How to Ride the Bus 101 - Tuesday in Lake Forest Park

Sunday, June 24, 2018

The Lake Forest Park Citizen's Commission will meet on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, from 7-9pm at the Town Center Lake Forest Park, in Third Place Commons, and in the Stadler Room, if available. Intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way.

A speaker from the non-profit Hopelink, Ms Melissa Brown, will give a presentation with how-to instructions on using the local transit system, and introduce the community to multiple transportation options.

This will be a presentation called "How to Ride the Bus-101"

The presentation will cover a number of different basics to inform the audience of what it takes to ride the bus, how to pay, how much, where to be, geared toward potential new bus riders.

Information includes those that have disabilities, or that may need other transportation options.

Also for Seniors, who may need other options, and those who want to travel outside of Lake Forest Park, to things like shuttles, ferries, and trains.

What's an ORCA Card? Is there a discount for Seniors? Low-Income? Youth? Students? and much more.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions, and get some answers.

If you have special information requests, we can follow up with more direct information.

Ms. Brown is the Hopelink Staff Support coordinating the North King County Mobility Coalition. (NKCMC)

Hopelink is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization which has received a grant to educate the public on the use of the transit system.

This event is free, open to everyone, and ADA Accessible.


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Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Evil Wizard Smallbone

Saturday, June 23, 2018

The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman

When 12-year-old Nick runs away from his abusive Uncle Gabe and his mean cousin Jerry for the third time, he ends up on the doorstep of Evil Wizard Bookstore. The evil wizard Smallbone takes him in as an apprentice and teaches him to milk goats and cook eggs, but doesn't teach him any magic. Fortunately, the bookstore does!

Tricks, transformation, and magic. Recommended for readers who enjoy the quirky magic of the "Chrestomanci" books (Diana Wynne Jones), or the opinionated cat in Plain Kate (Erin Bow).

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

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



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City Council to question City Light about billing issues

Ashley House property in Shoreline

Monday night the Shoreline City Council will hold a dinner meeting with the Parks / Tree Board at 5:45pm.

The regular council meeting will begin at 7pm, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N.

Council will take action on amendments to Ordinance 824, prompted by the request of Ashley House to remodel a very large and derelict house in the Echo Lake neighborhood into a nursing facility for medically fragile children.

Ashley House has a relationship with Seattle Children's, which refers children being released from the hospital who need intensive medical attention that their families cannot easily provide at home. Ashley House would have 15 children, 24/7 skilled nursing care, and minimal traffic impact in the neighborhood.

Ashley House has facilities in Kent and Enumclaw. No other facility like this exists in Shoreline.

In order to permit Ashley House, staff had to update the code, which covers a variety of facilities. Report is here.

Study items include the financial update for Potala Place (see article) and City Light billing.

Councilmembers McGlashan and Scully requested that staff reach out to Seattle City Light to request that they present information and answer questions from the Council regarding billing concerns that they are hearing from community members.

Electric bills received by some Shoreline residents have been hundreds of dollars higher that bills received historically. Staff has had some preliminary discussions with Seattle City Light staff, and their staff has explained that some of these issues may be due to the implementation of a new billing system that was installed at the end of 2017. Other issues may also be driving some of these concerns.

Council will be joined by Kelly Enright, City Light Director of Customer Care, to help provide more information about some of the concerns that Council is hearing and support the utility can provide Shoreline ratepayers.


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City Council to review financial update for deal with developer of apartment complex near Shoreline Place

Original design for Potala Place
now under new ownership


At the Shoreline City Council meeting on Monday, June 25, 2017, 7pm Council Chamber, City Hall 17500 Midvale Ave N, the council will review the financial update for property transactions with the new owner of the apartment block to be built between Shoreline Place and Aurora, originally called Potala Place.

To help the transformation of Westminster Way N, a 7,908 square foot (sf) portion of public right-of-way (ROW) along the eastern edge of Westminster Way N was identified to be vacated by the City to the adjacent property owner.

In consideration for the vacated property, the property owner had agreed to pay $72,600 in cash, dedicate 5,548 sf of Parcel No. 1826049453 to the City, and remove the former Pizza Hut building from the same parcel.

The address of the property will be 15560 Westminster Way N, a 309 unit building.

Together, the compensation was equivalent to 100% of the Fair Market Value of the vacated ROW. 

On June 1, 2015, the Council approved Ordinance No. 703 which approved this ROW vacation.

The exchange property, which was owned by a company controlled by Lobsang Dargey, currently serving four years in prison for fraud, subsequently went into federal receivership prior to execution of the Vacation Agreement, receipt of cash consideration, or the transfer of the exchange parcel.

The property has come out of federal receivership and is currently under contract to be purchased by a different property owner that desires to conclude the vacation and exchange.

Because of the increase in land values since the last appraisal, the City received an updated appraisal and the matter is before the City Council as proposed Ordinance No. 830 to amend Ordinance No. 703 to increase the required consideration for the vacation.



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Ducklings and Northshore Fire

This little guy was the first duckling pulled from
the drain and the firefighter was about to go
back for the other three

Photos courtesy Northshore Fire

On May 31, 2018, a crew from Northshore Fire in Lake Forest Park was able to rescue four ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain and reunite them with their family.

The next day - the full sibling group
It involved a firefighter leaning headfirst into a storm drain vault to grab the ducklings one at a time and pull them out.

The next day, June 1, 2018 the station received a visit from a family of ducklings.



Unknown if the rescued ducklings were part of this sibling group, back to say "thank you".

But nice to think they were.



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Call for muralists for Mural Project Edmonds

A canvas waiting for paint
Deadline for entries for Phase 1 is July 9, 2018

Mural Project Edmonds seeks qualified muralists or muralist teams to design and create exterior murals for a series of locations in downtown Edmonds.

The artwork will enhance the overall character and atmosphere of the downtown core and support a welcoming environment.

The design of each mural should take into consideration the location of the wall, the architecture of the structure, the viewing angles of the surface and the impact on the surrounding area.

Edmonds is a vibrant arts community with a rich history. The scale of the city and its location within the Puget Sound area provides its visitors with stunning scenery. It is the intent of Mural Project Edmonds to enhance this character and not detract from Edmonds’ unique situation. 

Prime location at 5th and Main in Edmonds
For Phase 1, two locations for new mural installations have been identified for the summer of 2018, with a projected completion deadline of September 30, 2018.

The two locations are
  • northeast corner of 5th Ave and Main St (Sound Styles wall); 
  • east facing wall of the building housing The Mar.Ket, fishmonger and eatery located at 508 Main St. 

The call is open to muralists from Washington and Oregon. Deadline for submittal is July 9, 2018. Muralists can find details and directions for submittal here.


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Thumbelina Shadow Puppet Show Wednesday

Thumbelina and the flower fairies
Thumbelina Shadow Puppet Show
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 6:30pm – 7:15pm
Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline 98177
Presented by Oregon Shadow Theatre

Ages 4 and older.

Thumbelina discovers her home in the land of the flower fairies and has adventures with frogs in a pond, flying beetles in a tree, a mouse in a field and a mole in his underground home.

Since she's the "original flower child," she's accompanied by live rock 'n roll music.

Performance held in a darkened room. May not be appropriate for very young children.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Beach Library.



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Photo: Hummingbirds love lobelias

Photo by Lorelei Begalka


Lori says that Hummingbirds love these Lobelia tupa (perennial) when they open.



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Sound Transit open house Wednesday in Shoreline for Lynnwood Link station and project design

Friday, June 22, 2018

Sound Transit invites you to attend the upcoming Lynnwood Link Extension Shoreline station and project design neighborhood meeting on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. 

At the meeting, you will have the opportunity to hear a presentation about the project and see updated images of the future stations.

This is a required neighborhood meeting to meet two City of Shoreline code requirements for:
  • The Special Use Permit for the project, and 
  • Alteration of geologic hazard areas classified as Very High Risk Landslide Hazard Areas. 

This meeting will provide a forum for Sound Transit and the community to review the proposal and to identify issues to be considered before a special use permit application and critical areas alteration permit applications are submitted to the City of Shoreline. This meeting gives you the opportunity to share with Sound Transit your thoughts and concerns about the proposal.

Proposal

The light rail alignment within the City of Shoreline’s jurisdiction is proposed to start at the south Shoreline city limits at NE 145th Street and extend north for 3.2 miles to the Shoreline / Mountlake Terrace city limits at NE 205th Street. The light rail guideway will include a combination of at-grade, retained cut and fill, and elevated structures. The project in Shoreline includes:
  • A 33,663 square foot light rail station and garage at 14701 5th Ave NE in Shoreline (Shoreline South / 145th Station). 
  • A 98,900 square foot light rail station and garage at 710 NE 185th St in Shoreline (Shoreline North / 185th Station). 

The project, including the two stations, will be located partially within Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) right-of-way and three City of Shoreline land use zones: R-6 Residential, Mixed Use Residential-45’ (MUR-45’), and MUR-70’. 

The majority of project construction / staging will occur near the stations and light rail corridor; however off-site staging is also intended in the Shoreline School District’s vacant Aldercrest Annex parcel zoned Planned Area 3 (PA-3), located north of Ballinger Way on NE 25th St.

Open House Information

Date: June 27, 2018
Time: 6-8 p.m. (short presentation at 6:15 p.m.)
Location: Shorewood High School Theatre on NE 175th
17300 Fremont Ave N. Shoreline 98133


For more information on the Lynnwood Link Extension:


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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: The Big One



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



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Community Blood Drive at Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church Monday

Summer weather has come early this year with plans for summer fun and vacations on many minds!

Blood donations also decrease as high school and college students (and many of us!) take off on summer vacations.

Please consider being someone’s lifesaver this summer by joining us at our community blood drive and helping us to boost the summer supply of blood and blood products for our neighbors with ongoing critical needs for these products as well as for those who may experience an unexpected critical need for these products.

Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church is hosting a community blood drive with BloodworksNW.

Monday, June 25, 2018 , 1-7pm (closed 3-4pm)
Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church, 17440 Brookside Blvd NE, Lake Forest Park

Make appointments online or call 1-800-398-7888 (sponsor code is 1411). Walk-ins are also welcome! Bring or invite a friend! (Photo ID or BWNW/PSBC blood donor card required at time of donation.)

Thanks for considering and helping us to meet our community and emergency response needs for blood and blood products by sharing a little time and blood at our (or another!) community blood drive.



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Mountlake Terrace awarded grant to build ADA playground

First concept for ADA playground
Republished from MLTNews.com

The City of Mountlake Terrace was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Hazel Miller Foundation to build a universally accessible ADA playground on the southeast side of Ballinger Park.

(Ballinger Park is a 55-acre passive park on the east shore of Lake Ballinger, opened to the public in September of 2013 after the former golf course on the site closed in late 2012.)

“The new Hazel Miller Playground will be much larger and easier to access for families of all abilities,” said Recreation and Parks Director Jeff Betz. 
“Thank you to the Foundation for their generous contribution to this regional park.”

The new play area will be approximately 7,000 square feet and include ramps, transfer platforms, slides, climbing walls, interpretive historical or environmental signage, various free standing play elements, shade, education elements, ADA surfacing and borders. It will replace the small structure currently located in the park near the ballfields to the north. The city is pursuing a matching grant from the state for $250,000 to aid in design and construction costs as well. A new walking path being constructed will allow ADA access to the playground and new ADA restrooms will be built nearby.

The city will undertake a community-wide process to design the playground, create new branding for signage in the 55-acre park, and develop a theme for the playground and the park itself.

Mountlake Terrace has completed a community-driven master plan for Ballinger Park that includes an “active” side with play areas and picnic shelters, integrated with a “passive” side focused on ecosystem restoration. Total design and construction costs for the entire park are $12.5 to $15 million to be phased in over several years. This project benefits not only South Snohomish County but the entire region and requires a multi-year funding effort with many funding partners.

The city has made progress towards securing federal funding by working with the Army Corps of Engineers to complete the creek restoration components of the project. The city has also been awarded a State Recreation Conservation Office grant of $500,000 to install a new fishing pier, boat dock, boat ramp, ADA restrooms and a walking path on the east side of the park for a project total of $1.163 million slated for completion by 2021.

The Hazel Miller Foundation serves Edmonds and South Snohomish County. The Edmonds-based nonprofit was established as a trust by Hazel Miller who, with her husband Morris Miller, was committed to helping their local community. The Foundation’s mission is to support programs and projects that serve the public’s benefit, especially in the areas of education and youth services, poverty alleviation and hunger, civic and community services and amenities, the environment, diversity, culture and the arts.


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Op-Ed: Trees make Shoreline liveable

Bothell - trees share space with developments
By Christine Southwick

I attended the June 21st Planning Commission meeting at City Hall. The topic was the “Tree Retention in MUR-70” Development Code Amendment-Public Hearing.

The majority of members on the commission had already made up their minds.

As soon as the public finished speaking, the motion was made and seconded to pass “Option 1” which exempts contractors building in MUR-70’ (read seven story building) from Shoreline’s Tree Code with incentives for Tree Retention and Replacement.

Basically this means that a contracting company doesn’t have to keep any trees (no matter how big, tall, healthy and important to the area) but, if they save as few as 10% of the significant trees then the developer can increase the base height of their building by ten feet!

If 20% of significant trees are kept, then the required parking allotment can be reduced by 25%, and the building can be built within five feet of the front yard setback. Talk about paving paradise and putting in a parking lot (No wait, putting in concrete only — a parking lot would give us somewhere to park)!

And if that wasn’t enough, a sub-motion was added to also include MUR-45’ to be exempt from the Tree Code!!! All in the name of “incentives that would provide greater development potential…”

This sub-motion didn’t get voted on, but it shows the need for public input, and the need for citizens to come to meetings to show we care about our environment. We need to know in a timely manner what is being moved through the system, and if necessary voice our dissent before it becomes law.

We are adjacent to Seattle - developers don’t need “tree give-away incentives”. There is plenty of profit to be made by developers, especially given the ease of access to the development areas (200 acres in Shoreline are zoned as MUR-70’)

Now is the opportunity for Shoreline to create more green spaces and public open spaces instead of less! We need incentives to keep more large trees, especially evergreens which help with our winter storm waters.

Bothell was able to do so (see the picture), without making their citizens wait 20 years for 1.5” diameter deciduous trees to grow into something worth noticing.

Shoreline needs to step up to the challenge of protecting our wooded environment, one of Shoreline’s attributes.

Shoreline’s Parks Department has estimated that it will need nine more acres of parks just to support the projected population increase. To get nine more acres will take some creative thinking.

Where would Seattle be without the Olmstead Parks? (37 parks that include Seward, Volunteer, Woodland Park and Arboretum, plus Magnolia and Ravenna Boulevards)

Next steps:

1) Write to the City council. Tell them that trees make Shoreline livable!

2) Read City of Shoreline info - be an informed citizen and voter. Make a difference. This is where you live, and probably where your children will grow up.

3) Show up at meetings so that the City Council, Planning Commission, and Parks/Tree Board, know that you care, and are watching. These members live here too, and need to know that when developers pressure them, that the citizens of Shoreline will stand by healthy environmental decisions, for the livability of Shoreline.



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LFP COW to discuss safe injection sites Monday

The Lake Forest Park Committee of the Whole meets Monday, June 25, 2018 at 6pm in the City Hall Council Chamber, 17425 Ballinger Way NE.

Consultants Fehr and Peers will make a presentation of Safe Highways / Safe Streets / Town Center Connections Initiative Coordination.

The COW will have a discussion of siting illegal substance injection facilities within Lake Forest Park.


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Suspect arrested in Shoreline murder

The victim was found dead in his vehicle in
the 1500 block of N 146th St near Goodwill
A teenaged male arrested by Seattle Police on another charge was identified as the same suspect who is believed to have killed a 43 year old victim in  Shoreline. (see previous story)  

On June 16, 2018 a 43 year old male was shot and killed in his vehicle on N 146th in Shoreline. The suspect escaped before Police arrived.

A cell phone and shell casings were located in the vehicle. Nine hours after the victim was killed, Seattle Police arrested a 17 year old male on an unrelated charge of possession of a firearm.

Testing confirmed that the firearm the 17 year old suspect was in possession of was the same firearm that fired the shell casings that were found in the victim’s vehicle nine hours earlier.

Police searched both cell phones and confirmed that the suspect and victim had called each other multiple times the days leading up to the murder, as well of the day of the murder.

After the murder, the phone calls from the suspect to the victim stopped. Also seen on surveillance video, just after the murder, a male is seen running from the victim’s car with a large black backpack which he didn’t have prior to entering the victim’s vehicle.

Cell phone communications in the hours before the homicide show the victim anticipated having a lot of money later that day. A photo found on the suspect's cell phone just 44 minutes after the murder was that of the suspect with a large amount of narcotics.

The suspect was booked for Murder 1, Robbery 1 and unlawful Possession of a firearm.



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Jobs: Center for Human Services - summer

Kids at Camp Ballinger
Photo courtesy CHS

The Center for Human Services in Shoreline has a summer opening for an Out of School Time (OST) Summer Learning Program Academic and Enrichment Specialist

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Out of School Time Summer Learning Program Academic and Enrichment Specialist will serve families who are residents of Ballinger Homes, a King County Housing Authority Complex, 2200 NE 201st Place, Shoreline 98155 (map)

The Summer Learning Program (Camp Ballinger) provides a culturally relevant, age appropriate, academic and enrichment program to reduce summer learning loss, for youth in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade and leadership opportunities for youth 9th - 12th grade.

This position is responsible for supporting and facilitating the Academic and Enrichment components of the daily routine. Reports to the Out of School Time Program Coordinator. This is a non-exempt, temporary position. Bi-Lingual/Bi-Cultural candidates are encouraged to apply.

Complete job description and application information here



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Photo: Poem: Lucky rabbit's foot

Backyard Bunny
Photo by Wayne Pridemore


They say a rabbit's foot brings luck,

that doesn't seem right to me, 

but if it is,

image how lucky,

a Hippo's foot would be.


Keith Tilburg, Poems of Mainly Nonsense



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Early Literacy Parties in Spanish / Fiestas de alfabetizacion temprana en espanol



Center for Human Services is partnering with the King County Library System to host Early Literacy classes for Spanish speaking families.

Classes start next week on June 28th at Center for Human Services located at 17018 15th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155. See the flyer (above) for more information. Registration is not required, but space is limited.

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El Centro de Servicios Humanos y las Bibliotecas del Condado de King están organizando clases de Alfabetización Temprana para familias de habla hispana.

Las clases comienzan la próxima semana, Jueves 28 de junio en el Centro de Servicios Humanos ubicado en 17018 15th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155. Anexamos el folleto para más información. No es necesario registrarse pero el espacio es limitado.



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People and places in the (other) news

Sarah Haycox at the Pratt Memorial
A collection of stories from other publications in past week featured local people.

Sarah Haycox got an article in the current History Link newsletter

Hometown Hero
  
Last year, 10-year-old Sarah Haycox of Shoreline saw a plaque honoring Edwin T. Pratt and became curious to know more about him. After learning of his role as a civil rights leader, as well as his tragic death, she lobbied -- and succeeded -- to have the school board name a new learning center after him. Now she's raising money to bring Pratt's family to the dedication next year, and to commission an artist to create a memorial. Learn more about Sarah's marvelous efforts on her GoFundMe page.


Rachel Maddow show has segments on two Washington people

  • Conscientious objectors to Trump border policy get free legal aid - Jason Rittereiser
  • Multiple states sue Trump admin to stop family separation policy - Bob Ferguson

Blake Snell, Shorewood baseball star, led his Tampa Bay Rays to a victory over the Houston Astros, ending their winning streak. Three very different articles were written about this game.

And The Seattle Times gave a shout-out Happy Birthday message to Lake Forest Park with this article from HistoryLink.org

The town of Lake Forest Park on Lake Washington’s northwest shoreline incorporates in 1961, with a population of about 1,300. Lake Forest Park traces its beginnings back centuries, when it was a winter village site for the Snohomish tribe. Non-native settlers arrive in the 1860s, and the town named after Lake Forest, Ill., is developed by future Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson. In 2015, the population is about 13,000 after a series of annexations.



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Take the shuttle to the Shoreline Arts Festival


No problem finding a parking space when you take the shuttle to the Shoreline Arts Festival this weekend.

Shoreline Community College has once again provided a free shuttle service to the festival. Runs start at Shoreline Place near Central Market, 155th and Westminster Way upper level, then make a stop at Meridian Park Elementary school, N 175th and Meridian, and drop you right at the entrance to the festival.

Look for the shuttles and the signs.

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Shoreline Place booth at Shoreline Farmers Market Saturday - see their plans for the old Sears

Ronnda Cadle will be singing at the Shoreline
Market from 10am to noon
Shoreline Farmers Market will be at Shoreline Place (155th and Westminster Way, upper level by Central Market) every Saturday from 10am-3pm, through October 6th. 

Shoreline Place reps are coming to the Farmers Market this Saturday. Come say hi and hear their vision for Shoreline Place.

Take a photo under the new banner or try your hand at the hardest word search in Shoreline.

Come hungry, as the Market offers various hot food vendors for everyone's tastes. Russian Crepes, check. Cold sweet popsicles, check. Herbal tea and cold brew coffee, check check. 

Welcome back Curbside food truck this week, offering their savory Vietnamese dishes.

Don't forget to stop by the Recology booth and check out their creative upcycled and eco-friendly products. And keep your eye out for our newest addition, Chef Robert, offering handmade herb garlic butter and brown butter.

Are you planning on visiting the Shoreline Arts Festival AND the Shoreline Farmers Market? You can have it all!

Shoreline Community College is graciously offering a free shuttle between the two events. Pick up and Drop off every 20 minutes near the Central Market entrance. Click here for more details.



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Good Morning Shoreline! Chamber breakfast Tuesday June 26

The Shoreline Chamber of Commerce and Aegis Living of Shoreline invite business leaders to Good Morning Shoreline!, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 7:30am - 8:30am.

This is a free event, and open to the public, thanks to Aegis of Shoreline!

Featured Breakfast Speaker is Pete Bojic, Galaxy Electric and Solar.

Energize your day with coffee, a light breakfast and networking. Build relationships with and get inspiration from other members of the Shoreline business community. Reconnect with friends, make new acquaintances and create new business opportunities.

Bring business cards if you have them, and be ready to share a story about your business.

Aegis of Shoreline is providing a complimentary gourmet continental breakfast, and we will meet in one of the rooms in their beautiful facility. We will start at 7:30 and end at 8:30, but feel free to drop late or leave early as needed.

Presented by the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce and hosted by Aegis of Shoreline.

Aegis of Shoreline 14900 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155

RSVP by email  to help to plan for enough food for everyone.



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Registration open for Hillwood Soccer - kids 5 to 18

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Hillwood Knights
Photo courtesy Hillwood Soccer

Hillwood Soccer Club is gearing up for the fall soccer season. Hillwood Soccer Club is a non-profit, volunteer recreational soccer club. We encourage kids 5 to 18 to come and enjoy the fun.

The website is now available for open registration, or you can call for more information, 206-542-3353. Hillwood Soccer Club is affiliated with Seattle Youth Soccer Association and Washington Youth Soccer Association

Hillwood relies on its volunteers
Photo courtesy Hillwood Soccer

"We rely strongly on our volunteers to make this a really positive experience for the kids! Our volunteers are the parents, grandparents, siblings and family friends who give of their time.

"With that said, we are always looking for volunteers to be coaches, assistant coaches and team managers."

This is a great opportunity for high school students looking to fulfill community service!

If you are interested in making some extra money, you can become a referee through Hillwood Soccer. Visit Hillwood Soccer’s website for more information on the referee clinics.

Hillwood Soccer Club, come join the fun!!!"



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Third Place Books to donate sales this Saturday to reunite families at border

Third Place Books LFP
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
This Saturday, June 23, 2018, Third Place Books will donate 20 percent of sales at all three of its store locations (Laker Forest Park, Ravenna, and Seward Park) to family reunification efforts at the US-Mexico border.

The Lake Forest Park store is on the upper level of Town Center, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way in Lake Forest Park.

Proceeds will go to the RAICES Family Reunification and Bond Fund, which in the last five days alone has raised more than $12 million to pay the immigration bonds imposed by ICE, as reported by NPR.

Individual bonds start at $1500 and often are in the range of $5000-1000, even for asylum seekers without a criminal history, according to the RAICES website.

RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) is a Texas-based nonprofit and one of the leading organizations dedicated to providing legal help to immigrants and their families. Their campaign is supported on social media with the hashtag #freeourfamilies.

The donation is the idea of Avery Peregrine, a bookseller at Third Place Books Seward Park. Observing the fallout from Trump’s zero-tolerance immigrant detention policy, Peregrine recalled Third Place’s fundraiser last October for Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico, and suggested doing something similar for the current crisis. Managers quickly agreed.

“I’m extremely proud of the money we raised last year to aid in the relief efforts in Puerto Rico,” says Third Place managing partner Robert Sindelar. 
Third Place Books raised $6,585 across its three stores, which it sent to the UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund. 
“I am thrilled that Avery had the instinct and intuition to suggest a similar campaign to help the children in crisis at the border.”

With little time to organize, we hope that coverage of this fundraiser inspires Seattleites to take part, and that other bookstores and Seattle-based businesses will also participate.

Third Place Books has often taken a proactive role in supporting the diversity and dignity of its community. This very same Saturday, for instance, Third Place Books Seward Park will be celebrating the publication of Baro Af-Soomaali, an innovative, community-created Somali alphabet book. The book, which was written during the summer of 2017, grew out of the realization that Somali language board books simply weren’t available in Seattle’s schools or libraries.

Everyone in the community is invited to participate by shopping at any of the three Third Place Books locations this Saturday, June 23, or by contributing directly at raicestexas.org or to the organization of your choice.


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Destinations: Tour the West Point Treatment plant

West Point Treatment Center, Discovery Park
Photo courtesy King county
Tours of the West Point wastewater treatment plant at Discovery Park in Seattle resume this Saturday, June 23, 2018

If you’re curious about how water systems work, or you’d like to learn about the things you can do every day to help protect water quality, the King county wastewater department is hosting Saturday tours as well as informal drop-ins on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 4 to 6:30pm.

The drop-in sessions also feature tours, which require participants to be at least nine-years-old.

People of all ages are welcome to stop by and see the Burke Museum’s fascinating exhibit on West Point’s archaeology, which includes details on the lives of Native Americans who lived there nearly 4,000 years ago.

And of course you’ll get a chance to meet and talk to the employees who help make clean water a regional reality every single day. You might even find inspiration for a new career!

West Point hasn’t been open for public tours for many years. This is because there were several construction projects that made parking and public access difficult, such as a new administration building and upgrades to the cogeneration system. These projects predated the plant restoration work done after the flooding in February 2017.

Now all of these projects are wrapped up, and they are able to welcome people back.

West Point was the second treatment plant, completed in 1966 after South Plant in Renton came online a year earlier. Today the plant treats stormwater and wastewater for about 700,000 people each day, mostly in Seattle and suburban neighborhoods to the north. The plant treats about 100 million gallons of wastewater, and up to 440 million gallons of stormwater and wastewater during heavy rains. The plant has been operating normally and meeting permit compliance since restoration in May 2017.

Information about these free tours, including how to sign up, is available online.


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Photo: Solstice sunset

Photo by Lee Lageschulte


Thursday is the Summer Solstice , that enchanting day each year when sunlight reigns supreme. It is the longest day and the shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere and traditionally the first day of summer.

--Lee Lageschulte



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Star Party Saturday night at Paramount School Park

Wednesday, June 20, 2018


Free star parties are held every month at Paramount School Park by the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS).

This Saturday, June 23, 2018 starting at 9pm, SAS members will be at the park with several types of telescopes for visitors to look through.

SAS members will be available to answer questions, discuss the observation process, and talk about solar system objects, deep pace objects, constellations, types of telescopes and more.

Dress for the weather, plan to stay a couple of hours, but be warned that rain or complete cloud cover will mean the event is cancelled.

Cancellation will be posted at least two hours prior to Star Party on the SAS website.

Paramount School Park, corner of 8th Ave NE and NE 155th, Shoreline 98155. 15300 8th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155


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Parkwood Spring Market

Every booth was different goods
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Parkwood Elementary PTA held its Spring Market on an occasionally overcast day Saturday, June 16 in the school parking lot.

The PTA provided snacks, drinks, and information
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Parkwood families and community members were invited to register for a space for $15 or $25, bring a table and items to sell. They could keep all their own profits or donate to the PTA fund.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The event was a benefit for Parkwood's 6th grade camp.



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City Recreation offers youth and teen summer activities

Join the Shoreline Youth and Teen Development Program this summer for a variety of fun and engaging programs, including opportunities to learn how to be a counselor, play sports, go on outdoor adventures, and learn new creative skills! 

Camps start in July, so register now or call 206-801-2600 to reserve your spot!



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Follow the dotted line

Photo from Google Earth

By Diane Hettrick

This is a test.

You are in your vehicle on the NE 185th freeway overpass. You are pointed east to the North City neighborhood. The house on the left is going to be torn down for the North Shoreline Sound Transit Station (185th).

The next street, on your right, is 5th NE and you are going to turn right.

Here's the 50 point question: where will your vehicle be when you make the turn?

Here's the good news. There's no one parked on the overpass. Folks attending events in the Shoreline stadium (just over your left shoulder) have finally stopped doing that. Someone must have given them the word.

The 25 point question: where are the bicyclists?

And the answer is:

Keep your vehicle between the double yellow lines and the dotted white line all the way to the corner and then turn.

Bicyclists are to stay between the dotted lines.

The roadway between the dotted line and the sidewalk is just extra - and allows room for the bus to stop to pick up passengers.

The bus is the only vehicle that should cross the dotted lines.

The dotted lines are a signal to bicyclists that they are approaching a cross street and vehicles may be turning in front of them.

Drivers need to watch for bicyclists when they make turns.

How did you do? If you got the points, congratulations, you will not be the cause of an accident. If you didn't, well you know what to do now.

And we'll all be a little safer.



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What Washingtonians need to know about new Medicare cards

Catherine Field, Humana Medicare
President in Washington
By Catherine Field, Humana Medicare President in Washington

What is happening:

To combat identity theft, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be changing the format of all Medicare numbers, which means that every existing Medicare beneficiary will get an updated Medicare Card that lists their new Medicare number.

What is changing:

Instead of being based on a beneficiary’s Social Security number, each Medicare number will be an individually generated combination of letters and numbers. In addition, the new card is paper, which is easier for doctors and health care providers to use and copy.

Why is this happening:

Removing the Social Security number from Medicare cards will help fight identity theft for people with Medicare. In doing so, CMS aims to better protect private health care and financial information and federal health care benefit and service payments.

When is this happening:

All Medicare cards will be replaced between April 2018 and April 2019. Washingtonians will receive their new cards after June of this year.

This will be a long process because CMS will be issuing approximately 60 million new ID cards. Until the new card is received, people with Medicare should continue using their current ID card. Once the new card is received, begin using it immediately. Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, only the new card will be usable.

New Medicare card
Who will be impacted:

New cards will be generated for all active existing and new Medicare beneficiaries. Each beneficiary will have a unique number (e.g., husband and wife will have their own).

What does this mean for people with Medicare:

The new cards won’t change Medicare benefits. People with Medicare may start using their new Medicare ID cards as soon as they get them. Until they receive the new Medicare ID card beneficiaries are to continue using their current Medicare ID card.

For Medicare beneficiaries with a Medicare Advantage plan, the change applies only to their Medicare card and not to their health insurance carrier’s medical card, such as their Humana Medicare Advantage card. Those with a Medicare Advantage plan (with Humana or any company) should keep their Medicare Advantage plan ID card with them at all times and use it when going to the doctor, hospital, lab, etc.

How do I protect myself from scams:

Medicare will never call uninvited to ask for your new Medicare number or get personal or private information.

Scam artists may try to get personal information and/or your current Medicare number by contacting you about your new card. If someone asks you for your information, for money, or threatens to cancel your health benefits if you don’t share your personal information, hang up and call CMS at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (or TTY: 1-877-486-2048) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more information on the new Medicare cards visit the website or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (or TTY: 1-877-486-2048) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organization, and a stand-alone prescription drug plan, with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in any Humana plan depends on contract renewal.



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Make your own recycled instruments Saturday


Summer Reading Kick Off! ​Junk Jam Band Makers Workshop
Saturday, June 23, 2018 (1:00PM – 2:00PM)

Presented by Seattle ReCreative

Ages 5 to 11.

Who needs to buy an instrument when you can make your own? Turn on your creativity and discover ways to recycle stuff usually thrown away — otherwise referred to as junk! Using unconventional materials, create your very own upcycled musical instruments.

All materials provided, while supplies last.


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Free lunch Wednesdays at Bethel Lutheran



Bethel Lutheran Church is hosting a free Sandwich lunch on Wednesdays and is inviting community members to come join us!

Lunch is at noon with an optional devotional / bible study afterward. 17529 15th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155 in North City.



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32nd District Republicans hold dessert auction in Mountlake Terrace

32nd LD Republicans gather for a fundraiser


The 32nd District Republicans met Tuesday, June 19 at the Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center for coffee and a dessert auction.

The event was a fundraiser for their 32nd District senate candidate James Wood.

First-time auctioneer and 32nd LD King County Chair Lori Theis took the helm of a raucous and successful dessert auction!


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