February 28, 2018 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2018
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SUNDAY, MARCH 11
VIKING PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Bring the family to our Pancake
Breakfast and start your day with delicious all-you-can-eat Vi-
king pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fresh fruit and more.
Adults $8, children ages 5 – 12 $4, children under 5 are free. 8:30
a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave.
Seattle Metro
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
COUNTDOWN TO ZERO OPENING CELEBRATION: This exhibit,
“Countdown to zero: defeating disease in the 21st century,”
features musicians Tiffany Wilson and Sohoyini West, African
music and dance, connect with local organizations and much
more. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor
Center, 440 5th Ave. N.
Lennon New Executive Director
at Langston Hughes Institute
In January 2018 Tim Lennon became the new executive director of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Lennon said he looks
forward to working towards LHPAI’s mission of being a hub for African American arts and culture in Seattle.
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has set programming for Women’s History Month in
March.
Tuesday, March 13, at Noon in Hearing Room C
Pat McCord Amacher and Gail Wells reveal the Nor-
ma Paulus story – The Only Woman in the Room.
During her  years of public service, spanning the
1970s through the early 2000s, Norma Paulus occu-
pied a distinctive niche in Oregon’s progressive po-
litical ecosystem. Her vivid personality and strong
convictions endeared her to a broad swath of citizens.
Engaging and opinionated, charming and forceful,
Paulus was widely covered in statewide and nation-
al newspapers and television during her eventful,
sometimes controversial career. Now, The Only
Woman in the Room documents her life and work in
a lively, anecdotal history that will appeal to histori-
ans, political scientists, newshounds, and ordinary
citizens alike.  
Tuesday, March 20, at Noon in Hearing Room C
Bev Clarno, From Pigs to Politics
“Bev Clarno’s political skills took root in childhood
on a farm in Eastern Oregon where she was expected
to haul as much pig slop as her brother. No whining.
No complaining. She grew up to become Oregon’s
Speaker of the House where she was nobody’s snow-
flake. Two decades later, she’s still nobody’s snow-
flake. Her rendition of the record is a treasure,” Sen-
ator Betsy Johnson.
These titles will be for sale at the Oregon Capitol
Store and author’s will be available after their re-
spective talks to sign books. The Oregon State Capi-
tol Foundation Speaker Series is streamed online at
www.oregonlegislature.gov and it is sponsored by
the Capitol History Gateway Project.
For more information about the Speaker Series or
other events at the Oregon State Capitol please call
Visitor Services at 503-986-1388 or go to the events
page at www.oregoncapitol.com.
‘The Magic Play’ Makes West Coast
Debut
Andrew Hinderaker’s stunning theatrical hybrid,
“The Magic Play,” begins preview performances at
The Armory on March 3, opens on March 9 and runs
through April 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.
The Armory’s production brings together the ar-
tistic team from the celebrated world premiere at
Goodman Theatre/Olney Theatre Center, includ-
ing director Halena Kays; magic creator/actor Brett
Schneider; actor Sean Parris; master illusionist Jim
Steinmeyer; scenic designer Lizzie Bracken, costume
designer Alison Siple; aerial choreographer Sylvia
Hernandez-DiStasi; and flying effects by ZFX, Inc.
Portland Center State at The Armory’s run of The
Magic Play is a co-production with Actors Theatre of
Louisville and Syracuse Stage. In “The Magic Play,”
playwright Andrew Hinderaker mashes these tradi-
tions together with alluring results.
The Magic Play follows a young magician trying to
get through a live show just hours after his partner
has left him. As the performance progresses, he con-
fronts the fact that the spectacular tricks that impress
people on stage don’t serve him as well when it comes
to building truthful personal relationships.
This new play questions the extent to which we
must be honest with ourselves in order to be so with
those we love.
For more information or to order tickets, visit
www.pcs.org or call (503) 445-3700.
Seattle News Briefs
Bill Focused on Preventing Newborn
Abandonment Passes
Out of State House
On Feb. 27, the Washington State House of Repre-
sentatives unanimously adopted legislation to im-
prove reporting of incidents of newborn abandon-
ment. The legislation, focuses on efforts to continue
raising public awareness efforts about Washington
State’s protections for newborn babies with the goal
of saving the lives of newborns. Sponsored by Sena-
tors Guy Palumbo, Joe Fain, and Sharon Nelson, the
legislation now goes back to the State Senate for con-
currence.
On February 12, 2014, an infant, named Baby Kim-
ball after the bridge near where she was found, died
wrapped in a blanket in the woods less than a half
a mile from a hospital near the city of North Bend.
Since her death, the King County Council has been
actively working to examine ways to prevent similar
tragedies in the future.
The King County Safety of Newborn Children Task
Force was then created to address how Washington
State’s Safety of Newborn Children Act could be bet-
ter implemented across the county.
The adopted bill requires the Washington Depart-
ment of Health Services to collect and compile info
and publicly report it annually.
In Washington state, parents can leave newborns
with qualified individuals at hospitals, fire stations
or federally designated rural health clinics. The Safe-
ty of Newborn Children Law allows parents to do this
anonymously up to 72 hours after the birth of a child
without fear of prosecution for abandonment.
Council Adopts Guidelines for
Immigrant and Refugee Assistance
Building on guidelines approved by the Metropol-
itan King County Council in 2017, the Council Wed-
neday adopted immigration legislation that will
prevent the use of County funds and resources on
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT: NUTRITION MONTH: Celebrate healthy
choices during First Friday Nutrition Month. Explore native
plants, look at foods up close and learn new ways to fuel up
your body. Suggested donation of $5/family, or pay what you
can. 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Hands on Children’s Museum, 414 Jefferson
St. NE, Olympia.
STUDENT LOANS AND DEBT: MANAGING DEBT ACCUMULATION:
Learn how student debt accumulation affects your financial
future and other life goals. Learn how to budget and spend and
save money wisely. 3:30 p.m., Lakewood Library, 6300 Wildaire
Rd. SW, Lakewood.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, MARCH 3 – 4
JOSEPHINE’S REDEEMED REVIVAL VINTAGE MARKET: Come shop,
wander and leave inspired at this once a year vintage market
located in the heart of Kitsap County. This event is worth the
drive. Over 100 vendors, food, music, fun and more. 9 a.m. – 4
p.m., Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1200 Fairgrounds Rd. NW,
Bremerton. Admission is $7.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10
POULSBO SECOND SATURDAY ART WALK: Poulsbo Second Satur-
day Art Walk is free and kids are welcome. Come gallery hop,
shop, wine and dine in historic downtown Poulsbo. 5 p.m. – 8
p.m., Downtown Port Orchid, 1230 Bay St., Port Orchard.
SUNDAY, MARCH 11
30TH ANNUAL KENT KIDS’ ART DAY: Admission for children 2 and
older are $10 parents and children under two are free. Kids cre-
ate hands-on art projects for a flat fee. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Kent
Commons Community Center, 525 Fourth Ave. N, Kent.
federal immigration enforcement and outlines the
steps the County will use to protect immigrants and
refugees who seek services from the County or are
victims/witnesses of crime, while still adhering to
federal law. 
The legislation upholds the rights of all county resi-
dents regardless of status:
• King County  employees, including law enforce-
ment officers, are prohibited from asking about
immigration status or investigating whether an in-
dividual has violated civil immigration laws,
• The County will not deny anyone services based on
immigration status, unless requited by law,
• The County will prevent federal immigration
agents from having access to non-public areas of
county facilities or give them access to databases
without a judicial warrant.
The legislation also outlines the county’s working
relationship with the office of Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement (ICE):
• The King County Jail will continue its policy of not
honoring ICE request for notification or detention
unless accompanied by a judicial warrant,
• Jail staff will explain to all people in jail who face
the possibility of ICE interviews their right to re-
main silent as well as their ability to decline an in-
terview. Unlike police, ICE agents are not required
to inform individuals of their “Miranda Rights” nor
do they have automatic access to an attorney, be-
cause immigration enforcement is civil, not crimi-
nal in nature.