Wrestling Rhinos: Showdown in Sedro Woolley

Friday, December 11, 2015


Sunday, December 6, 2015 - Sedro Woolley High School 


The Wrestling Rhinos rode into Sedro Woolley last Sunday for another exciting youth folkstyle wrestling tournament. True to the theme of the western style town, the event went down like a wild west shoot out. Many of the wrestling bouts were chock full of drama, drawing hoots from the audience and even louder hollers from the coaches. The final bouts for the more competitive brackets were evenly matched, sometimes being decided by only one or two points late into the third round.

As a team, the Rhinos placed sixth out of 27 wrestling clubs. Of the 26 Rhino Wrestlers attending the tournament, 7 athletes placed within the top 3 slots of their weight brackets. The scoring individuals include the following:
  • Blake Mauch, Age 5, 38lbs – 1st Place (4 man bracket) 
  • Nicholas Stumpf, Age 7, 50lbs – 2nd Place (13 man bracket) 
  • Nolan Valdivia, Age 9, 80lbs – 1st Place (6 man bracket) 
  • Drake Zimmerman, Age 9, 95lbs – 2nd Place (3 man bracket) 
  • Peter Grimm, Age 9, 103lbs – 1st Place (3 man bracket) 
  • Hunter Tibodeau, Age 10, 112lbs – 2nd Place (6 man bracket) 
  • Thomas Rhodes, Age 11, 75lbs – 2nd Place (12 man bracket) 


Now that the Rhinos have thrown down with the wild buckaroos of Sedro Woolley, the next challenge will be an ultimate face off with the marauding Vikings on the other side of Puget Sound. 

That’s right, the next tournament will be the “Ultimate Wrestler Tournament” in Bremerton on December 13, 2015. As the wrestling season ramps up, the Rhinos are hitting their stride and have their eye set on the Tacoma Dome for the State Championships in February.

--Sean Rhodes, proud wrestling dad and Lake Forest Park resident



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Crash Games to donate 1000+ new board games to Toys for Tots



In an effort to unite friends and family this holiday season Crash Games, LLC is set to donate over 1000 Table Top Board Games to the Toys for Tots Program.

Kids aged 10-17 are often overlooked when it comes to toy and gift donations through charity organizations. Board Games are a fantastic way to involve kids of all ages by bringing everyone to the table to play a fun and engaging game.

This month Crash Games released its newest publication “Pirate Den” a fast paced Pirate themed Bluffing Game that has players acting as Pirate Captains raiding the wealthiest shipping companies in the golden era of piracy. Pirate Den is a highly interactive, social deduction game where players steal loot from the shipping companies and each other too. Crash Games is set to donate 1000 Copies of Pirate Den to the Toys for Tots Foundation.

Crash Games is an independent table top board game design, development and publishing company based in Everett, Washington. Crash Games’ mission is to bring families and friends together through the social and engaging play of modern board games. The Board Game Industry has grown tremendously from beloved classics like Monopoly and Risk and seen a tremendous resurgence in independent publishing thanks to games like Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne. Crash Games is set to publish six board games in 2016 to add to its existing catalog of 10+ games.

Crash Games, LLC was founded in 2011 by Patrick Nickell. As a child Patrick grew up in the foster care system in California and received gifts from organizations like Toys for Tots as his Christmas Parents.

“Growing up, Christmas was a tough time for me. Crash Games has a tremendous opportunity to return the generosity that I received as a child and to do our part to make Christmas special for thousands of children in the Seattle Metropolitan area.”

South Snohomish County Toys for Tots includes Shoreline in its area of giving.



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Photo: December flowers

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Wind, rain, freezing cold - and there are still flowers blooming in the area. Anyone care to identify these?

Thanks to the many who responded. These are camellias - apparently they can bloom twice a year - winter and spring.

Updated 12-11-2015

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Shoreline preschools seek community help to find new locations

The former North City Elementary currently houses three cooperative preschools
under the Shoreline Community College umbrella:
North City, Shorenorth and Shoreline Cooperative.

For more than 50 years, three early childhood education programs in Shoreline have been helping children and families grow, but now it is the growing number of families enrolling children in the Shoreline School District that is forcing those programs from their home and perhaps out of existence.

The three cooperative preschools are North City, Shorenorth, and Shoreline Cooperative. Currently, they are all housed at the former North City Elementary School, which was closed by the Shoreline School District in 2006-07 due to low enrollment at the time.



The preschools are three out of seven that are operated across north King County as joint efforts of Shoreline Community College and individual 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, one for each preschool.

The three preschools now housed at North City Elementary have been operating in the Shoreline area for more than 50 years. Under the umbrella of Shoreline Community College, the preschools provide developmentally appropriate learning experiences for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Instructors at each preschool are Shoreline Community College faculty. Parents of children in the programs are Shoreline Community College students and earn college credit through the Parenting Education Program.

Shoreline Cooperative Preschool


For the past 40 years, the preschools have leased various spaces from the Shoreline School District, most recently at North City Elementary.

However, earlier this fall the programs were informed that, due to the district’s growing number of families and enrollments, the district anticipates needing the space now leased to the preschools starting in the 2016-17 school year.

The district also anticipates needing space at the former Aldercrest Elementary School, and it has notified tenants in both buildings that their leases will be terminated on June 1, 2016.

Parents and staff at the preschools say they see the growing number of families and students in the area because attendance at the preschools is at an all-time high, too. However, understanding the need for K-12 classroom space isn’t making dealing with the lease terminations for the preschools any easier.



Staff and parents for the cooperative preschools are actively seeking new homes for these three programs.

What they’re finding, however, are very limited options due to today’s strong real-estate market combined with a mission to keep program tuition affordable for families.

In addition, the June 1 date in the district’s notice to vacate the property falls the day after the preschools close for the summer. The tight timeline makes impossible to finish the year in place, say preschool parents and staff, without shortening the spring quarter class schedules.

To help keep the preschools alive and serving Shoreline families and their children next fall, preschool officials are seeking assistance from the community in locating a new home or homes for the three programs.

Officials say each preschool is looking for approximately 2,000 square feet of space if they move to separate locations, or about 6,000 or more square feet altogether if they move to a single shared location.

Information on possible new sites to lease and other recommendations or offers of assistance should be directed to North City Cooperative Preschool or SCC Parent Education Coordinator Pollie McCloskey.



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Power of One Volunteers honored at NUHSA Awards program

Power of One Volunteers Coordinator Karen Kessinger
accepts the award from NUHSA’s Rob Beem.

The North Urban Human Services Alliance (NUHSA) honored Power of One Volunteers as the 2015 Volunteer Program of the Year at the annual NUHSA Awards this week.



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Night of 1000 Stars DUI Enforcement

Don't Drink and Drive

On Friday December 11, 2015, the Washington State Patrol (WSP), in cooperation with other police agencies, will continue efforts in combating impaired driving with their participation in the annual Night of 1,000 Stars.

This one night event symbolizes the 1,000 badges shining from officers who will concentrate their efforts on stopping driver’s who under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

The extra patrols are made available through grants from the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission and will include members of the WSP Target Zero Team, whose goal is to reduce fatal collisions to zero by 2030.

WSP troopers in King County (District 2) arrest, on average, 10-15 DUI’s on a Friday night to early Saturday morning.  Night of 1,000 Stars participants will work in coordination with other law enforcement personnel who continue to work holiday DUI patrols into 2016.

The WSP hopes that everyone has a safe holiday season.



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Phoenix Theatre offers acting classes for children and adults


The Phoenix Theatre at Firdale Village in Edmonds, is offering two acting classes for adults and a camp for kids.

ADULTS:

Growing your Chops:

Ongoing classes - Saturdays from 11am to 1pm start on January 9th –classes designed to accommodate busy schedules with ongoing (start and stop) set up.

For actors who want to make stronger and bolder acting choices and book more JOBS!

Cost: $25 for each of your first four classes and $20 for each additional class. (Discount if purchasing 8 classes at once--$150 for 8 classes)

Taught by Christine Mosere at The Phoenix Theatre: She has over 20 years’ experience performing, directing and teaching in the theatre arts. She studied with master coach Tim Phillips -- trademark holder of Sherlock Holmsing the script, Ron Stetson of The Neighborhood Playhouse, and at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Acting for the non-Actor or Beginning Actor:

Mondays from 11am - 1pm (no class Monday February 15th) -- for ages 18 to 98!

Have you always wanted to take an acting class but felt too self-conscious or shy? This class will be perfect for you! Melanie Calderwood and Christine Mosere teach in a supportive, non-threatening, friendly environment. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY (experience okay as well.)

Cost is $120 per cycle (6 classes!). Next two Class Cycle dates:

January 4th to February 8th AND March 7th to April 11th

Acting camp

A Winter Break Acting CAMP! (for those ages 11-17)

February 15th to 19th, Monday through Friday from 12pm to 6pm (Note: Friday is 9am to 6pm with a 3pm dinner break at the theatre and a 5pm performance of a “Classically Updated Midsummer Night’s Dream!)

Cost: $200.00 (each additional sibling: $150.00)

Sign up for any of these three classes by emailing for registration forms.



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Chevron’s 2015 Fuel Your School Program benefits students

Local community generated $600,000 to help fund 736 eligible classroom projects for teachers and students through collaboration with Chevron and DonorsChoose.org

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announced that its 2015 Fuel Your School program generated $600,000 to help fund 736 classroom projects, including 306 focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), to help connect real world experiences to classroom learning for 83,104 students at 226 King County public schools.

The following schools in the Shoreline School District received funding / benefited from Fuel Your School King County:
  • Echo Lake Elementary School 
  • Lake Forest Park Elementary School 
  • Parkwood Elementary School 
  • Ridgecrest Elementary School
  • Syre Elementary School 
  • Einstein Middle School
  • Kellogg Middle School 
  • Shorecrest High School
  • Shorewood High School 

Through the Fuel Your School program, Chevron contributed $1 when consumers purchased eight or more gallons of fuel at participating Chevron and Texaco stations in King County during the month of October, generating $600,000 to help fund eligible classroom projects at local public schools.

The Fuel Your School program is part of Chevron’s total commitment to education. Chevron has invested nearly $250 million since 2013, supporting programs that focus on STEM education initiatives designed to arm students and teachers with the critical skills and resources needed to succeed in jobs of the future.

Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. At this nonprofit website, teachers at half of all the public schools in America have created project requests, and more than 1.9 million people have donated $371 million to projects that inspire them. All told, 16 million students have received books, art supplies, field trips, technology, and other resources that they need to learn.



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The Soulful Sounds of Christmas XXVII

Pat Wright, founder of the
Total Experience Gospel Choir

27 Years of Stellar Performances at Shoreline Community College

Pat Wright and The Total Experience Gospel Choir, along with guest soloist Nichol Eskridge, will grace the stage again at Shoreline Community College, in the Little Theater, December 21, 7:30pm for the 27th year of the “Soulful Sounds of Christmas” musical concert, most of these years being sell out performances.

This high-spirited evening of Gospel and Christmas music has been a mainstay at Shoreline Community College, benefiting athletics for years, and now supporting community outreach ministries for “Kingdom Community Worship and Outreach Center,” a Shoreline Ministry that meets on Friday night at 7:30pm on the campus of Shoreline Community College.

Wright and The Total Experience Gospel Choir are no strangers to the Pacific NW, with 30 plus years of performing hand-clapping, foot-stomping, toe-tapping gospel music at various venues in the northwest.

Wright's music career is extensive. In 1973 she founded The Total Experience Gospel Choir. The choir is well known nationally and internationally and has travelled and performed in 38 states, on 5 continents and 22 countries. The choir consists of persons ages 6-72. The choir has been credited with numerous awards and 7 recordings.

Guest soloist Nichol Eskridge

Eskridge is no stranger to the northwest either. She is a seasoned gospel music talent with performances at local churches, schools, malls and special events including “Keepers of the Dream,” “Black Nativity,” and Duke Ellington Sacred Music Concert,” with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.

She started singing in her father’s church at an early age at Calvary Temple, in Savannah, Georgia. She has been featured on several recording projects, and has 4 solo CD projects of her own, “Christmas with Venee,” “Original Love,” “Only By The Spirit,” and “Perfect Gift”.

The Soulful Sounds of Christmas XXVII is an evening of spirit-filled music that will start your holiday season on a high note. Tickets range from $15- $20 and can be purchased by calling 206-403-7859 or visiting the website and downloading the ticket order form.



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Many volunteers needed to help with the Holiday Baskets event this Friday and Saturday



The Holiday Baskets event this weekend is still in need of many volunteers for Friday and Saturday.

There are many types of volunteer jobs available, from loading boxes and breaking down boxes for recycling, to setting up signage, to sorting and boxing food items. Volunteers are needed to actually work with the families, or to simply hand things to other volunteers.

Shifts typically run for two to three hours. Friday shifts start at 1pm and end at 7pm. Saturday shifts begin at 8:30am and wrap up at 7pm.

The goal of the Holiday Baskets is to give a happy Christmas to every child in need in the Shoreline Public Schools. Originally a project of the Shoreline PTA Council, community partners now include Shoreline Fire, HopeLink, Dale Turner Y, Rotary, City of Shoreline, and Shoreline Public Schools.

Sign up for a specific day and specific job here. You will need to give an email address, but that is all. And your address will not be used for anything not related to your volunteer job.




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ICHS Foundation sponsors Lunar New Year 5k Run-Walk in Bellevue


Online registration has now opened for the inaugural Lunar New Year 5k run/walk at the Mercer Slough Nature Park in Bellevue on Sunday, February 7, 2016.

The event, organized by International Community Health Services (ICHS) Foundation, is the first-ever Lunar New Year 5k in the region.

The Lunar New Year is the traditionally the most significant holiday for many Asian Pacific Islanders, marking the return of Spring and a special time for families to offer wishes for health and prosperity in the coming year. Next year the Year of the Monkey begins on Monday, February 8.

The Lunar New Year 5k will take place on Super Bowl Sunday, which is also the day before the official start of the Year of the Monkey.

“We’re encouraging folks to start out their Sunday with a healthy activity and support for a great charitable cause before they sit down to watch the game,” ICHS Foundation Director Ron Chew said. “It’s a nice way to kick off the Lunar New Year, too.”

Last year, ICHS provided nearly $1 million in charity care. Proceeds from the 5k event will go toward supporting uncompensated patient care.

The 5 kilometer event (3.1 miles) is open to both runners and walkers and will be timed. The flat scenic course is a mix of paved paths and forest trails bypassing wildlife habitats and farmlands. The race starts promptly at 9:30 am and ends before 11:30. Ample parking is available on site.

Registration is $25 before January 24, $30 before February 6 and $40 on race day. There is a discount of $10 for seniors over 65 and children ages six to 12. Children five and under are free.

More information on the ICHS website.

ICHS has a large clinic in Shoreline, on Aurora, which provides medical and dental services to anyone in need.



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Unified Robotics finale Dec 16 includes students with special needs

CyberKnights in action at King's High School
Photo courtesy CyberKnights

The CyberKnights, a Washington FIRSTⓇ robotics team from Kings Highschool in Shoreline, is proud to announce the final event for their new program, Unified Robotics. This friendlier version of ‘Battle Bots’ will be held Wednesday, December 16th from 6:30 – 8:00pm at Roosevelt High School in north Seattle.

Unified Robotics is a student-designed and implemented program that is open to students with special needs and a variety of learning challenges. It’s the first program of its kind and brings the world of STEM and robotics to high school students with special needs during a 6-week after school program.

The 6-week program model is currently being tested at Roosevelt High School with the goal to sustain and expand to other Seattle schools, so that the final week will include an inter-school competition in the future.

Students from Ballard High School and Garfield High School are already joining King’s and Roosevelt students for this inaugural season. The CyberKnights are documenting each step of the development of the program in order to create a teaching manual for other schools to start their own clubs.

“We are thrilled with the results of this first season,” said Mike Thompson, Robotics instructor at King’s High School. 
“We’ve seen a lot of interest and participation from my robotics students, and students with special needs and staff from multiple Seattle public schools. We are also seeing other schools becoming interested in implementing their own programs. 
I am extremely proud of my students and their commitment to spread STEM education to those who wouldn’t normally have this opportunity.”

The final event is open to anyone interested in learning more about Unified Robotics, the press, and schools considering adding this to their curriculum. For more information and to obtain a guest pass, email the CyberKnights by December 15, 2015.

The CyberKnights seek to inspire an interest and passion for science and technology while preparing students to become industry leaders in tomorrow’s competitive global marketplace.



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Randy Dorn on replacement of No Child Left Behind Act

President Obama signed ESSA into law Thursday morning. Below is a statement from State Superintendent of Public Education Randy Dorn on this bipartisan effort to do what’s right for kids.

From Randy Dorn

When President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law this morning, he put states back into the driver’s seat when it comes to education. ESSA replaces No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) enacted in 2002. And it was long overdue. I applaud Senators Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander for their bipartisan efforts to do what’s best for students.

The intent behind NCLB was a good one: to raise standards, hold schools accountable, and eliminate the achievement gap. Most states have come a long way since 2002 as a result of NCLB. But the ultimate goal of NCLB, to get every student performing at grade-level by 2014, was impossible to achieve, in practice.

Under ESSA, states can set their own goals and decide how to intervene in schools that need more support. State plans still must be approved by the Department of Education, but they have been promised more transparency in the process.

That this law was able to make it through the Congress and Senate, and be signed by the President, is a testament to strong leadership and the desire to put the interest of our nation’s students above politics. I hope our state legislators can use this as an example when they come back to Olympia in January to tackle the ongoing lack of full funding for basic education. We need leaders to do what’s right for our state’s kids.


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Photo: Lights on the water

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Lee Lageschulte tries her hand at abstract art with a camera in this photo of multi-colored lights reflected in water.



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Shoreline business owner new board president of Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties

Joseph Irons
During a black tie dinner Thursday evening at the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibition in Seattle, Joseph Irons of Irons Brothers Construction will be installed as the 2016 Board of Directors’ president of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.

His term officially begins on January 1, 2016. He currently serves as first vice president of the organization’s board.

Mr. Irons is the owner of Irons Brothers Construction, an award-winning design/build remodeling company located in Shoreline.

His list of accolades are strong, having achieved the highest designation of remodeling, Graduate Master Remodeler (GMR); he is also a 3-time state and local Remodeler of the Year, was awarded National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodeler of the Month in April 2013 and was featured on the cover of Professional Remodeler magazine in recognition as one of the recipients of the publication’s “40 Under 40” award.

“Joseph Irons is committed to making the Puget Sound area home to everyone through his volunteering, advocacy efforts and by helping families realize the possibilities for their homes,” says Shannon Affholter, executive director of the MBA. “We are honored that we have such an exemplary leader in which to take residential building and our association to the next level.”

Joining Joseph on the board next year are Jayson Buechler of Housing Capital Company (division of U.S. Bank), serving as secretary; Paul Bogel of Home Street Bank, serving as appointed financial director; August Bergdahl of Crescent Builds; and Mark Villwock of Land Development Consultants, Inc.

Returning to the board are Patrick McBride as immediate past president; Mike Walsh of Terrene Ventures, serving as first vice president; Erich Armbruster of Ashworth Homes, serving as second vice president; Kevin Kartak of AAA KARTAK Glass & Closet; Sunshine Kapus of Gamut 360 Holdings, LLC; Aaron Fairchild of Green Canopy Homes; Jason Lear of Batt & Lear, Inc; Steve Cory of Fidelity National Title; and Bonnie Geers of Quadrant Homes.

A complete list of current board members here.



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LFP Council Thursday - reception, work session regular council meeting

All sessions at LFP City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE.

The Lake Forest Park City Council will hold a reception for retiring mayor Mary Jane Goss at 5:15pm on Thursday, December 10, 2015.

Following, from 6-7pm, a study session will discuss the following:

  1. Proposed Code Enforcement Process Revisions
  2. 2016 Legislative Priorities
  3. 2016 Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs Legislative Advocate Agreement

Go to this link for full agenda and links to staff documents.

The regular council meeting will be begin at 7pm.

On the agenda:

Consent Calendar
1. November 9, 2015 Special Council Committee of the Whole Notes
2. November 12, 2015 Council Work Session Minutes
3. November 12, 2015 Council Regular Business Meeting Minutes
4. November 12, 2015 Transportation Benefit District Board Special Meeting Minutes
5. November 16, 2015 Special Council Committee of the Whole Notes
6. Approval of City Expenditures for period ending November 19, 2015 (pre-paid)
7. Approval of City Expenditures for period ending December 10, 2015
8. Ordinance 1113/Granting Two-Year Extension of Solid Waste Franchise to Republic Services, with Amendments
9. Resolution 1523/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Agreement for Shoreline Parks and Recreation
10. Resolution 1524/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Agreement for Sheltering Services with Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
11. Resolution 1525/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Renewal of Interlocal Agreement with Yakima County Jail for Housing of Prisoners
12. Resolution 1526/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Agreement for Consultant Services with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs for State Legislative Advocacy
13. Resolution 1527/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Amended Interlocal Agreement for Northshore Emergency Management Coalition
14. Resolution 1529/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Second Amendment to Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forum Interlocal Agreement
15. Resolution 1530/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Amendment No. 1 to the Contract with Red Carpet Building Maintenance for Janitorial Services
16. Resolution 1531/Extending Line of Credit for Lyon Creek Flood Mitigation Project
17. Resolution 1532/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Agreement for Services with King County for the 2016 Community Work Program

Ordinances and Resolutions
1. Resolution 1533/Authorizing Mayor to Sign Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kenmore Creating an Emergency Management Organization
2. Resolution 1534/Adopting 2016 Legislative Priorities
3. Resolution 1535/Declaring Intent to Adopt the Proposed Lake Forest Park Comprehensive Plan Update

Council Action or Discussion
1. Reconsideration of Mayor’s Veto of Ordinance 1108/Amending the 2015-2016 Budget
Council Committee Reports
Council/Mayor/City Administrator Reports
1. Councilmember Reports
2. Mayor’s Report
3. City Administrator’s Report—December 10 , 2015




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Join United Way’s Free Tax Prep Campaign and make a difference in our community


Every year, United Way’s Free Tax Campaign helps thousands of struggling families in the community file their taxes and keep more of what they earned.

Last tax season alone, the campaign helped over 19,900 community members file their taxes, bringing $27.2 million back to the community in tax refunds!

We do this work so community members can avoid the high cost of tax prep, avoid predatory tax preparers, and gain access to valuable tax credits they may be eligible for, like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – a federal anti-poverty measure that last year helped raise 92,000 people above the poverty line in Washington State. 

Join us for a weekly shift from January 11 – April 21; volunteers can choose from being a tax preparer or welcoming clients and connecting them to healthcare and other public benefits. Sign up now to join our talented team, and help reach the people who need it most. No tax experience needed!

Free Tax Campaign location in our community:

Shoreline - Goodwill
  • Tuesdays 5pm – 9pm
  • Thursdays 5:00pm – 9pm
Shoreline - Hopelink
  • Mondays 5pm – 9pm
  • Wednesdays 1pm to 5pm
Learn more and register for your shift here



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Shorewood SockHop for elementary students and families

The Shorewood SockHop brought to you by DECA and Spiro's Pizza and Pasta is scheduled for December 16th, from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Shorewood High School, 17300 Fremont Ave N.

All elementary age students are welcome, and it will be a night full of dancing, prizes, and fun activities.

Tickets for students cost $10, but adults get in free! We do require that one adult be present for every four kids, and adults will have to sign off on what students they are responsible for.

The ticket is all-inclusive, and includes ice cream, snacks, and art and crafts.

We will also be collecting canned food at the door to support the Ronald McDonald House, so please join us in supporting their cause!

We hope to see you there!


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Theater Review: Expressing Willie ... a little dance, a little song and a lot of laughs

 J. Woody Lotts, Alyssa Kay photo by Christine Mosere

Expressing Willie
By Rachel Crothers
Directed by Christine Mosere
The Phoenix Theatre
December 4 – 20, 2015


Review by Victoria Gilleland

What a fun production! Expressing Willie takes us back to 1924, to the “Roaring Twenties” and all it represents: Flappers, The Charleston, Bathtub Gin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Excesses of the Rich and Famous. Who doesn’t enjoy a peek at such flamboyant decadence …. especially when it’s presented in such an entertaining way?

In addition to being a terrific comedic adventure, Expressing Willie explores the challenge of finding oneself and identifying personal values. Perhaps this subject is more topical today than it was 91 years ago! The action takes place in the living room of a Long Island mansion owned by Willie Smith, an obscenely rich toothpaste tycoon who got where he is with the encouragement of his ambitious mother. Mother lives with him in the new mansion.

Willie wants to break into New York Society. To that end he invites some of the rich and famous to join him for a weekend at his mansion. Being the controlling mother that she is, and without telling Willie, Mrs. Smith invites his sweet former girlfriend, Minnie from “Tuckersville” to join the other guests for the weekend. You get the feeling that Mom has an ulterior motive!

When Minnie hears the other guests discussing the need to find one’s inner self and to be free, she at first resists. She eventually buys in as she discovers she has a much admired musical talent. Taliaferro, the artist, offers to help Minnie with this self-discovery and to connect with the right people who can help her develop her career as a musician. Minnie wants Willie to share in this exploration of self and for him to find out what he really values and what truly matters in his life. Willie, like his wealthy guests, is reluctant to take on the challenge and responsibilities. What will happen?

The entire cast is to be commended on a job well done! Minnie’s innocent naivety is perfectly portrayed by the lovely Alyssa Kay. Among the high society guests is Taliaferro, an eccentric artist flamboyantly depicted by the talented Melanie Calderwood. Frances, the gorgeous divorcee who sees Willie as her next rich husband, is played with just the right amount of arrogant confidence by Madison Rengli.

There are misunderstandings, near misses, sudden awakenings and discoveries.  All this keeps the attention of the audience, and the plot lively.

The set is simple but cleverly accommodates needed scene changes. Costume design is important. Arin Larson did a stellar job with the costuming, which tells so much about each character in the show.

Enjoy an evening of light entertainment at the intimate Phoenix Theatre located at Firdale Village in Edmonds. There’s a little dance, a little song and a lot of laughs!

To use an expression from the 1920s:  Expressing Willie is “The Bees Knees!” That means it’s good … really good!

The Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds, 206-533-2000.

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Jobs: Wonderland office manager-bookkeeper

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Wonderland Developmental Center in Shoreline has an opening for an office manager-bookkeeper.

Details here.



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Jobs: City of Shoreline openings

Current job openings in the City of Shoreline.

  Position     Emp. Type     Salary     Closing Date   
Emergency Management CoordinatorFull-Time$66,002.00 - $80,301.00 AnnuallyContinuous
NEW! Extra Help - Finance AssistantExtra Help$14.10 - $16.90 Hourly12/21/15
Extra Help - Lifeguard/Swim InstructorExtra Help$10.35 - $11.70 Hourly12/31/15
Extra Help - Surface Water Technical Ass...Extra Help$15.58 - $17.66 Hourly12/13/15
Finance ManagerFull-Time$96,887.00 - $117,878.00 AnnuallyContinuous
Utility and Operations ManagerFull-Time$104,291.00 - $126,734.00 AnnuallyContinuous



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Light a candle for children who have died but will never be forgotten

The Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a remembrance service at 6pm, Sunday, December 13, for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents, and their friends.

The Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren who left too soon.

As candles are lit at 7:00pm. local time, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor the memory of all children gone too soon.

If your heart is filled with memories of a child who has died, please come to this Remembrance service. Together we will unite with families and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren who left too soon.

Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the 19th annual Worldwide Candle Lighting, a gift to the bereavement community from The Compassionate Friends, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone.

Hundreds of formal candle lighting events are held and thousands of informal candle lightings are conducted in homes as families gather in quiet remembrance of children who have died, but will never be forgotten.

Doors open at 6pm with the service starting at 6:30pm. Please bring a picture of your loved one. Refreshments provided after the service.

Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds 98026. Directions.



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Everett Clinic will open Shoreline Clinic in 2016 in Shoreline Marketplace

The Everett Clinic will lease the remainder of the space
at the Shoreline Marketplace next to Trader Joe's
and Mud Bay


The Everett Clinic has signed a lease for a 40,000-square-foot Clinic at the Shoreline Marketplace, 1201 N. 175th Street, Shoreline, next to Trader Joe’s and across from Shoreline City Hall. It is renovating the space and plans to open a Clinic there in September 2016 with primary care, a Walk-In Clinic and some medical specialties. The Shoreline Clinic is part of the Clinic’s plans to grow south.

“We know there are a significant number of new patients in the area who do not have a convenient primary care or multispecialty clinic within an acceptable driving distance from their home,” said Everett Clinic Chief Operating Officer Dr. Jeff Bissey.

Eventually, the Clinic will have more than 50 providers available on site. It will include Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics providers as well as urgent care and medical specialties in Behavioral Health, Allergy, Optometry/Optical, Physical Therapy, Pulmonary, Occupational Medicine and OB/GYN.

“We are excited to have The Everett Clinic come to Shoreline,” said City of Shoreline Mayor Shari Winstead. “The Clinic will provide convenient access to medical care for our residents and be a source of good paying jobs here in Shoreline.”

The Clinic also has plans to expand into Lynnwood. Earlier this year, The Everett Clinic purchased the former Emery’s Gardens site at the northwest corner of 164th St SW and 28th Ave W in Lynnwood. It plans to build a new 80,000-60,000 square-foot Clinic similar to its Smokey Point Medical Center which opened in 2012 in Marysville.

“The Clinic will incorporate and improve on many of the concepts we developed when we built at Smokey Point,” said Dr. Bissey. “It’s a great example of how we are providing high quality, cost-effective, and convenient care to far more patients.”

Groundbreaking in Lynnwood is expected to begin in summer 2016 with the new Clinic anticipated to open in Sept. 2017.

The Shoreline Clinic design will be based on
the Smokey Point Clinic

The design of both new locations will be based on The Everett Clinic’s Smokey Point Medical Center, , which has attracted interest from international medical groups seeking to learn from its innovative, patient-centered model of care and has earned honors for outstanding healthcare facilities design.

About 100,000 patients visit Smokey Point each year. It offers 20 medical specialties as well as primary care, a Walk-in Clinic, and lab, vision, and radiology services. In September 2015, the Clinic added 23 exam rooms and space for 12 new providers at Smokey Point. This gives it room for an additional 50,000 patient visits per year.

“The Everett Clinic is growing fast to meet the needs of our community. We have already hired over 120 providers this year alone and will maintain that pace for years to come. We plan to add new sites and expand many of our current locations over the next five years,” said Dr. Bissey.

In September, The Everett Clinic also announced its intention to merge with DaVita HealthCare Partners to improve healthcare delivery and expand the leading independent medical group in America, pending Everett Clinic shareholders’ approval. The partnership is aimed at further speeding the Clinic’s growth and increasing its ability to add locations as well as improving patient care, access, affordability and quality.

The Everett Clinic

Founded in 1924, The Everett Clinic is a nationally-recognized physician group known for providing high-quality healthcare services while lowering the overall cost of care. The Everett Clinic operates 20 care sites throughout Snohomish County caring for more than 315,000 patients and employing about 2,200 teammates, including 600 specialty and primary care providers. It serves patients through traditional doctor’s offices, urgent care, lab services, imaging, hearing and vision centers, behavioral health, and cancer treatment. Consistently named as a Fortune Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For,” The Everett Clinic staff and providers support the core value of doing what is right for each patient.



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Holiday Craft Market & Farmer’s Market Sunday at Third Place Commons

Fresh produce at the Winter Farmer's Market
Sunday, December 13 at Third Place Commons

Select special hand-crafted gifts from one of 30+ artists and crafters on the lower level of the Lake Forest Park Town Center, then head outside and get your winter farmer’s market goodies on Sunday, December 13.

Note: Farmers Market will move indoors by the Commons Stage in the event of bad weather.

This event is organized by Third Place Commons, please direct any questions to Lorie Hoffman. Artists, please note that at this time the Craft Market is full for 2015, but please feel free to inquire about the 2016 Holiday Market.

Third Place Commons, Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155.



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Op-Ed: Keep toddlers out of dog parks

Off-Leash dog parks allow dogs to be dogs, together

By Susan Will, Richmond Beach Community News Editor

Besides having wide open space to play with your best bud, off-leash dog areas provide a long list of enriching opportunities, many of which come from your dog interacting and playing as part of a pack. The pack teaches individuals what is socially appropriate dog behavior. Watching increases your understanding of canine communications. Just seeing each dog’s personality crystalize and shine is a big treat. 

Lately, some dog owners are expressing concern about increased sightings at off-leash areas of a creature so nerve-wracking it can clear the park: an off-leash toddler.

You don’t have to be a dog or toddler handler to understand that excited, playful dogs of almost any size are not a fair match for small, unstable humans. What’s worse is that small humans react to excitement in ways that can ratchet up a dog’s excitement. Running and yelling invites most dogs to chase and catch you, after all.

While everyone who enters an off-leash area does so at their own risk, dog owners are responsible for any damage or injury their dog does.

You can be confident of how your dog behaves around other dogs, adults and children, and yet it is far too easy for him to knock over and trample a toddler while he’s in play mode. It is easier to make those types of introductions in a controlled setting.

In the interest of safety, some Richmond Beach residents are asking Edmonds and Shoreline to provide better signage. Though both cities have rules posted at their off-leash areas, the single points in each regarding children are nebulous and buried in a long list.

More prominent and clear signage would at least help ensure parents know what they are walking into. That might go a long way to making everyone more comfortable and able to enjoy the park.

More info
To learn about nearby off-leash dog areas, visit the city websites as well as the nonprofits that support the off-leash areas.

Shoreline

Parks Department
Follow the Off-Leash Dog Area link from the Parks page
Edmonds

Parks Department
Follow the Dog Friendly Parks link from the Parks page
Express your opinion

City of Shoreline
17500 Midvale Avenue N
Shoreline, WA 98133-4905


City of Edmonds
121 Fifth Avenue N
Edmonds, WA 98020





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Dickens carolers to appear at Lake Forest Park Library Saturday

Dickens carolers in Lake Forest Park
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Adorned in elegant Victorian dress, an a cappella quartet of two ladies in luxurious velvet and two gentlemen wearing handsome tailcoats and top hats sing your holiday favorites, both traditional and contemporary, in beautiful four-part harmony.

The Dickens Carolers, Saturday, December 12, 2-3pm, Lake Forest Park Library meeting room, lower level Town Center (entrance behind escalator), intersection of Bothell Way and Ballinger Way.



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Matinees added for She Loves Me at SMT


Seattle Musical Theatre has added two Saturday matinees for their current production of She Loves Me at their theater in Magnuson Park.
  • 2pm Saturday, December 12
  • 2pm Saturday, December 19
We know the holidays are jam-packed and we want to make sure you have an opportunity to experience this beautiful holiday confection!




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Homes sold in Lake Forest Park during November 2015

The following is representative of homes sold at each price point in Lake Forest Park during the month of November 2015.





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CANCELLED: Live music Sunday at One Cup Coffee Shoreline

CANCELLED: From Ronnda:

Sunday morning Music at One Cup Coffee with Ronnda Cadle is cancelled due to her illness. Please go have a cup of coffee and support this awesome establishment!

Sunday, December 13, from 9-11am, Ronnda Cadle, Acoustic Ambient Fingerstyle Instrumental Guitarist, will be live at One Cup Coffee in Shoreline, 16743 Aurora Ave N.

The performance is free but donations are appreciated.

Cadle's latest CD was produced by former Windham Hill Records founder and GRAMMY winning producer William Ackerman.


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Supporting Our Kids

By Lisa Surowiec, Shoreline PTA Council 


Tis the season of giving! While you're figuring out the perfect gifts for your loved ones, please consider a (tax deductible) gift to a local organization that helps our Shoreline kids.

Shoreline PTA Council supports all local PTAs, runs a clothing bank (the WORKS), a massive Food and Teen Gift drive, and is part of the Back to School Consortium (getting ready for school). It also runs the Reflections program, leads advocacy efforts, and has aspirations to provide support for Special Needs students and Truancy issues. Gifts to the Shoreline PTA Council can be given in a general donation or earmarked for one of our projects.

Every corner of Shoreline has a school that is supported by a local PTA. By donating to yours, you support programming in the arts, STEM, basic needs support, healthy choices, academic support, family and community events, and more. You do not need to be a member to donate, and you do not need to have ties to the PTA. Not only does every school have one (including the Children's Center), but we also have a PTA to support families with special needs students. Find your favorite PTA here.

Please also consider supporting local organizations who are doing great things for Shoreline families. Here are just a few that partner with the Shoreline PTA Council:

Center for Human Services
Dale Turner YMCA
Food4Kids Weekend Backpacks Giving Campaign (launched by Turning Point)
Hopelink
Lake Forest Park Rotary
Ronald United Methodist Church
Shoreline Community Care
Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council
Shoreline Public Schools Foundation

Thank you, and Happy Holidays to all!



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Review: Noises Off! at Shoreline Community College

Tuesday, December 8, 2015


Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
Directed By Bryar Golden
Shoreline Community College Theater
December 4 - 13

Review by Doug Gochanour

Noises off is a British farcical comedy, which invites the audience to view potential pitfalls and pratfalls in the production of a play. Movie buffs may recall it as a 1982 film, staring Carol Burnett, Marilu Henner, Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Caine, John Ritter, and Christopher Reeve.

The Shoreline Community College Theater production has a great cast and crew giving the audience a fun evening with their performance. Act 1 opens with a set of actors preparing to perform a bedroom farce called Nothing On. The audience gets to watch the technical and dress rehearsal for Nothing On, the play-within-a-play. This rehearsal hints at a complexity of relationships among the cast, which forebodes potential deterioration of their planned performance.

English playwright Michael Frayn wished to show the audience what it would be like to view a play from behind the stage. For Act 2, the stage is dismantled, rotated, and reconstructed facing away from the audience. This dramatic transformation of viewpoint allows the audience to witness the challenging interactions and flaws of the cast, including flirtations, jealousy, drunkenness, personal drama, and misunderstandings.

Here's William James ("Will") Lavely as "Garry",  who can hardly finish a sentence
and Monika Michels as "Brooke", a contact lens-challenged beauty,
who knows her lines but little else. Where are they going?

The audience is invited to watch the reconstruction of the set to its original form during intermission. This is a fascinating process in itself. It’s like watching “Act 2.5.”

Act 3 culminates a month long run, with the final performance suffering from all the backstage drama built up over time. Bedlam is the best description for the final performance of Nothing On. Attempts to deal with bungled lines, miscues, prop failures, pranks, and totally deteriorated relationships, add up to great fun. It makes Noises Off a hilariously entertaining theatre experience.

You’ll be happy that you chose to see this delightful romp. On top of that, you’re supporting our talented young actors, while enjoying a unique evening of entertainment.

Buy tickets online here

Shoreline Community College Theatre, 16101 Greenwood Ave N
Campus maps - parking free in the evening.



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Shorewood wrestling gets swept in Double Dual Tuesday

It was a humbling night for the Shorewood wrestling team as they dropped a pair of lopsided matches against Arlington and Everett Tuesday night at Everett High School.

In the first match of the night the Arlington Eagles lead wire-to-wire as they had a 23-0 lead after four matches before Thunderbird Japhet Valladares won a close 6-4 decision in the heavyweight bout. Unfortunately for Shorewood they were no match for the 5th ranked Eagles who scored the final 51 points for a 74-3 victory

The match against Everett saw the Seagulls take an early 18-0 lead with pins in each of the first three matches. Japhet Valladares picked up his second win of the night with a first round pin and the Thunderbirds had hope as they rallied to tie the score at 18-18. At 120 pounds Everett wrestler Stephen Erosa held a slim 2-0 lead over Thunderbird Aiden Smith before securing a third round pin and Shorewood never challenged again. Everett would score the final 50 points of teh match for a 68-18 victory.


Shorewood 3 - Arlington 74
@ Everett High School
106: Kadin Guzman (AR) pinned Nick Lotz 1:19
113: Trey Swanson (AR) dec. Rhaye Samson 8-4
120: Danny Herrera (AR) pinned Aiden Smith 3:36
126: Sam Rush (AR) pinned Shinkwang Moon 2:35
132: Gavin Rorke (AR) win by forfeit
138: Boston Jones (AR) pined Tae Thongdee 1:48
145: Jeremy Nygaard (AR) win by forfeit
152: Riley Oakes (AR) pinned Sam Thurman 1:51
160: Tucker Bovard (AR) win by forfeit
*170: AJ Crew (AR) pinned Ivan Valiente 0:39
182: Ruben Crew (AR) pinned Esdras Valladares 1:30
195: Gabe Green (AR) pinned Troy Halloway-Beach 2:27
220: Adalberto (AR) tech. fall Brandon Hernandez 16-1
285: Japhet Valladares (SW) dec. Tristan Emery 6-4

Shorewood 18 - Everett 68
@ Everett High School
106: Nick Lotz (SW) win by forfeit
113: Rhaye Samson (SW) pinned Dayne Tuohimaa 3:49
120: Stephon Erosa (EV) pinned Aiden Smith 5:12
126: Sean Underhill (EV) pinned Shinkwang Moon 0:53
132: Riley Solheim (EV) win by forfeit
138: Riley Bennet (EV) pinned Tae Thongdee 1:50
145: Lester Howard (EV) win by forfeit
152: Patrick West (EV) pinned Sam Thurman 0:34
160: Hunter Alvarez (EV) win by forfeit
170: Brett Allred (EV) pinned Ivan Valiente 4:18
*182: Jake Leonard (EV) pinned Esdras Valladares 1:49
195: Krys DuPree (EV) pinned Troy Halloway-Beach
220: Jessey Mow (EV) pinned Brandon Hernandez 0:47
285: Japhet Valladares (SW) pinned Zaelyn Bell 1:26

--Clark Norton



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Photos: Look for the silver lining...

Monday, December 7, 2015


Jan Hansen says "The song says look for the silver lining. Today was gray, but I did that and soon the silver turned to gold! Shoreline is such a wonderful place.


Taken from a vantage point in Shoreline, looking out over Puget Sound on Monday, December 7.



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First RBCA Beach Eats was wildly popular

By Tom Petersen, Richmond Beach Community Association Board Member
Photos by Wayne Pridemore

The Richmond Beach Community Association's Beach Eats, a walking tour sampling six of the neighborhood’s restaurants, went beautifully on a blustery night in mid November. All 40 attendees in the sold out affair agreed that another, similar event should take place soon.

The epicurean tourists were divided into five groups of eight, each with a guide. The idea was for neighbors to get to know each other over some good food, have a good walk and find out about local dining. At each stop, the owner or manager of the restaurant greeted the guests, described the meal and told a little something about the venue’s history in the community.

In between stops, tour guides Carol Frieberg, Christie Quigley, Connie Thayer, Jerry Patterson and Tom Petersen sprinkled the conversation with fun facts about Richmond Beach that Tom had collected. All participants also carried full color brochures, designed by Susan Will, that described each stop on the tour.

Hill's Restaurant and Bar

Hill’s Restaurant and Bar
1843 NW 195th Street
206-542-6353
Hill’s Restaurant, for several years the neighborhood’s upscale hot spot, served a mini version of their very popular Mixed Grill, with a mustard- glazed skewer holding a slice of Andouille sausage, a bite of chicken and a shrimp on a bed of mashed potatoes, garnished with green beans and sweet potato. Many thanks go to manager Toni Crawford.

Streetzeria
Streetzeria
1857 NW 195th Street
206-755-5433
Streetzeria, the newest restaurant in Richmond Beach, served a sensational slice of stromboli from its catering menu beside a creative fall salad of arugula, persimmon, pomegranate and Asian pear. Diners thought the presentation was as terrific as the taste, with many compliments going to owner and chief chef Greg Bye.

Best Teriyaki
Best Teriyaki
1437 NW Richmond Beach Road
206-546-5777
Best Teriyaki, owned by JK Choi, offered a bowl of traditional Korean bulgogi beef that made a lot of new fans. The tangy marinade and sautéed onion side had that little extra something that had the tourists reaching for the menus and plotting a swift return.

Flying Dragon Chinese Cuisine

Flying Dragon Chinese Cuisine
1437 NW Richmond Beach Road
206-533-8888
Flying Dragon presented an elegant crab rangoon, a lotus-shaped stuffed wonton with sweet and sour dipping sauce that was a stimulating combination of the new and the traditional, along with a flavorful chicken pot sticker. Owner Ming Choi and staff were gracious hosts, and diners here and at all the restaurants enjoyed hearing about the ingredients and preparation.

Full Moon Thai Cuisine

Full Moon Thai Cuisine
1441 NW Richmond Beach Road
206-542-5777
Full Moon Thai welcomed its guests with fresh spring rolls, a hearty helping of pad Thai and a skewer of chicken satay in peanut sauce -- comfort food for a dark and stormy night. Bram Santoso’s spot at the corner of 15th and Richmond Beach Road is a landmark that most had visited before, but everyone enjoyed again.

All 40 diners were happily full by the end of the tour, but not so full as to turn down dessert!

Gino's Pizza and Pasta

Gino’s Pizza and Pasta
1430 NW Richmond Beach Road
206-546-5000
Gino’s Restaurant had a fabulous Argentinian lemon meringue for everyone at the end-of-tour party, personally delivered by owner Harley O’Neil. People from the various groups excitedly compared their experiences, meeting up with friends and planning where they’d like to get together next.

RBCA's Beach Eats sold out quickly, so there is much enthusiasm for staging another, similar event.



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