Notes from Dec 3 Shoreline City Council meeting

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Sarah Haycox with the Proclamation for Edwin Pratt Day
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
(see below for Proclamation)
December 3, 2018 Shoreline City Council Meeting
By Pam Cross

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hall at 7:00pm.

Deputy Mayor Salomon was away on personal business.

The Mayor proclaimed December 6, 2018 Edwin T. Pratt Day.

Sarah Haycox, the Meridian Park Elementary student who launched the community action to name the Shoreline School District’s new early learning center after Edwin T. Pratt, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the community.

Report of the City Manager Debbie Tarry

  • Community and Aquatics Center Concept Design open house occurred this past week. It was attended by 125-150. There were requests for a dedicated area for senior services and changes to the pool to include 8 lanes, a diving well, and a viewing area.
  • “Under Our Skin” video and discussion was attended by 25 residents.
  • Cultural Conversations - Holiday Celebrations will be held Tuesday, December 4 6:30 - 8:00pm at Spartan Recreation Center. It provides an opportunity for women to discuss their different cultural experiences.
  • Breakfast with Santa will be Saturday December 8 at Shoreline Senior Center. There are still openings for the second seating at 10:45. Adults $17/Kids $12 call 206-801-2600 for tickets.
  • Shoreline Social Justice Book Club will meet Sunday December 9 from 2:00 to 4:00pm in the Council Chamber. The Book is “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo.
  • On Monday December 10 6:15 - 7:00pm there will be a Reception for Deputy Mayor Jesse Salomon to thank him for his service on the City Council. He is resigning from the Council to serve as Senator for the 32nd District. The reception will be in the City Hall lobby.
  • Shoreline City Council is taking applications for Salomon’s now open seat. Applications will be closed Jan 3rd at 5:00pm.
  • Public reminders: Parks Funding Advisory Committee meets Wednesday December 5 at 7:00pm in the Council Chamber. The PRCS/Tree Board meets Thursday December 6 at 7:00pm in Room 303. The Planning Commission also meets Thursday December 6 at 7:00pm in the Council Chamber for a public hearing on potential expansion of the Deep Green Program for commercial properties.

Council Reports

Mayor Hall attended a meeting last Friday of all cities along the bus rapid transit lines. Shoreline’s focus is making sure the intersection at 145th street and the I-405 connection work well.
At an event Wednesday The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust recognized the City’s Ballinger Neighborhood reforestation that is generating carbon credits.

Councilmember Chang: PSRC regional TOD attended by phone. She said it was difficult to follow because she couldn’t tell who was speaking. There was discussion about density around light rail and whether there was something they could do to encourage it. Chang advised them that giving up local control is not something that we would support. Another speaker said PSRC/TOD actually uses Shoreline as a model for what they want done. Additional comments were made about preventing gentrification and encouraging equity.

The Mayor added that the State might want to impose minimum increased density around transit stations and that he, Councilmember Roberts, and City Staff have prepared a letter that will appear in the next edition of AWC explaining what Shoreline went through and how important local control is.

Public Comment

John Osborne stated that Seniors walking the Interurban Trail are in danger of serious physical injury from speeding bicycle riders.
He also commented that the public portable bathroom (Sani-can) at Echo Lake is disgusting and so bad he would not want his grandchildren to use it. He wasn’t looking for drug paraphernalia. The public facilities have to be maintained. Maybe it needs emptying several times each week. He provided pictures to the Council.

Nathan Wayne stated that $17 is too expensive for the Santa Breakfast. Many people cannot afford that.

The Agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

There was one Study Item:
Discussing Ordinance No. 849 – Interim Regulations Adding a New Section to SMC 20.30.420 Changes to Approved Subdivision to Address Plat Alterations Pursuant to RCW 58.17.215

Staff report presented by Margaret King, City Attorney.
In the rezone areas, a lot of the subdivisions have restrictions going back to the 1920’s. Many of these restrictions are unconstitutional. The problem is, Shoreline does not have a process for addressing plat changes. In order to change the plat of the subdivisions, Shoreline would have to follow state law. This is a cumbersome process: all property owners of the plat must be notified, a public hearing may be requested by a property owner receiving the notice, and the City Council may deny or approve a plat alteration.

The proposed new City regulations will make it a quicker process, while still keeping protections in place for homeowners. Staff recommends adoption and would like it retroactive to December 1, 2018.

Council questions/statements:
Councilmember Scully: He concurs with Staff. These are very dated sentiments of what the City should be and the fewer roadblocks to eliminating them, the better.

Councilmember McGlashan: Why are we working on “interim” regulations?
Answer: interim regs allow us to skip an up-front public hearing process. It allows an immediate reply but only for 6 months. We can then have the public hearing process during those 6 months. The goal is to get it into place permanently.

Councilmember Chang: are they trying to get old plats to match what current zoning is? or would they be going beyond that?
Answer: any owner of the property can get a plat amendment or alteration. Staff would be reviewing case by case. The majority of amendments are expected to be use/size /subdivisions restrictions. Since the up-zoning, the old plat restrictions are inconsistent with current zoning.
Mayor Hall: to express this in another way, the City has zoning in place. If plat alteration is requested, can it go past current zoning?
Answer: No it cannot. The zoning is in place no matter what. Plat alteration does not change current zoning.

Councilmember Roberts: do you anticipate this procedure will be striking out lines of old restrictions and not adding new language?
Answer: Yes. just getting rid of old restrictions.
Roberts: Is this done property by property? or for the whole plat?
Answer: On the whole plat. You can do a specific property but that would be if the restriction only applied to that specific property.
Roberts: Can we legally do this retroactively?
Answer: Yes, since we don’t have a process currently in place. There are plat alteration requisitions that haven’t been processed yet, and using a December 1 date would clarify that these requests are pending, so they don’t have to start the process over again.

Council agreed it will be nice to have an administrative process instead of each application having to go to council. There was some discussion of the need for a retroactive date. Staff will confirm that there are no pending requests (since there is no process in place). New applicants will be told to wait until this is effective. This will be set for Consent next week to be effective immediately.

The public meeting was adjourned at 7:40pm to be followed by an Executive Session.



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Photo: Zelda was crestfallen...

Photo copyright Gloria Z. Nagler


Zelda was crestfallen — she realized now she shouldn't have read that report on climate change...



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As If Theatre Company announces cast for Sarah Ruhl’s contemporary comedy The Clean House

As If Theatre Company (AITC), newly created by local theatre artists, Cindy Giese French, Amy Gentry, and Molly Hall, has scheduled their first show at the historic Kenmore Community Club February 8-24, 2019.

Sarah Ruhl’s award-winning play, The Clean House, will be the debut production for AITC and the company is thrilled to announce the cast lead by director Carissa Meisner Smit.

The ensemble cast features Devika Bhagwat, Terry Boyd, Cindy Giese French, Amy Gentry, and Carolynne Wilcox. 

Of The Clean House, Meisner Smit says “I have fallen in love with these characters. Each one is a well-rounded, fully-realized adult, not just a one-dimensional prop to fulfill a function of the plot. I love that the majority of them are in their 50s or older - and are passionate beings grasping for happiness. To a great extent the play is a celebration of women, their solidarity and their emotional resilience.”

Blending whimsical humor with wisdom and compassion, The Clean House is a romantic comedy about love, sex, death – and finding the perfect joke – proving that shared laughter can heal almost anything. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, The New York Times called it “One of the finest and funniest plays you’re likely to see.”

Performances: February 8-24, 2019
Opening Night – Friday, February 8
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm. Sundays at 5:00pm

ASL performance Friday, Feb 22. To reserve ASL seating, contact admin@asiftheatre.com after purchasing tickets.

Tickets on sale now at BrownPaperTickets and later at the door.
Tickets are $25 ($20 for students/ seniors)

Kenmore Community Club 7304 NE 175th St, Kenmore, WA 98028



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Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program

Premium collection for Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program is set to begin on Jan. 1, 2019.

Passed with bipartisan support in the state Legislature in 2017, Paid Family and Medical Leave will provide every eligible employee in Washington paid time to care for themselves or a loved one through serious illness or injury, to bond with a child coming into the family, and for certain military related events. 

Eligible individuals may file benefit claims starting Jan. 1, 2020.

Virtually all employers in Washington must participate, including small, medium and large businesses, non-profits, charities and faith organizations. The premium rate for 2019 is 0.4 percent of an employee’s gross wages.

The premium can be shared by the employer (about 37 percent) and employee (about 63 percent). Businesses that average under 50 employees are not required to pay the employer portion of the premium but are still required to collect the employee’s portion or elect to pay that portion on the employee’s behalf.

Starting Jan. 1, 2019 employers must:
  • Begin withholding Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums from employee paychecks, or plan to cover part or all of the employee’s share
  • Begin preparations for quarterly reporting, including tracking hours and wages of all employees, including seasonal, temporary and part-time workers 

ESD has been providing information to employers, payroll companies, accountants and others throughout the year—and the agency is ramping up frequency of emails and mailers leading up to the January deadline.

Employers still have plenty of time to prepare for this new law, and ESD encourages them to download the employer toolkit at paidleave.wa.gov/employers. This toolkit includes premium calculation information, reporting requirements and sample employee communications in multiple languages.



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Santa came to the North City Business District Saturday - and a crowd was waiting

The tree is on top of the water tank in one of the highest elevations in the area
It can be seen up and down I-5 as well as in Shoreline and LFP


By Diane Pottinger, P.E., District Manager, North City Water
Photos by Steven H. Robinson

The weather was perfect for Santa to visit the North City Business District for the 21st Annual Tree lighting event on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Les Schwab tire on 15th NE in the North City Business District. 

The lighting of the tree on top of the North City Water District’s reservoir started in 1997 when the wireless carriers built a platform on the top of the tank for the District. The lights on the tree can be seen for quite a distance along I-5 corridor.

Around the Sound Community Band
 

The evening started off with the Around the Sound Band playing carols and the audience singing along at the Les Schwab dealership. 

Santa and his sleigh


Once the band started playing Up on the Housetop, Santa rode in on his sleigh pulled by a giant reindeer (with the help of the Water District staff) with his elves. Santa spoke to the crowd, who helped him countdown until he flipped this giant “light switch” and tree on top of the reservoir burst on with lights.

Is it really Santa!


Over 250 youth and a few four legged creatures waited patiently in line to sit on santa’s lap and receive a candy cane and toy from some of Santa’s elves. Walgreen’s took photos, which are available at the North City store.

A long line of children waited to talk to Santa
 
FM 100.3, Sacred Heart Radio Station, provided the sound system and was a great addition to the event. The City of Shoreline helped decorate the neighborhood by putting up the holiday banners.

Charlotte Haines, facing camera, takes a break to talk to friends


Coffee, hot chocolate and cookies were donated by many long time volunteers, including Charlotte Haines, the original lead of the North City Neighborhood Association and current Water District Commissioner. Charlotte continues to give back to the community she has played a part in forming for over 50 years.

It was truly a great place to be on Saturday night.


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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Stolen lunch

Monday, December 3, 2018




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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Call for Short Films: 2019 Shoreline Short Short Film Festival

Compete for the coveted
Golden Sasquatch!
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is currently accepting submissions for the 2018 Shoreline Short Short Film Festival. 

This festival aims to support emerging and developing filmmakers in Washington State and encourage appreciation for the art of filmmaking in our community. 

Entries of “short short” films must be between 3 and 10 minutes and will be judged by an esteemed jury of filmmakers and film advocates.

Returning judges include Tony Doupé, SAG/AFTRA Actor and Shoreline Community College Film Department Professor, and Denise Walz, Co-President of PRR Biz. 

Added judges include Vivian Hua, Executive Director of the Northwest Film Forum, and Award-winning producer and founder of Indie Movie Mastery, Jenna Edwards.

Accepted films will be screened on Saturday, February 9 in the state-of-the-art Shoreline Community College Theater, and the best of the best will take home an artsy Sasquatch Award.

Film submissions must be made via Film Freeway no later than December 21st, 2018.

AWARDS and PRIZES
  • Best Picture – $500 
  • Best Music Video Short – $250
  • Best Animated Short – $250
  • Viewer’s Choice Award – $250
  • Best Comedy Short – $250
  • Best Student Short – $250

There is a small fee to submit entries this year. $15 standard fee for all categories except in the Student category. The Student Category fee is $5.

All winners will also receive an artsy Sasquatch Award that is sure to be the envy of any Pacific Northwest filmmaker!

FILM SPECIFICATIONS
  • Films must be 3-10 minutes in length, including credits
  • Filmmakers must have proper license to all copyrighted music, video, and images included in the duration of their submission(s)
  • Films must have been completed after January 1, 2017
  • All non-English films must have English subtitles
  • FILMS MUST BE MADE BY FILMMAKERS WORKING IN WASHINGTON STATE*

SUBMISSION and ACCEPTANCE
  • Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by January 9, 2019
  • Filmmakers can only submit one film
  • Preference is given to filmmakers working in the Greater Seattle Area
  • Still shots and/or excerpts from selected films may be used by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council for publicity purposes
  • All entries are final and may not be withdrawn from the festival once submitted
Additional information on our website!

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is proud to present this event with support from the City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park, 4Culture, and individual donors, like you.



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Burke Gilman Trail work Dec 10-13

Trail users may experience delays during stump removal

King County Park will be on site Monday through Wednesday, December 10-13 as the weather permits, on the Burke Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park to conduct stump removal operations.

The work is expected to take three days, but may be scheduled later if weather dictates. 

Either way, any people biking, walking, or running on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park near the site noted below should expect traffic control and occasional short delays of up to 15 minutes.

Cyclists may be asked to dismount their bikes and walk as they are escorted through the construction area by flaggers.


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Medicare and Affordable Care Act insurance deadlines looming


Over 65? Disabled? Medicare open enrollment ends this Friday! Need help navigating your choices? Get free, unbiased help from SHIBA by phone or in person near you. More Medicare info on the Insurance Commissioners webpage is HERE. The government website is Medicare.gov


Low income or no income? Enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans ends Saturday, December 15th. Subsidies make it possible for very low-income folk to have decent health care insurance. Get information and sign up at WashingtonHealthplanFinder.com



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Sunset like wildfire

Photo by Mary Igl

Good grief - the tree isn't really on fire but it sure looks like it, at least at first glance. Just when I think I've seen all the sunsets over the Shoreline Sea, a new one comes along.



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Notes from Community and Aquatics Center open house

Community and aquatic center open house
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline


Shoreline Community and Aquatics Center

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NOTES
By Diane Finafrock

A public open house was held on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Shoreline City Hall to present the design concept for the Community and Aquatics Center planned on Midvale, near City Hall.

Eric Friedli, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services, made a brief presentation along with WRNS Studio consultants and City staff, followed by 60 minutes of questions and answers.

The room was packed, with an estimated 150-200 people in attendance. Many asked questions about lack of accommodations for high school swim teams and for the senior center.

Repeated themes heard during the open house include the expressed need for:

1. 8-lane competitive pool
2. Diving well
3. Large aquatics spectator viewing area
4. Designated Senior Center space
5. Commercial kitchen

The current budget for the center is $80 M which allows no money for a diving well or competition level swimming pool.
 No dedicated senior center facilities are planned for the Center. City Council will ultimately set the amount to be spent on the Center and voters will have to approve a bond.

The pool planned for the Center will have six lanes 7 feet wide and 25 yards long.

Park at Town Center Plan
 

The Center will be part of a planned pedestrian area for our city which includes the park in front of City Hall. They plan to keep the historical red bricks. The city plans to revamp the park along the Interurban Trail in this City Center area adding playful centers. The land belongs to City Light, so no permanent structures can be placed there, but there is still a lot that can be done.

Design concept for Community and Aquatics center

For the Center, there will be a courtyard in front center of three community buildings. The building on the north side is a gym with a jogging track above. The Pool will be southeast with community rooms southwest. These south area rooms will be more intimate space which will open to a beautiful forested area on the south of property.

There will be rooms for community events including weddings. It will be a civic core space to benefit from access from the trail. Based on feedback received during the summer, they are adding a play structure in the courtyard. Also people want the market to come back to the area. The land is in the Boeing Creek watershed and a tributary of Boeing Creek is beneath the area which could be daylighted.

Courtyard scheme plan and views

The architect showed pictures of the entrance which they like to call the "living room," which will look down into the pool. The entrance will expand through from the front courtyard area to the back doors onto the parking lot.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Asked to place the importance of Senior Center, Friedli said "a 10, knowing our audience." The jogging track and community center offers space. "If we had more money, we could add more" similar to facilities at the existing Senior Center.

Patron mentioned that the senior center has a commercial kitchen that now serves lunch for $4. Response was kitchen could be added in future, like 10 years.

Why do we have to put so much into landscaping and not put more to building a competition level swimming pool? 
The amount of landscaping has been reduced from the original design and that remaining is not a significant part of the budget.

How was the determination made for the design ... Things were put out in neighborhoods.

Can there be private donations? Yes of course, but doubtful that we would receive another $20M.

Suggestions made to visit the Lynnwood Recreation Center as it was done really well. Another stated to take a look more at Snohomish Center which is much better than Lynnwood.

SWHS swim coach Suzie mentioned that they need spectator space for their competitions and no bulkhead, plus eight lanes. Lynn spoke of how swim is one of two non-cut sports in district which is important to kids.

Another stated "Let's not miss the boat here and miss our chance to get what we need now and for the future..."


The Aquatic facility will be bigger than Shoreline pool but yes lap pool is less.

Person mentioned that seniors love jogging track and pool but need a place to just be and socialize ...
The current senior center is run by an outside agency - Sound Generations - who needs to step up with city.

Consider an L shape for the pool. Cascade Swim pays lots of money to pools and so surprised not taking that into consideration.

Water polo needs 5 feet deep. Now they get pool time at 9pm.

Was asked if School District has been asked about project?
 Eric admitted that the district has been silent and not participating.

Several mentioned that they have not received any neighborhood notices of this project. Notices were given to neighbors, Secret Shoreline, workshops, and focus groups from swim groups too.

Person stated thinks will need more parking ...
Again not enough money. Open surface structure costs $25,000/spot compared to $2,000 for surface parking spaces. Yes of course can use the City Hall parking down road.

Asked if we have to have two basketball courts ...
Yes that is what we have now at Spartan Gym and it is all used by various different activities (volleyball, pickleball, badminton, jazzerize, and many other activities and events).

The budget started at $75M and went up to $80M, it's up to Council to go beyond.

Again brought up more about a competition lap pool to accommodate all these four classes of 60 kids. Plus need a diving well.
 Then a parent of swim student mentioned that we need to get District on board.

Someone asked who owns pool. The pool is owned by the city, but the property is owned by the school district. Right now there is a joint operating agreement for pool use with no money changing hands.

Asked if we needed all the outdoor space ... The outdoor space responded to what people requested in responses.

Asked about property ownership of the new site ... In July Council went to property owner. City Manager is currently negotiating for purchase of property.

Asked if surveys covered demographics. 
Random telephone survey outreach done two years ago. Recently did dots survey at Swingin Summer Eve and Celebrate Shoreline.

Eric ended by saying that the current Shoreline pool is very expensive to run. It's the largest natural gas user in the area. Currently its revenue is about $1.2M and the new pool should also bring in $1.2M year in revenue.

The City's notes about feedback at the meeting are HERE.

The City's information page on the project is HERE.



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LFP City Council to discuss code amendments at Monday COW meeting

City Hall Lake Forest Park
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
City of Lake Forest Park Special Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, December 3, 2018 at 6:00pm in the Lake Forest Room, 17425 Ballinger Way NE

Discussion Topics

Draft Environmental Impact State (DEIS) Chapter 2.0 Description of Alternatives --Code amendments/key topics discussion:
  • Permitted/conditional uses at Town Center
  • Affordable Housing/MFTE
  • Parking requirements
  • Possible incentive to be structured into code (bonus height, bonus density, reduced parking, etc.)
  • Building height and form-based analysis
  • Development agreement and permitting procedures 



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Twist of the Magi - a gift worth giving

The Twisted Sisters and actor James Milton
in one of his roles  


Twist of the Magi by Debra Rich Gettleman
Phoenix Theatre in Firdale Village

Through December 23
206-533-2000

Theatre review by Luanne Brown

Look no further than your own backyard for that special Christmas date with a loved one or with the whole family. An evening out at a local restaurant, followed by tickets to this entertaining take on a Christmas classic, is the perfect way to celebrate the season.

The story is pretty much what the title says it is: a twist on O. Henry’s (a.k.a. William Sydney Porter) tale, “The Gift of the Magi”. In this story, the setting is KTPT, a radio station. The time is 1946.

The setting is a radio station in 1946
“Twist of the Magi” gives you two stories in one: the tale of what happens to a young married couple in search of the perfect holiday gifts for each other and a behind-the-scenes look at the actors who put on this radio play. 

The script for the play itself is nicely written by former Phoenix managing director, Debra Rich-Gettleman, who has a flair for combining farce and romance. 

Shileah Corey makes her directing debut and brings out the best in the story and the cast, most of whom have more than one role. 

Adding a musical element, especially on such a small stage, can be tricky, but it’s nicely handled by musical director, Michael Corey. The Twisted Sisters, a trio of talented singers are on-stage standouts. Their difficult harmonies are admirably executed, and their performances are done with pizzazz. Each one of them is a shining star in their own way. Kudos to Darian Conn, Mia Perritt, and Joyél Richardson for jobs well done.

Veteran actor Larry Albert is Rex Radison, the show’s host. His velvet-toned voice is perfect for the job and his stage-presence adds distinction to this role. Plus, there’s a heart-warming twist to his character once the microphone is turned off. 

The young couple is charmingly played by James Lynch and Kylara Pankow. Seattle-area comedian, James Milton is suitably unctuous, quirky, and charming as his multiple roles require and who wouldn’t want his red loafers.

Susan Connors, who plays Denise and Mrs. Mandelbread (and did the costume design, stage design, and stage dressing as well) is nothing short of fantastic. The curls in her era-appropriate hairdo amaze as does her able accents and on-stage appeal.

Melanie Calderwood plays Betsy,
the sound technician
Melanie Calderwood always delights and never more so than as Betsey, the sound technician whose incompetence at her job is laugh-out-loud funny. 

Diane Jamison as Stella/Mrs. Matisse has a small role, but one that she executes with flair as the flask-hitting actress who arrives late on the scene.

The Stage Manager is played by Susannah Faherty, whose down-to-earth manner is perfect as the one person who holds everything together on-stage and behind the scenes. Kelsey Boulton brings a satisfying contrast to her dual roles as a hairdresser with a heart and the on-stage wife of a lothario.

Tickets are a bargain at $25 and the play runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm through Sunday, December 23rd. Wine, tea, and cookies are served at affordable prices and can be consumed in the theater. Sell-outs are likely so order your tickets today.


 

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Local girl recognized at Urban League Annual Breakfast

Sarah Haycox with King county councilmember Larry Gossett
at Urban League Annual Breakfast

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle held its annual breakfast on November 30, 2018 at the Seattle Westin Hotel.

Sarah with Seattle Police Chief
Carmen Best
The breakfast theme was "Facing the Future". They paid homage to Edwin T. Pratt's legacy, highlighted their successes and identified the continued challenges that their community faces. They awarded scholarships to several deserving high school seniors who are on the track to enter college. 

The Edwin T. Pratt's Legacy Award will given to Chef Edouardo Jordan, winner of two James Beard Awards for world renowned Seattle-based restaurants JuneBaby and Salare. The keynote speaker was CNN Commentator and Time Magazine's 40 under 40, Bakari Sellers.

During the program, Shoreline student Sarah Haycox was recognized for her successful efforts to honor Edwin T. Pratt by having the new Shoreline School District's children's center named for him.

Sarah met community activist Eddie Rye Jr., King County Councilmember Larry Gossett, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, and Urban League CEO Michelle Merriweather.


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WeatherWatcher: Drying out and cold for a week

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Frosty Morning
Photo by Carl Dinse

Colder and drier air is moving into the area as the main jet stream moves south into California this week. Monday through Friday we are expecting mostly sunny afternoons with highs in the low to mid 40's and clear nights with lows in the upper 20's to low 30's. There may be areas of fog in the overnight hours all week as well.

Later half of the week the lows will be slightly warmer, near 30°F for a low. Next weekend, some weak weather systems will approach, warming temperatures up a bit and renewing a chance of rain showers for both Saturday and Sunday.

November in review: November was warmer and drier than normal this year. Average temperature this November was 45.9°F whereas the normal for November is 43.7°F. We had a total rainfall of 4.37 inches, compared to the normal of 6.63 inches of rain. Our first four days of the month were pretty windy, with gusts exceeding 30mph each of the first four days.

I've included graphs for the month of November below:




With our moderate El Niño and warm phased Pacific Decadal Oscillation I'm expecting the drier and warmer than normal trend to continue for the month of December as well with very slim chances for any lowland snow events.


For current weather conditions visit ShorelineWeather.com



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Attention Classic Car fans: Drager's Classic Cars of Shoreline holding No Reserve auction

Corvette

Photos by Bob Junell
All vehicles pictured are in the auction

Many collector car owners and enthusiasts throughout Shoreline and the Northwest know of Jeri Drager of Drager’s Classic Cars of Shoreline.

Triumph

Drager has made many friends in the area over the years, buying many cars, trucks and motorcycles as well as selling to local car guys and gals.

1966 Mustang
 
Now, Jeri is cleaning out his warehouse in Mt. Vernon with a “No Reserve” auction on Saturday, December 8, 2018.

Chev "Woody"

Not just cars, pickups, and motorcycles, but a car trailer, shop tools, porcelain and neon signs, yard art, automobilia and more.

1933 Franklin

It all must go at Drager’s warehouse in Mt. Vernon. Drager has enlisted well-known Northwest auctioneer and classic car specialist Mitch Silver, of Silver Auctions in Spokane, to handle the gavel.

Kawasaki silver

There are several cars formerly owned by local collectors included in the auction.

“Since it’s a no reserve auction, I am hoping to find good homes for all these cars and collectibles,” stated Drager while surveying the inventory. 
“I hope a lot of car enthusiasts, whether they are collector car owners or not, will come out and take advantage of the good deals, so at the end of the day we’ll have an empty warehouse.” 

Studebaker
Jeri Drager has been dealing with classic cars, trucks and motorcycles for over forty years, buying and selling locally and internationally. Located at 18805 Aurora Ave N in Shoreline

Drager’s Classic Cars will still have a regular inventory of other classics and muscle cars at the clubhouse in Shoreline after the auction.

Ford Model A pickup

Drager's is also known as a local landmark with a large mural on the southside of his building depicting a street scene with a few classic cars in the view. Many car guys and gals park their car in front of the mural on sunny days for photos, giving new meaning to "selfies".

Ford pickup

The auction begins at 10:00am with doors open for preview at 8:00am. The warehouse is located at 102 Valley Mall Way just east of I-5 in Mt. Vernon.


1946 Ford 4-door

For auction information, contact Silver Auctions at 800-255-4485 or Drager’s at 206-533-9600. For online sales information, contact Silver Auctions.



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Humble Feast Monday - plus recipe for Sweet Potato Pot Pie

Winter greens
Photo by Devra Gartenstein
Patty Pan's Humble Feast is a series of community-based, monthly dinner events featuring local ingredients sourced primarily from area farmers who are our friends and neighbors at the markets.

They are held the first Monday of each month, 5:30 to 7:30pm.

This month's dinner is Monday December 3, 2018 and features 
  • Sweet Potato Pot Pie
  • Greens and Cranberries with (or without) Bacon
  • Roasted Vegetable Spread with Homemade Crackers
  • Pickled Beets
  • Ginger-Stout Cake

Patty Pan's Neighborhood Kitchen: 15550 27th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

The dinners are a flat rate of $12/person (plus tax). For $10 (plus tax) discounted tickets if you prepay via PayPal by 4pm on the day of the dinner. Kids half price.

And here's the recipe for one of the menu items, from Devra Gartenstein

Sweet Potato Pot Pie (makes 8 servings)

Yams
  • 6 medium-size yams 
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
Lentils
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 cups lentils
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes or tomato puree
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
Polenta
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup polenta

Peel the yams, and then cut them into one-inch chunks and steam them until very soft, about 15 minutes. Transfer the steamed yams to a bowl, sprinkle the salt over them, and mash until smooth. Set aside.

To make the lentils, bring the water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat, then stir in the lentils, onion, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cinnamon, cumin, coriander and salt. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for about 45 minutes, until the lentils are soft and start to break down. Turn off the heat and set the lentils aside.

To make the polenta, combine the water, oil and salt in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to medium-low and slowly pour in the polenta, stirring all the while to prevent lumps. Simmer, stirring almost constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes, until it thickens to the consistency of split pea soup. Pour the polenta into a casserole pan and smooth it into an even layer if need be. Let it set for at least 10 minutes, until almost firm to the touch.

Preheat the oven to 350º F. Pour the lentils over the polenta. (If the lentils are still hot, let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.) Spoon the mashed yams over the lentils in evenly spaced dollops, then gently spread them with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15 minutes, until heated through. If the layers are at room temperature before baking, it may take 20 minutes; if you’ve prepared the dish in advance and it’s chilled, it could take 30 to 40 minutes.

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Flags at half-staff for President George H.W. Bush

Acting Governor Duane Davidson (Washington State Treasurer) hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in memory of former United States President George H.W. Bush who passed away on November 30, 2018 at the age of 94.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Monday, December 31, 2018.

Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.

Please call (360) 902-0383 if you have any questions about this flag lowering.




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The Local 104 opens in the heart of Lake Forest Park


Photos by Steven H. Robinson

Newly opened in Lake Forest Park, The Local 104 is a place for neighbors and friends to meet, eat and unwind.

Located on the NE corner of the intersection of 35th Avenue NE and Ballinger Way NE (WA 104), The Local 104 was the inspiration of a group of locals who wanted a place to share community.

A variety of drinks and pastries


It was born from a series of conversations over beers about the need for a Lake Forest Park neighborhood spot.

A friendly neighborhood spot

The former Lake Forest Park Mini Mart presented the perfect opportunity to embark on this project.

Co-Owners/Chefs Tony Vujovich and Margaret Edwins (former Chef/Owner of 611 Supreme) both native to the Seattle area, have created a menu focused on regional food in a family friendly setting.

Wood fired pizza oven


The menu, centered around a wood fired oven built in Bellingham, includes pizza, mussels, oysters and more.



The Local 104 features 30 taps with local beer, wine and ciders. There is a retail area dedicated to beer, wine, pantry items, with more on the way.

A commercial kitchen leaves room for expansion


Open Wednesday through Sundays. 4pm-10pm. Extended hours to come.

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