Cherry blossoms are spectacular this year

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

 
Photo by Lee Lageschulte

How about another shot of the Quad and the ornamental cherry trees at the UW? They're really lush this year. This view is from Lee Lageschulte.

Update: it should be noted that the UW is discouraging people from visiting in person because of the pandemic. So stay home and enjoy the photos.



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Take a video tour of newly rebuilt Kellogg and Einstein Middle Schools

Kellogg Middle School photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Take a video tour of the newly rebuilt Einstein and Kellogg Middle Schools and learn about their construction on April 14 and 15. 

Shoreline Public Schools will host two Community Connections presentations that will focus on the construction of the District’s two middle schools.

Einstein Middle School photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

The presentations will be held on April 14 at 6:00pm and April 15 at 10:00am. District and school staff will share insights into the design and construction process, as well as video tours of each school. There will also be a question and answer session following the presentation and video tours.

The presentations will be recorded and available on the school district’s website for those unable to attend live.

Links to both sessions are below. If you have a need for language interpretation for either meeting, please contact public.info@shorelineschools.org or 206-393-4412 by April 12.

April 14 at 6:00 pm Presentation

April 15 at 10:00 am Presentation



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Case updates April 5, 2021

 

  Vaccine Locations
Vaccine eligibility is open to people in Phase 1B tiers 3 and 4. On April 15, everyone is eligible.

Case updates April 5, 2021



United States 
  • Total cases 30,596,830 - 62,878 in one day
  • Total deaths 554,420 - 353 in one day

Washington state 
  • Total cases 370,652 - 635 new cases in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 20,819 - 37 in a day 
  • Total deaths 5,299 - 14 in a day 

King county 
  • Total cases 89,743 - 100 in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 5,398 - 17 in a day  
  • Total deaths 1,475 - 3 in a day  

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018) 
  • Total cases 22,095 - 24 in a day
  • Total hospitalizations 1,245 -  6 in a day
  • Total deaths 381 - 1 in a day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018) 
  • Total cases 2,136 -  -1 in a day 
  • Total hospitalizations 190 - 1 in a day
  • Total deaths 92 - no change

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018) 
  • cases 296 - 1 since yesterday
  • hospitalizations 15 -  -1 since yesterday
  • deaths 4 - no change


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Public Hearing on proposed fire department merger at LFP council meeting Thursday

The LFP city council regular meeting on Thursday,April 8, 2021 will include a public hearing on the proposed merger of the Northshore Fire Department into Woodinville Fire and Rescue.

Thursday's meetings begin with a 6pm study session on the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan Review.

The regular meeting will begin at 7pm with the public hearing.

Following the consent agenda, the city council will express their opinion of the merger with a formal resolution.

The link for both meetings: https://zoom.us/j/98863093897#success

Instructions for submitting public comment here

--Diane Hettrick



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Updates/Corrections: LFP residents to vote on proposed Fire District Merger in April 27 ballot

The Northshore fire district has two stations. This one is in Kenmore.
Photo by Jerry Pickard

By Tracy Furutani and Diane Hettrick

“The Northshore Fire Department is asking voters to approve a merger with Woodinville Fire and Rescue during the April 27, 2021 Special Election,” said Woodinville Fire and Rescue Chief Greg Ahearn in a letter to Shoreline Area News. 

“The goal of this merger is to save money for taxpayers and improve emergency services. The Boards of Fire Commissioners representing both districts support the merger because it is in the best interest of the communities we serve.”

The ballot, which should be arriving in the mail this week from King County Elections to voters in Lake Forest Park and Kenmore, will contain a single item labeled Proposition No. 1: Should the proposal to merge the Northshore Fire Department (also known as Fire Protection District No. 16) into Woodinville Fire and Rescue be approved?

The Northshore Fire Department serves the cities of Lake Forest Park and Kenmore. The reason why the Northshore FD would be merged into Woodinville F/R even though the two districts are not contiguous is a bureaucratic issue: Woodinville F/R has one more fire station and about a dozen more personnel than the Northshore FD. Woodinville residents will not be voting on this proposal. 

The fact that the two districts are not adjacent will have no effect on fire department call service, because interagency agreements allow the nearest fire department to respond to calls, said Roger Collins, the chair of Woodinville F/R Board of Commissioners, “boundaries have nothing to do with service.”

There is organized opposition to the merger. “No on Prop. 1” yards signs have appeared throughout both Lake Forest Park and Kenmore, sponsored by the group Citizens For A Safer Northshore, which lists an affiliation with the Northshore FD’s firefighters’ union, IAFF Local 2459, according the Public Disclosures Commission.

“We’ve been very supportive of merger, but once they stopped working with our labor group that raised some red flags,” said Lieutenant Jeremiah Ingersoll of the Northshore Firefighters, and IAFF Local 2459 President. “We still tried to work with them on [the merger], but we saw a lot of misleading information like [the proposed] cost savings.”

There will be no Voters’ Pamphlet sent out. The fire districts would have had to pay for it, and “it was an expense that didn’t seem like it needed to be spent,” said Collins.

The Boards of each district were not unanimous in their approval of putting the merger on the April ballot.

The Northshore Board split 3-2 in favor of the proposal. The Woodinville board voted 4-0 in favor, with one abstention. 

Some of the Northshore Board members in the minority have been giving public comment in opposition. “I have voted against this merger from the beginning,” said Rick Verlinda, a Board member of the Northshore FD, at the March 25 Lake Forest Park City Council meeting, though he made clear he was not speaking as a Board member.

The Lake Forest Park station is the second station in the Northshore Fire District
Photo by Jerry Pickard

The administration and the Boards of Fire Commissioners in each district argue that the residential and property owners in the Northshore FD will save money. According to Collins, the combined rate for fire services (which includes both the Fire Benefit Charge and the portion of the King County property tax that is earmarked for fire protection) will be reduced from $1.30 per $1000 of assessed property value to $1.19.

The firefighters’ unions and the No on Prop. 1 campaign argue that that rate is not sustainable, and that the rate would have to increase over time. Ingersoll said “they [the Boards of the fire districts] are putting out these tax rates… no one can justify them.” He also mentioned that the new merged district would be assuming debt from a refinanced 2009 Northshore bond, and it was not clear if Woodinville residents would be helping to pay off that bond through their property tax levy.

“The city is with the union, and the union is against the merger,” said Kenmore Mayor David Baker, commenting on the Kenmore City Council unanimously opposing Prop. 1 at a meeting last Monday. The Bothell-Kenmore Reporter quoted a Kenmore City Council member’s reason for opposing the measure as the fire district not being transparent about their financial and service information.

The next chance for public comment is this Thursday at 7pm when the Lake Forest Park City Council includes a public hearing on the merger as part of its regular business meeting.

If the proposal passes “we would merge into Woodinville,” said Ingersoll. “Our labor group would assume [Woodinville’s] contract, policies and procedures and Northshore fire would cease to exist.”

If the proposal does not pass “the two districts will remain separate entities and the two Boards of Commissioners will have to decide the next step,” said Collins. “A ‘no’ vote does not mean that a merger can not be put forth again, but it would be some time before that could happen.”

Correction: Correction to the commission vote at Woodinville whose board voted 4-0 in favor with one abstention.

Update: Since the article was published the Lake Forest Park City Council voted unanimously to oppose the merger.



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Express lanes blocked by two collisions Tuesday morning.

Vehicles were being diverted off the express lanes

If you were using the express lanes Tuesday morning, you were in for a long wait.

WSDOT had to close the express lanes at Northgate around 9:30am to clear two fully blocking collisions near downtown Seattle.

The first collision was a semi-truck which jackknifed after hitting a barrier. It fully blocked all lanes just south of Pike Street.

A second collision blocked the express lanes at Mercer Street.

Drivers in the two mile backup already on the express lanes were diverted off at the Stewart Street exit. The express lanes remained closed for the safety of all the crews on the roadway. The clean up and investigation also delayed the regularly scheduled northbound opening.

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Shoreline Parks Prop 1: finally some love for Hillwood Park

"Significant improvements will be made at Brugger’s Bog, Hillwood, Richmond Highlands, Briarcrest (Hamlin East), and James Keough Parks."


Google view. Einstein to the north, private homes to the east.

By Diane Hettrick

If you want to play horseshoes, there's a horseshoe pit at Hillwood Park, 19001 3rd Ave NW.

Horseshoe pits. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Einstein Middle School is on the north border of the park. The school district is going to put in a new restroom and refurbish the field, and tennis courts as part of the new school construction. They are shared use, under a longstanding interlocal agreement, but the school gets first dibs.

The prettiest part of the park is the driveway through the trees.
Photo by Pam Cross

There is a driveway leading to a fairly generous parking area.

A huge field with patchy grass is technically the baseball diamond. However, the ground is soggy in the rain and so churned up that walking is hazardous in any weather. 

Baseball diamond photo by Pam Cross

When the Hillwood Neighborhood Association has a neighborhood event, it has to take place in the parking lot because the lower level is too wet and difficult for some people to access.

In the trees at the northeast section of the park, Shoreline environmentalist Boni Bieri has been laboring to restore a small stream and wetland.

Hillwood Stream wetland restoration is a project of the Hillwood Neighborhood Association under project lead Boni Bieri. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The pink flags mark the border of the wetland to keep folks out of the sensitive area.

The play equipment is getting tired. Photo by Pam Cross

Also in the trees is a small play area with tired playground equipment, a couple of benches, and a couple of picnic tables. Benches and tables are in the shade.


Planned improvements
  • Replace the multi-sport court
  • Expand the playground with adventure features
  • New splash pad
  • New picnic shelter
  • Additional landscaping
  • Pave perimeter trail

Shoreline Parks Prop 1 will be on the April 27th ballot.

The City estimates the annual property tax paid by the owner of a median valued home ($517,000) would be approximately $112 per year, or $9 per month. 

As this is a replacement levy, it would mean an increase of approximately $3 per month from the expiring park improvement bond.

CORRECTION: The field and tennis courts are not done yet nor is the restroom replaced.



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Fire in vacant building on N 185th

Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Shoreline Fire responded to a residential structure fire in a vacant building at 185th and Stone Ave N during the morning commute on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. 

The road was closed on N 185th from Ashworth to Stone during the response. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.



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Gloria's Birds: Nuh-uh, photog, this is not pandemic weight gain!

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler


 I insulate myself this way in inclement weather.
(Warbler, maybe Yellow-rumped Warbler (?), in wetlands the other day)
--Gloria Z Nagler




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Case updates April 4, 2021 - case numbers continue to rise

King county numbers continue to rise


  Vaccine Locations
Vaccine eligibility is open to people in Phase 1B tiers 3 and 4. On April 15, everyone is eligible.

Case updates April 4, 2021



United States 
  • Total cases 30,532,965 - 40,601 in one day
  • Total deaths 554,064 - 383 in one day

Washington state 
  • Total cases 370,017 - 1,614 new cases in two days
  • Total hospitalizations 20,782 - 94 in two days 
  • Total deaths 5,285 - 7 in two days 

King county 
  • Total cases 89,643 - 604 in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 5,381 - 15 in a day  
  • Total deaths 1,472 - 0 in a day  

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018) 
  • Total cases 22,071 - 157 in a day
  • Total hospitalizations 1,239 -  4 in a day
  • Total deaths 380 -  -1 in a day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018) 
  • Total cases 2,137 - 5 in a day 
  • Total hospitalizations 189 -   -1 in a day
  • Total deaths 92 - 0 since last report

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018) 
  • cases 295 - 2 since yesterday
  • hospitalizations 16 -  0 since yesterday
  • deaths 4 - no change


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It's meatloaf dinner Friday at the Senior Center - without leaving your car


Get your dinner Friday without leaving your car!

Support the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center by purchasing your dinner Friday night at the Senior Center.

This is a drive through and pick up event. $10 includes Janet’s famous meatloaf, mashed potatoes, braised carrots and a brownie.

Social distancing procedures will be in place. It will be on a first come, first serve basis starting at 5:00pm. Cash or Checks only. 

18560 1st Ave NE - entrance on NE 185th



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2020 City of Shoreline Sustainability Report now available

The 2020 Sustainability Report provides an overview of the Shoreline’s 2020 achievements for five core focus areas and associated indicators, as outlined in the city's Sustainable Shoreline program.

Climate change was a central theme in the 2020 environmental sustainability programming, which was quickly adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Shoreline community adapted and embraced new programs and online platforms. 

A few highlights from the 2020 Report:
  • Improved on 11 of 22 sustainability metrics
  • Hosted 16+ online sustainability and climate change events with over 500 participants
  • Increased the number of projects registering under Built Green 4-Star and LEED Platinum certification
  • Completed a waste reduction outreach project with more than 100 Shoreline businesses and added three new properties to the EnviroStars Green Business program
  • Launched a new interactive online recycling guide and quiz for residents
  • Planted over 400 trees, added 0.87 acres of new parkland, and installed four new public bicycle racks
  • Completed work for our Salmon-Safe certification and our first Climate Impacts and Resiliency Study
  • Funded four Environmental Mini-Grant projects
  • Developed a new “Safer Cleaning During COVID” brochure that was translated in six languages
You can read the report at https://www.shorelinewa.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=51336



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Shoreline Community College has information to help you start your small business

Starting a Small Business?

Have you started a small business recently but find yourself looking for the right tools to manage your finances, day-to-day operations, and marketing? 

If so, look no further! Continuing Education at Shoreline Community College offers several online classes that are here to help:

To see all Career and Technology Continuing Education courses, visit our online catalog here. For additional questions, please contact continuing-ed@shoreline.edu.



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New residents settle in at The Oaks enhanced shelter

Photo courtesy Lake City Partners

Director Melanie Neufeld reports that 16 people moved in to rooms at the North King County Enhanced Shelter aka The Oaks on April 1, 2021.

Two of the residents were outside, enjoying the sunshine in the courtyard.

"They were all so grateful for the privacy of their own rooms and large spaces outdoors!"

The Oaks belongs to King county and was purchased with money from the Department of Commerce. It is run by the Lake City Partners.



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New Gallery exhibit - Laura Mentele and Steve Schneider



Laura Mentele and Steve Schneider

Open April 7 - May 15, 2021

ShoreLake Arts Gallery is exhibiting a selection of works by Figurative Artist Laura Mentele and Photographer Steve Schneider. See these works and the creations of over 100 other local artists during gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday, Noon to 5pm. Thank you for shopping small and supporting the arts in our community!

Laura Mentele
Artist Statement


It has been my observation that there is frequently a disconnect between who we believe a person to be and who they are. The content of each of my pieces reflects upon this as well as explores emotional pain, vulnerability and strength primarily using the female form.

My work is influenced by numerous things, but I am particularly interested in the things that people hide. In the past, I have dealt with social anxiety and the pitfalls that came with feeling unseen and misunderstood. As a result, I was often reserved or prickly in countenance in order to protect myself, hiding who I was and how I felt. My paintings are largely influenced by this idea of ‘hiding’ except vulnerability and emotional pain is revealed rather than concealed. The emotional qualities of my paintings are contrasted with contained or neutral poses as if the women are withholding themselves.

I explore the above themes in a variety of ways. Deliberate formal choices such as composition and color palette are heavily considered. I use posture and hints of text to further convey emotional implications. Additionally, I focus on human connection as it pertains to the eyes. Eyes are an important facet of how humans relate to others and are firmly rooted to ideas surrounding expression of emotion and identity. In western culture, eye contact is associated with honesty and confidence—which acts in dichotomy to my ideas of hiding and revelation. As such, I alter the eyes of my figures in many of my pieces through application of paint or exclude them through formal and compositional decisions, thereby changing how the viewer relates to the piece. This methodology is used to meditate on the fact that people are often unseen and/or misinterpreted.

Additionally, I have incorporated the idea of completeness in my work. Often, those undergoing an emotional ordeal tend to see what they lack rather than what they have and as a result feel incomplete. They long for qualities they recognize in others and wish they had. In my experience, this is a very real part of pain that people feel. I approach this concept through the juxtaposition of substance and detail versus the degradation, simplification and/or absence of form in areas of the figure as formal attributes.

Steve Schneider
Artist Statement


My passion for live music began back in high school when Rock and Roll was at its beginning.

It was an exciting time, and I started taking my camera with me. Back in the early days, the bands didn’t care about cameras. Later, when they started to try to keep out our cameras, we smuggled them in. It was very easy to get them in, taking the photos was another matter.

Later in my career, I started to get photo passes from a media source. The bands gave the media a chance to shoot for the first 3 songs. That is where I got the idea of “The first 3 songs, Rock and Roll at 125th of a second” for my show.

When you only have about 5-10 mins to get a shot, you really have to concentrate. The big problem with shooting the first 3 songs is that most bands are just getting warmed up when they kick you out. The rush for me is trying to get the shot within the time constraints; my eyes are always looking for that shot. In the early days, when we were shooting film, you had to pay attention to your exposure number. You didn’t want to run out of film at the wrong moment. Digital solved that problem.

In recent years I have expanded my photographic subjects to include birds and landscapes. My wife and I are avid hikers.

I do miss live music and I am waiting impatiently for it to come back.

I hope you like my images.

Visit our website to view and learn more about their art!

Want to browse local art online? The Gallery Online Shop is open for business! The virtual shop includes handmade masks, paintings, sculptures, and more. Thanks for supporting our local artists!

The ShoreLake Arts Gallery is a program of ShoreLake Arts and is located inside the Town Center in Lake Forest Park on the lower level. 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.

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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Sno-Isle Genealogy Society Wednesday: using Google for genealogy

Lisa Louise Cooke
Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is opening its general meeting via zoom this Wednesday April 7, 2021 at 6:30pm with a program at 7pm. 

The webinar program is titled "Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy" and will be presented by Lisa Louise Cooke, a professional genealogist. 

Registration is required to view this one hr program on the SIGS site at http://bit.ly?SIGSApril and is available up to 7pm. 

The genealogy research library is not open at this time but you may visit its website at info@snoislegen.org or leave a message at 425-775-6267.



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The Undy 500 - LFP Elementary students and families donate 672 pair of underwear in March

Lake Forest Park Elementary school Dolphins ran a drive during the month of March to collect packages of new underwear for the Shoreline PTA Council clothing room The WORKS.

The Undy 500 went over goal and delivered 672 pairs of underwear!

Now for April they are collecting deodorant. 

The school is located on Ballinger Way in Lake Forest Park and is part of the Shoreline School District.




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Shoreline police interrupt bargain hunter at Sky Nursery

It was 6:30am and Sky was closed
Thanks to the KCSO for this story

Gardening is a wonderful hobby that a variety of people enjoy. However, when your boyfriend is out stealing supplies for you, well that just takes the fun out of it.
 
On 03/31/2021 at 6:33 AM, Shoreline deputies were dispatched to a suspicious situation at a nursery located in the 18500 block of Aurora Avenue North. The 9-1-1 caller told dispatch that a male in a red Ford Ranger was currently loading bags of mulch into the bed of his truck. The problem? It was 6:30 in the morning and the nursery was closed.
 
When deputies pulled in to the parking lot, the suspect put both hands up in surrender. He was handcuffed without incident. Deputies noticed the man had covered his license plate with black duct tape to avoid detection. 

Footprints between the truck and the mulch bags matched the tread on the suspect's boots.

After his arrest, the male told deputies that his "girlfriend is into gardening, and the prices online were too expensive." Wait, what?

The suspect was booked into the SCORE Jail (South Correctional Entity) for investigation of Theft in the 3rd degree, and charges have been forwarded to the Shoreline prosecutor's office.

No word if the girlfriend is still in the garden waiting for the mulch to arrive.



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Snow-frosted Olympics

Monday, April 5, 2021

Photo by Lee Lagenschulte

Lee says, "The Olympics were awesome this morning. Took these from 22nd and the trail in Richmond Beach."



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Lights, camera, King County – Harbor Island sound stage to jumpstart local film production

King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled a new film production facility at the former Fisher Flour Mill on Harbor Island.

The 117,000 square-foot soundstage is King County’s first major public investment to bring back a once-thriving film industry and hundreds of family wage, creative economy jobs as the region rebounds post-pandemic.

“We transformed this vast warehouse into a creative space with stages, sets, and shops to put hundreds of people to work in good, union jobs making films right here in King County,” said Executive Constantine.

“This is about making a smart public investment to help this creative industry grow and thrive. We don't want Vancouver or Portland - or Atlanta - to keep serving as Seattle’s stand-in. We’re ready to spotlight the amazing talent of our region."




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Case updates April 3, 2021

 Vaccine Locations
Vaccine eligibility is open to people in Phase 1B tiers 3 and 4. On April 15, everyone is eligible.

Case updates April 3, 2021



United States 
  • Total cases 30,492,334 - 67,989 in one day
  • Total deaths 553,681 - 789 in one day

Washington state - no weekend update 
  • Total cases 368,403 - 0 in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 20,688 - 0 in a day 
  • Total deaths 5,278 - 0 in a day 

King county 
  • Total cases 89,356 - 253 in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 5,372 - 12 in a day  
  • Total deaths 1,472 - 1 in a day  

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018) 
  • Total cases 22,001 - 51 in a day
  • Total hospitalizations 1,240 -   in a day
  • Total deaths 381 -   in a day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018) 
  • Total cases 2,130 - 0 in a day 
  • Total hospitalizations 190 - 0 in a day
  • Total deaths 92 - 0 since last report

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018) 
  • cases 294 - 1 since yesterday
  • hospitalizations 16 -   since yesterday
  • deaths 4 - no change







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An Easter tradition at Lake Forest Park Presbyterian

Photo by David Walton

The traditional cross is decorated with fresh flowers from the church community in celebration of Easter each year at Lake Park Presbyterian Church.




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Shorewood girls tennis team start the season with 30 players


The Shorewood Girls tennis team started their Spring season March 30, 2021 with 30 players. 

The team will be led this season by co-captains, junior Hannah Alexander and senior Bryn Morrison

The team returns varsity players with lots of experience with Alexander and Morrison plus junior Sophie Galley, sophomore Carryn Petersen and senior Joan Filipi.

A new group of talented players have moved up from last year's junior varsity team and joined by three outstanding freshman Emily Lin, Emma Okamura and Emma Nelson. 

After a week of practices and challenges, freshman Emily Lin has captured the number one singles spot.
Okamura and Nelson have made a serious challenge for one of the top three doubles positions. Alexander and Galley look strong at number one doubles, with their consistent play.

The coaches, Arnie Moreno and JV coach April Thompson, are excited to see the new players and the great level of play.

The players and coaches are all happy to be out playing and competing again. The team starts at Mariner, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The matches are scheduled to start at 3:30pm. The T-Bird JV team will host the Lynnwood JV team.

Go T-Birds.

Story and photos by
Coach Arnie Moreno



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Pop-up Blood Drive at Haller Lake Community Club April 25 and 26


Bloodworks NW will hold a pop-up blood drive at the Haller Lake Community Club, April 25-26 (Sunday and Monday)

HLCC is located at 12579 Densmore Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133

Donations will be done by appointment only. Drop-ins will not be allowed. 

Note the following:
  • Donors need to need to bring a Photo I.D. (e.g. driver’s license, passport, school I.D., etc.
  • People under age 16 are permitted on site.

Donor Centers and Pop-Ups are being conducted in accordance with the FDA & CDC guidelines.
  • Donors are asked to wear a mask during their donation.
  • There is no wait to donate if you receive the Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson and Johnson/Janssen, Novovax or AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. 
  • For more information, visit bloodworksnw.org/coronavirus.


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Shoreline residential fire Sunday afternoon

Photo by Mike Remarcke
Shoreline Fire reported a residential structure fire at 15500 block of 15th Ave NE, April 4, 2021.

Shoreline fire units arrived at 1:52pm and had the fire knocked down at 2:0pm.

All occupants and pets evacuated safely. No injuries reported. Cause of fire is under investigation.




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Shoreline Park Prop 1 would add multiple public features to Richmond Highlands park


Richmond Highlands park on Fremont. Looking south, the large building is the Shoreline Rec Center.

"Significant improvements will be made at Brugger’s Bog, Hillwood, Richmond Highlands, Briarcrest (Hamlin East), and James Keough Parks."

By Diane Hettrick

Richmond Highlands park at 16554 Fremont Ave N contains the only building in the parks system. The Rec Center was a big log house that was refurbished with the last parks bond in 2006.

It is heavily used by the recreation department. Tween and Teen programs are held here. Rec classes and dances are held in the large main room. It has parking - something often in short supply in Shoreline.

The large property has ballfields back of the building which do not seem to get much use. There is existing play equipment which was installed in 2010. It is really the only public amenity on the property.


Plans for improvement:
  • Replace existing playground with fully accessible all-ages playground
  • New multi-sport court
  • New picnic shelter
  • New perimeter and sensory trails
  • Additional sidewalks
  • Convert one of two ballfields to lawn

The City estimates the annual property tax paid by the owner of a median valued home ($517,000) would be approximately $112 per year, or $9 per month. It would mean an increase of approximately $3 per month from the expiring park improvement bond.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Happy Easter

Sunday, April 4, 2021


 Happy Easter from Whitney Potter!





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Training neighbors to restore their watersheds

CATS past participant Dana Kemmerling (right)

Applications are now being accepted for a program that empowers local community-members with a passion for streams, clean water, and local wildlife. The Community Action Training School (CATS) provides a free series of virtual lectures and field trips. In exchange, participants agree to volunteer on a local watershed improvement project of their choosing.

“We are thrilled to once again be able to work with enthusiastic community members who are excited to make change,” says Sarah Heerhartz, Executive Director of Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group. 
“Protecting and restoring our rivers and natural areas requires so many partners – from national governments to local ones, from nonprofit organizations to responsible businesses. 
"I have seen how passionate neighbors can play a huge role – from restoring their local parks, to holding elected official accountable. This program helps people find the areas they are passionate about, and helps focus that passion on a project that can make a change.”

“Participants have created positive impact on their watersheds through a huge variety of project types. Projects from past sessions of the Community Action Training School included the creation of Students Saving Salmon at Edmonds Woodway High School, community-led restoration events, and translation of interpretive signs in one participant’s local park to the languages most often spoken in her neighborhood.

"In our last cohort, one participant worked with her neighbors to protect an important wetland from development and now she’s a part of the planning commission for her city,” said Kelly Frazee, Education Program Manager of Sound Salmon Solutions.

Field trip on stream restoration

Applications for this free program are due April 12th. You can find out more at the websites of either Sound Salmon Solutions Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group, the two organizations who are jointly organizing this program.

“I’ve always cared about salmon. But by participating in the CATS program, I better understood where I could best fit my talents into the road to salmon restoration,” says Dana Kemmerling, past CATS participant. 
“The speakers they brought in covered a range of the issues that are important to my community. Then, I was able to use my enthusiasm— and my marketing experience—to help co-workers and friends become inspired to help rip out blackberries and plant native plants along the Sammamish River.”

This program is funded by the King County Flood Control District, directed by the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum and the Cedar/Sammamish/Lake Washington watersheds.

For more information contact:

Kelly Frazee
Sound Salmon Solutions
kellyf@soundsalmonsolutions.org
http://www.soundsalmonsolutions.org/community-action-training-school

Antonia Jindrich
Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group
antonia@midsoundfisheries.org
206-949-6690
https://www.midsoundfisheries.org/wria-8-community-action-training-school-webpage/



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Craft together while you're apart in an Online Embroidery Class

Are you missing the camaraderie of fellow crafters or looking for a fun project to tackle remotely with friends or family?

If so, check out Embroidery for Beginners, an online class focused on the fundamentals of embroidery and offered by Continuing Education at Shoreline Community College.

In just four weeks, you’ll learn how to choose the ideal fabric, ways to transfer a design, and how to finish and secure the back of an embroidery hoop. 

Join facilitator Tricia Karsky as you work through four main stitches and embroider a landscape design featuring a saying of your choice. (Puns are welcome!) 

The cost of the course includes a basic embroidery kit that will be mailed to students prior to the first class, so friends or family can craft together while you're apart!

Fee: $79
Dates: April 12th - May 3rd (Mondays)
Time: 6:30 - 8pm Location: Online via Zoom

The full course description is available here or you can contact Continuing Education at continuing-ed@shoreline.edu for more information.



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Case updates April 2, 2021

  

 
Vaccine Locations
Vaccine eligibility is open to people in Phase 1B tiers 3 and 4. On April 15, everyone is eligible.

Case updates April 2, 2021



United States 
  • Total cases 30,424,145 - 65,933 in one day
  • Total deaths 552,829 - 944 in one day

Washington state   
  • Total cases 368,403 - 1,288 in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 20,688 - 47 in a day 
  • Total deaths 5,278 - 0 in a day 

King county 
  • Total cases 89,039 - 253 in a day  
  • Total hospitalizations 5,366 - 12 in a day  
  • Total deaths 1,472 - 1 in a day  

Seattle - population 744,995 (2018) 
  • Total cases 21,914 - 51 in a day
  • Total hospitalizations 1,235 -  -1 in a day
  • Total deaths 380 -  -1 in a day

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018) 
  • Total cases 2,132 - 9 in a day 
  • Total hospitalizations 188 -  -1 in a day
  • Total deaths 92 - 0 since last report

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018) 
  • cases 293 - 1 since yesterday
  • hospitalizations 17 -  1 since yesterday
  • deaths 4 - no change


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