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Where in the Sam Hill is the Maryhill Museum? credit: Robert Reynolds

The month of May marks both the anniversary of Sam Hill’s birth and the grand opening of the museum he founded in Goldendale

he history of the Maryhill Museum of Art is inseparable from the colorful life of its founder, Samuel Hill.

(r) Sam Hill, the globe-trotting businessman, builder of monuments, advocate of roads and founder of the Maryhill Museum of Art, lived the last decades of his life in Washington state. Photos courtesy of Maryhill Museum of Art

By the early 1900s, Sam Hill was Minneapolis investors. During his visits a mover-and-shaker in the Pacific to Seattle, Hill became enamored of Northwest. He was a globe-trotting the region and in 1899, he moved. His entrepreneur, lawyer and railroad wife and children later joined him but executive—and an early advocate of returned to Minneapolis after only six good roads. The noted philanthropist months. His wife never came back, also built monuments to peace and although the children divided their time traveled the world promoting trade and between parents. prosperity. A successful Born in 1857 in businessman and Deep River, North entrepreneur, Hill quickly Carolina, Hill grew became known among up in an abolitionist the political and social Quaker family. elite of the Northwest. While still a boy, He served as president his family moved to of the Washington State Minneapolis in the Good Roads Association tumult following and spent much of the Civil War. After his life promoting the graduating from development of roads Haverford College, throughout the Northwest, Queen Marie of Romania, with subsequent as well as lobbying grandchild of Britain’s Queen study at Harvard Victoria, was a good friend of Sam Washington and Oregon University, Hill legislators for funding. Hill Hill and donated royal furniture began a successful and other artifacts to the museum is quoted as saying, “Good law practice in his new home town of roads are more than my hobby; they are Minneapolis. During a court battle, Hill my religion.” He felt paved roads would caught the eye of the president of the benefit all, including farmers needing Great Northern Railway and became easier routes to their markets. Hill’s own his trusted advisor and law clerk in 1886. road-building experiments included the Two years later, Hill married his boss’s Maryhill Loops Road, the first macadam oldest daughter, Mary. The two had a paved road in the Northwest. daughter, Mary, and a son, James. It was Hill who was the catalyst While in Minneapolis, Sam Hill behind the Columbia River Highway. became president of the Seattle Gas His dream was to “build a great and Electric Company—owned by highway so that the world can realize

Maryhill Museum of Arts boasts more than 80 works of art by the sculptor Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings, unique chess sets, Native American artifacts, and the renowned Théâtre de la Mode, which features small-scale mannequins attired in designer fashions of post-World War II France, photo courtesy of the Maryhill Museum of Art

the magnificence and grandeur of the Columbia River Gorge.” Good Roads Association, became ill and In 1907, Samuel Hill purchased died three weeks later at the age of 73. 5,300 acres of land along the Columbia Hill’s death and the drawn-out River with the dream of establishing a settlement of his estate delayed progress Quaker farming community. He formed on the museum, which was filled with the Maryhill Land Company, named unpacked crates of art. In 1937, Alma after his daughter, and set about building de Bretteville Spreckels, the wife of San a town. The village included a store and Francisco sugar magnate Adolf Spreckels post office, a Quaker church, an inn, a and a friend of Hill’s, took up the task of blacksmith’s shop and a stable. finishing the museum. She was elected In 1914, work began on a hilltop to the newly-formed board of trustees mansion that was to be Hill’s home. and donated artwork from her personal But the remote collection. Under her location of guidance, the museum Maryhill and was opened to the the lack of public on Sam Hill’s irrigation proved birthday, May 13, 1940. insurmountable Maryhill was placed on obstacles the National Register of and the land Historic Places in 1974. company failed. In addition to the Construction of Maryhill Museum Hill’s mansion of Art, Sam Hill stopped in 1917. is remembered for It was then establishing roadside Sam Hill’s friend, modern dance pioneer that a friend monuments, including Loïe Fuller, convinced him to turn of Hill’s—Loïe Maryhill into an art museum and used her the Peace Arch and the Fuller, a pioneer connections to the art world in Paris to Stonehill Memorial. of modern dance donate many items to the museum, photo The Peace Arch, on living in Paris— courtesy of the Maryhill Museum of Art the border between convinced him to turn his would-be Blaine, Washington and Douglas in mansion into a museum of art. Fuller’s British Columbia, was dedicated in 1921 close association with well-known artists by Sam Hill to celebrate a century of in France helped build the core of the peace between the two nations. The museum’s collection, including the Peace Arch is the only international acquisition of more than 80 works by gateway ever erected in the interest French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Hill also of peace among nations. Three miles transferred his own art collections to the east of the Maryhill Museum, just off museum. Highway 14 and near the original Although still unfinished, the Maryhill town site, stands a full-scale museum was dedicated in 1926 by Sam replica of England's Stonehenge built Hill’s friend, Queen Marie of Romania by Sam Hill. The memorial was built as (the granddaughter of Britain’s Queen the nation’s first WWI memorial and Victoria), in a ceremony that received was dedicated in 1918 to the servicemen national attention and was attended by of the area who died in the service of more than 2,000 people. their country during the Great War. In 1931, Hill, on his way to address continued on page 14 the Oregon legislature on behalf of the

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Bedlam Over Booze Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways and even town hall. Local historian, Brad Holden, became interested in Seattle’s prohibition era when he was at a local estate sale and found the remnants of an old moonshining still. “I was intrigued and really excited about the find,” says Holden, who describes himself as an urban archaeologist. His hobby is finding historical artifacts at estate sales, flea markets and old attics. “I started looking around and finding family documents that told the story… the original owner of the house had been making moonshine during prohibition. He was caught and sent to prison.” Holden became instantly fascinated by the topic of prohibition, moonshiners and rumrunners. “I started reading every book I could get my hands on,” he says. “Over time, I realized that there was a much bigger story about local prohibition history that had never been told before.” He knew a book was in his future. Holden has found many fascinating stories during his research. “One that stands out is that I helped uncover the history behind a notorious Seattle speakeasy that was only recently uncovered.” The Louisa Hotel, an old hotel in Seattle’s International District, was being renovated and the crew uncovered a stairwell from the street to a big open

room painted with murals. The find mystified the new owner and intrigued Holden, who read a short blurb about it on a local newsfeed. “A couple of weeks later, I was at the National Archives in Seattle, grabbing random boxes looking for research material for my book. In that first box, I saw newspaper articles and arrest records from Federal agents who raided a notorious local speakeasy in 1931 and shut it down. It was called the Bucket of Blood,” reports Holden. “I had heard of this place before and realized that the room they found at the Louisa Hotel was the same place. I was able to share my research findings with the owner of the building.” Holden says the official name of the speakeasy at the Louisa Hotel was the Hong Kong Chinese Society, but because of the giant tins of dark beer they served, the locals started calling it the Bucket of Blood. “During the raid in 1931, police made over 100 arrests, including a lot of high society patrons that were put in jail,” Holden reveals. “The speakeasy was closed down after the raid, and its history forgotten until the renovation.” Holden has made many fascinating discoveries during his research. He showcases these historical finds on his Instagram page, www. instagram.com/seattle_artifacts, as well as hosting exhibits at local venues, including the Edmonds Library and the Edmonds History Museum. Holden looks forward to holding more exhibits in the region. 50-year old Holden, who works fulltime with the federal government, continued on page 14

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INDEX ARTFUL AGING 28 Days in May........................... 11 Writing Corner............................. 12 Poetry Corner............................... 12 Books to Try.................................. 15 COMMUNITY Volunteer Spotlight.......................... 3 Who’s Really on the Line?............... 4 Caregivers’ Club............................. 6 HEALTH MATTERS Medical Minutes............................. 6 Less Pain, Faster Recovery............... 7 Conversations About Falls............... 8 Senior Fitness Tip............................ 9 HUMOR & PUZZLES How Did We Ever Do It?...............10 Rose and Dawn............................ 10 Puzzles and Comics...................... 11 LIFE PERSPECTIVES Poppies – A Way to Honor Veterans..................................... 4 20 Military Secrets for Seniors......... 8 Scenes from Childhood................. 12 OUT & ABOUT Cadillac – The Standard of the World................................ 2 Bedlam Over Booze....................... 2 Calendar of Events........................ 13 Tandem Bike Rental.......................15

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Volunteer Spotlight

Dolores Castrilli In 2005, it occurred to Dolores Castrilli that so many immigrants had moved into her Beacon Hill Eagles gathering at Seattle, Washington, 1908 by M.L. Oakes. A neighborhood postcard made to welcome an Eagles gathering in Seattle in 1908. that she Oakes, who had a photography studio in Seattle, was from Northern Yakima. He was known for his exaggerated or "tall tale" postcards couldn’t talk to and was one of the earliest photographers in the Northwest to make her neighbors Dolores Castrilli of Seattle's Beacon Hill exaggerated postcards. The exaggerated or “tall-tale” postcard was made neighborhood teaches English skills around anymore. from several photographic negatives printed together to make a new “Many of them her kitchen table fantastical image. It took considerable skill to make these combination images, which of course today can be done with Photoshop. don’t speak of the University of Washington Libraries, Special English,” said Castrilli, “and I don’t medical students Courtesy Collections, submitted by Nicolette Bromberg, Special Collections speak their language.” around her Visual Materials Curator With her friendly, chatty manner kitchen table, and nurturing style, she set about to try too. Hoa Nguyen, who lives in White to bridge the language gap by offering Castrilli does not hold a Center and has been taking classes free English lessons out of her home. certificate for teaching English but for nine months, arrived in the U.S. “I wanted to make a connection, to feels she doesn’t have to because her 14 years ago after spending nearly six make friends,” she says, sitting at her work is voluntary, and she charges kitchen table, flanked by students. “I nothing for her services. She requires years in a Communist-run camp in want to get to know their culture, how students to have a basic knowledge of Vietnam. Kim Loan Nguyen has been in the country about half as long and they worship.” the language so that she can engage has been taking lessons off and on for For over fourteen years, the them in conversations. “I help them less than a year. retired Castrilli figures that several with conversation, vocabulary, Kim Loan Nguyen begins to thousand people have passed through grammar,” she says. read from one of the well-used lesson her door—most from Southeast On a recent day, Castrilli books Castrilli pulls out, stumbling Asia, but also from all over Latin begins her lesson, speaking slowly, over many of the words in a short America, former Soviet republics and deliberately — careful to enunciate story about going to a restaurant. Africa. Her ‘students’ have ranged every syllable so that her two She struggles with “restaurant” in age from 5 to 85. While many are students, Kim Loan Nguyen and Hoa and other words — repeating them housewives and low-skilled workers, Nguyen, unrelated but both from Castrilli boasts she’s had doctors and Vietnam, can follow. continued on page 14

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Life Perspectives

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Poppies Still a Way to Honor Veterans …by James Marsh

Years ago, while shopping on Memorial Day weekend, an older gentleman wearing a veteran’s cap held out his hand offering to sell me a bright red fabric flower. It caused me to remember my grandfather walking me along a downtown sidewalk in the late 1940s and coming upon a veteran offering a similar red paper flower. My grandfather produced a coin and bought me one from the vet. He tucked it in a buttonhole in my shirt and told me it was a veteran’s poppy. A block later, a vet held out another paper bouquet and grandfather dipped for another coin and tucked another red poppy onto my shirt. “It’s for the soldiers who fought for us,” he said simply, as if a seven-year-old knew all about the big war we’d just anguished through a few years before. Tales of World War II were still pretty fresh then. Even in my youthful naivete, I think I knew it was just a way of saying thanks. Here I was, now in my 70s and I had forgotten how to say thanks to an old soldier. The vets and the poppies

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appear each spring around Memorial Day. Now, nearly three-quarters of a century past World War II, even with four more major conflicts inserted into our country’s history, most people who pass the old soldiers by, as I did, have no idea what’s behind those little fabric flowers. The poppy movement was inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields, written by Col. John McCrae of the Canadian armed forces before the United States entered World War I. The bright red, common poppy flowers grow wild throughout Europe, brightening the fields and roadsides from May into July. The poem presented striking images of the flowers blooming among rows of white crosses marking the graves of the war dead in Belgium. Selling replicas of the original Flanders poppy originated in some of the allied countries after the Armistice for the benefit of children in devastated areas of France and Belgium.

During the early 1920s, the Veterans of Foreign Wars evolved the idea which resulted in the VFW “Buddy Poppy.” The poppies were fashioned by disabled and needy veterans, who were paid for their work as a practical means of providing financial assistance. The name of the “Buddy Poppy” originated with the men who assembled them. The VFW registered the name with the U.S. Patent Office in 1924. The practice spread across the country and poppies have been assembled ever since in regional Veteran’s Hospitals and workshops. The American Legion also adopted the poppy as its official flower, and has been selling the remembrances since 1923. Poppy sales are based on a simple premise: Honoring the dead by helping the living. Proceeds go to veteran assistance programs, especially for vets who have been disabled fighting for our country. Those men and women are our neighbors, our sons, daughters, mothers, fathers sisters, brothers, husbands and wives. This Memorial Day I plan to go looking for a vet selling poppies. I hope to buy a poppy and say, “Thank you for going over there – and for coming back.” v

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Caregivers’ Club

The club no one wants to join Relatives of those needs must be met as diagnosed with dementia well.” Mack also offers call themselves members support groups for of “the club no one wants senior parents of adult to join”—the caregivers’ children with mental club. Dementia caregivers illness, Parkinson’s are also often called “the spouses and adult forgotten ones” because, children caring for despite all the media their mothers. coverage of dementia, The goals for this “The Caregivers' Club” is those who actually care film and discussion at the Greenwood for loved ones at home or screening event are to raise Senior Center on June 2 accompany them through the awareness of institutional life are largely ignored or the dementia caregiver, to empower taken for granted. The long journey individuals and communities to support from diagnosis through end of life can the dementia caregiver and to explore take a toll on spouses, children and innovative interventions to support the siblings. caregiver. Faith communities and other The Greenwood Senior Center is community groups as well as friends and hosting a screening of The Caregivers’ neighbors are encouraged to attend. Club on Sunday, June 2 from 2 to 4pm. Marty Richards, MSW and Trudy The Caregivers’ Club follows three James will host a conversation to families in a candid portrait of their process and reflect on the documentary, daily struggles with the disease. as well as to look at ways communities Greenwood Senior Center (GSC) can provide a scaffolding for those in Social Worker, Carin Mack is the the caregiving role, including a care driving force behind bringing this team approach and other supports for documentary and its message to the dementia caregivers. community. “Caregivers have been a The Greenwood Senior major focus of my professional career for Center, a program of the Phinney 40 years…As Director of the Memory Neighborhood Association, is located Loss Program at GSC I offer three at 525 N. 85th Street in Seattle. For groups for spouses supporting a person questions or to RSVP, please call 206with memory loss. It has long been clear 297-0875, or visit www.phinneycenter. to me that those behind the scenes org/caregivers-club or email cecily@ get lost in the care planning and their phinneycenter.org. v

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Health Matters

Medical Minutes ...by John Schieszer

Gene Therapy Showing Promise for Parkinson’s Disease Researchers now are testing gene therapy for treating Parkinson’s John Schieszer disease. A delicate operation that involved placing a gene into the brain has been found to reduce the severity of motor symptoms in patients with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease. This approach is being tested in those patients who can no longer control their symptoms with medications. In a phase I gene therapy trial led by University of California San Francisco, 15 patients were able to acquire up to three hours daily of extra “on-time” – the period where medication was effective without causing the involuntary muscle movements known as dyskinesia, a frequent side effect of longer-term medication use. Additionally, patients were able to decrease their Parkinson’s medication by up to 42%. “This is the first gene therapy trial for Parkinson’s disease trial in which

intra-operative MRI-guided monitoring was used,” said study investigator Dr. Chad Christine, who is with the UCSF Department of Neurology and the Weill Institute for Neurosciences. “This allowed us to visualize and guide the infusion of the treatment into the brain in real time, to ensure delivery to the area that should provide maximum benefit.” Dr. Christine said, since many patients were able to substantially reduce the amount of Parkinson’s medications, this gene therapy treatment may also help patients by reducing dose-dependent side effects, such as sleepiness and nausea. Vitamin D May Help Combat Colorectal Cancer A new clinical trial is suggesting that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of vitamin D may benefit patients with metastatic colorectal cancer by delaying progression of the disease. Scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute recently reported very encouraging results from the SUNSHINE clinical trial, which included 139 patients with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer. These patients were randomly assigned to receive pills containing 4,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D per day along with standard chemotherapy or pills with 400 units (about the dose found in a multivitamin) along with chemotherapy. “To our knowledge, this study is the first completed randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation for treatment of advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer,” said Dr. Kimmie Ng, who is the director of Clinical Research in Dana-Farber’s Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. In the high-dose group, patients had a median delay of 13 months before their disease worsened. In the low-dose group, the median delay was 11 months. In addition, patients in the high-dose vitamin D group were 36% less likely to have disease progression or death during the follow-up period of 22.9 months. “The results of our trial suggest an improved outcome for patients who received vitamin D supplementation, and we look forward to launching a larger trial to confirm these exciting and provocative findings,” said study senior author Dr. Charles Fuchs, who is the Director of Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut. Vitamin D, which is necessary for bone health, is made in the body through a chemical reaction dependent on sun exposure and is contained in some foods. In laboratory studies, vitamin D has demonstrated anticancer properties such as triggering programmed cell death, inhibiting cancer cell growth and reducing continued on page 9

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Less Pain, Faster Recovery, Improved Outcomes with Regional Anesthesia for Total Knee Replacement …by Mathew Nicholls, MD, PhD, Contributing Writer

have now made it the gold standard for most total knee “We In 2014, one replacements done found that by of my now retired at Virginia Mason. infusing the colleagues, Lyle Advancement local anesthetic Sorensen, MD, said to continuous medication in to then 57-year-old pain relief has a location that Seattle resident, benefits preferentially Mary Lou Hanske, Mathew Nicholls, “You definitely Adductor blocked sensation MD, PhD canal block is an needed a new knee,” to the knee, we improvement over reduced muscle when she was in the recovery room previous blocking following total knee replacement surgery. weakness, techniques because controlled pain In the mid-1980s, Hanske it provides pain more effectively injured her left knee while skiing relief without any and made a and subsequently developed chronic weakness. Femoral shorter hospital knee pain over numerous years. As Knee replacement recipient, Mary Lou Hanske blocks were used stay possible,” said a longtime information technology in the past, which provided good pain anesthesiologist David Auyong, MD. professional, Hanske’s work requires a relief but reduced or eliminated motor On the morning of her surgery, lot of walking and stair climbing. function. They also put patients at Hanske was prepared with several oral “Despite being able to tolerate risk for falls. With the adductor canal pain medications, and a spinal block the pain for a long time, my knee was administered as her primary surgical block approach, total knee replacement just gave out one day,” said Hanske. patients can have pain control and anesthetic. An appointment in Orthopedics mobilize immediately with full motor “This approach to pain relief and Sports Medicine the next day helped me soar through my surgery and function. confirmed serious deterioration, and Adductor canal block, along with rehab,” said Hanske. “The surgery was total knee replacement surgery was different types of anesthesia, allows for Dec. 11 and I went home Dec. 14. By scheduled for the following week. Christmas, I was on my bike trainer and a rapid recovery and quick return to full In a study led by anesthesiologist motion and function. It also reduces was swimming in January.” Neil Hanson, MD, physicians found the amount of narcotics that a total Pioneering work that total knee replacement patients knee replacement patient might need, The Anesthesiology and did better when local anesthetic which reduces nausea, constipation and medications were continuously infused Orthopedics and Sports Medicine confusion that narcotics can cause. into the adductor canal mid-thigh. This departments at Virginia Mason were The approach uses an “indwelling” involved in related clinical research continuous nerve block technique not catheter, which provides three days and, as a result, were early adopters of only reduces pain, but allows patients of continuous pain relief. Other painto maintain muscle strength in the leg, this relatively new approach to pain control methods rely on single shot relief, starting in 2013. In fact, they which is critical to recovery.

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applications, which only provide 24 to 30 hours of pain relief. This technique allows the patient to benefit from three days of good pain relief before the inevitable onset of surgical discomfort. The highest levels of pain after knee replacement surgery occur within the first 72 hours. The ability of Virginia Mason anesthesiologists to keep joint replacement patients comfortable is evident through patient satisfaction scores for pain control, which are in the 99th percentile. Our overall goal with the adductor canal block and surgical techniques is to help patients mobilize as normally and quickly as possible. This early mobilization reduces the risk of blood clots, stiffness and other complications that can occur from lying down for extended periods. ❖ Resources For more information, call 206-3413000 and visit: • VirginiaMason.org/Orthopedics • VirginiaMason.org/Total-jointreplacement • VirginiaMason.org/Knee. Mathew Nicholls, MD, PhD, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in conditions of the knee, hip and shoulder as well as fractures. He speaks English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and works at Virginia Mason Bellevue Medical Center and Virginia Mason Kirkland Medical Center.

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Conversations About Falls …by Paige M. Bartlett, UW School of Nursing / de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging

This March, the University of Washington de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging recognized graduating nurse practitioner student, Lesly Barcena, with the DNP Pathways to Healthy Aging Award for her work studying physicianLesly Barcena patient conversations about falls and fall risks. Her project identified reasons why physicians sometimes don’t have these conversations and highlighted areas for improvement. From reviewing medical charts and speaking with five physicians in a breast care clinic, Barcena found many physicians weren’t following up with patients at risk for falling. At the clinic, medical assistants ask patients three fall risk questions: when was the patient’s last fall, if they stumbled or tripped in the past month, and if they feel dizzy or lightheaded at the moment. Out of 29 patients whose answers indicated they might be a fall risk, only eight had a note in

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their chart from their physician saying they had followed up. Some of the clinic’s physicians said they didn’t follow up because they considered it an issue for primary care providers, while others didn’t know where to find the answers to the fall risk questions. Physicians were also more likely to talk to the patient about falls if the patient was older, receiving chemotherapy or looked frail, potentially overlooking others who didn’t fit those criteria. Based on her work, Barcena recommended that clinics develop better communication between the medical assistants and physicians, educate physicians about the three question fall survey and create a list of resources the physicians could use to help individuals who have a fall risk – which could also serve as a visual cue to remind physicians to talk about falling. Improving these physician-patient conversations is not only important to the breast care clinic but many other

areas of medicine, including health care that focuses on older adults. These conversations are vital for anyone who might be a fall risk. Physicians can help patients get equipment like walking aids, talk to them about how to improve their home environment, encourage them to start an exercise program and/or refer patients to physical therapy. They can also review any medications the patient is taking for side effects that could make the patient dizzy, tired or lightheaded and contribute to a fall. The sooner anyone at a fall risk talks to their physician about it, the better. According to the CDC, one out of every five falls results in significant injury. By addressing it early on, physicians and patients can work together to take steps to prevent another fall that could lead to more significant health consequences. One of the physicians was also concerned that some patients might downplay or minimize falls and fall risks. Less than half of older adults who fall in a year tell their physician about it. If their physician doesn’t start the conversation, patients shouldn’t be afraid to bring up any recent falls or fall concerns. “You may think a fall is minor,” said Barcena. “But it can repeat itself and it can definitely impact the quality of life for a person.” v

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20 Military Secrets for Seniors …by Karen Telleen-Lawton

Young Americans join the military to serve their country, but the lifelong benefits are surely an enhancement. The existence of these benefits aren’t military secrets, but the benefits and veterans’ needs change throughout life so you can arrive at seniorhood without a clear picture of what is available. This means you may not receive all the benefits you could, and you are open to scammers who prey on military families. Some benefits, such as commissary privileges, disappear when you stop active duty but reappear upon retirement or disability. With age or disability come other services such as Aid and Attendance, which may cover some costs for caregivers, nursing homes and even long-term care. One benefit that improved recently is hearing aid coverage. Some benefits relate to illness or injury related to your military service. You can apply for grants for servicecaused mobility problems. Veterans who become ill after service-related exposure to contaminants can apply for medical and disability coverage. Surviving spouses and dependents may even be eligible for tax-free payments of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. Disabled vets may qualify for life insurance and help with burial costs including free headstone or marker and burial flag. The VA just created a program that allows veterans to apply for burial benefits in advance, so veterans and their families can plan ahead. The first step, according to Kaylin Gilkey, with the advocacy group Veteran-Aid.org, is to complete an Intent to File form covering the specific benefit you seek. Since it may take months for a claim to be approved, this allows any benefits to be paid retroactively. As always, restrictions and limitations apply. Joseph Montanaro, a financial continued on page 9

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planner with USAA’s military affairs advocacy group, encourages vets not to assume they’re not eligible. “There’s a whole framework of resources out there.” Spouses and dependents may qualify, too. And Then the Downsides The military community is loyal with one another, which can lead to unwarranted trust when you believe you are dealing with another vet. Some of the more popular scams include “secret” VA benefits, benefit buyouts and VA loan scams. In benefit buyout scams, cheats posing as veterans contact you to offer cash in exchange for any future benefits you may be entitled to. They may claim you can get more benefits by investing with them. They may offer you a contact phone number or website similar to an official one. Perhaps they offer medical services they claim are covered by the VA. In any case, carefully check the official websites and phone numbers. Benefit schemes aren’t the only scams. Anyone “phishing” for your personal records is up to no good. They may try to charge you for your records or ask you personal information that will allow them to access your records and benefits. Again, if you didn’t solicit the contact yourself from official sources, do not bite. Scammers seem like exceedingly nice people. They may offer you great deals on a car, a loan or a place to live. They may offer you a job, or they may encourage you to take college courses through the VA bill. There are many VA benefits, so this may sound like something quite legitimate. How do you avoid falling prey to swindlers? Deal only with the legitimate organizations. Through their websites you can find out – for no charge – which benefits you might qualify for and be guided in applying for them. If you’re not sure, take the name and contact information of those contacting you so that you can check their contact information and get back to them when you are not feeling pressured. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and AARP recently created Operation Protect Veterans in a national campaign designed to support and educate our veterans. OPV recommends learning about the popular scams so you don’t fall for them and quickly reporting if you do fall victim to a scam. Military families and veterans are twice as likely to become victims of scammers, according to a 2018 study by AARP. The best way to improve this statistic is to make veterans twice as likely to report scams. Let’s put unscrupulous dealers out of business! v Karen Telleen-Lawton helps seniors help themselves by providing bias-free financial advice. She is a Certified Financial Planner professional. You can reach her with your questions or comments at ktl@ DecisivePath.com.

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metastatic potential. Prospective observational studies have linked higher blood levels of vitamin D with a lower risk of colorectal cancer and improved survival of patients with the disease, but those studies could not prove that vitamin D was the cause. The study and its findings are important because they identify a cost-effective, safe and easily accessible agent as a potential new treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. “This could therefore potentially have a large and widereaching impact globally, regardless of a patient’s socioeconomic status or a country’s resources,” said Dr. Ng.v

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The Funny Side of Life

How Did We Ever Do It? …by Sy Rosen

turn the magazine pages and find something about the Komodo Dragon “… who can smell you twoOur two granddaughters, and-half-miles away.” “They can smell your butt,” Summer, Summer yells out. who is five, “Butt, butt, butt,” Sienna joins and Sienna, in. We seem to have a theme going who is three, on here. sometimes “Let’s make up songs about spend the night animals and I go first,” Summer at our house. says. Having the Sy Rosen “I go first,” Sienna yells out. grandkids over “Okay, Summer goes first and fills the house with joy, laughter, chaos and lots of sticky jelly. Here’s then Sienna, you get to go second,” I say this as though going second is a typical morning: a big prize. For breakfast, Wanda and I “Poo-poo head,” Sienna make them eggs and pancakes and exclaims. I wasn’t sure who she was blueberry muffins. The first thing referring to, but I hope it wasn’t me. Summer says is, “I need ketchup.” Anyway, Summer, who loves I hand the ketchup bottle to to torment her little sister, sings, Summer and as she pours I say, “There was a cockroach who had “Okay, but not too much, not too no head, but he wasn’t dead.” much, not too – I can’t see your Sienna starts crying again. plate.” “Sienna, don’t cry. You’re gonna Sienna then says, “I want spill your juice, you’re gonna spill ketchup, too.” “Okay let me put it on,” Wanda your—I’ll get you some more juice.” Wanda then asks Sienna to sing tells Sienna. about an animal and Sienna starts “I want to put it on. Summer belting out, “There was a pretty put it on hers.” kitten. It was a pretty kitten. A very “Okay,” Wanda replies, “but pretty kitten. It was a pretty kitten. don’t put on too much. Don’t put Yes, it was a pretty kitten.” on too – I can’t see your eggs.” “Okay, great job Sienna,” I say. “Do you know where eggs come “I’m not finished yet.” And she from?” Summer asks. again starts singing, “It was a pretty “No, where?” kitten. A very, very pretty kitten.” “A chicken’s butt,” Summer “You guys have great voices,” exclaims. Wanda tells them. Summer starts laughing and “I’m going to be a rock star and Sienna, who loves to copy her older a veterinarian,” Summer replies. sister, starts yelling, “Butt, butt, “I was talking,” Sienna yells. butt!” “Actually, Summer was talking,” “Sienna, be careful you’re gonna I reply. spill your juice. You’re gonna spill “I was thinking of talking,” your juice. You’re gonna—I’ll get Sienna argues. you some more juice.” “Okay Sienna, what were you Okay, being a grandfather, I of thinking about saying?” Wanda course want to turn breakfast into asks. a learning experience. And so I Sienna looks around, not start reading animal facts from this children’s magazine. Unfortunately, knowing exactly what to say, and then starts singing, “There was a the first fact I came to was about pretty kitten, a very pretty kitten.” cockroaches “…who are really fast After spending one day with and can live two weeks without our wonderful, fantastic grandkids, their heads.” Wanda and I look at each other Sienna then starts crying, “I and utter those famous words that want them to have a head.” “Sienna, you’re gonna spill your grandparents all over the world utter when we think back to the juice. You’re gonna spill—I’ll get days when we raised our own kids… you some more.” “How did we ever do it?” v As Wanda gets more juice, I

It’s not the good life, it’s the best life!

May 2019

The ongoing life-affirming adventures of Rose and Dawn

Neither a Borrower Or a Lender Be... Part II …by Diana Couture

Right now, Rose was wishing that she hadn’t been so exacting about when Laurel should join Dawn and her for tea. Couldn’t she just have said, ‘in the near future’? Or, ‘yes, we simply must get together soon.’ But as it stood, the tea date was to happen today at 2pm sharp. Rose was standing in her closet looking for a friendly yet firm look for her clothes, since that’s what she was going to have to be with her friend Laurel…friendly but firm, regarding the $1000 debt that remained unpaid to Rose for the past few years. Black slacks, as always, but a beige polka dotted blouse for a little less severity to the look. Nothing with flowers or kittens printed on it! Dawn pulled in front of the house and gave a quick beep. A short, soft beep was the girl’s sign to each other that they were here and ready for their adventure. Rose’s niece asked why they didn’t just text each other from their cell phones to announce their arrival. Rose wondered why she should ask that when a beep was so much faster and easier. Young people today…they want to change everything, even if it doesn’t need changing. Rose hustled out of the condo and locked the door. She brought her cane and stowed it in the back seat of Dawn’s car as she got it. “Dawnie, I wish it was just you and me going to tea today. I’m not sure I’m up for the amount of ‘detente’ that this is going to require. Dawn laughed. “I think you should relax, Rose. There’s nothing earthshattering about this conversation. I’m sure she just forgot about the loan and will write you a check while we’re enjoying scones and jam.” “But what if she balks and says there was never a loan? I don’t have anything in writing.” Dawn took her eyes from the road and stared unbelievingly at the friend she thought she knew so well. “I know, I know, I should have gotten something in writing. Don’t give me that look and certainly don’t start preaching or giving me advice. Twenty-twenty hind sight and all that malarkey,” Rose said dejectedly.

No further discussion of the loan took place during the short ride to the Duchess of Dorset Tea Shoppe. The girls arrived to find a very enthusiastic Laurel waiting at a corner table. The sun was shining in the window on the beautifully set tea table. Such a perfect picture, so soon to be ruined by fiduciary crassness, thought Rose. Hugs and air kisses occurred, and the girls exchanged niceties prior to ordering their tea. The server in her crisp white apron was efficient and kind with a soft British accent. The women were charmed. They were smiling their way through the first part of the tea and chatting in a way that old friends who haven’t seen each other in a while might do. All was good. Then Dawn, with a crumb of scone on her lip, asked if Rose hadn’t something she’d like to ask Laurel. Rose nearly gulped her bite of fruit tart but recovered to give Dawn a look that could kill, but smiled sweetly and looked at Laurel who seemed confused. “Something to ask of me? Oh, anything dear friend.” Laurel said with a sincere smile. “Well, ahem…” Rose stuttered. “You see…” Rose cleared her throat and tried to continue. “There’s this matter of…well, I don’t know how else to say it. Laurel, where’s the money you owe me?” The last bit of this sentence came out a little louder than the first part. Laurel’s face immediately turned a defensive color of red. She stared at Rose and then at Dawn. “What on earth are you talking about, Rose? Is this some kind of joke? It’s not April Fools day is it? You know I always forget about those lesser holidays,” Laurel said with a frozen half-smile on her face. Rose sat defeated and thought, this isn’t going well at all. Why doesn’t Dawn step in and help? Just then Dawn put her teacup down and said, “Laurel, remember that cruise you took after Jim’s death? The one you booked before Jim’s will had been finalized?” Laurel had a serious look of confusion on her face. “No. I don’t remember.” v To be continued…

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Haikus for Three Feathered Friends ...by Len Elliott

Across 1. Lane of “The Daily Planet” 5. Malt alternative 10. Grow weary 14. Ticklish Muppet 15. Corner: 2 wds. 16. GI on the loose: abbr. 17. “____ Old Cowhand”: 2 wds. 18. Sandwich cookies 19. Christmas song 20. “Despite their size they Hover above the water. ____s feed.” 23. Acid in vinegar 24. “The Greatest” boxer 25. College degrees: abbr. 28. Quickly 31. ____ de corps 33. Anger 36. With all one’s marbles 38. Bring to mind 39. “Banging on suet. ‘Take it easy ____ bird Only three cakes left.’” (full name) 43. Organ receiver 44. Minstrel’s “guitar” 45. Ending for ethyl or benz 46. Speaks for ____ (obvious) 48. Sci-fi legend Asimov 51. NYC winter setting: abbr. 52. ____ de France

54. Destroyed 58. “Sweet bird of my youth, Gently cooing in the tree – Smooth, gray ____.” 61. Scrabble piece 64. Government security 65. Tied 66. Notable historic periods 67. Get down from this duck 68. Rave’s partner 69. Short running event 70. “It ____ to me…” (looks like) 71. Collector’s goals Down 1. Classic camera 2. Early Mexican people 3. “Phew, ____ it!” (close call): 2 wds 4. Hyundai “musical” model 5. Museum display unit 6. Zeus’ wife and sister! 7. Visa rival, familiarly 8. Native plains people 9. Store grain, in a way 10. Astronauts’ drink brand 11. ____ Jima (WWII battle site) 12. Fish eggs 13. Building addition 21. Tear 22. Issei children 25. Out of money 26. Poet Conrad or “American Idol” runner-up Clay 27. Cubic meter

“Where’s my cheese?” ...by Len Elliott Each of the sentences below hides the name of a cheese. For example, “Did Anastasia go into hiding?” hides Asiago. Happy hunting. answers on page 14

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29. Reiner or Sandburg 30. Boredom 32. Piping material: abbr. 33. Non-studio film 34. Alex Haley novel 35. ____ & Young (accounting firm) 37. Small newts 40. Shirt, for short 41. Prefix for centric or tropic 42. Students, hopefully 47. Glasses or instruments 49. Eighth month: abbr.

50. Apple drinks 53. Bert’s “Sesame Street” pal 55. Bursting stars 56. Long jump, e.g. 57. Car dings 58. Fine netting 59. Lymph ____ 60. Agenda element 61. Kennedy or Cruz 62. One of the Gershwins 63. ____ Vegas

1. I enjoyed the buffet at the Greek restaurant. 2. KING-TV plays baroque for the fans of Bach.

3. Randy’s dad coached Darrington’s football team. 4. Apricot tarts taste funny to me. 5. My dad smoked a brier pipe.

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at the Aberdeen Senior Center, three blocks from my house—but in a wry twist, it burnt down the day after we moved in. I’m on step three now, having gently approached the Hoquiam Senior Center, one I discovered is without a current writing group. I’m jumping through hoops, many of which I haven’t seen for 30 years, but it’s all part of it—the rebranding! v Ariele’s online classes are still offered through Everett Community College 425-267-0150 and Edmonds Parks Dept. 425-771-0230. Contact Ariele: ariele@comcast.net.

28 Days in May “Dad, you’re the author of a book!” my daughter, LisaRuth, said as she handed me the copy of our writing/ illustrating partnership, 28 Days in May – avian observations. For much of my life, I had dreamed about being a published author. Then a few years ago, I put down on paper my observations and feelings about the birds that live near my home on

the Green River in Auburn: twentyeight haikus resulted. LisaRuth and I decided the poems should be part of a book; she would provide bird illustrations. What a joy it was to work with her on the details of publication and see the results of her painstaking creation of six collages. See the crossword puzzle on this page for three haiku as clues for the birds described. Northwest Prime Time’s puzzle master, Len Elliott, provided this information about his new book. For more information about the book, visit www.lisaruthcreates.com.

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Scenes from Childhood

The After-School Lessons sang in Girls’ Choir, especially How grateful I You’ll Never Walk am for the warm and Alone. I’d sing lingering memories of a few bars and my clever mother and there we’d be, the countless lessons I harmonizing our learned because of her. heads off in that It took me years darkening kitchen. to realize the value of “There’s a her influence on those golden sky, and afternoons when I’d the sweet, silver rush off the school bus song of a laaaato make my way home rk.” Our voices to our white colonial would soar on house where my little The Houser family in 1956: Back row that crystal-clear brother and sister chorus: “You’ll nebrother Billy and father Lawrence with baby Lawrence Michael. Middle row awaited my arrival. v-er walk alone.” Gretchen (at age 13) and mother Olive, I was the Big She had with sister Marilyn in the front Sister, the designated perfect recall of the teller of tall tales, the funnier the songs I brought home over the years. better. No sooner had I put down my In particular, she adored The Happy books then there they’d be, one shiny- Wanderer. I must admit, it did make us brown haired boy and one blondelaugh, all four of us parading around headed girl, both with bright blue eyes the kitchen singing “Val-deree, Valgiggling with glee and pouncing on me deraa, my knapsack on my back.” Oh, the minute I appeared. how we loved to “go a-wandering” on After the two of them were those afternoons after school. satisfied, my mother and I would talk When I learned shorthand in 8th about my day while she cooked supper grade, she thought it was the most and I did my homework. wonderful thing ever and declared “What’d you learn today?” me a genius! I was doing more than she’d start, and I’d tell her about she’d ever done—she was proud and diagramming a sentence or how let me know it. She always attended horrible I was in History. After all, my musical performance or one-act history was…well history and it was plays, no matter how small the venue. July 1954 for crying out loud and all my Sometimes, I’d see her out there in the steady boyfriend and I cared about was audience, her face shining with pride finding the perfect spot to slow dance as she watched my antics on stage. to Earth Angel. Other times, when I couldn’t actually What I now know is that my see her, I knew she was there, sitting mother was also learning. She’d at the edge of her seat, taking it all in, been forced by circumstances to quit immersing herself in an education all school to help care for her ailing single her own. mother. My mother, who valued good And if I could see her now, I’d penmanship and who could out-spell thank her for the time she took and just about anybody... the interest she showed. But most She was also musically inclined of all, I’d thank her for the lingering and was entranced by the songs we melodies of our after-school classes. v …by Gretchen Houser

Writing Corner

Changing Your Brand …by Ariele M. Huff

Like many elders, hubby and I decided to seek a home with lower property taxes, less traffic and small-town friendliness. We moved from Seattle to a quiet neighborhood in Aberdeen, Washington—a two-hour drive when traffic is good. Historically, Aberdeen has Ariele at her desk in her new home been both a seaside fishing town My Seattle/Everett/Edmonds/ and a logging hub. Early on, it was Kirkland following stays in touch, sometimes called “the hell hole of the Pacific.” This was due to the frequency has me edit books, takes online classes, reads my columns and books, with which able-bodied men were shanghaied to work on ships. For those but are not with me once a week to remind me how clever and useful I who don’t know, “shanghai” means am. So, approaching 70, I’ve been to be slipped a mickey, to have a sack dropped over one, to be bonked on the undercover—trying to fill my days with something meaningful beyond head or whatever it took to get a new vacuuming, feeding cats and playing crewmember. Once the vessels were at retirement. None of that is a brand underway, said crewmembers could bringing anyone running to me for work as directed or swim for it. Logging also had some real dangers advice or services. Time to re-brand. But how? And what do I still really and hardships. In that case too, those want to do? who did the work were relatively low Ten months in, and I see the on the social scale compared to those who raked in the money. So, Aberdeen process I’m going through more clearly. First, I learned to be humble about my has had some alterations in its “brand” past successes as many don’t fit here as (in current lingo—how we promote well as in Seattle. Second, I needed to ourselves so that others will respect spend some time “researching”—living and/or pay for our work). Aberdeen’s here, learning about the people and present, more comfortable, brand is finding how many programs/businesses tourist town with a healthy arts focus, address the kind of needs I can fill. For especially writing. example, the local community college Like the town in its past has a glut of writing classes and those incarnations, I’ve had to reinvent myself according to my talents and with teachers have a history with the school. I’d thought of leading a group my newness always in mind. In other words, no one knows me here.

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LET’S GO! Senior Events

Aging Expo May 4, 8am-4pm, Celebrate Older American’s Month, featuring Eric Larson, MD author of “Enlightened Aging,” Pierce College Puyallup branch, 253-840-8453. Guided Cannabis Shopping for Seniors May 8, June 12, 9am, Curious about cannabis? Join the team for free Wednesday events, 9am-10am coffee & conversation followed by in-store shopping at the Fremont store in Seattle, must RSVP (206-946-8157 or Service@ SeattleHashtag.com). 3534 Stone Way N, Seattle, www.seattlehashtag.com/seniors Facing Difficult Decisions Learn the framework and tools to make difficult decisions when caring for someone with dementia - presented by Vicki Kind “the people’s bioethicist,” May 15 noon-1:30pm Aegis of Shoreline 14900 First Ave NE RSVP 206-4556527 lunch provided; May 15, 6-7:30pm Aegis of West Seattle, 4700 SW Admiral Way, RSVP 206-829-5005 dinner provided. Free parking, first 20 people to RSVP receive free book. Crone of Puget Sound May 18, 1pm, a social group for older women, guests welcome, free program on “Medical Marijuana”, Wedgwood Church, 8008-35th Ave NE, info call Mary, 206-526-8238. Wisdom Cafés May 21, 2-3:30pm, ways to get to know your neighbors, Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, 206-546-3522. Who’s Really on the Line? May 22, 8am-1pm, join WA State Attorney Bob Ferguson & other experts at Museum of Flight to learn how to avoid latest phone scammer tactics, breakfast & free admission to museum is included, free but RSVP, Museum of Flight, www. aarp.org/seattle, 1-877-926-8300. Caregivers’ Club June 2, 2-4pm film screening & discussion, Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St, Seattle, RSVP 206-297-0875.

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Musical Theater

Million Dollar Quartet May 9-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, 425-257-8600. www.villagetheatre.org The Drowsy Chaperone May 10-19, winner of 5 Tony Awards, send-up of jazz-age musicals, Shoreline Comm College, 16101, 206-546-4728. Seattle Musical Theater May 17-19, May 31-June 9 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 206-363-2809. ACT Thru June 2, “Urinetown” 206-292-1900. Seattle Rep Thru June 2 “Nina Simone: Four Women” explore Simone’s protest anthems, 206-4432222, www.seattlerep.org

Choral Music

Bellevue Chamber Chorus May 18, 7:30pm “Retrospective - A Celebration” Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island; May 19, 3pm St Luke’s Lutheran Church, Bellevue. Special senior prices available. 425-522-3436, bellevuechamberchorus.org Market Street Singers May 11, 3 & 7:30pm, 15th Anniversary Concert, Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave on First Hill Seattle, free parking, free concert (donations accepted), 206-4653296, www.marketstreetsingers.org South Sound Choral May 18, 2pm YouthSounds, Glendale Lutheran Church, Burien; May 19, 2pm ChoralSounds, Highline Performing Arts Ctr, Burien, 206-2466040, www.nwassociatedarts.org Orchestra Seattle/Chamber Singers May 19, Brahms & a cappella choral works, Woodhouse Wine Estates, Woodinville , 206682-5208, www.osscs.org Seattle Choral Company June 1, 8pm Seattle First Baptist Church, 206363-1100, www.seattlechoralcompany.org

The Bellevue Chamber Chorus was recognized last month by the Mayor and City Council with an official Proclamation naming April 14, 2019 as “Bellevue Chamber Chorus Day.” The Chorus was commended for its 35-year commitment to providing professional quality, critically-acclaimed performances of diverse choral music for the community. In accepting the Proclamation, Fredrick Lokken, Artistic Director/Conductor, said, “The Chorus is proud to have been based in the city of Bellevue these past 35 years, and to have been an integral part of the city’s arts and music culture over these three-plus decades.” He went on to say, “Whether performing here in Bellevue, around the Eastside and greater Puget Sound region, or in Canada, Australia and Europe, including in Bellevue’s sister city of Kladno in the Czech Republic, we’ve been pleased and proud to represent the city and region as cultural ambassadors.” May 18 and 19 mark the finale of the chorus’ 35th anniversary season, showcasing favorite repertoire from past seasons. For more information, call 425-522-3436 or visit bellevuechamberchorus.org.

Village Theatre hosted the World Premiere of Million Dollar Quartet in 2007 before it went on to Broadway. Now, the blockbuster hit story of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins is set to run at Village Theatre again starting May 9. The true story of an all-day jam session between the rock ‘n’ roll royalty saw record-breaking success with audiences and remains Village Theatre’s best-selling new musical ever produced. “For this show, casting is a huge challenge,” said director Scott Weinstein. “Not only do we need amazing actors and singers, but they also need to be virtuosic musicians. When you add on the need for them to look and sound like the iconic starts that they are embodying, the challenge only increases. Luckily, we found an absolutely incredible cast!” Million Dollar Quartet runs May 9-June 23 in Issaquah and June 28July 28 in Everett. For information, call 425-392-2202 or visit www. villagetheatre.org

Exhibits

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Samuel Hill’s crypt is located a short walk southwest of Stonehenge on a bluff overlooking the river. Sam Hill was an advocate of good roads and The euphemism for swearing, built the first paved road in the Northwest, “Sam Hill,” is often attributed to the courtesy the Maryhill Museum of Art Northwest’s Samuel Hill and his wideranging activities, but history says it eclectic mix of artworks, including the largest harkens back to before he was born. assemblage of Rodin works outside France; However, our Sam Hill—the perpetual posters, glasswork and ephemera related promoter—did little to dissuade others to the modern-dance pioneer Loïe Fuller; that he was not the inspiration. an impressive cache of Native American artifacts; furniture and art that belonged The Maryhill Museum of Art to Hill companion, Queen Marie of The Maryhill Museum of Art is Romania; an art nouveau glass collection; situated in a park-like setting of 26 an extensive chess collection; and a large acres—just a small sliver of the museum’s collection of mostly Victorian-era European expansive 5,300-acre grounds— and American landscape paintings…they're overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. all housed within the walls of a grandiose The historic, three-story Beaux mansion built rather improbably in the Arts mansion was designed by the middle of nowhere by Sam Hill, the man nationally-recognized architectural firm who spearheaded the development of a scenic Hornblower & Marshall of Washington, highway through the Columbia Gorge. v D.C. The adjoining Mary & Bruce Stevenson Wing opened in May 2012. More Information The buildings and grounds of Maryhill The Maryill Museum of Art is located offer expansive views of the Columbia at 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, River Gorge below and Mount Hood Goldendale, WA 98620. For more in the distance, along with an outdoor sculpture park featuring large-scale works information, call 509-773-3733 or visit www.maryhillmuseum.org. by Northwest artists. Information for this article is provided Fodor’s travel guide provides this by the Maryhill Museum of Art review of the museum: A wonderfully Dolores Castrilli

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over and over, trying to get them right. “Don’t forget the end of your words,” Castrilli cajoles the students. “I like to mainly focus on pronunciation,” she says. “That’s what they need.” It’s natural for people to stumble over pronunciations of certain sounds when learning a foreign language, experts say. Part of the struggle, Castrilli has come to realize, is that many of her students are linguistically isolated. They may surround themselves with those from their own cultural groups, shop and get their services from people who speak their native language. “I tell my students … go to QFC or Safeway instead, go downtown and listen to people speak English,” Castrilli says. Some of her students want to learn enough English to get their first job or advance in a job they already have, or they want to learn to pass the test for citizenship. Castrilli began offering English lessons fourteen years ago after strolling in the neighborhood with her son and realizing they couldn’t stop to chat with the people they met. One neighbor she encountered on that walk fourteen years ago — Xiang Deng — still refers to Castrilli as “teacher,” even though she seldom comes for classes. But the two women have remained friends, having spent Thanksgiving together and going out for meals and dim sum. v

others I found equally compelling, including The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski. What I’ve discovered is that books about dying are really books about how to live well and in accordance with our values. Great choices for book groups! The third book I recommend is It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in A Culture That Doesn’t Understand. In this book, author and therapist Megan Devine teaches us not to push grieving away, rather to embrace it in a compassionate manner and to “companion ourselves” and others who are going through this process. The death of her partner led her into the world of grieving and she writes about it in a very practical, helpful way. The section on how to help a friend who is grieving is invaluable as all of us experience a degree of discomfort with loss. What do we say? What should we do? The fourth book is former Seahawk Michael Bennett’s Things That Make White People Uncomfortable. It is rare that I find a book on racism an easy read. This one flew by, touching not only on racism, but also on the Seahawks, the NFL kneeling-duringthe-flag controversy and how coaching affects the lives of young people. Need more ideas? Visit www.kcls. org, stop in or call your local library. We are here for you! v

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also volunteers his time at the Edmonds Historical Museum. Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City is Holden’s first published book, but he enjoyed researching and writing it so much that he’s already started thinking about his second. v

More Information Brad Holden will offer readings and book signings of his new book, Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City. May readings include: • May 9 at 7pm, Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park (206-366-3333) • May 16 at 5pm, Edmonds Book Shop (425-775-2789) • May 23 at 7pm, Third Place Books at Seward Park (206-4742200) • May 18 at noon, Island Books on Mercer Island (206-232-6920) Brad Holden’s book, Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City can be found at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and your favorite local bookstore.

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Are you looking for a new entertainment idea? If so, try renting a tandem bike from Wheels Fun Rentals at Alki beach. My wife Linda and I have tried it several times now. We’ve rented two-person surreys or four-person quads if another couple wants to join us. We’ve had a blast on each outing and plan to go courtesy Wheels Fun Rentals back again this year. the boat launch and all the new We initially tried renting a condominiums to roughly where tandem surrey because we were the passenger ferry departs to unsure of our balance after not Seattle. The scenery during the riding a bike for several years. summer is fabulous, especially Our tandem rental solved the if you enjoy people-watching. balance issue and also had Beach goers are all around, the advantage of allowing including others biking, roller just one person to do the bulk blading, fishing, boating. Ferry of the peddling if the other boats pass by as they do their person became tired. The fourdaily chores of getting people person tandem (quad) has the where they want to go. When advantage letting participants rest as they become fatigued and you mix this in with seagulls, seals, people flying kites, playing let the others do the work. volleyball or roasting hotdogs on The route taken by most the beach, you will tend to see bikers follows the beach past

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smiles in every direction. Linda keeps me in check from having too much fun as we bike. The tandems have bells to ring which most use as they pass others along the way. I keep wanting to bring and use my duck call for such occasions, but Linda keeps me in line. Someday I may surprise her with a quack, though, just to see how it goes. (I am not totally trained yet.) Wheel Fun Rentals can be reached at 206-932-2035 and is located at 2530 Alki Avenue SW, near Spud’s Fish & Chips. They offer a large variety of bike rentals ranging from the traditional bike at $13 per hour to the 4-person quads at $38 per hour. If you become hooked, as we have, the prudent thing to do is purchase a season pass that allows you to rent for half price. We are looking forward to getting together this summer with my sister, Nancy, who lives near in Tacoma, to rent a tandem at Point Defiance and taking in completely new scenery. My advice? Try it! I bet you will like it. v

I did something new this month! My gracious colleagues at KCLS interviewed me: Emily and Britta, who record the “The Desk Set” podcast – kcls.org/ Wendy Pender the-desk-set-podcast/ (If podcasts are new to you, they are like a radio show you can listen to at your convenience, via your computer or smartphone.) You may have seen Emily on New Day Northwest with Margaret Larson highlighting wonderful books to read – I call Emily the “new Nancy Pearl.” Emily and I were discussing KCLS’ “10 to Try” Reading Challenge (www.kcls.org/10-to-try). One of the challenges is to “read a book about a subject that can be difficult to discuss.” That is my specialty and I jumped at the chance to highlight a few of my favorites. For starters, I suggest Atul Gawande’s 2014 bestseller, Being Mortal. The book is a cultural game changer as it opens up a completely new set of possibilities around end-oflife discussions. This book is essential reading and has been followed by continued on page 14

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Million Dollar Quartet at Village Theatre in Issaquah The Tony award-winning musical inspired by the block-buster hit true-life story returns to Village Theatre! An impromptu jam session featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins made rock ’n’ roll musical history.

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