Come to Celebrate Shoreline
Published 10:40 pm Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Celebrate Shoreline Parade “A Caring Community” will begin at noon Aug. 15 along 15th Avenue Northeast. The start time is one hour later than past years.
Parade emcee Jerry Toner will sit with judges in the parking lot of the Safeway store at Northeast 175th Street and 15th Avenue Northeast to share his colorful commentary about each group.
The parade sponsor this year is Shoreline Community College and the Grand Marshal is Boni Biery. Biery was selected for her commitment to environmental health in Shoreline parks. Other parade participants include the Northwest Junior Pipe Band, Fort Lewis I Corps Color Guard, Keystone Kops, Shoreline Rotary Clubs and numerous drill teams, colorful floats, community groups and classic vehicles. All entrants will be judged and prizes awarded in seven categories at the festival at Ridgecrest Elementary School.
The first Celebrate Shoreline parade took place on Aurora Avenue North in August 1997, celebrating the city’s inauguration. The parade continued each year on Aurora until 2002 when the parade was moved to North City along 15th Avenue Northeast along with the festival at Ridgecrest Elementary School.
Cruise-In to the 2009 car show
Cars and music will equal a fun combination at this year’s Cruise-In Car Show sponsored by Shoreline Bank. The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Celebrate Shoreline festival, located on the grounds of Shoreline’s Ridgecrest Elementary School.
Trophies will be awarded in 23 categories; two special awards also will be given, one by the Museum Partnership Circle Members and the Mayor’s Choice by Mayor Cindy Ryu. Awards begin around 2:15 p.m.
Each contestant will receive a goody bag and there will be nostalgic music from the 1950s and ’60s.
The Cruise-In Car Show is sponsored by the City of Shoreline, Shoreline Bank and the Shoreline Historical Museum. To register or to get more information, call the Shoreline Historical Museum at 206-542-7111.
Ice Cream Social is coming
A warm summer afternoon, ice cream, good music and play things for the younger set equals the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association Ice Cream Social at the Paramount Park playfield and picnic shelter again this year.
On Aug. 13, the Ridgecrest Association will host the event as a way to enjoy a great summer afternoon and converse with many neighbors.
Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. and last until dusk. The event is free and all Ridgecrest area residents are welcome. Please bring the invitation received in the mail to the event.
A huge inflatable will be available for the kids and a visit from the Pirates of Treasure Island is to be expected. The Around the Sound Community Band will provide music. Barring events beyond their control, the Shoreline Police and Fire departments can be expected as well.
Donations of cash or non-perishables to Hopelink Food Bank also will be accepted.
Paramount Park is located along Northeast 155th Street between Eighth and 10th Avenues Northeast.
For more information, call Patty Hale at 206-365-8596.
Blood drive in LFP
The Puget Sound Bloodmobile will be at the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre in the lower parking area from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19.
Drop-ins are welcome, or call Deb Milan at 206-368-5440 to pre-register.
The Puget Sound Blood Center provides blood to those in need of emergency medical care, patients with blood disorders, as well as important research.
Get your luau tickets
Tickets for this year’s Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center Aloha Luau, a September event, go on sale starting Aug. 17 at the Senior Center. They can be purchased for $16 at the center’s front desk for seniors age 55 and older. Other tickets are $18 for younger adults and $8 for children under age 12.
The luau feast will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at St. Mark’s Church Social Hall, 18033 15th Place NE, and include music and dancing, featuring the Shoreline-LFP Kupunas and Hokulani’s Hula Studio students.
For more information call the Senior Center at 206-365-1536. The Senior Center is located at 18560 First Ave. NE. in Shoreline.
League of Women Voters meet
The North King County League of Women Voters will meet on the third Wednesday of each month beginning in September.
Meetings take place at the Third Place Book Commons meeting room and are open to anyone interested in participating. The first meeting will be from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 16.
The mission of the League of Women Voters is to promote good government by studying and acting on issues.
PAWS offers adoption discount
From now through Aug. 31, PAWS is slashing the adoption fee for all cats, six months and older, to $30 — a third of the normal fee — in the hopes of relieving an overload of cats at its shelters in Lynnwood and Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood.
“Summer always means more cats and kittens, but this year we have already taken in 22 percent more young kittens than the same time last year,” said Kay Joubert, PAWS director of companion animal services. “More kittens means the older cats get overlooked and wait a lot longer to be adopted. We’ve reached a point where there is no more space in the adoption room.”
The economy has also driven up the number of people asking PAWS to take in cats they can no longer afford to keep. PAWS is trying to accommodate those requests as much as possible, but space is limited and the organization needs to reserve space for stray animals who need a safe place to wait for their families to find them.
Cats adopted from PAWS are spayed or neutered, microchipped, have had their first set of vaccines and come with a cat carrier. For hours, directions and more information about adopting, visit www.paws.org
Volunteer with Group Health
Group Health is seeking hospice volunteers with weekday availability in Seattle, East King and Snohomish counties. Hospice volunteers stay with terminally ill patients in their homes while caregivers take needed breaks, visit patients in nursing homes and other facilities, assist with errands, transportation and other practical tasks.
The next training sessions will be held Sept. 21, 22, and 23 in Bellevue. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit an application before Sept. 9.
For more information, call Pati Northcraft at 425-556-6372 or toll free at 1-888-954-2509.
