Yellow rose

Friday, August 28, 2020

Photo by Lee Lageschulte



This lovely yellow rose has very faint pink edging on each petal.





 

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Silver Kite daily arts activities online free to Library patrons

Dance like no one is watching - because they aren't!



Daily Arts Activities by Silver Kite!

Weekdays

Description: For all ages. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Silver Kite Community Arts is offering online intergenerational workshops, talks, social hours and performances FREE for KCLS patrons. We hope that by offering these opportunities, we are providing stimulating creative engagement opportunities and social connection during this challenging time.

Classes for this week include:
  • Monday, August 24, 1:30pm: Circle Dance
  • Wednesday, August 26, 10:30am: Social Hour
  • Friday, August 28, 10:30am: Introduction to Visual Journaling
  • Saturday, August 29, 1:30pm: Introduction to Visual Journaling

Register at silverkite.us/kcls

You will see "GUEST AREA." Enter KCLS2020 for the password and choose your classes.

You will receive an email confirmation with a list of supplies and access instructions before the class.






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Executive Constantine announces regional strategy to confront climate change

County Executive 
Dow Constantine
King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced his proposal for the 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan, which includes cutting greenhouse gas emissions countywide in half by the end of the decade, a stronger focus on climate justice, and preparing the region for climate impacts.

“Climate change is impacting King County today, deepening inequities and intensifying natural hazards – flooding, wildfires, extreme heat – that put people, our economy, and our environment at risk,” said Executive Constantine. 
“We surpassed many of our goals from the current Strategic Climate Action Plan by listening to experts, basing decisions on science, embracing innovation, and forging strong partnerships. 
"This next plan builds on our momentum, operating at a region-wide scale with a stronger commitment to climate justice.”


The 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan is a five-year blueprint for county climate action, integrating climate change into all areas of county operations and its work with all 39 cities, partners, communities, and residents.

More information HERE




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Case updates August 26, 2020; no change in recommendations for COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 testing still advised for people with symptoms and close contacts of confirmed cases. The Washington State Department of Health’s guidance around testing has not changed: if you have symptoms, you need to get tested. If you’re a close contact of a confirmed case, you need to get tested. 

Close contacts of confirmed cases also need to stay at home away from others (quarantine) for 14 days after the last exposure even if they test negative for COVID-19, because it is possible for people who test negative to still be incubating the virus, and become contagious later.

People with symptoms of COVID-19 or who have had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 should make testing their first priority. However, timing is key. Testing too soon after an exposure may give you a negative result, even if you’ve been infected. 

If exposed and you develop symptoms, testing that day or the next is recommended. If exposed and you don’t develop symptoms, waiting 5-6 days after exposure to get a test is recommended. People must stay in quarantine for the entire 14 days even if a test is negative. Read the full news release here.

Case updates August 26, 2020

United States - the CDC has changed the way they report
  • cases 5,799,046 including 292,117 cases in Last 7 Days
  • deaths 178,998
Washington state
  • cases 72,703 includes 542 new within 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 6,674 includes 34 new within 24 hours
  • deaths 1,890 includes 10 reported within 24 hours
King county
  • cases 19,177 - 128 in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 2,222 - 18 in previous 24 hours
  • deaths 717 - 2 in previous 24 hours
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 558 - 2 new in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 105 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
  • deaths 62 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 53 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 3 - 0 new
  • deaths 0 - 0 new

Correction: This report was for August 26, 2020


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Pounce!

 

Photo by Gloria Z Nagler



Stellar pounce by a Steller's Jay!

--Gloria Z Nagler





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Yakima federal judge grants AG Ferguson’s motion to expedite discovery in USPS lawsuit


Order forces administration to produce records related to damaging changes at the Postal Service within 10 days

YAKIMA — A federal judge in Yakima today granted Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s motion to expedite discovery in his lawsuit challenging drastic operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that threaten critical mail delivery and could undermine the national election in November.

Judge Stanley A. Bastian, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, gave the administration 10 days to produce the records. Ferguson sought to speed the discovery process to not only obtain, but also preserve evidence concerning the implementation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s recent changes to the Postal Services.

See the rest of the story HERE



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Third Place Books presents TJ Klune, in conversation with Shaun David Hutchinson



The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Extraordinaries
Monday, August 31, 2020 - 5:30pm

This is a virtual event! Register to join this livestream event here!

Join Third Place Books as we welcome TJ Klune for an event in celebration of two recent novels!

Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place -- and realizing that family is yours.

Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves. Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right? After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he'll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life). Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Marissa Meyer's Renegades in this YA debut.

TJ Klune is a USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. His novels include The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Extraordinaries. Being queer himself, TJ believes it's important -- now more than ever --to have accurate, positive, queer representation in stories.

Shaun David Hutchinson is the author of numerous books for young adults, including The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried, The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza, At the Edge of the Universe, and We Are the Ants. He also edited the anthologies Violent Ends and Feral Youth and wrote the memoir Brave Face, which chronicles his struggles with depression and coming out during his teenage years. He lives in Seattle, where he enjoys drinking coffee, yelling at the TV, and eating cake. 


The House in the Cerulean Sea (Hardcover)
By TJ Klune
$26.99
ISBN:9781250217288
Availability: On our shelves now at one or more of our stores
Published: Tor Books - March 17th, 2020



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Shoreline Planning Commission public hearing on code regulations for ground floor commercial development in North City Business District

Thursday, August 27, 2020



The Arabella I has ground floor commercial space that is used for other purposes.



Planning Commission - Public Hearing
Thursday, September 3, 2020, 7pm

Location: Council Chamber at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133


Agenda Highlights
Agenda: 09032020 PC Public Hearing Agenda
The City has experienced an increase in multifamily housing development in the last five years, especially in the North City Business District. While the City requires that the ground floor of new multi-family buildings in commercial and mixed-use zones be constructed to accommodate commercial uses, it does not require commercial uses in that space. 

This has led to missed opportunities for commercial development and neighborhood serving commercial uses. It is important that new multifamily buildings in key nodes and corridors include commercial uses to serve new and existing residents

Link to Full Meeting Packet

- Comment on Agenda Items
- About the Planning Commission

Contact us:
Carla Hoekzema, Planning Commission Clerk, (206) 801-2514, choekzema@shorelinewa.gov



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Power shutdown set for WSDOT’s regional headquarters in Shoreline

WSDOT headquarters building in Shoreline. Photo by Jamie Holter.



Work won’t affect service to nearby residents or businesses, but people may hear generator noise Aug 29


Residents and businesses located near the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Northwest Region Headquarters may experience some additional noise this weekend.

On Saturday, August 29, 2020 Seattle City Light will temporarily shut off power to the agency’s main headquarters building and its Traffic Management Center at 15700 Dayton Ave N in Shoreline.

The outage only affects WSDOT’s campus and is required for ongoing building renovations. During the shutdown, SCL crews will switch over the facility’s main power to a new electrical system, while staff from design-builder Abbott Construction and their subcontractors help coordinate and monitor the work. Agency generators will maintain power for WSDOT’s onsite operations.

Noise details

7am to 5pm Saturday, August 29: Local residents and businesses may notice humming and buzzing sounds as generators provide temporary power to WSDOT facilities.

Electrical upgrades are part of a $46.5 million state-funded, full modernization of the regional headquarters building that began in 2019. The facility was constructed in 1974, and serves as the primary hub for coordinating WSDOT’s transportation, maintenance, construction and administrative activities across King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island counties. ­­­


WSDOT keeps people, businesses and the economy moving by operating and improving the state's transportation systems. To learn more, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/news for pictures, videos, news and blogs. Real time traffic information is available at wsdot.com/traffic or by dialing 511.



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Sno-Isle Genealogical Society zoom meeting Sept 2

Sno-Isle Library is closed but meetings
continue online



Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is starting its fall meetings with a program on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 7pm. presented via Zoom.

Topic on "FamilySearch - Tips and Tricks" will be presented by Janice and Keith Allred and will discuss ideas on how to maximize your use of FamilySearch using the powerful tools available to you.

In order to attend this class please send email to allredzoom46@gmail.com to receive an invitation and information on how to participate in this class.




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Jobs: City of Shoreline Maintenance Worker

City of Shoreline

Public Works Maintenance Worker I

The City of Shoreline is hiring one full-time Public Works Maintenance Workers I. The annual salary range for this position is $51,146 - $64,820. The City of Shoreline provides excellent benefits, including PERS, health insurance and paid annual and sick leave.

The position will remain open until filled with the first screening of applications on September 11th.

NOTE: Job offer to the most successful candidates is contingent upon successful verification of driving history

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW JOB ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLY




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Jobs: HVAC Mechanic

WSDOT

HVAC Mechanic (Maintenance Mechanic 3)
Shoreline, WA. – Northwest Region

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is looking to hire a Heating Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) guru that will be responsible for performing skilled journey-level work installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on a variety of building systems that include mechanical, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. Safety is paramount and this position is expected to consider personal, co-worker, and public safety as the first and foremost objective during the planning and performance of all activities in connection with work assignments.

See link for more information, including details on how to apply: LINK




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Drive-thru worship at Richmond Beach Congregational Church Sunday


THIS SUNDAY!  AUGUST 30th - 10:00 AM

Come as you are! Stay in your car! Please wear your mask. One family per car.

All cars are asked to gather and check-in at the Spin Alley bowling alley parking lot by 10:00am. This staging area will allow staff to keep a line of cars off the road. Staff will excuse cars to RBCC's north parking lot entrance for Drive Thru Worship.

Donations of school supplies (canned food, and diapers) will be accepted for local aid.

Health Notice: By attending Drive-Thru Worship, you are acknowledging that you have been symptom free of illness (fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches, new loss of taste and smell, flu like symptoms) for 14 days prior to Drive-Thru Worship. Do not attend if you are anyone in your car who has experienced symptoms or has had close contact with someone who has.

Worship will be photographed and filmed for viewing on Facebook and YouTube later in the day. By attending you are giving RBCC permission to include your photograph and/or recorded image. Say cheese!

Go to rbccucc.org for more details.




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Red Sky Gallery Tutor and Art POD for students in 1st to 5th grade


Red Sky Gallery is excited to offer a relief to parents during the school year. 

We are offering a Learning Support and Art Day Pod for a max of 12 children. We offer an experienced tutor, Grace Gamble, who will support your child academically and creatively and technologically. 

We will be offering the following services for children 1st to 5th grade.

Our Tutor will provide
  • Covid 19 Safe environment (masks and social distance space)
  • One on One academic support/tutoring for academic success
  • Technology support
  • Accountability to ensure your child stays on task in zoom school meetings and follow-up support.
  • Beautiful and Creative environment in the Red Sky Art Gallery space.
  • Daily Art Projects when schedules allow, after school if over and before 5pm.
  • Professional special guest art teachers will provide a full Art lesson every Wednesday afternoon after half day school is over.
New Cost Structure
  • $50 per child per day ($7.14 an hour, approx. 7 hours per day) 5 day minimum, $250 a week
  • You must pay tuition to secure a spot. Long term placement payments can be negotiated.
  • We will do one and two day placements as they become open, initially as we are seeking long term students for 5 days week as priority placement.
  • One week cancelation is required to get a full refund for any reservations, if less than 7 days notice you will be charged 50% of the tuition.
Start date and hours of camp operations: September 2nd, 2020, 8am to 5pm

Expectations and Agreements

We will be checking your child’s temperature at the door with a no contact thermometer. Your child must be fever free and symptom free. If your child arrives with a temperature they will be required to leave with no refund. If your child becomes sick during the day, you will be required to pick up your child immediately.

Please keep in mind, we are not equipped to handle behavior problems, health issues or significant learning disabilities. Although, we are willing to discuss your child’s specific needs to see if they are a good fit for what we have to offer.

You will be charged $1 per minute after 5pm for every minute you are late picking up your child.

Your child must bring a sack lunch with its own refrigeration, we can not put all lunches together in our refrigerator to avoid contamination.

Location and contact information

Sessions will be held at the Red Sky Gallery on the upper level of Lake Forest Park Town Center, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.

Registration and more information HERE

For questions and more information:

Phone: 425-301-6962
Tutor@redskygalleries.com
Website www.redskygalleries.com
Facebook: Red Sky Tutor and Art Camp




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Key Bank in Shoreline robbed - by man wearing mask

KeyBank at 175th and Aurora was robbed Thursday morning. Photo by Steven H. Robinson



At 10:33am on Thursday, August 27, 2020, a white male in his early 20s robbed the Keybank at 17500 Aurora Ave N.

He implied a weapon but none was seen. He exited the bank and was seen running southbound.

Seattle PD assisted with a K9 track and the Guardian 1 helicopter also assisted.

The suspect was not located.



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Jerry's Garden: wind spinners

 


Jerry Picard is known for his beautiful garden and his beautiful photos. Besides flowers, he has a collection of wind spinners which he has shared here.

These are the last two in his collection.


Wind spinner photo by Jerry Pickard




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Take the Third Place Commons survey on Book and Movie Clubs



Do you love a good movie? Can’t get enough of a good book? Are you longing to connect with others during these isolating, physically distant times?

Third Place Commons is launching new online book and movie clubs very soon so that you can reconnect with your Commons community in digital space until it’s once again safe to meet in person at the Commons.

Great books and movies will definitely be on the agenda, but which ones? Classics? Recent hits and bestsellers? Black voices? Award winners? LGBTQ+ stories? Oldies, but goodies?

Give your input on what you’d like to see by taking a short survey here about your interests.

Whether you’re interested in books, movies, or both, the survey will be quick and easy (and can be taken anonymously if you like). So take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help shape the book or movie club of your dreams!




Third Place Commons, a community supported 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is celebrating its 20th anniversary of building real community in the heart of Lake Forest Park. 

In addition to presenting its largest program, the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market, through October 18th, Third Place Commons now also fosters real community in digital space. To learn more, or to make a gift to support the market and the Commons, visit ThirdPlaceCommons.org.



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Judge orders $10 million in penalties for AG Ferguson’s robocall lawsuit

A King County Superior Court judge today ordered Vancouver, Wash.-based air duct cleaning companies and their owner to pay civil penalties of $10 million in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit over deceptive advertisements and robocalls.

By law these penalties will be directed to the state’s general fund. The companies made over 13 million robocalls within Washington state from 2017 to 2019, including calling more than 500 individual Washington consumers over 100 times.

The Attorney General’s Office received dozens of complaints about the companies’ robocalls and deceptive advertising and services. 

Washingtonians also filed nearly 120 complaints about the companies with the Federal Trade Commission.

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Case updates August 25, 2020; vaping connected to COVID-19 cases in young adults

Photo from Unsplash


Recent state data show adults ages 20 to 39 represent a higher percentage of coronavirus cases than any other age group in the state. 

This comes as vaping among teens and young adults in our state has also skyrocketed, with nearly 30 percent of high school seniors saying they use vapor products. 

A new study shows young people who reported ever having used e-cigarettes were five times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than non-users.

“During the pandemic, people need to do everything possible to keep their lungs healthy. This means quitting e-cigarettes and tobacco,” said Kathy Lofy, MD, State Health Officer. “It is so important for people to take advantage of the free tools available to help them break the grip e-cigarettes and tobacco have on them.”

United States
  • cases 5,752,653 including 37,086 new cases in the past 24 hours
  • deaths 177,759 including 1,142 new deaths in the past 24 hours
Washington state
  • cases 72,161 includes 456 new within 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 6,640 includes 45 new within 24 hours
  • deaths 1,880 includes 4 reported within 24 hours
King county
  • cases 19,049 - 172 in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 2,204 - 6 in previous 24 hours
  • deaths 715 - 3 in previous 24 hours
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 556 - 1 new in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 105 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
  • deaths 62 - 1 new in previous 24 hours
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 53 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 3 - 0 new
  • deaths 0 - 0 new



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Remote Learning Resources for Shoreline Schools families


Shoreline Schools has added a new Remote Learning Resources section to their website. You can find frequently asked questions, resources and more information HERE

You can also find direct links to all of the pages in that section below:

FAQs

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The Eagle Needed Glasses

Eagle landing one foot at a time on log in Ronald Bog. Photo by Martin De Grazia.



The Eagles Needed Glasses
by Jean Monce Bryant



The Eagle Needed Glasses

his ego took a hit

To lose his greatest honor 

he liked it not a bit



He'd always been so proud of that

His sight it was so keen

none other in the kingdom

You know just what I mean



He'd got a bit conceited

he thought he was the best

And so he needed humbling

And now it came-the test



Bifocals first were offered

he screeched a loud "NO WAY"

And contacts weren't considered

His vanity ruled the day



But then he got quite hungry

His diving missed its mark

The fish went swimming gaily by

To them he was a lark



And even on a sunny day

He saw a cloudy haze

He'd never had a problem

It left him in a daze



And then he had to choose a frame

He chose a dark black/brown

A tortoise shell to be exact

he felt like such a clown



But lo he now could see his prey

From way up in the blue

And he would come a-rushing down

Just like he used to do



He had to praise the doctor

And offer heartfelt thanks

He understood that others

Had been sickened by his pranks



And still he is the emblem

Of the old Red White and Blue

I think he looks distinguished

And scholarly don't you??




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New Fall children's programs at Kruckeberg

Nature Nuts at Kruckeberg



Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is offering two new weekday youth programs for elementary-aged students of Shoreline.

These nature-based programs provide opportunities for students to get their hands dirty, socialize with peers, and create meaningful connections to natural spaces through games, activities, art, and play. 

Explorers at Kruckeberg


Space is limited so register today!

Nature Nuts - Tuesdays, 4-6pm, Grades 1-3

PNW Explorers Club - Wednesdays, 2:30-5pm, Grades 3 and 4





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Shane’s Foot Comfort Center set to close in December

Back wall at Shanes. Photo by Shane Hayes.



By Cynthia Sheridan

Shane Hayes is a nationally honored, Board Certified Pedorthist and Orthotic Fitter who has been serving the greater Seattle area through his shoe store in the North City Business District on 15th NE for over 42 years. 

“Every patient is their own puzzle, and I get to figure that puzzle out” according to Shane whose business focus is to offer customized services to his patrons. 


The interior looks out onto 15th NE. Photo by Cynthia Sheridan


Beginning as a retail shoe sales and repair establishment, Shane’s increasing curiosity about foot comfort has led him to become a national honored, Board Certified Pedorthist and Orthotic Fitter, offering vital help to athletes, everyday folks, arthritics, veterans, diabetics, people wearing braces, amputees and many others requiring foot comfort. 


Sanding the inside of a shoe. Photo courtesy Shane Hayes



The most common issue he addresses with clients is plantar fasciitis (a painful heel condition). He has also spent a lot of time traveling and teaching for nation-wide seminars, sports medicine and consulting for shoe manufacturers. Shane has written extensively in his field, and has been published in the most prestigious medical journal in the country, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). He’s served on the staff of various hospitals, including the University of Washington.

Shane has a workshop in the store. Photo by Cynthia Sheridan.



The front end retail store is only the tip of the iceberg. Behind the curtain, Shane works tirelessly with computerized equipment to create 3-dimensional molds for individualized foot orthotics, as well as customizing and restructuring commercial footwear.

Shane will be retiring at the end of 2020, giving up a profession that he still feels is “fun to figure out and always interesting”. Although he is hopeful for a buyer, Shane admits it is unlikely he will find someone who can maintain the specialized services he provides to our community.

Shane's Foot Comfort Center. Photo by Mike Remarcke.


Currently the store is open Wednesday through Friday 9am – 5:30pm at 17735 15th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155.




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Letter to the Editor: 104 Trees to be cut down for WSDOT frontage project Permit 19-2371

Trees on Dayton by WSDOT project. Photo by Jamie Holter



To the Editor:

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently hosted a meeting for Save Shoreline Trees. While we appreciated this opportunity to hear directly from WSDOT and City representatives, we cannot condone the fact that 104 trees including several Landmark trees are going to be cut down as part of the frontage renovation on Dayton Ave N, N 155th and N 160th. WSDOT provided information that so many trees "were saved," but do not be misled, trees have not been "saved".

Save Shoreline Trees wants the larger Shoreline community and friends of trees to know this will be a travesty when these 104 trees are cut down as part of the WSDOT frontage renovation triggered by city code. The meeting with WSDOT was too short and we were not able to ask all of our questions. We were not able to ask about the confusion of who "owns" what trees.

Now, apparently, all of the trees along N 160th and N 155th are owned by WSDOT, a remarkable confusion in information provided by the City and WSDOT to the community in December 2019.

In the "Table of Trees" attached to WSDOT's revised arborist report dated 7/7/20, it identifies each tree and reads "remove", "remove", "remove" which means "cut down" "cut down" "cut down" next to 104 trees. Also, an additional 40 trees will be impacted, meaning these trees might suffer consequences from construction or from nearby trees being cut down.

We are losing our mature tree canopy and will continue to do so. Many improvement projects are scheduled, not only WSDOT, but also on N 175th St corridor, N 148th St Bridge, and numerous construction sites for developments of townhomes and apartments. The tall conifer trees in Shoreline are being cut down, project by project.

So when you see tree service trucks and chippers along Dayton Ave N, along N 160th, along N 155th, hear the whirring pitch of chainsaws, you will know that trees are falling. We will continue to hear these sights and sounds in Shoreline until the residents of Shoreline say to the City of Shoreline, enough is enough. 

These trees are part of the urban tree canopy of Shoreline. These trees are city assets that serve and belong to Shoreline residents. We are saying to all who will listen, these 104 tall trees around WSDOT, each one, is important.

Melody Fosmore, Chair
Kathleen Russell, Communications
Save Shoreline Trees




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4-Corners organization unveils utility box art honoring four neighborhoods

A design company employee completes installation of the 4-Corners art work on the utility box located where the 4 neighborhoods meet. Photo by HannahJunePhotography.com



4-Corners has completed the utility box project to represent the four neighborhoods that touch at the corner of Richmond Beach Road and Third Avenue NW: Richmond Beach, Hillwood, Richmond Highlands and Innis Arden.

“We are so pleased with this artistic addition to all our neighborhoods,” said Ann Erickson of Hillwood.


The design was created by the committee with assistance from neighbor Leah Malmos.
Photo by HannahJunePhotography.com


Thanks to a committee headed up by George Buswell of Richmond Beach and representatives from all the neighborhoods, the job got done. 


Thanks also to
  • David Francis, City of Shoreline Arts Coordinator
  • Shoreline Arts Council for technical and monetary assistance. 
  • Shoreline Historical Museum for photos from their collection. 
  • Leah Malmos of Richmond Beach assisted greatly with the graphic design.


This collaboration by the four neighborhoods proves that things can get done during a pandemic. It took six months, a lot of patience, more than two hundred emails and several zoom meetings and was accomplished without a single face to face meeting.

4-Corners.org is non-profit 501c3 collaboration of these four neighborhoods to encourage community and consolidate resources.





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Enforcement of REAL ID Act delayed to October 2021

Enhanced driver ID card

The Department of Homeland Security will delay enforcement of the REAL ID Act until October 1, 2021. 

This decision is expected to promote social distancing in the months ahead by reducing the number of people visiting driver licensing offices to obtain compliant identification.

Passed by Congress in 2005 in an effort to strengthen security standards after 9/11, the REAL ID Act had been scheduled to take effect October 1, 2020.

When enforcement of the REAL ID Act begins, every air traveler 18 years of age or older will need a compliant form of ID in order to fly within the United States or access certain federal buildings, including military bases. There are many options.

Washington state issues two types of REAL ID-compliant documents: enhanced driver licenses and enhanced ID cards. These can be obtained only by visiting a driver licensing service office. With the enforcement date pushed back, residents seeking an ID upgrade can rest a little easier and avoid DOL offices for a while.

Residents with standard driver licenses and IDs who will eventually want an enhanced version can renew online now and upgrade later for only the difference in cost ($4 per year).

About one-third of Americans have a REAL ID-compliant document, according to the Department of Homeland Security.



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Chipmunks love seeds

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi

This charming little chipmunk is a Washington native. He and his kind have been driven out of the main urban areas by the ubiquitous and invasive gray squirrels. 

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


But they still thrive here and there. The Highlands, which is basically a large nature preserve with a few people, is home to quite a few chipmunks. The little creatures follow the green belts into Innis Arden. 

Scratching an itch
Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


Like other small creatures, they are prey for hawks, which seem to be everywhere right now.

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


They like seeds and berries. This little visitor is eating pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and raspberries.

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


--Diane Hettrick



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Staffing, Equipment and Community Expectations emerge as challenges for the Lake Forest Park Police Department

Lake Forest Park Chief of Police Mike Harden presents
challenges to his department in a Zoom call Thursday night
at the city council Budget and Finance Committee meeting
Screenshot from zoom meeting
By Tracy Furutani

“Our community is amazing,” said Lake Forest Park Police Chief Mike Harden. 
“The support from the community is amazing – the emails, the food that they deliver, the community contact – we want to keep maintaining that.”

His remarks were in response to questions about challenges facing the LFP Police Department in the next few months and in the next biennial (2021-22) budget. 

Harden said that re-establishing ties to the LFP community were a priority after the Covid pandemic crisis was past. During the crisis, regular police department outreach, such as the National Night Out, are being severely limited, and even providing the level of service residents have gotten used to pre-pandemic is daunting. 

“We’ve had to get creative,” he said, mentioning the “Book Reading by Lake Forest Park Police” in which officers perform read-alouds of children’s books as an example.

Harden made a presentation titled “Police Department – Current and Future Challenges” at the LFP City Council Budget and Finance Committee meeting last Thursday. Committee chair and councilmember John Resha said the meeting is “the last in the first phase of our budget [development] process,” the other city departments having presented at earlier meetings.

Staffing, equipment and community expectations were the three main categories of challenges facing the LFP PD, according to Harden. 

Retention of current staff and training costs are major concerns in the staffing challenge, even though LFP PD doesn’t have the morale problem that some police department are having. 

As for equipment, Harden cited the department’s use of thirty-year-old radios as an example of an equipment upgrade that will be needed to comply with recent voter-approved Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN) standard.

Councilmember Lorri Bodi asked if the department had received any funding from the CARES Act or other federal sources. Harden said that the department had applied for reimbursement of various Covid pandemic-related costs as well as funding for the PSERN-standard radios, but that they had been denied so far.

Harden concluded his presentation by saying that the LFP PD was a “reflection of our city administration, our council, our mayor making the department and the functions that we do a high priority.”




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Case updates August 24, 2020

Case updates August 24, 2020

The State Department of Health is changing its reporting on testing and will now be reporting the number of total tests given.

Previously they were reporting the number of people tested. They feel that it gives them better data to work with.

The number of tests they are reporting for the state: 1,380,104

Down here at the ground level, while I certainly approve of vulnerable people like medical workers being tested frequently, I don't feel it adds to our understanding of what is happening in our communities, so I will not be reporting on number of tests given. - Editor

United States
  • cases 5,715,567 including 33,076 new cases in the past 24 hours
  • deaths 176,617 including 394 new deaths in the past 24 hours
Washington state
  • cases 71,705 includes 334 new within 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 6,595 includes 53 new within 24 hours
  • deaths 1,876 includes 9 reported within 24 hours
King county
  • cases 18,877 - 53 in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 2,198 - 16 in previous 24 hours
  • deaths 712 - 1 in previous 24 hours
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 555 - 2 new in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 105 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
  • deaths 61 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 53 - 0 new in previous 24 hours
  • hospitalizations 3 - 0 new
  • deaths 0 - 0 new



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Win $100K a day in Washington lottery

Washingtonians will soon have the chance to win $100K a day, as Washington’s Lottery announced rule changes to its popular HIT 5 game. 

Starting Aug. 30, HIT 5 rules will change as follows:
  • Drawings will move from three times per week to daily at 8 p.m. PT, giving players more chances to win
  • Number-match prizes will increase to $150 from $100 for four-number matches, $15 from $10 for three-number matches, and a free ticket from $1 for two-number matches
  • Players will now pick five numbers between 1 and 42 instead of 1 and 39

“Washington’s Lottery has been offering a draw-five game for thirty years now. We love seeing the look on winner’s faces, so the decision to offer our players more chances to win was an easy one,” said Marcus Glasper, director of Washington’s Lottery.

HIT 5 was introduced in 2007 as a replacement to Quinto, a similar draw-five game that debuted in 1990. During fiscal year 2019 (July 2018 – June 2019), Washington’s Lottery sold more than eight million HIT 5 tickets. The largest prize was $510,000, which was won in April 2019 by a player in Vancouver.

With these rule changes, overall odds of winning a HIT 5 prize move from one in 8.77 to one in 10.1. The top prize will remain a rolling cashpot, starting at $100,000 and growing by $10,000-$20,000 per roll. Ticket costs will remain the same at $1 per play, and there will still be four ways to win. More information on current and future rules can be found HERE.

Washington’s Lottery continues to encourage winners with prizes up to $100,000 to mail in their tickets to claim their prize. 

Winners with tickets for $100,000 or more are instructed to call Lottery Headquarters to schedule an appointment to make a safe and secure in-person claim. 

This change is in response to the current COVID-19 public health crisis, to enable social distancing, and support Washington's “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” directive. More information can be found HERE.

About Washington’s Lottery 

Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $4.2 billion to support important state programs including the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, which provides grants to help college students statewide achieve their higher education dreams, and supports early childhood education learning programs. 

The state’s Lottery offers consumers several types of games, including Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, Daily Game, Daily Keno and Scratch. More information HERE or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @walottery.

Keep it fun. Know your limit. 

Washington’s Lottery is an advocate for responsible gaming and collaborates with the Evergreen Council for Problem Gambling to provide resources for those in need. More information HERE.



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