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A Look Back
at 2017
Events
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29
HABITAT REVIVAL: Join us for a restoration work party at Me-Kwa-
Mocks. 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 4503 Beach Dr. SW.
Visit us at a store near you
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT AT NOON: Bring the kids for play time New
Year’s Eve crafts, face painting, hats, noise makers, a silly photo
booth and more. FREE! 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lott’s Wet Science Center,
500 Adams St. NE, Olympia.
Portland Metro
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
POPULAR FAMILY FUN: Praised by children and adults, ‘Babe’ tells
the story of a plucky piglet and his barnyard friends. It features
Australian scenery, award- winning special effects and funny di-
alogue. 2 p.m., Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave. Portland,
OR 97205.
KWANZAA FAMILY CELEBRATION: Story time, candle lighting with
Joyce Harris, Kwanzaa Family Crafts, light refreshments. 10:30 a.m.
– noon., North Portland Library, 512 N. Killingsworth St.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
LEAD POISIONING PREVENTION WORKSHOP: Attend this free work-
shop and learn how to prevent lead exposure in your home. Great
for households with children, or pregnant women, especially
those living in homes built before 1978. Qualified participants will
receive a free kit of safety and testing supplies at the end of the
workshop. 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., 5329 NE Martin Luther King, Jr.
Blvd.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: Savory and sweet holiday treats, party
favors and much more. This is a benefit for Radical Women & the
Freedom Socialist Party. Hors d’oeuvres and dessert buffet will be
offered at $10. The party kicks off at 8:30 p.m. and until 12:30 a.m.,
Hiawatha House, 900 Hiawatha Pl. S.
A NEW YEAR’S HIKE AT LEWIS CREEK PARK: Join a Park ranger to re-
flect on the passage of time in nature. Please dress for the weather
and wear sturdy shoes. Free. 10:30 a.m. – noon, Lewis Creek Visitor
Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. SE.
MUSEUM FUN DAYS! NEW YEAR’S EVE: Ring in the New Year by
creating your very own musical shaker. Museum staff will lead
visitors in a dance party to use your new noise makers. Normal
admission prices, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Children’s Museum, 1501 Pacific
Ave., Tacoma.
MONDAY, JANUARY 1
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
FREE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM ENTRANCE – EVENING: The first Friday
night of each month everyone gets in free. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., Portland
Children’s Museum, 4015 SW Canyon Rd.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
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PARENTING CLASSES: GRANDPARENTS/KINSHIP SUPPORT GROUP:
Come and find support in raising children, more than 18,000 people
in King County are raising other relatives’ children. This support
group helps with resources and a community to listen to you. 6
p.m. – 8 p.m., Atlantic Street Family Resource Center, 5150 S. Clo-
verdale Pl.
80 schoolgirls, abducted
by Boko Haram extrem-
ists more than three
years ago in Nigeria,
were released. In South
Sudan, a boy abducted
and forced into the army
— mourned in a funeral
two years ago after word
of his gunshot death
reached his mother —
was alive after all, and
returned home.
The Islamic State lost
power as it was driv-
en from Mosul, Iraq,
and Raqqa, Syria. In the
U.S., a total solar eclipse
gave a break from the
unending
cacophony,
with droves of sky-gaz-
ers standing shoulder to
shoulder across a swath
of the country.
A new calendar page
brings with it the chance
to start fresh. Jordi Casa-
res, a 71-year-old retired
bank employee in Barce-
lona, lamented the ter-
rorism and radicalism
that marred 2017 but said
he, for one, is optimistic
for a better 2018.
“It can’t be any worse
than this year,” he said.
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FOREST THERAPY WORKSHOP: What will you notice when you relax
your mind and connect with nature? This meditative and relax-
ing experience is hosted entirely outdoors, rain or shine. We will
engage in about a half mile of slow walking, and non-vigorous ac-
tivity. This is a free event. Pre-registration is required, please call
(360) 382-0936 ext 224. 10 a.m. – noon, Columbia Springs, 12208 SE
Evergreen Hwy, Vancouver.
16TH ANNUAL POLAR PLUNGE AT MATTHEWS BEACH: Join us for a
GINORMOUS GROUP PLUNGE AT high noon as we welcome the new
year with a sense of rejuvenation and renewal. Costumes and fes-
tive energy are encouraged. The Polar Plunge is free. Registration
starts at 10 a.m. and the plunge starts at noon sharp. Matthews
Beach, 9300 51st Ave. NE.
opened his presidency
with a dark inaugural
address beseeching an
end to “American car-
nage” but saw much
of his agenda rejected,
with members of his
own party providing
key votes against him.
Divides deepened, with
agreement elusive even
on core national values.
Americans were sadder,
a “happiness” report
found. Sales of the dys-
topic novel “1984” surged
and a chilling stage adap-
tation came to Broadway.
Mass protests formed
around the country, in-
cluding droves of wom-
en who proudly deemed
themselves “nasty,” a
label placed on Hillary
Clinton in the 2016 pres-
idential race. When U.S.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
was silenced through
arcane legislative rules,
the words of her col-
league, Mitch McCon-
nell, became an unlikely
rallying cry of feminists:
“Nevertheless, she per-
sisted.”
That phrase echoed as a
dizzying number of sexu-
al harassment or assault
allegations
emerged
against high-profile men
and as thousands of vic-
tims of lesser-known
men chimed in with two
words that made clear
the scope of the
problem:
“Me
too.”
There were, in
this
arguably
awful year, mo-
ments to hail,
too,
stories
of
heroism
and bravery
that
restore
faith and give
the heart a little
hope. More than
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OPEN MIC NIGHT: Want to share your talent, tell a story, sing a
song, read a poem or just sit back and enjoy? All ages, talents and
abilities welcome at this family friendly event. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., Uni-
versity Place Library, 3609 Market Pl. West, University Place.
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Travel Ban
On Jan. 27 — just a week after his inauguration — Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day ban on people entering
the U.S. from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The order stopped dozens of people who had already received visas
from entering the country which prompted protests throughout the country, including this Jan. 28 rally at Seattle’s Westlake Park. The
American Civil Liberties Union also challenged the order in court, leading the administration to revise the details of the order. On Dec.
4 the Supreme Court allowed a third version of the ban to go through, allowing the administration to fully enforce new restrictions
on travel from eight nations, six of them predominantly Muslim. Under the current version of the order most citizens from Iran, Libya,
Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea will be barred from entering the United States. The order also bans some people from
Venezuela from traveling to the U.S.
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