Photo: Rainbows in the Wind

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Rainbows in the Wind
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg


Can you see the second, faint rainbow in this photo by Marc Weinberg? It's to the left of the bright rainbow.

Take 8am Saturday off Richmond Beach.






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Shoreline CC’s biotech program gives 25 rural high school students a glimpse at careers in STEM

Students from Glide High School in Glide, Ore.
learn bioinformatics at Shoreline’s Biotech lab.

From Shoreline Community College

For the third year in a row, Shoreline’s biotech program hosted students from Oregon.

On Friday, March 6, 25 students from  Glide High School in the rural town of Glide, Oregon, came to participate in Amgen Biotechnology Experience labs funded by the Amgen Foundation.

The upper-level high-schoolers spent the day in Shoreline’s Biotech lab where Amgen outreach coordinator Adrienne Houck led the class in separating candy dye molecules using an electrophoresis box, an introduction to bioinformatics and genetically modifying bacteria with jellyfish DNA to make them glow under ultraviolet light.

During their three-day visit to the Seattle area, the class also spent time at the Seattle Science Foundation and the Seattle BioMed facilities.

In past years, enrollment in the trip has been capped at 20, but due to increased student interest the high school decided to accommodate 25 participants this time around.

To Houck, the program is an important one for students from rural areas such as Glide, which has a population of fewer than 2,000.

A Glide High School student learns
about genetically modifying DNA
in Shoreline's Biotech lab
“By exposing students from small towns to what is out there for them, they are more able to make future plans that include venturing out to bigger cities,” Houck said. 
“These STEM jobs most likely will not be available in Glide. Their high school teachers know that by demystifying the outside world through this trip, it allows students to see they can do it, too.”

Indeed they can. Among its current students in the Biotechnology Lab Specialist program, Shoreline counts a Glide High School alum who participated in this same visit a year ago.

Houck also believes that the trip to Shoreline helps the high-schoolers gain the confidence they need to attend college in general.

“Since Shoreline is a community college, it makes this venture less intimidating for rural students,” Houck said. 
“When they see that SCC can meet their future goals but allow them to grow as students, versus throwing them in a classroom with 300-plus students, these students from the rural areas know they have a place where they can be successful.”


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Tent City 3 returns to Shoreline

Residents of Tent City 3 set up in Shoreline last week at the Shoreline Free Methodist Church, 510 NE 175th Street, across from the Shoreline Library.

Shoreline Free Methodist was the first church to host Tent City 3 in Shoreline, in 2003. Pastor Jeff Horton reports that they hosted again in 2013, so this is their third time.

The site is somewhat secluded, away from view of the street.

Pastor Horton says there are several ways that people can help with Tent City 3.

ShareWheel, the sponsoring organization, maintains a website where groups or individuals can sign up to provide general donation needs to residents. Website.

A lot of local groups and even a few families have provided meals to residents. Here is the specific schedule for signing up to provide dinners.

Each host church incurs costs hosting the mobile city. Horton says "We provide electricity for the camp (lights, microwave, computers, TV, hot water tank for shower) as well as water for the shower."

Anyone who would like to help the church with these costs can contribute at this link for online contributions (with drop-down menu for "Tent City" Fund).



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Death notices as of March 21

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.



Robert Stewart Mariger  1927-2015  US Navy veteran and longtime newspaperman was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon), and attended the Lake Forest Park Ward in the Shoreline Stake.

John W. Vukelich  1924-2015  Purchased property in Lake Forest Park after 1949 where he and his wife designed and built their home and raised their children. WWII Army vet. "John was a longtime member of the Croatian Fraternal Union, Local 439, the Elks, the Eagles and the Goodtimes Dance Club." Services at St. Mark in Shoreline.

Duane Pounds  1928-2015  Duane and his wife Julie raised five children in Shoreline. He was active in many organizations including Lakeside Masonic Lodge; Seattle Scottish Rite; Nile Shrine Temple; Nile Legion of Honor; Past Commander, Edmonds VFW Post #8870; Past Commander, American Legion, Edmonds Post #86; Military Order of the Cooties, Pup Tent #18, Bellingham; Eagles FOE #2288 and many more.

Robert G. Ehnat  1925-2015  Shoreline resident served in the Navy during WWII. Retired from Dept of Agriculture as Chief Deputy Inspector in 1980. Memorial to be held at the Tacoma Elks.

Joseph William Leopold  Age 89 Taught U.S. History and Political Science at Shoreline High School. 

Kathleen Murray Frantilla  1919-2015  Lake Forest Park resident was a teacher in the Highline School District. Fond of sailing, traveling, and entertaining.

Marylee Schaeffer  1947-2015  Marylee and her husband moved to Lake Forest Park in 1980 where they raised three children. Marylee was a longtime parishioner, Faith Formation Director and dedicated volunteer at St. Mark Catholic Church in Shoreline. She enjoyed quilting, traveling, attending the theater, gardening, dancing and nurturing her growing family. Donations may be made to the Center for Human Services, Shoreline.

Hildur O. Hanna  1917-2015  Just two weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Shoreline resident for 70 years, she spent 30 years working for the Shoreline School District. 

Robert E. Day, Jr.  Age 67  Shorecrest graduate. Vietnam Vet, King County Deputy in the 1970s, at times was Town Marshal of Conconully WA, retired as USPS Postmaster of Wauconda WA 2011.

Doris Irene Kerr  1918-2015  Shoreline resident loved gardening, classical music and traveling to Hawaii and Spain.

Doris Elaine Hoffman Hoar  1927-2015  Services at Shoreline Covenant Church. She was a founding member of Sahalee Country Club, long time member of The Children's Orthopedic Guild, Washington Park Arboretum and University Dental Wives.

Jerry D. Ellis  1935-2015  He followed his passion of coaching his children's CYO sports teams at St. Luke's School in Shoreline, where all five of his children were educated.

Michelle Marie Soldano  1954-2015  Attended Shoreline College.

Michael Duncan Peterson  1943-2015  Graduate of Shoreline High School in 1961 and played football at the UW. 

Laura Lynn Francalangia  1971-2015  Grew up in Shoreline the youngest of eight and graduated from Shorecrest. Music was important to her and she played the flute, bagpipes, and piano.

Mabel Bernice Pengelly  1920-2015  CRISTA resident in Shoreline.




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North City Post Office property



According to Ernie Swanson, spokesperson for the Seattle area USPS, the post office has a lease on the North City Station that expires on June 30, 2016. "We are currently in negotiations for a new lease."

In the meantime, the owners of the land are shopping it around for a major site development, using recent buildings such as the Malmo and Polaris as examples.

Flexible zoning is a selling point:
Zoned CB (Community Business) The current CB zoning allows for up to 60 feet of residential, retail, office or mixed use structure development without any density limitations. The Property is located in a planned action area within the City of Shoreline, which is exempt from the SEPA review process. 
They include a copy of the rezone map for the 185th subarea, showing that the site is in the Commercial Business zone.


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Guest Op-Ed: It’s time to reform the formula for funding classrooms

By Sen. Karen Keiser

With more than a million children in our public schools, many of our school districts are struggling with overcrowded classrooms, growing student populations and aging school buildings. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction estimates that across our state we need more than 10,000 new classrooms, and nearly 75 percent of them would be for Kindergarten through 3rd grade. A growing body of evidence shows that K-3 students learn better in smaller classes. 

When we funded all-day kindergarten and voters passed Initiative 1351 to reduce overcrowding, most folks didn’t consider the pressure it would create for additional classrooms. But adding classrooms is more complicated than just parking a few more portables in the school yard. And we need to find a way to pay for the additional classrooms.

Our state’s formula for determining school space needs dates back to the Eisenhower era, and it hasn’t changed much over the years. Our current SCAP — School Construction Assistance Program — is based on several faulty elements, including unrealistic square-footage-per-student allocations, unrealistic construction costs, and a state funding match dependent on passage of a super-majority bond measure. 

Clearly, we need to “reform the formula.” My solution, Senate Bill 6080, calls for a temporary six-year program to address our schools’ most pressing needs — a Super SCAP, if you will. 

Today, for example, wealthier districts are able to support additional school facilities while poorer districts, especially those experiencing rapid growth, are left out. My new Super SCAP approach would include, for the first time, a poverty rate increment in the state matching formula. Districts with higher rates of students with free and reduced-cost lunches would receive a higher match than districts with lower poverty rates. The old formula is only pegged to property values, not poverty rates, and does not reflect the actual needs of the students. 

This first step would also allow school districts to decide if they needed to build an entire new school or to simply add just a couple of classrooms to an existing school. Under Super SCAP, the use of modern modular and durable portables would, for the first time, be eligible for state matching funds. 

The best way to tackle a challenge of this scope is with fully thought-out steps. Super SCAP’s temporary capital grant program would build 2,200 additional classrooms over a six-year period at a cost of $240 a biennium — a reasonable approach. It is well under our debt limit and preserves our state’s triple A bond rating. As an addition to our usual SCAP program, it adds real capacity for our schools and helps our kids escape crowded K-3 classrooms. 

As Ben Franklin famously observed, “An investment in knowledge always gives the best return.” This is an investment that will pay off for generations of students across our state. I can’t imagine a more important investment. 

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Sen. Keiser is the assistant ranking member on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, where she serves as ranking member on the Capital Construction Budget. Democrat Keiser represents the 33rd Legislative District, including Kent, Des Moines, Seatac and Normandy Park. 




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Shoreline Planning Commission Apr 2 meeting cancelled

Shoreline Planning Commission
Regular Meeting CANCELLED
Thursday April 2, 2015

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the April 2, 2015 meeting of the Shoreline Planning Commission has been CANCELLED. The next scheduled Planning Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015. 



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Shoreline Parks / Tree Board meeting Thursday

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Regular Board Meeting
Thursday, March 26, 7:00pm
Shoreline City Hall Room 303
17500 Midvale Ave N.

Agenda Highlights

  • Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Partnership (Discussion)
  • Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Annual Report (Information)
  • Approval of the Purchase of the 2014 People's Choice Award S.Cargo into the Permanent Public Art Collection (Action)
  • Public Art Discussion (Discussion)





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SW Soccer vs Kamiak

Shorewood 1 vs Kamiak 0
March 20, Shoreline Stadium

Shorewood hosted Kamiak at Shoreline Stadium Friday night. This was a tightly contested game with Shorewood taking 9 shots and Kamiak 8.

In the 27th minute Sam Anschell  took a long free kick for Shorewood that found Marco Shifflette in a crowd and he was able to head in it the net for the one and only goal of the game.

Ryan Farly was in goal for Shorewood 1-1-1 and Tristan Bratvold was in goal for Kamiak 0-1-1.

--Bill Wilkins




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Shorecrest High School annual Unity Festival

Friday, March 20, 2015

An international potluck started the event

Photos and text by Jerry Pickard

On Wednesday, March 18, Shorecrest High School held its annual Unity Festival. The festival celebrates the cultural diversity of Shorecrest's student body.

The festival started at 6:00pm with an international potluck offering dishes from students' home countries. There was a wide variety of interesting and tasty foods.

Students wore the clothing of their home countries.





Latino students presented a short film describing differences in education in Mexico and the USA.


Students danced and sang songs from their home countries, followed by an international fashion show.



And a good time was had by all!



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Op-Ed: Common Core / Smarter Balanced - Opt to be Constructive


Marianne Stephens is a Shoreline parent, longtime school volunteer, tutor, and former college writing instructor.

By Marianne Deal Stephens

I set out to be Switzerland on the Common Core/ Smarter Balanced matter. From the time I attended the OSPI's presentation at the Shoreline Center in 2010, I have tried to see the positives and withhold judgment. My perspective was pretty close to what the recent Seattle Times Editorial encourages.

Then, I saw the test materials. I am no longer neutral, but neither am I outraged.

As I see it, there is a spectrum of possible reactions, with passive acceptance on one end and outright rejection at the other.

My student will take the tests, and I will continue to educate myself. My perspective will continue to develop, but right now I think that, while the Common Core itself is a decent idea, the Smarter Balanced tests have major pedagogical problems.

I predict that the controversy stirring in other parts of the country -- and boiling up in Seattle -- will surface here in Shoreline in the next few weeks as our kids take the tests. However, the last thing I want to do is incite outrage. 

First, even though people might know them by now, some definitions.

The Common Core State Standards were brought about by a group of states wanting to provide commonality among the 50 states' educational standards. 

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) refers to the testing system that Washington State adopted. About half of the states that have adopted Common Core use Smarter Balanced (see SBAC Member States), and about half use the PARCC assessment, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

And, some clarifications about my perspective. 

The Shoreline School District and our teachers are not to blame. 

Local educators are administering a set of standards and an assessment system that have been passed to them. Their task -- local delivery of education -- is infinitely more complex than delivering a physical product.

Teachers I know care so much about their students' success that they have done extensive research of the Common Core Standards, taken the SBAC practice tests, altered their approach, and lost plenty of sleep worrying on their students' behalf.

Teachers are in a difficult place: with student outcomes dependent on the tests, teachers will to what they can to help students succeed even though many would privately express professional dissatisfaction with the tests. 

Opting out may not be the best reaction.

While I share parents' concerns about testing and see problems with the Smarter Balanced tests, I am not convinced that opting out is the best way to protest. Much of the current angst over testing centers on the opting out issue rather than the merits or demerits of the tests.

Let's test the test. If all of our kids take the tests and the tests are a complete flop, then we have useful data and can possibly throw the darn things out. If large numbers of families opt out, test results will be piecemeal, and any problems may be attributed to insufficient data. 

Any criticism we parents have of the Smarter Balanced tests -- and I anticipate that we will have plenty -- will be more credible if we have experience with the tests.

The next few weeks will be a big experiment in our school district. Let's support our students and our teachers since they are playing difficult central roles in this experiment. We can probably all agree on the importance of critical thinking skills in this day and age; perhaps we can demonstrate those skills ourselves in constructive discussions about the Common Core and Smarter Balanced Tests. 

In my next column, I will look at the Smarter Balanced Fourth Grade English Language Assessment. It's a doozy. 

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Learn to cook Polenta

Francachela Food Imports will host cooking demonstrations every Sunday at 3:30pm-4:00pm.
This Sunday: “Exploring Polenta”. 

They are located in the North City business district at 18002 15th Avenue NE Suite F, Shoreline 98155, 206-697-7186.



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WSDOT: Lanes and on ramps to be closed on I-5 for pavement grinding project


I-5: NE 117th Street to SR 104 Pavement Repair - #8633 
Mileposts: 173.15 - 177.76
John Chi, WSDOT Project Engineer, 425-225-8741


  • Sunday, March 22 to the morning of Wednesday, March 25 - Up to four lanes of northbound I-5 from Northeast 145th Street/SR 523 to Northeast 175th Street will be closed from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly for concrete roadway grinding, along with sign and barrier work.
  • Monday, March 23 to the morning of Tuesday, March 24 - The Northeast 145th Street/SR 523 on-ramp to northbound I-5 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for concrete roadway grinding.
  • Monday, March 23 to the morning of Friday, March 27 - The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Northeast 175th Street will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for concrete roadway grinding.
  • Wednesday, March 25 to the morning of Friday, March 27 - Up to three lanes of northbound I-5 from Northeast 165th Street to Northeast 205th Street/SR 104 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly for concrete roadway grinding.
  • Wednesday, March 25 to the morning of Friday, March 27 - The Northeast 175th Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for concrete roadway grinding.

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Theater review: Oblivion - premiere of a thought provoking, emotionally raw play

Spotlight on Local Playwrights: Oblivion by Paul Lewis

Reviewed by Victoria Gilleland

It isn't often we witness the birth of anything these days. But Driftwood Players' current production, Oblivion, provides the audience with an opportunity to enjoy the premier of a thought provoking play by local playwright, Paul Lewis.

Oblivion has evolved from a Ten Minute Play first performed in 2013 to a fully staged 90 minute production at Wade James Theater in Edmonds. The acting is top notch and the production well done.

Giselle, the main character in our story, has returned to Montevideo, Uruguay in search of the tango instructor with whom she fell in love some 30 years earlier. The story is set in the real world of 1980s South America. In 1983 when she first visited, Uruguay was a place of unrest ... but what was Giselle’s perception then and what was the reality for her and the people she met at that time?  The complex mental and emotional lives of the characters are explored.  

The characters are so real and the emotions so raw that the audience is soon pulled into the drama. Every question posed by one of the characters resonates with the audience. We can identify with these people ... We all have strengths and weaknesses.   

Playwright Paul Lewis has previously written Musicals, a Children’s Opera and a number of Ten Minute Plays of which Oblivion was one. His musical The Hours of Life premieres this December in Seattle. Mr. Lewis is a very creative and talented writer who has much to contribute to the world of theatre. We're fortunate to have him here in the Northwest! 

Performances are at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St Edmonds

All tickets are $15.00. 
Purchase tickets online or by phone 425-774-9600 option 3.

If you like the concept of the Ten Minute Play you won't want to miss this year’s 6th Annual Festival of Shorts, July 10 -12, 2015 at Edmonds Driftwood Players. The 2015 theme is Perspective. This is an opportunity to see eight Ten Minute Plays that have not been produced previously and to support our lively Northwest Theatre scene in the process.  



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Shorewood Softball vs. Blanchet

Ebony Harrison #15
Photo by Chris Stuvek

Score and details for the game between Blanchet and Shorewood at Meridian Park Field 3/20/15

The Shorewood High varsity fastpitch softball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 16-0 victory over Bishop Blanchet.

                      1    2    3    4    5           R    H    E
Blanchet          0   0     0   0    0            0     5    1
Shorewood      9   0     2    5   x           16    12  1

Battery
Blanchet - Gianna Marchese, Maria Biondi (4) and Taylor Houghtaling (catcher)

Shorewood -  Kendall Adams, Ebony Harrison (4) and Alison Feise

Photo by Chris Stuvek


Highlights

Blanchet - Mariel Spencer 2-3
                  
Shorewood:  Ebony Harrison 2-2, 3B
                     Lauren Smith 2-3
                     Carli Herman 2-2, 2B

--Paul Jensen


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Learn to Play with the Pros this summer at the Shoreline Jazz Camp

Jazz Camp performs at Jazz Walk


Learn to play with the pros at the Shoreline Jazz Camp August 3-7, 10 and 11 at Shorecrest High School. The mission of the Shoreline Jazz Camp is to provide young musicians the opportunity to learn and play with some of the region’s most accomplished teachers and performers.

The camp (open to 7th- 12th graders) will showcase the students’ hard work in two performances on August 11. The first will be an early lunch concert at Shorecrest High School at 11am, and the second at 7pm will take place at the North City Jazz Walk. Camp tuition is $330, Arts Council Members at Family Level and above get a 5% discount on tuition. 



Jazz Camp Faculty

Trumpet, Camp Director - Jim Sisko 

One of the most sought after teachers and performers in the Northwest. The Jim Sisko Quintet has been featured at countless festivals and concert venues, including the port Townsend Jazz Festival, Bumbershoot, The Art of Jazz Series, and Jazz Under the Starts. He can be heard on over 40 motion picture soundtracks, and many independent CD projects. His students are well versed in both classical and jazz styles, and are consistently recognized as some of the strongest players in the region. Jim Sisko has served as a Camp Director for jazz camps throughout the Northwest since 1998, and is currently the jazz director at the Northwest School.

Trombone - David Marriott Jr, 

An award-winning musician and educator, David is the premier jazz trombonist in the greater Seattle area. His “uncanny and imaginative playing” is the cornerstone of such ensembles as Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, Zubatto Syndicate, and The Right Wolf, as well as his own groups, Septology, Pop Culture, and Marriott Brothers Quintet.

Saxophone - Stuart MacDonald 

A Seattle native, and a graduate of Roosevelt High School. He has performed with some of the finest living jazz musicians, including Pete Christlieb, George Cables, Ingrid Jensen, and Medeski, Martin, and Wood. Stuart is a member of the Jim Knapp Orchestra, Christ Stover’s More Zero, and is the director of Roosevelt’s Jazz Band II.

Piano - Dan Kramlich 

Kramlich graduated from Western Michigan University in 2004 with a B.M. in Jazz Studies. Since returning to Seattle, Dan has quickly become one of the “first Call” pianists in the region. Kramlich is also on faculty at both Pacific Lutheran University, and Seattle Pacific University, where he teaches jazz piano. Dan also teaches private and group piano lessons at Creative Music Adventures in Seattle. He can be heard playing every Friday and Saturday night at the Pampas room in Belltown, and at various other local venues.

Bass - John Hamar 

A staple of the Northwest music scene, in high demand in multiple genres ranging from jazz to classical music. Jon performs regularly with Ernestine Anderson and the Jim Knapp Orchestra as well as many others and is active in the recording industry playing on solo projects as well as orchestral sessions for Hollywood movies and video games. Hamar holds degrees from Eastern Washington University and the Eastman School of Music and currently teaches at Central Washington University, Northwest University and Musicworks Northwest.

Drums - Matt Jorgensen 

Since moving back to Seattle in 2002, drummer Matt Jorgenson has become an integral part of the Northwest jazz scene. He is a first-call for artists visiting the West Coast having performed with Eric Alexander, Bill Mays, Steve Wilson, Joe Locke, Sam Yahel, Tim Ries and more. He frequently performs and tours with fellow Seattle musicians Thomas Marriott, Hadley Caliman, Mark Taylor and with his own group, Matt Jorgensen +451.

Guitar - Milo Petersen 

An active performer in the Pacific Northwest jazz community since the late 70s. In addition to playing with the wide array of amazing musicians in Seattle, he as performed with some of the world’s finest including Ron Eschete, Julian Priester, Joe Sample, Ernestine Anderson, Herb Ellis, Nancy King, Cedar Walton, and many more. He is one of the most respected guitar teachers in the region and has been on faculty at the Shoreline Jazz Camp since 2008.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.

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Robotics events

The 2014/2015 PNW FIRST Robotics Shorewood District Event (Qualifying Event) will take place at Shorewood High School this weekend, March 21- 22. 17300 Fremont Ave N. Team events begin at 8am both days.

The final rounds are 11:45 to 3pm and the awards ceremonies are 3-4pm.

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Photo: Spring line up

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

All right girls! All in a line, now. Snap to it!



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Cheer on Shorecrest / Shorewood's Robotics team Saturday and Sunday

Get set to ROCK THE HOUSE at Shorewood's Second Annual Robotics Event this weekend, the 21st and 22nd.

Shorewood/Shorecrest's own Team Pronto will be competing for honor and glory. Last year was a hard fought event with Team Pronto coming up one win short of the championship. This year we are ready to go one step further.    

The event is call Recycle Rush. Robots are to stack large plastic totes, 40 gallon garbage cans, and litter into high piles on the floor. This battle happens fast and furiously with stacks as high as 11 feet high being stacked by robots controlled by students. Sometimes those high stacks coming crashing down to the floor causing robot dreams to fade away.  

Team Pronto's 53 members will be on hand to greet community members to the largest event this town has ever seen. This is free to the public so come out and see what great things our students can do with their brains, bodies and souls. Team Pronto's own all girl drive team will be making an appearance again. 

Come and cheer on the team - you won’t be disappointed. 

--Wes Proudlove


The 2014/2015 PNW FIRST Robotics Shorewood District Event (Qualifying Event) will take place at Shorewood High School this weekend, March 21- 22. 17300 Fremont Ave N. Team events begin at 8am both days.

The final rounds are 11:45 to 3pm and the awards ceremonies are 3-4pm.

The public is invited.

Updated 3-20-2015 7:34am 



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Composting with a worm bin - and without - Sunday at Sky

Sunday, March 22nd                                    1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Composting with Worms / Composting without Worms
Emily Wilkins

Close the loop!  You can recycle much of your garden and food waste into rich humus to improve your soil and make your plants healthy and happy. If you have a lot of kitchen scraps, worm bins are the ideal way to recycle them. Garden waste can go into a compost heap, bin, or tumbler.

Emily will explain different systems, what you can and can’t put in each type, and how to establish and maintain a healthy decomposer ecosystem to turn your waste into gardener’s “black gold.”

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N. Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-4851



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Button Blanket workshop at Lake Forest Park Library Saturday

Northwest Coast Ceremonial Button Blanket Workshop
Saturday, March 21, 2pm

Presented by Live Paint and Cindy Arnold.

Ages 3 and older with adult.
Hear the Kittitas tale, Days and Nights, and learn why Button Blankets are important to Northwest Coastal tribes. Create your own version of the blanket with collage techniques.

Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, Suite A-134 - lower level by the escalator
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155



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Note to email subscribers

For many of you, there was a change in the way that your email edition works. 

Starting last week, the links to the stories at the head of each email digest no longer take you to the story in the digest, but open a web page and display the most recent story posted.

This is nothing that we have done. We use a product called FeedBurner that collects all the stories from a 24 hour period and sends them out in a digest to subscribers. It has worked smoothly for five years.

FeedBurner has made no announcements about changes, so I'm hoping this is a temporary glitch. Some domains (yahoo and hotmail) do not seem to be affected.

--Editor


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2015 Shoreline Jamboree track results

Thursday, March 19, 2015

2015 Shoreline Jamboree - March 19, 2015

Results from Thursday's track meet at Shoreline Stadium between King's HS, Shorecrest HS and Shorewood HS can be seen here.



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Shorecrest girl golf vs Mountlake Terrace

Girls’ Golf, March 19: 9 Holes at Jackson Park GC (Par-37)
3/19 Wesco Girls Golf Match between Shorecrest and Mountlake Terrace HS

Shorecrest  ----------- 299 strokes
Mountlake Terrace – 332 strokes

Individuals--

1. Jac Longstreth (SC) ------- 48

2. Elizabeth Holmdahl (SC) - 49

3. Mackenzie Dixon (SC) ---- 57


--Bob Quiles



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Einstein wrestling continues winning streak with 63-25 win

Einstein wrestling continued its winning streak Thursday with a 63-25 win over Voyager. With five team wins in a row, Einstein’s record now stands at 7-1, tied for the most wins in the last ten years. 

The Tigers blew the match open early, leading 33-3 after Nelson Tardie won 13-6 at 118 pounds. Voyager closed the score to 39-25 before running out of steam. At 167 pounds Einstein wrestler Phillip Ball got an escape in the final minute to pull out a 4-3 victory. The Tigers would score the final 24 points of the day to close things out.

Einstein wrestles next on Tuesday, March 24th at home against their rivals Kellogg.
Einstein Record: 7-1

Einstein 63 - Voyager 25
@ Einstein Middle School

81: Double Forfeit
88: Kody Carpenter (EN) win by forfeit
93: Hunter Lowden (EN) win by forfeit
98: Cameron Highet (EN) win by forfeit
103: Nick Lotz (EN) pinned Wyatt Wandel 0:42
108: Devin Leach (EN) pinned Sergio Olivares 3:30
113: Vlad Leonchyk (VO) dec. Shinkwang Moon 16-10
118: Nelson Tardie (EN) dec. Minh Tran 13-6
123: Roman Savchuk (VO) maj. dec. Charlie Miller 11-0
128: Jorge Urrutia (VO) pinned Jonah Mercer 2:21
133: Lamin Jallow (VO) pinned Jordan King 2:30
140: Josh Harazim (EN) win by forfeit
148: Double forfeit
157: Amory Brown (VO) pinned Josiah Tviet 1:21
167: Phillip Ball (EN) dec. Bill Wanambisi 4-3
178: Thomas Newkirk (EN) pinned Bailey Peterson 0:36
188: Dylan Koidal (EN) win by forfeit
218: Alex Maxwell (EN) dec. Jose Easton 8-7
248: Murad Atayev (EN) pinned PJ Taumoefolau 1:30
278: Double forfeit

--Clark Norton


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Odd noises at night? The I-5 concrete rehab update

I-5 Northgate to Shoreline concrete rehab update from WSDOT

Our contractor on the I-5: NE 117th to SR 104 concrete rehabilitation project continues to make progress. Right now, they are working on the noisiest part of the rehab – grinding the concrete.

Concrete grinding is unavoidably loud, and it’s difficult to dampen the noise since it’s a moving operation. The grinding removes a thin top layer of concrete to reduce wheel ruts and reveal a new surface that provides better traction.

This section of I-5 is 50-years-old. It was only intended to last 25 years before replacement began. Since we don’t have the funding to replace it, grinding is the best technology we have to extend the interstate’s lifespan.

Our tentative schedule looks like this:
  • By March 27: we estimate they’ll be complete with the northbound section between Northeast 145th and Northeast 175th.
  • Late March/early April: tentatively scheduled to be working northbound between 175th and the King-Snohomish County line.
  • Mid to late April: northbound lanes and ramps complete. Work then begins in the southbound lanes.
  • Late summer: southbound lane grinding complete.

This is a general timeframe that could be affected by weather and other factors. For those of you who live near I-5, you’ll likely hear the grinding machines for a couple nights before the sound fades away and this may occur a couple times.

This work must be done at night to reduce traffic congestion. This section of I-5 carries more than 180,000 vehicles each day.  Contractor crews need to close several lanes to provide room to work and keep the workers safe. Closing several lanes of I-5 during the day would create massive congestion and delays.

For those of you living near this project, we apologize for the noise and appreciate your understanding. We have earplugs available. Please email Kris Olsen and she’ll mail them to you right away.



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20 $2,000 SCC scholarships available for Shoreline / LFP 2015 graduates



From the SCC Foundation

It’s scholarship time! Apply for the 2015-2016 school year now!

Now is the time to check out our scholarship opportunities available for 2015-2016.

Over $200,000 in scholarships is being offered for those who will be attending SCC next school year. Information and applications are available on the SCC Foundation website.

Don’t forget to check out application submission tips on the page as well!

We are also pleased to announce that we have more opportunities for graduating high school seniors who will be attending Shoreline Community College. We are offering four $1,500 awards to Washington State resident seniors, and twenty $2,000 scholarships specific to those who live in the City of Shoreline or Lake Forest Park, and are graduating high school this year.

The number of scholarships available to current SCC students who will be continuing their education at Shoreline also continues to grow. We’ve got scholarships for programs such as automotive, clean energy, health occupations, music, math, and athletics.

Applications are due by 4:00pm on April 8, 2015 in the Foundation Office, Room 1005 in the SCC Administration Building.

If you have any questions:
Email: Lynn Yaw or Chandra Passe 

Call: 206-533-6783 (Lynn) or
206-546-4755 (Chandra)

Stop by: SCC Foundation Office
   Room 1005 - Administration Building
  Shoreline Community College
  16101 Greenwood Ave N
  Shoreline, WA 98133-5696


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Sound Transit completes first light rail tunnel from Northgate to Roosevelt

The tunnel boring machine, nicknamed Brenda, broke through the future
Roosevelt light rail station as it digs the Northgate Link Extension.
Photo courtesy Sound Transit

Tunnel boring machine for Northgate Link extension reaches site of future Roosevelt station

Sound Transit tunneling contractors reached the wall of the future Roosevelt light rail station March 17, exposing a small section of the boring machine cutterhead and completing the first 1.5-mile segment of a 4.3-mile tunnel that will serve light rail trains from Northgate Mall to the University of Washington starting in 2021.

"This machine churned through hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of earth to reach Roosevelt Station," said Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive Dow Constantine. "Now on to the U-District Station, and then to Husky Stadium."

The tunnel work completed today by the boring machine nicknamed "Brenda" is the first of six tunnels being mined as part of the Northgate Link light rail expansion. The machine launched last July from the Maple Leaf Portal at NE 92nd Street just east of Interstate 5 and south of Northgate Mall. Once it finishes boring through the station wall at Roosevelt, it will undergo maintenance at the site before continuing south and connecting later with the completed University of Washington Station, which opens with University Link early next year. 

A second machine nicknamed "Pamela" launched from the Maple Leaf Portal last November. It is expected to arrive at the Roosevelt site this summer. Both tunnels are expected to be complete by mid-2016. Cross-passages and tunnel finishes are scheduled for completion in early 2018. When service starts in 2021, light rail trains will enter and exit the tunnels at the Maple Leaf Portal.

Each tunnel boring machine weighs 600 tons and is more than 300 feet long including the trailing gear. The cutterheads are 21 ½ feet in diameter. By the time tunneling is finished, a total of more than 500,000 cubic yards of soil will have been excavated and over 7,200 concrete rings used to line the tunnels. 

When complete, the $2.1 billion Northgate Link Extension will connect the University of Washington Station at Husky Stadium to underground stations in the U District and Roosevelt neighborhood, and to an elevated station at Northgate. The extension from Northgate will provide 14-minute rides to downtown, seven-minute rides to Husky Stadium, and 47-minute rides to Sea-Tac Airport. Riders from Roosevelt Station will reach the airport in 45 minutes. 

More information on the Northgate Link Extension Project here



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Swing swing swing at Third Place Commons music evenings on Friday and Saturday

The New Rhythmatics at Third Place Commons

A swingin' good time awaits dancers and listeners at Third Place Commons this Friday and Saturday - with a little R/B and Soul thrown into the mix.

On Friday, March 20 at 7:30pm, the New Rhythmatics will play Jump, Swing, Soul, and R/B


Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra
will play Third Place Commons Saturday

A group of Microsofties will entertain on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm as the Microsoft Jumpin Jive Orchestra performs original compositions and standards.

As always, the music is free, the venue is comfortable. Kitto's, Burney Brothers, and HoneyBear Bakery have terrific food, and if you don't dance, there will be dancers there to entertain you, from the 3 year olds to the couples who have obviously taken lessons and worked out routines.

Third Place Commons, Lake Forest Park Town Center, intersection of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way.



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Kids / Maternity Consignment Sales Event Friday -Saturday


Just Between Friends will host a consignment sale extravaganza on Friday and Saturday in Mill Creek.

Consignors bring their new and gently-used children's and maternity items to sell. Shoppers can then browse and purchase these items at great savings, usually far below retail prices—often 50-90% off!

Merchandise is inspected to insure only high quality items will be sold. At a typical Just Between Friends event, you can find clothing, toys, baby equipment, strollers, high chairs, cribs, joggers, nursery gear, sporting goods, maternity wear, baby carriers, play yards, play sets, coats, shoes - anything baby!

March 19 - 21 at the Gold Creek Community Church, 4326 - 148th St. SE, Mill Creek WA 98012.

  • Friday, March 20th:  9am - 7pm, free admission  (New Inventory out on floor at 12noon!)
  • Saturday, March 21st:  8am - 1:30pm, many items 50% off, free admission


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WSDOT: Washington drivers are reminded to remove studded tires by March 31

Seriously studded tire

As spring approaches across the region, the Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers to remove their studded tires by midnight Sunday, March 31.

Under state law, driving with studded tires after March 31 is a traffic infraction and could result in a $124 ticket.

In addition, studs can wear down pavement, so removing them promptly helps extend the lifetime of state roadways. Tire removal services can get crowded as the deadline approaches, so please plan accordingly.

Washington State Department of Transportation crews will continue to monitor roads, passes and forecasts and work to clear any late season snow or ice. Travelers are always reminded to know before you go by checking road conditions before heading out and staying on top of conditions with WSDOT’s social media and email alert tools.

Washington and Oregon share the same studded tire removal date. Other states may have later deadlines, but the Washington law applies to all drivers in the state, even visitors. No personal waivers are issued.

More information about studded tire regulations in Washington is available online.




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Four suspects taken into custody for Richmond Beach area burglaries and thefts

Four suspects were taken into custody by the Shoreline Police Department late yesterday morning after alert Shoreline residents noticed suspicious activity in their neighborhood and called 911.

The suspects were caught in the act of committing a burglary in the area of NW 196 and 15 Ave NW in Shoreline’s Richmond Beach neighborhood.

Detectives are investigating possible links to at least two other area burglaries and numerous thefts.

Shoreline Police Chief Shawn Ledford was quick to give credit to Shoreline citizens for the arrests. 

“This is just another example of how important it is for our citizens to be vigilant to what is taking place in their own neighborhoods and to call us immediately when they observe behavior that just doesn’t look right.
"In this instance, it was the 911 call that gave our detectives exactly what they needed to file charges against a group of burglars that we have been focused on for the past several weeks. I couldn’t be more pleased with how well our community and our police department worked together to bring about these arrests.”



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Echo Lake Park dedication Saturday March 21

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Barbara Jeanne, the turtle, welcomes children
to the new playground in Echo Lake Park
Photo by JM


Echo Lake Park is now open! Help us celebrate by joining the Echo Lake Neighborhood Association, City Council, and City staff for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the park improvements on Saturday, March 21 at 10:00am.

The Echo Lake Park improvements include handicapped accessible porous asphalt pathway connections, improved beach access, a tot play structure with safety surfacing, a re-graded/seeded open lawn area, irrigation system, benches, picnic tables, bike racks, barbeque grills, and renovations to the existing restroom (one unisex stall design). To learn more, visit shorelinewa.gov/echolake.

If you have questions about the Echo Lake Improvement Project or about the ribbon cutting, please contact Park Project Coordinator Maureen Colaizzi or 206-801-2603.



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Job seekers Round Table Friday - how to get attention with your resumé

“The most precious piece of real estate in your entire resumé is the top of the first page. At first glance, this is the area that is going to get the most attention from a prospective employer. 
And there are some things you can do to make that most of that – or get your resumé tossed in the “not interested” pile.”
-----Mary Elizabeth Bradford

"I couldn’t agree more with Mary", says Ron Carnell, organizer of the Friday Round Tables.

"Please bring your resumé along this Friday, March 20, and we’ll go over how to beef up your Opening Statement. Or your Summary. Or your Objective.

"You know, that first paragraph-thing that entices the employer, or HR person to keep reading the rest of your resumé."

Great conversation and networking opportunities (along with quality coffee and snacks, compliments of Central Market) await you!

Friday, March 20, 1:00-2:30pm, Shoreline Community College, Room 5116, Building 5000 (ground floor). SCC Campus Map. Parking.



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For the Birds: The Rufus are coming, the Rufus are coming

Adult Rufus male
Photo by Doug Parrott

By Christine Southwick

Have you seen a small feisty reddish-orange hummingbird hovering at newly opened flowering-current or salmonberry flowers? The male Rufus Hummingbird is the only North American hummingbird with a rufus-colored back.

The female Rufus Hummingbird can easily be mistaken for the female Anna’s Hummingbird until you look more closely. Look for a white breast and what to me looks like a white necklace.  If the female has that,then it is a Rufus. Female Rufus also have that pretty rufus on their flanks and tails.   The Anna’s female has a grayish breast and neck. Most female Rufus have a few reddish throat feathers, but some older female Anna’s do too.

Male and female Rufus are the same size, which is smaller than Anna’s, but size can be hard to judge if they are hovering.

Female Rufus on nest
Photo by Doug Parrott


While Anna’s have become year-round residents in Puget Sound, the majority of Rufus migrate from as far away as Mexico or Texas, follow the California coast northward, and breed as far north as central Alaska, making them the most northern breeding hummingbird in the world.

While there are a few reports of Rufus claiming a local feeder year round, most people can expect to see a male or two passing through in late February, followed by the females about two weeks later (this year some females were seen before the males). The Rufus basically follow the blooming of salmonberry and flowering currant. While Rufus do eat insects, their consumption is nowhere as high as those insectivorous Anna’s.

In late June-to-July, you may start seeing a belligerent male Rufus making his way back south, chasing all hummers from your feeders and snowberry flowers. Often in July through mid-September you will see female and juvenile Rufus in your yard, stoking up for their southern migration.

Juvenile male Rufus in August
Photo by Christine Southwick

There are a few Rufus who might actually breed in this area rather than continuing North, if they have found really good habitat.  Wherever they breed, the female makes her nest out of moss and spider webbing so that the nest will expand after the two eggs hatch and the nestlings start needing more room.

No one knows why yet, but there appears to be a rapid decline in the Rufus population since 1981, and the species is now listed as a “species-at-risk” on both the Partners in Flight and the Audubon-Washington lists.




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