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Acres Campus. Enjoy tunes by local musicians, shop local made
artists market and visit community partners. All ages welcome.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable
Living, 13701 NE 171st, Woodinville.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
FREE ROBOTICS EVENT: Free trial lesson for kids ages 8 – 14. The
trial lesson is a nice and easy way to try out our comprehensive
computer education program provided by STEP. Pre-Register for
this trial lesson by calling 425-559-6238. 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., STEP
Computer Academy, 13208 NE 20th St, Suite 100, Bellevue.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
LIVING WITH WILDLIFE: CROWS – Crows are one of our city’s
most common wildlife residents. Find out why crows gather in
huge numbers and what the fuss is all about. Cost is free. For
ages 13 and older. 2 p.m.- 3 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center,
5808 Lakemont Blvd. SE, Bellevue.
Back-to-School Barbecue
A group of girls makes bracelets during the annual Back to School Barbecue Sept. 13 at Miller Community Center. The center used the
opportunity to let parents and children know about the many programs available to young people after school at the Community
Center. In addition to the free food, kids participated in activities like drawing with chalk, jewelry making and playing on Miller’s
playground.
nual community reading project, with Moshin Ha-
mid’s Exit West.
Shortlisted for the 2017 Man
Booker Prize, Exit West tells the
story of Nadia and Saeed, who
begin their love affair against
an increasingly unsettling back-
drop of unrest and violence. As
conditions worsen, the scope
of human displacement and
migration begins to envelop
them as they seek ways out. Exit
West explores the path to safety
across time and space through a
set of mysterious doors to what
lies beyond.
Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani
writer. He is the author of four novels, Moth Smoke
(2000), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), How to
Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013), and Exit West
(2017), and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civili-
zations (2014). His writing has been featured on best-
seller lists, adapted for the cinema, shortlisted for the
Man Booker Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Award,
selected as winner or finalist of twenty awards, and
translated into 35 languages.
Extra copies of the books will be available in Febru-
ary 2018 at all neighborhood libraries, and e-books
will be downloadable from the library catalog, thanks
to the generous support of The Library Foundation.
Readers are encouraged to share extra copies with
friends, coworkers and neighbors.
Hamid will speak on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 7:30
pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Tickets are
available at https://literary-arts.org/event/every-
body-reads-2018/.
Everybody Reads, a community reading project of
Multnomah County Library, is made possible in part
by The Library Foundation with author appearance
made possible by Literary Arts.
Seattle News Briefs
Tim Burgess Inaugurated as 55th
Mayor of Seattle
Tim Burgess became the 55th Mayor of Seattle Mon-
day when his City Council colleagues elected him to
fill the remaining term of Mayor Edward Murray
who resigned Sept. 12.
Mayor Burgess served as a Seattle City Councilmem-
ber from 2008 to 2017. He was first elected city-wide
in 2007 and won re-election in 2011 and 2015. He most
recently chaired the Council’s Affordable Housing,
Neighborhoods & Finance Committee. He previously
chaired Council committees overseeing issues relat-
ing to public safety and education.
A Seattle na-
tive, Mayor Bur-
gess has been
involved in lo-
cal community
and government
matters for more
than 40 years as
a radio journal-
ist, Seattle police
officer and detec- Tim Burgess makes remarks before being
tive, and small sworn in as the 55th Mayor of Seattle,
business
own- Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at City Hall, Seattle.
er. He chaired
his neighborhood community council and served 12
years on the City’s Ethics and Elections Commission.
He was recently named the Municipal League of King
County’s Public Official of the Year for 2017.
On the Council, Mayor Burgess focused his ener-
gies on issues related to improving the lives of Seat-
tle’s children. Under his leadership, Seattle became
the fourth major U.S. city to fully fund the Nurse
Family Partnership, a home visitation program for
low-income families that The New York Times calls
America’s best anti-poverty program. He was the lead
architect of the Seattle Preschool Program that will
eventually offer high-quality preschool to all of the
city’s three- and four-year olds. For more informa-
tion about Burgess’ accomplishments on the Council,
click here.
KEN LAMBERT/THE SEATTLE TIMES VIA AP
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Mayor Burgess delivered the following remarks
prior to his Oath of Office Monday:
“Good evening. Welcome to all of you.
“This is a time of transition at City Hall, but the people
of Seattle need to know that we are open for business.
“I’m joined today by some of my colleagues from the
City Council and the King County Council, by King
County Executive Dow Constantine, by members of the
Seattle delegation to the Washington legislature, cabi-
net members and the staff of the Mayor’s office. We are
united to make certain our governments work well for
the people of our region.
“We are united in our desire for Seattle and our region
to be a place where you can go to work and return safely
to your home, where you can raise a family, where your
children can receive the best possible education, where
you can start a business and watch it soar, where our
employers—from the smallest to the very largest—can
thrive and expand our economy for everyone. We want
to be a region where our businesses are successful and
we recognize the vital role they play in making this area
of our country the best for economic growth and pros-
perity for all.
“We are united in our desire for opportunity for all,
where children have a strong and fair start, where jus-
tice and fairness are acknowledged as our guiding star,
and where we care for our most vulnerable neighbors.
“This is the city and region we all want and this is the
work we will pursue.”
View the Community Calendar and regularly updated
News Briefs for Seattle and Portland at
Seattle Art Museum Presents
“Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect”
The Seattle Art Museum presents Andrew Wyeth:
In Retrospect (Oct. 19, 2017–Jan. 15, 2018), exploring
new and unexpected perspectives on the art and
legacy of the American painter’s 75-year career. Or-
ganized by the Seattle Art Museum with the Brandy-
wine River Museum of Art for the 100th anniversary
of the artist’s birth, the exhibition brings together 110
paintings and drawings ranging from the late 1930s
to 2008.
SAM has brought together a lineup of related pro-
grams and events, including talks with the exhibi-
tion’s curator and scholars and art-making for all
ages. To highlight the influence of film on Wyeth,
SAM will host screenings and a Film Sprint, in which
filmmakers are invited to create a short film in one
week, with a screening and awards presentation at
the end of the week.
Details are subject to change; additional programs
or events may be added. For the most up-to-date in-
formation on Wyeth exhibition-related programs
and events, go to visitsam.org/wyeth.
Council Approves Program
Honoring Ruth Woo’s Commitment
to the Future
Ruth Woo dedicated her life to making her com-
munity better, through both activism and mentoring
people who would become civic leaders. The Metro-
politan King County Council today recognized Ruth
Woo’s career and legacy by unanimously approving
the creation of a fellowship program to help groom
future leaders for the region Woo devoted her life to.
Ruth Woo, born in Montana and raised in Washing-
ton and Oregon, was incarcerated as a child during
World War II, earning her High School Degree while
incarcerated at Camp Minidoka. In the 1950’s, Woo
worked for Seattle Mayor Gordon Clinton and moved
to Olympia to work for Gov. Dan Evans. Starting as a
Secretary, Woo would advance to helping Evans in
his third campaign for Governor. Woo then managed
the campaigns for state Supreme Court candidate
James Dolliver and Douglas Jewett’s run for City of
Seattle City Attorney.
Woo worked for a number of elected officials while
continuing to be an active advocate for the region’s
Asian community. She also found time to mentor two
people who would become King County Executive,
Gary Locke and Ron Sims.
Woo, who passed away in 2016, was committed to
public service. The approved legislation establish-
es a new fellowship program called, “The Ruth Woo
Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program.”
Each year, the Program would award one full-time
position with the recipient being assigned to work in
various County agencies.
