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Election Day is Tuesday
Election Day is approaching fast! As the country selects its next President, there are many other local offices and initiatives on the ballot.
Tyler Crone is the Chair of the 36th
Legislative District Democrats. She said, “No matter who you vote for, now is the time to do your research and return your ballot as soon as possible so that you have a voice in our democracy. Then text ten friends and make sure they do the same. Each of us has the obligation and the
privilege to do our part.”
First time candidate Alexis Mercedes Rinck said, “Running for office is one of the most incredible honors of my life. To not only represent the community but to also fight for its wellbeing is a privilege I do not take lightly.”
Seattle Public Schools proposes closing 4 elementary schools next year
By Spencer Pauley
Seattle Public Schools has announced the consolidation of four schools as the district works to chip away at a $94 million budget deficit.
The schools recommended for closure next year are North Beach Elementary, Sacajawea Elementary, Stevens Elementary and Sanislo Elementary. The four schools would be consolidated with other schools as follows: North Beach Elementary with
Viewlands Elementary; Sacajawea Elementary with John Rogers Elementary; Stevens Elementary with Montlake Elementary; and Sanislo Elementary with Highland Park Elementary.
“We chose these schools based on factors like building condition, space, and the goal of minimizing disruption to students and families,” the district said in an news release. “A dedicated transition team will be working with the impacted communities to ensure a smooth and supportive process for everyone involved.”
Seattle Public Schools was initially considering closing 17 to 21 schools, which would have saved the district approximately $30 million. That would have left an estimated gap of around $70 million for the district to address after consolidations.
After pushback from families and faculty, the district announced it would explore closing five schools.
Along with the proposed school closures, the district is looking to tap into
Completed and signed ballots must be postmarked or returned to a ballot drop box by Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. Washington ballots have already been mailed to registered voters. If you have any questions or have not received your ballot, visit www.kingcounty.gov for more information.
School conversation set for Nov. 6
A community conversation about Seattle Public Schools will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 via Zoom. Go here to sign up for information about the Zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/e/1FAIpQLScATh6eUc2iioKQTwsOLEk_ M3_cnCAaZxaTD2zPfj2LwASV8g/ viewform
Guests will include Joe Mizrahi, District 4 Seattle Public Schools Board Director, and State Representative Liz Berry, 36th Legislative District (also a parent of a public school student in our community).
“This is a very fluid situation, with the Seattle Public Schools currently working through its budget and looking more broadly at how to regain its financial footing and support student outcomes. We welcome the community to come together with two dedicated stakeholders – Joe and Liz – to discuss potential short and long-term impacts on Queen Anne, map timelines, and help ensure our community can voice concerns and actively particulate in the district-wide dialogue,” a press release says. Feel free to submit questions and comments in advance to queenannecc@gmail.com.
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Residents of the 36th Legislative District gather at the Greenwood Senior Center to encourage others to Get Out The Vote.
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Empowered youth: How young voices are shaping tomorrow
By Summit Public Schools
The elected officials of Summit Atlas’ Student Government (SASG) are impressive representatives of how young people can have a profound impact on their community.
Ella Galaites, the dynamic President of SASG, is on a mission to craft a vibrant future for the Summit Atlas community. Maria Hernandez, SASG Vice President, embodies ambition in both her academics and her aspirations for student government. And Class Secretary JuJu Sims, through his plan to grow his own confidence and enhance the way in which students communicate, aims to ensure that every student’s voice is heard and their opinions respected.
A natural-born leader, Ella has thrived in the ASB program since she and her peers helped launch it three years ago. She has cemented her self-reliance and strengthened her leadership skills alongside the program. Summit Atlas is a charter public school and its charter status grants it the ability to provide a unique educational model that nurtures every individual child and effectively serves the young people who are furthest from educational justice. Summit does this by equipping each child with the habits, tools, and knowledge necessary for success in their chosen path after high school. Ella values the mentorship, worldly experience provided by the Expeditions Program, and self-directed learning model that is used by Summit Atlas. She also recognizes opportunities where she can contribute meaningfully to Summit through ASB.
“Lots of people do not see the inner workings of what happens in the ASB classroom,” says Ella. “It takes a lot of perseverance and work to get one event or idea out to the school. There are a variety of compliance-related issues that young leaders have to learn to navigate in ASB. We dedicate time each day to reach the students of Summit Atlas with the organizing of school dances, cultural months, and school meetings.”
The Class President emphasizes the importance of balancing academic success with participation in traditional high school activities.
Aiming to align with Summit’s unique education model, Ella facilitates key events that align with this creative blueprint.
“Student government is one of the most important electives a school can provide,” says Ella. “It allows the student voice to be heard and implemented. It is vital to students' growth and development to feel empowered to make change in their own community. ASB allows students to learn to become better leaders, successfully preparing them for life outside of high school.”
Vice President Hernandez works closely with President Galaites and is ready to step in at a moment’s notice. She understands the importance of representation and amplifying her own voice–this is how she won her position.
This election process brought V.P. Hernandez to the understanding that her position demands both skill and passion. She emphasizes the importance of truly representing the student body by listening to student concerns and voicing them to school administration, noting that this representation often goes unnoticed. Through her work in Summit’s Pod classes, which are designed with a sense of community, she fosters leadership, collaboration, and
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Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea and have been trying to use a CPAP device for the past six months but can’t tolerate it. Are there any alternative treatment options you can tell me about?
Sleepy Sam
Dear Sam, I’m sorry to hear your CPAP mask is keeping you awake at night, but I’m happy to hear that you’re addressing your obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) problem. Left untreated, OSA is linked to daytime sleepiness and an increased risk of anxiety, diabetes, hypertension and stroke.
For those whose aren’t familiar, OSA causes your breathing to pause during sleep because something blocks your airway, like your tongue or relaxed throat muscles. Losing weight, quitting smoking, and limiting alcohol can all help ease obstructive sleep apnea symptoms such as snoring.
The primary treatment for people with moderate or severe OSA is a continuous positive airway
community engagement among students. Driven by a desire for improvement and a commitment to ensuring her peers are heard, she plans to enhance student engagement and create a more inclusive atmosphere within the school community.
“Student government is important because we, the students, get to choose who we want to represent us,” says V.P. Hernandez. “We are currently in an election year, nationally, and there are a lot of things to take into consideration when it comes to voting, whether it is for school or the real elections. You have to think why the candidate is worth the position based upon what they offer to do for your community.”
Wanting to inspire meaningful change, V.P. Hernandez is on a mission to understand what it truly means to hold political office, and especially how to sustain the passion required to make a lasting impact on people's lives. Come November, our students–along with the adults in our country–will experience the importance of ensuring their voice counts.
Similarly, Class Secretary JuJu Sims is committed to the motif of listening and empowering students to share their ideas for school
events. He believes in structuring a system in which student voices are integral to crafting the school’s future. As Class Secretary, Sims strives to enhance his communication skills and underscore the necessity of collaboration. With aspirations to run for Vice President next year, he believes his experience and commitment make him a strong candidate for the position.
“I believe that student government is important because students' voices matter in making their high school experience more meaningful and valuable,” says Class Secretary Sims. “When individuals can add their ideas and have people who take them into consideration, it leads to a more positive environment.”
Our children are not just the leaders of tomorrow, but the heartbeat of our nation today. Summit Atlas’ Student Government exemplifies the vision and passionate spirit of these emerging leaders, inspiring us all to embrace our shared responsibility in this journey. You can find out more about the importance of voting and how to register to vote here: https://www.sos.wa.gov/ elections/voters/voter-registration/ register-vote-washington-state
CPAP alternatives for sleep apnea
pressure (CPAP) machine, which keeps your airway open by pumping air through a mask you wear over your mouth and/or nose when you sleep.
But many people, like yourself, have difficulty tolerating CPAP and don’t stick with it. But CPAP machines have become smaller and quieter, with more comfortable options available. And for some people with mild to moderate OSA, less invasive alternatives to CPAP may be worth considering. Here are several to ask your doctor
about.
Dental device: This is designed to move the jaw so that the tongue shifts toward the front of the mouth to help keep the airway open. It’s one of the primary alternatives to CPAP and can also be used with CPAP to help make severe obstructive sleep apnea milder.
A dentist who specializes in sleep medicine (find one at dentalsleep. org) will be able to customize its fit to help your breathing without causing harm to your bite or teeth.
These custom-made oral appliances can cost between $2,000 and $4,000 but may be covered by insurance.
There are much cheaper options available online to treat snoring, but experts say these may not help with OSA, and could move teeth out of place or cause jaw issues if they’re not properly fitted.
Position therapy: For some, sleeping on the back can make obstructive sleep apnea dramatically worse. In these cases, switching to side sleeping – perhaps using pillows or a tennis ball attached to a shirt back – can sometimes help.
Tongue trainer: In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved a tongue-stimulating device for mild sleep apnea called eXciteOSA (exciteosa.com), which people wear for 20 minutes a day for six weeks and then 20 minutes a couple of times a week indefinitely. It costs $1,650 and is not covered by insurance.
Surgery: Those who can’t tolerate CPAP could have upper airway surgery to reduce the size of their soft palate or other tissue in their throat. But such options don’t
always work, have serious potential complications, and cannot be reversed. So, in general, they should not be first-line treatments.
A newer option is a surgically implanted device called Inspire (inspiresleep.com). Approved in 2014, it stimulates a nerve that moves your tongue to keep your airway open. Inspire can be removed if it is not tolerated, but it should also be tried only if someone is unable to use CPAP, and it is not an option for everyone.
Drug therapy: A new study, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that tirzepatide – the main ingredient found in type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro and weight loss treatment Zepbound – helps reduce symptom severity by almost two-thirds in adults with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea. Ask your doctor about this option.
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At the bookstore
It’s mid-October and my husband and I are walking along the waterfront headed toward the ferry. We pass the marshy area where the red-wing blackbirds hide in the cattails, and when we reach the end of the path, we stop to take in the light, sea, sky, ferry and I think this would be the view I’d want to call home, if I weren’t, in fact, already home.
I don’t let myself think about my old apartment in Belltown too much because it still breaks my heart to remember what can happen in one panicky year to an inner city neighborhood. People look at me quizzically when I try to explain what the pandemic was like downtown, and say things like, “Oh, I never go downtown anymore,” but I still feel how the work I did from my Belltown desk, the books I wrote, challenged me personally, toughened me professionally, and I still rely on the courage living there taught me. Which is helpful. Because I’ve known ever since the launch date of my new book was announced that I had something more to do. I just needed to figure out how.
I’ve experienced how well supported book events are on Bainbridge Island. So, with equal parts determination and fear, I walked
into Eagle Harbor Book Company to ask to speak to the owner. Which doesn’t sound like much, but let me tell you, it’s really hard to ask for an event in a reputable bookstore when you don’t know if you’ll be well received. The owner and I exchanged pleasantries, and she told me her events person would contact me.
I was pretty sure he wouldn’t. I smiled and thanked her and said, “I so appreciate it,” for good measure, and that’s when it hit me that while bookstores are my version of a temple — the hushed quiet and my devout belief in books — they can also intimidate me. I mean, I never know who needs who more. Authors need bookstores, and bookstores need authors, so you’d think we’d coexist as two halves of a whole. But too often it can feel like we are opposites, and that our approaches to books can hardly be more different. A bookstore’s reality is that it must choose what sells, while for writers, everything depends on getting emotionally past that reality.
I suppose some places just naturally make you feel more vulnerable. It’s the power bookstores have over an author’s visibility: Will they order your book? Place it in the window? Display it face up
(please, oh please), or shelve it? It’s a power-struggle I can’t let crush me.
I think being a writer has made this struggle a little easier. Writing teaches that a snub is always a possibility, rejection an even greater one. And it’s dicey to ask for something you really want when you are not in charge of when or if you will get it, and putting yourself out there never gets easier. Duh.
Luckily, the event planner at Eagle Harbor did contact me. And on the night of my reading there, I sat across the street from the store, watching people walk in (fortunately, I know people whose idea of a good time is to hang out in a bookstore).
The room filled. They set up more chairs. They set up more chairs again. I was awash in gratitude. “You have fooled everyone,” I thought, “they think you are a writer.”
Oh, she is mean, this voice. So mean, she will now recall every mistake I’ve ever made. Like, when halfway through another talk at Town Hall Seattle, something went wrong, I lost focus. It was a little brain-freeze in the middle of a sentence. The worst of it is she acts like she has every right to bring up my mistakes while I, on the other
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three “buckets” in order to close the gap.
First is seeking full support from the state Legislature to help cover the budget gap. The state funds would particularly aid in areas like special education, transportation, and operational costs.
The district will also seek out $40 million from the state to fund areas of special education, transportation
hand, think she has none. She is silenced as soon as my introduction is read, as if to say, “You’ve got this,” and I am thinking the same thing. Experience tells me what to do. And I do it. When I finally get to speak, there is no difference between who I want to be and who I am, and when I manage to do what I love this good, my god, it’s good.
And why, the next evening when a few men (only men, a first) showed up for my reading at Elliott Bay Book Company, I was fine with it. Or . . . I pretended to be fine with it.
I don’t know why life is comprised to never run successfully for long, but by the time I finished that reading, I remembered how failure — or what can feel like failure because empty chairs are really hard to address — is one of those feelings my sister does not let me talk about even half as much as I’d like because there are real failures happening everywhere in the world, and we both know that this is not one of them.
And then.
Mr. Li walked up, spoke softly and graciously, like someone you would call if you were afraid or needed help. Actually he was even more gracious than that. And when he said he enjoys my column, “I just like it
and materials.
Lastly, in order to find $30 million, the district is identifying operational cuts within its central staff, fewer buses, and adding a third bell time to reduce transportation costs.
Decreasing enrollment has been a major factor in producing the budget gap. Over the past seven years alone, enrollment at SPS has dropped by 4,000 students. Despite this, the district still operates nearly the same number of school buildings.
so much! When the paper comes, I always look for your piece first!” I saw.
I saw how I was so disappointed by all the people who hadn’t shown up that I hadn’t paid nearly enough attention to those who had.
That was my failure.
Maybe I hadn’t found what I thought I’d find (more of an audience, more women), but I’d found something far more generous.
Suddenly, everything felt so right again.
Except, maybe the rows and rows of chairs, many of which seem excessive, since authors perform at bookstores not rock stars.
But who is counting.
Mary Lou Sanelli is the author of In So Many Words, hew newest title that has been nominated for a 2025 Washington State Book Award. Please ask for it at your favorite bookstore. A professional speaker and master dance teacher, she has written a column for Pacific Publishing's Seattle papers for seventeen years, also contributing to other newspapers and magazines. For more information visit www.marylousanelli.com.
To attract more families back to SPS, the district is conducting an enrollment study that is expected to be completed by December. The study is intended to help guide the district’s efforts in recruitment and retention.
It's expected that the SPS Board of Directors will reconvene in January to hold another public hearing and take final action on the school closures.
A multi-year outlook on the district’s fiscal future is set to be presented in June 2025.
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Seattle City Council frustrated with proposed $10M boost to police OT budget
By Spencer Pauley
Seattle City Council members showed their frustration with a proposed $10 million increase to the Seattle Police Department’s overtime budget even as the city works to reach its officer hiring goals.
The department’s overall overtime budget for 2024 increased from $37 million in 2023 to $54 million. That accounts for the wage increase and an additional $4 million in salary savings.
Another $12.8 million was added as part of Harrell’s 2024 supplemental budget. If authorized by the Seattle City Council, this would bring the Seattle Police Department's 2024 overtime budget to $54.2 million.
Meanwhile, SPD is on track to use between 455,000 and 475,000 overtime hours in 2024, which represents a 5% to 10% decrease from 2023.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s 2025-2026 Proposed Budget would add $10 million to continue funding overtime in 2025 at a level that approximates the projected spending in 2024.
This $10 million is not ongoing into 2026, which means SPD will have to “severely curtail” its overtime spending, or the county executive and council would need to add more funding in 2026, according to a central staff memo.
Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales expressed her frustrations with the city’s ongoing spending on overtime exceeding budgeted amounts.
“Every year, [SPD] spends more than they get and then they ask for more next year; it seems that there is a management problem here,” Morales said at Monday's budget committee meeting. “The department needs to
better manage its overtime because we are in a deficit situation, and we can’t keep just adding tens of millions of dollars every year.”
Seattle Supervising Analyst Greg Doss countered that the need for special event staffing and patrol augmentation has been growing at a rate that has been difficult for the city to predict, causing overtime spending to increase.
Morales proposed that a better return on investment would be made if overtime funding shifted toward building more tiny-house villages and restoring youth programming, among other pitched ideas.
Dan Eder, interim director of the City Budget Office, disagreed with Morales, saying that he does not believe there is a scenario where the overtime funding will go unused.
“[The funds] will either be used for regular staffing in the police department for sworn officers, or it will be used because we’re not able to attract more sworn officers for overtime to backfill the low-level of funded officers who are actually employed by the city,” Eder countered.
Seattle City Council Chair Sara Nelson said the overtime budget increase shows that the city doesn't believe that it can reach its hiring goal for SPD.
The city’s goal is a net gain of 500 officers over five years since announcing the Seattle Police Recruitment and Retention Plan in 2022.
SPD reached a high of 446 applicants last July, the most since 2013. However, the department still has a net deficit of officers.
“I don’t like [that] I am sensing some complacency of an inability to meet our goals,” Nelson said.
Doss countered that it is highly likely SPD will overspend its overtime allocation in 2025 and 2026.
Seattle sued over rental housing laws meant to help tenants
By Sue Lani Madsen
Seattle’s tenant protection laws may be put to the test by a lawsuit filed Tuesday in King County. The plaintiff, GRE Downtowner LLC, is demanding a jury trial.
The low-income apartment building operated by GRE as the Addison on Fourth is headed towards receivership, and the owner/ operator is seeking damages from the City of Seattle. According to the complaint filed in King County Superior Court, the basis of the claim is a series of ordinances adopted by the Seattle City Council that “made it virtually impossible to operate low-income housing in Seattle.”
The complaint claims “the economic impact of the city's ordinances on the Addison have been so severe that GRE downtowner is unable to pay its mortgage and is in default as of November 2023.”
The plaintiff seeks compensation for the impact of six specific ordinances which it claims have decreased livability for tenants and increased operating costs.
Then-Mayor Jenny Durkan refused to sign four of the six, including the Roommate Ordinance, Winter Eviction Ban, 180-Day Notice Requirement, and Economic Displacement Relocation Assistance. The COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium and the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance were passed by the council and also signed by the mayor.
The six ordinances went into effect between 2018 and 2022.
According to Sean Flynn, president of the Rental Housing Association of
Washington, the lawsuit “does not pose an immediate threat to the stability of the current tenants,” but “the conditions the city has put forward through its ordinances threaten the stability of the tenants.”
Flynn went on to say, “It is frustrating to watch politicians implement policies that the industry tells them will have a negative effect, and then when the negative effect occurs the same politicians claim that they don’t know how it happened. We were there. We told them this will happen. These policies hurt real people.”
His organization is not a plaintiff in the complaint, but said the association stands by its members and “we support their takings claim.”
The Addison on Fourth is an affordable housing building that was renovated with the help of the 1986 federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. The building was renovated in 2013 with the help of the LIHTC and the Historic Tax Credit, creating 254 affordable housing units.
Report: Washington budget faces $5B lawmaker-created shortfall
By TJ Martinell
Center Square
A newly released brief published by a Washington-based think tank claims the state operating budget will have a $5.1 billion shortfall for the upcoming 2025-2027 biennium driven by new state spending.
However, the state agency tasked with helping write the governor’s budget proposal says the final figure could be different depending on next month’s revenue forecasts.
In its Oct. 21 brief, the Washington Research Council claims that “the cost of maintaining current services in the upcoming 2025–27 operating budget is expected to be higher than currently-forecasted revenues for funds subject to the outlook.”
Using figures based on the State Economic Forecast Council’s latest revenue forecast from last month, they estimate the budget ending balance could be negative $5.120 billion, with just $2.977 billion in the budget stabilization account also known as the rainy day fund. However, the WRC notes that “these are
preliminary estimates, and there are two more revenue forecasts and two more caseload forecasts before the Legislature enacts the 2025–27 budget. These forecasts could considerably change the revenues and maintenance level spending in our estimated outlook.”
Washington state’s operating budget is constrained by a four-year balanced budget requirement in which spending through state accounts cannot exceed state revenue forecasts put out by ERFC, which it does on a quarterly basis.
While there are several initiatives on the November ballot that could repeal several state revenue sources such as the Climate Commitment Act and the excise tax on income derived from the sale of capital gains, WRC asserts that the estimated shortfall is “the result of choices made by the Legislature. In short, the state increased spending even as it knew revenues would come in more slowly. Further, the Legislature used reserves to increase general spending; as a result, remaining reserves are expected to be insufficient to cover the shortfall.”
The state Office of Financial Management
helps the Governor’s Office with handling other state agency budget requests before releasing an operating budget request to the Legislature. Following the September ERFC revenue forecast, OFM Director Pat Sullivan, a former state representative, warned in a statement that "we will face significant challenges in
The building's rents are targeted at renters making 60% of the area median income, about $63,000 in Seattle for a single person. LIHTC projects operate on thin profit margins to keep housing affordable. The Addison on Fourth met the budget projections established at the beginning of the project until 2018.
GRE Downtowner claims in its filing that, given the massive losses driven by the city's current ordinances, “no rational housing developer will invest in low-income housing developments in Seattle – even with the tax advantages that LIHTC offers – as long as the city maintains its destructive ordinances.”
GRE Downtowner is an affiliate of Goodman Real Estate, a Seattle-based real estate development and management company that “has developed, renovated, managed, and invested in three countries, 24 states and many types of real estate … but predominantly apartment buildings both conventional and affordable” according to the complaint.
meeting all our obligations in our next budget. There are some tough fiscal choices ahead.”
The Center Square reached out to OFM for comment regarding WRC’s claim of a $5 billion shortfall. Deputy Communications Director
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY ELAINE KRUSE, Deceased.
No. 24-4-06764-4 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: 10/23/2024 Personal Representative: JOHN E. KRUSE, JR. Attorney For Personal Representative: GEIR T. JONSSON, WSBA #29112 OF THE JONSSON LAW FIRM, PLLC Address For Mailing or Service: THE JONSSON LAW FIRM, PLLC 1455 NW Leary Way, Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98107 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 23, 30 & November 6, 2024
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY Estate of CHARLES E. CUSTER, Deceased. NO. 24-4-2352-9
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of first publication of this Notice: October 16, 2024
Colleen M. Neymeyer Personal Representative 14404 188th Avenue E Bonney Lake, WA 98391 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 16, 23 & 30, 2024 Superior Court of Washington, County of King In re the marriage of: Petitioner/s (person/s who started this case): CLEMENTE O. VELASCO And Respondent/s (other party/parties): ALICIA PAJARILLO TABLIZO No. 24-3-05228-7 SEA Summons Served by Publication (SMPB) Summons Served by Publication To: Alicia Pajarillo Tablizo I have started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is: Petition for Divorce You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this summons is published. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: • No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and • The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment). Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons. Those documents explain what the other party is asking for. 2. Fill out a Response on this form (check the Response that matches the Petition): [X] FL Divorce 211, Response to Petition about a Marriage. You can get the Response form and other forms you need at: • The Washington State Courts’ website: www.courts.wa.gov/ forms • Washington LawHelp: www.washingtonlawhelp.org, or The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee). 3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties. You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5. 4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Superior Court Clerk, King County 516 3rd Ave. Rm E609, Seattle, Washington 98104-2363 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one. Person filing this Summons or her lawyer fills out below: /s/ Clemente O. Velasco, Petitioner 09-04-2024 [X] the following address (this does not have to be your home address): 4931 26th Ave S Seattle, Washington 98108 (If this address changes before the case ends, you must notify all parties and the court in writing. You may use the Notice of Address Change form (FL All Family 120). You must also update your Confidential Information Form (FL All Family 001) if this case involves parentage or child support.) This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington. Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2024
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230458636-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ.
Grantor: JANE A. GRUBB-HOAG AND DAVID
J. HOAG, WIFE AND HUSBAND Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Trustee as
Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee for the Holders of the CIM Trust 2021-R2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-R2 Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE
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. 20040226000350 Parcel Number: 3300790350 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8, 2024, 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: LOT 35 OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE NO. 2, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 125 OF PLATS, PAGES 86 THROUGH 89, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY AUDITOR, SITUATE IN THE CITY OF DES MOINES, COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 3300790350 More commonly known as 1222 S 236TH PLACE, DES MOINES, WA 98198 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated February 20, 2004, executed by JANE A. GRUBB-HOAG AND DAVID J. HOAG, WIFE AND HUSBAND as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as designated nominee for DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded February 26, 2004 as Instrument No. 20040226000350 and the beneficial interest was assigned to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Trustee as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee for the Holders of the CIM Trust 2021R2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-R2 and recorded February 20, 2024 as Instrument Number 20240220000627 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Trustee as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee for the Holders of the CIM Trust 2021-R2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-R2, 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 INFORMATION From January 1, 2023 To July 1, 2024 Number of Payments 6 $1,435.66 12 $1,665.33 1 $1,435.66
Total $30,033.58 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION January 1, 2023 July 1, 2024 $204.25
$204.25 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION
Note Dated: February 20, 2004 Note Amount
$140,000.00 Interest Paid To: December 1, 2022 Next Due Date: January 1, 2023 Current Beneficiary: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Trustee as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee for the Holders of the CIM Trust 2021-R2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-R2 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 $81,077.22, 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 November 8, 2024. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by October 28, 2024, (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 October 28, 2024 (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 October 28, 2024 (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, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Trustee as Successor in Interest to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee for the Holders of the CIM Trust 2021-R2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-R2 or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS JANE A. GRUBBHOAG 1222 S 236TH PLACE, DES MOINES, WA 98198 DAVID J. HOAG 1222 S 236TH PLACE, DES MOINES, WA 98198 by both first class and certified mail on May 24, 2024, proof of which isin 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 23, 2024 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. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. 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: July 2, 2024 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 103543, Pub Dates: 10/09/2024, 10/30/2024, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
Bayview’s revolutionary collaboration in holistic wellness
Bayview’s commitment to healthy aging is evident in our recent partnership with Byrony Treser, PT, DPT, and her company, Revolution Wellness and Therapy, an outpatient clinic operating on Bayview’s campus. Byrony is a physical therapist with over 12 years of experience specializing in geriatric health. I’ve asked Byrony to shed light on the innovative methodology that she and her team bring to the Bayview community: Our bodies are wondrous and complex, no matter our abilities or physical or mental presentation. As a physical therapist, my goal is to empower people to learn about our bodies and different ways to move so that we can live expansively and joyfully, as well as experience healthy aging. We set ourselves up for healthy aging when we join in community, when we have opportunities to engage in holistic practices that address mind, body, and spirit, and when we utilize both preventative and rehabilitative strategies that allow us to live our best lives.
Through our partnership with Bayview, we provide opportunities for Bayview residents to explore movement, challenge their bodies, and learn about personal health management. Our wellness program addresses multiple domains of health, incorporating strength, power, endurance, flexibility, and balance into the curriculum. The program includes water-based fitness classes, wellness and mindfulness seminars, strength and cardiovascular group classes, fall prevention, and dance and movement classes. The class structure is variable and dynamic but built on scientific and evidence-based principles to impact healthy changes to
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Hayden MacKley wrote in an email that “not all state agencies have submitted their budget requests to OFM yet, so we don’t know what the final amount of the requests will be. When we look at the maintenancelevel requests from agencies that have come in, we see some different totals than what the Washington Research Council have, and that could be because of the timing of when the data was obtained.”
He added that “we’re still evaluating what out of those requests should be considered maintenance level. We look at whether the specific agency proposals are really an additional cost of keeping a program as it is (maintenance level), or if it’s an expansion of that program (policy level.) We also scrutinize the numbers carefully to ensure they’re correct. With every budget cycle OFM receives more requests than are ultimately funded in the governor’s proposal or in the final enacted budget.”
With another caseload and revenue forecast impending next month, he said those “will affect the numbers that go into the governor’s proposed budget.”
In an email to The Center
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the neuromusculoskeletal systems. Wellness classes are taught by professionals with a background in exercise science and/or physical therapy and can be modified to meet the needs of the participants including reducing pain, addressing neurological conditions, or working within a person’s available range of motion. We are intentional in our design to provide people with the support and accessibility they need to be successful across all abilities and capacities, including neurological presentations or chronic disease.
Sometimes, people need interventions to address impairments or deficits that impact their mobility, ability to perform daily tasks, or ways they communicate or understand information. Revolution Wellness and Therapy offers an onsite multidisciplinary approach of physical and occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology, using one-to-one treatments to help people recover, restore, and improve function, manage pain, or develop adaptations and compensations to improve their quality of life.
Bayview and Revolution Wellness and Therapy are in the planning stages to reopen our wellness programs to the greater community for individuals 62 years of age and older. We look forward to transforming the experience of aging and sharing in the power of joyful movement together as a community, no matter where you are on your health journey.
Square, ERFC Chair Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, wrote that during the 2021 legislative session Republicans "offered the Democrats a balanced budget proposal that featured progressive propertytax relief and unprecedented support for Washington manufacturing. It didn’t require new taxes and came in $4 billion lower than the Senate Democratic budget without draining the rainy-day fund. But as we know, the Democrats had their own agenda, which included approving the capital-gains tax and the cap-and-tax law."
She added that in the 2022 supplemental budget "the Democrats approved more than 1,300 new policy-related appropriations at a cost of more than $6 billion and still did nothing to provide tax relief for families.
"Even though the current budget situation is more easily traced to 2021, I can make the case that it really dates to when one-party rule returned to Olympia in 2018 – and the huge tax increases and unchecked Democratic spending that followed, starting in 2019."
Sen. Ways and Means Committee Chair Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, was not available for comment prior to publication.