WeatherWatcher: Wind Advisory upgraded to High Wind Warning

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The National Weather Service in Seattle has upgraded the Wind Advisory to a High Wind Warning in effect Saturday evening from 10 PM PST until Sunday morning at 10 AM PST. Winds are expected to increase suddenly between 2 AM and 4AM Sunday morning with gusts as high as 60mph possible in the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park areas.


Bottom line: Downed trees are possible, as well as damage to temporary structures and fences. Power outages are likely as well across the area. Charge your flashlights, phones and other portable electronics now while you still can.


For current weather conditions visit www.shorelineweather.com and check out the Richmond Beach station for maximum wind gusts.



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Shots for Steph Fundraiser: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament and other fun family activities



Because no one fights alone!
January 20, 2019, 10am - 4pm, 


Join us for a fundraiser benefiting Stephanie Stewart, a Shorewood High School Alum and Shoreline resident.

Stephanie was diagnosed with endometrial and uterine cancer in April 2018. She's a fighter (#stephstrong), but the cancer is giving us a battle, having now metastasized to her brain, hip, lungs and liver.

After a number of surgeries, Steph is again undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. All funds raised will be used to help with medical bills, the cost of treatment and living expenses, as she is not currently able to work.

Come cheer Steph on in her battle and have some fun with an all ages 3 on 3 tournament, corn hole, 3 point/free throw contests, a coloring station and food!

We will also have raffles - including a chance to win an F/V Northwestern jacket, autographed by Capt. Sig Hansen of the Deadliest Catch!

Can't make the fun but want to help out? Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated!

To register your team or for more information, contact Sarah Edinger at 206-200-5440 or



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Shorecrest and Shorewood wrestling take the top two team trophies at Shoreline Invite

Shorecrest and Shorewood wrestling teams
take 1st and 2nd in Shoreline Invite
Photo by Don Dalziel


It was an historic day Saturday at Shorewood High School. For the first time in the 28 year history of the Shoreline Invite wrestling tournament the two Shoreline teams swept the top two team trophies.

Shorecrest, coached by Brent Busby, took home a team title and Shorewood, coached by Derek Norton, placed second. The win was extra special for the Scots of Shorecrest because it was their first tournament team title in 18 years.

Shorecrest went into the finals with a narrow lead over the host Thunderbirds. Scot Thomas Rhodes continued his impressive freshman season with a big pin at 106 to kick off the finals. At 113 pounds the two schools faced off against each other as senior Roman Shadduck came out on top for Shorecrest with a second round pin of Thunderbird Kai Layton.

The two teams faced off against each other in two other finals matches. At 132 pounds Shorecrest’s Kaiya Conway built a big lead before surviving being tossed to his back in the final seconds to best Shorewood’s Curt Tanaka 13-10.

Shorecrest wrestling team with trophy
Photo by Kym Good


In the following match, 138 pounds, Shorewood got their first champion of the day as Kody Carpenter won his second consecutive Shoreline Invite with an 11-4 decision over Kelvin Schmidt of Shorecrest.

Shorewood’s only other champion came at 145 pounds as Devin Leach won his third tournament in a row with a first round pin over his opponent from Ingraham high school.

Shorecrest finished off the tournament with a fourth Champion as senior David Rivera picked up his third pin of the day to secure the heavyweight title.

The two teams have to wait until the end of the season to face off against each other in a dual meet. Shorecrest returns to Shorewood on Friday, January 25th in the final match of the season for both teams. Shorecrest will be hoping to end another drought as they have lost nine straight matches to their cross-town rivals.

Shorewood wrestling team
Photo by Trisha Norton

Team Scores:

1. Shorecrest 198.5
2. Shorewood 176
3. North Creek 164
4. Eastlake 150.5
5. Ingraham 148
6. Lakewood 98
7. Edmonds-Woodway 60.5
8. Roosevelt 27

Shorecrest Placers:

106 - Thomas Rhodes 1st
113 - Roman Shadduck 1st
132 - Kaiya Conway 1st
138 - Kelvin Schmidt 2nd
145 - Trentyn Good 3rd
170 - Ian Mortensen 2nd
195 - Matthew Pease 3rd
220 - Elijah Schultz 3rd
285 - David Rivera 1st
285 - Jordan Glesener 4th

Shorewood Placers:

113 - Kai Layton 2nd
126 - Joe Castillejos 4th
132 - Curt Tanaka 2nd
132 - Aidan Jung 4th
138 - Kody Carpenter 1st
145 - Devin Leach 1st
152 - Cole Becker 3rd
160 - RJ Buchheim 4th
182 - Tom Bert 3rd
195 - Phil Ball 2nd

--Clark Norton


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WeatherWatcher: Wind Advisory in effect starting 10pm Saturday night


The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a wind advisory for the Puget Sound region, including the areas of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. The wind advisory is in effect from Saturday night at 10pm until Sunday morning at 10am. Winds are expected to peak between 1am and 3am Sunday morning in our area. This storm system is moving from south to north through the center of the Puget Sound.

Southerly to southwest winds are expected to increase shortly after midnight to 20-35 mph, with gusts as high as 50mph. This storm has the potential to be as strong or stronger than our first wind storm in December. Local power outages are expected as well as snapped tree branches. Some down trees might be possible also.

As the day has progressed there continues to be some uncertainty with the forecast models in the strength of this windstorm. Some models indicate gusts as high as 60mph, where others expect gusts to only reach 40mph.

Bottom line: Be prepared for the possibility of power outages and fallen tree debris. This is likely going to be our second strongest, or strongest wind event of the winter season so far. Power outages should be about the same or less than our first storm, since we've had our trees pruned by the first storm earlier in December.


For current weather conditions visit www.shorelineweather.com and check out the Richmond Beach station for accurate measurement of wind gusts overnight.



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Photo: New Year's Rainbows

Photo by Jan Hansen

Shoreline had a rainbow to celebrate the new year - who needs fireworks? If you look closely, there is a second rainbow to the left.



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The Room of Requirement

Room of Requirement
Courtesy of This American Life
By Jeffrey D. Briggs, President
Friends of Richmond Beach Library

Libraries aren't just for books. They're often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber cafĂ©, a place to find answers, a quiet spot to be alone. 

It's actually kind of magical.

In its most recent episode, This American Life, a weekly public radio program and podcast, told stories of people who roam the stacks of the library and find unexpected things that just happen to be exactly what they required. 

The stories were heartwarming, touching, profound. They were a validation of what makes libraries great for children, teens and adults. Much like our local Richmond Beach Library 19601 21st Ave NW.

In his introduction, This American Life host Ira Glass says, 
“In the Harry Potter books, there's this place called the Room of Requirement. The way it works is you walk three times in front of this certain patch of wall at Hogwarts, thinking, like, I really need a coffee. And then suddenly in that room a coffee shop will appear. Or, I need a place to make my magic potion in secret, and then a room with all the ingredients for your magic potion will appear.
“Libraries are like that. But in real life. That's what they do. And today on our program, we have stories of very unlikely uses for these Rooms of Requirement, all driven by people who want something very, very specialized. Something which, in every single story in today's show, the library is able to deliver.”

HERE is the link to This American Life’s episode called “The Room of Requirement.”

Ira Glass
This American Life podcast
New episodes are also available for ten weeks to stream or download via these and other podcast apps:
  • This American Life
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Google Podcasts
  • Radio Public
  • Pandora
Listen and enjoy! 

And then make a New Year’s visit to your local library. The Room of Requirement is a magical place!



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32nd Legislative District Democrats to hold their first meeting under new executive board

Executive Board
Back Row: Carin Chase, Lael White, Trudy Bialic, Gray Petersen, 
Carol McMahon, Jenna Nand, Jeff Sandys
Middle Row: Cathy Baylor, Sally Soriano, Rosamaria Grazini, Liz Brown, 
Dakota Solberg, David Johnson, Andrew Shogren, Chris Roberts,
Front Row, Stephanie Harris, Raphael Baluth, Dean Forunier, Janet Way, Alan Charnley


32nd Legislative District Democrats meet Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Masonic Hall Shoreline 753 N 185th St beginning at 6:45pm with open mike and social time.

The organization elected its 2019-20 32nd District Democrats Executive Board on 12-12-2018

Chair Alan Charnley
1st Vice Chair (King County) Andrew Shogren
2nd Vice Chair (Snohomish County)Jenna Nand
State Committeemember Carin Chase
State Committeemember Chris Roberts
KCDCC Committeemember Dean Fournier
KCDCC Committeemember Janet Way
KCDCC Alternate A David Johnsonn
KCDCC Alternate Carolyn Ahlgreen
SCDCC Committeemember Gray Petersen
SCDCC Committeemember Liz Brown
SCDCC Alternate Lael White
SCDCC Alternate Robert Petersen
Secretary Sally Soriano
Treasurer Eric Valpey
Membership Jeff Sandys
Programs Coordinator Stephanie Harris
Fundraising Rosamaria Grazianii
Technology Raphael G. Baltuth
Diversity and Inclusion/Affirmative Action Cathy Baylor
Fed of Democratic Women -May Arkwright Hutton Chapter - Carol McMahon
Parliamentarian Dakota Solberg
Seniors Issues Advocate Trudy Bialic



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Jobs: Contracts Specialist

WSDOT Contracts Specialist 3
This position is open until filled. First resume review will take place on January 14th.

This position is responsible and accountable for the negotiation, preparation, and administration of region level contracts to provide or obtain services, supplies, materials, parts or equipment in accordance with state laws and requirements. They will represent the region in negotiations with contractors, the Department of Enterprise Services and other agencies. The position will also manage the region Credit Card program (including travel) and oversee the policies and procedures of the procurement of goods and services.

To view the entire posting and apply, visit Contracts Specialist 3



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Jobs: Communications Consultant (temporary)

Communications Consultant 3 – TMC and Operations Communication
Closing Date: 1/15/2018 11:59pm
This is a Non-Permanent position projected to last approximately 3-6 Months.

WSDOT is seeking an experienced Communication professional to perform communications work for WSDOT maintenance and operations.

Communications work for this employee includes working one shift each day in the Transportation Management Center (TMC), corresponding with media and disseminating closure and incident information via the web. This person plays a key role in emergency response in the field and in the TMC. This person also provides support for maintenance and operations work, as well as construction projects throughout Northwest Region. This person will provide that support through research, writing and editing internal and external documents, creating and updating webpages and providing constituents with timely correspondence.

With little direction, this person will identify, research and respond to issues that arise and become progressively more independent as the knowledge base increases.

This work will also include working with diverse constituencies. The ability and willingness to work occasional nights and weekends during high-impact construction seasons is desired. This position is a union position and the employee is expected to serve in an on-call rotation for one week at a time for up to 10 times a year. This on-call rotation will include working one or two holidays.

A successful candidate will excel in writing, social media, media communications, videography and non-linear editing.

To view the entire posting and apply, visit Communications Consultant 3


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Lake Forest Park Conference Room furniture for sale

Tables, office chairs, straight back chairs,
small desks, tables, all for sale on Monday in LFP
See photos here


The City of Lake Forest Park is offering conference room furniture for sale on a first-come, first-served basis on Monday, January 7, 2019.

Furniture in the Lake Forest Room, located on the first floor of City Hall, will not be available for pickup before 9:00am on January 8, 2019.

Click HERE for inventory photos and prices.

Payment methods accepted: cash, check, money order, or credit card. Payment must be made on Monday, January 7, 2019.

City Hall is located at the intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE, 17425 Ballinger Way NELake Forest Park 98155.



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49 applicants for vacant Shoreline City Council position

Applicant residents are red circles
Current councilmembers are green circles
Map is available on page 269 of the Agenda


Shoreline City Councilmembers are reviewing the 49 completed applications received by the deadline to fill the vacant council seat left when Deputy Mayor Jesse Salomon was elected to the state senate.

The applicants are:

 Linda Adams
 Carolyn Ahlgreen
 Genevieve Arredondo
 Tony Bachler
 Saba Berhe
 Gorham Bowler
 Keith Boyd
 Wes Brandon
 David Chen
 Joe Cunningham
 Deborah DeMoss
 Jennifer Frey
 Lisa Gallucci
 Hazim Ghanim
 Jennifer Greenlee
 Brian Holt
 Julie Holt
 Tanya Holter
 Patricia Hull
 Joseph Irons
 Nathan Julius
 Thomas Karston
 Joshua Krawczyk
 Jillian McLean
 Joseph Morrison
 Dawn Moser
 Dawn Nelson
 Mark Nordahl
 Rebecca Partman
 Jessica Piha
 Eben Pobee
 Jordan Posamentier
 Simon Pritikin
 Trevor Rain-Water
 Ravi Rana
 Sierra Ranier
 Robert Ransom
 Ryan Ritter
 Rebeca Rivera
 Betsy Robertson
 Heather Murphy Secrist
 Jerry Shirley
 Tamara Simon
 Mike Smith
 Gerald “Anthony” Sison
 Laurel Stromme
 Joseph Smith Jr.
 Eric Wall
 John Williamson

Applications, with personal information redacted, can be seen HERE. They are in alphabetical order.

Councilmembers will review Council Candidate qualifications on Monday January 7, 2019, in Executive Session at their dinner meeting at 5:45pm. The regular meeting begins at 7pm. After the consent calendar and action item, they are scheduled to go back into Executive Session at 7:40pm.

At 8:10pm they are scheduled to return to open session and announce the names of applicants who have been selected for Council interviews on January 28, 2019.

Council meetings can be viewed online.



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Tickets available now for Shorecrest / Kellogg Big Band Swing Dance Jan 26


Saturday, January 26, 2019 - the Shorecrest / Kellogg Big Band Swing Dance


The evening starts with Swing Dance Lessons with Jonathan Keith from 6:30 to 7:30pm.

Then dance the night away from 7:30 to 10pm. Amazing Jazz Standards, including Glen Miller, Count Basie and more.

Featuring the Shorecrest High School Jazz and Stage Bands and the Kellogg Middle School Jazz Band -- an amazing group of talented kids. You won’t believe the stellar performance these groups turn out.

Refreshments will be available.

Ticket prices: $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Students $6 w/ASB, $8 without. $6 extra for the dance lesson.

Tickets can be purchased online through Brown Paper Tickets

Funds raised benefit The Shorecrest High School Jazz Band program.

Held in the Shorecrest High School Commons, 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline.

Questions? Call 206-393-4291.



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Call for Art Donations: Art from the Attic Sale 2019

Drop off your art starting Monday January 7, 2019


Blow the cobwebs off your neglected paintings and breathe new life into your old art!

Donations are now being accepted for the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council’s Art from the Attic sale. Turn your unwanted art into someone else’s treasure and support the Arts Council at the same time!

Items accepted include fine art (framed or unframed), sculpture, posters (framed or unframed), matted prints, frames, gently used art supplies, ceramics, glass art, handmade jewelry, artisan works, and art books.

Items should be in good condition and can be dropped off at the Arts Council office between 10am-5pm, Monday-Thursday (building closed on federal holidays). The office is located at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

Donation forms are available. All donations become the property of the Arts Council and unsold items will not be returned.

The Art from the Attic sale will be held during the 2019 Shoreline Arts Festival happening on June 29, 10am-6pm and June 30, 10am-5pm. 
And for the very first time, the Shoreline Arts Festival will be held at the Shoreline Community College!

Proceeds from the sale will support Arts Council programming including arts education, summer concerts in the park, The Gallery at Town Center and the Shoreline Arts Festival. Thank you!

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Arts Council is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that promotes the arts in our communities. For more information contact us at 206-417-4645 or gallery@shorelinearts.net.


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Ridgecrest Neighborhood exceeds their Food Drive goal

Friday, January 4, 2019

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association not only met their goal to collect 1000 pounds of food for Shoreline Hopelink - they exceeded it!

Over a two month food drive project during November and December they collected 1189.6 pounds of food and turned it over to Shoreline Hopelink for their food bank located at 17837 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133 in the apartment building behind Ronald Methodist Church.

WE DID IT! Thanks to you, we beat our goal and did something great for the folks that use the food bank.

They had major help from two local businesses in downtown Ridgecrest: Café Aroma and the Ridgecrest Pub. Both businesses were collection points for food.

With the cafe opening early and the pub staying open late, food drop off was possible from 5:30am to midnight, seven days a week.

James Pabiniak, Hopelink Shoreline Food Bank Supervisor, responded with these comments.

The food provided from this drive goes a long way to feeding the hungry families we have in Shoreline. It means so much when the community can step up and donate high quality, hearty foods that are mostly within date. 
December was our busiest month in our food bank yet, and receiving their food went a long way to ensuring that everyone was able to receive enough food this holiday season and especially for the months to come when donations usually slow down.
 
If you have food for the Shoreline Food Bank, drop it off at the front desk at Shoreline Hopelink, 17837 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133



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Photos: New Year's Day flowers

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Orchid cactus
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Jerry Pickard says that two of his flowers chose to blossom on New Year's Day. He says that the blossom on the orchid cactus is six inches across!

Amaryllis blossoms
Photo by Jerry Pickard

The amaryllis produced multiple blossoms. Jerry has shared many beautiful photos of his flowers over the years and I can bet that his garden is spectacular!


DKH





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Do you know someone who needs a wheelchair ramp? Call for Rampathon applications

Rampathon crew
Photo courtesy MBAKS



CALL FOR RAMPATHON APPLICATIONS

Do you know someone in need of a free wheelchair ramp? The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties would like to help. 

For 25 years, local residential builders have built free wheelchair ramps for our neighbors in need through Rampathon. If someone you know needs help with access to their home, please visit Rampathon.org and complete an application or call 425-460-8232.

Since 1993, our members have constructed more than 500 ramps. These ramps provide a much-needed benefit for individuals and families who struggle to get themselves or their loved ones safely in and out of their homes.

Applications are being accepted now through March 1, 2019.

ABOUT MBAKS

Founded in 1909, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties has grown to become the largest residential homebuilders association in the United States. With nearly 3,000 member companies, the association is dedicated to membership value, housing advocacy, community service, and financial stewardship throughout the Puget Sound region.



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Exciting, heart-stopping, foot-stomping performances - get tickets now before they sell out - Physical Poetry


PHYSICAL POETRY 2019

January 11 and 12, 2019
Shorecrest HS Performing Arts Center
7:30pm Evening
2:30pm Saturday Matinee

$18 General Public (Advance)
$20 at the Door *
*This event tends to sell out, purchase tickets now to secure your seat!

Exciting, heart-stopping, foot-stomping performances featuring dance forms and styles from companies all over the Northwest including TAP, HIP HOP, MODERN, JAZZ, STEP, LYRICAL AND MORE! Experience 3 spectacular shows packed with amazing talent from the Greater Seattle Area. This is a family friendly event that will have the audience craving more!


FEATURING: 3rd Shift Dance / Alchemy Tap Project / Dance Tantra / Gotta Dance 
Herencias Mexicanas / Kontagious / Northside Step Team / QATA Crew 
Shelton Highland Dancers / Shorecrest Hip Hop / Studio 3 / Urbyn Byrd and MORE!





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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Bigfoot sight-ing




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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Total Calls: 10,430 - here's what Shoreline Fire was doing all year

Happy New Year! Here are Shoreline Fire / Medic stats for 2018!

Total calls - 10,430
Shoreline crew at wildland fire
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire
  • Aid - 3375
  • Aid Non Emergency - 808
  • MVA Aid (Motor Vehicle Accident) - 265
  • MVA Medic - 44
    • +37 in Northshore, Bothell and Woodinville
  • MVA Rescue - 8 
    • +6 in Northshore, Bothell and Woodinville
  • Rescue Surface Water - 4
  • Rope Rescue - 2
  • Medic - 4756 (including our Medics in Northshore, Bothell and Woodinville)
  • Cardiac Arrest - 115 
    • +100 in Northshore, Bothell and Woodinville
  • Mutual Aid Requests (Medical, Fire, etc to Snohomish County) - 241
  • AFA (Automatic Fire Alarm) - 544
  • Appliance Fire - 9
  • Bark Fire - 34
  • Brush Fire - 28
  • Electrical Odor - 9
  • Explosion w/out Structure - 1
  • Extinguished Fire - 4
  • Flooding Minor - 19
  • Gas Spill/Absorbent - 6
  • Haz Aid - 3
  • Haz - 46 (mostly CO alarms)
  • Natural Gas - 29
  • Smoke (ie. Haze in Area, Burn Complaints)- 119
  • Service Call - 119 ie. 
    • stuck elevator, 
    • blood draw for PD, 
    • tree in roadway
  • Structure Fire - 42 
    • +13 out of Shoreline
  • Vehicle Fire - 23
  • Wires/Flame/Arc/Spark - 10
  • Wildland Strike Teams - 
    • 13 Deployments
    • 10 Fires
    • 3 states
    • 3741.25 working hours by our employees
    • 13 People
Have a great safe start to 2019!



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Ian Maddox on Cloud 2019 at the North City Tech Meetup

Ian Maddox
The next North City Tech Meetup will feature Ian Maddox on “Cloud 2019”

7:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday, January 7, 2019, Shoreline Library, small meeting room (on your left as you enter), 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155. Free – Open to the public

Cloud in 2019: What's new and where are we headed?

A technical examination of how cloud computing has evolved over the past decade, what its current strengths and weaknesses are, and what's next.

Ian Maddox is a serial entrepreneur who ended up a Solutions Architect at Google. He has founded several startups and held senior leadership roles at others. Some of those companies saw successful exits while others imploded.

In his current role, he consults and advocates on behalf of Google Cloud with a special focus on PCI compliance, security, and IoT.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

You can visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.

Upcoming Meetup:

February 4th, 2019, Cindy Black, “Alternative Voting Systems: Creating More Representative Government”


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Community invited to celebrate legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality." —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


Community invited to celebrate legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Best-selling author Ijeoma Oluo is celebration's keynote speaker.

Thursday, January 10, 2019, Noon – 1pm at The Sanctuary, 811 5th Ave, Seattle.

The public is welcomed to join King County and its employees in celebrating the life of civil rights pioneer Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

The theme of this year's celebration is a reminder that truth and love continue to be powerful tools toward building Dr. King's "Beloved Kingdom."

Seattle's historic Sanctuary on 5th Avenue will be the backdrop for the celebration. This free event recognizes the achievements of America's foremost leader for Civil Rights and commemorates Dr. King's vision of an America offering opportunity for all.

New York Times best-selling author and Seattle native Ijeoma Oluo will present the celebration's keynote address. Her writing, which focuses on issues of race and identity, feminism, social and mental health, and social justice have been featured in The Washington Post, NBC News, Elle Magazine, TIME, and The Stranger.

The event will also feature a performance by Sharon Nyree Williams, who shares her stories through the spoken word.

The Sanctuary is accessible. Sign language interpretation will be provided. Other reasonable accommodations will be provided upon advance request. For more information, or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact Calli Knight at 206-477-9627.

Learn more about our County's namesake and King County's MLK Celebration HERE


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Humble Feast Monday - plus recipe for Pot Roast with Winter Vegetables

Winter farmers market
Photo by Debra 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 January 7, 2019 and features:
  • Pot roast with lots of winter vegetables (and a vegetarian version, of course), 
  • a tasty rice dish, 
  • slaw, 
  • mac and cheese, and 
  • chocolate-dipped pears.

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

Pot Roast with Lots of Winter Vegetables (serves 8)

2 tablespoons high heat vegetable oil, such as grape seed oil
2 pounds brisket
1 tablespoon salt, or more, to taste
2 onions, diced or sliced in rings (however you prefer)
½ cup red wine
1 cup chopped tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes
1 cup water

2 pounds hearty vegetables, cut into one-inch pieces. (Potatoes, gold beets, turnips, rutabagas, yams, winter squash, Brussels sprouts, or anything else that will hold up to long stewing.)

2 tablespoons winter herbs, such as bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, or oregano
Black pepper

Heat the oil on medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven, or any other deep, wide, and thick pan. Hold your hand about four inches above the pan, and when you can feel the heat, add the meat. Sprinkle it with a third of the salt, let it cook for a few minutes, and then flip it over using a pair of tongs and sprinkle the other side with another third of the salt.

When both sides are nicely seared, add the chopped onions. Cook them for about five minutes, stirring them occasionally until they start to wilt. Add the remaining ingredients, bring the mixture to a boil, and then lower the heat, cover the pan, and let it cook for a couple of hours, checking it every twenty minutes or so.

When the meat is soft enough to cut, break it down into smaller chunks and then let it cook until it comes apart easily with a fork. This might take another hour or it may take another three hours, but it’s worth the wait. Taste and add additional salt, if desired.

Reservations



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Meaningful Movies: Chasing Coral


Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. But with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching" (a sign of mass coral death) has been accelerating around the world.

The public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater. Witness the evidence of climate change hiding in our ocean and see how Chasing Coral is waking up the world.

Meaningful Movies, "Chasing Coral", on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation (EUUC), 8109 224th Street SW, Edmonds 98026.

Doors open at 6p.m. for refreshments and community building. Movie begins at 6:30pm. Admission is free; donations are accepted. Discussion will follow the movie. Join us and bring your friends!



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Shoreline City Council meets Monday - here's what to expect

Shoreline City Hall
Photo by Mike Remarcke
By Pam Cross

The first City Council Meeting of 2019 will be Monday January 7, 2019 at 7:00pm in Council Chamber at City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N.

It is planned to be a short public meeting followed by an Executive Meeting. The public meeting has only one Action Item:

Adopting Ordinance No. 850 - Amending Development Code Sections 20.20, 20.30, 20.40, 20.50, 20.70, and 20.230

Council is scheduled to discuss and adopt proposed Ordinance No. 850. The Council discussed the proposed amendments on December 10, 2018. This meeting presents the changes made by Staff as a result of Council’s comments and concerns.

The policy amendments include
  • #24 - exempt significant tree removal based on parcel size
  • #26 and 29 - increased fines and penalties for illegally moved trees
  • #2, 12 and 15 - homeless shelter - create a definition, add homeless shelters to the Use Table, criteria the homeless shelter would be required to meet in order to operate in the City
  • #3 New definition of landscape structures, combining such things as trellis and arbor.
  • #18 Allows height exceptions for roof type structures for commercial structures as used in MUR zones
  • #21 Allows Administrative Design Review process for single family residences, attached and multifamily, to get the into the code the City’s desire to create attractive and innovative site and building design
This will be followed by an Executive Session where Council will review Candidate qualifications for Council seat #6 vacated by Councilman Salomon, and select Council Candidates for interview.

Full agenda available HERE

Watch City Council meetings on your computer HERE



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SR 99 ramps near Seattle stadiums close Jan 4

Travelers who enter or exit State Route 99 near the downtown Seattle stadiums will need to plan for ramp closures beginning Friday night, January 4. 

Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the Royal Brougham Way on-ramp to northbound SR 99 and the southbound SR 99 off-ramp to South Atlantic Street at 10 p.m. Friday, January 4.

The closure will help facilitate work needed to realign the existing SR 99 roadway into the new SR 99 tunnel.



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Death notices as of December 31, 2018

Painting by Chrystine Westphal
Obituaries are condensed biographies of people's lives, written by the people who loved them.

Like a memorial service, they tell us things we may not have known about the person, and may leave us wishing we had known them better

Obituaries extracted from The Seattle Times

Pastor James W. Schoeld 1935-2018 Pastor at Bethel Lutheran for 15 years. Active in synod and community affairs, including president of the Shoreline Rotary Club. A month after retirement he had an auto accident which left him with quadriplegia. He stayed active in ministry, serving in two parishes as interim pastor. He served on the synod council, on a rehab committee at the UW Medical Center and on the Continuing Pastoral Education Committee at Harborview, and boards of The Hearthstone assisted living community and the Dale Turner Family YMCA. He continued with Rotary, and was a volunteer tutor at Parkwood Elementary School for ten years.

Irene Mary Olsen 1925-2018 Services at Bethel Lutheran Church for 93 year old Mountlake Terrace resident Irene Olsen.

Lillian Marie Donnelly Pereira 1929-2018 Lillian and Arthur moved their family to the area which later became Shoreline and raised their ten children there. She was a long-time parishioner at St. Luke where services were held. For the last ten years she resided at Providence Mount St Vincent.

Ted Strathy Frost 1932-2018 "He began rowing while growing up in Lake Forest Park, continued as a Husky coached by Stan Pocock. He and his lifelong friend, Bob Rogers, competed and won gold in the 1959 Pan American Games and then onto the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome." A CPA, he wrote two books on business, plus a novel.

Marguerite Duggan Munger 1922-2018 Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and spent her final years receiving skilled nursing care at Shoreline's Evergreen Haven Senior Care.

Elizabeth (Betty) McDevitt Gardner 1924-2018 "She dedicated many years to hexing teams opposing the Mariners, dominating at bingo, making sure all the parties were planned right, and never missing her 11:00am date with The Young and the Restless." Lived her final years at Crista.



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Photo: A sunset for the New Year

Photo by Mary Igl


Sometimes the sunsets - and sunrises - here look like they've been colorized - but it's the real deal.



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Polar Bear Plungers

Kendahl and Alain Adjorlolo at Matthews Beach


Immersing yourself in ice water on January 1 is so popular that there are three local bodies of water where people gather to dunk themselves.

Greenlake
Photo by Jeffrey Martin


The Running Club went to Green Lake and jumped off the dock.

Brackett's Landing 2019
Photo courtesy MyEdmondsNews.com


Hundreds of Edmonds residents gathered at Brackett's Landing and ran into the waters of Puget Sound.

Kendahl coming out of the water
"Exhilarating," she said.


And at Magnuson Park's Matthews Beach in northeast Seattle, equally large numbers of people ran into the waters of Lake Washington.

Alain went ankle deep
"Success" and "Far enough" he said


Among the latter were local residents Kendahl and Alain Adjorlolo, although their plunging styles were somewhat different.



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Why are trees important for salmon? Let us count the ways

Ballinger Creek
Photo by Londa Jacques
By Jim Halliday – LFP Stewardship Foundation Advisory Board Member, and 
Doug Hennick, Aquatic Ecologist, Wild Fish Conservancy and LFP Stewardship Foundation Board Member.

Aquatic life depends on an arboreal setting because all parts of trees contribute to enriching the habitat and improving water quality.

Trees, wherever they are in the watershed, help stream water quality by improving the soil so it removes pollutants (like heavy metals) from storm water.

And if they are near streams, trees help by stabilizing banks and hillsides because tree roots stabilize the soil in ways that reduce sediment from entering streams, which otherwise would smother fish eggs and keep fingerlings from finding food by making the water too muddy to see through.

Boeing Creek
Photo by Kyle McQueen
Exposed roots also make pockets of slow water, where fish can rest while being ready to dart out into the current to snatch a bug as it goes by in the fast water.

When trees and their large root balls fall into streams, they become “large woody debris” that provides more pocket water for fish to use, and surfaces for algae to grow on, which in turn feeds more insects for fish to eat.

The surfaces of logs in streams grow three times more algae than the same surface area of rocks, so fallen trees in streams greatly increase aquatic insect food, and the extra insects become extra salmon food.

Also, the terrestrial insects that accidentally drop into streams from overhanging trees are a valuable and bountiful fish food, and the leafy debris that falls into streams is food for macroinvertebrates that also feed young salmon.

The soil of forested watersheds absorb rainfall, and release it slowly ensuring year-long continued underground flow to streams to support spawning and rearing fish.

Twin Ponds feed Thornton Creek
Photo by Melissa Banker


Trees and vegetation cool streams in summer. This is important because warm water kills salmon.

And a lot of the rain and snow that falls on trees throughout a watershed evaporates before it even reaches the ground, thus minimizing the violence of storm flow in streams. That violence can kill fish in numerous ways, from flushing them downstream into places where bigger predators live, to moving the gravel so much that fish eggs wash away.

Chinook salmon in Thornton Creek
Also, just like trees help salmon live and grow, salmon help trees by bringing fertilizer to them.

Marine-derived nutrients from the carcasses of salmon stimulates the growth of conifer trees along northwest salmon streams and rivers.

The carcasses get into the forests by raptors such as eagles and ospreys carrying them to their nests, and by bears and other mammals dragging salmon into the woods for eating in peace.

This activity contributes to the increased growth of the trees and shows a positive correlation with the number of salmon returning the previous year.



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Flags at half-staff Saturday

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of East Olympia Volunteer Fire Captain John Ostergard, 63, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Saturday, January 5, 2019. 

Captain Ostergard suffered a medical emergency while on the scene of a December 14 structure fire south of Yelm.

The Governor’s Office has no objection to agencies lowering the flags at the close of business on Friday, January 4, 2019. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Saturday, January 5, or first thing Monday morning, January 7.

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

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on January 5 at the Mountain View Church of the Nazarene, 940 Israel Road SW in Tumwater. The service is open to the public and is full line-of-duty honors.

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



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Big Band Music Series this month at Third Place Commons



It’s 2019 and it’s officially time once again to Swing into the New Year at Third Place Commons! This is the third year in a row that the Commons has started the year off in high style with this popular big band series.

Every Saturday in January, head to the Commons for an evening of delightfully nostalgic dance tunes that are sure to get you warm and cozy both inside and out. The big, big, big band line-up includes the Route 66 Big Band, Kings of Swing, Portage Bay Big Band, and the SOS Nonet.

Of course, there’s more great music and dancing every Friday night in January, too, including:

  • Jan. 4th – Chris Stevens Band (Blues)
  • Jan. 11th – Mark Hurwitz and Gin Creek (R/B, Soul)
  • Jan. 18th – Island Jazz Quintet (Jazz)
  • Jan. 25th – Ranger and the Re-Arrangers (Gypsy Jazz)
And don’t forget about recurring events like weekly foreign language conversation groups, game nights, tai chi, Mahjong Mondays, Kaleidoscope play and learn sessions, plus monthly events like Art-ins, Coloring for Adults, and Computer Q/As. So whatever you’re in the mood for, you’ll find something that suits at Third Place Commons in January.

Third Place Commons is a community-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering real community in real space. Third Place Commons is located in the Town Center at Lake Forest Park at 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155.

Remember that events are always free and open to everyone at the Commons. So check the online calendar for all the details and see you at the Commons!



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Photo: Original tuberculosis sanatorium in Shoreline


Firland Tuberculosis Hospital, 1914
Item 143, Engineering Department Photographic Negatives (Record Series 2613-07)
Seattle Municipal Archives.


This photo would be the original site of the tuberculosis sanatorium which is now the CRISTA campus on Fremont Ave N.

Permanent hospital buildings were constructed on the site and then the entire facility was moved to 15th Ave NE by Hamlin Park and the name changed to Fircrest.

Tuberculosis, called the "white plague," was Seattle's leading cause of death in the first decade of 1900.

Information from HistoryLink



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Memorial service Jan 25 for Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith, Mayor
Mountlake Terrace
From our News Partner MLTnews.com comes news of the death of longtime Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith.

A memorial service for long-time Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith, who died December 14, 2019, has been set for 1pm Friday, January 25 at Westgate Chapel in Edmonds.

The service will be followed by a reception at the Nile Country Club in Mountlake Terrace.

The 77-year-old Smith, who had served on the Mountlake Terrace City Council since 2001 and as the city’s mayor since 2004, died in his sleep at home Dec. 14. His death came just hours after he presided over a city council work/study session.

Westgate Chapel is located at 22901 Edmonds Way in Edmonds. The Nile Country Club address is 6601 244th St. S.W., Mountlake Terrace.

Elected to the Mountlake Terrace City Council in 2001, Smith has been mayor since 2004. He served on the Community Transit, SNOCOM (911 Dispatch), and Snohomish County Emergency Radio System (SERS) Boards. Additionally, he chaired the Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forum, served on the LEOFF I Disability Board, and Regional Fire Authority (RFA).

Smith and his wife, Judi, have two children and two grandchildren.



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