Southbound I-5 express lanes Saturday and Sunday

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

WSDOT maintenance crews will keep the southbound I-5 express lanes closed on both Saturday and Sunday so City of Seattle crews and contractors can clean up trash and debris along the interstate from people camping.

The express lanes will open in the northbound direction at 1:30pm each day.



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LFP Early Registration for Spring / Summer Recreation Programs

Recreation Guide
Live in Lake Forest Park? Interested in recreation? Take advantage of recreation programs offered through the City of Shoreline.

Lake Forest Park residents are eligible for a 24-hour early registration period prior to the start of each season’s programs plus an 8% discount on all program fees (not rentals) through the entire year!

Spring/Summer 2017 early registration for Lake Forest Park Residents is Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 12:01am online and 8:00am in person.

The City of Lake Forest Park offers scholarship reimbursements for eligible residents of youth and specialized recreation participants who are registered and attend cultural, recreation, or aquatic programs and camps. The City will reimburse each qualified Lake Forest Park resident up to $100 for summer quarter (and up to $50.00 per quarter for fall, winter and spring). The application form can be downloaded here or found in the lobby at City Hall.

You may also find more information on how to register, scholarship opportunities, or the partnership with City of Shoreline here

Recreation Guide and More Information...



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Nordic music concert features “play in” for young musicians

Seattle Lilla Lag
Sunday, March 26, at 4:00pm, the Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag will play lively tunes from the Nordic countries at St. Dunstan Episcopal Church, 722 N 145th St in Shoreline.

Tickets are $11 online and $11 and $12 at the door. Free parking is plentiful, and seating for disabled people is available.

Spelmanslag members range in age from 8 – 18 years old. They are dedicated, hard workers who love playing, and it shows. You’ll hear beautiful music played with energy, finesse, and spirit.

This year, they invite community youngsters to bring their instruments and join them in a “play in” at the end of the program. Kids from the audience will learn a tune on the spot, then perform together with the Spelmanslag members. If you know of aspiring young musicians, please let them know about the concert and this unique opportunity.

Spelmanslag members were featured last year in the Norwegian folk music magazine, “Folkemusikk,” for their accomplishments. They are frequent performers at Northwest Folklife Festival and Skandia Folkdance Society dances, and last year they recorded a CD of music from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

The group often plays in three voices, including melody, full harmony, and simplified harmony. Learning by ear, in the traditional way, the kids not only learn to play as part of an ensemble and style tunes for dancing, they also learn ensemble skills. For most, playing in the Lilla Spelmanslag has been the first experience of playing in a larger group.

Members will study and perform music in Denmark this summer, fulfilling a dream made possible, in part, through the proceeds from this concert. When you hear these kids play March 26, you’ll swear you are with them in Scandinavia.



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Celebration of Life for Gloria Bryce to be held Friday, March 31

Gloria Bryce
Gloria J. (Kortus) Bryce passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the age of 63, after a heroic battle with cancer.

Born in Pipestone, MN, and moving to Whatcom County at age 2, she was raised on a dairy farm developing her life-long work ethic, integrity and commitment to all endeavors.

 Gloria was exuberant in her love for life and all that it offered, including travel, other cultures, and most especially her 14 grandkids and 9 great-grandkids.

The Arts brought her both pleasure and enlightenment, reflected in her 18 years on the Shoreline / LFP Arts Council Board.

She loved sports, both as a participant (playing in a woman's tackle football league, a volleyball team and as a 250+ bowler) and as an avid Seahawks fan.

For the last 10 years she shepherded an unsightly Shoreline area from an overgrown blackberry / weed infested "jungle" to a wonderful community trail and was proud, honored, and humbled when it was officially named "Gloria's Path" this past month.

The path was named for Gloria in
February of this year.
Her radiant smile and her effusive personality created instant friendships; she truly had a heart of gold. She balanced living every aspect of life to its fullest while taking time to savor every moment.

For forty incredible, wonderful, amazing years, Gloria and her husband Herb traveled life lovingly together.

Celebration of Gloria's Life will be held at
Richmond Beach Congregational Church,
1512 NW 195th St
Shoreline, 2:00pm, Friday March 31st.

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Shoreline Short Short Film Festival Film Preview #2 – Documentaries and Art Films

Monday, March 20, 2017


Shoreline Short Short Film Festival

Film Preview #2 – Documentaries and Art Films
Filmmakers from across Washington have submitted their “short short” films and you’re invited to see the best of the best during the inaugural Shoreline Short Short Film Festival on Saturday, March 25 at 7:00pm in the state-of-the-art Shoreline Community College Theater, 16101 Greenwood Ave N.

The evening will showcase a juried selection of 3-10 minute films made by emerging and developing filmmakers working in our community. The top filmmakers will be honored with impressive Golden Sasquatch statues and other prizes, and you can vote (live on screen) for your favorite filmmaker to win the Viewer’s Choice Award!

Tickets are $20, parking is free, and popcorn, candy, soda, wine, and beer will be available for purchase. Don’t miss your opportunity to support up-and-coming filmmakers during this fun, community event!

Reserve your tickets today

The Shoreline Short Short Film Festival aims to support emerging and developing filmmakers in the pacific northwest and encourage appreciation for the art of filmmaking in our community.

This event is presented with support from Shoreline Community College, the City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park, 4Culture, and individual donations from people like you.

Documentary and Art Films
Here’s a sneak peek at the stunning Documentary and Art Film entries for the night. To see all the films, visit the Arts Council website.

Jello Underground

Jello Underground
Directed by Gracie Garnet
Produced by Gregory Baxley

Introducing viewers to the unique and exciting world of underground jello wrestling, this film chronicles a Seattle-based event that was founded in 2009 and continues to thrive with a dedicated fan base. Jello Underground is the only female-produced jello wrestling show in the world. Destroying preconceived notions with an epic and empowering presentation of high-octane athletic combat and stage theatrics. The film features wrestlers of varying backgrounds discussing public perception, how the event has impacted nightlife culture, and what it feels like to be a part of something so extraordinary. With cast interviews, tons of wrestling action, and an intimate look behind-the scenes.

Andy At Night
Directed by Stephen Takashima
Staring Andy Pindelski

A quirky mini-doc about thrash metal and cubicles. Made with blood, sweat, metal and salt granules.

Infinity Hotel

Infinity Hotel
Directed by Neely Goniodsky
Written by Neely Goniodsky and Amelia Urry
Staring Meghan Riley (voice)

The Infinity Hotel is a place with an infinite number of rooms. When guests arrive, all other guests shift one room over in perpetual limbo. With one exception…


Open Exhibition
Directed by Tommy Tang
Produced by Bobby McCallen, Long Tran, Toran Whitaker, and Collin Anthony Hanks

An exploration of Seattle street art. We follow painters, stencilers, and taggers to find out what makes graffiti both empowering and controversial.

When the leaves fall

When the Leaves Fall
Directed and Produced by Tommy Tang
Starting Timothy Mei, Isaac Mei, Juliet Dang, Sandra Geldenhuys-Scragg

A young boy tries to cure his brother’s terminal illness when he overhears the doctor.



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Special Needs PTSA Mar 23 - transitions to middle and high school and beyond

Planning for Special Education Student Transitions to Middle and High School, and Beyond.

The Shoreline Special Needs PTSA is hosting a district panel discussion at its member meeting at 7pm Thursday, March 23.

The panel will work to demystify what to expect as special education students transition from elementary to the upper grades.

Scott Irwin, secondary services director, is assembling panelists and a program to cover:
  • Program options in middle and high school, including what to expect in transition from elementary school
  • Understanding how graduation requirements are accommodated based on the child's situation
  • Assessments and types of diplomas
  • Transition services / the 18-21 program

You can send in questions for the district team in advance or fill out question cards during the session.

Come for networking and community building time at 6:30pm, with the meeting beginning at 7pm. 

Location is the Ballinger Room at the Shoreline Center, (south end) 18560 1st Ave. NE, 98155.

New this month: chapter members will adjourn to Jersey's Great Foods at 1306 N 175th St for after-meeting social time!



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46th District legislators to hold telephone town hall Wednesday

Rep. Jessyn Farrell
State Representatives Jessyn Farrell and Gerry Pollet, together with State Senator David Frockt will hold a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 6:00 to 7:00pm.
Sen. David Frockt

Calls will go out to thousands of homes throughout the 46th Legislative District. Residents will be able to listen live and ask the legislators questions.

Those who do not receive a call can participate by dialing 877-229-8493 and entering ID Code 116293.

Alternatively, the telephone town hall can be live-streamed (or here

Rep. Gerry Pollet
The town hall will provide constituents with an update on a variety of legislative topics like education, health care, transportation and environmental issues, as well as an opportunity for constituents to ask questions.

Reps. Jessyn Farrell and Gerry Pollet, and Sen. David Frockt (46th Legislative District), represent part of King County and the city of Seattle including Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Lake City.



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Shoreline Volleyball Cup Mar 27 pits high schools against police and fire for charity

Police, Fire, Shorewood, Shorecrest teams to compete for charity

Mark your calendars for the inaugural Shoreline Volleyball Cup on Monday, March 27 at 7pm at Shorewood High School, 17300 Fremont Ave. N.

The charity event will feature volleyball matches between teams of Shorecrest and Shorewood students, staff and members of the Shoreline Police and Fire Departments.

Admission is free with any donation of:

  • non-perishable food
  • shampoo, conditioner, deodorant
  • new underwear (teen sizes)
  • composition notebooks
  • new or gently used clothing (teen sizes)
  • monetary donation to The WORKS




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Bicyclist looking for Good Samaritan "Barry" who rescued him after accident

Dru has almost fully recovered and wants to thank his Good Samaritan
Photo taken by Dru's physical therapist at Motus


By Dru Druzianich

Two months ago on December 21, I crashed my bicycle on the Interurban Trail, somewhere around N 180th and Midvale.

A good samaritan named Barry (he will forever be known to me as Clarence) saw my crash, helped me up, loaded me and my bike into his car and drove me to my apartment in Mountlake Terrace.

He then carried my bicycle up two flights of stairs to my home and offered to give me a ride to the emergency room at Swedish Edmonds. By that time I knew I could drive myself to the ER, so we said goodbye.

I did not get his last name as I was in a state of shock and have no way of contacting him to give him an update on my recovery and buy him lunch.

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KCTS 9 to launch 24/7 KIDS channel on Apr 1


KCTS 9, a trusted provider of educational media for children in the Pacific Northwest, will launch the KCTS 9 PBS KIDS 24/7 Channel on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The new channel, which is a free service, will be available on TV and via live streaming on the KCTS 9 website. It will feature 24/7 educational programming, ensuring that PBS KIDS’ high-quality content is available around the clock.

KCTS 9 has been an integral part of the community for years, delivering content and services that parents trust and that support early learning.

“KCTS 9’s new PBS KIDS 24/7 channel is part of our commitment to families here in the Northwest,” says Rob Dunlop, President and CEO of KCTS 9. “We want to ensure that excellent educational content is free and accessible to all kids—and that families can watch together on their own schedule.”

KCTS 9 will provide the PBS KIDS 24/7 programming over the air on Channel 9.2 and on Comcast Channel 337; in Yakima, it will broadcast on Channel 47.2 and on Charter Cable on Channel 297. 

The primary KCTS 9 channel will continue to feature PBS KIDS programs during the day, along with award-winning dramas, documentaries and investigative journalism. The schedule of children’s programming on the two channels will be different, offering families a variety of options.

The channel will also be available as a live stream on KCTS9.org/kids and on the free PBS KIDS Video App for mobile and tablet devices. Later this year, the live stream will introduce a first-of-its-kind integrated games feature, enabling children to toggle between a PBS KIDS show and an activity that extends learning — all in one seamless digital experience.

The KCTS 9 PBS KIDS schedule will include 21 of the network’s most popular series, including Arthur, Bob the Builder, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Nature Cat, Odd Squad, Sesame Street, Thomas and Friends, Wild Kratts and many more.

Beginning Friday, April 21, 2017, the new channel will debut “PBS KIDS Family Night,” weekly family viewing events featuring movie specials or themed programming every Friday from 7:00 to 9:00pm, and repeating on Saturday and Sunday evenings.



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Op-Ed: Shoreline STEM Festival and Science Fair is a "Must-See"

A young exhibitor at last year's Shoreline STEM Fair
Photo by Peter Tong
Ray Koelling lived in Lake Forest Park for 25 years. His son went through Shoreline Schools from LFP Elementary to Kellogg to Shorecrest.

Ray organized the Shoreline Science Fair at Shoreline Community College over five years ago. Now that he has moved to Spokane, others are running the Fair, with Ray's enthusiastic support.
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By Ray Koelling

I would like to offer my full and enthusiastic support for the “must see” Shoreline STEM Festival and Science Fair. It is being held May 20, 2017 at Shoreline Community College.

My name is Ray Koelling. Mariko and I lived in Lake Forest Park until recently. Our son Kennosuke went through the Shoreline School District and graduated Shorecrest in 2010. Currently he is about to finish his Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at UW.

About six years ago, I helped organize and start up the very first edition of the Shoreline Science Fair. Great people helped with that original fair and each year the fair continues to grow, expand and improve.

It is an important event in K-12 STEM education for the local region and worthy of everyone’s support. 

Whether a student eventually will work in a STEM profession or not, it cannot be over-emphasized how critical it is for every person in society to have a firmer and more solidly grounded idea about STEM.

Environmental, local, personal, global, political, social, technological and economic decisions are currently being made almost entirely emotionally and irrationally by societies. 
Unfortunately, without the critical “thinking through” and reasoning that is a basic and easily learned tool and forms the very fiber of STEM, positive progress in society is elusive, sporadic and can even come to a dead stop.

Although I came to Spokane to retire, I’m now on the lecture faculty for the UW School of Medicine in Spokane. I’ve not forgotten students and science fairs. I’m still on the Board of the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (the 60th year, March 31/April 1 in Bremerton). Hoping to see some of you there.

Additionally, on March 16, the first ever Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair was held in Spokane and which I helped organize and start. At least 25 students and teachers from that fair will travel 300 miles and attend the state fair in Bremerton. The big news is that two superior projects and students from Spokane are being sent, all expenses paid, directly to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles this May to compete against 1,800 high school students from 70 countries. I hope Shoreline will one day soon be represented at both state and internationally.

From President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address: “The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations.” “We need to teach our kids that it is not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the Science Fair”.

Please come see the 700 students and projects from all around the state in Bremerton March 31 and April 1. And look me up then.

Do be sure to attend the Shoreline Fair on May 20. Think about and see how your kids can turn a good science project into awards, scholarships, cash and other prizes of over a million and a half dollars we give away every spring at the Washington State Fair. Shoreline students deserve the chance to be part of those rewards and have that lifetime opportunity.



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Shoreline Fire Calls week 3-13 to 3-19

2010 Shoreline Fire training exercise
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Shoreline fire calls for the week of 3-13 to 3-19

Aid - 74
Aid Non Emergency- 7
MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) - 6
CMT (Community Medicine Team) - 12
Medic - 33
Cardiac Arrest - 1
AFA (Automatic Fire Alarm) - 6
Dumpster Fire - 1
Flooding Minor - 1
Smoke in a Residence - 1
Service Call - 1 (tree down)



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Mini Leather Journals Make & Take Thursday

Mini leather journal
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, MakerLab NW workshop will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church (new location), 17529 15th Avenue NE, Shoreline 98155.

Create a mini leather journal and learn to create custom folios to fill it with. You'll end up with a one of a kind refillable leather journal and 1-3 paper inserts that you create.

Various papers and an assortment of leather to choose from to really make this your own, as you learn basic bookbinding skills. Bring a cutting mat, a rotary cutter (recommended) or an x-acto knife, if you have them.

Charter Members: $15
Non-members: $25

Pre-paying guarantees you a spot in the workshop. Pre-pay online or arrange with the instructor to pay at the door.

Sign up for Charter membership ($10 a month) here.



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Photo: First day of spring

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Hope everyone enjoyed Spring on Sunday!
The official First Day is Monday - but no guarantees for the weather.



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NO-FALL workshop Tuesday morning


Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries in adult seniors. Aegis of Shoreline is offering a free session Tuesday morning from 10am to noon. Open to all.



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Northwest author of Warm Bodies at Third Place Books this week

Isaac Marion, the author of NY Times best-seller Warm Bodies will be part of the mix at Third Place Books this week with his sequel, The Burning World.

Also on the docket: hermits, vegetarians, and magical creatures.

Third Place Books, upper level Town Center, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way, LFP. Buy the book and have it autographed by the author. Order by phone 206-366-3333.

Michael Finkel
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Tuesday, March 21 at 7pm
Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality--not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.

Kristie Middleton
MeatLess: Transform the Way You Eat and Live-One Meal at a Time
Thursday, March 23 at 7pm
Countless people are now cutting back on meat by enjoying more plant-based meals-to look and feel better, have a lighter eco-footprint, or to help animals. If you want to eat less meat and dairy without giving them up entirely, MeatLess offers concrete rationale and easy steps for reducing animal products. Kristie Middleton, senior food policy director for The Humane Society of the United States, shares inspirational stories from people who've lost weight, reached their health goals, helped animals, and improved their environmental footprint through plant-based eating.

Lish McBride
Pyromantic: Firebug #2
Friday, March 24 at 6:30pm
From our very own bookseller, Lish McBride, comes the second installation in the Firebug series. Something strange is tearing through the magical community and it makes creatures violent, destructive and deadly. Can Ava stop it before it destroys everyone she cares about?

Isaac Marion
The Burning World
Saturday, March 25 at 6:30pm
The New York Times bestseller Warm Bodies captured hearts worldwide in twenty-five languages, inspiring a major film and a cult fandom. Now R the reluctant zombie continues his journey in this much-anticipated sequel.

Isaac Marion grew up in the mossy depths of the Pacific Northwest, where he worked as a heating installer, a security guard, and a visitation supervisor for foster children before publishing his debut novel in 2010. Warm Bodies became a New York Times bestseller and inspired a major film adaptation. It has been translated into twenty-five languages. Isaac lives in Seattle with his cat, Watson, writing fiction and music and taking pictures of everything.




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Shoreline Short Short Film Festival Saturday


Shoreline Short Short Film Festival
Film Preview #1 – Comedy Shorts

Filmmakers from across Washington have submitted their “short short” films and you’re invited to see the best of the best during the inaugural Shoreline Short Short Film Festival on Saturday, March 25 at 7:00pm in the state-of-the-art Shoreline Community College Theater.

The evening will showcase a juried selection of 3-10 minute films made by emerging and developing filmmakers working in our community. The top filmmakers will be honored with impressive Golden Sasquatch statues and other prizes, and you can vote (live on screen) for your favorite filmmaker to win the Viewer’s Choice Award!

Tickets are $20, parking is free, and popcorn, candy, soda, wine, and beer will be available for purchase. Don’t miss your opportunity to support up-and-coming filmmakers during this fun, community event!


The Shoreline Short Short Film Festival aims to support emerging and developing filmmakers in the pacific northwest and encourage appreciation for the art of filmmaking in our community.

This event is presented with support from Shoreline Community College, the City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park, 4Culture, and individual donations from people like you.

The college is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave N, 98133. No charge for evening parking. Campus maps here.

Comedy Submissions

Here’s a sneak peek at the comedy entries for the night. To see all the films, visit the Arts Council website.
Dr. Canard

Dr. Canard
Directed by John Jacobsen
Written by Bill Abelson

Staring Shawn Telford (Homeland, Grimm), Tracey Conway (Almost Live!, The [206]), Jessica Martin (Wrecked, Grimm)

Affable slacker Bryan Mallard wants to win back his ex-girlfriend Pam. When Bryan discovers Pam is desperately seeking therapy, he assumes a new identity as ace French shrink 'Dr. Canard'! But can Canard convince Pam to be his client? And since his counseling ability is void as a doughnut hole, are his chances with her dead as a duck?

Jimmy the Limo Driver
Directed and Written by Brendan Hickey
Staring Claude Brun, Brendan Hickey, Miles Whitworth, Alex Thiersch

Jimmy, a socially awkward teen, is challenged to a one on one duel after he accidentally runs over a martial arts trained bully’s cat.

Hickey is a 16-year-old filmmaker living in Seattle, Washington. This is his 3rd short film and he’s currently in production on his feature length debut. His films have won awards in Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and recently Alberta.

Georgiana
Directed and Written by Carina Simmons and Tara Simmons
Staring Tom Lees (voice)

An animated series following 6-year old Georgiana as she embarks on another mundane adventure, encountering the daily mishaps of life in the big city. Travis Vogt of CityArts says of Georgina:

“Georgiana is an animated short film about a day in the life of an affectless little girl who wakes up, runs some errands, sits in a park for a few hours and eventually goes back to bed. If that doesn’t sound particularly unusual to you, that’s because I left out the fish criminal, the boiling scalp, the brutal car accident, the hot dog cereal and the snot. 
"It’s a four-minute long, deeply bizarre and hilarious exercise in understated absurdity.”



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Shoreline's Home Improvement workshops almost booked for March and April is filling fast



Shoreline's Home Improvement Workshop in March is now almost full with only Drainage Review Engineers being available.

The April workshop is starting to fill up as well.

So if you would like advice from City experts for your home improvement project, don't hesitate to sign up here.

However, residents are more than welcome to attend the Vendor Fair part of the event to meet with home improvement vendors, with no appointment needed.




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Female of the Species - at Phoenix Theatre


The Phoenix Theatre 

presents

Female of the Species
by Joanna Murray-Smith

Directed by Eric Lewis

April 14 thru April 30
Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00
Tickets $19.50 adults, $16.50 Seniors/Military


Tickets thru tptedmonds.org or call 206-533-2000


Thirty years ago Margot Mason, a pioneer in the woman’s movement in the 1970’s, wrote numerous best sellers, but now she has writer’s block. Molly, an unannounced visitor, offers an apparent solution, until she produces a gun and informs Margot that she’s going to kill her because she ruined her life.

This wicked comedy deftly walks the tightrope between satire and farce, proving that the female of the species is deadlier as well as funnier than the male.

Cast: Debra Rich Gettleman, Arin Larsen, David Bailey, Dennis Moore, Nick Horiatis

Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds, WA 98020



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Shoreline Council meeting Monday to discuss property tax exemption for Station subareas; and Transitional Encampments

Shoreline City Council Meetings


Monday, March 20, 2017 – Special Meeting 5:45pm
- Citywise Celebration

Monday, March 20, 2017 – Regular Meeting 7:00pm
Agenda Highlights
  • Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the 2017/18 King County Solid Waste Division Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant
  • Adopting Ordinance. No. 762 – Amending the Shoreline Municipal Code for Transitional Encampments
  • Adopting the 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket
  • Discussing Ordinance. No. 776 – Designating Light Rail Station Subareas for Property Tax Exemption (PTE); Sponsored by Deputy Mayor Winstead and Councilmember Scully
  • Discussing the Puget Sound Drainage Basins Plan

Link to full Agenda
Comment on Agenda items
City Council Webpage



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Event for landowners living on freshwater shorelines

Ronald Bog
Photo by Martia DeGrazia
The King Conservation District is hosting ‘Beautify and Care for Your Streamside Property’ for landowners living on freshwater shorelines.

This event will be Thursday, March 23rd from 6:30 – 8:30pm at the Shoreline City Hall and is FREE and open to anyone.

17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

More information and registration can be found here.



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Start your ovens for the 5th Annual Incredible Edible Book Festival

It’s not an April Fool, It’s the 5th Annual Incredible Edible Book Festival!

Readers, start your ovens.

Join us on April 1st, at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park Town Center, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way.

Create an “Edible Book” inspired by a book, but constructed of edible ingredients. Entries can be savory or sweet, just make sure they tickle the taste buds (and maybe the funny bone!)


The crowd munches on the entries

The Edible Books are displayed (along with the book that inspired them), photographed, judged, and then EATEN (with coffee and punch) by the participants and on-lookers. Prizes are donated by Third Place Books.

It’s free to participate and you’ll be eligible to win fabulous prizes from Third Place Books. K-12 grade participants are particularly welcome.

This is a free, all ages event and books will be judged in the following categories:

  1. Most PUNderful
  2. Looks like and/or functions like a real book
  3. Most delectably appetizing
  4. Special judges award
  5. People’s choice award
Ernest Hemmingway's The Old Man and the Sea


Please bring a copy of the book that inspired your entry and a serving utensil.

Register your Edible Book Creations by Thursday, March 30 so we can plan the space to display all of your creations and make check-in easier.

Running late? Show up with your creation between 10:45 and 11:00am on April 1st.

Timeline for the Edible Book Festival – April 1, 2017

10:45 Check in
11:00 – 12:00 Photography
12:00 – 1:00 Judging, viewing and voting for the Peoples’ Choice Award. (If you want to come and view the books without submitting an entry, please come at this time).
1:00 – 1:15 Tallying
1:15 Prizes Awarded
1:30 Consume the Edible Books
2:00 Cleanup

We can’t wait to see what you cook up this year!



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Shoreline Police Department Resources for Businesses presentation at Shoreline Chamber of Commerce luncheon Apr 12


Join the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce for lunch!

Shoreline Chamber of Commerce April Luncheon
Wednesday April 12, 2017
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Shoreline Center Alumni Room (south end of Center)
18560 1st Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155


Paula Bates, COPS Officer
Presentation: Shoreline Police Department Resources for Businesses
Paula Bates, Community Outreach-Problem Solving (COPS) Officer

Paula Bates was named COPS Officer in October 2016. Paula’s role is to meet with individuals, neighborhood groups, organizations, and businesses to discuss crime prevention and public safety issues.

At the luncheon, Paula will introduce herself and her new role as it applies to Shoreline businesses. She will also briefly discuss a new City of Shoreline initiative to focus on engaging the business community in promoting and enhancing safety. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

Paula started her law enforcement career in 1999 with Bellevue Police Department as a support officer. She was hired by King County Sheriff’s Office in 2000 and spent her first 6 years working patrol at the North Precinct and Sammamish.

She transferred to Shoreline in 2006 where she worked in the Shoreline traffic unit as a training officer and Master Police Officer (corporal). In 2011, she became a detective for Sound Transit Police. Paula returned to Shoreline in 2015 as a training officer.

Register and pay online or email and pay cash, check or card at the door. Please register by April 10.

Agenda:

11:30 Registration, networking
11:45 Lunch served
12:00 Introductions, new member and visitor announcements
12:10 Presentation
12:40 Networking
12:55 Announcements
1:00p Meeting ends




Roasted cauliflower cheese soup
Rolls with butter
Northwest salmon baked in parchment with seasonal vegetables
Wild rice pilaf with chopped pecans
Shortcake with fresh strawberries
Coffee, decaf, tea, assorted sodas, water


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A new, more bountiful garden for future chefs - the Shorewood High School Culinary Arts Garden

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Ready to eat in March
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Text by Master Gardeners Judy Broom and Bonnie Chester


How do you move a garden?

Now, that’s a question you probably haven’t been asked at your Master Gardener Clinic. But the volunteers who manage the culinary arts garden at Shorewood High School can tell you how it’s done.

When their well-established youth education garden in Shoreline faced the prospect of relocating — thanks to a major school construction project — garden coordinator Bonnie Chester and her crew didn’t throw up their hands or complain. They did what any Master Gardener worthy of the title would do.

They dug in and got it done.

Herbs were the original crop and are still important
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Here’s how it happened.

By 2013, when the renovation got underway, the vegetable garden had matured and was providing a bounty of produce for the popular culinary arts program at the high school.

Dwight Jacobsen, father of a student, had started the garden with school support about 10 years earlier. Initially it was primarily an herb bed, providing fresh ingredients for culinary students.

In 2007 the modest veggie plot, situated near the culinary arts classroom, came under the stewardship of a Master Gardeners group headed by Beth Donnellan.

Chef Instructor Diana Dillard and
Catering Manager Wendy Jordan
Photo courtesy Master Gardener Foundation

In collaboration with culinary arts chef instructor Diana Dillard and catering manager Wendy Jordan, volunteers from the Master Gardener Program began to enlarge the growing space.

Grant funding provided by Les Dames d’Escoffier, Seattle Chapter — an organization of women who are food and hospitality professionals— made possible expansion of the garden to include 25 beds for growing lettuce, spinach, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, squash, broccoli and more.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore


Student involvement with tasks from hauling soil to cultivating, planting, pruning and harvesting augmented the Master Gardeners’ efforts during the growing season. And classroom presentations by Master Gardeners on topics such as soil, compost, earthworms, seed catalogs, basic botany and beneficial insects filled the winter months.

The 2013 construction project brought change and new challenges to the garden. Reconfiguration of the campus meant a new location for both the culinary arts classroom and the garden, which was moved to a site immediately outside the classroom door.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In preparation for moving the garden from the former site, which is now used for tennis courts, the Master Gardeners’ volunteer corps disassembled garden structures, salvaging as much material as they could. They stored, and eventually relocated, a paved brick area with its covering gazebo, large timbers used for raised beds, signage and lockers full of tools and many other materials.

Another grant from Les Dames helped with the cost of labor and materials associated with the move.

Master Gardeners and Rain City Rotarians taking a break
Photo courtesy Master Gardener Foundation


A volunteer crew from Rain City Rotary helped students and the Master Gardeners rebuild the garden, literally from the ground up. Construction-compacted soil, covered with gravel, dictated the garden’s layout: seven raised beds constructed of untreated dock timbers, donated by Donata Boat Yard; and three round and six oval galvanized metal beds.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Extra-large pots donated by a local business and some open soil augment the raised beds. Additional donations by the Whole Kids and Shoreline Public Schools Foundation helped pay for other materials.

The Shoreline School District pitched in by providing the plumbing and controls for an automated drip irrigation system. Other recent enhancements include a Little Free Library, purchased with grant money by Wendy Jordan, and worm and yard-waste composting bins built by volunteers.

The Master Gardeners are still tweaking their planting plans to find the best crops for the sun exposure at the new site, and to best meet the culinary students’ needs.

Overwintered plants are growing in March
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The group is beginning to focus on crops that will overwinter in order to provide produce in early spring, while school is in session. Currently summer harvests, which can’t be used by the students, are donated to POPY’s Café in Shoreline, a joint project of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and the YMCA providing meals for the homeless.

In addition to the standard kitchen-garden selection of veggies and herbs, the Master Gardeners have added blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus and, most recently, grape vines and several apple trees — two columnar trees, a dwarf and a crabapple. There’s even a tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia. A fig is next.

Master Gardeners volunteers, from left
Judy Griesel, Gayle Harris, Bonnie Chester, Lee Keim
Photo courtesy Master Gardeners Foundation

The culinary garden crew of eight to 10 Master Gardeners, led by Bonnie Chester, have a weekly workday during the growing season, this year on Thursday from 10am until noon. Classroom demonstrations and talks continue to be an important part of their mission.

The Shorewood High School Culinary Arts Garden is located at Shorewood High School, 17300 Fremont Ave, Shoreline. Locate the garden using the Map to King County Clinics and Gardens. The group welcomes new volunteers. If you are interested in joining the fun and interfacing with students, please contact Bonnie Chester, bonniechester68@gmail.com
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Reprinted with permission from The Foundation Connection, the newsletter of the Master Gardener Foundation of King County.



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Fire Safety Questions and Answers at MPNA meeting Tuesday

On Tuesday, March 21st at 7pm, the Meridian Park Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting will host Michelle Pidduck, Community Educator and Public Information Officer from the Shoreline Fire Department, to educate citizens on the the subject of fire safety and the role of Shoreline Fire Department in our community.

All are welcome to bring questions for an evening where you can learn where to turn to for information when you hear sirens in your neighborhood, and how you can improve your personal safety and health.

Monthly MPNA meetings are held in Room 303 at City Hall located at 17500 Midvale Ave. N. Light refreshments will be served. For more information email or call Cynthia Knox at 206-218-3302.



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LFP Citizens' Commission meeting cancelled

The March 21 meeting of the Lake Forest Park, LFP Citizens' Commission (meeting regularly scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the Month), will be cancelled so citizens can attend the City Sponsored "Safe Streets Open House" scheduled for the same time, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at LFP City Hall.

An Informational / Help Session will take place on March 28 at 3rd Place Commons from 7pm - 9pm.

It will focus on "Public Safety and Communication", including information about Block Watch / Crime Watch / National Night Out / NextDoor.Com and Apps.

The Citizens Commission is a volunteer group, not affiliated with the City of Lake Forest Park.

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Crime in Shoreline week ending 3-13-17

Selected items from the Shoreline Police blotter, week ending March 13, 2017.

Car prowls, domestic arguments that got a little out of hand, including one on the freeway - but no arrests.
A couple of auto thefts. A couple of auto recoveries.
Trespasses from Aurora Safeway, Home Depot, SCC, Cash America Pawn.

03-04  Unknown male driver collided with and tore off flashing crosswalk sign and pole. Collision tore of the front license plate which was left at the scene when the driver fled.
03-06  Male in car on right of way at 15xx NE 177th exposed himself to female passerby.
03-06  Male who locked himself into a bathroom on SCC campus was removed and Trespassed.
03-06  Large commercial dumpster pushed over a hill at 185xx Aurora.
03-06  Resident scammed on "LetGo" app.
03-06  Burglary 16xxx Dayton Ave N. Jewelry and a computer taken.
03-06  Crashes vehicle while under influence, flees scene. When caught refuses breath test.
03-06  Arrested a juvenile on a robbery warrant.
03-07  SCC Security found seven guns in a Criminal Justice equipment room.
03-07  Black Pearl restaurant broken in to and $50 taken.
03-07  Driver under the influence drove into a parked car at 183xx Meridian.
03-08  Contacted individual at Echo Lake Park 9:40pm who had multiple outstanding warrants. Individual informed officers that he had swallowed heroin to commit suicide. Transported to Swedish for medical check and mental health evaluation.
03-09  Suspect with a shaved Honda key stole multiple Hondas in Ballinger and South Sno county.
03-09  Burglary 18xx N 205th.
03-09  Female broke up with her boyfriend so he cut his wrists. Taken to Northwest.
03-09  Women tried to commit suicide in North City Safeway parking lot.
03-09  Male arrested in his Maserati for driving without a license. Passenger was a 17 year old prostitute who was returned home as a missing person.
03-10  Attempted robbery at Chevron 20010 Ballinger at 1am.
03-10  Subject with behavioral health issues at Sears.
03-10  Subject attempted to return an auto part to Napa which had been stolen. Panicked and left store without part or DOL card.
03-10  Dementia patient in assisted living didn't take her meds and punched one of the medical staff in the face.
03-10  Male dressed in shirt and tie and carrying a large bag managed to remove security set up from computer equipment and walked out the door with it.
03-10  Burglary of unoccupied home at 192xx 11th NE.
03-11  Extremely intoxicated male at Central Market taken for detox.
03-11  Subject call 911 from Club Hollywood reporting he was being followed by nine men and one of them had a gun. When deputies arrived, he fought with them.
03-12  Vehicle drove on grass at Sunset Park, damaging it.



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Photos: Dogs Don't Mind - A slushy day at the Dog Park

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Gabriel with a face full of slush
Photo by GM Wiegand

By GM Wiegand

I took Gabriel to the Eastside Off Leash Dog Park in the rain and slushy snow a couple of weeks ago.

Dog-caused puddles at the Eastside Dog Park
Photo by GM Wiegand

The big foot-bath in the box gate was possibly one of the reasons for the absolutely deserted state of the park.

Let me hasten to add that the reason for the big puddles are all the Dogs, who, once they get into the park, are so excited about being in the park, that, as soon as the handler takes off the leash, they “peel outta there”, spraying gravel (and causing the hollows that fill up with rain and cause the big, deep puddles!)

Gabriel solves the slush problem
Photo by GM Wiegand

I recommend boots for the humans.

The Dogs don’t seem to mind the puddles!



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