Firehouse Talk & Tour with Chief Matt Cowan on Thursday

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Chat with the Chief on Thursday
Join Shoreline Fire for a Firehouse Talk and Tour with Chief Matt Cowan - Thursday, June 11 at 6:30pm

This week it is at Station 64, 719 N 185th St in Richmond Highlands.

It's a great opportunity to visit your local station and firefighters, ask questions, and make sure you are up to speed on the Fire Department funding issues that will be on your August 4 mail-in ballot.

Coffee and Cookies will be served.

It will be a beautiful evening in the neighborhood. Why not spend it with us?
Stay tuned for more on next week's session! Thursday, June 18 at Station 65.



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Shoreline Farmers Market opening day and new location

Look for produce from Alvarez Farms
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The Shoreline Farmers Market is opening its fourth season June 20th in a new and improved location. 

The market will be held at Aurora Square in the upper parking lot adjacent to Sears and Central Market. Thanks to the continued support from the city of Shoreline, local farmers and businesses, and an engaged community the market has grown to 40 vendors in 2015, up from 30 vendors in previous years.

Shoreline Mayor Shari Winstead champions the new location and says, “The market continues to be a wonderful addition to the City of Shoreline and demonstrates our commitment to support local agriculture, small business, and build community. The market’s new location is a big step towards revitalizing the heart of Shoreline and towards improving the quality of life in our city.”

Local favorite Patty Pan Grill will return to the Market
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

This season, visitors will find local and organic produce at every turn. Look for juicy berries and cherries, organic vegetables and fruits, sweet corn, pasture raised beef, poultry, pork, and eggs, raw cranberry juice, wonderful cheeses, and specialty items like 50 varieties of sweet, mild and hot peppers, raw honey, olive oils, balsamic vinegars, and more.

Guests can treat themselves to local beer and wine tastings from Piccola Cellars, and Lantern Brewery, pour overs from One Cup Coffee, ice cream from Full Tilt, cupcakes and cookies from Delicately Sweet, and delicious food from Shoreline’s own Patty Pan Grill, Mikayo’s Japanese fare, and a rotating selection of food trucks: El Cabrito, Wicked Pies Pizza, Hot Revolution Donuts, Biscuit Box, Raney Bros. BBQ, and more.

Look for special cooking demonstrations by Firefly Kitchens, Patty Pan Grill, and Fire and Earth Kitchens throughout the season.

The market welcomes returning farmers: 

Alvarez Organic Farms (Yakima County)
Anderson All Natural (Yakima County)
Chue Ge Garden (Woodinville, WA)
Growing Washington’s Alm Hill Garden (Whatcom County)
Hayton Farms Berries (Skagit County)
Martin Family Orchard (Douglas County)
Rainy Day Bees (Shoreline, WA)
Samish Bay Cheese (Whatcom County)
Smith Brothers Farm (Kent, WA)

And boasts new farmers:
 
R Heritage Farm (Snohomish County)
Sky Harvest Produce (Skagit County) 
Starvation Alley Farms (Pacific County) 

Market goers will also find high-quality, handmade goods such as pottery, clothing, wooden furniture, blown glass, jewelry, and hand-made soaps. They can check out old favorites like Tutu’s to Tattoos (now Kellie Rae Jewelry) and Super Dan’s Woodcraft, as well as new artisans such as Caphiera handmade soaps, Ananda Ceramics, True Gems jewelry, and Kittywake Designs upcycled cashmere accessories.

Smith Brothers Farms will be at the market again
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

There will be weekly musical guests, educational opportunities, promotions and activities for the entire community to enjoy.

The market will be open Saturdays from 10am to 3pm starting June 20th and ending October 3rd at Aurora Square, 15300 Westminster Way N, Shoreline, WA 98133. For more information visit the website and follow the market on Facebook (Shoreline Farmers Market) and Twitter (@ShorelineFM). 

For inquires contact Natalia Fior, Market Manager, at 425-802-3076.



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LFP City Council meetings Thursday

In the work session on Thursday at 6pm at City Hall in Town Center, the Lake Forest Park City Council will discuss the Sewer Code Update Matrix and the Compression Brake Draft Ordinance


At 7pm the formal council meeting will begin with a presentation from King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski. Following will be a presentation on the Sound Transit planning process.

Ordinances / resolutions under consideration:

  • Resolution 1494/Establishing Short-Term Interfund Line-of-Credit for Construction Projects
  • Ordinance 1100/Amending Surface Water Capital Fund Budget
  • Ordinance 1098/Adoption of Sewer Code Update (action)
  • Consider Signing Joint Letter Regarding Sound Transit 3 Improvements



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Two Shorewood grads named to Macalester College Dean's List

Two local students have been named to the Dean's List at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Laura Humes, the daughter of Lisa and Todd Humes of Shoreline, and Victoria Lewis, the daughter of Robin and David Lewis of Shoreline, have been named to the dean's list of Macalester College for academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2014-15 school year.

Both graduates of Shorewood High School, Humes was a junior at Macalester last spring and Lewis was a senior.

The Dean’s List at Macalester College is published at the end of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List a student must have been registered as a full-time, degree-seeking student and may not have been on a study away program. Furthermore, a student must have achieved a semester grade point average of at least 3.75, twelve or more credits on a regular grading option, no grades below C-, and no withdrawal or incomplete grades for the semester. Grades for activity, practicum, and technique courses in dance, music, and physical education are not factored into eligibility for the Dean's List.

Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,045 students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.



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Homes sales in Lake Forest Park during May

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



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Cats Exclusive fundraiser to help abandoned cats

85% of purchase price goes to fund
for medical care for abandoned cats

The Cats Exclusive Veterinary Center in Shoreline maintains the St Francis Fund for abandoned cats with medical needs. 

Last year they helped and adopted out 7 cats. Each one of the St. Francis cats cost an average of over $1000 as most needed extensive medical care prior to being placed in a loving home. All services are provided at cost, and doctors donate their time with no administrative fees added.

The St. Francis Fund is supported by contributions of Cats Exclusive and generous clients.

You can help save an abandoned cat by purchasing an adorable plush kitty. Over 85% of your purchase is donated to the St. Francis Fund.

Come in and pick up your own plush kitty at Cats Exclusive, located at 19203 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133, 206-546-2287 (CATS).

They are great gifts for kids and adults as well. The best part is that your purchase will directly help a St. Francis cat in need.  

Learn more or donate to the St. Francis Fund at their website.



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Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Here and Now

The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Prenna and her mother immigrated to New York five years ago ... from the future. 

When Prenna was only five years old, a mosquito-borne plague began killing millions of people.

The world of the future is warmer and wetter, and the mosquito season is always. A few plague-immune people travel backwards in time to try to prevent the pandemic ... but the rules that govern the community of time travelers seem designed to prevent changing the future.

They must stick together, avoiding attention from contemporary medical practitioners, absolutely avoiding inclusion in the historical archive -- print, photography, and video -- and above all, they must never develop a physically or emotionally intimate relationship with a time-native. 

This is fine with Prenna at first. Then she falls in love with Ethan Jarves, who is not from the future, but somehow seems to know a lot about it.

Together Prenna and Ethan follow a series of clues leading them ever-closer to the original source of the blood plague, and the circumstances that allowed it to spiral out of control. The clues are small at first, the pace is fast, and the suspense will keep readers turning pages in an attempt to keep up with the main characters' race to save the world. 

This is not Connie Willis' time-travel-and-plague book. That one was absolutely outstanding, and won the Nebula award in 1992 and the Hugo award in 1993. This one isn't as nearly as good ... but it isn't 592 pages long, either. Instead, it's a quick, fun, mind-bender with a strong female main character, a bit of social thinking, and a touch of romance.

Rating:
Recommended for ages 12 to adult.

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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SCC's Project Biotech - one camp has a wait list the other has openings


*The Biotechnology & Human Health camp is now full.  Applications may still be submitted.  Students will be placed on the Wait List and notified of any cancellations.




The camp program has been designed and will be taught by experienced educators from Shoreline Community College’s Biotechnology Program and scientists/educators from the Seattle biotechnology and research community.

We encourage biotech companies and research institutions to become partners by providing camp scholarships and career role models through employee participation.

Providing high school students with hands-on science activities, face time with scientists, exposure to potential careers, and a glimpse of community college life can have a lasting, positive impression.

For more information contact: Adrienne Houck, Biotech Program Manager

For sponsorship information, contact Reitha Weeks, Camp Program Coordinator. 
More information at the website.



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Lynnwood Link update from Sound Transit

Next stop: Lynnwood!

2015 milestone achieved: final route and stations selected

The Sound Transit Board of Directors selected the final light rail route and station locations for extending light rail north from Seattle to Lynnwood, keeping the project on track to begin construction in 2018 and open in late 2023.

Trains will run along the I-5 corridor from Northgate to the Lynnwood Transit Center with four new stations. The Board also directed staff to plan for potential future stations at Northeast 130th Street in Seattle and 220th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace. The light rail tracks in those areas will be built to accommodate future construction of either of those stations in a way that would not substantially impact service.



What’s next?

Record of Decision

This summer, the Federal Transit Administration is expected to issue a Record of Decision for the project. This action completes the environmental process and authorizes final design,
then construction of the project. The Record of Decision defines mitigation commitments and other requirements for the project following the recent completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Field work

Over the next few months, Sound Transit will be collecting information from the field to inform the final design. You may see teams with orange vests and hard hats in the vicinity of
the Interstate 5 corridor between Northgate and Lynnwood.

Final design

In early 2016, Sound Transit will begin the final design phase of the Lynnwood Link Extension to further refine the project’s trackway, stations and art installations. Milestones and check-in points are named by their association with a general level of “completeness” of design: 30%, 60% and 100% (ready for construction). Around these milestones, Sound Transit will engage with project partners and seek public input on a variety of project aspects, including station appearance and construction details.

During final design, Sound Transit will prepare the project for construction by:
  • Developing station designs
  • Conducting additional field work
  • Acquiring permits
  • Incorporating art into project plans
  • Procuring right-of-way
  • Refining construction mitigation measures
  • Defining the construction sequence/schedule and methods
  • Continuing the partnerships with local jurisdictions (example: station-area planning)
Property owners

Once enough of the final design phase has been completed to confirm impacted properties (expected in late 2016/early 2017), Sound Transit will notify property owners. Prior to the recent publication of the Final EIS, letters were sent to potentially impacted property owners. Contact Eric Lee in the Real Property department at eric.lee@soundtransit.org or 206-903-7306 with questions about the property acquisition process.



You helped us get here – thank you!

Your input and support helped Sound Transit reach this important decision milestone. We extend a special thanks to everyone who participated in the process to date. The final route and stations have been shaped by questions, comments and feedback heard from agencies, stakeholders and the public. We look forward to continuing the conversation as we begin final design early next year.
5 years of community input, by the numbers:
  • Conversations with over 3,400 people at local fairs and festivals
  • More than 20 public meetings, open houses and drop-in sessions hosted by the project with over 1,400 attendees
  • 634 public and agency comments responded to in the Final Environmental Impact Statement
  • 500 flyers and phone calls made about project field work
  • 2 “Tech Talk” webcast conversations

2015–2018: Final design and permitting

Late 2015 – Field work conducted to inform the final design

Early 2016 – Project enters into Final Design phase
Mid 2016 – Station design public meetings begin
Late 2016/Early 2017 - Impacted properties confirmed, property owners notified
2017 – 60% design; Board is scheduled to adopt lifetime budget for the project (baseline budget); right-of-way acquisition begins



Help shape future transit

Lynnwood Link Extension is on its way, but what's next? Sound Transit has begun the process to shape a ballot measure that voters could consider as early as November 2016. This Sound Transit 3 measure will build upon the existing mass transit system of light rail, commuter rail and bus services.
Learn more and get involved in the process: soundtransit3.org


Lynnwood Link project background

The Lynnwood Link Extension is a key part of the mass transit system expansion approved by voters in 2008. Targeted for completion in late 2023, Lynnwood Link’s 8.5 miles of light rail will extend from the Northgate Station (under construction) to the Lynnwood Transit Center.

By 2035, Lynnwood Link will carry an estimated 63,000 - 74,000 riders each weekday through some of the worst traffic congestion in the state. A trip from Lynnwood to downtown Seattle will take 28 minutes.

Early cost estimates for the 8.5-mile project range from $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion. A final budget is expected in 2017 with construction scheduled to begin in 2018.


For more information

For more information about the Lynnwood Link Extension project, please contact Roger Iwata at 206-689-4904 or roger.iwata@soundtransit.org.
You can also visit the Lynnwood Link Extension web page.
To report urgent construction matters: please call Sound Transit’s 24-hour construction hotline at 1-888-298-2395.

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Richmond Beach Garden Tour: The Yoko Garden

Monday, June 8, 2015


A walk through an entrance in the 14-foot Leyland cypress hedge brings you into this very unique garden. There are "Rooms" of plantings with focal points of recycled art work.

The garden was on the annual Richmond Beach Garden Tour, held Saturday, June 6.

Photos by Wayne Pridemore





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Block Watch info at Lake Forest Park Farmer's Market

Cynthia Schauffler with info about LFP Block Watches
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Cynthia Schauffler staffs a booth outside City Hall explaining Lake Forest Park's Police "Block Watch" program to shoppers at the Sunday Farmers Market.

She gives away stickers to little kids while signing the parents for block watch groups.

Stickers for the kids
Photo by Jerry Pickard

The program has shown success lately as the LFP Police have arrested several burglars after local residents called in suspicious persons in their neighborhoods. Police response has been fast and have stopped several crimes in progress.

The Farmer's Market is held every Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

If you are interested in joining a block watch group, or starting one yourself, contact the Lake Forest Park Police Department Block Watch Coordinator at 206-364-8216 to discuss the program.


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Aurora bypass lane provides access to businesses marooned by construction

Aurora bypass lane
Looking northward from N 192nd
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Pictured above is the new, temporary bypass lane on the east side of Aurora, set up to provide business access while construction proceeds on the east lanes.

The building in the foreground is one of the apartment buildings at South Echo Lake with the James Alan Salon at ground level. The brown and blue building just north of it is the YMCA.

The driveway between the buildings is still open for incoming and outgoing traffic. You can also continue to enter and exit the site from N 192nd.

You can see the entrance to the bypass lane between the reader board and the orange cones / jersey barrier.

Every business and every residence from that point to N 200th can only be entered and exited from the bypass lane, which is one-way northbound.

Bypass lane
Looking southward from N 200th
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

This photo looks southward from N 200th. Look closely and you can see the sign for Pho 99 in the center of the photo. This popular Vietnamese restaurant is buried behind the construction and accessible only from the access road eight blocks south.

Also visible are signs for the Dollar Store, popular with moms planning birthday parties, a couple of new marijuana-related businesses, and multiple other tiny businesses which may or may not be able to weather this economic challenge.

Farther down the road, at the recently remodeled Woody's pub, the owner is calm about the challenges and is looking forward to the new parking spaces the City has promised him when the work is complete.

Looking southbound from N 205th
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Businesses in the N 200th area are impacted by the accompanying construction on N 200th, which is sometimes open, sometimes not.

The construction continues north to N 205th, but Aurora Village has the entire section from N 200th to N 205th. The entrance to Aurora Village directly from Aurora is blocked, but Aurora Village businesses are not seriously hindered, with two entrances from N 205th and two from N 200th.



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Three Shorewood baseball players on all-Wesco South First Team

Ian Oxnevad
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Three Shorewood baseball players have won places on the All-Wesco-3A/2A South first team.

Division coaches named Shorewood senior pitcher Ian Oxnevad, senior infielder Steffen Torgersen and junior outfielder Harrison Jacobs to the 12-member first team.

Steffan Torgersen flips the ball to Arthur Pate
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood sophomore infielder Arthur Pate and senior outfielder Max Wagner won places on the second team.

Harrison Jacobs
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Four Shorewood players and two from Shorecrest have won honorable mention. The Shorewood players are seniors Cole McKisson, Grant Jones and Brendan O'Brien and junior Spencer Jacobs. The Shorecrest players are sophomore Kegan Corcoran-Sipe and senior Jake Oliver.

Max Wagner
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood won the seven-team division with a 15-3 record (17-3 overall) before placing second in both the Northwest District and the state 3A tournaments with a final overall record of 22-5. Shorecrest had a 0-18 Wesco South record (0-20 overall).

The Shorewood junior varsity had a 14-4 Wesco 3A South record (15-5 overall). The Shorecrest JV record was 1-16 (3-16).

KING-5 has the complete all-Wesco team here.

In addition, Ian Oxnevad of Shorewood was named Baseball Player of the Year by The Herald newspaper of Snohomish county, and SW Coach Wyatt Tonkin was named as the 3A baseball coach of the year. Here's an article from The Herald.



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Frank Workman on sports: Is a level playing field too much to ask?

Frank Workman
By Frank Workman

I am an avid sports fan. I follow the NFL and Major League Baseball closely; not just the fates and fortunes of our home teams. Same with college sports – I keep up. (It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to.)

Both the pros and colleges give us ample entertainment, but not without forcing us to look past their many flaws.

We know going in that professional sports involve money. Lots and lots of money. If a player has a checkered, if not criminal past, we are forced to look past his faults, so long as he can block, tackle, or hit thirty home runs a season.

The players no more represent our town or region than the Man in the Moon. The playing field is kept relatively level, what with enforced salary caps and revenue sharing (so long as nobody deflates footballs or fudges the books). And we, as a community, faithfully rally behind them in hopes of being able to see them bring home a championship.

Hypocrisy and greed abound in college sports. From on high, the NCAA ceaselessly pounds into our brains the mythical image of the ‘student-athlete’, all the while raking in money by the billions, steadfastly doing their legislative best to make certain the ones helping to generate the revenue never see a dime of it.

We've come to expect that any sporting purity in the pros and colleges is long gone and hard to find.

Now comes the news that bad behavior isn't confined to those playing for the big bucks, as shown by last week’s announcement that perennial football power Bellevue has admitted to illegally recruiting players and giving financial compensation to a player’s family.

It would take a true Pollyanna to think that Bellevue is the only school trying to destroy the sporting ideal of a level playing field (or that this latest incident is their first offense - more likely it’s just the first time they've been caught).

There have been recent reports of other successful programs dismissing winning coaches (rather than giving them raises), making one wonder what other forms of skullduggery must be afoot.

It is hoped that further investigations are under way by the WIAA, especially given the amount of smoke that has been generated around the subject of rule-breaking.

As one who attends about 75 high school sporting events each year, I want them to be just that --- sporting.

Is it too much to ask that High School sports remain above the fray and maintain the ideal of a level playing field for all?

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Meet the candidates at public forum Thursday



Meet the Candidates!

The 32nd Leg District GOP in King County (Shoreline and North Seattle) is hosting an open forum for candidates in competitive races in our area.  It will be held

Thursday, June 11 at 7:00pm

Shoreline Center – Cromwell Room
18560 1st Ave NE   (South Entrance, see building map)

There will be an official district endorsement meeting following the candidate presentations beginning around 8:30pm. All eligible PCOs and Precinct Chairmen eligible to vote are hereby notified and strongly encouraged to attend and vote. This is your official notification of this meeting. Endorsement results will be communicated privately to endorsed candidates. 

There are potentially 44 candidates from 11 races who may present. Candidates without opponents are not included.

The races included are
  • Shoreline City Council (pos 2 and pos 6)
  • Shoreline Fire Dept (pos 3)
  • Ronald Wastewater (pos 3)
  • King County Assessor
  • King County Director of Elections
  • Port of Seattle (pos 2 and pos 5)
  • Seattle City Council (pos 5, pos 8, and pos 9) 

This meeting will be open to the public so please feel free to bring your family, friends, and others who you think may be interested in meeting their candidates.

If you have questions, contact the event organizer, Joe Ripley, 206-271-7328.



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Help provide child care or chaperone a field trip for the kids of Vision House

Help chaperone field trips
for Vision House

Volunteer with Vision House for the kids of Jacob's Well in Shoreline.

A lot of heart goes a long way to help homeless moms and kids rebuild their lives.

Lend a hand and help provide childcare Monday June 15th or June 22nd from 6:30pm-8:00pm or come along with us on one of our many field trips this summer: adventures to Alki Beach, EMP, Woodland Park Zoo,  the Seattle Aquarium, and more!

Contact Justine Correll at 206-812-8834 to learn more.

Learn more about Vision House on their website.



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New director of Seattle - King County Public Health

Patty Hayes, Director
Seattle - King County Public Health
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray appointed Patty Hayes - an award-winning, 25-year veteran in the health field - as the Director of Public Health - Seattle / King County. Before she was appointed as the interim director in August, Hayes led the department’s largest division, Community Health Services.

Hayes will appoint Dr. Jeff Duchin as the department’s Health Officer, effective immediately. Duchin has served as Interim Health Officer since January 2015, and is also Chief of the Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization Section.

"Patty Hayes has the experience and expertise needed to build on the progress we've made to transform health and human services to focus on prevention, eliminate disparities, and deliver the best outcomes in our community," said Executive Constantine. "She and Dr. Jeff Duchin will provide the leadership our dedicated employees need to maintain our national reputation for excellence in protecting and promoting the health of our residents."




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Round Table Friday: Answers to Tough Interview Questions

Friday, June 12, 1pm to 2:30pm, Shoreline Community College

Everyone knows that not all interview questions are created equally, and some are more challenging to answer than others.

However, most hiring managers are not out to stump or trick candidates in their interview questions. Rather, the majority of interviewers approach the process as an opportunity to gain the information they need to evaluate if a candidate is the right match – not only with the job description, but for with office culture and the many personalities already on board.

Got an interview coming up? Got advice for someone who does?

Join us with Round Table contributor, Ed Cruver as we strategize on best answers for hard questions. We'll talk about preparation, relaxation techniques, and how to make the best of what is often an anxiety-inducing conversation. Coffee, ice tea, cookies, the usual.

This is the last Friday for Round Table throughout the summer. Beginning next week Round Table will take place on Thursdays, same time, same place. We will resume the meetings for Fridays on September 25.

Shoreline Community College Room 5116, Building 5000 (ground floor)

Keep your brains alert with continuing education classes: Plus 50 Summer Class Schedule.



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Shoreline Community College holds 51st Commencement

Students look at the program during the 2015
Commencement exercises at
Shoreline Community College on June 7, 2015.
Photo courtesy SCC 

A gymnasium full of Shoreline Community College students became Shoreline Community College graduates at the 51st Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, June 7, 2015.

With the bleachers and overflow rooms packed, the event was presided over by President Cheryl Roberts, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Bob Francis and Board of Trustees Chair Tom Lux. Joining them on stage were student speaker Abebaw Tekeste and faculty speaker Rachel David.

Honored during the program were Student Service Award recipients Tekeste, Justin Collins, Konstantin, Grinev and Riadiani Marcelita. Professor Emeritus was conferred on Larry Cheng, Gillian Lewis and Sharon Stewart. Emeritus status was also recognized posthumously for Linda Barnes, Erin Walker and Troy Wolff.

Music was provided by the Shoreline Concert Band under the direction of Ken Noreen with graduate Katherine Poor singing the national anthem.



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Volunteers needed at Camp Ballinger

Be a vital leader and role model for the kids of Ballinger Homes, a King County Housing Authority public housing site on Ballinger Way. 

Even a few hours a week with these kids will yield a huge, positive influence in their lives.

Shifts from 10am to 6pm. Contact Marta Buell 206-631-8835 at the Center for Human Services for more information or to volunteer.



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Photo: Sunday Surprise

Sunday, June 7, 2015


Photo copyright Marc Weinberg



Marc Weinberg says, "Sunday at 9am we looked out our window and found this Sunday Surprise.


"During the first week of June we have been treated to a visit from a neighborhood raccoon, two visits from a large otter and this sunny Sunday, a beautiful deer. Richmond Beach is indeed an exciting place to live."



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Richmond Beach Garden Tour: The Witzel Family garden


Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Six years ago the Witzel family moved to Shanghai to teach in the International School. The family garden reflects their appreciation of Asian culture. 






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An author a day at Third Place Books this week

Where to start? Such an eclectic collection this week. A children's author. A tale of love, loss, and handwriting. Star-crossed spies. Boozy misadventures. Prayers and stories. Ancient places in the Northwest. A Seahawk with his inspirational story of being the first deaf Superbowl player. The final book in a trilogy - the book of life.


Dana Sullivan
Digger and Daisy Go to the City (Sleeping Bear Press)
Monday, June 8 at 7pm                       AGES 4-8
Writer and illustrator Dana Sullivan is the illustrator of the children’s series I am a Reader: Digger and Daisy

Stephanie Kallos
Language Arts (Houghton)
Tuesday, June 9 at 7pm
The new novel from the bestselling local author of Broken for You spins the stories of a dedicated teacher, his enigmatic son, and a wartime survivor into an affecting tale of love, loss, and handwriting. Featuring music by The Rejections and guest host TPB Alum Cheryl McKeon!

Jason Matthews
Palace of Treason (Scribner)
Wednesday, June 10 at 7pm
From the Edgar Award-winning author of Red Sparrow, comes a new novel with star-crossed Russian agent Dominika Egorova and CIA’s Nate Nash. Jason Matthews is a retired officer of the CIA’s Operations Directorate.

Mamrie Hart
You Deserve a Drink (Plume Books)
Thursday, June 11 at 7pm
A riotously funny story collection of boozy misadventures from the creator of the YouTube series, “You Deserve a Drink.” Hart accompanies each story with an original cocktail recipe, ensuring that it is useful and entertaining.
Priority Signing line with your purchase of You Deserve a Drink at Third Place Books Books. Tickets available 5/26/15.

Tosha Silver

Change Me Prayers (Atria)
Friday, June 12 at 6:30pm
From the author of the life-changing book Outrageous Openness, comes a thoughtful collection of prayers and stories to help you actively invite the Divine into your life.

Jack Nisbet
Ancient Places (Sasquatch Books)
Saturday, June 13 at 6:30pm
Nisbet uncovers touchstones across the Pacific Northwest that reveal the symbiotic relationship of people and place in our corner of the world. He is the author of Sources of the River.

Derrick Coleman, Jr. 
No Excuses (Gallery Books)
Sunday, June 14 at 12pm
The inspirational memoir from the current Seattle Seahawk showcases his challenging journey to becoming the first deaf NFL player.
This event is a book signing only. Tickets are required, available online only.

Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life (Viking)
Sunday, June 14 at 3pm
Harkness deepens her themes of power and passion, past deeds and their present consequences with the highly anticipated finale to her bestselling trilogy. 
Priority Signing line with your purchase of The Book of Life, in paperback, at Third Place Books. Tickets and books are available 5/26/15.



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Good Knits book club meets Monday


Good Knits book Club will discuss The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin at their gathering at Third Place Commons on the upper level of town center in Lake Forest Park on Monday, June 8, 2015 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm


Join us to knit or crochet while we discuss The Aviator's Wife, a historical novel that follows Anne Morrow as she tries to maintain her independence in a fairy-tale marriage to Charles Lindbergh. 

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.

Our next meeting will be July 13, when we will discuss Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford.



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On the Mayor's Mind: the State of the City

Shoreline Mayor Shari Winstead
On the Mayor's Mind 6.7.15
By Shoreline Mayor Shari Winstead

On Wednesday, June 3, the City held its annual State of the City address.

2015 is a special year as Shoreline celebrates its 20th birthday. It’s really been interesting to look back 20 years and understand what motivated citizens to have Shoreline incorporated as a city all its own.

We already had our own school district that we took great pride in (and still do!) For the most part, Shoreline was always considered part of Seattle, even though we have never formally been part of Seattle (even though we do still share a zip code). 

But when you are just a corner of the most populous county in Washington, you can be a little neglected. Roads, parks, and our stormwater systems needed work. Our lack of sidewalks is still a holdover from those days (and, yes, I agree we need more, and we continue to work on making that happen!)

The campaign to incorporate Shoreline was driven on the idea of local control - and a say in how our City would be maintained and improved. In September 1994, Shoreline residents voted to incorporate with the goal of having the community’s future reflect Shoreline community values. Shoreline officially went from being an unincorporated corner of Washington’s most populous county to its own city on August 31, 1995.

I had moved to Shoreline a few years before our incorporation and remember coming across the celebration in the Sears parking lot. It seems almost serendipitous that the year of our 20th anniversary, we will be moving our (awesome) Farmers Market back to that parking lot, with the intention of bringing people and energy to a place we have designated as a Community Renewal Area.

We are starting to see changes in that area as Potala Place starts construction this month, and will soon be removing the old buildings (see story) that have hampered that section of Shoreline and Aurora Avenue N for a few years. It’s sure to be a change for the better, bringing multi-family housing to a corridor served by transit, and also providing convenient housing for Shoreline Community College students.

I wasn't involved in the initial incorporation of Shoreline, but I was the Co-Chair of the 2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space bond, the first one ever put on the ballot in Shoreline. The bond measure passed with over 70% of voters saying YES to an $18 million bond to improve and rebuild our tired and worn-out parks, create new walking trails and purchase valuable open space. It was an ambitious effort by many Shoreline citizens, who once again rolled up their sleeves and worked really hard to educate others on why it was so important that we passed this parks bond measure.

It’s been an absolute delight to see the projects funded in the parks bond come to fruition - the off-leash area at Shoreview Park (one of the busiest parks in the City!), major renovations to Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, the purchase of the South Woods property near Shorecrest, and the total overhaul of Cromwell Park, now the site of our annual Celebrate Shoreline party, as well as many other great projects.

Our State of the City address highlighted many important things in the history of Shoreline, and I hope you will take a minute to watch the video (scroll down to “other media”).

Gail and Blair Buchanan, Mayor Shari Winstead,
Ebony Harrison, Luis Vicencio and Sammy Kangala.
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

The portion of the State of the City address that I enjoyed the most was hearing from several youth in our community who have participated in Shoreline recreation programs. One person now works for the City, one volunteers for the City and the others have inspiring stories about how their experience in Shoreline recreation programs positively affected their lives.

If you only have a few minutes to spare, I encourage you to watch and listen to the stories of these folks (about 15 minutes into the video). Local control of our tax dollars means investing in our youth with programs like these. Personally, I think investing in our youth is one of the most important ways to spend our tax dollars. 

I hope to see you out and about in Shoreline this summer!

Shari


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“Boeing Boeing” at the Wade James Theatre this summer

Courtesy of: Dale Sutton of Magic Photo
from left Cindy Giese-French, Veronica Tuttell, Jordan Fermstad, Sara Schweid,
 Greg LoProto and Jennifer Makenas star in the
Driftwood Players production of “Boeing Boeing.”

Winner of the 2008 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play, “Boeing Boeing” is a 1960s farce that features self-styled bachelor Bernard, who has Italian, German and American fiancées – each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent "layovers.”

He keeps "one up, one down and one pending" until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard's apartment at the same time.

When asked if Boeing Boeing, written in the mid-1960s by French playwright Marc Camoletti, is relatable to audiences now, director Ted Jaquith said, “in most farces there’s an unbelievable series of coincidences and in this play the coincidences are believable … for the most part.

“Society in the 1960s became extremely polarized. Nixon was a popular president, and it was also the ‘summer of love.’ While this play is set during the same time, the comedy in this show spoke to everyone, and it still does. We could set it in the year 2515 on the moon, and it would still be funny.”

Featuring the talent of Jordan Fermstad, Jennifer Makenas, Sara Schweid, Veronica Tuttell, Greg LoProto and Cindy Giese-French, “Boeing Boeing” is the final Mainstage production of this season for Edmonds Driftwood Players (don’t miss the 6th annual Festival of Shorts in July).

“The cast masterfully captures the physical nuance of the classic farce as they each immerse themselves in characters that are funny, sharp, sexy, silly and completely enjoyable,” said Amy Gentry, managing director. “A fantastic way to start anyone’s summer vacation.”

Performances are June 12-28 and will be held at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St. Showtimes are 8pm Thursdays to Saturdays and 2pm on Sundays.

All tickets are $25 general; $22 senior/youth/military. To purchase tickets, visit the theater website or call 425-774-9600 option 3.


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