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The Seattle Public Library will help college-bound high
school seniors work on and complete a Gates Millennium
Scholarship application on Saturday, Jan. 10 and Sunday,
Jan. 11.
Help will be offered by the Scholarship Junkies team,
Gates Scholars and Gates alumni at The Seattle Public
Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Wash-
ington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. Registration is
required at http://scholarshipjunkies.org/gms. The registra-
tion page outlines eligibility for the GMS. Times and dates
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in advance to The Skanner at
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Friday January 9
LEARN HOW TO START A BUSINESS AT THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Entrepreneur and business
coach Jeff Levy will present an overview on
how to start and run a business. 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. Level 4. Free
and open to the public. Registration is
suggested.
Saturday January 10
RANSACKED ATTIC SALE/FUNDRAISER FOR
NORTHSHORE CENIOR CENTER. Calling all
bargain shoppers to browse and buy. The
entire center will be filled with items such as
housewares, toys, books, clothes, shoes and so
much more. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Northshore Senior
Center, 10201 E. Riverside Dr. Bothell.
Saturday – Sunday January 10 -11
SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS. The Seattle Public Library will help
college bound high school seniors work on and
complete a Gates Millenium Scholarship
application. Registration is required
http://scholarshipjunkies.org/gms Saturday 11
a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday noon – 5 p.m. Seattle
Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. Level 1.
Tuesday January 13
CLASSICAL TUESDAY’S IN OLD TOWN IS
DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THE TACOMA YOUTH
SYMPHONY CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE. These
are the best of the best of the hundreds of
students in the Tacoma Youth Symphony
Orchestras. 7 p.m. Slavonian Hall, 2306 N. 30th
St. Old Town Tacoma. Free admission, all ages
welcome.
Thursday January 15
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION
AT PARAMOUNT. This is a free event and the
public is invited to come join King County
employees in recognizing the life of America’s
foremost leader of Civil Rights. Noon 1 p.m.
Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St.
Saturday January 17
OPEN HOUSE – BELLEVUE AQUATIC VENTER.
Opportunities available for employment and
volunteering. Join us for all the information. 1 –
3 p.m. Bellevue Aquatic Center, 601 143rd Ave.
NE Bellevue.
Monday January 19
33RD ANNUAL CELEBRATION “FIGHT FOR YOUR
RIGHTS IN 2015!” The Martin Luther King, Jr.
celebration committee announces, the annual
region-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration
with workshops, rally and march. Starts at
Garfield High School, 400 23rd at East
Jefferson. Seattle. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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To ring in the new year, Classical Tuesdays in Old Town is delighted to present the Tacoma Youth
Symphony chamber music ensembles, on Jan. 13, 7 p.m., free at Slavonian Hall, 2306 N. 30th St.,
Old Town Tacoma. These are the best of the best: of the hundreds of students in the Tacoma Youth
Symphony orchestras, the top instrumentalists are showcased in small groups of woodwinds, brass
and strings. Join us for fabulous music-making and cocoa, coffee and cookies. For more
information go to http://classicaltuesdays.blogspot.com
for scholarship help are as follows.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10
Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11
Students may sign up for one or both sessions. Before the
workshop, attendees should save any files for their scholar-
ship application via Dropbox, or email their files to
themselves, so that the files are easily accessible. Scholar-
ship applications will be due online by 8:59 p.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 14.
Library events are free and open to the public. Seating is
limited and registration is required. Parking is available in
the Central Library garage
for $7.
For more information, call
the Central Library at 206-
386-4636 or www.spl.org.
event provides business representatives with an opportunity
to share information about their organization, collect
resumes, and speak directly to WSU Vancouver students
and alumni about internships and job opportunities. The
Career and Internship Fair typically attracts more than 300
attendees.
Businesses
may
register
online
at
http://studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu.edu/student-resource-
center/career-internship-fair. Registration is open until full.
For more information, please call Heather Chase in Career
Services at 360-546-9285.
WSU Vancouver
Invites STEM
Exhibitors to
Career, Internship
Fair
Washington State Univer-
sity Vancouver invites
non-profit, government and
science, technology, engi-
neering
and
math
businesses to exhibit at the
2015 Career and Internship
Fair Feb. 17 - 19 in the
Firstenburg Student Com-
mons. Registration is free.
General business for all
majors are invited to exhibit
from 2:30 - 5 p.m. Feb. 17.
Engineering and computer
science-related businesses
are invited to exhibit from
2:30 - 5 p.m. Feb. 18. All
majors, including non-prof-
it, government and sciences
are invited to exhibit 2:30 -
5 p.m. Feb. 19.
WSU Vancouver’s annual
Career and Internship Fair
provides a free forum for
employers to speak with
qualified candidates with
varied experience and edu-
cational backgrounds. With
more than 3,000 graduate
and undergraduate students
in 35 fields of study, this
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