January 18, 2017 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2017
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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
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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.
