Certified election results for 46th District

Sunday, September 7, 2014

By Evan Smith



County officials certified results from the Aug. 5 primary Tuesday, Aug. 19. The secretary of state certified results for districts that cross county lines Friday Aug. 22.

Here are final, certified primary results from the 46th Legislative District, including Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and northeast Seattle:


Senator
Candidate                                                               Votes             Percentage 
*David Frockt (Prefers Democratic Party)            24,511            79.34%
*Van Sperry (Prefers Republican Party)                 6,324             20.47%
Write In                                                                         59              0.19%
Total votes                                                             30,894         100.00%
Blank/Invalid                                                           1,595
Total ballots                                                           32,489
Voter turnout                                                          34.33%
*Qualified for Nov. 4 general election

State Representative, position 1

Candidate                                                                Votes            Percentage 
* Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party)             23,984             97.57%
Write-In                                                                       598              2.43%
Total Votes                                                               4,582            100.00%
Blank/Invalid                                                            7,907
Total ballots                                                            32,489
Voter turnout                                                          34.33%
*Qualified for Nov. 4 general election


State Representative, position 2

Candidate                                                                 Votes            Percentage
* Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party)           11,552              55.73%       
*J Branden Curtis (Prefers Republican Party)         7,095                 34.23%
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Write In                                                                         88                    0.29%
Total votes                                                              20, 727            100.00% 
Blank/Invalid                                                             7,907
Total ballots                                                            32,489
Voter turnout                                                          34.33%
*Qualified for Nov. 4 general election

Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com

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Create and Make Workshop: Drawing in Silverpoint

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Learn a new skill and have a great time doing it!

Want to get out of the house and try something new? Always wanted to explore your creative side but worry about “not being able to draw?” Look no further!!  The Create and Make Workshops are here and are guaranteed to be tons of adult-creative fun that will shake up your routine and teach you something new.

Hey, the kids are going back to school, so why can’t we adults learn something new too!?!

Workshops kick off next Tuesday with Drawing in Silverpoint taught by Susan Jones who is a Natural Science illustrator and instructor of botanical illustration at the University of Washington Extension Program. The fun starts at 7pm at 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155 (in the Shoreline Center -  south Classroom wing). All supplies and materials will be included, so bring yourself (or round up a bunch of friends) and your sense of fun!

Drawing in Silverpoint with Susan Jones 
Tuesday, Sept. 9 or Wednesday, Sept. 10

In Medieval and Renaissance times, before graphite (“lead”) pencils were available, artists such as Leonardo da Vinci used a piece of silver to sketch in their design for a painting on a canvas or create drawings on prepared papers. Today, you learn to draw with a sterling silver to create distinctive soft marks that warm and darken over time, creating a nature drawing that develops a beautiful patina with age.  Get Tickets to Drawing in Silverpoint.

Other Classes in the Create and Make Series:

  • Sumi Painting with Angie Dixon - Tuesday, Sept. 23 or Wednesday, Sept. 24
  • Relief Block Printing with Theresa Neinas - Tuesday, Oct. 7 or Wednesday, Oct. 8
  • Needle Felting with Erin Nix - Tuesday, Oct. 21 or Wednesday, Oct. 22
  • Acrylic Painting with Hester Mallonee - Tuesday, Nov.4 or Wednesday, Nov. 5

Each workshop is $35 or you can get a season pass to all 5 workshops in the Create and Make series for only $150. Season Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets.  

Got questions?  More info available on website or check out Facebook page. Want to talk to a human? Call the Arts Council at 206-417-4645 or Email Kelly Lie.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.


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Legion honors Barbara Williams with 2014 Life Changer Award


Barbara Williams accepts the American Legion Life Changer
Award from Post 227 commander Shane Freund.
Photo courtesy American Legion

American Legion Post 227 in Shoreline awarded their 2014 Life Changer Award to Barbara Williams.

Barbara was nominated by Mike Servais for her work as volunteer director of the Kiwanis Camp Casey program. The award was presented at a Post 227 meeting on Tuesday evening, September 2, 2014. In addition to a framed certificate, Barbara received a $200 gift certificate to dine in the Sky City restaurant atop the Seattle Space Needle.

This is  the third year the post has given the award.  It was won in 2012 by Mrs.  Lea Coates, whose wise counsel kept a young family from breaking up.  It was won in 2013 by Bill Briggs, Sr., who helped thousands of children with disabilities attend a free, week-long summer camp.


CITATION 
2014 Life Changer Award 
American Legion Post 227 

Barbara Williams has spent much of her life serving disabled children. As a high school student, she served as a counselor for Kiwanis Camp Casey, a one-week camp held on Whidbey Island each summer for children with physical disabilities. Later she served as a therapist in the public schools. 

After retirement, she became the volunteer director of the Kiwanis Camp Casey program. She is the main driver in raising the $50,000 in funding needed annually and in all other aspects of putting on the camp. She is a very active member of the North Central Seattle Kiwanis club. She is an active member of a local church and teaches vacation bible school each summer. She met her husband, Paul, a surgeon, when they were both high school counselors at Kiwanis Camp Casey. Barbara and Paul have two grown children. Barbara was nominated by Mike Servais, a Shoreline resident and a volunteer in the Kiwanis Camp Casey program before he moved to San Diego. 

Barbara has touched the lives and helped literally hundreds of children with physical disabilities and their parents. She is richly deserving of the American Legion Post 227 Life Changer Award.


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T-Birds open the season with a win over Everett

The Shorewood T-Birds opened the new football season with a win Friday night, beating the Everett Seagulls 30-14 at Shoreline Stadium.

Shorewood’s quarterback Aaron Okamura
fakes a handoff to running back Ronnie Gary.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Senior quarterback Aaron Okamura ran for one touchdown and threw for three more as the T-Birds overcame some typical first-game miscues to gain the victory.

Shorewood’s Bostyn Vordahl makes a cut against
the defender after catching a swing pass.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Senior Bostyn Vordahl hauled in one of the TD passes, and chipped in on defense with a key interception.

Thunderbird defensive lineman Erca Erdenebayar
reaches for the Gull Quarterback Griffey Lyte.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Junior Ronnie Gary, a transfer from Nathan Hale, showed his speed when he took in a short pass from Okamura and outraced the Seagulls to the end zone for a 65-yard TD.

Junior Isaac Whitaker scored on a 16-yd pass from Okamura, as well as making good on all four PAT tries for SW.

Shorewood running back Hassan Kone carrys the ball in first quarter action.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The going gets substantially tougher for the T-Birds next week when they host powerful Glacier Peak at 7pm on Friday.

The annual Rotary Cup Game against Shorecrest is slated for Friday Sept. 26.

Everett                     6    0    8    0     14
Shorewood               7    9    7    7     30




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Season tickets on sale now for Driftwood Players in Edmonds



The Edmonds Driftwood Players

Wade James Theatre

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW

MAINSTAGE

NIGHT WATCH
Sept. 19-Oct. 5, 2014

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 
Nov. 28-Dec. 21, 2014

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
February 20-March 8, 2015

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
April 17-May 10, 2015

BOEING, BOEING 
June 12-28, 2015 



TIPs 
(Theatre of Intriguing Possibilities)



OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY 
October 16-19, 2014

LARK EDEN
January 15-18, 2015

OBLIVION
March 19-22, 2015

6TH FESTIVAL OF SHORTS
July 10-12, 2015

 
    

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A second road required for Point Wells?

Richmond Beach Drive is the only road leading to Pt Wells

According to the local organization Save Richmond Beach, Snohomish county development standards require two roads into major developments, such as Point Wells.

Standard 3-01 B. 5:
  • 5) A public road, private road or drive aisle serving more than 250 ADT shall connect in at least two locations with another public road, private road or drive aisle meeting the applicable standard(s) for the resulting traffic volume, so that a dead end road system is not created.
Point Wells currently has only Richmond Beach Drive, a two-lane drive which may not be adequate in itself for the amount of projected traffic.

There was a second road out of Point Wells, which went up what turned out to be an unstable, steep slope to the Town of Woodway. A section of that road washed out in the landslides of 2009 and it was deemed too expensive to rebuild safely.

However, there are unconfirmed reports that the wealthy developer has been looking into building a second road.


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SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog Saturday

Clay table
Photo by Bob Pfeiffer
Hands on art making for kids and adults - a contemplative labyrinth to walk - all kinds of music to listen to - Native American dancers - and a gem of a park.

It all adds up the the SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog. Today - Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Ronald Bog Park, 175th and Meridian, noon to 5pm. Free.

Music all day
Photo by Bob Pfeiffer

There is some parking on site, but more across the street at Meridian Park Elementary, and the Aurora Church of the Nazarene.

Watch Jennifer Rotermund build a living fence. Diggin' Shoreline always has something interesting to do. Or just bring a lunch and listen to the music.


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The history of gardens in Lake Forest Park


The Lake Forest Park Garden Club begins its 90th year of operation with a look back.

Vicki Stiles, Director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, will talk about the History of Gardens in Lake Forest Park.

The meeting is on Tuesday the 9th of September. The general meeting starts at 9:15am and the speaker at 10:30am, LFP Third Place Commons, at the stage area in the upper level. The Commons is in Town Center at the intersection of Ballinger and Bothell Way in Lake Forest Park.

New members are accepted throughout the year. Novice and experienced gardeners are welcome. The annual dues are $25.

For more information please click here to send email to the Lake Forest Park Garden Club.

We look forward to new people sharing fun and interesting info with us and our speakers.

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Artists in Action wanted for Shoreline City Hall & Spartan Recreation Center lobbies

Ann Blanch with sumi painting at last year's event
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Arts October! 2014

It’s almost time for Arts October! An opportunity for visual artists to connect with the public as Artists in Action in the City Hall and Spartan Recreation Center lobbies.

And, it’s an opportunity for staff and the public to stop by, watch an artist working and ask a question or two about materials and process. Let us know if you are interested in painting or working on another art medium for one or more days in City Hall’s two-story, light-filled lobby or the busy but spacious lobby at Spartan Rec.

Each selected artist will set up a self-contained “studio” space with easel or small table to create work. A floor covering to protect the polished concrete surface is required. Oils or other toxic materials are not allowed.

Ros Bird says, "If you have an idea for a simple interactive art project to accompany your own art creating, please let us know. This is not required but is always interesting. We will contact you for more details if the idea seems feasible in our spaces."

For more information about this Shoreline project contact Ros Bird, Public Art Coordinator or find the details on the City’s website.

Application deadline: September 15, 2014.



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Final, certified 32nd Legislative District primary results

By Evan Smith

County officials certified results from the Aug. 5 primary Tuesday, Aug. 19. The secretary of state certified results for districts that cross county lines Friday Aug. 22.

Here are final, certified primary results from the 32nd Legislative District, which includes Shoreline, part of northwest Seattle, Lynnwood, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County, and pairs of Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace.

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Shoreline City Manager: week of 9/12014

Friday, September 5, 2014

Update for Week of 9/1/2014
September 1 – No Meeting (Labor Day)

September 8 Council Meeting
·         Dinner Meeting (5:45 p.m.): Compensation Study Alternatives.
·         Regular Meeting:
o   Hidden Lake: Hidden Lake is a stormwater facility in Boeing Creek that was constructed by King County in 1996. This facility has the highest operational and maintenance cost of any stormwater facility in the City. Since 2002, the material removal costs for the facility has exceeded $600,000. On August 5, 2013, the City Council discussed this issue and authorized staff to proceed with the Hidden Lake Management Feasibility study. Staff will provide Council with the outcome of the study and staff’s recommendation on future maintenance of this area.
o   Executive Session – Personnel: This will be a joint meeting between the Council and me regarding my first six months as City Manager.

RWD Assumption and Boundary Review Board Process
At their September 4 meeting, the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board (BRB) voted to deny Shoreline's assumption of Ronald Wastewater District in Snohomish County. The BRB will vote on the final resolution at their September 11 meeting. The City can appeal the decision to the Snohomish County Superior Court within 30-days of the final decision. City Council will meet soon to determine whether or not to move forward with an appeal.

Interurban Trail Patrol Emphasis
In response to feedback we were getting from residents and users along the southern part of the Interurban Trail, the Police Department has been working to enhance their ability to patrol and promote public safety in this area. In July, the Police Department received authorization from Seattle City Light to implement a Trespass Program from their right-of-way along the trail in Shoreline. Seattle City Light will assist with prosecution. Officers have also been asked to step-up patrol emphasis in this area. Recently police have noted areas where indicators of criminal activity are present and the Community Services Officer recently disposed of approximately 50 needles gathered from the trail. I have also asked our Safe Neighborhoods/ Safe Community cross-departmental team to establish a plan that departments can jointly work on to help with this issue. I know that this week we received a letter from a couple regarding their experience and this couple has not previously participated in the neighborhood meetings on this issue. Staff will be following up with them.

Mail Theft Emphasis
Police and our Communications Division will be working on a community educational emphasis regarding mail theft and steps that can be taken to help deter and prevent this.

Meeting with Dr. Levine, Iora Health Care
This week Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee, Community Services Manager Rob Beem, and Human Services Planner George Smith met with Dr. Levine of Iora Health Care. Dr. Levine wanted to let us know that Iora Health Care would be opening a clinic in the space south of Joanne Fabrics on Aurora. The proposed clinic will be approximately 8,000 square feet. The Shoreline clinic, along with three other clinics opening concurrently, will be the first of their kind in the country to offer “concierge-style” services to Medicare Advantage clients (65+) who are insured through Humana.

Food Truck Thursdays in Ridgecrest
Last Thursday night was another great success –demand was high and the line was long. There is a possibility that next week we’ll add a second food truck. We have already added a desert truck. The remaining schedule is for 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates:
·         September 4: Off the Rez - Native American inspired cuisine including Indian Tacos & frybread serving Seattle's streets!
·         September 11: The Sammich Truck - Born from a love of sandwiches and a passion to create the classics that everyone knows and loves.

This and That
·         Marijuana Retail Stores: We have approved the applicants and locations of the two retail marijuana stores:
1.    Harvest Moon Enterprises will locate on Aurora close to McDonalds
2.    Sea-Shore Collective will remain at their current locations (17517 15th Ave NE), but convert from a medical marijuana dispensary to a retail store.
·         This week we had our annual “claims” review with the Washington Cities Association. Shoreline’s claims have totaled $217,000 over the last five years which is substantially lower than the average of $980,000 for the cities in our same rating group.

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Special direct service Sounder trains from Everett to the Puyallup Fair


You can do it at a trot, you can do it at a gallop, but it's more comfortable to take the train.

Sounder trains will serve fairgoers straight from Everett to Puyallup two Saturdays this year with free shuttle service between Puyallup Station and the fairgrounds - and remember that those trains have a regular stop in Edmonds.

Sound Transit will operate its popular special event Sounder service on Sept. 13 and 20 for people attending the Washington State Fair, making it extra easy for Puget Sound residents to "Do the Puyallup!" and avoid gas and parking costs. The Fair is also providing free shuttle service between Puyallup Station and the fairgrounds for all Sounder riders.

For the first time since operating Sounder trains to the Fair, Sound Transit is providing direct service for Snohomish County residents - including the Edmonds station.

Riders can skip lines and save up to 25 percent on train and fair tickets by buying a Sounder Train Express Pack in advance at thefair.com. Express Packs include a round-trip train fare and State Fair admission, and are only sold online. Price is based on boarding location.

And remember that a young man from Shoreline, Peet Montzingo, will be performing on opening day with the new boy band ZeroGravity (see previous story).

Train schedule
Two Sounder trains will take riders to the Fair. Two trains from Everett leave Edmonds at 9:22am and 10:57am., and arrive in Puyallup at 10:40am and 12:25pm, respectively.

The first return train leaves Puyallup for Seattle at 10:50am, with stops in Sumner, Auburn, Kent and Tukwila. Evening return trains to Snohomish stations depart Puyallup at 6:30pm and 8:00pm with stops in Sumner, Auburn, Kent, Tukwila, Seattle, Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett.

Tickets
To purchase Express Packet tickets, riders can go to the webpage, select "Buy North Pack" or "Buy South Pack," and follow the screen prompts. Tickets purchased online can be printed at home.

Riders also have the option of using their ORCA cards, or buying train tickets at the stations. Tickets at Snohomish County Sounder stations go on sale starting Sept. 1. The adult fare direct service from Edmonds is $4.25.

As with all Sound Transit services, fares are discounted for children, seniors and people with disabilities.

More information on special Sounder train service to the fair is available here

State Fair hours, admission fees and other information can be found at their webpage. Remember that a Shoreline native will be performing on opening day of the fair (see previous article).

Regular fares will apply for all Sound Transit services. ORCA and all standing transit passes will be accepted. Getting an ORCA card is a great way to skip lines at ticket vending machines. Cards cost $5 for adults, plus whatever amount a rider chooses to load in the card's E-Purse or the cost of a pass that is good for unlimited transit trips. ORCA works on trains, buses and ferries throughout the region. More information is available here.


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Are you ready for Spaghetti? Mark October 18 on your calendar


The Shoreline Firefighters Association will hold a spaghetti lunch to dinner on October 18 from 11:30am to 9pm at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Shoreline.

They would like you to mark the date in your calendar. More details will be published at a later date.


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New home for Richmond Beach contract postal station

Beach House Greetings at 4-Corners is the new home of the Richmond Beach contract postal unit which has been located at Spin Alley bowling alley in Richmond Beach.

The unit opened on Tuesday, September 2, at Beach House, 626 NW Richmond Beach Rd in the Village at Richmond Beach shopping center.



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Workshop: Rethinking the fall cleanup


Wildlife Habitat Gardening, Re-thinking the Fall Cleanup

Many of the tasks we include in our annual list of fall cleanup of the garden provide important food and shelter for wildlife. Shifting the fall cleanup to a spring cleaning can make all the difference. Learn which plants and how to do this with Jennifer Rotermund of Gaiaceous Gardens Urban Farm! Register online or call 206-440-5730. Class fee is $15 ($10 for members). 

Diggin’ Shoreline is an all-volunteer, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Annual memberships of $10 (individuals) and $20 (households) help support their mission to create opportunities for gardening in community. Your donations help make free community gatherings such as these possible. Members also enjoy discounts on classes. To join or renew, visit, complete the online application form and pay fee via PayPal. Your donation is tax-deductible.

Diggin’ Shoreline envisions people throughout our city inspired and nourished by gardening in community, with deep connections to our earth, our health, our cultures, and our neighbors. We invite you to imagine with us.


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Snohomish County BRB voted to deny Shoreline's assumption of Ronald Wastewater District in Snohomish County

On September 4, 2014, the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board (BRB) voted to deny the City of Shoreline's proposed assumption of the Ronald Wastewater District in Snohomish County. The final resolution will be voted on at their September 11 meeting and would serve as the final decision by the Snohomish County BRB.

The Board's decision can be appealed to Snohomish County Superior Court within 30 days of the final vote. City Council will review the Board's reasoning and then make a decision on whether to appeal or not.

"It is unfortunate Snohomish County's BRB has decided not to support Shoreline's assumption efforts in Snohomish County and maintain the District’s current service boundaries," stated Mayor Winstead. 
"While the Council will need to meet and discuss the Snohomish County BRB decision, the City is still moving forward with the assumption of the King County portion of the District, which makes up ninety-nine percent of the District."

The Ronald Wastewater District currently serves five customers in unincorporated Snohomish County.

On May 27, 2014, the City submitted its Notices of Intent to Assume the Ronald Wastewater District to the King County and Snohomish County BRBs. The BRBs are responsible for reviewing proposals for boundary changes by cities, fire districts, and water/sewer districts within their respective counties, including city or district annexations, new city incorporations, and district mergers.

King County's BRB unanimously instructed staff to bring forward a resolution approving of the assumption. That resolution will be voted on at the Board's September 18 meeting.

For more information about the City's assumption of Ronald Wastewater District visit the city webpage.


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Urgent appeal for used musical instruments


Shoreline Schools Music4Life™ is issuing an urgent public appeal for the donation of clarinets and other “lovingly used” musical instruments by adults who no longer need them.

“School is just starting and many more young people than expected are telling us they would like to participate in the school district’s instrumental music programs,” says Ken Noreen, President of Shoreline Schools Music4Life. “Our greatest need is for clarinets, but others are, as well, and all musical instruments are welcome.”

Shoreline Schools Music4Life is the local organization that acquires used musical instruments, gets them repaired if needed, and provides them free of charge to Shoreline Public Schools for use by students of low income families. The program was created two years ago by the school board and is sponsored in part by Shoreline Breakfast Rotary and the Rotary Club of Shoreline. 

“You don’t have to be a Rotarian to support Music4Life,” says David Endicott, the organization’s CEO. “All that’s necessary is that you understand the unique value that instrumental music plays in the life and education of a child.”

Research now shows that young people who participate in instrumental music programs tend to do better in math, science, history, literature, languages (both English and foreign), even in computer science and other desirable academic disciplines, Endicott says. “And that’s in addition to what it teaches them in terms of discipline and teamwork.”

Besides the Shoreline Schools program, Music4Life also operates programs supporting Edmonds, Everett, Highline, Mukilteo and Seattle Public Schools. The initiative acquires used instruments from the garages or attics of adults who understand that their highest and best use is to put them back into play. With adequate resources, Music4Life can also buy new musical instruments for school districts. Endicott emphasizes that resources developed in any community are used exclusively for the benefit of the students in that community, according to donor wishes.

Currently, at least 30 percent of all fifth and sixth grade students in Shoreline Public Schools who want to participate in instrumental music programs are from families that are income-eligible.

Endicott says it is important to fill out a Donor Form that is available on the Music4Life Website and put it in the case with the donated instrument. “The completed Donor Form allows us to track the instrument through any repairs that may be needed,” he says.

Shoreline Music4Life is supported in-part by grants from 4Culture, First Choice Health, Garvey Schubert Barer, local Rotary clubs and other local community leaders.


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Nature Speaks Column Writer is a Contributing Artist at SummerSet Arts Festival

Thursday, September 4, 2014


Article and Photos by Jennifer Rotermund

Seven years ago, my partner and I moved into our lovely little Shoreline home, in the Echo Lake Neighborhood. Like nomads, we had previously lived in apartments from Bothell to Belltown, so we were thrilled to be settling into a true neighborhood and own a yard. Much to our delight, since we wanted to get to know our neighbors, we found a house without a fence around it. I've spent the past seven years transforming the entire property from lawn on all sides into a certified wildlife habitat and urban farm. 

But recently, I found myself feeling a little over-exposed to the public (complete strangers walking by have begun to let their dogs off leash specifically to run around our yard and chase the wildlife, as if our yard was a public park, and doing damage in the process), so I began looking for ways to further protect the visiting wildlife while simultaneously expanding our existing habitat. Stubbornly, I also still refused to pay great sums of money to permanently wall off my entire property, but another idea began to hatch in my mind. 


Mother Nature, to me, is the best and greatest designer. From the swirl of a snail shell to the precise pattern of bifurcations of a tree branch, everything in nature seems to fall perfectly and beautifully into place. One day, I envisioned a natural fence meandering gracefully through my backyard similar to the old rock walls running along property lines in the New England, where I grew up, but made of sticks and branches and brush instead of stone.

I began pulling together branches and twigs from my garden and then setting them up, teepee style, in a naturally curved line along my back property line. I’d save dried herbs and perennial flowers, bundled to add interest, and some occasional conifer cones. Sometimes I’d even add in some natural yarn or wool for bird nesting material. To my delight, the moment I began this crazy construction, the birds and squirrels followed right behind me, busily exploring this new terrain. At the end of the day, I had a crazy, whimsical and wonderful privacy barrier that would stand up to the elements, slowly decompose in place improving the soil, and attract a greater variety of birds than I had ever seen in my yard.

As a professional wildlife habitat gardener, I've shared this idea with my clients and currently have several requests for others to be built.


In the meantime, I'm excited to announce that I'll be displaying a version of one of these walls in this year's SummerSet Arts Festival at Ronald Bog on September 6th from noon to 5pm. The theme of this year's festival is "The Journey Home," so in honor of that theme, and because this is a topic that is close to my heart, I'm building a four-part Wildlife Wall (as I call it) to stand in each of the four cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West) with natural items representing the spiritual symbolism of that direction from a variety of ancient belief systems incorporated into each section. This Earthen Sculpture will be fully interactive, and the center will represent the journey "inward" for each of us, or in other words, a type of "Journey Home."

The SummerSet Arts Festival is a gem of our city and a beautiful event that honors the original cultural traditions of the land where Shoreline now sits, and it showcases the beautiful and creative talents from our city. It's a fun, expressive festival that magically brings people together.  I hope to see you there. Please introduce yourself to me, especially if you've read this article and came to see this new creation: a Wildlife Wall!

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/ sacred 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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Fundraiser for Jacob's Well Oct 21

You are invited!
Vision House Shoreline | Jacob’s Well 


Building Hope 
Fundraising Dessert

Tuesday October 21
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Lynnwood Convention Center
Sarah Taylor, Spirit 105.3 – EmCee

Celebrate the completely up-and-running site, staff in place, 
and 12 homeless families who are so happy to call Jacob’s Well their home.

News of what’s happening next at Vision House Shoreline
Stories of inspiration and hope
from Vision House residents and staff
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and desserts
No cost to attend – bring a friend, share the vision!


Questions? Please call Venetia Vango at 425.273.6482 x 117.


All proceeds benefit homeless families living at Vision House - a 501©3 organization, providing transitional housing and support services in Shoreline, Renton and Burien to homeless women and their children; and separately to men in addiction recovery.


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