Scene on the Sound: USAV Monterrey at sunset

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Photo by John Slonecki
US Army Ship MONTERREY (LCU 2030) — by Richmond Beach, on November 16, 2022

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Runnymede-class large landing craft are powered watercraft in the United States Army. They replaced older USN-design landing craft, and are a typical Landing Craft Utility design with a bow ramp and large aft superstructure. 

They transport rolling and tracked vehicles, containers, and outsized and general cargo from ships offshore to shore, as well as to areas that cannot be reached by oceangoing vessels (coastal, harbor, and intercoastal waterways). It can be self-deployed or transported aboard a float-on/float-off vessel. 

It is classed for coastal service and one-man engine room operations and does not carry a U.S. Coast Guard COI (certificate of inspection) and is classified under 46 CFR subchapter C-uninspected.[1] 

The vessel's hull is built to and classed to ABS load line rules, although machinery installations generally met ABS machinery rules when built, the vessels systems are not classed by ABS. The vessel can sustain a crew of 2 warrant officers and 11 enlisted personnel for up to 18 days, and 10,000 miles. This class is also equipped with an aft anchor to assist in retracting from the beach. Several are deployed to Europe and aboard Afloat Prepositioning Ships.[2]


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Bog Whisperer: Where's Waldo (otter)?

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

A random pile of old logs and brush at water's edge at Ronald Bog. But wait! Wild creatures are there, checking out the photographer. Can you find them both?

Ronald Bog park entrance is on N 175th St between Meridian and I-5.




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PTA Legislative Priorities: Support educational services for students with disabilities

A $400 million shortfall remains between what it costs to support educational services for students with disabilities and what the state and federal government funds. 

Students with disabilities regularly face a lack of inclusion, staffing shortages, assistive technology, and other critical supports. 

Educational services for students with disabilities aren’t “extra” and shouldn’t be funded like they are. 

One of WSPTA’s top five legislative priorities is addressing funding, inclusion, and supports in special education. 

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Forgotten veterans will receive full military honors

123 urns with remains of forgotten veterans

Story and photos by Doug Cerretti

It was stunning. As I walked into Tribute Center and Celebration Hall at Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home and Cemetery (11111 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98133), I saw the 123 urns. I have never seen so many remains in one place.
Who are these people? 

They are 99 unclaimed Veterans, 14 Spouses and 10 dependent children. They are Veterans or dependents from the Vietnam War, Korean War, World War II, World War I, the Spanish-American War and the Indian Wars.

Corwin and Cameron were Spanish-American War vets
They are Robert V Cameron and John H Corwin, US Army veterans of the Spanish-American War. 

They are the Sutherland family, brothers Glen W, US Army and Ray C, US Navy, veterans of WWI and wife, Gertrude H and son, Ladd W. 

Sutherland family
They are Myra G Kinzie, beloved wife of John Kinzie a veteran of the Indian Wars, whose unclaimed remains have been waiting 110 years to be laid to rest.

This is the largest unclaimed recovery and interment in recent U.S. history. We were invited, November 14, 2022 to honor these 123 souls and proclaim, “they are no longer unclaimed.” 

These remains were unclaimed and forgotten, but at the ceremony we were there to change that they were unclaimed no longer, to remember them, as Soldiers never die unless forgotten. The unclaimed remains were found at Butterworth Funeral Home and Cemetery in Seattle.

Service Corporation International, www.sci-corp.com, North America's largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services, and its brand, Dignity Memorial®, have partnered with the Missing In America Project www.miap.us to inter the ashes of 99 veterans who never received a proper burial.

Veterans of WW I
The veterans have gone unclaimed for decades, because their families never made arrangements or they didn't have living family members to arrange a service. 

This will be the largest burial in MIAP history. The veterans will receive a dignified ceremony and final recognition of deep gratitude for their faithful service to our country.

The mission of the Missing In America Project is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed remains of American veterans and their dependents.

Veterans of WWI and WWII
They visit funeral homes around the country to fulfill their mission of securing a final resting place for the forgotten heroes. Volunteers create an inventory of ashes, and verify the date of birth, date of death and any other available information.

With the exception of three to be buried at sea and seven going to Tahoma National Cemetery 18600 SE 240th St, Kent, WA 98042, they will be honorably transferred to Washington State Veterans Cemetery 21702 W Espanola Rd, Medical Lake, WA, 16 November 2022 where they will be laid to rest with full military honors.
Myra Kinzie died 110 years ago

Tom Keating, Washington State Coordinator of the Missing in America Project, said that all the funeral homes had do is call a federal or state veterans cemetery to have these remains interred.

Butterworth was an independent, family owned business on Capitol Hill in Seattle, which now is part of the Dignity Memorial chain.



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The Mayor, the Chamber of Commerce, and lions welcomed new business Paris Academy of Beauty to Shoreline

Saturday, November 19, 2022

Owner Paris Tran (center, pink dress), with family, friends,
Chamber of Commerce members, Shoreline councilmembers and others.

The ribbon-cutting for the Paris Academy of Beauty was a joyous occasion with owners, staff, local dignitaries and business leaders. Oh, and two Chinese lions.

The cosmetology school, located on Aurora across from Aurora Village at 20109 Aurora Ave N Ste 104, Shoreline WA 98133, opened its doors on Saturday, November 5, 2022 and is currently enrolling students.

The academy has programs to train Nail Technicians and Estheticians (skin care specialists). They support their students through every phase of their education, graduation and career placement.

Interior of the school on Aurora

Owner Paris Tran has created a cozy, comfortable, and welcoming environment to provide high-quality education and training for future beauty professionals to have rewarding careers in the beauty industry. 

Paris looks forward to welcoming customers in January.

To the delight of the guests, the lions at the ribbon cutting event performed a 20 minute dance. 

The dance, performed by dancers from the Mak Fai Kung Fu club, is for good luck and fortune, so the academy should prosper!

Providing opportunities for others and maintaining excellence in education is at the cornerstone of the Paris Academy of Beauty.

For more information about the school, contact them at 206-801-7236. 

--Diane Hettrick




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Today is World Toilet Day

Aurora Village Transit Center
Photo courtesy Metro

By Patrick Deagen

November 19 is the United Nations observance of World Toilet Day. "3.6 billion people are still living with poor quality toilets that ruin their health and pollute their environment." (United Nations World Toilet Day).

At the Aurora Village Transit Station we have the crossroads of two counties with countless travelers, some waiting over an hour for a transfer out. Today I saw two recent instances of human feces at bus shelters. Other shelters smell of human urine. Nearby properties face similar unhealthy conditions. 

In my 40 years of using this transit center, it is rare I have needed a toilet as my house is a few blocks away. However as a transit rider I must see this several times a week. From the undeveloped area east of the transit center, drainage is into Lake Ballinger.

Actions can be done to reduce the harm caused by the absence of toilets in this location. I do not see this as a homelessness issue, I see it as a sanitation issue. I am 73 and who knows how many more years I can advocate for this. I would like to be part of the solution.

For inspiration I ask you to google "pit stop San Francisco"




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Join the LFP in Action Book Club

The LFP in Action book club at Third Place Books is a place to have deep conversations about climate, solutions and resilience. 

To kick off this book club we will spend several months discussing the anthology "All We Can Save". The book is available at Third Place Books with a 20% discount.

“This astounding and ambitious eco-anthology is filled with whip-smart essays, heart-wrenching poems, and stunning visual art from an all-female cast … those who’ve been left out of the climate debate for too long … a powerful chorus of women armed with solutions for our changing climate.”
— Self

We begin our journey Wednesday November 30, 2022 from 6pm – 7:15pm, in person at Third Place Books. Upper level of Town Center at the intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.

Everyone is welcome. We will build connections to each other, and an understanding of the climate movement as seen through the eyes of the female voices represented in this anthology.

What to read for our first meeting
  • Adrienne Rich Poem (on the page before the table of contents)
  • Begin (the editor's notes)
  • Calling In by Bastida
  • A Handful of Dust by Kate Marvel

These short and provocative pieces are our first reading. If you are interested and haven’t quite had time to finish the reading you are welcome.

For more information, including where to meet, contact Mimi miriam.bertram@gmail.com or Sarah tanjatogether@gmail.com 

Please put "LFP In Action" in the subject line of your email.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Plymouth

 

Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter HERE



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Scene on the Sound: Push me - Pull you

 
Photo by Jan Hansen

I'm thinking that we should provide every child in the area with a book about tugboats - they are so much a part of our environment.

I just tried to find the title of the tugboat book I remember from my childhood. But I'm going to stop looking because most of the books I loved as a child are absolutely horrible now that I read them as an adult.

I did easily find 30 other tugboat children's books - maybe we could donate a book to each school library.

--Diane Hettrick



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FERRIES: Revamped Colman Dock ferry terminal building opens November 18

Inside the terminal building, showing a large facility with natural light,
comfy seating and views to Elliott Bay and the city. Photo by WSDOT

After five years of construction, we’re rolling out the welcome mat at Washington State Ferries’ New flagship ferry terminal building on the Seattle waterfront

Built in stages as the old terminal was torn down, the first third of the new building opened in September 2019. When the rest of it opens, there will be much more space than the past three years – approximately 20,000 square feet or roughly the same size as the old structure.

In addition to striking views, the finished terminal building will provide more seating, twice as many turnstiles, additional restrooms, spaces for future food/retail vendors, improved passenger circulation and queuing, and a safer facility that meets current seismic standards.

This opening is a big milestone ahead of the scheduled completion of our Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock Project in 2023, when the entry building along Alaskan Way and the elevated pedestrian connector open. 

Throughout construction of this project, we have maintained operations on two of our busiest ferry routes. Check out our project photos and images, as well as a video of the new space.

November 18, 2022



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Gift Card and Toy Drive for families in need in the Shoreline School District

The Holiday Basket event, which provides gifts for the children of Shoreline Schools families in need, is a cooperative project of the Shoreline PTA Council, City of Shoreline, HopeLink, Lake Forest Park Rotary, and Shoreline Fire Department.

It is coordinated by the Dale Turner Family YMCA. Every PTA in the school district collects items for the children. The fire department specifically collects toys.

Older students are given gift cards.

In 2020 almost a thousand children were registered for the event.

To fill these holiday baskets for Shoreline Schools students and their families, the YMCA is collecting donations. You may donate online through the YMCA (please note both "Dale Turner YMCA" and "Holiday Baskets"). 

They are also in need of new, unwrapped toys, unused gift wrap, and gift cards (Amazon, Target, and Fred Meyer are popular, with a $25 value preferred).

Donations can be dropped off at the Dale Turner Family YMCA by Friday, December 9, 2022. YMCA address: 19290 Aurora Ave. N, Shoreline, WA 98133.



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Gloria's Birds: I think I can, I think I can...

Photo copyright Gloria Z. Nagler

(Male Mallard hesitantly preparing to launch onto Lake Washington the other day.)

--Gloria Z. Nagler




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Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Saturday, November 19, 2022

Friday, November 18, 2022

The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 8:30pm.

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Jobs: Northwest Region Program Delivery Manager – Transportation Technical Engineer

WSDOT
Northwest Region Program Delivery Manager – Transportation Technical Engineer
Shoreline, WA – Northwest Region
$89,271 - $120,078 Annually

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is currently seeking a strategic leader to serve as the next Program Delivery Manager for our Northwest Region (NWR). 

As the Program Delivery Manager, this position will manage the daily operations of the NWR Program Delivery office to monitor, make necessary adjustments, and report on a deliverable Highway Construction Program including the scope, schedule, and financial controls of the projects through the design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction phases of development. 

The successful candidate appointed to this position will provide advice and timely information to the NWR Program Manager and project teams regarding program delivery issues. In addition, this position will serve as the primary support to the Mega Programs for I-405 and the SR 509 Gateway Projects, performing all the Program Management functions for these programs, with their complex funding sources and agreements.

Job description and application



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Scene on the Sound: CSL Group self-unloader

Photo by Lee Wolfe

Our neighbors to the north are welcomed to Puget Sound with a lovely sunset. This vessel belongs to the CSL Group - Canadian Steamship Lines - and is a self-unloader. Self-unloaders are specialized ships equipped with onboard cargo-handling systems, enabling them to discharge without shore-based unloading equipment.

--Lee Wolfe


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Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter open Friday, November 18, 2022

The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Friday, November 18, 2022 at 8:30pm.

The shelter is housed at Saint Dunstan’s Church at 722 N 145th St, Shoreline WA 98133.



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Classic beauty: Sunset from Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

This is a view that never gets old. The arbor is on the top level of Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. People get their coffee and back into parking spots to watch the sunset. It's one of the best shows in town.





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Shoreline monitoring algae scum at south Echo Lake

Algae bloom at Echo Lake

An algae bloom was recently observed at the southwest corner of Echo Lake over the weekend and early this week. 

A sample was collected on Monday, November 14, 2022 and the results are in. With a recorded concentrations of 0.31 µg/L Microcystin and below the detection limit for Anatoxin-a, the results are below the recreation guidelines thresholds of 8 µg/L for Microcystin and 1 µg/L for Anatoxin-a.

Stefan Grozev, Senior Surface Water Program Specialist with the city of Shoreline, says,

Please be aware that there may still be algae scum around that area, and we will continue to monitor the situation. We want to encourage people to use caution around the lake when algae blooms are present in the water and avoid contact for yourselves and your pets.

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Mountlake Terrace post office to be relocated - postal service taking public comments

By Diane Hettrick

When the postal service, which never bothered to buy the land, lost its location in North City, residents in Lake Forest Park and NE Shoreline found it easiest to use the small postal station in Mountlake Terrace at 23210 57th Ave W.

Now the postal service has lost that location as well. Their lease is ending and they will have to move out of the building by February 2023.

They are scouting for locations, with the assistance of Mountlake Terrace officials, but have not located anything near the 3,100 square feet within the 98043 zip code they want.

They went through a similar process in Shoreline and ended up with three locations: retail and PO Boxes at Gateway Plaza on N 185th in Shoreline; processing at Gateway Place N 205th in Mountlake Terrace, and for a time their vans were parked on city owned property on Ballinger Way.


They recently sent a postcard to Mountlake Terrace residents

The notice says that “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of a public meeting, we are inviting you to send your comments on the proposal to the following address within the next 30 days:

Attn: Mountlake Terrace WA – Relocation
United States Postal Service
PO Box 27497
Greensboro, NC 27498-1103”


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Rock out with the Elks at Open House Membership Drive Saturday with Music and Dance

The Elks lodge was previously near Lake City - now in Shoreline

PARTY!

The Shoreline Elks are hosting an open house membership drive on Saturday, November 19, 2022

Free admission to the LAKE CITY RECORD SHOW begins at 11am.

GREAT FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS 
Lunch will be offered from 11am to 4pm and dinner from 5 - 8pm

ROCK N ROLL
The CAPTAIN will be spinning gold from FOUR+ Decades of Classic Rock, some Country, some Soca,
Music starts at 5pm..-10pm. 

FOLLOWED BY CLASSIC ROCK DANCE... after dinner
Bring your Dancin' Shoes....

CONTACT SHORELINE ELKS (206) 364-1800

Elks Care, Elks Share
We have fun raising money for charities- kids, Veterans and community.
Join us at elks.org/1800



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Shopping Locally can reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions

By Sarah Phillips

There is some good news on the Greenhouse gas emissions front. Technology is making cars and trucks that are much more efficient in terms of CO2 emissions. And electric cars and trucks are increasingly part of the vehicle picture. 

However, we are starting from a high level of emissions. In March 2022, 10,942 vehicles were registered in Lake Forest Park. That is about 1.04 vehicles for each resident 18 years old or older. Only about 500 of these vehicles (4%) are electric. On average, each fossil fuel-powered vehicle produces a little over 2 metric tons of Greenhouse Gasses in a year.

Here is what a metric ton of CO2 looks like:

Image from creative commons

As more people move to the Seattle area, greenhouse gas emissions due to transportation continue to increase. This is why it’s important to be mindful of the CO2 each fossil fuel-powered trip puts into the atmosphere. Is that trip worth the emissions it produces? Is there a way to reduce my own mileage and the mileage of trucks and other vehicles that bring things to me?

Of course, no one expects residents to stop all online ordering. However, it’s good to keep in mind that shopping locally this holiday season (and anytime!) is not only a win for our creative residents but at the same time, is a win for greenhouse emission reductions. And THAT is a win for everyone, because it reduces the rapid heating of the atmosphere we all depend on.

If you are interested in local climate issues, please take the Lake Forest Park Climate Action Committee survey .



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Classifieds: Fire commissioner meeting time rescheduled


NOTICE OF MEETING RESCHEDULED

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Board of Commissioners of the Shoreline Fire Department has rescheduled the December 1, 2022 Board meeting from 5:00 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. to accommodate the Department’s promotional pinning ceremony.

Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
November 15, 2022



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Northwest Flower and Garden Festival bringing “Spring Vibes” and gardening celebrities to Seattle

SEATTLE, WA. – November 16, 2022 – The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, a tradition signifying the start of Spring in the PNW for over 30 years, is back in full glory February 15 – 19, 2023, at the Seattle Convention Center.

This year’s festival, themed “Spring Vibes Only,” will feature more than 30 extraordinary garden displays and vignettes for city dwellers. With 90+ live seminars, hands-on workshops and a robust marketplace where visitors can shop for outdoor and house plants, home decor, health and wellness products, and more uniquely PNW goodies. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener, just starting to dig in the dirt or enjoy DIY projects, there’s something for everyone!

The festival’s largest plant market yet will provide visitors with all things botanical in one, specially curated place with over 35 nurseries and specialty plant vendors from Washington, Oregon and California. Peace Love and Happiness Club, a new vendor and local plant store specializing in tropical houseplants, brings fresh energy to the market this year. The organization will bring a unique offering of exotic plants to the show; including plants from around the world that can’t be found anywhere else in the US.

An expanded fan-favorite “City Living” display section will provide inspiration to plant lovers who don’t have much outdoor space to work with. Attendees will learn how to bring those urban garden dreams to life at Container Wars; returning with fast-paced fun and ideas for beautiful container gardens. Beloved activities like Blooms & Bubbles’ champagne-infused workshops will provide an unmatched experience for garden, home, DIY and design enthusiasts.

Additionally, the festival will feature a never-before-seen, spectacular art and plant installation fit for a modern museum. The Neon Greenhouse is primed for snapping the perfect photo welcoming Spring!

Stars of the gardening world will mingle with visitors, answer questions, share exclusive tips and act as judges. Notable speakers include:Arit Anderson, presenter and co-founder of BBC ‘Gardeners World’
Meg Mcandrews Cowen, author of Plant Grow Harvest Repeat and founder of The Modern Garden Guild will share how to take your edible garden to the next level, practical planting tips to extend your garden beyond what you thought possible and more

Marianne Willburn, award-winning blogger of GardenRant.com and author of Tropical Plants, How to Love Them and more, will share actionable tips and tricks for breaking down the garden creation process to make it more manageable.

Tickets are now available at early bird rates, with the price temporarily dropping 50% for a special Black Friday deal running from Nov. 25 - 28 with code SPRINGVIBES at gardenshow.com 

The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival is one of the world’s leading garden shows, ranked the second largest in the U.S. 

Health and Wellness

The NW Flower and Garden Festival will follow current CDC recommendations. Ample sanitation stations will be available throughout the Convention Center.



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Veterans event at Shoreline City Hall

Thursday, November 17, 2022

A celebration held on Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, was sponsored by City of Shoreline, Shoreline Veterans Association, Starr Sutherland, Jr. Post 227 of The American Legion, and the US Volunteers-Joint Services Command.

Presentation o the colors
The 103rd BCT U.S. Volunteers presented the colors.

Mayor Keith Scully

Shoreline Mayor Keith Scully welcomed the participants and led the Pledge of Allegiance as well as presenting a proclamation from the City of Shoreline.

Chaplain (BG) Olen Crowe, USAFVR gave the invocation and the benediction.

MG Ray Coffey, Chair of the Shoreline Veterans Association (SVA), spoke on the origins of the veterans day celebration. Major Bill McCully read the poem "In Flanders Field."

Doug Cerretti (right) presented Dembowski with a framed
photo of the councilmember with Dwight Stevens
King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski made remarks. 

As the person responsible for major funding of the Shoreline Veterans Recognition Plaza, he was presented with a framed photo of himself with SVA co-founder Dwight Stevens, who led the project to create the plaza.

The keynote address was given by Michael Schindler, CEO Operation Military Families.

The Around the Sound band

Throughout the ceremony, music was provided by the Around the Sound band.

--All photos provided by Doug Cerretti and the Shoreline Veterans Association



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Darnell Park Planting Event Saturday November 19, 2022 from 10am - 12pm

Come spend a couple of hours on Saturday helping to restore a long-neglected Shoreline park.

Darnell Park Planting Event Saturday November 19, 2022 from 10am - 12pm


Be a part of this long term restoration project!  We will be planting native understory.

Bring gloves. Shovels provided. 




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Shop Local and save on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - craft fairs in November and December

Photo by Armand Micheline
By Sarah Phillips

This is the season of local craft fairs. Local artists, crafters, painters, potters, jewelers, welders are getting their wares ready to sell at markets.

Shopping close to home this year is worth a try! You can find unique items not available elsewhere, you don’t need to pay shipping costs AND shopping for locally sourced goods has the huge added benefit of not generating delivery truck CO2 emissions. 

This turns your purchase into a gift for yourself, your neighbors, and future generations of Earth’s inhabitants by limiting greenhouse gas contributions to the atmosphere where they work as a blanket to heat our climate.

Here is a sampling of local events.

Saturday, November 19, 2022

St Matthew Craft Fair
9am- 4pm
30+ vendors
Free Admission

ShoreLake Arts Underground Holiday Market
10am - 4pm
Free Admission
Jewelry | Textiles | Crafts | Arts |
Food Trucks | Gourmet Foods | Holiday Music | Workshops
Shoreline City Hall Covered Parking Garage

Edmonds Landing Art and Garage Sale
11am - 2pm
Free Admission
Artwork | crafts | cards | furniture | household items

Sunday, November 20

Lake Forest Park Farmers Market Holiday Craft Fair
10am - 2pm
Free Admission
Textiles| Jewelry | Crafts |Candles| Handmade Soaps | Woodworking |Holiday wreaths

Lake Forest Park Farmers Market
10am - 2pm
Free Admission
Winter fresh food, smoked salmon, potatoes, broccoli, fudge, baked good, jams

Saturday and Sunday, December 3 - December 4

Heartful Rootz Winter Maker’s Market
10am - 5pm
Free Admission
BIPGM winter maker's market. hundreds of high quality handmade local gifts


Saturday, December 17

Shoreline Farmers Market Harvest Market
10am - 2pm
Free Admission
Winter produce and handmade local gifts


Sunday, December 18

Lake Forest Park Farmers Market Holiday Craft Fair
10am - 2pm
Free Admission
Textiles| Jewelry | Crafts |Candles| Handmade Soaps | Woodworking |Holiday wreaths

Lake Forest Park Farmers Market
10am - 2pm
Free Admission
Winter fresh food, smoked salmon, potatoes, broccoli, fudge, baked good, jams

Open all the time

Shorelake Arts Gallery
Tuesday – Saturday, 12 - 5pm
The ShoreLake Arts Gallery is a not-for-profit gallery and gift shop featuring rotating art exhibits (every 6 weeks), as well as jewelry, ceramics, paper goods, glass, textiles and more by local artists.

The Chocolate Man
Monday- Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am to 6pm
Sunday 11am to 4pm

Why shop local?

Fun art showcases and market events support local crafters and artists. By sharing their delightfully creative, unique work with us they directly vitalize our economy.

In addition, shopping local can reduce emissions from air freight and the delivery vehicles. Greenhouse gasses GHG are emitted by all cars and trucks that are fueled with fossil fuels. These Greenhouse gasses can stay in the atmosphere for a century. It is as if the GHG are a blanket surrounding the earth. This results in warmer climate, rising seas and can affect our health and our ecosystem



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Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 8:30pm

Come in out of the cold
The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Thursday, November 17, 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.

They do not offer meals but do have hearty snack options; there are no cooking or heating capabilities for food except hot water (cup o noodles is very popular, as is oatmeal).

They have a limited supply of sleeping bags and bedding, which people can take with them when they leave.

The Shelter is staffed by pairs of volunteers who spend the night in one shift. Lake City Partners opens up the shelter in the evening and closes it up in the morning. They also provide bus tickets and amazing resources.

NUHSA provides support by handling most of the outreach for volunteers and liaising with all the partners.

The City provides support by paying the permit fees and running background checks on our volunteers.

The church offers the gracious space and storage for all of our supplies.

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



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Wild Creatures: Cougar in Lake Forest Park

Detail of photo by Janne Kaje, Lake Forest Park, 11/14/22
See previous story
By Josh Rosenau

Cougars are known for being great travelers. 

Typically, an adult female has a home range of about 60-100 square miles that she occupies on her own (with cubs), and a male’s home range will overlap those of 4-5 females. 

Fall is a time when it’s common to see younger cougars (18 months to 2 years old) disperse from their mom’s range and look for their own. 

Males typically travel much longer distances; one was recorded having traveled 2500 miles over the course of 2 years, from South Dakota to Connecticut! It’s hard to know for sure about this one without a closer look, but I’d guess that’s what we’re seeing here. It’s certainly possible that it was a more established older individual that was forced out of its home range by development or other factors. That’s far less common, though.

Typically, those younger dispersing males are just moving through, and are gone after a few days. They need to find an area with enough room (and not too many people, cars, roads, noisy dogs, etc.), plenty of deer, mating opportunities, and also no resident male to chase them away. That can be hard to find, so it wouldn’t surprise me if he stays for a little while if this seems like a place where he can feed on a deer and rest for a few days before traveling on, but I’d be shocked if it decided to stay here for good. 

Research by the state department of fish and wildlife here (and confirmed by research in other states) has shown that cougars try to avoid areas with people, even woodsy suburban areas like LFP. A wooded, wild creek greenway can work as a corridor for them to travel through, but is unlikely to offer enough room and seclusion for this cougar to make it a permanent home.

I’m not aware of any established cougars until you get out to areas like Maltby or other much less developed areas, so dispersal as far as our town would be rare. But because they are so good at dispersing, they can find themselves in odd places. 

One showed up in Discovery Park a few years back, and in LA, one has even crossed freeways and made Griffith Park its home! Their adaptability is a big reason why they managed to survive the forces that wiped out our wolf and grizzly bear populations historically. 

I’ve only been in LFP for a few years, and don’t recall any reported here in that time, but I would be surprised if one of these dispersing males hadn’t passed through every few years. Odds are, most of them went unnoticed, especially in the days before cell phones, doorbell cameras, and motion-activated trail cameras.

Coyotes and cougars have a tricky relationship. Cougars will kill and eat coyotes, but they far prefer to go after deer. Coyotes will sometimes drive cougars off of a deer carcass, stealing the cougar’s food. 

Coyotes or bobcats have been known to kill young cougars, but at this one’s size, that’s unlikely. Any of the three might try to chase the others away from food, but direct conflict beyond that would be rare for adults. We have a lot of deer, rabbits, raccoons, and other wildlife that are easier for those species to pursue, and which they evolved to focus on. 

For better or worse, I doubt this cougar would reduce anyone’s backyard coyote sightings!

Lake Forest Park resident Josh Rosenau is a Conservation Advocate, Region 1 for the Mountain Lion Foundation mountainlion.org
916-442-2666 ext. 107
Twitter: @MtnLionFnd
FB: MountainLionFoundation
IG: mountainlionfoundation


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Destinations: Wild Lanterns is open at the Woodland Park Zoo

Photos by Lee Lageschulte

WILDLANTERNS presented by BECU
November 11, 2022 – January 22, 2023

4:00 to 9:00pm
*Last entry at 8:30pm


The extravagant outdoor winter light show at the Woodland Park Zoo known as Wild Lanterns is open now until January 22, 2023.

There are many intricate, large-scale scenes of animals and fantastic flowers. A perfect evening event now that dark comes so early.

Maps, directions, tickets - everything you need to know is on the zoo website 


 

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NaNoWriMo free workshop at Shoreline Community College: Music and Literature

The library at Shoreline Community College is holding their creative writing series in person again this year and invites the community to participate.

National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo challenges people to write a 50,000 word novel in one month.

The Shoreline Community College Library offers free sessions to help you. Next week's session:

Music and Literature
Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 6 – 6:45pm

Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N. Shoreline WA 98133
Room 4202 in the library
Park anywhere - it's free after 4:00pm

With an MFA in Creative Writing, Michael Overa has a solid academic background in fiction writing. His award-winning work can be found in over 30 publications including two short story collections, This Endless Road and The Filled In Spaces. 

In this session Michael Overa will address some musical tropes that come up in literature and how you can create prose that allows readers to "hear" your story as well as read it. 

Music is such a wonderful way to incorporate a more sensory experience in a story. Learn more about how it's been done well and how novels have succeeded at using music to tell a story!



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Burn ban lifted for Snohomish county

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

No burn bans are currently in effect

The burn ban for Greater Pierce and Snohomish Counties was be lifted, effective 1:00pm today, Wednesday, November 16, 2022. 

There will be no air quality burn bans in effect in the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency jurisdiction.

We expect strong windy conditions tonight and tomorrow which will help with the clearing and maintain GOOD air quality until Friday morning. We are expecting stagnant conditions to return on Friday and through the weekend and will reassess when then.



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Cougar in Lake Forest Park

Photo by Janne Kaje, Lake Forest Park, 11/14/22

Lake Forest Park residents are used to wild creatures in deeply wooded backyards, but this one was clearly out of the ordinary, so Janne Kaje grabbed his phone for a photo.

Based on the reference objects in the photo, he estimates it was about 4-5 feet long head to tail.

He had a clear view and said it was not a bobcat.

This is the first time I have heard about cougars in our area. This one may have been passing through.

Kaje has so many coyotes on his property near McAleer Creek that he set up a trail cam and a YouTube channel "The Real Coyotes of Lake Forest Park"

--Diane Hettrick






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No wildfires in Washington or Oregon

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NWCC) reports:

We knew we'd get there, but we just didn't know when. As of today there are 0 active large fires in OR and WA! 

We're still monitoring the fires that took place over the summer/fall, but none of this year's fires are currently active. 

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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Overexposed

Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter HERE




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