New Chief of Police Michael L. Harden to be sworn in September 12

Saturday, September 7, 2019

New police chief to be sworn in
Thursday in LFP
The City of Lake Forest Park invites community members to attend the swearing-in ceremony for Michael Harden, the City’s new Chief of Police, on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 5pm, in the City Council Chambers at Lake Forest Park City Hall.

Chief Harden began his career in local law enforcement as a patrol officer for the City of Lake Forest Park 18 years ago, in 2001. Promoted to Sergeant in 2011 and then in 2013, Chief Harden became the Support Services Division Commander in charge of Records, Property/Evidence and Investigations.

Chief Harden has a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Phoenix for Criminal Justice Administration and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session #273. Chief Harden succeeds Police Chief Steve Sutton, who retired after serving the City for the six years.

A community reception follows the swearing-in ceremony. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend and meet our new Police Chief.


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Stormwatch: That was exciting

9:48pm

That was a pretty wild ride. I don't ever remember an hour long thunderstorm.

Is everyone ok?

Line on fire at 8th NE and NE 170th
Photo by Sharon Belding Tapia

The power outage map will probably update with more outages. Comcast is still working, although my TV box reset itself three times.

I heard sirens twice. Report in - are there trees down? Fires?

Two transformer fires - the one in the photo at 8th NE and NE 170th which apparently set off a transformer up the street and the other at NE 155th and 8th NE.

-Diane



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Change of plans: Indoor outdoor movie for Little Lemon Drops event

The Little Lemon Drops outdoor movie night today has been moved indoors into the Innis Arden Clubhouse.

People can still bring blankets and low-back chairs, and other limited seating will be available.

See original article

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Wise move as there was an hour-long thunder, lightening, and rainstorm that hit right in the middle of their event.

Movie at 8pm, lightening at 8:30pm.

Unscheduled entertainment.



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Photo: eastern sunset

Photo by Mike Remarcke

Thursday evening I looked out my window and the entire sky was a rosy pink.

"Aha!" I thought, "I'm going to get some spectacular sunset photos." Always, when my sky is unusual, I get lovely sunset photos from contributors in Innis Arden and Richmond Beach.

No photos. 

I was curious enough that I went looking for photos and found one in My Edmonds News. It really didn't look too different from my rosy sky.

Then the next day, I discovered photos from Mike Remarcke, who lives in North City and usually sends me sunrise photos.
The rosy sky was also in the east
Photo by Mike Remarcke


Turns out the spectacular sunset I was expecting was there, but it was in the east over Lake Washington and the Cascades, instead of Puget Sound and the Olympics. And he also had the rosy sky.

Strange.

DKH



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Back to School: it takes a village to outfit a thousand students

1000 backpacks for 1000 students in need

From the Back to School Consortium

Thanks to an incredible outpouring of support from its partners, volunteers and supporters, the 2019 Back to School Consortium event was a huge success!

The event, which was held at Ridgecrest Elementary on Saturday, August 24, 2019 served 1003 students from 411 families that live in the Shoreline School District boundary or attend a Shoreline/ Lake Forest Park school. 

Shorecrest Football team members helped bring socks, underwear, and hygiene items from The WORKS to Ridgecrest in preparation for the BTS event. They have helped do this for many years.


Each student received a new backpack, school supplies, underwear, socks, toothbrush and hygiene products. Additionally, each family received shampoo, conditioner, soap, and toothpaste.

James Alan Salon and a Better Day Salon provided free haircuts to help students look and feel their best for the start of the school year.

Camp Fire Camperz volunteered to assemble school supplies and backpacks
in preparation for the BTS event. They have been doing this for years.


The Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park cooked and served hundreds of free hot dog lunches for families to enjoy while socializing and visiting the dozens of community resource booths. 

The resource booths, staffed by local businesses and service agencies, shared helpful information, resources and fun activities at the event. 

Volunteers sorting school supplies
 

Backpacks and supplies were provided by community members who generously donated funds and/or school supplies to the event. 

If you dropped a new backpack or school supplies into one of the yellow school bus donation boxes around town or donated funds directly to the event, you helped a Shoreline School District student start the school year off on the right foot.

Event check in volunteers


Consortium members include: 

Center for Human Services, Hopelink, Dale Turner YMCA, City of Shoreline, Shoreline School District, Shoreline PTA Council’s The WORKS, Turning Point, Ronald United Methodist Church, Shoreline Community Care, Lake Forest Park Rotary, and The Salvation Army. 

Socks, underwear, and hygiene product distribution volunteers

Thanks to all of the individuals and community groups who volunteered their time, including Shoreline Rotary, prepping for the event and on the day of the event.

The Back to School Consortium wishes to thank the hundreds of people who donated their time, resources and funds to help make this event such a success and positive start to the school year for so many! 
The Backpack Distribution Team

If you missed this event and need assistance with clothing or school supplies, please contact Jill at The WORKS at shorelineptaworks@gmail.com or leave a message at 206-393-4916. You can also stop by The WORKS on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00pm when school is in session.


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Photo: Shoreline dummy

Washington State Patrol Trooper Dresher stopped this driver for an HOV violation on southbound I-5 near 175th on Friday, September 6, 2019.

The passenger didn't want to say anything.

At least the seatbelt was on!



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Community meeting Sept 17 re projects at Fircrest


The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Fircrest School is hosting a community meeting to discuss progress on the Master Development Plan that DSHS is preparing to allow for continued maintenance and redevelopment projects on the campus

The Master Development Plan is a land use permit with the City of Shoreline that is required prior to the construction of projects on properties zoned as “Campus.” 

This meeting is required by the City of Shoreline to allow the public to learn about the Plan and provide input to DSHS and the City of Shoreline Planning Department.

A community meeting was previously held on October 30, 2018. The project was placed on hold due to pending legislative direction. This meeting restarts the Master Development Process.

New uses will be introduced due to legislative direction. 

An updated site plan will be presented at the community meeting.

The meeting will be held at the Fircrest School, Activities Building Day Program Area (see below). 15230 15th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155,

Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Staff will be available to answer questions regarding the Master Development Plan process. We welcome your attendance and hope you are able to participate.

Meeting agenda:
  • 5:30pm: Meeting begins
  • 5:45pm: Presentation
  • 6:00pm: Question and answer session
  • 6:15pm: Open house begins
  • 7:30pm: Meeting adjourns

Directions to meeting location:

If arriving by car, please enter from the driveway at intersection of 15th Avenue NE and NE 155th Street. 

Parking is available immediately adjacent the activities center, or in the parking lot just to the north.

The activities building is also served by the 77, 330 and 348 King County Metro bus lines.



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DSHS informs City it will not renew Eastside Off-leash Dog Park lease; City working to keep park open

Off Leash Area in green

The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has informed the City of Shoreline that they will not be renewing the lease for the land used for the Eastside Off-leash Dog Park located on the Fircrest campus. 
The current lease is set to expire on December 31, 2019. 
DSHS also informed Shoreline that due to safety concerns they would be restricting public access to the park by closing the gates to vehicular access between the hours of 6:00pm and 6:00am. 
That change went into effect over the Labor Day weekend.

The City has leased the Eastside Off-Leash Dog Park from DSHS for the past six years. As the landlord, DSHS has the authority to make these changes. 

However, we will continue to work collaboratively with them to see if we can help resolve their concerns around safety and access in order to keep this valuable amenity accessible to our community.



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Two local legislators are part of the Hate Crime Working Group

Javier Valdez D-46 sponsored the
bill to raise awareness and enhance
respond to hate crimes

Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Multidisciplinary Hate Crime Advisory Working Group held its first meeting on Friday, September 6, 2019, at the AGO's Seattle location on Fifth Ave.

The working group was created in the 2019 legislative session with the goal of developing strategies to raise awareness of hate crimes and enhance law enforcement and the public’s responses to hate crimes and incidents.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) testified in support of the bill, which Representative Javier Valdez, D-Seattle, sponsored.

“In creating this working group, Washington is demonstrating its commitment to the safety of all its residents, regardless of their gender, national origin or religion,” said Ferguson. 
“Our Hate Crime Advisory Working Group will be taking a hard look at what kind of hate crimes are happening in Washington and how we can strengthen our response and support victims.”

Jesse Salomon D-32 is a member
of the working group

Washington state law defines a hate, or “bias motivated” crime, as a crime or threat against someone because of their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or mental, physical or sensory handicaps.

In 2018, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC), the organization in charge of collecting and reporting on hate crimes, received 765 reports of offenses where the victim was targeted for one of these characteristics.

According to a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 200,000 people over the age of 12 were victims of hate incidents each year from 2013 to 2017. The bureau estimates that victims or their families only reported about half of those incidents to law enforcement.

Lack of reporting and incomplete data at the federal level make it difficult for Washington law enforcement agencies to understand the full impact that hate crimes have on their communities.

The working group will research and propose best practices on how Washington can increase reporting and strengthen responses from law enforcement and prosecutors. The group also will research how to best support victims of hate crimes.

The Attorney General’s Office must report the working group's recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by July 1, 2020.

Governor Inslee and the Legislature appointed the 15 working group members. Members come from a variety of backgrounds, including nonprofit organizations, law enforcement and public agencies. 

Members include:
  • Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline 32nd LD
  • Sen. Hans Zeiger, R-Puyallup
  • Rep. Javier Valdez, D-Seattle 46th LD
  • Rep. Morgan Irwin, R-Enumclaw
  • Jasmit Singh, Sikh community leader
  • Masih Fouladi, Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA)
  • Maxima Patashnik, Jewish Federation
  • Monisha Harrell, Equal Rights Washington
  • Nina Martinez, Latino Community Fund
  • Detective Elizabeth Wareing, Seattle Police Department
  • Jacqueline Lawrence, Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office
  • Laurie Wood, Southern Poverty Law Center
  • Buddy Bear, educator
  • Bre Weider, Attorney General’s Office

More information about the working group’s meeting, including an agenda, can be found here.


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Local dancers chosen to dance with the Moscow Ballet

Students from Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Lynnwood,
and North Seattle were cast in the production 


The Moscow Ballet returns to Seattle for two performances at the Paramount Theatre. Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, 2019 at 7pm.

Greater Seattle area dance students were invited to audition for the production's ancillary roles, including little snowflakes, mice, party children, snow sprites, snow maidens, Spanish, Russian, French, Arabian, and Chinese dancers.

Auditions were held on Tuesday, September 3 at American Dance Institute's Shoreline studios.

These local students from Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Lynnwood, and North Seattle were cast in the production:

From left to right in the photo;
  • Cindy Xu - American Dance Institute,
  • Audrey Labrum - American Dance Institute,
  • Meadow Wasserman - Ballard Academy of Music and Dance,
  • Ella Zeallar - American Dance Institute,
  • Caroline Truxillo - American Dance Institute,
  • Enya Chen - American Dance Institute,
  • Kate Gaydos - Barclay Shelton Dance Center,
  • Lucia Truxillo - American Dance Institute,
  • Leighton Gaydos - Barclay Shelton Dance Center,
  • Sofi Almacen - American Dance Institute, and
  • Eleanor Gaydos - Barclay Shelton Dance Center.

See all the audition winners here

American Dance Institute is the Seattle host school for the Moscow Ballet's Dance With Us Program.



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What's happening with Ronald Bog Park? Blame it on Mr. Bean

Friday, September 6, 2019

Lush, green Ronald Bog park has been scraped
Photo by Steven H. Robinson



By Diane Hettrick

If you are one of the thousands of people who have driven by Ronald Bog in recent weeks, you may have been shocked at the appearance.

The whole north end of the Bog, at N 175th and Meridian, appears to be in site preparation for a major construction zone. Even the ponies are wearing hard hats.

Even the ponies are wearing hard hats
Photo by AT

What you are looking at, though, is a major wetland restoration of Ronald Bog Park. Sound Transit is creating wetlands at the north and east ends of the park and doing major clean up along the east side. It's a mitigation site for impacts to the unnamed, and mostly unnoticed wetlands which are primarily south of the Shoreline fire station on N 155th, running along the east side of the freeway.

The work at Ronald Bog is complicated by its history of human use.
The photo was probably taken closer to 1920 than 1930
Historically Ronald Bog was marshy peat formed by decaying plant matter, fed by small streams, and full of cranberries which were harvested by the native tribes that moved through the area and by early settlers.

Duwamish people from the permanent settlements beside Lake Washington, Lake Union and Salmon Bay, and other tribes visiting from Snohomish county, came to the bog to harvest the cranberries and other edible plants that grew there. (Shoreline Historical Museum)

1936 aerial view
The faint red lines show the current lot boundaries.
Photo courtesy King county

Over time bogs may build up so much peat that they dry out because they get elevated above the water table. Property owners, such as Paul Weller, might have diverted the streams. For whatever reason, in the 1936 aerial photo, the bog is dry.

Paul Weller acquired the property in 1936 and began peat mining. In the aerial photo you can clearly see the straight lines where the peat has been harvested. A succession of companies continued to remove the peat up into the early 1960s.

George Webster sits on his tractor in the middle of this photo.
The streets are slightly above his head and the lake is to the left
Photo courtesy Shoreline Historical Museum

In 1949 George Webster acquired the north end of the bog, established the Plant Food Company, and continued the mining of the northern half of the bog. A different company mined the south end.

As they removed the peat, they got closer to the water table and the Bog started to fill with water again. A small feeder stream, unnamed, flows in a pipe under Meridian and into the northwest corner of the Bog. The daylighted North Branch of Thornton Creek still runs north-south on the east side of the Bog.

A resident named John, who was a child in the 1950s, remembers a barge in the middle of what was now a lake, still digging peat from the site.

In 1964 the peat mining was discontinued, and Darwin Bean acquired much of the bog property for his business, Marshall Tippey Landscaping. He began filling the north and east shores of the pond with the intention of building a small tract of homes there.

According to John, "The old dump was also to the south and it was the old school dump with old cars from the 30s, and lots of what now would be antiques. Lots for young kids (pre teen) to explore. There wasn’t any ecology then and when the freeway was built they buried the dump, the ponds, and streams much to our dismay."

So the whole area was basically a dump. Darwin Bean was finding fill material wherever he could and certainly would have welcomed debris from the I-5 construction right next to the Bog.

In 1965 a vigorous coalition of citizens, politicians, and press successfully lobbied the King county council to acquire the land and turn it into a park, which it did in 1970.

Now, Sound Transit has accepted the challenge of turning the park built on a dump back into a healthy wetland.

The concrete is being piled up for removal
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

The land they are working on is full of chunks of concrete and sections of twisted pipe and whatever else Darwin Bean could find to fill up the pit left by peat removal.

On the land at the north end of the Bog, Sound Transit contractors are digging deep and removing concrete, pipe, and other debris.

The contractor reports that in addition to the concrete and metal, they removed a toilet, kitchen sink, automobile license plates from the 1950s, bricks, and asphalt chunks. They have excavated five feet and in some areas, as deep as nine feet in order to remove debris and build the wetlands.

Sandbags and a turbidity curtain protect the lake
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline


They are also working a few feet into the lake to remove the fill and debris. Temporary best management practices, such as sand bags and a turbidity curtain, are in place during the work to keep from disturbing the rest of the lake.

When they have finished excavating, they will backfill the land with compost and topsoil. Then they will create two separate wetland areas. The central area of the park will be kept clear so residents still have access to an improved trail system and a view of the lake.

Rotary picnic shelter
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The Rotary shelter is in good shape and will be refurbished and remain in place. Shoreline Parks Director Eric Friedli wants to create some seating areas in the new park with possibly a picnic table under the shelter.

Trees had to be removed from the site in order to create the wetlands -- many because their roots were entwined in concrete and pipe and growing on the fill material.


The new wetlands will not be open to the public but will be designed so that people can see into them. They will help absorb and store floodwater in wet years – another way to help prevent flooding at the intersection of Meridian and N 175th.

The dotted green area on the map will be wetlands which will be boggy or completely under water, depending on the season and rainfall.

The darker green is the buffer area. It will protect the wetland and can also serve to absorb water in wet years.

2010 was a very wet year.
This is along Meridian
Photo by Janet Way

Taller trees will be planted in the northwest wetland, except where the view is being protected. A variety of native species of trees, shrubs and other types of plants will be planted in the wetland and the buffer.

Sound Transit hopes to reintroduce native plants which were there historically, such as Bog laurel and LavenderLabrador tea. LavenderLabrador tea is mentioned in several of the historical records as being native to the site but it has since died out.

The site will be monitored for over 10 years, to make sure the native plants thrive and that invasive plants, such as reed canarygrass and knotweeds, are removed and the wetlands are healthy.

Dick Decker and volunteers worked in the park for several years
removing invasive plants and planting several hundred native plants
Photo courtesy Dick Decker 2010

Work done over the years by volunteers to restore native plants was primarily in the far northwest section of the site and has not been impacted. (See 2011 article). However, the area is very overgrown now.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The popular arboretum remains intact and the large sculpture, The Kiss, has already been moved to a new position on an elevated area. The trail will be raised and leveled with gravel to ADA standards. It will be expanded around the sculpture to reach the Rotary shelter by the lake.

Interpretative signs will be added throughout the area.

The work is expected to be complete by this winter, although some planting may be done in the spring. Sound Transit will continue to monitor the site for up to 10 years.

If you want to do more research or want more specific information on the history of Ronald Bog, check in with the Shoreline Historical Museum at N 185th and Linden, where they have the references, maps, aerial photos, etc. and information on bog use back to Native Americans.

Thanks to John Gallagher, Karin Ertl, and Rebecca McAndrew of Sound Transit, Vicki Stiles of the Shoreline Historical Museum, and Shoreline Parks Director Eric Friedli for material in this article.



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Photo: View from the bluff

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Lee Lageschulte likes to walk on the bluff trail above Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. Usually photos are from the structure shown in the foreground, or from the beach.

Kind of amazing that we have such a wonderful park from an old sand and gravel excavation.




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Shoreline and Woodway release Draft Agreement regarding Point Wells

Courtesy City of Shoreline
From the City of Shoreline

In order to best represent the needs of our communities, the City of Shoreline and the Town of Woodway have agreed to unify our approach and work together to evaluate and address redevelopment of Point Wells. 

Earlier this year, both cities entered into mediation to develop an agreement to meet our mutual interests and concerns.

On Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 both city councils will review and discuss the proposed agreement at their respective council meetings. 

We encourage the public to review the agreement and provide comments. Woodway’s meeting will occur at 6pm and Shoreline’s will be at 7pm.

The agreement addresses numerous issues, including levels of service for transportation, annexation of Point Wells, development standards, and environmental considerations. We anticipate a final agreement will resolve existing areas of conflict between our two cities to the benefit of both communities and our taxpayers.

Although we are committed to resolving these issues in a collaborative manner, Point Wells is in unincorporated Snohomish County and BSRE’s Urban Center permit application is being processed by Snohomish County. 

Neither Shoreline nor Woodway are in control of the review and approval process. We also note a court recently ruled BSRE has until mid-December to attempt to correct deficiencies to their Urban Center permit application.

More information here

Settlement and Interlocal Agreement Between City of Shoreline and Town of Woodway



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Arts Council’s Create and Make Workshop: Zentangle® Opaque Media Designs


Zentangle® Opaque Media Designs, With Laurie Bell
Create and Make Workshop
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm


Come and spread your creative wings with the Create and Make Workshop Series! Wish you could pull up and give way to creative abandon from time to time? Look no further: The Create and Make Workshops are here and are guaranteed to be tons of adult-creative fun!

Create an abstract art piece using the Zentangle method. Zentangle® is an easy way of creating beautiful images by drawing structured patterns called tangles. This workshop will provide the history of Zentangle while introducing the basic steps of the method and tools used. Choose from different types of tools, like Posca opaque paint markers, gel pens, and Permapaque black pens to create a very dynamic, striking piece of frameable art. Enjoy this technique while you focus, relax, create and relieve stress.

The Create and Make series allows you to construct and explore different art mediums and techniques with a local art professional in a comfortable, fun environment. All materials are provided and no previous experience is needed. Just bring yourself - - and a friend!

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, September 11, and is held from 6:30 – 8:30pm in the Shoreline/LFP Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA.

Tickets are $40, or $35 for Arts Council Members and available at BrownPaperTickets.com.

If you are interested in taking all 5 workshops, you can purchase a season ticket here!



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Home grown, home canned pickles for sale at Callahan House

By Jael Weinberg
Aegis at Callahan House

I thought your readers might like to see the homegrown pickles we made at Callahan house!

We grew FIFTY POUNDS of cucumbers in our garden this year! With the first 25ish pound harvest, we made bread and butter and dill pickles.


With the second harvest, we are making real fermented pickles as part of my group called Science and a Snack where I give a mini science lesson and then we make a snack that demonstrates that scientific property.

(Our first was on thermodynamics and then we made ice cream in a bag with rock salt).

We are now selling these pickles at our concierge desk, with all the proceeds going to Alzheimer’s and Dementia research.

It has been such a fun journey - I am a gardener and artist trying to bring back old school artisan craftswoman-ship to my generation, and working with these residents who collectively have probably canned an Olympic size swimming pool’s worth of produce over their lifetimes.

I teach them the science behind why preservation methods work, and they teach me the ways their mothers and grandmothers practiced the alchemy of taking fruits and veggies from the garden and turning them into memories.

Callahan House is located at 15100 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155. It is designed specifically for our residents with memory loss due to Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.



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LFP Committee of the Whole meets Monday to discuss noise and funding

LFP City Hall
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
The Lake Forest Park City Council Committee of the Whole (COW) will meet on Monday, September 9, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm in the Lake Forest room of city hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE.

On the agenda:

  • Discussion on Big 5 Funding
  • Discussion on Speed Limit Changes
  • Discussion on Noise Ordinance
  • Discussion on LFPMC 8.24.020 Motor Vehicle Noise



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Scene on the Sound: Virginia class submarine


Photo and text by Jan Hansen

Thursday around 2pm the sound was churned by U.S. Navy military ops.

The submarine is about 120 meters long and 10 meters wide. She was leaving Bremerton behind,  going more than 15 knots. My guess from the size and profile is that this is a submarine in the Virginia class.

If so, this Wikipedia commentary is appropriate.

The Virginia class, also known as the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (hull classification symbol SSN) in service with the United States Navy. The Virginia-class attack submarine is the U.S. Navy's latest undersea warfare platform and incorporates the latest in stealth, intelligence gathering and weapons systems technology.
Virginia-class submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. They are scheduled to replace older Los Angeles-class submarines, many of which have already been decommissioned. Virginia-class submarines will be acquired through 2043, and are expected to remain in service until at least 2060, with later submarines expected to remain into the 2070s.

Updated 9-6-19 to read "knots" instead of "knots per hour"

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Registration now open for Seattle Genealogical Society Fall Seminar

Dr. Tom Jones will be the Guest Speaker at the SGS 2019 Fall Seminar at the Fairview Christian School, 844 NE 78th St, Seattle 98115 Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 2019


Dr. Tom Jones


Tom Jones Returns to SGS Fall Seminar Oct. 5 and 6

Back by popular demand, Seattle Genealogical Society is delighted to have Dr. Tom Jones visit Seattle once again.

The topic this year will be Creating Credible Conclusions While Circumnavigating Walls. Learn how to forge innovative paths around research brick walls with confidence and ethics.

Tom Jones is an award-winning genealogical researcher, writer, editor, and educator. He has co-edited the National Genealogical Society Quarterly since 2002, and he is the author of the textbooks Mastering Genealogical Proof and Mastering Genealogical Documentation.


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Photo: Rat City practice space at Bitter Lake Community Center

Bitter Lake Community Center
marks gym for roller derby practice
Photo courtesy RCRD


Rat City Roller Derby tweeted this photo of the gym at the Bitter Lake Community Center, with a roller derby track painted on the floor.

This is one of the practice spaces they will use while they continue to search for a new homes. 

Seattle Parks is making spaces available to the group after they were unable to find a affordable location.


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Reminder: Outdoor Movie Night and Raffle Saturday to benefit Children's

The Little Lemon Drops Junior Guild will hold their annual Outdoor Movie Night and Raffle this Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Innis Arden Clubhouse 1430 NW 188th featuring the movie Up. All are invited. Suggested donation is $5.

Pizza, movie snacks, and drinks are available for purchase. Raffle tickets are $10. All proceeds go to Children's Hospital for the uncompensated care fund.

6:00pm doors open - 7:15pm raffle and presentation - 8:00pm movie

The Little Lemon Drops Junior Guild (LLD) of Seattle Children’s Hospital is an enthusiastic group of girls, ages 10 to 18 years old that are doing what they can to help provide kids an opportunity to receive the highest quality healthcare, regardless of their ability to pay.

The Little Lemon Drops Junior Guild just celebrated their 11th anniversary. Current members are 11 to 18 years old, and the founding members are all in their 2nd and 3rd year of college. Most of the current members attend local Shoreline schools including Einstein and Shorewood High School.

Can parents drop off their kids?  What is the parental guidance for this event?
Unfortunately this is not a drop-off event, however if parents would like to make arrangements to have another adult take their child and be responsible for them, that is just fine.

How much is admission to the movie/fundraiser?
A suggested donation for the movie is $5.00 at the door. Movie concessions, pizza, treats and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be being available for purchase. Optional raffle tickets are $10.00 each and for sale before and at the event.  Seating is limited so arrive early to lay out your blanket or low back chair!

What is the money raised going to be used for?
The LLD Junior Guild raises money for uncompensated care for patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital.  At last year's fundraiser, we raised over $23,000!  Seattle Children’s never turns away a patient, meaning regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, they will be provided care at the Hospital.

How do I get to the Innis Arden Clubhouse?
The Clubhouse is located at 1430 NW 188th Street, Shoreline, WA.

How much money should I bring?
Entrance is a suggested donation of $5. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase before and during the show. The prize wheel is $1.00 per spin and is optional -  all spins will generate a prize. Optional raffle tickets are $10.00 each and available for sale from a LLD member or at the door the night of the event.

What kind of beverages and food will be served?
Adults will be able to make a donation for a beer or glass of wine at the event.  At the concession stand, there will be assorted sodas and water, as well as pizza, popcorn and candy.

What prizes can I win from the raffle?
Your $10 raffle ticket purchase (*contact a LLD before the event or purchase your ticket at the door) enters you into a drawing to win some amazing prizes, such as a hotel stays, restaurant gift certificates, gift cards, a ‘Gift Card’ basket, a ‘Movie Night’ basket and much more!

What if I want to buy a raffle ticket but cannot attend the event?
No problem!  Just contact a Little Lemon Drop Junior Guild member directly to buy a raffle ticket or contact us through our website.
You do not need to be present to win!

What should I bring?
Bring blankets and/or low back chairs to sit on the grassy field. After the sun goes down it will be chilly, so feel free to bring additional blankets and warm clothing. Flashlights are helpful to find your belongings after the show. If the weather does not cooperate and it rains, the movie will still be held at the clubhouse. Thankfully, this Saturday night looks dry when the movie is scheduled!

What is the rating of the movie?
"Up!” is rated PG and is  a drama/fantasy from 2009. The movie is 1 hour and 36 minutes.  Click HERE to view the movie trailer.

How late will the event go until?
The movie will begin at dusk, which is approximately 8:00 p.m. The movie is 1 hour and 36 minutes long so the event will end just around 9:30 p.m.

Can I bring a friend?
Yes!  Just make sure their parent(s) are joining them or there is another adult chaperone with them for the event.

Can my whole family attend?
Yes. Please note that the movie is suitable for children of all ages. All family members are invited to attend. Additionally, we expect adults to also come and enjoy the event, as there will be adult beverages on hand and many friends to meet.



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Jobs: WSDOT

WSDOT has an opening for a:

Construction Engineering Manager (WMS 3)
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 09/20/19

The Construction Engineering Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing and communicating the long-term vision for the Northwest Region Construction program. This position will strategically manage the policy, standards, and procedures and oversight to ensure the NW Region construction program is developed and delivered to meet local, State and Federal standards within scope, schedule and budget.

View the entire posting and apply here



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Letter to the Editor: Don't destroy the Yakima Fruit Market

Thursday, September 5, 2019

To the Editor:

We were surprised and dismayed to learn that the Bus Rapid Transit project along Hwy. 522 is threatening the existence of the Yakima Fruit Market, an historic and cultural gem of great importance to people of the Northshore area including Kenmore, Bothell, and Woodinville.

To place this unique family-run commercial activity into an historic context, consider that when the market was founded in 1938:

--Work was starting on the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.

--Boeing unveiled its 307 Stratoliner, the world’s first transport aircraft with a pressurized cabin.

--Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River was just going into service.

--Folk singer Ivar Haglund founded Ivar’s Seafood Restaurant in Seattle.

The people of the Northshore area LOVE the Yakima Fruit Market, and many of them may find it difficult to support Sound Transit if it destroys the market.

Jo Ann Evans
President, Kenmore Heritage Society



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Free mulch Saturday from Sound Transit

Tree debris turned in to mulch
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
In conjunction with early work being done for the Lynnwood Link Extension, Sound Transit and contractors Stacy and Witbeck / Kiewit / Hoffman JV and Interwest Construction Inc. will be offering free mulch to the public Saturday, September 7 from 9am to 1pm

The mulch will be available at the site of the future Shoreline North/185th Street Station, on the east side of I-5. 

Approximately 1,000 yards of mulch will be available. For comparison, a pickup truck can hold about three yards of mulch.

Any member of the public is welcome to come for the mulch. Members of the public not bringing a pickup truck should bring containers for the mulch. There is no limit to the amount of mulch anyone can take. The contractors will be available to help shovel the mulch onto trucks or into containers.

The mulch is a byproduct of the tree removal being done in preparation for construction of light rail to Lynnwood. Approximately 5,300 trees are being removed and will be replaced by 20,000 trees when construction is completed. 

The trees being removed are also being used for timber, compost and other wood by-products. More information about Sound Transit’s tree replacement program is available here.

Lynnwood Link light rail service is scheduled to begin in 2024. Sound Transit plans trains to operate every four to six minutes during weekday peak hours. Commuters from the Lynnwood Transit Center will enjoy 27-minute rides to downtown Seattle and 60-minute rides to Sea-Tac Airport. 

Trains from Lynnwood will also serve the Eastside and reach downtown Bellevue in 51 minutes. Sound Transit projects ridership to reach between 47,000 and 55,000 daily riders by 2026. Learn more about the project here.


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Shoreline man could face vessel hit-and-run charge related to Labor Day boat crash in Edmonds

The boat that was struck sits at the Edmonds Marina after being towed there following the collision.
Photo by Brent Tugby originally published in MyEdmondsNews.com



A 48-year-old Shoreline man faces a possible charge of felony hit-and-run with a vessel after he allegedly left the scene of a two-boat collision off the Edmonds waterfront Labor Day evening.

Edmonds police spokesman Sgt. Josh McClure said Thursday that police will be referring charges in the case to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutors will make the decision as to whether to charge the man in connection with the incident, which occurred just after 8:30pm Monday, September 2, 2019.

Under state law, leaving the scene of a vessel collision is a Class C felony. The man has not been arrested nor is he in custody, McClure said. There were no signs of alcohol or drug impairment at the time of the incident. Causing factors for the crash “appear to be speed and inattention,” he added.

Authorities allege the Shoreline man was behind the wheel of a 22-foot power boat when it struck a 28-foot power boat near the Edmonds waterfront Sept. 2. The collision left the larger vessel disabled, and a South County Fire crew was dispatched via Marine 16 to rescue two people on the boat, which was “dead in the water,” according to South County Fire spokeswoman Leslie Hynes.

One of the two people rescued was taken to Swedish Edmonds Hospital for evaluation of a head injury, McClure said.

State law requires that a boat vessel operator involved in a collision render assistance to those on board. But the boat operator did not stop and instead “fled at a high rate of speed” to the Port of Edmonds Marina, where he docked his boat, which displayed front-end damage, McClure said.

The man told police he didn’t stop because “he was scared,” McClure added.

The boat operator “made no effort to call 911 himself after he was knowingly involved in the collision. He could have reasonably stopped to render aid, which he did not do, or alert port security even after he docked,” which the man also didn’t do, McClure added.

Authorities said it was unclear how far off shore the collision occurred, but it was near the lane of travel for the Edmonds-Kingston ferry route. The Washington State Ferries’ MV Puyallup stopped nearby and launched a rescue boat in case it was needed, and the Coast Guard also responded, Hynes said.

Anyone with information about the case can call the Edmonds PD tip line at 425-771-0212 or email.



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Ballinger Neighborhood Friendship Festival Saturday


Join us for our first Ballinger Friendship Festival on Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 1pm to 5pm. The food, music and fun are free, including arts, crafts, games, a selfie photo booth, face painting, and more!

Among the participating individuals and organizations:

Ballinger Neighborhood Association, 
Black Lives Matter / Shoreline and the North Side Step Team, 
Brugger’s Bog Stewards, 
City of Shoreline PRCS, 
the Islamic Community of Bosniaks, 
JHP Legacy, 
Literacy Source, 
Los Pollitos Folklorico, 
Moms Demand Action, 
Patty Pan Cooperative, 
Recology, 
Seattle ReCreative, 
Shoreline Historical Museum, 
Ty Keenan, 
Washington Alliance for Better Schools,
Washington Native Plant Society Brugger’s Bog Stewards. 

Ballinger Neighborhood is privileged to count among its diverse friends and neighbors a richness of world cultures. Through the multicultural sharing of music, food, and good conversation we grow in understanding and respect for one another. Come and share, learn something new, and make a new friend or two!

Brought to you by BALNA with funding from the City of Shoreline Neighborhood Mini-Grant program.

Event volunteers are still needed! To help out, call Londa at 206-437-9118.
More information on the festival here.

Rain or shine, see you there!



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Eggplant is misunderstood, but it doesn't have to be

From the Shoreline Farmers Market

We've all had eggplant that wasn't, let's say, texturally appealing. 

That's probably because it wasn't cooked with care. Eggplant can be a delicious meat substitution or a fantastic side dish. 

It is a versatile vegetable - it can be baked, fried, mashed into a dip, roasted, grilled, stuffed, or braised. 

There are a few key things to keep in mind when preparing eggplant: 
  1. Embrace the char - burn it! Charring the outside creates a deep smokey flavor that will win you over! 
  2. Don't forget to poke holes in the flesh if you're cooking it whole. If you don't, it could burst.
  3. Make sure to salt generously and drain if you're cooking eggplant slices. This helps to reduce bitterness and creates a firmer flesh.

My go-to eggplant dish is Eggplant Parmesan with Bread Crumb Topping. It's simple and a crowd pleaser (it has gooey cheese- so yea). If you're looking to for an easier introduction to eggplant try this Roasted Eggplant Baba Ghanoush recipe from Bon Appétit.

Fresh this week: Eggplant - Peaches - Corn - Fresh Basil - Watermelon - Kale - Peppers - Parsley - Garlic - Blueberries - Garlic - Sunflowers

Stop by the Shoreline Farmers Market this Saturday, September 7, 2019 to pick up some eggplant for your next summer dinner.

Upper level Shoreline Place, Westminster Way and N 155th in Shoreline, near Central Market. 10am to 3pm.





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Shoreline Emergency Manager graduates from FEMA’s Emergency Management Advanced Academy

Michael O’Hare, FEMA Region X Administrator,
congratulates Jason McMillan as he graduates.
Photo courtesy FEMA


Shoreline Emergency Manager Jason McMillan graduated from FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (formerly the Leaders Academy) after he completed the full curriculum that provides the strategic level training and education in the essential skills and tools for emergency management professionals to lead dynamic and resilient programs.

FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA) reinforces the qualities needed to lead emergency management programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and utilizes appropriate case studies.

Advanced Academy participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of their peers. The Academy is designed for emerging leaders wanting to advance their skillset. Students learn skills critical to performing leadership responsibilities such as program management and oversight, effective communication at all levels, integrated collaboration, and strategic thinking.

The training was delivered in Lynnwood, WA. Students attended four one-week classes over a six-month period. This was the first time that the course was delivered in the State of Washington as it is normally delivered at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, MD.

Thirty-two students from FEMA Region X attended the course. FEMA Region X consists of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska.

McMillan completed his training on August 30, 2019 and joined his class for a graduation ceremony at the Hooper Center at the FEMA Federal Regional Center in Bothell, WA where he was chosen by his classmates to deliver the class graduation speech.

Continuing education training is essential to building and maintaining a robust emergency management program. McMillan says that he will use the lessons learned from his training to grow the Shoreline Emergency Management program.

The Mission of the Shoreline Office of Emergency Management is to lessen the loss of life and reduce injuries and property damage during natural or man-made incidents through mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.




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