Gloria's Birds: Comes the Cormorant!

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler

(Whoa, look at those feet -- perfect for propelling the cormorant underwater. I updated my camera's software and now have a Bird autofocus feature, and it works pretty well!)

--Gloria Z Nagler



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Jobs: City of Shoreline Recreation Specialist I (Specialized Recreation)

City of Shoreline
Recreation Specialist I (Specialized Recreation)
Closing date 7/26/2021 11:59 PM (PST)

GENERAL SUMMARY

The City's mission is to fulfill the community’s vision through highly valued public service. Our employees work relentlessly to achieve organizational goals while embracing the City’s values. City Mission, Values, and Goals

The City offers generous benefits to all regular employees.

This application does not support attachments. In lieu of a cover letter, candidates are expected to provide complete application and responses to the Supplemental Questions.

This job will start on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

Weekly schedule:

Monday -Thursday, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM and additional hours assigned throughout the month, including some weekend hours, totaling to 24 authorized hours per week (position eligible for benefits).

Job offer to the most successful candidate is contingent upon verification of driving history and a successful passing of a criminal background check.

WORK UNIT

This position is an integral part of 5-person team. The team works together on a daily basis providing programming for individuals with developmental disabilities. Planning activities, leading various programs, and effectively navigating the unique challenges of this group of individuals are what this position is comprised of. This team functions successfully by using a high level of communication, being open to feedback, having the ability to follow directions, and by being able to handle and resolve conflict in a timely and appropriate manner. Majority of the time spent in this position is working in an environment with 40 or more individuals with high needs in program Monday-Thursday. Because of this, it is important that the team be able to trust and rely on each other daily. This position will also support City sponsored Special Events such as Hamlin Haunt and Celebrate Shoreline. During these events, the hours dedicated to Specialized Recreation will decrease to accommodate the additional events.

DEFINITION

To lead and assist in implementing recreation activities by overseeing extra help and patron participation. Provide administrative support to recreation programs, prepare recreational facilities for participant use and provide guidance for classes, activities and special events.

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Scene on the Sound: R/V Thomas G. Thompson

Photo by Jan Hansen

The R/V Thomas G. Thompson is owned by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and operated under a Charter Party agreement by the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington as part of the Academic Research Fleet, within the UNOLS framework (University National Oceanographic Laboratories System). 

The R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) was constructed by Halter Marine and was delivered to ONR on 8 July 1991 and recently completed its mid-life overhaul at the end of 2017. 

The Thompson is 274 ft in length, 52.5 ft. beam, and at full load has a 19 foot draft. The normal cruising speed is 11 knots, and the Thompson offers a ships complement of 21 officers and crew, 2 marine technicians, and berthing for up to 36 scientists.

The Thompson was again in Shoreline on Wednesday. From this website one can follow her and even get a view from her webcam.

https://www.ocean.washington.edu/story/RV+Thomas+G+Thompson




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King county purchases hotel in Redmond for housing for people experiencing homelessness

Silver Cloud Inn in Redmond purchased for
permanent housing for people who are homeless
King County has just completed its fourth hotel purchase through the #HealthThroughHousing Initiative. 

What was formerly known as the Silver Cloud Inn in Redmond will soon become 144 units of permanent housing for King County residents experiencing chronic homelessness.

Across King County, communities are stepping up to the challenge of addressing chronic homelessness.

County Executive Dow Constantine said "I’m thankful to Mayor Angela Birney and the City of Redmond, Washington for bringing this vision to life for the people of this region."

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Shoreline Police: Burglar with blue shoes and orange mountain bike


The guy in the blue shoes liked burglarizing this business so much, he came back a second time!

On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 7:22am, Shoreline deputies responded to the 14700 block of Aurora Ave N for a commercial burglary report.

An employee told deputies cash from an unlocked file cabinet drawer was missing. In addition to the money, the suspect(s) took a small box of tools.


A review of surveillance footage shows a male entered the business from the back garage door on the east side of the building. The male arrived on an orange mountain bike. The suspect also had a large empty black duffle bag and a camo backpack.

Cameras capture him stealing the cash and quickly walking around the business before leaving out a window he had broken to get in.


An hour later, the same suspect returns with an accomplice. His accomplice is seen entering the building and walking around the business before leaving. It is unknown if the accomplice took anything.

The first suspect is a white male wearing a black windbreaker, bright blue running shoes, with a distinctive orange bike.

His accomplice is a white male wearing a black hoodie with white writing on the back, cargo shorts, white tennis shoes, with a gray bike.

If you recognize either man or have any information that could help us identify them, please call our non-emergency number at 206-296-3311 and reference case #C21021314.



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In the Garden Now: Clematis ‘Taiga’

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Photo by Victoria Gilleland
The gorgeous double flowered Clematis ‘Taiga’ is in full bloom. 

What a knockout in the garden!

It grows well in a container or in the ground. 

If you only grow one clematis make it this one!

--Victoria Gilleland



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Agenda for Shoreline council meeting July 19, 2021

Shoreline City Council 2021

The agenda for the July 19, 2021 Shoreline City Council regular meeting includes two Action items and one Study item.

Action Item 8(a) Appointment of Pro and Con Committee Members for City of Shoreline Proposition 1: General Obligation Bonds for Parks, Improvements and Park Land Acquisitions

Action Item 8(b) Action on Ordinance No. 937 - Amending the Shoreline Municipal Code to Add Chapter 10.22 Street Racing

This was discussed at the June 21, 2021 meeting. The Council is scheduled to take action on proposed Ordinance No. 937, which would amend the Shoreline Municipal Code to add a new chapter, Chapter 10.22, regarding Street Racing, addressing both racers as well as spectators.

Study Item 9(a) Discussion of Ordinance No. 934 - Amending Shoreline Municipal Code Chapter 20.30 to Add Procedures for Subdivision Vacations and Resolution No. 481 - Adopting a Fee for Subdivision Vacations

A vacation returns the land to its pre-subdivision state. The Planning Commission held a study session on this topic on May 20, 2021, and a Public Hearing on June 17, 2021. Since the 1900s, much of the City of Shoreline has been subdivided. Vacating such subdivisions will allow properties to be redeveloped under current zoning standards. 

Staff Analysis: The proposed amendments create a process that will allow the land to return to its pre-subdivision state, including the removal of restrictions and easements associated with existing single-family development which may facilitate redevelopment of the MUR zoning districts, as well as zoning districts Citywide, for their intended purposes.

Attend the virtual meeting and make comments: instructions here


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Gloria's Birds: Sheila's shoreside snooze...

Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler

(Sheila's a Canada Gosling on Lake Washington's shores)

--Gloria Z Nagler



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UW Medicine trial to test if booster shots keep COVID-19 at bay

Will we all need a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot to keep the virus away? Scientists with the UW Medicine Virology Research Clinic are hoping you can help them answer that looming question.

UW Medicine is one of 12 sites in the country launching an NIH-sponsored trial to test the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. The trial will mix-and-match types of doses for participants, by administering a single booster shot of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. 

That will include participants who’ve previously received either two Pfizer or Moderna doses or a single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Everyone involved will be routinely monitored for about a year after receiving the booster dose.

“We just want to be ready for whatever this virus throws at us,” says Dr. Christine Johnston, principal investigator and an associate professor of medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
“We want to have the evidence about whether boosters are effective or not,” says Johnston. “Right now, I think we still need a lot more data to understand when to get boosters, how to get them, how to phase them, the timing. And so that is exactly what this trial is trying to address.”

If you are interested in being part of this clinical trial, contact the UW at 206-520-4366 or email joinuwcovid19vax@uw.edu for more information.

More information here.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: UFO


Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter HERE





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Take a Trip through Time for Lake Forest Park’s 60th Anniversary on Saturday, July 24th


Did you know that the City of Lake Forest Park officially turns 60 this year?

Originally founded in 1912 as one of the Seattle area’s first planned communities, Lake Forest Park evolved through 50 years of growth before finally incorporating officially in June 1961.

Now Third Place Commons invites you to join in commemorating the city’s diamond anniversary with “The City of Lake Forest Park 60th Anniversary: Historical Reflections” with Vicki Stiles, Executive Director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 1pm.

Following welcome remarks from Lake Forest Park Mayor Jeff Johnson, Stiles will take you on a trip through time, examining the people and events that helped make Lake Forest Park uniquely what it is today.

This free Zoom event is part of Third Place Commons’ year-long series of virtual programs under the TPC At Home umbrella. Don’t miss this chance to learn the story of a very special place that over 13,000 people now call home.

Register here

For more about this and other free virtual events – as well as upcoming in-person events including Crafts Day at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market (on July 18th) and the return of live music – visit ThirdPlaceCommons.org

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 with TPC At Home programs.



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Case updates July 12, 2021

The UW Med vaccination clinic at the Shoreline Center, run by Shoreline Fire with the assistance of Bothell and Northshore Fire, will be closing after Tuesday, July 20.


Case updates July 12, 2021


United States 
  • Total cases 33,726,363 - 20,473 since yesterday
  • Total deaths 605,140 - 212 reported since yesterday

Washington state 
  • Total confirmed cases 419,603 - 509 since yesterday
  • Probable (additional) cases 38,211 - 596 since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 25,950 - 63 since yesterday
  • Total deaths 6,022  - 22 new since yesterday

King county 
  • Total confirmed cases 108,835 - 91 since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 6,573 - 4 since yesterday
  • Total deaths 1,678 - 6 new since yesterday

Seattle 
  • Total confirmed cases 25,762 - 28 since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 1,453 - 0 since yesterday
  • Total deaths 422 -  1 new since yesterday

Shoreline 
  • Total confirmed cases 2,503 -  1 since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 209 - 0 new since yesterday 
  • Total deaths 101 - 0 new since yesterday

Lake Forest Park 
  • Total confirmed cases 334 - 0 new since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 17 - 0 new since yesterday
  • Total deaths 4 - 0 new since yesterday


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Rally for Best Starts for Kids

The Best Starts for Kids Levy is up for renewal on the August 3rd ballot - your voice and vote are critical in continuing this support for children and families!

Join featured guests King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski, along with other community leaders and residents from North King County, as we rally to renew the Best Starts for Kids Levy, King County Prop. 1!

Mark your calendar today for Wed., July 28th at 5:30pm over Zoom! Register HERE

Since it launched in 2016, Best Starts for Kids has positively impacted the lives of so many children, youth and families in our community, delivering on its mission to support the healthy development of children, youth and families in King County. 

Best Starts for Kids focuses on five strategy areas that prioritize promoting positive outcomes for kids preventing negative outcomes, intervening early when kids and families need support, and building on community strengths.

Data shows that these investments and strategies are working. To date, Best Starts for Kids has reached 490,000 of King County’s youngest children and their families and 40,000 youth and young adults, catalyzing strong starts in a child’s earliest years and sustaining those gains through to adulthood.

Your help is needed to ensure that Best Starts for Kids can continue to invest in our children with effective and proven prevention strategies for the next six years!

Join on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 (5:30 - 6:15pm) to find out more about Best Starts for Kids and how you can help. 

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Plastic bag ban back for Shoreline

Attention businesses: Shoreline's plastic bag ban is currently in effect! 

Plastic shopping bags are prohibited in the City of Shoreline. 

Instead, retailers may encourage customers to bring their own reusable bags or provide paper bags that contain a minimum of 40% post-consumer recycled content. 

Visit the website for more information about what types of bags are required in Shoreline: https://www.codepublishing.com/.../Sho.../Shoreline0925.html.

The plastic bag ban was suspended during the pandemic.



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Shoreline Police: Package bandits are now bringing reusable bags to their capers

This is so Northwest. The package bandits are now bringing reusable bags to their capers.

Check out this video of a recent theft from the 16100 block of Ashworth Ave N in Shoreline.

According to the victim, this incident occurred on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 5:04pm. 

As you can see, a silver vehicle, possibly a Mitsubishi, backed in to the victim’s driveway. 

A woman gets out of the car, Seattle Mariners bag in hand, and helps herself to the victim’s packages before getting back into her vehicle and driving away.

We hope someone out there can identify this individual. If you have any information on who she is, please contact our non-emergency number at 206-296-3311 and reference case #C21702060.

--King county sheriff's office



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N 175th closed on both sides of Aurora on Tuesday

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Around 7pm on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, fire and police responded to a death at N 175th and Aurora.

Shoreline deputies investigated the incident and assured the public that there were no concerns for community safety. 

Eastbound and westbound NE 175th were closed to traffic during the response.

Police said "We thank the public for their patience as traffic delays and extra police / medical presence should be expected."

Corrected / updated - information previously published about a vehicle accident was incorrect.



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Brush fire on the Interurban Trail Tuesday

Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire

Shoreline Fire quickly extinguished a brush fire on the interurban trail at the 16100 block off Aurora. 

A reminder how of how quickly fire can spread in these dry conditions!



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Bike Safety Rodeo for Kids this Saturday in Lake Forest Park


This Saturday, July 17, 2021 from 10am to 2pm, the Lake Forest Park police department will be running a Bike Safety Rodeo at the Lake Forest Park Elementary School 18500 37th Ave NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

This event is a fun, interactive, non-competitive skills course designed for kids to improve their bike handling and traffic safety skills.

Kids will learn about stop signs, crosswalks, approaching corners as well as being considerate around other bikers and pedestrians.

The event is free and they will be giving away 25 helmets on a first come first serve basis.



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Barred owl in Terrace Creek Park

 
Photo copyright Breck Haining

I recently learned that there have been a number of Barred Owl sightings in Terrace Creek Park in Mountlake Terrace. I saw three juveniles there earlier this evening and this is one of them.

--Breck Haining, Lake Forest Park




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Ridgecrest garage sales bring out the neighborhood

A great way to meet your neighbors

On Saturday, July 10, 2021 the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association held its annual garage sale day. 

If you have large items, the driveway is the best location

It was more important than ever this year after the pandemic lockdown. 

If you don't have a lot of items, outside the fence, in the shade of the tree works just fine

People were happy to get out in the sun, talk to their neighbors and score some great bargains in the process. 

This one looks like fun!

Many people set up shop in their front yards, while others set up stations at the Tabernacle Baptist Church.


If you missed the sales - there's always next year.

All photos by Steven H. Robinson



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LFP Rotary is back to holding in person meetings, with an exciting lineup of speakers in July


Visit Lake Forest Park Rotary Club to hear a variety of community speakers, and to find out about our service projects. We are meeting in person at Lake Forest Park Presbyterian on Wednesday mornings at 7:00am for breakfast, and our speakers start at 7:30am. You can also join via Zoom. Lake Forest Park Presbyterian 17440 Brookside Blvd NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2257977384

Meeting ID: 225 797 7384

Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park

July 14
Speaker: Mayor Jeff Johnson

Join us for a presentation from Mayor Jeff Johnson on what has been going on in city hall over the past year and half. It’s been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the United States, and while we’ve been busy washing our hands, wearing masks, and occasionally scrambling to get toilet paper, city staff has continued to operate, working hard to get us through this tough period of time. The Mayor will go over current and future city projects, then answer any questions you may have.

July 21
Speaker: Mari Horita, Executive Director, One Roof Foundation

The Seattle Kraken is the NHL’s 32nd franchise, the first professional hockey team in Seattle since the Seattle Totems finished their 1974-75 season in the then-pro-Western Hockey League. The Kraken will play at Climate Pledge Arena, which is undergoing a transformation to develop the arena originally constructed for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair (saving the landmark roof) into a state-of-the-art facility, which will bring the best of live sport, music, and entertainment to the city.

The Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena are joining forces to create One Roof Foundation, which will serve as the philanthropic arm of both organizations. The foundation will be specific about how to generate social change in a trio of ‘primary impact’ areas: youth homelessness, access and opportunities in youth hockey and environmental justice.

July 28
Youth Resource Center in Lake Forest Park

Over the past four years, residents of Lake Forest Park and Shoreline have been working to address a critical need in their community: the lack of resources for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. Year after year, community members analyzed the results from their annual point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness as well as data from the Shoreline School District. The numbers were impossible to ignore. Youth homelessness rates were rising yet there were no organizations in either municipality to serve them.

So, the community decided to take matters into their own hands: they organized. The Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park, the North Urban Human Services Alliance (NUHSA), and the City of Lake Forest Park joined forces and worked with King County Councilmember, Rod Dembowski, to help address the need. 

The Rotary Club of Shoreline, the City of Shoreline, and the Shoreline School District later joined the efforts as well, adding increased capacity. In 2019, after years of advocacy, community members successfully secured funding in the King County Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy for a Youth Resource Navigator to serve young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.



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Rent Smart: I Cannot Pay Full Rent - What Are My Options?


A free workshop for people who need advice.

Rent Smart: I Cannot Pay Full Rent-What Are My Options? 

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 from 2-4pm

Join Solid Ground tenant counselors along with legal advisors on better understanding what rights you have if unable to make rent and what comes next.

A visiting attorney from the Tenant Law Center will be on hand to help with answering questions.

If you are currently living in King County and being threatened with eviction, contact the Housing Justice Project for legal assistance at 253-234-4204 or hjpstaff@kcba.org

Please register with an email address by 6pm on Tuesday July 13. You will receive an email with a Zoom link. You can also connect to this program by telephone.

Register HERE https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5fce73324ad4962f004c1bca

This workshop will be offered multiple times over the next few months. Register for other sessions HERE 



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Case updates July 11, 2021

The UW Med clinic at the Shoreline Center, run by Shoreline Fire with the assistance of Bothell and Northshore Fire, will be closing after July 20.


Case updates July 11, 2021


United States 
  • Total cases 33,672,474 - 4,035 since Friday
  • Total deaths 604,710 - 37 reported since Friday

Washington state 
  • Total confirmed cases 419,094 - 1,407 since Friday
  • Probable (additional) cases 37,615- 199 since Friday
  • Total hospitalizations 25,887- 129 since Friday
  • Total deaths 6,000  - 1 new since Friday

King county 
  • Total confirmed cases 108,744 - 347 since Friday
  • Total hospitalizations 6,569 - 19 since Friday
  • Total deaths 1,672 - 0  new

Seattle 
  • Total confirmed cases 25,734 - 89 since Friday
  • Total hospitalizations 1,453 - 3 since Friday
  • Total deaths 421 -  0  new

Shoreline 
  • Total confirmed cases 2,502 -  8 since Friday
  • Total hospitalizations 209 - 0 new
  • Total deaths 101 - 0 new

Lake Forest Park 
  • Total confirmed cases 334 - 0 new
  • Total hospitalizations 17 - 0 new
  • Total deaths 4 - 0 new


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Gloria's Insects: Is that you, Gloria? Long time no see!

Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler

(Great Golden Digger Wasps have prodigious memories:)
--Gloria Z Nagler



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Obituary: Jon Kennison 1947 - 2021 retired Shoreline Fire Commissioner

Monday, July 12, 2021

Jon Kennison
Jonathan "Jon" Kennison 1947-2021

Born July 1, 1947 in Seattle, Jon died suddenly June 24, 2021 in Edmonds, WA. 

He was the oldest child of James and Marjorie Kennison, who at that time lived in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. He was the eldest twin by a few minutes to his sister Judy. His youngest sister Janice passed away due to cancer.

He attended Lake Forest Park Elementary, Morgan Junior High and graduated from Shorecrest High School. His first job was working at Scougal Rubber Corporation; he then worked for Shoreline Water District #42 for almost 20 years.

In 1972, he married Jean Hellstrom of Shoreline and they remained together for 20 years, bearing two children between them.

Jon was widowed in 2016, when Lynn Pollock lost her battle with cancer. They had two dogs Chevy and Palmer.

Jon was an extremely talented coach and had a long history of leading many teams of different sports to State and World Championships. As a soccer coach he led the Spitfires to two State Championships and winning over 300 games in 11 years of coaching. In 1984, his softball team won the USSSA "A" World Championship.

Jon was extremely well versed in Shoreline history. He was influential in the beginning days of "Shoreline Christmas" and spent 34+ years as a Fire Commissioner with Shoreline Fire Department. He loved the fire service, bragging about the men and women of Shoreline Fire to anyone that would listen. He resigned his position in 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Walkowski Carlson, his sons, Strojan and Drew Kennison, as well as two grandchildren Cole and Cooper Kennison.

A memorial service will be held at the Innis Arden Clubhouse in Shoreline on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 5:30pm.

His family requests that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the Medic One Foundation https://www.mediconefoundation.org/ways-to-give/donate-online/



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Paul Lewing open studio sale this weekend

Acrylic painting by Paul Lewing

Shoreline artist Paul Lewing will hold his annual Open Studio Sale this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and 18, 2021 from 10am to 5pm.

It will be at his studio at 105 N 200 St. Shoreline, 98133.

Acrylic painting by Paul Lewing

No appointments this year, no masks if you're vaccinated.  Just like the good old days!  

Come on by and bring your friends to see my acrylic paintings and tiles.

www.paullewingtile.com



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County Council to host community meetings with finalists for law enforcement oversight director job

KCSO covers all but areas colored gray
The King County Council is hosting two virtual community meetings this week that will give members of the public the opportunity to ask questions and hear from the two finalist candidates to be the next director of the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO). 

The candidates – Tamer Abouzeid, an attorney, mediator, community organizer and policy professional, and Eddie Aubrey, a civilian police oversight manager and a former police auditor, judge, and prosecutor – will respond to prepared questions and then take questions from the community.

WHEN: 6pm to 8pm Tuesday, July 13, 2021 (link to join here 
and noon to 2pm Wednesday, July 14 (link to join here)

The Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) represents the interests of the public in its efforts to hold the King County Sheriff’s Office accountable for providing fair and just police services. Through its independent review, OLEO seeks to instill confidence and public trust in the integrity of Sheriff’s Office operations and in the effectiveness and professionalism of its employees. 

OLEO conducts outreach to the communities the Sheriff’s Office serves and provides oversight and recommendations through reviews and investigations of misconduct complaints and systemic issues. OLEO issues public reports and makes recommendations on policies and practices to the Sheriff’s Office.

OLEO’s jurisdiction is composed of all the places served by the Sheriff’s Office, including services in unincorporated areas of King County, King County airport, Metro, Sound Transit, and the partnering contract cities of:
  • Beaux Arts
  • Burien
  • Carnation
  • Covington
  • Kenmore
  • Maple Valley
  • Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
  • Newcastle
  • Sammamish
  • SeaTac
  • Shoreline
  • Skykomish
  • Woodinville


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Jobs: City of Shoreline Limited Term ARPA Navigator

City of Shoreline 
Limited Term ARPA Navigator

Job Type Limited Term
Closing date 7/25/2021 11:59 PM (PST)

GENERAL SUMMARY

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

The City of Shoreline is seeking individuals interested in joining the Recreation, Cultural and Community Services Department as an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Navigator. This is a 2-year Limited Term position with the potential to be extended for a third year if needed. This position was created to help ensure that Shoreline’s ARPA funding is utilized to the greatest benefit for the Shoreline community.

The ideal candidate will be excited to investigate existing resources and to develop recommendations regarding how best to use additional resources. The person in this role will work as part of an ARPA Navigation Team but will also need to be self-directed and able to work independently. Interest and skill conducting research and providing direct assistance to individuals and organizations is critical. Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Fluency in Spanish, Amharic, or Tigrinya is desirable, but not required.

The City's mission is to fulfill the community’s vision through highly valued public service. Our employees work relentlessly to achieve organizational goals while embracing the City’s values. City Mission, Values, and Goals

The City offers generous benefits to all regular employees.

This application does not support attachments. In lieu of a cover letter, candidates are expected to provide complete responses to the Supplemental Questions.

Job offer to the most successful candidate is contingent upon a successful passing of a criminal background check.

DEFINITION

Investigate where Federal, State and County governments are investing ARPA funds in programs and services that could benefit local residents and small businesses. Learn how those resources are accessed and provide direct assistance and advocacy to individuals and organizations in need of support, as appropriate. Identify gaps in services accessible to the Shoreline community and develop recommendations for allocation of Shoreline’s ARPA resources.

Job description and application



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Residents encouraged to take the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation plan survey

Northgate transit station photo courtesy PSRC

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is developing the next Regional Transportation Plan, which will describe how the region will meet transportation needs into the future, addressing existing needs and future growth.

The plan will outline investments the region is making to improve all aspects of the transportation system – from roads, transit, rail, ferry, bicycle and pedestrian systems – and ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods.

The plan is updated every four years per federal law and will respond to the priorities and growth strategy identified in VISION 2050.

PSRC wants to hear from you! Click here to take the survey through August and let PSRC know your thoughts as someone interested in transportation in Lake Forest Park. The survey is available in multiple languages.

The survey is open to anyone in the Puget Sound region.



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WSDOT opens new Good To Go! system with updated online features

Do you travel on toll roads or bridges?

The Washington State Department of Transportation launched the new Good To Go! Monday, July 12, 2021 following a 10-day closure while the department worked to transition to the new system.

Along with a redesigned MyGoodToGo.com, the new system includes a suite of features requested by customers during the past 10 years. And while WSDOT is excited to share the new system, customers are encouraged to be patient when returning to the website and contacting the Good To Go! call center.

To help customers learn how to use the new self-service features, WSDOT created a series of videos showing how to accomplish common tasks online. WSDOT hopes that providing these resources will help customers navigate the new system and minimize confusion, in addition to helping them avoid potentially long wait times at the call center.

WSDOT has begun to post trips to Good To Go! accounts and customers may see charges to their credit card or bank account if their Good To Go! account replenishes. It will take a while for WSDOT to process all trips which occurred during the closure.

No rush to complete toll tasks

Given the complexity of the transition, WSDOT and its vendors will be carefully monitoring the system. WSDOT is also asking customers to wait a while before visiting the new site or calling customer service if their question is not urgent. With the launch of the new system, customers with unpaid tolls will have at least two extra weeks to pay. WSDOT hopes this additional time will help ease the rush of activity following the reopening.

For updates, and to learn more about the new system, customers can visit the transition webpage, and follow Good To Go! on social media.



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For the Birds: Spotted Towhee — Our Resident Skulker

 

Spotted Towhee (male) on rock. Photo by Christine Southwick

By Christine Southwick

Spotted Towhees, formerly called Rufus-sided Towhees (their breasts and bellies are white), are gorgeous birds. If you have shrubs and leaves under them, then you probably have towhees, if you can spot one.

These “larger than Song Sparrows but smaller than robins” birds are masters of lurking under bushes and low branches as they vigorously scratch and double-kick through leaves and other duff searching for their meals of seeds and invertebrates.

Young Spotted Towhee first juvenile stage. Photo by Craig Kerns

Starting as early as February male Spotted Towhees claim their territories by belting out their buzzy songs— they sound similar to Dark-eyed Juncos, only louder.

These are ground nesters, with the females constructing the top edge of the nest level with the leaf litter. Watch for and avoid their nests which are usually in secluded areas. Both parents feed their 3-5 young, and often only have one brood.

They mainly feed their fledglings insects they find using their loud two-footed backward-hopping- insect-seeking rustling, but they eat predominately seeds and berries the rest of the year.

Juvenile Spotted Towhee in second stage -- body feathers are changed to appear more adult. Note the brown flight feathers. Photo by Craig Kerns

The juvenile towhees at first glance look like over-sized Song Sparrows with long dark tails. They start replacing their body feathers into the rufus sides like their parents about 3-4 weeks after they have left their nest, but their wing feathers will be dark brown. If you see only the male feeding his young — the female is probably hatching a second brood.

If a second brood fledges, you may see Spotted Towhees with three distinct feather patterns:
  1. beginning juvenile plumage,
  2. 2nd stage of juvenile plumage (these feathers will be kept until the following summer), and
  3. the shiny, black wing (flight) feathers of the impressive adults.

Three colors of eyes as Spotted Towhees age. Photo by Elaine Chuang

Another clue is eye color. Juvies have grayish eyes; first to second year birds have orange eyes; and adults over two years old have bright reddish eyes.

Right now you might not be seeing them under feeders too much, but they are skulking around under those shrubs and digging through to the leaves.



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Free food for kids and teens all summer long at the Shoreline Library

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The Hunger Intervention Program is offering free take-home meals for kids and teens at the Shoreline Library, Monday to Friday from 1 - 2pm.

The program will continue through the summer, until school resumes.

The library, which recently reopened, is located at 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155 on the southwest corner of NE 175th and 5th NE.

A reminder that you can no longer make a left turn across traffic into the library lower parking lot.



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Case updates July 10, 2021 - no updates

The UW Med clinic at the Shoreline Center, run by Shoreline Fire with the assistance of Bothell and Northshore Fire, will be closing and July 20 is the last day.

Case updates July 10, 2021


United States - no updates today
  • Total cases 33,659,974 -   in one day
  • Total deaths 604,596 -  reported in one day

Washington state - not updated on weekends
  • Total confirmed cases 417,687 -  new since yesterday
  • Probable (additional) cases 37,416 -  new since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 25,758 -  since yesterday
  • Total deaths 5,997  -  new since yesterday.

King county - not updated on weekends
  • Total confirmed cases 108,397 -  new since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 6,550 -  new since yesterday
  • Total deaths 1,672 -   new since yesterday

Seattle - not updated on weekends
  • Total confirmed cases 25,645 -   new since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 1,450 -  new since yesterday
  • Total deaths 421 -    new since yesterday

Shoreline - not updated on weekends
  • Total confirmed cases 2,494 -    new since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 209 -   new since yesterday
  • Total deaths 101 -  new since yesterday

Lake Forest Park - not updated on weekends
  • Total confirmed cases 334 -  new since yesterday
  • Total hospitalizations 17 -  new since yesterday
  • Total deaths 4 -  new since yesterday

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King County licensing, recording, and animal services to remain online for now

Most of the restrictions implemented as the COVID-19 pandemic swept into King County and Washington State in early 2020 were lifted as of June 30. Gov. Jay Inslee recently unveiled the "Washington Ready" plan that will help the state reopen and get back on track after 15 months of shutdowns.

While the Washington Ready framework does allow government services to reopen to in-person customers, King County is in the midst of a project that will close the King County Administration Building in downtown Seattle and relocate the services that had been provided there prior to the pandemic. 

Until the project is finished later this year, services provided by the King County Records and Licensing Services (RALS) Division will continue online, by phone, and by mail or dropbox, depending on the service.

The RALS services that will remain virtual are:
  • Marriage licensing
  • Document recording
  • Certified copies of recorded documents
  • Real estate transaction recording
  • Restrictive covenant modifications
  • Vehicle/vessel and pet licensing services that were once provided at the Administration Building
  • Licensing subagents, which are independent small businesses that contract with King County to provide vehicle and vessel licensing, will continue to set their own policies for in-person service
  • For-hire driver licensing, including Transportation Network Company (TNC) permitting
  • Process server registration

In addition, pet adoptions and other services at the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent will remain on an appointment-only or will-call basis

For more information on how to obtain Recorder's Office services, please visit kingcounty.gov/recorder

For information about vehicle and vessel licensing, including the locations of licensing subagents, log on to kingcounty.gov/vehicle

To learn more about for-hire licensing and permitting, go to kingcounty.gov/ForHire. For animal services, see kingcounty.gov/pets.



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