Happy Birthday America!

Monday, July 4, 2016



From Wikipedia

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain rule.[5][6] 

After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4.



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Food truck schedule July 4 - 10, 2016

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Neema's Comfort Food

Ridgecrest Public House Week Food Truck Schedule
July 4-10, 2016
5 - 9pm (summer hours)


The Ridgecrest Public House at 5th NE and NE 165th sponsors food trucks outside their business every day of the week.

Those over 21 are welcome to bring their food inside the Pub to eat. And you can take in a movie at the Crest after you eat.

When the weather gets reliably better, outdoor seating will be available.

Ridgecrest Public House Food Truck Schedule 5-9pm daily:

Monday July 4th: Neema's Comfort Food
Southeastern coastal cuisine from bbq to seafood including traditional sides

Tuesday July 5th: Yummy Box
Asian fusion

Wednesday July 6th: Napkin Friends
Soups, sandwiches, salads

Thursday July 7th: The Peach and The Pig
Pulled pork, grilled chicken, or mushroom sandwiches, meatballs and mushrooms, prawn salad, beer

Friday July 8th: Streetzeria
Italian food, salads, salads on flatbread, 11 different pizzas

Saturday July 9th: Seoul Kitchen
Korean food

Sunday July 10th: Wet Buns
French dip sandwiches: beef, pork, turkey, french onion, pork/pepper.



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July featured artist at Garden Essentia: Leslie Riches

Meet July Featured Artist 

Leslie Riches (Painting)

July 7 - 5:00 - 8:00 Open House
Ballinger Village
20152 Ballinger Way NE
Shoreline, WA  98155
206-453-3920


We are thrilled to have local painting artist Leslie Riches share her art with us. Her paintings will be on display and available throughout July.

Leslie M. Riches is a local artist living in Shoreline.

Her background and training are in metals and jewelry arts. She has exhibited at the TAM Biennial, Tacoma Arts Commission Metal-Urge, and throughout the region; curated at Kirkland Arts Center (reviewed in the art journals Metalsmith and FiberARTS), and collaborated with artists in other media -- including a Pike Place Pig, and a ceramic / silver dispenser and cups for "CoOperation Tableware". 

Feeding Time
By Leslie Riches

Her bio
For years I created small, finely detailed wearables and objects. Metal objects must be constructed in specific ways and with specific steps. There is creativity involved in the look, but physics requires certain rigid rules. The longer I worked putting metals together, the more interested I became in taking things apart!

I grew fascinated with the organic look of melted metals, experimented with edible elements added to the metals -- and increasingly became more and more intrigued with deconstruction rather than construction.

Painting seemed like the perfect medium to explore this: What if an object is taken apart visually? Can it be put back together in a way that conveys movement? What if the elemental shape and color of the object becomes the focus? What if some details are emphasized or rearranged? What if some details are completely left out? Do you still see the object? Do you see the motion? What do you see?



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Volleyball camps for grades 5-12 at SCC

Photo by Wilson Tsoi
Shoreline Community College volleyball coaches Raquel Chumpitaz-West and Mark West will be offering volleyball skills camps in July and August for grades 5-12.

Camp information here or contact the Program Coordinator at 206-546-4746.

Volleyball All-Skills Camp

Volleyball fundamentals for boys and girls grades 5-12. This Camp is designed for all levels of players: beginners, intermediate, and advanced. Players will be divided by level of play. Coaches will demonstrate, explain volleyball techniques, and run drills to maximize as many contacts as possible.

Volleyball High School Freshman Camp

Designed for those entering High School/grade 9. This camp will prepare players to compete for a spot on their school team. Players will be divided by positions, experience and ability levels. Focus is on training, improving techniques, developing skills and team work. Receive advice on showcasing skills for High School tryouts using strengths and abilities to secure a spot on a team.

Volleyball High School Advanced Camp 

Designed for varsity players grades 9-12 who are competitive and want to get ready  to play for a varsity team. Focus on individual skills and team work. Players will work on strategies and the mental game needed to win their games. Campers will work with Shoreline College coaches. This camp is very popular so we recommend early registration.

Volleyball Setter, Libero, and Hitter Camp 

For advanced competitive level players grades 9-12. Focus on position/skills needed for play in High School or competitive situations. Each player will receive personalized instruction to master keys to success. Enrollment is limited. This camp is very popular so we recommend early registration.



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Stick Shift Annie and the Fugitives at Grinders Saturday

Stick Shift Annie

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Sound Transit seeks volunteer to serve on agency oversight panel

Sound Transit is seeking a volunteer from North King County to help the agency succeed in meeting its commitments to the public. The agency has one opening on the Citizen Oversight Panel (COP) for North King County. Sound Transit relies on the oversight and expertise of this dedicated and independent group of volunteers.

The COP was created in 1997 to independently monitor Sound Transit and make sure it meets its commitments to build and operate a regional bus, light rail and commuter rail transit system. The 15 COP members represent a variety of interests, professional expertise and experience. The COP meets twice monthly during normal business hours and acts as an independent oversight entity by digging into agency details, asking hard questions and reporting its findings to the Sound Transit Board of Directors.

To Apply

Submit a completed application and a resumé to Dow Constantine, Sound Transit Board Chair, 401 South Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104-2826.


To qualify an applicant must:
  • Be a registered voter within the Sound Transit District and reside and/or work in North King County. 
  • Have experience/skills in one or more areas related to the panel's responsibilities: business and finance management; engineering; large projects construction management; public facilities and services; government processes; and public policy development or review. 
  • Be able to attend meetings twice each month during normal business hours. 
Appointment Process

Copies of all applications and resumés will be provided to the Sound Transit Board for its review. The Board's Executive Committee will review and recommend candidates. The Board of Directors will confirm the appointments.

Sound Transit actively seeks to include persons from diverse backgrounds and professional areas of expertise to support agency oversight, planning and operations. Persons of color and women are encouraged to apply.



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Planning Commission Thursday to study final EIS for 145th Station subarea

The Shoreline Planning Commission meets Thursday, July 7, 7pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133. Free parking in City Garage.

The Commission will study the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 145th street Station Subarea Plan. The EIS will be available at the meeting.


The agenda has details for the discussion, and the full packet is here, including comments and discussion from the previous meeting and the staff report about the final EIS.

Comment on Agenda items in person at the meeting or by email.



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Kenmore to put Walkways & Waterways bond on November ballot


Walkways and Waterways is a pedestrian and bicycle safety and waterfront park improvement bond measure that will be proposed to Kenmore voters on the November 8, 2016 ballot.

The measure, if approved, would raise $19.75 million over 20 years to pay for new sidewalks and bike lanes on Juanita Drive and 68th Avenue and public waterfront improvements at Log Boom Park, Rhododendron Park, and Squire’s Landing Park.

The Walkways and Waterways proposed bond measure is the result of the City’s “Imagine Kenmore” public outreach initiative. This initiative began last summer and included a number of public meetings, online interactive methods, and other outreach methods to solicit public input on priorities for pedestrian and cyclist safety and park improvements.

If approved, Proposition 1 would fund the projects selected from the Imagine Kenmore initiative over the next seven years. More information about Walkways and Waterways here.



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DART Vans aim to fill transportation service gaps

Transportation can make the crucial difference between being homebound and isolated, or healthy and active, and yet these issues can be daunting sometimes: How do you get where you need to go, for a health appointment, a job interview, or a visit to a child in the hospital? Bus service covers some areas, but not all. 

This is where alternative services come in, including DART.

DART (Demand Area Response Transit), operated by Hopelink and King County Metro, aims to fill service gaps in residential locations in King County where fixed-route service is limited. These DART vans can travel off the normal route to serve other locations within the service areas. This service is available to everyone and the buses are accessible.

Only a limited number of off-route deviations can be made on any given trip. Vans can deviate from their fixed routes to serve other locations within the service area, but they cannot necessarily provide door-to-door service due to safety and other operational considerations (narrow streets, cul-de-sacs, etc.). You may be requested to board / deboard at a location a block or more from your home or destination.

If transportation is a challenge for you, check out DART to find out if it might meet your needs!

Off-route trips can be requested by calling 866-261-DART, or go to the Hopelink website to request a ride and find more information here.

DART is just one of many alternative transportation services in our area. To find out more, check the Hopelink site.

--NUHSA staff




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For the Birds: Fourth of July -- The Red White and Blue Bird

Lazuli Bunting singing in Redmond, WA during N. migration
 Photo by Kazuto Shibata

By Christine Southwick

Which bird in Washington wears the colors of our flag? The dazzling Lazuli Bunting (even the name sounds patriotic) holds that honor.

Each second-year male Lazuli Bunting, upon returning from his first migration, independently creates his individual song, made of Lazuli syllables and song fragments. He uses this one song for rest of his life. Because his song is influenced by those he heard growing up, his song has what is called the “neighborhood effect” much like our regional accents.

Male with bug had been eating blackberries
Photo by Winston "Rocky" Rockwell

If this distinctness isn’t enough, all Lazuli Buntings have an unusual molting and migration pattern. They start their yearly feather replacement (called molting) before leaving their usually dry-country, shrubby-hillside breeding grounds. But then they stop their molt, fly down to one of two Lazuli Bunting molting hotspots located in the southwestern US, where they finish renewing their feathers. Covered with a full set of new feathers they continue their migration to their wintering grounds in western Mexico.

Lazuli Buntings are food-adaptable; gleaning insects from trees and shrubs, hopping on the ground to harvest seeds, or even perching on stems to remove seeds and fruits with their thick beaks.

Lazuli Bunting portrait
Photo by William Fletcher

When it comes to sensational colors, the Lazuli female prefers to blend into the vegetation with her grayish-brown head and blue-tinted feathers. Even when fly-catching, she launches from low sheltered perches, preferring to let her loudly long-singing mate fly-catch and claim territory from prominent tree-top and shrub-top perches.

These birds are monogamous. The female selects the site, 2-4 foot from the ground, and builds her cup-shaped nest for 3-4 eggs, wrapping the outside of the nest with tent caterpillar silk. She incubates and broods the young (hence the duller coloring) while the male brings the meals of invertebrates and insects. The nestlings leave the nest 9-11 days after hatching, but stay close by in thick undergrowth. They are fed by both parents for at least two weeks. If the female starts a second brood, the male takes over feeding the fledglings; a common occurrence in our local birds — Spotted Towhee and Oregon Junco fathers are often seen feeding their fledglings while the female is nesting again.

Male eating seeds on ground, note bi-colored bill
Photo by Mike Denny

These dramatic birds will come to bird feeders, but only if you are in the dryer parts of the western United States. Look and listen for them in eastern Washington in riparian canopies to sage-type brush.




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Cartoon by Whitney Potter

Saturday, July 2, 2016


Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter can be found under Features in the first column of the front page of the Shoreline Area News



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July 4 holiday won’t hinder voter registration deadline

By Evan Smith

The Independence Day holiday will have little impact on the July 4 voter registration deadline for the August 2 primary election.

Anyone can register or file a change of address online through midnight Monday. They also can register by mail if they can find a post office that will give them a postmark before midnight Monday, July 4.

New Washington voters can register through July 25, but after July 4 they must register in person at either the King County elections office in Renton or the County Elections Voter Registration Annex, King County Administration Building, 500 Fourth Ave, Room 440, Seattle.

Any currently registered Washington voter who doesn’t file a change of address will get a ballot sent to his or her old address with ballot items for the old address.

State law sets 29 days before an election as the deadline for voters to register online or by mail or to update an existing registration, with new Washington voters allowed to register in person at a county elections office.

Voters who register on line or by mail can send registration material through July 4, although mail voters need to be aware of early pick-up times at some post offices. Some post offices may not postmark mail left Sunday or Monday.

The surest way to register or to file an address change before midnight Monday deadline is online.

Mail registration forms are available at local libraries. Forms also are available online.

Having the registration deadline on the Fourth of July is new.

It came about as Washington’s primary-election day moved earlier in August.

That has meant that the 29-day registration deadline has come earlier than before.

The deadline for decades was 30 days before an election, which meant that the deadline was on a Sunday. That led some counties to keep an elections office open on the weekend for few or no customers. So the Legislature cut the deadline from 30 to 29 days and added the eight-day in-person deadline for new Washington voters.

Primary Election Day has moved earlier to give elections officials time to certify results in time for general-election ballots to be printed in time for the early mailing required for military and overseas voters.

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



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Our Community, Our Little League


Text and photo by Geoff Vlcek

Shoreline Little League All-Star games are here and they are hoping to see you at a game. Both baseball and softball have been practicing hard and ready to compete.

2016 is the first season of the newly formed SLL as North King County LL and Richmond LL combined forces during the off-season. This has brought the entire Shoreline community together to support each team equally. Even the SPD & SFD came out for a community photo shoot this week to show their support.

The teams are playing games at various fields from Hamlin to Shorewood HS to NAF in Woodinville to Magnuson Park. So far the Shoreline Little League website doesn't have the exact game dates and times listed yet, but if you go to the District 8 Umpires website, you can find the different levels and where they are scheduled to play.

Come on out and support your community and enjoy some high level softball and baseball. These kids, coaches and parents are in it to win!



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Gardening for 4-7 year olds


DIGGIN’ MY FIRST GARDEN FOR 4-7 YEAR-OLDS
Saturday, July 30, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Saturday, July 30, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Shoreline

Dig some dirt, add some compost & some worms! Plant some seeds, flowers and veggies. Make some garden art! All supplies provided. Parents must be present and should be prepared to transport gardens home. Class fee of $15 covers all materials.

Class limit: 6. Register online by July 27 at  or call 206-437-9118.
Diggin’ Shoreline is an all-volunteer, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. We envision people throughout our city inspired and nourished by gardening in community, with deep connections to our earth, our health, our cultures, and our neighbors. We invite you to imagine with us.

More information on Diggin’ Shoreline here.



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Mountlake Terrace to begin ticketing off-leash dogs in city parks

City of Mountlake Terrace Animal Control Officer Elena McKee at Ballinger Park.
Photo courtesy My Edmonds News

According to an article in My Edmonds News, dog owners, including some from Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, have been using Ballinger Park in Mountlake Terrace as an off-leash dog park.

The problem is, that while the former golf course is temptingly large and open, it is still a city park. Off-leash dogs are not allowed in MLT city parks and the fine for violating the law is $200.

  • Mountlake Terrace has an Off-Leash Park at 5303 228th St. SW.
  • Edmonds also has an off-leash area at the waterfront, next to Marina Beach.
  • Shoreline has two year-round dog areas - at Shoreview Park and Fircrest - as well as a seasonal winter park on the beach south of Saltwater Park. (Shoreline OLDA)

Mountlake Terrace dog owners have expressed a desire for an off-leash dog area in Ballinger Park, but so far, city officials have not been supportive of that idea.



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Book review by Aarene Storms: Falling From Horses

Falling From Horses
by Molly Gloss

In 1938, 19-year-old Bud Frazer leaves behind his parents and the Oregon ranch life he has always known, climbs on a southbound Greyhound bus bound for Hollywood, and meets Lily Shaw, who will be his friend for life.

Bud is determined to be movie stunt rider, and quickly learns that horses and stunt riders are considered cheap and disposable by movie folks.

There are always more horses that can be chased off a cliff or tripped up by wires, or ridden to exhaustion, and there are always more movie-cowboy-wannabees dumb enough to carry out the deeds for a few bucks and a chance to be seen on the silver screen.

Meanwhile, Lily experiences another side of the Hollywood scene:  the seedy side of screen writing. Lily is determined to write, and write well ... and for many reasons, she doesn't fit in with the mostly-male writers of the time.

Bud's narrative voice is strong, calm, and believable. His account of his year in Hollywood -- and the time before that, back in Oregon -- reads like a memoir. Although the story is fiction, the characters and situations are carefully researched. The accounts of horrific abuse of horses for the amusement of moviegoers are based on true events, and these abuses continued until 1940.

Bud, however, leaves the action much sooner.

The story is quietly told, despite the hair-raising stunts performed by human and animal actors. Bud's grief (which precedes the first page, and is revealed in flashback chapters) carries the narrative without dragging it down. Bud's naive encounters with women add flashes of humor, but it is his fondness for Lily that keeps the sometimes-grim story from becoming overwhelmingly dismal.

Falling From Horses was the 2015 "Everyone READS" choice for Shoreline, Richmond Beach, and Lake Forest Park WA. The book lends itself to discussion, and is recommended for teen and adult readers.


The events may not have happened; still, the story is true.  --R. Silvern

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach and Lake Forest Park Libraries, KCLS



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Shoreline Library Board Thursday

Shoreline Library Board meeting Thursday, July 7, 2016  6:30-8:00pm at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.

Agenda Highlights

  • Report from the City
    • New youth Board member
    • Summer programs
    • Staff support to Library Board
  • King County Library System Report
  • Report of King County Library System and Board of Trustees Meeting
Comment on Agenda items here



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Kenmore Summer Concert Series starts Thursday July 7


Kenmore Summer Concert Series, on Thursdays July 7 to August 11 at Saint Edward State Park from 6 to 8pm. Parking and admission is free.

The 2016 schedule:

July 7: Royal Jelly Jive (Soul jive)

July 14: JP Hennessy (Blues guitar)

Laney Jones and the Spirits (Americana)

July 21: LoveBomb Go-Go Marching Band (Marching band party)

July 28: The Tillers (Roots)

August 4: Napua and Friends with the Rainbow of Hawaii dancers (Hawaiian)

August 11: Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band (Reggae)

The open stage at Saint Edward State Park is an ideal location to relax and enjoy fun music, while being surrounded by the park’s natural beauty. Bring your favorite blanket or chair for comfortable seating.

Bring your own picnic or purchase tasty meals from onsite food vendors: Tacos La Flaca, Athena’s Food Truck, Cathouse Pizza, and Chillz. Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome to join in the festivities.

Saint Edward State Park is located at 14445 Juanita Drive NE. Admission and parking is FREE for concert goers. The Washington State Parks Discover Pass is not required during the concerts.



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New art show opens July 5 at Lake Forest Park Town Center



The Gallery at Town Center Presents
Angie Ketelhut and Jennie de Mello e Souza
July 5 – August 14, 2016

The Gallery at Town Center in Lake Forest Park is exhibiting a selection of works by artists Angie Ketelhut and Jennie de Mello e Souza, opening Tuesday July 5, 2016. See these works and the creations of over 90 other local artists during gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, Noon to 5pm.

An artist reception will be held at the Gallery on Thursday, July 21 from 5pm to 7pm.

Angie Ketelhut grew up in the Midwest USA and received a BFA in Illustration from Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Her expressive painting style and use of vibrant colors captures and honors the furry friends who bring so much joy and happiness to our lives. Ketelhut has sold her work internationally and offers custom portraiture through her website, She now resides just outside of Seattle with her husband, son, and Boston Terrier.

Jennie de Mello e Souza’s background is in scientific illustration and art history. A few years ago, she decided to venture in a different direction, moving away from the realistic, and precise rules scientific illustration, and beginning to explore her limits of abstraction.

This was a challenge after years of painting so precisely. To be able to improvise, to evoke a feeling, and to instill sentiment into a painting instead of scientific inquiry and exactitude was like "free-falling and flying at the same time."

Her paintings are layers of colors, and paint is allowed to bloom and run. Sometimes a painting happens almost subconsciously, and colors seem to paint themselves. Other times, the layers build up and seem to speak through each other, making a whole that is intricate and interdependent. de Mello e Souza hopes it helps her viewers feel some emotion; entirely personal, precious, and beautiful. de Mello e Souza lives and works in Edmonds, Washington.

The Gallery at Town Center is a program of the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Arts Council and is located inside the Lake Forest Park Town Center on the lower level. 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.



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Photo: The Incredible Bitter Lake Flying Turtle

Friday, July 1, 2016

The Incredible Bitter Lake Flying Turtle!

Photo and text by Bruce Hill

These amazing turtles live about 9 months of the year buried in the mud at the bottom of Bitter Lake - then, when the sun comes out and the air temperature rises, they crawl out of the mud, and can occasionally be seen (sometimes four generations at a time) basking on logs.

These are amazing creatures! Their heartbeat slows to one beat in 10 minutes while buried in the mud while they breathe through their skin.

This particular rascal seemed to be having a really good time - so don't tell him he probably won't get very far off the ground.



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Leaf Sandcasting - Garden Art - July 9 or 23 at Kruckeberg

Leaf Sandcasting

Make a concrete bird bath shaped like a giant leaf! Create most of the project during the workshop, and take home instructions to complete your birdbath once it cures. You can use what you learn to make stepping stones, too!

There are 2 identical sessions available, on July 9th and July 23rd, both at 10:30am.

KBGF Members: $25; Non-members: $35

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is located at 20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline 98177, 206-546-1281, email



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Be a host family for homeless youth - presentation July 15

Did you know that 388 students in the Shoreline School District are currently experiencing homelessness?

The YMCA matches young adults, ages 18-24, who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless with a caring and supportive host family within King County.


Host families are volunteers from the community who are willing to provide young people with the support needed to develop independent living skills and a safe space to work toward becoming stable and self-sufficient.

Find out how you can be part of the solution!

Friday, July 15, Zero: People Experiencing Homelessness will offer a presentation: YMCA Host Homes - A methodology to house young people 18-24. July 15, 2016, 6-7:30pm at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133, Room 1713. Free Parking after 4pm. (campus maps)

For more information, contact Guru Dorje via email or at 206-533-6733.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter


Whitney Potter - July 2, 2016

Look for previous cartoons, in the Features section in the first column on the front page.



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From the Editor: Illegal fireworks

By Diane Hettrick

All personal fireworks are illegal, right down to sparklers.

They are also a bad idea for a number of reasons.

Emergency rooms fill up every 4th of July with people who held on to fireworks too long, who didn't back away far enough, who lit them in cars, and the occasional child who lights themself on fire.

Pets, particularly dogs, are terrified by the noise. Many are traumatized and many run away.

Shoreline has over 8000 veterans from World War II on down to the various Iranian plateau wars. Explosions do not have pleasant memories for them and are known to bring PTSD symptoms to the surface.

Errant fireworks have been known to set houses and lawns on fire.

Scofflaws are not particularly good about cleaning up after themselves and even those who do have a hard time seeing the debris in the dark so there's usually a mess left behind.

Some people have suggested designated areas for fireworks. Imagine all the above people in one location and you have Long Beach, Washington, where they are trying hard to deal with the hundreds of people who come to their beaches every year.

From The Seattle Times:

According to Washington State Parks and Recreation, which oversees state beaches, many of last year’s visitors illegally camped on the beach, built beach bonfires during a statewide burn ban, engaged in rowdy behavior and left tons of trash behind. Parking problems, noisy parties and illegal fireworks troubled nearby residential areas.

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park Police departments will be out on patrol and responding to calls about fireworks. If you can, report the address or exact location where fireworks are being shot off.

Every year I hear the stories from people who are frustrated at the noise and upset that the police did not appear immediately and arrest someone. The stories are different in Lake Forest Park and Shoreline.

In Lake Forest Park, which is an area of hills, ravines, trees, and winding roads, sound travels oddly. People will be convinced that the explosions are coming from the ravine behind their home when it is actually from somewhere else.

In Shoreline, the stories are usually about kids on the beach, or the neighborhood problem house - which always manage to be quiet when the police arrive.

Judging from the traffic Friday night (a three hour wait at the Edmonds ferry) many people are out of town. For those who are left, I wish you a sane and quiet Fourth of July.



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Unanimous vote: Kenmore City Council supports Sound Transit 3 ballot measure

All seven Kenmore City Council members voted to approve support of the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure by voting 7-0 to adopt Resolution No. 16-284.

The Kenmore City Council recognizes the magnitude of bringing expanded transit through ST3 to Kenmore, including the long-term impact on the Northshore region and the number of citizens and businesses that will benefit from increased mobility. The City Council put strategic and focused resources into advocating for these projects.

In 2015, the Kenmore City Council directed city staff to advocate for the inclusion of projects in the ST3 package that would expand transit services to Kenmore. The Sound Transit Board recognized the value of the projects, which were included in the final ST3 ballot proposal:
  • Bus Rapid Transit on NE 145th Street (SR 523) and SR 522 connecting with the Light Rail Station at NE 145th Street
  • Light Rail Study on SR 522
  • Structured Parking along the SR 522 Corridor 
Bus Rapid Transit and structured parking would be among the earliest ST3 projects completed in 2024.

“The City of Kenmore continues its efforts to support projects that will help move people to and from Kenmore and around the region. We are pleased to have three projects along the north Lake Washington corridor listed in the ST3 plan,” said Mayor David Baker. 

The ST3 plan includes the expansion of mass transit in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties and will be considered by voters in November 2016. This measure would expand light-rail, commuter-rail, and bus rapid transit service to connect population, employment and growth centers.

The City of Kenmore worked alongside neighboring Lake Washington communities to align transit priorities. Together with the cities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell and Woodinville, Kenmore submitted a joint letter to Sound Transit in support of the “draft” package which is now the final ST3 package.



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Public open house on proposed update to LFP tree regulations


Tuesday, July 26 from 7-9pm in the Council Chambers, Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, 98155, the Planning Commission will hold an open house for citizen input on proposed changes to the city's tree regulations.

The goals of the code update are to provide additional protection of tree canopy, close loopholes in the regulations, streamline the permitting process, and provide targeted flexibility.



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Medical Marijuana Database operational

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday morning that the medical marijuana database is operational. The database is necessary to produce medical marijuana “recognition” cards.

Patients must take their authorization form to a licensed medical marijuana store to receive their recognition card.

Under the new medical marijuana law, recognition cards are required if patients and designated providers 21 and older wish to have access to the following benefits:

  • Purchase products sales-tax free. 
  • Purchase up to three times the current legal limit for recreational users. 
  • Purchase high-THC infused products. 
  • Grow more than four plants in their residence. 
  • Have full protection from arrest, prosecution, and legal penalties, although patients will still have an affirmative defense. 

Patient safety is a priority, and DOH is committed to ensuring that all marijuana and marijuana products sold are safe.

If you are an authorized retail store you can find user guides and contact technical support here.



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Echo Lake / I-5 Pedestrian Bridge run Saturday morning


From the Richmond Beach Running Club

What a great weekend we have ahead of us and what better way to start off with a nice run with your friends?!

How about running over to the the I-5 Pedestrian Bridge Saturday morning?

At 8am July 2, run from the Richmond Beach Coffee Company, 1442 NW Richmond Beach Rd, Shoreline 98177, up Richmond Beach hill, across I-5 on the pedestrian bridge and back.

Make sure to take a picture at the bridge for the club.  If you're not quite ready for the challenge, then turn around at Echo Lake and head back.

Email for any questions.



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Lake Forest Park Rotary “Changing of the Guard”

Outgoing President, Chuck Paulsen (left) welcomes 
2016-17 Club President, Ed Pearson.
Photo by Janette Lemmé


The Lake Forest Park Civic Club, with shimmering Lake Washington as the backdrop, was the setting Wednesday for LFP Rotary’s Changing of the Guard, an annual dinner event celebrating the past year and the installation of new club leaders.

80 members and guests gathered to recognize and thank last year’s officers, service area chairs and other board members, and the members who will serve in those positions for the 2016-17 year.

A high point of the evening was District 5030 Assistant Governor Marella Alejandro’s recognition of the club’s membership growth over the last several years. Lake Forest Park Rotary will commemorate its 30th Anniversary in September, in conjunction with the LFP Farmers Market and the Police Department Salmon Bake.



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Photo: Osprey nest in Shoreline


The osprey is delivering a fish to its chicks


Text and photo by Jerry Pickard

About three weeks ago Shoreline's resident Ospreys built their nest atop a playfield light fixture.

They now have chicks they are feeding. Last year they built their nest atop the cell phone tower next to Leena's restaurant on 15th NE in North City but were chased away by crows. This year the crows have ignored them so far.



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Republican candidates to meet 32nd District voters in King County

By Evan Smith

Republican legislative candidates Alvin Rutledge and David Schirle will meet voters in the King County part of the 32nd District Friday, July 1, at the Broadview Library in northwest Seattle, and Monday, July 18, at the Shoreline Library.

The Friday, July 1, Meet-the-Candidates event at the Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, is scheduled for 10:30am to 12:20pm.

The July 18 event at the Shoreline Library July 18 also is scheduled for 10:30am to 12:20pm.

The 32nd District includes the city of Shoreline and the part of northwest Seattle that includes Broadview, along with Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County, south Edmonds, the city of Lynnwood and part of Mountlake Terrace.

Rutledge is running in the August 2 primary election against incumbent Democratic State Rep. Cindy Ryu and independent candidate Keith Smith, with the two leading candidates in the primary advancing to the November general election regardless of party.

Schirle is running in the primary against incumbent Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi, Democratic challenger Wes Irwin, and Libertarian Alex Hart, with two advancing to the November ballot.

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




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Fundraising goal met to bring Sgt. Woo to Harborview

By Diane Hettrick

Thanks to the very popular Ron and Don Radio Show on KIRO 97.3, and to donors in Shoreline who responded to our article and other social media references, over $120,000 has been raised to medically transport Shoreline police Sgt. Woo from Hawaii to Harborview for specialized trauma care and to help cover his expenses.

Donations are continuing to come in. Many people in the Shoreline community report positive contacts with Sgt. Woo, who seems to have been universally liked.

According to MyNorthwest.com he was airlifted out of Hawaii's Maui Memorial Hospital Thursday and expected to arrive at Boeing Field around midnight.

Quoting a Shoreline Fire paramedic who knew Woo in Federal Way, the article said that he would be transported on a Lear jet, "On that jet he’s going to have physicals, EMT’s, paramedics — everyone that needs to be there to keep him alive all the way to Boeing Field."

The Shoreline Medic One unit volunteered to pick him up from the airport and transport him to Harborview.

Reports say that he hit his head in a surfing accident, with a resulting spinal cord injury. His son pulled him from the water and bystanders applied CPR. His lungs were full of sand and sea water, and he suffered a cardiac arrest during the CPR. He was in a coma for three days.

He currently has no movement below the neck. One report said that he was able to move his toes, but that is unsubstantiated.

Harborview is a major trauma center as well as having rehabilitation clinics for spinal cord injuries.

Donations are still being collected at the GoFundMe site, for his continuing medical expenses not covered by insurance.



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2014 Shorecrest graduate dies in Alaska

Spencer Brewer on the job in Alaska
Photo from profile

2014 Shorecrest graduate, Spencer Brewer, 20, died Wednesday in Alaska when he was crushed between two barges as he was trying to unfoul a buoy mooring.

He was working as a tugboat deckhand for Alaska Marine Lines.

According to an article published on the KOLG Bristol Bay Public Radio website, he was working around three large barges, helping to repair a mooring line that was fouled underneath a buoy. He and another deckhand climbed onto the buoy to try to untangle the line. The currents knocked him off the buoy and into the path of the barges, which were being pushed around by the tides.

Brewer’s family has been notified. The Coast Guard and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating the accident.



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Shorewood grad and SCC grad are Outstanding Graduates at Western Washington University

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Western Washington University honored its Outstanding Graduates for the 2015-16 academic year at spring Commencement Saturday, June 11.

Faculty members from dozens of academic departments and programs select one graduate to honor as the Outstanding Graduate of the year.

Selection is a high honor based on grades, research and writing, service to the campus and community, and promise for the future.

Shoreline has two graduates on the list: one graduated from Shorewood High School, and the other, from Bothell, graduated from Shoreline Community College.

Kyle White
Shorewood graduate
Shorewood graduate Kyle White graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering and as the Outstanding Graduate of the Manufacturing Engineering Program.

White demonstrated an ability to take his knowledge of manufacturing and apply it to real-world problem solving. He was involved with Western’s Formula SAE Team as a lead engineer, planning and executing the CNC machining of parts for the latest version of the car.

He also completed an internship at Hexcel Corporation during his senior year and passed the Manufacturing Technology Certification exam for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers with the highest score ever achieved by a Western student. The son of Barbara White and Jeffrey White, Kyle White is a graduate of Shorewood High School.

Stephen Ateser graduated from SCC
Stephen Ateser of Bothell graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and a minor in User Experience Design.

He was selected as the Outstanding Graduate in the Design Department as well as Student Commencement Speaker. 

At Western, Ateser helped design Western’s student magazine Klipsun and served as lead designer for the Associated Students Publicity Center, helping to plan for strategic growth. He completed a design internship with Tether, Inc., a Seattle design firm that specializes in brand storytelling for clients such as Nike, Gatorade, BMW and Starbucks. And he completed workshops with professional designers in Portland and Seattle, exploring how good design can address social problems. He hopes to put his skills to work using design and technology to enrich people’s lives.

The son of Sandi and Demir Ateser, Stephen Ateser is a graduate of Henry M. Jackson High School in Bothell and Shoreline Community College.




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LFP Farmers Market offers new Fresh Bucks Program to low-income neighbors


By Amy Whittenburg
Executive Director, Third Place Commons

You may think you know all about the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market, but do you know about our food assistance programs for our low-income neighbors?

Thanks to the generous support of donors to Third Place Commons (the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that presents the LFP Farmers Market), our long-running Market Bucks program is a staple of the market season.

Through Market Bucks, we provide food assistance to hundreds of local, food-insecure families and individuals with the help of distribution partners like Ballinger Homes, Hopelink, the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center, the Dale Turner Family YMCA, and area schools and lunch programs.

This year’s Market Bucks funders include Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation, the Lake Forest Park Garden Club, and the Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park. We are so grateful for the support and partnership of all of these organizations for making this important work possible year after year!

This year, we are delighted to announce the addition of Fresh Bucks, a program designed to support increased access to the healthy fruits and vegetables that are often neglected when funds are low.

Fresh Bucks go hand-in-hand with the SNAP benefits that we have long accepted at the market. When folks use their SNAP/EBT cards at the farmers market, we will match their SNAP benefits dollar-for-dollar – up to $10 per market day – with Fresh Bucks vouchers that can be used at the market exclusively for fruits, vegetables, herbs, and vegetable starts.

So if someone spends $10 of their SNAP benefits, they’ll get $20 of spending power at the market. In short, they’ll double their money!

We are thrilled to offer this exciting program and delighted to see so many of our neighbors in need taking advantage of this additional spending power. In addition to Market Bucks, SNAP benefits, and now Fresh Bucks, the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market also gladly accepts Senior/WIC vouchers. (Visit our website to read more.)

The LFP Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of LFP Town Center next to City Hall, is open 10am to 3pm every Sunday through October 16th and welcomes 7000 to 9000 visitors per week. And thanks to programs like Market Bucks, SNAP, and now Fresh Bucks, more people than ever before will be able to access all the healthy and delicious options the market has to offer!



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Seattle City Light expected to reach State’s Solar Incentive Cap

Solar Incentive Payments will be reduced by approximately 35 percent for 2015-2016 Fiscal Year

With the increased demand and popularity of solar generation, Seattle City Light estimates that the state’s annual incentive payment for each of the utility’s solar customers will be reduced by approximately 35 percent for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which ends today.

City Light is expected to reach its solar incentive cap set by the Washington state Legislature due to various factors, including the increase in average solar system size installed, greater solar resources and decreasing retail sales. The cap determines how much money in state incentives each utility can distribute to its customers who own solar panels.

City Light will not know the actual reduction amount until all production reads have been collected. Solar customers will be notified in September 2016.

Solar customers receive a variety of additional benefits for engaging in solar generation, including the federal solar investment Tax Credit, a Washington state sales tax exemption for systems less than 10 kilowatts and net metering. These benefits will not be affected by the incentive payment reduction.

To stay updated on the solar incentive cap, visit the City Light solar incentive cap web page.




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AAA Driver Improvement course for those over 55

The AAA Driver Improvement Program is offering its refresher course on defensive driving skills.
The course gives practical guidance for traffic accident prevention and enhances driver safety and confidence. Course completion qualifies drivers 55 years of age and over for automobile insurance premium discounts.

AAA Driver Improvement Program, operated by American Driving Services, Thursday, July 21, 2016, 9:00am - 4:00pm, Anderson Plaza, 17201 15th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

The cost of $18.00 per person includes complimentary lunch.

Pre-registration is required. Call 206-243-3564.



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Destinations: Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival



Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival at Lake Union Park (map and directions)

The Wooden Boat Festival is designed to celebrate the maritime heritage of the Northwest, putting tools in hands and getting people out on the water in historic wooden boats. There’s nothing stuffy about the wooden boat festival. This is an old-fashioned, down-home waterfront event where everything is fun and most things are free.

Festival Hours:

Saturday, July 2nd; 10am – 6pm
Sunday, July 3rd: 10am – 6pm
Monday, July 4th: 10am – 3pm

On July 4th, all Wooden Boat Festival activities, docks, and the wharf close to the public at 3pm. Private guests of vessels must pass through a security checkpoint after 3pm; contact your vessel’s captain for more details. Lake Union Park is open to the public for viewing the fireworks.

Musical performances Saturday - Monday.


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Camps for Curious Minds - Pacific Science Center camps at SCC

Pacific Science Center will offer Camps for Curious Minds at Shoreline Community College, from July 25 – August 12th.

Classes are held by grade level. View the guide and call 206-443-2925 for more information.

The college is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133.



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Jobs: Iora Primary Care

Iora Primary Care in Shoreline / Central District has positions open.

3 Healthcare Sales Coordinators to support Shoreline and Central District practices. Details here.

1 Healthcare Sales Manager to lead the team working in Shoreline and Central District. Details here.



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Deptartment of Health: Update on Medical Marijuana database

An update from the State Department of Health, re their previous warning about potential difficulties for holders of medical marijuana cards because of the state database (see previous article).


Update on Medical Marijuana Database 

"We have made significant progress over the past few days; however, there are a few challenges we have to overcome before the system goes live.

"Our goal is to have the medical marijuana database operational on July 1 so patients can benefit under the new medical marijuana law.

"Patient safety is a priority, and we want to ensure the database is properly working before it is available statewide."



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Update: Shoreline Cooperative Preschool still looking for a location

Shoreline Cooperative Preschool finds temporary home at Shoreline Center - preschool not able to secure lease agreement at a Scottish Rite building



The Shoreline Cooperative Preschool, one of three non-profit, affordable preschools that was located in the North City Elementary School, is still looking for a permanent location. The preschool had planned to move to the Scottish Rite building, but an agreement could not be reached. The preschool was able to find a temporary location at the Shoreline Center for only one year. They are very hopeful that with the community's support, a new space can be found within the next year.

Shoreline Cooperative Preschool would like to thank the Shoreline School District, the City of Shoreline, the Shoreline City Council, Council of Neighborhoods, and the Shoreline Community College for their continued support in the school's quest to find a new location.

Information about potential locations for the preschools can be sent to Director Jessica Gesinger and Co-Director Kyrie Cataldo.

Shoreline Cooperative Preschool has been in existence for 50 years, and for the last 40 years the school has been affiliated with Shoreline Community College. Shoreline Cooperative Preschool offers low-cost, developmentally appropriate preschool for children from 1-5 years old and college level education classes for their parents or guardians.



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Shoreline officer seriously hurt in Hawaii needs funds to be returned to Seattle for medical treatment

Sgt. Wing Woo, Shoreline Police officer
injured in Hawaii
Photo courtesy B-Town Blog
From our News Partner, the B-Town Blog

Sgt. Wing Woo – who served as Mayor of Burien from 2002-2003 – was involved in a tragic accident this week while vacationing with his family in Maui.

Reports are that Woo and his 14-year old son were bodysurfing when he was hit by a large wave. He apparently hit his head on the ocean floor, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Woo was knocked unconscious before being found by his son moments later – lifeless and unresponsive.

When pulled from the water by his son, lifesaving efforts began immediately. Woo had no pulse and had, for all intents and purposes, drowned. He went into full cardiac arrest during CPR, but after several attempts they were able to get a pulse. He was transported to Maui Memorial in a coma. Woo had ingested a considerable amount of sand and seawater, which quickly became the emergent threat to his life. Due to his extremely unstable condition, doctors were not able to perform additional necessary testing until three days after the initial accident.

Woo remained in a coma until Monday, June 27. When he was considered stable enough to breathe on his own for the duration of the 45+ minute MRI, tests were done. The MRI showed brain activity and good heart condition. However, it also showed considerable swelling on his spine. At this time, Sgt. Woo has limited mobility below the neck. The full prognosis regarding his movement is unclear at this time.

Woo is a Mount Rainier High School graduate, former Burien City Councilmember from 2000-2001, and also served as Mayor from 2002-2003.

He also served in the Burien Police Department.

Woo influenced many young people to stay off drugs and got involved with the council after concerns about fiscal responsibility, as well as enhancing and adding more parks in Burien.

After moving from Burien, Woo continued to volunteer his time with the Highline Relay for Life event for the past four years. Currently he serves as a police officer in Shoreline.

His family is devastated by this accident and are working with the Police Guild to have him airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle to see a specialist within the next 24 hours. To help cover the airlift charges, an account has been set up in his name at Heritage Bank.

The cost is $50,000 to airlift him, and organizers are trying to help defer some of the costs.

We have vetted an online GoFundMe page, which you can donate directly to here:

DONATE ONLINE HERE

You can also help Sgt. Wing Woo and his family and make a donation by cash or check (checks made payable to Catherine Marino FBO: Sergeant Wing Woo) at any Heritage Bank branch Attn: Sergeant Wing Woo Account or mail them to:

    Heritage Bank
    Attn: Sergeant Wing Woo Account
    20333 Ballinger Way NE
    Shoreline, WA 98155



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Shorecrest grad qualifies for the Olympics

Katrina Young

By Diane Hettrick

Katrina Young, 2010 graduate of Shorecrest High School, has just qualified for the U.S. Dive team for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 10 meter platform event.

Katrina said, I have been diving since age nine and have known early on how much I cherish this sport. I have aspired to be on an Olympic Team since I was young and competed and finaled in the 2012 Olympic Trials. 

Katrina graduated from Florida State University in 2015. During that time she set and continues to hold the 10 meter platform record for FSU and the ACC, set the 1 meter record, and became a three time ACC Champion and three time NCAA All American.

She has been in full-time training in Florida with coach John Proctor since her college graduation. Katrina's parents, Sean and Carol Young, live in Shoreline.

From the Team USA blog:
"Young, 24, began diving at the age of 9 and earned a platform silver medal at the 2005 Junior Pan American Championships. Two years later she broke her right leg across the growth plate, which began a long and difficult journey back to form before making her first national team in 2013." 
"She becomes the second Olympian in her family. Her grandmother, Elaine Young, was a sprinter at the London 1948 Olympic Games."

Help local girl get to the Olympics

Unlike most other countries who send competitors to the Olympics, the U.S. Government provides no funding for the athletes, who are expected to raise their own funds.

Once they quality, there is some help from USA Diving, but Olympians still need to raise funds to cover the rest of their expenses.

Katrina has a GoFundMe site for donations and welcomes the support of her local community.



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AG: Volkswagen to pay $26M to Washington over consumer fraud

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

From the Office of the State Attorney General

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a more than $26 million agreement with Volkswagen over its deceptive marketing of its “clean diesel” vehicles, plus restitution for consumers and billions in investments in clean technology development and environmental mitigation.

The $26.1 million recovery is believed to represent the third-largest Consumer Protection recovery in Washington’s history.

In related litigation, hundreds of millions of dollars will be returned to Washington consumers as restitution, and Volkswagen will either buy back or repair affected vehicles.

“Consumers specifically sought these supposedly green vehicles in an effort to make a better choice for the environment, only to discover Volkswagen deliberately deceived them,” Ferguson said. “Volkswagen pulled a bait-and-switch on Washington consumers, and our agreement holds them accountable.”

The announcement is part of a series of state and federal agreements that will provide cash payments to affected consumers and require Volkswagen to buy back or modify certain VW and Audi 2.0-liter diesel vehicles.

AG Ferguson, along with attorneys general of five other states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Tennessee), co-led a multi-state coalition of states and jurisdictions investigating the allegations against Volkswagen. The group raised numerous consumer protection claims, which are resolved by today’s agreements. They also resolve actions against Volkswagen brought by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), California and car owners in private class action suits.

As a result of the agreement with the attorneys general, Volkswagen will pay the states $1,100 per car for repeated violations of consumer protection laws, for a total of $570 million nationwide.

This includes $24,387,000 to Washington for the 22,170 affected vehicles sold in the state. Washington will also receive an additional $1,739,120 for its role as a leader in the investigation, for a total of more than $26 million.

Volkswagen will also pay $20 million to the states for their costs in investigating this matter and to establish a fund that state attorneys general can utilize for future initiatives, including investigations concerning emissions violations and automobile compliance.

Under the agreements, Volkswagen is required to implement a restitution and recall program for more than 475,000 owners and lessees of 2.0-liter diesel vehicles, of the model year 2009 through 2015 at a maximum cost of just over $10 billion. This includes 22,170 vehicles in Washington. See the list in the full article here.

The agreement preserves all claims under state environmental laws. Consequently, Washington maintains the right to seek environmental penalties from Volkswagen for its violations of environmental and emissions laws and regulations. The full details of the agreement are available online.



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