There's more to preventing skin cancer than applying sunscreen and shunning tanning salons, says a Seattle naturopath who works with cancer patients.Healthy lifestyle choices and a diet rich in antioxidants also can help prevent the nation's most prevalent type of cancer, says Heidi Lucas, a naturopathic physician at Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.
Everyone overeats once in a while. There's the feast at Thanksgiving, where you gorge yourself, unbutton your waistband and sprawl on the couch. And the dinner party where you toss down one too many cocktails and nosh on far too many appetizers. But there's a much more serious condition involving overindulgence. It's called binge eating disorder, and it's the most common eating disorder, affecting more people than anorexia and bulimia combined.
The gargantuan Seattle International Film Festival looms like Godzilla on the horizon, signaling that it's time for every reviewer in Rain City to write an obligatory gush piece about the embarrassment of cinematic riches SIFF spews every spring. And, trust me, there's a whole lot in this all-over-the-map affair to gush about. First and foremost, Big Numbers top our film fest's claim to fame: From May 24 through June 12, The Largest Film Festival Ever will screen 405 films, representing 60 countries, 211 narrative features, 61 docs, 12 archival flicks, 48 world premières, 39 North American premières, 20 U.S. premières, etc., etc.
'Tis the season for mushrooms - or at least the season for morels, the popular fungus with dozens of Web sites dedicated to its existence, and mycological groupies who wait all year for its momentous appearance. Morels, which are in season in locally for around four weeks beginning in May, can also be found in the wild as early as April and as late as mid-June. However, they're a valuable commodity both during and prior to their "official" season: Sosio's Fruit and Produce Stand in Pike Place Market had them a few weeks ago for almost $50 a pound! Now, they're about half the price, available at most farmers markets in town and ripe for the pickin', so to speak.
If it's spring, it must be time for the Annual Queen Anne Clean-Up Day. With almost the same degree of certainty, it's also the season to find Chris Bihary gearing up to organize the event and ramrod the Clean-Up Committee of the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce, as he has done for the past 24 years.Here's the drill: Gather at the new Counterbalance Park on the corner of Queen Anne Avenue North and Roy Street at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 3. A large Dumpster will be available for worship till noon. Bring your own gloves - litterbags, refreshments and breakfast goodies will be provided.<
On May 5 and 6, Queen Anne residents Megan Manning, Arthur Stacey, Cat Snider and Zoe Hamilton (of St. Anne School, Class of '05) participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, a 24-hour fundraising event at Seattle Pacific University co-sponsored by the Queen Anne & Magnolia News. These students are all members of Seattle Prep's sophomore class; the Prep team, 27 strong, walked the SPU track in shifts for the entire 24-hour period and raised $7,000. The event overall raised more than $33,000.
On May 5 and 6, Queen Anne residents Megan Manning, Arthur Stacey, Cat Snider and Zoe Hamilton (of St. Anne School, Class of '05) participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, a 24-hour fundraising event at Seattle Pacific University co-sponsored by the Queen Anne & Magnolia News. These students are all members of Seattle Prep's sophomore class; the Prep team, 27 strong, walked the SPU track in shifts for the entire 24-hour period and raised $7,000. The event overall raised more than $33,000.
Members of the former Queen Anne & Magnolia High School Task Force, a parent volunteer group, have begun working on a policy proposal for a predictable, comprehensive, neighborhood-situated middle and high school for students living in Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, Queen Anne, and Magnolia. They are hosting a neighborhood meeting Tuesday, May 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Catharine Blaine School, 2550 34th Ave. W.
The Lure of McClure reaches out ever more strongly as students rehearsed last week for the Saturday, May 19, 7 p.m. performance of "Pom Pom Zombies" (book, music and lyrics by Stephen Murray) at Whitman Middle School Auditorium, with a cast of 50 sixth- through eighth-graders. Tickets are $5 adults, $3 students and seniors. No report on what prices scalpers are getting. These photos were shot by high school student volunteer Satprit Kaur.
The "Wexley School for girls" on Nickerson Street near the Fremont Bridge isn't actually a school, and it doesn't have anything to do with refinishing pianos or antiques, as a painted sign on one window seems to indicate.Instead, it's an advertising agency that uses humor in 80 to 90 percent of the ads it pumps out, explains Chris Lohman, an account executive and lead producer for the company.
Gregory Smaus picks out tomato and basil plants from a healthy, hot house selection at the annual Orca Elementary School plant sale on Saturday, May 12. The sale was the last one at the school's Columbia City location. Hundreds of people chose from thousands of plants, all started and grown by Orca students and sold for a very reasonable price. The event also featured garden crafts, coffee and baked goods for sale. All of the sale's proceeds went toward supporting programs at the elementary school.
prestigious Milken National Educator Award last month, it came as a complete surprise. "It made me feel tremendously humble and blessed and just in awe," Baddeley said from her home last week. "You realize how important the profession is."The Milken Family Foundation - a nonprofit organization supporting education and medical research - bestows 82 such annual awards nationwide, alternating each year between elementary and secondary school teachers. Baddeley was one of only two educators in Washington state to receive this year's award, which comes with an unrestricted cash stipend of $25,000.
COLUMBIA CITY - The message at last week's community forum, which featured such anti-prohibition speakers as former Seattle Police chief-turned-author Norm Stamper, was loud and clear: the United States' War on Drugs is kaput - a losing battle.The May 17 panel discussion - which took place at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center in front of a standing room only crowd of 250-plus people - was a scathing indictment of the current legal policy against controlled substances, from marijuana and LSD to so-called harder street drugs like heroin and crack.
All photographs for the 2007 Discovery Park Advisory Council-sponsored Calendar Photo Contest must be entered on or by Sunday, May 27. Winning photographs, which need to have been shot at Discovery Park or Kiwanis Ravine, will be published in a 2008 calendar. All contest entries will be exhibited at a calendar contest celebration in August. The calendar will include a biographical statement by each photographer selected.Contest entries may also be published on the Discovery Park Web site and in Seattle Parks and Rec-reation publications.
Chamber member Teatro ZinZanni hosted the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce luncheon on May 17. Ninety guests were served up a gourmet meal and thrilled to juggling, singing and musical performances by ZinZanni's artists. For GQACC members who missed this unique luncheon, a special "Chamber Night" discount is being provided for Teatro ZinZanni's performance on June 6. Call the box office, 802-0015, for more information.