October 25, 2017 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2017
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4
ASPIRE MARKETPLACE HOLIDAY EXPO: ASPIRE Marketplace
Expo is free and open to the public. Connect with community
members showcasing their talents. Participate in workshops
and informational sessions for opportunities to start your own
business. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., 3635 N. Williams Ave.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Seattle Metro
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Smith Tower Automating Elevators After
More Than 100 Years
Hamilton Beale 76, has worked as an elevator operator in the Smith Tower since 1999, making him the tower’s longest serving elevator
operator. Beale 76, plans on moving to the East Coast when he retires. He, along with most of the other operators, will no longer be
needed when the 103-year-old Seattle landmark automates it elevators in 2018. The elevator to the observatory will continue to have
an operator.
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Tech Help Appointments
One-on-one technology help by appointment. To
schedule a session at Hollywood (HWD), North Port-
land (NPO), Kenton or St Johns, call (971) 401.3215 or
email isad@multcolib.org.
Computer Help Lab
Use our laptops or bring your own device for as-
sistance with computer/technology questions, print-
ing, scanning and electronic faxing. Open hours:
North Portland (NPO) *this new schedule starts 11/1*
Monday 1-3 p.m.; Tuesday/Friday 1-4 p.m.; Saturday
3:30-5:30 and Hollywood (HWD) Thursdays 12-2 p.m.
(closed 11/23.)
NOTE: It is important to see the online description
for individual class requirements which may include
already having a Google account. Classes will be can-
celled if not enough people are registered, so please
register in advance if you would like to attend.
Sign up in the library, online at multcolib.org or by
calling (503) 988-5123.
Seattle News Briefs
County Council Approves Program
to Boost Funding for Housing
Projects supported by the King County Housing
Authority (KCHA) to acquire or build workforce and
low income housing received a boost from today’s
unanimous adoption by the Metropolitan King Coun-
ty Council of a $200 million credit enhancement pro-
gram.
Today’s adopted legislation creates a new $200 mil-
lion credit enhancement program for use by KCHA.
The new program will be based on the overall finan-
cial strength of KCHA as an agency, rather than of an
individual housing project, and would be designed to
assist KCHA in accessing favorable financing in the
municipal credit market. Importantly, though, each
project would be proposed, reviewed, and approved
based on its individual financial viability.
The new program is projected to help KCHA in ac-
quiring and/or preserving an additional 2,200 units
of rental housing.
Credit enhancement is a financing tool through
which a borrower improves its credit worthiness, and
thereby secures better financing terms, by receiving
a guarantee that a third party will loan funds to the
borrower if the borrower does not have sufficient
funds to make its debt service payments. In return
for this guarantee from the County, the affordable
housing developer receives more favorable financing
terms and lower interest rates. The resulting savings
are used to create housing that is priced at more af-
fordable levels.
Over the last two decades, similar financing pro-
gram has been used by King County to construct
more than 2,000 units affordable to households with
incomes at or below 80 percent of median income
throughout the county.
State SFI Warns of Possible Loan
Collection Scam
The Washington State Department of Financial
Institutions (DFI) has received a complaint from a
Washington consumer of what appears to be a loan
collection scam. The consumer alleged being contact-
ed by an entity using the following names:
• Advance Cash Incorporations
• Cash Advance Services
• Advance Cash Express
The collection attempt allegedly involved threats
of lawsuits and arrest. The collection attempt also
allegedly claimed that the consumer was being in-
vestigated by the Attorney General’s Legal Affairs
Investigation Section and the Annually Investigation
Practices of Federal System (AIPOFS).
The consumer reports being contacted through
email and text messages and reports being asked to
send money to repay the debt through Green Dot Pre-
paid Visa Cards or iTunes Gift Cards. The consumer
reports being provided with an alleged account num-
ber, alleged payoff amount, alleged police case num-
ber, and alleged warrant number.
The following email address is reported to be asso-
ciated with the apparent scam:
• [advancecash.incorporations@gmail.com]
The email display names reported to be associated
with this Gmail account are:
• “Department of Law & Enforcement”
• “CASH ADVANCE SERVICES”
The entities perpetrating the apparent scam are not
licensed by the Department and are not registered to
conduct business in Washington State by the Depart-
ment of Licensing, the Department of Revenue, or the
Secretary of State. The Department of Licensing li-
censes and regulates collection agencies under RCW
19.16.
Please note that Advance Cash Incorporations, Cash
Advance Services, and Advance Cash Express, should
not be confused with ACE Cash Express, Inc. (ACE),
d/b/a ACE America’s Cash Express, 1231 Greenway
Drive, Suite 600, Irving, Texas, 75038, which was pre-
viously licensed in Washington.
DFI warns Washington consumers:
• Generally, licensed collection agencies do not send
emails from “gmail.com” accounts.
• Never send money or provide access to your bank
or credit card in response to threatening telephone
calls or emails you receive claiming that you owe a
debt.
• Never give any personal information, such as so-
cial security number, credit card, or bank account
information to any individual, website, or compa-
ny without first verifying their identity and license
SEATTLE CHOCOLATE HAUNTED FACTORY TOUR: This tour offers
visitors an immersive chocolate experience with thrills & chills
for the whole family. By day, The Chocolate Factory bustles with
activity, crafting thousands of delectable treats. By night, when
the workers leave and the light go dark, strange spirits materi-
alize-inviting families to walk the factory’s path. Recommended
for children 8 and older $5 admission for kids, $10 for adults. 5
p.m. – 9 p.m., Seattle Chocolates Flagship Store, 1180 Andover
Park W.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
8TH ANNUAL CASCADIA CHEESE FESTIVAL: We will welcome
cheese makers from all over the Northwest to showcase their
wealth of flavorful, handmade cheeses. Join us to celebrate
these gifted cheese makers. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Central Co-Op, 1600
E. Madison St.
BOO BASH AT HANDS ON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Join us for an
un-goolish good time: Boo Bash offers fun Halloween- inspired
activities, costumes and more. Free with paid admission to the
museum. 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Hands On Children’s Museum, 414
Jefferson St. NE, Olympia.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31
COSTUME CARNIVAL: Join us for a spooktacular Halloween!
Explore the museum’s Creepy Crawler Career Day. Booths,
hands-on STEM and cultural activities. The cost of admission for
non-members is $5 per person, members are free. 4 p.m. – 8
p.m., Seattle Children’s Museum, 305 Harrison St.
TRICK OR TREAT AT REDMOND TOWN CENTER: All ages. Arrive in
costume for an evening of trick or treating at the merchants
marked with balloons on their door, a Halloween photo booth,
face painting and jumping in the spring free trampoline will also
be available for the kids. 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., Redmond Town Center,
164th Ave. NE & NE 74th St., Redmond.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
31ST ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFT MARKET: Shop while enjoying the
festive atmosphere of the Holiday Craft Market. Outstanding
artists and crafts people, bake sale, entertainment and much
more. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith
St., Kent.
status.
• Check that a financial services company or individ-
ual is properly licensed to conduct business in the
state of Washington by using the “Verify a License”
feature on the DFI’s website at www.dfi.wa.gov.
• Check the license status of collection agencies with
the State of Washington Department of Licensing
at www.dol.wa.gov.
WashPIRG & Environment
Washington Unveil Plan to Guide
University of Washington Toward
100% Renewable Energy
WashPIRG and Environment Washington Research
and Policy Center, touting the leadership role that col-
leges and universities must play in the clean energy
revolution, unveiled a 10 point plan to guide Univer-
sity of Washington toward 100 percent renewable en-
ergy.
Renewable Energy 101: Ten Tools for Moving your
Campus to 100% Clean Energy, includes a series of
factsheets highlighting 10 key tools to help univer-
sities in Washington, including University of Wash-
ington, with building a 100 percent clean, renewable
energy system.
According to a recent report by Environment
America, colleges and universities serve more than
20 million students and spend more than $15 billion
per year on energy — so bold commitments to clean
energy can drive big investments in solutions.