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The Seven Wonders of Washington State …by Howard Frisk

As a Washington State native, Howard Frisk grew up exploring the mountains, grasslands and seashores of the Great Pacific Northwest at every opportunity. Now his favorite activity is taking photo road trips around the Evergreen State, always trying to capture the beauty that awaits those who seek it.

ashington State is an amazing place and what makes it so amazing is its natural wonders. Washington may have the most varied landscape, climate and ecology in the United States, with mountains, deserts, rain forests, deep gorges, rich farmland and desolate scablands – all within a few hundred miles of each other. Some of Washington State's natural wonders, such as Mount Rainier, are world famous. People come from all over the world to marvel at its massive glaciers, meadows bursting with millions of wildflowers or autumn leaves exploding with color. On the other hand, some of Washington State's natural wonders, such as the Channeled Scablands, are virtually unknown, even to most of the residents of Western Washington. These natural wonders are available for all of us to see and experience. Inspired by the idea of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World, I decided to make my own list of the Seven Wonders of Washington State. I chose these locations because there is something very special about each one, they are easily accessible, and they provide opportunities to have personal experiences with the most fascinating places nature has to offer. Most of these wonders are oneof-a-kind geological formations that are found nowhere else in the world. Washington State is among the most ecologically diverse states in the country, and each of the seven wonders

the border between Washington and represents a different Oregon. In some places the gorge is aspect of that ecological 4,000 feet deep. Unlike the other six diversity. These seven wonders of Washington State, the wonders are all located best place to see this one is not in within a few hours Washington State, but in Oregon, driving distance from from the Vista House. Vista House was Seattle and most are built atop a bluff 700 feet above the accessible year-round. Columbia River in 1918 as a rest stop for Where else on Earth travelers on the original Columbia River can you travel from a Highway. The climate and vegetation rain forest to a desert in along the Columbia River go through less than 100 miles? People come from all over the world to marvel at Mount a dramatic transformation from west to First and foremost Rainier – including its rain forests, wildflowers and 26 east. In the west, near the Bridge of the is Mount Rainier, one major glaciers. Photo by Howard Frisk Gods, is a temperate rainforest that can of the most amazing get over 110 inches of rain annually. As places on earth. Some of the original north side of the mountain collapsed, it you travel east, the climate gets drier and inhabitants of the area called Rainier created the largest landslide in recorded drier until it becomes semi-desert near Tahoma, which can be roughly translated history. The mudflow was 600 feet deep Arlington, which can receive less than as “God’s home.” With 26 major in places and the ash plume fell on 10 inches of rain per year. glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most cars as far away as South Dakota. The glaciated mountain in the contiguous eruption on May 18, 1980 destroyed US. At 14,411 feet, it rises high above its 185 miles of roads, 47 bridges, 250 surroundings to become one of the most homes, wiped out hundreds of square massive mountains on earth. Within miles of forest and killed 57 people. the Mount Rainier National Park But the story of Mount St. Helens is boundaries, you can find temperate rain not just about death and destruction; forests, alpine meadows, rocky tundra, it is also about recovery. Naturalists forested are surprised at how valleys, quickly nature has glaciers, started to reclaim the hot springs, devastated landscape. The Palouse Hills are not only a landscape unique in the world, they are photographer rivers, lakes, Today visitors have Howard Frisk’s favorite of the ‘Seven Wonders’ wildflowers in the opportunity to Fourth is The Palouse, a region the summer explore the blast in southeastern Washington. The and blazing zone around Mount Palouse is the most serene and pastoral fall foliage in St. Helens first-hand of Washington’s seven wonders, the autumn. Mount St. Helens is the only volcano in through a network characterized by gentle rolling hills There are of trails, guided walks the contiguous 48 states to erupt in modern covered with wheat fields. Seen from times. Photo by Howard Frisk several and presentations by the summit of 3,612 foot high Steptoe picturesque volunteers. Butte, these hills look like giant sand lakes near Mount Rainier. The most Next we have the Columbia River dunes and were formed in much the accessible are Reflection Lakes, located Gorge. It is really amazing to see a river same way. In the spring on the southeast side of the mountain flowing right they are lush shades of along Stevens Canyon Road. You can through the green when the wheat park on the side of the road and see mountains. and barley are young; a perfect reflection of Mount Rainier This roughly in the summer they are without even getting out of your car! 90-miledry shades of brown The wildflower season on Mount long canyon when the crops are Rainier is short but spectacular, with July cuts east ready for harvest. The and August normally being the best time to west same climate that is to see them. through the ideal for wheat is also Second is Mount St. Helens, which Cascade The Columbia River Gorge is 4,000 feet deep in great for growing grapes. has the distinction of being the only Mountain places. It offers spectacular views and a climate volcano in the contiguous 48 states Range, that undergoes a dramatic transformation east to A relatively recent to erupt in modern times. When the continued on page 14 forming west. Photo by Howard Frisk

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June 2017

Out and About

Returning to the Farm …by Patricia Cosgrove, Director, White River Valley Museum and Mary Olson Farm

The chickens This bring back spectacularly memories of beautiful site is using a chopping owned by the gizmo as a child City of Auburn to cut up hard and functions as Mary Olson Farm is perhaps the bestboiled eggs a special use park. preserved historic family subsistence and feeding During summer farm in the state. (above) Mary’s twothem to my weekends, visitors story farmhouse, (right) Mary, her grandmother’s daughter Anna and others, c1925 are invited to stroll banty chicks. My about, enjoy a sister remarked picnic lunch under a that the stairs in tree in the orchard, the farmhouse tour the farmhouse During summer drop-in hours ambassadors. They are little, friendly – reminded her of or pet one of the visitors can follow a path of much like dogs – and beloved by all! our uncle’s home, livestock ambassadors. interpretive • Are there fish in Stinger and Pip, miniature donkeys, serve During the school with its tall, signs that tell that stream? YES! We somewhat narrow as livestock ambassadors at the Mary year, several thousand Mary’s story, are proud to say that Olson Farm, photo by Robert Chism stairs. My other school children tour explain the after twenty years of sister gasped with pleasure when she the Farm on curricular-based preservation restoration efforts, Olson saw the attic bedrooms with their fieldtrips. and Stream boasts fall runs of angled sloped ceilings and thick When Mary Olson was widowed, restoration Chinook, Chum, Coho imperfect, the farm remained efforts, list and Pink. lumpy but in her name, even the antique For those pondering invitingthroughout her variety fruit a visit, know that the looking beds. second marriage. trees and Farm has been developed With 67 She willed the answer guests’ to be as accessible as an acres, seven Farm to her two most pressing old farm can be. There fully restored unmarried children, questions, are packed, mostly level historic farm Anna and Alfred. such as: gravel pathways and very structures, a They lived out their • Was subtle ramps leading into 100+ year-old lives on the Farm that the real the key buildings—so One of the outbuildings at the Mary producing without electricity cook stove? most people will find Olson Farm is this weaving house, orchard, where Mary wove rag rugs to earn or plumbing into the No, it was it navigable. Parking herb and early 1970s. The Farm missing when cash for her family is more of an access flower beds, fell into disrepair the city purchased the Farm, but challenge, with the lot located over livestock, during the remaining it is a modern replica which meets a hill with a 1/8 mile up and down forested twenty years, and was current standards and is used for trail through the forest to traverse. hillsides and eventually purchased baking Visitors with Upstairs bedroom at Mary Olson Farm large hay with grant funds by biscuits mobility meadows, the the city of Auburn. during issues can be Mary Olson Farm has everything Twenty years more and about $2.3 Living dropped off it takes to conjure up childhood million of grant-funded restoration, History at the front memories—whether they are real and VOILA! We have a perfectly Summer gate if prior recollections or imagined scenes rendered 1902 family subsistence Camp. arrangements from reading Anne of Green Gables. farm. • Is the are made. furniture Park entry original? is free, with Some of a suggested it is! The donation of Volunteer Hilda Meryhew demonstrates cooking on woman who the wood-fired stove $2 for seniors managed and children Alfred and $5 for Olson’s estate kept a lot of the adults. The Mary Olson Farm is furniture, and her daughter open Saturdays and Sundays, June generously donated much of it back. 24 through August 27, noon to • Why do you have miniature 5pm. Wear your walking shoes and donkeys? Because their job is to prepare to retrieve some childhood greet first graders and be livestock memories! ❖

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Volunteer Spotlight

Cindy Etter Volume 17 Number 5 Northwest Prime Time is published 10 times per year and is owned and operated by Northwest Prime Time, Inc. Monthly Circulation: 50,000 Subscriptions: $20 per year. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 13647 Seattle, Washington 98198 (206) 824-8600 Fax (206) 824-8606 www.northwestprimetime.com Publishers: Michelle Roedell and Chris Mitchell Operations/Advertising Manager: Chris Mitchell Editor: Michelle Roedell Production Manager: Jason Reynolds Production Coordinator: Rachel Binford Associate Editor: Suzanne G. Beyer Copyeditor: Diann MacRae Administration: Barbara Davidson, Clarence Roedell, Doris Roedell, Gail Roedell Printing: Rotary Offset Press Northwest Prime Time welcomes letters and comments. Please send to: editor@northwestprimetime.com or P.O. Box 13647 Seattle, Washington 98198 Northwest Prime Time, published 10 times per year, is for vital men and women over 50 who are curious, passionate, and engaged with the world they live in; who know that these years are the prime time of their lives.

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Cindy started volunteering with RSVP (Retired Senior & Volunteer Program) about two years ago after retiring from a long Cindy Etter career as an educator. She felt she wanted to work with young children in a way that would support their development. While contacting

F.Y.I. Osher Lifelong Learning The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington (OLLI-UW) invites adults over 50 to come together to share intellectual interests and make new friends. In this lively learning environment, current and retired UW faculty and community experts lead courses and events. Topics from the June talks taking place throughout the region include: HormoneDisrupting Chemicals in Personal Care Products; The Pine and the Cherry: Japanese Americans in

RSVP for some guidance, she learned about volunteer opportunities at First Place School, a private non-profit school located in Seattle’s central district. First Place School was founded in 1989 to serve families who were homeless and living in transitional facilities while awaiting permanent housing. Cindy volunteers one day a week in a class for kindergartners as a tutor and a mentor. She sees her role as one of support for both the teacher and the students. Her tasks can vary depending on the immediate needs in the classroom. As the second adult in the classroom, she also sees herself as being there to encourage and guide the students. She enjoys

this opportunity, sensing that the children welcome her presence. When asked why she volunteers, Cindy said, “We all know that the future is in our children – all children. The needs are great, and working in the schools is about as important as it gets for the future. Almost every public school has a significant number of children experiencing housing insecurity. I feel that I can make a small difference in a few lives by spending time with young children facing difficult experiences.” ❖

Washington; Restorative Justice – a balanced, cost-effective approach to crime control; Cinema Explorations; Our Evolving View of the Universe. To learn more about OLLI-UW please visit: www.osher. uw.edu or call 206-658-6549.

understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the many processes affecting it. Washington State has a program to ensure the rights, dignity and well-being of individuals living in long-term care called the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (www.waombudsman. org). The organization advocates for vulnerable elders to protect and promote resident rights in nursing and veteran’s homes, adult family and assisted living facilities. Volunteers are an integral part of the program. For more information, call 1-800-562-6028 or visit www. waombudsman.org. ❖

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This awareness day was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. It provides an opportunity for everyone to promote a better

If you are interested in a volunteer placement, contact RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) of King County at 206-694-6786 or janh@solidground.org.

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Life Perspectives

June 2017

In Honor of Father’s Day

The Zings of My Father Retired? Now What Do You Do? …by Janet Ward Taggart

…by Joyce Lindsey O’Keefe

Many people have a good idea of what they want to do in retirement, others prefer the laid-back approach. Joyce Lindsey O’Keefe Have you mapped out your retirement years? “Oh, I’ll just take it easy,” you might say. “It will be like a wonderful extended vacation!” While this attitude seems appealing, carefree and avoids preparatory work, it can set up a person for disappointment and frustration later. If you do not have a plan for your retirement, someone else will! What? You may decide you will vacation or enjoy your hobbies during retirement. Others — including your family, friends, neighbors and social groups — often see your retirement as “extra time” you now have available and

an open invitation for you to give them free services. This can range from babysitting the grandkids to providing transportation, to spending hours setting-up and cleaning-up after events. If you want to do this, fine. But if this is not how you envisioned spending your Golden Years, be forewarned. To establish control, set firm priorities for your retirement. For most people, health and physical exercise is primary. Next, decide to do something you really enjoy, that is just for you and those who mean the most to you. Thinking of a trip when you retire? Months ahead, start your research and set your itinerary. Don’t forget: Any journey can be combined with your hobbies. Interested in family history? Then why not travel to the location of great-great-granddad’s farm? Or tour the Ellis Island Immigration Museum to understand where one of your ancestors entered the U.S. Perhaps you love to read. If spy novels are your favorites, try continued below

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There is how it affected ample evidence your life. Is there that my father anything you was a very can or cannot do responsible because of that husband and woman’s anatomy? father. Does it prevent He held you from going to three jobs during school, or church the 1930s Great Janet's mom & dad: Wallace & Martha Ward, or reading your 1929 Depression. The books?” first was a full-time, demanding job I had to admit it did not. as a heavy equipment driver of rigs— “Well then,” said Dad, “you the trucks and snowplows used to don’t have to be concerned about it, maintain county roads. The second it’s not anything that is a burden to was the position as the only public you. You can go on living your life service official serving our district. as you usually do and not have other In the third, probably his favorite, people’s shape worry you.” he was a part-time bartender at our Dad on occasion cautioned me town’s only hotel – which also served about my overblown drama when as the town’s social center. requesting something from him or The hotel was owned and Mother. When finished delivering my operated by Hazel who “ran a tight demands, he would ask, “Will you die ship,” my father would proclaim if you don’t get this? Like cemetery in defense of her policy of sending dead? Gone? If that’s the case you had customers home to their families if better do something about it right they showed evidence of heading away. If not, how about taking time toward one-too-many. to think about it, then come and talk The income from this work was to me.” more than adequate for supporting In later years he continued mother, my little brother and giving me his counsel. Some of my me, allowing us the luxury of a political preferences confounded comfortable home, regular meals and him. Admittedly some were halfthe trappings of that era’s middle class baked, but then he was the one who such as a car, bikes and other toys, told me to examine alternative ideas and a wardrobe purchased from both before deciding which one was right. the Sears-Roebuck and Montgomery He cautioned me about accepting Ward catalogues. ideology for governing found in He did not shirk his civic duties mandates or books. “Doing it by the and showed it by serving on the book is not doing it by The Heart.” school board where he prioritized He supported President Franklin seeking fully-accredited teachers at a Roosevelt and was particularly fond time when those were not necessarily of Eleanor, the president’s wife, whose a required standard for teachers. tours around the country brought One long-lasting lesson I back to her husband the needs of remember was the time, as a the people who were suffering from passenger in a car ride with Dad, the economy’s devastation. He truly we passed a house where a women believed that the role of the president stooped to pick flowers from a is to serve the people. small garden. I interrupted our My father spent the second half conversation to exclaim “Look at that of his life in Detroit, a city he claimed woman’s bottom. It’s so big it jiggles!” was “great” because it was a place A slow glance from my father was where “working class people could followed by “Hmmm! Tell me, come and make a decent living.” As exactly, how the size of that woman’s a federal civil servant, he played a backside effects your life.” “It looks satisfying part in making home-buying awful,” I self-righteously responded, available for those very same people “And I don’t like seeing it.” Roosevelt served. He loved his job “I didn’t ask how you felt. I asked with FHA, later known as HUD. ❖ Retired? Now What Do You Do? you’ll have a plan to remain active and engaged — and stay healthy into those Golden Years! ...continued from above Whether retirement comes to you exactly on schedule, or the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Is Anne of Green arrives unexpectedly at the most inopportune moment, mapping a Gables more your style? Then its route before you hit the trail can setting on Prince Edward Island, help you make retirement truly Canada, may be for you. Hobbyyours to enjoy and cherish. ❖ related destinations are waiting for movie lovers, sports fans, etc. Choose your interest, then research Joyce Lindsey O’Keefe lives part-time in a fun location. You’ll not only have the Puget Sound region and part-time in something exciting to tell everyone, southern Nevada

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Library Corner

Nancy Pearl …by Wendy Pender

Aren’t we lucky to have superstar librarian Nancy Pearl as a local luminary? If you don’t know Nancy, she is:  a librarian.  a radio personality on NPR Nancy Pearl  an amazing teacher and keynote We start by asking questions about speaker your favorite books and interests, and  all of the above! go from there: what you enjoy is the Now retired from Seattle key. Public Library, Nancy has a national In our class, Nancy introduced reputation for her encyclopedic us to the concept of the four “doors” knowledge of the written word. In through which readers enter books: fact, Nancy is the model on whom story, character, the first “live action setting, or “language” figure” librarian is (most literary fiction based. (Should you award-winners have wish, you can buy your language as their own at Archie McPhee primary door). As in Seattle’s Wallingford it turns out, my neighborhood or order primary “door” online: mcphee.com/ is “character.” pages/librarian-actionCharacter books figure) are easily identified I was fortunate to because they often encounter Nancy in have a character’s a “reader’s advisory” name in the title, training session, e.g., Miss Marple, otherwise known as Mrs. Pollifax, Miss the art of suggesting Nancy Pearl is well-known for her Julia, etc. books. Yes, it’s an art! “Book Lust” series of books. Her Right now I’m Librarians don’t just latest book, “George & Lizzie” is her reading Miss Julia tell you our favorites. first novel

Weathers the Storm, the 17th in the series by Ann B. Ross about a proper southern lady whose life takes an unexpected turn when the mistress of her dead husband shows up. It’s a good choice for light summer reading, along with these other character books: • Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson An unexpected cross-cultural friendship takes flight in a small English village • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of

Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce A man receives a letter from an old love, and walks 600 miles to reply in person. Did she send it? • The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson On his 100th birthday, Alan Karlsson says “enough already!” climbs out the window of his nursing home, and the adventures begin! By which “door” do you enter your favorite books? Are you drawn most by story, character, setting or language? Perhaps you’ll try a different door this summer. For more suggestions on finding your next great read, turn to www.kcls.org or simply come in to your local library. We’re here for you! ❖

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To Your Health

Medical Minutes ...by John Schieszer

Regular Exercise Coupled with Adequate Vitamin D May Help Prevent Heart Attacks A new John Schieszer study suggests a synergistic link between exercise and good vitamin D levels in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Both exercise and adequate vitamin D have long been implicated in reducing heart disease risks, but now researchers have identified a positive and direct relationship between exercise and vitamin D levels in the blood that suggests exercise may boost vitamin D stores. They found the two factors working together seemed to somehow do more than either factor alone to protect the cardiovascular system. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University began their study back in 1987 and tracked 10,342 participants. The average age was 54 at the start of the study and 57% were women. Over the 19 years of the study, 1,800 adverse cardiac events occurred, including heart attack, stroke or death due to heart disease or stroke. After adjusting the data for age, sex, race, education, smoking, alcohol use, blood pressure, diabetes, high blood pressure medication, cholesterol levels, statin use and body mass index, the researchers found that those people who met both the recommended activity levels and had vitamin D levels above

20 nanograms per milliliter experienced about a 23% less chance of having an adverse cardiovascular event than those people with poor physical activity who were deficient for vitamin D. On the other hand, people who had adequate exercise but were vitamin D deficient didn’t have a reduced risk of an adverse event. The researchers caution that people who meet the recommended daily amount of 600 to 800 International Units a day and who have adequate levels of vitamin D don’t need to take additional vitamin D supplements. “More isn’t necessarily better once your blood levels are above 20 nanograms per milliliter,” said Dr. Erin Michos, who is with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Aspirin May Help Lower Breast Cancer Risk Recently, researchers found that regular use of low-dose aspirin (81 mg) may help lower overall cancer risk in older adults. Now, a new study is showing that it also specifically reduces the risk of breast cancer in women. Researchers in California at the City of Hope found an overall 16% lower risk of breast cancer in women who reported using lowdose aspirin at least three times per week. “We did not by and large find associations with the other pain medications like ibuprofen and acetaminophen,” said lead author Christina Clarke, PhD, who is with the Cancer Prevention Institute of California This study differed from other studies that have looked at aspirin

and cancer risk because it focused on the dose levels of the aspirin women had taken and tracked the frequency of the use of lowdose aspirin as opposed to regular aspirin. It was also able to look in detail at subtypes of breast cancer. “We already knew that aspirin is a weak aromatase inhibitor and we treat women with breast cancer with stronger aromatase inhibitors since they reduce the amount of estrogen postmenopausal women have circulating in their blood,” said City of Hope’s Leslie Bernstein, PhD, who is the director of the Division of Biomarkers of Early Detection and Prevention. “We thought that if aspirin can inhibit aromatase, it ought to reduce the likelihood that breast cancer would develop and it could also be an effective way to improve breast cancer patients’ prognosis once they no longer take the more potent aromatase inhibitors.” Combating the Common Cold with Zinc There is no significant difference between zinc acetate lozenges and zinc gluconate lozenges regarding their efficacy in shortening the duration of common colds, according to a new meta-analysis. Researchers analyzed data from seven randomized trials with zinc acetate and zinc gluconate lozenges and found that the duration of colds was shortened on average by 33%. Zinc lozenges appear to influence the common cold through the release of free zinc ions into the oro-pharyngeal region. However, zinc ions can bind tightly to various chemical complexes in such a way that little or no free zinc ions are released. Previously zinc lozenges

June 2017 containing citric acid were shown to be ineffective in treating colds because citric acid binds zinc ions very tightly and no free zinc is released. Zinc acetate has been proposed as the most ideal salt for zinc lozenges since acetate binds to zinc ions very weakly. Zinc gluconate is another salt that has been frequently used in zinc lozenges. However, gluconate binds the zinc ion more tightly than acetate does. Because of the somewhat stronger binding, zinc gluconate has been proposed to be less suitable constituent for lozenges. Although the binding difference between zinc acetate and zinc gluconate is a fact, it is not evident whether that causes significant differences when treating the common cold. Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland conducted the analyses. Three trials had used zinc acetate lozenges and found that colds were shortened on average by 40%. Four trials had used zinc gluconate lozenges and colds were shortened on average by 28%. The 12% difference between the average effects of the two kinds of lozenges was explained purely by random variation. It is still true, there is no cure for the common cold. However, there is strong evidence that zinc lozenges can shorten common cold duration by more than 30%. The researchers report that further studies are warranted to determine the optimum dosing. ❖ John Schieszer is an award-winning national journalist and radio and podcast broadcaster of The Medical Minute. He can be reached at medicalminutes@gmail.com.

Senior Fitness Tip

Build Muscle Balance …by Mark Bryant

Exercising is a good thing, especially when it comes to seniors! Staying strong and developing muscles is the Mark Bryant key to having an active lifestyle, but you must be aware of muscle imbalances. To avoid injury, you must keep your muscles in balance. Many people have muscle imbalances and don’t even know it. Comparing the size of your muscles in the same area is one way to tell. For example, if your biceps are more developed than your triceps (the muscles of the upper arm front and back), then you would have a muscle

imbalance in the upper arm. Muscle imbalances occur when either the front or the back of the body is stronger or weaker than the other. If you have a muscle imbalance, concentrate on exercises on the weaker side. Helpful weight training exercises include bicep curls, tricep extension, shoulder press, leg curls, leg extension, calf raises, and more. Work on balanced muscles to keep a balanced lifestyle. Mark Bryant is a Certified Senior Fitness Instructor and is the Enhance Fitness Coordinator at Southeast Seattle Senior Center. Despite having had a total hip replacement, Mark won the 2015 Powerlifting World Championship. www. fitnessexpertmark.com.

June 2017

Naturally Healthy

www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com 7 effects making it useful for upper respiratory infections. 4. Salt - Natural unrefined salt (not table salt) actually has natural antihistamine effects. If you’re having a sneezing fit, or hay fever attack, put a tiny amount of unrefined salt on the tip of your tongue. Let it absorb, you don’t have to swallow it. Rinse the excess. Another variation of using salt is to drink 1. Vitamin a little salt-laced water during C- It’s a powerful your attack. You can use saline antioxidant that in your Neti pots daily. prevents histamine 5. Bromelain - This from being made, pineapple-derived enzyme is rather than blocking sold as a supplement. It reduces its action at the cell’s swelling as well as mucus doorway like a drug production so it’s particularly (antihistamine). helpful for sinus infection. It It also reduces may thin mucus making it easier inflammation and for you to breathe. helps with immune function. 6. Avoid histamine-forming 2. Stinging nettle - This foods, thus reducing the burden herb is time-tested; people of histamine inside your body. who take it occasionally These include sausage, smoked feel a mild diuretic effect. meats, chocolate, alcohol, aged Compounds within the herb cheese, dried foods, fermented include carotenes, vitamin K, foods and nuts. and quercetin. Dosage varies, 7. Visit a salt cave - These you can drink tea or take are amazing. I’ve been inside supplements. 3. Essential oil of eucalyptus one in Santa Barbara. They are popping up as the new - Used in steam inhalations “spa treatment” across North or diffused in an aromatizer, eucalyptus opens up your sinuses America. Sitting in a Himalayan salt cave, inhaling ionized air and air passageways, improving infuses your body with valuable airflow. It contains “citronella” minerals. The particles of which has pain-relieving sodium chloride may improve benefits and anti-inflammatory

10 Tips to Outsmart Allergies …by Suzy Cohen

Every spring or summer, some of you voluntarily harm your brain with antihistamines that make you feel like a zombie, or hungover with brain fog. These “first generation” antihistamines make you tired all day, too. Allergy symptoms occur because your body releases histamine and leukotriene (and other pro-inflammatory compounds) which lead to runny nose and watery eyes, swelling, congestion, a scratchy throat and sneezing. Your goal would be to control those two cytokines and balance immune function. Go to a physician and pay a lot to be told to “avoid triggers” or “move” or “stop eating 40 foods.” Grumble all the way home because you know it’s not possible in your situation. So here’s my top 10 list to help you:

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diet drinks and this is problematic because diet drinks are popular amongst the general population,” Diet Sodas May be Tied to said Matthew Pase, a senior Stroke, Dementia Risk research fellow in the department A new study concludes that artificially-sweetened beverages may of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and lead author be linked to increased stroke risk of the new study. “More research is and dementia. The study looked needed to study the health effects at 2,888 participants over age 45 of diet drinks so that consumers can for ten years and examined their make informed choices concerning beverage intake. After adjusting their health.” The researchers for extenuating factors, the study believe artificially-sweetened concluded that higher quantities beverages probably affect the brain of drinking artificially-sweetened through the vascular system. “Many soft drinks was linked to an strokes are caused by hardening of increased risk of ischemic stroke and dementia. The data came from arteries,” said Pase, “and the risk of dementia is also increased by the the Framingham Heart Study out hardening of arteries in large and of Boston University. “We have small vessels.” little data on the health effects of

allergies and kill fungus. 8. Butterbur - Butterbur acts like the pharmaceutical drug called Singulair, and it inhibits the production leukotrienes which trigger swelling in your nasal passages. 9. Propolis - An animal study showed some interesting results. Propolis significantly inhibited histamine release from mast cells. 10. Chlorella - This supplement is a type of algae grown in fresh water often suggested for reducing radiation treatment side effects, stimulating the immune system and increasing white blood cell counts. For allergies, chlorella can reduce histamine, and improve interleukin 12 and interferon. ❖

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Meet Anna, Holocaust Survivor

liberated by the American army. There was heavy bombing and we were buried under the rubble. A soldier heard a baby wailing and …by Lillian Claunch started digging. We were all under one of those big Thinking the wooden bunks. The soldier When I heard that one of our Germans had promised pulled us out; we were lucky, volunteers at the Des Moines Senior work, my parents and but many others died. That Activity Center was a Polish woman day was our first encounter born in a Nazi Germany prison camp, I their three children with the U.S. army. had to meet her and hear her story. But boarded the train. Mother was pregnant For the next five years, maybe she didn’t want to talk about it. we lived in refugee camps. How wrong I was! She immediately with me, but didn’t The Army fed us with the started telling her story, words tumbling know it yet. They were loaded into boxcars. It same food they ate. They out so fast I could hardly keep up. was crowded with a hole Holocaust survivor tells her harrowing tale of survival in an upcoming talk were kind. And they made “In my family’s state, Volynai, in in the floor for a toilet. it possible for my family to east Poland (now Ukraine), my father come to America. We owed was in the Polish Army Reserve. It was After two weeks with no I was born on May 1, 1944, in food and very little water, they arrived them our lives.” 1939, Germany had invaded Poland. Rosenheim. My mother was taken to in Dachau concentration camp. I asked Anna what was her first As the Germans took over the town, the annex of the regular hospital, the The men were separated from memory. She replied, “I remember Jews and gypsies were rounded up and one for the laborers that was also where playing with other children in the sent to the train station to be relocated. the women and children. During the medical experiments were done. My months that followed, my father was rubble at a refugee camp. We found Those families, many our friends, getting weaker every day on the meager mother remembers it was a beautiful, whistles that we blew to imitate the disappeared. snowy day. She watched as I was rations. Father knew that to survive, sound of a bomb before it exploded. Toward the end of September of washed in cold water straight from the he needed to have work assignments. Then we shouted boom! And laughed. 1943, an order came to report to the faucet and placed on a bare table – no We sailed to America on a Navy troop train station or stay and be killed by the Every day the men were required to cover. I was supposed to be left there stand at attention and they were kept carrier, the SS Tilton. Music greeted us Ukrainian terrorists. My parents chose for the rest of the day, untouched, for standing for a long time. If you fainted when we landed in New Orleans. I was to leave. The terrorists targeted not experimentation. Suddenly the air raid five-and-a-half years old. I was awed at only Polish people, but also community or fell down you were dragged away. sirens started and the doctors left. A He prayed he could remain standing. the very young soldiers’ beautiful red leaders. My father was arrested and kind nurse wrapped me in a blanket uniforms. ‘Those aren’t soldiers. That is executed…or so he thought. As he lay He was so weak he fell to one knee as and brought me to my mother. “I am soon as they were dismissed. This is a high school band,’ people told us. in the ditch, covered in blood, with afraid she will die before she has a the end, the thought. But he was told From there we travelled to Texas bodies piled around him, he realized chance to be baptized,” my mother to meet his family at a truck and they where our sponsors found work for us. he was still alive. The soldiers left cried. “Oh, I can fix that!” So the nurse Growing up in San Antonio, Texas, were taken to Rosenheim labor camp. eventually and my father managed to took me to the village church. I was During the months that followed, my home of Lackland Air Force Base and pull himself out of the mass grave. It baptized and named Anna by the nurse, Fort Sam Houston, there were always father and mother worked at repairing took a long time for him to make his her own name! roads and bridges in the Rosenheim soldiers around. I was instructed to treat way back to his family. My mother In Rosenheim, the prisoners were area. them with great respect because of the described him as a walking skeleton. used as guinea pigs for experiments. My sacrifice they were making. American sister, Halinka, died from drug tests. soldiers are angels here on earth, My mother was allowed to see her son, helping to set people free.” Janusz, through a peephole in the door. 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Cannabis 101 for Seniors A growing number of older adults are looking to marijuana’s therapeutic effects to combat symptoms of aging

Seniors from Vashon Island’s senior center are doing it, seniors in Kirkland are doing it – in fact, senior groups far and wide are attending “Cannabis 101” workshops and taking field trips to Seattle-area Aaron Varney, co-owner of Dockside Cannabis, gives a talk at a local cannabis shops retirement community about the therapeutic benefits of marijuana to learn about and for stimulating appetite. Beyond marijuana’s therapeutic benefits. Aaron Varney, co-owner of Dockside these specific concerns, Aaron describes cannabis as broadly therapeutic. Cannabis, with retail stores in Shoreline Modern cannabis comes in a wide and Seattle’s SODO district, welcomes array of products, including those with low the growing number of seniors that he THC content, the psychoactive – or ‘high’ talks to on a frequent basis. producing – component of cannabis. “It’s been rewarding to educate “Most seniors are more interested in pain seniors about the efficacy of cannabis, relief from marijuana and in addressing which can offer a low-dose method of treating symptoms associated with aging, their symptoms rather than getting high, and all with low side-effects,” says Aaron. so to speak,” says Aaron. “They want to find a good entry point and to come away He describes seniors attending his workshops or coming to the shops as having a with a positive experience. They’ll ask, ‘What is going to happen when I eat this mix of excitement and trepidation. “But or rub that on my skin.’ They may not they are open to the help marijuana can have any experience with marijuana, but provide once they become educated on they are open to learning.” its therapeutic benefits,” he adds. The seniors attending his workshops The medicinal uses of cannabis are widely researched and include relief from and those that venture to the stores want to learn about the various products inflammation, chronic pain, insomnia, and in matching the products with the anxiety, depression, glaucoma, epilepsy

symptom relief they are looking for, explains Aaron. “They don’t want to take the wrong product and get unwanted experiences.” Dockside employees always caution new clients to start with a low dose and to take it slow. Some seniors, adds Aaron, are interested in trying the psychoactive affects, which can awaken creativity or euphoria. And, of course, some folks have used cannabis in earlier days and are excited to try it again. Seniors attending Cannabis 101 workshops learn that cannabis uses include topical application for joint pain and muscle relief with no “high” experience, fast-acting tinctures, slower acting edibles, smoking and vaporizing. Aaron met one of his business partners, Maria Moses, in graduate school, where Aaron was pursuing an MBA in Sustainable Business. “It offers a holistic approach with an overarching motto that business can be a force for good,” he explained. “Maria was consulting for a local medical marijuana dispensary, and we got to looking around at the state of medical cannabis in the greater Seattle area. What we noticed is that there were not a lot of options for some groups – older adults, women and professionals. We wanted to serve those groups and opened our first medical dispensary in early 2011. We learned that people are looking for a safe, welcoming, professional environment that provides education and knowledgeable staff members. We sought out doctors and naturopaths, learned what seniors should be cautious of when first trying cannabis, and looked for best practices,”

says Aaron. “We consider ourselves guides. When you work with clients undergoing chemotherapy, MS, Parkinson’s or chronic pain, you have a responsibility to do your very best.” Visiting Dockside Cannabis’ retail stores is a welcoming experience that invites visitors to browse and ask questions. The SODO shop includes a museum with artifacts from pharmacies before the 1937 prohibition of cannabis, when it was considered medicine. “Cannabis is a heritage herb with a long history in medicine,” remarked Aaron. Dockside Cannabis offers informational sessions at senior centers, retirement communities and at their retail stores. “The trips have been a hit with seniors, who seem to feel very comfortable with our staff and stores,” says Aaron. Their aim is to host fun, educational, comfortable experiences for curious seniors who have never stepped foot into a retail marijuana store. “Our mission is to educate and provide a welcoming place for our elders.” ❖

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The ongoing life-affirming adventures of Rose and Dawn

The Funny Side of Life

Keeping in Touch

A Trip Across the Pond …by Diana Couture

…by Sy Rosen

I’m not a great Facebook user. I have about 60 friends and I don’t know 40 of them. Some people have internet followers, some people have Sy Rosen internet stalkers; I have internet strangers. I don’t do anything on Facebook – I don’t post or comment or “like.” However, a couple of weeks ago I noticed the message icon and clicked on it. I discovered that a few months ago a friend of mine from college, who I hadn’t talked to in years, wrote me, left his phone number and asked me to get in touch. Unfortunately, when I called I found out he had passed away. It was terrible. I wish I had called sooner. I felt awful and guilty. I didn’t want that to happen again so I started calling a lot of people I had lost touch with. The first person I called was my Cousin Ed who was always kind of a wheeler dealer. COUSIN ED: “Sy, I haven’t heard from you in about 10 years.” ME: “Yeah, I just wanted to talk.” COUSIN ED: “Do you need to borrow some money?” ME: “No, I’m okay, thanks.” COUSIN ED: “Then can I borrow some money?” ME: “Excuse me.” COUSIN ED: “I’ve got this patent on a great new idea. (WHISPERING) Vending machines for baked potatoes. And I just need another $100,000 to get it off the ground.” ME: “I don’t have $100,000.” COUSIN ED: “How about $50,000?” ME: “Sorry.” COUSIN ED: “How about a thousand?” ME: “I just don’t have any extra money.” COUSIN ED: “One day you’re going to look back on this moment with regret.” ME: “I already am.” The second person I called was my Cousin Murray. Murray was always a little, how can I gently put this… nutso! COUSIN Murray: “Sy, is it really you?”

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The newspaper was laid out on ME: “Yes, it’s me.” COUSIN MURRAY: “How can I be the kitchen table. Rays of sunshine sure?” from the stellar morning were landing all ME: “Huh?” COUSIN MURRAY: “Maybe you’re over the cozy room. Rose was glancing in the ‘What’s Happening’ section of the a scam artist and you just want to weasel community paper and happened across my social security number out of me.” an article about her friend Anna Henson, ME: “I’m not a scam artist.” who had recently traveled to Iceland for a COUSIN MURRAY: “That’s what holiday. a scam artist would say. If you’re really my Wasn’t Anna about her age? Rose cousin, tell me what my nickname was in thought. And she had the strength to junior high.” travel to Iceland of all places? How does ME: “I don’t remember. Wait a minute, I think it was… Oily, because you she do it? Rose was trying to process all of this data when there was a soft knock put a lot of Brylcreem in your hair. “ at the front door. The door opened while COUSIN MURRAY: “No, they called me Flynn because I looked like Errol Rose was slowly rising from her chair and Dawn came in. Flynn.” “Good morning Rose. Do you have ME: “I don’t remember that.” COUSIN MURAY: “That’s because a cup of tea for a tired traveler?” Dawn smilingly asked. “A traveler? So, you’re you’re not my cousin. You’re a scam traveling too?” Rose stood and greeted her artist.” friend with a warm hug. “Traveling too? ME: “Goodbye Oily.” The last person I called was my Aunt Who else do you know who has been to Gussie. She is 85 years old, smart and witty Everett already today for a craft fair?” Rose pointed to the article in the and lives in a retirement community. AUNT GUSSIE: “It’s so good to hear community paper announcing Anna’s trip to Iceland and sighed. “Can you believe your voice.” this, Dawn? Anna went all the way to ME: “You too.” AUNT GUSSIE: “I remember when Iceland and I can barely make it to the Safeway without having to come home you were a little boy I used to take you to and have a nap.” The women laughed at the movies. We loved the road pictures that scenario knowing that it wasn’t true. with Bob and Bing.” ME: “Yeah, there’s nobody today who Rose had a good, strong constitution… maybe not good enough for international is as funny as Bob Hope.” travel anymore, but strong nonetheless. AUNT GUSSIE: “I don’t know. I While Dawn was reading the article, really like Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart.” Rose put on the kettle and slipped some ME: “You know who they are?” AUNT GUSSIE: “Hey, 85 is the new scones in the oven. Tea always seemed to make everything better and tea with one’s 60.” best friend seemed to settle so many of ME: “Who said that?” the problems of the world. Dawn looked AUNT GUSSIE: “An 85-year-old.” up from the We newspaper. “Wow. laughed It sounds like she and talked had a wonderful for about trip. The article another says she saw twenty geysers, waterfalls minutes and icebergs. It and I also says she had promised a ‘nature bath’. I to call wonder what a her every ‘nature bath’ is week. And like?” I have. The tea was And we being poured are now into Rose’s best Facebook I’ve been saving us a bundle by buying in bulk! Royal Albert Old friends. ❖

Country Roses china cups. She always served her best friend with her best china. As she poured, she thought of small, frail Anna and wondered how she had the stamina for geyser watching and nature baths—whatever those were. “Dawnie, do you think we should do some international travel? Do you feel like you’re up to the challenge of airplanes, strange foods and miles and miles of walking?” “What?” Dawn said with surprise and a few crumbs of the warm scones that Rose had just pulled from the oven on her lips. “You want to go to Iceland?” Rose paused and slowly sat down in her chair opposite Dawn. “Not necessarily Iceland, but maybe we should look beyond Seattle for our adventures.” Dawn pointed out again that she had just come from Everett, which was indeed, outside of Seattle. This made Rose smile in spite of her serious thoughts. “No, I mean, are we missing some of the sweetness that life has to offer by not traveling anymore? I think the last time we traveled was to my niece’s wedding in Las Vegas.” “Oh, now that was a fun trip.” Dawn smiled. “Remember how we enjoyed ourselves and Chris and Gary’s hospitality? I’d be willing to get on a train and go to Chris’s house in Las Vegas anytime. But, I bet that’s not what you’re talking about, is it Rose?” “No, dear. It’s not. I’m talking about a trip like Anna’s. One they would write about in the newspaper when we got home. They won’t write about us getting on the Amtrak and traveling to Vegas. Anyone can do that. What about a trip to Greenland? Now, there’s a trip they would write about.” “You want to go to the Arctic Ocean for a holiday? Rose, I think you’re daft. There’s no way I’m leaving the comforts of my home and loving family for a trip to the North Atlantic just to get my name in the paper. I’d rather go to Green Lake, down the street than Greenland.” The women laughed in earnest at that joke and continued their teatime. “I guess you’re right Dawn. I love my life and the comforts of home. I love our adventures to the movies and the mall, but I also love just sitting in my little sunny kitchen enjoying the day. I’m happy for Anna, but very content to take life a little slower at my age. Maybe I should call and report this to the newspaper!” ❖

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Musical Royalty ...by Len Elliott

Across 1. Bakery product 5. Hungarian herding dog 9. A-E connection 12. Butter sub in a tub 13. _____ Cantina (Marty Robbins sang of it in “El Paso”) 14. Honolulu’s home 15. Old oath 16. Amazon’s type of business 17. Actor Alda or Ladd 18. The Queen of 35-Across 21. Wagon wheel track 22. Type of question: hyph. 23. The King of 36-Across 30. Away from the wind 31. Rosary element 32. “The Way” (Eastern principle) 35. Word before food or brother 36. Playground fixture 38. Stone 39. Single or double, e.g. 40. San Francisco’s ____ Tower 41. Pre-Euro currency in Italy 42. The King of 38-Across and 1-Across 46. Smooth cotton thread 49. ____ Lingus (Irish airline) 50. The Queen of 66-Across 57. Turin car 58. “The ____” (Kafka classic) 59. Send via USPS 61. Record, in a way 62. Panetta and Redbone 63. Jai ____ (court sport) 64. Running back’s stat: abbr.

65. Camera part 66. Utah’s NBA team Down 1. Future fish 2. Gymnast Korbut 3. CEO’s jet of choice, often 4. Source of ore 5. Idaho product 6. Its academy is in Colorado: abbr. 7. Animal’s hideout 8. Spot in the ocean, in Spanish 9. Fancy dances 10. “____ of Fools” (39-Across for 18-Across) 11. “I ____.” (no clue, slangily) 13. Embrace again 14. Like some buckets 19. Attempt 20. Long-distance swimmer Diana 23. Boisterous party 24. “The Time Machine” race (anagram of LEO I) 25. Neither masc. nor fem.: abbr. 26. “____ blu dipinto di blu” (1958 39-Across for Domenico Modugno) 27. Final bios, in brief 28. Cub Scout unit 29. Periodical, in short 32. Work hard 33. 43,560 square feet 34. Approve 36. Part of USSR: abbr. 37. Interactive video game console 38. “Treasure Island” author, initially

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40. It might be bass, treble or alto 42. Make very happy 43. Non-believers 44. Staggers 45. Make a mistake 46. Southpaw’s nickname, often 47. Epic poem about the Trojan War, with “The” 48. Hits with an open hand 51. “____ never work!” 52. “Lemon ____” Trini Lopez 39-Across)

53. National park in Utah 54. Key with three sharps: two-word abbr. 55. “____ Land” (almost! Best Picture Oscar winner): 2 wds. 56. Actress Cameron 60. Actress Taylor, to friends

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Know the Score ...by Len Elliott

Terms used to indicate tempo and loudness in a musical score are hidden in the five sentences below. For example, “Mel Allen told Yankee fans what was happening.” hides the term “lento.”

1. After par-threes, regular golf is more strenuous. 2. Zeus was an Olympian overseer. 3. The snappy dresser had a Giorgio Armani suit for each day. 4. “Would you like decaf or tea?” 5. An afternoon nap restores energy. answers on page 14

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Scenes from Childhood

June 2017

Writing Corner

Comic Capers

Sing a New Song

…by Bill Vossler

…by Ariele M. Huff

As a kid, every week I rattled my bike three blocks up to Wiest Drug Store. The store was filled with exotic figurines on glass shelves, alien scents swirling in the air and a magazine rack. I dallied by the figurines, picking up and examining one or two, causing Eugene Wiest to frown, because some were expensive. If I dropped one, who would pay for it? I filed through the record albums, edging toward the magazine rack, keeping a wary eye on Eugene behind the pharmacist’s counter. Though we both knew what I was up to, each time we continued the charade. When he turned his back to work on a prescription, I grabbed a couple of comics and dropped onto the floor, behind the book rack out of sight and, sighing with satisfaction, sat there cross-legged and started reading. Superman battling Lex Luthor, crime and deadly kryptonite; the Justice League of America tackling foes; The Lone Ranger and Tonto; and the dynamic duo of Batman and Robin fighting fiends. In a willing suspension of disbelief I lost myself in the fantastic stories while faint footfalls of customers trod around me. Occasionally Eugene might angle to observe me from behind the counter, eyeing me with a sad look. During that era, pretty much everybody was poor, and our family, my single mother with three active boys, was no exception. Sometimes Eugene bore down on other comicreading youngsters: “Long enough!” Or, “This isn’t a library, you know!” But he never admonished me. Sometimes he gave me stacks of coverless comic books, and for years I didn’t think about the incongruity. Lost in the dream worlds created by those pages, my imagination started

to soar and I began writing my own stories. Twenty years later I owned a store. I was waiting on a customer at the back of the shop when the bell above the door tinkled. A moment later, an older man stood at the magazine rack, his back to me, sifting through magazines, then comics. His posture and gray head reminded me of someone. But who? I shrugged. “A grandpa buying comics for his grandkids,” I thought. “How nice.” He selected one, opened the cover and, to my astonishment, sat down on the floor cross-legged and began reading, occasionally rattling the pages. My jaw dropped. What mature adult would do such a thing? I rang up the other customer‘s books, continuing to glance at the man out of the side of my eye, and when the door clicked shut on my buyer, the comic reader turned his gray head, and with eyes alight said “Remember when you used to do this in my store?” “Eugene!” I said. A couple entered just then, and eyed him dubiously, edging around him, but Eugene stayed on the floor reading comic books. When we were alone once more, he heaved himself up and we shook hands. He held my hand for a long time as we reminisced about the old days, smiling and chuckling. He glanced at his watch, and said it was time to go. “We’re proud of you, Billy,” he said. “You’ve done well.” I fought tears as he disappeared out the door. Seconds later he poked his head back in, pointed at the comics, and said, ‘Now we’re even.” Even? Not hardly, Eugene. Not hardly. ❖

Over the years, some of my writing students have had strokes. Hearing, sometimes watching, their stories of recovery is Ariele M. Huff heartening. I know that not everyone does as well as these people, but it is wonderful to realize that some can. The following is a story written by Enid Silvera about her aunt. Maybe this can give hope to those currently working to recover: “I watched as the tears poured down my aunt’s face. As I write I cry. Auntie is my hero. With a PhD, she was the talker of the family, keeping us connected as her arms of words enfolded us wherever we were. But then, she suffered a stroke. A speech therapist, family and friends painstakingly worked with Auntie to help her rediscover her memory, find her lost words, and relearn her reading and writing. Within seven months, she had progressed from prekindergarten to tenth grade. At times, she misspelled words or forgot what she had just said. Yet she repeated, reread, respelled, revised and went on. Once, during a therapy session, Auntie said, ‘If I could, I would sing a new song.’ Asked to write her words, she wrote, ‘If I could, I would sing a long song.’ Puzzled, she kept rereading the sentence. Finally, she erased ‘long’ and beamingly wrote ‘new.’ Then, asked to name objects in several pictures, Auntie identified the first, but couldn’t name any of the others. Quietly, she reached for a

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tissue, her face tightening and shoulders hunching. An avalanche of tears flowed. She cried, expressing grief about this task so easily completed the previous week. Feeling like Sisyphus as he rolled a boulder uphill and had to restart as it rolled back downhill, Auntie sang a long song, struggling daily to recover. Three years later, Auntie is a marvel of faith and perseverance. She’s again having long conversations with her grateful listeners. Today, my aunt cries triumphantly as she ‘sings a new song.’ (‘Sing to the Lord a new song’— Psalms 96)” This story is especially touching to me as one of my aunts lost her dexterous PhD mind to Alzheimer’s. The inspiring part of her story is that she lived to 90, her losses slowed and cushioned by constant family help from my cousin, his wife and their daughters with whom she lived. The cases of Enid’s aunt and mine demonstrate how much a supportive and loving family can do. They also exemplify the amazing abilities of the body and mind to cope, even to heal after all kinds of illness or trauma. Beyond that, these accounts show the value of frequent practice that enhances memory, reading comprehension, accurate articulation and writing skills. Sharing and hearing stories can be a major boost for those laboring with everything from stroke losses to shyness or loneliness. I love seeing the benefits people receive from belonging to writing groups. Senior Centers where I offer groups: Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds, and Greenwood. We’d love to hear your stories! Contact me at ariele@comcast. net. ❖

Ariele with her Dad

My father died with Iowa in his eyes. The whole family came West by station wagon to escape the dust bowl. Webster City was home, but Seattle was food on the table. He never spoke of Iowa: at 12, wherever you are is home. But he still twanged on “sirrup” instead of “syrup,” and he still remembered hard times. Fifty-six years later, he peacefully retraced his steps and died with Iowa in his eyes. --Ariele Huff

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Wisdom Cafes June 3, 2pm “The Surprises of Aging” Federal Way Library, 34200 1st Way S; June 11, 2pm “Overcoming Limitations” Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St, 206-838-3668; June 20, 2pm, “The Creativity Thing” Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Ave NW Shoreline 206-362-7550. Seniors Guide to Moving/Downsizing June 6, 10-11am & July 22, 11am-noon, “downsizing one bite at a time” by Kirk Vaux, Windermere downsizing realtor and guest speakers present at Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland on June 6 and at Issaquah Library on July 22. Free, RSVP, 206-850-4570. Northshore Senior Center June 15, 10am-2:30pm Line Dance Hoedown potluck, $6; June 28, 10-11:30am summer easy berry preservation tips & recipes, free but rsvp 425-286-1035, 10201 E. Riverside Dr, Bothell. Shoreline-LFP Senior Center June 16, 1-2pm – story time for adults read by librarians, tea & cookies served; June 20, 10:3011:30am “What do I want to do in retirement?” how to set new goals and dream new dreams, $2-$4, RSVP 206-365-1536, 18560 1st Ave NE. Holocaust Speaker June 27, 7pm Anna speaks about her incredible survival story, Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S. 216th St, 206-878-1642. Music & Art Showcase June 29, 4:30pm-8pm, annual FREE event features free concerts by Richard Dean (4:305:15pm & 6:15-7pm) plus Wally and the Beaves (5:15-6:15pm & 7-8pm) also includes art showcase, door prizes, desserts, info booths, Kent Senior Center, 600 E Smith Street, Kent. 253-856-5164. www.Kent50Plus.com

Retirement Communities

Foundation House at Northgate June 2 & 3, the Golden Tones Choir performs. Miss this performance? Call for future schedule or move in and be part of it! 11301 3rd Ave NE, Seattle. 206-361-2758. www. FoundationHouseNG.com Foss Home & Village June 4, 3pm, hear Holocaust speaker Jeannie Opdyke Smith riveting story of love & hope, Shoreline Community College, bldg 9000, 16101Greenwood Ave N. $10 includes refreshments, tickets & info 206-834-2581 or www.fosscare.org. Normandy Park Senior Living June 10, 3pm, High Tea with desserts; June 17, 11am-1pm, Father’s Day Brunch. Normandy Park Senior Living, 16625 1st Ave S, Normandy Park. RSVP 206-241-0821. www. normandyparksl.com

Health Education

Free Oral Screenings June 6, 10am-noon (first Tuesdays of every month) Bellevue dentist Dr. Panahpour offers free screenings to look for bacteria that can be first sign of heart disease, call for free appointment 1-888-338-6336, www.systemicdentist.com Alzheimer’s Talks June 14, 7:30pm, Chef Madison Cowan discusses personal insight into cognitive decline and its effects on loved ones, $35, Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, www.theartofalzheimers.net Living Well with Diabetes June 23-Jul 28, 1-3:30pm six sessions free, Peter Kirk Comm Ctr, 353 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, rsvp 425-587-3360.

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Community Events

Gem, Jewelry, Rock Show June 2-4, 10am-5pm, displays, fossils, rare minerals, healing stones, certified gemologist will ID at no charge, raffle, door prizes, free, Swiss Park, 9205 198th Ave E, Bonney Lake. Free Woodworking Class June 10, free hands-on class, learn basic woodworking & make wooden bowtie to take home, no experience or tools needed, RSVP, Rockler Woodworking & Hardware Northgate 206-634-3222 & Tukwila 206-244-9161. Summer Wonderland June 10-Aug 26, 4-6pm nightly bubble show with music, Pacific Place, 6th & Pine, downtown Seattle, www.pacificplaceseattle.com Snohomish Wine Walk June 10, July 8, Aug 12, Sept 9, 4-8pm, bring your own glass $25 includes 8 tastes of wine, 425-330-0831, www. historicdowntownsnohomish.org Al Franken June 16, 7:30p, Saturday Night Live comedian turned U.S. Senator speaks at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, 206-652-4255. Olympic Air Show June 17-18, 9am-5pm, air show plus museum’s collection featuring Vietnam ear and WWII aircraft, $12-$15, www.olympicairshow.com Memories of Playland June 23, 1-2pm, relive memories about Playland located in Seattle’s Bitter Lake district which opened in 1930 and closed in 1961, people came to ride the dipper and dance to Bill Darby’s Playland Dance Band, historian will give talk with photos and memorabilia, $5, Lynnwood Senior Center, 19000 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, RSVP 425-670-5050. Rainbow Bingo Tiki Luau July 7, 6-9pm, games, prizes, beer, band, costume contest, drag queens, raises money for senior programs, $20-$25, dinner/drinks available separately, SE Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S. Holly St, Seattle, 206-722-0317. Goat-alympics July 8, 10am-4pm goats compete in races, obstacle courses, musical chairs, costume contests, silent auction, raffle, food trucks, adoptable goats, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe, free, www. newmoonfarm.org Fort Nisqually Events Thru Sept 4, Crafts of the Past explores artists in residence demonstrations & displays include tatting, wood turning, basketry, scrimshaw and banjo making – guests can try the crafts, too; Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, www. fortnisqually.org Learn 3-D Printing Learn how to make things from lamps, shower heads to pants & dresses, free intro sessions at various Pierce County libraries June – Aug, rsvp www.piercecountylibrary.org/calendar/. Lucky Eagle Casino 22 drawings every Friday in June with up to $5,000 in cash!, I-5 to Exit 88, Rochester, 1-800720-1788, www.luckyeagle.com South Sound Alzheimer’s Walk Registration now open to teams or to volunteer for Alzheimer’s walks across the state act.alz.org

Taproot Theatre Thru June 17 Dorothy Sayer’s mystery “Busman’s Honeymoon” 204 N 85th St, Seattle, 206-7819707, www.taproottheatre.org Tacoma Little Theatre Thru June 18, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” $20-$24, 210 N. I St, Tacoma, 253272-2281, www.tacomalittletheatre.com

Musical Theater

5th Avenue Theatre June 8-July 2, “Michele’s High School Reunion” based on the hit movie, 206-625-1900. Cabaret June 13-25, Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, 1-800745-3000, www.stgpresents.org Village Theatre Thru July 2 “Dream Girls” the R&B spectacular set in the 60s, 425-392-2202.

Choral Music

Northwest Chamber Chorus June 4, 3pm & June 10, 7:30pm, “American Masters” $20-$24, 7500 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, 206-523-1196. Sno-King Chorale June 10, 3pm & 7pm, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ concert, includes Croatian Dance Ensemble & violinist, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Avenue N. Ticket info 425-275-9595 or www. sno-kingchorale.org

Classical Music

Ladies Musical Club June 3, 9:30am-4:30pm free concert with top aspiring classical musicians from 19 western states will perform followed by 7:30pm winner’s concert, Magnolia Lutheran Church, 2414 31st Ave W, Seattle, www.lmcseattle.org Seattle Modern Orchestra June 3, 8pm $10-$25, The Good Shepherd Center Chapel, www.seattlemodernorchestra.org Early Music Guild June 4, 7:30pm 40th Anniversary Concert, $20$50, Town Hall Seattle, 206-325-7066.

Puget Sound Concert Opera June 9, 7:30pm “La Wally” by Catalani, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 411 156th Ave NE, Bellevue; June 11, 2pm, Music Center of the NW, 901 N 96th St, Seattle, www. pugetsoundconcertopera.org Seattle Symphony June 30-Jul 1, 8pm Seattle Symphony accompanies live screening of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Benaroya Hall, 206215-4747, www.seattlesymphony.org

Pop, Jazz, Folk, Country

Tower of Power June 2-3, Skagit Casino Resort, 1-877-2752448, www.theskagit.com Theatre Organ Pops June 3, 2pm, toe-tapping tunes from the 20s-40s, $25, Cavalry Christian Assembly, 6801 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, www.pstos.org Seattle Jazz Vespers June 4, 6pm Grammy nominated pianist Jovino Santos & his Quartet, free (donations accepted), followed by refreshments and conversation, Seattle First Baptist church at corner of Harvard & Seneca St. Tim Noah Theater Concerts Jun 11, 4pm, The Special Consensus Grammynominated bluegrass; June 25, 4pm Peter Janson guitar virtuoso, $20 1211 4th St, Snohomish. Jazz Alley Jun 15-18, Acoustic Alchemy, jazzalley.com 27th Annual Classic Jazz Festival June 22-25, four venues-one site, great bands, large dance floors, dance lessons, free shuttle,RV accommodations, St. Martin’s University, Marcus Pavillion. 5300 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey. 360705-3024. info@olyjazz.com. olyjazz.com Music & Art Showcase June 29, 4:30pm-8pm, annual FREE event features free concerts by Richard Dean (4:305:15pm & 6:15-7pm) plus Wally and the Beaves (5:15-6:15pm & 7-8pm) also includes art showcase, door prizes, desserts, info booths, Kent Senior Center, 600 E Smith Street, Kent. 253-856-5164. www.Kent50Plus.com

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Book-It Rep June 7-July 2 “Welcome to Braggsville” worldpremiere adaptation of T. Gernonimo Johnson’s darkly funny book, The Center Theatre at Seattle Center, 206-216-0833, www.book-it.org

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The Seven Wonders of Washington State

Number six: The Hoh Rain Forest. It gets as much as 14 feet of rain a year. The western slopes of the ...continued from page 1 Olympic Mountains are the first area to get hit with the moisture-laden wind and rain storms that come in from the development in the southern Palouse is the appearance of vineyards, which have Pacific Ocean. As the air rises along the windward slopes of the mountains the same latitude as the Bordeaux wine it cools and yields precipitation, and growing region of France. The Palouse The Hoh Rainforest gets as much as 14 feet lots of it. The Hoh Rain Forest has hills are not only a landscape unique in of rain a year and has been awarded the been awarded the distinction of being the world, they are beautiful to behold, distinction of being a World Heritage Site and a World Heritage Site and a Biosphere a Biosphere Reserve. Photo by Howard Frisk making them my favorite of the Seven Reserve by Wonders of Washington UNESCO. River meets the Pacific Ocean and State. Its unique Our fifth and probably extends north to the entrance to Gray's ecosystem least known are the Harbor. To get an eagle's eye view of has Channeled Scablands. Long Beach, go to Bell's View in Cape remained The story of how the Disappointment State Park. It is a unchanged viewing platform constructed at the end Channeled Scablands were for formed is mind-boggling, of a quarter mile long paved trail along thousands and all the geological the top of North Head. Technically, evidence is there for you to The geologic story the Channeled Scablands of years Long Beach is not the world’s longest see for yourself, if you know tell is mind-boggling, including mega-floods and is now beach, but it is the world’s longest where to look. During the and an ancient waterfall that was the largest the most continuous beach on a peninsula. Many carefully last ice age 10,000 to 20,000 in the world. Photo by Howard Frisk people are attracted to Long Beach preserved years ago, part of a glacier because they can drive on it and Long rainforest in the northern hemisphere. blocked a river in northern Idaho. This Beach is an official Washington State created an ice dam that caused the river Most of the Seven Wonders are best Highway, one with a 25 mph speed visited on warm sunny days. Not this to form a 3,000-square-mile lake in limit. (Beach driving tip: drive where one. The best time is in the spring when the sand is wet or damp to avoid getting western Montana containing as much it is damp and raining because that is water as Lake Erie and Lake Ontario stuck. Getting towed is expensive and when the combined. The ice dam collapsed and embarrassing, especially moss is the created one of the largest mega floods if any of the locals are most lush in the history of the world – a flood as watching!) and green. great as the combined flow of all the It is my hope that you The rivers in the whole world, times ten. The will feel inspired to visit last item most dramatic evidence is Dry Falls: a each of Washington State's cliff three and a half miles wide and 400 on our list natural wonders and see is Long feet high. During the Missoula Floods, them for yourself. ❖ Beach, it was the largest waterfall in the world. aka “The The Long Beach Peninsula stretches 28 miles For more information about Geologists believe that the mega floods World's happened more than 40 times and only Howard Frisk and the Seven along the southwest coast and is an official Longest State Highway. Photo by Howard Frisk stopped when the ice age ended. Each Wonders of Washington State, Beach,” mega flood compounded the erosion visit www.sevenwondersofwashingtonstate.com. which stretches 28 miles along of the previous one and culminated in His book “The Seven Wonders of Washington Washington's southwest coast. It the bizarre landforms we now call the State” is available on Amazon.com and at area starts close to where the Columbia Channeled Scablands. bookstores.

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Preserving Memories

Nine Keys to Writing Your Family’s Memoirs …by Michael Levin

My young children know my Mom as their sweet grandmother with a touch of Alzheimer’s and limited mobility due to a stroke. They don’t know her as a Holocaust escapee who went on a five-nation odyssey, including being smuggled from occupied France into Spain in a hay wagon when she was just four years old. Every family has great stories to tell, but what happens if those stories aren’t preserved? How can any family create a book that captures family memories without headaches, hassles or revisiting family drama? Here are nine tips to capturing your family memories: 1. You don’t have to cover an entire life. You can just pick one extremely powerful time in a person’s life. Coming to America, wartime experiences or starting a family business are examples. As in my Mom’s case, there may be a period of years that deserves full attention. 2. The first draft is often what I call the “therapy draft.” Sometimes there’s psychological

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