What you need to know about measles

Friday, June 21, 2019

Kristi Kiyonaga, MD is a
pediatrician at the Everett Clinic
in Shoreline
By Kristi Kiyonaga, MD
Pediatrician, The Everett Clinic at Shoreline

There has been so much in the news about the measles recently. Even though measles was declared eliminated in the year 2000, there have been recent outbreaks in Washington State and other parts of the country.

Measles is extremely contagious and initial symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes. Later in the illness white spots may appear in the mouth and a red rash breaks out on the body. 

Complications can be serious and include pneumonia and encephalitis, or swelling of the brain. These complications are most dangerous for the elderly, pregnant women, people with compromised immune systems, and children. 

As a pediatrician and concerned new mom to an infant, I’d like to share some recommendations for protecting you and your family:
  • If you think you might have measles call your healthcare provider immediately. Be specific and state that you are concerned about measles.
  • Get immunized! The MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is extremely effective. After two doses normally given at 12 months of age and again between 4 and 6 years of age 98% of people are protected for life.
  • If a baby’s mother has had her MMR vaccines or had measles infection in her lifetime, she passes measles antibodies to her baby while in-utero. This is thought to protect a baby up until about 6 months of age.
  • If you are traveling outside the country with an infant between 6-12 months of age, discuss giving your baby an extra dose of the MMR vaccine with your healthcare provider.



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Sno-King International Folk Dance Club celebrates the 4th of July on Jun 29

Diane in Polish costume
Photo courtesy SnoKing Dancers
Get the jump on Independence Day - why wait for the 4th of July? 

Sno-King International Folk Dance Club is throwing a dance party, ending with strawberries and ice cream. 


We will do dances from many lands, including partner, no-partner, and set dances. You don’t need to bring a partner.

Aside from parties, we also dance every Wednesday and Saturday, starting at 7:00pm, with a lesson at 7:30pm. Wednesday is all requests, and Saturday has a program of dances, with room for requests.

Donation: $8 non-members, $6 members. Yearly membership is only $15 ($25 for a family).

Info: 949-646-7082 or dancesnoking@gmail.com , www.sno-king.org

Please note that we will hold no dances this July but we will welcome you back in August.



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I-5 express lanes closed this weekend in downtown Seattle

Contractor crews will rehabilitate about 4 miles
of southbound I-5 from Spring Street
in downtown Seattle to Lucile Street near
Boeing Field in south Seattle.


People who travel along southbound Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle should use alternate routes or plan ahead for delays this weekend as Revive I-5 roadwork continues.

Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the HOV lane on southbound I-5 and the express lanes beginning at 9pm Friday, June 21, 2019.

These closures will give crews room to safely replace nine broken and cracked concrete panels on southbound I-5.



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Make Music Day June 21 Friday

2018 Make Music event in North City business district
Make Music is a free celebration of music around the world on June 21st. 

Launched in 1982 in France as the FĂŞte de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries.

Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. 

Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. 

All of it is free and open to the public.

If you are interested in participating - or if you have a venue and want to sponsor an event - here are some resources:

VISIT MakeMusicday.org for ideas

REGISTER as a performer or venue at matchseattle.makemusicday.org/

WATCH for Events Announcements at MakeMusicDay.org/Seattle

FOLLOW our Facebook or Instagram

EMAIL Seattle@MakeMusicDay.org To perform, to promote your own event, to sponsor, or for more information.



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Happy Birthday, Lake Forest Park

Developer Ole Hanson
Article from HistoryLink.org - The free online encyclopedia of Washington state history

Lake Forest Park incorporates on June 20, 1961.
By Phil Dougherty Posted 10/05/2015
HistoryLink.org Essay 11123

On June 20, 1961, the town of Lake Forest Park in King County incorporates. The town was first developed in the early twentieth century by realtor (and later Seattle mayor) Ole Hanson (1874-1940). It grew slowly through nearly all of the twentieth century until a series of annexations in the mid-1990s tripled both its size and population. Lake Forest Park is located near and along Lake Washington's northwestern shoreline about 10 miles northeast of downtown Seattle, and in 2015 has a population of approximately 13,000.

Beginnings

Lake Forest Park can trace its beginnings back centuries, when it was a winter village site for the Snohomish tribe. Non-Indian settlers first arrived in the 1860s, and for the rest of the nineteenth century settlers and loggers shared the land with the tribal members. By the early twentieth century increasing settlement led to the departure of the Native Americans and a few years later to the development of Lake Forest Park, which was named after Lake Forest in Illinois.

The initial development was led by Ole Hanson, a Seattle-area realtor who saw the community's scenic potential. During the early 1910s he and his nephew, Alexander Reid, developed lots designed to flow with the contours of the lands and to preserve the community's park-like atmosphere. Existing trees were left standing whenever possible, and restrictions were placed on development. Houses were welcome but apartments were not, and shacks, saloons, and roadhouses were also prohibited. The community grew slowly through the next five decades, and by 1960 it had about 1,300 residents happily living in harmony with nature.

Incorporation

But the little paradise had a problem. Seattle was growing and its northern suburbs were expanding toward Lake Forest Park. People saw the urban sprawl headed their way and debated how to deal with it. When plans were announced to build a shopping center on a 17-acre tract of land on the northwestern corner of the intersection at Bothell Way NE and Ballinger Way NE, locals came together to incorporate the little community as a fourth-class town and to try to stop development of the shopping center. The county merely excluded the tract from the boundaries of the proposed town and allowed development of the shopping center to proceed, but Lake Forest Park likewise proceeded with its incorporation election.

First city council
Photo courtesy City of Lake Forest Park

The election took place on June 6, 1961, and was not without the chicanery that often occurs in municipal incorporations.

The morning before the election, residents discovered that more than 100 pro-incorporation signs had been torn down in their yards.

Pro-incorporation forces complained even more loudly on Election Day when they learned that the three judges conducting the election were all opposed to incorporation.

Yet in the end the fuss was for naught. Incorporation passed handily, with more than 57 percent of nearly 600 voters voting yes, and it became official on June 20.

Four days later, the town celebrated with a "fun frolic" and also swore in its first mayor, Francis Holman, and its first town councilmen: Dr. Cecil Feasel, James Hunt, Herbert Metke, Robert Middleton, and E. E. Raymond.

Lake Forest Park Today (2015)

Forest Park Center, the shopping center that had been the catalyst for Lake Forest Park's incorporation, opened in October 1964 -- two years after the new town annexed the site and embraced the shopping center as its own. Today (2015) the complex, now known as the Town Center at Lake Forest Park, serves both as a multi-purpose shopping center and the community hub.

Lake Forest Park graduated from a town to a city in 1966 and, other than a pause in the 1970s, grew steadily for the next 25 years. But this paled in comparison to what followed. During the mid-1990s a series of annexations tripled the size of the city and its population, from 4,031 in 1990 to 13,142 in 2000. The twenty-first century has so far been quieter in Lake Forest Park, which has maintained a mostly stable population since 2000.

Lake Forest Park's population was 12,598 in the 2010 Census, and its land area was reported to be 3.53 square miles. The city's median household income in 2013 was estimated at $99,669, considerably higher than the $71,811 median estimate for King County, but its housing prices, averaging $428,048 in 2013, were not much higher than the county average. Eighty-two percent of Lake Forest Park's residents were Caucasian, making it a somewhat whiter community than King County as a whole, and nearly 70 percent of the city's residences were identified as "family households" by City-Data.com.

This essay made possible by: King County Association of Washington Cities



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Volunteer to clear brush at Midvale Gardens site on Saturday

Look what a few volunteers can do!
Photo by Derek Creisler


Saturday June 22, 2019 - noon to 4pm at N 192nd St and Interurban trail.

Join the dedicated volunteers getting a workout clearing brambles at the site of the future Midvale Gardens along the Interurban Trail at N 192nd.

Bring boots, leather gloves, clippers.

Photo by Derek Creisler


This is a work site, so no children please. BYO water and snacks.

Project endorsed by Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA), Diggin' Shoreline, and Shoreline City Parks.

See you there!



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Art from the Attic Sale at the Shoreline Arts Festival

A big thank you to the community for the generous donations! These rare finds will make for a fun sale during the Shoreline Arts Festival weekend on June 29 - 30 at Shoreline Community College.

For the last few months, we’ve been collecting generous art donations from the community! Find your next artistic treasure at the Shoreline Arts Festival. Items 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.

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.

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 at Shoreline Community College.

Questions? Call the office at 206-417-4645 or email Lisa at gallery@shorelinearts.net

The Shoreline Arts Festival is a program of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council with major support from the City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park, Shoreline Community College, Washington State Arts Commission, and 4Culture.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.



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Notes from Shoreline Council meeting June 17, 2019

Shoreline City Hall
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Shoreline City Council Regular Meeting 
June 17, 2019
Notes by Pam Cross


Mayor Hall called the meeting to order at 7:00pm
All Councilmembers were present

Report of the City Manager, Debbie Tarry

About 50 people attended the June 15th World Dance Party that was co-sponsored by JHP Cultural Legacy and Shoreline Community College.

June 21st - Orca Celebration and Whale Trail Dedication from 1:00 to 3:00pm at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. Activities for the whole family.

Public Reminder: The Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for June 20th has been cancelled.

There were no Council Reports

Public Comment

Ginny Scantlebury spoke about the housing and addiction crises.

The Agenda and the Consent Calendar were approved unanimously.

Action Item 8(a) Adoption of Ordinance No. 856 – Amending the Shoreline Master Program Pursuant to the Periodic Review Required by the Shoreline Management Act

Staff report by Miranda Redinger, Senior Planner

The City’s current Shoreline Master Program (SMP) became effective on September 2, 2013. The Shoreline Management Act requires cities to regularly update their SMPs. Shoreline is required to update its SMP on or before June 30, 2019.

This was last discussed in detail on May 6th. Since that meeting there are two additional proposed revisions: reformat SMC 20.230.020A to conform to standard practice and incorporate additional recommendations from Ecology to improve clarity for SMC 20.220.130 (Expiration of Permits).

If Council adopts the ordinance tonight, it still requires State approval before it becomes effective. That can take up to 60 days.

There was no discussion.

There was a motion to adopt Ordinance 856, amended to include the above two revisions, and to incorporate edits proposed by the Washington State Dept. of Ecology through the Initial Determination of Consistency.

This Action Item was adopted by unanimous consent. 


Study Item 9(a) Discussion of the King County Homelessness System Redesign

King County and the City of Seattle are actively working to implement a number of recent recommendations related to improving the regional response to homelessness. This agenda item is intended to provide the Council with an overview of that process and an opportunity to ask questions of the consultants and county staff working most directly on this initiative.

Colleen Kelly, Community Services Manager, introduced the members of the panel
  • Kira Zylstra, Acting Director of All Home,
  • Kelly Rider, Government Relations Specialist for the King County Department of Community and Human Services,
  • Ann Oliva with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
  • Marshall Buxton with National Innovation Service (NIS).
The current homelessness system is greatly fragmented between cities and different organizations. To take a unified approach, they plan to present an inter-local agreement in August to create an entirely new entity to govern this new system. Their goal to present this is September 2019, and they expect councils will be looking at this throughout the fall months.

As a way to align broader funding than just cities, they are also working on a regional action plan with corporations and philanthropists.

Key challenges from fragmentation are funding difficulties, many organizations looking for a way to address this growing problem, and no shared theory of change. There’s no single place to contact for information you need. So they are working towards a coordinated approach using a central authority for the region that will be data driven, equity centered, with a community wide commitment to implement a systemwide theory of change to achieve a common goal. This central authority must have the flexibility to work with differences between regions.

Discussion

Councilmember Chang
  • What do you mean by equity in this context. You don’t expect everyone to need the same thing. 
Answer: for example, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are not being adequately served.
  • What is a regional action plan (RAP) in this process? 
It provides a means to identify goals and strategies to develop a plan to address homelessness. It will rely on metrics and set measurable milestones, determine whether a sequence of, or parallel actions need to be taken because everything is interconnected.

And it must be a “living” document: as data comes in, as things work or don’t, we will need to continue to make changes to the document. We are at the front edge of this work. We have identified what we want to do, viewed available data and are now starting community engagement. What goals does the community want to achieve regarding homelessness? What priorities are most important for the community and who should drive the plan? At this point, no decisions have been made.

Councilmember Chang sees the need for a single entity but has concerns about community tailoring. 
  • How would signing on to this inter-local agreement work when, for example, Seattle is all in favor of something but Shoreline is not? How would this be resolved?
We don’t know at this time. This is a broad roadmap. If the plan says we need a certain number of beds, they may reach out and ask what you think your community can do. And then see how that works within our regional plan.

Mayor Hall: 
  • Seattle and King Co will be the initial signers and other cities will follow?
They don’t know. Currently they are still asking questions and seeing what interest is from other entities.

Councilmember Roberts: 
  • He understands the fragmented system isn’t working, but we don’t even know what this entity will do. We don’t know its specific purpose. We’ve had months of conversations but still don’t know. How can this be done by September?
The approach they are taking is to make the box smaller. They started with the big picture, and are now cutting back to what it will ultimately be. So, what does Shoreline want?

Councilmember McGlashan asked about the workshops and community outreach. 
  • Were they talking to only the homeless?
In their search to find out what is going on with the services, they talked to the homeless and advocacy groups. Parallel groups asked staff at various agencies and elected officials.
  • Can you briefly explain what CSH and NIS are?
CSH is a national non-profit that works to integrate supportive housing into state and national policy by consulting, providing technical assistance and lending for supportive housing (a bank).

NIS is a consultant group that partners with cities throughout the country.
  • Do we really need another regional - actually countywide authority? Councilmember McGlashan worked for several years on the 10 year plan to end homelessness. It fell apart - turned into a small group that was going to report to a bigger group. That’s now All Home, right? So why again?
Rather than tweak the structures that we have, we are making a more foundational shift this time to ensure the right level of authority to carry out the system. Or maybe the whole system needs to be redone.

Councilmember Scully: Because we wanted to know what more Shoreline could do, we had a staff of four working on this and it took them a year. This was partly due to the lack of a system to access the information. 

He appreciates that everyone is being asked what they want. Maybe it will work like the ARCH program (ARCH stands for A Regional Coalition for Housing which is a program to increase the supply of housing for low and moderate-income households/ pac). We could have the option to pay into it or we can supply components. 

If we can do a piece of it, and the other cities do a piece, and that way a local police officer who finds a person sleeping in a park, knows who to call. But it has to be voluntary. The local jurisdiction needs to control what will be put in their neighborhoods.

Councilmember Robertson: at a high level, she is supportive. 
  • But who would this new entity be accountable to?
That hasn’t been figured out. We don’t know about the board, the size of it, who will be on it and what their authority will be. How will this affect the nonprofits? One nonprofit might have different contracts with multiple entities. This will allow them have a single contract and one point of contact.
  • Right now it looks like a plan to make another plan etc. Look forward to seeing how this takes shape.
Deputy Mayor McConnell talked about trying to rent housing when you need to pay first and last month’s rent plus a damage deposit. You can’t even get in the door. If you go hiking, for example, and you get cold and can’t get warm, and can’t take care of your basic sanitation needs, you can feel your dignity slipping away. Being without a house is so quickly dehumanizing.

Mayor Hall stated that our economic development strategies have increased the cost of housing by attracting highly paid individuals to this area who then drive up the cost of rents. He believes this should be part of a public conversation.

He talked about some of the things Shoreline has done: create housing with wrap around services at 192nd, provide human services funding for people who need maybe just a month or two of rent or a utility paid, a methadone clinic and affordable housing mandates. But one catastrophic event can result in homelessness. And there are addiction issues and behavioral illnesses.

Councilmember Roberts: 
  • Will this new countywide system prevent Shoreline from giving directly to Hopelink or others?
Councilmember Chang: Shoreline requires community tailoring of services provided. We help with supportive housing and we’re pairing with King County for a community court. But Council also hears a lot from people worrying about their quality of life. They don’t want broken down RVs parked in the street, or people camping in local parks.


Study Item 9(b) Discussing Ordinance No. 863: Minor Amendments to the Aurora Square Community Renewal Area Planned Action Ordinance Planning and Community Development 

The Planning Commission recommends approval of Ordinance No. 863 which corrects a transcription error in Ordinance No. 705 the Planned Action for the Aurora Square Community Renewal Area (CRA).The City recently determined that trip generation numbers were incorrectly reported in the Environmental Impact Statement.

Rachael Markle, Planning and Community Development Director

The correct numbers have been added by addendum. They had no effect on the analysis. She responded to Councilmember Chang’s question by saying the math behind the scenes was correct, but for some reason the tables were wrong.

Ordinance brought back for consent calendar.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:32pm.


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70 years of song with the SeaChordsmen

Thursday, June 20, 2019



Welcome to the SeaChordsmen's 70th year anniversary of performing barbershop harmony for audiences in Seattle! Come help us celebrate! We will be sharing the stage with both directors of our past and friends of the present.

To start, we'll be sharing the stage with "Sound Harmony", our director Elizabeth Davies' own Sweet Adelines Chorus that will be performing music from the last seven decades, all sung in the unique barbershop style.

Additionally, we have special quartet headliners: International qualifying quartet Impact, which features our past director Ted Chamberlain, and SAI Regional Champions Quartet Wink, which features our other director Melanie McGuire.

It will be a joyful musical event! Come celebrate with us!! Buy tickets online

Two performances
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 2pm and 7pm
Shorewood High School
Performing Arts Center



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Property valuation notices are in the mail - value increases show signs of easing

The King County Department of Assessments has begun the annual process of mailing property valuation notices to over 700,000 residential and business property owners which show property values as of January 1, 2019. 

Mailings will start this week and continue weekly through the fall until all areas have been mailed.

After double digit increases in recent years, increases to property values moderated in 2018, with most areas seeing low single digit increases, although some neighborhoods still saw substantial increases.

Specific value changes will vary based on the area, and the characteristics of the property. King County sets property values for residential property based on sales of comparable properties.

Rising property values does not necessarily mean commensurate increases in property taxes. King County Assessor John Wilson, reminded taxpayers that decisions made by elected officials and voters, not rising values, are usually the cause of increasing property taxes.

“Most people don’t realize that the fluctuating value of your property has less to do with changes in your tax bill, than do changes in state law and measures approved by voters,” said Wilson. 
“Decisions made by lawmakers and voters determine the total amount of tax to be collected in your area; the value of your property determines your share of that total amount.”

Wilson continues to encourage property owners to sign up to receive their annual property valuation notice via email instead of through the USPS. This electronic valuation notice program is convenient for property owners, will save money for the Department of Assessments, and is environmentally friendly.

Sign up here, once you have your notice. Paperless notifications saves taxpayer dollars in staff time, materials and postage.

Property owners who believe their assessment may be incorrect can appeal to the King County Board of Equalization (BOE). This must be done within 60 days of the date on the valuation notice. Appeals can be filed online. Details are available here, and at the BOE.

State law requires each county assessor to revalue property annually, and to conduct an on-site inspection of each property at least once during every six-year cycle. Property values are determined by accredited appraisers who assess property based on comparable sales, and various attributes of a particular property.

Updated 6-21-19 to link directly to the Go Paperless page.

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Take pART in Your Community: Volunteer at the 2019 Shoreline Arts Festival

Volunteer at the Arts Festival
a variety of volunteer jobs are available

The Arts Council is recruiting volunteers to help at the Shoreline Arts Festival on June 27, 28, 29, and 30. 

Join the veritable army of volunteers who make this great arts event possible and get a glimpse “backstage” as we entertain 10,000+ art-loving community members over two days.

Volunteers are needed for a wide range of tasks, with shifts ranging from two hours to all-day, so there’s something for every skill level and any amount of availability.

Sign up now on Signup.com!

Here are some examples of just a few of the volunteer jobs available:
  • Help artists move art and set up booths
  • Organize and hang art
  • Set up the Hands-On Art stations and/or make art with kids
  • Info Booth Attendant: Greet festival-goers and help them find their favorite attractions
  • Juried and Youth Art Room Sitter: Enjoy the art while making sure nothing grows legs and walks away

The Shoreline Arts Festival is a free, two-day festival featuring music, dance, theater, art exhibitions, hands-on art activities, cultural rooms, film, food, and more that is organized by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

It will be held on June 29 - 30 at the Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave North. Plenty of free parking available! Visit the Festival website for applications, deadlines, schedules, maps, and additional information, or call the Arts Council at 206-417-4645. For volunteer questions, contact Volunteer Coordinator Kelly Lie at outreach@shorelinearts.net

The Shoreline Arts Festival is a program of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council with major support from the City of Shoreline, City of Lake Forest Park, Shoreline Community College, Washington State Arts Commission, and 4Culture.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.



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Photo: new sidewalks at Parkwood Elementary

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


The new sidewalks are being poured at the construction site of the new Parkwood Elementary School, N 155th and Meridian Ave N.

Improvements are coming to the intersection of Meridian Avenue N and N 155th Street. This project will replace the current traffic signal with a new signal, which will improve traffic safety through the intersection. 

Curb, ramps and sidewalk will be replaced, and the new improvements will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The signal and sidewalk improvements will increase pedestrian safety at the intersection. 

The finished project will also include mill and overlay with new asphalt and new pavement markings.

The school district is constructing the school building and the City of Shoreline is doing the intersection improvements.



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Meridian Park Neighborhood to host Board Game Event on Saturday

On Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 1-5pm Meridian Park Neighborhood Association will host a board game meetup at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N

A variety of board games will be available and attendees are encouraged to bring their own as well. 

So far the games Carcassonne, Game of Thrones Risk, Ticket to Ride, and Survive: Escape From Atlantis are “on the table” as well as a few quicker card based games like Hanabi and Fluxx.

Co-Hosts will be leading the games to assist beginners and experts alike.

All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. 

Parents must be responsible for their minor children at this event.

For more info email meridianparkna@gmail.com or call Cynthia Knox at 206-218-3302. 

RSVPs are not required but would be welcomed for planning refreshments.


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Seattle Times features the Around the Sound Band

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Around the Sound Band at a Shoreline event 2014

Started as a Shorecrest senior project, the Around the Sound band is going stronger than ever after 20 years. Its 70 members rehearse weekly at the Music Center of the Northwest in Greenwood.

The band performs three formal concerts, plus summer concerts at venues, well, around the Sound. Its next concert will be at 2pm Saturday, July 6, at the Ballard Locks.

The Seattle Times has a lovely feature article on the band: Auditions (and perfection) are not required in the almost-family, pretty darn talented Around the Sound Community Band.



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Live and local for Saturday June 22, 2019

The T-Town Aces at Grinders Saturday

There's a lot of live and local music to choose from each weekend. Most venues have food, some have dancing. Most have a cover charge and require reservations. All have great local bands and entertainment!

This Saturday, June 22, 2019 here's what's happening:

AURORA BOREALIS

Aurora Borealis Presents: Stacy Jones Band - $ cover - 9pm - 12pm
The Aurora Borealis 16708 Aurora Ave N, 206-629-5744.

Seattle based Contemporary Blues, Rock, Americana featuring multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter Stacy Jones and her award winning band.

DARRELL'S TAVERN

Mopsey, The Pop Cycle, Swedish Finnish 9pm – 1am.
Darrell's Tavern 18041 Aurora Ave N. 206-542-6688.

Heavy rock metal and punk bands at Shoreline's own Dive Bar. Live music, vintage decor, pizza, tacos, hotdogs, and free pool.

EASY MONKEY TAPHOUSE

Live music with Power House 8 - 10pm. $7 cover.
Easy Monkey Taphouse, 17537 15th Ave NE B. 206-420-1326.

Power House is a project of Easy Monkey favorite Billy Stapleton. Stapleton put out his last solo record, Slide Swiped, in 2016. He currently performs regularly with Little Bill and The Bluenotes. He’s also performed with local favorites such as Mark Dufresne and John Hodgkin.

THIRD PLACE COMMONS

Hop Scotch 7:30 - 9:30pm FREE and family friendly.
Third Place Commons Town Center, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE in Lake Forest Park. 

Featuring the fluid vocal styling of the talented Jean Mishler fronting an ensemble of Seattle’s best players on a set of fresh poppy jazz, performed with classic style.

GRINDERS

T-Town Aces 8 - 10-10:30pm $10 cover
Grinders Italian Restaurant 19811 Aurora Ave N
Reservations highly recommended; 206-542-0627 GrindersNW@gmail.com

*T-Town Aces* ride again! New line-up: Joel Astley- harmonica/vocals, Tom Boyle- guitar, David Hudson- drums, Les White- bass/vocals, Dennis Ellis- sax/vocals

NORTH CITY BISTRO

Lavon Hardison Quartet - $12 Cover 8 - 10pm
What do The Clash, Katy Perry, Simon and Garfunkel, and The Chiffons have in common? Their songs are all fair game for joyous re-interpretation by one of today’s most compelling voices in jazz, LaVon Hardison.

North City Bistro and Wine Shop, 1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline 98155, Call 206-365-4447 or go to website and fill out the simple reservation request form, in order to secure seats for the show. Then buy your tickets here.



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Costco adds self checkout stations in Shoreline store


Text and photos by Lien Titus

Costco (in Shoreline) now has self-checkout!

It's right in front of the Hearing Aid department.

No limit - although they are not promoting BIG carts to go through. Pay with credit (Costco's CitiBank credit card), debit, or Costco cash card!

There are three small rows with three self checkout registers on each row.

This started on Monday, June 17, 2019.

They felt that since other stores like Fred Meyer and QFC were doing it, this was the logical step to easing up on the long lines many of us had to contend with while shopping at Costco.

Many customers have asked if any current employees’ jobs will be in jeopardy due to the self check stations. Costco’s response was “They won’t be hiring as many seasonal employees as they have in the past.”






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Shoreline Fire Captain Bryan Gibb retires

Fire Captain Bryan Gibb
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire
Captain Bryan Gibb has worked his last shift of an over 34 year career. 

Bryan started his career as a part-time firefighter with Shoreline Fire Department in 1982 and was hired full-time in March 1985. 

In September 1998, Bryan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and spent 10 years in that role. For the past 11 years, he has served as a Captain riding the ladder truck at Station 65.

Bryan has been an active participant of Shoreline’s Technical Rescue Team and has taught hundreds of firefighters rescue techniques across the region.

Additionally, Bryan is one of the founding members of WA Task Force 1, which is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team. He has been deployed numerous times, including to the Oklahoma City bombing, September 11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, and most recently the Oso mudslide.

Bryan also served as a member of our Wildland Team over the past two years and was deployed to the Jolly Mountain fire in 2017.

Bryan was one of our longest serving tenured employees, and his passion and commitment to technical rescue and ladder truck work is second to none. Bryan’s presence will be missed by us all.



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Sounder trains to run for Sunday Mariners game

Mariners game
Sports fans can skip traffic coming into Seattle on Sunday, June 23 by riding Sound Transit's Sounder event trains to the Mariners vs. Baltimore Orioles 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.

Link Light Rail runs every 10 minutes on Saturday and Sunday from the University of Washington. Link's Stadium and International District stations are a short walk from CenturyLink and T-Mobile fields.

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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Chick-Fil-A to open north Seattle location on June 27 with Red Carpet Rollout

Chick-Fil-A, the fried chicken restaurant chain, is opening a north Seattle location on June 27 at 12801 Aurora Ave N in the Bitter Lake neighborhood of Seattle. 

As part of the opening promotion, the first 100 customers will receive coupons for a free dinner a week for a year.

The First 100 promotion registration will begin at 5:00am on Thursday, June 27. The Red Carpet Rollout will conclude at 7:00am and prizes will be awarded at 6:50am.

Participants must have photo ID and proof they live in one of the following ZIP codes:

98133, 98177, 98155, 98125, 98160, 98117, 98043, 98028, 98103, 98020, 98115.

No camping allowed. Personal items should be limited to one item such as a backpack or purse. More information here.



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WSU President’s Honor Roll Spring 2019

The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who stand above the rest with excellent academic performance.

To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at Washington State University and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work.

The data displayed in the President’s Honor Roll may be affected by students who restrict the release of some or all information about themselves.

Listed by city, then alphabetical by surname.






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Photo: Coyote in Innis Arden

Photo by Bill Schnall
By Diane Hettrick

This coyote must live in the hillside near 17th Pl NW in Innis Arden because he or another member of his pack has used this street before.

Look how calm he is - and how healthy looking.

The photographer says that the area is full of bunnies and chipmunks. Clearly there are enough to go around.

Northridge neighbors in north central Shoreline are seeing coyotes on the streets as well.

It's really just not a good idea to have outdoor cats or to leave your small to mid-size dogs outside.




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Photos: 185th Station area on 6-18-19

Looking north from 185th
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steve took this photo from NE 185th street, just barely east of the freeway. The Dead End sign is a remnant of 7th Ave NE. This is where the tracks will run with the Shoreline North station just to the right.

NE 185th and 5th NE
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

This was a vacant property on the southeast side of 5th NE and NE 185th. These trees may have been in the clearance zone for the overhead lines.


Houses on 7th NE have lost their buffer zone of big trees
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

These houses are on 7th NE - a cul de sac that used to have a buffer of large trees to keep them private.

"Change is coming to your neighborhood."



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Shoreline Recology Green Bins for compost

Puzzled about what bin to use? Here's a start - the rules for Recology Green compost bins.



This is in addition to your yard waste, grass clippings, etc. By the way - dandelions go in the garbage.

Even though it is ok to put meat and fish in your compost, be cautious. We have so many coyotes in the area that you do not want to attract them to your property. Put the meat in the bin just before pickup time, or weight the lid down with a large rock or concrete block until the morning of your collection day.

If anyone has any questions about recycling / composting / garbage, they should contact Recology at the main number of 206-763-4444. They are also available to schedule training or presentations.



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Ronald Bog Park wetland mitigation to begin in July

Tuesday, June 18, 2019



As promised, Sound Transit will soon begin work to restore the wetlands at Ronald Bog Park and plant trees.

Ronald Bog Park will be closed as early as July 1st for Sound Transit to begin construction of wetland mitigation. Sound Transit is using an area of Ronald Bog Park for a wetland mitigation site to replace wetlands affected by light rail construction.

Enhancements to the park, including trail improvements, will be made as part of the project.

Ronald Bog Park will be closed to the public and wetland buffer areas will be fenced off indefinitely for wetland creation. 

The sculpture has already been moved to a new location in the park. (See previous article).

The work includes tree removal and excavation to create new low areas, then planting of trees, shrubs and groundcover plants.

Sound Transit will build a new ADA-accessible Trail featuring interpretive signs to enhance the enjoyment of the park.

They will also install fencing, signs, benches, bollards and habitat structures.

The work will take 18-20 weeks and is expected to be complete by next fall.

Work hours will be from 7am to 5pm.

Ronald Bog Park is located on N 175th St between I-5 and Meridian Ave N. -  2301 N 175th St, Shoreline 98133.


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Murder and Mystery to the City of Light - author at TPB on Saturday

Seattle author Karen Hugg
Chilling literary thriller The Forgetting Flower by Seattle author Karen Hugg will be presented locally by the author on Saturday, June 22, 2019, 6pm at Third Place Books LFP.

The Forgetting Flower has been referred to as both “a Parisian getaway without leaving your chair” and “a nail-biting read.”

We would all love to leave behind our messy lives for the quiet, peaceful life of a plant shop owner floating through life in the most romantic city on earth but when people start dying, things get serious. 
Bit by bit, Renia descends into a menacing underworld of blackmarket mobsters, navigating threats and fending off abuse to protect the safe peaceful life she’s worked so hard for. 
Desperate to outwit her enemies, Renia maneuvers carefully, knowing one wrong move will destroy not only the rare plant she’s trying to protect, but the lives of her sister and herself.

With a background in horticulture, Hugg writes literary mysteries and thrillers inspired by plants from her home in Seattle.

Her stories are set in worlds where plants, real or imagined, affect people in strange new ways.

It is her goal to both entertain and educate through her fictional works.

Third Place Books, upper level Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way Lake Forest Park. 

Contact the store (206) 366-3333 to order your copy to have it signed by the author at the reading.



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Shoreline designated as whale-watching site - celebration on Friday


Friday, June 21 from 1 to 3pm at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, located in the City of Shoreline, a new interpretive panel focused on marine mammals will be unveiled and dedicated.

Richmond Beach is one of more than 100 sites along The Whale Trail, a network of marine mammal viewing locations that spans from California to British Columbia.

The program will open with a welcome by Ken Workman, the great, great, great grandson of Chief Seattle. Featured speakers include Shoreline Mayor Will Hall, Senator Jesse Salomon, Representative Cindy Ryu, Lynne Barre (NOAA Fisheries), Steve Bear (WDFW Police), Donna Sandstrom (The Whale Trail) and Rein Atteman (WEC).

The dedication and orca celebration, including free refreshments, cake and kids’ activities, is one of dozens of Orca Action Month events during the month of June.



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Jobs: After School Care Helpers

North Seattle French School is looking to hire 1-2 high school students to help with after school care for kids ages 5-11. 
Hours are 3:15 - 6pm Monday through Friday when school is in session and possibly all day when school is out.

If you know a high school student looking to make $13 per hour, please have them send a cover letter to operations@northseattlefrenchschool.com

After school care is conducted in English so no knowledge of French is necessary. The kids would love to teach them a few things though!




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June 24 Shoreline Council will discuss placing bond measure on November ballot for Community and Aquatics Center

Shoreline City Hall
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
The June 24th Shoreline Council Meeting contains one Action Item and two Study Items

Action item:

8(a) Adopting Ordinance No. 859 - Establishing a New Chapter, SMC Chapter 5.25 Filming Regulations and Amending SMC 3.01 Fee Schedule

Council discussed proposed Ordinance No. 859 on June 10, 2019 and asked questions of staff. Staff is proposing a streamlined film-industry-specific permitting process with appropriate fees for filmmaking in Shoreline. These new policies and procedures will bring Shoreline into line with other film friendly cities.

Study items:

9(a) Discussing Ordinance No. 866 – Authorizing the Placement of a Ballot Measure on the 2019 General Election Ballot to Authorize a Property Tax Bond Measure for the Community and Aquatics Center.

Proposed Ordinance:" The City Council of the City of Shoreline adopted Ordinance No. 866 concerning the construction of a new community and aquatic center. This proposition would authorize the City to acquire property and construct a community and aquatic center for senior, youth, family and community activities including class rooms and exercise spaces, a commercial kitchen, recreation and lap pools, gymnasiums with an indoor walking track, and outdoor active spaces; to issue up to $88,100,000 of general obligation bonds"

9(b) Discussion of the 2018 Annual Traffic Report

--Pam Cross



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In The Garden Now…..Goat’s Beard

Bride’s Feathers or Buck’s-Beard
Text and photos by Victoria Gilleland

I’ve always thought that Goat’s Beard flowers looked as if they were made of carefully arranged white pipe cleaners. 

Seeing this plant in flower reminds me of all those arts and crafts projects my kids made out of fuzzy chenille stems. Memories!

I’m very fond of the pure white blossoms that age to cream in my late spring garden. The flowering plants look exotic though in fact they are perennial natives that just happen to perform beautifully in northwest gardens with a minimum of care. 

Goat’s Beard flourishes in part shade to heavy shade and actually seems to thrive when grown in crowded conditions among other perennials, ferns and shrubs. Although it can be grown in moist areas it does well in dry shade.

Plants are upright to 5 feet or more and form vase shaped clumps that dance gracefully above shorter shade lovers. Goat’s Beard is deciduous going dormant for the colder months of the year. 

Fresh green growth emerges in early spring with flowers to follow. My plants have never been bothered by pests or disease. 

Do you have a spot for this handsome trouble free perennial native?

Botanical Name: Aruncus dioicus

Victoria Gilleland is the owner of Cottage Garden Designs, a Garden Design company specializing in Redesign of Residential Gardens, Garden Consultation and Coaching. She has been designing gardens in the northwest for over 25 years. (vjgilleland@yahoo.com )




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46th District Legislators honored by Association of Washington Cities

For the past six years, the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) has recognized individuals who go above and beyond for cities during the legislative session. This year they are celebrating four legislators as City Champions.

Rep. Gerry Pollet named
AWC City Champion
Without the commitment and dedication shown by these city supporters, some of our most important accomplishments wouldn’t have materialized.

City Champion Award winners supported affordable housing, local funding and local decision-making.

As the new Chair of the House Local Government Committee, Representative Gerry Pollet (D–46) quickly took on a leadership role for city issues in the House. Representative Pollet spearheaded an effort among House members to support the principles of local decision-making, options, and flexibility. He was a critical voice in recognizing the efforts cities have already taken to address housing issues, and the need for tools and incentives instead of micromanagement.

Sen. David Frockt named
AWC City Champion
Senator David Frockt (D–46) was a key leader on several proposals that were critical to the success cities had in the 2019 session. He played a key role in building Senate support for new funding for affordable housing and was a prime sponsor of legislation providing dedicated stormwater funding to local governments. Sen. Frockt was also a key supporter of funding for local culvert corrections and infrastructure.

Also honored were Representative Keith Goehner (R–Dryden), and Senator Hans Zeiger (R–Puyallup).

The 46th legislative district includes Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Lake City, NE Seattle.



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