Archives for January 2017
Scholarship available for senior college-bound women of Rainier Beach High School
A new scholarship is available to the senior college-bound women of Rainier Beach High School, which honors Stanley Ann Dunham, the mother of President Barack Obama. The Dunham Scholarship awards a $5,000 scholarship to a high-school senior woman who demonstrate a commitment to education and public service. A graduate of the Mercer Island Class of 1960, Dunham took her first anthropology course at the University of Washington and went on to earn her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii. She dedicated her career to working with marginalized communities around the world, especially women.
A group of Mercer Islanders started the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund to award scholarships to female graduates of Mercer Island High School.
After awarding 13 scholarships to female seniors at Mercer Island High School in the seven years of its existence, the Scholarship Fund will award an additional scholarship to a college-bound senior woman at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle. The new scholarship, sponsored by an anonymous donor, fits perfectly into a structured program at Rainier Beach High School that helps seniors pursue higher education. This program, the Point of Destination Secured–known as PODS—places a “pod” of five to seven seniors under the mentorship of students at the Dream Project at the University of Washington.
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
Magnolia Pictures is releasing I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, the critically acclaimed new documentary by master filmmaker Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the film utilizes James Baldwin’s unfinished work Remember This House as a means of grappling with deeply prescient issues central to American race relations. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO opens February 3rd at the SIFF Uptown.
Here’s some additional info about the film:
In I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.
Heroin and opioid task force recommendations
Executive Constantine and Mayor Murray to discuss plan to move forward on heroin and opioid task force recommendations
Reporters and photographers are invited to the Heroin and Prescription Opiate Addiction Task Force meeting Friday where King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will discuss their plan to move forward on the task force’s recommendations.
Executive Constantine and Mayor Murray convened the task force of expertsrepresenting a wide range of disciplines — including Public Health, criminal justice, hospitals, schools, treatment providers and researchers — in March 2016 to recommend actions to confront the increasingly lethal heroin and opioid epidemic in the region.
There will be a media briefing in the lobby of the Harborview auditorium shortly after Executive Constantine and Mayor Murray meet with the task force.
WHAT: Heroin and Opioid Task Force meeting and media briefing
WHEN: 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. The task force meets in the Harborview auditorium. The meeting is open to the press. At about 1:45 pm, elected officials and members of the task force will host a media briefing in the lobby.
WHERE: Harborview Medical Center | UW Medicine Research & Training Building | 300 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
Community Workshop and Presentation
Community Workshop and Presentation by Schemata Workshop and Mimar Studio
January 28
11 am -1:30 pm
Douglass Truth Library (register at https://
The Central Area Design Guidelines Coalition(CA DGC), is working to mitigate the impacts of growth by teaming up with the City of Seattle and local architects Schemata Workshop and Mimar Studio to outline a set of neighborhood specific guidelines to guide future development in the CA. Come and provide your valuable input! Feedback from the community is needed in order to guide these efforts and create Design Guidelines that will not only help shape new development in the Central Area today, but provide a path and identity for the future.
See attached for additional information.
The CA DGC is collaboration of:
23rd Ave Action Community Team (23rd Ave ACT)
Central Area Land Use Review Committee (CA LURC)
Historical Central Area Arts and Cultural District (HCAACD)
Central Area Collaborative
African American Veterans Group of Washington
UnitedHealthcare will present $40,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington State’s Healthy Lifestyles fund
UnitedHealthcare will present $40,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington State’s Healthy Lifestyles fund to focus on mental health programs for youth in Washington.
As part of the check presentation, nearly 150 Boys & Girls Clubs of King County members will receive NERF ENERGY Game Kits, which use activity trackers, soccer balls and mobile games to encourage kids to get an active, healthy start to the New Year. Elementary-age club members (6 to 12 years old) will demonstrate how the NERF ENERGY Game Kits work during the donation event.
The game kit donation is part of a recently launched national initiative featuring Hasbro’s NERF products, which encourage young people to become more active through “exergaming.” The national initiative includes the donation of 10,000 NERF ENERGY Game Kits to schools and community organizations.
Release of the 23rd Edition of the African American Business Directory
Please Join us as we celebrate the release of the 23rd Edition of the African American Business Directory
Saturday, February 25, 2017 – 6:00 p.m.
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church – Reception Hall
124 – 21st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
We are very excited to invite you to celebrate this special occasion!
The evening will include a brief program and dinner, and each vendor will be given two minutes to showcase their products & services.
Vendor space can be reserved by completing the application attached to this email, and sending it along with payment to: African American Business Directory (AABD) at 116 – 21st Avenue Seattle, WA, 98122, or by calling Lottie Cross. Vendor tables are $25.00, which includes a standard table and ONE person.
Admission is $12.00 per person. Payable at the door or thru PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-
Businesses that order an ad for the 24th edition at this event (business card size or larger) will be given a 15% discount.
This reception is open to the public.
So join us and learn more about small businesses, take directories to share with your customers and community, and show your support!!!
Contact Person: Lottie Cross Cell .
State bank would keep Washington dollars working for the people
A bill to create the Washington Investment Trust, a publicly-owned depository for our tax revenue, was introduced to the Legislature this week by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle.
“The Washington Investment Trust will keep taxpayer dollars in our state working for Washingtonians instead of Wall Street,” Hasegawa said. “It will generate revenue, but also save money and provide public financing options by loaning money to ourselves rather than going through big banks and bond brokers. We could boost local economies, invest in infrastructure like clean water and sewer projects and even provide loans for students and small businesses. Currently, the state sets aside over $1 billion per year in our operating budget for debt service, much of which is profit to Wall Street. Instead of paying profits to bankers, we could be borrowing from and repaying ourselves.”
Senate Bill 5464 is modelled after the successful Bank of North Dakota (BND), which has successfully implemented it’s economic development and public support mission for almost a hundred years. The BND reported its 12th consecutive year of record profits for the state, which includes the period through the great recession and the ups and downs of the oil markets. “In a time when we need to be fully funding education, this proposal puts state money back where it is most needed,” Hasegawa added.
Hasegawa has introduced similar measures in previous sessions but the bills have faced severe opposition from the banking lobby, which has successfully killed the bills in the legislative banking committees.
SeaTac man charged in the shooting death of homeless woman
The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office charged Jess Charles Golden, 25, with one count of murder in the second degree for the death of Audreyanna Newell, 29. The charge comes with a firearm sentencing enhancement.
“Some of the details of this case are still murky,” said Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. “This is an ongoing investigation.”
On January 19, 2017, at about 8:20 pm, Tacoma Police were called to the 5800 block of Marine View Drive for a deceased woman identified as Audreyanna Newell. Her body was located in a view point cut out of the highway. She suffered a single gunshot wound to the back of her head and was pronounced dead at the scene. There was an open, half full Corona beer bottle near her and a brown bag near her feet that contained a 6-pack of Corona bottles. Detectives were able to determine that the brown bag was used at 7-11 stores in Seattle. Detectives learned that Newell was released from jail in Seattle on January 17, 2017, so they contacted 7-11 stores near that location. In doing so, detectives obtained video evidence from January 19, 2017, showing Newell and a man, later identified as Jess Golden, purchasing two 6-packs of Corona. The two boarded the LINK light rail train to SeaTac, and are seen getting into a vehicle that is registered to Golden. Video shows this vehicle leaving the parking garage at 5:22 pm.
Detectives contacted Golden, who agreed to be interviewed. Golden said he was in Seattle to meet a friend on January 19, but his friend did not show up. He said he then took the LINK down to the Park and Ride where he left his car and went home. Later, Golden admitted he met a homeless girl named “Lexi” in Seattle and agreed to let her stay the night at his house. He reported that as he drove to his house Lexi” started freaking out and began talking about drugs and prostitution. Golden said he changed his mind about allowing her to stay the night at his house and offered to take her to her ex-boyfriend’s house in Federal Way. He said he dropped her off at an apartment complex approximately 5 miles from where Newell’s body was discovered.
Detectives asked Golden if he owned a firearm, and he said he previously owned a handgun, but that gun was stolen when he was camping some time ago. Later in the interview, Golden admitted that he lied about owning a handgun at the time of this incident and that he had a gun in the glove box as he transported “Lexi” to Federal Way.
Detectives obtained search warrants for Golden’s vehicle and residence. A search of his vehicle revealed a seat cover on the driver’s seat only. Investigators also found what appeared to be a single drop of blood on the threshold of the passenger’s door. The tire tread on the Golden’s vehicle appeared to be consistent with the tire marks leading away from Newell’s body. A physical examination of Golden’s cell phone revealed a search history that included searches about the depths of Lake Washington, the Puget Sound, and Cedar River. Golden’s gun has not been recovered. Detectives are awaiting phone records from Golden’s cell carrier, as well as DNA and fingerprint analysis from the Corona bottle located near Newell’s body. Bail is set at $1,000,000.00.
Charges are only allegations and a person is presumed innocent unless he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Pierce County Leadership Changes Announced
Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier announced a number of changes within the leadership team at the County. The announcement followed a formal evaluation and analysis process conducted by an outside consultant. After many years of service, Brian Ziegler, who led Public Works, is retiring from Pierce County. In light of this, Planning and Land Services (PALS) and the Public Works departments are combining to form the Planning and Public Works department, headed up by Dennis Hanberg, the current PALS director. Another consolidation taking place is the merging of Information Technology into the existing Budget and Finance department. Gary Robinson, the current Budget and Finance director, will lead the newly-formed Finance Department, which consists of Budget and Finance, Risk Management and Information Technology, and IT director Linda Gerull is leaving. A search for a risk manager is underway following the retirement of Mark Maenhout.
“Although we anticipate additional shifts in the future, with the changes we’ve outlined, we have created the team and structure we need to move ahead,” said Bruce Dammeier, County Executive. “We have more work to do to create the responsive, efficient and effective government our residents expect and deserve, and I look forward to working with my colleagues at Pierce County to make that happen.”
Dammeier also announced Parks and Recreation will seek a new director to replace Tony Tipton, who is moving to the Finance Department. Scott Hall has been named the interim director while a search for a new director is conducted.
Michael Kawamura will be the Director of Assigned Counsel.
Kevin Stock will be the Clerk of the Court.
Libby Catalinich will be the Director of Communications.
Peter Ansara will be the Director of Community Connections.
Denise Dyer will be the Director of Economic Development.
Lowell Porter will be the Director of Emergency Management.
Bret Carlstad will be the Director of Facilities Management.
Ginny Dale will be the Director of Human Resources.
Dr. Tom Clark will be the Medical Examiner.
All department directors will be submitted to the County Council for confirmation and ordinances will be proposed to align the County’s codified management structure with the operational structure now in place.
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