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George Washington of Centralia …by Brian Mittge

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he history of the Pacific Northwest includes a fascinating chapter: the African-American founders of Centralia, a town about halfway between Seattle and Portland.

George the Oregon and Mary Jane Trail, Centralia’s Washington founder lived a founded life of adventure, Centralia on the difficulty and, northeastern edge ultimately, great of their 640-acre success. He farm, laying out the was born to a streets and naming white woman of them in discussions English descent around their and an AfricanA statue of the city founders, George and Mary Jane Washington, will be dedicated on August 11 at American slave kitchen table.

George Washington Park in downtown Centralia Mary Jane, father, who originally from Louisiana, had African was sold to a distant owner shortly after and Jewish heritage. She came to George’s birth.

Centralia by way of Hawaii and Victoria, To save him from becoming a slave British Columbia. She named the streets himself, George’s mother made the that George laid out, and she picked heartbreaking decision to ask a married names reflecting her faith (Pearl and couple to raise her son as their own.

Gold evoke the streets of heaven) and James and Anna Cochran did This larger-than-life mural of George Washington, the founder of Centralia, and his trusty her Southern birth (Magnolia and Pine exactly that. They took George with companion Rockwood can be seen at the corner of Pearl and Main streets in downtown Centralia streets). them as they moved west with the As they expanded the city — known frontier. George grew up like Daniel Legislature, calling for “a special act in of George’s 200th birthday, Centralia at first as “Centerville” — they gave his favor” to exclude him from these College held a ceremony officially Boone, becoming a skilled marksman land to the city. A public park, known as and learning to tan his own leather and racist laws. “Since he has been residing rededicating Washington Hall to George Washington Park in his honor, is sew his own clothes. His foster mother among us his conduct has been that of George’s memory. now home to the Centralia library. They also taught him to love the songs in her an Honorable, Industrious, Law-abiding Local business owner, Todd Watson, gave land to start churches (with George big hymnal. man,” the petition, signed by 112 restored the colorful George Washington cutting & hewing the timber for the city’s mural downtown as a way of showing George went into business as a young white pioneers, declares. The territorial first Baptist church) and donated the Legislature voted in favor of the petition, his respect for the founder and his ideals. man, but racist laws in Missouri derailed city’s first cemetery. George and Mary and finally Washington had that “decent Events have continued throughout the him time and again, and nearly sent him Jane helped found a beautiful seminary bicentennial year. to jail. Amazingly, the Missouri Legislature place” of his dreams. on the hill above Centralia, giving that Bicentennial Observance Celebrates passed a law excluding him from most of part of Centralia — Seminary Hill — its those laws. Still, he was not free to pursue Washington’s Legacy George and Mary Jane name.

Centralia-area residents began Washington Statue Dedication his dreams, so he decided to head west.

Most importantly, George supported meeting in January of 2017 to plan a The people of Centralia and “If there’s a decent place in this his neighbors and town during hard big 200th birthday bash for George beyond have pulled together to create a world, I’m going to find it,” he told his times. He gave work to those in need; he foster family, and when they asked to Washington. It quickly became clear bronze statue of George and Mary Jane gave food – buying wagon loads of rice that the ideas they had were much bigger Washington to honor the founders on come with him, they all vowed to stay and staples during hard times. He even than one day, and a yearlong observance the 200th anniversary of George’s 1817 together until the end. gave away shoes when his neighbors were birth in Virginia. And a scholarship After adventures and life-threatening was organized, culminating in a grand down and out. He refused to foreclose finale celebration and dedication of a fund will be given to Centralia College’s illness, George came to the Oregon when people couldn’t pay their bills.

George and Mary Jane Washington students showing George and Mary Territory — but the area’s racist laws With quiet confidence, he told them he statue on August 11, 2018.

Jane Washington’s spirit of overcoming banned him and all blacks from this knew they would be good for it.

The city of Centralia’s annual Fourth obstacles with a community-minded spirit. frontier country. To avoid the heavy “I want to do right by my fellow of July Summerfest parade in 2017 was Join the people of Centralia at hand of these racial exclusion laws, he men,” he sold his stepson, Stacey dedicated to George Washington’s the statue dedication from 10am to came north to this area far from the Cooness. “And if I do, then I’ll never lose seat of territorial control (another black bicentennial, and other events have been 2pm this August 11, 2018 at George anything by it.”

Washington Park in downtown Centralia. pioneer with a presidential name, George held throughout the year. Hundreds of He was beloved during his lifetime. people attended the 200th birthday party For more information, visit www.

Bush, settled in the Tumwater area for When he died in 1905 at age 88 after on Aug. 12, 2017, with kids’ games, free OurGeorgeWashington.com. v the same reason). a buggy accident, the mayor asked hot dogs and shaved ice, music from the After nearly losing his homestead businesses to shut down in mourning.

Two Town Tuners barbershop chorus, a Brian Mittge is chair of the all-volunteer George to claim-jumpers who aimed to take His funeral, in the church he helped 5K run around the borders of George’s Washington Bicentennial Committee and is advantage of the laws against blacks build by hand, was the largest the city original 640-acre homestead, and much co-authoring the first definitive biography about owning land, George worked with his had ever seen. more. The next day, a pioneer-style him. Mittge is a fourth-generation Lewis County white foster parents, the Cochrans, George Washington’s Life — church service in George Washington resident and is the former editor-in-chief of The to homestead the land where he later a Remarkable Story Park honored the couple’s deep, life(Centralia) Chronicle. He lives with his wife founded Centralia.

From narrowly escaping a life of changing faith. and their three children in rural Lewis County.

George’s new neighbors sent a slavery in Virginia to coming west on On Aug. 15, 2017, the precise day He can be reached at brianmittge@hotmail.com. petition to the Oregon Territorial

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Local Author Starts ‘Elder Orphans’ Group …by Jan Low

The experience of being ill and having her 83-year-old boyfriend in France and no one to call for support spurred 77-year-old local author and writing teacher, Catherine Alexander, to start a local Elder Orphans group.

Catherine had heard an interview on NPR with Carol Marak, the

founder of the Elder Orphans Facebook community. The Facebook group is open to persons age 55 and older who have no spouse or kids to help them.

Marak started the Facebook site after she saw how the challenges of aging are exacerbated when people age alone, without a “village” to help them.

Catherine joined the Facebook

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Since the first meeting of Catherine’s Elder Orphans group, some people have dropped out due to illness, moving and other reasons, and other folks joined up from the waiting list or were invited by another member. Their current group is comprised of nine active women of varied background, with ages ranging from early 60s to 90 years of age.

The group meets twice per month for discussion, support and to share joys, struggles and resources. They also plan future adventures. Their first outing was to the Pike Place Market, when Catherine recalls the moment when she understood how deeply the group had already bonded. Members were enjoying trying on items and encouraging each other to buy things that suited them, adding, “You deserve it!” Alexander then wondered where a couple of the members had gone to, thinking they needed to stay together— and how this

felt like the normal chaos that is part of any family outing. “It’s a sisterhood!” she realized. Her delight is evident at this unexpected benefit from the group she has created.

Catherine says, “We are not meant to grow old sitting by ourselves. Getting older is isolating, but people are made to connect, otherwise you just dissolve.

When you’re feeling low, it’s essential to have people to call. It’s also important to have people to worry about and check on.”

When in need, such as one members’ recent hip surgery, the members call, email and send cards to support each other. Holidays can be especially lonely. When you’re feeling low, it’s nice to have friends to call for a movie, a meal or to go to a park on a nice day.

Catherine lives alone in her home of many years, with the companionship of her three rescues—two dogs and a Maine Coon cat. She has a daughter, but sadly they aren’t close. Catherine is a published author and writing teacher.

She has taught fiction at the University of Washington, Edmonds Community

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While an To the World Health Organization, Alzheimer’s social participation is one feature that diagnosis can make outings more cities, counties and states should focus challenging, local groups are taking steps on to foster livable communities for to ensure that people with memory loss all ages. They believe “participating in social activities in the community allows can get out and participate. Momentia older people to continue to exercise their is a grassroots movement empowering people with memory loss and their competence and maintain or establish loved ones to remain connected and supportive and caring relationships.” active in their community. Momentia “Being connected to others socially promotes programs, social activities and is widely considered a fundamental events throughout the Puget Sound human need – crucial to both wellregion that occur in safe, supportive being and survival,” reported Julianne community venues like libraries, Holt-Lunstad, professor of psychology theaters, museums and cafes. Designed at Brigham Young. “Yet an increasing to provide opportunities to leave the portion of the U.S. population now dementia diagnosis at home for a while, experiences isolation regularly.” activities like art, walking programs and How can we tell if a friend or drumming circles encourage people to family member is affected by isolation come together for support and friendship and loneliness? Connect2Affect.org, outside of a medical setting. in collaboration with the AARP A collective effort supported by a Foundation, is a web-based resource with tools to help people evaluate their risk for variety of community members and organizations, MomentiaSeattle.org has isolation, reach out to others who may a long list of activities for area residents be feeling lonely and disconnected, and find practical ways to reconnect with the hosted by a variety of collaborators. “The programs capitalize on the strengths of community. FriendtoFriendAmerica. people with dementia,” says Marigrace org (206-870-4266) is dedicated to Becker at the UW Medicine Memory ending loneliness in the lives of seniors. and Brain Wellness Center, who helps The Washington Warm Line (1-877bring the Momentia concept to new 500-9276) is a peer support help line communities. “Having opportunities for people experiencing loneliness, to stay connected and stay engaged in depression and other life difficulties.

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We want to feel welcome at our In addition to positive outcomes community events. How can we improve these gatherings to make them for those who attend, these events also help battle negative perceptions available to a wider audience? While limited mobility, hearing loss or cognitive of aging and stigma about dementia by connecting with communities and decline may make it a little more local businesses. One popular example challenging to keep up socially, steps can be taken to ensure older adults have is the Alzheimer’s Café – a regular social options to interact and thrive no matter gathering at a coffee shop or restaurant, with good food, fun and sharing among their age. participants. Alzheimer’s Cafes currently During the planning phase, event take place in King, Snohomish, Pierce organizers can make a few changes to ensure events are inclusive to all ages and and Thurston counties and typically meet on the same day and time each abilities. Age Friendly Seattle produced a guide called Meeting the Needs of People month. For a list, visit www.alzcafes.org.

Volunteering is a great way to make with disAbilities, which cites four basic connections in your community. The accessibility considerations to help Retired & Senior Volunteer Program make an event easier to attend. They (RSVP) connects people 55 and older include adequate and accessible public to volunteer opportunities (www. transportation stops nearby, accessible rsvpwa.org or 206-694-6786). parking spots, a clearly identified area Many are passionate about to drop off and pick up attendees, and intergenerational volunteering, bringing ADA compliant restrooms. older adults and school age kids together People with hearing loss can learn to share and learn from each other. of resources through the Hearing Loss …by Christina Clem, AARP Washington

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Life Perspectives

Volume 18 Number 6

Helen & Joe Hesketh

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Celebrating 64 years of marriage in June and turning 85 years old together this year is pretty special to Helen and Joe Hesketh. You will often find Joe and Helen Hesketh them walking arm-in-arm, with ready smiles.

During the early years of their marriage, they made six moves to different localities on the east coast for Joe’s employment. Their seventh move in 1970 was to Bellevue. The family, including their eight children, decided that this would be their last move as they wanted to settle down and make the Northwest their community.

And they have been serving the community side-by-side ever since, providing help wherever help was needed. As ambassadors with the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) they have never failed to answer the

call to service. Early on, one of their volunteer positions was with Senior Net where they taught seniors computer skills and where Helen served as President. Both have also been awarded RSVP’s Volunteer of the Year award for outstanding service; Helen in 2002 and Joe in 2013.

Helen and Joe are extremely social and love to be around people. They radiate joy wherever they go. This is nowhere more evident than when they are recruiting other seniors at volunteer health and resource fairs or recognizing seniors for the service they provide at RSVP partner sites. They are there with gentle humor, thoughtful caring and genuine affection for all those with the good fortune to encounter this inimitable couple.

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I’m lucky to have a daughter who is tech-savvy and willing to be my IT support.

At my age, I am suffering from R2C (resistance Jaris English to change), CRA (can’t remember anything) and RBC (reduced brain cells). These conditions combine to make it not only difficult, but scary to have to cope with new technology concepts.

When I hear anything that refers to some cloud that I can’t see in the sky, I want to put my fingers in my ears and say “LALALALALA” It’s taken me the last twenty years to learn the difference between a cord and a cable.

There used to only be cords that we simply plugged into the wall.

I’ve tried hard to keep up. I have an iPhone and it’s attached to me as much as my grandson’s is to him. I text more often than I make phone calls, check my email and post messages on my Facebook page and my friends’ walls. I check IMDB to see if some old celebrity is dead or alive,

July/August 2018 and Wikipedia for everything. I take photos and videos and share them, get addicted to a new on-line game every few weeks, use GPS mapping and order grocery deliveries. Then there is Amazon – oh yes, Amazon.

My daughter Lynda has had to rescue me many times when I’ve seen incomprehensible, scary messages that pop up to interfere with whatever I’m doing. Recently, to save money, I cut the ties to Comcast cable television.

Lynda helped me learn how to use the Roku I have in the living room and installed an Amazon Firestick on my bedroom TV. She showed me how I could “stream” some of my favorite stations that I thought I would lose (I was afraid to ask what “stream” means). She gets impatient with me at times. Her face turns red, she repeats things louder and slower in a sing-song voice, and her growing frustration begins to make me feel stupid and get defensive. She needs a recovery period in between IT calls.

The other day I was talking to my eighty-three-year-old sister on the phone. She has an iPhone that her grandson had sent to her, and I’ve been trying to help her learn more ways to use it than she now does, I found my face turning red, and started repeating myself in a louder and slower sing-song voice, I guess technology is relative according to age. As Lynda grows older, and technology keeps leaping forward, my grandson may be having these same problems explaining future developments to her. v

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Your Identity Up For Grabs? …by Jason Erskine, AARP Washington

Hardly a month goes by without hearing of another data breach exposing our personal information to hackers and potential identity thieves. These breaches affect millions of individuals: Equifax–147 million, Target–110 million, Uber–57 million, Home Depot–53 million…the list goes on and on. In fact, experts say very few of us haven’t been affected.

While identity thieves are busy sharing and selling our personal information online, a new state survey from AARP shows Washington consumers are falling further behind in the battle to protect their identities.

AARP released the new report, Up for Grabs, at a recent “Taking Charge of Your Digital Identity” event in Seattle.

A capacity crowd of more than 250 people attended the event to hear from consumer protection experts with

Bob Ferguson. “There are simple steps you can take to better protect yourself from identity theft. Take advantage of the resources offered by AARP, the Attorney General’s Office and others.”

The campaign is urging consumers AARP, the Washington State Attorney to take three key steps to protect their General’s Office, Microsoft, the Federal personal information from potential Trade Commission, BECU and the identity thieves: Social Security Administration.

Take Charge of Your Credit File: According to the survey of Washington online users age 18+, a lack Getting a credit freeze is one of the three primary recommendations of security of awareness and knowledge of online dangers may be contributing to increased officials to help protect your identity.

With a credit freeze in place, a criminal dangers for Washington consumers.

Many others, however, admit they have is unable to access your credit file or open new credit accounts. According just given up. A full six-in-ten (60%) to AARP’s report, however, fewer than of those surveyed said that given the one-in-six Washington adults (14%) number of data breaches that have report having ever ordered a security occurred over the past five years, they freeze on their credit. feel that no matter what they do it is “Along with checking their credit inevitable that criminals will use their reports regularly and reviewing bills stolen identity to exploit their credit at promptly, many consumers find that some point. freezing their credit is a simple thing they “With data breaches constantly can do to protect themselves from crooks in the news, keeping your personal information safe may seem like a difficult task,” said Attorney General continued on page 19

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Doris Carnevali Engages with Aging

Senior Fitness Tip

Stretching for Seniors

…by Christine Fleming, University of Washington School of Nursing de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging

…by Mark Bryant, Senior Fitness Specialist

Stretching is a great way to improve your range of motion, which typically diminishes as we age. People often think of stretching as stretching our legs, but don’t Mark Bryant forget the upper body. Many seniors have problems with their shoulders and back, so getting on a good stretching program will help. Stretching is also good for blood circulation and it helps you relax, too.

Before you begin stretching, make sure you warm up first for ten to fifteen minutes. When the body is warm, it will make the stretching exercises much easier to do. Warm up with joint mobility exercises such as gently rotating your head, shoulder, wrists, hips and ankles, followed by squats (halfway down or less) and marching in place. Now you’re ready to stretch. Optimum stretches should be held for at least 30 seconds (don’t bounce when stretching). Find a stretching class for seniors to learn how to perform them correctly. ❖ Mark Bryant is a Certified Senior Fitness Instructor and offers senior fitness classes at Columbia City Fitness. He’s certified by the American Council on Exercise as a specialist in orthopedic exercise, weight management and fitness nutrition. Mark is now the host of a new radio show, “Fitness Corner” – www. rainieravenueradio.world.

The University of Washington School of Nursing is celebrating its 100th anniversary. This occasion has given the School of Nursing the opportunity to reflect on its history, growth and contributions to the field. As part of the celebration, the School of Nursing honored Doris Carnevali received a Lifetime Achievement nurses of influence for their contribution to nursing. Doris Award at the 2018 Nurses of Influence Banquet.

She is pictured here with University of Washington Carnevali, a UW alumnus School of Nursing Dean Azita Emami and former faculty, was hopes that over time, her blog will the recipient of the “Lifetime be able to unite the experiences of Achievement” award. Through others through guest blog posts. “I her passion and dedication, Doris only know my experiences and have has given a lifetime of service to others through her work as a nurse blind spots to parts of aging and other experiences I do not know.” and a writer.

Carnevali says. With others sharing Doris continues her work their experiences, this blog will be of serving others by providing able to reach and relate to more older resources for healthy living adults, she said. for older adults. Through the Carnevali says: Aging is like a encouragement of those around river. You can sit in a raft and float her, including Azita Emami, along the top, waiting to see what executive dean of the UW happens and where the river takes School of Nursing, Carnevali you. Or, you can grab a paddle and started an aging-focused blog, navigate through the river. You may “Engaging with Aging” last July not know what is coming, but you at the age of 95. will have the tools to push through.

Carnevali hopes that She hopes that her blog can through her own life experiences, serve as a tool for older adults to help including working as a nurse, she can serve as an accessible resource others live independently and more abundantly. to other older adults. Doris also

“When you’re green, you’re growing. As you continue to learn, you stay green, which means you’re progressing. Just because one reaches a certain age, and experiences certain things, does not mean life has to end. You’re never too old to learn something new and have new experiences.”

Through her blog, Carnevali covers a wide variety of topics, many relevant at any age. She discusses health care, friends, death, finances, time management and other ordinary parts of daily living that affect all generations. “You don’t have to wait to be an older adult to engage with aging. You can start at any time. When we engage with aging early and often, we can establish patterns and habits that we will continue to implement into our older years.”

Doris hopes that through her blog she can open doors to others and serve as a place for people to come together and share their experiences and knowledge to ensure that every older adult has the tools they need to live a fulfilling life every day.

Learn more about Doris and her experiences as an older adult by visiting her blog: https:// engagingwithagingblog.wordpress. com/. v

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• July 9: 12-2pm Les Gove Park next to the Auburn Parks, Arts & Rec Admin Building, 910 9th St SE, Auburn • July 13: 3-5pm, Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland • July 15: 2-4pm, Seahurst Park, Burien • July 24: 1-3pm, Des Moines Beach Park • August 8: 1-3pm, Renton Sr Activity Center, by the river (211 Burnett Ave N) • August 13: 6-8pm, Richmond Beach Community Park, adjacent to the Richmond Beach library • August 19: 2-4pm, Duwamish Hill Preserve, Tukwila • August 23: 12-2pm, green space between Redmond Library and Redmond City Hall Reading in the Park is sponsored by the KCLS Foundation.

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Health Matters

Medical Minutes ...by John Schieszer

Surgery for Treating High Blood Pressure An operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney may be able to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to a clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. If the findings are confirmed in more extensive clinical trials, the surgery could offer hope to patients with high blood pressure who do not respond to drugs and are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and heart attack.

The international clinical trial was carried out from 2017 to 2018.

It tested a one-hour operation called renal denervation. This procedure uses ultrasound energy to disrupt the nerves between the kidneys and the brain that carry signals for controlling blood pressure.

In the study, 146 patients in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom were randomized to receive either renal denervation or a ‘sham procedure’ (the surgical equivalent of a placebo). Patients also remained off blood pressure medications for two months unless specified blood pressure levels were exceeded.

After two months, the renal denervation group experienced an 8.5 mm Hg reduction in blood pressure, a significantly greater reduction compared with the sham group. No major adverse events were reported in either group, and the blood pressure lowering effect of renal denervation was consistent across sex and ethnicity.

“These results leave us clinicians in no doubt that this ultrasoundbased therapy works to improve blood pressure control, at least in the short term. Further larger trials will be needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of the technology, but we hope that they could lead to renal denervation therapy being offered as an alternative to lifelong medications for hypertension,” said UK principal study investigator Dr. Melvin Lobo from Queen Mary University of London.

Boosting Fruits and Vegetables May Boost Brain Power Eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, nuts and fish may have some important hidden brain benefits. A new study published in the journal Neurology shows that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can actually increase your brain size.

“People with greater brain volume have been shown in other studies to have better cognitive abilities, so initiatives that help improve diet quality may be a good strategy to maintain thinking skills in older adults,” said study author Dr. Meike W. Vernooij of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. “More research is needed to confirm these results and to examine the pathways through which diet can affect the brain.”

The study included 4,213 people in the Netherlands with an average age of 66 who did not have dementia.

Participants completed a questionnaire asking how much they ate of nearly 400 items over the past month. Researchers ranked the quality of diet for each person with a score of zero to 14. The best diet consisted of vegetables, fruit, nuts, whole grains, dairy and fish, with a limited intake of sugary drinks. The average score of participants was seven.

All participants had brain scans with magnetic resonance imaging to determine brain volume, the number of brain white matter lesions and small brain bleeds. Information was also gathered on other factors that could affect brain volumes, such as high blood pressure, smoking and physical activity.

After adjusting for a number of factors, the researchers found that a higher diet score was linked to larger total brain volume. Those who consumed a better diet had an average of two milliliters more total brain volume than those who did not. The researchers said having a brain volume that is 3.6 milliliters smaller is equivalent to one year of aging. Dr. Vernooij said the link between better overall diet quality and larger total brain volume was not driven by one specific food group, but rather several food groups. v

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My Sister & Tom Jones

Naturally Healthy

It took a village for my sister to meet Sir Tom Jones

Beckoning Biome Benefits

…by Michelle Roedell

…by Carrie Luger Slayback

Remember playing “cooties?” We’d chase each other, touch, and sing out, “I gave you my cooties!”

Hints that cooties are actually a good thing keep showing up. Dr. Stefano Guandalini, University of Chicago authority, believes the current prevalence of autoimmune diseases may be the result of the antiseptic environment parents create for kids.

WebMD’S Dr. Thom McDade says, “Just as your baby’s brain needs stimulation and input…to develop normally, the young immune system is strengthened by exposure to everyday germs so that it can learn to adapt and regulate itself.”

What about adults? Until recently, we took antibiotics to kill germs that caused illness, never suspecting we were destroying that good bacteria that contribute to our health. Here’s the latest: Our biome does us a lot of good. The Economist’s article “Me, Myself, and Us,” says the trillions of bacteria, 100 trillion in the gut alone, can be looked at as another organ. Each of us is an ecosystem, with a microbiome that functions as part of digestion and the immune system. A Scientific American article

by Melinda Wenner teaches us that “bacteria produce chemicals to help us harness energy and nutrients from our food.” Studies seem to show that gut bacteria have a role in “ability to synthesize vitamins and digest complex carbohydrates.”

Intestinal bacteria also appear to regulate the density of immune cells which help a variety of immune

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functions, including the potential for keeping ulcers and stomach cancer at bay.

Recent discoveries point to links between heart disease and autoimmune responses resulting in asthma, eczema and multiple sclerosis which seem to result from “some component of the microbiome…”

Looking at the role of the microbiome in obesity, we like our cooties even more. “Experiments on mice suggest that bacteria actually help in the process of slimming by suppressing a hormone that facilitates fat storage.”

The Economist sums up our close relationship with our cooties like this: Our bacterial cells and human cells exist in a symbiotic relationship.

Humans “shelter [and feed] the microbes, and they are integral to the hosts well-being.” However, “in bad times, the Alignment can break down…the microbiome can cause disease.” It goes on to ask: “If gut bacteria are making you ill, can swapping them [with a healthy person] make you healthy?”

Don’t hold your nose; read the next paragraphs to discover a lowcost cure to an intractable infection.

Dr. Mark Mellow of Baptist Medical Centre, Oklahoma City, pioneered a treatment of deadly drug resistant C. difficile by collecting small amounts of feces from a healthy person, and preparing it for an enema to fight C. difficile. continued on page 19

Heartfelt thanks to all who contacted Northwest Prime Time to say how much the story of My Sister & Tom Jones touched you. For those who read the original article, you know that my sister is extremely disabled with Alzheimer’s, but that she is still able to enjoy life in the moment… especially music, and especially the music of Sir Tom Jones (‘he of the deep, booming voice and sensual delivery’).

“He’s sexy,” she declares when she hears him sing. And then, sadly, “I’ll probably never meet him.”

We have good news to report.

Shortly after learning of my sister’s love of Tom Jones, I discovered that he would be performing in Seattle. As it turns out, not only did we attend the concert on the night of June 1, but we met Tom Jones in person!

It really did take a village of family, friends and well-wishers to fulfill this dream come true for my sister, and what a magical night it was.

By the time we found out about the concert at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, the box office showed no tickets together that would accommodate my sister’s wheelchair. But her son knows someone at the Paramount and uncovered the secret stash of accessible seating tickets kept in reserve. Her husband purchased four tickets for a girls’ night out, so my sister and I could be accompanied by her daughter and our niece.

Our ever-generous parents splurged on a limousine to whisk us to and from the concert in style, with her husband and our other sister donating to the limo fund.

After the original story came out,

many well-wishers contacted us with us kind words. A family friend gave us a favorite Tom Jones recording we didn’t have. But most contacted us to say they hoped there was some way my sister could meet Tom Jones. One reader, the wonderful Keri Pollock of Aging Wisdom (a Bellevue-based aging life care management practice) called to say, “I did something a little unusual.”

She knew someone (her husband!) who knew someone and was able to submit a request for a backstage pass to just the right person. Voila, a “meet and greet” with Sir Tom was arranged. As it turns out, Tom Jones’ staff also provided deluxe front-and-center tickets for us.

When the long-awaited moment arrived, Tom Jones could not have been sweeter or more gracious. His staff could not have been kinder. Sir Tom greeted us all and then bent down to my sister in her wheelchair and said, “Hello, Gail. How are you, Love?” My sister rose from the chair and told him, “I love you!” He replied, “Oh, love,” and kissed her on the cheek.

My sister still recalls parts of the experience, especially the kiss, how Sir Tom knew her name and called her “Love.” She now enjoys greeting people with a “Hello, love.” And when we drive around listening to Tom Jones music, she is sometimes moved to shout out the window, “We know him! We know him!”

As my sister’s memories fade, I will remind her of the enchanted evening we shared with Sir Tom Jones. And, I close this article as I did the last: I will remember that night on my sister’s behalf for the rest of my life.

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The Auto Angels Story

One situation that day stood donate the brakes as a gift to the out to the safety-conscious Auto church.’

Angels, all of whom agreed Most Saturday mornings you that the brakes on a mom’s car can find a group of 20 or more View ‘America’s most beautiful roadster’ at the warranted immediate attention. operating the car clinic in the Auto Angels' annual car show in July Here’s the story as told by Bill church garage. The Auto Angels Ward: “I was asked to help have serviced more than 2500 …by Steve Chandler a young single mom in the vehicles and made over 300 cars KidREACH program get the available to individuals in need Auto Angels ministry is a brakes of her late model Honda who can’t afford a car. The first group of volunteer car enthusiasts fixed. She and her two young donated car went to a KidREACH who provide critical car repairs children were riding in a car with family in early 2005 and the family for those facing economic no front brakes. She would stop is still driving the car today! hardship. The ministry also her car by shifting into neutral, Get Involved: You don’t have accepts donated vehicles that are let the car slow down and then to be a seasoned car mechanic inspected, brought up to proper pull on the emergency brake to to be involved with the Auto safety standards and then given to stop the car. I arranged for her Angels. The ministry needs any qualifying individuals for a small to meet me at the Les Schwab of the three T’s (Time, Talent and donation. tire store at the Overlake area Treasure); administrative types, As a result, of Bellevue.

I talked to the store computer people, web experts, critical Most Saturday mornings you can find a group of Car Angel manager, explained the ministry financial wizards and, of course, transportation volunteers operating the car and stated that any discount mechanics. For more information, needs are met clinic in the church garage he could provide would be visit www.autoangels.org. for families. appreciated.

I also assured him that Apply for Services: Auto The we would be more than willing Angels offers its services to families’ cars. A crew ministry to pay whatever amount was due. members of the Bellevue First of twelve weekend emerged in He told us it would take a couple Presbyterian community and mechanics, ranging in 2004 when hours to fix the brakes.

I took the several affiliated non-profit age from fourteen to leaders of organizations. With our limited early sixties, assembled mom and her son over to a nearby Bellevue First pancake house for breakfast.

When resources of time and talent, at 8am, armed with Presbyterian we returned to the tire store I Auto Angels can’t help everyone tools, supplies and a Church’s asked the store manager, ‘How in need, but if you have an passion for service.

The church KidREACH program expressed much is the bill?’ He responded, automotive maintenance or parking lot filled with vehicles concern over the difficulties ‘I believe that your program is transportation need, call 425-454ranging from an ’85 Subaru to many families had in getting their wonderful, and I have decided to 3084 and ask for Auto Angels. v vintage mini-vans. children to tutoring classes due The Angels formed three teams, to car problems. The vision and each assigned a specific task, and initiative by the group resulted in More Information rotated from car to car like slow the establishment of Auto Angels motion pit crews. In the end, each in 2005.

AUTO ANGELS CAR SHOW car received maintenance and was As is the case with any new See the ‘Most Beautiful Car in America!’ prioritized as to its level of need— program, there were hurdles to Many of the Auto Angels own auto triage at its finest. To top off overcome. But the organizers collectible cars, and a car show the day, the KidREACH families kept saying, “Yes, that’s an issue brings the opportunity to share treated the Auto Angels to a to resolve, but what can we do beautiful cars plus provides a good potluck lunch on site in the church right now?” Help arrived when a way to publicize Auto Angels and church member offered his shop for garage. its mission. Father’s Day of June Bruce Whittaker, who use on weekends, wholesale auto 2007 was the first Auto Angels car coordinated the clinic, shared parts purchases were arranged, the show and now the annual event “The folks were very grateful for church supplied a grant for tools, a serves as the primary fundraising vehicle was donated to the program the work we had done, and they event for Auto Angels, which is fully self-supporting. wanted to provide something for us. and church parking stalls were set This year’s Auto Angels Car Show, always free, takes place on July 28 from It was apparent that they went to a aside for the Auto Angels’ work.

9am to 3pm at 1717 Bellevue Way NE in Bellevue. The show features the The ministry’s first official work whole lot of trouble preparing that car that the judges at the Grand National Roadster Show voted most beautiful food for us. It made us feel really day was Saturday, March 19, 2005 car of the year: the Mulholland Speedster. appreciated...” for a clinic to assess KidREACH

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Northwest Prime Time www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com Parl Guthrie and Jim Morrison have a lot in common: both are Bothell High School Class of 1964 graduates, both are Vietnam veterans, each belongs to their VFW Posts and both have friends and classmates who gave the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our country in Vietnam. Parl and Jim are working to install a granite memorial with the names of their fallen classmates. The two are seeking donations to help fund the $25,000 fee. Pictured on the left is Jim, Parl is on the right, in the center is Dr. Carolyn O’Keeffe, Northshore School District Deputy Superintendent, who is helping the friends with the memorial project. If you would like to make a donation, visit www.nsd.org/ domain/5676.

A photograph of the entrance to Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington campus, made by C.F. Todd around 1927, shortly after the library was built.

This photo is from the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, submitted by Nicolette Bromberg, Special Collections Visual Materials Currator

Last month’s Scenes from Childhood column, featuring Frieda Kirk’s childhood memories of growing up attending her reservation’s Mission Church while the family worked to honor their Klamath roots, listed the wrong writer!

Our apologies to Frieda Kirk, the author of that nostalgic piece.

Here she is pictured with a drum that was a gift from Delbert Miller, a spiritual leader of the Skokomish tribe.

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Local Author Starts ‘Elder Orphans’ Group ...continued from page 2

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Catherine bloomed late as a writer, not discovering she could write until age 55. She recently had her 36th story accepted for publication; has completed a short story collection, a novella and a novel. Catherine is grateful at how being part of the group has given her a valued feeling of protection. The author says, “It sounds romantic to be a hermit writer, but it turns out people need to connect—we are tribal after all.”

Her group has a standing reservation of a table at a local coffee shop for their meetings. As the founder, Catherine manages the group email communication; another member takes care of the address and phone list.

Organizing and facilitating a group came easy to Catherine, thanks to her years as a teacher. But even she says it’s hard to admit you’re lonely, so it takes courage to step forward to start the group, and for members to attend that first meeting.

Catherine describes the Orphans’ twice-monthly meetings as “instead of poor me, we plan trips!”

Catherine encourages others to form new Elder Orphans groups. She drew ideas to start her group from www. facebook.com/groups/elderorphans. She had success advertising her intention to form a group on the Nextdoor.com app to draw members who lived near her.

Catherine can be reached at www. catherinealexander.net. v Jan Low is a Certified Professional Guardian, an Elder Care Coach, a Certified Life Coach and a leader of Sage-ing®- (a spiritual approach to aging) Workshops. She can be reached at Eldercarelifecoach@comcast.net.

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Sam the Service Dog …by June Stinson

urban environments, all while safeguarding his owner.

Sam. A good, When William falls, or can’t old-fashioned get off the toilet, he pulls the name. We first met handle attached to Sam’s at the Lynnwood pack to signal to pull him up.

Senior Center When asked Sam’s most when he paused outstanding quality, William by my chair and doesn’t hesitate: “Loyalty,” looked into my he says. “He’d do anything eyes. He was for me. He’s here for me, sturdily built, with regardless, even when I’m coal-black hair. I returned his gaze. “Hello, feeling out of sorts.” William continues, Handsome,” I said. He turned away “He helped me integrate back into society. and went to his best friend, William, a I owe him my life.”

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Help Raise an Assistance Dog Sam wears a blue vest that reads Volunteering to raise a puppy in SERVICE DOG. He is a 94-pound rescue your own home is an incredible path to dog adopted at age three or so from “the the development of a future assistance pound.” His parentage reportedly is black dog. The national non-profit Canine Labrador Retriever and Mastiff. The Companions for Independence, which Old English Mastiff is noted both for its places expertly trained assistance dogs with courage and for its gentleness. It also is people with disabilities, utilizes volunteer a very large dog, which puppy-raisers for puppies accounts for Sam’s stature. from two-months-old until Sam was adopted to the age of 18 months. This is train as a replacement for an essential period in a dog’s William’s wife’s assistance development. Volunteer dog, an aging German puppy-raisers provide Shepherd. But that socialization opportunities, dog lived another five teach commands and give years, and Sam became lots of love.

William’s dog. The After about a year-andshepherd taught Sam the a-half, the dog travels to a Beginning at age 80, Lorrie rules of the household by Canine Companions training Pruitt began raising Canine poking him with his nose, center to receive six-toCompanion puppies to become meaning, “follow me, see nine months of professional assistance dogs. One of the what I’m doing, smell this, pups (Helki) was returned as instruction and to master her own assistance dog when over forty commands. Then here’s The Magic Trunk where they keep our food.” Lorrie became blind. the dog will be matched with William soon suffered a horrific car a person with a disability, creating a lifecrash that left him unable to work. He changing opportunity for independence. was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, There is no charge to the recipient of depression, severe nightmares and loss of a service dog for the work, support and his sense of balance. Sam was always by companionship offered. his side, licking his face to wake him from My friend Lorrie raised several Canine the nightmares, even getting on the bed Companions puppies – starting at age 80! to comfort him when the nighttime fears The first puppy, after advanced training, overwhelmed William…the definition of was placed with a seven-year-old boy with “unconditional love.” autism who had never spoken. When he To become a bona fide service or received the dog, he called out the dog’s assistance dog, PawsAbilities of Fife name – his first word – and then began trained Sam to meet William’s specific speaking regularly. Lorrie’s second puppy, needs. Sam learned to walk through Helki, was eventually returned to her as stores while showing no reaction to noise her own assistance dog when she became or curious children; to obey commands; blind. to always stay focused and to protect For more information about William’s space. Sam mastered stairs puppy raising, visit cci.org/raise or and elevators, working in both rural and call 1-800-572-2275. v

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Planning For Your Pet’s Future Volunteers at Seattle Humane enroll in the organization’s Pet Guardian Program Gal pals and former next-door neighbors, Janette Adamucci and Victoria Mabus, enjoy the many hours they spend volunteering at Seattle Humane’s new adoption center (the shelter and veterinary teaching hospital are located in the Factoria neighborhood of Bellevue).

Seattle Humane volunteers and Pet Guardian Program Janette volunteers as enrollees Janette Adamucci (left) and Victoria Mabus (right) a Seattle Humane board member and in its Pet Food how well Bank for low-income senior pet the animals owners in need. Victoria regularly are cared works with pooches at the shelter for at the needing extra behavior training shelter, before and the they’re ready tremendous for adoption. efforts the Janette’s rescue While staff and Kittie, Francie volunteering volunteers at Seattle take to make the best match Humane, of pets and families, enrolling both women in the program was a nolearned brainer for her. “I particularly about like that enrolling in the Pet Victoria’s rescue doggies, Sage (left) the Pet Guardian Program allows me and Ivy (right) Guardian to designate how my dogs Program, which offers a way to ensure will be re-homed by going directly into their pets will be cared for when they foster care, staying temporarily at the pass or become permanently disabled. By shelter or even being adopted together.” enrolling in the program and listing it in Enrollment in the Pet Guardian your will or estate plans, Seattle Humane program requires a one-time taxbecomes the legal owner of your pet deductible fee of $1,000 and covers up when you die, and then provides to five dogs and cats. When the time immediate care and adoption services. comes, Seattle Humane will pick up For Janette, knowing that her your animals within 100 miles of the beloved kitty, Francie, a Seattle Humane shelter, bring them to their temporary alum, would be well cared for if she died home and follow the wishes for was very important. “It really gives me their placement as described in the peace of mind knowing that our kitty enrollment form. will be placed in a loving home if we’re To learn more about Seattle not around anymore,” Janette says.

Humane’s Pet Guardian Program, “I know that Seattle Humane would contact Scott Fraser, Esq., Seattle match Francie with someone who would Humane’s Major and Planned Giving love her like we do.”

Director, at scott@seattlehumane.

Victoria also decided to include the org, 425-373-5387, or visit http:// Pet Guardian Program in her will as a seattlehumane.planmylegacy.org. backup should her family not be able to Keep up-to-date about future events care for her pampered fidos, Sage and and presentations at Seattle Humane Ivy, both of whom were adopted from by visiting Northwest Prime Time’s Seattle Humane. Knowing first-hand calendar of events on page 20. ❖

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Best Places to Retire in Washington This special edition of Northwest Prime Time features our 17th Annual Best Places to Retire issue. Read about the places in Washington State that have achieved national acclaim this past year as great places to live and to retire. Can you guess the Northwest towns and cities that made this year’s list of best places to retire?

Choosing a Retirement Destination Each year, Northwest Prime Time summarizes national “Best Places to Retire” lists for notable Northwest locations that achieved national acclaim as great places to live and retire.

AARP defines a livable community as one with affordable and appropriate housing, a supportive community, and services and adequate mobility options. In short, “Best Places to Retire” are places where people can get to where they want to go, living comfortably and in good health, and be able to remain active and engaged.

Each organization that ranks “Best Places to Retire” uses its own criteria; most consider factors such as living and housing costs, how tax structures impact retirees, agreeable climate, access to quality healthcare, crime rates, scenic beauty and outdoor recreation such as walking and biking trails, a strong local economy and infrastructure that support services for seniors such as public transportation, a senior center, library and other services. Educational, volunteer

and employment opportunities are important factors. Being near a college or university can boost a place’s ranking. Having dynamic downtowns with an array of dining, shopping and cultural experiences are often considered. Is the area prone to natural disasters? Does it have a safe and adequate water supply?

Organizations like AARP and the National Council on Aging advise looking at how your home is designed and if your community can support you as you age rather than prioritizing climate, cultural and recreational opportunities. And, they say, take a comprehensive look at what makes your life enjoyable and satisfying— factors that rankings can’t quantify. Cost remains one of the top considerations. Finally, despite all the raves and reviews of far-flung places, being near family and friends always ranks as the very best retirement destination for most retirees. Wherever your retirement takes you, Northwest Prime Time wishes you a happy and healthy adventure.

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Spokane is #1: For the past several years, Spokane has popped up more and more as a "Best Place to Retire." And, once again, Spokane wins this year’s award as Washington's Best Place – it was cited most often in the national “Best Places to Retire” surveys. Spokane’s advantages: lower cost-of-living than the Seattle area, abundant sunshine, high-quality medical care, cultural and educational amenities, easy access to nature, 33 golf courses and more than 20 wineries − all with only half the rainfall of Seattle! This photo shows the sunrise at Riverfront Park, courtesy Visit Spokane/James Richman.

You may be surprised to learn that the Daily Meal called Spokane the "Hippest City in Washington State." Other organizations selecting Spokane as a "Best Place to Retire" this past year include TopRetirements.com; US News & World Report, Business Advice Source and GoBankingRates.com (Top Cheapest Cities to Live in the U.S.) Seattle: Seattle is a perennial favorite on “Best Places” lists, but its high cost-of-living and congestion saw it fall out of the national spotlight as a best place to retire.

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• No Buy-In Fees • Month-to-Month Rental Offers:

( our residents do )

- Utilities, Parking & Storage - Weekly Housekeeping - Maintenance - Transportation to Doctor’s Visits, Special Events & Daily Activities - Restaurant-Style Dining with 2 or 3 Meals Per Day - Security and Staff 24/7 - Non-smoking/Pet Free

Move here and be a part of it!

Call to schedule a tour!

11301 3rd Ave NE, Seattle • 206-361-2758 www.FoundationHouseNG.com Conveniently located near Northgate Mall, Target and Hubbard Park

Come see what we mean. Call (425) 366-7187 to schedule your complimentary lunch and tour.

It’s More Than Retirement. It’s Five-Star Fun.

6520 196th Street SW • Lynnwood • (425) 366-7187 www.leisurecare.com • Assisted Living Services Available

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www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com 13 Wenatchee & Vancouver: Forbes’ 2018 “Best Places to Retire” survey lists Wenatchee and Vancouver as two of the country’s top places to retire.

Forbes calls Wenatchee a scenic, sunny small city with good doctors, a low crime rate, low cost-of-living and a revitalized downtown.

Vancouver shares many attributes with its celebrated neighbor Portland but, whereas Portland tilts more towards younger residents, Vancouver offers many of the same benefits with a lower cost of living plus services and events of interest to retirees.

The San Juans: Although it has a higher cost-of-living than other options, the San Juan Islands provide an ideal retirement destination for those wanting to be surrounded by nature, who appreciate a slower pace of life and a keen sense of community. 24/7 Wall Street’s survey reported that San Juan County offers the top healthiest community for retirement in the country. Photo by Carl Silverdale, courtesy VisitSanJuans.com.

Moses Lake: “Where to Retire” magazine featured Moses Lake on Washington’s sunny side of the mountains as an inviting retirement destination. Grant County is known for its lakes, outdoor recreation opportunities and sunny, dry weather. The article features Jeff and Katt Keefe, who were able to pay cash for their Moses Lake home after moving from the Seattle area. Not only is the cost of housing far more affordable than Seattle, the area also offers significantly lower utility costs. The city provides dining and cultural activities, plus a busy Farmers Market.

Boating and water sports reign supreme, and the Keefes have frequent Seattle-area visitors who are lured to their lakeside haven. Photo

by Brylie Oxley.

Tri-Cities: Kiplinger, the well-known personal finance advisor publication, suggests the Tri-Cities area as their only 2018 Washington State retirement destination. “The low cost of living is particularly attractive…whether you’re partial to exploring the great outdoors or focusing on wine country, you have plenty of options.” Enjoy boating and fishing on the many area rivers, hiking or biking on the 23-mile Sacagawea Trail, and exploring the more than 200 wineries within a 50mile radius. Photo: Stepframe Interactive Media, courtesy of Visit Tri-Cities.

Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, along with Steilacoom and Lakewood in the South Sound area, are top considerations as retirement destinations for military retirees. Oak Harbor has been called one of the safest cities in the state by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.

Bellingham: Reader’s Digest said Bellingham is one of the top ten best places to retire in the country with its “abundance of opportunities for fun and adventure: from sailing and hiking to a bustling art scene.” Western Washington University offers lifelong learning for retirees.

Care from the Heart.

Comfort by Design.

Avoiding the Potholes of Assisted Living Research ...by Kirk Vaux

Whether we like it or not, at some point you or a loved one may need more care than you can get at home. If it feels like that time is sooner than later, Kirk Vaux start researching your assisted living options today.

To get to that final decision, there are numerous steps in this process. Start with a wonderful booklet from the Washington State Department of Aging and Disability Services Association, Choosing Care in an Adult Family Home or Assisted Living Facility. To download, visit http://myprint. wa.gov and enter the publication number DSHS22-707 in the search box; or call 360-664-4343 with the publication name and number and they will mail it to you for free. The booklet’s topics include: Talking About Life Changes; Reviewing Your Needs; Getting the Information You Need; Obtaining a List of Assisted Living Communities; Setting Up Community Visits; Making a Decision.

When you arrive at the last step and you’ve narrowed your decision to a couple properties, it is important to avoid any “surprises” that could come your way. Even though assisted living communities in Washington State are well-regulated, your due diligence is critical.

Here are four critical considerations if you or a family member are considering assisted living: 1). Be your own “regulator” – Don’t have a false sense of security because this state regulates assisted living properties. Be cautious: Ask if there is a “Resident Bill of Rights” posted at the community; Request a copy of the community’s most recent state survey report; Ask for copies of the company’s most recent quality review program; Ask if there is a resident and family council at the property to address concerns.

2). Understand the contract – Never sign assisted living contracts before having a lawyer, preferably an elder law attorney, review them. You need to understand your contractual continued on page 19

Northaven Senior Living our mission , guided our caring ffsta Northaven Independent and Northaven Assisted and shapedaffordable our friend ly community Living is a vibrant, non-profit, housing for over 40 years. community located in the heart of Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood.

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206.365.3020 – Independent Living www.northaven.com/nwpt www.northaven.com/nwpt (206) 365-3020 (206) 365-3020 206.362.8077 – Assisted Living

Our residents enjoy social life enrichment activities, savory meals and luxurious comfortable design.

Our staff brings dedication, expertise, high energy and compassion in the care we provide our residents.

Schedule a tour today!

14900 First Avenue NE Shoreline, WA 98155 (206) 367-6700

15100 First Avenue NE Shoreline, WA 98155 (206) 417-9747

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Retirement Community Lifestyles Perhaps your next “ Best Place to Retire” will be a retirement or planned community. Retirement communities offer a wide range of lifestyle choices, from basic apartments to luxury accommodations with all the bell’s and whistles. Retirement community lifestyles appeal to many of today’s retirees and the not-quite retired. As some have said, “Living in a place like this allows me to get on with my life,” whether that life includes working, volunteering, traveling, education – or just plain relaxation and enjoyment.

Pages 14 and 15 include a sampler of Puget Sound area retirement communities organized by region.

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Aegis of Shoreline and Callahan House 14900 First Avenue NE Shoreline, WA 98155 Nestled in the wooded area of Twin Ponds Park in Shoreline, we offer Independent, Assisted Living, Memory and Dementia Care.

Stop by for a tour and lunch … we’re here for you!

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18200 Woodinville-Snohomish Road NE, Woodinville, WA 98072

11 W Aloha St Seattle, WA 98119 Active just became energizing.

Great just became spectacular.

Amazing just became fabulous.

You’ll quickly see why we’re becoming the absolute envy of CCRC Life Plan Communities. Call today to secure your tour and complimentary lunch with Lea Miller, Director of Marketing

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206-281-5744 www.BayviewSeattle.org

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Located in quaint downtown Woodinville along a protected greenbelt, The Creekside offers a service-enriched maintenance-free lifestyle for active seniors within a warm, friendly community setting. This includes full service Independent Living, as well as short term stays. This community features spacious one and two bedroom apartments with full kitchens and in-home laundry. At The Creekside, you are close to tasting rooms, local retail and fun eclectic restaurants.

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Fairwinds Brighton Court 6520 196th St. S.W., 23303 58th Ave W, Lynnwood WA 98036 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 Come enjoy the good life at Fairwinds Brighton Court. Located in the heart of 20 minutes North of Seattle, Lynnwood just 5 minutes from the quaint we are known for delivering a town of Edmonds. Our beautiful building service-enriched Independent is surrounded by manicured grounds andand Assisted Living lifestyle, the community offers independentand andhighquality care within a friendly, assisted living in studio, 1 Bedroom and newlyapartments. remodeledOur neighborhood 2 Bedroom residents Explore area’s dine setting. in our lovely diningthe room withlarge with walking and restaurantparks style service.

Fabulouspaths activities, its close proximity to doctors, wonderful staff, welcoming atmosphere. shopping Join us forcenters a tour. and other essentials.

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11030Village 5th Ave NE, Foss Home and Seattle, WA 13023 Greenwood Ave N 98125 Seattle, WA 98133 Northgate Plaza is a newly Having served the community remodeled community providing since 1929, has an Living and premierFoss Independent excellent reputation for quality Assisted Living services that care and innovative services. make our vibrant community We offer Assisted Living,We were feel like home.

Long-Term Care, named Post-Acute recently “2018 Best of Rehab andAssisted Memory Support.

Living in Seattle” by SeniorAdvisor.com. Call us to 206-364-1300 schedule a tour to experience www.fosscare.org our community.

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Foundation House at NorthGate 11030 11301 5th Ave Ave NE, 3rdNE, Seattle, WA 98125 Seattle, WA 98125

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CallLocated us to near parking & storage. schedule a tour toMall. experience Northgate Call for a tour! our community.

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18200 Woodinville-Snohomish Road NE, 18200 Woodinville-Snohomish Road NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 Laurel Cove Community Woodinville, WA 98072

2330323303 58th Ave 58thW, Ave W, 17201 15th Ave NE Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 LocatedLocated in quaint downtown Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 in quaint downtown Shoreline, WA 98155 Woodinville along aalong protected Woodinville a protected are a beautifully renovated 20 minutes NorthNorth of Seattle, greenbelt, TheWe Creekside offers aoffers Island House is conveniently located minutes of Seattle, greenbelt, TheLiving, Creekside Assisted Memory aCare and we are20 known for delivering a maintenance-free in the heart of Mercer Island andservice-enriched is we are known for delivering a service-enriched maintenance-free Adult Family Home Community service-enriched Independent and and lifestyle for active seniors within awithin warm, a stroll away from quaint shops and lifestyle service-enriched Independent for active seniors a warm, in the heart of Shoreline. Spacious Assisted Living Living lifestyle, and highfriendlyfriendly community setting.setting.

This cafes with easy access to medical Assisted lifestyle, and highcommunity This includes apartments and includes deluxe 1-bedroom quality care within a friendly, fullWe service Independent Living, as well offices, banks, and other services. quality care within a friendly, full service Independent Living, as well suites are currently available for moveremodeled neighborhood as shortasterm stays.

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Explore the area’s large large featuresfeatures spacious one and two to-month basis with continuum of care setting.

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At The Creekside, activities delicious its close centerscenters and other youre-areyou close toclose tasting rooms, local preview the just recently completed shopping and other are to tasting cuisine!

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The Savoy at Lake City Quail Park of Lynnwood 13730 4015 164 th Lake StreetCity SWWay NE Seattle, WA 98125 Lynnwood, WA 98087 Low Income and Affordable New Luxury 55+ Active Senior Senior Housing Quail Park of Lynnwood offers the community!

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F.Y.I. Social Security Benefits Lose 34% of Buying Power Social Security benefits have lost 34 percent of buying power since 2000, according to the 2018 Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL).

“This is the biggest loss of buying power recorded since 2012, and that was the biggest loss that had

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Quail Park Memory Care Residences of West Seattle 4515 41 st Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116

Quail Park of Lynnwood 4015 164 th Street SW Lynnwood, WA 98087

Now open for tours! Stop by our community and Discover the Difference of Quail Park. Our caring and personalized support for the health and wellbeing of our residents is what guides us each day. Ask about our one time only President’s Club offer and the benefits that come along with that.

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been recorded to date,” says study author Mary Johnson, a Social Security policy analyst for the League. The loss occurred even though beneficiaries received a 2 percent annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2018,” says Johnson. Housing and medical costs – particularly home heating expenses and Medigap premiums – were among the most rapidly-rising costs over the past year. The study examines the growth since 2000 in price of goods and services that are

Quail Park of Lynnwood offers the finest in Retirement Living. Come visit us TODAY and see why our Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care lifestyle options are unparalleled. Located in a peaceful sanctuary-type setting, just five minutes from upscale shopping and dining options, Quail Park is the only place to be!

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typical for retired and disabled households and compares that to the growth in Social Security benefits due to annual COLAs. To help protect the buying power of benefits, TSCL supports legislation that would base COLAs on the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly. To learn more, visit www.SeniorsLeague. org.

Social Security Review Update The Social Security

1103011030 5th Ave 5thNE, Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125 Seattle, WA 98125 Northgate PlazaPlaza is a newly Northgate is a newly remodeled community providing remodeled community providing premier Independent LivingLiving and and premier Independent Assisted LivingLiving services that that Assisted services make make our vibrant community our vibrant community feel like We were feelhome. like home.

We were recently named “2018 Best of recently named “2018 Best of Assisted LivingLiving in Seattle” by by Assisted in Seattle” SeniorAdvisor.com.

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Quail Park Memory Care Residences of West Seattle 4515 41 st Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116 Now open for tours! Stop by our community and Discover the Difference of Quail Park. Our caring and personalized support for the health and wellbeing of our residents is what guides us each day. Ask about our one time only President’s Club offer and the benefits that come along with that.

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Administration (SSA) announced a new online process for filing a “Request for Review” of hearing decisions or dismissals. The new online process accepts both disability and non-disability appeals.

The online appeals process is designed to be simpler, faster and more convenient for those filing an appeal. However, SSA will continue to accept requests by mail or fax (submit only one appeal using one of the methods).

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The Funny Side of Life started to thumb through it reading the various zip

codes.

“Grandpa what is the number 9,1,3,6,3?”

“That’s a zip code,” I tell her.

“In school Noah can’t work the zipper on his jacket.”

“This tells you where people live.”

“Ohhh,” she replies, “What does that mean?” …by Sy Rosen “Well a zip code tells you the area of your house so people can find you.”

“Wow,” she replies, “It’s like hide and seek.”

When my “Well no, not exactly it’s---“ daughter was Summer then interrupts me, “Zip rhymes with growing up there were many flip and tip and skip, drip, plip, gwip—“ “Okay Summer, that’s good but—“ landmarks that I “Katip, pamip...” was lucky enough As Summer continued her rhyming journey I to be there for – her first step, first started thinking that as much as I enjoyed being with her it would be great when she was older, and we word, riding a could talk about important things like literature and bike, learning to Sy Rosen tie her shoes (now politics and whether George Clooney’s marriage will replaced by Velcro), taking a picture with last.

We then came to a stop sign and Summer looked Santa and being there when she realized out the car and asked, “Grandpa what does s,t,o,p Santa wasn’t real. spell?”

Many of us are now grandparents “You can read it. Just sound it out. Sss….” and we usually aren’t there for these “Sss,” she repeats. momentous events. And even though “Sssttt,” I say, again sounding in out. my grandchildren are the absolute joy of ”Sssttt,” she repeats. my life, I have to admit, and I know this “Ssstttoopppp,” I say, again sounding it out. is blasphemy, that sometimes being with “Ssstttoopppp,” she repeats. them is a little tedious. I mean, how many “Stop,” I say. times can you play hide and seek and “Stop,” she repeats. pretend you don’t know where they are – I didn’t think she really got it, but it was time to apparently 6,000 times. move on. Moving on to Summer meant continuing However, I think most of us know her rhyming, this time using the word stop, “Plop, that if we participate in these tedious, mop, klop, trop—” mundane, repetitive activities we are “Summer we’re at your house. Time to stop now.” sometimes rewarded with pure gold. This “Stop,” she said, “s…t…o…p.” happened to me!

“That’s great. You spelled stop all by yourself.”

I was driving my four-year-old “Yes, I did,” she replied, giggling with excitement. granddaughter Summer home from pre“You’re brilliant!” I exclaimed. school. She was in the car seat in the back “Yes, I am,” she agreed. and had found my Thomas Guide. Yes, She did it! She spelled stop. I considered it a I still have a Thomas Guide. I also have landmark moment. Okay, I may be stretching it a a landline phone and a FAX machine.

And I get the daily newspaper and am still little, but I definitely found the gold.

I then went home and took a nap… tap, map, hoping to find a local Blockbuster.

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Finding the Gold

Kirk Vaux

Windermere Real Estate, East Inc.

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July/August 2018

The ongoing life-affirming adventures of Rose and Dawn

Home Sweet Home—Finally …by Diana Couture

Rose plopped into her favorite comfy chair with a tiredness she hadn’t experienced in a long time. The move was finally done and things were put away in their proper places in her new home.

She smiled as she thought about how many people had come to her aid during this difficult move from her longtime home to her new condo. All her nieces and nephews came out—Rose hadn’t seen some of them since Christmas, so it was a little bit of a reunion in addition to a moving party.

Deidre handled everything, and Rose would be eternally grateful for her help. Dawn, of course, was there for the duration. As a matter of fact, Dawn had just gone home after helping Rose put the spices in the spice cabinet as the final installation in the new kitchen.

With everyone gone, Rose had a chance to catch up with her thoughts. The range of emotions that she has felt was staggering; it tired her out just thinking about it. Floods of memories interfered with each and every drawer and closet that was packed into boxes. The decisions were agonizing on what should go for donation or what should come with Rose to the new, smaller home.

Many tears were shed by both Rose and Dawn, and even some from Deidre, around the ancient family artifacts that were uncovered. Deidre took the more meaningful things like pictures and old home movies to have them digitalized.

The nephews enjoyed having their choice of tools from their Uncle John’s vast collection. Rose’s nieces chose carefully from the dining room hutch. Each went away with some porcelain treasure they remembered from their youth.

Tears and hugs abounded.

Rose took a deep breath. This was her home now. She looked around and noticed the fresh coat of paint and the new carpet that Deidre had encouraged her to have done before moving in. Rose was glad she had taken Deidre’s advice. Things seemed so fresh—a new beginning.

A shard of sadness slipped into Rose’s thoughts as she looked out her patio doors to the garden shared by the condo owners. These flowers weren’t growing as heartily as they could. She made a mental note to ask the condo association if it would be okay if she spent some time working in the garden.

Rose thought about some new family tending to the garden at her old house. She hoped if they didn’t know how to properly take care of her roses, that they would hire someone to do it. Maybe she would drive by some day in the future to have a look at how things were going with her former garden… No, she thought, that might be a little too hard right now. Dawn would know the right time for a visit to the old neighborhood.

Rose trusted her friend’s intuitiveness and kindness. Yes, Dawn would go with her to help her see her former garden for what it was – her FORMER garden.

Ruminations about life seemed to take a good part of the afternoon. Rose noticed the long shadows in the garden. She shook herself out of her thoughts and stood up slowly from her chair to walk to her new kitchen.

Deidre laid in plenty of food for Rose, but she wasn’t hungry. Maybe just a cuppa. Rose put the kettle on the stove.

Just then the new, modern wall phone rang with a foreign sounding ‘brrringg’. Rose had to think about where the darn thing was hung. She followed the ringing and found it on the other side of the kitchen nook.

“Hello. Rose here.”

Dawn smiled at the strength in her friend’s voice. “Hi Rose. I just got home and wanted to make sure you were doing okay,” Dawn offered. “Yes, I’m alright. I’ve been a little blue thinking about life in general, but it’s passing.”

“Are you sad about being alone?” Dawn asked with concern.

“I don’t think so. I think I’m just taking in the smell and sounds of the new place and accepting the fact that this is, indeed, my new home. I’m feeling both happy and sad at the same time. Is that weird?”

“Not weird. Very normal. See you tomorrow, Rose. Sleep tight in your new home.” v

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Before and After ...by Len Elliott

Across 1. Weeps loudly 5. Little Women woman 9. 43,560 square feet 13. “____ it! “ (not joking): 2 wds.

15. Beekeeper in filmdom 16. Finish 3rd at Emerald Downs 17. …Sierra, ____, Uniform…

18. ____ morgana (mirage) 19. Word after marking or making 20. Soup’s position on the menu, sometimes?

23. Dorm overseers: abbr.

24. Ending for ethyl 25. Crude dwelling 26. Retired magistrate?

31. Swashbuckler Flynn 34. Tirade 35. Partakes of 37. Dory or dinghy 38. Versifiers 40. German auto 41. Peat source 42. Without: Fr. 43. Coffee additive 44. Poorly-made house?

48. Exist 49. Ms. Longoria 50. Outfit that may “wand” you: abbr.

53. Describing Detroit NFL fans?

58. “Frasier” actress Gilpin 59. New Age musician John

60. Some late newscasts ____ 11:35 p.m.: 2 wds.

61. Pesky insect 62. Mont Blanc, par exemple 63. Anti-vampire weapon 64. ____ spumante 65. Oater actor LaRue 66. Courtroom word (anagram of YORE) Down . Shankar strummed it 2. Nebraska metropolis 3. Louis-Dreyfus character on “Seinfeld” 4. Multi-generational tale 5. Golden Corral offering 6. Israeli airline: 2 wds.

7. French “head” 8. Nonbelievers 9. Perspicacious 10. Stylish 11. Spanish Steps city 12. Meadow mother 14. Failed transaction words 21. Switch positions 22. Clump of hair 26. Start the ____ (ante) 27. Iron 28. Lab animal 29. Swallow a lot, quickly 30. “There it is, folks!”

31. Flow back, as the tide 32. Housetop 33. Prego rival

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36. ____ Paul McCartney 38. Apt anagram of “paternal” 39. Prime number factor 40. Arctic diving bird 42. Tom Cruise’s daughter 43. Weigh stations 45. Gaugin painted there 46. Villainous laugh 47. Street crosser: abbr.

50. Right now

51. Idaho river 52. Fall flower 53. Gazzara and Affleck 54. Part of Q.E.D. 55. Oscar ____ Renta: 2 wds.

56. Recipe measures: abbr.

57. Division word 58. Organization for Nicklaus and Woods: abbr.

Before or After (or both) ...by Len Elliott

answers on page 19

Each of the clues leads to a title, word or phrase containing the word “before” or “after.” One answer contains both words. Examples: The lyric “We said our goodbyes…” starts this Beatles song: “The Night Before.” Earthquake encore: aftershock.

1. Appropriate adage for anyone considering a rash action.

2. Oscar-winning song from “The Poseidon Adventure” popularized by Maureen McGovern.

3. Aircraft engine component designed to provide added thrust.

4. Spelling guide regarding the placement of two particular vowels following a particular consonant.

5. 1840 memoir by Richard Henry Dana about life on a sailing ship.

6. Patsy Cline song describing a late-night activity while musing about a lost lover.

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Writing Corner

Out of the Past

Siblings

...by Don Ford

…by Ariele M. Huff

The impetus for my latest endeavor came Hi, my name is after reading David Don. What’s yours?”

Neiwert’s book, “I’m Hank.”

Strawberry Days, about Thus began an the Japanese American odyssey that spans community in the nearly 80 years.

Bellevue area and their It started at the internment in 1942. It playfield of BF Day was then that I searched Elementary school for the family that in Seattle’s Fremont owned the dry-cleaning District in the early business and found the 40s. I had gone to name Fukano. Further the field hoping to research revealed all play a pick-up game of baseball. When Don Ford’s Lincoln High School the given names of the senior year photo Fukano family members I arrived, I was and their ages. They had the only one there been interned in Camp Minidoka except for an older boy who was in Idaho. practicing chip shots to improve One name stood out: Henry. his golf game. Keep in mind that I Was this Henry Fukano my Hank? was about 10 or so and Hank about The age was about right. All the 6 years older; we weren’t long on Fukano children had attended conversation. I never learned his Seattle’s Lincoln High School (my surname or where he lived. Shortly alma mater). Next stop...check the after this encounter, WWII broke Lincoln annual. Eureka! There he out, the world changed, we went was in the 1939 annual as a member our separate ways. The story lay of the Japanese Student Club. He dormant for years. was also active in sports and student It resurfaced when I government. commenced an immersion in Flushed with success, I quickly Japanese culture in the early 1950s after returning from military service realized that Hank would be in his 90s. After several clicks of the in the Korean Conflict. I resumed mouse, I found a Henry Fukano my studies in political science and living in South Seattle and took Far Eastern affairs at the UW, and the chance that this was my man. began to reflect on what might I placed a call and was connected have happened to Hank – as well with a childhood acquaintance, as a Japanese American family that fleeting as it was, after nearly 80 owned a dry cleaning business at years.

42nd and Fremont Avenue (across WWII changed the lives of from the iconic Buckaroo Tavern). many people. The merging of the I assumed they had probably been events in my story took place in the interned during the war. year 2017, 75 years after President Early attempts to find answers Roosevelt issued Executive Order led to dead ends. It wasn’t until decades later sitting at my computer 9066 calling for the internment of all Japanese from the West Coast. ❖ that I began to zero in on answers.

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In May, we covered writing about Mom, and June was for Dad. Time for the brothers and sisters in July.

Brothers Ariele M. Huff and sisters can be friends or foes, truly significant relatives or virtual strangers. All that depends largely on situations and other people. For example, if a parent really wants children who are close, they may create that as a reality…or they may cause the opposite outcome.

Also, age differences often factor into the kind of relationship kids have with each other. Gender, similar or dissimilar physical qualities, similarities or differences in tastes or beliefs, random twists of fate like sharing an illness (or not), and many other elements can shape a sibling relationship.

Complicated by blood ties… or the “step” link, connections between sibs have the same large variety as do friendships.

The added element is often a combination of expectations for how brothers or sisters are “supposed” to treat each other.

The result of these variations is that people are often surprised by the reaction of their siblings to written work that includes them.

I’ve frequently heard gratifying tales of healing, joy and new understanding.

Equally unexpected are those stories of people feeling angry, misunderstood or insulted. The writer and the reader perceived the situations and how they were presented differently, sometimes for the worst and sometimes for the best.

Some ways to make good outcomes more likely, unpleasant ones less likely: 1) Begin the process of written work about or to include sibling/s by discussing the project with him/her/them initially. A phone chat or in person is better than by email or snail mail.

2) Asking your kin to input memories and feelings is a great way to get them on your side and with a vested interest in the writing.

3) Consider requesting a joint project…where each of you writes about the same people or experiences.

4) Once your piece is written, go through it and check for hot button words and issues. Unless your desire is to stir up trouble, you’ll want to forgo those.

5) Always present life stories to others who were in them as your version. Admit that others may see things differently. (And, yes, even really compatible people experience moments and events differently.)

6) If things aren’t turning out well, apologize for unintentionally being hurtful and then drop it.

Hopefully, the relationship is more important than writing about it.

7) Consider using the experience to do a narrative nonfiction piece—your sister the vampire in a horror story, your brother the bumbling boob in a rural gothic, etc. It’s fun and you won’t use their names, just all the drama and tension. Then, share it with others who relate to dealing with an unruly brother or sister. ❖ Ariele Huff now resides in Aberdeen, Washington but comes up to lead workshops. Novel Prep: Discover the secrets of getting your novel onto the page—8/11 Saturday 10 am to 2 pm at Washington Tech in Kirkland and 8/18 at Everett’s Seaway Blvd location. ariele@comcast.net

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“Butter on a Doughnut”

Butter on a doughnut like ketchup on a steak seems a bit excessive for one’s health sake.

Just try to eat what’s good for you and exercise each day.

Go easy on fats and sugar and drink water along the way.

If now and then you have a slip, don’t worry fret and stew.

You won’t be perfect all the time.

Just smile and start anew.

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Poetry may be excerpted, edited, or used in Sharing Stories on Northwest Prime Time’s website. Send to Ariele Huff at ariele@comcast.net.

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Beckoning Biome Benefits ...continued from page 8

“An entire bacterial ecosystem is transferred from one gut to another.”

It “often does the trick,” cures the infection. Readers may experience revulsion but patients whose lives are threatened by drug resistant infection must feel gratitude for their new disease-fighting biomes.

There you have it. Welcome the gift of cooties. ❖

Carrie Luger Slayback an award-winning teacher and champion marathoner, shares personal experience and careful research.

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Your Identity Up For Grabs? ...continued from page 5

looking to set up phony credit accounts,” says Federal Trade Commission Regional Director Chuck Harwood.”

Check Your Online Accounts: To keep a step ahead of identity thieves, consumers should have online access to all of their important bank accounts, credit cards and retirement accounts, and check them frequently. According to AARP’s report, however, only four-inten (38%) of Washington adults have set-up online accounts for all of their bank accounts, while one-in-five (21%) admit they have not set up online access to any of their bank accounts. Similarly, only half (50%) of Washington adults have set-up online access to all of their credit cards, while more than onequarter (27%) haven’t set up access to any of their credit cards.

To make matters worse, some consumers who say they are staying offline are doing so for all the wrong reasons. Nearly half (45%) of respondents who have not set up online access to some or any of their bank or credit card accounts say it is because they are afraid their personal information will get stolen; about four-in-ten (41%) say they feel safer without an online account; and over one-third (36%) say they don’t trust the internet. “It’s ironic and unfortunate that fear and mistrust

Improving Gut Bacteria 1. Eat a diverse range of foods 2. Eat lots of vegetables, legumes, beans and fruit 3. Eat fermented foods 4. Limit artificial sweeteners 5. Eat prebiotic foods (fiber and complex carbs that can’t be digested) 6. Eat whole grains 7. Eat a plant-based diet 8. Eat foods rich in polyphenols like dark chocolate, red wine, green tea, almonds, onions, blueberries and broccoli 9. Take an effective probiotic supplement (NOTE: taking supplements doesn’t replace good bacteria, but can improve how bacteria function)

of the internet is actually putting people in greater danger that their personal information will be stolen and used by ID thieves,” says AARP State Director Doug Shadel. “Crooks have told us that people without online accounts are the perfect targets. It allows the criminals to set up online access themselves, and to even set passwords and identifying information locking people out of their own accounts.”

Strengthen Your Passwords and Privacy Settings: The difference between secure computing and falling victim to online fraud or identity theft often comes down to a dozen or so keystrokes - your password. However, nearly half (45%) of Washington adults report using the same password for more than one online account. Younger adults are more likely to report doing this compared to older adults (18-49: 49%; 50-64: 46%; 65 and older: 33%).

Using the same password across multiple accounts is a very risky practice. If hackers are able to break just one of your codes, they can now access each of your accounts. “Our members know we are very vigilant about protecting their data and often ask us what else they can do.

We tell them to treat their passwords like toothbrushes,” says Kyle Welsh, BECU’s Chief Information Security Officer.

“Change them frequently; don’t share them; don’t leave them lying around; and the longer you brush, the better.” v

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obligations and potential issues. Also, be aware that many assisted living companies will ask that residents waive or “sign away” their rights in their admissions agreement. Understand all the rules: Mobility – Can the resident easily move in/out or change levels of care? Service Fees – Assisted living communities offer different contracts for different needs; Make sure you understand if there are additional charges for things like laundry and housekeeping service, meal delivery, prescription management, personal care services, etc.; Cost of Living/Annual Increases – Some properties include an annual percentage increase or flat rate increase each year.

3) Research the Company and Property There are many ways to investigate the track record and reputation of assisted living companies: Complaints – Check if any formal complaints have been filed with state regulatory authorities (contact the State Attorney General or Department of Social and Health Services).

Legal Actions – A Google search should quickly reveal any legal action against the company.

Staff Comments – Research the Company using Glassdoor.com – a website where past and future employees can anonymously offer their unvarnished opinion of the employer, the management, etc. and any problems they experienced.

Other Concerns – Check internet message boards and do online research for other comments, complaints or unresolved issues.

4) “All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter” Don’t be swayed by the glitzy marketing presentations and luxury décor. Is a “granite and stainless” kitchenette more important than an on-site RN? Management – Meet with the people managing the property (i.e. the executive director, nursing director etc.) and take the “director’s tour.” Also, dropping by unannounced to speak with staff members and residents certainly will add clarity to your decision.

Sales and Management – Don’t automatically equate the costs of the community with the level or quality of service. In assisted living, paying more doesn’t necessarily provide better or extended services.

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2. “The Morning After” 3. afterburner 4. “i” before “e,” except after “c.” [except “ancient,” “science”…!]

5. Two Years Before the Mast 6. “Walkin’ After Midnight”

Crossword Solution Solution to puzzle on page 17

LET’S GO! Senior Events

Expanding Your Mind July 10, 10-11:30am, join Roger Fernandes storyteller from S’Klallam Indians, who incorporates song and dance for world cultural talk, Kent Senior Center, 600 East Smith St, free but RSVP 253-856-5150.

Rock ‘N Roll Bingo July 11, deli lunch, music, bingo & prizes, fundraiser for Kent Senior Center, 600 East Smith, $6, 253-856-5150.

SE Seattle Senior Center July 13, 6-9pm, zany fundraiser with bingo, entertainment and more, $20-$25, 4655 South Holly St, Seattle, 206-722-0317, www.sessc.org Kitchen Table Talks July 17, 1-2pm, join a lively monthly conversation about age-friendly communities hosted by Age Friendly Seattle, open to all— call in from anywhere, 206-386-1200 or tollfree 1-844-386-1200 (when prompted, enter code 607361) or visit https://bit.ly/2lgaeNG (when prompted, enter code 607361). For additional information, visit www. seattle.gov/ agefriendly/events or for questions ahead of time, call 206-386-1521.

AARP Events July 17, AARP day at the Science Center 206-443-3611 (promo code RP10); July 20-22 block party at Bite of Seattle (call 866277-7457 for info); Aug 1 AARP Day at the Mariners – call Mariners Box office for ticket info 206-346-4001 (promo code WA50). www.aarp.org/seattle.

Senior Dance Series July 19, 1pm, free event for seniors “America’s Favorite Dances”, learn new dances.

Seated, walkers, wheelchairs welcome too!

Refreshments served, Aegis of Shorelines, 14900 First Avenue NE, RSVP to Susan 206367-6700 Wisdom Café July 20, 1-2:30pm, seniors gather to discuss the problem of independence as we age, Issaquah Senior Center, 75 NE Creek Way, Issaquah, free 425-392-2381.

Summer Shorts at the Senior Center July 20, 1-2pm, settle in and listen to excerpts from short stories focused on local history (3rd Fridays July-Aug), Shoreline-LFP Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, 206-365-1536.

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Learn about Reverse Mortgages July 21, 1-2:30pm, Bellevue Residence Inn, 605 114th Ave SE, free but RSVP 425-891-6644.

Free Downsizing Event July 27, 11am-noon, Kirk Vaux of Windermere and guest speaker present ins & outs of downsizing from long-time family home, tips on sorting, packing & liquidation of possessions, Bothell Public Library, 18215 98th Ave NE, FREE but RSVP 206-850-4570.

Northshore Senior Center Aug 9-11, 8am Ransacked Attic Rummage & Bake Sale, 10201 E Riverside Dr, Bothell, 425286-1029.

Kenmore Senior Center Aug 9, 1-3pm, ceramic painting party, $16.50, 6910 NE 170th St. Kenmore, RSVP 425-289-0707 Foss Village Farmer's Market Aug 25, 10am-3pm. Produce, fresh flowers, arts & crafts, music. N 130th St and 1st Ave NW, Seattle. 206-834-2581 or www.fosscare.org Creative Aging at the Frye 2nd Tuesdays those with dementia and care partners enjoy music in a relaxed atmosphere free & more programs “Meet Me at the Movies” 206-432-8208, www.fryemuseum.org

Health Education

Living Well With Diabetes July 25-Aug 29, free 6 session workshop, Northshore Senior Center, 10212 East Riverside Dr, Bothell, RSVP 425-286-1029.

Community Events

Methow Arts Festival July 4th, bicycle-inspired art festival including art, dance, music, performance, Twisp River Park, www.methowarts.org/ methow-arts-festival-2018 Exploring Food of NW July 9, 7-8:30pm, talk by local food writer who spends a year exploring food of the NW, free event at Richmond Beach Library, 206-546-3522.

Polish Festival July 12, 8pm, live music & dance, workshops, exhibits, activities, authentic Polish food, Seattle Center Armory, Seattle Center, www.polishfestivalseattle.org

Wedgwood Art Festival July-14-15, 10am-5pm, a NW favorite, 60 artist booths, music, food, NE 35th ST & 89th St NE, www.WedgwoodFestival.com Edmonds in Bloom July 15, www.edmondsinbloom.com Korean War Veterans RSVP by July 15 to receive Korean Peace Medal if you served in the Korean War, for information about the luncheon and ceremony, call 360-725-2160 or visit https:// koreanwarluncheonlynnwood.eventbrite.com Drop-In Genealogy Help July 18, 1-3pm, free event at Shoreline Library, 206-362-7550.

Garden Storytelling Festival July 20-21, 6 master storytellers at PowellsWood Garden in Federal Way, workshops & children’s groups, for ticket info www.powellswoodfestival.com Seattle Humane’s Mission Impawsible July 22, 8am, thrill-seeking animal lovers wanted to go “over the edge” for orphaned pets in the 40-story rappelling event fundraiser for Seattle Humane, rappel down Martin Selig at 1000 2nd Ave in downtown Seattle, 425.373.5388, events@seattlehumane.org, or sign up at http:// shs.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1312&pg=entry Auto Angels Car Show July 28, 9am-3pm, featuring “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” - a’36 Packard, music, games, 1717 Bellevue Way, Bellevue.

75th Anniversary of USS Intrepid Attn: Former crew members of legendary aircraft carrier are called back to the ship for the 75th anniversary August 16-29. The Intrepid is now a Sea, Air & Space Museum in NYC. The museum is also seeking artifacts and memorabilia, learn more at www.intrepidmuseum.org/75.

Foss Village Farmer's Market Aug 25, 10am-3pm. Produce, fresh flowers, arts & crafts, music. N 130th St and 1st Ave NW, Seattle. 206-834-2581 or www.fosscare.org

Exhibits

America's Car Museum 7 days a week, 10am-5pm, “Heroes of Bavaria: 75 years of BMW Motorsport” rare & legendary examples on West Coast for first time ever, 2702 East D Street, Tacoma. daily senior discounts, 253-779-8490, americascarmuseum.org.

Sasquatch!

New exhibit opens July 11 exploring ancient native perspectives on mysterious being, White River Valley Museum, 918 H St. SE, Auburn, 253288-7433, www.wrvmuseum.org Washington State History Museum Thru Aug 12, contemporary Native Arts Exhibition, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 1-888238-4373, www.washingtonhistory.org Museum of Flight New Vietnam Air War Exhibit opens Memorial Day weekend, 9404 E. Marginal Way S, Seattle, 206-764-5720, www.museumofflight.org Seattle Art Museum Thru Sept 9, major exhibition features Edward S. Curtis and Marianne Nicolson in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Curtis’ birth, 206-6543100, www.seattleartmuseum.org Free Museum Passes Contact your local library to learn about free museum passes!

Theater

Summer Shorts July 20-29, Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds, $20, 206-533-2000, www. tptedmonds.org

Musical Theater

Hairspray!

July 6-29, Everett location , 425-257-8600, www.villagetheatre.org

Classical Music

St James Cathedral Concert Series July 13, 7:30pm; July 25 at 7pm, Aug 25 at 8pm, 804 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-382-4874, www.stjames-cathedral.org/music Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm Thursday evenings 7pm, chamber music at the farm, July 5, July 19, Aug 2, $20, 28728 Green River Road, Auburn, 2530887-7777, www. auburnsymphony.org Seattle Symphony 206-215-4747, www.seattlesymphony.org Ladies Musical Club free concerts throughout region, www. lmcseattle.org

Check northwestprimetime.com/calendar for August updates

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