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SPD 3 on 3
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
The Orange Team took on the Purple team in the
championship game of the first Three on Three
Ballin’ for the Community, Community Engagement
Tournament co-sponsored by the Seattle Police
Department May 13 at Rainier Beach community
Center. The teams were made up of youth from
the community and SPD officers. The Orange team
relying on the basketball skills if two freshmen
from Rainier Beach High School went on to win the
championship game.
Seattle Metro
THURSDAY, MAY 26
LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Free to attend, books are $2 per pound un-
less otherwise marked. Come early for best selection.8 a.m. – 9
p.m., North Seattle College Library, 9600 College Way N.
MONDAY, MAY 30
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: Take a moment to reflect on those
veterans who are no longer with us. The Annual West Seattle
Memorial Day Ceremony whoich will be conducted by the Amer-
ican Legion Post 160 of West Seattle. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., West Seat-
tle, 6701 30th Ave. SW.
HERB AND FOOD FAIR: The 17th Annual Herb and Food Fair offers
edible, medicinal, decorative, and experiential takes on herbs.
Live music, craft sale, foot soaks and facials and much more.
Free entry. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr.
NE, Kenmore.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
DROP IN ART AT THE MAGNOLIA BRANCH LIBRARY: Come to the
Magnolia Branch Library for free drop-in art activities led by
teens. 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Magnolia Library, 2801 34th Ave. W.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
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increase accessibility to this healing discipline that
helps people with stress reduction, body awareness,
self-calming and mental-emotional resilience. The
day will also feature information and activity booths,
for people to enjoy.
Collaborator Heather Jones of Curvy Yoga says,
“There are so many people out there who only view
yoga in an Instagram picture or a sexy Nike ad, with
the practitioner in a thin, flexible body sweating
themselves into a state of exercise euphoria. And
quite often, people can’t connect to that. They don’t
see their own body ever moving like that, and assume
yoga isn’t for them. I am excited to participate in AYD
to share this practice with those folks - to show them
how yoga can reconnect them to their bodies, to their
capabilities, and that there are yoga teachers out
there who see them. This is a fantastic group of teach-
ers collaborating to make yoga radically inclusive
and I am proud to be part of that.”
Schedule:
10am - Jill Tuleya - Yoga for Cancer Recovery
11am - Liz Eisman - Yoga for Trauma Recovery
12 - Sandra Gail Pierson - Yoga for Veterans
1pm - Heather Jones - Curvy Yoga
2pm - Zeyah Alicia Rogé - LGBTQ yoga
3pm - Kara Knight - Yoga for Older Adults
4pm - Kate Dessommes - Yoga for Amputees
5pm - Laurie Saunders - Yoga for Nervous System
Conditions
6pm - Bonny Chipman - Yoga for Adults with Disabil-
ities
7pm - Karen Gilkison - Chair Yoga for Larger Bodies
Information and activity booths in back yard (in-
side, if raining) 10am - 7pm.
If you would like more information about this topic,
please contact E.B. Ferdig at unfold: (503) 333-5484 or
ebferdig@gmail.com.
Seattle News Briefs
UNCF Seeks Students and Mentors
for 2016-2017 UNCF Portfolio Project
UNCF in partnership with CAN (College Access
Now), Leisure Hour Golf Program, YMCA Minori-
ty Achievers Program, and YMCA Multi-Cultural
Achievers Program will host the 11th annual UNCF
Portfolio Project presented by Swedish Health Ser-
vices. The application deadline for students and men-
tors is July 8.
The Portfolio Project was designed in 2006 to assist
11th and 12th grade students through the college and
scholarship application process. The mission of the
Portfolio Project is to increase the number of minori-
ty and low-income college and scholarship applicants
from states of Oregon and Washington. Ultimately,
the program strives to ensure these students create
a portfolio that will support their efforts in getting
accepted into college and receiving the necessary fi-
nancial assistance to become successful college grad-
uates.
This program is at no cost and consists of 11-week
Saturday sessions that begin Aug. 27. The sessions are
held at four locations: Seattle, Marysville, Portland
and Tacoma.
In addition to the sessions, Portfolio Project stu-
dents will have the opportunity to apply for the Port-
folio Project Scholarship and attend the UNCF Black
College Fair at the Northwest African American Mu-
seum in Seattle on Sunday, October 23rd.
Since 2006, Portfolio Project students have been
able to clarify and become confident in post-high
school plans and choices.
The mentorship and guidance that has been pro-
vided from this program has not only produced a 92%
student acceptance rate into a college, but has also
helped students procure thousands of dollars to at-
tend college.
Seattle program informational session:
6 p.m. – 7 p.m., June 1
The Northwest African American Museum
2300 S Massachusetts St.
Portland program informational session:
6 p.m. – 7 p.m., June 2
Portland Community College (Cascade Campus)
705 N Killingsworth St
To learn more about the Portfolio Project, visit
www.UNCF.org/portfolioproject
Two New Commissioners Appointed
to Seattle Housing Authority Board
The Seattle City Council today confirmed Seattle
Mayor Ed Murray’s appointments of Dr. Paula Hous-
ton and David Moseley to at-large positions on the
Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) Board of Commis-
sioners.
The seven-member SHA Board of Commissioners
includes five at-large positions and two resident posi-
tions. The commissioners are appointed to four-year
terms by the mayor and confirmed by the City Coun-
cil.
The board has oversight on SHA policies and ap-
proves the agency’s annual budget. Commissioners
are also responsible for hiring the executive director,
a position currently held by Andrew J. Lofton.
Dr. Paula L. Houston is the CEO of Sound Genera-
tions in Seattle, prior to that she was the Executive
Director for the Meredith Mathews East Madison
YMCA.
She has broad experience in public health and com-
munity health administration and owned her own fit-
ness and wellness center.
WASHINGTON STATE PARKS OFFERS FREE DAY! National Trails
Day. Visitors will not have to display a Discovery Pass for day
use parks on this free day. All Washington State Parks day use
parks.
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM SERIES: BEBE’S KIDS’: The first main-
stream animated feature film directly aimed at African Ameri-
can audiences. 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth
Ave. Free for all to attend.
Houston is a member of several nonprofit boards
and served two terms on the Seattle Women’s Com-
mission. Moseley is semi-retired. Previously he was
the Assistant Secretary to the Washington State De-
partment of Transportation Ferries Division, Vice
President of Institute for Community Change, and
he has held extensive civic positions throughout his
career. He currently serves on numerous nonprofit
boards and committees including Pioneer Human
Services and the Housing Affordability and Livabili-
ty Advisory Committee.
Houston and Moseley are replacing Nora Gibson
and Kollin Min, whose terms expired in 2016. They
will join current board members, Deborah Canavan
Thiele (chair), Emily Abbey, Aser Ashkir, Zachary
Pullin and Jermaine Smiley.
Port of Seattle and the NWSA begin
Public Comment Period
The Port of Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Al-
liance are proposing modifications to marine cargo
facilities at Terminal 5. The Port of Seattle, as lead
agency under the State Environmental Protection
Act (SEPA), is preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) on the project, which includes berth
deepening, dock strengthening, and power upgrades
to handle larger cranes.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is a ma-
rine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Seat-
tle and Tacoma governed jointly by the commissions
of the two ports.
The environmental review will evaluate potential
impacts to earth, air, water, plants, animals, energy
and natural resources, environmental health, noise,
aesthetics (including light and glare), historic and
cultural resources, transportation and public ser-
vices.
Public comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted
from May 23 to June 21, will be included in the SEPA
record and may result in corrections, additions or
clarification to the Draft EIS.
For tips on commenting, visit the Washington State
Department of Ecology’s Citizen’s Guide to SEPA Re-
view and Commenting at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/
programs/sea/sepa/citizensguide/citizensguide.htm
For more information on the proposed improve-
ments and to comment online, visit http://5eis.public-
meeting.info.