Get your holiday trees and greenery this weekend and support Shorecrest Spree

Thursday, December 4, 2014



Get your holiday trees, wreaths and greenery THIS WEEKEND!!

Shorecrest Senior Spree, a drug and alcohol free senior class graduation celebration sponsored by the Shorecrest PTSA, is having their annual fundraiser Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

There will be a great selection of Doug, Noble and Grand Firs available starting Friday, December 5th at Scott Sherman Auto Care, 1211 NE 175th St. in Shoreline.

Please come out and support Shorecrest seniors!!

Friday, December 5th – 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, December 6th – 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sunday, December 7th – 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.


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Public invited to music performances at Shoreline Schools in December

Correction - Dec. 10 two separate concerts with Einstein at 6:30pm
A section of the SW orchestra 2011
The Public is invited to any and all of the December concerts in Shoreline Schools. The student musicians have worked very hard to put on a good show and would appreciate packed house!

Dec. 9 • Shorewood High School band concert, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 9 • Syre Elementary and Einstein Middle School choirs greet Holiday Ships arrival at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 10 • Einstein/Shorewood orchestra concerts, 6:30pm Einstein and Shorewood; 7:45pm Shorewood, Shorewood theater.

Dec. 11 • Shorewood choir concert, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 15 • Kellogg Middle School jazz concert, 7 p.m.

Dec. 15 • Combined elementary bands concert, 8 p.m. Third Place Commons. at Lake Forest Park Towne Centre.

Dec. 16 • Shorecrest High School band and orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 17 • Combined elementary orchestras concert, 7:30 p.m., Third Place Commons. 

Dec. 18 • Shorecrest choir and orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m.

Saltwater Park 2021 NW 190th St, Shoreline 98177
Kellogg Middle School  16045 25th Avenue NE, Shoreline 98155
Third Place Commons Upper level, Town Center, LFP 


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Flags at half-staff Sunday

Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, December 7, 2014, for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day was created by Congress in 1994 in honor of those Americans killed or injured as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Flags should remain at half-staff until the end of the day on December 7 or first thing Monday morning, December 8, 2014.

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


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Catinas leads Shorewood gymnastic team

Shorewood Gymnastics Team
Photo by Geoff Vlcek

Captain Diana Catinas is beginning her fourth and final year as the cornerstone of the Shorewood Varsity Gymnastics Team. Catinas is a three time State qualifier and is a third year captain for the team. Seniors Morgan Ramsden and Olivia Berry are co-captains with Catinas.

Head Coach Susan Riley returns for her 25th season along with 10th year Assistant Coach Julie Bugai and 3rd year Volunteer Coach and 2012 Shorewood graduate, Kyla Riley.

“Once again we are in a rebuilding phase of our team. We lost two strong All Around gymnasts to graduation” said Head Coach Susan Riley. “We have a unique team this year, with six seniors, no juniors and nine underclassman. Their skill ranges from beginners to a few that have done competitive gymnastics in the past.”

Catinas and Ramsden are the top all-around returners from last season. Catinas and Ramsden were named to the Wesco All League First Team last year and should both be strong contributors this season. Catinas is looking to add a lot more difficulty to her routines to make her final year as rewarding as possible.

Photo by Geoff Vlcek

First year team member Lauren “Lola” Butcher is a senior and cheerleader at Shorewood and her friend convinced her to try out.
“It is not often we have someone tryout for just their senior year. However, Lola is doing a great job learning a lot of skills. Although she is very tall for a gymnast, she has great body control and she jumps extremely well. I look forward to seeing what this season will bring for her”
Rounding out this year's team are: 
  • Freshman: Maki Nakane, Sydney Pedersen, and Elena Samario, 
  • Sophomores: Megan Catey, Stephanie Dinca, Sasha Kiselman, Rebecca Lofquist, Annika Nye, and Fiona Tian. 
  • Seniors: Elly Anderson and Sophie Sando

Photo by Geoff Vlcek

Shorewood’s first meet will be held at Bainbridge High School on Friday December 5, 6:00pm followed by a meet on Saturday December 6, 5:00pm at Cascade Elite Gymnastics in Mountlake Terrace. 


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Arts Council Community Spotlight: Harper Flynt, Creative Youth



In Celebration of 25 years of doing good in our community, the Arts Council would like to take some time and highlight some of our fantastic members who are doing great things in our community. 

Harper Flynt - Lake Forest Park


Actor, Missoula Children’s Theater & Arts Festival Youth Artist


What do you love most about our community? 



I love that my community is concerned about the environment we live in and recognizes the need for art in people's lives.

How do the arts make an impact in your life?



I love to sing and dance. It makes me feel complete. The theater lets me do both - and act! 

Why should someone support the Arts Council? 



If not for the Arts Council , I wouldn't be as interested in Show Biz. I have had so much fun acting, and learned so many tips that I wouldn’t have had it not been for the opportunities provided by the Arts Council. 

In one word, describe the Arts Council...



Fun!

Join Harper and her family and become a member of the Arts Council. Family Memberships are just $100, and you’ll not only receive great member perks, you’ll also get to bask in the warm glow that comes with knowing you’ve helped foster creativity in your community. Stand with your neighbors who together, over the last 25 years, have invested over $3 million in arts & arts education right here in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture and support the arts in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park



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Sam Scott open studio show this weekend


Pottery by Sam Scott

Shoreline ceramic artist, Sam Scott, will be having an open studio show this weekend, Saturday, December 6th, 10-5pm and Sunday December 7th 12- 4pm.

18502 6th Ave NW, Shoreline 98177. 206-542-1944.


Sam works in porcelain producing functional and decorative objects. More information at Sam Scott Pottery.


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Photo: Icy leaf print

Steven H. Robinson was the recipient of accidental art, when a leaf left its icy imprint on his car window for four days.


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Teachers connect STEM industries and student experience

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Cascade K-8 STEM teacher Rebecca Drury with the "best view in Lynnwood"
at the Lynnwood Waste Water Treatment facility at the edge of Puget Sound.

By Marianne Deal Stephens

Nine Shoreline School District teachers are currently participating in two STEM Professional Development programs through the Washington Alliance for Better Schools (WABS).

Shoreline Schools Director of Teaching and Learning Teri Poff and seven teachers described the programs at the November 17 School Board meeting. The STEM programs aim to connect teachers with real-world industries in order to enhance student engagement and ultimately better prepare students for college and careers. “STEM” refers to the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Three teachers in the STEM Externship program were matched with local industries:
  • Shelby Bushman, Biology Teacher at Shorecrest High School, with King County Wastewater Treatment; 
  • Linda Richard, Math Teacher at Shorecrest High School, with Boeing;
  • Rebecca Drury, STEAM Teacher at Cascade K-8, with the City of Lynnwood Traffic Management and Waste Water Treatment divisions. 
The teachers spent eight days on location learning about the industries and then devised problem-based learning experiences for their students.

Shelby Bushman shared her newly acquired knowledge about wastewater treatment with students and altered an existing eco-column project to include more emphasis on the water cycle and give students more flexibility in eco-column design.

Shorecrest Math Teacher Linda Richard in the cockpit.
Photo by Adam Bursell of Boeing

Linda Richard is devising a project based on airline pricing for her math students.

Rebecca Drury plans to draw on her traffic experience with the City of Lynnwood to have her Cascade STEAM students measure the expected and actual speeds of pedestrians crossing the street and so consider whether traffic design adequately addresses real situations.
Linda Richard mentioned that several people she worked with at Boeing emphasized the importance of “soft skills.”

Students need to be able to communicate and work in a team as well as possess factual knowledge. Shoreline Schools Director of Teacher and Learning Teri Poff described how the WABS STEM programs foster critical thinking and other communication skills that figure prominently in the new Common Core State Standards.
Rebecca Drury noted that, despite the current emphasis on higher education, these industries need high school graduates who are well-versed in STEM, and not only workers with college degrees.

Linda Richard with her Boeing Externship colleagues.
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools.

The WABS STEM Fellows program creates teams of teachers, industry experts, and higher education faculty. Teams meet approximately twice a month through the school year striving to connect real-world issues to the new science and math standards through relevant problem-based learning experiences.
  • Einstein Middle School Science Teachers Briahna Attebery and Ellen Smith plan to add a study of artificial heart valves to an existing unit that involves pig heart dissection. The artificial heart valve project will explore engineering and biological considerations through hands-on experiences.
  • Shorewood Biology Teachers Alisan Giesy and Theresa McCartney work on a team with Boeing Engineers, a faculty member from Edmonds Community College, and a teacher from another district. Their learning experience will address sustainability in a high-school cafeteria. 
  • Another team including Shorewood Chemistry Teachers Dori Nagy and Nicole Koontz is collaborating on a project centered on cell phones. Students will examine what cell phones are made of (primarily rare earth metals and plastics) and create a bioplastic cell phone case.

The STEM Fellows program will conclude with a spring event at the Museum of History and Industry. WABS is a collaborative of eleven local school districts and the University of Washington College of Education.


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Shoreline City Council meetings on Monday


Monday, December 8, 2014 – Special Meeting 5:45 p.m.
- Joint Meeting of Shoreline City Council and Shoreline Council of Neighborhoods

Monday, December 8, 2014 – Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Agenda Highlights

- Adoption of Ordinance No. 698 – Chronic Nuisance Change Issuance to Service
- Adoption of Ordinance No. 700 – Budget Amendment for 2014
- Motion to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into Interlocal Agreements and Cooperative Joint Purchasing Agreements
- Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation to Obligate STP Grant Funds for the Meridian Ave North Overlay Project
- Discussion and Presentation of the Transfer of Development Rights Through the Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program






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Shorecrest, Shorewood campuses nearing completion

Update from Shoreline Schools

Construction work on the new Shorewood and Shorecrest campuses is nearing completion.

Shorecrest

At Shorecrest, the new parking areas are open for students, staff and visitors. Work continues on landscaping around the campus.

Shorewood

Across town at Shorewood, the practice softball field is completed, as is the football/ soccer field and track. The practice baseball field is under construction and expected to be completed in the next month.



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India study site provides high-volume Ayurveda training for Bastyr students

Rajiv Gandhi College


Bastyr University students of ayurvedic medicine will study near India’s snow-capped Himalayas this December as the University establishes its first training site in ayurveda’s native land.

Ayurvedic medicine is a comprehensive, time-tested system of medical therapies, combining nutritional counseling, herbal medicine, massage therapy and bodywork, internal cleansing and immune-system support. Based on the 5,000-year-old medical traditions of India, ayurveda (“the science of life”) is quickly gaining popularity in the United States and the need for skillful practitioners trained at accredited institutions is on the rise.  

Students in the Master of Science in Ayurvedic Sciences program will spend two weeks at a busy ayurvedic clinic and college in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. They will earn credits attending morning lectures and afternoon observation shifts in a clinic that often sees 1,000 patients a day.

The externship will take place at Rajiv Gandhi Government Post Graduate Ayurvedic College, a government-supported college and clinic in the town of Paprola. Students will stay at the retreat center of Shailinder Sodhi, ND (‘93), a Bastyr alumnus and instructor who will lead the trip.

Dr. Sodhi, who runs the ayurvedic products company Ayush Herbs with several family members, played a key role in arranging the externship program. As a native of Himachal Pradesh and a longtime instructor at Bastyr, he understood how the setting could show students how ayurveda is integrated into everyday health care.

“We are very excited about this program, as it allows Bastyr students to get training in ayurvedic medicine in real situations in India, where ayurveda is a long practiced and recognized medicine,” he said in a news release.


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Shoreline Community College’s “You Can’t Take It With You” is sure to delight


Shoreline Community College is performing the hilarious play, “You Can’t Take It With You” this month.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, first premiered on Broadway in 1963. It is currently back on Broadway. It tells the story of two people from opposing families, the Sycamores and the Kirbys, who fall in love, ultimately teaching a lesson in finding happiness in a crazy world.

The play is directed by SCC instructor and professional actor Bryar Estelle Golden. “It’s not an easy play,” Golden said. “It’s about love. It’s about being who you are, and liking who you are. The theme of acceptance is very relevant today.”

The play takes place in the 1930s. The family patriarch decided 35 years before the story begins to step off the treadmill of a traditional life in order to be happy.

 “The play is really about, what makes us happy,” explains Golden. “It asks if we should live our whole lives doing something that doesn’t make us happy because we’re supposed to?”

Performances
  • December 5, 6, 12, 13 - 7:30pm
  • December 7, 14 – 3pm

Shoreline Community College Theater, 16101 Greenwood Ave N., 1600 Bldg. Theater, Shoreline 98133 Maps. Small fee for parking on campus.

General Admission - $10
Seniors, non-SCC students - $8
SCC students and children 14 or under - $6




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Photos: Shorewood - Stanwood season opener


Photos and text by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood High School opened their basketball season with a 68 to 54 loss to Stanwood Tuesday night. There was plenty of action and effort that is typical in a high school game.

If you have not been to either of our two local high schools in a long time why not attend a basketball game? You can see the new facility as well have fun.







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Taproot Theatre performs at Prince of Peace Saturday


Taproot Theatre Touring Company performs at Prince of Peace this Saturday, December 6 at 3pm.

Festival seating. Doors open at 2:45pm. Performance starts at 3:00pm

Tickets for the performance are still available. 

To reserve your tickets, call the church at 206-363-8100 and leave a voice message with your name and the number of tickets you would like to reserve. 

Tickets are $10.00 each with advance reservation -- or $12.00 at the door. 

Following the performance, attendees will be treated to a special dessert and coffee.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is located on the corner of NE 145th and 20th Ave NE.  Parking onsite and in lot across the street (ADA-access in back).


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Photo: the last clear sunset

Sunset at Saltwater Park
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Lee Lageschulte captured this image at Saltwater Park after the winds blew away the pollution and before the grey blanket of clouds roll in. The mountains have a pretty good covering of snow. It's all about timing.


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Words worth: repertoire

repertoire \REP-er-twar\ noun
1 : a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
*2 : a supply of skills or devices possessed by a person

The Late Latin noun "repertorium," meaning "list," has given us two words that can be used to speak of the broad range of things that someone or something can do. One is "repertory," perhaps most commonly known as a word for a company that presents several different plays, operas, or other works at one theater, or the theater where such works are performed.

"Repertoire," which comes from "repertorium" via French, once meant the same thing as "repertory" but later came to refer to the range of skills that a person has under his or her belt, such as the different pitches a baseball pitcher can throw or the particular dishes that are a chef’s specialty.


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Tree Lighting Ceremonies in Richmond Beach and North City Saturday

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Both the North City Business Association and the Richmond Beach Community Association will hold tree lighting ceremonies on Saturday, with carols, cookies, and Santa.

Richmond Beach Tree Lighting Ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 6, 4:45pm in the Spin Alley Parking Lot, 1430 NW Richmond Beach Rd.

Enjoy holiday cookies and music while waiting for the arrival of Santa on the fire truck to count down the lighting of the community holiday tree.

North City's events will be held at the Les Schwab parking lot at 180th and 15th Ave NE, with performances, free photos with Santa, and a sing-along.

Donations are encouraged for the local food bank.


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Shoreline Edward Jones office supports Toys for Tots drive



Micah Blair, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year's toy drive. (see previous article)

Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 621B NW Richmond Beach Road, during regular business hours through December 12th.

"With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities," Blair said. "And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community."

Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company, provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Headquartered in St. Louis, Edward Jones ranked No. 4 overall in FORTUNE magazine's 2014 100 Best Companies to Work For ranking.


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Arts Council Community Spotlight: Ken Noreen, Art Advocate


In Celebration of 25 years of doing good in our community, the Arts Council would like to take some time and highlight some of our fantastic members who are doing great things in our community.

Ken Noreen - Shoreline


Arts Council Founding Board Member
Director of Shoreline Concert Band

What do you love most about our community?

I’m so glad to have raised our children in this community because it’s a place that values the right things; it values what you can succeed in with your individual talents and for a lot of people in this community, that’s the arts.




How do the arts make an impact in your life?

There’s an appreciation as you age for more artistic things. I mean, why do we have the painting in our house that we do? We’re so proud that every place we go we try to bring a painting that means something to my wife and I and that’s just a part of our life, an appreciation of aesthetic things. I really am a sports fan and I love winning, we attend a lot of sporting events, but no way would I give up going to the symphony or the rep in place of that. It’s a life style, something in your heart that you grow with over a period of time. It’s an appreciation for things other than winning or losing.


Why should someone support the Arts Council?

It’s important to support our own local arts organization because this money goes back into our local groups like Shoreline Concert Band or the schools. It’s a reflection of our community, I wouldn’t have ever wanted to raise or family in another community, and that’s why we support the Arts Council.


Join Ken and become a member of the Arts Council. You’ll not only receive some great member perks, you’ll also get to bask in the warm glow that comes with knowing you’ve helped foster creativity in your community. Stand with your neighbors who together have invested over $3 million in arts and arts education right here in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park over the last 25 years. 

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture and support the arts in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park

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For the Birds: Help the Birds by Using Leaves

Bewick's Wren in leaves
Photo by John Riegsecker

By Christine Southwick

Before the advent of leaf-blowers, most home owners allowed leaves to stay around plants, at least until spring. People would rake them off their lawns and pathways, but it was a lot of trouble to get around the base of bushes, and sometimes the rake would hurt the plants.

Then, garden experts started advocating cleanliness around plants to prevent diseases and eliminate slugs and snails (not that anything really eliminates slugs).

Now, after years of these practices, scientists have found that leaves have more beneficial benefits than people suspected, including preventing soil-borne diseases caused by rain splashing onto plants.

Bluebird with caterpillars for nestlings
Photo by Tania Morris

In early spring, when birds start nesting, the breeding birds depend upon caterpillars for fuel. One of the most nutritious meals for nestlings is caterpillars. Where do these caterpillars come from? Moths and butterfly pupae overwinter in leaf litter. Eliminate leaves in your yard, and you are literally killing the butterfly and moth caterpillars that nesting birds need in the spring for successful rearing of their young.

Varied Thrush, wintering thrush
Photo by Christine Southwick

Additionally, leaves provide shelter from cold and winter food for under-noticed wildlife such as toads, salamanders, shrews, earthworms, and many beneficial insects including beetles, centipedes, and spiders. These insects improve the soil, and are eaten by our local Varied Thrushes, Spotted Towhees, Bewick’s Wrens, Robins, and Song Sparrows to name a few.

Leaves are a natural much, suppressing weeds, fertilizing the soil as they break down, keeping the soil warmer, and helping perennials grow stronger roots systems. Leaves keep the soil from compacting, and return nitrogen and phosphorus to the soils, thereby making the soil healthier for plants, trees, water, and wildlife living in areas where leaves stay.

Spotted Towhee searching through leaves and wood chips
Photo by Christine Southwick

Leaves can be put directly onto flowerbeds, and around plants. Larger leaves will break down faster if you run the lawnmower over them, but it is by no means a requirement. Madrone, laurel, and magnolia leaves take a long time to decompose, and should be shredded if you use them.

I beg neighbors for their small maple leaves. Most neighbors only think I am a little weird. I would rather that they used the leaves in their yards, but it takes a while for healthy change to catch on. These smaller leaves work well as mulch for my shrubs and flowers, and I love watching “my” wintering birds dig in the leaves searching for delectable tidbits.


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Burn ban lifted in King County

The King County stage 1 burn ban was lifted as of noon Tuesday, December 2, 2014.

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency expects to see increased wind speeds throughout Tuesday and pollution levels are forecasted to fall to MODERATE.



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Richmond Little League softball clinic Saturday

Richmond Little League is offering softball clinics for girls 7-14 who want to work on their skills.

The clinics will be held at Spartan Gym (202 NE 185th St, Shoreline) from 2:30 – 4:00pm. The dates are December 6th and December 13th. 

Come join us for a fun opportunity to develop the girls' softball skills. All are welcome. This is a free clinic you will want to take advantage of. 

Contact Coach Todd Bean for more information. 


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LFP Officers catch residential burglary suspect

Lake Forest Park officers responded to an LFP address where a subject had entered the home while the homeowner was in the shower.

The homeowner exited the shower and confronted the subject who was in the bedroom. The subject fled. Both homeowners attempted to search for the subject while providing a description and direction to dispatchers via 911.

Officers located the subject in the area a few hours later and conducted a field show-up that was positive. The subject was arrested and later booked for residential burglary and possession of methamphetamine.

The stolen property from the original burglary was recovered and returned to the homeowner. Other property was recovered, possibly from a separate, unreported burglary. It was retained as evidence.


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Local employment: LFP part-time court cashier

Part Time Municipal Court Cashier (20 hours per week)

Closes: Open until filled, first review on January 12, 2015 at 5:00 PM

Position Summary

City of Lake Forest Park is seeking a 20 hour per week Municipal Court Cashier who will have a Monday through Friday, 4 hours per day schedule.



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Strong backs and power tools needed to help community gardeners on Saturday

Terrific gardeners
Not so good with power tools

Volunteers are needed to help winterize the Ballinger Neighborhood Community Garden this Saturday, December 6, 10am to Noon.

This Saturday, December 6, from 10 am to noon, the small, dedicated group of gardeners at Ballinger Neighborhood Community Garden will be doing some maintenance on the garden beds for the winter.

Many of the gardeners are seniors, who could use your help with hauling and lifting, installing some new wood frames on raised beds, helping to build a retaining wall, replenishing soil on food bank plots, laying wood chips, replenishing soil, and composting leaves.

If you enjoy volunteering for a good cause and love being outdoors on a winter day, come on out and help for an hour or two. Many hands make for light work, new friends and lots of fun!

Wear gloves, and bring your battery-powered drills or drivers, saws, hammers, gloves, and shovels, if you have them. They’ll be sure to have plenty of treats and warm beverages on hand.

The garden is located in the back parking lot of the Mars Hill Church, 2800 NE 200th, Shoreline.  Directional signs will be posted.

For more information, call 206-437-9118 or email.


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Stanwood wins in basketball with Shorewood

Stanwood bested Shorewood basketball 68-54 in a non-conference season opened played Tuesday at Shorewood.

Stanwood 18 21 13 16= 68
Shorewood   9 10 12 23= 54

Shorewood players and points scored:

Muir-Keung 12
Johnson   4
Mar         13
Gronvold   4
Diaz           0
Kirk, Ian   6
Gobel   3
Evans   0
Kirk, Sean  10
Spee           2

Updated 12-03-2014 9:44pm

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Shorecrest boys drop opener

Shorecrest's boys basketball team opened its season Tuesday with a loss at home against Mariner, 60-58.

Drew Magaoay led the Scots with 24 points, but it was his driving lay-up that rimmed out with :02 to play and his team trailing by a point that would have given the Scots the win.

The Marauders' Kevin Villalobos then made one free throw (giving him 24 for the night) that gave Mariner its  two-point win.

Mariner               17    12   20   11     60
Shorecrest           10    24    6    18     58

The Scots host Oak Harbor Friday night at 7:15pm.

With the parking lot finished, there's now plenty of easy access to the gym.


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A different look at Saturday's weather

Monday, December 1, 2014

A blustery day in Edmonds
Photo by Jan Hansen

Shoreline resident Jan Hansen took this photo on the waterfront in Edmonds on Saturday, while most of the power was out in large parts of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. Looking at how high the whitecaps are makes it a little easier to understand why so many trees came down out of the rain-soaked ground.


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Student musicians selected to regional honor groups

These Shoreline Schools students were selected to All-State and All-Northwest musical honor groups. They will perform at the Washington State Music Educators conference in Spokane in February.

From Shorecrest High School:
  • Patrick Joyce, French horn, All-State Concert Band
  • Jake Bentley, trombone, All-State Concert Band
  • Jasmine Mikesell, flute, All-State Concert Band
  • DeMeaus Wong, flute, All-State Symphony Orchestra
  • Kent Preston, clarinet, All-Northwest Band
  • Eito Nishizawa, trombone, All-Northwest Band
  • Nick Han, violin, All-State Symphony Orchestra
  • Karissa Lam, violin, All-State Symphony Orchestra
  • Noah Ziegenhagel, cello, All-State Symphony Orchestra
From Shorewood High School:
  • Kia Burt, alto, All-Northwest Treble Choir
  • Gayle Chan, clarinet, All-State Concert Band
  • Rain Davidson, alto, All-State Symphonic Choir
  • Jack Holmes, bass, All-Northwest Jazz Choir
  • Jake Kaminetzky, viola, All-State Symphony Orchestra
  • David Lee, percussion, All-Northwest Band
  • Gwen Miller, clarinet, All-State Concert Band
  • K.Lee Morris, violin, All-Northwest Orchestra
  • Genevieve O'Malley, soprano, All-Northwest Treble Choir
  • Reina Sato, oboe, All-State Concert Band
  • Andrea Stavig, alto, All-Northwest Treble Choir
  • Sara Tieu, violin, All-State Symphony Orchestra
  • Skyler Widman, bass, All-Northwest Jazz Choir
From Einstein Middle School:

Junior All-State Band:
  • Carissa Flaherty, euphonium
  • Kevin Lee, alto saxophone
  • Jamie Forschmiedt, clarinet
  • Maria Babcock, French horn
Junior All-State Orchestra:
  • Nghi Huynh, double bass


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Sound Transit updating long-range plan and publishes final supplemental EIS

Sound Transit is currently updating its Long-Range Plan, which is the blueprint for how and where the regional transit system should expand in the future. After updating the plan, the Board could advance a regional ballot measure for consideration by voters as soon as November 2016.

The Long-Range Plan process achieved a major milestone this week with the publication of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, (FSEIS).

The FSEIS addresses, in part, the public comments they received on the plan this summer. The FEIS will also help inform the Board as it adopts the updated Long-Range Plan, which is expected in December.

Considering future expansions is very timely now, because a million more residents are expected to be living in the region by 2040.


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Lighting up the night with a giant Menorah

The Rabbi lights the Menorah at a
previous year's ceremony

December 21, 2014, 3pm, Wilcox Park 5215 196th St SW, Lynnwood 98036

The Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County and the Lynnwood Diversity commission invite you to celebrate the Festival of Lights at the third annual public Menorah Lighting Ceremony.

The Chanukah celebration will take place at 3:00pm on Sunday, December 21st, at Wilcox Park at 5215 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036. The event will feature speeches by the Rabbi of the Chabad Jewish Center and Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith, the kindling of the giant nine-foot Menorah, and delicious Holiday doughnuts. 

Chabad Centers all around the world are dedicated to spreading light and goodness in their respective communities. Chabad’s answer to the darkness and destruction is an increase in light and warmth. The Jewish Center will host a public community-wide Chanukah celebration where the message of religious freedom is brought to the street. 

The kindling of the Menorah each night of the holiday highlights Chanukah, a celebration for all time. "It is a holiday that enriches our lives with the light of tradition," said Rabbi Berel Paltiel, director of the Chabad Jewish Center. 
"In ancient times our ancestors rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem with the Menorah. Today, we rededicate ourselves to making this world a better and brighter place." Chanukah also propagates the universal message that ultimately good prevails over evil, freedom over oppression and light over darkness.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their own candle
to light away the darkness

In its Chanukah outreach campaign, Chabad of Snohomish County joins thousands of Chabad centers across the globe that are staging similar public displays of the Menorah and its symbolic lights. From Australia to Africa, Columbia to Hong Kong, New York City’s statue of liberty to the White House lawn, hundreds of thousands will experience the joy of Chanukah with Chabad.

Join the community at a public display of unity at this exciting Menorah Lighting Ceremony. Bring the kids and make this your special Chanukah celebration. We encourage everyone to bring a candle to light in unity.

For more information, contact the Chabad Jewish Center at 425-741-9633.


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Academy of Music Northwest relocates to Shoreline

Among alumni now teaching and concertizing internationally,
is Dr. Frank Huang, faculty member of Miami University, in Ohio. 

There are some new kids on the block. A lot of them. Student musicians, carrying instruments and music scores, coming and going all day on Saturdays. They are entering their new space at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal church in Shoreline for classes in chamber music performance, music theory, and all the important qualifying classes for eventual entry into their music schools of choice.

These are the very talented young musicians of the Academy of Music Northwest. 

This year, the Academy works with students from age 7 – 18. The school attracts talented players and singers from all over the Puget Sound region and provides them with unparalleled instruction in classical music by seasoned teachers and composers, most of whom have srved on the faculty since 1997, the year of its founding.

100% of graduates from the full program have been accepted by the finest national schools, such as Juilliard, Curtis Institute, Eastman, and a host of other prestigious institutions.

The need for such a preparatory school in this region was clear to co-founders Dr. Jim Paul, Dee Wells, and Dorothy Klotzman, and the doors were opened at their first location at Seattle Pacific University in 1997.

A high school trio who formed together in middle school,
have played together ever since. 

A different professional life is sometimes the choice for those musicians who will pursue other majors in college, where a music minor sometimes becomes a choice, but still requires successful auditions.

A very early champion of the Academy mission was conductor Gerard Schwarz, who, like Dorothy, was a Juilliard graduate.

The common goal was to found such a school for the Puget Sound area. Dorothy brought her experience to the Academy as a winner of the Danforth Foundation award for gifted teaching, and as retired Executive Director of the School of Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, NY. Classes have continued to be taught at college level, leavened by a warm, supportive, challenging, and non- competitive environment in a shared pursuit of excellence.

Core courses are taught by seasoned, published composers, who work to elicit original thinking by the students enrolled in music theory, ear training and composition. All students are encouraged to compose, and each year since its inception, several Academy students have been selected to participate in the Seattle Symphony Young Composer Workshop, with assured performances of new works given by SSO members. One alumni composer, Daniel M. (Lawrence University) was recently awarded a $25,000 Watson Fellowship for two years of international study of emerging music styles.

Four violinists who performed with the
Symphony at Benaroya

Academy students have performed several times as concerto soloists with the SSO and other regional orchestras. Each of four young women Academy violinists performed one movement each of the Vivaldi Four Seasons with the symphony in Benaroya Hall.

This year the 30 week Academy schedule is on Saturdays from October – June due to their September move, but normally it is September – May.

Enrollment is still open this year. Register and send an on-line application from the website. Visitors are welcome. Classes are from 1:00pm to 6::00pm at their new location, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 722 North 145th Street, Shoreline, WA 98133


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ShoreDog work party at Saltwater Park dog area Saturday

 

Dog owners and other volunteers - come help ShoreDog maintain the off-leash dog park at Saltwater Park this Saturday, December 6, from 11am to 1pm.

Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th St.

For more information contact Maureen Colaizzi, 206-801-2603.



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Open House Thursday for December artists at Garden Essentia

Thursday, December 4 there will be a 4 - 8pm open house at Garden Essentia in Ballinger Village to welcome December artists Debbie and Tony Tomassi.

The Holidays are upon us and so are local, Lake Forest Park artists Debbie and Tony Tomassi. We are proud to present Debbie's humorous, new line of pillows and fabric bags and Tony's 'Rock Collection' for the home and garden. There will be something for every one of our Tomassi fans, old and new.

Pillow by Debbie Tomassi

Debbie Tomassi is a humorous writer, illustrator and painter living in Seattle. She has more than 25 years of experience in the social expression product industry and her designs have sold millions of dollars worth of merchandise for a variety of companies including American Greetings/ Papyrus Recycled Greetings.

In 2010 Debbie was formally recognized by her peers in the National Cartoonists Society who presented her with the prestigious Reuben Award, the top honor in the humorous Greeting Card Division. In addition to her commercial endeavors and successes, Debbie has exhibited her whimsical paintings in notable galleries from Seattle to Tokyo.

Rock art lamp
by Tony Tomassi

Tony Tomassi is a Seattle based photographer, videographer, web designer, sculptor and all around artisan who's looking forward to showing his new collection of Rock Art for the home and garden. In addition to his rock lamps he will also be exhibiting for the first time his new rock pillows, floor cloths, and unique rock sculptures.


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