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D-Day 75th Anniversary 1979 NBA championship winners, Seattle SuperSonics, photo courtesy Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Seattle Supersonics’ NBA championship in 1979 “Longtime Seattle natives remember where they were when the SuperSonics finished off the D-Day was the largest amphibious assault ever devised when, on the 6th of June 1944, the Washington Bullets in Game 5 of the American, British and Canadian forces stormed the beaches of Normandy where thousands 1979 NBA Finals as vividly as when of troops were killed Neil Armstrong walked on the moon,” wrote Dan Johnson on Historylink.org.

Local Navy WWII Veteran, Seaman “Names like Lenny Wilkens, Spencer Claire Voss, remembers D-Day and more Haywood, Slick Watts, Gus Williams, Fred Brown, Jack Sikma and Gary Payton evoke passionate responses from …by Suzanne G. Beyer fans who followed the team since its first game in 1967.”

Johnson credits Supersonics’ n the coach Lenny Wilkens with beach at being instrumental in the Sonics’ championship run. Wilkens first started St. Laurentwith the team as a player.

According to Johnson, in 1968 sur-mer in the the Sonics’ biggest star was the newly arrived Lenny Wilkens, who had come Normandy region from the St. Louis Hawks in exchange of France, a for Seattle’s original All-Star, Hazzard.

“Wilkens made three consecutive Allmetal monument Star appearances from 1969-71, earning All-Star Game MVP honors in 1971,” protrudes from Navy WWII veteran, Claire Voss, and his daughter, wrote Johnson.

Mary Hrudkaj. Voss is holding a photo of himself when the sands.

“Starting with the 1969-1970 he enlisted in the Navy. Photo by Don Beyer season, Wilkens served as the SuperSonics’ player-coach, and thanks The monument, Les Braves, with vividly remembers this June day. in part to his own excellent play on the its spires resembling sails, reflects the “We were too busy to be scared. court, he coached the team to its first sky and water. To many beach visitors, None of it scared me,” said Voss. winning season (47 wins, 35 losses) in it signifies Seaman 1971-1972. In a stunning move that hope. To Voss was infuriated the team’s fans, Wilkens was others, it’s stationed on traded in the offseason to Cleveland a reminder a Landing for guard Butch Beard, who played one of a sacrifice Ship Tank unspectacular season for Seattle.” made 75 (LST), which But Wilkens came back as coach years ago. became a during the 1977-78 season, replacing On crucial part of NBA legend Bill Russell, “arguably the June 6, this massive greatest center of all time,” who had 1944, operation come on board during the summer of Normandy’s known as 1973. With Wilken’s arrival, the Sonics Omaha Project began their turnaround and their long Les Braves monument protruding from Omaha Beach Beach Overlord. march to the NBA championship. reflects the sky and water, photo by Don Beyer became Following Johnson describes the fateful the site of an intense, deadly two to three months of training day when the Sonics clinched day as brave American soldiers in England, he said, “On June the championship: “On June 1, disembarked from the dropped front 5, around 6:30pm, our convoy 1979, the Seattle SuperSonics beat of Higgins’ boats to an onslaught of left for France from Plymouth the Washington Bullets 97-93 in fire power from German troops in Harbor, England.”

Washington, D.C., to win the team’s the hills above. Ninety-four-year-old first (and only) National Basketball continued on page 14 Association Championship. Guard WWII Navy veteran, Claire Voss,

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Gus Williams scores 23 points in the decisive contest while center Jack Sikma grabs 17 rebounds. The win gives Seattle a 4-1 series victory and avenges the SuperSonics’ loss to the Bullets in the 1977-1978 NBA Finals.

“This Sonics team was especially remarkable because it boasted no single superstar. Coach Lenny Wilkens would eventually become the NBA’s alltime winningest coach; guard Dennis Johnson went on to greater accolades with the Boston Celtics and center Jack Sikma was an All-Star, but there was no Magic Johnson/Michael Jordan-type player on the team. Known for stingy defense and excellent outside shooting, this team was clearly greater than the sum of its parts,” wrote Johnson.

“Winning the trophy capped a stellar year for the Supes. Wilkens continued to work his sideline magic, while a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Williams’ 19.2 points per game, kept opponents off balance. Adding to the Sonics’ strength was their leaguebest defense, thanks to Williams’ 2.08 steals per contest and Sikma’s stellar rebounding. Seattle rolled to its first 50win season (52-30) in franchise history and its first Pacific Division title,” added Johnson.

The Seattle Supersonics’ 41-year run in Seattle came to a controversial end in 2008 when the team’s new owner, Clay Bennett, moved the team to Oklahoma City. v This article is courtesy of HistoryLink.org, the first, largest and continually evolving online encyclopedia of Washington state history, and was drawn from several of Dan Johnson’s HistoryLink essays about the SuperSonics.

Lenny Wilkens Basketball legend Lenny Wilkens coached the Seattle Supersonics to their only NBA championship in 1979 following a hall-of-fame career as a player. He ranks among the all-time leaders in assists, free throws and games played, and was named “Most Valuable continued on page 4

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F.Y.I. Free Community Speaker Series Foundation House at Northgate is proud to partner with neighborhood organizations to provide free one-hour talks for seniors. Each presentation will take place on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2-3pm at rotating North Seattle locations through November 2019. Come and join the discussion, get involved and inspired on topics that interest you. Feel free to suggest new topics, offer feedback and suggestions. Invite friends and family!

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This month’s topic is Healthy Eating at Home. Living independently in one’s home presents challenges as daily routines change with aging. But practicing good nutrition and healthy eating habits are essential. The burden of meal planning, shopping, cooking and cleaning can compromise ones’ plans to eat fresh, wholesome meals and enjoy quality dining time. Personal Chef JoAnne Card of Shine Well at Home will discuss ways to make things easier when planning a meal, shopping or cooking for yourself.

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Puyallup’s Newest Retirement Community Opens Wesley at Bradley Park is now officially home to over 100 residents with more moving in daily. The community features a five-story Lodge with independent living residences, catered living apartments offering assistedliving services and The Arbor assisted living memory care. The Brownstone, with its condo-style apartments, opened in the summer of 2018.

Amenity spaces were developed with a wide range of interests in mind: a learning center/theater; multiple dining venues, a creative arts center, resident gardens, a wood shop, a fully equipped health and wellness center, a beauty salon, a club room, a library, a chapel/ auditorium, plus a lounge available for private parties and social gatherings. Wesley at Bradley Park is coordinating with Pierce College to provide various lifeenriching programs in and around the campus through Wesley U, a continuing education program funded by Wesley Community Foundation. All courses are free to residents and older adults in the greater community. For more information, call 253-435-8100.

Did you catch the Volunteer Spotlight from the May edition featuring Dolores Castrilli? The article described Dolores’ longstanding volunteer work providing free lessons for people wanting to learn English or to improve their English skills. She requires students to have a basic knowledge of the language so that she can engage them in conversations.

“I help them with conversation, vocabulary, grammar,” she says. Free sessions are offered seven days a week at Dolores’ home in Seattle’s Beacon Hill. Students or those on behalf of an interested student may call (not text) Dolores directly for more information or to schedule an appointment: 206-323-3625.

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ARTFUL AGING

Writing Corner........................... 12 Poetry Corner............................. 12 Library Corner............................ 15

COMMUNITY

Seattle SuperSonics....................... 1 Volunteer Award........................... 3

HEALTH MATTERS

Alzheimer’s Conference................. 5 Medical Minutes........................... 6 Healthy Aging.............................. 7 Senior Fitness Tip........................... 7

HUMOR & PUZZLES

The Funny Side of Life.................. 10 The Adventures of Rose & Dawn.. 10 Puzzles and Comics.................... 11

LIFE PERSPECTIVES

D-Day 75th Anniversary................ 1 In Remembrance of Cosmic Dust.... 4 Scenes from Childhood............... 12

OUT & ABOUT

Winthrop...................................... 2 A Road Trip Atlas.......................... 8 Tips for Trips with Older Travelers... 9 Travel FYIs.................................... 9 America’s Jazz Festival................ 13 Tricks to Enjoy Driving Vacations.. 15 Let’s Go! Calendar...................... 16

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(l-r) AARP State President Jim Ko, Cheryl Swartz – the 2018 Andrus Award winner, and AARP Volunteer Manager Ashley Aitken. Last year, AARP Washington recognized Woodinville resident Cheryl Swartz and her dedication to Elder Friends, a non-profit organization that helps isolated older adults. “I volunteer because I love helping people and the community,” said Swartz. “Every day I try to make a difference for someone.”

AARP Washington is now accepting nominations for its 2019 Washington Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors Washingtonians 50 and better who are sharing their experiences, talents and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.

The award is named after AARP founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus. A retired educator, Dr. Andrus founded AARP in her mid-sixties. She was spurred into action during a volunteer assignment checking on a former teacher in poor health, with such a small pension that she was living in a backyard chicken coop. From AARP’s inception, volunteering within the community has been

On April 24, 1969, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) were protesting to shut down corporate recruiting at the University of Washington's Loew Hall. The protest was dispersed in a unique way. A bee farmer with a truck carrying beehives was allowed onto campus and drove to where the protest was happening. A witness described the scene thus, “As I recall the incident, the truck gradually inched its way through the crowd and then stopped. The driver then got out of the truck, fully dressed in his bee-keeping clothes, and tipped over two or three hives. The bees swarmed out and the crowd immediately evaporated….Additionally, while the bees certainly did ascend on the crowd by the millions, they were quite docile and very few people were actually stung.”

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a cornerstone of the association’s philosophy.

Nomination Information Nominations are evaluated by a combination of AARP Washington staff and volunteers based on how the volunteer’s work has improved the community, supported AARP’s vision and mission, and inspired other volunteers. In addition to receiving the award, AARP Washington will donate $2,000 to an approved and registered charity or non-profit of the winner’s choice. The award recipient will be announced in early fall.

Eligibility requirements: • The nominee must be 50 years or older.

• The achievements,

accomplishments or service on which the nomination is based must have been performed on a volunteer basis (without pay) and must reflect AARP’s vision and mission.

• Couples or partners who perform service together are also eligible; however, teams are not eligible.

• This is not a posthumous award.

For more information about the 2019 Andrus Award for Community Service and to access the online nomination form, please visit aarp.org/ andrus. Or call AARP Washington at 1-866-277-7457 to have a paper nomination form mailed to you.

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In Remembrance of Cosmic Dust …by Marti Healy

It was 2am. I was lying outside on the ground on my back watching for meteor showers. The dog was stretched out on one side of me, the cat on the other. We spoke in whispers (as one does at 2am) and told each other secrets while we waited.

As a child we used to call such mystical occurrences shooting stars. Or falling stars. And we made wishes on them when they appeared. They seemed to pass so quickly it was hard to remember your wish in time. So brilliant, so thrilling and then gone.

That night was supposed to offer a plentiful number of shooting stars visible to the human eye. The sky was clear, the moon was not too bright. My eyes swept back and forth across the blackness overhead searching them out.

While I waited for the magical moving stars to begin to show themselves, my thoughts turned to memories of my father. That afternoon, I had opened a box pulled from storage and discovered more than three dozen audio cassette tapes. Some marked, some

not. But all my father’s music.

My father was a singer.

The tapes are old and poorly recorded. Yet unmistakably they contain his beautiful baritone voice. He had chosen long ago to not sing professionally. He chose instead to devote his life to providing a stable income for his family. But he was a handsome man, as well as having a magnificent voice, and so he starred in countless local musicals and operettas, concerts and recitals. He sang for pleasure and he sang for God in theaters and in churches and in synagogues across the country (and a few times while crossing an ocean).

And when he died, my sister whispered to no one in particular: “All that beautiful music ... gone.” Yet here were the tapes. Inadequate, perhaps, but something.

And then I saw the first star shooting past – and then another, and another and another. Each one was bright and breathtaking

and thoroughly unique. And then, all that beauty ... gone. In all, I think I must have seen upwards of a dozen falling stars before going inside to sleep. And just as I was falling into sleep, I thought of something else ... I had forgotten to make a wish.

I don’t believe my father sang to be remembered. I believe he sang to bring joy and remembrance to a moment in time. Now, perhaps I have the ability to recapture some of those moments – salvaging them from a cardboard box on worn, degraded audiotape, looking for moments among them that are brilliant and memorable and worth reliving.

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote, “When he shall die, / Take him and cut him out in little stars, / And he will make the face of heaven so fine / That all the world will be in love with night...”

Perhaps that was the wish my heart had secretly made after all that night. And Dad was the cosmic dust that had looked down and waved and flew across the heavens just for me. Just to remember. v

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Lenny Wilkens coached the Seattle Supersonics to their only NBA championship in 1979

Player” of the 1971 All-Star Game.

Including playoff and All-Star games, Wilkens has participated in more games as player and coach than anyone else in league history. Named as both one of the NBA’s Top Ten Coaches in league history as well as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history when the NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary season in 1996-97 – the only person to ever make both lists. In 1992, he served as assistant coach of the Olympic Gold Medal “Dream Team” in Barcelona. A former vice president of the NBA Players Association, Wilkens also served as president of the NBA Coaches Association.

Wilkens continues to live in the Seattle area working to make a difference in the community. He says he knows how strong leadership, teamwork and overcoming challenges creates champions. Having watched his widowed mother confront the immense challenges facing his own family in the 1940s, Lenny Wilkins understands the importance of access and opportunity.

His many subsequent successes have brought much recognition, but for Lenny the real payoff is the opportunity to leverage his influence to help others.

Along with his wife, Marilyn, their three children, extended family and community of friends, Lenny has raised more than $7.5 million in the past decade to help hundreds of families in the Pacific Northwest. The Lenny Wilkens Foundation funds organizations that help young people reach their full potential while honoring their dignity and self-respect, regardless of circumstances. For more information, visit www. lennywilkensfoundation.org or call 425-898-4592. v

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Jack Sikma, whose NBA career spanned 14 years, helped the Sonics win the 1979 championship in 1979. He is guarded here in a Coliseum game by Darryl Dawkins (photo is part of David Eskenazi Collection). The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced in April that Sikma was one of 12 honorees that will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in September. Sikma is one of seven players in NBA history to have 17,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,000 steals and 1,000 blocked shots. Read the full story by Art Thiel at sportspressnw. com/2242929/2019/thiel-25-years-latesikma-gets-his-big-moment.

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Alzheimer’s Conference The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) is offering a free Alzheimer’s and caregiving educational conference in Seattle on Thursday, June 13 at the Columbia Tower Club (701 5th Avenue, Columbia Center, 75th Floor) from 9am to 1:30pm.

The conference, which is free and open to everyone, is designed to connect people with information about Alzheimer’s disease, brain health and dementia caregiving.

Participants will have the opportunity to interact with Alzheimer’s experts, ask questions, network and obtain a free memory screening.

“More than 110,000 Washington residents are living with Alzheimer’s disease; many others are caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “As those numbers grow, it’s critically important to connect people with information that can help them if Alzheimer’s enters their lives,” he adds. “This conference will help individuals learn about Alzheimer’s disease, caring for someone who has Alzheimer’s and support resources that are available to help. We invite everyone to attend.”

Informative sessions led by

dementia and caregiving experts include: • Unraveling Alzheimer’s Disease presented by Charles Bernick, M.D., MPH, will provide an overview of Alzheimer’s disease, an update on Alzheimer’s research and clinical trials, and what we can expect on the horizon.

• Preparing For and Understanding Long Term Care presented by Beth McDaniel, an Elder Law attorney, will provide tips for long term care planning. She will discuss different long-term care options and their benefits, along with details that everyone should know when planning their long-term care strategies. She will also teach attendees how to navigate legal,

financial, health and housing issues in their planning efforts.

• Expanding and Enhancing Holistic and Creative Arts Therapies in Alzheimer’s Care focuses on how creative arts therapies such as art, music and drama can enhance quality of life and improve treatment outcomes for individuals with cognitive impairments by reconnecting them with the world through triggered memories.

• Free, confidential memory screenings will be conducted throughout the day.

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Medical Minutes ...by John Schieszer

Health Costs Taking its Toll A new study suggests that more than half of Americans report problems with affordability, stress or delaying care John Schieszer because of medical costs. The study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, estimates more than 100 million people in the U.S. experience medical financial hardship.

High out-of-pocket spending for medical care is an increasingly critical issue. It can lead to a depletion of assets and medical debt, as well as distress and worry about household finances. Patients may delay or forgo needed medical care because of cost, jeopardizing benefits of treatment. In this latest study, researchers looked at data from the 2015-2017 National Health Interview Survey and found 56.0 % of adults reported at least one domain of medical financial hardship, representing 137.1 million adults in the United States.

Women were more likely to report multiple domains of hardship than men and the uninsured were more likely to report multiple domains of hardship (52.8%) compared to those with some public insurance (26.5%) and private insurance (23.2%). The authors write that unless action is taken, the problem is likely to get worse.

While many studies have looked at the financial toll of a cancer diagnosis, less is known about financial hardship in the general population, outside of oncology.

Walnuts May Help Lower Blood Pressure When combined with a diet low in saturated fats, eating walnuts may help lower blood pressure in people at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State University. In a randomized, controlled trial, they examined the effects of replacing some of the saturated fats in participants’ diets with walnuts. The team found that when participants ate whole walnuts daily in combination with lower overall amounts of saturated fat, they had better blood pressure levels.

“When participants ate whole walnuts, they saw greater benefits than when they consumed a diet with a similar fatty acid profile as walnuts without eating the nut itself,” said study investigator Penny Kris-Etherton, who is a Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at Penn State, Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. “So, it seems like there’s a little something extra in walnuts that are beneficial, maybe their bioactive compounds, maybe the fiber, maybe something else that you don’t get in the fatty acids alone.”

Researchers theorize that walnuts contain alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is a plant-based omega-3 that may positively affect blood pressure. For this current study, the researchers recruited 45 participants who were overweight or obese and were between the ages of 30 and 65. Before the study began, participants were placed on a “run-in” diet for two weeks. The run-in diet included 12% of their

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calories from saturated fat, which mimics an average American diet.

After the run-in diet, the participants were randomly assigned to one of three study diets, all of which included less saturated fat than the run-in diet. The diets included one that incorporated whole walnuts, one that included the same amount of ALA and polyunsaturated fatty acids without walnuts, and one that partially substituted oleic acid (another fatty acid) for the same amount of ALA found in walnuts, without any walnuts.

Following each diet period, the researchers assessed the participants for several cardiovascular risk factors including central systolic and diastolic blood pressure, brachial pressure, cholesterol and arterial stiffness. The researchers found that while all treatment diets had a positive effect on cardiovascular outcomes, the diet with whole walnuts provided the greatest benefits.

For Those who Really Want to Quit Combo therapy may be the way to go, if you really want to quit smoking. New evidence published in the Cochrane Library has found that using a combination of nicotine replacement therapies, such as a patch plus a short acting form (gum or lozenge), may lead to better success rates than the use of a single form of nicotine.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a medicine that is available as skin patches, chewing gum, nasal and oral sprays, inhalers, lozenges and tablets. The Cochrane Review looked at the different ways to use NRT to quit smoking, and which of these worked best to help individuals quit smoking for six months or longer. The review included 63 trials with 41,509 participants. Individuals enrolled in the studies typically smoked at least

15 cigarettes a day at the start of the studies.

Just over 17% of people who combined a patch with another type of NRT were able to quit compared with about 14% people who used a single type of NRT. Smokers were also more likely to successfully quit if they used higher dose nicotine gum (containing 4mg of nicotine) in comparison to lower dose nicotine gum (containing 2mg of nicotine). Higher dose nicotine patches (containing 25mg or 21mg of nicotine) probably make it more likely that a person will quit smoking than lower dose nicotine patches (15mg or 14mg of nicotine), however more evidence is needed to strengthen this conclusion, according to the authors.

When people quit smoking, they often set a quit day, which is the day when they plan to stop smoking entirely. There is evidence that starting to use NRT before a quit day may help more people to quit than starting using NRT on the quit day itself, but further investigation is required.

“This high-quality evidence clearly signposts that the most effective way to use NRT is to use a combination of two products at once, a patch and a fast-acting form such as gum, nasal spray or lozenge. Quitting this way increases the chances of you stopping smoking altogether. Some people are concerned about using two forms at the same time, but the evidence does not indicate an increased risk of harm,” said lead author Dr Nicola Lindson from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK. v 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.

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Dementia Friends …by Paige M. Bartlett, UW School of Nursing / de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging

Over 100,000 older adults in Washington state are living with dementia, and that number is only expected to increase. But even with its prevalence, many people with dementia and their caregivers struggle with the disease’s stigma, leaving them feeling isolated. The Dementia Action Collaborative is a group in Washington Alisa Strayer formed to try and prepare the state for the increasing number of people living with dementia.

Recently, the Dementia Action Collaborative partnered with a UW graduate student in public health and social work, Alisa Strayer, to pilot the program Dementia Friends in Washington state.

The program is intended to improve community attitudes toward dementia. It originated in the United Kingdom and has been implemented in 20 U.S. States so far. However, there’s not much research on how effective it is, so as part of her project Strayer is also assessing how well the program works.

“There are not many interventions for people with dementia that involve the community,” said Strayer about the program. “[This program is] not targeting people with dementia or their caregivers or care partners. It’s really about coaching everybody else…You are building these supportive networks of people.”

Dementia Friends operates by training volunteers called “dementia champions,” to run informational sessions in the community that teach people how to be “dementia friends.” The sessions are a mix of basic information on dementia, such as what dementia is and its symptoms, and practical tips on things like how to engage people with dementia.

The program has five key messages to distill for participants: dementia is not a normal part of aging, it’s caused by brain diseases, it can affect much more than just memory, it’s possible to have a good quality of life with dementia, people with dementia are still a valuable part of the community.

Strayer recruited and trained 15 dementia champions in Seattle and Yakima, and now is coaching the champions to recruit and train dementia friends. Before and after the training, she asked all the champions and dementia friends to fill out a survey assessing their attitude towards dementia.

Two undergraduate nursing students, Jessica Lee and Hirut Dessie, reviewed the champions’ surveys.

A few questions showed modest improvement, including “I feel confident around people with ADRD (Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias)”, which increased, and “I would avoid an agitated person with ADRD,” which decreased, suggesting

that the training might have improved their attitude toward dementia. They did find one question that was worse after the training, however: “I feel frustrated because I do not know how to help people with ADRD.” Dessie and Lee speculated that might be because the training is focused more on comfort than how to care for someone with dementia.

In early summer, Strayer will have the dementia friends’ survey results to see if those trainings are making an impact.

So far, one of the most exciting parts of the project for Strayer has been how enthusiastic everyone is about the program – both the trainers and the participants.

“People are really hungry for information and a different message,” she said.

Regardless of how well this particular program works, Strayer thinks it’s important that people talk more about dementia and work to build dementiafriendly communities.

“We’re still at a place at our society in most circles where it’s something that people feel a lot of shame and embarrassment and isolation around,” said Strayer. “A lot of people are facing it alone without any of their friends or family even knowing.”

Anyone interested in learning more can go to the Dementia Friends website at www.dementiafriendsusa.org or email dementiafriendswa@gmail.com. v

Why Is It So Important for Seniors to Exercise? ...by Mark Bryant

As we age, we lose muscle mass which contributes to a lower metabolic rate. But it's never too late to exercise and build muscle; the body responds to strength training at any age. Strength training can help with some other common problems we encounter Mark Bryant as we age such as arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes and an increase in bone density, which is also lost with age.

Endurance also declines as we age. The good thing is that the body responds to endurance training, too, such as, walking, running, swimming and cycling—or any activity that causes the heart rate to increase.

We lose flexibility as we age, but it too can improve at any age. With flexibility, you have more range of motion and less chance of injury.

These are just a few reasons why it is so important for seniors to exercise. To stay active and independent, stay strong and fit through strength training and other exercises. v Watch Mark Bryant discuss his work with seniors on this short video filmed at Southeast Seattle Senior Center: https://vimeo.com/334590246 Mark Bryant is a Certified Senior Fitness Instructor offering senior fitness classes at Columbia City Fitness and Southeast Seattle Senior Center.

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says, “Some of my “For a two-day trip, I love to go up favorite subjects are to the Skagit Valley—especially during the hokey roadside the Tulip Festival in April or during attraction attractions snow goose season in the winter—and and vintage neon explore the back roads, historic barns signs of the historic and beautiful panoramic landscapes. highways.”

It’s easy to do an overnight [or even When asked to a one-day trip] up there from Seattle suggest one- and (or Tacoma, where I live), and stay in two-day trips for our Anacortes or maybe Mount Vernon or region, Chandler Sedro-Woolley. Then, on the second offers these thoughts: day, I like to head back toward Seattle “When I moved via Whidbey Island, driving south from to Washington in Anacortes and taking the Deception 2008, I started focusing Pass bridge, then returning to the my road trips on the West mainland via the Clinton-Mukilteo Coast since it was mostly ferry. There’s plenty to do on Whidbey new territory for me…in for a leisurely day trip on the way back following historic the intervening years I’ve south; my favorites include Deception routes up and managed to explore nearly Pass State Park, a meal of Penn Cove down the West every corner of the region. mussels in Coupeville and a stop at Coast for road “It’s hard to pick the Admiralty Head Lighthouse at trippers and a favorite day trip in Fort Casey State Park. If I have more armchair travelers Washington, as there than two days to spend, Anacortes is alike. are so many different the jumping-off point for the San Juan Chandler possibilities! But my go-to Islands—it’s easy to spend anywhere is now a is Mount Rainier National from an extra day to a week or more in Northwesterner, Park. From where I live the islands.” but was born in Tacoma, it’s easy to get Chandler reports that The Best fifty miles west there and back in a day, Coast took about two-and-a-half years Chandler O’Leary’s new book of Wall Drug, the is a quirky illustrated travel guide either heading for Paradise/ to complete. “Sasquatch Books gave me following historic routes up and down legendary tourist an incredible amount of control over the West Coast for road trippers and Longmire or for Sunrise trap in western and Tipsoo the design of the book, armchair travelers alike South Dakota. “I Lake so that each spread could think this explains a lot about me,” she (which is actually my be created holistically jokes. Chandler grew up in a military favorite part of the and the illustrations family, moving from place to place park). I like to bring a and text weave together every few years. “My dad shared my picnic lunch and my seamlessly. I’m so grateful love of road trips, and together we’d sketchbook, and spend for the opportunity to spend hours planning potential routes the day just enjoying do that—the finished or reminiscing about favorite back the views and breathing Chandler O’Leary lives in result is something I’m Tacoma and spends every roads.” the mountain air. very proud of, and I hope spare moment traveling Chandler has continued the Probably my runnerAmerica’s winding back roads, my readers will enjoy tradition of road trips throughout her up day trip is a visit to it as well!” Chandler’s sketchbook in hand adult life. “I will always choose the Vashon (and Maury) fondest wish is that “by slowest road, the squiggliest line on the Island. I like to take the Tahlequah the time you reach the last page, you’ll map—for me, the joy is the journey ferry from Tacoma [Seattleites can take be dreaming of your own road trip and the landscape itself…” With the Fauntleroy ferry], enjoy the view of adventure and eager to discover the her sketchbook in hand, Chandler Quartermaster Harbor, have lunch at beauty and quirks that make the West the Hardware Store, and take a stroll at Coast the best coast.” v Point Robinson Lighthouse on Maury Island (accessible via isthmus from The Best Coast: A Road Trip Atlas Vashon). In the summer I like to visit (Illustrated Adventures Along the West for the Vashon Sheepdog Classic and Coast’s Historic Highways), published by watch the border collies Sasquatch Books, is now available from your herding sheep with the favorite book retailer. Illustrations for this article crowd of spectators! are by Chandler O’Leary

The Best Coast

A Road Trip Atlas Tacoma resident Chandler O’Leary is an illustrator, lettering artist and graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She is coauthor of the award-winning Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color, and author of the newly published The Best Coast: A Road Trip Atlas—an illustrated adventure along the West Coast’s historic highways.

Chandler says that she spends every spare moment traveling America’s winding back roads with her sketchbook in hand.

“Telling stories through a combination of words and images is what I do,” writes Chandler in her book, “and I am never more eager to tell a story than when it involves a sense of place.”

The Best Coast is described as a quirky illustrated travel guide

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Tips for Trips with Older Travelers A how-to article based on true experiences …by Colleen L. Reece

needed Just before my but mother’s ninety-fifth provided birthday, we returned security. to our Auburn, Wash.

Stop home from a 3742-mile the car driving trip through every nine western states. hour or so.

We encountered heat, Walk a bit cloudbursts, thunder, and stretch. (l) Writer Colleen L. Reece took her hail, lightning and wind. nearly 95-old-mother, Pearl Towne Wear Reece (r) on a successful 3742-mile Tired but happy, Mom loose clothing. trip through nine Western states. grinned and said, “Where driving Long sleeves "Baby boomers and seniors alike can are we going next year? I be encouraged to not allow age to be protect arms the deciding factor in traveling with their can hardly wait!” from sun that seniors," she advices.

Do you know an shines in the older friend or relative windows. you would like to take on a trip but Encourage your passenger to kick off feel there are too many obstacles? shoes and prop feet on a floor pillow.

Reconsider. If he or she is in reasonably Take a comfortable pillow to use good health, pack and go. These as a backrest. tested tips will help ensure successful Choose peace and quiet. Look for traveling. motels off the major highways. Request Plan ahead. Mom and I visited rooms away from the street. Carry a Mesa Verde National. Park in small electric fan. White noise is good.

Colorado. She didn’t feel like much If the motel is noisy, complain to the walking in the 8500-foot altitude. We manager. You paid for and are entitled set the folding lawn chair we carry in to a good night’s sleep. a shady area. I returned from hiking to Take a day off. Mom and I often find her surrounded by friendly travelers stayed an extra day to attended worship exclaiming, “What a great idea to bring services. your own chair! I’ll do that with my QUICK TIPS mom or dad.”

1. Pack night lights. Dark unfamiliar Consider your traveler’s interests rooms lead to falls on the way to the and possible limitations. Allow for bathroom. extra time to avoid fatigue. We seldom 2. Double check medicine, glasses, drove over 250 miles a day; your limit etc. before leaving. We always take may be less. extras.

Keep a regular schedule. Good 3. Lighten the load. Warm nutrition and regular bedtime are sweatshirts serve as jackets. Umbrellas important. Pack crackers, jelly, fresh replace raincoats. However, older fruit. Carry plenty of drinking water travelers often need extra warmth. and, remember: medications need to be Keep a blanket in the car. taken consistently.

4. Take a digital clock with easily Avoid the exotic. One night we read numerals. tossed and turned all night following a 5. Consider not bothering with books. tasty, but too-filling Mexican meal. We You probably won’t have time to read should have had it at lunch! them.

Eliminate embarrassment. A 6. Start and end day calmly. Leisurely friend dreaded motor trips. Rest areas breakfasts are good. We took time for aren’t always available. His father morning devotions. And ended each packed a portable potty. It was never day with a thankful prayer. v

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Lookout at Mount Rainier, Upper Big Quilcene-Marmot Pass on the Olympic Peninsula, Church Mountain in the Seize the Daisies: Go see North Cascades, Tiffany Mountain in wildflowers before they’re the Okanogan Highlands, Cady Ridge gone at Lake Wenatchee, Owyhigh Lakes on …by Robert Hudson Westover, USDA Forest Mount Rainier.

New Access Guide for Grand Service Canyon’s 100th Birthday Barrier-Free Travel: The Grand Canyon for Wheelers and Slow Walkers was released this year in time for the park’s 100th birthday celebration.

This resource guide includes access Wildflowers above Paradise on Mount Rainier, photo by Jasmine Horn information for Spring blossomed across the nation wheelchairand the brilliant colors of wildflowers— users and their reds, oranges, blues and yellows— slow walkers, and features splash across the landscape from a comprehensive access guide to wildlands to city parks to manicured Arizona’s Interstate 40 and Route 66. lawns. This year, the USDA Forest Service wants you to enjoy this natural It also highlights wheelchair-accessible trails, attractions and lodging options and wild bouquet by visiting national wildflower viewing areas. We’re making in and near Grand Canyon National Park. The book includes photos and planning your visit that much easier detailed access reviews, fly-and-drive by helping you find one or more of the resources, including the location of over 300 places to view wildflowers by nearby airports and the availability of visiting our webpage dedicated to your search. In addition to locations, we also accessible shuttles, public transportation and van rentals; accessible airplane, provide information on the best times helicopter, bus and train tours of the for peak viewing.

Grand Canyon; barrier-free camping Visitors to the wildflower webpage can search by geographical region, state choices and accessible picnic areas, plus or national forest or grassland. We want the inside scoop on the only driving it to be simple so that you can plan day route to the bottom of the canyon.

The guide includes information on trips or extended journeys to enjoy the special access passes and permits. “I was colorful displays of wildflowers. thrilled to uncover a sizable collection This search engine is part of the of kitschy attractions, comfortable agency’s “Celebrating Wildflowers” hotels and fun restaurants — all of webpage, which includes more than which are wheelchair-accessible,” 10,000 plant images and over 1,500 pages of information about the aesthetic, said the author of the book, Candy Harrington. For more information, recreational, biological, medicinal visit your favorite bookseller or www. and economic values of native plants BarrierFreeTravels.com. as well how to conserve native plant Free Book to Get You Moving habitats. Don’t miss the pageantry of The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance colors. Many wildflowers blooms have is offering a free book for active seniors passed, but some are just beginning. So, remember, when it comes to wildflowers living with osteoarthritis. Walk With Ease is an evidence-based walking you have to live in the now because program shown to reduce the pain before you know it, they’ll be gone! For of osteoarthritis. Even if individuals more information, visit www.fs.fed.us/ haven’t been formally diagnosed with wildflowers/viewing/index.php or call arthritis, Walk With Ease is a great the regional Forest Service office at way to learn how to incorporate a 360-825-6585. In addition, don’t forget walking program into your life safely the spectacular wildflower viewing and comfortably. The Walk With opportunities in National Parks or, if you’re lucky, even alongside the road on Ease program is offered as a self-guided your next driving vacation! Fodor’s called course. The free guidebook assists Washington’s North Cascades National walkers in customizing the program to fit their needs and helping them reach Park one of the Top 10 best spots in their goals.

America for seeing wildflowers, and the The Walk with Ease program has wildflower viewing on Mount Rainier is been proven to decrease disability and world-renowned. improve osteoarthritis symptoms that For more ideas and timing affect control, balance, strength and recommendations, contact rangers walking pace. These benefits are gained from Washington state and national regardless of whether walkers are taking parks, visit the Washington Trails a group class or doing the program on Association and park wepages (wta. their own. org) for wildflower bloom updates To receive the free book, from hiker forums. Some ideas: Denny readers must complete a survey Creek-Melakwa Lake near Snoqualmie from the Osteoarthritis Action Pass, Iron Bear-Teanaway Ridge (east of Cascades), Mount Townsend outside Alliance (OAAA). Visit http://bit. of Quilcene, Tipsoo Lake-Naches Peak ly/SDWWESurvey and take the Loop on Mount Rainier, Tolmie Peak

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The ongoing life-affirming adventures of Rose and Dawn

The Funny Side of Life

Seattle Here I Was …by Sy Rosen

Neither a Borrower Or a Lender Be... Final …by Diana Couture

The "Tea Time Ladies" from Renton's Leisure Estates, a mobile home park for people age 55+, hosted Hollywood comedy writer and producer Sy Rosen on May 4 for the Seattle-area premiere of his short film THE MATCHMAKER (l-r) Ellen Ginn, Linda Keeney, Linda Clauson, Sy Rosen, Eileen Cunio, Darlene Ward, Pat Diggs

I came to Seattle and I conquered.

Okay, I didn’t exactly conquer but I ate lots of terrific food, climbed steep sidewalks, met fantastic people and ate terrific food (I know I repeated myself, but I ate a lot).

I was in Seattle to show a couple of my short films to the “Tea Time at Two Ladies” of Leisure Estates in Renton and it was a lot of fun. The group was smart and gracious and most important, they laughed at my jokes which make them friends for life.

The hotel I stayed at was wonderful.

There was a little mistake in the beginning when they sent me to a room that was already occupied. It really surprised me and the guy who was coming out of the shower. However, the hotel straightened it out and sent me a large gift basket to make up for the error. I kept hoping they would make another mistake so I would get another gift basket, but unfortunately everything else was perfect.

On Friday I went to the Seattle Art Museum because I love art and on Fridays the museum was free for seniors.

I was a little disappointed they didn’t “card” me to ensure that I was really a senior, but the museum is extraordinary.

I particularly enjoyed the modern art section that had lots of strange, slightly grotesque figures that reminded me of my relatives.

I spent most of my afternoons walking around the downtown area.

I was struck by the magnificence of the buildings and how they often tried to combine the traditional and the new. Often a new structure would have a plaque saying that the builders included some of the original stones. I wish my body would include some of my original hair.

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As I walked around the city, I would frequently pass people who were holding bouquets of flowers. Seattle is a romantic city. It’s also a little chilly and I noticed that just about everybody wore puffy jackets. I was thinking of getting one but I’m puffy enough without the jacket.

On one of my walks I passed this man who was laughing and dancing on the sidewalk. I was glad he was so happy until he started dancing around a woman who was waiting for the streetlight to change. He was clearly bothering her. Okay, I thought to myself, this was my chance to be a hero. Actually, my first thought was to keep walking, but the hero thing was my second thought.

I wasn’t sure what to do but thought I should try to divert the laughing man’s attention. And so I started to dance with him. We both did a little jig, circling each other. Now you have to understand, I’m not a great dancer.

Actually, I dance a little like Elaine on Seinfeld but the laughing man seemed to like it and we both danced and laughed and then he left, forgetting the woman.

I then turned to the woman expecting a hero’s welcome, but she yelled, “Stay away from me!” as she hurriedly crossed the street. Oh well.

Anyway, speaking of heroes – real heroes, as I was walking on 2nd Avenue I passed the Garden of Remembrance.

It included a wall that listed fallen Washington State soldiers from past wars with wonderful quotes from letters they wrote home. It was very touching and moving.

Seattle is a glorious, enlightened, sentimental city and thanks to Northwest Prime Time I feel like I am part of it... even if I don’t wear a puffy jacket.v

Rose and Dawn stared at each other and at Laurel with horror in their eyes. Their friend Laurel had just announced to them that not only did she not remember the loan that Rose made to her of $1000, but she didn’t remember the cruise she took for which she used the loan.

“Really? Laurel, you must remember that you booked a cruise for you and Jim to go to the Mediterranean, I think, just before he got ill and died. You then had to pay the remainder of the booking fee or lose your initial investment prior to Jim’s estate being settled,” Rose patiently explained. “Is any of this ringing a bell?”

Laurel sat staring straight ahead.

“After Jim’s death, I was in a bit of a fog. I guess I might have taken a cruise, but I honestly can’t remember having any trouble paying for it.

Dawn stepped in, in an effort to help. “How about your financial situation right after Jim died. Do you remember any money troubles at that time? Were you strapped for cash?”

Rose and Dawn watched as Laurel set about reliving that terrible time.

Her face showed anguish, and then confusion, and then a light seemed to come on.

“Wait, I think I remember a cruise that I wanted to go on with Jim, and then he got sick and we decided not to go. Her eyes filled with tears, “And then he died and I forgot all about the trip because I was caught up in the funeral arrangements and my grief.”

Rose thought hard as Laurel was speaking. She thought that maybe the loan wasn’t as important as she watched her friend struggle with the death of her husband again. “Laurel, maybe we should just forget about this. I mean it was a long time ago…” she said softly.

Without seeming to hear Rose, Laurel continued. “And then, I got this letter in the mail from the cruise company saying that if I didn’t make the final installment on the booking, I would lose all of the money already paid. I was in a panic. Jim had left me well-off, but the will was being

contested by some people who thought they were owed money. Oh, those were dark times. I had to get an attorney to fight the actions. In the end, all was settled in my favor. But in the meantime, I was very cash-strapped.”

Dawn began to offer some condolences, but Laurel continued. “I remember having to borrow money from the bank using our home of 50 years as collateral. And I was so sad to see so much of that money go to the attorneys to pay for these bogus creditor claims.

“But here I’m going on and on about my problems. You didn’t want to hear all of that, I’m sure. I guess I blocked some of that unpleasantness out of my memory until just now.

And you poor ladies were unfortunate to be the ones to have to hear my woes.” Laurel looked up at her friends apologetically. “Oh, but this all started because of a debt that you say I owe you, Rose. Isn’t that right? For the cruise?”

“As I said Laurel, let’s just forget that I brought it up. I really had no intention of putting you through all of this. Your friendship and happiness are more important to me than any money,” Rose offered. Dawn nodded her head in agreement.

Dawn smiled and said, “Yes, let’s finish our tea and talk about other things. Have you gone on any trips or cruises lately, Laurel?” Right as the words came out of her mouth, Dawn realized what she had done. Rose and Laurel looked incredulously at Dawn.

“So sorry, Laurel. Just habit. I didn’t mean to bring up the cruise again.

We just always seem to talk about your recent trips,” Dawn stammered “That’s okay. I haven’t been on any good cruises since the year Jim died when I went to the Mediterranean.” Laurel’s hand went slowly to her open mouth, followed by a long pause. Her face showed a sudden awareness and surprise.

“Oh my goodness, I remember. I remember. I DID go on that cruise and I had to borrow money to do so. I asked a friend…” Realization and embarrassment finally registered on Laurel’s face. “Rose, let me write you a check.” v

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Saving Face ...by Len Elliott

Across 1. Expenses 6. Sod 10. Lasting mark 14. It’s across the Missouri from Council Bluffs 15. On the briny 16. ____ list (tasks): hyph.

17. Cosmetician’s exam?

19. Actress Stone or poet Lazarus 20. Tater Tots maker: hyph.

21. “Just a ___” (wait) 22. Typical DeMille film 23. Potential for loss or danger 25. On the ____ (looking for a fight) 27. Lively dances 30. Female sibling, in brief 32. Softest solid 33. One, to Juan 34. QB Manning and inventor Whitney 36. Paris subway system 39. Stumble 41. “Whole ____ Shakin’ Goin’ On” (Jerry Lee Lewis hit) 43. Garbage boat 44. Taste or touch, e.g.

46. Took to court 47. Had lunch 48. Comic’s jokes 50. Golfer’s goal 51. Talking horse of TV: 2 wds.

52. Space-to-ship buffer 55. Cat’s prey 57. Home run gait 58. Ending for ex or sub 60. Grain grower 64. Lecherous one 65. Cosmetician’s initial product?

67. MIT graduate, often: abbr.

68. Kind of market or circus 69. “____ entertain you…”: 2 wds.

70. Looks at 71. Blind piece 72. First name in cosmetics Down 1. Crooner Perry 2. WWII general Bradley 3. Drink with sushi 4. Belonging to them 5. Riyadh resident 6. Make lace 7. Employs 8. Stitch up again 9. Wealthy contributor, slangily 10. Church toppers 11. Cosmetician’s transportation?

12. Let in or let on 13. Kitchen pest 18. A whole bunch 24. Metric weights, in brief 26. Dodge truck model 27. Protrudes (out) 28. Memo intro phrase: 2 wds.

Produce Produce ...by Len Elliott

Farmers markets are in full swing around the region. They offer locally grown items including fruits and vegetables. The answer to each item below is, or contains, the name of an item of produce. Can you produce the answer? For example, the hit-and-catch game played before a baseball contest is called pepper. Enjoy the puzzle, and locate and shop at a farmers market near you.

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29. Cosmetician’s biography?

31. Stomach-tightening exercise: 2 wds.

35. Prepare mussels, in a way 37. Tedious learning method 38. Was in debt 40. Publications in pews 42. Aimlessly floating, as a ship 45. Psyche part 49. Mars a shoe 51. Haggard and Oberon

52. Up ____ (cornered): 2 wds.

53. O. Henry specialty 54. Blue whale’s foremost food 56. Dish alternative 59. La ____ Tar Pits 61. Jeff’s comics partner 62. J. D. Salinger title character 63. Syngman of South Korea 66. Made a lap

MEASUREMENTS OF AGE I’ve gained in circumference What I’ve lost in height.

My arches have slipped So my shoes are too tight.

My spirit is game In spite of joints creaking But I’m not quite the same Geometrically speaking.

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1. “Hee Haw” humor.

2. Old West judge Roy. 3. Cash money (at least three answers).

4. Batter/umpire argument.

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Scenes from Childhood

June 2019

Writing Corner

Between the Outhouse and the Cherry Tree

Clever Twists

…by Lynn Walker Gendusa

Readers love a clever new strategy or approach in their stories whether they are pure fiction, undiluted nonfiction or Ariele M. Huff a tempting narrative nonfiction mixture. For example, rewriting the OZ stories from the perspective of the wicked witch as in Wicked.

Even true-life stories can be presented in different ways and a new approach always grabs attention.

Some examples I’ve seen over the years as an editor and writing instructor: 1. A daughter’s story of her farm mother, the songs that were sung to go with certain activities (cooking, laundry, plowing) and with the time of year (planting season, harvest time).

2. Story of an Italian family focused on the foods they ate and how they related at the dinner table.

3. Story of a woman’s experience in an unwed mothers’ home, punctuated by the popular song lyrics playing meaningful messages in the background.

4. Man’s story of wooing his wife over the course of a year, showing how random turns in the weather played into winning her.

(Trapped at her family’s home during a week of snow, a romantic thunderstorm, a well-timed double rainbow.)

5. A father’s stories all ending with something funny his precocious child said or did.

(Even the tale of being fired got a humorous lilt when the wide-eyed tot inquired how big the gun was

surprise, it wasn’t as bad as I feared Her house sat on a large lot three it would be, plus, concrete steps up from the street it sure made the and looked as if it belonged in the bug fly away. country instead near Funny downtown. Granted thing about the town was small, but facing fear, once this old house with its you do, it usually flies weathered brown boards, away. sagging front porch and Uncle Casto lived a much-needed new with his mother in roof would look to their later years after plumbing was some as an eyesore. installed on the insistence of Mollie The front porch was usually filled Sparks’ children. with a variety of wooden chairs where “What do I need plumbing she and her daughters would sit to for?” she asked her son and son-inshell beans, shuck corn and escape the law. “I have been doin’ just fine all summer heat swelling inside. They these years. That’s just a waste of a watched as folks passed by to exchange dollar!” a wave and shout a “howdy do.” Once They built it anyway and, of the neighbors saw those smiling faces, course, she stubbornly refused to use the house wasn’t in as bad a shape as the new bathroom until one night they thought. it got so cold in the mountains she Funny how our eyes are fooled gave in. Afterward, she gathered by acts of kindness. the boys and humbly said, “I know I Inside the tidy house was a sometimes have a stubborn will, but parlor which opened to a large I do thank you.” kitchen equipped with a wood Funny thing about misplaced burning stove, stacks of iron skillets stubborn will, humility will usually and a cabinet that held everything stop it. from baking soda to castor oil. On Well into her 80s, Greatthe large table anchored in the grandmother Sparks and Casto got center was a wooden dough bowl into an argument on who grew the where fresh biscuits were kneaded best garden. So, they built two to every morning, and a cup of coffee see which one would reap the best was poured from an old dented produce. Casto noticed his mother’s enamel pot. rows were crooked, but he also Out the kitchen door was a smaller knew cataracts blurred her vision. porch which was near the well that During many nights when his supplied fresh water. Hoes, rakes and mother was fast asleep, he took his buckets surrounded a small wobbly hoe and with a flashlight in hand, chair that could still hold a weary straightened her rows and cleared soul after a long day. The garden in its the weeds she missed. summer splendor rested on the back Both gardens bloomed edge of the property just beyond the beautifully that summer with cherry tree and the outhouse with its Grandmother Sparks declaring, half-moon carved door.

“See, mine is the best! I won I loved to play between the because I have fewer weeds!” She outhouse and the cherry tree behind laughed with glee. She never knew my great-grandmother’s house in the or ever was told just why her garden summer. The old tree teemed with ripe was ripe with beauty. berries. I would climb to get as many Funny thing about unselfish cherries as possible before I got caught love, it does make our spiritual by the mighty hands of my tiny, fierce gardens grow.

Great-grandmother Sparks.

I went by the old property the “How many times have I told you, last time I visited the Tennessee young’un, to not eat too many cherries town where I was born. Mollie’s because you gonna’ spend the rest of home is long gone, and now there your day in that outhouse!” she would are brick steps that lead up to a fine yell. brick house with no front porch.

I knew I was immune to the side It’s pleasing to the eye but not as effects of too many cherries and when beautiful as the old run-down house she turned to walk back in the house, that was filled with smiling faces I kept on climbing the tree to retrieve and joyful, giving hearts. more of delicious red goodies.

Funny thing about my life, I One day, however, I got a case of learned an awful lot from those the “bug,” and she swore it was those fantastic folks who once walked cherries, but I knew it was just a bug. between the outhouse and the The castor oil came out of the cabinet, cherry tree. v and even though my mother was present, she knew she could not hold Lynn Walker Gendusa is the author of It’s a candle to her grandmother’s will. I all WRITE with me! She can be reached took the dreaded castor oil, and to my at lwgendusa@bellsouth.net

…by Ariele M. Huff

Poetry Corner Limerick Challenge

We once had a dog named Biscuit who used to be thin like a Triscuit, but she ate and she ate till she gained lots of weight and nothing could be done to fix it.

--Gerrit Hansen We once had a dog named Celine, but she ate and lost all her lean.

She acted like a model but her walk was a waddle a sight like nothing ever seen.

--Gerrit Hansen

Daddy had been fired from.)

6. A woman who wrote about her life all through her cat’s eyes.

“Gen seems to be especially fond of what she calls the vacuum.

Personally, I take every opportunity to hiss at it.”

7. Many writers spice stories with poems of their own or from others interspersed with text. Some write “epic poems” that tell whole chapters in their lives.

I always recommend experimenting with some choices when telling life stories.

1. Does this segment sound better with first person intimacy or in third person where the author can add insights and information not possessed at the time of the incidents?

2. Experiment too with the use of past and present tenses. Past is easier but present brings an exciting immediacy to tales from years ago.

3. Try switching around the narrator—in the voice of someone else who was really there or an imagined narrator—even an animal, a house, an infant or someone who had already passed.

4. Explore your memory for what elements were central—like the food, sounds (foghorns, traffic, as well as music or songs), plants, animals or settings where a lot of time was spent (the couch, the porch or yard, etc.).

5. Be ready to take a different emotional position about a story.

Maybe it was awful at the time but now can seem funny. Maybe you were too young at the time to recognize the sadness or wonder of an experience. Maybe later events have changed how you feel about an occurrence.

6. Explore sharing philosophical ruminations with readers. Those can add a new slant to a timeworn story.

7. Have fun with the process. v

Mother’s Day There once was a mother named Pat. She loved making art and her cat.

She lived many years but left me in tears.

I still love my dear mom named Pat. --Ariele Huff Father’s Day There once was a father named John.

He built us a house and lawn.

Through the years of work there was never a shirk.

I still love that dear dad named John.

--Ariele Huff

Send poetry to ariele@comcast.net or Northwest Prime Time. Pieces may be excerpted, edited, or used in Sharing Stories.

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June 2019

Jazz Festival

28th Annual America’s Classic Jazz Festival

Please join us This year’s June 27 through festival is a tribute 30 for America’s to Bert Barr, an Classic Jazz icon of Seattle’s Festival and jazz world and our four venue leader of the (three dancing, Uptown Lowdown one listening) Band. Over the event taking past 40 years the place at Saint band was one of Martin’s the most popular University festival bands, The Apostles of Sax: John, Pieter, & Marcus Pavilion Paul performed with Bert Barr’s Uptown performing across Lowdown jazz band. This year’s America’s in Olympia. the country and Classic Jazz Festival pays tribute to Bert, The festival around the world.

Seattle’s jazz icon, who passed away in April. includes worldIn the ‘80s, the class bands from all over North band served as house band for the America including Fat Babies out of Seattle Mariners and for Seahawks Chicago and the Wolverines from pre-game rallies. The Puget Sound Boston. The large dance floors and Traditional Jazz Society says that Bert dance lessons (Balboa | Foxtrot | Barr contributed more to the local Charleston) are sure to provide a traditional jazz landscape than any wonderful time for all! other musician. Barr died in April.

Special features include classic The Festival’s director, jazz festival traditions such as Charlotte Dickson, has always been parasol parades – an audience interested in jazz. “Twenty-nine favorite where the ladies with years ago, someone said to me, beautifully decorated parasols pop ‘Come to the jazz festival, you like up during certain songs to stroll to dance.’ My girlfriend and I had through the crowd, a “swing set” – both lost our husbands, so we went. where the younger folks get up to It was my kind of music – Louis dance swing and the Lindy Hop, Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and an After Glow Party for dinner at all the other greats. Three years the waterfront restaurant Tugboat later I was director of the festival, Annie’s with two jazz bands for now going on twenty-five years.” more dancing in the aisles.

She adds, “Please join us!” v 28th Annual America’s Classic Jazz Festival, June 27-30. Four venues, one site, worldclass bands, large dance floors, free shuttle, dance lessons, on-site RV accommodations. Saint Martins University Marcus Pavilion, 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia. For more information, contact charlottedickison@comcast.net or call 360-943-9123. Or visit www.olyjazz.com for the festival brochure, schedule, list of bands and more!

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Travel FYI’s

• Discover Passes and activity backpacks available to check out at Pierce County Libraries “Check Out Washington” is a new survey to receive the book. Visit program that allows people to check walkwitharthritis.org to learn more out Washington State Park Discover about the program.

Passes from some communities across Free Outdoor Fitness Zones the state, including the Pierce As County Library System. The pilot part of program, which includes Pierce a pilot and Spokane County libraries and program, Mount Vernon public libraries will Seattle start lending “activity backpacks” Parks and with Discover Passes on a firstRecreation come-first-served basis, thanks to a is offering free group exercise classes partnership between State Parks and with licensed fitness instructors at the Washington State Library. The outdoor exercise equipment sites at backpacks, which contain binoculars, Georgetown Playfield, Powell Barnett field guides and other interpretive Park and Van Asselt Community materials, will be available for oneCenter. Classes are available every week check-outs. The Washington Saturday through June 29, 2019 for State Parks Foundation is funding the participants ages 13 and older, with up Check Out Washington program so to 10 participants per class. users can access parks and recreation The outdoor equipment and lands managed by Washington State fitness zones are designed to allow a Parks, the Washington Department of complete exercise program including Fish and Wildlife and Department of aerobic exercises, strength building Natural Resources. and stretching. The free guided fitness • Park Rx classes will be offered at the three sites Washington State Parks launched a listed above. However, the 14 parks new program with health care providers throughout Seattle offer the Outdoor to encourage more people to enjoy the Exercise Fitness Zones to provide outdoors and improve their health. opportunities for enjoyable physical The nonprofit organization Park Rx exercise. Use of the equipment is free America and State Parks are working and available to anyone aged 13 or with healthcare providers across older.

Washington to prescribe nature to Fitness Zones can be found at the following Seattle Parks: Atlantic Street patients as part of a healthcare regimen.

“Doctors and other health Park, Bitter Lake Reservoir Open professionals are realizing the healing Space, Delridge Community Center, power of being outdoors and have Georgetown Playfield, Hiawatha taken to prescribing parks and other Community Center, Hing Hay Park, natural areas to their patients using Hubbard Homestead, John C. Little ParkRxAmerica.org to address diabetes, Sr Park, Montlake Community obesity, hypertension, depression and Center, Powell Barnett Park, Rainier anxiety, among many other lifestyleBeach Playfield, Sam Smith Park, driven diseases,” said Dr. Robert University Playground and Van Asselt Zarr, Park Rx America founder and Community Center. pediatrician. More than 470 city, For more information about the county, PUD and state parks in program, contact Darryl Cook at 206256-5609, Darryl.Cook@seattle.gov, or Washington are participating in the program. visit www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/ “We’re very excited to work with current-projects/outdoor-exercisePark RX America to bring a great equipment-sites. tool to healthcare providers across State Park Updates Washington,” said Washington State Parks Director Don Hoch.

“Washington state parks are beautiful places for people to explore, and numerous studies are now showing people can improve their physical, mental and spiritual health by visiting parks, whether to hike, bike, camp or Deception Pass State Park just meditate or read a book in nature.”

Washington State Parks is also • Washington State Parks partnering with the Washington overhauls reservation system State Department of Veterans’ Affairs People planning outings and counseling and wellness program with vacations at Washington state parks this initiative. “Helping veterans find have a new online tool to help them. alternative ways to handle issues such The enhanced system offers 90 as post-traumatic stress additional campsites and is incredibly beneficial 38 cabins at two parks and an integral part of that were not previously the healing and growth reservable. The system process,” said Washington also adds the ability State Department of to check out group Veterans Affairs Director camps, retreat centers Alfie Alvarado. “Whether and environmental Washington's Mount Shuksan. it’s taking a hike, camping learning centers to view for the weekend or fishing, our natural availability. The system is smartphone and tablet friendly. The new site can be resources have the power to help veterans heal.” viewed at www.parks.state.wa.us. ...continued from page 9

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The mammoth, slow-moving ship carried tanks, vehicles, cargo and troops to unload on the beaches of Normandy. The crew’s mission was to support U.S. troops in their goal of defeating the Germans. Voss served as machinist mate in the engine room of LST 502.

Voss already knew how to operate a diesel engine.

“Growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this was General Motors country,” he said.

He describes the evening while crossing the English Channel, seeing thousands of planes in the sky headed to bomb the Normandy coast and others to deposit paratroopers inland.

“There were so many bombers you could barely see the sun when it came up. It looked like a whole bunch of flies.”

Voss also describes a scene of battleships, cruisers, destroyers, mine sweepers and over 170 LSTs in the English Channel. . . destination Normandy.

“There were so many ships, you could hardly move.”

At 6:30pm on June 6th, Voss’ LST unloaded small boats carrying soldiers to Omaha Beach. This was the second part of the first wave to arrive.

He noted, “It was the hardest beach to land on as it had a cliff above the beach.”

From German bunkers perched over Omaha Beach, cannons and machine guns fired rounds continuously on American soldiers.

“We got men off but we couldn’t offload our heavy equipment as the beach was not yet secured.”

Voss’ LST with its Army-Navy surgical team and corpsmen took on casualties returning from the beach.

“Our bunks became hospital beds for the wounded so we had to sleep any place we could,” said Voss.

“We slept soundly and quickly when tired.”

When not in the engine room, Voss asked a medic, “Anything I can do?” He stepped aside from his job as machinist mate to help medics by mixing dried plasma with purified water. On June 7, his LST finally off-loaded their cargo of heavy equipment onto Omaha Beach.

The ship’s crew boarded 400 casualties that day, both Americans and Germans. Being of Dutch descent, Voss also understood German. He became the ship’s translator.

“No one could understand the German prisoners. I’m Dutch.

I could understand them. They wanted water. The German captives were held in a deck below so they couldn’t signal anyone. They were the enemy,” said Voss.

The transport scenario played over and over with the 12-hour trip between England and Normandy – back and forth.

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Voss said, “We looked up in the morning and everything was white.”

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Tricks to Enjoy Driving Vacations …by Roger Urbaniak

day. Impromptu stops are important and Linda and I love taking turns to see our country driving allows by driving through each of us to it. For many years stay fresh. we had the pleasure We use of doing so in a VW several sources camper and enjoyed Roger and Linda Urbaniak to help us decide the comradery of what might be fellow campers in a worth a closer look. AAA helps plan variety of campgrounds across the some trips, other times we use our country, ranging from primitive sites computer. Even road maps help locate including parking lots, to deluxe potentially interesting stops while campgrounds with swimming pools, simple signs along the road often guide game rooms and saunas. We have us to memorable detours. driven through each of the lower 48 Turning off the radio, cell phone, states and enjoyed them all. Recently, laptop or any other distracting device however, we sold our camper, but we are still able to enjoy outings with our allows us to be good companions for each other. When conversation automobile while staying in motels by following what is now almost a set slows and scenery has little change, we play car games. A brief list of routine. these games includes identifying Here’s how it works for us: out-of-state license plates, counting We plan our trip with one or the number of trucks, motorcycles, two interesting stops each day where busses or RVs passed. It is enjoyable we can get out and stretch. Many to count the number of unusual birds years ago, I noticed that when I felt or wild animals seen (even including I needed to get somewhere quickly I identifying road kill). Sometimes we missed enjoying many of the things just invent games as we drive. along the way and arrived tired and Scheduling our driving vacation worn out. Today, we choose our final during the less traveled times of year destination, decide how many hours we can comfortably drive each day, but works well. October through May driving usually allows us to experience we allow room to change plans every

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…by Wendy Pender less traffic, find cheaper room rates and generally less crowded restaurants, If you read this gift shops and visitor centers. Fall column regularly, colors, spring wildflowers, snow melt, you know that one bird and animal migrations are just of my recurring some of the benefits of offseason themes is “why travel. should kids have Looking at what we pass by with all the fun?” Well, the idea of telling others what we summer means saw forces us to pay attention and Wendy Pender fun in the Pacific remember trip highlights. Journaling Northwest, and libraries celebrate helps with memory, plus later the with Summer Reading Programs journal becomes a souvenir. My (SRP). While SRP is famous in companion may identify things I libraries around the country for missed. Some examples include games and prizes for kids and the variety of wildflowers and trees growing along the way. Linda pointed teens, in this region adults get to play, too. This year’s theme is them out to me, gave them names, “A Universe of Stories” which and encouraged me to look at them celebrates the 50th anniversary closely. In return I showed her tricks of the Apollo moon landing. on how to see wild animals.

What better way to expand your We still share our journals at Universe than reading? (As James the end of each day. Keeping track Baldwin famously said, “You think of items such as gas prices and other your pain and your heartbreak are daily expenses gives our journals unprecedented in the history of the interest in the years yet to come. We world, but then you read.”) Here at have often reminded each other we the King County Library System, want to see everything we can while we are physically able, then, when we adults can participate by registering and reading 500 minutes for a prize can no longer travel, our goal is to sit such as a cell phone stand, earbuds by the fire and read our journals to each other. When we reflect, we both or journal style notebook. Reading agree that we have had a great life and for a second 500 minutes will net that taking good driving vacations has you another prize. added to our enjoyment. v continued on page 14

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LET’S GO! Senior Events

Caregivers’ Club June 2, 2-4pm film screening & discussion, Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St, Seattle, RSVP 206-297-0875, www. phinneycenter.org/caregivers-club Suds for Seniors June 3, 5-8pm, fun, food, beer (the suds), to support Eastside Friends of Seniors, $25-$30, 425-369-0120, www.eastsidefriendsofseniors.org Senior Living Information Fair June 8, 11am-4pm, Open House - Come meet our dedicated team and local seniorcare professionals and discover how to enjoy retirement to the fullest! Queen Anne Retirement Community, 805 4th Ave N, Seattle, 206284-0055; Northgate Retirement Community, 11501 15th Ave NE Seattle, 206-362-7250; Mill Creek Retirement Community, 14905 Bothell Everett Hwy Mill Creek, 425-338-1580, www. happylivingbycogir.com Baby Boomer Boot Camp June 9, 1-5pm, Thinking of retiring or recently retired? Free discussion on best practices, refreshments served, Issaquah Senior Center, 75 NE Creek Way, RSVP 425-392-2381.

Wisdom Cafes Free discussions for seniors, June 11, 2-3:30pm, “Friendship & Difficult Diagnosis” our role offerring support after a catastrophic diagnosis, Richmond Beach Library, 206-546-3522; June 15, 11am12:30pm “Dreaming About Our Future” discuss ways to achieve our dreams Federal Way Library, 34200 1st Way S, 253-838-3668.

Guided Cannabis Shopping for Seniors June 12, July 10, Aug 14, 10am, Curious about cannabis, marijuana and CBD? Join the team for free Wednesday events, 9am-10am coffee & conversation followed by in-store shopping at the Fremont store in Seattle, must RSVP (206-9468157 or Service@SeattleHashtag.com). www. seattlehashtag.com/seniors Aging Well Learning Community June 15, 10:30am, join free discussion on aging well with mindfulness and grace, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd SE, 425-888-1223.

Financial Well-Being for Women June 19, 11:30am-1pm, A free seminar offered by the Salvation Army and Umpqua Bank, Umpqua Conference Center, 1111 3rd Ave, Seattle. RSVP NWlegacy@usw.salvationarmy.org or 206-217-1281.

A Calendar of Places to Go, Do or See…

See our full calendar at northwestprimetime.com/calendar

Healthy Eating at Home June 27, 2-3pm, good nutrition is vital as one ages but can be difficult to maintain, personal chef discusses strategies to ease meal planning, shopping, cooking and clean-up easier, Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd NW in Seattle.

Please call 206-361-2758, ext. 103 to reserve your spot for this free presentation.

Community Open House Festival July 3, 10:30am-3pm, includes Doggie Parade, Dunk Tank and free BBQ dinner, Boulevard Park Place Retirement Community, 2805 S 125th St, Burien, 206-243-0300, www. boulevardparkplace.com.

Health Education

Protect Yourself from Medical Harm June 6, 2-3:30pm presented by Dr. Yu, Ph.D & Rex Johnson in collaboration with Consumer Reports, Medical harm is 3rd leading cause of death in US, interactive workshop, free, Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, 206-546-3522.

Understanding Dementia June 9, noon, free discussion to clarify what dementia is and how to support the person living with dementia and their family, Fairwood Library, 17009 140th Ave SE, Renton, 425-226-0522.

Guided Cannabis Shopping for Seniors June 12, July 10, Aug 14, 10am, Curious about cannabis, marijuana and CBD? Join the team for free Wednesday events, 9am-10am coffee & conversation followed by in-store shopping at the Fremont store in Seattle, must RSVP (206-9468157 or Service@SeattleHashtag.com). 3534 Stone Way N, Seattle, www.seattlehashtag. com/seniors Free Alzheimer’s Conference June 13, 9am-1:30pm, informational sessions, interact with experts, free memory screenings, Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Ave, 75th Floor, Seattle, to register www.alzfnd.org click on “events calendar” or call 1-866-232-8484.

Power of Posture June 22, 2-3:30pm, come to understand how posture affects our daily living, includes self-assessment of your posture and exercises to improve posture, interactive movement session, so wear comfortable clothing, Lake Forest Park Library, free but RSVP required 206-362-8860.

5 Pillars of Brain Health June 24, 1:30-2:30pm, take charge of your brain health in interactive session on being social, staying fit, eating right & managing stress, free, Skyway Library, 12601 76th Ave S, Seattle 206772-5541.

Community Events

Dragon Boat Festival June 7, 6:30pm learn about dragon boats, enjoy Chinese dances & music, make traditional crafts, food demo & sample, King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah.

Financial Well-Being for Women June 19, 11:30am-1pm, A free seminar offered by the Salvation Army and Umpqua Bank, Umpqua Conference Center, 1111 3rd Ave, Seattle. RSVP NWlegacy@usw.salvationarmy.org or 206-217-1281.

Historic Everett Theatre June 21, 7:30pm “Candid Camera Live” with Peter Funt combines clips and quips, $32, 425258-6766, www.historiceveretttheatre.org America’s Car Museum June 30, 9am-5pm, Shine Time Car Show and 1:30pm-3:30pm Great Race Official Finish!

Food trucks beer garden, booths, 2702 East D Street, Tacoma. 253-779-8490. www. americascarmuseum.org.

Skandia Midsommarfest June 30, 11am-6pm, music & dance performances, flower crowns, dancing, food and craft booths, traditional pole raising, free, St Edward State Park in Kenmore, 425-954-5262.

Community Open House Festival July 3, 10:30am-3pm, includes Doggie Parade, Dunk Tank and free BBQ dinner, Boulevard Park Place Retirement Community, 2805 S 125th St, Burien, 206-243-0300, www. boulevardparkplace.com.

Exhibits

America’s Car Museum June 30, 9am-5pm, Shine Time Car Show and 1:30pm-3:30pm Great Race Official Finish!

Food trucks beer garden, booths, 2702 East D Street, Tacoma. 253-779-8490. www. americascarmuseum.org.

Seattle Art Museum June 13-Sept 8 “Victorian Radicals” 206-6543100, www.seattleartmuseum.org

King Street Station Thru Aug 3 10am-6pm, new art space, inaugural exhibit features contemporary indigenous arts, free, 303 S. Jackson St, Seattle.

Washington State History Museum Thru Aug 24, “1000 Words’ Worth” Washington Authors Tell Stories With Objects, www. washingtonhistory.org/ Tacoma Art Museum Thru end of summer Chihuly Floats return to central courtyard, honoring the memory of Chihuly’s mother, 253-272-4258, www.

TacomaArtMuseum.org Apollo 11 Mission Thru Sept 2, major exhibition celebrates 50th anniversary of first moon landing, Museum of Flight, 206-764-5720, www.museumofflight.com

Musical Theater

Seattle Musical Theater Thru June 9 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Seattle’s Magnuson Park, 206-363-2809.

Centerstage Thru June 16 “Bye Bye Birdie” Federal Way, 253661-1444, www.centerstagetheatre.com Million Dollar Quartet Thru June 23, Issaquah & June 28-July 28, Everett at the Village Theatre, “Million Dollar Quartet” blockbuster hit story of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, enter to win tickets! Issaquah, 425-392-2202, Everett, 425257-8600. www.villagetheatre.org

Choral Music

Sno-King Choral June 8, 3 & 7pm, “Hunchback of Notre Dame” Edmonds Center for the Arts, 425-275-9595.

Northwest Chamber Chorus June 8, 7:30pm & June 9, 2pm, University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle. 206-523-1196.

Seattle Men’s Chorus June 21-22, “Summer of ‘69” Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, 206-388-1400, www.seattlechoruses.org Master Chorus Eastside June 30, 3pm, patriotic songs, singalongs, Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave NW, Issaquah, 425-392-8446.

Northwest Boychoir July 5, Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave, Seattle, 206-524-3234, www.nwboychoir.org

Classical Music

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Rainier Symphony June 1 at 7:30pm & June 2 at 3pm, “Salute to Broadway” Foster Perf Arts Ctr, 4242 S 144th, Tukwila, www.rainiersymphony.org Puget Sound Concert Opera June 2, 4pm, listen to opera up close, $40, Resonance at SOMA Towers, 288 106th Ave NE, #203, Bellevue, https://www.eventbrite. com/e/manon-an-opera-by-jules-massenettickets-61534076078 Seattle Modern Orchestra June 15, 8pm, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Seattle, www. seattlemodernorchestra.org Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival June 20-29, chamber music, local wines, beers and hors d’oeuvres – all framed by golden sunsets over the Cascade mountains, 509-997-5000, https://methowmusicfestival.org/ Ladies Musical Club Free concerts throughout region, lmcseattle.org Seattle Symphony For concerts, call 206-215-4747 or visit www. seattlesymphony.org

Jazz/Rock/Folk/Country

America’s Classic Jazz Festival June 27-30, 4 venues, world-class bands, large dance floors, free shuttle, dance lessons, on-site RV accommodations, Saint Martins University Marcus Pavilion, 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, contact charlottedickison@comcast.net or 360-943-9123, or visit www.olyjazz.com.

Seattle Jazz Vespers June 2, 6pm, Darelle Holden Quartet, Seattle First Baptist corner of Harvard & Seneca St, Seattle, free parking back of church, free will donation, www.seattlejazzvespers.org Singer/Songwriter Showcase 1st Wednesdays, The Mill in Milton, 900 Meridian E, 253-831-4936.

Music City Strings June 6, 7pm, tour from Nashville, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave, www.MCSTour.com Winthrop R&B Festival July 19-21, 509-996-2125.

View the full calendar at www. northwestprimetime.com/calendar