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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
GIVING THEIR BEST FOR MAGNOLIA
VOL. 104, NO. 7
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Bill Whitham, center, the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Volunteer Excellence Award recipient, receives a standing ovation from people who attended the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Awards ceremony Feb. 7 at Bizarre Brewing in Magnolia. The Chamber of Commerce created the award in 2022 to recognize a community volunteer whose efforts made the neighborhood a better place. Whitham, who is active in his church and the community, served as the chamber Treasurer for a number of years and is now a chamber ambassador. ‘We need a lot more Bill Whitham’s who do so much for our community,’ Chamber CEO Jason Thibeaux said. The chamber also awarded this year’s Person of the Year to Doug Kaimakis and Cinde Ennis for resurrecting Magnolia Summerfest during Seattle’s Sea Fair weekend last summer after the event was postponed during the pandemic. More than 2,000 children came through the bounce house; more than 70 vendors and 17 food trucks participated; over 5,000 beer sales were made; and over 200 hours of volunteer time went into Magnolia Summerfest last summer. This year’s Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award went to Courean Napolitano, owner of Vixen, a spa and boutique in Magnolia. Napolitano, who opened a second store in Queen Anne last summer, has been an active member of the chamber and the community since opening many years ago and a sponsor for the Winterfest and Vino in the Village events. She has also been active on the Reimagine Magnolia Village Beautification efforts as a member of the committee.
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The stories behind the names
MP’s Mary Henry releases second book of Seattle’s notable Black figures By Jessica Keller Queen Anne News editor
Photo by Jessica Keller Madison Park resident and author Mary Henry, left, and her daughter-in-law and illustrator Marilyn Hasson Henry stand with Mary Henry’s recently released book, ‘Tributes: Black People Whose Names Grace Seattle Sites,’ which is the follow up to ‘Tribute: Seattle Public Places Named for Black People.’ The book can be purchased at local book stores and from Amazon.
When Madison Park resident Mary Henry wrote her first book more than 20 years ago, “Tribute: Seattle Public Places Named for Black People,” it featured 22 sites and the people for whom they were named. Her latest book, “Tributes: Black People Whose Names Grace Seattle Sites,” released in January by HistoryLink, has more than double that number — more than 50. As someone who has experienced racism and has done her own work to
combat it in Seattle, that pleases her for many reasons. “Maybe the city and the parks department are beginning to recognize that Black people do contribute to this community in many different ways,” Henry said. Henry, a retired librarian, said she was inspired to write her first book because of her work at South Shore Middle School. At the time, she used to quiz students, specifically Black students, about places named for
Black historical figures. She would have them match the identity of a person with the site, she said, but more often than not, they couldn’t do it, she said. “I’ve always been fascinated by the fact these bridges, these streets, these buildings and these parks, they had all these names, and you don’t know who they are,” she said. After she retired, she put that
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