In The Garden Now …. Don’t Pick the Flowers!

Monday, October 5, 2015

Gladwin Iris or Coral Iris
Photo by Victoria Gilleland

By Victoria Gilleland

We usually think of iris as perennials with showy spring flowers that grow beautifully in sunny gardens and then they’re done. But, here’s an iris that goes beyond flowers to a stunning fall berry display.

Gladwin Iris puts on a spectacular fall color display if flowers produced by this evergreen plant are left in place. Come fall each flower will produce a large pod filled with orange red seeds. Spring blooming mauve colored flowers are interesting in a subtle reserved way, but the intense orange berries are fabulous in late summer. So, resist cutting them for arrangements! With its evergreen foliage, mauve flowers, and orange red berries, this is a true year round garden performer!

Gladwin Iris or Coral Iris - leaning in
Photo by Victoria Gilleland

The seed heads are stunning in the garden or in flower arrangements. Berry clusters are quite heavy so they sometimes lean into other plants in the garden and in flower arrangements. Once cut, seed heads dry and hold their bright orange color for many months.

This iris will grow almost anywhere and is drought tolerant once established. I’ve been growing trouble free Gladwin Iris in dry shade for years. Plants have sword-like evergreen leaves that are typically 18 – 24 inches long. Over time attractive evergreen clumps form. If seed heads are allowed to dry on the plant you’ll probably find iris babies in your garden. They are easily plucked for sharing.

Surprise your family and friends with an autumn show of orange berries by growing Gladwin Iris. Most people won’t have a clue that those berries are being produced by an unassuming little iris plant.

Botanical Name: Iris foetidissima

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. vjgilleland@yahoo.com



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Sound Shooters: EMP museum and Affinity Photo

Hitomi Dames
EMP museum and Affinity Photo
By Hitomi Dames

Finally we went to the EMP museum at Seattle Center when my husband’s friend and his family came to Seattle this summer!

At the EMP museum you are allowed to take photos without flash, which is very nice. The entrance of "THE LURE OF HORROR FILM" was cool, so I wanted to get a few shots. But I had set the ISO to the factory default and sadly I didn't remember how to adjust the ISO to high, in order to shoot with a faster speed. So I was forced to use a slow speed handholding the camera.

The shutter speed was 0.5 second for these screaming faces on the wall along the stairs entering to "The Lure of  Horror Film."  (image below) 

  Ć’/5.0, FL-17 mm,  Shutter Speed-0.5sec, ISO-1600

During post processing, I used Depth of Field Blur Filter with Affinity Photo. Affinity Photo is a brand new Mac program that can do just about all that Photoshop can do.

For this gigantic tower of string instruments, you may want to lay on the floor to shoot like Sam, our friend's son was doing (below).

 Ć’/4.5, FL-20 mm, Shutter Speed 1/15, ISO-1600

Left below is the image as I lay shooting.


I created a kaleidoscope image and a fish eye image from the images above A & B.

◊ kaleidoscope - created with image A

 Created this kaleidoscope from image A

1. Open a file in Affinity Photo
2. Rotate the image 90 Âş anti-clockwise from Document
3. Duplicate the original image
4. Choose Filters > Distort > Mirror (See the drop-down menu below)
5. Pop-up Mirror control: You can choose numbers of mirror; manipulate Input and Output


◊ Lens Distortion (FISH EYE) - created with image B



1. Open a file in Affinity Photo
2.  Click the Lens tab
3. Slide the Distortion until you are satisfied. I stopped @ 72%.


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Kruckeberg fall tree and shrub sale next two weekends

Arctostaphylos densiflora
Fall Tree and Shrub Sale
Two weekends
October 9 - 11 and 16 - 18

Celebrate Autumn! All trees and shrubs will be discounted 25% off.

Add trees and shrubs to your garden landscape when they will have the most success with the onset of fall rains. Their root systems and your garden will be well-established by spring.

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline 98177, open 10 am - 5 pm.



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All About Dahlias at the LFP Garden Club meeting

Dahlias come in all colors
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

The Lake Forest Park Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, October 13 at the Lake Forest Town Center, upper level by the stage. Intersection of Ballinger Way NE and Bothell Way NE.

Art Chmura will give a talk "All about Dahlias"  Art has been involved with Dahlias for some time. He was President twice for the Puget Sound Dahlia Association. He also has been a judge in Dahlia shows.

Regular meetings start at 9:15am with club business and then a break for coffee and treats. The speaker will start at 10:30am. All are welcome to attend.



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4-Corners Food Drive for Hopelink -- worth its weight in food

Food drive collects 1,299 pounds of food
A generous outpouring of food and money happened during the second annual 4-Corners Food Drive for Hopelink that occurred on October 3 at the Richmond Beach QFC.

This drive was the united effort of the 4-Corners neighborhoods: Hillwood, Innis Arden, Richmond Beach and Richmond Highlands, which have a great history of working together to do more than what one neighborhood could do alone.

It is hugely encouraging to see the efforts of these four neighborhoods combine to lighten the load and more than quadruple the fun.

In this six-hour food drive, you -- our neighbors -- contributed $390 and 1,299 pounds of food, completely filling every nook and cranny of a 4-door pickup with only the tiniest bit of room left for the driver!

This was 3.6 times the amount of food that we collected last year. Next year we'll need a bigger truck!

Thanks to all those who gave so generously of food, money and their time to make a difference.


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Froggy Holler outdoor preschool at Hamlin Park

Froggy Holler preschool uses nature
as a classroom
Froggy Holler’s preschool kids have been having a blast this Fall exploring the woods at Hamlin Park!

They have gotten to see the summer foliage change and the leaves drop. Mushrooms start to sprout and the creatures living in the woods are beginning to prepare for winter. Seeing these things happen before their eyes is an incredible experience for a child!

Froggy Holler is a year-round outdoor preschool run through the City of Shoreline Parks and Recreation Department. This unique program connects children directly with nature giving them a chance to prepare for school through learning activities focused on the environment.

For Froggy Holler kids, the woods are a magical place allowing their imaginations to run wild while they play in the woods and explore the earth and all its many inhabitants.

Froggy Holler runs through November and then starts back up again in January. For more information, call 206-801-2600.



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Shorewood tennis vs Meadowdale results

Prep Boys Tennis 10-05-15

Shorewood 5  Meadowdale 2

Singles
1. Gunnar Thorstenson SW def. Lee Bruemmer MD 6-2, 6-2
2. Kyle Berquist SW def. David Kim MD 6-1, 6-4
3. Hugh Gaevert SW def. Dijelli Berisha MD 6-0, 6-4
4. Joseph Jang SW def. Justin Sattaver MD 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Jake O’ Connell / Steven Tameiski MD def. Jack Bong / Peter Smith SW 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
2. Ryan Johnson / Joseph Ho MD def. Cameron Harford / Jack Stensrud SW 6-2, 7-6 ( 11-9 )
3. Simon Forinash / Andrew Counter SW def. Kristoph Ty / Jeffry Fong MD 6-1, 6-0

The Shorewood boys tennis team improved their WesCo 3A first place record to 8-1 and 10-1 overall with a 5-2 victory over Meadowdale
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T-Bird Gunnar Thorstenson led a sweep of all four singles to clinch the victory. Also winning their singles matches for the T-Birds were Kyle Berquist, Hugh Gaevert and Joseph Jang. Shorewood’s doubles team of Simon Forinash and Andrew Counter won their match 6-1, 6-0.

Shorewood will travel to Mountlake Terrace Wednesday October 7 at 3:30pm.



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Shorecrest tennis wins 6 of 7 matches with Mountlake Terrace

Shorecrest Varsity Boys Tennis
WesCo 2A/3A
10-05-15 at Kellogg MS Courts

Shorecrest 6 - Mountlake Terrace 1
Shorecrest overall record 6-6

Shorecrest won all four of its singles matches and two out of three doubles.

Singles
1. Emahd Khan SC v Jeremy Ansdell, 6-3, 6-3 W
2. Faiz Khan SC vs Drake Day, 6-0, 6-0 W
3. Daniel Wacker SC vs Max Leidig, 6-2, 6-2 W
4. Jake Goldstein-Street SC vs Alec Ung, 6-0, 6-1 W

Doubles
1. Kasey Shibayama / Steven Zhu vs Adam Lorraine / Jake Peters, 4-6, 4-6 L
2. Reed Tangeman / Tae Min Hong SC vs Mincheol Jung / Trevor Swanson, 6-2, 6-4 W
3. Chris King / David Kim SC vs Owen Jones / Max Kribbe, 6-1, 6-3 W

--Robert Mann



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Spaces still available at the emergency management workshop Saturday in Kenmore

Spaces are still available for Lake Forest Park residents in the free emergency management workshop this Saturday, October 10 from 9am - 1pm at the Northshore Fire District in Kenmore.

They'll feed you breakfast and lunch and give you information about:

  1. basic emergency preparedness kits
  2. emergency communications
  3. water purification
  4. cribbing and lifting
  5. generator operation and safety
  6. fire extinguisher use
  7. CERT
  8. gas and water shutoff
  9. alternative heat
You do need to preregister by contacting Vickie Fountain 425-776-3722




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Police action in Shoreline week of 9-28

Selected items from the Shoreline Police Blotter, week ending 9-28-2015

9-15  Man robbed in front of Shoreline Library by three people, one of whom may have had a gun. They took his backpack with a 10 lb bag of potatoes, an umbrella, and his uncle's house key.
9-18  Resident of Newcastle Apts on N 178th confronted burglars who used a key to open his front door.
9-19  Police successfully investigated theft of laundry cart of North City Laundry. Owner did not press charges once cart was returned.
9-21  Residential burglary on 17000 block of Fremont. Window broken, back door kicked in.
9-21  Residential burglary 600 block NW 181st. Window broken and pried. House ransacked.
9-21  Two juvenile males steal grow light from Sky Nursery.
9-22  Man stopped for bicycle violation had two warrants and metal knuckles in his back pocket.
9-25  Resident on 8th NE found an urn containing ashes in mailbox.
9-27  Stopped driver at NE 201st and 1st NE who had narcotics and multiple false IDs.
9-27  5-6 males stole liquor from Club Hollywood, threatened to shoot security guard.

If you are the victim of a burglary, do not clean up before the police have a chance to investigate.



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There shall be only one - Giant Pumpkin

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Dwight Stevens admires the Giant Pumpkin
at Central Market
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Central Market had their Giant Pumpkin on display Saturday from the Great Pumpkin Weigh-In. Only one Giant Pumpkin made the final competition.

The Grand Pumpkin selection was easy, as there was only one Giant Pumpkin competing for this years title. Here Dwight Stevens takes time out from selling bricks for the Shoreline Veterans Plaza to admire the winner.



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Karaoke / Bingo this Friday night

Make your reservation online for Friday night Bingo and Karaoke at the Senior Center.
Optional purchase: Pumpkin Beer and Dracula's Kiss!




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Budget statements from Shoreline Council candidates Cafferty and Scully

By Evan Smith

Shoreline City Council candidates Jessica Cafferty and Keith Scully recently sent statements about what each thinks are the most important factors in considering a city budget.

The two will meet on the Nov. 3 general-election ballot for the position that Councilman Chris Eggen is giving up.

Here are Cafferty’s and Scully’s statements:

Shoreline City Council Position No. 2

Keith Scully

I’m committed to making Shoreline a great, livable city. We know we need basic services: for example, sidewalks and safe road crossings, police protection, and road maintenance. For spending in these basic categories, we must be able to justify why we’re doing a particular project now and be sure that we're choosing the most efficient way to get it done. For other budget items, we need to prove that they provide real benefits to Shoreline residents before we decide to fund them. In order to keep Shoreline great, we also have to fund services as diverse as our senior center, environmental protection, local transportation improvements, and a host of other things. But we have to make sure that we really need a service and that we’re able to pay for it within our existing budget before we commit.

Shoreline has a council-manager form of government. Shoreline’s city manager proposes a budget and the council reviews and approves or rejects it. The council’s job is to make sure that every single budget item makes sense and that our tax money is spent wisely. As a lawyer in private practice and a former mortgage-fraud prosecutor, I’m accustomed to closely reviewing financial documents. I believe in working cooperatively and have tremendous faith in the city manager and city staff. But I’m not afraid to make tough decisions and cut or modify programs that don’t provide valuable services. And I’m committed to keeping government lean and supporting taxpayers by spending tax dollars prudently.

Jessica Cafferty

Our City is facing a time when revenues are limited and the demand for services and infrastructure continues to increase. My work as a nonprofit manager and background in public policy has taught me how to balance budgets and run lean and efficient programs. I’ve learned that spreadsheets tell stories – and that strong budgets directly reflect the values and priorities of a community.

In order to fund critical public services we must continue to think creatively to find new ways to grow our local economy. We can do this by incentivizing small business to thrive and by providing more opportunities for residents to spend within our City limits. In addition, regional partnerships will become increasingly important in developing our budgets, as we work to find opportunities for grants and other additional revenue.

City Councilmembers also play an important role in serving as liaisons between City staff and the community. We need to invite and engage the community in the budgeting process, and ensure that City staff has the information they need to direct funds into the areas our residents value most.

Finally, I will work to ensure that both the budgeting process and government spending are transparent and accountable to our citizens. I will also push to continue to cut costs where feasible, while serving as a strong advocate for fully funding critically important social services, infrastructure and resources that hardworking families in Shoreline need most.



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An Evening of Aloha at the Senior Center

Mother Daughter dancers: Gloria Kawabori and Mari Landon
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

On Saturday, October 3, the Islands of Hawaii, as well as other Pacific Islands, were visited by way of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center’s Annual Aloha Luau.

Kupunas (Elders in Hawaiian) Merlita Sansano and Gloria Kawabori
presented the musicians with the traditional kukui nut leis
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

A traditional luau meal was prepared and served and Hawaiian, Tahitian and Maori dances were performed to live music.

The Kupunas, with 10 dancers out of the 15 from the class.
The eldest is 95 years old; she comes to class every week!
Photo by Kendahl Cruver

Members of the Hokulani Hula Studio, with Kumu (teacher) Kathy DeAguiar, swept the audience away with a roomful of Aloha Spirit.

Hawai'i Aloha
Photo by Ed Cruver

The luau is closed with the singing of Hawai'i Aloha with everyone in the audience joining hands and singing together. The last chorus of the song is sung with arms raised over head, making a special ending to a beautiful evening. Aloha.



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Quick-Start Shoreline fall season starts Tuesday

Join the business community at Quick-Start “Working Session” on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N for the kickoff of Fall 2015.

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.


Quick-Start Shoreline Working Session: Lean Canvas

Learn how to fast track your next BIG idea using the versatile  Business Model Canvas™ in this hands-on QuickStart Working Session.  The Business Model Canvas™ is a tool that helps you put your key business relationships on paper in a visual, meaningful, and compelling way. Lean Canvas is both an ideation tool useful for team brainstorming and a planning tool for both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. 

Learn to incorporate the components of the Canvas into planning and designing your next event, initiative, program, product launch, even new business idea. The Lean Canvas working session will help you:

1. Present new company initiatives to leadership with confidence. 
2. Gain team consensus faster using a visual tool where everyone’s contributions are considered.
3. Expand your reach and grow your business by uncovering new opportunities: new partnerships, new customers, and strategic distribution channels.
4. Launch new programs, product lines, and expansion plans knowing its potential return on investment and costs -- before making the leap.

Each participant will take home a Business Model Canvas template and a 5 step tool to test the feasibility of your model.

Goal of the Quick-Start Working Sessions
To provide our SCC Business Accelerator Community with access to leading experts and cutting edge business tools that can close the GAP in idea-to-expansion knowledge. These workshops will give start-ups, teams and students a chance to learn practical knowledge, as well as provide hands-on training, and networking opportunities with professionals in various branches of business.

Format of the Quick-Start Working Sessions
Each working session will focus on a single topic. Quick-Start staff and area experts providing key insights and knowledge regarding the topic in a 20 minute lecture format. After the lecture, the attendees will break into working sessions to engage with the topic as it relates to them. We will invite Quick-Start mentors and local entrepreneurs as a resource to the attendees to help answer any questions and think through any problems they may be facing. 

Networking will begin at noon.
Lecture will begin at 12:15pm.
The working sessions will be open from 12:35pm to 1:30pm.



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Russell Wilson commercials include Shorewood graduate

Erika Walker Jackman on Drums
in Russell Wilson commercial

Have you seen the new Russell Wilson commercials for Alaska Airlines?

The newest Alaska Airlines commercials feature Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson. The theme is “Alaska Airlines Company Retreat,” a camp where employees are pushed to greatness by Wilson, who plays a role that’s part counselor, part drill sergeant, part guru.

Russell Wilson and Erika Walker Jackman

The three commercials feature real Alaska and Horizon employees from around the country, including Captain Erika Jackman.

Erika Walker Jackman is a graduate of Shorewood High School Class of 1996 and her mother is Sue Walker, recently retired Superintendent of Shoreline Schools.

Russell Wilson and Capt. Erika Jackman
in Alaska Airlines commercial

Erika can be seen in two of the ads, Woodcarving and Drum Circle. 

Erika is a Captain and Check Airman in the Q400 flown by Horizon Air (owned by the Alaska Air Group). She received her BA in communications from the University of Washington in 2001, while earning her various pilot certifications and licenses.

A check airman is a person who is qualified to conduct flight checks in an aircraft, in a flight simulator, or in a flight training device for a particular type aircraft.



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Eastside CHADD:How the Americans with Disabilities Act affects you in college and workplace

Eastside CHADD: Tuesday, Oct 20: Michael Richardson: How Does the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Affect You in College and in the Workplace?

This year's 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act is a time for reflection and celebration.  This talk is the follow-up program to our September K-12 504 program. The presentation is recommended for those already in internships or the workplace, but who need to know how they can and should access the on-the-job accommodations that they need.

7:00 - 9:00pm
Doors open 6:30pm, presentation at 7:00pm.
CHADD Members - Free; Non-Members: Suggested Donation - $5

Evergreen Healthcare (Formerly Evergreen Hospital Medical Center) Surgery and Physicians Center, 12040 NE 128th St, Kirkland, WA 98034, Room TAN 101 (downstairs)



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Lake Forest Park Rotarians in Ethiopia to administer polio vaccine to children

National Immunization Day
Rotary in Ethiopia
From The Bridge Rotary Newsletter
By Marj Ando

Robin Roat and Ed Sterner, Lake Forest Park Rotarians, are in Ethiopia with other Rotarians led by Past District 5030 Governor, Ezra Teshome, to participate in their annual National Immunization (NID) campaign to administer polio vaccine drops to young children 5 years and younger who have not yet received the vaccine in Ethiopia.

They will also visit other Rotary service projects, hospitals and schools, working with health workers and delivering needed school supplies such as laptops, pencils, and balls in the area.  

World Polio Day is October 23, named in honor of Jonas Salk who developed the first polio vaccine (IPT). Later Albert Sabin developed an Oral Polio Vaccine, used mainly around the world. It is effective and easier to administer in large numbers. Polio is a devastating viral disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, leaving the survivors as one of the largest disabled groups in the world. 

In 1985, Rotary International began the Polio Plus Program (End Polio Now) to eradicate the disease by immunizing children worldwide.
  
Through this program, over 2.5  billion children have received the vaccine.

Yet, polio still robs children of their future health in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. The continent of Africa has been polio free for one year. However, as long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children remain vulnerable and at risk. The virus is spread person to person.



The Global Polio eradication Partners are: Rotary International; the CDC; Unicef; World Health Organization; and the Bill / Melinda Gates Foundation.

How can you help with this effort? Join Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park at our third annual fundraiser dinner in partnership with Lake Forest Bar and Grill; Thursday, October 22 from 5 - 10pm. 

The Bar and Grill will donate 10% of all food and drinks to the Rotary Foundation to make history on that day to eradicate polio. Direct donations are being matched 3 to 1 on this day by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation



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Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services/Tree Board Special Meeting

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services/Tree Board will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2015, from 3:00 - 8:00pm at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, in the Administration Building #1000 Board Room.

They will discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services / Tree Board and identify 2016 work plan priorities



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Scott's Bar & Grill dedicates new outdoor room to founder

Ribbon cutting at Scott's Bar and Grill
Photo by Dale Sutton

Scott's Bar and Grill in Edmonds held a special event on September 25 to dedicate their new, outdoor covered, heated and enclosed room to the founder of the company Restaurants Unlimited, Rich Komen.

They built the room four years ago, enclosed it one and a half years ago, and wanted a nice name to give it. They decided it would be great to honor the founder of RUI at the very first restaurant he built. This location opened as Klingerdagger, Bickerstaff and Pett’s Public House in 1971.

Scott's is located at 8115 Lake Ballinger Way, Edmonds, across the street from Aurora Village.



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Regulators ask federal judge to appoint a receiver for owner of property by Aurora Square

According to a recent article in The Seattle Times,

Federal securities regulators have asked a federal judge to appoint a receiver over Everett-based Path America, citing “extensive misuse of investor funds,” according to a filing this week in federal court. 
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the court needs to take control of Path America to protect investors and ensure the firm’s “remaining assets are not dissipated” or lose value as a lawsuit against Path America’s CEO, Lobsang Dargey, and the firm continues.

Path America is the owner of property in the Aurora Square triangle where the abandoned Dairy Queen building stands. Path had planned a mixed use business and residential building on the site. See previous article.

But Dargey is entitled to developer fees for his EB-5 projects, his attorneys said, and he borrowed money from the investor funds to buy the commercial properties — loans Dargey is working to repay in full immediately with interest.




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Beach Eats: A Tour of Richmond Beach Restaurants

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Flying Dragon Chinese cuisine
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Tucked away in the northwest corner of Shoreline is the quiet, peaceful beach community of Richmond Beach – home to a variety of American and ethnic food restaurants.

Beach Eats is a true culinary experience for food lovers who want to branch out and discover a new pocket of fabulous restaurants or for those who wish to acquaint – or reacquaint! -- themselves with the restaurants in their own backyard.

Volunteer guides will lead small groups of up to eight people on a walking tour of six Richmond Beach restaurants, sampling specialties at each location and learning interesting facts about each restaurant. Participants will meet new people and discover some of the neighborhood’s colorful history as they go.

Full Moon Thai Cuisine
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Treat yourself to a night out and enjoy a progressive dinner at the best restaurants in the ‘hood. The sensational lineup of restaurants on the tour includes Best Teriyaki (Japanese cuisine), Flying Dragon (Chinese cuisine), Full Moon (Thai cuisine), Hill’s Restaurant and Bar (new American fare) and Streetzeria (fine street pizza).

All groups will end at the same time at Gino’s Pizza and Pasta for dessert and a no-host bar party where they can mingle with the restaurant owners and staff from all the restaurants they visited as well as people from the other tour groups.

Sponsored by Richmond Beach Community Association, the Richmond Beach food tour is Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:00pm. 
The cost is a bargain at $25 per person; the restaurants are offering their food items at greatly reduced prices to make this event a screaming deal! 
Participants must register in advance and are welcome to register individually or as a group of up to eight people. The event is limited to a total of 40 people.
Best Teriyaki Japanese cuisine
Photo by Wayne Pridemore


Sign up now to reserve your place. You may register two ways:
  1. Sign up and pay online; or 
  2. Send a note indicating you are registering for the November 12 Beach Eats and provide the name of all participants from your group and an address, email and phone contact, along with your check made payable to “Richmond Beach Community Association.” Mail to Richmond Beach Community Association, Attention: Sheri Ashleman, P. O. Box 60186, Richmond Beach, WA 98160-0186. 
After your registration is received, you will receive confirmation by email, including parking instructions and your starting location.

Questions: Sheri Ashleman 206-542-9147.



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Photos: SW football vs Meadowdale

Photos by Wayne Pridemore

In a wildly see-sawing game on Friday night October 1 at the Shoreline Stadium, Meadowdale prevailed over Shorewood 24-21.


One on one. Meadowdale running back, Tyree Carson, fumbles as he is tackled by Shorewood's Ronnie Gray. The Meadowdale Mavericks recovered the fumble.


Shorewood quarterback Aaron Okamura heads right from just outside the end zone. The Thunderbirds had taken over the ball after stopping Meadowdale on 4th down.


On a pitch out left, Issac Whitaker,makes a cut to his right after going for a nice gain.


Shorewood's Justin Cho hits the turf after a run up the middle.
 



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Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Story of Owen, Dragon Slayer of Trondheim

The Story of Own, Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston

Listen! For I sing of Owen Thorskard: valiant of heart, hopeless at algebra, last in a long line of legendary dragon slayers. Though he had few years and was not built for football, he stood between the town of Trondheim and creatures that threatened its survival. 

17-year-old Siobhan McQuaid spends most of her non-school time composing and performing music, but her entire life changes when she meets apprentice dragonslayer Owen Thorskard and agrees to be his bard, promoting his adventures by setting them to music. Together, Siobhan and Owen not only learn to fight dragons, they take decisive steps to keep rural Ontario safe from dragonfire forever.   

At least, that was the plan.

Here is an alternative history of the world as we know it, with dragons. Dragons attracted to the carbon emissions of humanity, bothering the likes of historical figures from Alexander the Great to Queen Victoria to Henry Ford, and emperilling civilization every step of the way. 

Adventure, heroics, music, and dragons.  But no magic.  Plus: Canadian heroes and completely awesome cover art!  

Rating:
Minor cussing, burnt flesh and bloodshed (not gory, but necessary to the story).  Romance, but no sexual situations on the page--perhaps volume 2 of the series will bring more?  We can hope.

Recommended for readers 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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Campaign statement from LFP mayoral candidate Jeff Johnson

By Evan Smith
Lake Forest Park City Councilman Jeff Johnson is running unopposed in the Nov. 3 general election to replace retiring Mayor Mary Jane Goss.

He recently sent this introductory statement:

Jeff Johnson

Lake Forest Park is a great city, and we can make it even better.

The path to improvement includes: establishing our credibility with surrounding cities and working with them to solve traffic issues, supporting our police force, making Town Center a more vibrant hub, and continuing to build trust in our local government.

To achieve this, we need someone who can: build relationships, encourage partnerships, trust and empower our city’s staff and residents, articulate a clear and motivating vision, and act on our best ideas.

I expanded my business and helped unite our Council by listening to people, finding common ground, and honoring my commitments. As Mayor, I will do the same.

I’ll do everything I can to make our residents proud to live in this amazing place. We have an exciting future ahead of us, and I can’t wait to get started.



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Opera Preview: The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet

This free lecture, provided to increase enjoyment and appreciation of Seattle Opera productions, will feature speaker Norm Hollingshead with recorded musical excerpts from The Pearl Fishers, by Bizet.

Thursday, October 8, 7-8pm at the Shoreline Library large meeting room, 345 NE 175th NE, Shoreline 98155.

Georges Bizet, the composer of Carmen, was only 24 in 1863 when The Pearl Fishers, his second opera, was first performed. Bizet was only given six weeks to compose the score, but his melodic genius was able to transform the weak story, set in ancient Ceylon, into one of the most popular operas of our times.

Modern audiences just adore The Pearl Fishers for its lovely and original melodies -- the most famous being the beloved "Duet from the Pearl Fishers" for tenor and baritone.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shoreline Library.



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Flags at half-staff

Gov. Jay Inslee directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Roseburg, Oregon.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.

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



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HFC awards $3 million bond to CRISTA for its retirement communities

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently approved $48.5 million in financing for new affordable apartments and renovations to existing ones in Puget Sound and Spokane.

The Commission finances affordable housing and nonprofit housing by issuing tax-exempt bonds or notes and allocating Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

Tax-exempt bonds allow developers to borrow at lower interest rates to create or renovate affordable housing, while the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit allows them to raise capital by selling the credits to investors. (The dollar amount is the estimated tax credit equity over ten years.)

In Shoreline a $3 million tax-tempt bond was awarded to CRISTA Ministries for their facilities in Shoreline and Silverdale.

Two CRISTA continuing-care retirement communities, totaling 664 units, will be rehabilitated. These nonprofit senior facilities collectively include 385 independent living units, 127 assisted living units, and 152 skilled nursing units.

Other nearby projects included Edmonds Community College Student Housing, 68th Ave W and 200th St SW in Lynnwood, and Mountlake Senior Living, 5525 244th St SW in Mountlake Terrace.



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City Light project to extend life of underground cables in Shoreline

Underground cables in Ballinger Neighborhood
will be injected with silicone

Seattle City Light will start another project this October to enhance the reliability and extend the life of aging underground electrical cables in parts of Shoreline by injecting them with silicone.

Underground cable
5th NE
· Starting in early-to-mid October 2015 and extending for approximately six weeks, Novinium will test and where possible, inject underground cables with silicone to fill cracks in the cable insulation to prevent unplanned outages. Daily work hours are from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

· The work will extend the life of the cable for an additional 25 years and improve electrical reliability.

· Maintenance outages are anticipated for this work. All affected customers will be notified the Thursday before the following week’s outage. The outage date and time will be specified on the notification.

· Traffic and parking impacts are expected in the immediate area. Crews will be careful to try and maintain access to driveways.



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A Fairy Tale comes to life at Olympic Ballet

OBT dancers Chessa Chalmers and Haile Hehn in Rossini Overture.
Photo by Alante Photography.

Olympic Ballet Theatre opens its 35th Performance Season with the Boeing sponsored Beaux Arts gala at the Lynnwood Convention Center on October 17.

Under the Artistic Direction of former PNB and Moscow Classical Ballet dancers Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev since 2011, the semi-professional ballet company presents two full-length productions per season at the Edmonds Center for the Arts and Everett Performing Arts Center, as well as numerous other performances throughout King and Snohomish Counties.

Perhaps best known is OBT’s beloved traditional production of The Nutcracker, featuring renowned guest artists in principal roles, multiple casts of OBT corps dancers, and young students hand picked from Olympic Ballet School. Presented in Edmonds and Everett December 11-20, tickets are on sale now at OlympicBallet.com.

The spring production will premier the full-length production of The Sleeping Beauty. With capital expenses totaling more than $110,000, the production is made possible with generous support from OBT patrons, plus capital grant awards from the Hazel Miller Foundation, the Hubbard Family Foundation, the Norcliffe Foundation, and sponsorship from Puget Sound Dermatology.

OBT invites all arts supporters to join in on the excitement, starting with the Beaux Arts gala on October 17th. The annual event includes catered dinner, fine wines, both silent and live auctions, plus performances of excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty. Event tickets range from $80-$90 based on dinner selections. RSVP to 425-774-7570.



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Public Hearing on Assumption of Shoreline Transportation Benefit District

Monday, October 5, 2015 – Regular Meeting 7:00pm
City Hall 17500 Midvale Ave N

Agenda Highlights
  • Proclamation of Great ShakeOut Day
  • Public Hearing and Discussion of Ord. No. 726 – Assumption of Shoreline Transportation Benefit District

In June 2009 the Shoreline City Council approved Ordinance 550 that formed the Shoreline Transportation Benefit District.
  
In July 2009, an ordinance was passed that set an annual $20 per vehicle registration fee to be used to help pay for pavement management on City arterials and major collectors.

The staff document says:
Assumption of the TBD would eliminate the Shoreline TBD as a separate entity and promote efficiency in government operation and administration and eliminate potential public confusion about distinguishing the two entities. Assumption of the TBD does not impair or alter any existing rights, actions, activities, proceedings, or other provision of law relating to transportation benefit districts.


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4-Corners food drive today at QFC

On Saturday, October 3, from 1:00 to 7:00pm, 4-Corners will be collecting food outside Richmond Beach QFC.

Working together, the four neighboring communities of Hillwood, Richmond Highlands, Innis Arden, and Richmond Beach hope to fill the shelves at Hopelink with much needed items.

The items most needed at this time are canned meats (tuna, chicken, etc.), nut butters, jelly/jam, canned beans (black, garbanzo, kidney, etc.) and rice (all kinds).

Please swing by to say hi to your neighborhood representatives and drop off your donations for our neighbors in need.

Alternative methods for contributing include cash or checks made payable to “Hopelink” or online donations. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated.



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Last market of the season at Shoreline Farmers Market Saturday

Friday, October 2, 2015

Sheila Dashtestan. Growing WA
Photo by Wayne Pridemore 

Your last chance to see the Shoreline Farmers Market is Saturday, October 3, from 10am to 3pm on the upper level of Aurora Square, by Sears. 15300 Westminster Way N.

The day will feature a drawing for a Market Basket, full of items contributed by the vendors.

You will still be able to buy all the great things at the Market, from produce to ice cream to flowers, gift items, and lunch!



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Ballinger Neighborhood postpones Monday's meeting - looks for new meeting place

From the Ballinger Neighborhood Association

We're sorry to have to cancel our meeting for Monday, October 5th, which was scheduled to be a special potluck meeting with Diggin' Shoreline as a guest speaker.

Our long time meeting location at the Lake Forest Park Montessori Gym is no longer available due to changes in evening use policy, and we haven't yet been able to find a new location that can accommodate our group.

We continue to look into new location options and will be rescheduling the Diggin' Shoreline event as soon as we have a space.

If you know of a possible free meeting space in the Ballinger area, or nearby, that could accommodate a group from 10-40 people, let us know!




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