Christmas Lights: Reflected by the Rain
Friday, December 18, 2015
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
The rain adds a whole dimension to Christmas lights, reflecting and magnifying the colors on the rain-soaked street.
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
If you are the head of a household and/or uniformed personnel (including vets) who has yet to secure gifts for your kids then we may be able to help.
Shorewood High School defeated their rivals Shorecrest tonight in a match closer than the final score indicated.
Beginning at 126 pounds Shorecrest senior Connor Block controlled from start to finish for a 9-2 victory to give the Scots the early lead.
After the Thunderbirds responded with pins at 132 and 138 pounds the Scots picked a pair of their own for a narrow 15-12 lead.
Shorewood forfeited to Shorecrest at 160 and 170 pounds, giving the rival Scots a 27-12 team lead halfway through the contest.
The rest of the weight classes belonged to the Thunderbirds as Shorewood wrestlers continually turned tight contests into huge pins.
The evening was capped of by T-Bird sophomore Aiden Smith who pinned his opponent in the second round for Shorewood's seventh pin in a row and a final score of 54-27. Shorewood has now defeated Shorecrest seven times in a row and nine out of their last ten meetings.
Drones are defined as remotely piloted aircraft systems and the FAA says pilots of unmanned aircraft have the same responsibility to fly safely as manned aircraft pilots. In addition to FAA regulations, state and municipalities may have their own laws regarding drone use.
There will be some very happy kitties in our sanctuary for many months to come!
To the Editor:
Heads-up, dog owners! My wife Heather (Marks) locked our dog Chewla in her car Monday afternoon while shopping for 10 minutes in in Shoreline (152nd and Aurora N.)
When she came out of the store the dog was gone! She began calling loudly and dialed 911.
A man in the parking lot pointed in the direction he had seen someone luring Chewla with food. Heather's loud calling must have scared the culprit and alerted other people in the parking lot. One of those people saw Chewla and pointed her out to Heather.
When Heather called, Chewla came running across the parking lot! Heather did not see the culprit, but her quick action averted a tragedy for our family! Since she lacked a description of the perpetrator she did not file a police report.
The second part of the warning is: Do not count on your locked car being secure. Hondas made in the 1990s are vulnerable to break-ins. Apparently a key can be filed and made to fit just about any Honda of that vintage!
Cliff Sanderlin
Edmonds
The Shoreline School District has confirmed that an agreement has been reached to extend the date for three Shoreline Community College co-op preschools to vacate the North City Elementary school building.
The preschools - North City, Shorenorth, and Shoreline Cooperative, have been 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.
See previous article.
Enrollment is climbing in the District, classrooms are crowded, and the North City building will be reopened as a district elementary school. The preschools were given notice that their leases would end.
The move-out date had originally been set at June 1, based on construction schedules. The preschools protested that the June 1 date falls the day after the preschools close for the summer. The tight timeline would have made it impossible to finish the year in place, said preschool parents and staff, without shortening the spring quarter class schedules.
They now have an additional month - to July 1.
The preschools face a more serious dilemma in finding local space. There are very limited options due to today’s strong real-estate market combined with a mission to keep program tuition affordable for families.
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.
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| Rebecca Miner, Superintendent Shoreline Schools |
We greatly appreciate the efforts that students, staff and community members have made to contact district and police officials with information. If your children see or hear things that cause them concern, please encourage them to report their concerns using one of the methods outlined below.
From the King County Sheriff's Office
A 17 year old Shorewood High School Student was arrested Thursday night after school officials reported receiving information that the student was planning to “shoot up the school.”
Shorewood High School officials were alerted to a threat when a parent called and said rumors were circulating about a student planning a shooting at the school.
Shoreline Police investigated the threats and learned that the teen told other students “not to go to school tomorrow,” because he had planned on “shooting up the school tomorrow.” The teen also posted a message on Snapchat saying, “Goodbye SW.”
Police arrested the teen at his job in Lynnwood just after 7pm on Thursday. Investigators are not revealing more about the case but praise school officials, students and the parents who called in to report the threats.
“This is exactly what we tell people to do,” said Sheriff John Urquhart. “If you see or hear something, say something.”
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
| The Toy Room was full, thanks to Shoreline Fire and every teen and tween got a gift card |
| Every PTA in the Shoreline Council was assigned a goal to collect 500 of one food item |
| The food was packed in individual bags for the families |
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| Shoreline Councilmember Doris McConnell |
“I’m very proud to continue representing Shoreline, and the Puget Sound Region, in national discussions about issues important to all our families,” stated Councilmember McConnell. “Only by listening to each other and working together can we make meaningful change.”
Does land use planning sound interesting to you? Could you see yourself as a Shoreline Planning Commissioner?
The Shoreline City Council will be appointing four volunteers to the Planning Commission to serve a four-year term beginning in April 2016.
The Planning Commission meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday every month from 7:00pm - 9:00pm (approximately) for regular meetings. Additionally, the Planning Commission may attend other events such as Subarea Planning meetings for Light Rail Planning or Joint meetings with Council.
No technical background or experience in land use is required – important qualifications are an ability to listen to and work well with others, a willingness to read staff reports prior to the meetings and a commitment to regular attendance and active participation at the meetings.
Community Service Applications are available to download here
Applications are due by 4:00pm on Friday, December 31, 2015, to the City Clerk’s Office on the first floor of City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, or can be emailed.
Everyone will need to set up a new account in the new registration system and then you will be all set to sign up when registration opens.
They are: Brenda Gilman (Shorewood), Leslie Silver (Shorewood), Ranice Innocent (Brookside) and Trisha Massot (Briarcrest).
The Shorewood Thunderbirds split a pair of wrestling matches Wednesday against Snohomish and Mount Vernon at Mount Vernon High School. In the first match of the evening The T-Birds faced off against the Snohomish Panthers. Senior Rhaye Samson was dominant on his feet as he earned a 10-3 victory. Freshman Nick Lotz bumped up from his usual 106 pound weight class to 113 for the first time this season and had no trouble as he pinned his opponent in the first period to give Shorewood a 9-0 team lead. Snohomish rebounded from the early deficit to score the next 54 team points as they handed Shorewood a 60-12 loss.
In the second match of the double dual Shorewood faced the Mount Vernon Bulldogs. Shorewood took advantage of a few holes in the Bulldog's line-up to build a 24-6 team lead after T-Bird junior Elias Thorne pinned his opponent in 1:54 at 138 pounds. Mount Vernon rallied and the score was tied 24-24 going into the 182 pound weight class. Shorewood's Esdras Valladares built an 8-2 lead going into the 3rd period before holding on for a close 8-5 victory. Mount Vernon picked up a pair of first round pins at 220 and Heavyweight for a slim 36-33 lead before the final match of the night. Rhaye Samson left no doubt as he bookended the evening by pinning his opponent in only 19 seconds to give Shorewood their second win of the season.
Shorewood wrestles next at home on Thursday night, December 17, against their cross-town rivals the Shorecrest Scots. JV begins at 5:45 and varsity at 7 o'clock.
Shorewood 12 - Snohomish 60
@ Mount Vernon High School
*106: Rhaye Samson (SW) dec. Josh Ren 10-3
113: Nick Lotz (SW) pinned Keean Ohlsen 1:32
120: Dillan Meyer (SN) pinned Aiden Smith 3:09
126: Josue Barajas (SN) pinned Shinkwang Moon 0:51
132: Conner Snow (SN) pinned Shea O'Leary 2:39
138: Daniel Rojas (SN) pinned Elias Thorne 4:40
145: Conner Telford (SN) pinned Sam Thurman 1:04
152: Ben Kloes (SN) pinned Mark Yamane 0:47
160: Double Forfeit
170: Wyatt Butler (SN) win by forfeit
182: Mark Currier (SN) pinned Esdras Valladares 1:40
195: Frank Daniel (SN) pinned Troy Halloway-Beach 1:12
220: Riley Teeters (SW) dec. Matt Currier 7-2 OT
285: Wyatt Gardner (SN) pinned Japhet Valladares 1:30
Shorewood 36 - Mount Vernon 33
@ Mount Vernon High School
106: Rhaye Samson (SW) pinned Anthony Rodriguez 0:19
*113: Nick Lotz (SW) win by forfeit
120: Brenda Reyna (MV) pinned Aiden Smith 3:45
126: Shinkwang Moon (SW) win by forfeit
132: Shea O'Leary (SW) win by forfeit
138: Elias Thorne (SW) pinned Andrew Kolb 1:54
145: Jerry Fernandez (MV) pinned Sam Thurman 3:20
152: River Greenwood (MV) pinned Mark Yamane 1:46
160: Evan Reyes (MV) win by forfeit
170: Double Forfeit
182: Esdras Valladares (SW) dec. Zachary Cleave 8-5
195: Troy Halloway-Beach (SW) win by forfeit
220: Essa Kouyate (MV) pinned Riley Teeters 1:32
285: Dravin Hodgins (MV) pinned Japhet Valladares 0:47
--Clark Norton
Behind leading scorer Jalyn Hizey's 14 points, the Shorewood girls basketball team fought off their crosstown rival Shorecrest Wednesday night and came away a winner, 43-31 at Shorecrest.
The T-Birds took a 27-17 lead into the halftime locker room only to see the Scots respond with ten straight points to tie the game midway through the third quarter.
That's when the senior Hizey, a former Scot, came to life. She sank a pair of free throws and then a three-point shot to give the T-Birds a lead they would never relinquish, as SW rattled off nine straight points to finish the quarter.
Hizey was beaming after the game. "Beating the Scots makes me happy. Points were hard to come by tonight and I'm glad I was able to help us win".
The boys' teams square off Thursday night at Shorecrest.
Shorewood 15 12 9 7 43
Shorecrest 12 5 10 4 31
--Frank Workman
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
"It takes only seconds for a tree to ignite and the entire room to become engulfed in flames," says State Fire Marshal Charles Duffy.
In addition to their duties of setting City policy, laws, and regulations, and establishing the City’s budget and approving contracts for services, Shoreline Councilmembers also represent Shoreline residents on many different local and national organizations. These organizations play critical roles in establishing regional, state, and federal policies.
The Sound Cities Association (SCA) Board of Directors recently appointed Shoreline Councilmembers to the following regional committees:
SCA is an association of 35 King County cities working together on regional issues.
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| Officer Greg McKinney in front of Shorewood High School Photo by Marianne Deal Stephens |
To explain why he loves his job, Officer McKinney contrasts his days with those of an officer in a standard position, who has a string of negative contacts with the public ”at the worst points in their lives.” Officer McKinney’s days in Shoreline Schools resemble our walk down the hallway: it’s “happy, happy, happy, happy” interspersed with a few negative encounters, which he calls “just daily stuff.”
Officer McKinney divides the bulk of his time between Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools, but has also been visible at Einstein and Kellogg Middle Schools. He does not want his only contact with middle school students to come when there is an incident.
Even though he has not been able to spend much time at the middle schools, he mentioned that some of the students already recognize and greet him when they see him out in the community. Though Officer McKinney is spread very thin as the only SRO in the District, he declares “it’s a great job.”
Officer Greg McKinney clearly did not need a lengthy SRO description to know how to do his job. As he serves all Shorecrest and Shorewood students and educators, he observes that “there are lots of kids who are fine” and aims to help the ones who are experiencing difficulties. He can relate to them and have an impact since “it is crazy out there.”
Each fall Sno-King School Retirees' active members are invited to apply for grants of up to $200 to facilitate special projects they envision to enrich the school experience of students they work with.
During these tough economic times school money is tight so a few extra dollars come in handy.
SKSR enjoys recognizing and rewarding the often unnoticed efforts of our colleagues still "in the trenches" to provide resources necessary to help them feel more comfortable about the job they're able to do.
From the Shoreline Preservation Society
Today, Wednesday, December 16th, the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board announced a decision on an important case affecting Shoreline and surrounding communities. The decision of the Board is to rule in favor of the City.
The Shoreline Preservation Society had filed a Petition in an Appeal challenging “the 185th Street Subarea Plan and Development Regulations, and accompanying EIS, because they are concerned about the future of their city, and how growth will be managed and paid for.” SPS believes that the City’s actions do not comply with the Growth Management Act and therefore must be invalidated and remanded back to the City Council by the Board.
The results of this decision will be that SPS will look at all options and consider whether an appeal is warranted.
“The Shoreline Preservation Society is proud of the efforts we’ve made and we respectfully disagree with the Board’s decision. We are grateful to our hundreds of supporters and our wonderful legal team Dykes-Ehrlichman who presented a very credible case.
"We still have a Superior Court case pending on the validity of the Planned Action Ordinance. Our Board will be considering our options and conferring with our legal team. We continue to believe that the City’s gigantic rezones are not right for our community and do not have the support of those most affected. There are at least 6000 households impacted and these citizens have not received justice here today with this decision” stated Janet Way, President of Shoreline Preservation Society.
From the City of Shoreline
On December 16, the Growth Management Hearings Board (the Board) denied the Shoreline Preservation Society’s appeal of the City’s adopted 185th Street Station Subarea Plan. The Shoreline Preservation Society challenged the ordinance adopting the Subarea Plan and the Final Environmental Impact Statement for failing to comply with provisions of the Growth Management Act (GMA) and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The Board denied the Preservation Society’s appeal on all counts and dismissed the case.
The Preservation Society asserted that the City failed to complete required capital facilities planning under the GMA. The Board disagreed finding no violation of GMA requirements for capital facilities and transportation planning. The Preservation Society also alleged both procedural and substantive violations of SEPA. Again, the Board disagreed concluding “the record does not support Petitioners’ complaints of insufficient analysis of environmental impacts or mitigation for transportation, water, sewer, and stormwater management.”
“The City engaged the public in a robust planning process for the 185th Street Station Subarea Plan spanning almost two years,” stated City Manager Debbie Tarry. “We are pleased by the Board’s decision and will continue to engage the public in the planning process as we continue planning for the 145th Street Station Subarea.”
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| Youth Council Members during a meeting while they are making holiday cards for the elderly residents of Lake Forest Park. |
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| Cascade Brass at the Shoreline Library December 21 |
The agreement signed by Dr. Roberts paves the way for students from Okinawa to participate in education exchange programs at Shoreline Community College.
Shoreline Community College is currently home to over 1,000 international students from some 45 countries.
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| Frank Halferty |
They wrote, "The awards committee was impressed with the strength and quality of the work you have done as an outstanding educator, curriculum specialist, composer/arranger and advocate for music education. The impact you have had on students, the community and music education in Washington State has been outstanding."
"It's an honor I just wasn't expecting," said Halferty. "I've been fortunate to know and work with many incredible music teachers during my career, so I am truly humbled by this recognition."
| Photo by Jerry Pickard |
| Turn from NE 178th St. to NE 180th St Photo by Jerry Pickard |
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| New sidewalk by Eagle Scout Park Photo by Jerry Pickard |
| Photo by Jerry Pickard |
Shorewood dropped a pair of matches Tuesday night against Marysville-Pilchuk and Marysville-Getchell.
Both matches followed similar scripts as Shorewood gave up pins early on to dig large holes in the team scores and couldn't rally enough late.
Senior heavyweight Japhet Valladares picked up a pair of victories to improve his record to a Thunderbird best 7-2.
Shorewood 27 - Marysville-Pilchuk 54
@ Marysville-Pilchuk High School
106: Cole Daurie (MP) pinned Nick Lotz 1:04
113: Rhaye Samson (SW) pinned Jagger Willard 3:25
120: Aiden Smith (SW) pinner Dennis Senyak 1:04
126: Devin Fahlman (MP) pinned Shinkwang Moon 0:59
132: Matthew McMillan (SW) dec. Greg Steele 6-2
138: Elias Thorne (SW) pinned Steven Duong 1:53
*145: Justin Collier (MP) pinned Sam Thurman 1:09
152: Andy Haugan (MP) win by forfeit
160: Alex Hatch (MP) win by forfeit
170: Ryan Halskog (MP) pinned Phil Ball 4:56
182: Keith Pablo (MP) pinned Esdras Valladares 1:33
195: Dakota Guzman (MP) pinned Troy Halloway-Beach 0:40
220: Cesar Zatarain (MP) pinned Riley Teeters 3:41
285: Japhet Valladares (SW) pinned Adam Holston 1:06
Shorewood 33 - Marysville Getchell 43
@ Marysville-Pilchuk High School
106: Nick Lotz (SW) pinned Christany Pudelek 0:19
113: Rhaye Samson (SW) win by forfeit
120: Jonathan McKamey (MG) dec. Aiden Smith 7-3
126: Anthony La Brake (MG) pinned Shinkwang Moon 1:57
132: Matthew McMillan (SW) pinned Parker Siko 2:29
138: Elias Thorne (SW) pinned Gabriel Broome 2:21
145: Skyler Elliot (MG) win by forfeit
*152: Michael Stewart (MG) pinned Sam Thurman 1:56
160: Jacob Carlson (MG) win by forfeit
170: Devin Rose (MG) maj. dec. Phil Ball 17-7
182: Shane Recichlin (MG) pinned Esdras Valladares 3:43
195: Micah Hoot (MG) pinned Troy Halloway-Beach 1:00
220: Troy Woodruff (MG) pinned Riley Teeters 0:37
285: Japhet Valladares (SW) dec. Brett Engleman 6-1
--Clark Norton
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| Kurt and Craig Campbell presenting a $7,500 check to Melissa Gehrig of Vision House |
Campbell Nelson is a long-time supporter of Vision House. Kurt Campbell was instrumental in launching the vision for Jacob’s Well in 2002, Vision House’s first housing complex for homeless families in Shoreline, which opened in December of 2013.
I know there are a few connoisseurs of goodie-baking (or goodie-procuring) expertise, so I’m expecting some holiday sugary greatness.
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