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The Front PorchNew boomer radio show, Young At Heart, AARP Message: What the new health laws will mean for you; Medicare open enrollment, The 2014 Toyota Corolla, Mid Century Modern Architecture, Travel: Hawaii by Cruise Ship

Your Third Life On a recent trip to the south of France, Cheryl-Anne Millsap heard someone use the phrase

“third life” to describe the years when you have moved beyond your youth, beyond raising a family or—for some of us—working 9 to 5. This third life is the one you choose to live, using all the skills and wisdom you’ve acquired along the way.

Traveling the World Through FoodAlthough cookbooks author Bonnie Clark and her husband love to travel, they don’t need to leave their kitchen in order to delight in the world’s bounty. Bonnie shares a Thai dinner feast of recipes to help you and your palate travel the world through delicious food.

People: David Knutson & Taima the HawkWhen Taima, with his five-foot wingspan, comes soaring into the stadium, Seahawks fans at CenturyLink Field know it’s game time. And none are more excited than David Knutson, Taima’s trainer and, you might say, teammate.

Health: Lung & DentalNew developments are helping to detect the number one killer, lung cancer, earlier while increasing survival rates; It’s not too late to correct your bite, straighten your pearly whites, or battle the signs of aging with the newest orthodontic treatments.

Flash Back: Billy SundayOne of the most significant and publicized events in 1908 was the arrival of nationally renowned evangelist William Ashley “Billy” Sunday. As part of the city’s moral crusade to bring the rowdy behavior and illicit activities of the “sinners” under control, the Spokane Ministerial Association solicited Sunday to conduct revival meetings in Spokane.

InspirationDona Reynolds’ project, Sewing Miles of Smiles, gives kiddos with medical challenges something to cuddle and a reason to smile.

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Dave Knutson, based just outside of Spokane in the West Plains, is the trainer of the Seattle Seahawks’ live mascot Taima, an 8-year old majestic auger hawk. Photo by Scott Levy

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Several years ago, as I was settling in for a Friday ‘family movie night’ with my husband and kiddos, clad

in cozy loungewear, contacts out, glasses on; the phone rang. My mom’s voice rang out through the receiver, “Feel like a road trip?!” she quipped. “Um, no,” I answered. “I’m resting on the couch, I have my glasses on. We’re watching a movie. It’s 8pm!”

Her sister, my Aunt Val, had been battling ovarian cancer, the same horrid disease that my mom had battled a couple of years before, the same horrid disease that had killed their mother when they were little girls. Aunt Val was on a break from treatment, and feeling better physically and emotionally. Mom had spoken to her earlier in the day, and learned Aunt Val was planning to go out to see her favorite local band play at a venue in Moscow, Idaho. “Come on,” mom urged. “Let’s go surprise my sis! It has been a rough couple of years, let’s go have some fun!”

I begrudgingly picked myself up off of the coach, freshened up my face, pulled on some party pants to get in the spirit of things. Twenty minutes later, Mom was rapping at my door, kissing her grandkids, rushing me into her car. The wear and tear of a hard life—losing her mom so young, growing up poor, enduring two difficult divorces, conquering disease, tragically losing a son—had often placed her, quite uncomfortably, in the passenger seat of her own life. As she hopped in the driver seat that night, literally and figuratively, I knew we were embarking on a special journey.

The banter was lively as Mom drove the Stephanie Regalado

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editor’s letterdark gravel back roads; roads, I learned, that were littered gorgeously with stories of her rambunctious teenage years and early adulthood adventures. That woman shared stories that made my jaw drop! The image of Mom in my mind transformed into the perfect mix of human loveliness and naughtiness. She had certainly LIVED.

As we entered the venue to surprise my aunt, a mutual friend recognized Mom and shared that Aunt Val had run out of energy and had gone home. A short chat with the owner of the venue along with the band, and soon enough someone was putting a call into my aunt, hoping to tempt her back to the venue with an autographed piece of band memorabilia.

Aunt Val’s eyes looked tired as she hurried back into the venue, her focus on the floor. But when she looked up and our gazes met, a pair of fresh eyes beamed and new life surged through her. The three of us hugged and danced and laughed and toasted to life, to the NOW, until the wee hours of the following day. We encouraged the band to play on, long after their set list had been exhausted. They played a record number of encores that night. And although our bodies begged for rest, we didn’t want the night to end.

It wasn’t long after that evening when we received the news Aunt Val’s cancer had stepped back into high gear. The diagnosis of a new blood disorder prevented a potentially life saving surgery. She was delivered the ‘get your affairs in order’ blow soon after. With three to six months of life left, according to doctors, the wicked cancer swept in and took her away in just three weeks. And just like that, she was gone. I was heartbroken, still am, but have held on to the nugget of that night of dancing and merriment… the one I had almost put off for another day.

What is the prime of your life? Remember all of the ‘when the kids have grown’ or ‘when my workload eases up’ or ‘when I have the energy’ thoughts you have had along the way? The prime of your life is the ‘someday’ you always refer to, maybe even dream of. It’s today, the now. I am grateful to be here with you now, as your editor, and I look forward to the journey with you, through your prime. I would love to hear your stories of living in the NOW, and of you enjoying the prime of your life. Please write, and together we can honor the goodness and the beauty of those life moments on the pages of Prime.

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Vol. 7 Issue 5 October / November 2013

Prime magazine is published by Bozzi MediaTapio Yellow Flg Bldg, Suite 209 • 104 S. Freya, Spokane, WA 99202-4866 • Phone: 509.533.5350Prime magazine (ISSN 1938-5714) is distributed freely in the Inland Northwest. For distribution locations, subscription rates, or to read this month’s or previous months’ issues, visit us at www.primespokane.com.

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You’ve heard the phrase before, “young at heart,” but it never meant much to you when you were young. Now that you’re . . . older . . . you know exactly what

it means. The inside doesn’t age like the outside. When you approach life with a positive attitude, you’re young at heart!

What do you want to do with the rest of your life? Do you want to travel, start a hobby, learn a new language or join a club? No matter what you do, you can start by tuning in Young at Heart on the radio–10:30 Saturday mornings, starting October 5th, on AM630. Well-known Spokane media personality Debra Wilde returns to the microphone to host this half-hour program produced by Talk Radio West (which is streaming all of its programs right now on TalkRadioWest.net). A baby-boomer herself, Debra engages with guests to share information about the best times of our lives.

“Surround yourself with the young at heart and you’ll never grow old,” says Debra. “That’s what I plan to do on this show and in life. I’m excited to share, and learn, as we explore this fantastic Baby Boomer experience together.”

The senior population in the United States will more than double between now and the middle

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of this century, to an estimated 88.5 million people—more than the current population of California, Texas and New York, combined! This group will control most of America’s disposable income for decades to come. It will be interesting to see the number of products that become young at heart in order to appeal to this growing demographic.

debra wilde is host to a new radio show for boomers, young at heart. photo by david Crary


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You’ve probably heard the saying, “Everything old is new again,” and it certainly fits where the 2014 Toyota

Corolla is concerned. Introduced in 1966, the Corolla

managed has become one of the best-selling cars in the world. Instead of flashy styling and chrome, Corolla was praised for its reliability. Some owners passed their cars down through generations with 200,000, or more, worry-free miles on the odometer being nothing uncommon.

For 2014, Toyota turned its designers loose to completely re-envision the appearance of the Corolla with a sleeker body, snazzy upscale interior, and user-friendly in-dash displays and technology, while keeping the same outstanding reputation and value (pricing starts at just $16,800).

As spokesmen at the industry launch event in Seattle proclaimed, “We’ve elevated the Corolla to help you elevate your life.”

Toyota officials expect the 2014 Corolla, which has eight airbags, will earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest rating, Top Safety Pick +, and the National Highway Traffic Administration’s Five-Star safety rating.

Four versions of the Corolla present an array of options. All 2014 Corollas

are powered by a 1.8-liter inline four-cylinder engine, which is resourcefully efficient yet mighty peppy. A test drive on an open stretch of I-90 had the car at 95 miles an hour with plenty more in reserve. The continuously variable transmission that Toyota calls CVTi-S has seven programmed “shift points” that the driver can work through via steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters on S models.

The Corolla LE Eco, which optimizes its engine with a new Valvematic system, loses nothing in performance while boasting 42 miles per gallon on the highway.

Toyota’s commercials for the new Corolla are played to hipsters in their twenties and thirties, but that doesn’t mean this is a car just for that generation. In fact, slide into the supportive bucket seats, push a button to start the engine and you’re on your way to feeling young again.

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With all the noise swirling around the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, it is only

natural to have questions.Whatever your views are about the law,

it is important to understand some basic facts, so you can make the right health care decisions for you and your family.

Here are some things everyone should know about the Affordable Care Act:

· If you already have insurance, you and your loved ones have gained important protections. Starting next year, you no longer will be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition, nor will you be dropped from your plan if you get sick.

· If you have Medicare Part D, you will save on prescription drugs if you fall into the doughnut hole. You also will qualify for important preventive services at no cost to you.

· If you do not have health insurance or buy it on your own, there’s a new way to shop for it through a health insurance marketplace. The health law creates

What the new health care law really means for youBy AARP Executive Council Member Mike Tucker

the new Washington Healthplanfinder (wahealthplanfinder.org) to help you get the coverage you need, with benefits starting next year. Depending on your income, you may also be able to get financial help covering the costs.

Open enrollment in the Washington Healthplanfinder begins October 1, and coverage will start as early as January. The health law mandates that all health plans offered to those who buy insurance on their own or in small groups must include a set of “essential health benefits,” such as preventive and wellness benefits, prescription drug coverage, and emergency care.

In addition to the marketplace, there are even more benefits and protections to help you and your family. Young adults now have easier access to coverage, because they can stay on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26. That’s a significant benefit at a time when so many young people are unemployed.

Seniors gain, as well. In our own state more than 829,000 people who rely on


Medicare for their health coverage can be assured that their benefits are protected. In fact, certain benefits have improved.

If you have Medicare Part D, and you reach the coverage gap or “doughnut hole,” you will get more than a 50 percent discount on brand-name prescription drugs, and more than a 20 percent discount on generic drugs. These discounts will continue until 2020, when the doughnut hole disappears altogether.

Medicare now covers yearly wellness visits and preventive care. This benefit—at no cost to you—includes screenings for cancer, cholesterol and diabetes, immunizations, diet counseling and more.

Other parts of the law could have a big impact on people too young for Medicare. Insurers can no longer place dollar limits on the care they cover in a year—or over your lifetime. Further, health insurers must now cover vital preventive services, including screenings for diabetes and cholesterol, mammograms, flu shots and other immunizations, as well as counseling to quit smoking and eat right.

Also, the law helps all taxpayers by increasing efforts to fight fraud, scams and waste in Medicare. And it supports small business by reducing red tape and offering a tax credit.

Given all these provisions, it’s no surprise that people have questions about the Affordable Care Act. Fortunately, the answers are just a few clicks away.

For practical, customized information on how the law affects you and your loved ones, just go to www.HealthLawAnswers.org.

In the three years since it passed Congress, a great deal has been said about the health law—much of it inaccurate. Now it’s time to understand what it really means.

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Tucked away on Spokane’s South hill is a 1950s Mid Century Modern home that belonged to Joel E Ferris II and his wife, Mary Jean. Homes from this era are gaining recognition for distinctive architecture that often offered an outside experience while being inside; a terrarium effect so to speak.

Common design features include post and beam construction, flowing floor plans, flat roofs, and wide expanses of glass or “window walls” that blur the line between inside and out. The Ferris House is a good example. The carefully designed landscape that surrounds the home is part of this Mid Century “terrarium” style of living for a complete inside outside living experience. The home’s architect was Bruce Walker, one of six Harvard trained architects featured in a modern architecture exhibit at the MAC through January 12, 2014.

A recent issue of Dwell Magazine featured Spokane’s Ferris House for its listing on

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the Spokane Register of Historic Places. Dwell Magazine and Atomic Ranch are two highly regarded publications that feature Mid Century Modern architecture. Listing on the Historic Register and to be featured in Dwell Magazine is quite a big deal! This is not the first time this house has seen some acclaim, Sunset Magazine has also featured it twice as a great example of this style of design.

Listing on Spokane’s historic register is voluntary and based on specific criteria and review by the Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission. Properties must be 50 years of age or older and found significant for reasons that include exceptional architecture, association with a historical figure or event, or the potential to provide historical data.

Spokane is currently a leader in the Northwest for placing modern properties on its historic register, with one more home recognized than Seattle. While this may sound like we have loads of modern properties on the Spokane Register, this is only the second to receive this designation, the first being the Walter and Barbara Foltz House, also on the South Hill. The process is intensive and the criteria very strict for entrance.

There are benefits from being accepted into the Historical Register, including the opportunity to display a nifty plaque. More information and a list of benefits can be found at www.historicspokane.org. Benefits are listed under the “incentives” tab.

It’s that tIme agaIn. Medicare Open Enrollment is upon us. October 15th though December 7th may be the one chance you have each year to change your plans. Medicare Advantage Plans, also known as Medicare Health Plans, and Prescription Drug Plans can change each year. It is important to review your coverage each year to be sure that you are still getting the best coverage for the best value.

You can review your plans at www.Medicare.gov. Simply select Find Health and Drug Plans, answer the questions about your situation, enter the medications that you take and define what you are looking for. The plan that costs the least and covers your prescription costs the best will be displayed first. On this website, you can find information about premiums, deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance.

If you would like help reviewing your plans, there is free help available. Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) is a public service that is funded by the Office of the Washington State Insurance Commissioner and sponsored locally by Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington. Volunteers, trained by the Insurance Commissioner’s office, are available to help you through the Medicare maze.

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The sugary sand beaches of Hawaii have long welcomed those traveling by ship. Whether the first Polynesian inhabitants, Captain James Cook, or the modern tourist, Hawaii’s visitors sail the warm, clear waters of the

Pacific.With its ideal year-round weather and lush tropical

paradise, Hawaii has long been a favorite for sun-seeking travelers; each year about 7 million guests visit the islands. Additionally, it is a perennial favorite of brides and grooms seeking a destination wedding or special honeymoon. Most tourists utilize the sky-rise hotels of Waikiki as a base to explore Oahu. Many witness Pearl Harbor in solemn reverence, learn to surf on the North Shore, and find their way through the garden maze at the Dole Plantation. The State offers a rich diversity that draws visitors back. From pristine beaches, like Oahu’s Lanikai Beach, voted the world’s fifth best beach by National Geographic, to the snow topped 10,023 foot summit of Haleakala on the island of Maui, the scenery of Hawaii offers something for everyone.

Visiting Hawaii by cruise ship is still one of the best ways to experience all the State has to offer. While spending a week at one beach resort can be relaxing, many visitors prefer to enjoy several of the islands and a rich variety of activities during their trip. Norwegian Cruise Line satisfies this appetite with 7-night cruises from Honolulu. Because of U.S. maritime laws, the Pride of America is the only major cruise ship that sails to Hawaii without the need

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to stop in a foreign port. This means that in just one week passengers visit the four main islands of Hawaii and enjoy over 100 hours in port. A Saturday evening departure from Honolulu’s Aloha Tower affords great views of Waikiki’s cityscape. Each morning guests wake up in an exciting port to explore. Norwegian boasts overnight stays in Maui and Kauai, allowing guests ample opportunity to play at the beach, enjoy an authentic luau, or get in a round of golf. The ship also calls on both Kona and Hilo on the Big Island.

While Norwegian’s cruise requires air travel to and from Honolulu, another ocean-going option features roundtrip cruises from the West Coast. Lines like Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, and Holland America Line sail from California ports, typically on 15-day itineraries. While these sailings visit up to four of the Hawaiian Islands, the nine sea days provide plenty of time to relax onboard the ship. While those with motion sensitivity to open ocean travel may find this option uncomfortable, these cruises generally offer a lower cost-per-day than the inter-island Pride of America cruise.

A hybrid style of Hawaiian cruise requires only one-way air travel. In the spring and fall, cruise ships reposition for Alaska’s short cruise season, presenting unique one-way Hawaiian cruises. For example, Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas provides South Pacific and Australian cruises this coming winter before migrating north. The ship begins a 13-night cruise from Honolulu to Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 3, 2014. The itinerary includes overnight stays on Oahu and Maui along with visits to Kauai, Kona, Hilo and an evening sail past the Kilauea volcano. Five sea days later, passengers have a day to explore Victoria before arriving in Vancouver on May 16.

The islands of Hawaii beckon seafarers today, just as they did for the explorers in centuries past. Heed the call and explore Paradise. However, in a modern day twist you can enjoy the luxury of the cruise ship in addition to the wonders of the Islands.

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My friend, the geriatric specialist, once told me that as we age we become exactly who

we always were, only more so. I love this explanation for the ways our personalities, the quirks and distinctive qualities that make each of us unique, seem to hang around, even magnify as we age.

On a recent trip to the south of France I heard someone use the phrase “third life” to describe the years when we have moved beyond our youth, beyond raising a family or—for some of us—working 9 to 5. This third life is the one we choose to live, using all the skills and wisdom we’ve acquired along the way.

I’m in my third life. With the recent departure of my last college-bound child, my nest is empty. I loved the years spent raising a family and building a career but I’m ready to choose the way I spend my time and energy now. And whenever possible, that means taking a journey to some new and interesting place.

I’m looking forward to finding out how each of you have embraced this wonderful chapter. With that in mind, we’ve reprinted my original Spokesman-Review column here:

Where Will Your Third Life Take You?

Walking through a covered passage in Montpellier, France, I noticed a number of people going in and out of one of the businesses and I asked someone what kind of shop it was.

“Oh, it is not a store,” she answered. “It is a place for Third Life education.”

“Third life?” “Yes, for people who are no longer

working but who wish to keep learning.” She looked at the sign on the door.

“Today, they are learning more about the computer.”

I realized the place was what we might call in this country a “senior center.”

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Most of the people I could see through the window were in their 60s or 70s, a few younger, a few older.

I walked on but the phrase “third life” stayed in my mind. It struck me as the perfect description for the way we age.

We have no choice in our first lives. We adapt to the circumstances into which we were born—quickly learning some are luckier than others—and we navigate childhood, school, and nascent careers.

Our second lives are the years we spend striving and reaching. We make choices—some carefully considered and some with careless abandon. We face difficult decisions. We work, we climb, we search for a mate. Some of us marry, pair up or partner. Some of us have children and either settle down to raise those children full time or shoulder the extra burden of both career and family. These are the years we sleep less, worry more, spend too much, save too little.

And finally, the third life. The last child leaves the nest. We retire or simply get tired of the rat race and decide to change careers or cut back. For some, the job or marriage or status they thought they would have falls apart and they discover they can not only survive, they can thrive.

Finally, for the first time, bolstered by experience, emboldened by wisdom and motivated by the knowledge that time will not wait for us; we realize

we have the freedom to thoughtfully choose the life we will live. We have a few regrets. We still have a long list of things we’d like to do and skills we’d like to master. We want to make a difference.

Some waste these years with bitter extravagance, angry and self-absorbed, consumed by old grievances and lost opportunities.

Not me. What’s done is done. The past is quicksand and the more we struggle the faster we sink.

I want to see my children launched and successful in work and matters of the heart. I want to be a part of my

granddaughter’s life. I’d like to learn to make a souffle without the damned thing collapsing like a parachute on the ground. Like the men and women in the classroom in France, I want to keep up with technology, to get the most out of what it has to offer.

I want to, at least once, beat my husband in a game of Scrabble.

There are so many places I want to see while I still have the good health and opportunity to get up and go. Or, with glaciers crumbling, poles melting and forests burning, while they are still there to see.

I want to write something worth reading.

Somewhere between the next five minutes and the next 30 years, my time will run out and I’ll be done. My first two lives are already behind me. But instead of looking back and mourning the loss of my youth, I know to keep my eyes on the horizon. This third life is a gift, a reward and benefit for making it this far. I want to get it right.

Cheryl-Anne Millsap is a travel writer whose audio essays can be heard on Spokane Public Radio and on public radio stations across the country. She is the author of Home Planet: A Life in Four Seasons and can be reached at [email protected].

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One Of the special things my husband and i have found in retirement is cooking together. While testing and writing recipes for my three cookbooks that were published over the last four years, we had plenty of

opportunity to do lots of cooking and experimenting; inviting over family and friends to serve as guinea pigs in order to test some of my creations. some of the creations turn out fabulous and we add them to the cookbooks and our repertoire. some not so much, banished, never to be tasted again! sometimes our travels are planned around our favorite foods. next fall is our 50th anniversary and we have been trying to decide where to go: napa, california? Where there is food, there has to be wine! chef and winemaker, michael chiarello prepares the most fabulous dinner in his vineyard every year. We have not been there for a couple of years and are looking forward to going there again. fall is the best time to go to napa, especially if you are into wines, as we are. i know he would put on a great ‘party’ for us!

Or perhaps a river barge cruise to the wine country of france or germany? Or maybe cooking classes in italy? Oh dear, oh dear. how does one decide?! We love learning about foods in different parts of the world. We were lucky enough to have met a wonderful lady, Rita tony, from malaysia last spring. turns out she, too, loves to cook. and she loves sharing with people how to prepare foods from her part of the world. We were blessed to have a lesson or two from her before she headed back to malaysia. We had great fun chopping, mashing, sautéing, taking notes and drinking a wee bit of wine together. The recipes here are her version of Thai food with malaysian/indian/asian influence and a touch of american thrown in, just, i suspect, to tone down the ‘heat’ a bit for us. some people our age think they cannot

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eat hot, spicy foods. Rita taught us many foods actually have therapeutic properties; and for us, that has been proven to be true. With the right blend of ingredients, we have never experienced any problems. Rita uses cilantro in many dishes, which, it turns out, is actually a great digestive aid. We all know ginger is good for nausea, but Rita told us that ginger has been used for over 1000 years in the treatment of an immeasurable amount of ailments due to its powerful therapeutic and preventive effect. it is also an anti-flatulent, and who doesn’t need that as we get a bit older?! coconut milk is used in a lot of malaysian/Thai/indian cooking. it not only adds rich flavor to dishes, but also serves as an immunity booster. lemongrass is a remedy for upset stomachs as well as colds and flu. garlic has antibacterial and antiviral properties. it is also a blood thinner, reducing blood pressure, and probiotics help reduce cholesterol and, bonus, it is said to ward off evil spirits! Rita has not only taught us how to prepare these dishes, but the true meaning of “eating to live” and not “living to eat.” When the food is this good, it is not hard to do. We have found a light sweet white wine tames the heat in these dishes nicely. One of our favorites is a very inexpensive bottle of soft White from ste. chappelle.

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Tom Yum Hot and Sour Soup1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic, worked to a paste in mortar 1/2” piece ginger, worked to a paste in mortar 2-3 tablespoons of Thai Tom Yum paste*, to taste (HOT) 1 teaspoon red chili paste (See recipe) 1 whole chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces 5-6 large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 stalk lemongrass* –cut into 1 ½” and pounded slightly in mortar 6-10 fish balls*, optional ½ package firm tofu, cut into small cubes, optional 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup water 1 tablespoon fish sauce Salt to taste 1 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced ½ medium onion, quartered 1-2 carrots, sliced 1 Roma tomato, quartered 1-2 whole fresh small Thai chilies, optional ¼ cup lime juice, fresh squeezed 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

In a 2-quart pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add the garlic paste and ginger paste, stirring until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add the Thai Tom Yum paste and red chili paste, stirring well.Add the chicken, cooking 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp and lemongrass, sautéing slightly. Add fish balls and tofu (optional). Add chicken stock and water. Stir in fish sauce and salt. Boil over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the mushrooms, carrots, onions and tomatoes. Cook 5 more minutes. Add lime juice and cilantro. Serve hot. Serves 4

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Red Chili Pastesoak about 20-30 dry red Thai chilies, seeds removed, in hot water for 10 minutes. drain. put chilies in

blender with ¼ onion, roughly chopped, 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 tablespoon coconut milk. add enough water to cover. puree to a paste. can be refrigerated for up to a week. Wonderful addition to any spicy dish.


Garlic Prawns6 cloves of garlic, worked to a paste in mortar, divide in half 1 1/2” ginger, worked to a paste in mortar, divides in half 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 tablespoon sesame oil 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 3 tablespoons red chili paste (See Recipe) 1 tablespoon brown sugar, optional 12-15 prawns, peeled and deveined 3 tablespoons sesame or vegetable oil 1-2 fresh Thai chilies seeded and thinly slice 1 tablespoon cilantro 1 ½ teaspoons sesame seeds

Thai Chicken Peanut Curry2-3 tablespoons, red chili paste (See Recipe) 4 tablespoons fish sauce 3 large piece boneless chicken, white or dark meat, cut into bite size pieces 2 cups coconut milk ½ cup peanut butter, smooth-style 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons minced garlic ½ cup onion, minced 1 stem lemongrass, cut into 1 ½” pieces, pounded slightly in a mortar 1 teaspoon brown sugar, optional Salt to taste 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped

In a large bowl, add half of the garlic paste, half of the ginger paste, oyster sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, lime juice, soy sauce, red chili paste and brown sugar. Mix well. Add prawns, stirring to coat. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 5 minutes.In a wok or pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add rest of the garlic paste and ginger paste, sautéing until lightly brown. Drain prawns, reserving the marinade. Turn heat to high, add prawns, sautéing slightly. Turn heat to medium; add chilies and marinade, stirring well. Remove from heat when prawns turn pink (over cooking will make prawns rubbery).Garnish with cilantro and sesame seeds. Serves 4

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In a bowl, combine fish sauce and red chili paste. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat. Marinate for a least 5 minutes.In another bowl, blend coconut milk and peanut butter together.In a pan or wok, heat oil. Add garlic and onion, sautéing until the onions are soft. Add chicken and the marinade, stirring well. Add coconut milk and peanut butter mixture. Stir together thoroughly. Add lemongrass, sugar, and salt. Cook over medium flame, stirring constantly to avoid sticking to the pan, until chicken is cook and tender. If need, thin with chicken stock.Place on platter and garnish with the cilantro. Serve immediately. Serves 4

Coconut Milk Rice2 cups of long grain, fragrant rice 2 cups chicken broth 2/3 cup coconut milk Salt to taste

Rinse rice. Mix coconut milk and chicken stock together with salt. Stir in rice. Cook over low heat, following direction on rice package. Fluff with a fork. Cover and remove from heat.Note: If using rice cooker, follow instruction for the amount of liquid to cook rice. Serves 8

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Thai Mango Salad Dressing

2-3 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoons red chili paste (See Recipe) 1-2 Thai chilies, seeded and finely minced Pinch of salt 1 mango, firm, not over ripe, julienned 1 carrot, julienned 1 red, yellow, or green bell pepper, julienned ¼ medium onion, cut into thin slices 3-4 fresh Thai chilies, seeded and julienned 3 tablespoons finely chopped peanuts 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped

Mix together in a small saucepan the lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and red chili paste. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar has melted. Add Thai chilies and salt. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, toss together the mango, carrot, bell pepper, onion, and Thai chilies. Add the cooled dressing, stirring to coat. Garnish with the peanuts and cilantro. Serves 4

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Mung Dal Dessert1 cup Green Mung Bean*, rinsed 3 -4 cups water 2 cups coconut milk Sugar to taste Salt to taste

In a medium saucepan, add 3 cups of water to cover Green Mung Beans. Bring to a boil over medium low heat until the Green Mung Beans are soft, about 30 minutes. The Green Mung Beans tend to absorb water quickly. Add more water if needed to continue cooking till soft. Turn heat to low. Add coconut milk, sugar and salt. Simmer for 2 -3 minutes. Do not let coconut milk to boil. Remove from heat. Let cool and serve.Serves 4

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there are a lot of larger than life mascots in professional sports. most are guys in furry costumes that

are there to get the crowd fired up by all of their crazy antics.

The seattle seahawks have blitz, a six-foot tall muscular bird with blue feathers wearing a football uniform. They also have a real-live mascot named taima, a majestic auger hawk, that leads the team out of the tunnel before every home game.

When taima, with his five-foot wingspan, comes soaring into the stadium, fans at centurylink field know it’s game time. and none are more excited than david Knutson, taima’s trainer and, you might say, teammate.

Knutson, a professional falconer, who along with wife Robin helps taima make his grand entrance, lives on the West plains of spokane where the star bird has his own aviary, and often practices his moves by flying from the second story balcony of the Knutson’s farm house.

taima made his debut at the seahawks last preseason game in 2005 against the Raiders. “Robin had taima in the tunnel and she blocks with her body so he can’t see me standing out on the field at the 40 yard line until it’s time to go. i was worried that taima was going to fly into the crowd or out of the stadium,” Knutson says, “but he flew out of the tunnel and came right to me.”

Knutson, 56, is a lifelong birder, who got his first falcon after watching the movie “my side of the mountain,” a coming-of-age story about a boy and his falcon, when he was just a teenager. Knutson


Taima, a majestic auger hawk. Photo by Darin BurtDave Knutson with the Seattle Seahawks live mascott, Taima, at their West Plains home. Photo by Darin Burt

Dave Knutson and Taima with their pre-game faces.

Photo by Scott Levy


now utilizes his wildlife experience as a full-time business to keep pesky, and sometimes harmful, birds, away from airfields, orchards, vineyards and landfill sites.

“Where there are an unnatural number of birds, we bring an unnatural number of predators and we let them sort it out,” Knutson explains. “it’s a show of force – it’s like putting an aircraft carrier out in the gulf of iraq.”

The first year after Knutson “sterilized” the runways at fairchild air force base in 1997, fab earned the safety award for all the air mobility command facilities. non-damaging bird strikes there were reduced by more than eighty percent, and damaging strikes were eliminated completely during the first seven years of the program.

Word of the birdman eventually got the attention of the seattle seahawks organization. They weren’t looking to get rid of birds; just the opposite. When the team moved into its new stadium in 2003, owner paul allen had plans for a new game-day tradition. “The boss,” as his people know him, wanted a live hawk gracing the field on game day.

Knutson, a former athlete and big time

football fan, was intrigued by the notion.“i brought a couple of my falcons and

we flew them around the stadium,” he says. “The seahawks people took promo shots of them in the locker room sitting on shaun alexander’s helmet and at matt hasslebeck’s locker.”

“They took me into a room with 30 guys in suits and asked me what i could do. i let out a big breath and told them what i would want to see as a football fan, and knowing how awesome hawks can be, is to have the base sound of a heartbeat load over the speaker system to let people know that the hawk is in the stadium. Then the camera will zoom into the tunnel with the smoke and right onto the eyes of the hawk and show it on the Jumbotron screen. Then the hawk will fly right out of the smoke and the team will run in behind it. i guaranteed them that the crowd would go crazy.”

The seahawks were sold. but even though Knutson is a skilled bird trainer, he wasn’t positive having a live bird doing stunts at a game was a possibility with the timing of the event, smoke and pyrotechnics from pregame introductions, pom-pom waving cheerleaders, not to mention tens of

thousands of screaming football fans.“i still get goose bumps thinking

about it . . . i didn’t have the hawk and something like this had neVeR been done before,” Knutson admits. Remember this was in early summer, just a few months until the kickoff of football season too.

There were a lot of falcons and eagles available, but there is no true ‘sea hawk’. also, because the u.s. fish and wildlife department does not allow indigenous birds to be used for commercial purposes, Knutson opted for an african augur hawk; a bird that was big in size and could handle being calm in a stressful situation.

The first baby hawk that Knutson ordered from the World bird sanctuary in st. louis died a few weeks after being hatched. for the first two seasons, he used one of his falcons as the live mascot for the team, knowing only a hawk would eventually do. When another augur hawk was born at the bird sanctuary, Knutson crossed his fingers waiting for it to come of age. arriving in spokane, the hawk was already a celebrity with its own trading card. The seahawks held a naming contest and the one chosen was

Robin Knutson sends Taima off to lead the Seattle Seahawks onto the field on game day, thrilling the crowd. Taima meets Dave Knutson at mid-field. Photo by Scott Levy


taima (pronounced tay-ma), a native american word for Thunder.

Knutson acclimated taima to the chaos and noise of a football game by taking him to fairchild air force base where they were flying helicopters and jets. The pair also watched from the fence while Robin rode her horse in barrel racing competitions. They even spent time at the seahawks training camp in cheney so that taima could get used to the action, the players and the fans.

in every game where taima appeared, the seahawks marked a “W” on the score chart en-route to meeting pittsburgh in super bowl Xl. unfortunately, because of bomb threats to ford field in detroit, the nfl said that taima wasn’t allowed on the field. The steelers defeated the seahawks by the score of 21–10.

in eight seasons and more than 80 home games there have only been two instances when taima didn’t fly on command and neither were his fault. it’s a completion percentage worthy of the hall of fame, for sure.

it takes great teamwork between Knutson, his wife and taima for the spectacle to happen as planned. There’s actually a little trick involved; you might say there’s some “light of hand” as Knutson signals taima to fly to him with a small flashing light that he holds in his hand.

“even if he gets blown off course by the wind, he still comes in,” Knutson says.

during the game against the 49ers this season, taima even flew from the “hawks nest,” a high seating area at one end of the stadium, right through the goalposts to perch on Knutson’s outstretched glove where he was standing some 60 yards away on the field.

“he was amazing the way he cut an angle through the uprights,” Knutson recalls, adding that the next step will be to mount a miniature video camera on taima’s back so that fans can get a birds-eye view of his flight.

The Knutsons, with taima riding in a special travel carrier, make the four-hour drive from spokane to seattle the morning prior to each home game. before and during the game, fans and special guests such as make-a-Wish kids or wounded veterans, in different parts of the stadium have the opportunity to

meet taima up close and personal. “you meet a lot of different people, and

that’s a lot of fun,” Knutson says. “There’s also an education factor that goes into it, as i talk about birds of prey to thousands of people at each game.”

“There are people who cry when they meet taima,” Knutson adds. “This may be the first wild animal that they’ve ever touched. some of the players, too, have never been around (wild animals); these

are professional athletes who live in a city of concrete.”

and taima, now a seasoned pro at eight years old, just takes it in stride. he’s one cool bird. except when there’s a big play on the field, he reacts like any other excited fan. When seattle scores a touchdown, and the crowd goes crazy, taima opens up his wings as if to cheer,

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Dave and Taima finding their calm in the midst of a stadium full of roaring fans. Photo by Scott Levy


If you are worried about breast cancer, you can search on the internet for mammogram centers and you will find multiple places where you can go to be screened for breast

cancer. mammograms are recommended for the early detection of breast cancer, and they have been shown to save lives. but there is another killer on the loose. it is a kind of cancer that is more deadly than breast cancer, even in women. it is lung cancer.

The american cancer society predicts that in 2013, there will be 228,190 new cases of lung cancer in the us, and 110,110 of them will be women. in the past 10 years in the us, about 1.6 million people have died from lung cancer. but there is good news that dawned this summer for those that are at risk for lung cancer. On July 30, 2013, the united states preventative services task force (usphtf) officially published its recommendation: people who are at high risk for lung cancer should get a special kind of ct scan (a ‘low-dose’ chest ct) every year. This recommendation is believed to be the final step that will lead medicare and health insurance companies to pay for lung cancer screening with ct scans, just like they do for mammograms. although most insurance companies do not yet pay for lung cancer screening, you can expect this to change soon.

What is it like to get a low-dose ct scan of the chest? it only takes a few minutes. patients have to lie on the ct table with their arms above their

heads and hold their breath for a few seconds, as the table moves through a giant doughnut. There is no need for injection, and no need for dye. in less than 10 minutes, it is done. The radiology doctor is then provided with a detailed map of the lung tissue, and the results are available shortly, usually in a day or two. if an early lung cancer is present, it can be seen and the door is open for potentially curative treatment.

What are the drawbacks? On a ct scan, an early lung cancer looks like a small dot, called a nodule.

The problem is, almost half of people who are screened for lung cancer already have nodules on the lung. but very few (about 2-3%) are actually cancer. how do you tell if the nodule is a cancer? usually this requires rechecking the ct scan in a few months or longer. sometimes it requires a biopsy. When an expert team of lung specialists and radiologists guide these decisions, the survival of early stage lung cancer patients appears to be greater than 90%.

so who should consider lung cancer screening? if you have smoked at least one pack of cigarettes per day for at least 30 years, and you are between 55 and 74 years old, then you should definitely discuss the idea of screening for lung cancer with your doctor. Other risk factors, like family history, asbestos exposure, radiation exposure, and prior history of cancer should also be considered. a low-dose ct scan screening program for high-risk patients is now open at providence pulmonology in spokane (509) 465-3919, and other regional medical centers. early detection could save your life.

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Given all the chewing, biting, and gnashing they do, our teeth are surprisingly strong. Still, everyday wear

and tear and the natural aging process take their toll.

even if you’ve diligently brushed and flossed all your life, your bite can change over time. you might have lived with crooked teeth all your life, or even missing teeth, without thinking much about it. but misalignment can change the way your teeth come together when you bite. changes in your bite can lead to problems with your jaw joint, called the temporomandibular joint.

The temporomandibular joints (tmJ’s) are the hinges that connect the upper jaw to the lower jaw. When these joints function normally, one is able to open and close without pain. Thus, normal function of the tmJ’s enables you to chew, talk, and yawn with comfort.

“a lot of times, as people age, the body is less able to cope and therefore the symptoms of jaw pain increase as they get older,” says pam brossoit, treatment coordinator at the office of douglas brossoit, dds. she adds that older adults may lose teeth or their dental work may change, and that affects the bite, which can also exacerbate tmJ symptoms.

pam, 61, had suffered throughout her life from headaches, but as she got older, the pain escalated to full-on migraines. she was also known to grind her teeth. luckily, her husband is the doctor, and recognized

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“age is not a factor in orthodontic treatment,” states Orthodontist dr. shannon magnuson. “a patient at any age can seek treatment and have a comfortable experience and a beautiful outcome that will enhance their general health and make them feel great about their smile.”

““beyond the basics of having a great smile and feeling better about themselves, it really improves the health of the mouth if a person can clean areas better because their teeth are straightened,” magnuson says, “the bite is more balanced and there is less bone loss and less periodontal damage as they grow older.”

braces have evolved considerably in the last couple decades. The day of being a “metal mouth” is over and more lightweight and cosmetically friendly options are available.

in the past, brackets were held in place by metal bands. now, they’re bonded to the front of the teeth. Wires are made of flexible materials, so patients don’t feel the surges of pain as the wires are tightened. The wires also don’t need to be adjusted as often, which means visits are needed only at eight to 10 week intervals.

“Orthodontics has changed a lot over the years, and the force levels are much lighter and kinder to the bone and the tissue that support the teeth,” magnuson says.

invisalign aligners are one discreetly effective braces alternative for some patients. These modern appliances

“Within days, I was symptom free,” Pam says.

the symptoms as those of tmJ. With the help of advanced technology and computer tracking, he was able to determine placement for her correct bite and jaw alignment.

in the past, surgery was one of the main options for treating tmJ. using the computer model, dr. brossoit is able to construct an oral appliance of medical grade plastic that fits comfortably into the patient’s mouth to assist in alleviating pain by assuring the jaw is lined up in a more effective, natural way.

“it just goes to show that people can go for years and years, and the body is constantly compensating until it gets to a point where it just throws up its hands and says, ‘i’m done.’ That’s usually when we see patients. That’s when the pain sticks around long enough that the person is tired of dealing with it,” pam adds. “as long as it is a bite related issue, there’s no reason you should have to deal with the pain.”

another issue associated with misaligned teeth is that crowded or overlapping can make teeth difficult to clean leading to tooth decay and gum disease. although childhood is the ideal time to make changes in the positioning of the teeth, more adults are opting for orthodontic treatment and coming away with excellent results. The american association of Orthodontists notes that one in four orthodontic patients are well into their mature years.


are made of smooth and virtually invisible plastic that conforms to your teeth, gently moving them into the desired position.

unlike braces, with invisalign there is no need to avoid your favorite foods just because you are having your teeth straightened. you can also remove the device when needed.

most adults can finish orthodontic treatment within one to two years. in some cases, adults can benefit from limited treatment. Those are options that the orthodontist will discuss during the initial consultation. many insurance policies too will cover adult orthodontics.

“if the person wants to keep their teeth and improve the health of the mouth, orthodontics can really play a role in getting things to fit better together,” magnuson says.

“every adult that i’ve ever treated has been thrilled with the end result. i often tell patients that they will get more positive feedback from their friends and those around them for going for it at an ‘old age’; people look at them as doing something positive for themselves and admire that.”

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One of the most significant and publicized events in 1908 was the arrival of nationally renowned evangelist William

Ashley “Billy” Sunday. As part of the city’s moral crusade to bring the rowdy behavior and illicit activities uof the “sinners” under control, the Spokane Ministerial Association solicited Sunday to conduct revival meetings in Spokane.

Billy Sunday was born in 1862 and raised in poverty in Iowa, but in his early 20s, he gained nationwide fame for his success as a major league baseball player. He became the first player to run the bass in 14 seconds, and set records for stealing bases. Someone said he was “one of the swiftest diamond runners that ever crossed the plate.”

Following a life-changing religious experience at the Pacific Garden Mis-sion in Chicago in the mid-1880s, he became inspired to preach the gospel. In 1891, he turned down a lucrative base-ball contract (sources vary from $3,000 to $6,000 annually) for an $85 per month ministry position. After a few years of assisting one of the best known evangelists of the time, in 1896 Sunday went out on his own. He soon learned how lucrative evangelistic preaching could be, and endorsed his new career with remarkable enthusiasm.

Sunday developed a fiery style of preaching hellfire and brimstone, be-coming known in religious circles of the times as “the devil’s worst enemy.” He was handsome, energetic, flamboyant, athletic, and employed a lot of theatrics to make his points. His impassioned ser-mons would be punctuated by pounding his fists on the lectern, striking unusual poses, and the most dramatic, breaking furniture (usually chairs). Consequently, he was often described in the same terms used for vaudeville and theater idols. He was on his way to becoming

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the most sought-after evangelist of his era.

At the time Spokane extended its invitation, Billy Sunday was preach-ing mostly in the Midwest, but had preached in just about every state in the Union except in the Pacific Northwest. Attracting larger crowds than what most churches could accommodate, his revivals were held in circus tenets or spacious temporary wooden struc-tures, called “tabernacles.” The one in Spokane, which cost $4,200, was built to accommodate both the revival campaign and the apple show held the previous month. It was designed to seat 8,000. An unplanned use was as a temporary homeless shelter during some unusually cold weather in January. The city was bursting with the homeless and unemployed struggling to stay warm, and in his compassion, Sunday opened the tabernacle for a place to sleep. Other charitable souls provided food. The shelter was soon overflowing, and in an effort to draw further awareness to the pitiful situation, Sunday appealed to Police Chief Ren Rice to take some action.

The campaign began on Christmas night and lasted into February 1909. The first night, the tabernacle was filled to capacity. According to the “Billy” Sunday Spokane Campaign souvenir booklet printed after the event, two days later, on December 27, 1908, the 46-year old evangelist “… was heard by 25,000, while multitudes were turned away for want of even standing room in the great tabernacle.” This was the largest religious revival ever held in Spokane. Nearly every day for six weeks, Sunday preached against Spokane’s social evils, and exhorted the habitual sinners to change their ways. He mixed humor and hellfire in a way that made his listeners take notice. As an influential advocate of Prohibition, he often stated:

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He also decried the evils of dancing, gambling, and the theater (probably referring to the raucous variety theaters that were still prevalent). Many listened with rapt atten-tion and donated generously. In addition to $15,000 the Spokane supporters had previously given to cover expenses, goodwill donations were collected, which on the final day alone amounted to $10,871. In terms of number of at-tendees, the excitement generated, and the enthusiasm felt by participants, the revival was declared a success. However, once the intensity of the moment faded, there seemed to be little lasting effect. Of the thousands, only hundreds turned in cards swearing to never touch alcohol again. Of those, it’s impossible to know how many actually kept their promise, but Spokane’s wild side did not appear to much tamed by the whole experience.

In 1924, Billy Sunday was invited to return to Spokane, this time to speak on “Americanism.” The Spokane Advertis-ing Club had recently formed a subcommittee, called the Civic University Bureau, “for the purpose of establishing a medium through which our citizens might obtain at first authentic information on subjects of vital importance in the civic life of our community and nation.” With that purpose in mind, Sunday was to be one of a number of speakers. In ad-vance of his arrival, the Spokane Press referred to him as “the famous and spectacular orator.” However, his performance was disasterous and publicly embarrassed the Ad Club. The next day, on August 21, 1924, the Spokane Press stated:

Foul-mouthed, filthy-minded, lying and blasphemous, Billy Sunday was back on his Oregon ranch [at Hood River] today, after having indulged here in the most remarkable orgy of vilifica-tion [sic] ever heard from a Spokane platform….

Much of his tirade was utterly incoherent. In one breath he denounced Soviet Russia, in another he condemned the labor movement … and from that to an attack on President Samuel Gompers …

Liberal preachers in the churches and those friendly to reform and labor movements were character-ized as “weasel-eyed, hog-jowled, sniveling Judases” who have no right to preach from the pulpit their “doctrines of anti-America and anti-Christ.”

His tirade continued to spew vit-riolic jabs at one thing or another, making little sense of anything. The Ad Club spokesman inter-viewed by the Spokane Press said they had explicitly told Sunday not to give a political speech, and on the front page of the paper, within a framed text box, was the heading “Ad Club Isn’t Responsible.”Sunday’ Lasting Legacy

Sunday left an indelible make on America evangelism, if not for

his preaching, for breaking furniture. His appeal came from his energetic preaching style and large, successful evangelistic campaigns across the United States. In his lifetime, it has been estimated Billy Sunday addressed over 100 million people without the aird of laud speakers, TV, or radio. For good or bad, he came to epitomize what many Americans thought of as an “evangelist.” His wife, Helen (Nell), played a major role in his success. After years of Sunday traveling the preaching circuit alone while Nell cared for their four children, she became his manager. Leaving the care of their children to a nanny, she began traveling with him and proved to be a remarkable asset in the development of his career.

Sunday was often accused of being a toll used by the ruling elite to defuse lower class discontent. Suspicions were ex-pressed or inferred in newspapers that Sunday was little more than a grafter getting wealthy from his temporary congrega-tions. In 1915, famed author, poet, and Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sandburg wrote a 21-stanza poem titled To Billy Sunday. It leaves little question as to Sandburg’s impression of Billy Sunday. Following are the first six stanzas:

You come along… tearing your shirt… yelling about Jesus. I want to know… what the hell… you know about Jesus.

Jesus had a way of talking softly and everybody except afew bankers and higher-ups among the con men ofJerusalem liked to have this Jesus around becausehe never made any fake passes and everything he said went and

he helped the sick and gave the people hope.

You come along squirting words at us, shaking your fist and calling us damn fools so fierce the froth of your ownspit slobbers over your lips—always blabbing we’re allgoing to hell straight off and you know all about it.

Billy Sunday’s revival”tabernacle” at Second and McClellan was built for this ocassion and for the first National Apple Show in November 1908, but it also doubled as a homeless shelter during Billy Sunday’s six week revival campaign, held from December 25, 1908 to February 1909.( Public domain)

Billy Sunday Baseball Card (Public domain)


I’ve read Jesus’ words. I know what he said.

You don’t have to throw any scare into me. I’ve got your number.

I know how much you know about Jesus.

He never came near clean people or dirty people but they

felt cleaner because he came along. It was your crowd

of bankers and business men and lawyers that hired the

sluggers and murderers who put Jesus out of the running.

I say it was the same bunch that’s backing you that

nailed the nails into the hands of this Jesus of Nazareth.

He had lined up against him the same crooks and

strong-arm men now lined up with you paying your way.

Not everyone shared Sand-burg’s sentiments. After Billy Sunday’s death on November 6, 1935, the following article, which appeared in the Moody Church News, indicated he was revered by many:

Three thousand one hundred and fifty-seven persons filed past the casket of the great evangelist. Many were in tears. Many exclaimed: “He led me to Christ.” As the funeral service began there were some 3,500 people seated in the great auditori-um of the Moody Memorial Church. Many of Mr. Sunday’s former associates in his great campaigns were present… A large number of ministers, Salvation Army officers, and other Christian workers were in the choir loft…

The front of the platform was literally banked with magnificent floral offerings and among these most noticeable was one from the Cubs, Chicago’s well-known base-ball aggregation, formerly known as the “White Stockings,” with which Mr. Sunday was connected at the time of his conversion.

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It StArtEd wIth A ChAnCE mEEtIng with a child life specialist at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. The specialist expressed interest in having pillows for kiddos to hold to Dona Reynolds; from there, it grew into Sewing Miles of Smiles...One Child at a Time. “Sewing Miles of Smiles isn’t a hobby,” says Dona. “It’s been years in the making even though I didn’t know it. My grandmother taught me to sew 50 years ago and those 50 years have added up to this moment.” And now, at this moment, cute animal pillows, superhero dolls, stuffed dogs and cats equal miles of smiles to children during a time in their lives when they have little to smile about.

If you have visited a children’s hospital, or even an adult hospital, you surely noticed a lack of smiles. In fact, much of it can be heartbreaking. The first time Dona was taken into one of the children’s hospital rooms, she was taken back by the austerity of it. Nothing to look at that was bright or colorful. Nothing to hold when scared or not feeling well. The face of the parent. The face of the child. “That’s when it became my goal to see them smile; to know they

had something special to hold on the rough days; to let the parent know that people care,” she says. “Inspiration is all around us. We just need to look.”

As for Dona’s future plans, she hopes for more smiles and lots of them! “Life is always full of hopes and dreams at any age, and my hope is to continue to enlighten the life of ill children with something special just for them,” she says. “These kids are all Superheros! They withstand times and situations that most adults can’t handle.” Dona has recently begun broadening her reach by sending superhero dolls to children battling illness that she meets through Facebook.

As time and money continue to flow, she hopes to bring even more smiles. She has delivered over 850 items this year alone to Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. In order to increase her efforts, she has opened a Fundrazr account and is asking for people to donate to her work for fabric and postage. If you are interested, you can help with supplies and know that the money you donate will turn into a smile on a child’s face by visiting www.fundrazr.com/campaigns/3bdP0.

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