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Shoreline Veterans Association selling memorial bricks at Shoreline Farmers Market
The Shoreline Veterans Association (SVA) is sponsoring a booth at the Shoreline Farmer Market this Saturday, to display engraved bricks that are installed at the Shoreline Veterans Recognition Plaza to honor veterans. The Recognition Plaza has five benches where you can sit, relax and contemplate the names engraved on the...
Rehearsals start this September for Northwest Girlchoir
Northwest Girlchoir has openings in our treble choirs for singers in grades 1-12 to join in the fun this coming fall! Northwest Girlchoir celebrates student voice and creativity; cultivates community; and inspires joy, belonging, and confidence for girls and youth beyond the binary. Singers learn musicianship, vocal technique, and performance skills, all while building lasting friendships in a supportive community.
Medina's first mansion is for sale - Unreal Estate
MEDINA, Wash — The first mansion ever built in Medina is for sale – and it brings more than a century of charm to the market. Known as “The Gables,” the home was established in 1903 and construction was completed in 1908 – long before bridges connected Seattle to the East Side.
Shoreline Farmers Market to host 3rd Annual Kids Day Event
The Shoreline Farmers Market (SFM) is thrilled to announce its upcoming Kids Day this Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 10am to 2pm. A free event open to everyone, SFM Kids Day will be held in its Saturday market location at the corner of 192nd and Aurora, across from the YMCA at the BikeLink Park & Ride.
Blood drive at Scottish Rite Center in Shoreline
A new venue for American Red Cross Blood Drive, Seattle Scottish Rite Center, 1207 N 152nd St. Shoreline, WA 98133, will host a blood drive Monday, July 29, 2024 from 9:00am - 2:30pm. You can sign-up for this and future blood drives at the Scottish Rite Center (Monday September 30...
County OKs funding for Courtside Apartments acquisition, preservation for affordable housing
The Thurston Board of County Commissioners approved more than a million-dollar funding recommendation from the Regional Housing Council for acquiring and preserving the Courtside Apartments for Vital Housing’s project. The project will receive $1,357,699.15, as requested in the application, and Public Health and Social Services has been authorized to...
‘Loss of a Spouse’ GriefShare Recovery Support Group starts Saturday, Sept. 14 at Grace Church
Grace Church will host a 1-day “Loss of a Spouse” GriefShare Recovery Support Group on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 for those who have lost a loved one by death. There is no charge for this event. The group will meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, starting at 10:30...
Washington town with no exit roads prepared to evacuate by ferry as wildfire grows
The Pioneer fire spreading along the northeast side of Lake Chelan in Central Washington is burning roughly three miles from the town of Stehekin — a lakeside community of about 100 people that is only accessible by boat or plane.
State Fire Mobilization Authorized for the North Wenas Fire
YAKIMA– State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the North Wenas Fire located in Yakima County, near the town of Selah. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on July 22, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. at the request of Fire Chief Jim Lange, Yakima County Fire District 2.
‘I think everybody will get there’: WA Dem chair on delegates endorsing Harris for prez
(The Center Square) – With President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he is dropping his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, Washington state’s Democrats look to be jumping on the Harris bandwagon. The Washington State Democratic Party endorsed Harris immediately after Biden announced on social media that he was […]
Lightning sparks Miners Complex wildfire, burning 500 acres in WA
The Miners Complex Fire, which consists of nine wildfires caused by lightning in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest area, has grown to 500 acres. According to the Western Washington Incident Management Team (IMT), the wildfires that make up the Miners Complex Fire are the Miners Fire, Vista Ridge Fire, Dolly Creek Fire, Sulphur Three Fire, Sulphur Four Fire, Sulphur Thirty-Four Fire, Upper Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Lower Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire and the Plummer Fire.
Job Losses Follow: Unexpected Restaurant Shutdowns in Washington
Unexpected restaurant closures in Washington have reportedly led to layoffs at 10 separate sites by September. As per the Employment Security Department, Homegrown Partners LLC has declared that the eateries would be permanently closed on September 15th. A total of 158 individuals will lose their jobs when 10 Homegrown stores...
Gator on the loose in Washington!
Quite the incident happened near the 9400 block of Ray Grade Rd. in Snohomish County over the weekend. Reports came in to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and Washington State Fish and Wildlife for a 10-foot-long ferocious man-eating gator! Was it really painted as a ferocious man-eating monster? Probably not, but I'd like to think so. This call came in for this 10-foot gator, and people were very freaked out. The Snohomish County Sheriff and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife were aware of the sighting, and they made a post about it on social media. That post was shared hundreds of times. When sheriffs and wildlife officials arrived, they were shocked to see it wasn't a gator at all.
Washington Fish and Wildlife Carnivore Talk!
Carnivores were on the docket when the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission held a virtual meeting on July 19. They discussed proposed changes to cougar hunting seasons and the state listing status of gray wolves. Here are the key decisions made:. Spring Black Bear Depredation Permit Season:. The Commission delegated...
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