LFP for Peace celebrates new U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
| LFP for Peace demonstrating on Freeway overpass |
Lake Forest Park for Peace members held a banner and signs at the NE 145th and I-5 overpass on January 22 -- the day that the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force.
The TPNW outlaws not only the use of nuclear weapons, but everything to do with nuclear weapons, making it illegal under international law for participating countries to “develop, test, produce, manufacture, otherwise acquire, possess, or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.”
While the treaty’s prohibitions are legally binding only in the countries (51 so far) that become “States Parties” to the treaty, those prohibitions go beyond just the activities of governments. Article 1(e) of the treaty prohibits States Parties from assisting “anyone” engaged in any of those prohibited activities, including private companies and individuals who may be involved in the nuclear weapons business.
More and more countries will be joining the TPNW in the coming months and years, and the pressure on private companies involved in the nuclear weapons business will continue to grow. These companies are already facing public and financial pressures not only from States Parties, but also from within their own countries. Two of the five largest pension funds in the world have divested from nuclear weapons, and other financial institutions are following their example.
Nuclear weapons still exist largely because the companies involved in the business wield such enormous power over government policies and decision-making, especially in the United States. They are among the largest donors to congressional re-election campaigns and spend millions of dollars on lobbying in Washington, D.C.
U.S. policy towards nuclear weapons will change when those companies involved with nuclear weapons start to feel real pressure from the TPNW and realize that their own futures depend on diversifying their activities away from nuclear weapons.
Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor is located less than 20 miles from Lake Forest Park and Shoreline areas and is homeport to the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the U.S. The nuclear warheads are deployed on Trident D-5 missiles on SSBN submarines and are stored in an underground nuclear weapons storage facility on the base.
Our proximity to the largest number of deployed nuclear weapons demands a deeper reflection and response to the threat of nuclear war.
The ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons could not have come at a more critical time — while enormous resources are being poured into nuclear weapons “modernization” and with the growing risk of nuclear war. The TPNW is a significant tool for nuclear disarmament, providing a path for the future and a cause for celebration.
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environment,
peace and justice
The WORKS PTA clothing room now open by reservation on Wednesdays
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| The WORKS has its own space toward the back of the Shoreline Center |
Make Reservations at https://tinyurl.com/works2020
The WORKS clothing room provides high quality, clean, gently used children’s and teen clothing to Shoreline School District families.
Shoreline families experiencing economic hardship can bring their children to “shop” for gently used, stylish clothing.
To shop at The WORKS:
To shop at The WORKS:
- Families must have a Shoreline School District address or have a child who attends a Shoreline School District school.
- Each qualifying family may sign up in advance for only one (1) 30 minute time slot. No walk-ins allowed.
- Please leave children at home. Up to two adults from the same household may enter The WORKS. Masks and gloves are required and will be provided, if needed.
More information here
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pta,
social services
Tacoma judge imposes penalties in AG Ferguson’s first lawsuit to fight pregnancy discrimination
Friday, January 22, 2021
A Tacoma judge has ordered over $41,000 in penalties and mandatory training for a FedEx contractor and its owner for firing a pregnant employee immediately after she asked for an accommodation.
An accommodation is a reasonable change to the working environment to accommodate the pregnancy and the health conditions after the birth of the baby.
The judge’s decision came in the first case brought to trial by the Attorney General’s Office under the 2017 “Healthy Starts Act.”
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state attorney general
Vehicle fire extends to gas station on Northgate Way
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| Photo courtesy Seattle Fire |
No injuries reported, fire investigators responding to determine cause.
The station is just off the freeway, adjacent to the southbound exit and across from the McDonalds.
Correction: location of Chevron station
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fire
Mt. Baker
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
After a gloomy, cloudy day , we went for a walk around 4:00, the clouds parted and Mt Baker appeared.
--Lee Lageschulte
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photos
Case updates January 20, 2021
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| COVID memorial in Washington, D.C. Each light represents a 1000 dead from COVID |
Case updates January 20, 2021
United States
- cases 24,323,846 - 188,156 new cases in one day
- deaths 404,689 - 4,383 new deaths in one day
Washington state
- cases 296,087 - 2,070 in one day
- hospitalizations 16,939 - 91 in one day
- deaths 4,065 - 125 in one day
King county
- cases 73,445 - 521 in one day
- hospitalizations 4,664 - 21 in one day
- deaths 1,206 - 8 in one day
Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
- cases 18,395 - 102 in one day
- hospitalizations 1,106 - 4 in one day
- deaths 307 - 2 in one day
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
- cases 1,815 - 7 in one day
- hospitalizations 167 - 0 ione day
- deaths 83 - 1 in one day
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
- cases 232 - 2 in one day
- hospitalizations 18 - 0 in one day
- deaths 4 - 0 in one day
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COVID-19,
public health
Nightly closures of I-5 in Mountlake Terrace Jan 22-24
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| Detour in MLT |
Sound Transit crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will close all lanes of northbound I-5 from 244th Street Southwest to 220th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace nightly beginning Friday, Jan. 22 at 11 p.m. through Sunday, Jan. 24.
Each night, the lanes will close by 11 p.m., and re-open the following morning no later than 6:30 a.m.
Traffic will be detoured around the closure on SR 104 and SR 99 before rejoining I-5.
For more information on the upcoming closure, visit Sound Transit’s project website.
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wsdot
Whitworth University students qualify for Provost's Honor Roll
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| Students at Whitworth University in Spokane |
The following undergraduate students have achieved Provost's Honor Roll status for the Fall 2020 semester at Whitworth University in Spokane.
To be named to the list, undergraduate students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.75 or better during the semester.
Lake Forest Park
- Aaron Bratt
Seattle
- Ayush Bharati
- Alina Sunoo
Shoreline
- Max Long
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students, offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Agenda for Shoreline Council meeting Monday, January 25, 2021 - waterfowl, parks, climate action, salary commission
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| Shoreline City Council |
The agenda for the January 25, 2021 Shoreline Council meeting includes two action items and two study items.
Action Item 8(a) Adoption of Ordinance No. 910 - Amending Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 to Expressly Prohibit Waterfowl Feeding in City Park Facilities
Action Item 8(b) Adopting Ordinance No. 918 - Authorizing the Placement of a Ballot Measure on the 2021 April Special Election Ballot to Authorize a Property Tax Bond Measure for Park Improvements and Park Land Acquisition
The above action items were discussed at the January 11, 2021 Council meeting.
Study Item 9(a) Discussion of the King County Climate Action Toolkit
Rachel Brombaugh, Director of Climate and Energy Initiatives with King County, will present an overview of the new King County Climate Action Toolkit.
Study Item 9(b) Discussion of Ordinance No. 919 – Amending Title 2 of the Shoreline Municipal Code to Create a New Chapter 2.70, Compensation and Salary Commission, to Establish a Salary Commission for Elected Officials
Council salaries were most recently adjusted in October 2013 by adoption of Ordinance No. 673, which set Councilmember salaries at $1,000 per month, the Deputy Mayor’s salary at $1,100 per month, and the Mayor’s salary at $1,250 per month.
RCW 35.21.015 allows municipalities to establish a Salary Commission, which is an independent decision-making body charged with setting salaries for elected officials. Use of a Salary Commission removes the elected officials from the decision-making process regarding their compensation.
Instructions for attending meeting, making comments: https://www.shorelinewa.gov/government/council-meetings
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city council
Shoreline Rotary: Thank you Community Friends for Helping Families in Need!
The Shoreline Rotary Foundation set a goal of $5000 to help families in Shoreline through the school district’s Family Advocates.
We were thinking there would be no way we could meet that challenge, but we knew if we did, we would be providing much needed help for local families with school-age children who are really struggling to make ends meet.
Well, YOU did it! Not only did you meet the goal, you exceeded it!
Well, YOU did it! Not only did you meet the goal, you exceeded it!
You are directly helping more than 260 families with $25 gift cards to either Safeway/Albertsons or Fred Meyer/QFC!
Every dollar you gave will help a family in crisis at a time when they most need a helping hand, and it will be your hand that is extended to them!
Every dollar you gave will help a family in crisis at a time when they most need a helping hand, and it will be your hand that is extended to them!
With an Urgent Need grant from Rotary District 5030, and an additional generous donation from Lake Forest Park Rotary, you helped raise over $6700 to help those who need it most.
Yes, YOU are the one who helped her, and others like “Kelly,” see the light at the end of that dark road. What a boost of confidence for her to know that someone has her back when she needed it most!
You can still help families in need by going to the Shoreline Rotary website at
https://www.shorelinerotary.com/donate/
Under the word “Fund” use the drop-down menu to select “Family Advocate” to make your tax-deductible contribution. Shoreline Rotary will continue to support this effort.
Every dollar you give will be distributed to the Shoreline School District Family Advocate Fund by the Shoreline Rotary Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit; EIN: 91-1614940.
The crisis is not over for many students and their families. You can continue to help.
Read more...
“Kelly” just used the next-to-the-last diaper, and the peanut butter jar is almost empty. The unemployment check is supposed to arrive day-after-tomorrow. If she just had a little bit of money to see her through, she could make it to the end of the week...
Yes, YOU are the one who helped her, and others like “Kelly,” see the light at the end of that dark road. What a boost of confidence for her to know that someone has her back when she needed it most!
You can still help families in need by going to the Shoreline Rotary website at
https://www.shorelinerotary.com/donate/
Under the word “Fund” use the drop-down menu to select “Family Advocate” to make your tax-deductible contribution. Shoreline Rotary will continue to support this effort.
Every dollar you give will be distributed to the Shoreline School District Family Advocate Fund by the Shoreline Rotary Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit; EIN: 91-1614940.
The crisis is not over for many students and their families. You can continue to help.
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rotary,
social services
Shoreline Emergency Cold Weather Shelter activated for Friday night
The Hotline number is 206-801-2797. See previous information about the Shelter HERE
For shelter help at other times, call 211 from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Monday through Friday.
Outside of that time, call the King County’s Crisis Line at 866-427-4747 to connect people to the most up-to-date shelter options during severe weather.
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social services
Scene on the Sound: The Arctic Storm
Thursday, January 21, 2021
| Photo by Jan Hansen |
It is a pleasure to see a fishing vessel as old as I, sailing on calm seas with sunshine on her shoulder.
--Jan Hansen
And in the background Western Towboat Company "Ocean Mariner"
--John Slomnicki
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scene on the sound
Case updates January 19, 2021
Case updates January 19, 2021
United States
Washington state
King county
Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
Read more...
United States
- cases 24,135,690 - 153,106 new cases in one day
- deaths 400,306 - 2,297 new deaths in one day
Washington state
- cases 294,017 - 2,028 in one day
- hospitalizations 16,848 - 206 in one day
- deaths 3,940 - 0 in one day
King county
- cases 72,924 - 324 in one day
- hospitalizations 4,643 - 26 in one day
- deaths 1,198 - 13 in one day
Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
- cases 18,293 - 141 in one day
- hospitalizations 1,102 - 6 in one day
- deaths 305 - 5 in one day
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
- cases 1,808 - 7 in one day
- hospitalizations 167 - 0 ione day
- deaths 82 - 0 in one day
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
- cases 230 - 1 in one day
- hospitalizations 18 - 0 in one day
- deaths 4 - 0 in one day
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COVID-19,
public health
Members of the community invited to share thoughts about what they want in the school district's next leader
As part of the search process for superintendent of Shoreline Public Schools, the school district is is inviting members of the community to be part of focus groups to share their thoughts about the skills, experiences, philosophies and characteristics they want to see in our school district’s next leader
Focus groups are being scheduled for numerous groups and associations within our school district. In addition, three Open Community Focus Groups have been scheduled that are available for any staff, student, family or community member to register for. Dates, times and registration links for each of the Open Focus Groups are below.
Each focus group is limited to 40 participants to ensure each participant has the opportunity to share their feedback and perspectives. The first 40 to register for their choice of Open Community Focus Groups will receive a separate email with a Zoom link and login information.
The focus groups will be facilitated by GRRecruiting, a superintendent search consultant selected to support the search for our next superintendent. If you are unable to join any of the focus groups scheduled below, you are encouraged to share your thoughts through an anonymous Superintendent Search Feedback Survey at https://survey.k12insight.com/r/2021ShorelineSuperintendentSearch.
Thursday, January 21 from 6:30-7:15 pm
Open Community Focus Group 1
Link to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocuigrzguHNzxmSjnItoAguQ8scfJjJrF
Monday, January 25 from 12:30-1:15 pm
Open Community Focus Group 2
Link to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUufu-hpjIoE9ZeVtVDUQAdFIqLuivgT22d
Monday, January 25 from 6:30-7:15 pm
Open Community Focus Group 3
Link to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde6uqDkjH9CBoXnHCGOlqF1ar1-K73Ek
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shoreline schools
FBI posts new photos for public to identify
The FBI has received 200,000 tips so far from family, friends, co-workers, teammates and others who recognize some of the mob who invaded congress on January 6, 2020.
They have made 100 arrests, charging many with minor crimes as placeholders pending further investigation.
They have released another set of photos. Check them out. One Washington man has been charged and four Seattle Police officers are on leave pending investigation.
- Submit tips to help FBI identify them at http://fbi.gov/USCapitol
- More information here: http://ow.ly/IeR250DdOLz
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crime
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman: The Hill We Climb
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| Amanda Gorman, poet |
The Hill We Climb
When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast, we’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace and the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always justice. And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it, somehow we do it, somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken but simply unfinished.
We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one. And, yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect, we are striving to forge a union with purpose, to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man.
So we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us. We close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another, we seek harm to none and harmony for all.
Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: that even as we grieved, we grew, even as we hurt, we hoped, that even as we tired, we tried, that we’ll forever be tied together victorious, not because we will never again know defeat but because we will never again sow division.
Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one should make them afraid. If we’re to live up to our own time, then victory won’t lie in the blade, but in in all of the bridges we’ve made.
That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb if only we dare it because being American is more than a pride we inherit, it’s the past we step into and how we repair it. We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it. That would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy, and this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can periodically be delayed, but it can never be permanently defeated.
In this truth, in this faith, we trust, for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us, this is the era of just redemption we feared in its inception we did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour but within it we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves, so while once we asked how can we possibly prevail over catastrophe, now we assert how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us.
We will not march back to what was but move to what shall be, a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free, we will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation, our blunders become their burden. But one thing is certain: if we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright.
So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left, with every breath from my bronze, pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one, we will rise from the golden hills of the West, we will rise from the windswept Northeast where our forefathers first realized revolution, we will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the Midwestern states, we will rise from the sunbaked South, we will rebuild, reconcile, and recover in every known nook of our nation in every corner called our country our people diverse and beautiful will emerge battered and beautiful, when the day comes we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid, the new dawn blooms as we free it, for there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.
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poetry
Keep Washington Green
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
| Old mossback Photo by Judith Muilenburg |
My sidewalks are almost completely green. When it rains, they get a little squishy. But it is such a lovely glowing color!
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trees
Shoreline City council, planning commission, tree board to attend racial equity training
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| Shoreline City Hall |
Content will include the history of race; implicit and explicit bias; definitions of individual, institutional, and structural racism; and discussion of the impacts and ways to take action.
Training sessions may include short exercises in breakout rooms that are not open to the public.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 7:00-8:30pm is the third of three sessions.
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job training,
multicultural
Just like the real thing: testing trains at the Northgate station
Light rail vehicle testing begins on Northgate Link extension.
Starting this week, people will see light rail test trains operating on the new elevated light rail tracks in Northgate as crews prepare for the on-time and on-budget opening of passenger service to Northgate in September.
Seeing light rail vehicles on the Northgate extension really drives home how close we are getting to the start of revenue service," said Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff.
"Less than a year from now, Northgate Link will be offering passengers reliable, traffic-free travel to downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac airport."
Trains ran for the first time this morning to test the overhead electrical power system throughout the Northgate line. Testing will continue for several months, mostly during morning hours.
While most of the line is underground, the trains at Northgate will be noticed by travelers on I-5 and in surrounding areas. The results of the testing will determine whether any adjustments are necessary to the system to improve performance.
Construction on Northgate Link began in 2012 with a baseline budget of $1.9 billion and a projected opening date of 2021.
When finished, the 4.3 mile regional light rail extension will offer riders reliable, traffic-free travel between Northgate and downtown Seattle in just 14 minutes.
Trains traveling in 3.5-mile twin tunnels north to and from the University of Washington Station at Husky Stadium will stop at underground stations in the U District and Roosevelt neighborhoods, exit the tunnels at First Avenue Northeast and Northeast 95th and transition to a 0.8-mile elevated guideway to reach the station.
Sound Transit is simultaneously working to extend light rail north, south, east and west. Northgate Link will be followed in 2023 by the opening of service to Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond's Overlake community.
Additional extensions to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, Kent/Des Moines, Federal Way and downtown Redmond are planned in 2024.
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sound transit,
transportation
State Rep. Valdez emphasizing hate crimes, gun safety, justice, transportation in 2021 legislature
State Rep. Javier Valdez is concentrating on justice, hate-crime and transportation issues in the legislative session that started Jan. 11.
Valdez is chairman of the committee on state government in the state House of Representatives and a member of the Transportation Committee and the committee on civil rights and the judiciary.
“As the new chair of the State Government and Tribal Relations Committee, I am looking forward to passing a bill to allow the restoration of felony voting rights,” he said last week.
“In our justice system, people of color are disproportionately convicted of felonies. Restoring voting rights to felons is vital to an inclusive democracy and an unbiased criminal justice system.
“We have a lot to do to make Washington safe, just, and equitable for everyone who calls it home. Hate crimes have alarmingly risen in our country and in our state. Washington State ranks number three in the amount of reported hate crimes in the United States. That’s unacceptable.
"Meanwhile, our federal administration has emboldened white supremacists over the last four years, and our state policies often ignore problems facing immigrants and communities of color. I am sponsoring House Bill 1071 that addresses hate crimes and makes Washington more inclusive.”
Valdez said that he is also sponsoring House Bill 1164 to limit the sale of high-capacity magazines, something that he said would protect communities from violent tragedies.
HB 1164 would prohibit the manufacture, possession, distribution, importation, sale, purchase or transfer of large capacity magazines.
He said that on the Transportation Committee, he is working on a proposal to help women- and minority-owned businesses get better opportunities with the state’s transportation projects.
“We conducted 90 listening sessions last year with transportation stakeholders, and we’re using what we heard to invest in projects that support frontline communities, enable economic recovery, and aggressively pursue carbon reduction,” he said.
Valdez is a Democrat representing the 46th Legislative District, including Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and northeast Seattle neighborhoods such as Lake City.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com
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politics
Gloria's Birds: Mackenzie's been polishing her performance all week,
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| Photo by Gloria Z Nagler |
hoping to conduct the orchestra at Biden's and Harris's inauguration today…
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birds,
gloria nagler
Vaccines - a little more clarity today
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| The state would really like people in Tier 1 to get in and get their vaccines. Tier B1 is now eligible for vaccines - if they can get an appointment |
By Diane Hettrick
Just after yesterday's edition went out, I got more information about vaccine appointments, and there is a little more information today.
The Department of Health warns that if you are eligible for a COVID vaccine:
- Please do not show up at a vaccine location without an appointment.
- Please be patient, it may take many weeks before a vaccine or appointment is available in your area.
- Call us with questions at 1-800-525-0127 (press #).
King County and Washington state are running on slightly different tracks with an ever so slightly disjoint process.
If you have a relationship with an MD, that doctor will be affiliated with one of the big hospital systems. Some of them started scheduling patients for vaccines on Monday.
They will eventually get around to calling you, but you can jump the line by checking your online account. If you don't have one, now would be a very good time to set one up. They are online electronic records individual to you. You can find your chart notes, and lab results, and ask your medical provider questions - and get fast answers.
I love mine. Sometimes the doctor answers, sometimes a P.A. or nurse answers. I don't care as long as I get the answer. You can schedule appointments on your "echart". Most importantly, you can schedule vaccinations of all types online - or find out that your facility isn't ready yet to administer COVID vaccine.
At 5am yesterday, a night owl friend told me she had just scheduled her vaccination with UW Medicine. My doctor, at Northwest, is now part of the UW system, so I started poking around my "ecare" account. Sure enough, they were scheduling and I now have an appointment for February 4. Another friend keeps more regular hours, so she scheduled when she got up at 10am and ended up with an appointment on Feb 22.
My husband has PacMed. His "MyChart" account has no mention of COVID vaccines.
So who's eligible right now? Anyone over 65. Anyone over 50 in a multigenerational household. The essential workers in the first tier continue to be eligible.
Virginia Mason is calling their patients and making appointments. If you go to their website "MyNavigator", you can put your name on a waiting list to be called but you can't schedule yourself.
Evergreen Health doesn't want to see you or hear from you. They'll put information on their webpage and contact you when they are ready to schedule.
The state has a list of places where vaccines are being given, but it's still buggy. It crashed and the information is not entirely accurate. I did see several Safeway pharmacies on the list but wasn't able to check local stores. If you are in a Safeway, see if they have information signs at the pharmacies. If you are in Costco, meander by their pharmacy to see if they have notices about scheduling for vaccines.
There are hitches, but at least we are moving forward.
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COVID-19
Case updates January 18, 2021
Case updates January 18, 2021
There were no updates yesterday because of the holiday.
There were no updates yesterday because of the holiday.
United States
- cases 23,839,868 - 185,949 new cases in two days
- deaths 396,442- 1,947 new deaths in two days
Washington state
- cases 291,989 - 2,050 in two days
- hospitalizations 16,642 - 84 in two days
- deaths 3,940 - 37 in two days
King county
- cases 72,600 - 618 in two days
- hospitalizations 4,617 - 24 in two days
- deaths 1,185 - 6 in two days
Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
- cases 18,152 - 108 in two days
- hospitalizations 1,096 - 8 in two days
- deaths 300 - 2 in two days
Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
- cases 1,801 - 9 in two days
- hospitalizations 167 - 0 in two days
- deaths 82 - 0 in two days
Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
Read more...
- cases 229 - 0 in two days
- hospitalizations 18 - 0 in two days
- deaths 4 - 0 in two days
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COVID-19,
public health
Regarding Nationwide Safety and Security for Inauguration Day
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| Jeffrey A. Rosen Acting Atty General, USA |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wednesday, the Nation and the world will witness an orderly and peaceful transfer of power in the United States, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court swears in President-Elect Biden.
Throughout our Nation’s proud history, this ceremony has served as a beacon of democracy and a testament to the enduring strength of our Constitution.
By contrast, the violence we witnessed at the Capitol two weeks ago was an intolerable travesty, which is why the Justice Department has now brought charges against more than one-hundred individuals and has investigations of many others underway.
The Department of Justice is committed, together with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, to ensuring a safe and peaceful Inauguration – one that reflects our Nation’s enduring highest values.
As I have repeatedly said over the last two weeks, the Justice Department will have no tolerance for anyone who attempts to mar the day with violence or other criminal conduct. Anyone who does that will be caught, and they will be prosecuted.
Indeed, over the past two weeks, we have seen friends, family members, co-workers, and others reporting information to us about those who were involved in the breach of the Capitol on January 6th. The FBI has received nearly 200,000 digital tips from the public.
The American people have demonstrated that they will not allow mob violence to go unanswered. Violence and senseless criminal conduct are not the right way to resolve differences or promote change in our country.
So, rest assured that every level of law enforcement and the National Guard are working around the clock here in Washington, D.C., to provide safety and security for Inauguration Day, and that federal, state, and local law enforcement all around the country are doing the same in our state capitols and government buildings across all fifty states.
As Americans, we all should seek to have a safe and peaceful Inauguration Day, and if we hold fast to our country’s Constitution and traditions, we will.
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government
Jobs: Northwest Neighbors Network (NNN)
Consultant - 10 month period
Closing date: January 29, 2021
Northwest Neighbors Network (NNN), a nonprofit based in Shoreline, is hiring a consultant to help with outreach in our community. NNN's mission is to help seniors age well in their own homes by providing volunteer services and events. NNN serves residents of north King County and south Snohomish County – including the communities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Brier, Woodway, Lynnwood, and Mountlake Terrace.
Northwest Neighbors Network (NNN), a nonprofit based in Shoreline, is hiring a consultant to help with outreach in our community. NNN's mission is to help seniors age well in their own homes by providing volunteer services and events. NNN serves residents of north King County and south Snohomish County – including the communities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Brier, Woodway, Lynnwood, and Mountlake Terrace.
Northwest Neighbors Network was formally established in early 2019 as a 501c3 nonprofit. Since its inception, NNN has been run entirely by volunteer leadership.
The Board of Directors is seeking to hire a consultant for a 10-month period to support them with several tasks, including implementation of the 2021 strategic plan, volunteer recruitment, leading a fundraising campaign, and helping NNN expand its reach through marketing and partnerships, with a particular focus on reaching underserved seniors in North King County.
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jobs
King Conservation District candidate filing deadline for 2021 Board Election
King Conservation District (KCD) will be holding its annual board election to fill an open Board of Supervisors seat in March.
The filing deadline to run for the elected open board position is February 2, 2021 at 5:00pm.
Those interested in running for this elected position can learn more at kingcd.org/elections
KCD is a natural resources assistance agency authorized by Washington State and guided by the Washington State Conservation Commission (WSCC).
KCD has no regulatory or enforcement authority and only works with those who choose to work with KCD.
An all-volunteer, five-member Board of Supervisors is responsible for overseeing all KCD programs and activities. Three of the supervisors are elected while two are appointed by the WSCC, which assists and guides conservation district activities in Washington state.
Each supervisor serves a three-year term and oversees the operations of KCD. Supervisors contribute local perspectives on important natural resource management and conservation issues, seek feedback about conservation programs from district residents, set KCD policy, and direct KCD’s work plan and budget.
One of KCD’s WSCC-appointed board positions is also up for appointment in 2021. The filing deadline for consideration to the appointed supervisor opening is March 31, 2021. Appointed positions go through a different process than elected positions. Those interested can also learn more by going to kingcd.org/elections
To learn more about KCD and its work, visit kingcd.org
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environment
Richmond Beach Rite-Aid robbed Monday evening
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| Rite Aid on Richmond Beach Road Google maps |
Rite-Aid on Richmond Beach Road at 4-Corners was robbed just before 7pm on Monday, January 18, 2021.
The crime is being investigated by the Major Crimes unit of the King County Sheriff's Office and they have little to report right now.
Were any of you in the store when it happened?
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crime
If you're up early on Wednesday - Being Wise to Whales in the Salish Sea
If you are up early, the Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park has another interesting speaker for their weekly club meeting.
Lake Forest Park Rotary Zoom Meeting
Coffee Klatch at 7:45a and Meeting from 8a to 9a
Topic for Wednesday, January 20, 2021:
Being Wise to Whales in the Salish Sea
Dr. Frances Robertson is the Marine Programs Coordinator for San Juan County, where she leads the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC), a voluntary citizens advisory group to County Government, established in 1996.
It is her responsibility to execute their mission to protect and restore the marine waters, habitats and species of the Salish Sea to achieve ecosystem health and sustainable resource use.
The San Juan County is actively engaged in Southern Resident killer whale recovery efforts. These efforts including engaging with the local community, working with scientists, and coordinating with federal, tribal, and state partners in whale recovery initiatives at the local level.
The County is also actively engaged in the Washington State Governor's Orca Task Force.
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clubs,
marine life,
rotary
Update: More flowers in January - cyclamen
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
I have absolutely no idea what this flower is - but it's January and it's blooming. Have I missed my window of opportunity to have my fruit trees pruned?
DKH
So no one but me had any difficulty identifying these pretties. They are cyclamen. They come in indoor varieties that can live outside until the temperature drops toward freezing. Then there is a hardy variety that is perfectly happy outside and requires no special care.
Readers were divided on which variety this one is.
The hardy variety is sold at nurseries - Sky would certainly have it - and it makes good ground cover as well as having a blooming season.
Thanks to everyone who sent the identification and information.
DKH
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flowers
Teen Center sponsoring scavenger hunt for Shorewood - Shorecrest students
It's going to be a scavenger hunt - a competition between Shorewood and Shorecrest High Schools.
Students will compete in teams of two for prizes. There will be free pizza for those who come!
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teen activities
Echo Lake Neighborhood Association meets Tuesday on Zoom
The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA) has moved its monthly meetings to Zoom for the duration of the pandemic - or until neighbors are all vaccinated!
The January meeting is called the Round Table. Participants may wish to talk about what's happening in their specific area, and share thoughts about what kind of programs they would like for future meetings.
There will be a photo presentation of all the activities we didn't get to do last year but are planning to do again in the future!
If you live or work in the Echo Lake Neighborhood and did not receive an email with the Zoom link for the meeting, send us an email with your name, address, phone, and email address.
No problem with more than one email address per household.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
7 - 9pm
virtual meeting on zoom
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neighborhoods
Hot coffee under gray skies
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| Photo by Cynthia Sheridan |
Customers lined up around the block on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, to buy their coffee and show their support for Shoreline business Black Coffee Northwest.
The coffee shop, which is Black owned and managed, was the victim of racially motivated vandalism before they opened, when two people who appear to be teenagers, attempted to break the windows and set the building on fire. More recently, someone has scratched swastikas on the small metal signs affixed to their outer wall.
The community has responded and the business is thriving.
Black Coffee Northwest is located at 16743 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133.
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business,
small business
What does Peace mean to you? Contest for students and adults
Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park’s Peacebuilders Contest:
“What Peace Means To Me”
The Rotary Club invites you to enter their first PeaceBuilders contest by expressing what Peace means to you.
You can express yourself in any of these forms:
- essay, poetry, haiku, short story, lyrics,
- artwork (drawing, painting, photograph, sculpture, collage) - send photos of artwork only, no videos will be accepted
Competition categories:
- Kindergarten to 2nd grade
- 3rd to 5th grade
- 6th to 8th grade
- 9th to 12 grade
- All adults
The competitions are open now with an end date of Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2021. The winner in each category receives a $50 gift card to Third Place Books.
Shoreline Schools seeks community input for Superintendent search
As part of the process, they are seeking input and candid feedback from families, staff, students and community members to ensure that all voices are included in helping find the best superintendent for the school district.
You can help in this process by taking a moment to complete this Superintendent Search Feedback Survey by 11:59pm on Friday, January 29, 2021.
All responses are completely anonymous.
Make your voice heard and help shape the future of Shoreline Public Schools by completing this important survey at: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/2021ShorelineSuperintendentSearch
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Make your voice heard and help shape the future of Shoreline Public Schools by completing this important survey at: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/2021ShorelineSuperintendentSearch
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shoreline schools
Photo: After the windstorm
| Found the Trail! Photo by Seattle Poppy |
This is why you don't walk in our parks during a windstorm.
| There's a trail in here somewhere! Photo by Seattle Poppy |
Vaccinations - official and unofficial information
However, here's what I'm hearing from individuals. The website to verify your eligibility (phase finder) is crashing and malfunctioning. We live in a tech-rich state - give it a few days and they'll get it fixed.
The governor has just moved the eligibility age to 65 from 70.
The over -50 multigenerational eligibility is aimed at families where the oldest members are not known to any medical facility. This is where the Phase Finder will be very useful.
People who are calling doctors, clinics, offices to make an appointment for a vaccine are being told that appointments are not being made now.
They will call you. The only person I know who got a vaccine today was called by the hospital, made an appointment over the phone and went in for the shot.
If you have received an email or a letter from a medical provider, hospital system, or pharmacy you use, that means you are on someone's list. You might have thrown it away thinking it was junk mail. My husband got a letter from PacMed that was an entire page long and it basically said - we don't have the vaccine now but when we do, we'll call you.
Here's the communication from the DOH, slightly edited.
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced today that we are moving into Phase 1B tier 1, expanding access to COVID-19 vaccine to thousands more people per week. As of January 16, we’d given almost 294,386 doses of vaccine. That’s 42.3% of the 696,075 total doses of vaccine that have been delivered to Washington state. Last week, we were giving an average of 14,300 vaccines per day. With the actions announced today, we will make forward progress that we need on vaccines.
We are focusing on expanding the phases and providing more flexibility for providers giving out the vaccine. Our goal is to vaccinate 45,000 people a day, but since we do not have that amount of vaccine coming into our state just yet, in the meantime we are not waiting, but instead building our capacity.
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced today that we are moving into Phase 1B tier 1, expanding access to COVID-19 vaccine to thousands more people per week. As of January 16, we’d given almost 294,386 doses of vaccine. That’s 42.3% of the 696,075 total doses of vaccine that have been delivered to Washington state. Last week, we were giving an average of 14,300 vaccines per day. With the actions announced today, we will make forward progress that we need on vaccines.
We are focusing on expanding the phases and providing more flexibility for providers giving out the vaccine. Our goal is to vaccinate 45,000 people a day, but since we do not have that amount of vaccine coming into our state just yet, in the meantime we are not waiting, but instead building our capacity.
This depends on the close coordination of the state with our local partners including health departments, hospitals, pharmacies, clinics and providers – everyone who works together to get that lifesaving dose to you.
Phase changes
- We’re changing the age restrictions from 70 and older – to 65 and older. This change means that now people 65 and older will be able to get a vaccine. This will align with the federal government announcement last week.
- We will not be changing 1B tier 3 to just one underlying condition.
- The state will allow providers flexibility for Phase 1B tier 2 through tier 4 eligible individuals to allow for easier administration of the vaccine in congregate settings and workplaces to help increase the throughput. For example, if a school district arranged for a clinic for phase B2-B4, all eligible workers could be vaccinated at the same time.
- Our hope is to get to phase 1B tiers 2, 3 and 4 in late winter or early spring. We’re going to get through 50% of tier 1 before we add in anyone else.
Phase Finder
If you want to know what phase you’re in, find your spot in line with Phase Finder.
Here’s how it works:
Multigenerational households
One of the things that we’re not changing is prioritizing people in multi-generational households. One of the strongest themes we have heard from communities is the unique risk that exists for older adults and elders in multigenerational households.
- Go to FindYourPhaseWA.org and fill out the questionnaire.
- If you’re eligible, you will get a confirmation.
- Phase Finder will show you locations where you can get the vaccine.
- Call and schedule your appointment.
- Take your Eligibility Confirmation (printed or a screenshot) with you.
- If you aren’t eligible for the vaccine yet, you’ll be able to sign up to get an email or text alert when you are.
Multigenerational households
One of the things that we’re not changing is prioritizing people in multi-generational households. One of the strongest themes we have heard from communities is the unique risk that exists for older adults and elders in multigenerational households.
We recognize that many people who live in these households may live with an essential worker who is bringing potential work exposure home.
We also know that our BIPOC, refugee and immigrant communities are more likely to live in multi-generational households, are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and older adults in these communities are less likely to be reached in long term care facilities.
Prioritizing older adults and elders in these households is our way of ensuring protection for these high-risk individuals who weren't reached through long term care facilities in Phase 1A.
For clarity, a multigenerational household is a home where individuals from 2 or more generations reside – such as an elder or grandchild.
Here’s an example of someone in a multigenerational household who is eligible: Think of a person over 50 who cannot live independently and receives long-term care from a caregiver, lives with someone who works outside the home, or lives with and cares for a grandchild.
Waste
With all this talk about prioritization, we also want to emphasize: Waste is the last thing we want. We don’t want any provider to think they should throw it in the trash instead of giving it to someone. These have to get to the people of Washington and they have to get out now. If there are extra vaccine doses that are at risk of going to waste, providers may give them to the next right person. Moving into Phase 1B represents a big step forward – but we must be vigilant in preventing waste whenever and wherever we can.
Next steps
The vaccine rollout plan is expansive, and the governor’s office is announcing even more exciting changes. You can read about them here.
If you have questions, you can get help over the phone from State COVID-19 Assistance Hotline: Dial 1-800-525-0127, then press #. Phone interpretation is available.
Prioritizing older adults and elders in these households is our way of ensuring protection for these high-risk individuals who weren't reached through long term care facilities in Phase 1A.
For clarity, a multigenerational household is a home where individuals from 2 or more generations reside – such as an elder or grandchild.
Here’s an example of someone in a multigenerational household who is eligible: Think of a person over 50 who cannot live independently and receives long-term care from a caregiver, lives with someone who works outside the home, or lives with and cares for a grandchild.
Waste
With all this talk about prioritization, we also want to emphasize: Waste is the last thing we want. We don’t want any provider to think they should throw it in the trash instead of giving it to someone. These have to get to the people of Washington and they have to get out now. If there are extra vaccine doses that are at risk of going to waste, providers may give them to the next right person. Moving into Phase 1B represents a big step forward – but we must be vigilant in preventing waste whenever and wherever we can.
Next steps
The vaccine rollout plan is expansive, and the governor’s office is announcing even more exciting changes. You can read about them here.
If you have questions, you can get help over the phone from State COVID-19 Assistance Hotline: Dial 1-800-525-0127, then press #. Phone interpretation is available.
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COVID-19
Missing Shoreline man found Monday morning
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| Unc is safely back home |
His family was distraught. David has Prader Willi genetic syndrome with diabetes and requires daily medical attention.
He is very small, 4'11", 58 years old.
He has gone missing at least twice before but is usually found within a few hours in a nearby park or grocery store.
This time he was gone for two days.
His family reports that he is well and they are very happy to have him home.
His family reports that he is well and they are very happy to have him home.
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missing
Northwest African American Museum - Virtual King Day Experience
Monday, January 18, 2021
Monday January 18, 2021 from 11am – 7pm.
See webpage for complete schedule.
Watch on NAAM’s YouTube Channel
Virtual festivities include an inspirational lineup of community leaders reading civil rights books virtually to children and family-based trivia.
The keynote program will feature music of the movement, messages for the moment, and meaningful virtual community connections.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., Morehouse College alumnus, nationally-renowned public intellectual figure seen on MSNBC and Meet the Press, and Professor and Chair of African American Studies at Princeton University.
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holidays,
multicultural
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