Destinations: Wine Walk Row in Woodinville

Monday, February 27, 2023

Story and photos by Mike Remarcke

The Schoolhouse District in Woodinville has created a new and unique wine and beverage tasting experience called Wine Walk Row. 

The area has the look and feel of an alley, with garage doors that open to a wide variety of wine tasting opportunities, as well as a future collection of distilleries, craft beers and local foods. 

Several regional wineries have tasting rooms that accommodate both indoor and outdoor seating areas and also provide local foods and pleasant surroundings so tasters can linger and enjoy the environment.


Recently, Willamette Valley-based Montinore Estate and Landlines Estates opened a new tasting establishment on Wine Walk Row. The Oregon company is very excited about introducing their organic and Biodynamic grapes in their four Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines to the Washington market. 

The tasting room opening included remarks from Founder Rudy Marchesi and Winemaker Stephen Weber. Stephen started his winemaking career in Washington, moving on to Australia, Europe and back to the Great Northwest. He is excited about being back in Washington to introduce his fine line of wines.


Other wine tasting rooms on the Row include Valdemar, Barnard Griffin and L’Ecole N° 41 as well McQueen Champagne Bar, Ballard Pizza and CafĂ© Dupar, with more to come.

Wine Walk Row, 17401 133rd Ave NE Woodinville, WA 98072  

Tasting room hours: 
  • Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday 12-5pm 
  • Friday and Saturday 12-7pm

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Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter closed Sunday for lack of male volunteers

The weather was icy, with snow on the ground, but the Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter was unable to open Sunday night for lack of male volunteers.

The Shelter is run and staffed by volunteers under the leadership of NUHSA (North Urban Human Services Alliance)

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

It is the only overnight shelter in the north end.

If you would like to be a shelter volunteer, email staff@nuhsa.org or call 206-550-5626

The shelter welcomes donations of sleeping bags, socks, blankets, scarves, and hats.

There is a daytime warming center:
Aurora Commons 8914 Aurora Ave N
Open M-TH 10am-1pm


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WeatherWatcher: The next snow opportunity is becoming clear in the forecast

Sunday, February 26, 2023

 

As seen in the above animated loop, our next potential for snow is developing and got quite organized today. The new storm developing came across Alaska and down the west coast out of the Arctic. It is expected by forecast models to be cold enough to bring precipitation in the form of snow for most areas, especially in elevations above 300 feet.

Timing: Monday will be much like today, partly to mostly cloudy with showers through the area. The bulk of this next storm is expected to move inland late Monday afternoon and evening. Most of the accumulating snowfall is once again expected overnight into Tuesday morning. I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing increasing rain or snow showers earlier in the afternoon Monday given the speed at which this storm is currently moving.

What to expect: Most models are now suggesting somewhere between 2-6 inches of snow could fall through most of the Puget Sound region. Temperatures are once again marginal around the freezing mark so snow accumulations will be very dependent on your elevation and proximity to warming effects from bodies of water. Rain may be mixed in at times and will be very hyperlocal depending on where the rain/snow mix lines are.

We will treat Sunday morning's snow as an indicator of who will see the most snow Tuesday morning. Those who saw snow Sunday morning should expect to see anywhere between 2 to 6 inches of snow Tuesday morning. Daytime warming is expected so it'll be a slushy mess after the sun has been up for a few hours.

We should see a bit of a break Wednesday with some sunny skies. Another storm starts to work its way in Wednesday night through Thursday and that has more potential to make another round of accumulating snow. For now, we'll just take this one storm at a time and when models come to agreement for the second half of the week, I'll write another update.

Longer range: A cold, wet pattern is expected to continue for the next 10-15 days. It is a typical La Niña weather pattern, but particularly locked in with less variability than normal. The jet stream is flowing from the northwest as a result, pulling the storm track up through Siberia and Alaska and back down the west coast. 

For current weather conditions visit www.shorelineweather.com


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Shorecrest boys basketball rally from 10 point deficit to clinch a berth to the 3A Hardwood Classic tournament

16th ranked Shorecrest boys basketball win against 9th ranked team
Photo by Alan Bruns, courtesy Shoreline Athletics 

The sixteenth-seeded Shorecrest High School Boys basketball team, coached my Eddie George, rallied from a 10-point deficit entering the fourth quarter in the second round of the state tournament on Saturday, February 25, 2023 and stunned No. 9 Gig Harbor to clinch a berth to the 3A Hardwood Classic at the Tacoma Dome.

No. 16 Shorecrest (18-6) will face No. 8 Rainier Beach (14-8) in a loser-out, round-of-12 game at 9pm Wednesday March 1, 2023 at the Tacoma Dome.

The Scots will be making their first trip to the Hardwood Classic since finishing second in Class 2A in 2016.

A variety of ticket options are available on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association website. 

Scroll down to 3A/4A State Basketball (Tacoma Dome). To avoid lines, advance purchase is recommended. https://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=332

--Shoreline Athletics



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Glowing Cascades

 
Photo by Ken Berkun

Our recent odd weather, with cold, clear days, has produced some beautiful views. Ken says the picture doesn't capture the whole experience of the glowing mountains of the Cascades, but I suspect that's true of all photographs.

This was Thursday's sunset on the Cascades, from Lake Forest Park.

--Diane Hettrick



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MoneyTalk for Couples: How should you split up bills?

BECU Lead Financial Educator Stacey Black
When it comes to any relationship, aligning on money matters is important as it plays a pivotal role in every aspect of a couple’s life.

Although talking about finances may not be the most fun conversation to have, there’s no doubt it’s an important one that can have long-term impact.

To make defining your relationship with money easier as a couple, BECU Lead Financial Educator Stacey Black suggests that you continue the conversation with this question:

How should you split up bills? 

If you and your partner are moving in together, it’s important to discuss how bills will be divided

Specifically, sit down and review your accounts and bills. Figure out how to divvy up bills before you and your partner move in together. Will they be split 50/50? Will the person earning a larger income contribute more? Asking these types of questions prior to cohabitating will lessen confusion in the long run.

Then, of course, there’s the age-old question when it comes to long-term couples: to combine finances or not to combine finances? 

There are many ways to do this, such as pooling your income into one account, keeping them strictly separate or some combination of the two. “I once worked with a couple where one person was a spender and the other was a saver. For this reason, I suggested they keep separate checking accounts but have one joint account solely for paying bills,” said Black.

Additionally, some couples ultimately choose to keep separate accounts so they feel financially independent in terms of where they can spend their money and save as much as they choose. 

“My ex and I each had our own spending account, and each had a set amount budgeted to spend however we liked,” said Black. “We had our main account for everything else, but we weren’t on each other’s spending accounts.”

Consider date nights focused on a financial check-in. 

This includes reviewing your savings account(s), financial goals and budgeting aspirations. "Pour yourselves a glass of wine or drink of choice, make a later dinner reservation or queue up your favorite movie. 

Having your financial check-ins bookended by a fun date night activity makes them feel less tedious and more enjoyable,” said Black. With or without the wine, Black recommends scheduling a financial review once or twice a month, and first touching on lighter topics like financial goals before diving into the nitty-gritty of things like debt.

See previous MoneyTalk article



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Help mass produce chickens, bunnies, and owls March 17, 2023 with Sew Thoughtful

Help make these 'critters' March 17

Sew Thoughtful on Friday, March 17, 2023 from 10am to 2pm at the Cedar Valley Grange 20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood WA

The Snohomish Clothing and Textile Advisors (CTA) invite you to make help make “critters” for the Make ‘n Take table at the Stanwood Camano Community Fair (August 4, 5, 6th).

March 17th, we will mass-produce chickens, bunnies, and owls. 

We need help cutting, pinning, sewing, trimming, turning, pressing … and will add lots of good conversation. The goal will be to make at least 100 of each of these critters for youth to stuff and hand stitch closed. This is a free event for the kids attending the ‘Best Lil Fair in the West’.

Bring a good shears, snippers, point turners, sewing supplies, marking pens, and a sandwich for lunch.



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Eastside CHADD virtual meeting March 9, 2023: Beverley Johns Presents "Why Children are Resistant and What We Can Do About it"

http://www.Eastside-CHADD.org
This is a FREE virtual meeting on Thursday, March 9th - 6:45 -8:30pm Pacifc Time

Beverley Johns explains the WHY of children's behavior when kids say NO or refuse to engage in a task adults ask them to do. 

Learn effective strategies to help your child or student to engage in a task that we adults assume is doable, but instead is met with negative behavior by our children and/or teens.

We are fortunate and honored to bring Beverley Johns to the Seattle area via Zoom to help both adults and our children learn and accomplish what once seemed insurmountable. 

Eastside CHADD is pleased to present Beverley Johns, who brings decades of experience teaching those with learning disabilities who also have behavioral challenges and teaching teachers how to reach and teach those students. 

Beverley Johns founded a school for kids with these struggles. She has trained special education teachers in different settings. She has authored over 15 books in the field of special education to address anxiety, behavioral and learning challenges. She also has presented at national and international conferences as a keynote speaker on special education topics.

Register now to save your spot for this important March 9th talk. Priority enrollment is given to Eastside CHADD members so this is a good time to join Eastside CHADD to gain understanding and techniques to help our children who struggle to address their challenges by learning the skills they need to do so.

Space is limited so we encourage early registration.

Do invite your child's teachers and providers to this talk to help us reframe how we interact with our children when we understand the why of what appears to be resistance.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

To register go to www.Eastside-CHADD.org

Click on the blue "Eastside CHADD Meeting Schedule" button on the left of the screen. You'll see the description of this meeting, along with directions on how to register.



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Shorewood boys wrestling team named Academic state champions

Shorewood boys wrestling named state academic champions
Photo courtesy Shoreline Athletics

At the 2023 WIAA 3A boys state Mat Classic, the Shorewood boys wrestling team was honored as the State Academic team champions with the highest grade point average of all participating teams.

Head coach Derek Norton.


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Third Place Books welcomes children's book author Kelly Yang to the stage at Lake Forest Park

Children's book author Kelly Yang will be on the stage Monday, March 6, 2023 at Third Place Books in LFP Town Center, intersection Bothell / Ballinger Way NE.

Yang will discuss her new middle-grade chapter book, Finally Seen, about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.

**Per request of the publisher, masks are required for the duration of the event.**

Tickets are required in advance. Book-bundled tickets come with a copy of Finally Seen. Books will be available for pickup at the event.

If you are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store. You may request to have your book placed on hold at our Ravenna or Seward Park location. Please allow time for transfer.

Tickets and book purchase here

Copies of Finally Seen and other books by Kelly Yang will be available for purchase at the store. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q/A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book in advance!



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KIMSeattle After School Forensic Science workshops start next week

KIMSeattle student
KIMSeattle (Kids in Medicine) is back on the Shoreline CC campus teaching after school forensics / biology intensives in March 2023. 

For middle and high school students.
 
This advanced lab program is taught by medical professionals from KIMSeattle on early-release Wednesdays. 

Each week involves 30 minutes of lecture followed by 90 minutes of extensive lab work. 





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Irons Brothers Construction at the Seattle Home and Garden Show now through March 4, 2023

Look for their booth at the Seattle Home and Garden Show

Joseph and Melissa Irons, owners of local design + build firm, Irons Brothers Construction (IronsBC) are committed to Continuing Education in the residential construction industry as one of their company core values.

As BIAW Certified Builders, they have received the Building Industry Association of Washington's seal of approval through BIAW's stringent evaluation and certification process. The Irons are proud to certify their commitment to customer service and professionalism business.

See why hiring a Certified Builder is the best choice! We Measure Up! Learn about the standards BIAW Builders must meet or exceed to earn the Certified Builder designation here.

Join Irons Brothers Construction now through Sunday, March 5th , 2023 for the Seattle Home and Garden Show, located at the Lumen Field Event Center 1000 Occidental Ave S (between Safeco Field and Lumen Field)

If you are thinking about updating your home or are interested in seeing the latest trends, products and services, then the Seattle Home and Garden Show is a can’t-miss event.

Meet with the area’s top professionals, attend seminars, chat with the experts and collect ideas for your home.

Joseph Irons will make two presentations on Saturday, March 4, 2023

Joseph Irons presented a seminar on Saturday 2/25: Age in Place, it's Never too Early to Plan on the main stage.

The presentation covered how to make your home safer and healthier using Aging in place and Universal design techniques. The primary goal of all home modifications and remodeling projects should be about improving homeowner safety and quality of life.

Joseph will present two seminars on Saturday, March 4, 2023

WHEN DO YOU NEED DESIGN HELP AND PERMITS
March 4th 2pm – MAIN STAGE

Presented by: Joseph Irons

Unless you are a builder, you don’t do this every day! It can be very misleading if or when you should apply for a permit to do your next home improvement project. Hear from a veteran remodeler and general contractor, Joseph Irons about some basics of when you need to obtain a permit, work with a designer, and/or hire an architect or other professional for your project. Learn the reasons why you should consider getting a permit even if your contractor says not to.

TIPS ON HIRING A PROFESSIONAL REMODELER / CONTRACTOR
March 4th 4pm – MAIN STAGE

Presented by: Joseph Irons

Learn from a veteran remodeler how to screen and research before hiring your next general or specialty contractor. Joseph Irons will discuss the basic contractor requirements for Washington State. Provide you with tips and questions you should be asking and help answer homeowners most frequently asked questions. Get resources for planning your next project when you attend this presentation.

Irons Brother Construction is located in Shoreline's North City Business District 


Tiny homes will be big, energy savings will be hot and ideas for multigenerational living will be in abundance when the Seattle Home and Garden Show 2023, the oldest and largest home show in the nation, opens its doors February 25 through March 5 at Lumen Field Event Center. 

A tiny home village highlighting the latest trends in affordable housing, a full offgrid solar power system that can power your home year round and solutions for keeping your home comfortable during weather extremes are just some of the products and services Northwesterners will see at this year’s show. 



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WeatherWatcher: Winter Weather Advisory in effect, snowy period for the week ahead

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Shoreline Park December 3, 2022.
Photo by Carl Dinse


Saturday evening a snowstorm will be moving into the area. The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Winter Weather advisory, in effect from 6pm Saturday evening until 10am Sunday morning. The advisory forecasts 1-2 inches of snow, but this is a general forecast for all of the area including Seattle, Tacoma and Bellevue.

Significant snowfall will start to increase at around 9pm Saturday evening in the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park areas. Steady and moderate snowfall is expected until around 4am Sunday morning. 

Temperatures are expected to be near the freezing mark so the snow may be the heavy, wet variety much like what we saw at the end of last November.

Current forecasts are calling for 1-4 inches of snow; locally there is a slight chance of pockets of heavier accumulation. A convergence zone is expected, which might change the amount of additional snowfall significantly and unpredictably and Shoreline is right in the middle of that zone.

Important to note, places near the water, low in elevation will likely see less snow accumulation and possibly no snow accumulation. Lower areas of Lake Forest Park, especially around the Town Center will also likely see less snow or no snow accumulation. Anything above the 250-foot level in elevation should see some accumulation out of this event. Again, this will be not unlike the November snow event where places along the water saw little to no snow accumulation.

Snow showers are possible through Sunday evening and Monday as well, but nothing too significant in those showers is anticipated. We have another snow-maker coming in Monday evening into Tuesday that could bring more widespread snow accumulations. 

Colder air is expected to stay with us through the end of next week with several storm systems threatening precipitation with a mix of rain or snow depending on your proximity to the water.

Bottom Line: Be prepared to deal with winter weather, especially if you're traveling from sea level locations to higher areas near I-5. This winter weather has potential to last through all next week. The warm sun should help clear the roads during daytime periods but freezing is likely in the overnight hours.


For current weather conditions visit www.shorelineweather.com

Corrected: 4am Sunday

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Scene on the Sound: Goodnight Sun

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

As promised, Friday was very cold and very beautiful. The sunset was just a bonus. - DKH



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Last Jazz Vespers will be held on Sunday February 26, 2023


This Sunday, February 26, 2023, at 5:00pm, Jazz Vespers at Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church presents its finale. We hope to bring it back in the future, possibly at another location.

For this special occasion, we're thrilled to welcome a talented guest artist, Seattle-based vocalist Alex Baird, who recently released her debut album Lemon Tree.

She'll be joined by Ben Thomas on drums and piano, Shahan Kilaghbian on bass, and Jean Chaumont on guitars, drums, and piano.

We hope you can join us.



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North Seattle student graduates from UW-Madison in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis (February 24, 2023) - Just over 1,750 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison during a commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center on Dec. 18, 2022. 
 
About 1,200 of them took part in the ceremony at the Kohl Center. 

Total attendance, including graduates, was 6,609. The ceremony was livestreamed so that friends and family from around the world could join in.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE1, DEGREE1, MAJOR1(S), 

Seattle, WA

Tzyy-Hsien Young, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Sciences and Data Science.

For more information about UW-Madison, visit http://www.wisc.edu. View the ceremony at https://www.wisc.edu/commencement/



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Vehicle reservations for San Juan and Port Townsend runs available Monday March 6, 2023

Photo courtesy WSDOT
Vehicle reservations for the spring season (March 26 to June 17) on the Anacortes / San Juan Islands and Port Townsend / Coupeville ferry routes will be available at 7am.Monday, March 6, 2023.

For the Anacortes/San Juan Islands runs, another batch of reservations will be released two weeks before each specific sailing. The remaining space on each sailing will be available two days before the specific voyage.

For more details, or to make a reservation, visit the Washington State Ferries reservations home page.

The spring schedule vehicle reservations release was originally scheduled for January 26 but was pushed back due to an IT issue with those making bulk reservations.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Book Ban

 

Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter HERE




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AG sues Food and Drug Administration for excessively burdensome regulation on abortion drug

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he is leading a multistate federal lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accusing it of singling out one of the two drugs used for medication abortions for excessively burdensome regulation, despite ample evidence that the drug is safer than Tylenol.

Today’s lawsuit is Ferguson’s tenth case filed against the Biden administration. Of those cases, Ferguson’s office has four legal victories and has yet to lose a case.

The lawsuit, co-led by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Nevada, Delaware, Arizona, Illinois, Connecticut, Colorado, Vermont, New Mexico, Michigan and Rhode Island also joined the lawsuit.

“The federal government has known for years that mifepristone is safe and effective,” Ferguson said. 
“In the wake of the Supreme Court’s radical decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the FDA is now exposing doctors, pharmacists and patients to unnecessary risk. The FDA’s excessive restrictions on this important drug have no basis in medical science.”
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State gymnastics: Shorecrest gymnast champion, three Shorewood gymnasts place, Coach inducted to Hall of Fame

Berkley Gorre (center), Ava Enriquez, Tia Lara
Photo courtesy Shoreline Athletics

Berkley Gorre
of Shorecrest was named champion in Bars at the 2023 WIAA/Gesa Credit Union 2A/3A State Gymnastics at Sammamish High School in Bellevue WA on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Two Shorewood gymnasts placed: Ava Enriquez, 3rd on Floor, 4th on Bars and Tia Lara, 6th on Floor.

Susan Riley, right, inducted into Hall of Fame
Photo courtesy Shoreline Athletics

Shorewood Head Coach Susan Riley
was inducted into the Washington State Coaches Association Gymnastics Hall of Fame.



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Learn about indoor plants and how to be more successful growing houseplants in your home

Want to learn about indoor plants and how to be more successful growing houseplants in your home?

Smartyplants will teach the basics of houseplant care: lighting, watering, soil, repotting, fertilizing, humidity, propagation, troubleshooting potential problems and more! You'll even get to take home a new leafy friend!

3/4 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | Saturday (1) | Fee: $39 | Leah Pearce | Location: 2900 Building, Room 2912, Shoreline CC Campus, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133 (campus map)

Register here

Part of Shoreline Community College Continuing Education



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The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 8:30pm

The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 8:30pm

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

If you would like to be a shelter volunteer, email staff@nuhsa.org or call 206-550-5626

The shelter welcomes donations of sleeping bags, socks, blankets, scarves, and hats.

Daytime warming center:

Open M-TH 10am-1pm


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Jobs: WSDOT Highway Maintenance Worker 3

WSDOT
Highway Maintenance Worker 3
Shoreline, WA- Northwest Region
$64,253 - $78,287 Annually

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is currently seeking a Highway Maintenance Lead (HMW3) to lead crews performing maintenance of a specific sub-section of highway, including leading a section-wide crew. This lead position performs regular highway, roadside, infrastructure, and right-of-way maintenance and repair tasks.

Job description and application



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Jobs: WSDOT Traffic Management Center Engineer – Transportation Engineer 2 (In-Training)

WSDOT
Traffic Management Center Engineer – Transportation Engineer 2 (In-Training)
Shoreline, WA- Northwest Region
$63,056 - $93,522 Annually

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Northwest Region Traffic Management Center (TMC) has a unique and exciting engineering opportunity to provide daily traffic management activities as the TMC Engineer. 

Duties and responsibilities include operating the Region's Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), guiding, and assisting staff on the use of these systems, and coordinating system activation around major events that impact WSDOT roadways. 

In this position you will guide operations and make decisions on a daily basis that directly impact driver safety and traffic flow while also helping build back-end algorithms that assist ITS potential.The candidate selected for this position will also work to support traffic analysis and data requests for the region Traffic Office and assists in producing engineering studies and reports for others including Tolling Division as needed. The successful candidate will possess the ability to be available to work a variety of shifts to include day, swing, night, weekends, and holidays, sometimes with little notice to assist in the 24/7 operations of the TMC.

Note: This in-training position offers a career path and on-the-job training and allow you to progress through the Transportation Engineer field, achieving the goal class of a Transportation Engineer 2. Transportation Engineer 1 or Transportation Engineer 2 depending on qualifications.

Job description and application


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Scene over the Sound: Mt. Constance before the storm

Friday, February 24, 2023

Photo by Lee Wolfe

Tuesday morning Mt. Constance briefly showed her face before the next storm descended.

Mt. Constance is a peak in the Olympic Mountains of Washington and the third highest in the range. It is the most visually prominent peak on our western skyline.



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An Afternoon of Poetry and Tea at Dunn Gardens with Seattle-born poet Mary Pinard

Cozy up with a cup of tea for a late winter poetry reading in Ed’s Cottage in Dunn Gardens on Thursday, March 9, 2023 from 1-3pm. 

Dunn Gardens are just south of 145th and west of Greenwood at 13533 Northshire Rd NW, Seattle 98177

We’ll have a fire in the dining room, the tea brewing, and cocoa apple cake for you to enjoy while listening to the poems of Mary Pinard. 

Come early or stay late to see early signs of spring in the Gardens. Poet Mary Pinard is visiting from Boston, where she regularly visits Olmsted parks in the area.

Mary Pinard is the author of two books of poetry, Portal (2014), and Ghost Heart (2022), which won the 2021 Ex Ophidia Press Prize for Poetry. Her play, Heart/Roots County, was published by Volland Press during the summer of 2022. 

Over the last 15 years, she has collaborated with several visual artists and musicians in the Boston area, where her poems have been variously incised in glass (“Fragment House,” Slocum River Reserve, Dartmouth, MA), shaped in wire (“Lineage,” Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard, MA), adhered to an exhibit wall (“Breaking Prairie,” Hollister Gallery, Babson College), and set to music (“On the Wing: A Celebration of Birds in Words and Music,” performed at several New England venues).

She teaches literature and poetry courses in the Arts and Humanities Division at Babson College, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1990. She was born and raised in Seattle. For more information visit her website: https://marypinard.com/

Cost: Members: $5, Not-yet-members: $10

Information and tickets here: https://dunngardens.org/event/poetry-tea-with-mary-pinard/


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Recipe: Apple Filled Crepes


Brunch in style with our #kidney-friendly Apple Filled Crepes! 

Swirl crepe batter thinly in a heated, no-stick skillet, cook for 20 seconds, flip and cook for another 10 seconds. Fill with apple filling or fruit of your choice. Enjoy! 



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AG: New website available for Washingtonians seeking pro bono legal services regarding their reproductive rights

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that health care providers, seekers, and helpers in Washington have a new avenue to obtain pro bono legal assistance to facilitate abortion access.

Help can be found at a new legal services website managed by the Lawyering Project — abortiondefensenetwork.org

Washingtonians seeking help through the website will be connected to attorneys in a nationwide pro bono network, including several Washington law firms recruited by the Attorney General’s Office, to provide free legal guidance and resources.

Advocacy organizations have also partnered with the law firms and the Attorney General’s Office to connect Washingtonians to these important legal services. The ACLU of Washington, Legal Voice and If/When/How provided training to Washington attorneys.

“Radical laws in other states are creating chaos for providers, out-of-state patients and individuals assisting their friends and family to access health care,” Ferguson said. 
“The changing legal landscape is causing providers and others to question whether they face legal jeopardy by helping someone come to Washington for legal abortion care. This resource will help them navigate these important issues and protect their freedoms.”

“Know Your Rights”
Ferguson also produced a “know your rights” brochure and a specific form for Washingtonians to file complaints about violations to their reproductive rights. The brochure, available on the Attorney General’s website, is a guide to Washington state law’s protections for abortion and contraception access. The two-page document covers Washington’s guaranteed right to choose abortion, access for pregnant people from other states, insurance coverage for abortion care, emergency contraception access and more.

Anyone with complaints or concerns about violations of reproductive rights under state law is encouraged to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office.

Background
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, overturning Roe v. Wade, the nearly five-decade-old opinion that recognized abortion as a constitutional right, some states continue to protect abortion rights. Others have enacted restrictive and punitive anti-abortion laws, raising unprecedented legal questions for health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care. Amid this shifting legal landscape, confusion, uncertainty and misinformation threaten to chill access to abortion care — even in states like Washington, where the right to choose abortion and provide health care is protected.

The website, managed by the Lawyering Project, connects individuals with legal support in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision. Backed by a nationwide network of trained attorneys, it is designed to help providers and patients around the country understand their legal rights. Ferguson convened law firms and advocacy organizations in Washington to ensure that attorneys are available to advise anyone who is seeking legal guidance about providing or receiving abortion care in Washington state.

According to a friend of the court brief Ferguson filed in August, clinics in Eastern Washington have seen a “massive influx” of patients from Idaho, which has severely restricted abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

Planned Parenthood told Crosscut that 62% of patients at its Pullman clinic were from Idaho in June. The following month, that number jumped to 78% — nearly double the rate from the previous year. The Pullman clinic is just 10 miles from the Idaho border. After it closed its Boise, Idaho, clinic, Planned Parenthood also reported seeing Idaho patients at its Kennewick and Walla Walla clinics, more than four hours away from Boise.

Washington Department of Health data show that between May of 2020 and the end of October of 2022, there were just short of 1,400 emergency department visits in Washington state where abortion was used to treat an emergency medical condition, including life-threatening pregnancy complications. More than a third of those visits — 508 — happened in the last year.

For more information about accessing abortion in Washington state, visit the state Department of Health’s abortion information page.

First Assistant Attorney General Kristin Beneski coordinated the AGO’s outreach to participating firms and organizations.



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What do you do when good food goes bad? Take the King county survey

What do you do when good food goes bad? 

Or when those dinner scraps aren’t suitable for the stock pot? While many in King County can throw their scraps in the compost bins, many do not use or have access to curbside compost pickup. It is currently estimated that more than 20% of what goes to King County’s landfill is food waste, creating potent greenhouse gas emissions when it decomposes.

To help get more food waste out of the garbage, King County Solid Waste Division is hosting an online survey that starts today and ends April 30. The survey will help the county better understand how residents in different parts of the county manage their garbage and food waste and help inform future policies to reduce food waste going to the landfill, protect the environment, and meet the needs of our communities.

Businesses and households in King County in 2019 threw out enough edible food to feed everyone in Kirkland – about 92,000 people – for an entire year. 

Food production requires large amounts of resources, particularly water and energy, while creating significant greenhouse gas emissions. If food is not eaten and ends up at the landfill, its decay can create methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

The survey work is part of Re+, King County’s new initiative to reinvent the region’s waste system to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a sustainable economy. Some of the best opportunities for improvement are in food waste.

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Jobs: City of Shoreline Customer Response Team

City of Shoreline 
Customer Response Team (CRT)
Job posting dates : 2/23/23 – 3/19/23
Salary - $37.01 - $46.90 Hourly

Shoreline's Customer Response Team (CRT) is seeking a flexible and creative person to provide a high level of service and support to residents and city staff. CRT investigates and resolves issues regarding City infrastructure, code enforcement and emergency response. 

The most competitive candidate will have work experience in at least three of the following areas: code enforcement, public works and utility maintenance, on-call response, emergency response and facility maintenance. 

Their talents will cross the spectrum from field investigation and the ability to research and interpret municipal and building codes, to being a creative and diplomatic problem solver. 

The CRT Representative is required to participate in on-call, 24/7, public works type, emergency response (i.e. road closures, flood situations, downed trees and wires) and answering after hour questions 4-5 times annually. The Team has a history of flexibility and adaptability to address existing and emerging issues.  It enjoys a reputation of meeting customer and the City Manager's expectations and needs.  




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Town and Country Markets launches new Private Label Milk, featuring cartons designed by employees

SEATTLE – February 23, 2023 – On Thursday, February 23, 2023 Town and Country (T/C) Markets showcased its new EveryDay Milk line, the second of several T/C EveryDay branded products it will debut this year. The company engaged its employees in the exciting launch of this new product and line, inviting them to help design the packaging by submitting original artwork.

T/C prompted its team for submissions with a simple design brief. It said, “We believe in the power of your creativity. And we want to create a way for others to appreciate it, too. So create something. Anything that can be printed on a package. Just make sure it’s inspired by the wonders of milk.”

Six selected entries won T.C Markets Gift Cards. These final winning selections reflected the criteria of “tie-in with milk, appropriateness of content, and overall awesomeness.” Each of the six winners will have their artwork featured on the packaging of T.C’s six new EveryDay milk varieties.

“We’re thrilled to connect our employees to this project, inviting everyone to tap into their creative spirit and have their artwork be shared in the markets,” said Susan Allen, director of Town / Country Markets. 
“Being a family business, it’s a priority for us to be involved in, and uplift our local communities, and we’re always looking for new ways to collaborate with the people that help make T/C so special. Plus, it’s been a lot of fun to see what everyone created.”

The six winners are:
  • Kimberley Garcia, Checker, Poulsbo
  • Cynthia Estudillo, Bakery Decorator, Shoreline
  • Jared Larkin, Front End Clerk, Ballard
  • Aisling Beh, Food Service Clerk, Poulsbo
  • Janis Howes, Marketing, Graphics Lead (and longtime Shoreline resident!)
  • Eddie Sugawara, Community Programs Specialist

The milk varieties are the second to be released in T.C’s EveryDay collection, following the successful release of its free-range eggs. In 2023 and beyond, Town and Country plans to unveil more EveryDay products, with coffee, honey, and maple syrup coming next. When selecting partners, T/C seeks local or regional producers first when possible, handpicked to compete at a value price point and quality that aligns with its core values.

Since its opening on Bainbridge Island in 1957, Town and Country Markets had the vision to feed customers’ joy of discovery and nourish local communities. Products sold in the markets showcase the freshness of the Northwest region that people love, infused with unique, culturally-rich ingredients reflecting Town and Country’s own varied and diverse background.

To join Town and Country Markets in the everyday delight of eating, visit townandcountrymarkets.com or follow the company on Instagram  and Facebook.

About Town and Country Markets

Town and Country Markets brings people the joy of discovering new foods, flavors and products. Founded in 1957 by two brothers, John and Mo Nakata, and good friend Ed Loverich, the local, family-owned and run markets across Puget Sound offer an eating and shopping experience that embodies the love of great food and drink and the experience of sharing food people love. 

Town and Country Markets is committed to living from its core values which include minimizing its ecological footprint and eradicating systemic and individual bigotry, prejudices and discrimination within the company.


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Jobs: U.S. Census Bureau is hiring Field Representatives

The U.S. Census Bureau is currently recruiting for field representatives to help collect data for the American Housing Survey (AHS).

The AHS is one of 130 ongoing current surveys the Census Bureau conducts. 

The survey has been the most comprehensive national housing survey in the United States since its start in 1973, providing current information on the size, composition, and quality of the nation’s housing and measuring changes in our housing stock as it ages.

The AHS is being conducted this year and field representatives are needed for King County.

If you are interested in a career with the federal government’s largest statistical agency, visit the Census Bureau’s website to learn how you can make an impact in your community. Field representatives live in the local communities that they collect data for, enjoy flexible hours, receive paid training, and are reimbursed for mileage on their personally owned vehicles.

To request an application or if you have questions, check out the application process here.

Hiring is underway through March; training would run from March through April and data collection would run from May through September.



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The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Friday, February 24, 2023 at 8:30pm

The Shoreline Severe Weather Shelter will be open Friday, February 24, 2023 at 8:30pm

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

If you would like to be a shelter volunteer, email staff@nuhsa.org or call 206-550-562



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Shorecrest boys basketball win first game in playoffs and advance to the second round in state tournament

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Shorecrest boys basketball advance to second round in State playoffs
Photo courtesy Shoreline Athletics


Shorecrest boys basketball, coached by Eddie George, won Tuesday night, February 21, 2023, 48-45 over Stadium High School in the opening round of the WIAA 3A State Basketball Tournament.

The Scots, ranked 16th, will play 9th ranked Gig Harbor on Saturday, February 25, 8pm, in a loser-out game in the second round of the Washington State Interscholastic Activities Association 3A state championships.

The game will be played at Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98466

Tickets may only be purchased via GOFAN electronically. Purchase tickets ahead of time to ensure quick access to the game:

Ticketing link:
https://gofan.co/app/events/915982?schoolId=WIAA



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Dembowski and staff visit The Oaks Enhanced Shelter in Shoreline on Wednesday

L-R Councilmember Rod Dembowski, Executive Director William Towey, Rod's Chief of Staff
Kristina Logsdon, and Elizabeth Evans Webb

Text and photo from County Councilmember Rod Dembowski

Lake City Partners continues their amazing work at The Oaks enhanced shelter in Shoreline. 

Up to 60 people are housed and supported with services in their own rooms in this former nursing home. 

On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 my staff and I visited again, meeting with Executive Director William Towey to discuss how our north county response system is working, and what it needs to respond effectively to those experiencing homelessness. 

There is progress and reason for hope.



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AAUW Art Show raises funds for scholarships

Come to the Art Show at the Edmonds Arts Center, Friday, March 31, 2023 from 5:00-8:00pm. 

Enjoy browsing through juried art for sale, silent auctions, raffles, a cash bar, and light refreshments. 

Tickets are $25 via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-of-art-for-scholarships-tickets-538378654047.

The evening is sponsored by the Edmonds SnoKing branch of the American Association of University Women. 100% of monies raised go for scholarships for local high school girls and college women.



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Jobs: WSDOT Acquisition and Relocation Specialist (PAS4) - multiple

WSDOT
Acquisition and Relocation Specialist (PAS4)
Shoreline, WA. – Northwest Region
$63,106 - $84,817 Annually

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is eager to hire multiple real estate professionals to operate with limited supervision, managing acquisition and relocation assignments per a defined schedule and in compliance with regulatory laws and policies. 

The purpose of this position is to, in compliance with the Uniform Relocation Act, investigate, negotiate, and conclude complex transactions with landowners concerning purchase, lease, rental or use of real property and property rights. 

The successful candidate appointed to these positions will directly support WSDOT’s Fish Passage program, working directly with multiple project engineers and members of their design teams to assist in identifying the property needs for WSDOT projects. These unique position will serve a vital role in support of WSDOT’s mission to provide safe, reliable, and cost effective transportation options to improve communities and economic vitality.

Job description and application



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