INSIDE DECEMBER 2014 Letters to the Editor Page 2 Halloween Carnival Thank You Page 3 Survey Results Mean Action Page 4 Remembering Scott Keeny Page 5 Election Results Page 6 Blood Drive Page 7 Richmond Beach Community News Box 60186 Shoreline, WA 98160 Visit Richmond Beach at: www.richmondbeachwa.org PRSRT STD US Postage PAID Seattle, WA Permit No. 5315 Time Sensitive Material — Please deliver without delay REMINDER Richmond Beach Community Association NO MEETING in DECEMBER Next meeting: January 13, 7:30 p.m. ree-time winner of Gold Level Award for Newspaper Excellence from Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) December 2014 By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director Rejoice in the holidays and join your neighbors for some or all of these free events. Our community spirit is just one of the many reasons Richmond Beach was named one of the best places to live in 2010 by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. For more information, visit the Richmond Beach Community Association website at RichmondBeachWA.org or contact Sheri Ashleman at ExecDirector@ RichmondBeachWA.org or (206) 542- 9147. Holiday events By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director In the RBCA survey conducted last spring, we heard residents say they would like more opportunities to meet their neighbors. In response, RBCA will be offering small gatherings for people who share common interests. e cooking class described on page two is the first such get together. Chef Ken McNamee is new to the Richmond Beach neighborhood and eager to volunteer his time and meet Find creative ways to meet your neighbors people. Ken was in touch with RBCA even before he moved back to the area in November. We felt the best use of his talents was to help plan small group gatherings surrounding food and wine. What talent or interest do you have that others might share and lend themselves to a fun group activity? Would you be willing to help plan a small gathering of neighbors in order to meet people that share your passion? Some ideas to get you started thinking include: • Kite flying • Soccer game • Ski trip • Bicycle ride • Board games • Dominoes tournament • Craft project • Cookie exchange • Progressive dinner If you have an idea for a small group gathering and are willing to help Continued on page 2
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INSIDE DECEMBER 2014Letters to the Editor Page 2
Halloween Carnival Thank You Page 3
Survey Results Mean Action Page 4
Remembering Scott Keeny Page 5
Election Results Page 6
Blood Drive Page 7
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NO MEETING inDECEMBER
Next meeting: January 13, 7:30 p.m.
Three-time winner of Gold Level Award for Newspaper Excellence from Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) December 2014
By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director
Rejoice in the holidays and join your neighbors for some or all of these free events. Our community spirit is just one of the many reasons Richmond Beach was named one of the best places to live in 2010 by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine.
For more information, visit the Richmond Beach Community Association website at RichmondBeachWA.org or contact Sheri Ashleman at [email protected] or (206) 542-9147.
Holiday events
By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director
In the RBCA survey conducted last spring, we heard residents say they would like more opportunities to meet their neighbors. In response, RBCA will be offering small gatherings for people who share common interests. The cooking class described on page two is the first such get together.
Chef Ken McNamee is new to the Richmond Beach neighborhood and eager to volunteer his time and meet
Find creative ways to meet your neighborspeople. Ken was in touch with RBCA even before he moved back to the area in November. We felt the best use of his talents was to help plan small group gatherings surrounding food and wine.
What talent or interest do you have that others might share and lend themselves to a fun group activity? Would you be willing to help plan a small gathering of neighbors in order to meet people that share your passion? Some ideas to get you started thinking include:
• Kite flying• Soccer game • Ski trip• Bicycle ride• Board games• Dominoes tournament• Craft project• Cookie exchange• Progressive dinnerIf you have an idea for a small
group gathering and are willing to help
Continued on page 2
December 2014 Richmond Beach Community News2
The Richmond Beach Community Association publishes the Richmond Beach Community News monthly
September through June. Printing and free mailing to all Richmond Beach residents is financed by advertising revenues and
RBCA membership dues, and all work from advertising sales to editing and design to
distribution is done by volunteers.
EditorSusan Will
Contributing WritersSheri Ashleman, Jerry Patterson, Tom
Petersen, Anina Coder Sill, Tracy Tallman and Bill Willard.
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The monthly ad rate is $20 per column inch with a one-column–inch minimum. Discounts are given for ads running a full year. For more information or to place an ad contact [email protected].
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SUBMISSIONSThe RBCN welcomes submissions including articles, letters to the editor and Kudos. Submissions must be relevant to our community, must be copyright-free and must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publication. Electronic submissions are preferred.
For verification purposes only, submissions must include name, address, email address and phone number. Items are published as space allows at the discretion of the Editor and Executive Director. Submissions are subject to editing.
Send submissions to:[email protected] Beach Community NewsPO Box 60186Shoreline, WA 98160-0186(206) 713-3493
TO THE EDITORLETTERS
Opinions expressed in the Richmond Beach Community News do not reflect the views of the Richmond Beach Community Association or its Board.
The Richmond Beach Community News welcomes LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Submissions must be relevant to our community, copyright-free and submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publication. Electronic submissions are preferred. For verification purposes only, submissions must include name, address, email address and phone number. LETTERS are published as space allows at the discretion of the Editor and Executive Director and are subject to editing.Send submissions to:Susan Will, RBCN Editor | [email protected] Beach Community NewsPO Box 60186 | Shoreline, WA 98160-0186
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Cooking class for couplesBy Chef Ken McNamee and Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart or special friend and make new acquaintances in the ‘hood. Come join your neighbors in an educational, entertaining and fun cooking class sponsored by Richmond Beach Community Association. Learn how to make impressive, playful dishes that lend themselves to many variations. Recipes include:
•AsparagusandMushroomRusticItalian Cheese Tart (you can take this dish home with you!)
•HomemadeFrenchCrepeswithChicken and Mushroom Filling and Sherry Cream Sauce
•FreshMarketGreenswithTarragon Vinaigrette
•ChocolateDecorationsand
InspirationsEnjoy tasting the fruits of your
labor. The lessons will be presented by International Award Winning Chef Ken McNamee.
The class will be held on Friday, Feb.13,intheFellowshipHallatFirstLutheran Church of Richmond Beach, 18354 8th Avenue NW, starting at 7:00 p.m. Class size is limited to 16 people. Sign up as a couple or as a group of two individuals. The cost is $40 per couple.
You may register online at richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents or by mailing your $40 check made payable to “Richmond Beach Community Association” to P. O. Box
To our wonderful community,We would like to thank our
community, neighbors, friends and familyformakingthe2014HalloweenHauntforHopelink(HauntedYard)one of the most successful in recent years. We were able to deliver over 450 pounds of food to the Shoreline Hopelinklocationmakingitthesecondlargest collection in almost 10 years.
Despite the weather, this event brought a record number of kids and parentstoenjoythespiritofHalloweenand show what a wonderful community we live in.
A special thank you to Jenni and ErinGallagherforalloftheirsupport,social media efforts and being just awesome neighbors as they sponsored a terrific holiday party for kids and parents alike. Thanks again and see you all next year! Thank you,
~Thom and Ingrid Klein
60186, Richmond Beach, WA 98160-0186. With your check, please include a note indicating you are registering for the February 13 Cooking Class and provide your name, address, email and phone number.
Thank you to the community for donations
Meeting your neighbors continued from page 1
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By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director
Richmond Beach Community Association’s28thannualHalloweenCarnival held on October 25 was a spooktacular success, despite a power outage and a downed power line blocking access to and from the Syre parkinglot.Hundredsofchildrenand their parents scared up some old-fashioned fun enjoying timeless games
and other attractions. Visit www.RichmondBeachWA.org/carnival for more photos.
This is truly a community-building event as evidenced not only by the number of families that attend the carnival, but by the sheer number of volunteers it takes to make the carnival happen. While we try our best to keep track of all the good people who lend a hand, it is inevitable that we will miss some names. Rest assured, however, that each and every one of you is appreciated.
The Richmond Beach Community Association would like to extend its thanks to everyone who volunteered – to those who helped plan the event; to everyone who helped set up, run a booth or clean up; to everyone who brought a cake for the cake walk, to everyone who made a donation to the carnival and to those who stepped up to help manage the emergency situation. And a special thanks to everyone who attended for making this a successful community event!
Thanks to the carnival committee: This phenomenal group of volunteers spends countless hours putting the carnival together. Facilities/Publicity/RBCA Liaison - Sheri Ashleman; Games-JulieVaughn;Prizes-TashaHulak;Volunteers-SherryEdwardsand Allison Taylor; Food - Susie Johnson; Raffle - Chris Beck; Cake Walk-RosemarieCross;andHauntedHouse-JackHuttandJohnLapham.We had four awesome new committee members this year who cut their teeth on one of the more challenging carnivals we’ve hosted!
Thank you ticket sellers: Ali Airhart, Rick Ashleman, Tom Berquist, Robert
Thank you for a successful and fun Halloween Carnival!Brouillard, Michelle Carroll, Jack Malek, Edie Loyer Nelson, Jerry Patterson, Tom Petersen, Karen Thielke, Bill Willard, Christie Wishaar. Thanks, too, to Jan Manfredini, Jack Malek and Christie Wishaar for handling the banking.
Thank you kitchen crew: Susie Johnson, Ann Schulz, Barb Kristek, Sue Psaty, Jen Lopez, Sierra Lopez, RyanJohnson,WrenHaasch,
Nick Johnson, Kelly Youngberg and Barb Greig.
Thank you volunteers who helped with set up, cleanup or staffed the attractions:
SERVE students from Shorewood HighSchoolandtheirAdvisor, Tammy Ceesay;
Interact and Avid students from ShorewoodHighSchool and their advisor, Tim Murray;
Martial Arts Center members; and the students and community members listed below: AbbyHulak,Alan
Borgida, Alex Panteleeff, Alexa Modica, Ali Airhart, Allison Taylor, Angela Lee, Ann Bell, Anna Ertsgaard, Anna Jones, Anna Kleyn, Anna Maddox, Anthony Tran, Ardelle Ning, Ashley Birkman, Asia Comeau, Ben Borgida, Beth Lydin, Bill Willard, Brianne McCaslin, Cameron Araujo, Cameron Bell, Cameron Hozjan,CameronTesterman, Carryn Petersen, Charles Case, Chelsea Naido, Christine Yin,
ConnorHayes,ConnorTesterman,DanaPanteleeff,DaniVonGunten,Daniel Nguyen, Danielle Dixon, Darryl Rich, Daveney Marker, David Newman, David Steinmetz, Dennis McCurdy, Diana Mar, Divya Naidoo, Elizabeth Pritchard, Elliot Min, Emily Joseph, Emily Lutz, Emily Panteleeff, Fiona Tan, Fiona Taylor, Foster Kanon, FrankKleyn,GabrielleTrimbell,GraceArmstrong,GraceBrendle,GraceLindberg,GrantCarlson,HarrisonJacobs,HeatherPetersen,HeatherStroh,IlasiaHalmon,IzziPeijs, Jack Bowerman, Jack Malek, Jack Swenson, Jack Taylor, Jadon Lavery,
JamieHolter,JaredSanagustin, Jasmine Ritter, Jennifer Kleyn, Jerry Patterson, Jessica Darcy, Jessica Yuen, Jill Ballo, Jim Jaquish’s crew and truck from GreenwayLandscaping,Joe Carroll, John Bjorge, John Lapham, Julia McConochy, Julie Lindberg, Julie Vaughn, Julieanne Reid, Justin Lone, Kaia Barnes, Kaira Tamura, Karl Lapham, Kashmir Bangyacan, Kate Drake, Kate Lydin, Kim Darcy, Kris Kanzler, Kristi Lin, Kyla Johnson, Lauren Cook, Lilly Apple, Lily Jackels, Lily Steinmetz, Lisa Cook, Liza Ragan, LourdesGuzman,LucasKleyn,Maddie Retit, Marci Johnson, Marin Counter, Mary Reidy, Mason Cross, Matthew Edwards, McKenna Partnam, MeganCook,MeganHulak,MeganPitts, Melinda Duplessis, Melinda Tran, Meredith Rand, Michele Peijs, MichelleCarroll,MichelleHillyer,Michelle Wang, Mitch Maddox, Morea Daley, Morgan McCurdy, Myra Adams, Nancy Malek, Natalie Gurian-West,NicholasWinter,NicoleHolmstrom,NikoHubbell,OliverCross, Olivia Murphy, Pat Medallia, Phil Sternola, Phuwanat Techakaeo, PiperVonGunten,Quynh-NhuLe,RaykHolcoms,RebeccaLofquist,Richard Le, Rick Ashleman, Rick Nye, RobertaHammer,RonNorton,RowanMurray, Roz Vaughn, Sabrina Zhou, Sam Borgida, Sam Malek, Samuel Dedinstey, Sarah Cornell-Maier, Sarah Haaren,SarahHagen,SashaKiselman,ScarlettRen,ScottHalloran,ScottQuach,SeanMcCurdy,SebastianCabiro,SevilleLodwig,SheaHolter,Sheri Ashleman, Sheridan Moore, Sherry Edwards, Simon Forinash, Skye Duplessis, Sophia Peng, Sophie Apple, Stephanie Dinca, Sydney Keller, TashaHulak,TheoSteinmetz,TiaraScroggins, Tina Chi, Timar Alem, Tina Borgida, Tom Berquist, Tom Petersen, Tom Schultz, Tom Taylor, Travis Pitts, Vanessa Nguyen, Verenna Kiser, Victoria Lofquist and Vivian Matthews.
Thank you local merchants for raffle donations: Alem Family Dental, ArniesRestaurant,BeachHouseGreetings,CentralMarket,Dr.Kathryn Zufall, Dz’s Barbershop, FlyingDragon,GraceNailsandSpa,HairBrokers,HeritageBank,HighlandWestDental,HillsRestaurant, Lynnwood Roll-A-Way, Simons and Lower Orthodontics, Menchies, Richmond Beach QFC,RichmondBeachStarbucks,Richmond Beach Yoga, Spin Alley, Spiro’s Pizza and Pasta, Sports ClipsHaircuts,Streetzeria,TheGreekKitchenandToniandGuyHairdressingAcademy.
Special thanks: Many thanks to ScottPiteoofPiteoGraphicsfordesigning the awesome event posters. KudostoRichmondBeachQFCfor donating 15 cakes for the cake walk. Our gratitude to Spin Alley for providing the bowling game and coupons for prizes. A note of
appreciation is also due Syre Principal Michelle Carroll and the entire Syre staff for their support of this event at the Syre facility.
Special recognition: This event is made possible in part by a NeighborhoodMiniGrantfromtheCity of Shoreline.
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By Susan Will, RBCN EditorThe Richmond Beach Community
Association is recruiting for two important volunteer positions: a webmaster and a graphic designer. The husband-wife team who has been providing these services for RBCA – even following a move cross-country! – is retiring this year so the positions need to be filled immediately.
Website volunteersWith this change in volunteers
comes a move to a new content management system and redesign for the website. The RBCA wants to hear from interested volunteers with experience in Wordpress. There is also an opportunity for someone with less experience and/or time to serve as an
RBCA needs website and graphic design volunteers
assistant who updates the calendar and takes care of other ongoing tasks.
Graphic design volunteerThe RBCA needs an experienced
graphic designer to prepare flyers/posters several times a year for events and themed graphics for the annual Turkey Day Fun Run.
VolunteerTo volunteer, please send an email
with your resume and a few samples, if appropriate, to Susan Will at [email protected] or call her at (206) 713-3493 if you have any questions or would like to discuss any of these volunteer positions further.
By Jerry Patterson, RBCA Vice President
Recently the Richmond Beach Community Association (RBCA) Board held a three-hour weekend retreat with one idea in mind: to improve the services offered by the RBCA Board to our community. Our primary source of ideas for discussion was the rich and diverse array of suggestions you made in the recent RBCA community survey. In short, you spoke and we listened.
As you may recall, over a year ago the RBCA Board adopted several multi-year goals aimed toward improving the many services we provide. One goal stated, “To systematically collect and then act on feedback data from community members regarding how the RBCA Board can improve our services.” To help advance the goal, we developed the community survey that over 200 of you recently completed. Now we are working on concrete steps to implement strategies that grew out of your suggestions in the survey.
Sample questions that you raised and steps that we are pondering include the following:
How can we provide more activities and events that are customized for specific age groups, such as youth or
Turning RBCA survey information into action
senior citizens? We talked about having more activities for underserved age groups at the Strawberry Festival, such as more teenage activities like volleyball and a booth dedicated to health and wellness for senior community members.
How can we make our events more well-known and attractive to our growing multicultural population? We discussed ways to get announcements and fliers directly into diverse neighborhood locations. We also brainstormed how we could provide more culturally diverse entertainment at our venues.
How can we capture more neighborhood human interest stories in the RBC News? We agreed to continue the regular column featuring the rich and proud history of Richmond Beach. We discussed the possibility of publishing interviews with exciting, colorful personalities who add brightness to the fabric of our community.
These ideas just scratch the surface of the deep well of thoughts you tendered in the RBCA Survey. You can count on us to continue to take your suggestions to heart, and we will be back in touch soon as we announce specific steps to turn your ideas into actions.
From the left, Mary Jane Goss/Mayor Lake Forest Park, Eric Taylor/4 Culture, Janet Rogerson/Washington State Heritage Capital Projects Fund, Kevin Sill/SHM board president, Shari Winstead/Mayor City of Shoreline, and Les Tonkin/architect.
Shoreline Historical Museum kicks off constructionBy Anina Sills, SHM Board Member
TheShorelineHistoricalMuseumheldagroundbreakingceremonyon September 13 to celebrate the beginning of construction on its new Collection Facility and Research Center. Permits have been submitted for the first phase of the building, which will be located at the museum's present site at N 185th and Linden.
The community is cordially invited to visit the current building Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; archives are open Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and by appointment.
Call (206) 542-7111 or visit the website at shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org. Museum Director Vicki Stiles welcomes your inquiries and is a wealth ofknowledgeabouttheSHM'sresourcesandRichmondBeachhistory.
OnbehalfoftheShorelineHistoricalMuseumboard,weappreciateyour support of the new building project!
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By Susan Will, RBCN EditorScott was on the Richmond Beach
Community Association board and servedaspresidentinthe1980s.Heremained an active RBCA volunteer since then, earning the Marge Unruh Community Service Award the first yeartheRBCAgavethemout.HiswasafamiliarfacesellingHalloweenCarnival and Strawberry Festival tickets each year, attending meetings and participating in other RBCA events.Hisbiggestcontributionwasserving as the volunteer membership chair until he was forced to resign two years ago after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Scott died October 27, 2014, from complications of ALS.
Scott’s community service didn’t stop at our neighborhood’s boundary. Hewasalsoactiveinnon-profitorganizations throughout Shoreline and was recognized with a STAR Award by the City of Shoreline. Besides serving as an elected Shoreline Fire Commissioner, Scott shared his passionforHAMradioaspartofthecommunications team for the Shoreline Emergency Management Council. Hewasadedicatedvolunteerandsupporter of the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council and Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, serving as board president for both organizations.
Born in October 1946 in Missouri, Scott joined the Air Force during the Vietnam years and pursued a successful
career in radio and telecommunication electronics.Heretiredin2001fromhis position as Project Manager with Lucent Technologies.
While serving our country in the Air Force, Scott met his partner of over 36 years, Bob Pfeiffer. Scott and Bob lived in Seattle for a few months before moving to the Shoreline area in 1978. They then bought their Richmond Beach house in 1981. Visiting their house, you quickly see two of Scott’s other major passions: gardening and his two cats, Patches and Pounce. Scott’s love of the cats was most definitely a two-way street. They actually adopted him, starting their lives with Scott and Bob’s neighbor but permanently relocating when their original owners
adopted a golden retriever puppy.Scott is survived by Bob; his sister,
Susan; and his parents Bob and Katherine Keeny. A memorial service to celebrate his life is being planned but a date has not been set though it is likely to be in January 2015. Once available, details will be shared on the Richmond Beach Community Association’s website and Facebook page. If publication timing allows, details will also be shared in the next issue of the Richmond Beach Community News.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Richmond Beach Community Association, Shoreline-LFP Arts Council, Shoreline-LFP Senior Center or ALS Association are encouraged.
Saltwater Park bridge and beach access closed in January for constructionRelease from the City of Shoreline
The 50-year old Saltwater Park Pedestrian Bridge that serves Richmond Beach will be closed in early January for much needed structural repairs and upgrades.
The repair work is expected to take approximately six to eight weeks and will require complete closure of the bridge and beach area, including the off-leash dog park.
The repairs are necessary to maintain a safe bridge and allow continued access for emergency and maintenance vehicles. Completion of these repairs will extend the life of the bridge 20 or more years.
For more information visit the project page at www.shorelinewa.gov or contact Capital Project Manager NoelHupprichat(206)[email protected].
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By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director, andSusan Will, RBCN Editor
The Richmond Beach community is rich in beautiful scenery, interesting historical buildings and landmarks that define our neighborhood.
Resident Kathy Shaffer recognized this asset and offered to put together a calendar full of Richmond Beach photos that could be sold to benefit the Richmond Beach community. The Richmond Beach Community Association Board enthusiastically adopted the idea and is running with it.
The RBCA will be conducting a photo contest from now through February 1 to select a variety of photos that best represent Richmond Beach. The photos will be used in an 18-month calendar covering July 2015 through December 2016. The calendars will debut for sale in May at the 2015 Strawberry Festival.
Local business are invited to
Scenic Richmond Beach subject of photo contest for neighborhood calendar
sponsor the calendar and in return will have their names listed in a business directory on the back of the calendar. A business listing is $50. For an additional $100, businesses can also display their logos in a special section.
Photo contest rules• Photos must be taken in
Richmond Beach, the boundaries of which are Snohomish County to the north, 8th Avenue NW to the east, Innis Arden to the south and the Puget Sound to the west.
• Close-up photos of people are discouraged.
• Only original work submitted by the photographer will be accepted. The photographer must own the free and clear copyright.
• Photos must be submitted electronically to [email protected] as individual high-resolution jpgs with the photographer's name as part of the jpg title.
• Email subject line should read "RB Calendar Photo Contest."
• Submissions must include the photographer's name, address, phone number and email in the body of the email for verification and identification purposes only.
• Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on February 1, 2015.
Start snapping photos now or dig through your existing photos to find those you feel best represent the Richmond Beach community and submit them for the contest.
Photographers whose photos are selected will receive credit in the calendar and a free calendar.
By Robert Brouillard, RBCA Board MemberThefollowingaretheresultsoftheNovember4,2014,GeneralElection
(as of November 14, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., per King County Elections):
United States Representative, Congressional District No. 7Jim McDermott 184,825 votes 81.95%Craig Keller 39,774 votes 17.64%Write-in 922 votes 0.41%
State Senator, Legislative District No. 32Maralyn Chase 17,384 votes 75.95%Robert Reedy 5,423 votes 23.69%Write-in 83 votes 0.36%
State Representative, Legislative District No. 32, Position No. 1Cindy Ryu 17,183 votes 96.89%Write-in 552 votes 3.11%
State Representative, Legislative District No. 32, Position No. 2Ruth Kagi 17,517 votes 76.69%Alvin A. Rutledge 5,283 votes 23.13%Write-in 42 votes 0.18%
King County Prosecuting AttorneyDan Satterberg 386,437 votes 97.01%Write-in 11,922 votes 2.99%
King County District Court, Shoreline Electoral District, Position No. 1Douglas J. Smith 17,520 votes 98.66%Write-in 238 votes 1.34%
King County District Court, Shoreline Electoral District, Position No. 2Marcine Anderson 17,438 votes 98.61%Write-in 246 votes 1.39%Thank you to all who voted and to the above candidates for your
willingness to serve!
2014 State of Washington election results
KUDOSTo Cindy Hensel for volunteering
to take over for Patty McCauley as oneofourGoodwillAmbassadorswho delivers Welcome Packets to new RichmondBeachresidents.Hensel,her husband and three children moved to Richmond Beach four years ago and love the neighborhood. She works for Seattle City Light as an Electrical Service Engineer and has been with theCityofSeattlefor15years.Henselalso served on the Richmond Beach Library Board, but had to give up her position last year after the birth of her daughter. When time permits, she loves to run, hike, garden, catch up with friends and go on family adventures. “I love meeting new people, and I can’t wait to help welcome new neighbors to ourneighborhood,”saysHenselofhervolunteer job.
To Patty McCauley for welcoming new residents to our neighborhood and delivering packets with useful information to them for the past two years. Awesome work!
To Jean Gray for donating a wingback chair for Santa photos at the Tree Lighting Ceremony. Unfortunately Jean will never see her chair put to use as she has moved to sunny Florida.
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By Tom Petersen,RBCA Board Member
A good turnout at the November 1 appearance of the Puget Sound Blood Center bloodmobile in Richmond Beach put the goal of topping 1,000 donors within reach for Saturday, Dec. 27. It will take 28 registrations – something the neighborhood has produced many times. Walk-ups are welcome but appointments (at www.psbc.org) are strongly recommended. The bloodmobile ran out of beds at one point in November, when all the walk-ups walked up at the same time.
Grand hopes for December Blood DriveLooking for the 1,000th Richmond Beach Registrant on December 27
Excerpt from the November 10, 2014, Shoreline City Manager’s report
By Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager
On October 7, 2014, Planning and Community Development Director Rachael Markle, Intergovernmental Relations Manager Scott MacColl, and I met with Snohomish County planning staff to discuss my notice to Snohomish County of the city’s intent to negotiate an interlocal annexation agreement for the Point Wells area. Snohomish County indicated that they would provide sample interlocal agreements and the next steps in
Response from Snohomish County on Shoreline’s intention to annex Point Wells
the process by the end of October. On Friday, Oct. 31, I received some sample interlocals, although the email stated that the examples were from various dates and some may not conform to current models.
The email went on to say “… that based on county staff research, before negotiating an annexation ILA with Snohomish County, the City of Shoreline should pursue an amendment to the Snohomish County Countywide Planning Policies (CPP) to include a Shoreline MunicipalUrbanGrowthArea(MUGA).IftheSnohomishCountyCounciladoptsaShorelineMUGAin
the Snohomish County CPPs, then the Snohomish County Comprehensive Plan could be amended to include a ShorelineMUGA,andstaffcouldnegotiate a master annexation ILA for Shoreline to annex within the ShorelineMUGA.”
I have requested that county staff provide the CPPs that were used to come to the conclusion for the process that they are requiring.
I have also contacted Cynthia Pruitt, at Snohomish County Tomorrow to seek her guidance/understanding on the process. We will be setting a face-to-face meeting with Ms. Pruitt in the next couple of weeks.
PBSC is planning to send the large capacity “big bus” as of press time. It will be parked at the Fire Safety Center at the corner of Richmond Beach Road and 20th Avenue NW from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.100 Gallon Mark Will Be Met
The 10th pint of blood collected on December 27 will top off the 100th gallon donated in Richmond Beach. As each pint can be split up to three ways, the neighborhood has helped as many as 2,000 people and furthered blood research over the last seven years. Many thanks to all who have given.
Release from the City of ShorelineAt its November 3 meeting, the
Shoreline City Council and Recology CleanScapes recognized teachers, students, and parents from Parkwood and Syre Elementary Schools for their efforts to increase recycling and reduce waste. Recology CleanScapes also awarded each school $5,000.
Both schools have achieved Level OnestatusintheKingCountyGreenSchools program. The first level in the GreenSchoolsprogramencouragesrecycling and waste reduction, and schools that participate receive technical assistance and supplies from King County.
Syre Elementary added milk carton and juice box collection to its lunch time recycling program. They also started a food scraps collection pilot in March 2012.
Prior to the pilot, the school generated an average of 24 pounds of garbage at lunchtime. By the end of the pilot the school was generating an average of three pounds of garbage and 21 pounds of compostable food scraps and food soiled paper at lunchtime.
Syre’sstudentGreenTeamalsoinitiated three Waste Free Friday events to encourage students to pack waste-free lunches in reusable and recyclable containers. The reward for bringing a waste-free lunch was a ticket to participate in fun lunchtime activities;
Shoreline Council recognizes Syre and Parkwood for waste reduction success42 percent of students participated.
Syre’s recycling rate increased from 21 percent in May 2011 to 53 percent in May 2012. Syre was recognized as a LevelOneKingCountyGreenSchoolin May 2012.
LearnmoreabouttheGreenSchools Program at http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/greenschools/index.asp.
December 2014 Richmond Beach Community News8
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An open house for Aurora Square Community Renewal Area Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement is set for Thursday, Dec. 18, 5:00 to 6:45 p.m., ShorelineCityHall,17500MidvaleAvenueN.
Learn about the City's initial findings for handling transportation, stormwater and other impacts caused by the renewal of Aurora Square.
Jeffrey Weber to star in “A Christmas Story – the Musical” at the 5th Avenue
For the second holiday season in a row, young local actor, Mark Jeffrey James Weber of Shoreline, has landed the leading role at Seattle’s magnificent 5th Avenue Theatre. Last year, theatregoers were treated to Jeffrey’s stage debut as Oliver Twist in “Oliver!” This year, the talented King’s Schools’ 8th grader will portray the infamous rascal, “Ralphie Parker” in the popular Christmas-movie-gone-Broadway, “A Christmas Story – the Musical”.
Tickets for “A Christmas Story – the Musical” are on sale now on-line and at the theatre box office. The show previews Tuesday, November 25th – Wednesday, December 3rd. Opening Night is Thursday, December 4th with a total of forty-one performances prior to the December 30 closing.
Sidewalk improvements coming to Richmond Beach soon
This annual program addresses repairs and accessibility issues with the City'scurrentsidewalksystem.GiventhelocationofSyreElementary,12th Avenue NW's designation as is a student walking route, and existing barriers for pedestrians with disabilities to access the existing sidewalk, 12th Avenue NW has been selected for maintenance and upgrades.
First, the City will be installing curb ramps and transitional sidewalk at locations along 12th Avenue NW at the following cross streets:
• NW196th Street • NW199th Street • NW199th Place• NW201stStreet• NW202ndStreet• NW2013rdStreet Following that, the City will be replacing sidewalk panels along the west side
of 12th Avenue NW. The curb ramp/sidewalk improvements will involve travel lane and parking
lane closures on 12th Avenue NW and it is expected to create some traffic impacts during the day. With construction occurring along the sidewalk, pedestrian access will be impacted. The City will work with the contractor to provide as much access as possible during construction. Work is expected to last approximately two Why is this project needed?
There are currently no curb ramps along the 12th Avenue NW sidewalk and the existing curb creates a barrier to those with disabilities. There is also a curb ramp located at NW 199th Street that will also be replaced as it does not meet with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Some sidewalk panels are also being replaced as some panels have shifted over time and have created trip hazards.
If you have any questions regarding the improvements, please call John Vicente, Capital Projects Manager, at (206) 801-2474 or email [email protected]. You may also find additional information by visiting the program's webpage at shorelinewa.gov/CurbandSidewalkProgram.
