Shoreline City Staff learn about the Lunar New Year in presentation from Shoreline resident Hua Zhang

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Photo courtesy Hua Zhang

Hua Zhang, well known in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park as a teacher of Mandarin and Chinese culture to students, was invited to share her presentation on the Lunar New Year to a virtual gathering of City of Shoreline staff on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

Photo courtesy Hua Zhang

Hua shared not just information but brought her 'tiger energy' to the Year of the Tiger with costume and dance.

You can see her presentation in this YouTube video here.



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Lady and the Tramp spaghetti special for two all weekend at The Local 104

Valentine's weekend
Lady and the Tramp special for two
Valentines Day approaches! 

Lady and the Tramp spaghetti special for two - house made hand cut pasta with classic red sauce and meatballs- all weekend long or, before we sell out 

The Local 104 on Ballinger Way in Lake Forest Park. 18498 Ballinger Way NE.

206-309-4104. info@thelocal104.com

Dessert for two - almond cake with vanilla ice cream and pears poached in @greenwoodcider strawberry kiwi cider. 

Happy Valentine’s / Super Bowl / it’s the weekend!



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Valentine's Lovers' Package at the Drumlin


We're bringing back Valentine's Day with private poetry readings with your choice of genre. 

This year we're adding a lot: a house cheesecake for two (ish), a selection of bubblies, and a candle! 

We're sort of serious, but we can be as irreverent as you want us to be. Oskar's Pizza is at the curb, rounding out the perfect Valentine's Day whether you're celebrating alone, with friends, or with a valentine.

Drumlin is located at 522 NE 165th Street Shoreline, WA 98155 in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood. More information here



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: A frank Valentine

 
Valentine's Day is Monday - will you make the mustard? If not, you have this weekend to ketchup.



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Lake Forest Park City Council to hold Public Hearing on Proposed Code Amendments regarding Accessory Dwelling Units

Image courtesy City of LFP
The City of Lake Forest Park City Council has been reviewing proposed amendments to the Lake Forest Park Municipal Code (LFPMC) regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Accessory Structures for adoption under Ordinance Number 1235. 

The City Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments regarding amendments to the following in the LFPMC: 
  • section 18.50.050, Accessory dwelling units; 
  • section18.50.060 Accessory structures and buildings; and 
  • related definitions in Chapter 18.08. 

The public hearing is intended primarily to provide an opportunity for public testimony regarding draft code amendments that may be found in the agenda packet for the hearing and alternatives to same.

The public hearing will be conducted during the City Council’s regular meeting on February 24, 2022.The meeting will begin at 7pm and the public hearing will commence thereafter. 

The public hearing will be held virtually. Instructions for how to participate in the virtual public hearing may be found on the agenda for the meeting. Written testimony will be accepted prior to the meeting and distributed to the City Council and verbal testimony will be accepted during the public hearing.

  • Written comments should be submitted to City Clerk Matt McLean no later than 5pm local time on the date of the hearing.
  • Any person wishing to provide oral testimony at the hearing is encouraged to register via the Remote Public Comment Sign-in Form on the City’s Virtual Meetings During COVID-19 webpage by 5pm on the date of the meeting. 
  • Persons who have not signed up on the online public hearing sign-in sheet will be called upon to raise their hand through the Zoom meeting webinar feature and will be added to the speakers’ queue by the City Clerk, to be called upon by the Meeting Chair or designee. 
  • A request to speak can also be made by phone directly to the City Clerk at 206-368-5540 prior to 5pm on the date of the meeting.

Click here to view the public hearing notice.

The agenda will be available here by 5pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.



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Jobs: WSDOT Sno-King Assistant Project Engineer

WSDOT
Sno-King Assistant Project Engineer

Washington State Department of Transportation is currently seeking an experienced engineer professionals with exceptional leadership and project management skills to lead a staff of project managers, engineers, and technicians responsible for the development and delivery of critical transportation projects. 

The main purpose of this role is to assist the Project Engineer in delivering the Northwest Region’s highway design and construction contracts to meet local, state, and federal standards within scope, schedule, and budget. If you are a professional engineer with management experience and have a background in both design and construction engineering, we encourage you to apply!




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Gov. Inslee says pandemic ‘turning point’ could see mask requirements lifted soon

Gov. Inslee, summer 2020
Gov. Jay Inslee welcomed declines in COVID hospitalizations this week as evidence the state is at a turning point in the pandemic. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations and case counts remain high, but Inslee on Wednesday said the trends indicate we are at a turning point in the pandemic that could result in mask requirements being relaxed.

Inslee announced a series of actions that will be lifted February 18, 2022. 

Washington National Guard service members will begin to wind down deployment to hospitals; hospitals will be able to resume non-urgent procedures; and outdoor mask requirements at large events with more than 500 attendees will also end.

Conversations are also being had about when and how to safely change indoor mask requirements. Inslee said he would announce a decision next week.

"For the millions of Washingtonians who have quietly been doing all the right things these past two years to protect themselves, their families and their communities, thank you. You have helped save lives. We will continue to move forward carefully and cautiously, together," Inslee said.


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Olympic View Water District gains approval to remove 96 trees along Deer Creek in Woodway

The green portion on the map labeled "Deer Park Reserve"
is the Watershed where 96 trees will be removed
Graphic courtesy Town of Woodway 
According to Woodway Mayor Mike Quinn, Olympic Water and Sewer District recently approached the Town with concerns about the condition of a substantial number of trees on their property in the Deer Creek Watershed.

"After several site visits, we have confirmed that 96 trees of various sizes present a hazard to Olympic View’s building and infrastructure." 

There also are trees along N Deer Drive that need to be removed. These trees mainly consist of alders that are at or past their life expectancy – most with a severe lean or broken tops.

Olympic View submitted a tree permit application, which was approved in accordance with the Woodway Municipal Code. They will now begin removing the trees.



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Northshore Fire to contract for services from Shoreline Fire

Northshore still owns its assets
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
By Diane Hettrick

As previously announced, (see previous article) the board of the Northshore Fire Department, which serves Kenmore and Lake Forest Park, has voted to contract with Shoreline Fire to provide services.

So what does this mean? Some people are looking at it as a merger, which it is not.

I asked Chief Matt Cowan of Shoreline Fire to explain the difference between a merger and a contract for services.

"Under a contract for services the NFD will still remain as a fire department. They will have a Board of Commissioners, be able to levy taxes, and will maintain ownership of their assets. 

"All of their employees, except their Board Secretary, will transfer to SFD and they will pay us to manage and deliver full services to the Lake Forest Park and Kenmore communities. This will allow for a great amount of efficiency, cost savings, and a higher level of services.

"A merger would be a complete absorption of the NFD, where the fire department would no longer exist.  There would be one Board, one owner of assets, one taxing authority, and a complete blending of all aspects of the fire department. This would also result in some additional efficiencies above a contract and requires a vote of the citizens.

Shoreline Fire photo by Steven H. Robinson
"The NFD Board has voted to contract with SFD, so our next steps are to develop an Inter-Local Agreement (ILA) and a plan on integrating services and personnel.

"We are actively working collaboratively to accomplish these tasks and hope that most of this work can occur in the next couple of months. Some work, of course, will take a bit longer such as an evaluation of programs and non-critical policies.  

"While it is a lot of hard work, everyone in both Departments is very excited about the positive benefits that we can achieve together."

All local fire departments work collaboratively. There are no turf wars when there is an emergency call. The closest unit responds. If two different department respond, the first one to reach the scene will immediately begin action. Past the emergency stage, the department whose territory it is will take over and the other department will leave.

Local department, including Bothell, train together, taking advantage of empty building which are going to be torn down.

Medic One is a regional program which is administered by Shoreline Fire, and was already serving the Northshore district.



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Jazz Vespers Sunday

Jazz Vespers Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 5:00pm, live at Lake Forest Park Church and streamed live on our Jazz Vespers LFP Facebook page.

For February, we'll have a full band with:
  • ALEXEY NIKOLAEV, saxophone
  • PHIL SPARKS, bass
  • STEFAN SCHATZ, drums
  • JOHN HANSEN, piano
  • JEAN CHAUMONT, guitar
The theme will be "Summons" and feature a reflection by guest speaker Dave Rohrer who is pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church and a selection of Hard Bop* anthems.

We are looking forward to the time together!



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Case updates February 11, 2022

COVID-19 Updates - increases are reported in 7 or 14 day periods 

 

United States  

  
  • Total cases 77,345,683
  • Cases in past 7 days - 1,332,810
  • Total deaths 912,757

Washington State

  • Friday, February 11, 2022: Due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases, Department of Health is experiencing substantial slowdowns in our data systems


King county

Level of Community Transmission is based on the number of new cases per 100,000 residents in the past 7 days:

High: ≥ 100
Substantial: 50-99
Moderate: 10-49
Low: < 10

  • Total confirmed cases - 339,149
  • Cases in past 7 days - 8,931 
  • Total hospitalizations - 11,093
  • Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 191  
  • Total deaths - 2,465
  • Deaths in past 14 days -106  
  • Level of community transmission HIGH  

Seattle 
  • Total confirmed cases - 91,444 
  • Cases in past 7 days - 2,291   
  • Total hospitalizations - 2,400
  • Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 45    
  • Total deaths - 603
  • Deaths in 14 days - 29     
  • Level of community transmission HIGH  

Shoreline  
  • Total confirmed cases - 7,912 
  • Cases in past 7 days - 241    
  • Total hospitalizations - 295    
  • Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 5
  • Total deaths - 125
  • Deaths in 14 days - 2 
  • Level of community transmission: HIGH

Lake Forest Park 
  • Total confirmed cases - 1,403   
  • Cases in past 7 days - 63 
  • Total hospitalizations - 31    
  • Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 1
  • Total deaths 6  - 0 
  • Deaths in 14 days - 0
  • Level of community transmission: HIGH


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Northwest Spring and Garden Show Feb 9-13, 2022

Friday, February 11, 2022

Lee and Roger Lageschulte with Cisco Morris at Nature Perfect Landscaping and Design

Northwest Flower and Garden Festival
February 9-13, 2022
Washington State Convention Center, 
705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

Farmer Frog's Garden
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
SHOW FEATURES
 
The Gardens
Garden Creators from around the Pacific Northwest put their blood and tears into stunning display gardens. 

These incredible works of art, constructed in under 72 hours on the show floor, are central to what makes the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival a world renowned experience of garden design and innovation.

Urban Earth Nursery
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
This year there will be 14 gardens which will be voted on by attendees for the People’s Choice.  On Tuesday February 8th the 14 gardens were judge by a panel of gardening professionals. 
 
These gardens are full of design themes and the plants are labeled so you will be able to know what plants you might want to purchase for your own gardens.
 
City Living
Joining the Display Gardens on the garden floor, 10 delightful patio gardens offer lots of practical ideas and inspiration with container garden design, especially for apartment and condo dwellers or anyone with a limited space for outdoor gardening.
Lee Lageschulte loved the orchids
Marketplace
With over 280 high-quality vendors, it’s a spectacular shopping opportunity for on-of-a-kind gift items, must-have plants, the hottest new garden accessories, hand-crafted art and furniture, vintage garden wares, books, specialty seeds, artisan gourmet foods, and more.  This one-stop shopping destination attracts vendors from around the U.S and Canada.
 
Seminars
Free Seminars and demonstrations.

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

There are also a variety of other events and displays to view while visiting the Festival.

Getting There

Steve Robinson says, "If people are interested in getting ready for spring garden ideas and plants this would be the place to go. I took Light rail from Northgate to downtown. It was a quick and inexpensive way. The only challenge is finding free parking at Northgate. If you get to the Park n Ride after 9:00am you may end up paying for Kraken Parking for uptown $2 for 6 or more hours."



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SR 104, I-5 ramps to close overnight for light rail work next week

The eastbound State Route 104 on-ramps to northbound I-5 will close from 8pm to 4:30am nightly Monday, February 14 through the morning of Friday, February 17, 2022.

The northbound I-5 off-ramps to westbound State Route 104 will close from 9pm to 4am nightly Monday, February 14 through the morning of Friday, February 17.

Sound Transit contractor crews will continue work on the Lynnwood Light Rail extension during the closures.



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Crews continue to repaint crosswalk markings on Lake City Way

Photo by Juan Cardenas on Unsplash.com
Contractor crews continue to paint temporary stop bars and crosswalks on SR 522 - Lake City Way, nightly. 

This work is weather-dependent and expected to take about three weeks. 

Drivers can expect nightly lane closures with traffic maintained in each direction.


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Seattle Symphony marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066

Executive Order 9066
The Seattle Symphony marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 with a week-long digital broadcast of the EO9066 program on Seattle Symphony Live

Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the relocation and incarceration of over 100,000 innocent Japanese American citizens during World War II. 

Over the course of several months, Japanese American men, women and children were removed from their homes and held at internment camps without due process. 

The executive order indelibly changed their lives and the history of the Puget Sound region, with many lingering effects still felt today.

The EO9066 program will be available to stream on Seattle Symphony Live for one week, beginning Thursday, February 17, 2022 and run through February 24. 

On February 19th, the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the performance will be available to stream for free. 
 
In this powerful concert, the orchestra showcases two works inspired by the executive order — first, the world premiere performance of of Paul Chihara’s Beyond the Hills, a Seattle Symphony commission; then the musicians are joined on stage by Seattle-born Kishi Bashi for his own Improvisations on EO9066; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 rounds out the program.



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NE 145 night closures again next week


As early as Monday, February 14, 2022 Sound Transit will be closing the off-ramp from NB I-5 via exit 175 for work zone for girder setting. Additionally, there will be a full closure at the NE 145th overcrossing. This closure is a necessary step for construction of the Lynnwood Link light rail.

Closure times are 11pm to 5am.



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Learn the basics of crime scene investigation in Shoreline Community College class

REGISTER NOW for "Fingerprints and Forensics" on February 23rd!

Learn the basics of crime scene investigation with Lynne Dean, a retired Latent Fingerprint Examiner with the King County Sheriff’s Office. 

Hands-on exercises at home will give you a “feel” for working with evidence. Discover how to distinguish fact from fiction on your favorite CSI-style TV shows.

One online session, February 23, 2022 from 6:00 – 9:00pm. 

Shoreline Community College continuing education.

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Jobs: Center for Human Services - Clinician

Center for Human Services - Edmonds
Clinical therapist

Want to join an innovative community-based organization? If you value social justice, are committed to providing quality services, and are not afraid of challenges, we want to talk with you. Center for Human Services (CHS) is currently seeking the right clinician to join our team. We offer our staff an EXCELLENT benefit package which includes fully paid health, vision, dental, pharmacy, life, and long-term disability insurance, as well as a generous leave package.

We are seeking for a therapist who is excited to join our team. The therapist in this position will work with dynamic team of therapists to provide quality mental health therapy to children, youth, adults, and families in Snohomish County. This therapist will participate in program development and evaluation of mental health program. Full time is preferred. This position is in our Edmonds office. Salary range is $25.00- $29.32 per hour, depending on experience and licensure.

Job Requirements:
  • Master’s degree in Human Services/ Behavioral Sciences or related field
  • Current Agency Affiliated, Associate, or Fully Licensed MSW, MFT or MHC professional in Washington State
  • One or more years clinical experience working with children and families
  • Valid Washington State Driver’s License and reliable transportation
  • Experience navigating different systems (schools/families)
  • Experience working with trauma issues
  • Excellent organizational/administrative skills with good computer skills
  • Commitment to confronting racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other discriminatory practices
  • Demonstrate commitment to diversity, cultural relevancy, and inclusion
  • Engage in on-going self-exploration and growth related to race, power, and privilege
  • Has a passion for working in community mental health with marginalized and vulnerable groups of people
  • Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team
  • Ability to adapt to change
  • Sense of humor
CHS is a non-profit organization with a great work environment, including staff who are passionate about and dedicated to the community. If you want to join an established organization at a time of growth and transformation, this is the place.

To apply, send resume and cover letter to jobopportunities@chs-nw.org. Full job description can be found on website at www.chs-nw.org


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Shoreline property owners may be eligible for $2000 to build a rain garden

Graphic courtesy City of Shoreline
Soil is a natural sponge. It soaks water into the ground and naturally filters out pollution. 

If you build a rain garden, plant natives, or plant a tree in your yard, you can help this natural sponge soak up rainwater, reduce flooding, and filter out pollution from roads, driveways and parking lots.

Shoreline property owners may be eligible for up to $2000 to install a new rain garden or native landscaping. 

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Shoreline Schools' levies easily pass at 69% and 71%

The two Shoreline School District levies have easily passed with the education and resources levy at 69.49% and the technology levy at 71%.

Votes are still being counted. If Shoreline's education levy goes up half a percentage point we will join Mercer Island, Seattle, and Vashon Island in the 70% group.

The only King county levies that seem to be failing are in Fife, and Riverview has a squeaker at 50.98. 

King county school districts on the February ballot:
  • Bellevue 61.08
  • Enumclaw 51.23
  • Federal Way 56.79 and 52.32
  • Fife 47.58 and 48.76
  • Kent 53.3
  • Lake Washington 58 and 59 and 56
  • Mercer Island 72 and 71
  • Northshore 61 and 62 and 62 (the levies also passing in Snohomish county)
  • Renton 62 and 63
  • Riverview 50.98 and 54.12
  • Seattle 78.5 and 78.79
  • Shoreline 69 and 71
  • Snoqualmie Valley 58 and 59
  • Vashon Island 70
Our neighbors in Woodway precincts (Snohomish county) voted Yes: 
  • Precinct WOODWAY 1 61.69% 
  • Precinct WOODWAY 2 53.39% 
Overall the Edmonds school district (Snohomish county) Prop 1 is passing with 62%


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Seattle Dance Fitness’s new Shoreline location instructs social distancing classes with mind, body positive message

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Seattle Dance Fitness instructor team. (l-r) Tamara Littlejohn, Anna-Marie Lim, Candice Levy, Jessica Gleason, Kim Oliver, and Elizabeth Ang. Photo by Bronwen Houck Photography.

By Adrienne Washington

Jessica Gleason, owner of Seattle Dance Fitness, opened her first dance studio last fall after teaching online dance classes since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Gleason first found her love for dance fitness after participating in Zumba classes and teaching little kids’ creative movement classes at her local gym. Now she is transitioning that love to her new studio.

Located in north Shoreline across from Aurora Village, the new dance studio opened its doors to the public in the fall of last year. Dance students can attend via Zoom or in-person at the new location, participating in non-performative hip-hop dance with a mind- and body-positive message.

The studio features dance fitness, an increasingly popular workout where students participate in group freestyle dancing while getting the benefits of a full body aerobic workout.

Gleason has a background in dance and strong ties with the Shoreline community as an involved PTA mom. She received her bachelor’s degree in Dance Theater from the University of Washington and was a professional modern dancer through her 20s.

Gleason started teaching her own adult classes in 2014, because she enjoyed the welcoming, non-competitive aspect of dance fitness.

“I just thought, well, if adults are having fun doing non-performative dance for fitness dance fun, kids are probably going to want to do it too,” Gleason said.

Working in after-school enrichment programs in Shoreline, she was able to teach her own hip-hop kids dance fitness classes. Before the pandemic, she was teaching in 14 different Seattle area schools.

“It was really popular,” she said. “We did follow-along songs, we did a game, a little bit of choreography, and we did free dancing.”

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, Gleason turned to teaching her dance classes online.

“I couldn’t be in schools anymore, so I quickly switched all of my programming onto Zoom, teaching out of my house, with some other instructors as well. In the meantime, for the adult program, I started renting space in a couple of different studios around town,” Gleason said.

With 65 adult monthly membership holders and in-person facilities reopening with COVID-19 guidelines, Gleason began her search for the perfect dance studio.

Gleason was able to find her dance studio’s home in a standalone warehouse building near Costco in Shoreline, which used to be a CrossFit gym.

“I'm a Shoreline mom. And so, it worked. The location and the space and everything was kind of perfect,” Gleason said about the new studio.

The studio has a large mirror, but Gleason chooses to cover the mirror to dissuade students from a competitive mindset. She focused on fun and bettering the mind and body in an inclusive space.

Angela Agustin, adult dance fitness student, enjoying class at the new studio. Photo by Karen Rowe.
Seattle Dance Fitness offers classes for all ages. For toddlers 1 to 4 years old, there are move and grow sessions, where they have fun with props, games, and music. Elementary and middle school kids can join the hip-hop kids dance fitness classes. In these sessions, students dance and move to the top hip-hop and pop hits, often called a kids' dance party

Raphael Laprade is a member with two daughters who attend classes at Seattle Dance Fitness.

“They like the pop hip-hop feel to it, and the fact that they’re learning the moves too, and choreography. They love hip-hop kids,” Laprade said about the class.

Guests participating in a kid’s dance birthday party at the Seattle Dance Fitness studio.
Photo by Ellie Greene Photography.

To ensure all students’ safety during classes, dance instructors are fully vaccinated, and all in-person attendees over age 12 must provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. All state regulated COVID-19 policies must be followed, including wearing masks indoors. Luckily, the dance studio has a large garage door that helps keep the room ventilated.

“The big garage door is just amazing,” Laprade said, “and even with or without a pandemic, you know, it just gets that air flowing.”

Guest instructor Camille Neilsen instructing a Seattle Dance Fitness class. The garage door is left open during classes to ventilate the studio. Photo by Karen Rowe.

Adult members get a range of dance and fitness classes, from yoga, kickboxing, and booty camp to cardio dance party and the wildly popular WERQ cardio dance fitness. Cardio dance party are one-hour sessions of clean clubbing and dancing with your class while getting fit. Each class helps to burn between 400-1000 calories, Gleason said.

“Seattle Dance Fitness is like the community,” Laprade said. “It's like you come in and we're all just best friends and just supportive, so that coupled with the best workout is gold.”

Gleason holds events at her dance studio, like movie nights, night markets, fundraisers, and of course, clean clubbing nights. Last December, Seattle Dance Fitness partnered with Seattle T2P2, an initiative dedicated to ending period poverty. Throughout the month, students could donate menstrual products when they came to dance classes or night markets. Gleason said the donation drive was successful and the products were delivered to T2P2 to be redistributed to those in need.

“I think we ended up driving about 5,000 different tampons and pads to them by collecting them at the studio. We also did a cash donation for them,” Gleason said.

Gleason often has guest instructors for members. This February, Latina dance instructor Marietta Villalobos will be instructing a twerk and pelvic dance class called Be My Valentwerk at the studio. The booty movement class will teach students the history of where twerk came from, and to destigmatize the woman’s body.

The class covers different booty movements, such as twerk, Brazilian Funk, Latin rhythms, African rhythms, Caribbean rhythms, and North American rhythms. Villalobos wants students to feel comfortable in their bodies.

Seattle Dance Fitness shows love and support to the LGBTQ+ community.
Staff (l-r) Kim Oliver, Ruben Pereya, Jessica Gleason, Karen Rowe.
Photo by Bronwen Houck Photography at the Olympic Sculpture Park.

“My main goal is to break the stigma around women's bodies and that's where I feel like most of my work comes from,” Villalobos said.

Villalobos said her classes empower women while connecting with their bodies in their own way.

“But it's most gratifying to me to fight the patriarchy through our bodies and taking back ownership of it,” Villalobos said. 
“So, my main work comes from helping people heal, primarily women, but it's open to anybody -- he, she, they – because we hold a lot of trauma in our pelvic bowl, in our body and especially women. We hold a lot of trauma in our womb.” 
Seattle Dance Fitness instructors (l-r) Karen Rowe, Ruben Pereya, Jessica Gleason, Lisa Otness, Kim Oliver. Photo by Bronwen Houck Photography.

More information about Seattle Dance Fitness at SeattleDanceFitness.com

Contact jessica@seattledancefitness.com

New Studio Address:
1501 N 200th St, Warehouse A, Shoreline, WA 98133
Located just south of Costco Shoreline.



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Learn the basics of the food business with Devra Gartenstein of Patty Pan Cooperative

Devra Gartenstein cooking in the Patty Pan kitchen
Learn FOOD BUSINESS BASICS with Devra Gartenstein of Patty Pan Cooperative. 

She will teach you about pricing, marketing, permits, and give you the tools you need to get started on your own food business. 

Three online classes Tuesdays, February 15 – March 1 from 6:00 – 8:00pm.

Shoreline Community College Continuing Education




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Public forums to meet candidates for Shoreline Community College President

Shoreline Community College
Aerial photography by Jared Solano. Instagram @Juarez.Solano

Shoreline Community College is holding Community Open Forums next week for college Presidential finalists. 

The Community Open Forum will be offered online (via zoom) on 
  • Tuesday (2/15)
  • Wednesday (2/16) 
  • Thursday (2/17) 
  • Friday (2/18)
The sessions are from 9:30am – 10:15am each day 

CITY OF SHORELINE COMMUNITY OPEN FORUM

Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/CommunityOpenForum

Candidates will be asked to respond to a brief prompt regarding their background relative to the Presidential position requirements, and then open it up for any questions from the community. 

Interested community partners can find additional information/updates at Shoreline’s Presidential Search website, and finalist names and bios will be released this Friday, February 11th at end of day.



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Senate unanimously approves major school seismic safety funding bill

American Geosciences Institute

OLYMPIA — Schools in parts of the state threatened by earthquakes or tsunamis would be able to draw from a sizable pot of state funding to replace or retrofit buildings, under a bill passed by the Senate tonight.

“Hundreds of school buildings across the state, from tsunami zones on the coast to seismically active areas inland, face a high risk of serious damage,” said Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle), the sponsor of SB 5933
“Low-probability but catastrophic risks like earthquakes and tsunamis are some of the hardest for communities to guard against. The cost is high, and the likelihood for any one town is that its schools will be spared a disaster, making it hard to justify funding.
“But when multiplied by all the communities in potentially geologically active areas across our state — one with an unusually high risk of seismic activity, as Mt. St. Helens demonstrated so lastingly — this problem is urgent.”

Frockt’s bill would establish a grant program to provide state funding toward the cost of replacing or seismically retrofitting school buildings in high seismic areas or tsunami zones. The grants would pay two-thirds of the cost of replacing or retrofitting eligible schools.

Eligible school buildings would have been built before 1998 and not retrofitted more recently than 2005.

The bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.



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Reflections PTA Arts Contest: 30 Shoreline Council District finalists will advance to state competition

Reflections is an annual art contest sponsored by the National PTA which picks a theme. This year's theme was "I will change the world by..."

Competitions begin at each PTA, who select top entries to go the the Shoreline PTA Council district competition. Top entries at district are sent to the Washington state competition, and winning entries at state are entered in the national competition.

Thirty entries at the Shoreline Council District competition are being entered in the state competition this year.

They were chosen from 122 entries which can all be seen here


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Agenda for Shoreline council meeting February 14, 2022

The agenda for the February 14, 2022 Shoreline City Council Meeting has one study item:

8(a) Discussion of Ordinance No. 954 – Amending the 2021-2022 Biennial Budget

Staff have identified operating programs and capital projects that require additional budget allocation, as well as changes to position classifications on the salary table. These needs were not known or were in development in November 2021 at the time the 2021-2022 mid-biennial budget review was conducted and the mid-biennial budget modification was adopted by the City Council through Ordinance No. 945.

This meeting will provide an opportunity for the City Council to review proposed Ordinance No. 954 and ask specific questions and provide staff direction. If the City Council does not have any concerns, staff will immediately commence recruitment to fill the positions impacted by this amendment and schedule action on proposed Ordinance No. 954 on February 28, 2022.

Attend or comment: instructions here



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Shoreline voters approve Proposition 1 for park and recreation improvement bond

Preliminary plans for James Keough Park
Shoreline voters showed strong support for Proposition 1, a park bond levy for park improvements and park land acquisitions, in Tuesday’s Special Election. As of today, over 68% of those casting ballots approved the measure. Bond measures require 60% approval to pass. 

Five parks will receive sizable improvements thanks to Proposition 1, including Brugger’s Bog, Hillwood, James Keough, Richmond Highlands, and Briarcrest Community (east Hamlin). 

Park improvements will include such things as playgrounds, splash-pads, multi-sports courts, walking trails, picnic shelters, off-leash dog areas, and a fully accessible play area for people of all physical abilities. 

Additional investments in park amenities include constructing a new off-leash dog area and play area at Ridgecrest Park; upgrading the off-leash dog area and converting the dirt soccer field to grass at Shoreview Park; making the education center and children’s garden accessible to people of all abilities at Kruckeberg Botanic Garden; and installing public art throughout the City. 

Park land acquisitions and improvements will expand Paramount Open Space, Brugger’s Bog, and Rotary Parks, and will include additional park land acquisitions in the light rail station areas and other parts of the City.   

The City will now continue the design process. We have already received great input on the preliminary park project designs. We expect to have more opportunities for community input in the coming months. Stay tuned! 

--City of Shoreline



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Third Place Commons explores the Building Blocks of Community


In preparation for the Rebuilding Community Annual Celebration and Fundraiser on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 5pm, Third Place Commons invites you to join in a conversation about how we can build a stronger community together.

The mission of Third Place Commons is to foster and enrich real community in real space. But in an ongoing pandemic, when community is more physically distanced and fractured than ever before, how do we rebuild?

What are the building blocks of community?

There are, no doubt, as many answers to this question as there are people to answer it. Third Place Commons is digging into this question this month and invites you to share your ideas as well.

While there are many building blocks to community, we have to start somewhere, and at Third Place Commons, the work begins with guiding principles.

Building Block #1: Guiding Principles

To create a sense of community where everyone truly feels welcome, a set of shared principles can be a meaningful start. It doesn’t mean every individual agrees on every issue, but that the members of the community find common ground on which to build.

Third Place Commons’ guiding principles are the organization’s core values, established to guide all the work that the Commons does. These are:
  • Accessibility
  • Community
  • Inclusivity
  • Connection
  • Collaboration
What other guiding principles do you think are important when building community?

Share your thoughts with friends, start a dialogue, and bring your ideas to the conversation for the Rebuilding Community event on March 5th.

Click here to get more information on the Rebuilding Community Annual Celebration and Fundraiser featuring the extraordinary Eric Liu as guest speaker. And get your tickets here to show your support for this vital community resource.

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. Learn more at ThirdPlaceCommons.org.



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Shooting in Lake Forest Park

Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Tuesday night, February 8, 2022 at approximately 10:50pm, Lake Forest Park Police Department (LFPPD) officers responded to a shots fired call in the 2800 block of 195th St NE near Ballinger Way NE.

Upon arrival, the officers found a subject in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The officers provided immediate first aid until medical personnel transported the victim to Harborview. 

Bothell and King County deputies responded to assist and an intensive search was conducted but the suspect was not located. 

A specialized K9 unit trained to look for weapons and shell casings responded to the scene and found a handgun. CSPA (Coalition of Small Police Agencies) Major Crime Task Force was called, and several investigators are currently assisting LFPPD detectives. 

The Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team was also called and is assisting with the crime scene. The investigation and the collection of the evidence are still in progress. 

At this time, the victim is in stable condition.



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