New Techniques in Bubble Backgrounds at Write On Calligraphers March 11

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Write On Calligraphers

Write On Calligraphers welcome the pubic to their general meeting, Tuesday, March 11, 7-9pm at ArtWorks in Edmonds on 2nd and Dayton. Nancy Anderson will demonstrate her New Techniques in Bubble Backgrounds. 

$3.00 fee for participation and participants need to supply their own paper for the experience. However, participation is NOT required. The pubic is welcome to come to watch and
learn.

Light refreshments will be served.  
Plenty of free parking.


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Open House for Rodney Paul Smith's metal artwork Thursday


Meet March's Featured Artist: Rodney Paul Smith  
March 6 - 4:00 - 8:00pm open house
 
Come enjoy a refreshment and meet local metal artist Rodney Paul Smith on Thursday, March 6 from 4-8pm at Garden Essentia in Ballinger Village. His art will be on display and available for purchase throughout the month.    

Metal sculpture by Rodney Paul Smith
Rodney Paul is a third generation Washingtonian who has been self employed in the tree service industry since 1982. He grew up in a tight-knit family who enjoyed fishing, hiking, beach-combing, and boating throughout the beautiful Pacific Northwest. He has been married to his high school sweetheart since 1979. Rodney Paul has two beautiful daughters who grew up taking ballet and jazz dance classes. He spent many hours watching his daughters' ballet performances and the dancer's shapes and forms would later influence some of his metal art pieces.

Rodney has been creating metal art since his early teens. His art work is inspired and influenced by the love of his daughters, the beautiful outdoors and his true appreciation of nature. Rodney also uses his daily tree work as inspiration for his beautiful hand-made art pieces. His keen eye for shape and form are not only evident in his metal art pieces but also in his daily tree work. Rodney has a very artistic eye for nature and its many forms of beauty, whether it is trimming a tree or finding the perfect piece of driftwood for one of his unique art pieces. All of his art work is hand-made and one of a kind. He really enjoys making custom pieces for his customers and spends hours designing and hand crafting each one in his studio, often with his schipperke, Sadie watching closely nearby.   

Garden Essentia, 20152 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline 98155, 206-453-3920.


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Irish Heritage Week play has deep Shoreline roots - A Rose for Danny March 6-9, 13-16


A Rose for Danny is the story of an Irish-American family caught between their grandfather’s uprooted status as an immigrant and his children’s desire to move on into the future of America. It was inspired by true events in the playwright's family.

Long time Shoreline resident and 1975 Shoreline College graduate Kevin Moriarty will be presenting the Seattle Premiere of a "A Rose for Danny" being presented by the Irish Heritage Players theater group, in association with the Irish Heritage Club of Seattle, March 6-9 and 13-16 at Seattle Center. Curtain at 7:30pm and 2pm on Sunday. Tickets available online.

The play has deep Shoreline roots. Through the late Willy Clark of the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council, it had its first public reading at the Shoreline Center in 2000. It was selected to be the very first in the new playwright series that Willy started. Tony Doupé was one of the readers.

The play went on to have its first workshop, followed by a main stage production at Shoreline Community College. Shoreline's head of Drama and Video production Tony DoupĂ© has been involved from day one with this play and is directing the Seattle premiere. Playwright Kevin Moriarty will be playing the lead role of his Irish grandfather Jack McCoy. 

Another Shoreline College graduate, Ryan Brummitt, will be performing the role of 'Tony Costello'. The role of the young boy 'Danny' will be played by Shoreline resident Cameron Lambert. Larson Eernissee (son of a City of Shoreline manager) will be playing 'Danny's' older brother 'Patrick'.''

Cast members include Sonia Perez, whose husband is involved with a Shoreline church, Rich Morris Jr., who has produced a film at SCC, Devin Rodger, who works at Shorecrest and Einstein, and Christopher Shine. Production member Elena Haas teaches acting for Shoreline Specialized Parks and Rec.

Moriarty says, "At its very heart, A Rose for Danny was given birth in the City of Shoreline. If it were not for the wonderful drama department, and continued support of the faculty and actors from the Shoreline community, this production would not be happening." 


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YMCA Trivia Night Wednesday at Jersey's Great Food

Join the Y for a fun evening of trivia and show off your knowledge. All proceeds benefit the Dale Turner Family Y Annual Campaign! For more info, contact Maura.

Trivia Night at Jersey’s Great Food, Wednesday, March 5, 8-10pm, 1306 N 175th St #101, Shoreline 98133, 206-546-4054.


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Poem: Love Can Make you Squirrelly Early


Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Love Can Make you Squirrelly Early
By Grandma Genie aka Jean Monce Bryant

There is a squirrel named Earl
He’s fallen for a girl
His heart is in a whirl

Before his needs were few
Good food—a bed or two
He’s not sure what to do

His mind is full of clutter
She’s near--he’s turned to butter
His heart is all aflutter

She is so very cute
He’d like to give pursuit
Dressed in his racing suit

He’d chase her up a tree
And down so speedily
He’d even utter “WHEE”

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

There is another bloke
He thinks for HIM she’s”spoke”
Earl know that is a joke

When she has passed Earl by
He’s seen her wink an eye
And seem a trifle shy

Now he’s a little older
He’ll get a little bolder
And brush against her shoulder

If she will say “I do”
And promise love so true
They’ll marry—wouldn’t you?

They’ll build a nest so high
Right up there near the sky
And babies soon we’ll spy

Then little earls will come right down
They’ll race around and cover ground
And squirrels FOREVER will abound!


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Death notices as of February 22, 2014

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


William Darwin Sage  1922-2014  Longtime Shoreline resident had a long career as a Chief Financial Officer in the automotive industry. The champion swimmer loved family, sports, and his dogs. Memorial donations to the Boys and Girls Club of North Seattle.

George J. Stoss Jr.  1941 - 2014  1960 graduate of Shoreline High School, he was the founder and CEO of Conveyor Engineering Company, G.J. Stoss and Associates and Ensalco. He loved the water and spent his free time on boats throughout Puget Sound. Member of Seattle Yacht Club and Queen City Yacht Club. Services at Holyrood.

Geraldine Aleda Coughlin  1927-2014  After treatment for alcoholism, she spent the rest of her life training professional alcohol counselors and creating and serving in leadership roles in alcohol and addiction related organizations. She taught at several community colleges, including Shoreline.

Nancy Tomlinson Long  1924-2014  Wife of The Reverend James G. Long, she held various professional positions within the Episcopal Church. Services at St. Dunstan's in Shoreline.

Don "Chips" Chiupka  1934-2014  Passed away in Palm Springs CA after a lengthy illness. He played hockey in the WHL for eight seasons, officiated in the WHL and coached junior hockey. Celebration of Life at the Innis Arden Clubhouse.

Lorenzo Garay Sandoval  1928-2014  Shoreline resident was born in Chile. Survived by his wife and five children and 12 grandchildren.

Phyllis Topham James  1943-2014  She had a long teaching career, culminating in being hired in 1989 for her "dream job" as a professor in computer science at Shoreline Community College. The Shoreline CC Foundation honored her with a faculty excellence award for teaching in 2000. She retired from SCC in 2009 as Professor Emerita. After retiring, Topham continued to teach developmental math part-time at the college. Shoreline Community College obituary.

Margaret Helen Metz Henrie  1929-2014  Taught elementary school in Seattle. Loved to garden. She played the organ at her church for over 40 years. Services were held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 102 N 132nd St in Seattle.

Donald Joe Ballmes  1929-2014  Shoreline resident passed away with his family by his side. Survived by his wife of 60 years, five children and their families.

Linda Jean Schack  1940-2014  Passed away unexpectedly at her home. She worked at the Shoreline Community College Bookstore for 30 years. "She loved her time there helping others and making many lifelong friends."

Virginia Reid  1925-2014  Survived by long-time partner Bob Dreisbach. "They enjoyed folk dancing, hiking, climbing, skiing, camping and traveling to Europe. One week before her death she was dancing at Waltz & etcetera’s Monday night dance. She was active in the Mountaineers, Skandia Folk Dance, Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, and the Rolling Crones." Services at Shoreline Unitarian Church.

Harold James Rowland  1921-2014  Jim Rowland was President and CEO of Rowland Motors, a family business since 1920. He enjoyed stamp collecting, Husky Football, and traveling to away-games with his wife Lynn, who died in 1993. Involved in the Episcopal Church for many years. Services at St. Dunstan's in Shoreline.

George C. Reeves  1919-2014  George and his wife Joan moved to Lake Forest Park from Hawaii in 1957, raising their family there. Reeves worked in the stock brokerage business and retired to Seattle.

Peter Austin Erie  1957-2014  Worked at the Fircrest School in the late 1970s.

Carmel U. Myers  1927-2014  Died in Shoreline and was buried at Acacia in Lake Forest Park. Survived by a son, daughter, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Judith Ann Guich  1944-2014  Avid reader and gardener, she died after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Memorial Mass at St. Luke Parish in Shoreline.

Phillip "Chris" Rector Christopher  1926-2014  Production illustrator for the Boeing 747 in Everett. Lived in Edmonds, died in Shoreline.

Donald W. Patten  1929-2014  "He was among a party of 10, led by David Fasold, who inspected what they believe to be the resting place for the ark of Noah, near Dogubayazit, Turkey." Supporter of Shoreline Christian School. Arrangements by Acacia in Lake Forest Park.

Dale W. Klein  1942-2014  Grew up in Shoreline, attending and graduating from Shoreline Schools: Ronald Elementary, Christ the King, Shoreline High School class of 1960. Raised his family in Shoreline where he was actively involved in school and community activities: Shoreline Jaycees, JCI Senator, member of LFP Elementary WatchDOGS (dads of great students). Funeral mass at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline.

Terry Allen Lee  age 57  "In lieu of gifts or flowers, you are encouraged to donate to Terry's one last unfinished project - a party and BBQ deck at Holy Apostles Church" in Shoreline.

Stephen Ross  1945-2014  An honored singer with a rich bass voice. Services at St. Dunstan's in Shoreline.  

Irene F. Knight  1925-2014  She worked in the shipyards during WW II, raised a family with her first husband, travelled the country in a small plane with her second husband, raised race horses with her third husband when they weren't traveling the world. After his death, she moved to Shoreline and volunteered at the Senior Center until 2003 when she moved to Montana.

Gordon M. Penix, U.S.C.G. Ret.  1929-2014  In 1947 he married Carole Leigh and they had three daughters whom they raised in Seattle and Shoreline. Retired from the Coast Guard after 21 years.

Eugene L. "Bud" Parmelee  1940-2014  Memorial service at Shoreline Full Gospel Fellowship, 15415 5th Ave NE.

Helen Ann O'Connor Coghlan  1924-2014  She loved all gardens, flowers, and birds. Over 50 years, she turned her Shoreline yard into a "fertile paradise in front and back yards." Service at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline.

Patrick M. Higby  1958-2014  He wrote five books on the "Adventures of Jim McClair". Worked at Shoreline Community College as a math tutor.

Marilyn V. Toroni  1924-2014  Third of 13 children, she raised four of her own. Rosary and Mass at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline.



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Arts Council March events

We love the Arts Council
Photo by Jerry Pickard

These are the Arts Council sponsored events scheduled for the rest of March 2014.


  • March 8, Seattle Chinese Orchestra, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center tickets
  • March 10, Playwright's Lab, Shoreline Center FREE
  • March 22, Art Rise Dance (children's performance) SCC get tickets here or at the door
  • March 29, Edible Book Festival, Third Place Commons FREE


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Number of homeless students in Washington tops 30,000

From OSPI - Office of the Superintendent of Public Education

For the sixth year in a row, the number of homeless students in Washington state has increased.

Numbers released recently by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction show that 30,609 students were counted as homeless. The number is an 11.8 percent increase from 2011-12 and a 47.3 increase from 2007-08.

Collecting and reporting homeless numbers is a requirement of the federal McKinney- Vento Act, which applies to all homeless children and youth.

Specific reasons for the increase are difficult to determine at the state level. Many community factors – such as lack of housing options, a major employer moving out of a region, the local job market – may contribute.

The McKinney-Vento Act ensures that homeless children have access to “the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youths.”

The lack of a stable home puts tremendous pressure on homeless students. Mobility rates are higher than students in homes, absentee rates are higher, health problems are more prevalent and graduation rates are lower.

McKinney-Vento defines a student as homeless if he or she lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. In practical terms, the student is classified as homeless if he or she lives in:
  • Emergency or transitional shelters;
  • Motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds;
  • Shared housing due to loss of housing or economic hardship;
  • Hospitals secondary to abandonment or awaiting foster care placement;
  • Cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing or similar situations; or
  • Public or private places not ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations for human beings.

Districts are required to annually report their homeless student numbers based on the McKinney-Vento definition.

The law requires that homeless students be given the same access to education as other students and cannot be separated from other students. Where feasible, the student can remain in the district he or she was in before becoming homeless and is provided transportation to and from school.

Washington state receives about $950,000 per year from the federal government to help homeless students. That money is given to districts in the form of competitive grants, with money going to districts with the greatest need.

The money can be used for a variety of activities for homeless students, including: helping to defray the excess cost of transportation; tutoring, instruction and enriched educational services; supplies and materials; and early childhood education programs. Districts that do not receive McKinney-Vento grant funding can use Title I or other state or federal funding sources to support the educational needs of homeless students.

All districts are required to have a homeless liaison, who is tasked with identifying, enrolling and setting up services for homeless students.

Homeless students in Washington state
  • 2008-09:  20,780
  • 2009-10:  21,826
  • 2010-11:  26,049
  • 2011-12:  27,390
  • 2012-13:  30,609
For more information
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is the primary agency charged with overseeing K–12 education in Washington state. Led by State School Superintendent Randy Dorn, OSPI works with the state’s 295 school districts and nine educational service districts to administer basic education programs and implement education reform on behalf of more than one million public school students.


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Cosmetic demos and hair styling tips at Bartells on Thursday

The Shoreline Bartell Drugs is at Gateway Plaza
at 185th and Aurora Ave N

Bartell Drugs celebrates healthy and beautiful living during its “Spring Health & Beauty Event,” March 2-15 at participating Bartells locations in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Activities at selected locations will include health clinics, free beauty “mini makeover” demonstrations and hair styling tips by Conair®, and product samples ranging from cosmetics to dental care.

The “Spring Health & Beauty Event” schedule for the Shoreline store, located at 18420 Aurora Ave North, Shoreline, includes cosmetic demonstrations and hair styling tips.

Cosmetic Demonstrations on March 6, from 3-6pm 

Cosmetic Demonstrations—free of charge. Cosmetologists will give free “mini makeovers” that focus on the latest colors and products for Spring. Products include newest offerings from Revlon, Maybelline, NYX and Neutrogena..

Hair styling tips by Conair®-- March 6, 11am-2pm 

Hair styling tips by Conair®—free of charge. Representatives will spotlight the latest hair styling tools and tips.

For more information on participating store locations and schedules, visit the website.

Seattle-based Bartell Drugs owns and operates 63 locations (including a new, second store in Ballard opening March 7) throughout King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Family-owned since 1890, it is the oldest family-owned drugstore chain in the United States.


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Shoreline twins dance in Olympic Ballet production of Coppélia

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Coppélia in two performances by Olympic Ballet

Olympic Ballet Directors Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev present the much adored comedic ballet, Coppelia, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts and the Everett Performing Arts Center. 

Choreographed by Vinson and Gorboulev in 2011, the ballet is set in an Eastern European village where an eccentric doll maker, Dr. Coppelius, is busily scurrying about in his efforts to bring his beloved doll to life. 
Meanwhile Swanhilda, a village maiden, catches her boyfriend flirting with a beautiful girl on Dr. Coppelius' balcony and sets out to find out more about this mysterious maiden. Comedy ensues as Swanhilda finds out the girl's true identity and decides to teach everyone a lesson or two by impersonating this "mysterious maiden."

Former Principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ms. Vinson starred in Olympic Ballet Theatre's premiere of Coppelia, and reprises the role of Swanhilda for OBT's spring performances. Starring in another title role will be Co-Artistic Director Oleg Gorboulev, as Dr. Coppelius. Though both have danced leading roles together numerous times, this will be the first time that they will both appear on stage together since becoming directors of OBT in 2011. 

OBT featured dancers include Holly and Claire Christensen, 15 year old identical twins from Shoreline. Holly dances the roles of Swanhilda’s friend, as well as one of the brides from the four wedding couples in the third act. Claire, also one of Swanhilda’s friends, dances the Spinner variation in the third act. Both girls recently participated in the internationally recognized Youth America Grand Prix competition and were selected to compete in the final round to be held in New York in April.

There will be two performances only; the production will open March 29, 2pm at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, and close at the Everett Performing Arts Center on April 5th, 2pm. Everett patrons will be treated to live musical accompaniment by the 20 member OBT orchestra, arranged by Jeanne Case of the Seattle Symphony, and conducted by David Alexander Rahbee, Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of Washington School of Music.

For tickets and more information, visit OBT's website, or call 425-774-7570.

Located at 700 Main Street in Edmonds, Olympic Ballet Theatre offers a thriving professionally oriented ballet company which promotes dance as a creative performing art and engages the widest possible audiences with a stimulating repertoire of classical, contemporary and dramatic ballets.


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Bastyr teaching clinic expands integrative oncology services

Cancer patients will have greater access to natural therapies that complement their conventional oncology treatments

In order to better serve the needs of the increasing number of cancer patients interested in receiving high-quality integrative care, Bastyr Center for Natural Health is expanding its integrative oncology program in March 2014. The Bastry Center for Natural Health is the primary teaching clinic for Bastyr University, and is located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle at 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle 98103, 206-834-4100.

The teaching clinic, the largest natural health clinic in the Northwest, will now provide enhanced care and amenities to cancer patients, including comprehensive clinical care, laboratory services and an on site dispensary to fill prescriptions.

“We needed a bigger, better space to provide optimal care for our oncology patients,” says Leanna J. Standish, PhD, ND, LAc, FABNO, who previously treated integrative oncology patients at the University’s campus in Kenmore, Wash. 

Dr. Standish and her colleagues will work with patients’ oncologists and other medical specialists to provide complementary treatments in:
  • Naturopathic medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Botanical medicine
  • Nutritional care
  • Mind-body medicine (such as yoga and meditation)
Integrative cancer care aims to help keep quality of life at the forefront of a patient’s treatment plan by focusing on the patient’s whole body, mind and spirit. Clinicians focus on strengthening patient’s immune systems while also helping them withstand chemotherapy and other treatments with difficult side effects. 

Bastyr Integrative Oncology Research Center is the first integrative cancer research center in the country to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and has partnered with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington on groundbreaking cancer studies.

Bastyr University is located in Kenmore.


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Shoreline Library Board meets Thursday

Shoreline Library
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
The Shoreline Library Board will meet on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 6:30pm at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th Ave.

City staff will review the process for transition of board members, hear reports of library activities, and reports from individual board members. The public is invited and there is a public comment opportunity.

The Shoreline Library Board was formed by the City Council in the spring of 1996 to act as a liaison to the King County Library System Board of Trustees, the City Council and the citizens of Shoreline. It provides information, makes recommendations relating to the Shoreline and Richmond Beach Libraries, promotes programs and reviews library policies. The Library Board consists of nine members, including two non-voting youth members, from whom a chair and vice chair are elected annually.

The Library Board meets at 6:30pm on the first Thursdays of January, March, May, July, September and November. The meetings are held alternately at the Shoreline Library and the Richmond Beach Library.


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Sound Transit and Seattle City Light build an osprey nest

Osprey nest installation
Photo courtesy Sound Transit

From Mike Harbour, Sound Transit Deputy CEO

You don’t often see osprey and transit mentioned together, but that was the case this week when Sound Transit and Seattle City Light teamed up to install an osprey pole adjacent to our Link Operations and Maintenance Facility in the SODO area of Seattle.

It’s an interesting story that goes back a few years. A pair of osprey have been nesting on a cell phone tower located on the Operations and Maintenance property for at least nine seasons, hatching chicks each year. Then last fall, T-Mobile removed the nest from the cell tower and installed a device to prevent the birds from returning. Bird nests can interfere with cell tower and power pole operations, sometimes even causing fires on the poles.

Meanwhile, dedicated O&M staff had been following the osprey for years and experts knew the birds would likely return looking to nest on another pole in the area. To avoid future problems, we worked with Seattle City Light this week to install a 60-foot tall telephone pole with an osprey platform on top in the corner of our O&M Facility.

The pole was successfully installed and will be a safe, long-term place for the birds to nest.


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Shoreline Concert Band in performance March 11 at Shorewood Performing Arts Center

Shorewood Performing Arts Theatre
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The Shoreline Concert Band will perform its program of “Classy Classics” on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 7:30pm at the new Shorewood High School Performing Arts Center, 17300 Fremont Ave N.

Featured guest groups:
  • Shoreline Community College Shoreline Singers directed by Dr. Fred Lokken and the 
  • Around the Sound Concert Band directed by Michael Alstad.
Special guests, the All-State band musicians from Shorecrest and Shorewood, will be honored by Shoreline Community College President Daryl Campbell and then participate with the concert band in the finale, “Ballet Parisien” by Offenbach.

Three SCB band members will also be honored for their selection to the College Band Directors National Association Honor Band. 
  • Josh Abrahamson, trumpet, 
  • Aaron Weed, Euphonium, and 
  • Antonio Asessa Deleo, flute
They will travel to Reno, Nevada in two weeks to represent Shoreline Community College by performing in this honor band.

Other great classics being performed by the Shoreline Concert Band will include Moussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and music by Rossini and Shostakovich.

The Shoreline Concert Band is celebrating its 30th year of performing and Ken Noreen is celebrating his 50th year of directing bands in Shoreline.

Tickets are available only at the door and range from $8-$4.

Call Ken Noreen for more information at 206-227-3842.


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Tech Talk: When Text Size varies and Defaults Don’t Apply

By Brian Boston

A couple of weeks ago, I started talking about how to make text and objects on your screens more visible and usable. It’s a step in my personal campaign to have technology work to our benefit instead of us having to accommodate small screens, tiny pointers, and hard-to-read text. The basic changes we covered help in many cases, but not all situations. While application developers are encouraged to accommodate changes in font size and other options in their programs, it has taken many years for this approach to become standard practice.  

Applications Which Make Up Their Own Rules
iTunes, for example, is notable for not following the font sizes you chose in Windows or on the Mac. While going its own way gives iTunes a unique look, it can also challenge those trying to see its song lists and sidebar. Those items shown in their default size can be challenging on a high-resolution screen.


iTunes 11 provides a minimal solution to this problem. For the Mac you can go to Preferences under the iTunes Menu. On the PC, it is either the Edit Menu in the application or the app’s general menu (). Once in Preferences, you can go to the General tab and click the check box to “Use large text for list views.”


When in Doubt, Just Magnify Everything!
If that adjustment isn’t enough in iTunes or the application you are using doesn’t provide any font size adjustment, there is a still a “fall-back” option. You can use the magnification feature in the operating system to magnify the display.

For Apple Mac this is called “Zoom” that can be turned on in Accessibility settings In System Preferences. Microsoft chose to make its “Magnifier” a separate program in Windows that can be launched through an icon or keyboard shortcut. Both increase and decrease the screen magnification by using keyboard combinations.

Apple’s tablets and smartphones also have Zoom capability as well as their competitors, Android, and Windows Phone.


With the exception of Windows Magnifier, these magnification tools first need to be switched on in their respective Accessibility or “Ease of Access” settings before zooming controls will work.

Expanding Your Web Browsing Experience
While complete screen magnification can relieve most screen “squinting,” it isn’t always the best viewing experience. An expanded view means that you have to move around to see everything, especially on busy web pages to find information or click links.

Fortunately, most web browsers provide ways to magnify and reflow page text and images. This is a much nicer way to display web pages, especially pages.

On the PC side, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Google’s Chrome, and Mozilla’s Firefox web browsers all use Cntrl+Plus () and Cntrl+Minus (‒) to expand or contract text on a web page. If you prefer to use the mouse’s wheel, you can perform the same actions while holding down the Cntrl key and moving the wheel back and forth. Touch systems with IE and Chrome can also use two fingers stretching apart to expand or pinching together to contract.

For Safari on the Mac, it’s a similar keyboard combination for expanding/contracting, Cmd+Plus and Cmd+Minus. In the more touch-oriented iPhone/iPhone works, the stretch/pinch technique works fine in Safari.

Fortunately, browsers on most other mobile devices running on Android and Windows Phone also use stretching and pinching to enlarge or reduce text size on web pages. It’s nice to see this level of conformity across web browsers.   Now we just have to get other application makers to follow suit.

Playing with Your Sizing Options
Do you have applications with hard-to-read text or images?  If the techniques I laid out in my last article on this topic don’t improve the situation, check the application’s preferences or display options for ways to control the size of these items. Failing that, you can try these tips to improve your experience and reduce the discomfort of accommodating your technology.

Do you have a follow up on this topic or technical question on that needs to be answered or explored? Please share it with me at brian@bostonlegacyworks.com. Your question may show up here on Tech Talk.

Brian Boston supported Microsoft products during his 18+ years with the company and now teaches, consults, and troubleshoots a wide range of software and hardware devices for Boston Legacyworks.


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Expert on Hinduism to speak at installation of new Richmond Beach Congregational Church pastor at Sunday afternoon service

Swami Bhaskarananda will speak at
RB Congregational installation Sunday
An expert on Hinduism will be guest speaker at the installation of the Rev. Paul Ashby as pastor of the Richmond Beach Congregational Church Sunday at 2pm.

The speaker will be Swami Bhaskarananda, director of the Vedanta center of Western Washington and author of six books, including the newly published “How to Get Along With Others.” His text, “Hinduism,” is used throughout the world as an introductory text on the college level.

Ashby says that he has come to know Bhaskarananda through interfaith activity since Ashby came to Richmond Beach in July.

Ashby describes Bhaskarananda as an inspirational speaker.

The church is at the corner of Northwest Richmond Beach Road and 15th Avenue Northwest.


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Shoreline deputy arrested after Mill Creek accident

A King County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday morning after he rear ended a car in Mill Creek early in his shift.

The accident occurred just before 7am near NE 132nd St and Bothell/Everett Hwy. Mill Creek officers responded and noticed that the deputy showed signs of impairment.

A Washington State Patrol drug recognition expert was requested after alcohol was ruled not a likely factor. WSP obtained a search warrant and had blood drawn from the deputy. The deputy was processed and released pending results of the blood test.

The other driver suffered very minor injuries but was taken to a hospital for observation as a precaution.

The deputy, age 47, is a 19 year veteran currently assigned to the City of Shoreline.

Mill Creek Police will conduct the criminal investigation.

The King County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a separate internal investigation into the matter.   

“We will wait for the blood results to determine the cause of the impairment and then complete the internal investigation,” said Sheriff John Urquhart.

The deputy has been placed on administrative leave which is standard while the investigation is ongoing.  


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Eastside CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit or Hyperactivity Disorder) meeting March 18

Eastside CHADD, serving north Puget Sound, routinely brings in speakers who are experts on ADHD and other learning disorders. The meetings are held in Kirkland, at Evergreen Healthcare - formerly Evergreen Hospital. 

On Tuesday, March 18, from 7-9pm, Dr. Jessica Horsfall will speak on the topic "Demystifying Neuropsychological and Educational Assessment: What do the test results mean for your child?"

Learn how processing, memory, and language difficulties impact your child's learning.

Dr. Horsfall is a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of learning disorders, ADHD/ADD, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurological disorders and syndromes (epilepsy, memory disorders, brain injury/concussion, and brain tumors).
Dr. Horsfall recently relocated to Washington from California where she was an Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Services at the UCLA Medical Psychology Assessment Center (MPAC) at the Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. At UCLA she was responsible for the training of all interns and postdoctoral fellows in the neuropsychology program and was the primary neuropsychologist for the neuro-abilitation, neurosurgery, and epilepsy services. 
Dr. Horsfall received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Yale University and Pacific Graduate School of Psychology and completed a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at UCLA. Dr. Horsfall currently practices in Bellevue, WA.

Eastside CHADD is an all-volunteer group and would appreciate help getting set up for the meetings. Doors open at 6:30pm and volunteers are welcome.

The presentation will begin promptly at 7:00pm.

The meeting is free for CHADD Members; Non-members suggested donation is $5.

LOCATION:
Evergreen Healthcare (Formerly Evergreen Hospital Medical Center) Surgery & Physicians Center 
12040 NE 128th St, Kirkland 98034
Room TAN 101 (downstairs). 
425-899-1000

DIRECTIONS:

From Southbound I-405

Take the NE 124th Street exit (exit 20)
Turn left onto NE 124th Street.
Turn left at the second light onto 124th Avenue NE.
Take the next right, onto 120th Ave NE.
Go up the hill and turn right onto NE 130th Lane.
Follow the signs to the parking garage.
Park and follow the signs to the Evergreen Surgery & Physicians Center.

From Northbound I-405

Take the NE 124th Street/Totem Lake Boulevard exit (exit 20B).
Keep to the right (Totem Lake Boulevard).
Proceed straight through the light.
Go up the hill and turn right onto NE 130th Lane.
Follow the signs to the Blue entrance parking garage.
Park and follow the signs to the Evergreen Surgery & Physicians Center.

Eastside CHADD normally meets the third Tuesday of the month, September - June (except December). Support and information for families and individuals living with ADHD. 


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Heavy security continues at Ridgecrest Elementary

Friday, February 28, 2014

Heavy police security continued at Ridgecrest Elementary Friday, as Shoreline Police continued their investigation into the threatening emails sent to the principal and some staff.

Ridgecrest photo by
Steven H. Robinson
"This is our top priority," said Shoreline Police Chief Shawn Ledford.

School spokespeople and police continued to stress that the school is safe and the children are safe at school. 

The emails started arriving on Sunday and continued through the week. The school has not disclosed the contents of the emails or nature of the threats, but took them very seriously.

The school cancelled a Science Night event scheduled for Tuesday and kept the children in at recess, as precautions.


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Marc McCartney to be honored as 2014 Support Person of the Year

Marc McCartney, Shoreline Schools
Support Person of the Year

Marc McCartney, theater manager/technician and district moving coordinator, has been selected as the 2014 Shoreline Schools Support Person of the Year. 

Marc will be honored at a reception at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 10 in the Shoreline Center lobby as the District kicks off Support Staff Appreciation Week. The community is invited.

“Marc is a man with an incredible work ethic,” his nomination read in part. “As a teacher, theater technician and recently the coordinator of the move into two new high schools, Marc sets a standard for both students and staff.”

Marc has worked for the District for more than 25 years and is a graduate of Shorewood High School. He has managed the Shorecrest theater for many years, now adding the new facility at Shorewood to his duties as well. He is also a teacher of theater lighting and set design.

“What most people do not see is the professional instruction given by Marc to our students who coordinate every light, curtain, microphone and need of our actors and musicians on stage. None of this would happen at this level of excellence if it weren’t for Marc’s teaching,” the nomination continued.

Over the past two years Marc has taken on the responsibility of coordinating the successful moves of both high school staffs into their new buildings.

“(We) can’t begin to express how many endless and late night hours Marc has given to staff, vendors, construction workers and central office personnel to make these massive moves a success.”

The Support Person of the Year award has been made annually since 1998 and is selected by a committee of staff and community members from nominations received from around the District. The recipient also receives a professional development grant from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation.


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Four Calls for Artists from the City of Shoreline

There are currently four Calls for Artists on the City of Shoreline’s website including:

  1. significant sculpture for the next Sculpture Stroll,
  2. outdoor very temporary environmental / recycled sculpture installations for From the Ground Up,
  3. artists for Piano Time pianos, and an
  4. artist opportunity at Sunset School Park.

Artists are encouraged to check them out to see if their creative work fits with one or more of these opportunities. The Public Art page has all the information and directions for entry by email.

Deadlines for these Calls vary from April 3-9. Questions? Contact Ros Bird.


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Rummage sale at Shoreline Covenant Church Saturday


RUMMAGE SALE 
Shoreline Covenant Church
Saturday, March 1
9am-3pm

1330 North 185th Street  |  Shoreline

Housewares, toys, jewelry, shoes, clothing, bedding & linens, books, sporting goods, art, furniture, lamps, baskets, baby equipment, electronics, crafts, fabric, tools, camping gear, collectibles…and more.  


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Photo: Day Camp for Crows

Day Camp for Crows
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

A spring-like warmth filled the air along with the chatter of the crows as they inhabited the old Madrona tree at the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park.


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Shorewood swimmers finish eighth in State 3A boys’ swimming

Shorewood placed eighth in team scoring at the State 3A swimming and diving championship Feb. 21-22 in Federal Way.

Boys’ State championships
At King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Saturday, Feb. 22

* Automatic All-American
** All-American consideration

CLASS 4A
Finals

200-yard medley relay — 1, Issaquah, 1:35.91.
200 freestyle — 1, E. Kim, Eastlake, 1:37.42*.
200 individual medley — 1, Woodbury, Curtis, 1:50.31*.
50 free — 1, Anderson, Federal Way, 20.19*.
Diving — 1, Klassen, Redmond, 468.75.
100 butterfly — 1, Bublitz, Kentridge, 48.80*.
100 free — 1, E. Kim, Eastlake, 43.90*.
500 free — 1, Geideman, Richland, 4:36.13.
200 free relay — 1, Gig Harbor, 1:27.91.
100 backstroke  — 1, Anderson, Federal Way, 48.10*; 2, Woodbury, Curtis, 49.33*.
100 breaststroke — 1, Schendel, Roosevelt, 57.13**.
400 free relay — 1, Kentridge, 3:12.66.

CLASS 3A

Team scores (Top 10) — Mercer Island 337, Bellevue 282.5, Lakeside (Seattle) 233.5, Bainbridge 130, Hazen 122.5, Peninsula 114, Hanford 108, Shorewood 107, Kennedy Catholic 87, O’Dea 81.

Finals
200 medley relay — 1, Bellevue, 1:34.09*; 2, Lakeside, 1:34.99**; 3, Mercer Island, 1:35.46**.
200 free — 1, Wertz, Hanford, 1:41.81.
200 IM — 1, Devine, Lakeside, 1:47.60*; 2, Thach, Kennedy Catholic, 1:50.29*.
50 free — 1, Lorr, Interlake, 20.90** … 3, Andrew Garrison, Shorewood, 21.56.
Diving — 1, Aaron Moss, Shorecrest, 451.80; 2, Friedman, Peninsula, 381.60.
100 fly — 1, McCarthy, Bellevue, 49.12*; 2, Thach, Kennedy Catholic, 50.30**; 3, Hamlik, Prairie, 50.34**.
100 free — 1, Deiparine, Mercer Island, 46.46.
500 free — 1, Devine, Lakeside, 4:29.56*; 2, Grant Heisey, Shorecrest, 4:38.70.
200 free relay — 1, Mercer Island, 1:25.97** … 3, Shorewood (Galen Kintner, Andrew Garrison, Jonah Hoverson, Tore Landboe) 1:28.05.
100 back — 1, McCarthy, Bellevue, 48.64*; 2, Montemayor, Chief Sealth, 50.35**; 3, Hamlik, Prairie, 51.16**.
100 breast — 1, Riggs, Peninsula, 56.98**; 2, M. Ciliv, Bellevue, 57.27**; 3, Andrew Garrison, Shorewood, 59.63.
400 free relay — 1, Mercer Island, 3:07.36*; 2, Bellevue, 3:10.05**


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Spend the evening in Greater Tuna with the Driftwood Players

March 13-16 - four performances only
at the Wade James Theatre
Greater Tuna
By Jason Williams, Ed Howard, and Joe Sears

The hilarious send-up that started it all!

An irreverent look at small town morals and mores, two performers (Kevin Boze and Driftwood Players veteran Terrence Boyd) create the entire population of Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.  Director Paul Fleming will have you gasping for breath during this rapid fire comedy of quick-change artistry and gut-busting bravado.

As with our surprise best-seller last season The 39 Steps, this TIPs show has only four performances March 13-16. 

Tickets are $14.00 online or call 425-774-9600.

See ya’ll soon now, ya hear?

The Driftwood Players is the performance group which performs at the Wade James Theatre, 306 Main Street in Edmonds.


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Shoreline submits its Point Wells scoping comments to Snohomish County

The City has submitted its scoping comments to Snohomish County as part of the County’s state mandated environmental review of the proposed Point Wells development. The City’s comments reflect the concerns heard expressed by residents and identifies anticipated project impacts that need to be studied as part of the environmental review process. Determined to make sure a full evaluation of anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation is conducted, the City is also seeking funding from Snohomish County to help off-set the cost of hiring technical experts to help review and verify the results of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS).

Through Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act, when a proposed project is likely to result in significant adverse impacts, the permitting agency is required to prepare an EIS. In the case of Point Wells, Snohomish County is the agency issuing the permits. The EIS reviews the project’s impacts and provides reasonable alternatives and possible mitigation. The first step in the process is to conduct “scoping”, which is the community’s opportunity to comment on the anticipated project impacts and alternatives that should be evaluated.

Once Snohomish County has determined the scope it will begin preparing the draft EIS. The EIS will analyze the probable impacts of the project and reasonable alternatives, and may include studies, modeling, etc. It is anticipated that the County will release the draft EIS later this year.  Both the general public and specific agencies, such as the City, will be able to review and comment on the findings and recommendations of the draft EIS. Before a final EIS is completed, Snohomish County will analyze and respond to the comments received on the draft. Once all of that work is completed, Snohomish County will release the final EIS. The final EIS will be used in Snohomish County’s decision-making process in issuing permits for the development.

To learn more, visit the webpage or contact Planning and Community Development Director Rachael Markle 206-801-2531.


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March Membership Luncheon at Chamber to hear about the Business of Communicating


Membership Luncheon, Wednesday, March 12, 11:45am, Shoreline Center, Spartan Room at the far north end of the complex. $20, RSVP

The Shoreline Chamber of Commerce will hear from Jacqueline Brown MA, CCC-S, Program Director and Speech Language Pathologist on The Business of Communicating at their meeting on March 12th.

Jacqueline will discuss the development of speech and language skills in children and how trained speech pathologists can intervene, leading to a child's success in life. She will also show a short video in which parents talk about their experience with children with speech and language problems.

RSVP before March 11. To reserve a spot for lunch send an email to the Chamber or register online


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