Shoreline baseball coaches square off

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Coach Brain Hamshaw
Shorecrest High School grads and current Shoreline residents - Brian Hamshaw, the head JV Coach at Shorecrest and Tim Lee, the Head C Coach at Ballard High School, will play a non-league Metro vs Wesco baseball game at Shorecrest High School 6:30pm on Monday March 19th.

Both coaches co-founded the Shoreline Baseball Association and coach teams for their summer program as well.

Currently, there are 11 players in the Shoreline Baseball Association who are playing in the Shorecrest program, which features six sophomores on varsity, already.

Coach Tim Lee
Coach Lee graduated in 2011 and played four years for current Head Varsity Coach, Alan Bruns.

Prior to coaching at Ballard, Coach Lee was mentored at Shorewood High School by Wyatt Tonkin and Frank Marier as an assistant during their 2015 season where the T-Birds earned 2nd in the AAA State Tournament. 

Coach Hamshaw was a 1994 graduate and has been an active member of the athletics community in Shoreline. 

Holding past positions of President of the local little leagues, he is now the current Head Football Coach at Kellogg Middle School.

Coach Hamshaw also coached Tim when he was playing in North King County Little League.
Coach Tim had some fun thoughts on playing his former school and coach: "It'll be a lot of fun playing against Brian. When I was at Shorewood, I had never lost to Shorecrest so we'll will try our best to make sure it stays that way Monday night."

 Shorecrest High School is located at 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

3-17-18 Update: the game will be at 6:30pm on Monday

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Winter Choir Concert - Shoreline CC choirs - Thursday

Chamber Choir of Shoreline Community College
Photo courtesy Shoreline CC

Winter Choir Concert - "Poems"
Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7:30pm

First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach
Donation


Choir students from both the Chamber Chorale and the Shoreline Singers have been working hard to prepare for a recital entitled “Poems”. 

These pieces will strike a chord in a way that only choral music can, through the heart.

Pieces will come from a variety of poets including Sara Teasdale, Euan Tait, and Octavio Paz, as well as folk tunes and traditional.

Accompanied and a capella alike, they will perform a variety of music in many styles that focus special attention on conveying a lyric or idea. They will also continue our series on the Vivaldi “Gloria” with four additional movements.

Donations suggested: $5 for seniors and students, and $7 for general admission

Choir director Evan Norberg
Choir Background Information

Shoreline Community College has two first-rate choirs; the Chamber Chorale, and the more selective Shoreline Singers. Choral Director Evan Norberg schedules vocal auditions for students at the beginning of each Quarter.

The Chamber Chorale is a group of 30 to 40 singers that performs primarily Classical literature, often with orchestra. 

The Chamber Chorale tours every year and performs their own concerts in Fall and Spring quarters.

During the Winter quarter, chorale members are the opera chorus for the Opera Workshop productions. Directed by Evan Norberg

The Shoreline Singers is a 12 to 16 voice a cappella ensemble. 

The Singers perform a wide variety of music including madrigals, vocal jazz, spirituals, world music, and more. As the unofficial “musical ambassadors” for the college, they perform over a dozen concerts on campus and throughout the community each year. 

All new and returning students interested in joining Shoreline Singers must audition to be in the group.



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Antique and Collectible Doll and Toy sale at Nile Apr 28



For the 25th year, the Seattle Antique and Collectible Doll and Toy Club will hold their annual fundraiser.

They donate to many local charities yearly. This year, they are partnering with Kidsquest Museum in Bellevue, another non profit organization.

As part of the event, they will have an "Antiques Roadshow" appraiser for evaluations.

If you are interested in having a table at the event, contact Joy Hill, 425-712-1575.

Nile Golf and Country Club 6601 244th St. SW Mountlake Terrace 98043 on SR 104 (the other side of the street is NE 205th.)


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Volunteer for the Special Olympics - information Session Mar 18

Shorelions and Hawks 2016

Volunteer for the Special Olympics 
Information Session with Karlan Jessen
Sunday, March 18, 1pm

From July 1-6, over 3,000 of the top Special Olympics Athletes in the USA will gather in Seattle to participate in the fourth-ever Special Olympics USA Games.

From sports competition and special event assistance, to emergency management and behind-the-scenes operations and logistics support, volunteers of every skill and experience level are needed.

Join us for an information session about the Special Olympics and how you can volunteer.



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Legislature passes first-in-the-nation protections for students at for-profit colleges and vocational schools

Rep. Gerry Pollet D-46
Bill by Representative Pollet responds to fraudulent claims to entice students into high student loan debt and the Trump administration relaxing federal oversight.

In the just concluded session, the Washington Legislature passed groundbreaking, first-in-the-nation legislation to protect students at for-profit colleges and career schools in Washington from deceptive and fraudulent recruitment claims and from selling high-interest rate student loans.

HB 1439 was developed by Representative Gerry Pollet (D-46, vice-chair of the House Higher Education Committee) over the past two years to address how thousands of students have been left saddled with high and unpayable student loan debts from for-profit college and technical schools.

These students often graduate from programs for careers that do not earn enough to pay off their debt, for which job placement rates were far lower than claimed, or where the school or program closed down entirely in Washington.

For the first time in the nation, under HB 1439, a state will bar for-profit colleges from selling their own student loan products or from having a financial interest in getting students deeper into debt.

“Washington’s students deserve protection from deceptive and abusive practices of large for-profit college and vocational school chains,” Pollet said. “For-profit schools will no longer be able to inflate job placement numbers or the likelihood of a student being able to pay off large student loan debts.”

Some national chains of for-profit colleges have been caught engaging in deceptive and harmful business practices. For example:
  • Corinthian (which operated as Everest Colleges in Washington) marketed loans to students with 15% interest rates and 6% loan origination fees, which were required to be paid back while a student was in school. The federal government documented that Corinthian barred students from class if they were 30 days behind payment, and 60% of its students were in default for 3 years.
  • Federal prosecutors and the California Attorney General found that Corinthian marketed to veterans and targeted recruitment of students who had “minimal to nonexistent understanding of basic financial concepts” (US District Court, US Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Corinthian Colleges, Everest College)
  • Corinthian charged students $33 – $43,000 for an AA degree, compared with our community colleges which charge under $10,000.
  • An Associated Press investigative report found that Zenith, which bought Everest Colleges from Corinthian, kept airing the same deceptive ads which had been cited in state and federal lawsuits against Corinthian

Under HB 1439, schools will be barred from selling student loans in which the school has a financial self-interest, as Corinthian did. The bill also mandates that all marketing materials citing job placement rates, average pay or loan default rates need to reflect the same rates calculated for the state and federal governments. The bill bans use of military logos in those materials as well.

The final bill includes a tuition recovery fund for degree-granting institutions and career schools such as cosmetology schools, in the event of the closure of the school.

The bill also continues a two-year collaborative process led by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center to continue to review how the for-profit educational sector is regulated by various state agencies and to issue additional consensus recommendations on aligning the overlapping jurisdictions of three agencies. The elements of the bill were all agreed to in that process with participation by the Northwest Career Colleges Federation.

“Many honest for-profit career schools and colleges are harmed by competitors who use these deceptive practices,” said Pollet. “It’s only fair to provide the honest schools with a level playing field.”
“It’s unconscionable that some of these schools led students into massive student loan debts with no realistic chance of paying off the loans,” continued Pollet. 
“Other Washington state students found themselves having paid for years of school with huge loans only to find that schools had misrepresented that their credits would transfer when the schools closed. It is up to us to protect student consumers here in Washington because the federal government is clearly not going to under the new administration.”

Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle (46th Legislative District), represents part of King County and the city of Seattle including Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Lake City.



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Workshop on how to get clean energy

“How to Get Clean Energy” is a free public education workshop about solar electricity and level two electric vehicle charging presented by Northwest Electric and Solar.

Attend one of several date/time options:
  • Wednesdays, 6 to 8 pm on March 28, April 11, May 9
  • Saturdays, 10 am to 12 pm on April 7, May 5, June 2 

Workshops will be held at the new Kenmore location of Northwest Electric and Solar at 18001 73rd Ave NE in Kenmore where there is visible rooftop solar and free EV charging.

Workshop will cover how solar electricity works; about the federal, state and utility incentives; Made in WA solar panels; what is needed for electric vehicle level two charging at home or office; and battery backup power.

Refreshments served. For details contact Joan@NWSolar.com or 206-356-0601.



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Police warn of kidnapping scam

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

King County police warn about an ugly scam that is resurfacing in the county.

After the time when school busses have departed, at-home parents are getting threatening phone calls.

A male caller, often with an accent, claims he has kidnapped their child and won’t return her without a ransom being paid. He threatens to hurt or kill the child.

The calls come from a blocked number.

The caller knows something about the family - the name of the child, when the school bus leaves.

Sometimes the caller is a young sounding female who pretends to be the child, begging for help.

The scammer says that the parent has to meet him with the money, and then hangs up.

So naturally, the panicked parent calls the school and finds out that the child is safe at school. Then they call the police.

It is unknown if the caller actually got any money or even if the purpose was to get money.



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New member meeting of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America

The Shoreline Group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America will have a new member meeting on Monday March 19th. This is an opportunity for folks to learn more about the organization and how you can get involved in gun violence prevention.

You need not be a mom, all are welcome!

Click the link for more information and to RSVP.


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Letter to the Editor: the purpose behind Shorewood High School's walkout

To the Editor:

My name is Kaitlyn Amundsen and I am here with my fellow classmate and friend, Dunya Al-Musawi to discuss the walkout that our school, Shorewood High School, is participating in on March 14th.

This Wednesday, students at both Shorewood and Shorecrest will be walking out at 10:00 am in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland shooting and in support of the Washington 5050 Senate bill.

The bill would ban the manufacturing and sale of assault weapons and large capacity magazines in the state of Washington. Students plan to stand in solidarity with the Parkland students for 17 minutes outside of their schools before marching to King County District Court.

On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz ambushed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, firing 180 shots at students and faculty. Using an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the fast rain of bullets Cruz was able to shoot killed 17 innocent lives and injured 14 more.

Senate Bill 5050 would amend current statute to ban the “manufacture, possession, distribution, import, transfer, sell, offer for sale, purchase, or otherwise transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine”.

The bill defines assault weapons, detachable magazine, large capacity magazine, and secure gun storage as well as outlines the exceptions to this ban. Additionally, the bill states that any person who violates this new law would be guilty of a class C felony.

By enacting Senate Bill 5050 into legislation we would be taking the next necessary step to ensure another mass shooting does not occur again.

Kaitlyn Amundsen
Dunya Al-Musawi
Shorewood High School, Shoreline



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Where's Dan Short? 3-14-18

Where is this?


It's Wednesday and Dan Short is out exploring again. Where is he? Put your answers in the comments or just hold them to yourself and find out on Thursday.

Hint: he is inside the Shoreline city limits - but just barely!



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County council sends levy for Automated Fingerprint Identification System to ballot

The Metropolitan King County Council today approved sending to the voters on the August primary election, a proposition to support continuation of the regional automated fingerprint identification system program (AFIS); the program that matches suspects to crimes through fingerprint identification technology. 

“County voters will have the opportunity to continue supporting a system that protects our communities,” said Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn.

AFIS, which is managed by the King County Sheriff, provides services to all local and county jurisdictions, the Seattle Police Department and all suburban Police Departments. AFIS uses a computerized system to store fingerprints and palmprints that can be accessed by law enforcement for solving crimes and identifying criminals.

“This is a renewal of a levy and will cost less than previous years!” said Councilmember Kathy Lambert. “It is an important tool for our law enforcement and helps move us into modern technology.”
“Since its creation in 1986, AFIS has helped our law enforcement agencies solve thousands of crimes and has promoted greater information sharing among governments, saving taxpayer dollars,” said Councilmember Claudia Balducci. 
“This renewal, to be considered by voters on the primary ballot in August, would continue this legacy of service at a lower rate of taxation than is being levied today.”

The AFIS levy renewal will fund the operation of systems and the technology to collect, search, and store fingerprints and palm prints in an electronic database. This database helps identify arrested individuals through fingerprint matching, solve crimes by identifying “latent” prints left at crime scenes, and establish criminal history. AFIS assists in the apprehension of criminal suspects and confirming the identity of individuals who are detained or booked into jail.

The levy that will be sent to the voters would authorize an additional property tax for six years beginning with a rate of $0.035 (3.5 cents) per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection in 2019. If adopted, the levy is estimated to raise approximately $21 million a year for the AFIS program, at a cost of approximately $15.75 a year for the owner of a $450,000 home. The funds raised by the AFIS levy will be used for maintaining current operations, as well as annual costs of maintaining a new cloud-based system (costs associated with the system migration are covered under the existing levy).

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Shoreline teens to walk out in support of SB 5050 for gun regulations in Washington state

Assault gun ban
Students at Shorewood and Shorecrest High Schools will walk out at 10:00am on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland Shooting and in support of Washington SB 5050.

The bill would ban the manufacturing and sale of assault weapons and large capacity magazines in the state of Washington.

Students plan to stand in solidarity with the Parkland students for 17 minutes outside of their schools then march to King County District Court.




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Wild creatures among us: The incomparable Douglas' Squirrel

"I heard an owl"
By John W. Lewis 
and Gloria Z. Nagler
Photos by Gloria Z. Nagler

We have somehow managed to reside in Lake Forest Park for over twenty years and not notice a Douglas’ Squirrel (aka “dougies” for the purpose of this article) until two years ago!

Now, of course, we’re besotted with the miniature squirrels. We have included three recent photos Gloria made of the three dougies who hang out in and near our yard. One of our neighbors says she has never seen a dougie near her home, though everyone in our neighborhood sees the ubiquitous Gray Squirrels.

Douglas’ Squirrel is named after Scottish naturalist David Douglas, who travelled to the Pacific Northwest in the early 19th century and named many animals and plants, including the Douglas Fir. And, yes, Douglas’ Squirrels enjoy eating seeds from Douglas Firs.

Dougies are also known as pine squirrels and chickarees. Pine squirrels because they eat and bury pine seeds (and help propagate pine trees thereby!) and chickarees perhaps because of their chittery call, which you’ll hear often if you are visited often by a dougie.

John and I are not alone in adoring dougies. According to Wikipedia, John Muir described dougies as “by far the most interesting and influential of the California Sciuridae”. Can’t argue with Muir.

How are they different from Gray Squirrels? First, according to Washington NatureMapping Program, dougies average 10.5 to 14 inches in length, but get this: that’s including their bushy tails that are 5 to 7 inches long! The body size of all other squirrels in Washington average eleven inches (excluding tail) according to UW Resident Squirrels website, or close to twice the size of dougies.

Dougie and fallen leaf

Look at the photo we’ve included, for scale, of the dougie next to a fallen leaf. And while we are on the subject of tails, we have included one photo that displays a dougie’s tail in all its splendor – looks like a bottle-washer brush, doesn’t it? It doesn’t appear soft and furry like their cousins’ tails.

Second, according to eMammal (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute), grays and dougies differ dramatically in how they hoard. Gray Squirrels engage in scatter hoarding, burying their nuts in several places (and even fake burying nuts if a competitor is watching). They recover about 40 to 80% of their caches, says eMammal.

Dougies, however, do larder hoarding, concentrating their food in one spot. Though we have yet to find research on the issue (still looking!) one could imagine that scatter hoarding may be advantageous. If a competitor finds one of your many spots, little harm; but, if it raids your only cache, you are bankrupt! Foresters sometimes take dougie hoards to get seeds for replanting.

Bottle brush tail
Douglas’ Squirrel along with its similar but more widespread cousin, the American Red Squirrel, is being displaced by the Eastern Gray Squirrel, which was introduced to Washington in 1925 and has spread rapidly.

Professor Stephen Harris from the University of Bristol notes that Grey Squirrels are hardier than their red cousins and can live in a wider range of habitats, which gives them a significant advantage.

Douglas’ Squirrel is not endangered, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. It is however protected by law, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

By the way, do you know what a group of squirrels is called? A scurry, or a dray. Personally, we prefer a scurry – it’s alliterative and also sounds like their locomotive style.



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A Day of Celebration at Third Place Commons

Monday, March 12, 2018

Over 250 people attended the Breakfast

On Thursday, March 8th, Third Place Commons celebrated their “Commons Community Values” with about 240 members of that very special community.

It was the Commons’ annual breakfast – their biggest fundraiser of the year – and the day when individuals come together as one to support the organization that is dedicated to fostering “real community in real space.”

The program focused on the organization’s core values, which guide the nonprofit’s staff and board in their efforts to foster their vision of “a vibrant, safe, welcoming space open to everyone.”

Casey Smirniotopoulos, vice-chair of the
Third Place Commons board of directors,
served as emcee
Casey Smirniotopoulos, vice-chair of the Third Place Commons board of directors, served as emcee for the day.

She shared thoughts on the “Commons Community Values” throughout the program. These core values include accessibility, community, inclusivity, connection and collaboration.

She pointed out that inclusivity is built into the “open to everyone” vision for the space.

Meanwhile, accessibility is fundamental to everything the Commons does – from offering over 900 free events each year, to hosting partner organizations on the Commons stage at no charge, to distributing Market Bucks food assistance vouchers to community members who struggle with food scarcity.

Smirniotopoulos also noted that they focus on real-world, face-to-face interactions at the Commons and at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market, in order to achieve genuine connection.

And collaboration is essential to their work as they partner with others to host events, fund and distribute Market Bucks, and bring community members together to develop their own collaborations and partnerships.

In fact, the Third Place Commons’ mission statement actually articulates such partnerships as part of a three-pronged approach to fostering and enriching real community in real space. Those three prongs include hosting public events, presenting the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market, and partnering with others to help maximize their impact.

Chair of the Third Place Commons board of directors, Norman Lieberman, highlighted another of these core values, community, which he noted is not just a value, but the organization’s actual mission. And he talked about all the ways that individuals come together to form community at the Commons through music, dancing, games, play, classes, meetings, shopping at the market, conversation, laughter and more.

Norman Lieberman presents the Friends of the
Community Award to Diane Hettrick,
Editor of the Shoreline Area News.

The highlight of the program was when Lieberman, who also serves as chair of the breakfast committee, presented the annual Friends of the Community Award to the Shoreline Area News Editor Diane Hettrick. Hettrick founded the online publication with her partner Evan Smith in 2009 as a new, daily source of community news – by the people and for the people.

And for eight extraordinary years, Hettrick has run the Shoreline Area News solely out of the goodness of her heart, to serve her community. She doesn’t get paid a dime for her efforts! And no matter how long and busy Hettrick’s days are – every night, without fail, she’s there sharing the news of the community with the community.

The crowd gives Hettrick a standing ovation.
Hettrick was the perfect choice for this year’s award, which happened to be presented on International Women’s Day. And she was greeted with an enthusiastic and well-deserved standing ovation for her efforts! Local poet Jean Monce Bryant was even inspired to write a lovely tribute poem in Hettrick’s honor!

Later that day, Hettrick was, of course, right back at it publishing the next edition of the Shoreline Area News. And by 10 a.m. that day, the Commons was right back to business as usual as the community gathering spot and default heart of the community. But the work continues every day on both fronts!

If you missed the breakfast, you can still support the essential work of Third Place Commons. Find out how to make a gift by visiting ThirdPlaceCommons.org/give. See you at the Commons!



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Shoreline City Councilmember Christopher Roberts announces bid for State Representative

Chris Roberts is running for State Rep
from the 32nd District
The 32nd District is getting a new representative. Longtime public servant Ruth Kagi is retiring from the legislature. Shoreline city councilmember and former mayor Chris Roberts will run for the now vacant seat.

Roberts, currently in our nation’s capital for a meeting of municipal officials from across the country, says his civic experience gives him the tools to be an effective representative for the 32nd district.

“I worked with the state legislature on crucial civic funding packages for Shoreline,” Roberts stated, adding “I’ve built and forged the relationships that will help me hit the ground running for our communities.”

Roberts, who also acts as a legislative liaison with the State PTA, said he respects and plans to continue Representative Kagi’s work on addressing gun violence and education.

"I am running for State Representative because we should not live in a society where my son has nightmares about someone with a gun coming to his school. I am running because my neighbor should not be scared in public because of the color of her skin. I am running to roll up my sleeves and solve our State’s problems, from improving customer service with the Department of Social and Health Services to improving the graduation rates of urban Indians. I want to make sure that no one goes bankrupt because they saw the doctor and that seven generations from now, they will tell stories about how we protected our Salish Sea."

Roberts said he looks forward to having conversations with residents across the district, focusing on ways Olympia can help improve their lives or reduce their financial burden.

“Children and families deserve safe public schools and safe homes. Essential elements of being safe include not having to worry about where a next meal is coming from, if your family can afford rent or mortgage, if you can afford see a doctor and buy medicine, or whether you’ll be treated fairly regardless of who you are.”
“Government can’t do everything for everybody,” Roberts explained, “but it can find ways to make life a little easier. I’m running because I know we can work together to make the 32nd District an even better place to live and raise a family.”

Roberts, an enrolled tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, would be the first tribal member to represent Seattle in the State legislature.He holds a PhD in political science and serves on the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board.

Roberts and his family reside in Shoreline. Voters are invited to learn more at www.votechrisroberts.com.



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Mental Health Advocate and Ricky’s Law Champion Lauren Davis to run for State Representative

Lauren Davis, candidate for State Rep in 32nd District
Monday, Washington Recovery Alliance founding Executive Director Lauren Davis filed to run for the 32nd legislative district in the Washington State House of Representatives, the open seat vacated by retiring State Rep. Ruth Kagi. 

Davis championed HB 1713, also known as “Ricky’s Law,” which was signed  by Governor Inslee in 2016. The legislation represents a monumental shift in behavioral health treatment; it created an involuntary crisis commitment system for youth and adults with life-threatening addiction. The bill is named after Davis’ close friend, Ricky Garcia, who Davis stood by and cared for when Garcia was battling addiction and mental health challenges.

Ricky’s Law will create nine secure inpatient addiction treatment facilities for adolescents and adults over the next eight years and the first fifty beds open April 1. The bill is one of the largest single investments in addiction treatment in state history. For her efforts, Davis was given the 2016 Hero Award from the Washington Council for Behavioral Health.

In conjunction with today’s announcement, Davis is also touting key endorsements from both 32nd District State Representatives: Rep. Ruth Kagi, and Rep. Cindy Ryu.

In acknowledgement of her leadership in behavioral health and human services, she has also earned the support of Speaker Frank Chopp (D-43), Senator Marko Liias (D-21), former Shoreline Mayor Shari Winstead, former Shoreline School Board President Deborah Ehrlichman, chair of the House Health Care Committee, Rep. Eileen Cody (D- 34), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-27), Rep. Nicole Macri (D-43), Rep. Tana Senn (D-41), and former State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw, among others.

In explaining her endorsement of Davis, Rep. Kagi said: “I’ve partnered with Lauren in Olympia -she's smart, effective, and has proven she can get things done on day one. I am confident she will carry forward our shared values regarding children and families, prevention, and education, as well as the tradition of strong women leaders from the 32nd.”

After teaching at a Head Start program, Davis spent several years working in international development, as a Fulbright Fellow in Ghana and a consultant at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She then directed school and campus-based mental health and suicide prevention programs for Forefront Suicide Prevention. She also recently taught a mental health policy course in the Masters in Social Work program at the University of Washington.

Davis was a founding board member of the Washington Recovery Alliance, where she now serves as the organization’s Executive Director. 

She also serves on the Public Policy Committee for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Washington State and recently served on King County’s Behavioral Health Advisory Board. 

Davis is a strong champion for mental health and addiction recovery, strengthening our schools, reforming the criminal justice system, and housing. 

Davis graduated magna cum laude from Brown University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies. She currently resides in Shoreline.

www.electlaurendavis.com


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WeatherWatcher: Taste of spring, and now for our regularly scheduled late winter weather


We had sunny skies all weekend long extending into a record breaking Monday, where Sea-Tac recorded a high temperature of 73°F. The previous record was 67°F set back in 1994. Keep in mind that records at Sea-Tac only go back to 1945. There was a record of 75°F on March 11, 1941 at the Federal Office Building in downtown Seattle. On Monday, Shoreline came in just under 70, at a high temperature of 69.4°F.

Our warm weather was due to an upper level southerly flow from California and surface level east winds over the Cascade Mountain range. Easterly winds, when they are traveling west down the slopes of the Cascades, have a warming effect due to compression which always adds a few degrees to our high temperatures. If we had this weather pattern in July it could have been a high 90's or possibly triple digit kind of day.

Here's our daily high and low temperatures compared to the station's average this month:


Forecast: Tuesday our regularly scheduled seasonal late winter weather returns with highs back down to the low 50's and lows in the upper 30's to low 40's. Rain returns as well tomorrow, with showers lasting well into next weekend. Sunday may be our driest day but long range shows temperatures cooler than normal and precipitation above normal through the remainder of March.

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Free bike helmets for kids 1-18 at Spartan Gym on Saturday Mar 17

Free bike helmets for kids 1 to 18 only on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 12:30 to 3:30pm at the Spartan Recreation Center, 202 NE 185th St, Shoreline 98155. Spartan is between the Senior Center and the Shoreline Stadium on NE 185th.

The wearer must be present to be fitted. Supplies may be limited.

The giveaway is sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital and Medical Center.



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Destinations: Daffodils are starting to bloom in the Skagit Valley

Daffodils are blooming
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Lee and Roger Lageschulte were so inspired by Sunday's balmy weather that they put the top down on the convertible and cruised on out to the Skagit Valley to check out what was happening.

Mt. Baker was stunning
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

The daffodils are late this year, because of the cold winter. But Mt. Baker was stunning,

Snow geese in the fields by La Conner
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Snow geese are still in all the pastures, we saw my favorite barn by La Conner, and finally another beautiful view of a mountain range as we drove toward the freeway on the back roads from La Conner going toward Arlington.

Barn by La Conner
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Heavenly day and I think everyone was out somewhere. We came by Richmond Beach Park on the way home and it was filled to capacity.

Lee Lageschulte



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Police station gets exterior cladding

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Exterior cladding was installed on the new Shoreline Police station extension last week. Work also continues on the first floor where police offices, conference and interrogation rooms, files, and other business will be housed.



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Shoreline Fire calls Feb 26 - Mar 4

Some of the Shoreline Fire Stair Climb team
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire
Shoreline Fire calls for February 26 - March 4
  • Aid - 63
  • Aid Non Emergency - 14
  • MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) - 0
  • Medic - 49 
    • +43 in Bothell, Northshore 
    • some Woodinville including M65, M47
  • Cardiac Arrest - 2 
    • +1 in Northshore w/M65
    • +2 in Bothell w/M47)
  • AFA (Automatic Fire Alarm) - 9
  • Electrical Odor - 1
  • Flooding Minor - 1 (drain clogged)
  • Haz - 1 (CO alarm sounding)
  • Natural Gas Multi Family - 1
  • Natural Gas in the Area - 1
  • Service Call - 3
    • 1 stuck in elevator, 
    • 1 assist PD, 
    • 1 disabled vehicle
  • Smoke/Burn Complaint - 1
  • Smoke/Haze in the Area - 1
  • Smoke in a Residence - 1
  • Smoke Smell - 1
  • Residential Structure Fire - 1 in Bothell w/M47


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LFP Youth Council - Winter Update

LFP Youth Council presents a $442.56 check from the donations received at the Christmas Tree and Storm Debris Recycling event to the Nurturing Trust Program. From left: Advisor Paul Sundberg, Nicholas King, Cole Delich, Christopher King, Coco Hart, Hannah Dang, Cailin O’Connell, Carson Hart, Zoe Reay-Ellers, Police Captain Paul Armbrust


Over the holidays, the Lake Forest Park Youth Council had the opportunity to participate in many of the events that were happening all around the city. Youth Council members could be found passing out cookies and hot chocolate with the Mayor during the Christmas Ships event, volunteering at the North Helpline Food Bank, and making holiday cards for the Edmonds Senior Center.


LFP Youth Council Members and Community Members organizing food at the North Helpline Food Bank in December.


The Youth Council also participated in the annual Christmas Tree and Storm Debris Recycling event which raised $442.56 for the program, Nurturing Trust.

Through a collaborative effort between the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park Police Departments, they are able to offer free workshops for the community to educate citizens on important issues and how to build a safe community. The intention is to allow Spanish-speaking citizens to feel more comfortable with the police officers and bridge any language barriers.

Currently, the Lake Forest Park Youth Council is still accepting new member applications for the 2017- 2018 school year. Any Lake Forest Park youth from grades 8-12 who are actively involved within the community of Lake Forest Park are highly encouraged to apply.

Meetings are held at the Lake Forest Park City Hall on the second Wednesday of every month. Students are able to earn community service hours though membership and by participating in volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

For more information contact Cory Roche, the Community Volunteer Coordinator, 206-368-5440.




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Sign-up for Spring 2018 Create & Make Workshops

Join the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council on Wednesdays this spring to explore new artistic mediums and techniques in exciting workshops led by professional, local artists. 

Workshops are $35 each and are held from 6:30 – 8:30pm in the Cromwell Room of the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, south end of complex.

All materials are provided, all you need to bring is your imaginative spirit!

Recycled fabric purse

Giving New Life to Fabric with a Bag or Pouch with Deb Shannon – March 14th

Transform a garment into something useful! In this class, you will make a pouch, purse, or small bag. Fabric and necessary supplies will be provided for this workshop.

Or as an optional component, you can bring along a favorite garment that may be ready for the thrift store, and we will transform it into something of your choice.

We’ll go old school and learn the beautiful art of hand sewing using the buttonhole stitch to connect your pieces together and then embellish as desired.

No previous experience necessary. Bring your imaginative spirit, and we’ll supply a selection of threads, closures, rivets, and a few tools to apply rivets!

Mother's Day cards
Paper Quilling Mother’s Day Cards with Amaranta Ibarra-Sandys – April 11

Participants will learn basic techniques of quilling or paper filigree which is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs.

Got questions? More info is available on the Arts Council’s website.

Or feel free to email or call the Arts Council’s office at 206-417-4645.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.




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Home sales in Shoreline during February 2018

Sunday, March 11, 2018

The following are properties that sold in Shoreline during the month of February 2018. Data compiled for the Shoreline Area News by the Shoreline Windermere office.






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Walkways & Waterways open house in Kenmore

The City of Kenmore invites you to attend an open house on March 22, 2018.

Review the Log Boom Park Waterfront Access and Viewing Project and the Squire's Landing Waterfront / Natural Open Space Access Project preliminary design work.

City staff and project designers will be present to share design updates and answer questions.

These two projects make up the Waterways component of the City’s Walkways and Waterways Bond Measure which was passed by Kenmore voters in November 2016.

The Log Boom Park Waterfront Access and Viewing Project will expand the existing beach area, create a new main trail, picnic shelter, access for hand-powered watercraft and boat rental / storage and enhanced native plantings. Construction for this project is estimated to start in 2023.

The 11-acre Squire's Landing Waterfront and Natural Open Space Access Project will create a public hand-powered watercraft facility with staging areas, float and hand-carried craft launches, a community plaza, restroom, and parking lot.

There will also be trails and walkways with bridges and river viewing platforms through enhanced natural areas and newly created wetlands. Construction for this project is estimated to start in 2023.

Thursday, March 22, 2018, 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Presentation at 7:00pm.
Kenmore City Hall, 18120 68th Avenue NE

Parking is available on site at Kenmore City Hall in the surface parking lot and underground garage. Overflow parking is available on NE 181st Street between 68th Avenue NE and 73rd Avenue NE, east of City Hall.

For questions and comments, contact Maureen Colaizzi, Parks Project Manager, or call 425-398-8900.

Detailed information on the Walkways and Waterways bond measure and associated projects here.



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Murder and romance at Third Place Books this week

Two murder mysteries in the Pacific Northwest and a romantic novel are the presentations this week at Third Place Books at Town Center in Lake Forest Park, intersection of Ballinger and Bothell Way.



Monday, March 12, 7pm
Sam Wiebe (in conversation with Brian Thornton)
Cut You Down (Quercus Books)

Tabitha Sorenson is missing. The bright but unstable student disappeared in the aftermath of a scandal involving millions of dollars in college funds, and her professor, Dana Essex, hires Vancouver PI Dave Wakeland to track down the student she just can't forget.

Wednesday, March 14, 7pm
Leslye Walton (in conversation with Lish McBride)
The Price Guide to the Occult (Candlewick)

From the author of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender comes a haunting maelstrom of magic and murder in the lush, moody Pacific Northwest. Walton spins a dark tale of a girl stumbling along the path toward self-acceptance and first love, as her mother looms and threatens to strangle any hope for happiness.

Saturday, March 17 at 6pm
Penny Reid
Marriage of Inconvenience (EverAfter Romance)

USA Today bestselling author Penny Reid launches her final novel in the Knitting in the City Series. Being a billionaire heiress isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, it sucks. But there are three things you need to know about Kat Tanner (aka Kathleen Tyson. . . and yes, she is *that* Kathleen Tyson): 1) She’s determined to make good decisions, 2) She must get married ASAP, and 3) She knows how to knit.



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Shorecrest Hip Hop wins district tile

Shorecrest Hip Hop Team wins district title

SC Hip Hop won their 14th consecutive district title and is going to STATE in Yakima!

Their Coach is Rex Kinney.



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Honey Bee Genetic Diversity: Keeping It Wild!

Photo by Brad Tenney
Saturday, March 17, 2pm

Honey bees' genetic diversity has declined over the last 180 years but there is much we can do to improve this condition!

Learn from Heather Wood of Urban Evergreen Bee Sanctuary about diverse plantings, hiving and wild swarming!

Take home a swarm box to build your own honey bee community.

Richmond Beach Library 19601 21st Avenue NW Shoreline 98177, 206-546-3522



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Crime in Shoreline week ending 3-5-18

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Selected items from the Shoreline Police blotter, week ending March 5, 2018

Traffic stops yielded: drivers with warrants, DUI, driving without a license.
Trending: domestic violence assaults, deaths in adult care homes.

02-25  Alcoholic picked up for detox again at the Metro bus stop on Aurora.
02-25  Drunken person lying on sidewalk on Linden, talking about suicide because dog died.
02-25  Rite-Aid on Ballinger robbed at gunpoint with getaway car waiting outside. Possibly related to Seattle and Bothell robberies.
02-26  Person committed suicide in Richmond Beach park.
02-26  Mail theft on NW 175th St.
02-26  Wallet stolen from unlocked vehicle in Home Depot parking lot - credit card used.
02-26  Honda loaner vehicle crashed into tree. Driver flees, leaving meth and wallet behind.
02-27  Man lives with 31 year old step son. They argue and man keys step-son's car, later admitting it in a text message.
02-27  Ronald Commons townhome vandalized and burglarized. Possible suspect.
02-27  Burglar forced entry to condo office at 25th Street Condos and stole 22 unit keys.
02-28  Batteries stolen from John Deere excavators at job site.
03-01  Women hit her ex-husband with a closed fist.
03-01  Person with mental health issues was in middle of roadway at 163rd and Aurora.
03-01  Woman choked and threatened with knife in attack by ex-boyfriend.
03-01  Resident on Firlands Way found a 7.2 gram bag of meth and a pipe in his driveway.
03-02  Owner of car being impounded removed drugs from vehicle but left gun.
03-03  Resident taken for $1750 in Monster Energy car wrap scheme.
03-04  Comforter blanket stolen from laundry room at Meadowbrook apartments.





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Scene on the Sound: Saturday, Sunshine, and Sailboats

Saturday, March 10, 2018


More than one photographer was inspired by sails in the sun on Saturday. It was a beautiful, clear day, with enough wind to keep the sailboats going.

The highest peaks in the photo are called The Brothers and that is the Olympic Mountains - a range found only in Washington state, thanks to the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate.

The Brothers were the backdrop of my youth. I used to sit in my high school classroom and look at The Brothers, framed in a small, wooden window frame. Occasionally the teacher would interrupt my reverie by calling on me, but otherwise I could enjoy them undisturbed.

DKH


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Home sales in Lake Forest Park during February 2018

The following are properties that sold in Lake Forest Park during the month of February 2018. Data compiled for the Shoreline Area News by the Shoreline Windermere office.






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Rob Oxford: My Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers would be proud

Rob's rescued rose bushes
Photo by Rob Oxford
By Rob Oxford

As a child I watched Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mostly because it was one of very few programs I was permitted to watch. Mr. Rogers taught me the value of sharing, of being kind, caring, respectful and he taught me to always hang up my sweater.

Although he had passed before I had the opportunity to speak to him personally, I was fortunate to have on my radio show Fred Rogers' wife Joanne and David Newell aka Mr. McFeely. Both were wonderful guests and both believed very strongly in the message Fred Rogers tried to convey.

We've been living on the same street, in the same house, for the past 19 years and when I am asked while conducting business, "is that your permanent address?", I always reply "....until they carry me out in a pine box." That is, of course, if this is where I am lucky enough to take my final breath.

My wife and I moved into our home when our son Taylor was one of very few babies on the street. For the most part we were surrounded by retirees, newlyweds, families with toddlers or teenagers and dear old Mrs. DeKoekkoek. A sweet lady with an immaculately landscaped yard. Mrs. DeKoekkoek was widowed and walked her dog every day. She would always wave and say hello as she passed by, sometimes stopping to comment on the progress we were making on our home.

Our house had been a rental property for many years before we purchased it and we've put much work into making it our own. I wish we'd taken more photos of its transformation, but 19 years ago, we had not yet gone digital and one still needed to have film "processed." So, we have several photo albums filled with memories, but at some point everything started being "uploaded" to Facebook.

Behind us sat one of the last remaining original homesteads in Shoreline. Originally a rather large farm, what was once a home now had unfortunately become a dilapidated old shack. It was hard to imagine it as a home in its then current condition, but it had been and I'm sure many great memories had been made there as well.

Walking by one day during the Spring I noticed a hint of red peering out from underneath a tall clump of grass. It was a rose bush. A climbing rose, obviously planted with intent. As I began to paw around through the tall grass I noticed a few more, evenly spaced, and in a row. Because the house had not seen any attention for a very long time and because I love roses, I went home to get my shovel.

I knew that the property had been sold recently and that a demolition crew would soon begin clearing the land. In addition, I figured that the last thing a contractor would have on his mind was worrying about transplanting a few malnourished rose bushes.

Honestly I was surprised that without any fertilizer or plant food it had even survived. I carefully dug up the five bushes and am happy to report that they are flourishing on the side of my house, mere feet from where they were initially planted many years before.

Today there are dozens of young children running up and down in front of our home. Yelling, laughing, jumping, skipping, selling lemonade during the summer and selling Girl Scout cookies door to door. We know most, if not all of our neighbors and because new families are moving in all of the time, if we don't know them now we soon will. The "Block Parties" and "Neighborhood Night Outs" have enabled us to become closer to those with whom we share a common interest, the safety and sanctity of where we choose to reside.

I strongly believe it is vitally important to be involved in your community and to help make it safe for all.

Since living here I have personally prevented a boat from being stolen, literally catching the thieves in the act. I have reported to police several vehicles abandoned on the side of my house that it turned out had been stolen and I've also turned away dozens of solicitors without the proper identification required to be knocking on any of our doors. These are our homes.

I've heard people say a person like me is being "nosey", that I should "mind my own business" and "not get involved" and that's fine. But this is my community, this is "our" neighborhood and now I'm the guy walking his dog, waving and commenting on the progress you're making on your home.

I hope you'll wave back.


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