🌱 Patch AM: Which Shoreline parks are open now—and what’s coming next?

Greetings Shoreline! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Shoreline parks are open now—and what's coming next?
• What the new Shoreline school staff contract means for families

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 52.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parks Open & Re-Opening Soon (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline residents can now enjoy the newly reopened James Keough Park, featuring an off-leash dog area, new restrooms, play areas, and a picnic pavilion. Major upgrades are also underway at Brugger's Bog, Upper Hamlin, and Hillwood parks, bringing new splash and spray features, sport courts, loop paths, and shelters on staggered timelines through 2027.
   

• Shoreline union approves contract following months of negotiations (komonews.com) — More than 300 Shoreline School District support staff have approved a new contract after months of negotiations, averting a potential strike. The agreement, sought to improve paraeducator and other support staff pay relative to neighboring districts, means secretaries, paraeducators, health staff, crossing guards, and security workers can continue supporting Shoreline students without disruption.
   

📸 Around Shoreline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoreline

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Salsa - Bachata - Merengue - Cumbia →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  8:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Safety Committee Meeting →
  NECA Office, 16001 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline
  10:00 am
• Alger Class
  Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, Burlington
  7:00 pm
• The JV and the Royal We →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Lacey Class
  Ovation at Oak Tree, 9027 Bowthorpe St SE, Lacey
  10:00 am
• Relax and Renew with Yoga
  Lake Forest Park Library, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Seattle
  11:30 am
• Chevron BDS Picketing →
  Shoreline Chevron, 15510 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline
  2:00 pm
• BROHAMM →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Women's Soccer vs Skagit Valley College
  Shoreline Community College Mt. Vernon WA
  12:00 pm
• Men's Soccer vs Skagit Valley College
  Shoreline Community College Mt. Vernon, WA
  2:15 pm
Monday September 21
• Seattle's Best Country Dance Night →
  Aurora Borealis Event Center, 16708 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Trivia Night →
  Shoreline Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA, 98155
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost cat 😞 last seen the night of September 6th near 155th street and Bothell Way in Lake Forest Park
  I recently moved so I'm thinking he may have been trying to head back to his old stomping grounds near 18th Ave and Perkins in Shoreline (Nextdoor North City)
• Osprey lifting a Kokanee salmon from water (Hayden Lake, Idaho, USA on September 10, 2026)
  An osprey lifts a Kokanee salmon from gray water, talons locked into its back. Water explodes into sparkling droplets around them. The salmon's… (Nextdoor Parkwood)

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Forest Park

• Letter to the Editor - It's time to move beyond the yard signs (lfptowncrier.com)

Kenmore

• No fishing for coho salmon in Lake Washington (bothell-reporter.com)
• Review: Sonora Resort, British Colombia (Canada) (theluxurytravelexpert.com)

Bothell

• Dr. Rajib Sanyal named interim dean of Illinois State University's College of Business (illinoisstate.edu)
• PCC Nominations for the Labor Management advisory Committee are open! — UFCW 3000 (ufcw3000.org)

Ok Shoreline! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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