Browse the mall for a flu shot, too
Shop and be well. Public Health - Seattle & King County, in partnership with RediClinic and Novartis Vaccines, is providing influenza vaccination clinics every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 23 at Northgate Mall, 401 N.E. Northgate Way, Seattle. Flu shots will be offered from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. For more information, see www.flusource.com.
Civic calendar
Free lecture
Today: Washington State China Relations Council’s executive director Joseph Borich lectures as part of Shoreline Community College’s International Programs, 9:30 a.m., main campus, 1100 Building, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Shoreline.
Safety forum
Today: A forum sponsored by community groups and businesses addresses recent reports of gay-bashing and malicious harassment on Capitol Hill. Seattle City councilmember Sally Clark moderates a panel with City Council President Nick Licata, Seattle police Capt. Paul McDonagh, Mike Hogan from the King County Prosecutor’s Office and other safety experts, 6:30 p.m., Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle.
Yellowstone lecture
Today: “Yellowstone to Yukon,” a segment of an eight-part Tuesday lecture series, features John Cross, Southern Alberta Land Trust board member and rancher, and Roland Willson, chief of the West Moberly Band of British Columbia, at 7 p.m., Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle; free. For more information see www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/.
“Galloping Gourmet” diabetes talk
Today: Former Galloping Gourmet and celebrity chef Graham Kerr discusses making moderate changes to maintain a healthy life and lifestyle as part of a National Diabetes Awareness month event; he also will autograph copies of his new book, “The Day-by-Day Gourmet Cookbook.” Blood-sugar and blood-pressure screenings will be available at 6 p.m. followed by the discussion at 7 p.m. at Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park. For more information call 206-368-1564.
Here & Now is compiled by Seattle Times lead news assistant Lynne Berry. To submit an item, e-mail herenow@seattletimes.com or call 206-464-2226.
Nov. 27, 1998: One of the worst bus accidents in Metro Transit’s history happened when the driver of a southbound bus was shot twice as the bus began crossing the Aurora Bridge in Seattle. The bus plunged 50 feet into the Fremont neighborhood, killing one passenger and injuring 32 others. The driver, Mark McLaughlin, 44, and passenger Herman Liebelt, 69, died, as did the shooter, Silas Cool, 43, who killed himself. Had the bus, which crossed two lanes of oncoming traffic, traveled a few hundred yards farther, it would have dropped into the Ship Canal.
Source: Historylink.org