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Also on today's calendar: Author Thomas Lion book signing and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. The Shoreline Food Drive for Hopelink is Back for the Month of October (shorelineareanews.com) — A month-long Shoreline Food Drive is underway in October, with 16 donation sites across Shoreline and nearby communities collecting shelf-stable foods for Hopelink's food bank. Local spots like Ballinger Thriftway, Sky Nursery, Shoreline City Hall, and the Teen Center make it easy to drop off items or donate online so Shoreline neighbors can access healthy, reliable food.
2. Children's Administration (wa.gov) — Shoreline is home to Fircrest School, one of several key state-run facilities listed in this overview of Washington's Department of Social and Health Services campuses. The page outlines where major treatment, disability, and behavioral health institutions are located statewide, helping residents understand where services like long-term care, mental health treatment, and developmental disability support are based.
3. Sound Transit's new Pinehurst Station opens five years ahead of schedule with a well-attended community festival (nwprogressive.org) — Shoreline riders now have another way to reach their local light rail stations thanks to the early opening of Pinehurst Station in North Seattle, which sends frequent trains north toward Shoreline and Lynnwood. A big community festival marked the debut of this first-ever "infill" Link station, featuring local organizations, public art, and new bus and bike connections designed to make car‑free trips easier across the region.
4. PASSED: Murray & Daines Floodplain Bill Passes the Senate, Cutting Red Tape, Simplifying Pathway for Ecosystem Restoration (senate.gov) — Shoreline gets a nod in a new bipartisan floodplain bill that just passed the U.S. Senate and now heads to the House. The legislation would streamline approval for low‑risk ecosystem restoration projects, helping salmon habitat and floodplain work across Washington by cutting FEMA red tape while maintaining safety standards. Local and regional governments, including Shoreline, have endorsed the measure.
5. John Curley Criticizes $240M Sound Transit Pinehurst Station Cost (memesita.com) — Shoreline's existing light rail stations are central to a heated debate over Sound Transit's new $240 million Pinehurst Station, which critics say is redundant and poorly supported by nearby housing. Radio host John Curley blasts the project's cost, projected ridership, and equity-focused planning, while supporters note it opened five years early and will connect with new bus service.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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