City briefs

Gateway QFC

is closing

The QFC, located at 185th and Midvale near Aurora in the Gateway Center recently gave its employees notice it would be closing by the end of the month.

The Kroger Co., out of Cincinnati, owns both the QFC on the east side of Aurora and the Fred Meyer on the west side of Aurora at 185th. The QFC was built in 1951. The manager said all employees will be transferred to other QFC locations and that no lay-offs would be necessary.

Post office to close, may reopen

The post office inside the QFC at 185th and Midvale will also close, causing the 290 post office box renters to search for PO boxes elsewhere – for now at least.

Gateway Center owner Harley O’Neil said he is talking with the branch to work out a contract so a post office can be included in the new Gateway Center when it is rebuilt.

PO box holders will need to make provisions to do something with their mail, either direct it to their street address or rent another post office box. There are two nearby Post Offices that rent boxes: Bitter Lake Post Office just off of Aurora on 145th and the North City Post Office at 175th and 15th NE.

Shoreline Bank will be moving

The Shoreline Bank, located inside the QFC at 185th and Midvale, will move to its new location soon, inside the new Top Food and Drugs at 175th near Aurora Avenue N. The bank also has plans to build a new branch at 160th and Aurora Ave. N. Top Foods construction is complete and the store is awaiting its grand opening, scheduled for sometime soon, a Haggen official said, but would not elaborate.

Judge elected Prez of nat’l conference

Presiding King County Superior Court Judge Richard D. Eadie, a Shoreline resident, has been elected President of the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts.

“The National Conference has a long and honored history since its founding in 1963 by then Justice Tom Clark of the U.S. Supreme Court,” Eadie said.

It is an independent charitable, educational and research organization made up principally of presiding judges and court administrators of major trial courts in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. The mission is to promote the most effective administration of justice.

The annual National Conference will be in Seattle September 29 through October 2, 2004. Judges and Court Administrators attend educational sessions and network with colleagues, sharing ideas. Working sessions and panel discussions give judges the opportunity to learn about new programs and develop methods for improving their courts.

Eadie recently was elected to a second two-year term as Presiding Judge of King County Superior Court, beginning in January. He has been a judge since 1995.

Eadie is a member of the board of directors of Shoreline Historical Museum and president of the board of trustees of the King County Library System.

Chinese New Year celebrations

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center and the Northridge Meal Program are planning a Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Monkey.

Events are set for 11:45 a.m Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center and at 5 p.m. the same day at Northridge Apartments. The menu will include Mandarin beef, rice, oriental vegetables, Hawaiian roll and orange layered cake with coffee, tea and milk.

The cost is an optional suggested donation of $3 for guests age 60 and over. Guests under the age of 60 are welcome and the cost of the meal is $5.75.

The senior center is located at 18560 First Ave NE. The Northridge Apartments are located at 1530 NE 177th St. For more information, call (206) 448-5768. A program of Senior Services, www.seniorservices.org.