Final list of candidates who have filed for local offices

Sunday, June 7, 2015

By Evan Smith

Candidate filing ended May 15 for local offices on 2015 ballots. Candidates could withdraw from ballot position through May 18.

Positions with three or more candidates appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot, with the top two vote getters advancing to the Nov. 3 general-election ballot. Positions with only one or two candidates appear only on the November ballot. 

Here is the final list of local candidates:

NOTES:
(p= office that will appear on both the primary and November ballots)
(i= incumbent)

KING COUNTY: 

Assessor—Lloyd Hara (i), John Wilson
Director Of Elections (p)— Christopher Roberts, Zach Hudgins, Julie Wise

PORT OF SEATTLE: 

Commissioner, Position 2 (p)— John Naubert, Courtney Gregoire (i), Goodspaceguy

Commissioner, Position 5 (p) — Ken Rogers, Marion Yoshino, Herb Krohn, Darrell Bryan, Fred Felleman, Mark Hennon, Daniel E. Reandeau, Norman Z. Sigler, Richard Pope

CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK:

Mayor— Jeff Johnson 
Council Position No. 2-- Catherine Stanford (i)
Council Position No. 4-- David A. Hammond, Phillippa Kassover
Council Position No. 6-- Tom French (i)

CITY OF SHORELINE:

Council Position No. 2-- Jessica Cafferty, Keith Scully
Council Position No. 4— Doris McConnell (i)
Council Position No. 6 (p)—Lorn Richey, Jesse Salomon, (i) Michael Bachety

SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 412:

Director District No. 1—Michael Jacobs (i)
Director District No. 4—Richard Nicholson (i)
Director District No. 5— Richard Potter (i)

SHORELINE FIRE DEPARTMENT:

Commissioner Position No. 3-- Dan Setterberg, Rod Heivilin (i)

KING COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 16 (Northshore Fire District):

Commissioner Position No. 3— Mathew Martin, Don Ellis
Commissioner Position No. 5-- David Maehren (i)

LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT: 

Commissioner Position No. 3—Bill Donahue (i)

NORTH CITY WATER DISTRICT (Shoreline/LFP): 

Commissioner Position No. 3— Charlotte Haines (i)

RONALD WASTEWATER DISTRICT: 

Commissioner Position No. 3— Chris Eggen, Tim Tipton
Commissioner Position No. 5— Arnold (Arne) Lind (i)



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Thursday at Garden Essentia: Create Your Wildlife Habitat

Embothrium coccinium and a hummingbird
Photo by Lorelei Begalka
Thursday - June 11th, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Garden Essentia
20152 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline 98155, 206-453-3920

Sponsored by: Diggin' Shoreline's WOWTA (Where Our Wild Things Are) Team

Presenters: Judy Griesel and Nan Skinner

This presentation will help you visualize the scope of making residential landscapes more wildlife friendly and will lay out the incremental steps to consider in transforming your yard into a NWF certified habitat.

Judy is a Master Gardener with extensive experience in garden design and creating wildlife habitat in residential landscapes. She is also a Habitat Steward, certified through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).

Nan Skinner is a local Realtor with Keller Williams Realty, a WOWTA team member, and a fun and entertaining speaker. Using her expertise in real estate, her presentation will focus on a little-known benefit for homeowners who have wildlife habitats.

Is your interest piqued?

Suggested donation of $5 is appreciated and helps support the missions of Diggin' Shoreline and NWF.

Seating is limited. Call 206-453-3920 to reserve your seat now.



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Shoreline Village: A plan for aging in your home, Part Three


Photo courtesy Senior Services


This is the third of a four-part series about the Village that is being planned for Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and North Seattle

The Village is a membership-based organization with paid staff who act as a personal, central resource to coordinate access to services for you. The services will help you stay in your home as you age and could be provided by trained neighborhood volunteers, or you might be referred to screened vendors for more complex needs and services. Many Villages also offer social and activity groups.

A Village for Shoreline:  Part Three


How Does a Village Work?

A Village is a collaborative effort between community members in the form of: Volunteers, screened Vendors and the Members themselves. Each of these parties can give something and receive something. All of the residents value community and intergenerational relationships. 

NEST Village in Seattle describes it like this:

“With one phone call, Members access benefits:
  • Family members feel less stressed and isolated. 
  • Neighbors of all ages become more deeply engaged in their communities. 
  • Neighborhoods feel safer and more friendly. 
  • Businesses see more customers and become more closely linked with their neighborhood. 
  • Village Members receive dignified assistance when and if they want it, connections with their community, and can stay in the houses and neighborhoods they love. 
The Village:
  • matches members with volunteers to assist with daily tasks like transportation, household tasks, and staying physically active.
  • organizes events and activities for learning and fun
  • maintains a list of pre-screened professionals and discounts at local businesses”
Villages work because they make it easier for people to connect in the ways that they want to. Whether for social activities or a hand around the house, Villages connect neighbors.

What Kind of Volunteering Could I Participate In?

Key players in all villages are the volunteers. Volunteers have the chance to provide the extra helping hand and neighborly support that makes it easier and safer for neighbors to stay in their homes as they age. Volunteers can
  • Provide transportation to doctor’s visits, grocery stores, haircuts and other errands 
  • Assist with computer and internet use 
  • Help in the garden 
  • Facilitate a member group 
  • Climb a ladder 
  • Work in the office 
  • Take a walk 
  • Extend a friendly visit 
  • Plan events 
Volunteers have the freedom and flexibility to say yes or no to any volunteering opportunity. Depending on your interests and availability, volunteering can be something you do regularly each week or one time.

What About Professional Services?

Many Villages also screen local professionals and businesses (via background and reference checks) so their services can be offered through the Village. These might include plumbers, electricians, painters, auto mechanics, etc. This is an excellent benefit to local businesses. The idea is that when a member calls the village for a referral, one of the previously screened vendors can be contacted. This saves the member the job of researching professionals and relying on sketchy information. Many times, the vendors even offer a discount to members. 

So, to make a village work, everyone can participate regardless of age. You could be a member, a volunteer, or a local business.

Curious? To find out a bit more, including when the next meeting is, please contact Joanne Donohue at Senior Services, 206-727-6206

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Triple D Summer Conditioning Camp for Middle and High School students


Can't seem to motivate yourself to work out? Needing to get in shape for a fall sport? Looking for something to do this summer? Enjoy playing soccer? If you answered 'yes' to ANY of these questions, then Triple D is for you!  

Triple D Summer Conditioning Camp
D • D • D
Desire • Determination • Dedication

Located at Shorecrest High School
June 29 - August 14

20 years in the Shoreline School District
For athletes of all abilities 
Open to incoming grades 7-12
$70 for 7 weeks of training
M - W - F 8:00 - 11:00 (Weights 8-10, Soccer 10-11 most days)
T - TH 8:00 - 10:00 (Outdoor Speed and Agility Training)

• Circuit Training
• Weightlifting
• Plyometrics
• Resistance Training
• Footspeed Drills
• Form Running Drills




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Shoreline School District to extend AVID to Middle School

By Marianne Deal Stephens

During its May 11 regular meeting, the Shoreline School Board heard an update about the district’s AVID program. Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) is a global program that has been in the Shoreline Schools for several years with dedicated AVID classrooms (one per grade) in the high schools. The first AVID cohort in Shoreline graduated in 2009. Recently, the district has begun expanding AVID strategies to the middle schools. Director of Teacher and Learning Teri Poff along with other district educators and guests presented data and firsthand accounts. 

AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. (See What is AVID?.) The nonprofit organization trains educators in the use of research-proven strategies in order to serve students, particularly those traditionally underrepresented in higher education. 

Director Poff presented demographic information about AVID in the district.


The charts depict information about the 2012 AVID cohort. In the same year, the general student population in the district was 55% white, 7% African American, 11% Hispanic/ Latino, and 27% other Races/ Ethnicities. 

The program seems to be gaining momentum. In 2010, 56% of Shoreline AVID graduates enrolled in college, in 2011, 62%, and in 2012, 72%. The last figure of 72% exceeded the 66% average percentage of U.S. high school graduates who enrolled in college in the same year. 

College persistence rates are also notable.

The 95% Shoreline AVID persistence rate for the second year of college compares favorably with a national first year overall persistence rate of 69.2% for the same year cohort. (NCS Research Center

Of the 2010 Shoreline AVID cohort, 30 students enrolled in various colleges.

Though the official numbers reflect 9 college graduates, the presenters noted that the actual figure is much higher, and they acknowledged the need to be more diligent in tracking statistics and verifying the status of Shoreline AVID graduates. 

Shorecrest and Seattle Pacific University graduate Carly Cressman spoke about how AVID helped build character and “gave her a badge” that enabled her to be confident in college. Ms. Cressman described how, for most SPU students, going to college was a given and they felt entitled to be there. Since AVID went well beyond a regular high school routine, Ms. Cressman was at least as, if not more, equipped for college than her peers. She earned her right to be there. 

Sarah Mondragon Flores, who graduated from both Shorecrest and the University of Washington, said that “AVID was an amazing, amazing course.” Before becoming a part of AVID, she was not thinking about college. AVID taught her that “we can learn and work hard together” and the experience gave her backbone along with tools for success in college. 

Because of the record of success in the high schools and the interest of the Kellogg and Einstein Middle School Principals, AVID has already expanded to the middle schools with teacher training and school-wide strategies.

Kellogg Principal Lisa Gonzales was an AVID teacher at Shorecrest and had both Ms. Cressman and Ms. Mondragon Flores in her graduating class in 2010. Einstein Principal Stephanie Clark has been implementing AVID-inspired strategies for several years. Her “look to the future” 8th grade field trips to the University of Washington and Shoreline Community College stem from her interest in setting up middle school students for post-high school success. 

In 2013 and 2014, a total of 33 Shoreline middle school teachers, 6 administrators, and 6 instructional specialists attended the AVID Summer Institute to learn about school-wide strategies. This summer, 19 more teachers and 3 administrators will attend. Einstein Math Teacher Garth Riley attended the Institute, and explained the use of interactive notebooks in his classes. The notebooks help students process what they are learning in class, and students keep them up since they have a vested interest. Mr. Riley explained that the notebook and AVID tools lead to effective student and life habits, and bring together staff in different departments with common goals and language.

Einstein Middle School will pilot an AVID elective in 2015-16 that will provide additional support for a select group of 32 8th grade students. Einstein Assistant Principal Nyla Fritz, who also has experience as an AVID teacher, reiterated the high college persistence rates of AVID students, and explained that the new middle school group will commit to a future in college.

As of October 2014, AVID programs operated in 70 districts at 246 sites in Washington State. With the addition of Einstein, that number is now at least 247 sites. No doubt the district and parents will follow this latest group to see if the AVID track record of success continues.

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Richmond Beach garden tour: Dave Wight's bonsai garden

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Dave Wight and his bonsai garden


Photos by Wayne Pridemore

Dave Wight' s garden on Apple Lane displays 25 years of bonsai cultivation in his small yard. The Wight Garden was one of eight gardens open to the public during Saturday's annual Richmond Beach Garden Tour.





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Choir of the Sound ends the season with a western swing

Members of Choir of the Sound dance and sing

Photos and text by Jerry Pickard

On Sunday May 31, Choir of the Sound, led by Conductor Jeremy Matheis, performed the last concert of its 2014/2015 season at Shorecrest's Performing Arts Center.

The show was titled "Western Roundup!" Music From The American Frontier, and the Choir performed a medley of songs from the old west. Conductor Jeremy Matheis led the group in favorites "Whoopee Ti Yi Yo", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Cool Water", "The Streets Of Laredo" and many other western favorites while Choir members in western dress acted out the themes of each song.

Members square danced to the music. "Cowboys" and "Cowgirls" roasted marshmallows over the campfire while a cowboy played his lonesome harmonica to entertain them.

"Cowgirls" served cookies, water and coffee during the intermission

After the intermission Choir Board President David Horiuchi announced the two winners of $1,000.00 scholarships that the Choir awards annually.
  • Susa Oram from Meadowdale high School
  • Mara Childs from Shorecrest High Schoo

Choir Of The Sound was founded in 1977 by Robert Metzger as the Shoreline Community College Chorale and assumed its present name in 1980. For more than three decades, Choir Of The Sound has brought music to the Puget Sound area as well as abroad. As of 2015, Choir Of The Sound is proud to be an Artist-in-Residence at St. Mark's Cathedral.



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Summer Skills and Drills Tennis Camp starts June 29 for middle and high school ages

Arnie Moreno
Tennis Coach Arnie Moreno is holding his annual Summer Skills and Drills Tennis Camp at Shorewood courts starting June 29th and ending July 29th.

The tennis camp is for middle school and high school ages and all levels from beginner to advanced, held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 12 noon.

Students learn tennis skills in groundstrokes, serving, return of serve, volleying, overheads, singles and doubles strategy. Coach Moreno uses drills and live ball games to improve technique and game strategy in fun and dynamic instruction. 

Coach Moreno is a Shoreline SD retired teacher, PTR certified instructor, high school varsity tennis coach, 2005 Seattle P-I Girls Tennis Coach of the Year award, 2007 Washington State University "Educator of Excellence" award and 2008 King 5 "Coach that makes a Difference", 20 year city of Marysville Summer tennis instructor and Marysville Junior tennis team coach.

Email Coach Moreno to request the schedule and fee information.



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Honoring retiring Shoreline teachers and staff on Monday

The Shoreline School District cordially invites you to attend the 2015 Retirement Celebration Monday, June 8, 2015, 5:30pm, program beginning at 6pm. Shoreline Room, Shoreline Center (north end), 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

Refreshments by Pacific Northwest Catering

Honoring:
 
Janet Allison, Syre/Einstein
Nancy Dalan, Shorecrest
Holly Eigenbrood, Student Services 
Doreen Ferris, Parkwood 
Frank Halferty, Einstein
Robert Livingston, Transportation
Roger Nelson, Shorewood
Kate Pankiewicz, Shorecrest
Sharon Turpin, Parkwood
Nancy Vidlak, Syre
Don Warrick, Syre



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American Legion officer installation

On Tuesday evening, June 2nd, American Legion Post 227 and the post auxiliary met for installation of officers for 2015-16.

Auxiliary officers

Midge Tallman started the event by installing the following auxiliary officers:

President – Lori Bergman
1st Vice President – Francis Holdorf
2nd Vice President – Mary Moser
Secretary – Gerry Boursee
Treasurer – Virginia Harvey
Chaplain – Lois Grasmick
Historian – Debbie Martenson
Sgt. at Arms – Sylvia Sheehan

Post 227 officers

Then District 11 Commander, Jon Tallman, installed the following Post 227 officers:

Commander – Richard White
Vice Commander – Ray Coffee
Adjutant – Malcolm Vanhoesen
Asst. Adjutant – Gerry Shogren
Finance Officer – Chris Eggen
Asst. Finance Officer – Gerry Shogren
Chaplain – Larry Fischer
Sgt. at Arms – Gerry  Shogren
Judge Advocate – Dwight Stevens
Historian – Jerry Pickard
Trustee – Carroll Goering
Trustee – Bob Grasmick
Trustee – Russell Greaby

Meal prepared by the ladies of the auxiliary

Officer installation was followed by a Post 227 business meeting and a meal prepared by the ladies of the auxiliary.



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Sound Shooters: Histogram

Histogram

A histogram is a graph illustrating whether an image is under, over, or well exposed. It illustrates exposure in the form of a distribution curve; underexposed left of center, overexposed right of center. After shooting an image, we check the histogram and use a combination of the visual image and the histogram.

We always shoot in manual mode. You can shoot in one of the auto modes, but you won’t have full control over exposure. Exposure can be thrown off by sunlight or any bright source of light in the composition.

ISO, Speed, f-stop

If the histogram is weighted to the left dark side, you need to bring in more light. You can raise the ISO, lower the speed, or lower the f-stop. The lower the number f-stop, the wider the iris. So if the image is underexposed and dark, you correct with a lower number f-stop that opens the iris. For an overexposed, too light image, you do the opposite with ISO, speed, or f-stop number (widen the aperture).

Basically, that is what lighting and exposure is about. With practice, you get to know what is throwing exposure off. For example, in this 2004 session, we photographed this portrait of the bride looking at herself in the mirror. The light from the flash reflecting off the mirror caused the iris to close and the bride’s image to be underexposed and dark. We might not have realized this unless we looked at the histogram.

Underexposed


The curve is scrunched at the left dark side of the histogram. The colors show the red, green, and blue pixels ( RGB ).

Good Exposure

We retook the image, this time making sure the flash was not reflected back by the mirror. And the new image and histogram looks more balanced.

Good exposure

Photo Booth - Not Just a Tiny (Open with huge background), Portraits, Events, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Weddings, Albums



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Shoreline Chamber luncheon meeting Wednesday


Shoreline Chamber of Commerce

June 10th Luncheon
11:45 am - 1 pm
Shoreline Center - Alumni Room

Speaker: Bob Bennett
Achieving a Sustainable Competitive Advantage


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Shoreline City Council to discuss Aurora Square Community Renewal Area Planned Action

Shoreline City Council Business Meeting


Monday, June 8, 2015 – Special Meeting 5:45 p.m.


Monday, June 8, 2015 – Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Link to full Agenda

  • Updated staff report for the Discussion of Ord. No. 705 - Aurora Square CRA Planned Action FEIS and Ord. No. 712 Amending SMC 20.50 Subchapter 8 - Signs




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A call for handcraft vendors

A shopper at the 2014 Holiday Bazaar
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver


SHORELINE-LAKE FOREST PARK SENIOR CENTER

A Call for Handcraft Vendors!
Holiday Bazaar
Friday, November 6
Saturday, November 7, 2015
10:00AM to 4:00PM, both Days
This is the 40th Anniversary Year
of the Senior Center!
1975-2015

Handcraft Vendors are invited to apply for the 2015 Holiday Bazaar at Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center located at 18560 1st AVE NE, #1, in the southern-most building of Shoreline Center.
All items must be handcrafted and of good quality. No commercial crafts or imports accepted. All items must be new.

For more information or to receive an application please call 206-365-1536 or contact : shorelinesc@seniorservices.org



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Shoreline Teacher of the Year honored at reception

Faye Rasmussen, center, Shoreline Teacher of the Year
with principal Ann Torres and Supt Rebecca Miner
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Faye Rasmussen, special education teacher at Parkwood Elementary, was honored at a reception Monday, June 1 as the 2015 Shoreline School District Teacher of the Year

Faye has worked in the District for 32 years, all but three at Parkwood, where she teaches students in grades 2 to 4 with moderate to severe disabilities.

During the speeches by her colleagues, Faye was called a champion, a superstar, and, as Shoreline Education Association President David Guthrie put it, “a North Star to so many of her colleagues and students.”  

Faye Rasmussen, Shoreline Teacher of the Year
holding the blue crystal apple award
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Faye was raised in Shoreline and graduated from Shoreline High School, Shoreline Community College and Seattle Pacific University. In her gracious acceptance speech she talked about her decision to join the Shoreline Schools 32 years ago and be a teacher in the same community she grew up in.

The Shoreline Schools Teacher of the Year is selected by a committee of teachers, administrators and parents from nominations received from throughout the District. The recipient receives a professional development grant from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation and becomes the District’s nominee for Washington Teacher of the Year.




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Businesses on east side of Aurora will have limited access in construction zone



The east side of Aurora has limited ingress and egress from just north of the YMCA to N 198th Street for business and local access only.

On June 8th, this will be extended to just short of N 200th.

This temporary local access road must be used to reach any business or residence on the east side of Aurora between the YMCA and N 200th Street.

Entry into this part of the road is north of the YMCA with one way traffic (going north) all the way to the exit at N 200th Street. Vehicles entering Aurora from N 198th or N 199th Streets will only be able to turn right.

This roadway configuration is scheduled to last up to several months until work on the east side of Aurora is complete and work shifts to the center of Aurora. The local access will continue to be a live work zone with crews and equipment. Users are urged to proceed with caution through the area.



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Potala Place Shoreline to replace derelict buildings on Aurora

Friday, June 5, 2015

Potala Place Shoreline
Construction may begin this month

Potala Place Shoreline, 15560 Westminster Way N Shoreline 98133, is a strategic mixed-use residential property located at the gateway to the Aurora Square Community Renewal Area in Shoreline, WA.

The 7-level apartment development includes approximately 309 residential units over 298 structured parking stalls.

The project will include two mid-rise residential towers above a single concrete podium. An internal podium level landscaped courtyard creates an outdoor space for the residents allowing fresh air and privacy.

Other amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, BBQ area, dog walk and bicycle parking. 

Sustainable design strategies are employed and considered throughout the building from material selection to construction waste

The bulldozers are currently working on the site and construction will begin as soon as final permits have been issued by the City of Shoreline later this month. Projected completion date is May 2017.

Apartment homes in this location between the shopping mall and Aurora Avenue, was part of the vision for renewal when the City of Shoreline formed the Community Renewal Area.

The developer is Dargey Real Estate Developers, which specializes in mixed use, multifamily, retail, and hotel development projects. Architects are Caron Architecture.



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Kickin’ it Into high gear for a cause - bicycle sales to benefit Children's

Volunteer David Baker
Photo courtesy Bargain Boutique

Make sure to stop by the Shoreline Bargain Boutique on Saturday June 13th, meet David Baker and take a look at all the bikes we have for sale.

Need a bike for you, your kids or grandchildren? We have a collection of more than 30 bikes for the smallest first time rider to the serious bike enthusiast.
30 bikes of all sizes
Photo courtesy Bargain Boutique

Sixteen years ago – prior to working at Children’s – David started participating in the Group Health Seattle to Portland (STP) Bicycle Classic. He will have participated in the event for 14 of the last 16 years and began fundraising for Children’s uncompensated care program about ten years ago.

He says he wanted a better purpose to participate other than doing it “just for the heck of it.” Children’s was that better purpose.

Not technically a bike - but it has wheels
Photo courtesy Bargain Boutique

He has raised over $107,000 in total through the STP event to benefit uncompensated care and almost tripled past fundraising activities during last July’s bicycle classic, bringing in $27,000 for the kids.

David, who picks up and delivers donated goods to Children’s six Bargain Boutique stores around the state, may pedal alone to raise the money, but volunteers at the Children’s Bargain Boutique's help solicit the donations… all in the spirit of helping patients and families.

“A big, big part of it is the fundraising from the volunteers,” he says. “Without them it would be kind of meaningless.”

Photo courtesy Bargain Boutique

All Sales proceeds benefit uncompensated care to ensure that no child will be turned away because the inability to pay medical costs 

Sales 
  • Kids bikes from $25-$50 
  • Adult Bikes from $50-$400 
Photo courtesy Bargain Boutique

Our Goal: Sell all the Bikes! 

Seattle Children’s Hospital 
Shoreline Bargain Boutique
15835 Westminster Way N (Aurora Square)
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-448-7609 

Monday to Friday, 10am. to 5:30pm 
Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Sunday, 12pm to 5pm 



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Free, online course: Food and Wellness Around the Globe


Attention Foodies and those interested in wellness!

This FREE, online, not for credit class will celebrate food and its relationship to wellness, focusing on a global approach. Participants will investigate culinary and dietary practices from four regions around the world, looking at the correlation and interconnection between local foods and health.

Traditional foods, menus, and recipes will be shared, and health and nutrition benefits will be explored. Participants will learn how to incorporate these beneficial dietary practices into their own kitchens, as well as how to utilize culinary and dietary strategies that promote optimum health/wellness.​

Topics include the following:

    Week 1: Food and Your Life
    Week 2: Europe
    Week 3: Middle East, India, and Africa
    Week 4: Asia/Pacific Islands and Australia/NZ
    Week 5: The Americas and The Caribbean
    Week 6: Finishing up with Desserts

This course is being taught by Shoreline Community College faculty: Professor Alison Leahy, MS RD and Associate Faculty Amy Rovner, MPH RD.

Time to complete the course: 1-2 hours per week.

Class begins on July 20, 2015. Registration is now open online 



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Sleep is in your future: Grinding on I-5 in Shoreline almost done

I-5 pavement repair project
Photo courtesy WSDOT

WSDOT reports that by Friday, June 12, the major grinding work for the pavement repair project on I-5 from North Seattle through Mountlake Terrace will be done.

There will still be some work to do, including some potential touch-up grinding, but most of the very loud grinding work on the highway will be over.

To report noise concerns, or request earplugs, call 206-440-4DOT (4368)

This project is scheduled to be complete this fall. In the meantime, some access ramps will be closed overnight.

Day to day construction and closure schedule for next week

Monday, June 8, to the morning of Friday, June 12 - Up to four left lanes of northbound I-5 from SR 523 (Northeast 145th Street) to SR 104 (Northeast 205th Street) will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for barrier and permanent striping work.

Monday, June 8, to the morning of Friday, June 12 - Up to two right lanes of southbound I-5 from SR 104 (Northeast 205th Street) to Northeast 130th Street will be closed from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for pavement grinding, paving and electrical work.

Monday, June 8, to the morning of Wednesday, June 10 - The SR 104 (Northeast 205th Street) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for paving work.

Monday, June 8, to the morning of Tuesday, June 9 - The southbound I-5 off-ramp to SR 523 (Northeast 145th Street) will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for pavement grinding and paving work.

Tuesday, June 9, to the morning of Wednesday, June 10 - The southbound I-5 off-ramp to Northeast 175th Street will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for paving work.

Wednesday, June 10, to the morning of Thursday, June 11 - The Northeast 175th Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for paving work.

Thursday, June 11, to the morning of Friday, June 12 - The southbound I-5 off-ramp to SR 523 (Northeast 145th Street) will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for paving work.

Thursday, June 11, to the morning of Friday, June 12 - The SR 523 (Northeast 145th Street) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for paving work.



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Parkwood second grader raising funds for "Buddy Bench" for school playground

Elizabeth Janes
Hello, my name is Elizabeth Janes. I'm a second grader in Ms. Ng’s class at Parkwood Elementary School in Shoreline.

I have started a campaign to raise money for our school to have a Buddy Bench! You can read more about Buddy Benches at buddybench.org. Some other kids around the country are getting them for their schools, and I'm hoping we can have one here at Parkwood.

A Buddy Bench will make our great school even greater for everyone! The Buddy Bench is a simple idea - anyone who needs a friend on the playground sits on the Buddy Bench to let other kids know that they are looking for someone to play with.

Did you or your kids ever have a day on the playground where you wished you could find a friend, but maybe didn't know how? When we have a Buddy Bench, no one will need to ever feel left out of recess fun! 

Buddy Bench

Would you help support the Buddy Bench with a donation of $1, $10, or more? You can donate by going to the Parkwood PTA website and clicking on the “One Time Donation” button.

Be sure to put “Buddy Bench” in the “Add Special Instructions to the Seller” box on the “Review Your Donation” page. You can also make a donation by check written to “Parkwood PTA” (write “Buddy Bench” on the memo line) and send it to the school at Parkwood Elementary, 1815 N 155th St, Shoreline, WA 98133. If you have other questions, you can email our family at my parents' email address,

School end June 19

I’m hoping that we can raise the funds we need before school ends on June 19, so that we can have the bench in place before school starts in the fall! 

Thanks a lot for supporting the Buddy Bench at Parkwood! 

Elizabeth Janes



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Shoreline Police reveal haul of drugs and money from car stop

Photo courtesy Shoreline Police

On May 24, a Shoreline officer stopped a vehicle in the 19200 block of Aurora Ave North.

The driver, who was the registered owner and sole occupant of the vehicle, had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

The officer arrested the driver. Observing drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, he sealed it for a search warrant. Shoreline detectives applied for and were recently granted a search warrant for the vehicle. 

Service of the search warrant revealed
  • Heroin…61.4 grams
  • Meth….67.7 grams
  • Clonazepam…38 ½ pills
  • Hydrocodone… 5 pills 
  • Clonazepam…20 pills 
  • 41,352.75 in cash 
Shoreline detectives are submitting Felony charges on the 48 year old driver, seeking seizure of all currency and will continue the investigation to determine if others are involved.



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In The Garden Now ….. Climbing Dortmund Rose

Rosa Dortmund


A Red, Red Rose…..

By Robert Burns

My love is like a red, red rose 
That's newly sprung in June: 
My love is like the melody 
That's sweetly played in tune.

How fair art thou, my bonnie lass, 
So deep in love am I; 
And I will love thee still, my dear, 
Till all the seas gang dry.

Till all the seas gang dry, my dear, 
And the rocks melt with the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear, 
While the sands of life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only love. 
And fare thee weel awhile! 
And I will come again, my love, 
Though it were ten thousand mile.”


Text and photos by Victoria Gilleland

From Opening Buds to Winter Rose Hips .... a year round performer

Whenever I see the first red rose of the season I think of my Scottish mother and her favorite poem, Robert Burn’s ode to “A Red, Red Rose.” I'm very fortunate to have discovered a red rose that I can grow beautifully in my shady garden! Dortmund is a gorgeous single seriously red rose with just one layer of ruffled petals that overlap each other.

For the past 20 years, this rose has done exceptionally well in a street side border. I originally planted it near the street to cover the stump of a Big Leaf Maple tree. The rose along with a Huckleberry Bush completely covers the stump in spite of the fact that growing conditions are not ideal and water has been hard to come by in the area. Because the rose is planted near the street and there aren't so many trees nearby, it enjoys several hours of morning sun which is a real plus. Although this is a “climbing rose,” I’m not growing it on an upright arch or trellis but spread parallel to the ground close to eye level. This promotes lots of spurs or upright canes on which flowers form and puts the flowers at the perfect level for viewing.

Rose hips in winter

We enjoy dozens of large red flowers for many weeks each summer. The first bloom time in spring or early summer brings on the most blossoms in our garden. An added bonus is lovely red rose hips that form at the end of summer to decorate the plant through winter. This is an easy to grow drought tolerant plant that provides garden color and interest for many months of the year.

If you're looking for color in the late spring and summer garden and might enjoy rose hips in winter watch for showy bright red Dortmund Climbing Rose! It’s a knockout!

Botanical Name: Rosa Dortmund

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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