City Hall dedication ceremony
Published 9:49 pm Thursday, October 7, 2010
Join the Shoreline City Council and staff in celebrating the grand opening of Shoreline City Hall.
The open house is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Music will be provided by the Around the Sound Community Band, tours will be provided and light refreshments will be served.
Parking will be available at the Shoreline Professional Center north of City Hall and on the east and north side of Walgreens parking lot. There is also limited parking on the south side of City Hall.
For more information visit: www.shorelinewa.gov.
Halloween party at Third Place
Celebrate Halloween safe and dry on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Come join the Halloween activities at the LFP Towne Centre and Third Place Commons.
Activities include: Trick-or-treat at participating Towne Centre merchants. Look for balloons outside the stores.
Wear your costume and join the parade which begins near Third Place Books.
Dance to the music of Snake Suspenderz. Perfectly fun and scary for the whole family.
Spooky games and contests for families based on author Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book.
Resources and services fair
The economic crisis has affected a large number of people who have never experienced food insecurity or fear of losing their homes.
The Community Resources &Services Fair is to introduce the community to available resources and services that may help withstand the economic crisis. Participants will come away with practical information and skills. The fair will feature agency exhibits and workshops. For people who may want to help others, there will be information on volunteer opportunities.
The fair is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park.
There will be approximately 20 exhibitors from agencies who provide human services and services dealing with health and nutrition, finance, housing, home repair, and energy conservation. There will also be activities for children.
For more information, call City Hall at 206-368-5440 or go to the city web site at www.cityoflfp.com.
Workshops include: Budgeting and Goal Setting, Rental and Mortgage Assistance, Save Energy, Save Money and “Healthy Eating on a Budget.”
Halloween carnival
The Shoreline Cooperative Preschool is hosting its 22nd annual Halloween carnival and silent auction from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 24.
Entry is free and game tickets can be purchased for $1 for four tickets.
Donations for the Northwest Harvest are encouraged.
Guests are encouraged to wear a costume and bring a friend.
This event is great for 1- to 8-year-olds. Activities include pony rides, an obstacle course, raffle, games with prizes. More than 100 items are up for auction.
For more information, call the Shoreline Cooperative Preschool at: 206-362-3257.
Submissions sought for poetry
Young people 21 and under are invited to submit poems for a Nov. 11 poetry event at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. At the event, young writers will read original poetry to an audience or recite poetry of established authors. The submission deadline is Friday, Oct. 23.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is sponsoring the event.
To submit original work for consideration, e-mail no more than three poems to event organizer Sarah Koenig at skoenig73@gmail.com. Copy poems into the body of an e-mail or attach them as a Word document. Poems should be no more than 50 lines.
Include your first and last name, the school you attend, your home town and a phone number where you can be reached. Include a line that says you wrote the poems.
If sending more than one poem, specify where each begins and ends.
To apply to read a published poem written by an established author, e-mail the text of the poem you want to recite and the author’s name. Poems should be no more than 50 lines. Include your first and last name, the school you attend, your home town and a phone number where you can be reached.
Poems, whether original or published, can be serious or humorous in nature.
Poems and identifying information can also be mailed to: Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, Attn: Sarah Koenig, 18560 First Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155. Submissions must be received by Friday, Oct. 23.
Participants will be notified by Nov. 1 if their work is chosen to be read at the Nov. 11 event.
The event is separate from the Arts Council’s yearly Poetry Contest and Celebration, which will happen in April.
For more information, e-mail Sarah Koenig at skoenig73@gmail.com or call her at the Arts Council office at 206-417-4645.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a non-profit that sponsors art events and education.
For information about the Arts Council’s other programs, see www.shorelinearts.net.
Goodwill offers free skills classes
Register now for Shoreline Goodwill’s FREE classes!
Students can learn valuable skills in retail, computers and English
Shoreline Goodwill’s Job Training and Education Center, located at 14500 15th Ave. NE, is now registering people for free classes in the eight-week session that runs from Oct. 19 through Dec. 10. These courses teach those with significant barriers to employment valuable skills to find and keep jobs.
Individuals can register for the Retail and Customer Service Training Program again this session. Participants will learn how to use computers in a retail environment, maintain the appearance of a store and merchandise products. They will also learn “soft skills” needed to get and keep a job, such as communicating well with others and working with a team. The course meets Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Classes fill up fast, and sign up is on a first-come, first-served basis, so don’t delay!
The center will offer the following classes: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Basic, Intermediate and ESOL Computers courses. Basic Computer Classes: Introductory courses for people with little or no computer experience.
For class availability and enrollment information, please call (206) 631-8457.
Travel classes offered
Focusing on exotic locals ranging from Bhutan and Bali to Belize, The Savvy Traveler is holding weekly travel seminars every Saturday through the end of the year. Events will be held at the store located at 112 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. For more information call 425-744-6076 or visit www.savvytraveleredmonds.com.
Conservationists need volunteers
The state Recreation and Conservation Office is looking for a variety of volunteers to help evaluate grant proposals for new parks and trails and for the best wildlife lands and farmlands to preserve. Volunteers will evaluate recreation grant applications and make funding recommendations to the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board for new facilities and land purchases statewide. To apply, send a completed application to the Recreation and Conservation Office no later than Nov. 6. Applications are online www.rco.wa.gov/rcfb/docs.htm#committee, by telephone Lorinda Anderson at 360-902-3009, or by e-mail through Lorinda.Anderson@rco.wa.gov.
