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Remember when libraries were hallowed places where you had to whisper? When they had thou-sands of books and maybe some magazines and newspapers, but that was it? When you had to paw through typewritten cards kept in narrow wooden drawers to find whether the book you wanted was there? How things have changed! Gone are card catalogs and stamped cards in paper pockets inside books so you knew when they were due. Catalogs are on computers now. Books are checked out with a barcode. The receipt with the re-turn date can either be printed or emailed. That was just the beginning. Along with more books than ever are DVDs (VHS is passé and no longer available), music CDs (vi-nyl records are gone, too), and au-dio books on CDs. You can down-load eBooks; and if you don’t know how, library staff will help you. There are lots of computers, available by reservation, for free to research everything from aca-demic studies to gardening and cooking to facts on every prescrip-tion drug in the U.S. and much,

much, more. And, at Sno-Isle Li-braries, registered card-holders can print out up to 70 pages (a week) of the information in black and white for free. Everett Li-brary limits free copies to five per day. That’s a godsend for those who don’t have internet access at home. Two library systems serve Sno-homish County residents. Each accepts patrons from the other. Everett Public Library has two branches with 30,000 card-hold-ing patrons, about 6,500 of whom are over age 60. Sno-Isle Librar-

ies serve nearly 714,000 residents in Snohomish and Island counties through 21 community libraries, online services, and Library on Wheels. Both systems offer a mul-titude of the same services, in-cluding wi-fi so you can use your personal computer on site. But there are differences. One of the greatest is that Sno-Isle provides laptops you can bor-row and use anywhere in the li-brary. “We find that many people prefer laptops these days,” says Julie Titone, manager of commu-

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The entertain-ment literally “rocked the house” at Senior Services annual fundraiser on March 4th. Thanks to our extraordinary do-nors, we raised $143,000 to sup-port our programs and had a great time in the pro-cess. Dinner, danc-ing, and an incred-

Senior Services’ board of direc-tors and staff are pleased to wel-come Steve McGraw as the agen-cy’s new Chief Executive Officer. Steve, who has extensive ex-perience in non-profit leadership, has dedicated his 30-year ca-reer to making our community a better place through education, human servic-es, healthcare and cultural arts. His first day at Senior Services was March 23. Learn more about Steve and his goals for the agency in the June/July Senior Focus.

Senior Serviceswelcomes new CEO

Steve McGraw

April/May 2016Vol. 42 No. 4Published bySenior Services ofSnohomish County

Physician Assistant …The healthcare provideryou need to know

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Everett Library …Explore the County’s past at NW History Room

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New columnTech Talk…makingpeace with tech devices

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Staying productive keepsDaryl Moses vibrant

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“Blaze a Trail” Older adults are a growing and increasingly vital part of our country. The contributions they make to our communities are var-ied, deeply rooted, and include influential roles in the nation’s economy, politics and the arts. From 69-year-old NASA Ad-ministrator Charles Bolden, Jr. to 84-year-old actress Rita Moreno to 83-year-old Ruth Bader Gins-berg, who took her seat as a Su-preme Court Justice at age 60, older adults are blazing trails in

all aspects of American life. In 1963, the nation began to acknowledge the contributions of older people by using the month of May to celebrate Older Americans Month. Led by the Administration for Community Living, the annual observance offers the opportunity to learn about, support, and cel-ebrate our nation’s older citizens. This year’s theme, “Blaze a Trail,” emphasizes the ways older adults are reinventing themselves through new work and new pas-sions, engaging their communi-

ties, and blazing a trail of positive impact on the lives of people of all ages. While the Snohomish County Area Agency on Aging supports a wide variety of services to old-er adults year-round, we will use May 2016 to focus on how older adults in our community are lead-ing and inspiring others, how we can support and learn from them, and how we might follow their ex-amples to blaze trails of our own.

County celebrates Older Americans Month

ible one-of-a-kind concert with four talented singers and the 40-piece Sound Edge Symphony Orchestra were the highlights of this unique evening.

(L to R) Tamara Power-Drutis, Annie Jantzer, Andrew Vait, Kim Roy (Symphony Conductor) and Jimmie Herrod.

Senior Services fundraiser a ‘rocking’ success

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By Ann GiffordSenior Services of Snohomish County

Clara Marshall is a real live wire. She’s smart, outspoken and fiercely independent. At 83-years-young, Clara stays very active. From her apartment in north Everett she rides the bus up to six times a week – to shopping, medical appointments, the senior center – and some-times just to see what’s going on in other corners of Snohomish County. “Just because we’re aging is no reason to stop moving. Some people give up, and I just want to shake them,” she said. Clara started riding the bus five years ago. After going on just one bus training trip with Ride Around the Sound, she ventured out on her own. “Tell people it’s not hard to ride the bus,” she said. “If you need help getting on or off, the bus can be lowered to curb level or you can use a ramp. Ev-ery bus has good signs and voice announcements before each stop. And the bus drivers will help you if you need it.” Riding the bus saves money and stress. According to Clara, “There’s no way you can drive and maintain a car as inexpensively as riding the bus. Plus, you don’t have to worry about the traffic or weather.” Clara says she always

feels safe when riding the bus. She likes to be organized, carry minimal personal belongings and stay alert to her surroundings. Most of all, Clara loves the free-dom that comes with using the bus system. How would her life be different, if she didn’t ride the bus? “I’d have to tuck my pride into my pocket and ask my neighbors for help,” she said. Take it from Clara: riding the bus is economical, safe and easy to learn. In Snohomish County there are several travel trainers ready and eager to teach you how. Bonnie Nord, travel trainer for Ride Around the Sound, takes groups of seniors on free, guided bus excursions to fun locations. Bonnie will teach you how to plan a trip and how to easily transfer between buses. You’ll learn the many benefits of using an ORCA card instead of cash, and how to purchase a card. Seniors over 65 and people of all ages with a disability are eligible for a reduced fare. Bonnie will show you how to pay the lowest possible fare when riding the bus. Do you use a service animal, wheelchair, walker, or some oth-er mobility device to help you get around? Not a problem – all of the Everett Transit and Community

Transit buses are ADA accessible. Ride Around the Sound trips are fun! Recent excursions have been to the IMAX Theater at Se-attle Center, the Gates Founda-tion, the Museum of History and Industry, and the Pacific Place shopping mall in downtown Se-attle. Closer to home, Bonnie re-cently led groups to Wight’s Nurs-ery in Lynnwood, Country Village in Bothell, the Edmonds and Mukilteo ferries, and even to local sausage festival and wine tasting events. Ride Around the Sound trips are organized through several senior centers and housing facili-ties across Snohomish County. Is there someplace you’d like to go on a training trip? To get in on the

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fun, call Bonnie Nord at 425-265-2226 or email [email protected]. If group excursions don’t suit you, one-on-one training is of-fered by both Community Transit and Everett Transit. To schedule a training session with Commu-nity Transit, call 425-348-2379 or email travel.training@comm trans.org; for Everett Transit, call 425-257-7777. All training is free. Spring is here! Get out in the warmer weather, hop on a bus, and have some fun. You might meet Clara along the way.

Ann Gifford is manager of SNO-TRAC, a coalition of transit agencies, human services agencies, advocacy groups and others, who are working to develop a coordinated transporta-tion system in Snohomish County.

Local senior loves the freedom that comes with riding the bus Transit agen-

cies have travel trainers thatare eager to show how easy it is to take abus for business or pleasure.

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Published bi-monthly with a readership of 38,000+, the Senior Focus educates and entertains readers (seniors, family care-

givers, service providers and other interested persons) with news and information that reflects the diverse inter-ests and needs of the senior community. Signed articles are the opinion of the writer and not necessarily the opinion of Senior Services or the Senior Focus.Distribution: 20,000 papers are mailed to households and senior-friendly businesses; 3,000 papers are distributed at drop-off locations including senior centers, retire-ment communities, libraries, etc.Advertising: The existence of advertising (including political advertisements) in this publication is not meant as an en-dorsement of the individual, product or service by anyone except the advertiser.

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It’s a promise that’s been kept for generations. You pay into Social Security, you get the ben-efits you earned. But to keep that promise for future generations, Social Security must be updated for the 21st century. If our leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up $10,000 a year. Every year our leaders wait and do nothing, finding a solution grows more difficult. The only way to make progress is for our national leaders to make Social Security a priority and put serious proposals on the table. And it starts with presidential leadership. Anyone who thinks they’re ready to be President of the United States should be able to tell voters how they’ll keep So-cial Security strong. That’s why AARP is pressing every candidate to “Take A Stand” – and lay out their plan to update Social Security so it’s financially sound with adequate benefits. Throughout the election, we will urge the candidates to debate their proposals so you know how they will affect you, your kids, and generations to come. Every candidate who offers a plan will be highlighted on the Take a Stand website, 2016takea stand.org. It is a one-stop re-source where voters can find out if

a candidate has a plan, and read a real-time feed with their latest comments about Social Security. Voters can also contact the candi-dates and urge them to show how they would lead by put-ting forward their plan to keep Social Security strong. Throughout the 2016 election, our focus will remain on demand-ing every presidential candidate offer their plan to update Social Security. We remain commit-ted to our principles for keeping Social Security strong, but the greatest service we can provide to our members and all voters is fa-cilitating a real national debate so the next President and Congress will make updating Social Secu-rity a priority. Join us in calling on every pres-idential candidate to tell Ameri-can voters what their plans are to keep Social Security strong – visit 2016takeastand.org today! But don’t stop there, share the website with your friends and family to involve them as well and help us spread the word even far-ther. Also keep this issue at the top of mind when considering con-gressional candidates this Fall. Together, we can get the candi-dates to explain how they’ll lead when it comes to this vital pro-gram.

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Daryl Moses has always been one productive fellow. At age 91, the Marysville man is still going strong even after his recent retire-ment from his “job” as a Marys-ville Police Department crime prevention volunteer for 15 years. He’s keeping another volun-teer job, though. He and his wife, Micki, pick up food from drop-off locations and deliver it to the Marysville Food Bank just as they have for the past decade. No won-der Daryl was a 2015 recipient of the President’s Call to Service Award given to volunteers with over 4,000 hours of documented volunteer service. He was busy even as a child in Minnesota, where he and his two sisters were reared by his grand-parents because their mother, deserted by her husband, worked in another city. The children only saw her when she came home on weekends. “My grandmother taught me to do stuff other kids my age couldn’t do, like math,” Daryl says. “May-be that’s why I always did well in math.” He still keeps his skills sharp by doing Sudoku puzzles in

the newspaper every day along with the crossword. Of course he had chores, but he also had his own mole trap-ping business and a paper route. He went on to North Branch High School where he quarterbacked the football team and made the most touchdowns (at that time) in school history. He was also on the track and basketball teams. Soon after graduating he got a let-ter from Uncle Sam asking him to “voluntarily enlist” in the Army. Answering his country’s call, he found himself in Utah in boot camp. Being from Minnesota, he was used to frigid weather, but this was something else. “I got so cold I got pneumonia and was in the hospital for a week,” he says, shuddering at the memory. Although he was supposed to be a mechanic’s helper, the Army recognized Daryl’s keen mind and mathematical ability and sent him to the University of Iowa to learn meteorology. “It was three months of math and another three months of other stuff,” he says. “Then they decided they had too many people in the class and said anyone who wanted to do something else could leave. That’s how I got a chance to get into the Army Air Corps.” It was also a chance to enjoy the fair weather of Santa Ana, California and then Texas Tech

where he was trained as a navi-gator on an AT-11, the same war bird used to train bombardiers. Next he went to Victorville, Cali-fornia to train on radar for bomb-

ing through overcast skies. He flew on the B-17, B-24 and B-29, but never saw combat. Then a first lieutenant, Daryl

was shipped to Okinawa in 1945 and flew P-61 night flights for over a year before returning to the States for discharge. It was difficult being separated

from his first wife, Fran, the girl he had known since fourth grade. She had followed him from base to base until he went over-seas, and she went to Los Angeles to stay with friends. “I wasn’t able to talk to her for over a year,” he says. “I wrote to her five times a week.” Upon his dis-charge, Daryl join-ed the Reserves and quickly became a captain. In 1948 the couple moved to Everett to be near Fran’s parents, who lived near Silver Lake, and to start a family that would include a son and daughter. Daryl got a job as a pipe fitter for Sound View, which became Scott Paper

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Daryl Moses holds the plaque he received for his 15 years of volunteer service with the Marysville Police Department. He recently “retired” from the Department but is keeping busy helping others because he is a guy who needs to be productive.

Company, and worked his way up to pipe/weld shop supervisor. Dur-ing much of his 35 years there, he

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was on the company basketball team. He says, “When I couldn’t get away fast enough on the court, I took up bowling.” After he retired in 1983 Da-ryl knew he had to keep busy or go nuts. He had already helped build his home in Marysville and did all the landscaping himself, so he volunteered with the Everett Bowling Association. He became a lane inspector, someone who checks the lane where someone has bowled a perfect 300 game to see if there is any anomaly. He has his own perfect game award on display in his home. He also went all over the state tak-ing cars from one dealership and trading it at another for the same model except in the color or speci-fied features a customer wanted. The job only paid expenses, but Daryl was happy just to be pro-ductive. He sometimes went to a friend’s construction job site to help out for free just to be useful. In 2000 he became a Marysville Police Department volunteer do-ing house checks, being a pres-ence before and after school to help keep children safe, issuing official warning citations to people parking in handicap spaces with-out a proper placard and helping with crime prevention programs and at community events. “Working with the police de-partment was great,” Daryl says. “They treated me well, from the two guys that trained me to the entire department. They really care about their volunteers.” When he lost Fran to cancer 11 years ago after being her capable and loving caregiver for the last 12 of their 60-year marriage, his volunteer activities helped him deal with his grief and kept him engaged in life. Then in the au-tumn of 2006 he met a charming, vivacious woman named Micki at

a bowling alley. “I had been married for 42 years,” Micki says. “After be-ing a widow for six years I had learned to be confident in myself and wasn’t interested in dating. I hadn’t bowled in years; and when a friend suggested it, I decided to try it again. We went, and they put us, Daryl and his friend, all together. I learned Daryl was a widower and we could relate to each other.” Their camaraderie led her to invite him to coffee at her house with her daughter. Daryl loves music, especially blues, and he and Micki went to a few concerts. “Then,” she says “he started court-ing me.” “I wasn’t looking for anyone,” Daryl says. “Then I met her and I thought, ‘I need her. She wants to do what I want to do. She’s some-one who wants to go and go.’” They had a lot in common – walking, hiking, fishing, bowling, music, a great capacity to love. They did love each other; but be-fore she agreed to marry him, Micki made sure they were on the same page spiritually and asked only that he promise not to take her for granted. He has kept his promise. Micki brought a computer into the marriage. Daryl wanted noth-ing to do with it, but tapped into his lifelong learning philosophy and now uses a computer tablet to find music videos to play through his television. Micki shares his passion for helping others and volunteers not only at the food bank, but at Christmas with the Salvation Army. She also joined him for five years at the police department. When Micki was ill for a year and unable to do much, Daryl missed her cookies, and asked his wife how to make them. Even to-day, when they get to the last few cookies in the jar, Daryl whips up another batch. “He loves to cook,” Micki brags. “Poached eggs are

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his specialty.” Daryl and Micki like to spend one day a week exploring local at-tractions. “We do good together,” Daryl says. “We find humor in ev-erything.” They enjoy being together, but also leave each other free to do other things. Micki is an artist and creates lovely paintings. Da-ryl bowls twice a week, plays golf, fishes for river salmon whenever he gets the chance, gardens, plays Bingo at the Stillaguamish Se-nior Center and does 1,000-piece puzzles at home. He also crochets beautiful large blankets in com-plicated patterns and donates them to charity auctions, where they sell for a pretty penny. “I’m not sure why I started, maybe because my mother used to do it,” he says. “I just picked it up one day about 20 years ago. I started out crocheting squares and just went on from there.” He says he is grateful he is healthy enough to do so much. “I only have to go to the doctor for my annual checkups. I take my vitamins, we eat healthy and the Lord takes care of us.” Daryl says he plans to keep right on volunteering because it makes him feel good and it helps others. Besides, he’s a guy who needs to be productive. No need to stop now.

Before you cast your ballot in November, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) urges you to find out how the Presidential and Congressional candidates will tackle five of the most pressing challenges facing our nation’s old-er population and their families. “These issues are not just about seniors – they are about the health and security of all American fami-lies,” said Howard Bedlin, NCOA vice president for Public Policy & Advocacy. “Our population is ag-ing rapidly, and every candidate running for office must have plans to address these challenges. It’s up to every voter to ask the candi-dates for details.”Long-Term Care Millions of Americans will need some long-term care services in

plans to strengthen Medicare to ensure that seniors with low in-comes who are struggling to make ends meet can afford their health care needs?Senior Hunger More than nine million older adults face the threat of hunger, yet three in five seniors eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – for-merly known as Food Stamps) are not enrolled in the benefit. Others face fewer home-delivered meals and long waiting lists to partici-pate. What to ask: What are your plans to improve vulnerable sen-iors’ access to the nutritious food necessary for maintaining their health and independence?Social Security Social Security is the most effec-tive anti-poverty program in U.S. history, keeping 21 million people out of poverty each year. Still, a substantial number of seniors, particularly women and African Americans, rely on Social Security for most or all of their retirement income. This fixed income often isn’t enough to make ends meet, leaving many American seniors struggling to get by. What to ask: How do you plan to strengthen Social Security so it better serves the most vulnerable seniors and their families? For more information about how to get involved advocating for senior issues, visit ncoa.org.

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their lifetime. Yet, most do not re-alize that Medicare does not cover these costs, and private insurance is unaffordable for many. Too of-ten, seniors are forced to impov-erish themselves to get assistance from Medicaid. In addition, access to home care is limited because of Medicaid’s institutional bias. The result is that burdens on family caregivers are only getting worse. What to ask: What are your plans to address America’s grow-ing long-term care crisis for fami-lies?Funding for Senior Programs Senior programs – such as home-delivered meals, falls pre-vention, and caregiver support –keep older adults healthy, secure, and independent in their own homes. They also help families

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Steeped in history but up on the latest technology, the Northwest History Room at Everett Public Library is a superb source of in-formation. Its extensive photo col-lection dates from glass negatives of the 1890s to today’s digital im-ages. There are newspapers from 1891 to date that record life in and around Everett. There are history books, of course, but also other re-sources that provide information about Snohomish County. Polk Everett city directories dating back to 1892 indicate when houses and other buildings were erected, whether current parts of the buildings are original and even information about former oc-cupants. Although less extensive, the directories also provide infor-mation about Snohomish County. Of course there are history books available, but what the NW History Room offers extends way beyond that. The digital age has been a boon to preserving the past. Digitiz-ing archival materials, includ-ing photos, artwork, manuscripts and maps, improves quality and makes it easier for patrons to see them online. Also online are many digitized oral histories from detec-tives, athletes, civic and business leaders from Everett’s early days, as well as, among others, Al Jol-son’s show at the Everett Theater and President Howard Taft’s visit to the site of the Everett Massacre 99 years ago. Lisa Labovitch, whose back-ground includes not only library work but also museum and archi-val experience, selects and pur-

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Recently, while driving north on I-5, I looked up at the sign tell-ing how many minutes I was from various cities…Lynnwood…Ever-ett…Smokey Point. Smokey Point?! What happened to Marysville and Arlington? Was Smokey Point really a destina-

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tertain 200 people. Mr. and Mrs. Zeek had been in business at the corner after pur-chasing a resort known as Art Orsner’s Corner over three years earlier. During the ensuing years, it became known as Rex’s Corner. An Everett Herald article on that date included ads from well-wishers including Sunfreeze that supplied ice cream; C.S. Smith, interior decorating; Eclipse Re-tail Yard that provided Masonite tempered pressed wood; L.O. Col-by, plumbing; Everett Bottling Works; and Pacific Grocery Co. During the opening fete, cus-tomers could dance to Chuck Ru-ben’s Orchestra and hear Miss Lee Watson play the accordion. They served a wide variety of beer, wine and soda and sold to-bacco and light groceries. The res-taurant was open all night, Shell gasoline was pumped and there was a public telephone. A large red neon sign beckoned all to come the seven miles north from Marysville or 12 miles south from the Twin Cities. A decade later, on Halloween, Erick Shurstad of Seattle and Einer Moen of Everett announced they had taken over the roadside café at the Warm Beach intersec-tion on Highway 99 N. and were renaming it Smokey Point. Pat-terned after the original Smokey Point in Minneapolis, it would feature barbecued foods prepared by Chef Joe Bergerson of the Min-nesota city. Smokey Point would be open from 11 a.m. to midnight five days a week, to 1 a.m. on Sat-urdays and from noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays. They would close on Christmas and New Year’s days. Some said, despite the name change the place would always be Rex’s Corner, but we know that didn’t happen. Eventually High-way 99 was renamed Smokey Point Boulevard, and today the entire area is known as Smokey Point. While the restaurant spe-cialized in smoked turkey and barbecued ribs cooked in ovens in front of the building, they also

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advertised steamed finnan haddie and lutefisk, a nod to the many Scandinavians in this area. A sizzling, large t-bone steak five-course dinner was $2.25. With a private dining room for parties and banquets, it claimed to be the only place of its kind on the Coast. Ten years later the business was selling a five-course Easter dinner with turkey, cranberry sauce and dressing for $2.25. By this time they were closed on Tuesdays. Smokey Point was a familiar place along Highway 99 for anyone traveling between Marysville and Mount Vernon. Eventually the four lane highway was extended north from Mid-way to Island Crossing bypassing Smokey Point. The area became somewhat of a backwater until the area north of Marysville grew during the late 1960s. I can’t tell you for sure when the Smokey Point closed or when the building was torn down, but it has been some time now. An Arco gas station occupies that northeast corner today. There is other de-velopment, including the obliga-tory McDonalds’ and Starbucks, a health clinic and even a motel. To the north is housing. This is prob-ably the least developed of the cor-ners. Eventually the old east-west road from Edgecomb to Lakewood and beyond was renamed 172nd St. N.E. to conform to the county numbering system. On the northwest corner of

the intersection was another pio-neer business, Van’s Tavern. This building withstood the growth lon-ger, but in time fell to the bulldoz-er. A Rite Aid drug store is on the corner today. There is also one of the older strip malls to the north and west, complete with a motel. North of a Community Transit center, there is mostly housing. The southwest corner has drive-ins, a couple of strip malls, a va-cant supermarket, hotel, Chrysler garage, RV center and a couple of multi-story buildings serving as a professional center. Probably most developed is the southeast corner with a business park, retail and professional park and hous-ing. A good deal east of that there is a Safeway store and Wal-Mart. Even a motel is on 172nd east of Shoultes Road. With most of the four corners filling up, Smokey Point sprawled across the freeway. North of 172nd is the Everett Clinic’s Smokey Point location. North of that are houses. Going west there is a new roundabout with apart-ments under construction and a huge senior living complex. Probably the most grandiose de-velopment is south of 172nd with several eateries, shops, financial institutions and big box stores including Target and Costco, all served by acres of asphalt for automobiles. Named Lakewood Crossing it, along with apart-ments and a housing area nearby, gives homage to the town of Lake-wood nearby. Most probably think of this as more of Smokey Point. Over the years Smokey Point

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Mon: Vegetable soup, egg salad sand-wich on wheat bread w/lettuce, pine-apple chunks, brownie.Tues: Salisbury steak, mashed potato w/gravy, zucchini, apricots.Weds: Coleslaw, fish & chips w/tartar sauce & ketchup, fresh fruit.Thurs: Cinco de Mayo. Fiesta sal-ad, enchilada casserole, spanish rice, fresh fruit, churros.Fri: Mother’s day menu. Salad w/greens, cranberries & vinaigrette dressing, baked salmon w/lemon dill sauce, wild rice pilaf, roasted fresh green beans, roll, special dessert.

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Inflammation is the body’s way of protecting itself from harm-ful infections caused by bacteria and viruses. Inflammation also is our system’s way of healing it-self when one becomes injured or harm is done to the body. It can be categorized as acute (good) or chronic (bad). Though the evidence is limited, nutrition plays a big role in help-ing ease the symptoms and aids in healing. There is promising re-search that shows foods such as fatty fish, berries, cherries and pineapple, and certain vitamins and minerals can help impact in-flammation in a positive way.Acute Inflammation: Acute inflammation is a re-sponse to tissue damage and is necessary for your body to heal. If you hit your hand or scrape your knee, the body will respond with redness, warmth, pain, swell-ing and sometimes loss of function to protect itself and heal properly. These symptoms will most likely

last for a few days and end when the injury has moved past the first stages of healing. Acute inflammation becomes chronic when it does not go away and can no longer have a pro-heal-ing response.

Chronic Inflammation: We cannot see the chronic in-flammation that happens when the immune system attacks the body’s healthy cells. This type of inflammation is unsuccessful at repairing the damaged cells and the body cannot rid itself of harm-ful toxins. Chronic inflammation has been been shown to play a role in dis-eases such as diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, inflammato-ry bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis, kidney disease, pso-riasis, cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis. The body is so focused on heal-ing chronic inflammation deep down in the tissue that weight gain, lack of energy and digestive problems occur because the body doesn’t have time to focus on any-thing else but bringing the inflam-mation down. Chronic inflammation also known as “silent inflammation” can be difficult to diagnose be-cause it is not painful and affects parts of the body we cannot see or feel.Causes of Chronic Inflammation: There are many causes of chron-ic inflammation which include en-vironmental toxins, diet, obesity,

stress, under- and over-exercis-ing, bacteria, viral and parasitic infections, lack of sleep, smoking, allergens, autoimmune diseases and genetics. Dietary factors such as exces-sive alcohol consumption, food sensitivities, excessive trans-fat and sugar intake, and poorly controlled diabetes contribute to inflammation. Luckily, many of these factors can be mitigated through lifestyle changes.Diagnosing Inflammation: The most widely used labora-tory test is the C-reactive protein (CRP) test. Interleukin-6 is a pro-tein that produces CRP and is in-creased during times of inflamma-tion, which can alert the immune system. The weakness of this test is that it does not detect or pin-point the source inflammation.How to Prevent Inflammation: There are many ways to prevent and reduce inflammation. Getting adequate sleep, eating well, and stopping smoking are just a few lifestyle changes that can make a huge and positive impact on your overall health. Getting enough sleep is healing because a lack of sleep can raise CRP and other stress hormones. At least eight hours of sleep a night is beneficial. Regular physi-cal activity, yoga and meditation

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Mon: Tossed salad, chili w/green on-ion & shredded cheese, tortilla chips, pineapple, pudding.Tues: Coleslaw, fish & chips w/tartar sauce & ketchup, tropical fruit.Weds: Broccoli salad, chicken ala king on baked potato, beets, apricots.Thurs: Tossed salad, salisbury steak w/gravy, mashed potato, parslied car-rots, fresh fruit.

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have been shown to reduce stress and aid in reducing inflammation. Diet is also a significant and very impactful component to re-ducing inflammation. The Medi-terranean diet which consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and fish is a good eating pat-tern to follow when trying to re-duce inflammation in the body. Studies have shown that indi-viduals with low intakes of nu-trients prevalent in the Mediter-ranean diet such as magnesium, and Vitamins B6, C, D and E have higher CRP (inflammatory mark-er) levels than those with the ad-equate intake of such micronutri-ents. Even taking a multi-vitamin with minerals supplement de-creased CRP levels by 14 percent. Inflammation can wreak hav-oc on the human body; however, there is hope. By making small changes through diet, exercise and sleep, you can greatly affect your health. Reducing inflamma-tion may make you feel better, live longer and potentially protect you from various chronic illnesses so many Americans suffer with to-day.

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Low-sodium teriyaki sauce2 (6-ounce) salmon filletsSesame seeds2 small zucchini, thinly sliced4 scallions, choppedCanola oilCombine 5 tablespoons teriyaki sauce and fish in a zip-top plas-tic bag. Seal and marinate 20 minutes. Toast sesame seeds in a large nonstick skillet over me-

By Saralee Perel

On February 22, 1985, my mother wrote me a letter. I have not read it until today. On that cold February night, Mom came into my room. She pa-tiently waited until I was off the telephone, then handed the neatly folded letter to me. Knowing how emotional I’d be, she said, “I know you won’t talk about my death, so I wrote this.” Little did she know I would be too frightened to open her letter for 31 years. We started to hug, but stopped ourselves. We weren’t getting along. We never did. Mom quietly left me alone in my room. We nev-er referred to her death again. I’ve been on a cleaning kick this winter. While going through my bottom bureau drawer, I came across the letter. Remembering so vividly what it was about, I nearly threw it out. But I didn’t. “Dear Saralee,” she wrote. “Re-garding the inevitable, I would like a proper funeral at Levinson’s Funeral Home.” Thank God I had arranged that. The funeral room had enough seats for hundreds. Yet, there were only a dozen or so people there. My mother had lost friends be-cause she was hard to get along with. Her family had stopped talking to her. How sad to still “see” that giant room with only a few people in the first row. After her pathetic funeral, where the rabbi went on and on about how great her life was, we all gathered in my parents’ home. I’ll never understand why people were laughing and seemingly hav-

ing a good time, all the while eat-ing fancy catered hors d’oeuvres and drinking whiskey out of spar-kling crystal glasses. At the “party,” everyone had a small piece of torn black cloth pinned to their clothing. This symbolized that our hearts were torn. It seemed unfitting, given the festive mood. My mother wrote, “Request Ner Israel Rabbinical College to say perpetual Kaddish for me.” She wanted to be remembered with this yearly candle and a prayer. So little to ask for. It’s such a damned shame I hadn’t read her letter. At the end, she wrote, “I love you dearly.” And signed it, “Mom.” She had never said those words to me, nor I to her. I created such heartache for my mother. There were times when I had the gall to stop talking to her. Yet, un-derneath my mother’s and my relationship of anguish, I believe there was gracious, enduring love. I held her letter to my heart before I looked up the words of Kaddish and silently said them to myself. “May there be abundant peace from heaven and life upon us and upon all Israel.” I lit a small candle. At least on this day, someone will have remembered my mother. Then I carefully put the letter back in my bureau drawer, where it will remain for the rest of my life. Amen.

Nationally syndicated award-win-ning columnist, Saralee Perel, can be reached at [email protected] or via her website: SaraleePerel.com.

Finding a Letter from MomFinding a Letter from Momdium heat; set aside. Drain fish, discarding marinade.Add fish to skillet and cook 5 min-utes. Turn and cook for 5 more minutes over medium-low heat. Remove from skillet and keep warm. Add the zucchini, scallions, and 2 teaspoons oil to skillet. Sauté 4 minutes, or until lightly browned. Stir in 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce. Sprinkle with ses-ame seeds, and serve with salmon.

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he heard her speak to him with confidence and clarity, he dropped to his knees to offer a prayer of gratitude. Even after hearing ovations around the globe for his valor and accomplishments, his awe re-mained reserved for what Annie accomplished: “I don’t know if I would have had the courage.” Her voice became so clear and steady that she began giving pub-lic talks. Folks lucky enough to know the Glenn’s remember the sight and sound of them bantering and joking with each other and playfully finishing each other’s sentences. And those who have attended her public appearances well up when they remember how Annie looked into her husband’s eyes as she began to speak. Tom Morrow’s books are available online at tomorrowsnovels.com

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By Bob DeLaurentis

Q I want to fly radio-con-trolled airplanes but do

not have the space. Might a drone be a good option? I loved flying model planes when I was a kid. Unable to afford radio-controlled models, I made do with the small gas-powered models that flew on the end of a string. Of course, those were the days when kids played with lawn darts and home glassblowing kits. Today’s drones exchange explo-sive liquid fuel for the compara-tive safety of battery power. And since drones hover like a helicop-ter, they can be used when space is limited. So the short answer is yes, a drone can be used practi-cally everywhere. However (there is always “however” when dealing with un-tethered flying objects), space is not the only consideration. Once again the technology of what is possible has leapfrogged legal and cultural norms, so much so drones find themselves at the heart of

many controversies. The place to start is to research the rules governing drones (for-mally called Unmanned Aircraft Systems). The FAA requires any-one 13 or older to register as a drone operator at www.faa.gov/uas/registration. Flying a drone outdoors means navigating a patchwork of rules and regula-tions depending on where you live, but a healthy dose of common sense is necessary. The next step is to find a drone you can afford. My advice is to start small and simple, both as a way to flatten out the learning curve and to protect your budget. Most drones aren’t easily repair-able, yet all of them are easy to crash. You can have plenty of fun with starter models like the under $50 Syma X11 or Hubsan X4. Some inexpensive models even sport cameras. Learn to fly it in-doors, then move outside on a calm day. As your flying skills improve, you can transition to larger, more complex aircraft.

Q A friend posts things on Facebook I’d rather not

see. How can I turn them off? When you first open Facebook, most likely you see the News Feed.

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This list of items is generated au-tomatically with criteria known only to Facebook. Everyone’s News Feed is unique, and while some things cannot be changed, you have choices. There was a time when the only way to change the News Feed was to “unfriend” someone. That still might be an option. Unfortu-nately, unfriending someone can sometimes cause more friction than it cures. The small menu that appears as an icon at the top right of each post is your new best friend. The menu permits you to fine tune the News Feed to better reflect your taste. The most limited option is to “Hide This Post,” which will im-mediately remove it from your News Feed. Facebook will at-tempt to keep similar items from appearing in the future. As a side note, there is also a choice to turn off notifications for a post, which is useful to pare down the volume of message alerts. The other option is probably the most useful for your situation: Unfollow <name of person> which is not the same thing as unfriend. When you unfollow someone, you remain friends, but you no longer

see their posts in your News Feed.

Q Sometimes I see words or phrases that begin with a #

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Pet Tails …The ‘Paws-itive’ Approach

By Laura Boro

It was Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, “Life’s most persistent and important question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” In my own life, I’ve discovered that I am always happiest and

most fulfilled when I am reaching out and doing something helpful and hopeful for others. I’ve learned that making a dif-ference for others has nothing to do with how big your bank ac-count is. Seniors and retired folks may not have as much money as we used to, but we have the time, the life experiences and the heart to do something that makes a dif-ference in our own neighborhood or community. What other age group is so blessed? When people ask me, “What can I do? How can I help?” I always answer, “there is something re-ally wonderful you can do to make a difference: you can volunteer at your local animal shelter or res-cue!” I have been volunteering at animal shelters for over 15 years, and I urge you to discover the joy of helping our little furry pals, too. Even if you have mobility or medical issues, there is always something significant you can do to bring joy and comfort to the homeless animals in your commu-nity. Here are a few suggestions: You can adopt a senior cat or dog. The older animals at the shelter are always grateful to be adopted into a loving home where they can enjoy their “senior years” as a loyal lap warmer and cozy cuddler. Senior cats and dogs don’t ask for much and yet they

give so much in return. I adopted a senior cat, Sparky, when he was 16 years old. No one wanted him because they thought he was “too old.” But Sparky and I shared 10 great years together. He lived to be 25, and I just know it’s because he had love in his life and so much to live for. You can also volunteer to stuff envelopes and do mailers for fun-draisers. You can go to the shelter/rescue for a couple hours each week and walk a dog or be a cat “cuddler” (yes, there are such things). Lov-ing volunteers are an absolute treasure in the lives of homeless animals. Perhaps you could foster an an-imal in your home for a week or a month – just long enough to give him/her a little peace, love and comfort outside the noisy shelter/rescue environment. Sign up to answer phones, greet guests, help with office work, as-sist in off-site adoptions or orga-nize a pet-food drive. Can you sew? Great! Get with your friends and have sewing par-ties to make cat blankets and cat toys for the shelter animals. Whichever type of service you choose, be assured that your big heart will serve as a positive ex-ample for the children in your life. And while you’re at it, involve

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them in volunteering, too. Show then what “compassion in action” looks like. Martin Luther King, Jr. was right. When we look back on our lives, we won’t think about the money, or the cars, or the big houses or the boats. We’ll think about what we stood for…about who and what we loved…and how we made a positive difference in the lives of others. Call today! Snohomish County has several shelters and rescues that would love your help, includ-ing the Everett Animal Shelter (425-257-6000, everettwa.gov and select the Get Involved tab); The NOAH Center (360-629-7055, thenoahcenter.org); PAWS (425-787-2500, paws.org); and Old Dog Ha-ven (olddoghaven.org), to name a few. Find one that will be a good match for you and “just do it”! Reach out and make a difference.


Jabberwocky Vaccine Some days the web reads like a Tower of Babel on steroids. Tor-rents of words slosh past one an-other as we attempt to explain our point of view to a few billion other souls all trying to do the same thing. Fortunately, we can borrow the tools debaters and phi-losophers have used for centuries to sort out the difference between sense and nonsense: logical falla-cies. Once you know what a logi-cal fallacy is, the better equipped you are to avoid them and to spot them when directed toward you. From slippery slopes to the mid-dle ground, this site is a useful roadmap for critical thinkers and babel worshippers alike.yourlogicalfallacyis.com

Mr. Grey explains it all This video collection humorous-ly explores such diverse questions as the origin of Daylight Savings Time or how elections really work. C.G.P. Grey, a former physics teacher, has taken his passion for quirky geography and unusual history to a broad audience via YouTube. He is a skilled storytell-er who focuses a bright light on ideas that percolate through the culture like background noise but are rarely explained. The delivery is fast and full of rich detail, while the short format is a perfect way to spend a few minutes.youtube.com/user/CGPGrey

A tech enthusiast his entire life, Bob has found a way to transform most of his interests into employment oppor-tunities. He can be contacted at tech [email protected].


The BookNookSettle in and Enjoy

By Bonnie Gerken

I found so many interesting books about books I ran out of space; so this is a continuation of the last issue’s column. Since I have an affinity for books, I want-ed to share these also. I promise – there will not be a Books, Part III. I hope you enjoy these diverse stories about librarians, booksell-ers, and the necessity of books in our lives.The Little Paris Bookshopby Nina George After finally reading a letter he had received 20 years before, Jean sets off in his bookstore barge through the rivers and canals of France to find his lost love. Won-derful story to heal your heart and bring joy to your life.

Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss A quirky, funny and intriguing short murder-mystery about a re-tired librarian, Alec, who meets Roger, a talking cat who has sur-vived past his nine lives and is now immortal. Can Roger escape the evil Grand Cat Master? And how can the book Alec stole from

the library help end it all? For cat lovers and cat haters.

South Toward Home by Margaret Eby

Part travelogue, part literary history. The author visits the homes and home towns of famous Southern writers for whom the South is not just a setting, but is also the soul of their books. Non-fiction

A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay Lindsey Norris runs the pub-lic library in a small Connecti-cut town and has a tendency to become involved in local myster-ies. When she delivers books to a reclusive reader only to find him murdered, she starts investigat-ing. Series

The Bookman’s Taleby Charlie Lovett Did William Shakespeare real-ly write all those plays and poems himself? Peter Byerly is an anti-quarian bookseller, a recent wid-ower, and he thinks he may have found the proof of Shakespeare’s authorship. Or is it a forgery? Peter evades a murderer and ex-plores 400 years of history to find the truth in this riveting adven-ture.

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By John McAlpineRetired and Senior Volunteer Program

RSVP exists to help adults 55+ find fulfillment in volunteer work and will match your lifetime of skills and experience to the orga-nization of your choice. Sponsored by Catholic Commu-nity Services, RSVP is America’s largest volunteer network for per-sons over 55 and the only agency where the collective contribution of the senior volunteer is record-ed. Volunteer opportunities ex-

ist all over Snohomish County. No matter where you live we can probably match you with a job.Volunteer Transportation – Imagine your life without per-sonal transportation. How would you get to the grocery store or the doctor or dentist? Can you picture what an inconvenience that would be? All over Snohomish County there are people in that exact sit-uation. Volunteer Transportation drivers are like Guardian Angels, helping those clients who are on a fixed income, can’t afford a cab and don’t have the option of the bus. You must have a clean driving record (a ticket or two won’t stop you); current insurance; working lights, horn and brakes; and a de-sire to help. Clients enter and exit the vehicle on their own. Mileage reimbursement is provided. You pick when and where you drive. Clients live in your general area. If interested, call or email me to-day.SHIBA – We seek individuals to volun-teer as Health Insurance Benefits Advisors for SHIBA, a program of Senior Services of Snohomish County. You receive training in how to help callers navigate the sometimes complex and compli-cated world of insurance premi-ums and benefits. Interested? Call me today.Food Banks – It is normal, I suppose, to only think of the food bank during the holidays. That’s when most peo-ple donate food and want to vol-unteer. But people are hungry all year and the many food banks of Snohomish County can use some-one like you now. Some food banks use drivers to go out into the community and pick up food. No matter where you live, a food bank near you needs help. You can get involved in Arlington, Everett (several locations), Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Marysville (2 locations), Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Snohomish and Stanwood/Camano Island.

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Our community provides a secure, warm and comfortable environment, allowing our residents and their families to have peace of mind. Our experienced and loving staff works hard to promotedignity, independence and choice. Licensed staff andcertified aides are on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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With excellent coordination between doctors, families and caregivers, wonderful food and great activities, Heritage Court is dedicated to providing the best care possible for the residents we serve. Please call.

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Senior Services of Snohomish County serves more than 23,000 seniors and people with disabilities each year. Our community sponsors play an important role in helping us provide nutrition, transportation, home repair, wellness and access to aging and disability resources.Together in 2016, we will… Help people eat better. Help people get to where they need to go. Help keep people safe in their homes. Help people take care of themselves. Help people fi nd the right service at the right time.Senior Service proudly acknowledges the following sponsors for their support and commitment to seniors and people with disabilities in Snohomish County.

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is urging taxpayers to take measures to protect themselves and be aware of an aggressive and sophisticated phone scam that has been making the rounds. Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. The scam has hit tax-payers in nearly every state in the country, according to an an-nouncement issued by the IRS.

IRS warns of pervasive telephone scam Victims are told they owe mon-ey to the IRS, and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. Vic-tims who refuse to cooperate are then threatened with arrest, de-portation or suspension of a busi-ness or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting. Other characteristics of this scam include the scammer… will use a fake IRS badge number and fake name, generally a common name and surname, to identify him/herself;

may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Se-curity number; will spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it ap-pear that it’s the IRS calling; and will sometimes send bogus IRS emails to victims to support their bogus calls. Victims typically hear back-ground noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site. Af-ter threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, the scammer will hang up. Soon after, another person pretending to be from the local police or DMV will call, and your phone’s caller ID supports that claim. It’s important to note that the IRS will never: call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill; demand that you pay taxes without giving you the oppor-tunity to question or appeal the

amount they say you owe; require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card; ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone; or threaten to bring in local po-lice or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying. If you receive one of these scam calls, the IRS offers advice on how to deal with it. Those who know they owe tax-es or think they might owe taxes should call the IRS at 800-829-1040. The employee at that line can help with a payment issue if there is one. Those who know they don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think they do are asked to report the in-cident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484. Those targeted by the scam are asked to contact the Federal Trade Commission Complaint As-sistant at FTC.gov. Select the I would like to tab and then submit a consumer complaint. Add “IRS telephone scam” to the comment.

Note: Comments from several seniors who have received a call are prompting a reprint of this article. Protect yourself...just hang up the phone.

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It’s become common practice to seek a second opinion to confirm or counteract a diagnosis by your family doctor or current special-ist. Some experts suggest you step back and take a look at the mat-ter. In too many cases the second medic, to whom you’ve been re-ferred or you’ve located on your own, will require his or her own battery of tests that can include dropping or adding specific medi-cations, biopsies, and exercise or dietary regimens, all of which take more time and make more demands on your psyche and system. In some, cases, they also mean added expenses. Before deciding to ignore your doctor’s suggestion or to deter-mine on your own whether or not his or her diagnosis is correct, dis-cuss your condition with him or her. It’s your health that’s at stake but you might ask what they would do if they were in your posi-tion. Find out what another doctor or another test might uncover and how that will affect your future and your finances. – MLF

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Meadows 1, II, III 425.252.69301115 Rainier Ave., EverettOne bedroom: $510* Two bedroom: $600*

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Features & Amenities: Social Service Coordinators and Community Managers One- and two-bedroom energy efficientapartments Access-controlled buildings and emergency alert systems Dishwasher, electric range with self-cleaning oven, frost free refrigerator, and quality cabinetry Large community rooms with kitchensandfireplaces thatareavailableforprivate functions On-site laundry facilitiesAllapartmentswheelchair accessible All buildings are non-smokingConvenientaccesstopublic transportationIncomerestrictionsapply Pets welcome

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Lake Woods II 425.353.389812404 19th Pl. W., EverettOne bedroom: $615* Two bedroom: $730*

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