Book review by Aarene Storms: Jane

Friday, May 17, 2019

Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna, 
illustrated by Ramon K. Perez

Jane grew up as an unloved orphan in her aunt's house. As soon as she is able, she leave the aunt behind and heads to New York to study art. Once there, she needs a job and finds one: as nanny to the under-loved daughter of Edward Rochester, Extremely Rich Guy.

This graphic novel retelling of the classic Jane Eyre transports the story across the pond and into the present day. Some elements totally work: the affection between Jane and young Adele, for example.

However, the romantic fascination between Mr. Rochester and Jane which was intriguing in the original story feels creepy in the modern days of the "Me Too" movement.

The artwork is beautiful, and admirers of the original will be beguiled by this interpretation, but I doubt that new readers will be drawn to Bronte by way of this book.

Recommended for Bronte fans, ages 12 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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New Safe-to-Eat Cookie Dough food truck co-founded by Shoreline native


Ivana Orlovic (left), 23, and William Hubbell (right), 23, pose in front of their safe-to-eat raw cookie company’s food truck, Sugar + Spoon, on Apr. 12, 2019. The truck is parked in front of Westlake Center in Downtown Seattle daily, except when attending special events listed on their calendar. (Photo by Alexandra Polk)


By Alexandra Polk

What started out as a simple school assignment transformed itself into a worthwhile and tasty business endeavor for Sugar + Spoon co-founders Ivana Orlovic and William Hubbell.

Before this safe-to-eat cookie dough truck made its official debut in October 2018, University of Washington alumni Orlovic and Shoreline native Hubbell, both 23, viewed Sugar + Spoon as a fun school project for their “Creating a Company” business course at UW. It was not until their pop-up shops started gaining major traction that they saw a profitable future for the edible cookie dough company.

“The success of [the pop up shops] kind of made us think like, we want to keep doing this,” said Hubbell. “We would spend time between classes during our last quarter of school, writing our business plan and figuring out how we wanted to get our cookie dough and turn it into a legit company in Seattle.”

Hubbell and Orlovic graduated in 2018 and spent a majority of their time that summer at Hubbell’s home in Shoreline fully committing themselves to building their ready-to-eat cookie dough brand. They attribute large amounts of their success to family members back in Shoreline and their endless support.

“It's really hard to hear ‘no’ over and over again,” said Orlovic. “When you want people to believe in you or make the path easier for you, but usually there are a bunch of people trying to make the path harder. So you have to have a lot of resilience.”


Customers wait in line to order cookie dough scoops, ice cream, milk shots and more at the Sugar + Spoon truck parked in Downtown Seattle on a Friday afternoon. Sugar + Spoon offer temporary seasonal cookie dough flavors to their menu that customers can buy while supplies last. (Photo by Alexandra Polk)


Raw cookie dough is somewhat of a forbidden fruit for those addicted to the blend of sugary ingredients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration bluntly states it is unsafe to consume raw cookie dough, cake batter, or any other products that require baking.

Normal inedible cookie dough contains flour, a raw agricultural product that has not been cooked in order to kill germs like E. Coli. Eating the raw eggs in cookie dough also puts consumers at risk for Salmonella, a harmful bacteria that leads to infection.

A major E. Coli outbreak occurred in the United States in 2016, across 24 states. After the FDA, CDC and state officials investigated, they found that the source was most likely the raw flour produced at General Mills’ Kansas City facility. As normalized as eating raw cookie is, consuming the raw ingredients can lead to serious illnesses.

So instead of these ingredients, Orlovic and Hubbell use heat-treated flour, a flour that gets exposed to high temperatures, ranging from 210 degrees to 230 degrees, for at least 60 minutes. The FDA says that edible cookie dough should not be made at home regardless of the type of flour, and to instead buy it commercially.

Manufacturers like Sugar + Spoon are allowed to sell their cookie dough as long as the flour is treated and the eggs are pasteurized or substituted. Therefore, when Orlovic and Hubbell brought their eggless and heat treated flour filled cookie dough scoops to Seattle, the desserts were well received, and their hard work paid off.

The employees also enjoy coming along for the ride.

“It is super fun. I really love this job,” said 19-year-old Madison Johnstone, one of Sugar + Spoon’s food truck employees. Johnstone has enjoyed working with the new company since joining the team in late February.


Madison Johnstone, 19, poses at the Sugar + Spoon window where she takes and prepares customers orders. Johnstone began working for Sugar + Spoon in late February and enjoys the fun and upbeat atmosphere of the truck. (Photo by Alexandra Polk)


Multiple customers had praise for the truck’s creativity and now considers it their raw cookie dough replacement.

“The Oreo one is my favorite,” said Sugar + Spoon customer Asha Abdulle, 22. “It combines my two favorite things: Oreos and cookie dough.”

Sugar + Spoon puts its own spin on the average ice cream truck and brings the cookie dough to you. Although Sugar + Spoon does not regularly set up shop in Shoreline, they have done multiple private events and catering jobs in the area for places like King’s Senior High School and organizations like the global non-profit, Young Life.

At the Young Life event in Shoreline, Hubbell and Orlovic served their classic cookie dough flavors. The business duo makes it a point to bring their business back to Shoreline despite having yet to find a local spot to park the food truck.

Food trucks require ample amounts of licenses, permits and health code regulations in order to safely sell food to customers. With Sugar + Spoon being a new company, Hubbell and Orlovic made it a priority to find a location with heavy foot traffic, and food truck availability.

Still, the two entrepreneurs visualize a bountiful future for their cookie dough company.

“Sugar + Spoon will not just be a food truck,” said Hubbell. “We have huge plans for the future for bringing our cookie dough to Seattle and even across the nation or maybe even the world someday. This is just our first stepping stone.”



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Visit the Echo Lake Elementary Native Plant Garden Saturday

Apple Tree and beyond

Come and see the Echo Lake School Native Plant Garden in bloom!

Open Garden

Saturday, May 18, 2019
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Echo Lake School
Shoreline 98133

Enter the garden from 195th Street


Photos by Steve Schneider May 28, 2019

The Echo Lake School Native Plant Garden is 10 years old this spring and has 120 native plant species!

The garden is planted on a hillside

The students in the Green Thumb Club have been working hard to get the garden ready. Master Gardener Donna Franklin coordinates the Green Thumb Club, consisting of 4th, 5th and 6th graders who give up a recess a week to help maintain the Garden. Donna also enlists community volunteers to assist her.

For ten years, students in the Green Thumb Club
have used a recess a week to work in the garden

Come walk along the garden paths and enjoy the many flowers in bloom.

These are among the 25 species blooming in the garden now.


Orange Honeysuckle



Cardwell’s Penstemon


Black Twinberry


These are conifers.

The garden has sections for every climate zone in the northwest. 



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Spring music showcase at Shoreline CC Friday 12:30 - 1:30pm



Spring Music Showcase Friday, May 17, 2019 from 12:30 -1:30pm at Shoreline Community College Music Building (800), Room 818, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133

Free. Small fee for parking on campus

The Shoreline Community College Music Department is hosting a celebratory afternoon of music featuring their talented second and third year students. This Spring Showcase includes a great lineup of musicians, vocalists, as well as, a rock band. You’ll hear a broad range of performances on piano, guitar, clarinet, and vocals.

Some of the featured performers include:

David Bissell - Clarinet
Will Fantry - Marimba
David Feng-Krause - Piano
Joshua Grapes - Guitar
Judy Kuo - Piano
Ryan Norwine - Electric Guitar
Dane Pischke - Piano/Vocals
C.J. Roundy - Tuba/Vocals
Malissia Woodall – Vocals

Most of these students have been studying music at SCC for at least two years. Many have taken private lessons and/or participated in an instrumental or vocal ensemble as a requirement of their degree. Some of them have performed in multiple ensembles throughout their time at Shoreline. This showcase will be one of their final performances prior to graduation this Spring.



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Peninsula Daily News: LFP Police Chief Sutton speaks to Port Angeles City Council about traffic cameras

LFP traffic camera

Chief Steve Sutton of the Lake Forest Park Police recently traveled to Port Townsend to explain the use of traffic safety cameras to the Port Angeles City Council.

The Port Angeles City Council has reviewed one city’s use of traffic safety cameras as a force multiplier for police, a deterrent for red-light runners and school-zone speeders and as a source of revenue.

Lake Forest Park has used cameras for eight years and recently added more at the intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way.

“We use this as a force multiplier,” said Sutton, a former State Patrol captain who once patrolled the North Olympic Peninsula.
“The photo enforcement systems have allowed us to take on other tasks rather than sitting at the red lights or looking at the school zones. We still do those, but not as much as we did.”

Sutton told them that LFP issues 15,000 traffic infractions per year but 85% of them are to commuters, not to residents.

See Peninsula Daily News article



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46th LD Democrats endorsement meeting May 19

ENDORSEMENT MEETING, Sunday, May 19th
at 11:00am

Nathan Hale High School Performing Arts Center Theatre

The endorsement meeting will be held on Sunday, May 19th, at the beautiful Nathan Hale High School Theatre, located at 10750 30th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125 (click on address for map).

The theatre is located at the far west end of the campus - follow the signs that will be out.

Bikes may be secured next to the theatre, Metro Transit route 65 serves the high school on 35th Avenue, and ADA Parking is located in the lot immediately adjacent to the theatre.

"We will move through the races as expeditiously as possible, and arrange tally order and speakers to minimize any delays, but please be prepared for a three hour to three and a half-hour meeting."

Beverages and snacks will be for sale in the lobby. To vote, you must have been a member of the 46th District Democrats for at least 21 days prior to the meeting, or April 28th. However, if you were a member last year, under bylaws, you may renew your membership up to the date of the meeting.

Click for the 2019 Endorsement Rules



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Friday is final day to file for places on 2019 ballot - there is a filing fee

Candidates filing in person to run for office
Photo courtesy WA Secretary of State
Friday, May 17, is the final day to file for local offices on the 2019 ballot.

Candidates may file either online or in person at the King County Elections office at 919 SW.Grady Way, Renton. The elections office closes at 4:30pm.

All the information you need is online.

From the Washington Secretary of State

If you’re planning to run now or in the future, remember that you’ll need to pay a filing fee.

This fee is equal to 1% of the office’s annual salary at the time of filing. You can view the filing fees for all 337 positions up for election on our website

Unfortunately, filing fees are not refundable. So if a candidate withdraws, they don’t get their money back. And if they withdraw and refile for a different position, they’ll be required to pay a second filing fee for the new position.

There is another option for candidates who lack enough funds or income to pay the filing fee. 

Instead, these can candidates can submit a filing fee petition in lieu of paying the fee. The petition must be submitted at the time they file their candidacy. It must contain a minimum of number of signatures equal to the number of dollars of the filing fee. For example, if the filing fee is $461.08, the candidate must submit no less than 461 signatures of registered voters who live within the district they’re running in.

As a best practice, we recommend that candidates who plan to submit a filing fee petition do so as early as possible during the week of candidate filing. It’s also helpful to submit at least 25% more signatures than required. The filing fee petition form can be found on our website

All positions do not require a Filing Fee

RCW 29A.24.091
Declaration—Fees and petitions.

"No filing fee need accompany a declaration of candidacy for precinct committee officer or any office for which compensation is on a per diem or per meeting attended basis, or any declaration of candidacy for a write-in candidate filed after the close of filing and more than eighteen days prior to a primary or election."

Update 5-17-19: added information about positions with no filing fee.



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Two Shorecrest tennis teams play each other to take first and second in the WesCo District Tournament

Shorecrest Wins 3A Tennis District Title two years in a row
All four player qualify for State tournament
Photo courtesy WesCo


Text and photos by Coach Rob Mann

The 3A WesCo Tennis Tournament took place at Arlington High School on May 15 and May 16, 2019. The tournament was comprised of the top four teams from WesCo North and the top four teams from WesCo South. The top four finishers of the eight teams earned a spot in the State Tennis tournament at Kamiakin High School in Kennewick on May 24th and May 25th.

Kate Ivens serving

This year was a banner year for Shorecrest, who won the regular season by defeating all the schools in the south, winning the WesCo South Tournament and WesCo District Tournament.

The quartet of Sophie Ivens, Bella Saunders, Anna Burke, and Kate Ivens have really stepped up their games this year. Their focus and determination has helped them all to get to the finals in both tournaments.

Bella Saunders serving and Sophie Ivens at the net

In the district tournament all four of them made quick work of their opponents in the first round.

Anna and Kate took down a team from Everett and Bella and Sophie beat Stanwood. Each of them carried that momentum into the first set of second round just dominating their opponents. 

Kate was flying around at the net looking for balls to put away and Anna kept hitting passing shots down the line against Edmonds-Woodway. 

Sophie was bringing monster serves to a team from Snohomish, which set up Bella at the net frequently for the put away volley. One of parents, Chris Ivens, stated “Rinse, Wash, and Repeat”. And they repeated that blueprint many times during the first set. The Snohomish girls didn’t know what hit them.

Sophie Ivens returning and Bella Saunders at the net

The second set for both Shorecrest teams was a completely different story. Their opponents made some adjustments, the wind picked up, and the Shorecrest players let up a little.

Anna and Kate couldn’t shake their opponents in the second set. The score stayed close the entire set, so close that the set ended in a tiebreaker. This was when Kate and Anna decided enough was enough and took charge and played at another level. Their opponents were shell-shocked and couldn’t keep up with all the tennis weapons that Kate and Anna possess. 

Anna and Kate dominated the tiebreaker 7-2 and won the match to get to the finals. 

Bella and Sophie went down quickly 1-5 in the second set, but remembered the old adage that it isn’t how you start, but how you finish. They decided that they were going to fight their way back, overcoming one set point and stringing along wins in the next six games to bring the set score to 6-5. 

Their opponents held their serve to make the set score 6-6. Hence, Shorecrest had another tiebreaker. This tiebreaker was close the entire way. Snohomish went up 5-4 in the tiebreaker, then Bella and Sophie won the next three points in a row to win the set and match. The match ended with the most amazing approach shot by Bella.

Anna Burke slicing the ball and Kate Ivens at the net

The Shorecrest teams had a rematch in the finals Thursday after just playing each other in the finals last week in the WesCo South tournament. 

Anna and Kate won the first set 6-3 and were up 2-1 in the second set when the rain hit. Luckily, they were able to finish the match indoors. Sophie and Bella came out strong and won the next two games to put them up 3-2, but Anna and Kate caught fire in the end to win the finals 6-3, 6-4.

Lastly, these girls won the District Team Title for the second year in a row. Go Scots!

Match Scores

Sophie Ivens/Bella Saunders (SC)

def. Shawna Lingrey/Lily Cunningham (Stanwood) 6-1, 6-1
def. Grace Flitsch/Celia Forster (Snohomish) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

Anna Burke/Kate Ivens (SC)

def. Quiqun Johnston/Oliva Zwar (Everett) 6-0, 6-1
def. Alexi Huffman/Christabel Jamison (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)

Finals

Anna Burke/Kate Ivens (SC) def. Sophie Ivens/Bella Saunders (SC) 6-3, 6-4



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1000 people run in World Concern's 5k to help protect children from trafficking

Thursday, May 16, 2019

1000 people had a beautiful day for a run

Photos by Wayne Pridemore

On Saturday morning, May 11, 2019, World Concern's 11th annual S.O.S. (Seek Out and Stop trafficking) 5k attracted over a thousand runners to the Crista campus.

Kristin Spencer and Jody Okamura display the event t-shirt given to run participants.

Crista is the parent organization for World Concern, a worldwide charity, headquartered in Shoreline on Fremont in the Hillwood neighborhood.

Sarah Taylor of FM 105.3 Spirit radio and Mimi Jung of King TV announced the event.

World Concern works to prevent the trafficking, exploitation, and abuse of children in southeast Asia 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.

Associates Cheryl Hoilick and Ashley Holte at the FM 105.3 Spirit Radio booth

“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.”

There was time for a selfie with Spiderman

The annual 5k S.O.S. run helps to support this project financially. The 1000 people who registered for the run, jog, and walk event this year raised $180,000!

Run and fun in the sun
All for a very good cause

"It was a really great event this year. The weather was perfect, people were really engaged and excited to make a difference, and much good was done in the world on Saturday!"


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Photo: You can never have too many rhodies

Photo by Lee Lageschulte


Every yard should have at least three rhodies - purple, deep pink, light pink - plus a lilac and a camelia. And don't forget the tulips.




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Appointments left for Shoreline Home Improvement workshop May 28



Individual appointments with city staff
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline


Make appointments here - 15 minute individual sessions about your project and your property.

Vendor tables lined the lobby
No appointment necessary to talk to these experts
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline


Outside vendors and building industry representatives are available to talk to you about your project. These vendors will include a local designer, local contractor, Master Gardener, material supplier, home loan agent, green building professional, and a residential drainage improvement grant funder. No appointment is necessary to meet with these vendors so be sure to set aside extra time to discuss their services.



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Day 1 results for 3A District 1 Track and Field Championships

File photo by Wayne Pridemore
Is anyone with a camera attending track events?


After Day 1 of the Track and Field Championships from the 3A/4A District 1 held at Shoreline Stadium, these are the team results.





Top four 3A athletes and relays advance to State. Top 2 4A athletes and relays advance to State.



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Sounder trains to run for Sunday Mariners game

The field formerly known as Safeco

Sports fans can skip traffic coming into Seattle on Sunday by riding Sound Transit’s Sounder event trains to the Mariners vs. Minnesota Twins 1:10pm game.

The stadium-bound train from the north will depart Edmonds at 11:11am. Return trains depart King Street Station 35 minutes after the game. Both trains will serve all stops along the routes.

A complete schedule of Sounder service to select Mariners games this season is available HERE

Special Sounder service is in addition to regular Link light rail service to and from CenturyLink and T-Mobile fields. Link runs every 10 minutes on Saturday and Sunday and serves stations at the University of Washington. Link’s Stadium and International District stations are a short walk from CenturyLink and T-Mobile fields.

Many King County Metro buses also drop off passengers near the stadiums. King County Metro bus schedules can be found HERE

Sounder riders can avoid the lines for the ticket vending machines going home by paying for the return trip with the purchase of a Day Pass. One-way tickets and Day Passes can also be purchased with the Transit GO Ticket app.

Another way to skip lines at ticket vending machines is by getting an ORCA card. Cards only cost $5 for adults, plus whatever amount a rider chooses to load in the card’s E-purse or the cost of a pass that is good for unlimited transit trips. ORCA works on trains, buses and ferries throughout the region. More information is available HERE



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Register now for Pack the Park 5k fun run to raise funds to feed local kids

Register by May 25 to get a Run Shirt


Join us on June 8th for the 4th annual Pack the Park 5k fun run for Friday Food Packs. The run will be held in beautiful Lake Forest Park and begins at 9:00am.

The Friday Food Packs program provides supplemental food during the school year to students in the Shoreline School District.
 
Food packs help ensure that over 100 children receive adequate food on weekends.

Net Proceeds and 100% of all donations will benefit the Friday Food Pack Programs!

The run begins at 9:00am at Lake Forest Park City Hall and the route is a flat 5k and kids fun run through the Lake Forest Park community. City Hall is in Town Center, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155.

Lake Forest Park Elementary won the coveted
Spirit Cup at the 2018 Run

The school with the most entries will win the coveted Spirit Cup currently held by Lake Forest Park Elementary.

All are welcome to register for this community event.

Register today!

Adults
  • $30.00
  • $35 day of registration
Students
  • $18.00
  • $20.00 day of registration
Kids under 5
  • free (shirt not included)

Must register by May 25th to receive a run shirt. Shirt not guaranteed after May 25th.

The net proceeds benefit the Friday Food Packs Program at Lake Forest Park, Brookside Elementary, Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest HS and is an outreach of Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church.



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Brookside PTA awards LFP Police Officer with Outstanding Service award

Every PTA gives annual awards for service in the spring. The Golden Acorn goes to an outstanding PTA volunteer. Outstanding Educator goes to a teacher or administrator. There are other awards, which are not routinely given but are available if there is a person or organization which has been particularly of value to the PTA.

Officer Colman received the Outstanding Service award
from Brookside PTA
Photo courtesy LFP Police

One of these awards is the Outstanding Service award. It is given to someone whose work - either paid or volunteer - has helped further the goals of the PTA, whose motto is "Every Child - One Voice."

"The kids and parents absolutely love George"
Photo courtesy LFP Police


This year, the Brookside PTA gave an Outstanding Service award to Lake Forest Park Police Officer George Colman.

Here is part of what was written about George 

“…At Halloween he was roaming the neighborhood making sure kids and families were safe… During the February snowstorm George stopped to have a snowball fight with many of the children in LFP…. I have heard many amazing stories of George serving the LFP neighborhood and taking time to interact with the kids…”

LFP Police say "Great work George, you are a huge asset to this community and the department."


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Liberty Mutual employees volunteer at 5 Acre Woods

Photo courtesy LFP Stewardship Foundation


Liberty Mutual employees exult over the pile of ivy they removed from 5 Acre Woods in Lake Forest Park during one day's work party.

This company gives employees paid time off for volunteer work and our parks are benefiting. They did another day at 5 Acre Woods and an additional day at Grace Cole Nature Park.




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Enrollment ends May 31 for GET - Washington's prepaid college savings plan

The GET program’s 2018-2019 enrollment period comes to a close on May 31. Washington families still have time to start saving for future college costs with the state’s 529 prepaid tuition program.

The Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opened in 1998, and since then, thousands of Washington families have saved billions of dollars to go towards their students’ future higher education expenses.

To date, GET has distributed over $1 billion to more than 50,000 students who have used their GET accounts to attend college in all 50 states and 15 foreign countries.

As a 529 prepaid tuition program, the State of Washington guarantees that a family’s GET savings will keep pace with in-state tuition and state-mandated fees. While GET account values keep pace with in-state tuition, beneficiaries have the freedom to follow their ambitions wherever they choose, as GET can be used at nearly any public or private university, community college, or technical school in the country.

The GET program is one of two college savings options offered by Washington College Savings Plans (WA529). The DreamAhead College Investment Plan was launched in 2018 to create additional flexibility for families as they plan for the costs of college.

“The best approach is to start early and save what you can, when you can,” says Washington College Savings Plans director, Luke Minor. “Set realistic goals and get the whole family involved.”

GET's website offers details, charts, planning tools and answers to questions that families may have about the program. Accounts can be opened online, and the GET Contact Center staff is ready to help at (800) 955-2318 or GETInfo@wsac.wa.gov.



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Chermak Construction wins Regional Remodeling Award for Shoreline remodel

Continuing to set new standards of professionalism, 77 companies from across the United States were named winners at the 2019 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence.


The entries were judged on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure. 


This entry was recognized as a best Residential Specialty Item in the western United States region. 

“This company has won numerous Chrysalis Awards over the past 10 years, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to professionalism and excellence,” says Ken Kanline director of the program.

Chermak Construction designed and remodeled this kitchen, dining and family room for a client in Shoreline. The original kitchen was separated from the dining area by a wood-trimmed and granite tile breakfast bar.

The homeowners shared that they enjoyed collecting custom art glass art pieces and the team from Chermak saw this as an opportunity to do something unusual in the new contemporary kitchen.

A custom glass countertop was proposed and a dynamic collaboration between the homeowner, a local glass studio, and Chermak began.

The homeowners can change the color

The result was the creation of a five-layer glass countertop melted together in a kiln with the inner layers of the glass fashioned to reflect lapping waves on a sandy shore. The addition of LED edge lighting technology brings the counter to life and allows the homeowner to change both the color and intensity of the light. The counter is a beautiful and creative addition to the home.

The Chrysalis Awards program, begun in 1994, recognizes the nation’s best work in fourteen general categories of residential and commercial remodeling.

The Chrysalis Awards are open to every professional remodeler and design professional in the United States.

Pictures of the 2019 award-winning projects can be seen on the Chrysalis website beginning in late June 2019.



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DDD Summer Conditioning Camp





Can't seem to motivate yourself to work out? 
Needing to get in shape for a fall sport? 
Looking for something to do this summer? 
Enjoy playing soccer? 

If you answered 'yes' to ANY of these questions, then Triple D is for you! 




Triple D Summer Conditioning Camp
D • D • D
Desire • Determination • Dedication


Located at Shorecrest High School

June 24 - August 9 (Closed July 4-5)
Flexible dates - come when you can based on summer plans!!

23 years in the Shoreline School District
For athletes of all abilities 
Open to incoming grades 7-12
$70 for 7 weeks of training

M - W - F 8:30 - 11:00 (Weights 8:30 - 10, Soccer 10-11 most days)
T - TH 8:30 - 10:00 (Outdoor Speed and Agility Training)

• Circuit Training
• Weightlifting
• Plyometrics
• Resistance Training
• Footspeed Drills
• Form Running Drills

Contact Gary Harris for more information: gary.harris@shorelineschools.org




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Access busses catch on fire in Ridgecrest parking lot

Photo by N. Hein

According to Shoreline Fire, at approximately 8:45pm on Wednesday evening, May 15, 2019, an Access bus parked in the lot at NE 165th St and 5th NE caught fire.

The bus was in the Access parking lot.

The fire spread to another bus in the lot.

Impressive electrical sparking occurred. 

Extinguishers and water were used to put out the fire.

There were no injuries. 



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Shoreline Public hearing on allocation of block grant funds at Monday's council meeting

Shoreline City Hall
Photo by Mike Remarcke

The agenda for the May 20, 2019 Shoreline Council meeting includes one Action Item and one Study Item.

Action Item: Public Hearing and Discussion on the Reprogramming of 2018 and 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Capital Funding to Implement Approved Programs and Projects

This Hearing will address how the City will allocate City General Fund dollars and federal CDBG funds (approximately $320,831). This process is called “reprogramming”. The recommended projects are:
  1. Center for Human Services (CHS) – Fire Escape/Play Area, $108,000,
  2. Compass Housing – Water Leak Repair at Ronald Commons, $44,189, and
  3. Hopelink – Shoreline Service Center Capacity Improvements, $42,404.

Study Item: Discussing Community and Aquatics Center and Park Improvements Priorities and Funding

Staff recommends Council direct staff to prepare legislation and other materials necessary for placing a funding measure on the 2019 general election for $88,100,000 for acquisition of property and the construction of a Community and Aquatics Center at 17828 Midvale Ave N.

Details available online.



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Photos: LFP Farmers Market opening on Mother's Day has something for everyone - and lunch, too

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

There are always places to eat lunch at the market

Photos by Jerry Pickard

Opening day at the LFP Farmers Market was a huge success! All the usual vendors were there plus a few new ones. Despite the cloudy and cold weather shoppers were abundant and buying fresh fruits and vegetables all day. There were some crafts also and lots of flowers for Mom's on their day.

The weather cleared in the afternoon and warmed up making it very hard to find parking in both upper and lower lots.

The market is open every Sunday from 10am to 3pm. All the produce is organic or the producers is in the multi-year process of being certified organic.


Vespucci Pizza brought a new oven this year but the entertainment was in the preparation


Drummin' Up Wontons was a popular booth.



The Market is the perfect place to get a bouquet of beautiful, fresh flowers - they last a very long time because they are picked that morning.



Two long-time vendors with amazing fruits and vegetables.


Have dessert at the market, then take some home for later.


Cylvia and Son of C and G Plants sold potted plants.


CedarSchemes is a local business that makes planters out of cedar.


A large number of the booths are family businesses.

There is much more - craft booths, eggs, fish, meat, ice cream, tea, cider, and the Bee Lady with her honey. Treasures await at the LFP Farmers Market.


Did we mention popcorn?



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