2016 Event Dates Announced!

A season does not go by at Angle Lake without one community event or another to look forward to. The Angle Lake Shore Club sponsors and hosts the following events annually. Most activities are free for community members to participate except where noted below. 

Pictures from prior year events can be viewed HERE.

SPRING

• Sunday, March 27th. The Easter Bunny will be dock hopping around the lake on Easter Sunday carrying a basket full of eggs to hand out to all the local ALSC children! Free for all residents and their extended families around the lake.
• Sunday, April 24th. Angle Lake Fishing Derby. Derby open to all members and non-members who purchase Derby raffle tickets. A raffle ticket includes continental breakfast, entrance in the fishing competition, barbecue lunch and a chance to win raffle prizes. Fishing competition prizes will be awarded based upon predefined categories; Raffle prizes will be awarded via random selection.

SUMMER

• Fridays, June through September it's "Heads and Tails on the 'El". Each Friday evening (weather permitting) community members will gather at the lake 'elbow' from 6:00 until 8:00 pm to share a frothy mug (heads) and other adult beverages (tails), snacks and conversations. All are welcome.
• Monday, July 4th. Independence Day Activities. Morning activities begin with a fun neighborhood street parade followed by the run around the lake competition. The afternoon will include swimming and boating races and of course will include our dock / beach decoration contest. Join the Parade of Decorated Boats for a sunset cruise in advance of the fireworks show! All activities are open to members and non-members alike. NOTE: It is still the goal of the club to resume our long standing tradition of a presenting a fireworks display to the community in 2017. 
• Saturday, July 23rd. Lake Bottom Clean Sweep. Community Volunteer Event focused on clearing debris from the shoreline and bottom of Angle Lake. Opportunity for all skills in all conditions: walking along the shoreline; snorkeling just below the surface; and even scuba diving in the deeper parts. Volunteer appreciation lunch will be provided and raffle prizes awarded by the ALSC. Open to all.
• Saturday, August 13th. Tasty Tapas. Come aboard or better yet, captain your own vessel, joining with your lakeside neighbors enjoying great conversation, tasty appetizers and a satisfying beverage or two. An additional fee is required to participate. This is a members and guest only event.

FALL

• NEW Saturday, September 10th. Family Fun Picnic to gather and celebrate the Last Days of Summer on the lake. 
• Sunday, October 30th. Join us for the ALSC Boo Cruise Spooktacular! The BooBoat will sail between 3:30 - 5PM, circling Angle Lake handing out spooky treats to those children/families/adults who are dressed in costume! We will have a photographer ready to take family photos of you and our Spooky Boo Cruisers! You’ll never know who may be onboard the Boo Cruise greet you, so this is one you will not want to miss! Free for all residents and their extended families around the lake.
• Sunday, November 27th. Christmas Caroling and Tree Lighting Festival. Location to be announced.

WINTER

• Saturday, December 3rd. ALSC Member Christmas Party. A Year End party hosted by a member at their house. This is a members only event and requires a ticket purchase to participate.
• Saturday, December 10th. From 3 - 7 PM, Weather Dependent. Christmas Cruise. A flotilla of holiday decorated boats will ferry Santa and his hapless holiday helpers to predetermined stops around the lake spreading seasonal cheer and sharing special surprises. Everyone is encouraged to participate by decorating your boat and joining the parade or watch lakeside with a roaring beach bonfire.
• Sunday, January 1st. New Years Day. Join us at the Manor Club Private Beach for the annual Polar Bear Plunge! We'll be joining hands at High Noon and then High Tail It through the water to the swim platform and back for small prizes and bragging rights! Not enough incentive for you to enter the frigid waters - well no reason why not to stand safely on the shores gawking and ridiculing those in the water! All are welcome. 

Details of each event will be announced through our Blog Site; Facebook Page; and Quarterly Newsletters as the individual dates draw nearer.

Release from Liability: Recognizing that the ALSC, a non-profit neighborhood based organization run solely on a volunteer basis, will do its best to ensure a safe experience, it is important to understand that participation by any member(s) or non-member(s) in any activities sponsored by the ALSC is done so at the participants own risk.

Water, Water Everywhere!

As rain continues to fall, the flow of emails sent in to the Shore Club email inbox from community members is increasing as well, offering comments about the height of the lake water and asking if something should be done about it.

Partially Submerged Docks and Fire-pit

A quick search of the internet led one neighbor to King Country Storm Water Services for SeaTac. However the published number on the County website when dialed received no response. The line just kept ringing with no one answering, no opportunity to leave a voicemail message. So they inquired with us asking if we knew who to contact.

Our search led us to Don Robinett, Stormwater Compliance Manager with the City of SeaTac. Don promptly responded to our request for information. He confirmed that City resources do not have the ability to adjust the water level of Angle Lake at will. Don also informed us that a manmade overflow is present in the southeast corner of the lake and allows drainage when the lake level rises above the rim of the outlet. The City does not own or control this outlet; however public works staff does periodically check to ensure that the drain is functioning properly and is not obstructed or blocked. 

Typically, our wettest months are November, December and January. If history is any indication, we should be at the maximum height for the season and should start see a decline from this point forward.

Leadership Can’t Be Taught. It Can Only Be Learned.

If you're someone who routinely raises your hand to fill a leadership role when your community needs you, then you are the type of individual that city leaders are encouraging to enroll in the Community Leadership Academy being offered this spring. 

The objective of the program is to enhance community involvement while sharing information about how city government operates. The academy will include presentations by City officials responsible for services ranging from public safety and street maintenance to the local court system, policy making and budgeting. All City departments will participate in the interactive information sessions.  

Many of the presentations will take place at City Hall, 4800 South 188th Street. Some may include tours of facilities, such as a fire station, or “field trips” to other City locations such as the community center. 

The nine session academy will take place Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. beginning April 21st and running through June 9th and culminate in a presentation at the June 14th Council meeting. Participation is open to SeaTac residents, business owners, service providers and students 18 years or older who live, work or attend school in SeaTac.  

More information and an enrollment application is available at:
http://www.ci.seatac.wa.us/communityleadershipacademy

Space is limited to a maximum of 30 participants.
Applications are due no later than April 1st (no foolin’!).