Rain washed the skies clean

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Photo by Barbara Twaddell

After the rains, the sky was washed clean, sparkling water glistened, and the lone tree stood sentinel over the Salish Sea.

Photo from the upper trail at RB Saltwater Park



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Shorewood Girls Basketball earns third straight league win with a victory over Edmonds Woodway

Shorewood basketball team Photo by Lori Trull
Shorewood Girls Basketball
Shorewood 54 - Edmonds Woodway 50
@ Shorewood High School 1/13

Point guard Joy Brandenstein scored 10 points
Photo by Lori Trull
The Shorewood Girls Basketball team (4-4 league, 6-6 overall) got out to a 10 point halftime lead and held off a late rally by the Warriors to earn their 3rd straight league victory.

Senior point guard Joy Brandenstein (10 points) led a balanced Stormray attack, in which 9 players scored. 

Edmonds Woodway (2-7 league, 4-10 overall) was led by freshman point guard Kylie Richards with 11 points.

Next home game is Tuesday, 1/17 vs. Cascade High School

Forward Ella Emanuel Photo by Lori Trull
Shorewood Scoring:
  • Joy Brandenstein 10, 
  • Maya Glasser 6, 
  • Rachel Te 6, 
  • Izze Peijs 5, 
  • Kate Evans 7, 
  • Rylie Gettmann 6, 
  • Vanessa Spadafora 3, 
  • Addi Trull 7, 
  • Ella Emanuel 4.

Stormray Guard Rylie Gettmann Photo by Lori Trull


Edmonds Woodway Scoring:

Nyakueth Deng 9,
Sydney Stumpf 7,
Indira Carey-Boxley 9,
Jade Fararillo 6,
Kylie Richards 11,
Halle Waram 8.
Shorewood coaching staff (L-R) Assistant John Bennett, Assistant Karen Hogan, Assistant Davi Borromeo, Head Coach Brandon Glasser. Photos by Lori Trull.



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Letter to the Editor: Hillwood Park needs a walking loop and updated play equipment

Saturday, January 14, 2023

To the Editor:

The January 7th SAN article ($6million shortfall for Shoreline park improvements) stated the basics of the funding shortfall for the Parks Levy. During the Council meetings it was acknowledged that the budget figures were out-of-date, but there was no time to update the budget and still get the levy on the ballot in a timely manner. The levy passed. I am pleased that the Council found a way to make up the budget shortfall. But there’s more to the story.

“Concept designs” are featured in presentations and are prominently displayed in the parks. Voters may believe they are a realistic depiction of improvements agreed to following community input. However the designs have not been reviewed in terms of implementation and cost. The primary requests for Hillwood Park were a walking loop and updated play equipment. But both the walking loop and updated play equipment are being eliminated from the design. This is unacceptable.

Hillwood Park appears level from your car. But on foot, the grassy area is often uneven and can be difficult to navigate, and is reached by going down a slope. People with mobility limitations may also find it difficult to access it, the play area to watch their children, the picnic tables, or the bathrooms. Except for the parking lot, there is no level area.

During non-school hours people can walk on the Einstein track. But no dogs, no wheelchairs, no walkers or strollers.

The walking loop is needed to provide a place for parents to walk with children in strollers, joggers, seniors, parents with children learning to ride a bike, and people walking their dogs.

When I was pregnant with my son, I was pleased the park was within walking distance of my home, and looked forward to park upgrades. My son turned 40 years old in 2022. I’m still waiting.

Pam Cross
Hillwood neighborhood
Shoreline


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Shoreline Community College fills Institutional Effectiveness administrative position

Dr. Ann Garnsey-Harter, Associate Vice President (AVP)
of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Project
Management at Shoreline Community College
Shoreline Community College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ann Garnsey-Harter as Associate Vice President (AVP) of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Project Management following a standard recruitment process.

Garnsey-Harter has served in various roles at the college since 2003, most recently as AVP of Learning Resources and Institutional Effectiveness. With her broad understanding of the college, she has led several units at one time or another. 

These include Learning Resources, Institutional Assessment and Data Management, Grants, Rentals/Events, the Foundation, Technology Support Services, ctcLink and Humanities and Transitional Studies. In addition, she served as Title IX Deputy Coordinator and Primary Investigator.

“I love Shoreline and the people and students here,” said Garnsey-Harter. “I have had the privilege to work with so many areas of the college throughout the years and I am thrilled to bring my knowledge to an institution-wide role.”

Shoreline President Dr. Jack Kahn expressed his excitement to have Garnsey-Harter take on this role. “Dr. Garnsey-Harter is perfect for this role,” said Dr. Khan. “She knows the institution in and out, is incredibly bright, organized, dedicated and ready to collaborate with colleagues to implement the institutional changes needed to move us forward!”

Garnsey-Harter will report directly to the President, be a member of the President’s Executive Team and serve as the institution’s Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

Garnsey-Harter also has worked in administrative and/or faculty roles at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Edmonds College, Washington State University, the University of Idaho, and North Idaho College. 

She holds a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in English from Washington State University and taught English at the community college and university levels.

“While this position focuses on institutional effectiveness through high-level tools such as strategic planning and program-level assessment, my work will be grounded in my passion for students,” said Garnsey-Harter. I came to administrative work as a faculty member; my commitment to students and their learning fuels all of my work.”

About Shoreline Community College

Founded in 1964, Shoreline Community College offers more than 100 rigorous academic and professional / technical degrees and certificates to meet the lifelong learning needs of its diverse students and communities. 

Dedicated faculty and staff are committed to the educational success of its nearly 10,000 students who hail from across the United States and over 50 countries. Shoreline’s campus is one of the most strikingly beautiful college campuses in Washington state. 



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ShoreLake Arts Gallery mounts new show

ShoreLake Arts Gallery Presents
Caryn Vainio and Ian Shearer
January 4 - February 18, 2023
Town Center at Lake Forest Park
Intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE

ShoreLake Arts Gallery is exhibiting a selection of works by painters Caryn Vainio and Ian Shearer. See these works and the creations of other local artists during gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, Noon to 5pm. Located in the Town Center at Lake Forest Park. You can also view and purchase art in the online shop!

The ShoreLake Arts Gallery is not-for-profit and features changing art exhibits on the walls every six weeks, as well as jewelry, ceramics, glass, paper goods and more by over 100 local artists.

About the artists:

Squak Mountain - Caryn Vainio
Caryn Vainio
is a mixed media painter and printmaker focusing on Pacific Northwest landscapes and lives near the foothills of the Cascade mountains. The evergreen display of nature through each season inspires her work. Her work has been purchased by private collectors and has been purchased for inclusion by the City of Seatac in their public art collection. Although she has no formal art school training, she's engaged in art of many forms all of her life and has intertwined it with her long professional career as a designer.

Caryn Vainio
Artist Statement


I'm a mixed media painter and printmaker creating energetic, bold paintings that interpret my sense of the Pacific Northwest landscape. I'm drawn to the comforting closeness of the PNW's mountain trails and the complexity of its coastlines and islands, and I find inspiration over and over even in the same favorite places.

As a former scientist I employ the idea of wavelengths: my work focuses on conveying the wavelengths of the landscape that are hidden from the eyes but deeply felt. I believe painting is at its purest form when it conveys these hidden, personal wavelengths. My acrylic mixed media paintings start with rough, invented compositions inspired by my frequent time in the local Cascade foothills; I build intuitively from there with energetic and active layering and mark-making. In contrast, my watercolor and ink paintings start with compositions inspired by a more expansive, cinematic, and distant view of the mountains and waterways of the Pacific Northwest coastline.

With landscape as the initial foundation, the thread throughout all of my work is that of interference and disruption, particularly the disruption of the real and the organic by the unreal, the artificial, and the inorganic. These themes surface from my long career working in future-forward tech industries like games and virtual reality and how I see them layered over our physical reality, for better and for worse.

https://www.instagram.com/carynvainio_art/
https://www.facebook.com/carynvainioart

Welcome to Post Alley
Ian Shearer
Ian Shearer is an artist based in Seattle, Washington. He is a graduate of The Academy of Art University of San Francisco. In 2018, Ian survived a massive stroke. Through intense therapy he was able to regain use of the right side of his body, however, his painting style and abilities were greatly changed. These changes have led him to "start over" as an artist. Currently, Ian's work focuses on urban landscapes. Using the city as a lens to explore themes of isolation, subjective reality, sensory experience, and memory; often finding beauty in the everyday moments of urban life. These moments intrigue him, especially as ordinary moments become extraordinary in the wake of disability. Through his work, Ian is currently exploring the changes in his visual language and working on developing a dialogue of post-stroke experience. Adding another voice to a condition that affects hundreds of thousands and documenting the recovery process through mark-making. More of Ian's work can be found at ianshearerstudio.com

Boys Night - Ian Shearer
Artist Statement

How does one see when their brain has changed? I paint so others can see what I see.

As a gay man, my life falls outside the parameters of the straight and conventional. As a recent stroke survivor, my life as an outsider is even more pronounced.

Through intense therapy, I've regained the use of the right side of my body, but my painting style and abilities have greatly changed. After a long and isolating recovery, learning a new way to see has led me to appreciate the poetic murmurings of the ordinary.

My practice is informed by a necessity to create a new pattern language for myself as I navigate post-stroke experiences of aphasia and multiple sensory processing disorders. I paint ordinary moments and places as a reminder of the profound beauty that exists in the banal, as Bruegel's and Vermeer's paintings documented their societies in historical and emotional ways. Not just the physical planes of Seattle and the U.S. are changing, but society is too. My landscapes capture both the ordinary and extra-ordinary. Painting is not so much a way to make sense of the world around me as it is a way to share the exquisiteness of the overlooked. Our exalted quotidian.

Due to light sensitivity, I mostly paint the city at night. Urban landscapes reveal our subconscious yearnings. I show the streets as if traversed by a "caneur" or a detective - those figures who catalog the isolation of the human condition, the shifting faces of identity, the lost or rewarded memory, and desire.

I soak my preliminary sketches with water and let the paint drip and splatter, guiding the painting's eventualities in a recreation of my sensory discordance. Values are intentionally muddled and obscured, an echo of how our brains purposely select some criteria in favor of others in order to perceive and interpret. Structures melt away; a person's arm is translucent. Objects are half-drawn or barely suggested. A wet warp of perspective inviting you to my disorientation.

In my most recent body of work, I have begun adding small bits of text from my medical records. Sometimes as lettering in signage or disguised among the varied paint textures, often flipped and scrambled mirroring the effects of aphasia. The small type is intentionally hidden in the piece, underscoring the reality of invisible disability - unnoticeable at first, but always there beneath the surface.

I want the viewer to have the impression of walking into a moment; an image to give forth to a witness full of feeling. I paint my ghostly figures as representational resonances of the thoughts and memories we all share, despite the different ways we see our respective worlds. It is the profound isolation of subjective reality that unites us all.

https://www.instagram.com/ianshearerartist/?hl=en

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

ShoreLake Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts. Established in 1989.



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Classifieds: Shoreline Fire commissioners to hold joint meeting with North City Water District

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Board of Commissioners of Shoreline Fire Department will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. for a joint Board meeting with North City Water District.

Location:
North City Water District
1519 NE 177th St, Shoreline, WA 98155

Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
January 12, 2023



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Classifieds: LFP City Council Special Joint Meeting with Shoreline School District Board

LFP City Council Special Joint Meeting with Shoreline School District Board (hybrid meeting)
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

This meeting will be held in the hybrid format, both in person at City Hall and via Zoom. Please check the agenda, once available, for Zoom participation information.




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Classifieds: Shoreline City Council Attendance - NUHSA 2022 Human Services Awards Program and Celebration

Shoreline City Council Attendance at 
NUHSA 2022 Human Services Awards Program and Celebration
Date: 01/19/2023 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Ronald United Methodist Church
17839 Aurora Avenue North
Shoreline, Washington 98133


You are hereby notified that a quorum of Councilmembers will attend the North Urban Human Services Alliance (NUHSA) 2022 Human Services Awards program and celebration on Thursday, January 19, 2023.

The annual NUHSA Awards recognizes individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond in ensuring the health and well-being of our North King County residents.



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Night work on the NE 175th St to northbound I-5 on-ramp for pole installation

Starting as early as Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Sound Transit will be installing poles at the NE 175th St northbound I-5 on-ramp, requiring it to close during the night (due to lane and ramp closure restrictions). 

The work is expected to take two nights.

This work is part of the Lynnwood Link Extension project.

Use the NE 145th ramp as a detour during work hours of 11pm to 5am



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Jobs: City of Shoreline IT Functional Analyst

City of Shoreline
IT Functional Analyst
Salary $82,890.00 - $105,050.00
Closing date January 29, 2023

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

OVERVIEW
This position will be part of the City’s IT team and will report directly to the IT supervisor. The IT group consists of eleven positions including the IT Manager. Support and reporting issues can be escalated to the System Analyst I, and/or the IT supervisor. 

This position also coordinates with the existing Functional Analyst on systems and supports. The Functional analyst(s) work consists of working with SQL databases, major City systems such as Finance and Human Resources (Central Square), Help Desk Ticketing, Contract Management, Digital Signatures, Asset Management and Work Order Management system (Cityworks) and other assigned new implementations. In addition, general reporting and support of other minor systems are commonly required. 

Looking ahead to next year we are preparing for two new implementations that include Capital Budgeting and Project Management and Parking Enforcement. There will also be a major update to Central Square Cityworks systems which will involve business analysis, system testing, user training, and new functionality implementation.

DEFINITION
This position is responsible for the effective configuration and use of the assigned City systems. This position will work with operational staff to leverage the application through process analysis, deep understanding of both the business process and the enterprise system, and configuration of the enterprise system to best meet operational needs. The position is responsible for the support and training of users of the assigned City systems and serves as the liaison between the operational staff and the IT team.

Job description and application



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Environmental Mini-Grants available from City of Shoreline

Photo courtesy City of Shoreline
Have an idea for a project that helps our community and the environment?

Apply for a Shoreline Environmental Mini-Grant. Your project could get up to $5,000! 

We are seeking projects that help prepare our community for climate change impacts like heat, wildfire smoke, and flooding.

Accepting your idea February 1-28, 2023. 

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Einstein custodians show Friday Flair

Einstein custodians demonstrate Friday Flair
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Who doesn't love a little Friday flair? These hardworking and fun-loving Einstein Middle School custodians brought some color and style to school with them on a rainy Friday.

Shawn, Julius, Dan, and Jay made students, staff, and all of us smile with their coordinated apparel!



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Amtrak to add second round-trip to Vancouver BC by March 7

Amtrak to increase service to Vancouver, B.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Amtrak announced in a letter to the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Transportation that the company will add a second round-trip to Vancouver, B.C. beginning March 7, restoring full service on the Cascades line to pre-pandemic levels.

In the letter, Amtrak also stated that it will increase the number of daily trips between Seattle and Portland from four to six beginning in fall 2023.

“I’m thankful that Amtrak is finally on the path to fully restore service in the Pacific Northwest. I-5 corridor in the State of Washington is one of the most congested corridors in the nation and the Cascades service provides a convenient alternative to travelers. I will work to make sure Amtrak meets its commitment to restore additional service to Vancouver B.C. by March 7th and add two trips this fall,” said U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who serves as Chair of the Senate Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation.

Pre-pandemic, more than 750,000 annual riders utilized the route connecting the State of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia – a critical connector for the region’s businesses and travelers. The route from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. was suspended altogether in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In May 2022, as the country recovered from the pandemic, Sen. Cantwell spoke with Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and urged him to restore service between the State of Washington and Vancouver B.C.

Amtrak restored one of the two round-trips in September 2022. Shortly after, Sen. Cantwell pressed the nominees for Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors in a committee hearing on how they planned to restore full service.

Throughout the pandemic, Sen. Cantwell was a champion of the nation’s freight network. Due to her leadership, the bipartisan infrastructure bill provides $66 billion for rail grants she authorized as Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, including $22 billion for Amtrak. 

Currently, USDOT is accepting applications for the Federal-State Partnership Passenger Rail grant program which can be used to improve the Cascades service or build a new rail route in Washington state. The applications are due on March 7, 2023.



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PTA Reflections art contest showcases 100 student artists

100 artists were on display at the Shoreline Center
All photos by Steven H. Robinson

Reflections is an annual, theme-focused art contest that is sponsored by local and national PTAs. Reflections promotes and recognizes student creativity.

"Stronger Together"
Entries in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts were submitted by students from preschool through grade 12.

Each local PTA in Shoreline Schools hosts a Reflections program. The top entries are sent for display to the reception sponsored by Shoreline PTA Council. 

Top entries at Council are sent to the State PTA Reflections and the top State entries are sent to National.
Each year a theme is chosen and all entries are expected to illustrate the theme. This year's theme was  "Show Your Voice!"

The reception was held Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in the Shoreline Room of the Shoreline Center at 18510 1st Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155 with all the entries from Shoreline Schools.

100 creative Shoreline School District students, grades K-12, participated in this year's Reflections art program. 
 
It was sponsored by Shoreline PTA Council 6.12



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37 recruits headed for north end fire departments

Current fire class photo courtesy Shoreline Fire

In one week, this group of 37 recruits will be graduating from the fire academy that started in the last week of August. The EMT portion of the fire academy was just completed. 

The recruits are from Bothell, Eastside, Kirkland, and Shoreline Fire Departments.



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Shoreline Community College continues to explore collaboration with Beijing university

Photo courtesy Shoreline Community College

Shoreline Community College had the opportunity to welcome Director Dai Wenhua from the Hebei Institute of China’s prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. 

We have been partnering with them for several years and are exploring further collaborations. 

Accompanying Director Dai was Aaron Quan, a local partner, and my colleagues Bo Fu and Samira Pardanani from @shoreline Community College International Education.

--Dr. Jack Kahn, President Shoreline Community College



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Fund for Suni's raises $12,000

Friday, January 13, 2023

Per Tyler Stroud of Shoreline Caring, the fund set up to help the Kyrkos family pay their employees has been closed and the money transferred to owner Chris Kyrkos.

Suni's Pizza was destroyed in an arson fire on January 2, 2023 (see article). 

The family was and is devastated and a large part of their concern was how they could support their employees.

Shoreline Caring immediately stepped up and set up a GoFundMe site to collect money.

"Thank you so much to the community on behalf of Shoreline Caring for helping raise funds for Suni's Pizza employees. 

"We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and I know the Suni's family feels the love. 

'"We raised just about 12k, which will be distributed amongst employees."
--Tyler Stroud, Shoreline Caring

Correction: Family name is Kyrkos



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Gloria's Birds: The three pals showed up eagerly for ballet auditions...

Photo copyright Gloria Z. Nagler
 
Swan Lake would be opening soon!

(Well, maybe Ring-billed Gull Lake, eh?)

--Gloria Z. Nagler



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Op-Ed: When there's nowhere to go and no way to get there

Photo by Matt Collamer on Unsplash.com
By Lisa Surowiec, 
Volunteer Coordinator
Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter

"Severe Weather Shelter" or "Emergency Shelter" kicks in when we have stretches of winter like we did this year. 

Multiple hours below 34 degrees, snow on the ground, those things that make us all want to hibernate.

I'm pretty good with snow - I grew up where there was snow, and I have a vehicle that easily gets me most places. But there was that one day that had the whole city throw in the towel. 

The night before, I didn't really expect the ice prediction to become reality and figured I'd have no issues, but there it was in the early hours. Thick ice on everything. 

I needed to get to the shelter to help close up the church, but I could not drive down off my hill. So I walked. And got intimately familiar with how very treacherous that much ice covering every single surface is, living where we live.

It took me an hour and a half to walk the two miles to the church, and by that time the place was mostly packed up. The shelter volunteers from the night before had done a good job of getting people roused and full of coffee, mats wiped and stacked, and they had found some salt and were salting the walkway and parking lot when I walked up.

The thing was, it was really difficult to ask people to leave. 

There simply were no good options that morning. That ice simply cut off... everything. Metro wasn't running. Libraries were closed. Walking was dangerous, and there wasn't any place open to walk TO.

Emergency shelter seems like such a gift, until it almost feels mean. We do our best to keep people warm, dry, and safe overnight, but then we have to close up and turn them out. And that's never easy, but really tough on mornings like that.

It's easy to make assumptions and judgements about unsheltered people - about their bad choices, addictions, lack of motivation, or supposed preference for living on the streets and getting free stuff. But here’s the thing – people’s stories are complicated, and each unhoused individual is someone’s son, daughter, sister or brother.

And drugs are not always indicative of addicts. One man I spoke with described how he views drugs as a tool. He matter-of-factly explained that if he needs to be vigilant on the street and stay awake for security, they let him. If he is hungry and cold, he can find solace. If he needs to eat, he can barter. He is a big guy with a great smile and stories about a former career in the trades, trying to find a way back to housing and work, surviving as he can in the meantime.

And it's not always drugs. We helped a woman who was experiencing some clear mental health issues, who just needed assistance. She wanted a shower. She wanted to wash her clothes. She wanted to lay down someplace for a while longer because she hadn’t gotten good sleep the night before. 

She didn’t have a phone, so she couldn’t call around to find shelter options or other resources. It was very hard for her to comprehend that the church building didn’t have any of those amenities, and the shelter doesn't operate every night. She needed so much more than we were able to offer.

Consider that icy morning from their perspective. The space that you slept in last night is closing its doors and telling you to leave. It is 8, maybe 8:30am. 

You have some bus tickets, but the buses are not running, potentially for another hour and a half. You have no money for a car service, and they're probably not driving anyway. The libraries are not going to open. 

The closest potential shelter does not have a published phone number, and as soon as the volunteers leave, you lose access to a phone anyway because you don't have one. The other shelters are downtown - which requires transportation. You can only watch as the volunteers walk away, and yell to the sky, "I can't TAKE this anymore!"

The woman we had to turn out into the cold was found huddled up on the cold concrete at the church doors the following morning, Christmas Eve, after finding no other solution that icy day. The church made her some hot mac and cheese, and we locked up a couple of bags of her things since she wasn't going to be able to carry all of her possessions while she searched for shelter.

These folks deserve better. They need to not be kicked out in the morning to try to figure it out. They shouldn't have to find out if the emergency shelter will be opening or not. 

North King County needs a true winter shelter, and we've got about 10 months to lobby for them to find the space and funding to make it so. Stable space from November through March - 24-hour shelter that doesn't kick people out into rain, snow, ice and with no destination. If we could also include lockable storage, laundry, and showers, that would be amazing.

The walk to the church that icy morning was physically difficult. Walking away from it and leaving folks with no options was emotionally so much worse.

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Staffed by generous volunteers, the Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter, located at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, has been activated 16 times since November 1st. The number of guests has ranged from 1 to 12. The shelter will close March 31st. More volunteers are needed, particularly those presenting themselves as male. Contact staff@nuhsa.org or call 206-550-5626 if you can help!

Stay up to date on regional shelter information HERE and activation information for the Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter HERE

Email the King County Regional Homelessness Authority to support a robust and systemic response to shelter and homelessness in North King County (marc@kcrha.org or alexis.rinck@kcrha.org).



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Medicare now covers all routinely recommended vaccines - including shingles

As of January 1, 2023 Medicare now completely covers all routinely recommended vaccines! 

This means that seniors with a medicare drug plan will have no copay for the vaccines they need, including ones to prevent shingles and pneumococcal diseases.

Thanks to President Biden, Congress and all of our policy partners for helping us ensure that no one goes without a vaccine because they can’t afford it.

Check with your local pharmacy to make an appointment or see if they accommodate walk-ins.



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WA Healthplanfinder open enrollment closes January 15, 2023

Through January 15, 2023 Washingtonians may shop for health insurance coverage including new free-or low-cost Cascade Care plans for qualifying individuals. 

Washington state was the first state in the nation to offer a public option health plan, which is now available in 34 of 39 counties in the state and it will be the most affordable available health plan in 25 counties.



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Sunsets or gray skies

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Seems like we either have brilliant sunsets or we have entire days of solid gray clouds. This was Tuesday, January 10, 2023.



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Rotary Sharing Tree is a huge success, donating over $17,000 to local organizations

The Sharing Tree at Town Center
By Larry French
Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park 
  
Many years ago, Rotarian Tim Davis undertook the move of the Giving Tree/Sharing Tree to Lake Forest Park. 

Since that time the Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park has faithfully followed through providing local individuals and families in need with support to make their Holidays a bit brighter.
 
After two years of changes from the pandemic where only gift cards could be donated, our Club began accepting gifts as well. 

Jenn, Kelly, and Larry at North Helpline
The community response was amazing as was the support from our Club members who set up and attended the Sharing Tree.

With cooperation from the Lake Forest Park Mall management company, Merlone Geier Partners, the Sharing Tree was once again set up on the lower level of the Mall near Santa’s photo booth. 

Gregory, Tanya, and Larry at the
Center for Human Services
It was attended daily from Thanksgiving weekend until Christmas by Rotary Club members and by Shorecrest High School’s Interact Club.
 
Our Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park has traditionally partnered with 
  • Center for Human Services (who received $1,745 in gift cards and an estimated $12,260 in gifts), 
  • North Helpline (who received $1,260 in gift cards) and 
  • the YMCA (where teens received almost $2,000 in gift cards). 
Wow! That’s over $17,000.
 
Our deepest gratitude to our neighbors in LAKE FOREST PARK, SHORELINE, KENMORE, BOTHELL and LAKE CITY. Your generosity impacted hundreds of individuals.
 
 

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Jobs: WSDOT Property and Acquisition Specialist 6

WSDOT
Property and Acquisition Specialist 6
Shoreline, WA – Northwest Region
$69,741 - $93,757 Annually

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is looking for an experienced Real Estate professional to work as a Liaison on our Sound Transit projects. This is a project position (limited duration). 

This position coordinates all property related requests from Sound Transit and independently processes reviews, coordinates, and conclude state-owned property transactions related to Sound Transit in accordance with state and federal laws. As a liaison, this position plays an integral role in maintaining open communication and coordination of key tasks related to WSDOT’s partnership with Sound Transit delivering a multi-modal transportation program.

As a liaison between Sound Transit, WSDOT's Engineering Office, regional personnel, the FHWA, the Attorney General's Office (AGO), and Headquarters (HQ) staff, this position also supervises the support staff needed to deliver this program. 

The position coordinates all property related requests from Sound Transit and independently processes reviews, coordinates and concludes state-owned property management transactions related to Sound Transit leases.

Job description and application


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Iowa State honors December graduates

AMES, Iowa (January 9, 2023) - Nearly 1,800 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University in December. 

Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 16-17 at Hilton Coliseum.

Beate Schmittmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, spoke at the graduate ceremony. Alumnus Suku Radia, who retired in 2017 as chief executive officer (CEO) of Bankers Trust and currently serves as an executive-in-residence in the Ivy College of Business, gave the undergraduate address.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE (if listed), MAJOR(S), HONORS (if listed)

Shoreline, WA

Mario Galvao-Wilson, Bachelor of Science, Biology (AGLS), Cum Laude



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Shoreline to resume Home Improvement Workshops - make appointments now

After a three year hiatus, the City of Shoreline will resume their popular Home Improvement Workshops and Vendor Fair. 

They will have three workshops in 2023 (March, April, and May) and are working to expand the number of vendors and building industry representatives at the workshops.

The sessions will be held in the lobby of City Hall 17500 Midvale Ave N. Free parking in the city garage.

There will be a Permitting presentation at 7pm for each session. No registration required for the session but appointments are needed for the individual consultations.

Use the QR code or register at the webpage.

If you have questions, contact Jarod Lewis, 206-801-2521 or JLewis@shorelinewa.gov



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Destinations: Museum of Flight January 21 Program with Japanese American Animator Willie Ito

As a boy, Willie Ito learned to draw while incarcerated in an American concentration camp with his family during WWII. He became a Disney animator.
Illustration: Cover image of Hello Maggie by Willie Ito. © Disney

SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2023—On Saturday, January 21, 2023 Japanese American Willie Ito will tell his inspiring story of how as a boy he learned to draw while incarcerated in Utah with his family during World War II, and later became an award-winning animation artist for The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera. Joining him in the program will be animation historian Mindy Johnson.

In addition to providing a personal perspective of life in the camps under Executive Order 9066, Ito will share stories about working on classics including The Lady and the Tramp, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, The Yogi Bear Show, and Hong Kong Phooey. The 2pm program, From Internment to Inbetweening, is free with Museum admission.

The program is presented in association with the Museum’s The Walt Disney Studios and World War II exhibition, a retrospective of The Walt Disney Studios’ extensive contributions to the Allies’ World War II effort. The exhibit closes February 5.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle WA Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field halfway between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open every day from 10am to 5pm. Museum admission for adults is $26. Youth 5 through 17 are $18, youth 4 and under are free. Seniors 65 and over $22.  Admission is free from 5:00 to 9:00pm on the first Thursday of every month. Parking is always free. There is a full lunch menu café operated by McCormick and Schmick's. For general Museum information, call 206-764-5720 or visit www.museumofflight.org



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Local Residents named to President's List at Gonzaga University

SPOKANE, WA (January 12, 2023) - The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for fall semester 2022. 

Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Lake Forest Park, WA

Andrew Thompson
Lillian Visser

Seattle, WA 98125

Olivia Hammond
Keegan Hilt
Harrison Sheldon

Shoreline, WA

Lauren Adams
Julia Brajcich
Preston Ernst
Emily McDowell
Bella Mertel
Karsten Nye
Eleanor Reid
Maxine Andrea Reyes

Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West's best comprehensive regional universities. Gonzaga offers over 75 fields of study, 24 master's degrees, four doctoral degrees in one college and six schools.


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Local Residents named to Dean's List at Gonzaga University

SPOKANE, WA (January 12, 2023) - The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean's List for fall semester 2022. 

Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed.

Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West's best comprehensive regional universities. Gonzaga offers over 75 fields of study, 24 master's degrees, four doctoral degrees in one college and six schools.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Lake Forest Park, WA

Hannah Cote
Carson Duling

Seattle, WA 98125

Anna Huycke

Shoreline, WA

Hailey Belfie
Maxwell Conklin
Samantha Lee
Korrina Murphy
Julieanne Reid
Gustave Ricard


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Help Shape the Future of Transit in Lake Forest Park

When Lynnwood Link opens in 2024 bus routes in your neighborhood will look different. 

Help King County Metro create routes that work for you! 

Your feedback is needed on route locations, how often buses run, and more. Find project details and the survey here.

Review the proposed bus routes and let Metro know what you think; the survey is open now through March 10. Visit the Lynnwood Link Connections webpage to learn more.

In addition to the survey, Metro is hosing three virtual open houses:
  • Tuesday, January 24 from 12:00 - 1:30pm (register here)
  • Saturday, February 4 from 10:00 - 11:30am (register here)
  • Monday, February 27 from 6:00 – 7:30pm (register here)


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Gardening classes at Kruckeberg

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is offering gardening classes in-person but you will want to register soon because they fill up quickly.

Kruckeberg is located at 20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline, WA 98177 in the Richmond Beach neighborhood.

Houseplants 101 with Ben Billick | Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 10:30am

Learn the basics of houseplant care from A to Z. Intended for beginning to intermediate indoor gardeners, this workshop will lay the foundation for successfully growing houseplants. Participants will take home a houseplant cutting of their very own to test out their green thumbs!

Winter Sowing and No-Transplant Winter Sowing with Diane O’Neill | Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 10:30am

Give your garden a head start with these fun and easy gardening hacks! The first in a three-part gardening series with Diane O’Neill, this course will teach you how to create upcycled mini-greenhouses to protect your seedlings from winter’s chill. Participants will leave with several examples as well as the skills to create more at home.

Conifer ID with Walt Bubelis | Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 10:30am and 1:00pm

Want to tell a Western Red Cedar from a Lawson Cypress? A yew from a young redwood? Join Walt Bubelis, professor emeritus of Edmonds Community College, for an introduction to our local conifers, both native and exotic. This is a great class for budding botanists, citizen scientists, and gardeners who want to take their skills to the next level.

Classes fill up fast, registration is required.
Visit website for more information and to register: www.kruckeberg.org/events-tours



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Shorewood boys wrestling 1-12-2023

The Shorewood boys got back on the winning track on Thursday night with a decisive victory over Archbishop Murphy.

Shorewood was led by a pair of early pins by senior captains Hunter Tibodeau and Milan Johnson in the 220 and 285 matches. Complementing the varsity mainstays were a pair of first time varsity wrestlers. 

At 132 pounds sophomore Sky Klein joined the starting line-up and pinned his opponent in the first period. 

Two bouts later it was junior Quissett Sachs with his first varsity pin in just 50 seconds.

The veteran leadership mixed with new energy helped the Stormrays run away with a 66 to 12 win.

Shorewood wrestles next this Saturday at Curtis High School in the Ragnarok Tournament.

Shorewood Record: 2-0 WESCO South, 2-4 Overall
Shorewood - Archbishop Murphy
@ Shorewood High School

*Match began at 182 pounds

106: Eli Jepsen (SW) win by forfeit
113: Double forfeit
120: Joe Davis (AM) pinned Finn Bachler 3:47
126: Masa Taura (SW) pinned Aaron Woods 0:45
132: Sky Klein (SW) pinned Noah Woods 1:20
138: James Nottingham (SW) pinned Ethan Robinson 5:13
145: Quissett Sachs (SW) pinned John Pallus 0:50
152: Isaac Van Horn (SW) win by forfeit
160: Paddy Andresen (SW) win by forfeit
170: Mak Kanzler (SW) win by forfeit
*182: Katsuya Edge-Salois (AM) win by inj. def. Alberto Solano
195: Matt Burns (SW) win by forfeit
220: Hunter Tibodeau (SW) pinned Jack Shipley 1:50
285: Milan Johnson (SW) pinned Hakeim Smalls 2:39

--Clark Norton


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Continuing Education: Learn the basics of quilting

Learn the basics of quilting from design, to cutting, measuring, applique, and machine sewing. 

By the end of class you will go away with a quilting square and knowledge to move forward on bigger projects. 

What to bring: fabric scissors, cotton fabric, matching thread, marking pen and sewing machine. 

Contact instructor if need any items. For students 16+ and adults of all ages.

2/5 | 1:30 – 4:30 pm | Sunday (1) | Fee: $59 | Lee Ann Hittenberger | Location: 1500 Building, Room 1515, Shoreline CC Campus 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133




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Bank robbery in Kenmore Wednesday

Kenmore Police announced that officers responded to a bank robbery where a suspect had just fled the scene on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at about 1:35pm in the 6800 block of NE Bothell Way.

Officers with neighboring jurisdictions assisted in searching for the suspect, but he was not found. 

No one was physically injured during the incident. 

King County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Detectives are assisting in the investigation.



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