins sweep Edmonds


Photo by Wilson Tsoi
The Shoreline women returned home on Saturday to take on the Edmonds Tritons. The Dolphins had a strong game and swept the Tritons with a final score of 63-56.

The Dolphins came out strong and controlled the lead almost the entire game with as much as a 15 point lead in the game. Shoreline ended the first half strong with a five point 31-26 lead. The difference in the game came with the Dolphins ability to score long range and the depth on the bench. 

Justice Perry had a big game for the Dolphins. She scored as season high of 12 points and had two steals and two rebounds in the game. Emily Wilbur also had 12 points last night. She also brought down six boards, had three steals and two assists. Shoreline's Breyana Dutro-Solomua contributed in a way we haven't seen yet for the Dolphins. Dutro-Solomua seemed to be everywhere on the rebounds bringing down seven boards and seven points to match. Her passing game also made a big impact for Shoreline with four assists. 

Edmonds was led by Jasmine McEachin who had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Smythe also had a good night for the Tritons with 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Maile Keanu, a former Shoreline player and recent addition to the Tritons team, had 13 points and five rebounds. 

With only two games remaining the Dolphins are gaining momentum and will head to Peninsula College on Wednesday before returning home for the final game of the season! 

For complete Dolphins schedule and results are available on the Athletics website. Watch all games on YouTube. Follow on Twitter and like on Facebook for daily Dolphin updates. 


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Rats in the attic? Come to the Tuesday ELNA meeting for information about what to do


Have you seen unwanted pests on your property, inside or outside of your home?  No one is immune to rodents and nuisance insects. More than one household in Shoreline has had trouble, with rats in particular. 

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association is tackling the problem head on by inviting an expert on pests to provide information about preventing the entry of rats and other pests into homes - and some ideas of what to do once they are in.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 7-9pm, Shoreline City Hall, third floor

The Echo Lake Neighborhood is bounded by Aurora, 205th, I-5, and 185th.


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LFP City Council meetings Tuesday

The Lake Forest Park City Council will meet in special session Tuesday at 6:30pm to consider confirmation of mayoral department head appointment. Immediately following the session, at approximately 6:45pm the Committee of the Whole meeting will be convened to work on the Governance Manual Review and Revision. The session is planned to adjourn at 8pm.

Meetings are held in the Council Chambers on the second floor of the Lake Forest Park City Hall in the northeast corner of the Town Center property.


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Quick Start Shoreline Tuesday - Entrepreneurial Leadership

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday February 18, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. for the first of a 4 part series that will continue throughout the year.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


Entrepreneurial Leadership
“A workshop series on leadership and coaching:
Unleash the genius in others.
  • Feb. 18 Coaching Tool Kit for Leaders 
  • May 27 Developing Leadership Competencies 
  • July 29 Overcoming Leadership Challenges 
  • Dec 9 Social and Environment Leadership 
The speed which business runs today, the measures of complexity, diversity, and uncertainty all seem to be occurring at the same time. This can be difficult for leaders to comprehend or to even have the capacity to address.
  
These challenges present leaders a volume of choices. These choices require an understanding of change; disguised as opportunity - solutions can be as close as your employees. The question becomes, how can leaders enable the genius in others?

Greg Price
Join us in this special 4 part workshop series about how you can gain a competitive business advantage by developing your leadership acumen.

Greg Price is an Assistant Professor for City University of Seattle managing their Master of  Arts in Leadership and the Human Resource programs. He is also co-owner of a 26-year old Seattle-based and family-owned, publishing company called Outdoors NW. 

Currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership, he is presently focusing his research on entrepreneurial leadership.

This Quickstart program, in conjunction with Shoreline Community College’s Business Accelerator program, is an ideal incubator to help entrepreneurs enhance their business acumen and leadership capacity. Gregory enjoys engaging participants by including them in his workshops. Roll up your sleeves! He looks forward to working with you. 


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Death Café meets Wednesday in Lake Forest Park

The Death Cafe Seattle - North Meet Up group is, according to organizers, a social group where folks get together to nosh and openly discuss death in a comfortable, non-judgmental, and safe environment.

The next meeting is at the Lake Forest Park Library on Wednesday, February 19th at 3:00pm.

The Library is on the lower level of Lake Forest Park Town Center at the corner of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.


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Washington adoptees will be able to obtain original birth certificates in July

Not your usual New Year's Resolution
By Pam Queen

A New Year is an exciting time. We wonder, hope, plan, and wait.

While you consider a resolution to reduce that waistline, 2014 will afford an exciting opportunity for Washington born adoptees.

This July, for $20.00, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will issue adult adoptees their ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE, otherwise known as the OBC.

Be aware the OBC does NOT give an adoptee access to their adoption file and you will need to read the law for the exceptions. Also, the change in the law does not afford birth parents the opportunity to obtain the adoptee’s amended birth certificate. Take time to review the DOH’s website regarding the change in the law.

Using the DOH website:
  1. Navigate to the section on the top of their web page for:
  2. Licenses, Permits, and Certificates, then continue to navigate to
  3. Birth, Death, Marriage
  4. Order Certificates
  5. Adoptions
  6. See reference to the Law, SHB 1525
While the Washington law is not as broad as Oregon’s or several other states, WARM (Washington Adoption Reunion Movement) expects adoptees will wholeheartedly welcome and embrace the change. Those who are interested in genealogy will now have the ability to start their TREE.

The OBC will be the first piece of paper which totally belongs to an adoptee. It’s YOURS. WARM supports this change in the adoption law and looks forward to assisting adoptees locate family members and fulfill their dream of a reunion, if that is the adoptee’s goal.

I have no doubt many adoptees will just gaze in wonderment at their OBC. Adults who have grown up in their biological families may not understand how momentous this change is for an adoptee. Non-adoptees grow up with family members they look like, share traits. Adoptees have no biological bonding to the adoptive family. This lack of biological bonding does NOT lessen the value and importance of the adoptive family; however, search and reunion enhances an adoptee’s life.
Adoptees searching for their biological families are not looking for another set of parents. The adoptive parents have already fulfilled that role, for better or for worse. We all are aware of the importance of health history. The OBC will now be the first step for some adoptees to gain a foothold toward their genetic and medical history.

Next, consider whether you have realistic expectations of the OBC information. We foresee some adoptees will not have enough information to fulfill their dream of reunion except through the court system. OBCs might show the birth parents having common last names. Birth fathers are not always named on the OBC. Having your OBC will not guarantee an easy search process even for a very experienced confidential intermediary (CI) who has more available resources at their disposal. The experienced CI may be successful but the search could be a longer process. In some instances, the adoptee will have to amend their search process to using the court/intermediary method as available through WARM. Courts only open the records to a qualified intermediary (CI) who will receive more definitive family information. Usually this broader information will result in a faster search process.

If you are fortunate to locate your birth parent(s), we highly recommend using an intermediary (CI) to make the initial contact. WARM has many, many years of experience and tries to tailor the contact call to the needs of the adoptee.

What you can do NOW: adoptees can complete the Dept. of Health (DOH) form to obtain the official cause (file) number and county of adoption. Many adoptees mistakenly think if they were born in one county, their adoption was finalized there. For example, if an adoptee was born in King County, their adoption could have been finalized in Clark, Chelan, or wherever; even out of state.

To locate the correct DOH form to obtain the official Location and Cause (file) #
  1. Navigate to the DOH website
  2. Licenses, Permits, and Certificates, then continue to navigate to
  3. Birth, Death, Marriage
  4. Order Certificates
  5. Forms
  6. Adoptee’s Request for Location and Cause #
Next JULY, to order your OBC, navigate to the Forms page as shown above but SELECT:
WARM stands ready to assist adoptees with their OBC and fulfill their needs. We will continue to have experienced intermediaries available to make those all-important contacts if the adoptee chooses reunion.

What you can do NOW: attend a showing of the movie, Philomena, starring Dame Judi Dench. She portrays an Irish birth mother seeking the son she relinquished 50 years ago. Philomena Lee shares her true story.

And …. remember that important date: JULY 1, 2014


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