FYI
Published 10:35 pm Friday, April 4, 2008
Zoo’s baby gorilla has a name
Uzumma (Uh-zum-ma).
That is the new name for the 5-month-old baby gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.
She was given a Swahili name after a three-week long naming contest. The name means “bearer of joy to the family.”
Rhys Olson of Seattle submitted the winning name.
New TV Week crossword puzzle
Tribune Media Services, which provides television data and features for The Herald’s TV Week magazine, has provided another crossword puzzle after a recent format change brought complaints from our readers. The new puzzle will appear in Sunday’s TV Week.
Chipmunks to visit the mall
Alvin and The Chipmunks, the real deals, will perform at noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday at Alderwood mall in Lynnwood.
The rodents are out and about promoting a film. Bring your camera; it’s OK after the show to take pictures.
See American Idol’s Sanjaya
He’s performing at 3 p.m. Sunday at Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell. Tickets, $25 to $30, are available by calling 800-992-8499.
It’s billed as a Motown Evening, with students from the Northshore School District’s Secondary Academy for Success, soul singer Bernadette Bascom and Shyamali Malakar, Sanjaya’s sister.
Arlington council considers overpass
A resolution asking the state Transportation Commission to name the I-5 overpass at 172nd Street the “Oliver ‘Punks’ Smith Memorial Interchange” is on the agenda for the Arlington City Council meeting Monday.
The state House of Representatives has twice sent a similar request to the commission, in the form of a House Joint Memorial sponsored by Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe. However, the memorial measure has not passed in the Senate.
The naming of the overpass would honor Smith, a longtime city councilman, and have his memory linked with his efforts to get the state to build the overpass. The council meets at 7 p.m. at 110 E. Third St.
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