46th District Democrats meet April 16 in new location

Sunday, April 5, 2015


46th District Democrats
General Meeting

Thursday April 16, 2015 7:30 PM
George Center For Community 

2112 NE 125th Street
Seattle, WA 98125
Sign in starts at 7:00pm

Sustainable Neighborhoods Assessment - Focus on Lake City Urban Hub, presented by Peter Steinbrueck

We will also adopt new endorsement rules for this year's important city and county elections and bring you information about a special King County election on April 28th addressing the region's emergency response network.



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Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday April 7

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday April 7, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

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


The Influence your Shadow has on your Team

Leaders and followers work collaboratively toward shared objectives, usually in the form of teams. A leader’s performance is evaluated in terms of team performance and thus is directly proportioned to effective leadership attributes. However, a leader’s shadow shows up in dark ways and the behaviors can often have negative effects on others.

The question is: What impact is your shadow having on your team?
  • Learn, Understand, and Change
  • Unintended Influence of a Leader’s Shadow
  • Shadow Casters: What are they and why do they matter?
  • Developing Personal Light and Positive Influence
  • Worksheets
Greg Price
Greg Price is an Assistant Professor for City University of Seattle managing their Master of Arts in Leadership and the Human Resource programs.

He is also co-owner of a 26-year old Seattle-based and family-owned, publishing company called Outdoors NW. Currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership, he is presently focusing his research on entrepreneurial leadership.

This Quickstart program, in conjunction with Shoreline Community College’s Business Accelerator program, is an ideal incubator to help entrepreneurs enhance their business acumen and leadership capacity.

Gregory enjoys engaging participants by including them in his workshops. Roll up your sleeves! He looks forward to working with you.

Corrected for date April 7. 04-06-2015 7:28am

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What are the book clubs reading?

So you don't have time to go to a book group but want to keep up with current literature?

Here's what the local book clubs read (or are reading) this month:

The Shoreline Library group read The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian.

In Michael Zadoorian's The Leisure Seeker the Robinas have shared a wonderful life for more than sixty years. Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and John has Alzheimer's. Yearning for one last adventure, the self-proclaimed "down-on-their-luck geezers" kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives and steal away from their home in suburban Detroit on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery.

With Ella as his vigilant copilot, John steers their '78 Leisure Seeker RV along the forgotten roads of Route 66 toward Disneyland in search of a past they're having a damned hard time remembering. Yet Ella is determined to prove that, when it comes to life, you can go back for seconds—even when everyone says you can't.

The Friends of the Library Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month at 7pm. The Leisure Seeker will be discussed on April 13.


Richmond Beach Friends of the Library read Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter.

"In 1962, a young Italian innkeeper unwittingly ends up taking part in the Hollywood 'clean up' of a love affair on the set for the film Cleopatra. Fast forward to present day Los Angeles; Pasquale Tursi shows up at the studio of a legendary Hollywood producer to find out the fate of the actress he met so briefly, so long ago.

The 'beautiful ruins' refer not only to the stunning descriptions of the Italian coastline, but also to the winding path a life can take and the sweet middle ground that we sometimes discover when our dreams don't pan out." -- Sarah Harvey, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO

Good Knits book club at Third Place Commons knits while they talk books. You still have time to read their book and get to the session, with or without knitting.

Monday, April 13, 7pm in The Commons at Town Center in Lake Forest Park.

"Join us to knit or crochet while we discuss Léon and Louise, an atmospheric, unconventional love story set in early twentieth century France."

Bring your own project or help us reach our goal of providing 200 hats for the homeless in December. New to knitting? Come at 6:30 and get a free lesson.

And a heads-up for Good Knits - the book for May 11 is The Storied Life of A. J. Fickry by Gabrielle Zevin.

All these books are available for purchase at Third Place Books or may be available at one of our local libraries.

Updated 04-06-2015 9:11am


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Edmonds in Bloom offers a pre-Mom’s Day event Saturday, May 9

Volunteers help kids create pots of flowers

Spring is here and Edmonds in Bloom invites local families to attend its first activity of the year. The ever-popular event, “Kids Plant for Mom’s Day”, will be held on Saturday, May 9th from 9 am to 2pm at the Edmonds Farmer’s Market on 5th Ave N and Bell St.

It’s a fun-filled day where children plant pots with flowers for their mothers for Mother’s Day with the help of Edmonds in Bloom volunteers. This, of course, is the day before Mother’s Day.

Children of all ages really enjoy this event. The budding young gardeners get to pick a pot for Mom, adorn it with stickers and add a variety of flowered plants for their gift. The kids take great pride in their gift for Mom and have fun doing it! 


A $10 donation is greatly appreciated for the materials.

Two other events are also not to be missed that day: the Children’s Fairy Flower Parade, starting from the Edmonds Library, 650 Main Street, Edmonds at 12:00 noon and the opportunity to make a free Mothers Day Card at C’est La Vie, 320 5th Ave South. 

Join us– for Mom! 

More information on the web or by email 
 information@edmondsinbloom.com



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Home sales in Shoreline - March 2015

These are representative of the home sales at each price point in Shoreline during the month of March 2015.

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Shorewood play: Arsenic & Old Lace this weekend


Shorewood High School Drama
presents

Arsenic and Old Lace
A comedy by Joseph Kesselring

April 9-11
All shows at 7:30pm
$10.00 adults in advance, $8.00 Seniors/Students
Tickets at the door - $12.00

Beware the Brewster household, where nothing is as it seems! Two seemingly sweet and gentle spinster aunts hide a ”sickening” secret in their basement, while Teddy Roosevelt, Frankenstein, and Einstein haunt the old Brooklyn home. Can Mortimer Brewster deal with his nutty family and still go through with his promise to marry the woman he loves? Come see if any of the Brewster family is sane enough to survive!

Shorewood High School Theater, 17300 Fremont Ave. N., Shoreline


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Photo: The Easter Tree

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Photo by Seattle Poppy

You have to love people who decorate for holidays! Now we know where Easter eggs come from - Ridgecrest, near Paramount Park, where this tree lives.



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In The Garden Now ... The Easter Rose

Japanese Kerria - the Easter Rose

Text and photo by Victoria Gilleland

You've no doubt heard of the “Easter Lily,” but have you heard of the “Easter Rose?” While Japanese Kerria is not the prickly bush bearing flowers we typically think of as a rose, it is a member of the Rosacae family of plants. Bright gold pom pom like flowers cover the plant in early spring. The one in my garden is coming into bloom just in time for this year’s Easter Holiday thus the Easter connection. 

Yellow flower buds stud the stems of the plant before the shiny textured leaves unfurl with the opening flowers. Kerria is a very easy to grow spring flowering shrub which offers the added bonus of lime green stems to liven up the winter garden when there are no flowers or leaves on the plant.   Plants typically grow 5-8 feet high and wide so they do need space.  

This is an old fashioned garden plant so you may see one growing around an older home in the area. Along with lilacs and flowering quince these shrubs are often the survivors in an older garden that hasn’t received optimum care over the years.  

Keep your eye peeled for a touch of gold in the landscape …. You may have the good fortune to see Japanese Kerria in full bloom!

(Botanical Name:  Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’) 

Victoria Gilleland is the owner of Cottage Garden Designs, a Garden Design company specializing in Redesign of Residential Gardens, Garden Consultation and Coaching. She has been designing gardens in the northwest for over 20 years.
      
    

    

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Authors at Third Place next week - Public Shame, Cooking Through Cancer, Fighter Pilots, and Seeds

Quite a variety of authors at Third Place Books this week, from escape adventures, to nutrition for cancer patients. Third Place Books is on the upper level of Town Center in Lake Forest Park, at the corner of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way.


Jon Ronson 
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Riverhead) 
Tuesday, April 7 at 7pm 

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed is a powerful, funny, unique and very humane dispatch from the frontline, in the escalating war on human nature and its flaws. Ronson is the internationally bestselling author of The Psychopath Test. 

Blaine Harden 
The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot (Viking) 
Wednesday, April 8 at 7pm 

From the bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14, Blaine Harden gives us an escape adventure and an entirely new way to understand the world’s longest lasting totalitarian state. 

Thor Hanson 
The Triumph of Seeds (Perseus) 
Thursday, April 9 at 7pm

The Triumph of Seeds is a fascinating scientific adventure through the wild and beautiful world of seeds by an award-winning writer who has both the charm of a fireside story-teller and the hard-won expertise of a field biologist. 

Lisa A. Price and Susan Gins 
Cooking through Cancer Treatment to Recovery (Demos Medical Publishing) 
Saturday, April 11 at 6:30pm 

Written by a naturopathic physician and a certified nutritionist specializing in complementary cancer care, this collection provides patients and their friends and family with recipes that provide nutrients essential at each stage of treatment. 



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Mountains to Sound Greenway leads work party at Northcrest Park Saturday

Volunteers were led by Anna Kendrick of
Mountains to Sound Greenway
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Northcrest Park in Ridgecrest, 827 NE 170th St, had a good turnout of volunteers Saturday for a park clean up work party led by Mountains to Sound Greenway.

Volunteers attack Himalayan Blackberries
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The crew attacked out of control Himalayan Blackberries. Some of the neighbors discussed maintaining some of the blackberry bushes to provide fruit.

Before: this was the starting point for work party
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Anna Kendrick from Mountains to Sound provided instruction to the volunteers and supervised the entire work party. Removing ivy takes special techniques, which she shared with the group. Mountains to Sound provided tools for the event, as well.

After the ivy was removed
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Fallen trees are left in place. They are called "nurse logs" because as they rot, they provide a nursery for new seedlings to grow.

Nurse logs are left to nurture new growth
and enrich the soil
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The work party accomplished quite a bit, but it is a large park. There will certainly be more work parties needed.



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Book Review by Aarene Storms: Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones

Sophie is lonely. Her family left the city when Sophie's dad lost his job, and now they live in an isolated and junk-filled farmhouse recently inherited from Sophie's Great-Uncle Jim. Alone in a new place, Sophie begins writing letters to her dead grandmother and great-uncle, detailing her new adventures, describing the people in the new community, and sharing her deepest wish: Sophie wants chickens.

Soon enough, chickens come to Sophie. But these are not ordinary chickens! The white hen lays glass eggs. The speckled hen is invisible sometimes. And the three newest hens have a talent for communication that will surprise everyone.

This magical story is scattered with morsels of chicken lore, strewn with charming multicultural details, and suffused with the passion of a truly exceptional poultry farmer.

Rating:
Highly recommended for readers ages 8 to 12, especially those fascinated by fowl.


The events may not have happened; still, the story is true.  --R. Silvern

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach and Lake Forest Park Libraries, KCLS



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Homes sales in Lake Forest Park - March

These are representative of the home sales at each price point in Lake Forest Park during the month of March 2015.





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Police: small infractions lead to bigger things

On the evening of March 30, Officer Carswell of the Lake Forest Park police stopped a man for riding his bicycle without a helmet (as required by city ordinance).

A minor infraction, you might think.

However, the man lied about his name. This does not sit well with cops. In fact, it makes them quite suspicious, so the officer arrested him and took him in. 

They quickly discovered his real name - and that he had an outstanding warrant.

Not only that,  he was a registered sex offender for a crime against a child, as well as being a violent offender.

When searched, he had multiple pieces of suspected stolen mail as well as suspected stolen debit cards and a partially washed check that is believed to be stolen.

Following up on all those leads, police identified 14 victims, 11 of them as mail theft victims. All of the victims appear to be from Seattle Northgate neighborhood.

Police know that the small infractions often lead to more crimes.

--DKH



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Two Shorecrest seniors receive awards for art work

Friday, April 3, 2015

Female Power
by Miyuki Rutledge

Two seniors at Shorecrest High School received awards at the 2015 Regional High School Art Show sponsored by the Puget Sound Educational Service District.

Pushing it all away
by Laura Mentele

Laura Mentele and Miyuki Rutledge were among the 10 regional winners that will advance to the State High School Art Show in Olympia. In addition, both won King County Executive’s awards for their artworks. Their teacher is Laura King.



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Marc Weinberg: Give us back our beach - work progresses on Saltwater Park Bridge

Overview of the bridge project
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

Text and Photos by Marc Weinberg

If you are like many in Shoreline who have loved the warmer and often sunny weather (and you're not a skier) during the past 6 weeks, you're frustrated with the loss of access to the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park beach via the pedestrian bridge. I spoke with the city project manager who escorted me into the restricted area and I also spoke with some of the construction crew and the Burlington Northern official on site. After a somewhat staggered start early this year, plans and schedules of both the railroad and the contractor seem to be on a smooth track now. 

Train approaching
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

When the railroad has work projects on or near the tracks they have to maintain a constant vigilance for safety reasons at each site. With rail improvement projects and some landslides between Seattle and Everett, they don’t have enough supervisors / flaggers to cover them all at one time. That’s why you may have seen no work being done some days earlier this year even though the material for the project was in the staging area and the weather was good.

Old deck has been removed
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

As you can imagine, working next to and above active rail tracks is a dangerous place to be and it takes coordination of all parties to make it work smoothly. BNSF has a 'flagger' on site that sets warning flags on the tracks both north and south at one and two mile intervals. He is in communication with both the train crews and the contractor and is responsible for notifying the construction crew to be clear of the tracks when a train is coming. This means that workers and equipment must be well choreographed to ensure everyone’s safety.

Burlington Northern flaggers' truck and
communication center
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

From the description, it looks like the new bridge is going to look great and of course function well too. Most wood is being replaced with steel and the bridge deck is made from precast concrete panels which you can see stored in the lower parking lot. A new fence will be installed and I’m sure the bridge will serve us well for many years.

Precast concrete panels will be the new walking surface
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

So, if you’re like me and ready to head for the beach on these nice days, hang on just a little longer and although the City says it will be done the end of April ... I'm betting on early May.



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Edmonds-Woodway vs Shorewood soccer results

Edmonds-Woodway hosted Shorewood soccer at Edmonds stadium Friday.
Edmonds-Woodway 3, Shorewood 1 

In the first half, Shorewood started off with 3 nice chances to score and did so on a free kick from Sam Anschell to Alan Corrales for a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute. Gradually the game evened out and Edmonds scored an equalizer at the 25th minute by Armon Tenaw off the far post left to right. The half ended 1-1.

In the second half, Edmonds came out fired up and scored in the 54th minute on a goal by Trey Clugston to take a 2-1 lead. 14 minutes later they put the game out of reach with a goal by Lucas Teklemariam to make it 3-1 which was the final.

Griffin Small was goalie for Edmonds 1-0-1 in league 4-1-2 overall. Isaac Whitaker-4 saves--20 for the year, was in goal for Shorewood 2-1-0 and 3-2-2 overall.

--Bill Wilkins



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Sound Transit to run streetcars on First Hill

From Mike Harbour, Deputy CEO, Sound Transit

Testing on the Sound Transit-funded First Hill Streetcar line is now underway. Testing began late last week with a ride and media tour of the new streetcar maintenance facility.

We're very interested in the streetcar project. While the Seattle Department of Transportation is managing the design, construction and operation of the two-mile line, Sound Transit paid $132 million for the project using Sound Transit 2 dollars. Once it begins carrying passengers later this summer, the streetcar will offer great new access to Link and Sounder trains as well as ST Express buses.

The streetcar will run from Capitol Hill to First Hill, the International District and Pioneer Square with trains arriving at stations about every 10 minutes during peak periods. Trains will run from 5am to 1am Monday through Saturday and 10am to 8pm on Sundays and holidays.

Testing over the next several months includes low-speed streetcar operation on the route to test train signals and switches, training of operators and maintenance staff and emergency response drills.



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Attorney General disappointed with legislative committee’s smoking-age vote

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Attorney General Bob Ferguson expressed his disappointment with the House Finance Committee for drastically altering Ferguson’s agency-request legislation to raise the smoking age to 21.

House Bill 1458, which proposes to raise the legal age to buy, use, or possess tobacco to 21, was gutted at today’s committee hearing. The bill was amended to change the new smoking age to 19, down from the proposed 21, and significantly delay the public health impacts by pushing the effective date out four years. 

The amended bill passed the committee on a 9-7 vote. The original, unaltered bill to raise the age to 21 passed the House Health Care and Wellness Committee Feb. 17, on a 12-3 vote, with strong bipartisan support.

Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-46 and Rep. Cindy Ryu, D-32 serve on the committee. Pollet, Ryu, and Rep. Ruth Kagi, D-32 signed on as sponsors of the original bill.

“I am deeply disappointed by the committee’s changes, which gut the public health impacts of this bill,” Ferguson said. 
“I understand our state’s current budget situation, but we should not be balancing our budget on the backs of teens and jeopardizing their long-term health. We had the votes in committee to raise the smoking age immediately. I intend to work with our bipartisan group of supporters to amend this legislation on the House floor.”

Research, including a recent report from the Institute of Medicine, indicates that increasing the smoking age to 21 would significantly reduce the number of adolescents and young adults who start smoking; reduce deaths from smoking; and immediately improve the health of adolescents, young adults, and young mothers and their children. 

Ferguson’s legislation, sponsored by Sen. Mark Miloscia (R-Federal Way) and Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would apply to tobacco and other nicotine products, including “vaping.”



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Desperate lovers, scheming neighbors, and secrets behind every toga

Photo by Dale Sutton, Magic Photo


EDMONDS DRIFTWOOD PLAYERS PRESENTS 
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 
April 17 - May 10, 2015


Winner of multiple Tony Awards for its Broadway run, Edmonds Driftwood Players is thrilled to present A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Wade James Theatre April 17-May 10, 2015.

Music by the incomparable Stephen Sondheim, this farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a non-stop laugh-fest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan named Philia for his young master Hero in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors, and a showgirl or two. This unforgettable, hysterical musical allows a terrific ensemble of comedic actors to shine.


Directed by Martin J. Mackenzie, with music direction by Mark and Nancy Press and choreography by Carissa Meisner Smit, the cast of 19 local actors and actresses has been working nightly to create a performance that will have all of Edmonds in stitches while tapping their toes to well-known songs “Comedy Tonight,” “Lovely,” and “Everybody Ought to Have a Maid.” 

When asked what he enjoys about directing a show like this, Mackenzie responded, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is one of my favorite shows. It is just plain fun: fun for the cast and crew as well as for the audience. This show comes from the twisted minds of both Larry Gelbart and Stephen Sondheim. How can you go wrong with that! 


Performances: April 17-May 10, 2015
Thurs-Sat at 8:00pm, Sunday at 2:00pm
Performances are at the Wade James Theatre
950 Main St, Edmonds, WA
All tickets are $25 General; $22 Senior/Youth/Military

Purchase tickets online or by phone 425-774-9600 option 3.



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Average Joe Cat Show May 9 expected to be bigger than ever



 It's Almost Time for the 12th Annual AVERAGE JOE CAT SHOW!

Saturday, May 9th, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Shoreline's Spartan Recreation Center (Shoreline Center by the Stadium) 202 NE 185th Street

Sign up today by visiting our Average Joe Cat Show site!

The Average Joe Cat Show is a fun, family-friendly event hosted by Purrfect Pals. On May 9th, dozens of cats will gather at Shoreline’s Spartan Recreation Center to compete in silly cat show categories such as “Most Impressive Ear Hair” and “Loudest Purr.” Think of this event as a huge party to celebrate cats and their quirks!

Our photography show will showcase a room full of images of kitty models who are competing for titles like “Best Cat in a Box” and “Grumpiest Looking Cat.”

The event will also feature volunteers, staff and adoptable kitties from ten Puget Sound shelters and rescue groups, gourmet ice cream, a vendor fair designed with cat lovers in mind and a silent auction to support Purrfect Pals.

We will once again have some very special celebrity guests at the show this year! Oskar the Blind Cat and his buddy, Klaus, will be back at the show with some of their awesome cat toys and other goodies!

Fans of Foster Dad John’s Critter Room Kitten Cam are also organizing the 2nd Annual “Kitten Cam Con,” a four day event in Seattle centered around the Average Joe Cat Show. Last year, local fans of the kitten cam were joined by dozens who traveled from New England, Florida, Arizona and Australia!  Registration is now open for this year’s conference!

Thanks to increased media attention, the 2014 Average Joe Cat Show attracted its biggest crowd yet. We were on the cover of the Seattle Times and in a KOMO 4 News broadcast. The show was even featured in Lonely Planet’s “Best of Travel 2014″ (cat cafes in Japan, cat islands, cat boat in Holland, etc.) as one of the Top 10 destinations in the world for cat lovers!  We are expecting even more people this year!



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Call for performers 7-18: Edge Arts & Dance to produce Annie Jr.



Annie Jr. Call for performers age 7-18
Cost for program: $300 (no cost to audition!)
Show dates August 7th and 8th, approx run time 80 minutes
Audition dates: 4/22 2:00-8:30pm, 4/25 12:00-4:00pm, 4/29 2:00-8:30pm. (Callbacks on individual basis). We rehearse in Shoreline at our studio. Email or call 206-747-7380

The summer show at Edge Arts and Dance in North City will be ANNIE JR!

We are taking this summer to focus on performers age 7 through 18; all roles for ANNIE JR will be played by young performers and is a great opportunity for kids to play adult roles they wouldn't normally be able to play.

Rehearsals will start in May and will continue through August, (see rehearsal calendar). If your performer cannot make certain rehearsals, this is does NOT mean they cannot participate in the show or cannot receive a large part. We will examine all rehearsal conflicts when casting.

Audition information
Students should prepare one song, not to exceed 2 minutes in length, from a musical or musical movie. Please bring sheet music in your key or a track on a phone/ mp3 player. Students also need to prepare a monologue not to exceed 2 minutes in length.

About Annie Jr
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie, the world-wide phenomenon, was the winner of seven TONY Awards including Best Musical and is now adapted for young performers in Annie JR.  The beloved book and score by TONY Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written including "Tomorrow".

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. 
With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.



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Shorewood fastpitch softball Thursday

SW Ebony Harrison
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood pitcher Ebony Harrison delivers the ball in the game against Meadowdale at the Meridian Park Field on Thursday.

SW Jesi Stuvek
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Shorewood's Jesi Stuvek puts the tag on the Meadowdale runner at third base for the out.

The game ended in the 5th inning, in accordance of the 10 run rule, as Meadowdale pitcher, Julia Reuble threw a no hitter. The final score was Meadowdale 13, Shorewood 0.




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Sound Transit update on Lynnwood Link


Sound Transit and the Federal Transit Administration published the Final EIS for the Lynnwood Link Extension light rail project.
The Final EIS: 
  • Responds to public and agency comments received during the public comment period for the project’s Draft EIS
  • Describes the preferred alternative and other project alternatives, including their potential impacts 
  • Provides environmental information to assist the Sound Transit Board in selecting the project to be built 
  • Identifies measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts 
  • Complies with National and State Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA/SEPA) 
Where to find the Final EIS 
To request a free copy of the Executive Summary, a CD of the Final EIS or to purchase a printed copy, contact Lauren Swift, 206-398-5301.

Sound Transit Board selects final route and stations in April.

On April 23, 2015, Sound Transit’s Board of Director is anticipated to select the final route and stations and project to be built based on findings in the Final EIS, public and agency comments on the Draft EIS and public testimony to the Board. Come to the Board meeting to learn more and provide public testimony.



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Lake Forest Park Garden Tour

Thursday, April 2, 2015


All of the gardens for the Saturday, June 20, 2015 Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Tour have been discovered. This is going to be another fantastic event. You will get a chance to peek into some splendid backyards and see specimen gardens, native gardens and other delights to the senses.

Starting at 11am, Ciscoe Morris, KIRO 97.3 FM Radio talk show host, will be at the Plant Sale located in the lower level of the Lake Forest Park Town Center. Ciscoe is a fixture in the local gardening scene and his knowledge of plants is wide ranging. He is always happy to answer questions and share his experience with our local gardeners.

The Lake Forest Park Plant Sale is an opportunity to add treasures to your own garden. It is filled with vendors selling unique garden art and a wide variety of plants including hostas, ferns, perennials, fuchsias, native and drought tolerant plants.

Advance ticket sales will begin in May for The Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour. Tickets purchased in advance will be available for $12 at the shopping center and various local gardening centers and on the website. Day of the tour tickets will be $15.

The Lake Forest Park Town Center is located at the intersection of Ballinger Way NE and Bothell Way NE (SR 104 and SR 522).



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32nd Democrats meet April 8



Monthly Meeting of the 32nd District Democrats
Wednesday April 8th, 7PM 
Shoreline Masonic Center
753 N 185th in Shoreline

Candidates, Candidates, Candidates!
King County Proposition 1 - Emergency Radio Network Replacement

Special Election April 28



         

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Rainbow Girls rummage sale Saturday

Richmond Highlands Masonic Rainbow Girls are having a multi family rummage sale fundraiser, Saturday April 4. Doors open at 8am. 

Clothes, household items, furniture and books, games etc.

The Richmond Masonic Lodge is on the corner of 185th and Linden.





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In The Garden Now….. Chinese Joy Forever Plant

Variegated Spike Tail Shrub

Photo and text by Victoria Gilleland

What a great name …..“Chinese Joy Forever Plant’.  When I heard that name I knew I just had to make room for one!  It makes you smile just to walk by the plant growing in the garden. Not only does it have a very happy positive name, it also starts blooming in late winter while most shrubs and trees still sport bare branches. The unique chartreuse flowers are true standouts in the winter garden. 

Spike Tail flower racemes look a lot like dangly earrings hanging from the branches. The flowers form rows of upside down waxy cuplets resembling short strings of pearls. The racemes are typically 4 inches long and appear on the bare branches before the variegated leaves emerge.  

Joy Forever Spike Tail has deep green leaves edged in creamy yellow. The variegated part of the leaf turns pinkish red in fall to blend with the deep red stems of the plant. The plant has an upright spreading habit and commonly reaches 7 feet tall and wide. Its open form makes it possible to grow an interesting variety of shrubs and perennials beneath the plant. This is an easy plant to grow and is seldom bothered by pests or disease.
  
This isn't a plant you'll see in most gardens so you might need to look around a bit to find one. It’s certainly worth the effort to get a glimpse of such a unique flowering shrub or if you have the space to add one to your woodland garden or shrub border.
  
Botanical Name:  Stachyurus  chinensis  ‘Chinese Joy Forever Plant ’

Victoria Gilleland is the owner of Cottage Garden Designs, a Garden Design company specializing in Redesign of Residential Gardens, Garden Consultation and Coaching. She has been designing gardens in the northwest for over 20 years.



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School Board Summary 3/23/2015

School Board Summary 3/23/2015
by Marianne Deal Stephens

Shoreline School Board President Mike Jacobs introduced the meeting’s Consent Agenda by acknowledging “the great generosity of our community” as demonstrated by the acceptance of financial gifts: 
  • $7500 from the Cascade K-8 PTSA for Field Trips and Enrichment for all classrooms; 
  • $5000 from Americans for the Arts (Washington, D.C.) for Arts Education; 
  • $7898 from the Microsoft Matching Gifts Program for Shorewood Robotics.
The Board recognized the ongoing support of the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation by adopting Resolution 2015-3. An excerpt: 
WHEREAS, the work of the Foundation, with its theme this year of “Growing Great Minds,” impacts every student and educator in the district through generous building, classroom and community-wide grants, support for summer school and scholarships; 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Shoreline Board of Directors designates the week of March 23 to 27, 2015 as Shoreline Public Schools Foundation Appreciation Week.
Other items on the Consent Agenda included: 
  • Approval of revised School Board Meeting Schedule. Find schedules, agendas, and minutes on the Shoreline School Board page.  http://www.shorelineschools.org/school_board/
  • Final Acceptance of the Aldercrest Annex Gym and Electrical Building Demolition Project, which has been completed by KD&S Environmental Inc.
  • Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) for Cooperative Educational Services for Vocational-Technical and Basic Education 2015-2020. This is a 5-year continuation of an existing program in which students ages 16-21 who have dropped out of or who have been suspended from the Shoreline School District and would still like to graduate receive services from LWIT. Shoreline counselors advise students regarding graduation opportunities and training in a Career and Technical Career Cluster. See CTE.  http://learn.shorelineschools.org/spec/ceducation/index.php
  • Approval of Extended Field Trips: 
    • Shorewood Hip Hop Team to the State Dance/ Drill Competition in Yakima;
    • Shorecrest DECA Team to the DECA Inter Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida;
    • Shorewood 10th-12th grades Culinary Arts students to the Westin Hotel in Downtown Seattle;
    • Parched 6th graders to Camp Seymour for Outdoor Environment Camp.
Draft Pre-Hazard Mitigation Plan

Director of School Safety Don Dalziel presented regarding this planning document, which is intended to raise awareness of the potential impacts of natural disasters and help the District address natural hazards in a pragmatic and cost-effective manner. The plan does not change District policies, codes, or ordinances, but may reduce the negative consequences of future disasters.

The document identifies three potential hazards for Shoreline: earthquakes, floods, and landslides. The District’s buildings, like most buildings in Puget Sound, have an increased risk of earthquakes. Director Dalziel related that our buildings are currently rated excellent or good in regard to earthquake soundness.
Three buildings—Brookside Elementary, Lake Forest Park Elementary, and Syre Elementary—are listed in the “low” risk category for floods.
One campus—Brookside—has been identified with a moderate level of landslide hazard. The public is invited to comment on the Draft Pre-Hazard Mitigation Plan at the April 6 School Board Meeting. Citizens interested in reviewing the plan may contact Director Don Dalziel

Following public comment, Don Dalziel and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Chuck Goodwin will oversee revision and then present the final Draft Pre-Hazard Mitigation Plan to the Board on April 27. After Board approval, the plan will go to OSPI and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) for approval. 

Program Alignment Coherence Team (PACT), Policy 2120

Director Teri Poff described the purpose of PACT and presented slight revisions to its procedures. PACT receives requests for and approves new courses for a one-year pilot, reviews courses after the pilot, and, if deemed successful, sends recommendations for course adoptions to the School Board. 

PACT’s goals reflect broad aims of providing effective basic education for all students and ensuring flexibility for the special needs of individuals and groups. PACT has established procedures guiding proposals from initiation through discussion with appropriate parties—departments and learning specialists, counselors, building leadership teams (including department chairs, counselor, and assistant principal)—and onto the PACT team itself, which includes principals, counselors, an SEA representative, a content instructional specialist or content area teacher, and an administrator.

PACT also oversees the review and elimination of outdated materials. Though courses are usually proposed by teachers, last year a group of students at Shorewood proposed an AP Computer Science course, which is now under pilot. 

Financial Update

Deputy Superintendent Marla Miller and Director of Finance and Business Services Mark Spangenberg presented the January and February Financial Update. They noted that, due to higher enrollment than budgeted, State General Revenue projections have been increased. February’s report reflects the beginning of 2015 levy collections. To review budget and enrollment reports, see the District Budget page.

2015 Legislative Areas of Focus

Board Member Richard Potter discussed the District’s priorities, which fall into two major areas, Financial and Reform. In regard to school finances, the Board supports the McCleary decision and at the same time does not support any proposal to increase state funding which simply redistributes revenues that are currently approved and collected locally.

The Board does not support the Levy Swap idea since local taxpayers would pay a disproportionate share of the State’s obligations. In regard to Reform, the Board and District are committed to the success of every student, and notes that since several recent initiatives “have our systems operating at our full capacity,” they “encourage the legislature to reject any legislation that adds to the reform overload.” 



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