Kenmore book club to discuss The Beekeeper's Ball

Sunday, April 17, 2016

The Kenmore Evening Book Group will meet at the Kenmore Library on Monday, April 25 from  7 to 8:45pm.

This month's book is The Beekeeper's Ball by Susan Wiggs.

All are welcome.

The library is located at 6531 NE 181st Street, Kenmore 98028.





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Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration




Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration free event on May 1 from 11:45am to 5pm at the Seattle Center Armory.

This free event has a full schedule of entertainment and activities, from the Seattle Chinese Community Girls' Drill Team at 11:45am to the Federal Way High School Samoan Club at 4:45pm.


Full schedule on Facebook page.



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Learn about making Artisan Bread at home

Breadmakers will gather at the Shoreline Library

Join Pastry Chef Laurie Pfalzer of Pastry Craft in a lively discussion about bread making at the Shoreline Library large meeting room on Thursday, April 21 from 7-8:30pm, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.

Chef Laurie will demonstrate and lead the group in discussing mixing techniques, ingredients, baking techniques, equipment, and books and other sources for the home bread baker.

Join with other bakers to share and troubleshoot bread baking experiences. A great class for the new or experienced home baker.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shoreline Library.



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Shoreline City Council to discuss contract with Recology

Shoreline City Council meeting Monday, April 18, 2016 – Regular Meeting 7:00pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133.


Agenda Highlights
  • Proclamation of Earth Day
  • Adoption of Ord. No. 742 – Public Records
  • Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Contract with WH Pacific Inc. for Design of the Echo Lake Elementary Safe Route to School Project in the Amount of $92,695
  • Discussion of the Proposed 2017 – 2027 Comprehensive Garbage, Recyclables and Compostables Collection Contract with Recology Cleanscapes, Inc.
  • Discussion of Sound Transit 3 Draft Plan
Link to full Agenda

Comment on Agenda items


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Annual Richmond Beach Community Garage Sale

What if we all had a garage sale the same day?
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Annual Richmond Beach Community Garage Sale - May 14th from 9am to 4pm.

Multiple sales throughout the community (west of 8th Ave NW, between Innis Arden and NW 205th St).

From Aurora Ave N. head west on 185th St. Maps will be available online at Yardsalesearch.com and at the Richmond Beach Coffee Company, 1442 NW Richmond Beach Rd, starting the day before (Friday May 13th) the sale.

Sponsored by the Richmond Beach Community Association. More information here.


    

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District delays recommendation on proposed Partial Release Model

By Marianne Deal Stephens

In March, the Shoreline School District held several community meetings regarding a possible Partial Release Day Calendar Model which would change staff professional development sessions from the current full days to more frequent early release days.

At the recent Shoreline School Board meeting on April 11, 2016, Deputy Superintendent Marla Miller and representatives of a joint SEA/ District committee recommended “delaying implementation of a partial release day calendar to provide additional time for a large stakeholder group to review the proposal and address specific concerns.” For the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, the District will maintain the occasional full non-student day approach to professional development.

For background on the current model and the reasons for proposing an early release model, review the District materials regarding potential calendar changes  .

Feedback on the proposal was mixed, with teachers (SEA On-Line in the detail below) mostly supportive and parents generally less supportive of the proposed model.

Detail from April 2016 Partial Release Survey Results, Shoreline School District

Given the community reaction, the District will continue and expand the process. A stakeholder advisory group will include specialists, students, classified staff, community partners, parent/ guardians, and members of the original joint SEA/ District committee. The group will convene over several months and will issue any recommendation to the Board no later than March 31, 2017.

At the School Board Meeting, members of the joint SEA/ District committee that developed the proposed model shared their thoughts. Ridgecrest Teacher Joe Peterson was “pleased with how the committee looked at all of the ideas” and was “happy to be a part of the process.”

Einstein Teacher Wayne Smolinsky described how having a regular time for collaborations with colleagues would “give us a chance to grow student learning.” Conversations now occur “hurriedly in the morning [before school] or every six weeks.”

Shorecrest Social Studies Teacher Marcy Caruso has taught in districts with an Early Release model, and her own children have such a calendar now. While Ms. Caruso appreciates Shoreline, “educators are short on time to collaborate.” She described how the committee looked at pros and cons and acknowledges the difficult child care issues parents would have to deal with. Ms. Caruso hopes that the difficulties can be ironed out, since she is “confident that [the early release model] will positively impact Shoreline students and their learning.”

Kellogg Principal Lisa Gonzales asserted that, in middle school where students transition in and out in two years, a regularly scheduled system-wide time would be “a huge benefit that will increase student achievement.” She concluded: “All of us … want to do it well, with the respect and cooperation of the parents and community. The gains would be tremendous for all of Shoreline.”

Deputy Superintendent Marla Miller noted that joint SEA/ District group is “not a neutral committee,” and stated that we “want to have an authentic process.” The District wanted to hear what others thought about the overall concept, and hears the legitimate concerns and questions about logistics. She stated that this “isn’t a done deal” and expressed a desire to have “strong opinions” present in the advisory group, and not only those who think it is a great idea.

School Board Director Mike Jacobs is glad that the administrators realize “the importance of parents and community in the process” and commented that “circling around [and delaying any implementation] is vital.” He suggested that the group include “movers and shakers who are invested in the district” since, without community buy-in, it will not work.

Board Vice President Debi Ehrlichman praised the “good decision” to delay a recommendation. She supports teachers, but knows that there are a lot of concerns and has to “speak up for my constituents” whose childcare and transportation would be affected, and who are concerned about student contact time. Though the district has community feedback, the overall number of respondents is “pretty small” so “we need to get more input from parents,” particularly from parent groups “who may not have been able to access the meetings.”

Deputy Superintendent Marla Miller commented that the proposal which was put forward is “a starting point.” If that proposal were implemented, there would be a loss of 16 instructional hours, and she described that “a number of variables can reduce the impact.” Following the meeting, the Deputy Superintendent said that, if the model is implemented, “we want it done well.”

Notes on Community Feedback

Comments objecting to the proposal had frequent themes:
  • it will be more difficult and more expensive to get child care for a partial day than for a full day;
  • the costs will be a burden for many families; 
  • students will have less in-class time; 
  • shortened days are not effective;
  • after school care is already full, with a waitlist; 
  • elementary music and PE will be compromised;
  • the change will be awkward for after school athletes; 
  • we like the full days off for family time or adventures; 
  • students are fresh on Mondays, so it isn’t a good day for reducing time; 
  • Shoreline shouldn’t necessarily do what other districts do. 
Additional comments and questions of interest:
  • how will this affect the achievement gap? 
  • teacher-coaches would not be able to fully participate in both professional development and sports practice; 
  • the schedule would be challenging for Running Start students;
  • could high school students who take classes at both schools still commute? 
  • the impact on McKinney-Vento students should be researched.
Comments supporting the proposal had several themes:
  • the consistency of every week would be easier to deal with than the occasional day; teachers like it and we support them;
  • the teamwork (between teachers and administration) for this proposal is good; 
  • having weekly PD would positively impact teaching and student achievement; 
  • teachers who do ER in other districts use it to better serve the needs of their kids; 
  • activities or enrichment could occur on ER days; 
  • the probability of having fewer substitutes when teachers are absent for PD is positive. 
And, the community offered several suggestions:
  • do a late start rather than an early release (better for sleep, sports, making sure kids are supervised); 
  • use days from midwinter break, winter break, and spring break for professional development; 
  • eliminate or shorten midwinter break; 
  • increase length of school day; 
  • have the ER on Fridays because students are worn out and the time off can lead into the weekend;
  • have the ER on Wednesdays so people don’t take the day before/ after the weekend off; 
  • start the school year earlier; 
  • the survey is for parents— reach out to students and hear our concerns, including those about sports; 
  • have students and parents on the committee; 
  • take more time to plan. 
Many respondents said that they appreciated the opportunity to give feedback.

To view all Partial Release Day Model Survey results and comments:


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Photos: Friday night moon shot

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Photo by Lien Tisdale Titus

Lien Titus didn't have to be an astronaut to get this detailed moon shot - she just had to be out after midnight on Friday!



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A night of Baseball and Fireworks to benefit Shorecrest students

Shorecrest High School Night at Safeco Field
Friday, June 10, 7:10pm
Ticket order form and more information
Deadline to order is May 17.

The Seattle Mariners are extending a discount ticket offer to the students, parents, faculty, and staff at Shorecrest. Enjoy a special outing with your friends and family members!

Shorecrest baseball night at the Mariners

The Shorecrest class of 2019 has set a goal of being inclusive. This means creating opportunities for all students to be involved.

To do this, we need to make money so that activities don’t cost too much, preventing some students from participating.

We thought it would be a great idea to do a fundraiser that would not only raise money for us but would be a community building opportunity.

So, we are having a Shorecrest Night at the Mariners game and want all of our Shoreline / Lake Forest Park Community to know that we want them to be part of this community. We are hoping to make this an annual event.

For more information contact Veronica Cook

We hope you will join us for a night of Baseball and Fireworks!

--Veronica Cook



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Shoreline Farmers Market call for performers

Artis the Spoonman and Reggie Miles will be at the Shoreline Market
Photo by Michael FitzPatrick

Buskers wanted!

Bring your Music, Magic, Juggle, Mime, to the Shoreline Farmers Market. They have issued a Call for Artist Street Performers, Buskers and Bands.




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Shoreline School Board Meeting Summary April 11, 2016: Striving for Equity

By Marianne Deal Stephens

Consent Agenda
The Board granted approval to the following items:
  • Gifts:
    • $7036.71 from Cascade K-8 PTSA for all Cascade K-8 students to attend camp;
    • $6800 from Cascade K-8 PTSA for classroom field trips;
    • $34,263.15 from Shorewood Boosters for student groups, allocated according to designations donated to the recent auction; 
  • Establishment of Interlocal Agreement with Puget Sound EDS for the Safety Cooperative. The District will participate in a regional Safety Cooperative and gain support for school safety in the form of professional development, threat assessment, crisis team training, and more;
  • Authorization for Parkwood Site Circulation Study
  • Extended Field Trips for:
    • Shorewood State Golf qualifiers to Spokane in May;
    • Shorewood Geology Students to Orcas Island in June “to see the geology students have been taught in class—Puget Sound glaciation, terrane accretion, plate tectonics”;
    • Cascade K-8 Technology Student Association qualifying students to Nashville in June for the National TSA Conference.
Board President David Wilson read Resolution 2016-3, Declaration of PTA Appreciation Week, into the record. An excerpt:
WHEREAS, the Shoreline PTA Council was established in 1955 and is celebrating its 61st year of providing a powerful voice to advocate, communicate, educate and collaborate on behalf of children…
WHEREAS, the Shoreline Board of Directors is grateful to the Shoreline PTA Council’s 16 units for their continuing support for the well-being and education of every child;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Shoreline Board of Directors hereby proclaims the week of April 11 to 15, 2016, as Shoreline PTA Appreciation Week.


Equity Update
Director of Equity and Family Engagement Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder briefed the Board on the first few months of her work in Shoreline. She began with the difference between equality and equity:

Source: Shoreline School District 

Dr. Brandon-Felder explained that, while we want to treat all people equally, “small groups of students … are not reaching the same opportunities” as other students. Since there are great things available here in Shoreline, “we want to create access for all students.”

She has been “listening to lead” by interviewing principals, visiting schools, examining data, studying particular programs like CTE, and more. She participates in a network of other Directors of Equity in the Puget Sound area so that they can share ideas and resources.

She is frequently asked “Why start with race?” and answers that it is a starting point while adding that the overall idea is that equity should be viewed “through all lenses.” Dr. Brandon-Felder indicated the recent LGBTQ potluck that recognized and drew together a segment of the population that may not have been included in the past.

As part of her regular equity work, Dr. Brandon-Felder: holds ongoing coaching sessions with principals, meets with staff groups, and offers professional development sessions. The sessions address awareness skills by covering such topics as cultural assumptions, micro aggressions, and pedagogy of the oppressed. As the next step, she will convene and facilitate an equity committee.

Source: Shoreline School District
 
Acknowledging that “we all have great intent,” Dr. Brandon-Felder described the need to “come together to talk about what equity looks like” in order to come up with a concrete plan. She anticipates that there will be a draft recommendation for Board review by spring of 2017.

Change to School Board Meeting Scheduling Regulations
Superintendent Rebecca Miner presented the First Reading of Proposed Revisions to Policy 1400, which pertains to the scheduling of Shoreline School Board Meetings. As it stands now, the policy requires adherence to a schedule that often conflicts with the actual school calendar. The proposed changes comply to the Open Public Meetings Act and ensure that the district has flexibility which will better serve the Board and the community.

Comments from the Community
Shorewood Graduate, Ridgecrest Teacher, and Shorewood Parent Lisa Witzel commented on the weed overgrowth at Shorewood High School. She suggests that the district do one of three things: rip out the beds “that are being eaten alive” and plant grass; plant rocks; or hire more gardeners. She observed the same conditions at Shorecrest, and regards the situation as a “matter of pride in our district.”

Andrew Edwards, a 7th grader at Cascade K-8, stood up with three other students who recently placed in the State TSA Competition [see previous article]. Andrew and another team member each spent about 500 hours preparing the Video Game Design entry, and they placed 4th in stiff competition. Andrew told the Board that he is “excited to represent my school, my district, and my state” at the TSA National Conference.

Jonathan “Jack” Cameron, a 6th grader at Cascade K-8 who was on the Children’s Stories team which placed 1st, said that “we are excited to have qualified”, as did 7th grader Molly Grauer, who echoed Andrew’s words, saying “we are proud to represent” Cascade K-8 and Shoreline. 7th grader Elena Tapia, who worked with Jack and Molly on Children’s Stories, thanked the School Board for approving the extended field trip. Video Game Design team members Jaeden Caldwell and Myles Parent were not able to attend.

Parent and volunteer Terry Stevens-Ayers offered an update on the Shoreline STEM Festival coming up May 14 at Shoreline Community College. A 4th grader won the contest for t-shirt design, and student registration is picking up. More than 30 exhibitors from a variety of STEM-based organizations will participate, including new partner Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council. She mentioned that in the future, they are going to increase efforts to include underrepresented minorities by connecting with Natural Leaders and Family Advocates.

Bus Driver Richard Valentine shared that he and his coworkers “had a real safety meeting” with the new head mechanic. Mr. Valentine described the new mechanic as “a breath of fresh air in the transportation department.” He said that, despite the district’s new anti-harassment policy, bullying goes on in his department.

Shorewood PTSA Communications Co-Director Marianne Stephens described Shorewood PTSA’s upcoming “Lattes for Letters” event which will thank teachers who wrote letters of recommendation for graduating seniors with a free coffee drink of their choice on April 25.

Website and Mobile App Improvements
The District’s plan to redo websites and add a mobile app will be discussed in a separate article.

Partial Release Model Tabled
The District will delay any recommendation for a Partial Early Release Model. Results of the community surveys is available online and will be discussed in a separate article.

Board Reports

Director Dick Nicholson attended several events, including the recent Shoreline Public Schools Foundation  Breakfast. The Foundation’s 2016 Growing Great Minds Event on March 31 raised over $90,000.

Director Richard Potter attended a “rather disturbing” presentation at City Hall about sex trafficking. He continues to take part in WSSDA calls on the legislature’s activity.

Director Potter praised several students for their accomplishments: the Cascade K-8 groups that placed in the recent TSA State Competition; Shorewood students involved in the musical Grease; and Shorecrest Track Athlete Wurrie Njadoe who was featured in a recent Seattle Times article [See Shorecrest’s Wurrie Njadoe knew she was home as soon as she hit the track, Seattle Times 4.2.2016].

Director Mike Jacobs attended the “Shoreline Baseballpalooza,” three matchups last week between Shorewood and Shorecrest, and noted the “great numbers” who turned out for Grease at Shorewood.

Board Vice President Debi Ehrlichman thanked Curtis Campbell for a recent PTA Luncheon and congratulated Shorecrest’s Viva Voce Chorale for the first place win that qualifies the group to perform at Carnegie Hall in 2017 [see District news release Shorecrest Viva Voce Chorale qualifies to perform at Carnegie Hall 4.7.2016  ].

Vice President Ehrlichman also saw the Shorewood musical, and remarked that having a professional theater helps raise the bar. She praised the LGBTQ Potluck event for making families and staff feel “like they have a place here” and thanked Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder.

President David Wilson attended the March 31 college fair at Shorewood and drew attention to the “great new honors program” at Shoreline Community College [see American Honors Program]. He reported that the showing of the movie “Screenagers” at Kellogg Middle School was packed with parents and community members concentrating on “an issue all of us have to deal with.”

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Marine mammals of Puget Sound - ELNA meeting Tuesday

Young seal at rest
Photo by Bill Anderson

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA) will meet on Tuesday, April 19, from 7-9pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

Guest speaker is marine biologist and educator Rachel Mayer, who will provide details about the lives of marine mammals in Puget Sound, helpful hints for safe viewing of marine wildlife, and tips on how to determine if intervention is needed when a seal or other marine animal is seen on the beach - and who to contact.

The Echo Lake Neighborhood is in north central Shoreline, in the area bordered by Aurora, 205th, I-5, and 185th. All who live or work in the area are encouraged to attend.

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Sen. Chase says she’s disappointed with 2016 legislature

Sen. Maralyn Chase, D-32
By Evan Smith

Democratic State Sen. Maralyn Chase says that she is disappointed with the performance of the 2016 legislature

She said last week that at the top of her disappointments list is the lack of money for public education, money that would help the state meet the requirements of the McCleary decision, which ordered the state to provide full financial support for the state's public schools.

She added that she expects the Supreme Court to take action.

“Perhaps they will declare all tax exemptions unconstitutional and use that source of revenue to fund public education,” she said. “The court cannot raise taxes or change the tax system, but they can declare legislation unconstitutional.”

Second on her list of disappointments is the passing of the bill to save Washington’s public charter schools. The Charter School Bill, she said, ignores the needs of over a million school children in favor of 800 students; she called that a demonstration of the power of the “Wall Street Party” in controlling the state constitution and legislature.

She notes that the bill authorized up to 40 charter schools, beginning with the eight existing charters for $10 million and adding another eight charters each year for five years.

“That looks like authorizing $50 million, more or less, by the end of the five-year period,” she said. “In order to implement this bill, the Wall Street Party only had to appropriate $10 million this year, anticipating $20 million next year, $30 million the next, etc. Where will that money come from? 
"Hopefully the Supreme Court will declare this charter bill unconstitutional in a very short time. Or perhaps the representatives of the Wall Street Party will simply decide to change the statutes and use the money accruing from fines levied by the Supreme Court to fund their charter schools.

“The fine is $100,000 per day or one million for every 10 days or $3 million per month. The fines started on Aug. 13, 2015. By April 13, 2016, it will be 7 months.”

On Wednesday, she noted, the total fine reached $21 million. She added that the fiscal note for the charter schools bill allowed for up to $21 million from the lottery funds for the charters.

“I wonder where they will find the rest of the money, she added.

Another disappointment, she said, is “the continual sweep of the Public Works Trust Fund,” which, she said, ignores the deteriorating condition of the state’s infrastructure.

“Thirty-four water systems in our state need fixing, as do local roads and bridges, sewers and surface water systems,” she said. “Local governments are responsible for maintaining these systems. The Public Works Assistance Account was established due to the recognition that local governments were not able to fund critical projects, including system upgrades. 
"All across the state we are dealing with aging infrastructure with very high replacement costs. It is easy to predict that lack of funding is likely to result in system failures all across our state. 
“When the Public Works Assistance Account was established in 1985, it was funded by small increases in some utility and real estate taxes. The legislature has now directed these taxes to be deposited in the Education Legacy Account rather than the Public Works Assistance Account. 
 “This session has been an ongoing process of robbing Peter to pay Paul,” she said. “But the Wall Street Party doesn’t want to tell the citizens just how they are moving money around, shifting from one fund to another, seemingly appearing able to fund important government functions, all to avoid taxing the wealthy.”

In addition, she added that the court also could declare any legislation using tax revenue to capitalize private companies unconstitutional – such as privately held research companies or privately held green energy companies.

“The Constitution is clear in prohibiting the use of the public’s tax dollars to make a profit -- but the Wall Street Party ignores it. 
“Of course, we are still No. 1 with the tax system most unfair in the entire United States. Poor working families pay about 25 percent of their personal income in taxes while the Wall Street Party members only pay about 2 percent.”

She said that the tax system is another example of income inequality.

“Forty-six percent of the children in our state are eligible for free or reduced price lunches,” she added. “You have to be poor to qualify. And we are close to 38,000 homeless school children, most of whom have a sibling and one or two parents. Homeless families in this state represent about 100,000 homeless individuals.”

Chase represents the 32nd Legislative District, including Shoreline and part of northwest Seattle, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas, parts of Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace, and all of Lynnwood. She is ranking Democratic minority member of the Senate committee on trade and economic development, and a member of the Rules Committee and the committee on natural resources and parks.

Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.



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Fly fishing, nature, commerce, family drama, and what-if at Third Place Books

Authors inspired by fly fishing, nature, commerce, family drama, and what-if will appear at Third Place books, upper level Town Center, intersection of Bothell Way and Ballinger Way in Lake Forest Park.


Steve Raymond
Trout Quintet: Five Stories of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fly Fishing (Skyhorse)
Tuesday, April 19  7pm
With flowing prose, the five stories in Trout Quintet touch on some of the more salient topics that the fly fisherman faces.  From the story of a dying man who comes back to life as a rainbow trout to the tale of a young boy and his lucky hat, Trout Quintet is a refreshing evocation of the sport that so many women and men love.


David R. Montgomery and Anne Bikle
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health (W.W. Norton)
Thursday, April 21  7pm
The Hidden Half of Nature reveals how to transform agriculture and medicine by merging the mind of an ecologist with the care of a gardener and the skill of a doctor.

Duncan Clark
Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built (Ecco Press)
Friday, April 22  6:30pm
An engrossing insider's account of how a teacher built one of the world's most valuable companies rivaling Walmart and Amazon and forever reshaped the global economy. In just a decade and half Jack Ma, a man from modest beginnings who started out as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into one of the world's largest companies, an e-commerce empire on which hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend. 

Steve Toutonghi
in conversation with Paul Toutonghi
Join (Soho Press)
Saturday, April 23  6:30pm
What if you could live multiple lives simultaneously, have constant, perfect companionship, and never die? That's the promise of Join, a revolutionary technology that allows small groups of minds to unite, forming a single consciousness that experiences the world through multiple bodies. But as two best friends discover, the light of that miracle may be blinding the world to its horrors

Jim Lynch
Before the Wind (Knopf)
Tuesday, April 26  7pm
Following The Highest Tide, Border Songs, and Truth Like the Sun, Jim Lynch now gives us a grand and idiosyncratic family saga that will stand alongside Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion. A cautionary tale of obsession and what it can cost tells of three generations whose devotion to sailing holds them together until it sunders them.



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Seattle Police Sergeant arrested in Lake Forest Park amid child abuse allegations

Lake Forest Park Police Department detectives, supported by Seattle Police, Kirkland Police, and King County Sheriff’s Office resources, arrested a veteran Seattle Police Department supervisor after developing probable cause that he had been engaging in long term abuse of his two daughters, one a teenager and one a young adult.

On April 1, 2016, the Seattle Police Department received a report from the employee’s two daughters alleging abuse. Police personnel notified Chief Kathleen O’Toole and Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) Director Pierce Murphy. Chief O’Toole immediately directed SPD Sexual Assault and Child Abuse detectives to make contact with the two victims.

SPD investigators contacted their Lake Forest Park counterparts upon learning that the alleged actions occurred within their jurisdiction. Lake Forest Park detectives assumed lead of the investigation, supported by SPD. 
During the course of the investigation, Lake Forest Park detectives established probable cause for the SPD employee’s arrest, and with coordinated efforts including SPD, Kirkland Police and the Sheriff’s Office, took the employee into custody without incident.

SPD commanders relieved the employee of duty, and confiscated his badge and gun.

Lake Forest Park detectives questioned the employee and will book him into the King County Jail.

The OPA will continue to actively monitor the criminal case and will launch a separate administrative investigation at its conclusion.

The employee’s status will be changed to unpaid administrative leave if he is charged with a felony crime.

It should be noted that an allegation of abuse against the same employee was investigated by the Lake Forest Park Police Department, Child Protective Services (CPS), and the OPA in 2013. Prosecutors declined the case due to insufficient evidence and a CPS investigation determined that the allegations of abuse and/or neglect were unfounded. OPA conducted an administrative investigation that resulted in an inconclusive finding.

At this time, neither the Lake Forest Park Police Department nor the SPD has information or reason to believe there is a threat to the public or additional abuse allegations outside of the employee’s family.



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Low-income students receive AP test fee reduction

According to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), funds are available from the US Department of Education for low-income students who are eligible for Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge Capstone program exams.

Qualified low-income students will pay $15 per exam. This is a $3 increase from last year’s reduced rate of $12 per exam.

There is no limit to the number of exams a student may take.

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Shorewood tennis vs Lynnwood 4-15-16

PREP TENNIS 4/15/16
at Shorewood Courts

Shorewood  4  Lynnwood  3

Singles
1. Sasha Gaeth SW def. Sea Choi LY 6-0, 6-0
2. Emily Wright SW def. Kiya Ingram LY 6-0, 6-3
3. Bretta Petersen SW def. Betty Berhanu LY 6-0, 6-0
4. Marin Counter SW def. Auryana Ashoori LY 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Holly Davis / Taylor Fahey LY def. Katie Taylor / Meredith Rand SW 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Olivia Nguyen / Gabby Leyva LY def. Maya Talbot / Tina Chi SW 7-5, 6-2
3. Jamie Quach / Jennifer Komeson LY def. Brenna Day / Anna Soper SW 6-2, 6-2

Shorewood defeated Lynnwood in a WesCO South league match and improved their record to 7-1 in league and 10-2 overall.

The T-Birds swept all four singles to secure the win. Sasha Gaeth, Emily Wright and Bretta Petersen remained undefeated in singles for Shorewood.

They travel to Edmonds - Woodway on April 27th and to Glacier Peak on April 29.

--Arnie Moreno



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Shorecrest tennis sweeps singles against Meadowdale 4-15-16

Varsity girls tennis WesCo 2A/3A
4-15-16 at Kellogg courts
Shorecrest 4  Meadowdale 3
Shorecrest overall record 4-6

Singles
1.  Anna Burke SC vs Bear Lund, 7-6, 6-2  W
2.  Eli Parsek SC vs Simran Rai, 6-4, 6-3  W
3.  Sophie Ivens SC vs Ishel Reonal, 6-0, 6-1  W
4.  Bella Saunders SC vs Erica Nguyen, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3  W

Doubles
1.  Tessa Farnam / Victoria Nguyen SC vs Mari McLaughlin / Kassidi Dotter, 4-6, 0-6
2.  Emily Paulsen / Shiyao Li SC vs Tiffany Danigettis / Julianne Delos Reyes, 1-6, 1-6
3.  Julie Moss / Shannon Collier SC vs Tammy Ho / Deanna Siaterlis, 4-6, 0-6

--Robert Mann



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Shorewood soccer beats Meadowdale in a back and forth game on Friday

Boys soccer 4-16-16
Shorewood vs Meadowdale
At the Edmonds stadium

Shorewood 4  Meadowdale 2

Meadowdale hosted Shorewood on a great night for soccer at Edmonds stadium.

Meadowdale opened the scoring with a goal by Nathan Redd at the 21st minute.

Four minutes later Jared Sanagustin scored for Shorewood to tie the game.

Then three minutes later Garrett Miyaoka scored on an assist from Nathaniel Poole for a 2-1 Shorewood lead going into the half.

On the kickoff Nathan scored his second goal to tie the game 2-2.

It went back and forth until the 71st minute when Jack Bong headed in a corner kick by Alan Coralles putting Shorewood up 3-2.

Seven minutes later Garrett scored his second goal on an a second assist by Alan to make it 4-2 Shorewood.

Meadowdale is 1-5-0, 1-9-0 while Shorewood is 6-1-0 and 9-1-1.

--Bill Wilkins



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Shorewood Softball vs. Marysville Getchell 4-15-16

Shorewood vs. Marysville Getchell at Meridian Park Field
4-15-16

Shorewood defeated Marysville Getchell 9-1 in a home softball game Friday at Meridian Park Field.

Thunderbird pitcher Kendall Adams struck out eight Getchell batters in the seven-inning game. She allowed no hits through five innings. She also hit 2 for 4, with a double.

Catcher Lauren Smith also hit 2 for 4 with a double. Teammate Ebony Harrison hit 2 for 4 with a triple.

The victories improved Shorewood’s WesCo 3A record to 2-7 (2-8 overall).

BOX SCORE

                                                1        2        3        4        5        6        7        R        H        E      
GETCHELL                              0        0        0        0        1        0        0        1         2       1
SHOREWOOD                       8        0        1        0        0        0        X        9         11     0


--Paul Jenkins



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Photos: Bald eagle

Friday, April 15, 2016

 


Text and photos by Art Enyedy 

Last Saturday, I was riding my bicycle along 175th street when a neighbor pointed out a bald eagle up on the power pole. The eagle was there for quite a while, eating what looked to be a squirrel.


I had enough time to go home, get my camera and my wife and go back to look at this marvelous bird.

This eagle was at the intersection of 175th Street and 22nd Ave.



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Earth Week events all week at Shoreline Community College


There are activities every day next week at Shoreline Community College 16101 Greenwood Ave N for Earth Week.

Details for each events can be found here.
(Campus maps) There is a small fee for weekday parking on campus.



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Golden Era Sing-Along April 30 in Edmonds

A popular singer from the Golden Era
Golden Era Sing-Along

Saturday, April 30, 2016, 10:00- 11:00am
Tickets: $10 General Admission / $2 for low-income seniors

Curated by Elizabeth Shepherd, film programmer at Northwest Film Forum

Take a trip over the rainbow to enjoy a video montage of great television, film and concert performances by legendary performers of yesteryear.

This compilation of musical memories will include everything from scenes from blockbuster movie musicals to poignant appearances on black and white TV shows.

Feel free to hum or croon along with stars including Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee and many more.

You’ll leave this one-hour presentation with a song in your heart!

Part of ECA’s Dementia-Inclusive Series, GOLDEN ERA SING-ALONG is co-presented by Northwest Film Forum, with the consultation support of Elderwise. Although the film is made accessible to people affected by dementia, their care partners and family members, the event is open and welcoming to audience members of all ages and abilities.

Seating is general admission, with wheelchair-accessible and special needs seating available by reservation through the ECA Box Office.

Visit the webpage or call 425-275-9595 or purchase tickets online.


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Shoreline residents: Sound Transit wants to hear from you about ST3

Links are in article


On March 24, the Sound Transit Board of Directors released the draft Sound Transit 3 (ST3) System Plan that proposes, among other projects, bus rapid transit (BRT) on 145th Street and SR 522 between the 145th Street light rail station and the UW Bothell campus.

As part of the project, Sound Transit will also make improvements to 145th Street between I-5 and Lake City Way.

Shoreline residents and businesses are encouraged to participate in Sound Transit’s outreach, which includes public meetings and an online survey. Sound Transit will give an ST3 update to the Shoreline City Council on Monday, April 18, at 7:00pm in the Shoreline Council Chamber.


To subscribe to receive ST3 updates, go to soundtransit3.org.



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Northshore Senior Center becomes an independent non-profit

The Northshore Senior Center (NSC) is pleased to announce that effective March 1, 2016, NSC has become an independent, locally managed non-profit.

Prior to this, NSC was under the management of SoundGenerations, a Seattle based organization. Becoming independent means that any funds coming into NSC will stay in the community.

NSC is the second largest senior center in the United States with 2,727 members. Programs and services are provided at the Northshore Senior Center – Bothell, Kenmore and Mill Creek Branches and the Adult Health and Wellness Center.

Programs range from fitness to cards and games to lifelong learning and computer classes. The center offers a variety of support groups and offers adult day health and respite care. Transportation is a key service that transports seniors to the various facilities.

The facilities in Bothell are owned by the Northshore Parks and Recreation Area and space has been generously provided by the cities of Kenmore and Mill Creek in those respective communities.

Being a non-profit, NSC depends on government grants, membership dues, program fees and the generosity of the greater Northshore community. Additional information regarding NSC and its programs and services can be found here or by calling 425-487-2441.



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Small business: Seattle Samurai Arts

Seattle Samurai shares space with Namaste Yoga Studio


Seattle Samurai Arts opened in North City on April 11, sharing space with Namaste Yoga Studio at 18021 15th Ave NE Shoreline 98155 (map).

By Joshua Ross, Seattle Samurai Arts

I teach a classically based Samurai Martial Art, or Bugei, called Nami Ryu Aiki Heiho.

Teachings include how to fight with a sword, draw a sword from the scabbard, and fight empty handed using jujutsu and strikes. Through this you can learn self defense for yourself and family as well as how to hold your own personal space and be confident.

Front door to Seattle Samurai Arts

One of my teaching goals is to help students, whether they are kids or adults, become curious about the world and cultivate a desire for knowledge and want to learn -- to reach for a place where learning for curiosity becomes the goal instead of a reward.

To this end Sato Bu Kan offers two curricula - one is a belt system and the other is a no belt system.

The studio for Seattle Samurai Arts

The goal of the belt system is to be a familiar starting point for students who want to be a black belt, but the goal is to get them curious and on a lifelong road to learning for the sake of curiosity.

Any person is welcome to come an learn from me. We accept students from 8 and up with some exceptions for younger kids if the interest is there.


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Shorewood Track & Field - 2016 Birger Solberg Invitational

Ronnie Gary makes one final jump attempt after winning a Gold Medal in the Mens High Jump and setting a Shorewood school record with a leap of 6' 8.00.

Text and photos by Corey Rainboth

On Saturday, 4/9/2016, Shorewood competed in the Birger Solberg Invitational at Civic Stadium in Bellingham. There were 34 teams competing in the meet. The Shorewood Men finished 2nd place overall while the Shorewood Women finished 11th place overall. Full meet results are available here.

BIRGER SOLBERG INVITATIONAL - 4/9/2016
Civic Stadium - Bellingham, WA
Team Scores
Varsity - Mens
1.
84.5
2.
64.5
3.
61.5
4.
57.5
5.
51
6.
38
7.
37
8.
35.5
9.
33.5
10.
27.5
11.
25
12.
24
13.
23
13.
23
15.
22
15.
22
17.
21
18.
20
19.
18.5
20.
18
21.
15
22.
11
22.
11
24.
10
25.
5
26.
4
26.
4
28.
3.5
29.
3
29.
3
29.
3
32.
.5



Varsity - Women

1.
77

2.
70

3.
65.5

4.
58

5.
51

6.
46

7.
45

8.
40

9.
35

10.
34

11.
29.5

12.
25

13.
23

14.
21

15.
20

15.
20

17.
19

18.
18

19.
16

20.
11

21.
9

21.
9

23.
8

23.
8

23.
8

26.
5

26.
5

28.
3


Rachel Hansen leaps a barrier on her way to a Gold Medal victory in the Women's 2K Steeplechase with a time of 7:53.12.

There were many highlights turned in by Shorewood athletes and teams in this meet. Ronnie Gary executed a thrilling Gold Medal Mens High Jump of 6’ 8.00 that broke the Shorewood School Record and likely the meet record.

Rachel Hansen earned a Gold Medal in the Women's 2K Steeplechase, winning the race convincingly with a time of 7:53.12 which placed her 2nd on the Shorewood All-Time List in this event.

The Shorewood Mens 4 x 400m relay team (Chris Diaz, Skylar Widman, Aaron Rainboth and Devan Kirk) also had a stellar performance, earning a Gold Medal and winning the race by 4 seconds with a time of 3:29.64 which placed the team 6th on the Shorewood All-Time List.

Aaron Rainboth races to the front of the pack in the third leg of the Mens 4 x 400 Meter Relay on his way to a 52.2 second 400 meter split.  The Shorewood relay team earned a Gold Medal victory with a time of 3:29.64 which currently ranks 4th in the Washington 3A Division.

Gold Medals were also earned by Chris Diaz in the Mens 110m hurdles (14.31) as well as Camden Correos, Skylar Widman, Ronnie Gary, and Chris Diaz in the Mens 4 x 100m relay (44.45).

A Silver Medal was earned by Devan Kirk in the Mens 800m run with a time of 1:56.87.

Bronze Medals were earned by Skylar Widman in the Mens 100m dash with a time of 11.26 seconds, Jasmine Pollard in the Women's Discus with a throw of 103’ 5.00 and Jose Luis Gandara in the Men's Frosh/Soph 1600m run with a time of 4:44.52.  Many other excellent performances were turned in by Shorewood including numerous PRs and several Shorewood All-Time performances.  See the Shorewood Fun Facts for details.

Shorewood has two meets this week.  On Thursday (4/14), Shorewood has a Dual Meet with Henry Jackson.  Then on Friday and Saturday (4/15-4/16), Shorewood completes at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, OR in the Oregon Relays.  This event draws some of the best high school and college athletes in the Northwest.

-- Corey Rainboth



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