Both traditional Anglican and Evangelical hymns will be featured at a community hymnsing at 6 p.m. on Jan. 20 at St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Shoreline.
Attendees will be invited to choose favorite hymns from both The Hymnal 1940, and an Evangelical hymnal. Some hymns will be accompanied by organ only and others by organ and piano together, with Jerry and Gerry van der Pol at the keyboards.
Rev. Harley Crain is the Rector of the St. Barnabas Church, located at 2340 N. 155th St. Approximately half of the congregation has roots in Nigeria, and the parish attempts to integrate the African culture into its worship. St. Barnabas uses the 1928 Prayer Book and teaches traditional Anglican theology and values.
Refreshments will follow the service. Interested members of the community may learn more by calling 206-365-6565 or by visiting www.stbarnabasanglican.org.
Poll workers needed for state primary
King County Elections is recruiting nearly 4,000 civic-minded residents to staff 407 polling places located throughout King County for the state’s presidential primary Feb. 19.
Poll workers are responsible for opening and closing the polls and issuing ballots to voters. Workers receive a four-hour, paid training session prior to election day and the position requires attentiveness and a commitment to helping people navigate the election process.
Poll workers in King County receive $125.09 for their service on Election Day, which begins at 6 a.m. and ends once the poll closing procedures are completed, around 9 p.m. Bilingual speaking poll workers are needed throughout King County to provide language assistance to Chinese voters with limited English proficiency.
Individuals interested in serving as a poll worker should call the Poll Worker Coordination Office at 206-296-1606. For more information on working for King County Elections or information on the ballot measures and candidates, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/.
Weekly ski bus to Stevens Pass
The annual “Patty Wagon” ski bus will offer rides for skiers to Stevens Pass on Thursdays until Feb. 21. Buses will arrive at the Pass at approximately 9:45 a.m. and leave at 4 p.m.
Morning pick-up points are located in North Seattle, Lake Forest Park, Bothell and Monroe. The cost for the eight round trips is $187 or skiers can sign on a week at a time for $27 per trip. Group ticket discounts are available and coffee and treats are served on all trips.
For information about the ride, call Patty Price, 206-546-6717, or e-mail patty@pattysplaces.com.
Join the Financial Planning Committee
The city of Shoreline’s long-term financial forecasts indicate that by 2010, the city’s current resources will not be adequate to continue to provide the current level of basic services to the Shoreline community.
In addition to implementing budgetary restrictions, the City Council is forming a community advisory committee to recommend long-term strategies on service reductions, efficiencies and funding options.
The deadline to turn in the Community Service Application is 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25.
The goal is for the City Council to review recommendations and make a decision on next steps during summer 2008.
For more information about Shoreline’s long-range financial projections, contact city finance director Debbie Tarry at 206-546-0787.
PAWS seeks youth heroes
The Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is again seeking nominations of local youths who have shown outstanding compassion toward animals for its third annual Youth Helping Animals Award.
The deadline for nominations is Feb. 29.
Nominations may come from any community member touched by the youth or the youth’s project. Nominees must be 18 years old or younger and live in the Greater Puget Sound area.
Healthy Start for babies, parents
Healthy Start is a home visiting program that is offered to first-time parents (age 22 or younger) during pregnancy and through the first three years of their baby’s life. The services offered are free, voluntary and confidential.
The staff who visit the young parents in the program provide child development and health care information, links to community resources, training in parenting skills, and group activities.
In Shoreline, Healthy Start is part of the Center for Human Services located at 17018 15th Avenue N.E. The family caseworker there is Brooke Janmohamed, who along with her supervisor, Rachel Borella, are personally committed to supporting young parents.
The founder of the Shoreline Healthy Start Guild is Pearl Noreen, a parent educator in the community for the last 32 years. Members of the Guild are volunteers who are devoted to the well-being of parents and babies. Essential to the work of the Board are community partners, who also provide donations. They are: Richmond Beach Congregational Church; St. Luke Parish; the Shoreline YMCA; the Shoreline Breakfast Rotary; Reign’s Realm Consignments; the Shorenorth Parent Education Center; ADK; and Bothell United Methodist Church.
For information on enrolling in Healthy Start, contact Brooke Janmohamed at 206-631-8807. For more information about the Healthy Start Guild, contact Pearl Noreen, 206-227-3843.
City continues Traffic Action Plan work
In its ongoing effort to promote safe and friendly streets, the City is continuing its work to develop Neighborhood Traffic Action Plans for each of Shoreline’s neighborhoods. The goal of these plans is to improve safety, mobility and livability by working closely with residents to identify key concerns and develop a prioritized list of recommendations and projects that address those concerns. These recommendations will then be used to guide both short- and long-term traffic and pedestrian improvements in the neighborhood and help identify potential mitigation measures for larger projects being planned in the City.
Meetings for two other neighborhoods are scheduled later this month for the Meridian Park Neighborhood on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Meridian Park Elementary School and for the Parkwood Neighborhood on Thursday, January 30 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1314 N. 160th St. Meetings begin at 6 :30 p.m.
For more information or status about the Neighborhood Traffic Action Plan process, contact John Marek (206) 546-4223.
County’s One Night Count is back
The 2008 One Night Count of people who are Homeless in King County will take place on Jan. 25.
Volunteers can help count, help in the headquarters, or make or serve breakfast to count teams.
All North King County volunteers are asked to meet at 2 a.m. atthe Shoreline Hopelink, 15809 Westminster Way N.
The purpose of the event is to document the nature and extent of homelessness, and to build public engagement around the issue so that more people will speak and act and write and advocate to end homlessness.
To find out more please contact Henry Della Chiaie at TeenHope, 206-546-1010 or henrydc@teenhopewa.org.
Mini grants for flood damage
The City of Lake Forest Park is offering an incentive mini-grant program for Lake Forest Park businesses, individuals and non-profits up to $1000 to restore flood related damage near streams.
The matching grants are available to foster the improvement of the natural environment within the City and to reduce the long-term impact of flooding.
Applications for this special incentive grant need to be completed by December 1, 2008 and will be available until funds for this grant are depleted.
The Environmental Quality Commission will review the application and forward a recommendation to the City for final approval.
Correction:
An article in the Jan. 11 Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Enterprise gave the incorrect location for a Ridgecrest neighborhood development proposal. The project is on the south west corner and not the south east corner of the intersection.
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