After more than a century, former jazz musician Rose Belland can still draw a crowd. Belland celebrated her 107th birthday on Jan. 12 with friends and family members at St. Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Clinic in North Seattle."Rose's birthday is a big event every year," said Mary Ann Sedgwick, activities director at St. Anne. "Last year, about 65 people turned out for it."
B.F. DAYAFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES: B.F. Day Elementary School, 3921 Linden Ave. N., is offering after-school classes in music and chess.B.F. Day will have two seven-week sing-along classes for kindergartners through third-graders: the first having started Wednesday, Jan. 23, and the next starting April 9. Each set of classes start at 3:15 p.m. and costs $70; for more information or to register, call Sandy, at 568-3418.The Chess Club, for third- through fifth-graders, also will meet after-school, as well, on Thursdays; call the school, at 252-6010, for more information.
■ Hamilton International Middle School, 1610 N. 41st St., was host to a powwow on Friday, Jan. 25. The school's sixth- through eighth-graders learned about Native American culture as they witnessed a grand procession, with dancers performing (at left) while others drummed. The students then had the opportunity to drum one song, take part in a Snake Dance around the auditorium and then perform in the final dance in a circle. photos/Betsy Berger
A picture here, a postcard there. Emily Wilson's "genealogy box," as she called it, contained valuable tidbits of her family history, but the information came few and far between. "The family history became a jigsaw puzzle," Wilson said.
Seattle Police have arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of Capitol Hill resident Shannon Harps. On the strength of DNA evidence, James Anthony Williams has been detained for Harps' New Year's Eve murder.
The lines are forming early tonight and Columbia City has seemingly come alive. Those awaiting access into the Royal Esquire Club are dressed superbly, as usual.Even on a weekday, the Royal Esquires are sharply dressed.
"Well, I don't know, but I'm thinking they might be getting just a bit too old for that kind of thing. Funny books. And I know their mother worries about it, too."So speaks Uncle Neil, referring to brothers Roy and Nick Looby, in Tom DeHaven's 2001 novel "Dugan Under Ground," a clever re-imagining of the life of Robert Crumb. One of the world's most renowned living cartoonists, Crumb bridges the ever-narrowing gap between high and low culture with R. Crumb's Underground, an extensive retrospective of his work which opened last weekend at the Frye Art Museum.
The suspect smashed the window with an unknown object, grabbed two black bags from inside the car, and then got into an older model red Acura and drove away. The witness wrote down the license plate number of the car as it was leaving.
A diverse group of early arrivals milled about the old Yesler Terrace community center socializing and having coffee with cookies on Saturday, Jan. 19. Meanwhile Kristin O'Donnell, chair of Yesler Terrace Community Council was busy phoning residents to remind them of the civic engagement workshop. Entitled Tenants' Rights, this first in a series of six workshops was scheduled to begin at any moment.
The banner, above-the-fold headline in the Jan. 25 Seattle P-I could not have been more clear: "Husky Stadium funding dead."Only one problem: it's not true.
It looks like a bright new year for the Southeast District Council (SEDC).If Jan. 23 was your first chance to attend the Rainier Valley's version of democracy and civic engagement in action, you might have never known that, up until just recently, the group of tireless community volunteers had been hijacked by a small, feisty group of rogue activists that had everyone so mired in process minutiae there was hardly any time left to discuss anything of substance.
A DRAWN PERSPECTIVE
After a meeting with Seattle Parks and Recreation on Jan. 30, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed not to take any action against the coyote in Discovery Park at this time. In addition, the USDA will continue discussions with the U.S. Navy about the need-or lack thereof-to trap the animal.eattle Parks and Recreation encourages the peaceful co-existence of urban wildlife and human communities.
Longtime Seattle City Council member Richard Conlin has never been a political firebrand; he's too even tempered and "Seattle nice." But as the new council president, the 25-year resident of Madrona has helped the council come up with a 2008 agenda and a set of priorities that deal with everything from gang violence to planting more trees in the city.
A large memorial and candle-light vigil for Degene Barecha took place on the evening of Friday, Feb. 1.