Gobble up some Thanksgiving fun

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Next
Richmond Beach
Community Association
Meeting:
When:
Tuesday, November 9th
7:30 p.m.
Where:
Richmond Beach
Congregational Church,
1512 Northwest 195th
Topics:
• Neighborhood Traffic Study
• Wastewater Management
• Bylaws Vote
President’s Message: Looking for inspiration: Page 2
December Holiday Events scheduled:
Page 6
Calendar of Richmond Beach Events:
Pages 11–12
Right: A portion of the large crowd of interested
voters that turned out for the Candidates Forum
Published by the Richmond Beach Community Association, richmondbeachwa.org October Candidates Forum: You should have been there!
2010 Candidates make their cases at huge Richmond Beach Forum
By Tom Petersen
a Democratic-controlled Congress, painting a picture of unsustainable entitlement
spending and ill-conceived social programs.
Inslee countered that the Bush-era tax cuts
and Iraq war created a huge national debt
while deregulation and a reckless Wall
Street necessitated short-term deficit spending to help stabilize the economy. Inslee
reminded the audience that he supported
neither the war nor the bailouts of bankers. Watkins and Inslee agreed on the wars,
Watkins calling them “catastrophes” and offering a heartfelt desire to “win or get out.”
There was also some agreement on Social
Security: asked about privatization, Inslee
was firmly against, and Watkins wouldn’t
change the system “for current recipients,”
but the Republican left the door open for
future reforms. Along similar lines, Watkins
advocated market-oriented responses to the
issues of climate change (innovate), health
care (interstate competition), and education
(more local action). Inslee cited recent history to show that sometimes the government needs to assist (as in education) or
regulate (as in the case
of industries that have
not policed themselves,
like the oil industry or
banking).
State Senate: Longtime State Representative
Maralyn Chase touted her
support for solar energy
installations and her firm
advocacy for education as
evidence of her suitability
for the open Senate seat.
Kenmore Mayor David
Baker pointed to the
new, green, under-budget
City Hall in his town as
an example of the kind
Jay Inslee, left, and James Wilkins, right, are candidates for the
of thing he’d promote
office of U.S. Representative. Photo by Marge Mueller
statewide. He also assailed
the B&O tax as needlessly
complex and unfair and vowed reform.
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More than 100 neighbors squeezed between tables laden with campaign literature
to get an eyeful of this year’s office seekers
and to give them an earful. In the biggest
Candidates Forum yet, all seven races on
the Shoreline ballot had their turn in front
of the audience, and all of the ballot propositions had representatives eager to make
their case to those who stopped by.
While none of the contested positions
represented featured the zaniness or irrational anger that has attracted so much media
attention in other parts of the country, the
candidates often drew sharp distinctions
between each other and offered unusually
bold assertions about where they would
lead the state or country. Richmond Beach
also got some answers regarding what kind
of support it would find at the state level
regarding the Point Wells controversy.
U.S. Representative: The fur flew in the
fierce fight between incumbent Jay Inslee
and challenger James Watkins. The Republican Watkins tried to blame the nation’s
economic woes on the last four years of
State Representative Position 1:
Former Shoreline mayor Cindy Ryu fondly
recalled years and years of public service in
the area and pledged to continue her “local
touch” if sent to Olympia. She expressed
concern about Point Wells and pledged to
work with Snoho- mish County. Her opponent, Dr. Art Coday, was more forceful in
saying a Point Wells development cannot
move forward until transportation questions are resolved, but did not say how the
State House might do that. Like Ryu, Coday
touted his local roots and recounted his
bootstraps upbringing.
State Representative Position 2: Republican challenger Gary Gagliardi was on
the offensive, saying businesses are fleeing
Washington, schools are faltering, and that
inefficient government can only think of
“revenue grabs” as a way out. His mantra is
“solve problems locally, not in Olympia.”
Incumbent Ruth Kagi quietly countered
that some problems are beyond a community’s scope or jurisdiction, and that’s when
state should assist. She cited her efforts to
promote early childhood education and
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NOVEMBER 2010
Gobble up some Thanksgiving fun
By Sheri Ashleman
Get your groove
on early Thanksgiving
morning! Start off your
day with a noncompetitive jog or walk through
scenic Richmond Beach
with friends, family and
neighbors. On Thursday,
November 25, meet at the
entrance to the Richmond
Beach Saltwater Park at
8:30 a.m. for warm up.
Parking is available in
the park’s lower lots. Do
not park along 20th Avenue NW or NW 190th
Street, which are part
of the course. After a
prize drawing and group
photo, participants will
be off and running
shortly after 9:00 and
be finished around
10:00. The course for
joggers/runners is 3.4
miles and a shorter 1.6
mile course has been
planned for walkers. Due to construction
on the Richmond Beach overcrossing to
Apple Tree Lane, there will be a small detour
around this area. Drs. Simons and Lowe will
be providing bottles of water and representatives from Lee’s Martial Arts Academy will be
cheering for participants at the finish line.
This year’s theme is “Hippies.” Come
dressed in your best peace and love regalia.
Hip chicks may consider a mini skirt and
go-go boots or an out-of-sight halter
top with hip hugger, bell bottom jeans
and a wide leather belt, complete with
the obligatory peace symbol. Guys may
choose a far-out getup of grungy, patched
jeans and a leather vest (fringe on the
bottom of both, of course), complete
November RBCA Meeting
Neighborhood traffic study results and wastewater
management to be featured
By Tom Petersen
Richmond Beach’s “other hot button,”
traffic, is on the agenda for the November
Community Meeting, back at its usual 7:30
p.m. start time in the Congregational Church
basement. John Marek of the City of Shoreline will display and describe the results of
the months-long examination of neighborhood traffic patterns and sore spots, as compiled by the volunteer committee formed last
summer. Work that has already taken place,
and the options or actions that will be taken
next, will be explained.
This promises to be a lively presentation,
and public input and reaction is welcomed
and encouraged. Richmond Beach had the
largest and most vocal traffic committee of
any Shoreline neighborhood, with a dozen on
the panel representing most of the sections of
the area. The city continues to welcome suggestions, questions, or complaints, all in the
hope of improving traffic flow and safety.
This traffic presentation is not to be confused with the volume studies associated with
the proposed Point Wells development, but
the findings of the volunteer committee
will become a useful part of the overall
database.
Also on the November agenda is
Michael Derrick, General Manager of the
Ronald Wastewater District (RWD). This
vital agency always has intriguing and surprising tales to tell, as the storm and sewer
systems are marvelous feats of engineering,
and RWD’s efforts to blend its projects with
the human and natural environments have
a remarkable impact on Shoreline’s appearance and quality of life.
The RWD completed several projects
recently and will be starting some new
ones in the months to come, and their
appearance at the RBCA meeting will be a
good way for neighbors to find out what’s
going on. There will also be explanations about rates, their part of the Aurora
project, and details about RWD’s fiscal
health in an era when many utilities are
struggling.
See you there!
Vote on RBCA Bylaws November 9. Read the summary of
the Bylaws on page 3, or go to the website RichmondBeachWA.org to read the full text of revised Bylaws.
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November 2010 • Richmond Beach Community News
President’s message, September 2010 l Your input sought for monthly articles
As I was searching through my
past article archive
for inspiration this
month, I came
across my message
from a few years
back and found
that it had some
good points that I
would like to use
again this month.
You might think that I am just getting lazier
and lazier as the years roll by—which is
one way to look at it—but I prefer to think
that I am just taking the advice of one of
our past Presidents. When I took over as
President a couple of years ago, the first
question I asked was about coming up with
an article each month for the paper. The answer I got was to write a number of articles
and occasionally recycle some, make some
changes and resubmit it. I consider it just
listening to the sage advice of those who
came before me.
Here is a recap of recent happenings:
Candidates Forum: Nice crowd, well attended and a good group of candidates
or representatives. Thanks to all who
attended and to all of the volunteers.
Halloween Carnival: Another great event.
I can not say enough about our volunteers. Without a doubt, this event is a
success because of all of you.
Future Events:
November General Meeting: November 9,
7:30 p.m. at RBCC. Look for information
in this issue.
4th Annual Turkey Day Fun Run/Walk:
November 25, 8:30 a.m. at Saltwater Park
Holiday Craft Party: December 4,
2:00-4:00pm at RB Library
Annual Tree Lighting: December 4,
5:00pm at Spin Alley
Caroling: December 4, 5:30pm at RB Rehab
Christmas Ship Celebration: December 7
at Saltwater Park: 7:30 p.m. Syre and
Einstein Choirs; 8:20–8:40.p.m. Ships
General Items:
The 2010 elections are Tuesday, November 2. I can’t tell you how to vote and I can’t
even tell you to vote. Gather the most information that you can and make an informed
decision. There are a number of elections
and issues that will have a direct effect on
how our lives are shaped and directed within
Richmond Beach and they all deserve your
input. As I said back then, if you don’t exercise your right to vote, you shouldn’t be able
to exercise your right to complain.
Point Wells Update
Dockside Green, currently under construction
in Victoria, B.C., is cited as an example of
the type of development planned for Point
Wells. The largest of these buildings appear
to be approximately ten stories high. The
Urban Center land use designation for Point
Wells allows approximately seventeen-story
buildings.
By RBCA Point Wells Subcommittee
Our last two Point Wells Update columns
attempted to provide a broad outline of
information as primer for the several public
events regarding Point Wells that occurred in
September. We appreciate the positive feedback received for these efforts! In this article,
the Subcommittee attempts to summarize
some of the significant new information that
was learned from these events.
We also want to thank those of you who
were able to attend each of these events,
and trust that among them, you may have
found the opportunity to get your questions asked and comments heard. Whether
you received the answers and responses you
wanted is another matter of course, and
we of the RBCA board can only continue
to do our best to provide our community
with the opportunities to hear and be heard
where the decision-makers, including the
developer and your elected officials, are
asked to make their perspectives known
and receive public feedback regarding this
significant project. In steadfast commitment to our charter, the RBCA must remain
a neutral participant in the dialog about
Point Wells, and at the same time, we
intend to be one of the sources of information our constituents can continue to count
on so they may act effectively as private
citizens of Richmond Beach and Shoreline.
As always, please feel free to let us know
what we can do to improve the quality of
these events, and how we can do it.
The September forums included two
events sponsored by the RBCA (September 8
and 14 neighborhood meetings) where city
officials, representatives of private litigants
(local non-profit Save Richmond Beach),
and representatives of the developer shared
their current perspectives and new information. In addition, we notified you of the
Point Wells Open House on September 23,
presented by the developer, Blue Square
Real Estate, and the owner’s design team.
New information from the RBCAsponsored September neighborhood
meetings
• The City has learned that the ILA (inter
local agreement) regarding Point Wells
redevelopment, which has been under
negotiation between Shoreline, Woodway, and involving the developer (as
authorized by Snohomish County code),
will not be allowed by the County to be
more stringent than code guidelines per
the site’s Urban Center land use designation, which allows approximately 17story buildings, 3,500 residential units,
and 100,000 square feet of commercial
space on the site. Given Point Wells is in
unincorporated Snohomish County, the
County is currently the only jurisdiction
with authority over development regulation for Point Wells.
• As for the ongoing challenge to the
Urban Center designation by Snohomish
County, involving appellants Shoreline,
Woodway, and Save Richmond Beach,
we learned that hearings continue to be
stayed, in lieu of negotiations among
the parties (see ILA
above).
• The developer has
noted that mitigation of potential
environmental and
traffic impacts upon
neighboring communities from the
redevelopment is the
primary focus for the
current work of the
design team. Estimated costs of $20–30
million for on-site “brown soil” abatement, and another roughly $30 million
for mitigation of traffic impacts to the
neighborhoods surrounding the Richmond Road corridor have been acknowledged publicly by the developer.
• Per Shoreline’s Point Wells Subarea Plan,
the City seeks to issue a Scope of Work
document for a Transportation Corridor
Study and Implementation Plan, that will
effectively require the developer to pay
for a study of the traffic impacts upon
Richmond Beach Drive, Richmond Beach
Road, and tributary roads (affected by
diverted traffic) all the way from the Point
Wells entrance to I-5, potentially resulting
from the redevelopment of Point Wells.
At the September 8 meeting, the City’s
transportation planning staff presented
likely mitigation measures (road designs)
for increased traffic, some of which are already being considered for specific sections
of, and intersections on, Richmond Beach
Road, irrespective of new traffic related to
Point Wells. Some of these designs include:
roundabouts, “road diets” (in cases, actually
reducing the capacity of a road to improve
safety), and lane striping alternatives that
may benefit capacity, pedestrian safety,
bicyclists, mass transit, or any intended
subsets of these.
New information from the BSRE
Point Wells Open House
• The Seattle Times estimates that roughly
200 community members attended the
September 23 Open House at the Shoreline Community Center. During a rotating slide presentation of redevelopment
design concepts by lead architect for the
project, Peter Busby of Perkins|Will, no
questions were allowed by the public.
Outside of the talk, consultants from the
developer’s design team were available
to discuss the project with the public,
representing different facets of the project
including site remediation (clean-up),
transportation, waste treatment, landscape, architecture, etc.
• The presentation boards on display,
like the slide presentation, were highly
conceptual images describing “sustainable” development ideas and techniques,
but providing little specific information
on the proposal itself. The photos of suggestive imagery for the project derived
heavily from the Perkin|Will designed
redevelopment project in Victoria, BC,
known as Dockside Green, which is cur-
I don’t want to fall into a pattern of taking
the easy way out on my articles and recycling
old ones—too often anyway—so I am having
a thought. This could be good or bad and it
might add a bit of work for me but here it is:
If you have a subject that you would like for
me to cover, let me know. Send your ideas
to my e-mail address, [email protected]. I will choose one and get in touch
with you about it. We will make some arrangements and work on the story.
Your ideas could be anything, if you
want me to come and cover little Jimmy’s
soccer game, I’ll do it. If you want me to
come to your weekly bridge game, that’s
fine too. I don’t know how to play bridge
but I’ll give it a shot. This is a new idea and
I’m not sure how it will go but let’s just see.
We’ll call this The President and . . .
Have a good month and I wait for your
suggestions.
rently under phased construction in the
manner suggested for Point Wells; www.
docksidegreen.com. Busby described a
master plan for the site containing three
distinct village-like communities laid out
in an arc on the site, which is shaped like
a shallow peninsula surrounded on three
sides by Puget Sound. Busby identified
the south, west, and north communities to be sequentially built in that order,
over a period of roughly 20 years (other
estimates from members of the development team have indicated building could
commence as early as two to three years
from the start of site clean-up).
• Each of the three proposed villages would
have both residential and commercial
uses, and a presentation slide suggested
that each would be ringed by taller buildings and step down to low-rise buildings
nearer the waterfront, which would be
lined with a continuous boardwalk for
public access to the beach and the existing pier.
• The BSRE presentation boards indicated,
among other proposed features:
°A “transit hub” supporting mass transit
options. Our fact-finding colleagues
have found no supporting evidence
that transit providers, such as Sound
Transit, have anticipated expanding
services to Point Wells.
° An “on-site emergency services center.”
The City of Shoreline Police and Fire
Departments have indicated in the past
through correspondence with Snohomish County that City services will not
be provided to the site unless it is annexed to Shoreline.
° A large “community space” would be
located near the proposed central access point to the development. BSRE
consultants suggested that this would
be a multi-purpose facility available to
the public.
° Specifics on these and other items
displayed were either not known to the
consultants at this time (as claimed), or
were not made available to the public at
the event.
We look forward to keeping you posted
on any and all upcoming events related to
Point Wells Redevelopment, and please stay
in touch to follow the action via the Point
Wells section of the RBCA website,www.
richmondbeachwa.org/pointwells; the Save
Richmond Beach website, www.saverichmondbeach.org; and the City of Shoreline
Point Wells site, www.cityofshoreline.com/
index.aspx?page=176.
The Richmond Beach Community News
is published monthly September through
June by the Richmond Beach Community Association.
Editor
Marge Mueller
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Kay Brittain
Contributing Writers
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Sheri Ashleman
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2010-2011 RICHMOND BEACH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BOARD
Contact all Board Members
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President, Ed Adams
[email protected]
Vice-President, Tom Petersen
[email protected]
Secretary, Bill Willard
[email protected]
Treasurer, Jack Malek
[email protected]
Information Officer, Sheri Ashleman
[email protected]
Board Member, Scott Becker
[email protected]
Board Member, Amy Boone
[email protected]
Board Member, Aaron Harrington
[email protected]
Board Member, Sherry Edwards
[email protected]
Subcommittees: Point Wells
Scott Becker, Jack Malek, Bill Willard
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Richmond Beach Community News • November 2010
Lively discussion at Candidates Forum
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treatment for non-violent drug addicts as
examples. Kagi revealed that she has told
Edmonds’ mayor and Snohomish County
Councilpeople that she would lead “state
intervention” if they do not work with
Shoreline on the issue of Point Wells, while
Gagliardi bluntly accused Snohomish County of a “revenue grab,” called the project
“impossible,” but did not say how he would
resolve the issue.
State Supreme Court: Justice Richard
Sanders enjoys his iconoclastic reputation,
but explained that his rulings are always
firmly rooted in legal precedent. If he’s
controversial, it’s because some would have
him rule where no precedent exists, while
others would have him break with precedent. Both Sanders and challenger Charlie
Wiggins agreed, though, that the law is not,
and should not be, static. Wiggins, an attorney of long experience and former Superior
Court judge, raised Sanders’ several scrapes
with ethics and conduct charges as an issue.
District Court Judge: When veteran
prosecutor Dennis McCurdy tried to paint
interim Judge Marcine Anderson as an “inexperienced political appointee,” Anderson
shot back that she was the one with actual
experience on the bench, and that it’s a
different view from up there. In response
to an audience question, Judge Anderson
explained what the District Court does,
which is handle a huge volume of low-level
offenses (misdemeanors) and disputes. She
said she had the patience, organization,
and endurance the job demands, while
McCurdy cited the dozens of high-stakes,
major crime cases he’s worked on as building the character expected of a judge.
U.S. Senate Race: Neither Senator
Patty Murray nor challenger Dino Rossi
could attend personally. Murray’s office
sent a representative to read the incumbent’s platform, highlighting her efforts to
support major employers, like Boeing, and
programs benefitting the middle and working classes, like health care reform. A Rossi
representative, though scheduled, did not
attend, but the Republican Party supplied
campaign materials.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BYLAWS REVISIONS
By Sheri Ashleman and Bill Willard
It has been a number of years since the Richmond Beach Community Association’s Bylaws have had a thorough review and overhaul. The Board determined that
revisions were necessary to bring the Bylaws up to date with current practices of the
organization. Amendments to the Bylaws will be voted on at the November general
meeting on the 9th at 7:30 p.m. at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church. A
quorum of 19 members will be needed for a vote. Please plan to attend.
Below is a summary of the changes that are being proposed other than minor
additions or changes of wording to clarify text and the re-organization of articles or
sections. Complete copies of the proposed Bylaws and existing Bylaws can be found
on the website at RichmondBeadhWA.org.
Article IV: Board of Directors, Directors, Officers and Agents, Section 4:
Delegation: This section was added to authorize other board members or their
assigned agents to act on behalf of a director or officer who is absent or unable to
act.
Article IV: Board of Directors, Directors, Officers and Agents, Section 5:
Other Agents: This section allows the Board to appoint non-board members to
perform services for the Association. These agents may include membership chair,
events coordinator, newspaper editor, advertising manager, billing manager, webmaster, members of subcommittees, etc.
Article VI: Operations, Section 3: Banking: This section was expanded to
clarify how we handle funds of the Association. The Association has a separate
checking account for events, which never holds more than is necessary to execute
the most current upcoming events. In the event the Events Coordinator is not a
member of the Board, it allows the Board to authorize that person, as an agent, to
be a signer on that account. Instead of requiring two signatures on every check,
that clause was changed to only require two signatures for any payment over
$200.
Article VII: Media Policy and Procedures: Previously entitled "Publication
Policy and Procedures," this section has been revised to allow for other types of
communication options the Association may utilize, such as a website.
Article VII: Media Policy and Procedures, Section 3: Editor: This section
was revised to reflect how business is currently conducted with the addition last
year of an Information Officer. It specifies that the Editor reports to the Information Officer who acts as a liaison between the Board and the Editor with regard to
editorial content and policy.
Article VII: Media Policy and Procedures, Section 4: Webmaster: This section was added to address the operation of the Association’s website. It specifies
that the Webmaster, who is appointed by the Board, is responsible for the design
and maintenance of the website and reports to the Information Officer.
Article VII: Media Policy and Procedures, Section 8: Business Operation:
Added to this section is a clause allowing billing for the newspaper advertising to
be handled by a Billing Manager appointed by the Board rather than the Treasurer.
Financial record keeping, including payments and receipting, remain the responsibility of the Treasurer.
Article VIII: Insurance Indemnification of Officers, Directors and
Agents: This section was added to make our Bylaws like those of other similar
organizations where board members, officers and agents have coverage while acting in their capacity with the Association, thus encouraging people to serve on the
Board.
Shoreline receives additional funds for
Aurora Corridor Project
By Kirk McKinley, Shoreline Transportation Services Manager
The Puget Sound Regional Council
(PSRC) has awarded Shoreline the remaining $1.9 million of the City’s $7.4 million
request it made in 2009 for funds from the
federal government’s Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality (CMAQ) program. PSRC
awarded $5.5 million to the City last year
and the remaining $1.9 million was placed
on a contingency list of projects to receive
funds as they became available. The money
is for the final segment of the Aurora Corridor Project running from N 192nd Street
to N 205th Street.
Every two years, the PSRC is responsible
for distributing federal highway and transit
funds under the CMAQ program. These
funds are distributed through a competitive process. CMAQ funds are available for
specific categories of transportation projects
and programs that improve air quality.
To date, Shoreline has received approximately $7 million in local, state and federal
grants for the final segment of the Aurora
Corridor Project running from N 192nd
Street to N 205th Street. The total estimated
cost to complete this segment ranges between $24 and $31 million.
The Aurora Corridor Project is the City of
Shoreline’s plan to redesign and redevelop
the three miles of Aurora Avenue North
(State Route 99) that run through Shoreline. Shoreline’s section of Highway 99
carries about 40,000 vehicles per day and is
a major transit route.
The goal of the plan is to improve
pedestrian and vehicle safety, pedestrian
and disabled access, vehicular capacity,
traffic flow, transit speed and reliability,
nighttime visibility and safety, storm water
quality, economic investment potential and
streetscape amenities.
Improving Aurora has been a community goal since the City of Shoreline incorporated in 1995. In 2007 Shoreline completed
the first mile of the Aurora Corridor Project,
N 145th to N 165th Streets, including
the Interurban Trail Pedestrian Bridges.
Construction on the second mile from N
165th to N 185th Streets began in January
of this year and will be completed during
the summer of 2011. The section between
N 185th and N 192nd is scheduled to begin
construction in early 2011.
For more information, contact Transportation Services Manager Kirk McKinley at (206)
801-2481 or [email protected].
If you have any questions with regard to the proposed Bylaws changes, please
contact either Bill Willard at [email protected] or Sheri Ashleman at
[email protected]. Willard is an attorney, Secretary of RBCA and a
member of the Point Wells Subcommittee; Ashleman is the Association’s Information
Officer, Events Coordinator and representative to the Council of Neighborhoods.
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Help Needed l Ad Manager Volunteer
By Sheri Ashleman
Do you have just a few hours of time every month to provide a great service for your
community? Richmond Beach Community Association is seeking a qualified person to
volunteer as Ad Manager for the Community News. Advertising is crucial to keeping
this newspaper going; just one or two new ads each month is all that is needed.
Duties include soliciting advertising for the newspaper, determining ad cost, collecting ad content and delivering the same to the editor by monthly deadlines. Must
be comfortable using email.
An outgoing, friendly personality is a must when representing RBCA in the community. Persons interested in being part of our vibrant neighborhood association
contact Sheri Ashleman at [email protected] or 206-542-9147.
Get your Richmond Beach news online
By Marge Mueller, Editor and Andie Piteo, Webmaster
The Richmond Beach Community News is
published online at the Community Association’s web site RichmondBeachWa.org. The
current newspaper edition, as well as editions
back through 2009 can be viewed there.
The web site also has listings of upcoming events, photo slide shows of recent
Richmond Beach events, the latest news
on Point Wells, and much more useful
information. It offers online registration for
events such as the Turkey Day Fun Run.
Website update for November 2010
Both versions of the RBCA Bylaws are
online for you to read at www.RichmondBeachWA.org. From the upper-right corner
of the homepage under “Community
Meetings,” links can take you directly to
the Bylaws page containing the Summary
of Proposed Bylaws Revisions as well as the
full versions of the Proposed Bylaws and the
Existing Bylaws.
For photos, new this month are pictures
from October’s Candidates Forum along
with slideshows for this summer’s Garden
Tour and Sandcastle Building Contest. Just
around the corner will be a new slideshow
of this year’s Halloween Carnival—it’s
not too late to email your photos to the
webpage if you’d like to see them and the
photographer’s name online!
On the Web site’s home page you can
sign up for monthly emails of upcoming
events and meetings. Monthly email subscribers with “verizon.net” addresses: you
will all be changed over to “frontier.com”
endings ... one less thing for you to do!
As always, please contact Andie Piteo
with any questions and suggestions concerning the website at [email protected].
Other local news sources
News about Shoreline government and
city-sponsored events can be found online
at ShorelineWa.gov. The city’s Currents
newspaper is mailed to every Shoreline
household; however, it also can be viewed
online by clicking on “Currents” in the lefthand column of the home page.
The Shoreline Area News (shorelineareanews.com) covers Shoreline and a broad area
including Lake Forest Park and beyond. You
can subscribe to daily online updates. Be sure
to read the Police Blotter with humorous
comments by Diane Hettrick. She certainly
gives insight into human character.
Get Ready Shoreline l Ready Neighborhood and
Ready Business Programs
City of Shoreline Press Release
Get Ready Shoreline is launching its
local campaign as part of the national
program “Take Winter By Storm” to assist
with successful planning and emergency
preparedness for communities at risk during
storms, flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes,
and landslides.
The Get Ready Shoreline program is free
and accessible to Shoreline residents and
businesses through a grant from the Washington State Department of Emergency
Management.
The “Ready” programs are extremely
important to residents and businesses vulnerable to being cut off from services during
the first 72-hours of a disaster. That is why
the City of Shoreline is reaching out to promote the free programs at this critical time.
Additional information about this winter’s
weather forecast can be found at www.emd.
wa.gov.
The upcoming 2010 fall and 2011 winter months will be part of a phenomena
known as “La Niña” and “the season will be
especially cold, wet and could extend into
spring months” according to a spokesperson with the National Weather Service and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Contributions wanted for food/fund/gift drive
By Sheri Ashleman
The Richmond Beach Community Association will be conducting a food/fund/gift
drive to support Hopelink in Shoreline at
the Turkey Day Fun Run. Hopelink provides
emergency services for low-income families in our community during the winter
months when they face added pressures
such as higher home heating costs and additional food needs.
Help our neighbors in need by bringing
either canned food items or a cash donation (make checks payable to “Hopelink”).
Food items most needed are juice (100%
juice only), canned fruit, applesauce, rice,
dry beans, canned vegetables and pasta.
Please do not include items that have ex-
pired or those in glass containers.
Participants may also bring toys or teen
gifts for the holiday gift program which
allows parents to choose holiday gifts for
their kids from the hundreds of items that
are donated. Hopelink is partnering with
the Shoreline PTA Council and the Shoreline Fire Department this year to provide
gifts to Shoreline and Lake Forest Park
families at the Shoreline Christmas event
in December. Thank you for supporting
Hopelink and our neighbors in need!
For more information, contact Sheri
Ashleman at 542-9147 / [email protected].
Register now to be part of Fun Run
with the obligatory peace symbol. Headbands and granny glasses are groovy too, but best
leave the leather sandals and bare feet at home for this event!
Register for the event by filling out the upper portion of the form printed
at right or contacting one of the organizers listed below with your name,
age (youth or adult) and email address. Registration forms can also be found
at Spin Alley or can be downloaded from the RBCA website at RichmondBeachWA.org. Participants may also register online up to two days before the
event. There is no entrance fee. Those who are pre-registered will have their
names entered in a prize drawing (must be present to win) and will receive a
digital copy of the group photo by email.
Long sleeve, tie dyed T-shirts commemorating the event are available by
pre-order. Simply complete the lower portion of the form printed at right and
mail it, along with your check made payable to “Richmond Beach Community
Association,” to P. O. Box 60186, Richmond Beach, WA 98160-0186. Completed forms with checks attached (no cash) can also be dropped off at Spin Alley.
Additional order forms are available at Spin Alley or online at RichmondBeachWA.org.
Shirts will be available for pick up at the event. The deadline for ordering
T-shirts is NOVEMBER 5. If you miss the deadline, there will be a few T-shirts
available for purchase the day of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis for
$20 each.
Sponsors make Fun Run possible
Please thank and support the following owners/businesses for sponsoring
this event and encouraging a healthy lifestyle for our residents:
Scott & Andie Piteo/Achtung Graphics
Don Wilson/Don Wilson Photography
Jeffrey Talbot/Allstate Insurance Company
Eric A. Carlson, D.D.S.
Full Moon Thai Cuisine
Drs. Fong & Bennett/Highlands West Dental
John Rousey/Interstate Insurance Agency
Matthew Fairfax/James Alan Salon
Richard T. Jones, D.D.S./Jones Orthodontics
Eric D. Kitts, D.D.S.
Dong Lee & Joe Whitworth/Lee’s Martial Arts Academy
Marisa E. DeLisle, DS, PS/Northwest Family
Chiropractic & Massage
Kanoa S. Ostrem/Ostrem Law
Richmond Pediatrics
Dr. Paul A. Mack/Shoreline Chiropractic
Shoreline Firefighters, Local 1760
Mark E. Simons, D.M.D. and
Zachton J. Lowe, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Evan Voltsis/Spiro’s Pizza and Pasta
Rachel Alexander/State Farm
Insurance
Jim Swanson/Swannie’s
on the Alley
You are never too young to be
part of the Turkey Day Fun Run.
Photo by Don Wilson.
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Get Ready Shoreline addresses neighborhood preparedness
Seattle Times reporter Sandi Doughton
wrote “With meteorologists warning a La
Niña pattern is likely to bring colder, wetter
and snowier conditions this year, a campaign called “Take Winter by Storm” is urging folks in the Puget Sound Region to get
ready.”Puget Sound region to get ready.
Ready Neighborhood and Ready Business
are just two of the free programs available,
in addition to Map Your Neighborhood
being launched as part of this winter’s
National Emergency Preparedness. For more
information about Map Your Neighborhood
visit Washington State Military Department,
Emergency Management Division, Disaster
Preparedness,
Map Your Neighborhood: MYN
• Introduction to Ready Neighborhood
Program
• Meet your neighbors and prepare for
disasters
• Facilitators guide and help run your
neighborhood meeting
• “Ready Packets” available for everyone
• Review of the 9-steps to take immediately following a disaster
• Guidelines and Assistance for Neighborhood Mapping
• Developing your Neighborhood Map
and Contact List
• Assessing Neighborhood Skills and
Equipment Inventory
• Receive tools for developing a shelter in
home during disaster
• Learn about Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) classes
Sponsored in part by the Washington
Council Citizen Corps, the Emergency Management Public Education for the State of
Washington, and Map Your Neighborhood
(MYN).
For more information go to Map Your
Neighborhood: http://www.emd.wa.gov/
myn/
To sign up for programs call, write or
email the City’s Program Assistant Jill Rucker at (206) 801-2256, jrucker@shorelinewa.
gov or 17500 Midvale Ave N., Shoreline, WA
98133.
Strolling around Richmond Beach
Anina’s Corner
I went “trapezing” in September with
my best friend. I imagined swinging my
legs while sitting on the trapeze, laughing, and taking lots of pictures of one
another. That’s not what happened.
We warmed up for about half an
hour—exercises were posted on the
wall to stretch our muscles, and
we did have fun stretching the
giant elastic bands, touching
our toes, sitting on the mats
bouncing our bent legs.
Then the assistant told
us to follow instructions
very carefully and had us
hang upside down by our knees from a bar
suspended a few feet above the ground. At
this point we had safety harnesses around
our waists. I would advise others to wear a
leotard so your stomach doesn’t sneak into
view. Then we were told to leaned forward
with our toes over a beam, hold onto the
bar (at which point I heard my shirt rip
under the arm) bend our knees when he
said “ready,” and jump when he said “hup.”
Pretty good so far. Next, we climbed a ladder up twentyfour feet from the floor to the actual trapeze platform. The swinging bar weighed
fifteen pounds, and I had a hard time
hanging onto it mid-air before the swing.
When he said “ready” I did lean forward
but I didn’t jump off the platform at his
first “hup.” Tried again—and after the
second swing in the air, (I was supposed
to do this the first swing, when you have
the most momentum) I swung my knees
over the bar. If I had wanted to, I could
have let go and swung upside down, but
By Anina Coder Sill
I didn’t do this. If I had
really wanted to, I could
have hung upside down
and held out my arms for
another aerialist to catch
me. I didn’t want to.
As instructed, I unhooked
my legs, dropped twenty feet
onto my bottom to the safety net,
crawled to the edge of the net and
flipped off. Then it was Cindy’s turn.
She did a fine swing, but also opted
out on the upside down portion, then
dropped to the net, landing on her feet.
That looked good. My turn again I just did
a few swings, then dropped and crawled off
the net; she did the same.
When the instructor asked us if we were
ready to go again, Cindy and I looked at
each other and agreed we’d had enough
fun. We could have swung another fortyfive minutes if we had wanted to. We didn’t
want to. My hands were a bit shaky from
clenching the bar so tight; the same thing
happens when I use the weed eater, and
Cindy said maybe the practice knee-hang
had pinched a nerve a bit because her foot
felt kind of funny.
I asked Cindy for comments on this
article and she said she loves the “I didn’t
want to do it…” line—instead of I can’t do
it. She also said that if she was younger,
she might have felt she had to do it to
prove something, but in her current state of
wisdom she knows she doesn’t have to. It
was exhilarating, and it was different—we
are glad we did it, but don’t feel the need to
do it again.
Start planning for holiday fun!
By Sheri Ashleman
Ornament Decorating, Tree
Lighting, Caroling
Photo of progress on the 27th Avenue NW bridge, taken October 15. The construction
provides daily entertainment for nearby residents and passersby. Photo by Tracy Tallman.
While this might look as if Michael Jordan is making a fast break into Swannie’s on
the Alley, it actually is a full-size statue of the basketball great on its way to being
installed in one of the restaurant’s windows. The arrival of the statue garnered a lot of
attention from kids on their way home from school. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to
give out autographs.
Kick off the holiday season with your
neighbors on Saturday, December 4! Starting at 2:00 p.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.,
RBCA will host a craft and ornament party
for neighborhood children to create decorations to adorn a small tree in front of Pizza
Mia. This event will take place in the meeting room at the Richmond Beach Library
located at 19601 21st Avenue NW.
Then, at 5:00 p.m., you are invited to
attend the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
at Spin Alley (1430 NW Richmond Beach
Road). Enjoy cookies and music of the
season while waiting for Santa to arrive
and flip the light switch on the live tree
that serves as the community holiday tree.
Residents and visitors to Richmond Beach
will be greeted by the tree’s twinkling lights
during the holidays as they meander down
Richmond Beach Road.
At 5:30 p.m., after the tree lighting
festivities, join your neighbors at the Richmond Beach Rehabilitation facility at 19235
15th Avenue NW to spread some holiday
cheer through song to the shut ins. While
this activity only involves about an hour
of your time, it has a tremendous impact
on the residents of the rehab. They really
appreciate the attention. And that is truly
what the holidays are about–caring and
sharing. Please join us, even if you can’t
carry a tune!
Christmas Ship Celebration
One of the main purposes of the
Christmas Ship is to bring communities
together to celebrate the holiday season. In
Richmond Beach, the event has become a
cherished tradition. This year’s festivities
are scheduled for Tuesday, December 7. The
evening begins at 7:30 p.m. with music
from the choirs of Syre Elementary and
Einstein Middle Schools under the direction
of Janet Allison.
The Christmas Ship, followed by a fleet
of Argosy vessels, private yachts, sailboats
and other small craft decked out with holiday lights, will arrive off Richmond Beach
Saltwater Park at 8:20 p.m. for a 20-minute
performance. Gather around a warm bonfire while joyous voices from The Everett
Chorale serenade beach guests. Bring a
flashlight to wave at the ship so they can
appreciate the
size of their audience. This event
is provided free
of charge and
jointly sponsored by the
City of Shoreline
and Richmond
Beach Community Association.
Complimentary
refreshments will
be served. Since
parking is limited, please plan to
walk if possible.
For more information, contact
Sheri Ashleman
at Events@RichmondBeachWA.
org or 542-9147.
This December, as in past years, school choirs will entertain celebrants
waiting on the beach for the Christmas Ship.
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Shoreline School District completes $80 million bond sale, unveils design
By Craig Degginger, Public Information Officer, Shoreline Public Schools
During the first week of
October, the Shoreline School
District successfully sold $80
million in general obligation
bonds from the 2010 issue
approved by voters last February for the modernization/
replacement of Shorecrest and
Shorewood High Schools.
The bond sale will produce
funds when needed to begin
the Shorecrest and Shorewood
construction projects next year,
while achieving the tax collection amounts communicated
to voters. It was noted by the
District’s consultants that it is
highly unusual to be able to
sell this large quantity of bonds
without increasing the overall
tax collection in the District.
This architect’s rendering shows the proposed design for Shorewood High School, including the incorporation of historic Ronald School, on the left.
Strong bond rating for School District
The District benefited from its strong
bond rating and interest rates at near-historic
lows in making the sale this week with the
assistance of Seattle-Northwest Securities.
Although most bonds are sold to large institutional investors, Seattle-Northwest was able
to make bonds available to retail investors in
the District.
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has
raised its school district issuer credit rating
(ICR) to ‘A+’ from ‘A’ on the Shoreline
School District. S&P says its raised rating
“reflects the district’s improved financial
performance as a result of management cost
adjustments and strong voter support for
levy measures.”
Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed
its ‘Aa2’ underlying rating for the District.
“After a period of negative unreserved
general fund balances, the district has been
able to improve its financial performance
beginning in fiscal 2008. The financial
recovery follows the new management’s actions to adjust staffing levels given declining enrollment, the closure of two elemen-
tary schools, and other program reductions
and adjustments,” notes Standard & Poor’s
credit analyst Bea Chiem.
S&P said the stable outlook on the long
term ratings for Shoreline reflects its “expectation that the district will continue to
adequately manage its spending in light of
its declining enrollment trend and expected
state revenue reductions. Over the intermediate term, we may raise the rating if the
District can maintain good fund balances
and structurally balanced budgets.”
In its own report, Moody’s noted the
District’s financial position improved
significantly in recent years, streamlining
operations by closing underutilized facilities, enacting new financial procedures,
conservatively managing staff levels, and
reducing non-essential programming.
The services said their ratings reflect the
district’s: • Strong wealth and income indicators
supported by its central location within
the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett economy • Diverse, residential property tax base
• Moderate overall debt levels of 3.2 percent of assessed value (AV)
The new bonds are being issued from
Shorewood Drill/Dance Competition December 4
By Sheri Ashleman
The award winning Shorewood High
School Drill Team is hosting its annual
Drill and Dance Competition on Saturday,
December 4, at 1:00 p.m. in the Shorewood
Gymnasium located at 17300 Fremont Avenue North (south end of campus).
Up to 20 drill and dance teams will
compete, providing an afternoon of exhilarating entertainment. Admission is $8 for
adults and $5 for seniors and students with
ASB cards. Children 5 and under are free.
Proceeds go towards offsetting the expenses
of participating in the annual state competition, as well as the Victoria Day Parade.
You will find tasty concessions, flowers to
present to your loved ones, delicious bake
sale items, and an exciting raffle.
Many of you have seen the Shorewood
Drill Team perform at home football and
basketball games and a variety of school
events and assemblies. This hardworking, conscientious and competitive team
practices year round to prepare for their
performances and competitions. The team
took second place in Military at last year’s
WIAA State Competition. Come support
these wonderful representatives of Shorewood High School and enjoy a fast-paced
afternoon of outstanding performances by
some of the best drill and dance teams in
the northwest!
the District’s 2010 authorization for the
modernization/replacement of the District’s
Shorecrest and Shorewood high schools. An
improved rating makes bonds more attractive to investors.
Architects refine school designs
The Shoreline School District has unveiled the initial schematic designs for the
modernization/replacement of Shorecrest
and Shorewood High Schools.
Since the approval of the $150 million
bond issue by Shoreline and Lake Forest
Park voters in February, architectural firms
for both schools and the District staff have
been busy creating and refining the designs.
The designs are in keeping with the educational specification goals for the projects
adopted by the School Board in 2008. These
include creating a safe and secure environment for students, an environment that
honors community values and promotes
community access, and spaces that support
a comprehensive educational experience.
The new Shorewood High School will
be centered in the northeast portion of the
campus. It features a three-story academic
building with a central commons. The
historic Ronald School building will be
restored for performing arts programs in
proximity to the school’s new multipurpose
theater and gymnasium.
Shorewood students will be able to
continue using the majority of the existing
building while the new school is built on
the remainder of the site.
Construction is expected to begin at
Shorewood in the summer of 2011, with
estimated building completion in time for
the 2013-14 school year.
For more information on the Shorewood
design, visit www.shorelineschools.org.
Shorewood musical showcases student
talents
Bye Bye Birdie
Nov. 11–13, 18–20; 7:30 p.m.
Shorewood High School Theater
17300 Fremont Ave. N
Tickets are available at Shorewood High
School and Beach House
Greetings
626 Richmond Beach Road
Shoreline, 206-542-2773
It’s 1959 and American teens have
gone crazy for Conrad Birdie, a rock
star in the style of Elvis. Unfortunately,
Conrad is about to be drafted into the
army and his agent, Albert, needs a
great publicity stunt to keep his popularity alive. Albert’s secretary, Rosie,
comes up with a plan of pure genius.
Conrad will give a goodbye kiss to an
ordinary teen girl. And he’ll do it live
on television.
When Conrad arrives in Ohio to
give one last kiss to the lucky girl,
he turns the town of Sweet Apple upside
down. Familiar songs are “Put on a Happy
Face,” “Kids,” “You Gotta Be Sincere,” “The
Telephone Hour,” “Spanish Rosie,” “Talk
to Me,” “One Last Kiss,” and more. Come
join us for a night of Broadway rock ’n roll
with a cast of 40!
LAURA DODSON, CPA
Accounting Solutions
17962 Midvale Ave. N., Ste 225
Shoreline, WA 98133
Tel: (206) 999-7043
[email protected]
www.bluestoneacct.com
Jack Malek
Windermere RE / Shoreline
Direct: 206.498.2189
Office: 206.546.5731
[email protected]
www.jackmalek.mywindermere.com
Shorewood High School Drill Team
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Fall Tours at Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
By Sarah Baker
The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden and MsK
Rare and Native Plant Nursery are open to
the public year-round. Fall and winter hours
are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. September 23rd to March 21st.
Parking is limited. The Garden is located
in a residential neighborhood with limited
on-street parking. When visiting, please
carpool or use alternate means of transporta-
tion when possible and leave room between
your car and the road for pedestrians.
In advance of your visit we recommend
visiting the History page of our website
kruckeberg.org . The photos and details will
greatly enhance any visit to the Garden. The
upper garden is flat. The path to the lower
garden is steep but manageable by wheelchairs.
Sat., Nov. 6 Conifer Tour
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Conifers evoke the winter season and lend year-round interest to the garden.
Come learn about these diverse plants and how to use them in your own garden.
To register, contact the Shoreline Parks Department at 801-2600. $10/person.
Sept. 23 to March 21,
by arrangement Tours of the Botanical Collection
During garden
hours
Self-guided tours
A free self-guided tour is also a great way to tour the garden. Pick up a
Walking Tour brochure to help you spot garden highlights, or listen to
our Talking Trees audio tour on your cell phone. Information is available
In-depth tours of the botanical collection. A private tour for your group of 6 to15
people can be arranged by contacting tour coordinator Rod Parke. If email is not
possible, you can call at (206) 909-3965. Tours cost $10 per adult ($5 for youths
12–17).
Celebration will honor Shoreline veterans
Join the City of Shoreline for a Veteran’s
Day Celebration at Shoreline City Hall.
“Thank you for your service” is a short
phrase but it is long on meaning when
spoken to a military veteran. It is the aim
of a group of Shoreline veterans that these
words will become commonplace as they
help plan the first Veteran’s Day celebration in Shoreline at City Hall. All veterans
of any U.S. military service, regardless of
the duration of their service, are invited to
attend the events beginning at 2:00 p.m.
November 11th, 2010, along with family
and friends. These events are designed to
raise the individual and collective visibility
of veterans to the community.
The event will take place in the City
Council Chambers and lobby. A short pro-
gram encouraging the recognition of both
the individual veteran and of their collective service will be presented, followed by
coffee, tea and light refreshments provided
by Shoreline Lunch Rotary Club.
In addition, a selection of portraits will
be on display in the lobby of the Shoreline
City Hall from November 8-19 as a part of
the City of Shoreline’s tribute for Veteran’s
Day. For a portrait artist, the dream is to
work with interesting faces; faces with experience, knowledge and feeling. Four local
artists have found that dream in doing portraits of veterans at the Compass Veterans
Center in Shoreline. Read more about this
exhibit on page 11. For more information, please call Ray
Coffey at (206) 367-8167.
C³ – Combat to Campus to Community creating
bridges for student veterans in transition
Shoreline CC receives U.S. Dept of Education Grant to support student veterans
Shoreline Community College Press Release
Shoreline Community College has
received a $370,000, three-year grant from
The U.S. Department of Education to support military veterans returning to school.
The money will help create a Center of
Excellence for Veterans Student Success as
Shoreline’s nationally recognized Veterans
Program focuses on helping veterans move
from their service experience to college and
into the community.
“Shoreline is committed to serving the
growing number of veteran students that
are moving from combat to campus and
then into the communities they served and
protected,” said Kim Thompson, Director of
the Office of Special Services.
At Shoreline, veterans already get help
enrolling, utilizing their veterans’ benefits
and navigating the post-secondary system.
“Now we’ll be able to do even more,”
Thompson said. The program design uses a
multi-faceted approach to expand veteran
student success as it provides transitional
bridges and extra supports at critical points
to mitigate barriers veterans face in adjusting from combat to campus and campus to
community.
The grant provides funding for a fulltime veterans’ counselor, new computers
for the Veterans Resource Center, funding
for textbook loans as well as short term
childcare and housing loans. The funding
will also support getting the word out to
veterans that Shoreline is here for them and
that once they are here, the services are here
to help them succeed.
The Veteran Counselor/Academic Advisor position will be funded for the entirety
of the three year grant. This individual will
have the knowledge and skills necessary to
support the unique experiences and transition issues of veterans.
The grant award also provides funding
for a peer mentoring program that matches
current veteran students with veterans
entering school. “We sat down with our student veterans and asked them what would
be helpful,” Thompson said. “We wanted to
really hear from them what kinds of barriers
they were facing and what strategies they
thought would be helpful.”
Those conversations helped Thompson
put the grant application package together
as did help from faculty and staff from
across campus.
“It was a group effort. We wouldn’t
have been able to do this without the help
of a lot of people,” Thompson said. The
application was released on June 30, and
proposals were due by July 30, 2010. “We
had to put it together very quickly and the
campus community really came together,
to ensure that we had all the information
necessary.”
Thompson recognized the extraordinary
effort made by people from across the campus community. Vice President for Administrative Services Daryl Campbell, along
with Sharon Wines, Holly Woodmansee
and Stuart Trippel of the Administrative
Services office made sure that Thompson
had everything necessary on the financial
end. They also reviewed the final proposal.
Chris Taylor from Enrollment Services
and Joe Duggan, institutional researcher,
helped define some of the data. Thompson
was most grateful, to the Special Services
team, OSS program coordinators, Angela
Atkinson and Angela Hughes, and her supervisor, Vice President for Student Success
Tonya Drake.
Additionally, letters of support from U.S.
Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., Shoreline
Community College President Lee Lambert,
the state Department of Veterans Affairs,
Vetcorps, the Washington State Approving
Agency, American Legion Post and from
members of the college’s Veterans Club.
Food for Thought
By Chris Riveland
Thoughts about food: A Cumin Love Affair
It must have been my first taste
of a Dutch cheese laced with these
fragrant seeds that led me to appreciate this cumin spice. When
I discovered the uses of its ground
version in many dishes from many
worldwide cuisines I was hooked. The
spice’s smoky aroma in Indian, MiddleEastern and Mexican cuisine is unparalleled. I cannot imagine good Mexican
food without cumin, and a few teaspoons
added when stewing a chicken transforms
a potentially blah meal into something
extra-ordinary. And added to meatloaf or
meatballs - such nice flavor!
Doing a bit of research revealed this:
Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley
family. The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm
(0.98–1.6 ft) tall and is hand-harvested. It is
herbaceous, with a slender branched stem
20–30 cm tall. The white or pink flowers are
small, and the fruit contains a single seed.
Little did I know that cumin is the second most popular spice, after black pepper,
and is used in many ethnic cuisines, such
as Tex-Mexican, West Indian, Brazilian,
Filipino and South American, and is a major
component in curry powder. So, should
you enjoy a meal at any one of these exotic
eateries, the warm, smoky, earthy flavor
you might not be able to identify is due to
the cumin in the preparation. At home, I
suggest adding cumin to soups and stews
for a new culinary delight. It might just
elevate an otherwise humdrum dinner into
something memorable.
I had a pleasant, unusual success with
cumin added to plain butter cookies. My
friends could not get enough of them. If
you are brave enough to try a new spice or
herb and add it to a conventional recipe,
the results will pleasantly surprise you.
Another surprise: According to
Nutrition Facts, cumin is rich in
potassium, phosphorus, magnesium,
calcium and sodium. It contains
good amounts of iron and small
amounts of zinc, copper, and
manganese and selenium, and is
rich in Vitamin A and choline.
Further benefits: Vitamin C, E,
niacin and has small amounts of
Vitamin K, B6, thiamin, riboflavin
and folate.
Health Benefits of Cumin: Cumin is
good to cure digestive disorders and to
detoxify the human body. It reduces the
risk of stomach and liver tumors; helps cure
flatulence, indigestion, diarrhea, nausea,
morning sickness, the common cold and
atonic dyspepsia. Cumin boiled in water
and drunk as a “tea” makes a good health
tonic. I add a bit of honey and end up with
a pleasant beverage—a nice change from
coffee or tea.
Cumin to the rescue!
Cumin is a basic ingredient in the following spice mix:
Spicy Salt Substitute
11⁄2 Tbs. dried summer savory, crumbled
1 Tbs. dry mustard
21⁄2 tsp. onion powder
11⁄2 tsp. ground cumin seeds
11⁄2 tsp. curry powder
11⁄4 tsp. white pepper
1
⁄2 tsp. garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in a jar
with a shaker top. To decrease consumption
of salt, use on potatoes, salads, eggs or any
food where salt is usually used. Great on
popcorn!
8
Looking Back
Local estate sales can be a treasure trove
of local history. The other day I stopped at
one along the alley to the west of the Wild
Horse. I had been driving by those fences
for years, never imagining what was inside.
Walking inside the fence was like walking
into another world. In this era of megahouses, it was a little piece of fine architecture and careful gardening. An individual
lived in this space.
Mr. Charles “Mick” McKinley (19202010) was the last resident of the house.
His wife’s extended family lived in Richmond Beach for many years. Mick’s parents
Charles S. McKinley and Janet Yule were
married in King County in 1904. I’m not
sure where Mick and Sherel’s descendents
all live now, but I called an old friend, Steve
Crouch, Mr. McKinley’s nephew. Steve
kindly filled me in on some of the family
details.
The first Hilton family member to settle
in Richmond Beach was Lewis D. (18961990), born in Walla Walla, Washington to
his 24-year-old father Richard and 18-yearold mother Dora. By 1920 Lewis had married Alwilda Hilton and moved to Spokane,
working as a salesman for a retail stationery
company. This was apparently a life-long
occupation, as Steve told me he retired after
many years from the R. S. Ruggles Company, also sellers of office furniture and equipment. Lewis’ mother Dora Montgomery
Hilton (1877-1916) died in Spokane and his
father Richard (1874-1967) died in Cheney.
The parents were married in Walla Walla on
December 27th 1894, and his mother was
born in Washington Territory.
Lewis and Alwilda (1895-1978) had a son
Meredith, a daughter also named Alwilda
and at least one more daughter Sherel
(1923-1989). It was this family who moved
to Richmond Beach in about 1941. The
daughter Alwilda (1919-1979) married my
friend Steve’s father Grant Crouch (d 1962)
By Tracy Tallman
The following email was received by Tracy
Tallman from M. Diane Moss in response to
the October article on the Shoreline business
district.
in 1938 in Seattle and
raised their children
in Richmond Beach
just west of Mick
McKinley’s house
on the adjoining
property.
Mick came along
and married Lewis
and Alwilda’s other
daughter Sherel and
proceeded to raise a
family in Richmond
Mick McKinley on the right and possibly Lewis Hilton on the left in
Beach and later
the backyard of the house in Richmond Beach
Edmonds. Mick and
Sherel returned to the house in Richmond
Richmond Beach and an envelope mailed
Beach when their Edmonds house became
from Fort Knox, Kentucky, probably durtoo large. In fact, Lewis Hilton once owned
ing WWII, from then Private Meredith A.
all the property and split the back piece off
Hilton, Co. C., 10th Bn. AFRTC (1918-2007)
so that Mick McKinley, a master carpenter,
to his mother Mrs. L. D. Hilton. The box
and the rest of the family could build the
contained some knives meant as a gift. I’ll
existing residence that so charmed me.
donate these items to the Shoreline HistoriIn the meantime, Lewis and Alwilda (the
cal Museum along with this history.
grandparents) lived in the house still standI’m just grateful to have a few things
ing just down the street, built in 1904 along once owned by this family (a necklace and
the bluff. In recent years houses have been
some brass bells on a string) and to have
built closer to the bluff, but Steve rememhad a chance to get to know them a little.
bers his grandparents
having a beautiful
house with a sweeping view of Puget
Sound. The extended
family grew up in
separate residences,
but close. The situation seems rare in
today’s society.
According to Steve,
Mick McKinley loved
to fish, bowl and play
poker. I was lucky
enough to find pins
from Arden Lanes
(now Spin Alley),
photographs of early
Lewis and Alwilda Hilton’s home
Hi Tracy, I enjoyed your historical article with
photos in the RB newspaper. I’m sure others have much more detailed information,
but I thought I’d contribute a couple of
things that came to my mind. You mention that the Dari-Delight building became
the Maddox restaurant. But before it was
the Maddox, for quite a time it was Brownie’s Seafood Broiler. (There was a diving helmet featured on the facade that remained
even after it became the Maddox.)
Brownie’s had a good reputation as
a seafood restaurant, and one of my
first treks northward from Seattle to the
Richmond Beach area was because John
Hinterberger (long time Seattle Times
food critic) had recommended it. The other thing I noted was that you
said the gas station near the medical complex was “carved out” in 2000. I believe
the gas station was remodeled into its
current self-serve/mini-mart incarnation
around 2000. But there was a gas station
on that location long before that, and it
was an older full-serve version with repair
bays. I believe it was a Chevron station
when I first started going there in the late
80’s ... I liked it, because the nice attendant would check my oil and tires just like
in the “olden days”. You did mention the building that
Ricky’s Bar and Grill is currently occupying... of course for a long time before
Ricky, this was Dale’s Deli. But how many
remember that before Dale moved in, that
same space was Spiro’s Pizza? This is the
same Spiro’s that has occupied the restaurant in front of the Fred Meyer building
on Aurora since they moved there from
the location on 8th. Now, if only “someone” would do “something” with the Wild
Horse, right? Thanks again for the fun article, Diane
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Off-Leash Area opens for the
season November 1
The Off-Leash Dog area at
the south end of Richmond
Beach Saltwater Park will
be open from November 1
to March 15. Please honor
the leash law at all areas of
the park that are not in the
signed area of the beach.
For more information visit
the City of Shoreline’s website at www.cityofshoreline.
com/parks/ follow links to Park Bond and Capital Projects and then to
Off-Leash Dog Areas or call Maureen Colaizzi at (206) 801-2603.
A year-round off leash area is in an open lot adjacent to Shoreline
Community College, at 320 NW Innnis Arden Way. It can also be accessed from the Shoreview Parking lot by the tennis courts via a trail
through the woods. It has fencing, surface improvements, dog waste
stations including bag dispensers, rules signs and a portable restroom.
There is also a shy/small dog area and water barrel (water provided by
ShoreDog volunteers).
Stewardship Opportunities ShoreDog, a volunteer dog advocacy organization helps to ensure
that the off-leash areas are cared for. To find out about volunteer
opportunities, contact ShoreDog at [email protected] or visit their
website shoredog.org
County Council eliminates 2011
transit fare increase for seniors
King County Council Press Release
The Metropolitan King County Council recently adopted legislation
canceling the 25-cent fare increase for senior bus riders slated to occur
in 2011. The legislation also begins the transition of replacing the Metro
senior pass with an ORCA card, providing seniors with the ease of using
one card for their public transportation needs throughout the region.
Senior/disabled ridership represents approximately 9 million of
Metro Transit’s 107 million annual trips. In 2009, the Council adopted
legislation approving a 25-cent increase in senior fares starting in 2011
to help fill the revenue shortfall in the Metro Transit Budget.
The legislation repeals the fare increase, leaving the cost of a bus
ride for seniors and passengers with disabilities at 75 cents. The legislation does increase the cost of a monthly pass from $18 to $27, but that
monthly pass can now be used on any transit system in the region as
part of the overall regional fare coordination effort. Consistent with
other ORCA passes, yearly passes for seniors are also eliminated.
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Shuttle
Need to buy groceries? Run an errand? Go to the doctor? The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Shuttle is a free door-to-door van service. Seniors
55 and older and people with disabilities or special needs can ride the
van. There are no forms to fill out or special requirements.
The van is lift equipped for people who have difficulty using stairs
or use a mobility aid, such as a wheelchair or scooter. The Shuttle operates Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To book your ride or to
find out how to become a volunteer driver, call 206-727-6262.
RICHMOND BEACH DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT, EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY POLICE, FIRE,
MEDIC ONE: 911
Non-emergency police dispatch
206-296-3311
Shoreline Police Station
1206 N 185th St.
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-801-2712, [email protected]
Westside Police Neighborhood
Center
624 NW Richmond Beach Road
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-546-3636
Shoreline Fire Department
Headquarters, Station 61 17525 Aurora Ave. N Shoreline, WA 98133
206-533-6500
U.S. Post Office, Spin Alley substation
Shoreline 98177
206-533-2345
City of Shoreline
17500 Midvale Avenue N
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-801-2700
www.shorelinewa.gov
Shoreline Historical Museum
749 North 175th Shoreline, WA 98133 206-542-7111 [email protected]
SCHOOLS
Shoreline Public Schools
18560 1st Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
206-367-6111
shorelineschools.org
Shoreline Fire Safety Center,
Station 62
1851 NW 195th Street
Shoreline, 98177
Syre Elementary
19545 12th NW
U.S. Post Office, Bitter Lake Branch Shoreline, WA 98177
206-368-4165
929 N 145th Street
Seattle, WA 98133
206-364-0663
FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, LEGAL
Blue Stone Accounting
Laura Dodson, CPA
17962 Midvale Ave. N., Ste 225
Shoreline WA 98133
206-999-7043
www.bluestoneacct.com
Edward Jones Investments
621-B NW Richmond Beach Road
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-542-4930
The Flock Group
303 5th Ave. S, Suite 100
Edmonds, WA 98020
425-712-7310
John Rousey, Pemco Insurance
[email protected]/
wwwistateinsurance.com
206-542-3195
June E. Howard, CPA
824 NW Innis Arden Drive
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-542-8177
Rachel Alexander, State Farm
Insurance
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-542-8800
HOME CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR
Johnson Roofing & Gutters
2133 NW 204th Street
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-542-6692
Pierce Klein Contracting
P.O. Box 60231
Shoreline, WA 98160
206-683-1892, 206-931-1272
[email protected]
[email protected]
Skyline Windows, Inc.
17240 Ronald Place N.
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-542-2147
TOMGAR Construction LLC
Shoreline, WA
Tom Schultz, owner
206-396-6045
[email protected]
http://www.tgcllc.biz
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Ginger’s Happy Hounds
Dog walks, play days, pet sitting
206-779-7723
Bly’s Services
Window and gutter cleaning,
pressure washing, moss removal
206-890-3334
LaDonna’s Cleaning
9535 Fremont Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98103
206-781-8876
LANDSCAPING, NURSERIES
Bronscapes
1235 NW 201st St.
Shoreline, WA 98177-2144
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Shorewood High School
7300 Fremont Ave North
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-361-4372
CHURCHES
Calvin Presbyterian Church
18826 3rd Ave NW
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-542-6181, www.calvinpc.org
First Lutheran Church of
Richmond Beach
18354 8th AVE NW
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-546-4153, www.flrb.org
Richmond Beach Congregational
Church, United Church of Christ
1512 N.W. 195th St. Shoreline, WA 98177
206-542-7477, www.rbccucc.org
MsK Nursery
20312 15th Avenue NW
Shoreline, WA 98177
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Dr. Lynn Leyde, D.D.S.
721 N. 182nd St., Suite 301
Shoreline, WA 98133
206-546-8377
[email protected]
PERSONAL CARE
HBL Barbershop
2411 NW 195th Place
Shoreline, WA 98177
206-852-9854
Open Arms Day Care
REAL ESTATE
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20224 23rd Place NW
Shoreline, WA 98177
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RECREATION, FITNESS
Spin Alley Bowling Center
1430 NW. Richmond Beach Road
Shoreline, Wa 98177
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RESTAURANTS, TAKE OUT
Flying Dragon Chinese Cuisine
1437 NW Richmond Beach Rd, # C
Shoreline, WA 98177
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By Aarene Storms
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and she learns the trade from him. Although she is too young to be his apprentice, she shows remarkable talent for
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wanted to buy for luck...until the day that
her father dies of the sickness they call
the “witch’s fever.” Then, despite her skill,
almost nobody wants to buy a lucky charm
from Kate.
She seems destined to starve--or worse,
for the villagers are beginning to think they
should blame Kate for the witch’s fever-when a strange man with magical powers offers Kate a bargain: he will take her
shadow, and she will gain escape from the
town and her dearest wish. She makes the
deal, and begins her amazing adventure.
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“Colors and Shapes” at Shoreline City Hall Gallery
Lake Forest Park Arts Council and the City of Shoreline Press Release
November 3 – January 28, 2011
Open House—Meet the Artist on Monday,
November 8, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
2nd and 3rd floor of Shoreline City Hall,
175th and Midvale Ave N
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts
Council and the City of Shoreline present
Colors and Shapes, a new exhibit illuminating how the natural and abstract world
around us takes shape through color. Artists include Anna Macrae , Mark Skullerud,
Winston Rockwell and Betty Jo Fitzgerald. A special Open House will be held Monday,
November 8 and the public is invited to
meet the artists, view the artwork and enjoy
refreshments. In addition to the “Colors and Shapes”
exhibit, a selection of portraits will be on
display in the lobby of the Shoreline City
Hall from November 8–19 as a part of the
City of Shoreline’s tribute for Veteran’s Day.
For a portrait artist, the dream is to work
with interesting faces; faces with experience, knowledge and feeling. Four local
artists have found that dream in doing portraits of veterans at the Compass Veterans
Center in Shoreline. Artists Tracy Fraker of Edmonds, Judy
Hedden of Bellevue, Sonia Lloyd of Mukilteo and Carolyn Sheldrup of Snohomish
have volunteered at Compass Veteran’s
Center for over three years. By holding
portrait sessions they share their art and
socialize with the center’s residents. The
Compass Veterans Center houses 25 men
and four women who live there for up to
two years. Through the center, veterans
have access to mental health professionals,
chemical dependency counseling and other
services to help them overcome problems
such as homelessness. ARTIST STATEMENTS:
Anna Macrae (acrylic painter)
My work is inspired by a combination
of color texture and form. I respond to the
rich source found in nature in terms of
emotion, dimension and palate. I generate
color and surface interest in my paintings
by applying multiple layers of pigment,
and often applying fabrics, newspaper or
sand, to create a unique foundation on
which to build.
I begin a painting very spontaneously
and as the composition begins to take
shape, it becomes a wholly intuitive process
of gesture and mark making that has a
direction and life of its own.
The two pieces I have selected as a
sampler for the Shoreline City Hall Exhibition show my range in the exploration of
abstract expressionism, and are examples of
my journey to discover contrasting creative
processes. www.annamacrae.com
Above, Portrait by Judy Hedden is part
of the Veteran’s Day tribute in the lobby
at City Hall. In the City Hall Gallary
are: above right (photo), Second Beach
Sunset by Winston Rockwell; below right,
(painting) Pollo con Naranja by Betty Jo
Fitzgerald.
Winston Rockwell (photographer)
I shoot mostly natural subjects, because
I find the natural world far more beautiful
and varied in its wonders than any manmade subjects, and I strive to share that
beauty with my viewers. I attempt to create
images that evoke an emotional reaction
to the world we live in, whether it’s a sense
of awe at the grandeur of a mountain
vista, or the simple feeling of relaxation
and tranquility one gets sitting beside a
gentle stream, and I hope that my images
will inspire viewers to seek to preserve that
beauty for future generations. The two
images selected for for this exhibit depict
the diversity of our natural world, and also
show off the fabulous colors which Mother
Nature displays to those willing and able to
seek them out.
www.northwestnaturalimagery.com
Mark A. Skullerud (acrylic painter)
When I stopped using ideas and visions
as a starting point for paintings, it changed
more than the look of my work. It changed
my role - from builder with blueprints, to a
warden letting bears out of the park. Capturing one was the last thing on my mind. Color palette is selected for the feeling it
imparts. My current work has strong color,
much of it influenced by mid-century travel
posters. Harmonious colors make the otherness of these fluid and surreal landscapes
feel more approachable. I try to create engaging art that you
can’t quite get your arms around. That
works best if it’s ambiguous without being
muddled or confusing. Clarity is important
because it brings this context into focus. And balance lets us consider the meaning
of what we see in a harmonious environment. I make artwork that is literal enough
to provide a handle, and abstract enough
to stimulate interpretations unique to each
viewer.
www.skullerudstudo.com
Betty Jo Fitzgerald
I am a colorist with a pattern fetish. I
paint whimsical, imagined landscapes,
infused with high key color, that are dotted
with plant, insect or treasured icons. I meld
childhood memories with an education in
ecology and botany and delight in placing flora and fauna in odd contexts. I take
vicarious vacations by painting my knickknacks in exotic destinations and encourage
the viewer to come along for the “joy ride.”
My intent is to express playfulness and
magic in my work.
www.bettyjoart.com
“Colors and Shapes” runs from November 3 through January 28, 2011 at the
Shoreline City Hall Gallery. Artwork at City
Hall may be viewed any time during regular
hours, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m. except holidays. Shoreline City Hall is located at 17500
Midvale Ave. N, Shoreline, WA 98133. For
more information please contact the Arts
Council at 206-417-4645 or [email protected] or Ros Bird, City of Shoreline
Public Art Coordinator at [email protected].
NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
SHORELINE–LAKE FOREST PARK SENIOR CENTER
18560 1st Avenue NE, Suite 1 • Shoreline, WA 98155 • (206) 365-1536 • www.shorelinelfpseniorcenter.org
Nov. 5th and 6th 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days
Holiday Bazaar
The Senior Center Holiday Bazaar is a very popular community event,with
over 20 Arts and Crafts vendors, a Bake Sale, Rummage Sale, and Silent Auction. Lunch is served both days. There will be a free door prize opportunity
for $250 just for attending the Bazaar and filling out a raffle ticket. One ticket
per participant. The winning ticket will be picked on Saturday at the end of the
bazaar. The beautiful Holiday Bazaar quilt raffle ticket will also be picked on
Saturday at the end of the bazaar. Mon., Nov. 8
Heritage Meal
Fri., Sept. 10 Doors open at
Karaoke/BINGO
Thurs., Nov. 18 Birthday Lunch
Tues., Nov. 16 11:00 a.m to
noon
PROBUS Club
Lunch hour
Emergency Preparedness Information
The special Heritage Meal will be East Indian: Chicken Coconut Curry, Indian
Basmati Rice, Raita (tomato and cucumber salad), Naan Bread, and Suji Halwa
Semolina Pudding. Come and enjoy a taste of India.
This is the final Karaoke/BINGO this year. Don’t miss out on the fun at the
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center on November 12th. Be a winner! There
is a $30 payout for regular games, but Special Games are a split the pot. Enjoy
some food, plenty of cold beer, wine and soft drinks to quench your thirst. There
is something for everyone to enjoy; ages 21 or over. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
and for only $10.00 (cash only) you will receive a packet of 8 BINGO games to
play. Special games sold for $2.00 each. Reservations are recommended but not
required. Seating fills up quickly, so be sure to come early.
The Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center provides a free lunch for current
members celebrating their birthday. Entertainment, cake and prizes are part of
the fun. The Birthday lunch meal will be mediterranean chicken, couscous with
apricots and pine nuts, sautéed winter vegetables, caramel apple birthday cake.
(The PROBUS club is a group of local people interested in what is going on in the
community and around the nation. Guests are invited and welcome to attend all
presentations.) Staying Healthy during the Holidays: Dr. Justin Klimisch is an orthopedic surgeon for adult reconstruction and joint replacement from Northwest
Hospital. He will be discussing Fragility, Fractures and Osteoporosis, and staying
healthy during the holidays and the cold weather.
Melanie Gransfors, Public Information Officer for the Shoreline Fire Department,
will be at the Senior Center during the lunch hour. She will be providing advice
and information you will need if the winter weather is really as bad as predicted.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so they say. Find out what you
need to do to prepare for any kind of situation where you may be on your own
for three days or more. Come to see what information is available whether you
are having lunch with us or not!
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NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
UPCOMING RICHMOND BEACH EVENTS
RICHMOND BEACH LIBRARY • Call 546-3522 for information
The Richmond Beach Community Association sponsors a number of community events
throughout the year. For more information about these events or to volunteer, contact Sheri
Ashleman at [email protected] or 542-9147.
Children and Families
RBCA-sponsored events are highlighted in gray.
November
Tues., Nov. 1
dawn to dusk
Saltwater Park dog leash-free area opens for fall and winter
Friday., Nov. 5,
Deadline for ordering T-shirts for Turkey Day Fun Run
Tues., Nov. 9,
7:30 p.m.
Community Association Public Meeting
Sat., Nov. 20,
9:00 a.m to
4:00 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 25,
8:30 a.m.
Please keep dogs within marked boundaries.
See registration and order form in this newspaper on page 4. Sponsored by Richmond Beach Community Association.
Richmond Beach Congregational Church, 1512 NW 195th. The City of Shoreline
will also report on the results of the Neighborhood Traffic Survey. Meet with representative of Ronald Wastewater to learn about ongoing and upcoming projects.
Vote on RBCA Bylaws revision.
Holiday Crafts Market
6th Annual Holiday Crafts Market located in the Shoreline Center, 202 NE 185th
Street, Shoreline, WA 98155. Start your holiday shopping at our crafts market
where juried artisans will fill two rooms with their crafts and wares. Sponsored
by Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. Call: (206) 801-2600. Visit:
www.shorelinewa.gov
Pajamarama Story Times
Wed., Nov. 3, 10 and 17, 7:00 p.m.
All young children welcome with parent or caregiver. Wear your pjs and join
us for books, stories and songs!
Thurs., Nov. 4
Toddler Story Times
and 18, 10:15 a.m. Ages 24 to 36 months with adult, siblings welcome. Join us for books, finger
plays, stories and songs just for toddlers!
Preschool Story Times
Thurs., Nov. 4 and 18, 11:00 a.m. Ages 3 to 6 with adult, siblings welcome. Enjoy stories, rhymes, music and move
ment with other preschool pals as we continue to celebrate the alphabet. This is a
great way to get your child ready to read!
Sat., Nov. 27
11:00 a.m.
Yo Ho! A Pirate Concert with Eric Ode
Through May 2011
Read to Me!
Climb aboard! We’re settin’ sail for high seas adventure! Join award winning
songwriter and poet, Eric Ode, and his first mate, Anthony Rat (puppet), for a
musical tale of sharks, storms and hidden treasure. Sponsored by the Friends of
the Richmond Beach Library.
Newborn to age 5 and their caregivers. Read together for 20 minutes for 20 days
in a month, and bring a completed Read to Me form to the library to select a free
prize book! Ask at the Information Desk for more details.
Turkey Day Fun Run
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th Street. Theme: Hippies! Meet at
the entrance to park for warm up and group photo, then run, jog or walk a course
through scenic Richmond Beach. Tie-dyed, long-sleeve T-shirts are available by
pre-order only (see registration and order form in this newspaper on page 4).
Sponsored by Richmond Beach Community Association.
DECEMBER
19601 21st Avenue NW • Open Monday–Thursday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.;
Friday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. • Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. • closed Sunday
No Community Association Public Meeting in December
Teens
Mondays, 4:00 p.m.
Study Zone
Sat., Nov. 20, 1:00 p.m.
Zombies and the Secret Ingredients of Goulish Writing
Grades K–12. Drop in for homework help from trained volunteer tutors. Every
Monday afternoon when school is in session. Drop in for homework help from
trained volunteer tutors.
Presented by Kevin Emerson. Ages 12 and older. Zombies are everywhere!
At least they’re appearing everywhere in fiction. Write your own fiendish
tale of the undead with this author of middle grade and young adult books.
Chills, thrills and tons of writing guaranteed. Sponsored by the Friends of
the Richmond Beach Library.
Holiday Events
Sat., Dec. 4,
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 4,
5:00 p.m.
Craft and ornament party
Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Avenue NW. Event for children to make
decorations to adorn the small tree that will be displayed at Pizzza Mia through
the holiday season. Sponsored by Richmond Beach Community Association
Tree lighting ceremony
Spin Alley, 1430 NW Richmond Beach Road. Enjoy holiday cookies and music
while waiting for Santa to arrive and flip thelight switch on the live tree which
serves as the community holiday tree.
Sat., Dec. 4,
5:30 p.m.
Caroling
Tues., Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. Christmas Ship celebration
8:20 p.m.
Christmas Ship Arrives
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th Street. Listen to local school
choirs sing and warm up by the bonfire while waiting for the Argosy Christmas
Ship to arrive. This event is provided free of charge and jointly sponsored by the
City of Shoreline and Richmond Beach Community Association.
Richmond Beach Rehabilitation, 19235 15th Avenue NW. Help spread holiday
cheer by caroling for the residents at Richmond Beach Rehab.
Syre and Einstein Choirs
SHORELINE–LAKE FOREST PARK SENIOR CENTER
Adults
Tues., Nov. 2, 9,
16, 23 and 30 4:00 p.m.
Talk Time
Mon., Nov. 1, 7:00 p.m. Evening Book Discussion Group
Tues., Sept 21–
Dec. 7, 6:30–
8:30 p.m. and Sat.,
Sept 25– Dec. 11,
10 a.m.–noon
ESL Classes
Sat., Nov. 6
1:00 p.m.
Plotting: From Beginning to End in Easy Steps
Sat., Nov. 13
1:00 p.m.
Writing Successful Science Fiction and Fantasy
Sat., Nov. 27
1:00 p.m.
Writing the Young Adult Novel
Improve your speaking and listening skills in this English conversation group.
Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
Learning English? Come to our free classes twice a week! Learn and practice daily
English language skills including reading, writing, speaking and listening.Register
to attend. Attendance at all classes Tuesdays and Saturdays is important. No class
November 17. Register to attend. Attendance at all classes is important.
Presented by Mary Buckham. Ages 15 and older. Have you ever considered that
you need to create a road map for your story? Learn simple, clear and concise
steps that will enable you to stop worrying about what happens next and get
on with writing your story. Taught by the co-author of Break Into Fiction™: 11
Steps to Building a Story that Sells.
Presented by Nancy Kress. Science Fiction and Fantasy books share the requirements of good writing with other types of fiction, but they also have some peculiar requirements of their own. Learn how to add these elements to your story
from a Hugo and Nebula award-winning author. Sponsored by the Friends of the
Richmond Beach Library.
Cooking classes offered by Operation Frontline
Operation Frontline will be presenting three special cooking demonstrations at Third Place Commons starting Tuesday, November 2nd. All classes begin at noon and will be given in the Stadler
Room, on the Upper Level of Lake Forest Park Towne Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE in Lake Forest
Park. The classes will be lead by Chef Volunteers.
Free sack lunches will be offered to those 60 and over. For those under 60, lunch may be purchased for $6.00
Please REGISTER for all or as many classes as you want by calling the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park
Senior Center at 206 365-1536 or dropping by.
Tues., Nov. 2, noon
Class #1
Tues., Nov. 9, noon
Class #2
Tues., Nov. 16,
noon
Class #3
A demonstration of healthy, low cost and seasonal cooking, as well as shopping
techniques. Sample sized tastings. Also included: tips for cooking for two, how
to cook vegetables in a microwave and stovetop (and make them taste good!)
A demonstration of easy, tasty low cost and healthy recipes using seasonal produce and cooking Farmer’s Market treasures.
Demonstrations of cooking techniques for easy, low cost seasonal produce that
will include holiday and harvest cooking for one and other topics.
Don’t forget—There are three early evening classes at the Senior Center
Wed., 6:00 to
7:00 p.m. Belly Dancing Basics
Mon., 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hawaiian Hula
Tues., 6:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Exercise to the art of Belly Dance, learning the grace and fluid movements to help tone, strengthen muscles, improve flexibility and balance; gentle on the body.
Wear comfortable dance or exercise clothing.
Travel to the islands through dance when you learn the art of Hawaiian Hula.
Women and men of all ages will feel the benefits as this social art form introduces
dancers to new friends, broadens their cultural horizons and helps develop their
coordination, grace, flexibility and stamina. Learn the motions and steps of a
descriptive dance and some Hawaiian vocabulary.
Zumba Gold
Zumba Gold is based on the popular Latin dance workout of regular Zumba
without all the jumping and twisting — more of a low-impact “Ditch the Workout, Join the party” concept. Simple dance routines will be done that will use
samba, meringue, salsa, chacha, tango and even some Flamenco. Lots of fun,
coordination and a good cardiovascular workout. Wear flexible, yet supportive
shoes, (no rubber soles) and loose, comfortable clothing.
Please recycle this newspaper
Presented by Suzanne Selfors. While Young Adult fiction varies from contemporary mysteries, to dystopian thrillers to paranormal romances and more, at the
heart of every teen novel is the coming-of-age theme. Explore this theme and
ways to incorporate it into your work from the author of Saving Juliet and Coffeehouse Angel. Sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Beach Library.
SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR
To access the full Shoreline School District calendar, including athletic events, go to www.
shorelineschools.org. The calendar is in the bar on the left. Below the calendar click on “View
Full Calendar.”
Nov. 11 Nov. 24 No school. Veteran’s Day
End of first Trimester.
Early release for Thanksgiving Break.
Thurs.–Fri. Nov. 25–26
Thanksgiving break. No school
Mon., Nov. 29 Staff Workday, No School. Shoreline Childrens Center open
Mon., Nov. 29 Shoreline PTA Council meeting 7:00 p.m. Shoreline Center
Mon., Dec. 20 – Winter Break. No School
Fri. Dec 31
Syre Elementary
Nov. 10 9:30 a.m.
Veteran’s Day Assembly
Nov. 17-19, Syre Book Fair
Wed-Fri. and, Syre Library 8:30 – 4:30,. Thur family Fall Event 5:30 – 8-00
Nov 23 Sayre PTA Meeting, Syre Library
Einstein Middle School
November 9 Time NA
Symphonic Band, Mixed Chorus, Concert Orchestra concert
Einstein Gym
Shorewood High School
Nov. 11-13, Shorewood fall musical, Bye Bye Birdie
Thur. 19– Sat. 20 Shorewood Theater
Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m

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