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Born in the state of Texas 8-29-1954 Pass away in Seattle on 12-21-2019, David Blanks,was motorcycle rider, With Magic-Wheels ,until health problems, still his first love was riding his motorcycle with the love of his life Thelma Jones, mr. Blanks was retired from West Seattle Steel company also he was a retired shoeshine specialist entrepreneur, he is survived bye lots of loved ones and family members! Service is Jan,18,2020. Ebenezer AME Zion Church 1716 23rd Avenue at 1:pm
An inmate who had been booked into the King County Correctional Facility passed away Monday, December 30, 2019.
On Monday, December 30, 2019, a 35-year-old female inmate passed away. She had been booked at the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle on an investigation for drugs.
The King County Medical Examiner’s office will conduct a review to determine the cause and manner of death.
As part of the standard review process for jail-related deaths, the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention will work with Public Health – Seattle & King County to conduct an internal investigation. The Seattle Police Department will also conduct an independent investigation.
Carol Elayne Stewart was called home to be with the Lord December 15, 2019. Forced into an early retirement from Multiple Sclerosis, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Carol had an abundant amount of energy and life even though being confined to a wheelchair. She is proceeded in death by her Father Hoover L Stewart, Mother Joyce C Flowers, and her brother Logan Wayne Stewart.
She leaves to mourn her passing to her youngest brother Paris W Stewart, son Cameron N Stewart, granddaughters Rawnisha B Stewart and LaGea N Rodgers, along with a host of family and friends too numerous to name.
By her wishes come and join us for a potluck and story sharing on January 4 th ,2020 Noon to 3pm.
Garfield Community Center 2323 E Cherry Street Seattle, Wa 98122
Georgetown and Othello tiny house village residents came together Friday evening at South Seattle College Georgetown Campus for a festive holiday celebration and dinner.
Snowflakes hanging from fishing line seem to float over the twinkling Whittier Heights Tiny House Village thanks the work of LIHI employees Theresa Hohman, Kori Arnson, volunteer Jeff Hegenauer and village residents. They are planning to leave the lights up through February to brighten the dark days of winter.
Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner hosted 100 children from local youth organizations for a holiday shopping spree, giving each child in attendance gift cards so they could complete all of their holiday shopping needs. Wagner was joined by Blitz and several of Wagner’s teammates, including K.J. Wright, Shaquem Griffin, Shaquill Griffin, Ugo Amadi, and Emmanuel Ellerbee, came out to get in on the holiday shopping fun.
Bobby Wagner is also the Seahawks nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, for his outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. Fans can vote for Bobby Wagner by heading to Twitter and using #WPMOYChallenge followed by Wagner. The player whose unique hashtag is used the most between Dec. 12 and Jan. 12 will receive a $25,000 contribution to their charity of choice.
Seahawks rookie safety Ugo Amadi visited the Odessa Brown Seattle Children’s Hospital for the holidays and surprised a family with new scooters and signed Seahawks gear.
Seahawks Legend Cliff Avril was out in the Washington community giving back to youth from Odessa Brown Clinic. Each child was given money to complete their holiday shopping needs for themselves and family members. Seahawks Legends Kam Chancellor, Mike Morgan, Jermaine Kearse, and Jeron Johnson were all also in attendance to help local youth with their shopping needs
What the Seahawks have not dealt with
all season, and this is where the horrendous part of Sunday’s loss to Arizona comes into play, is the stripping of Seattle offensive identity over the past three weeks.
Coach Carroll loves his power run game. The NFL loves a power rushing attack or at least the teams that are heading into the playoffs love these offensive schemes. Four teams rank higher than Seattle’s 46.26- percent coming via the run, with Baltimore (No. 1, 55.42-percent) and San Francisco (No. 2, 49.17- percent) followed by Minnesota (48.75) and Buffalo (46.5).
Seattle will see this next week when they face San Francisco.
“Everything comes down to the final game of the season. We’re fortunate to that we have a chance to play for the division this late in the year,” Carroll said. “What’s important for is in turn is to be discipline about this and turn our focus to (next) week and not be effected by what just happened.”
Out of the top 10 teams that rely on the run only Denver (No. 10, 42.94-percent) has failed to even sniff the playoffs with their rocky year. Indianapolis (46.2), Tennessee (45.67) and Oakland (45.16) each have a shot at clinching the AFC’s final playoff spot while Houston (42.96) are the AFC South Division champs.
Even typical pass-happy New England have made the switch to a power-run game the past three weeks calling a run play 46.11-percent of the time including calling runs on half (51.47) of last week’s plays.
“Losing Chris Carson, who’s had an amazing year, it was pretty tough on him – it was tough on us. He’s been a great player for us, he’s been the epitome of toughness, he’s been the epitome of a workhorse and all the things he’s been able to do. He’s been really, really special,” Wilson said. But will Seattle still be that kind of team going forward or more to the point can they still be the power- run team that offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer’s offense thrives under?
The worst part of Sunday’s loss was the losing both 1,200 yard rusher Chris Carson hip injury and third string running back C.J. Prosise to a broken. Both have been ruled out for the rest of the season.
“We did get both our running backs banged up today – Chris and C.J. both got hurt. They will miss them and they’re out,” Carroll said. “We got to get to scrambling and (general manager John Schneider) has
got to get to work. That’s a lot of game for Homer to have to play by himself. Obviously we’ll have to make some moves and figure some stuff out.”
The moves general manager John Schneider had in mind was bringing back a pair of former Seahawks with first Robert Turbin agreeing to a deal, followed by the return of Beast Mode to Seattle when Marshawn Lynch signed a one year contract.
Both should be a major boost to a suddenly absent rushing attack that has been neutered the last three weeks with Homer listed as the only running back available on the roster.
Bringing Beast Mode Lynch and Turbin back will excite the hometown fans, especially when Lynch takes that first handoff next week, but that’s not going to solve all of Seattle’s problems.
Star left tackle Duane Brown missed last weekend’s game due to a knee injury and it looks like he will need to have surgery to alleviate the pain and discomfort. Brown’s continued absence will be missed next week against San Francisco’s pass rush, and the veteran tackle is expected to be out for at least the
Wild Card round as well.
It really comes down to the Lynch signing and whether he can provide one more magical playoff moment for the Seahawks. If he does that then these past few weeks of frustration can be put aside.
Seahawks limp away in loss to Cardinals, left with questions going into division title game against 49ers
The Seattle Seahawks and fans alike were left with more questions than answers after the Seattle dropped their week 16 meeting division rivals Arizona Cardinals, 27-13, last Sunday at CenturyLink Field. If any time the Seahawks could be given a mulligan for such a horrendous loss to a now 5-win Cardinals
team – a team that owned the springs NFL Draft’s top overall pick and a first year coach in Cliff Kingsbury – as Seattle still has games of significance on the horizon with the playoffs looming, while Arizona (5-9-1) is done after next week.
But still, it was a horrendous result for Seattle (11-4) heading into their meeting against San Francisco 49ers (12-3) where the NFC West Division crown decided in the final game of the decade.
“It didn’t matter what phase we were in. We just weren’t good enough today,” a somber Seattle coach Pete Carroll said after the Seahawks loss Sunday afternoon. “Our focus is gone (from) that game. It wasn’t going to be on this game once we got into the locker room anyway with the game coming up next week (because) everything comes down to the final week of the season.”
The mood of the Seahawks after the loss is understandable after the identity of the team has been stripped away piece by piece the last three weeks starting with backup and second year running Rashaad Penny to IR after he tore his ACL two weeks ago against the Los Angeles Rams.
Then Jadeveon Clowney was hurt which has caused the star defensive end to miss the past couple of weeks, and last week against the Carolina Panthers Quandary Diggs and Shaquille Griffen were both hurt during the game which forced the defensive backs out against Arizona. Add that to the defensive unit already being stung with injuries to both defensive end Ziggy Ansah and linebacker Michael Kendricks, the Seahawks defense has seen injuries come at the worst time for them to happen. And that’s not including losing defensive lineman Al Woods for four week to suspension for a PED violation.
“More than anything else we just got to respond. There’s so much to figure out. I can’t answer all those questions here,” Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson said who finished with a season-worst in completions (16-for-31) and passing yards (169) with the team’s only touchdown coming on 3-yard pass to fullback Nick Bellore to finish off the Seahawks first drive of the game.
“But I think ultimately, the good thing is we have a chance to win the NFC West. That’s the reality,” Wilson added. “That’s the truth and the truth is that we got to play better as well. Both of those things are real, and I don’t think there is anyone better than us in figuring out how to answer back.” The truth is the Seahawks defense has been rocked with injuries and suspensions all season, and yet
here they are in the thick of it with a chance to win the division title and earn a bye heading into the playoffs., left with questions going into division title game against 49ers The Seattle Seahawks and fans alike were left with more questions than answers after the Seattle dropped their week 16 meeting division rivals Arizona Cardinals, 27-13, last Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
If any time the Seahawks could be given a mulligan for such a horrendous loss to a now 5-win Cardinals team – a team that owned the springs NFL Draft’s top overall pick and a first year coach in Cliff Kingsbury – as Seattle still has games of significance on the horizon with the playoffs looming, while
Arizona (5-9-1) is done after next week.
But still, it was a horrendous result for Seattle (11-4) heading into their meeting against San Francisco 49ers (12-3) where the NFC West Division crown decided in the final game of the decade.
“It didn’t matter what phase we were in. We just weren’t good enough today,” a somber Seattle coach Pete Carroll said after the Seahawks loss Sunday afternoon. “Our focus is gone (from) that game. It wasn’t going to be on this game once we got into the locker room anyway with the game coming up next week (because) everything comes down to the final week of the season.”
The mood of the Seahawks after the loss is understandable after the identity of the team has been stripped away piece by piece the last three weeks starting with backup and second year running Rashaad Penny to IR after he tore his ACL two weeks ago against the Los Angeles Rams.
Then Jadeveon Clowney was hurt which has caused the star defensive end to miss the past couple of weeks, and last week against the Carolina Panthers Quandary Diggs and Shaquille Griffen were both hurt during the game which forced the defensive backs out against Arizona. Add that to the defensive unit
already being stung with injuries to both defensive end Ziggy Ansah and linebacker Michael Kendricks, the Seahawks defense has seen injuries come at the worst time for them to happen. And that’s not including losing defensive lineman Al Woods for four week to suspension for a PED
violation.
“More than anything else we just got to respond. There’s so much to figure out. I can’t answer all those
questions here,” Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson said who finished with a season-worst in completions (16-for-31) and passing yards (169) with the team’s only touchdown coming on 3-yard pass to fullback Nick Bellore to finish off the Seahawks first drive of the game.
“But I think ultimately, the good thing is we have a chance to win the NFC West. That’s the reality,” Wilson added. “That’s the truth and the truth is that we got to play better as well. Both of those things
are real, and I don’t think there is anyone better than us in figuring out how to answer back.” The truth is the Seahawks defense has been rocked with injuries and suspensions all season, and yet here they are in the thick of it with a chance to win the division title and earn a bye heading into the
playoffs.
“These four days were a haven of humanity and compassion at its best. The message to me was very clear, hope in a hurting world. Thank you for that hope and easing my suffering and the suffering of so many people in need.” – Clinic Patient
Seattle/King County Clinic is a volunteer-driven, free health clinic that occurs for four days each year at Seattle Center. The Clinic welcomes anyone in the region who struggles to access and/or afford healthcare.
The next Clinic is scheduled for February 13 – 16, 2020 at Seattle Center.
Seattle Department of Neighborhood’s Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) announces its 2020 funding programs. Its two funds – the Small Sparks Fund and the Community Partnership Fund – support grassroots projects that build stronger neighborhoods and communities. Examples of projects include park improvements, public art, cultural festivals, community organizing, and much more.
The Community Partnership Fund has good news for next year! The Fund’s maximum award will increase to $50,000 so that it can accommodate larger projects, as well as fund a wider array of project types. The 2020 deadlines for the Fund are February 25, May 19 and September 15 by 5:00 p.m.
The Small Sparks Fund provides funding up to $5,000 per project and accepts applications on a rolling basis through October 31. This fund is perfect for small community activities such as Neighbor Day, Night Out, neighborhood clean-ups, and others.
NMF is hosting three workshops for those interested in applying to the fund. Each workshop will provide an overview of the Neighborhood Matching Fund, the qualities of a strong application, and the review process. Neighborhood and community groups interested in the fund are invited to attend.
Workshop dates and locations are as follows:
Saturday, January 11, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S.Saturday, January 25, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave NTuesday, February 4, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Seattle Public Library – Downtown, 1000 4th Ave
To attend a workshop, RSVP at bit.ly/nmf-winter2020 or contact us at 206-733-9916 or .
More than 5,000 projects have occurred across the city since this program began in 1988. To learn more about the Neighborhood Matching Fund and its support to community-initiated projects, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighborhood-matching-fund.