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Deceber 2, 1949 – May 6, 2017
Anthony Akridge
Born to the Union of
James Akridge, Jr. and
Bernice McReynolds-Akridge.
Memorial services will be held on
Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 11AM at Shiloh Baptist Church,
1211 S. I St.
Sunrise 08-14-1986 Sunset 05-07-2017
Born to James C Little Sr. (of North Carolina) and Yvette C Dailey. James better known as “Bookie”. Call Bookie he’s there. He carried an internal light joy and happiness everywhere Bookie enjoyed outdoor activities dominoes and barbecuing his favorites for sure. Bookie, worked as a laborer for years. He was well-known in the central area. He was a great cousin always creating time fun and adventure for the younger ones having fun with them. He has joined his Maternal Grandmother Clara “Honeymoon” Lowe Grandfather Albert ” PaPa-Doo” , Uncle Alonzo Lowe, Nephew LaJohn Pace and Cousin Tyree Lee Sr. Bookie is survived by his Mother Yvette Dailey Father James Christopher Little Sr sisters Monique Lowe and LaCreasha Washington (John Pace ) Nephew Darnell Hagans Jr of (Seoul Korea), Niece Dominique Pace Fraternal Grandfather Jerry Little Grandmother Amanda Little of ( Highpoint North Carolina), and beloved soulmate Nisha Echols. Stepchildren Ramone, Savonne, Kristina and Lon’ya and a Granddaughter Nazhaya along with a host of aunties uncles cousins and friends.
Viewing will be held at
Personal Alternative Funeral Services
749 N Central Ave, Kent, WA 98032
(253) 852-9600
4pm-5pm (family only)
5-7 everyone else
Service information
May 24, 2017
11 AM
Church: God 1st Christian Ministries
12629 Renton Ave so 98178
Burial & Repass immediately after.
On May 13, 2017 God called his beloved child, Mattie E. Square home to be with him.
Sister Mattie Estelle Square was born June 22, 1934 she was one of three children born to the late Joe Williams and Ozelle O’Neal in Tyler Texas.
Mattie and her siblings all knew Christ at an early age. She accepted Christ and was baptized at the age of 7-year-old at Cottage Hill Baptist Church, in Tyler Texas. Later in life, she moved to Bremerton WA. In 1951 to live with her aunt Monique (Sweata) and uncle Hayward Horton known to us as grandma and grandpa, and where she attended and graduate from Bremerton High School in 1952 Mattie came to Seattle WA May of 1954 where she met and married Mr. Williams Square the love off her life. Together they bore two lovely daughters Teresa Williams and Velda Square.
Mattie later became the proud parent of three more children. Zenobia, Harold, and Joehayward she then went on to attend Edwards Beauty school in 1976-1968. Mattie became a loyal member of the Rose of Sharon Pentecostal Temple in 1971 until her last days.
Preceding Sis. Square in death is her Father Joe Williams, Mother Ozelle O’Neal, daughter Velda Square, sister Mattie V. Kinniebrew, cousins Nelvie Dove and Velma Freeney.
Services May 20, 2017, 11:00AM, Rose of Sharon Pentecostal Temple
4108 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA. 98118
Viewing May 19, 2017,Dayspring & Fitch Funeral Home, 5503 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA. 98118, From 5:00-8:00pm
Sandra Kay Callier Campbell, age 64, was called home on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Swedish Hospital. She was born on June 13, 1952 in Seattle Washington to Sam and Elizabeth Rhodes. She attended Franklin High School and later went on to work for the University of Washington for over 20 years. Sandra was a Christian woman with a beautiful and loving soul. She found great happiness in helping others and loved her family unconditionally. Sandra enjoyed playing bingo, softball bowling, cooking and spending time with her girlfriends at the casino. She is survived by her husband Leslie Campbell, her six children Elizabeth, Charles Dominick, Natasha, Lorenzo, and Andrew. Her five Brothers Samuel, Billy, Jerome, Leroy John and Landry and a host of family and friends. A viewing for Sandra will be held, Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 10 AM to 5 PM , and a memorial service will be held on Friday, May 19, 2017, 1 PM to 3 PM, at the Greenwood Memorial Park, 305 Monroe Ave. NE, Renton, WA 98056
There will be a repass for family and friends following the service at the Rainier Beach Community Club, 6038 S. Pilgrim Street, Seattle WA 98118.
Come and see the vision and meet the artists from the community working to honor the legacy of Liberty Bank and help tell the unique, powerful history of the Central District through installations on this historic project.
In addition to meeting the artists and viewing the amazing art, we are inviting you to join us to explore how media technology such as Kiosks, LED lights, LCD Screens, VR/AR (Virtual Reality/Augmented reality) and more can be used to to amplify the artwork, stories and identity of the Black at the Liberty Bank building to create unique destination.
The artwork will bring to life the Liberty Bank Building, a unique development of 115 affordable apartments and commercial space set to break ground on June 19th, 2017.
Liberty Bank Building is being developed as a partnership between Africatown, Black Community Impact Alliance, Capitol Hill Housing and Centerstone.
Liberty Bank Art Open House &
Digital Placemaking Focus Group
Wednesday, May 24th, 6pm-8pm, Black Dot Underground, 1437 S. Jackson St.
Self-instructional CPR kits are a proven method to provide parents with the knowledge and skills needed to resuscitate an infant in case of an emergency.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Women and Infants Center hands out more than 1,500 infant CPR kits each year to help save the lives of infants who are born prematurely or with congenital heart disease or are admitted for respiratory distress and/or neonatal abstinence syndrome. These infants are at higher risk of respiratory and cardiac arrest in their first year of life, with bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation serving as a major predictor of resuscitation outcome.
“In order for UAB to continue to hand out these infant CPR kits at no charge to patients, we need support from donors,” said Elicia Jacob, DNP, director of Nursing for UAB Women and Infants Services. “Through our educational classes and these CPR kits, we hope to give parents and caretakers confidence to perform CPR on their infant in case of an emergency.”
The UAB Women and Infants Center is launching a fundraising campaign to raise money to help educate families on how to perform infant CPR in case of an emergency at home and provide the infant CPR kits, which retail for $39.99, complimentary when leaving the hospital.
“In order to continue to save infant lives and hand out these kits free, we need your help,” Jacob said. “The kit allows parents to practice CPR on an infant, as well as teach family and friends who will be caring for the infant how to perform CPR.”
Once an infant is stable, the care team at UAB’s Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit shifts their focus to parent education and patient care class. Educating the parents of infants on how to perform CPR gives them confidence, a “can do” attitude, and the willingness to step forward and save an infant’s life.
As part of this program, the nursing staff teaches parents how to perform CPR in a comfortable, informal setting. Parent care classes at UAB also help prepare new parents for the unthinkable, such as their infant going into cardiac arrest.
UAB nurses then send families whose infant has a high risk of respiratory or cardiac arrest home with an educational infant CPR kit that consists of a mini baby mannequin with lungs for practice, a 22-minute how-to DVD and written instructions on performing CPR on an infant. The kits can be used as practice or to teach others who will be caring for the infant how to perform CPR in case of an emergency.
“Our greatest hope is that parents will never need to use this skill but, in an emergency, will know what to do to save their baby’s life,” Jacob said.
In case of an emergency, it is important to phone 911 first, then proceed with the following steps when administering CPR to an infant:
If an infant is choking, remember to support the head and neck, rest your arm on your lap or thigh, then:
To make a gift to the UAB Infant CPR Kit fund, visit http://c-fund.us/bnx.
The First National Tour of Broadway’s “Must-See Musical,”
Come From Away will Launch at The 5th Avenue Theatre
Nominated for 7 Tony Awards® including “Best Musical”
Winner of 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards including “Outstanding Broadway Musical”
Winner of 4 Helen Hayes Awards including “Outstanding Musical Production”
“Best Musical” – Drama Desk Award Nomination
“Best Musical” – Drama League Award Nomination
Book, Music & Lyrics by Two-Time Tony Award® Nominees Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Directed by Two-Time Tony Award® Nominee Christopher Ashley
Musical Staging by Two-Time Tony Award® Nominee Kelly Devine
Music Supervision & Arrangements by Ian Eisendrath
Junkyard Dog Productions announced today that the critically acclaimed, wildly popular Broadway sensation Come From Away, will return to its Seattle roots, launching a North American Tour at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle in October 2018, kicking off the nationally-celebrated company’s 2018/19 season.
Come From Away, which has been playing to standing room only audiences, features a book, music and lyrics by two-time Tony Award® nominees and Outer Critics Circle Award winners Irene Sankoff & David Hein, direction by two-time Tony Award® nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Christopher Ashley (Memphis), musical staging by two-time Tony Award® nominee Kelly Devine (Rocky) and music supervision by Ian Eisendrath (A Christmas Story: The Musical).
Come From Away is nominated for seven Tony Awards® including “Best Musical,” won five Outer Critics Circle Awards including “Best Musical” and four Helen Hayes Awards including Outstanding Musical, and is nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards including “Best Musical” and the Drama League Award for “Best Musical.”
“From the first time we saw Irene and David’s telling of this extraordinary true story, we were passionate to share this tale of hope and humanity with as many people as possible,” said Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff of lead producers Junkyard Dog Productions. “With the overwhelming emotional response the show has received from critics and audiences alike, we are thrilled to now be setting out on this journey across North America.” Junkyard Dogs Productions (Memphis, First Date, Dr. Zhivago) includes Randy Adams, Sue Frost and long time 5th Avenue Theatre board members and producing partners Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff.
David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director of the 5th Avenue Theatre said, “Come From Away held its first professional workshop here at the 5th Avenue Theatre and its joint world premiere production at Seattle Repertory Theatre in partnership with La Jolla Playhouse. We are honored with the opportunity to launch the North American tour for this incredible new musical and proud to have it return to its Seattle roots to kick off our 2018/2019 season.”
Come From Away features scenic design by Tony Award® winner Beowulf Boritt (Act One), costume design by Tony Award® nominee Toni-Leslie James (Jelly’s Last Jam), lighting design by two-time Tony Award® winner Howell Binkley (Hamilton), sound design by Tony Award® nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Gareth Owen (End of the Rainbow), orchestrations by Tony Award® nominee August Eriksmoen (Bright Star) and music arrangements by Ian Eisendrath.
In a heartbeat, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, doubling the population of one small town on the edge of the world. On September 11, 2001, the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.
Following sold-out, record-breaking, critically-acclaimed engagements at La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. and Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre, Come From Away landed on the “Best Theater of the Year” lists in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Seattle Times, San Diego Union Tribune and Toronto Star, and was featured in The New York Times’ “Memorable Theatre of 2016.”
Come From Away is produced by Junkyard Dog Productions (Randy Adams, Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff and Sue Frost), Jerry Frankel, Latitude Link, Smith & Brant Theatricals, Steve & Paula Reynolds, David Mirvish, Michael Rubinoff, Alhadeff Productions, Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Sam Levy, Rodney Rigby, Spencer Ross, Richard Winkler, Yonge Street Theatricals, Sheridan College, Michael & Ellise Coit, Ronald Frankel, Sheri & Les Biller, Richard Belkin, Gary & Marlene Cohen, Allan Detsky & Rena Mendelson, Lauren Doll, Barbara H. Freitag, Wendy Gillespie, Laura Little Theatricals, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Radio Mouse Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Gwen Arment/Molly Morris & Terry McNicholas, Maureen & Joel Benoliel/Marjorie & Ron Danz, Pamela Cooper/Corey Brunish, Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics, Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams Productions, Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary & Kenneth Willman, and La Jolla Playhouse andSeattle Repertory Theatre.
American Airlines is the official airline partner for Come From Away.
Come From Away was originally co-produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre, and presented in 2016 by Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC and Mirvish Productions at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, CA. Come From Away (NAMT Festival 2013) was originally developed at the Canadian Music Theatre Project, Michael Rubinoff Producer, Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and was further developed at Goodspeed Musicals’ Festival of New Artists, in East Haddam, CT. The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle WA also provided development support.
Please visit www.ComeFromAway.com.
At a media briefing at the King County Veterans Program facility in Belltown on Monday, Executive Dow Constantine will announce a plan to renew King County’s commitment to local veterans and provide more services to the region’s rapidly growing senior population. He will be joined by other elected officials and representatives from organizations that serve veterans, vulnerable populations and seniors.
The Veterans and Human Services Levy — which voters approved in 2005 and overwhelmingly renewed in 2011 — will expire on Dec. 31.
WHAT: Media briefing on King County Veterans and Human Services Levy
WHEN: 11 a.m. on Monday, May 22
WHERE: King County Veterans Program Facility | 2106 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA 98121
Many bills were proposed, and negotiations between Democrats and Republicans ended in sound policy. Unlike Congress, the state Legislature has much less partisan conflict. Republicans and Democrats often talk in the wings of the House chamber about how a bill in question could change to garner votes on both sides of the aisle. In fact, approximately eight out of 10 bills we debated on the floor passed with bipartisan support.
There was one notable exception: The operating budget.
The Republican-controlled Senate and the Democratic-controlled House each drafted separate operating budget proposals. Each side knew their proposal would not be the final budget, because compromise would create a new document incorporating parts of both budgets to reach a bipartisan vote.
But that didn’t happen through regular session, and it isn’t happening now.
From the time the Recession hit in 2008 to when economic recovery began around 2013, Washington state cut approximately $12 billion out of biennial budgets. The results were disastrous: Almost everything from education funding to mental health care received dramatic reductions.
With the state Supreme Court’s McCleary ruling that the state is underfunding our K-12 system, it became clear we needed new revenue to comply with our constitutional duty, and fully fund public schools.
We believe Democrats and Republicans alike have the best intentions for Washingtonians. However, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we have different ways of getting there.
That’s where negotiation should have come in. Both sides should have sat down to work out mutual priorities, decide the total cost of those priorities, and then agree on funding sources.
This approach is how we reached a landmark bipartisan deal to increase the state’s transportation investments in 2015. Negotiators hashed through projects and services, determined costs, and both parties voted for a gas tax increase to make these critical infrastructure investments.
Sadly, that same spirit of cooperation wasn’t part of the regular session budget process. Republicans and Democrats both passed operating budgets and had specific funding ideas. Yet instead of negotiating, Senate Republicans said the House had to vote on a revenue package before negotiations could begin. They made this argument even though the Senate hadn’t passed a number of bills they needed to actually balance their budget proposal.
These political games distracted from the only votes that truly mattered: Could the Senate plan pass the House as drafted; and could the House plan pass the Senate draft. The answer to both was – and still is – “no.”
We must address the fundamental problem of fully funding education and negotiating a state budget that works for all of Washington.
Both sides can sit here in Olympia and stare at each other until well into summer; or we can work together, compromise, and develop a budget that works for all.
House Democrats are ready to negotiate. Let’s do the people’s business and adjourn.
Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane) is Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Kristine Lytton (D-Anacortes) is Chair of the House Finance Committee, and served on the Governor’s Education Funding Task Force.
The vote today by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act would make insurance more expensive for anyone with pre-existing conditions, increase out of pocket costs for low-income individuals, revoke coverage for mental health and substance-use disorder treatment, and erode King County’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks.
“House Republicans passed a health care bill without fully explaining it to the American people, or even understanding its cost and consequences,” said Executive Constantine. “Health care is too vital to be playing political games. King County has made health reform work, and improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents. The Trump/Ryan plan takes us backwards, putting at risk basic health insurance and treatment for people struggling with behavioral health and substance use. We will continue to fight to preserve what works in health reform, and beat back attempts to turn back the clock.”