City of Lake Forest Park Notice of Budget Public Hearing on November 10, 2022

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

City of Lake Forest Park Notice of Budget Public Hearing on November 10, 2022, 7pm

2023 – 2024 Biennial Budget, 2023 Property Tax Levy, 2023 User Fees, 2023 Surface Water Utility Rate AND TAX, 2023-2024 Sewer Utility Rates AND TAX, 2023 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT SALES TAX AND VEHICLE LICENSE FEE

The City of Lake Forest Park City Council has been reviewing the proposed 2023 Biennial Budget, including the proposed increases for the 2023 Property Tax Levy, 2023 User Fees, 2023 Surface Water Utility Rate and Tax, 2023-2024 Sewer Utility Rates and Tax, Transportation Benefit District Sales Tax, and Vehicle License Fee. The proposed budget can be found on the city’s website at www.cityoflfp.com.

The public hearing will be conducted during the City Council’s regular meeting on November 10, 2022. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm, and the public hearing will commence thereafter. 

The public hearing will be held in person at the City Council Chambers and 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 at mmclean@cityoflfp.com no later than 5:00pm 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 Hybrid City Council Meetings webpage (https://www.cityoflfp.com/615/Hybrid-City-Council-Meetings) by 5:00pm 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 5:00pm on the date of the meeting.

Matt McLean
City Clerk



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Jobs: Small business advisor

WSU Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Small business advisor
Monthly Salary: Commensurate with experience

The City of Shoreline is working with the  SBDC to provide small business advisory services to local businesses, at no cost to them, using American Rescue Plan Act funding.

The job will have a private office at the Business School at Shoreline Community College.

The business advisor acts as a coach or mentor, assisting clients in developing or improving their business management skills in order to effectively manage the operations of their business. In the process, the business advisor maintains strict confidentiality of all client information and follows conflict of interest policies of the SBDC program.

In addition to the instruction/advising component of the position, the business advisor performs significant outreach activities to engage the community through regular contact with Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development Councils, service clubs and community organizations and legislators.




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Jobs: WSDOT Project Engineer (WMS Band 3)

WSDOT
Project Engineer (WMS Band 3)

Shoreline, WA- Northwest Region
$93,924 - $120,480 Annually

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Northwest Region is currently seeking a Project Engineer in Shoreline, WA. This position reports to the Engineering Manager and Assistant Regional Administrator for Snohomish/King Area as a Design Project Engineer working on the delivery of the Connecting Washington and Fish Passage Program in the Snohomish/King Area of Northwest Region. 

This position is responsible and accountable for development and delivery of assigned projects, effectively and efficiently implementing region and statewide procedures and processes to meet the objectives and performance measures of the Region Construction Program and the biennial commitments established.

The main focus of this position is to deliver the Northwest Region's highway construction contracts to meet local, State and Federal standards, and within scope, schedule, and budget. This position is responsible for ensuring that projects have the best integration into the surrounding environment, function adequately for all modes of transportation, and are constructible and maintainable with minimal impacts to the traveling public. 

The appointee is expected to consider personal, coworker and public safety as first and foremost objectives during planning and performance of all work activities in connection with work assignments. ln addition, the appointee is expected to consider and implement sustainable transportation practices in accomplishing the work assigned.

Job description and application



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Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter open Tuesday November 8, 2022

Come in out of the cold

The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 8:30pm.

The shelter is housed at Saint Dunstan’s Church at 722 N 145th St, Shoreline WA 98133. Doors open at 8:30pm for those who need a warm place to sleep. The shelter closes at 7:30am the next day.

The shelter is sponsored by NUHSA and the City of Shoreline and is staffed by volunteers.

If you would like to help, email staff@nuhsa.org or call 206-550-5626.



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Thursday luncheon and program to honor veterans at Shoreline LFP Senior Center

VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON – Thursday, November 10, 2022 from 11:30am – 1:00pm at the Shoreline - LFP Senior Activity Center, southernmost building on the Shoreline Center campus, 18560 1st Ave NE #1, Shoreline WA 98155.

We invite you to a special Veterans Day Luncheon honoring all those who have served.

Join us for lunch, patriotic songs played by pianist Guy Forbes, and a presentation. We encourage those in attendance to wear their uniforms, military insignia and/or medals. All are welcome.

The event is free but reservations are required.

Call 206-365-1536 to reserve your seat!

Our delicious menu includes:
  • Roast Beef with Baked Potato
  • Roasted Mixed Vegetables and Garden Salad
  • Fresh Roll with Butter 
  • Baked Apple Pie


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Nearby Veterans Day celebrations Friday

Shoreline Veterans Recognition Plaza
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Ceremonies honoring all American veterans will be held in Shoreline, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, and Everett on Friday, November 11, 2022.

There will be a modified Lynnwood Veterans Day Ceremony conducted by the VFW Post 1040 Honor Guard team at Veterans Memorial Park, 44th Ave and 194th St SW, at 11am. This team will perform the 21 Gun Salute along with the playing of Taps.

Edmonds Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at Edmonds Veterans Plaza, 250 5th Ave, Edmonds, 97020, 11am

At 9am, 11 Nov the City of Mill Creek will have their commemorative Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Monument at Library Park 15429 Bothell-Everett Hwy. In addition, the Mill Creek Veterans Day Parade, 11 Nov, 11am start time, will assemble between 10-10:30am at the LA Fitness Center in Town Center 15024 Main Street. All veterans are encouraged to attend and either walk or ride in one of many volunteer classic cars.

The Carl Gipson Community Center's Veterans Day ceremony is at 1pm, followed by a USO styled dance from 2-5pm. 3025 Lombard Ave, Everett, WA 98201, Phone: 425-257-8780.

The Shoreline Veterans Association, Starr Sutherland, Jr. American Legion Post 227 and the City of Shoreline will host a Veterans Day celebration at Shoreline City Hall at 2 pm. 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133

In addition,

The Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Activity Center will host their annual Veterans Day luncheon on Thursday November 10, 2022. Reservations required. Call us at 206-365-1536. 18560 1st Ave NE #1.



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Veterans Day ceremonies at Sunset Hills in Bellevue

Flags adorn veterans graves at Sunset Hills.
Photo courtesy TripAdvisor.com
The public is invited to attend Veterans Day ceremonies in Bellevue on Friday.

A moving and colorful ceremony to honor America’s active duty military, military Veterans and First Responders will be held at Sunset Hills Memorial Park on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 11:00am in a ceremony hosted by the Sons of the American Revolution, American Legion Post #161, VFW Post #2995, and Sunset Hills Memorial Park. 

In what has become one of the largest Veterans Day ceremonies in Washington State, all active duty military and military Veterans will be honored by the traditional greeting and exchange of salutes from their respective senior branch officers. 

Vietnam era Veterans, and the widows and mothers of deceased Vietnam Veterans, will receive the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War commemorative lapel pins. Eastside Scouts will place more than 3,200 American flags and poppies on the graves of Veterans buried in the cemetery. 

The event is open to the public. Sunset Hills is located at 1215 145th Place SE, in Bellevue, Washington.

This year’s ceremony focuses on women in uniform. On hand will be flag officers from various military branches, Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson, senior officers of the Bellevue Police and Fire Departments, and dignitaries from across Western Washington.

This ceremony is an Eastside tradition, involving senior military officers from each branch of service, Scouts of all ages, the University of Washington Air Force ROTC Color Guard, the USO Director, a renowned area bagpiper, a US Navy bugler, and representatives of various military and service organizations.

The Committee to Honor American Veterans was assembled in 2016 by Eastside attorney Gregory Lucas, of the Cascade Centennial Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, to plan ceremonies honoring America’s military and military veterans. 

It includes former Boeing VP Dan Heidt, Air Force Major General Richard Paul, Army Colonel Howard Lim, Air Force Major and former POW Joe Crecca, Cascade DAR Regent Marcia Williams, and Pastor Emeritus Ward Tanneberg of Bellevue’s Westminster Chapel. 



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South County had just scattered outages left overnight

Woodway to Canyon Park outages from PUD map

South County, just north of Shoreline, had just scattered outages overnight into Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as power companies called in from all over the state helped Snohomish County PUD restore power. 



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Water over I-5 on Monday

 
I-5 northbound at Mercer. WSDOT webcam

After the wind, the rain.

Northbound I-5 traffic ran into an unexpected slowdown on Monday, November 7, 2022 at Mercer as drivers had to navigate significant water on the freeway lanes.

Then at 7pm the left southbound lane just past Northgate had to be closed because of water over the roadway.

Crews removing logs from under the US 2 trestle bridge. Photo courtesy WSDOT

Meanwhile, in Snohomish county, which still had 17,500 customers without power overnight into Tuesday, WSDOT crews were out Monday morning removing logs and debris from underneath the US 2 trestle bridge over the Snohomish River and Ebey Slough.

"We have to remove the wooden debris so it does not damage our infrastructure."



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Bog Whisperer: No problem with seasonal affective disorder - just the occasional human

Monday, November 7, 2022

Photo by Martin DeGrazia
For once, this guy doesn't seem happy to pose for the camera. Otherwise he has no problems - at least not time changes, increasing darkness, and certainly not seasonal affective disorder.



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How to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Amazon sells a variety of light therapy lamps
By Nick Norman, MSW, LICSW

Every year since moving to Seattle for graduate school, I have had to deal with seasonal depression that comes with the dark winter months. 

While not avoidable, knowing what I was dealing with and how to approach my daily routine has made all the difference.

Winter depression, formally known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is characterized by depression symptoms that have a clear onset and decline with the change in seasons. 

This particular form of depression has a much higher diagnosis rate in northern states as opposed to southern states, where the winters are much sunnier. Common symptoms include:

  • Decline in motivation
  • Fatigue or exhaustion
  • A loss of pleasure in activities you normally enjoy
  • Feelings of hopelessness
  • Cognitive issues: difficulty concentrating, mental “numbness” or “brain fog”
  • Social withdrawal
  • Overeating (due to craving high-carb foods)
  • Oversleeping

When it comes to this particular type of depression, a multi-pronged approach is usually most effective. It can take time to find the right combination, but here are a few key factors that can make the winter months easier:

Eat a balanced diet

During the winter it is tempting to resort to carbohydrate-heavy foods or treats filled with sugar. However, these can make seasonal depression worse. Keeping a regulated diet with ample veggies, lean protein, and a moderate amount of whole carbohydrates is best. Limit things like sugar and alcohol, which can worsen the symptoms of SAD.

Super Supplements locations
on Aurora, Kenmore,
Lynnwood, and online
There are also a few supplements that can be helpful
:
  • Vitamin D3 – Since SAD is connected to a lack of sunlight, supplementing with oral vitamin D3 is shown to help.
  • Omega-3 fatty acids – While northern states and counties have higher rates of SAD, Iceland has an unusually low diagnosis rate. What’s more, they are statistically one of the happiest countries in the world. It is believed that their diet, which includes a high consumption of fish (omega-3 fatty acids), is a major contributor to their low rates of winter depression. Adding fish oil supplements to your diet can give you the benefits of these omega-3s.
Try a therapy lamp

Since SAD is associated with a reduction of sunlight, there are a few kinds of therapeutic lamps that can be used to compensate. These are typically full spectrum lamps, meaning they project the full visible light spectrum, rather than just a portion of it like most light bulbs.

  • Standard SAD lamps – these lamps are very bright (at least 10,000 lux) and are meant to be used indirectly, and only for a limited amount of time each day. Always follow the instructions on any therapeutic lamps.
  • Sunrise simulators – these lamps operate like an alarm clock and turn on gradually to simulate a sunrise. By tapping into our natural tendency to wake up to the sun, they make it easier to manage the dark winter mornings.

Yoga at Tree House. The Senior Center has chair
and mat classes. There are local dance studios
Stay active and get outside

The increasing darkness can lead us to be less active and social, all of which can make seasonal depression worse. 

Make time to get out of the house and enjoy the natural light outdoors. Since declining motivation is a major symptom of seasonal depression, a reliable routine can also give you the structure you need to keep active and engaged.

  • Exercise – Our mental health is intricately connected to our bodies, and bodies need to move. Exercise is one of the fundamental habits that contribute to overall well being. During the winter, moving your body has a strong impact on reducing symptoms of seasonal depression.
  • Social activities – The winter can make people want to hibernate, and when seasonal depression is involved, self-isolation can be even easier. Be intentional about getting out and engaging with friends and family. Throughout your day, find moments to connect with another person, whether it’s a coworker or even the barista at the coffee shop.
Seek professional help

There are plenty of things you can do for yourself to manage symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, but no one needs to be alone in that process. Mental health professionals can be a huge help in treating SAD.
  • Medication treatments – A psychiatric prescriber can do an evaluation for anxiety, depression, and more, and can determine whether a medication approach is merited. Some people find that seasonal use of antidepressants has a positive impact, especially when combined with therapy.
  • Therapy – Regular therapy with a qualified therapist can make a huge impact, both during the winter and long-term. Therapy helps us to reframe unhelpful thought patterns, identify and change self-sabotaging behavior, and work through underlying trauma. During the winter months, a good therapist is also a consistent and reliable support that helps us navigate the ups and downs.

Nick Norman, LICSW, is the Business Relationship Manager at Mindful Therapy Group, a diverse and collaborative network of licensed, independent mental health clinicians serving Washington and Oregon. There are local clinics in Mountlake Terrace, Northgate, Elliott Bay, and telehealth.



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WSDOT wins national award for its Active Transportation Plan

Bicycle riders use the SR 520 Trail to cross Lake Washington. Photo from WSDOT

The Washington Department of Transportation's Active Transportation Plan has been named the winner of the People’s Choice Award in the national 2022 America’s Transportation Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor the annual contest. It’s the first time in the competition’s 15-year history that an active transportation plan has won the honor.

The award comes with a $10,000 check for the charities of our choice. One-third goes to our own WSDOT Memorial Foundation that preserves the memory of our workers who died on the job and aids active and retired employees and their families in times of need. 

The other two recipients are statewide nonprofits that participated in the plan’s stakeholder steering committee and promoted involvement in the plan’s outreach phase: Cascade Bicycle Club and Disability Rights Washington.

To learn more about the Active Transportation Plan, visit our website.



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Almost Antiques Guild Thursday November 10, 2022 at the Richmond Beach Library

The Shoreline Historical Museum host an in-person Almost Antiques Guild event at the Richmond Beach Library on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 2pm! 

Bring a collection you want to share with your community or come listen to people tell stories about their own valued objects. You can register here.

If you are planning on bringing a collection to share, please send us a message.

The library is located at 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, WA 98177



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“Is the Gender Revolution Stalled?”

Sociologist Paula England. Photo courtesy NYU
The public is invited to join in Coffee and Conversations, November 16, 2022 at 11:00am for “Is the Gender Revolution Stalled?” 

The webinar will be replayed at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043, with discussion to follow. The Edmonds Sno-King branch of AAUW is hosting.

Paula England of NYU will answer the question by examining trends in women’s status in recent decades. She is an eminent sociologist who has spent a lifetime examining women’s issues, especially the wage gap.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. 

AAUW is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. The Edmonds Sno-King branch welcomes members from Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, Shoreline, Mill Creek, Everett, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, and Bothell



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Story of the VFW “Buddy” Poppy

Our local VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) will be at the Shoreline Fred Meyer on Friday -Saturday, Nov 11-12, 9:30am-5:30pm, accepting donations for Buddy Poppies.

 

Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

A poem is dedicated to the memory of those men and women who fought and died for the USA. The “Buddy” Poppy has become the true symbol honoring all those veterans who have given their lives in our nation’s wars.

Since 1922, the VFW has offered “Buddy” Poppies in exchange for donations to raise funds for its charitable programs on behalf of needy and disabled veterans, and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans.

In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch: be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

--Colonel John McCrae

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In April of 1915, a battle-weary Canadian soldier (Colonel John McCrae) viewed the final resting place of thousands of young men (some his former buddies) who had fallen in the 2nd Battle of Ypres in Belgium. Despondently he contemplated the rows of hastily dug graves --- each marked by a lonely white cross.

In sudden revelation, he heard the singing of larks in the sky, and amid the graves he saw patches of red, wild, poppies --- struggling through the battle-torn soil and the graves to bring their message of life amongst death.

Inspired, Colonel John McCrae sat down and penned three short verses --- his poem “In Flanders Fields.” His published poem brought a message of confidence to millions of people --- establishing the Flanders “Buddy” Poppy as the symbol of faith and hope in a war-torn world.

Colonel McCrae’s poem has survived in print and in the hearts and minds of generations. The Poppies which provided his inspiration still bloom in Flanders Fields --- their message of hope has become reality through the VFW Buddy Poppy.

Every year, more than 13 million people donate for and wear a VFW Buddy Poppy to honor veterans. The VFW Buddy Poppies are made by patients in veterans’ hospitals in the USA. 

The work provides needed therapy for hands and minds crippled by the ravages of war, and the pay earned provides a few simple luxuries to ease the boredom of hospital life.

In keeping with its pledge “No one does more for veterans”, Buddy Poppy events are conducted exclusively by volunteers from VFW Posts --- the VFW uses the proceeds to fund aid and assistance to disabled/needy service male/female veterans, homeless veterans and widows/orphans of deceased veterans.


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A fond farewell to retiring City Manager Debbie Tarry

Shoreline City staff bid a fond farewell to retiring City Manager Debbie Tarry last Tuesday on her final day with the City of Shoreline. 


Debbie has served the City of Shoreline for 22 years as Finance Director, Assistant City Manager and City Manager.

November 2, 2022: Debbie Tarry Day in the City of Shoreline

We are grateful for her inspiring leadership and dedication to public service and wish her well in her retirement!



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For the Birds: Tipsy Birds?

American Robin eating old berries Fermented? maybe....
Photo by Craig Kerns
By Christine Southwick

Have you ever seen a drunken robin or two, or perhaps a flock of impaired Cedar Waxwings? Quite comical. They wobble, they weave, they lay down, sometimes they hang upside down. And they sing off-key. As long as no loose cats find them, and said birds don’t fly into windows, the birds recover well.

A result of our wet spring was the loss of many early fruits. I had lots of serviceberry and crabapple fruits set, only to die from all the wet. And then the long hot dry spell caused the blackberries (which many people try to eliminate, but which local and migrating birds depend upon) to shrivel up and dry out. Fruits that robins, juncos, song sparrows, towhees, chickadees, wrens, and nuthatches depend upon are hard to find now. 

Band-tailed Pigeons eating berries while upside down--who knew?
Photo by Craig Kerns

The birds may eat any fruit they find. Mountain Ash, which bloomed a little later here, seem to have had successful crops. What fruits are still hanging could become fermented, especially after the first frost, so watch for drunken birds. Apples may also be suspect.

The main reason that our local birds delayed nesting this last spring was that the wet cold weather resulted in few bugs, especially very few caterpillars.

Fox Sparrows come to our milder winter area, and find
delectables in the leaves. Photo by Craig Kerns
This had a snowball effect-late babies, combined with the dry heat and smoke meant that parent birds were still tending some of their young into September, which meant they were catching bugs for their young and not coming to the feeders as often, which also caused the adults to change (molt) their feathers later, traditionally a time when they don’t come to the feeders much. 

People kept asking why their birds weren’t coming to their feeders and suet; now that the rains have arrived, they are back.

Female Anna's hummingbird drinking much needed
 nectar during cold weather. Photo by Craig Kerns
Backyard birds depend upon bugs all year long to survive. Baby birds are fed instant-energy caterpillars, spiders, mosquitoes, and other available bugs. Without these bugs many birds, especially the young ones, would die. 

With winter coming, spiders and other delectables are found under leaves, so keep some leaves on the ground for hungry birds. 

Bugs are best but suet can help fill in the void.

Sudden cold weather (for this area) means that you should put out suet now, for instant warming energy, keep the seed in your feeders dry, and keep your hummingbird feeders clean and liquid.

And watch for those tipsy birds…



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Twin Ponds Park Planting Party Saturday

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Community Work Party at Twin Ponds North
Saturday, November 12, from 9:30am - 12:30pm


On November 12, from 9:30-12:30, the Washington Native Plant Urban Forest Stewards will be hosting a community work party, at Twin Ponds North.

We meet on the far NW side of the park, along 155th street, west of the parking lot.

Please bring gloves, hand pruners, water, and snack. We will have tools on site to help with the plantings.

Contact us with any questions at northtwinpondsrestoration@gmail.com

All Are Welcome!



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Bog Whisperer: It's a great day for a swim

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

You might think it's cold outside and that the water is cold. Martin DeGrazia's otter buddies relish this weather and went out for a swim in their home at Ronald Bog.



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Farm-to-School Feast in Shoreline Schools cafeterias on Tuesday

On Tuesday, November 8, Shoreline K-12 schools will have our first Farm-to-School Feast Day.

Lunch this coming Tuesday, November 8, 2022 will feature fresh Lummi Island salmon fillets, scratch-made Cheddar Bay biscuits made with whole wheat flour from Cairnspring Mills (Burlington), and a yogurt and organic blueberry dessert from Grace Harbor Farms (Lynden) and Bow Hill blueberries (Bow). 

Supporting our local farmers while offering nutritious meals to our students is a win/win for everyone.

We invite all students to enjoy school lunch on November 8 for a taste of Washington harvests at the cafeteria!

This first quarterly Farm-to-School Feast Day is made possible by a Farm-to-School purchasing grant awarded to Shoreline Schools for the 2022-23 school year. (See previous article)

Find out how to load your child's meal account in advance of this delicious lunch!



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Jobs: Shoreline Schools need school cafeteria subs

Does working with kids brighten your day?

Do you have availability while your own children are at school?

Would you like to fill a need in Shoreline schools while choosing the days you work?

If any of those spark an interest in you, we invite you to consider a job as a school cafeteria substitute!

We welcome parents, guardians, and members of the community to apply for substitute food service positions. 

These much-needed subs have the opportunity to serve nutritious meals to a variety of students who are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

A bit more about the job:While we generally need substitutes every day of the school year, you can work when you are available.

Our biggest need is for substitutes during the lunch shift, which is during the school day and makes this job ideal for parents and guardians while their own children are at school.

There are opportunities for early morning shifts at the central kitchen and breakfast shifts at the schools, for those who prefer to work in the morning or want to work more hours.

Minimal onboarding and training put you to work fast, so you can start serving meals and getting paid right away.

No previous experience or education is required.

Hourly rate of pay is $17.67, with most shifts lasting 2-4 midday hours.

Learn more and apply in the Shoreline Schools FastTrack system. Look for the job posting titled “Food Service / Substitute Applicant Pool.”



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LFP Police report as of October 27, 2022 - notable incidents

Notable incidents - Lake Forest Park Police - 10-27-2022
  • Officers worked extensively with an elderly subject living in their vehicle. The subject had been evicted from a local apartment after a significant rent increase, is awaiting surgery and has mobility issues. Multiple complaints from residents regarding this subject being parked in the neighborhood led to officers finding a safe place for them to park and access to shower facilities until a more permanent living situation was found.
  • Officers were called by a subject who located what they believed to be cremated human remains. Officers recovered the remains and were able to locate next of kin.
  • Officers responded to a robbery on the Burke Gilman trail. While riding his bike on the trail the victim was grabbed by the suspect and fell off his bike. The victim and the suspect then struggled over the bike until witnesses intervened. The suspect was taken into custody and booked into the King County Jail.
  • Officers responded to a subject who was attempting to set his hair on fire with a butane torch. Officers detained the subject who was later sent to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.


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Preparing your garden for a changing climate, soil

Photo by Lee Keim
By Lee Keim

Have you noticed unusually early Spring blooming shrubs and trees in your yard? 

Do your berries and apples show signs of low fertilization, more sun scald and drought and earlier leaf drop? 

Is your water bill higher each year? 

Is your house being invaded by brown stink bugs this fall like mine? 

What is happening here?

These subtle seasonal changes are being noticed by those of us lovingly caring for our gardens and yards. 

It is predicted that the US Hardiness Zone in our area will increase by 1/2 zone in the next few decades due to global warming.

The realization that changes to the earth’s climate will affect all aspects of our lives is a hard lesson to accept. When we recognize the grave danger on a personal level, learn what can be done to restore earth’s natural systems and resolve to act our part, there will be reason to believe our world, can be prepared for the changes to come.

One of the most important activities to prepare your property is to make sure you have healthy soil.

“Healthy soil can store more carbon; absorb water like a sponge before becoming saturated, making it more resilient in a dry year; and improve water quality by retaining more water, which reduces runoff ..” April Simpson PEW Stateline article 8.23.2019

Plant dense plantings and mulch thickly with leaves or wood chips. No bare soil! Use cover crops in the garden during dormant periods and roughly chop them in two weeks before spring planting. This will decrease winter compaction and increase organic matter and carbon dioxide up take.

With these techniques you will be creating healthier soil and doing your part to reverse the damages to our planet’s precious ecosystems.



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Gloria's Critters: Somnambulant Squirrel...

Photo copyright Gloria Z. Nagler

(First Gray Squirrel -- or any squirrel -- I've seen sleeping! Photog was delighted when she remained asleep long enough for a shot!)

--Gloria Z. Nagler



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Lake City Comedy Night November 17, 2022


Here's an event to light up the dark - the Lake City Comedy Night. Thursday, November 17, 2022 at HeartSpace 12700 Lake City Way NE.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here The page has information about the performers, a map to the site and information about drink discounts at nearby businesses.

They sold out the last show, so delay is not advised.



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Babies, coats, and car seats - here's a hazard you may not know about

Shoreline Fire shared this information about a hazard you may not have considered.

Puffy coats combined with a loose fitting car seat harness can allow the baby to slip right out of their coat - and car seat - in a collision.

It’s getting colder, and keeping baby warm in the winter is essential. But use layers instead of puffy material to ensure your car seat harness has a snug fit.

And, of course, make sure your car seat is installed correctly.



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Turn back - Turn in: Clocks go back, ballots go in

Turn back - Turn in
Melting clocks on Etsy; ballot photo by Alan Charnley

Now that you have reset your clocks from the power outage, turn them back an hour.

Unless you have a tree down over the road, you should be able to get out Sunday to turn in your ballot to a drop box or post office box.

Right now we have more drop boxes than post office boxes, but take your pick.

That may be an exaggeration. Let's see.

Blue boxes: 
  • Post office in Gateway Plaza on N 185th. 
  • By Subway Sandwiches in Ballinger Terrace. 
  • Town Center LFP?
  • Bitter Lake post office - drive up
Drop boxes:
  • Town Center LFP by City Hall
  • Shoreline Library NE 175th and 5th NE
  • Aurora Park n Ride N 192nd and Aurora
--Diane Hettrick



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The lights are back on for us but others are still in the dark

City Light crews at work Saturday morning
As of 10:45pm Saturday, 14 households in Lake Forest Park had the dubious distinction of being one of the last three power outages in King county.

11am Saturday November 5, 2022
This was enormous progress from 12 hours earlier.

At 11am Saturday, November 5, 2022 a thousand households in Lake Forest Park were without power. 

3pm and 313 outages
in Lake Forest Park
By 3pm Saturday only one area of Lake Forest Park, with 313 households, remained without power. 

City Light said that 'It is a complex repair involving multiple spans of wire and two transformers."

The windstorm and the resulting outages went all the way along Puget Sound. 

In King county, Seattle City Light had already resolved a power outage covering 4800 customers in Olympic Hills and Lake City before the lights went out in Lake Forest Park.

Photo courtesy Snohomish County PUD
In Snohomish County, PUD crews worked almost 24 hours straight to restore power to 60,000 customers. 

They were able to call in other PUD crews from Chelan, Grays Harbor PUD, Douglas County PUD, Tacoma Power, Sturgeon Electric, Lewis County, Clark PUD, Benton PUD, and Okanogan PUD to allow the work to continue through to Sunday.

British Columbia reported 60,000 customers without power on Saturday afternoon around Vancouver Island and Vancouver.



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Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day

Saturday, November 5, 2022


Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day in Washington state.
 
Mailed ballots must be postmarked by November 8 or prior, and ballots may be deposited into official drop boxes until 8:00pm on Election Day (but not one minute later).

Every Washingtonian registered to vote by October 31 should have received a mailed ballot. Voters may visit VoteWA.gov to review a personalized voter’s guide, request a replacement ballot, locate official drop boxes, and check their ballot status.



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Scene on the Sound: Guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones

USS John Paul Jones photo by Jan Hansen

From Wikipedia

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) is the third Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. She is the second ship named after American Revolutionary War naval captain John Paul Jones. She was built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 9 of Carrier Strike Group 11, which is headed by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68).[1]

John Paul Jones is capable of operating independently, as an element of a coordinated force, or as the nucleus of a surface action group, and to direct and coordinate anti-air, surface, undersea, and strike warfare operations. The ship is named in honor of John Paul Jones and derives her motto from his words: "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way."[2]

The ship is equipped with the Aegis combat system and is capable of conducting both offensive and defensive operations using Tomahawk cruise missiles, RGM-84 Harpoon and RIM-66 Standard missiles, CIWS, and 5-inch (127 mm) gun. The Arleigh Burke class is the first class of U.S. warships to be fitted with an integrated chemical, biological and radiological defense system.[2]


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Bothell Way closed between 165th and 170th for power pole repairs

At 10:30pm Friday, SR522 Bothell Way was shut down in both directions between NE 165th St and NE 170th St in Lake Forest Park for power pole damage that occurred during the windstorm. 

The road was still closed at 3:15am. LFP Police will post updates when that changes.  

Thank you for your patience and please drive safely.



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Plan for overnight ramp closures at SR 104 Monday - Thursday

Sound Transit will close several ramps overnight next week as part of the ongoing Lynnwood Link extension project. 

Make plans to prepare for the below closures:
  • The westbound SR 104 off-ramp to northbound I-5 and the eastbound SR 104 on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close nightly from 9pm to 5am the following morning, Monday, Nov. 7 through the morning of Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
  • The southbound I-5 on-ramp from 236th St SW will close nightly from 11:59pm to 5am Monday, Nov. 7. through the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 9.
  • The northbound and southbound SR 104 to I-5 HOV ramps will close nightly from 11:59pm to 5am Monday, Nov. 7 through the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 9.


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Heartful Rootz events at Sky Nursery this weekend

This Saturday and Sunday, November 5 - 6, 2022 local Black, Indigenous, and people of the global majority (BIPIGM) creators and businesses are set to fill the Sky Greenhouse with incredible handmade art, crafts, self-care goodies, food and more. 

Stop by anytime between 10am and 5pm Saturday and Sunday to shop around, meet the makers, and enjoy a community seed and clothing exchange.

This is not a donation. It is a collaboration to dress each other up in love. 


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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: We heard this last year

Change your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday night. 
Spring ahead - fall back.



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Veterans Day RAINBOW BINGO Friday, November 11, 2022

Join us for Veterans Day
RAINBOW BINGO Friday, November 11, 2022

Veterans are ½ price. Call the Center for your discount. All others can register online.


Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Activity Center holds our monthly fundraiser RAINBOW BINGO with our incredible hostess,Sylvia O'Stayformore

  • Friday, November 11, 2022
  • 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm
  • Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Activity Center, southernmost building on the Shoreline Center campus, 18560 1st Ave NE #1, Shoreline WA 98155. Free parking.
  • Participants can expect ten (10) rousing rounds of bingo, complete with prizes and a few musical numbers!
  • Cost: $20 Admission and $10 at the door for your bingo cards.
  • The $20 Admission reserves your seats and includes the evening’s entertainment and loaded nachos.
  • Register online https://shorelinelfpseniorcenter.org/events/special-events/
  • Call 206-365-1536 for a veteran’s discount.
  • $10 Bingo cards must be purchased at the door by cash or check as required by the Washington State Gambling Commission.
Bingo is a 21 and over event. Cash bar will serve beer, wine and Jell-O shots.



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