Iowa State University announces fall 2020 Dean's List

Tuesday, January 26, 2021


AMES, Iowa – More than 11,000 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2020 Dean's List. 

Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.


HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, CURRICULUM

Shoreline, WA

Mario Lloyd Galvao-Wilson, 3, Biology (AGLS)


Iowa State University of Science and Technology is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. It is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the third largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference. --Wikipedia



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CityWise applications now open

Have you ever wondered who maintains our roads? Or how the City creates a budget or plans for the future of our parks?

The City is offering its popular CityWise Project online in 2021. This series of eight informational sessions will provide participants an overview of City government and operations. 

CityWise is free of charge, and open to residents, employees, business owners, and students age 16 and older in Shoreline.

Class size is limited to 30 participants. They will be selected for a class makeup that is representative of the entire city and its diverse populations. Applicants who are Shoreline residents will receive priority.

This year, classes will be offered via Zoom. They are scheduled for Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8: 30pm, February 23 – April 13, 2021. Participants must be willing to commit to attending all sessions.

The application is available online and must be received by 6:00pm on Friday, February 5 to be considered. 

Applications are accepted online only. Notice of acceptance will be sent Wednesday, February 10. If you have any questions, contact Constance Perenyi, Neighborhoods Coordinator, at cperenyi@shorelinewa.gov




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500,000 total COVID-19 doses administered in state

Gov. Jay Inslee today announced progress toward the state’s goal of administering 45,000 vaccine doses a day. As of Monday, the state’s current seven-day rolling average was 23,960 doses administered.

The governor also announced a record number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in a 24-hour period, with around 40,000 doses reported as of Monday. Washington also officially passed 500,000 vaccine doses administered and reported.

Inslee and Secretary of Health Dr. Umair A. Shah issued the vaccination goal last Monday at a press conference. 

On Thursday, the state reported the previous week’s average being 16,000 doses a day. Today’s numbers mark an 8,000 increase in the average number of COVID vaccines going into Washington residents’ arms across the state every day.

“We have taken action, we expanded our distribution and infrastructure and it is working,” Inslee said Monday. 
“We still have a long way to go, but if Washingtonians have proven anything throughout this pandemic, it is that we are up to the task. We have taken action, and we will continue to improve until we meet and exceed our goals.”

Read the rest of the story on the governor's Medium page.



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Gloria's Birds: Gary Gadwall led a how-to seminar on Dabbling for Ducks the other day...

Monday, January 25, 2021

Photo by Gloria Z Nagler


his students were attentive.
--Gloria Z Nagler



 

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Jobs: City of Shoreline

Housing and Human Services Coordinator
City of Shoreline
Closing Date/Time Sun. 02/07/21 11:59 PM 

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Shoreline is an inclusive City that endeavors to build a work culture which embraces diversity, encourages participation, and promotes equity.

This is a 20-hour per week authorized position eligible for benefits applicable to all regular employees including health care options, retirement plans and state pension.

The City of Shoreline Community Services Division is recruiting for the newly created position of a Housing and Human Services Coordinator. While the City has several affordable housing initiatives, this is an opportunity to fully lead the programs. A successful candidate will have experience in affordable housing programs and the desire to make a positive impact on human services in Shoreline.

DEFINITION

This position coordinates and leads the City’s affordable housing program. As capacity allows, this position may also provide support for the City’s Human Services contracting function. The Coordinator performs analytical work of a highly responsible nature requiring program or contract development and analysis including presenting to City Council as needed; participates in the design and implementation of possible solutions to problems or opportunities; may advise about related policy development and/or code revision; oversees special studies; conducts contract, program and project management; ensures intergovernmental coordination when required; and provides assistance to other personnel as needed.

Job description and application



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Continuing Education at Shoreline Community College: Share Your Stories in an online Memoir Writing Class

Photo by Kat Stokes on Unsplash
We all have stories that we love to tell, or want to tell, or have been waiting for the right moment to share. 

Learn how to shape these stories in Memoir: Writing Your Stories, an online class offered through Continuing Education at Shoreline Community College. 

This class provides an opportunity to craft stories from the significant events and memories in your life in a fun and supportive online environment. 

Fee: $129
Dates: 2/1/2021 - 3/8/2021 (Mondays)
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: Online via Zoom

Click here to view the full details for this course and register today! Questions? Please email continuing-ed@shoreline.edu



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Tuesday authors presented by Third Place Books: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Madeline ffitch


Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 7:00pm

This is a virtual event, taking place via Zoom Webinar

Register for this livestream event here!

Join us for an evening with this dynamic author duo, as we celebrate Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's acclaimed new book The Freezer Door, and the paperback release of Madeline ffitch's Stay and Fight!

When you turn the music off, and suddenly you feel an unbearable sadness, that means turn the music back on, right? When you still feel the sadness, even with the music, that means there's something wrong with this music. Sometimes I feel like sex without context isn't sex at all. And sometimes I feel like sex without context is what sex should always be.
--The Freezer Door

The Freezer Door records the ebb and flow of desire in daily life. Crossing through loneliness in search of communal pleasure in Seattle, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore exposes the failure and persistence of queer dreams, the hypocritical allure of gay male sexual culture, and the stranglehold of the suburban imagination over city life.

Ferocious and tender, The Freezer Door offers a complex meditation on the trauma and possibility of searching for connection in a world that relentlessly enforces bland norms of gender, sexual, and social conformity while claiming to celebrate diversity.

Helen arrives in Appalachian Ohio full of love and her boyfriend's ideas for living off the land. Too soon, with winter coming, he calls it quits. Helped by Rudy -- her government-questioning, wisdom-spouting, seasonal-affective-disordered boss -- and a neighbor couple, Helen makes it to spring. Those neighbors, Karen and Lily, are awaiting the arrival of their first child, a boy, which means their time at the Women's Land Trust must end.

So Helen invites the new family to throw in with her -- they'll split the work and the food, build a house, and make a life that sustains them, if barely, for years. Then young Perley decides he wants to go to school. And Rudy sets up a fruit-tree nursery on the pipeline easement edging their land. The outside world is brought clamoring into their makeshift family.

Set in a region known for its independent spirit, Stay and Fight shakes up what it means to be a family, to live well, to make peace with nature and make deals with the system. It is a protest novel that challenges our notions of effective action. It is a family novel that refuses to limit the term. And it is a marvel of storytelling that both breaks with tradition and celebrates it. Best of all, it is full of flawed, cantankerous, flesh-and-blood characters who remind us that conflict isn't the end of love, but the real beginning.

Absorbingly spun, perfectly voiced, and disruptively political, Madeline ffitch's Stay and Fight - now in paperback - forces us to reimagine an Appalachia--and an America--we think we know. And it takes us, laughing and fighting, into a new understanding of what it means to love and to be free.

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is the author of three novels and a memoir and the editor of five nonfiction anthologies. Her memoir, The End of San Francisco, won a Lambda Literary Award in 2014, and her previous book, Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform, was an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book. Her novel Sketchtasy, was one of NPR's Best Books of 2018. She lives in Seattle.

Madeline ffitch co founded the punk theater company Missoula Oblongata and is part of the direct-action collective Appalachia Resist! Her writing has appeared in Tin House, Guernica, Granta, VICE, and Electric Literature, among other publications. She is the author of the story collection Valparaiso, Round the Horn.

Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
206-366-3333
17171 Bothell Way NE, #A101
Lake Forest Park WA 98155



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Case updates January 23, 2021; what to do if you are exposed to COVID-19

What should you do if you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19? If you test positive for COVID-19 or get sick after you are exposed to someone with COVID-19, you can help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. Please follow this guidance.

What should you do if you were potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19?If you have been exposed to COVID-19, or think you have been exposed, you can help prevent the spread of the virus to others in your home and community. Please follow this guidance.

What should you do if you have COVID-19 symptoms but have not been in close contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19? Common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, and shortness of breath. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, or if you have been exposed to someone with confirmed COVID-19, contact your health care provider for a test. Read more here.


2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19)

  • Vaccine Phase Finder Vaccine Locations
Case updates January 23, 2021


United States
  • cases 24,876,261 - 171,844 new cases in one day
  • deaths 416,010 - 3,414 new deaths in one day

Washington state - no report today


King county
  • cases 74,562 - 348 in one day
  • hospitalizations 4,725 - 38 in one day
  • deaths 1,215 - 1 in one day

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
  • cases 18,663 - 85 in one day
  • hospitalizations 1,123 - 8 in one day
  • deaths 307 - 0 in one day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 1,852 - 12 in one day
  • hospitalizations 169 - 1 in one day
  • deaths 84 - 1 in one day

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 240 - 0 in one day
  • hospitalizations 18 - 0 in one day
  • deaths 4 - 0 in one day


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Shoreline Fire Department opens hiring list for Entry Level Firefighter


Employment Opportunity

Shoreline Fire Department is establishing a one-year hiring list for the position of Entry Level Firefighter. This is a very rewarding profession offering a highly competitive salary and benefit package.

How to Apply
  • Go to National Testing Network and choose Shoreline Fire Department under firefighter jobs
  • Complete Fire TEAM testing and Personal History Questionnaire through National Testing Network
  • Applicants must complete a valid CPAT test (completed within the past 1 year)
  • Visit www.shorelinefire.com for job announcement, testing fee waiver, and additional info

Application deadline is March 22, 2021 at 4pm


About Shoreline Fire Department

Shoreline fire Department is located in Shoreline, WA in north King County. The Department currently employs more than 100 full-time personnel and provides 24-hour coverage for fire and medical emergencies in the City of Shoreline and Town of Woodway.

In 2020, the Department responded to more than 10,200 calls. The Department’s core service area serves a population over 57,000 and covers an area of approximately 14 square miles.

Shoreline Fire Department operates out of three full-time staffed stations, a headquarters and training facility, and one unstaffed station. Additionally, it operates two Advance Life Support (ALS) units, one stationed in Lake Forest Park and the other in Bothell.



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Register now for LFP Rotary virtual Masquerade Party and Auction


Lake Forest Park Rotary is going virtual with a Masquerade Party and Auction on Friday February 6, 2021

They invite you to join them as they come together to support all the projects the Lake Forest Park Rotary Charitable Foundation contributes to locally and around the world.

More information: LakeForestParkRotary.com



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Shane's Shoes selling off remaining inventory at 50%

As we previously reported (see article) Shane Hayes has retired and is closing his shoe and orthotic business in North City.


The last step is to sell off his remaining inventory with a 50% off sale this week - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9am - 5:30pm.

50% Off Entire Inventory – Everything Must Go
Shoes, Inserts and Accessories 
Final Days – Hurry For The Best Choice

Open Wed, Thu, Fri 9 AM – 5:30 PM
January 27-29, 2021

Shane's Shoes
Photo by Mike Remarcke

Shane’s Foot Comfort Center
Shoreline, WA 98155
(206) 364-1322



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Low inventory makes for a seller's market in real estate

Realtor Tiffany Tolley


Story and photo by Cynthia Sheridan

It may be a cold winter in Shoreline but real estate is hot, hot, hot.

Realtor Tiffany Tolley works at her computer while her potential buyer has an inspection done on this property for sale in North City.

Each card pictured on the table represents a buyer who has visited this home, which has only been on the market one week. 

Currently in King County there is a ten year low inventory of homes for sale (known as a seller's market). 

On an optimistic note, Tiffany predicts inventory will grow in the spring, giving buyers a better opportunity.



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AG Ferguson: Sham charity Healing Heroes Network Inc must pay $95,000 to be donated to legitimate veterans’ charity


Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that a sham veterans’ charity is legally required to pay $95,000 to Washington state. 

Healing Heroes Network Inc. deceived donors into believing most of their donations would help provide medical care for wounded veterans. 

In fact, it spent less than one percent of individuals’ donations on veterans’ medical care. 

For example, in 2016, the charity received $2.7 million in donations nationwide, yet spent only $1,128 to fund veterans’ medical care.

Today’s consent decree, filed in King County Superior Court, resolves Ferguson’s lawsuit against the Florida-based charity and its directors, Stacey and Allan Spiegel, for misleading donors. Thousands of Washingtonians made donations to Healing Heroes Network, also known as the Injured America Veterans Foundation. 

Consistent with the donors’ intent, Ferguson will donate the $95,000 recovery to a nonprofit that legitimately helps veterans receive medical care.

“Few illegal acts are more appalling than exploiting the sacrifice of wounded veterans to line your own pockets,” Ferguson said. “My office will continue to hold accountable perpetrators of sham charities — and we will continue standing up for Washington’s veterans.”

More information here



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Veterans Independent Enterprises of Washington (VIEW) can pay veterans back wages as a result of $1 million payout in Attorney General lawsuit

As a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit, non-profit organization Veterans Independent Enterprises of Washington (VIEW) has received $1 million — the maximum allowed under its insurance policy — to pay its creditors, including 74 veterans who are owed wages.

The employees’ claims range from $192 to $48,925 in unpaid wages, totaling $310,489.37.

Former operations manager Rosemary Hibbler significantly contributed to VIEW’s decline, neglecting VIEW’s transitional housing for veterans, receiving more than $850,000 from VIEW bank accounts and misappropriating nearly $200,000 from VIEW’s debit card, including withdrawing money at local casinos and buying gambling credits. 

As a result of the lawsuit, Hibbler is barred from ever working in Washington’s charitable sector, or accepting a job where she handles money in any capacity. Hibbler did not admit to her misconduct, but “agrees that sufficient evidence exists” to support the allegations. 

The two former board members, Donald Hutt and Gary Peterson, whose neglect allowed Hibbler’s misconduct, are also barred from working in the charitable sector.

More information here



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Collision on I-5 blocks lanes for three hours for death investigation

A three car collision on northbound I-5 Sunday, January 24, 2021 around 7:15pm blocked the two right lanes for two hours during the investigation.

The incident was just north of Northgate Way at NE 117th.

According to the State Patrol, a northbound driver lost control of his car and ended up stopped partially blocking lane 1 with no lights.

A second vehicle in the same lane ran into the stopped car and ended up stopped in front of the first car.

The driver of the second vehicle got out of his car and started walking toward the first car when he was struck by a third car.

The man, identified as Daniel Jinguji, 64, died at the scene.

The scene was cleared at 10:30pm. 


Correction: typo on year - should be 2021

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Pandemic Picks – Movie talk and great recommendations from Third Place Commons Wednesday, Jan 27


Wintertime lockdown is no fun and the events of the world can be exhausting. So take a break and treat yourself to a cinematic escape with guidance from folks who really know movies.

Tune in Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7pm for Pandemic Picks: Movies!

If you’re a movie lover, you probably think you’ve streamed everything good by now, but not so fast. There are amazing discoveries out there to explore, and the Pandemic Picks panel is ready to help you find your next favorite movie.

Panelists Include:
  • SJ Chiro, Filmmaker
  • Mónica Guzmán, Author, Columnist, and Cofounder of the Evergrey
  • Lisa Palmatier, Director, ShoreLake Arts Gallery

Sometimes a well-timed movie break is just good self-care. So get great movie recommendations from local luminaries and content experts in this short, fun event, part of Third Place Commons TPC At Home series of online programs.

REGISTER HERE for Pandemic Picks: Movies!


And if you love talking movies, join the TPC Movie Club. Stream the monthly picks from home, then log in on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm to discuss the featured selection and other good flicks with fellow movie lovers.

The next meeting of the TPC Movie Club will take place on Tuesday, February 9th when the group will discuss “Blinded by the Light.” It’s the joyful true story of a Pakistani teen in 1980s England who, faced with economic hardship and racial prejudice, discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen, and through Bruce, the inspiration to find his own voice as a writer.

What the critics say: “Like a life-affirming rock anthem, Blinded by the Light hits familiar chords with confidence and flair, building to a conclusion that leaves audiences cheering for an encore.”

The film is rated PG-13, is free to watch for Cinemax subscribers, and can be rented or purchased through most major streaming services.

Register here for the TPC Movie Club.


If books are your preferred escape, join the Commons Community Book Club, which meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 5pm. At the upcoming session on February 17th, the group will be discussing “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate Morton.

This bestselling novel is a mystery that unfolds across time. It’s the tale of an abandoned girl who grows up to be a thief turned artist’s muse in Victorian England, and of a long buried mystery unearthed 150 years later when a modern day archivist makes an unexpected discovery. So start reading and join the conversation!

Register here to join the Commons Community Book Club.

Third Place Commons, a community supported 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has been building real community in the heart of Lake Forest Park for over 20 years.

In addition to presenting its largest program, the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market, Third Place Commons now also fosters real community in digital space. 

To learn more, or to make a gift to support the Commons and the market, visit ThirdPlaceCommons.org



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Mother Nature's generous offering - Silver Form Cyclamen

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Silver Form Cyclamen
Photo by Victoria Gilleland

It's a joy to discover bright colorful flowers in the winter garden. Cyclamen coum 'Silver Form' blooms for weeks in the darkest days of winter.

This lovely should be in full blossom in local gardens over the next several weeks. Enjoy Mother Nature's generous offering!

--Victoria Gilleland



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Monday's authors at Third Place Books


Monday, January 25, 2021 7pm

This is a virtual event, taking place via Zoom Webinar! Register for this livestream event here!

In Julia Ember's dark and lush LGBTQ+ romantic fantasy Ruinsong, two young women from rival factions must work together to reunite their country, as they wrestle with their feelings for each other.

Her voice was her prison...
Now it's her weapon.

In a world where magic is sung, a powerful mage named Cadence has been forced to torture her country's disgraced nobility at her ruthless queen's bidding.

But when she is reunited with her childhood friend, a noblewoman with ties to the underground rebellion, she must finally make a choice: Take a stand to free their country from oppression, or follow in the queen's footsteps and become a monster herself.

Julia Ember was born in Chicago, but raised in London and Edinburgh. She now lives in Seattle with her wife, where they are the proud parents of two cats and a very fluffy pony. She has previously worked as a teacher, bookseller and wedding cake decorator, and she is also the author of the Seafarer's Kiss duology. When she isn’t working on her prose fiction, Julia writes for video and app games.

C.B. Lee is a Lambda Literary Award nominated writer of young adult science fiction and fantasy. Her works include the Sidekick Squad series (Duet Books), Ben 10 graphic novels (Boom! Studios), Out Now: Queer We Go Again (HarperTeen), Minecraft: The Shipwreck (Del Rey Books), From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Del Rey Books) and A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix (Feiwel and Friends). Lee’s work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Wired Magazine, Hypable, Tor’s Best of Fantasy and Sci Fi and the American Library Association’s Rainbow List.



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January Zoom Tele Café Wednesday


JANUARY ZOOM TELE CAFÉ

Wednesdays 2:00-2:45pm

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January 27 Seattle’s Steinbrueck Native Gallery tour

In celebration of Native (1st Nation) American History month we have a terrific ZOOM Telecafe planned for next week. 

This Wednesday, January 27, 2021 tune in at 2pm for a virtual tour of Seattle’s Steinbrueck Native Gallery with host Donna Saltzberg.

This wonderful gallery is dedicated to enhancing and cultivating the appreciation and awareness of the cultural traditions of the Northwest Coast First Nations peoples. 

The Gallery is a place of gathering for artists and appreciators; collectors and scholars. The Gallery prides themselves on featuring First Nations artists.

“We exhibit an array of works by long established masters and talented emerging artists.”

Their diverse collection includes ceremonial masks, panels, paddles, drums, rattles, button blankets, bentwood boxes, limited edition prints, original paintings, baskets, and fine jewelry.

The Gallery also features a collection of Alaskan and Arctic art including soapstone, walrus ivory, and whalebone sculpture. 

You won’t want to miss this!



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LFP Committee of the Whole continues review of Town Center code and design guidelines updates

City of Lake Forest Park, Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, January 25, 2021 continues discussion of code and design standards for redevelopment of Town Center and opportunity for citizen comments.


Monday, January 25, 2021 at 6:00pm

Town Center Code and Design Guidelines Update – Continued Review of Draft Regulations and Design Guidelines Pertaining to All Redevelopment and Consideration of Verbal and Written Comments Received in Response to January 21, 2021 Public Hearing Notice
Oral comments at 7:50pm


Click on the following link for information about how to provide oral Citizen Comments: https://www.cityoflfp.com/615/Virtual-Meetings-during-COVID-19

Because the City has implemented oral comments, written comments are no longer read under Citizen Comments.

Instructions for participating in this meeting virtually:

When: Jan 25, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Committee of the Whole 1/25/2021

Join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/92737914283

Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +12532158782,,92737914283# or +16699006833,,92737914283#

Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US:+12532158782 or+16699006833 or+13462487799 or+14086380968 or+16468769923 or+13017158592 or+13126266799

Webinar ID: 927 3791 4283
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aC5qn9C9W



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KCLS surpasses 7 million digital downloads in 2020, a record-setting year

Lake Forest Park Library in Town Center

Rakuten OverDrive, a digital reading platform used by the King County Library System (KCLS), has released their 2020 digital circulation statistics

KCLS patrons checked out 7,408,428 digital titles in 2020 — up 30.5% from last year, making KCLS the No. 2 digital circulating library in the U.S. and No. 3 in the world.

KCLS and the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) each surpassed 7 million checkouts last year, a number previously unreached. KCLS’ per capita usage remains the highest of any library system in the U.S.

A record number of readers turned to their public libraries’ digital collections in 2020 for content they could enjoy safely at home during the pandemic. In total, 430 million digital titles were borrowed globally across all OverDrive platforms.

“We have witnessed a historical year for digital reading,” stated KCLS Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum. 
“It is wonderful to see that KCLS residents have stayed connected to their community libraries during this unprecedented time, and we hope they continue to find enrichment and entertainment in KCLS’ expansive digital collection.”

KCLS’ Top Five Electronic Titles in 2020:
  1. “So You Want to Talk about Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
  2. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J. K. Rowling
  3. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama
  4. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens
  5. “Talking to Strangers” by Malcolm Gladwell

A valid KCLS library card or eCard gives patrons access to the System’s online collection, which includes streaming films, eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines, research databases, student resources, small business resources and more.

About King County Library System

Founded in 1942, the King County Library System (KCLS) is one of the busiest public library systems in the country. Serving the communities of King County (outside the city of Seattle), KCLS currently has 50 libraries and more than 740,000 cardholders. In 2011, KCLS was named Library of the Year by Gale/Library Journal.



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Case updates January 22, 2021; new COVID-19 variant found in Snohomish county

Washington State Department of Health and Snohomish Health District announced that UW Medicine Virology Lab detected two cases of the COVID-19 variant, known as B117, in specimens collected from two Snohomish County residents.

As we confront this more contagious strain of COVID-19, here’s the important thing to understand: The variant strain spreads in the same ways as other COVID-19 strains, it’s just better at it. That means we need to get better at our countermeasures: masks, physical distance, good ventilation and staying home when possible.

“This virus has been working out. It’s gotten faster and more fit. And we need to fight smarter and harder to beat it,” said Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle and King County.


2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19)

  • Vaccine Phase Finder Vaccine Locations
Case updates January 22, 2021


United States
  • cases 24,704,417 - 191,799 new cases in one day
  • deaths 412,592 - 3,895 new deaths in one day

Washington state
  • cases 300,198 - 1,949 in one day
  • hospitalizations 17,129 - 92 in one day
  • deaths 4,114 - 0 in one day

King county
  • cases 74,214 - 413 in one day
  • hospitalizations 4,687 - 4 in one day
  • deaths 1,215 - 1 in one day

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
  • cases 18,578 - 106 in one day
  • hospitalizations 1,115 - 4 in one day
  • deaths 307 - 0 in one day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 1,840 - 12 in one day
  • hospitalizations 168 - 1 in one day
  • deaths 83 - 0 in one day

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 240 - 5 in one day
  • hospitalizations 18 - 0 in one day
  • deaths 4 - 0 in one day



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Shoreline Parks / Rec / Tree board meeting Jan 28

Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services/Tree Board 


Meeting via Zoom Webinar: https://zoom.us/j/97515984680
Thursday, January 28, 2021 7:00pm - 8:59pm

Agenda Highlights
  • Director's Report
  • Park Bond Update
  • Park Board Agenda Planner
  • Arts Subcommittee Update

Link to Full Meeting Packet [PDF]

Comment on Agenda Items

About the PRCS/Tree Board



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Call for Artists: ShoreLake Arts 2021-2022 Artist Roster


ShoreLake Arts

Call for Artists: 2021-2022 Artist Roster

Each year, ShoreLake Arts creates numerous opportunities worth tens of thousands of dollars for local artists to create, teach, and showcase their work in the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, Washington. 

ShoreLakeArts maintains a roster of emerging, mid-career, and established artists working in a variety of disciplines who are prequalified for these opportunities and serve as the go-to artists for ShoreLake Arts programs.

Apply today to be considered for 2021-22 Artist Roster! The call is open to professional and semi-professional artists residing in Western Washington. 

ShoreLake Arts is passionately committed to antiracism. Artists who self-identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications are accepted online and must be received by Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 11:59pm.

What types of opportunities are available through the Artist Roster?
  • Artists in Schools
  • Create and Make Adult Workshops
  • Private Lesson Recommendations
  • Partner Organization Recommendations
  • Featured Artist
  • And More! 
Who should apply for the Artist Roster?

Emerging, mid-career, and established artists who reside in Western Washington (within reasonable driving distance of the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park).

Artists who practice professionally or semi-professionally.

Artists working in any discipline, including but not limited to:
  • 3-D arts (sculptures, ceramics, architecture, 3-D printing, etc.)
  • Culinary arts
  • Dance
  • Digital arts (computer generated imagery, digital sound/music, animation, etc.)
  • Fashion design
  • Film/media arts
  • Mural/installation art
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Visual arts
  • Writing/literature
Artists who self-identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ are strongly encouraged to apply.

Questions can be emailed to Arts Education Coordinator, Dr. Jonathan Booker at artsed@shorelakearts.org

ShoreLake Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts. Established in 1989.



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Yuletide camellia

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Flower and photo by Pearl Noreen


The vibrant Yuletide camellia blooms all winter, bringing bright color to our gray days.

 


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Explore the Nature Poetry of Mary Oliver in this online class with Bob Stahl

Celebrate the work of Mary Oliver, in a new online class offered by Continuing Education at Shoreline Community College. 

Join facilitator Bob Stahl and discuss the topics in Oliver's poetry such as presence, life, loss, grace, silence, and longing. Students will also be encouraged to write their own nature poetry! 

Experience the magic of Mary Oliver's heartfelt verse and connect with others in a fun and supportive environment. The book ‘Devotions’ by Mary Oliver is the course text and will be the touchstone of the discussion sessions.

Fee: $99
Dates: 2/3/2021 - 2/24/2021 (Wednesdays)
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Online via Zoom

Click here to view the full details for this course and register today! Questions? Please email continuing-ed@shoreline.edu.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Eye exam

 


Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter HERE



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Case updates January 21, 2021

2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19)

  • Vaccine Phase Finder Vaccine Locations


Case updates January 21, 2021

United States
  • cases 24,512,618 - 188,772 new cases in one day
  • deaths 408,697 - 4,008 new deaths in one day

Washington state
  • cases 298,249 - 2,162 in one day
  • hospitalizations 17,037 - 98 in one day
  • deaths 4,114 - 49 in one day

King county
  • cases 73,801 - 356 in one day
  • hospitalizations 4,683 - 19 in one day
  • deaths 1,214 - 8 in one day

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018)
  • cases 18,472 - 77 in one day
  • hospitalizations 1,111 - 5 in one day
  • deaths 307 - 0 in one day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 1,828 - 13 in one day
  • hospitalizations 167 - 0 ione day
  • deaths 83 - 0 in one day

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 235 - 3 in one day
  • hospitalizations 18 - 0 in one day
  • deaths 4 - 0 in one day


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Fircrest Chapel still under consideration as a King County Landmark


There is a continuation of the KC Landmarks Commission process of the nomination to designate the "Seattle Naval Hospital Chapel" (Fircrest School) on January 28, 2021. 

The Chapel was the very first freestanding Naval Hospital Chapel built in the Nation. It was constructed in 1944 and is surrounded by a beautiful native forest which inspired its original construction as a place of peace and quiet contemplation.

A small, lovely brown building nestled in tall green evergreens
Fircrest Chapel
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
We encourage everyone who is interested to please tune in again and testify to reinforce the points we made before. 

Our excellent consultants, Northwest Vernacular, responded in a couple days after the previous hearing with some measurements to better verify the extent of the beautiful surrounding forest we are also nominating for preservation. 

We feel we have a very good chance of getting this landmarked!

KING COUNTY LANDMARKS COMMISSION MEETING
Zoom (Call-in) Conference
January 28, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 pm
Meeting ID: 851 2935 5688
Passcode: 653869
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

If you would like to write an additional letter of support, that would be helpful. Send it to Sarah Steen, ssteen@kingcounty.gov

If you would like to speak in support that would also be welcome. If you have questions, you can respond to me here or call.

Janet Way
206-734-5545


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UW-Madison announces Fall Dean's List

University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. 

To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must complete a minimum of 12 graded degree credits in that semester.

Each university school or college sets its own GPA requirements for students to be eligible to receive the distinction. 

Most call the honor "dean's list", but some grant the "Dean's Honor List" and "Dean's High Honor List."

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE, AWARD

Lake Forest Park

Emma Forrest, 

College of Letters and Science, Dean's List



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Call for Artists: Shoreline Art Cottage Residencies 2021

A series of interior rooms, painted white, with track lighting
Interior rooms of Art Cottage
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Up to four artist residencies are available at the Shoreline Art Cottage Space located on a bluff overlooking the Salish Sea at Saltwater Park in Shoreline. 

For its second season in 2021, the city’s Public Art Program will fund four consecutive arts residencies at the Art Cottage, each with a $1800 honorarium, for periods of about two-months beginning in April and ending in December. 

Open to emerging as well as established artists working in a wide variety of media, the Art Cottage Residencies offer artist's space and time to experiment and explore the site and its history, its spectacular landscape, and the creative process. 

Two of the summer residencies may include working with the City’s Teen Program which will be sharing the space during that time. There may be opportunities to work with other city or community-based groups during the other sessions.

Deadline
Apply by 11:59pm Sunday, February 28, 2021 to artentry@shorelinewa.gov with Residency Application in the subject line. A list of materials to include follows below.

Eligibility
  • Emerging or established artists
  • Artists residing in the central Puget Sound region during the time of the residency period: 
    • Residency #1: April 5 – June 6, with final presentation on or about June 5 
    • Residency #2: June 7 – Aug. 8, presentation approx. Aug. 7 
    • Residency #3: Aug. 9 - Oct. 10, presentation approx. Oct. 9 
    • Residency #4: Oct. 16 - Dec. 19, presentation approx. Dec. 18
  • Live nearby during residency period (There are no overnight accommodations onsite.) 
  • Able to provide regular presence over two month period (useful equation to consider: 40 hours at $45/hr = $1800) 
  • Equity and Inclusion projects, community outreach, youth and teen engagement, social justice, are especially welcome areas of interest, as are all artists working within a contemporary art context (experimentation, abstraction, new media, video, photography, land art, performance, craft-as-fine-art, collage, street art, encaustic, etc.). 
Evaluation Criteria
  • Strength of artwork in sample
  • Proposal – feasibility; clarity of scope of work and goals; including transportation plan (car, bus, bike, etc.) and schedule for occupancy of residency; details of final presentation
  • Equity and Inclusion; applications that support the city’s equity and inclusion goals by featuring underrepresented artists are encouraged
  • Community impact, community and public outreach, drop-in activities
Application Materials 

Apply by 11:59 pm Sunday Feb. 28 to artentry@shorelinewa.gov with Residency Application in the subject line. A list of materials to include follows below.
  1. Short Bio (max. 300 words) (if a team, indicate history of works as a team)
  2. Artist Resume (team: submit up to 3 resumes) 
  3. Artist Statement (General statement for your art practice; if a team, indicate roles of members
  4. Proposal for residency scope of work (max. 300 words), with respect to how you plan to use the studio in the context of your practice (and job, family, etc.); goals of your residency, including target number of works, media, interest in working with teen and community groups, drop-in art activities, plans for final presentation (zoom, Facebook live, or if possible in the gallery). Indicate any preference for which of the four slots might work best. 
Work Samples (Maximum of 10 files; each 3MB or smaller please) and

List of Works Submitted (your name, titles, size, media, year; duration, word count; your role if a team project; attach as pgs, pdf, with your name and 01, etc, along with a suggested 50-word description)

Web links to websites, Vimeo, YouTube 

A low, blue painted one story building set in the hillside at Saltwater Park
The Art Cottage is the former caretaker's home in Richmond Beach Saltwater Park
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

About the Shoreline Artists Residency Cottage

Background

In 2018 – 2019, the Shoreline Public Art Program received a grant from 4Culture to remodel the caretaker cottage at Saltwater park into an art gallery and artist residency space. In partnership with Shoreline Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services and Shoreline Facilities, the work was completed in late 2019. For 2020, finalists included Mercer Hanau ("Garden Ghosts," cyanotype experiments), Abigail Maxey ("Sculptural Weaving," environmental artworks), and Stephanie Krimmel ("Asynchrony: Shared Experience in a Time of Social Distancing," digital art).

Contact: David Francis, dfrancis@shorelinewa.gov; 206-801-2661

Additional Details
  • Residencies that occur in June – August will overlap with “Let Off Steam,” a Camp for Teens with STEAM (Science, Technology Engineering, Math) curriculum (M-F, 10-3); proposals to work with youth groups on art projects are welcome
  • Resident artists would work at the space but not live there 
  • Artists are encouraged to donate one of the works produced during the residency to the City’s Portable Works Collection (optional) 
  • Some supplies and materials on site; others to be brought 
  • Regular hours scheduled for public benefit (most likely weekends or evenings till 9 pm) 
  • Open thematic focus; open media; site provides outdoor access, tidal beach, ample parking, small gallery, kitchen & bathroom 
  • Program Goals: Showcase artistic production as a living creative process; introduce new forms of contemporary art to the area; activate the park, the space, and the landscape through artistic intervention 
  • Align with Public Art Plan http://www.shorelinewa.gov/home/showdocument?id=30225 by creating a sense of place, showcasing creative process, providing outreach to community groups. 

ABOUT THE COTTAGE

A former caretaker cottage built in the early 1970s, the residency space measures approx. 1200 sq ft. in a two-bedroom house with adjoining garage and large lawn. Located in a popular city park, with ample parking nearby and heavily used walking trails, the site encourages drop-in visits from the public during the residency. The site, Kekektwsidat, or place of gathering kinnikinic in Lushootseed (Salish), has been in use for thousands of years. Its bowl-shape today is the result of a former 19th c. gravel quarry and ship dismantlement facility. A bridge over the railroad provides access to the extensive beach, low-tide sand flats, delicate eel grass beds, and a Beach Naturalist Program on most weekend low tide dates in the summer.

Amenities include heat, power, (no Wi-Fi at this time ), a kitchen with fridge and stove; shower and bath; closet-sized (one-seat) black box for video; However at this time there is no kiln, furnace, or lathe, no sediment trap sink, the only tech: a typewriter, several tables, table lamps, chairs, poster and table easels, small art history library. Windows open for ventilation (encaustic or spray likely best outside on patio). The former house has been converted into a series of small gallery-white rooms with track lighting and pedestals.



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