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Washington Ferries hoping for new hires in training partnership

By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square

The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies West Coast Campus is partnering with Washington State Ferries to offer a new Maritime Apprenticeship program that some are hoping will ultimately help alleviate a worker shortage in the industry that has only grown more exaggerated since the COVID-19 pandemic.

FRAGRANCE: A POWERFUL ELEMENT FOR ANY GARDEN

Why is fragrance so alluring in the garden? The power of fragrance in memory generally is well known. For example, the smell of a favorite dish brings you right back to childhood, or perhaps a lilac bouquet transports you to your grandmother’s house.

But in the garden, I regard fragrance as adding a magical element that heightens the sensory experience of the place. Of course, you want your garden to be beautiful, arresting even,

to the eye. But if you add fragrance, there is a new sweetness or romance that becomes sown in the viewer’s memory.

Secondly, I’m just in awe of fragrance. Assuming I like the fragrance, I’m just dumbstruck with surprise and delight every time — how did it do that?

There are the scents that catch me unaware and send me hunting on hands and knees for the source,

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With an initial class of 10 students, the two-year scholarship program that fully covers tuition and paid training is set to kick off in early 2024, with those who successfully complete it eligible to apply for a position with Washington State Ferries as a licensed deck officer with a starting salary range of $96, 408 to $103,292.

“I think it’s a great partnership and a great opportunity to grow qualified career members for Washington State Ferries,” spokesperson Dana Warr told The Center Square. “The class starts in February and we look forward to working with MITAGS in what has always been a great partnership.”

As for what part the program could play in erasing at least some of the ongoing staffing challenges, Darr also holds out hope.

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Lavender’s fragrant oils are concentrated in its leaves and stems, rewarding stroking.

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Making stress work for you

There are a lot of reasons to say people are more stressed daily, more o en now than at any time previously. Stress can cause diseases of the body like heart disease and many auto-immune conditions, as well as mental conditions such as anxiety, which up to 40 million Americans struggle with, according to the National Institute of Health (nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics).

ese conditions stem from an overload of stressors accumulating faster than the body and mind can process. Our ancestors on the savannah might have been battling saber-tooths or hostile tribes or navigating dangerous terrain but would typically have time to recover between events.

In modern life, it’s o en repeated stressors of a less life-threatening nature, such as o ce politics, relationships, or even making your morning bus. Note how many times your heart quickens with anxiety in everyday conversation or reading emails, watching the news, or scrolling social media posts. Some of these things you can choose to avoid, but if it’s in a relationship you value, whether at work or at home, you may feel obliged to stay in the situation.

Why stress exists

Stress has a lot to answer for. However, it can be helpful to remember that the stress response has a purpose. As an evolved survival strategy, it can spur us to action, li us out of indecision, prevent us from repeating negative events, and even make us healthier.

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a life-threatening situation, there are several scenarios in which stress is a good thing. Hormetic stress, producing an e ect known as hormesis, could be classi ed as “just-enough” stress. It gets you moving, trying new things, learning, and exercising. It keeps you expanding and challenging yourself to a level that is bene cial versus anxietyproducing. Physically, examples include temperature stress, like saunas and cold exposure, diet stress like time-restricted eating, and exercise. Perhaps surprisingly, many of these, notably time-restricted eating, are linked to increased longevity. Hormesis is a great illustration of the adage, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” – applied in measured doses of course.

Mentally, entering new situations or learning a new skill can be both exciting and challenging. e key is to lean into the former over the latter. Experts say ow state, an optimal state of learning and creativity, is achieved when we are just uncomfortable enough to stay engaged and learn without giving up or stressing out. e ideal degree of di culty is 4% above your current skill level, says Steven Kotler author of “ e Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer.” Doing this regularly will expand your skill levels and make your life more interesting too.

Turning it around

When you nd yourself tipping into the stress response when trying a new situation, you can ip the switch from stress to relaxation if you catch it early enough. Here are several ideas –see which resonate with you.

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When the eyes and/or ears perceive a threat, the brain’s amygdala interprets the information based on prior experience. With enough stress, it alerts the hypothalamus, which acts as a command center, triggering faster heart rate, rising blood pressure, shallow breathing, and spiking a hormone called cortisol. (It can also cue relaxation with its distinct cascade of e ects and hormones.)

e nervous system has two modes of operation, o en called “rest-and-digest” or “ ght-or- ight” that balance each other like a seesaw. ink of the hypothalamus as the fulcrum of the seesaw. e scienti c terms for these are the parasympathetic (relaxation) and sympathetic (stress) responses. Today people are spending a signi cant amount of time in sympathetic mode, or ght-or- ight.

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Can you imagine if we had no stress response? A woman known in psychiatry annals as “S.M.” su ered a rare condition damaging her amygdala leaving her with no fear. In studies, she voluntarily grabbed venomous snakes, and once calmly walked away from a knife-wielding man. You can imagine if people could manage to avoid stress altogether, either by all-day meditation or chemical means, they’d be relaxed, but probably wouldn’t be building the Brooklyn Bridge or the Parthenon.

Good stress

In addition to potentially saving your life in

• Before you step on stage for the presentation or a local theater club, enter the job interview or party, try taking a page from athletes. While they may be a little nervous on the starting block or walking onto the eld, most are lled with anticipation. eir bodies are geared up to move but excitement is winning over fear. Try saying to yourself “Let’s go!” or “ is is going to be fun!”

• If you need a physical cue, try a “power pose,” shown in studies to increase feelings of power and assertiveness, and in Amy Cuddy’s initial study at Harvard, to show hormonal e ects as well. Power poses are expansive and open. Take the stance of Wonder Woman or a star sh before jumping in and see how you feel.

• Breathing is a powerful relaxation tool we take with us everywhere. ere are many techniques, but the general rule is that inhaling is exciting, exhaling is relaxing. Longer exhales than inhales cue the body to relax. Slower, longer, and breathing from the belly versus the chest are all calming. Andrew Weil likes the 4-7-8 breath: inhale for a count of 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. In box-breathing, the exhale and inhale counts are the same, but holds between each decrease the amount of time inhaling. You inhale for 4 seconds, hold 4, exhale 4, and hold.

We can take control of our stress and relaxation, which can help us live longer, healthier and happier, while learning new things.

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e Inc., a 501(c)3 nonpro t organization, has re-opened in the Lower Queen Anne/ Uptown neighborhood, with the support of the Seattle Restored program.

e Inc. is a pioneering space which combines coworking with childcare, and prioritizes work-life balance during the early years of parenthood, when it can be the most di cult. With a focused workspace for caregivers and a safe, stimulating preschool environment for their children in the next room, e Inc. o ers an innovative solution that addresses challenges faced by modern parents.

“Our reopening is an exciting next chapter for e Inc.,” said Sandra Helsley, current board member. “I credit e Inc. with providing the space to start my small business when my older child was a toddler. He loved going to e Inc. to learn and play, and I relished the

opportunity for focused work time. We were both devastated when the pandemic forced e Inc. to close its doors, and I am ecstatic to be supporting other caregivers through its reopening.”

At e Inc., children attend morning summer camp in the brightly lit space, while caregivers work in the quiet, spacious room next door. e preschool curriculum focuses on exploration through play, promoting cognitive, social, and emotional development. In the a ernoons, the space transitions into a unique coworking and co-play space. Parents can complete light work tasks while supervising their children as they engage in open playtime nearby, allowing them to maximize productivity. Fall program registration begins soon. Amenities include air conditioning, high-speed Internet, large work tables, plenty of light, and lounge and kitchen areas for well-deserved

breaks. e Inc.’s location is well positioned for easy commute and transit within Seattle, with nearby bus stops (D Line, 1, 8, and 32), easy street parking, and close proximity to nearby small

businesses and grocery stores.

e Inc. invites interested individuals, caregivers, parents, and members of the media to visit their newly reopened space at 506 2nd Ave W, Seattle WA. e team is excited to

provide personalized tours and answer any questions about their unique co-working and playschool concept. For more information, visit https://www. theinccoworking.org or contact hello@womensincubator.org.

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COOLING OFF WITH SPICY MUSSELS

By Lynda Balslev

Looking for a simple and inexpensive summer dinner? Mussels are healthy, easy to prepare and ideal for outdoor dining. They cook in minutes, which is convenient when the weather is hot and you prefer to keep your kitchen time to a minimum.

The simplest method for cooking mussels is to steam them in a broth. Use a flavorful liquid, such as white wine -- or in the case of this recipe, coconut milk -- to infuse the mussels with flavor while they steam. As the mollusks cook, their shells will open, releasing their sweet and briny juices into the liquid and creating a flavorful soup.

This Thaiinspired recipe relies on a heady concoction of

coconut milk whisked with a slurry of green curry paste and aromatics for the steaming liquid. The resulting dish is a fiery, roll-up-your-sleeves dinner -- perfect for an outdoor meal where you can make a glorious fingerlicking mess, with dribbles, splashes and wayward shells contributing to the table decor. Add to that, the spice in the curry-infused cooking broth is guaranteed to make you sweat -- which happens to be a tried-and-true method of cooling off in the summer heat. The only other requirements are spoons for slurping up the sauce, a big bowl for the spent shells and a whole lotta napkins.

Thai-style Steamed Mussels

Active time: 15 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

Yield: Serves 4

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 small shallots, thinly sliced

2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger

1 heaping tablespoon Thai green curry paste

1 (15-ounce) can coconut milk (not light)

1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon fish sauce

2 pounds (about 24) mussels, scrubbed and debearded

1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro

leaves and tender stems, plus more for garnish

1 small red or green chile pepper, such as Fresno or jalapeno, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Lime wedges for serving

Cooked jasmine rice for serving, if desired

Heat the oil in a deep skillet or pot over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until soft, about 1 minute. Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds, then stir in the curry paste. Pour in the coconut milk, brown sugar and fish sauce, whisking to blend. Bring to a simmer, then add the mussels and stir to coat. Cover the pot. Cook until the mussels open, 5 to 6 minutes, shaking the pan frequently, opening the lid only to check for doneness.

Remove the pan from the heat. Discard any unopened mussels. Stir in the cilantro, chiles and lime juice. Taste for seasoning and add more lime juice if desired.

Ladle the mussels and broth into serving bowls. Garnish with additional cilantro and lime wedges. Serve with cooked rice, if desired.

Lynda Balslev is an award-winning writer, cookbook author, and recipe developer based in northern California. Visit TasteFood at TasteFoodblog.com.

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FOCUS ON YOUTH

Cool activities for a hot summer

By Ellery Roy  Queen Anne Community Council

Sometimes in the summer, I find there isn’t a ton to do besides family vacations and camps. But I spoke to Ivy, an upcoming 7th grader at a Queen Anne middle school, and I would consider her the “Summer-Expert.” She had a lot to share about what she likes to do in summertime, such as favorite parks, swimming, camps, vacation spots and special food she loves.

First she started by telling me about her favorite park, Big Howe in Queen Anne. Ivy likes Big Howe because no matter when she’s there, she runs into someone she knows, so it makes the perfect summer hangout.

Swimming is a must for Ivy during summer, especially since she is on the Cascades Swim Team during the school year. One of her favorite swimming spots that she recommends is Lake Sammamish State Park. If you visit the beach at this State Park, you will need a Discover Pass and can learn more here: https:// parks.wa.gov/.

Don’t forget to stop at the ice cream stand, which I recommend.

This year Ivy is enrolled in the Disc NW summer camp - an ultimate frisbee camp. Ivy really enjoys ultimate frisbee and plays on school teams and with family and friends in her spare time. Check out Disc NW or enroll here: https:// www.discnw.org/

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Ivy’s favorite vacation spot is Holden Village - a family camp in the mountains. It is very remote, and you need to take a ferry on Lake Chelan to get there. Doesn’t that sound so cool? Ivy says there is great food and many crafts to do on your own time. Check it out: https://www. holdenvillage.org/

Last thing Ivy mentioned about her favorite summertime activities, is that she loves to go to the farmers market and get whoopie pies from the Liberated bakery stand. Learn more about this allergen-free bakery here: https://liberatedfoods. com/about/.

So, me being me, I had to try Ivy’s recommendation about these cookies. I can see why Ivy loves them so much! They were just the perfect amount of sugar and the soft cookie melted in my mouth. Stop by on try one!

On the food note, Ivy also likes boba tea from Queen Caphe! Her favorite thing to order is taro milk tea with tapioca pearls. And she likes Moonrise Bakery and orders a Chai and whatever pastry looks good that day.

Hopefully you enjoyed reading about Ivy, and her recommendations inspired you to try a new activity this summer!

“This one program won’t fix everything overnight and the two-year course work means we won’t see the first graduate from the program for quite a while, but this is a great program and it will definitely help build a stronger workforce going forward. It’s been said we need to be more creative in how we develop our work force and this is a creative way that hasn’t been done at MITAGS. We don’t think we’ll have a problem recruiting students for the

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such as fresh Corsican mint (Mentha requienii) or the vanilla thrown by sweet box (Sarcoccocca species) from tiny dripping white flowers you have to seek to find.

Some are just unabashedly obvious about it, with large trusses just flinging their deliciousness about. Here I’m thinking of lilacs, lilies, certain clematis, privet (not everyone’s favorite, but it sure is noticeable). Some, like the lilies are best appreciated outdoors — they can be a bit overwhelming in a closed space.

Others make you come to them — like roses. Roses have their own catalog of scents, classified as fruity, floral, myrrh, Old Rose, and tea. Old roses are sumptuous and sweet, myrrh is spicy, and some blend many together, but usually you have to bring your nose to the flower to experience it.

Daffodils also repay close nose work with sweet fragrance, so don’t forget winter in your plans for a fragrant year, to steal the title of Helen Van Pelt Wilson’s book.

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Then there are the ones that hold their scented oils until released by friction. Once I know, it feels like our little secret, like a friend who makes a funny face or accent and I’m saying, “Ooh do the thing again!” In these, the fragrance is hiding in the leaves. People are often surprised to find that the flowers of lavender are not where the magic happens — it’s the leaves.

I keep mental notes about where the pettable shrubs are on my walks around the neighborhood. Some annuals I buy or cultivate every year to ensure fragrance therapy is readily available, like lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora,) and scented geranium Pelargonium ‘Orange Fizz’ — I’m a sucker for citrus scents — and pineapple sage, (Salvia elegans). That last one I may pop in my mouth after enjoying the scent.

The whole mint family fall into this category. There are the ones you think of as mint, nepeta, catmint, hyssops (Agastache or hummingbird mint) and then there are all the sages (salvia), rosemaries, basils, and lavenders — which are all technically the mint

family. Some are perennial, some annual, and some are “it depends.”

The hyssops alone could be their own fragrance museum, with various cultivars and species showcasing hints of root beer, licorice, and mint.

I’m a sucker for the woodsy-notquite-skunky scent of white sage, the one that is in sage sticks. It’s borderline hardy here and needs perfect drainage, but I revel in one every chance I get.

Vanilla is another scent I love — I find it so homey and inviting. I get my dose from the sweet box, but also annual alyssum, which throws its scent nicely, and heliotrope — always worth splurging on when you find it.

I discovered an antique petunia this year — Petunia axilaris ‘Rainmaster’ — obviously I’m not passing up that name in Seattle — but the fact that it was a fragrant heirloom from 1823 put it over the top and into my basket. You can grow it from seed, but I found it in the specialty annuals section. It’s much taller than most petuniuas but is a welcome greeter in my front door window box.

Unexpected twists

Melianthus major may be called honeybush by its friends, but when you rub its silvery leaves, it smells straightup like peanut butter.

Iris pallida has deep purple bloms with a sweet surprise — this is what the makers of grape soda were channeling when they made it. It’s soooo sweet.

I still hope to move one of my pallida to my Melianthus, with some nice signage by the sidewalk for the kids:

“My leaves smell like peanut butter and jelly!”

program.”

Besides looking for “passionate and motivated individuals,” applicants for the program are required to be at least 18 years old with proof of a high school diploma, GED or HiSET. Proof of U.S. citizenship is also required and applicants will need to take a basic math entrance exam and be eligible to obtain Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and USCG Medical Certificate as part of the process.

Home to the largest ferry system in the country and the second

largest in the world, Washington State Ferries announced in 2022 that it was operating on alternate schedules on some routes as reports of ferries everywhere running behind schedule because of staffing issues made headlines.

“These changes will help offer more predictable and reliable service system-wide in the face of crewing shortages,” the agency said on its website back then. “WSF will attempt to add service when possible and will provide notifications when full service can temporarily be restored to a route.”

All the commotion kicked into high gear just months after more than 400 Washington State Department of Transportation employees were fired for not complying with Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate, with 132 of the losses coming within WSF. While the governor’s COVID-19 state of emergency declaration from February 2020 ended roughly eight months later in October, state employees are still required to be vaccinated against the virus as a condition of employment.

Then there are the ones that hold their scented oils until released by friction. Once I know, it feels like our little secret, like a friend who makes a funny face or accent and I’m saying, “Ooh do the thing again!”

Sound Transit adds $170M in motion for Denny Station light rail extension

By Spencer Pauley | e Center Square

e Sound Transit Board has approved a motion to make a “shi ed north” alternative the preferred route for a future light rail station in Seattle’s Denny Triangle.

e “Denny Westlake Shi ed North” route is expected to cost an additional $170 million more than the “DT-1” alternative south of Denny Way. e total increase over the nancial plan is now $510 million, with Sound Transit expecting additional funding will be required in the future.

e motion mentioned that the shi ed north alternative relies on a commitment by the City of Seattle and Sound Transit to acquire property needed for construction near the Denny Triangle area to accommodate o -street construction staging.

e two parties would also explore redevelopment of that property “in a manner that maximizes the value of the surplus property not needed a er construction to allow the value of the surplus property to be recaptured by the project,” according to Motion M2023-57. Sound Transit is going against Amazon’s recommendation of the “Denny Station Shi ed West” option. e company stated that this new location, which is in the same block as the current plan, would allow for better access to the Denny Triangle neighborhood during the several years of construction and have less of an impact on the surrounding businesses.

“As the city’s largest private employer, we want and support new light rail stations in Denny Regrade and South Lake Union,” Amazon sta said in a statement. “However, we also know that the last three years have been particularly challenging for the small businesses located in and around the neighborhood and downtown core.”

Motion M2023-57 is sponsored by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, who emphasized that the main goal was to keep

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activity in the proposed construction area.

“In terms of the impacts on small businesses [and] large businesses . . . we think this is about as good as it can get and we’ll look at the alternatives,” Harrell said at the Sound Transit board meeting on July 27.

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers proposed an amendment that adds the Denny Station Shi ed West option into the study of the light rail extension. Somers voiced his concern that there were no available funds for the additional $170 million needed for the shi ed north route, saying it would “paint ourselves into a bit of a corner.”

“Shi ed West has broad support by the business community, it avoids the impacts to tra c and businesses there, and it potentially comes with the bene t of saving $400 million, which frankly we need in this system by consolidating stations,” Somers said.

is amendment was approved by the board, with notable board members King County Executive Dow Constantine, Washington State Transportation Secretary Roger Millar and Harrell opposing the Denny Station Shi ed West station being built in Seattle’s South Lake Union District.

Westlake Avenue would expect to see four years of lane reductions if the shi ed north alternative route is followed through.

e Denny Station is part of the West Seattle Link Extension and Ballard Link Extension projects that was rst approved for funding by voters in the region in 2016.

e current cost estimates for the West Seattle and Ballard Link extensions project total $15.1 billion in 2023 dollars.

e Ballard extension will operate from downtown Seattle to the Ballard District’s Market Street area with nine stations, including the Denny Station. e link extension will eventually connect with the Tacoma Dome’s separate link extension.

By Timothy Schumann e Center Square

King County has recently announced $25 million in funding for what it is calling a “historic investment” to address racism as a public health crisis.

e funding, which came out of a selection process by a group called the Gathering Collaborative, was awarded to more than 120 nonpro ts, community organizations and small businesses throughout the county.

e Gathering Collaborative conceived of in 2021 and formed in 2022 is, “the result of reimagining a di erent grants process in partnership with Black and Indigenous communities, and to equitably distribute grant funding to advance economic and racial justice in communities.”

“King County is honored to partner with organizations and businesses that are and have been developing solutions to repair the harms of racism, bringing healing and well-being to Black and Indigenous communities,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine, co-chair of the Racism is a Public Health Crisis e ort, in a news release.

e grant opportunity received overwhelming interest, garnering nearly 800 applications requesting in excess of $230 million in funding, nearly ten times the available amount.

“From day one the process of gathering and determining how to distribute $25 million has held special signi cance that extends beyond the amount of money,” said Dr. Ben Danielson, co-chair of the Racism is a Public Health

Crisis e ort.

“ e Gathering Collaborative focused on bringing healing, social and emotional stability, well-being, and restoration for Black and Indigenous communities so that all people and all communities across King County can thrive,” said the news release states.

It listed “health care, mental health supports, maternal health, and healthy aging” as funded business categories, and “food access, economic justice and resiliency, youth mentoring and support, housing, peer support networks, art, creating healthy and safe spaces in nature, and capacity building for small organizations meeting people’s daily needs” among the issues the funds are meant to address.

“Indigenous communities have been leading and building the resiliency of their communities, despite a lack in resources. We know $25 million is not enough to solve racism, but the hope is this funding begins to break apart the structural racism stemming from settler colonialism that most negatively impacts Indigenous and Black communities,” said Abigail Echo-Hawk, co-chair of the Racism is a Public Health Crisis e ort.

Announced on June 11 of 2020 by Constantine and Director of Public Health for Seattle and King County Patty Hayes, the Racism is a Public Health Crisis e ort grew out of a declaration by Seattle, the King County Council, and the King County Board of Health.

A full list of the 120 plus organizations that have received grant funding is available on the King County website.

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