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January 18, 2017 The Skanner Page 5 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2017 cont’d from pg 4 where. The date coincides with the 7th anniversary of the death of Aaron Campbell, an unarmed African American man shot by Portland Police in 2010. 10 a.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue (NE MLK Blvd. at Holladay St.) NAACP PORTLAND BRANCH INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: President JoAnn Hardesty and executive leadership will provide updates about current and future initiatives. This is an opportunity to connect with Portland NAACP’s work in advancing, racial justice in the community. 1 p.m. Maranatha Church following the rally, 4222 NE 12th Ave. PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Seattle Metro SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 Angela Davis Visits Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Council President Bruce A. Harrell and members of the Seattle City Council, city departments, along with community leaders, city employees, and the public welcomed keynote speaker Angela Davis at the City of Seattle’s third annual Martin Luther King Unity Day celebration at Town Hall Seattle. KIDS’ SATURDAY’S IN THE PARK: Explore the sculpture park with the whole family through a particular theme each Saturday. Ake part in all the fun kids activities. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park, 40 Broad St. For more information call (206) 783- 4144 POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Come browse books, mag- azines, films and CD’s at reasonable prices. Proceeds support Kitsap Regional Library. 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln St., Poulsbo. FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 -22 Briefs cont’d from pg 4 ists Repertory Theatre and Oregon Children’s The- atre. A full list of participating theaters in Oregon, and nationally, can be found at: theghostlightproject. com/participants. No-Cost Training Available for Tech and Manufacturing Jobs An information fair about free training to help un- employed or underemployed individuals get jobs in technology or manufacturing will be held at Work- Source in Vancouver on Feb. 9. Job seekers from Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties are invited to attend to hear from employers about the skills and training they’re seeking in new employees. Representatives from education and training orga- nizations, including Lower Columbia College, Clark College, New Horizons, Charter College, Tech Acade- my, Soldering.biz and more, will be available to dis- cuss their programs. Attendees can also learn about no-cost training programs, scholarships and free job and employment services offered at the WorkSource centers in Kelso and Vancouver. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at WorkSource, 204 SE Stonemill Drive, Suite 215, Vancouver. Attending the training fair is a great first step for individuals interested in learning about the technol- ogy and manufacturing fields. Job seekers should bring copies of their resume and dress in business casual. For more information, contact WorkSource Career Coach, Jacob Miller, at jamiller@esd.wa.gov or (360) 735-5084. Seattle News Briefs Sheley Secrest Announces Run for City Council This week, Dr. Sheley Secrest announced that she is entering the race for Seattle City Council position 8. Secrest sees this as an opportunity to bring a more diverse perspective and voice to the Council. Secrest, earned her Juris Doctorate at Seattle Uni- versity in 2004 and currently works as an attorney at the firm she opened in 2007. She emerged as an influ- ential community leader through her work with the Seattle King County NAACP. During her time with the NAACP she has helped lead the way on critical issues such as closing the african american achieve- ment gap, bringing the US Justice Department into Seattle to help with police reform, and working to help grow small business. Gerald Smiley talked about how they “worked hard to push for an increased min- imum wage, paid sick leave, and fight wage theft,” and went on to say, “I support Sheley because of her work to enforce our workers’ protections.” Her work as a Policy Analyst for The Alliance for a Just Society and The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle has provided her with keen insight into city policy and how it affects low income and marginal- ized populations. For four years, she also sat on the Review Board for Seattle’s Office of Professional Ac- countability, where she worked with City Council and the Mayor’s office to create stronger systems for civil- ian oversight. Sheley Secrest will also be participating in the Se- attle Democracy Voucher program and believes that this is an important step in helping bring more di- verse candidates and voices to the city’s elections and public offices. County Joins Effort to Reduce Prescription Cost King County residents now have a new option in paying for prescription medications with today’s an- nouncement from Metropolitan King County Coun- cilmember Kathy Lambert and Patty Hayes, Director of Public Health-Seattle and King County, of the coun- ty becoming part of a nationwide program that pro- vides discounts on prescriptions. “Live Healthy” is a free card that County residents can show to receive an average of 24 percent off the retail price of prescription medicine. Residents who do not have health insurance can show their card to save on all prescription purchases. Those with health insurance can show the card when their prescription medicines are not covered by their insurance. Res- idents simply present the discount card at a partici- pating retail pharmacy along with their prescription. More than 68,000 pharmacies nationwide are par- ticipating in the program, with Bartell Drugs being one of the local outlets. King County will join Cook County in Illinois as two of the largest counties in the United States participating in the “Live Healthy” pro- gram. There are no annual limits placed on use of the card, no forms to fill out, no waiting periods, no age or in- come requirements and no medical condition restric- tions. The card can even be used by four-legged fam- ily members! Medicine for pets will be discounted as part of the program. The program is administered by the National Asso- ciation of Counties (NACo) which is a collaboration of America’s 3,069 county governments working to- gether to advocate on a variety of issues that impact national policy. For more information on the Live Healthy Prescrip- tion Discounts Program, go to: nacorx.org to register and download a free card or call toll-free 877-321-2652 to join. SEATTLE ART MUSEUM WILL BE FREE TO THE PUBLIC: The entire community is invited to SAM’s downtown location to enjoy and connect with the diverse art and ideas represented on our col- lection and to see an amazing new exhibition 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave. FRIDAY – SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 - 28 14TH ANNUAL FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE: “A Night in Never Never Land”, will transform Capital High School into Neverland for two evenings. Each night will have music, crafts, ice cream, danc- ing and raffle prizes. Corsages and pictures available to capture those special moments. Cost for the Father Daughter Dance is $35.00 per couple. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Capital High Schoo;, 2707 Con- ger Ave. NW. Olympia. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 ELECTRICAL SNAP CIRCUITS: Fun, fast and easy way to build electronics and build confidence! You will explore electronic components and circuits. Registration is required. Please regis- ter at http://tacomalibrary.org . 2:30 p.m., Tacoma Public Library – Moore Branch, 215 S. 56th Ave. Tacoma. Bloodworks NW Seeking More Donors Bloodworks Northwest (formerly Puget Sound Blood Center) is asking people to schedule a blood donation during the next week, as chilly weather and flu-and-cold season dramatically reduce the blood supply in the region. Patient need for blood is continuous, driven by the need for surgeries, organ transplants and cancer treatment. When inventories are low, Bloodworks NW can usually rely on other regions for help, but there is no extra supply right now to reply upon. Inventories are now at critical levels. There is a pos- sibility that surgeries could be cancelled if invento- ries do not get replenished. Nationwide, severe winter weather and seasonal vi- ruses are causing acute shortages at many blood cen- ters. Today, about 20 percent of US blood centers (1 in 5) are reporting emergency blood inventories: a one day or less supply of common blood types. Normal in- ventory is a four-day supply. Type-O donors (positive and negative) are especial- ly needed, but all types are welcome. Donors are urged to schedule an appointment this week at any one of Bloodworks’ 12 donor centers by going online at schedule.bloodworksnw.org or by calling 1-800-398-7888. People can also can check online for dates and times of community blood drives close to where they live or work -- by going to bloodworksnw.org. Patient need for blood is continuous, driven by the need for surgeries, organ transplants and cancer treatment. Bloodworks supports more than 90 hospi- tals in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.