August 2020

information from the King County Prosecuting Attorney

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is aware of a scam call going to Western Washington residents regarding prostitution cases and demanding money be transferred immediately.

These calls are a scam and they are targeting people who have no involvement in a crime. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is not calling demanding money from people involved in prostitution cases or any type of cases. Our office has never done that, and will not. 

In compliance with Washington State’s “Safe Start” plan, the following 2020 events have been canceled or converted into virtual events in the City of Burien:

• Arts-a-Glow (virtual event – details to be announced)
• Día de los Muertos (virtual event – details to be announced)
• Boulevard Park Block Party (canceled)
• B-Fit Challenge and Walk for Women (canceled)
• B-Town Fiesta (canceled)

The City of Burien and Discover Burien are looking for ways to transform these events into at-home celebrations or virtual events. The Día de los Muertos celebration and Arts-A-Glow event are being restructured to include art displays and activities community members can participate in at home. Discover Burien has launched a series of drive-in movies on private property throughout Burien.

information from the City of Seattle

The City Budget Office today released their latest economic forecasts and revenue projections for Seattle, which showed an additional reduction to the 2020 General Fund revenue by $26.0 million (-2.1%) relative to the June forecast and is now projecting a total 2020 General Fund revenues of $1.19 billion, down from the adopted 2020 budget of $1.5 billion.

If you would like to obtain some well considered financial advice, contact Sarah Cecil 206-938-6017.

Brought to you by Sarah Cecil Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments.

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information from the National Nordic Museum

The National Nordic Museum's Virtual Nordic Genealogy Conference opens in September. The first genealogy conference ever offered by the Museum, it provides resources about family history and lineage to a wide global audience with internationally-renowned experts. Participants can choose from variety of live broadcasts and pre-recorded courses designed to be taken at their own pace. Registration is now open at nordicmuseum.org/genealogyconference.

“Almost from the beginning, the Museum has provided resources to those interested in Nordic genealogy,” said Executive Director and CEO Eric Nelson.

To the editor:

   I always enjoy your editorial columns (and those written by Tim, as well).  But reading yours today, August 6th, as I'm watching MSNBC about the latest stupid antics of Mr. Trump, what you wrote was particularly enjoyable -- "you have the right to be stupid.  That may not be fixable".   SO TRUE, of so many of our government's so-called leaders, and their followers. However, that stupidity is indirectly causing deaths of too many innocent US citizens and DOES need to be fixed!

Thanks for calling it like it is!  I appreciate you!

Best regards,

Barbara Reamer  (70-year Burien resident)

Burien Actors Theatre Board Member

By Jean Godden

Reporting -- the only job I ever wanted growing up -- is suddenly a hazardous occupation. While authoritarian regimes like Putin's Russia have long targeted journalists, labeling them "foreign agents," jailing them, disappearing them and allegedly killing them. But until now reporters and photographers -- protected under the First Amendment -- were free to do their jobs in this country.

Suddenly things have changed. The sad fact is that, day by day, the job of reporting is growing more dangerous. Reporters are being beaten, teargassed, pepper sprayed and arrested by police in numbers never before documented in the United States.