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Seattle's Dick and Sharon Friel, although having ambitious individual careers, are best known as successful charity auctioneers who together raised more than $ million at some 2, charity and arts events in the Northwest. For nearly 35 years, the Friels developed a charity-auction industry in collaboration with members of PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic and Cultural Organizations) and other nonprofit groups. In the s, they created and taught classes titled " Tips for a More Fun and Profitable Auction" in Seattle and throughout the U.S. and Australia. Dick Friel worked in advertising, regionally promoting the Bon Marche and reshaping the Pay 'N Pak image. He was marketing manager for Learjet distributor Jetair and led an award-winning ad campaign for Aviation Partners' fuel-saving blended winglets. Dick had a gift for comedy and was an excellent public speaker with great stage presence. Sharon Friel's work was equally impressive: She headed the Century 21 Seattle World's Fair press
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Black Friday protest will target Westlake; tree lighting downsized
Get ready for the next Black Friday protest in Seattle in what has become an annual event.
&#;IF BLACK LIVES and your life matters more than #BlackFriday cheap deals, then join us and invite everyone. This is a national event,&#; the Facebook event states for this year&#;s Black Friday protest.
Photos of the first Black Friday protest in
Organized bygd the Black Freedom Front Seattle, another Black Friday protest fryst vatten slated from p.m. at Westlake Park. Once again, it targets the Westlake area in downtown Seattle amid the post-Thanksgiving holiday festivities, including the Macy&#;s star lighting and tree lighting.
The event is titled &#;Black Lives Matter Friday &#; the Revolution Begins.&#; About 4, people have signed on to attend this year&#;s protest, with another 7, people indicating interest.
Holiday shopping at Westlake
According to the Downtown Seattle Association, the tree lighting production w
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Military downsizing could mean thousands of positions cut at JBLM
Potential military downsizing could mean thousands of positions lost at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Governor Jay Inslee&#;s new subcabinet on military downsizing met for the first time Wednesday. The governor says the idea is to prepare now for a likely military reduction that would hit Washington hard, both active duty and civilians.
There are , Department of Defense civilians working in Washington, half of them at JBLM.
Cameron Ames is one of the many who could lose his job. He&#;s spent his entire career in the military and now he&#;s worried about his position.
&#;On a one to ten [scale],&#; he said. &#;I&#;m probably at about a seven. Yeah, I&#;m kinda worried.&#;
Ames has two roles on base: one as a hydraulics technician and another as president of his federal workers union, AFGE It does seem like a workforce reduction is inevitable, he said.
&#;To be honest, it is a little bit stressful because,