46th LD Democrats to hear from all Democratic candidates in the district

Monday, May 13, 2019

The 46th LD Democrats are meeting on Wednesday, May 15th to hear from candidates.

On May 15th, the featured program will be a round robin with Democratic candidates - all the declared candidates for any office wholly or partially within the 46th have been invited to attend and give their best two minutes on any topic, "then they will draw from the Bowl O' Questions!"

Lake Forest Park and Kenmore candidates will be heard for the first time this year!

Three Resolutions will be considered at this meeting. One concerns heavy rail development, one concerns gas development, and the last is advocating against Tim Eyman's I-976.

The Environmental Caucus will meet in the same location at the Elliott Bay Brewery at 5:30pm, so feel free to join them early!

Social hour at 6:30pm, and the meeting will begin at 7pm. The meeting is at the Elliott Bay Brewery, in the downstairs Cascade meeting room. Elliott Bay Brewery, 12537 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125

Several transit routes serve the intersection of 125th and Lake City Way, there is space to secure bikes and a large parking lot behind the building, with the entrance off of 30th Ave, across from Bill Pierre Licensing.

Fully ADA Accessible, no step entrances, and please ask the staff for access to the elevator.

Buffet dinner before the Meeting available for $10 for those who wish to participate, with a $3 option for anyone who just wants non-alcoholic beverages. Beer, ale, cider, and wine are available for purchase on site. Dinner buffet starts at 6:30pm for the social hour. 

If you aren't hungry, feel free to join the conversation during the social hour anyway!




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The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development May 21


Snohomish County Human Rights Commission 
Edmonds Community College Equity and Inclusion Department 
Communities of Color Coalition (C3)
invite you to celebrate

The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 
World Café Event

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 
Edmonds Community College
Woodway 202, 12:30 - 3:00pm 

Join students, community leaders, elected officials and your neighbors to participate in our world café to celebrate our social and cultural diversity as we discuss current events and encourage people and organizations to take concrete action.

Goals:
  • To raise awareness about the importance of inter-cultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion.
  • To build a community of individuals committed to support diversity with real and everyday life gestures.
  • To combat polarization and stereotypes to improve understanding and cooperation among people from different cultures.

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Arnie Moreno to offer Summer Tennis Skills and Drills camp in July for middle and high school students

Coach Arnie Moreno will have his Summer Tennis Skills and Drills tennis camp in July. 

The camp is open to all levels of play for middle school and high school. 

Sign up by email. 

Go to all scheduled lessons or attend only those possible for you. 

Join in the fun and learn a great lifetime sport.

A lifetime sport for a lifetime of fun.

Coach Arnie Moreno
Summer Tennis Skills and Drills 2019
Arnie Moreno
  • PTR Certified Tennis Instructor
  • Shorewood High School Girls Varsity Tennis Coach
  • Shorewood High School Boys Varsity Tennis Coach
  • Shorewood High School 350 wins 14 Wesco South League Championships
  • Seattle P–I Girls Tennis Coach of the Year 2005
  • King 5 “Coach that makes a Difference” Feb. 2008
  • Washington State University “ Educator of Excellence” Award 2007
  • Retired Marysville Junior Tennis Team Coach
  • Retired city of Marysville tennis instructor
LOCATION: Shorewood HS tennis courts
17300 Fremont Ave N.

Time/ Days: MONDAY – WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY 10am to 12 noon
Dates: July 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19

LAST DAY OF CAMP JULY OF CAMP July 19
* July 22nd and 24th make up dates only for rain out lesson
8 two hour lessons for $ 160.00 or $ 20 per lesson

*Family plan – more than one family member in the camp:
8 lessons for $130 per student or $ 16.25 / date per student.

Checks payable to Arnie Moreno or pay by lesson or number of lessons you plan to take.
Mail payment or bring to first day of practice.
18904 32nd Ave NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

* Call instructor for dates of make up lessons 206-412-3191

Ball Machine - Live ball drills - Fundamentals

Games and Matches - Skill drills – Strategy

ALL LEVELS OF SKILL – BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED - MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL

RACKET PROVIDED IF NEEDED - BALLS PROVIDED

Required by first week of tennis camp
  • emergency contact and 
  • insurance coverage information
PLEASE CALL or email ARNIE MORENO TO SIGN UP
  • (Cell) 206-412-3191 
  •  (Home) 206-367-9345 
  • email: morenoarnie106@hotmail.com



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Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife

Sunday, May 12, 2019

On Thursday, May 16 at 7pm at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park, renowned National Wildlife Federation naturalist and TV host David Mizejewski comes with a new book to show you how to create a magical ecosystem right in your backyard! 
Invite beautiful songbirds, colorful butterflies, buzzing bees and other fascinating wildlife by nurturing a wildlife habitat garden.

Third Place Books is at the intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE, Town Center, Lake Forest Park.

And for the rest of the week, note that signing line tickets are required for Adam Savage on Wednesday. Receive two tickets when you pre-order a copy of Every Tool’s a Hammer from Third Place Books! Call 206-366-3311.


Monday, May 13 at 7pm
Karen Treiger

My Heart is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story

Sam Goldberg escaped the Treblinka Death Camp during the prisoner revolt in August 1943. Running to the woods, he met Esther, who was hiding there. The author, married to Sam and Esther’s son, uncovers details of their wartime experiences and travels to Poland to meets the families of the Righteous Gentiles who helped them survive. The dead of Poland speak loudly from the ashes, but the living find new voices.

Tuesday, May 14 at 7pm
Kevin Horan

Goats and Sheep: A Portrait Farm

When photographer Kevin Horan moved from city to country, he encountered goats and sheep whose chorus of sounds suggested they were not just herd animals, but perhaps individuals as well.

Horan decided to photograph them in his studio, as though they were privileged clients. The resulting images ask us to notice the variety, dignity, and personalities of these creatures - funny, fascinating, intelligent, curious, engaging "others" who command our undivided attention and respect.

Wednesday, May 15 at 7pm
Adam Savage

Every Tool’s a Hammer: Life is What You Make It

Adam Savage— star of Discovery Channel's Mythbusters and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech— shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality. Tickets are required; receive two tickets when you pre-order a copy of Every Tool’s a Hammer from Third Place Books!

David Mizejewski
Thursday, May 16 at 7pm

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife (Second Edition)

Saturday, May 18 at 6pm
Monika Wieland Shields

Endangered Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents

The Southern Resident killer whales are icons of the Pacific Northwest, a beloved population of orcas that are considered the most-watched whales in the world. Despite decades of focused conservation efforts, they are on the brink of extinction. With more challenges on the horizon, one question looms: can we still create a sustainable future for humans and orcas in the Salish Sea? 

Sunday, May 19 at 6pm
Rebecca Stefoff

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition 

Lies My Teacher Told Me
is one of the most important, and successful, history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship. Now, Rebecca Stefoff makes Loewen's beloved work available to younger students.




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Keith Scully announces re-election campaign for Shoreline City Council

Keith Scully is running for re-election
to the Shoreline City Council


Keith Scully was elected to the Shoreline City Council in 2016 and is running for his second four-year term.

On the council, Keith successfully obtained funding for sidewalk repair and new sidewalk construction. He opposed an unnecessarily-large maintenance facility in Hamlin Park, worked to increase tree protections, and has supported transportation improvements throughout the city.

“I’m especially proud of our work on sidewalks,” Keith says, “Over the next five to ten years, you’ll see dramatic improvements in Shoreline’s walkability. For all of us, that’s important. For the mobility impaired, it can mean the difference between having to stay home and being part of our community.”

Keith recently moved to the Richmond Beach neighborhood from Ridgecrest. He lives with his wife, Sarah Cohen, and Keith’s son Finnegan along with five-year-old twins Thomas and Edward. Keith’s daughter Kate is in her first year at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Keith works in private practice as an intellectual property attorney after serving as a King County Deputy Prosecutor and United Nations war crimes prosecutor.

Keith also serves on regional committees, including as chair of the Advanced Life Support committee for the EMS levy, working to ensure our paramedics are fully funded and provide the nation’s best emergency medical service. Currently, he represents Shoreline on the Salmon Recovery Council and the Continuum of Care board, the regional committee tasked with coordinating homelessness relief efforts.

“Homelessness is going to be a challenge for the foreseeable future. I’m pleased we’re rethinking how we approach the problem by actually listening to the homeless about what services and opportunities work. And I’m totally committed to a regional approach to providing services so no one area is overburdened.”

On the local front, the next four years will require Shoreline to consider whether it should fund a new aquatics center. Keith is committed to keeping costs as low as possible, but also believes the facility should be able to accommodate competitive swimming programs and have a dedicated space for the senior center.

Keith is also committed to financial sustainability and keeping taxes fair and reasonable. Shoreline has a financial sustainability plan to ensure it can continue providing services without needing to ask for unexpected tax increases. And he’s worked to develop Shoreline’s business base by increasing the exemptions for the transportation impact fee and keeping business taxes and fees low.

Keith is honored to have been elected to a first term on the Shoreline city council. He asks for your support in his re-election to a second term.

Campaign website: http://keithscully.net/

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Save the date for the Shoreline Math Olympiad 2020

Principals of participating schools
Photo by Thomas Chin and Shannon McMaster 

Save the date for Shoreline Math Olympiad 2020!

Save the date for the 22nd annual Shoreline Math Olympiad next year on Saturday March 14, 2020 at Shoreline Community College.

The 21st annual Shoreline Math Olympiad was held in March on the beautiful campus of Shoreline Community College. Over 750+ students participated this year from public and private schools in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

Shoreline CC Cheryl Roberts welcomes the crowd
Photo by Thomas Chin and Shannon McMaster

It is a free event open to all 4th – 8th grade students who want to challenge themselves with fun individual and team tests in math. Some schools offer math clubs in the fall for students to practice their math skills and other schools offer students the opportunity to just sign up for SMO and participate individually and/or on teams.

This year we welcomed entertainment from Shorecrest JV Hip Hop, the Martial Arts Center ( MAC) and Eric Haines, an amazing one man band!

This event is organized by a group of dedicated volunteers who make up the Shoreline Math Olympiad committee, with the help of community sponsors:

Shoreline School District, Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, Shoreline Mathnasium, James Alan Salon, Menchies Shoreline, Smart Service Shoreline, Spin Alley, Shoreline Chuck Olson Kia Chevrolet, and Shoreline Community College.

Participation awards
Photo by Thomas Chin and Shannon McMaster

School Participation Results
- Awards to the top three schools based on the percentage of eligible school students participating in the event.

1st place - St. Mark Catholic with 46.55%
2nd place – Shoreline Christian with 36.77%
3rd place – Briarcrest Elementary with 31.19%
4th Place - Syre elementary with 30.0%2019

Students compete at the instructional level that they are learning in their home schools, which may differ from their grade level. This year Shoreline Math Olympiad also added translated tests and special accommodations if students received those same services at their home school.

Math coaches
Photo by Thomas Chin and Shannon McMaster

Shoreline Math Olympiad awards medals to the top 40% of the individuals participating, and the top 60% of teams participating. The event does not break ties. If there are many award winners starting at 1st place, medals for the top 40% or 40% students will vary. 

Team and Individual Awards will be listed on the website.

Summer is a perfect time to practice for next year's friendly competition and prepare for your school's math club or team. Most schools start clubs in the Fall. You do not need to be a member of a school team or club to participate in Shoreline Math Olympiad.

If you are interested in being a part of our fun planning team please contact: Steve Ruiter, SMO Event Co-Chair, at sruiter@comcast.net.



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Sunday is Mothers' Day



For everyone who has had a part in raising a child - whether the child is with you on this day or not.

Mothers - stepmothers - adoptive mothers - bereaved mothers - mothers who gave up their babies but never forgot them - grandmothers and great-grandmothers and aunts and friends who babysat or read or took them to parks and museums. Relatives who managed to maintain contact even though the parents split up.

This is your day. Know that we honor and appreciate you all.




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A special Mother's Day


From My Heart to Yours

Conceived in love 
Though not by plan 
The heart of a woman 
The heart of a man 

Empty arms 
Hearts torn in two 
Selfless love 
Took me from you 

Missing piece 
Of a mother’s heart 
Daughter’s secret treasure 
Through all the years apart 

Prayers and yearning 
Loved ones found 
Two hearts restored 
Love knows no bound 

~Baby Girl Parsons March 24, 2019


50 plus years ago, Baby Girl Parsons was born and adopted. Her Birth father was only identified as 'Bob' while his mother was 'Mrs. N'. The Birth Mom was fully named.

WARM  (Washington Adoption Reunion Movement) was called in to help.

Even with extensive documentation from the adoption agency, a few WARM Confidential Intermediaries (CI) were baffled as to why we could find Birth Mom's parents, siblings, and extended family but the Mom was seemingly nowhere to be found. Baby Girl Parsons' search/reunion took years of great patience and tenacity.​

Search is a journey. It takes as long as it takes.

​WARM's second lengthy search was to find Mrs. N's surname. We assumed that Bob was 'Robert'. Under closer scrutiny, while looking for ‘Bob’ we found the adoption agency had three different dates of birth for the birth father.

Only common sense was needed to weed out the erroneous two. Then, using public records through a year-plus of painstaking research, a possible surname was found, and a 'Robert'. Now, we needed a process to totally confirm our findings.

WARM approached the adoptee to have DNA testing.​ Her DNA test took place at a time before WARM had a DNA specialist (who now has miraculously found birth parents when no one has any names).

Months passed after the DNA test. Eventually, a distant DNA paternal relative contacted the adoptee. With the adoptee's permission, WARM assumed communication with a distant cousin in Sweden who assisted WARM in connecting her family members to Mrs. N and the birth father.

The search is now picking up speed and we need to stay focused as we sense reunion is fast approaching. The clues are arriving quickly, like the leaves that pop up on Ancestry.

Fleshing out the tree details uncovered that the Birth Father died in his 40s. The adoptee and WARM had their hopes dashed to obtain a reunion with 'Bob'. WARM becomes so enmeshed with a client's family, we also experience the joys and sorrows. Despite that disappointment, Baby Parsons has now reunited with a paternal half-sibling and extended family.

Simultaneously, while contacting one of the Birth Father’s adult sons to seek consent to reunion, we decided to contact one of the Birth Mom’s siblings as a last ditch effort to find Mom. This is not the usual process because WARM prefers to contact the Birth Mom directly to maintain her privacy. In this case, we knew the siblings were aware of the long-ago pregnancy but sibling contact is still not our first choice.

‘Mum’ was found! Mum didn’t disappear, she moved to Canada decades ago.

Mum and Baby Girl Parsons have met and for Mother’s Day the adoptee will bring her son north to meet grandma.

Baby Girl Parsons, Mum, and WARM wish you a wonderful Mother’s Day.

PS: there is more to the story!

Another cousin has contacted our reunited client due to the DNA testing. This new cousin is also an adoptee. At this point, our new DNA specialist enters the search.

Baby Girl Parsons and the new cousin share the same paternal grandparents and we have two possible birth fathers, one of which is more likely. WARM’s client will speak with her Mum to possibly find confirmation. Mum is not well but we have hope she will remember some rumors and clues.

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Here is some good advice from our DNA specialist, John, who worked to determine how this new cousin, H, is related to Baby Girl Parsons.

H’s case is an example of why people seeking to be reunited with their birth parents should be DNA tested. She had so many strong DNA matches, it was as though her birth parents were meant to be discovered. After reviewing the DNA matches and comparing those matches with her first cousin, it took only a few hours to accurately identify all of H's grandparents, both maternal and paternal. Most of the reunion cases that I encounter do not have the same abundance of DNA matching information that was found in this case.

Although the various DNA testing companies provide very thorough educational information and articles regarding the interpretation of DNA results, the analysis of DNA matches is not something that can be learned overnight or in one weekend. There are many ways that DNA matching results can easily be misinterpreted, even by people who are highly experienced.

In general, I would strongly advise anyone seeking reunion with their birth family to seek help from professionals like WARM. I have found that the WARM CI's are very professional, thorough, meticulous, and discrete, with very high focus on the protection of their client's privacy.

WARM thinks John is a gift and we appreciate his tenacity and assistance in solving some easy (for him) and some very difficult searches.

Pam Queen, Intermediary for WARM –Washington Adoption Reunion Movement



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Photos: The Richmond Beach Celebration

It's not called the Strawberry Festival anymore
but there was still Strawberry Shortcake to eat!
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


The Richmond Beach Celebration was held on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Under the umbrella of the Celebration, Richmond Beach Rehab held a car show (see previous article) and Kruckeberg held their Mother's' Day Plant Sale. 

At Richmond Beach Park, adjacent to the library, the party went on, with music, a kiddie parade, a book sale, Strawberry Shortcake, booths, food trucks, and kids' activities. 


Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood High School students, Mercy, on left, and Darby, draw with colored chalk on the east wall to encourage little kids to join in with their artwork. Saturday's festival started off with a kiddie parade.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The percussion section from the Shorewood High School band led the children on a couple laps around the park.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Princesses, wizards, athletes and more

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

And then a performance from the percussionists.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Community organizations had booths, Shoreline Fire was there with an aid car, just in case. There were bouncy houses and face painting. The Community Association sold gear.


Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Throughout the celebration, there was live music. This is Commander Mojo and the Horns of Discontent - quite good, we hear.

It takes hundreds of volunteers to put on an event like this - but everyone seems to have fun. If you would like to be involved with the next event, contact the RBCA.


Photo by Wayne Pridemore




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The 2019 legislative session ended with major cause for celebration at the State Archives

Irreplaceable records of Washington state’s history are on the way to being safely preserved and protected with the passage of Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s proposal to build a new combined Library-Archives Building. 

On April 25th, House Bill 2015 passed the Senate 41-7, and the House of Representatives 92-6 to authorize funding for the project.

To really round out a victorious session, the Local Records Grant Program became a permanent part of the State Archives' Records Management team. House Bill 1667 received unanimous approval by the House, following a unanimous vote in the Senate one day prior.

The Local Records Grant Program provides financial assistance to local governments to support records management and preservation efforts, to improve records retention compliance, and to provide technology information systems that improve public records disclosure. Grants are distributed based on extensive review of applications submitted by eligible local government entities, such as schools and law enforcement agencies.

--Out of the Archives, a newsletter from the Washington Secretary of State


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Car show at Richmond Beach Rehab brings out the classics

Saturday, May 11, 2019

1932 Ford

Photos by Steven H. Robinson

The annual car show at Richmond Beach Rehab, part of the Richmond Beach Celebration on Saturday, May 11, 2019, had some beauties.

This 1932 Ford drew the attention of little boys and big boys alike.

1940 Chevrolet panel truck

1940 Chevrolet panel truck

This probably was not the original color of this 1940 Chevrolet panel truck, but it sure looked good!

1941 Chevrolet Cabriolet

A 1941 Chevrolet Cabriolet holds its own against a sportier model. Probably fewer than 250 in the U.S. exist in this stock condition.

1954 Mercury Sun Valley

1954 Mercury Sun Valley

1954 Mercury Sun Valley with factory glass roof owned by Herb Bender of Mukilteo. He calls it "Taz" because it appeared the same year as the Taz cartoon character, which Herb also loves.

Airstream trailer and station wagon

Owners of Airstream trailers belonged to a national club and used to travel together in long convoys of gleaming aluminum. They were more fun to count than cows!





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Roses for veterans on Mother's Day at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park

Placing roses on veterans' graves

Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park Sunday May 12, 10:00am, 11220 Aurora Ave N, Seattle 98133.

Volunteers from the Seattle University ROTC will be placing more than 1,200 long-stemmed roses from the “Ten Grands” concert at gravesites at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.

The roses are a gift from Ten Grands Seattle, a benefit concert presented in partnership with the Seattle Symphony.

Individual roses that first adorned the stage at the 12th annual “Ten Grands” concert at Benaroya Hall the previous evening will be placed at the gravesites honoring veterans during a brief ceremony starting at 10am and will take approximately one hour to complete.

The public is invited to observe or participate in this notable event. The event will take place at the Doughboy statue in the Evergreen Washelli Veterans Cemetery.



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Shorecrest and Shorewood rank among the Top High Schools in Washington and United States

U.S. News and World Report has again recognized Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools for student achievement in their annual ranking of the nation’s best high schools. Both schools were highly ranked in the news magazine’s 2019 Best High Schools list.

Shorewood is ranked 19th out of 656 high schools in Washington that were considered, garnering a 92.8 out of 100 on the magazine’s scorecard. Shorecrest was next in line, ranking 20th in the state and also having a 92.8 on the scorecard.

Nationally, Shorewood ranked 1,180 out of 23,265 high schools from across the country that were considered and Shorecrest came in at 1,242nd.

“To have both of our high schools ranked so highly and close to each other speaks to the amazing work of our students, staff and families in creating incredible learning communities focused on the needs and success of all students,” said Superintendent Rebecca Miner.

U.S. News and World Report evaluated high schools in four stages:
  1. Evaluation of student performance on state-required reading and math tests
  2. Comparison of scores of underserved students to state averages
  3. The school must have a graduation rate of 80 percent or more
  4. Schools that fulfilled these steps were then ranked on performance in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams

“The school ranking is one objective indicator of how our students and staff focus on our mission of successfully preparing students for college and career choices after high school,” said Shorewood Principal Bill Dunbar.
“It affirms that our staff are providing students with the opportunities and skills they need for their continued success in their future,” said Shorecrest Principal Lisa Gonzalez. “I also hope this recognition gives our students confidence in knowing that when they stretch and take on academic challenges that they will be rewarded with opportunities in the world of work and academia.”

Best High Schools ranking information for Shorewood

Best High Schools ranking information for Shorecrest




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Caregiver support group meets Tuesday



Are you a caregiver for a loved one? Would you benefit from learning from others in your similar position? Would you like to ask questions and receive group input? We're here for YOU!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at iora primary care 15214 Aurora Ave N in Parkwood Plaza, 1-2pm.



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Seeking vendors for Holiday Market at Northshore Senior Center

Vendor applications for homemade items are now being accepted by Northshore Senior Center.
 
Holiday Market will take place November 1 from 9am - 4pm and Nov 2 from 9am - 3pm. 

Arts and Crafts and Fine Arts items must be handmade by vendor. Table sizes available are 8 foot for $75, 6 foot for $60, and 3 foot for $30. 

View vendor applications online or contact Suzanne Lippmann at 425-488-1599.

Northshore Senior Center is located at 10201 East Riverside Dr., Bothell.



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1000 runners on streets around CRISTA Saturday morning for S.O.S. 5k to Seek Out and Stop Trafficking

Expect to see runners on streets in Hillwood
on Saturday morning
Saturday, May 11, more than 1,000 passionate child advocates will take to the streets of Shoreline for World Concern’s 11th annual S.O.S. 5k to Seek Out and Stop trafficking and raise awareness and funds to fight child trafficking.

Extreme poverty leaves many children in Southeast Asia alone and defenseless, making them primary targets for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

World Concern works to prevent the trafficking, exploitation, and abuse of children in poor communities by operating a hotline for reporting suspected cases of child endangerment, educating children and parents about the dangers of trafficking, and equipping them with job skills to earn income safely.

“World Concern’s work with children is driven by the fact that the most vulnerable in our world need our protection, particularly our children,” Nick Archer, Vice President of World Concern said. 
“Millions of children remain vulnerable to trafficking due to circumstances beyond their, or even their families, control.”


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Metro routes 331 and 348 rerouted Saturday morning for the S.O.S. 5K Run/Walk

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
On Saturday, May 11 from 7:30 AM until 12:00 Noon, Metro routes 331 and 348 will be affected in the Richmond Beach area due street closures and traffic congestion associated with the S.O.S. 5K Run/Walk

During this event, Metro routes 331 and 348 will be rerouted in both directions and will travel instead via alternate nearby streets, depending on the route, destination and direction of travel.

Visit Metro’s Service Advisories page for complete information about revised bus service, routing and stops for planned events. Transit reroute start and end times may be subject to change.

Visit Metro’s online regional Puget Sound Trip Planner to plan your travel, and for bus stop, schedule and other information, including predicted times at stops.




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Creating Captivating Gardens with Lake Forest Park garden club Tuesday

Gardener and author
Karen Chapman
The Lake Forest Park Garden Club will meet Tuesday May 14, 2019 at Town Center, upper level stage area, located at the corner of Bothell Way NE and Ballinger Way NE. 

General meeting at 9:15am to 10am, break for coffee and treats and speaker at 10:15am

Karen Chapman will speak on "Creating Captivating Gardens"

Learn how to add mystery, intrigue and magic in your garden using light, movement, portals and much more. 

Using examples gleaned from her recent coast to coast travels, she will offer a plethora of ideas for injecting a little magic into the landscape.

Co-Author of "Foliage First" and "Fine Foliage" with lots of ideas for great foliage plant combinations for pots or gardens.

General public welcome to two free talks then asked to join club for $25 a year. The group meets from September to May with activities during the summer.



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Book review by Aarene Storms: Bob

Bob
By Wendy Maas and Rebecca Stead

When 10-year-old Livy visits her Gran in Australia for the first time in 5 years, she doesn't remember much about her last visit. 

There were...chickens? And...a staircase? And there was...a green zombie in a chicken costume?

Wait. What?

This gentle middle-grade novel shares the story of Livy and her NOT-imaginary-friend Bob with the narration split between them. 

Who-- and what--is Bob? And why does Livy forget about him whenever she gets too far away?

The answers to these questions and others will remind readers of adventures with a Psammead, and with the other children in books by E. Nesbit, Edward Eager, and C.S. Lewis.

Highly recommended for readers ages 8 to adult.


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 astorms@kcls.org



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Spotty



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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Reminder: Early hours for Richmond Beach Blood Drive Saturday

Especially Type O
By Tom Petersen

Bloodworks Northwest is hoping for 35 blood donors Saturday in Richmond Beach!

It is Celebration Day, so the drive is from 8:30am to 2:30pm, so everyone has the afternoon to enjoy the Strawberry Festival, Library Art Show, and Kruckeberg Garden Open House.

The event will be set up inside the Shoreline Fire Safety Center at the corner of Richmond Beach Road and 20th Ave NW. 

The old fire truck and the ATV will be outside for everyone to admire.

Appointments may still be made HERE www.bloodworksnw.org, but walk-ups are welcome and holding the event indoors should mean little or no wait-times.



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Boaters and paddlers urged to wear life jackets on cold water

Photo courtesy Safe Boating Campaign
During Spring, the air warms, but Washington’s waterways remain cold. 

King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Rescue Dive Unit are reminding boaters and paddlers that wearing a life jacket is a safety necessity. 

While people are encouraged to always wear a life jacket no matter the water temperature or season, public safety officials stress that wearing a life jacket – not just having it on the boat – significantly increases the chances of surviving a fall into cold water.

Despite recent warmer weather, water temperatures statewide are still below 60 degrees – cold enough to cause the gasp reflex and incapacitate even strong swimmers in less than one minute.

Before the first launch of the season, boaters and paddlers are also reminded to review boating regulations and get educated, inspect their watercraft and gear, verify vessels are properly equipped and always wear a life jacket while out on the water.



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Jobs: City of Mountlake Terrace

The City of Mountlake Terrace has recently listed these jobs.

Recreation Clerk I (part-time)

This position performs a variety of customer service functions in support of the Recreation and Parks Department at the Recreation Pavilion. These functions include: answering customer inquiries by telephone and/or person, registering participants for classes/programs, collecting admissions fees, financial deposits, filing, copying, maintaining program information, scheduling facilities for private and public use, and providing food and beverage service at the espresso cart.

Daytime, evening and/or weekend availability required.

For more information view the attached job description. HERE

Lifeguard/Swim Instructor (part-time)

Position responsible for lifeguarding assigned areas of an indoor swimming pool facility as well as teaching swim lessons. This position involves responding to any level of incident around the entire facility, react efficiently and tactfully with the public and be capable of enforcing regulations firmly and impartially, being patient and enthusiastic while teaching productive swimming lessons to children and adults; setting up and cleaning up lesson area, maintaining communication and relationships with students and parents of their students, and other tasks assigned.

Daytime, evening and/or weekend availability required.

For more information view the attached job description. HERE

Youth Programs Rec Leader I - Before or After School

This position is a Recreation Leader I for a before or after school site (Madrona, Mountlake Terrace or the Recreation Pavilion). This position is responsible for assisting with various youth programs: arts and crafts, games, sports, special events and leisure activities for kids aged 5-12. This position reports directly to the Recreation Programmer and Coordinator. The candidate is required to possess terrific organizational skills, leadership, and responsibility.

Work hours/location are subject to change.
Must be available 6:30 - 9:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.

For more information view the attached job description HERE

Preschool Assistant (three-quarter time)

This three-quarter time position is responsible for assisting with preschool programs: arts and crafts, games, sports, special events and leisure activities for kids aged 3-5.

Work hours/locations are subject to change, but will typically be:
Monday- Friday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

For more information view the attached job description. HERE

Engineering Aide - Public Works (temporary)

Under general supervision, assist in the planning and completion of public works projects by collecting survey data, preparing preliminary designs, drafting projects according to specifications and inspecting projects in progress or as completed to ensure project is completed according to City standards. Perform entry-level office and field engineering technician tasks to support utility operations and engineering division activities. Tasks are routine in nature and follow straight-forward procedures established by departmental standard operating procedures and guides. The position requires basic arithmetic calculations, making counts, compiling data in both written and spreadsheet/database formats, creating and maintaining files and records, charting information and general office related tasks as required. Decisions and problems are under the direct review of a Supervisor or Director. However, problem solving and the provision of information may involve staff in other departments, the public, and superiors with whom there is substantial contact. Therefore, the position requires the incumbent to be able to communicate technical data to engineers or non-technical persons.

For more information view the attached job description HERE


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Gov. Inslee signs climate bills at event in Seattle

Gov. Inslee addresses the crowd. Sen. Carlile is next to him.
Photo by Mary Jo Heller


Gov. Jay Inslee held a signing event on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 for a sweeping package of legislation that takes meaningful action on climate change and will reduce Washington’s carbon footprint.

The event was held at the Rainier Vista Neighborhood Park in the 36th LD represented by Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle) Chair of the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, who sponsored SB 5116, the centerpiece of the legislation.

Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-Ballard) sponsored House companion legislation to the clean energy bill and was also part of the event, which was witnessed by 300 people.

Dennis Heller of Shoreline talks to the operator of the portable solar generator that
powered the event.  She goes to music events and other venues that formerly used
smelly, loud generators. She offered to charge his electric car but he hadn't brought a cord!
Photo by Mary Jo Heller

The bills commit Washington to 100-percent clean energy from renewable and zero-emission sources like wind, hydro and solar polar (Senate Bill 5116), a centerpiece of Inslee’s climate action agenda. 

They also aggressively electrify our transportation infrastructure (House Bill 2042), create incentives to build ultra-new efficient buildings (HB 1257), adopt new minimum appliance efficiency standards (HB 1444) and ban products containing super-pollutants, like hydrofluorocarbons (HB 1112).

“As a husband, father and citizen legislator, it is a personal and professional honor to have played a role in helping to pass the most substantive environmental agenda in a generation,” said Carlyle.
“Our work this year goes beyond traditional political clichés and embraces a bold climate action agenda that will make a meaningful difference in our grandchildren’s grandchildren’s quality of life. 
“Our dream of reaching Paris Accord-level carbon reductions in the years to come is no longer a fantasy, but a serious aspiration that is within our reach.”
On display - a watercraft with an outboard motor powered by a non-polluting battery pack.
Pure Watercraft  Photo by Mary Jo Heller

Tarleton, who chairs the House Finance Committee and who sponsored House companion legislation to the clean energy bill, commented: 

“Today we are celebrating a strong ground game that brought together communities from all over this state, from utility partners, industry partners, environmental champions, labor leaders, communities of color, many of you here today. 
"When we move beyond coal and embrace clean energy sources, we get a win not only for Washington State, not only for the western states, but for the whole country and the world.”



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