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Tony Ventrella …by Barbara Kindness

ention the name Tony Ventrella to practically anyone in the Puget Sound region and chances are it will be met with a smile and a nod of recognition. The election with popular sports 60 percent of reporter the vote, and has the rare Tony went distinction of back to his having worked “normal” life at all three of media and local network writing his affiliates: third book, KOMO, Here’s Smiling KING and at You. KIRO, the In the latter two as preface of Tony has greatly enjoyed his career as television sports director. sports director and Digital Media Host for the his book, Tony followed Seattle Seahawks Tony wrote: these ventures “On one of to become Digital Media Host for my long hikes one rainy February the Seattle Seahawks. afternoon, it dawned on me how Sports-oriented career aside, strange it would be if we all lived Tony is a familiar face as emcee forever. First of all, if you think the of charity traffic is bad now fundraisers, on 405 through motivational Bellevue, just speaker and, a think what little over a year a parking lot ago, political it would be hopeful—when if a bunch of his career took an 200-year-old abrupt U-turn. people were In the fall driving 45 in the of 2015, Tony third lane. There’s decided to run no doubt about the following it; there’s a reason year for U.S. most people move Tony and his wife Mika share their home Representative on to the next with two cats, Rocky and Pinky in the 8th world before their Congressional District against 110th birthday…I make it easy on incumbent Dave Reichert. But, myself by believing I’m going to he admits, there was one major heaven where I’ll see my parents and drawback: “I hate asking for money.” two sisters who passed away before Running a campaign without me, all my friends and people like accepting funds Abe Lincoln from any specialand Joe interest or DiMaggio.” political action Growing groups caused up, Tony really the Democratic enjoyed his leadership to cast little sister doubt on Tony’s Bunny, who commitment was just a year to the race and younger. She perhaps to the passed away job itself. He from cystic decided to drop Tony at age 11 and his his sister Bunny (age fibrosis when out, but his she was 10. 10) with their mom in 1955 name remained Tony shares on the primary ballot. Since the that on Christmas Day in 2016 he two top vote-getters appear in the posted a Facebook memory of their General Election in November, last Christmas together 50 years perhaps it was that familiar name before. The post was seen by portrait and face that propelled him to be artist Michael Reagan of Fallen one of the top two—even without Heroes Project fame. Michael asked campaigning. Reichert won the Tony for a photo of Bunny and soon

Tony Ventrella finished his third book, “Here's Smiling at You” after running for U.S. Congress in 2016

Tony and kids (l-r) Tim, Tony, Lisa, Pete

Tony with two of his ten grandchildren

presented him with a portrait of her. “Michael’s gift has warmed the hearts of families around the world, including my own,” he says. Born in the summer of 1944 as the fourth child of five to Mary Louise and Anthony Ventrella, Tony was raised in New England. His family moved to Wilton, Connecticut in 1953, where his dad built a small Cape Cod-style house on two acres and became the town barber. Tony was on the Wilton Little League team and had a couple of boyhood friends not too far away. But he also enjoyed the family’s huge lot, which offered lots of opportunities for outdoor exploration. A baseball and football fan, when the other kids weren’t around he used his spirited

imagination to create solitary games. “I used to love playing solo football after the trees started dropping their leaves in October,” he recalls. “I would always be the running back, and the idea was to run across our front lawn avoiding the leaves on the ground. As soon as I heard the crunch of a leaf, I knew I was tackled and would have to go back into the huddle. The imaginary huddle, that is. I wouldn’t trade my childhood for all the sports video games or online games in the world.” After graduation, and urged to follow his father’s footsteps, Tony got his barber’s license. He also signed up for the Army Reserves where he was able to ply his trade right away. After the Army, he opened the continued on page 18

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Limited Mobility Adventures Ideas for enjoying our Pacific Northwest and meadows. While wandering through From never the rest of the park struggling to find you will find this a decent cup destination fully of coffee to the ADA accessible. The inexhaustible park offers a courtesy view of Mount shuttle from the Rainier on a sunny Trek Center to the day, the Pacific tram tour station and Northwest paints manual wheelchairs an ethereal picture or motorized scooters of a community for rent upon entering. worthy of settling Lunch will be a synch down in. We with the wheelchairnatives have some accessible picnic serious hometown tables. There isn’t Jessie doesn’t let her set of wheels prevent pride because we a bad season to go. her from enjoying the natural treats that know that the Just make sure to get the Pacific Northwest has to offer Northwest brings there early for the best together the best of both worlds: city animal viewing. culture and country adventure. • If you are looking for a noAlthough the allure of the Pacific hassle Seattle experience, check out Northwest (PNW) is strong, it can still the Museum Of History & Industry be seen as intimidating while trying to (MOHAI) situated in the crook of explore when you or a companion has Lake Union. You will learn how Native a disability or limited mobility. I have American culture, the great fire, the suggestions for several easy and accessible gold rush, World War II and two World’s destinations that will make your efforts Fairs have shaped the PNW into a worth it. cultured global hub. The entire building Local Outings is accessible and offers wheelchairs • Northwest Trek is a 700+ acre and walkers available to check out at wildlife park located in Eatonville, south the admissions desk. Don’t forget to of Seattle. Scout for moose, bison, elk ask about the senior discount, or free and caribou as you enjoy a comfortable admission the first Thursday of the tram ride through spectacular forests month.

…by Jessie J. Owen

• If you still haven’t gotten your Seattle fill, head towards Seattle Center’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOPformerly the EMP) featuring Jimi Hendrix, Star Trek, Marvel Fern, one of the two black bears living in a one acre Universe and even our lushly forested exhibit, strolls around giving visitors a look own Seattle Seahawks at her strength and beauty 12th man. You’ll find riveting exhibits on pop-culture through Clark Interpretive Center takes visitors on an accessible journey of the Lewis the ages. The MoPOP was designed in and Clark expedition through sketches, collaboration with members of Seattle’s disabled community to be fully inclusive paintings and other artifacts. Visitors are to all visitors. At the entrance guests can also treated to stunning panoramic views on the observation deck. check out wheelchairs, request guided After a full day of activities, you will tours for the visually impaired, and find need to find a place to lay your head. assisted listening systems for folks who Cape Disappointment’s campground need audio assistance. offers ADA restrooms, trails and parking Weekend Getaway Long Beach, Washington is known spots if you are the camping type. If you are more into a hot shower and cable for its beach, boardwalk and colorful TV, use their website (www.funbeach. kites. You’ll find yourself experiencing com), which allows you to filter through the perfect combination of comfortable the lodging and sort by ADA rooms and relaxation and adventurous activities— amenities. Feel free to bring along your easily accessible by wheelchairs or furry pal, as much of the city is ready to walkers. The eight miles of paved accommodate you and Mr. Fluffy. Just Discovery Trail not only offer stunning double check with your hotel first. views of the ocean and grassy knolls, I think Rick Steves said it best but also host an impressive collection of when he proclaimed that “Travel is a public art. If you fancy a stroll along the fountain of youth.” Whether it’s sipping beach, the Rodeway Inn & Suites has a cold one in your backyard or holding two non-motorized beach wheelchairs the perfect cup of coffee overlooking available and The Breakers offers one the ocean, there’s much to enjoy in the motorized beach wheelchair. PNW no matter what your physical Travel south along the peninsula abilities are. ❖ and you’ll find yourself in Cape Disappointment State Park. The North Find more tips and tricks for traveling Head Lighthouse is the most intact with a disability or low mobility at light station in the Pacific Northwest https://JessieThinks.com and is fully accessible. The Lewis and

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Linda Urbaniak

Adhering to a longheld belief that there is no way one can be isolated if reaching out to others, Linda has always lived her convictions. She volunteered through RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) for Linda Urbaniak the Meals on Wheels program for years and would seldom, if ever, change her scheduled volunteer time in order to do something else. It was that important to her. Helping others to rely on themselves and their talents, as they came to realize that almost anything was possible, was an unexpected outcome of her volunteer experience at the Union Gospel Mission. Starting out by flipping eggs in the kitchen, Linda soon moved on to tutoring women who wanted to improve their writing skills and found that this was her niche, since she enjoyed writing and had considerable talent in this area. She was especially touched recently by one young woman who wrote her a special poem of gratitude, letting her know how much she had helped her—not only with her writing, but with life skills as well. Being a docent for 13 years at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, Linda was able to share her passion for gardening by greeting visitors and giving garden tours. She also put to use her years of gardening expertise through The Garden Lady column for the RSVP Experience in Action newsletter. Actively participating in RSVP’s Ambassador team is yet another way that Linda is giving back to her community by reaching out to others. You will find her in her element at senior fair events, talking with people about the benefits of joining RSVP and the great experiences she has had volunteering. When asked why volunteering is important to her, Linda had this to say, “I have had it all and done it all in my life. I have been enormously blessed. Someone once said, ‘Volunteering is the rent you pay for your time on earth.’ That sounds like more than a fair deal to me.” ❖

…by Jan Hancock

5th Avenue and Pike Street after the big snowstorm, February 1916 January 1916 in Seattle was unusually cold with 23 inches of snow already on the ground when, on the last day of the month, snow began to fall relentlessly. As it continued to fall, between 5pm on Tuesday, February 1 and 5pm on Wednesday, February 2, a record 21.5 inches blanketed Seattle. The United States Weather Bureau in the Hoge Building on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street documented the snowfall, the largest recorded 24-hour accumulation – a record still standing as of 2016. A front-page article in the Seattle Daily Times, February 1, 1916 issue describes attempts to clear the snow, yet “despite the efforts of the toilers, it was found almost impossible during the morning hours to keep crossings clear. Passing automobiles pushed snow piles back on the cleared spaces as rapidly as they were cleaned, churned the snow and slush into a plastic mass which rapidly molded itself into giant snowballs, and skidded and balked on hills to the absolute ruination of tires and tempers.” The Times article continues on page 2 noting “The King County Humane Society has issued an appeal to all teamsters to have their horses sharpshod to prevent their slipping.” The following day, the headline of the February 2 issue of the Seattle Daily Times read “More Snow Predicted, City Schools Close; Street Cars Tied Up; All Trains Stalled And With Traffic and Business Suspended, Weather Man Holds Out Little Promise of Improvement.” The aftermath of “The Big Snow of 1916” lasted for weeks as it was a wet snow and came to a foul end – a mayhem of mud that mutilated bridges and carried away homes. This photo is from the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, SEA0572, submitted by Nicolette Bromberg, Special Collections Visual Materials Curator

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Meet Fitness Expert, Mark Bryant

Life Perspectives

Mad Woman …by Sandra McCafferty

It was 1960. I was so fortunate to answer an ad for a summer job as “girl Friday” at a national advertising agency in Cleveland and, a day later, advised that I had the job! As an English major, I always thought that a career in advertising might be more interesting than teaching English. I was soon filling in for the switchboard operator, assisting the production manager and running errands. Within a few weeks, I was “given” an account...to work with a local hospital with their public relations. Within the next few weeks, I had three hospital accounts, a national coal company account, and then the biggie...Murray Bicycles. It was fast. I was too young to have a “drink” when I took my clients out for lunch. It was fascinating. The day that they gave me my own private office was fantastic! I worked alongside the other ad executives (all men) who were surprised that I was doing so well. The president of the company called me into his office and asked if I would like the job permanently, telling

me that it was quite an honor for me to go from “girl Friday” to girl executive. And I agreed. It was not usual, I was flattered. Leave college? I said “yes!” Several account executives took me out to lunch. One of them asked me what my salary would be. I told them that the boss said my salary would be considered in six months or so, and that I was still being paid as a “girl Friday.” I told them what my salary was. “We get about ‘blank’ a month,” some of them said. “Oh, I said.” It was more than triple my salary. The next day I made an appointment with the boss and asked for the raise. He gave me a long lecture on how pleased I should be for just being allowed to be there. No raise. And more accounts would be added. And the production head was quitting, and I would do that, too. The next day, I gave him two weeks’ notice. So now the reader knows why I did not watch the series Mad Men. It was all too real. I returned to college and became an English teacher. ❖

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Mark Bryant is a popular fitness instructor and powerlifting champion who lives and works in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. He also writes a monthly senior fitness tip for Northwest Prime Time. Mark has received media attention over the years for his work with seniors, but not many know about the obstacles he’s overcome on the way to success. Mark says he can come across direct or abrupt to those unfamiliar with him (the mark of a native New Yorker, he’d say), but it’s his ability to inspire laughter in the middle of extreme exercise that has endeared him to his students, young and old. …by Mark Bryant

Mark Bryant at the AAU World Powerlifting My drive to help was forged Championship in Las Vegas on September 16, 2017. “I'm now the five-time Powerlifting during childhood. It was brutal. World Champion and I'm also the Master Born and raised in the Queens Disabled Deadlift Record Holder in my age group and weight class with a pull of 413 lbs. section of New York City, life in the 198lb. weight class at age was okay with my mother and I58competed after a total hip replacement

brother until my mother met a man who was an alcoholic. That began a decade of physical abuse that I and my mother suffered at the hands of this man who called himself my stepfather. I didn’t have a refuge inside or outside the house. The neighborhood was overrun by gangs. I dreaded school after being assigned to special-education classes because of learning difficulties related to a premature birth and limited vision. Home life became increasingly volatile while my

stepfather belittled me. He once beat me so badly as a 12-year-old that I nearly died. But while my body healed, an acquaintance started telling me the names of the bones in a person’s body. This information struck a chord, and I decided to learn them for myself. I became increasingly interested in how the body worked, and wanting to learn more motivated me to become a better reader. Around that same time, I took up martial arts, which

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honor, which I won. They gave me more confidence and Mark Bryant with Dorene appreciate my knowledge of meshed with my new interest Cropley. the human body—information in the body. “This exercise cultivated over years of study In my early 20s, the helps with muscle stability and practice. I keep a very man who had made my life and balance, full binder of my current miserable was no longer it improves certifications and like to allowed to live in my mother’s coordination consider it equivalent to most house. But he attacked me and posture. Dorene is university degrees. I just want to with a hammer, striking my on the ensure, should anyone ask, that head. I defended myself and we sitting Fit-Ball, lifting I’m ready to go head-to-head fought until we both landed in her left arm at the same time on anatomy, physiology and the hospital. Only then did I she lifts her kinesiology! discover that my mother had right knee. It’s And ten years ago, I been admitted earlier that day. harder than it received another unexpected The man was committed to a looks!” says Mark. With reward. An orthopedic surgeon mental health institution. his knowledge read an article about my A few years later, I moved and charisma, work with seniors, which also to Seattle, got a job as a fitness some have mentioned a lingering hip asked Mark instructor at the YMCA and problem that was plaguing earned a college certificate as a why he leads classes at senior centers and assisted living complexes rather me. He said he admired my health and fitness technologist. than high-end gyms. “I’ve worked at the expensive clubs selflessness, and he offered his I also took leadership classes downtown. I’ll just be a straight-up New Yorker with services for free. After years of and I continued my dedicated you…those places aren’t for brothers,” he quips. suffering, a hip replacement practice to martial arts and meant I was finally relieved of weightlifting. Along the way, I met Matthew told me, “I had met chronic pain. people who helped make life better. with many so-called trainers who I am one of the lucky ones, one When I moved to Columbia City, I weren’t able to give me valid of the blessed ones. ❖ met fitness entrepreneur and friend advice. You were the first trainer Bull Stewart. that could explain what muscles Mark has been honored nationally as Bull is the owner of Columbia were being impacted when I’d lift a fitness instructor and has won five City Fitness gym, and he presented and which ones weren’t. When national championships in powerlifting. me with the opportunity to teach you’re older, you have to train Turning 59 this last October, he senior classes at the Southeast differently. This convinced me Seattle Senior Center. When I you were the guy I wanted to train plans to keep leading senior fitness classes (now located at Columbia City started working with seniors 11 with, and inspired me to start Fitness) and continue volunteering at years ago, my life took a turn for the competing again.” Union Gospel Mission teaching kids better. I am pleased that many of the weight training for free. Mark is also a One example is working with seniors I work with are not shy speaker and looks forward to spreading Matthew Jones. After a debilitating about praising me. They even injury, Matthew (now 71) was nominated me for EnhanceFitness’ his message at schools and community centers. attempting a return to powerlifting. National Instructor of the Year

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Naturally Healthy

Burn Fat with 5 Thermogenic Foods …by Suzy Cohen

The fastest way to lose weight is to exercise more and shrink your portions at each meal. But there are some shortcuts you can take. One of them is thyroid hormone, because it turns on your fat-burning pathways. Another short-cut is to eat and drink more of the foods (and beverages) that increase calorie-burning, termed thermogenesis. Here are the specific items I think can help, so try integrating what you like here and do it on a daily basis: • Green tea. Drinking green tea, even once or twice daily (iced or hot), can be integrated very easily. Make sure it’s organic; the flavor doesn’t matter but if you put sugar in it, you’re defeating the purpose. Even if you keep your regular diet steady, you could lose as much as 2.9 pounds over 12 weeks, according to a 2013 article

from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers theorize that it’s a combination of the caffeine content and the polyphenols present in green tea that produce a thermogenic effect. • Hot peppers. Mmm, I love spicy food! It helps you burn calories due to the heat-forming compound called capsaicin. Taken internally in the form of spice, it can turn on thermogenesis. So next time you eat hot chili or salsa, or green curry… and feel yourself starting to get hot under the collar, remind yourself that you’re not being socially awkward, you’re being metabolically upregulated! • Cinnamon. Cinnamon is thought to help balance blood sugar, which by the way is a shortcut to losing weight, discussed fully in my book Diabetes Without Drugs. Cinnamon is also thermogenic. Sprinkle it over a bowl of fresh berries with a splash of your favorite milk or cream,

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put some on top of your morning oatmeal, or into a protein shake or smoothie. Cinnamon is great on top of coffee too. • Apple cider vinegar. In 2009, researchers found that acetic acid, the main ingredient in apple cider vinegar, promotes the production of fat-burning enzymes. Don’t drink it straight because it is very acidic and can damage your tooth enamel and esophagus. It always has to be diluted in something, so use it to make salad dressing or dilute a teaspoon in a cup of water and boom… down the hatch! My “bookface” (a term used to describe a person who looks deceptively better in their Facebook photos than they do in

real life) mom drinks it that exact way, to this day. • Coconut oil. Coconut oil’s molecular structure makes it uniquely able to bypass the digestive process (where its calories could be stored as fat) and sent straight to the liver where it can be used for fuel. So coconut oil isn’t thermogenic because it increases calorie-burning, per se, but rather because it doesn’t contribute to fat, and it could replace bad fats in your diet. In addition to being thermogenic, these five foods are extremely healthy for you in so many ways, so integrating them into your healthy diet is a wonderful idea just for the health of it.❖

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Health Matters

Medical Minutes ...by John Schieszer

3-D-Printed Prosthetic Implants May Help with Hearing Loss The New Year is ushering in some significant John Schieszer new medical advances. Researchers using CT scans and 3-D printing have created accurate, custom-designed prosthetic replacements for damaged parts of the middle ear, according to a new study. The technique has the potential to improve a surgical procedure that often fails because of incorrectly sized prosthetic implants. Hearing works partly through the transmission of vibrations from the ear drum to the cochlea, the sensory organ of hearing via three tiny bones in the middle ear known as ossicles. Ossicular conductive hearing loss occurs when the ossicles are damaged, such as from trauma or infection. Conductive hearing loss can be treated through surgical reconstruction using prostheses made from stainless steel struts and ceramic cups. The surgery generally involves tailoring a prosthesis for each patient in the operating room, but it has historically been plagued by high failure rates. “The ossicles are very small structures, and one reason the surgery has a high failure rate is thought to be due to incorrect sizing of the prostheses,” said study author Dr. Jeffrey Hirsch, who is an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) in Baltimore. “If you could customdesign a prosthesis with a more exact fit, then the procedure should have a higher rate of success.” Dr. Hirsch and colleagues studied 3-D printing as a way to create customized prostheses for patients with conductive hearing loss and they are reporting success. The researchers are also looking at a different approach that would combine the 3-D-printed prostheses with stem cells. “Instead of making the middle ear prosthesis solid, you could perforate it to be a lattice that allows stem cells to grow onto it,” said Dr. Hirsch. “The stem cells would mature into bone and become a permanent fix for patients with hearing loss.” Injectable Gel May Help Heart Muscle Regenerate after Heart Attack After a heart attack, there is a dramatic loss of heart muscle cells.

With fewer of these contractile cells, known as cardiomyocytes, the heart pumps less blood with each beat, leading to increased death due to heart disease. Now researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and Perelman School of Medicine have come up with a new approach to restart replication in existing cardiomyocytes. It is an injectable gel that slowly releases short gene sequences known as microRNAs into the heart muscle. The researchers have had success with this approach in early studies. “The most important traits of this gel are that it’s shearthinning and self-healing. Shearthinning means it has bonds that can be broken under mechanical stress, making it more fluid and allowing it to flow through a syringe or catheter. Self-healing means that when that stress is removed, the gel’s bonds re-form, allowing it to stay in place within the heart muscle,” said study investigator Jason Burdick, who is a Professor in Bioengineering at Penn. More than a potentially life-

prolonging treatment itself, the researchers see this microRNA-gel approach as representing a new, more direct avenue for precision regenerative medicine. “We’re seeing a change in approaches for regenerative medicine, using alternatives to stem cell delivery,” Burdick said. “Here, instead of introducing new cells that can have their own delivery challenges, we’re simply turning on repair mechanisms in cells that survive injury in the heart and other tissues.” New Vaccine Approach May Help Fight Breast Cancer A new vaccine technique may soon help fight a certain type of breast cancer. HER2-positive breast cancer accounts for between 20 and 30% of all cases of breast cancer. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bologna have now come up with a vaccine that may combat this type of breast cancer. The immune system has difficulties distinguishing between cancer cells and healthy cells in breast cancer. Therefore, it normally does not launch a protective immune response that can prevent cancer cells from growing and spreading. However, the research group at the University of Copenhagen was able to change that by adding an antigen, which is normally expressed on the cancer cells onto the surface of a virus-like particle.

“Our virus-like particle with the added cancer antigen makes the body believe it is under attack. This makes the immune system produce large amounts of antibodies targeted at the cancer antigen, which then fights the cancer cells,” said study Adam Sander, who is with the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The researchers have documented the beneficial effect of their vaccine technique in several ways in early research, and found that the vaccine prevented breast cancer from developing in 50-100% of the cases. The researchers are hoping the vaccine has a preventive effect and also works when cancer has already developed. The present treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer involves administering large amounts of antibodies fighting the cancer over a long period of time. The treatment is expensive and has side effects, and the immune system may become intolerant to the antibodies, which eventually have no effect. The researchers believe their vaccine by comparison will cost markedly less. ❖ 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.

New Device Stops a Cold Before it Starts New research shows you can stop a ery time. So he patented CopperZap™ sniffle!” she exclaimed. cold in its tracks if you take one sim- and put it on the market. Businesswoman Rosaleen says ple step with a new device when you Soon hundreds of people had tried when people are sick around her she first feel a cold coming on. it and given feedback. Nearly 100 per- uses CopperZap morning and night. Colds start when cold viruses get cent said the copper stops their colds “It saved me last holidays,” she said. in your nose. Viruses multiply fast. If if used within 3 hours after the first “The kids had colds going round and you don’t stop them early, they spread sign. Even up to 2 days, if they still round, but not me.” in your airways and cause Some users say it also misery. helps with sinuses. Attorney But scientists have found Donna Blight had a 2-day a quick way to kill a virus sinus headache. When her — touch it with copper. ReCopperZap arrived, she tried searchers at labs and univerit. “I am shocked!” she said. sities worldwide all agree — “My head cleared, no more copper is “antimicrobial.” It headache, no more congeskills microbes, such as virustion.” es and bacteria, just by touch. Some users say copper That’s why ancient Greeks stops nighttime stuffiness if and Egyptians used copthey use it just before bed. per to purify water and heal One man said, “Best sleep wounds. They didn’t know I’ve had in years.” about viruses and bacteria, New research: Copper stops colds if used early. Users also report success but now we do. in stopping cold sores and Researchers say a tiny electric get the cold it is milder than usual and warts. It can also prevent infection in charge in microbe cells gets short-cir- they feel better. wounds, cuts and abrasions. cuited by the high conductance of copUsers wrote things like, “It stopped The handle is sculptured to fit the per. This destroys the cell in seconds. my cold right away,” and “Is it sup- hand and finely textured to improve Tests by the Environmental Pro- posed to work that fast?” contact. Tests show it kills germs on tection Agency (EPA) show germs “What a wonderful thing,” wrote fingers to help you avoid spreading illdie fast on copper. So some hospitals Physician’s Assistant Julie. “Now I ness to your family. switched to copper touch surfaces, have this little magic wand, no more Copper may even stop flu if used like faucets and doorknobs. This cut colds for me!” early and for several days. In a lab the spread of MRSA and other illnessPat McAllister, age 70, received test, scientists placed 25 million live es by over half, and saved lives. one for Christmas and called it “one of flu viruses on a CopperZap. No virusThe strong scientific evidence gave the best presents ever. This little jewel es were found still alive soon after. inventor Doug Cornell an idea. When really works.” The EPA says the natural color he felt a cold coming on he fashioned People often use CopperZap for change of copper does not reduce its a smooth copper probe and rubbed it prevention, before cold signs appear. ability to kill germs. gently in his nose for 60 seconds. Karen Gauci, who flies often for her CopperZap is made in the U.S. of “It worked!” he exclaimed. “The job, used to get colds after crowded pure copper. It carries a 90-day full cold went away completely.” He flights. Though skeptical, she tried it money back guarantee and is availasked relatives and friends to try it. several times a day on travel days for able for $49.95 at CopperZap.com or They said it worked for them, too, ev- 2 months. “Sixteen flights and not a toll-free 1-888-411-6114. (paid advertisement)

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Feeding Homeless Seniors

Veterans are Victimized by Scam Artists

…by Christine Fleming, Communications and Program Coordinator for UW School of Nursing de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging

…by Jason Erskine, AARP Washington

While working with the Pike Market Food Bank and Pike Market Senior Center, Nursing graduate student Creseta Simmons discovered that the homeless older adults in downtown Seattle experienced limited access to readymade, nutritionally sound food while utilizing its food distribution services. This reduced the use of the food bank, but not the prevalence of hunger among homeless older adults in downtown Seattle. “As I began working with the food bank, I noticed that a lot of the patrons were using the food bank as a secondary resource, and only about 15% of the patrons were homeless. The food bank saw a need to increase the number of homeless patrons served, and together we were able to come up with a plan to reach this goal,” said Simmons. She was able to partner with the food bank and senior center to implement a program that would reduce hunger among homeless older adults as part of her final project in the Master’s of Nursing Community Health program at the UW School of Nursing. She continued work on the project during her first year of the Doctor of Nursing Practice–Community Health Nursing program. Simmons’ work was made possible by the UW School of Nursing de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, through the de Tornyay Center’s Healthy Aging Scholar program, which provides funding to students with an interest in gerontology. To date, more than 100 undergraduate and graduate scholarships have been awarded to students, including Simmons. As part of her project, Simmons

visited other nearby food banks located in Seattle, including the Ballard, University and Rainier Valley locations, to see how these programs provide convenient and nutritional food to their homeless patrons. Simmons learned about the NoCook Bag program, which reduces hunger while increasing the access to ready-made meals that would meet the nutritional needs of homeless older adults. The No-Cook Bag program provides a bag of ready-made food that, depending on appetite, would last up to 48 hours. Since the Pike Market Food Bank only distributes food twice a week, this program would provide food that lasts as long as possible until the next time the distribution services would be offered at the Pike Market Food Bank. The program was implemented at the Pike Market Food Bank and Pike Market Senior Center in January, 2016. “The No-Cook Bag program at the Pike Market Food Bank saw great success during the pilot phase and so it has remained implemented at the food bank,” said Dr. Noel Chrisman, UW professor emeritus and board member of the Pike Market Senior Center. Chrisman served as Simmons’ mentor throughout her project. “Due to the demand and success of the program, the food bank is giving out close to triple the amount of daily no-cook bags than when it was first launched,” he said. “The healthy aging projects offer the scholars a great opportunity to make a difference, because they have to discover what they’re interested in, what they’re going to do, and then go out and do it”. ❖

We’re all too familiar with how pervasive scams are in today’s marketplace. Whether it’s the IRS Imposter Scam, the Tech Support Scam or that winning lottery check waiting for you… But according to a new survey, con artists may be saving the worst of their pitches for a special group of Americans – those who have served our country. The new nationwide survey by AARP shows that military veterans are falling prey to scams twice as often as the general public. To make matters worse, scammers are serving up a special battery of scams directed specifically towards veterans and their years of service. Scammers call retired and active service members claiming to be from official government offices. They may offer access to special veteran’s-only benefits, or offers to refinance VA loans at rock-bottom rates. Or maybe it’s just a simple request to update a veteran’s military file. Regardless of the ploy, all they are doing is trying to find a way to steal veteran’s personal information and their hard earned money. “If there’s one thing we know about scammers, it’s that they’re just as heartless as they are diabolical,” said AARP State Director Doug Shadel. “With advances in technology, scam artists have become much more

Chief Postal Inspector Guy Cottrell (left front) and AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins (right front) join volunteer fraud fighters to make calls nationwide with news of the latest scams aimed at the military community and advising veterans how to protect themselves

sophisticated at tailoring their pitches and zeroing in on their targets.” In addition to showing how deliberate targeting may be leading to higher victimization rates among veterans, the survey also explored how veteran scam victims differ from the general public. For instance veteran scam victims say they are more likely to trust a person who has previously served in the military, plus they are more likely to donate to charitable fundraisers who claim to be supporting our servicemembers and veterans. To combat the growing problem of scams targeting veterans, AARP joined the US Postal Inspection Service to launch “Operation Protect Veterans.” The organizations are asking veterans and their families to look for suspicious emails, phone calls or traditional mail continued on page 13

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Is it time to consider a move? Four times each year each year Northwest Prime Time brings you our Retirement & Assisted Living Communities Guide. As the experts say, even if you are healthy and active and don’t foresee a move anytime soon, planning ahead will maximize your options. See our featured retirement housing listings on pages 10-11

Contemplating a Move?

Questions and answers to seniors’ most common questions

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and wants to list Perhaps one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to begin the process of looking into retirement housing for yourself or for a loved one. Kirk Vaux, Senior Real Estate Specialist, provides these tips. my home. Having done my downsizing presentation “Senior’s Guide to Downsizing from Your Longtime Home” for many years now, I’ve Kirk Vaux come to expect a fairly predictable line of questions from my attendees. Here are four of the most frequently asked: 1) Prices for homes in my neighborhood have gone “through the roof.” Is the housing bubble going to burst anytime soon? *Our current real estate market is being driven by the massive amounts of hiring at the local high-tech companies. At this point, there doesn’t appear to be a slowdown in this hiring anytime in the near future. However, some economists are predicting a softening of home appreciation in 2019 which may run 6 to 9 months. 2) I keep getting letters from people I don’t know who want to buy my home. Who are these people and how are they getting my name and address?

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*For the most part, these people fall into three categories: a) Builders (who want a “screaming” deal), b) Investors (also wanting a “screaming” deal) and c) End-users (somewhat desperate folks needing a home for their families). These people or their agents are typically getting lists of target home-owners from a title company and then the letters or postcards go in the mail! 3) My neighbor told me I will need to remodel my home “stem to stern” to get it sold. Is this true? *No, it’s not. In this current market, the opposite is quite true. My clients will generally spend one-to-two percent of the list price for sales preparation. Barring any surprises, this should cover a preinspection, interior and exterior prep and professional staging. It makes no sense to spend $100,000 on a remodel to get an incremental $100,000(or less!) in sales proceeds. 4) How are you (Kirk) different from other Realtors? My grandson’s roommate is an agent

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*Let me ask you this…Would you go to an eye doctor if you had chest pains? Of course not! You’d go to a specialist, a cardiologist. As a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), my practice is very specialized, focused solely on helping seniors downsize from their long-time family homes. CSAs and SRESs have advanced knowledge and experience that includes: a) intimate knowledge of the conversations seniors need to have prior to moving, such as: the conversations you can expect and should have with your family and friends; talking with an estate planning/elder law attorney; discussions with a certified financial planner; and how to work with a senior move manager/specialist, b) all local senior real estate options, including the various types of retirement community options

and the range of costs and services at the different types of communities, and the financial considerations to keep in mind before the move, c) how to properly downsize your “stuff,” d) the cost-effective preparation of older homes and e) answering the question of “Should I move out first or stay put during the preparation and marketing process of selling my home?” I’m ready to answer all of your downsizing questions! Come see my free presentation, Senior’s Guide to Downsizing From Your Longtime Family Home, One “Bite” at a Time on January 23rd at 1pm at the Newport Way/Bellevue Public Library. Please call 206-850-4570 to register. ❖ Kirk Vaux is a Senior Real Estate Specialist at Windermere Real Estate/East

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Beatles Tour

The Probus Club

Len Elliott, Northwest Prime Time’s Puzzle Master, recently took a ‘Road Scholar Beatles Tour’

…by Glenn A. Hartquist

“My wife and I enjoyed the tour, which took place in Liverpool and London. Liverpool was the most fun, as we got to see almost every place that the Beatles were—from birth to school to first performance venues—places like Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, the Casbah where they really got started big and the site of an orphanage near where John lived. Then on to two replicas of the Cavern Club where they performed about 300 times in the early days – one was in the Beatles’ Story museum, the other near our hotel (called the Hard Day's Night – it had Beatles stuff all over the place). There were nine in our group; two of the guys had just turned 64 – and that's why they were on the tour.”

Even Probus members may admit that the organization’s cryptic name is not a help in attracting new members. The moniker is appropriate, however, for this group that offers retirees an opportunity Probus members receive a demonstration of the use of to learn new things Captioned Telephones for hearing impaired persons and make new friends. Probus combines pieces of two words, “pro” is from professional, and “bus” is from business. In Latin, probus means “honest,” an apt description of the older Rotary Club members who founded Probus in the 1920s. Almost 100 years later, Probus groups Probus members touring the historic Georgetown steam plant still flourish. Their on their summer outing in July agenda is short and simple: no big projects; no fund-raising; no obligations. Just get together, listen and learn. North Cascades. The morning lectures The University Probus Club in each last 60 minutes—and the minutes Seattle dates from 1989 and attracts fly by! members from Northeast Seattle and Annual dues for University Probus beyond. Some members are retired from Club are $20. An extra dollar will the University of Washington. The buy you coffee and pastry before each University Club meets once a month meeting. on Wednesday mornings for a one-hour Seniors who want to join or learn lecture during the school year, and offers more about the University Probus Club a field trip in summer. may email univprobus@gmail.com or During the past year, members call 206-985-4074. learned about (to name a few topics), For information about other Probus the histories of the University of clubs in our area, visit www.probus.org. Washington Arboretum, the Woodland According to the website, in addition to Park Zoo and classical music in Seattle; the University Club, other local clubs trail-building on the Iron Goat Trail include Everett, Mercer Island and and the crisis of shrinking glaciers in the Shoreline. ❖

Here is Len’s group in Penny Lane. He is on the right side (wearing a black Beatles cap); Len’s wife Linda is in front in the purple coat. On the far left is the group’s Liverpool guide, standing next to Bill Smith, one of the original Quarrymen band, which eventually became the Beatles. The man holding the blue and white bag and the man with the light jacket both were on the tour because they had turned 64 this year (in honor of the Beatles’ hit song, “When I’m 64”). ❖ Steilacoom, Wash. native, 59-year-old Joe Eley, tried to climb Mount Rainier three times in his 40s and failed each time. His father and grandfather had both reached the top before, and Joe knew he’d need to be in tiptop shape to follow in their footsteps with his son, Alex. He joined his local gym, Lakewood Anytime Fitness, and started training nearly every day. After working with personal trainer Kyle Knage for almost a year and a half, Joe reached the top of Mount Rainier on August 27 with his son, Alex, after a 16-hour climb. Joe was overcome with emotion at the summit, where he spread his father’s ashes. The lifechanging experience motivated Eley to become an Anytime Fitness owner himself, and he’s hard at work planning his opening in University Place.

Yep, that’s the face of someone who moved in before winter hit. Look at that face. That’s clearly the face of someone who just said “buh-bye” to their winter chores by moving into Fairwinds – Brighton Court Retirement Community. And, of course, no chores means more time for new friends, parties, events, and fun. Come see for yourself. Call (425) 366-7187 to schedule your complimentary lunch and tour. Then, prepare to get your fun face on.

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F.Y.I. Wesley Homes Receives Hospice Accreditation Wesley Homes recently announced approval of its accreditation status by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) and approval by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the services of hospice care. “Hospice is an important component of care that’s been on the strategic plan of our Board of Trustees for a long time,” said Wesley Homes Community Health Services Executive Director Melinda Moore. “In order to receive accreditation, Wesley Hospice met 550 individual standards and demonstrated we can sustain those best practices,” she added. “As hospice caregivers, we are entering a patient’s home at a critical period of life. It’s important that, as we honor every moment of your life, your experience is one of excellence.” Wesley Homes Hospice will provide services at both the Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center and Wesley Homes Lea Hill Rehabilitation & Care Center in Auburn, as well as in Greater King County.

Advocate for Alzheimer's Join the Alzheimer's Association and advocates to meet with state legislators in Olympia on February 9. Over 110,000 Washingtonians are living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 335,000 caregivers are providing their care. The Alzheimer’s Association, Washington State Chapter and Alzheimer’s advocates from across the state will visit legislators in Olympia on February 9, 2018 to discuss the importance of continued support for people impacted by the disease. Governor Jay Inslee knows the struggles families face and the importance of implementing a plan. The Alzheimer’s State Plan implementation is led by the Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC), a group of partners committed to preparing Washington for the growth of the dementia population. Priorities for the DAC include creating an interactive, online version of the Dementia Road Map to guide caregivers, educate providers and ensure greater access to services and support. Registration for Advocacy Day is open by calling 206-363-5500.

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F.Y.I. Glaucoma: Make a resolution to learn more January is Glaucoma Awareness Month – the perfect time to spread the word about the disease. So, this year, add learning about glaucoma to your list! Your eyes will thank you for it. 1. Glaucoma can cause vision loss and blindness, which can’t be reversed. Glaucoma causes fluid to build up in your eye, causing pressure that can damage the optic nerve, which transfers visual images to your brain. But, you can save your vision with early detection and treatment. 2. There are no early symptoms. Glaucoma often has no early warning signs. No pain. No discomfort. No blurry vision. Only advanced glaucoma will affect your vision. Don’t wait for symptoms to visit your eye doctor! 3. In the United States, half the people who have glaucoma don’t know they do. Nearly 3 million Americans have glaucoma. Half don’t know it. Lack of awareness and the absence of symptoms are preventing people from detecting the disease early. You can change that! Find out if you have glaucoma.

4. Some people are at higher risk than others. African Americans over 40, adults over 60 – especially Hispanics/Latinos, and people with a family history of glaucoma are at higher risk, making early detection especially important. Are you at higher risk? Talk to your family about glaucoma. 5. There is only one way to know if you have glaucoma. Getting a comprehensive dilated eye exam is the only way to find out if you have glaucoma. During the exam, an eye care professional places drops in your eyes to widen the pupils and looks for signs of the disease in the optic nerve. Schedule a comprehensive dilated eye exam...and encourage your friends and loved ones to do the same. To learn more about glaucoma, visit www.nei.nih.gov/ glaucoma.

Seattle Theatre Group Educational Department teaches dance lessons around the region, including “Dance for Parkinsons” pictured here. Rex Kinney, STG Dance Education and Performance manager and hip hop instructor Shakiah Danielson, who was selected for 2017 Future List by City Arts Magazine, will present a hip hop dance demonstration and mini-lesson workshop at the Kent Senior Activity Center on Friday, January 19, 2018 from 1:30 to 3pm. Dancers aged 50 + are welcome to observe or participate – some seniors have already signed up to learn hip hop! Call 253-856-5164 to register for this free session.

F.Y.I. Free Financial Coaching for Seniors and Persons with Disability Washington state is introducing a new ABLE account that will allow persons whose disability occurred before age 26 to save up to $14k per year without it affecting their social security or Medicaid. These accounts can be used for housing, caregiving, school, assistive technology and more. Northwest Access Fund is happy to counsel you about this fund and other options that can help you become more financially secure. Northwest Access Fund’s Financial Capability program provides high quality one-to-one financial education, counseling and coaching to help people with disabilities and their families improve their financial stability and achieve their financial goals. Goals may include: • Taking control of debt Veterans are Victimized by Scam Artists ...continued from page 8

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• Dealing with debt collectors • Establishing a credit score • Improving credit score • Creating a budget • Addressing legal financial issues • Opening and maintaining affordable bank accounts • Saving money to use in an emergency or for a specific goal (i.e. education, car, housing, retirement) • Connecting you with Assistive Technology loans, an IDA, or an ABLE account. NWAF also offers low interest loans and matched savings accounts for assistive technology such as for a wheelchair van, scooter, magnifier, cctv, dentures and more. For more information, or to learn how to become a volunteer, call 206-328-5116 or visit www. nwaccessfund.org. An offer for you to get help paying for prescription drug medication because of your military service; Help with Assisted Living - An offer to help you qualify for nursing home or assisted living benefits because of your military service; Free back, leg or arm brace - An offer to pay for a free back brace, arm brace or leg brace because of your military service; Cremation or Burial Services - An offer to purchase cremation or burial services at a discount because of your military service. We fear these scams are just the tip of the iceberg, and that the scammers have many more tricks up their sleeves. Please report these and any other scams you know of that target veterans. You don’t need to have absolute proof that an offer is fraud to report it. If you see something suspicious, send us an email describing the potential scam to protectveterans@aarp.org. Or simply call 1 855-800-9023 and leave a detailed message. Your reports will be held in confidence by AARP and will be used for consumer education purposes only. Your name will not be made public. More information is also available at www.aarp.org/ProtectVeterans ❖

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January 2018

The ongoing life-affirming adventures of Rose and Dawn

Naked Memories A Friend in Need—Part 3

…by Sy Rosen

It’s a silly thing to care about but I couldn’t remember the name of this favorite Chinese dish that my family used to order when I was a child living in Brooklyn. They say if you just stop trying to remember something it will eventually come back to you. The only thing that came back to me Sy Rosen was that I couldn’t remember it. Lately I’ve been forgetting a lot of things, like where I put my wallet, my car keys and my glasses. And when my wife and I split up in the mall, I forget where I’m supposed to meet her (she says that’s intentional). Anyway, I went on the internet to find some ways to improve my memory. I kept being directed to these websites selling pills made out of jellyfish protein. That sounded a little weird. I mean, do jellyfish have great memories? Are they like my Aunt Gussie who never forgot a slight or an insult? I could imagine one jellyfish bumping into another one and saying, “Hey, remember 20 years ago when you called me a bellyfish because I was a getting a little fat? Well I haven’t forgotten that and I hate you.” I then read a couple of reviews that said these pills may or may not work. The same thing can be said about my Cousin Murray who may or may not have been working for the past 30 years. I vote for not working because he keeps borrowing money from me. I moved on from the jellyfish and found several memory tips. Rhyming was supposed to help so this is what I came up with – My wallet is on the chair, right over there (I didn’t say it was a great rhyme). Another way to increase your memory is to get a good night’s sleep (going to the bathroom six times a night kind of prevents that). The best tip I found was to create a visual image of what I was doing. It was suggested that as I put my wallet down I should picture myself doing it and then visualize the wallet blowing up – it is something I wouldn’t forget. That really didn’t work for me because I kept visualizing my wallet in bits and pieces all over the house and therefore I still couldn’t find it. However, I did come up with an image that did work – me naked. I guess that’s because me being naked is kind of unforgettable (and not in a good way). Anyway, I visualize a naked me holding my wallet in my hand– there is really no other place to put it on my body (at least not comfortably). I keep that naked image alive as I put my wallet down. And I now never forget where I left it. I then became a visualization fool – picturing myself naked putting down my car keys, my glasses, my halfeaten tuna sandwich. I also visualized driving my wife to the mall. In this visualization we are both naked – why should I have all the fun? And I never forget where I am supposed to meet her. We are both naked in Macy’s, which, believe me, is unforgettable. I now imagine myself naked in that Chinese restaurant from my childhood ordering... shrimp with lobster sauce. Yes, I remember the dish, and since I am naked I ask the waiter if they could please turn down the air conditioning. ❖

Plan your day, your way.

The “Arrangements”

…by Diana Couture

After listening to Carol Ann waffling me with the arrangements.” about not being able to move her dead Congratulatory pats came husband’s body from the easy chair from Dawn. “You’re doing the in the living room where he had died right thing, honey. You’re being over 24-hours ago, Dawn’s veneer of very strong…for Geoffrey.” patience cracked. Within moments the funeral “Carol Ann, honey, get a grip. We’ve home was on the line talking to Carol got to move Geoffrey’s body out of the Ann. She brightened with each passing house before this becomes a crime scene. I mean how long moment. Their bereavement staff would arrive to see do you have to report a death before the authorities think Carol Ann and collect the dear departed within the halfyou might be trying to hide it? Think about that,“ Dawn hour. chided in her most authoritative voice. Since gentle Carol slowly hung up the phone. “They’re on their understanding and sympathy hadn’t worked to get things way,” she whispered. going, Dawn took another tack. As they awaited the funereal cavalry, Carol walked Rose saw the brilliance of this plan and chimed in, to the living room to say her last good byes to the seated “Yeah. And then the police would come and take you Geoffrey. Rose and Dawn instinctively stayed in the away until they find the cause of death. You don’t want to kitchen, allowing them privacy. go to prison, do you Carol?” It seemed only a few minutes had passed when there That statement brought wailing to a fever pitch. was a soft knock on the front door. Dawn noticed that Instead of inspiring Carol Ann to get a move-on regarding Carol Ann was sitting on the floor next to Geoffrey the movement of the body, all the girls had succeeded in holding his cold hand, so she headed for the front door. doing was scaring the life out of her. So much for reverse Three people were welcomed into the front hall psychology, thought Rose. and immediately saw the situation in the living room “Ok, Ok. Carol tell me where the phone book is. and jumped into action. The girls in the kitchen heard We’ll look up some funeral homes and see if anything condolences and heartfelt comments of concern for sounds good to you.” Carol lifted a limp hand and the grieving widow from the living room. Plans were indicated a lower cabinet near the telephone table. Rose discussed and decided. One of the funeral staff gently opened the cabinet and found the book. Thank goodness directed Carol Ann into the kitchen with her friends Carol still had one of these antiques. Not every household while the other two quietly brought in a stretcher to take did these days. Geoffrey on the first step of his final journey. Rose flipped to the funeral homes section of the There were sighs of sadness and brief feelings of yellow pages while Dawn consoled the tearful Carol accomplishment from Carol Ann. The funeral staff had Ann with another cup of tea. “Listen to this Carol,” Rose sent a car to take her to the home with Geoffrey, so Rose read from the advertisements, ‘These days, more than and Dawn said their goodbyes as Carol got into the Solid ever before, funeral planners are helping customize final and Stoic car. arrangements.’ That’s from the Solid and Stoic Funeral Their car service driver also happened to be waiting Home right here in LaConner. Or how about this, from for Rose and Dawn out front to whisk them back to the Ashes to Ashes Cremation Society, ‘Our expert, the land of the living. Their mission of mercy was dedicated staff is available to answer your questions and complete—for today, anyway. ❖ guide you in establishing a cremation plan.’ See, honey, all of these places want to help you with the arrangements. But you have to call one of them to get the process started.” Carol lifted her head out of her hands. “You’re right, both of you. I’ve got to face the music. Geoffrey isn’t going to get up from that chair and walk in here for a cup of coffee, is he? No. So, I’ve got to be the strong 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments with Paid Utilities one and do what’s best for Washer/dryer • 2 bedrooms Now Available him. Rose, will you dial the number for the Solid and Call for a Tour 206-243-0300 Stoic Funeral Home? I think 2805 S. 125th Street, Burien, WA 98168 I’d like to have them help

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If you knew sushi,… ...by Len Elliott

Across 1. SAKE (with 5-Across) 5. See 1-Across 9. Internet service provider with an exclamation point 14. Consumer 15. “Haven’t ____ you somewhere?”: 2 wds. 16. Skip, as a syllable 17. Office plant, often 18. Fill to excess 19. Roger Bannister, notably 20. UNAGI 23. His, in Havre 24. Cheerios grain 25. Reinking or Blyth 26. Sra. counterpart in Cannes 27. …phi, chi, ____, omega 28. Comedian’s forte 31. Plains abode, once 35. Acronym for the normal way of doing things 36. Popular 1800s card game 37. IKURA/EBI 41. Greek war god 42. Charged particle 43. Small quantities 44. Genetic messenger: abbr. 45. NYC setting in January: abbr. 46. Not as well-known knee injury: abbr. 48. Before, to Byron 49. “____ y Plata” (Montana’s motto) 50. Front of a ship 53. IKA/FUGU

57. Arrangement 59. “Purple ____” (Prince piece) 60. Fairy tale starter 61. Trick alternative on 10/31 62. Repeated, Mork’s signoff 63. John who played in westerns and war movies 64. Two-masted sailing craft 65. Corrida cries 66. Traditional body of knowledge Down 1. Starchy Elizabethan neckwear: plural 2. French river 3. Roman goddess of agriculture 4. Shore birds 5. Plains abode, once 6. White Rabbit’s admission: 2 wds. 7. Neither masc. nor fem.: abbr. 8. Ending for Rock or kitchen 9. Sana’a resident 10. 1979 Sigourney Weaver sci-fi film 11. Capitol ____ 12. “____ on a Grecian Urn” 13. “____ the ramparts we watched…” 21. Pathy prefix 22. Rough files 27. “The Raven” writer 28. Word at a “WALK” signal 29. Cookbook author Rombauer 30. The Four ____ (Motown group) 31. Nicholas II was the last Russian one 32. Bring in money for work

Good Old Levis …by Pat D’Amico

There are probably IRS agents reading this. Oh well, I’m going to get nailed anyhow. I am trying to downsize and get

rid of the things that I don’t use or need. I turned to eBay. I thought, why not occupy my mind, add a

33. “Guilty,” e.g. 34. “Mommy” has three 35. Esau, to Isaac 36. To’s partner 38. Child born in the U.S. of Japanese immigrants 39. Go bad, as an apple 40. Poker variant: hyph. 45. Makes like Mount St. Helens in 1980 46. One of the Quad Cities 47. Titan who was Zeus’ father little sustenance to my bank account and clear my house in one swoop. The mailman delivers the Priority Mail boxes, I pack up the trinkets, etc. and the mailman takes them away. No skin off my financial nose, as it were. I knew my husband had a

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48. Peer 50. Game with a “FREE” square 51. Wilde or De La Hoya 52. Reporter’s question 53. Slumgullion, e.g. 54. First James Bond movie: 2 wds. 55. Biblical false god 56. Mare’s baby 57. Pig’s place 58. Significant historical period pair of old Levis in good shape that had been around since the fifties. There are a few websites devoted to vintage Levis and the specifications that make them valuable. I sold them for $1750.00! Not one friend has failed to respond with, “That’s just nuts!” It might pay to do some closet diving. Telemarketers Telemarketers have a way Of opening with, “How are you today?” And so I feel it is my task To answer, how nice of you to ask: My car has a flat, I’m getting the flu, I can’t find my cat and my bills are all due. Then I get a feeling akin to glee When the telemarketer hangs up on me. -- Pat D’Amico

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child fiction—the original versions of Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan and Wendy, for example. For birthdays and Christmas, my list was always ALL books. By my early teens, I started methodically (alphabetically again) working my way down the shelves of the Adult Downtown Library Reading Room. The librarians, who all knew me by name, joked about me becoming a librarian (which I did consider). However, I’d been writing and calling myself a writer since I had been five years old. Beyond libraries, I fell in love, too, with comic books and magazines. (I liked the Scrooge McDuck ones best, probably because I loved The Christmas Carol best of all Dickens’ writing.) By ten, I was preserving favorite copies of holiday magazines. That was when I determined I wanted to be the editor of magazines. Not just the editor, but an editor who also wrote for the publications. Greedy little me realized that was the surest way to get what I wrote printed as much as possible. The happy end to that story is that I’ve been the editor of over a dozen periodicals (magazines, newspapers, literary journals). Fortunately, I’ve had many columns and articles at magazines I wasn’t editing, too. Further, being such an avid reader has trained me thoroughly in helping other writers improve their work. As an editor and a teacher of writing, English as a Second Language and publishing, I’ve been able to help many others get published or improve their written products. Satisfying? You bet! ❖

When I was an infant, my parents began reading to me. I loved it so much that they joked I’d listen eagerly to anything. To prove that, my father read from the phone book and I loved it. (Of course, he was orating dramatically so that is probably what I responded to.) By four, I was reading and began my ravaging of libraries. I remember making my way through the low picture book shelves at our neighborhood Greenwood Library. I can still recall some of the stories and illustrations vividly. Then I worked my way through the chapter books and Young Adult books like the Betsy Tacy series. By eight, I was taken to the Downtown Library where I gobbled through the children’s nonfiction books: Astronomy, Archaeology, Art, Botany, etc. to Spelunking and Zoology. At the same time, I was reading through the fiction, especially liking finding a favorite author and reading a series of his/her titles: the Dr. Doolittle books, the Oz books, all the Little House books and more. My grandmother had elderly tomes, no longer available anywhere but her house: the twin series was a favorite— The Cave Twins, The Dutch Twins, The Japanese Twins, The French Twins and so on. I loved her reading voice. Somewhere before ten, I was digesting Join Ariele in one of her ongoing groups or at all the Dickens I could get, Shakespeare, a workshop—ariele@comcast.net for class Wind in the Willows and other more literary schedule.

Poetry Corner

eye. It was a kick to tap a girl on the shoulder and when she turned around, I’d pull the bandage away and flash my red eye at her. Always got a great screaming …by Charles N. Inge reaction. The worst was to come. To begin with, being I was told I had to strengthen cross-eyed really doesn’t the muscles of that eye. I affect your vision that reported to a clinic near much; well, you sometimes the hospital and had to see double but then some look through a binocular things are worth looking at apparatus. The crafty gal that twice. operated the thing slipped Back in those days slides into it. I had to make when I was seven or so, one image out of the images we three kids went to I saw. I sweated through church. It was Episcopal, every one of those sessions. A young Charles Inge and it took me another seven Boy, how I hated those visits years learning how to spell it. The church and the glasses which followed. I would financed an operation of this cross-eyed sooner get a licking from dad’s leather kid. belt than return to that torture chamber. Before the surgery, the kids at school I don’t remember which came first; were acting like mean little kids, poking losing the glasses or not showing up for fun at me. I was also short and chubby appointments. I was severely admonished back then. So, I became the short and fat on each occasion. little cross-eyed kid. Finally healed, while playing outfield No one let me in on what was with Jack (a close friend) we both took going to happen to me as the operation off after a fly ball and in reaching for it time approached except some adults one of Jack’s fingernails sliced into that exclaimed “Won’t it be wonderful to eye. Over his continued apologies I raved have your eye fixed?” I was one scared and swung on him. The thought of going kid. I woke up in a large white room, through that whole business again must alone. Everything was painted white, have made me slightly insane. I almost and boy it was spooky. I slipped over the lost a friend and my eye turned out okay. bedside bars and made for a closet on Girls soon became of interest to the other side of the room. I figured my me, and with two good eyes—and a clothes were in there. I made it just in weight loss from running after them—I time for a nurse to gather me up, gently adjusted to school handsomely. But scold me and tuck me back in. that’s another story. ❖

January 2018

“Auntie Violet” She loved her pretty violets how her eyes would glow as her fingers worked their magic to make her flowers grow

“TIME, SUBLIME” Who-what-when-where-how and why: mere ancillaries of time… a four-letter word controlling our lives, swatches that tell us— we’ve survived.

Children called her Violet Time is a safe though Bertha was her name they knew she wasn’t aunt to them where safety lies within when hassles become a pain… but loved her just the same a place to retreat and start over again. She had no children of her own just a tearful of regret --Charles Inge but children always came to play with Auntie Violet

for her aunt, Bertha Shrimpton. To read this full poem go to --Rinald Steketee (Written Sharing Stories at www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com)

Poems maybe edited, excerpted from, or used in Sharing Stories. Send poetry to ariele@comcast.net.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 | 7:30 pm | $19–$44

International Guitar Night is North America’s premier mobile guitar festival, bringing together the world’s foremost guitarists for a special evening of solos, duets, and quartets. The tour’s ECA engagement will feature Lulo Reinhardt, Calum Graham, Marek Pasieczny, and Michael Chapdelaine.

HAPA featuring KAUMAKAIWA KANAKA’OLE Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 | 7:30 pm | $19–$49

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Senior Events

Wisdom Cafes Free discussions for seniors, Jan 7, 2-3:30pm “Developing Resilience” Shoreline Library 206-362-7550; Jan 16, 2-3:30pm “Are We Isolated?” Richmond Beach Library Shoreline, 206-546-3522. Frye Museum’s Creative Aging Jan 9, 2:30-4pm (second Tues) Alzheimer’s Café enjoy food & music in relaxed atmosphere; Feb 3, 11:30-1pm film clips followed by discussion, all events designed for people with memory loss and their care partners, no registration needed for these free events; other free events include museum tours & art-making sessions call for info, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, 206-432-8265. Dementia-Inclusive Films Jan 13, 10am “Mary Poppins” starring Julie Andrews in relaxed atmosphere designed for people with memory loss, house lights left on low, people may get up and move around, $2$10, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds, 425-275-9595, www.ec4arts.org Shoreline LFP Senior Center Jan 16, 10:30-11:30am “Speaking of Dying” explores the importance of being able to discuss dying openly, 30-minute documentary followed by discussion, $2-$4; Feb 2-23, 11am-noon Intro to Genealogy series, $12 per class, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, 206-3651536, www.shorelinelfpseniorcenter.org Dance Demos & Mini Lessons Jan 19, 1:30-3pm, “Expanding your Mind” event features top dancers from Seattle Theatre Group, learn a hip hop dance step or two, or just enjoy watching, Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith, 253-856-5150. Living Well with Chronic Pain Jan 19-Feb 23, learn techniques for better pain control, dealing with fatigue & stress, medications, meeting goals, free but RSVP required 425-587-3360, Peter Kirk Community Center, 352 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland. Downsizing Workshop Jan 23, 1-2pm, Kirk Vaux and guest speaker present ins & outs of downsizing/moving to retirement community, Newport Way/Bellevue Library, Free but RSVP 206-850-4570.

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Senior Center Fundraiser Jan 26, 1-2:30pm & Jan 27, 10-noon; twopart musical review of all 46 songs on cast album of “Hamilton, the Musical” benefits lunch program, 600 E. Smith St, Kent, RSVP 253856-5164.

Community Events

Free NE Seattle Library Events Jan 2, 7-8:30pm art historian provides an overview of Andrew Wyeth and his work, Lake Forest Park Library 17171 Bothell Way NE, 206-362-8860; Jan 22, 7-8:30pm “Soup’s On!” learn to make hearty soups including discussion of seasonal vegetables & herbs includes soup in class & take-home recipes at Richmond Beach Library 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline 206-546-3522; Shoreline Library events include Jan 10, 7-8:30pm “Opera Preview: Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte” speaker & musical selections; Jan 18, 7-8pm meditation workshop; Jan 20, 2-3:30pm learn the stories of human migration; Artists Talk features Humaira Abid – local sculptor discusses her work includes free passes to Bellevue Arts Museum with library card; Jan 27, 2-3pm Edwin Pratt - local Civil Rights leader, Shoreline Library 345 NE 175th St, 206-362-7550. NW Garden Speakers Series Begins on Jan 5 and runs thru Apr 6, 9:3011:30am, Jan 5 topic “Go Bold with Bulbs”, $20 or buy a series pass ($85), Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St SW, Lynnwood, 425357-6010, www.gardenlectures.com Downsizing Workshop Jan 23, 1-2pm, Kirk Vaux and guest speaker present ins & outs of downsizing/moving to retirement community, Newport Way/Bellevue Library, Free but RSVP 206-850-4570. Seattle Arts & Lecture Jan 25, Ijeoma Oluo, named one of the most influential people in Seattle, on her new book “So You Want to Talk about Race” 206-6212230, www.lectures.org Newcastle Memoir Writers New meet-up group starts Jan 25, 4th Fridays 10:30am-12:30pm, all levels & drop-ins welcome, Newcastle Library, for more info contact Henry memoirwriter793@gmail.com

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Bellevue Arts Museum Thru Feb 11, new exhibit featuring Walter McConnell, artist known for clay installations in terrarium like enclosures, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, 425-519-0770. NW African American Museum Thru Apr 8 new exhibit by Lisa Myers Bulmash “You’re Not From Around Here, Are You?” explores being black in the Pacific Northwest includes collages, sculptures, 2300 S. Massachusetts St, Seattle, 206-518-6000. MOHAI Thru June 17, “Seattle on the Spot” photos of Al Smith chronicles African American community in the NW, 206-324-1126, mohai.org.

Theater

Seattle Shakespeare Jan 9-Feb 4, “Timon of Athens” Seattle Center Theatre, 206-733-8222, www. seattleshakespeare.org Seattle Repertory Theatre Jan 12-Feb 11 “Two Trains Running” by August Wilson; Feb 23-Mar 18, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, 206-443-2224. seattlerep.org Tacoma Little Theatre Jan 19-Feb 4 “Children of a Lesser God” takes place at school for the deaf, explores relationship between teacher and school dropout; 253-272-2281, tacomalittletheatre.org Centerstage Jan 26-Feb 11, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” Federal Way, 253-661-1444, www. centerstagetheatre.com

Musical Theater

The Book of Mormon Jan 2-14, called “Best Musical of the Century” Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, 1-800-745-3000 Village Theatre Everett Jan 5-28 “Newsies” spectacular musical & dance show, Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave, Everett 425-257-8600; www. villagetheatre.org Tacoma Musical Playhouse Jan 13-14, 20-21 “Elephant and Piggie’s” 7116 Sixth Ave, Tacoma, 253-565-6887.

Village Theatre Issaquah Jan 18-Feb 25 “the gin game” snappy dialogue & quick wit crackle in Pulitzer prize-winning play; Jan 5-14 “How to Break” new musical, 303 Front St, Issaquah, 425-392-2202, www. villagetheatre.org

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Seattle Baroque Orchestra Jan 14, 2:30pm, Mozart’s Salzburg Symphonies, Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. Meany Center at the UW Jan 18, 7:30pm the legendary Itzhak Perlman, 206-543-4880 Auburn Symphony Orchestra Jan 21, 4pm, featuring Schumann, Beethoven, $10-$20, St Mathew Episcopal Church, 123 L St NE, Auburn, 253-887-7777 Music of Remembrance Jan 29, 5pm annual “Art from Ashes” free community event marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day, free but tickets required 206-365-7770, www.musicofremembrance.org Tacoma Opera’s 50th Season! Feb 3, 7:30pm, Feb 9, 7:30pm, Feb 11, 2pm. “Carmen” - Bewitchment, Betrayal, Bizet, Pantages Theater, 253-627-7789. www. TacomaOpera.com Orchestra Seattle/Chamber Singers Feb 3, 7:30pm “Echoes of Old England” First Free Methodist Church, Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood, 206-682-5208, www.osscs.org Ladies Musical Club Free concerts throughout region, lmcseattle.org

Pop, Jazz, Folk, Country Jazz Vespers Jan 7, 6pm, “Momentum Jazz Quartet” Seattle First Baptist on corner of Harvard & Seneca, “free will” offering, SeattleJazzVespers.org Edmonds Center for the Arts Jan 24, 7:30pm, International Guitar Night features world’s foremost guitarists, $19-$44; Feb 8, 7:30pm HAPA Hawaiian music of serenity includes chanting and dancing $19$49; Feb 24, 7:30pm Michael Feinstein & the Great American Songbook $59-$94, 410 4th Ave, Edmonds, 425-275-9595, ec4arts.org

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Village Barber Shop in Wilton, and got a part-time job writing sports for the Wilton Bulletin. But radio broadcasting was his dream, so Tony made the 25-mile drive to Brookfield for the Sunday night shift from 4pm to midnight. Never mind that it paid two dollars an hour: he was now a professional radio broadcaster! Tony at first radio gig with a mentor from that time From Connecticut it was on to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and one overriding commitment then, just as an offer to himself and others: Keep came in from Tulsa, Moving Forward…and help Oklahoma, Seattle’s others to do the same. KOMO made him an “I don’t want to hear offer. Since Seattle the excuse that you’re too was not far from old to make a difference. Portland, where his Youth is not a time of life. ex-wife and children It is a state of mind,” he had moved, he declares. “Whether you’re decided that was his 19 or 90, there is in every best choice. “Our divorce Tony had his own barber shop human being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing had been a heartbefore turning to sports and radio childlike appetite of what’s wrenching decision next, and the for both of us, but joy of the game my career – and of living.” self – had been Tony my main focus, has lived this not my family,” philosophy admits Tony. But throughout his he remains close life as he went to his three grown from town to children and 10 town, job to grandchildren. job, experience Today, Tony is married to Tony with Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahwaks coach to experience. Through it Mika. They are all, he kept one theme in mind. “Learn a couple with dual careers and share all you can from other people, help as their home with two cats, Rocky many people as you can, never take and Pinky. Running daily, involved yourself too seriously and, no matter in theater, philanthropy, speaking engagements and consulting, Tony has what, keep smiling.” ❖

More Information Here's Smiling At You: When life throws you a curve, hit it out of the ballpark is the story of Tony Ventrella’s life, but with an important message for us all: There is good to be found in everyone; in every circumstance. Tony offers a reason to smile in every chapter and lessons that have been learned throughout his life—from small-town local players and coaches to NFL friends such as Pete Carroll and Doug Baldwin. But his role models have continued to be his mother, dad, sister Bunny and a favorite uncle, Ralph. Tony says he wrote the book to help promote more human interaction and more human kindness. “…I’ve learned that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.” “Uplifting. Compassionate. Humorous. Honest.” That is how readers describe Tony’s new book. But those who know him—and many who don’t—say that is exactly how you would describe the man. · Tony will give a talk and book-signing at Third Place Books on February 22 at 7pm. Third Place Books is located at 17171 Bothell Way NE in Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333, www.thirdplacebooks.com

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4. The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui 5. We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-nehisi Coates 6. The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel 7. Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Jr. Forman 8. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 9. Ghost of Seattle Past by Jaimee Garbacik 10. Hunger by Roxane Gay 11. Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 12. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as An Adult by Bruce Handy 13. We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby 14. No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need by Naomi Klein 15. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco 16. Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore 17. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy 18. Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics by Lawrence O’Donnell 19. The Photo Ark: One Man’s Quest to Document the World’s Animals by Joel Satore 20. Daring to Drive: a Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal Sharif 21. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson 22. The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson 23. Make Trouble by John Waters 24. Why We March: Signs of Protest and Hope: Voices From the Women’s March 25. The Card Catalog: Books, Cards and Literary Treasures All Best Books 2017 are available to borrow in various formats, including print, audio, digital audio and eBook, at your local KCLS library or online to download at www.kcls.org. ❖

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Library Corner

10 to Try …by Wendy Pender, Older Adults Project Specialist

Have you set a New Year’s goal yet? The library can help! One of the goals of the Library System is to connect readers with great books and to broaden our communities’ reading horizons. Although reading can be a solitary activity, it can also be a way to connect with others. This year for the second time, KCLS is offering a fun program called “10 to Try.” The popular year-long program challenges you to read a book in each of 10 different categories, to keep track of your reading, and then share your favorite discoveries with your library staff and fellow readers. We also hope you’ll join us for events highlighting authors in some of the various categories. You can check out www.kcls.org/10totry for more information about the program and for information on author visits throughout the year. Here’s how to participate: Pick up a 10-to-Try bookmark at

www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com 19 your local library. People who want to participate online can sign up at kcls.beanstack.org, where you can track your reading and earn a badge for completing each category. Record the books you read in each of the 10 categories. When you’re done, return the bookmark to your library. If you’re a social media person, share what you’re reading online with #10totry. All year, find recommendations and author events on the “10 to Try” page (www.kcls. org/10totry) Here are the categories for 2018: 1. Read a Biography or Memoir 2. Read a Book about Food 3. Read a Book Recommended by KCLS Staff 4. Read a Banned Book 5. Read a Book Set in a Place You’ve Never Been 6. Read a Book with a Title Longer Than Four Words 7. Read a Young Adult Book 8. Read a Book by a Native American Author 9. Read a Book in Translation 10. Read a Book That’s Been Made Into a Movie or TV Show When you submit your list, you become eligible for special prizes, including coveted tickets to the Literary Lions Gala in 2019! Keep expanding those horizons – and keep reading! Happy New Year! ❖

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FYI King County Library System Releases its Best Books of 2017 King County Library System (KCLS), one of the largest library systems in the country, released its selections for the Best Books of 2017. Best Book Lists are selected by nominations from King County Library System librarians and staff members who, collectively, read and download hundreds of books each year. Once nominations are made, KCLS Reader’s Services Specialist, Emily Calkins, reviews all titles before final selections are made by a team of librarians. “It’s a tough choice to make! So many great books come out each year, and our staff are passionate about the books they read and recommend,” said Calkins. “ Following are King County Library System’s Best Books of 2017 for Best Adult Fiction and Best Adult Nonfiction. Best Adult Fiction Books 2017: (in order of author’s last name) 1. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan 2. American War by Omar El Akkad 3. My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris 4. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 5. Difficult Women by Roxane Gay 6. The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss

7. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 8. The Dry by Jan Harper 9. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 10. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 11. The Leavers by Lisa Ko 12. Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane 13. The Bad Luck Bride by Janna MacGregor 14. The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott 15. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 16. The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 17. Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta 18. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 19. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 20. Idaho by Emily Ruskovich 21. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 22. Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout 23. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 24. Borne by Jeff VanderMeer 25. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Best Adult Nonfiction Books 2017: (in order of author’s last name) 1. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie 2. American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee 3. Nomadland by Jessica Bruder continued on page 18

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