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Grad students, chamber looking at possibilities in neighborhood
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
The Magnolia Chamber of Commerce and local graduate students are partnering on two new initiatives to promote or improve business opportunities in the neighborhood.
The chamber was selected to work with partnering with University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business graduate students on two studies.
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This week, the students and the chamber’s Marketing Committee began exploring how to encourage more residents to shop at Magnolia businesses.
Chamber President David Dougherty said, of the people who shop at Magnolia businesses, approximately 90 percent reside in Magnolia. The study will look at “how to heighten the connection
Locals take advantage of an early spring day to shop in Magnolia Village last week. To improve awareness of what businesses are located in the neighborhood, the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee is partnering with local graduate students to determine the best way to do that. Another group of business students will be studying opportunities for Commodore Way.
between local residents and merchants,” he said, so more residents do their shopping in Magnolia, possibly through a buyer loyalty
program.
“We don’t feel we need to reinvent the wheel. We just need to see what would work in our
situation,” Dougherty said. “The whole idea is to get more exposure
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SPU president Dan Martin resigns
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
Seattle Pacific University will begin searching for a new leadership after President Dan Martin resigned after nine years on the job.
Martin was hired as the private Christian university’s 10th president in 2012. His last day was Tuesday. In his announcement, Martin said he accepted a leadership role at a national health system healthcare foundation. The nature of his new job requires him to begin before the end of April. Martin stated another reason for his resignation is to move closer to family in the Midwest following the deaths of his father and sister last year.
The SPU Board of Trustees has put together a transition plan for the interim leadership, Director of
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SPU Provost Laura Hartley is overseeing operations as executive in charge until the board appoints an interim president. The search for a permanent replacement will then begin, Norlen said in the email.
“Though we are saddened to learn of President Martin’s planned departure to pursue a new chapter in his life, we are also indebted to his remarkable and dedicated leadership over the past nine years of service as president of our beloved SPU,” Board of Trustees Chair Cedric Davis said in a statement to the SPU community.
During his tenure, Martin oversaw the university’s transition to remote learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic last year. He announced last month the
university will resume in-person instruction this fall. According to the university’s announcement, Martin also led an effort to raise $6 million to restore and retrofit Alexander Hall, the campus’s oldest building, which was named for SPU’s first president. Martin then changed the building’s name to Alexander and Adelaide Hall to recognize the contributions of the first president’s wife, Adelaide Beers. As well, Martin expanded the leadership team to include a vice president of inclusive excellence, celebrated SPU’s 125 anniversary and oversaw construction of a new residence hall, a modern health sciences building and music and rehearsal studio, according to the announcement.
“Some of the most enjoyable aspects of serving at SPU have been experiencing this dynamic campus and engaging with our students,” Martin said in his statement. Before coming to SPU in Queen Anne, Martin served as president of Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio and vice president for university advancement at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.
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Senate could vote to expand paid family medical leave
By Ruairi Vaughan Contributing writer
The Washington State Senate is considering a bill that would expand paid family medical leave to more Washingtonians.
The measure, introduced in the state House of Representatives by Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle), comes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s destabilizing effect on the jobs market.
Washington’s Paid Family Medical Leave program was enacted in 2017. The program’s main purpose is to provide financial support — wage replacement — to employees who have to take leave from their work for family or medical reasons. These reasons can include illness, scheduled surgeries, caring for a close family member or maternity and paternity leave. The program also mandates that employers return an employee to their previous position after returning from PFML, provided the company has over 50 employees, and that the employee in question has been with the employer for more than a year and has worked a certain number of hours in the past 12 months.
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Berry’s bill, House Bill 1073, would expand eligibility for the program and eliminate some restrictions on the job protection measures. It would expand aid to a large number of families — as many as 42,000 in Berry’s estimate — who would otherwise be ineligible for the program due to job loss or furlough as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“For me, this bill is common sense, as well as compassionate,” Berry said while promoting her bill on the floor of the House.
Berry and her co-sponsor, Rep. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) have a close connection to the PFML
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program: Both have had children in the last 12 months and thus received the program’s benefits.
Joining a March 3 House debate over Zoom, Frame, who had her 7-month-old baby next to her, argued that the original bill did not anticipate the massive economic upheaval caused by the pandemic. She stated that expanding the PFML program’s benefits could have an economic effect comparable to last year’s stimulus checks.
“[Washingtonians] immediately spent that money in the community,” she said. “They paid their rent, they bought their groceries, they supported small businesses. And what happened? Our economy started to bounce back.”
Republicans in the Legislature were sympathetic to the aims of HB 1073 but balked at the high cost of the program.
“This bill is going to cost over $200 million for 18 months,” Rep. Larry Hoff (R-Vancouver) said. “Does it help people? Yes, it does. Is it expensive? It sure is.”
Republican legislators also
raised concerns about the ability of the Employment Security Department, which administers the program. According to the ESD, the bill would require massive administrative changes “overnight,” leading Rep. Paul Harris (R-Vancouver) to worry aloud that the Legislature could be “sending out a false promise” if the bill leads to administrative problems at the ESD.
The House passed HB 1073 on March 3 on a mostly party-line vote. Rep. Mike Chapman (DPort Angeles) voted with Republicans against the bill. The bill arrived in the Senate on March 6 and has worked its way through the Committee of Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs and the Ways and Means Committee. In an executive action on April 2, the Committee on Ways and Means approved the bill and passed it on to the Rules Committee. If it passes there, the Senate could vote to pass the bill as early as next week. The legislative session is due to end April 25.
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Seattle Public Library offering readings and community dialogues this month
The Seattle Public has a wide variety of online readings and discussions coming up in April.
Library events are free and everyone is welcome, from the history of the West Seattle food bank to superstar librarian Nancy Pearl to a panel discussion with Black authors and publishers of speculative fiction.
Registration is required for each event, visit the Library’s calendar, https://www. spl.org/event-calendar, to sign up.
Schedule:
11 a.m. to noon April 10 —Grow[ing] Up: A Literary Series About Growing Pains. The first in a five-part series of events, curated by local writer D.A. Navoti, which examine the highs and lows of growing up.
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 11 — Virtual Writers Read featuring an open mic and selected author readings from local writers.
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 12 — Clarion West & Seattle Writes presents Beyond Afrofuturism: Black Editors and Publishers in Speculative Fiction. Join for a series of conversations featuring today’s Black publishers and editors of anthologies and magazines, aimed at expanding our
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Kathie Claypool, Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee chairman, met with the graduate students for the first time this week.
The study is intended to expand and improve upon the “Love Local” pilot program the Magnolia chamber began, which has had some success, but is very manual in nature and not as broad as the chamber would like, Claypool said.
The graduate students will spend the next 10 weeks researching different successful shopper loyalty programs that are supported by chambers of commerce; what those programs have in common; what a bigger program in Magnolia would entail; and whether it would even be feasible for a chamber the size of Magnolia’s, Claypool said.
“The gist of this will see if we can we increase traffic to our local businesses from the Magnolia community through a loyalty program, and, if so, what would that program look like, and how would we make sure the program is appealing to the multi-generations that live on Magnolia,” Claypool said.
Claypool said she thinks most longtime Magnolia residents inherently think of visiting local merchants to do their shopping. For those who are younger, newer to the neighborhood or who live on the outskirts, however, the question becomes how does
understanding of the ways in which editorial roles impact the worlds of speculative fiction. The series will conclude with events on May 16 and 17.
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 15 — Age Friendly Seattle Virtual Civic Coffee Hour. Join us for a live, online conversation with Emily Alvarado of the Seattle Office of Housing.
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April
22 — Rónán Hession and Nancy Pearl discuss “Leonard and Hungry Paul.” Join us for a special conversation between beloved superstar librarian Nancy Pearl and Rónán Hession, whose novel “Leonard and Hungry Paul” is the 2021 One Dublin One Book selection.
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 28 — Nguyen Phan Que Mai with Karl Marlantes discuss “The Mountains Sing.” Celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s shares her first novel in English, an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the backdrop of the Viet Nam War.
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April
29 - Grow[ing] Up: A Literary Series About Growing Pains. Join for the second in a five-part series of events, curated by local writer D.A. Navoti.
the chamber reach those residents and entice them to visit local markets.
The second study involves working with the graduate students to identify opportunities in the northeast corridor of Magnolia along Commodore Way, near Fisherman’s Terminal.
Chamber member Pat Craft, who met with the students for the first time Tuesday to discuss the scope of the project, said many people do not know that the area along Commodore Way, near Fisherman’s Terminal, is filled with all sorts of warehouses and businesses that support the maritime industry, as well as breweries, car restoration businesses and more.
“As a chamber, we’re reaching down there with a whole new initiative to support and honor the whole maritime industry and figure out how we can support those businesses and what comes next,” Craft said.
He said he hopes the Foster graduate students will research and analyze the businesses currently in the area; identify how the business owners see themselves and their goals for the future; opportunities to help carry them into the future; and outline other opportunities to grow the area and take advantage of the under-utilized office suites and warehouses. Craft said, the idea is not only for the chamber to help those business owners in the area form a stronger identity for themselves individually and as a group, but also expand on that identity with an ultimate goal of creating a “green technology-forward corridor.”
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This graphic outlines the future route for the Seattle Monorail and its connection with the Seattle Center and Climate Pledge Arena.
Seattle Monorail begins construction this week on series of improvements
The Seattle Monorail this week marked the groundbreaking and start of construction a series of major improvements to help shape the future of the Seattle institution.
According to a press release, the improvements are a part of Climate Pledge Arena and The Seattle Kraken’s investment in the Seattle Monorail.
In 2020, the organizations announced that all fans traveling to Seattle Kraken games will have free transportation via ORCA Card, including use of the Monorail.
The construction, which will be complete in
fall 2021, will include:
• Modernizations that will double system capacity
• Increase the size of the passenger boarding area at Westlake Station
• Allow boarding through all eight doors to speed up trips
• Addition of ticket machines and ORCA card faregate readers
The Monorail will suspend passenger service from April 12-30 but will resume operation and remain open throughout the rest of the construction process.
Seattle Public Utilities to complete drainage system repair work
Seattle Public Utilities will be installing a new drainage structure and pipe near the Elliott Bay Trail this weekend.
Work is expected to begin Saturday and take three days to complete. Work hours are from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The location is at the center of
23rd Avenue West, between West Crockett Street and West Boston Street and a portion of the Elliott Bay Trail.
The trail will be reduced to half its width around the work area. Cyclists must dismount and walk their bikes around the work area.
Magnolia Bookstore hosting author book signing
Magnolia Bookstore is hosting a book signing with author Mike Lawson after the release of his latest Joe DeMarco thriller, “House Standoff,” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the store, 3206 W. McGraw St. If the weather is nice, the event will take place outside, with necessary spacing and masks.
Otherwise, the event will take place inside, with people admitted a few at a time.
People who would like a signed copy but do not wish to attend should call the store, 206-2831062. Magnolia Bookstore is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Amazon donates $750,000 to Ballard Food Bank
Ballard Food Bank announced last week that Amazon has donated to its Hope Beyond Hunger capital campaign, and formed a strategic partnership to bring food and hope to people across northwest Seattle. The multifaceted partnership includes $750,000 in total funding for the future of Ballard Food Bank, Amazon employee volunteering support and an exploration of community programs and markets where families can shop and access healthy food. In addition to grants totaling $500,000 for the Ballard Food Bank’s future home —scheduled to open in fall 2021 — Amazon is donating $250,000 to support programming for families and children in need. The two organizations are also exploring how Amazon’s employees can bolster the 190-person volunteer force that fuels the Food Bank’s operations.
Ballard Food Bank’s future
location at 1400 N.W. Leary Way will serve an expanded area, including Licton Springs through Bitter Lake and up to 145th Street. Several of these communities have pressing needs, and the Food Bank will provide greater access to nutritious food and other services. The new 11,000-square-foot building will feature a larger grocery-storestyle food bank and improved community resource hub, where organizations will offer housing assistance, medical care, veterans’ benefits and more, all in one place.
At the beginning of the pandemic, the Ballard Food Bank was already was making 3,200 household visits and deliveries each month; that number has now doubled to 6,400. Staff and volunteers have met this increase by pivoting their service model to safer drive-thru and home delivery, avoiding person-to-person contact as much as possible.
Bayview in Queen Anne celebrates 60 years
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On Tuesday, Bayview, a 62+ nonprofit Life Plan Community celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding.
Acknowledging the everchanging challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization will celebrate its milestone anniversary with a series of events throughout the year to honor its past, celebrate the present, and reimagine the future of its community.
“Bayview has dedicated itself as a trailblazing alternative for aging since it opened its doors to the first residents in 1961,” Bayview CEO Nancy Weinbeck said in a press release. “This monumental milestone is a testament to the unmatched strength, resilience, and generosity of spirit of
Bayview residents and staff. We will be celebrating in small but meaningful ways to keep each other protected and safe.”
A century ago, what began as a friendship between Seattle Pioneer Charles Kinnear and Dr. Cyrus Albertson morphed into a landmark building designed by the same architect who designed the Space Needle. Kinnear dreamt of giving his family’s historic property to the church to care for older adults and children. By 1960, the construction of Bayview was well underway, headed by the John Graham & Co. architectural firm — the firm about to turn its attention to the proposed Space Needle for the upcoming World’s Fair.
In 1995, an Intergenerational Children’s Center was built and embedded within Bayview’s
“Bayview has dedicated itself as a trailblazing alternative for aging since it opened its doors to the first residents in 1961.”
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building, fully bringing Kinnear and Dr. Albertson’s vision to life.
“Dreams truly come true. We have to visualize the possibilities for our communities,” said Audrey McKnight, Dr. Albertson’s only living daughter. “Bayview’s mission in transforming the experience of aging lives on today and will live on for the next 60, 100, years.”
As Bayview honors its past, it also celebrates the present and looks to the future. Many industries have been hit hard by
COVID-19, but the pandemic has been particularly devastating in the senior living sector. Many Life Plan Communities, including Bayview, mitigated risks to their residents through the efforts by frontline staff and senior leadership. LPCs like Bayview that have residential living and a health care component all on one campus are now considered among the safest places to be. With a high percent of vaccinated individuals, most LPCs have obtained partnerships with pharmacies for on-going and
on-site vaccination clinics, taking the hassle and anxiety out of navigating confusing vaccine websites. Resilient senior living communities also offer safer socialization than anywhere else.
LPCs adopted COVID-19 testing and contract testing models early on the pandemic to quickly identify infections in community before they have a chance to spread.
Resident and concierge services, fitness center and private outdoor spaces are integrated into the Bayview campus, reducing the risk of community exposure. Having these amenities reserved only for residents provides an extra layer of protection as well.
Bayview is a 62+ nonprofit Life Plan Community in Queen Anne. For more about Bayview, visit https://www.bayviewseattle.org/.
How were Saturn’s rings made?
We still don’t know exactly how the rings around Saturn formed, but scientists who study Saturn’s rings have come up with a couple of ideas.
One common theory many scientists agree upon is that Saturn’s rings are made from the little leftover pieces of what used to be a moon.
My friend David Atkinson is really curious about the solar system and told me more about it. He is a graduate of Washington State University and now works at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He also worked on the Cassini-Huygens space research mission, which helped us learn more about Saturn, Saturn’s large moon Titan, and the entire Saturn system. He said that when we investigate questions about Saturn’s rings, it helps to know about both moons and gravity.
Moons are usually smaller than their planets. Our Earth has just one moon, but Saturn has 82 moons. Each moon has a name, such as Titan, Enceladus, Mimas, Dione — just to name a few. According to NASA, there are likely another 29 moons around Saturn, but we are still waiting to confirm the discoveries and give the moons their names.
Saturn, like Earth and other planets, also has gravity around it. The gravity gets weaker the further away you travel from the planet.
Atkinson said that, for each moon, Saturn’s gravity on the side of the moon that faces the planet is stronger than the gravity on the side that faces away from the planet.
“The gravity stretches the moon out a little bit,” he said.
We call this a tidal force. He told me the story about a scientist named Édouard Roche who figured out that if a moon gets close enough to a planet, this stretching force will be
so strong that it can break a moon apart.
“The theory is there was a small moon of Saturn that got too close to the planet,” Atkinson said. “That small moon got inside Saturn’s Roche Limit, or inside that special distance, and the tidal force broke the moon into pieces. Those pieces spread themselves around the planet and that is the ring.”
Throughout the years, scientists have been able to study the size, thickness and materials that make up Saturn’s rings. We’ve learned that the rings are made up of rocks, ice and dust. Scientists have also asked what would happen if we took all of the materials that make up Saturn’s rings and packed them together.
“It turns out that it would pack together into a pretty small-size moon,” Atkinson said. You know, Saturn isn’t the only planet that has ring systems. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings, too. But the rings are pretty faint and much harder to see, even with a telescope. There is still so much to discover about our solar system and the worlds beyond our Earth. Maybe one day you can help us learn more about the way different planets form and help us find answers to big questions just like this one.
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Early bloomers and evergreens hasten spring
Winter is hands down the best time to plan a garden. Not only are you liberated from pressures of racing against time to weed, sow, shop, plant, harvest and mulch in Seattle’s relatively short growing season, but you can see the outline of the garden, bare of summer leaves and annual plants.
It’s so tempting to go wild in spring at a nursery, when color-hungry eyes are blinded by azaleas, forsythias and primroses. Or just plain hungry eyes are buying nothing but annual herbs and vegetables. Oftentimes, gardens made that way run the risk of turning flat and gray in winter, swaths of deciduous shrubs and empty ground or pots that held annuals.
A garden planned with winter in mind, on the other hand, stands proud in February, buoyed by evergreen shrubs, colorful berries and twigs. We are so fortunate at the sheer amount of botanical diversity that thrives here, that it’s easy to have a garden that thrills you year-round, with scent, color and style.
First, build the bones of your garden with evergreen shrubs, trees and groundcovers that will
be the right size for your space.
Read the tags on the shrubs and trees — that little pine may grow to 30 feet in time. The evergreen presence can be a hedge, a low edging, a carpet or punctuation marks of blue or green conifers, variegated foliage — like Ilex, Osmanthus, Euonymous or Choisya. For smaller plants, consider heuchera (coral bells) or evergreen grasses and sedges like carex or ophiopogon (black mondo grass). Imagine they are all you see in winter — is there enough?
Need some inspiration? Check out designed public gardens like the University of Washington Arboretum, the Bellevue Botanic Garden, parks and zoos or even gardens in front of hotels and malls.
Then, add some highlights with bonus color from winter standouts like shrubby dogwoods, which shine in this season. Most look kind of meh most of the time, until fall when they drop their leaves to reveal glossy red, orange or yellow stems. The most exciting ones have variegated leaves. They generally get about 6 feet tall, so they make a nice focal point if you
The ‘flowers’ of hellebores, such as these, are actually sepals, but they last several days floating in a dish. Bees also like to visit them on warm winter days.
have space. A new red-twigged dwarf called “Little Rebel” tops out at about 3 feet. A whole article could and should be written about trees with beautiful bark — birch, paperbark maple, parottia and stewartia are just a few. For berries, look to crabapple varieties with long-lasting fruit, tough ground-hugging cotoneas-
ter, edible wintergreen-flavored gaultheria and, of course, hollies. There are many striking tasseled plants that can anchor a bed or a corner all by themselves and will get the neighbors talking — silk tassel bush, also known as Garrya elliptica, and the twisty “Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick,” Corylus avellana contorta (the twisted
filbert or corkscrew hazel, named for a Scottish Vaudeville star, who often used a gnarled cane). They both put out swirly catkins that dangle in the breeze like tinsel on a Christmas tree. I saw a gorgeous combo of a Garrya
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Saturn as seen from the Cassini–Huygens space-research mission.
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witch hazel (hamamelis species), which offers smaller winter fringy flowers in yellows, reds and oranges — often with a spicy woodsy fragrance. Punch up the color even further with early flowers — you can have bulbs blooming from February through April without taking up much ground, especially if you layer them from largest, say allium or tulips, in the bottom layer, up to snowdrops and crocus in the top layer a couple of inches from the surface. The pollinators will thank you, too, for adding flowers for them in the off-season.
The amazing hellebore family, which gets more amazing by the year thanks to prolific breeding programs, offers evergreen leaves, striking foliage and flowers that can start in November and take you through March if you pick varieties carefully. Christmas roses (helleborus niger and hybrids) bloom November through January, while Lenten roses (helleborus orientalis and hybrids) bloom January through March.
What look like flower petals are actually sepals, but nobody minds, especially the bees who love to visit them on warm winter days. The “flowers” are long lasting and stay on the plant as they darken slightly to mauve or green, but stay attractive. They make wonderful cut flowers floating in a dish for several days.
To add the extra dimension of luscious fragrance and evergreen
foliage, look to sweetbox, sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (shorter, to about 18 inches) or ruscifolia (a great hedge pick at 3 to 5 feet high). Glossy almondshaped leaves mimic boxwood, without the unpleasant odor, and instead offer a wonderful vanilla scent in early winter that lingers in the air.
Daphne species are another wonderful option that may have you following your nose to ask your neighbor what they are growing this time of year. Evergreen, usually averaging about 4 feet tall, they are a handsome player for a partially shady spot. The pink or white flowers have a swoon-worthy scent.
The catch is that poor drainage, erratic frosts or transplanting may cause them to exit the world without warning, but I love them so much I am growing three different types.
There are even varieties like “Summer Ice” and “Eternal Fragrance” that repeat bloom into the summer, extending your swoon season for months.
Lastly, there are the plants that look beautiful as they go gently into that good night — with lovely seed heads or tawny colors that take on extra allure when there are fewer flowers to distract us. Designer Piet Oudouf calls the enjoyment of this demise “the fifth season.”
Hydrangeas, ornamental grasses, echinacea (coneflower) and more can have their old flowers left on to feed the birds and give us more things to enjoy until the last gorgeous minute.
Gov. Inslee expanding vaccine eligibility to all adults April 15
Effective April 15, all Washingtonians age 16 and up will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Since Washington began administering doses of the vaccination, the state has followed a tiered eligibility system, beginning with those most at risk of hospitalization and death.
According to a press release, Inslee and the state Department of Health have also prioritized equity in each phase to ensure vaccine access to populations disproportionately affected by the virus, including communities of color and low-income communities.
“We must do everything possible to ensure that we can keep cases down,” Inslee said during a press conference March 31. “We have concerns about the trends we are seeing across the state and we must be cautious. Opening up full eligibility will be one tool to help in the fight against the virus.”
For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine, go to https:// www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/Vaccine?utm_ medium=email&utm_ source=govdelivery.
Use the Vaccine Locator tool to register for a vaccination appointment by visiting https:// vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov/?utm_ medium=email&utm_ source=govdelivery.
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Photo courtesy Erica Grivas Witch hazel, such as these at the University of Washington Arboretum, offers smaller winter fringy flowers in yellows, reds and oranges, as well as a spicy woodsy fragrance.
20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov Dated: December 7, 2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 500 Union Street, Suite 620 Seattle, WA 98101 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee CorpsOrder Number 73414, Pub Dates: 03/17/2021, 04/07/2021, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
TS No WA08000350-17-2 TO No 180275926-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: PAMELA FATTORE, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Current Beneficiary
of the Deed of Trust: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4 Asset-Backed Notes Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY OF WA Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20050825003021 Parcel Number: 8603110010 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 7, 2021, 10:00 AM, at 4th Ave entrance King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: UNIT 1 OF 3859 BEACH DRIVE, S.W., A CONDOMINIUM, MAP AND PLANS UNDER RECORDED NO. 20050810001863 UNIT 1, 3859 BEACH DRIVE S.W., ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION THEREOF RECORDED UNDER KING COUNTY RECORDING NO. 20050810001864 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND IN VOLUME 208 OF CONDOMINIUMS, PAGES 78 THROUGH 80, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON APN: 8603110010 More commonly known as 3859 BEACH DRIVE SOUTHWEST, #1, SEATTLE, WA 98116 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated August 18, 2005, executed by PAMELA FATTORE, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as designated nominee for ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC. A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded August 25, 2005 as Instrument No. 20050825003021 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Accredited Mort-
gage Loan Trust 2005-4
Asset-Backed Notes and recorded January 4, 2018 as Instrument Number 20180104001108 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4 Asset-Backed Notes, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT IN-
FORMATION From January 1, 2018 To December 29, 2020 Number of Payments 8
$2,279.48 12 $2,253.14 7 $2,425.66 Total $62,253.14 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION January 1, 2018 December 29, 2020 $88.28 $88.28 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: August 18, 2005 Note Amount:$315,000.00 Interest Paid To: December 1, 2017 Next Due Date: January 1, 2018 Current Beneficiary: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4 Asset-Backed Notes Contact Phone No: (888) 349-8955 Address: 3217 S. Decker Lake Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84119 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $346,036.63, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on May 7, 2021. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by April 26, 2021, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before April 26, 2021 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or
with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the April 26, 2021 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4 AssetBacked Notes or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS JAMES T FATTORE 3859 BEACH DRIVE SOUTHWEST, #1, SEATTLE, WA 98116 JAMES T FATTORE 3859 BEACH DRIVE #1, SEATTLE, WA 98116 PAMELA FATTORE 3859 BEACH DRIVE SOUTHWEST, #1, SEATTLE, WA 98116 PAMELA FATTORE 3859 BEACH DRIVE #1, SEATTLE, WA 98116 by both first class and certified mail on May 9, 2019, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place May 10, 2019 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an
interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website:
Seattle Center offering virtual exploration, education and entertainment in April
Seattle Center resident organizations and public programs offer virtual exploration, enrichment and entertainment throughout this month. Seattle Center Arts at Home offers additional options. Learn more at Seattlecenter.com/events/virtual-events/ arts-at-home.
Seattle Center Festál — Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., April 9-11. The festival seeks to deepen understanding and highlight the cultural contributions and achievements of Japan and Japanese Americans. It includes online performances and martial arts, exhibits and demonstrations, documentaries and more. Seattlecenter. com/festal.
Book-It Repertory Theatre — This season, Book-It has gone all-audio to play with the form and structure of book adaptations in five “mainstage” dramas. Single tickets are now on sale for Childfinder and The Canterville Ghost Mañanaland and The Effluent Engine. Learn more at Book-it.org.
Cascade Public Media — Monthly programs bring community together to learn, grow and make a difference. In April, KCTS 9’s resident historian Knute Berger leads a discussion with Seattle restaurant luminaires, 5:30 p.m., April 8. Cascadepublicmedia.org/events
Classical KING FM & Seattle Opera — KING FM broadcast past SO productions, 10 a.m., Saturdays. April concerts include Pagliacci, April 10; Cinderella, April 17, and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg on April 24. Seattleopera.org/kingfm. Museum of Pop Culture — Mo-
POP’s So Bad, It’s Good movie series features Battlefield Earth, 6 p.m., April 10. It’s the year 3000 and earth is a wasteland. Mankind is on the verge of extinction, and John Travolta has to save it.
In the horror genre, check out the It’s Coming from inside the House series, showing Diary of the Dead about a group of young film students who run into reallife zombies while shooting a horror movie of their own., 7 p.m., April 16. Mopop.org.
Pacific Science Center — The region’s center for exploration offers many ways for the curious to connect this month including: virtual field trips, nine programs designed to ignite curiosity in learners PreK-12.
Public virtual field trips, free virtual programs during spring break (the week of April12) for grades PreK-8 on ecosystems, nature and wildlife presented with interactive STEM programming. Partnership with varsity tutors, free interactive scientific learning in partnership with Varsity Tutors, April 19.www.pacsci.org.
Seattle Children’s Theatre — Registration is now open for spring break classes, and registration opens April 14 for Part 1 of Summer at SCT offering story drama, acting, musical theater, physical comedy, improv and more.
Class finder tools and scholarships make participation easy. More on classes, individualized experiences, workshop and residencies at SCT.org.
Seattle Opera — Check out a fun and informative online broadcast, Magic Baby! The Big Opera Show, 5 p.m., April 11. The show features world-renowned tenor,
Lawrence Brownlee, along with Kenneth Kellogg and Karen Vuong, and behindthe-scenes footage, interviews and performances.
Later this month, April 23-25, Seattle Opera streams, Flight, music by Jonathan Dove, a slice of life story set in a departure lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport, where a mix of passengers and their cynical flight crew must spend the night to wait out a storm. Filmed on location at The Museum of Flight across several exhibits. Seattleopera.org.
Seattle Rep — The Rep’s next Masterclass is Monday, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., April 26, via Zoom. It addresses Writing Your Theatrical Ghost Stories.
Join teaching artist Courtney Meaker and learn how horror offers the potential to critique political infrastructure, cultural givens and societal expectations under the guise of a bloody knife or unfriendly specter. No experience necessary. Seattlerep.org.
Seattle Shakespeare Company — As part of its All the World’s A Stage series, SSC presents a free live stream conversation about bilingual theater, 7:30 p.m., April 8.
Artists intimately involved in the challenges, highlights and future of creating bilingual theatre will delve into the cultural implications and considerations and relevance for audience and community engagement. Learn more and register at Seattleshakespeare.org.
SIFF — The 47th Seattle International Film Festival, April 8-18, showcases 92 features and 126 shorts from 69 countries, plus daily events, talks, Q&A and more–all virtually.
Films are available on demand through the streaming SIFF Channel, which also offers opportunities to gather, participate and celebrate. Learn more and buy tickets at SIFF.net.
TeenTix — A virtual celebration, Changemakers: Teens at the Forefront, raises funds and highlights teens who have made a difference in accessing art in our community. Join the featured host and performers, 7 p.m., April 10. Givebutter. com/teentix.
The VERA Project — Hands-on workshops for all ages and all experience levels, offered virtually during COVID-19, are taught by expert members in the VERA community.
Offered in April on Mondays: Zine Making 101. Learn more at Theveraproject. org/classes.
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